67. If you want to be a member of the Club, you must ________.

A. be an Internet user

B. be in your twenties

C. have a big sum of money

D. be permitted by your parent or guardian.

D

Technology has totally transformed our ability to communicate with each other. Linking to each other both literally and figuratively, many of us connect through cell phones, email, instant messaging, blogs, and networking web sites, yet we may be less connected to each other than we think.

According to a study, Americans are becoming increasingly socially isolated(孤立的). The study suggests, for example, that one quarter of Americans say that they have no one to discuss important personal issues with, and that the number of close friends that Americans have has dropped from three to two. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reports that this spreading isolation is experienced more sharply among those with less education, people of color, and older Americans. Unsurprisingly, those who are young, white, and well educated tend to have stronger social networks.

From my own experience I have to say that I’ve never felt more connected, thanks to a web of friends, family, and colleagues. One of my closest friends is someone I met through an online discussion group who lives hundreds of miles away from me. We have met face-to-face only twice, yet our regular electronic correspondence and cell phone calls maintain our close friendship. And, speaking of blogging, my blog has introduced me to people I would never have met otherwise and has led to enduring and important frien dships.

On the other hand, I recently saw a scene unfold that proved to me how deeply disconnected we as Americans have become. I had just wrapped up a presentation on mediation at a family therapy (治疗) center.

As I was leaving, I noticed a mother and her teenage son who had just completed their session with their family therapist. After making their next appointment, they both took out their cell phones, placed calls, and began loud conversations with whoever was on the other end. I walked out behind them to the parking lot to my car. They both jumped into their cars, and, as I saw them drive off, they were still talking on their cell phones but not to each other.

68. What does the passage lead you to believe?

A. Americans are more socially isolated today.

B. Americans are more socially connected today.

C. Americans don’t make good use of technology.

D. Technology plays a bigger role in American society.

69. Which of the following has nothing to do with the isolation among Americans?

A. Sex.         B. Edu cation.      C. Skin color.      D. Age.

70. What is true about the mother and son in the passage?

A. They came for therapy in the same car.

B. They were quite close to each other.

C. There was not much communication between them.

D. They preferred talking to each other on cell phones.

71. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The writer is totally against the modern technology.

B. The mother and the son have finished their family therapist and get a better relationship.

C. As far as the writer is concerned, he has benefited a lot from the modern technology.

D. Those black and well-educated people have stronger social network than aged white people.

E

April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the United States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls' horizons(视野)and raise their self-confidence.

For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive(主管).”says the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. “Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work."

Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers Green High School for girls in north of London, has made the day a necessary part of careers education.

Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers Green, went with her mother Gwen to her Lawyer's office this year's Take Our Daughters to Work Day. "I learned how to fill in a legal aid form an d I read details of a case. Then I went to see the actual trial." she said.

Zarina found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It's really strange seeing Mum at work--running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Having a chance to see how her moth er works has given her more self-confidence.

Experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

72. The writer’s purpose in writing this text is to ______.

A. tell how the special day for girls came into be.

B. show us the girls can do as well as boys.

C. introduce a special day for girls to us.

D. broaden girls’ view and raise their confidence.

73. According to the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, ______.

A. girls can do as well as boys in any field.

B. girls need more opportunities in society compared to boys.

C. girls will follow their parents’ jobs after watching them work.

D. girls will be more confident than boys due to the special day.

74. A particular mention of Zarina’s story ______.

A. tells what a woman lawyer’s daily work is like

B. serves as an example of how the Day works.

C. shows a successful mother’s effect on the daughter.

D. explains why a girl should go to see mum's office rather than dad.

75. In the text the writer especially suggests the importance of ______.

A. parents’ job.

B. support from society.

C. understanding of the parents.

D. girls’ self-confidence.

第二卷(共35分)

第一节.完成下列句子。(共10题，每空0.5分，满分10分)

76. Can you telephone me __________ _________ __________(在你方便时)?

77. x疆切糕受到很多人的欢迎，但是大家却不敢去买。

Xinjiang nuts cakes ______ _______ many people, but they dare not buy them.

78. _________ _________ _________(令我们高兴的是), he passed the entrance examination.

79. 在离开办公室之前，应把所有物品摆放好。

Before you leave the office, everything should be put _______ _________.

80. 他沉浸在这本小说中，忘记了周围的一切。

He was so                the novel that he forgot everything around him.

81. 外国人喜欢中国的诗歌，尤其是唐诗。

Foreigners like Chinese poems, Tang poems ________ ________.

82. 拥有如此财富的人应该想着如何为穷人做得更多。

A person _________ ________ ________ so much money should think about how to do more

for the poor.

83. 我们已经忍受这个不可理喻的邻居够久的了。

We have _______ _________ ________ the unbearable neighbor for such a long time.

第二节.短文填词 (共10小题，每空1分，满分10分)

Dear Mary,

In your last letter, you asked me how to have a better school life.

