2012年高二上冊英語期中試卷含答案

1、2012年高二上冊英語期中試卷（含答案）江蘇省揚州中學20122013學年度第一學期期中考試高二英語試卷2012.11本試卷分四部分。滿分120分?？荚嚂r間120分鐘。第一卷（共85分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、RC三個選項中，選出最佳答案，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisjob?A.Hedoesntcaremuchaboutit.B.Heenjoysitverymu

2、ch.C.Hedoesntlikeit.2.Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodo?A.AskTomtosendaninvitation.B.GettheJohnsonsaddress.C.InviteTomtotheparty.3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Janeislookingforasummerjob.B.Janedoesntwanttogohome.C.Janeiseagertogohomeforthesummer.4.Whyisthewomanexcited?A.Shehasgotadriverslicense.B.Shehassold

3、alotoftickets.C.Sheisgoingabroad.5.WhatdoesthemanthinkofPicasso?A. HethinksthatheisthegreatestSpanishpainter.B.HedoesntconsiderhimthebestSpanishpainter.C.Heissurethathecanbecomefamous.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳答案，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你將有時間閱讀各小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出

4、5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7小題。6.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Themanwantstobookaroomfortwo.B.Themanprefersasmokingroom.C.Themanchoosesaroomonthesecondfloor.7.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheroom?A.80dollars.B.88dollars.C.96dollars.聽第7段材料，回答第8至第10題。8.Whatcanwelearnabouttheboy?A.Hehasgotaheadach

5、e.B.Hehasgotafever.C.Hehasgotaheartproblem.9.Whatdoesthemotherasktheboytodo?A.Gotothehospital.B.Stayinbed.C.Buysomemedicine.10.Whatdoestheboywanttodo?A.WatchTV.B.Seethedoctor.C.Gotoschool.聽第8段材料，回答第11至第14題。11.Whatisthemangoingtodointheevening?A.Takeanexam.B.Study.C.Lookforajob.12.Whatexamwillthemant

6、ake?A.Theentranceexam.B.Themid-termexam.C.Thefinalexam.13.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecomingexam?A.Easy.B.Harderthanthelastone.C.Toodifficulttopass.14.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhispresentjob?A.Heisnotsatisfiedwithit.B.Itsthebestoneintheworld.C.Itstheworstoneintheworld.聽第9段材料，回答第15至第17題。15.Wheredoestheconvers

7、ationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Attherailwaystation.B.Atthepostoffice.C.Attheairport.16.Whichcountrywilltheletterbesentto?A.England.B.Japan.C.Canada.17.Howwilltheletterbesent?A.Byairmail.B.Byregisteredmail.C.Byexpressmail.聽第10段材料，回答第18至第20題。18.WhydidMrHillschickenslayhardlyanyeggsinthesummer?A.Itwastoo

8、coolinhischickenhouse.B. Itwastoowetinhischickenhouse.C.Itwastoohotinhischickenhouse.19.WhatdidMrHilldotoearnmoremoney?A.Heputairconditioningintohischickenhouse.B.Heboughtmorechickens.C.Heputmorefoodintohischickenhouse.20.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A.MrHillwasverypoor.B.MrHilldidntwanttoputaircondition

9、ingintohishouse.C.MrHillcouldntaffordtoputairconditioningintohishouse.第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：語法和詞匯知識（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、RCD四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21.Ithinkthecarwilltillwegettothevillage.A.holdonB.holdoverC.holdoutD.holdup22.Theysaythat“seeingisbelieving”,butwhenit_TVcommercialsthisis

10、ntalwaysthecase.A.referstoB.comesupwithC.focusesonD.comesto23.LetshopethesunnyweatherforSaturdaystennismatch.A.keepsupB.endsupC.cleansupD.heregulationsthatyoushouldnottellotherpeoplethepasswordofyoure-mailaccount.A.WhatisrequiredB.AsisrequiredB.ItisrequiredD.Itrequires25.Surelyitdoesnt

