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1、江苏省苏州中学2012-2013 学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120 分，考试时间120分钟。第一卷将正确的选项填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，第卷直接做在答案专页上。第卷（选择题，共85 分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题1 分，满分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，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的阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1.Where probably are the speakers? A.
2、 At a bookstore. B. At a library. C. At a clothes shop. 2. What did the woman buy? A. Carrots. B. Fish. C. Chicken. 3. How was the weather during the vacation? A. Hot. B. Cool. C. Cold. 4. Who is the man? A. A teacher. B. An engineer. C. A tailor. 5. Where can the man smoke? A. In the entrance hall.
3、 B. In the next office. C. In the woman s office. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题1分，满分15 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白， 每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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，听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 分钟；听完后，各小题给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。6. Where is the boy? A. In Green s office. B. At home. C. In his classroom. 7. When
4、 does the conversation probably take place? A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the evening. 听第七段材料，回答第810 题。8. Whom is the woman with? A. She is with her husband. B. She lives with John. C. She stays with her parents. 9. Where did the woman meet her husband? A. At a theatre. B. At a wedding. C. At
5、 a cinema. 10. How is the man probably going back tonight? A. On a bus. B. In a taxi. C. In the woman s car. 听第 8 段材料，回答第1113 题。 11. Where does the conversation take place? 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 10 页A. On the road. B. In a classroom. C. At a weather station. 12. How di
6、d the woman get the knowledge about the weather? A. She travelled a lot. B. She likes reading about weather. C. She learned a lot from her geography teacher. 13. What are the man and the woman probably doing? A. Discussing the weather forecast. B. Riding bikes in the countryside. C. Having a picnic
7、in the country. 听第 9 段材料，回答第14 至 16 题。14. What is probably the man? A. A dancer. B. a reporter. C. A musician. 15. What does the woman like best? A. Classical concerts. B. Art exhibition. C. Ballets. 16. Why does the woman like ballet? A.The dancing is good. B. The singing is nice. C. There is music
8、 in it. 听第 10 段材料，回答第1720 题。17. Who is the speaker? A. A specialist in oil spill prevention. B. A news reporter. C. An oil company technician. 18. What is the main topic of the report? A. Where the oil spill occurred. B. What caused the oil-spill. C. How the oil spill was treated. 19. Who volunteere
9、d to clean up the oil? A. Business people, storekeepers, students and others. B. Storekeepers, reporters, business people and others. C. Farmers, scientists, teachers and others. 20. What does the oil company promise to do? A. To prevent any more oil-spills. B. To get rid of all the old ships at onc
10、e. C. To clean up the oil at Seaview Beach soon. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分 35 分）第一节：单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21. Excuse me, Sir. This is the seat reserved for women and children. -_ I sit here? There are no women or children on this bus, anyway. A. What abo
11、ut B. What if C. How come D. How shall 22. We all need friends. Life is _ without a_ to share it with. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 10 页A. not fun, company B. not funny, companion C. no fun, companion D. no fun, company 23. If you have let out your friend s secret, the proble
12、m lies _ you. You have no right to blame the quarrel _ your friend. A. in, for B. with, with C. on, on D. with, on 24. At the back yard, we found him _ on a bench, with his eyes _ on his neighborsgarden of roses. A. seated; fixing B. sitting; fixing C. seated; fixed D. sitting; being fixed 25. _, th
13、e idea of having to work under a woman was more than he could stand. A. Wanting the job very much B. Although wanting the job very much C. Though he wanted the job very much D. He wanted the job badly 26. There are many people with outstanding achievement. I don t know why they _ me _ for the prize.
