湖北省枝江一中2013-2014学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、 湖北省枝江一中2013-2014学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 第I卷（三部分，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 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 building are the speakers looking at?A. The United Nations Building.B. The White House.C. United Nations University.2. Why didnt

2、 the woman think much of the play? A. She saw it before. B. Theres no more laugh in it. C. There are not more famous actors in it.3. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?A. He drove his daughter to the school.B. He did something on the main street.C. He was at a meeting.4. Where is the man making

3、 the call? A. In an office. B. In a phone box. C. In a hospital.5. What did the woman do in July? A. She learned swimming. B. She traveled to France. C. She stayed at home.第二节 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。听第6段材料

4、，回答第6至7题。6. Why doesnt the woman want to go to the English Corner? A. Shes too busy to draw any time to practice English there. B. She thinks her oral English is poor. C. She doesnt think she needs to improve her English.7. What can we learn from the conversation? A. People can get more chances to p

5、ractice speaking English at the English Corner. B. You will be looked down upon if your English is poor at the English Corner. C. The English Corner only can help people who are good at English.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Have a word with her. B. Call a taxi for her.

6、 C. See her off at the airport.9. What will the woman do when she stays in Italy? A. See some movies. B. Spend a holiday. C. Do some work.10. What is the weather like in Italy at this time of the year? A. Rainy and damp. B. Warm and sunny. C. Windy and dry.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What does the man advi

7、se the woman to eat? A. Some fresh fruit. B. The apple pie. C. The chocolate cake.12. What can we infer from the conversation? A. The dessert that the man can serve is only chocolate cake. B. Theres some fresh fruit for the woman to choose from. C. The woman doesnt like pineapple pie at all.13. What

8、 is the result of this conversation? A. The woman has no choice but to eat chocolate cake. B. The woman only drinks a cup of coffee. C. The woman leaves the restaurant without eating or drinking anything.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At an air booking

9、office. B. In a coffee shop. C. In a book store.15. What time will the man leave for Seattle? A. At 1:02 pm. B. At 2:10 pm. C. At 1:20 pm.16. Why does the man go to Seattle? A. To spend a holiday. B. To have a meeting. C. To visit some friends.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When will the final exam be held?

10、A. Next Thursday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Tuesday.18. What does the speaker advise the students to do for the exam? A. Bring some blank papers for the exam. B. Do a research project before the exam. C. Review the midterm exam papers as well as textbooks and the class notes.19. What percentage doe

11、s the midterm count for in a students grade of the course? A. 20%. B. 25%. C. 55%.20. Why does the speaker say that the exam will not be easy for the students? A. There will be only multiple-choice questions. B. Students will be tested on all the topics discussed in class. C. Students will have to r

12、espond to all the questions in the exam.第二部分：英语知识运用 (共二节，满分30分)第一节: 多项选择 (共10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：21. The employers and the trade union leaders still hold opposite opinions, and reaching a(n) _ seems to be out of the question.A. procedureB. compromiseC. competenceD. expectation22. Its wid

13、ely acknowledged that the _ of our sports system, rather than just foreign coaches, will be helpful to Chinese football. A. extensionB. assumptionC. reformD. authority23. Working mothers find frozen food very _, especially when there is little time to cook.A. convenientB. miserableC. authenticD. sta

14、ble24. We should not _ content ourselves with delicious meals, but we should also attach more importance to the balance of diet. A. apparentlyB. merelyC. passivelyD. eventually25. Robert is full of _ ideas. No wonder his friends dont think he is an ordinary man.A. flexibleB. sensitiveC. innocentD. e

15、xtraordinary26. You can find Joes house easily because his house is _ from others in the street by its pink walls and large windows.A. classifiedB. monitoredC. associatedD. distinguished27. The information _ from the Internet is not always true, so we should be careful to check the data we find on t

16、he websites.A. forbiddenB. restoredC. obtainedD. illustrated28. Rather than carry out the project by itself, the company planned to _ with other potential cooperators.A. catch upB. come upC. put upD. team up29. Quite a number of local operas are gradually _ as few young people take interest in them.

17、A. fading outB. paying offC. living onD. setting about30. The government passed a law _ food safety last year but never has it taken effect up to now.A. in need ofB. in terms ofC. in charge ofD. in favor of第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3050各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。For almost 18 years, my mom h

18、as given time from her life to devote her care to my growth. She has washed _31_ clothes. Shes planned doctors appointments for all parts of the body, cut hair, taken pictures, bought presents, 32 _ vacations and basically kept a small boys life _33_ smoothly.When I was 12, I got into _34_ arguments

19、 with my older and wiser parents. The _35_ never led to any achievement for me, but I still took _36_. Many times strong feeling of anger caused tears to well up in my eyes by the end of the quarrel with them. 37 , Id return to my room and stay for as long as my parents allowed. Then Id _38_ a knock

20、 and hardly manage a weak, “Come in.” My mom, acting as a _39_, would slowly enter and sit next to me on the bed. Id again try to _40_ what I had said was true. _41_, this time less angrily. Then mom 42 , strictly and lovingly showed to me her voice of _43_. After that shed hug me and Id stop crying

21、. All would be _44_ in my family again. Hugs will _45_ be her trademark (标志): warm hugs for goodnights, good-byes and a thousand other such situations. “Youre never too old to _46_ your mother.” Ive heard those eight words since I came to the world. They sound true. For some reason, those words poss

22、ess the unbelievable _47_ to reduce anxiety, cool an angry head, _48_ fears and put wrong things right.Perhaps my mother, now worthy of the title “Mom” can be an example to mothers everywhere. Being a mother is not so _49_. Any female has the ability to become one. The challenge isnt in becoming a “

23、mother”, but instead, becoming a “mom”. Mine does that quite _50_. 31. A. shabbyB. casualC. wornD. dirty32. A. takenB. preparedC. spentD. enjoyed 33. A. advancingB. changingC. runningD. developing34. A. unfit B. uncertain C. unfairD. unwise35. A. quarrels B. doubtsC. complaintsD. puzzles36. A. notic

24、eB. chargeC. partD. risk37. A. CryingB. BlamingC. Whistling D. Whispering38. A. feelB. smellC. hearD. catch39. A. trouble-makerB. policy-makerC. decision-makerD. peace-maker40. A. admitB. proveC. concludeD. approve41. A. ThereforeB. BesidesC. OtherwiseD. However42. A. cheerfully B. anxiouslyC. calml

25、y D. abruptly43. A. adviceB. reasonC. demandD. courage44. A. troublesomeB. comfortableC. friendlyD. right45. A. foreverB. eventuallyC. seldom D. actually46. A. respect B. loveC. hugD. comfort47. A. ability B. confidenceC. influenceD. power48. A. lose B. shareC. overcomeD. express49. A. difficultB. e

26、asyC. disgustingD. disappointing50. A. carefullyB. perfectlyC. formallyD. normally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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。ADont make noise when having soup and chewing, or chew with your mouth open. Your napkin(餐巾) should be placed on your lap at all times. Dont put it in any ot

27、her place. If you have to get up, place it neatly on your seat.When eating, put your fork straight in your mouth. Dont place your fork in the side of your mouth as it increases the chances of dropping your food, which could be very embarrassing. If you get food stuck in your mouth, dont pick it out

28、with your fingers or fork at the table. Excuse yourself and go to the restroom and get it out with a toothpick.When dining, keep your eyes on your friend at all times and try to smile between mouthfuls. Sometimes, you should make an effort to show some interest and ask questions like, “How do you li

29、ke the beef?” If she needs, you are the one who is supposed to flag down the waiter by a gentle wave of the hand until someone notices you.51. If you want to eat in a popular restaurant, the author of the passage suggests that _.A. you book a table in advanceB. you book a table ahead of time and che

30、ck to be properly dressedC. you go with a friendD. you just show up any time you want52. Good eating manners do NOT include _.A. eating at a proper paceB. making sounds to show how much you enjoy foodC. placing a napkin on your lapD showing some interest in your friend when dining53. We can infer fr

31、om the passage for sure that _.A. the writer of the passage favors those dinning manners B. the writer of the passage is not a ChineseC. toothpick is unavailable in the restroom D. toothpick is not to be found on a dinner table 54. The passage is mainly about _.A. dining mannersB. an expensive resta

32、urant C. what to wearD. what to eatBThe first day of school our professor introduced someone we didnt know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, “Hi,

33、 girl! My name is Rose. Im 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “Im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a c

34、ouple of children, and then retire and travel!”“No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one!” she told me.Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon(偶像)

35、and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled (陶醉) in the attention piled upon her from the other students. She was living it up.At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. Ill never forget what she taught us. She leaned into th

36、e microphone and simply said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor everyday. Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” “

37、There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young people ” she added.She concluded her speech by bravely singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics (歌词) and live them out in our daily lives.At the

38、 years end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.55. The best title of the passage is _.A. A speech delivered by an old student B. Rose graduated when she was 87.C. Realizing a dream D. An 87-year-old college

39、student56. From the information provided in the passage, we know _.A. Rose finished the college degree after graduationB. Rose delivered a speech at the graduation ceremonyC. Rose enjoyed her campus life very muchD. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing57. What qualities did Rose have according

40、to the passage?A. humorous and outgoing B. determined and seriousC. creative and cheerful D. stubborn and thoughtful58. From what Rose said, we learn that _ . A. Rose usually regretted having done somethingB. we cant stay young successfully C. we can achieve much if we want toD. dream is the key to

41、successCWould you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What cant you be bothered to do? A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so idle that theyd catch the li

42、ft rather than climb two flights of stairs. Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britains largest health center. The results were extremely surprising. About one in six people questioned said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watchin

43、g the same channel rather than get up. More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them. This led the report to conclude that its no wonder that one in six children i

44、n the UK are classified as obese (very fat) before they start school. Dr. Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too.”“If we dont start to take control of

45、this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most fundamental tasks.” And Scotlands largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most idle city in the UK, with 75% questioned admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both wit

46、h 67%. The results bring serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year. 59. How many people questioned dont play with their childr

47、en?A. 1280.B. More than 333.C. 654.D. About 420.60. The study leads us to believe that _.A. the pets in the UK will be in trouble if their owners keep their way of lifeB. Glasgow people feel ashamed because they dont get enough exerciseC. British people are the laziest around the worldD. five sixths

48、 of the British children are healthy61. All the following are among the laziest cities in the UK except _.A. Birmingham B. Nuffield C. Southampton D. Glasgow62. Which is probably the best title for the above passage?A. A study of British peoples laziness. B. A study of British peoples lifestyles.C.

49、The health service in the UK. D. The obesity problems in the UK.DEveryone wants something in life, love, money, successYet too many people fail to achieve their goals, and nearly all of them are for the same reason. Its true that terrible things do happen to people during their lives, though no faul

50、t of their own, which may make them feel cut up. Generally speaking, however, getting what you really want out of life is just a matter of the following three simple steps. Firstly, you have to decide what it is you want the most. But do not make a list of wishes; try to focus on one thing at a time

51、. If youre not sure about where you want to go, youd better think it over first and not hurry to start. Secondly, create an action plan. This will be your map for getting from “where you are now” to “where you want to go”. You know what you want, what steps you are going to take to get it. For examp

52、le, if you want a better job, start with a skills assessment (评估) and may be some extra training. Then youll need to sell yourself and your skills either to your present employer or to a new employer. Other goals will require a bit more thought. Some will really get you lost without a clue of how to

53、 get there. Not to worry, though, books, biographies and such, can be of great help. The third and final step is to execute. Do what you planned. Take the steps you outlined (勾勒) on your road map and keep going on all the time. If you run into some people who are against you, simply ignore them. Nev

54、er give up the goal. Keep pushing. Whatever you do, do not lose heart until you have what you desire in your hands. Never think that you cant turn your dream into a reality.63. Whats the best title for this passage? A. How to Meet the Challenges B. Finding a Good Job C. What Are People Looking For?

55、D. Getting What You Really Want64. The underlined word “execute” in Paragraph 6 can be replaced by “ _”. A. act B. insist C. planD. determine65. What are we told in the passage? A. We should always ignore the ideas given by people who are against us. B. We list all our wishes on a piece of paper bef

56、ore creating an action plan. C. We should never give up our dreams whatever happens. D. We should turn to books or biographies for help whenever in trouble. EThe Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate “the Old World” from the New. For centuries it kept the Americas from being discovered b

57、y the Europeans.Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into it. One was that it reached out to “the edge of the world”. Sailors feared that they might sail off the earth. Another idea was that at the equator the ocean would be boiling hot.Actually, the Atlan

58、tic is only half as big as the Pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at the narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) wide.Two things make it rather unusual. For so large an ocean it has very few islands, and it is the wor

59、lds saltiest ocean.There is more water in the Atlantic than you can ever imagine. But suppose no more rain fell and no more rivers flew into it, it would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. On the average (平均) the water is a little more than 2 miles (3.2 km) deep, but in places it is much de

60、eper, with the deepest spot near Puerto Rico, measuring 30.246 feet -almost 6 miles (9.6 km).One of the longest mountain ranges of the world, which runs north and south down the middle of the ocean, rises from the floor of the Atlantic. The tops of some of the mountains reach up above the sea and ma

61、ke islands.Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet because of little wind. In the days of sailing vessels (船) the crew were afraid they would be prevented from going forward here. Sometimes they were, indeed.Today, the

62、 Atlantic is a great highway. However, it is not always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs (冰山) float down from the Far North across the paths of ships.We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus saile

63、d for over two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make it in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!66. What does the “Old World” in the first paragraph refer to? A. Africa.B. Europe.C. Asia.D. All of the t

64、hree above.67. What caused people to be unwilling to explore the Atlantic? A. There were no ships big enough to get across the ocean. B. Sailors were afraid of being lost in the ocean. C. The Atlantic was very unusual because it was the saltiest ocean. D. Many incorrect ideas made people think the o

65、cean was full of danger.68. What is the topic of the fifth paragraph? A. How long the mountain is?B. How to measure the water? C. How much water the ocean holds?D. How rain affects the ocean water?69. We can learn from the text that _ . A. the Atlantic is the largest ocean on earth. B. one of the lo

66、ngest mountain ranges lies in the Atlantic. C. the Atlantic has a lot of islands in it. D. sailing on the Atlantic Ocean is always quiet, smooth and safe.70. What does the underlined word “highway” imply? A. High road.B. Broad way.C. Fast road.D. Main water way. 第II卷（共50分）第四部分： 写作（满分50分）第一节：完成句子 (共2

67、0分) 根据汉语意思，用句末括号中的英语单词完成句子。71. No one really knows when they first arrived in _ as California. (know) 谁也不知道他们最早是什么时候来到我们现在所了解的加利福尼亚的。72. What he achieved was very encouraging, but then came the bad news _. (ill) 他取得的成绩令人鼓舞，但随后传来消息说他生病了。73. _ and relations, I decided to seize the opportunity to get r

68、ecognition for my successful idea. (press) 由于亲戚朋友的敦促，我决定抓住机会使我成功的想法得到认可。74. It is the plan that we are going shopping this afternoon _ . (object) 他反对的是我们今天下午去购物的计划。75. He required that we should keep the teacher _ that happened in our class. (inform) 他要求我们随时告知老师我们班上所发生的一切。76. Our teacher used to mak

69、e suggestions to us that we _. (distinguish) 老师常常建议要我们明辨是非。77. _ that your parents hope to depend on you to become a good doctor. (bear)务必牢记你的父母希望你成为一名好医生。78. The patent was given in 1876, but not until five days later _ his first telephone message to his assistant. (send) 这项专利是1876年获得的，但直到五天以后Bell才

70、给他的助手发送第一个电话信息。79. I explained to her that last night it was already 11 p.m. _, so I didnt ring to disturb her. (take) 我向她解释说，昨晚飞机起飞已是午夜11点了，所以我没打电话打扰她。80. _ for a long time, I finally decided to accept the job. (hesitate) 犹豫不决了好久，我最后才决定接受这份工作。 高二英语期中考试参考答案 完成句子：71. what we now know72. that he was i

71、ll73. Pressed by friends74. that he objects to75. informed of everything76. (should) distinguish right and wrong77. Do bear in mind78. did Bell send79. when the plane took off80. Having hesitated 参考范文：As we know, we cant finish important tasks if we overlook details. Nor can we make progress in study unless we start from small things. 第 11 页 共 11 页