1、广东梅县东山中学2014届高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷出题人：第一小组本试卷共4页，4大题，笔试部分满分135分。考试用时120分钟。（听力15分另计）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。信息匹配题，如选E，请涂黑AB选项，如选F，请涂黑CD选项。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需
2、改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在答题卡相应位置。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。（15小题，每题1分，满分15分）听第一段对话，回答第1至3题。1. What is the main topic of this conversation?A. Tomorrows trip B. Tomo
3、rrows practice C. Yesterdays exam2. What is the woman asking for from the man?A. A ride to the beach B. His notes from the last class C. Directions to the beach3. What time is the man planning to leave the next day?A. 4:00 am B. 6:00am C.8:00am听第二段对话，回答第4至6题。4. Where will the man be working during t
4、he summer?A. In his fathers restaurant B. In his uncles restaurant C. In a hotel5. Where is the woman going to work in the summer?A. On the coast B. On a boat C. In a factory6. Why cant the woman visit the man in the month of July?A. Because she will be working on a boat.B. Because he will be workin
5、g for his grandparents.C. Because she will be working in the lab.听第三段对话，回答第7至9题。7. How many McDonalds were there in the world by 1982?A.7063 B.7603 C. 12838. Why would workers buy lunches in McDonalds?A. The employees there are helpful and polite.B. The food tasted better than their lunches from hom
6、e.C. The tables and floors are clean.9. Who first owned McDonalds?A. Richard McDonald B. Two brothers C. Ray Kroc听第四段对话，回答第10至12题。10. When does this lecture take place?A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. At night11. Who is the speaker?A. The headmaster of the universityB. The director in charge
7、 of the courses.C. A famous professor of the university.12. How many ways to improve listening skill are mentioned in the lecture?A. Two B. Three C. Four听第五段对话，回答第13至15题。13. What shortage is this passage talking about?A. Drinking water. B. Specialists C. Electricity.14. What is an expert system?A. I
8、ts a group of experts formed by doctors and engineers.B. It is a special kind of program for computers.C. It is a system for experts to use computers freely.15. What can an expert system do according to this passage?A. Process dirty water in a river for drinking.B. Give advice to a village doctor wh
9、o finds it difficult to cure a disease.C. Treat and take care of the patients.语言知识及应用第一节：完形填空 （共15小题每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给A、B、C和D的选项中，选出最佳选项。When I was 11, my grandfather began to teach me how to drive. I was a fast learner. At 16, I was already a 1 driver. However, when I passed into a
10、dulthood, I began to get speeding tickets. For me, this did not reflect ones 2 as a driver. So I 3 to drive as fast as I could.Then in September of 2005, I received a letter 4 my presence to discuss my future driving rights. As I sat down, a man began to unfold my file. I was 5 to see my record was
11、five pages long. The man gave me two 6 . I could turn in my 7 and not drive for three months or continue driving, but without tickets for one year. With two kids and a(n) 8 practice, I went with the second choice.After the meeting, I had lunch with my friend, Nick. He noticed that my eating habits 9
12、 my driving habits. Nick told me that my attention was totally given to the destination and not the process of getting there. The car 10 power, allowing me to get to my 11 much faster. However, after reaching it, I was never truly satisfied because I 12 the messages and lessons of the journey.After
13、the two 13 , I began to transform myself. I now enjoy driving, often taking the most scenic route. I have also slowed my 14 down, enjoying each bite as I go. Learning 15 is really a big lesson for me.1. A. lucky B. poor C. careless D. skilled 2. A. interest B. belief C. ability D. character3. A. sto
14、pped B. continued C. began D. wanted4. A. requesting B. hoping C. suggesting D. planning5. A. disappointed B. depressed C. terrified D. surprised 6. A. choices B. tickets C. license D. pages7. A. money B. license C. evidence D. file8. A.important B. successful C. busy D. full9. A. affected B. matche
15、d C. suited D. caused 10. A. presents B. likes C. gives D. needs11. A. destination B. process C. place D. journey12. A. understood B. lacked C. gained D. ignored13. A. surveys B. debates C. discussions D. arguments14. A. working B. driving C. walking D. eating15. A. honesty B. patience C. understand
16、ing D. carefulness第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。On Wednesday morning at eleven oclock, I was walking down Main Street 16 I had just parked my car. Suddenly I heard two shots! I thought they had come from the bank. I ran towards the bank. I saw a man 17 (come) out.
