2013届陕西省高二下学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。请将答案写在答题卷指定区域的横线上。 选项中有两项为多余选项。

Mike:  Hello, may I speak to Frank?

Frank: 1

Mike:  Hi, Frank! This is Mike speaking.

Frank: Hi, Mike. What’s up?

Mike: 2

Frank: Nothing much. Do you have any ideas?

Mike:  Shall we go to the theatre? 3

Frank: A new film? Good idea. How can we get there?

Mike:  Shall we go there by bike?

Frank: OK, let’s go by bike. 4

Mike:  What about a quarter past ten?

Frank: Why not a little earlier? 5

Mike:  Good. No problem.

Frank: Where shall we meet then?

Mike:  Let’s meet outside our school gate.

Frank: All right. See you then.

E. I am Frank.

F. Let’s make it half past nine.

G. How about half past ten?

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根据短文内容，从下框的A～F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷指定区域的横线上。选项中有一项为多余项。

Effective reading should adopt a correct way, and then you can get more by paying less. Here are some suggestions for reading effectively.

1.

Don’t choose a rather difficult book or a too easy one for yourself to read. A book full of new words will make you discouraged quickly. To understand these new words, you have to turn to the dictionary quite often. It seems that you are not reading the book but the dictionary. It has no fun at all! On the contrary, a too easy one will only waste your time and cannot do any help. The two extremes may at last make you give up reading. So it’s better for you to find a proper book with no more than five new words on each page.

2.

If you come across a new word, do not look it up in a dictionary as quickly as possible. Leave it alone and guess the meaning of it based on the content of the text. This ability is quite necessary in reading. If you know your guess is right later, you will be highly excited at your “success”, and your interest in reading is well stimulated. If a word really hinders you from understanding the whole passage, turn to the dictionary by then. I am sure you can remember this word very well, as it has left you such a deep impression for “its troublesome image”.

3.

To comprehend what you are reading, you should think while you are reading, then form your own ideas on some special issues. Try to scribble (乱写；潦草地书写)some lines — a very short journal, to express your ideas. Your writing does not need to be quite formal but expressive. This practice can make you communicate with the original English authors. Day by day, your way of thinking in English will turn into a native way, which is quite important for English writing.

4.

Language has its own beauty, no matter Chinese or English. Don’t merely take English as a “test”. Take it as an “entertainment” instead and you will enjoy it through learning. Maybe you should find some beautiful literary works such as a prose or a poem to read, if you like. Try to read them as loudly and passionately as you can. During this process, not only can you enjoy yourself by the great emotions of the writers, but also your pronunciation and your manner of speaking English will be improved.

5.

The last but not the least, keep on reading. If you cannot keep it as a habit, you will suffer from paying without gaining.

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China launched Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft with three astronauts at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in ______ northwest of China at 18:37p.m.June 16, 2012, which was ______ big success and it will fulfill China’s first manned space docking mission.

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--HI, Tom. It’s a long time since we met last time. Is everything going well?

--Oh, I _____ for the final examination for weeks and I will be free next week.

--Good luck!

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When I came into the classroom this morning, it ______ me that I had left my book in my dormitory.

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______to the rising sun, the young people have a promising future.

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Parents and teachers in Shaanxi are happy about the news_____ more students will be admitted to universities, ______ makes students happy as well.

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Many ______ football fans stay up to watch the ______ 2012 European Championship, which is currently being co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

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Nowadays when tourists pay a visit to Xi’an, _______ for them to take public transport.

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--Good afternoon. Can I help you?

--My bike is broken. I’d like to have it______, sir.

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--How about playing basketball after the final examination?

--______.

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Jack won the first prize in the computer competition. Two years of hard work and patience _______ in the end.

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--What do you think of Harry, our new classmate?

--I am not sure, but he is always asking ______ questions.

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When it is your turn to talk, what I want to tell you is ______you can show respect by making sure the listener understands ______ you are saying and is interested.

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When asked about the secret of his success， he ______ it to his friends’help.

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The 2012 Summer Olympic Games ______, taking place in London for a third time this summer.

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At yesterday’s meeting, some are against his plan while others are ______ it, with no agreement reached.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。、

When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy named Tom in my class. I can’t remember what it was about, 21  I have never forgotten the 22  I learned that day.

I was 23  that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The 24  decided to teach us a very important lesson. My English teacher, Ms Green 25  both of us up to the 26  of the class and 27  him on one side of her desk and me on 28 . In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could 29 see that it was black. She asked the boy what 30  the object was. “White,” he answered.

I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, 31  it was obviously black! Another 32  started between my classmate and me, this time about the 33  of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 34  and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I 35  answer, “White.” It was an object with two 36  colored sides, and from his side it was white. 37  from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must 38  in the other person’s shoes and look at the  39  through their eyes in order to 40  understand their view.

