岳阳县一中2013-2014学年高二期中考试试卷

英 语

时量：120分钟 总分：150分

命题：岳阳县一中 命题人：陈 春

Part Ⅰ Listening comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation l

( ) 1．What does the professor ask the students to do?

A．Review the lessons in a book．

B．Look up some information in Modern Education．

C．Prepare some questions.

( ) 2．What are the professor’s office hours?

A．8:00 to 10:00 a.m． B．10:00 to 12:00 a.m. C. 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Conversation 2

( ) 3．How does the man want his hair cut?

A．Leave the back as it is．

B．Cut the sides short．

C．Cut the front as short as the sides．

( ) 4．What will the woman do for the man?

A．Give him a shave. B．Dry his hair． C. Wash his hair.

Conversation 3

( ) 5．Why will the man go to New York?

A．He got a new job there．

B．He’s going to take a holiday there．

C．He’s going there for a business trip．

( ) 6．How will the speakers keep in touch?

A．By chatting online． B．By calling each other． C. By e-mail.

Conversation 4

( ) 7．When did the man get his brother’s letter?

A．Last Monday． B．Last Wednesday． C. Last Friday.

( ) 8．What did he put inside the letter to his brother?

A．A photo． B．Some money． C. A postcard.

( ) 9．Why did he do that?

A．To show the woman he is considerate．

B．To tell his brother he’s always with him．

C．To remind his brother to write back often．

Conversation 5

( ) 10．What was the man doing when his problems started?

A．Watching a game on TV．

B．Playing basketball with his friends．

C．Putting his wife’s books in order．

( ) 11．What do we know about the ruined book?

A．It was started 2 years ago．

B．Its electronic copy is kept safe．

C．It was burned by the man．

( ) 12．What sort of reaction does the man expect from his wife?

A．Disappointment． B．Surprise． C. Anger.

Conversation 6

( ) 13．What’s the price of the apples?

A．$3 a kilogram． B．$6 a kilogram． C. $9 a kilogram.

( ) 14．Why didn’t the man get fresh grapes?

A．They were too expensive．

B．They were out of season．

C．He didn’t bring enough money with him．

( ) 15．How much money will he get back?

A．$1． B．$2． C．$3．

Section B (7.5 marks)

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

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Thanksgiving Day

When

 On the l6 Thursday of November



 Origin

 First l7 settlers gave thanks to God for having survived

18 of 1621 and for having harvested their first summer crops．



 Food

 Roast turkey, 19 , pumpkin pie and stuffing



 Activity

 Give thanks for their happiness；

Have large 20 with many relatives.



Part II? Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

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

_____ to get a ticket for the concert, George has been standing in a queue for two hours.

A. Determining

B. To be determined



C. To determine

D. Determined



22. —What do you suppose made her so unhappy?

— _____ her wallet, I guess.

A. lose

B. Lost

C. Losing

D. To lose



23. Paper produced every year is ________ the world’s production of vehicles.

A. the three times weight of

B. three times as heavier as



C. as three times as heavier as

D. three times the weight of



24. —My nephew seldom works very hard.

—_____.

A. So is my daughter

B. Neither is my daughter



C. Neither does my daughter

D. So does my daughter.



25. Our rule is that unless _____ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A. invited

B. inviting



C. being invited

D. having invited



26. People now make ______ a rule that they buy cards for their friends before Christmas.

A. themselves

B. it

C. that

D. this



27. We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs _____to achieve the final success.

A. being done

B. do

C. to be done

D. to do



28. Close the door of fear behind you, and you _____ the door of hope open before you.

A. saw

B. have seen

C. will see

D. are seeing



Learning English is a gradual process(过程)，______ you should make full use of your hearing and speaking.

A. what

B. in what

C. which

D. in which



30. The teacher, with 16 girls and 18 boys of her class, _______ an English movie when the earthquake struck.

A. was enjoying

B. were enjoying

C. had enjoyed

D. enjoyed



31.一Did he notice you enter the classroom? 、

一I don’t think so．He _______ to the radio with his eyes shut·

A. 1istened

B. was listening

C. has listened

D. had listened



32. When _______ what is friendship, boys and girls may give different answers.

A. to ask

B. asked

C. asking

D. asks



33. _________ the difficulty is, the scientist is _________the task before the deadline.

A. However, dedicated to achieving

B. No matter what, devoted to accomplish



C. Whatever, dedicated to accomplishing

D. No matter how, devoted to achieve



34．After five hours' drive, they reached they thought was the place they had been dreaming of．

A. that

B. what

C. which

D. where



35. You ________ hurry. There’s still an hour to go before the play begins.

A. need

B. mustn’t

C. needn’t

D. can’t





Section B (18 marks)

Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.

June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water. 36 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of 37 , June began to tire 38 . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June 39 to swim, realizing her head was hurting. Breathing became 40 . Her sight wasn’t so 41 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. She did not want to bother anyone. She continued.

42 , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness and exhaustion（精疲力竭） 43 it difficult for June to get out of the pool. Realizing she needed help but 44 to even say anything, she 45 the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was 46 at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to wave her hand, telling him she was okay.

Have you ever found yourself in a(n) 47 where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing wrong in asking for help. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.

36. A. Someone B. Everyone C. Anyone D. No one

37. A. shape B. time C. mind D. fashion

38. A. hardly B. falsely C. easily D. unexpectedly

39. A. remained B. stopped C. happened D. continued

40. A. loose B. difficult C. easy D. tight

41. A. sure B. clean C. clear D. poor

42. A. Lastly B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Surprisingly

43. A. found B. made C. let D. felt

44. A. ready B. unable C. proud D. afraid

45. A. came across B. lay on C. leaned against D. fought with

46. A. laughing B. staring C. glimpsing D. shrugging

47. A. situation B. condition C. atmosphere D. environment

Section?C?(12?points)

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

Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience members.

48 are different styles of stand-up comedy. First, some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about 49 daily life. Second, other comedians rely on visual humor, 50 may be inspired by objects. Third, other comedians may trip over chairs, walk into doors, and fall down on stage in order to make people laugh. The last kind of comedian does impressions to make fun of people.

Billy Crystal is one of the most famous stand-up comedians. One reason 51 Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking and is often able to come up with new jokes about the people and the things around him. Crystal is popular with all age groups and has 52 ability to amuse people all over the world. This proves 53 stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.

Nowadays, stand-up comedy is popular all over the world. Doctors even have discovered that it helps stay 54 and fight pain. So we should stand up 55 our health.

Part III? Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

???? Directions: Read the following three 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 is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home．

If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right，then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons．Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent．

My daughter Carla’s fifth grade’s teacher made every child in her class feel special．When students receive