第二高级中学2013---2014学年度第一学期期中试卷

高二英语

Ⅰ.听力（共20小题 ，共2节，共30分）

第一节 ：

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，并标在试卷答题卡的相应位置。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’s the matter with the woman?

She has no friend. B. She did something wrong.

C. She doesn’t like the man.

How much could the man pay if he buys two bottles?

$20 B. $35 C. $40

Where is Kelly?

In the restaurant B. In her house C. In a meeting

Why do the speakers dislike the library?

It is too small B. There are no new books there.

C. There aren’t many people there.

What does the man mean?

Sarah isn’t the best student. B. Sarah has been successful.

C. Sarah should try hard.

第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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后，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段材料，回答第6至7题。

Who answered the phone?

Susan’s mother B. Susan C. Mr. Brown

What does Tom want Susan to do?

Lend him the book. B. Go to school with him

C. Return the book she borrowed from him

请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

What did the girl’s chemistry teacher ask his students to call him?

Jim B. Mr. black C. James

How does the girl feel about her chemistry class?

She thinks it is boring. B. She thinks it is easy.

C. She thinks it is interesting.

What is the most important for students according to James Black?

Being quiet in class B. Watching carefully.

C. Doing things by themselves.

请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

Where did the man find the car?

Near the No.8 bridge B. Along Eaten Road C. near his house

What’s the license number of the car?

BWE5864 B. BWE4586 C. BWE 4865

What does the man do for a living?

He is a policeman. B. He is a street cleaner. C. He’s an engineer.

请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

Why are the speakers in a hurry?

They are excited to see John and Sally.

They are running late C. They want to get good seats.

What are the speakers going to do now?

Go to the movies. B. Drive the car. C. Go to a wedding.

What colour tie is the man going to wear?

Red B. Blue C. Black

What will Lindsey do?

Find the man’s tie. B . Drive the car. C. Bring the dog inside

请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

How many couples took part in the group wedding ceremony?

A. 18 B. 28 C. 30

19. What did the study find about babies between six and nine monthes of age?

A. They can speak many simple words.

B. They understand some spoken words.

C. They show great interest in numbers.

20. Why was the truck parked along the road?

A. The driver was waiting for the bus to pass by.

B. It was stopped by the policeman. C. It needed repairing.

第二部分：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Mr Brown stood up in defense of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one ________.

A. blamed B. blaming C. to blame D. to be blamed

22. The girl looked at me with a _____ expression. Maybe the problem was quite ________ .

A. puzzled; puzzling B. puzzling; puzzled

C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzling; puzzling

23. Ladies and gentlemen, now I will ________ the story where I finished the day before yesterday.

A. keep up B. take up C. keep on D. go on

24. Only after they had discussed the matter for several hour ___ a decision.

A. they reached B. do they reach

C. they reach D. did they reach

25. ________ the reasons above, I found I was paying too much attention to the job.

A. Apart from B. Except C. Beyond D. In addition

26. You should understand the traffic rule by now. You’ve had it _____ often enough.

A. explain B. explaining C. explained D. to explain

27. People have always been curious___ how living things on the earth exactly began.

A. in B. about C. of D. at

28. Up ___ into the air, then the crowd cheered up.

A. go the balloons B. did the balloons go up

C. went the balloons D. the balloons went

29. ________ from heart trouble for years, Professor Black has to take medicine with him wherever he goes.

A. Suffered B. Having suffered

C. Being suffered D. Suffering

30. The shop assistant was fired as she was ___ of cheating customers.

A. accused B. charged C. blamed D. caught

31. —Hi．Danny! Are you going for a picnic this weekend?

—I’m not sure._____________．

A．It all depends B．Yes．I’d like to

C．Sounds good D．Sorry，I can’t

32. Between the two generations, it is often not their age, ________ their education that causes misunderstanding.

A. which B. but C. as D. or

33. ________ homework did we have to do that we had no time to take a rest.

A. So much B. Too much C. Too little D. So little

34．The room was in such a mess that it looked ________it had been robbed.

A. like B. as C. even if D. as though

35．—We’d better_______ if we want to be on time．

—OK．

A．sweep up B．use up C．speed up D．set up

第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A student went to college(大学) after 36__ all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography, 37_ after the first day, he did not go to 38_ any more. The teacher noticed that this student was 39_ absent (缺课) and thought that he had changed to 40 class. He was very 41_ when he saw the boy's name on the list(名单) of students 42_ wanted to take the geography examination 43_ the end of the year.

The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 44 he had taught, and he was eager(急切) to see 45 this student answered the questions. He expected that his answer would be very 46_; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them.47_ this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 48_, but was still not able to find 49 one mistake, so he sent 50 the student to question him about his work..

When the student had 51 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others. Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper. 52_ is that?”

“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir, ”answered the student. “After the examination, I realized 53 I ought to have written. I would not have made that mistake 54 I had not been confused(弄糊涂) by your 55_ lecture.”

36. A. having B. taking C. passing D. failing

37. A. so B. but C. however D. and

38. A. it B. lesson C. college D. class

39. A. always B. once C. never D. sometimes

40. A. another B. the other C. other D. others

41. A. angry B. happy C. sorry D. surprised

42. A. that he B. he C. who D. whom

43. A. in B. at C. after D. by

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

45. A. what B. when C. how D. why

46. A. good B. full C. nice D. bad

47. A. For B. As C. So D. Though

48. A. two rimes B. twice C. once D. again once

49. A. more than B. another C. the other D .second

50. A. with B. to C. x D. for

51. A. reached to B. arrived to C. arrived into D. come into

52. A. Why B. What C. How D. Which

53. A. where B. why C. what D. when

54. A. unless B .if C. because D. as

55. A. first B. last C. latest D. certain

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When a close friend dies, it often forces you to consider your own death. The more you have in common with the friend, the more his death will make you wonder about your own. Sometimes you will naturally say to yourself, “It could just as easily have been me.” Such a death has a way of reminding us how fragile （脆弱的）life is, and it may cause you to reassess(重新评价) the direction of your own life.

Jack’s story is a good example. A successful businessman making a lot of money, Jack didn’t spend as much time with his family as he wanted. His job required him to work long hours. But three years ago one of his best friends, a man who worked in the same office, had a heart attack. He died while celebrating his daughter’s eighteenth birthday in a restaurant. He was only fifty years old.

Not long after his friend’s death, Jack started to have a chest pain. Finally he had a good physical check-up. He received a clean bill of health. But the chest pain continued. He kept thinking of the death of his friend. Jack thought about how much his friend missed in life and he saw how hard it was for his friend’s family to manage after he passed away.

Jack realized that he didn’t want to end up his life that way. He talked his feelings over with his wife and children, and decided to change his way of life. The family moved to a small town where he started a simple life. Now he is running a small art gallery(画廊). He is relaxed, and says he has never been so happy in his life. And he has got no more chest pain.

56. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means “_____”.

A. The doctor didn’t write a word on his bill

B. The doctor didn’t want Jack to pay for the bill

C. The doctor didn’t find anything wrong with him

D. The doctor didn’t want to treat his pain

57. His friend’s death made Jack _____.

A. lose much interest in life

B. realize that he missed the friend very much

C. doubt his way of life

D. ill for some time

58. While living in the small town Jack _____.

A. earns less money 　　　　　B. gets more time

C. has a happier life 　　　　　D. does all these mentioned

B

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