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重庆市第42中学高2014级高二（下）期中英语测试题第i卷（选择题 共115分）（命题人：陈再萍）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. when will the plane take off?a. at 5:30. b. at 5:15. c. at 5:10.2. what will jane do at 4 oclock?a. play tennis. b. stay at home. c. look after a patient.3. what are the speakers talking about?a. only children. b. life attitudes. c. making friends.4. how does the man look?a. very tired. b. very nervous. c. very excited. 5. what is the woman busy with? a. preparing for a speech. b. writing a report. c. organizing a discussion.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，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟; 听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段对话，回答第6、7题。 6. what is the relationship between jim and mary?a. colleagues. b. classmates. c. couple. 7. whats the womans attitude towards jim and marys problem?a. she believes it is their business. b. she doesnt want to help them.c. she agrees with their mom and dad.听第7段对话，回答第8至10题。 8. which word can be used to describe the woman?a. old-fashioned. b. fashionable. c. intelligent. 9. what kind of clothes doesnt the man generally wear?a. casual clothes. b. formal clothes. c. sportswear. 10. according to the man, what are smart girls usually interested in?a. music, sports, or movies. b. literature, music, or sports. c. history, sports, or music.听第8段对话，回答第11至13题。 11. which course is not offered according to the man?a. writing. b. note-taking. c. oral english. 12. how can the woman find an apartment for rent?a. by writing to the student housing office.b. by calling the student union.c. by logging on local housing websites. 13. what will be sent to the woman if she has been accepted by the university?a. some forms. b. student instructions. c. a student visa. 听第9段对话，回答第14至16题。 14. whats the womans final destination?a. the 16th street. b. battery park. c. union square. 15. why does she want to make a stop halfway? a. she needs to pick up some tickets. b. she wants to buy something there. c. a friend is waiting for her there. 16. where is sally? a. in front of a bookshop. b. next to a post office. c. on the left side of the 16th street.听第10段对话，回答第17至20题。 17. where is the palace?a. near tokyo. b. near osaka. c. near kobe. 18. what do we know about the palace?a. it is in a valley. b. it enjoys a terrific scenery. c. it is especially big. 19. what should you do if you get lost? a. wait for help. b. call the speaker. c. return to the entrance. 20. how much time will the listeners be given to visit the palace? a. in 55 minutes. b. in 45 minutes. c. in 35 minutes.第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项选择 （共15小题，满分15分）21the famous actor played _ important role in_ movie beautiful life, which won him a prize. a. a; the b. an; / c. an; the d. a; /22. you shouldnt have quarreled with the customs official. _ helping the situation, you just made it worse.a. in spite of b. far from c. apart from d. as a result of23. at the meeting they discussed three different _ to the study of radioactive waste.a. means b. methods c. ways d. approaches 24. according to alfred nobels will, his remaining wealth _ be given to the persons whomake outstanding achievements, respectively in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature andpeace.a. shallb. should c. must d. can25. jenny, i hate to say it, but you really must go! i still have some work to do._.a. all right, if you insistb. thats not the pointc. its not my cup of tea d. you must be kidding26. the people _ in yaan earthquake were in great need of first aid. a. having injured b. injured c. to be injured d. being injured 27. im sure they havent forgotten the date of the meeting, but lets send them an email just_. a. in case b. in time c. at present d. at last28. eating too much fat can_ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. a. appeal to b. contribute to c. attend to d. devote to29. the most exciting thing for him was that he finally succeeded in _ seemed to be themost difficult exam to him.a. which b. it c. what d. where30. i am dreaming of buying my own house. i like _ which faces south and has a garden in the front. a. it b. that c. the one d. one31. by the time he retires, professor baker _ for almost forty yearsa. will have taught b. had taught c. has taught d. is teaching32as is known to all, montreal is the second largest french-speaking city in the world, _aparis is the largest b. paris the largest cparis to be the largest d. paris be the largest33it is you, i think, rather than your wife, _ to blame for your sons bad behavior at schoola. that should b. who isc. that bed. who are34. his three years of hard work _ when he got the promotion. a. paid back b. turned over c. gave out d. paid off 35. _ that none of us can tear ourselves away from it.a. so the story is interesting b. so interesting the story isc. so interesting is the story d. so interesting story it is第二节 完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）阅读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。ai ran into a stranger as he passed by. “im so sorry !” was my reply. then he said, “excuse me too. i wasnt even 36 you.” we were very polite, this stranger and i.37 , at home, we treat our loved ones differently. while i was cooking, my daughter came up to me quietly. when i turned, i nearly knocked her 38 . “get out of the way！” i shouted. she ran away with her little heart broken. i didnt realize how 39 id spoken.that night，as i lay awake in bed，gods quiet voice spoke to me, “while dealing with a stranger，youre calm and polite, but with those you love, its easy for you to 40 . go and look around on the kitchen floor. youll find some flowers there by the door. those are the flowers she brought for you. she picked them herself. she stood there 41 , and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”by this time，i felt sad and my own tears had begun to 42 . i quietly went and knelt (跪下) by her bed, “wake up, my dear，” i said，“ are these the flowers you picked for me？” i asked. she 43 ，“i found them out by the tree. i knew youd like them.” i said, “im so sorry that i missed them today. and i shouldnt have shouted at you that way.” she whispered，“ mommy, thats okay.i still love you anyway.” i hugged her.are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily replace you in a couple of days. but the family will feel the 44 for the rest of their lives. we pour(倾注) ourselves more into our work 45 into our families an unbalanced investment indeed.36a. noticing bknowing cfollowing dunderstanding37a. and bso cas dhowever38a. off bdown cup dat39a. quietly bclearly cdifficultly d. cruelly40a. fight bexcite ctalk dmistake41a. quickly bexcitedly cquietly dnervously42a. come bcry cfall dfly43a. added bcried csmiled dagreed44a. loss btrouble cproblem dcare45a. same bmore cas dthanbdc hilton was one of the first americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night. 42 years ago, he bought a small restaurant on us highway 69, in oklahoma. his main customers were truck drivers and 46 salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopped to take a 47 in their journey.it was they who first tried to persuade hilton to remain open all night. he thought about it for a while, and then suddenly made up his mind. he took the door key and threw it across the road. he hasnt closed the door 48 .over the years his simple burger caf has expanded into a 24-hour roadside empire, with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station, a mini shopping market, a car park 49 mobile homes and all-night self-help laundry.hilton was a pioneer in a 24-hour working trend which has now become 50 around the world. today not only restaurants but also banks, supermarkets, mail-order firms, travel agencies and many other businesses are 51 to be open all night. 52 is this really a good thing?a lot of research has been done in america on the effect of 24-hour working, and there is growing 53 about the long-term dangers of a society that doesnt sleep. americans are said to be sleeping 20% less than they did 100 years ago, and 55% claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness. 54 of the worst man-made disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn, when even the most experienced night-worker has difficulty 55 awake.46. a travelling b. walking c. entering d. coming47. a. start b. continue c. break d. enjoy48. a. ever b. since c. later d. then 49. a. on b. at c. of d. for50. a. popular b. similar c. familiar d. curious51. a. performing b. pretending c. beginning d. hesitating52. a. thus b. and c. but d. furthermore53. a. concern b. understanding c. interest d. sense54. a. few b. several c. none d. all55. a. lying b. becoming c. looking d. staying第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）aon a summer day, john was sitting on a beach in hawaii with his parents. the six-year-old child suddenly said he was so lucky because he had so many toys to play with at home. his surprised parents replied that he was lucky, since a lot of kids didnt have any toys at all. “how can that be?” john said, confused, but then he said that he would like to get toys for those children. his parents naturally thought their son was just kidding. but as soon as they returned home, john began using his pocket money to buy toys for other kids and asking his friends to do the same. his parents responded by organizing pizza suppers for other families interested in helping other children that cant afford to buy toys. john thought that he just wanted to cheer those kids up. johns parents started to find a place that would allow children as young as six and seven to volunteer. they finally found a day care center for disabled children to let john and his friends visit. they went and played with these kids, playing around the room as if they belonged there. john and his friends named their work kids cheering kids. john and his friends visited kids at some childcare centers, helping out with a party they organized. they also prepared a performance for children with disabilities. their activities have drawn public concern.the spirit of helping is as fresh as it was that day in hawaii. “the whole purpose,” john says, “is to make the kids feel better.”56. why did john get toys for the children who didnt have any toy at all?a. because he wanted to make them happy. b. because he wanted to show off his toys.c. because he wanted to share his toys with them. d. because he wanted to make friends with them.57. what was johns parents attitude towards his plan?a. positive. b. critical. c. doubtful. d. puzzled.58. what do we learn about kids cheering kids?a. its a childrens game enjoyed by john and his friends. b. its a project started by john to help other kids.c. its a performance made by john and his friends. d. its an after-school activity planned by johns friends.59. what would be the best title for the passage?a. an unforgettable vacation b. a valuable experiencec. let kids cheer kids d. let kids learn to sharebone evening i went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sisteron this occasion, the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend. i left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children. later, i discovered that complete confidence was the last thing i should have left home with.i had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. i called home with this happy news. but instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all i heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.it was, i should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “ill give him a lesson,” i said. i decided they must be outside. why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night i had no idea, but it was the only explanation i could come up with. finally, in desperation, i called his girlfriends house. after what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered“yes,” she said brightly, “hes right here.”he came on the phonei was not my usual calm, rational（理智的）self. after all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you cant trust modern teenagers“where are the children?” i said. he said they were with him. they had done nothing wrong. my son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriends house just for ice cream and cake. this was too good to be believed. well, it turns out that i shouldnt have believed it. it was only part of the truth.the following saturday evening we were at my parents home, celebrating my birthday. my oldest son gave me the childrens gifts. mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. they are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my sons girlfriend.60. the author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because_. . a. she knew that her eldest son was a good baby-sitterb. she thought it no hard work to take care of the younger onesc. she believed he could do well with his girlfriends help d. she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night61. when the author called home that evening, she found that _ .a. two younger children had already been in bedb. the children were preparing a birthday gift for herc. her son was quarrelling with his girlfriendd. there was no one answering the telephone62. what can you learn from the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph?a. later, the author found her children didnt tell all that had happened.b. the author had complete confidence in her sonc. the author believed her son was telling the truthd. the author was moved by what her children had done63. what might the children do that evening?a. they had a birthday partyb. they framed some photographsc. they had their pictures takend. they made some beautiful clothes64. what does the author intend to tell us by the story?a. modern teenagers are not worth trusting b. it is no easy job to look after young childrenc. its no good to have a girlfriend at an early aged. her children have a caring and tender heartchow to book by phone:call ticketmaster 24 hr booking line on 0844 847 2484online:.palaceandoperah.ukor ticketmaster.co.ukin person:the palace theatre ticket centre,oxford street. manchester, ml 6ft(mon sat 10am-8pm)by post:stating the performance and choice of seats, enclosing（附寄）a cheque , postal order, or your credit card details to the palace theatre ticket centre, oxford street, manchester, ml 6ft. please enclose a stamped addressed envelope. save pounds on tickets now !join live nations card for just 30 a year and enjoy a whole range of discounts and benefits. youll save money from the first 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