湖北省武汉市部分重点高中2013-2014学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、武汉市部分重点高中20132014学年度上学期高二期末测试英 语 试 卷命题人 ：武汉市第十二中学 涂瑞志 审题人：武汉市第十二中学 郑 葵第一部分：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。 1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On the train B. On a boat C. On a pla

2、ne2. Which city was the woman born in?A. Ottawa B. Toronto C. Vancouver3. Whats the bird doing?A. Nodding B. Eating C. Singing4. What can we learn about the woman?A. She can get a promotionB. She has been busy with studyC. She can get 3 days off5. How much should the woman pay in all?A. 5.5 B.7.5 C.

3、9第二节（共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。6. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife B. Boss and secretary C. Shop assistant and customer7. What does th

4、e man think of Mrs. Sapir? A. He thinks she is boring B. He thinks she is unimportant C. He thinks she is tired of meeting people听第7段材料，回答第8至10题8. Where is probably the hotel? A. In the U.S. B. In the U.K. C. In China 9. Which floor is the room located on? A. The 87th floor B. The 8th floor C. The 7

5、th floor 10. What do we know about the dressing table in the room? A. It is a traditional wooden one B. It is made of stainless steel C. It is a modern wooden one听第8段材料，回答第11至14题11. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Friend B. Customer and salesman C. Husband and wife12. W

6、hy cant the two speakers deposit their stuff?A. Because the customer service counter doesnt deposit customers stuff.B. Because the customer service counter charges high fees.C. Because the deposit boxes are out of service.13. When does the conversation probably happen? A. In the morning B. In the af

7、ternoon C. In the evening14. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Buy a black suitcase for him B. Buy a black suit for him C. Buy a yellow suitcase for him 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What does the woman choose the wallpaper for? A. The bedroom. B. The living room C. The dining room16. What does the m

8、an do for the woman? A. Recommend someone to hang the wallpaper B. Sell the wallpaper without any discount C. Choose a wallpaper with the flower pattern 17. When does the woman expect it finished? A. By next week B. By the day after tomorrow C. By next month 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题18. What was Pascals fat

9、her? A. A tax collector B. A math teacher C. An accountant19. How long had passed from the birth date to the success of the calculators? A. 200 years B. 250 years C. 300 years20. What can we learn from the talk? A. Pascal was 18 in 1642 B. The first calculator could do multiplication C. A calculator

10、 brand was named after Pascal.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（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。21. However,meetingthechallengeof isnotallthatsimple，especially to those who are addicted to sweets and snacks.A. possession B. symptom C. obesity D. prejudice22. Keephisremarksto the andletot

11、herpeoplehavechancestopresenttheirviews, which has been stressed by the president for many times. A. minimum B. appendix C. commitment D. evaluation23. The Iranian government is accused of _ some terror organizations in the Middle East by the United States, which cant not produce firm evidence to pr

12、ove itAappointing Bsponsoring Cconsuming Dsupplying24. The Jade Rabbit is also _ with special heater units, allowing it to function during the cold lunar nights when temperatures drop as low as -180C (-292F). Asubscribed Bequipped Caccustomed Darranged25.Susan sees the bar as a starting point and_ p

13、lans to run her own chain of country inns, which satisfied both his husband and parents very much. AcautiouslyBautomaticallyCpersonallyDeventually 26. Its universally accepted that polar explorers have to be extremely_ to bear the climate and other hardshipsAawkward Brough Ctough Dconcrete 27. At th

14、e conference, the vice-secretary of the Security Council delivered a speech, promising to try their best to keep world peace _ all the United Nations members.A. in memory ofB. in place of C. in honor ofD. on behalf of 28. Having _ the disabled twins for years, the medical team had given out and had

15、to ask the local government for help.A. adapted to B. attended to C. applied to D. appealed to 29. When thinking of the set of coming exams, the newcomer couldnt help _ a stressful sigh. A. letting out B. trying out C. working out D. making out 30.On the Double Eleven Day, almost all the online shop

16、pers selected their favorite goods _, even if some goods they bought will be forgotten in their cupboards after the crazy shopping. A. in a panic B. in a hurry C. at a loss D. at a discount 第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。Childhood curiosity can l

17、ast a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the 31 . He loved to read and often needed to 32 the books hed read in order to borrow more books. One unintended 33 of his nonstop reading habits was that he even 34 at the dinner table. His mother, Mar

18、y, and I did our best to 35 him that, on certain social 36 , reading while dining with others was not a good thing. Every summer the teachers at his school 37 give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so 38 , and he always wanted to win. A

19、nd he often 39 . But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地) was that he was so 40 . He didnt just want to learn about 41 things. He wanted to learn about everything. We helped 42 his curiosity in every way. 43 an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, wed turn to the 44 , looking up the

