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揭阳第一中学2013-2014学年度第二学期阶段考(一)高二级英语试题 .听力理解 (共两节, 满分15分)第一节听力理解 (4段共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分.)听第一段对话, 回答第12题.1. how many more movies in the series does the man plan to watch? a. three.b. four.c. five.2. what will the man do tonight?a. prepare for his math test.b. go and see his cousin.c. watch movies at home.听第二段对话, 回答第35题.3. where does the woman think ice cream was invented?a. in italy.b. in france.c. in china.4. what do we know from the conversation?a. ice cream was first brought to america by the italians.b. george washington once served ice cream in the white house.c. the hand-turned ice cream freezer was invented by an american.5. when was the first ice cream business opened in maryland?a. in 1660.b. in 1846.c. in 1851.听第三段独白, 回答第68题.6. what did the speakers mother ask her father to do?a. get some wine from the supermarket.b. drive her to the supermarket.c. teach the speaker to drive.7. what happened after the speaker started the car?a. she hit a tree.b. she crashed into a wall.c. she crashed into another car.8. how did the speakers father react?a. he scolded the speaker.b. he comforted the speaker.c. he stood there in silence.听第四段对话, 回答第910题.9. why does the woman want to go to the tate modern?a. she wants to take some pictures.b. there isnt any charge for admissionc. she wants to visit the tower of london by the way.10.what do we know about the man?a. he visited westminster abbey the day before yesterday.b. he didnt visit big ben because of rain.c. he is traveling with his friends.第二节听取信息 (共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分)the history of photographytimeeventsin 1826niepce invented a very simple camera and used it to take a picture of his _11_in _12_daguerre could take pictures in which everything could be seen very clearly. people took pictures of famous buildings, _13_in about 1840photographers could take pictures of people and _14_by the end of the 19th century_15_ became a kind of art.语言知识及运用(共两节, 满分45分)第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) some years ago, houston airport faced a troubling customer-relations issue. passengers were making a huge number of 16 about the long waits at baggage claim (行李提取处). in response, the airport managers 17 the number of baggage handlers. the plan worked: the average wait fell to eight minutes. but the complaints 18 despite the apparent success. 19 , the managers undertook a more careful, on-site analysis. they found that it took passengers a minute to walk from their 20 gates to baggage claim and seven more minutes to get their bags. roughly 88 percent of their time, in other words, was spent standing around 21 waiting for their bags.so the airport decided on a new approach: instead of reducing wait time, it 22 the arrival gates farther away from baggage claim area. passengers now had to 23 six times longer to get their bags. complaints dropped to near zero.this story shows a general 24 : the experience of waiting is defined only partly by the actual length of the wait. often the psychology of queuing is more 25 than the length of the wait itself. occupied time (walking to baggage claim) feels 26 than unoccupied time (standing at baggage claim). research on 27 has shown that, on average, people overestimate how long theyve waited in a line by about 36 percent.this is also why one finds mirrors next to lifts. the spread of high-rise buildings after world war ii led to complaints about lift 28 . the motive behind the mirrors was 29 to the one used at the houston airport: give people something to 30 their time, and the wait seems shorter. 16. a. suggestionsb. questionsc. complaintsd. challenges 17. a. evaluated b. countedc. decreasedd. increased18. a. continuedb. disappearedc. doubled d. changed19. a. annoyed b. puzzledc. discouragedd. excited20. a. exit b. landingc. arrival d. departure21. a. uncomfortablyb. aimlesslyc. hopelessly d. impatiently 22. a. freedb. sent c. moved d. removed23. a. waitb. walkc. wasted. sit24. a. principleb. approachc. beliefd. reason25. a. scientificb. interestingc. useful d. important 26. a. slower b. shorter c. more difficultd. more painful27. a. figures b. baggagec. queuing d. standing 28. a. delaysb. qualityc. safety d. repairs29. a. devotedb. superiorc. familiar d. similar30. a. takeb. occupyc. use d. value第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)what is a motto? a motto is a sentence or a phrase _31_ can inspire us especially when we are_32_(face) with difficulties. many of us have our mottoes such as “where there is a will, there is a way.” or “nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.” and so on. my motto is “god helps those who help _33_.” sometimes i am lazy and dont want to make efforts_34_( work) hard, _35_ the moment i think of my motto i will get energetic again and devote myself _36_ what i am doing. i write my motto _37_ i can see it easily. every time i fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much _38_(confident). my motto also makes me become _39_ independent person. that is to say, i wont rely on others easily. my friends, what is your motto? if you still havent got a motto, please choose _40_because a motto can have a great effect on you. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）(a)i remember my math teacher mr.young very well. he stood out because the kids made fun of him. he was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.i was not very good at english and math. no matter how hard i tried, i just could not figure out why i did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.one day, i was told that if i got one more e on my report card, i would be taken to the “big prison for kids”i tried really hard for weeks. i just couldnt understand how to make different parts of members into whole things.the day before report cards were to come out, i knew that mr.young would give me an e, just like he always did.i went to mr. young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if i got another e on my report card. he told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than i had actually earned.i smiled at him and said, “mr.young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because youre missing your finger？” he looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.“they shouldnt do that to you because you cant help not having a finger, mr.young.just like i cant help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that.” i said.the next day, when i got my report card, i tucked it into one of my books. while on the school bus, i opened it: geography, b； mechanical drawing, c； english, d； history, c； gym, b； art, c; math, d.that math grade was the most favorite one i ever received, because i knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.41.from the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is _ in some subjects.amindblowing(给人印象极深的) bslowwitted(头脑迟钝的)cfunloving dbadlybehaved42.where may the boy live according to the passage?ain an orphanage. bin a big prison. cin the school dormitory. din his home.43.what grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?ad. bb cd. de.44.the underlined word “tucked” in the passage most probably means “_”astruck blisted chid dcopied45.the reason why the boy remembers mr. young is that _.ahe missed one of his fingers bhe treated his students very wellche understood the boy dhe taught his students in a special way(b)just as some people think that certain numbers are lucky or unlucky, others believe that we can use numbers to understand our personalities, or predict what will happen to us in the future. numerology is a way of using numbers to describe a persons character, and to make predictions about future life events. numerologists use the numbers 1-9, 11 and 22 also known as the “master” numbers to help a person understand his or her personality, life goals, and destiny. numerologists consider your life path number to be the most significant because this number describes your character. to find this number, add together all the numbers in your date of birth. for example, a person born on april 25, 1985 would add the month (4), to the numbers of the date (2+5), plus the numbers of the birth year (1+9+8+5). in this case the total is 34, so this persons life path number is 7(3+4). numerologists believe that people with this number are peaceful and affectionate but can also be very reserved. your expression number describes your talents and predicts how you should use these to fulfill your destiny in life. numerologists assign a number between 1 and 9 to each of the letters in your name. these numbers are then added together in the same way as before to find your expression number. numerologists can also do calculations to predict when the most challenging periods of your life will be. numerologists also believe that the day a person is born is important. each day of the month has a character description. people born on the fourth are said to be responsible, honest, and stubborn. people born on the fifteenth have very strong attachments to family and home. those who celebrate their birthday on the thirtieth are artistic, creative, and imaginative, and often make good writers. if we calculate the numerical value of our name and birth date, numerologists believe that we can learn more about our personalities. they also believe that we can predict our destinies, how our lives will progress, and what challenges we may face along the way. to the numerologist, numbers can be used in many more ways than we think. 46. if a person was born on november 8, 1995, what is his life path number? a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 11 47. to understand your abilities and how to use them in your life, you should calculate your _. a. life path number b. expression number c. birthday d. name and birth date 48. according to the passage, a person born on the fifteenth tends to be _. a. stubborn b. home-loving c. artistic d. imaginative 49. according to the passage, numerologists believe that _. a. life path number can be used to predict a persons most challenging life periods b. expression number is the most meaningful for people to learn a persons character c. numbers can help people better understand themselves d. numbers can be used to change a persons future 50. the function of the passage is _. a. to raise doubts about the usefulness of numerology b. to persuade readers about the benefits of the practices it describes c. to describe some of the numerological practices and their purpose d. to tease those who take such beliefs seriously (c) the day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. it took