江苏省淮安市涟水县第一中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分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 is the woman？
A. In a kindergarten.
B. At a theatre.
C. In her house.
2. How did the man break his leg？
A. He had a fall at the pool.
B. He had an accident while skating.
C. He fell jumping over a tennis net.
3. How much should the woman pay for the books？
A. Ten yuan.
B. Twenty yuan.
C. Thirty yuan.
4. The Internet is very helpful in _____ according to the woman.
A. sending e-mail.
B. searching for information.
C. getting information and communicating
5. Why won’t Diana go to the party？
A. She doesn’t dance well.
B. She dislikes dancing.
C. Perhaps she is not feeling well.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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。听每段对话或独白前,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小题。
6. What does the man want to find out？
A. The cost of taking a taxi.
B. The nearest bus stop.
C. How to get to a hotel.
7. How many possibilities does the woman suggest？
A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 4.
8. What is the man’s final decision？
A. Checking the schedule.
B. Waiting for another bus.
C. Taking a taxi.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. How many ties does the man have at least？
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5.
10. Where did the man put his blue tie？
A. In the cupboard.
B. Under his shirt.
C. In his drawer.
11. What can we learn about Sue？
A. She is Mrs. Johnson’s sister.
B. She is the speakers’ guest.
C. She is the person paid by the speakers to look after their children.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14小题。
12. What day is it today？
A. Thursday.
B. Friday.
C. Saturday.
13. What do we know about the man？
A. He used to go shopping with his father.
B. He always does his shopping on Saturdays.
C. He probably likes video games.
14. What can we learn from the conversation？
A. The man didn’t accept the woman’s invitation at last.
B. There is a sale in the new shopping centre.
C. The man has been to the new shopping centre before.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where is the station？
A. It’s on the other side of the road.
B. It’s at the end of the bridge.
C. It’s beyond the river.
16. How far away is the station？
A. It’s about 50 minutes’ walk.
B. It’s about 15 minutes’ walk.
C. It’s about 14 minutes’ ride.
17. Where should they turn left？
A. At the first crossing.
B. At the second crossing.
C. At the third crossing.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20小题。
18. Who does the speaker talk to？
A. A friend of his.
B. A group of new students.
C. A group of visitors.
19. What is the total number of the departments in college？
A. Six.
B. Five.
C. Four.
20. Where do the teachers in the English department mainly come from？
A. England and America.
B. America and Australia.
C. America and Canada.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．I think the doctor is able to cure of______he got.
A. all B. what C. whatever D. anything
22．—Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?
— you bought last week? I’m afraid I haven’t seen .
A．The one; it B．The one; one C．One; it D．One; one
23．He told me only part of the story and that was ____.
A.this B.it C.that D.one
24．As we all know, the Internet will let people have ______ to huge amounts of information from their own homes.
A．entrance B．way C．means D．access
25．When he got off the bus, he found his pocket ___.
A. stolen B. picked C. gone D. missing
26．— Why? Tom, your shirt is so dirty!
— Mum, I ＿＿ my storeroom downstairs。
A. cleaned???? ?B. have worked?? ?C. was cleaning?? ?D. have been cleaning
27．Read the poem more slowly,with a slight __________ at the end of each line.
A.pause B.stop C.rest D.space
28．Practicing Chinese Kung fu can not only______ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.
A. bring up B. take up C. build up D. pull up
29． How I wish I a doctor and I the girl.
A. am; can save; dead B. was; can save; death
C. were; could save; dying D. were; could save; died
30．Children should be encouraged to try new things but should not be too hard.
A. drawn B. stroke C. rushed D. pushed
31．Not knowing what to do next, the girl _____ her parents for advice.
A. turned to B. set up C. escaped from D. blew up
32．People often have this belief _______economic development is bad for the environment, but this does not have to be true.
A. what B. which C. that D. when
33．— It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we volunteer to help.
— That’s right. _______.
Many hands make light work.
Something is better than nothing.
The more, the merrier.
The sooner begun, the sooner done.
34．North Korea fired a long-range rocket last month, but the launch was reported ______ in failure.
A. to end B. to have ended C. having ended D. ending
35．_________ many countries in Latin America have been trying to reduce gaps in income, America has allowed inequality to grow.
A. While B. Since C. If D. Where
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 36 into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, 37 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment(尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 38 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa. I began very 39 to understand. “I guess we all have to 40 sometimes.” Mother said quietly. I could 41 her pain and the tension(紧张) of 42 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me 43 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 44 my shoulder and sobbed(啜泣). I held her 45 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should. What I could 46 it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s 47 with feelings, I understood for the first time, her being so easy to 48 . She was still my mother, 49 she was something 50 , a person having the ability of bearing fear, 51 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 52 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 53 . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 54 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 55 across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
A. tired B. ashamed C. lazy D. shocked
A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. whispering
A. eagerly B. worriedly C. little D. much
A. quickly B. slowly C. suddenly D. proudly
A. fail B. win C. fall sick D. give in
A. know of B. watch C. sense D. recognize
A. holding back B. putting away C. sitting up D. stopping from
A. lit up B. came true C. turned D. increased
A. to B. up C. through D. against
A. thoughtfully B. tightly C. carefully D. politely
A. and that B. now that C. but that D. so that
A. hand B. face C. hair D. back
A. content B. break C. fall D. understand
A. therefore B. however C. yet D. though
A. more B. much C. little D. huge
A. wound B. defeat C. cut D. hurt
A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support
A. supplied B. offered C. paid for D. contributed
A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious
A. off B. away C. out D. through
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation．She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself．
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”
“Of course I have a job,” said Emily．“I’m a mother.”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation… ‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.
One day I found myself in the same situation．The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title．“What is your occupation?” she asked．
The words simply popped out．“I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.
I repeated the title slowly, and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask, ” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?”
Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t）, in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out)．Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it)．But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out．
As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (依托) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants---ages 13, 7, and 3.
Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern．
I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”
Motherhood…What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.
56．What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?
A．The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.
B．The recorder was impatient and rude.
C．The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.
D．Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.
57．How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?
A．curious B．indifferent C．puzzled D．interested
58．How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk?
A．calm B．panic-stricken C．confident D．cool
59．Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?
A．Because the author cared little about rewards.
B．Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab.
C．Because she thought the author did admirable work.
D．Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.
60．What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A．To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.
B．To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.
C．To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.
D．To show that being a mother is hard and boring work．
B
Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. But three characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear.
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not.
A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reactions than a humorless person. The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to. “The awareness of being unclear” is a more difficult concept than patience or a sense of humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers. That is, they do not know what is happening in the situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on. “It’s like I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said, “things are just so different here. ”
61. The passage mainly tells us_____.
A. some problems about communication.
B. humor- an important thing in communication.
C. some characteristics in communicating with foreigners.
D. three useful ways of communicating with foreigners.
62. From the third paragraph, we can infer that a humorous person_____.
A. tends to treat everything carelessly B. is optimistic about things.
C. likes making fun of others. D. is an impatient one .
63. The underlined part “The awareness of being unclear” refers to “_______”.
A. knowing the meaning of an exact situation. B. not stating clearly what happens.
C. realizing the possible misunderstanding D. being aware of the unclear situations.
64. What can we know from the passage?
A. It is necessary to learn a language before you go abroad.
B Americans are used to the culture of other countries.
C. Patience usually improves the relationship with others.
D. To live in a foreign land, one should get fully prepared.
C
Parking has long been a major headache for drivers in Shanghai. The Transportation Department is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are one million cars on the road in Shanghai but only enough public parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
The city is seeing a rise in private car owners. In March, the city sent out 2,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to 14,600 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.
By the year 2020, the number of automobiles in Shanghai will probably reach two million. If one parking lot is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles.
Downtown Shanghai is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in downtown areas is not practical and doesn’t provide an ideal solution. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway or bus stations and ride public transport to go downtown. Based on this idea, the city will limit the number of parking lots in downtown areas and demand higher parking fees but build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.
65.The underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means __________.
A. making B. arguing C. controlling D. inspiring
66. About __________ drivers can find places to park their cars in Shanghai now.
A. 850,000 B. 1,000,000 C. 150,000 D. 2,000,000
67. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us ?
A. The city sent out more private licenses in February.
B. Less and less people bought cars in March.
C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.
D. More and more people are going to buy cars.
D
The insanely popular song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, gaining more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The record was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song“Baby”had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement early today.
