高一下期中英語試題

PAGE高二年級(jí)英語試題第4頁共9頁華中師大一附中2012—2013年度上學(xué)期期中檢測(cè)高二英語試題命題:馮輝熊效華陳嵐陳定逵審題:陳定逵第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時(shí)，先將答案劃在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.WhydoesthewomanwanttogotoAmerica?A.Totakelanguagecourses.B.Toattendaconference.C.Tovisitsomefriends.2.WhatdoyouknowaboutPeterSmith?A.Heishavinglunchathome.B.Heisoutatthemoment.C.HeistalkingwithMary.3.Whatissaidaboutthewoman?A.Shespendsmorethansheearns.B.shesavesaloteachmonth.C.Shehasatightbudget.4.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeakers?A.TheyarenowtravelinginMexico.B.TheyhavebeentoafestivalinMexico.C.TheypaintedsomepicturesinMexico.5.Whatisthewomandoing?A.HelpingchildrenwithAIDS.B.RaisingmoneyforAfricanchildren.C.CollectinginformationonAfricanchildren.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatwasthemandoingduringtheearthquake?A.Shouting.B.Running.C.Sleeping.7.Howwasthemanwhentheearthquaketookplace?A.Hewasill.B.Hewashelpless.C.Hewasfrightened.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.WhydoestheboyloveSundays?A.Hecanplaybasketball.B.Hehasnoclassesatschool.C.HecanwatchsportsonTV.9.Whatistheboyexpectedtodo?A.Tohelpwithhousework.B.TowatchagameonTV.C.Tohaveagoodrest.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whatissaidaboutmedicaldevelopmentinthefuture?A.Healthcarewillbefree.B.Cancermaybecured.C.AIDSmaydisappear.11.Whatwillmakedistantplacesmorepopularforholiday?A.Betterairservice.B.Fasterairtransport.C.Lowercostforairtravel.12.Whatisthetopicofthisinterview?A.Futurewaysoftraveling.B.Medicalprogressinthefuture.C.Changesoflifeinthenextdecade.聽第9段材料，回答13至16題。13.Whereisthewomangoingnow?A.Toanartmuseum.B.ToaChineserestaurant.C.Toanundergroundstation.14.Whydoesthewomancometothecity?A.Forbusiness.B.Fortraveling.C.Forshopping.15.Whydoesthemanrecommendtherestauranttothewoman?A.Theservicethereisgood.B.Thefoodthereistasty.C.Thepricethereislow.16.Accordingtotheman,whichisthebestmeansoftransporttotherestaurant?A.Thebus.B.Thetaxi.C.Theunderground.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Whatkindofpassagehaveyoujustheard?planets.Saturday’sMass(彌撒)wasledbyJozefKowalczyk,thehighestchurchauthorityinthisdeeplyCatholiccountry.PolandalsoisthehomelandofJohnPaulII,thelatepopewhosaidin1992thatthechurchwaswrongindealingwithGalileo’swork.51.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.AstronomerCopernicusreburiedashero B.TheremainsofCopernicuswasdiscoveredC.CopernicuscamebacktolifeinPoland D.Thechurchadmittedmakingmistakes52.Theunderlinedword“usher”inthe2ndparagraphmeans______.A.die B.plant C.divide D.lead53.TheremainsofCopernicusisnowburiedin________.A.anunmarkedgrave B.unknowncathedralC.atombinthecathedralwhereheserved D.thesameplacewherehewasborn54.TheactivityofreburyingCopernicusshowsthat______.A.thePolishgovernmentthinksitvitaltofindCopernicus’remainsB.thechurchhastakenactiontomakepeacewiththescientistB.thelatepopehashadgreatinfluenceonthepeopleinPolandD.Copernicus’sfindingshavebeenrecognizedmoredeeplyBUndoubtedlyEnglishtodayisoneofthemostimportantandrichestoftheworld’slanguages.ProbablythemostsignificantfactoraccountingforthelatterqualitywastheConquestofEnglandbytheNormansmorethan900yearsago.TheconqueringNormansspokeFrench.MostofthepeopleoftheconquerednationspokevarietiesofAnglo-SaxonofGermanicorigin.Ofcourse,theNormanswerestrongerthanthelocalpeoplepoliticallyandnaturallytheirlanguagebecamethelanguageoftheKing’scourt.Italsobecamethelanguageforwrittendocuments,togetherwithLatin,andwasgenerallyregardedassomehow“better”thanthelanguageofthecommonpeople.Inspiteofobviouslybeing“worse”,however,thelanguageoftheordinaryinhabitantsofEngland,andespeciallythelanguagespokenbythepeopleofthecentralpartofthecountry,didnotdieout.Forcenturies,thetwolanguagescontinuedtoexistside-by-side.Theindividualmostresponsibleforbringingthemtogether(andoneofthegreatestwritersinEnglishliterature)wasacustomsofficialwholivedinthelate14thcenturynamedGeoffreyChaucer,whoseCanterburyTalesisoneofthemostextraordinaryworksinEnglish,anewlanguage,whichwasacombinationofthemoreelegantFrenchandthecruderbutmorepowerfulGermanicelements.SinceChaucer’stimethetwolanguageshavebeenwovencloserandclosertogether,formingthesinglelanguagethatweknowasEnglish.However,eventoday,signsofthedifferencessurvive,forwordsofFrenchorLatinoriginstilltendtooccurmorefrequentlyinformalwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish.55.WhatisresponsiblefortherichnessoftheEnglishlanguageaccordingtotheauthor?A.ThewealthofEngland. B.TherichnessofChaucer’sworks.C.ThenumberofwordscomingfromLatin. D.TheNormans’conqueringEngland.56.TheNormans’languageplayedaleadingroleatthecourtandindocumentsbecause___.A.theNormanswerepoliticallystrongerthanthelocalpeopleB.theNormansdidn’tknowthecommonpeople’slanguageC.thelocalpeoplelikedtheNormanlanguagebetterD.theKingdidn’twanttolearnanewlanguage57.SinceChaucer’stime,theFrenchandtheGermaniclanguages________.A.havebecomehardertolearn B.havecombinedtoformEnglishasitisC.havediedoutgradually D.haveseparated,withpeoplespeakingeitherone58.WordsofFrenchorLatinorigintendtooccurmorefrequentlyin____.A.spokenFrench B.spokenEnglishC.formalwrittenEnglishD.formalwrittenLatinCFrankFenner,professorofmicrobiologyattheAustralianNationalUniversity,haspredictedthatthehumanracewillbeextinctwithinthenext100years. Hehasclaimedthatthehumanracewillbeunabletosurviveapopulationexplosionand“uncontrolledconsumption”.FennertoldTheAustraliannewspaperthat“humanbeingswillbecomeextinct,perhapswithin100years.”“Alotofotheranimalswill,too,”headded.“It'sahardsituation.Ithinkit'stoolate.Itrynottoexpressthatbecausepeoplearetryingtodosomething,buttheykeepputtingitoff.”Sincehumansenteredindustrialization,wehavehadaneffectontheplanetthatrivalsanyiceageorcometimpact,hesaid.Fenner,95,haswonawardsforhisworkinhelpinggetridofthevirusthatcausessmallpoxandhaswrittenorco-written22books.HeannouncedtotheWorldHealthAssemblythatthediseasehadbeendisposedofin1980anditisstillregardedasoneoftheWorldHealthOrganisation'sgreatestachievements. Fennerblamestheclimatechangeforthehumanrace’scomingextinction.Hesaid:“We'llexperiencethesamefateasthepeopleonEasterIsland.Climatechangeisjustattheverybeginning.Butwe'reseeingremarkablechangesintheweatheralready.” “TheAboriginesshowedthatwithoutscienceandtheproductionofcarbondioxideandglobalwarming,theycouldsurvivefor40,000or50,000years.Buttheworldcan't.Thehumanspeciesislikelytogothesamewayasmanyofthespeciesthatwe'veseendisappear.”RetiredprofessorStephenBoyden,acolleagueofProfessorFenner,saidthatwhiletherewasdeeppessimismamongsomeecologists,othershadamoreoptimisticview.