广东省汕头市金山中学2012--2013学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题

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试卷介绍： 广东省汕头市金山中学2012--2013学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题

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1. MaWendigraduatedfromaveterinary(兽医的)schoolseveralyearsago.Andnowsheisusedto61(glance)atcuriouslywhenshewalkssixdogsatthesametime.Theyarenotall62.The25-year-oldveterinarygraduateisafull-timedogwalker.“Ihavetotakecareoftwelvedogsatmost,”saidMa.Shecharges500yuanamonthperdog,andmostcustomersleavetheirdogsatherhouseforaweek.The63(busy)timeisaroundtheSpringFestival,becausemanypeoplegobacktotheirhometownsforfamilyreunions64gotraveling.“Comparedwithpeoplewhohavetobeintheirofficesduringtheday,Idon’thavetogetupearlytosqueezeintothesubwaycarriagesinrushhour,andIstillmake65decent(体面的)salary.Itseemstogivemegreat66(encourage)togoonwithmyjob.”shesaid.“Butit’sstillatiringjob.Whenevertherearedogsathome,Ican’tleavethemalone.Ihavetoworkandcaringthemisboundtobebusy,67meansthatIhavenotimetoenjoymyself.SometimesIwanttogooutforamealorshopping,butIcan’tdosobecauseIworryaboutthem,anditreallymakesme68(annoy)”shesaid.Mostofthedogsseemtoadapt69thelifethere.Maknowsallthedogs’names,andwhenshecallsone’sname,thedoginstantlyknowsshe70(refer)toit.[15分]

2. 听录音，在答题卡上补全答案。A1:Some.A2:Itis.A3:Thereare.A4:Provide.A5:machines.[5分]

3. 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。Nowadays,theterm"senseofhappiness"hasbeenrepeatedlymentionedinvariousmedias.DuringtheNationalDayholidays,CCTVdidanation-widesurveybyaskingrandompassers-bythequestion"Areyouhappynow?Whatexactlyishappinessinyoureyes?"Thesurveyarousedaheateddiscussionacrossthecountryandpeoplefromallwalksoflifeexpressedtheiropinions."IwouldsayI'mprettyhappyatpresentbecausemydeardaughterhasgraduatedfromcollegeandfoundherselfagoodjob."saidawomaninherfiftieswithabigsmileonherface.Thoughitseemedthatmostpeoplesaidtheywerehappy,differentvoiceswerestillheardandshouldnotbeignored.Therewasamigrantworker(农民工)whoseanswertothequestionwaswidelyspreadonline.Whenaskedifhewashappy,hesaid"MyfamilynameisZeng",showinghisdeterminationtorefusetheinterviewaswellashisannoyancetomentionhappiness.Thebrand-newChineseNobelPrizewinnerMoYananswered"Idon'tknow"inaninterviewwhenhewasaskedthesamequestion:Areyouhappy?[写作内容]1以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。2以约120个词就“幸福”的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：（1）目前你是否感到幸福及其原因；（2）请简述到现在为止让你觉得最幸福的一件事情；（3）谈谈你对幸福的理解。[写作要求]1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事．也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。[评分标准]概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。以下作稿纸用：[25分]

4. 听录音将下列短文补充完整。Marygotan6onherwayhome.Luckilyacouple,PaulandSusanofferedtohelp.Afterfailingtofindasuitabletireforherataservicestation,theyaskedhertofollowthemhome.Notabletofindatireforhereventhere,theydecidedtoletMaryusetheirowncar,sayingtheywouldnotbeusingthecar7.Marywassoimpressedbysuchkinddeeds.8passedbeforeMarydrovebacktoreturnthecouple’scar.Shearrivedtofindhercarcleanedwithnewtiresandeven9fixed.Shethankedthecouple,askinghowmuchsheowedthem.Yetthecoupletoldherthatitwastheirpleasuretohelp.Itwasthenthatsherealizedwhatsheshoulddowastopassontheir“10”spirit.[5分]

5. 假设你是王明，本周是你们学校“环境保护宣传周”，请根据下列提示的要点，为宣传栏写引言，介绍保护珍稀动物的情况。[写作内容]必要性动物是人类亲密的朋友，尤其是珍稀动物的存在使整个世界变得丰富多彩。现状最近听到甚至动物园里的珍稀动物都遭到人为伤害，深表震惊。原因有些人对保护动物认识不够及对动物漠不关心。措施牢记保护珍稀动物是我们每个人的职责。应学习宣传(publicize)其意义。[写作要求]1请根据以上提示内容写一篇短文，只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；2第一句已给出，不计入总句数。[评分标准]句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。Animalsareourclosefriends．[15分]

