1、高 2012 级期中考试 英语试题 第 1 页 共 5 页 南充高中 20122013 学年度上学期期中考试 高 2012 级英语试题 命审题：孔思尹 邱 勇 考试时间：100 分钟 总分：120 分 第 I 卷（选择题 共 85 分） I、听力部分（共两节，满分 20 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，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。 1. What does Mary usually do at a dancing party? A. Sits
2、 and watches others dancing. B. Dances with others. C. Plays music 2. What are they going to do? A. Join a party B. Go to a concert. C. Talk about music. 3. What is the woman doing? A. Playing music. B. Cooking dinner. C. Neither. 4. Why was the boy late for class? A. He overslept. B. He didnt catch
3、 the bus. C. He spent much time in repairing his broken watch. 5. What is the probable relation between the speakers? A. Teacher and student B. Husband and wife. C. Mother and son. 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，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
4、对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答 6 至 8 题。 6. Why did the man travel so much? A. To do business. B. To take pictures. C. To take holidays. 7. Where did the man go most often? A. To Europe. B. To America. C. To Africa 8. Why did the woman fail to visit China last year? A. She was too busy. B. She was not in good
5、 health. C. She knew too much about China. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。 9. Where are they? A. At the gate of the music hall. B. At the concert. C. On a bus. 10. How many tickets do they have? A. 2. B. 3 C. 4. 11. What kind of tickets do they get? A. Good ones. B. Bad ones C. Middle ones. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至
6、 14 题。 12. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a shop. B. In a hotel. C. In a bar. 13. How much does renting a TV cost per day? A. 15 tents. B. 25 cents. C. 50 cents. 高 2012 级期中考试 英语试题 第 2 页 共 5 页 14. What should the man do if he decides to rent a TV? A. Call room service. B.
7、 Call the manager. C. Ask the woman for help. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15. What do the speakers think of San Francisco? A. Big. B. Great. C. Crowded. 16. What does the woman think of cell phone interruption(打断)? A. She considers it rude. B. She doesnt mind it. C. She likes it. 17. Why does the man an
8、swer his cell phone? A. He just feels like answering. B. He wants to know who is calling. C. He thinks that it could be something important. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. Who is the main character of the movie? A. Jessy. B. Beckham C. An American girl 19. Which is WRONG about Jessy? A. She is an Indi
9、an. B. She is a fan of Beckham. C. She lives in East London. 20. What will Jessy do when she plays football with boys? A. Put posters on her room. B. Wear Beckhams shirt. C. Study his movie. 、语法和词汇知识（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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，并标在试卷 的相应位置。 21. Would you please help me wi
10、th the box ? _ A. Yes , please B. No , please dont C. With pleasure D. My pleasure 22. The Ice Hotel in Sweden is like _ wonderful fairytale world. Thousands of visitors came to _ hotel every day. A. the ;the B. /; the C. a; a D. a; the 23. I hear _ boys in your school like playing football in their
11、 spare time, though others prefer basketball. A. quite a bit B. quite a few C. quite a lot D. quite a little 24. In _ ,some people in _ fifties began to go to universities for education A. 90s ; the B. the 90s ; / the C. the 90s ; their D. 90s ; / 25.They are going to build a _ hotel, which is to be
12、 the tallest one in the city. A. 100-meter-high B. 100 metres high C. 100-metres- high D. 100-metre high 26. With everything she needed _, she went out of the shop, with her hands full of shopping bags. A. bought B. to buy C. buying D. buy 27. On hearing the _ news that they had won the match, they
