1、高考资源网（ ）与您相伴。欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿！。 益阳市第十七中学2013年下学期期中考试高二英语问卷时量：120分钟 满分：120分一， 听力（每小题1.5分，共30分）Section A. Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 conversations between two speakers. For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices. Listen to the conversat
2、ions carefully, then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation twice. Conversation 1( )1. How many bathrooms are there in he house?A. One B Two C Three( )2. What do we learn about the fridge?A. Its too small. B. Its
3、too old. C. Its broken.Conversation 2( )3.What does the man want to do this weekend? A. Go out on his motorcycle. B. Fix his motorcycle by himself.C. Have his motorcycle fixed.( )4. What will the woman do this weekend?A. Go to a concert B. Study in the library. C. Have fun with the manConversation 3
4、( )5.Whay is probably the woman? A. She is the sister of Ms Elaine Strong. B. She is the secretary of Ms Elaine Strong. C. She is the boss of Ms Elaine Strong.( )6. What time will the man probably get the information?A. 2:30 p.m. B. 3:30 p.m. C.5:00 p.m.Conversation 4( )7. What was wrong with the ba
5、throom?A. The power supply system failed. B. The air-conditioning system failed.C. The water supply system didnt work properly.( )8. What did the manager offer to comfort the woman? A. A three- day stay free of charge in his hotel.B. A warm room facing the south.C. A thorough check of the room.( )9.
6、 What excuse did the manager make? A. They were busy with the conference. B. They were having the conference.C. The housekeeper was a newcomer.Conversation 5( )10. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. A manager and a interviewee. B. A boss and his secretary.C. An Ad designe
7、r and his customer.( )11. Which is true of Miss Brown? A. She has just graduated from Peterson School.B. She posted the Ad in the newspaper.C. She can do a lot of things besides phoning.( )12.What was the result of the position? A. Miss Brown was given the position.B. Miss Brown was likely to be ref
8、used.C. Miss Brown was likely to be given the position.Conversation 6( )13. Whats happening to Lisa?A. Her father has to go to work in Hangzhou.B. An accident happened to a friend from Hangzhou.C. Her family will have to move to Hangzhou.( )14. How does Tom feel at the news? A. Its good for Lisa, bu
9、t bad for him.B. He is very sorry about the news.C. Hes a bit surprised.( )15. Which of the following statements is true? A. Lisa will move to Hangzhou and she is looking forward to the trip.B. Tom feels very sad that Lisa will leave him.C. Lisa and Tom wont see each other as often as before.Section
10、 BDirections: In this section, you will listen to a mini-talk. Fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. Fill in the blanks with no more three words. You will hear the mini-talk twice.The weather forcastBeijingSunny, a little cloudy but 16.HongkongSunny and hot, very hot. Its 17 de
11、grees now.Lanzhou18 Tianshan Mountain0 degree. North of Urumqi, there is 19 of snow already, and its going to snow some more.ShanghaiSunny and 20 二，单项选择。（每小题1分，共15分）( )21, I was determined _ win, but Mattew was playing badly. A, to win. B, winning. C, won. D, win( )22, However, the only people who s
12、ee our grades are the teacher and the students the grades _ . A, belong to. B, belongs to. C, are belonging to. D, are belonged to( )23, My best friend Mattew has stopped _ to me. A, talk. B, to talk. C, talking. D, talked( )24, I cannot help _ if he wants Peter to be his best friend instead of me.
