湖北省襄阳四中、龙泉中学、荆州中学1213高二英语下学期期中联考.doc

20122013学年度下学期襄阳四中、龙泉中学、荆州中学期中联考高二英语试卷本试题卷共12页，四大题81小题，本试卷全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟考生注意：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上。2.第i卷每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。第ii卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答，在试题卷上作答，答案无效。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 long has the man waited for the bus?a. about 10 minutes. b. about 20 minutes. c. about 30 minutes.2. what will the man do?a. buy a new shirt. b. take off his shirt. c. wash his shirt.3. when does the conversation probably take place?a. in the morning. b. in the afternoon. c. in the evening.4. how old was the baby when the woman left new york?a. two months. b. five months. c. seven months.5. what are the two speakers talking about?a. repairing machines. b. paying for tickets. c. changing notes.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. how does the man feel after the second job interview?a. anxious. b. confused. c. hopeful.7. how many people were able to go to the second interview?a. 4. b. 12. c. 16.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. which subject did the woman study last night?a. english. b. physics. c. french. 9. what is the conversation mainly about?a. exams. b. sleep. c. dreams.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why doesnt the man order first?a. he is waiting for someone else.b. he wants to check the price first.c. he is unfamiliar with the restaurant.11. which of the following does the man order?a. salted fish. b. smoked duck. c. roast beef.12. what does the man want to drink?a. beer. b. wine. c. coffee.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. why cant the man get through?a. the line is busy. b. the line has not been paid.c. the line is not in the service.14. what do we know about the man?a. he lost his way. b. he is stuck in a traffic jam.c. he had a traffic accident.15. how many people are there in the car?a. two. b. three. c. four.16. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. neighbors. b. husband and wife. c. policeman and driver.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. when was the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit made a law?a. in 1963. b. in 1973. c. in 1983.18. what is the reason that 75% of the persons surveyed favor the law?a. easing the traffic pressure. b. protecting the environment.c. decreasing the highway death rate.19. how many people favor a higher speed limit for trucks?a. only 23%. b. only 55%. c. only 75%.20. why do truckers want a higher speed limit for trucks?a. trucks do not use crucial fuel. b. trucks run better at higher speeds. c. most trucks dont transport consumer goods.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. nowadays students go to key universities just for a formal _，which may help them hunt for a good job in the future.a. conservation b. preparation c. graduation d. qualification22. many students weekend _ includes sleeping late, surfing the internet and having a get-together with friends.a. drill b. routine c. regulation d. approach23. in a formal football match, each team can have three players to _ their teammates when necessary.a. resign b. represent c. substitute d. exchange24. if you say that a person _ something, you mean that he should have it or receive it because of his actions or qualities.a. permits b. admits c. deserves d. preserves25. -will you be _ this sunday morning, alice? -it depends. maybe ill accompany my daughter to the eday town in wuhan.a. available b. suitable c. convenient d. enjoyable26. sadly the reading room where karl marx did a lot of reading was moved from its _ place into another building.a. primary b. temporary c. original d. traditional27. however violent the competition is, there is a good chance that our company will win so long as we are _ prepared.a. adequately b. loosely c. physically d. equally28. the sales of this kind of bag have increased _ online recently because the first lady of china peng liyuan owns one of the same style. a. eventually b. sharply c. approximately d. narrowly29. since canada is a multicultural country, a number of overseas students find it easy to _ the life there within a couple of months.a. put up with b. get along withc. team up with d. fit in with30. at the end of the job interview, the interviewer asked the young man whether there was anything _ that he wanted to talk about. a. in advanceb. in needc. in particulard. in general第二节：完型填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20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 man died and was on his way to another world, either the heaven or the hell. he saw an extremely 31 palace half way and the owner of the palace 32 him to stay and live in the palace.the man said, i have been working 33 during my life and now i just want to eat and sleep 34 any work.the owner of the palace said, 35 , there is nowhere else better than here for you. there is a wealth of 36 and delicacies in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 37 you. 38 , you can rest assured(放心) that 39 needs to be done by you. then, the man 40 down in the palace.at the beginning, the man felt very 41 at the rotation(轮流) of eating and sleeping. but 42 , he felt a bit lonely and empty. so he went to the owner and 43 , it is very boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day. now i show no 44 in this kind of life any more. could you help me find a 45 ?the owner replied, 46 , there is no work here at all.after another several months, the man could not 47 the present life and went to the owner 48 , i really could not stand this sort of life any more. if you do not offer me a chance to work, i would 49 to go to the hell instead of living here.the owner of the palace smiled contemptuously(轻蔑地), do you think it is the heaven here? it is 50 the hell!31. a. absurdb. splendid c. ridiculousd. artificial32. a. askedb. warnedc. forcedd. demanded33. a. comfortablyb. honestlyc. hardd. swiftly34. a. apart from b. besidesc. other thand. without 35. a. if sob. if any c. if necessary d. if possible36. a. jewelsb. clothesc. books d. seafood37. a. askingb. stoppingc. noticingd. meeting38. a. howeverb. moreoverc. anywayd. otherwise39. a. anythingb. everythingc. nothingd. something40. a. calmedb. stopped c. slowedd. settled 41. a. delightedb. surprisedc. madd. frightened42. a. easilyb. graduallyc. confidentlyd. carefully43. a. indicatedb. consultedc. complainedd. whispered44. a. sympathyb. dignityc. interestd. curiosity45. a. partnerb. jobc. meaningd. solution46. a. thats rightb. cheer upc. sorryd. never mind47. a. loseb. bearc. handled. risk48. a. indeedb. alreadyc. frequentlyd. again49. a. hopeb. expect c. promised. prefer50. a. actuallyb. nearlyc. equallyd. especially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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a two thieves came to a house to steal something. they dug a hole in the wall of the house. there lived many mice in the house. the woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. look! in comes one, she said to the man in the house. the thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, she found me when i was just in.” but the thief outside didnt believe him, so he said, let us two try to crawl into the house together. at that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. the woman saw the mice and shouted, in come two. catch them! the two thieves were terribly frightened. the man in the house said, you saw them come in but where are they? i will catch them tonight. the two thieves started running away at once.the thieves waited to make it clear whether they had been found or not. the next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came to the house. the man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. the rein (缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a rope. she saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. she picked out two which looked like mice. at that time the man couldnt wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. the woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, how they look like the two of last night. the man said, i asked you to fetch a rope, why dont hurry for it? the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes. 51. the two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _.a. they were found outb. they were frightened by what they had heard in the housec. they didnt work together well with each otherd. mice stopped them from doing so 52. from the last paragraph, we know that _.a. the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoesb. the woman recognized the two thievesc. the two thieves didnt know that they were not found at alld. the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them 53. when the woman said, how they look like the two of last night!, _.a. she referred to the two thievesb. she referred to the micec. she said it on purposed. she meant nothing54. which of the following statements is false?a. the two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.b. when the couple found mice in the house, they would try to catch them.c. the two thieves ran away at once, because they thought the woman had recognized them.d. the man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves. 55. which of the following is the best title for this passage?a. hit the mark by a fluke b. terrible micec. two clever thieves d. a clever couple bok, i admit it: emoticons(表情符号)are popular. some people even think they are fun. many seem unable to get through an e-mail or instant message chat sentence without using one. some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications. some people, such as a hollywood scriptwriter john blumenthal, however, blast the use of emoticons as infantile(幼稚)just like the people who use them. he believes that words themselves should be enough. if youre funny, happy or sad, that should be apparent from the comment that goes before the emoticons, he argues. in the eyes of blumenthal, the use of emoticons is a gender issue. men dont use emoticons very much. maybe not at all, he said, teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot. maybe theres an emoticon gene.its an interesting opinion, but it is not shared by all.in an interview with the new york times, dacher keltner, professor of psychology at the university of california, said that emoticons are popular because our brains are programmed to seek out representations of humanity. he believes that they are popular not because they are shortcuts for the lazy, but because they bring in something beyond language. they satisfy our needs to be with and communicate with people.all of these arguments may be somehow valid(正确). each one of us will choose to communicate in our own way. i tried to use one once and felt like i was stealing into a primary school class that i had no place being in. id rather let my words do the talking.friends, however, send me messages and e-mails full of emoticons. i have no problem with this. i dont regard any of my friends as lazy or immature. its just a question of individuality. 56. what does the underlined word blast in the second paragraph mean? a. clarify b. criticize c. support d. approve 57. which of the following views would john blumenthal agree with? a. its enough to use language in digital communication.b. instant message chatters are childish.c. men never use emoticons. d. there is an emoticon gene in everybody.58. from the text, we can conclude that the author_. a. feels he has no difficulty using emoticonsb. thinks emoticons dont suit himc. encourages his friends to use emoticonsd. believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone59. what is the main point of the article? a. advice on language used over the internet.b. arguments over the use of emoticons.c. the history of emoticons.d. reasons for the popularity of emoticons.cwith spring fast approaching, the flu season is here. people can easily catch the flu bug and they try to fight against it with western medicine, traditional chinese medicine or some homemade secret recipes. yet some of these strategies are ineffective or even harmful, and the best way to fight the flu is to protect us from infection. so here are some good habits to protect people from being infected with flu from the very beginningduring the day, keep the bedroom window open to let fresh air inwash your face with cold water in the morning and wash your feet with hot water in the evening. this practice can help boost blood circulation and improve the bodys resistancedo some exercises in the morning, such as jogging or shadowboxing for 10 minutesrinse your mouth with salt water or tea every morning and every evening. this can help kill flu bacteria, clear phlegm and keep the mouth freshwear more clothes when its cold and take some off when its warm.get a bottle of vinegar or chinese white wine at hand and smell it now and then. their pungent smell can help people get refreshed and improve their bodys resistance drink two kinds of beverages before going to bed, which can help people stay away from the flu: soup made of radish(萝卜)and vinegar, and tea made of fresh ginger.close the doors and windows and put a pot of boiling vinegar in the room. vinegar steam is a good way to kill flu bacteria in the air60. some people like washing their face with cold water in the morning and washing their feet with hot water in the evening perhaps because _.a. they want to make themselves handsome or prettyb. they know it is the best way to kill flu bacteriac. they have developed the good habit of livingd. they think it can strengthen blood circulation and improve their resistance 61. according to the passage, we can know that the best way to fight the flu is to .a. avoid getting it from the very beginningb. take western medicine or traditional chinese medicinec. use some homemade secret recipesd. drink two kinds of beverages before going to bed in winter62. what would be the best title for this passage?a. spring and the flu b. the causes of catching the fluc. eight habits to keep the flu away d. how to cure the fludthere seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. they probably came about just to give children something to do. in the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. in societies where social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world. what is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. the changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology. it is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing. in egypt, america, china, japan and among the arctic people, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. differences depended on local customs and way of life because toys imitate their surrounding. nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles. because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use. the progress from the wheel to the cart to the automobile is a direct line of ways up. the progress from a rattle(拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3,000 bc to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the time and subject to the limitations of available materials. 63. the reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that_. a. boys like to play with their fathers while girl with their mothers b. they like challenging activitiesc. most boys would like to follow their fathers professions d. their social roles are rigidly determined 64. one aspect of the universality of toys lies in the fact that_. a. the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world b. technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys c. the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys d. the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities 65. regarded as a kind of art form, toys_.a. reflect the pace of social progressb. changes a lot as time goes byc. are not characterized by technological progress d. also appeal greatly to adults66. the author uses the example of a rattle to show that_.a. it of