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1、 高中英语真题:2012-2013 学年高二下学期期中调研测试英语试题 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和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Where does the man want to go?A.A bank.B.A park.C.A bus stop.2.When is Pauls birthday party?A.July 11.B.July 12.C.July 13.3.Where is th
2、e man going to spend his Christmas?A.In his brothers.B.In his mothers.C.In his sisters.4.How are the womans parents?A.Theyre ill now.B.Theyre seldom ill.C.Theyre very healthy.5.Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Classmates.B.A couple.C.Colleagues.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)听下面 5
3、 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，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6.What does David like to do when he is online?A.To communicate with his friends.B.To look for something interesting.C.To look up some useful information.7.Wha
4、t does the woman do?A.She is a worker.B.She is a researcher.C.She is a teacher.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.Why does the woman turn to the man?A.Because she is not interested in English.B.Because she is not good at learning English.C.Because she has no time to do English exercises.9.How does the woman us
5、ually learn English?A.By doing lots of exercises.B.By reading English novels.C.By remembering basic knowledge.10.What does the man advise the woman to do?A.To change her learning method.B.To spend more time on English.C.To recite each text in her textbook.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.Where does the con
6、versation most probably take place?A.In a bar.B.In a store.C.In a restaurant.12.Who does the man buy the fruit juice for?A.His wife.B.His son.C.His daughter.13.How much is a kilo of apples?A.4 yuan.B.8 yuan.C.16 yuan.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?
7、A.Doctor and patient.B.Employer and employee.C.Husband and wife.15.Whats the womans attitude towards the mans idea?A.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Negative.16.Why does the man think he should join the football team?A.Because he was a professional player.B.Because it is organized by his company.C.Because
8、he used to play football very well.17.What does the woman advise the man to do?A.Insist on his diet.B.Do more exercise.C.Join the football team.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.When was Emperor Nero in power?A.Before 37 AD.B.After 68 AD.C.During the first century.19.Around 1600,who owned most of the coffe
9、e shops in?A.Italians.B.Americans.C.Frenchmen.20.Who invented the hand-turned ice-cream freezer?A.Francesco.B.Nancy Johnson.C.Jacob Flusell.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.Dont worry too much about _ mistakes.They are _ natural p
10、art of learning.A./;a B.the;/C./;the D.the;the 22.What makes you so upset,Mr.Wang?That John,a student in my class,_ himself to computer games.A.withdraws B.undertakes C.conveys D.abandons 23.Hows your new class teacher?We _ ask for a better one.All my classmates love him so much.A.shouldnt B.couldnt
11、 C.mustnt D.neednt 24.Having gone through several rounds of selection,the young man _ gained a chance to perform in China Talent.A.constantly B.unfortunately C.eventually D.temporarily 25.What a heavy rain!So it is.We have to delay _ the sports meeting until it is fine.A.to hold B.holding C.held D.b
12、eing held 26.He was about half through his meal _ a familiar voice came to his ears.A.why B.where C.when D.while 27.How did Mary react to the bad news?Oh,she was filled with sorrow and _ a sigh.A.let out B.dropped out C.tried out D.gave out 28.He volunteered to work in a remote mountainous village i
13、n West China last year,which is still _ on foot now.A.available B.acceptable C.admirable D.accessible 29.The Chinese government has promised to do _ lies in its power to ease the pressure of high housing price for average-income families.A.that B.what C.where D which 30.If _ without following the do
14、ctors instructions,the medicine may have serious side effects.A.taken B.to be taken C.taking D.being taken 31.A lot of people _ the theory that acupuncture can produce chemicals in the body which reduce pain.A.correspond to B.relate to C.subscribe to D.refer to 32.Shall we go out for lunch?Dont dist
15、urb me.I _ the letters all morning and _ six so far.A.write;wrote B.wrote;have written C.was writing;wrote D.have been writing;have written 33.The Japanese government stubbornly claimed the ownership of Diao Yu Islands belonging to,_ greatly hurt the friendship between the two peoples.A.that B.what
16、C.which D.it 34.If penicillin had not been available,many people _ from sickness or even small wounds.A.would die B.would have died C.will have died D.might die 35.Shall we invite Jim and his sister to our party?_.Theyll have fun with us,I think.A.No way!B.Why not?C.Good for you!D.What for?第二节.完形填空（
17、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。Most people think of birds as feathered animals that fly.Scientists,36 ,do not define(给下定义)birds as animals that fly,because some birds do not.Of the 10,000 or so species of birds,46 cannot 37 .Flight plays a key role in 38
