湖南省常德一中高二英语上学期第二次水平检测牛津译林版.doc

常德市一中2013年下学期第二次水平检测试卷高二英语 满分150分 时间120分钟一. 听力 (每小题1.5分，共20小题，计30分)section a directions: in this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. listen to the conversations carefully, and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter ( a, b or c) on the question booklet. you will hear each conversation twice.conversation one1. who is the man?a. he is the girls boyfriend. b. he is the girls husband. c. he is the girls father.2. what do we know about the girl?a. she has to buy the tickets. b. she has to finish a report. c. she has to get to the office by nine oclock tomorrow.conversation two 3. where are the speakers talking?a. in a bookstore. b. in a library. c. at the teachers office4. how many books did the man finally take away?a. 5. b. 4. c. 1.conversation three5. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. how to lose weight. b. how to do gardening. c. how to eat less.6. how was the woman able to keep healthy?a. by doing on a diet. b. by taking medicine. c. by doing fitness exercise.conversation four7. where was the job advertised?a. on tv. b. in the magazine. c. in the newspaper.8. which job does the woman apply for?a. translator. b. secretary. c. teacher .9. when will the woman come for the interview?a. next monday morning. b. next monday afternoon. c. next tuesday morning.conversation five10. whats the matter with the woman?a. she lost her job. b. she wants to find a job . c. she doesnt know if she should change her present job .11.why does the woman want to change her job?a. she can get more money. b. she doesnt like her present job. c. her present job is not interesting.12. what does the man want to do?a. get that job. b. give the woman a job. c. give the woman a hand.conversation six13. what happened when the man was climbing mountains?a. he got trapped in a cave. b. he got lost in bad weather.c. he lost his equipment and food.14. what caused the loss of the mans legs?a. low temperature. b. a bad fall in the mountains. c. an unsuccessful operation.15. what did the man decide to do after losing his legs?a. design new climbing shoes. b. set up a club for the disabled.c. use technology to fight against his disability.section bdirections: in this section, youll hear a mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. fill in each blank with no more than 3 words. youll hear the mini-talk twice. joe jonesdreama dream of becoming a _16_experiencesworked in construction to support his familyserved 17 for over ten yearsworked in his hometown for 18 dream is coming truefinished high school and become a student, then earned a degreeadmitted to study 19 in the university of pennsylvaniacompleted his work on his masters degree in 1986studying for his 20 now二. 单项选择 (每小题1分，共15小题，计15分)21. what has made him upset recently? _ alone to face a troublesome milk case.a. left b. being left c. having left d. to leave22. if this dictionary is not yours, _ can it be?a. what else b. who else c. which elses d. who elses23. the official _ of the cause of the accident appeared in the newspaper. a. notice b. note c. saying d. announcement24. _ some officials, the general inspected his army.a. following b. followed by c. being followed d. having been followed25. it was the training _ he had as a young man _ made him such a famous writer.a. when; that b. that; when c. that; who d. that; that26. i came into the classroom, _ my seat and sat down to read.a. finding b. to find c. found d. founded27.a murderer has escaped from the prison, so a nationwide search for him is _ .a. on the way b. in a way c. in the way d. under way28. _ enough money to buy a car, he finally bought a bike.a. have not b. not have c. having not d. not having29.the girl caught _ in the shop was taken to the police station. a. steal b. to steal c. stealing d. stolen30. im planning to hold a party in the open air, but i can make no guarantees because it _ the weather.a. links with b. depends on c. connects to d. decides on31. the number of students in our school is _ 10 years ago . a. twice what it was btwo times as large than ctwo times larger as dtwice larger as32. the special school accepts all disabled students, _ educational level and background.aaccording to bregardless of cin addition to din terms of33. as far as i am concerned, english can be _ a useful tool rather than just a language. a. thought b. thought as c. thought of d. thought of as34. i would _ it if you could offer me some help when im in trouble.a. thank b. appreciate c. keep d. learn35. thats all for our talk. ladies and gentlemen, now well open the _ for the next discussion.a. floor b. door c. place d. space3. 完形填空 (每小题1.5分，共20小题，计30分）第一节 在所给选项中选出正确的填入文章空白处。 