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应县一中2013-2014学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题人：曹海丽 审题人：洪义章一、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. how did the woman get there?a. by car b. by bus . c. by bike. 2. how much is the dictionary ?a. $ 24 b. $ 26 c. $ 503. why does the man make this call ?a. to cancel his travel. b. b. to book his ticket. c. to change the leaving date.4. what is the man trying to do?a. make an excuse. b. make an apology. c. make a complaint.5. where can the man find an available restroom ?a. in the first and second floor. b. in the first and third floor. c. in the second and third floor. 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，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. what are the two speakers mainly talking about ?a. life styles. b. everyday life c. activities in spare time. 7. what does the woman think of taking photos?a. its interesting . b. its a waste of money. c. its suitable for children 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。8. when did the woman leave school ?a. in 1994 b. in 1995 c. in 19969. why did the woman start running ?a. to keep fit . b. to become famous. c. to make money. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. why does the woman come to the man ?a. to go over lessons with him.b. to have a chat with him. c. to inform him of a test. 11. what do we know about the man?a. he was studying just now. b. he was looking for the woman. c. he didnt do well in the last test. 12. what will the man do ?a. study with the woman. b. give elizabeth a call. c. have a test himself听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. what is the relationship between the two speakers ?a. classmates . b. co-workers. c. waiter and dinner 14. what did the woman have for lunch ?a. a pizza. b. a hamburger. c. a. sandwich. 15. what have the two speakers decided to order ?a. pasta , coffee, coke and iced water. b. pizza, chicken salad and iced water. c. soup, hamburger and cola. 16. where does the conversation probably take place ?a. at mcdonalds . b. at kfc. c. at an italian restaurant. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17 . what is the passage mainly about ?a. sports education. b. childrens psychology. c. playground safety. 18. where do most of children injuries happen ?a. on public playgrounds. b. at the gyms c. on the hard-surface roads.19. what does the speaker suggest parents do ?a. join in their childrens activities. b. stay close to their children.c. repair the equipment of the playground. 20. what can we learn from the passage?a. there are 200, 000 playgrounds all over the country.b. childrens sense of safety encourages creativity. c. many children are afraid of being watched.2 单项选择(每小题1分，共15分) 21. his performance turned out to be _ success, making him _ instant hit. a. a ;不填 b.不填；不填 c. 不填；an d. a; an 22. no matter who he is , the robber deserves to be sent to prison for having _ a crime. a. confirmed b. attended c. committed d. appointed 23. _ a card in front of their chests, the students are walking in the school happily. a. wear b. wearing c. worn d.to wear 24. li na is the first chinese woman in history _ a singles title at a grand slam. a. won b. winning c. having won d. to win 25. take some water with you, just in case. how _you are!a. awesome b .considerate c. rude d.selfish 26. i think it is time for me to _and let a younger person become chairman. a. put aside b. set aside c. lay aside d. step aside 27. tell me how you feel about it. well .it was . i dont know how to _it . it was like .like a dream!a. mean b. put c. make d. get 28. how about the debate held in your class ? _. a. it was really hot. b. sounds great c.im really looking forward to it . d. why not ?29. i do enjoy _whenever my former pupils come to see me. a. them b.that c. it d.this30. as far as i know , he is always _, but why hasnt he turned up so far?a. innocent b. competitive c. punctual d. dynamic 31. i had seen the film before. thats _ i did not go to the cinema last night. because b. how c. when d.why 32. ill never forget _ to tell my dream on the first day at senior high school. a. asking b. to ask c. being asked d. to be asked 33. as i grow older, i find myself _ staying with my parents in my spare time. a. liking b. to like c. liked d. having liked 34. many a time in life, _ a thing is worth doing or not depends on how you look at it . a. which b. whether c. if d. what 35. it is important for students to develop the ability _ problems independently. a. to settle b. settling c. settled d. to be settled 3 完型填空（共20小题；每小题分1.5，满分30分） the deepest memory i have of my mother is her long struggle fighting, and dying of cancer during my adolescence . like all good moms ,she seldom 36 me to see the face of death. instead , she wore a mask of humor and 37. in her final year, 38 , the mask was too difficult to wear. finally , one mothers day weekend, she 39 to express the thoughts and feelings she had so 40 locked away behind the mask. she 41 to write something , which later became her most precious gift to me -a heartfelt 42 from mother to child. i read this letter almost every year on the day she 43 it. although my mother did not live to see another mothers day , she continues to 44 me through her words . several days ago, i 45 i , too , was going to be a mother.that day, 46 reading