20、word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the 45 exists somewhere. All you have to do is 46 it.Bill remains as much of a 47 today as when he was a child, and he seems to 48 everything he reads. Hes often 49 to share what hes learned with the nex

21、t person he meets. He 50 reads at the dinner table, though which is a good thing because the books hes attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing (引不起食欲的): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History.31. A. school B. library C. office D. museum3

22、2. A. pick B. store C. talk D. return33. A. advantageB. explanation C. discovery D. consequence34. A. play B. laugh C. read D. study35. A. advise B. promise C. warn D. convince36. A. issues B. occasions C. services D. duties37. A. could B. should C. would D. might38. A. sincere B. crazy C. competiti

23、ve D. positive39. A. went B. did C. failed D. proved40. A. confidentB. curious C. diligent D. excellent41. A. simple B. past C. some D. any42. A. develop B. protect C. examine D. follow43. A. If B. Until C. Though D. Because44. A. teacher B. newspaper C. dictionary D. partner45. A. person B. answer

24、C. book D. matter 46. A. use B. find C. tell D. ask47. A. reader B. speaker C. maker D. user48. A. imagine B. believe C. remember D. create49. A. afraid B. eager C. careful D. sure50. A. now and againB. at all time C.just nowD. no longer 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，

25、选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class. “You could win prizes, ”our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, “The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make s

26、ure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster. ”We studied the board critically. Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their f

27、ingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. Im going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich. Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used pa

28、rts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one corner of our poster and let the space draw the viewers attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good studen

29、ts desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of us believe we had a fair chance, and then alwaysalwaysrewarding the same old winners. I believe I drew a sailboat, but I cant

30、 say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen, and then I turned it in. Minutes passed. No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poste

31、r again. I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, What poster? when the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me. 51. What was the teachers requirement for the poster? A. It must appear in time. B. It must be done in class. C. It must be do

32、ne on a construction sheet. D. It must include the words on the blackboard. 52. The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means“”. A. formed an idea for B. made an outline forC. made some space for D. chose some colors for53. After seeing the good students designs, some students. A. loved t

33、heir own designs moreB. thought they had a fair chanceC. put their own designs in a cornerD. thought they would not win the prize54. We can infer from the passage that the author. A. enjoyed grown-up tricks very muchB. loved poster competitions very muchC. felt surprised to win the competitionD. bec

34、ame wise and rich after the competitionBSure, its good to get along with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant.And yes, its good to get along with your teacher because, in general, its smart to learn how to understand the different types of people youll meet

35、 throughout your life.“But really, theres one super-important reason why you should get along with your teacher. When you do, learning bursts right open,” says Evelyn Vuko, a longtime teacher who writes an education column called “Teacher Says” for the Washington Post newspaper.In fact, kids who get

36、 along with their teachers not only learn more, but theyre more comfortable asking questions and getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new material and do your best on tests. When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he or she can be someone to turn to with problems, s

37、uch as problems with learning or school life, such as bullying.As a kid in a primary or middle school, youre at a wonderful stage in your life. Youre like a sponge (海绵), able to absorb lots of new and exciting information. On top of that, youre able to think about all this information in new ways. Y

38、our teacher knows that, in most cases, is very excited to be the person whos giving you all that material and helping you make it. Remember, teachers are people, too, and they feel great if youre open to what theyre teaching you. Thats why they wanted to be teachers in the first placeto teach!Some k

39、ids may be able to learn in any situation, whether they like the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things arent going well, they wont learn as well and wont enjoy being in class.551In the passage, the author mainly talks about _.A. how to

40、get along well with othersB. how much the students are expected of to get along with teachersC. the importance of a good relation with teachers D. how to make the time in the classroom more pleasant56“Learning bursts right open” in the third paragraph really means _.A. therell be more problems with

41、learningB. you find an opening to learningC. learning becomes easier for you at once D. therell be no problems at all with learning57According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. If you get on well with your teachers, you must have a good result in exams.B. The more question

42、s you ask, the higher marks you will get.C. Many kids can do well without a good relationship with teachers.D. If you have a good relationship with your teacher, you can turn to him when in trouble.58Which of the comments is FALSE on teachers and their work according to the passage?A. Teachers somet

43、imes have the same feelings as students do.B. Teachers are excited even if you wouldnt like to accept their teaching.C. Though few, there are still some students who can learn even if they dont like the teacher.D. Having a bad relationship with your teachers does more or less harm to your studies. C

44、Cooks at the Qingfeng Steamed Bun Shop in west Beijing cant make the pork and scallion baozi (buns) fast enough since Xi Jinping visited for some traditional workers food and ate it among the workers.The Chinese presidents visit late last month went down a treat, while web commentators were enthusia