james wrote a play for television about a family who came to england from pakistan, and the difficulty they had 36 in england. the play was very 37 , and it was bought by an american tv company. james was invited to go to new york to 38 the production. he lived in dulwich, which was an hours ride away from heathrow airport. the flight was to leave at 8:30 a.m. , 39 he had to be at the airport at about 7:30 in the morning. he ordered 40 for 6:30 , set his alarm clock for 5:45, and went to sleep. unfortunately he forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped shortly after 41 . also the driver of the taxi had to work deep into the night and overslept. james 42 with that terrible feeling that something was wrong. he looked at his alarm clock. it stood there silently, with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. he turned on 43 and discovered that it was in fact ten to nine. he switched on the electric kettle.he was just pouring the boiling water into the teapot 44 the nine oclock pips sounded on the radio. the announcer began to read the news “ 45 are coming in of a crash near heathrow airport. a boeing 707 leaving for new york crashed shortly after taking off this morning. flight number 2234.” james 46 .“my flight,” he said out loud, “if i hadnt 47 , i would have been on that plane.” 36. a. settled b. to settle down c. been settled down d. settling down37. a. long b. interesting c. successful d. well38. a. help for b. help with c. help to d. help making39. a. so b. but c. for d. though 40. a. a taxi b. a driver c. a ticket d. his breakfast41. a. morning b. he woke up c. midnight d. his work42. a. dreamed b. awoke c. went to sleep d. lay down43. a. the radio b. the light c. the tv set d. the water44. a. as b. until c. while d. when45. a. words b. news c. information d. reports46. a. turned pale b. turned red c.turned up d. turned around47. a. made tea b. slept c. woke up d. overslept第2节 根据上下文内容填空，每空一词。 nowadays, stand-up comedy is popular all over the world. doctors have been researching what 48_ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us, and have discovered that people who laugh a lot live 49_. they say this is because when you laugh, your brain sends _50 around your body that are good for you. laughing helps your body stay _51 and can even help you fight pain. maybe this 52 the long lives of men like bob hope and george burns. _53 the reason, research shows that in the end, the english saying, “laughter is the _54 medicine”, may be true after all. so, go and make someone laughit just might help them ( and 55 ) live longer . 四、阅读理解 (每小题2分，共15小题，计30分） amore than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from us school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the us department of education said on may 8. the department gave a report to the expulsions (开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 19961997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. “the report is a clear sign that our nations public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,” education secretary richard riley said in a statement. “we need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.” in march 1997, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in jonesboro, arkansas. in october, two students were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a mississippi school. two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in dasucah, kentucky. most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said. 56. from the passage we can infer that in the us schools _. a. most of students like shooting b. the students are not expected to be soldiers c. safety is actually a serious problem d. students can freely take guns into their classrooms57. it can be known from the report of the us department of education that _. a. guns are out of control in us schools b. american children dont have the right to go to school c. the number of the expulsions in the usa is smaller than that in other countries d. expelling students is the best way to control guns 58. the main idea of paragraph 4 shows us _. a. children should stay at home instead of going to school b. some examples of shoot in us schools c. the americans strong feelings about guns d. some famous schools in the us 59. how many students mentioned in paragraph were shot dead in 1997 in us schools? a. nine. b. ten. c. twelve. d. twenty-two. 60. from this passage we know that _. a. it breaks the laws for americans to have guns b. only soldiers and the police can have guns c. every american citizen can own guns d. the us sets a good example in controlling gunsbmr and mrs davies had left their christmas shopping very late. there were only a few days more before christmas, and of course the shops and streets were terribly crowded, but they had to get presents for their family and friends, so they started out early one morning for the big city, and spent several tiring hours buying the things they wanted in the big shops. by lunch-time, mr davies was carrying parcels of all shaps and sizes. he could hardly see where he was going as he and his wife left the last shop on their way to the railway station and home. outside the shop they had to cross a busy street, made even busier than usual by the thousands of people who had come by car to do their last-minute christmas shopping. mr and mrs davies had to wait for the traffic lights to turn green, but as mr davies could not see very well in front of him, he gradually moved forward into the road without realizing it. mrs davies saw this and became worried. several times she told her husband to come back off the road, but without success. he could not hear her because of the noise of the traffic. finally she shouted in a voice that could be heard clearly above all the noise, “henry! if you want to stand in that dangerous position a moment longer, give me the parcels!”61. mr and mrs davies, _, had to buy presents before christmas. a. like everyone else b. unlike others c. for once d. being old62. the old couple spent _ getting their presents ready. a. little time and little money b. a lot of time and a lot of money c. little time but a lot of money d. a lot of time but little money63. _ were the last to do christmas shopping. a. mr and mrs davies b. lots of people in the street c. mr and mrs davies could not find any people who d. no other people than the old couple64. mrs davies was worried because mr davies _. a. was losing his parcels b. lost his way c. could not see where he was going d. could not hear her65. when the parcels were taken away, the old man would_. a. be angry b. walk fast c. see that he was in danger d. hear his wife clearlyc events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, and tornadoes are all natural disasters. they are mostly related to the weather. some are predictable-like a hurricane. some, like an earthquake, surprise us. it is necessary for us to learn about them, so we can be prepared!flooding happens during heavy rains, when rivers overflow, when ocean waves come onshore, when snow melts (融化) too fast or when dams or banks break. flooding is the most common of all natural disasters. hurricanes are very bad tropical storms that form in the southern atlantic ocean, caribbean sea, gulf of mexico, and in the pacific ocean. hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. evaporation (蒸发) from the seawater increases their power.hurricanes have winds at least 74 miles per hour. when they come onto land, the heavy rain, strong winds and heavy waves can damage buildings, trees and cars. tornadoes are natures most violent storms. tornadoes must always be taken seriously. tornadoes can be very dangerous, sometimes even deadly. they come from powerful thunderstorms and appear as moving. tornado winds can reach 300 miles per hour. they cause damage when they land the ground. they can damage an area one mile wide and 50 miles long. while thunder wont hurt you, lightning will! so, its important to pay attention when you hear thunder. thunderstorms happen mostly in summer and every thunderstorm has lightning. lightning can strike people and buildings, which is very dangerous.a volcano is a mountain with a large-opening at the top through which melting rock, steam, gases escape from time to time with violent force from inside the earth. when pressure increases, eruptions occur. fresh volcanic ash can cause damage to the lungs of older people, babies and people with breathing problems.66. how many natural disasters are mentioned in the passage?a. 4. b. 5. c. 6. d. 7.67. from the passage, we know that _. a. all natural disasters can be predictedb. all natural disasters are connected with the weatherc. human beings can do nothing with natural disastersd. the more we know about natural disasters, the less we will suffer68. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. flooding is the most common natural disaster. b. hurricanes and tornadoes can land the ground and cause damage.c. thunder can strike people and buildings.d. fresh volcanic ash can cause illnesses.69. which of the following disasters form on the sea and move onto the land at the speed of 74 miles per hour? a. floods. b. hurricanes. c. tornadoes. d. thunderstorms. 70. the main purpose of this passage is to _.a. introduce some common sense of natural disasters b. tell people some natural disasters are very dangerousc. teach people how to predict natural disasters d. tell people how many natural disasters there are 5、 写作第1节 阅读填空 (每小题1分，共10小题，计10分） 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第71至80小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。 注意：每空不超过3个单词。 the chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to england, the us or australia, regardless of how much this costs. many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. the chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend unreasonable amount of money on education. even poor couples buy a computer for their son or daughter. however, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. parents can see that their childrens skills vary; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. what most parents fail to realize though, is that todays children lack self-respect and self-confidence. the problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study effectively. they are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever. parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework. teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. cooking demands patience and time. it is an enjoyable but difficult experience. a good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually fin