14、 A. pick; on B. pick; out C. pick; up D. pick; off 27. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer _ it was two months ago, _ it was nothing but a construction site. A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that 28. Im afraid we wont be able to go much farther, for th
15、e gas _. A. has run out B. is using up C. is used up D. is running out 29. Ten years ago the population of our village wasthat of theirs. A. as twice large as B. twice as large as C. twice as much as D. as twice much as 30 It is common sense that _ for a long time in the sun might seriously damage y
16、our skinAexposed Bbeing exposed Cexposing D to expose 31 After the party, most guests left, with only two of them _ in the host family, _ him cleaning upAremaining, helped Bremaining, helping Cremained, helped Dremained, helped 32 -Sally likes to hang out with some girls who care nothing about their
17、 school work-_. Sally is not a girl who is too concerned about her grades. ALike mother like daughter BA bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush CAll work no play makes Jack a dull boy DBirds of a feather flock together 33The first time Ian met his girlfriend s parents, he was on his best be
18、havior and left them with a _ impression. A. favored B. favoriteC. favoring D. favorable 34 If you want to see a doctor, you d better make an appointment with him. This is a common _ in the USA. A. duty B. practice C. attitude D. rule 35 Which of the following sentence has the same meanings as “ Not
19、 everything that is best for nature is good for people.” ? AEverything that is best for nature is not good for people. BNothing that is best for nature is good for people. CNothing that is best for nature is not good for people. DEverything that is not best for nature is good for people. 精选学习资料 - -
20、- - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 10 页第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I know a woman who always found an excuse to love. I met her working at the most difficult job of my life - as a helper in an after-school daycare center. I was completely 36
21、. for the work; I had no training and my temperament（性格） seemed to be particularly unsuited to the 37. I reminded 38. that I was hired to watch the children, play with them and lead arts and crafts - not fix all of their problems, of which there were many. And my 39. help was Mrs. Tucker, a 73-year-
22、old retired social worker who worked with me. All that stood 40. _ the kids and disaster was me and a 73-year-old woman. And I wasnt that strong a defense! But I soon learned that Mrs. Tucker was a 41. with these children. Some children just need more 42. , she always said. A case in point was Timmy
23、. Timmy received special help at school because of his 43. problems. He was developmentally delayed. He often fought with other children and was a compulsive hair-puller. I could never get close to Timmy - he did not trust anyone. Anyone, that is,44. Mrs. Tucker. He 45. to her. He genuinely loved he
24、r because, I came to believe, she loved him. One day a 46. broke out between Timmy and one of the other children. After separating them, Mrs. Tucker directed Timmy to sit in a chair. He 47., I HATE YOU, Mrs. Tucker! Youre a 48. old lady! I hate you! I know you 49. me right now, Timmy, she said firml
25、y, but Im sure not going to let you pull the other childrens 50. . After a while Timmy had calmed down and Mrs. Tucker called him over. His cheeks were still 51 _ and bore dried tear streaks(痕迹 ). I could not hear their conversation, but I saw Timmy put his arms around her neck. When I walked by I h
26、eard him say, Im sorry I called you a mean old lady, Mrs. Tucker. I knew he 52. it. A little later Mrs. Tucker said to me, Timmy just needs more love than other children. On another 53. I heard Timmys mother say, You work 54. with him, Mrs. Tucker. He doesnt respond to anybody like he does to you. M
27、aybe so, but sometimes magic is just 55. word for love. 36. A. ready B. fit C. prepared D. unprepared 37. A. situation B. position C .honor D. case 38. A. him B. them C. myself D. ourselves 39. A. best B. only C. very D. usual 40. A. over B. between C. before D. behind 41. A. master B. monster C. mo
28、ther D. professor 42. A. time B. strength C. conflict D. love 43. A. mental B. emotional C. physical D. adolescent 44. A. beside B. except C. besides D. except for 45. A. responded B. reacted C. replied D. respected 46. A. debate B. battle C. fight D. war 47. A. claimed B. declared C. informed D. sc
29、reamed 48. A. kind B. mean C. greedy D. funny 49. A. misunderstand B. love C. trust D. hate 50. A. arm B. hair C. leg D. clothes 51. A. dirty B. cute C. clean D.angry 52. A. liked B. pretended C. got D. meant 53. A. aspect B. hand C. side D. occasion 54. A. hard B. out C. magic D. wonder 55. A. a B.
