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湖北省利川市文斗乡长顺初级中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试题本试卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。命题人： 第一卷 （共三部分，满分125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。1where does this conversation take place?a. in a hospital.b. in a friends house.c. in the mans house.2why is tony crying?a. he cant get up.b. he lost his pet bird.c. he lost his favourite toy.3what do we know about the man?a. he is too busy to go there.b. he plans to go there very soon.c. he wants to go somewhere else.4who is the man?a. a boss.b. a doctor.c. an employee.5how many american soldiers have been killed in wars?a. 320, 000.b. 400, 000.c. 2, 000, 000.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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题。6what is the man?a. a guide.b. a houseman.c. a police officer.7what happened to the woman?a. her leg was broken.b. her money was stolen.c. her briefcase was gone.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题。8what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. workmates.b. boss and secretary.c. manager and job hunter.9why did the woman fail to get the job according to the man?a. she is a woman.b. she is improperly dressed.c. she is not fit for the position.10what can we learn from the conversation?a. carl drexler is a good manager.b. the man thinks the woman is too proud.c. the woman thinks ability is the most important.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题。11where are the two speakers?a. in a concert hall.b. in an ancient palace.c. in a modern museum.12what does the man like best in this place?a. the lights.b. the paintings.c. the colours.13what do we know about the two speakers?a. they are having a good time.b. they wish to become rich soon.c. theyre uninterested in upper-class life.听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16题。14what are the speakers generally talking about?a. generation gap in families.b. respect and love for parents.c. economic independence from parents.15what might the womans parents treat her as?a. a child.b. a student.c. a grown-up.16what does the man think of his parents?a. they feel no love for him.b. they control him too much.c. they are easy to get along with.听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20题。17where is the speaker giving the talk?a. on a hill.b. in a forest.c. beside a lake.18what is the main purpose of the talk?a. to describe some plants and animals.b. to persuade the listeners to go on a tour.c. to make the listeners familiar with the area.19what can the listeners do at summit lake?a. rest and take photos.b. go boating or swimming.c. cook lunch over a campfire.20what would be part of the trip?a. climbing up rocks.b. fishing in a stream.c. walking through a field.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21if tim carries on working like this, hell _ sooner or later.a. break upb. break downc. get downd. cool off22life in the oceans appears in different sizes, _ from the tinest fish all the way up to the biggest blue whales.a. increasingb. rangingc. decreasingd. defining23a total of 106 misses from over 100 countries and regions _ in beijing to take part in the production of a music recording and video for an english olympic song.a. guaranteedb. chattedc. gatheredd. hesitated24water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a _ environment.a. peacefulb. sensitivec. commond. stable25he _ all people with a sense of justice to be united in the peaceful struggle for justice and equality.a. called forb. called onc. called ind. called off26why do you think the medicine has no side _ on him?a. influenceb. effectc. sensed. point27when you make a decision to buy something, you must remember that a good name of product doesnt _ mean good quality of it.a. brilliantlyb. physicallyc. necessarilyd. responsibly28the public _ the robber referred to be put in prison immediately.a. wantedb. orderedc. demandedd. asked29the film “a world without thieves” _ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.a. appreciatedb. enjoyedc. seizedd. won30_ travelers have learnt what they must bring and what they can leave at home.a. seasonedb. remainedc. attemptedd. admitted第二节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。31many of the great achievements _ (有可能诞生) in north eastern beijing. (likely)32_ (是谁) that was arrested for hitting a white man? (who)33visitors _ (厌倦) the sand and the sun can cool off in one of the many cafs, shops and restaurants on copacabanas main avenue. (get)34_ (被认为是一本有价值的书), the travel notes of xu xiake has been much studied by people of later times. (rate)35harry keeps fit by _ (健身) at the gym for half an hour every morning. (work)36the reason why the american civil war broke out was _ (是否废除奴隶制). (abolish)37_ (不懂很多英语), i found it hard to understand her. (know)38the festival, _ (作为而出名) carnival, is one of the worlds most famous and attracts visitors from all over the world. (as)39i consider it a great honor _ (被邀请参加晚宴). (invite)40located just south of yunnan and guangxi, vietnam is _ (很容易到达) and offers exciting adventures at a reasonable price. (within)第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。in history, a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. he spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows. the work was dirty, tiring and not very well paid.people in the western states had to 41 cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern 42 . but someone had to 43 the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad. this was the job of a cowboy. sometimes the 44 was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as 45 as six months to move the cattle. the 46 was long but the cattle were driven 47 as not to lose 48 . then they could be sold at a good price.most cowboys were young, 49 men. a good horse 50 their job of moving cattle much easier. a good cowboy 51 cows and knew how to control them. at night, he 52 to the cows to keep them calm.in the late 1800s, america was changing from a nation of farm to one of 53 and cities. the cowboy seemed 54 compared with other americans doing ordinary jobs.today, the 55 of cowboys has 56 greatly. one change is the use of trucks. the job is not so hard 57 it used to be. and cowboys are better 58 now. they are 59 to be married. some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers. some work for big companies. 60 at night and on weekends, they become cowboys. these part- time cowboys increase the total production of meat, keeping the beef price low.41a. get b. buy c. sell d. raise42a. markets b. countries c. cities d. stories43a. deal with b. find out c. look after d. pay off44a. road b. railroad c. state d. farm45a. good b. much c. long d. far46a. journey b. trip c. tour d. travel47a. hurriedly b. smoothly c. slowly d. carefully48a. mind b. direction c. head d. weight49a. unmarried b. proud c. strong d. educated50a. had b. made c. found d. helped51a. recognized b. understood c. owned d. kept52a. whispered b. shouted c. cried d. sang53a. towns b. factories c. companies d. villages54a. free b. brave c. easy d. pleased55a. manner b. job c. life d. mind56a. changed b. developed c. improved d. realized57a. that b. as c. which d. what58a. known b. paid c. treated d. dressed59a. afraid b. eager c. worried d. likely60a. because b. and c. when d. but第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。