合肥一中2013-2014学年第一学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

时间：120分钟 分值：150分

本试卷分为第一卷 （选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

第一卷

第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每题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，从题目中所给的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 kind of movies does the woman probably want to see?

A. Action films. B. Love stories. C. Comedy.

2. What can we know about the man?

A. He prepared the meal.

B. He had to work late tonight.

C. He left home early this morning.

3. What was the second program of the party?

A. An English song. B. A fast dance. C. A talk show.

4. What’s the woman looking for?

A. Grey handbags. B. Brown handbags. C. Light blue handbags.

5. What’s the time now?

A. 8:30 pm. B. 9:00 pm C. 9:30 pm.

第二节（共15小题，每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后又几个小题，从题目中所给的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，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题给出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’s the weather like today?

A. Extremely hot B. Cloudy and windy. C. Sunny.

7. What will the woman do today?

A. Visit her parents.

B. Go fishing with the man.

C. Help care for Jack’s father.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8. What is the woman suffering from?

A. A hot day. B. A fever. C. A headache.

9. What does the man conclude from the examination?

A. The woman is fat.

B. The woman is quite healthy.

C. The woman has mental problems.

10. What do we know about the woman?

A. She has attached great importance to health.

B. She doesn’t think she should take a break.

C. She has been working very hard recently.

听第8段材料，回答第11至12题

11. Why didn’t the woman go to the dance party?

A. Because something unexpected happened.

B. Because she showed no interest in it.

C. Because she was not good at dancing.

12. What does the woman think of the food in that restaurant?

A. It didn’t taste good.

B. It was too expensive.

C. It was tasty and cheap.

13. What will the woman do after the conversation?

A. Invite the man to have a dinner at her home.

B. Eat with the man in the new restaurant.

C. Prepare something to eat at the man’s home.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题

14. How does the man probably look？

A. Excited. B. Proud. C. Upset.

15. What do we know about the man’s son?

A. He is a good boy at school.

B. He started learning very early.

C. He has visited many countries.

16. How does the man’s son often feel in class?

A. Dull. B. Confused. C. Challenged.

17. What does the man often do after work?

A. Goes to a bar.

B. Goes shopping.

C. Goes out with his family.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题

18. What was NOT on the common flag during the Revolutionary War?

A. 13 red and white stripes. B. 13 white stars. C. A red cross.

19. When did the Continental Congress approve of a new flag?

A. On July 4th, 1776. B. On June 14th, 1777. C. On June 4th, 1777.

20. What did Betsy Ross do?

A. She designed the American flag.

B. She made the first American flag.

C. She told a story about the American flag.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项选择（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。

21. Of all the books on the shelf,??? is of any use for improving our practical skills of survival in the competitive world.

A. nothing? B. no one? C. neither? D. none

22. Toyota Motor President on Monday apologized to Chinese consumers, who ______ the world’s biggest auto market, over the company’s huge global recall.

A. make up B. bring up C. put up D. hang up

23. When you learn a lesson from the mistake you made, you have made the mistake ________.

A. flexible B. available C. worthwhile D. alternative

24. We have finished the book Module Five, ________ the end of the compulsive English program.

A. marked B. having marked C. to mark D. marking

25. — I really don’t know what I _______ yesterday evening without your help.

—Glad to have been some help to you.

A. could do B. could have done

C. should do D. should have done

26. Prices ______ all the time. It's no wonder that we've spent so much money recently.

A. rose B. had risen C. were rising D. have been rising

27. Tsinghua University, founded in 1911, is a first-class university_____ lots of people are eager to study.

A. why B. when C. where D. which

28. From the window, we had a good view of the open field ________ into the distance at the beautiful sunset.

A. to reach B. reaching C. having reached D. reached

29. It is what you do rather than what you say _______ will impress us.

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

30. Try not to cough more than you can ______ since it may cause problems to your lungs.

A. check B. allow C. stop D. help

31. _______ is known to us all is that 2012 Olympic Games will take place in Britain.

A. It B. As C. Which D. What

32. We always keep plenty of spare paper, _________ we run out.

A. in case B. in addition C. even though D. as if

33. Online?shopping,?when?properly_______, can save a lot of time, money and energy.

?A.?done??? ?B.?is?done??? C.?having?done??? D.?doing?

