福建省光泽第一中学高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）新人教版.doc

福建省光泽第一中学2013-2014学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）新人教版（满分150分 答卷时间 120分钟）一、听力理解 30%第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听对话，选择正确答案。1. what does the man want to be in the future? a. a teacher. b. a doctor. c. an artist.2. what is the woman going to buy for her father? a. a shirt. b. an mp4. c. some food.3. how long does the man have to wait in all? a. 2 hours. b. 3 hours. c. 6 hours.4. what is the two speakers plan? a. going to hawaii by ship. b. going to the mediterranean by train. c. going to hawaii by plane.5. what has happened to the man? a. he has started a company. b. he has got a lot of money from a match. c. his company has got an income of $100 million.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6和第7小题。6. what did the man use to teach in the university? a. music. b. computer science. c. painting.7. who is jeff green? a. he is a student of the mans. b. he is a millionaire in the town. c. he is a company manager.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9小题。8. what did the two speakers do last friday? a. they went to the hospital. b. they went to watch a football match. c. they had a football match.9. what happened to the woman on her way? a. she knocked into an old man. b. she was seriously injured. c. she helped an old man.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12小题。10. what is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? a. a couple. b. friends. c. neighbors.11. what does sandy think about the new job? a. he thinks its promising. b. he isnt interested in it. c. he thinks its terrible.12. who is in chicago now? a. the man. b. sandy. c. sandys sister.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16小题。13. where are the two speakers? a. in the womans house. b. in the mans house. c. in the library.14. what does the man want to do after he graduates? a. he wants to become a teacher. b. he wants to be a musician. c. he has no idea.15. want is the womans major? a. math. b. french. c. nursing.16. how does the man earn money now? a. by working in a library. b. by doing a part-time job as a tutor. c. by working at a restaurant in his free time.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20小题。17. why did steven jobs drop out of college? a. because he was full of new ideas. b. because he couldnt catch up with his lessons. c. because he couldnt get along well with his classmates and teachers.18. where did steven jobs work as a video game designer? a. in india. b. at atari. c. in california.19. how long did steven work as a video game designer? a. for a few weeks. b. for a few months. c. for a few years.20. what can we know about steven? a. he built his computer in his garage. b. he made the computer by himself. c. his computer was not so successful.二、单项选择 15%21. the editor didnt like story written by the new writer because it didnt make _sense.a. the, 不填 b. the, a c. a, the d. the, the22. tony hasnt turned up so far. whats up? he gave me a call saying that his car had on the way.a. slowed down b. settled downc. put down d. broken down23. most of us are willing to work with we think is reliable and easy to get along with.a. whomever b. who c. whoever d. whom24. i turned on tv last night, i heard the news that our football team had won the game.a. so long as b. unless c. even though d. the instant25. our manager came here and demanded that all the employees what had happened.a. to know b. know c. knowing d. to knowing26. mr. smith stands at the crossroads every morning, the busy traffic.a. directing b. having directed c. to direct d. directs27. small it is, the country plays a very important role in international trade.a. but b. although c. while d. as28. what a mess！tony, put all of your things _. a. in the place b. in place c. at place d. at a place29. lily had to shout _ above the sound of the music.a. making herself hear b. to making herself hear c. making herself heard d. to make herself heard30. mary, i have heard jack will go abroad tomorrow. really? , lets go to see him off at the airport together.a. if not b. if any c. if so d. if some31. in deep thought, mr. black has kept the visitor outside the office for a long time.a. absorbed; waited b. absorbed; waiting c. absorbing; waited d. absorbing; waiting32. the film me what i had seen in africa.a. reminded; of b. remembered; of c. reminded; to d. recalled; with33. there is no doubt such a campus novel will be very popular with college students.a. whether b. why c. how d. that34. we dont students staying up late.a. admit to b. approve of c. turn to d. stick to35. lets go to the movies. its_ this time. really? great!a. my business b. my duty c. my treat d. my turn三、 完形填空 20%when we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. the help of others is a good 36_ to help us pull through. i write for a big newspaper, and i wanted to 37_ a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. to make it a realistic as well as exciting 38_ , i decided that i had to make a jump myself 39 _. unluckily, im not good at any sports, let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping. my friend mr. smith was40_ to give me a 41_ . he took me to a ground school. the first days 42_ included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 43_ . for this, i had to wait until the following 44_ . the next morning, i was taken to the airfield. 45_, a heavy parachute was put on my back. then i was 46_ to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. once on board, the plane was soon 47_. i began to feel nervous. as we reached one thousand meters, harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 48_ from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. the line was to pull my parachute 49_after i jumped. “get 50_ , henry,” harry said. i moved carefully to the door. i wanted to 51_ , “no, no, no!” but no word came. “jump!” harry called 52_ . “jump!” away from the plane, and down, down i fell, arms stretched. it worked all at once i was very happy. then i felt a quick 53 _. my big parachute had opened! it was the best 54_ i ever had. i looked down. there were rivers, trees, fields and houses. i heard the soft sound of the air.what great 55_ it was!36. a. way b. chance c. idea d. value37. a. say b. write c. read d. copy38. a. film b. poem c. story d. program39. a. secretly b. suddenly c. finally d. firstly40. a. afraid b. sad c. unwilling d. willing41. a. hint b. hand c. gift d. suggestion42. a. jumping b. journey c. training d. entertainment43. a. tree b. tower c. building d. airplane44. a. week b. month c. evening d. morning45. a. where b.somewhere c.there d.here46. a. asked b. invited c. forced d. taught47. a. slowing b. climbing c. landing d. filling48. a. bag b. steel c. line d. seat49. a. light b. broken c. fixed d. open50. a. ready b. up c. on d. away51. a. cry b. rest c. laugh d. lie52. a. softly b. loudly c. nervously d. excitedly53. a. comfort b. wind c. pull d. push54. a. failure b. experience c. competition d. danger55. a. tiring b. shocking c. true d. fun四、阅读理解 40%atwo friends were eating at a small restaurant . on the table there was a cup of hot mustard(芥末). one of them thought it was sweet and took a spoonful of it into his mouth . tears ran down from his eyes . nevertheless , wishing to have his friend caught in the same position , he said nothing . the other man , seeing that his friend was crying, asked ,what for , my dear friend ?i was thinking of my father , who was hanged 20 years ago . he replied .soon after , the other man took a spoonful of the mustard and as tears started down from his eyes , his friend , in his return , asked , why are you crying , then ?to think that you were not hanged the same time your father was !56. the reason why the first man didnt tell the second man what had happened is that _ .a. tears ran down from his eyes b. he wanted to play a trick on his friendc. there was some mustard in his mouth d. he was tasting the mustard57. from the passage we know that _ .a. the first man was really thinking of his fatherb. the first mans father was really hanged twenty years agoc. the first man had deep sorrow(悲伤)for his fathers deathd. the first man was good at playing tricks58. what does the writer of the story want to tell us ?a. he wants to tell us not to play tricks on others.b. it doesnt matter to play tricks.c. he wants to tell us a funny story .d. he wants to tell us that playing tricks can make life more interesting .bgreenwich (格林威治)is on the river , five miles from the middle of london , and its history is two thousand years old . the first english people were fishermen there , and they named the place greenwich , meaning green village. later the english kings and queens lived at greenwich in their beautiful places .the name of the earliest palace was placentia . its windows were made of glass -the first in england .henry viii lived there . he knew that england must be strong at sea . so he started two big ship-yards (船坞)at greenwich ,and for 350 years the ships which were made there were the best in the world .but trouble was coming to greenwich . in 1649 , a war started in england and for eleven years there was no king . the men who had worked for him at placentia decided to live in the place themselves . they sold all its beautiful things , and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money . finally , the war ended and king charles ii came back . but placentia was falling down . so king charles built a new and bigger palace , which is now open to the public .at this time , charles was worried about losing so many of its ships at sea : their sailors did not know how to tell exactly where they were . so in 1675 , charles made john flamsteed , the first astronomer in england , try to find the answer . flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in greenwich park . from it with a telescope which he made himself , flamsteed could look all round the sky . and he did , night after night , for twenty years . carrying on flamsteeds work a hundred years later , an astronomer called harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea , and helped sailors to know where they were .you can see harrisons clock , still working , in greenwichs museum of the sea . because of flamsteeds work , every country in the world now tells its time by greenwich time .59. the first english people living in the green village were _ .a. sailors b. fishermenc. king charles and his family d. the families of king and queens60. placentia was _ palace in greenwich .a. the biggest b. smallest c. the earliest d. the latest61. what kind of trouble came to greenwich in 1649 ?a. a war started in england. b. placentia was destroyed .c. ship-yards were built . d. king henry died .62. charles made john flamsteed try to find _ .a. how to tell the time b. how to build shipsc. a way for sailors to tell their positions at sea d. a place to set up a telescope63. who made the first clock which could tell the time at sea ?a. harrison b. flamsteed c. henry d. charles ca traveller hurried down to the hall of an american hotel and went to the cash-desk (收款台). he had just 15 minutes to pay his bill and get to the station . suddenly he remembered that he had left something in his room .look here , boy , he said to the bellboy , run up to my room and see if i have left a parcel on the table there . be quick about it .the boy ran upstairs . five minutes passed . the traveler was walking up and down the hall , looking very angry . at last the boy appeared .yes , sir , he reported to the traveler , you have left the parcel there , its right on the table in your room . 64. which statement is true ?a. he had to pay his bill and arrived at the station in 15 minutes .b. it took him 15 minutes to go to the station from the hotel.c. he could pay his bill in 15 minutes and then go to the station .d. he had nothing but 15 minutes .65. according to the passage , a bellboy is _ .a. a boy whose work is to ring the bellb. a boy who plays with a bellc. a boy who works in a hotel helping guests with their bagsd. the hotel owners boy66. the traveler asked the boy _ .a. to go upstairs b. to look for his parcelc. to fetch the parcel he had left in his roomd. only to see if the parcel was on the table in his room67 . five minutes later , the boy _ .a. ran up to the room b. came downstairsc. reported to the traveler in the room d.came down to the hall but brought nothing back dthe famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. he sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.the next morning he said to the men, have you provided me with that sunset?no, sir, the men answered.the director was angry. why not? he asked.well, sir, one of the men answered, were on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. we can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.but i want a sunset! the director shouted. go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.but then a young secretary had an idea. why dont you photograph a sunrise, she suggested, and then play it backwards? then itll look like a sunset.thats a very good idea! the director said. then he turned to the camera crew and said, tomorrow morning i want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.the camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. then at nine oclock they took it to the director. here it is, sir, they said, and gave it to him. he was very pleased.they all went into the studio. all right, the director explained, now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.the sunset began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.the birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.68. one evening, the director sent his camera crew out _.a. to film a scene on the sea b. to find an actor and an actressc. to watch a beautiful sunset d. to meet the audience69. why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?a. because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.b. because he was angry with his crew.c. because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.d. because it was his secretarys suggestion.70. the director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _.a. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroineb. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the eveningc. it was more moving than a sunrised. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset71. after the sunset began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _.a. because he was moved to tearsb. as he saw everything in the film moving backwardsc. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imaginedd. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroineeno country in the world has more daily newspapers than the usa. there are almost 2,000 of them, as compared with 180 in japan, 164 in argentina and 111 in britain. the quality of some american papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. famous dailies like the washington post or the new york times have a powerful influence all over the country. however, they are not national newspapers like the times in britain or le monde in france, since each american city has its own daily newspaper. the best of these presents detailed description of national and international news, but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.like the press in most other countries, american newspapers range from the “sensational”(引起轰动的) which feature crime and gossip(闲谈), to the “serious”, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. but with few exceptions, american newspapers try to entertain as well as give information, for they have to compete with the attraction of television.just as american newspapers satisfy all tastes, so do they also try to attract readers of all political parties. a few newspapers support extremist(极端主义的) groups on the far right and on the far left, but most daily newspapers try to attract middle-of-the-road americans who are moderate(中立的). many of these papers print columns（专栏） by well-known journalists of different political and social views, in order to pres