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高二英语第二学期期末考试
唐山一中2013—2014学年第二学期期末考试
高二英语试题
注意事项：
1、本试卷分8页，分为选择题和非选择题，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
二、答题前请仔细阅读答题卡上的“注意事项”，按照“注意事项”的规定答题。
所有题目均需在答题卡上作答，在试卷和草稿纸上作答无效。
3、做选择题时，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题,共100分）
第一部分：
听力理解（共两节。
满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第1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.Whoarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.Theirstudent.B.Theirdaughter.C.Susan’steacher.
2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inacomputershop.
3.Whatfoodwillthemanprobablyhave?
A.Beef.B.Fish.C.Noodles
4.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Thewomanshouldn’ttakeadifficultjob.
B.Thewoman’soldjobisverysatisfying.
C.ThewomanshoulddothejobinManhattan.
5.Whatdidthemanprobablythinkofhistrainride?
A.Relaxing.B.Boring.C.Exciting.
第二节:
（共15小题;每小题1.5分,共22.5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。
每段对话仅读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。
6.Whereisthewomangoing?
A.Herhouse.B.SixthAvenue.C.West22ndStreet.
7.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?
A.Itisgoingtorainsoon.B.Thewomanisinarush.C.Thetrafficisheavyatthemoment.
听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。
8.Howlongwillthewomanhavetowalkbeforeshegetstothesubwaystation?
A.Aboutfiveminutes.B.Abouttenminutes.C.Aboutfifteenminutes.
9.Whatdoesthewomancometothecityfor?
A.Tovisitafriend.B.Todosomesightseeing.C.Todealwithbusiness.
听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。
10.Forwhomdoesthemanwanttobuythedress?
A.Hismother.B.Hissister.C.Hiswife.
11.Whatcolordressdoesthemanchoose?
A.Green.B.Purple.C.Grey.
12.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?
A.Howtopayfortheitem.B.Wheretosignhisname.C.Whethertheitemcanbeexchanged.
听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。
13.Whendidthewomanreallystarttolikefootball?
A.WhenshecametoLondon.
B.WhenshereturnedtoMontreal.
C.WhenshecametoNewJersey.
14.HowlonghasthemanbeeninLondon?
A.Oneyear.B.TwoyearsC.Threeyears
15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofsoccer?
A.Itisaconfusingsport.B.It’snotinteresting.C.It’snotviolentenough.
16.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutEuro2012footballtournament?
A.Therearealotofgoals.B.Shehaswatchedeverygame.C.Shelikesthestyleofplaying
听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。
17.Whatkindofjobdidthespeakerhavelastyear?
A.Asecretary.B.Ashopkeeper.C.Ageneralmanager.
18.Whydidthespeakerfeelconfidentthatshecouldfindanewjobsoon?
A.Shewasquiteexperienced
B.Shehadbeenofferedseveraljobs.
C.Shewasn’tdemandingahighsalary.
19.Howlonghadthespeakerbeenoutofajob?
A.Foraboutonemonth.B.Forabouttwomonths.C.Foraboutthreemonths
20.Whatisthespeakerdoing?
A.Askingforadvice.B.Sharingherexperience.C.Makinganintroduction.
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第1节（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
Therehasbeenanoutpouringoflovefora23-year-olddisabledwomanwhosedogwaskilledinfrontofherwhileagroomer（美容师）triedtotrim（修剪）itsclaws.
Callsande-mailscamefromasfarawayastheUpperPeninsulaandArizonaaswellasOaklandandMacombcounties,offeringLaurieCrouch,whousesawheelchairbecauseofmultiplesclerosis（硬化症）,everythingfromdogstomoney,suchasthatfromJasonDalyofRosevillewhosaid,“Iwouldliketobuyheranewdog.”
AstoryaboutthedeathofCrouch’spet,Gooch,wasprintedonthefrontpageofMacombDaily.Crouchsaidamansatonthedogtotrimitsnails.Goochdiedafteroneclawwastrimmed.
CrouchyelledatthegroomertostopwhenshesawGoochwasstrugglingtobreathe,butshesaidshewasignored.“IfIcouldhavewalked,Iwouldhaveputmyhandsonherandpulledheroffmydogandphysicallystoppedher,butIcan’tdothat.”Goochwasnotatrainedserviceanimal,butnaturallyhelpedCrouchbypickingupthingsforher.
“Thiscaseisabsoluteanimalabuse（虐待）,”LarryObrecht,divisionmanageroftheOaklandCountyAnimalShelterinAuburnHills,said.
PeoplewhoreadthestorycontactedOaklandPresstoofferhelp.Amessage,fromRebeccaAmettofGigglesNWigglesPuppyRescue,inRoseville,said,“Wehavepuppiestodonate…andwanttohelptheyoungwomanwholostherservicedog.”
“WhenGoochwaswithme,Iwashappy,”Crouchsaid,“IthinkIcanbehappyagainbutnoanimalcanreplaceGooch.There’snevergoingtobeanotherGoochouttherebutIthinkIwillfindadogthatcanbringmejoyagain.”
21.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?
A.Adisabledwoman’sservicedog.
B.Acruelgroomerkilledadisabledwoman’sdog.
C.People’sloveforadisabledwomanwholostherdog.
D.Disabledwomanlovestohavethedogascompany.
22.Peoplecalledandemailedto.
A.offerhelpandcaretoLaurieCrouch.B.givetheirangryvoicetothegroomer.
C.offeracureforCrouch’sdisease.D.tellCrouchhowtopunishthegroomer.
23.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.
A.Crouchrefusedtotakeanotherdog.B.Crouchmustbesadafterlosingherdog.
C.Crouchhasacceptedanotherdogfromastranger.D.Crouchcanlivewellwithoutadog’scompany.
B
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Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessage”oncollege,seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid.
“We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothat,”Ms.Sawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespayoff…Butifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon’tgraduate,thatisaverybadsituation.”
Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April’snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%,accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh-schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn’tattendedcollegewas7.4%,comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor’sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16—24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.Atthesametime,recentresearchbyCanadianeconomistswarnsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment.
Ms.Sawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone’smajor:
Studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanoneswhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuition（学费）andtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderations,withpublicinstitutionsgenerallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones.
Shesuggestedtwowaystoimprovethesituation:
increasingvocational（职业的）-technicaltrainingprogramsandtakingapagefromEurope’sfocusonearlyeducationratherthanpost-secondarylearning.“TheEuropeancountriesputalittlemoreattentiontogettingpeoplepreparedintheprimarygrades,”shesaid.“Thentheyhaveahigherbarforwhoevergoestocollege—butonceyougetintocollege,you’remorelikelytobehighlysubsidized（资助）.”
Shealsoisasupporteroftechnicaltraining—toteachstudentshowtobeplumbers,weldersandcomputerprogrammers—because“employersaredesperate”forworkerswiththeseskills.
24.Peopleusuallythinkthat.
A.thecostoftechnicalschoolingisaproblem
B.technicalskillsaremostimportantforfindingajob
C.onewillnotsucceedwithoutacollegedegree
D.thereisanincreasedcompetitioningettingintoacollege
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“takingapagefrom”（inPara.5）possiblymean?
A.Learningfrom.B.Changingfrom.C.Differingfrom.D.Hearingfrom.
26.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Publicinstitutionschargemoreforeducation.B.Europeanuniversitiesarestricterwithstudents.
C.Canadianstudentsprefertomajorinengineering.D.Studentswithcertainskillsareingreatdemand.
27.Ms.Sawhillmayprobablyagreethat.
A.technicaltrainingismoreimportantthancollegeeducation
B.toomuchstresshasbeenputonthevalueofcollegedegrees
C.acollegedegreewillensurepromisingemployment
D.it’seasierforartstudentstofindfavoritejobs
C
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