无锡江阴市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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无锡江阴市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2013-2014学年第二学期高二期中考试英语学科试题

本卷时间120分钟，满分120分钟；分第I卷、第II卷注意：

答案全部写在答卷上

第I卷选择题（三部分，共75分）

第一部分：

听力（满分20分）

第一节（共5小题，满分5分）

听下面5段对话，回答第1至5题。

1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.AthomeB.InthestreetC.Inanoffice

2.WhywasJonathancalledtotheteacher’soffice?

A.Hewaslatefortheexam.B.Hefailedtheexam.C.Hecheatedintheexam.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.NoiseB.HouseworkC.Neighborhood

4.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thetwospeakersareclimbingstairs.

B.Thetwospeakerstookthelift.

C.Thewomansuggestedwalking.

5.Howshouldtheyreceivethevisitors,accordingtothewoman?

A.GivethemahandB.MakethemfeelathomeC.Treatthemathome

第二节（共15小题，满分15分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Askaleaveforthisafternoon.

B.Dolessworkintheafternoon.

C.Leaveonehourearlierthisafternoon.

7.Howisthewoman’sboyfriendcomingtoseeher?

A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Bylong-distancebus.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

8.Whatdoestheman’swifewantatelevisionfor?

A.Watchingnews.B.Listeningtomusic.C.Enjoyingmovies.

9.HowmuchisthebiggertelevisionthisFriday?

A.$256B.$368D.$416

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10.WhatiswrongwithKathy?

A.Shehasburntherself.B.Shehashadaheartattack.C.Shehasfainted

11.Wheredoesthemancallfrom?

A.Kathy’shomeB.AmovietheatreC.Aschoolbuilding

12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.AskothersforhelpB.StaytherewithKathy.C.SendKathytothehospital

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Grandpaandgranddaughter.C.Bossandsecretary

14.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthetypewriter?

A.SlowB.UnreliableC.OK

15.Whatoncecausedthelossofpapers?

A.Therewasapowercut.B.Thebatteryrandown.C.Thecomputerwasbroken.

16.Howdidthemanfinishhispaper?

A.Heusedatypewriter.B.Heusedawordprocessor.C.Heusedacomputer.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.WhenwastheoldestChinatownbuilt?

A.About100yearsago.B.Lessthan100yearsago.C.Morethan200yearsago.

18.WhereareChinatownstheleastcommon?

A.InSouthAmerica.B.InNorthAmericaC.InAsia.

19.WhoareoftenattractedtotheChinatownsnow?

A.Businessmenandresearchers.B.Businessmenandtravelers.C.Travelersandframers.

20.Inthepast,whatdidChinatownslooklike?

A.Richandmodern.B.PoorandcrowdedC.Richbutcrowded

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：

单项选择（满分15分）

21.ShehadwantedtogotothewestpartofChinainsearchofbetterview.Butsheturnedvoluntaryteacherthere.

A.a;/B.the;/C.the;aD.a;the

22.—Daddy,whichofthesesmartkidsdoyoulikebestinlastnight’sTVshow?

—________.Theyareallproudandselfish.

A.EitherB.NothingC.NeitherD.None

23.—Tomseemsnotsoenthusiasticashewastwoyearsago.

—Yes.He’sreallyreachedapointinhiscareer______hehastodecidewhattodonext.

A.thatB.whenC.whereD.which

24.TheChineseabacus（算盘）,officially______asaculturalheritageatthe8thAnnualUNESCOWorldHeritageCongress,isanothersymbolofChinesewisdom.

A.havinglistedB.listedC.havingbeenlistedD.listing

25.Thisnationwidesmogshouldserveasaremindertoall,indicatingahightimethatwe______onwhatwe'vedonetotheenvironment.

A.havereflectedB.arereflectingC.willreflectD.reflected

26.“Onlytwocentimetershigher,_______breaktheworldrecord,”encouragedthecoach.

A.youwillB.andyouwillC.oryouwillD.willyou

27.Measureshavebeentakentofight________recurringfoodsafetyproblems,butthereisstillalongwaytogobeforeChinacanriditself________theseissues.

A.for;ofB.for;fromC.against;ofD.against;from

28.Notuntilhewentthroughrealhardship________thelovewehaveforourfamiliesisimportant.

A.hadherealizedB.didherealizeC.herealizedD.hehadrealized

29.Hewasabitnervous.He_________hissparebreathwithasoftsoundthatwasalmostheardbytheaudience.

A.gaveoutB.letoutC.pickedoutD.blewout.

30.They__________ontheprogramforalmostoneweekbeforeIjoinedthem,andnowwe________onitasnogoodresultshavecomeoutsofar.

A.hadbeenworking;arestillworkingB.hadworked;werestillworking

C.havebeenworking;haveworkedD.haveworked;arestillworking

31.________isit________hasmadePeter________heistoday?

A.What;that;thatB.That;that;whatC.What;what;thatD.What;that;what

32._________atthecafeteriabefore,Tinadidn’twanttoeatthereagain.

A.HavingeatenB.ToeatC.EatD.Eating

33.—2013wasasuccessfulyearforusChina.

—___________,and________.

A.Soitwas;so2014willB.Sowasit;so2014will

C.Sowasit;sowill2014D.Soitwas;sowill2014

34.MalaysiaAirlinesFlight370___________courseandturnedbacktowardKualaLumpur--buttherewerenoindicationsfromthepilotthathewasdoingso.

A.musthavechangedB.couldhavechanged

C.mighthavechangedD.shouldhavechanged.

35.—Whyareyoucrying?

Todayisyourbirthday!

—____________.Iamsoexcitedwithsomanyfriendssurroundingme.

A.Justcan’thelpitB.Don’tmentionit

C.NoneofyourbusinessD.That’sallright

第二节：

完形填空（满分20分）

“A”forAttitude

Englishwasalwaysmyfavoritesubject.Inmyfreshmanyearofhighschool,Icouldwriteakillercomposition.Inmysecondyear,myteacher36metogivespellingteststotheclass.Ihada37timeofmyjunioryear.MrsAlexander38metositatherdeskandtakeovertheclasswhenshehadtoleavetheroom.OnlymyseniorEnglishclasswas39,aswehadateacherrightoutofcollegewhoexpected40work.Everystudentreceiveda"C"or"D"gradethefirstquarter.ButEnglishwasstillmyfavoritesubject.

Igraduatedfromhighschool,41earlyandhadchildren.42aboutmyEnglish,IoftenhelpedmykidswiththeirEnglishhomework.AndIwrotelongarticlesandbeautifulpoetryasacolumnistforanewspaper.Fifteenyearslater,Iwenttocollege,andbecauseIhadbeenan"A"student,Iremainedan"A"student.I43uptomyownexpectations.

Yesterday,I44myhighschoolreportcardswhenIwasreadingoldpapers.Thatbundleofreportcards45backtheolddays.Irememberedsittinginmyadvisor'soffice,explainingthatIhadalwaysbe46atEnglish,andrecommendingthatIdidnotdeservea'"D"fromthatinexperiencedteacherofmysenioryear.Theadvisorwas47butunabletochangea（an）48.Readingthroughmyoldreportcardsrevealedsomethingelsetoo.Iwantedto49themorhidethem.Iwasnotan"A"studentinhighschoolEnglish!

Somehow,Ihad50myselfofthis,whenthegradesclearlyreflectedanaveragestudentwithan51"A"or"B"butmostly"C”S.

HadIliveduptothosegradesand52myselfaccordingtothoseletters,Iwouldhaveneverconfidentlysoughtmywritingcareer.HadI53myearlygradesinsteadofmyself,Iwouldhaveallowedmyfearoffailureto54enthusiasmanddamagemycreativity.Instead,I55myyoungerselfasan"A"Englishstudent,exceptforthatundeserved"D".

36.A.scoldedB.allowedC.orderedD.reminded

37.A.badB.complexC.terribleD.wonderful

38.A.approvedB.appointedC.expectedD.urged

39.A.flexibleB.creativeC.disappointingD.controversial

40.A.college-levelB.basedC.difficultD.easy

41.A.marriedB.workedC.succeededD.progressed

42.A.SadB.ConfidentC.AnxiousD.Curious

43.A.addedB.livedC.grewD.went

44.A.countedB.rememberedC.approachedD.discovered

45.A.broughtB.turnedC.heldD.kept

46.A.nervousB.excelledC.poorD.terrible

47.A.impoliteB.impatientC.inexperiencedD.sympathetic

48.A.gradeB.figureC.paperD.entry

49.A.tearB.fireC.cryD.escape

50.A.warnedB.remindedC.informedD.convinced

51.A.averageB,enthusiasticC.outstandingD.occasional

52.A.consideredB.definedC.reflectedD.described

53.A.abandonedB.givenC.believedinD.doubted

54.A.changeB.riskC.defeatD.reminded

55.A.lookedB.viewedC.sangD.criticized

第三部分：

阅读理解（满分20分）

A

IntheCaucasusregionofRussia,nearly50outofevery100,000peoplelivetocelebratetheir100thbirthday,andmanydon’tstopat100!

Bycomparison,inAmericaonly3peoplein100,000reach100.ButtheseRussianoldpeoplearen’talone.ThePakistanis,wholivehighintheHimalayaMountains,andtheEcuadoransoftheAndesMountainsseemtosharethesecretoflonglife,too.

Thesepeopleremainhealthyinbodyandspiritdespitethepassageoftime.Whilemanyolderpersonsinindustrialsocietiesbecomeweakandillintheir60sand70s,someCaucasiansaged100to140,workinthefieldsbesidetheirgreat-great-grandchildren.Eventheideaofagingisforeigntothem.Whenasked“atwhatagedoesyouthend?

”mostoftheseoldpeoplehadnoanswer.Severalreplied,“Well,perhapsatage80.”

Whataccountsforthisabilitytosurvivetosucholdage,andtosurvivesowell？

Firstofall,hardphysicalworkisawayoflifeforalloftheselong-livedpeople.Theybegintheirlongdaysofphysicallaboraschildrenandneverseemtostop.Forexample,Mr.RustamMamedovis142yearsofage.Hiswifeis116yearsold.Theyhavebeenmarriedfor90years.Mr.Mamedovhasnointentionofretiringfromhislifeasafarmer.“Why？

WhatelsewouldIdo？

”heasks.Allthesepeoplegethealthfulrewardsfromtheenvironmentinwhichtheywork.Theyallcomefrommountainousregions.Theyliveandworkatelevationsof1,660to1,000metersabovesealevel.Theairhaslessoxygena