11、matterwherethestudentassociationsgettheirmoneyfrom;whatiswhattheydowithit.A.countsB.accountsC.advocatesD.functions26.Thewarbetweenthegovernmentandtheactivistshaslastedfor18months,nearly30,000peopledead.A.toleaveB.leavingC.leftD.havingleft27.?CItriedmanytimes,butIstillfailedintheexam.?CDoHtbediscoura

12、ged.andtheproblemwillbesettled.A.HavingalittleeffortB.AbitmoreeffortC.IfyouhaveabiteffortD.Therebeingalittleeffort28.Thisbrick-sizedbookwillguideyoureverystepfrightening,farawayplaceyouhavechosentovisit.A.howB.whatC.aroundwhichD.aroundwhichever29.in1902,YangzhouHighSchoolofJiangsuprovinceishometoagr

13、eatnumberofoutstandingfigures.A.FoundB.FoundingC.FoundedD.Tobefounded30.Inyouthhostels,youcanmeetlotsofstudentslikeyourself,wanttogetthemostoutofasmallbudget.A.allofthemB.noneofthemC.allofwhomD.noneofwhom31.Hehadanunexpectedvisitorbeforeheadingforthemeeting,otherwisehelate.A.hadntcomeB.didntcomeCwou

14、ldntcomeD.wouldnthavecome32.Beforetheoldmanpassedaway,theoldcoupleweremarriedfor40yearsandneveroncewitheachother.A.theyhadquarreledB.theyhavequarreledC.havetheyquarreledD.hadtheyquarreled33.Childrenundersixarenottothisexperimentalschoolexceptthoseofextraordinaryintelligence.A.permittedB.admittedC.co

15、mmittedD.prohibited34.Ithinkfireworksthebeautyofthefestivalnight.A.addedupB.addingupC.addeduptoD.addedto35.Doyouthinkitsgoingtorainduringoursportsmeeting?.A.IdonthopeB.IdontbelieveC.IhopenottoD.Ihopenot第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Thatoldpicklejar（

16、泡菜壇），asfarbackasIcanremember,satonthefloorbesidethedresserinmyparentsbedroom.Whenhegotreadyforbed,Dadwould36hispocketsandputhiscoinsintothe37.Itwasanightly38formanyyearsinourhome.Whenthejarwas39,wewouldtakethecoinstothebank.Eachtime,asheslidtheboxofcoinsacrossthecountertowardthecashier,hewouldsay40,

17、“Theseareformysonscollegefund.Hell41workatthemillallhislifelikeme.”Theyearspassed.I42collegeandtookajobinanothertown.Once,while43myparents,Inoticedthatthepicklejarinmyparentsbedroomwas44.Alump（/J、塊）roseinmythroatasI45wherethejarhadalwaysstood.Mydadwasamanoffew46,andneverlecturedmeonthe47ofdeterminat

18、ionandfaith,butthepicklejarhadtaughtmeallthese48.Inmymind,itdefined,morethananythingelse,howmuchmydadhad49me.Nomatterhow50thingsgotathome,Dadcontinuedtodrophiscoinsintothejar.ThefirstChristmasaftermydaughterJessicawasborn,wespenttheholidaywithmyparents.Afterdinner,Iwalkedintomyparentsbedroom.Tomy51,

19、inthespotbesidethedresser,asifithadneverbeen52,stoodtheoldpicklejar,thebottomalreadycoveredwithcoins.Iwalkedovertothepicklejar,dugdowninto53,andpulledoutafistfulofcoins.Withthestrong54choking（使哽咽）me,Idroppedthecoinsintothejar.IlookedupandsawDadwhowascarryingJessica.Oureyeslocked,andIknewhewasfeeling

