江西省吉安一中2013-2014学年度上学期高二第二次段考

英语试卷

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，并标在试卷相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the weather like today?

A. Sunny. B. Rainy and windy. C. Windy and cloudy.

2. How will the man get to the village?

A. By car. B. By bus. C. By motorcycle.

3. When should the two speakers arrive at the theatre?

A. At around 9:40. B. At around 10:30. C. At around 10:40.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister.

5. What will the man do in the afternoon?

A. Give the car back to Monica.

B. Meet his mother at the airport.

C. Go on a business trip.

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。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What happened last night?

A. The air conditioner broke down.

B. The electric fans broke down.

C. The electricity was cut off due to the strong wind.

7. What will the man probably do?

A. Buy some ice. B. Repair the air conditioner. C. Repair the electricity system.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why does the man want to buy a new pair of trousers?

A. He hasn’t bought new trousers for a long time.

B. His trousers are worn out.

C. A pocket of his trousers has a huge hole.

9. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. To buy some trousers with nice pockets.

B. To carry his items in a wallet.

C. To keep his keys, pens and coins in his pockets.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where will the man go first?

A. London. B. Los Angeles. C. New York.

11. What month is it now?

A. November. B. October. C. December.

12. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. This is the first time for the man to take the plane.

B. Tickets are quite expensive in October.

C. The man thinks the tickets may be cheaper in early December.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is included in the breakfast in the hotel?

A. Coffee and bread.

B. Bread and eggs.

C. Fresh fruit, ham, toast and juice.

14. How many nights will the two speakers stay in the hotel?

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

15. How much money will the speaker save in the end?

A. 60 Yuan. B. 40 Yuan. C. 20 Yuan.

16. What do we know about the hotel?

A. Its breakfast is expensive.

B. Pets are allowed in the hotel.

C. People can have a view of the sea from the hotel.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many readers does this magazine have around the world?

A. About 20 million. B. About 25 million. C. About 45 million.

18. Who is the managing editor of this magazine now?

A. Richard Stengel. B. Briton Hadden. C. Henry Luce.

19. What is the most notable special issue of Time magazine?

A. The annual issue that lists the 100 best movies.

B. The annual issue that lists the 100 best novels.

C. The annual issue that lists the 100 most influential people.

20. What do we know from the speech?

A. The magazine has been running for ninety years.

B. The magazine was first aimed at women.

C. It is the second biggest news magazine in the world.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Mrs. Taylor has __________ 8-year-old daughter who has __________ gift for painting—she has won two national prizes.

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

22. Teachers recommend parents __________ their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.

A. not allow B. do not allow C. mustn’t allow D. couldn’t allow

23. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, __________ great it is.

A. what B. how C. however D. whatever

24. Had I known her name, I __________.

A. would invite her to lunch B. would have invited her to lunch

C. invited her to lunch D. could invite her to lunch

25. —How did you like Nick’s performance last night?

—To be honest, his singing didn’t __________ to me much.

A. appeal B. belong C. refer D. occur

26. It __________ every day so far this month. I can’t tell you if it __________ tomorrow.

A. rained; rains B. is raining; shall rain

C. has been raining; rains D. has rained; will rain

27. Life can be tough sometimes, but the elderly always tell us that we can __________ the bad into the good with efforts and wisdom.

A. transform B. exchange C. transport D. consume

28. After quite a long train ride, we __________ arrived in our destination city, which has a __________ for its widespread maple trees.

A. consequently; expectation B. faithfully; contribution

C. flexibly; civilization D. eventually; reputation

29. We always consider __________ a great personality that no matter how many sufferings one has experienced, one’s original pursuit of love and truth is still not moved.

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

30. It is generally believed that constant reading and comprehending can __________ our mental ability of comprehension while physical exercise can help build up our body.

A. tease B. effect C. decide D. strengthen

31. It is true that the earth’s resources are __________ at an alarming rate, so we should make good use of them.

A. ending up B. running out C. using up D. letting out

32. We don’t know what ideas the director, Zhang Yimou, wants to __________ to the audience of the world through the ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A. deliver B. carry C. transport D. convey

33. We love many kinds of music, such as light music and classical music, but we love pop music ________.

A. apart from B. on the one hand C. in particular D. other than

34. The new survey shows that the number of students __________ computer games has been on the increase in recent years.

A. devoted to B. related to C. connected to D. addicted to

35. —Mom, I am taking part in the poem reading contest to be held tomorrow. I feel a little nervous.

—__________.

A. That’s all right B. Take it easy C. Help yourself D. Take your time

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，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 36 , she went to the wise man that was always respected for his 37 in her town and said, “What advice or what 38 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 39 you with all I have if you can.”

Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, “ 40 me a mustard(芥末) seed from a home that has never 41 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 42 of that magical mustard seed.

She came first to a splendid apartment, 43 at the door, and said in a(n) 44 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a(n) 45 that I want? It is very important to me.”

46 , she didn’t get what the wise man wanted, even without a signal word of 47 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 48 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.

The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor and 49 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She stayed to comfort them till they 50 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 51 she turned, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 52 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 53 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her 54 for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 55 that had driven the sorrow out of her life.

36. A. doubt B. danger C. belief D. sorrow

37. A. bravery B. wealth C. wisdom D. honesty

38. A. strange B. magical C. different D. important

39. A. thank B. supply C. provide D. award

40. A. Plant B. Choose C. Fetch D. Catch

41. A. suffered B. known C. experienced D. forgotten

42. A. honor B. favor C. need D. search

43. A. knocked B. broke C. stood D. pointed

44. A. excited B. confident C. sad D. urgent

45. A. place B. answer C. apartment D. person

46. A. Luckily B. Immediately C. Gradually D. Unfortunately

47. A. praise B. respect C. comfort D. regret

48. A. exchange B. describe C. afford D. decorate

49. A. unfortunate B. unfriendly C. unimportant D. unfamiliar

50. A. put down B. break down C. calm down D. get down

51. A. wherever B. whatever C. however D. whenever

52. A. excuse B. story C. lie D. reason

53. A. curious B. puzzled C. worried D. absorbed

54. A. believing B. paying C. finding D. seeking

55. A. forgetting B. realizing C. remembering D. wondering

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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Over time, the custom of kissing developed as a way for adults to express their love and affection for one another. The roots of this form of affection can be traced back to primitive times, when mothers fondled their children, much as mothers do today.

Much later, in the sixth century, society apparently accepted the custom of kissing between adults as an expression of their affection. Not surprisingly, France first accepted kissing in courtship(求爱). There, figure danci