成都七中2012-2013学年下期

高2015级期中考试英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分

第一卷 选择题

第一部分：听力

第一节： (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 conversation most probably take place?

A. In an office.　　　　　　　 B. In a library.　　　　　 C. In a bookstore.

2. What is the man doing?

A. Making an appointment.B. Asking for the time.

C. Buying a movie ticket.

3. When does the conversation most likely take place?

A. Spring. B. Fall. C. Summer.

4. Which seems more important for the man in choosing a job?

A. Chance for promotion.

B. Salary. C. Nice colleague.

5. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. The cinema is made of stone.B. The cinema is very near.C. The cinema is popular.

第二节：(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5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。听每段对话或独白后，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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。

听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。

6. Why is the man calling?

A. To check the price.

B. To ask for help.

C. To make a reservation.

7. How much does the man pay for his room?

A. $50 a night. B. $55 a night. C. $75 a night.

8. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man’s room is near the pool in the hotel.

B. The man can enjoy the garden from his room.

C. The man has to call the woman before 6:00 p.m. for a cancel.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题

9. What will the woman do on Friday evening?

A. Visit her doctor.

B. Go to a concert.

C. Have dinner with the man.

10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Close friends.

B. Brother and sister.

C. Doctor and patient.

11. When does the conversation take place?

A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday.C. On Thursday.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12. What are the two speakers complaining about?

A. The loud music.B. The strict rules.C. The busy week.

13. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. At night.

14. What are the two speakers going to do next?

A. To visit the doctor.

B. To go to their neighbor’s.

C. To call the police.

听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15. What is Jack worried about when he starts college?

A. His former classmates will graduate this year. B. His time off will put him at a disadvantage. C. He will have to practice a lot．

16. After how many years did Susan return to college?

A. Three years. B. Two years. C. One year.

17. What advice does Susan give Jack about his study?

A. Don’t expect to catch on quickly. B. Don’t take the English major. C. Don’t take too many courses.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18. For what were the Games widely praised?

A. The opening ceremony. B. One billion audience. C. Organization.

19. How many more medals did China win in the 29th Olympic Games than in the Athens Games?

A. 61 medals. B. 37 medals. C. 51 medals.

20. Why is Michale Phelps mentioned in the talk?

A. Because he defeated Liu Xiang in the Games.

B. Because he brought two disappointments to Chinese.

C. Because he carried off 8 gold medals in swimming events.

第二部分 英语知识运用

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，并在答题卡相应番号后将该项涂黑。

21. Obama made _______ history by being elected as ________ first black president of the US.

A. 不填；the B. a; the C. a; a D. the; a

22. Many citizens urged their government to take measures to _______ their carbon emission to reduce greenhouse effects.

A. cut off B. cut up C. cut out D. cut down

23. --How was your weekend, Rose?

--Awful! This was the first time I ________ alone at home, bored to death.

A. had left B. had been left C. have been left D. have been leaving

24. Who do you think will _______ since the president has resigned?

A. take over B. take up C. take in D. take off

25. I missed the last bus and had no money for a taxi; so I could do nothing but_______ home last night.

A. to walking B. walk C. walking D. walked

26. With the second ring road overpass _______ at present in Chengdu, the local citizens have to choose another way to avoid traffic jam.

A. being constructed B. to construct C. to be constructed D. to be constructed

27. Britain’s first and only female prime minister , Margaret Thatcher, died on April 8 at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke (中风), _______ has aroused a flood of comments about her political life again.

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

28. The actress looked so charming in the beautiful Vera Wang dress that photographers took _______ pictures of her.

A. a great many B. mass of C. the number of D. a large amount of

29. She said she was sorry ________ the train, so she had to stay for another day.

A. missing B. having missed C. to miss D. to have missed

30. I don’t know the reason _______ you were absent from the meeting, and I am not sure that someone will tell me the reason _______ you haven’t told me.

A. why; that B. that; why C. because; why D. of which; that

31. Thousands of people lined up to lay flowers in front of a 28-story high-rise in Shanghai, _______a terrible fire killed at least 58 people.

A. when B. where C. which D. what

32. I don’t think she noticed the headmaster just at that moment, for she _______ the game on her cellphone.

A. played B. was playing C. is playing D. has been playing

33. _______ he was the last man I wanted to see, I did all that I could to help him.

A. As B. Now that C. While D. As though

34. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city _______ name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our mind.

A. which B. of which C. that D. whose

35. --I think our school’s selective courses are of great use and I have learnt a lot from them.

--Yes _______.

No problem B. I couldn’t agree with you more

C. I don’t think so D. It doesn’t matter

第二节 完型填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、 C和D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。

One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It's like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 36 .

Once I heard a bald(秃头的) man said. “Whenever I enter a room, 37 I see is hair." Once you've 38 what your missing tile is, explore whether getting it will 39 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 40 , or forget about it and 41 the tiles in your life that are not missing.

We all know people who have had a relatively 42 life, yet are often unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 43 remain happy.

The first 44 is gratitude. All happy people are 45 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 46 , but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

The second secret, is 47 that happiness is a byproduct(副产品) of something else. The most obvious 48 are those pursuits(追求) that give our lives purpose—anything 49 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 50 to experience.

Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 51 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 52 a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy, it should 53 this truth: if you choose to find the 54 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 55 your decision to make.

36. A. different B. missing C. short D. broken

37. A. nothing B. none C. all D. anything

38. A. determined B. predicted C. assumed D. imagined

39. A. completely B. naturally C. hopefully D. really

40. A. tile B. brick C. ceiling D. house

41. A. look on B. focus on C. count on D. decide on

42. A. peaceful B. difficult C. easy D. ordinary

43. A. certainly B. merely C. hardly D. generally

44. A. secret B. factor C. rule D. key

45. A. wealthy B. grateful C. proud D. generous

46 A. upset B. quarrel C. complain D. depress

47. A. admitted B. assuming C. proving D. realizing

48. A. sources B. results C. answers D. goals

49. A. among B. from C. through D. for

50. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. capable

51. A. value B. destination C. survival D. existence

52. A. need B. lack C. demand D. expect

53. A. involve B. include C. absorb D. mean

54. A. worst B. best C. positive D. negative

55. A. absolutely B. totally C. exactly D. Largely

第三部分 读写能力测试

阅读理解（共10小题，每题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面两篇短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在机读卡相应番号后将该选项涂黑。

A

Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously, Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.

“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you've been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”

“He won’t find out,” Mark said. “I'll just have a quick look and shut it down.”

Mark had been scolded before for touching his father's equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.

It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brou