第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 语言知识运用 第一节 语法和词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 1. —Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our learning efficiency? —If you make most of forty minutes’ classes day after day, there
will be ____ switch in grades.
A. the; a B. /; / C. /; a D. the; /
2. In our hometown, great changes ______in the past few years .
A. were taken place B. have taken place
C. have been taken place D. had taken place
3. — What makes you think Tom is not likely to succeed?
— ____ ____ ____ . A．He is too lazy B．Because he is too weak in his study C．As he is not expert enough D．His lack of experience
4. We ____________ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?
A. should face B. might face
C. must have faced D. could have faced
5. The novel our Chinese teacher referred to ____on July 2nd, 1978. A. be published B. being published C. was published D. published 6. I like to have my photos taken ________ there are mountains and rivers. A．which B．in which C．that D．where 7. We tried to finish the work before dark, but it didn’t quite ________
as planned.
A. work out B. carry on C. make out D. go on
8. —You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don’t.
—________. Confidence is really important. A. It’s not my cup of tea. B. I couldn’t agree more C. I don’t think so D. That’s not the point
9. The Dragon Tower, from ________ top visitors can enjoy a good________
of Harbin, attracts hundreds of tourists every day.
A. which; sight B. which; view
C. whose; view D. where; sight 10. Generally speaking, ___ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect. A. when taking B. when taken C. when to take D. when to be taken
第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
One night, standing in a parking lot talking to friends, Tracy Marsh
jumped to the top of a car, as he had done a hundred times before . This time, ___11__ ，Tracy Marsh lost his __12___.His head struck the ground, __13___.
All night, Cory, Tracy’s mother, stood next to her son, who was
__14___in a hospital bed, his brown eyes fixed in a lifeless __15___. She remembered that Tracy had once __16___organ donation(器官移植). “Maybe I can _17____another family this pain”, she thought. When the
time came, she and her husband Bill signed the forms permitting Tracy’s ___18__to be donated.
Tracy was __19__dead the next day. Twenty-four hours later, Tracy’s liver was made part of my husband, David, who was suffering from a __20___liver disease. Months later, we were __21__from the local organ bank that the donor’s parents wished_22____ to meet someone who had ___23__life through the gift from their son. A meeting was___24__ by the organ bank to bring together two families __25___by the most bittersweet ties imaginable.
The meeting was risky,__26__ worth it. We talked for three hours .They
showed us a __27___of Tracy. We learned for the first time what he looked like. For the Marshes, seeing David and knowing he was well seemed to ___28__their suffering. I’ll __29__forget seeing David’s tall figure bent down over Cory, her arms around his waist, as a mother would ___30__a son. For a long time, they held each other tightly.
11. A. therefore B. though C. instead D. moreover 12. A. balance B. way C. temper D. weight
13 A. hardly B. slightly C. hard D. slight 14 A. rolling B playing C. sleeping D. lying 15 A. stare B. glare C. sight D. glance 16 A. given B mentioned C. denied D. expected 17. A. share B. show C spare D. stop
18. A. money B clothes C. blood D. organs 19. A. declared B. noticed C. stated D. insisted 20 A. harmless B. painless C. hopeless D. useless 21 A. warned B. informed C. reminded D. convinced
22 A badly B. secretly C. merely D. simply 23 A. made B. taken C. lost D. gained
24 A. attended B. delayed C. arranged D. cancelled 1 25. A. separated B linked C. extended D founded 26. A. but B. or C. so D. and 27. A. phone B. hook C. toy D. photo 28. A. remind B. increase C. relieve D. cause 29. A. never B. once C. sometimes D. seldom 30 A. grasp B. hug C. pat D. catch 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） A
The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.
Before a big football game, supporters of each team are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win. The stronger team is a shoo- in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression shoo-in comes from horse racing. It comes from the word “shoo”. That’s not the shoe we wear on our foot. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. “To shoo” is an expression hundreds of years old that means to urge a person or animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago, dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. All but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win.
The public soon learned about such races. They began to call the winner of such a race a “shoo-in”.
