英语试题
总分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.“Long time no see! ” is ________ sort of informal, but it is part of ______ language that Americans use daily .
A. the ; a B. a ; the C. ; the D.a ; a
2._______ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.
A. To throw B. Throwing C. Thrown D. Being thrown
3.The pretty gift is from my boyfriend ,if you________ know.
A. must B. can C. shall D. should
4----Have you handed in your schoolwork yet ?
-----Yes,I have .I guess it ______ now.
A. has graded B. is graded C. is being graded D. is grading
5.He did very well in the English speech contest, ________ was more than we could expect.
A. what B. which C. that D. it
6.A gift made by one’s own hands is better than ______ bought in a shop.
A. it B. that C. one D. the one
7.______ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A.
A. When B. As C. While D. Since
8.A story goes _______ ElizabethI liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and
qualified noble men at court.
A. when B. where C. what D. that
9.----- Would you like some more cake ?
------ _________.
A. No thank you B. You are welcome C. That’s all right D. It’s up to you
10. Then_____we had been looking forward to. How delighted we felt!
A. the hour came B. came the hour
C. did the hour come D. the hour did come
第二节 完形填空 (共 20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 11 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You needn’t worry if you 12 money.
This is how I 13 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 14 in my mind, I step in and make the 15 to the storekeeper. If an accident takes place, the 16 of which I think the local police could use, I 17 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 18 here. I found a rule about this world is to give 19 getting something back, though the 20 often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was 21 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 22 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 23 . I was told at the window that there were 24 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 25 list. As I was about to be 26 , the postmaster appeared in the 27 . “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an 28_ delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 29 we make one specifically for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 30 but complaints.”
11. A. difference B. research C. speech D. discovery
12. A. earn B. lack C. spend D. steal
13. A. experienced B. connected C. cooperated D. experimented
14. A. strikes B. flashes C. happens D. attempts
15. A. appeal B. request C. suggestion D. demand
16. A. story B. damage C. challenge D. material
17. A. call B. hold C. cheer D. pick
18. A. possession B. trouble C. place D. charge
19. A. plus B. without C. for D. before
20. A. process B. goal C. return D. concern
21. A. replied B. addressed C. driven D. brought
22. A. invitation B. apology C. complaint D. appreciation
23. A. discussing B. providing C. applying D. starting
24. A. enough B. extra C. no D. other
25. A. admitting B. relating C. buying D. waiting
26. A. positive B. shocked C. discouraged D. optimistic
27. A. doorway B. window C. home D. yard
28. A. unfamiliar B. unexpected C. unknown D. uncertain
29 A. in case B. now that C. even if D. rather
30. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(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。
A
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars，Trevor, my husband,had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries，saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，and then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are evenmore so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性)as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
31.Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. The man’s job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.
C.It was a nice Kona 18 speed D. They used it for work and daily life
32.We can infer from the passage that .
A. the couple worked 60 hours a week B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family
33.How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.
34.What do the couple learn from their experience?
A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
B
There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.
Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcem-
ents placed by companies seeking workers.
Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called "What Color is Your Parachute?" by Richard Bolles. This book bas been helping people choose a career since it was first published in 1970.
Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.
35. What is the passage mainly talking about?
A. Finding a job. B. College students’ part-time jobs.
C. The Craigslist Web site. D. The relation between study and work.
36. By logging on(登录)the Craigslist Web site, you can
A. sell your old things B. do some shopping online
C. create your own announcement board D. get useful information about 450 cities
37. "What Color is Your Parachute?" is a book which gives tips to those who want to
A. know how to get help in finding a job B. buy a parachute
C. publish a book D. find a suitable job
38. It can be learned from the passage that
A. companies often put job information in local shops
B. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA
C. Susan W. Miller’ s company is helping people choose careers
D. California Career Services mainly serves university students
C
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Songs of Hope is an overnight performing arts summer camp in Saint Paul, Minnesota，the USA for kids aged 10 and older from around the world. More than just a performing arts camp, Songs of Hope offers participants a unique opportunity to live with kids from other cultures while learning and performing music from many countries.
Each summer, up to 75 children venture to Minnesota from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and the US. They arrive as strangers but soon become friends as they learn popular songs and dances from each other’s cultures. The lessons learned during these six weeks are profound. The friendships are enduring. And the stories are inspirational. Taking part in the Songs of Hope camp is a life-changing experience.
DATES
The Songs of Hope 2013 session will run from June 17 to July 30. Because Songs of Hope is a global camp，it is impossible for us to schedule the program to fit all the school schedules of all the schools in the world. Therefore, we understand that some participants may need to arrive late or leave early. Don’t let that stop you from applying! We are happy to make special arrangements as needed. Just send us an email to explain your scheduling challenges. We are happy to arrange a special study room for late arrivals to make up for the missed lessons.
