1、2012届湖南省株洲市南方中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语。 Our school is famous for its history and its achievements. It was founded in the 1950s. 61.It is a good place where we can prepare ourselves well for the future. We have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to offer help.62.Th
2、ough we pay a lot of attention to how well we do in the lessons， 63.但是取得高分不是我们学习的唯一原因。 The teachers encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions.64.With their help we have developed all kinds of interests in many aspects. Students can also choose to join some school clubs they are interested
3、in.65.我们还可以选择我们喜欢学的科目 .We have a happy study life here. I love my school and hope that it will be better and better. 答案： 【小题 1】这是一个我们能为我们的未来做好准备的好地方。 【小题 2】尽管我们十分关注我们在学 习上做得有多好， 【小题 3】 getting the high grades isnt the only reason for us to study. 【小题 4】有了他们的帮助，我们在许多方面都培养了各式各样的兴趣。 【小题 5】 We can choos
4、e our favorite subjects. 【小题 1】这是一个我们能为我们的未来做好准备的好地方。 Where引导的是定语从句，修饰 a good place。 Prepare oneself for为 做好准备 【小题 2】尽管我们十分关注我们在学习上做得有 多好， though引导的是让步状语从句， pay attention to注意， how引导的是宾语从句， 【小题 3】 getting the high grades是动名词做动名词做主语， the only reason后面是不定式做定语： for us to study. 【小题 4】 with their help有了
5、他们的帮助， developed all kinds of interests培养了各式各样的兴趣。 in many aspects在许多方面 【小题 5】考查情态动词： can +动词原形 choose ，我们最喜欢的科目： our favorite subjects. 单项选择 * I invited Joe and Linda to the party, and both of _ came. A they B him C she D them 答案： D Maybe you have been too many famous restaurants, but nowhere else
6、_ such spicy ducks. A can you taste B you can taste C do you taste D you taste 答案： A Despite the rising costs of many products, bus fares in the city of Zhuzhou _ unchanged. A remain B are remained C are remaining D remains 答案： A Jane wont join us for dinner tonight and _. A neither wont Tom B Tom w
7、ill too C Tom wont either D so will Tom 答案： C There is an old saying _ goes “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he can feed his belly the whole life”. A that B who C when D As 答案： A It was not until the early 1950s _most tape recorders began using plastic tape as
8、 they do today. A when B which C that D Before 答案： C To everyones amazement now, technology _ faster than most people can keep pace with. A is changing B will change C changes D has changed 答案： A If he _ the opportunity at that time, he would be the new department manager now. A seized B should seiz
9、e C has seized D had seized 答案： D How long _ in Shanghai I will be there attending a conference and giving a speech, which will take about 3 days. A have you stayed B are you staying C do you stay D did you stay 答案： B As we know, penicillin became the greatest drug of the 20th century, _ millions of
10、 lives. A to save B saving C saved D Save 答案： B It was too dark, and I couldnt _ the words written on the wall. A turn out B work out C try out D set out 答案： B _difficulty we will face, we should have confidence and try to solve it. A However B No matter how C Whatever D Whenever 答案： C Will you read
11、 me a story, Mummy -OK. You _have one if you go to bed as soon as possible. A might B must C could D shall 答案： D _ was at the end of the meeting that Mr. Smith made the decision . A This B It C That D不填 答案： B -Tom, _we go home together this afternoon - Ok ! A shall B must C will D can 答案： A The girl
12、 often helps her best friend, _ is not good at English. A which B who C what D where 答案： B Nowadays, most young people enjoy _ on the Internet. A chat B to chat C chatting D chatted 答案： C _ he did was quite right. A What B Which C That D Who 答案： A She _ in Zhuzhou for ten years. A will work B work C
13、 was working D has worked 答案： D The little boy has never been to Beijing, _he A havent B dont C has D Does 答案： C His car _ yesterday, so he can not go to work by car. A is repaired B was repaired C repairs D has repaired 答案： B _ you study hard, you will pass the exam. A If B Although C Though D Befo
14、re 答案： A Many teenagers say that _ they have a lot of friends, they really have no best friend. A when B while C if D because 答案： B 完型填空 There was once a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She 31_everyone, except her boyfriend. He was 32 there for her. The blind girl said that if sh
15、e could see the world, she would marry him. One day, someone donated a pair of 33 to the blind girl. She could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now you can see the 34 , will you marry me ” The girl was surprised when she saw that her boyfriend was 35 ！ So she refuse
16、d to 36 him. Her boyfriend walked away sadly, and later wrote a letter to the girl saying, “Just take care of my eyes, dear.” This is how human changes when situations change. Only 37 people remember what life was like before. Only few remember the people who were always there for them. Hold every p
17、erson close to your heart because you 38 wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond( 钻石 ) while you were too 39 in collecting stones. You learn to love, not by finding a perfect person, 40 by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. 【小题1】 A loved B hated C helped D missed A alway
18、s B never C seldom D hardly A hands B heads C eyes D faces A future B world C dream D gift A selfish B foolish C deaf D blind A marry B invite C visit D teach A many B a lot of C few D some A need B might C have to D shall A excited B fond C full D interested A and B or C but D So 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2
19、】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 C 阅读理解 You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the oth
20、er end has a depressing (令人沮丧的 )tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. You are still in a wonderful mood Impossible! Communicating with negative (消极的 ) people can wash your happiness. It may not change what you think, but
21、communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time. Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others pity or r
22、espect. When you communicate with positive people, your spirits stay happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the dagger (匕首 )of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down. Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negat
23、ive people. This could be a co-worker, or relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to negative person, but all this is to lower you to that same negative level and they wont feel ashamed of themselves about that. Nega
24、tivity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to (附着 )you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much
25、as possible. 【小题 1】 The purpose of the first paragraph is to _. A make a comparison B introduce a topic C offer an evidence D describe a daily scene 【小题 2】 How can negative people have effect on us A By telling us the nature of life. B By changing our way of thinking. C By comparing their attitude t
26、o life D By influencing our emotion. with ours. 【小题 3】 Some negative people base their happiness on _. A other peoples pity for them B making other people unhappy C building up a positive attitude D other peoples respect for them 【小题 4】 According to the passage, to reduce negative peoples influence
27、on us, we are advised_. A to communicate with negative people as little as possible B to change negative peoples attitude to life C to show our dissatisfaction to negative people D to make negative people feel ashamed of themselves 【小题 5】 What can we learn about negativity A Its effect can last. B I
28、ts effect can be completely avoided. C It hardly happens among family members. D Its effect is smaller than the effect created by a positive person. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 A 回答问题 In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. But how do I
29、know when I have found a good friend I think a good friend should have certain good qualities(品质 ), especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠 ). Above all , I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He puts himself in the other
30、persons place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener. At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me. Sometimes you will meet “fair w
31、eather friends”. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. So, I think another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he is in trouble, I will do my best to help him. If I need a favor, he will not run aw
32、ay from me. When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know Ive found a friend! 58. According to the writer, what good qualities should a good friend have (回答词数不超过 5个 ) 59. What will you do when your good friend is in trouble (回答词数不 超过 8个 ) 60. What is the meaning of understan
33、ding in a friend according to the writers opinion (回答词数不超过 18个 ) 答案： 【小题 1】 Understanding, honesty and reliability 【小题 2】 I will do my best to help him. 【小题 3】 It means he can understand another persons feeling and try to be helpful and be a good listener. 【小题 1】 Understanding, honesty and reliabili
34、ty 根据第一段最后一句可知 【小题 2】 I will do my best to help him 根据第四段 If he is in trouble, I will do my best to help him可知。 【小题 3】 It means he can understand another persons feeling and try to be helpful and be a good listener. 根据第二段可知 Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson,
35、 Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. He seemed to expect too much of me. He seemed unhappy w
36、ith me unless I got straight As and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to feel very nervous. On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my fathers friends for lunch at an outdoor caf. We talked a
37、long that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my sons funny facial expressions. Gone was my fathers critical (挑剔的 ) air and strict rules. After my visit to Tucson , My father seemed to be so friendly and gentle. What had held him back before The next day dad pulle
38、d out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, Im at last seeing another side of my father. And in doing so, Im delighted with my new frien
39、d. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was. 【小题 1】 Why did the writer feel uncomfortable about her father as a young adult A He was silent most of the time. B He was too proud of himself. C He did not love his children. D He expected too much of her. 【小题 2】 When the write
40、r went out with her father on weekends, she would feel very_. A nervous B sorry C tired D safe 【小题 3】 What does the writer think of her father after her visit to Tucson A More critical. B More talkative C friendly and gentle D Strict and hard-working. 【小题 4】 The underlined words “my new friend” in t
41、he last paragraph refer to_ . A the writers son B the writers father C the friend of the writers father D the caf owner 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B Charlie was spending his summer holidays by the sea. One day he climbed over some rocks. He was looking for some crabs (螃蟹 ) for supper. He
42、took off his shorts and put them on a rock. The afternoon went quickly. Time was flying by. Look! The sea was coming in fast. It was over some of the rocks now. Charlie looked up. Its getting late. Oh dear! Look at the sea. Where are my shorts now he thought. He saw them on a rock. Oh dear! The rock
43、 was an island! Now he must swim and got them. Charlie jumped into the sea and started swimming. He reached the rock and put his shorts on his head. Then he started swimming back. Oh no! The sea was too strong for Charlie. It was pulling him away from the beach. Help! he called. I cant get back. Luc
44、kily, a boat was coming by. The people in the boat saw Charlie and heard his call for help. Are you all right asked the woman in the boat. No! I cant swim back. The sea is too strong. The woman stopped the boat and she and a girl pulled Charlie into the boat. He threw his shorts into the boat too. T
45、hen they turned the boat Bound and took Charlie back to the beach. That was lucky, said the woman. Thank you very much, said Charlie. Be careful next time, said the woman. The sea is usually very strong near these rocks. Next time, Im going to keep my shorts in my bag, said Charlie. Better safe than
46、 sorry! 【小题 1】 Where did the story take place A In the hills B By the sea C On the river D In the town 【小题 2】 Before looking for crabs, Charlie put _. A his shirts in a bag B his shoes on a rock C his shorts in a bag D his shorts on a rock 【小题 3】 Charlie cried for help because_. A the sea was carryi
47、ng him away from the beach B the sea was pulling Charlie onto the rocks C the sea was getting lower D the sea was going out 【小题 4】 Who saved Charlie _. A A man and a girl B Two men C A woman and a girl D A man and a boy 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C I am an e-mail user When I first started
48、 to use the e-mail system. I used to read all my e-mail I didnt have much mail 1 was very excited about receiving any e-mail I gave my friends my e-mail address Soon I had more mail than 1 wanted Some of the mail was junk mail 1 was worried I didnt want my mail to control me Ive tried some methods to help me get control of my mail First， I check my mail at the same time
