包三十三中2012-2013学年度第二学期期中II考试

高一年级英语试题

命题人：梅艳丽 审核：教科室 2013、5、24

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第一部分： 英语听力 （共15小题；每小题1.5分满分30分）

（共5小题，每题1.5分，满分7.5分） 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1.What’s wrong with the woman?

A. He headaches a lot. B. She cannot sleep well recently.

C. There is something wrong with her stomach.

2. What’s the man doing?

A. Asking about concert tickets. B. Buying concert tickets. C. Changing concert tickets.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a company. C. In a farm.

4.What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Watching a play. B. Performing a play. C. Writing a play.

5. What seems to be the woman’s problem?

A. The man doesn’t understand her. B. She is getting fatter but doesn’t like sports.

C. She is getting fatter but doesn’t have time to exercise.

第二节（共15小题，每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What do we know about the man?

A. He went to the sea during Spring Festival.

B. He traveled with his friends. C. He didn’t enjoy himself.

7. What will the two speakers do next?

A. Go to the photo shop. B. Get something to eat. C. See some photos.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why does the man want to borrow the book from the woman?

A. Because it will help him prepare for a drama.

B. Because Doris Lessing is his favorite writer. C. Because he has been looking for it.

9. What will the two speakers go next ?

A. To the classroom. B. To the library. C. To the dormitory.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When will the two speakers go sightseeing?

A. The day after tomorrow. B. This afternoon. C. Tomorrow.

11. What do we know about the park?

A. It’s not far from where the two speakers are.

B. It’s the most beautiful scenery of this place. C. There are different kinds of animals in it.

12.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman loves to see birds. B. The man is new to this place. C .The two speakers are workmates.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What will the woman do this summer to earn some money?

A. Sell clothes. B. Do service work. C. Work as a teacher.

14.Where does the woman plan to go this summer?

A. China. B. Spain. C. Britain.

15. Where does the man suggest the woman live?

A. In her relatives’. B. In a hotel. C. In Bill’s.

16. What does the man think of the woman?

A. Wonderful. B. Easy-going. C. Selfish.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who does the woman want to buy a gift for?

A. Her teacher. B. Her father. C. Her brother.

18. How much is the brown wallet?

A.$13.75. B. $25.45. C. $37.5.

19. What did the woman do to earn money?

A. She helped wash her father’s car. B. She cut the grass for her neighbors.

C. She helped her mom around the house.

20. What does the woman buy at last?

A. A tie. B. A dress. C. A shirt.

第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45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。

21. ------I probably shouldn’t have any more cake. ------Oh, __________. It won’t kill you.

A. go ahead B. hold on, please C. you’re welcome D. that’ll do

22. We were caught in ___ sudden rainstorm, which made our trip ____ unbelievable adventure.

A. a; / B. /; an C. a; an D. /; /

23. I ______ along the pavement yesterday when some strangers came up and asked me the way to the police station.

A. is wandering B. has wandered C. had wandered D. was wandering

24. Many doctors were on the _____ soon after the traffic accident, saving the injured passengers.

A. situation B. occasion C. position D. scene

25. We haven’t discussed yet ______ we are going to place our new furniture.

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

26. The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly _______ .

A. atmosphere B. state C. situation D. phenomenon

27. Your house is always so neat----how do you _____ it with three children?.

A. serve B. manage C. adapt D. construct

28. Always remember to put such dangerous things as knives out of children’s _______.

A. touch B. sight C. reach D. distance

----What is your daughter doing now? ----She is on the phone, ____with one of her schoolmates.

A. to chat B. chatting C. chatted D. being chatted

30. Buses here are always crowded with passengers, so I prefer _____ there rather than take a bus.

A. cycle B. cycling C. to cycle D. being cycled

31. The news____ the prime minister will visit our school next week has not yet been confirmed.

A. when B. whether C. that D. why

32. _____ you get the chance to prove your abilities, why not make full use of it?.

A. Even if B. Now that C. As soon as D. As long as

33. Mike ______ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t turn up.

A. should arrive B. must arrive C. must have arrived D. should have arrived

34. Great changes have taken place in my hometown. It’s no longer ____ it used to be.

A. that B. where C. what D. how

35. Lily from Vancouver has a gift _____ music, which she gets from her mother.

A. in B. on C. for D. about

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In the mountains of Kenya , an old man stands at a gate. His skin is aged and his hair is white. He is wearing 36 school uniform. This man 37 outside the Kapkenduiywa Primary School near Eldoret, Kenya. He has come many times over the last few months.

Today, he watches the children sing in the school yard.He waits at the 38 for the head teacher. He asks her the 39 question as he always does. He asks if he can 40 the school. In the past, the head teacher told him no. She told him that this school is for children. 41 , this time she says yes. Today, 84-year-old Kimani Maruge will 42 his first day of school.

When Maruge decided he wanted to go to school, nothing could 43 him. He said: “At first, the head teacher said no. I 44 it must be because I did not have the blue school uniform. So, I saved my money and bought clothes.”

Many people 45 why Maruge wanted to start school at such an old age. The reason is 46 --- he was not able to attend school when he was younger. Maruge wanted to learn to read and write for many 47 . He wanted to be able to read 48 from friends , family and the government. He also wanted to be able to 49 official business papers. He wanted to be able to make more educated 50 .

When Maruge started school, he attended with three of his children’s children. They were all in higher _51 than Maruge. However, with much hard work, Maruge learned quickly.

“I want all children in the world to be educated. That is what I 52 hope to see. 53 it’s hard for me to go to the school alone, the urge to learn keeps me 54 ,” Maruge said.

Although Maruge died in 2009 at 90, his story 55 . And his message is simple. As Maruge once said, “A person is never too old to learn.”

36．A．white B．yellow C．red D．blue

37．A．plays B．waits C．shouts D．sings

38．A．shop B．gate C．office D．restaurant

39．A．direct B．stupid C．same D．difficult

40．A．clean B．tour C．attend D．serve

41．A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Moreover

42．A．miss B．start C．describe D．remember

43．A．stop B．beat C．comfort D．satisfy

44．A．realized B．thought C．agreed D．admitted

45．A．wonder B．guess C．hear D．understand

46．A．strange B．simple C．special D．clear

47．A．points B．advantages C．challenges D．reasons

48．A．stories B．books C．letters D．diaries

49．A．read B．answer C．collect D．receive

50．A．notes B．speeches C．decisions D．examples

51．A．grades B．spirits C．standards D．expectations

52．A．suddenly B．nearly C．really D．quietly

53．A．Because B．Although C．Once D．If

54．A．laughing B．dreaming C．changing D．going

55．A．lives on B．turns up C．passes by D．goes away

第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （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.

A

There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose business was to provide goods to the local people. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed his shop to complete his daily routine.

However, to get time for lunch was really difficult because he didn’t have anybody to help him at that time. Therefore, it was his daily practice that whichever customer was shopping at 1:00 p.m. would be asked to oversee (看管) the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch.

One day, a group of four thieves planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch. One of the thieves went at 1:00 p.m. to be the customer that would be asked to oversee the shop.

The thief, pretending to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p.m. and started buying several items. As planned, the shopkeeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned from lunch. Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretend customer to help, but something had changed within him and he knew deeply in his heart that if he was given responsibility for the shop, he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time. His frien