PARTICIPANT FEE
For the 2013 summer, the fee for new, first-time participants is$2,950, subject to the special discounts(折扣)offered below.
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS
If you apply before February 28, you get a special fee reduction of $100. Also, there is a 20% fee discount for additional participants from your family if you have a brother or sister who is a Songs of Hope participant. The discount applies to the second, third, and any other additional siblings attending in the same year from the same family.
39. The Songs of Hope 2013 session will last about
A. three weeks B. five weeks
C. six weeks D. nine weeks
40. The summer camp will help kids in the following ways EXCEPT
A. traveling around the US B. improving their performing ability
C. making more international friends D. learning more about other cultures
41. What will happen if you arrive late?
A. They will give you a special discount. B. You will have to miss some lessons.
C. You will have to attend the next year’s camp. D. They will make up for the missed lessons.
42. If you and your sister apply for the first time on May 18,how much will both of you pay in total?
A.$4，720. B.$5，310. C. $5，900, D.$6,100.
D
Many of the world’s countries have reached or are approaching zero population growth(ZPG). Nearly all such lands are economically well developed. They include much of Europe (including Russia),the United States, Canada,Japan, and Australia. As the rate of natural increase (RNI)declines, two things happen. First, the population begins to decline if the loss is not balanced by immigration. Second, a country’s population ages because there are fewer births.
Is achieving ZPG good or bad? What happens when country’s population begins to drop? Many people, after all，believe that population decline is a good thing. But is it good for everyone? Does everyone agree?
An aging population can create many problems. Senior citizens require more health care and medical attention. Rather than paying into retirement programs, they begin to draw from their pensions(退休金). In the US, the Social Security program, according to many experts, will be used up by 2018. It will pay out more money than it takes in. Additionally，a great number of jobs go begging in search of people willing or able to do them. Many of these jobs are entry-level positions that pay low wages. With an aging population，who will fill them? At the other extreme, some positions require a large number of training and highly specialized skills. Who will fill these positions as retirees leave the workforce?
The answer to the problem of declining and aging population is simple: increased migration. Today many people ,particularly those from less developed countries，are migrating in search of employment. Many are willing to take jobs that cannot (or will not) be filled by the domestic population. Others are well educated and highly skilled. Both groups contribute to a country’s economy progress in many ways. Further, they add to the richness of a country’s culture.Of greatest importance，perhaps is the fact that they have become absolutely necessary to the economy of many lands. As you can see, for many countries and for most immigrants，migration is a win-win situation.
43.In the writer’s view, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Achieving ZPG is good for senior citizens.
B. Achieving ZPG is every country’s aim despite its side effects.
C. Not everyone agrees that achieving ZPG is absolutely good.
D. Achieving ZPG is good for government.
44. According to the passage, the best way to solve the problem of declining and aging population is
A. to improve the health care system B. to increase migration
C. to increase employment D. to increase RNI
45. The underlined words "the domestic population" can be replaced by
A. people within the country B. people without a college education
C. people from developing countries D. people living abroad
46. The main idea of the last paragraph is
A. how to increase migration B. the problem of declining and aging population
C. the advantages of increased migration D. some ways to enrich a country’s culture
E
Here’s something to think about the next time you ask your teacher tor help: struggling with schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study, the more you struggle while you are learning new information，the better you can remember it later.
This theory might surprise you. When teachers are presenting new information，they often give students lots of help. But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. “Don’t be too quick to get help when learning something new,” education expert Manu Kapur told TFK.“Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways.”
Kapur came up with the idea that struggling can lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore.He separated students into two groups. In the first group, students were asked to solve math problems with the teacher’s help. In the second group, students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another，instead of getting help from the teacher.
With the teacher’s help, students in the first group were able to find the correct answers. Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly，but they did come up with a lot of good ideas.
The students were then tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working on their own to find the answers helped students understand the process, not just the solution.
Kapur’s advice for kids is to put a lot of effort into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help. “Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won’t work,” says Kapur. “The struggle needs to be a real attempt to figure out or solve a problem in as many ways as possible.”
47. According to the passage, the best way to learn may be
A. to figure something out on your own B. to ask teachers for help in time
C. to be given the solution to the problem D. to pay little attention to the process
48. Kapur supported his idea by
A. analyzing cases B. describing an activity
C.making a test D. introducing a method
49. In the last paragraph, Kapur advised students to
A. make efforts to win help from others B. use their head in an active way
C. make an attempt at something new D. solve every possible problem with others’ help
50. Which might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Raise your head B. Try your hands
C. Stand on your own feet D. Work your mind
第二节、补全对话 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案涂在答题卷对应位置(否则不予给分)，选项中有两项多余选项。
Jack： Hi，Jeanie. Why have you come to school so early?
Jeanie： 51
Jack：You seem to be nervous about the test this time.
Jeanie： 52
Jack：This class is really just a review for me. 53
Jeanie：That’s lucky for you.
