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20132014学年第二学期期中高二ib班英语学科考试第i卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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。1when did the man graduate?ain 2006bin 2008cin 20102what is the woman doing?aasking for directions basking about her son casking for help3what do we know from the conversation?ajenny knows how to make shoes bjennys father works at a shoe factory cthe woman will go and buy the same kind of shoes4where are the two speakers probably?aat a hotelbat the customscon a plane5how does the man sound?athrilledbsurprisedcmoved第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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。，回答第6至7题。6what does the man want to know?awhy the woman doesnt like rome bwhy the womans book is not set in her birthplace. cwhy the woman thinks naples has more food than rome7what is the woman planning to do?awrite another book about her ancestors bset up a pasta factory for her family csell a pasta and sauces to her neighbours听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。8which of the following songs was based on a poem?awe shall not be movedbbread and rosesccasey jones9what do we know about the womans father?ahe works hard in a factorybhes a famous labor songwriterche loves listening to labor day songs10when will the woman hold her birthday party?ain four daysbin five dayscin six days听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。11why does the man want to buy a bike?ahe wants to go to school by bikebhe wants to go to work by bikeche wants to go sightseeing by bike12what does the woman suggest the man do?abuy a decent bike bbuy a touring bike cbuy a second-hand bike13whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?afriendsbcolleaguescclassmates听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。14how old is the woman now?a13 b16 c1915how did the woman feel when she moved to the us at first ?anervousbexcitedcdisappointed16what did the womans parents choose to do?ateach her english at homebprepare her well for us schoolscspeak italian with her all the time17what is the womans attitude towards her parents way of bringing her up?aangrybgratefulcworried听下面一段对话，回答第18至20题。18what do we know about bryans company?ait was founded by his fatherbit makes use of bamboocit is located in a big city19hows the price of the bicycles made by bryans company?alowbreasonablechigh20what does bryan hope will happen?avictorias mayor will support his work bbamboo will be more widely used in his country cfarmers will plant bamboo seedlings in rice fields第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分32分）第一节：单项填空（共12小题，每题1分，满分12分）21. have you heard _ news? the price of _ petrol is going up again! a. the; the b. 不填; the c. the; 不填 d. 不填; 不填22. though many of the heavy smokers have realized the serious effect that smoking has _ their health, they continue to smoke instead of _. a. for; giving it up b. on; leaving c. to; abandoning d. on; quitting 23. of course, we must work hard. _, we should learn to take good use of ourselves. a. therefore b. in a word c. as a result d. meanwhile24. this book is said to be a special one which _ many events not found in other history books. a. writes b. covers c. prints d. reads25. if there _ so many mosquitoes, it _ be a perfect evening.a. werent, wouldb. wasnt, willc. arent, would d. isnt, will26. in front of the temple _ which came here to be in search of the wanted person.a. several police cars were b. were several police cars c. was several police cars d. several police cars was27. the president_ the prize _the hero who saved the whole train and passengers in person.a. presented; with b. presented; to c. presented; for d. presented; /28. a fierce sandstorm hit the southeast of the country, causing several deaths and hundreds of _.a. injuries b. wounds c. damage d. hurt29. the world considers japan to be the best prepared to deal with an earthquake emergency. _, the march 11 earthquake, followed by a strong tsunami minutes later, still left thousands of people dead. a. even though b. as though c. even so d. if so30. every evening after dinner, if not _ from work, i will spend some time walking my dog. a. being tired b. tiring c. tired d. to be tired31. ive made _ a rule of my life never to regret and never to complain. a. that b. it c. this d. myself32. -ken, _, but your tv is going too loud. -oh, im sorry. ill turn it down right now. a. id like to talk with you b. im really tired of this c. i hate to say this d. i need your help第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）my friend michelle is blind, but youd never know it. she makes such good use of her other 33 , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression shes 34 anything.michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 35 that she doesnt push too hard on them, 36 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. she knows when to clean the house. she moves around so fast that often 37 _dont realize shes blind.i 38_ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, kayla, went to play there. when kayla came home, she was very 39_ about her day. she told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. but she was 40_ excited about her finger-painting project.“mom, guess what?” said kayla, all smiles. i learned how to 41_ colors today! blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! and michelle 42 with us. to my great 43_ , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!then kayla continued, “michelle told me my 44_showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. she really 45 what i was doing!” kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 46 michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.i realized kayla didnt know that michelle was blind. it had just never 47 in conversation.when i told her, she was 48_ for a moment. at first, she didnt believe me. “but mommy, michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” kayla 49 . and i knew my child was 50 because michelle had listened to kayla describe her artwork. michelle had also heard kaylas 51 in her work,we were silent for a minute. then kayla said slowly, “you know, mommy, michelle really did see my picture. she just used my 52_ .”indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.33. a. ways b. means c. methodsd. senses34. a. enjoyed b. found c. missedd. lost35. a. and b. except c. even d. but36. a. who b. itc. she d. which37. a. guests b. familyc. boys d. friends38. a. realized b. heardc. recognizedd. witnessed39. a. excited b. sadc. satisfiedd. enjoyed40. a. especially b. not soc. a littled. not at all41. a. paint b. drawc. created. mix42. a. stayed b. paintedc. talkedd. played43. a. excitement b. encouragementc. delightd. surprise44. a. attitude b. colorc. pictured. paper45. a. touched b. distinguishedc. sawd. understood46. a. after b. unlessc. untild. when47. a. referred to b. turned outc. come upd. talked about48. a. curious b. quietc. excitedd. worried49. a. cried b. insistedc. complainedd. informed50. a. right b. wrongc. worriedd. uncertain51. a. shortcomings b. difficultiesc. prided. description52. a. paper b. pensc. handsd. eyes第三部分：阅读理解（每题2分，满分38分）awhen i was an education official in palo alto, california. polly tyner, the president of our school board, wrote a letter that was printed in the palo alto times. pollys son, jim, had great difficulty in school. he was classified as educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. but jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. his parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. shortly after jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. after his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper. today we buried our 