1、龙泉中学2013-2014学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试题全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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. 5分，满分7. 5分）请听下面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. How long has the man waited for the bus?A. About 10 minutes. B.
2、 About 20 minutes. C. About 30 minutes.2. What will the man do?A. Buy a new shirt. B. Take off his shirt. C. Wash his shirt.3. When does the conversation probably take place?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.4. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?A. Two months.
3、B. Five months. C. Seven months.5. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Repairing machines. B. Paying for tickets. C. Changing notes.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How does the man feel after the second job interview?A. Anxious. B. Confused. C. Hopeful.7. How m
4、any persons were able to go to the second interview?A. 4. B. 12. C. 16.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Which subject did the woman study last night?A. English. B. Physics. C. French. 9. What is the conversation mainly about?A. Exams. B. Sleep. C. Dreams.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why doesnt the man order first?A. He
5、is waiting for someone else.B. He wants to check the price first.C. He is unfamiliar with the restaurant.11. Which of the following does the man order?A. Salted fish. B. Smoked duck. C. Roast beef.12. What does the man want to drink?A. Beer. B. Wine. C. Coffee.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why cant the man
6、get through?A. The line is busy. B. The line has not been paid.C. The line is not in the service.14. What do we know about the man?A. He lost his way. B. He is stuck in a traffic jam.C. He had a traffic accident.15. How many people are there in the car?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.16. What is the proba
7、ble relationship between the two speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Policeman and driver.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When was the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit made a law?A. In 1963. B. In 1973. C. In 1983.18. What is the reason that 75% of the persons surveyed favor the law?A. Easing the traf
8、fic pressure. B. Protecting the environment.C. Decreasing the highway death rate.19. How many people favor a higher speed limit for trucks?A. Only 23%. B. Only 55%. C. Only 75%.20. Why do truckers want a higher speed limit for trucks?A. Trucks do not use crucial fuel. B. Trucks run better at higher
9、speeds. C. Most trucks dont transport consumer goods.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. It is raining hard. Will you go to your friends birthday party? I promised him to go, but the heavy rain really places me in a _. Im not sure whether I will go or not. A. disadvantageB. conclusio
10、nC. dilemmaD. challenge22. All _, whether large or small, has never been lost sight of and is always appreciated by the Hope Project.A. contributionB. coincidenceC. conflictD. convenience23. I threatened to report the taxi driver for illegally _ a passenger, but he pointed at his “Not for Hire” sign
11、 and drove away. A. resistingB. rejectingC. disposingD. removing24. Premier Wen Jiabao showed his sorrow to the dead and ordered that the necessities be _ as soon as possible.A. imitatedB. constructed C. conveyed D. collected25. Everyone can _ and every dollar counts, please join us and donate some
12、money to help earthquake victims.A. make a successB. make a promiseC. make a pointD. make a difference26. The more one is _ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language.A. kept up B. filled in C. caught in D. exposed to27. After a heated discussion, the employees pr
13、esented many _ suggestions which might help improve the quality of the companys product. A. accurateB. optimisticC. positiveD. temporary28. If what parents say is not _ with what they do, it will have a bad effect on their children. A. contraryB. consistent C. confidentD. considerate29. Theyre _ cho
14、osing a cautious policy in order to avoid a risk in such an important event.A. thoroughlyB. deliberatelyC. carelesslyD. naturally30. Im told that the job is open to everyone _ their previous experience. So its a chance for a green hand like you.A. apart fromB. due to C. on behalf of D. regardless of
15、第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after 31 thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head 32 his walking stick. McKays wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a 33 perso
16、n, he had been 34 to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often. Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a 35 collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKays, or too often, on the M
17、cKays 36 .“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our 37 ,” said Laurence. She added that it wasnt so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant 38 bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks. “Wed
18、 be 39 there happily reading our newspapers, when 40 so much water would come from above that wed be as wet as if wed 41 with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the 42 of fish!”And on Saturday evening it was just too 43 . “It was Jamess birthday,” explained Laurence, “and Id made him a birt
19、hday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didnt get to blow them out.” 44 , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet 45 . Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast. “I couldnt 46 him. He was up there in a flash.