20、thesame.55oneofuscouldspeak.36. A.pickB.tearC.emptyD.clean37.A.bagB.jarC.drawerD.dresser38.A.routineB.experienceC.gatheringD.performance39.A.brokenB.movedC.filledD.prepared40.A.nervouslyB.calmlyC.secretlyD.proudly41.A.neverB.alsoC.soonD.always42.A.enteredB.startedC.finishedD.dropped43.A.askingB.visi

21、tingC.showingD.ringing44.A.goneB.emptyC.dirtyD.lost45.A.checkedB.searchedC.staredD.found46.A.wordsB.smilesC.ideasD.stories47.A.similaritiesB.differencesC.standardsD.values48.A.beliefsB.virtuesC.thoughtsD.experiences49.A.lovedB.requiredC.pushedD.understood50.A.dullB.easyC.toughD.wrong51.A.curiosityB.

22、satisfactionC.amazementD.embarrassment52.A.damagedB.removedC.stolenD.decorated53.A.thedresserB.thejarC.myhandbagD.mypocket54.A.emotionsB.flavorsC.interestD.desire55.A.NoB.EitherC.NeitherD.Each第三部分：閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的AB、CD四個選項中，選出最佳選項。（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）AUSFirstLadyMichelleObamagaveaspeechataneventonSe

23、pt4.TheeventwasanimportantoneleadinguptothisyearsUSnationalelection.Herearetwoexcerpts.Part1BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecauseheslivedit.andhewantseveryoneinthiscountrytohavethatsameopportunity,nomatterwhoweare,orwherewerefrom,orwhatwelooklike,orwhowelove.Andhebelievesthatwhenyouveworkedhard,anddone

24、well,andwalkedthroughthatdoorwayofopportunity,youdonotslamitshutbehindyou.Youreachback,andyougiveotherfolksthesamechancesthathelpedyousucceed.WhenpeopleaskmewhetherbeingintheWhiteHousehaschangedmyhusband,Icanhonestlysaythatwhenitcomestohischaracter,andhisconvictions（信念），andhisheart,BarackObamaisstil

25、lthesamemanIfellinlovewithallthoseyearsago.He；sthesamemanwhostartedhiscareerbyturningdownhigh-payingjobsandinsteadworkinginstrugglingneighborhoodswhereasteelplanthadshutdown,fightingtorebuildthosecommunitiesandgetfolksbacktowork.BecauseforBarack,successisntabouthowmuchmoneyyoumake,itsaboutthediffere

26、nceyoumakeinpeopleslives.Hesthesamemanwho,whenourgirlswerefirstborn,wouldanxiouslychecktheircribs（嬰兒床）everyfewminutestoensuretheywerestillbreathing,proudlyshowingthemofftoeveryoneweknew.Thatsthemanwhositsdownwithmeandourgirlsfordinnernearlyeverynight,patientlyansweringtheirquestionsaboutissuesinthen

27、ews,andstrategizing（出謀戈U策）aboutmiddleschoolfriendships.ThatsthemanIseeinthosequietmomentslateatnight,hunched（彎腰駝背）overhisdesk,poring（仔細閱讀）overtheletterspeoplehavesenthim.Part2buttoday,IlovemyhusbandevenmorethanIdidfouryearsago,evenmorethanIdid23yearsago,whenwefirstmet.Ilovethathesneverforgottenhowhe

28、started.IlovethatwecantrustBaracktodowhathesayshesgoingtodo,evenwhenitshard?Cespeciallywhenitshard.IlovethatforBarack,thereisnosuchthingas“us”and“them”.HedoesntcarewhetheryoureaDemocrat（民主黨），aRepublican（共和黨）,ornoneoftheabove.AndIlovethateveninthetoughestmoments,whenwereallsweatingit?Cwhenwereworried

29、thatthebillwontpass,anditseemslikeallislost?CBarackneverletshimselfgetdistracted（分心、）bythechatter（喋喋不休）andthenoise.56.AccordingtoMichelle,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBarackObama?.Headoptedhisvaluesfromhisfamily.B.Hemadeagoodcareerchoicebyworkinginasteelplant.C.Hebelievesthateveryonecanbesuccessful

