2013--2014年度第二学期高二期中试题

英语试卷 命题人:吴艳梅

第I卷 选择题（共95分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1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秒钟间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What can we know about the man ?

A . He can’t hear the woman clearly

B. He doesn’t want to answer the question

C. He is not able to answer the question

2. How long will the play last for?

A. one and a half hours B. two hours

C. one hour and three quarters

3. Where does the conversation probably take place ?

A. in an office B. in a shop C. in a restaurant

4. Why is the man’s wife baking a cake ?

A. It is her birthday B. It is their son’s birthday

C. It’s the man’s birthday

5. When will the talk be held ?

A. on Wednesday B. on Saturday C. on Thursday

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分）

听下面3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。听每段材料前，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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。

6. Who will hold a party tonight ?

A. the man B. the woman C. John

7. Where does the woman work ?

A. in a construction company B. at McDonald’s C. in her father’s company

8. When will the man’s father’s company hire workers?

A. in June B. in August C. in September

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。

9. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. husband and wife B. tourist and guide C. professor and student

10. What can the woman do on the fifth night according to the man?

A. watch a show B. go to a concert C. visit a museum

11. How will the woman go to Orlando?

A. by train B. by car C. by air

听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15题

12. What is the man doing when the woman meets him?

A. talking to himself

B. preparing his lessons

C. waiting for newcomers in his class

13. What’s the man‘s problem?

A. catching up with his classmates

B. getting along well with foreigners

C. having a talk with a stranger

14. Why do people fear about dealing with new people according to the woman ?

A. They don’t believe other people

B. They doubt themselves

C. They always can’t express themselves clearly

15. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. There are 10 newcomers in the man’s class

B. The woman helps the man a lot.

C. The man always feels shy when facing a girl

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）

16. ----What are you going to do on May Day?

----　　　. If weather permits, I may go mountain-climbing with my friends.

A. Don’t mention it B. It doesn’t matter C. Forget it D. It depends

17. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ____ up to half will be from overseas.

A. in which B. of whom C. of which D. for whom

18. Mr Smith, ______of the _______speech, started to read a novel.

A. tired ; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring

19. She stared at the painting, wondering where she _______it.

A. saw B. had seen C. has seen D. sees

20. Mike arrived at the meeting ______at ten o’clock ---as it was scheduled---not a minute early or late

A. flexibly B. loosely C. punctually D. approximately

21. The woman wanted to buy two ____eggs, but there were only two _____eggs left in the shop.

A. scores of ; dozens of B. scores ; dozens

C. scores of ; dozen of D. score of ; dozen

22..He said “ They are really great and _____every respect from us all.”

A. deserve B. receive C. preserve D. perceive

23. ________ is no doubt that Lucy had a hard time dealing with the diet.

A. It B. As C. That D. There

24. Once things _______after fierce argument, he , too , started to live a quiet life.

A. set down B. settled down C. set up D. settled on

25. His suggestions are in _______with the aim of this project .

A. harmonious B. charge C. appetite D. harmony

26.The last time we had great fun was _______ we were visiting the Beijing Zoo.

A. why B. when C. how D. where

27.At the meeting they discussed three different _____to the study of mathematics.

A. methods B. means C. approaches D. ways

28. In the dark forests _____, some large enough to hold several English towns.

A. stand many lakes B. many lakes lie

C. many lakes stand D. lie many lakes

29. Leave your key with a true friend _______you lock yourself out one day.

A. in case B. even if C. soon after D. ever since

30.Jack has a large ____ of books while Tom has a large ______of money.

A. amount; number B. plenty; amount C. number; amount D. amount; lot

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16-35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其涂黑。

The Establishment of the Stanford University

A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (预约) into the outer ___31___ of Harvard’s（哈佛） president. But they were ___32__ by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, ___33___ that the couple would finally become ___34___ and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though ___35___ . A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a ___36___ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that ___37___ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was ___38___ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to ___39___ a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus. ”The president wasn’t ___40___ Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this ___41__ would look like a cemetery (墓地). ” “Oh, no,” the lady ___42___ quickly, “we don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a ___43___ to Harvard. “The president rolled his eyes and ___44___ at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any ___45___ how much a building costs? We have spent over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard. ” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was ___46___ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a ___47___? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded.___48___ their offer was turned down. Mr, and Mrs Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ___49___ ,a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer___50___about.31. A. Lab????? B. library?????????? C. hall ? ? ? ???? D. office32. A. watched????? B. stopped???????????? C. followed?????????? D. interviewed33. A. hoping???????? B. finding????????????? C. realizing??????????? D. imaging34. A. surprised???? B. disappointed????? C. worried???????????? D. troubled35. A. hopelessly??? B. carefully??????????? C. unexpected??????? D. unwillingly36. A. pleasant?????? B. funny??????????????? C. cold????????????????? D. sad37. A. attended????? B. visited?????????????? C. surveyed???????????? D. served38. A. clever????????? B. brave??????????????? C. proud?????????????? D. happy39. A. set about???? B. set up?????????????? C. take down???????? D. take over40. A. satisfied?????? B. excited????????????? C. moved????????????? D. ashamed41. A. house????????? B. part????????????????? C. garden????????????? D. place42. A. explained???? B. expressed????????? C. refused???????????? D. admitted43. A. building?????? B. yard????????????????? C. playground??????? D. square44. A. laughed?????? B. shouted???????????? C. glanced???????????? D. called45. A. suggestion?? B. idea????????????????? C. thought???????????? D. opinion46. A. bored????????? B. astonished???????? C. interested????????? D. pleased47. A. department? B. university????????? C. business??????????? D. club48. A. Once?????????? B. While??????????????? C. Since??????????????? D. Though49. A. name?????????? B. character?????????? C. picture????????????? D. sign50. A. talked????????? B. knew??????????????? C. beard??????????????? D. cared

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.1. Take pictures One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “If you’d like I can email it to you”. This can be the seed that leads to new connections. The next time you hear about a fun event email your new contacts to let them know about it.2. Eat alone in public You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach when you are alone. People may be afraid of interrupting you or being rude if you are in a conversation with someone else. Bring a book or newspaper to read (this will make you feel less self-conscious). Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.3. Join a class, sports team, or club Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, Toastmasters (a public speaking club), a class for work, etc. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one! These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be forced to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are forced to see each other again. Tips:* In the beginning, never turn down an invitation from someone, even if it’s something you wouldn’t normally do.* Email your new friends with fun things to do instead of always asking what their plans are. If they have a better