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福建省福州文博中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试卷（完卷时间：120分钟，总分：150分）第i卷 （选择题 共115分）一. 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。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，选出最佳选项。1.how many students are really good at basketball?a. about 10 b. about 14 c. about 402. what will the woman probably do?a. ask the hotel clerk for her room key.b. stay in the hotel for two nights.c. leave the hotel next morning.3. what are the two speakers talking about?a. a physics exam b. a medical exam c. an experiment4. where are the two speakers probably ? a. on a bus b. in a taxi c. on a plane5. what does the woman mean?a. she doesnt know about the parkb. the park is too far awayc. there is a park nearby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至7题。6. what has the womans brother been doing in sweden?a. studying languages b. exploring mountains c. visiting his family7. how did the woman feel about not being able to communicate with her brother?a. worried b. calm c. strange请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. when does the conversation most probably take place?a. in the morning b. at noon c. in the evening9. what do we know about the woman?a. she has got food poisoning beforeb. she doesnt like eating outc. she has a poor memory请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. how much will the woman pay in all each month if she rents the apartment with parking?a. about $450 b. about $ 475 c. about $ 85011. what do we know about the apartment?a. it covers an area of about 750 square feet b. it has two baths and one kitchen c. it is a three bedroom apartment12. what will the two speakers probably talk about next?a. why it is quiet in that neighborhood b. when to look at the apartmentc. how to get to the apartment请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what day is it today? a. monday b. tuesday c. wednesday14. what does the man want the woman to do on tuesday night? a. watch a show b. meet their friends c. help with his composition15. where will the woman be on thursday evening?a. a t the global theater b. in her flat c. in a restaurant16. what will the woman probably do with the man? a. go out for dinner b. clean his flat c,. enjoy some music 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how long did tereshkova stay in space?a. three days b. four days c. six days18. when did the united states first send a woman into space ?a. in 1961 b. in 1963 c. in 198319. what problem has nasa been facing in recent years?a. technical problems b. astronaut problems c. money problems20. when will nasas new class begin training? a. in june b. in august c. in september 第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21my sister was against my suggestion while my brother was_ it.ain honour ofbin memory ofcin search ofdin favour of22try to_ at least an hour each day for learning new vocabulary.aset offbset outcset asidedset down23in 1939，hitler_ war against poland，which started the second world war.aannouncedbbroadcastcdeclareddadvertised24some people say that the parents should expect school to_ their children well and tell them what is “right” and “wrong”amanagebcontrolcconductddrive25after the accident，the police spent a week finding out the person who_ it.awitnessedbstared atcproveddheard of26my camera can be_ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.aadaptedbadjustedcfitdrevised27. we must _ a new chair for the broken one. a. instead b. instead of c. substitute d. take the place28. he was too busily occupied _ to the show. a. to go b. going c. with going d. in going29how does their factory_ their products?through a separate sales company.amakebproducecdistributedremove30. he has been working too hard._, he needs to have a rest. a. in addition b. in other words c. in a way d. in his turn31_ late in the morning，bob turned off the alarm.ato sleepbsleepingcsleepdhaving slept32would you please keep silent？the weather report _ and i want to listen.ais broadcastbis being broadcastchas been broadcastdhad been broadcast33its helpful to put children in a situation _ they can see themselves differently.athatbwhencwhichdwhere34.he was very rude to the customs officer, _ of course made things even worse. a. who b. whom c. that d. which35. what do you want to do ? we have an hour before the movie. -_. anything is ok with me.a. it just depends b. its up to you. c. all right d. glad to hear that第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。learning to save money when youre young is an important lesson. all good lessons and habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone _36_. many peopleadults includeddo not have a good _37_ of saving for the long run.i have been _38_ to learn this lesson early because i have had a grass cutting business since i was 10 years old. 39_ the money i make i spend about 10 percent and save the other 90.making sure you save and dont spend too much is a good way to _40_ wealth. i have put my earnings in a bank. many teens i know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to _41_. young people should _42_ that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.if you have a job at high school, you _43_ have fun with some of the money. but you should also save some _44_ it will grow. then you can begin planning for your future. when you spend money, you not only lose that money, _45_ lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.after high school, college is _46_， with expenses such as food and rent. if you can _47_ a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier. if you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to _48_.later in life it can be hard to start saving _49_ general cost of living is more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your _50_. if you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which _51_ saving.many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. but money can help you to lead a _52_ life.saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. it will also _53_ you to spend time doing the things that you want to do._54_， it will mean you can live the way you want to without 55_.36a. needsb. likesc. arrangesd. expects37a. knowledgeb. experiencec. formd. sense38a. foolish b. fundamental c. luckyd. grateful39a. withb. ofc. ind. from40a. divide up b. build upc. keep upd. make up41a. breakb. runc. maked. grow42a. recognizeb. realizec. researchd. doubt43a. mustb. darec. shouldd. may44a. so thatb. in casec. in thatd. but for45a. but b. andc. alsod. or46a. expensiveb. cheapc. boringd. bitter47a. hold out b. hold upc. hold ontod. hold back48a. survive b. strugglec. tolerated. die49a. ifb. as long asc. whiled. since50a. bills b. taxesc. attentiond. consequences51a. results from b. gets fromc. comes fromd. escapes from52a. happyb. simplec. miserabled. secure53a. forbidb. allowc. advised. request54a. in addition b. above allc. on the contraryd. believe it or not55a. consultingb. worryingc. restingd. thinking第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)a along the river banks of the amazon and the orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. they build their homes about 4.6m above the river, an important feature for the safety of the young. it is called the hoatzin. in appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. the head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. its most striking (显著的) feature, though, is only found in the young. baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. using these four claws, together with the beak (喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive(原始的) birds must have done. when the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws. during the drier months between december and march hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in april, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.56what is the text mainly about?ahoatzins in dry and rainy seasons. bthe relatives and enemies of hoatzins.cprimitive birds and hoatzins of the amazon. dthe appearance and living habits of hoatzins.57young hoatzins are different from their parents in that_ athey look like young cuckoos bthey have claws on the wingscthey eat a lot like a cow dthey live on river banks58what can we infer about primitive birds from the text?athey had claws to help them climb. bthey could fly long distances.cthey had four wings like hoatzins. dthey had a head with long feathers on the top.59why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?ato find more food. bto protect themselves better.cto keep themselves warm. dto produce their young.b lipitorabout lipitorlipitor is a prescription (处方) medicine. along with diet and exercise, it lowers “bad” cholesterol (胆固醇) in your blood. it can also raise “good” cholesterol.lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors, including family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, age and smoking .who is lipitor for?who can take lipitor:people who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exerciseadults and children over l0who should not take lipitor:women who are pregnant, may be pregnant, or may become pregnant. lipitor may harm your unborn baby.women who are breast-feeding. lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby.people with liver (肝脏) problemspossible side effects of lipitorserious side effects in a small number of people:muscle (肌肉) problems that can lead to kidney (肾脏) problems, including kidney failureliver problems. your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start lipitor and while you are taking it.call your doctor right away if you have:unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially if you have a fever or feel very firedswelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowingstomach painsome common side effects of lipitor are:muscle painupset stomachchanges in some blood testshow to take lipitordo:take lipitor as prescribed by your doctor.try to eat heart-healthy foods while you take lipitor.take lipitor at any time of day, with or without food.if you miss a dose (一剂), take it as soon as you remember. but if it has been more than 12 hours since your missed dose, wait. take the next dose at your regular time. dont:do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor. do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor.60what is a major function of lipitor?a. to help quit smoking. b. to control blood pressure.c. to improve unhealthy diet. d. to lower “bad” cholesterol.61taking lipitor is helpful for _. a. breast-feeding women b. women who are pregnantc. adults having heart disease d. teenagers with liver problems62if it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you should _. .a. change the amount of your next dose b. eat more when taking your next dosec. have a dose as soon as you remember d. take the next dose at your regular time63which of the following is a common side effect of taking lipitor?a. face swelling. b. upset stomach. c. kidney failure.d. muscle weakness.cthe word advertising refers to any kind of public announcement that brings products and services to the attention of peoplethroughout history, advertising has been an effective way to promote(促进)the trading and selling of goodsin the middle ages，merchants employed “town criers” to read public messages aloud to promote their goodswhen printing was invented in the fifteenth century, pages of advertisements (ads) could be printed easily and were either hung in public places or put in booksby the end of the seventeenth century, when newspapers were beginning to be read by more people, printed materials became an important way to promote products and servicesthe london gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising. this was so successful that by the end of the century several companies started businesses for the purpose of making newspaper ads for merchants advertising spread quickly throughout the eighteenth centuryad writers were starting to pay more attention to the design of the ad texteverything，from clothes to drinks，was promoted with clever methods such as repetition of the firms name or product, words organized in eye-catching patterns，the use of pretty pictures and expressions easy to remember near the end of the nineteenth century, companies that were devoted to the production of ads came to be known as “advertising agencies (广告商)” . the agencies developed new ways to get people to think of themselves as members of a groupthroughout the twentieth century, advertising agencies promoted consumerism(消费主义)as a way of life，spreading the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the “right” products.64what was advertising like in the middle ages? amerchants were employed to promote productsbad messages were shouted out in public placescproduct information was included in books dad signs were put up in towns65what does the word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to? aadvertising in newspapers bincluding pictures in ads cselling goods in markets dworking with ad agencies66the l8th century advertising was special in its_ a. growing spending bprinting materials cadvertising companies dattractive designs67. which of the following might be the best title for the text? athe story of advertising bthe value of advertising designs cthe role of newspaper advertising dthe development of printing for advertising dblind imitation (模仿)is self-destruction. to those who do not recognize their unique worth， imitation appears attractive；to those who know their strength. imitation is unacceptable.in the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. when i first learned to cook, i used recipes (菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes. but soon i grew bored. why follow someone elses way of cooking when i could create my own? imitating role models is like using training wheels on a childs bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.in daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models. if, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. if you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.in the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities. those stars look great on screen. but when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. if you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.blessed is the person willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique. think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. they touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration, not desperation. the world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them. creative people have an endless resource of ideas. the problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.study your role models, accept the gifts they have given, and leave behind what does not serve you. then you can say,” i stand on the shoulders of my ancestors tragedies and declare victory, and know that they are cheering me on.68. imitation proves useful when you .a. know you are unique b. lose the balance of lifec. begin to learn something new d. get tired of routine practice69. to avoid the bad result of imitation, we should_.a. forget daily fear and pain b. choose the right examplec. ask others for decisions d. stay away from stars70. the trouble a creator faces is .a. the lack of strong motivation b. the absence of practical ideas c. how to search for more materials d. how to use imagination creatively71. what is the authors purpose in writing this passage?a. to highlight the importance of creatively. b. to criticize the characters of role models.c. to compare imitation with creatio