芜湖一中2013—2014学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语试卷

一、听力(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. How is the weather in the woman’s opinion?

A. Warm. B. Cold. C. Hot.

2. What does the man mean?

A. He already has plans. B. The woman should decide.

C. He will make a reservation.

3. Why did the man go to Beijing?

A. To visit his parents. B. To have an interview. C. To receive job training.

4. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. What to take up as a hobby. B. How to keep fit. C. How to handle pressure.

5. What will the man do first?

A. Tidy his room. B. Go on a picnic. C. Wear clothes.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What are the two speakers doing？

A. Seeing a movie. B. Having dinner. C. Making soup.

7. What makes the man unhappy？

A. The woman doesn’t cook very well.

B. The woman seldom talks to him at dinner.

C. The woman watches too many commercials.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What is the woman going to do after dinner?

A. Watch TV. B. Give a speech. C. Go to the hotel.

9. What do we know about the woman?

A. She feels very tired. B. She enjoys the election very much.

C. She likes to shake hands with many people.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Where is the woman from?

A. The UK. B. America. C. Russia.

11. When will Halloween begin?

A. Tomorrow. B. This week. C. Next week.

12. What will the woman do?

A. Buy some candy. B. Attend a party. C. Visit her friends.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What is the man reading?

A. A textbook. B. A magazine. C. A novel.

14. Why are some people against kung fu novels?

A. They think kung fu novels are bad for teenagers.

B. They think kung fu novels are not helpful for students’ studies.

C. They don’t think highly of kung fu writers.

15. What are kung fu novels considered as by some people?

A. Old Chinese literature. B. Modern Chinese literature.

C. Future Chinese literature.

16. What does the woman think of the new textbooks?

A. She is indifferent to them. B. She is in favor of them. C. She is against them.

听下面一段对话,回答第17至第20四个小题。

17．How long has the woman been coughing?

A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days.

18. What is wrong with the woman?

A. She has a headache. B. She is tired. C. She has got the flu.

19. What does the man tell the woman to do?

A. Stay in bed for some time. B. Go around from time to time.

C. Come to see him tomorrow morning.

20. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In the street. B. In the man’s office. C. At the woman’s.

二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Even if you are in rush, pushing someone so that you can get into an elevator (电梯) is just bad manners.

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

22. — Do you enjoy watching stand-up comedy?

— . I prefer to watch science fiction movies.

A. Thank you B. Yes, I do C. Go ahead D. Not really

23. — What made Simon so worried?

— he could be admitted to his dream university.

A. That B. Why C. Whether D. What

24. — Shall we go to the theatre this evening?

— Sorry, I can’t. Because there will be a concert on TV at 8 o’clock.

A. lively B. living C. alive D. live

25. Jim successfully passed his second ball after Mike a teammate on his way back to defend.

A. was tripped over B. is tripped over

C. tripped over D. has been tripping over

26. All the audience were by her performance on the stage.

A. amused; amused B. amused; amusing C. amusing; amused D. amusing; amusing

27. Marsha glanced over her shoulder and found herself by a young man in black.

A. following B. followed C. was followed D. had been followed

28. The good thing about children is that they can very easily to new environments.

A. adapt B. appeal C. attach D. apply

29. When he put forward the plan at the meeting, it widespread disapproval.

A. agree with B. share with C. met with D. go with

30. carrying out the research, he would have found the solution to the problem.

A. Had he insisted on B. Has he insisted on C. If he insists on D. If he has insisted on

31. The good news is that the shop said they would replace the television as it was still under .

A. function B. measure C. summary D. guarantee

32. These earthquake victims (受害者) are living in tents. The construction work of their new houses will soon be completed.

A. frequently B. constantly C. temporarily D. conveniently

33. In 1976, an earthquake measuring 7.8 hit Tangshan, more than 242,000 deaths.

A. causing B. to cause C. caused D. causes

34. — Where did you meet your cousin?

— It was in the restaurant I had lunch.

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

35. a reply from the company, he decided to write another letter to defend his legal rights.

A. Not to have received B. Not having received

C. Not to receive D. Having not received

36. I don’t like when I am left alone to have a conversation with a stranger.

A. it B. one C. this D. that

37. — How do you find the exhibition of the pictures?