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Americans Spend Their Free Time In Various Ways

America is a country of sports—of hunting，fishing and swimming，and of team sports like baseball and football．Millions of Americans watch their favorite sports on television．They also like to play in community orchestras(管弦乐队)，make their own films or recordings，go camping，visit museums，attend lectures，travel，garden，read，and join in hundreds of other activities．The people also enjoy building things for their homes，sewing their own clothes，even making their own photographs．They do these things for fun as well as for economy．

But as much as Americans enjoy their free time，the country is at the same time a“self-improvement” country．More than 25 million adults continue their education，chiefly by going to school in the evening， during their own free time，at their own expense．Added to the time spent on personal activities，Americans a1so devote a great amount of their time to the varied needs of their communities．Many hospitals，schools，libraries，museums，parks，community centers，and organizations that assist the poor depend on the many hours citizens devote to these activities，often without any pay. Why do they do it?

There are several answers．The idea of cooperating and sharing responsibility with one another for the benefit of all is as old as the country itself．

When the country was first founded in 1776，it was necessary for the settlers to work together to live．They had crossed dangerous seas and risked all they had in their struggle for political and religious freedom．There remains among many Americans a distrust of central government．People still prefer to do things themselves within their communities，rather than give the government more control．

Sometimes people offer their time because they wish to accomplish something for which no money is paid，to do something that will be of benefit to the entire community．It is true that some people use their leisure because they are truly interested in the work；or they are learning from the experience．

No matter what the reason is，hundreds of thousands of so-called leisure hours are put into hard，unpaid work on one or another community need．

1.The writer mentions the foundation of the country in order to indicate ____．

2.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined word “leisure”?

A．work time         B. spare time        C. energy      C. effort

3.This passage is mainly about ________ ．

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People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. "There is no such thing as genius," Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.

But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,” he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1.According to Thomas Edison, what's genius?

2.After exploring the secrets of nature, Edison always tried to______．

3.Edison could not understand______.

4.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that______．

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Zhoukoudian is a small village situated about 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing. In the 1920s, archaeologists discovered some prehistoric human bones there which changed people’s view of China’s history. They came from an unknown species of man and were the first evidence of human life in China thousands of years ago. The remains were three teeth!

In 1929, a complete skull was also discovered. Eventually, archaeologists found almost 200 items, including six skulls and more than 150 teeth. These discoveries proved the existence of a human species who lived in the area between 700,000 and 200,000 years ago. Four sites where Beijing Man and his relatives lived were discovered on the northern face of Longgushan. They lived in the caves in the area.

However, the life span of Beijing Man was short. About 70% of the people probably died before the age of 14. Fewer than 5% lived to the age of 50. Ashes were found alongside the fossils which showed they had used fire for cooking food and also for light, warmth, and protection against wild animals. This is the earliest evidence of the use of fire anywhere in the world. They also made tools of bones and stones. Unfortunately, when Japan invaded China in 1937, excavations (发掘) at the Beijing Man Site stopped and most of the fossils disappeared, including a Beijing Man skull. After the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949, the work started again.

Zhoukoudian was listed as a World Heritage Site in December 1987. It has not only given us important information about prehistoric Asian societies, but also provided amazing evidence about the process of evolution. Today, parts of the caves have been badly affected by rain. Some areas are almost completely covered in weeds, causing serious damage. Pollution from the nearby factories has also led to the problem. This is a very serious matter and the Chinese Academy of Sciences is trying to raise public awareness of protecting it.

1.Archaeologists _________.

2.Beijing Man used fire to do all of the following things EXCEPT _____.

3.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

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根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卷指定区域的横线上写出对应词的正确完整形式，每空只写一词。

1.We usually have a class meeting on __________ (星期一)afternoon.

2.It’s bad manners to __________ (打断……讲话)others when they are talking.

3.We know that __________ (克隆)brings us benefits as well as problems.

4.They are interested in talking about what they will do when they __________ (退休).

5.He found the road has blue and white signs with __________ (海鸥) on them to show the way to go.

6.So we think that it is __________ (合情合理的)to assume they live in these caves, regardless of the cold.

7.We must give every __________ (文件) a different name while typing on computers.

8.I tried to phone Jackson this morning but I couldn’t get through. Later I found I __________ (拨) the wrong number.

9.__________ (通常；普遍地，一般地)speaking, when British meet, their talk will begin with weather.

10.If you are in need of help, don’t __________ (犹豫；踌躇) to ask me.

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一个横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

We receive your application last week. We regret to inform you that our company has hired a boy calling Tonny the job of the manager assistant. Having studied your certificate careful，we decided that we should need someone with more office experiences for this particular position. You have impressed them with your desire to learn and your ability to work hard, but we do hope that you will apply for a position in our company sometime in the future. We would like to thank you on your being interested in our company. Please to contact us if there is any further questions.

难度: 极难查看答案及解析

随着网络的日益普及，当前有人选择网络阅读，有人则喜欢传统阅读。传统的阅读方式似乎正在被网络阅读方式取代。假如你是某中学的李华，请你以 “Traditional Reading or Online Reading？”为题按照下列表格提供的信息写一篇英语短文，并发表自己的看法。

注意：1. 短文词数不少于100；            2. 开头部分已写好，不计入总词数；

3. 内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯；  4. 短文须写在答题卷的指定区域；

5. 书写须清晰、工整。              6. 短文中不能体现本人真实信息。

Traditional Reading or Online Reading？

With the popularity of the Internet, there seems to be a trend that the traditional reading is being replaced by online reading among people, especially among students. _______________________________________________________________

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