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潮阳区河溪中学2013-2014学年度第一学期高二级期中考试英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第1节 ：听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分）请听下面4段对话，选出最佳选项。请听第1段对话，回答第1至2题1. what day is it today? a. friday b. saturday c. sunday 2. why doesnt the man do the cleaning now? a. he has to prepare for a birthday party. b. he hasnt finished his homework yet. c. he wants the woman to start first.请听第2段对话，回答第3至5题3. what does the man think will happen to cars? a. they will be getting smaller and smaller? b. they will be replaced by private planes,c. they will be affordable for everyone.4. what do we know about the woman? a. she never watches tv shows b. she hardly uses her tv set now. c. she doesnt like using the computer.5. what does the man think of schools in the future? a. they will have more computers. b. there will be much more teachers. c. they will have robots as teachers.请听第3段对话，回答第6至8题6. whats the aim of the organization architecture 2030 ? a. to protect the traditional buildings. b. to protect the global environment. c. to build modern houses.7. what is edward mazrias attitude toward changing buildings? a. doubtful. b. uninterested. c. supportive. 8. what will houses be like in the state of minnesota? a. they can produce power by water. b. they only give off a little carbon. c. they cannot be damaged by natural disasters.请听第4段对话，回答第9至10题9. how much younger is the old woman than her husband? a. two years. b. there years. c. four years.10. what title was given to the old couple? a. the oldest man and woman in the world. b. the healthiest man and woman in the us. c. the longest-living married couple in the us.第2节 ：听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分） 听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，然后填入标号为11-15的空格中。how to deal with difficult people.stay 11 and get the point across._12_ slowly and stick to the point.keep some 13 from the difficult person.interrupt and stop the person immediately when a situation is getting out of 14 not let difficult people affect your 15 .第二部分：语言知识及运用（共两节，满分40分）第1节 ：完型填空（共15小题；每小题2分）last holiday, i drove with my parents to boston to visit my cousin. on my way back home, we stopped at 16 area for food. as we stopped there, there was an old lady who busy 17 all the tables and chairs as people were 18 , making sure everything was neat (整洁的) and clean. i just thought of 19 her with five dollars and a chocolate in my pocket to express my 20. she asked me, is it a gift? only then will i 21 it . i nodded, yes, and 22 at her. “thank you,” she replied, and i left to buy same things from the 23 inside. on my way back to car, the woman stopped me. “i 24 a lot of biscuits and candies at christmas,” she explained. “would you like to have some?” i felt a bit 25 and replied, “yes.” she asked me to 26, and came back carrying a four-inch plate filled with different biscuits and candies! my first expression was a big smile. “thats a lot.” i said. she smiled and told me that she made eighty to ninety of those 27 every year, to gift friends and others. i had no words or thoughts in my brain. finally, i asked if i could hug her. we hugged, wishing each other a 28 and healthy holiday season. then, as we parted, i felt as if i had met a new 29 with whom i exchanged the gift of a smile and some happiness. there is a depth to the joy of giving and 30. from either end, both the giver and receiver are always happy.16. a. parking b. openingc. service d. camping17. a. moving b. cleaningc. watching d. repairing18. a. coming b. dining c. returning d. leaving19. a. gifting b. chargingc. entertaining d. impressing20. a. thoughtsb. feelingsc. thanks d. gladness21. a. take b. save c. favor d. get22. a. laughed b. pointedc. smiled d. cheered23. a. hotel b. restaurantc. market d. store24. a. buy b. make c. sell d. eat25. a. worried b. surprisedc. excited d. nervous26. a. sit b. escape c. hide d. wait27. a. plates b. candiesc. biscuits d. chocolates28. a. strange b. wealthyc. different d. happy29. a. friend b. neighborc. student d. classmate30. a. offering b. receivingc. sharing d. collecting第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分） somebody is calling for help in the water. you want to jump in and rescue him 31 that might put you in danger. what will you do? soon this wont be your problem any more, 32 a robot swimmer called swumanoid will be on hand to help. researchers at the tokyo institute of technology, japan , have created this robot to e like 33 olympic athlete. they used a 3-d scanner to map the swimmers body and how every part moves so the robot could swim exactly 34 a human does. swumanoid can do the backstroke(仰泳) and the crawl (自由泳) at the speed of 0.64 meters per second, 35 is just a third of the human world record, according to the daily mail. professor motomu nakashima, leader of the study, hopes that robots like swumanoid can act as lifeguards in the future, helping those in trouble. apart from saving lives, swumanoid can also 36 (use ) in swimming research. it can measure water resistance(阻力) and analyze how people swim. the data 37 (collect) is to help scientists find methods to improve a swimmers skills. 38 human swimmers, robot dont get tired of doing the same stroke (游泳姿势) again and again so they do not slow down. therefore, once 39 (start), they can collect data more accurately. but the robot is not yet ready to replace lifeguards by the pool. scientists say there are still certain things that need 40 (improve), such as the motors and waterproof(防水的) design.