13、shouted for joy in _voices. A. exciting; exciting B. excited; excited C. excited; exciting D. exciting; excited 28. How can I _ you, Mr. Green? A. contact with B. contact for C. contact to D. contact 29. Since Liu Qian, a famous Taiwan magician, performed on CCTV, magic once again has _ all over Chi
14、na 高 2012 级期中考试 英语试题 第 3 页 共 5 页 A. taken on B. taken up C. taken off D. taken in 30. It was my sister Mary and his sister Jane who helped the old man. That was why I praised you as much as_. A. he B. she C. his D. him 31. Owen wouldnt eat anything _ he cooked it himself. A. until B. since C. unless
15、 D. while 32_ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere. A. So successful her business was B. So successful was her business C. So her business was successful D. So was her successful business 33. This is the second time that our companys products _ in the international exhibition. A. hav
16、e shown B. are shown C. have been shown D. were shown 34. Your friends spoken English is beautiful, Lily. Its no wonder. She_ in the USA for a year as a visiting professor. A. worked B. has worked C. had worked D. has been working 35. _“Havent seen you for ages! Do you still work in Beijing?” “_ Its
17、 two years since I worked there.” A. Yes, I have B. Yes, I do C. No, I havent D. No, I dont 第二节完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分） One hundred years ago, my great-grandfather, Abraham Bank was forced into the Russian army. At the time, he was twenty-one years old. The prospect (前景) of twenty- five years o
18、f army service was 36 to Abraham, so he decided to 37 a few clothes and personal belongings and 38 his hometown during the night. He 39 his girlfriend, Rebecca, that he would write. Abraham traveled from Finland to Stockholm, Sweden, where he worked 40 a stevedore(装卸工). He earned his passage to Edin
19、burg where he 41 to work. His goal was to earn enough money to 42 the footsteps of his uncle, who had already moved to Australia. Three years 43 leaving his hometown, Abraham was finally able to buy a ticket on a 44 that would take him to Australia. However, he 45 into two difficulties. The first wa
20、s that he would not be able to get food in the steerage (统舱) class of the ship. The second was the 46 he would have in getting from Edinburg to London over Passover (逾越节) ， 47 the holiday ended on the night before the ship would be boarding. 48 , Abraham decided not to use his ticket. He 49 in Edinb
21、urg for a few months and then moved to South Africa. Eight years later Rebecca _50 him and they got married. Since then they lived there and had a big family. It was not until 1987 51 Abrahams grandson - my father and his family made the 52 to Australia. I have good cause for being 53 to Abraham for
22、 deciding not to use that ticket all those years ago. In fact, it might have been the 54 decision he ever made. The ship he had 55 up boarding got caught in a storm and struck (撞 击 ) on the Great Barrier Reef. 36. A. useful B. bad C. unthinkable D. important 37. A. wear B. buy C. find D. pack 38. A.
23、 protect B. leave C. love D. destroy 39. A. refused B. promised C. advised D. asked 40. A. for B. with C. out D. as 高 2012 级期中考试 英语试题 第 4 页 共 5 页 41. A. stopped B. started C. continued D. pretended 42. A. follow B. stand C. bring D. catch 43. A. before B. since C. after D. till 44. A. plane B. train
24、 C. ship D. bus 45. A. came B. ran C. fell D. entered 46. A. pleasure B. method C. time D. trouble 47. A. as B. so C. however D. when 48. A. First B. Suddenly C. Finally D. Shortly 49. A. left B. remained C. survived D. traveled 50. A. joined B. refused C. admitted D. avoided 51. A. when B. that C.
25、which D. why 52. A. move B. decision C. trip D. impression 53. A. pitiful B. powerful C. thankful D. pleasant 54. A. first B. worst C. final D. best 55. A. taken B. given C. looked D. come 第三节：阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） A On Christmas Eve, a year ago, the Wal-Mart in Cleburne, Texas, was crowded.