the letter, tears streamed down my face and i experienced a 47 in perspective. i could understand how 48 it must have been to write this letter, to tell your 49 you are not going to live, and to try to summarize all that you 50 her to know in a lifetime, all that is 51 to her, and all that you 52 you had said but never did. i always knew that my mother wrote the letter for the 53 in it . now , i began to understand she wroth the letter because she wanted her child to 54 her not just through her actions, but also through her 55 someday when she was no longer here to tell her child herself. thanks , mom.36. a.forced b. encouraged .allowed d. persuaded 37. a. surprise b. regret c. pride d. hope 38. a. however b. therefore c. indeed d.besides39. a. hesitated b. promised c. agreed d.decided 40. a. easily b. quickly c. carefully d. seriously41. a. expected b. continued c. chose d. pretended 42. a. motto b.poem c. message d. story43. a. memorized b. kept c. posted d. wrote 44. a. warn b. teach c. feed d. miss 45. a. discovered b. heard c. believed d. imagined 46. a. since b. while c. once d. unless 47. a. problem b. situation c. loss d. change 48. a.unfair b. difficult c. nervous d. dangerous 49. a. reader b. friend c.student d. child 50. a. permit b. send c. help d. want51. a. equal b. important c. natural d.similar52. a.wish b. doubt c. think d. remember 53. a. value b. mind c. fact d. secret 54. a. accept b. support c. respect d. know55. a . parents b.words c.appearance d. advice 四. 阅读理解(每小题2分, 满分40分)第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a in america , after middle school comes high school, which includes grades 9 through 12. students should take certain subjects like english, social studies, maths, science , and physical education. in addition, they choose among elective (可选修的）subjects to complete their high school education. electives include subjects in technology, music, art,and foreign languages. each student in the school has his own locker for books and personal items, which saves students from carrying textbooks. cheating in any form is strictly prohibited in american schools. a student caught in plagiarism (剽窃）will face serious discipline (处罚). each school holds certain activities ,such as homecoming , prom night , holiday celebrations, etc . every year. while homecoming is celebrated differently at each school, it usually includes a parade and the crowning of the homecoming king and queen, and ends with a football game and a school dance. the prom is a formal dance for students in grades 11 and 12, and is generally accepted as the most important social event of the school year. most high schools have at least one sports team that competes in local events,and all students are encouraged to be involved in sports. many high school students have part-time jobs by the age of 15 or 16, some even earlier. their first jobs are often babysitting or cutting the grass, but later they are likely to get a job at a fastfood restaurant , video store, or clothing shop, etc. sixteen years old is the legal driving age in most states, and students usually want to own a car as soon as they can , because they feel its necessary to own a car, and will do whatever it takes to be able to drive. 56. the underlined word “prohibited”in the third text can best be replaced by _. a. dropped b. agreed c.encouraged d. banned 57. which school activity includes a parade and the crowning of the king and queen?a. prom night b. homecoming c. holiday celebrations. d. school dance. 58. which of the following shows the structure of the passage ?a. / b. /c. / d. /59. what is the best title for the text ?a.american high school sports b. american high school life c.american high school activities d. american high school education b in the competition of olympic weightlifting, the athletes try to lift the maximum (最大的）weight they can . there are special conditions they have to meet in order to compete:body weight, height and strength. the olympic weightlifting mainly tests the limit of explosive strength (爆发力）. there are not many lifters who really like olympic weightlifting and the explanation is very simple : they are short of explosive strength. the weights used for olympic weightlifting are added in kilograms. the order by which the athletes enter the competition is not general, but it is set depending on the event. usually the athlete with the lowest weight begins . if he/she is not successful , he/she can try later. there is a maximum of three lifts allowed for every competition. for many years olympic weightlifting was only for men. however , now women also take part in olympic weightlifting. it was at the beginning of the 21st century that womens competitions entered an organized professional environment. for women, olympic weightlifting is more difficult because of their different body structure . however , strength training techniques (技术）are widely and successfully used by women, too . lots of the athletes whove ended up in olympic weightlifting competitions have started with strength training only to improve their muscle condition and their body power. however, the demarcation line (界限）is not still very clear between power training and olympic weightlifting. this is how so many lifters have got into olympic weightlifting competition, even if their purpose was different at the beginning. 