2013-2014学年度第一学期期末联考

高二英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

第I卷 （选择题 满分115分）

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. What was the forecast for today’s weather?

A. Warm. B. Windy. C. Cold.

2. How did the woman want to go to the zoo at first?

A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bus.

3. What does the man probably do?

A. A photographer. B. A director. C. A building designer.

4. Why didn’t the woman get the job?

A. She didn’t perform well in the interview.

B. She didn’ t write well enough as before.

C. She didn’t get any professional experience.

5. How many people were on the spot all the time?

A. Three. B. Two. C. One.

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。

听第6段对话, 回答第6至8题

6. What season is it most likely now?

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn.

7. Why does the woman come here?

A. To teach skating. B. To attend a wedding. C. To visit John.

8. Where does the man work now?

A. At Bank of America. B. At the radio station. C. At the TV station.

听第7段对话, 回答第9至11题

9. Who supported the woman financially for her study at the nurse school?

A. Her parents. B. The government. C. The woman herself.

10. What do you learn about the woman’s parents?

A. They respect her choice. B. They treat her as a child.

C. They control her too much.

11. What do we know about the man?

A. He will be forced to study abroad. B. He is longing for more freedom.

C. He is open to persuasion.

听第8段对话, 回答第12至14题

12. What is the woman asking about?

A. The boy rescued from danger. B. The adventure that happened to Jack.

C. Jack’s holiday on the seaside.

13. What happened to the boy?

A. He fell off the cliff. B. He was stuck in the rocks.

C. He was badly hurt.

14. Who actually rescued the boy?

A. The people nearby. B. Jack. C. The Coast Rescue Service.

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。

15. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. Cartoons and cartoon movies.

B. The relationship between humans and animals.

C. The difference between kids and adults.

16. Which of the following statements about Ice Age is CORRECT?

A. The plot is not easy to understand. B. All the characters are animals.

C. It’s an imaginative film.

17. What’s the usual image of humans in cartoon movies?

A. Lovely. B. Brave. C. Unkind.

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18. What kind of clothes does the speaker’s sister like?

A. Clothes of new design. B. Cheap clothes. C. Ordinary clothes.

19. What do the twin sisters have in common?

A. They both want to be alone. B. They enjoy loud music.

C. They enjoy friendship.

20. Why doesn’t the speaker like living in the same room with her twin sister?

A. Her twin sister often brings friends home and makes too much noise.

B. The speaker likes to keep things neat while her sister doesn’t.

C. They can’t agree on the color of the room.

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）

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. Jumping out of ________ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ________ exciting experience.

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

22. Fully ________ in preparing for the coming exam, she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in her neighborhood.

A. devoted B. contributed C. attended D. absorbed

23. 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

24. With everything she needed ________, she went out of the shop, with her hands full of shopping bags.

A. bought B. to buy C. buying D. buy

25. ________ all my family, I sincerely thank you for what you have done for us.

A. On behalf of B. In honor of C. In case of D. Instead of

26. ________ from the moon, our earth with water ________ seventy percent of its surface looks like a blue sphere.

A. Seen; covered B. Seeing; covering C. Seen; covering D. Seeing; covered

27. He was driving home on the highway last night when a policeman stopped him and ________ him of speeding.

A. charged B. accused C. warned D. reminded

28. Unsatisfied ________ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience.

A. though was he B. though he was C. he was though D. was he though

29. In my opinion, the idea of a family is much narrower than ________.

A. that used to be B. it used to C. it was used to D. it used to be

30. This printer is of good quality. If it ________ break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.

A. would B. should C. could D. might

31. After the earthquake, ________ food and medicine was sent there.

A. a good many B. scores of C. a good deal of D. a large number of

32. —They are quiet, aren’t they?

—Yes. They are accustomed ________ at meals.

A. to talk B. to not talk C. to talking D. to not talking

33.—He got his first book published. It turned out to be a bestseller.

—When was ________?

— ________ was in 2000 when he was still in college.

A. that; This B. this; It C. it; This D. that; It

34. It’s not what we do once in a while ________ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

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

35. —I need to get changed. —________! We’ll be late for the party.

A. Oh, come on B. Go ahead C. Take it easy D. It’s a pity

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文后面所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her.

I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career .She 39 and told me to come to her Studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of mind. I 40 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…?” I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 43 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 44 draft（草稿）after draft. Finally I put my manuscript（手稿）into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript 45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 46

in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While 48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 49 :

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 50 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 51 your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to 52 . Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 53 writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this 54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 55 to doubt yourself.

36. A. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile

37. A. proud B. active C. satisfied D. moved

38. A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed

39. A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused

40. A. replied B. discovered C. explained D. knew

41. A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly

42. A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging

43. A. hardship B. failure C. comment D. pressure

44. A. with B. by C. on D. in

45. A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved

46. A. compare B. struggle C. survive D. compete

47. A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive

48. A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. leaving

49. A. surprise B. anxiety C. horror D. trouble

50. A. subjective B. detailed C. private D. complex

51. A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess

52. A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate

53. A. energetic B. endless C. typical D. enjoyable

54. A. experience B. success C. benefit D. accident

55. A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题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。

A

Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true, I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him, I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world, I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behin