云南省昆明滇池中学高二英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

昆明滇池中学2013-2014 学年下学期期中考高二英语试题 第一部分：听力（共两节。满分20）第一节（共5小题；每题1分，共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。每段对话仅读一遍。what are the two speakers talking about?a. the mans new neighbors b. the womens new neighborc. the mans old neighbor2. how much will the woman pay if she buys two pounds?a. 160 cents b. 40 cents c. 80 cents3. what does the man want to find out?a. the bus fareb. the right bus to takec. the arriving time4. where are the two speakers talking?a. in a shop b. in a hospital c. in a bookstore5. why does the man visit the woman?a. to invite her to a party b. to ask for some saltc. to help her cook the dinner第一节（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后或独白有几个小题，从题中所给的a, b, c 三个选项中选出最佳选，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6-8题6 how is the woman going to the airport?a. by airbus b. by taxi c. by subway7. when does the woman have to check in?a. 5:30 b. 6:30. c. 7:308. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? a. neighbors b. strangers c. friends听第7段材料，回答9-10题how many ties does the man have at least?3 b. 4 c. 5which tie is the man looking for?a. the blue one b. the green one c. the brown one11. who is sue? a. johnsons sister b. the speakers guest c. a babysitter听第8段材料，回答第1214题why is the woman confused?a. she lost her money. b. she cant find her way. c. she cant find the map13. what class are they going to have? a. chemistry b. math c. biology14. when does the class start? a. at 10:00 b. at 10:15 c. at 9:30听第9段材料，回答第1517题.15. why does the woman like going to the beach?a. to sit in the sun b. to watch sea birds and wildlife. c. to watch the waves16. how will the man go to the beach with the woman?a. in one of their cars.b. by coachc. in his own car17. what is the main topic of the conversation?a. friendsb. sea birdsc. a trip听第10段材料，回答第1820小题。18. when was carver born? a. in 1846. b. in 1864 c. in 1964.19. which college did carver graduate from a. lowa state college b. lowa university c. missouri state college20. how many uses did carver discover for sweet potatoes? a. 300 b. 200 c 500第二部分：英语知识运用 （共25分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）.21. - would you please give me a hand and take the book-case upstairs? - _. a. with pleasure b. thats all right c. my pleasure d. dont worry22. there are five pairs _, but im at a loss which to buy. a. to be chosen b. to choose c. for choosing d. to choose from23. since little tom was too naughty at school, he was _ from school last termand now stays at home.a. fired b. dismissed c. ignored d. retired24. the police connected the knife _ the murder case. a. with b. to c. by d. from25. sorry i am late. i _ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again. a. might b. should c. can d. will26. the shop is in an advantageous place _ an investment, so you must think about it carefully. a. instead of b. in case of c. in terms of d. in need of27. _, his heart began to beat fast. a. hearing his name called b. having heard his name called c. on hearing his name called d. when he heard his name called28. we were about to start _ a strong wind came up and it began to rain. a. while b. when c. as d. for29. after a days hard labor on the farm, my parents came home late, _. a. being exhausted b. exhausted c. having exhausted d. exhausting30. - my children are always arguing. - _. a. just ignore them b. thats right c. are you sure d. how old is the boy31. we went right to the west coast by _ sea, instead of driving across _ continent. a. /; the b. the; the c. the; / d. /; /32. this is the very reason _ he was late for. a. that b. why c. which d. as33. the top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly_. a. atmosphere b. state c. situation d. phenomenon34. - some more wine? - thank you. _. i have to drive home. a. with pleasure b. that would be nice c. id rather not c. just what i needed.35. you need to have a good rest _ youve finished the work. a. as if b. even though c. now that d. so far第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） the traditional american thanksgiving day celebration goes back to 1624. in that year a special festival was prepared in plymouth, massachusetts. the colonists who had settled there had left england _36_ they found their religious freedom _37_ away. they came to the _38_ land and faced difficulties in coming _39_ the ocean. the _40_ which carried them was called the mayflower. the north was difficult to travel. there were bad storms. they were _41_ in learning to live in the new land by the local indians in the region. they had much to be thankful for. their religious practices were no longer a source of criticism by the government. they learned to adjust their farming habits _42_ the climate and soil there. when they _43_ the fourth thursday of november for their thanksgiving celebrations, they invited their neighbors, the indians, to join them in dinner and a prayer of gratitude for the new life. they recalled the group of 102 men, women, and children who left england. they remembered their dead who did not live to see the hills of massachusetts. they thought _44_ the 65 days voyage which _45_ their strength.36. a. whenb. whilec. becaused. but37. a. takenb. depressedc. dismissedd. disappeared38. a. poorb. newc. oldd. strange39. a. intob. overc. byd. across40. a. trainb. wagonc. card. ship41. a. hatedb. helpedc. attackedd. protected42. a. forb. intoc. tod. at43. a. selectedb. appointedc. namedd. took44. a. atb. onc. ofd. over45. a. increasedb. testedc. consumedd. measured 第三部分：阅读理解（满分25分） a.the first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. the earliest daily newspaper was started in rom in 59 bc. in the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in germany.the first regularly published newspaper in english was printed in america in 1620. in 1621, an english newspaper was started in london and was published once a week. the first daily newspaper was daily current, which came out in march 1702.in 1690, benjamin harris printed the first american newspaper in boston. but not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. in 1704, john campbell started boston newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the american colonies. by 1760, the colonies had had more than thirty daily newspapers. there are now about 1,800 daily papers in the united states.today, as a group, english language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. but the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the japanese newspaper asahi shimbun. it sells more than eleven million copies every year.