20、It was the fastest Id seen him move since 1964.”Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his 47 from now on. And what of James McKay? 48 he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”. “ 49 the most exciting birthda
21、y 50 !” said the cheerful old man. “The best since my adolescence Id say!”31. A. hittingB. tappingC. pushingD. touching32. A. byB. viaC. throughD. with 33. A. quietB. peacefulC. sensitiveD. stubborn34. A. accustomedB. takenC. drivenD. attracted35. A. fishB. seedC. plantD. newspaper36. A. himselfB. i
22、tselfC. themselvesD. herself37. A. bathroomB. kitchenC. bedroomD. balcony38. A. whichB. whatC. thatD. whether39. A. sittingB. exercisingC. sleepingD. eating40. A. regularlyB. unconsciously C. preciselyD. suddenly41. A. swumB. showeredC. wateredD. drowned42. A. tasteB. senseC. feelingD. smell43. A. l
23、ittleB. soonC. lateD. much44. A. BesideB. InsteadC. OtherwiseD. Consequently45. A. overB. acrossC. throughD. down46. A. stopB. blameC. ignoreD. stand47. A. viewsB. attitudeC. waysD. mind 48. A. WhileB. SinceC. UntilD. As49. A. SincerelyB. ImpossiblyC. DefinitelyD. Previously50. A. beforeB. everC. al
24、readyD. since第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AHere is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “W
25、hich do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldnt always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “Mum, please giv
26、e me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard.
27、As a result, I was sent into prison.The famous man from the White House said: One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, lets have a competition. Now I divide the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will gi
28、ve one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I
29、think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.51. The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because .A. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller oneB. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brotherC. elder brother should of course have the bigger oneD.
30、he knew how to make his mother happy from her answer52. We can conclude from the passage that .A. its important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay work B. its wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enoughC. its wrong to ask children not to alway
31、s think of themselvesD. its always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple53. The writer tells the story by .A. organizing it in the order of time B. making a comparison between two menC. providing some scientific informationD. describing it in the order of space54. It is implied
32、 in the passage that .A. we should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lotB. in order to get what we want, we should play hardC. giving children apples will lead them to become criminalsD. a mothers educational method has a great influence on a childs growing BCollege libraries are d
33、esigned primarily for research and study. To explain its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of looking up the material for the paper Suppose your assignment is to write a paper on a novel called The Sun Also Rises by American writer HemingwayThe first step is t
34、o go to the main catalogMany small drawers on the large wooden cabinets are lined up in alphabetical(字母的) orderEach of the drawers contains hundreds of alphabetical ordered cardsThese cards are printed references to all material available in the libraryTitle cards are cataloged by the first word of
35、the book title, leaving out the articles like “a”, “an” and “the”And then you get the cards for the books you needOn the upper left corner of each card is the call numberThis is the numerical code that shows where the book is located in the libraryThe library has open and closed stacksIf your book i
36、s on the open stacks, you can go to the open-stack room, and according to the call number find it out by yourselfThere are only about 30,000 books on open stacks, while most of the 800,000 books in our library are kept in closed stacks, which are accessible only to teachers and graduate students. Fo
37、r undergraduates like you, borrowing books from the closed stacks have to be done with the help of our librarianIn that case, you must fill out a call slip(纸条) for the book, showing the call number, author and titleYou can get call slips on tables near the catalog cabinetsYou show your call slip tog
38、ether with your library card to a librarian at the information deskHe or she will help you find the book out in the closed stacks.55. What is the main purpose of this text?A. To present readers a brief introduction to a college libraryB. To guide readers how to find books needed in a college library
39、.C. To tell readers how to fill out a call slip in a college library.D. To show readers where to find books in a college library.56. What letter you should look for on the title card for the book The Old Man and the Sea by the Hemingway? A. The letter “t”. B. The letter “h”. C. The letter “o”. D. Th
40、e letter “s”.57. How are books arranged and shelved in the library?A. By call numbers. B. By call slips of authors names.C. In alphabetical order. D. By the first word of book title.58. Suppose you are an undergraduate and you want to borrow a book from the closed stacks, which is the correct order
41、to do it?a. go to the main catalog b. show your call slip and library cardc. find out the call number d. fill out a call slipe. get the cards for the booksA. a-b-e-d-c B. b-a-c-d-e C. a-e-c-d-bD. b-c-a-e-dCSome people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if
42、countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little
43、to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the incident of tragedy involving murders of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.One country received its second-place medals with visible an
44、ger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, as the losers disagreed with the final decisions. They believed that one of their goals should have been allowed and that their opponents victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said: “This i
