高中英语真题-2013-2014学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷_111950.pdf

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1、 高中英语真题:2013-2014 学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分 第卷 第一部分:听力(共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)第一节：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.What can we learn from the conversation?A.Sam went to the wrong place to meet the woman.B.The woman ch

2、anged the meeting place without telling Sam.C.The woman planned to meet Sam at the main entrance.2.What do we know about the man?A.He arrived before 3:00 p.m.B.He didnt make a reservation.C.His reservation was cancelled.3.What are the speakers talking about?A.Wallpaper.B.Colours.C.Mushrooms.4.Where

3、are the speakers?A.In a taxi.B.On a bus.C.In a subway.5.Why doesnt the woman help the man?A.She is busy now.B.She is poor at maths.C.She has a headache.第二节：听下面 5 段对话,每段对话或独白后有一个几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，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 7 小

4、题。6.What is the woman interested in?A.Watches.B.Tie-clips.（领带夹）C.Wallets.7.What does the woman think is more important?A.Quality.B.Style.C.Fashion.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.When did the man play basketball best?A.In the elementary school.B.In high school.C.In college.9.How does the man follow the NBA

5、game now?A.On the Internet.B.On the radio.C.On TV.10.What do we know about the man?A.He used to play forward.B.He seldom plays basketball now.C.He started playing basketball at the age of 11.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What is Kim always complaining about?A.Her work.B.Her boyfriend.C.Her roommate.12.W

6、hat does the man think of Kim?A.Mean.B.Talkative.C.Popular.13.Why does the woman say its worth listening to Kims problems?A.She can get some benefits from Kim.B.Kim often takes her to concerts.C.Kim often buys her things.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14.What does the man suggest doing?A.Leaving work early.

7、B.Watching a late show.C.Having dinner before the movie.15.What will the speakers watch?A.A thriller.B.A comedy.C.A science fiction.16.When does the movie the speakers want to watch start?A.At 6:00.B.At 6:30.C.At 7:00.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.Which road trip does the speaker mainly talk about?A.Th

8、e one to.B.The one to.C.The one to Ciudad Warez.18.Where is the speaker from?A.Colorado.B.Wyoming.C.19.How long did the round trip take?A.13 hours.B.15 hours.C.30 hours.20.What was the rule on the speakers road trips?A.Having good meals.B.Staying in comfortable hotels.C.Stopping to swim in waters.第二

9、部分：英语知识运用 第一节：单选题（共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分）21.People turn pale at the word AIDS.But Im sure，at some time in _ future，there will be _ cure for it.Athe；/B/；the C/；/Dthe；a 22.The teacher together with the students _ discussing Reading Skills that _ newly published in.Aare；were Bis；was Care；was Dis；were

10、23.Why didnt you tell Lucy about the exam?_.AYes，I was afraid to hurt herBNo，but I wanted to CBut I did DI always hate telling stories 24.When he was there，he _ go to the coffee shop at the corner after work every day.Awould Bshould Chad better Dmight 25.It is strongly recommended that the machines

11、_ every year.Aare checked Bmust be checked Chave to be checked Dbe checked 26.May I visit you this time next Saturday?Im afraid not.I _ to then.Aam about to fly Bwould fly Cshall be flying Dwould have flown 27.Hearing the 16th Asia Games _，all the people present burst into cheers.Adeclared to have o

12、pened Bdeclared open Cdeclaring to be opened Dto be declared open 28.The government has passed a new regulation forbidding supermarkets and stores to _ plastic bags to shoppers in order to protect our environment.Agive off Bgive way Cgive away Dgive in 29.In dealing with public relations，we should m

13、ake every effort to prevent the _ in personality.Acontact Bcontrast Cconnection Dconflict 30._ would like to devote his whole life to his country should go _ there are all kinds of difficulties.A.Who;somewhere B.Whoever;where C.Whatever;anywhere D.Who;there 31.Hundreds of the miners are still in wat

14、er，_.Awaiting to rescue Bwaiting to be rescued Cwaited to rescue Dwaited to be rescued 32.If he is determined to do what he wants to do,he will do so _ what others think of him.A.on account of B.in spite of C.regardless of D.in case of 33.Dad _ wine a lot but he has to give up because of health prob

15、lems and now he _ soft drinks.A.used to drink;is used to B.was used to drinking;used to C.used to drink;used to D.was used to drink;is used to 34.People believe that we _ a special ability to learn language and that our brain _ itself to the language we heard.A.are prepared for,adjusts B.are equippe

