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湖北省黄冈市蕲春一中2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试题牛津译林版试卷满分：150分第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)第一节听下面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 does the man dislike having for breakfast?acold meatbcoffeecboiled eggs2. why cant the man return the dvd player?ahe bought it over a week agobhe bought it on saleche broke it3. what are the speakers talking about?awhere the party will be heldbwhat the woman will talk to angelacwhether angela will attend the party4. what does the woman think of the concert last night?aboringbimpressivecspecial5. what will the woman do next?acall her husbandbhave an examinationctell the man about her husband第二节听下面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 is the man stressed out?ahe has moved house recentlybhe has done much exercise just nowche has been busy preparing for moving house7. what does the man plan to do tomorrow?ahave a restbsee a doctorcpack boxes听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what does the mall think of most hollywood films?ainterestingbmovingcpredictable9. why wouldnt the woman go to the cinema to see james bond films?ashe doesnt have any timebshe doesnt think its worthwhilecshe has a collection of dvds of them听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what are the speakers talking about?awhether to buy a new mobile phonebwhere to buy a new mobile phonecwhich mobile phone to buy11. what kind of mobile phone does the man like?aone with lots of gamesbone with a video cameracone with internet access12. how does the man deal with his e-mails?ahe replies in timebhe doesnt write back at allche doesnt have time to check them听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. why does the woman come to the man?ato do a surveybto ask for some advicecto attend lessons about work skills14. what kind of person does the woman think she is?acompetitivebartisticchelpful15. what does the woman enjoy doing?ataking picturesbdoing volunteer jobscorganizing different activities16. where does the man suggest the woman work?aat schoolbin a bankcin a computer company听第9段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is special about slugbot?ait can hunt its own foodbit can work on the seafloorcit can be run without electricity18. why did chris melhuish come up with his idea?ato build robots more like animalsbto prove robots can run without batteriescto invent robots working without electrical equipment19. what do we know about ecobot ii?ait could get rid of the waste in its bodybit could recognize the sign of the restroomcit could run for 12 days after eating eight flies20. what is melhuishs team doing?aworking on a new and improved robotbmaking stomachlike equipmentcbuilding a new laboratory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)21. it has been announced recently by the chinese government that couples in china will be _to have two children if one of the parents is an only child.a. attendedb. permittedc. appealedd. persuaded22. jane became so angry about the fact that her roommate gave in to _and opened her precious box and read the letter inside addressed to her.a. regulationb. routinec. curiosityd. reputation23. she is a very unfriendly person and is never ready to help others. so it was not surprising that no one came to her _ no matter how hard she cried for help.a. assistanceb. arrangementc. attendanced. adventure24. exposed to dishonest advertisements every day, we sometimes can hardly _two similar products and thus we are in a dilemma where we dont know which to buy.a. acquireb. distinguishc. calculated. predict25. in college, individuality is often emphasized, while in the workplace employers are looking for employees who _the companys culture.a. put up withb. fit in withc. come up withd. catch up with26. if the doctor is _this afternoon, i will take my little daughter to him for a thorough checkup, who recently felt dizzy and extremely tired.a. availableb. convenientc. adequated. sensitive27. there are some book shelves in the back of our classroom, on which are various magazines and reference books, making reading materials more _to the students.a. appropriateb. effectivec. sensitived. accessible28. as mr. jones aged, he decided to _charge of his family business to his eldest son, who was without question the most suitable candidate to succeed.a. take overb. hand overc. give awayd. set aside29. the city will _no more than 10 thousand new car licenses each year in order to set a limit on the number of cars and improve the environment.a. distributeb. evaluatec. witnessd. declare30. i owe it my friends that i went through the hard time after i lost my job. everything couldnt have been going so _without them.a. smoothlyb. graduallyc. absolutelyd. relatively第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)as soon as i saw the cat in our yard, i knew he was a stray (流浪儿). he looked 31 a wounded warrior with a badly scarred (有伤疤的) body.i started putting out food for him each day, but he wouldnt come near me if other people were 32 . winter came, and he still wouldnt 33 us. then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the vets.after a week, we were eager to bring him home to 34 our family. but when we went to take the cat home, the vet told us we should put him to 35 immediately because the cat was so fierce and meant that he would 36 become tame (驯服的), let alone a pet.but i have always had 37 in loves power to 38 even the wildest beasts. i told the vet, “i want to take him home.” we 39 him paws.three days went by, and we only knew paws was 40 the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling.i wanted to somehow let him know he was 