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山西省忻州一中20132014学年高二上学期期中考英语试题本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，共11页。第卷为选择题, 共115分；第卷为非选择题，共35分。全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。注意事项:1答题前，考生务必用0.55mm黑色中性笔将学校名称、姓名、考号、班级填写在试题和答题卡上。2请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。第 卷 （选择题，共115分）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. what does the woman think of the examination paper ?a. difficult.b. easy.c. proper. 2. where does the woman prefer to live?a. in the city.b. in foreign countries.c. in the country.3. what does the man buy?a. some bottles of milk.b. some bottles of vitamins.c. some bottles of wine.4. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the woman doesnt like pear juice.b. the man broke the juice bottle.c. the man will buy some pear juice.5. what is the woman?a. journalist.b. a film maker.c. an actress.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。听第六段材料，回答第6至8题。6. what is the man doing?a. reading newspaper.b. writing for newspaper.c. looking for stories from the newspaper.7. what kind of book does the girl want the man to read?a. a book about business.b. a book about animals.c. a book about cookies.8. when does the conversation probably take place? a. in the evening.b. in the afternoon.c. in the morning.听第七段材料，回答第9至11题。9. where does the conversation probably take place?a. in the office.b. in the womans house.c. in the mans house.10. what is the probably relationship between the speakers? a. couples.b. strangers.c. neighbours.11. what is bob probably expected to do?a. turn off the radio and go to bed.b. continue to listen to the music.c. have a chat with the woman.听第八段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what will the speakers do this weekend?a. stay at home.b. visit the mans parents c. go shopping.13. why doesnt the woman get well along with her mother-in-law?a. her mother-in-law is too strict with her.b. her mother-in-law doesnt like her.c. they have different views of the world.14. what is the womans attitude now?a. she will give in.b. she wont see her mother-in-law any more.c. she will give up getting along with her mother-in-law.听第九段材料，回答第15至17题。15. how does the woman help the man?a. lend him her computer.b. let the man borrow her book.c. lend him some money.16. why does the man want to go to the cinema?a. because he is free this afternoon.b. because there is an interesting film on.c. because the ticket is cheap.17. what does the woman think about the film?a. its an old movie.b. its too terrible for her.c. its as boring as her homework.听第十段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what are the listeners?a. patients.b. doctors.c. nurses.19. which is not allowed in the ward?a. drinking soft drink.b. visiting patient.c. smoking.20. where can the listeners find the radio switch?a. on the bed.b. on the wallc. on the desk.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)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. - a small boy is rushing out.- how dangerous! ive almost knocked him down. a. look out!b. why not?c. no way!d. keep cool!22.british and american english are different many ways. a. fromb. inc. betweend. to23. since the 1980s, with satellite tv and the internet, it possible to listen to british and american english at the flick of a switch.a. wasb. had beenc. has beend. was to be24. lets watch the news on cnn. it at eight oclock. a. will startb. is startingc. is going to startd. starts25. webster his american dictionary of the english language, which first appeared in 1828.a. is best known forb. is most known forc. is best known asd. is most known as26. but often the drivers just go by, taking the human traffic for granted. a. signb. symbolc. signald. mark27. they have got lost, or had an accident. a. canb. mightc. mustd. mustnt28. the number of speech pathologists(who help people who have problems speaking) double by the year 2012. a. is expected tob. are expected toc. expects tod. expect to29. there will be plenty of other new jobs, we probably cant even guess. a. some of themb. some of whichc. some of thatd. some of what30. it was dark, but i could see a man on the floor, with a rope.a. lie, tie up b. lay, tied up c. lying, tied upd. lying, tying up31. mark twain left school early, make a fortune in south america. a. was determined tob. was determining toc. determining tod. determined to32. time passed, however, the carnival period was extended.a. asb. whenc. whiled. since33. if they broke the law, they for up to two years. a. are put into prisonb. were put into prisonc. are put into the prisond. were put into the prison34. when the slave trade was abolished in 1838, the former slaves the carnival.a. took upb. took downc. took over d. took in35. anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be respected.a. especiallyb. equally c. naturallyd. normally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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。one day my math teacher asked me to help him save backup copies of his work in the computer. i then realized i was able to 36 the grades for all of his classes. i showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 37 me.a few days later he asked me to help him again, because he 38 how to do it. when i began to show this to him, some students in my class 39 and began to talk among themselves 40 . later that day, at lunch time, i was 41 by several of them.