安徽省广德中学2013-学高二英语上学期期中试题

安徽省广德中学2013-2014年学高二英语上学期期中试题

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第一部分听力（共两节，总分30分，每小题1.5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. How did the man feel?

A. He was proud.

B. He was very n ervous.

C. He was very exci ted.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. The man should do his homework.

B. The man should go to see a movie.

C. The man should buy a new pair of shoes.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In the woman’s house.

B. In a furniture sh op.

C. In a restaurant.

4. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Christmas gifts.

B. Christmas activit ies.

C. Men’s wallets.

5. Who is good at English?

A. Mary.

B. Jack .

C. Tom.

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，回答第6至7题。

6. When does the conversation take place?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoo n.

C. At midnight.

7. How long does the flight last if not delayed?

A. About 1 hour.

B. About 2 hours.

C. About 4 hours.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why is the man sad today?

A. He is out of work.

B. He will be fi red by his boss.

C. He has lots of work to do.

9. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. To send out his resumes.

B. To get some int erviews tomorrow.

C. To consider what to do next.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the number of the product the woman wants to buy?

A. SP506.

B. ST506.

C. SP560.

11. What will the woman get for free?

A. An encyclopedia.

B. A memory stick.

C. A catalog.

12. How will the woman pay for the product?

A. In cash.

B. By check.

C. By credit card.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What has the woman been doing all afternoon?

A. Looking at the apartment ads.

B. Reading some really interesting news.

C. Writing some house sales ads.

14. What does the man think of their apartment?

A. Fine.

B. Small.

C. Modern.

15. When will the speakers have a baby?

A. In eight weeks.

B. In six months.

C. In eight months.

16. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The speakers’apartment has a dining room.

B. The woman wants an extra bedroom.

C. The woman got a raise last month.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many countries are involved in Interpol?

A. 168.

B. 186.

C. 210.

18. When was I-24 launched?

A. In 1923.

B. In 1 932.

C. In 2002.

19. Which of the following are contained in I-24?

A. Criminals’fingerprints.

B. Criminals’family members.

C. New ID-cards and passports.

20. Where was the Italian criminal arrested last March?

A. In America.

B. In Japan.

C. In Brazil.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从所给四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21. _______ number of people invited was fifty, but_______ number

of them were absent for different reasons.

A. A; the

B. The; the

C. A; a

D. The; a

22. With the day’s work ________, the men left office and headed fo r the bar for a drink.

A. finishing

B. to finish

C. finished

D. bein

g finished

23. The May Flower arrived at ______is now Plymouth with 102 people on board.

A. that

B. which

C.where

D. what

24. BothLoulan and Pompeii are believed _______ their civilizations abo ut 2,000 years ago.

A. to have lost

B. lose

C. to lose

D. to be losing

25.-- I hate all the noise downtown. Life would be much better if w

e could move to the countryside.

--But you might find it dull and inconvenient to live in t he country after a while, and you might start to miss your life in the city. _______________________, you know.

A. One man’s meat is another man’s poison

B. A bird i n hand is worth two in the bush

C. There is no place like home

D. The grass is not always greener on the other side

26. After driving for about an hour, he found himself lost in

the middle of nowhere, so he stopped his car to ________ his ma p.

A. recognize

B. observe

C. explore

D. consult

27. We presented small gifts _____all the guests. Some of the ladies

were also presented _____ flowers.

A. with, to

B. to, to

C. to, with

D. with, with

28. I would like to _____ this book _____ all those who are interes ted in traveling.

A. refer, to

B. prefer, to

C. recommend, to

D. deal, with

29. You _______ get the book on condition that you give it back to

me on time.

A. should

B. must

C.ought to

D. shall

30. I can’t promise that all the people injured in the accident

will be saved. All I can promise is that what _______ be done __ _____be done.

A. must, should

B. can, can

C. will, must

D. can, will

31. Lucy is believed to have been killed by a vampire. She was se

en ________ Dracula’s castle last week and has never come out.

A. enter

B. to enter

C. entering

D. entered

32. So _______________ at the sight of the monster that he could nei ther move nor scream.

A. frightened Tom was

B. was Tom frightened

C. frightening was Tom

D. frightened was Tom

33. —I know this is the latest type but it's second- handed.

$20 —that's my last offer.

—OK. It's a (n) ___________.

A. bargain

B. trade

C. agreement

D. deal

34. —How did you find your missing Mp4?

—_________.

A. It works well

B. It was in good condition

C.I found it home

D. Quite by accident

35. . —Maggie, I got a ticket when I parked my car on the bicyc le lane this morning.