60. in the competition of olympic weightlifting, athletes need to be all of the following except_. a. the right age b. the right height c. the right weight d. the right strength 61. few lifters can take part in olympic weightlifting mainly because_. a. they are tired of the training b. they havent been trained correctly .c. they dont learn the lifting techniques d. they dont have enough explosive strength 62. how many more times can a lifter try if he /she fails for the first time?a. one. b. two. c. three. d.four. 63. according to the fourth paragraph, _. a. men often do better than women in weightlifting b. women need to use different training techniques from men c. men can learn the training techniques better than women d. women used not to be allowed to compete in olympic weightlifting c he has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24-hour motorcycle track in france and even, walked from tokyo to kyoto, a distance of 500 km. now evolta, panasonics 7-inch humanoid robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge -the ironman triathlon (铁人三项）championship in hawaii. to compete in this exhausting contest, the green &white robot which is small enough to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2miles in the painfully hot weather. given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries (充电电池）of panasonic ,he will be allowed some freedom in the way he competes. for one , he will be starting the race on october 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and , while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon , evolta will be given 7 days , during which his only “breaks” will be to recharge his batteries. the biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different “evolta” robot bodies competing each built for the specific race. evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward . evolta the biker, will be on a little two - wheeler with training wheels, while evolta the runner , will be fixed on what looks like a wheel. in spite of all these advantages, the robots creator tomotaka takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge not only will evolta have to battle the wind and sun ,but also, small road obstacles (障碍）that humans just step over. the water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. but if he does complete it, evolta will add another feather in his cap and just prove the already well-known fact that panasonics rechargeable evolta batteries are indeed the “worlds longest -lasting batteries!64. when competing in the triathlon, evolta_. a. has to finish the competition in 17 hours b. will be allowed to have a break from time to time c. will start three weeks earlier than other competitors . d. will have three specially-built bodies for the competition 65. by saying “evolta will add another feather in his cap”,the author means _. a. evolta will celebrate the victory with a feather cap b. evolta will become very famous and attractive c. evolta will be awarded with another feather cap d. evolta will have another thing bo be proud of 66. from the text, we can infer that evolta will take part in the competition to _ . a. challenge human runners b. prove the potential of robots c. market panasonics batteries d. show todays advanced technology 67. the text is mainly about a robot _. a. using the energy-efficient batteries b. accomplishing a challenging triathlon c. winning human athletes for the first time d. competing in the ironman triathlon championship d focus on class some us parents are sad that their high school children score badly in math , science and reading compared to kids in other countries. there has been an endless series of mostly fruitless education reforms to address this gap ( 差距）. now comes an approach based on the insights (观念）of a group of us exchange students. they spent a year in some of the most successful high schools in the world -in finland, poland and south korea. author and journalist amanda ripley followed three exchange students for her new book, the smartest kids in the world - and how they got that way. she argues that to improve academics, us schools should de-emphasize sports. instead, students should bring their passion and intensity (专注）to academics , she concludes. “high school in finland, korea and poland had a purpose, just like high school football practice in america,” she writes. “there was a big , important contest at the end, and the score counted.” sports are a distraction (令人分心的事物）,ripley argues, and most countries require them to take place outside of school. trading in us school sports culture would be a huge change for people in the us , who respect teamwork and sportsmanship as training for life. but playing down sports could pay off, as it has elsewhere, if we redirect money , focus and glory to learning. ripley is critical (批判的）of memorization in south korean education, but she praises the systems high goals and the free-dom its students have to fail and recover through hard work. too often , we dont ask teachers to give our kids harder assignments (作业）-and were quick to complain about a failing grade. whats working elsewhere is to set ambitious (有志向的）goals for kids ,and then allow them to discover that they have it within themselves to reclaim (重获）success from failure. each of the countries in smartest kids came to education reform after an economic