“hey, could you help us change our grades in math? well 42 you”i could not believe what i was hearing. i could get paid for something very 43 . “all right, ill do it.” the next day my math teacher 44 me to help him out. when he was not going paying attention, i began to change their grades from fs to as.i soon became very 45 among my friends. they began to treat me like a god with magical 46 . i began to change the grades of students. word 47 quickly and i became very rich.everything was going fine 48 i was called into the headmasters office. when i got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry 49 in his eyes. “i have known you for three years now. i dont want to 50 what your teacher said, but im afraid that i must. he has too much 51 ,” he said. “do you have anything to say 52 yourself?” he asked.“no.” i said finally. i did not realize how serious my actions had been. i had violated the 53 of my teacher and the headmaster. and there was no way 54 . i was forced to leave my school. that was a good 55 for me.36. a. accessb. assessc. changed. mark37. a. guidedb. supportedc. thankedd. accepted38. a. doubtedb. rememberedc. remindedd. forgot39. a. hidb. noticedc. complainedd. agreed40. a. disappointedlyb. quietlyc. freelyd. angrily41. a. appointedb. approvedc. approachedd. appreciated42. a. payb. praisec. followd. inspire43. a. familiarb. simplec. interestingd. pleasant44. a. forcedb. advisedc. encouragedd. got45. a. optimisticb. popularc. sensitived. grateful46. a. energyb. strengthc. rightd. power47. a. escapedb. slippedc. spreadd. fled48. a. untilb. sincec. asd. after49. a. sightb. lookc. lightd. feeling50. a. believeb. ignorec. opposed. influence51. a. experienceb. pressurec. confidenced. evidence 52. a. tob. byc. ford. of53. a. intentionb. honorc. promised. trust54. a. onb. inc. backd. down55. a. lessonb. skillb. storyd. example第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。amark and his brother jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. jason was determined not to go against their fathers wishes but mark was more adventurous than his brother. he loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.“dad will be really mad if he finds out youve been playing with his new computer.” jason said, “he told us not to touch it.”“he wont find out.” mark said, “ill just have a quick look and shut it down.”mark had been scolded before for touching his fathers equipment. but his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.“it was a strange-looking machine one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “its an experimental model,” his father had explained, “so dont touch it under any circumstances.” but his warning only served to make mark more curious. without any further thought, mark turned on the power switch. the computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the center of the screen: “space transporter.”“yes!” mark cried excitedly, “its a computer game. i knew it! dads only been pretending to work. hes really been playing games instead.” a new message appeared on the screen:“enter names voyager 1: voyager 2: ”marks fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.“input accepted. start transport program. auto-retrieve initiated（自动回收程序已启动）.”the screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.“i think wed better shut it off, mark,” jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. he was really frightened.but his hand never reached the switch. a single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow (光芒), until they themselves seemed to be glowing. then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. and the boys were no longer there. on the screen, the letters changed.“transport successful. destination: mars. retrieve date: 2025.”56. where did the boys father most likely work?ain an electronic factory. bin a computer company.cin a scientific research center. din an information processing center.57. mark thought“space transporter”on the screen was the name of _ .a. a computer game b. a company websitec. a software producer d. an astronomy program58. what happened to the boys at the end of the story?athey were blown into the air. bthey were sent to another planet.cthey were hidden in the strong light. dthey were carried away to another country59. why did jason want to shut off the computer?ahe was afraid of being scolded.bhe didnt like the loud noise and light.che didnt want to play games any more.dhe was afraid something dangerous might happen.bever since stephanies 13th birthday we have been receiving comments from other adults expressing their sympathies because our daughter is now a teenagerweve heard everything from，“sure shes a good kid，but just wait，now that shes teenager”to the ever inspiring，“well，all kids are rotten when they are teenagers，just try to go through it the best way you can”whats more upsetting is that many of these insensitive adults feel the need to share their negative predictions well within the hearing of both our daughtersi know that teenagers can be moody（闷闷不乐）and difficult at times，but im 38 and i can also be difficult and moodywe worry about the future and want todays kids to know that we care for them and that there are opportunities that wait for themhowever, at the very point they set out on that journey toward adulthood we stand there watching them disapprovingly（不赞成），just waiting for them to make mistakes“just like we knew they would”we tell them to respect themselves and to say no to drugs，yet we fail to set a positive example by treating them with kindness and consideration，demonstrating（示范）our respect for themi have，at times been guilty of this behavior but am now realizing that the more i see each person as a person，the more i am pleasantly surprised in some way or another. for example，a few weeks ago my husband and i were having dinner at our favorite restaurant and two teenage boys came in and sat down right beside usi must admit that my first thought was，“perfect，there goes our quiet, peaceful dinner”i was so wrong! these young men were well behavedquiet and left a nice tip for the waitressonce i looked beyond the jeans so loose they were practically falling off and the multi-colored hair, i saw what fine people these kids weremany of the people who，perhaps unknowingly, treat teens with disrespect are unhappy about the fact that pop singers and sports stars are our childrens heroes. i feel that unless we give them something better to go after, we really shouldnt complain60. when their children reach their teens，parents usually expect_a. troubleb. sympathyc. congratulationsd. inspiring comments61. in the authors opinion，the trouble with parents is that_a. they are too watchful of their teenage childrenb. they are too concerned about their childrens futurec. they fail to treat teenagers with enough kindness and respectd. they speak ill of their children within their hearing62. when two teenagers came into the restaurant and sat beside the author, her first thought was that_a. they were wrong to have chosen this restaurant for dinnerb. something interesting was going to happen over dinnerc. her quiet dinner with her husband would be ruinedd. she and her husband were going to have a pleasant surprise63. what does the author think of the two teenage boys?a. they may become nice people if they are willing to change their lifestyleb. they are typical of teenagers who wear ill-fitting clothes and dye their hairc. theyre fine young men despite their loose jeans and multi-colored haird. they will respect you if you respect them cthe world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. we meet them every day. a few days ago, my car was not running well. i pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. he knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. i was amazed. the sad truth is, great talent is not enough. i am shocked at how little talented people earn. i heard the other day that less than 5 percent of american earn more than $100,000 a year. a business consultant (顾问) who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors, dentists and people like them struggle financially. all this time, i thought that when those students studying medicine graduated, the dollars would pour in. it was this business consultant who gave me the phrase “they are one skill away from great wealth.” when i ask the classes i teach “how many of you can cook a better hamburger than mcdonalds ?”, almost all the students raise their hands. i then ask, “so if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come mcdonalds makes more money than you?” the answer is obvious-mcdonalds is excellent at business systems. the reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. the world is filled with talented poor people. all too often, theyre poor or struggle financially or earn less than they are capable of , not because of what they know but because of what they do not know.64. the example mentioned in the first paragraph is to show _.a. how little talented people earn b. the world is filled with talented peoplec. he is not good at repairing carsd. the mechanic is good at repairing cars65. according to the writer, of 300 million americans, _ americans earn over 100 thousand dollars a year.a. about 0.15 million b. about 1.5 millionc. about 15 million d. about 150 million 66. the writer seems to believe that _.a. all talented people are not richb. a person with a talent is sure to become richc. a talented person is poor just because he knows too muchd. many talented people earn little because of something they dont knowdif your boss asks you to work in moscow this year, hed better offer you more money to do so or even double that depending on where you live now. thats because moscow has just been found to be the worlds most expensive city for the second year in a row by mercer human resources consulting.using the cost of living in new york as a base, mercer determined moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment(娱乐).a two-bedroom flat in moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a cd $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to mercer. by comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger (汉堡包) is a steal at $4.80.london takes the no.2 place, up from no.5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger british pound relative to the dollar. mercer estimates (估算) london is 26 percent more expensive than new york these days. following london closely are seoul and tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than new york, while no.5 hong kong is 19 percent more costly.among north american cities, new york and los angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the worlds most expensive cities. but both have fallen since last years study new york came in 15th, down from 10th place, while los angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. san francisco came in a distant third at no. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.toronto, meanwhile, is canadas most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. in australia, sydney is the priciest place to live in and no. 21 worldwide.6