江西省抚州市乐安一中高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版.doc

江西省抚州市乐安一中2013-2014学年高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版第i卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第1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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what does the woman mean? a.she enjoyed a different book. b. she learned a lot about names. c. she also found the book difficult.2. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? a. mother and son. b. teacher and student. c. classmates.3. what time did the football game finally start? a. at three. b. at four. c. at five.4. who is probably the man speaker? a. a dentist. b. a patient. c. a teacher.5. what does the man think of the rent? a. reasonable. b. low. c. high. 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，每小题将给出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至8题。6. where does the conversation take place? a. in a shop. b. in a post office. c. at the information center.7. what does the man plan to do? a. post something. b. ask for information. c. buy a suit.8. how much does the man pay at last? a. 3.08. b. 11.12. c. 18.25. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. what are the two speakers doing? a. visiting a concert hall. b. enjoying an ancient palace. c. discussing a modern museum.10. what does the man like best in this place? a. the lights. b. the paintings. c. the colors.11. what do we know about the two speakers? a. they are having a good time. b. they wish to become rich soon. c. they hate the upper-class life.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. whats the man mainly talking about? a. jack london s life. b. o. henrys books. c. american literature.13. how many american writers have the speakers mentioned? a. three. b. four. c. five. 14. when did jack london go to canada? a. in 1916. b. in 1876. c. in 1897听第9段材料，回答第15至16题。15. what did the mans sister do yesterday? a. she looked after her baby. b. she stayed at home all day. c. she did some shopping. 16. what did the woman invite the man to do? a. go to a concert with her. b. take a holiday with her. c. have dinner at her house.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. whats the speaker mainly talking about? a. his school life. b. his family. c. his brother. 18. how does the speaker like his brother? a. naughty. b. honest. c. dependent. 19. what does chris like doing in his room? a. watching a cartoon. b. listening to songs. c. playing computer games.20. which is true about the speakers mother? a. she seldom talks. b. she talks a lot. c. she often visits aunt daisy.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第1节 ：单项填空（共15小题；每小题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标号涂黑。21. -do you mind choosing peter to be the new chairman? -_.a. of course. he is the best choice. b. certainly not. we cant find a better one.c. yes, i do. he is the most suitable person d. no, i dont. i dont think he is the suitable person. 22. - has _ english changed over time? - “no”, he answered without _ second thought. a. /; a b. /; the c. the; the d. the; a 23. my mother bought some books at the bookshop for me,_ some are about english grammar. a. of them b. of whom c. which of d. of which 24. - what were you doing when tony phoned you?- i had just finished my work and_to take a shower. a. had started b. started c. have started d. was starting 25. _, but he insisted that he_ to work as usual.a. although he was ill; went b. having been ill; go c. having been ill; should go d. he was ill; go 26. _ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself _ at the party a. dressed; being noticed b. dressing; noticed c. dressed; noticed d. dressing; noticing27. antarctica is so mystically described by some people. if only i _there.ahave been bhad been chave gone dhad gone 28. will the smiths leave for australia this spring? no, they finally decided_ . a. not to leave b. not leaving c. not to d. not to be leaving29. eating too much fat can _heart disease and cause high blood pressure. a. result from b. contribute to c. devote to d. refer to30. amazing! you _ come to the party in such a fancy dress. dont you know its a fashion? a. should b. will c. can d. must31. after five days of fantastic space trip, the two astronauts walked out of the spaceship,_a. tired and happy b. tired but happy c. tiredly and happily d. tiredly but happily 32. a brilliant idea occurred to him, _ to his research in the lab. a. while devoting b. while devoting himself c. while he was devoted d. while devoted33. he _ very important information in his report. that was why he was criticized by his boss. a. left out b. left behind c. left off d. left for34. _ that i couldnt support myself at that moment. a. i was weak enough b. i was too weak c. so weak was i d. so weak i was 35. the reason_he was ill that day was actually made up by his brother. in fact, the reason _he was absent was _he went to see a film. a. that; why; thatb. that; why; because c. why; that; because d. for which ;why; 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，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标号涂黑。 