1、甘肃省定西市高二英语上学期期考试试题新人教版甘肃省定西市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期期考试试题新人教版 本试卷分三部分。请将答案全写在试题最后一页的答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。第卷（选择题 共95分）第一部分 听力（共两节，共20小题，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，并标在试卷相应位置。1.What does Jim mean?A. His car is under repair. B. Tina cant use his car. C. His car is new.2.Where are
2、the two speakers now?A. At the cinema. B. On the subway. C. In the taxi.3. How much will the woman pay?A.12 pounds. B.20 pounds. C. 24 pounds.4. What makes the man annoyed? A. The womans snore B. The cats screaming. C. The dogs barking.5. Where is the man now probably?A. At his office. B. At the cin
3、ema. C. At a bus stop.第二节 、 听下面一段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后面有几道小题，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。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Why did the woman go to the mall yesterday? A. To buy clothes for herself B. To buy presents for her son C. To take pictures and videos 7. What didnt the woman buy? A. Baby clothes. B. A toy
4、car. C. A camera. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whats the weather like now? A. It is raining. B. It is windy. C. It is snowing9. What is Jordan actually doing now ?. A .sleeping. B. Playing computer games. C. Studying10. What will Jordan do ? A. Make a snowman. B. Do his homework. C. Stay at home. 听第8段材料，回答第11
5、至13题。11. What are the two speakers doing probably?A. Making a call. B. Looking for keys. C. Playing at a party.12. What didnt the boy do at home? A. He had dinner. B. He watched TV. C. He fixed the drawer.13. Where were the keys found? A. In the dinning room. B. In the living room. C. In the washing
6、 machine . 听第9段材料，回答第14至16小题。14. What is the woman? A. A reporter and traveler. B. A volunteer and sportswoman.C. A volunteer and traveler.15. What did the woman do in Africa, 2007? A. She taught English and constructed a building.B. She traveled with local people. C. She caught fish and collected f
7、ruit.16. How did the woman travel across the Caribbean?A. By hot air balloon. B. By sailboat C. By plane 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从下列选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，填在答题卡相应的位置上。21. - Honey, lets go out for dinner.- _ I dont have to cook. A. Forget it! B. Thats great! C. Why? D. Go ahead22.
8、To tell _ truth, his coming is really _ surprise to most people present at the party.A. ; a B. the; C. the ; a D. ; 23. Kate had her luggage _ an hour before her plane left A. check B. checking C. to check D. checked24. Not your father but your friends _ to blame for the traffic accident. A. was B.
9、were C. is D. are 25. The sentence doesnt make sense in the article, please _ it _.A. workout B. leaveout C. makeout D. sortout26. Most of the factories under _ were designed by Chinese engineers.A. conclusion B. control C. construction D. contribution27. The little boy wont go to sleep _ his mother
10、 tells him a story.A. or B. but. C. whether D. unless28. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain _ until the plane has come to a complete stop.A. seated B. seating C. to seat D. seat29. Jim didnt go out with us, _ .A. so Tom did B. neither did Tom C. so did Tom D. neither Tom did30. You should be _ not
11、to make any mistakes in copying the companys accounts.A. curious B. precious C. cautions D. previous31. Right in front of the temple gate _ known as Peak Flying From AfarA. is standing a very big rock B. a very big rock is standing C. stands a very big rock D. a very big rock. stands32. It is strang
12、e _ she have left without saying a word.A. that B. What C. Why D. How33. _ you take an active part in physical activity _ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.A. Only if; you will B. Only if ; will you C. Unless; you will D. Unless; will you34. No one can put _ a plan better than the one under consi
13、deration.A. up B. out C. off D. forward35. _ in her job, she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.A. Absorbed B. Absorbing C. Having absorbed D. To absorb第三节 完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分)从下面选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，填在答题卡相应的位置上。When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My parents took me
14、by train or by car to a hotel by the 36 _. All day, I seem to remember, I 37 _on the sands with strange 38 children. We made houses and gardens, and _39 the tide (潮汐) destroy them. When the tide went out, we 40_ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools. In those days the 41 seeme
15、d to shine always brightly 42_ the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were _43_in ones pockets or good places where one could buy ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time. Although I am now thi
