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屯溪一中20132014学年第二学期期中考试高二年级英语试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟 第一卷(选择题，共115分)第一部分：听力理解 i. 听力（共二节，每一小题1.5分, 满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5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。1. what will the woman do tomorrow ?a .attend a conference. b. pick up the man. c. go the train station.2. what is the man unsatisfied with?a. the surroundings of the house. b. the price of the house. c. the age of the house.3. how much will the man pay? a. $1,080 b. $2,160. c. $2,400.4. where was the man during the storm? a. at home.b. in his car. c. in his office. 5. what will the man most probably do next?a. run on the machine. b. leave the gym immediately. c. lift weights for twenty minutes.第二节(共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分) 听下面2段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题,从每题所给的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。每段对话或独自读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。6. how does the woman feel now?. a. hungry. b. thirsty. c. tired.7. what do we know about the woman? a. she works out in the gym.b. she is on a diet now.c. she has gained weight.听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。8. whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?a. desk clerk and guest. b. manager and secretary. c. house owner and agent.9. why must the man change rooms? a. the woman has lost his room key. b. his valuables have to be kept safe. c. the air conditioning doesnt work.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10.who mainly live in california according to the man? a. whites. b. blacks. c. latinos.11. what was the mans life probably like in america? a. peaceful. b. lonely. c. busy12. what do we learn about the man? a. he cant speak spanish. b he stayed in america for work. c he is seeking for his american dream.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。 13 where does the man usually eat when his wife is not at home? a at home. b in the office. c in a restaurant. 14 what does the woman think the man should do? a watch less tv at home. b help his son read more. c buy more books to read. 15. what is probably the purpose of the program mentioned by the woman? a to help kids fall in love with reading. b to inspire kids to spend more time outdoors. c to encourage parents to spend more time with their kids. 16 which of the following kinds of books might tom be interested in ? a stars and planets. b big cats c oceans.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。 17 what does the speaker find the hardest to get used to in america? a fashions. b traditions. c food. 18 how does the speaker probably think about baking now? a useful b challenging. c easy. 19 what does the speaker say about her life as an exchange student? a she has become more confident. b it is hard for her to learn new things. c she cant get used to american culture. 20 how long in all does the speaker study in america? a for about half a year. b for about eight months. c for about ten months.第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21.to put it simply, if you want to be _ success in the business world, you need _ high level of english competence.a. a, a b /, a c /, / d the the22. what_ you _this time tomorrow? a. willdo b. willhave done c. willbe done d. willbe doing23. the brain _ grey and white matter, _ weighs just over a kilo. a. consists of, it b. consist of, which c. is made up of, it d. is made up of, which24. - do you mind if i open the window? - _ i feel a bit cold.a. of course not b. id rather you didnt c. go ahead d. why not25. it is _ that the us president will visit our country next month. a. likely b. probably c. possibly d. perhaps26. great changes have take place in that school. it is no longer _ it was twenty years ago, _ it was so poorly equipped. a. what; when b. that; which c. what; which d. which; that 27 _leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.a. anyone b. the person c. whoever d. who28. robert is said _ abroad, but i dont know what country he studied in. a. to have studied b. to study c .to be studying d. to have been studying29. by the time juan gets home, his aunt _ for puerto rico. a. will leave b. leaves c. will have left d. left30.the new airport will be_ from all directions.a. available b. achievable c. accessible d.obtainable31. the areas of the brain _ controlling hearing could be _ miniature film studios. a. relating to, comparing with b. related to, comparing with c. relating with, compared to d, related to, compared to32i really thought id be offered the job.oh, well,_, clark.a. you are right b. best wishes c. congratulations d. better luck next time33.hollywood, in los angeles, is _most entertainment is made. a. which b. what c. when d where34. since everybody is clear, there is no _ in discussing the question any further. a. point b. possibility c. wonder d. doubt35._i had time, i would have visited the beautiful lake again. a. if b. unless c. had d. when第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） some people are afraid of starting a casual conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. fear of rejection (拒绝) is also a _36 _ for keeping silent. small talk in a conversation can _37 _ as a way of warming up and getting to _38 _ each other. most people, no matter _39 _ successful they are at work, will find the process of_40_small