孝义三中

2013—2014学年高二第一学期期中考试试题

英 语

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

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

1. I can guess you were in a hurry. You your sweater inside out.

A. had worn B. wore C. were wearing D. are wearing

2. “You can’t catch me!” Janet shouted, ____ away.

A. run B. running C. to run D. ran

3. As we know, many of Zhang Yimou’s movies are_______ the countryside where a there is beautiful scenery.

A. made of B. located in C. begun with D. set in

4._______, or we will be late for the meeting!

A. Moving on B. Get a moving on C. Get a move on D. Get on a moving

5. My plan is to ____ next weekend, when the summer vacation begins, for Kunming, the city for its beauty and mild temperature

A. take off B. get off C. go off D. set off

6. It is almost five years_______ we saw each other last time.

A. before B. since C. for D. when

7.He has decided to settle ____in France because he is fond of the romantic country.

A. temporary B. temporarily C. permanent D. permanently

8. E-mail, as well as the telephone, _____an important part in daily communication.

A．is playing B．have played C．are playing D．play

9. I’d like to arrive 20 minutes early ________I can have time for a cup of tea.

A．as soon as B．as a result of C．in case D．so that

10. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has _______ all over the country.

A．companies B． branches C．organizations D．businesses

11. He went home for lunch____ the clock struck twelve.

A. while B. immediately C. right away D. at once

12. ______ the day went on, the weather got worse.

A. With B. Since C. While D. As

13.It was not ______she took off the glasses ________ I realized she was a famous

film star.

A. when; that B. until; that C. until; when D. when; until

14. They talked for about an hour of things and persons _____ they remembered in the school.

A. which B. that?? C. who D. whom 15. She is the only one of the students who ____ praised by the teacher.

A. is B. are C. has D. have

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题4分，满分40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

I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was __16__ along. The song was a __17__ one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it __18__, however. The sweet sound of the music __19__ and there came the __20__ news. Gas prices _21___ again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this __22__ world we live in.

__23__, I could take no more and turned off the __24___. Silence seemed preferable to listening to __25__ else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and _26___ the people as I drove by. A tall man was _27___ an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store. A smiling woman was __28__ food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the __29__ being laid out before them. A young man was walking along, carrying his __30__ safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head, they both __31__. I laughed too as I looked at all of his _32___. The radio may have been off in my car, ___33__ in my heart I was __34___ singing.

In truth, this world could have more kindness and less __35___. Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life is full of kindness, love and joy.

16. A. talking B. singing C. walking D. driving

17. A. long B. boring C. joyful D. sad

18. A. appeared B. remained C. happened D. stayed

19. A. ended B. continued C. jumped D. fell

20. A. sports B. business C. unpleasant D. welcome

21. A. cut B. changed C. going down D. going up

22. A. exciting B. interesting C. unusual D. crazy

23. A. Finally B. Generally C. Secretly D. Calmly

24. A. television B. radio C. gas D. lights

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

26. A. touched B. watched C. avoided D. recognized

27. A. freeing B. protecting C. helping D. keeping

28. A. collecting B. moving C. covering D. throwing

29. A. water B. bread C. grass D. food

30. A. daughter B. son C. dog D. cat

31. A. stopped B. stood C. laughed D. shouted

32. A. weakness B. kindness C. loneliness D. safeness

33. A. for B. or C. and D. but

34. A. still B. just C. soon D. first

35. A. silence B. development C. competition D. sickness

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45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

A

If you’re like most kids, you’ve probably made more than a few paper airplanes in your day. But how many kids can say their paper airplanes have been built life-size and then flown? At least one: 12-year-old Arturo Veldenegro of Tucson, Arizona, who won the Pima Air& Space Museum’s first annual Great Paper Airplane Project Fly-Off in March 2012.

“ The purpose of the competition is to inspire and draw kids’ interest in science and flight,” says Tim Vimmerstedt, director of the museum.

About 150 kids entered the competition. The young designers learned about how airplanes fly and then set to work designing their own planes.

Arturo designed and built his airplane. When hen was finished, he took his plane to the flight area and let it fly, outdistancing the other competitors in all age groups. At last, Arturo’s airplane flew the farthest---more than 75 feet!

