辽宁省沈阳二中高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

沈阳二中20122013学年度下学期期中考试高二（14届）英语试题说明：1.测试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 2.客观题涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上 第卷 客观题试卷 (共三部分，满分105分)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. what is probably the mans job?a. a pianist.b. a singer.c. a doctor. 2. what do we know about jenny? a. she likes cakes. b. she is good at physics.c. she will come soon. 3. what are they mainly talking about? a. habits.b. water.c. face. 4. who gave a handbag to their mother? a. mary.b. paula.c. tom. 5. how much did the company ask for each computer? a. 559 dollars.b. more than 559 dollars.c. less than 559 dollars.第二节(共15小题；每小题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、7题。6. why did the police stop the man? a. because he was speeding. b. because they thought he was drunk. c. because they wanted to teach him a lesson.7. what happened to alice before? a. she was once arrested for drunk driving. b. she has no experience for drunk driving. c. she has given up drinking.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what did the policeman show the woman? a. a card.b. a piece of paper.c. a picture.9. what day will mr. bush check out? a. next friday.b. next sunday.c. next monday.10. what do we know about mr. bush? a. he wants to escape now. b. the police are looking for him. c. he has stayed in the hotel for two weeks.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what is betty worried about? a. breaking the classroom window. b. breaking franks vase. c. losing fourteen dollars.12. what did frank tell betty to do? a. to stop worrying. b. to teach him chinese. c. to give him the money.13. what seems to be a good idea for betty? a. to buy frank a chinese-english dictionary. b. to buy frank an english-chinese dictionary. c. to find another time to apologize to frank.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. where is stewart working now? a. in an art school.b. in a bookstore.c. in a restaurant.15. how long does stewart work on friday? a. five hours.b. not more than six hours.c. seven hours.16. what does ella do in the bookstore? a. look after the babies for customers. b. recommend books to customers. c. read books to young mothers.17. how can ellas cousin help stewart? a. by allowing him to buy books for less money. b. by teaching him to paint. c. by holding an art exhibition for him.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what usually happens to new college students? a. getting 15 pounds heavier. b. getting 15 pounds lighter. c. spending 15 pounds every day.19. how should you eat as a new college student? a. have 3 to 5 meals a day. b. dont eat unless youre hungry. c. eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.20. how should you exercise at college? a. exercise for 30 minutes to an hour each day. b. exercise at 7 to 8 in the morning. c. exercise at 10 in the evening.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。21. small businesses are completely at _ mercy of _ banks these days. a. a; /b. the;/c. / ; thed. a ; the22. as a science student, jimmy is keen on politics. thats _ hes different from others. a. whatb. whenc. whichd. where 23. my friend, tim, was fined ￥200 yesterday for parking at a wrong area. poor man. but anyone who _ traffic regulations should be.a. intendsb. touchesc. ignoresd. holds24. _ you can enjoy your life depends on your own attitude. a. thatb. whyc. whetherd. how 25. the spread of bird flu drew all the nations _attention. a. immediateb. varied c. considerated. precious26. to make something special, you just have to believe its special. _ confidence matters more than gold. a. im with you on that.b. its up to you. c. it isnt my cup of tea.d. not to worry.27. living cost is a hot topic among the general public, so most of our meeting were_ discussing the housing problem. a. bored withb. honored forc. devoted tod. blessed with28. what are you doing? _ for my keys. _ them anywhere? a. looked; seeb. i look; do you see c. looking; seend. look; see29. _ good social skills will be important _ they enter college and work, schools should provide students opportunities for social contact. a. since; whenb. though; ifc. as; whiled. because; in case 30. _makes people happy if not money? its said that social networks, health and well-being. a. what is itb. whats said thatc. is it what d. what is it that 31. _ with a wonderful meal, the visitors went on a trip to the factory. a. having servedb. servedc. servingd. serve32. what a surprise that jenny was fired last friday! _does she deserve to lose her job, though she made a mistake. a. neverb. hardlyc. illegallyd. seldom 33. she _ a pile of old photos while she was cleaning the drawer. a. made up b. try out c. put up d. came across34. food safety is of great _ to the public nowadays. you can say that again. a. concern b. motivation c. highlightd. reward 35. it is strongly recommended that office ladies _ physical examination every year. a. hadb. must havec. shall haved. have 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。