16、rty-five years old, my idea of a good _44 is much the same as it was. I _45 _ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of waves beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 46_ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 47 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers. Sometime
17、s I 48 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 49_ . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about _50 _ who make houses and gardens with sand, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves sick on too many ices.36. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. forest37. A
18、. played B. slept C. sat D. stood38. A. moved B. excited C. worried D. nervous39. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard40. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed41. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp 42. A. and B. yet C. but D. or 43. A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money 44. A. house B. holiday
19、C. garden D. tide 45. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps 46. A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build 47. A. But B. However C. Or D. Yet 48. A. wonder(想知道) B. feel C. understand D. believe 49. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old 50. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups 第二部分 阅读理解（每小题2分；满分30分）阅读下列短文，
20、选出最佳选项。ASusan: A good reporter is pleasant. She adopts a friendly nature with those she meets. She is a grateful guest, with a belief in the basic goodness of people. She conveys to those she meet that she is tolerant of them and their ideas, even though she doesnt like them or what they stand for.T
21、om: A good reporter is honest. He seeks the truth and acts independently. He does what he says hes going to do, and doesnt do something he promised to avoid. He returns his calls, and hes willing to say no. hes obsessed with accuracy and double checks his facts with call-backs. He sees both sides to
22、 every issue.51.What would be the best title of the text?A. How a Reporter Makes Good News B. How to be a Good ReporterC. Newspaper D. What a Reporter Does 52. Who thinks a good reporter should find unusual news from daily life?A. Jack B. Helen C. Susan D. Tom53. According to Susan, What should a go
23、od reporter do if he cant agree with others?A. Saying no B. Getting angry C. Bing pleasant D. Walking away54. In the eyes of Tom, a good reporter should not_.A. seek the truth B. check the factsC. be unwilling to say no to others D. see every issue from different sidesBYuan Longping，known as the “Fa
24、ther of Hybrid Rice (杂交水稻)”，realized one of his 80th birthday wishes recently. His super grain brought yields (产量) of 13.9 tons of rice per hectare (公顷)，or 926.6 kilograms per mu (1/15 hectare). This set a new world record for rice output.“I was very happy as it was very difficult to produce such a
25、high yield of rice，” Yuan said at a news conference on September 19,2011.The rice breed,DH2525 (Y two superior No 2),was tested in Longhui county in Hunan province. Yuans team produced 10.5 tons of rice per hectare in 2000. In 2004 they produced 12 tons of rice per hectare. Both times they set a wor
26、ld record.China plants about 29 million hectares of rice every year. It has an average (平均的) output of 6.3 tons per hectare，according to the National Bureau of Statistics.Hybrid rice is produced by crossbreeding different varieties of rice. Yuan developed the first Chinese hybrid rice variety in 197
27、4.His earlier hybrid rice has been planted in India，Vietnam and the US. A total of three million hectares of land are covered by the rice. Yuan said that an additional 75 million hectares would be enough to feed 400 million to 500 million people55.whats the main idea of the text?A. Yuan Longping is
28、a great scientist B. Yuan Longings lifeC. Yuan Longings great contributions to the world D. Hybrid Rice56.which country has hybrid rice NOT been planted?A. India B. England C. the US D. Vietnam57. How many tons of rice per hectare produced increased from 2000 to 2004?A. 10.5 B. 12 C.1.5 D. 6.3CTwo f
29、armers were on their way home one evening after a hard days work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead. Ah! said one farmer, tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well. The second answered, Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (
30、庄稼). So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud. What cloud? asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there. 58. The two farmers were _. A. going home B. g
31、oing to the field C. going to work D. going to see their friend 59. The two farmers _ on that day. A. had a holiday B. didnt work C. worked hard D. wanted to quarrel with each other 60. The two farmers fought in words because _.A. they were hungryB. it rainedC. one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didnt think so D. they both hoped for rain 61. How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful? _. A. None B. One C. Two D.
