2013-2014学年度高二英语期中调研试卷

第一部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

1. ---Where can we park _______ car?

---Don’t worry. There’s sure to be _______ parking lot nearby.

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

2. There’s a _______ in our office that when it’s somebody’s birthday, they bring in a cake for us all to share.

A. tradition B. balance C. concern D. relationship

3. One little-known fact is _______ Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck.

A. when B. if C. that if D. that when

4. Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to ________ his courage.

A. hold up B. keep up C. set up D. take up

5. It is generally acknowledged that it is Japan, rather than the neighboring countries that ______ for the worsening relationship.

A. are to blame B. are to be blamed C. is to blame D. is to be blamed

6. By the time she ______ in the gymnastics tournament at the New York Goodwill Games, she had been a junior gymnast for eleven years,

A. completed B. completes C. has completed D. had completed

7. The difference in thickness and weight from the earlier version makes the iPad 2 more comfortable______.

A. held B. holding C. be held D. to hold

8. --- How did you find the long talk given by the headmaster on Teacher’s Day?

--- Boring. I’d rather he ______ it short.

A. made B. had made C. should make D. makes

9. There was something wrong with the network, or the e-mail_______ earlier.

A. could have been sent B. might be sent

C. need have been sent D. must be sent

10. This book is written in ______ easy English ______ beginners can understand.

A. such; that B. so; that C. such; as D. too; that

11. When people talk about the most popular new Chinese Internet words in 2013, the first ______ comes into their minds is “tuhao”.

A. which B. one C. that D. of them

12. After ______ seemed a hopeless wait, four coal miners trapped in the mine for 125 hours were finally rescued in Heilongjiang Province.

A. it B. that C. what D. when

13. It’s safe to eat food after the “best before” date on the package, ______ the food will no longer at its best.

A. so B. but C. until D. before

14. According to statistics, a man is ________ to die of skin cancer as a woman.

A. more than twice as likely B. twice more than as likely

C. as likely more than twice D. twice more than likely as

15. ---I wonder if I could make a living by writing.

---________?

A. Who cares B. How dare you C. For what D. Why not take a chance

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20 分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

Five-year-old Marry loved to play in the street with her friends. This made her parents __16__. They did __17__ to keep her off the street. __18__, day after day they found her out there. Thankfully, the street wasn’t very __19__. But it was often traveled by soldiers and sometimes they would drive very fast.

Every time he drove by the lifeless animal that had __20__ in the road, Steven __21__ think of his daughter. And so he continued trying to teach her the __22__— with little __23__. Then one day as Steven was driving home, he saw something that helped __24__ an idea, which became an action by the time he got home. He walked over to where Marry was playing.

“Come on, sweetheart,” he said. “You and Daddy are going for a __25__.”

They drove back along the way he had just traveled, finally __26__ just behind a mound (堆) of something.

“What is it, Daddy?” Marry asked as they got out of the __27__.

“Look __28__, but don’t touch it,” Steven said. “Can’t you tell what it is?”

She studied it for a few minutes, unsure of its __29__ until she picked out its familiar ears. “A rabbit! What happened?” Marry asked.

“It was playing in the road, and a car came along and ...”

“... and squished (压扁) it?” Marry broke __30__.

“That’s right,” Steven said. “It got squished because it was playing in the road.”

“Yuck!” Marry said. For the first time, Steven saw __31__ in his daughter’s eyes.

The next evening, when Steven drove by a group of children playing in the street, he __32__ what Marry was shouting from the sidewalk.

“Come on, you guys! Stop playing in the street, __33__ you’ll get squished!”

So, if your message isn’t getting through to others, no matter how many times you __34__ it, you should try something __35__. This is Steven’s lesson.

16. A. worried B.disappointed C. ashamed D. puzzled

17. A. something B.everything C. anything D. nothing

18. A. Thus B.Then C. Still D. Also

19. A. flat B. busy C. wide D.dirty

20. A. gathered B. banned C. competed D. wandered

21. A. might B. would C.could D. need

22. A. accident B. experience C. lesson D. practice

23. A.panic B. hope C. approval D. success

24. A. create B. discover C. decide D. cause

25. A. walk B.talk C. ride D. visit

26. A.passing B. stopping C. staying D. hiding

27. A. car B. bus C. train D. boat

28. A. quietly B. deliberately C. closely D. steadily

29. A. weight B. color C. shape D. identity

30. A. in B. out C. away D. through

31. A. delight B. anger C. understanding D. regret

32. A. realized B. heard C.watched D. felt

33. A. and B. or C. but D. yet

34. A. repeat B. respond C. represent D. refresh

35. A. funny B. simple C. different D. easy

第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

A

Dick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. Luckily his sister took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun (修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to an owner of a hotel and began to work there.

One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward(三等病房) for me, please.”

“Can’t anybody help you?”

“No, madam,” “answered Dick. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”

“I don’t think so, ” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”

“Well, then,” Dick said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law.”

36. Dick’s parents died ______.

A. in an accident B. in the war C. from the disease D. in the earthquake

37. Dick and his sister escaped from the earthquake because______.

A. they played outside B. their parents saved them

C. they were in a safe place D. the aunt saved them

38. Which of the following is true?

A. The nurse would finally arrange a first-class ward for Dick

B. The nurse would finally arrange a third-class ward for Dick

C. The nurse would finally post Dick’s bill to God.

D. Dick had a rich brother-in-law.

B

Fruit or juice, which is nutritionally superior? This is almost the same as the age-old question: The chicken or the egg, which came first?

? Usually, juicers remove the juice and some pulp (果肉) from fruits and/or vegetables. It takes a lot of fruit to make a container of juice. We do get all of the vitamins, minerals, beneficial plant chemicals and carbohydrates in juice out of a whole fruit. But we do not get much of the fiber, the part that aids our digestive process, fills us up, and may help protect us against heart diseases and certain cancers.

? However, you may be surprised to discover that some juices actually contain more necessary nutrients (营养). For example, apples are not a good source of vitamin C, but many types of apple juice are fortified with vitamin C.

? Juice has more calories than fresh fruit due to added sugar and less fiber. If calories are your primary concern, choose fresh fruit over juice and drink water if you are thirsty. We do not feel as filled up from juice because it does not contain any fiber. For many people, drinking a caloric beverage (饮料), such as juice, is not as satisfying as eating the same amount of calories in food. For those of us who need to increase caloric intake (such as athletes, children, or teens) juice is a GREAT choice.

Kids love the taste of pure fruit juice, and parents love it because it is a healthy source of nutrients. But avoid junk fruit beverages which are mistaken for juice blends that contain various fruits like grape, apple and pear. These juices do not have the natural levels of vital nutrients that 100 percent pure juices like orange juice provide.

39. According to the passage, you’d better have _______ to help prevent heart disease.

A. fruit B. juice C. calories D. minerals

40. What can we learn from this passage?

A. We can get out of fruit all the nutrients which aid our digestive process.

B. We can hardly determine which provides more nutrients, juice or fruit.

C. People may prefer juice to food in taking in the same amount of calories.

D. If you want more calories, fruit might be your better choice.

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