26、 Dozens of people were waiting in long lines at checkouts(付款台) to pay for their goods. The woman standing in cashier(收银员) Jeffrey Kandts line seemed poor. Her clothes were worn. She held a single item in her arms as she patiently waited to move to the front of the line. Her son would get the one pre
27、sent he had asked for: a Sony PlayStation 2. She had saved all year for this; with tax, the total would be $220. As Kandt scanned (扫描) the game players bar code(条形码) into his register(收 银机), the woman panicked. Where was her money? It wasnt where she remembered putting it earlier in the day. Her fea
28、r became obvious to the customers in line behind her as she started to cry. “Why my line”, Kandt thought as he watched the anxious woman search through her clothes. He was going to have to call his manager to cancel the sale and return the game player. Hed have to shut down his checkout line and wai
29、t for her to come not something that any store manager or cashier wants on Christmas Eve. “Im going to be late for church,” Kandt thought. And then an amazing thing happened. At the back of the line, a man took out his wallet, pulled out $100 and passed it forward. As the cash moved up the line, a t
30、wenty- dollar bill was added here, a ten-dollar bill there. When the collection finally reached the register, Kandt counted $220 and there are still $15 left. Strangers had fulfilled a poor womans Christmas wish to give her son his dream gift. And Jeffrey Kandt wasnt late for church. The people in h
31、is line in the Cleburne, Texas, Wal-Mart on Christmas Eve 2002 had become one. 56. According to the passage the woman couldnt pay because _. A. she had no money at all B. her purse was stolen C. she didnt find her money D. she didnt want to pay 57. What would Kandt do with the woman? A. Ignore the w
32、oman. 高 2012 级期中考试 英语试题 第 5 页 共 5 页 B. Call his manager to solve the problem. C. Pay the money for the goods himself. D. Pretend nothing was happening. 58. People offered money to the woman for the purpose of _. A. helping her out of trouble B. paying more quickly. C. not being late for church D. st
33、opping her crying 59. How much money was offered finally by the people? A. $100 B. $120 C. $220 D. $235 60. From the passage, we know that _. A. Kandt was late for church at last B. the womans son got his favorite presents C. all customers were busy going home D. the manager solve the problem quickl
34、y B You probably know you should say “ please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners? Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your mus
35、ic so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people cant hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so eve
36、n if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldnt have it turned up too high. Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools dont allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that dont have rules, but it would be ru
37、de to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesnt make sense to listen to your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came. Take One Out! Once in a while its okay just to t
38、ake out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening to your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or whe
39、n you answer the telephone and its not for you. Its Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is the best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right fo
40、r you. 61. The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means . A. the type of music B. the words of a song C. the amount of a sound D. the length of a song 62. We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music . 高 2012 级期中考试 英语试题 第 6 页 共 5 页 A. is not enjoyable B. makes u
41、s tired C. people will think you are rude D. hurts our ears 63. If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, . A. we will miss part of the play B. other people might get angry C. others wont hear the play well D. the theater wont allow it 64. We can take one earphone out except when we . A. show others
42、 the way B. answer the phone thats not for us C. order food at a fast-food restaurant D. watch a sporting event 65. What can be the best title of this passage? A. Music Lovers B. MPS lovers C. Music Manners D.MP3 Player C Peanuts allergies are among the most common and most dangerous food allergies.
43、 A tiny exposure to peanuts can mean big trouble for a person with a peanut allergy. Some people die from the exposure. But a tiny exposure may help scientists find a cure. A recent study suggests that some children may be able to beat back their allergic reactions to peanuts by gradually introducin
44、g a small number of peanuts into their diets. Its to early to say for a certain, so if you have a peanut allergy, do not try this at home. But the first results look promising(有 希 望 的 ). Two teams of scientists have been experimenting on a group of 29 children, with an average age of 5, who are alle
45、rgic to peanuts. At the beginning of the study, each kid received less than 1/1,000th of a peanut per day. Over the course of the study, the children gradually increased the number of peanuts in their diets. Ten of the children have been received the treatment for two years. Half of those ten now ap
46、pear to be free of their peanut allergies, says Wesley Burks, a pediatric allergist. These five kids can eat peanuts without problem. “They are putting peanuts in their diet,” Burks says. The two teams of scientists are now doing a follow-up study on two groups of children with the allergy. Children
47、 in one group will receive the gradual peanut treatment, and the others will not. Burks and the other researchers hope this study will help them learn if the treatment truly works or not. 66. Which way has been used to treat peanuts allergies recently? A. Keeping patients exposed to peanuts usually.
48、 B. Adding some peanuts into patients diet bit by bit. C. Dividing patients into two groups. D. Keeping patients away from peanuts long enough. 67. Results of the recent study seem _. A. successful B. encouraging C. exciting D. disappointing 68. The researchers may disagree with the idea that _. A. children can receive the treatm
