2013—2014第二学期第二次调研考试

高一英语试题

本试卷分为第一卷和第二卷，答题时间120分钟，满分150分。答题时，请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第二卷的答案填写在答题纸指定位置。交卷时，只交答题纸。

第 I 卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

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. How did the man travel?

A. By car. B. By train. C. By air.

2. What does the man want to do before leaving?

A. Send some emails. B. Have breakfast. C. Buy a train ticket.

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She forgives the man.

B. She is still angry with the man.

C. She has forgotten what the man said.

4. What should Betty do according to the man?

A. Eat seafood. B. Have a good rest. C. Exercise more.

5. Who won the tennis match yesterday?

A. Mark. B. Sally. C. Sally’s brother.

第二节（共15小题：每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）

请听下面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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，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7题。

6. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Neighbors. C. Colleagues.

7. What name does the woman want to give the baby?

A. Robert. B. Albert C. Lawrence

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. When does the conversation take place?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.

9. What’s the man’s health insurance number?

A. 2658A. B. 88564802. C. 5559008

10. What’s the man’s problem?

A. His back hurts. B. He has a fever. C. He has a stomachache.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11. What does the man say about the hotel?

A. The food was great.

B. He was surprised about the fridge.

C. The beds were not very comfortable.

12. When is the pool open?

A. At six o’clock in the morning.

B. At five o’clock in the afternoon.

C. At eight o’clock in the evening.

13. How much should the man pay?

A. $ 116. B. $ 130. C. $ 160.

14. How will the man pay for the bill?

A. By credit card. B. By traveler’s check. C. In cash.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What are the speakers doing?

A. Visiting a collage. B. Attending a party. C. Attending a club.

16. Where was the woman born?

A. In Germany. B. In America. C. In Britain.

17. What does the man invite the woman to do next Monday?

A. Visit a museum.

B. Have a dinner with him.

C. See an exhibition.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Who is the speaker?

A. An air hostess. B. An airline clerk. C. A tour guide.

19. What should Mr. Jones so when he checks in?

A. Show his ticket and passport and weigh his luggage.

B. Open his luggage and have it checked.

C. Check in his hand luggage first.

20. What is the speaker talking about at last?

A. The departure tax. B. The arrival time. C. The seat number.

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。

A

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”

“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”

21. Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.

A. go to university abroad

B. spend one year abroad as volunteers

C. go to work for money

D. start work in schools or hospitals

22. Paul in Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.

A. England B. China C. Belize D. Cardiff

23. From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.

A. will die because of the pollution B. are not as beautiful as before

C. cannot live without fish in the sea D. will probably be sold for money

24. Paul in Jones wants to after she finishes her work as a volunteer.

A. stay there for another year B. go back home to start work

C. learn about the people home D. travel around Central America

??B

Farming was once the chief way of life in nearly every country. People cannot live without food, and nearly all their food comes from crops and animals raised on farms. Many other materials such as cotton and wool also come from plants and animals raised on farms. Not many people farm for a living any more, but farming remains the most important work in the world at present.???? Before the nineteenth century, the typical American family lived on a small farm. They raised pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, and planted corn, beans, fruits, garden vegetables, rice, and wheat. Everyone worked long and hard, but the results were often poor. Families harvested just enough food for themselves. This situation began to change during the last half of the 1800’s and it changed remarkably (明显地) in the following century. ???? Scientific methods and labor-saving machinery have made farming increasingly productive in the US. The development of improved plant varieties and chemical fertilizers (肥料) has helped double and even triple (三倍) the production of some major crops. More scientific animal care and animal raising have helped increase the amount of meat and other products animals produce. At the same time, the use of tractors and other modern farm equipment has sharply reduced the need for farm labor.

As farming has become less important as a way of life in the United States, it has become more important as a source which offers materials to industry. Today’s successful farmers are experts not just in agriculture but also in accounting (会计), marketing and finance (金融). Farms that are not run in a similar way have great difficulty competing.

25. We are told in the first paragraph about _________.

???? A. the history of farming B. the importance of farming

C. the development of farming D. the changes of farming

26. Which of the following describes American farming before the 19th century?

A. Farmers didn’t work hard on their farms.

B. Farmers used tractors to help them.

C. Farming was the main way of living for most people.

D. Farmers could supply materials to industry.

27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Traditional American farming.

B. The increase in the number of crops in the US.

C. Modern farming methods.

D. American farmers’ hard work.

C

Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and never wanted to spend a penny. One day a fair came to the nearby town.

“Let’s go to the fair, Matt,” his wife said, “We haven’t been anywhere for a long time.”

Matt thought about this for a while. He knew he would have to spend money at the fair. At last he said, “All right, but I’m not going to spend much money. We’ll look at things, but we won’t buy anything.”

They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. Matt’s wife wanted to buy a hat only costing $28, but was refused. Later on, a comb of $5 attracted her attention, but he would not let her spend any money.

Then, in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane.

“Fun flight!” the notice said, “$10 for 10 minutes.”

Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight. However, he didn’t want to pay for his wife either. “I’ve only got $10,” he told the pilot. “Can my wife come with me for free?” The pilot wasn’t selling many tickets, so he said, “I’ll make a bargain with you. If your wife doesn’t scream, she can have a free flight.”

Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife.

The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down.

When the plane landed, the pilot said, “O.K, your wife didn’t make a sound. She can have her ride free.”

“Thank you,” Matt said, “it wasn’t easy for her, you know, especially when she fell out.”

28. The underlined word “stingy” in Para.1 has the closest meaning with _________.

A. not honest to people B. not kind to others

C. not wanting to spend money D. not wanting to save money

29. How much did they spend at the fair?

A. $5. B. $10. C. $28. D. $43.

30. What did Matt’s wife do when flying?

A. She screamed all the time. B. She dropped off the plane.

C. She quarreled with her husband. D. She lost all her money.

31. The passage is intended to _________.

A. teach readers a lesson B. attract the tourists

C. describe an experience D. make readers laugh

D

Life is difficult.

It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.

Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that their difficulties represent(代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.

What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems,depending on their nature, caus