湖北省沙洋中学2012年秋季高二期中考试英语试卷命题：杨萍审题：罗家群全卷满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共五小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When can the man see the headmaster?A. At 9:30.B. At 11:45.C. At 12:40.2. Why does the man want to keep the window shut?A. He is ill.B. He wants to open it himself.C. The air inside is fresh enough.3. What is Mike?A. A teacher.B. A student.C. A writer.4. What has made working at home possible?A. Personal computers.B. Communication industry.C. Living far from companies.5. Where is the woman?A. In a soap factory.B. In her house.C. At an information desk.第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C,三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，然后回答6—7题。
6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At home.B. On a bus.C. In the bank.7. Why do the two speakers want to buy a car?A. They have a lot of money.B. The man lives too far away from his office.C. The woman's office is too far away from her home.听第7段材料，然后回答8--10题。
8. Why won't Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?A. He can't spare the time.B. The clinic will be closed.D. Dr.! Milton won't come to work.9. When is the clinic open in a week?A. From Monday to Friday.B. On weekdays except Thursday.C. During the whole week.10. What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come?A. 5:30 p. m., Wednesday.B. 6:15 p. m., Wednesday.C. 6:15 p. m., Thursday.听第8段材料，然后回答11--13题。
11. What's the relationship between the two speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Doctor and patient.C. Friends.12. When did the woman cough most seriously?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. At night.13. What did the man do for the woman?A. He examined the woman carefully.B. He gave her some medicine and some advice as well.C. He just told her not to worry too much.听第9段材料，然后回答14--16题。
14. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Friends.C. Strangers.15. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. At the woman s home.C. At the man's home.16. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Have some soup.B. Have more rice.C. Bring his wife next time.听第10段材料，然后回答17--20题。
17. What did Nicholas do at eighteen months？A. He began to learn French.B. He read the newspaper.C. He took telephone messages.18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?A. He had too much homework.B. He almost couldn't learn anything special.C. His teachers often corrected his spelling.19. Who offered to help Nicholas finally?A. His classmates.B. His parents.C. A college.20. What is Nicholas' life like now?A. Busy without any social life.B. Full but boring.C. Busy at college and free at home.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. Banks must compete for customers who will to another bank if they are dissatisfiedwith the service they receiv e．A. transferB. switchC. appealD. resolve22. ——How many people attended the exhibit?——_____ speaking, about 200. I didn’t countA. StrictlyB. RoughlyC. generallyD. Honestly23. Harry _______ the story at the point where John had left off.A. took upB. took inC. took overD. took down24.At first he refused to admit he had stolen it but he and admitted everything when hewas shown the videotape(录像带) .A. broke upB. broke awayC. broke downD. broke in25. The manager was annoyed by the interruption while he was on vacation, so he turnedoff his mobile phone.A. continuousB. regularC. constantD. common26. In order to enrich people’s life, the local government has the construction of anotherstadium.A. refusedB. deliveredC. agreedD. approved27. Learning from mistakes can help us stay cautious and make informed decisions in thedays to come.A. preciousB. seriousC. curiousD. stupid28. Operate the electrical appliance following the attached to the box, or you’ll be at risk.A. instructionsB. explanationsC. introductionsD. descriptions29. The doctor made an of the damage and decided to have an operation on the patient rightaway.A. assessmentB. applicationC. appointmentD. arrangement30. Things getting worse, a bank spokesman was still unable to the situation.A. classifyB. simplifyC. terrifyD. clarify第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Thanksgiving Day was fast approaching and many people were preparing for the holiday. Dora Smith gave her class an assignment----to draw a picture of something which they would like to be 31 ．Miss Dora thought her students′family would 32 the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season and these would be the 33 of most of her student s′art works．And so they were．But Reuben’s picture was kind of 34 ．He draw a hand．Nothing else, just an empty hand, which soon aroused the 35 of his classmates﹒Whose hand could it be? One child 36 it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers 37 turkeys．Another suggested a police officer, because the police 38 and care for people．Still others guessed it was the hand of God, 39 God feeds us．And so actively the discussion went until the teacher almost 40 the young artist himself．When the students had begun other assignments, Miss Dora 41 at Rueben’s desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was．Little Rueben looked away and said in a low voice, “It’s 42 ．”Rueben’s words reminded Miss Dora of the times when she had 43 his hand and walked with him here and there．She remembered how 44 she had said, “Take my hand, Rueben;we’ll go outside．”or, “Let me 45 you how to hold your pencil．”or, “Let’s do this together．”Rueben was most thankful for his teacher’s 46 ．Brushing aside 47 ,the teacher went on with her work．The story shows 48 gratitude．It suggests something related to teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it 49 to the Ruebens of the world．They might not always say 50 , but they’ll remember the hand that reaches out．31. A. curious about B. familiar with C. thankful for D. satisfied with32. A. congratulate B. celebrate C. remember D. thank33. A. themes B. details C. causes D. lessons34. A. excellent B. terrible C. different D. new35. A. assumption B. imagination C. appreciation D. approval36. A. counted B. guessed C. expressed D. discovered37. A. raise B. need C. buy D. sell38. A. rule B. control C. educate D. protect39. A. for B. when C. if D. and40. A. forgot B. blamed C. adored D. suspected41. A. stared B. aimed C. stopped D. glanced42. A. mine B. his C. yours D. hers43. A. missed B. taken C. washed D. touched44. A. seldom B. often C. soon D. much45. A. lead B. show C. act D. direct46. A. assignment B. words C. teaching D. hand47. A. laughter B. a kiss C. tears D. a smile48. A. more than B. less than C. no longer D. nothing but49. A. costs B. measures C. means D. owes50. A. thanks B. nothing C. yes D. sorry第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。