本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分,考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷1至10页, 第Ⅱ卷11至12页, 考试结束后, 将II卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷 选择题（共115分)
注意事项：
1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
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. When did Jack set the world record?
A. In 1990. B. In 1996. C. In 2000.
2. How much will the man pay if he buys two pens?
A. $20. B. $18. C. $16.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Former President Bush. B. A book. C. A bookshop.
4. What does the woman want to do?
A. Have a good rest. B. Get a bigger room. C. Open the window.
5. What can we know about the woman?
A. She is going to buy a coat.
B. She has bought one coat.
C. She agrees to buy the other coat.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分）
听下面3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。听每段材料前，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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。
6. What do we know about the man?
A. He wants to get a ticket.
B. He is studying in the university.
C. He does not have any change with him.
7. How much should the man pay for a ticket?
A. $0.70. B. $1.17. C. $1.70.
8. How often do the trains come in the morning?
A. Every thirty minutes. B. Every fifteen minutes. C. Every ten minutes.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。
9. Who got a little dog as a birthday gift?
A. Sophie B. Alexander. C. Lucia.
10. What is the little dog like?
A. He is fierce. B. He is very strong C. He is brown and white.
11. What does the man say about parrot and goldfish?
A. They are difficult to look after.
B. They can be very fun.
C. They can be very angry.
听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15
12. What does the speaker use her bicycle for?
A. Going to work every day in summer.
B. Taking her daughter to school and library.
C. Going shopping with her daughter.
13. When does the speaker’s husband use the bicycle?
A. When he goes for an outing.
B. When he goes to his office.
C. When he goes to see his friend.
14. What can we learn about the speaker?
A. Riding saves her a lot of money.
B. Cycling is her favorite sport.
C. Riding does her a lot of good.
15. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A. Advantages of riding a bicycle.
B. How to ride a bicycle safely.
C. Something happening during cycling.
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）
16. ----What about reading English newspaper while learning English?
----Personally, _______ . It helps a lot.
it's up to you B. it's hard to say C. it depends D. it makes sense
17. As society develops rapidly, people too much importance to economic forecasts.
A. pay B. attach C. link D. apply
Since we work in the different cities after graduation, we only see each other very .
A. urgently B. anxiously C. practically D. occasionally
19. ----I hear Bill and Jane are getting divorced.
----_______? They have just been married for only several months!
A. So what B. Who cares C. Are you kidding D. Is that so
20. his earnings as a football coach, he also owns and runs a chain of sports shops.
A. Apart from B. Regardless of C. In spite of D. In comparison with
21. It is the most impressive lecture that I _____ since I came to this school.
A. attended B. had attended C. have attended D. am attending
22. ----I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.
----That’s______I don’t agree with. You should have a more active life.
A. where B. what C. when D. how
23. Don’t be so discouraged. If you ______ such feelings, you will do better next time.
A. put away B. give away? C. wash away D. carry away
It was along the Haihe River they found the cultural relics.
A. until B. that C. unless D. where
25. This was an unforgettable graduation ceremony, our headteacher made a wonderful speech.
A. of which B. with which C. without which D. in which
26. Before the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area, children here had no ____ to education.
A. access B. approach C. way D. chance
27. It will be two months they graduate from Cambridge University.
A. since B. after C. that D. before
28. He __ have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn’t be enjoying himself by the seaside.
A. should B. needn’t C. must D.can’t
29. how to deal with the situation, they had to ask their professor for help.
A. Not knowing B. Not having been known
C. Little known D. Hardly to be known
30. The school recommended that the students more exercise in winter to prevent flu.
A. be taken B. take C. took D. should be taken
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分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，并在答题卡上涂黑。
A few years after Mom died, Dad showed up for lunch wearing the soft smile that took over his face whenever he was thinking about her.
“I’ve 31 these,” he said, handing me a bag. “She would have wanted you to 32 them.”
I opened the bag to find dozens of 33 , each one wrapped (包裹）in white tissue paper and bearing Mom’s handwritten words: Stone Harbor, N.J.—8-98.
They were pretty 34 , but to Mom, they were evidence of her endlessly magical life.
