1、高 二 下 学 期 期 中 考 试英 语 试 卷 第一卷第一部分 听力（共20小题，满分20分）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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the womans house.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.2. How much extra money does
2、the man need to pay?A. $7.50.B. $1.50.C. $0.5.3. Whats the man doing?A. Weighing a sweaterB. Sending a package.C. Buying a gift.4. What will the boy do first?A. Meet Ben.B. Do shoppingC. Go to the library.5. Why does the man talk with the woman?A. To know what to do to a textbook. B. To tell her abo
3、ut a printing problem.C. To ask her to review a textbook.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)6. How did the man travel around the world?A. By car.B. By motorbike.C. By train.7. Why didnt the man choose cycling?A. It was boring.B. It was not adventurous.C. It was unpractical sometimes.听第七段材料，回答8-9小题。8. Why is the
4、 woman worried?A. She has to run ten kilometers. B. She has no previous experience.C. She is afraid of her legs.9. What will the woman do on Saturday? A. Relax her body,B. Practise on the track. C. Make preparations in a gym.听第八段材料，回答10-12题。10. Why does the man give up the tickets in the lower balco
5、ny? A. The tickets have been sold out. B. He prefers the seats in the centre. C. There are no four seats together.11. How will the man get the tickets? A. He will collect them himself. B. The woman will mail them to him. C. He will ask his friends to pick them up.12. When will the man get to the the
6、atre on Thursday night? A. By 6:00.B. By 7:00.C. By 8:00.听第九段材料，回答13-16小题。13. Where does the man come from?A. India.B. Thailand.C. Britain.14. What does the man often do?A. He visits friends.B. He goes swimming.C. He does gardening.15. Where does the man often go? A. To the cinema.B. To the theatre.
7、C. To the bar.16. How does the man usually spend his holiday?A. By staying at home.B. By visiting relatives.C. By traveling around.听第十段材料，回答17-20小题。17. What made the woman decide to go to Africa? A. Her curiosity about the real world. B. The equipment of her work.C. Her desire to be a volunteer.18.
8、What was the woman expected to do in Africa? A. Train farmers.B. Teach students.C. Nurse patients.19. What did the woman like doing after she came back from Africa? A. Staying in a flat.B. Living in peace. C. Shopping in the market.20. What is the conversation mainly about? A. A job interviewB. A wo
9、rking experience. C. A volunteer organization.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AOscar the cat seems to have an unnatural ability for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up (蜷伏) next to them during their final hours. His accu
10、racy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. “Many family members take some comfort from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one,” said Dos
11、a, a doctor and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.The 2-year-old cat was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia (痴呆) unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where the facility treats people with Alzheimers, Parkinsons disease and other illness
12、es. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. Hed smell and observe patients, then sit beside people who would end up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously. “Oscar is better at predicting death than t
13、he people who work here,” said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill. She was convinced of Oscars talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasnt eating,
14、 was breathing with difficultyand that her legs had a bluish color, signs that often mean death is near. Oscar wouldnt stay inside the room, though, so Teno thoughthis streak was broken.Instead, it turned out the doctors prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patients fin
15、al two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill that they probably dont know hes there, so patients arent aware hes a predictor of death. Most families are grateful for the ad
16、vance warning. No ones certain if Oscars behavior is scientifically significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat senses mysterious scents or reads something from the behavior of the nurses who raised him. 21. What makes Oscar the cat so special?A. He observes the cases of dying patients
17、. B. He curls up next to the patients.C. He calls family members to the hospital.D. He senses when patients are to die.22. The underlined words“his streak was broken”probably mean _.A. his bones were severely injured B. his magic power stopped workingC. his devotion to work got changedD. his friends
18、hip with patients ended23. The best title for this passage is “_”.A. Cats Can Be Used for Looking After Patients B. Oscar, the Sweet-Faced, Gray-and-White CatC. As Death Comes Calling, So Does Oscar the CatD. Oscar the Cat, the Best Helper of the HospitalB There are probably no people on Earth who l
19、ike to gossip as much as the British. If prying into （打探）others lives were an Olympic sport, then Team GB would surely take the gold medal. And when the British cant watch the lives of real people, they have another source of entertainment to fall back onthe soap opera. British soap operas are very
20、different to US TV dramas. For one, they are normally longer running. The two most popular, Coronation Street and East-enders, have been running for 48 and 24 years respectively. Both are broadcast several times a week, so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street. The
21、 most obvious difference is that, unlike US dramas, the British soap operas focus on the real world. There is little glamour (魅力), the stars are rarely rich, and they normally have boring jobs. Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audiencebut with some
