江西省九江外国语学校高二英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

江西省九江外国语学校2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试题座位号 【说明】该试卷全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟 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） 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项1what kind of food will the two speakers have?achinese food. bindian food. citalian food.2what has happened to jerry?ahe has found a new job in europe. bhe has gone to visit his mother. che has been on sick leave.3who has the man called to come over?aa sales man. ban electrician. ca repairman.4what time did the want to get up?aat 7:15. bat 7:30. cat.7:45.5whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers ?aboss and secretary. binterviewer and interviewee. ccustomer and assistant. .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答案，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。听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。6what are the two speakers mainly talking about?athe written test. bthe driving license. cthe traffic rules.7what does the man mean at the end of the conversation?ahe neednt prepare for the written test. bhe neednt review the traffic rules. che cant use his common sense. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9两题。8how is the woman going to shanghai ?aby air. bby bus . cby train.9why does the woman refuse the mans offer?ashe wants to arrive earlier . bshe has to work overtime. che dislikes train travel.听第8段材料，回答第10至第2题。 10when will the cafeteria close ? aat 6:00. bat 6:30. cat 7:00.11which of the following will the man probably order?aa pizza. ba fish cake. cbaked potatoes .12why is the man studying?ahe will have a test in two days. bhe plans to go home this weekend . che has not studied at all during the semester.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13how did the woman get into modeling?ahe father wanted her to be a model.bher talent was noticed by a film maker.cshe was a model as a baby.14what does the woman find difficult about being a model?astaying with her family . bmaking friends. cstaying slim. 15what does the woman like the most about being a model ?athe travelling she gets to do. bthe money she makes. cthe attention she gets.16 how many questions are discussed in the conversation?athree. bfour. cfive.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17where are the visitors most probably?aon a bus. bat a hotel. cat a tourist site.18what does the speaker ask the visitors to do first?awrite down the number of the coach. bcheck and see if their cameras work well.cmake sure they take all valuable things with them.19what should the visitors do during the trip?afollow the guides instructions . bpay close attention to the time. ctake as many photos as possible.20when will the visitors leave the town?aat 6:15 am. bat 8:15 am. cat 6:15 pm . 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题，每小题1分，满分15分）21、 every time he thought of his past, he couldnt help bursting .a.when; out tears b.that; into crying c.which; into tears d./; out crying22、 fitness is important in sports games, but of at least importance are skills.a.fair b.reasonable c.equal d.proper23、 i got caught in the rain and my suit .a.has ruined b.had ruined c.has been ruined d.had been ruined24、 -its reported that nearly 150,000 people lost their lives in asian tsunamis(海啸). -yes, news came as shock to me.a.the; a b.the; the c.a; a d.a; the25、 have you seen the film titanic , leading actor is world famous?a.its b.its c.whose d.which26、 the book, he bought in our shop, was written by charles dickens.a.which b.that c.where d.what27、 the man whose songs we are fond of _ in our city next week.a.singing b.to sing c.will sing d.sang28、 standing on the top of the mountain, we can get wonderful _ of the villages.a.scenes b.views c.sights d.looks29、 do what you think right; dont what people think.a.care for b.care of c.take care of d.care about30、oh! its you! i you. ive just had my hair cut and im wearing new glasses.a.didnt recognize b.hadnt recognized c.havent recognized d.dont recognize31、 -hi, i hear youre going to world park this weekend. - , i was going to, but i have changed my plan.a.usually b.finally c.actually d.normally32、 his strange behavior his father.a.was upset b.upset c.upsetted d.upsetting33、 the childs mother was very about his safety when he didnt come back from school at the usual time.a.afraid b.worry c.concerned d.careful34、 all present were shocked by what the little girl when she was cheated and sold to the mountain village.a.went over b.went through c.got along with d.got away35、 it was not until he came back he knew the police were looking for him.a.which b.since c. that d.before第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655从各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中选出最佳选项。we arrived in spain for the first time a few weeks ago. i decided to 36 a car because we had sold the one we had in england before 37 home. yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was 38 . i had tried out a model like it before, but as i was not yet 39 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 40 so we went together to 41 it. we paid for the car and 42 the papers. they told us that there was 43 petrol to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. the 44 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 45 . but when i turned into the main road i suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 46 me. i got out of 47 as far as i could by backing into the garage 48 and the man behind 49 me.its such a problem to 50 to drive on the right side, isnt it? my wife said. yes, if only i had had a few lessons for 51 , i replied. you had better go 52 on the way home,my wife said. youd be sorry if you had 53 on the first day, wouldnt you? while we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good english,would you mind telling me 54 you are thinking of leaving? 