a few years ago, i was together with a close friend in a grocery store in califorina. _36_ we chose goods along the aisles(过道), we became _37_ of a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite_38_. the woman didnt notice us because she was so _39_ with her little boy, who seemed intent(执意) on pulling items off the lower _40_. as the mother became more and more angry, she started to _41_ the child and shake him by the arm._42_ my friend spoke up, who had probably never once in her life treated _43_ child rudely. i expected my friend _44_ give her a serious mother-to-mother talk about _45_ herself and about the effect this _46_ had on a child.instead, my friend said, “what a beautiful little boy! how old is he?” the woman answered _47_, “hes three.” my friend went on to _48_ on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him, so _49_ in all the wonderful colors and _50_ of the goods on the shelves. “he seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend added.the woman had the boy in her arms by now and a _51_ smile came upon her face. gently _52_ his hair out of his eyes, she said, “yes. but sometimes he wears me out.” my friend _53_ in sympathy, “yes, they can do that; they are so full of _54_.”as we walked away, i heard the mother speaking _55_ kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his favorite dinner. 36. a. before b. as c. since d. while37. a. fond b. ashamed c. aware d. proud38. a. direction b. passage c. position d. distance39. a. patient b. pleasant c. satisfied d. angry40. a. boards b. counters c. shelves d. baskets41. a. look at b. chat with c. apologize to d. shout at42. a. at this point b. at last c. for the moment d. as a result43. a. her b. others c. none d. any44. a. should b. would c. must d. could45. a. expressing b. reminding c. forgiving d. controlling46. a. situation b. impression c. behavior d. influence47. a. anxiously b. hurriedly c. gradually d. cautiously48. a. comment b. complain c. worry d. wonder49. a. curious b. interested c. eager d. familiar50. a. prices b. styles c. packages d. qualities51. a. shy b. friendly c. cold d. painful52. a. covering b. touching c. moving d. brushing53. a. replied b. asked c. accepted d. spoke54. a. excitement b. energy c. thought d. imagination55. a. still b. more c. even d. less第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（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。athe day i became a mom was not the day my daughter jenny was born, but seven years later. up until that day, i had been trying to survive my terrible marriage. id spent all my energy trying to run a “perfect” home. id tried endlessly to please someone who could never be pleased. a callie heard a soft knock and pulled open the front door. her favorite neighbor, mrs. baker, stood outside the door. “i need your help, callie,” mrs. baker said. “do you know the empty lot(场地)down the street?” callie nodded. “the place is a mess, covered with trash. the city is letting us use the lot for a community garden,” she explained. “we need help to clean up the lot on saturday.” “sure, mrs. baker!” callie said cheerfully. “i will be happy to help!” mrs. baker looked pleased and said, “thanks, callie. we want to get the garden planted before summer.” at school the next morning, callies friend tamara was waiting for her by their classroom. tamara had a surprise for her best friend. tamara said, “my mom bought tickets to go to fun world this saturday. she has an extra one for you!” the girls had been waiting for months for the new amusement park to open. callie sighed and worried about her problem for the rest of the day. her mother noticed her mood when she arrived home. “did something go wrong at school?” her mother asked. callie explained her problem. “what should i do, mom?” callie asked when she was finished. “i know you want to go with tamara and also help mrs. baker. think carefully about your choices, you need to make your own decision, but i know you will do what is best,” her mother answered. callie spent the rest of the evening thinking about her decision. she wanted to go fun world, but in the end, she decided her promise to her neighbor was more important. the next day at school, callie told tamara that she would not be able to go to fun world. tamara tried to understand, but callie could tell she was disappointed. the girls hardly spoke for the rest of the week. on saturday, callie met mrs. baker at the empty lot. “hi, callie,” her neighbor said, “your mother said you made a difficult choice. thank you for helping us today.” “youre welcome,” callie said. callie smiled as she walked across the lot with a large trash bag. “do you need any help?” a voice behind her asked. callie turned, surprised to see tamara. she smiled at her friend. “i know you made a promise to clean up the lot, and i wanted to come to help you. my mom said she would take us to fun world next weekend.”56. callie probably agrees to clean up the lot because she _. a. likes her neighborb. enjoys the outdoors c. knows tamara will helpd. thinks fun world isnt fun57. why does mrs. baker need callies help? a. the neighbors do not have time to clean the lot. b. the other children will not help because fun world is opening. c. the city is asking people to clear the empty lots near their homes.d. the neighborhood wants to start a garden in an empty lot.58. which of the following is true about callies mother? a. she thinks mrs. baker is an excellent neighbor. b. she agrees that the girls should go the fun world. c. she believes callie can solve her own problems. d. she knows that neighborhood gardens are useful. blost wallets which contain a picture of a baby are more likely to be returned to their owners, scientists have discovered.researchers left 240 wallets on the streets of edinburgh last year to see how many were returned to their owners. some of the wallets contained one of four photographs - the baby, a cute little dog, a family and a portrait of an elderly couple. other wallets contained a card suggesting the owner had recently made a charity donation, while a control sample (对照组) contained nothing at all.professor richard wiseman, a psychologist who was in charge of the experiment, said 42 percent of the wallets were posted back in total. those containing the picture of the infant, or the baby were most likely to bring about an honest reaction from the finder, with 88 percent being returned, followed by those containing pictures of the little dog at 53 percent. of those featuring the family snapshot, 48 percent were sent to the return address and only 28 percent of those with the picture of the elderly couple. wallets containing the charity cards and the control sample were least likely to be returned, with rates of 20 and 15 percent.prof wiseman, of the university of hertfordshire, said: the baby kicked off a caring feeling in people, which is not surprising from an evolutionary perspective (角度). we were amazed by the high percentage of wallets that came back.the wallets were planted at random about a quarter of a mile apart. snapshots were inserted into a clear plastic window inside the wallets, none of which contained money. 59. whats the main idea about the passage? a. researchers left 240 wallets on the streets of edinburgh last year. b. professor richard wiseman carried out an experiment with 240 wallets. c. lost wallets containing a picture of a baby are more likely to be returned. d. wallets which contain nothing are mostly returned to their owners.60. the passage is made believable by _. a. telling storiesb. using figures c. asking questionsd. giving examples 61. the underlined phrase “kicked off” in paragraph 4 most probably means “_”. a. causedb. showedc. avoidedd. accepted62. it can be inferred that _. a. people who returned the wallets are interested in psychology b. dogs are more respected in western countries than the elderly c. professor wiseman had expected the result before the experiment d. the result of the experiment can be different if wallets contain money cthe japanese government has launched a campaign encouraging people to go to bed and get up extra early in order to reduce household carbon dioxide emissions.the morning challenge campaign, put forward by the environment ministry, is based on the premise(前提) that exchanging late night electricity for an extra hour of morning sunlight could significantly cut the nations carbon footprint.the amount of carbon dioxide emissions potentially saved from going to bed an hour early was equal to 20 percent of annual emissions from household lights, many japanese people waste electric power at night time, for example by watching tv until very late, a ministry spokesperson told the daily telegraph. but going to bed early and getting up early can avoid wasting electrical power which causes carbon dioxide emissions. if people change their lifestyle, we can save energy and reduce emissions. the campaign also proposes that people take advantage of an extra hour of morning sunlight by improving their lifestyles in general by running, doing yoga and eating a nutritious breakfast.it is the latest climate change by the japanese environment ministry, which is faced with the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels within the next decade.it was the same government department that launched the high profile cool biz campaign five years ago, which encourages workers to wear short-sleeved shirts and offices not to turn air conditioners lower than 28 degrees during the summer.63. whats the best title of the passage? a. the morning challengeb. the government campaign c. reducing emissionsd. the japanese environment64. where can the sentence “its estimated that a typical family can reduce its carbon dioxide footprint by 85kg a year.” be put? a. after paragraph 1.b. after paragraph 2. c. after paragraph 3.d. after paragraph 4.65. what do you know from paragraph 3? a. when to sleep and when to get up. b. what tv program japanese people like. c. why staying up late wastes most household energy. d. how to use the extra hour of morning sunlight.66. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. japanese government is the first one to deal with the environmental problem. b. carbon dioxide emissions are more serious in japan than the rest of the world. c. the japanese environment ministry should be responsible for climate change d. the purpose of cool biz campaign is similar to that of the morning challengedhonesty is not praised much these days. we pay it lip-service (说得好听的话)，of course, and we tell our children to be honest in their relationships and about their feelings. but many of us would rather have our children be shrewd (精明的) than honest. we want them to learn how to protect themselves, how to defend themselves against fast talkers and changed facts with nice packages. “chumps (笨蛋),” as i once heard the term defined, are “people who go out of their way to be taken advantage of” and we dont want ourselves or our children to be chumps. therefore we hesitate to praise honesty too much, or to encourage it at the expense of common sense or the pressures of the “real world”. even experts in relationships between people tell