30、.D.Hehopesthosewhosucceedopenthedoorofopportunityforothers.57.Throughthespeech,MichelleObamatriestoshowthatherhusband.a.devotessomuchtohisworkthatheseldomhasfamilytimeb.hasntbeenaffectedbypowerc.isreadytoactintheinterestofmostpeopled.isfaithfultohispromisese.ismodestandwillingtolistenA. abcB.bcdC.ac

31、dD.cde58.WhatmightbeMichellesmainpurposeinthisspeech?A.Tohelpherhusbandinhisre-election.B.TogettheAmericanpeopletoknowmoreaboutObama.C.Toexpressherloveandfaithinhim.D.ToshowAmericandreamisstillwithinpeoplesreach.BIMAGINEiftherewasadevicethatcoulddoeverythingforyou?Cwakeyouupeverymorning,chatwithyoua

32、ndtypeyoure-mails.Thepieceoftechnologyinquestionwouldbesmart,abletotellyouabouttheweatherandwherethenearestrestaurantsare.Thegoodthingisyounolongerneedtowonder,becausesomethinglikethisalreadyexists.AnditsnameisSiri.SiriisavoicerecognitionapplicationdesignedforAppleproductsandtheconcepthasbeenaroundf

33、oralmostayear.WhenSirifirstcameoutitcouldonlyspeakEnglish,butnowithas“l(fā)earned”lotsofnewlanguages,includingChinese,CantoneseandTaiwanese,reportedTheWallStreetJournal.So,youcangiveitordersinyourmothertongue.Buthowcouldacellphoneoracomputer“hear”whatyouaresayingandunderstandit?Thisisallbecauseofvoicere

34、cognitiontechnology.Whenyouspeak,yourvoicecreatesvibrations（振動）intheair?Cabitlikewavesinthewaterwhenyouthrowarockintothelake.Themicrophonereceivesthevibrationsandthecomputerchangesthemintodigitaldatathatisthendividedintomanyparts.Theyareanalyzedonebyonetoseewhatpronunciationseachpartstandsfor.Thecom

35、puterthenputsthesepronunciationstogetherintopossiblewordsaccordingtoitsbuilt-indictionary.Butfiguringoutthewordsisfarfromenough;buildingwordsintomeaningfulsentencesisthemostdifficultpart.Thecomputerhastocomparewhatithearstoalargelibraryofknownphrasesandsentencestodeterminewhattheuserissaying.However

36、,peopledontalwaystalkinthemoststandardwayandsometimesmakegrammaticalmistakes.Thisiswhytraditionalvoicerecognitionsoftwarealwaysrequiresyoutorememberkeywordsandtospeakinacertainway.Fortunately,Siriisntlikethat.Itsnotjust“voicerecognition;itsanaturallanguageunderstanding(NLU)”.YoucanaskitthingslikeDoI

37、needanumbrellatoday?”anditwillknowthatyouareaskingabouttheweather,accordingtoABCNews.ThekeythingisNLU?Cunderstandingwhatyoumeanandwhatyouwant,NeilGrantfromNuance,asoftwarecompanyintheUS,toldTheGuardian.aHistorically,youhadtolearnahugelonglistofcommands.AsNLUprogresses,youcansaywhatyouwantinawaythats

38、naturaltoyou.”59.Whatisthefunctionofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Toshowthatinventionusuallyresultsfromneed.B.Tointroducesomethingthatoffersthesehelpfulservices.C.Tocleardoubtsaboutvoicerecognitiontechnology.D.Topictureaconvenientfuturelifewithnewtechnology.60.Whichstepisthemostcomplicatedintheprocessofvo

