1、天津市天津一中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题1天津一中2012-2013-1 高二年级期末考试英语学科试卷 第I卷I. 听力 (共两节, 满分10分)第一节(共5小题; 每小题0.5分,满分2.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How does the man usually go to work?A. On foot. B. By bus . C. By taxi.2. What do we know about the man? A. He wont go to the party. B. He will at
2、tend the party alone. C. He will allow friends at the party.3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and clerk. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee.4. What will the woman probably do tonight? A. Go over lessons. B. Go to a movie. C. Take a test.5. Where p
3、robably are the speakers? A. On a bus. B. On the sea. C. On a plane.第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至第7小题。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Traffic improvements. B. Traffic expenses C. Tourist sites.7. How much does a si
4、x-day tour by train cost? A. 500 yuan. B. 650 yuan. C. 850 yuan.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10小题。8. Where is the woman now? A. In the US. B. In China. C. In England.9. On what day are the speakers going to meet? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.10. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The speakers are go
5、ing to meet in the afternoon. B. The speakers will have lunch together. C. The woman will go to the mans place.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13小题。11. Who is the woman? A. A train conductor. B. A ticket clerk C. A policewoman.12. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man wants a return ticket. B. The man h
6、as to leave his luggage behind. C. The man will leave at 5:00 p.m.13. Where is the man taking his luggage to next? A. The train. B. The booking room. C. The luggage room.听第9段材料，回答第14至第16小题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Crimes. B. Movies. C. Mysteries.15. What movies does the wom
7、an not like? A. Horror movies B. Fantasy movies. C. Mystery movies.16. What does the man think of horror movies? A. Mysterious and boring. B. Special and interesting. C. Stupid and unbelievable.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20小题。 17. When will tomorrows performance begin? A. At 9:00 a.m. B. At 9:30 a.m. C. At 10:0
8、0 a.m.18. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Conference arrangements. B. Conference topics. C. TV programs.19. What do we know about the first speaker today? A. He doesnt agree to do the session (会议). B. His lecture has been canceled. C. He is not well now.20. Where will the workshop sessi
9、on take place? A. In Room 213. B. In Room 231. C. In Room 111.II. 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。21. When she is put in a situation _ she has to make a remark on others, she usually changes the topic. A. that B. when C. which D. where22. If you dont let out your ange
10、r or sadness, the chances are _ you may suffer from depression over time.A. what B. that C. whether D. when23. _ about the security of their children, many parents have to ask for leave to pick them up when the school is over. A. Concerned B. To concern C. Being concerning D. Concerning24. -You have
11、 made the same mistake. -_ Its none of your business. A. Never mind. B. So what? C. No problem. D. Why not?25. -Do you regret having paid 30,000 dollars for the apartment? -No. I would gladly have paid _ for it because I really wanted it. A. twice as much B. much as twice C. as much twice D. twice m
12、uch as26. The lion is considered to be the king of the forest as it is a _ of courage and power. A. symbol B. signal C. mark D. sign 27. When she came to see the interviewer, the girl was _ at first but soon calmed herself. A. frightened B. conscious C. nervous D. cautious28. It was unwise of you to
13、 _ such an obvious excuse for your absence from school yesterday. A. make up B. make for C. make out D. make off29. The computer system _ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet. A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in 30. We discouraged him _ giving up his job; ho
14、wever, he just treated what we said _ a joke. A. in; to B. in; as C. from; to D. from; as 31. One of the safety measures says, “Training by yourself in a gym can be _.” A. in danger B. danger C. high dangerous D. highly dangerous32. Dont stop _ you meet with a word you dont understand. A. at the tim
15、e B. every time C. by the time D. sometimes33. Though _ money, his parents managed to send him to university. A. lacked B. lack C. lacking D. lacked in34. - Watch your little girl _! - Oh, my God! She is standing too _ to the fire. A. closely, closely B. close, closely C. closely, close D. close, cl
16、ose35. Jane helped me with my work last week when I asked for leave. _, Ill invite her to have dinner with me. A. In return B. In turn C. In time D. In vain36. He seemed to be _ with the people behind the bar, for they chatted merrily just now. A. on good terms B. in terms of C. in the long term D.
