1、高二英语期中试题钟祥三中20122013学年度学期期中考试高二英语试题满分：150分时间：120分钟拟题人：彭清莲注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。考试结束，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。2、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再洗涂其他答案标号，不能答在试题卷上。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出
2、最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10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。Which language does the man want to learn?AFrench, German, or Russian. BFrench, German, or Spanish.CRussian, English, or Spanish.What did the man do just now?AHe cooked eggs and chicken. BHe did some shopping.CHe withdrew some money.Who is th
3、e woman probably?AMr. Robertsons secretary. BMrs. Robertson. CA hotel clerk.How did the woman come to school?ABy bike. BOn foot. CBy bus.What does the man advise the woman to do?AHave a talk with Mike later. BPrepare for her job interview.CHelp Mike with his job interview.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听
4、下面5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ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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67题。What does the woman want the man to do?ATo help her choose a dress. BTo go to Jennys birthday with her.CTo lend her his membership card.Why does the man go downtown?ATo buy
5、 some books for Ann. BTo go to the the City Library. CTo buy a dress for Ann.听第7段材料，回答第89题。How long did the woman sleep last night?AFor about three hours. BFor about four hours. CFor about five hours.What day is it today?AWednesday. BThursday. CFriday.听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10Who is Mary?AThe womans mother
6、. BThe womans aunt. CThe womans sister.11What did Mary do in 1984?AShe competed in the Olympics and won. BShe retired from swimming.CShe worked at a bank.12When did Susan ONeill break Marys world record?AIn 1984. BIn 1988. CIn 2000.听第9段材料，回答第1316题。13What is the woman doing?AWatching TV. BReading a n
7、ewspaper. CSurfing the Internet.14Why did the mother name her newborn baby Enough?AShe didnt want any more children.BShe thought it was really an interesting name.CShe thought there were too many people on earth.15When did the worlds population reach three billion?AIn 1959. BIn 1969. CIn 197416What
8、was the worlds population in 1987?A4 billion. B5 billion. C6 billion.听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17What does the speaker want to tell people?AHow to live a healthy life. BHow to make big changes.CHow to make a healthy weight.18How does the speaker advise people to get active?ABy walking, running and so on. BBy
9、 holding some social activites.CBy making as many friends as possible.19What does the speaker suggest people do in the third tip?AWatch TV with family once a week. BDo some physical activities with family.CHave dinner with family once a week.20What are people advised to do in the end?ATo avoid stayi
10、ng at home alone. BTo do some regular work.CTo have a clean environment.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从ABCD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。21School students,especially girls,are warned to be very_about giving their addresses and telephone numbers to strangers on the InternetAcaut
11、ious Bstrict Cexcited Dworried22You can cut down your paper to 10 pages,but you should not_the key pointsAleave out Bpick out Cmake out Dbring out23Training is provided for every newcomer in our company,so no_experience is required for the jobAcomplex Bordinary Cprecious Dthorough24It was during the
12、 time he stayed in his cousins home in London that he_a good knowledge of EnglishAexperienced Bacquired Cproduced Doperated25Nowadays,more and more people get to realized that examinations are not the only means of_a students abilitymodern society needs people with various skillsAanalyzing Bteaching
13、 Cassessing Dwatching26I_of you trying to do a part time job to earn some money, but dont forget to do your homeworkAsuspect Bthink Capprove Daccuse27In a(n)_to cut costs,the board of company has reached agreement to close down two factories in Nigeria and VietnamAemergency Bpromise Capplication Dat
14、tempt28Sorry,we dont want lifelong employees in our companyTo tell you the truth,90%of the staff even including me,are_Apractical Btemporary Cenergetic Dpopular29New technology is being_to almost every industrial process,which will greatly improve productivityAachieved Battended Capplied Dadmired30N
15、o one can_when the disaster will strike againWhat we can do and have to do is take special care of our daily meals and form a healthy living habitAplan Bdoubt Censure Dpredict第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从3150各题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。This is a story that happened 15 years ago