22、 drama added. This means the viewer can relate to the characters and feel the pain and happiness they go through on the show. Because these soap operas last for decades, the cast is ever changing. The shows rarely focus on one or two main characters. Like the real world, people come and go all the t
23、ime, However, there are exceptions. Coronation Streets William Roach, 76, has played the role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode of the show in 1960, and he is still a regular.The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural: People from the north of British tend to watch Coronati
24、on Street as it is set in Manchester. People from the south generally prefer East-enders, which is set in the east of London. The show is generally considered grittier and is aimed at a younger audience.24. What is the main different between American dramas and British soap operas? A. American drama
25、s are longer. B. British soap operas are longer. C. American dramas deals with dangerous things. D. British soap operas deal with real people.25. Why do British people like to watch such operas? A. They can find their own life from the operas. B. They can enjoy the operas in their free time. C. They
26、 can watch the operas for many years. D. They care about the fate of the characters in the operas.26. The underlined world “episodes” in the 2nd paragraph probably means _. A. playsB. pagesC. issuesD. parts27. One characteristic of British operas is that _. A. the characters play the same role for a
27、 long time. B. the characters in the play often change C. people dont know what will happen next D. there is only one or two characters in themCBaby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl, while boys will head for the toy cars, a study has shown. The findings, the first to
28、 show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences. Psychologists Dr. Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 infants aged nine months to 36 months. The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys. Some were typic
29、ally boys toys: a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy. The rest were girls toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set. They were placed a meter away from the toys, and could pick whichever toy they liked. Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded.Of the
30、youngest children (nine to 14 months), girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did. Among the two-and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly tou
31、ched it. The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely touched. There was no link between the parents view on which toys were more suitable for boys or girls, and the childrens choice.Dr. Brenda Todd said: “Children of this age are already exposed to much s
32、ocialization. Boys may be given toys that go while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference. But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys. There could be a biological basis for their choices. Males throu
33、gh evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects, probably through hunting instincts (本能), while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the color of a newborn baby.”28. Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because .A. baby boys are much more active B. baby girls like
34、bright colors moreC. there is a natural difference between them D. their parents treat them differently29. What can we infer from Paragraph 3? A. Nine-month-old baby boys dont play with dolls at all.B. Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.C. Parents should teach their babies to
35、 share each others toys.D. The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is.30. Both baby boys and baby girls like to play with _ according to the study.A. a teddyB. a carC. a dollD. a ball 31. We may read this article in a section of a newspaper.A. healthB. science C. culture D. enter
36、tainmentDAn important scientific report announced “irrefutable (不能反驳的) proof” that climate change is happening and its all our fault. How long has it been before people are against the global warming idea? But heres a funny thing. Last year there was a very bad hurricane season in the Caribbean when
37、, among other disasters, New Orleans was almost wiped off the map. We were wisely informed by the experts at the time that this was owing to global warming.I remember watching a BBC science programme and hearing a learned professor with a beard tell us, “The increased frequency and strength of hurri
38、canes is what we shall have to learn to expect given global warming.”This year there have been far fewer hurricanes and those there have been were relatively mild. Why? Global warming again of course. Professor Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, writes, “In the constant media r
39、eports of possible greenhouse- related disasters, almost any event is now linked to climate change.” He adds, “We should not spend vast amounts of money to cut a tiny slice of the global temperature increase when this leads to a poor use of resources and when we could probably use these funds far mo
40、re effectively in the developing world.” For saying this, Lomborg has had death threats.Other scientists who do not toe the global warming-is-happening-and-its-all-our-fault line have received the same. There are plenty of people who count against global warming. A world of senior climatologists and
41、 meteorologists (气象学家) wrote to The Times last year to complain that they couldnt get their research findings publishedbecause they disagreed to it. We have had a warm autumn. The experts, fanatics (狂热者) all of them, put it down to global warming. If we have an extra cold winter, they will tell us i
