包头一中2013—2014学年度第二学期期末考试试题

高二年级英语试题

命题人：高二英语备课组 审题人：高二英语备课组

第I卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

What is Mr. Rhode doing now?

A. Making a phone call.

B. Working on a project.

C. Having a meeting.

How did the woman get here from the hospital?

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

What does Kevin like best?

A. Fishing. B. Playing tennis. C. Climbing mountains.

What time will John come here?

A. At 3:15. B. At 3:30. C. At 3:45

How does the boy feel about his exam?

A. Terrible. B. Excellent. C. Just so-so.

（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

What will the man do next?

A. Eat fruit. B. Drink tea. C. Go home.

Who is Mary probably?

A. The woman’s daughter.

B. The man’s daughter.

C. The man’s wife.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

What do we know about the earthquake?

A. It was not serious.

B. It killed some people.

C. It damaged some buildings.

What was the man doing when the earthquake happened?

A. Working. B. Sleeping. C. Watching TV.

Where was the man when he woke up?

A. Under the bed. B. On the bed. C. Under the table.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

What is the boy’s problem?

A. He had a headache.

B. He had a fever.

C. He coughed badly.

When are they talking?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon.

C. In the evening.

Why does the boy want to go to school?

A. He has to to take an exam.

B. He wants to play football.

C. He has an important lesson.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

How far is the traffic light from here?

A. About a mile. B. About two miles. C. About three moles.

What will the woman do when she sees a square?

A. Turn left. B. Turn right. C. Drive straight.

Where is the railway station?

A. Opposite the square.

B. On the left of the traffic light.

C. In front of the convenience store.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

What does the speaker do?

A. An editor. B. A reader. C. A teacher.

How many plans does the speaker mention?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Five.

Where is the magazine sold now?

A. In the north of England.

B. In the east of England.

C. In the south of England.

What is the aim of the science program?

A. To help children think of future.

B. To make children interested in science.

C. To enjoy science with others.

第二部分 阅读理解（共三节，满分70分）

（共15小题；每小题2 分，满分30分）

A

One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son’s school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains, retching (干呕) into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.

What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly-competitive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day cause no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is a nightmare (噩梦). Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disease.

Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or it’s taking part, not winning, that’s important; or that’s a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.

Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting — and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyone’s eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.

I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.

21. What can we learn about the author’s son from Paragraph 1?

A. He talked with some mothers. B. He suffered from stomachache.

C. He had difficulty in sleeping. D. He comforted his classmates.

22. Sports day is still an annul event in this school probably because __________.

A. this is an independent school B. it helps children lose weight

C. it is a tradition of the school D. children enjoy watching sports

23. What does the author think about team games?

A. They should include more stressful races.

B. They are less fun for those who love running.

C. They should be abandoned at primary school.

D. They are acceptable to different children.

24. What is the author’s attitude towards sports day?

A. Positive. B. Enthusiastic

C. Critical. D. Ambiguous (含糊不清的).

B

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