30、 another C. the other D. the 第三部分：阅读理解（共15 小题，每题2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 10 页A With petroleum reserve（石油储量） decreasing, the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner,greener alternative Though much eco-talk has
31、 centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans, thebiofuel that looks more likely lo replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source: algaeAlgae（藻类） , like corn, soybeans, andother crops, grow through photosynthesis（光合作用） andcan be processed into fuel oilHowever, they yield 30 times more energy th
32、an land crops such assoybeans, according to the U S Department of Energy Many algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted water while corn and soy require, arable land and fresh water that will be in short supply as the worlds population balloons If you replaced all the diesel （柴油） in the
33、US with soy biodiesel, it would take half the landmass of the U.S. to grow those soybeans, says Matt Caspari, chief executive of Aurora Biofuels,a Berkeley, Calif-based private firm that specializes in algae oil technologyOn the other hand,the Energy Department says that if algae fuel replaced all t
34、he petroleum fuel in the United States,it would requirel5,000square miles, which is a few thousand miles larger thatMaryland（12,407squaree miles）, the 42nd state in land areaAnother bonus: Because algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space, theyrebeing tested at several power plants ac
35、ross the nation as a carbon absorber Smokestackemissions （烟囱排放物） can be pumped directly into the ponds, feeding the algae while keepinggreenhouse gases out of the atmosphereAlthough processing technology for algae fuel also known as oilgae in some environmentalist circles is improving, its still yea
36、rs away from reaching your local gas pump its just a question of cost, because no large-scale facilities have been built yet, Caspari says56 The underlined word yield in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _Acontrol B give inC grow Dproduce 57 Compared with corn and soybeans, algae_Amay pollute water and
37、 soil Bprovide much less energy Ccan grow in poor conditions D need more special care 58 According to Paragraph 3, one of the advantages of producing algae fuel is that _ Ait can be used more widely Bit is more easy to produce Cit needs much less land Dit costs much less money 59 What do we learn ab
38、out algae from Paragraph 4? APeople can grow algae anywhereBAlgae help protect the environment. CFish can get more oxygen from algae.D Algae product less wasteB Birds that are half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere ( 半 球 ) alert and the other sleepingcontrol which side of the brain remains awake, acco
39、rding to a new study of sleeping ducks. Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere ke eps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere
40、s eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once. Decades of studies of bird groups led researchers to predict extra alertness in the 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 10 页end-of-the-row sleepers which tend to be attacked more easily. Sure eno
41、ugh, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction. Also, birds napping at the end of the line depend on single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Turning
42、16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found that compared with 12 percent for birds in internal spots, outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of napping time. “ We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness at
43、the same time in different regions of the brain,” the researchers say.The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing assumption that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. He
44、 s seen it in a pair of birds napping side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open. Useful as half- sleeping might be, it s only been found in birds and such water animals as dolp
45、hins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning. Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds half-brain sleep “ is just the tip of the iceberg . ”
46、He supposes that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species. 60. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because _. A. their brain hemispheres take turns to rest B. they have to watch out for possible attacks C. the two halves of their brain are differently struct
47、ured D. they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions 61. What is implied about the example of a bird s sleeping in front of a mirror?A. An imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security. B. Birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of their security. C. The phenomenon of birds na
48、pping in pairs is widespread. D. A single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror. 62. While sleeping, some water animals tend to keep half awake in order to _. A. alert themselves to the approaching enemy B. emerge from water now and then to breathe C. be sensitive to the ever-chang
49、ing environment D. avoid being swept away by rapid currents 63. By saying “just the tip of the iceberg” , Siegel suggests that _.A. half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weather B. the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solved C. most birds living in cold regions tend to be half s
50、leepers D. half-brain sleep may exist among other species C 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 10 页Washington, November 1, 2012 (CNN) - After years of planning and months of campaigning, the most expensive presidential race in history comes down to a final five-day whirlwind(旋风 ) o