16、d for,adapts C.are armed with,fits D.are equipped with,adjusts 35.It matters little _ you represent yourself as，but _ matters much is _ you achieve.Awhat；what；what Bwhat；it；how Cwhy；it；what Dthat；what；how 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项选出最佳选项。Jamess New Bicycle Jam

17、es shook his money box again.Nothing!He carefully _36_ the coins that lay on the bed.$24.52 was all that he had.The bicycle he wanted was at least$90!_37_ on earth was he going to get the _38_ of the money?He knew that his friends all had bicycles.It was _39_ to hang around with people when you were

18、 the only one without wheels.He thought about what he could do.There was no _40_ asking his parents,for he knew they had no money to _41_.There was only one way to get money,and that was to _42_ it.He would have to find a job._43_ who would hire him and what could he do?He decided to ask Mr.Clay for

19、 advice,who usually had _44_ on most things.“Well,you can start right here,”said Mr.Clay.“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”That was the _45_ of Jamess odd-job(零工)business.For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework.He was amazed by the _46_ of jobs that people

20、 found for him to do.He took dogs and babies for walks,cleared out cupboards,and mended books.He lost count of the _47_ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned,but the _48_ increased and he knew that he would soon have _49_ for the bicycle he longed for.The day _50_ came when James counted his mone

21、y and found$94.32.He _51_ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted.He rode _52_ home,looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends.It had been hard _53_ for the money,but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54_ he had bought it with his own money.He

22、had _55_what he thought was impossible,and that was worth even more than the bicycle.36.A.cleaned B.covered C.counted D.checked 37.A.How B.Why C.Who D.What 38.A.amount B.part C.sum D.rest 39.A.brave B.hard C.smart D.unfair 40.A.point B.reason C.result D.right 41.A.split B.spend C.spare D.save 42.A.b

23、orrow B.earn C.raise D.collect 43.A.Or B.So C.For D.But 44.A.decisions B.experience C.opinions D.knowledge 45.A.beginning B.introduction C.requirement D.opening 46.A.similarity B.quality C.suitability D.variety 47.A.brand B.number C.size D.type 48.A.effort B.pressure C.money D.trouble 49.A.all B.eno

24、ugh C.much D.some 50.A.finally B.instantly C.normally D.regularly 51.A.gave B.left C.took D.wasted 52.A.patiently B.proudly C.silently D.tiredly 53.A.applying B.asking C.looking D.working 54.A.since B.if C.than D.though 55.A.deserved B.benefited C.achieved D.learned 第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分

25、）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。A Once there was a young woman who didnt like her job.Everyday when she came home from work,she told her husband how terrible her day had been,how tiring the work and how unreasonable her boss.“Leave that job,”her husband told her.“Oh,I will,”she said.“But not y

26、et.I have too many friends there for me to leave.”And so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and her children had children.“Leave that job,”her grandchildren told her.“Oh,I will,”she said.“But not yet.There are only seven more years until I reach thirty years of service and c

27、an retire.So I cant just yet.”I know this woman.And her story reminds me of an old dog half asleep on the porch of a general store,moaning and groaning in the sun.“Why is your dog acting that way?”a customer asked the store owner.“Oh,”answered the man.“Hes lying on a nail.”“Well,why doesnt he move?”

28、“Because its not hurting him bad enough.”Thats true for people,too.We convince ourselves the pain is not bad enough to leave the workplace we know.But were wrong.Prolonged work pain is continuing.Some work pain damages our self-esteem,kills our passion or destroys our dreams.Wilbur Wright once comme

29、nted,“We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.I know that exhilarating feeling of being so passionate about something I was working on that I couldnt wait to get back to work.And people who are winning at working know that kind of passion,too.”They get excited about work.They offer their uniqu

30、e gifts and talents eagerly.And when things dont change as they sometimes will,they refuse to let environment hijack(劫持)their self-esteem,passion or dreams.56.The woman complained to her husband every day because .A.she didnt have enough money to support her family B.her boss criticized her for what

31、 she had done C.she was not satisfied with her job at all D.her work was difficult and her boss was cruel 57.From the second paragraph we can know that the woman .A.liked making friends with others B.loved all of her children very much C.left her tiring job at last D.did exactly the same job all alo

32、ng 58.The underlined word“Prolonged”(in Paragraph 4)means .A.lasting B.slight C.serious D.hard 59.People who are getting along well with their work .A.have to get up early every day B.are not willing to go to work C.need more unique gifts and talents D.are likely to change with the situation B Milli

