1、20122013 學(xué)年（下）高二級(jí)第二學(xué)段模塊考試英語(yǔ)本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，共12 頁(yè)，滿分 150 分?？荚囉脮r(shí) 130 分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：1. 答卷前，考生務(wù)必用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的校名、姓名、考號(hào)等相關(guān)信息填寫 在答題卡指定區(qū)域內(nèi)。2. 選擇題每小題選出答案后，用 2B 鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案；不能答在試卷上。3. 非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無(wú)效。4. 考生必須保

2、持答題卡的整潔。I. 聽力部分（每空 1 分，共 10 分）聽錄音，將所聽到的內(nèi)容填入題號(hào)為1-10 的空格處。聽錄音前，你將有 10 秒鐘的閱題時(shí)間。錄音播放兩遍。（每空填 1-3 個(gè)單詞）California has a wine history which stretches back to the 17 century whenmissionariesbought European wines imported by the conquistadors from Latin America.Today it s Californian wine makers, some of (1)_

3、 _in theworld, constantly experimenting to push the boundaries of the quality ever higher.The mainreas onthatCalifor niacan make great wine at all is(2) _ :it has moretha neno ughsunshine to(3) _, but the cool fogs sucked in from the long pacific coastline temper all that heat to produce ideal condi

4、tionsfor building complexity of grapesand making subtle, (4)_win es. The best wines tend to come fromn ear the coast, from areas such as Napa and Sono ma, just north of the San Fran cisco.But the so-called central coast, north of Los Angeles, also pacific cool, is growingin stature and (5)_.In Napa,

5、 they makede nse fruit-drive nwin es. The best of them, Caber net Sauvig non,high in both (6)_ , and un doubtedly world-class. Westacross the mountains, SonomaCounty has a more diverse array of wines including fine Zinfandel in Drycrikand Pinot Noirs from the cooler Russian river valleys and Sonoma

6、coast.There are (7)_ with in Califor nia that boast of arts or arraysof grape varieties, but if there is one grape tha t Californiacan call its own, it sZinfandel.It may have originated in Croatia, and be the same as the southern italicCupertino,but there s no doubt that in current incarnation, it i

7、s Californiathroughand through.Zinfandel(8)_ in many differentways with itsextremes being a popular sweetish rosy style and a white Zinfandelat one on the scale,a powerful meaty-red with 16-percentor more about the alcohol of the other. But thebest red versions (9)_ raspberry jam, black pepper style

8、s towild blackberry and five-spice, depending on (10)_ thegrapes are grown and the treatment they receive in the winery. Californianwine makersare nothing if not versatile; the range of interpretationexemplifies the Californianwine maker philosophy of simply mak ing the best wine they can.II.語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用

9、(共兩節(jié)，滿分45 分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，共 30 分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從11-25 各題所給的 A B、C 和 D 項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Table manners are about showing respect and politenessto others. If you don twant people to think you are_(11)_ , please follow some basic table mann ers.You are in vited to dinner. When you en ter

10、 the dining room and the_(12)_says,“ Please take a seat ” , you may often_(13)_ , “Which seat? ” At aChin ese-style dinner, the host takes the seat facing the_(14)_ . As the hostis the center of attention, the seat to his left is_ (15)_ to the seat to hisright. Usually, the most important guest is s

11、eated to the host s left. At a Wester n-style dinner, however, theseat that faces the door is_ (16)_ for themost importa nt guest. As for seati ng arran geme nts, in both situati ons, people fromthe host group should _(17)_ alternately(交替地)with people from the guestgroup. Although many Chinese peopl

12、e see dinners as a perfect setting for _ (18)_ ,Westerners don t always like talking at the table. Remember not to talk with your mouth(19) . Whilesome one is talk ing, you should look into his or her eyesand listen_(20)_. Safe conversation_(21)_ include food, the day s activities andweather.I can t

13、 stand people who talk _ (22)_ into their phones, ”people often_ (23) _ . We re tired of listening to painfully loudconversationsinpublic.When your mobile phone rings in public, rememberpeople are not even_(24)_ in terested in your bus in ess. Whe n you are at dinn er, itC. visitorD. chairma nC. pau

14、seD. imagi neC. kitche nD. win dow第二節(jié) 語(yǔ)法填空(共 10 小題；每小題 l. 5 分共 15 分)閱讀下面短文按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為26-35 的相應(yīng)位置上。That s right the time for the Scienee Hero Award, where we honor a particularman or womanfrom history who made a contributi on to scienee. Today s Scien

15、ce Hero,though, wasn t a scientist at all,_ (26)_a scienee fiction writer. In fact, he was one of the pion eers ofthe genre of scie nee fiction.Jules Verne is our hero. Jules Verne was born in France in 1828 and_(27)_s best to keep your phoneC. rudeD. depe ndent11.A. innocent12.A. bossB. proudB. hos

16、t13. A. wo nderB. request14. A. doorB. passage15. A. similarB. appropriatesuperior16. A. desig nedB. reserved17. A. drinkB. talk18. A. funB. debate19. A. wideB.open20. A. gracefullyB. atte ntivelycuriously21. A. prefere ncesB. occasi ons22. A. impolitelyB. deliberatelypai nfully23. A. compla inB. ar

17、gue24. A. merelyB. slightly25. A. secretB. un safeC. in differe ntD.C. adaptedD. madeC.sitD. eatC.reunionD. con versati onC. fullD. occupiedC. cautiouslyD.C. alter nativesD. topicsC. loudlyD.C.recallD. expla inC. exactlyD. probablyC. practicalD.on sile nt. If_ (25)_ , just send a text message.necess

18、ary(origin)studied to be a lawyer. But he was fascinatedwith the exploration of natureand the world. Also, he loved writing. In_ (28)_ writing he was able to bringscientific ideas to _(29)_ general audienee. If he_ (30)_ (be)alive todayhe d probably be writing for us.Jules Verne also wan ted to chal

19、le nge people_(31)_ (th ink) about newthings that scienee could bring them. His stories were full of fantastic machines, but they were always things_ (32)_could in prin ciple be con structed. Becauseof this comb in atio n of kno wledge and imagi nati on, he was able to expect many things that now ac

20、tuallyexist.For example, you may know that in his novel“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under theSea, ” Verne imagined an enclosed boat that could travel underwater _ (33)_we now call a submari ne. But do you know that_ (34)_ board his submari ne heput another _(35)_ (imagine) device, the electric stove? Th

21、at s not quite howwe got there, but the prin ciple is much the same.III.閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分)第一節(jié)閱讀理解(共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，共 40 分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B C 和 D 項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AHomosexual couples in New York are being married for the first time after Gover nor An drew Cuomosig ned a law permitti ng same-sex marr

22、iage in the state last mon th. But such marriages, though now legal inNew York, rema in con troversial.So man ycouples wan ted to be married on Sun day, the first day of legal homosexual marriage inNewYork City, that local officials announced a lottery (扌由簽)to determine qualificati on.New York City

23、Council Speaker Christi ne Quinn, herself ope nly gay, wit nessed the first twoceremonies of same-sex marriage. She says the same-sex marriage law supports equality. “A law that saysevery family is as good as every other family;_that every family is based on love, and is exactly the way God wants it

24、 to be, she said.Margie Phelps announced same-sex marriage as a crime against God. She and other Christia ns fromthe Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan sas came halfway across the country to say ma rriage is defi nedby Holy Bible.“ The pattern is one man andone woman for life to have children wh

25、o you raise in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, she said.David Schwartz, a traditi onal Jew, believes every huma n being has free choiceand the power to rule over their desires. He considers homosexual desire to be wrong.“Theres one God in heavenand earth, andhe has ordered for all mankind th

26、at theyshould limit their affect ionsto relati on ships betwee n a manand a womani n the con textof marriage, he said.Douglas Robinson and his partner of 25 years, Michael Elsasser, were in the firstgroup to be married in Manhattan. Robinson says the United States allows religiousviews to coexist wi

27、th what he believes is a civil right of same-sex marriage.Youcan have differentopinions. This is a tent, some people call it a mixture of variousdifferent culturesand opinions and the like, so God bless America, and we are proudto be America ns, he said.Margie Phelps believes God will punish New Yor

28、k City for permitti ng what shebelieves to be moral decay.Meanwhile,Nevin Cohen and Daniel Hernandez showed off their marriagecertificate. But they said they will not be going on a honeymoon. They say they need to be at work in New Yorkon Mon day.36. Accord ing to the passage, same-sex marriage_ .A.

29、 has raised a storm of object ions and all the America ns object to itB. is permitted in New York now, but still remai ns con troversialC. is legal and accepted by the public in USAD. is merely legal in New York and Man hatta n37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Margie Phel

30、ps and the other Christians came from a long distanee to claim that same-sex marriagewas aga inst the Holy Bible.B. David Schwartz, who is a Jew, believes that human being has free choice andthat same-sex marriage is defined by the Holy Bible.C. Douglas Robinson and Michael Elsasser have bee n marri

31、ed for 25 years.D. Nevi n Cohe n and Dan iel Hernan dez got their marriage certificate on Mon day inNew York.38. The un derl ined sentence in paragraph 3 implies that_.A. every family is goodB. the homosexual couples truly love each otherC. God disapproves of same-sex marriageD. the same-sex marriag

32、e law sta nds for equality and helps homosexual couples tobe accepted by the society39. We can infer from the passage that_ .A. God has ordered a man should marry a woma n.B. God will punish New York City for permitting same-sex marriageC. the US is ope n to differe nt viewsD. a nu mber of homosexua

33、l couples were wait ing to be married on Sun day in NewYork40. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. Religious Debate on MarriageB. Moral Decay in MarriageC. First Gay Marriage Legalized in New YorkD. Happy Homosexual Couples in USABWhen it comes to artificial cloning, there a

34、re three different types: genecloning, reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning.Gene cloning produces copies of genes or segments of DNA. Reproductive cloning produces copies ofwhole animals. Therapeutic cloning produces embryonic stem cells for experime nts aimed at creati ngtissues to replace

35、injured or diseased tissues.Gene cloning, also known as DNA cloning, is a very different process fromreproductive and therapeutic cloning. Reproductive and therapeutic cloning sharemany of the same tech niq ues, but are done for differe nt purposes.Gene cloning is a carefully regulated technique tha

36、t is largely accepted today and used routinelyinmany labs worldwide. However, both reproductive andtherapeutic cloning raise importa nt ethical issues, especially as related to the pote ntial use of these tech niques in huma ns.Reproductive cloning would prese nt the pote ntial of creati ng a huma n

37、 that isgenetically identical to another person who has previously existed or who stillexists. This may con flict with Ion g-sta nding religious and societal values abouthuma n dig ni ty, possibly infringing upon prin ciples of in dividual freedom, ide ntity and independence.However, some argue that

38、 reproductivecloningcould help sterilecouples fulfill their dream of parenthood.Others see human cloning as a way to avoidpassing on a damaging gene that runs in the family without having to undergo embryo scree ning or embryoselect ion.Therapeutic cloning, while offeri ng the pote ntialfor treati n

39、g huma ns sufferi ng fromdisease or injury, would require the destruct ion of huma n embryosin the test tube. Consequently, opponents argue that using this technique to collect embry onic stem cells iswrong, regardless of whether such cells are used to ben efit sick or injured people.41. Accord ing

40、to the passage, therapeutic cloning is ._A. for the purpose of cloning the same cellB. for the purpose of cloning the same ani malC. for the purpose of cloning the same pers onD. for the purpose of medical treatme nt42. Which of the followi ng stateme nt is TRUE accord ing to the passage?A. Gene clo

41、ning is a carefully regulated technique that is widely accepted today.B. Reproductive and therapeutic cloning use exactly the same tech niq ues but fordiffere nt purposes.C. Cloning huma n beings has already bee n realized by using the tech nique ofreproductive cloning.D. Gene cloning could help ste

42、rile couples fulfill their dream of parenthood43. The un derl ined phraseinfringing uponin Paragraph 5 is close in meaning to thefollowi ng words or phrases EXCEPT_.A. con flict ing withB. violat ingC. agree ingwithD.break ing44. We can infer from the passage that_.A. reproductive cloning will destr

43、uct huma n embryos in the test tubeB. therapeutic clo ning and reproductive clo ning are still con troversialC. supporters of reproductive cloning think that it can offer the pote ntial fortreati ng huma ns sufferi ng from diseases or injuriesD. opponents argue that using therapeutic cloning to coll

44、ectembryonic stem cellsis wrong45. What is the passage mainly about?A. The impact of cloning.B. The use of cloning tech no logy.C. The debate over cloning.D. Types of artificial clo ning and some related moral issues.The world of public schools has been portrayed many times in films, but usually the

