广东省汕头市金山中学2012--2013学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题-在线考试系统

1、【单选题】
According to the passage, we can know that the San Andreas Fault System____. [2分]

、 has a greater understanding of the causes and effects of earthquakes

、 stores much more information about the history of large earthquakes

、 offers the potential for doing research on the faults where strain accumulates

、 illustrates specifically how rocks along a fault are formed

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2、【单选题】
Emi is a university student studying Italian and Politics. She doesn't have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information. [1分]

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3、【单选题】
Carrie is sixteen years old and loves spending time listening to pop music and lying on her bed reading. She is always interested in finding out more about some of the stars in the world of pop and fashion. [1分]

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4、【单选题】
Bill travels a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world. [1分]

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5、【单选题】
Brigitte has a five-year-old daughter and after several talks with her husband, she is considering to educate their daughter at home. She would like a magazine to learn about this new trend. [1分]

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6、【简答题】
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
    Nowadays, the term " sense of happiness" has been repeatedly mentioned in various medias. During the National Day holidays, CCTV did a nation-wide survey by asking random passers-by the question " Are you happy now? What exactly is happiness in your eyes?" The survey aroused a heated discussion across the country and people from all walks of life expressed their opinions.
    " I would say I'm pretty happy at present because my dear daughter has graduated from college and found herself a good job. " said a woman in her fifties with a big smile on her face.
    Though it seemed that most people said they were happy, different voices were still heard and should not be ignored. There was a migrant worker(农民工) whose answer to the question was widely spread online. When asked if he was happy, he said " My family name is Zeng", showing his determination to refuse the interview as well as his annoyance to mention happiness.
    The brand-new Chinese Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan answered " I don't know " in an interview when he was asked the same question: Are you happy?
[写作内容]
1 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2 以约120个词就“幸福”的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：
（1）目前你是否感到幸福及其原因；
（2）请简述到现在为止让你觉得最幸福的一件事情；
（3）谈谈你对幸福的理解。
[写作要求]
1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事．也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
以下作稿纸用： [25分]

解析：
    When asked by the CCTV whether they were happy, most people gave a positive answer while some didn't. The Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan said he didn't know whether he was happy or not.
    At present, I am pretty happy because I am doing what I like. As a high school student, I study hard every day and live it to the fullest. It feels good to study hard to fulfill my dreams.
    It reminds me of the experience of receiving the scholarship in the middle school. It was a time when my family was going through the extreme financial difficulties. So I made up my mind to win the scholarship, hoping to lighten my parents' financial burden. With great efforts, I made it. At the ceremony, I could see my mom’s smile was brightest among those parents. It was the happiest thing that I will treasure forever.
    As far as I am concerned, happiness lies in the effort of making those we love smile. When we bring happiness to them, it gives happiness to ourselves.

7、【简答题】
听录音，在答题卡上补全答案。
A1: Some .
A2: It is .
A3: There are .
A4: Provide .
A5: machines. [5分]

解析：
(1) ten years ago
(2) the firemen
(3) four
(4) assistance to drivers in need of help
(5)Money-making ticket

8、【简答题】
听录音将下列短文补充完整。
Mary got an 6 on her way home. Luckily a couple, Paul and Susan offered to help. After failing to find a suitable tire for her at a service station, they asked her to follow them home. Not able to find a tire for her even there, they decided to let Mary use their own car, saying they would not be using the car 7 . Mary was so impressed by such kind deeds. 8 passed before Mary drove back to return the couple’s car. She arrived to find her car cleaned with new tires and even 9 fixed. She thanked the couple, asking how much she owed them. Yet the couple told her that it was their pleasure to help. It was then that she realized what she should do was to pass on their “ 10 ” spirit. [5分]

解析：
（6）unexpected flat tire
（7）over the holiday
（8）Two weeks
（9）the radio
（10）do onto others

9、【简答题】
    Ma Wendi graduated from a veterinary(兽医的) school several years ago. And now she is used to 61 (glance) at curiously when she walks six dogs at the same time. They are not all 62 . The 25-year-old veterinary graduate is a full-time dog walker.
    “I have to take care of twelve dogs at most,” said Ma. She charges 500 yuan a month per dog, and most customers leave their dogs at her house for a week. The 63 (busy) time is around the Spring Festival, because many people go back to their hometowns for family reunions 64 go traveling.
    “Compared with people who have to be in their offices during the day, I don’t have to get up early to squeeze into the subway carriages in rush hour, and I still make 65 decent(体面的) salary. It seems to give me great 66 (encourage) to go on with my job. ” she said.
    “But it’s still a tiring job. Whenever there are dogs at home, I can’t leave them alone. I have to work and caring them is bound to be busy, 67 means that I have no time to enjoy myself. Sometimes I want to go out for a meal or shopping, but I can’t do so because I worry about them, and it really makes me 68 (annoy) ” she said.
    Most of the dogs seem to adapt 69 the life there. Ma knows all the dogs’ names, and when she calls one’s name, the dog instantly knows she 70 (refer) to it. [15分]

解析：
61 being glanced
62 hers
63 busiest
64 or
65 a
66 encouragement
67which
68 annoyed
69 to
70 is referring