34. My wife wishes I _________ such a challenging job as a teacher, but I’m happy that I did.

A. didn’t take up B. wouldn’t take up

C. haven’t taken up D. hadn’t taken up

35. —Thanks for the gift. I do appreciate it.

— ________________ .

A. With pleasure. B. Not necessary.???C. No problem.????D. A piece of cake.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Every Tuesday, my daughters have two hours of softball practice.? This is when I head towards a nearby___36____ to work on my weekly class newsletter, grade papers. ___37__, I also do acts of kindness.?

Tonight, I attached a homemade smile card and random acts of kindness card to a small bag of ___38__.? As I walked into the library, I headed to my ___39___ area near the reference desk and ___40__the bag on a table. Then?I sat in a comfortable chair near the table and did some work. It was so interesting how quickly the library staff ___41__ it! www.ks5u.com

“Hey, did you see that?” I heard ___42__ four different workers say something like, as they ___43__ the chocolate.?Although a magazine ___44__ my view a bit, I could hear whispers.?The reference worker who I had previously(之前) given the ___45__ to pay fines was there working tonight.?My thought was that she had noticed me and the ___46_ blue homemade card, and she must be whispering to ___47___ what I had done previously. www.ks5u.com

It was interesting to watch as people ___48__ to read the card, but kept going.? I think many felt ___49__to take it because it was out in the open. I figured it might take some time, and then I___50__ on my papers.

After an hour and half, I___51__ to get the girls.?As I glanced up, I noticed the chocolate was gone!? How could I ___52__ miss someone taking?it!?

Then I was left wondering who took the bag of chocolate, man or woman, young or old, but I would never know.___53__ I did hope they enjoyed it, and I was so glad they took it.

As I usually did, I chatted ___54__ with the softball moms at the ___55__ of the practice to share my kindness act for the week with them.

I’ve now come to consider the softball night as Kindness Tuesday.

36.A. church B. classroom C. library D. supermarket

37.A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise

38.A. books B. papers C. money D. chocolate

39.A. ordinary B. common C. normal D. usual

40.A. threw B. placed C. lay D. settled

41.A. noticed B. watched C. heard D. ate

42.A. in all B. above all C. at least D. at most

43.A. pointed out B. point to C. put off D. put away

44.A. blocked B. buried C. damaged D. lost

45.A. book B. chocolate C. card D. money

46.A. ugly B. familiar C. surprising D. strange

47.A. recognize B. ignore C. prove D. explain

48.A. slowed B. rushed C. pretended D. dared

49.A. confident B. satisfied C. embarrassed D. shocked

50.A. took B. put C. got D. concentrated

51.A. packed up B. picked up C. looked up D. turned up

52.A. possibly B. clearly C. sadly D generally

53.A. And B. But C. So D. Or

54.A. frequently B. exactly C. briefly D. gradually

55.A. beginning B. end C. middle D. process

第三部分 阅读理解（共20题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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A while ago, when I was a young 25- year-old, I traveled across the United States on a journey to make a film.

During this trip, I ended up in Seattle where I met Laddie McCrea. Laddie was a hobo (流浪汉).

He was about 60-70 years old and looked 100. Laddie had shoulder length white hair covered with weeds from the previous night’s bedding. His clothes were a living journal of evenings in the shrubs and days in the sun. Laddie stank (发出臭味) of alcohol and garbage. www.ks5u.com

When I first met Laddie, he was standing on a busy downtown Seattle sidewalk. He greeted every passer-by with a smile, a pleasant greeting and an extended palm. Each day, society was rushing past Laddie – either unaware of his existence or avoiding him – a smelly, begging bum.

I found Laddie to be an excellent character for my movie, so I paid him to allow me to stand in the background and film him. I spent three days hidden among the crowd, filming Laddie. Most of the time he was unaware of my existence. Each day he stood in a busy section of town greeting the world with a smile and an extended palm – just earning enough change for the evening’s night cap (夜酒).

One special day, as I watched from a bench off in the distance, a young girl, around 6 or 7, with a pretty dress and her hair in a ponytail, approached Laddie from behind and tugged on his shirt. Laddi