江苏省扬州中学2013-2014学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语试卷 2013. 11

第I 卷 （选择题， 共85分）

第一部分 听力 （共两小节，20小题，每小题1分，满分20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. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In an elevator. B. On a bus. C. In a taxi.

2. How much does each ticket cost?

A. ￡3.70. B. ￡4.70. C. ￡7.40.

3. What item is needed the most?

A. Batteries. B. Cell phones. C. MP4s.

4. What do we know about Karen?

A. She hasn’t been in contact with the speakers.

B. She has turned away from all her friends.

C. She really likes her studies.

5. Why did the woman change her job?

A. She didn’t like machines. B. She was not good at doing business.

C. She didn’t like accounting.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. At what time will the speakers go to see the Smiths?

A. 3:30. B. 4:00. C. 4:15.

7. How will they go there?

A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.

8. Where will they meet?

A. At the bus stop. B. Opposite the factory. C. In front of the bookstore.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Why does the man like Joplin’s?

A. Because of the location. B. Because of the benefits. C. Because of the salary.

10. What does the woman suggest?

A. He should reconsider. B. He should ask for more benefits.

C. He should apply for it.

11. Why is the woman familiar with Joplin’s?

A. Her husband was employed there. B. She lives near there.

C. She once worked there.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

A. He has to rent a room. B. He has to pay the rent. C. He has to leave his home.

13. What do we know about the woman in the past?

A. She always lent money to the man. B. She got financial problems.

C. She always bought lotteries.

14. How did the woman get so much money?

A. She won the lottery. B. She found a good job. C. Her uncle left it to her.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the woman’s first impression of the television?

A. It’s too big. B. It’s beautiful. C. It’s of high quality.

16. How much did the TV cost the man?

A. ＄1000. B. ＄1200. C. ＄2400.

17. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Watch less television.

B. Have the old television fixed.

C. Return the television and get his money back.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What roles do fathers play nowadays?

A. They mainly stay at home looking after children.

B. They work outside the home leaving childcare to their wives.

C. Besides working they help with childcare as well.

19. What do people often do on Mother’s Day?

A. Mothers and children go shopping together.

B. They have outdoor picnics.

C. They wear carnations.

20. What is most important on these two days?

A. What children write on cards. B. The value of gifts.

C. Love and respect given to parents.

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分35分)

第一节 单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分, 满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

— I’m terribly sorry to have put you to so much trouble.

— _____. You didn’t mean to, did you?

A. Forget it B. I’m afraid not C. All right D. You are welcome

_____ to get a ticket for the concert, George has been standing in a queue for two hours.

A. Determining B. To be determined C. Determined D. To determine

_____, the students insist that he _____ separated from his desk mate, who is very naughty.

A. Avoiding to be affected; be B. To avoid to be affected; would be

C. Avoid being affected; should be D. To avoid being affected; be

Mary’s QQ number must have been stolen by someone else yesterday, _____? Because she asked me to lend her ￥5,000, _____ had never happened before.

A. didn’t it; that B. haven’t it; which

C. wasn’t it; which D. wasn’t it; it

So far, large quantities of information _____ sent to the company by email, which has a great effect on improving the quality of its products.

A. has been B. have been C. was D. were

26. A murderer has escaped from prison, so a nationwide search for him is _____.

A. on the way B. in a way C. under way D. in the way

27. There is no doubt _____ MoYan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has been _____ in writing for decades.

A. that; committed B. whether; committed C. what; absorbed D. that; absorbed

28. I’ve been to many places, but nowhere else _____ a place more beautiful than my hometown.

A. I can find B. can I find C. had I found D. I had found

29. Paper produced every year is ________ the world’s production of vehicles.

A. the three times weight of B. heavier three times than

C. as three times heavy as D. three times the weight of

30. ____________, the idea of having to work under a woman was more than he could stand.

A. Wanting the job very much B. Though he wanted the job very much

C. Although wanting the job very much D. He wanted the job badly

31. Only one third of the people present at the meeting voted ______ the new law.

A. in search of B. in short of C. in favor of D. in case of

32. —May I speak to your manager Mr.Williams at five o’clock tonight?

—I’m sorry. Mr. Williams ________ to a conference long before then.

A. would have gone B. had gone C. will have gone D. has gone

33. The play next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture．

A. produced B. to be produced

C. being produced D. having been produced

34. Recently we held a discussion about what we shall use for power when all the oil in the world has _________???A.?given?out??? B. used up??????? C.??run?out?of?????????? D. put?out

35. —Are there any English story-books for us students in the library?

—There are only a few, _______________.

if much B．if some C．if many D．if any

第二部分 完形填空（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。

My First Job

Jay Leno is a very famous TV host in NBC. He started his talk show titled The Jay Lena Show in September 2009．It was a very popular TV programme in America．Here is the story of his first job.

I gained a very strong work concept from my parents, both of whom lived through a hard period of time--the Great Depression. They couldn't _36__ people who didn't work regularly. I once told my mom that Sylvester Stallone was getting $12 million for ten weeks of work. "What's he going to do the rest of the _37__?" She asked．

I took my first job at Wilmington Ford near my hometown of Andover, Massachusetts, when I was 16. I worked until five or six o'clock on school days and __38_ 12-hour days during the summer as a prepper（擦洗汽车的小工）．This meant washing and polishing the new cars, and making sure the paper floor mats were in _39_. Another responsibility was taking off the hubcaps (车轮毂盖） at night, so they wouldn't get stolen, and ___40___ them the next day. This was __41__ work because we had about seven acres of __42__. One day, carrying an armful of hubcaps __43___ a corner, I almost __44__ our new general manager. Scared, I dropped them all．He __45__ me on the spot.

I was too ashamed to tell my parents. Every day for about two weeks, I stayed __46__ until evening．Then I would go home and say I had a __47__ day at work．

Trying to make a last __48__, I wrote a letter to Henry Ford II and told him what happened. I said that we were a reliable Ford family and that when I was old enough, I was going to buy a Mustang. __49__ the owner of the dealership(经营店） called. "I don't know who you know in Detroit." he said．"but if you want your job back, you've ___50___ it.”

Later, during college, I wanted to work at a Roils-Royce dealership, but the owner said there were no openings. So I started washing cars there anyway. When the __51__ noticed me, I said I was working until he __52__ me. He did. And the second day, I started to work there as a sales clerk．

It ___53___ persistence (坚持） to succeed. Attitude ___54___ matters．I have never thought I was better than anyone else, but I have always believed I couldn't be __ 55 __.

36. A. see B. know C. love D. understand

37. A. day B. month C. year D. week

38. A. took up B. put in C. gave out D. stuck to

39. A. shape B. need C. place D. fashion

40. A. changing B. replacing C. selling D. cleaning

41. A. regular B. normal C. hard D. plain

42. A. cars B. mats C. areas D. floors

43. A. at B. around C. beyond D. in

44. A. broke into B. crashed into C. looked across D. came across

45. A. punished B. left C. fired D. forgot

46. A. calm B. busy C. still D. alone

47. A. stressful B. relaxing C. great D. bad

48. A. change B. effort C. dialogue D. decision

49. A. Eventually B. Gradually C. Temporarily D. Hopefully

50. A. reached B. passed C. caught D. got

51. A. owner B. prepper C. clerk D. customer

52. A. helped B. hired C. tired D. called

53. A. takes B. shows C. carries D. makes

54. A. ever B. even C. never D. also

55. A．followed B. defeated C. scolded D. interrupted

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

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。

（A）

Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years．But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?

It's difficult to look back on one's own childhood without some element of nostalgia(怀旧的). I have four brothers and sisters, and m