2013～2014学年度第一学期期末调研测试

高二 英语

本卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第 I 卷（选择题,三部分,共75分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15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。

1. How long will the trip to Sydney take?

A. About 2 hours. B. About 2.5 hours. C. About 1.5 hours.

2. What is the man trying to do?

A. Make an apology.

B. Make a suggestion.

C. Make a decision.

3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a cotton field. B. At a bus station. C. On a train.

4.?What does the man prefer?

A. Tea with sugar.

B. Orange juice.

C. Tea with milk.

5. What does the man think of Andy?

A. He is a nice guy. B. He is ill-tempered. C. He is hard to please.

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，每小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. What exercise does the woman recommend?

A. Jogging. B. Swimming. C. Playing tennis.

7. What burns the least fat according to the woman’s coach?

A. Running. B. Walking. C. Swimming.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。

8. What is the report about?

A. A terrible accident.

B. The construction of the office.

C. A big fire.

9. Why does the man ask the woman for help?

A. Because he is too busy.

B. Because he types very slowly.

C. Because he finds no one for help.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。

10. What is referred to in the magazine?

A. Some guidelines on a healthy diet.

B. Junk food with too much fat.

C. Principles of good nutrition.

11. What is the woman’s diet?

A. Food without too much fat.

B. Food with much oil and sweet.

C. Food that is salty.

12. What does the man think of the woman’s diet?

A. It is not as healthy as his.

B. It is not so healthy and needs improving.

C. It is healthy but not so delicious.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15题。

13. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Mother and son. B. Captain and player. C. Teacher and student.

14. How long does the man work at the supermarket every day?

A. 2 hours. B. 3 hours. C. 4 hours.

15. What does the man agree to give up?

A. Doing the part-time job.

B. Having football practice.

C. Working at the student center.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16. For our future generations, we must show respect for _______ nature, increasing _______ amount of waste we recycle.

A. the, the B. /, an C. the, an D. /, the

17. The scientist, who successfully cloned a human embryo, proudly presented his new achievement to the related organization, only __________ against this research.

A. being warned B. warned C. having been warned D. to be warned

18. Leaving the car unlocked like that is just an open _________ to thieves.

A. invitation B. access C. solution D. key

19. An overhanging rock offered him a?________?shelter, and hardly had he taken advantage of it when the heavy rain stormed in.

A. contemporary B. temporary C. voluntary D. scary

20. I feel very honored to give you a short description of my job as a Goodwill Ambassador, ________ I introduce advanced technology to some poor countries.

A. which B. where C. when D. who

21. ---- Mike, have you heard that our company will offer one of the workers a chance to go to Paris?

---- Yeah. If only I _________ there.

A. had gone B. will go C. could go D. could have gone

22. ______________, as long as I am with nature, I will not give up.

A. However tough the journey is B. Whatever tough the journey is

C. However the journey is tough D. Whatever the journey is tough

23. This is actually an anti-pattern; one of those things that _________ seem like the right idea but often later turn out to be a terrible dream.

A. particularly B. eventually C. initially D. regularly

24. It was _________ Lily studied in America _________ she made a decision ________ she wanted to be an environmentalist.

A. that; when; that B. when; that; that

C. when; that; when D. that; that; when

25. What now worries me is how to save the village from ________, and particularly the damaged caused by modern construction.

A. abandoned B. abandoning C. being abandoned D. having been abandoned

26. ---- Do you think the sweet potatoes cooked in bamboo leaves are delicious?

---- What? … Oh, I’m sorry. I ________ about Maoris’ ancient beliefs.

A. read B. was reading C. was going to read D. am going to read

27. By the time Alice returned home from America, her son _________ from university.

A. had graduated B. has graduated

C. had been graduating D. graduated

28. I wonder if your students will go to the New Year’s party. If your students _____, so _____ mine.

A. do, will B. will, do C. will, will D. do, do

29. After hearing the shocking news that a baby was murdered in a washing machine, I couldn’t ________ my tears.

A. hold up B. hold on C. hold back D. hold out

30. ---- How do you find the environment in Yangzhou?

----_____________.

A. Sounds good B. That’s all right C. Superb D. By chance

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the __(31)___ mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.

So he climbed up to the __(32)___, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in a(n) __(33)___ to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly __(34)___ on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, __(35)___ could do little to help him.

Then after some time one calm and __(36)___ person arrived ---- a well-known sage (智者) who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very __(37)___ to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very __(38)___ ones.

He was __(39)___ for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.

Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very __(40)___: “If I could just come down, I would show you!”

That’s what everybody wanted ---- that he __(41)___. But how? Now everybody was nervous __(42)___ what would happen next! Some wanted to punish the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more __(43)___. Now the man on the tree was hot under the collar and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge（报仇）.

He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the __(44)___ which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.

However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really helped him because he __(45)___ him to try his best and save himself.

“I should be thankful and not angry.”

31.

A. biggest

B. reddest

C. highest

D. sweetest



32.

A. ladder

B. top

C. tree

D. fruit



33.

A. decision

B. desire

C. attempt

D. assumption



34.

A. hanging

B. falling

C. crying

D. begging



35.

A. and

B. so

C. but

D. while



36.

A. cold-hearted

B. friendly

C. thoughtful

D. quick-minded



37.

A. curious

B. excited

C. surprised

D. confused



38.

A. simple

B. puzzling

C. challenging

D. regular



39.

A. confident

B. amazed

C. sad

D. silent



40.

A. frightened

B. angry

C. nervous

D. upset



41.

A. hung on

B. showed up

C. fell off

D. came down



42.

A. due to

B. as to

C. linked to

D. leading to



43.

A. eagerly

B. hopefully

C. silently

D. forcefully



44.

A. ground

B. branches

C. mangoes

D. trees



45.

A. cheated

B. convinced

C. told

D. forced



第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Shanghai Xintiandi Style Mall is filled with a festive mood, featuring large-scale equipment, knit works and various activities, under the theme "kiss".

"Kissing is seldom taken as the theme of artworks because in oriental (东方的) culture, people restrain themselves from expressing their emotions," says Jiang Shan, who is in charge of the exhibition.

"Through the exhibition, we hope to encourage people to be confident and brave in expressing their love."

Inside the mall, which covers a large area from Zizhong Lu (Road) to Fuxingnan Lu (Road), dozens of colorful decorations, including balloons, lollipops and lip-shaped decorations are hung on the walls and from the ceiling.

Among the decorations, a bright-colored wool artwork attracts most eyeballs and brings about a feeling of warmth.

The designer, Gu Yeli, says the art piece, Kiss Forest, was inspired by US artist Andy Warhol's 1963 experimental film Kiss, which featured various couples kissing for three and a half minutes each. Gu also organizes a small workshop to teach knitting (编织) to children.

Artist Wang Xuejun sets up a stainless-steel mirror at the mall's gate leading to Zizhong Lu. Visitors, including men, are invited to put on lipstick and kiss the mirror, thus kissing themselves.

The Beast Floral Shop, a flower shop in Shanghai, contributes two walls of flowers that are made into the shape of a book, named Kiss Book. Artifacts (手工艺品) of bees and butterflies are fixed among the blossoms, kissing the flowers. The work represents love and harmony in nature.

Architect Ma Ke creates a Kiss Bridge with tra