These days, people use shoo-in to describe any athlete or competitor
that seems certain to win, even without cheating. American runner Edwin Moses won more than one hundred races before he ran the hurdles race in the nineteen- eighty- four Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, which he could not lose. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
31. One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because _____________.
A. the other riders had agreed to fail in the race B. he used to be best at riding C. the public had confidence in him D. he could control his horse easily
32. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. “Shoo-in” originated in the word “shoo”. B. The public did not know they were being cheated. C. Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse. D. US runner Moses deserved a shoo-in.
33. The main idea of the passage is that “shoo-in” _______________.
A. is used to admire a person who seems to be sure to win a race B. is a word used to describe a dishonest person
C. is used for any athlete or competitor that seems too clever to be cheated
D. is used for anyone or anything that is certain of winning a game 34. This passage can best be titled ______________.
A. Be Sure to Win B. Shoo-in, a Sure Winner C. Winner in a Competition D. The Birth of Shoo-in
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2 What is life? What’s the truth of our life? We usually don’t realize what we have got until we really lose it; we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives, either.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content with the fact that it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can deceive you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who try, and those who appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
35. If you put yourself in another person’s position, _______. A. you should depend on your imagination
B. you should put on other people’s shoes C. you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people D. you should believe in other people
36. According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE? A. If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget
the person.
B. If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return. C. We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday. D. It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be tricked. 37. In the last paragraph the writer actually tells us that a person in the world should be one who _______.
A. does good for other people and is respected and loved by them B. can live happily and forget the past C. has made a lot of money for himself before he dies D. can accept the suggestions made by others
38. In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ________.
A. where to go with other persons B. how to treat our life C. what to do in our life D. how to get on well with other persons
C
Top 4 Destinations in France
1 Paris. France
Everyone wants to see the major sights of Paris and it's true,it'd be criminal to leave town without visiting the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, etc. But to truly appreciate this city, you need to get away from the tourist sights. Put yourself down at a table in a small cafe, enjoy
a glass of wine and watch the world go by.Don't miss: Deportation Memorial, Ile St.-Louis, Musee d'Orsay
2 Chamonix, France
As host of the first Winter Olympics in 1924, Chamonix will always have a place in the history books. Its main attractions are Mont-Blanc (Western Europe's tallest mountain) and the many ski areas that face the Chamonix Valley. Steep slopes and extreme weather conditions suit advanced skiers best, but there are also runs for beginners. Don’t miss: Chamonix Mont Blanc, Vallee Blanche
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3 Nice, France
Nice has a multinational Riviera vibe, and you'll enjoy exploring its fashionable shops and restaurants and sunning yourself on its popular beaches. (Just don't expect soft sand-these beaches have pebbles.) Walk up to Castle Hill for a beautiful view of the city, the Bay of Angels and the bright blue water that gave the Cote d'Azur its name.
Don't miss: Castle Hill, Old Town
4 Cannes, France
Parties, ship-racings, the Film Festival characterize Cannes, Vast racing ships vague the view and the town lives up to its motto, \"Life is a festival.\" People-watching is the activity that brings most visitors to Cannes, and hotel-lined La Croisette provides
a fine walkway. First popularized by Coco Chanel, Cannes beaches are a huge draw. Get expensive seaside food and drinks service on hotel sand or choose the free public beaches, Midi and de Boca. Don't miss: La Croisette, Iles de Lerins 39. What tourist sights can you enjoy in Paris? A. The Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
B. The Notre Dame and Old Town.
C. The Louvre and Iles de Lerins.
D. The Ile St.-Louis and Vallee Blanche.
40. In which city can you enjoy skiing even as a beginner? A. Paris.
B．Chamonix, C. Nice. D. Cannes.
41．Which of the following cities have popular beaches? A. Paris and Chamonix． B. Chamonix and Nice． C. Nice and Cannes．
42．For what purpose are the passages written?
A. To introduce some less known places in France． B. To promote some tourist attractions in France． C. To inform readers of some activities in France． D. To convince readers into trying French food and wine．
D
Human beings have spread to every continent, sometimes driving other animal species to extinction (灭绝) in the process．It has become the most widely spread species on the planet, occupying mountains and valleys, deserts and jungles, shorelines and islands, yet always finding some good means of living in these widely differing environments.
The total weight of all living members of the species is far heavier than that of any other animal, and the human population is now growing so rapidly that it will double within the next thirty-five years．
What accounts for the success of our species? The answer, in a word, is culture. We create culture, but culture in turn creates us．We are consequently no longer the victims of the environment．We make our own social environment, inventing and sharing the rules and patterns of behaviour that shape our lives and we use our learned knowledge to make the natural environment more suitable to live in. Our shared culture is what makes social life possible. Without a culture transmitted (传承) from the past, each new generation would have to solve the most basic problems of human existence over again. It would have to think up a family system, to invent a language, to discover fire , to create the wheel,
and so on.
Culture frees us from relying on the slow and accidental process of physical evolution(进化)by offering us a new, purposive , efficient means of adapting to changing conditions. If we waited for natural selection to enable us to live at the North Pole, to fly to the moon, or to live under the sea , we would wait forever. Unlike other animals, we can self-consciously adapt to our environments and can adapt environments
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D. Paris and Cannes．
to meet our own needs.
43．The writer’s purpose in the first paragraph is to show ______.
A. how crowded our planet is B. how successful human beings are
C. that human population is now growing rapidly
D. that other animal species have been very weak in the competition with man 44． According to the passage , human beings ______.
A. are the victims of the environment
B. rely on other animal species for their success C. make social environment and change natural environment
D. change social environment and make natural environment
45． It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A. culture should rely on the process of physical evolution B. we would have to wait forever to fly to the moon
C. we can never adapt environments to meet our own needs
D. family systems belong to culture 46． The best title for the passage would be “________________” ．
A. Human Beings B. Natural Selection
C. The Role of Culture D. Social and Natural Environments
E About five years ago, an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie camp up with the idea of putting solar panels（控制板）on the ground rather than the roof. Then they began to develop the Solar Roadways. The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun. while providing safer driving conditions, along with power and data delivery. They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same money that is being used to build and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways. Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor（微处理器） that monitors and controls the panel, while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles traveling
overhead．The inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to
warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various
other speed control problems．The top of the Solar Road panels is made
of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions（抓地力） they need．
According to the inventors, the Solar Roadway creates and carries
clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be
recharged at any conveniently located rest slop, or at any business that
has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots． The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and
advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths,
sidewalks and runways．The Federal Highway Administration has given
Brusaw $100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring． 47．In the inventors' opinion, the Solar Roadway ________.
A．is too expensive to build at present B．costs no more money than current roads
C．can provide as many data as present computers D．will bring them a large sum of money
48．The underlined word \"they\" in Paragraph 2 refers to ________．
A．the panels B．the inventors
C．the researchers D．the vehicles 49．The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages except________．
A．providing safer driving conditions
B．helping drivers communicate with each other while driving
C．creating and carrying clean renewable electricity D．warning drivers of various speed control problems 50．It can be inferred from the text that ________． A．the Solar Roadway has already been put into use
B．$100,000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lot C．the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered cars
D．future electric vehicles can be charged anytime and anywhere
5 第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Three apples changed the world. The first one seduced (诱惑) Eve. The second one awakened Newton. ___51____Here are some famous words from Steve Jobs to share.
On character I’m the only person I know that’s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. ____52
On good design
That’s been one of my mottos---focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.
On his outlook
_53___ Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.
On your working life
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. __54_If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.
On the importance of death
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. _55_No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you , but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
A. It’s very character-building.
B. The third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs. C. This is not a one-man show.
D. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. E. And yet death is the destination we all share.
F. It’s really hard to design products by focus groups.
G. Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. 第Ⅱ卷（共60分）
第三部分 写作（共三节，满分60分）
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分；满分10分) 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。（写在答题卷上）
As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult. They may seem to happen quickly.
Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult
now! With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. They will help shape the future.
You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you. Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent.
But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is a part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely.
