江苏省苏州中学2012-2013学年度高二第一学期期中考试.doc

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. 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. B. In the next office. C. In the womans office.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m 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 Greens office. B. At home. C. In his classroom. 7. When 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 a cinema.10. How is the man probably going back tonight?A. On a bus. B. In a taxi. C. In the womans car.听第8段材料，回答第1113题。11. Where does the conversation take place?A. On the road. B. In a classroom. C. At a weather station.12. How did 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 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 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 volunteered 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 once.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 about B. What if C. How come D. How shall22. We all need friends. Life is _ without a_ to share it with.A. not fun, company B. not funny, companion C. no fun, companion D. no fun, company23. If you have let out your friends secret, the problem lies _ you. You have no right to blame the quarrel _ your friend.A. in, for B. with, with C. on, on D. with, on24. At the back yard, we found him _ on a bench, with his eyes _ on his neighbors garden of roses. A. seated; fixing B. sitting; fixing C. seated; fixed D. sitting; being fixed25. _, the 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 muchC. Though he wanted the job very much D. He wanted the job badly26. There are many people with outstanding achievement. I dont know why they _ me _ for the prize. A. pick; onB. pick; out C. pick; upD. pick; off27. 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; that28. Im afraid we wont be able to go much farther, for the gas _.A. has run out B. is using up C. is used up D. is running out29. Ten years ago the population of our village was that of theirs.A. as twice large as B. twice as large as C. twice as much as D. as twice much as 30It is common sense that _ for a long time in the sun might seriously damage your skinAexposedBbeing exposed CexposingDto expose31After the party, most guests left, with only two of them _ in the host family, _ him cleaning upAremaining, helpedBremaining, helping Cremained, helpedDremained, helped32-Sally likes to hang out with some girls who care nothing about their 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 bushCAll work no play makes Jack a dull boy DBirds of a feather flock together33The first time Ian met his girlfriends parents, he was on his best behavior and left them with a _ impression. A. favored B. favorite C. favoring D. favorable34If you want to see a doctor, youd better make an appointment with him. This is a common _ in the USA.A. dutyB. practiceC. attitudeD. rule35Which of the following sentence has the same meanings as “Not 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.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. 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-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. 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 her 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 firmly, 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 heard 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. Maybe so, but sometimes magic is just 55. word for love.36. A. ready B. fit C. prepared D. unprepared37. A. situation B. position C .honor D. case38. A. him B. them C. myself D. ourselves39. A. best B. only C. very D. usual 40. A. over B. between C. before D. behind41. A. master B. monster C. mother D. professor42. A. time B. strength C. conflict D. love43. A. mental B. emotional C. physical D. adolescent44. A. beside B. except C. besides D. except for45. A. responded B. reacted C. replied D. respected46. A. debate B. battle C. fight D. war47. A. claimed B. declared C. informed D. screamed48. A. kind B. mean C. greedy D. funny49. A. misunderstand B. love C. trust D. hate50. A. arm B. hair C. leg D. clothes51. A. dirty B. cute C. clean D.angry52. A. liked B. pretended C. got D. meant53. A. aspect B. hand C. side D. occasion54. A. hard B. out C. magic D. wonder55. A. a B. 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。AWith petroleum reserve（石油储量）decreasing, the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner, greener alternativeThough much eco-talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans, the biofuel that looks more likely lo replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source: algaeAlgae（藻类）, like corn, soybeans, and other crops, grow through photosynthesis（光合作用）and can be processed into fuel oilHowever, they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such as soybeans, according to the USDepartment of EnergyMany algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted waterwhile corn and soy require, arable land and fresh water that will be in short supply as the worlds population balloonsIf you replaced all the diesel（柴油）in the US with soy biodiesel, it would take half the land mass 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 the petroleum fuel in the United States, it would require l5,000 square miles, which is a few thousand miles larger that Maryland（12,407squaree miles）, the 42nd state in land areaAnother bonus: Because algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space, theyre being tested at several power plants across the nation as a carbon absorberSmokestack emissions （烟囱排放物）can be pumped directly into the ponds, feeding the algae while keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphereAlthough processing technology for algae fuelalso known as oilgae in some environmentalist circles is improving, its still years away from reaching your local gas pump its just a question of cost, because no large-scale facilities have been built yet, Caspari says56The underlined word yield in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _Acontrol Bgive in Cgrow Dproduce57Compared with corn and soybeans, algae_Amay pollute water and soil Bprovide much less energyCcan grow in poor conditions Dneed more special care58According to Paragraph 3, one of the advantages of producing algae fuel is that _Ait can be used more widely Bit is more easy to produceCit needs much less land Dit costs much less money59What do we learn about algae from Paragraph 4?APeople can grow algae anywhere BAlgae help protect the environment.CFish can get more oxygen from algae. DAlgae product less wasteBBirds that are half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere (半球) alert and the other sleepingcontrol which side of the brain remains awake, according 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 keeps shut, while the wakeful hemispheres 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 end-of-the-row sleepers which tend to be attacked more easily. Sure enough, 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 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 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. Hes 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, its only been found in birds and such water animals as dolphins, 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.” 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 restB. they have to watch out for possible attacksC. the two halves of their brain are differently structuredD. they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions61. What is implied about the example of a birds 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 napping 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 enemyB. emerge from water now and then to breatheC. be sensitive to the ever-changing environmentD. avoid being swept away by rapid currents63. By saying “just the tip of the iceberg”, Siegel suggests that _.A. half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weatherB. the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solvedC. most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepersD. half-brain sleep may exist among other speciesCWashington, 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) of speeches and television ads in the eight states still up for grabs.President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to hold virtually nonstop events between now and the Tuesday election considered too close to call.The focus is on battleground states worth 95 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Both sides are trying to close the deal with a decreasing number of uncommitted voters, while making sure supporters actually cast ballots.That means a game of campaign chess that started Thursday, with appearances by the candidates and their assistants as well as advertising dollars allocated to the places considered most vital to success.Concluding a race expected to cost more than $6 billion overall, Obama and Romney and their running mates will hit all the battleground states - Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virginia and Wisconsin. The campaigns also are unloading a blast of television ads and mailings that threaten to overwhelm voters already saturated with politicking. Perhaps no one said it better than 4-year-old Abigael Evans of Fort Collins, Colorado, who - according to NPR - cried after listening to more election coverage on the radio and told her mother: Im tired of Broncobama and Mitt Romney.64The underlined phrase “too close to call” probably means .Aa game that one side is obviously winning.Ba tie in which neither side seems likely to winCso close that you need not use a telephoneDa visit close to ones home state65What is the focus of the last -5 day campaigns for both presidential candidates?ATo make sure that their supporters understand their policies.BTo collect enough money for campaign ads. CTo paint their rival as black as possible.DTo win over the voters who have not decide which candidate to vote for.66The public generally feel about these last-days election efforts.AexcitedBdisappointed Cannoyed DrelievedDLoneliness has been linked to depression（抑郁）and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was fifty-two percent more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was twenty-five percent more likely to do the same. Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity(肥胖) and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts. The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression. The new findings involved more than five thousand people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends. For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about forty-eight days a year. The study found that having a lonely friend can add about seventeen days. But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by two and a half days.Lonely people become less and less trusting of others. This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends and more likely that society will reject（排斥）them. John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study. He says it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed t