2014-2015学年度第一学期高二级英语科期中考试试卷

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共18页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，有2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。

I 卷 (共85分，其中选择题为75分)

听力理解 （共20小题，满分15分）

第一节 听四段对话或独白，根据对话的内容选择正确的答案，录音播放两遍。（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）

听第一段对话，回答1~2题。

1. What happened at the man’s home this morning?

A. His arm was bitten by his cat.

B. He knocked the cup noodles over.

C. His arm was burnt by the hot water.

2. How did the man hurt his head?

A. He fell down from a ladder.

B. A can of paint dropped on his head.

C. He knocked his head against a window.

听第二段对话，回答3~5题。

3. What probably is the man?

A. The owner of the house. B. The owner’s father.

C. The woman’s husband.

4. What is wrong with the bedroom air conditioner?

A. It doesn’t cool very well.

B. It is too old to use.

C. It is too noisy.

5. What does the woman think of the sofa?

A. It is always very comfortable.

B. It needs to be changed to a new one.

C. It hasn’t had any problems since it was fixed last year.

听第三段独白，回答6~7题。

6. What do top students refuse to do when starting to study?

A. Use the computer. B. Watch TV shows.

C. Have supper.

7. What does the speaker mean by “an active reader”?

A. One who reads extensively.

B. One who reads fast and understands everything.

C. One who asks many questions for a full understanding.

听第四段对话，回答8~10题。

8. How did John change the parrot’s attitude at first?

A. By telling it stories. B. By playing soft music.

C. By shouting at it.

9. What was the parrot’s response when John shook it?

A. It got even ruder. B. It became politer.

C. It remained the same.

10. Why did John get the parrot out of the freezer?

A. Because he was happy that it begged for mercy.

B. Because he was afraid that it might die.

C. Because it screamed terribly.

获取信息：听两段材料，根据所听的内容填空，每空不超过三个

词。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

听第一段材料，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷上标号为1-5的空格中。录音播放两遍。

Tips

Things to do

More details to do





1

do some research on the company

find out its products, 1 and objectives





make a list of what 2

you have that would be valuable to them





2

take care of your physical

appearance

dress right







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3



work out what to take with you

prepare a copy of resume, originals and copies of 4 , references

and samples of work







make sure everything is 5

and neatly presented





听第二段材料，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷上标号6-10的空格中。录音播放两遍。

Item

Title

Content





No. 1



a ban on smoking

the covered area: all indoor workplaces and some 6

the maximum fine: $5,000





No. 2



a deserted baby

where the baby has been found: 7 of

St. Paul’s hospital

the person who found the baby: a patient

the age of the baby: 8 old



No. 3

a 9

from which country: India

where it is living: in “Funnyland”



No. 4

a football match

score: 10





选择题部分 (满分70分)

二、 单项选择（共30小题，每小题0.5分，满分15分）

11. Since the family often have quarrels with each other, the living _______ is

becoming worse and worse.

A. circumstances B. environment C. setting D. surroundings

12. --- Would you mind if I close the door?

--- _________.

A. Never mind B. Yes, go ahead C. Yes, please D. No, go ahead

13. They _______ all these materials in a pile, which can be recycled.

A. swept off B. swept up C. swept over D. swept out

14. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch _______ a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose _______ under the floor as if by magic.

A. on; off B. in; from C. on; from D. in; off

15. --- The grandmother tries to do everything for her grandson.

--- That’s ______ she is mistaken.

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

16. ________, Jack has ever been to many places.

A. A child as he is B. As old as he is

C. Child as he is D. As he is child

17. He_______ a great knowledge of geography after four years of hard work.

A. auditioned B. assisted C. approved D. acquired

18. Not every actor gets to play Achilles, the _______ Greek hero in Troy.

A. contented B. trendy C. legendary D. rugged

19. --- How long _______ like this?

--- Three days. It’s common here that rain ________ without stopping these days of the year.

A. has it been raining; pours B. has it rained; is pouring

C. is it raining; is pouring D. does is rain; pours

20. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ________.

A. on view B. in sight C. at a glance D. on the scene

21. ---Do you still remember the lecture by Mr. Smith?

--- Yes, ________.

A. never I shall forget B. so do I

C. never shall I forget it D. neither shall I forget it

22. His teacher kept telling him that he should recite the text, but________ didn’t help.

A. it B. she C. he D. which

23. These examples, once ________ to his article, will make it sound more reasonable and acceptable.

A. adding B. to add C. add D. added

24. ________ special things stop me, I take exercise outdoors every morning

A. If B. Since C. Unless D. Though

25. In his speech the champion referred ________ the gold medal to his first teacher.

A. to offer B. offering C. offer D. to offering

26. When ________ , he didn’t want to tell us ________ he had done to the old blind man.

A. being asked, that what B. asking, all that

C. asked, all that D. to be asked, all which

27. John put his wallet into the microwave oven _________.

A. keeping safe B. to have kept it safe

C. to be kept safe D. to keep it safe

28. John felt completely________ among all these successful people.

A. out of place B. in place of C. at place D. against place

29. Which do you enjoy _______ your spare time, playing basketball or taking a walk ?

A. spending B. having spent C. to have spent D. to spend

30. The meeting discussed how to ________ cooperation between the two countries.

A. promote B. polish C. process D. publish

31. Taking this drug too much can result in _________ to the liver.

A. wound B. injury C. effect D. illness

32. The bell _________ the end of the period rang, __________ our heated discussion.

A. indicated; interrupting B. indicating; interrupting

C. indicating; interrupted D. indicated; interrupted

33. Not only __________ the children but also the grown-ups __________ interest in the cartoon.

A. do; take B. did; took C. /; take D. /; takes

34. The manager doesn’t have much free time as his work _______ nearly all his spare time.

A. takes up B. takes in C. takes away D. takes over

35. It is true that he has been on television over 300 times and has worked in about 45 motion pictures, ________ as an extra.

A. originally B. instantly C. invariably D. obsessively

36. Jack went to the big city to seek his fortune, _______ to return home until

he achieves his goal.

A. determined not B. determining not

C. not determined D. not determining

37. --- It was careless of you to have left your clothes outside all night.

--- My God! _________ .

A. So did I B. So were you C. So did you D. So I did

38. --- Put these glasses away before they ________ .

--- Ok, I’ll put them in the cupboard.

A. have broken B. are breaking C. get broken D. will be broken

39. A chair of this kind is lighter and more beautiful than ________ made of wood.

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

40. It was in the lab ________ was taken charge of by Professor Black _________ they did the experiment.

A. that; where B. which; that C. whom; that D. which; where

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see

it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. 41 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 42 to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter what the weather was like, she was always

waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 43 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime brought out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 44 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 45 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how much I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 46 her.

“Did she have an accident? Something 47 ?” I thought to myself about her 48 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had known her. I began to realize that part of our 49 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 50 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 51 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 52 markers in our lives. They add weight to our 53 of place and belonging.

Think about it. If, while walking to work, we mark where we are by

54 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we

pass a familiar, though 55 person?

41. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have

42 .A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried

43. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy

44. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially

45. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered

46. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired

47. A. better B. worse C. more D. less

48. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune

49. A. happy B.