根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（a）误（b），并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题1分，满分5分）46. the first regular printed european newspaper was started in rom in 59 bc.47. the first daily english newspaper was started in 1621.48. the first american newspaper was stopped before 1704.49. there are all kinds of newspapers all over the world today.50. english language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world.b a family living in an apartment house in the suburbs of a large city had a cat of which they were very much fond. one day the cat got sick and finally dies. as there was no back yard to their home in which to bury the cat. father was forced to wrap the cat up in a newspaper and take it with him, being carefully reminded by mother to throw the package from the train window when on the way to his work.father placed his bag upon the package shelf over his seat, but started to have a conversation with a traveler and forgot to throw the bag out of the window. he took the package on to his office, thinking that he would deal with it on his way home that evening. but again he got to talking to someone on the train, forgot about the cat, and still had the package under his arm when he arrived home. his wife scolded him about it and father promised to take care of the matter the next day. but once more his memory failed him. when for the third time he arrived home still carrying the package, the poor mother became quite angry.“youve got to deal with that cat right now,” she said. “put it in the stove right now as the fireman is seldom there at this hour.” well, father decided perhaps hed better take it to the room and put it in the stove, but as he lifted the bag from a table, it fell open, and to their surprise there was a boiled ham!根据短文内容选择最佳答案（每题2分，满分6分）51. which of the following sentences is true? a. the family living in the middle of the city liked a cat very much. b. no one in the family was fond of the cat. c. the family lived in the suburbs, who were fond of the cat. d. the family except the mother liked the cat very much.52. what was done first by the father? a. he had a conversation with a traveler. b. what he did made mother very angry. c. but once more his memory failed him. d. he wanted to put the package in the stove.53. whats your opinion about the result? a. it was mother who boiled the cat. b. father took a wrong package from the train. c. father had put another package on the table. d. somebody changed the cat into a boiled ham.c the widespread number of food scandals(丑闻) in china is making many peoplepause before they put their chopsticks in their mouths. they are wondering if the food they are eating is clean, healthy and nutritious or does it contain something harmfulthat will cause disease? most of the food we eat today is processed food. that means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets, especially packaged foods, are prepared in factories. chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to make them look better, taste better and last longer on the shelf. the chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cant be used. unfortunately, some producers do not obey the laws. a producer of steamed buns in zhejiang province was recently discovered to be breaking the law. he was adding yellow dye and other banned chemicals to the buns. he was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns. most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students like you! why did he do it? why did he break the law and endanger peoples health? the answer is simple: he wanted to make more money. it was a moral failing, and this is at the heart of the scandals in china. too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their action can have on others.根据短文选择最佳答案。（每题2分，满分6分）54. chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because they _. a. make the foods look and taste better b. contain something healthy c. will cause diseases d. are full of nutrients55. according to the passage, which is not true? a. most of the food we eat today is prepared in factories. b. laws regulate which chemicals cant be used. c. many people in china worry about the food safety. d. most of the buns were eaten by the students in zhejiang province.56. whats the main reason for the food scandals in china? a. none of the producers obeys the laws. b. the processed food is clean, healthy and nutritious. c. too many people are trying to make more money. d. the chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used. d the building is shaking. a woman with a baby in her arms is trying to open the door, but fails. finding no way, she rushes into her bedroom and there they survive the earthquake. in a factory building, as the workshop floor swings under the terrible shaking, workers run for safety. some hide under the machines and survive, but others who try to run outside are killed by the falling ceilings. these scenes, played by actors and actresses, are from a film of science education making a split second decision shown in 1998 on china central tv in memory of tangshan earthquake. by studying actual cases in the earthquake areas and scientific experiments, experts find that buildings remain untouched for the first 12 seconds of an earthquake. in this short time, one has the best chance of surviving an earthquake by staying near the inside walls, in bedrooms and under beds, experts concluded in the film. “earthquakes seem to catch the lives of those who run,” said many survivors in the earthquake areas, describing how their friends were killed on the doorways or along the stair steps as they tried to get out of the building. their advice was proved in the film, “take a hiding-place where you are rather than run, unless you are sure you can reach a safe open place in ten seconds.”根据短文选择最佳答案。（每题2分，满分8分） 57. what does the passage mainly talk about? a. a womans experience b. how to survive in an earthquake. c. scientific experiments on earthquake d. a film of science education 58. the workers who try to run outside the building die because_. a. the factory building is shaking terribly. b. they are making a film. c. they dont have enough time to run outside. d. they are too nervous 59. the passage suggests that you should _. a. cry for help and run out b. not move and lie on the floor immediately c. run down the steps as fast as you can. d. hide in a safe place at once or run out in ten seconds. 60. where can we probably find this passage? a. in a magazine b. in a novel c. in a history book d. on a poster 第二卷(非选择题30分)第一节 单词拼写（共5个小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据下列句子的结构和所给汉语的意思，写出这一单词的正确形式。61. we go to school every day except _ (星期天)62. everyone knows that _ (文化的) relics belong to the human beings rather than individuals.63. could i speak to whoever is in _ (负责) of the international sales, please?64. when he heard his mother coming upstairs, he _ (假装) to be asleep.65. those books _ (总共) cost