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天水一中2012级2012—2013学年度第二学期第二学段考试

英 语

命题 马 婷 审核 陈万生

（考试时间：90分钟 满分：100分）

第Ⅰ卷（共65分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分10分）

第一节：（共5小题；每小题1分, 满分5分）

1. On which floor are the speakers probably?

A. The second. B. The third. C. The fourth.

2. Where are the speakers talking now?

A. At the information desk. B. On the platform. C. Outside the train station.

3. What is the man going to do?

A. Clean the library. B. Watch a football match C. Finish his job.

4. Who was in the hospital?

A. Jackson’s wife. B. Jackson’s baby. C. Jackson’s daughter.

5. What does the man mean?

A. The actress was popular. B. The audience was impolite C. The actor played well.

第二节（共5小题；每小题1分。满分5分）

听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。

6. Why does the woman look pale?

A. She didn’t sleep well. B. She did less exercise. C. She had a long flight.

7. How long will it take the woman to get well?

A. One day. B. One week. C. Three days.

听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。

8. Where do the speakers live now?

A. In Florida. B. In New York. C. In London.

9. When can their children visit them?

A. In sunny days. B. In spring. C. In winter.

10. What will they do if they move there?

A. Enjoy snow. B. Travel around. C. Visit friends.

第二部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30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。

11. I don't know who invented _____ iphone, but I think it is _____ useful invention.

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

12. ---Peter is very clever and he studies hard as well.

---_________ he always wins first in the examinations.

A. No doubt B. No question C. No wonder D. No problem

13. He’s perfectly___________ to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day, though he is badly off.

A. likely B. proud C. anxious D. content

14. Nobody but a few little boys _____ in the garden now.

A. are playing B. play C. plays D. is playing

15. Though there were so many people in the waiting area, I could __________ my friend as soon as she appeared.

A. make up B. pick up C. get out D. pick out

16. Now it’s been possible for us to be taken into “space”, ________ we can experience weightlessness for a short time.

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

17. Rather than __________ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ________ a bicycle.

A. ride; to ride B. ride; ride C. riding; ride D. to ride; riding

18. The war made ________ impossible for Einstein to go on with his research.

A. this B. him C. that D. it

19. Tom ______ be at home now, because he was seen playing basketball in the stadium just now.

　? A.?can’t????? ??? B. needn’t???????? ? C. mustn’t?????????? ??? D. shouldn’t

20. _________from the operation, the patient was advised to stay in hospital for another two weeks.

A. Having not fully recovered B. Being not fully recovered

C. Not having fully recovered D. Not fully recovering

21. My first _______ of him was that he was a kind and thoughtful young man.A. expression B. attention C. satisfaction D. impression

22. The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor ________ it a thought.

A. does he even give B. he even gives

C. will he even give D. he will even give

23. ---I’ll ask the teacher about past tense. I’m very puzzled about it.

---That is just __________ most of our classmates have doubt.

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

24. Up to now, the program _______ thousands of children who would otherwise have died.

A. Would save B. saves C. had saved D. has saved

25. I’m glad you’ve come here to ____________ this matter in person.

A. lead to B. see to C. turn to D. refer to

第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

In recent days, I was divorced and lost my job. One day, on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices, I had no umbrella, for my old one had fallen apart, and I could not 26 another one.

I sat down in the 27 and there against my seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle. I had 28 seen anything so lovely. I examined the handle and saw a carved 29 . The usual procedure would have been to 30 the umbrella to the conductor, but an idea 31 to me. I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.

I got off the bus in the heavy rain and 32 opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a telephone book for the name on the umbrella. I called and a lady 33 .

Yes, she said 34 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her as a birthday present. But, she added, it had been stolen from her doorstep a month before.

She was so excited that I 35 I was looking for a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, and her eyes were filled with 36 . She wanted to give me a 37 , but--- though twenty dollars was all I had in the world ---her happiness at regaining this 38 possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have 39 something. We talked for a while and I left.

A week later, I got a job as a sales manager 40 . It might be my kindness that paid off. But who knows?

26. A. afford

B. borrow

C. find

D. repair



27. A. office

B. bus

C. theater

D. train



28. A. ever

B. always

C. already

D. never



29. A. design

B. number

C. name

D. brand



30. A. turn in

B. show off

C. open up

D. carry away



31. A. occurred

B. ran

C. struck

D. happened



32. A. firmly

B. suddenly

C. casually

D. thankfully



33. A. appeared

B. replied

C. answered

D. screamed



34. A. in surprise

B. in panic

C. in silence

D. in anger



35. A. mentioned

B. forgot

C. realized

D. remembered



36. A. memory

B. honor

C. tears

D. thanks



37. A. gift

B. position

C. hug

D. reward



38. A. expensive

B. common

C. rare

D. special



39. A. bought

B. ruined

C. expressed

D. enjoyed



40. A. immediately

B. naturally

C. hopefully

D. unexpectedly





第四节 阅读理解（41—50题， 每小题2分；51--55题，每小题1分，满分25分）

A

In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.

“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”

“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”

“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”

“No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”

Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, his chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. What’s more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful；otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）. My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

41. The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because___________.

A. his father graduated from the universityB. his mother did not think it a great universityC. his parents needed him to help support the familyD. his parents did not have enough money for him

42. The father started his small shop with the money from _________.

A. a local league B. his university C. his relatives D. his college friends

43. Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?

A. To help with her husband’s business. B. To raise money for her son.C. To meet her long-forgotten friends D. To better manage her life

B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源), as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radios. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the