abelow is a web page from google.olympicmodern olympic gamesthe complete results archive of summer and winter olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all countries since 1896.www. olympic. it/english/home-16kenvironmentbeijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 olympics 2007-03-11 beijing able to treat 90 pct of waste water 2007-02-05 air quality in beijing has improved over the past six years 2007-02-01green olympics dream coming true en. beijing 2008.com/80/67/column 21171675.shtml-52kbeijing announces planned route of olympic torch relaybeijing announced the 2008 olympic games torch relay route and set off the olympic games torch on thursday. green olympics is one of the three concepts of the beijing games, /zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26kenvironmental symbol of beijing olympics green olympicsenvironmental symbol of beijing olympics green olympics, officially announced on saturday, 24 september 2005. the symbol, created using a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes, /green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18kgreen olympics forum in beijing 2004on behalf of bocog, wang wei, executive vice president of bocog, gave a presentation about green olympics, introduced the environment protection work of bmg and bocog, and answered several questions such as protection of cultural relics en.beijing 2008.com/84/91/article 21192919.shtml-36kolympic games quizzes and olympic games triviawho was the founder of the modern olympics? in which cities were the modern olympic games due to be held/ scheduled during the war years, i.e., 1916, 1940, and 1944? in which three years of the modern olympic games were more questions www. /quizzes/sports/olympic_games.html-12kofficial website of the olympic movement aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the olympic movement, its history and values, and the impact of the full story sport accord2005-01-23/ancient olympic heritage and modern olympic games in athens 2004as put forward in the various official texts, the olympic symbols of ancient olympia, the olympic flame and the marathon race are bridges between the ancient and the modern olympic games, /rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp? id=911-106k63which website provides a complete list of the winners in the olympic games?a. olympicmodern olympic gamesb. green olympics forum in beijing 2004c. environmental symbol of beijing olympics green olympicsd. ancient olympic heritage and modern olympic games in athens 200464what do we learn from the above web page?a. beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality.b. the olympic torch relay route has not been planned.c. the olympic flag will be on display in athens.d. a quiz on the olympics will be held in beijing.bwhen former american president bill clinton traveled to south korea to visit president kim young sam, he repeatedly referred to the korean presidents wife as mrs. kim. by mistake, president clintons advisers thought that koreans have the same naming customs as the japanese. clinton had not been told that, in korea, wives keep their family names. president kim young sams wife was named sohn myong suk. therefore, she should be addressed (称谓) as mrs. sohn.president clinton arrived in korea directly after leaving japan and had not changed his culture gears. his failure to follow korean customs gave the impression that korea was not as important to him as japan.in addition to koreans, some asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. this practice often puzzles english-speaking teachers when talking with a pupils parents. they become puzzled about the students correct last name. placing the family name first is common among a number of asian cultures.mexican naming customs are different as well. when a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husbands name after the word de (of). this affects how they fill in forms in the united states. when requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the fathers family name. but mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother. this often causes puzzlement.here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations: dont always think that a married woman uses her husbands last name. remember that in many asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed (颠倒). ask which name a person would prefer to use. if the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly.65the story of bill clinton is used to _.a. improve us-korean relationsb. introduce the topic of the textc. describe his visit to koread. tell us how to address a person66the word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.a. action plansb. naming customsc. travel mapsd. thinking patterns67when a woman marries in korea, she _.a. continues to use her family nameb. uses her husbands given namec. shares her husbands family named. adds her husbands given name to hers68in address a married woman properly, youd better _.a. use her middle nameb. use her husbands first namec. ask her which name she likesd. change the order of her nameschow many people have i met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? far too many.this is life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments.we take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for real life to come along were in fact real life.in america they have a saying much laughed at by the english: “have a nice day” they speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. i think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day.how often do we say to ourselves, “ill take up horse-riding (or golf, or sailing) as soon as i get a higher position,” only to do none of those things when i do get the higher position.when i first became a reporter i knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the daily telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. at the time i was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal (反常的) mental state. how could anyone turn his back on fleet street in central london for a small local area? i wanted to know.now i am a little older and possibly wiser, i see the sense in it. in fleet street the man was under continual pressure. he lived in an unattractive london suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on southern region trains.69the first paragraph of the passage tells us that _.a. we always try to find some time to write a bookb. we always make plans but seldom fulfil themc. we always enjoy many of lifes best momentsd. we always do what we really want to do70the underlined phrase “turn his back on” ( paragraph 6 ) most probably means _.a. leave forb. return toc. give upd. rely on71the man (paragraph 6 ) left his first job partly because he was _.a. not respectedb. under too much pressurec. not well paidd. in an abnormal mental state72what is probably the best title for the passage?a. provide homes for our familyb. take up horse-ridingc. value this very dayd. stay alivedthere are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try. how? packaging (包装) is the silent but persuading salesman.there on the shelves, each bottle, can, box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, so that he is buying not only a product but also his belief in life. scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the “quality” of the product and on how well it sells, because “consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. many products are packages and many packages are products,” as louis cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers feeling for packaging, noticed.colors are one of the best tools in packaging. studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human attention quickly. take v8 for example. for many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body. and the word “green” today can keep food prices going up.shapes are another attraction. circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. thats why the round yellow m signs of mcdonalds are inviting to both young and old.this new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people buy to satisfy both body and soul.73according to the passage, _ seems to b