福建省厦门第一中学2012-2013学年度第二学期半期考
高二年英语试卷
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)
21.Moreresidentsareexpected,basedontherecentsurvey,________intheproject.A.toinvolveB.tobeinvolvingC.tobeinvolvedD.involving22.Afterapauseforadrink,Itookupmystoryjust_______A.whatB.thatC.wherewhich23.Thenationalteam’sunexpected6-2winonFridayadrunkencelebrationthatlastedwellintoweekend．A.heldupB.putforwardC.setoffD.toredown24.Harryheardhisauntwalkingtowardthekitchenandthenthesoundofthefryingpan________onthestove.A.havingputB.beingputC.tobeputD.toput25.------editionofCrazyEnglish.Doyouwanttolookatit?------!Letmeseeit．A.ByallmeansB.NotreallyC.ItisoutofthequestionD.Allthebest26.Itisnotthethespeciesthatsurvives,northemostintelligentthatsurvives.Itis________thatismostadaptabletochange．A.oneB.theoneC.thatD.this27.________,Ithink,andtheproblemcouldbesettled.A.AsyoukeepupyourspiritsB.MakinggreateffortsC.IfyoudoubleyoureffortDAbitmoreeffort28.Thenewly-foundedcompanyisfacedwithlotsoftroubles,_________thefinancialproblemistheworst.A.whichB.ofwhichC.towhichD.withwhich29.Onlywhenyoustayandlivewith________localpeopleforaperiodoftimewillyouhave________betterunderstandingoflifehere.A.a；/B.the；aC./；theD.the；the30._______hisfatherandstepfatherwereMuslim,Americanblackpresident,BarackObamaisChristian．A.OtherwiseB.WhileC.AsD.Even31.Georgealwaysdoeshisbestandthatis________Ilikeabouthim.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.which32.Anydelayinhomeworkmaynotwork__________ofstudents.A.intheabsenceB.inthepresenceC.inthefavourD.intheattitude33.Don’tdisturbhim.Heisfully_________withwritinghisreport.A.occupiedB.metC.annoyedD.satisfied34.Herappearanceisnot_________towhethershecanbeagoodteacher.A.relevantB.similarC.juniorD.adequate35.Wouldyouslowdownabit,please?Ican’t_______you.A.putupwithB.keepupwithC.makeuptoD.holdonto第二节:完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Valentine'sDaywasthetimemyfatherchosetoforthespecialpeopleinhislife.OvertheyearsIfondlythoughthimasmy“ValentineMan.”1
MyfirstrecollectionofthemagichecouldtoValentine'sDaycamewhenIwassix.Thatmorningatthefoundacardandagift-wrappedpackageatmychair.ThecardwasDad”,andthegiftwasaringwithaofredglasstomybirthstone,aruby(红宝石).Thereisbetweenredglassandrubiestoachildofthatringwithapridethatallthecardsintheworldnotsurpass.AsIgrewolder,thegiftsgavetoheart-shapedboxeswithmyfavoritechocolatesandalwaysincludedaspecialcardwith“Love,Dad”.Inthoseyearsmy"becamemoreofaperfunctory(敷衍)response.ThecardsseemedlessandItookforgrantedthevalentinethatwouldalwaysbethere.Ihadplacedmyhopesanddreamsinreceivinggiftsfrom“significantothers”,and“Love,Dad”justquite.Ifmythathehadbeen,heneverletitshow.Ifhesensedanythatdidn’tarriveforme,hejusttriedthatmuchhardertocreateaatmosphere,givingmeanextradoingwhathecouldtomakemydayalittlebrighter.Neverintenyearsfather'slate-----itontheValentine'sDayeightwhenIintothemailboxtofindacardaddressedtomeinmyhandwriting.Thecardhadaphotographoftulips（郁金香）ontheoutside,andontheinsidehadprinted"HappyValentine'sDay".Beneathit,scrawled(潦草)in易辨认的)handwriting,was"Love,Dad".
Hisfinalcardonmybulletinboardtoday.It'saofhowspecialfatherscanbeandhowimportantithadbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafatherwhocontinuedatraditionoflovewithagenerosityofspirit,simpleactsofunderstandingandanabilitytoexpresshappinessoverthepeopleinhislife.Thosethingsneverdie,nordoesthememoryofamanwhoneverstoppedbeingmyvalentine.36.A.ofB.aboutC.upD.over37.A.takeB.bringC.purchaseD.reflect38.A.readB.writtenC.shownD.signed39.A.recoverB.resembleC.representD.replace40.A.muchB.littleC.greatD.less41.A.owningB.droppingC.watchingD.wearing42.A.couldB.needC.mightD.must43.A.wayB.roomC.honorD.birth44.A.wrappedB.filledC.coveredD.charged45.A.beautifulB.beneficialC.importantD.vivid46.A.enoughB.suitableC.effectiveD.sacred47.A.interruptedB.alarmedC.replacedD.governed48.A.delightB.peaceC.nervousnessD.disappointment49.A.negativeB.positiveC.criticalD.evil50.A.seldomB.soC.rarelyD.nor51.A.reachedB.bumpedC.knockedD.came52.A.father’sB.sister’sC.mother’sD.friend’s53.A.typicallyB.barelyC.familiarlyD.purely2
54.A.arrives55.A.signal第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分)
AScientistsworldwidearetryingtodevelopthin,flexible,lightweight,inexpensive,environmentallyfriendlybatteriesmadeentirelyfromnon-metalparts.Amongthemostpromisingmaterialsforthesebatteriesareconductingpolymers(聚合物).However,untilnowthesehavesomedisadvantages—forinstance,theirabilitytoholdchargeoftenreducesoveruse.Thekeytothisnewbatteryturnedouttobeanoftentroublesomegreenalgae(海藻).Rottingpilesofthishair-likefreshwaterplantthroughouttheworldcanleadtounsightly,smellybeaches.Thisalgaemakesanunusualkindofcellulose(纤维素)typifiedbyaverylargesurfacearea,100timesthatofthecellulosefoundinpaper.Thisallowedresearcherstogreatlyincreasetheamountofconductingpolymeravailableforuseinthenewequipment,enablingittobetterrecharge,holdanddischargeelectricity.Thenewbatteriescouldhold50to200percentmorechargethansimilarconductingpolymerbatteries.Whilearegularbatterytakesatleastanhourtorecharge,thenewbatteriescouldrechargeanywherefrom8minutestojust11seconds.Whileacomparablepolymerbatteryshoweda50percentdropintheamountofchargeitcouldholdafter60cyclesofdischargingandrecharging,thenewbatteryshowedjusta6percentlossthrough100chargingcycles.Theresearcherssuggesttheirbatteriesappearwell-suitedforapplicationsinvolvingflexibleelectronics,suchasclothingandpackaging.“We’renotfocusedonreplacinglithium(锂)batteries----wewanttofindnewapplicationswherebatteriesarenotusedtoday,”Strommesaid.“Whatifyoucouldputbatteriesinsidewallpapertochargesensorsinyourhome?Ifyoucouldputthisintoclothes,canyoucouplethatwithdetectorstoanalyzesweatfromyourbodytotellifthere’sanythingwrong?”56.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.paper-thinbatteriesmadefromalgaeB.batteries’changeinholdingchargeC.differenttypesofbatteriesD.newapplicationsofnon-metalbatteries57.Algaecanbemadeintobatteriesbecause________.A.itcanmakebeacheslookmorebeautifulB.itisavailablethroughouttheworldC.itischeapandpopularwithcustomersD.itcontainsaspecialkindofcellulose58.Whatistypicalofthenewbatteries?A.Theycanberechargedanytime.B.Theycanholdachargeover50years.C.Theycanhaveover100chargingcycles.D.Theycanberechargedmuchfaster.B.appearsB.certificateC.remainsC.consequenceD.leavesD.reminder3
59.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthatthenewbatterieswillprobably________.A.taketheplaceoflithiumbatteriesB.haveawiderangeofusesC.beusedtodecorateyourhouseD.getridofsweatfromyourbody
BAcoupleofyearsago,thosewhoforecastthatoilpricewouldreach$100abarrelwereseenasdoomsters.However,nowsomearepredicting$200abarrel.Hadeconomistsbeentoldthatoilpricewouldbarelypauseat$100beforereachingtherecentpeakofnearly$127,theywouldnodoubthaveforecastterribleeconomicconsequences.Buttheglobaleconomy,thoughinterruptedbythehighpriceofenergy,isstillchuggingalong.Meanwhile,inflationhaspickedup,buttheheadlineratesofinflation(通货膨胀率)inmostdevelopedcountriesarenowherenearthelevelsseeninthe1970sand1980s.Therearethreeexplanationsfortheoilprice’sunclearimpact.Thefirstisthatnowadaysdevelopedeconomiesaremoreefficientintheiruseofenergy,thankspartlytotheincreasedimportanceofserviceindustriesandthediminishedroleofmanufacturing(制造业).AccordingtotheEnergyInformationAdministration,theenergyintensityofAmerica’sGDPfellby42%between1980and2007.Asecondtheoryisthattheoil-pricerisehasbeensteady,notsudden,givingtheeconomytimetoadjust.GiovanniSerioofGoldmanSachspointsoutthatin1973therewasaseveresupplyshockbecauseoftheoilembargo(石油禁运),whentheworldhadtocopewith10%-15%lesscrudealmostovernight.Notthistime.Thethirdexplanationturnstheargumentonitshead;ratherthanoilharmingtheglobaleconomy,itisglobalexpansionthatisdrivingupthepriceofoil.Themostimportantfactoristheshiftinfavoreconomies.AmericahasrespondedtohighpriceinafamiliarUBSforecaststhatdemandwilldropby1.1%thisyearandwillbenohigherin2009thanitwasin2004.ButthedemandfromChinaandotheremergingmarketsismorethanoffsetting(抵消)thisshortfall.60.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.Thepredictionofeconomists.B.ThesituationofeconomyC.TheAmericanresponsetohighpriceD.Theincreaseofoilprice61.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theriseofoilpricehasnogreatimpactonglobaleconomy.B.Theriseofoilpricehasgreatlyaffectedglobaleconomy.C.Theoilpricehasrisensuddenlybeforetheeconomycouldadjustintime.D.Developingcountrieshaveadropindemandforoiltoo.62.Whatdoestheword“fashion”inthelastparagraphmean?A.theareaconcerningstylesofclothingB.thepopularstyleofclothingC.thewayofdoingsomethingD.thetrendineconomy4
63.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.IntheUSA,thedemandforoilwillbehigherin2009.B.IntheUSA,thedemandforoilwillbehigherthanitwasin2004.C.IntheUSA,thedemandforoilin2009willbeaslowasitwasin2004.D.IntheUSA,thedemandforoilin2009willbeashighasitwasin2004.CDoesitfeelright?ThisisanexcerptfromOprahWinfrey’s2008StanfordCommencement(毕业典礼)Address:
AyearafterIleftcollege,Iwasgiventheopportunitytoco-anchor(共同主持)the6o’clocknewsinBaltimore…Yet,itdidn’tfeelright.Thefirstsign,asPresidentHennessywassaying,waswhentheytriedtochangemyname.Thenewsdirectorsaidtomeatthetime:“Nobody’sgoingtorememberOprah.So,wewanttochangeyourname.We’vecomeupwithanamewethinkthatpeoplewillrememberandpeoplewilllike.It’safriendlyname:Suzie.”…Igrewupnotlovingthename,butonceIwasaskedtochangeit,Ithought,well,itismynameanddoIlooklikeaSuzietoyou?So,Ithought,no,itdoesn’tfeelright.I’mnotgoingtochangemyname.Andifpeoplerememberitornot,that’sOK.Andthentheysaidtheydidn’tlikethewayIlooked…So,theysentmetoasalonwheretheygavemeaperm(烫发),andafterafewdaysallmyhairfelloutandIhadtoshavemyhead.Andthentheyreallydidn’tlikethewayIlooked,becausenowIamblackandbaldandsittingonTV.Notaprettypicture.Butevenworsethanbeingbald,Ireallyhated,hated,hatedbeingsenttoreportonotherpeople’stragediesasapartofmydailyduty,knowingthatIwasjustexpectedtoobserve,wheneverythinginmyinstincttoldmethatIshouldbedoingsomething,(andthat)Ishouldbelendingahand…Andaftereightmonths,Ilostthatjob.TheysaidIwastooemotional.Iwastoomuch.Butsincetheydidn’twanttopayoutthecontract,theyputmeonatalkshowinBaltimore.AndthemomentIsatdownonthatshow,themomentIdid,IfeltlikeI’dcomehome.IrealizedthatTVcouldbemorethanjustaplayground,butaplatformforservice,forhelpingotherpeople’slivesimprove.Andthedoingthattalkshow,itfeltlikebreathing.AndIgotWhenyou’redoingtheworkyou’remeanttodo,itfeelsrightandeverydayisabonus,regardlessofwhatyou’regettingpaid.64.WhydidOprahrefusetochangehernametoSuzie?A.Itwouldbeinconvenient.B.Shewantedtobeherself.C.ThenameSuziewastooordinary.D.Shewasfondofherownname.65.WhatwasthemostimportantreasonwhyOprahhatedherjobreportingthenews?A.Reportingtragediesalldaymadehersad.B.Shehopedshecoulddecidewhattoreport.C.Thoughatthescene,shecouldn’tgiveanytimelyhelp.D.Shewasaskedtochangehernameandshaveherhairoff.66.Whatdoes“thatlesson”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Helpingpeopleimprove.B.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.5
C.Don’thesitatetofindabetterjob.D.Listeningtoyourheart.67.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesOprah?A.Determinedandsympathetic.B.Carefulandconsiderate.C.Persuasiveandemotional.D.Understandingandoptimistic.DTodayinschools,it’snotunusualforstudentstositinthesamekindofdesksinthesamekindofclassroomsastheirparentsdid.SchoolshavemadeprogressbymakinguseofcomputersandPDAsintheclassroom,yetonedesigncompanybelievesthatchangesareneeded,sotheydescribewhatafutureclassroommaylooklike.“Kidsarebeingtaughttositatthesewoodendesksthatarebasicallydesignedforwriting,”saidMarkDziersk,theseniorvicepresidentofthedesign.“They’rebeinglecturedinastructuredenvironment.”ks5uThesolutionisa“customizableeducationsystem”calledGooruthatreorganizestheclassroomandreplacesbooks,desks,pens,andsoon.Thethree-parttechnologysystemconsistsofaninteractivePDAcalledtheGooBall,abackpackandaremovableLCDscreenforeachstudent.Studentscansit,standorliedownwhenusingthedevices,andarenotlimitedtodesks.Theideawaspresentedatlastmonth’sSouthbySouthwestInteractiveConference.Whilesomeeducatorsthinktheideaisinteresting,theydoubtwhetherschoolswillpayfortheexpensiveandcomplicatedsystem.TheGooBallisaninteractivecommunicationdevicewithsixlayersoflearningsoftware.Thedevicemonitorsastudent’sheartrateandbodytemperatureandusesGPStotrackwheretheyare.Itincludesinstantmessaging,acompass,awatch,andatopic-specificalertsystemthatdirectsastudenttorelatedarticlesandbooksaboutwhatevertheyarestudying.Studentscanalsochooseananimalicontoshowtheirpersonality.Thebackpackhousesthemainpowersupplyforthesystemandholdssomepersonalitems.Thepocketkeepsitemslockedtightwithafingerprintsecurityzipper.Theportablescreenfunctionslikealaptop,providingwirelessInternetaccessandstreamingvideo.Italsohasatouchscreeninterface.“Ithinkit’sanexcellentidea,”saidGaryTankard,asixth-graderwhohasseentheprototype(原型).“I’msurethat90percentofkidswouldreallyliketohaveit.”68.TheeducationsystemcalledGooruismadeupof____.A.anLCDscreenandabackpackB.aPDA,aGooBallandabackpackC.aPDAandanLCDscreenD.aGooBall,abackpackandanLCDscreen69.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_________.A.studentsmustusethemousetooperatethedeviceB.thedeviceisverycheaptobuyC.studentsdon’tneedakeytounlockthedeviceD.thedevicewillbewidelyusedinschools70.WhatcantheGooBalldo?A.Ittestsastudent’sphysicalcondition.6
B.Itplaystheroleofalaptop.C.Itmakesstudentsconfusedaboutchoosingbooks.D.Itsuppliesthepowertothesystem.71.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A.toadvocatereformingtheenvironmentinschoolsB.tointroduceanadvancededucationsystemC.tosuggestthatstudentsarenotstudyinginthetraditionalwayD.toadvertisefortheinteractivecommunicationELookingforanewweightlossplan?Trylivingontopofamountain.Mountainaircontainslessoxygenthanairatloweraltitudes,sobreathingitcausesthehearttobeatfasterandthebodytoburnmoreenergy.Ahandfulofstudieshavefoundthatathletestrainingathighaltitudestendtoloseweight.DoctorFlorianLipploftheUniversityHospitalOfLudwig-Maximilians-UniversityMunichwonderedhowthemountainairwouldaffectoverweightindividualsiftheyweren'tdoinganymorephysicalactivitythanusual．Lipplandhis'colleaguesinvited20obesementoanenvironmentalresearchstationabout300metersbelowthesummitofZugspitze,amountainaround2,970metersneartheAustrianborder.Theywereallowedtoeatasmuchastheyliked.Themenalsogavebloodsothatresearcherscouldtestforhormoneslinkedtoappetiteandfatness.Attheendoftheweek,themen,whosemeanweightstartingoutwas105kg,hadlostonaverageaboutl.5kg.Themen'sbloodpressurealsodropped,whichtheresearchersbelievedwasduetoweightloss．Exactlywhatcausedtheweightlossisuncertain.Lossofappetiteiscommonathigheraltitudes,andindeedthemenatesignificantlylessthanusual----about700caloriesfewerperday.Lipplalsonotesthatbecausetheirconsumptionwasbeingrecorded,theymayhavebeenmoreself-consciousaboutwhattheyate.Regardless,eatinglessaccountsforjustlkgofthel.5kglost,saysLippl.Hethinkstheincreasedmetabolic(新陈代谢的)rate,whichwasmeasured,alsocontributedtoweightlossbutcannotseparatethedifferenteffectswiththegivendata．Appetitelossathighaltitudescouldcertainlybekey,notesDamianBailey,aphysiologistattheUniversityofGlamorgan,UK,whorecentlylost11kgduringa3-monthexpeditiontotheAndesinChile．Unfortunately,fortheaveragepersonthereisnotreatmentthatcanresemblelivingathighaltitude,saysLippl.Theonlyalternativeishypobaricchamber,whichexposessubjectstolowoxygenandisn'tpracticalasatreatment.Hesays,half-jokingly,“Iffatpeopleplantheirholidays,theymightnotgotothesea,butmaybetothemountain.”72.Whatcontributesthemosttoone’sheartratesaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.ourbodyweightB.theamountofoxygenprovidedC.theratesofourbreathingD.the73.Hormonesaretestedintheresearchbecausetheycanaffect．A.one’swayoflivingB.one’sbloodpressureC.one’sbodyweightD.one’smetabolicrate74.Whatwasfoundaboutthe20overweightmenintheprocessoftheresearch?7
A.Theytookinmuchfewercaloriesthanusual,B.Theycontrolledwhattoeatself-consciously．C.Theylostappetitebecauseoflackofphysicalactivity．D.Theywereprovidedwithahealthierdietthanbefore75.WhydoesDamianBaileyagreewiththeideaofappetitelossathighaltitudes?A.HeexperimentedwiththenewweightlossplanintheAndesB.Hefoundtheevidencewiththehelpofhiscolleagues.C.helostmuchweightinthehighaltitudeintheAndes.D.HeresearchedtherelatedsubjectintheAndes.福建省厦门第一中学2012-2013学年度第二学期期中考试
高二年英语试卷
III.短文填词
Nowadays,studyingabroadisnotadistant_______Itisknowntoallthatstudyingabroadyoungpeople.tostudyin1.________2._______3._______4.
5._______mostpeopleanymore.Manystudentscatchstudyingabroadcostsalargesumofmoney,ithasitsbenefits.youryourunderstandingIt’llhelpyouoftheworldonconditionthatyoucanalsolearntodependonyourselfandyouwillsoonbetocommunicatingwithyourforeignfriends.
_______yourbarrier.You7.________8.
9._______6._______ButIdon’tthinkit’sthebest______(选择)foryoungstudents.Afterall,itwon’talwaysbesafeforstudentstostay________inforeigncountries.Andsomeofthemmayfall_____intheirstudiesaswell.Whatweneedto
importantthatyoufindoutwhatisbestforyourself.rememberisthatwecan’tbeover-enthusiasticaboutstudyingabroad.It’svery10._______
第四节书面表达(满分25分)
最近，媒体上有一条以“沙逼北京，猪投上海”为标题的新闻。请你围绕这一事件,并且结合“我们只有一个家园”提出自己的观点。
内容包括：事件描述；原因分析；建议。
ThousandsofdiseaseddeadpigswerefoundrecentlyinwaterwaysnearShanghai,_______________________________________________________________________________8
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福建省厦门第一中学2012-2013学年度第二学期期中考试
高二年英语试卷答案
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2.dream3.opportunities4.Though5.broaden填空：1.attracts
6.overcome7.accustomed8.option/choice9.alone10.behind书面表达
ThousandsofdiseaseddeadpigswerefoundrecentlyinwaterwaysnearShanghai,whileChinesecapital,Beijing,hasthisyearexperiencedaseriesofexceptionallyheavysandstorms.Itisevidentthatpeoplearesufferingfromthesevereenvironmentalpollution.ResidentsinShanghaigetintoapanic,fearingthatthewatertheydrinkeverydayhasbeenpolluted.AndpeopleinBeijingsometimeshavetowearmaskstoprotectthemselveswhentheygooutongrayandhazydays.9
Whereexactlythepigscomefromisstillunknownbutthereisnodoubtthatitishumanbeings,notaliens,whothrewthemintotheriver.ThenwhoistoblameforthesandstormsinBeijing?Wehumanbeingsagainshouldtakeresponsibilityforthemistake.Inthepastwecontinuouslydidharmtooursurroundings,suchascuttingdowntrees,andnowtheyinturnspoilourlives,aswecanseeinShanghaiandBeijing.Facedwiththesetoughsituations,wehavetoacknowledgethattheenvironmentalprotectioncannolongerbeignorednow.Weallshouldtaketimelyaction.Strictregulationsshouldbeestablishedsoon.Thepresidentsofthefactorieswhichpolluteourenvironmentshouldbepunished.Inthemeantimewecommonpeopleshouldbeawarethatourbehaviorsarecloselyrelevanttoourfuture.Innocasecanwebuildupourfortuneatthecostoftheenvironment.Justremember,everyone’scontributioncounts.
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