北京市2014～2015学年度第二学期期中练习高 二 英 语

（测试时间100分钟）2015.04

第I卷（共80分）

听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面第1至5段对话或独白,回答第1至5小题。

1. Who is going to play the violin?

A. Amy. B. Jack. C. Susan.

2. Where will the woman go tonight?

A. New York. B. Chicago. C. Ocean City.

3. How many days will the man stay in the hotel?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

4. What will the weather be like in the West of England?

A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Rainy.

5. What is the man’s suggestion?

A. Buying a new mouse.

B. Buying a new computer.

C. Getting the mouse fixed.

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Where will the two speakers have dinner tonight?

A. At Jane’s home. B. In a bar. C. In a restaurant.

7. What will the man buy on his way home?

A. Apple pies. B. Wine. C. Roses.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why does the man frequently donate blood?

A. To show his bravery.

B. To help the patients .

C. To meet a pretty nurse.

9. What do we know about the woman?

A. She works in the blood station.

B. She has trouble donating blood.

C. She has traveled to disaster areas.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What’s the woman going to do in two weeks?

A. Take a trip to Australia.

B. Do some research.

C. Book a plane ticket.

11. What will the man do for the woman?

A. Look after her house.

B. See her off at the airport.

C. Get her plane ticket online.

12. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Friends. B. Colleagues. C. Relatives.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What will students do during the first week?

A. Have a guided tour.

B. Listen to some talks.

C. Access computer information.

14. How does the speaker feel about online information?

A. Interested. B. Satisfied. C. Cautious.

15. What ensures that books are not missing from the shelves for too long?

A. Having enough reference books.

B. Setting a deadline to return the book.

C. Providing several copies for each book.

第二节 单选（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. --Dad, can we move into our new house now?

--No, it ______. The decoration has not been finished yet.

A. was painted B. is painting C. is painted D. is being painted

22. The new software Emperor’s One Day gives children the chance ______ life as a

ruler.

A. experienced B. being experienced

C. to experience D. having experienced

23. You can find almost whatever you need at the new shopping mall, ______ is

always busy at the weekend.

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

24. I ______ the headmaster would say something about his school report, but he

didn’t mention it.

A. think B. thought C. had thought D. have thought

25. Have you determined ______ you should buy, an Apple or Nokia cell phone?

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

26. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage ______ the other car.

A. of B. for C. on D. to

27. --What about the price of these washing machines?

--They are equal in price to ______ at the other shops in the street.

A. others B. it C. the ones D. that

28. Unless you have planted something, you won’t be able to know the pleasure of

watching the thing you have planted ______.

A. growing B. grown C. to grow D. to be grown

29. I will appreciate it ______ you can change your plan a little bit to make it more

workable.

A. so B. if C. since D. although

30. --Alice won’t join in our discussion tonight.

--Oh, she ______. We have already put it off.

A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t

31. --But for your timely warning, we ______ into great trouble.

--You know we’re friends.

A. would get B. must have got

C. would have got D. couldn’t have got

32. --I’m exhausted. I ______ on a design day and night.

--You’d better have several days off after finishing it. Otherwise you might break

down.

A. work B. worked C. had worked D. have been working

33. A good teacher must be able to help his students learn the subject with great

interest ______ he reaches the last minute of the class.

A. when B. unless C. until D. after

34. -- Has Nancy gone back to her home in the UK?

--Yes. She ______ here only for three days with her friends.

A. stayed B. had stayed C. has stayed D. was staying

35. French author Le Clezjo, a brilliant novelist ______ as a child of all continents,

won the Nobel Prize in literature in October, 2008.

A. honored B. honoring C. being honored D. having honored

第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she __36__ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, __37__ we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden __38__ feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her __39__, whether it was __40__ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing __41__ and beggary.

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and __42__ it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I __43__ us up. Nora was __44__ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how __45__ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to __46__ myself to leave the house. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn __47__. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? __48__, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She __49__ us right over.

The building was in a sad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. __50__ inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.

Professionals call such a(n) __51__ “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities. I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have opportunity to do something __52__ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and __53__ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve __54__ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has __55__ more?

A. pulled B. glanced C. waved D. aimed

A. would B. can C. need D. must

A. general B. true C. heavy D. curious

A. area B. part C. eyesight D. world

A. insects B. dogs C. animals D. birds

A. coldness B. illness C. suffering D. ignorance

A. delivered B. returned C. devoted D. posted

A. held B. hurried C. signed D. lined

A. casual B. sorry C. astonished D. excited

A. creative B. valuable C. shocking D. simple

A. warn B. stop C. allow D. push

A. back B. away C. up D. out

A. Therefore B. Obviously C. Still D. Also

A. called B. promised C. invited D. helped

A. As B. Once C. Because D. Though

A. stay B. visit C. adventure D. challenge

A. fair B. famous C. difficult D. enjoyable

A. collect B. make C. order D. wear

A. let B. made C. watched D. noticed

A. improved B. benefited C. tried D. seized

第四节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，共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。

A

Hi, everybody!

Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!

Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.

Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.

Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.

Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia(百科全书) of Indian Cinema. The book is complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.

If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.

In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.

Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!

56. The speaker of the passage is most probably ______.

A. the author of 25 New Takes

B. a tourist in the cinema bookstore

C. the manager of the cinema bookstore

D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema

57. The purpose of the speaker is ______.

A. to satisfy the customers’ various tastes

B. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore

C. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars

D. to turn the readers into film producers

B

John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was loo