She was 61 when she collected these shells, already showing 35 of the lung disease that would kill her the next year. We didn’t know that then. We just knew something was 36 and Mom needed an adventure. She 37 dinner and a movie. However, two friends and I had 38 ideas. We wanted to take her to Jersey Shore, 39 my working-class mother had been to the ocean only twice. She loved the 40 .
When I called Mom with our 41 , she was sitting on the couch with her dog Amber on her leg. As soon as I said “Jersey Shore”, she screamed and Amber 42 the floor. When I told her she’d be able to hear the 43 from her window, she started to cry.
As soon as we got to Stone Harbor, Mom acted like the town mayor (镇长), 44 everyone as if they were loyal constituents (选民) . And she spent hours collecting shells on the beach. The morning we 45 , I found her photographing every inch of her bedroom. “I don’t ever want to 46 this,” she said.
For a long time, Mom’s shells stayed buried in a drawer. Last month, I 47 them. One by one, the shells are finding a 48 place in my home. I put them where I’m 49 to see them. They 50 me to live a life like my mother—who never lost her sense of wonder.
31. A. enjoyed B. found C. discussed D. imagined
32. A. show B. sell C. use D. have
33. A. letters B. shells C. cards D. pictures
34. A. common B. lovely C. important D. cheap
35. A. emotion B. mood C. signs D.worries
36. A. wrong B. stupid C. reliable D. absurd
37. A. refused B. hated C. appreciated D.suggested
38. A. stranger B. better C. simpler D. ridiculous
39. A. while B. although C. because D. unless
40. A. sky B. trees C. seashore D. fields
41. A. dreams B. questions C. concerns D. plans
42. A. ran away from B. jumped from C.sank into D. fell onto
43. A. ocean B. music C. cars D. birds
44. A. knowing B. greeting C. helping D. praising
45. A. left B. met C. waited D. started
46. A. keep B. regret C. forget D. face
47. A. rediscovered B. returned C. understood D. received
48. A. quiet B. safe C. right D. new
49. A. unfortunate B. sure C. proud D. sorry
50. A. forbid B. forgive C. remind D. claim
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2.5分，满分50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。
A
A young man returns to his hometown of Colombia. He visits the house where he lived as a child. Here, he remembers the most important memories of his childhood. Standing in front of his old house, the young man makes an important decision. He says to himself, "I will start my life over again. I will become a writer."
This man is world famous writer, Marquez.
Marquez was born on March 6, 1928. During his early life, Marquez's grandmother and grandfather told him many stories. His grandmother would tell him legends as if they were real. Marquez says that his grandmother's way of storytelling later influenced his own methods.
When Marquez was about 20 years old, he left Colombia and attended university in Bogota. He began studying law because this was what his father wanted him to study. However, Marquez was not happy.
During this time Marquez returned to Colombia. It was on this visit that he realized he must stop studying law. And he recognized that he must return to the passion of his childhood – writing. For the next few years, Marquez wrote for many different newspapers. And in 1955, he published his first book called "Leaf Storm".
For many years, Marquez knew he wanted to write about his grandfather's house in Colombia. To write this book, Marquez and his wife had to sell almost all of their possessions to survive. But their sacrifice was worth it. The book, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was immediately successful. And this book created a path for Marquez's future success.
In 1982, Marquez was given the Nobel Prize in Literature for his book "One Hundred Years of Solitude." He was the first Colombian and the fourth Latin American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
51. Who influenced Marquez’s writing style?
A. His grandfather B. His grandmother C. His father D. His wife
52. Marquez decided to take up writing ___________.
A. when he worked for a newspaper B. under the influence of his family
C. after a visit to his hometown D. when he graduated from college
53. Marquez’s book “One Hundred Years of Solitude”__________.
A. was written in the 1950s B. enjoyed a quick success
C. helped Marquez lead a better life D. was about Marquez’s grandfather
54. What do we know from the text about Marquez?
A. He is the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.
B. His book “Leaf Storm” marked his great success in literature.
C. He followed his father’s wish to become a writer.
D. He wrote for newspapers before publishing his own books.
55. The text is most probably a _________.
A. book review B. biography C. boring story D. science report
B.
Writing & Book Camp
Vancouver Public Library’s Writing & Book Camp was created for young people to encourage them to become lifelong readers and writers. At the Writing & Book Camp they write, read and have conversations with some of Canada’s best authors. This camp is for young enthusiastic readers and eager writers who love writing.