talk uncomfortable, even pointless. _41_ ,you will have a pretty small world_42_you refuse to let others in. starting off with a casual comment or question will make others _43_, and even just greeting them with a simple “hello” will often be enough. once you have made the first _44_, there is no turning back. you need to keep things _45_ before you can gracefully say goodbye. think about what you would like to_46_with a new friend and that is what you can ask the other person about. work, family, hobbies or interests are some _47_ points of discussion. to keep the ball rolling, you can show that you are really_48_in what they are saying. once you find common _49_of interest, things will definitely_50_off from there. small talk can _51_out to be a pleasant experience. the conversation _52_be brief and casual without turning into a long and boring discussion. do not let yourself_53_the conversation. stop worrying about how big of a fool you may appear to be. you may_54_find out later on that you have the “_55_” of getting people to open up to you by engaging them in small talk.36.a. rightb. reasonc. resultd. sign37.a. takeb. usec. meand. serve38.a. knowb. learnc. recognized. help39.a. whatb. whetherc. whyd. how40.a. givingb. leavingc. makingd. forcing41.a. sob. insteadc. howeverd. besides42.a. unlessb. untilc. ifd. though43.a. comfortableb. upsetc. nervousd. satisfied44.a. tryb. planc. wishd. move45.a. changingb. risingc. improvingd. going46.a. knowb. sharec. dod. show47.a. privateb. presentc. importantd. general48.a. carefulb. surprisedc. interestedd. encouraged49.a. ideasb. experiencesc. pointsd. senses50.a. takeb. putc. getd. set51.a. comeb. turnc. findd. figure52.a. shouldb. canc. willd. may53.a. startb. completec. considerd. control54.a. stillb. evenc. everd. almost55.a. rightb. advantagec. talentd. habit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，从每题所给的四个选项（a，b，c和d）中，选出最佳选项。aonce upon a time，the animals decided that they must do something heroic to meet the problems of” a new world”so they organized a training school they adopted an activity curriculum（课程） consisting of running，climbing，swimming and flyingto make it easier to manage the curriculum，all the animals took all the subjects the duck was excellent in swimming，in fact，better than his instructor，but he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in runningsince he was slow in running，he had to stay after school and also drop swimming in order to practice runningthis was kept up until his webbed(脚蹼) feet were badly worn and he was only average in swimmingbut average was acceptable in school，so nobody worried about that except the duck the rabbit started at the top of the class in running，but had a nervous breakdown because of so much make-up work in swimming the squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying class where his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of from the treetop downhe also developed a “charlie horse” and then got a c in climbing and a d in running the eagle was a problem child and was disciplined severelyin the climbing class he beat all the others to the top of the tree，but insisted on using his own way to get there at the end of the year，an abnormal eel that could swim very well，and also run，climb and fly a little，had the highest average and was the one who gave a good-bye speech the prairie dogs stayed out of the school because the administration would not add digging to the curriculum56why was the duck kept after school according to the passage? because _ahe only passed in flying bhe ran very slowlyche wasnt good at swimming dhe had to practice climbing57we can learn from the passage that _aan abnormal eels average score is the highest in all subjectsbthe squirrel met frustration before practicing climbingcthe rabbit liked to make up in water so she failed at lastdin fact，the duck behaved better than any other animal in class58whats the reason that the eagle was disciplined?ahe was a problem child bhe beat all to become the bestche didnt do as teachers taught dhe decided to climb to the top of the tree59what activity curriculums were not offered in this training school?arunning bswimming cflying ddiggingbcancer researchers urged people on wednesday to take more vitamin d to lower risk of cancer， saying studies showed a clear link. our suggestion is for people to increase their intake， through diet or a vitamin supplement， dr. cedric garland said in a telephone interview. garlands research team reviewed 63 studies，including several large long-term ones，on the relationship between vitamin d and certain types of cancer worldwide between 1966 and 2004. theres nothing that has this ability to prevent cancer， he said， urging governments and public health officials to do more to fortify foods with vitamin d. garland is part of a university of california at san diego moors cancer center team that published its findings this week online in the american journal of public health. vitamin d is found in milk，as well as in some fortified orange juice，yogurt and cheeses，usually at around 100 international units （iu） a serving. people might want to consider a vitamin supplement to raise their intake to 1000 ius per day， garland said，adding that it was well within the safety guidelines established by the national academy of sciences. the authors said that taking more vitamin d could be especially important for people living in northern areas，which receive less vitamin d from sunshine.african americans，who dont produce as much of the vitamin because of their skin color， could also benefit significantly from a higher intake， the authors said.60. which of the following can not help people get more vitamin d？