吉林市普通中学2013—2014学年度高中毕业班下学期期中教学质量检测

英 语

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。第一卷1至10页，第二卷11至12页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：请按照题号顺序在答题纸上各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第I卷

第一部分：听力部分（共两节, 满分30分）

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. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the street. B. At the drugstore. C. In the cinema.

2. How many students are there in the class?

A. 46. B. 52. C. 40.

3. What is the man going to do this weekend?

A. Go to the picnic.

B. Work in his garden.

C. Go to the company.

4. What do you judge from what the man says?

A. The man always studies hard.

B. The man regrets that he didn’t study hard.

C. The man doesn’t think he is wrong.

5. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman wants to clean the room.

B. The man’s room is very clean.

C. The room hasn’t been cleaned since Linda came.

第二节 (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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How much are the double rooms?

A. From $180 to $240. B. From $180 to $270. C. From $270 to $330.

7. Why did the man make the phone call?

A. To ask for an extra bed.

B. To check the room rates.

C. To change his reservation.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the man feel surprised?

A. The woman doesn’t feel like leaving.

B. The woman has found a new job.

C. The woman disagrees with him.

9. What does the woman say about her department?

A. There is a lack of trust.

B. There is too much pressure.

C. There are serious problems.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Who is Dr. Larson probably?

A. The woman’s teacher.

B. The woman’s manager.

C. The woman’s classmate.

11. Where will the woman work?

A. At the college. B. At Computer Science. C. At Apple Computer.

12. What does the woman advice the man to do?

A. Teach art. B. Work in advertising. C. Be a free artist.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. How to buy a cheaper house.

B. Houses in the country are expensive.

C. The location of a house.

14. Why don’t the woman and her husband move to a new house?

A. They don’t like the new house.

B. They can’t afford the new house.

C. They have had their own house.

15. What does the man’s sister-in-law think of the house she bought?

A. Poor. B. Expensive. C. Satisfying.

16. What can we know about the old house from the conversation?

A. The old house is over 100 years.

B. The old house is worth a lot of money.

C. The neighbors get along well with each other.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题：

17. What’s the weather like today?

A. Cool. B. Hot. C. Warm.

How was the lake mentioned in the passage formed?

A. No one knows.

B. It was formed when people built houses.

C. It was formed when many children came to play.

19. Who do you think is speaking?

A. A bus driver. B. A tourist guide. C. A school teacher.

20. What do people enjoy doing in the park in autumn and winter?

A. Taking photos. B. Watching birds. C. Enjoying the beauty.

第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.

One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.

The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.

The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that _________.

A. a terrible traffic accident happened to him

B. he had to live in a dark and silent world

C. he was struck by the lightning once more

D. nobody in the world cared about him

What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?

A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree. B. Driving a car.

C. Taking a walk with a stick. D. Lying on the ground.

We can infer from the text that ________.

A. there was no accurate explanation for Robert’s recovery

B. many doctors came because Robert was badly injured

C. Robert’s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock

D. a sudden injury in the head led to Robert’s recovery

What’s the best title of the whole passage?

A. A Terrible Electrical Accident

B. Robert Edwards and His Wife

C. What a Sudden Shock

D. An Unforgettable Experience

B

It must be something that many American companies hold a baby contest. Of course, babies are wonderful, and many parents would be the first to agree. Companies really bring in much money.

Walgreens Baby contest

If you play the new Baby Milestones Challenge Contest by BabyCenter & Walgreens, you could win $1,000 in Walgreens & Beauty.com Gift Cards and Certificates. You can play the instant winner if you get a $25 Walgreen’s gift card, but you also have to write down your email address and receive all their sales and other information for the contest.

Kids and Babies

Kids and Babies are accepting entries for May 2014 Free Photo Contest. Baby Photo Galley with theme albums and age group albums is moved to the new website Cute Baby Gallery. Check KidsandBibs.com for their Baby Photo Contest blog’s latest update. The grand prize is $25,000. The catch: Winners are decided by the visitors coming to the site and voting for their favorite babies, so you have to advertise their site for them.

Parents.com

Parents.com has a website only for their members, but if you are into baby photos, it is well worth surfing. You could receive offers on free samples, money-saving coupons (优惠券), and chances to win the latest contests.

Avon

Avon is another company that has a baby photo contest this spring. Avon is advertising their newest collection. It is Avon’s only collection for the photos of babies. Babies’ age: newborn to 2 years. Just go to TinyTillia.com and upload your recent baby’s photos. The first place baby will be featured in a Tiny Tillia Storybooks and win a $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond. Ten beautiful girls will win $300 worth of Tiny Tillia products.

The tip is to run a search engine for all the latest contests going on and start entering them today. You could be lucky and win enough to put your baby through college! Have fun!

What is the basic condition for you to play the instant winner in Walgreens & Beauty.com?

A. Getting a gift card.

B. Getting a certificate.

C. Winning 1,000 dollars.

D. Receiving information for the contest

If you want your baby to win the 2014 Free Photo Contest, you will _______.

A. have to spend $ 25,000

B. take your baby to the gallery in May

C. upload more photos of your baby

D. have to help to advertise their site

What can we learn from this passage?

A. Free Photo Contest will be held in March, 2014．

B. Avon is a website that will hold a baby photo contest．

C. Parents.com accepts the photos of all kinds of people’ babies．

D. Parents can upload their one-year-old baby’s photos to TinyTillia. com．

In the last paragraph, the author advises parents to _________ .

A. try their best to take good care of their baby

B. enter the contests as soon as possible

C. encourage their kids to go to college when they grow up

D. find more tips for winning the contests

C

Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict.” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes—khaki pants and a sports shirt—to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I am working harder than ever.” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday（but only on Friday）. This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant Maisly Jones.

Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code.” “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative（保守的）dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employe