13、A, wonder. B, to wonder C, wondering. D, wondered( )25, You have every right _ betrayed by your friend if she told your secret to others.A, to feel. B, feeling. C, feel. D, felt( )26, Boys and girls have different attitudes _ friendship. A, for B, towards. C, as. D, with( )27, The qualities that boy
14、s and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same, _ the basis of these friendships. A, in spite of. B, in case of. C, regardless of. D, instead of ( )28, In conclusion, when we are old and _ our lives, what will we remember? A, look forward to. B, look down upon. C, look up to. D, look
15、 back on( )29, It is our duty to try to _ production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy. A, cut back on. B, cut down. C, cut up. D, cut into( )30, _ it is clear that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment. A, What. B, As. C, It. D, That( )31, _ number of w
16、hite-flag dolphins in China has dropped because of pollution in the Yangtze River. A, The B, A. C, An. D, /( )32, _ that the world climate has been changing in the recent years. A, It is no doubt. B, There is no doubt C, It is doubt. D, There is doubt( )33, When Dolly was born, many people were worr
17、ied that cloning would _ more disease in the animal world. A, result from. B, contribute for. C, lead to. D, take in( )34, If we _ nature, we will have to deal with the consequences. A, play with. B, chat with. C, talk with. D, toy with( )35, In recent years, there _ great progress in the study of g
18、enetics.A, has been. B, is. C, was. D, had been三，完形填空. （每题1.5分,共30分） I feel 36_ by my friend Hannah. We have been best friends 37_ primary school and spend almost every day with each other. 38_ Monday, we had a surprise math quiz. I thought it was quite 39_ and was not worried about the results. I m
19、ust have sounded very proud of myself after the 40_ . But the next day, my math teacher told me that I had the 41_ grade in the class! I felt so ashamed. Afterwards, I pretended to be cheerful, 42_ Hannah sensed something was wrong. I told her how badly I had done and 43_ her not to tell others and
20、she said she would keep my 44_. However, the next day, I 45_ that my classmates were staring at me and found a piece of paper on my desk said, Stupid Sarah got a D! I thought that Hannah must have told my 46_ about my grade. I was so 47_ that I didnt want to be friends with her any more.( )36, A, be
21、trayed. B, sorry. C, understood. D, trusted( )37, A, when. B, since. C, as. D, while( )38, A, At. B, In. C, On. D, For ( )39, A, nice. B, difficult. C, hard. D, easy( )40, A, quiz. B, game. C, friend. D, word( )41, A, highest. B, lowest. C, higher D, lower( )42, A, however. B, but. C, so. D, and( )4
22、3, A, told. B, forbad C, begged. D, made( )44, A, promise. B, word. C, pace. D, secret( )45, A, noticed. B, realized. C, thought. D, believed( )46, A, parents. B, classmates. C, brothers. D, sisters( )47, A, worried. B, concerned. C, angry. D, happy填空，每空一个单词。 For a long time, our environment has bee
23、n damaged 48_ humans have been careless. People have harmed nature through agriculture, fishing, hunting and tourism. 49_ further damage the earth by building new channels in the sea and factories on the island, and 50_ creating pollution with chemical waste. We will some day destroy the planet we l
24、ive on 51_ we continue in this way. 52_, if we focus only on conservation, then people may suffer. 53_ everything that is best for nature is good for people. Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor 54_ nature? From the point of view of some people, we are only doing 55_ humans h
25、ave always done, using nature to meet our own needs.四，阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）ACanada is a very large country. It is bigger than China. China is the third largest country in the world. Canada is the second largest. It has an area of nearly 10 million sq. km. Canada has a very long coastline. To the west is t
26、he Pacific Ocean. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is in the north. There are many islands off the Pacific coast and off the Arctic coast. The largest one in the west is Vancouver Island. In the east there is New Foundland, and in the Arctic Ocean the biggest islands are Baffin Is
27、land. ( Greenland is not part of Canada. It is part of Denmark, a country in northern Europe.)Canada has a long border with the USA in the south. In the northwest Canada borders on the American State of Alaska . Canada is a northern country. The Arctic Circle ( Latitude 16N ) passes through the nort
28、hern part. In the south, half of the border with the USA follows line of latitude 49 N.( )56, What ocean is in the north of Canada? A, The Pacific Ocean. B, The Atlantic Ocean C, the Indian Ocean. D, The Arctic Ocean( )57, There are many islands in Canada, and Vancouver Island is _. A, in the west.
