江西省南昌二中高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版.doc

江西省南昌市第二中学20132014学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试卷第一部分：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 does the conversation take place?a. at 5： 00.b. at 5:15.c.at 5: 30.2. what do we know about the woman?a. she didnt talk to mary. b. mary thinks well of the concert.c. mary is ill.3. how many novels will the woman read next term?a. four.b.five.c. six.4. what will the weather be like tomorrow?a. cold.b.rainy.c.windy.5. who will leave?a. carol.b.carols uncle. c.carols sister.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. where does the conversation take place?a. at a clinic.b.at a drugstore. c. at a restaurant.7. what restaurant did the woman go to first last night?a. italian.b.chinese. c. american.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what did the woman do after the party?a. she worked on her homework.b. she went home to sleep.c. she studied history.9. what does the man feel difficult to do?a. sleep during the day.b. work well under stress.c. organise a birthday party.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what was paul concerned about?a. his professor. b. his final exam. c. his physics grades.11. why did the woman tell paul not to worry?a. the average was important.b. chemistry was not his major.c. he needed to concentrate on physics.12. what did the woman suggest doing?a. studying harder. b. going for a coffee. c. repeating the class.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what blouse does the woman want first?a. a blue cotton one. b. a blue silk one. c. a cream silk one.14. why doesnt the woman take the blouse first mentioned?a. its not on sale. b. its sold out. c. its not of good quality.15. what does the woman think of the cream silk blouse recommended?a. pretty and not expensive. b. pretty but expensive. c. expensive and not pretty.16. how much should the woman pay for the air tickets?a. 45.b. 90. c. 450.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where did chocolate originally come from?a. spain.b. mexico.c.england.18. what did the indians mix to make the chocolate drink?a. chocolate powder with water.b. chocolate powder with sugar.c. chocolate powder with milk and sugar.19. when was the first solid milk chocolate made?a. in 1897.b. in 1876.c.in 1715.20. whats the benefit of drinking dark chocolate?a. helping reduce the calories people take in.b. helping people recover from heart attack.c. helping lower peoples blood pressure.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：多项选择（共15小题；第小题1分，满分15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. catching _ sight of their head teacher coming, the students fell into silence all of _ sudden.a. the; the b. /; a c. the; a d. /; /22. chinas population is expected to increase to about 1.5 billion in 2040, _it will start to decline slowly. a. where b. which c. on which d. after which 23. however, at times this balance in nature is disturbed, _ a number of possibly unforeseen effects.a. lying in b. calling in c. existing in d. resulting in24. the business of the company was growing so fast that the manager had to _ more workers.a. take in b. take on c. take up d. take after25. the woman _ her boss of having broken the labor law because he fired her when she was pregnant.a. blamed b. charged c. accused d. scolded26. it is not right for some young people to live a life of absolute dependence _ their parents.a. of b. on c. from d. in27. _ i met him, i always think of the thing that happened between us.a. every time b. the moment c. suddenly d. while28. in my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesnt make any _.a. meaning b. idea c. sense d. point29. i _ of your trying to earn some money by taking part time jobs, but please dont neglect your studies at university.a. assess b. acquire c. appreciate d. approve30. the man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _ whether he was going the the right direction.a. seeing b. having seen c. to have seen d. to see31. when i opened the door, i found my father sitting in his chair, completely _ in the humorous stories he was reading.a. absorbed b. applied c. attracted d. addicted32. there are lots of places of interest _ in our city.a. needs repairing b. needing repaired c. needed repairing d. needing to be repaired33. they failed to complete the project for _ of enough financial support.a. lack b. lacking c. lacked d. having lacked34. _ for the free tickets, i would not have gone to the films so often.a. if it is not b. were it not c. had it not been d. if it were not35. _ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.a. being bitten b. bitten c. having bitten d. to be bitten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，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。istopped ata grocerystore the other day because i wasabout to go on a long driveand i wanted to buy my favorite 36 for the trip.it wasnt the store i 37 go to, just one i passed along the way.as i walked up to the entrance, i 38 aman and aboy who was about 10 or 12 years old 39 at the front of the store. the man handed 40 half-sheets of white paper as customers walked past.iwalked up to them with 41 , wondering what cause they 42 . as i got closer, i saw that they had two carts (购物车) starting to fillwith 43 .i said hello and the man greeted me and 44 meone ofthe piecesof paper, 45 that they were collecting donations for the homeless.onthe paperwas a simple 46 list of food items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, cannedfruits and vegetables.it alsoincludeda shortstory about the boy and his 47 to collect food donations since the age of 8.i was really 48 that someone so young would be so interested in helping others.i told him it was a(n) 49 idea and that he should be proud of himself.he smiled.then, i went inside to get my drink. 