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1、13命题人：王樱奋 15103026565 审题人：钟晓婧 13687596329琼州学院附属中学2014年秋季学期高二英语普通班试题第I卷第一部分 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，并标在试卷相应的位置。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. What does the woman want to see?A. The dese

2、rt. B. The Yangtze River. C. The pyramids.2. What does the man mean?A. He would love to swim B. He doesnt want to swim. C. He has to wait.3. Who will go for a drive with the woman?A. The man. B. A few friend C. Two other men.4. What do you know about Jim?A. He had a relaxing summer vacation. B. He s

3、tudied very hard.C. He did anything but study.5. What will they do this weekend?A. They will go to a car show.B. They will go to the museum to see an exhibition.C. They will go to the City Zoo to see the monkey show.第二节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听每

4、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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. When does the conversation probably take place?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.7. How does the man usually get to work?A. By taxi. B. By underground C. By bus.8. What does the man think of his journe

5、y to work?A. The fare is reasonable. B. Its pleasant. C. Its terrible.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题9. When does this conversation take place?A. Before the morning rush hour. B. After getting up. C. Before dinner.10. What does the woman suggest?A. Moving to Florida. B. Moving to New York. C. Visiting their childre

6、n often.11. What does the woman think of the weather in New York?A. Too cold. B. Warm. C. Sunny.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Which city has the man visited in China?A. Suzhou B. Beijing C. Guilin.13. What did the man buy in Xian?A. An ancient jar. B. A wonderful knife. C. A set of china.14. When will the wo

7、man go to the mans house?A. This Saturday evening. B. This Sunday evening. C. Next Saturday evening.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What are they talking about?A. A travel plan. B. The last vacation. C. A newspaper.16. How can they get the price?A. Red the ad. B. Call the hotel. C. Call the travel office.17. W

8、hat can we learn about the man?A. He is not in good health. B. He doesnt want to travel at all. C. He prefers to stay in the same place.听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18. What does the passage most probably come from?A. A public lecture. B. A radio announcement. C. A government statement.19. What is the main pur

9、pose of the event?A. To increase peoples sense of environmental protection.B. To invite people to join an environmental organization.C. To persuade families to have an outing in the mountains.20. What does the speaker advise volunteers to do?A. Learn some tree-planting skills.B. Come along any time

10、they like.C. Bring their gloves.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp (军营). It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for t

11、raining the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldnt work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He

12、knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started

13、the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry. “Im sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run

14、fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.” And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldiers turn. He said, “Im sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but.” Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If

15、you say something was wrong with your bus, Ill punish you at once!” “No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”21. The military camp was built in the village to _.A. stop the soldiers from going to towns B. stop the soldiers from meeting their frie

16、ndsC. train the new soldiers D. make the young men live quietly22. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _. A. he was kind to them B. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to do D. they were the best of all23. The young officer was worried because _.A. a traffic accident ha

17、d happened B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC. the nine soldiers would come back D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town24. Which of the statements do you think is true?A. Youll believe only the last soldier. B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. Youll believe n

18、one of the nine soldiers. D. The officer wouldnt punish his soldiers.B A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife s birthday. The price didnt matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one t

19、hat costs $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left. A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. C

20、an you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, I would say its exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl. The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answer

21、ed the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. I dont like to part with it. she said sadly, I got it from my mother, and ,my mother go

22、t it from her s. But I really need the money. The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich mans hotel to tell him the good news .The man ,however ,was nowhere to be found. 25. The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for _ .A. his wife B. his mother-in-law C.