17、 He was short and fat 18 a big moustache. More 19 (importance), he had a bag of money and 20 gun in his hands! 21 I could do anything, he ran up the street, 22 (disappear) behind a bus. That afternoon I went to the movies. Guess 23 happened? I saw the thief again at the foot of the stairs! I telepho
18、ned the police from a telephone next to the rest rooms. The police arrived in less 24 five minutes. They arrested the thief just as he 25 (buy) a chocolate bar from the candy machine! What an exciting day! And best of all, the bank gave me a $100 reward! 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）阅读下列
19、短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJune came and the hay (干草) was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummers Eve, which was a Saturday, Mr. Jones went into Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back until midday on Sunday. His men had milked the cows in the early morning
20、and then had gone out chatting without bothering to feed the animals. When Mr. Jones got back, he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the News of the World over his face. When evening came, the animals were still not fed. At last, they could stand no longer. One of the cows broke
21、into the door of the storehouse with her horns and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains. It was just then that Mr. Jones woke up. The next moment he and his four men were in the storehouse with whips(鞭子)in their hands, whipping in all directions. This was more than the hungry anima
22、ls would bear. Together though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they jumped upon their masters. Mr. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being struck with the horns and kicked from all sides. The situation was quite out of their control. They had never seen these animals act l
23、ike this before. This sudden rebellion of the creatures, which they were used to beating and whipping just as they chose, frightened them. After only a moment or two, they gave up trying to defend themselves. A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road with the animals running
24、after them joyfully.26. The four men did not feed the cows because_.A. they had not cut the hay yet. B. Mr. Jones wasnt at home.C. they did not have time to feed them. D. the cows had fed themselves.27.The cows broke into the storehouse because_. A. they did not like their masters. B. Mr. Jones forg
25、ot to lock the door. C. they were kept in the cow-house too long. D. they were too hungry to wait for the feed.28.What did the five men finally do with the cows? A. They chased and drove the cows away. B. They continued beating the cows. C. They gave up defense and ran away. D. They gave in and fed
26、the cows.29.We can learn from the passage that_. ks5u A. Mr. Jones and his men often beat the cows. B. the cows often had fights with their masters.C. the cows often ran out to look for food. D. Mr. Jones and his men often forgot to feed the cows.30. The underlined word fright in the last sentence i
27、s closest in meaning to_. A.dash B. surprise C. fear D. protection B Change is natural part of language developmentThe words you like to use are probably a little different from those that your grandparents used when they were youngA study carried out by a British company found that the use of e-mai
28、l has had a bad influence on the standard of written English According to the research，computer users today are too busy to hit the “shift” buttons on their keyboardse-mails are often written in lower case，that is to say, with no capital letters for names or the beginning of sentences. Spelling mist
29、akes are generally accepted even in formal e-mailsAnd nouns are often used as verbs (e.g. Please bookmark this site. ) With the development of the Internet，e-mail and mobile phone messages，a new language has developed within just a few yearswe call it WeblishThe latest oxford English Dictionary has
30、included many new words showing the changes in our communication culture. While some language experts are concerned about the future of English and want to do something，John Simpson，chief editor of the dictionary says，“The standards may be different now but it has certainly encouraged writing and co
31、mmunication，which means a faster development of language changeThere are a large number of words that either come from the Internet or have been given new meanings by the Internet”31According to the research, people often write e-mails in lower case to Abe differentBshow kindness Cmake fun Dsave tim
32、e 32All the following changes can be accepted in e-mail writing except Ano capital letters Bspelling mistakes Cnouns being used as verbsDno verbs in a sentence33The second paragraph mainly tells Athe mistakes found in English e-mails. Bthe side effects of the use of e-mails Cthe changes in English u
33、sed in e-mails. Dthe reason why people use e-mail.34Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ASpelling mistakes are not allowed in todays e-mails. BThe Internet develops new words as well as new meanings to some old words. CWeblish is only used in e-mails. DWe cannot find Weblish in
34、a dictionary at present.35According to the passage，John Simpson probably agrees that Athe Internet has brought great changes to English. Bmistakes in e-mail are very important to English. Ceveryone should learn to write e-mails in Weblish.Dthe use of e-mail stops the development of language. CAs you
35、 climb into the hill country, the roads get dustier and rougher, and fewer cars can be seen. Phonxay is one of the poorest districts of Laos, and many of its villages are only accessible by footpath. Our destination this hot morning is a concrete water tank that can be found just off the road. A UK
36、organization helped to build it six years ago, and in the nearby village of Thapho, where clean drinking water is scarce, it has made a big difference. The tank feeds six taps which in turn give water to over 800 people-it has improved things for almost every family, from schoolchildren to grannies.
