株洲市二中2012-2013年上学期高一(下)入学考试

英 语 试 题

时量：120 分钟 分值：150分

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Section A Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1.Who is the woman?

A. A history teacher. B. A student of Chinese history. C. A student of Chinese.

2.What is the woman doing?

A. Asking questions. B. Going to the office. C. Having a walk.

Conversation 2

3.Where does this conversation take place?

A. Over the phone. B. In the street. C. At home.

4.What can the man not resist?

A. Lunch. B. Chocolate and tea. C. Cakes.

Conversation 3

5.What is the woman going to do at the very beginning of the conversation?

A. To watch TV. B. To go out. C. To do some reading.

6.What do they probably do at last?

A. Watch TV together. B. Go out together. C. Do their music.

Conversation 4

7.At what time did the man leave his office?

A. About 8:45. B. About 9:15. C. About 9:45.

8.What happened to the man?

A. He was caught by the policemen. B. He was attacked. C. He was hit by a car.

9.Who is probably the woman?

A. The man’s wife. B. A policewoman. C. The man’s workmate.

Conversation 5

10.What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. interviewer and interviewee. B. waiter and customer. C. doctor and patient.

11.Where is this dialogue likely to take place?

A. In Indonesia. B. In England. C. In China.

12.On average how many children are there in a Moslem family?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

Conversation 6

13.What is the woman?

A.A babysitter. B. The man’s secretary. C. A nurse.

14. When does Mike usually go to bed?

A. At 8 o’clock.. B. At 9 o’clock. C. At 10 o’ clock.

15. Why does the woman ask the man to come back earlier?

A. To put Mike to bed earlier. B. To ensure her a good rest. C. To help her with her exam.

Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Who

Students from Yorktown 16. _____________



Where

A 17.___________ at an airport



What

They 18. ______ a special coffee to passengers every morning at a café at an airport.



Why

They can make19 ______ a day to help the disabled youth.



Remarks

The coffee they offer is 20.____ _____ but fine.

The only problem is that the café is not open 24 hours a day.



Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. With the fast development of science and technology I think ______in space by ordinary citizens will never be a daydream.

A. travelled B. travel C. travels D. travelling

22.I could hardly do the reading _____ all that noise going on.

A. when B. with C. while D. as

23. In a traditional Chinese family when _____ tea, a guest usually stands up and accepts it saying “Thank you”.

A. offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offered

24. Every passenger will have his or her luggage ______at least an hour before the airplane leaves.

A. check B. checking C. checked D. to check

25. ________ others whenever you can and you will make the world a nicer place to live in.

A. Help B. Helped C. To help D. Helping

26. The children _____ computer games when I went in to get a book I _____ in the room.

A. had played; left B. were playing; have left C. had played; had left D. were playing; had left

27. Many new means of transportation have been developed in our century, _____ perhaps the hovercraft.

A. and the strangest of which is B. the strangest of which being

C. the strangest of which is D. and the strangest of them being

28.The prize will go to the writer ______ story shows the most imagination.

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

29. Looking at the _____ flies on the food, the housewife was _____ and tried to drive them away.

A. annoying; annoyed B. annoying; annoying C. annoyed; annoying D. annoyed; annoyed

30. —I failed again. I wish I _____ harder.

—But you _____.

A. had worked; hadn’t B. worked; don’t C. had worked; didn’t D. worked; didn’t

31. Every second counts in the exam, ______ means you must make the best use of the time available. ?

A. who B. which C. that D. What

32. The lake is built where there ______ a lot of red-crowned cranes in this city.A. was used to?? B. was used to be?? C. used to?? D. used to be

33. I was out of town at the time，so I don’t know exactly how it________.

A．was happening B．happened C．happens D．has happened

34. These reference books donated by a non-profitable organization are available for ____ wants to have it.

A. anyone B. someone C. who D. whoever

35. The maker of the popular game Angry Birds announced on Tuesday that it would open its first overseas operation in Shanghai, _____ a clear step to further enter the booming Chinese market.

A. to mark B. marking C. marked D. having marked

Section B （18 marks）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Though I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 36 work.

I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and 37 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 38 five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job. “Why has my life become so 39 ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl, she handed me an earring， 40 I should keep it in case somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 41 me — I had been giving all of my 42 to what was going wrong with my life rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 43 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 44 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a director at a large 45 . She asked me if I would give a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 46 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 47 that I completely changed my life.

36. A. successful B. extra C. convenient D. satisfying

37. A. working B. travelling C. living D. discussing

38. A. prepared B. held C. asked D. attended

39. A. busy B. hard C. serious D. short

40. A. ordering B. promising C. showing D. saying

41. A. hit B. hurt C. caught D. moved

42. A. feelings B. interests C. strength D. attention

43. A. book B. list C. check D. copy

44. A. connect B. turn C. add D. keep

45. A. hotel B. factory C. restaurant D. hospital

46. A. day B. choice C. plan D. tour

47. A. operation B. thinking C. employment D. speaking

36-47 DCDBD ADBCD AB

Section C （12 marks）

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred types in the world. 48____ contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 49______ five hundred thousand words. 50______ we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 51______ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.

The words 52_____ are known to you are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books written in easy English. You will enjoy 53_____. When you meet 54______ new word, look it 55______ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

PART III READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

A

The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud. Your card information can even be on sale on an illegal website. Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. Online shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they had bought.

The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet. Computer hackers(黑客) have broken down security system, raising questions about the safety of card holder information.

Several months ago, 25,000 customers of a CD universe, an online music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Website after the retailer refused to pay $ 157,828 to get back the information.

Credit-card firms are now fighting against online fraud. Master-card is working on plans for web-only credit-cards, with a lower credit limit. The card can be used only for shopping online. However , there are