重庆市江北中学校2012—2013学年（上）半期考试

命题人；罗吉华

（本试卷共四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。）

一、听力（共两节，满分35分）

做题时，请先将答案划在试题卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试题卷上的答案转涂或转填到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）

请听下面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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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 can we learn about the woman?

A. She wants to continue her studies right away.

B. She needs money to take a trip.

C. she is going to graduate.

2. Why did the woman go to the States?

A. To do some business . B. To go sightseeing.. C. To visit some friends.

3. What does the man want to use a bag to carry?

A. Books B. Tapes C. Disks

4.How much will the man pay if they visit the park now?

A. 25 B. 35 C. 40

5. What does the man mean?

A. He can’t go to the cinema. B. He can go to the cinema on Saturday morning.

C. He can go to the cinema on Saturday evening.

第二节（共12小题；每小题1. 5分，满分18分）

请听下面4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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Secretary and boss. B. Student and teacher.. C. Daughter and father,

7. What kind of mistakes does the woman make?

A. Spelling mistakes. B. Grammar mistakes . C. A terrible mistakes.

8, Why did the woman make a few mistakes?

A. She typed too fast. B. She is new on the job. C. She is not good at spelling.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What’s the man’s father like usually?

A. Free. B. Careful. C. Busy.

10. For what purpose does the woman recommend the story to the man?

A. To ask the man to talk more with his father.

B. To help the man forget his trouble. C. To share her feelings with the man.

11. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Parents nowadays are too busy. B. Family problems are hard to solve.

C. Communication is necessary at home.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What time is it now?

A. 6:00 p.m B. 7:00 p.m C.8:00 p.m

13. Where is the Chinese restaurant?

A. On King Street B. On Queen Street C. On Green Street.

14. What should the woman do after the first turn?

A. Turn down Green street. B. Go down King Street. C. Go along Queen Street.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Where the speakers now?

A. In Beijing B. In America. C. In Italy.

16. Which is the best season in Beijing according to the man?

A, Autumn B. Summer C. Spring.

17. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. Bothe speakers dislike spring here.

B. It is usually windy in the autumn of Beijing.

C Many Americans like autumn for its colors.

第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5）

请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入的内容写在答题卡相应位置上，在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，本段独白读两遍。

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

An accident

What happened

A lorry and 18 cars knocked into each other.



Site

Near the gas station named Northampton on the road.



Effect

The 19 is blocking on the M1 Northampton.



The speaker’s advice

The drivers going 20 have to take the A508.





第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节，填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答案题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21.Victor doesn’t have _____ sense of ____ humor. If you joke with him, he may get very angry.

A. the, the

B. a, the

C. a,/

D./,/



22. ----What was the party like? ----Wonderful. It’s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. after

B. before

C. when

D. since



23. There is ____ milk left now. I have to go and buy some.

A. not a little

B. not a bit

C. a little of

D. not a bit of



24. Mother Teresa has ____ for the poor.

A. devoted to care B. devoted to caring

C. been devoted to caring D .been devoted to care

25. We are paid _____ how much work we do.

A. by

B. according to

C. because of

D .with



26.Here are five nice pairs of shoes, I think, to __. Which would you like to ___?

A. choose, choose B. be chosen, choose

C. choose from, choose D. choose, choose from

27. _______ I have to sell my house, I’ll keep my business going.

A. Even

B .As if

C. If

D. Even if



28.The boy was late. He tried to enter the classroom without being noticed by the teacher, but luck ______ him.

A. went with

B. went against

C. went along

D. went over



29. He arrived early,____ to have a look at his favourite pop star.

A. hoping

B. to hope

C .having hoped

D. hoped



30. A new school was _____ in the village last year.

A. pulled up

B. set up

C. sent up

D. brought up



31.The boy insisted ______ in a nearby school.

A. to be taught

B. being taught

C. on being taught

D .on teaching



32. --- Smoking is bad for your health. ---Yes, I know. But I simply can’t ___.

A. give it up

B. give it in

C. give it out

D. give it away



33. He didn’t tell me ______ he would come to my party.

A. if

B. where

C. what

D .that



34. Tom killed the cat. I’ll ask him why _______.

A. he did that

B. did he do that

C. he does that

D. he had done so



35. –It’s too late to go to the football match now; ______,it’s being to rain.

A. however

B. besides

C. on the contrary

D. because



36.------what do you think of the shirt I bought?

------It is not only good __________ but also reasonable in price.

A. with quality B. in quality C. of a quality D. in a quality.

37.John speaks English ___________, if not better than, David.

A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as

38.He waited for __________ seemed like an hour before he finally got the ticket.

A. what B. which C. that D. it

39.She went out with the door unlocked by _ although she knew early that it would result in theft.

A. accident B. intention C. chance D. purpose

40. This test ___________ a number of multiple choice questions.

A. is consisted of B. consists of C. compose of D. is made of

41.Sometimes we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose ___________ to pass time.

A. other that B. rather than C. as well D. more than

42.I refuse to accept the blame for something _________ was someone else’s fault.

A. who B. that C. as D. what

43. A person __________ e-mail account if full won’t be able to send or receive any e-mails.

A. who B. whom C. whose D. whoever

44. I’ll show you a store __________ you may buy all ___________ you need.

A. where; which B. in which; that C. which; that D. that; that

45. What do you think ____________ at this time last night?

A. has he done B. he has done C. was he doing D. he was doing

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从46~65各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

This story began when I was a child. I was born in 46 . Often we hadn’t enough to eat. When never we had some food, Mother often give me her portion. While she was putting her rice into my bowl, she would say, “Eat this rice, son! I’m not 47 .”

As I grew, Mother her 48 her spare time to 49 in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more 50 for my growth. Once she caught just two fish, she made fish soup. While I was eating the soup, Mother sat beside me and ate what was still kept on the 51 of the fish I had eaten. My heart was 52 when I saw it. So I gave the other fish to her but she immediately 53 it and said, “I don’t 54 like fish.”

Then, in order to pay for my 55 , Mother went to a match factory. This helped her get some money to cover my school fees. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. 56 I said, “Mother, go to sleep; it’s late; you can 57 working tomorrow.” Mother smiled and said, “Go to sleep, son! I’m not 58 .”

When I had to sit my final examination, mother accompanied me. Mother 59 for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to 60 her. Mother give me a glass of tea that she had 61 . The tea was not as 62 as Mother’s love. Seeing Mother covered with sweat, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to 63 too. Mother said, “I’m not thirsty!”.

Now , I’m an employer and my 64 now is to work hard and to repay my mother for all the 65 that she gave me..

46. A. poor B. special C. weak D. happy

47. A worried B. hungry C. carless D, foolish

48. A. looked up B. set up C. gave up D. push up

49. A. learn B. swim C. fish D. play

50. A. taste B. nutrition C. function D. importance

51. A. meat B. bowl C. plate D. bone

52. A. moved B. excited C. puzzled D. surprised

53. A. doubted B. accepted C. refused D. overlooked

54. A. quietly B. mostly C. clearly D. really

55. A. education B. health C. career D. experience

56. A. As B. So C. Until D. But

57. A. stop B. begin C. continue D. enjoy

58. A. cold B. sad C. sick D. tired

59. A. waited B. called C. went D. hunted

60. A. greet B. help C. ask D. meet

61. A. prepared B. bought C. found D. cleaned

62. A. free B. strong C. high D. hard

63. A. change B. drink C. throw D. notice

64. A. belief B. wonder