1、山西省大同一中高二上学期期中考试英语试题20112012学年度第一学期期中试卷高 二 英 语 第卷客观卷（共80分）第一部分：听力(共两节，满分10分，每小题0.5分)第一节 听下面五段对话,每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有十秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When did the bus leave？A. At 8:20. B. At 8:10. C. At 7:50.2. What does the woman mean?A. She likes her job. B. She
2、is not sure if she can get the job. C. She has started her work.3. What did they see on the island?A. Nothing. B. Birds. C. Monkeys.4. What are they doing? A. Having a class. B. Shopping in a store. C. Having a meeting.5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and stu
3、dent. B. Father and mother. C. Brother and sister.第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6-8题6. Where does the girls uncle work? A. In a school. B. On a farm. C. In a factory.7. Why did Mr. Gao leave school when
4、 he was young? A. His father was ill. B. He was ill. C. His family was poor.8. What can we learn about Mr. Gao?A. He has worked in the factory for three years.B. He is good at inventing things. C. He never studies math.听第7段材料，回答9-11题9. What has happened to Tom?A. He has lost his job. B. He is seriou
5、sly ill. C. He doesnt like his work.10. How does Tom feel?A. Thankful. B. Unhappy. C. Comfortable.11. What topic should the man avoid when he talks with Tom? A. His spirits. B. His care. C. His work.听第8段材料，回答12-14题12.Where are they talking? A. In the bank. B. At the bus stop. C. At the airport. 13.
6、What time can the man get to New York?A. At 9:00 am. B. At 8:30 am. C. At 6:45 am.14. How much will the woman give back to the man?A. 8 dollars. B. 70 dollars. C. 302 dollars.听第9段材料，回答15-17题15. What are they talking about?A. Their sports meeting. B. Their favorite sports. C. The events in the sports
7、 meeting.16. When will the sports meeting end?A. On October 23rd. B. On October 25th. C. On October 27th. 17. When can they have the sports meeting during the three days? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. The whole day.听第10段材料，回答18-20题18. Why did Mr. Grey like walking to his office? A. He c
8、ouldnt afford the buses. B. He wanted to save money. C. He wanted to keep in good health.19. For what purpose had Mr. Grey been willing to lend money to a stranger? A. To give him a start in life. B. To help him on the way to success. C. To make him rich.20. What did the stranger do one morning afte
9、r he recognized Mr. Grey? A. He asked Mr. Grey for money again. B. He wanted to return Mr. Grey the money. C. He told Mr. Grey he was successful.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节:单项填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying th
10、at he was not the one _.A. blamed B. blaming C. to blame D. to be blamed22. Im _ my book that I dont notice him stand beside me. A. very absorbing B. very absorbed in C. so absorbed in D. as absorbed in23. _ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
11、 A. Attracting B. Attracted C. To be attracted D. Having attracted24. From the word _ on the old pot, we decide that it dates back to at least five hundred years ago. A. having been marked B. marked C. to be marked D. being marked25. The college _ 7 departments, 4 institutes, and Teaching Division o
12、f Basic Computer Science and Basic Lab Center. A. consists of B. makes up of C. is consisted of D. is made of 26. First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get _ second chance to make _ first impression.A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a27. He tried to deal with the increasin
13、g burden of his work, but he finally _ and had to take a complete rest. A. broke off B. broke away C. broke out D broke down28. Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a _ of exercise. A. limit B. lack C. need D. demand29. He has recently _ golf to provide himself with some
14、relaxation.A. taken up B. taken on C. taken over D. taken in 30. What do you think of the suggestion_ he offered us _ we go to New York for our holiday?A. what; that B. which; which C. which; that D. that; which31. Are you a student? No, but I used _A. to be B. to being C. to do D. to32. All these g
15、ifts must be mailed immediately _ in time for Christmas. A. in order to have received B. in order to receive C. so as to be received D. so as to be receiving33. At last the boy didnt have any choice but _ the bread from the supermarket.A. admit to have stolen B. admit having stolen C. to admit to ha
16、ve stolen D. to admit having stolen34. Not only _ interested in football but _ beginning to show an interest in it. A. the teacher himself is; all his students areB. the teacher himself is; are all his studentsC. is the teacher himself; are all his studentsD. is the teacher himself; all his students
17、 are35. Present at their wedding were about 300 guests, many more than _A. expecting B. expected C. having expected D. having been expected36. Is there any room in the ship? Yes. We can probably_ a few more people into it. A. press B. squeeze C. hold D. push37. Happily for the boys parents, he is wo
18、rking harder and harder to_ his lost time. A. make up for B. catch up with C. make use of D. keep up with38. In order to _ a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.A. require B. acquire C. inquire D. adderss39. _ the graduation time drawing near, they st
19、arted to exchange photos and words. A. As B. With C. For D. In40. Daddy didnt mind what we were doing, as long as we were together, _ fun. A. had B. have C. to have D. having第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A successful scientist is generally a good ob
20、server.He makes full41of the facts he observes. He doesnt accept ideas which are not 42 on obvious facts, and therefore refuses to accept authority(权威) as the only 43 for truth. He always 44ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them. The rise of 45 science may perhaps be considered to 46 as
21、 far back to as the 47 of Roger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who lived48 the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the middle 49 to suggest that we should learn science 50 observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself 51 many important discoveries. Ga
22、lileo, however, who lived more than 300 years later (1564-1642), was the greatest of several great men, 52 in Italy, France, Germany, or England, began by 53 to show how many important 54 could be discovered by observation. Before Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies fell more 55 towards
23、the earth than small ones, 56 Aristotle said so. But Galileo, going to the 57 of the leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two 58 stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It was Galileos 59 of going direct to Nature,and proving our 60 and theories by experiment, that has led to all the discoveries of modern
24、 science. 41. A. use B. time C. speed D. trust42. A. worked B. based C. lived D. written43. A. reason B. cause C. advice D. result44. A. thinks B. checks C. has D. learn45. A. natural B. physical C. ancient D. modern46. A. date B. keep C. look D. take47. A. study B. time C. year D. birth48. A. both
25、B. each C. between D. among49. A. schools B. ages C. days D. country50. A. in B. with C. on D. by51. A. did B. made C. took D. gave52. A. who B. when C. that D. where53. A. ways B. degrees C. levels D. chance54. A. truths B. problems C. people D. subjects55. A. slowly B. rapidly C. lightly D. heavil
26、y56. A. although B. because C. when D. If57. A. place B. foot C. top D. ceiling58. A. big B. small C. equal D. unequal59. A. spirit B. skill C. theory D. discovery60. A. plans B. opinions C. world D. ability第三部分: 阅读理解(第一节15小题, 第二节5小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
27、AHabits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important th
28、at we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined bythem.There are other habits which, when formed in early lif
29、e, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortu
30、nately older persons often form such habits which could have been avoided .We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.61. _ are formed little by little.A. Good habitsB. Bad habits C. Both good habits and bad habitsD. Either goo
31、d habits or bad habits62. The underlined word them in the first paragraph refers to _.A. bad habits B. good habits C. children D. other persons. 63. Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?A. Because habits are of great help to every one of us.B. Because a man can never get rid of a habit.C. Because its hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits.D