“Frankmaywellberight,butsomeofusstillhavethehopethattherewillbeanawarenessofthesituationand,asaresult,therevolutionarychangesnecessarytoachieveecologicalsustainability.”59.AccordingtoProfessorFrankFenner,_________.A.humanextinctionin100yearsispossibleB.peoplearetryingtoputoffanimalextinctionC.itisnottoolatetochangethepresentworldsituationD.greatgrowthofpopulationwillcauselimitlessconsumption60.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that_____.A.changesinweatherhasjustbegunB.remarkablechangesinweatherhasbeenseenC.thepeopleonEasterIslandexperiencedabadfate D.climatechangehasledtothedyingoutofhumans 61.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6probablymeans_______.A.theAboriginesdidn’tsurvivefor40,000or50,000yearsB.humanspeciescan’tsurvivefor40,000or50,000yearsC.manyofthespecieshavealreadydisappearedD.science,carbondioxideandglobalwarmingaretoblame62.ProfessorBoydenprobablythinksFrankFenneris_______.A.skeptical B.optimistic C.revolutionary D.pessimisticDToavoidbecomingtheleadstoryontheeveningnews,beprepared.Beforeyouheadoutonahike,checktheweather,takeplentyofwater,andmakesuresomeoneknowswhereyou’llbeandwhenyou’llbeback.Bringclothestokeepyouwarmwhenwet,likeawaterproofjacket.Avoidcotton,whichthesearch-and-rescuepeoplecalldeathclothasittrapsmoisture. Expecttogetlost,andcheckoftentomakesureyou’restillonthetrail.Theminuteyouthinkyoumightnotbeonthetrail,stop.Ifyou’renotalone,focusingontheneedsofotherscanhelpgetoveryourownfears.Otherkeystosurvival:stayingobservantandrememberingtorest.Keepingasenseofhumorhelpstoo-itreducesstressandpromotescreativethinking.Thesurestwaytogetoutaliveistotakebasicprecautions,suchastakingasurvivalkit(箱子)inyourcar.You’dbetterincludewaterproofmatchesforstartingafire,afoldingsawforcuttingbranches,andaplasticclothandropeformakingshelter.Don’tforgetanemergencyblanket,agoodknife,afirst-aidkit,aflashlight,batteries,snacksandwater.Ingeneral,peoplewhotrytofindtheirwayoutfareworsethanthosewhostayput.Findshelterbeforedark,andtrytokeepdry.Stayvisiblesoanyonesearchingcanseeyou.Inawide-openarea,makeasignalwithcolorfulclothes,makeabigXoutofrocks,ordigashallowtrench(淺溝).Thetoplayerofsoilisadifferentcolour.Throwitawayandmakestraightlines,whichareeasytospotfromabove.Youcangoseveraldayswithouteating,soinmostcases,you’rebetteroffnotlookingforfood,sincetherearelotsofpoisonousplantsinthewild.Youneedtostayhydrated(保持水分),soifyourunoutofwater,it’susuallybettertodrinkfromastreamwithsuspectwaterthantogowithout.Ifyou’retrappedinyourcar,staythere:youaremorevisibletorescuers,andthecarprovidesshelter.63.Thepassageiswrittento________.A.inform B.entertain C.analyze D.persuade64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamustforyourpackbeforehiking?A.Cottonclothes. B.Matches. C.Afirst-aidkit. D.Enoughwater.65.Theunderlinedwords“stayput”inParagraph4probablymeans_______.A.stayvisible B.stayoutside C.findshelter D.staywhereyouare66.Ifyouarelostinthewilderness,youshould_______.A.gooutforfoodinthewildratherthanstayhungryB.drinkfromastreamwithsuspectwaterthanstaythirstyC.stayoutsidethecarratherthaninthecartobevisibleD.digashallowtrenchinthetopsoilratherthanwithrocksEIn1717mybrotherJamesreturnedfromEnglandwithapressandletterstosetuphisbusinessinBoston.Myfatherwasimpatienttohavemeboundtomybrother.Istoodoutforsometime,atlastwaspersuaded,andsignedtheagreementswhenIwasyetbut12yearsold.Mybrotherhad,in1720or1721,beguntoprintanewspaper.ItwasthesecondthatappearedinAmerica,andwascalledtheNewEnglandCourant.TheonlyonebeforeitwastheBostonNews-Letter.Irememberthatsomeofhisfriendsdiscouragedhimfromdoingit,asnotlikelytosucceed,onenewspaperbeing,intheirjudgment,enoughforAmerica.Atthistime(1771)therearenotlessthan25.Hewenton,however,withit,andafterhavingworkedincomposingthetypesandprintingoffthesheets,Iwasemployedtocarrythepapersthroughthestreetstothecustomers.Hehadsomeclevermenamonghisfriends,whoamusedthemselvesbywritinglittlepiecesforthispaper,whichgaineditcreditandmadeitmoreindemand,andthesegentlemenoftenvisitedus.Hearingtheirconversations,andtheiraccountsofhowwelltheirpaperswerereceived,Iwasexcitedtotrymyhandamongthem;but,beingstillaboy,andsuspectingthatmybrotherwouldnotprintanythingofmineinhispaperifheknewittobemine,Iplannedtodisguisemyhand,and,writingananonymouspaper,Iputitinatnightunderthedooroftheprinting-house.Itwasfoundinthemorning,andshowntohiswritingfriendswhentheycalledinasusual.Theyreadit,commentedonitinmyhearing,andIhadthegreatpleasureoffindingitpraised,andthat,intheirdifferentguessesattheauthor,nonewerenamedbutmenofsomefameamongusforlearningandwisdom.IsupposenowthatIwasratherluckyinmyjudges,andthatperhapstheywerenotreallysoverygoodonesasIthenhonoredthem.Encouraged,however,bythis,Iwroteandconveyedinthesamewaytothepressseveralmorepaperswhichwereequallyapproved;andIkeptmysecrettillmysmallfundofsenseforsuchperformanceswasprettywellexhaustedandthenIdiscoveredit,whenIbegantobeconsideredcleverbymybrother'sfriends,andinamannerthatdidnotquitepleasehim,ashethought,probablywithreason,thatittendedtomakemetoovain.67.Theauthorhopestotellreadersabout_______.A.hiscommentsonprintingindustry B.hisnaughtinessinchildhoodC.histricksonhisbrotherJames D.hisexperienceinprintingindustry68.Theauthorbegantowritestoriesbecausehe_____.A.wasunwillingtobeemployedtosellnewspapersonthestreetsB.wasinspiredbythesuccessofthenewspaperC.knewthathewrotebetterthanhisbrother’sfriendsD.wishedhisbrothertorealizehisabilitytowritewell69.Inordertomakehisarticleprintedonhisbrother’snewspaper,theauthor_____.A.triedtomakepeoplereadthenewspapersalotB.triedtomakeitfoundinthemorningbymanyothersC.disguisedhishandwritingwithouthisnamewhencontributingD.putitunderthedooroftheprintinghousesecretlywhileworking70.Whentheauthor’sbrotherknewthetruth,hefelt____.A.displeased B.happy C.lucky D.proud第四部分寫作第一節(jié)完成句子(每題2分,總分20分)71.Tuberouscrops,suchaspotatoesandginger,turngreen____________________.(expose)塊莖作物,比如土豆和生姜,在陽光下會(huì)變綠。72.YesterdayIgot___________________tomyquestionontheinternet.(expect)我昨天在網(wǎng)上找到了我要的答案。73.Thestudentsstruggledintherain.Butthey__________________whentheythoughtaboutstayingawayfromschoolforaweek.(inspire)學(xué)生們?cè)谟曛衅D難而行。但想到一個(gè)星期不上學(xué)他們就變得斗志昂揚(yáng)。74.WhenpeoplerefertoEnglishyoufind____________________.(include)當(dāng)人們提到英國的時(shí)候你發(fā)現(xiàn)他們也把威爾士包括在里面了。75.IntheearlytwentiethcenturytheEnglishgovernmentformedtheUnitedkingdombygetting____________________toGreatBritainwithoutconflict.(connect)在20世界早期英國政府通過將愛爾蘭和平并入大不列顛成立了聯(lián)合王國。76.ItseemedstrangethatHuJingtao____________________toaddresstheproblemsofeducationinhisopeningspeechatthe18thpartycongress.(fail)很奇怪胡錦濤在18大的演講中沒有談及教育存在的問題。77.____________________supportiveforgold,theoutcomeofU.S.electionssurprisinglymadethemetalfallbackwithstocksandEuro.(describe)盡管美國的選舉結(jié)果被認(rèn)為是對(duì)黃金有利的，但黃金卻意外地跟隨股票和