江苏无锡一中2013—2014学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语试题

注意：请将听力、单选、完形、阅读的答案按顺序填涂到答题卡上；文字题的答案一律写在答卷纸上。

I．听力 （共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分）

请听下面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。

What does the woman mean?

She won’t borrow money from the man.

She won’t lend any money to the man.

She is running out of money herself.

How does the man feel about his lifestyle?

He doesn’t like it. B. He quite enjoys it. C. He’s fine with it.

What does the man think of Jim?

Hard-working. B. Humorous. C. Strict.

Who is the man probably?

The woman’s former colleague.

The woman’s schoolmate.

The woman’s teacher.

What’s wrong with the woman?

She hurt her head. B. She is running a fever. C. She is having a toothache.

第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面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。听每段对话或独白前，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。

请听第6段对话，回答第6、7题。

What do we know about the man?

He has to pay for parking.

He parks his car free.

He has a small garage.

When did the man get home last night?

Around 6:00. B. Around 7:00. C. Around 7:30.

请听第7段对话，回答第8、9题。

What will the man do?

Take a holiday. B. Work abroad. C. Study abroad.

Which of the following words can best describe the man?

Outgoing. B. Shy. C. Honest.

请听第8段对话，回答第10-12题。

Which country will the two speakers go to?

Italy. B. Germany. C. France.

Why does the man book the tickets?

To have a honeymoon.

To have a holiday to relax.

To celebrate their wedding anniversary.

What’s the date today?

July 18th. B. June 18th. C. July 20th.

请听第9段对话，回答第13-16题。

How old is the car?

One year old. B. Two years old. C. Three years old.

How many miles has the car traveled?

A. 750 miles. B. 7,500 miles. C. 75,000 miles.

What’s the final price of the car the man can offer?

$15,775. B. $15,575. C. $16,000.

What’s the reason the man gives for the car not starting?

The gas. B. The battery. C. The engine.

请听第10段独白，回答第17-20题。

Who is the speaker probably?

A teacher. B. A policeman. C. A reporter.

How will a boy be punished for breaking the desks in Mark Twain’s school?

He needs to apologize before the whole school.

He will be asked to call his parents.

He will be beaten or pay 5 dollars.

What was the punishment for Mark Twain’s behavior?

Both his father and his teacher beat him.

He was asked to buy a new desk.

He was driven out of school.

Form whom did Mark Twain earn the first money?

His teacher. B. His father. C. His classmates.

II．课文填空 （请根据课文原文填空） （共20空，每空0.5分，满分10分）

He got annoyed, saying it wasn’t his fault if he couldn’t play as well as me, and that I shouldn’t talk to him in this ________. Then we both started shouting at each other and it turned into a ________ argument.

Friendships between girls are usually ________ in shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are .... A boy is ________ to be ________ about sharing his feelings with his close friends.

The best way to have a friend is to be a friend. Because I am a friend, I have had to learn patience and ________. Once I had a quarrel with Jenny, and she make some cruel ________ about me.

While we damage our environment, we keep producing more and more people who need more land to live on and more food to eat! The world’s population has grown ________ six times what it was in 1800. The ________ is now about 7 billion people.

This is not good news for the people who ________ on the Yangtze River for water. Nor is it good news for the wide ________ of fish and wildlife that live in or along the river.

Cars and other ________burn petrol in their engines, and ________ power plants most often burn ________ such as coal and oil in order to produce electricity.

On the other hand, many people, ________ some scientists, disagree and are afraid that, if mankind ________ with nature in this way, we may be on our way to ________ a real-life Frankenstein’s monster.

After ________ of destroying nature and using up natural ________, many developed nations are now concerned about saving nature ________ than developing or destroying it.

III．单词拼写 (用单词的正确形式填空) （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

F________ me for interrupting, but I really don’t agree with what you said.

I don’t have any cash with me. Can I pay this by c________ card?

There are ten other people before you. You’ll have to wait your turn, and we can’t allow anyone to jump the q________.

It is i________ to place false information on the Internet or spread rumors by means of the Internet.

Li Qi prepared fully for every song in The Voice of China, and as a c________, he succeeded.

Alice must have done something wrong, because she’s looking so ________ (内疚的).

The ________ (最初的) Olympic games were religious ceremonies, not the worldwide popular sports game.

Jim ________ (发誓) that he would try his best to help those homeless children.

I’ve been here for almost ten days and I’ve made ________ (结识) of many wonderful students.

