2013—2014学年下学期高二年级

第三次双周练英语试卷

考试时间：2014年3月20日

第一部分：听力（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二小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

Where is the man’s brother?

At home B. In the hospital C. In the office

What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

Husband and wife B. Waiter and customer C. Teacher and student

Who is the man?a

The woman’s husband B. The woman’s boss C. The woman’s teacher

What is the girl going to do next?

Go to school B. Have breakfast C. Pack her school bag

What will the woman do at about ten o’clock?

Have a meeting B. Call Mr.Johnson again C. Go to Siemens

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独自。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。每段对话或独自读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

Where does the woman want to find at first?

A fruit market B. A supermarket C.A parking area

Where is the parking area?

Behind the fruit market

In front of the supermarket

Between the fruit market and the supermarket

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

What does the woman worry about her daughter?

She doesn’t get along with her.

She failed the college entrance exam.

She doesn’t always have her own views.

What is the man’s opinion about teenagers’ problem?

They know nothing.

They don’t like their parents.

They want to be independent.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

What are the two speakers talking about?

A camp B. A photo C. An adventure

In what aspect does the girl have in common with her father?

Figure B. Character C. Appearance

How does the girl feel when talking about her father?

Proud B. Angry C. Worried

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

Where does this conversation probably take place?

In a fast food restaurant.

In a supermarket.

In a store.

What is the woman’s favorite drink now?

Orange juice.

Coffee.

Pepsi-cola.

What is advertised by Beckham?

The woman’s glasses.

The woman’s shoes.

The man’s sports clothes.

What can we learn from the conversation?

The man is a big fan of Beckham.

The man has his own ideas about fashion.

The woman has been influenced by her fans.

听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。

Who probably is the speaker?

A teacher B. A writer C. A computer salesman

What is Better Computer Skills about?

How to use software.

How to use the Internet

How to use a keyboard

When will the course to be had on how to use the Internet?

On Sept.5th B. On Sept.8th C. On Sept.12th

How many courses are there in all?

Three B. Four C. Five

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. The more China is involved in internationally influential races, the more this will create ________jobs or business for the country, and this huge market will also give the Singaporean side great opportunities.

A. weekly B. relevant C. awesome D. absurd

22. I hope we will maintain diversity of thought when considering what people care about most. ________, we may end up rich in data but poor in meaningful change.

A. Otherwise B. However C. Whereas D. Thus

23. She has gone home with three huge bags of clothes, shoes and other household necessities that she intends to___________ to her family and village neighbors. This is the first time in three years she has returned to her village in Henan.

A. adjust B. adopt C. distribute D. contribute

24. This plan can offer your family financial __________ in the event of your death.

A. aid B. success C. institution D. security

25. Queen is a rock band famous all over the world, so it is a great ________ _for me to hear them sing.

A. advantage B. benefit C. profit D. privilege

26. As with holding sand in the hand, the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too ________ and the best way to keep it is to give it wings.

A. remotely B. loosely C. visually D. tightly

27. The differences in the children’s achievements can not be completely explained________ their social backgrounds.

A. in terms of B. in favor of C. in honor of D. in need of

28. How everything _______in your life all depends on how hard you work; there is no such thing as a free meal.

A. breaks out B. dries out C. turns out D. throws out

29. When I _______ in the kitchen, nothing made me feel better than preparing the eggs and serving them just the way the customers wanted.

A. helped out B. figured out C. dried out D. found out

30. I wanted to go to Greece, and my wife wanted to go to Spain, so we _______ on Italy.

A. compromised B. associated C. contradicted D. participated

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，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。

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 31 , but I always knew he was 32 . He never criticized us, but used 33 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 34 as a child I said something 35 about somebody, and my father said, “ 36 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 37 people, I would get the best 38 . From then on I’ve always tried to 39 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very 40 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 41 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 42 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 43 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 44 me to go into law. And I’ve 45 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 46 I didn’t pursue my 47 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As 48 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 49 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 50 me.

31. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener

32. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned

33. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth

34. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess

35. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual

36. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other

37. A. on B. in C. at D. about

38. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return

39. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow

40. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding

41. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up

42. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice

43. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if

44. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested

45. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost

46. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore

47. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream

48. A. this B. he C. it D. that

49. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project

50. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分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

The iPhone, the iPad, each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad(一时的风尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” – and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer – which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet—adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear – popular in the US and UK – that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed down version of London’s Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”.

In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.

Most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s “i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.

But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, No one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPad, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition.” He says.

“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability(轻便).” Adds Thorne.

Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.

Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.

But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.

51. People use iPlayer to _______.

A. listen to music B. make a call

C. watch TV programs online D. read newspapers

52. We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is aimed at _________.

A. young readers B. old readers C. fashionable women D. engineers

53. The underlined word “ambiguous” in Paragraph 4 means _______.

A. popular B. uncertain C. definite D. unique

54. The writer suggests that _____.

A. “i” products are often of high quality

B. iTeddy is a live bear

C. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products

D. the popularity of “i” products may not last long

B

When Peng Liyuan stepped off the plane in Mosxow, the whole world wanted to know who dressed the elegant first lady. The reporter