45、snt hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension(停赛) of the team for at least three years.The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, afte
46、r a disputable(有争议的) end to their contest. The game had ended in disorder. It was thought at first that the United States had won by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and anot
47、her player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the US had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury (评审委员会) debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.Incidents
48、of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that enc
49、ourages aggressive patriotism (爱国主义).59. According to the author, recent Olympic Games have _.A. created goodwill between the nationsB. hardly showed any international friendship C. caused only false national prideD. led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred60. What did the manager mean by sa
50、ying, “.Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?A. There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.B. His team would no longer take part in international games.C. Hockey and the Federation are ruined by the unfair decisions.D. The Federation should be ended.61
51、. The basketball example implied that .A. too much patriotism was displayed in the incidentB. the announcement to make the match last longer was wrongC. the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decisionD. The American team was right in receiving the silver medals62. Which statement best summar
52、izes this passage?A. The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.B. Different teams often have disputes when fighting for the first place.C. Any team that has disrespectful behavior should be suspended.D. Athletes should compete as individuals.D From the beginning of human history, wild a
53、nimals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. The
54、y like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce. An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members
55、of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war. Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some
56、 states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a
57、wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night. Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it.
58、 Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.63. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Wildcats and their stories.
59、B. Wildcats and their characters.C. Varieties of animal species.D. Relationship between animals and humans.64. The underlined words a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat in Paragraph 1 may refer to _. A. gasoline companiesB. automobile manufacturersC. brands of automobile D. names of wildcats65. Which of th
60、e following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?A. Wildcat congressmen.B. Wildcat oil wells.C. Wildcat banks.D. Wildcat cars. 66. It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money_.A. people couldnt buy anything with the moneyB. people complained and suffered a lotC. t
61、he rich invested too much on oil wellsD. people didnt know how to save moneyEIts going to be a busy day at Betsy Ross house in Philadelphia on Thursday. She wont be there, since she died in 1836, but hundreds of tourists will be going through her house.You see, Thursday is Flag Day in the United Sta
62、tes. The unofficial holiday commemorates the adoption of the stars-and-stripes design of the American flag by the Continental Congress 235 years ago, on June 14, 1777. According to lore, the Ross House is the birthplace of the nations flag. Thats open to debate, but its a story that schoolbooks stil
63、l tell. Betsy Ross was a seamstress, busy sewing cushions for chairs in Philadelphia, which was the focus place of the American revolution against British rule. The Declaration of Independence by the colonists was signed there, and so was the new nations Constitution after independence was won.Widow
64、ed when her husband, a member of the local militia, was killed in a gunpowder explosion, Betsy Ross often mended the clothes of the rebels leader and future U.S. president, George Washington. According to what some say in history and others a stretch of what really happened, Washington asked Ross to
65、 design and sew the new nations flag. The story was promoted by Ross grandson, who wrote that Betsy Ross had “made with her hands the first flag.” She became a role model for girls - a shining example of womens contributions to the nations history. Most research indicates that Ross did sew the first
66、 flag. Shes credited with substituting artful five-point white stars for six-pointed ones in the upper-left blue field. But many other accounts indicate George Washington brought the design to Ross and simply asked her to stitch it together. In a letter, Washington wrote: “We take the stars from Hea
67、ven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her. And the white stripes shall go down to posterity as representing liberty.” 67. People would like to go to Rosss house in Philadelphia to _.A. ask Betsy Ross who created the first Ameri
68、can flag B. meet her grandson who wrote a book about flags C. debate over who designed the first American flag D. remember her as the creator of the first American flag68. Which statement is true according to the passage? A. Betsy Ross was one of the people who signed The Declaration of Independence
69、 B. All are in agreement that Ross designed the first American flag C. It is almost certain that Ross did sew the first American flag D. It is George Washington who designed the stars and stripes flag 69. The underlined the word “seamstress” in Paragraph 2 probably means_. A. a person who designs fl
70、ags B. a person who makes a living by sewing C. a person who takes part in revolution D. a person who creates chairs70. What does the last paragraph imply according to the passage? A. It implies that the U.S. is independent from Britain B. It implies that Washington liked Rosss design of the flagC.
