2013—2014学年下学期高二年级

第五次双周练英语试卷

考试时间：2014年5月8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一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．When does the man want to leave?

A．On May 7th. B．On May 8th. C．On May 9th

2．What is the woman's job?

A．A guide. B．An operator. C．An instructor.

3．What does the man say about the lecture?

A．It was interesting and easy to follow.

B．It was quite easy to follow.

C．It was not as easy as he had expected.

4．What do we know about Mary?

A．She is excited to find an apartment.

B．She hasn't found an available apartment.

C．she lives on ninth floor in an apartment.

5．Where was the woman last night?

A．In a classroom. B．In Jack's home. C．At a cinema.

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，回答第6、7题。

6．What is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A．Classmates. B．Teacher and student. C．Mother and son.

7．What is the man weak in?

A．Listening. B．Vocabulary. C．Reading comprehension.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．What do we know about the man？

A．He has got two car tickets.

B．He ever got a car accident.

C．He usually goes to work by car.

9．What will probably happen？

A．The man may hurt himself.

B．The speakers will have a car accident.

C．The man's license will be taken away.

听第8段材料，回答10至12题。

10．What is the relationship between the speakers？

A．Brother and sister. B．Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter

11．What kind of shoes does the woman buy for herself？

A．Leather shoes. B．Flat shoes. C. Sandals.

12．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman wears shoes in size 37.

B．The man wants to buy a pair of sneakers.

C．The speakers have got two pairs of leather shoes.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．When does the man usually tutor the kid？

A．Every Saturday. B．Every Sunday. C．Every Monday.

14．How does the woman think of playing chess？

A．Interesting. B．Boring. C．Meaningful.

15．Why didn't the man tutor the kid last weekend？

A．He got up late.

B．He went camping with friends.

C．He had to meet the woman.

16．What does the man suggest doing on Sunday？

A．Sitting around in the city.

B．Going camping.

C．Going for a picnic.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What did the speaker want to be at first？

A．A guide. B．A teacher. C．A pilot.

18．What was the speaker’s major in university？

A．English. B．Physics. C．Engineering

19．Where did the speaker work after his first job？

A．In an engineering company.

B．In a travel agency.

C．In a university.

20．Why didn't the speaker go to South America？

A．He wanted to stay with his wife.

B．He wanted to work with his friend.

C．He would earn less money if he went there.

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．Urbanization（城市化）must respect the rules of the market and avoid __________decisions made by local governments as they imagine.

A．conventional B．arbitrary C．permanent D．controversial

22．The young guy you recommend is too selfish, lazy and too stubborn—__________, he is far from a competitive candidate.

A．together B．altogether C．merely D．even

23．As long as we stick to spreading scientific knowledge among people, all the strange beliefs are _______to go out of our life.

A．fundamental B．flexible C．desperate D．bound

24．Many banks are unwilling to lend money to the company because of the complicated ________to evaluate its possessions.

A．procedure B．medium C．assumption D．breakthrough

25．The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good________.

A．expectation B．regulation C．reputation D．drawback

26．He _______ his position as the manger of the department because he was offered a better job.

A．regained B．retired C．represented D．resigned

27．Take it easy. Don’t let the criticism _________ you.

A．bother B．carry C．award D．obtain

28．His parents, _________didn’t look after him very well：the elbows of his jacket and his boots were badly worn.

A．conservative B．merely C．morally D．apparently

29．His efforts to raise money for his program were________, because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.

A．in place B．in sight C．cast down D．in vain

30．When the law comes into effect, we’ll automatically ______ previous similar regulations.

A．get away with B．do away with

C．come up with D．in good condition

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

Although running is difficult and can cause physical pain, it also makes me happy and gives me peace of mind. When I 31 a race, I have great satisfaction. The best part after the race is the way you think and feel on the 32 . You feel happy and have a sense of 33 .

It was late September and the weather was beautiful. I was with my friend, Max Suttles, 34 up for our race at the Delaware invitational. I got nervous, and then, 35 the gun fired, it was game time. Hundreds of competitors would start running.

“Boys, take one step back from the line!” 36 the starter. The race began. At the start of the race, everyone fought for the front and was very 37 . I truly 38 getting defeated at the beginning of the race, so I 39 straight for the front. This gave me a chance to get ahead and see who I wanted to 40.

Noah Williams has been one of my greatest competitors 41 we started competing in seventh grade. He has always been taller and faster than me, 42 that day I was ready to take the challenge and try my hardest to43 him. I ran like a mad man and used most of my energy to 44 him in the second mile of the race. It was some of the greatest 45 I had ever felt, but my mind took over. My body went 46. My legs felt like noodles, and I lost the 47 to breathe with only fifty meters left. All I could do was to 48 on the finish line and attack.

The race was over. I knew I had done my best and I wasn’t worried about anything in the world. I was satisfied. I was already 49 of myself, without knowing if my time was good, or if I got a medal. I ran my 50 and it was worth it.

31. A. begin B. quit C. organize D. finish

32. A. outside B. center C. inside D. end

33. A. achievement B. tiredness C. ambition D. disappointment

34. A. warming B. holding C. making D. turning

35. A. unless B. because C. although D. once

36. A. whispered B. added C. yelled D. claimed

37. A. considerate B. cheerful C. friendly D. aggressive

38. A. risked B. hated C. enjoyed D. imagined

39. A. followed B. looked C. shot D. called

40. A. challenge B. favor C. conduct D. envy

41. A. now that B. long before C. even though D. ever since

42. A. so B. but C. as D. for

43. A. win B. attain C. beat D. gain

44. A. team up with B. catch up with C. look up to D. put up with

45. A. delight B. privilege C. pain D. comfort

46. A. numb B. cold C. strong D. healthy

47. A. approach B. chance C. ability D. aid

48. A. try B. decide C. hold D. focus

49. A. guilty B. typical C. proud D. terrified

50. A. worst B. hardest C. weakest D. longest

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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

When I was nine years old, I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back of a children’s magazine. I thought to myself I could do this. I begged my mother to let me send for the kit (供加工组装的配件). Two weeks later the kit arrived. The next three hours later, I returned home with no card and a pocket full of money shouting, “Mama, all the people couldn’t wait to buy my cards!” A salesperson was born.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in the dark hall listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyone’s spirits up to ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler,” I replied. A dream was born.

Recently, I began pursuing my dream of motivating others. I realized that everything I had accomplished — the graduate degree, the successful sales career, speaking appointments, training and managing for a major fortune 100 company as a senior manager— had prepared me for this moment. I told my boss who was a great leader I would leave the company though I might not reach such a height in career. He told me to proceed and he believed I would succeed.

Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new home and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage (抵押) payment and now we were done to no income. I even planned to turn back to my former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.

When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles（奇迹） really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. We didn’t miss a mortgage payment. And I was able to book several speaking appointments with new clients (客户). I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my workmates and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she marked, “The