41 and loved. so i put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. i 42 under the bed toward paws, with my face to the 43 and only the top of my head facing him. i 44 out to stroke (抚摩) him gently over and over again.he growled and tried to 45 and bite me. it was scarybut i knew he couldnt 46 me, so i just kept going. slowly, he began to 47 . then i slid out from under the bed and left the room.several hours later, i noticed a cat on the bed. it was pawsall 48 on the pillows! i couldnt believe it.that dear cat became the 49 of our household. although paws finally died of cancer, his legacy(遗赠)my 50 and firm belief in the power of lovelives on.31. a. cuteb. strongc. fierced. smart32. a. aroundb. inc. outd. away33. a. loveb. attackc. refused. trust34. a. pleaseb. joinc. seed. satisfy35. a. deathb. sightc. observationd. sleep36. a. simplyb. hardlyc. easilyd. gradually37. a. senseb. interestc. faithd. feeling38. a. comfortb. convincec. protectd. tame39. a. namedb. appointedc. acceptedd. made40. a. onb. besidec. underd. inside41. a. hopefulb. pitifulc. carefuld. safe42. a. hidb. slidc. shelteredd. slept43. a. bedb. skyc. floord. feet44. a. turnedb. reachedc. pulledd. picked45. a. playb. scratchc. touchd. push46. a. hurtb. botherc. avoidd. leave47. a. get angryb. give upc. run awayd. calm down48. a. stepped outb. stood outc. spread outd. stuck out49. a. hopeb. lovec. supportd. comfort50. a. normalb. noblec. stranged. continued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。aa dogs tail can tell you a lot more than you might think. is it wagging (摇) to the left or is it wagging to the right?“the direction of tail wagging does in fact matter，”said giorgio vallortigara，a professor at the university of trento in italy. professor vallortigara finds that the way the tail is wagging can tell you a lot about a dogs state of mindwhether youre a human or another dog. whats the difference between a left wag and a right wag？professor vallortigara and his colleagues have studied 43 dogs of various breeds german shepherds，beagles，boxers，border collies and some mutts. they find that if a dog wags its tail to the left. its feeling anxious or nervous. the reason could be an unfamiliar or dangerous situation，an unfamiliar person，or an unfamiliar and possibly threatening dog. but if the tail is wagging to the right，it means the dog is feeling relaxed and approachable. “the tail is a very important signal，”said thomas reimchen，a biologist at the university of victoria in british columbia, canada. ”there is a lot of visual information that dogs use when communicating with each other. ”how did the scientists figure all this information out? they had the dogs in their study watch videotapes of other dogs. when the dog on the tape wagged its tail to the right，they say the other dogs remained calm and cool. but when the dog on the tape wagged its tail to the left，the other dogs got anxious. the researchers are still not exactly sure if the direction of tail wagging is something the dog does consciously. they suspect that it might be something the dog does without even thinking about it kind of like when you get goose bumps if something scares or startles you. they plan to do more research to get more information about what dogs are thinking and feeling while theyre wagging. as reimchen said，“im not going to be surprised if we find all sorts of really interesting processes that nobody has ever seen before. ”51. professor vallortigaras study focused on the relationship between_. a. a dogs state of mind and its owners feelingb. a dogs state of mind and the direction of its tail waggingc. a dogs sense of direction and its state of mindd. a dogs intention of tail wagging and its feeling52. according to the study，dogs which wag their tails to the left may feel_. a. calmb. happyc. angryd. nervous53. it is implied in thomas reimchens words in paragraph 4 that_. a. dogs tails play all important role in their growthb. dogs show their feelings only by wagging their tailsc. dogs get to know others by watching tail waggingd. dogs can understand each other by repeating tail wagging54. how does the passage mainly develop?a. by asking and analyzing questionsb. by making comparisonsc. by following the order of timed. by providing examplesbby the time i reached junior high，i was sure i wanted to be a nurse. if you didnt study latin，you couldnt be a nurse，so i enrolled. many latin words were familiar to me. the hard part turned out to be the usage and creating sentences with the words that seemed so easy to pronounce. several weeks into the course my teacher came to me，saying，“i think you should withdraw from this course. it seems to be too hard for you. ”that was the day i learned i wasnt smart enough to become a nurse. with shame. i handed in my latin textbook. after high school，the years raced by. i married and had children. then one day my husband john came home. “carol. max died this afternoon. ”i looked at my husband with disbelief. john was touched by this tragedy. finally one evening he said，“carol，jackie has never worked and now shes alone with four children. ive been thinking if anything happens to me. i want you to be able to take care of yourself and the children. why dont you think about what youd like to do and get the training youll need to do it?”i signed up for the entrance exam for nursing programs. one day i received a letter from the schoo1. i wanted so badly to open it，but with my lack of confidence，i laid it on the kitchen counter saying，” im not in the mood for a rejection letter today. ”finally i forced myself to open it. “dear carol，”i read. ”we are pleased to inform you that you successfully passed the entrance exam.”an insensitive teacher once stole my dream. if you have a dream, exhaust every effort to reach it. ive worked thirty years now as a nurse and ive never been more certain that this is what i was meant to be.55. why did john advise carol to find a job?a. to support the familyb. to be able to live independentlyc. to live a more colorful lifed. to provide more money for her kids56. from the text, we know what the teacher said_. a. saved carol from wasting her timeb. helped carol find her true interestc. destroyed carols dream to be a nursed. encouraged carol to be careful in learning57. after receiving the letter from the schoo1, caro1_. a. couldnt wait to open itb. had no mood to read it thenc. didnt take it seriously at all d. was uncertain about the result58. what may be the best title for the text？