湖南省浏阳一中、醴陵一中高二上学期联考英语试卷.doc

浏阳一中、醴陵一中2013年下期高二联考试题英 语 审题：醴陵一中 时量：120分钟 分值：150分part listening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5 marks) directions: in this section, you will hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (a, b or c) on the question booklet. you will hear each conversation twice.conversation l( ) 1what does the professor ask the students to do? areview the lessons in modern education bfind some information in a book cprepare some questions.( ) 2what are the professors office hours? a8:00 to 10:00a.m b10:00 to 12:00 a.m. c. 2:00 to 4:00p.m.conversation 2( ) 3how does the man want his hair cut? aleave the back as it is bcut the sides short ccut the front as short as the sides( ) 4what will the woman do for the man? agive him a shave. bdry his hair c. wash his hair.conversation 3( ) 5why will the man go to new york? ahe got a new job there bhes going to take a holiday there ches going there for a business trip( ) 6how will the speakers keep in touch? aby chatting online bby calling each other c. by e-mail.conversation 4 ( ) 9why did he do that? ato show the woman he is considerate bto tell his brother hes always with him cto remind his brother to write back oftenconversation 5( ) 10what was the man doing when his problems started? awatching a game on tv bplaying basketball with his friends cputting his wifes books in order( ) 11what do we know about the ruined book? ait was started 2 years ago bits electronic copy is kept safe cit was burned by the man( ) 12what sort of reaction does the man expect from his wife? adisappointment bsurprise c. anger.conversation 6( ) 13whats the price of the apples? a$3 a kilo b$6 a kilo c. $9 a kilo.( ) 14why didnt the man get fresh grapes? athey were too expensive bthey were out of season che didnt bring enough money with him( ) 15how much money will he get back? a$1 b$2 c$3section b (7.5 marks)directions: in this section, you will heat a short passage. listen carefully and then fill i the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill i each blank with no more than three words.you will hear the short passage twice. thanksgiving day when on the l6 thursday of november origin first l7 settlers gave thanks to god for having survived 18 of 1621 and for having harvested their first summer crops food roast turkey, 19 , pumpkin pie and stuffing activity give thanks for their happiness； have large 20 with many relatives.part ii language knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks) directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. _ with japanese provocative(煽动、挑衅的)activities aimed at splitting diaoyu island from the motherland, china, we will not sit by and do nothing. a. face b. faced c. facing d. to face22. -did you reach the top of the mountain? -yes. even i myself didnt believe i could make _.a. that b. it c. one d. any23. the little shop has developed into a big department store, which is it used to be.afour times larger than that bfour times the size of whatcfour times the size than that dfour times as larger as what24. with the price of gold _, south africas economy is likely to be good. a. go up b. went up c. goes upd. going up25. my father has a great collection of dvds of english movies, _have been sent to him by my aunt in londonamost of that bmost of which cmost of them dmost of whom26. some women a good salary in a job instead of staying at home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family. a.must have made b.should have made c.would have made d.could have made27. shopping people sometimes cant help _ into buying something they dont really need. a. to persuade b. being persuaded c. persuading d. be persuaded 25. well, i have to go and get some oil before it _. a. is run out b. uses up c. is given out d. is used up29. _ is no doubt _ all the athletes in training should follow these guidelines. a. it; that b. it; whether c. there; that d. there; whether30. do you still remember how we first met? yes, you _ to my office and ran into me on the way. a. were walking b. walked c. had walked d. walks31. everyone believes that the new railway line _ in two months will greatly improve traffic conditions here. aopened bwill be opened cto be opened dbeing open32. if we learn to accept change and appreciate what is new and different, we will be well-prepared for _ the future may have in store. a. whichever b. whatever c. that d. which33. what do you think of the violent acts committed by middle school students? i do agree that teachers are _ partly for the issues about problem students. a. blamed b. blaming c. to blame d. to be blamed34. not until he had left his friend _ how important friendship was for him.a. did he realize b. he realized c. had he realized d. he had realized35. _ the news so far has been good, there may be bad news in the days ahead. a. while b. when c. as d. sincesection b (18 marks)directions：for each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked a,b,c and d. fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.my daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today. she played so 36 that i could not help cheering her. the very scene reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.when she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. with great 37 , she began learning it. however, when she was no longer curious, she became sick of it. 38 , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine of practice.when her first teacher left, my friend 39 me to an american teacher whose way of teaching was completely american. after practicing, she would give my daughter some 40 comments, and then point out what should be improved. every time she came, 41 beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some music. she said, “to learn the piano, you should learn not only the skills of playing, but more importantly, to 42 the music and love it.”after some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. sometimes she 43 would like to show off a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level. surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “mom, i was 44 that you didnt give up my piano lessons. learning it is like climbing a mountain. youll feel 45 when you are on the way. when you look 46 from where you are, you will realize that you have been making progress. but if you 47 , youll never take one more step.” that was the very thing i wanted to teach her.36a. quickly bsmoothly c. carefully dhappily37a. doubt bpressure c. regret d. excitement38a. after all babove all cin all dfirst of all39a. led bsent cintroduced ddirected40a. usual bgood cinteresting dhumorous41a. as with bexcept for cinstead of dthanks to42a. feel bfollow ccreate dread43a. once beven cstill dthen44a. nervous bexcited cafraid dlucky45a. tired beasy cafraid dexcited46a. ahead bdown cup dover47a. move bcontinue cdo dstopsection c (12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.the global financial crisis has contributed to 48 more fierce competition in job markets. college graduates are finding themselves in a situation 49 too many job seekers are fighting for survival. our