33、ons of youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week,EU scientists warned Monday.The scientists study,requested by the European Commission,attacked the concept of leisure(休闲)noise,sayin

34、g children and teenagers should be protected from increasingly high sound levels-with loud mobile phones also coming in for criticism.There has been increasing concern about exposure from the new generation of personal music players which can reproduce sounds at very high volumes without loss of qua

35、lity,the Commission,the EUs executive arm,said in a statement.Risk for hearing damage depends on sound level and exposure time,it said.More and more young people were exposed to the significant threat that leisure noise posed to hearing,it said.Commission experts estimate that between 50 and 100 mil

36、lion people listen to portable music players on a daily basis.If they listened for only five hours a week at more than 89 decibels,they would already exceed EU limits for noise allowed in the workplace,they said.But if they listened for longer periods,they risked permanent hearing loss after five ye

37、ars.The scientists calculated the number of people in that risk category at between 5 and 10 percent of listeners,meaning up to 10 million people in the European Union.Sales of personal music players have risen in EU countries in recent years,particularly of MP3 players.Commission experts estimate u

38、nit sales between 184 and 246 million for all portable audio devices just over the last four years,of which MP3 players range between 124 and 165 million.Mobile phones used at excessive volume also came under fire from Meglena Kuneva,the EUs consumer affairs commissioner.I am concerned that so many

39、young people.who are frequent users of personal music players and mobile phones at high acoustic(声音的)levels,may be unknowingly damaging their hearing permanently.she said in the statement.60.What would be the most appropriate title for this passage?A.EU warns youth B.Turn your MP3 players down!C.Wha

40、t does harm to people?D.Mobile phones are harmful 61.Which of the following is not mentioned in the article？A.There has been increasing concern about exposure to music players B.Many people listen to portable music players daily C.How to make proper use of MP3 D.Frequent users of personal music play

41、ers at high acoustic levels,may be unknowingly damaging their hearing permanently 62.By“exceed”in paragraph 6,the author means_.A.offend the law B.pass by C.more than a point D.go beyond a fixed number 63.It can be inferred from the passage that _.A.Youngsters could suffer permanent sight loss after

42、 five years of exposure to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week B.Very high volumes may reduce the numbers of listeners C.The loss of sound quality may lead to the decline in listeners D.Loud mobile phones were praised in the scientists study C If a new idea in America be

43、comes a law,people who suffer from obesity(肥胖症）could suffer financially too.The proposal aims to encourage people to be healthy.The US state of wants to charge overweight citizens$50(325 yuan)annually if they fail to follow their doctors advice.People with children or who are overweight because they

44、 suffer from a medical condition would be exempt(被豁免的).If the idea is approved by Congress,smokers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay.Medicaid,the organization which provides healthcare to the poor in the,costs the government$339 bn(2.2 trillion yuan)a year.

45、Monica Coury,assistant director at s Medicaid program,said that this proposal would ask people to give something back.She said that would take a carrot and stick approach to the problem.As well as penalizing(惩罚)people who go against their doctors wishes,incentives(奖励)would be offered for following a

46、dvice,possibly a keep-fit video.s senator Kyrsten Sinema has not backed the plans,saying that there isnt a system to decide whether someone is or isnt following medical advice.Other critics claim that people dont need the government to look after them;if they want to be fat and smoke,the“nanny state

47、”shouldnt try to stop them.Wes Benedict of the Libertarian Party said:“If you want to save the state money,cut Medicaid across the board,but dont single out overweight people and smokers.”64.The state of wants to charge people who _.A.are fat parents B.are fat and obedient C.are fat due to a medical

48、 condition.D.are fat and dont follow their doctors advice.65.People who are _ and dont adopt a healthy life will NOT be charged if the proposal becomes law?A.overweight B.HIV carriersC.diabetes D.smokers 66.What does“a carrot and stick approach”mean?A.A kind of healthy diet B.A kind of unhealthy die

49、t.C.A policy of offering a combination or rewards and punishment.D.A policy of offering a combination of rewards and prizes.67.What did Wes Benedict think of the proposal?A.Biased and prejudicial.B.Just and fair.C.Influential.D.Not practical.D If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebra

50、te his September 28 birthday with a big cake,there would be a lot of candles.Hed need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day,few people in the will give him a passing thought.Its nothing personal.Most Americans dont even