55 are you going to sit in your car all day? 36、 a.borrow b.drive c.buy d.choose37、 a.leaving b.making c.returning d.getting38、 a.right b.ready c.fixed d.sold39、 a.sure of b.satisfied with c.interested in d.used to40、 a.on my own b.right away c.in a hurry d.on the way41、 a.receive b.bring c.order d.fetch42、 a.accepted b.wrote c.signed d.copied43、 a.little b.enough c.much d.no44、 a.best b.nearest c.quickest d.cleanest45、 a.lately b.directly c.safely d.slowly46、 a.after b.with c.around d.towards47、 a.their way b.the garage c.their sight d.the car48、 a.at last b.once more c.as usual d.as well49、 a.caught b.cheered c.shouted at d.chatted with50、 a.prepare b.continue c.choose d.remember51、 a.discussion b.adventure c.experiment d.practice52、 a.carefully b.smoothly c.quickly d.differently53、 a.an error b.a problem c.an accident d.a headache54、 a.when b.why c.how d.what55、 a.for b.or c.but d.so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，从每小题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中选出最佳选项。（a）time froze in london. england, on august 11. that day, a month long maintenance（维修） project began at big ben, the world-famous giant clock. a daring repair team, working more than 300 feet in the air, moved the clocks nine-foot-long hour hand and 14-foot-long minute hand to the midnight position. then, time stood still.after the cleaning were done, the huge clock began keeping time again.but its bells stayed silent. they will likely come back into action later this month, ringing out the hour and quarter hour, after the maintenance project is complete.though everyone calls the tower big ben, its official name is the great bell. technically, big ben refers only to the 13.5-ton bell inside the clock tower.famous for its timekeeping accuracy（准确性）, the four-faced clock rises high above londons houses of parliament（议会）. it was built after a fire destroyed most of parliament in 1834. the construction was long and difficult. big ben first rang out in 1859.the clock faces are cleaned every five years. august marked the first time since 1956 that both the hourly and the quarter-hourly bells fell silent.big ben will celebrate its 150th anniversary（周年纪念日） in a few years. for now, time marches on-quietly-in london.56、 how often do the bells of big ben ring out after big ben is repaired?a.every fifteen minutes. b.every half an hour. c.every hour. d.every two hours.57、 the report was most probably written in .a.july. b.august. c.september. d.october.58、 the offical name of the clock tower is .a.big ben. b.the great bell. c.small ben. d.houses of parliament.59、 according to the passage, which of the following is not true?a.big ben stopped working at midnight on august 11.b.the construction of big ben lasted from 1834 to 1859.c.the official name of the clock tower is the great bell.d.big ben will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2009.60、what does the underlined word “still” mean?(in paragraph 1)a.slow b.quick c.motionless d.continuous(b)a persons nose is important for breathing and smelling. the nose is also used in many popular expressions.some people are able to lead other people by the nose. for example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose,she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.it is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other peoples business. they do not interfere（干涉）. the opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. this kind of person is interested in other peoples private matters. he is considered nosey.one unusual expression is that is no skin off my nose. this means that a situation does not affect or concern（与有关） me. we also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to spite his face. that is, he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.more problems can develop if a person looks down his noseat someone or something. the person acts like someone or something is unimportant or worthless. this person might also turn up his noseat something that he considers not good enough. this person thinks he is better than everyong else. he has his nose in the air.in school, some students thumb their noseat their teacher. they refuse to obey orders or do any work. maybe these students do not know the correct answers. my teacher always told me, if you study hard, the answers should be right under your noseor easily seen.61、 a person who leads other people by the nose is perhaps _ .a.a hard-working worker in a factory b.an ordinary student in a classc.an experienced leader in a group d.a pretty wife in a family62、 mrs. smith is thought to be nosey because she _.a.cares about nobody else b.often laughs at other peoplec.keeps talking to people around her d.wants to find out others secrets63、 if something is no skin off your nose,you will _.a.not be bothered by it b.pay much attention to it c.feel excited about it d.worry