湖南省桂阳一中2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

湖南省桂阳一中2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试 英语试题 一．基础知识部分(100分) 第一部分 听力理解（共两节；满分20分。） 第二部分 知识运用（共两节；满分20分。） 第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。 21. ’s a common ____ to drive on the left in British. A. sense B. practice C. rule D. reality 22. The government has announced plans to cut back _____ defence spending _____ 10% next year. A. upon, to B. on , by C. of, by D. for, to 23. I would appreciate _____ , to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible. A. you B. this C. it D. myself 24. –What do you suggest? -My suggestion is that Andrew _____ abroad and he stay here until the project completes. A. send B. should not send C. be sent D. not be sent 25. _____ the floor, I found has pen lying on the ground. A. While sweeping B. While sweep C. If sweep D. If swept 26. How can you stand ____ in the public? A. laughing at B. to laugh at C. being laughing at D. to be laughed at 27. _______ is no doubt that the Rockets will defeat the Washington Wizards in the next game. A. It B. As C. That D. There 28. Little Tom admitted _____ in the examination, ____ the teacher his word that he wouldn’t do that again. A. to cheat, to give B. cheating, kept C. having cheated, giving D. to have cheated, keeping 29. The students listened to the teachers carefully to the teacher with their eyes ____ on the blackboard. A. to focus B. focusing C. being focused D. focused 30. I ‘d like my child____ in a school of high quality. A. educating B. to educate C. to be educated D. being educated 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分。） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter. Dear son, I want to thank you for teaching me a very 31____ lesson in life by the great example you 32__. When we were eating at that cafe in Bondi and a person who had ordered his hamburger didn’t have en