42、ts a result of global warming. If my big toe feels cold or hurts badly, it will be owing to global warming.32. The purpose of this passage may be to _.A. support the idea of global warming B. organize a debate about global warmingC. speak out against the global warming idea D. encourage people to us
43、e money effectively33. What happened to New Orleans last year?A. It was badly destroyed. B. It disappeared in the world.C. It witnessed global warming. D. It experienced several disasters.34. From the passage, we can infer that _.A. people are taking too many efforts to stop global warmingB. people
44、have realized the side effect of developmentC. a different idea sometimes may cost one his lifeD. the majorities usually stand for the correct opinion35. The main idea of the last paragraph may be _.A. global warming may lead to toes catching cold in a senseB. The Times refuses to publish articles o
45、n global warmingC. a warm autumn is not related to global warming at allD. it is certainly incorrect to owe everything to global warming第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you have ever been in a school play or ever made believe you were a doctor, detective, or a space
46、traveler, you know the enjoyment that acting brings. Almost all of us have the wish to play the part of someone or something else. 36 In the ancient world, acting was often associated with religious ceremonies and other special occasions. As far back as 2,200 B.C. trained Chinese actors performed ce
47、remonial dances in costume and makeup at harvest festivals. 37 To the dance was gradually added pantomime (哑语)the imitation of movements and gesturesas well as the wearing of masks, the singing of chants, and finally the use of dialogue. While acting was coming into its own in the ancient Chinese cl
48、assical theatre, it was doing the same in the western world, in Greece. From about 500 B.C. on, acting became a highly specialized art in Greece. Greek actors, however, still wore masks, and their motions were largely fixed by custom. 38 Modern acting, by contrast, gives the individual actor great o
49、pportunity to develop his or her personal talents for serious, comic, or musical drama. The names, faces styles of famous movie actors are known worldwide. 39 A special form of acting takes place in radio drama, which was highly popular before television. In radio drama the actors face an unique cha
50、llenge. They are unseen by their audience. So they must rely on voice alone to make their characters real to the listeners. 40 Only forty percent of Broadway actors are employed, most of them for only part of the year. Those who become stars need not only talent, but determination. They must not be
51、easily discouraged. Otherwise, they might give up before the opportunity for stardom presents itself.A. The origins of acting are in the act of remembering.B. Drama in Greece began with festivals honoring Dionysus.C. It is believed that this was the first step in the development of acting.D. Histori
52、cal records indicate that this desire is as old as civilization itself.E. Acting is not, as many people think, a quick, easy road to fame and riches.F. Broadway and television provide other stages on which actors can display their talent.G. Consequently, they had little opportunity to demonstrate th
53、eir individual personalities.第三部分：英语知识运用 （共三节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see one of my heroes, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He was 41 at Mile High Church in Denver.Jacks topic for the event was hi
54、s 42 , The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. During his presentation, Jack reached for his 43 , pulled out a one-hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this?” 44 shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would 45 . But I jumped up, ra
55、n up the stairs to the stage, and 46 the bill from his hand. As I was launching myself in the air, all sorts of thoughts 47 through my mind: “Was I about to 48 face in front of 800 people? Would they call security and pull me from the 49 ?” But my desire for bold action was 50 than any of the other
56、voices of doubt.As I 51 the bill from his hand, Jack 52 to me and said, “Yes! Thats it! We cant 53 around for the opportunities to come to us. We must take action to 54 what we say we want!”I remembered the crowd, most likely 55 that one-hundred-dollar bill, 56 they sat glued to their chairs. What w
57、ere they waiting for?For many of us, patterns of waiting and searching begin in childhood. We 57 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner; that anywhere is 58 than here; that one day we will arrive and everything will be okay. So we dont try, we give up, we 59 who we are. We are afraid t
58、o succeed, afraid to fail and afraid to say we are afraid. But as Wayne Gretzky said: “Youll always 60 100% of the shots you dont take!”41. A. sellingB. speakingC. donatingD. signing42. A. experienceB. lectureC. conceptionD. book43. A. walletB. suitcaseC. purseD. briefcase44. A. EyesB. HeadsC. Hands
59、D. Faces45. A. scream B. yellC. favorD. choose46. A. grabbedB. inheritedC. pulledD. picked47. A. hatchedB. ranC. splashedD. formed48. A. attainB. preserveC. loseD. save49. A. stageB. crowdC. hallD. curtain50. A. betterB. lowerC. fasterD. louder51. A. pickedB. tookC. acceptedD. reached52. A. shoutedB
60、. explainedC. turnedD. got53. A. waitB. hopeC. lookD. care54. A. support B. createC. expressD. accept55. A. valuingB. admiringC. noticingD. desiring56. A. whileB. sinceC. whenD. because57. A. actuallyB. mostlyC. falselyD. firmly58. A. safer B. betterC. warmerD. richer59. A. forgetB. makeC. reflectD.