class has had a heated discussion on this problem.some think that 50 makes sense that they realize an early employment by lowering their income expectations. they also believe there are better opportunities for development 51 they go to work in the west or rural areas. others consider full employment an unrealistic goal, 52 they choose to continue their further study 53 go to vocational schools to learn some practical skills to make better preparations for future careers. as 54 me, i am confident and capable of overcoming the current difficulties and challenges after a series of timely measures taken by the government. all i need to do is make sure 55 i can make full use of our talent and skills.part iii reading comprehension (30 marks) directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. aammie reddick from east kilbride, lanarkshire, was only 18 months old when she had the accident that had scarred（留下创伤） her for life. the curious child reached up to grab the wire of a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water over her tiny infant frame.her mother ruby turned round and, seeing ammie horribly burnt, called an ambulance which rushed her daughter to a nearby hospital. twenty percent of ammies body had been burned and all of her burns were third-degree. there, using tissue taken from unburned areas of ammies body, doctors performed complex skin transplants to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took about six hours. over the next 16 years, ammie underwent 12 more operations to repair her body.when she started school at maxwelton primary at age 4, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldnt play with her. “i was the only burned child in the street, the class and the school,” she recalled, “some children refused to become friends because of that.”today, aged 17, ammie can only ever remember being a burned person with scars; pain is a permanent part of her body. she still has to have two further skin transplants. yet she is a confident, outgoing teenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.she is a member of the scottish burned childrens club, a charity set up last year. this month, ammie will be joining the younger children at the graffham water center in cambridgeshire for the charitys first summer camp. “ill show them how to get rid of unkind stares from others,” she says. ammie loves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops, and she plans to show the youngsters at the summer camp that they can too. “i do not go to great lengths to hide my burns scars,” she says, “i gave up wondering how other people would react years ago.”56. how many operations has ammie already had?a. twelve b. thirteen c. fourteen d. fifteen57. what did other children do when ammie first went to school?a. they were friendly to her. b. they showed sympathy to her.c. they were afraid of her. d. they looked down upon her.58. ammie will teach the younger children at the graffham water center to_.a. face others unkindness bravely b. hide their scars by proper dressingc. live a normal life d. recover quickly59. which of the following words cant properly describe ammie? a. courageous b. confident c. sensitive d. outgoing60. what can be the best title of the passage?a. a seriously burned girl survives b. ways to get rid of unkind staresc. permanent scars and pain for a girl d. a seriously burned angel of hope bamerica is a mobile society. friendships between americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. neither side feels hurt by this. both may exchange christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. if the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. this can be quite difficult for us chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending sometimes deeply into both families. americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. they will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. another difficult point for us chinese to understand americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. this is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. we may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. the americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. they will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. and they expect that we will phone them from there. once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. we will find ourselves treated hospitably.for the americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. so accept their hospitality at home. 61. in which part of a newspaper can this article be found? a. culture. b. news. c. story. d. travel. 62. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. friendships between americans usually extend deeply into their families. b. friendships between americans usually last for all their lives. c. americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. d. americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.63. the underlined words “flower”(in line 5) probably means _. a. weaken b. develop c. stretch d. disappear64. from the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in america to visit an american friend, we will probably be_. a. treated hospitably at his homeb. offered a ride to his home c. warmly welcomed at the airportd. treated to dinner in a restaurant65. the writer mainly talks about _ in the text. a. friendships between chineseb. americans hospitality c. different views of friendshipd. friendships between americansc how do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts? around the holidays, many families dont consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts. with just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you returnnothing says “hey，we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway set several different lights in your house on random timers（随机定时器）. dont leave your outdoor lights on all the timeinstead, put your outside light on timers to be on during the nights. if an outdoor light remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off if you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them. when thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home close all your curtains when you leave townthis is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your houseif they dont know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in this article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe on holiday. nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system66what is the main idea of the passage? ato let the outdoor lights on all the time bto tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays cto tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday dto tell us to have our neighbor go to our house to take care of our pets67if you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should . abe turned on only once a day bbe kept on all the night cbe replaced by random timers dbe lit in an irregular way68to make your home well protected, what does the writer advise you to do? aequip your home with security system bstop your ma