45、 school setti ng isused to either tell a sen time ntal story or an un pleasa nt dramatic story about the challe nges faced byteachers. A lighter and somewhat more realistic view is provided in a new film about teachers called Chalk. This film, which wasshot entirely in Austin, Texas, was the idea of

46、 two former teachers.Two former Austi n high school teachers, actor Chris Massand director MikeAkel came up with the idea for the film and developed the characters together.The film begins with the statement that 50 percent of teachers leave the professi on within three years,which is the issue Mike

47、 Akel wan ted to explore. Chris and I had always heard, If you can make it past yourthird year, you might have a cha nee. You know, experie needteachers would tell us that, he said.The film shows the challe nges that face teachers, but it does so with a subtleand wry（ 嘲弄的） humor. It is painful and f

48、unny. As an artist, I think that is what we are called to do is exposetruth in a lov ing way, he said.Chalkwas shot indocumentary style with actors improvising （即興創(chuàng)作 ）most of their lines.In coming up with the characters and storyline,Mass and Akel drew on their ownexperie nces as teachers and they b

49、oth have strong feeli ngs about the professi on and defi nite opinions onwhy the job has become so hard.Mass says part of the problem is that teachers today have to compete with a huge world of mass mediaand movies for the attention of students. They want to be entertained all the time and I would t

50、ell them, look,I love movies, I make them on the side, but you are not here for MTV world.There is so much media that itmakesit hard for a teacher to try to get scie nee across to them, he said.Both Mass and Akel also see lack of discipli ne at home and a lack of pare ntinterest as a problem in many

51、 big city public schools. Akel says teachers often feel pare nts have aba ndonedtheir childre n at school.Teachers who have see n the film have provided the filmmakers with positive feedback and Chris Masssays it is especially gratify ing to hear the comme nts from beginning teachers who can identif

52、y strongly withthe films characters. I think just to be un derstood as a new teacher, to watchChalk, and say They reallycapture the teach ing world, it does not fix what I deal with day in and day out, but they really capture what Iface. Sympathy is powerful, he said.46. This passage is most likely

53、writte n in order to_ .A. show the problems that teachers today are facingB. i ntroduce the movieChalkto the readers and draw their in terest in itC. ask readers to offer sympathy to teachersD. explore the reas ons why teachers tend to leave their professi on47.Chalkis a film that_ .A. uses a docume

54、ntary style to show Massf s and Akel s own teaching experieneeB. shows Massf s and Akel s opinions about the teachingprofessionin arealistic wayC. uses a subtle and wry humour to show the challe nges faced by teachersD. shows how media impacts students attitude towards scienee48.Mass and Akel came u

55、p with an idea to make a film because they hopedto_.A. develop the characters whose teach ing experie nee is similar to theirsB. show stude nts no wadays tend to challe nge teachersC. make readers un dersta nd it is hard to be a teacher no wadaysD. expose the truth that stude nts tend to lack discip

56、li ne49. What does the un derl ined sentence in Paragraph 6 imply?A. Media may distractstudents from scienee learningand make them less involvedin it.B. Science is hard for students to learn because teachers rely too much on media.C. Without media, it is hard for stude nts to lear n scie nee.D. Teac

57、hers and students depend so muchon media that scienee learning is ignored.50. The underlinedword “ gratify ing ”in the last paragraphmost probablymea nsA. pleas ingB. amus ingC.embarrass ingD. discourag ingDUsi ng a patch rather tha n a n eedle could tran sform disease preve ntio n aroundthe world.

58、The new method offered hope of usable vacci nes(疫苗)for diseases suchas malaria.The nano patch overcomes some of the more obvious disadva ntages of n eedle-give n vaccines suchas needle phobia (extreme fear) and the possibility of pollution caused by dirty needles. Another majordrawback of traditiona

59、l vaccines is that, because they are liquid, they n eed to be kept refrigerated betwee nthe lab and the cli nic.But there are other reasons why the method could be transformative. This approach holds out hope foreasy and large-scale vacci nati on, as it is applied in dry form, into the skin and then

60、 targets a type of immunecell, the Langerhans cell, which lies just a hairs width from the surface of the skin. These cells eagerly take upthe vacci ne and are able to kick-start the immune resp on se. It seems that we may have bee n miss ing theimmune sweet spot which may be in the skin rather tha