江苏省扬州中学2013—2014学年第一学期高二开学测试

英语试卷 2013.9

第一部分：听力

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．When did the new house begin to be sold?

A．On Monday. B．On Tuesday. C．On Thursday.

2．What will the boy do next?

A．Take out the garbage. B．Start his science homework. C．Finish his English project.

3．With whom did the woman go see the movie?

A．Her brother. B．The man. C．The man’s brother.

4．What are the speakers looking for?

A．A key. B．A wallet. C．A mobile phone.

5．What makes the man more proud of his daughter?

A．She looks very attractive. B．She is a successful manager.

C．She has a good personality.

第二节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．How do the speakers know each other?

A．They used to work together. B．They used to be neighbors.

C．They used to go to the same school.

7．What happened to the man last week?

A．He changed jobs. B．He was dismissed.

C．He quarreled with his employer.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．What does the woman usually do on weekends?

A．She does her homework. B．She reads books in the library.

C．She goes shopping with her family.

9．Why won’t the woman have a violin lesson?

A．Her teacher will take the day off. B．She is too busy with her studies.

C．She will go camping with the man.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Why didn’t the man clean the living room?

A．He forgot to do it. B．He was too tired.

C．The living room wasn’t dirty at all.

11．What is the agreement between the speakers?

A．The woman should remind the man about the housework.

B．The man should clean the living room.

C．They will share the housework.

12．What does the woman hate to do all the time?

A．Leave all the housework for the man.

B．Take responsibility for cleaning the bathroom.

C．Keep reminding the man what to do.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Who had a heart attack?

A．The couple’s daughter. B．The couple’s dog.

C．The couple’s neighbor.

14．What did the first-aid workers do?

A．They took the dog to a pet hospital. B．They yelled at the couple.

C．They gave the couple some advice.

15．What may the man’s former dog be like now?

A．Mean. B．Hostile. C．Gentle.

16．What do we know about the woman?

A．She understands the couple. B．She doesn’t like dogs at all.

C．She thinks the man is reasonable.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Who is the man?

A．A parent of the saved children. B．A journalist. C．A policeman.

18．According to the woman, how are dolphins and humans similar?

A．They both have great hearing. B．They are both very social.

C．They help others but only when they will benefit too.

19．How many children did the dolphins probably save?

A．26. B．24. C．22.

20．What does the woman suggest about the dolphins?

A．They may have heard the children crying for help.

B．They usually stay close to the beach in the afternoon.

C．It was easy for them to save the children.

第二部分：英语知识运用

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Engineering is ______ challenging course of study that requires ______ thorough understanding of mathematics and science.

A. the; a B. a; the C.不填；不填 D. a; a

22. Due to the policy of free highway fees on major holidays, too many passenger cars are trapped on the highways, causing heavy traffic jams, some even _______ for several hours.

A. held up B. broken up C. taken up D. given up

23. We are seeking a prime minister, _____ who will devote himself to the interest of the country.

A. he B. him C. that D. one

24. The look on Max’s face was ______ between puzzlement and anger.

A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything

25. If you’re around people complaining others, ______ are that you will start to complain as well.

A. reasons B. attempts C. chances D. messages

26. Brendan hurriedly got to the airport, only ______ the plane had taken off.

A. to find B. to finding C. to be finding D. to have found

27. When a person is absent-minded, he is likely to miss key information ______ on to them.

A. passing B. passed C. having passed D. been passed

28. Believing in people is the key to motivating people to ______ their potentials.

A. have B. hide C. reach D. limit

29. I prefer to be ______ at a hotel with free room service and access to the Internet.

A. put up B. set up C. made up D. picked up

30. His best movie was about the life of Gandhi in India, ______ won several Oscar awards.

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

31. Walt, feeling a bit tired, decided to stop off ______ in Hong Kong on the way to Singapore.

A. briefly B. constantly C. finally D. gradually

32.A person , when _________，can often do what is normally beyond his ability.

A. challenged B. challenges C. challenging D. to challenge

33. — Did you hear about the hero who rescued the child from the burning building?

—Yes. What do you think most people ______ if they were in a similar situation?

A. will do B. will have done C. would do D. would have done

34._____ this advertisement several times, I decided to apply for the marketing manager

position.

A. Read B. Reading C. To read D. Having read

35. — Sorry, I am late. I got stuck in the highway.

— _______. We haven’t started the meeting. Come in and sit down.

A. Don’t be late next time B. That’s right

C. You are welcome D. Never mind

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He 36 for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little 37? , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _ 38 back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of 39 , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he 40 the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally 41 be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said _ 42_ . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _ 43 to him, “Remember the duck？” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if 44 wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too 45 to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny 46 to help make supper. After several days of doing both his 47 and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t 48 it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big __49 . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window 50 I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I 51 you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally 52 _ of you.”

In reality, no matter how 53 __ or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to 54 it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it 55 us and makes us who we are.

36. A. promoted B. exercised C. practiced D. consumed

37. A. delighted B. upset C. amazed D. scared

38. A. running B. rushing C. heading D. leaving

39. A. sympathy B. pride C. impulse D. politeness

40. A. hung B. presented C. protected D. hid

41. A. should B. shall C. must D. might

42. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything

43. A. loudly B. softly C. guiltily D. innocently

44. A. Sally B. Johnny C. the children D. Grandma

45. A. reluctant B. willing C. curious D. cautious

46. A. kept up B. held back C. left behind D. stayed behind

47. A. chores B. homework C. games D. sports

48. A. accept B. stand C. withdraw D. allow

49. A. hug B. blow C. reward D. award

50. A. whereas B. as C. while D. when

51. A. appreciate B. admire C. forgive D. force

52. A. put the blame B. make friends C. put pressure D. make a slave

53. A. doubtful B. grateful C. harmful D. painful

54. A. reject B. control C. face D. witness

55. A. develops B. shapes C. ruins D. prepares

第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Dear Mr. Watson,

CLAIM AL54323432–-STORM DAMAGE TO ROOF

I received a cheque for $623 dated 26 January in payment of my recent claim(索赔). However, I wish to tell you how upset I have been by the way your Claims Assessor, Mr. Michael Tan, handled this claim.

When Mr. Tan first called me, he specifically told me that he believed I had been overcharged, and he would expect to pay that price for work on a double garage, rather than a single garage like mine. Mr. Tan suggested that I neither use nor recommend this contractor again. He continued to tell me it was unlikely for me to receive full payment. Never during this conversation did he mention that the reason for not receiving full payment was because of the nature of my insurance policy.

Consequently, I wrote to Mr. Lance Ashe to complain about his pricing, stating that I was very upset thinking that he could have taken advantage by overcharging a 73-year-old woman. Mr. Ashe telephoned me immediately and