45、stic in their praise for Xis easy populism, after he left the government headquarters in nearby Zhongnanhai and ordered six steamed buns filled with pork and scallions, a bowl of stewed pig liver and a plate of green vegetables.The bill came to 21 yuan, about 2.50, and he sat and finished it at one

46、of the restaurant tables, just like any other working Joe. While Xi is known as “President Xi” abroad, in China he is known as “Chairman Xi”, in the same way as the countrys late founding father Mao Zedong is known as “chairman Mao”.The Chinese government is keen for its leaders to have the presiden

47、t title abroad, as it sounds, well, more presidential. But in Qingfeng, its all about the chairman.“Since Chairman Xi came here, the restaurant has had queues like this every day. We didnt know the chairman was coming beforehand. We only recognised him when he was at the window picking up his food b

48、ecause he also waited in the line,” says a waitress. Xi is building up a reputation as a more approachable kind of leader, a man of the people something people in Ireland got a taste of when they saw how he handled a hurley in Croke Park during his visit.There were rumours last year that Xi even too

49、k a taxi to ask the driver what was really going on in Beijing, although that may have been a hoax. While his predecessor Hu Jintao was seen as a theorist, Xis public profile is high. 59.The cooks in Qingfeng Restaurant are very busy because .A. Xis visit made this restaurant extreme popular among c

50、onsumers. B. the restaurant is shorthanded at present. C. the foods in the restaurant have to be updated. D. the food Mr. Xi ate was specially made.60.According to the passage, President Xi is building up a reputation of .A. toughness. B. plain work style. C. frankness. D. openness.61.Which of the f

51、ollowing statements is TRUE?A. “President” and “chairman” are the same titles overseas.B. Xis arrival was arranged ahead of time. C. Chairman Mao queued in the same restaurant.D. Present Xi was good at food in Ireland during his visit. 62.What does the underlined word hoax mean in the last paragraph

52、?A. Feature story. B. Conversation. C. Interview. D. Joke. DWhile many probably remember using their childhood imaginations to turn the Moons dark markings into a picture of a rabbit on the Moon, just recently China put a different sort of rabbit on the Moon:a lunar probe dubbed “Jade Rabbit.” Now,

53、they have followed up by releasing pictures of the probe in action.Last weekend, Chinas National Space Administration made China the first nation to make a soft landing on the Moon since 37 years ago. The Soviet Unions probe, Luna 2, was the first on September 14, 1959, followed by the United States

54、, who eventually caught up with and surpassed the Soviet Union by putting the first human on the Moon, Neil Armstrong, on July 20, 1969.Jade Rabbit was launched on December 1 with the mission of exploring the Moons surface in an attempt to locate natural resources. It will be deployed on this missio

55、n for a period of three months. The probe reportedly shut down its explorations on December 16 due to high temperatures with plans to leave it inactive until December 23, but it was started up again on December 20 in order to gain more research time.The country has aspirations of putting a human on

56、the Moon by 2025, an area which has up until now been dominated by the United States, who last landed a man on the Moon in 1972 with astronaut Eugene Cernan.Chinas recent attention to the Moon appears to have once again stirred up American interest in space exploration. In the December issue ofNew S

57、pacemagazine, Christopher McKay makes an argument that the U.S. should consider setting up a lunar research base, citing among his reasons the fact that it is important to maintain U.S. influence on the Moon.63When did the humans make a soft landing on the moon next to Chinas?A. 1976. B. 1972. C. 19

58、69. D. 1959.64The mission of the lunar probe will end _?A. after 37 years exploration. B. after three months research. C. till 2025. D. till 2017.65Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. China will put a human on the Moon twelve years later.B. Two countries have put humans on the moon- The

59、 USA and the former USSR.C. Christopher McKay stated that the USA is interested in returning to the moon.D. The probe shut down its explorations because it is extremely hot on the moon.66What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?A. Launched. B. Named. C. Made. D. Explored. EWuhan, th

60、e capital city of Hubei province, has issued smog warnings for three days since Monday because of serious air pollution.The lingering smog forced construction sites to stop work and primary and middle schools to suspend outdoor activities. From Monday through Wednesday, the citys air quality index r

61、eading remained high, with the highest reading at 323, with PM2.5, or particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns, as the main pollutant, according to the citys meteorological bureau. Any reading over 300 is considered seriously polluted.The city experienced at least eight heavily polluted days in t

62、he first two weeks of December, with the air quality index reading reaching a high of 440, China News Service reported.Among those affected was a square dancing team in Jiangan district, which had to stop daily practices after several members fell ill. Square dancing is a common open-air fitness pra

63、ctice across China, with most of the participants middle-aged or elderly women.Media reported the leader of one dancing team had to go to a hospital after she had an asthma attack on Dec 11.Identified only as Fang, 65, the dance team leader said she decided to suspend the practices after she learned

64、 her illness was caused by smog, and after several other members also fell ill, the report said. The city plans to invest 28 billion yuan ($4.61 billion) in air pollution control by 2017. The plan says the city will boost the development of clean energy vehicles for public transportation and remove

65、all of the current 140,000 heavy-polluting vehicles from Wuhans roads by the end of 2016.67. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Wuhan decided to remove most construction sites.B. Wuhan issued smog warnings for three days because of smog.C. The city is reportedly unfit for physical training. D. Ou

66、tdoor exercise can decrease the influence of smog.68. The air quality index reading of the city once reached to an extreme of _. A.300 B. 323 C. 440 D. 140,00069. The city authorities will firstly develop_ in the future. A. green transportation B. environmentally friendly energy C. heavy vehicles D.

67、 transport network 70. “suspend” in the second paragraph from the bottom means _A. put off B. take off C. put up D. take up 第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）71. There are various reasons _. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impres

68、sion. （write）人们有各种不同的写诗理由。 有些是为了叙事，或者以给读者强烈印象的方式来描述事物。 72. I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle. _that at my age I am still feel enough to cycle 20 kilometers in an afternoon. (seem) 我刚回来，骑自行车跑了很长一段路，一直到了古城堡。令人惊奇的是，像我这样的年纪，身体健康，而且能在一个下午骑车跑20公里。 73. You have to listen to detail

69、ed facts. Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question _ . (depend)你得听清事实的细节。同时，你还要根据面试者所说的话准备提下一个问题。 74. _ from the observatory, we put them on before we went any close. (collect).在观测站收集了一些特别的安全服后，我们穿上它们再走近火山口。 75Under no circumstances to move to a new place far away from her workplace，because i

70、t isnt convenient for her family and herself.(agree)无论如何Karen将决不同意搬到离她工作地很远的新地方，因为这对她和她的家庭都不方便。 76. Had David invited me，I , even if it was raining heavily then.(glad)如果David邀请我，我定会欣然前往，尽管那时天下着瓢泼大雨。 77It was not until the baby girl was fast asleep to deal with their personal affairs. (have)只有当那个小女孩睡

71、着以后，她的父母才有时间处理他们的个人事务。 78In the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China got nearly gold medals as Japan. (many)在广州亚运会，中国获得的金牌是日本的四倍。 79. was the friendliness and warmth of the local people. (impress)给游客印象最深的是当地人的友好和热情。 80. The young guy _ to drugs for years managed to be admitted to Qinghua University by hi

72、mself. (addict)那个年轻人通过努力被清华大学录取了，他的父母多年来一直沉溺于吸食毒品。 第二节 短文写作（满分30分）请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。 Living an aimless life is just like walking in the darkness without a destination. Those who achieved great success had set steady life goals when they were young or became independent. 注意: 无须写标题, 不得照抄英语提示语； 除诗

73、歌外，文体不限； 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称； 词数为120左右。 武汉市部分重点高中2013-2014学年度上学期高二期末测试英语试卷答案第一部分 听力 1-20 CBBCB, BACCA, CABBB, AAACA第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）2125 CABBD 2630 CDBAD第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分） 完形填空 3135 BDCCD3640 BCCBB 4145 CAACB 4650 BACBD阅读理解5154 DADC 5558CCDB 5962ABAD 6366ABBB

74、67-70 BCAA 第四部分：书面表达 第一节 完成句子 71. why people write poetry/ poems 72. It seems amazing 73. depending on what the interviewee says. 74. Having collected special clothes 75. will Karen agree 76. would have been glad to go 77. that her parents had (the) time 78. four times as many 79. What impressed the

75、 tourists most 80. whose parents had been addicted 第二节 短文写作 Its widely accepted that proper life aim is counted as a milestone in our life, which plays a significant part in the process of our growth. Here comes an authentic story of mine. Once I didnt pass an English examination when I entered Juni

76、or Middle School. It struck me so badly that I couldnt recover from it for a long period. The reason why I failed the exam was that I didnt set appropriate learning aims in English. It was our English teacher who instructed me at the very moment, who taught me to set different goals for different pe

77、riod. Under his guidance, I did very excellent in the following examinations. Under no circumstances shall I forget the importance of setting a goal for a certain life stage.It can be safely concluded from above mentioned that setting proper goals can not only enable us to lead a meaningful life, but also enjoy a successful life. 高考资源网版权所有！投稿可联系QQ：1084591801