江北中学高2013级高三（上）半期考试试卷

英 语

命 题 人： 金翠萍 审题人：陶波文

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。英语试题卷共12页。共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第一卷（三部分，共115分）

注意事项：

1．答题前，务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卷和机读卡规定的位置。

2．答选择题时，必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如须改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。?

3. 答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。

4．所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

5. 考试结束，将答题卷和机读卡交回。

第一部分: 听力（共三节，满分30分）

第一节 (共5小题; 每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

请听下面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 many apples did the man give those homeless men?

A. 4 B. 8 C. 6

2. What does the woman mean?

A. She would invite Jenny to her party.

B. She isn’t invited to the party.

C. She has something else to do.

3. What is the woman?

A. A teacher B. A student C. A taxi driver

4. Who saved the two boys?

A. Their mothers B. Two young men C. The man

5. What happened to the man?

A. He was late for work today.

B. He was tricked by his colleagues.

C. He was scolded by his manager.

第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）

请听下面4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。

请听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。

6. What did Oliver tell the policeman about the man to be wanted?

A. When he went out.

B. How strong he was

C. Which room he stayed i
n.

7. What did the policeman give Oliver?

A. A picture and a phone number.

B. A picture and a DVD.

C. A DVD and a phone number.

8. When did the police arrest that man?

A. About ten minutes later that day.

B. About two hours later that day.

C. About two days later.

请听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9. What does the woman do in the play?

A. She acts a young lady.

B. She directs the play.

C. She acts a soldier.

10. When will the play be put on?

A. This week B. Next week C. Next month

11. What does the woman hope to be in the future?

A. A singer B. A dancer C. A director

请听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12. What do we know about the woman?

A. She doesn’t like Aunt Wang’s food.

B. She doesn’t like Aunt Wang’s rules.

C. She doesn’t like Aunt Wang’s talking.

13. Who will have a basketball game tonight?

A. Charles B. Flora C. Lily

14. What will Charles do next week?

A. Hold a party in his house.

B. Visit the woman with the man.

C. Go to eat at Aunt Wang’s

请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What should students do on the first day?

A. Form small groups B. Do a test C. Find a partner

16. Which of the following does the school focus on?

A. Conversation B. Composition C. Grammar

17. How long does each class last?

A. Half an hour B. One hour

C. One and a half hou
rs

第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）请听下面一段材料，用所听到的材料中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段材料前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，本段材料读两遍。

请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

places

In South Asia

In southeastern Europe and central Russia



Events

Heavy rains and flooding

Record-breaking heat





Results

More than 500 deaths

More than ____18____ million homeless people[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]





Main cause of global warning



Carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases from human activities



Measures by the UN weather agency

Establishing an early warning _____19_____ for climate extremes

Creating a long-term observation system to study the effects of cli
mate change



The effects of climate change

A lack of food and the risk of ____20_____ in developing countries.

Decrease of crops in seasonally dry countries[来源:学科网ZXXK]





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A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，把答案填在答题卡上。

21. ______ world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has opened its ______ third store in Beijing, which means the firm now has 52 stores in China.

A. The; a B. A; a C. The; the D. The; /

22. ---Did Zhou Libo say anything that ______ you in Mr. Zhou Live Show?

---Not really. Actually I slept through his performance.

A. adapted to B. attached to

C. referred to D. appealed to

23. A turning point of the continuously high housing price won’t appear suddenly because there must be a certain process ______ many factors lead to the change.

A. which B. what C. where D. that

24. The film Harry Potter Ⅳ is ______ for children above 12 and adults, for it contains horror and violence.

A. promised B. intended C. admitted D. permitted

25. --- Would you mind not littering in the classroom?

--- ______. I’ll pick up the waste paper. [来源:Zxxk.Com]

A. With pleasure B. Thanks

C. No, not at all D. Yes, that’s all right.

26. ---Are you going to take part in the speech contest?

---__________It's too good an opportunity to miss.

A. No problem!?????????????????? B. That's for sure.

C. Why me??????????????????????? D. Why bother?

27. I told them not everybody could run as fast as you did, ______?

A. could he???????????????????????? B. didn't I

C. didn't you???????????????????? D. couldn’t they

28. 2188 is a lucky number, ________ I suppose, that will bring us luck and fortune and will be loved by us all.

A. it????????????? ?B. one　　 C. which??????????????? D. that

29. The bus hit against a tree in the fog and __________ to the deep valley, with then passengers killed and twenty wounded.

A. down did it roll B. down rolled it

C. it down rolled D. down it rolled

30. A fantastic idea occurred to him ________ he could use a plastic bottle, ________ cut off, as a container to grow young plants in.

A. which; whose top B. that; the top of which

C. that; with its top D. whether; whose top

31. Lately, the media and netizens a girl named Guo Meimei for her action, which led to people losing confidence in charity.

A. had criticized B. criticized

C. criticize D. ha
ve been criticizing

32. The washing machine is of excellent quality. If there __________ be any problem within the first three years, we would fix it for free.

A. could B. might C. shall D. should

33. I’d like to buy a house --- modern, firm, comfortable, and ________ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. in all B. above all

C. after all D. at all

34. ---Where did you save the drowning girl, _________parents were both professors?

---It was from the lake __________ she often went fishing.

A. who; that B. whose; that

C. whom; where D. whose; where

35. ---You look unhappy, what’s happening, my son?

---I’m wondering how long it’ll be________ we come to China again.

A. since B. when C. before D. after

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，掌握其大意，然后从36
~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the____36____ that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the ____37____ of his mental faculties(官能). Ol
der people may be mistaken that they are incapable of ____38_____ anything new because of their age.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real ____39_____ , because he feels that it ____40_____ be useless, he won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may____41_____ he is doing so. He is ____42_____ likely to fail, and the failure will ____43____ belief in his incompetence(无能). Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had a (an) ____44_____ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ____45____ in maths. His teacher told his ____46_____ he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ____47____ too much of him.____48_____he too accepted ____49_____ mistaken thinking of his ability, and he felt that it was useless to ____50__
__, and was very poor at maths, ____51____ as they expected.

One day he worked out a problem which ____52_____ of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ____53____ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at ____54____. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may ____55_____ himself as well as others by his ability.

36.

A. belief

B. way

C. fact

D. condition



37.

A. biggest

B. most

C. highest

D. deepest



38.

A. teaching

B. learning

C. accepting

D. using



39.

A. decision

B. success

C. effort

D. trouble



40.

A. would

B. should

C. must

D. could



41.

A. forget

B. think

C. guess

D. understand



42.

A. nevertheless

B. moreover

C. however

D. therefore



43.

A. lead to

B. add to

C. take to

D. contribute to



44.

A. experience

B. example

C. thought

D. story



45.

A. state

B. mind

C. start

D. ending



46.

A. classmates

B. friends

C. neighbors

D. parents



47.

A. blame

B. expect

C. get

D. win



48.

A. Virtually

B. Gradually

C. Fortunately

D. Especially



49.

A. it

B. her

C. its

D. their



50.

A. manage

B. succeed

C. try

D. act



51.

A. only

B. almost

C. just

D. nearly



52.

A. none

B. all

C. many

D. most



53.

A. lived

B. worked

C. played

D. graduated



54.

A. 1essons

B. medicine

C. subjects

D. maths



55.

A. encourage

B. love

C. astonish

D. disappoint





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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

There are some very g