宁波市2013-2014学年高二下学期期末考试

英语试题

本试题卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（共110分）

第一部分：听力测试（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共5 小题；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 does the woman think the man should do?

A. Wait patiently. B. Place another order. C. Check on the order.

2. What does the man’s wife like doing?

A. Playing tennis. B. Gardening. C. Collecting stamps.

3. Where will the woman most probably go?

A. To a baker’s house. B. To a supermarket. C. To a bank.

4. Why does the man like going to restaurants?

A. He wants to make new friends.

B. He enjoys the food and drinks there.

C. He can learn a lot from different people.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A party. B. Shoes. C. Shirts.

第二节 （共15小题；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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the man’s problem?

A. He will lose his job. B. He doesn’t like his work. C. He can’t go to sleep at night.

7. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Find an easy job. B. Make less money. C. Take some medicine.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Co-workers. B. Close friends. C. Neighbors.

9. What does the woman do after lunch if she has time?

A. She sees a movie. B. She gets on the Internet. C. She reads the newspaper.

10. What is the woman?

A. She is a reporter. B. She is an announcer. C. She is a salesperson.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。

11. How does the man feel now?

A. He feels energetic. B. He feels worried. C. He feels tired.

12. How does the man do weightlifting?

A. He follows the trainer’s advice.

B. He works out regularly and gradually.

C. He lifts the same amount of weight each time.

13. What do we know about the woman?

A. She likes weight training.

B. She seldom takes exercise.

C. She thinks weightlifting is painful.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。

14. How much has the price of the Suzi 550 19-inch monitor gone up by?

A. 70 pounds. B. 50 pounds. C. 20 pounds.

15. What does the woman decide to buy？

A. A monitor. B. An inkjet printer. C. Some software.

16. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Send her a new price list.

B. Repair the old monitor for her.

C. Recommend some software to her.

17. How will the item be paid?

A. By cash on delivery without extra charge.

B. By credit card on delivery with a small charge.

C. By cash on delivery with a 15% discount.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. Spoken English. B. Practical English. C. Listening English.

19. Why does the speaker recommend reading books?

A. It is the most useful way to learn English.

B. It is interesting and the books have different levels.

C. It is the cheapest way of English learning.

20. What does the speaker think of watching the news in English?

A. It is too boring to secondary school students.

B. It is more useful to advanced English learners.

C. It can help students learn how to use body language.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节: 单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分, 满分10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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

21. “Long time no see.” is _______ sort of informal, but it is part of _______ language that Americans use daily.

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

22. — How much salt did you put in the soup?

— I’m sorry to say, _______. I forget.

A. no B. no one C. none D. nothing

23. Amy joined a painting group but didn't seem to fit in, so she ________.

A. had left B. is leaving C. left D. has left

24. I always keep my camera readily ______in case I see something that needs to be filmed.

A. acceptable B. affordable C. available D. adaptable

25. She looks sad. Could you please tell me _______ that prevents her from being as happy as before.

A. what it is B. what is it C. how it is D. how is it

26. He felt rather _____ as he was the only person who wore sportswear at the dinner party.

A. in place B. in the way C. by the way D. out of place

27. Why ________ it rain on Sundays? We can’t go camping as planned. What a pity！

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

28. — Aren’t you the manager?

— No, and I______

A. don’t want to B. don’t want to be C. don’t want be D. don’t want

29. — Who should be responsible for the accident?

— The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order ______.

A. as told B. as are told C. as telling D. as they told

30. ______ any change about the date，please tell me immediately.

A. Will there be B. Should there be C. There will be D. There should be

31. ________, I got better and returned to work.

A. Accidently B. Normally C. Eventually D. Particularly

32. We were required not to ________ any important details before it was made public.

A. make out B. let out C. figure out D. take out

33. Pointing to the house on _______ roof grew lots of bush, the old man told me that was ________ I would stay.

A. its; what B. whose; what C. whose; where D. its; where

34. It won’t be quite a long time ________ your son is back, so don’t be worried.

A. that B. since C. before D. until

35. People’s _______ for bicycles may reflect public dissatisfaction with bus service.

A. insistence B. preference C. confidence D. reference

36. Although my parents are very busy, they still ______ a lot of time to us.

A. offer B. devote C. spend D. provide

37. _________ a pleasant, small conversation with someone you don’t know, and people will feel relaxed and enjoy your company.

A. Starting B. To start C. Start D. Having started

38. My sister, as well as one of her classmates who ______ late for class, _______ criticized by Mr. Hunt.

A. were; was B. was; were C. was; was D. were; were

39. — Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?

— No. It’s out of _______.

A. range B. reach C. control D. distance

40. — I think I’m coming down with a bad cold.

—_______.

A. Oh, don’t say that again B. Then you’d better see a doctor

C. Well, I suggest you have a rest D. But you should go up a bit

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

This life is so full of beautiful moments. All you have to do is open your eyes and your 41 to see them. I saw one just the other day.

The local elementary school had just let out and I 42 myself behind a school bus as I

was 43 home. The bus stopped by a 44 sitting on top of a hill. A little girl no more than 7 years old hopped down the bus steps and started 45 up the driveway toward the house. The 46 on her face was contagious (有传染性的). Her long hair was bouncing off her shoulders and her pink backpack was trailing behind her 47 she ran. I looked up the hill to see where she was going and saw her dad 48 her. As she got closer and closer her dad smiled and knelt down to 49 her. The second she got to him he wrapped his 50 arms around her and gave her a huge hug.

My eyes 51 a bit as I watched this 52 and remembered all the times my own children had run into my 53 with smiling faces and loving hearts. Every single 54 from them was a fountain of youth and a treasure of 55 .

My lovely trip down memory lane was 56 when I heard the car behind me honk its horn. I saw the school bus 57 pulling away and started to follow it again. I did so, 58 , with a fuller heart and lighter 59 than I had before. I 60 that beautiful moment and stored it safely in my soul where I knew it would remain forever.

41. A. heart B. ears C. door D. window

42. A. noticed B. realized C. found D. saw

43. A. walking B. leaving C. arriving D. driving

44. A. nursery B. church C. house D. shop

45. A. jumping B. running C. dragging D. passing

46. A. look B. surprise C. eagerness D. smile

47. A. as B. until C. unless D. because

48. A. looking for B. watching over C. waiting for D. signing to

49. A. dress B. greet C. shelter D. help

50. A. powerful B. steady C. slim D. bare

51. A. closed B. opened C. lowered D. watered

52. A. event B. scene C. incident D. appointment

53. A. room B. sight C. arms D. memory

54. A. hug B. word C. gesture D. tear

55. A. value B. freedom C. care D. joy

56. A. changed B. corrected C. interrupted D. blocked

57. A. quickly B. actually C. quietly D. gradually

58. A. therefore B. however C. besides D. instead

59. A. sense B. burden C. state D. spirit

60. A. shared B. buried C. took D. ignored

第三部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分,满分50分)

第一节：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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

My friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently, about her own experience with resentment (愤恨). She once worked as the training manager for a large newspaper, where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating. The company was a hundred years old and their past success had blinded them to the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.

“I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper. I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and I wrote. It wasn’t just a story that poured out; it was a whole book! We called it A