6. Beforehewentabroad，hespentasmuchtimeashe_____English.[1分]

Acouldlearning

Blearned

Ctolearn

Dcouldlearn

7. twiceayear,whetheritisacarorabusoratruck,istherulethateverydrivermustobeyinthiscity.[1分]

AExamining

BExamined

CBeingexamined

DHavingbeenexamined

8. [2分]

Acover

Bhide

Cfind

Dlose

9. [2分]

Aquietly

Bstill

Crelaxed

Dgracefully

10. [2分]

Awonderful

Bpainful

Chot

Dstrange

11. [2分]

Ahope

Binterest

Ctime

Dcontrol

12. Theunderlinedword“embedded”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.[2分]

Afixed

Bestablished

Csettled

Drooted

13. Theunderlinedword“now”inParagraph1refersto________.[2分]

A1855

BtheperiodoftheRenaissance

CthetimeoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRome

Dthetimeatwhichtheauthorwrotethepassage

14. WhatcanbeinferredaboutthemusicofancientGreeceandRome?[2分]

AItseffectonlistenerswasdescribedinanumberofclassicaltexts.

BItwasplayedoninstrumentsthatarefamiliartomodernaudiences.

CItexpressedmoredifferentidealsthanclassicalsculpture，paintingandpoetry.

DIthadthesameeffectonRenaissanceaudiencesasithadwhenoriginallyperformed.

15. Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?[2分]

AWhatanearthquakeislike.

BHowtopredictearthquakes.

CWhereearthquakesoftenhappen.

DWhenafaultisformed.

16. WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?[2分]

ATherewerefourmagnitude6earthquakesintheSanFranciscoBayregionbetween1979and1989.

BTheaccumulatingstrainofthefaulttoacertainlevelresultsintheearthquake.

CAbout68yearsafter1911,noearthquakesoccurredintheSanFranciscoBayregion.

DThefastincreasingpopulationontheearthisthemaincauseoftheearthquake.

17. Billtravelsalotwhenhewasyounger.Nowthathehasstoppedhiswork,heenjoysreadingaboutforeignpeople,placesandcustomsevenifhehasalreadyvisitedthatpartoftheworld.[1分]

A

B

C

D

E

F

18. Brigittehasafive-year-olddaughterandafterseveraltalkswithherhusband,sheisconsideringtoeducatetheirdaughterathome.Shewouldlikeamagazinetolearnaboutthisnewtrend.[1分]

A

B

C

D

E

F

19. TherobotTonywassaidalreadyinLarry’shousebeforehereturned.[1分]

Atotestout

Btohavebeentestedout

Ctobetestedout

Dtobetestingout

20. ---Areyouateacher?---No,butI_______.[1分]

Ausedto

Busedtobeing

Cusedtobe

Dwasusedto

21. IintendtobuythiskindofpenbecauseIthepenwell.[1分]

Ahavetold,writes

Bhavebeentold,writes

Cwastold,wrote

Dhavebeentold,iswritten

22. [2分]

Ahill

Brock

Criver

Ddistance

23. [2分]

AFinally

BJoyfully

CCrazily

DImmediately

24. [2分]

Abreath

Bcontrol

Cdanger

Ddoubt

25. Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?[2分]

A“ThankYou”WillNeverBeNeededinJapan

BMonitoringTechnologiesAreWidespreadinJapan

CRobotIsDesignedtoCarefortheElderly.

DRobottechnologiesarewidespreadinJapanesedailylife.

26. ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthinkersoftheRenaissancewereseekingarebirthof________.[2分]

Aspiritualityineverydaylife

BcommunicationamongartistsacrossEurope

Caculturalemphasisonhumanvalues

Dreligiousthemesinartthatwouldaccompanythetraditionalsecularthemes

27. Accordingtothepassage，whywasBernardinoCirillodisappointedwiththemusicofhistime?[2分]

AItdidnotcontainenoughreligiousthemes.

BIthadlittleemotionalimpactonaudiences.

CItwasnotcomplexenoughtoappealtomusicians.

DItwastoodependentontheartandliteratureofhistime.

28. Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.[2分]

AAreSharksDangerous?