—Oh, ______. It’s not the first time you have broken traffic regulations.

A. all right

B. it serves you right

C. no problem

D. take it easy

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to th ink about is why. Do you need it for a 36 reason, such as your job or your studies? 37 perhaps you’r e interested in the

38 ,films or music of a different country and you know how much

it will help to have a 39 of the language.

Most people learn best using a variety of 40 , but traditiona l classes are an ideal（理想的）

start for many people. They 41 an environment where you can pra ctice under the 42 of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead 43 lives and learning a language takes 44 . You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop

a 45 . It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming

fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes

46 .

Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m to o 47 ,”they say. Yes, children do learn languages more 48 than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a langua ge at any 49 . And learning is good for the health of your b rain, too. I’ve also heard people 50 about the mistakes the y make when 51 . Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes

52 you’re much less likely to make them again.

Learning a new language is never 53 . But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be 54 by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in 55 own language. Good luck!

36. A. technical B. political

C. practical

D.

physical

37. A. After B. So

C. Though

D. Or

38. A. literature B. transport

C. agriculture

D. medic ine

39. A. view B. knowledge

C. form

D. database

40. A. paintings B. regulations

C. methods

D. compute rs

C. respect

D. provide

42. A. control B. command

C. guidance

D. pres sure

43. A. busy B. happy

C. simple

D. normal

44. A. courage B. time

C. energy

D. place

45. A. theory B. business

C. routine

D. project

46. A. some risks B. a lot less

C. some notes

D. a lo t more

47. A. old B. nervous

C. weak

D. tired

48. A. closely B. quickly

C. privately

D. quietly

49. A. age B. speed

C. distance

D. school

50. A. worry B. hesitate

C. think

D. quarrel

51. A. singing B. working

C. bargaining

D. learni ng

52. A. if B. and

C. but

D. before

C. interesting D . easy

54. A. blamed B. amazed

C. interrupted

D. inf ormed

55. A. their B. his

C. our

D. your

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: mother’s day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show lov e and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them

to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with chil d care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living m other. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地). On these days，

families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”.Greeting ca rd stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries(面包

师), telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business durin g these holidays.

56. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show lov

e and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring up children.

B. Parents give love and care to children.

C. Parents educate children to be good persons.

D. Parents pass away before children grow up.

57. On Father’s Day, what do people often do?

A. They wear carnations.

B. They have outdoor barbecues.

C. They attend religious services to honor parents.

D. They visit the cemetery.

58. What do you think “florists”do? _________.

A. They sell flowers.

B. They make and sell bread.

C. They offer enough room for having family parties.

D. They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

59. Which do you think is right about “carnation”?_________.

A. It has only two kinds of colors.

B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Da y or Father’s Day.

C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.

B

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C

Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone can ’t make us tire. It sounds absurd. But a years ago, scientists trie d to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching

a stage of fatigue (疲

劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒

素)and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.

So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swift ly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the b eginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?

Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our m ental and emotional attitudes. One of England’s most outstanding scien tists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from wh ich we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physic al origin is rare.”Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes eve n further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitti ng workers in good health is due to emotional problems.”

What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfactio n? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated---those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get ti red because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.

64. What surprised the scientists a few years ago?

A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer’s blood.

B. Albert Einstein didn’t feel worn after a day’s work.

C. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.

D. A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue toxin s.

65. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?

A. Challenging mental work.

B. Unpleasant emotions.

C. Endless tasks.

D. Physical labor.

66. What’s the author’s attitude towards the scientists’idea?

A. He agrees with them.

B. He doubts them.

C. He argues against them.

D. He hesitates to accept them.

67. We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to ___________.

A. have some good food.

B. enjoy their work

C. exercise regularly

D. discover fatigue toxins

D

The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted peop le. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic (机械

师) had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is: Gr eat talent is not enough.

I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I hea rd the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more th an $100, 000 a year. A business consultant（顾问）

who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant wh o gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth.”

There is an old saying that goes, “Job means just over broke (破

产)”.And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to mill ions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence i s intelligence, most workers “live within their means”.They work an d they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek w ork for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.

When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a b etter hamburger than McDo nald's?”almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburge r, how come McDonald's makes more money than you?”The answer is ob vious: McDonald's is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better h amburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of sel ling and delivering the hamburger.

68. The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that________.

A. he is just one of the talented people

B. he i s ready to help others

C. he has a sharp sense of hearing

D. he knows little about car repairing

69. “Live within their means”in the third paragraph can be best r eplaced by_______ .

A. spend more than they can afford

B. do i n their own way

C. live in their own circle

D. live within what they earn

70. Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?