29、B, in the east. C, in the north. D, in the south( )58, Alaska is one of the states of America. It is on the _ of Canada. A, northeast. B, southeast. C, northwest. D, southwest( )59, Latitude 16 N is through _. A, the northern part of Canada. B, the northern part of China C, the northern part of Amer
30、ica. D, the northern part of New FoundlandBLorna just had to get in touch with someone: I had to tell my best friend something important. I tried calling her but I couldnt get through, so I send her an e-mail and then I spoke to her on MSN. Without technology I would not have been able to tell her.S
31、taying connected with friends and family is important for us. Thats why we asked our readers to tell us how cellphones, e-mails, blogs, text messaging, and personal pages help them keep in touch. More than 1500 responded.Most of you told us you couldnt live without technology: 80% of teens said they
32、 need technology to stay in touch. Almost 30% said theyd be completely out of their friends without their cellphones and other methods of communication.What do you do when youve got news you need to share now? Most teens say they try to reach their friends by phone. But if they dont reach them, they
33、 use QQ, e-mails, and text messaging to get the words out .Lots of people use one way of communicating -like text messaging - to get a friends attention and then use another where they can talk more. My friends and I always tell each other everything that happens. So I send them text messages to tel
34、l them to come online so we can talk about it, said Sebeiha. When planning to get together with friends, Julian said, the easiest and fastest way I know is to know is to send text message to my contact group.Jocelyn said, If I want to go to see a movie with a few friends, I usually text message them
35、. By telephone, you have to call every single friend one by one. But text messaging allow you to send the same message to as many as people as youd like, which saves a lot of time.( )60, Which method of communication is NOT mentioned in the passage?A, E-mails. B, Blogs. C, Personal pages. D, Persona
36、l letters.( )61, What do most young people use first when they have news to tell their friends according to the passage?A, MSN. B, QQ. C, Phones. D, Text messaging( )62, The underlined part get the words out means_.A, send the message. B, send the e-mail. C, talk with their friends. D, meet their fr
37、iends( )63, In which part of a newspaper can you probably find this passage?A, Sport. B, Education. C, technology. D, culture.CMr. Brown first to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so ho
38、t, said Mr. Brown. In 1898, he saw the fire once more.Now, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact, there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?Scientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to
39、speed up fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.( )64, Mr. Brown said that we had to take a fast look at the fire because _ .A, it was in the hole. B, it was very hot. C, it was orange. D, it was harmful( )65, How many coal fires are there in the world?A, There is
40、 only one. B, It is hard to say. C, There are 260. D, The article doesnt tell us.( )66, What s one of the best ways to put out the underground fire?A, To cover the holes with stones. B, To speed up the fireC, To see the fires burning. D, To do some experiments( )67, What is the best title for the ar
41、ticle?A, watching the Underground fireB, A way to put out the underground coal firesC, The burning fireD, Cola and coal firesDA driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driv
42、er opened his eyes and looked at his watch: Its 8:05, he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was woken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. Sir, do you know the time? he asked. The driver looked at his watch and told him it was half past eight.In this way, the driv
43、er thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck it on the window for all to see. It said, I dont know the time.Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, Hey, sir, he said. Its a quarter to nin
44、e.( )68, Where did the driver sleep?A, At the window. B, in the street. C, In his car. D, In his room( )69, How long had the driver been there when the third person called him?A, 40 minutes. B, 25 minutes. C, 50 minutes. D, 70 minutes( )70, The third person knocked at the window to _. A, ask him the
45、 time. B, ask him to sleep. C, see if the driver was sleeping. D, tell him what time it was第卷 情景作文现代社会的发展要求我们有良好的人际关系。你班将举行一次讨论会，讨论如何交友。请根据下面提示写一篇发言稿。1. 每个人都需要朋友，如何交友极为重要；2. 不管在何处，要使陌生人都能感到你的亲切。要关心别人，不要以貌（appearance）取人；3. 与别人有分歧时，不要争吵，要商量。注意：1. 词数：100个左右； 2. 文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。Everyone needs friends. _高考资源网版权所有！投稿可联系QQ：1084591801试卷、试题、教案、学案等教学资源均可投稿。