BSharksAndHumans

CSharks:Humans’Friends

DSharksHelpSaveHumanLives

29. Thatscientistsstudythehistoryoflargeearthquakesincertainareasistoultimately_________.[2分]

Adoresearchonthepastfrequencyoflargeearthquakes

Bestimatethemagnitudeofsimilarearthquakes

Cforecastthepossibilitiesofsimilarearthquakes

Djudgethespecificlocationoffutureearthquakes

30. Leroyusedtobeadetective.Hestilltakesanactiveinterestintheworkofthepolice,butthesedaysheenjoysreadingfictionsafteryearsspentchasingrealcriminals.[1分]

A

B

C

D

E

F

31. [2分]

Acalloff

Bgetoff

Ccooloff

Dturnoff

32. [2分]

Aeventually

Bsuddenly

Chappily

Dhurriedly

33. [2分]

Aclimbed

Bfollowed

Cdashed

Dhelped

34. [2分]

Alost

Bforgotten

Ctrapped

Dfooled

35. AccordingtoProfessorSato,.[2分]

Atherobotservesteamuchfasterthanahumanbeing

Btherobotdoesanythinglikehumanbeings

Ctea–servingrobothelpstoformlazinessoftheagingsociety

Dtea–servingrobotdoesn’tneedanyrewardfortheservice

36. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?[2分]

AArobotcanimitatepeopletocompletecomplicatedtasks.

BArobothasbeenprogrammedtocleanthedishes.

CAlltheproblemsintheagingsocietycanbesolvedbyrobots.

DThenumberofagingpeopleisincreasingrapidlyinJapan.

37. Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.[2分]

Apeopleareafraidofbeingmonitoredbyrobots.

BthetechnologyofrobotshasbeenhighlightedinJapan.

Crobotscancompletelytaketheplaceofhumanbeings.

Dpeople’sprivacyshouldbestrictlyprotected

38. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?[2分]

AThemusicalcompositionsthatbestillustratethedevelopmentsduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.

BThemusicaltechniquesthatwereinuseduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.

CTheEuropeanRenaissanceasaculturaldevelopmentthatincludedchangesinmusicalstyle.

DTheancientGreekandRomanmusicalpracticesusedduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.

39. Whatisthecriticalfactorofformingafault?[2分]

AThematerialofrocks.

BTheexistingtimespanoftherocks.

CTheplatemovementsaroundtherocks.

DTheamountofstrainreleasedinthelastearthquake.

40. Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthattheSanAndreasFaultSystem____.[2分]

Ahasagreaterunderstandingofthecausesandeffectsofearthquakes

Bstoresmuchmoreinformationaboutthehistoryoflargeearthquakes

Coffersthepotentialfordoingresearchonthefaultswherestrainaccumulates

Dillustratesspecificallyhowrocksalongafaultareformed

41. EmiisauniversitystudentstudyingItalianandPolitics.Shedoesn'thavemuchtimetoreadanythingverydetailedbutsheislookingforsomethingwithplentyofnewsandinformation.[1分]

A

B

C

D

E

F

42. Carrieissixteenyearsoldandlovesspendingtimelisteningtopopmusicandlyingonherbedreading.Sheisalwaysinterestedinfindingoutmoreaboutsomeofthestarsintheworldofpopandfashion.[1分]

A

B

C

D

E

F

43. It’ssaidthatinthatareathereismorelandthanthegovernmentknows______.[1分]

Aitwhattodowith

Bwhattodoitwith

Cwhattodowithit

Dtodowhatwithit

44. Atlastthenewly-marriedcoupledeclared_______.[1分]

Atodivorce

Bbeingdivorced

Cthattheywoulddivorce

Ddivorced

45. Thestudent,inJinshanMiddleSchoolfor3years,wasadmittedintoQinghuaUniversity.[1分]

Atostudy

Bstudying

Ctohavestudied

Dhavingstudied

46. Thedetective,____tobereadinganewspaper,glancedattheman_____nexttoawoman.[1分]

Apretending,seated

Bpretended,seated

Cpretending,seat

Dpretended,seating

47. Astimewentby,theplanhestuck____fairlypractical.[1分]

Atoproved

Btoproving

Cproved

Dtobeproved

48. [2分]

Aface

Bfriends

Cplan

Dshout

49. [2分]

Apassaway

Bgetaway

Clookaway

Dtakeaway

50. [2分]

Aexposed

Bunwanted

Clost

Dprotected

51. [2分]

Aannoying

Bfrightening

Camazing

Dboring

52. WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhypeoplekillsharks?[2分]

APeoplekillsharksforfood.

BPeoplekillsharksforsport.

CPeoplekillsharksoutoffear.

DPeoplekillsharksbecausetheyoftenattackswimmers.

53. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?[2分]

ATherearemanydifferentspeciesofsharks,butonlyafewofthemaredangeroustohumans.

BSharksnevergetill.

CSharksareavaluableresourceforhuman.

DSharksplayanimportantroleintheoceanecosystem.

54. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.[2分]

Amovieshavegivenpeoplethewrongimpressionofsharks

Bmostsharksaredangeroustohumans

Csharkswillattackanyonewhoiswearingblack

Ditisdangeroustoswimintheocean

55. Theunderlinedword“prolong”inthelastbutoneparagraphmeans______.[2分]

Asave

Bprotect

Clengthen

Dimprove