a. have some sunshine b. have more meatc. have more fortified cheese d. have a vitamin supplement61.who can garland probably be？a. a health researcher b. a doctorc. a scientist d. a public health official62.which of the following food can lower peoples chance of getting cancer？a. milk b. fortified orange juicec. fortified yogurt d. all of the above63.people from which area should take more vitamin d according to the passage？a. asian people b. african peoplec. american people d. european people ca “blogger” is a person who writes on an internet computer web site called a “blog”. the word “blog” is a short way of saying web log, or personal web site. anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like.there are millions of blogs on the internet today. they provide news, information and ideas in many people who read them. they contain links to other web sites. and they provide a place for people to write about their ideas and react to the ideas of others.a research company called perscus has studied more than 300 web logs. it says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. they use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. the study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.however, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. for example, the republican and democratic parties in the southern state of kentucky recently started their own blogs. and american companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products.at the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended last week, blogging leader dave winer closed his free blog service weblogs. com. he says the site became too costly to continue. he started the blog four years ago. and thousands of people had written on it. they are now upset because they did not know that the site was closing.one blog that is still going strong is called rebeccas pocket. rebecca blood created the website in 1999. she wrote about the history of blogs on the site. that article led to a book called “the weblog handbook”. it has been translated into four languages so far.ms. blood says rebeccas pocket gets about 30,000 visitors a month. she writes about anything and everythingpolitics, culture and movies. she recently provided medical advice. and she wrote about how to prevent people from stealing money from on-line bank accounts.64. the text is mainly written to . a. introduce an internet computer web site called “blog” b. introduce a short way of saying web log c. tell readers about blogs d. tell readers how to write blogs65. from the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except . a. different ideasb. medical advice c. advertisementsd. account passwords66. which of the following statements is not true according to the text? a. politicians dont use blogs at all b. a lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs c. those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls. d. dave winer closed his “” because of money shortage.67. the reason why rebeccas pocket is still going strong is that . a. it was created by a woman. b. it is about the history of blogs. c. it provides useful information and advice d. it has editions in at least four different languages dwe often hear people say, “i have a good memory for things like that” or “i can remember names”. but do you know memory is the single most important thing and it has played a very important part? for early men, there were dangerous all around thembad weather, wild animals. the key to keep on living lay in mans ability to remember these dangers and the ways he had dealt with them in the past. in order for memories to be stored, the human brain became more complex. and as man learned how to deal with them, he became civilized (文明). surprisingly, scientists today understand little about memory and how it works. they have not yet found a way to open up the brain and observe its function without destroying it. perhaps there are two types of memory: short-term and long-term. short-term refers to those facts that stay with us for a few seconds to a few hours. for instance, when you stay at a hotel, you remember the room number and forget as soon as you leave. long-term memory, on the other hand, means you remember things for a long period of time. if you spend your honeymoon in a particular hotel, its likely that youll remember your stay quite clearly.scientists also believe that a short-term memory can become a long-term memory through consolidation (巩固). a lot of chemical and physical changes take place in the part of the brain. although the human brain weighs three pounds, it contains 30 billion nerve cells (神经细胞) acting like a computer. when those changes strengthen the links (联系) in certain nerve cells, a thought becomes part of the long-term memory.68. according to the author, without the development of mans memory there would be . a. no modern world b. no recorded history c. no animals d. no dangers69. scientists knowledge about the function of brain is . a. interesting b. not enough c. great d. encouraging70. short-term memory can change into long-term memory on condition that . a. memory is good b. it acts like a