Mr. Wang knew that he had hurt his wife and ________ (恳求）her to pardon him.

IV．动词填空 (用动词的正确形式填空)（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

The naughty boy pretended ________ (do) his homework when his mother went into his room.

If you don’t eat less, you’ll end up ________ (look) like a whale.

________ (be) out of work for a few months，mother took up the job of waiting on patients in hospitals.

________ (misunderstand) by others when you do nothing wrong at all is quite a bad experience.

The secretary asked her boss whether he had anything more ________ (type) before she went back home.

The managers were discussing the plan which they all wanted to see _______ (carry) out that month.

That piece of music sounds quite familiar. Who ________ (play) the piano upstairs?

8. This is one of the oldest temples in China. It ________ (date) back to the 9th century.

9. The US government was shut down on October 1st because of some financial problems. So far it ________ (solve) and everything returns to normal.

10. Helen ________ (leave) her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband came home.

V．句型转换 （共20空，每空0.5分，满分10分）

It is said that John stole a car last week. If it is true, he will be charged with theft.

It is said that John stole a car last week. If ________, he will be ________ ________ theft.

2. At present, conditions are getting worse and we are using up supplies.

At present, conditions are getting worse and supplies are ________ ________.

3. Typhoon Fitow landed in eastern China’s Fujian Province on October 7th, which brought about great damage to some cities of Fujian and Zhejiang Province.

On October 7th Typhoon Fitow’s ________ in eastern China’s Fujian Province ________ ________ great damage to some cities of Fujian and Zhejiang Province.

4. China’s new tourism law took effect from October 1st, 2013, which is highly beneficial to tourists.

Tourists ________ a lot ________ China’s new tourism law, which took effect from October 1st, 2013.

5. Everyman has the right to live where he wants to, whatever the color of his skin is.

Everyman has the right to live where he wants to, ________ ________ the color of his skin.

6. We judge the workers on the basis of their performance

Our judgment on the workers is ________ ________ their performance.

7. All the football players of Guangzhou Hengda are training hard, intending to get the champion in the AFC Champions League.

________ the ________ of getting the champion in the AFC Champions League, all the football players of Guangzhou Hengda are training hard.

8. If weather permits, our class will go out for a picnic after the mid-term examination.

________ ________, our class will go out for a picnic after the mid-term examination.

9. ‘Dad, Where Are We Going’, a popular TV reality show on Hunan Satellite TV, leaves a deep impression on me.

I’m ________ a lot ________ ‘Dad, Where Are We Going’, a popular TV reality show on Hunan Satellite TV.

VI．完成句子（共20空，每空0.5分，满分10分）

把物价上涨归咎于政府是不对的。

It is wrong to ________ the rise in prices ________ the government.

面对污染问题，我们不应该逃避责任，而应该采取措施加以治理。

Faced with pollution, we should ________ ________ to put it under control, instead of ________ from our ________.

他们对待收养的孩子就像亲生的一样，总是尽量满足他们的要求。

They treat the ________ children as their own and always try their best to ________ their ________.

中央政府决心推进反腐倡廉建设，严厉惩治了一批贪污受贿官员，老百姓对此十分支持。

________ to ________ ________ with anti-corruption construction, Chinese central government punished some corrupt officials. The civilians are ________ ________ of the policy.

过去，这个工厂经常排放出一团团的烟雾，引起周围群众的担忧。如今，它必须为此付出代价，接受停产整顿的处罚。

In the past, the factory often let off ________ of smokes, which ________ concern of the surrounding people. Now it has to ________ ________ it and accepts the punishment of stopping operation.

6. 学霸指那些专注于学习，考试经常能拿最高分的学生。

Super scholars refer to the students who are ________ ________ study and always get the highest score in exams.

VII．单项填空（共30题，每小题0.5分，满分15分）

21. Developing ________ deep and lifelong friendship with someone is not an easy job because it takes time and ________ effort.

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

22. The boss has employed a private detective to ________ those employees suspected of giving away the company’s important information.

A. focus on B. spy on C. rely on D. insist on

23. More highways have been built in China, ________ it much easier for people to travel from one place to another.

making B. made C. to make D. having made

24. Many people would rather ________ eating out and going on holidays than give up their mobile phones and iPads, according to a recent survey.

think back to B. appeal to C. cut back on D. go after

25. After the speech, we will open the floor ________ discussion and all of you are expected to take part ________it.

for; for B. in; for C. for; in D. in; in

26. I would apprecia