湖北省黄冈中学2013年秋季高二期中考试英语试卷

命题：吕琴 陈瑶 秦鹏 校对：吕琴 陈瑶 秦鹏

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）　　

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分）

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。

How will the man get to Scotland?

A. By air. B. By car. C. By train.

What does the man have?

A. Cakes. B. Cookies. C. Sandwiches.

What does the woman say about the ring?

A. It was not very big.

B. It was very expensive.

C. It wasn’t to Linda’s taste.

Why does the woman want to stay home?

A. She is seriously sick.

B. The weather is too terrible.

C. She has to look after her grandpa.

What does the woman think of the man?

A. Honest. B. Generous. C. Selfish.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a clothes shop.

B. At the man’s house.

C. At the woman’s house.

Why does the man recommend light blue to the woman?

A. It fits her age.

B. It is in fashion this year.

C. It matches the color of her skin.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Colleagues.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

What do we know about the woman?

A. She is well-organized.

B. She wants to be a good leader.

C. She likes working under pressure.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

What can people do on Wednesday at the sports centre?

A. Play golf. B. Swim. C. Play badminton.

When is there volleyball at the sports centre?

A. On Tuesdays. B. On Thursdays. C. On Fridays.

What can we learn from the conversation?

A. There is only one outdoor sport.

B. The man prefers volleyball to tennis.

C. The woman goes swimming every Monday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

What is wrong with the man?

A. He has a cold. B. He has a headache. C. He has a backache.

How does the man go to school?

A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.

Why does the man often wake up in the night?

A. It is noisy. B. He eats too much.

C. He worries about his study.

What does the man usually do before he goes to bed?

A. He has some milk.

B. He has something to eat.

C. He has two cups of coffee.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

How old was the speaker when she met her boyfriend?

A. 17. B. 18. C. 19.

How did the speaker feel at the first sight of her boyfriend?

A. Embarrassed. B. Nervous. C. Surprised.

What happened to the speaker?

A. She cut her hand.

B. She made a wrong sandwich.

C. She made a mistake when she gave change.

Why did the young man come back in the evening?

A. To order a pizza.

B. To buy another sandwich.

C. To ask the speaker out for dinner.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. The prize money of the English speech contest will be equally among the seven winners.

A. attracted B. separated C. divided D. accomplished

22. After the meeting was over, the secretary the new employees to the manager’s

office.

A. challenged B. suspected C. guided D. announced

23. Many famous scientists were discussing the two new psychological to solving humans’ mental problems at the meeting.

A. approaches B. means C. methods D. statements

24. We get so caught up in that that we become lost in the dream itself. Yet we are scared of seeing it realized, of it becoming reality.

A. association B. intention C. fantasy D. attraction

25. Although China has developed its economy greatly, its per capital GDP is still

one-tenth of the United States.

A. slightly B. previously C. constantly D. roughly

26. As technology continues to advance, we must learn and progress or we'll risk becoming a dinosaur.

A. instantly B. originally C. consistently D. privately

27. As far as I am concerned, Peter deserves for giving back the money he found.

A. bravery B. credit C. impression D. enquiry

28. A series of ads produced by the company has greatly the success of the new

product in the market.

A. referred to B. turned to C. attended to D. contributed to

29. It is easy for people to the bad habits such as smoking and drinking, which are not so easy to get rid of.

A. slide into B. look into C. break into D. knock into

30. He is going to the story where he left over yesterday to dispose of the kids’ curiosity of the ending.

A. took over B. took up C. took in D. took down

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was 4 o’ clock in the morning when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 31 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a (n) 32 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 33 .

The doctor described the 34 , which caused the burns. Our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they 35 the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames 36 my son’s shirt tail(下摆) and shot from his waist to well over his head.

37 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped(抓住) my son, and 38 him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in 39 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).

After he 40 from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months 41 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking(缩水) and wrinkling(起皱). So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 42 scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not 43 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I 44 this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to his 45 and returned to school with his head held high——glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not 46 , so he made the 47 to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe 48 people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 49 standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 50 yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

31. A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed

32. A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance

33. A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important

34. A. event B. process C. reason D. accident

35. A. got B. lit C. burned D. moved

36. A. took B. held C. caught D. attracted

37. A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Slowly

38. A. pushed B. threw C. dropped D. rolled

39. A. shape B. place C. fact D. time

40. A. benefited B. recovered C. suffered D. relaxed

41. A. if B. while C. because D. although

42. A. normal B. violent C. obvious D. popular

43. A. mention B. notice C. laugh D. hide

44. A. sent B. kept C. handed D. passed

45. A. heart B. life C. practice D. consideration

46. A. grow B. matter C. exist D. appear

47. A. mistake B. effort C. decision D. request

48. A. invite B. cause C. allow D. remind

49. A. false B. strict C. attractive D. general

50. A. by B. over C. beyond D. within

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分）

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

A

Work is a part of living—my grandparents understood that. They lived and worked on a farm that has been in my family for 150 years. They raised chickens for eggs, pigs and cattle for meat. Cows were kept for milk and the cream, from which Grandma made butter and cheese. What little yard they had became a garden.

The Depression, therefore, didn’t make much change in their lives. But it did bring an unending flow of men out of work, drifting from job to job, to the farm. The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags. He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadn’t eaten for a while. Grandpa stood watching him a bit , then said , “There’s a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn (谷仓). I’ve been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence. You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch.”

Grandma said a surprising thing happened. The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie. During lunch, the stranger didn’t say much, but when he left, his shoulders had straightened. “Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,” Grandpa later told me.

Soon after, another man showed up asking for a meal. This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase. Grandpa came out when he heard voices. He looked at the man and then offered a handshake.” There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn I’ve been meaning to get it moved. It’d sure be a help to me. And we’d be pleased to have you stay for lunch.” The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.

Grandma says she doesn’t remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days—or how many times that stack of wood got moved.

51. When he was asked to move a stack of firewood, the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that .

A. he