东台市安丰中学2013-2014学年度第二学期

高二英语期中试卷

命题：沐红梅 校核：张海群

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题　三部分　共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡ 19.15. 　　　　　B. ￡ 9.15. 　　　　　　 C. ￡ 9.18.

答案：B



1. What does the woman think of the book?

A. It’s too long. B. It’s attractive. C. It’s hard to understand.

2. What is the man trying to do?

A. To make an apology. B. To make a decision. C. To make a suggestion.

3. What does the woman suggest?

A. Leaving early for the airport.

B. Checking the flight schedule the next morning.

C. Listening to the weather forecast the next morning.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary. C. Husband and wife.

5. Why is the man moving to London?

A. He has got a job there. B. He runs a company there. C. He prefers to live in a big city.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. How long will it take the man to ride a 10-mile distance?

A. About half an hour. B. About an hour. C. About two hours.

7. How does the woman go to work?

A. By train. B. On foot. C. By bike.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How old was probably the man when he got his PhD?

A. 18. B. 26. C. 28.

9. When did the man begin his research on the cancer drug?

A. When he got a job in a medical lab.

B. When he worked at a medical company.

C. When he was in the process of getting his PhD degree.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What did the head teacher tell the woman?

A. Jim failed in the exam.

B. Jim didn’t attend class today.

C. Jim didn’t study hard at school.

11. What’s the woman’s advice?

A. The computer should be sold at once.

B. Jim can never use the computer any more.

C. Jim can use the computer only on weekends.

12. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. To have a talk with Jim.

B. To help Jim with his lessons.

C. To tell Jim that he is also his favorite cousin.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What do we know about the woman?

A. She is smart.

B. She is actually very young.

C. She is familiar with the young man.

14. Why does the woman refuse to give a bottle of Scotch to the man?

A. She is too frightened to do so.

B. She knows the man is younger than 21.

C. She intends to find out more about the man.

15. What will the woman tell the police about the man?

A. The man’s appearance.

B. The man’s name and address.

C. The man’s drive experiences.

16. What is the possible ending of the story?

A. The police arrive in no time.

B. The young man gives up robbing the woman.

C. The woman fights against the man and wins at last.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Which of the following hobbies is NOT mentioned?

A. Collecting coins. B. Collecting stamps. C. Collecting phones.

18. How much is the man’s coin collection worth?

A. $215. B. $250. C. $275.

19. What does the speaker’s youngest brother collect?

A. Matchboxes. B. Stamps. C. Model airplanes.

20. What do most people want to get from their hobbies?

A. Inspiration. B. Pleasure. C. Money.

第二部分　英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节　单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. As ________ garden-style city of China, Suzhou was ranged ________ Number One City suitable for living in Jiangsu last year.

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

22. As an experienced doctor, he usually judges the patients’ illness according to the ________ and gives them some medicines.

A. signs B. symptoms C. signals D. marks

23. ― To be a promising student is not an easy job. It takes time.

― I can’t agree more. ________. There is no short cut.

A. All roads lead to Rome B. Slow but sure wins the race

C. Practice makes perfect D. Rome was not built in a day

24. We really hate ________ if you treat your roommates so rudely.

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

25. ________ how to express the idea in English ,he turned to the dictionary.

A. Does not know B. Not knowing C. Knowing not D. Not to know

26. The fog was so heavy this morning that drivers could hardly ________ the things just ten meters away from them.

A. figure out B. look out C. make out D. try out

27. The disaster-stricken village was inaccessible ________ by helicopter, and the storm added to the rescuers’ difficulty.

A. instead of B. other than C. rather than D. regardless of

28. A case of suspected food poisoning in New York has led to 6 high school students ________ to hospital.

A. being sent B. sent C. sending D. to be sent

29. Foreign ministers of the two countries hold regular meetings, ________ they can exchange views on international issues of both concern.

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

30. I wrote a letter to John for his help during my high school years, without which I ________ the college entrance exam.

A. would fail B. would have failed C. should fail D. must have failed

31. It was several minutes _______ we realized what was happening — our dog was trapped in a newly-dug tunnel.

A. since B. before C. until D. while

32. ― Your cell phone can show the exact position of the person you are talking to?

― Yes. It’s a very useful function and I ________ it for quite a while.

A. used B. would use C. have been using D. had used

33. ― Daddy, I dream to have a new bicycle for my birthday.

― Well, honey, you _______ have one, I promise.

A. must B. should C. shall D. might

34. Was it your dream to make planes in your childhood ________ led you to this university?

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

35. It is reported that in New Mexico, not until they graduate ________ to leave high school.

A. teenagers will be allowed B. will be teenagers allowed

C. will be allowed teenagers D. will teenagers be allowed

第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤儿院）every week to lead us in woodworking projects. I still remember the night when I finished my first project. It was a small table and I looked upon it as though I 36 a life. I could 37 wait to give it to Mother Winters, our orphanage’s leader, as a 38 .

Since the tables’ coating（涂层）was still drying, the man asked us to wait a while 39 taking our tables to our dormitories. But I couldn’t wait. I dashed out of the door in a 40 , carrying my table, 41

from ear to ear.

“It is very pretty,” Mother Winter smiled at me. When she 42 the coating she noticed that it was still wet. Then she asked me 43 I had brought it outside. I stood with head down. “Were you supposed to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am,” I said.

Mother Winters kicked the table over and all of the legs were broken off. She 44 me throw the table outside. After Mother Winters left, I went out to get my little table. There was dirt all over it. Crying

45 , I hid the ruined table in my closet. A year later I gave it to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, to

46 .

Thirty years later I 47 Mother Henderson was living in Asheville, North Carolina, so I drove up to see her. She gently asked me to come down to her basement and help her get something 48 . “Do you still remember that?” she asked, pointing into a dark corner. I did. At that moment I could not speak 49

crying. “Roger, I want you to 50 it.” Mother Henderson gave me back the little 51 that I had given up so long ago. She had kept it, never 52 if she would see me again.

Today, I look at the table with bittersweet _53__. I think of the time when Mother Winters forced me to throw it away. But I am also _54_ and joyful at the kindness of Mother Henderson, who kept it 55

a remembrance（纪念，回忆）of a young orphan who tried very hard to please.

36. A. created B. had created C. have created D. was creating

37. A. only B. simply C. almost D. hardly

38. A. work B. reward C. gift D. praise

39. A. until B. before C. after D. when

40. A. hurry B. moment C. circle D. word

41. A. laughing B. crying C. talking D. smiling

42. A. observed B. touched C. studied D. accepted

43. A. why B. when C. how D. what

44. A. ordered B. got C. made D. asked

45. A. mildly B. loudly C. angrily D. silently

46. A. put away B. take away C. throw away D. wash away

47. A. learned B. told C. realized D. smelt

48. A. splendid B. popular C. important D. expensive

49. A. on behalf of B. for fear of C. in memory of D. in spite of

50. A. fix B. clean C. sell D. have

51. A. table B. gift C. memory D. joy

52. A. expecting B. knowing C. promising D. doubting

53. A. impressions B. emotions C. memories D. experiences

54. A. encouraged B. comforted C. refreshed D. entertained

55. A. for B. to C. at D. as

第三部分　阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分 30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

Identity Confirmation

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