高14届半期中英语试题 2012.4 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。第一卷1至12页。第二卷13至14页。考试结束后，将第二卷和答题卡一并交回。第一卷注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。 2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whats the weather like at the moment?A. Rainy B. Sunny C. Cloudy2. Whats the womens roommate like?A. Shes patient.B. Shes nice .C. Shes tidy .3. Why has John moved out?A. To be near school.B. To live in a quiet place.C. To avoid the trouble.4. Whats the man problem?A. He cant see the nice clearly.B. He has no in the movie.C. Hes parked in the wrong place.5. Which musical instrument dose have?A. Drums.B. A guitar.C. A violin.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料。回答6、7题。6.What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman has missed flight.B. The plane will take off tonight.C. The airport is closed.7. What dose the women want?A. A room for herself alone.B. A hotel close to the airport.C. A room with bright light.听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。8. What can we learn about the woman? A. She isnt familiar with the Internet. B. She cant afford a camera. C. She doesnt like MA-205.9. What is the man probably going to do next? A. Reduce the budget. B. Change the model. C. Order a camera.听第8段材料，回答第10至17题。10. What does the man show the woman? A. A magazine B. Hair care products. C. A bottle of red wine.11. How will the womans hair look? A. Long B. Short C. Shoulder-length.12. Why doesnt the woman want to change the color of her hair? A. She thinks its too expensive. B. Shes afraid it might damage her hair. C. She doesnt like the suggested color.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13How much pocket money does Lily get a month? A. About 20 pounds. B. About 15 pounds. C. About 5 pounds.14. Why does Lily want more pocket money? A. To get as much as her friends. B. To pay for music lessons. C. To buy some clothes.15.When can Lily have pocket money?A. When she proves good at her school work.B. When she no longer argues with her mum.C. When she is mature in her mums eyes.16.What does David suggest Lily do?A .Have a discussion with her mum.B. Help her mum with housework.C. Sit down and wait Balmy.听第10段录音，回答17-20问题：17.Where is the speaker?A. On a plane.B. In a bus.C. At a tourist site.18.Why is food or drink not allowed on the journey?A. To avoid annoying others.B. To show respect for the guide.C. To guarantee passengers safety.19.How long can the tourists stay at the first destination?A. 15 to 30 minutes.B. About an hour.C. About two hours.20.What is the second resonation famous for?A. Stonehenge.B. The River Avoid.C. The Raman Baths.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单选填空（共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。21. Experts think that _recently discovered painting may be _ Picasso. A. the ; B. a ;theC. a; D. the; a 22. Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others_ , of course, made all the others upset.A. who B. which C. what D. that23. Born into a family with three brothers, David was_ to value the sense of sharing.A.brought up B.turned down C.looked after D.held back24. More TV programs, according to government to officials, will be produced _ peoples concern over food safety.A.to raise B.raising C.to have raised D. having raised25. A bank is the place _ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. A. when B. that C. where D. there26._volleyball is her main focus, shes also great at basketball.A. Since B. Once C. Unless D. While27. We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody _ into the office during the night.A. broke B. had broken C. has brokenD. was breaking28.The two girls are so alike that strangers find_ difficult to tell one from the other.A. it B. them C, her D. that29 The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be _the present one. A. as three times big as B. three times as big asC. as big as three times D. as big three times as30. In the near future, more advances in the robot technology _ by scientists.A. are making B. are made C. will make D. will be made 31. -The film is, I have to say, not a bit interesting. -Why? Its _ than the films I have ever seen. A. far more interesting B. much less interesting C. no more i