37、 But lately, we were told, the clean water supply has come under pressure from new arrivals, people who have come down from the hill areas, and there are concerns that there will not be enough clean water to go round. There are also serious worries about resources in Laos. The Chinese are building a
38、 400km railway link, which could transform the landlocked country. About 150,000 Chinese workers will be involved. What will this do to local clean water supplies? How will the workers be fed?The vast majority of Laotians live on farms. But with foreign investors wanting to buy up land, local people
39、 will have to be moved to make room for them. Heavily dependent on both foreign aid and foreign investment, Laos still falls well behind its neighbours, although its economy has grown at about 6% a year in the last decade. Its biggest economic problem is the lack of locally trained skilled workforce
40、.But there are reasons to be hopeful for the future. Laos is beautiful, and foreign tourism continues to grow: fortunately so far the fast-food chains and coffee bars common elsewhere are nowhere to be seen. Although all local media are government-run, the Internet is not controlled and the BBC and
41、CNN are available to those with satellite dishes.The government has also achieved impressive results in rural development, with communities benefiting not just from cleaner water but the construction of new schools and regular visits from medical teams. Poverty will not be history in Laos within the
42、 next decade, but with small steps forward and a bit of outside help, the country could find itself out of the UNs least-developed category by 2020.36. The underlined word “scarce” in paragraph 1 most probably means_.A. valuable B. infrequent C. rare D. missing37. What is putting pressure on the loc
43、al supply of clean water?A. Dust from the road is making the water dirtier.B. The population of the area is growing fast.C. There are too many taps accessing the water.D. The coming summer will dry up rivers and lakes.38 What is the most serious limitation on Laos economic growth?A. The lack of loca
44、l skilled workers. B. A poor transportation system.C. Too much foreign aid. D. Too many foreign workers.39. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a reason for Laos to be hopeful?A. There are no fast-food restaurants in the country.B. Laos has a variety of tourist attractions.C. Inf
45、ormation on the Internet is freely accessible.D. The government owns all local media.40. What is the best title for the passage?A. Laos: slow-developing nations B. Laos: small steps forward C. Laos: least-developed land D. Laos: landlocked countryD Thirteen vehicles lined up last March to race acros
46、s the Mojave Desert，seeking a million in prize moneyTo win，they had to finish the 142-mile race in less than 10 hoursTeams and watchers knew there might be no winner at all，because these vehicles were missing a key partdrivers DARPA，the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency，organized the race as
47、 part of a push to develop robotic vehicles for future battlefieldsBut the Grand Challenge， as it was called，just proved how difficult it is to get a car to speed across an unfamiliar desert without human guidance. One had its brake lock up in the starting areaAnother began by throwing itself onto a
48、 wallAnother got tied up by bushes near the road after 1.9 miles One turned upside downOne took off in entirely the wrong direction and had to be disabled by remote controlOne went a little more than a mile and rushed into a fence；another managed to go for six miles but stuck on a rockThe “winner”，i
49、f there was any，reached 7.8 miles before it ran into a long，narrow hole，and the front wheels caught on fire “You get a lot of respect for natural abilities of the living things，”says Reinhold Behringer，who helped design two of the car-size vehicles for a company called SciAutonics“Even ants can do a
50、ll these tasks effortlesslyIts very hard for us to put these abilities into our machine” The robotic vehicles，though with necessary modern equipment such as advanced computers and GPS guidance，had trouble figuring out fast enough the blocks ahead that a two-year-old human recognizes immediatelySure，
51、that very young child，who has just only learned to walk，may not think to wipe apple juice off her face，but she already knows that when theres a cookie in the kitchen she has to climb up the table，and that when she gets the cookie it will taste good. She is more advanced，even months old，than any mach
52、ine humans have designed41Watchers doubted if any of the vehicles could finish the race because Athey did not have any human guidance Bthe road was not familiar to the drivers Cthe distance was too long for the vehicles Dthe prize money was unattractive to the drivers42DARPA organized the race in or
53、der to Araise money for producing more robotic vehicles Bpush the development of vehicle industry Ctrain more people to drive in the desert Dimprove the vehicles for future wars43From the passage，we know “robotic vehicles” are a kind of machines that Acan do effortlessly whatever tasks living things
54、 can Bcan move from place to place without being driven by human beings Ccan show off their ability to turn themselves upside down Dcan take part in a race across 142 miles with a time limit44In the race，the greatest distance one vehicle covered was Aabout eight miles Bsix miles Calmost two miles Da
