益阳市第十七中学2013年下学期期中考试

高二英语问卷

时量：120分钟 满分：120分

听力（每小题1.5分，共30分）

Section A. Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 conversations between two speakers. For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices. Listen to the conversations carefully, then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation twice.

Conversation 1

( )1. How many bathrooms are there in he house?

One B Two C Three

( )2. What do we learn about the fridge?

A. It’s too small. B. It’s too old. C. It’s broken.

Conversation 2

( )3.What does the man want to do this weekend?

A. Go out on his motorcycle. B. Fix his motorcycle by himself.

C. Have his motorcycle fixed.

( )4. What will the woman do this weekend?

A. Go to a concert B. Study in the library.

C. Have fun with the man

Conversation 3

( )5.Whay is probably the woman?

A. She is the sister of Ms Elaine Strong.

B. She is the secretary of Ms Elaine Strong.

C. She is the boss of Ms Elaine Strong.

( )6. What time will the man probably get the information?

A. 2:30 p.m. B. 3:30 p.m. C.5:00 p.m.

Conversation 4

( )7. What was wrong with the bathroom?

A. The power supply system failed.

B. The air-conditioning system failed.

C. The water supply system didn’t work properly.

( )8. What did the manager offer to comfort the woman?

A three- day stay free of charge in his hotel.

A warm room facing the south.

A thorough check of the room.

( )9. What excuse did the manager make?

They were busy with the conference.

They were having the conference.

The housekeeper was a newcomer.

Conversation 5

( )10. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A manager and a interviewee. B. A boss and his secretary.

C. An Ad designer and his customer.

( )11. Which is true of Miss Brown?

She has just graduated from Peterson School.

She posted the Ad in the newspaper.

She can do a lot of things besides phoning.

( )12.What was the result of the position?

Miss Brown was given the position.

Miss Brown was likely to be refused.

Miss Brown was likely to be given the position.

Conversation 6

( )13. What’s happening to Lisa?

Her father has to go to work in Hangzhou.

An accident happened to a friend from Hangzhou.

Her family will have to move to Hangzhou.

( )14. How does Tom feel at the news?

It’s good for Lisa, but bad for him.

He is very sorry about the news.

He’s a bit surprised.

( )15. Which of the following statements is true?

Lisa will move to Hangzhou and she is looking forward to the trip.

Tom feels very sad that Lisa will leave him.

Lisa and Tom won’t see each other as often as before.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will listen to a mini-talk. Fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in the blanks with no more three words. You will hear the mini-talk twice.

The weather forcast

Beijing

Sunny, a little cloudy but 16.



Hongkong

Sunny and hot, very hot. It’s 17 degrees now.



Lanzhou

18



Tianshan Mountain

0 degree. North of Urumqi, there is 19 of snow already, and it’s going to snow some more.



Shanghai

Sunny and 20





二，单项选择。（每小题1分，共15分）

( )21, I was determined _____ win, but Mattew was playing badly.

A, to win. B, winning. C, won. D, win

( )22, However, the only people who see our grades are the teacher and the students the grades ____ .

A, belong to. B, belongs to. C, are belonging to. D, are belonged to

( )23, My best friend Mattew has stopped ___ to me.

A, talk. B, to talk. C, talking. D, talked

( )24, I cannot help ___ if he wants Peter to be his best friend instead of me.

A, wonder. B, to wonder C, wondering. D, wondered

( )25, You have every right ____ betrayed by your friend if she told your secret to others.

A, to feel. B, feeling. C, feel. D, felt

( )26, Boys and girls have different attitudes ____ friendship.

A, for B, towards. C, as. D, with

( )27, The qualities that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same, ____ the basis of these friendships.

A, in spite of. B, in case of. C, regardless of. D, instead of

( )28, In conclusion, when we are old and ____ our lives, what will we remember?

A, look forward to. B, look down upon. C, look up to. D, look back on

( )29, It is our duty to try to ____ production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy.

