秦安二中2012-2013学
年度第二学期高一年级期末考试

英语试题

满分：150分 答题时间：120分钟

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第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）

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，选出最佳选项。[来源:Zxxk.Com]

1. How long did it take the man to finish the writing?

A. Three hours. B. One hour and a half C. Half an hour

2. What will the weather be like in the following days?

A. It is warming up. B. It is going to rain. C. It is getting colder.

3. How will the two speakers go home?

A. By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus.

4. Where is Tom?

A. In the police station. B. On a bus. C. At school.

5. How many parents will come to the meeting?

A. 40. B. 26. C. 13.

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，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why is the man here?

A. To buy a car B. To attend a wedding C. To have a family get together

7. What is the man going to do next?

A. Find a parking space B. Talk to the policeman C. Move his car.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man probably do?

A. A salesman. B. A bus conductor. C. A student.

9. How much time is left for the man to catch the bus?

A. 10 minutes. B.
20 minutes. C. 30 minutes.

请听第8段材料， 回答第10至12题。

10. When did the woman make the appointment?

A. Last week. B. Two days ago. C. Yesterday.

11. What’s the matter with the woman according to the man?

A. The work h
as tired her out. B. She’s got H1N1 flu. C. She’s got a cold.

12. What is the man’s advice?

A. To sleep well. B. To play sports. C. To take medicine.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How many people share an apartment with the man?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Fiv
e.

14. How is the man getting along with his roommates?

A. They never talk. B. They quarrel a lot. C. They get along well.

15. What do we know about the man?

A. He’s from Brazil. B. He has a car. C. He likes cooking.

16. What does the woman want to do?

A. Visit the man’s apartment.

B. Move out of the dorm(宿舍).

C. Go shopping with the man.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the percentage of families having pets in North America?

A. 60% B. 30% C. 16%

18. Which are the most popular pets?

A. Cats and
fish. B. Dogs and birds. C. Cats and dogs.

19. How may people feel without pets according to the speaker?

A. Free. B. Upset. C. Lonely.

20. What do we know about people in North America?

A. They don’t let their pets sleep in their beds.

B. They treat their pets as family members.

C. They often give their pets a checkup.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Everybody showed great respect to the old doctor, who devoted everything he had to _____ the poor conditions of the local hospital.

A. improving B. improve C. improved D. being improved

22．It was only when I read this story for a second time ________to appreciate its beauty.

A. that did I begin????? B. had I begun

C. then I began????
D. that I began

23．Maybe all Americans realize that______ they expect to be next president will face lots of problems.

A．no matter who B．whoever

C．whomever D．no matter whom

24．There is no doubt，in my opinion， ________matters is not the speed，but the quality of the product.

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

25. Ｉstill remember the day when I said goodbye to my family, ________on the plane and started my journey to London.

A. to step B. stepping C. stepped D. having stepped

26．As we have known from the map of the world, this is ________.

A. twice as large as that island B. twice as larger as that island

C. as twice large as that one D. twice as large island as that

27．—Mom，Dad is smoking again!

—Well，let him cut it ________ gradually since old habits die hard.

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

28. -----Do you know whether they talked about their work or their family?

-----As matter of fact，I couldn’t hear it clearly, as they talked in whisper．

A．the，a B．the，the C．a；a D．a：/

29. A thief broke into the house at midnight, ______ the house in a mess.

A. left B. to leave C. leaving D. having left

30．—How much is the T-shirt ___________?

—65 dollars．

A．worth B．cost C． worthy D．worthwhile

31. She is the only one among the ______ writers who _______ stories for children.

A. woman; writes B. women; write C. women; writes D. woman; write

32. I’d rather you _______that now, than afterwards.

A. know B. to know C. knowing D. knew

33. Going to bed early and getting up early _______ considered to be a good habit.

A. is B. are C. be D. were

34. — Conductor, can I get to Market Street on this subway?

— Of course. It’s leaving. ___________, please．

A. Take care B. Mind
your step C. Look out D. Walk slowly

35. Guili
n is the most beautiful place _____people all over the world want to visit.

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

第二节 完形填空（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，选出最佳选项。

If you think you are sick, you are 36 no matter what anyone else says. On the other hand, if you believe in your 37, and if he tells you that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The effect of the mind upon the body 38 and sometimes can be powerful. It exists 39 one is aware of it or not.

Take the case of Mrs. Green for example. She 40 get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some 41 things that she used to enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which prevented her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, 42 she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, whom she had known 43 . The doctor listened to her and gave her a very 44 . Then he said to her. “There is 45 wrong with you physically, 46 I accept the fact that you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some 47 that should help. I want you to 48 one after dinner and one half an hour 49 going to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me 50 you feel.”

The next day Mrs. Green 51 , “Doctor, I had the first 52 night’s sleep in two months last night. 53 is in these pills?” The doctor said, “It’s an old formula(配方)I have 54 for years. Just keep on taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s 55 what a little baking soda(苏打) can do!”

36. A. healthy B. well C. sick D. pleasant

37. A. doctor B. father C. mother D. nurse

38. A. exist B. doesn’t exist C. never exist D. does exist

39. A. whether B. neither C. no matter D. either

40. A. was unable B. was able to C. was unable to D. could

41. A. uneasy B. difficult C. simple D trouble

42. A. the worse B. worse C. the better D. the less

43. A. before long B. since years C. for years D. years ago

44. A. thorough study B. careful examination

C. general research D. clear check

45. A. nothing serious B. serious nothing

C. nothing seriously D. seriously nothing

46. A. or B. instead C. but D. and

47. A. pills B. advice C. drinks D. suggestions

48. A. eat B. take C. drink D. use

49. A. when B. since C. after D. before

50. A. what B. whether C. how D. why

51. A. telephoned B. wrote C. complained D. said

52. A. bad B. terrible C. good D. right

53. A. Whoever B. Whichever C. However D. Whatever

54. A. sold B. written C. read D. used

55. A. curious B. terrible C. wonderful D. serious

第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题:每小题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。

There are a lot of public libraries in Britain. These libraries have more than one hundred and fifteen million books, not including those libraries of public schools.

Public libraries not only lend books, music records but also help children, patients in hospitals and others to get special play readings, film shows and so on.

The first public libraries were founded in about the year 1850. Today’s public libraries usually have a reading-room, a lending room and a reference room.

The greatest and most famous library in Britain is that of the British Library in London． It was founded in 1973 and has over 10, 000, 000 books. It has nearly every magazine, newspaper and book published in Britain and other parts across the world.

56．How many books are there in the British Museum?

A. No more than 10, 000, 000． B. 10,000,000 or less．

C. More than 10, 000, 000． D. Just 10,000,000．

57．The “reference room” means a place for people to ________.

A. borrow books B. look up something C. read magazines D. lend records

58．The British Library ______.

A. was founded in the seventeenth century

B. was famous only for its rich collection of books and magazines

C. is famous only for its long history

D. was founded in the later 20th century

59．Which is the best title?

A. Public Libraries in Britain B. The British Library

C. The Richest Libraries D. A Famous Library

B

How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes

People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”

President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were g