23、his own mother D. no one26. He paid $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining (讨价还价) because_.A. he was very rich. B. he wanted to make the jeweler believe himC. he was anxious to get it D. his business had been successful27.He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be_.A. exactly t

24、he same size as the black one B. exactly the same quality as the black oneC. worth more than $25,000 D. exactly as big and nice as the black one28. The jeweler couldnt find the man anywhere because _.A. he died suddenly B. he happened to be outC. he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the

25、moneyD. he wouldnt show up until the jeweler called him a second timeCFifteen people were killed and 38 others injured in a road accident early Wednesday morning in Enshi, Central Chinas Hubei ProvinceThe bus， travelling from Wanzhou in Southwest Chinas Chongqing Municipality to Shenzhen in South Ch

26、inas Guangdong Province， had 53 passengers on board, three more than permitted At around 1 am on Wednesday， the bus increased speed gradually on a curve（弯路）and plunged more than 30 metres into a valley below. Thirteen people， including one of the two drivers，died at once. Two others died on the way

27、to hospital Although the cause of the accident is still unclear, the local police said the driver paid no attention to the official warning signs on the expresswayIt hit a section which had been closed as a result of snow. Because of the freezing weather and icy roads, the expressway had been closed

28、 by police since Tuesday morning. But the bus drivers took the dangerous route, paying no attention to the warnings The rescue team, which included more than 30 medical workers and 120 local villagers，joined together and rushed to the scene at the news of the accidentBy 5 am, all of the injured had

29、been sent to three local hospitals for emergency treatment. A hospital source said most of the patients were in a stable（稳定的）condition but a few were still in danger According to a 2002 national public opinion poll, traffic accidents ranked as peoples third biggest security concern29 When the accide

30、nt took place， A the bus was on the way to Shenzhen B most of the passengers were sound asleepC all the passengers were given immediate rescue D it was snowing hard30 The expressway was closed to A protect the passengers from being frozen B make the police have a good restC stop cars traveling aroun

31、d Davoid the happening of traffic accidents31The passage is about A how a road accident took place B safety measures C a terrifying accident D the basic rules for safetyDOne night Mr. Lee was driving his wife home from work. She was a staff nurse in a hospital. It was almost midnight and she was qui

32、te tired out. She soon fell asleep. Mr. Lee looked at her and smiled.Mr. Lee was a cautious and experienced driver. He knew it was safer to drive slowly on a dark night. After some time he noticed a car following him. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it overtook his car.The driver of the car was

33、 in a hurry. He did not see the approaching lorry(货车). To avoid hitting it, he swerved his car. It skidded off the road and hit a big tree. The driver and his passenger were injured. They were badly cut by glass splinter from the broken windscreen.Mr. Lee quickly stopped his car by the side of the r

34、oad. His wife got out of the car to help the injured men. The lorry driver also stopped to lend a helping hand. Mr. Lee immediately drove off to telephone the police.About twenty- five minutes later, a police car and an ambulance arrived. The injured men were carried into the ambulance and taken to

35、hospital.The policemen took down details of the accident. Mr. Lee and the lorry driver told them all that they could remember. The policemen thanked them for their help. Mr. and Mrs. Lee then got into their car and continued their journey home.32. Mrs. Lee fell asleep in the car because_.A. she was

36、very tired B. her husband was driving very slowlyC. it was too late D. both A and C33. When the accident happened, the other car was _.A. in front of Lees car B. behind Lees carC. on the right side of Lees car D. on the left side of Lees car34. Mr. Lee drove slowly because _.A. his wife was asleep B

37、. he was tiredC. the road was dark D. the road was quiet35. To avoid hitting it, the driver swerved his car. Swerved means_.A stopped suddenly B. turned to one sideC. drove faster D. turned around第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。_36_ One of the best things you can possi

38、bly do is to start you own club. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidaysThe first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club_37_ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is

39、 endlessNext you need some friends to be in your club with you_38_ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you_39_You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ag

40、esAt your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time m

41、aking them. _40_ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like itSo there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easyB. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join youD. W

42、hat are you interest in?E. Some vacation is just around the cornerF. Then you need to pick a name for your clubG. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Once the king of India was i

43、ll and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, 41 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bulls milk.” The king was 42 _, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 43 ?” he asked. “Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gul

44、bo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n) 44 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 45 . When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 46 him to get a bulls milk, Gulbo 47 understood what the doctor was trying to do.When he got home, he sat thinking how to

45、 get out of the 48 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 49 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Dont 50 , Father, I will help you.”The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 51 the kings bedroom window. In

46、 the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made 52 much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 53 what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king.The girl 54 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father 55 a baby, I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 56 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”“What!” cried the