2014-2015学年上期湖南省部分岳阳市重点高中联考高二英语试卷

分值：150分 时量：120分钟

Part Ⅰ Listening comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation l

( ) 1．What does the professor ask the students to do?

A．Review the lessons in Modern Education．

B．Find some information in a book．

C．Prepare some questions.

( ) 2．What are the professor’s office hours?

A．8:00 to 10:00a.m． B．10:00 to 12:00 a.m. C. 2:00 to 4:00p.m.

Conversation 2

( ) 3．How does the man want his hair cut?

A．Leave the back as it is．

B．Cut the sides short．

C．Cut the front as short as the sides．

( ) 4．What will the woman do for the man?

A．Give him a shave. B．Dry his hair． C. Wash his hair.

Conversation 3

( ) 5．Why will the man go to New York?

A．He got a new job there．

B．He’s going to take a holiday there．

C．He’s going there for a business trip．

( ) 6．How will the speakers keep in touch?

A．By chatting online． B．By calling each other． C. By e-mail.

Conversation 4

( ) 7．When did the man get his brother’s letter?

A．Last Monday． B．Last Wednesday． C. Last Friday.

( ) 8．What did he put inside the letter to his brother?

A．A photo． B．Some money． C. A postcard.

( ) 9．Why did he do that?

A．To show the woman he is considerate．

B．To tell his brother he’s always with him．

C．To remind his brother to write back often．

Conversation 5

( ) 10．What was the man doing when his problems started?

A．Watching a game on TV．

B．Playing basketball with his friends．

C．Putting his wife’s books in order．

( ) 11．What do we know about the ruined book?

A．It was started 2 years ago．

B．Its electronic copy is kept safe．

C．It was burned by the man．

( ) 12．What sort of reaction does the man expect from his wife?

A．Disappointment． B．Surprise． C. Anger.

Conversation 6

( ) 13．What’s the price of the apples?

A．$3 a kilo． B．$6 a kilo． C. $9 a kilo.

( ) 14．Why didn’t the man get fresh grapes?

A．They were too expensive．

B．They were out of season．

C．He didn’t bring enough money with him．

( ) 15．How much money will he get back?

A．$1． B．$2． C．$3．

Section B (7.5 marks)

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

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Thanksgiving Day

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. I don’t mind ______the internet as long as it is not too late.

A. you to surf B. your surfing

C. your surf D. your to surf

22. _______many times , they succeeded _____ the experiment.

A. Having tried, in doing B. Tried , in doing

C. Having tried, to do D. Tried, to do

23. Sandy could do nothing but _________that he was wrong.

A. admit B. admitted C. to admit D. admitting

24. Helen had to shout ____above the sound of the music.

A. making herself heard B. to make herself hear

C. making herself hear D. to make herself heard

25. What surprised me most was that there appeared a ____ look on her face on hearing the unexpected news.

A. worrying B. worried C. worry D. worries

26. He ran off the stage as fast as possible, ________ people and things on the way out.

A. running over B. ran into C. ran over D. running into

27. Laughter makes your heart and lung _______, which is very good to your health.

A. strongest B. strength C. strengthen D. strengthened

28. He hurried to the station，_______ the 9∶30 train had already left.

A．finding B．found C．only to find D．being found

29. It is ten years since we _______ each other last time.

A. see B. have seen C. saw D. had seen

30. My suggestion is that he________ an operation at once.

A. has B. must have C. should have D. had

31. He wrote a lot of novels, none of ______ was published, though.

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

32. ______we cannot close the gulf(鸿沟) between us, we can try to bridge it so that we may be able to talk across it.

A. Unless B. As C. While D. If

33. The company invested 80 percent of the money in training the staff, the rest of which ____saved for other purposes.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

34. Mary _______as a secretary in this company for twenty years and now she stays at home taking care of her own garden.

A. has served B. had served C. is serving D. served

35. Any country must have a clear belief cooperation between them can contribute to global peace, stability and development.

A. that B. which C. where D. whether

Section B (18 marks)

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

How many of us blame “destiny (命运)” when we're going through tough stages of life? We hear people say, it's bad luck. But is it really so irreversible (不可逆的)? Though a few 36 of our life like birth, marriage or death are controlled by destiny, when it comes to hard times, we can change some things by our 37.Even when passing through the roughest period of our life, we can change it by hard work. No good deed goes without being 38 and we do have the power of changing the fortunes. For example, if one has worked for 20 hours in a week, the 39 will pay for 20 hours. 40 ， if we're walking on the path of positivity with great faith, we'll be paid off. Even when nothing seems 41 ， it's better to keep trying to make something good happen rather than sitting still or crying. When 42 from all sides in a dark cave, one is not supposed to break the rock straight away. One makes a small hole in rocks to let the 43 and air come in to avoid suffocation(窒息)．Then efforts are aimed at 44 the rock. Human life is precious and powerful. This power is “will power”．However, this “will power” has to be coupled with hard work and confidence. And if you are doing so, no matter how 45 the problem or the time is, it will have to change as the result of your deeds and you will rewrite your destiny.

The secret lies in being energetic, never 46 and always struggling. The secret lies not in being the loser but in being the 47 of circumstances.

36．A. chances　　B．events C．competitions D．performances

37．A. dreams B．words C．deeds D．goals

38．A. set up B．paid off C．handed out D．worked out

39．A. employer B．customer C．salesman D．partner

40．A. Frequently B．Luckily C．Similarly D．Finally

41．A. appearing B．going C．changing D．working

42．A. trapped B．buried C．protected D．brought

43．A. storm B．rain C．snow D．sunshine

44．A. observing B．breaking C．speaking D．settling

45．A. tough B．valuable C．illegal D．dangerous

46．A. setting out B．giving up C．holding on D．breaking down

47．A. organizer B．supporter C．partner D．victor

Section C (12 marks)

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

Types of stand-up

There are different styles of stand-up comedy. The main four are observational, prop, physical and impressionist. In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes __48____humorous things he or she observes in everyday life. If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way__49__ people behave when they queue up in lines, or asking why it only rains __50____you forget your umbrella, you are listening to _51___ observational comedian. Prop comedians use things, called props, to tell their jokes. The jokes are not funny if you cannot see the prop. It is a type of visual humour, if a comedian points to a computer tennis game __52___ says, ‘I’ve been playing tennis every day for a month. I don’t understand __53__ I am not losing weight!’ he or she is using the computer ___54____ a prop. Physical comedians use their bodies to make jokes. They have been tripping ___55___ chairs, walking into doors, and falling down on stage for years. The last style is called impressionist. These comedians act or speak like a well-known person. This is called doing an impression of the person.

Part III? Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

???? 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

When parents talk about school safety these days, they’re usually referring to the increase in violence（暴力）at schools. But research shows that school-age children are actually nine times more likely to suffer an injury while doing sports than to be the victim of violence while at school. Accidents can be prevented if parents are on the lookout for potential（潜在的）dangers. To help you keep your kids free from harm, here are some safety tips:

a. Teach your child never to talk to strangers or accept rides or gifts from strangers. Remember, a stranger is anyone you or your child doesn’t know well or trust.

b. Be sure that your child walks to and from school with a sibling, friend or neighbor.

c. Teach your kid, whether walking, biking or riding