河北省馆陶县第一中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

20122013学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试题本试卷分为第卷和第卷两部分。满分值150分，时间120分钟。第卷（三部分，共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。1. is the flight from london on time?a. yes. b. no. c. not mentioned.2. how long have two speakers been waiting? a. 20 minutes. b. 30 minutes. c. 10 minutes.3. whats the probably relationship between the man and the woman? a. manager and shop assistant. b. taxi driver and passenger. c. boss and waitress.4. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the woman has been late for three times including this time this week. b. the woman has one more chance to be late. c. the man fires the woman. 5. who is in the hospital? a. eric. b. erics sister. c. alice.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。听第6段材料，回答第6至7小题。 6. why does the woman call the station? a. to find out the information. b. to find out the cheapest way to washington. c. to find out the best way to go to washington.7. how much does the woman pay for the ticket? a.105 dollars. b.70 dollars. c.45 dollars.听第7段材料，回答第8至10小题。8. what will jane do this afternoon? a. go to the library and borrow some books. b. go skating. c. study in the library.9. what does bob have to do on monday morning? a. hand in a composition. b. recite a long poem. c. hand in the maths exercise.10. what subject is jane good at? a. english. b. history. c. maths.听第8段材料，回答第11至13小题。11. which month is it probably now according to the conversation? a. june. b. august. c. september.12. which months had lots of rain? a. september and october. b. march and may. c. december and january.13. which month is the hottest one? a. june. b. july. c. august.听第9段材料，回答第14至16小题。14. who did she go with? a. her father. b. her mother. c. her parents.15. which city is called “the garden city of oceania”? a. sydney. b. canberra. c. melbourne.16. what was the weather like there? a. fine. b. cloudy. c. rainy.听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。17. how many homes were destroyed? a.2. b.7. c.14.18. when did the storm begin? a. in the afternoon. b. in the morning. c. at night.19. how long did the storm last? a. over two hours. b. over an hour. c. a whole day.20. how were mr. smiths children when they were found? a. safe but frightened. b. injured and frightened. c. tired and hungry.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第1节 ：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。21. - do you like cooking，mary？- _. luckily，ive never had to worry about it.a. not bad b. not really c. probably not d. not suppose 22. its_good feeling for people to admire the shanghai world expo that gives them _pleasure. a. 不填, a b. the, a c. a, 不填 d. a, the23. everything is good with your composition except that it is a little bit short. please _ it. i believe you can make it. a. explore b. express c. expand d. explain24. _ i toured zhangjiajie, i was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery. a. for the first time b. at first c. it was the first time d. the first time25. my father served in the army in _ when he was in _. a. 1950s; twenties b. the 1950s; his twenties c. the 1950s; the twenties d. 1950s; the twenties26. we _ our homework when the lights went out.a. were doing b. did c. have done d. are doing27. i am sure david will be able to find the library because he has a pretty good _ of direction. a. idea b. feeling c. experience d. sense28. he blamed the accident _ him driving carelessly.a. for b. to c. on d. of29. the _ minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _ that he enjoyed his stay here. a. visited; having added b. visiting; to add c. visiting; adding d. visited; added30. the increase of the number of the students makes the limited computers not _ to each studentaaffordable bavailable chelpful dacceptable31. _many times, he finally understood it. a. told b. telling c. having told d. having been told32. although john was very angry, he _ mary for what she had said to him at the meeting. a. betrayed b. scolded c. forgave d. apologized33. i admired my classmate lisa very much. _her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.a. apart from b. except forc. but ford. in spite of34. standing on the top of the tall building, _. a. the whole city could be seen b. nothing could be seen c. we could see the whole city d. all could be seen35. only when i learned book five _ how to offer first aid to those who get injured. a. did i know b. that i know c. had i known d. i didnt know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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 ive loved my mothers desk since i was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pen, and white paper, i decided that the act of 36 must be the most 37 thing in the world.years later, during her final illness, mother 38 different things for my sister and brother. “but the 39 ”, she said, “is for elizabeth”.i never saw her angry, and never saw her cry. i knew she 40 me, she showed it in action. but 41 a young girl, i wanted heart-to-heart talks 42 mother and daughter. they never happened. and a gulf(深渊) opened between us. i was “too emotional”. 43 she lived “on the surface”.as years passed and i graduated from college, i loved my mother and i wrote to her in 44 words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did 45 me.i posted the letter and waited for her answer. 46 came. my hope turned to 47 , then little interest, finally, peace - it seemed that nothing happened. i couldnt be sure that the 48 had even got to mother. i only knew that i had written it, and i could 49 trying to make her into someone she was not.now the 50 of her desk told me, as shed 51 been able to, that she was 52 that writing was my chosen work. i 53 the desk carefully and found some papers 54 - a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. “give me an answer”, my letter asks, “in any way you chose”. mother, you always chose the 55 that speaks louder than words.36. a. speaking b. writing c. looking d. listening37. a. wonderful b. tiring c. funny d. productive38. a. bought b. gave c. designed d. kept39. a. pen b. paper c. chair d. desk40. a. loved b. disliked c. appreciated d. sympathized41. a. like b. as c. be d. unlike42. a. with b. among c. beside d. between43. a. so b. and c. but d. or44. a. careful b. active c. thankful d. serious45. a. ignore b. accept c. forgive d. dislike46. a. no one b. none c. something d. neither47. a. surprise b. joy c. disappointment d. happiness48. a. ides b. information c. news d. letter49. a. stand b. stop c. continue d. practice50. a. present b. appearance c. shape d. sight51. a. always b. ever c. never d. often52. a. sorry b. encouraged c. regretful d. pleased53. a. moved b. cleaned c. fixed d. emptied54. a. inside b. outside c. below d. above55. a. gesture b. method c. action d. way第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，共40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。