2012—2013学年云南省昆明三中、滇池中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题
昆明三中、昆明滇池中学2012——2013学年上学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
命题人：曹波本试卷分第I卷（选择题，请答在机读卡上）和第II卷两部分，满分共100分，考试用时120分钟。
第一卷(共80分)
第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1分，满分20分）
第一节
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. What’s the man doing?
A. Missing the woman.
B. Walking to the TV station.
C. Offering the woman help.
2. What can we learn about the concert?
A. It will be given in New York.
B. It will be given in Beijing.
C. It will be given on October 20th.
3. When does the game finish?
A. At 4:00 pm.
B. At 4:20 pm.
C. At 3:20pm.
4. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. Bob will leave law school.
B. Bob will go to law school.
C. Bob doesn’t want to go to law school.
5. What is the color of the new dress most probably?
A. Dark brown .
B. Dark blue.
C. Bright brown.
第二节
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题。
6. Where is the woman now?
A. In London.
B. In Tokyo.
C. In Oxford.
7. When will the woman see some customers?
A. Tomorrow morning.
B. This afternoon.
C. This evening.
8. What does the man invite the woman to do?
A. Visit Jane.
B. Have dinner.
C. Travel in Tokyo.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What happened to the man?
A. He was late for work.
B. He had a traffic accident.
C. He fell and hurt himself badly.
10. What did the man’s parents say?
A. He should change his job.
B. He should have been more careful.
C. He should have more rest.
11. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Brother and sister.
B. Doctor and patient.
C. Mother and son.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What can we know about the man?
A. He hopes to become a painter someday.
B. He doesn’t know much about painting.
C. He doesn’t like the course at all.
13. Who is Lisa Frank?
A. A painter.
B. The professor of the course.
C. A student taking the course.
14. When does the conversation take place?
A. Before class.
B. After class.
C. During class.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Why can the speakers know each other?
A. They have met before.
B. They have talked on the phone.
C. They have been penfriends.
16. Which of the following is true about the house?
A. The place is far from any bus stop.
B. The bedroom windows are of Italian style.
C. The building is very safe.
17. What does the woman think of the house?
A. Good.
B. Small.
C. Cheap.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What was the word ―sports‖ first used for about a hundred years ago?
A. Something that people did in their free time.
B. Hunting wild animals and birds.
C. Organized games.
19. From what can star sportsmen earn more money?
A. Advertising.
B. Sports.
C. Acting.
20. What is the talk mainly about?
A. What people did in their free time.
B. What sports mean today.
C. How people hunted wild animals and birds.
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10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. Harry wants to bring his family to place where all of them can lead
peaceful life and be happy, but he can’t find it.
A. a; a
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. 不填；the
22. He argued smoking, and insisted that it was argument that smoking
was harmful to health.
A. for; beyond
B. against; over
C. for; over
D. against; beyond
23. -----Do you know the tall man ______ to Mr. King over there?
----Sorry, I don’t know him.
A. to speak
B. speaking
C. is speaking
D. has spoken
24. Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost his.
A. as much twice as
B. twice as much as
C. much as twice as
D. as twice much as
25. ------Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.
-------Sorry. With so much work my mind, I almost break down.
A. filled
B. filling
C. to fill
D. being filled
26. ------Marty’s very about his food.
------No wonder he doesn’t like to eat in the dining room.
A. special
B. particular
C. unusual
D. especial
27. The book which in April turned out to be a great success in New York.
A. came about
B. came up
C. came out
D. come across
28. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, visit Beijing this summer.
A. is going to
B. are going to
C. was going to
D. were going to
29. It rained heavily in the south, serious flooding in several provinces.
A. cause
B. having caused
C. causing
D. to cause
30. ------In your opinion, how long shall we need to turn the desert into land?
------I don’t know. .
A. It’s your turn
B. Don’t worry
C. That depends
D. It’s up to you.
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 31 , but I always knew he was 32 . He never criticized us, but used 33 to bring out our best. He’d say, ―If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die. ‖ I 34 as a child I said something 35 about somebody, and my father said, ― 36 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you. ‖ He explained that if
I looked for the best 37 people, I would get the best 38 . From then on I’ve always tried to
39 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 40 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 41 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 42 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to prevent me from my decision, 43 any good father would. When he realized I ha d made up my mind, he said, ―Richard, when I was 23, my dad 44 me to go into law. And I’ve 45 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 46 I didn’t pursue my 47 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it. ‖
As 48 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 49 for young people in the U. K. .My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 50 me.
31. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
32. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
33. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
34. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
35. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
36. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
37. A. on B. in C. at D. about
38. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
39. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
40. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
41. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
42. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
43. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
44. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
45. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
46. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
47. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
48. A. this B. he C. it D. that
49. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
50. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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
My aunt Edith was a widow of 50，working as a secretary，when doctors discovered she had got what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.
Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor，Dr.Michael Debakey，of Houston，Texas.He had saved the life of someone with the same illness. The article said Dr Debakey’s fees were very high；Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?
So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live：her three children，who would be on their own in three or four years and among them a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn’t a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter，not really expecting an answer.
A few days later，my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in；she stood in the hall and read aloud:
Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston，there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.
Signed：Michael Debakey That was seven years ago. Since then，Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married. For her age，she is one of the youngest，most alive people I know.
51.―Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily‖means that .
A. she was very beautiful
B. she was very strong
C. she was very brave
D. she was very warm hearted
52. Why did Aunt Edith write to Dr. Debakey? Because .
A. she had no time to visit him
B. she didn’t know the way to Houston
C. she didn’t believe in him
D. she wanted to get some help from him
53.In fact，Aunt Edith’s letter to Dr.Debakey was full of .
A. courage B .illness
C. pity
D. sadness
54.After reading Dr.Debakey’s letter，Aunt Edith felt .
A. discouraged
B. frightened
C. disappointed
D. encouraged
B
―Regardless of social class, race and age, men say they hate to shop,‖ says Zukin, City University of New York sociology professor．―Yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they like to shop．Men generally like to shop for books, music and hardware．But if you ask them about the shoppi ng they do for books or music, they’ll say, ― Well, that’s not shopping．That’s research.‖In other words, what men and women call ―buying things‖ and how they approach that task are different．
Women will wander through several 1,000-square-meter stores in search of the perfect party dress．Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the perfect digital camcorder（摄录像一体机）．Women see shopping as a social event．Men see it as a special task or a game to be won．―Men are frequently shopping to win,‖ say s Ann, a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago．―They want to get the best deal．They want to get the best one, the latest one and if they do that it makes them happy.‖ When women shop, they’re doing it in a way that they want everybody to be v ery happy,‖ says Ann．―They’re kind of shopping for love．‖
― Teenage girls learn to shop from their moms and older sisters, but they also learn to shop by examining articles in magazines like Seventeen,‖ City University Zukin says. ―And although men’s magazines such as GQ and Esquire have long shopping articles, it’s TV that has the eye of young male shoppers,‖ say Ann and Zukin．
―Television shows are used by young men in the same way Seventeen magazine or Lucky is used by girls,‖ says Zukin, ―to help make c lothing and toiletry（化妆品）choices．‖
―Of course, there are men who love to shop and are proud of it,‖ Loyola’s Ann says．And that is important no matter whether you buy a car or a frying pan．All men love to buy but don’t want to get cheated. Ann adds, ―There actually are men who are interested, for example, in cooking or shopping or chinaware or things around the home-----they become kind of girl magnets．Women like it．‖
55. From the first paragraph we can find that _____．
A．men are all dishonest B．men are all book-lovers
C．men hate to shop actually D．men like to shop in fact
56. Compared to women, men usually treat shopping _____．
A．honestly B．seriously C．emotionally D．foolishly
57. As is shown in this passage, teenage girls go shopping _____．
A．only with their moms B．only with their sisters
C．often following magazines D．often following TV shows
58. The underlined work ―magnets‖ in the last paragraph means _____．
A．magazines that attract young women B．persons that have a powerful attraction
C．tools that can help housewives much D．vegetables that make women beautiful
C
In the hit film The bucket List, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman meet in hospital in California after they have been diagnosed with cancer. Between them they cook up a ―bucket list‖ – a to-do list of all they want to do before they kick the bucket. The movie makes you wonder what would be on your bucket list. So let’s pack up some and see what it would cost to go out and have a little fun.