How the Writing & Book Camp started
When the Canadian Book Camp started 10 years ago, it was the first of its kind in Canada. It was founded through a partnership with the Vancouver Public Library publishers and authors with the aim of connecting book-loving kids to Canadian writers. Since 2005 the camp has been an important project of the Vancouver Public Library and in 2010 the name changed to the Writing & Book Camp.
How the Writing & Book Camp works
The Writing & Book Camp is held annually at the Central Library for five days in August. Workshops and activities highlight aspects of the book making process such as brainstorming, character development, design and editing, illustration, and publishing. Each day’s activities run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.with mornings consisting of workshops and activities and afternoons featuring different Canadian writers as speakers.
Why it is the best camp for young readers and writers
The Writing & Book Camp exposes young readers and writers to a variety of authors, books, writing tools and members of the publishing industry while giving them opportunities to express themselves through the written word. Working with a group of experts and authors, the camp offers interactive activities designed to arouse young people’s interests.
Anthology and Gala (选集和庆典)
At the end of the week, each camper has created works that may be in the anthology published by the Library. Camp closes with a gala to celebrate the young writers’ achievements and where some campers read their works to an audience of family members and friends, authors and other participants. The gala is always a highlight and provides well-earned recognition and praise to encourage the campers to continue exploring the written word.
56. The Writing & Book Camp is mainly held for __________.
A. famous authors around the world
B. readers in the Vancouver Public Library
C. young people who are interested in reading and writing
D. publishers who choose works from young writers
57. According to the passage, the Writing & Book Camp _______.
A.was founded in 2002 in Canada
B. is owned by the Vancouver Public Library
C. got its current name in 2005
D. is held every year in August
58. It can be inferred from the passage that the Writing & Book Camp ________.
A. teaches campers the process of publishing books
B. offers book lovers opportunities to become better writers
C. helps connect Canada’s best authors to publishers
D. has workshops and activities in every afternoon
59. At the gala of the camp, campers may _________.
A. receive new works by famous writers
B. create an anthology with invited writers
C. have the chance to read their own books
D. get special awards provided by the library
60.The passage is written mainly to ___________.
A. introduce the Writing & Book Camp
B. teach people how to improve their writing
C. explain why the Writing & Book Camp is famous
D. persuade readers to attend the Writing & Book Camp
C
A ground-based system that uses much stronger signals than GPS can find your location in cities and indoors. It is a new positioning system that could compete with GPS to make sure you never lose your directions again.
Instead of satellites, Locata uses ground-based equipment to send a radio signal over a localized area that is a million times stronger on arrival than GPS. It can work indoors as well as outdoors, and the makers claim that the receivers can be shrunk (缩小）to fit inside a regular cell phone. Even the US armies, which invented GPS technology, signed a file last month agreeing to a test of Locata at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
“This is one of the most important technology developments for the future of the positioning industry,” says Nunzio Gambale, CEO and co-founder of the firm Locata, based in Griffith , Australia.
As for the Locata’s correctness, Christopher Morin of the US Air Force tested it recently at White Sands, and it worked to within 18cm along any axis(轴). Morin said it should be possible to get the exactitude down to 5cm .
The tests were performed in an open desert where GPS also worked beautifully, but its signal was weak--like a car headlight from 20,000 kilometers away--and easily cut off by solid objects(实心物体). Locata’s signal was far stronger, though not guaranteed to work in a complex urban environment, said David, speaker of the UK’s General Lighthouse Authorities.
Locata’s technology will face competition in the race to transform indoor navigation. But it could shine in specific areas, Gambale said. Robots with Locata could easily navigate inside buildings without the complex optical (视觉的) systems they need at the moment. And the process that handles correct location data could not only guide you around a mall, railway station or airport, but also take you to the exact shelf in a shop for the product you want. It would be small and cheap enough for smart phones and it should be available within five years—a similar path to the one GPS took on its way towards the world, he said.
61.The passage is written mainly to_______.
A. encourage people to buy the Locata
B. tell us the disadvantages of the GPS
C. tell us that Locata will replace GPS one day
D. introduce a new positioning system Locata.
62.Which of the following is NOT true about Locata?