39、icerecognitionaccordingtothearticle?A.Changingthereceivedvibrationsintodigitaldata.B.Analyzingthedigitaldatatoseewhatpronunciationsitrepresents.C.Puttingthepronunciationstogetherintopossiblewords.D.Figuringoutmeaningfulsentencesbasedonthewords.61.HowcanyougetSiritorespondaccordingtothearticle?A.Youh

40、avetosaythingsinacertainway.B.YoucanonlyspeakEnglishandChinese.C.Youcanspeakinanaturalwayasyouwouldtoaperson.D.Youhavetorememberkeywordsandspeakspecificcommands.62.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthearticle?A.Siricanrecordandsavewhatyousayfrequentlyintoacomputerdictionary.B.Siriwillfailtounderstandwhatyousayi

41、fyoumakegrammaticalmistakes.C.ThebiggestadvantageofSiriisthatitsNLUratherthanjustvoicerecognition.D.SincefirstappliedtoAppleproductsayearago,Sirihasmadegreatimprovements.CJAPANS“purchase”oftheDiaoyuIslandshassparkedangeramongChinesepeople.Protestsbrokeoutacrossthecountry,sendingastrongmessagetothewo

42、rld:theDiaoyuIslandsbelongtoChina.Itisnecessarythatwedonotjustshoutslogans（口號）butcanconvinceotherswithreason.SomehistoricalfactscanhelpexplainwhytheDiaoyuIslandsbelongtoChina.TerranulliusJapansclaim:TheSenkakuIslands（JapanesenamefortheDiaoyuIslands）wereterranulliusbeforeJapandiscoveredthem.Fact:In18

43、84,aJapaneseexplorernamedTatsushiroKogalandedontheDiaoyuIslandsandclaimedthattheywere“terranullius”.AfterreceivingKogasapplicationtoexploit（開發(fā)）theislands,theJapanesegovernmentinvestigated（調查）andconcludedthattheseislandswerealreadyrecordedinChinesedocuments.ItturneddownKogasapplication.Thesefactsarer

44、ecordedinJapanDiplomaticDocuments.However,in1895Japandecidedthattheywereuninhabited（無人居住的）andillegallycontrolledtheislands.Japanarguesthataccordingtointernationallaw,territorywithoutanownermaybeacquiredbyastate.Butbeingauninhabited“doesntmeantheislandshadnoowner.TheDiaoyuIslandswerewithinChinasmarit

45、imedefensesphere（海防范圍）asearlyastheMingDynasty（1368-1644）andhavebeenpartofChinasTaiwan.Chinesefishermenhavelongconductedactivityontheseislandsandinneighboringwaters.UnderhandexchangeJapansclaim:Underthe1951TreatyofSanFrancisco,theSenkakuIslandscameunderUStrusteeship（托管）andwerethenreturnedtoJapanin197

46、1,undertheOkinawaReversionAgreement（歸還沖繩協(xié)定）.”Fact:AttheendoftheSino-JapaneseWar（1894-1895）,JapanseizedtheDiaoyuIslands.ItforcedtheQinggovernmenttosigntheTreatyofShimonoseki（馬關條約）andgiveup“theTaiwanIslandsandtheiraffiliatedislands”.AttheendofWorldWarII,theCairoDeclarationandthePotsdamProclamationrule

47、dthatChinarecoveredTaiwan,thePenghuIslandsandotherterritoriesJapanhadoccupiedbefore.TheDiaoyuIslandswerereturnedtoChinaaccordingtointernationallaw.However,in1951JapanandtheUS,alongwithothercountries,signedtheTreatyofSanFranciscounilaterally（單方面地）,puttingtheRyukyuIslands（currentlytheOkinawaIslands,沖繩

48、群島）underUSadministration.In1953,theOkinawaCivilGovernmentoftheUSillegallyexpandedtheareaofitsadministrationtoincludetheDiaoyuIslandsandtheiraffiliatedislands.In1971intheOkinawaReversionAgreement,theUSunilaterallypassedadministrativepowerovertheDiaoyuIslandstoJapan.Chinahasneverrecognizedit.Thisunder