— Oh, it bored me to death. I would rather I to it.

A. didn’t go B. haven’t gone

C. hadn’t gone D. couldn’t have gone

38. —What is your primary goal, Miss Sang Lan?

—To __________ better treatment for disabled people.

A. advocate B. accomplish C. appreciate D. allocate

39. —Which city is the first ______ plastic shopping bags?

—As far as I know, it is San Francisco.

A. banned B. bans C. banning D. to ban

40. My suggestion is that Tom ______ there on time.

A. is B. be C. will be D. has been

三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

When Thomas Jefferson was vice- president of the United States, there was not a railroad in all the world. The roads were muddy and 41 . So people did not 42 very much. If a man expected to go to another city, he often rode a 43 .

One day some men were sitting by the door of a 44 in Baltimore when they saw a horseman riding very 45 . He was dressed plainly, looking like a farmer.

“Do you have a room here for me?” he asked the landlord.

Now the landlord 46 himself on keeping a first-class hotel, and he 47 that his guests would not like the rough-looking traveler. So he answered, “No, sir. Every room is

48 .”

“Well, then,” answered the stranger, “I’ll see what they can do for me at the Planters’Tavern, round the 49 ,” and he rode away.

About an hour later, a well-dressed gentleman came into the hotel, saying, “I wish to 50 Mr. Jefferson.”

“There is not a Mr. Jefferson!” said the landlord.

“Oh,” the man was 51 , “but he must be. He said he intended to 52 at this hotel.”

“No. A moment ago, an old clodhopper (乡巴佬) came here but I’ve sent him round to the Planters’.”

“Did he 53 a gray horse?”

“Yes, and he was quite tall.”

“That was Mr. Jefferson, the vice-president,” said the gentleman.

“The vice-president?” 54 the landlord, “How foolish I was to 55 him away!” So he rushed to the Planters’to 56 Mr. Jefferson.

“Mr. Jefferson,” he said, “I’ve come to ask your 57 . You were so bespattered (溅污) with 58 that I thought you were some old farmer. If you come back to my hotel, you will have the best 59 in it. Won’t you come?”

“No,” answered Mr. Jefferson. “A farmer is as 60 as any other man; and where there’s no room for a farmer, there can be no room for me.”

41. A. straight B. wide C. rough D. short

42. A. practice B. work C. care D. travel

43. A. bike B. horse C. plane D. train

44. A. hotel B. station C. college D. hall

45. A. swiftly B. freely C. slowly D. happily

46. A. congratulated B. instructed C. sent D. prided

47. A. explained B. feared C. regretted D. admitted

48. A. safe B. full C. cheap D. tidy

49. A. corner B. yard C. farm D. city

50. A. receive B. invite C. see D. honor

51. A. bored B. depressed C. frightened D. surprised

52. A. knock B. glance C. stop D. recover

53. A. train B. ride C. follow D. buy

54. A. cried B. complained C. smiled D. replied

55. A. carry B. take C. turn D. put

56. A. see off B. call on C. pick out D. fetch back

57. A. pardon B. purpose C. situation D. condition

58. A. oil B. mud C. grass D. powder

59. A. position B. studio C. restaurant D. room

60. A. good B. famous C. rich D. powerful

四、阅读理解 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)

A

On Christmas Day a young man, tall and slim with dark hair, was making his way south on Interstate 85 just below High Point, North Carolina, trying to hitch a ride.

For two years he hadn’t been home; his family had heard nothing from him. He and his mother had had a disagreement, and he set off across the country, going from town to town, from a job to another. He worked at filling stations and produce markets; he drove a taxi and picked crops; he was a helper in a nursing home. But now he was ready to go home.

Thirty miles to go, but a ride was hard to find. “Mom,” he said to himself, “I’m tired and hungry, but I’m coming home.” The cold wind blew and a few trucks passed by. Then from across the road, he heard a voice call his name. “Mike! Hey, Mike, come here!”

To his surprise there was his stepfather, waving, calling to him from his truck. Mike ran across the highway. “Get in, Son. We’re going home.” Mike put his bag in the back of the truck and embraced his stepfather. “Fred,” he said, “how d