邹城二中2013—2014学年高二下学期期中检测

英语

第一部分 听力（共20小题，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. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the woman’s house. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.

2. How much extra money does the man need to pay?

A. $7.50. B. $1.50. . C. $0.5.

3. What’s the man doing?

A. Weighing a sweater B. Sending a package. C. Buying a gift.

4. What will the boy do first?

A. Meet Ben. B. Do shopping C. Go to the library.

5. Why does the man talk with the woman?

A. To know what to do to a textbook. B. To tell her about a printing problem.

C. To ask her to review a textbook..

第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

6. How did the man travel around the world?

A. By car. B. By motorbike. C. By train.

7. Why didn’t the man choose cycling?

A. It was boring. B. It was not adventurous.

C. It was unpractical sometimes.

听第七段材料，回答8-9小题。

8. Why is the woman worried?

A. She has to run ten kilometers. B. She has no previous experience.

C. She is afraid of her legs.

9. What will the woman do on Saturday?

A. Relax her body, B. Practise on the track.

C. Make preparations in a gym.

听第八段材料，回答10-12题。

10. Why does the man give up the tickets in the lower balcony?

A. The tickets have been sold out.

B. He prefers the seats in the centre.

C. There are no four seats together.

11. How will the man get the tickets?

A. He will collect them himself. B. The woman will mail them to him.

C. He will ask his friends to pick them up.

12. When will the man get to the theatre on Thursday night?

A. By 6:00. B. By 7:00. C. By 8:00.

听第九段材料，回答13-16小题。

13. Where does the man come from?

A. India. B. Thailand. C. Britain.

14. What does the man often do?

A. He visits friends. B. He goes swimming.

C. He does gardening.

15. Where does the man often go?

A. To the cinema. B. To the theatre. C. To the bar.

16. How does the man usually spend his holiday?

A. By staying at home. B. By visiting relatives.

C. By traveling around.

听第十段材料，回答17-20小题。

17. What made the woman decide to go to Africa?

A. Her curiosity about the real world. B. The equipment of her work.

C. Her desire to be a volunteer.

18. What was the woman expected to do in Africa?

A. Train farmers. B. Teach students. C. Nurse patients.

19. What did the woman like doing after she came back from Africa?

A. Staying in a flat. B. Living in peace. C. Shopping in the market.

20. What is the conversation mainly about?

A. A job interview B. A working experience.

C. A volunteer organization.

第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分50分）

第一节：单项选择（共20题；每小题1分，共20分）

21. The white-flag dolphin, ______ rare Chinese mammal, is in ___ dangerous state of dying out.

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

22. She was always _____ , even when things were at their worst.

A. attractive B. optimistic C. pessimistic D. frightened

23. She asked such a silly question that everyone couldn't help _________.

A. to laugh B. being laughed C. laugh D. laughing

24. —Don't sit in the classroom all the day doing homework!

—I know taking some exercise every day will ______ my health, but look at the pile of test paper!

A. set up B. build up C. take up D. make up

25. It is said that Huang Guangyu, the chairman of GOME Group, was granted (准予) a 10-month commutation(减刑) of his sentence because of his good ________ in prison.

A. behavior B. action C. gesture D. movement

26. From his _____look , we could see that he hadn’t expected that we could raise such ______ questions to him.

A. confusing; confusing B. confused; confused

C. confusing; confused D. confused; confusing

27. Look over there --– there’s a very long, winding path ______ up to the house.

A．to lead B．leading C．led D．leads

28. _________ to his teammate made others cheerful.

A. He apologizing B. Him apologizing

C. His apologizing D. He's apologizing

29.The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be ______ the present one.

A. as three times big as B. as big as three times

C. three times as big as D. as big three times as

30. At the meeting they discussed three different ______ to the study of mathematics.

A. approaches B. ways C. means D. methods

31. Dr Yuan Longping grows _____ is called super hybrid rice, _____ has a high output.

A. what; which B. that; what

C. that; which D. what; that

32. _______ in the fields on a October afternoon，we can feel the breath of autumn.

A. To walk B. Having walked C. Walked D. Walking

33. Jane Goodall was allowed to begin her work after her mother came to _____ her.

A. struggle B. support C. expand D. circulate

34. My teacher as well as my classmates _____ very kind to me.

A. are B. is C. do D. does.

35. With the electricity __________ because of the road repairs, the whole building was completely dark.

A. cut out B. cut up C. cut off D. cut down

36.---Robert is indeed a wise man.

---Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ______ his advice!

A. to take B. taking

C. not to take D. not taking

37. _____ your help, I got the first in the final-term English examination.

A. Thanks to B. as a result C. because D. thanks for

38. If I ruled the world, I would ______ the world ____everything that is bad.

A. get rid; of B. be rid of; by C. get rid of; by D. rid; of

39. Nowadays many a student _______the importance of learning a foreign language.

A．have realized　　B. has realized

C. have been realized　 D. has been realized

40. —Some more wine?

—Thank you. ______. I have to drive home.

A. With pleasure B. I’d rather not

C. Go ahead D. It’s up to you.

第二节：完形填空（共15题； 每小题2分，共30分）

On a cold winter’s night I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 41 .

I worked in a doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run later than 42 . It seemed I was going to be late 43 home and my husband, being the punctual (准时的) person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 44 I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to 45 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 46 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 47 half an hour ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 48 in explaining how to get there, with two other people giving their own opinions. One of them was 49 trying to give them a whole different route. Just then, I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 50 ?”

A look of 51 crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a lie since I had just made up my mind to do 52 that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 53 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 54 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband joked, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.”

41．A. break B. fever C. cold D. headache

42．A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. unique

43．A. getting B. cooking C. calling D. working

44．A. as B. since C. while D. if

45．A. pay B. change C. wait D. search

46．A. opinions B. trouble C. directions D. money

47．A. reached B. visited C. called D. left

48．A. skilled B. helpful C. experienced D. active

49．A. even B. still C. only D. ever

50．A. station B. office C. hospital D. hotel

51．A. panic B. relief C. sadness D. peace

52．A. partly B. properly C. exactly D. perfectly

53．A. across B. before C. beside D. behind

54．A. go up B. die down C. speed up D. turn down

55．A. possible B. special C. good D. safe

第三部分：阅读理解（满分40分）

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Oscar the cat seems to have an unnatural ability for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up (蜷伏) next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. “Many family members take some comfort from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one,” said Dosa, a doctor and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.

The 2-year-old cat was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia (痴呆) unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where the facility treats people with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and other illnesses. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He’d smell and observe patients, then sit beside people who would end up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously.

“Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work here,” said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill. She was convinced of Oscar’s talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn’t eating, was breathing with difficulty?and that her legs had a bluish color, signs that often mean death is near. Oscar wouldn’t stay inside the room, though, so Teno thought?his streak was broken.?Instead, it turned out the doctor’s prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient’s final two hours, nurses