i paid 30 yuan for a watermelon the other day. when i ate it at home i found it more bitter than sweet. i was 36 to throw it away for it cost me money 37 . but to eat it was a 38 thing no better than tasting goldthread (黄连). things like this 39 occur in our daily life. for example, last week when going on a tour we failed to find the 40 we had been seeking. 41 we were so uncomfortable as if on pins and needles (如坐针毡). in such a case we had better 42 home immediately, but most of us tourists still chose to 43 our way until we finished visiting all the scenic spots, 44 actually we did not quite enjoy them.if we 45 , well get nothing; we would have spent money 46 . if we dont give up, what weve got is something to cause us suffering or pain, or 47 disaster. since thats the case, why are we still unwilling to 48 with it? the only 49 is: it means money.then what 50 does money contain? its importance lies in none 51 the following two aspects: (1) it can be used for our living; (2) it can be used for our daily life. when a sum of money that should be able to obtain joy or enjoyment is certain to 52 the purpose, isnt it wise to give it up? isnt it a sort of 53 for money-spending or even for enjoying ourselves?to abandon and forget a sum of money that is to be of no value or to produce 54 values can be counted as 55 value of money. isnt it so? 36.a. unwillingb. readyc. uncertaind. anxious37.a. above allb. after allc. in alld. for all38.a. pleasantb. painfulc. dangerousd. special39.a. regularlyb. recentlyc. hardlyd. frequently40.a. friendshipb. memoryc. pleasured. experience41.a. on the wholeb. in this wayc. in other wordsd. on the contrary42.a. callb. leavec. arrive d. return43.a. feelb. continuec. stopd. make44.a. becauseb. sincec. althoughd. unless45.a. give awayb. give upc. give outd. give in46.a. in reliefb. in factc. in realityd. in vain47.a. evenb. stillc. everd. more48.a. stayb. partc. taked. break49.a. excuseb. reasonc. topicd. ambition50.a. valueb. messagec. secretd. surprise51.a. less thanb. better than c. rather thand. other than52.a. ignoreb. serve c. faild. meet 53.a. possibilityb. mistakec. wisdomd. choice 54.a. properb. negativec. wonderfuld. various55.a. littleb. wholec. otherd. another 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，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标号涂黑。 a on thursday afternoon mrs. clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the over 60s club. she always went there on thursdays. it was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone. at six oclock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. cigarette smoke in her house? how? how? had someone got in? she checked the back door and the windows. all were locked or fastened, as usual. there was no sign of forced entry(强行进入).over a cup of tea she wondered if someone might have a key that fitted her front door -a master key” (万能钥匙)perhaps. so she stayed at home the following thursday. nothing happened. was anyone watching her movements? on the thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didnt go to the club. instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. she settled down to wait.it was just after four oclock when the front door bell rang. mrs. clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. the bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. with the kettle(壶)of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. a long piece of wire(金属线) appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. the wire turned and caught around the knob(球形把手)on the door-lock. mrs. clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. there was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. the wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and mrs. clarke heard the sound of running feet.56. if someone had made a forced entry, _. a. he or she would have needed a master key b. he or she was still in the house c. things would have been thrown about d. he or she would have broken a door or window57. mrs. clarke usually looked forward to thursday because she could_. a. visit a club b. expect visitors c. work at a club d. go shopping58. the lock on the front door was one which_. a. needed a piece of wire to open it b. could be opened from inside without a key c. couldnt be opened without a key d. used a knob instead of a key59. on the third thursday mrs. clarke went out_. a. so as not to miss the club b. to see if the thief was waiting outside c. in an attempt to trick(骗) the thief d. to the club but then changed her mind60. the wire fell to the floor_. a. because mrs. clarke refused to open the door b. when the mans glove dropped off c. because the man wanted to get away d. because it was too hot to hold b international students in christine rhodes english class in australia share their favorite places they have visited in australia.canberra, the nicest city in australia. siggi siebold from germany i went for a short holiday to canberra because my son lives there. its the nicest city in australia, a little bit similar to cairns. therere lots of big rivers and trees around the city. the small city of mount isaindra ekanayake from malaysia i came to mount isa six months ago. its a long way from brisbane-about 2,000 km .its a small city, with a population of 21,000, but it has all the basic facilities such as a hospital, six schools and supermarkets. its a mining city. its hot and gets little rain. therere two big lakes to keep the rainwater for drinking for the city.lake moondarra and a mine ida robb from indonesia in mount isa, theres a dam called lake moondarra. on the weekend you can go there with your friends. people go fishing and even catch a crocodile(鳄鱼). theres a big mine in mount isa. many people come to work in the mine and earn much money. it isnt a beautiful green place, but many people love it.my impression of sydneynamfon pitaxsin from thailand the first time i came to australia, i was happy. i traveled to sydney. four million people live there ,and many are asians. i saw the harbor (港口), sydney harbor bridge and the opera house and i went to see the koalas and kangaroos in taronga park zoo. after that i went to the thai restaurants. there is a revolving restaurant, so you can eat and see the city.61. according to indra ekanayake, mount isa_a. is a famous harbor in australiab. probably doesnt have enough drinking waterc. has a large populationd. doesnt have enough basic facilities62. why did siggi siebold go to canberra?a. because her son lives there b. because its the nicest city in australia. c. because it is similar to her hometown d. because therere lots of rivers63. the first time namfon pitaxsin went to australia, she_a. met more americans than asians b. ate in a revolving restaurantc. saw some special australian animals d. enjoyed the music in the opera house64. where is lake moondarra?a. in canberra. b. in brisbane. c. in sydney d. in mount isa. 65.how many cities does the passage mainly talk about?a. two b. four. c. three d. fivecone of the strongest arguments for the raising of the school leaving age（rosla）has been that it will bring us some way nearer to“equality of opportunity”.many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for clever children. it would be good to think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is obviously so complete. it is obvious, for instance, that many children from less wealthy homes reach university or do well in other ways. unfortunately we now have plenty of proofs that many children of every level of ability do much less well than they could. for instance, during the years of national military service it was possible to test the intelligence of all male 18 to 20 year olds. half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left school at 15.it has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939. one study of 5,000 children from birth to 21 years old shows that up to half the bright pupils from working class homes left school when they reached 16 years old. moreover, there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after 16.it is clear from this and many other proofs that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit from the prizesmoney, social respectability, and interesting jobswhich higher education gives. it is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social background. their parents often need the extra money another money-earner would bring in; they dont value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy. it is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, “its up to you”.66it is hoped that rosla will give all children .aa more enjoyable time at schoolbthe same chances in societycthe right to a better schooldhigher scores in intelligence tests67people would like to think that .aequal numbers of poor and wealthy children reach universitybthose with the least money get the best educationcintelligent children are always selected by the systemdonly really clever children do well68working class children are thought to be at a disadvantage because .amany of the clever ones leave school early bfewer go to university than ever beforec. more than half leave school when they are 16 dfewer boys than girls stay at school after 1669many children leave school early because .atheir social background makes them unhappybthey have to give something to their familys incomectheir school is a dull and unhappy placedtheir parents dont allow them to make their own decisions70this article shows that equal opportunity in education .ais a thing of the pastbhas not yet been achieved cis there for those who deserve（值得拥有）it dhas greatly improved our society dmotorists who used to listen to the radio or their favorite tunes on cds may have a new way to entertain themselves, after engineers in japan developed a musical road surface. a team from the hokkaido industrial research institute has built a number of “melody roads, ”which use cars as tuning forks(音叉)to play music as they travel. the concept works by using grooves(凹槽).they are cut at very specific intervals in the road surface. the melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes.depending on how far apart the grooves are, a car moving over them will produce a series of high or low notes, and designers are able to create a distinct tune.paten documents for the design describe it as notches(刻痕)“formed in a road surface so as to play a melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melody-like tones”.there are three musical strips in central and northern japanone of which plays the tune of a japanese pop song. reports say the system was invented by shizuo shinoda. he scraped some markings into a road with a bulldozer(推土机)before driving over them and found that they helped to produce all ki