第三部分： 阅读（共两节，满分40分）第1节 ： 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分） a these people come from the poorest places of kenya. they were beggars and plantation workers. however, they are people with dreams and hopes. thanks to jamii bora, thousands of them are realizing their dreams. the small bank got its start when ingrid munro retired (退休) from her work. she suggested that poor people should have houses of their own as well. the swedish-born munro and her canadian husband had adopted(收养)a homeless boy in 1988. however, he had been run over by a bus and was unable to walk freely. when munro worked in the uk she learned about the lives of the poor, but her deep learning began through the eyes of that boy and increased when she adopted the boys two brothers. in 1999 she decided to start a small club. the members would be 50 women, beggars who had been kind to children. no one imagined it could become so successful that it would change into jamii bora bank, with over 300,000 customers across kenya. munro did not expect that it would turn out to be such a greet success. instead of employing experts, she has trained those women herself. and she employs ex-beggars, the ones who joined them in the way very early days and have come out of poverty(贫穷). she teachers these beggars how to do everything from the beginning. what is also different about jamii bora is the approach to borrowers. they help families get health and disaster insurance, schooling for their children, and help with housing. they teach business skills so that people can live a better life. 41. what do the words “jamii bora” in paragraph 1 refer to? a. a kind lady. b. a bank in kenya. c. a famous kenyan. d. a club in canada. 42. the homeless boy mentioned in paragraph 2 _. a. was born in 1998 in kenya b. lost touch with his two brother c. couldnt walk freely since he was born d. helped munro learn a lot about the poor 43. why did munro decide to start a small club? a. she tried to help poor people in kenya. b. she wanted to get to know more people. c. she wished to help beggars become rich people. d. she hoped to collect money become rich people. 44. according to the passage, ingrid munro_ a. helped the poor solve the problem of housing b. set up a bank when she worked in the uk c. was once a beggar when she was young d. employs experts to train those beggars 45. what would be the title for the passage? a. beggars from kenya b. munro and her husband c. from beggars to bankers d. kenyaa poor country btrees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products；they give him shade；and they help to prevent drought(干旱)and floodsunfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most importantin his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees，he has cut them down in large numberstwo thousand years ago，a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships，with which to gain itself an empire. it gained the empire but，without its trees，its soil became bare and poorwhen the empire fell to pieces，the country found itself faced by floods and starvation even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees，it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize thisthey cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. so，unless the government has a good system of control，or can educate the people，the forests slowly disappear.this does not only mean that there will be fewer treesthe results are even more serious：for where there are trees，their roots break the soil up，allowing the rain to sink in， and also bind the soilthis prevents the soil from being washed awaybut where there are no trees，the rainfalls on hard ground and flows away on the surface，and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow when a11 the topsoil is gonenothing remains but worthless desert46trees are useful to man mainly in three ways，the most important of which is that they can _a. keep him from the hot sunshine benable him to build warshipscmake him draw quick profit from them d .protect him from droughts and floods47its a great pity that _aman is only interested in building empires bman is eager to profit from treescman hasnt realized the importance of trees to him d. man hasnt found out that he has lost all trees48sooner or later the forests will disappear _ a. unless a country has a plenty supply of trees bunless people stop cutting down their trees cunless ail people are taught the importance of planting trees dunless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them49the word “bind”in paragraph 5 means“_” ato wash away bto make wet cto make stay together dto improve50. when there is a heavy rain, trees can help to prevent floods, as they can. akeep rain from falling down to soft ground b，cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink incprevent the soil from being washed away d . make the topsoil stick together c adele is now one of the worlds most popular women artists. she is known for her beautiful voice and powerful songs. her first album(专辑)， 19, was an instant hit and her second album,21, was also a great success. it is hard to think that she is still so young when you listen to her music. the album 21 starts out with the strong bass beat of rolling in the deep. its a song about moving on and being strong. the album features(以为特色)the amazing songs adele is known for, especially the last song someone