a. too stupid to be a nurseb. a dream too high to achievec. never too late to 1earnd. a chance too important to missca few years ago，my friend al won the lottery. it changed his life. he did not have a rich family. he was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. instead，my friend was always hard up for cash. he did not have much money. and the money he did earn was chicken feed very little. sometimes al even had to accept handouts，gifts from his family and friends. but do not get me wrong. my friend was not a deadbeat. he was not the kind of person who never paid the money he owed. he simply pinched pennies. he was always very careful with the money he spent. in fact，he was often a cheapskate. he did not like to spend money. the worst times were when he was flat broke and had no money at all. one day，al scraped together a few dollars for a lottery ticket. he thought he would never strike it rich or gain lots of money unexpectedly. but his combination of numbers was chosen and he won the lottery. he hit the jackpot. he won a great deal of money. al was so excited. the first thing he did was buy a costly new ear. he splurged on the one thing that he normally would not buy. then he started spending money on unnecessary things. he started to waste it. it was like he had money to burn. he had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly. when we got together for a meal at a restaurant，al paid every time. he would always foot the bill，and pick up the tab. he told me the money made him feel like a million dollars. he was very happy. but，al spent too much money. soon my friend was down and out again. he had no money left. he was back to being strapped for cash. he had spent his bottom dollar, his very last amount. he did not even build up a nest egg. he had not saved any of the money. i admit i do feel sorry for my friend. he had enough money to live like a king. instead，he is back to living on a shoestringa very low budget. some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish. he is wise about small things，but not about important things.59. the underlined word “pinched” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_”.a. tookb. carriedc. squeezedd. spent60. how did al feel at first after he bought a lottery ticket?a. he expected to win the lottery. b. he was excited to wait for the money. c. he didnt think he could win the lottery. d. he regretted spending money for a lottery ticket. 61. why did a1 live a poor life again after he won the lottery?a. because he lost a lot of money he had won. b. because he spent much money freely on unnecessary things. c. because his friend borrowed much money from him. d. because he gave away a lot of money to others. 62. what can we learn from the story of al?a. keep on and you will succeed one day. b. do not pick up the sesame seeds but overlook the watermelons. c. it is no use crying over spilt milk. d. no pains, no gains. dthis is not a typical summer camp. michelle pawlaw and eight other teenage girls are participating in the threeday camp offered by the arlington county fire department located just outside washington. firefighter clare burley is in charge of the program，who said the purpose is to try to get young women interested in considering the fire service as a career. the free-of-charge，overnight camp is designed to let the girls experience what firefighters do to protect the community. that includes some rigorous activities such as moving a fire victim. “i dindnt think i could pull that 170 pound body with a friend, but i was actually able to do it.” she said.they take classes and learn how to climb the ladder on a fire truck, operate emergency tools and rescue an injured person. they also do their share of cleaning the firehouse and the equipment.“every week without fail on a saturday，the job is to wash all the equipment. and we wanted the girls to see this is what we do. this is a typical day in a firehouse，”she said. firefighting is still a male-dominated service，but burley says with 22 women on its force of 320 the arlington county fire department is above the national average of 4.5 percent. she joined the department seven years ago. “we do everything that the guys do to the same standard. we are tested to the same standard. we are expected to operate at the same standard，”she said. most of the girls say they had never thought about becoming a firefighter. but the camp was a great learning experience. ”i think it is definitely not a job that only men can do. women can do it just as well as men can，”said michelle pawlaw. 63. whats the purpose of the summer camp?a. to tell the girls how to put firefighting knowledge into practice. b. to teach the girls what to do when caught in fire. c. to provide the girls with a typical summer camp. d. to attract more girls to take firefighting as a career. 64. what can we infer from paragraph 5？a. arlington county fire department is in the lead in employing women firefighters.