湖北省孝感高级中学2013—2014学年度高中二年级上学期期末考试

英 语

命题人：孙学菲 满分：150分 考试用时：120分钟

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题; 每小题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 will the woman get to work?

A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By car.

2. What is the woman’s attitude towards the cancellation of the meeting?

A. Happy. B. Angry. C. Surprised.

3. What happened to the man?

A. He stayed in hospital for a long time.

B. He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.

C. He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.

4. Who is the man probably?

A. A tour guide. B. A salesman. C. A taxi driver.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A painting. B. A butterfly. C. An argument.

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。听每段材料前，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。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. Where is the man going?

A. Salt Lake City. B. New York. C. Helsinki.

7. How many hours will it take the man to reach his destination?

A. 18 hours. B. 22 hours. C. 23 hours.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。

8. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Bring a new towel.

B. Repair the air conditioner.

C. Change the small hangers(衣架) for larger ones.

9. What is good about the room?

A. It has a good view. B. There is fantastic light. C. There are several pillows.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。

10. How long is the registration period for the meeting?

A.15 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 45 minutes.

11.Why is the meeting delayed?

A. A speaker is coming to speak to the students.

B. There isn’t a room available at that time.

C. The test will last longer than expected.

12. What will the students do just after the test?

A. Have lunch. B. Take a break. C. Go on a tour.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。

13. Why is Dr Charles Adams invited to the program?

A. He wrote a popular book.

B. He is expected to comment on a book.

C. He is an expert on learning languages.

14. What is the woman curious about at first?

A. The man’s study experience. B. The man’s achievement. C. The name of a book.

15. What is one of the most important points in learning a foreign language?

A. Exposing oneself to the target culture.

B. Developing good note-taking skills.

C. Coming up with a study plan.

16. What is the key to language learning according to the man?

A. Having clear learning goals.

B. Learning the language little by little .

C. Being confident in learning.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17. At what time of the school term does the talk take place?

A. At the beginning of it. B. In the middle of it. C. At the end of it.

18. What will the man spend most of his time doing?

A. Putting books away.

B. Showing people round the library.

C. Sending out letters about books.

19. Where can people read newspapers?

A. On the first floor. B. On the top floor. C. In the basement.

20. What will the man tell the woman?

A. His address. B. His tax number. C. His telephone number.

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. Unless a heart transplant is carried out, his chance of _______ is slight, since it is the third time that he has suffered a severe heart attack.

A. championship B. survival C. scholarship D. approval

22. It’s advisable to ignore some details properly but to consider its general _______ when assessing some kind of treatment.

A. symptom B. abuse C. faith D. effect

23. The teachers decided to ______ a more gradual approach in their teaching to meet the needs of the students who were a bit slow in learning.

A. adopt B. analyze C. acquire D. adapt

24. Some economists _______ the reform of the state-owned business, while some workers are against it for fear of being laid off.

A. consume B. reject C. advocate D. predict

25. Nowadays, children are ______ too many violent online games, which is bad for the development of their characters.

A. defeated by B. limited to C. handled by D. exposed to

26. Chemicals in our stomachs _____ the food we eat so we can absorb the nutrients to help our bodies function well.

A. break down B. break away from C. break up D. break out of

27. Prices, which sharply went up in the first quarter of this year, are now _______ and should not increase with some firm measures taken by the government.

A. steady B. casual C. random D. economical

28. My friends Jim and Edward gave me apparently _______ advice as to whether I should accept the offer, which put me in a dilemma.

A. realistic B. contradictory C. competitive D. contemporary

29. If you are invited to any special occasion such as a wedding or a celebration, you will have to be ______ dressed.

A. attractively B. appropriately C. conventionally D. flexibly

30. By sending text message or chatting online, we have been in touch for months, but I have never met my new friend ______.

A. by accident B. on purpose C. in the flesh D. in her absence

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。

My husband and I married in a large country town. The morning after the wedding, we were going back to my parents’ home. As my husband was packing, I noticed he’d placed my 31 in the luggage crate(大木箱) on top of the car. I said that maybe he should 32 it. He turned and said, “It’ll be 33 . Trust me! It won’t come off.”

Halfway home we had a car come racing up beside us and the driver 34 us down. She said she’d seen a red suitcase on the side of the road several kilometers back and was 35 if it was ours. We looked 36 and, to our 37 , discovered that the case had flown off.

We raced back, but the case was 38 . We visited the local police station, but as the road was a common link between several towns, we weren’t very 39 . We put it all down to our bad 40 .

Seven years later, my father got a(n) 41 from a lady asking if I’d lost a red suitcase. Her husband had 42 the case abandoned on the side of the road. He assumed he’d be able to find an address or name somewhere inside and 43 it later. On opening the case, they’d found the wedding cards, no address, and no way of 44 who we were. They’d spent seven years moving around the area, always taking the suitcase with them.

They were about to 45 again and decided to give it one more 46 before leaving. This time, on opening the jewellery box, they 47 a piece of paper folded up in it——my birth certificate. 48

that my parents were still in the district, they started to ring around. The suitcase was 49 returned to us.

This couple’s 50 and persistence(坚持) in finding us is truly admirable.

31. A. jewellery B. money C. handbag D. suitcase

32. A. close B. fasten C. pack D. lift

33. A. strong B. flexible C. safe D. heavy

34. A. took B. calmed C. led D. waved

35. A. wondering B. suggesting C. recognizing D. hesitating

36. A. around B. out C. down D. up

37. A. relief B. regret C. disappointment D. confusion

38. A. gone B. broken C. stolen D. hidden

39. A. anxious B. hopeful C. surprised D. frightened

40. A. idea B. way C. luck D. plan

41. A. call B. message C. notice D. email

42. A. fixed up B. picked up C. pulled out D. given out

43. A. use B. examine C. return D. collect

44. A. mentioning B. believing C. sharing D. telling

45. A. travel B. move C. ask D. meet

46. A. search B. chance C. try D. check

47. A. felt B. read C. got D. noticed

48. A. Expecting B. Considering C. Realizing D. Judging

49. A. finally B. gradually C. surely D. immediately

50. A. courage B. generosity C. honesty D. selflessness

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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。

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A famous foreign company that invested in China wanted to employ a reception secretary for its public relation department. A beautiful girl with a master’s degree in electric engineering went through the difficult process of applying for a job and was shortlisted. In the final stage she faced an oral test together with another girl who was her equal not only in good looks but also in education.

The girl we talk about was confident in herself and successful in the oral test. It seemed she would get the chance. At last the examiner asked her, “Can you come to the office next Monday?” Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl was quite at a loss, and said with hesitation, “I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer.” Surprised, the examiner said calmly, “In that case, let’s wait till you are ready.”

The next day the girl came to tell them that her parents had agreed to let her begin work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully, “Sorry, the position has been filled by another suitable candidate. You had better try another place.” The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation and was told, “What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind.”

That was how a good opportunity right under the nose of a beautiful girl slipped away.

51. Why did the beautiful girl want to ask her parents for advice?

A. Because she felt a little nervous in applying for the job.

B. Because she didn’t want to let her parents down.

C. Because she didn’t expect the examiner would ask such a question.

D. Because her parents would scold her if she agreed without their permission.

52. It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. the other girl who failed at the last oral test most likely got the job

B. it was hard to make a right decision

C. the company lost its best employee

D. the examiner was surprised at his first choice