16、 but it has always stayed with me since thenOn the way back every evening, there would be a 31 man standing at the exit of the freeway. He waved at every car and was always 32 . Every day after 33 I would remember to 34 any spare change, and put it aside to give it to him if I saw him. I would quick
17、ly roll down my 35 and give him the coinsOccasionally the red light would be on for a minute and we 36 ask each other about our dayHis answer would always be the same，“Im 37 ！” I knew what his answer was going to be every time, yet I would still ask. It amazed me that 38 in his poor situation he was
18、 so 39 and his answer would remind me of how lucky I was.Then one day I was called into my bosss office and was told that I was being 40 . Needless to say that on my way home that day I was very 41 I didnt 42 to look for my spare change and keep it ready like I 43 didWhile I was waiting for the red
19、light to turn，the man set his eyes on me and then walked over to my 44 . He said, “Today I will give you a dollar”He then reached into his pocket and 45 a billI burst into tearsYou see that day he gave me 46 a dollar，he taught me a valuable 47 . Whatever 48 things are taken from you, no one can take
20、 away your 49 to be joyful. My ride home was 50 sailing. I had lost my job, had no savings, but I knew I was blessed!Every time Im faced with challenges, I think of this story about the old man and remember that I am blessed.31Ahungry Bhomeless Cmodest Dbusy32Arunning Bwalking Csmiling Dshouting33Aw
21、ork Bschool Cwake Drest34Ashow Breceive Cgather Dpost35Achair Bcap Cscreen Dwindow36A would Bshould Cmust Dneed37Acurious Bblessed Csupported Dpainful38Aoften Balready Cstill Deven39Apositive Bsimple Cexcited Dinnocent40Alaid off Brung up Cfigured out Dcut through41Abored Bupset Csurprised Dencourag
22、ed42Apromise Bhesitate Cremember Dforget43Apossibly Bnaturally Cgenerally Dnormally44Aflat Bcar Cfriend Dcompany45Afound out Bturned out Cpulled out Dgave out46Amore than Bless than Cother than Drather than47Away Blesson Clife Dchance48Amaterial Bsmall Cmental Dnecessary49Atime Bturn Cdesire Dchoice
23、50Awrong Bspecial Csmooth Ddifficult第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the people of New Orleans were desperately looking for answers to their housing shortage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency
24、trailers（拖车式活动房屋）were brought in to provide residents semi-permanent housing.At $70, 000 a piece, it quickly became clear that the trailers would just be too expensive. 170 participants, including twelve architects, assisted with the design of what became known as the Katrina Cottagea small, sturdy,
25、 and dignified house that can be delivered and built at the same cost as a FEMA trailer.Today these cottages have helped start a new movement in eco-conscious living: the Tiny House Movement. People around the world are building really small living spaces and they love their new simplified lives. Co
26、ttages are being built in resorts, camps, military bases, as guest houses, and as primary living quarters. These tiny houses can range from 1,000 square feet down to less than 100, and are certainly not shaking shacks（棚屋）.Katrina Cottages are built to withstand hurricane-force winds. Due to the lack
27、 of floor space, space planning and efficiency are the key. Many have washer/dryer combinations that perform both functions in the same machine. Luxury spas and bathtubs are not found in these tiny residences.Although many of the equipments are similar to those found in the trailers, these cottages
28、are not equal to the trailers. They are designed to be permanent structures, only differing from standard houses due to their size.There are several blogs and websites introducing the advantages of living in the small house, including the environmental impacts.51The Katrina Cottage was designed beca
29、use .Athe FEMA trailers were not strong enoughBit didnt need much spaceCpeople realized the importance of protecting the environmentDthe FEMA trailers proved to be too expensive52What is the most important thing in designing the tiny houses?AEnergy saving. BCost saving.CBetter use of space. DAbility
30、 to stand strong winds.53According to the text, who would most probably choose to live in the tiny houses?APeople who want to live a simplified life. BPeople who are rich.CPeople working in the government. DPeople constantly moving54The main purpose of the text is to tell us about .Athe reconstruction project after H