Here are some of my s      . First, I hope our school will open the          84._______

_______(图书馆) more often. Second, I think our school can organize   85._______

m___ after-class activities but fewer exams . Next I hope our school will    86._______

give us more time for sports, art and music. As for our ______, I hope        87._______

they will be our friends and try ______ best to make classes more interesting.    88._______

And, i        they can talk less but more clearly in class, we will be more        89._______

interested in studying and have more time to _______(练习). Besides,          90._______

I hope they will give us less homework and finish classes _______ time.        91._______

I hope that my advice will be _______(有帮助).              92._______

Looking forward to h       from you.                                93._______

Yours sincerely,

LiLei

第三节.书面表达 (满分15分)

假设你是红旗中学高二一班的学生小明，你班将举行《我的梦想》(My Dream)的英文主题班会。请写一篇发言稿，在班会上与同学进行交流。要点如下：

1、梦想职业---记者;

2、职业要求：思维敏捷，有创造力，对事情有独特观点;

3、自己的两点优势(考生自由发挥);

4、为实现目标而努力。

注意：

1. 词数不少于120。(开头已给出，不计入总词数)

2. 可根据内容适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Hello, everyone! I feel honored to share with you about my dream. Frankly, I dream to be a journalist.

普通高中2012—2013学年第一学期三明一、二中联合考试

高二英语试题参考答案

第四部分

第一节

完成句子：

76. at your convenience    77. appeal to      78. To our delight/joy   79. in place

80. absorbed/lost/buried in  81. in particular  82. in possession of   83. put up with

第二节

短文填词：

84. suggestions  85. library   86. more  87. teachers     88. their

89. if     90. practice / practise      91. on       92. helpful      93. hearing

第三节

One possible version：

Hello, everyone! I feel honored to share with you about my dream. Frankly, I dream to be a journalist. As far as I know, it is a great challenge to be a journalist. First of all, we have to be sharp in mind so as to react to different situations quickly. Secondly, creativity can help us produce outstanding ideas. What’s more, it is necessary for us to hold unique opinions towards hot issues.

Just as you see, my qualities just meet the requirements above. Besides, I am social and love communicating with different people. It is an essential character helping me gather a wide variety of news materials. And I have plenty of hobbies, which inspire me to have the passion of covering stories in different fields.

I believe all these can make me a good journalist as long as I am committed and never give up. (128)

听力原文

Text 1

M: I’m sleepy. I have been studying for almost two hours. Can I watch TV now?

W: Oh, boy, don’t you think that you should finish your h omework first?

Text 2

W: I’m sorry, I am late.

M: Oh, I just arrived here 10 minutes ago.

Text 3

W: Honey, I am going to have a business trip in three days. I think I have no time to pay the bills.

M: I can manage it.

Text 4

M: I would never talk to Jim again.

W: What’s wrong?

M; He spoke ill of me behind my back. I thought I was his friend.

W: How could he!

Text 5

W: Bill, who was the guy you wer e with at the theater last night?

M: Oh, Sarah, it’s Mark. He’s learning Chinese from me and the film was my lesson for him.

Text 6

W: Get up, Tom. It’s time for school.

M: Oh, Mom. I don’t feel well. I’m not myself now.

W: What’s the matter? Oh, my! So hot! You have got a fever.

M: Maybe, Mom. I feel cold.

W: No wonder. I’ve told you to close the windows before you go to bed. It’s getting cooler and cooler. It is October now.

M: Sorry, Mom. I should have closed all the windows, but I studied too late last night.

W: What a pity. Let’s go to see your father. He is on duty in the hospital now. And he will give you an examination.

M: OK, Mom, I prefer to take some medicine rather than have an injection.

W: But it depends on your father, not on you.

M: I see. But Mom…

W: Stop talking. Try to get up, and I will go out to call a taxi.

Text 7

M: Hi, Mary, I had a great interview with Admissions at Columbia University today.

W: Really? Will you get into the school?

M: Well, they didn’t say anything for sure. But I think I’ll have no problem.

W: Columbia University is a terrific school. What are you going to do?

M: I haven’t decided, I also applied to New York University. What about you? How was your interview with Michigan University?

W: The interview was fine. My father would like me to go there. He and my grandpa both graduated there.

M: You can follow in your gather’s footsteps to be a lawyer.

W: Oh, John, I’d like to follow in my own footsteps.

M: What do you want to study?

W: I have been thinking. I thing I want to study journalism so as to be a reporter.

Text 8

W: Peter, what kind of sports do you like?

M: Me? I like playing badminton, basketball and soccer. And I go swimming about three times a week in summer.

W: You are such a sportsman.

M: Kind of. But it’s a pity that I can’t find myself a companion.

W: Really? You know what, I like sports, too. We can do sports together.

M: Wonderful!What is your favourite?

W: I enjoy basketball most. Girls usually don’t like this kind of violent game.

M: But It’s a good game to show your power.

W: I am going to play with my friends at 9:00 tomorrow morning. Would you like to join us?

M: I’d love to. But I have to have my English class. Next time is OK.

W: All right!

Text 9

W: What can I do for you, Sir?

M: I’m trying to find a birthday present for my wife.

W: Do you have anything particular in mind?

M: I’m afraid not. Have you got any suggestions?

W: What do you usually give her?

M: I usually give her flowers. But I’d like to get her something different this time.

W: What about jewelry? It’s on sale today in our shop.

M: That sounds good. My wife is going to buy a pearl necklace.

W: OK, what about this one? It is made of 64 pearls that are absolutely identical in size and color.

M: How much does it cost?5ykj.com

W: The tag price is 800 yuan, but we’re offering a 20% discount today. It’s really a bargain.

M: OK, I’ll take it.

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