18、 for most birds.It allows them to find food over a 39 area and to get away from enemies.Ancestors of flightless birds may have 40 their ability to fly because they had no regular predators(捕食者)or did not need to fly to find food.Rather than fly,some of these birds developed other 41 to catch food an
19、d avoid enemies.Two examples of 42 birds are penguins and ostriches.43 birds that fly,penguins do not have wide wings or large feathers.In order to catch the fish they feed on,penguins use their powerful wings to swim 44 .And when they swim,they look as if they are flying through the water.The 45 of
20、 penguins bodies makes it possible for them to dive deep underwater,46 their thick feathers protect them from the cold.Ostriches are known for their long legs,long necks,and large size.To 47 themselves,they stay in groups and use their excellent sight and hearing to 48 enemies.As soon as 49 approach
21、es,they can run at a speed of more than 65 kilometers per hour to 50 .In addition to using their strong legs to run,they can kick powerfully.Not all flightless birds have been 51 in protecting themselves.Flightless birds on some islands had no enemies until people 52 .These birds were hunted and eas
22、ily caught by people and the animals 53 by people.Human land development has 54 the habitats of some birds.A number of flightless birds 55 because they were unable to adapt to new conditions and new enemies.36.A.thus B.however C.therefore D.otherwise 37.A.stand B.fly C.hear D.sing 38.A.growth B.comm
23、unication C.health D.survival 39.A.wide B.familiar C.crowded D.special 40.A.developed B.improved C.lost D.proved 41.A.parts B.habits C.ways D.tools 42.A.wild B.interesting C.rare D.flightless 43.A.Instead of B.Because of C.Besides D.Unlike 44.A.quickly B.carefully C.differently D.gradually 45.A.shap
24、e B.color C.bone D.skin 46.A.if B.and C.but D.so 47.A.help B.feed C.protect D.hide 48.A.kill B.notice C.confuse D.frighten 49.A.dawn B.darkness C.danger D.food 50.A.look B.escape C.move D.fight 51.A.successful B.natural C.unusual D.positive 52.A.realized B.acted C.stopped D.arrived 53.A.brought B.fo
25、und C.bought D.hunted 54.A.provided B.formed C.destroyed D.controlled 55.A.flew away B.watched out C.gave away D.died out 第三部分：阅读理解（共 15 小题，每小题 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。A Albert Szent-Gyorgyi was born in on September 16,1893.In 1911 he entered his uncles laborator
26、y where he studied until the outbreak of World War One,when he joined the army.He served on the Italian and Russian fronts,and he was permitted to leave the army in 1917 after being wounded in action.He completed his studies in Budapest before he went to for a two-year course in physical chemistry.I
27、n 1920 he became an assistant at a university in Leiden,the Netherlands and from 1922 to 1926 he worked with H.J.Hamburger at the Physiology Institute,Groningen,the.In 1926,Szent-Gyorgyi was ready to end his own life after an embarrassing problem in his career.The scientist,thirty-two,had written a
28、paper and handed it to his boss for approval to publish.His boss threw it in the dustbin.Concluding his life was a failure,the young researcher quit.Unable to support his wife and child,he sent them home to her parents.His final wish was to attend one last scientific meeting,to be among scientists,t
29、o have one last good time.So he went to the 1926 International Physiological Society Congress in.Sitting in the audience,lost in self-pity,Szent-Gyorgyi listened to the president of the society,Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins,refer to the fine work of a researcher:Szent-Gyorgyi!After the speech,collec
30、ting his courage,he introduced himself to.The great man invited the young scientist to to do further work.Szent-Gyorgyis life changed.He discovered the oxidation-preventing(防氧化的)action of vitamin C.He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937.He accounted for his success by saying that d
31、iscovery is seeing what everyone else has seen but thinking what nobody else has thought.56.Which of the following is the correct order of the events relevant to Szent-Gyorgyi?a.finished his studies in b.served during World War One c.worked with Hopkins d.studied in A.b,c,a,d B.b,a,d,c C.a,c,d,b D.a
32、,b,d,c 57.Why did Szent-Gyorgyi want to end his own life in 1926?A.His pride was hurt by his boss.B.He was not satisfied with his paper.C.He couldnt support his family.D.His boss stopped him attending a conference.58.The passage is organized in the pattern of _.A.cause and effect B.comparison and co
33、ntrast C.time and events D.definition and classification B Medalists of the 1948 London Olympic Games look back on their summer of victory.SAMMY ,GOLD AND BRONZE,DIVING I first had my Olympic dream at 12,when they held the 1932 Olympics in.My father and I were at a grocery store,and I asked,“What ar
