[湖南]2012-2013学年湖南省邵阳县石齐学校高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

Their plan was ____.

____a living, she had to work from morning till night.

Why _____ join us in the game!

When _______ this question, she keeps silent.

You should apologize  ____ your teacher ______ being late again.

This book is worth ______ .
A  to read             B．reads           C．read           D．reading

I can’t _ __it when people speak with their mouths full.

Paul doesn't have to be made________ .

I don’t want to ____ someone else’s children.

I would appreciate ______, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.

The little boy won’t go to sleep_______his mother tells him a story.

Mr. Smith was _______ of the _________ speech.

_________ it is to have a picnic !

The population of China is _______ than that of America.

__________ there was danger ahead, the girl walked on.

The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so on.
When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I   36   in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special  37  — like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were  38   with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less. One day a card that I sent came back,  39   “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to   40    Mary.
Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to  41  stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my   42  when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could  43  .
One day I was reading a newspaper   44   I notice a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman— Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought,  45  I wrote to her anyway.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I heard a voice that I  46    at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s   47   .
Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

A．got B．kept C．lost D．fell

A．places B．occasions C．festivals D．things

A．comfortable B．careful C．easy D．busy

A．saying B．writing C．read D．told

A．know B．stop C．find D．help

A．share B．speak C．write D．remember

A．news B．sorrow C．stories D．failure

A．stay B．hide C．fill D．live

A．when B．while C．if D．though

A．and B．since C．but D．so

A．realized B．received C．contacted D．recognized

A．future B．progress C．lives D．weddings

根据上下文,在每个空格处填入一个适当的单词,使文章意思通顺、前后连贯、结构完整。
Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, cloning has become a hot topic for many people. Some people are against it ,while others are in favour      it. Personally, I wouldlike to say that cloning is good   the human race.
   , cloning technology proves helpful for genetics researchers. With cloning technology, scientists    bring some animals that are extinct back to life. Secondly, cloning body parts can serve as a lifesaver for people       are seriously ill. When a body organ such as a kidney or heart fails to function, it may be possible to replace it      a cloned one. Thirdly, if a couple can’t have     child, human cloning technology will make it possible for them to have a child. All in all, I firmly believe that cloning is beneficial   the human race.

In today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution（污染）and water pollution are harmful to people's health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf（聋）. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织）cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers（几十岁的人）in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.
It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝）can make people deaf. Now The governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels. In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.
The text is mainly about    ____________ .

10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because  _________.

About noise produced by jet planes or machines, which is wrong?

According to the text, a continuous noise of   _____  decibels can make people deaf.

The government of China is trying to solve    _______________ .

The differences between men and women's friendships
Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles (困扰) old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they're still sitting on the sofa and talking?
What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that women have so much to share.
Betty shrugs. Talk? We're friends.
Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men. Rubin's study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to a female friend.
"In general," writes Rubin in her new book, "women's friendships with each other lie on shared emotions and support, but men's relationships are marked by shared activities.”
“ Men keep their innermost(内心深处的) feelings to themselves. " Rubin writes, " Whereas(然而) a woman's closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage. However, a man by society doesn’t complain about his marriage trouble. it wasn't unusual to hear a man say he didn't know his friend's marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa. "
What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that ________.

Rubin's study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to _________.

What do women's friendships with each other lie on in general?

According to the last paragraph, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

What is the article about? ________.

I’m sure many of you have seen Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Multiplicity, or many of the other movies that describe cloning. Most of what you see in these movies is false. What you don’t know is that cloning could be dangerous, to the clone and to our society as a whole. I think human cloning is wrong mainly for four reasons.
What about identity? Humans are promised the right to their own personalities. What would happen if we ignore those rights by giving them someone else’s genetic identity? True, Cloning may prevent people from possessing their identities.
Also, these is a large power struggle here. Cloning means a degree of power and controls over another person’s physical identity and that ignores their rights and their only personalities. The person doing the cloning would have more power than any parent would have.
Cloning would also deal with killing embryos (胚胎). You might not have known, but Dolly, the sheep that was cloned in 1996, was one of over 200 sheep embryos and hers was the only embryo that survived. The rest died or were thrown away. Imagine if the failure rate was that high when we started to clone humans. cloning means running the risk of wasting too much effort
Cloning someone, at this present time, would be extremely dangerous to the birth mother and the clone. In studies done on cows, 4 out of 12 birth mothers died. There is a very high failure rate, which is shown in the cloning of Dolly. Even if you had a few good embryos, failures have been noticeable in animal tests.
So, should we work ahead in the world of cloning? I say no. the risks are greater than the benefits. It’s dangerous to the clone and to the birth mother. We would be killing human lives in the process. It would also be a violation(侵害) of the clone’s right to its own genetic identity and personality.
The author thinks human cloning is wrong mainly for ______ reasons.

According to the article, what is the author’s opinion about identity?

According to Paragraph 4 ,which is right ?      ____.

Why does the author mention some movies in the first paragraph?

What is the best title of the passage?

阅读短文,根据所读内容, 在下表中的空格处填上适当的单词或短语, 每空不超过3个单词。
Cloning has caused much debate..On the one hand , some scientists think valuable tissues and organs can be used to save human lives .On the other hand , some fear that mankind may produce a monster .
Carter: I believe that human cloning is totally immoral . If we interfere with nature, we will have to deal with the consequences .Who knows what could happen? We could produce a monster .Human life would no longer be unique .Human race is using up Earth’s resources . Surely we should be having fewer babies in order to reduce Earth’s population , not cloning more .I feel sorry for ladies who cannot have babies ,but there are many children with no parents ,who would be delighted to have new parents . Ladies who cannot have babies can  adopt children with no parents
Jake :I think cloning is fantastic. It is a great scientific advance.  After all ,scientists have been challenging questions of morality for centuries .On a personal note ,cloning will change my life .My daughter died of heart failure 7 years ago .I miss her very much and hope to clone a new daughter to be with me .That would be nice. .

Cloning has__________  much debate
________ sides	Some scientists think valuable tissues and organs can be used to ______ the body parts of people who have deadly disease. I believe that human cloning is ____________ immoral
If we ________ with nature ,we may have to deal with ____________.
Human is _____________Earth’s resources. Ladies who cannot have babies can ____________ children with no parents
_______ sides	I think cloning is wonderful
It is a great___________ advance.
Personally, I want to have a cloned girl.

阅读下面短文,根据第81至第84小题的具体要求,简要回答问题,并将答案转写到答题卡上。
Too many people want others to be friends，but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last long. To have a friend，you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules：be honest；be generous；be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friend starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth，people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest，you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes of course. Instead you have to learn how to share things you enjoy，like your hobbies and your interests. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them，you help your friend know better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be the first step in solving the problem. So a friend must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends，you must practice honesty，generosity，and understanding.
Why don’t some friendships last long?  (not more than 15 words)    (3’)
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What does Generosity mean?   (not more than 1 words)     (2’)
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What can make the problem easier to solve.?  (not more than 4 words)   (2’)
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If you plan to keep your friends，what must you practice ?
(not more than 4 words)      (3’)
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你所在的班级将要举办一次主题为“热爱校园；保护环境”的英语演讲比赛。请写一篇英语演讲稿，要求从以下三个方面进行阐述，并举例加以说明。
1.      保持校园清洁；
2.      美化校园；
3.      爱护学校设施；
词数：100左右                  参考词汇：校园 campus   设施 facilities
Hello, everyone. It’s nice to speak about “loving our school, protecting our environment”, and I think each of us can do something