2013-2014学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语试题【新课标】

第I卷 （共105分）

一、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. What does the man want to do?

A. Put up a notice. B. Join a club. C. Collect the notices.

2. When is Tom’s birthday?

A. On December 15th B. On December 16th C. On December 17th

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a post office. B. In a bank. C. In a photo shop.

4. What does the woman mean?

A. She will talk later. B. She won’t talk any more.

C. The man should be patient.

5. Who is picking up the woman?

A. Her husband. B. Her secretary. C. Joanna’s husband.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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. When will the band practice begin?

A. At 8:30 Tuesday night.

B. At 8:00 Tuesday night.

C. At 8:30 Thursday night.

7. What’s the woman’s telephone number?

A. 555-2435. B. 555-2345. C. 555-3425.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What will the woman do at the travel service?

A. Pick up her passport. B. Buy her plane ticket.

C. Cash a traveler’s cheque.

9. Why is the woman unwilling to give up her house?

A. She has difficulty finding another. B. She has paid the rent in advance.

C. She has no time to move to another.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where was the woman robbed?

A. At the bank gate. B. In the hallway. C. On the escalator.

11. Why does the woman come to the man’s city?

A. On business. B. On a course. C. On a visit.

12. About how much money was stolen?

A. $4,500 B. $5,000 C. $5,500

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How many persons will go shopping tomorrow?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Two.

14. How will the woman get to Camden Town tomorrow?

A. By bus. B. By underground. C. On foot.

15. How far is it from Tottenham Court Road to Camden Town?

A. Three stops. B. Four stops. C. Seven stops.

16. What time will the two speakers meet tomorrow?

A. At 10:30 am. B. At 9:30 am. C. At 10:00 am.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题

17. When was the oldest building built?

A. 100 years ago. B. 200 years ago. C. 300 years ago.

18. When can people see how bread was baked 200 years ago?

A. On Sunday afternoon. B. On Tuesday morning. C. On Saturday afternoon.

19. Where did Sir Henry come from?

A. England. B. The USA. C. France.

20. How many historical places does the speaker mention?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

二、单项选择(每小题1分，共计15分)

21. Could you drive me to the supermarket after supper if _________________?

A. it is convenient of you B. you are convenient

C. it is convenient to you　 D. you will be convenient

22. _______ his earnings as a football coach, he also owns and runs a chain of sports shops.

A. Except B. Beside C. Apart from D. In addition

23. Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what you are saying should make any ___________.

A. value B. use C. fun D. sense.

24. John Snow found that the polluted water was _________ for the outbreak of cholera.

A. to blame B. blaming C. blamed D. to be blamed

25. After recovering from his illness, he was advised to ________ gardening as a hobby.

A. take away B. take off C. take on D. take up

26. You have to listen for detailed facts. ________ you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says.

A. However B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Otherwise

27. Once a reporter receives his assignment from the chief-editor, he has to ______ on his

work and tries his best to work on it until the chief-editor ______ it.

A. fix his attention; approves B. focus; proves of

C. concentrate; approves of D. get down; approves

28. It is strange that the well-behaved gentleman _______ be so rude.

A. should B. need C. might D. would

29．Have you ever had a case ______ someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?

A. what B. that C. where D. which

30. The UK, ____ Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a country famous ____ its history.

A. consisted of, for B. consisting of, as

C. consisting of, for D. consisted of, as

31. Though _____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A. lacking B. lack C. lacked in D. lacking of

32. The manager promised to keep us _____ of how our business was going on.

A. informed B. informing C. being informed D. to be informed

33. The two presidents agree with each other on the whole, but much remains ______ at the following meeting.

A. to discuss B. discussing C. to be discussed D. discussed

34. Down __________ and hurt his leg.

A. fell the boy B. fell he C. did he fall D. did the boy fell

35. Not until ________to do my homework ________ how much time I had wasted playing computer games.

A. I began; I realized B. I began; did I realize

C. did I begin; I realized D. did I begin; did I realize

三、完型填空（每小题1.5分，共计30分）

I sat in the chair reflecting on the past year. At that time, my 36 Charley came into the room. Charley took one look at my face and she could 37 I was off in another world. Charley said, “You have that 38 on your face! Tell me what you were 39 ”. “Well, Charley,” I replied, “I was listening to a song on the radio that asked 40 you have done over the last year. When I 41 on the year, I’ve realized I have had such good fortune, with a few bumps (碰撞) along the way.”

　 Charley immediately asked, “Tell me about the three things that 42 you the most during this year.”

　 I sat thinking if I had to 43 only three things that influenced me, what would they be? After a few minutes, I said, “OK, here are the three things that influenced me the most: My family. Throughout the year I had many 44 , but my family were always there 45 support and encouragement. My friends. Over the years I have 46 my dreams and my goals with my friends. Some goals I have 47 and other goals I have not. 48 friends like you always supported and 49 me. My colleagues. I have worked with some 50 people over the last year. I have been very 51 to have the opportunity to work with these excellent people over the last year.”

　 Charley smiled and said, “Do you realize that everything you have said has one thing in 52 ?”

　 “What are you saying, Charley?” I asked.

　 She replied, “One common thing is 53 . Neither the material things in your life, nor your job has had the most meaning in your life. It is the people in your life that have made the biggest 54 in your life!”

　 I smiled. Material things are not 55 , and while our jobs provide the means of existence for us, the important things in life are the people who touched our lives.

36. A. sister B. classmate C. mother D. friend

37. A.argue B. suggest C. tell D. wonder

38. A. look B. appearance C. mark D. mask

39. A. doing B. thinking C. listening D. annoying

40. A. where B. that C. what D. why

41. A. call B. talk C. insist D. reflect

42. A. influenced B. demanded C. entertained D. motivated

43. A. write B. pick C. get D. own

44. A. plans B. experiences C. challenges D. achievements

45. A. receiving B. expecting C. winning D. offering

46. A. shared B. provided C. connected D. compared

47. A. set B. realized C. failed D. scored

48. A. But B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Unless

49. A. accepted B. satisfied C. replaced D. encouraged

50. A. stupid B. brave C. amazing D. ordinary

51. A. fortunate B. miserable C. unhappy D. surprised

52. A. character B. store C. common D. nature

53. A. effort B. spirit C. motivation D. people

54. A. choice B. difference C. problem D. progress

55. A. useful B. important C. practical D. unnecessary

四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共计40分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).

On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. "I promised you a gift, and here it is." What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!

One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.

Christmas was coming. "Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. "If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough." As he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.

The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. "What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!"

"Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.

From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My sacks still hung there fla