湖南省怀化三中2014-2015学年度高二上学期期中考试英语试题

时量：120分钟 分值：150分

PartⅠ　Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A (22. 5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

Conversation 1

1. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. A blue dress.

B. The woman’s mother.

C. A birthday present.

2. When is the man’s mother’s birthday?

A. Next week. B. This month. C. Next month.

Conversation 2

3. What is the woman?

A. An assistant. B. A saleswoman C. A manager

4. How long has the man been working in the company?

A. One week. B. One year . C. Two years.

Conversation 3

5. What does the woman mean?

A. The exam they took was very easy.

B. The exam will be easy if they study hard.

C. She regretted cheating in the exam.

6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Parent and teacher.

Conversation 4

7. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a photography class. B. At a bus station. C. In the office.

8. What should the woman do tomorrow morning?

A. Send the letters. B. Type the letters. C. Read the letters.

9. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary. C. Guide and tourist.

Conversation 5

10. How did the woman get to the city?

A. By train B. By air C. By car.

11. What do we know about the man?

A. He is there to pick up the woman.

B. He meets the woman for the first time.

C. He carries the bags for the woman.

12. What will the two speakers do this afternoon?

A. Visit the city. B. Rest in a hotel. C. Go shopping.

Conversation 6

13. Who is making the telephone call?

A. Lucy. B. Lily C. Bill Johnson.

14. When will the two speakers have dinner together?

A. On tomorrow evening. B. On Sunday evening. C. Next Monday evening.

15. Where will they have dinner?

A. At the Yangtze Hotel. B. At the Guiyuan Restaurant. C. At the Wuzhou Restaurant.

Section B (7. 5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Piano Classes at the Talent Piano School

Class

Beginning date

Time of class

Cost of each class

Requirements



Class for16_____

May 1st

Every Thursday

And Saturday morning.

 17_____

No requirement



Advanced level class

 18_____

Every19_____ and Sunday morning

30 dollars

Students must take a 20_____





Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. The old man believes that his neighbor who smokes _____ for the big fire.

A. is to be blamed B. is to blame C. should be blaming D. should blame

22. I’m happy ______ should be done has already been done.

A. with what B. that that C. by that D. that what

23. He got annoyed, _______it wasn’t his fault if he couldn’t play as well as me, and that I shouldn’t talk to him in this manner.

A. is saying B. saying C. to be saying D. having said

24. Put everything _________ to you in your bag , not others.

A. belonging B. belongs C. to belong D. belonged

25．—Will you go to see the Hollywood blockbuster?

—If you go, _____.

A．nor do I B．so do I C．neither shall I D．so will I

26. Hearing a scream, I rushed downstairs, only ________the hostess lying unconscious on the floor.

A. seeing B. having seen C. seen D. to see

27.—Why does the lake smell terrible?

—Because large quantities of water_____.

A. have polluted B. is being polluted

C. have been polluted D. has been polluted

28. Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost ______his.

A. as much twice as B. twice as much as

C. much as twice as D. as twice much as

29._______ public figures should offer to their fans is honesty and happiness.

A. Which B. What C. That D. Whom

30. The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _______for a meal to be cooked.

A. laid B. laying C. to lay D. being laid

31. — ______ she finds out that you’ve lost her book?

— I really don’t know.

A. What about B. How about C. If only D. What if

32. —Why not join us in the game?

—I’d love to, but Mother insisted that I______ all my homework first.

A. finish B. will finish C. must finish D. have finished

33. Being blind is something ________most people can’t imagine.

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

34.The ability _____with the people around you is more important than the knowledge from books.

A. communicating B. communicated C. to communicate D. to be communicated

35. My money______. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.

A．has run out B．is running out C．has been run out D．is being running out

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In our life, we are always meeting different kinds of friends. Some are always with you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 36 friends leave footprints.

I shall always recall (回忆）the autumn and the girl with the 37 . I know she will always be my best friend.

It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 38 on the cool wind. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 39 to the sound of them.

Autumn is a 40 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always make me sad. But one day, the sound of a violin 41 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 42 in playing her violin.

I had never seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been 43 there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her.

Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building when I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 44 . Though we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also loved me.

Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 45 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

"You must like violin." she said.

"Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.

Suddenly, a 46 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

"I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 47 me." she said.

"In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered. "Let's be friends." The girl smiled, and so did I.

36. A. young B. true C. new D. old

37. A. sound B. song C. play D. violin

38. A. shaking B. hanging C. falling D. floating

39. A. watching B. listening C. seeing D. hearing

40. A. lively B. lovely C. harvest D. lonely

41. A. flowed B. grew C. started D. ran

42. A. absorbed B. active C. busy D. interested

43. A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. sitting

44. A. interesting B. moving C. encouraging D. exciting

45. A. changed B. began C. gone D. stopped

46. A. happy B. sad C. strange D. surprised

47. A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Hannah and I have been best friends 48_____ primary school. We are both academic and like to study. On Monday, 49______ had a surprise math quiz, 50______ I thought was quite easy. The next day, I was told I had the lowest grade in the class. I felt deeply ashamed. Afterwards, I pretended to be cheerful, 51_____ Hannah sensed something was wrong. I admitted 52______ badly I had done in the quiz. She promised me to keep it a secret.53_______, the next day, I found my classmates had known about 54______. I thought that Hannah must have told my classmates about my grade after promising not to. I was angry with her for 55______keeping her word.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 marks)

Section A(30)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Most middle school students find it boring to learn math. But students in Yet Sen Middle School in New York, US, don’t think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have math lessons.

“The program gives