厦门六中2013-2014学年第二学期期中考试高二英语卷

考试时间：120分钟

第一卷：选择题（请把答案涂在答题卡上，共89分）

听力（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项,每段对话仅读一遍。

What will the woman do next?

A. Turn down the radio. B. Close the window. C. Turn up the radio.

Who will probably get the stamps?

The woman. B. The man’s classmate. C. The woman’s sister.

Why can’t the woman go with the man?

She’s a little tired. B. She’s going to listen to music. C. She’s going to the library.

When will the man see his parents? A. At 10:00. B. At 8:00. C. At 12:00.

Where does the conversation take place?

A. At home. B. At a travel agency. C. In a hotel.

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项,每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

What does the woman ask the man to send?

A. A report. B. An e-mail. C. A letter.

For whom will the man reserve a room in the Garden Hotel?

For the woman. B. For Mr. Simpson. C. For Mr. Black.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

Where’s the hotel located?

Far away from the city. B. Near the harbor. C. In the center of the city.

When will the speakers meet? A. On Friday. B. On Sunday. C. On Saturday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

What is the conversation about?

A. Buying a flat. B. Renting a flat. C. Visiting a flat.

How many bedrooms are there in this flat?

A. Two. B. Three C. Four.

When can the woman move in?

A. Right now. B. In two weeks. C. After October 1.

听第9段对话，回答第13至16题。

What’s the man looking for?

A. monument. B. A bar. C. A hall.

What is the Mound?

A. A road name. B. A hall name. C. A monument name.

How will the man get there probably?

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

What do you think of the woman?

A. She is helpful. B. She is impatient. C. She is rude.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

Why is Lily sitting in the trolley(手推车)?

She is too heavy for her mother to carry.

Her mother wants to talk to Mrs. Lee.

Her mother has bought too many things.

What is Lily doing while Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Young are talking?

She is listening to their talk.

She is playing with a bottle of whisky.

She is playing with the things her mother has bought.

What can we learn from the speech?

Mrs. Lee steals a bottle of whisky.

The detective finds the whisky in Mrs. Lee’s handbag.

Mrs. Young asks her daughter to steal a bottle of whisky.

What does the speech tell us?

Lily is a shy girl.

Mrs. Lee is forgetful person.

People sometimes can hardly explain themselves.

单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

1. When many of the other competitors were exhausted, Steven still had the energy _______________ the marathon.

A. finishing B. finished C. to finish D. to have finished

2. — Julia, why did you leave halfway last night?

— Because I had little to share with the other wealthy guests; I didn’t __________________ them.

A. fit in with B. put up with C. agree with D. meet with

3. The man acknowledged _____________________, but now he feels well.

A. frightened B. having been frightened

C. having frightened D. to be frightened

4. Jack is the only person in our school ____________________ from America.

A. that comes B. who comes C. who come D. that come

5. In the middle of the school ___________________a library__________________ students read.

A. has, where B. lie, in which C. stands, in which D. is, on which

6. It was the first time Mary __________________ such a big opening ceremony.

A. has attended B. attended C. had attended D. should attend

7. The manager recommended every possible way ___________________to increase the sale.

A. must be tried B. be tried C. should try D. can try

8. He has been working hard for so long, so passing the exam is _____________________.

A. out of question B. in question C. out of the question D. under question

9. I’m thirsty. I’m _________________ a cup of coffee.

A. dying for B. dying to C. eager to D. desire for

10. Many people are congratulating Professor Li on ____________ he has achieved in the field of art.

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

11. —Was anyone injured in the accident?

—All the people were _________________ before the bus exploded. It was really a narrow escape.

A. helped out B. looked over C. taken away D. left alone

12. Look! The new houses _______________ here will be avail-able to those low-income families after they are ready.

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

13. — Are you going to attend the academic lecture tomorrow?

— ____________________. I might have to pick my uncle up at the airport.