A. They don't work hard enough.

B. They lack financial intelligence.

C. They don't make full use of their talents.

D. They have no

specialized skills.

71. The main purpose of the author is to tell us_________ .

A. how young people can find a satisfactory job

B. what schools should teach students

C. why so many talented people are poor

D. how McDonald's makes much money

E

Kelly Reeves was getting ready for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water. Panic moment! She quickly picked up the wet phone and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked. Her first

reaction? She got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new mobile at full price.

A new study finds that fear of losing your phone is a common il lness. About 66 percent of those surveyed suffer from nomophobia or “no mobile phone phobia”.Interestingly, more women worry about losin g their phones than men.

Fortunately, there’s a solution.

The first step is to figure out if you have nomophobia. Checking your phone too often is one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you can’t conduct business or go about your routine when the fear becomes so severe.

Do you go to unusual lengths to make sure you have your phone? That’s another sign of a problem. If you find you check your phone plenty of times per hour, or a total of an hour per day, there m ay be a problem.

Some of the treatments are similar to those for treating anxiety attacks: leaving the phone behind and not checking e-mails or text me ssages, and then learning to tolerate the after anxiety. Even if this leads to a high level of worry and stress, the solution is to pus h through the fear and learn to deal with not having your phone.

Of course, there are also technological alternatives. Luis Levy, a co-founder at Novy PR, says he uses an application called Cerberus that can automatically track the location of his phone. To find it, he can just go to a website and see the phone’s location.

He also insures his phone through a service called Asurion. The c ompany’s description of its product reads like a prescription for anx iety:“60million phones are lost, stolen or damaged each year. You’l l have complete peace of mind knowing that your phone is protected a nd you can quickly reconnect with family, friends and work, as soon as the very next day!”

72. Why does the author mention Kelly’s experience in the first para graph?

A. To introduce the topic for discussion.

B. To inform us that mobile phones are useful.

C. To warn us that we should be careful.

D. To tell us we should get phones ready for a trip.

73. The underlined word “nomophobia”in Paragraph 2 means “

”.

A. habits of using mobile phones

B. fea r of losing mobile phones

C. eagerness for new mobile phones

D. indep endence of mobile phones

74. Which of the following is a way to treat nomophobia?

A. Avoiding using a phone for some time

B. Learning more about modern technology

C. Protecting one’s phone against any damage

D. Not using a mobile phone in one’s daily work

75. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Attitude towards mobile phones

B. New mo bile phone technology

C. Disadvantages of mobile phones

D. Solut ions to nomophobia

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第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will nev er be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how.

Plan your time carefully

When planning your week, you should make a list of things that y ou have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule of your time. First, arrange your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all the problems, but it will force you to realize what is ha ppening to your time.

Find a good place to study

Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this place, wh ich may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everyth

ing but study materials. No games, radios or TV! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class

Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking class n otes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly

When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the im portant points that your teacher has mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the mater ial. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you wi ll remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude towards the tests

The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. It helps you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overly worried.

There are other methods that might help you with your study. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，在一位名叫Tina的外国友人的博客上，你看到了如下内容：

I am often told not to put off till tomorrow what can be done today. I’ve tried many times but I cannot make it. Can you give me some advice?

请你根据博客的内容和写作要点提示，给她回复。

写作要点：1. 表明自己的看法；2. 提出至少两条建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear Tina,

I understand your situation. _____________________________________ ____________________

________________________________________________________________________________ ____ Hope my ideas will help.

Yours,

Li Hua

英语参考答案

参考答案

1—5 BACAB 6—10 BCACA 11—15 BCAAC 16—20 BBCA C

21-25 DCDAD 26-30 DCCDD 31-35 BDDDB

36-40CDABC 41-45DCABC 46-50BABAA 51-55DBDBA 56-59DBAC 60-63CABD 64-67CBAB 68-71ADBC 72-75ABAD

76.Methods 77.List 78.schedule/arrangement 79.entertainment 80.study

81.listener 82.regularly 83.discussed 84.trouble 85.better/top

作文

I understand your situation.After all, no one wants to put off

till tomorrow what can be done today, for we have many new things to do the next day. The bad habit, once formed, is really difficul t to get rid of. However, with a strong will and some necessary mea sures, you can finally make it.

You can make friends with those who don’t put off till tomorrow what can be done today. If so, you will learn from them and care about how they view you. Besides, reward yourself with somet hing you enjoy after you finish a big task, which I believe will ma ke you feel good.

Hope my ideas will help.

Yours,

L

i Hua