福州市八县一中2013-2014学年高二下学期期末联考

英语试题

第一部分 听力（共两节20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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.How did the woman get there?

A.By car. B.By bus. C.By bike.

2.How much is the dictionary?

A.$24 . B.$26. C.$50.

3.Why does the man make this call?

A.To cancel his travel. B.To book his ticket. C.To change the leaving date.

4.What is the man trying to do?

A.Make an excuse. B.Make an apology. C.Make a complaint.

5.Where can the man find an available restroom?

A.In the first and second floor.

B.In the first and third floor.

C.In the second and third floor.

第二节 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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A.Life styles. B.Everyday life. C.Activities in spare time.

7.What does the woman think of taking photos?

A.It’s interesting. B. It’s a waste of money. C. It’s suitable for children.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

8.When did the woman leave school?

A.In 1994. B.In 1995. C.In 1996.

9.Why did the woman start running?

A.To keep fit. B.To become famous. C.To make money.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Why does the woman come to the man?

A.To go over lessons with him.

B.To have a chat with him.

C.To inform him of a test.

11.What do we know about the man?

A.He was studying just now.

B.He was looking for the woman.

C.He didn’t do well in the last test.

12.What will the man do?

A.Study with the woman. B.Give Elizabeth a call. C.Have a test himself.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A.Classmates. B.Co-workers. C.Waiter and diner.

14.What did the woman have for lunch?

A.A pizza. B.A hamburger. C.A sandwich.

15.What have the two speakers decided to order?

A.Pasta,coffee,Coke and iced water.

B.Pizza,chicken salad and iced water.

C.Soup,hamburger and cola.

16.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.At McDonald’s. B.At KFC. C.At an Italian restaurant.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Sports education. B.Childre’s psychology. C.Playground safety.

18.Where do most of children injuries happen?

A.On public playgrounds. B.At the gyms. C.On the hard surface roads.

19.What does the speaker suggest parents do?

A.Join in their childre’s activities.

B.Stay close to their children.

C.Repair the equipment of the playground.

20.What can we learn from the passage?

A.There are 200,000 playgrounds all over the country.

B.Children’s sense of safety encourages creativity.

C.Many children are afraid of being watched.

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21．It is hoped that one day all the wild animals shut up in the cages will be set free to nature and live happily in wild.

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

22. By the year of 2053 there will be 487 million aged people in China， means that one third of the population will be over 60.

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

23. Chemical pollution will bring about a threat to agriculture and food chain, and

to human health.

A.frequently B.significantly C. steadily D.consequently

24.-----How dangerous it was !

-----Yes, but for the young man’s quick action, he run over by the car.

A.should have been B. would be C. could have been D. might be

25. Attackers in China’s Xinjiang region crashed two cars into shoppers at a market in May, 31 people.

A.killed B. to kill C. killing D.being killed

26. _______ that we can't get the necessary equipment, we will have to give up the

experiment.

A. To assume??? B. Assume??? C. Assumed??? D. Assuming

27. It is not always easy for the public to see _______ use a new invention can be of to human life.

? A. whose????? B.what?????? C. which?????? D. that?

28.—Wow,where is my purse?

--- ! We will be late for the picnic.

A. Come on B. Don’t worry C. Take your time D. Take it easy

29.The activity is held annually in Chinatown with the purpose of the Chinese tradition.

A. keeping off B. keeping up C. keeping back D. keeping out

30. You’d better let each student read his own tastes and choices.

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

31. Children are to meet with setbacks as they grow up, so their parents don’t have to worry about it.

A. reasonable B. stable C. bound D. skilful

32. Violence of any sort will be as evil by the entire international community.

A.condemned B. scolded C. criticized D. blamed

33.Not ever to “Shanzhamei”,a country girl, that she could be the first runner-up of 2013 on the Avenue of stars, CCTV .

A.it occurred B. it occurs C.has it occurred D. did it occur

34.Over the past decades, the population in this country because of the rising birth rate, immigration and the declining death rate.

A. has been increasing B. have been increasing

C.had increased D. have increased

35. The government will begin a series of to help the public fully understand the new educational system.

A. expectations B. occasions C. presentations D.assumptions

第二节 : 完型填空 (共20小题 , 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文 , 掌握其大意 , 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案 .

Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．It is said that they can then get a full view of the places that _____(36) them．Nonsense! What you see from the ___ (37) of a moving bus is _____(38) and completely removed from the real sights，sounds，and_____(39) outside．Be adventurous! The best ______(40) to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan．______(4l) go wherever your feet and your interests______(42) you．You finally will get to the _____(43) sites as you are on the bus tour—the museums, the monuments，the city hall—but you will have seen much more．You will have______(44)the present life of the city．

“But what if I get lost?”people might ask．No one ever gets ______(45) lost in a major city．

At first, you can find your way back to a(n) ______(46) location．If it _____(47) you to“lost”，just find a taxi and go back to where you started．However， ______(48) things can happen if you get lost．You can _____(49) at a sidewalk cafe to sit and relax．You can ask the local people at the next table about the directions．And _____(50) they don’t speak your language．your trip becomes more memorable because of the _____(51)．Here are a few more

ways to get the most out of your travel．

Know before you go．______(52) a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination．This will help you understand what you’re seeing．

Move around like a local．Use the subways and buses of the city you’re _______(53)．You’ll not only save money，but you’ll also learn how people really live．

Check the bulletin boards(布告牌)．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert，and _____(54) fun activities on bulletin boards around universities．

So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory ______(55) tour，save your money．Instead，wander on your own．I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．

36．A．remembered B．disappointed C．reminded D．interested

37．A．front B．inside C．back D．center

38．A．invisible B．uncertain C．uncommon D．unreal

39．A．smells B．cities C．beauties D．views

40．A．suggestion B．thought C．way D．tip

41．A．Particularly B．Simply C．Generally D．Especially

42．A．move B．lead C．tell D．help

43．A．same B．mistaken C. correct D．different

44．A．left B．lived C．felt D．lost

45．A．terribly B．seriously C．finally D．hopelessly

46．A．unknown B．strange C．well—known D．beautiful

47．A．supposes B. frightens C．delights D．surprises

48．A．worst B．hardest C．happiest D．nicest

49．A．stop B．get C．arrive D．reach

50．A．even if B．as a result C．in fact D．in case

51．A．conversation B．experience C．talk D．coffee

52．A．Take B．Pay C．Spend D．Use

53．A．seeing B．going C．visiting D．walking

54．A．other B．another C．others D．the other

55．A．plane B．car C．train D．bus

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

My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwiches and we’d have tea parties. She’d make beautiful quilts for each one. I remember the small thimble(顶针) she would use while doing her needle work. A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change. We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday. I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow. It was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam(接缝) that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her. Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I