A. No problem B. It all depends C. No way D. It sounds great

14. Last Monday, I was chatting online __________________, before I knew it, our manager came in and stood behind me.

A. until B. when C. unless D. so

15. Mr. and Mrs. Smith dream that the beautiful sea will be a(n) ___________ to their romantic love.

A. approach B. access C. witness D. invitation

三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

A little boy wanted to meet God. He thought it was a long trip to where God lived, _36 he packed his suitcase with lots of food and drinks and he started his 37 .

When he had gone about three blocks, he 38 an elderly man. The boy sat down next to him and 39 his suitcase. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the man looked __40 , so he offered him a drink. The man __41__ it and smiled at the boy. His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he __42__ him another one. The man __43__ smiled at him. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy __44__ it was time to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he __45__ , ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man 46__ him his biggest smile ever.

When the boy __47__ home a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of __48 _ on his face. She asked him what made him so happy. He replied, “I had lunch with God, and God’s got the most beautiful __49__ I’ve ever seen!”

Meanwhile, the elderly man returned to his home. His son was __50__ by the look of joy on his face and asked him the __51__ question as the little boy’s mother. The elderly man replied, “I ate and drank in the park with God.” However, he __52__, before his son responded, “You know, he’s much _53__ than I expected.”

Too often we underestimate the __54__ of a touch, a smile, a kind word, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. We should treat the people we meet 55 ; they come into our lives for a reason. Embrace all equally!

36. A. if

B. but

C. so

D. or



37. A. work

B. journey

C. study

D. exploration



38. A. took away

B. picked up

C. learned from

D. came across



39. A. hid

B. examined

C. opened

D. ignored



40. A. worried

B. thirsty

C. anxious

D. tired



41. A. refused

B. avoided

C. accepted

D. received



42. A. offered

B. bought

C. made

D. lent



43. A. still

B. again

C. only

D. just



44. A. imagined

B. pretended

C. announced

D. realized



45.A.played around

B. turned around

C. sat around

D. got around



46. A. supplied

B. promised

C. gave

D. begged



47. A. left

B. returned

C. missed

D. called



48. A. horror

B. confidence

C. disappointment

D. joy



49. A. drink

B. food

C. smile

D. face



50. A. amazed

B. nervous

C. sad

D. excited



51. A. unique

B. strange

C. same

D. unusual



52. A. added

B. replied

C. reminded

D. thought



53. A. braver

B. shorter

C. cleverer

D. younger



54. A. quality

B. power

C. favour

D. difficulty



55. A. differently

B. proudly

C. kindly

D. calmly



四、阅读理解（共4篇，17小题，每小题2分，共34分）

Passage A

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

In many ways, Hamburger University is just like other schools. It has an 80-acre campus. It has classrooms and teachers and more than 275,000 graduates. 56 . Instead, they are McDonald’s restaurant owners and workers learning how to do their jobs better.

Hamburger University isn’t a business school. It’s a corporate university (企业大学). 57__. As a result, the school teaches skills and methods that help improve efficiency in McDonald’s restaurants.

Hamburger University is one of the world’s most famous corporate universities, but it is far from unique. 58 .

Companies operate corporate universities for many different reasons. Some improve the technical skills of employees. Others focus on training people in management. Still others help employees develop skills like learning to learn, creative thinking and problem solving.

59 . Their students often come from distant places and have full-time jobs. To make training possible for students, corporate universities have to use very flexible teaching methods. Some companies pay for their employees to attend specific classes at a local university. Others work with outside educators to develop courses for employees to take at their workplaces. Still others develop their own programs consisting of weekend and online courses.

Corporate universities may never compete with traditional schools. But they have changed the way many see education. Training has always been difficult for busy employees. 60__. Through them, continuing education is possible for many who, otherwise, wouldn’t have the chance to study.

A. Corporate universities help by offering flexible programs

B. Corporate universities face a number of special problems

C. It exists to help the company McDonald’s meet its business goals

D. But Hamburg