1、2012-2013学年山东省新泰市汶城中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求） 1 The key word is practice! Practice, practice, practice! There is no other way. There is no magic. The way to get better at listening to English is to listen to English. Thats the not-so-good news. 2 The good news is th
2、ere are many ways to listen and many things to listen to. 3 Listening to English songs can be fun. But be careful! Most _ use the language in a special way that you dont hear every day. You dont want to start speaking English like a poet or songwriter. If you do listen to English songs, listen to di
3、fferent ones. This will help you train your ears to different voices, pronunciations and rhythms. 4 If you can, get a copy of the lyrics(歌词 ) so you can read them and listen to them at the same time. It is sometimes better to listen with your eyes as well as your earsmore information to help the bra
4、in. 5 Watch English DVDs. But, this time, do not use your eyes to read the subtitles (字幕 ). Turn off the subtitles, because movies have so many other clues about what is happening that it is better not to use the subtitles. This forces your ears to do the work. 6 Choose one character (人物 ) that inte
5、rests you and pay attention to what they say and how they say it. If you can, repeat a line out loud after they have said it. Teach yourself one or more sayings, phrases or ways of talking that you will use after watching the movie. 7 A new and growing resource of English language for listening can
6、be found in blogs. Blogs are in MP3 format and can be loaded first onto your computer and then onto you MP3 player for very convenient take-with-you listening. 8 You can find many English listening practices are fun, new, educational and in unending supply. 【小题 1】 What is the main idea of the passag
7、e (within 10 words.) _ 【小题 2】 Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one At times, we can use not only our ears but our eyes to listen to get more information. _ 【小题 3】 Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (within 2 wo
8、rds.) _ 【小题 4】 List three ways of practising your English listening.(within 15words.) _ _ _ 【小题 5】 Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 into Chinese. _ 答案： 【小题 1】 Ways to practise your listening 【小题 2】 It is sometimes better to listen with your eyes as well as your earsmore information t
9、o help the brain. 【小题 3】 English songs 【小题 4】 Listening to English songs; getting a copy of the lyrics; watching English DVDs; imitating a characters ways of talking; listening to MP3 in blogs 【小题 5】选择一个你感兴趣的角色，注意他们说什么，怎么说。 试题分析： 【小题 1】根据文章第一段可知本文讲述的关于练习英语的各种方法。 【小题 2】根据文章第四段 It is sometimes better
10、to listen with your eyes as well as your earsmore information to help the brain. 说明我们既可以使用耳朵听也可以使用眼睛看来获取信息。 【小题 3】根据上一句 Listening to English songs can be fun.说明本段是使用英文歌曲来进行练习。 【小题 4】根据文章 3-8段的内容可知每一段都是一种练习方法。故随便使用其中三个即可。 【小题 5】翻译（略） 考点：考查教育类短文 点评：本文是关于英语学习中的各种练习的方法。主要考查了细节题，要求这些辨析文章中给出的各种练习方法。 单项选择
11、* Only if you put _ sun there did the movements of the other planets in _ sky make sense. A the; 不填 B the; the C不填 ; the D a; the 答案： B 试题分析：考查冠词。本题考查在 sun， moon， sky 等前面要使用 the 表示特指。故 B正确。 考点：考查冠词 点评：冠词的课程集中在 the表示特指， a/an表示泛指方面。另外还要特别注意冠词的固定用法以及不要冠词的情况。 _ his nose, hes quite good looking. A Beside
