2013—2014学年上学期高二年级

第一次双周练英语试卷

命题人：陈蓓 审题人：刘蓉

考试时间：2013年9月12日

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. What is the woman looking for?

A. Grey pants made from pure cotton.

B. 100% cotton pants in dark blue.

C. Fashionable pants in bright colors.

2. Why isn’t Helen present?

A. She forgot to come.

B. She changed her decision.

C. She wasn’t invited.

3. What is Charlie Chaplin best known as according to the conversation?

A. A director. B. A writer. C. A comedian.

4. How much did the woman pay for the cap?

A. 10 dollars. B.40 dollars. C. 50 dollars.

5. What are the two speakers going to do?

A. Watch a football match. B. Go out for a walk. C. Watch TV at home.

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。听完每段对话或独白前后，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、7题。

6. What color is the bag?

A. Black. B. Yellow. C. Green.

7. Which one is the woman’s bag?

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What are many children interested in?

A. Collecting eggs.

B. Feeding cattle.

C. Seeing farmyard animals.

9. What does the woman think is important to animals?

A. Food. B. Peace. C. Freedom.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What can we learn about the woman from the dialogue?

A. She does not like the model of the car.

B. She is not very happy with her new car.

C. She is pleased with her new car.

11. What is the man’s reaction to what the woman says?

A. He is surprised. B. He is angry. C. He is sad.

12. What does the woman insist?

A. The model of the car should be changed.

B. The man should return the money to her.

C. Her car should be checked.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where was Sue going when Dick met her?

A. To her work place. B. At her home. C. On her way home.

14. What does Sue do at her supermarket job?

A. Clean the place.

B. Put things in order and wrapping fruits and vegetables.

C. Take care of babies.

15. Where does Dick work?

A. In a garden. B. In a garage. C. On a farm.

16. Why must Dick and Sue work?

A. To get some pocket money.

B. To help support their families.

C. To earn money for their tuition.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. what’s the aim of ORBIS?

A. To set up hospitals. B. To make money. C. To help fight blindness.

18. Why are two thirds of the 42 million people needlessly blind?

A. They have no money to get the necessary medical treatment.

B. Rich countries own the latest medical knowledge.

C. No doctors are trained with sight-saving techniques.

19. Which countries benefit most from the ORBIS training program?

A. Developing countries.

B. European countries.

C. Developed countries.

20. What happens in the ORBIS flying eye hospital?

A. Money matters are dealt with.

B. Blind people are operated on.

C. Sight-saving techniques are taught.

第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项选择题（共10小题；每题1分，共10分）

21. It is greatly to your___ that you gave back the money you found.

A. credit B. honesty C. honor D. worth

22. This was given to us as a present on the __________ of our silver wedding.

A. case B. condition C. situation D. occasion

23. As delegates to the People’s Congress Council, we’ll never ______ the trust people have placed in us.

A. catch sight of B. lose sight of C. keep sight of D. set your sights on

24. I could hardly believe the news, for I saw him on the street the ____ day.

A. precious B. previous C. precise D. present

25. Chinese handwriting is an important part of our culture, so young people are required to _____ handwriting.

A. take away B. take out C. take in D. take up

26. The area does not consist____ of rich people, despite popular belief.

A. all B. wholly C. completely D. entirely

27. It has never been the boast of a modest person that he alone could____ such a hard task.

A. finish B. complete C. accomplish D. make

28. Your idea at least ___of the immediate problem.

A. discusses B. disposes C. deals D. implies

29. The small grocer was at the ____of the people he owed money to.

A. expense B. cost C. mercy D. sight

30. She made the ____from full-time to part-time work when her first child was born.

A. switch B. timetable C. adjustment D. change

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。

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early_31_of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _32_my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _33_at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her, “something else to _34_!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something_35_to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found_36_,I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to _37_.I continued to sunflower seeds and roses, Wild _38_joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off._39_,I was touched by this land of wonder.

_40_,my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even_41_at me because found it was _42_to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s _43_,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds_44flowers.

Regardless of their _45_,I kept on planting my garden and _46_to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they_47_to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to _48_my parent .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very_49_.And now I could say it is my affection for_50_that makes me a real gardener.

31. A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design

32. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy

33. A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement

34. A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in

35. A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite

36. A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting

37. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through

38. A. to B. with C. in D. by

39. A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually

40. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides

41. A. should B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped

42. A. convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyed D. dangerous

43. A. sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief

44. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than

45. A. dislike B. encouragement C. threat D. suggestion

46. A. decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled

47. A. devote B. turn C. respond D. challenge

48. A. defeat B. satisfy C. respect D. lead

49 .A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed

50. A. freedom B. life C. growth D. nature

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Farmers are being told more needs to be done to stop them injuring at work. One in five British workplace deaths happens in agriculture even though farmers are only a small part of the working population. During the year 2010/11 there were 1,061 injuries in total and it is thought many more go unreported.

Jim Chapman from Warwickshire had his arm torn off by farm machinery seven years ago when he was 23. “You don't realize how much you rely on your second arm until it's gone,” he said. He fell against a PTO shaft(传动轴），a spinning metal bar at the back of a tractor. “It catapulted(猛力掷出）me from one side of the machine to the other,” he said. “I landed on the floor, minus all my clothing. My left arm had been ripped off.” He admits that the machinery was missing part of its proper safety guard. “But again,” he added, “it was a rushed day. There were a few machines that didn't work. Also, I was getting behind with the jobs.”

Over the last 10 years, other industries that you'd think of as dangerous, like building or quarrying(矿采），have lowered the number of workplace deaths and injuries. In the farming industry though, deaths remain high with 34 deaths in 2010/11．

Judith Hackitt, the chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says it is "not acceptable" that the accident statistics for farming are still high. “People in farming don't have minor(较小的）injuries. When they get injured, it's bad.” she said. “When I said to the National Farmers’ Union(NFU) that if I had sons I would not want them to work in agriculture, it really made them sit up and take notice.” There's a whole host of reasons why farming is as dangerous as it is. It is a very rough industry. Also, it's often because people are left alone. They could be young and inexperienced, or older people, who would have retired maybe five or 10 years ago in other industries.

Jim wants others to learn from his experience. “Look at what you're doing before you go running in,” he said. “You could make a mistake that you'll live with for the rest of your life.”

51. Jim Chapman was injured in the