湖南省衡阳市八中2013-2014年上学期高二期末考试英语试卷

本试题卷分四个部分，共10页，时量l20分钟，满分150分。

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. What' s wrong with the man?

A. He is seriously ill. B. He is tired. C. He doesn’t want to eat anything.

2. What is the man going to do to be healthier?

A. See a doctor. B. Get more rest. C. Exercise more.

Conversation 2

3. Where does the man want to go？

A. China. B. England. C. France.

4. Where would the man like to sit?

A. Next to a window. B. In the middle. C. Next to an aisle.（过道）

Conversation 3

5. What is the man' s blog mainly about?

A. Food from countries around the world. B. Different people's travel experiences.

C. International cooking traditions.

6. What does the woman agree to do?

A. Cook some food from Norway. B. Visit her grandmother with the man.

C. Write something for the man.

Conversation 4

7. Where is the man now?

A. In Los Angeles. B. In New York. C. In Washington.

8. Why is he there?

A. For a business trip. B. To visit his aunt. C. To see his girlfriend.

9. When will the speakers meet?

A. This Saturday. B. This Sunday. C. Next Sunday.

Conversation 5

10.How often does the man play in concerts?

A. Sometimes. B. Every weekend. C. Every day.

11.What do the speakers have in common?

A. Performing in concerts. B. Playing a musical instrument. C. Studying music.

12. Why does the man suggest going to his uncle's house?

A. They can practice with his uncle's band. B. They can talk about music with his uncle.

C. His uncle can help the woman with her lessons.

Conversation 6

13. Where does the woman work?

A. In a sandwich shop. B. In an advertising company. C. At the man's company.

14. What is the best part about her new job?

A. The location. B. The hours. C. The salary.

15. Who might Mr. Stone be?

A. The woman's current boss. B. The woman's landlord. C. The woman's boyfriend.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Weather Report

Time

Today

Tomorrow



Weather condition

? An extremely heavy 16 .

? A high temperature of only about l7 degrees

? Clear skies and beautiful spring weather;

? The 20 in the afternoon will be great.



Advice

? Use your 18 when driving a car;

? Not to do sports or hard 19 outside

Perfect for whatever you like to do outside





Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge(45 marks）

Section A (15 marks)

Directions：for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. He let out an _______ cry, “we’ve won!”

A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. excites

22. Mary smiled _____ her mother did when she was Mary’s age.

A. as if B. what C. the way D. that

23. The bus rolled into the valley, _______ over 20 deaths.

A. caused B. having caused C. causing D. to cause

24. I didn’t see your sister at the meeting. If she _____, she would have met my brother.

A. has come B. did come C. came D. had come

25. The guard at the gate insisted that everybody _____ the rules, but some students insisted they______ special things to do out of the gate.

A. obeys; has B. obey; had C. will obey; have D. would obey; would have

26. ______ in a heavy traffic jam is quite an unpleasant experience.

A. Caught B. Having caught C. Being caught D. To catch

27. ______ your compositions carefully and some spelling mistakes can be avoided.

A. Having checked B. Check C. If you check D. To check

28. —Why haven’t you asked her to come here?

— She _____ an important experiment when I found her and she _____ it.

A. had done; didn’t finish B. was doing; hasn’t finished

C. did; wouldn’t finish D. has done; hadn’t finished

29. Had it rained, the crops ______ .

A. would be saved B. would have been saved

C. will be saved D. had been saved

30. I'm afraid we'll have to work extra hours for there are still some problems ______.

A. remaining to settle B. remaining to be settled

C. remained to be settled D. to remain to settle

31. —What did you say?

—So you ______ to me.

A. won’t listen B. didn’t listen C. haven’t listened D. weren’t listening

32. —Did all these funny things happen in your club?

—No, it was in the class _______I studied English.

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

33. Time ______, they'll come here to watch us ______ football.

A. permitted, playing B. permitted, to play C. permitting, play D. permitting, to play

34. —I stayed at hotel while in Beijing.

—Oh, did you? You _____with my brother. He’s living in an apartment there alone.

A. would stay B. could stay C. could have stayed D. must have stayed

35. No one was surprised at _____ the examination.He______ working so hard

A. he passing; was B. his pass; is C. him pass; has been D. his passing; had been

Section B (18 marks)

Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked

Everyone wants to win a first-place blue ribbon, to be the best in something. Even kids in kindergarten want that blue ribbon.

In sports, I was never a blue-ribbon person. In a race, I was always 36 . In baseball I was likely to be 37 on the head or drop the ball. During the spring of my kindergarten year, our class had a field trip to a park in a town about twenty miles away. Making that drive now is no big 38 but when you're six and you've lived in a town of 300 people all your life, going to a big town of a couple of thousand people is really something.

I don't remember too much about it. But there was one that I will never forget -- the 39 race. The parents tied our feet together. One little boy got me for a 40 . He was the second most 41 boy in our class so he usually won at everything and I knew that with me tied to him he didn't have a chance. And I was sure he knew he was in trouble. The gun sounded and we were off. Some couples were falling and stumbling all around us, 42 we stayed on our feet and made it to the other side. 43 , when we turned around and headed back for home, we were in the lead! Only one couple had a chance to win, and they were a good several yards behind us.

A few feet from the finish line, disaster struck: I tripped and fell. We were 44 enough that my partner could have easily dragged me across the finish line and won. But he didn't. Instead, he stopped, 45 down helped me up -- just as the other couple crossed the finish line. As a result, we received a small red ribbon for coming in a second.

I still remember that moment when the young boy decided that helping a friend get on her feet was more important than winning a blue ribbon. And 13 years later, I still have that little ribbon because it's a 46 that a friend like this boy is one who really 47 .

36. A. last B. first C. quick D. successful

37. A. touched B. felt C. hit D. beaten

38. A. question B. event C. one D. deal

39. A. one-legged B. two-legged C. three-legged D. four-legged

40. A. partner B. helper C. supporter D. competitor

41. A. tallest B. youngest C. athletic D. handsome

42. A. but B. therefore C. however D. and

43. A. Obviously B. Unbelievably C. Secretly D. Undoubtedly

44. A. strong B. brave C. clever D. close

45. A. lay B. slowed C. moved D. reached

46. A. warning B. reminder C. gift D. notice

47. A. depends B. counts C. supports D. obeys

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each black with one word that best fits the context.

It's reported that over 300 million people in China are suffering from near-sightedness. As more children have got eye trouble, their parents hope to cure 48 disease by medicine or equipment or by correcting the way children read and sit. 49 in fact the care given to one's eyes should start with the exercise on one's feet. Three methods on how to protect are 50 follows:

Firstly, don't fasten your shoes too tightly. Try wearing loose shoes 51 walking bare-footed at home. When traveling, try wearing cloth shoes to make blood circulation (循环) easier.

52 , walking on tiptoes(脚尖) will help improve one's eyesight and prevent near-sightedness. Figures show that few ballet performers are near-sighted.

Thirdly, rope skipping also does good 53 one's eyesight. When skipping the rope, one has to react quickly, 54 excites the brain and the eyes. 55 foot exercises, it's good to pull one's ears. Pulling the ears 20 times is found to be an effective way to reduce the pressure on one's eyes.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements .For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D .Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

It was Andria Baker's high school graduation party, and the time had come for her father to make good on a promise that he had made her years ago, when she was a fourth-grader. “After you started on your first day of kindergarten and continue it through your last day of high school, and I'll buy you a car.” Tim Baker had told the child.

Through the years, Andria Baker kept up her end of the bargain, willing herself to go to school on those days even when she felt under the we