江西省上高二中2013-2014学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2014-06-20

第一卷（选择题部分 满分115分）

第一部分，听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；第小题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，从题中所级的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 many students are there in the Western Culture class today?

A. 92. B. 18. C. 74.

2. Whose car was stolen?

A. Karen’s. B. The man’s. C. The woman’s.

3. Where is the woman now?

A. In Oxford. B. In Harvard. C. In Cambridge.

4. How does the woman think of her life now?

A. A little bad. B. Wonderful. C. Very common.

5. Why do most of people raise pets according to the man?

A. To find comfort. B. To kill time. C. For meat.第二节（共15小题；第小题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分钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段以地话，回答第6和第7题。

6. What is the woman going to do?

A. Buy a birthday gift for her son. B. Buy a pet for her husband.

C. Go to David’s birthday party.

7. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. David likes keeping rabbits. B. David doesn’t like animals.

C. David likes keeping a pet.

听下面一段以地话，回答第8和第9题。

8. What does the woman want her son to know most of all?

A. Tree-Planting Day is important. B. Cutting down trees is necessary.

C. Trees are very important.

9. What can we learn about the boy?

A. He likes asking questions. B. He enjoys planting trees.

C. He has enough knowledge about planting trees.

听下面一段以地话，回答第10和第12题。

10. What is the woman doing when the man talks to her?

A. Listening to music. B. Watching a film. C. Writing a letter.

11. How long will the woman stay in Japan?

A. A year. B. A month. C. Two years.

12.What will the woman do before she leaves for Japan?

A. She will read more Japanese novels. B. She will attend a language class.

C. She will apply for a new program.

听下面一段以地话，回答第13和第16题。

13. When will the man go back to London?

A. Next month. B. Tomorrow. C. In three days.

14. How long has the man been in Japan?

A. For two months. B. For nine months. C. For two years.

15. What will the man miss the most?

A. The drinks. B. The food. C. The nightlife.

16. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The man is excited to go home. B. The man doesn’t like dancing.

C. The drinks in Japan are cheaper than those in London.

听下面一段以地话，回答第17和第20题。

17. What’s the main topic of this passage?

A. The public school. B. Electronic books. C. Online textbooks.

18. How many students attend the public schools in Fairfax County?

A. More than 175,000. B. More than 157,000. C. About 170,500.

19. Which of the following statements is NOT the electronic textbooks’ advantage?

A. They look like regular textbooks.

B. Publishers can quickly update their content.

C. Thy cost less than printed textbooks.

20. Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Students like online textbooks.

B. Students can individualize their learning when they use online textbooks.

C. No other school is planning to use online textbooks.

第二部分 英语知识应用（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）

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. ------Aren’t you cold?

------______. I’m boiling hot.

A. That’s all right. B. Far from it C. Take it easy. D. Not a little.

22. Mrs Jane, who comes from ______ European country, has formed the habit of attending ______ church on Sundays.

A. an; 不填 B. an; the C. a; 不填 D. a; a

23. ------ Have you got any job offers?

------ No. I ______.

A. waited B. had been waiting C. am waiting D. have waited

24. The fast economy growth actually brings richer material life to people, but the social morality is going down day by day compared with ．

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

25. a man’s age, he can reduce it several years by wearing a confident smile．

A．Whichever B．However C．Whenever D. Whatever

26. ---- Do you often cook at home, Lucy?

----- No. It is my husband ______ all of us depend on.

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

27．I am certain by no means _______ his word since he has promised an amount of money to the poor．

A．he will break B．will he break C．he broke D．did he break

28. Lack of space forbids ________ the names of all those who contributed to the charity .

A. to list B. being listed C. listing D. to be listed

29. It is urged that children ________ to develop an awareness of how the Internet can be used

A. be taught B. should teach C. would be taught D. be teaching

30. The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds ______by heavy rain..

A. reflected B accompanied C. governed D. conducting

31. For professional athletes, _____ to the Olympic means that they have a chance to enter the history books.

A. appeal B. attachment C. access D. approach

32. The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests ________.

A. anyhow B. therefore C. furthermore D. otherwise

33. Thanks to Mr. Smith, the father and the son eventually ________after ten years' cold relationship between them.

A．took up B．made up C．looked up D．turned up

34. Television is such a means that it keeps us informed about _____ events.

A. current B. adequate C. opposite D. relevant

35. ____________ that the machines should be checked every year.

A. What is strongly recommended B. As is strongly recommended

C. It is strongly recommended D. He strongly recommends to

第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. And he was given a slingshot（S单弓） to play with out in the woods. He 36 in the woods, 37 he could never hit the 38 . And getting a little discouraged, he headed back to dinner．

As he was 39 back, he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse (冲动) , he let it fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it. He was __40___ and felt very sorry. In a panic, he hid the 41 duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister 42 . Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes. ” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the 43 today, didn't you, Johnny?" And then she whispered to him, “Remember, the duck?"

So Johnny 44 the dishes. Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and 45 said, " I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make 46 . " But Sally 47 and said, “Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help," and she whispered _48 ,“Remember, the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny 49 .

After several days of Johnny doing 50 his various small tasks and Sally's, he _51 couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and 52 that he killed the duck. She bent down, gave him a 53 , and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I __54___ you. But I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a __55__ of you. "

36. A. walked B. played C. practiced D. aimed

37. A. or B. and C. so D. but

38. A. bird B. target C. duck D. woods

39. A. rushed B. walking C. driving D. riding

40. A. frightened B. excited C. shocked D. puzzled

41. A. dead B. painful C. dying D. living

42. A. surveying B. noticing C. observing D. watching

43. A. toilet B. kitchen C. house D. fields

44. A. watched B. dropped C. did D. made

45. A. Grandma B. Grandpa C. Johnny D. Sally

46. A. cook B. lunch C. supper D. breakfast

47. A. laughed B. smiled C. cried D. wept

48. A. again B. only C. twice D. more

49. A. followed B. stayed C. left D. boated

50. A. all B. either C. neither D. both

51. A. secondly B. firstly C. finally D. thirdly

52. A. lied B. denied C. admitted D. spoke

53. A. beat B. pat C. surprise D. hug

54. A. protected B. forgave C. spoiled D. punished

55. A. slave B. laugh C. fun D. trick

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

Recently I came in contact with the true meaning of love. That would have been, Kane, a boy. Kane was the two-year-old son of Jolene, my new neighbor．

At a glance Kane was a sight. He’d been born with hard sticks for legs. And on that morning I witnessed the effect that Kane’s physical shortcomings had on his family. But I also witnessed much more than that．

I saw an extraordinary family that embraced this special child. A family that wouldn’t allow Kane to know he was different. Jolene had made a small cart just a few inches off the floor for his son to get around. Using his hands to move about, Kane moved the cart to “go to” any place just as everyone else was able to do. Kane worked that little cart like a master. Kane was a vital focus of the entire family. He was more than just a member of the family; he was the soul. This child was the driver, the motivator, and the founder of much of the interaction．

Much later in my life, I came to realize that God had sent this child to help some of us who just weren’t getting what love was all about. Even with my limited ability for understanding at the time that Kane was a highly developed spirit with great wisdom．

Kane demanded attention, but not because of his mobility challenges or other obvious shortcomings. In his mind, he had no challenges or shortcomings. The truth is that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer．

Kane was and still is a lot of warm and powerful energy sent to us all, so we might learn that love surpasses(超越) all things. Kane, a fragile yet lovel