place during the first week of the term. every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. when giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. during the previous year rita had carried out the teachers instructions perfectly. all the children knew rita would be given the best job.but there was a big surprise. each child received a normal job. but ritas job was very different. she was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, rita felt disappointed. most of her classmates felt sorry for her. even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. however, rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.one day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”that day the school was filled with joy and celebration. everyone thanked rita for having been so patient and responsible. and many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.51. that the teacher gave out jobs to the children is based on _. a. their characters and interests b. their class performance during the previous year c. their working performance during the previous year d. their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year52. what does the underlined sentence mean? a. each child got an important job. b. each child got an interesting job. c. the perfect student got the job of everyones preference d. the most responsible student got the job of least interest.53. ritas attitude to her fathers suggestion is _ a. negative b. uncertain c. totally positive d. acceptive54. we can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _. a. hunter b. director c. biologist d. principal55. what would be the best title for the passage? a. never complain about life b. small tasks can lead to fortunes c. men are best known by their friends d. responsibility and intelligence bring good luck(d)the idea about the phoenix goes back to ancient egypt, where we find the phoenix described as a handsome, eagle-like bird, with part-golden, part-red plumage, that spent most of its life in the arabian deserts. it was rarely seen and according to one version of the story, only appeared in egypt once every five hundred years, when it flew to heliopolis, “city of the sun”, and deliberately burnt itself to ashes by settling on the altar(祭坛) flame there! however, it seems it did not really die because from those same ashes a young, fully formed phoenix was born and flew away, apparently back to arabia.it is pretty obvious that no one has ever seen or will see a living phoenix. the interesting thing is that we can find certain clues which may explain one aspect of the egyptians idea. it may sound unbelievable, but some birds are apparently quite charmed by flames and small fires, especially members of the crow family. one zoologist actually proved this by setting fire to some straw near to a tame（驯养的） rook. far from becoming nervous and backing away, the bird deliberately stood over the flames, with raised and vibrating wings. it didnt get burnt, but the image it presented by its strange behavior was almost exactly like that shown in illustrations of the mythical phoenix! why birds should occasionally behave in this strange way is not clear. one idea is that they carefully use the heat of the flames to relieve the annoyance caused by their feather mites(虱) which all birds have. whatever the reason, it is quite possible that the ancient egyptians saw birds behaving in this way, from time to time, and used it as the basis of their phoenix myth, adding fanciful details which closely linked it to their worship of the sun and their belief in resurrection. nowadays, the phoenix is much less important to us than it was to the egyptians. but the logo of modern fire insurance companies, which employ the phoenix as one of their symbols, refers that in one sense the idea of it remains. 56. according to the passage, the phoenix _ . a. is a handsome and eagle-like bird living in arab b. used to be seen when the egyptians held religious activities c. has never really existed in the world d. is the king of all kinds of birds57. the reason why birds stand above flames is probably that _ . a. the phoenix used to do so b. they may get rid of the mites c. they want to burn their feather d. they can heat themselves58. which of the following statements is not correct? a. the ancient egyptians worshiped the phoenix. b. the scientists have discovered why birds are attracted by fire. c. the modern people still favor the idea of the phoenix. d. the mythical tales about the phoenix were based on facts. 59. which of the following is closest to “resurrection” in the 3rd paragraph?a. living foreverb. offering warmthc. coming back to lifed. staying healthy60. what does the phoenix probably mean in the logo of a fire insurance company? a. our company can protect you from being harmed by fire. b. if your property is destroyed by fire, we will help you build it up again. c. our company will always be energetic and wealthy. d. if needed, we will save you at the risk of losing lives.第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）下面是一篇有关书籍介绍的应用文，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先请阅读下列应用文：a. selfit is a handbook devoted to womens overall physical and mental health. every issue (每期) has many usable articles, in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on non-models and the eat-right