50 , the store didnt have it. 51 , i wasnt upset, because by theni felt i had another mission.i went through the store, 52 things from the list, then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart. they thanked me and offered me a(n) 53 (candy, i think).as i walked back to my car, the boys well-intentioned spirit 54 with me. how inspiring to 55 a young boy with a resolve to do good deeds, and the courage to act on it.36. a. cigarb. beer c. drink d. snack37. a. hardlyb. normallyc. intentionallyd. consciously38. a. noticedb. watchedc. feltd. recognized39. a. sittingb. lyingc. hiding d. standing40. a. customersb. salesmenc. childrend. drivers41. a. astonishmentb. curiosityc. concernd. anxiety42. a. presentedb. devoted c. disapprovedd. represented43. a. moneyb. clothesc. groceriesd. vegetables44. a. soldb. showed c. brought d. handed45. a. whisperingb. explainingc. advisingd. analyzing46. a. advertisementb. posterc. menud. list47. a. effortsb. attemptsc. plansd. puzzles48. a. convincedb. touchedc. discouraged d. reminded49. a. specificb. flexible c. awesome d. imaginable50. a. surprisingly b. eventually c. thankfully d. unfortunately51. a. thenb. therefore c. stilld. however52. a. picking b. packing c. gathering d. holding53. a. inspiration b. treat c. praised. award54. a. struckb. agreed c. stuck d. arose55. a. come across b. bring upc. see throughd. care for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。awhen buying from a dealer, the law says that a car must be:as described: this includes the history of the car as well as its specificationfor example, if the dealer described the car as previously having “one careful lady owner”, it shouldnt turn out to have had several previous “boy racer” owners.of satisfactory quality: it must meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as acceptable and be free from any quality problemalso, bear in mind that a second-hand car will have a slightly different definition of what is considered “satisfactory, because theres certainly an element of wear and tearfit for the purpose: it must be reasonable fit for any normal purpose and this includes any purpose that you specify to the seller if any of the above is violated, then in theory, you may have the right to reject the vehicle and get your money back if youre reasonably quick. alternatively, the dealer might offer to replace or repair the car; reduce the price of offering a partial refund(退款).once youve informed the dealer that you wish to reject the car , you must stop using the vehicle. if the rejection is not accepted, then its up to you to prove your case. youll need to pay for an independent assessment of the car and sue for damages. if you do choose a repair, insist the dealer provide you with a hire car or pay any reasonable traveling expenses thus produced while your new car is in the garage. if the car is new, its likely that the claim will be too high to be fought. using the small claims procedure to you may have to pay for legal representation. all this can be pretty daunting and expensive. you need to weigh up the pros and cons before rejecting a car. would a repair do just as well? selecting a dealer who offers a clear exchange policy may help.56after the above writing, you will be better at . achoosing a car bdealing with car sellers cmaking a claim dsuing for damages57according to the text, what is essential after you inform the dealer of your wish to reject the car? asuing for damages bdemanding traveling expenses cstopping using it dproving your case58if the dealer offers to repair the car you have bought, which of the following is acceptable? aasking the dealer to provide you with a hire car basking the dealer to provide you with repair tool sets casking the dealer to pay all of your traveling expenses dasking the dealer to return all your money59which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “daunting” in the last paragraph?adifferent beffective cdiscouraging dconvenient60what does the writer want to say in the last paragraph?abuyers should select a dealer that offers to repair the carbrejecting a new car is not necessarily the best choicecits necessary that a new car should be repaireddbuyers should never reject a new carbthere are many great movie directors of all time and the following are five of those who have largely impressed audience with their body of work. as a member of the new hollywood gang, francis coppola is best remembered for the god father series. his decision to cast marlon brando in the lead also met with fierce opposition from the studio bosses. good sense became popular, and the god father went on to become one of the most memorable movies ever. critics may point out that he has become less creative after his seventies, but try as one might, no one can possibly take the place of this great directors work. stanley kubricks movies focus on the themes like sci-fi, horror, dark humor and war. he used symbolism in most of his movies, giving us some wonderful screen visuals, as shown in 2001: a space odyssey. his actors in hollywood complained about the endless number of retakes, but they appreciated the performance he milked out of them. people argue about films like lolita, a clockwork orange and paths of glory, but these are now seen as classics. steven spielberg is a great success at the box office, and he is one of the worlds most popular filmmakers today. as the creator of classics like schindlers list, jurassic park, et, indiana jones series, jaws, saving private ryan, no one can win his hold over the audience. his critics accuse him of being emotional and over the top, but the fact remains that his movies attract the audience, and set the cash registers ringing. woody allen is a director who directs movies full of crime and hate. this comic genius has given us annie hall, hannah and her sisters and midnight in paris, which have also become classical. his movies constantly include characters who arouse the audiences sympathy and laughter at the same time, as they set out on a journey of self-discovery. hollywood star power has never fazed allen. thankfully, awards and honors do not interest him, which results in creativity that is original.61. what do the directors mentioned in the passage have in common? a. they are interested in awards for their works. b. they are members of the new hollywood gang. c. they have created a lot of movies taken as classics. d. they focus their themes on negative side of the society.62. the movie indiana jones series is directed by _. a. francis coppola b. woody allen c. stanley kubrick d. steven spielberg63. stanley kubricks works include the following except _. a. midnight in paris b. 2001: a space odyssey c. a clockwork orange d. paths of glory64. it is implied in the underlined sentence steven spielberg _. a. was successful in amusing the audienceb. succeeded in making a great box office c. became much better at creating classicsd. had set a cash register working for himself65. what will be discussed in the paragraph that follows this passage? a. their contribution to the society b. the difference between the directors c. another famous movie directors d. more great movies from the directorscmany people think of the brain as a mystery. they dont know much about intelligence and how it works. when they do think about what intelligence is, many people believe that a person is born smart, average, or dumb and stays that way in the whole life. but new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle it changes and gets stronger when you use it. and scientists have been able to show just how the brain grows and gets stronger when you learn.everyone knows that when you lift weights, your muscles get bigger and you get stronger. a person who cant lift 20 pounds when he/she starts exercising can get strong enough to lift 100 pounds after working out for a long time. thats because the muscles become larger and stronger with exercise. and when you stop exercising, the muscles shrink and you get weaker. thats why people say “use it or lose it！”but most people dont know that when they practice and learn new things, parts of their brain change and get larger a lot like muscles do when they exercise. inside the cortex (皮层) of the brain are billions of tiny nerve cells, called neurons. the nerve cells have branches connecting them to other cells in a complicated network. communication between these brain cells is what allows us to think and solve problems. when you learn new things, these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get stronger. the more you challenge your mind to learn, the more your brain cells grow. then, things that you once found very hard or even impossible to do like speaking a foreign language or doing algebra (代数) seem to become easy after learning them for a period of time. the result is a stronger, smarter brain.scientists started thinking that the human brain could develop and change when they studied animals brains. they found out that animals that lived in a challenging environment were more “perspicacious” they were better at solving problems and learning new things.66. according to the first paragraph，_.athe function of our brain is like that of the musclebuntil now its impossible to explain the brains mysterycmany people believe ones intelligence is naturally determineddones brain grows stronger as the age increases67training muscles is compared to _.ausing the brainbconnecting things in your brainclifting weightsddoing research about the brain68what is paragraph 3 mainly about?athe complex structure of the brain. bhow changes in the muscles affect the brain.cthe importance of the brain.dhow the brain becomes stronger by learning new things.69what does the underlined word “perspicacious” in the last paragraph probably mean?astrong.bsmart. cpopular. dactive.70. the paragraph that follows the passage will most probably talk about _.a. the differences between animals brains and humans brainsb. the relation between human brains and musclesc. scientists findings about animals brainsd. how to make your brain smarter through self-developmentddebate: can stricter gun control laws decrease the rate of crimes involving guns? yes, because with fewer weapons, you get fewer crimes. take a look at the crime rates of countries like the united kingdom. their crime rate is very low, compared to ours here in the united states. just by simply putting stricter laws in place on who can own them, it will greatly reduce the crimes involving guns. posted by: 5h4yglorypast practicethere was an