南安一中2013～2014学年度上学期期末考

高二英语科试卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷，共14页，满分１５０分，考试时间１２０分钟。

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第I卷（选择题 共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

(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. What does the man imply?

A. He forgot to buy a blue sweater for the woman.

B. Red color suits the woman well.

C. He thinks red matches blue.

2. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a hotel. B. At the airport C. In the man’s office.

3. What is the woman’s problem?

A. She is very hungry.

B. She lost her wallet.

C. She doesn’t have any money on her.

4. How much should the man pay?

A. $ 725. B. $ 729. C. $ 749.

5. What is the woman going to do?

A. Fix the toilet. B. Read a novel. C. Call a repairman.

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。

6. What does the man want to buy?

A. Some candies. B. Some cakes C. Some bread.

7. Why does the woman change her mind in the end?

A. She wants to have a rest.

B. She doesn’t have enough money.

C. She wants to watch her weight.

请听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。

8. What’s the purpose of the man’s call?

A. To ask for permission to come home late.

B. To invite the woman to a night club.

C. To ask the woman to pick him up.

9. When does the woman tell the man to be back home?

A. At 9:30. B. Before midnight. C. At one o’clock the next morning.

请听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the man never read reviews now?A. People wrote horrible things about him in a review.

B. He wrote too many reviews at his first job

C. He thinks all reviews are badly written.

11. Which was the man’s worst job?

A. A waiter in a small restaurant.

B. A reviewer of a local newspaper.

C. A worker in an egg-packing factory.

12. What is true about the man?

A. He likes eggs a lot.

B. He is successful now.

C. He hates to change jobs.

请听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。

13. Who is the woman?

A. A program host.

B. A journalist.

C. A member of the TV audience.

14. What’s the main piece of advice the man gives this time?

A. Eat healthily.

B. Get enough sleep.

C. Keep a safe distance from sick people.

15. What should we remember to do during the cold and flu season?

A. Wash our hands. B. Get up early. C. Wash with cold water.

16. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man was invited to give a talk last Tuesday.

B. Shaking hands is not encouraged during the flu season.

C. The show ends with classical music.

请听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker’s first impression of the city?

A. It’s just OK. B. It’s awful. C. It’s attractive.

18. How does the speaker describe the city center?

A. The buildings are very old.

B. It’s crowded.

C. It’s dirty.

19. When do the buses stop?

A. 6:00 p.m. B. 7:00 p. m. C. 10:00 p.m.

20. What is most unbearable for the speaker?

A. The disgusting food.

B. The terrible weather.

C. The uncivilized people.

第二部分：英语知识运用（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），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. —How about _____ Christmas evening party?

—I should say it was _____ success.

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

22. When questioned, he was too shocked to give a(n) of what had happened when the

attack took place．

A. account B. assessment C. survey D. summary

23. Laws that punish parents for their little children’s actions against the laws get parents _____.

A. worrying B. to worry C. worried D. worry

24. —Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?

—Yes, since she ______ the Chinese Society.

A. has joined B. joins C. had joined D. joined

25. After decades of effort, the city is still trying to _____ how to ban smoking in public places.

A. figure out B. let out C. try out D. run out

26. After looking at many new cars, I found ______ which I would accept just as suitable．

A. it B. this C. that D. one

27. —Do you think the thief entered through the back door?

—No, if he had, I don’t believe he ______ the living-room window.

A. would break B. broke C. would have broken D. had broken

28. —The dinner is delicious, and I am so full.

—That’s too bad. But some dessert____.

A. has ordered B. has been ordered C. will be ordered D. was ordered

29. Madam Curie, for _____life had once been very hard, was successful later.

A. whom B. which C. whose D. that

30. If you _____ a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.

A. respect B. expect C. suspect D. inspect

31. The new airport is built close to the freeway, and it is ______ by Bus No. 2.A. accessible B. available C. acceptable D. adjustable

32. _____ the two are only several days apart in age, they seem to belong to wholly different generations.

A. As B. When C. While D. Since

33. —Why did Emma cry so much when the cake fell on the floor?

—She _____ it all morning.

A. decorated B. had decorated

C. was decorating D. had been decorating

34. Although ____ by Xiamen University wasn’t far beyond his dream, he couldn’t afford the tuition.

A. having been accepted B. being accepted

C. to have been accepted D. accepted

35. —Tom, you go to the station to pick up your father and I will cook the dinner.

— ______ I will go at once.

A. Why me? B. Ok, that’s settled. C. What for? D. Forget it!

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

A Good Friend, A Second Self

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermitt, my drama teacher, had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy. Luckily for me, she thought that I could handle the 36 .

That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked 37 about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been 38 for a part on stage, his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little 39 because I had a lot of lines to memorize.

“You can do it.” He said. I knew I could 40 him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we 41 a good team.

Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While working hard with the set crew, Kevin 42 spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We 43 that he could probably play my part as well as I could.

Three days before the 44 night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up 45 a fever and sore throat on the day of the play, the entire production came to a sudden 46 . Everyone in the drama department was worried, 47 there was no way I could perform. The play was 48 to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to 49 . Then it hit me – Kevin knew the 50 as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermitt to give her my 51 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood onstage in costume and makeup. The amusing lines he had 52 with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had 53 the day for everyone by working as a team.

Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have 54 my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely 55 to have such a good friend.

36．A．part B．play C．band D．crew

37．A．excitedly B．seriously C．calmly D．anxiously

38．A．elected B．trained C．invited D．chosen

39．A．upset B．nervous C．bored D．confused

40．A．talk with B．tend to C．depend on D．agree with

41．A．joined B．made C．took D．found

42．A．simply B．only C．still D．also

43．A．expected B．debated C．joked D．agreed

44．A．opening B．special C．final D．greeting

45．A．from B．with C．in D．by

46．A．change B．turn C．end D．stop

47．A．so B．but C．and D．for

48．A．likely B．ready C．due D．sure

49．A．pass B．care C．help D．face

50．A．lines B．steps C．point D．case

51．A．introduction B．suggestion C．explanation D．instruction

52．A．scanned B．practiced C．grasped D．presented

53．A．valued B．left C．saved D．kept

54．A．missed B．avoided C．risked D．offered

55．A．successful B．hopeful C．trustful D．thankful

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，从短文后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

George Gershwin, born in 1898, was one of America’s greatest composers (作曲家). He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.

Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.

In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924, jazz musician and orchestra（管弦乐队）leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin hims