Since its release，the song has outshone such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s“On the Floor.”and Eminem’s“Love the Way You Lie”.
And in September，“Gangnam Style”also became the most liked video on YouTube，now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up．
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY，your certificate is waiting here at our office，come and pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, “Gangnam Style”would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody videos.
It became a staple in the 2012 presidential elections with the now ramous “Mitt Romney Style” video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda(宣传)films promoting their supreme leader. Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
68．Which of the following ranks second in views on YouTube?
A. Gangnam Style． B. Baby．
C. On the Floor． D. Love the Way You Lie．
69．Which statement about Gangnam Style on YouTube is wrong?
A. It has become the most watched video．
B. It has become the most liked video．
C. It has won more than 5.4 million thumbs down．
D. It has more than two hundred million views in three months．
70．What does the statement made by the Guinness Book of World Records suggest?
A. Some video gained more views than Gangnam Style．
B. It is impossible that Gangnam Style should have 100 million views．
C. Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Gangnam Style’s achievements．
D. Guinness Book of World Records won’t believe Gangnam Style’s achievements．
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读短文，根据所读内容在表中的空格处填上适当的单词或短语， 每空不超过3个单词。
Most Americans have a city they like best. Over the years, American songwriters have described these feelings in music. More songs have been written about America's biggest city, New York, than about any other city. Many others dream about leaving their small towns to go there. They want to become rich and famous. Frank Sinatra sings about this dream in the most popular song written about New York.
Almost three-million people live in the middle western city of Chicago, Illinois. It is now America's third largest city. It used to be the second largest city. So, of course, it needed its own song. Judy Garland sings the song, "Chicago, Chicago. "
One of America's most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada. In nineteen-sixty-four, Elvis Presley starred in a movie called "Viva Las Vegas." Here is the song from that movie. It is sung by the group Z-Z Top.
As we all know, one of the most beautiful cities in America is San Francisco, California. The most popular song about the city is called "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Tony Bennett recorded it in nineteen-sixty-two. It sold more than three-million records.
Many people love Los Angeles, California. It is now America's second largest city. Los Angeles is popular because the weather is warm and the sun shines almost all the time. Randy Newman sings about his feelings for the city in the song, "I Love L.A." Not everyone, however, loves Los Angeles. Some people do not like all the big roads around the city. They like living in a smaller place. A place like San Jose, California. Dionne Warwick sings about going back to this city. The song is, "Do You Know The Way To San Jose."
Songs about American Cities
States
71.__________
Features
Songs
Songwriters/ Band
New York
America's biggest city
A song about New York
73.____________
Illinois
Chicago,
74. America's ____________ city
"Chicago, Chicago"
Judy Garland
72.________
75._________
America's second largest city
76._________
Randy Newman
San Francisco
77.___________
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco."
78.____________
79.________
small
"Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Dionne Warwick
Nevada
Las Vegas
exciting
A song from "Viva Las Vegas."
80. the group ___________
第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)
81．假如你是在暑假里去上海参观世博会的，而有些同学业准备国庆假期去，希望你给他们提些建议。请你根据所给要点写一篇英语短文。
要点：
1．乘坐世博直达地铁专线，游客可持世博门票进入马当路地铁站，通过安检后可免费乘坐世博地铁专线—13号线。
2．预约参观一些热门馆（包括中国馆），以避免排队等候过长时间。
3．自备一些食物，因为园内就餐需排队等候。
4．其他建议……（考生自由发挥）。
注意：
1．内容包括以上要点，但不要逐句翻译。
2．词数：150左可，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
3．参考词汇：pavilion展馆 security inspection安检 reserve for预约
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录音材料原文
第一节
（Text 6）
M： Excuse me, can you help me？
W： Of course. What can I do for you？
M： I suppose so. We’d better hurry up or we’re going to be late. The Johnsons said to come at 7：30.
请听下面一段对话, 回答第15至17题。
（Text 9）
M： Where is the station？
W： It’s just down the road, I think.
M： Look! There’s a policeman! Let’s ask him the way.
W： All right. Excuse me. Can you tell us the way to Waterloo Station？
Some tips for visiting Shanghai Expo
Looking around the Shanghai Expo Site is not so easy to the visitors, although Shanghai Expo is going well now. Transportation, formalities of access, food and drink should be the first for you to consider. Here are some tips for you.