like you . going back to her roots with just her voice and a piano, someone like you is one of those amazing songs you cant get enough of. its about losing love and the hope you have for something better. the album 21 has become one of her best albums because it features songs that are supported by great musicals instruments, adeles powerful voice, and words that move people deeply. it is a nice change from todays popular songs, with roots in jazz and even some rock. it has a great theme to it: love. the dynamics(力度变化)of each song are truly a breath of fresh air. in the song rumour has it, adele talks about the new girlfriend of a lost love. it is a song that you cant help but sing and dance along to. i love adeles voice, unique and really attractive, but it isnt hard to sing along with. another thing i love about this album is that there are slow songs and fast songs, when you want to listen to a song that relates to a recent breakup, there are plenty to choose from. when you want to a song with strong beats, the album has those as well. the album is wonderfully composed(作曲) and beautifully sung.51. rolling in the deep is a song that _.a. helps people to become strong b. tries to make people feel calmc. helps people to learn about rock d. can be found on adele first album52. the album 21 has the following features except that_.a. it includes the songs adele is known forb. the words of its songs are very movingc. there are both slow songs and fast songsd. it is a mixture of jazz, rock and foreign music53. how does the writer feel about adeles voice. a. lovelyb. special c. strange d. unpleasant54. the last paragraph mainly talks about _.a. why the writer like the album 21 b. songs from the album 19and 21c. how adele has become popular d. the writers deep love for music55. what would be the best title for the passage?a. adele returns! b. adeles road to successc. adele and her second albumd. the story behind adeles 19第2节 ：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分） 请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。某电影协会正在公布下周要上映的电影，会员们都在挑选，请首先阅读56-60题中会员个人情况的说明。首先，请阅读下列的应用文：a. “just do it!” this slogan（口号）speaks out to teens. it tells them to do something, but only if they think its worth it. and if so, why not do it wearing nike?b. “always coca-cola.” cokes slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brands spirit. it seems to say “coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drink.”c. “share moments, share life.” this slogan from kodak connects photos and beauty. it asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them using kodak film of course!d. on hearing the slogan “make yourself heard”, you will know there is ericsson product for you to call anyone. e. there are some public service advertisements（psas）that educate people about public service projects, such as project hope. its slogan is “project hope schooling every child.”f. one magazine ad says “make me your window on the world!” the advertisers say that the weekly magazine can bring the world to your home. “have you ever wondered what the chinese eat for breakfast? did you know that the sahara desert is getting bigger every year? this fascinating magazine, full of colour pictures, is your window on the world. 请阅读以下购买者的信息，然后匹配购买者和他/她拟购买产品的广告语：1.jack passed the entrance exam and was admitted to a famous university. these days, his father is looking for a mobile phone for him so as to keep in touch with each other closely. 2.tom was a senior middle school student. he likes sports very much and plays football every afternoon. but after class this afternoon he has to buy a pair of shoes because his shoes have been worn out. 3.theres a party this evening for marys 15th birthday. her family are making preparations for it. her brothers job is to buy some drink. 4.joan doesnt want to forget the past, especially the happy moments. 5.bill travels a lot when he was younger. now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs. 购买者56. jack57. tom58. mary59. joan60. bill广告语a. just do it!b. always coca-cola. c. share moments, share life. d. make yourself heard. e. project hope schooling every child. f. make me your window on the world!第四部分：基础过关（共三节，满分35分）第1节 ：根据中文或首字母提示，填写所缺单词的适当形式（共10小题，每小题1分）61. urban inhabitants have to live with the _(典型的，特有的) noises of cities. 62. the debate did not come to a c_ until midnight.63. he is very s_ with his students.64. he knew it would never be c_ until its cause was found.65. the r_ family consists of the king and queen and their relations.66. dressed in a white _ (制服), he looks more like a cook than a doctor.67. in our school square there are many _ (雕塑) of scientists such as newton and edison.68. who was the p_ (先前的) owner of the old house?.69. i had to p_ myself against the wall to let them pass.70. he_(经常)consultstheprofessorwhenmeetingwithdifficulty.第二节：请从下面方框中选择适当的短语并用其正确形式填空。（共10小题，每小题1分）look into linkto lead to break away from in memory of consist of lose sight of safety belt slide into back on ones feet71 .a working party has been set up to _ the problem.72. the club _more than 200 members73. the driver was injured badly because his _ broke.74. the old lady _ after a long illness.75. jay loved his wife very much and wrote a long poem _ his wife after her death.76. the boy _ the room when nobody noticed him.77. after having followed him for half an hour, they _ him in a large store.78. hard work _ success and failure often lies in laziness.79. the new road