THE PYRAMIDS, GIZA, EGYPT
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TAJ MAHAL, AGRA, INDIA
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THE GREAT W ALL, CHINA
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THE HIMALAYAS, NEPAL
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59. The underlined phrase ―kick the bucket‖ in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A. come to life
B. play a game
C. pass away
D. list interesting places
60. If you take on the Everest Adventure tour, you should be aware that ____.
A. the sights may not be so good.
B. It is a tiring trip
C. you may not be used to the food there
D. it is an expensive trip
61. According to the passage, where can you enjoy a view of the whole Taj Mahal?
A. In Sherpa village.
B. Near the Forbidden City
C. Through Egypt Express.
D. At Oberoi AmarVilas
D
Three Boys and a Dad
Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months. ―This will be like a walk in the park,‖ he’d told his wife. ―I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.‖
Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little ―good kids‖—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted ―breakfast, daddy.‖ When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat（节拍）. M ike chanted ―Where’s my toast, where’s my toast‖ in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody
could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named ―Not Me‖ had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre (日托所）.―I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?‖ The answer was obviously ―yes‖ because Brad was smiling.
62. When his wife left home. Brad expected to .
A. go out for a walk in the park
B. watch TV talk show with his children
C. enjoy his first day off work
D. read the newspaper to his children
63. Which of the following did Randy do?
A. Drawing on the wall
B. Eating apple jam
C. Feeding the fish.
D. Reading in a room
64.Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?
A. Because he wanted to clean up his house.
B. Because he suddenly had to go to his office
C. Because he found it hard to manage his boys home.
D. Because he had to take his wife back
65. This text is developed .
A. by space
B. by comparison
C. by process
D. by time
第二节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项.
How to Make Friends
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leaves us without a friend. 66 . But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.
1. Associate with others.
The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.
2.Start a conversation
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 67 You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
3.68
Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.
4.Let it grow.
It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.
69 . The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
5.Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 70 Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.
A. Be cheerful.
B. Do things together.
C. Do not wait to be spoken to.
D. Try not to find fault with your friends.
E. Making new friends comes easy for some people.
F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.
G. So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.
昆明三中、昆明滇池中学2012——2013学年上学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
第三部分：阅读理解
第二节：答题卷(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
第二卷(共20分)
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分20分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My cousin and me stayed at a hotel in Chicago while attended the wedding of my nephew. Since we had never been away from our home village，so we were worried of the safety in a big city. The first night we placed arm-chair against the door and pile our bags on it. To complete the block，we put a Cola can on it, too. If a robber tried to break in，we’d sure to hear him. Around one o’clock there had a knock on the door. ―Who is it?‖ my cousin asked nervous. ―Hi!‖ a woman’s voice came from inside. ―You left your key in the door.‖
第二节：书面表达（满分15分）
假设你是李华，你在读美国中学生Jack的博客时了解到他即将作为一名交换生来北京学习，希望能够寄宿在一名擅长英语的中学生家里，以便更好地了解中国文化。请根据以下要点给Jack写一封电子邮件：
1．欢迎他来中国学习；2．介绍你个人情况；
3．邀请他住在你家并愿意为他提供帮助。
注意：1．词数120左右。2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：博客blog
Dear Jack,
I’m ve ry glad to learn that you're coming to Beijing as an exchange student…
Yours truly,
Li Hua
昆明三中、昆明滇池中学2012——2013学年上学期期中考试
高二英语答案
1.听力
1-5CBACB 6-10ACBCB 11-15ABAAB 16-20CACAB
2.单选
21-25 ADBBB 26-30BCACC
3.完型
31-35 CCACB 36-40 CBDDA 41-45 ADBCA 46-50 BDCBD
4.阅读
51-54CDAD 55-58 DBCB 59-61 CBD 62-65 CBCD 66-70 ECBGD
5.短文改错
1:my cousin and me , me→I 2:while attended, attended→attending 3:表示因果关系的since和so不能同时出现，去掉so 4:we were worried of, of→about 5：arm chair前面加上an。 6：pile our bags , pile→piled
7: sure前面加动词be 8: there had, had→was
9: nervous→nervously 10:inside→outside
6.作文
Dear Jack,
I’m ve ry glad to learn that you're coming to Beijing as an exchange student and want to stay in a local home with a middle school student who can speak excellent English.
I'm a high school student, and it's my sincere hope that you can stay with me. I am good at English and can communicate with foreigners fluently. Besides, I like reading and traveling in my spare time, so if you are with us, I can take you around Beijing and let you know mere about our brilliant Chinese culture.
Both my parents and I are friendly and enthusiastic in personality. So I believe we can be good friends. I'm sure I will do what I can to help you with your Chinese. I'm looking forward to your coming.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua