湖北省利川市文斗乡长顺初级中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、湖北省利川市文斗乡长顺初级中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试题本试卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。命题人： 第一卷 （共三部分，满分125分）第一部分：听力（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。1Where does this conversation take place?A. In a hospital.B. In a friends house.C. I

2、n the mans house.2Why is Tony crying?A. He cant get up.B. He lost his pet bird.C. He lost his favourite toy.3What do we know about the man?A. He is too busy to go there.B. He plans to go there very soon.C. He wants to go somewhere else.4Who is the man?A. A boss.B. A doctor.C. An employee.5How many A

3、merican soldiers have been killed in wars?A. 320, 000.B. 400, 000.C. 2, 000, 000.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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题。6What is the man?A. A guide.B. A houseman.C. A police officer.7What happened

4、 to the woman?A. Her leg was broken.B. Her money was stolen.C. Her briefcase was gone.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题。8What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Workmates.B. Boss and secretary.C. Manager and job hunter.9Why did the woman fail to get the job according to the man?A. She is a woman.B

5、. She is improperly dressed.C. She is not fit for the position.10What can we learn from the conversation?A. Carl Drexler is a good manager.B. The man thinks the woman is too proud.C. The woman thinks ability is the most important.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题。11Where are the two speakers?A. In a concert hall.B

6、. In an ancient palace.C. In a modern museum.12What does the man like best in this place?A. The lights.B. The paintings.C. The colours.13What do we know about the two speakers?A. They are having a good time.B. They wish to become rich soon.C. Theyre uninterested in upper-class life.听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16

7、题。14What are the speakers generally talking about?A. Generation gap in families.B. Respect and love for parents.C. Economic independence from parents.15What might the womans parents treat her as?A. A child.B. A student.C. A grown-up.16What does the man think of his parents?A. They feel no love for h

8、im.B. They control him too much.C. They are easy to get along with.听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20题。17Where is the speaker giving the talk?A. On a hill.B. In a forest.C. Beside a lake.18What is the main purpose of the talk?A. To describe some plants and animals.B. To persuade the listeners to go on a tour.C. To m

9、ake the listeners familiar with the area.19What can the listeners do at Summit Lake?A. Rest and take photos.B. Go boating or swimming.C. Cook lunch over a campfire.20What would be part of the trip?A. Climbing up rocks.B. Fishing in a stream.C. Walking through a field.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节：多项选择

10、（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21If Tim carries on working like this, hell _ sooner or later.A. break upB. break downC. get downD. cool off22Life in the oceans appears in different sizes, _ from the tinest fish all the way up to the biggest blue whales.A. increasingB. ra

11、ngingC. decreasingD. defining23A total of 106 Misses from over 100 countries and regions _ in Beijing to take part in the production of a music recording and video for an English Olympic song.A. guaranteedB. chattedC. gatheredD. hesitated24Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big chan

12、ges in temperature, thus creating a _ environment.A. peacefulB. sensitiveC. commonD. stable25He _ all people with a sense of justice to be united in the peaceful struggle for justice and equality.A. called forB. called onC. called inD. called off26Why do you think the medicine has no side _ on him?A

13、. influenceB. effectC. senseD. point27When you make a decision to buy something, you must remember that a good name of product doesnt _ mean good quality of it.A. brilliantlyB. physicallyC. necessarilyD. responsibly28The public _ the robber referred to be put in prison immediately.A. wantedB. ordere

14、dC. demandedD. asked29The film “A World Without Thieves” _ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.A. appreciatedB. enjoyedC. seizedD. won30_ travelers have learnt what they must bring and what they can leave at home.A. SeasonedB. RemainedC. AttemptedD. Admitted第二节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题

15、1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。31Many of the great achievements _ (有可能诞生) in north eastern Beijing. (likely)32_ (是谁) that was arrested for hitting a white man? (who)33Visitors _ (厌倦) the sand and the sun can cool off in one of the many cafs, shops and restaurants on C

16、opacabanas main avenue. (get)34_ (被认为是一本有价值的书), the Travel Notes of Xu Xiake has been much studied by people of later times. (rate)35Harry keeps fit by _ (健身) at the gym for half an hour every morning. (work)36The reason why the American Civil War broke out was _ (是否废除奴隶制). (abolish)37_ (不懂很多英语), I

17、found it hard to understand her. (know)38The festival, _ (作为而出名) Carnival, is one of the worlds most famous and attracts visitors from all over the world. (as)39I consider it a great honor _ (被邀请参加晚宴). (invite)40Located just south of Yunnan and Guangxi, Vietnam is _ (很容易到达) and offers exciting adven

18、tures at a reasonable price. (within)第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。In history, a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows. The work was dirty, tiring and not very well paid.People

19、 in the western states had to 41 cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern 42 . But someone had to 43 the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad. This was the job of a cowboy. Sometimes the 44 was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as 45 as six months to mov

20、e the cattle. The 46 was long but the cattle were driven 47 as not to lose 48 . Then they could be sold at a good price.Most cowboys were young, 49 men. A good horse 50 their job of moving cattle much easier. A good cowboy 51 cows and knew how to control them. At night, he 52 to the cows to keep the

21、m calm.In the late 1800s, America was changing from a nation of farm to one of 53 and cities. The cowboy seemed 54 compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs.Today, the 55 of cowboys has 56 greatly. One change is the use of trucks. The job is not so hard 57 it used to be. And cowboys are bett

22、er 58 now. They are 59 to be married. Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers. Some work for big companies. 60 at night and on weekends, they become cowboys. These part- time cowboys increase the total production of meat, keeping the beef price low.41A. get B. buy C. sell D. raise42A.

23、markets B. countries C. cities D. stories43A. deal with B. find out C. look after D. pay off44A. road B. railroad C. state D. farm45A. good B. much C. long D. far46A. journey B. trip C. tour D. travel47A. hurriedly B. smoothly C. slowly D. carefully48A. mind B. direction C. head D. weight49A. unmarr

24、ied B. proud C. strong D. educated50A. had B. made C. found D. helped51A. recognized B. understood C. owned D. kept52A. whispered B. shouted C. cried D. sang53A. towns B. factories C. companies D. villages54A. free B. brave C. easy D. pleased55A. manner B. job C. life D. mind56A. changed B. develope

25、d C. improved D. realized57A. that B. as C. which D. what58A. known B. paid C. treated D. dressed59A. afraid B. eager C. worried D. likely60A. Because B. And C. When D. But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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABelow is a web page from Google.OlympicModern O

26、lympic GamesThe complete results archive of summer and winter Olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all countries since 1896.www. olympic. it/english/home-16kEnvironmentBeijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 Olympics 2007-03-11 Beij

27、ing able to treat 90 pct of waste water 2007-02-05 Air quality in Beijing has improved over the past six years 2007-02-01Green Olympics dream coming true en. Beijing 21171675.shtml-52kBeijing announces planned route of Olympic torch relayBeijing announced the 2008 Olympic Games torch relay route and

28、 set off the Olympic Games torch on Thursday. Green Olympics is one of the three concepts of the Beijing Games, Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics Green OlympicsEnvironmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics Green Olympics, officially announced on Saturday, 24 September 2005. The symbol, created usi

29、ng a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes, Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004On behalf of BOCOG, Wang Wei, executive vice president of BOCOG, gave a presentation about Green Olympics, introduced the environment protection work of BMG and BOCOG, and answered several ques

30、tions such as protection of cultural relics en.beijing 21192919.shtml-36kOlympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games TriviaWho was the founder of the Modern Olympics? In which cities were the modern Olympic Games due to be held/ scheduled during the war years, i.e., 1916, 1940, and 1944? In which three

31、years of the Modern Olympic Games were More questions www. OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and values, and the impact of the Full story SPORT ACCORD2005-01-23www.olympic.org/Ancient Olympic Heritag

32、e and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004As put forward in the various official texts, the Olympic symbols of ancient Olympia, the Olympic flame and the Marathon race are bridges between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games, www.c2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp? id=911-106k63Which websit

33、e provides a complete list of the winners in the Olympic Games?A. OlympicModern Olympic GamesB. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004C. Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics Green OlympicsD. Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 200464What do we learn from the above web page?

34、A. Beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality.B. The Olympic torch relay route has not been planned.C. The Olympic flag will be on display in Athens.D. A quiz on the Olympics will be held in Beijing.BWhen former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim

35、Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korean presidents wife as Mrs. Kim. By mistake, President Clintons advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese. Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names. President Kim Young Sams wife was named Soh

36、n Myong Suk. Therefore, she should be addressed (称谓) as Mrs. Sohn.President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears. His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan.In addition to Koreans, So

37、me Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. This practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupils parents. They become puzzled about the students correct last name. Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures.Mexican naming

38、customs are different as well. When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husbands name after the word de (of). This affects how they fill in forms in the United States. When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the fathers family name. But Mexicans are addresse

39、d by the family name of the mother. This often causes puzzlement.Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations: dont always think that a married woman uses her husbands last name. Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed (颠倒). Ask which name a

40、person would prefer to use. If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly.65The story of Bill Clinton is used to _.A. improve US-Korean relationsB. introduce the topic of the textC. describe his visit to KoreaD. tell us how to address a person66The

41、word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. action plansB. naming customsC. travel mapsD. thinking patterns67When a woman marries in Korea, she _.A. continues to use her family nameB. uses her husbands given nameC. shares her husbands family nameD. adds her husbands given name to hers6

42、8In address a married woman properly, youd better _.A. use her middle nameB. use her husbands first nameC. ask her which name she likesD. change the order of her namesCHow many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far t

43、oo many.This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments.We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road

44、 to what we really want to do. Then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life.In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English: “Have a nice d

45、ay” they speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day.How often do we say to ourselves, “Ill take up horse-riding (or golf, or sailing) as soon as I get a higher position,”

46、only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position.When I first became a reporter I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal

47、 (反常的) mental state. How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area? I wanted to know.Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under continual pressure. He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spe

48、nt much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains.69The first paragraph of the passage tells us that _.A. we always try to find some time to write a bookB. we always make plans but seldom fulfil themC. we always enjoy many of lifes best momentsD. we always do what we really want to do70The under

49、lined phrase “turn his back on” ( Paragraph 6 ) most probably means _.A. leave forB. return toC. give upD. rely on71The man (Paragraph 6 ) left his first job partly because he was _.A. not respectedB. under too much pressureC. not well paidD. in an abnormal mental state72What is probably the best ti

50、tle for the passage?A. Provide Homes For Our FamilyB. Take Up Horse-ridingC. Value This Very DayD. Stay AliveDThere are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try. How? Packaging (包装) is the silent but persuading salesman.There on th

51、e shelves, each bottle, can, box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, so that he is buying not only a product but also his belief in life. Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great ef

52、fect on the “quality” of the product and on how well it sells, because “Consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products,” as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers feeling for packaging, noticed.Colors

53、 are one of the best tools in packaging. Studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human attention quickly. Take V8 for example. For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body. And the word “green” today can

54、 keep food prices going up.Shapes are another attraction. Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. Thats why the round yellow M signs of McDonalds are inviting to both young and old.This new consumer response to the colors and

55、 shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people buy to satisfy both body and soul.73According to the passage, _ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product.A. the pleasing color of the packageB. the special taste of the productC. the strange shape of the packageD. the be

56、lief in the product74If a package or a product is round in shape, it can _.A. bring excitement to the consumersB. attract the consumers attentionC. catch the eye movement of the consumersD. produce a happy and peaceful feeling75“And the word green today can keep food prices going up.” This sentence

57、suggests that consu-mers today are _.A. starting to notice the importance of new foodB. enjoying the beauty of nature more than beforeC. beginning to like green vegetablesD. paying more attention to their health76It can be inferred from the passage that V8 is a kind of _.A. vegetable dishB. healthy

58、juiceC. iced drinkD. red vegetableEWhile in Banff, make time for a walk around town. A special treat is to go up the mountainside on the Banff Gondola for a surprising view of the valley below. Here is The Pines, whose cook has developed a special way of mixing foreign food such as caribou, wild boa

59、r, and reindeer with surprising sauces.Best time to visit is during the off-season, from early May to mid-June, or in October. This way you can avoid sharing the high way with mobile homes which can be pulled by cars. But whatever the season, take some lunch with you from Banff, because there are on

60、ly a few food stops on the road.Forty minutes north of Banff, side by side with the Banff National Park, sits world-famous Lake Louise. This surprisingly small body of water is attractive with towering mountains around it. Glaciers, huge masses of ice, moving very slowly against rocks, produce what

61、is called glacier rock flour, making its water dark to see. It is worth taking a walk around the grounds of the Chateau Lake Louise, another beauty, proud of its early 20th century history.Back on the road, and its time to continue north past the astonishing Columbia Icefield, then turn off the high

62、way and take the short road to the base of the Athabaska Glacier. You can rent ice cleals (夹板) and do some climbing or do a more pleasant snowmobile tour. Either way, you can enjoy endless beautiful sights.Finally youll reach Jasper, the usual turning around the place for the Banff-Jasper loop (回路).

63、 Its worth riding the Jasper Skytram, and be sure to visit the wonderful Jasper Park Lodge, also dating back to the 1920s. If you can have lunch there, do it. The restaurant has an adventurous menu and their wine list would put a smile on any visitors face.77According to the passage, The Pines is a

64、_.A. place in which you can see many mobile homesB. mountain where you can get a good view of the valleyC. town which happens to be near the Banff National ParkD. restaurant where you can ask for some special kinds of food78What will probably happen when visitors come at the end of June?A. They may

65、have trouble finding a restaurant.B. They may come across traffic jams.C. They may travel more easily with cars.D. They may do much more sightseeing.79Similar to the Chateau Lake Louise, _.A. the Banff National Park is to the west of BanffB. the Columbia Icefield lies between Lake Louise and the Ban

66、ff National ParkC. the Jasper Skytram has a history of more than 80 yearsD. the Jasper Park Lodge was built in the 1920s第二卷 （满分25分）第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Nick将于八月来湖北旅游，特来信询问有关旅游景点情况。请根据下表所提供的要点，写一封回信，并表示盼望他的到来。旅游资源许多著名的风景名胜，如：黄鹤楼（位于武昌蛇山，江南三大名楼之一）；三峡（对灌溉和发电起着重要的作用）；东湖；赤壁等等。相关信息气候适宜，交通方便注意：词数10

67、0左右，信的格式及开头已为你写好（不记入总词数）；可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；参考词汇：省份 province；黄鹤楼 the Yellow Crane Tower；三峡 the Three Gorges； 赤壁 the Red CliffDear Nick,Im glad to hear that youre coming to Hubei in August. _Yours sincerely, Li HuaText 1M: I want to see about getting a private room as soon as possible. Also please

68、put a “No Visitors” sign on my door when you leave.W: Ill take care of both things, but first put this in your mouth so that I can take your temperature.Text 2M: Whats wrong with Tony?W: His pet bird died this morning. He has been sitting still for quite a long time and is still crying in his room.M

69、: Dont worry. Ill buy him another one.Text 3M: Whats your opinion of the village? Youve spent your holidays there twice.W: It won my heart the first time I saw it.M: If only I had some free time.Text 4W: Mr. Johnson, I wonder if I could possibly ask for leave tomorrow morning. My father had a heart

70、attack yesterday and is in the hospital at present. I want to go and see him.M: Oh, Im sorry to hear that. You can take the day off.W: Thanks very much. Ill make up the work as soon as I return.Text 5M: Since the turn of the century, about 320,000 British people and 2 million Americans have been kil

71、led in road accidents.W: Oh, really? That means the number of Americans killed on the road is five times that of American soldiers killed in wars during the same period.Text 6M: What happened?W: Well, my husband left for work at 7:30. A few minutes later, somebody broke into the house. I guess he th

72、ought the house was empty.M: Where were you?W: I was still in bed. I heard something in the living room, so I went downstairs. And there was this man, putting money into his briefcase. I guess I surprised him. He ran out of the front door and I ran after him.M: Its good he didnt have a gun.W: You sa

73、id it! Well, he fell down the steps and broke his leg. Thats when I called you.M: Weve been looking for this man. In the past two weeks, he broke into 20 homes in this area.Text 7W: Weve got a new manager in our department.M: Who is it? Who got the job, I mean?W: Someone called Carl Drexler. Hes bee

74、n with the company only two years. Ive been here longer. And I know more about the job, too!M: Hmm. Why do you think they gave it to him and not to you?W: Because Im a woman, of come.M: By the way, what sort of clothes does he wear?W: A dark suit, white shirt, a tie. Why?M: Perhaps that had somethin

75、g to do with it.W: You mean I didnt get the job because I come to work in jeans and a sweater?M: Yes.W: Do you really think I should wear different clothes?M: Well, you should think about it.W: Why should I do that? Im good at my job! Thats the only important thing!M: Hmm. But it isnt. Not in this c

76、ompany.Text 8M: What a lovely place! Walking around here is just like going back in time. Imagine all those noblemen and ladies having huge parties here, dancing in the halls and gardens.W: Or how about Mozart? He gave a concert here when he was only six. Isnt it unbelievable?M: It is the colors tha

77、t really impress me. The yellow walls and the green window frames. It is like a fairy-tale world.W: What about the rooms full of paintings? And the huge lights hanging from the ceilings? Arent they magnificent? Dont you wish we were millionaires?M: You dont need money to enjoy a view like that. You

78、only need eyes.W: Still, wouldnt it be nice to live in a place like this one here? Imagine, 200 different rooms.M: It would be nice as long as I didnt have to clean them.Text 9M: Young people are given too much freedom nowadays, and as a result they have lost respect for their parents and elders in

79、general.W: I dont think so. My parents gave me advice but never forced me to do anything I didnt want to do. I respect and love them for this.M: Are you quite independent of them now?W: Oh, yes. After I left school and started to work as a nurse, I became economically independent.M: You seem very cl

80、ose to your parents.W: I am. Many young people today say they have nothing in common with their parents. But Im very lucky because I get along very well with them. What about you?M: Well, we value family life very much in my country. Im also very fond of my family. But I dont always get along well w

81、ith my parents. They seldom allow me to do what I want to.W: But they allowed you to come to study in England on your own.M: Yes, but only after a lot of persuasion!Text 10M: Good morning, everyone. Im Ralph Morrison, and Ill be your guide today on our hike to Summit Lake. I think youll enjoy todays

82、 trip, which will offer some wonderful views as well as some close-up looks at the areas plants and animals. Well begin with a gentle climb in this open forest before taking a short downhill walk to the river. Youll see unusually tall trees in that area and will cross the river on a big piece of woo

83、d. Our pass from there will go north. Well pass through a forest, then a large field, and cross a stream as we continue our way up to Summit Lake. The lake is small and surrounded with forest, and therere lots of fish just waiting to be caught. Well stop for lunch at the lake. Youll have an hour to

84、relax and take photos before we start our return trip on a different path, which will take us past three small lakes before the long, steep hike back down to the river. Our last mile will be another steep uphill climb to the trails end, just 1 00 yards from where were about to begin.One possible ver

85、sion:Dear Nick,Im glad to hear that youre coming to Hubei in August. Youve made the wise choice to travel here. As we all know, Hubei Province is rich in tourist attractions and enjoys many world-famous places of interest, such as the Yellow Crane Tower, the Three Gorges and the Red Cliff. The Yello

86、w Crane Tower, located on the Snake Hill in Wuchang, is one of the “Three Famous Tower South of the Yangtze River.” The East Lake in Wuhan is well known for its beautiful scenery, where we can take a dip and go boating. Another attraction is Three Gorges Dam which plays an important part in irrigation and producing electricity. Besides, the nice weather and convenient transportation here can make your trip more enjoyable. Im sure youll have a good time.Yours sincerely,Li Hua