a one night about nine oclock, dr. eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from dr. haydon at the hospital in clens falls. the surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun. the doctor was soon on his way to clens falls. it was 60 miles away. and it was snowing heavily in the city. the surgeon thought he could get there before 12 oclock.a few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow. it was after 2 oclock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in clens falls. dr. haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.the two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. there sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands. “mr. cuninghan,” said dr. haydon to the man, “this is dr. eyck. he is the surgeon who walked all the way from albany to save your boy.”56. dr. haydon asked dr. eyck to come to clens falls because _. a. dr. eyck was the boys father b. dr. eyck was haydons friend c. dr. eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot d. the boy needed the help of a surgeon57. the surgeon was late because _. a. he was stopped by the police b. the weather was rather terrible c. clens falls was too far from albany d. his car was taken away58. choose the right order of the following events given in the story. a. dr. eyck was asked to come to the hospital in clens falls. b. dr. eyck arrived at the hospital. c. the boy shot himself. d. the boy died. e. the man in an old coat reached the hospital. f. dr. eyck was robbed of his car. a. c, e, f, a, b, d b. a, c, f, d, b, e c. c, a, f, e, d, b d. a, c, f, e, d, b59. the boy could have been saved if _. a .he had not been sent to the hospital b. his father hadnt arrived in time c. dr. eyck had arrived earlier than the man d. dr. eyck had arrived there two hours earlierbin todays world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to peoples health. however, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.people who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织） cloth become deaf. quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. recently it was discovered that many teenagers in america could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make peoples life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.it is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝） can cause deafness. now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.in china, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.60. the passage is mainly about _ . a. air pollution b. water pollution c. noise pollution d. world pollution 61. according to the passage, a continuous noise of _decibels can make people deaf. a. less than 85 b. less than 65 c. about 65 d. more than 85 62. 10 percent of the workers in britain are being deafened because _ . a. they are working in noisy places b. they often listen to pop music c. they live near airports d. they are too busy to listen to others talk63. the government of china is trying to reduce _.a. only the air pollution b. only the air and water pollution c. only the water pollution d. the air, water and noise pollutioncto find how the name canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. at that time, the french dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding (扩展) trade beyond (超出) their borders and of spreading their faith(信仰) across the world .in 1535, francois i ,king of france, ordered a navigator (航海家) named jacques cartier to explore (探险) the new world and search for a passage to india.cartier first arrived at the gulf of the st. lawrence, which he wanted to explore. he did not know what to expect but he hoped that this gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. if it was, he would soon be on his way to the far east. so he sailed upstream along the st. lawrence river. however, instead or reaching asia he arrived at quebec or stadacona, as the indians called it. it was at this point that the term “canada” entered the countrys history. apparently the word “canada” came from an indian work “kanata”, which means community or village. cartier first used it when he referred to stadacona or quebec. what a huge “village” canada is!64. in the early sixteenth century, the king of france ordered cartier to _ a. find the new world b. build an entirely new country c. go and visit the american indians d. get more information about america and find a way to asia65. having reached the gulf of st. lawrence cartier thought _ a. he had already got to india b. it was a water way to the new world c. it was a water passage to the east d. he had sailed into the atlantic66. in the early sixteenth century, quebec was only _. a. an indian village b. a little town in southern canada c. a village at the entrance to the gulf of st. lawrence d. the place which we call canada now67. pick out the right statements from the following _ a. quebec was a village and stadacona was another b. cartier mistook quebec for stadacona c. stadacona was a village in quebec d. stadacona was what the indians called quebec thendstudents at baoding-based hebei university have gathered online to demand severe punishment for the drunken driver who bragged(吹嘘) that he is the son of a police official after being accused of killing a girl and knocking down another in a hit-and-run on saturday. “sue(起诉) me if you can . my father is li gang!” the driver reportedly said. the 22-year-old drivers threats, directed at security guards and students who stopped him from fleeing the scene, have come under attack on the universitys online forum.li gang was later identified by china news service as deputy director of the public security bureau of beishi district of baoding city in north chinas hebei province. li qiming, the driver, has been placed under criminal detention（刑事拘留） for traffic offense. according to a statement that the baoding public security bureau released on monday night, the driver was drunk while driving the car. the statement did not make it clear li qiming is the son of li gang, but said: “everyone is equal before the law. no matter who the person is, the violator will receive punishments strictly according to law.”a black volkswagen magotan(大众迈腾) hit the girls on the hebei university campus at about 9:40 p.m. on saturday, according to the statement. the two girls were roller-skating and witnesses said they were thrown high in the air by the collision（冲撞） and were hit again when they fell on the cars windshield and mirror. the driver did not stop, but kept going and was intercepted by security guards and students near the school gate, according to the police statement. surrounded by about 50 people and asked to step out of the car, the driver said aloud to the crowd without a sense of sorrow that he is the son of li gang, local media quoted witnesses as saying. traffic police asserted he was drunken driving based on a blood sample.one of the girls surnamed chen, 20, from shijiazhuang city of the province, died the day after the accident. another girl suffered fractures in her left leg and remained hospitalized. both are freshman students, local media reported.68. according to the passage, _. a. li qiming lost his life in the car accident b. li qiming asked his father to sue him c. the two girls broke traffic rules d. li qiming was a drunken driver in the accident69. why did li qiming say “my father is li gang!”? a. because the security guards asked him his fathers name. b. because the local media asked him his fathers name. c. because he thought he can escape punishment if he said so. d. because the girl surnamed chen asked him before she died.70. which of the following best describes li qiming? a. cold-blooded b. innocent c. warm-hearted d. selfless第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables._71_make a study time and have it at the same time every day. this will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spe