about it64、 who is most probably popular with other people?a.a woman who cuts off her nose to spite her face.b.a man who keeps his nose out of others business.c.a beautiful girl who has her nose in the air.d.a clever boy who thumbs his nose at his teachers.65、if tom always thumbs his nose at his teacher, he does things except_.a.refuse to obey orders b.refuse to do any workc.not know the correct answers d.is good at his study(c)its monday morning. were late for school. mum is hurrying. her hair isnt brushed. her jumper（羊毛衫） is on inside out. my brother is sick and she wants to go home for him. she pulls my hand.ella, come on now. we havent got all day.she isnt listening to me.mum. i say it again.what day was i born on?were at the school gate. she stops and looks at me.oh, ella. i dont know. she says.what sort of a silly question is that?its not a silly question.theres a poem. mr.holly read it to us. mondays child is fair of face. tusedays child is . is.i cant remember what comes next. but what day you were born on is important. if you know what day it was, the poem tells you what kind of person you are. im angry with her now.you cant even remember me being born!mum sighs（叹气） and kneels down beside me.of course i remember you being born,she says.it was three oclock in the morning. i was so tired. but i couldnt stop looking at you. you were the most beautiful thing id ever seen.im not angry anymore. i lean（依靠） against her and put my arms round her neck. she hugs me.your jumpers on inside out. i say, into her neck.she looks at me silently. then she sighs.so is yours.she says.66、 after mum left ella at school, she would .a.go to work as usual b.return home to look after ellas brotherc.go to the market to buy some food d.return home to do some cleaning67、 what does the underlined sentence we havent got all day in paragraph 2 mean?a.we havent got anything to eat. b.we have nothing to do all day.c.we must hurry up. d.we need to go home again.68、 why did ella want to know when she was born?a.she wanted to know what kind of person she was. b.she wanted to read a poem.c.she was afraid her mother had forgotten it. d.she was afraid she wasnt her mothers child.69、why wasnt mum listening to the writer?a.mum was worried about something. b.mum didnt care about what the writer saidc.mum didnt love the writer d.mum thought it was a silly question.70、use a word to describe the writers mum.a.cold b.confident c.honest d.devoted（d）a rocket began countdown（倒数计秒）. it was a common sound in the 1960s. but this was not just another countdown. it was the beginning of a historic event. it was the countdown of apollo 11 the space fligh that would carry men to the first landing on the moon.in the spaceship at the top of the rocket were three american astronauts whose names would soon be known around the world: neil armstrong. edwin aldrin and michael collins.neil armstrong was the commander of the spaceship. edwin aldrin was the pilot of the moon lander. the astronauts gave it the name the eagle. michael collins was the pilot of the command module（驾驶舱）, columbia. he would wait in orbit（轨道） around the moon while armstrong and aldrin landed and explored the surface.on earth, all activity seemed to stop. president richard nixon gave federal government workers the day off to watch the moon landing on television. around the world, 500 million people watched the television report. countless millions more listened on their radios.armstrong and aldrin started the lander rocket engine. it slowed the spacecraft and sent it down toward the landing place. it was in an area known as the sea of tranquility（宁静）.the moon lander, controlled by a computer, dropped toward the airless surface of the moon. 140 meters from the surface, the astronauts look control of the lander from the computer. they moved the eagle forward, away from a very rocky area that might have caused a difficult landing.it took the astronauts more than three hours to complete the preparations for leaving the lander. it was difficult in the eagles small space to get into space suits that would protect them on the moons surface.finally, armstrong and aldrin were ready. they opened the door. armstrong went out first and moved slowly down the ladder. at 2:56 on july 20th, 1969, neil armstrong put his foot on the moon.thats one small step for man,he said, one giant leap（跳跃）for mankind.71.why did the three american astronauts on apollo 11 soon become famous around the world?a.because people had never seen such brave astronauts as them before.b.because the first landing on the moon attracted the worlds attention.c.because people all over the world watched the moon landing on tv live.d.because president richard nixon thought highly of what they did.72.armstrong and aldrin moved the eagle forward before it landed on the moons surface in order to .a.reach the area called the sea of tranquility b.look for a rocky area for landingc.complete the preparations for leaving the lander d.choose a flat place for a safe landing73.it took a long time for armstrong and aldrin to leave the eagle because .a.they had difficulty in putting on their space suits in the eagles small space.b.they had so many things to deal with before leavingc.they needed enough time to get used to the airless conditions on the moond.the landing caused some troubles for the eagle74.what neil armstrong said in the last paragraph means .a.his first step