20-year-old son. he was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on friday night. how i wish i had known when i talked to him last that it would be the last time. if i had only known i would have said, “jim, i love you and im very proud of you.”i would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. i would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.when you put all the good qualities on the scale and try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasnt to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings wont amount to much.i wont get another chance to tell my son all that i would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. the last time i talked to jim was the day he died. he called me to say, “hi, mom! i just called to say i love you. got to go to work. bye.” he gave me something to treasure forever.if there is any purpose at all for jims death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.53.according to the passage, we know that _. a. jim kept to himself b. jim did very well in his studiesc. jims parents were patient with himd. jim failed to finish his high school54.the underlined word “irritating” in paragraph 4 means _. a. annoyingb. aggressivec. impatientd. thrilling55.by writing the letter printed in the palo alto times, the author intends to _. a. mourn（哀悼） her sons sudden death in a traffic accidentb. remind people to be cautious of motorcyclesc. advise people to take the chance to express their love in timed. appreciate more of life than ever before56.what can be the best title of the passage?a. love your family. b. do it today. c. walk with pride.d. appreciate smiles.bmuseum of londonat the museum of london you can experience and discover the hidden treasures in our citys history.from talks, walks and tours to evening classes, theres always something happening at museums. the museum is here for you all year round so you can relax in our cafes, find a gift in our shop or just enjoy the sights.national army museum the museum is available to wheelchair users. and baby changing units are available in the male and female toilets.the museum cafe offers freshly-made tea and coffee and seasonal food. the national army museum shop offers different kinds of goods which can be ordered by telephone or mail order, and an online shop has opened.opening hours: 10:00a.m.5:30p.m.garden museum the garden museum explores and celebrates british gardens and gardening through its collection. a planned program of talks, childrens activities and plant shows runs throughout the year. the shop offers a lot of perfect presents for those who love gardens and the garden cafe serves delicious freshly-made food. the museum also welcomes volunteer gardeners.musical museumthe musical museum contains many collections of musical instruments.the museum is open to the public from tuesday to sunday. we are planning many special performances to which you are all invited. if you would like to have a party or use our facilities, then please call us for further details.the museum shop provides a number of presents for musical instrument lovers. for further details please visit the website at .57. we can learn from the text that all the museums_. a. have a gift shop for visitors b. have collections of instruments c. offer large baby changing units d. offer different sight-seeing tours58. at museum of london, you can take part in _. a. special performances b. evening classes c. childrens activities d. plant shows59. whats special about the garden museum? a. you can order goods by mail b. you can have freshly-made seasonal food c. you can relax in the cafes all day d. you can work as a volunteer there.60. if you want to hold a party, you should go to _. a. the garden museum b. the museum of london c. the musical museum d. the national army museumcits really true what people say about english politeness: its everywhere. when squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle, people say “sorry”. when getting off a bus, english passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver. in germany, people would never dream of doing these things. after all, squeezing past others is sometimes inevitable, and the bus driver is merely doing his job. i used to think the same way, without questioning it, until i started travelling to the british isles and came to appreciate some more polite ways of interacting with people.people thank each other everywhere in england, all the time. when people buy something in a shop, customer and retail assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more. in germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. british students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. english employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposed to germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.another thing i observed during my stay was that english people rarely criticize others. even when i was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. it has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, english people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. this also is showed in other ways. british men still open doors for women, and british men are more likely to treat women to a meal than german men. however, i do need to point out here that this applies to english men a bit more than it would to scottish men! yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.61. what is the authors attitude towards english politeness?a. he thinks it is artificial b. he gives no personal opinionc. he appreciates it d. he thinks it goes too far.62. what can we learn about customers and retail assistants in germany? a. a customer never says thank you to a retail assistant. b. its always a retail assistant who says thank you. c. they may say thank you only once. d. they always say thank you to each other.63. we can learn from the last paragraph that scottish men _. a. are more likely to be involved in a fighting. b. are more polite than english men. c. treat women in a polite way. d. are not so willing to spend money for women.64. the author of this text is most probably _. a. an englishman b. a german c. a scottish man d. a welshman65. the author develops the text through the method of _. a. making comparisons b. telling stories c. giving comments d. giving reasons di was puzzled! why was this old woman so concerned about the woods which were of no use to anybody? she had written letters to the local paper, even to a national, protesting about a projected by-pass to her village, and, looking at a map, the route was nowhere near where she lived and it wasnt as if the area was attractive. i was more than puzzled, i was fascinated. the investigation into the route of the new by-pass to the village was due to take place shortly, and i wanted to know what it was that motivated (驱使) her. so it was that i found myself knocking on a cottage door, being received by mary smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods. ive always loved this place, she said, it has a lot of memories for me, and for others. we all used it. they called it lovers lane. its not much of a lane, and it doesnt go anywhere important, but thats why we all came here. to be away from people, to be by ourselves she added. it was indeed pleasant that day and the songs of many birds could be heard. squirrels gazed from the branches, quite bold in their movements, obviously few people passed this way and they had nothing to fear. i could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the by-pass was built, so i felt that she probably had something there but as i held strong opinions about the needs of the community over-riding the opinions of private individuals, i said nothing. the village was quite a dangero