A, cut back on. B, cut down. C, cut up. D, cut into

( )30, ____ it is clear that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment.

A, What. B, As. C, It. D, That

( )31, ____ number of white-flag dolphins in China has dropped because of pollution in the Yangtze River.

A, The B, A. C, An. D, /

( )32, _____ that the world climate has been changing in the recent years.

A, It is no doubt. B, There is no doubt

C, It is doubt. D, There is doubt

( )33, When Dolly was born, many people were worried that cloning would ____ more disease in the animal world.

A, result from. B, contribute for. C, lead to. D, take in

( )34, If we ____ nature, we will have to deal with the consequences.

A, play with. B, chat with. C, talk with. D, toy with

( )35, In recent years, there ____ great progress in the study of genetics.

A, has been. B, is. C, was. D, had been

三，完形填空. （每题1.5分,共30分）

I feel 36____ by my friend Hannah. We have been best friends 37____ primary school and spend almost every day with each other. 38____ Monday, we had a surprise math quiz. I thought it was quite 39____ and was not worried about the results. I must have sounded very proud of myself after the 40____ . But the next day, my math teacher told me that I had the 41____ grade in the class! I felt so ashamed. Afterwards, I pretended to be cheerful, 42____ Hannah sensed something was wrong. I told her how badly I had done and 43____ her not to tell others and she said she would keep my 44____. However, the next day, I 45____ that my classmates were staring at me and found a piece of paper on my desk said, "Stupid Sarah got a D"! I thought that Hannah must have told my 46____ about my grade. I was so 47____ that I didn't want to be friends with her any more.

( )36, A, betrayed. B, sorry. C, understood. D, trusted

( )37, A, when. B, since. C, as. D, while

( )38, A, At. B, In. C, On. D, For

( )39, A, nice. B, difficult. C, hard. D, easy

( )40, A, quiz. B, game. C, friend. D, word

( )41, A, highest. B, lowest. C, higher D, lower

( )42, A, however. B, but. C, so. D, and

( )43, A, told. B, forbad C, begged. D, made

( )44, A, promise. B, word. C, pace. D, secret

( )45, A, noticed. B, realized. C, thought. D, believed

( )46, A, parents. B, classmates. C, brothers. D, sisters

( )47, A, worried. B, concerned. C, angry. D, happy

填空，每空一个单词。

For a long time, our environment has been damaged 48____ humans have been careless. People have harmed nature through agriculture, fishing, hunting and tourism. 49____ further damage the earth by building new channels in the sea and factories on the island, and 50____ creating pollution with chemical waste. We will some day destroy the planet we live on 51____ we continue in this way. 52____, if we focus only on conservation, then people may suffer. 53____ everything that is best for nature is good for people. Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor 54____ nature? From the point of view of some people, we are only doing 55____ humans have always done, using nature to meet our own needs.

四，阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）

A

Canada is a very large country. It is bigger than China. China is the third largest country in the world. Canada is the second largest. It has an area of nearly 10 million sq. km. Canada has a very long coastline. To the west is the Pacific Ocean. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is in the north. There are many islands off the Pacific coast and off the Arctic coast. The largest one in the west is Vancouver Island. In the east there is New Foundland, and in the Arctic Ocean the biggest islands are Baffin Island. ( Greenland is not part of Canada. It is part of Denmark, a country in northern Europe.)

Canada has a long border with the USA in the south. In the northwest Canada borders on the American "State of Alaska ". Canada is a northern country. The Arctic Circle ( Latitude 16N° ) passes through the northern part. In the south, half of the border with the USA follows line of latitude 49 N°.

( )56, What ocean is in the north of Canada?

A, The Pacific Ocean. B, The Atlantic Ocean

C, the Indian Ocean. D, The Arctic Ocean

( )57, There are many islands in Canada, and Vancouver Island is _____.

A, in the west. B, in the east. C, in the north. D, in the south

( )58, Alaska is one of the states of America. It is on the ____ of Canada.

A, nor