49、handexchangeofChinasterritorybetweenJapanandtheUSisillegalandinvalid（無效的）sinceChinadidnttakepartinanytreatyspreparation,makingandsigning.ActualcontrolJapansclaim:“In1896,theJapanesegovernmentleased（租用）partoftheSenkakuIslandstoTatsushiroKogatoexplorefor30yearsforfree.In1918hissoninherited（繼承）it.SoJap

50、anhashadactualcontrolovertheislands.Fact:TheJapanesegovernment“l(fā)eased”andthen“sold”partofthemtotheKogafamilyin1932.Afterthat,theUSmilitarybaseinOkinawaandtheJapanesegovernmenthavebeenarenting”theislets（小島）fromtheir“privateowners”.OnSept11thegovernment“bought“theisletsfromcurrentaprivateowners”.Japan

51、wantstoprovethatithashad“actualcontrol”overtheDiaoyuIslandstoeventuallyoccupythem.Yet,thetruthisthatJapanisarenting”,aselling”and“buying”thingsthatbelongtoothers.AllfactsprovethattheDiaoyuIslandsarepartofChina.63.AccordingtotheCairoDeclarationandthePotsdamProclamation,.A.CairoshouldruleChinaanditsis

52、landsB.JapanshouldhelpChinarecoverfromthewarassoonaspossibleC.JapanshouldreturnalltheChineseislandsithadoccupiedbeforeD.ThePenghuIslandsbelongtoTaiwan64.Theunderlinedword“nullius”probablymeans.A.landwithnomanB.apieceofoldlandC.landwithnothingD.anislandwithrichresources65.Allthefollowingfactscanprove

53、thatDiaoyuIslandsbelongtoChinaEXCEPTA.TheJapanesegovernmentturneddownKogasapplication.B.TheDiaoyuIslandscameunderUStrusteeshipandwerethenreturnedtoJapanin1971.C.Japanisarenting”,aselling”and“buying”DiaoyuIslandsthatbelongtoothers.D.ChinesefishermenhavelongconductedactivityonDiaoyuIslands.66.Whichoft

54、hefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?A.FightforDiaoyuIslandsagainstJapanB.ChineseDiaoyuIslandsC.DiaoyuIslands:DebatewithfactsD.LetsdefendDiaoyuIslandsDCHILDRENstartoutasnaturalscientists,eagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;theresnoneedforalotofscientificterms

55、orexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildrenscuriosity.Firstly,listentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajob.Thechildrenaskedme“textbookquestions”aboutschooling,salaryandwhetherIlikedmyjob.WhenIfinishedanswering,wesatfacingoneanotherinsilence.Finall

56、yIsaid,“Nowthatwerefinishedwithyourlists,doyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?”？Afteralongpause,aboyraisedhishand,“Haveyoueverseenagrasshopper（蚱蠕）eat?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethat,Igetastomachache.Why?”?Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.?Secondly,givethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepa

57、st30yearshaveshownthat,afteraskingaquestion,adultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswer,notimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheir“waittime”tothreesecondsormore,childrengivemorelogical,completeandcreativeanswers.Thirdly,watchyourlanguage.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussion,dontju

58、mpinwithThatsrightor“Verygood”.Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior.Butintalkingaboutscience,quickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.Instead,keepthingsgoingbysaying,Thatsinteresting”orIdneverthoughtofitthatwaybefore”,orcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.?Neverpushachildto“Think”.Itd

59、oesntmakesense,childrenarealwaysthinking,withoutyourtellingthemto.Whatsmore,thiscanturnaconversationintoaperformance.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwant,inasfewwordsaspossible,sothathewillbeasmallertargetforyourdisagreement.?Lastly,show;donttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildr