1、广东省实验中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题广东实验中学20112012学年高二（上）期中考试（英语） 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的班别、姓名、考号填写在答题卡上并用铅笔在相应的位置涂黑考号。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。 3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液.不按以上要求
2、作答的答案无效。I. 听力 (满分10分)听录音，将所提到的内容填入题号为1-10的空格处。听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。每段录音播放两遍Do you know at what age a child becomes an adult? The answer 1. your culture or religion. Here are some examples.First, in some North American Indian cultures, a boy became a man around the age of 13. At that time, he would go i
3、nto the woods 2. , without food or water, for several days. 3. . Girls became adult women as soon as they were old enough to have babies, also around the age of 12 or 13.In the Jewish religion, children spend years studying their history and religion. Then, 4. for boys and 12 for girls, they go thro
4、ugh an important religious ceremony. From that day, they are adults, and they 5. their own religious development.In Japan today, young people become legal adults at age 20. Each year on January 15, they 6. “Coming-of- Age Day”, when all the twenty-year-olds in a town are invited to attend a special
5、ceremony. 7. , and visit with old friends.Finally, in the United States, the passage into adulthood takes several years. American 8. _look forward to their 16th birthday, because in most states that is the age when they can get 9. . The legal age of adulthood is 18, when Americans can vote, get marr
6、ied, and work full-time. However, they must wait until age 21 to buy 10. . Many people celebrate their 21st birthday by having a drink with friends in a bar.II. 语言知识及运用(共三节，满分55分)第一节：单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分， 满分10分）11. -Will $ 200 _ the cost of the damage ?- Im afraid not. I need at least 100 more.A. do B.
7、include C. cover D. afford12. My cousin doesnt know what to _ at the university; he cant make up his mind about his future.A. take on B. take away C. take after D. take up13. The _ will be of great value to us.A. gaining experience B. experience gainingC. experience gains D. experience gained 14. _
8、to our small flat, Bills house seemed like a palace.A. Compare B. Having compared C. Compared D. Comparing 15. -You _ part in the party in time.-Sorry, I was delayed by the accident.A. are supposed to take B. have supposed to take C. are supposed to have taken D. supposed to take16. Last night Mr. C
9、rook didnt come back at the usual time. _, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.A. Instead B. However C. Meanwhile D. Yet17. Jane is a seven-year-old pupil. _, she has a heart of appreciation.A. She is as little B. Little as she is C. Little as is she D. As she is little18. Though _ mon
10、ey, his parents managed to send him to university.A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in19. There was a risk of war if the peace talks between the two sides _ and no agreement was reached.A. broke away B. broke down C. broke into D. broke up20. Nothing would prevent _ out against further in
11、justices.A. his speaking B. him to speak C. that he speaks D. him against speaking第二节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）Carmens mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant 21 . Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very sma
12、ll: finding a donor heart that 22 Marias blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 23 hospitals all over the country. Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 24 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 25
13、of the hospital, crying. “Are you okay?” a man asked.Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldnt 26 it through the night. Suddenl
14、y, an idea came to Franks mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 27 something from herself. Could her 28 go to Carmens mother?After reviewing the data, doctors 29 Frank that his wifes heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmens mother. They were able to 30 the transplant.That cold night,
15、when Cheryl was 31 dead, Frank came to knock at Marias door. She was 32 for Franks family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.On New Years Eve, Carmen attended Cheryls 33 with Franks family, who wer
16、e singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.” One day later, on New Years Day, Maria 34 with Cheryls heart. Yes, Cheryls loving heart would go on, for it was 35 in another loving mothers chest.21. A. change B. danger C. disorder D. pain22. A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated23.
17、 A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting24. A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping25. A. corner B. bed C. man D. nurse 26. A. put B. support C. pass D. make 27. A. save B. recycle C. donate D. separate 28. A. heart B. brain C. husband D. spirit29. A. informed B. warned C. congratulated
18、 D. reminded30. A. give up B. carry out C. search after D. put off31. A. noticed B. predicted C. found D. declared32. A. praying B. begging C. decorating D. singing33. A. funeral B. operation C. performance D. anniversary34. A. passed away B. woke up C. left behind D. dressed up 35. A. active B. ali
19、ve C. necessary D. changeable 第三节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)36 is reported that the parents teaching style has an effect on the relationship between the children and their parents. Teens 37 parents establish house rules have better relationships with their parents and a 38 (low) risk of smoking, dri
20、nking, and using drugs 39 other teens, according to a study conducted by 40 National Center On Addiction and Substance Abuse.The study, which analyzed a hands-on and hand-off approach, found that teens 41 (live) in hands-on environments have parents who monitor their childrens TV and Internet use, k
21、now and restrict the CDs they buy, know 42 their teens are after school and on weekends, eat dinner with their teens six 43 seven nights a week and assign the chores.Whats more, the survey 44 (find) that 57 percent of teens have better relationship with hands-on parents. Only 24 percent of teens wit
22、h hands-off parents reported an excellent relationship with 45 mothers and only 13 percent said they had an excellent relationship with their fathers.III. 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)第节 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AWhich gender is the most talkative? No matter what you answer, you are partially right. A recent Gallup
23、 Poll show that both man and women believe that women possess the gift of talking and some even believe women are biologically built for conversation, but all of this is challenged in research published in the November issue of “Personality and Social Psychology Review”.In recent research by Campbel
24、l Leaper and Melanie Ayres, they collected all of the available evidence from decades of scientific study and systematically combined the findings into an overall picture of the differences between men and women regarding talkativeness.They found a small but reliable tendency for men to be more talk
25、ative than women in certain cases, such as when they were conversing with their wives or with strangers. Women talked more to their children and to their college classmates.The type of speech was also explored in the research. The researchers discovered that, with strangers, women were generally mor
26、e talkative when it came to using speech to ensure her connection to the listener, while mens speech focused more on an attempt to influence the listener. With close friends and family, however, there was very little difference between genders in the amount of speech.46. This passage mainly talks ab
27、out research conducted by _.A. Gallup Poll B. “Personality and social Psychology Review”C. Campbell Leaper and Melanie Ayres D. The author47. According to the passage which statement is true?A. Women are born to be good at conversation.B. Women are more talkative than men.C. Women are more talkative
28、 than men when they converse with their close friends.D. Women are less talkative than men in certain cases.48. Which of the following statements describes the main idea of the passage?A. Women are born more talkative than men.B. Men are born more talkative than womenC. Women and men are talkative i
29、n different cases.D. Women are no more talkative than men.49. The underlined word “gender” in Paragraph 1 means _.A. people B. nationality C. culture D. sex50. Talking with strangers, _.A. women are more talkative than with people they knowB. men are more talkative than with their wivesC. women pref
30、er to listen more rather than speak moreD. men speak a lot to have their opinions acceptedBLocal businessmen are increasingly facing competition from on line retailers. Larry Pollock, owner of Camera Co/Op on South Congress, said he has been dealing with this kind of problem for years, even before t
31、he Internet. The struggle began with mail-order catalogues, which are similar to online retailers in that they have few employees to pay, no sales tax fees and no business venue to lease and manage.“Their overhead is lower, but they dont offer a service like we do,” Pollock said.Pollock, however, said providing a valuable service to customers does not always guarantee continued sales.“We spend 30 minutes to an hour with somebody and they go home and buy it online,” he said.A