55、bout one mile45In the last paragraph，the writer implies that there is a long way to go Afor a robotic vehicle to finish a 142-mile race without any difficulties Bfor a little child who has just learned to walk to reach the cookie on the table Cfor a robotic vehicle to deal with a simple problem that
56、 a little child can solve Dfor a little child to understand the importance of wiping apple juice off its face第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（如选E，涂AB；如选F，涂CD）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请阅读下列的广告：A Guangzhou Sports GroundOpen next week from 6:20 to 8:30 pm.Admission: $2, under 45 or over 60 - $7.Welcome to join
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59、eded here. Tel: 020-23100013F. HELP FROM MUSIC TEACHER Violin lessons to be given at 8:00 on Monday evening. Those attending prepare violins by themselves.Admission: 100 yuan (half price for students)Tel: 020-28338381请阅读以下人员的相关信息，然后匹配和他/她感兴趣的广告。46. Meimei is interested in playing the violin, but she
60、 cant play very well because she has no music teacher to teach her face to face. She really wants to get one.47. Peter begins to have his summer holiday today. He is too tired to go out for any activity. Instead, he would like to stay home in the evening.48. Toms family is not rich. He wants to find
61、 a part-time job at weekends to earn some money for his study.49. Jany is too fat. This is not good to her health. She knows it well and wants to take more exercise after study.50. Liu Hua is going to marry next month. Before that, she is going to take photos with her new husband.ks5u 基础知识第一节：新概念填空(
62、共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)Does Captain Fawcett think any trip is too dangerous?Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new 51._. The taxi is a small Swiss aeroplane called a Pilatus Porter. This 52._ plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that
63、 it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcetts first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a 53._ village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats
64、 and on another 54._, he landed in a 55._ car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.第二节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）56. H
65、ospitality is _(特征) of Chinese people.57. To a_ the task, we should make a plan first.58. John Snow showed that cholera came from the p_ water.59. It is not I but you who are to b_ for this failure.60. Our cooks sudden _ that she was leaving took us quite by surprise. (announce)61. Being e_ to the s
66、trong sunlight for a long time may causes skin cancer.62. A sea trip is always _ in fine weather like this. (enjoy)63.Gas is one of the modern _(便利设施) that the newly-built apartment building provides.64. The scenery of the West Lake is beautiful beyond_ (描述).65. From the stomach the disease attacked
67、 the body quickly and soon the _ (affect) person was dead. 写作（总分20分）第一节：摘要写作summary（5分）As I got into a taxi one afternoon, the driver was very angry about something that had happened to him earlier that day. Heres how he told the story:“One of my passengers left a wallet in my cab this morning. Near
68、ly three hundred dollars in it. I spent more than an hour trying to trace the guy. Finally I found him at his hotel. He took the wallet without a word and glared at me as though Id meant to steal it.”“He didnt give you a reward?” I asked.“Not a cent. But it wasnt the money I wanted,” he fumbled, the
69、n exploded, “If the guy had only said something”Why was the driver so upset? All he wanted was something simple, but even more valuable than money: to be thanked for his efforts. In short, what he wanted, what he needed but did not get, was a little bit of gratitude.要求：1. 以约30个词概括文章大意。 2. 可以参照阅读材料的内
70、容但不得直接引用原文中的句子。3. 概括准确，语言规范。第二节 基础写作（共1题，满分15分）写作内容： 马克吐温（Mark Twin）是美国19世纪最出名的作家之一。他出生于美国中部的密苏里州 （Missouri）。ks5u他的老家位于密西西比河（the Mississippi River）畔，他是在那里度过童年的。长大之后，他在船上做了一段时间的引航员（pilot）。马克吐温是他的笔名，这个笔名来自于船员测量水位时的喊叫声。他的一生写了许多小说，其中有一些已经被翻译成各种语言。写作要求：请用5个句子表达全部所给的内容。评分标准：句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。广东梅县东山中学2014
71、届高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷答案听力1-5 AAABB 6-10 AABBB 11-15 BBBBC笔试部分：完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）1-5 DCBAD 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 ADCDB语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）16. where 17coming 18with 19importantly 20. a 21Before 22disappearing 23what 24than 25. was buying阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，满分50分）2630 BDCAC 3135 DDCBA 3640 CBADB 4145 ADBAC
72、 4650 FBEAC新概念 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)ks5u51. service 52. wonderful 53. lonely 54.occasion 55. deserted 第二节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）56. characteristic 57. accomplish 58. polluted 59. blame 60. announcement 61. exposed 62. enjoyable 63. conveniences 64. description 65. affected写作：（共2小题，满分20分）Summary参考范文: （
73、5分）The passage tells us that a taxi driver got angry and disappointed, because he received nothing for his efforts to return the lost wallet to its owner, not even a simple word of gratitude.Writing参考范文: （15分）Mark Twin, one of the best known American writers in the nineteenth century, was born in Mi
74、ssouri in the middle part of the United States. ks5uHis hometown lies on the bank of the Mississippi River, where he spent his childhood. When he grew up, he worked as a pilot on a boat for some time. Mark Twain is his pen name, which he took from the shout of the sailor measuring the depth of the water.He wrote a lot of novels in his life, some of which have been translated into many languages.