As the winner, Arturo got to meet with a team of engineers, which took his design and made a bigger one. The new paper airplane might have been the largest one ever built! Arturo named his large paper airplane Arturo’s Desert Eagle.

Later a helicopter tried to lift the paper airplane over the Arizona desert, but it was unsuccessful. Engineers worked for eight hours to repair it for a second try. This time, the helicopter managed to raise it to 2700 feet and then set the plane free.

Arturo watched as his plane flew through the sky at speeds of up to 98 miles per hour for 10 seconds before falling to pieces.

“I felt happy but sad,” Arturo says, “ It flew really well, but it was sad to see it destroyed.”

But that wasn’t the end of Arturo’s Desert Eagle. The Pima Air & Space Museum collected the pieces of the broken plane and put them on show to inspire other young engineers to reach for the sky.

36. According to the text, the Great Paper Airplane Project Fly-Off competition _______

A. has been held many times B. can only be entered by kids

C. is to choose the largest plane D. is held by a team of designers

37. The underlined word ”outdistancing” in Para 4 means ________

A. looking for B. believing in C. throwing away D. leaving behind

38. What do we know about the paper airplane Arturo built?

A. It flew the highest B. It flew for 20 minutes

C. It flew more than 75 feet D. it took him eight hours to build

39. In the end, Arturo’s Desert Eagle ______

A. was made into a helicopter B. was produced in many places

C. was sold to a team of engineers D. was put on show in the museum

B

Joe is interested in getting exercise and competing on a team. He reads about the events at the local pool and finds the perfect activity.

Swimming Programs

Summer Swim Team

Join a Summer Swim Team and compete with other swimmers! The program is offered at eight different local pools for youths to 17 years old. The season runs June 21—August 21. Practices are daily (Monday through Friday) throughout the summer. The championship meet(冠军赛) is August 21. Cost: $50.00

Pools & Practice Times

Buckman 2-3 P.M. Montavilla 8-9 A.M.

Creston 7-9 A.M. Peninsula 4-7 P.M.

Dishman 8-9 A.M. Pier noon-1 P.M.

Grant 8-10 A.M. Sellwood 7-9 A.M.

Junior Swim Instructor

Two weeks, 20 hours of instruction, two hours per day for children 11-14 years old. Pre-training for youths interested in becoming swim instructors($45 per child)

Two weeks, 30 hours of instruction, three hours per day for children 11-14 years old. Pre-training in lifeguarding, and customer service ($45 per child)

Junior Swim Instructor & Junior Lifeguard Training Dates

June 28-July 9 August 9-August 20

June 12-July 23 August 23-September 3

June 26-August 6

Special Offer

Anyone who takes part in both junior swim instructor and junior lifeguard programs at the same time need only spend $75 instead of $90 for 50 hours of training.

Register Online

You can now register online! Visit our website at http://www.example.com You can choose an area of town, a specific local center, a program, or search for classes which can meet the needs of students of different ages. Just visit our website, and you’re on your way!

40. If Joe joins the Summer Swim Team, he _____

A. needs to pay $45.00 B. begins training at 6 A.M.

C. has to practice for two months D. needs to practice for 7 days a week

41. Anyone who wants to be a junior swim instructor should _____

A. be 11-14 years old B. pay the instructor by the hour

C. do at least 30 hours of training D. be an experienced junior lifeguard

42. What’s the main purpose of this text?

A. To introduce Joe’ s hobbies. B. To introduce a new website.

C. To introduce several swimming pools D. To introduce some swimming activities.

C

Every day, 15-year-old Martha wrote on the Internet about the meal she ate at school. She also took pictures of the food. However, Martha was very honest about the food. She did not just describe the food. She judged the taste and health of the food.

Martha also began to use her blog for an important reason. She began to raise money for the organization Mary’s Meals in the East African country of Malawi. It provides food food for children in schools for free. Martha encouraged her readers to send money to Mary’s Meals to help build a kitchen.

But then, Martha began to have a problem. Many people read her blog. She became big news. The