34、e all the flags doing here?”He said,“We are having the Olympic Games.Thats where they honor the greatest athletes in the world.”I said,“Papa,someday Im going to be an Olympic champ.”Walking up the 10-meter platform,I thought to myself,“Ive waited 16 years for this moment.Am I going to win?”So I pray
35、ed to God that I was most deserving of winning the Games.DAVID BOND,90,GOLD,SAILING During the war,I spent six years in Royal Air Force.I think in general,the 1948 Olympics meant very little to most people.We were too busy after the war to be worried about sport very much anyway.Our team had about s
36、ix weeks before the Olympics down at Torquay and we went out sailing every day.Winning gold was quite something.It was nice to stand on the platform with lots of people cheering.We celebrated by going to a big dance.MICHAEL LAPAGE,88,SILVER,ROWING I started rowing when I was 14.I joined the navy in
37、1942.In 1945 the war came to an end and I started rowing again.In 1948 we were still on rations(配给供应):4 oz.of red meat a week.But the had all the meat they wanted.They were the favorites to win.On the day of the final,we led the Americans at the start,but their stronger staying power took them throu
38、gh to win.There were no ribbons on the medals,so we just showed them round the family.THOMAS GODWIN,91,BRONZE,CYCLING At 14 I left school and got a job delivering groceries on a bicycle,which excited my interest in cycling.When the war broke out,I volunteered but was held back,so I continued riding.
39、After my team won our bronze medals,we went home just round the corner and had a sit-down and a chat and a laugh.It was a different world.Money was never,never thought about.59.According to the passage,Sammy Lee _.A.was 28 when he attended the 1948 Olympics B.never thought he could win medals in div
40、ing C.found that he has a talent for sports at age 12 D.prepared for the 1948 Olympics for 16 years 60.Michael Lapage blamed his teams loss of the gold medal on their _.A.weak will B.poor skill C.poor nutrition D.hurried preparation 61.What did David Bond and Thomas Godwin have in common?A.They both
41、 took part in a team event.B.A lot of money was awarded to them.C.The 1948 Olympics meant little to them.D.They both served in the army during World War II.62.What would be the best title for the passage?A.Long-lived medalists B.The 1948 Olympics C.Famous athletes D.Great in 1948 C In New Britain,Co
42、nnecticut,a new official in charge of schools named Kelt Cooper wants to end high truancy(逃学)rates among public school students,and hes suggesting financial punishments to get job done.A plan to fine students up to$75 for each day they skip school is now being considered by authorities.The concept o
43、f fining kids for skipping school may come as a shock,but its not new.In,the parents responsible for a student guilty of habitual truancy can be fined up to$500 and/or be required to perform up to 70 hours of community service.Until recently,students in could be hit with a$250 punishment for each co
44、unt of truancy;in early 2012 the law was changed and the heavy fines were removed,though a$20 punishment may still be handed out if a student truants for the third time.Fines for truancy are also in effect overseas.In the UK,The Guardian reports,parents can be fined 50(about$80)per skipped school da
45、y.The punishment doubles if its not paid within 28 days.The question is:Do fines like this work?The vast majority of authorities in the said that,indeed,they do.The fines were believed either“very successful”or“fairly successful”by 79%in reducing truancy,according to a survey.If the plan is passed i
46、n,its unclear how effective the law might be,how to make parents and students obey the law and what might happen if they refuse to pay.However,local officials seem to be willing to give it a shot.According to the Courant:“The mayor agrees that truancy is a real issue in schools,and whats been done i
47、n the past hasnt been working to reduce truancy.”said Phil Sherwood,assistant to Mayor Timothy O Brien.And what do the students think?In the New Britain Herald,one 17-year-old entering her senior year called the plan“ridiculous”and predicted that the punishments will bring about negative effects on
48、the court system.Besides,“I dont see the point,”she said.“Kids will just try harder not to get caught.”63.The passage mainly discusses whether _.A.schools have the right to punish students B.authorities should consider protecting kids C.students should be fined for skipping school D.parents are resp
49、onsible for childrens truancy 64.If a British kid skips two school days and fails to pay fines in a month,the punishment will be _.A.two hundred pounds B.fifty pounds C.eighty pounds D.a hundred pounds 65.We can learn from the passage that _.A.truancy is a serious problem in B.Coopers plan has been
50、passed in C.fining kids for truancy is a new idea in D.little has been done to reduce truancy in 66.The underlined part“give it a shot”most probably means _.A.get used to it B.help improve it C.try to carry it out D.fight against it D Need to relax after a few stressful months?Perhaps you need to go