A. Without the help of the satellites, Locata can tell you where you are.
B. Locata will be popular with most people even including the US armies.
C. In five years, Locata will take the place of GPS.
D. Locata has a better signal than GPS in some bad environments.
63. According to the passage, Gambale __________.
A. did the experiment at White Sands last month
B. believed the Locata would help to develop smart robots’ creation
C. doubted whether Locata can work in a complex environment or not
D. was worried about the competition that Locata faced
64.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exactitude” in Paragraph 4?
A. Accuracy B. Speed C. Determination D. Length
65.What can we know from the passage?
A. Locata is as small as a cell phone.
B. GPS is the most practical position system at present.
C. Locata will tell you how to get what you want in the future.
D. Locata will enter our lives through the cell phone, just like GPS.
D
Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
66．According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our .
A．friendly relationship B．financial rewards
C．advertising ability D．self-respect
67．The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to___ .
A．cheating B．lying C．stealing D．advertising
68．The phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention"（in paragraph.5）means .
A．asking the clerk to be more attentive B．offering advice to the clerk
C．telling the truth to the clerk D．reminding the clerk of the charged item
69．How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?
A．We'll be very excited. B．We'll have a sense of honor.
C．We'll feel sorry for the clerk. D．We'll feel unfortunate.
70．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage.
A．How to Live Truthfully B．Importance of Peacefulness
C．Happiness through Honorable Actions D．Ways of Gaining Self-respect
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分： 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
When making a trip to earn profit, a businessman will never take wrong decision of spending extra money for the business trip. At the same time he has to give importance to the comfort level during the travel. He would take necessary steps to find out a way they can make their trip as cheap as possible, so that the money they save will be added to their profits account.
Nowadays a lot of businessmen prefer traveling in airways and thus reducing the amount of time and physical stress involved in the process. People are more interested in learning about the ways by which they can get things at cheaper rates. When it comes to finding Cheaper Business Class Tickets, the steps involved are actually simple. If you are someone who can access the internet easily, things are simpler for you. The process of buying tickets online is a comparatively easier as well as lucrative（合算的） process.
It is very important that businessmen do all their ticket buying and booking process online as they get a lot of choices in ticket fare as well as airlines that announce different offers. When you travel frequently, you can enroll yourself with several travel agencies as well as airlines to know special offers and discounts that they announce. If you like a particular airline and love traveling with them in Business Class, then you might learn about the discounts that they offer for their frequent fliers.
If you want to get the best deal out there, never make the mistake of getting the ticket by referring to one site. Do comparative studies with at least 5 sites, before you fix your deal with one of them. Always plan for a business trip well in advance so that you can enjoy a cheaper travel in luxury with Business class.
天津市新四区示范校2012-2013学年度第二学期高二期末联考
英语试卷答题纸
第一节 阅读表达 （满分 10 分）
What does a businessman do to earn more profit? (No more than 15 words)
How does a businessman find Cheaper Business Class Tickets? (No more than 5 words)
What will airlines announce online? (No more than 10 words)
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “enroll” in Paragraph 3?(No more than 5 words)
75. What should the frequent fliers do to travel comfortably? (No more than 15 words)
第二节 写作（满分25分）
上个星期六，你校红星中学接待了来自英国中学生代表团，对天津进行友好访问，你和班上其他同学作为向导，带他们进行了参观游览，请根据下面的提示用英语写一篇本次活动报道。
1. 周六上午8点从学校出发，乘坐...... 2. 游览天津古文化街，天津眼 ...... ,
3. 下午游览天津海河教育园...... 4. 活动的感受和评价。
注意：(1)词数：不少于100词； (2)参考词汇：代表团delegation; 海河教育园 Tianjin Haihe Educational Center ; 天津古文化街 Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street; 天津眼 Tianjin Eye；
可适当加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯；（4）开头已给出，不计入总词汇。
Welcome to Tianjin
Last Saturday
天津市新四区示范校2011-2012学年度第二学期高二年级期末联考
英 语 试 卷 参考答案
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In the afternoon we came to the Tianjin Haihe Educational Center, in which there are over 10 universities, training more and more talented students , not only for the development of Tianjin, but also for the development of the whole nation. They highly praised all this.
Through the travel activity, we show the beautiful image of Tianjin to the students from England. At the same time we build up friendship, improving further exchange between the students from the two countries.