12、s B Apart from C except that D Now that 答案： B 试题分析：短语用法辨析。 A除 之外（包括在内）； B除 之外（适用于所有情况）； C除 .之外（后面接句子）； D既然；句意：除了鼻子不好看之外，他很漂亮。根据句意说明鼻子是不漂亮的，是不包括在内的，故 B正确。 考点：短语用法辨析 点评：要特别注意 apart from适用于所有的除 之外的情况。 It sounds like something is wrong with the cars engine. _, wed better have it repaired immediately. A
13、Where possible B If not C But for that D If so 答案： D 试题分析：省略句辨析。 A在可能的地方； B如果不； C要不是 ； D如果这样；句意： 听起来好像汽车 的发动机出了问题。 如果这样，我们最好还是立刻修理一下。根据句意说明 D正确。 考点：考查省略句辨析 点评：要注意当状语从句的主语是 it is的时候，可以把 it is都省略。本题的四个选项的意思为： A在可能的地方； B如果不； C要不是 ； D如果这样； What a(n) _ it is that they were born in the same year and on th
14、e same day! A coincidence B accident C incident D confidence 答案： A 试题分析：考查名词辨析。 A偶然的事情； B事故； C小事件； D信心；句意：他们同年同日出生，这真是一件偶然的事情。根据句意说明 A正确。 考点：考查名词辨析 点评：名词的辨析要根据上下文语境；同时注意一些词形相似的名词的不同意思。 It was not until she had arrived home _ her appointment with the doctor. A when she remembered B and she remembered
15、 C did she remember D that she remembered 答案： D 试题分析：考查强调句型。强调句型： it is/was 被强调成分 that/who其它成分；本题强调的是时间状语从句 not until she had arrived home。后面使用 that引导的强调句型的后半句，使用陈述语序。句意：直到他到家的时候，他才记得与医生的那个约会。故 D正确。 考点：考查强调句型 点评：强调句型： it is/was 被强调成分 that/who其它成分；其最大的特点是把 it is/wasthat/who 去掉，句子仍然成立。 Smoking, _ is a
16、 bad habit, is popular with the young. A that B which C what D as 答案： B 试题分析：考查定语从句。本题是非限制性定语从句， which指代 smoking在句中做主语。 That不能引导非限制性定语从句。 What不是定语从句的关系词， as有正如的意思，与本句句意不符。句意：抽烟是一个不好的习惯，很受年轻人欢迎。故 B正确。 考点：考查非限制性定语从句 点评：要注意 that不能引导非限制性定语从句。另外还要分析定语从句的句子成分以确定究竟使用关系代词还是关系副词。 The number of the people who
17、 own cars _since 1990. A is increased B are increased C have been increasing D has been increasing 答案： D 试题分析：考查主谓一致和时态；本题的主语是 the number of 指 的数量。定语从句 who own cars修饰 the people。本句的主语是 the number of 指 的数量；该短语做主语时，谓语动词用单数。根据 since 说明本句使用完成时。句意：自从 1990以来拥有汽车的人的数量一直都在增加。故 D正确。 考点：考查主谓一致 点评：本题考查了 number
18、两个短语。 The number of 做主语，谓语动词用单数；a number of做主语 ,谓语动词用复数形式。 Is he coming _. He may not have time. A It depends it B That depends C Its up to you D No way 答案： B 试题分析：考查交际用语。 A项不是固定词组； B看情况； C由你决定； D不可能；句意： 他要来吗？ 看情况。他也许有时间。根据句意说明 B正确。 考点：考查交际用语 点评：交际用语的考查要放在上下文中进行，平时要注意识记一些重要的交际用语常考句型。 It took him a l
19、ong time to _ the skills he needed to become an artist. A acquire B arrive C return D cover 答案： A 试题分析：动词辨析。 A获得，得到； B到达； C返回；归还； D覆盖，采访；句意：获得他所需要的成为一名艺术家的技巧花了他很长的时间。根据句意说明 A正确。 考点：考查动词辨析 点评：动词的辨析要放在爱上下文中进行，要根据语境语义来注意其用法。要特别注意一词多义的现象。 There is no doubt _ he did is good for us. A that what B what tha
20、t C that D what 答案： A 试题分析：考查句子结构。固定句型： there is no doubt that 该句中 that引导的是同位语从句解释 doubt的内容；在同位语从句中 what he did是主语， what在句中作为 dis 的宾语。句意 :毫无疑问他做的事情对我们是有好处的。故 A 正确。 考点：考查句子结构 点评：本句考查了 there is no doubt that 该句中 that引导的是同位语从句解释doubt的内容。同时还考查了名词性从句中 what的用法。 Would it be _ for you to pick me up at four
21、oclock and take me to the airport A free B useful C handy D convenient 答案： D 试题分析：考查形容词辨析。 A免费的，自由的； B有用的； C手边的； D便利的；固定句型： it is convenient for sb to do sth对某人来说做某事很方便。故 D正确。 考点：考查形容词辨析 点评：本题考查了 it is convenient for sb to do sth对某人来说做某事很方便。这个固定句型。 When I opened the door I found my son completely _
22、a game. A absorbing in B absorbed to C absorbed in D absorbing to 答案： C 试题分析：考查固定词组。固定词组 be absorbed in 沉浸于 ；本题中absorbed in a game是对宾语 my son进行补充说明。句意：当我打开门的时候，我发现我的儿子完全沉浸在游戏之中。故 C正确。 考点：考查固定词组 点评：固定词组 be absorbed in 沉浸于 ；本题中 absorbed in a game是对宾语my son进行补充说明。 _ it rains tomorrow, theyll go out for
23、 an outing. A As if B As though C Even if D Even so 答案： C 试题分析：连词辨析。 AB似乎，好像； C即使； D即使这样；句意：即使没有下雨，他们也要外出。根据句意说明 C正确。 考点：连词辨析 点评：连词的辨析要放在上下文总进行，同时要注意一些形式相近的连词的词义辨析。 Our car _ on our way to school, so we had to walk there. A broke up B broke off C broke down D broke away 答案： C 试题分析：短语辨析。 A关系破裂；破碎；解散；
24、 B停止，分离； C出故障，分解； D摆脱。句意：我们的汽车在半路上出了故障，所以我们不得不步行去那里。根据句意说明 C正确。 考点：短语辨析 点评： break的短语一直是高考的重点内容，要特别注意 break down 和 break up之间的区别。 Wang Ping found the new surroundings difficult _. A to tolerate B to be tolerated C tolerating D being tolerated 答案： A 试题分析：考查不定式用法。当不定式做补语的时候，如果前面的形容词是easy, difficult, ha
25、rd等的时候，后面使用不定式的主动形式。句意：王萍发现周围的环境很难容忍。根据句意说明 A正确。 考点：课程不定式用法 点评：当不定式做补语的时候，如果前面的形容词是 easy, difficult, hard等的时候，后面使用不定式的主动形式。 完型填空 Recently divorced(离婚 ), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great 36 . My old umbrella was broken, and I could n
26、ot 37 another one. I sat down in the streetcar and there against the seat was a beautiful silk 38 with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌 ) with gold. I had 39 seen anything so lovely. I 40 the handle and saw a 41 . I got off the streetcar and 42 opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a 43 b
27、ook for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered. Yes, she said in 44 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. 45 , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before. She was so excited th
28、at I 46 I was 47 a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her 48 filled with tears. I refused the 49 she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I dont remember. The next six months were 50 . I was able to obtain 51 here and there. l reached the lowe
29、st point in my 52 . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless. Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣 ) in the cold little kitchen 53 the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were 54
30、 of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me. Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was 55 “California”, where she had moved. 【小题1A cloud B rain C wind D snow 】 A search
31、 B catch C afford D sell A raincoat B seat C book D umbrella A never B ever C almost D nearly A concluded B examined C learned D helped A name B address C card D demand A deliberately B specially C sadly D thankfully A technology B engine C telephone D medicine A anger B surprise C danger D sorrow A
32、 And B But C So D Or A forgot B remembered C indicated D decided A applied for B watching for C asking for D looking for A face B nose C eyes D ear A reward B prize C present D umbrella A freezing B surprising C shocking D struggling A failures B successes C jobs D wages A heart B favor C work D lif
33、e A as B while C when D then A proud B full C careful D glad A simply B directly C finally D nearly 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 C 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 A 试题分析：
34、 【小题 1】 B 上下文串联。根据下文带着雨伞说明下雨了。故 B正确。 【小题 2】 C 动词辨析。 A寻找； B抓住； C买得起； D卖；句意：我的雨伞坏了，而我买不起另外一个。 【小题 3】 D 上下文串联。根据下文可知我在车上看见了一把雨伞。 【小题 4】 A 上下文串联。句意：我从来没有看见过这样可爱的东西。 【小题 5】 B 动词辨析。 A结论； B检查； C学会； D帮助；句意：我检查了伞的把手，发现了一个名字。 【小题 6】 A 名词辨析。 A名字； B地址； C卡片； D要求；句意：我检查了伞的把手，发现了一个名字。 【小题 7】 D 副词辨析。 A故意地； B特别地； C悲
35、伤地； D幸亏；高兴地；句意：我下了车，幸亏有这把伞保护着我。 【小题 8】 C 名词辨析。 A技术 ； B发动机； C电话； D药；句意：我查了电话本寻找那个名子。 【小题 9】 B 名词辨析。 A生气； B惊讶； C危险； D悲伤；指对方接到这个电话很惊讶。 【小题 10】 B 连词辨析。她说这把伞是父母给她的生日礼物，但是一个星期前在学校里被偷掉了。上下文转折关系。 【小题 11】 A 动词辨析。 A忘记； B记得； C说明； D决定；句意：她如此兴奋以至于我忘记了我在寻找工作。 【小题 12】 D 短语辨析。 A申请； B当心； C要求； D寻找。句意：我忘记了我在寻找工作而直接去了她
36、家。 【小题 13】 C 上下文串联。根据上文的眼泪说明是在眼里 。故 C正确。 【小题 14】 A 名词辨析。 A酬劳； B奖励； C礼物； D伞；我帮她找回了伞，她要给我酬劳。 【小题 15】 D 动词辨析。 A冰冻； B惊讶； D震惊； D挣扎；句意：在接下来的六个月里我一直在挣扎，到处找工作。 【小题 16】 C 名词辨析。 A失败； B成功； C工作； D工资；句意：我到处找工作。 【小题 17】 D 名词辨析。 A心； B好感；支持； C工作； D生活；句意 :我到了人生的最低点。 【小题 18】 C 固定句型。 Be doing sth when 正在做某事在这时 when 后面
37、接的句子表示意料之外的事情。 【小题 19】 B 上下文串联。句意：邮递员的胳膊里面充满了各种包裹。即对方给我寄的礼物。 【小题 20】 A 副词辨析。 A 简单地；朴素地；仅仅 B直接地； C 最后； D 几乎；句意：在包裹上仅仅只有 “California”，她搬去的地方。 考点：考查情感类完型填空 点评：本文通过一个故事告诉我们：生活没有欺骗我们，与人为善永远都是真理。本文设空合理，集中考查了各种词义在上下文中的辨析，要求考生要准确理解单词的词性和词义。同时注意上下文的串联和理解，准确理解文章的脉络。 阅读理解 In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flatt
38、ened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake. After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, Ill always be
39、there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son. Remembering his sons classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging. Oth
40、er parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “Its too late! Theyre all dead! You cant help!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now ” The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the schools ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. Youre in danger.
41、Well take care of it. Go home.” This loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now ” The police came and said, “Youre, anxious and its over. Go home. Well handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now ” No one helped. Courageously he went on alone. He dug for eight hour
42、s.12 hours.24 hours.36 hours.then, in the 38th hour, he heard his sons voice. He screamed his sons name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! Its me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “Whats going on in there How is it ” the father asked. “There
43、 are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. ” “Come out, boy!” “No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know youll get me! No matter what happens, I know youll always be there for me!” 【小题 1】 Why did the father keep digging A Because he promised his wife he would take care of their son. B Because ot
44、hers persuaded him to do so. C Because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened. D Because his son was his only child. 【小题 2】 Many people came up and tried to persuade the father to stop digging except _. A the police B the fire chief C some kind parents D the medical officer
45、【小题 3】 Which of the following best describes the son A Calm, hopeful and strong-minded. B Careful, helpful and absent-minded. C Frightened, hopeless and thankful. D Cold-hearted, honest and faithful. 【小题 4】 What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to A those parents B the s
46、tudents C the teachers D The fire officers 【小题 5】 We can learn from the passage that _. A sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand B you cannot go on well in life until you forget your past failures C love can set us free from all fear and overcome the difficulties D we have enough happiness to make us sweet and enough sorrow to keep us human 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 试题分析： 【小题 1】 C 细节题。根据第二段 he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, Ill always be there for you!”说明正是他对儿子做出的诺言让他一直干下去。故