Jack：Jeanie，can you guess what the test will be like? 54
Jeanie：I hope not. But I’m still worried about it.
Jack： 55
Jeanie：Many thanks.
A. Will it be difficult?
B. Are you afraid of the test?
C. I’ve been learning it for two years.
D. The teacher asked me to come early.
E. Well, cheer up. Good luck!
F. This is the only week for me to prepare for the test.
G. I wanted to review my lessons one more time for the test.
第三部分 写作 (共两节，共60分)
第一节 阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分lO分)
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意各小题的词数 要求)。
I have a friend who had financial problems and needed my help occasionally.
He was in his final year in University while I was in my third year. He needed some money for school fees and other academic purposes, and he came to me. Being a student， ______，but I gave him what he needed on the agreement that he would pay back. I didn’t bother him after that. I never asked when he’d pay back.
Later on，after he finished school，he got into another period of deep financial stress and called me on the phone. He asked to borrow some more money，promising that he’d pay all of it back once he landed a job. Out of kindness，I still gave him the exact amount he needed，which was twice the amount I had given him initially. He was so grateful. It’s so hard to find someone willing to lend you that amount of money，even with interest.
Fast forward a few months later. One evening，I was feeling happy and love filled my heart. I felt like performing a special act of kindness. And then I thought，“Why not cancel my friend’s debt? Things are so difficult for him，you know? ”So I called him up and told him I had canceled his debt. He was shocked! He couldn’t believe it. He was so happy and later sent me a message of heart-felt gratitude.
Me too! And I felt grateful for his gratitude.
In life，it is the small but powerful actions of love that matter. When life is over，that’s what counts.
56.For what purpose did the author’s friend turn to him for help when they were in university?(no more than 10 words)
___________________________________________________________________________.
57.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
___________________________________________________________________________.
58.According to Paragraph 4，what did the author decide to do?(no more than 10 words)
__________________________________________________________________________.
59.How did the author’s friend feel after he received the phone?(no more than 5 words)
__________________________________________________________________________.
60.What does the author intend to tell us?(no more than 10 words)
__________________________________________________________________________.
第二节：短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改‘
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误仅限1词; 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I think that travelling is a good way to learning about the world. And I like very much. There are many kinds of transport to choose of when travelling. We may neither take a plane, a train, a bus, a car, a bike, a ship or even take a trip on feet. As for me, I preferred to ride a bike. There are a good many advantages of travelling by bike. I suppose it is not only cheaply, but also help us take exercise. Compare with other forms of transport, riding a bike causes little pollution, and is better for the environment.
第三节：书面表达(满分35分)
你是一名高三学生，你班正在就“考前一百天该如何安排”这一话题展开讨论，请你写一篇英语发言稿，向全班同学介绍这一段时间你的安排：
1、学习安排; 2、作息时间安排 3、生活安排(包括体育锻炼和文化娱乐)
注意：1、词数120左右; 2、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
3、短文中不能出现本人相关信息。
May I have your attention, please?
I’m glad to talk about my plan for the last one hundred days before the college entrance
examination.
Thank you!
高2012级第五学期11月考试
英语试题答案
一、单项选择题
1-5 CBACB 6-10 CCDAB
二、完形填空
11-15DBABC 16-20 AADBC 21-25 BDDCD 26-30 CABCA
三、阅读理解
A：DDBD B：ABDC C：CADB D：CBAC E：ACBD
四、补全对话
51-55 GFCAE
五、阅读表达
56.For school fees and other academic purposes.
57.I didn’t have much money.
58.To call his friend up and cancel his debt.
59.He felt happy and grateful./ Happy and grateful.
60.In life, small but powerful actions of love matter.
六、短文改错
I think that travelling is a good way to learning about the world. And I like ∧very much. There are many kinds of
to改为for或learning改为learn 加it
transport to choose of when travelling. We may neither take a plane, a train, a bus, a car, a bike, a ship or even
from either
take a trip on feet. As for me, I preferred to ride a bike. There are a good many advantages of travelling by bike. I
foot prefer
suppose it is not only cheaply, but also help us take exercise. Compare with other forms of transport, riding a
cheap helps Compared
bike causes little pollution, and is better for the environment.
less
七、书面表达
One possible version:
I have your attention please?
I’m glad to talk about my plan for the last one hundred days before the college entrance examination.
First of all, as a senior student of high school, studying is our most important task. I will focus myself on how to improve the efficiency of my study and how to improve my different skills, especially the ability to solve problems. Secondly, I should reasonably arrange my daily life. I’m going to get up at about six every morning and go to bed at half past ten at night and have noon break for an hour so that I have enough energy for my studies every day. Besides, I will have sports for at least an hour to build up my body. Then, I will watch TV or listen to music for a short time, which can relax myself and relieve my stress from hard study every day.
I hope my schedule can help me perform well in the coming college entrance examination.
Thank you !
