安徽师大附中2013～2014学年度第二学期期中考查

高二英语试题

命题教师：孙扎根

一、 听力理解 （共两小节，20小题，满分10分）

第一节 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. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In an elevator. B. On a bus. C. In a taxi.

2. How much does each ticket cost?

A. ￡3.70. B. ￡4.70. C. ￡7.40.

3. What item is needed the most?

A. Batteries. B. Cell phones. C. MP4s.

4. What do we know about Karen?

A. She hasn’t been in contact with the speakers.

B. She has turned away from all her friends.

C. She really likes her studies.

5. Why did the woman change her job?

A. She didn’t like machines. B. She was not good at doing business.

C. She didn’t like accounting.

第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. At what time will the speakers go to see the Smiths?

A. 3:30. B. 4:00. C. 4:15.

7. How will they go there?

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

8. Where will they meet?

A. At the bus stop. B. Opposite the factory. C. In front of the bookstore.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Why does the man like Joplin’s?

A. Because of the location. B. Because of the benefits. C. Because of the salary.

10. What does the woman suggest?

A. He should reconsider. B. He should ask for more benefits.

C. He should apply for it.

11. Why is the woman familiar with Joplin’s?

A. Her husband was employed there. B. She lives near there.

C. She once worked there.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What’s Charlie’s problem?

A. He has to rent a room. B. He has to pay the rent. C. He has to leave his home.

13. What do we know about the woman in the past?

A. She always lent money to the man. B. She got financial problems.

C. She always bought lotteries.

14. How did the woman get so much money?

A. She won the lottery. B. She found a good job. C. Her uncle left it to her.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the woman’s first impression of the television?

A. It’s too big. B. It’s beautiful. C. It’s of high quality.

16. How much did the TV cost the man?

A. ＄1000. B. ＄1200. C. ＄2400.

17. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Watch less television.

B. Have the old television fixed.

C. Return the television and get his money back.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What roles do fathers play nowadays?

A. They mainly stay at home looking after children.

B. They work outside the home leaving childcare to their wives.

C. Besides working they help with childcare as well.

19. What do people often do on Mother’s Day?

A. Mothers and children go shopping together.

B. They have outdoor picnics.

C. They wear carnations.

20. What is most important on these two days?

A. What children write on cards. B. The value of gifts.

C. Love and respect given to parents.

二、单项选择题 (共15小题，满分15分)

21.It turned out that she won the first prize in the competition, which was beyond her .

A. expectations B. reputations C. contributions D. celebrations

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

A. the three times weight of B. heavier three times than

C. as three times heavy as D. three times the weight of

23．____ I'm mistaken, I've seen that tall man at a party before.

A．If B．As C．Unless D．When

24. There are a number of methods to provide relief from your toothache, which can’t

cure the problem.

A. permanent B. temporary C. contemporary D. consequent

25. Only when he told me________what trouble he was in.

A．did I realize B．I realized C．do I realize D．I realize

26. There is a shortage of teachers in Western China, and it will fall on the 80s and 90s generations

to this responsibility.

A. take on B. step up C. make up D. apply for

27．To avoid on how to use the word, you’d better refer to a dictionary.

A．to get confused B．getting confused

C．to get confusing D．getting confusing

28．—What about the student in your class, Mr. Wang?

—The doctor said that sleep caused him poor memory and poor concentration.

A．lacking of B．lacked in C．lacking D．lack for

29. _______the thick clouds, you would find the kite in the sky easily.

A. Had it not been for B. If it were not

C. If it had not been for D. Were it not for

30. I would have come earlier, but I _____ that you were waiting for me.

A. didn’t know B. hadn’t know C. would have known D. haven’t known

31. Will you take my previous experience into when you fix my salary?

A. mind B. though C. reference D. account

32. When you go to a foreign country, you must try to the customs there in order to

recover from the culture shock quickly.

A. deal with B. adapt to C. focus on D. take over

33. _____ her leg the last time, Brenda decided not to go on the school skiing trip this year.

A. Breaking B. Broken C. To break D. Having broken

34．—So you gave her your phone?

— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure B．Not exactly C．No doubt D．No wonder

35． the occasional visit, what else does Alan do for his kids?

A．Except B．In spite of C．Apart from D．Beside

三、完型填空（共20小题，满分20分）

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I 36 a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too 37 for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was 38 and my stepmother had 39 us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no 40_ what to do with me. And that’s when my other family 41 .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home 42 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I 43 with them for the next seven years.

Barbara washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She 44 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 45 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 46 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I 47 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew 48 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _49 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely 50__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

51 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 52 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(使麻痹，瘫痪) by my _53 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

I 54 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 55 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

36. A. lived B. shared C. possessed D. bought

37. A. cheap B. noisy C. small D. limited

38. A. in trouble B. in sight C. in place D. in parts

39. A. struck B. removed C. kicked D. knocked

40. A. plan B. choice C. chance D. idea

41. A. looked after B. showed up C. turned over D. came across

42. A. so B. because C. until D. while

43. A. worked B. traveled C. lived D. learned

44. A. worked out B. called up C. watched out D. made sure

45. A. As long as B. As far as C. As soon as D. As many as

46. A. change B. problem C. conflict D. difference

47. A. set off B. left for C. entered into D. admitted into

48. A. all B. little C. something D. nothing

49. A. supply B. teach C. encourage D. raise

50. A. different B. unfair C. easy D. hopeful

51. A. Thanks to B. In spite of C. Except for D. But for

52. A. home B. house C. ability D. lesson

53. A. choice B. failure C. past D. present

54. A. doubt about B. call on C. center on D. believe in

55. A. born B. accepted C. educated D. deserted

四、 阅读理解（共20小题, 满分30分）

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During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany's mom. .

Tiffany's mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn't give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was annoyed with her.

Whenever I didn't get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffany's mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. "Every time, my morn would calmly say "Poor Tiffany". I couldn't understand her. "She shouldn't be feeling sorry for Tiffany!" I thought. "She should be feeling sorry for me."

One day, I couldn't help saying to Mom, "Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her? " I burst into tears.

My mom sat down next to me and said softly. "Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught. "

I looked up at her. "What are you talking about?"

Mom said with care, "One day she will really want something. Maybe she'll find out that she can't have it. Her mother won't always be around to give her money,