九江市七校2013~2014学年度下学期

高二年级期中联考英语试卷

第I卷（选择题,115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5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 will the man do?

A. Read a book. B. Take a trip. C. Go fishing.

2. How old is the man now?

A. In his early thirties. B. In his late thirties. C. In his late forties.

3. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Father and Mother.

4. How did Sandy go there?

A. On foot. B. On the train. C. On the school bus.

5. What is the woman’s favorite team?

A. China. B. France. C. England.

第二节（共15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段材料，回答6、7题。

6. Where does the conversation take place?

A. On the playground. B. On the way to school. C. In the classroom.

7. Why should we learn from the past according to the conversation?

A. To learn one more Chinese saying.

B. To avoid making the same mistake.

C. To become a good teacher in the future.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What did the man’s book about?

A. Customs. B. Languages. C. Cultures.

9. What should you say if you are late for a meeting in the United States?

A. Never again. B. Sorry. C. Forget it.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What time will the man get up the next morning?

A. 7:15 am. B. 7:18 am. C. 8:00 am

11. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a clock shop. B. At a hotel. C. At a repair shop.

12. What does the number 1819 refer to if the 31819 is dialed?

A. Time. B. Floor. C. Service.

听第9材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why does the woman look so fit?

A. Because she took more exercise.

B. Because she took more rest.

C. Because she saw her doctor more often.

14. When did the woman join the health club?

A. November this year.

B. November last year.

C. November the year before.

15. What did the woman do first in the gym?

A. Take a swim. B. Work out. C. Drink some water.

16. What should the man do according to the woman?

A. Work out first.

B. Take a swim before exercising.

C. Come to the club with her.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long is the art gallery open to students?

A. For one day only. B. For two days. C. For three days.

18. What should the students do when they are on the trip?

A. Write a report.

B. Collect some information.

C. Choose a name for the exhibition.

19. Which of the following may NOT be included in the report after the trip?

A. The place and date of the visit.

B. The reason for the trip.

C. The weather of the trip.

20. What can the students learn about during the trip?

A. The painter’s education.

B. The painter’s teachers.

C. The painter’s future.

第二部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. —Hi, Tommy. Are you busy now?

—________. I have done my work, and I’m going out for shopping.

A. Don’t mention it. B. Nothing serious.

C. Never mind D. Not really.

22. Some Southeast Asian countries were quick to ________ the search for a missing Malaysian airliner--Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

A. join B. participate C. attend D. involve

23. I’m as busy as a bee; ________ you bother me with so many questions now?

A. can B. shall C. must D. may

24. Only teachers are permitted to enter the reading room, that is to say, the reading room is only________ to teachers.

A. abundant B. aware C. accessible D. absurd

25. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk the good opportunity________.

A. losing B. being lost C. to be losing D. lost

26. After dinner he gave Mr. Richard ________ ride to ________ Capital Airport.

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

27. The income of skilled workers went up. ________, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A. Anyhow B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise

28. Thanks to Ms Smith, the father and the son eventually________ after ten years’ cold relationship between them.

A. made up B. looked up C. put up D. took up

29. In Singapore, people who litter and dirty the streets are more likely ________.

A. to fine B. fined C. being fined D. to be fined

30. To use a foreign language effectively, you need to understand the culture________ it is spoken.

A. what B. where C. why D. which

31. The mother, ________ in the kitchen, totally forgot the medicine on the table within the child’s reach.

A. occupying B. occupied C. being occupied D. to be occupied

32.—I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

—You ________ something not very nice to me, but that’s OK.

A. have said B. had said C. did say D. were saying

33. As the report said, the shopping center was a ________ failure and soon closed.

A. financial B. typical C. physical D. mental

34. Meeting President Xi was a precious moment for the villagers, ________they will treasure forever.

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

35. After the snowstorm broke out, what should be immediately done is to provide ________ for those people who lost their homes.

A. occupation B. equipment C. furniture D. accommodation

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods 36 she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and 37 what to do, she began crying. After a while, she 38 to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. 39 it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and 40 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the 41 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a 42 .

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy 43 that his mistress(女主人) was in danger. He jumped 44 a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a 45 scent(气味)as he lowered his head. He 46 the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking 47 into the air, the dog

48 through the woods until he found the 49 . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his 50 , he saw his mistress' blue shirt in the distance. He 51 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was 52 .

When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “You 54 me, Laddy.” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 55 .That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak.

36. A. before B. since C. while D. as

37. A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. regretting

38. A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided

39. A. When B. Until C. If D. Because

40. A. carelessly B. cautiously C. hopelessly D. unwillingly

41. A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses

42. A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house

43. A. found B. sensed C. heard D. smelt

44. A. at B. through C. in D. onto

45. A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar

46. A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. ignored

47. A. calmly B. loudly C. merrily D. gently

48. A. searched B. wandered C. looked D. travelled

49. A. window B. girl C. house D. hero

50. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. delight

51. A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew

52. A. awake B. abandoned C. available D. asleep

53. A. spotted B. watched C. observed D. saw

54. A. disturbed B. comforted C. rescued D. scared

55. A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D. relief

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(A)

When scientists accidentally killed what turned out to be the world’s oldest living creature, it was bad enough. Now, their mistake has been worsened after further research found it was even older – at 507 years.

The ocean quahog, a type of deep-sea clam, was dredged (捕捞) alive from the bottom of the North Atlantic near Iceland in 2006 by researchers. They then put it in a fridge-freezer, as is normal practice, unaware of its age. It was only when it was taken to a laboratory that scientists from Bangor University studied it and concluded it was 400 years old.

The discovery made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. However, by this time, it was too late for Ming the Mollusc(软体动物), named after the Chinese dynasty when its life began. Unfortunately researchers who calculated Ming’s age killed it instantly by opening its shell.

The researchers opened the ancient clam up to judge its age by counting growth rings inside. But the rings were so close together that scientists ended up having to count the rings on the outside to be accurate, leading CBS journalists to point out that if scientists had just started there,