61、 understand60. A. missB. obtainC. matchD. find第二节 单项选择 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)61.The big surprise of the evening was when I was elected _prom queen.A. / B. the C. a D. an 62. No matter how busy he is, Tom makes _ a rule to see his parents every week.A. this B. that C. it D. him63. The new policy allows
62、a couple to have a second birth _ either is an only child.A. though B. if C. unless D. until 64. Yao Ming has got to think that hes the best player out there. That way , he can _the game.A. defend B. confirm C. attain D. dominate65. With our country entering an aging society, _ the retirement age is
63、 probably unavoidable.A. having delayed B. delaying C. being delayed D. to be delayed66. This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere _ many others are short of.A. whereB. when C. that D. what67. Its so nice to hear from her again. _, we last met more than thirty years ago.AWhats moreBThats
64、to sayCIn other wordsDBelieve it or not68. We can also visit the Palace Center at weekends, but it will mean increasing the entrance fee _ $5, from $10 to $15. A. forB. byC. atD. of69. The moment I _ it, I knew it was a completely new kind of music. A. heard B. hear C. had heard D. was going to hear
65、70. No sooner _these words than _him on the head with the soup spoon.A. the boy spoke; did the warden hit B. did the boy spoke; had the warden hitC. had the boy spoken ;the warden hit D. the boy had spoken; did the warden hit第三节 语法填空 （共10个小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Without proper planning, tourism can cause 7
66、1 . For example, too many tourists can crowd public places 72 are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourism create too much traffic, the inhabitants will become 73 (annoy) and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them 7 4 (polite). They forget how much tourism can help
67、 the countrys economy. 75 is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism 76 (affect) them. Tourism should help a country keep 77 customs and beauty that attracts tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and 78 (happy) of local inhabitants. Too much tourism ca
68、n be a problem. 79 tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work 80 the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer.第四部分：写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）More than one and half million kids live in homes without the Internet. The UK gove
69、rnment want to do something to change this. It says it was important for kids to learn online skills in order to keep up to the modern world. Have the Internet can also help people save money, let them to search for bargains and pay bills online. So theyre setting up specially online centers. People
70、 dont have the web at home can get online in those centers. As well as saving money, the Internet is now one of the main way that people communicate with each other. The government also believes that people who dont have the Internet can get leaving behind their friends who do.第二节：书面表达 (满分 25分)假设你是李
71、华，现就读于加拿大的Toronto University。你的室友不讲卫生，休息时间大声播放音乐，随意动用他人物品，常带朋友来宿舍喝酒喧闹。你为此深感苦恼，于是写信给好友李明求助。注意：1词数：100左右。 2可以适当增加细节，使文章语意连贯。参考词汇：sanitation(卫生）答案：听力 1-5 BCBCA 6-10 BCBAC 11-15 AACBA 16-20 CAABB阅读 21-23 D B C 24-27 D A D B 28-31 C D A B 32-35 C A A D 36-40 D C G F E完形: 41-60 BDACD ABCAD BCABD ACBAA单项选择
72、6165 ACBDB 66-70 CDBAC语法填空1 problems 2 that/which 3 annoyed 4 impolitely 5 It 6 affects 7 the 8 happiness 9 If 10 in改错1. half 前加a 2. want-wants 3. was is4.to-with5. Have -Having6.删them后面的to7. specially-special8. People 后加who 9. way -ways 10. leaving left参考答案：April 12, 2014Dear Li Ming, I am studying
73、 in Toronto University in Canada. Now I have a problem. It troubles me so much that I cant bear it any more, so I am writing to ask you for help. Tom, who is one of my roommates, never pays any attention to sanitation. He is always leaving his things about. As he likes music, he often plays music lo
74、udly while others are having a rest. At times, I find him using others daily things without permission. Whats worse, he often brings some of his friends here to drink, talking and laughing so loudly that we cant have a good rest. I have been trying to persuade him not to do that, but he just turns a
75、 deaf ear to me. I have no idea what to do? Would you be so kind as to give me some advice?Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua答案：听力 1-5 BCBCA 6-10 BCBAC 11-15 AACBA 16-20 CAABB阅读 21-23 D B C 24-27 D A D B 28-31 C D A B 32-35 C A A D 36-40 D C G F E完形: 41-60 BDACD ABCAD BCABD ACBAA单项选择6165 ACBDB 66-70 CDBAC语法
76、填空1 problems 2 that/which 3 annoyed 4 impolitely 5 It 6 affects 7 the 8 happiness 9 If 10 in改错1. half 前加a 2. want-wants 3. was is4.to-with5. Have -Having6.删them后面的to7. specially-special8. People 后加who 9. way -ways 10. leaving left参考答案：April 12, 2014Dear Li Ming, I am studying in Toronto University i
77、n Canada. Now I have a problem. It troubles me so much that I cant bear it any more, so I am writing to ask you for help. Tom, who is one of my roommates, never pays any attention to sanitation. He is always leaving his things about. As he likes music, he often plays music loudly while others are ha
78、ving a rest. At times, I find him using others daily things without permission. Whats worse, he often brings some of his friends here to drink, talking and laughing so loudly that we cant have a good rest. I have been trying to persuade him not to do that, but he just turns a deaf ear to me. I have no idea what to do? Would you be so kind as to give me some advice?Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua
