山西省忻州市高二英语下学期期中联考试题新人教版.doc

山西省忻州市2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题新人教版注意事项:1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5mm黑色中性笔将学校名称、姓名、班级、联考证号、座位号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。3. 满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第 卷 (选择题，100分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 is the man?a. a postman.b. a shop assistant.c. a cashier.2. what does the woman imply about mathew?a. he plays tennis better than she does.b. hes not interested in his school workc. he doesnt have much time for tennis.3. what did barbara do for the woman? a. wrote the compositionb. typed the composition.c. made an outline of a composition.4. what tome did mr. clinton leave?a. 5:42.b. 5:43.c. 5:45.5. when can we know about the woman?a. she doesnt get enough exercise.b. she is sick with flu all winters.c. she gets ill almost at the same time every year.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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至8题。6. why cant the woman eat the ice-cream?a. because she doesnt like it.b. because shes on a diet.c. because she eating something else.7. what kind of person is the woman?a. she is fond of eating.b. she is easy to persuade.c. shes iron-willed.8. which flavor isnt mentioned in this dialogue?a. peach.b. apple.c. chocolate. 听第7段材料，回答9至11题。9. why doesnt the woman want to see a doctor?a. she doesnt like the doctors.b. she has taken some medicine. c. she feels better now10. what is the woman doing now?a. lying in bed. b. reading an article.c. taking medicine.11. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. mother and sonb. teacher and student.c. friends听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what does the man want to buy a bog screen tv?a. to catch soap operas. b. to watch movies.c. to watch sports.13. what do we know about rocket electric?a. its pretty expensive.b. its difficult to get to.c. its next to copy depot.14. who will the man go to rocket electric with?a. the woman.b. only himself.c. his friend.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what will be finished in advance?a. the training course. b. the website.c. the report.16. when will the sales strategy be finished?a. on the 30th of may.b. before the end of junec. on the first of july.17. what is the woman about to do for the marking material?a. do market researchb. do a photo shoot.c. make a change.听第10段材料，回答18至20题。18. how many people are wounded in the gun attack in u.s.?a. 6b. more than 12.c. around 20.19. what was the consequence of the earthquake that happened in chile? a. power cut.b. serious injuries.c. a tsunami.20. which of the business strategies is not mentioned in the third news?a. offering visas to individual chinese tourists.b. developing more travel packages.c. reducing the charges for packages tours. 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）第一节 （共15题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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anot many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named johnson lived alone in a village in the south of england. he had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. when he was seventy five, he gave $ 60,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a childrens ground.as a result of his kindness, he became famous. many people came to visit him. among them was a newspaperman. during their talk, johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be hundred. the newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. johnson had a sense of humor. he liked whisky and drank some each day. “i have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.the newspaperman did not understand what johnson meant. in his newspaper he reported that johnson was seventy-five and had daily injection in his neck.within a week johnson received thousands of letters from all over britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.21. johnson became a rich man through _. a. doing business b. making whiskyc. cheating d. buying and selling land22. the gift of money to the school suggests that johnson _.a. had many children in the schoolb. was a strange old manc. was very fond of childrend. was very kind23. many people wrote to johnson to find out _.a. what kind of whisky he had b. how to live longerc. how to become wealthy d. where to have an injection24. when johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that _.a. he neednt an injection in the neckb. there was something wrong with his neckc. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening d. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well bgrand openingbentwood truck museumsaturday, november 8, at 10:00 a. m.after eighteen months of hard work by more than 100 volunteers, the bentwood truck museum is ready to open. the old factory had been scheduled to be destroyed. when roger haygood heard about the plan to tear down the building, he bought it so that he could store his collection of old trucks there. then he had the idea of turning the building into a truck museum.during the past year and a half, the old building has been transformed into a treasure chest of memories. instead of a dark and dull house, the building has become a cheery, bright home for all kinds of trucks from the past. the museum now houses 68 trucks, and we hope to have even more soon. there is a 1959 school bus, a 1942 bakery truck, and a 1937 fire engine. our oldest vehicle is a 1919 milk truck. our newest vehicle is a 1966 tow truck.you can take a ride on a fire truck, a mail truck, or an ice-cream truck. rides are $ 2.00, but you can get a ticket for a free ride at any grocery store in bentwood.help us celebrate our grand opening by bringing your family and friends! there is something to interest everyone who attends. the bentwood truck museum is a special piece of our history.to get to bentwood truck museum, take route 29 (kingston highway) to palmer street. go south on palmer street for one block and take a left onto norman drive. you will see the museum building and the amusement park on your left. parking is available across the street, on your right.25. where is bentwood truck museum?a. on norman drive.b. on palmer street.c. on kingston highway.d. on route 29.26. what is special about this museum?a. it is built on the ruins of an old building.b. it offers visitors free rides to the museum.c. it exhibits trucks dating back to about 100 years ago.d. its transformed from an old factory by volunteers.27. whats the purpose of writing this passage?a. to introduce the old history of bentwood truck museum.b. to persuade readers to attend the opening of the museum.c. to explain why bentwood truck museum was set up.d. to call on the visitors to take a ride in old trucks.cdown-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. it is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. a person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. he or she accepts others as equals. a down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. there is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. the expression is both feet on the ground. someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. he has what is called common sense. he may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. the opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. a man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; and sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.the person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground. but the opposite is not always true. someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth. when we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.28. if a person has his nose in the air, he _.a. is confidentb. is easy to deal withc. is down to the earthd. is always self-important and pride.29. what can a daydreamer probably be like?a. a person full of dreams in life.b. a person with his head in the clouds.c. a person with both his feet on the ground d. a person with a good understanding of reality. 30. the underlined sentence “but the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that _.a. the opposite direction is always wrong b. the person who has his nose in the air is not truec. a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent d. a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth31. from the passage, we can infer the person who is _ is the most popular kind of person.a. down-to-earthb. standing on the groundc. with his nose in the aird. with his head in the cloudsdwho give us life, raise us and are our constant support and wellwishers？our mothers. thats why millions of people across the world take mothers day as an opportunity to express thanks and send best wishes to their moms.however, the celebration of mothers day is not the recent thing that many believe it to be. it was the ancient greeks who started the tradition by celebrating their annual spring festival in honor of rhea, the mother of many gods and goddesses.later, in the 1600s, mothering sunday came to be celebrated in england. on the fourth sunday of lent (大斋期), children brought flowers and special fruitcakes to show their respect for their mothers. it may be the root of the modern mothers day.thanks to the great efforts of julia ward howe and anna jarvis, mothers day became an official festival in the us. it is celebrated on the second sunday in may. later, many countries began to celebrate this day as mothers day.today, mothers day is an international festival honoring mothers. it is celebrated all over the world in different ways. in western countries，the most common way is to treat mothers with breakfast in bed .kids often allow their mothers to sleep till late in the morning while they prepare her favorite breakfast with their fathers. some also make handmade gifts or buy beautiful carnations (康乃馨). it is the day when you acknowledge your mothers contribution in your life and pay a tribute (礼品) to her, often with flowers and gifts. it complements fathers day, the celebration honoring fathers.today, mothers day is a day celebrated on various days in many places around the world.32. why do people across the world celebrate mothers day?a. because they want to express thanks and send best wishes to their mothers.b. because they want to express thanks and send best wishes to rhea.c. because mothers day is an official festival in the us.d. because mothers day is an international festival.33. the modern mothers day came from_.a. greeceb. chinac. america d. england34. from the passage we can learn that_.a. rhea is the mother of many gods and goddesses of englandb. many people wrongly believe mothers day has a short historyc. in america mothers day is celebrated on the fourth sunday of lentd. on mothers day fathers have to get up early to prepare breakfast35. the passage mainly wants to tell us_.a. how to celebrate mothers dayb. what to do on mothers dayc. the historical change of mothers dayd. the meaning of mothers day第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。eeasy ways to keep your brain sharpeveryone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit and that can be a very annoying thing. 36 read on for some techniques worth trying.1. 37 .people who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of alzheimers disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 38 . something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. in other words, keep your brain looking forward.2. go for a walk. mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. in fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 39 3. learn something new.take a spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. a study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. but the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 40 or go dancing with your friends.a. focus on the future.b. this can be especially harmful to the aged.c. it should be something like learning gardening.d. so take a few minutes each day to do some reading. e. but dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with life-changing events.f. luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.g. in other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：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3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。my friend tom came across an accident when driving in darkness. his legs were so hurt that he couldnt move. what was 41 was that he found himself unable to ask for helphis mobile phone went out of 42 as a result of exhausted battery. nothing could be done but 43 in the cold wilderness. it was 8 hours later that day broke and then the 44 of the rescue team.it is almost 45 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. even more surprising was his 46 . “first of all i checked my 47 conditions and found myself not in danger. as there was no 48 to call for help, i leaned（斜靠）back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 49 . in this way i dozed（打盹）off.”his story put an end to my regret for the 50 of an exploration that happened last year. a group of young men 51 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 52 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 53 . finally, they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. according to the 54 team that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 55 of the cave. if they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 56 themselves, they would probably have sensed a faint light glowing(发出) not far away.dont you think that you can compare it with 57 itself? when you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness. focus that its unclear to you yet and you neednt put up struggle 58 . it seems to be a negative attitude, 59 a person who can do so must have foresight as well as a great 60 in the first place. 41. a. hopeless b. worsec. mored. best42. a. serviceb. wayc. controld. work43. a. cryb. liec. waitd. sleep44. a. delayb. successc. teamd. arrival45. a. untrueb. unimaginable c. possibled. useless46. a. plan b. decisionc. explanationd. excuse47. a. physicalb. mentalc. workingd. medical48. a. methodb. wayc. toolsd. strength49. a. rottingb. spreading c. bleeding d. running50. a. lossb. failure c. sadness d. disappointment 51. a. had b. managed c. tried d. planned52. a. willing b. unablec. determinedd. deciding53. a. hearingb. sightc. feeling d. direction54. a. rescueb. village c. local d. brave55. a. end b. topc. openingd. side56. a. saveb. helpc. stop d. calm57. a. adventure b. work c. life d. mankind58. a. reallyb. immediately c. carefully d. hopefully59. a. and b. so c. but d. while60. a. courageb. imagination c. thought d. opinion第 卷（非选择题，共35分）第二节：语篇语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。david: have you made up your mind 61 to go for your holiday, jane?jane: we 62 (go) to florida.david: great! florida has always been one of the worlds most popular tourist .63 (attract). oh, by the way, how long are you going to stay there?jane: one week.david: have you got any friends there?jane: no. i have always wanted to go, 64 ive been too busy to afford the time. now ive got a weeks holiday, and i can enjoy christmas special prices. my dream will come true.david: lovely! i guess you will 65 (certain) go to disneyland.jane: you are right. you have been there, right?david: yes, i went there last year. and im looking forward 66 going ther