2013-2014学年第一学期期中调研测试

高 二 英 语 试 卷

(考试用时：120分钟 满分：120分)

注意事项：

1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。

2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。

第I卷 选择题（四部分，共75分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

听下面5段对话，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How long will the man probably wait?

A. Two hours. B. Three hours. C. Four hours.

2. What can we know about the speakers?

A. They want to have a cup of coffee.

B. The woman refused the man’s invitation.

C. The woman will destroy her paper tomorrow.

3. What are the speakers talking about?

A. The light. B. Power failure. C. Air -conditioning.

4. How much did the man’s sister pay for the coat?

A. $172. B. $43. C. $86.

5. What do we know about the Grass World?

A. It’s a café. B. It’s a supermarket. C. It’s a theater.

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，各个小题将给出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. Who is the woman most probably speaking to?

A. A close friend. B. A teacher. C. A passenger.

7. What is the woman going to do then?

A. To change to the bus.

B. To give up the journey.

C. To buy a ticket for this train.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why is the man going to the airport?

A. To fly to Singapore. B. To meet his cousin. C. To send off his cousin.

9. What does Christopher do?

A. A traveler. B. A writer. C. A painter.

10. When is Christopher expected at the airport?

A. At 10: 20 am. B. At 10: 40 am. C. At 11: 00 am.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is a lido?

A. An in-door swimming pool.

B. An open-air swimming pool.

C. A swimming pool only for children.

12. When did the lido begin?

A. In 1914. B. In 1940. C. In the 1940s.

13. Why is the lido very popular?

A. People can swim and relax there.

B. People can swim and dance there.

C. People can run and have a sunbath there.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a hospital. B. In a department store. C. In a restaurant.

15. Why is the man nervous?

A. Because this is his first time to China.

B. Because he knows nothing about Chinese table manners.

C. Because he doesn’t know whether he likes Chinese food or not.

16. What’s the rule of table manners the woman tells the man to observe?

A. To make himself at home. B. To learn to use chopsticks.

C. To choose less strong wines.

17. What does the man have dinner with?

A. Chopsticks（筷子）. B. A knife and fork. C. A spoon.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What does the woman ask Bobby to do?

A. Set the table. B. Pick up his father. C. Help her prepare dinner.

19. What is Bobby’s attitude towards his father?

A. Thankful. B. Annoyed. C. Understanding.

20. What does Bobby’s father do?

A. He is a bank clerk. B. He is a salesman. C. He is a bus driver.

第二部分：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. —Have you heard of the terrorist attack at Tian’anmen Square in which 5 people were killed and 40 injured?

—Yes, ______ news came as ______ great shock to me.

A. the；a B. the；the C. a；a D. a；the

22. She hung up the receiver. This means she______.

A. let it hang B. didn’t put it back C. held it D. put it back in its place.

23. —Do you know the headmaster well?

—Not really, just a nodding ______.

A. acquaintance B. administration C. consequence D. consideration

24. —I’m sure Andrew will come out first in this speech competition.

—I think so. He ______ for it for months.

A. is preparing B. has been preparing C. had been preparing D. was preparing

25. The experts have given some practical advice ______ the problems that most people are concerned about in food safety.

A. in charge of B. in honor of C. in favor of D. in regard to

26. Never should we forget peace and the happiness ______ brought to our country.

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

27. He said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to ______ his acceptance in writing.

A. adopt B. blame C. modify D. confirm

28. She was found sitting in her wheelchair, completely ______ in a fashion magazine her son had just bought.

A. absorbing B. absorbed C. being absorbed D. to absorb

29. ______ tablet computers like Apple’s iPad just before bed, a researcher says recently, can lead to a poor night’s sleep.

A. Using ???? B. Used???? C. To use????? D. Use

30. The storm came so suddenly, otherwise they ______ such great loss when it struck.

A. couldn’t suffer B. wouldn’t have suffered

C. shouldn’t suffer D. needn’t have suffered

31. I am ______ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.

A. enthusiastic B. sensitive C. doubtful D. cautious

32. Joining the firm as a clerk, Peter got rapid promotion, and ______ as a manager.

A. turned up B. brought up C. ended up D. showed up

33. I went to see Professor Johnson, only ______ that he had left the city the night before.

A. to learn B. learn C. learned D. learning

34. Little Tom tiptoed quietly to the bird, but ______ into the forest when he was about to catch it.

A. flew it away B. away flew it C. away it flew D. flew away it

35. —Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I am sure we will win.

—______！

A. Congratulations B. Cheers C. Never mind D. Good luck

第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

Fifteen years ago, I made a living by driving a taxi. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pickup at a building that was 36 except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and 37 . A small woman in her 80’s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to 38 her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me a(n) 39 , then asked, “Could you drive through 40 ?” “It’s not the 41 way,” I answered. “Oh, I don’t 42 ,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院).” I looked in the rear view mirror (后视镜). Her eyes were glistening (闪烁). “The doctor says I don’t have very long.” I quietly reached over and 43 the meter (计程器). “What 44 would you like me to take?” I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the 45 where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes she’d ask me to 46 in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. As the sun was 47 , she suddenly said: “I’m 48 . Let’s go now.” We drove in 49 to the address she had given me. There were people waiting for her and they put her in a wheelchair. “How much do I 50 you?” she asked, reaching into her purse. “Nothing,” I said. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me 51 . “You gave an old woman a little moment of 52 ,” she said. I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. I didn’t 53 any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, 54 in thought.

We’re used to thinking that our lives focus on great moments. But great moments often 55 us unaware.36. A. old B. dark C. dirty D. lonely37. A. entered B. knocked C. listened D. ran38. A. invite B. watch C. help D. receive39. A. address B. letter C. speech D. gift40. A. playground B. downtown C. countryside D. community41. A. shortest B. funniest C. safest D. longest

42. A. consider B. doubt C. know D. mind43. A. cut out B. showed off C. shut off D. turned on44. A. responsibility B. order C. role D. route45. A. apartment B. environment C. neighborhood D. plant46. A. break down B. get off C. speed up D. slow down47. A. changing B. moving C. rising D. setting48. A. tired B. embarrassed C. terrified D. confused 49. A. darkness B. turn C. silence D. sadness50. A. love B. owe C. charge D. cost51. A. mysteriously B. tightly C. patiently D. accurately52. A. joy B. security C. trouble D. profit53. A. talk with B. call up C. pick up D. take away54. A. annoyed B. lost C. mad D. guilty55. A. catch B. drive C. improve D. puzzle

第四部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。

A

I have this old clock that belonged to my mom. My dad gave it to me years ago after mom passed away. I have mixed feelings about keeping the clock. I love it because it was my mom’s, but it also holds some bad memories. You see, it chimes (打钟报时). It counts out the hour and rings once on the half hour. Or at least it used to. Now you never know what number it will ring. When my mother was at home dying from cancer, she asked for the clock to be unplugged (拔去插头等). Hearing the hours count down really angered and frightened her. Mom passed away. I decided I wanted to get the clock fixed so I could remember the good hours we had with her. I took it to a local clock shop the other day. “I know this has no particular value as a clock, but it was my mom’s and I need to get it fixed,” I said to the shop owner. I went on to describe the problem. “We get a lot of these in,” he told me. “Here’s what I do. We remove the clock works (机件) and replace it with a battery -operated movement (机芯) that chimes electronically,” he told me. “You can’t fix this?” “No, we don’t have the time nor the parts.” I thanked him and went