71、It implies that Washington might be the designer of the flag D. It implies that Ross did have helped with the design of the flag第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节:完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）71. When I opened the door, l found him sitting in the sofa, completely _ reading a novel. (absorb) 当我打开门时，我发现他坐在沙发上，完全专心地看小说
72、。72. So _ that Maric was able to set up new branches elsewhere. (successful) 她的生意是如此成功，以至于玛里克可以在别的地方建立新的分公司。73. It seems that we have to accept the result and make a good preparation to have another try. earlier, I could have done something to avoid this accident. (inform) 看来我们必须接受这个结果并做好再次尝试的准备了。要是
73、我早点得知的话，就可以做些什么来避免这场事故了。74. It is the test system, rather than the teachers, for the students heavy study burden nowadays. (blame) 对于学生现在的学业重压，该受责备的是考试体系，而不是老师。75. Have you ever had a case but nobody showed any concern? (fall)你有没有过这种情况，你病倒了，却没有人关心?76 . With my money , I have to draw some from the ba
74、nk in case I have none in hand. (run) 我的钱快用完了，所以我要从银行取点钱，以防手头太紧。77. We are told from the directors office that we know the result of the final examination. (long) 我们从主任办公室获悉，过不了多久，我们就可以知道期终考试的结果。78. Some experts recommend signs and posters be put up in areas . (allow) 一些专家建议应在不允许抽烟的地方贴上标志和海报。79. No
75、one really knows exactly when the first people arrived in now. (call) 没有人知道确切在什么时候第一批移民者到达我们今天称之为美国的地方。80. A reporter begins by contacting people _ and then prepares questions. (interview) 记者要先和被采访人联系，然后准备好要采访的问题。第二节：短文写作（共1题：满分30分） 请根据以下提示，并结合你生活中的实例，用英语写一篇短文。 Forgiveness is one of the most loving
76、actions you can take for yourself. 注意：1. 无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语;2. 除诗歌外，文体不限；3. 词数为120左右。龙泉中学20132014学年上学期期中考试高二英语参考答案15 BBACB 6 10 CABCC 1115 BAABB 1620 ABCAB2125 CABCD 2630DCBBD 3135 ADBCA 3640 CDCAD 4145 BDDBC 4650 ACDCB5154 DABD 5558 BCAC 5962 BCAA 6366 ADDB 6770 DCBC71. absorbed in 72. successful was
77、her business73. if I had been informed/had I been informed74 that is to blame75. where in which you fell ill76. running out77. it will not be long before78. where smoking is not allowed79. what we call America80. to be interviewed / who are to be interviewed / who will be interviewedOne possible ver
78、sion: Forgiveness is not something you give to someone else. It is a gift you give to yourself. A few months ago I entered for the election of monitor of our class. Unfortunately, my efforts ended in failure because my closest friend carelessly let out my plan to my opponent. Naturally, we broke up.
79、 So disappointed was I that I couldnt focus my attention on anything. How tough a time it was until one day it flashed upon me that if I refused to forgive him, I would remain a prisoner of my hatred at the cost of a friend. I didnt keep this “incident” in my mind any more. Gradually I recovered and we were friends again. My forgiveness proved a great gift as it not only set me free but also won me a friend back.
