临川十中2013—2014学年度高二上学期期中考试

英语试卷

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第一部分 听力（30分）

第一节（共5题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.What does the man advise the woman to do？

A. Take a taxi. B. Take the bus. .C. Take a plane.

2.What does the man want to drink？

A .A glass of water. B. A cup of tea . C. A cup of coffee.

3..Who is the man looking for？

A. Lily . B . Lucy C. Tom

4. Where might the woman go for the holiday？

A. To India. B. To Thailand. C. To Japan

5.What does the woman remind the man to take？

A. The camera B. The bag. C. The umbrella.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分.）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6，Where does Marry come from?

A. India. B. Australia. C .New Zealand.

7.What does the couple’s daughter want to learn?

A. How to do yoga. B. How to play the violin. C. How to play the piano..

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.How will the man go to the party?

A. By bus B. By taxi. C. By train.

9.What will the woman do in New York tomorrow?

A. Go to a party B. Visit her grandmother. C. Have a driving exam.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What does the man’ s son like?

A. Chocolate cake B. Apple cake. C. Orange cake.

11.What does the man need to pay extra for?

A. A knife B. Candles. C. A hat.

12. How much will the man pay in all?

A. 158 yuan. B.168 yuan. C. 178 yuan

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the woman dislike?

A. Sunny days. B. Cloudy days. C. Rainy days.

14.What day is it today?

A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.

15.What did the man to do this Sunday?

A. Play with his brother. B. Go fishing. C. Stay at home.

16.What will the woman do during a rainy day?

A. Listen to music. B. Read a book. C. Watch TV.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Which city comes second on Mercer’2012 list?

A. Vienna. B. Auckland. C. Zurich.

18. Which region has the most cities in the top ten?

A. Europe B. North American C. The Asia-Pacific region

19.How many German cities are in the top ten?

A. Eight B. Three C. Six

20. Which city in China ranks 85th on the top 100 list?

A .Hong Kong B. Taipei C. Shanghai

第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45）

单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15）

21. There are over 58, 000 rocky objects in _______ space, about 900 of which could fall down onto _______ earth.

A. the; the B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. a; the

22. The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good_____.

A. expectation B. reputation C. contribution D. civilization

23. The fact that she was foreign made _____difficult for her to get a job in that country

A. so B. much C. that D. it

24. _______, she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile.

A. Shy and cautious B. Sensitive and thoughtful

C. Honest and confident D. Lighthearted and optimistic

25. Studies show that people are more to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.

A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure

26. After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. put up

27. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they __ for me.

A. had done B. did C. would do D. were doing

28. The palace caught fires three times in the last century, and little of the original building _______ now.

A. remains B. is remained C. is remaining D. has been remained

29. Though ______ to see us，the professor gave us a warm welcome.

A. surprise B was surprised C. surprised D. being surprised

30. Not until he left his home to know how important the family was for him.

A. did he begin B. had he begun C. he began D. he has began

31. It is uncertain __ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.

A. that B. what C. how D. whether

32. A remote-controlled bomb exploded outside a hotel yesterday, _____ at least 12 people.

A. having been injured

B. having injured

C. injuring

D. injured



33. —Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut?

—You should try the barber’s ______ I go. It’s only 15.

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

34. What would have happened____, as far as the river bank?

A. Bob had walked farther B. if Bob should walk farther

C. had Bob walked farther D. if Bob walked farther

35. 一 I’m sorry. That wasn’t of much help.

一 Oh， . As a matter of fact，it was most helpful.

A. sure it was B. it doesn’t matter C. of course not D. thanks anyway

完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30）

Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys 37 with their tent and food.

Carrying their heavy 38 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their 39 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45 to the river to catch some fish.

“Are you sure that this is the right 46 ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.” Paul walked 47 silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 48 , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers 52 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves. ”

Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river.

What would their parents think of their adventure?

36.

A. surprising

B. exciting

C. annoying

D. frightening



37.

A. went round

B. went back

C. went away

D. went through





第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)

A

Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science.

On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr. Tan and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment —the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim entered.

“Hey Jimmy,” Mr. Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”

There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan’s things. He soon found Mr. Tan's notebook and was horrified to see that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.

Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim had taken them and went to Mr. Kim's laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr. Kim lying on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly. He shook his head and left.

56. From the first paragraph we know Mr. Kim was a quite person.

A. famous B. hardworking

C. wealthy D. outgoing

57. The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to .

A. enemies B. colleagues

C. competitors D. friends

58. What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph?

A. the most important discoveries

B. the notebook and the dish

C. the cupboard and the bacteria

D. the dish and the bacteria

59. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Mr. Kim was afraid Mr. Tan might succeed ahead of him.

B. Mr. Tan's bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.

C. Mr. Tan worked much harder than Mr. Kim.

D. Mr. Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep.

60. What happened to Mr. Kim in the end?

A. He died on Christmas Eve.

B. He was arrested by the police.

C. He shared the success with Mr. Tan.

D. He succeeded ahead of Mr. Tan.

B

In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand (木架) with a small notepad (记事本)and a hole for a pencil.

I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five