17、in his term37. I just stood there, _the notes in my hand, _. A. holding, surprised B. holding, surprising C. held, surprised D. held, surprising38. What _to me in the highbrow papers is the book and film reviews. A. attracts B. calls C. interests D. appeals39. Judith _ on her new novel which is supp
18、osed to come out next month. A. has been working B. had workedC. will be working D. was working 40. CCTV says that a storm will hit our city. In order to avoid _, we must take our raincoat with us. A. to catch B. catching C. to be caught D. being caughtIII. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-
19、60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。For six years Ive walked past the same man, a shoe-shiner, on a particular street corner. Today we _41_ for the first time.He stood up and beckoned（示意）me to his chair. I gratefully _42_. I asked him how much and how _43_ it would take. He replied, “Seven doll
20、ars and five minutes.” It was the exact amount of cash I had, and I had just enough _44 _ before I had to be at work. He _45 _ to tell me he wasnt a _46_ man. He believed, however, there is a higher power to help good people. We talked a lot _47 _ he felt he could talk freely with me. We talked abou
21、t how it takes humility（谦恭）to give and to _48 _. It had been a(n) _49 _ morning, and I found a small potato with great wisdom.He shared with me a brief summary of his _50 _-how he walked about the streets _51 _ to make a living. He had several troubles with people threatening（威胁）him and _52 _ they a
22、ll walked away without any serious result. Those and other _53_ in his life made him understand the truth of humility. It doesnt stand for weakness or means _54_. It can be a(n) _55_ to your enemies. Let them learn to respect. Then I sat there listening silently. While he was talking, he was also _5
23、6 _ my shoes. True to his words, at the end of five minutes, he _57 _. They looked really good.Yes, I had shoes in need of a shine, but it was my spirits that really needed _58 _. After exchanging hugs, I shook his hand, _59 _ him, and told him he was my angel. I walked away _ 60_ as if I just exper
24、ienced a modern-day foot washing（洗足礼）.41. A. met B. recognized C. cooperated D. spoke42. A. picked up B. looked down C. sat down D. walked away43. A. long B. many C. far D. often44. A. energy B. reason C. time D. distance45. A. wanted B. continued C. refused D. happened46. A. careful B. rich C. hard
25、working D. religious47. A. because B. or C. but D. until48. A. receive B. leave C. do D. talk49. A. boring B. exciting C. wonderful D. painful50. A. work B. life C. childhood D. joy51. A. trying B. pretending C. seeming D. coming52. A. luckily B. generally C. quickly D. finally53. A. friends B. oppo
26、rtunities C. incidents D. coincidences 54. A. giving up B. giving out C. giving off D. giving in 55. A. goal B. attack C. idea D. attraction56. A. shining B. making C. repairing D. watching57. A. forgot B. succeeded C. finished D. failed58. A. education B. help C. encouragement D. experience59. A. c
27、onvinced B. admired C. protected D. thanked60. A. recognizing B. feeling C. acting D. soundingIV. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ATwo students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have managed to develop a banana piano. Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum were looking for a way of turning everyday things
28、into keyboards. They have developed a piece of equipment called MakeyMakey that can turn fruit, animals and even humans into keyboards. Mr. Rosenbaum said the idea behind the equipment was to get people to see the world around them as a collection of kits（原件）.When asked about safety matters, Mr. Ros
29、enbaum said the electric current used in the equipment was very small and harmless to the human bodies and animals. He said fuses（保险丝）had been included into board as well as the USB port（接口）to make sure it was safe. Mr. Silver said many things in our daily life can be used in their experiment. Even
30、his cat became part of the experiment. According to Mr. Rosenbaum they have managed to turn two of his friends into sound machines, a beach ball into a game controller and have used a cup of milk to make music. Around 150 kits have been experienced by test-users. AnnMarie Thomas, lived in Minneapoli
31、s, was among the first ones to try it. She said even her four-year-old daughter had managed to use the equipment without any help. “My kids love it. My daughter was able to set it up. She has tried many other toys and has even managed to turn herself into the keyboard.” Ms. Thomas, a former scientist of engineering, whose job i
