双语中学2013-14学年度第一学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

第I卷 选择题（共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：（共5小题；第小题1.5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答案，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 is the man going to school today?

A. By bus

B. By bike

C. By taxi

2. What does the woman say?

A. English is the official language in the UK.

B. The majority of UK citizens speak only English.

C. There are five native languages in the UK.

3. Who probably are the speakers?

A. Tom’s teachers.

B. Tom’s parents.

C. Tom’s friends.

4. What’s the weather like in Beijing these days?

A. Cold and sunny

B. Hot and sunny.

C. Rainy

5. How long will the man stay at the hotel in total?

A. Two nights

B. Three nights.

C. One night.

第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6. How often do buses depart?

A. Every half hour.

B. Every five minutes

C. Every fifteen minutes.

7. Where do the buses leave?

A. From the City Hall.

B. From the end of Wrexham Street.

C. From outside the Tour Bus office.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

8. What kind of apartment does the woman prefer?

A. A one-bedroom one

B. A two-bedroom one

C. A three-bedroom one

9. What is included in the monthly rent?

A. The security deposit.

B. Parking charge.

C. Electricity.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What color shirt does the man want?

A. A yellow or blue one

B. A blue or grey one

C. A yellow or black one.

11. What does the man think of the silk shirts?

A. They are too expensive.

B. They don’t fit him

C. The colors are not light enough.

12. What will the man do this Saturday?

A. Travel abroad.

B. Go to a meeting

C. Go to the store again

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When do the speakers decide to meet?

A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday C. On Thursday.

14. What do the speakers decide to do?

A. Go out for a drink.

B. Go out for dinner.

C. Stay in and watch a DVD

15. Where is The Orange Tree?

A. On Church Road.

B. On Love Lane.

C. On Potter Street.

16. When will the speakers meet?

A. At 7:10 pm. B. At 7:45 pm. C. At 8:00 pm

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the general admission for adults?

A. 5.5 dollars. B. 3.5 dollars. C. 4.5 dollars

18. When is the special price offered?

A. Before 9:30 am on Sundays.

B. After 9:30 am on Saturdays.

C. Before 9:30 am on Saturdays.

19. What can be rented at the zoo?

A. Cars and bicycles.

B. Baby carriages and wheelchairs

C. Umbrellas and bicycles

20. At least how many people can be offered the group rates?

A. 300. B. 18. C. 13.

第二部分: 英语语言知识运用(共两节，满分45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。

21. Animals are obviously lower form of life than man.

A. a ; / B. the ; the C. a ; the D. /; /

--- I have passed my final exams!??? --- __________!

A. Congratulations??B. Good luck??C. Take care???D. The same to you23.When mother went into the house, she found her baby was sleeping in bed, ________ his lips moving.

A. as B. with C. for D. Through

24. A fire________ in the building which was to be demolished next month.

A. broke off B. broke down C. broke out D. broke away

25.The teacher together with the students________discussing Reading Skills that________newly published in America.A．are； were B．is；were C．are；was D．is；was

26.______ with care，one tin will last for six weeks.

A．Use B．Using C．Used D．To use

27. Both the listeners began to ______ an importance to her mediation.

A. attend B. attract C. attach D. attain

28.This medicine will ____ him____his cough.

A.recover;from B.cure;of C.treat;with D.make;away

29. I shall never forget those years _______ I lived on the farm with he farmers, _______ has a great effect on my life.

A. when; who B. that; which C. which; that D. when; which

30. Who is _______ to go traveling with us?

A. possible B. likely C. maybe D. Perhaps

I feel it is your husband who______for the spoiled child.

A. is to blame B. is going to blame C. is to be blamed D. should blame

The streets were deserted ______ the policemen on duty.A. except B.besides C. but D. except for

33 — If our team gets the first place, we will get a bonus. With that bonus, I will go for a trip with my girl friend.

— _____________

Great minds think alike

B. Never judge a book by its cover

C. An old dog cannot learn new skills

D. Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched

34.The children are ___________ the good apples from the bad ones．

A. separating B. dividing C. separated D. divided

35. Come and see me whenever ___________

A. you are convenient B.you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 16 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 17 person.

I think my 18 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 19 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 20 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 21 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) 22 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 23 to help. That was really a big 24 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 25 are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new 26 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 27 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 28 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 29 her, so I took her place. She let me 30 that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died, I was 31 , but I was also very grateful to her.

I think I am a much 32 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 33 these experiences. They have 34 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 35 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

36. A. since B. before C. or D. unless

37. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled

38. A. education B. career C. tour D. change

39. A. balance B. homework C. degree D. interest

40. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported

41. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty

42. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence

43. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened

44. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step

45. A. us B. which C. them D. whom

46. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck

47. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest

48. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident

49. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted

50. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see

51. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. cautious D. hopeless

52. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer

53. A. forget B. face C. improve D. know

54. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught

55. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment (营养).The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy.

But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?

In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening,

56. The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that ______.

A. an apple is a sure cure for illness

B. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits

C. apples can take the place of doctors

D. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health

57. In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know ______.

A. our bodies need food or we can’t live

B. a good diet is of great importance for our health

C. taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless

D. often eating apples is a good habit

58. In the modern western countries ______.

A. lots of people’s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits

B. people don’t want to pay more attention to their eating

C. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing

D. people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves

59. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy, we should ____.

A. only eat an apple a day

B. take as many vitamin pills as possible

C. eat properly

D. throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully

B

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