淮北师范大学附属实验中学2013—2014学年度第二学期期中考试

高 二 英 语

时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题：孙秀丽 审题：徐修安 2014.04

第Ⅰ卷(选择题115分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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。

How is the weather in the woman’s opinion?

A. Warm B. Cold C. Hot

2. What does the man mean?

A. He already has plans. B. The woman should decide

C. He will make a reservation

3. Why did the man go to Beijing?

A. To visit his parents. B. To have an interview

C. To receive job training

4. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. What to take up as a hobby B. How to keep fit

C. How to handle pressure

5. What will the man do first?

A. Tidy his room. B. Go on a picnic. C. Wear clothes

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

请听下面4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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What are the two speakers doing?

A. Seeing a movie. B. Having dinner. C. Making soup.

7. What makes the man unhappy?

A. The woman doesn’t cook very well.

B. The woman seldom talks to him at dinner.

C. The woman watches too many commercials.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is the woman going to do after dinner?

A. Watch TV. B. Give a speech. C. Listen to a speech.

9. What do we know about the woman?

A. She feels very tired.

B. She enjoys the election very much.

C. She likes to shake hands with many people.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where is the woman from?

A. The UK B. America C. Russia

11. What do the kids ask for on Halloween?

A. Candy. B. Masks. C. Clothes.

12. What will the woman do?

A. Buy some candy. B. Attend a party. C. Make masks.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the man reading?

A. A textbook. B. A magazine. C. A novel.

14. Why are some people against kung fu novels?

A. They think kung fu novels are bad for teenagers.

B. They think kung fu novels are not useful today.

C. They don’t think highly of kung fu writers.

15. What are kung fu novels considered as by some people?

A. Old Chinese literature.

B. Modern Chinese literature.

C. Future Chinese literature.

16. What does the woman think of the new textbooks?

A. She is indifferent (漠然，无所谓) to them.

B. She is in favor of them.

C. She is against them.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the woman been coughing?

A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days.

18. What is wrong with the woman?

A. She has a headache. B. She is tired.

C. She has got the flu.

19. What does the man tell the woman to do?

A. Stay in bed for some time. B. Go around from time to time.

C. Come to see him tomorrow morning.

20. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In the street. B. In the man’s office C. At the woman’s

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单选填空（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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

21. Huangshan is _______ very beautiful tourist site and I want to visit it _______ second time next month.

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

22. ---Would you mind if I opened the door?

--- ________________.

A. Yes, go ahead B. No, go ahead C. Yes, please D. Never mind

23. When he moved to Canada, the children ________ to the change very well.

A. adopted B. accustomed C. suited D. adapted

24. Mr. Smith tries to ________ a few minutes every day to do some exercise.

A. set up B. set down C. set aside D. set about

25. ________ into a key university, students have to work very hard.

A. Being admitted B. To admit

C. Having admitted D. To be admitted

26. China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals _____all its citizens.

A. in charge of B. for the purpose of C.in honor of D. for the benefit of

27. Since Professor Smith worked in China, the Chinese food has_____ him, even he isn’t used

to eating western food.

A. concentrated on B. appealed to C. subscribed to D. belonged to

28. --- Can you see the bridge ________ over there?

--- Yes. It’s scheduled to be completed next year.

A. built B. to be built C. having built D. being built

29. I was about to go to bed ____ suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.

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

30. His knowledge of French was __________ for the job, although he was not fluent in the language.

A. adequate B. abstract C. available D. appropriate

31. We are totally opposed to ______any changes in the plan.

A. make B. made C. making D. against making

32. Before the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area, children here had no __________ to education.

A. access B. approach

C. attitude D. attraction

33. Most medical men in the Health Service are overworked，so they had little time to offer some advice on such subjects as diet，right living and the need for ________ bad habits.

A．abandoning B．abolishing C．polishing D．solving

34. He was punished severely for making a call while driving on January 1st, 2013, ________ the new traffic rules took effect.

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

35. —This coat doesn’t______me .Do you have a larger size?

—yes ,but the color is different .Does it _____ you?

A. suit ;suit B.suit;fit C. fit ;fit D.fit ;suit

第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At the beginning of the new term, I was told that I was going to teach math in a new class. Hearing that it was a class that several 36 had complained about, I became 37 . Eager to know 38 I can handle this group, I asked the former teacher about the students. She told me that the students were naughty and unwilling to 39 the rules. Especially there was one boy who was lazy and 40 on purpose so that he would be allowed to move back to his father’s house in another state.

41 I met my new students, I 42 to make my class lively. I was surprised and delighted to see they behaved better than I had thought. As I was giving them 43 problems to solve, something amazing happened. The boy who tried to fail was 44 his hand. I nodded. He stood up and gave the absolutely correct answers. I 45 him and smiled gratefully.

Later I told the boy how I was 46 of his efforts and gave him a positive letter to take home. He said, “I 47 you had been my teacher last term. You are the first one to send a 48 note home. I will try to do well in my studies in the future.” He was so 49 that he was almost crying. At the end of the class he thanked me again.

I believe that this student will 50 himself this term. Sometimes we teachers 51 students without seeing their___52___. Too often we 53 the negative rather than the positive. It is possible for a teacher to 54 students’ attitude with love and 55 . The reward of making a difference in students is great!

36.

A. parents

B. students

C. teachers

D. classmates



37.

A. angry

B. curious

C. anxious

D. excited



38.

A. why

B. how

C. when

D. where



39.

A. obey

B. desert

C. understand

D. copy



40.

A. fell

B. cried

C. quitted

D. failed



41.

A. Though

B. After

C. Because

D. If



42.

A. tried

B. refused

C. agreed

D. predicted



43.

A. history

B. English

C. math

D. chemistry



44.

A. closing

B. raising

C. crossing

D. shaking



45.

A. praised

B. doubted

C. asked

D. trusted



46.

A. satisfied

B. confident

C. careful

D. proud



47.

A. wish

B. know

C. advocate

D. realize



48.

A. clear

B. strict

C. positive

D. complex



49.

A. cautious

B. excited

C. interested

D. worried



50.

A. improve

B. forgive

C. admire

D. accept



51.

A. inspire

B. ignore

C. evaluate

D. e xchange



52.

A. ability

B. chance

C. future

D. potential



53.

A. leave out

B. give up

C. take in

D. focus on



54.

A. acquire

B. change

C. prevent

D. defend



55.

A. encouragement

B. freedom

C. money

D. time



第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

In today’s world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people’s health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.

People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织）cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people’s life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.

It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝）can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.

In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.

56. The passage is mainly about ____________.

A. air pollution B. water pollution

C. noise pollution D. world pollution

57. According to the passage, a continuous noise of ___________decibels can make people deaf.

A. less than 85 B. less than 65

C. about 65 D. more than 85

58. 10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because ____________.

A. they are working in noisy places B. they often listen to pop music

C. they live near airports D. they are too busy to listen to others’ talk

59. The government of China is trying to reduce _____________.

A. only the air p