1．What is the main idea of the passage？(No more than 10 words) ________________________________________________________________ 2．How will you face the changes when you meet with them in your teens？(No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________________ 3．What does “shape” mean in the first paragraph？(No more than 5 words)
________________________________________________________________ 4．Why is teenage years called a part of the life cycle? List one of the reasons.(No more than 15 words)
________________________________________________________________ 5．Do you think making the right choices is important to you? Why？(No more than 20 words)
________________________________________________________________
6 第二节 短文改错（满分15分）
文中共有十处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(^)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者从第11处起不计分。
I went to see film after supper. On my way to the cinema, I met an old English woman, she had lost her way. I gave up the chance to see the film, walking towards her and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her great change had taken place in the past few years and she told me anything about Britain and her family. Though I missed the film, however I felt very happy, for I not only helped the old lady out from trouble but also practise my spoken English, If I hadn’t worked hard at English, I would have been able to help her.
第三节 书面表达（满分35分）
假设你是李华，是我校一位高三学生。最近你收到来自友好学校朋友 Tom的邀请，请你下个周去他们学校参加文化交流活动并介绍中国的传统绘画。但是你和其他高三学生一样在忙于准备期末考试，不得不谢绝他的邀请。请根据下面的要点给Tom用英语写一封回信。
要点：1. 谢绝Tom的邀请；
2. 说明你的理由；
3. 推荐你的同学Mary参加，并说明原因。 注意：1．词数为100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）。
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答题卷
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 51-55
________________________
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分；满分10分)
1． _____________________________________________________________
2.
3.
4.
5.
第二节 短文改错（满分15分）
I went to see film after supper. On my way to the cinema, I met an old English woman, she had lost her way. I gave up the chance to see the film, walking towards her and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her great change had taken place in the past few years and she told me anything about Britain and her family. Though I missed the film, however I felt very happy, for I not only helped the
old lady out from trouble but also practise my spoken English, If I hadn’t worked hard at English, I would have been able to help her. 第三节 书面表达（满分35分） Dear Tom,
Thank you very much for your invitation.
Best wishes. Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
8 西北中学2012-2013学年上半期期中考试试题答案
Sorry again for any inconvenience caused by my absence. 单选：ABDDC DABCB
Best wishes. 完型：BACDA BCDAC BADCB ADCAB
Yours sincerely, 阅读：ABDD CCAB ABCB BCDC BDBC 51-55： BAGDE Lihua 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分；满分10分)
文章向我们讲述了在青少年时期，在一些问题上做出自己的一些决定对于塑造我们的
未来的重要性。
1．You should make your own/right choices.主旨大意题。文章第一段提出主题，最后一段回扣主题： The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.由此可知答案。
2．I will be brave./I will not be in panic./I will face them bravely.细节理解题。题干关键词为：changes，由第一段的第2—4句话可以得出答案。
3．Decide/Have an influence on/Influence/Affect /Have an effect on/Build up/ Create„ 词义猜测题。最后两句话说的就是：我们所作出的正确的决定对于我们未来的影响，由此可以得出该词的意思。
4．Because there are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey. /There will be some people you will never see forever.细节理解题。题干为倒数第二段第一句话的问句形式，第2和第3句话分别为两个理由，答出一个即可。 b5．Yes. Because the choices that I make from now on will be my choices.
开放式问题。答案不唯一。 改错：1．see ∧ a 2．she → who 3．walking → walked 4．go → going 5．change
→changes 6． anything--something 7．去掉however 8．from → of 9．practise → practised 10.would-wouldn’t 书面表达：
要点：1.很高兴收到邀请，但是不得不拒绝。 2. 拒绝的理由。 3.推荐Marry参加 4. 推荐的理由。 5.合适适当的结尾 Dear Tom, Thank you very much for your invitation.
I’d like to accept it and take this opportunity to introduce the traditional Chinese painting to foreign friends, but I’m sorry to inform you that I can’t. The reason is that I, together with my classmates, am busy preparing myself for the coming final examination. I strongly recommend my friend Mary, who is the most suitable choice to take my place next week. She began to learn painting at an early age and has a good knowledge of traditional Chinese painting, which, combined with her active personality and perfect spoken English, will help make your activity a success.
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