合肥皖智高复学校2013~2014学年上学期第二次半月考

英语试题

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束时，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man want to do?A. Take photos B. Buy a camera C. Help the woman

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A noisy night B. Their life in town C. A place of living

3. Where is the man now?

A. on his way B. In a restaurant C. At home

4. What will Celia do?A. find a player B. Watch a game C. Play basketball

5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?A. Saturday B. Sunday C. Monday

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7两个小题。

6. What is Sara going to do?A. Buy John a gift B. Invite John to France C. Give John a surprise

7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?

A. Funny B. Exciting C. Strange

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题

8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?A. She has to give up her travel plan. B. She wants to visit another city C. She needs to put off her test.

9. What does Diana want Peter to do?A. Help her with her study.

B. Take a book to her friend C. Teach a geography lesson.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To tell her about her new job. B. To ask about her job programC. To plan a meeting with her.

11. Who needs a new flat?A. Alex B. Andrea C. Miranda

12. Where is the woman now?A. In Baltimore B. In New York C. In Avon

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。

13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?A. Where the restaurant isB. Whether the prices are lowC. How well the food is prepared

14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?A. After he came back to SwedenB. Before he went to the United StatesC. As soon as he got his first job in 1982

15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?A. Talk to people in the street

B. Speak to taxi drivers

C. Ask hotel clerks

16. What do we know about Jan?A. He cooks for a restaurant

B. He travels a lot for his work C. He prefers American food.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。

17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?A. It’s a new building B. It’s a small town C. It’s a public place

18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?A. Saturday nights B. Sunday afternoon C. Fridays and Saturdays

19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?A. Via Del Mar Street B. Fernando Street C. Hernandes Street

20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?

A. It has an old stone surface B. It is named after a writer C. It has a famous university

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 语法与词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

---Wow! How brilliant your new cellphone. Where did you buy it?

---At ________ people call Electric City in Hefei.

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

I caught the early train at 5:30 this morning, ________ ready for leaving last night.

A. having got B. got C. getting D. having been got

Both this building ______ by workers now and that one ______ next month will be finished by the end of 2014.

A. to build; built B. built; to be built

C. being built; to be built D. to be built; being built

______ my mother being ill, ______ I can’t have a trip with my classmates this summer.

A. With; so B. As: so C. With: / D. As: /

The machine could break down soon if no one ______ some quick repair work.

A. has done B. is doing C. does D. had done

6. -- ______ my dictionary? -- Yes, I put it in your desk just now.

A. Do you see B. Have you seen C. Did you see D. Had you seen

7. – Excuse me, sir. Would you do me a favor?

-- Of course. What is it?

-- I _____ if you could tell e how to fill out this form.

A. had wondered B. was wondering C. would wonder D. did wonder

I’m leaving for Shanghai tomorrow, do you have anything ________ to your daughter studying in Fudan University.

to take B. to be taken C. taking D. taken

9．________we are united, there's no difficulty we cannot overcome.

A．In order that B．If only C．So long as D．Even if

10.——It’s said that the famous writer as well as his family_____to visit our school nest week.

——I heard the news_______.

A. are; also B. is; either C.are; as well D. is; as well

11. —— Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there?

—— No, it _______ be him. I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.

can’t B. must not C. won’t D. may not

12. The message is very important, so it is supposed________as soon as possible.

A.sending B. to sent C. being sent D. to be sent

13. He slowed the bleeding by pressure to the wounds until the ambulance arrived.

A.assessing B.approving C.applying D.appointing

14. Foreign ministers of the two countries hold regular meetings, they can exchange views on international issues of both concern.

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

15. I hope that my father will quit smoking because I want him to live my grandpa does.

A.as a long and healthy life as B.so long and healthy a life as

C.such long and healthy a life as D.as long and healthy a life as

第二节 完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you 36 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 38 things, but his promise to tell the truth 39 him.

Once a man came to a prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad 40. Which one of them should I 41 first？” The prophet said：“Give up telling 42 first and always speak the truth.” The man promised to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the 43 he made with the prophet. “44 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out 45？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, 46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 47 for stealing.”

So the man 48 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit. Next day, he 49 drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 50 me, because a Muslim is not 51 to drink wine.” And so he gave up the 52 of drinking wine.

In this way, 53 the man thought of doing something bad, he 54 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 55 person.

36. A. always B. hardly C. sometimes D. never

37. A. time B. money C. trouble D. energy

38. A. great B. bad C. strange D. stupid

39. A. educated B. bothered C. tested D. saved

40. A. habits B. friends C. purposes D. collections

41. A. take in B. bring back C. give up D. depend on

42. A. stories B. truths C. reasons D. lies

43. A. plan B. secret C. promise D. mistake

44. A. Because B. Unless C. Since D. If

45. A. stealing B. drinking C. walking D. dancing

46. A. none B. someone C. anyone D. everyone

47. A. controlled B. admired C. punished D. killed

48. A. refused B. tried C. decided D. agreed

49. A. talked about B. felt like C. adapted to D. broke down

50. A. understand B. like C. hate D. respect

51. A. allowed B. encouraged C. invited D. advised

52. A. chance B. disadvantage C. adventure D. idea

53. A. wherever B. whenever C. whatever D. however

54. A. forgot B. doubted C. regretted D. remembered

55. A. good B. attractive C. practical D. generous

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Facebook is a social network service and website that was launched in 2004. Friends, family, and co-workers use Facebook to communicate with each other. Many businesses use the site to show their products.

Users can write about themselves or their companies and include pictures and videos. They can also permit everyone, or only a few people, to see their Facebook pages.

In the summer of 2010, Facebook announced that it has over 500 million active users around the world.About half of them use the site every day. About 70 percent of all Facebook users are in countries outside the United States.

Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook in 2004 when he was a second year student at Harvard University in Massachusetts. He began the project by illegally using the university's computer system. Harvard University charged him with breaking several laws. Mark Zuckerberg was almost forced to leave school. But the university withdrew the charges. Mark Zuckerberg was also accused of stealing other people's ideas and using them in Facebook. He has denied (否认) the charges.Several people have taken legal action against him.

At first, only Harvard students could use Facebook. But it quickly expanded to other universities. The website was also opened to high school students. Now, anyone at least 13 years old with an e-mail address can join.

In the early days, only a small group of people managed Facebook. Now it has over 1,700 workers in 12 countries.

Facebook makes money by selling advertising. It has been extremely successful. The financial company SecondMarket, says Facebook is worth 41 billion dollars.

A movie about the creation of Facebook, called “The Social Network”， was released in October 2010.

56．What can we learn about Facebook?

A．The minority of its users are Americans.

B．Users can see anyone's Facebook pages.

C．More than 500 million people are using it.

D．It provides social network service for Americans.

57．Why was Mark