大庆中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语.docx

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大庆中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语

黑龙江省大庆实验中学2013-2014学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。

第Ⅰ卷第1至5页，第Ⅱ卷第5至6页。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，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.Whatarethetwospeakerstryingtodo?

A.Callataxi.B.Catchabus.C.Findatimetable.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Education.B.Plans.C.Money.

3.Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Onthesteps.C.Inapostoffice.

4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Seethemanagerimmediately.

B.Waitforthemanagertoarrive.

C.Arrangetomeetwiththemanagerthenextday.

5.Whenwillthewoman’sbusleave?

A.Fifteenminuteslater.

B.Onehourlater.

C.Fiftyminuteslater.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthehotel.B.Attheairport.C.Atthepostoffice.

7.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Takecareofhisletter.

B.Takeaphotoofhim.

C.Openthewindowforhim.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatweretheymainlytalkingabout?

A.Mikewasknockeddowninthestreet.

B.Mikehadtostayinhospital.

C.Mikegotinjuredinamatch.

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Mikewasbadlyhurtandcouldn’tmove.

B.Mikeneedn’tstayinhospitalanylonger.

C.Thereweren’tanyseriousinjuries.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howoftendoesthewomangotothedanceclass?

A.Twiceaday.B.Threetimesaday.C.Threetimesaweek.

11.Whatclassisthemantakingnow?

A.Adanceclass.B.Aboxingclass.C.Aclimbingclass.

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thewomanhaslost20pounds.

B.Themanwillgototheclasswiththewoman.

C.Themantoldthewomanhowtoavoidinjury.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WithwhomisthewomangoingtotheScienceMuseum?

A.Theman.B.Herclassmates.C.Herroommates.

14.HowdoesthemanadvisethewomantogototheScienceMuseum?

A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bytaxi.

15.Whatarethewoman’sfavorites?

A.Inventions.B.Animals.C.Paintings.

16.Whatistheman’slastsuggestion?

A.Walkingalongtheseashore.

B.Tryingsomeseafood.

C.Buyingsomeseafoodforherfamily.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheaimoftheprogram?

A.Tokeeptraineesinshape.

B.Toimprovepublicrelations.

C.Todevelopleadershipskills.

18.Whichofthefollowingwillthetraineesbedoingduringtheprogram?

A.Attendinglectures.B.Preparingreports.C.Makingperformances.

19.Howlongwilltheprogramlast?

A.8days.B.12days.C.20days.

20.Ifpeoplewanttojointheprogram,whatshouldtheydoafterthemeeting?

A.Takeapre-test.

B.Payfortheprogram.

C.Signonapieceofpaper.

第二部分

第一节：

阅读理解（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。

A

Mydaughter’sbirthdayisMay29.Shewas6bythen.AsitwasMonday,wepreferredtocelebrateitearlier,i.e.onSaturday27May.ThiswaseasierformeasI’mfreeonSaturdays.OnThursdaytheentirefamilywasbusypackingthepresentsandputtingfunnypinsonthem.IpromisedmylittleprincessthatIwouldwakeherupearlyinthemorninganddistributethepresentstoherclassmates.

Iwokeupat05:

30.AfterItookabath,Iplannedtowakeherup...but....asIcameoutfromthebathroom,Irealizedthatanearthquakestruck.Iscreamedtowakemyhusbandupandaskedhimtocarrymydaughterandranoutofourhouse.Wewerewatchingourhouseswayingfromoutside.Ithappenedforjust3minutes,but...thepianothumbeddown,tiles（瓷砖）camedown,somecracksappearedonthewall.

Nevertheless,aswehadplanned,Iwenttomydaughter’sschoolat08:

00butnoonewasthereexcepttheteacherwhowarnedustogetbacktoourhouseastsunamimightcomesoon.Iwasshocked,anddrovemycarhome.OnthewayhomeIheardapolicecriedoutloud:

“Staycalm,notsunami,it’sonlyawarning!

”

Arrivingatmyhouse,Iwaswonderingaboutthepresents:

towhomweshoulddeliver?

Aftersomediscussion,wedecidedtogivethemtothechildreninhospital.Enteringthehospital,Iwasreallyastonished.Therewerethousandsofpeoplebleedingandlyingoutsidetherooms.

Aboycameupwithabandageonhishead.Hestaredatmewithhisquestioningeyesasifhewantedtosay:

“CouldIhaveone?

”QuicklyIhandedoveronepresenttohim.Hereceiveditandthenrantohismom,shouting:

“Mommy...there’saturtlepinonit!

”Hiseyesglittered.God,Ican’teverforgethisglitteringeyes!

Whatapreciouspresentyou’vegivenme,myLord!

Icriedsilentlywhilecontinuingtodistributethepresentstootherchildren.

21.Theparentspreferredtocelebratetheirdaughter’sbirthdayearlierbecause____________.

A.theauthor’sbirthdayisonSaturday,tooB.theauthorwouldbeatworkonMonday

C.thedaughterhadaskedthemtoD.theycouldbuypresentsonSaturday

22.Whentheauthorarrivedatherdaughter’sschool,shefound____________.

A.noonewasthere

B.thestudentswereallintheschoolasusual

C.onlyateacherwarnedthemtogoback

D.thetsunamihadhitthatarea

23.Whichexpressioncanreplacetheunderlinedword“glittered”inparagraph5?

A.wereshiningB.wereclosedC.werewideopenD.welledup

24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?

A.AnUnforgettableEarthquakeB.AnUnforgettableBirthdayGift

C.AnUnforgettableTsunamiD.AnUnforgettableSaturday

B

Fromwateringtofertilizingandotherdetails,successfullykeepinganindoorplantseemstobeatroublesomeaffair.Butsucculentplantsturnitintoafunandeasyexperience.Thesefleshyplantsdon’trequiremuchcareandcaneasilysurviveandgrow.

Thefollowingaresomehardytypesthatanyonecankeepaliveandthriving.Whynotletthesegreenplantsdecorateyourroom,cleantheairandaccompanyyouthroughyourcollegedays?

　　Snakeplant

　　TheSnakeplant,alsoknownasMother-in-law’sTongue,needslittlelighttogrow.JulietteVass,ownerofNewYork-basedonlineplantstoreMyCityPlants,saysit“canliterallysurviveinacloset”.Youcanevenjustleavethisplantinapotforyears,allowingtherootstomultiplyintoathickclump.Ithaslongandvariegatedleaveswithdeepgreencentersandlightyellowedges.Itsflowersaresmallandwhite,butitrarelyblooms.

　　Aloe

　　Withlong,pointedleaves,thissucculentplanthasmedicinalpropertiesandoftenappearsonproductlabels.Ithasbeenusedforcenturiestotreatwoundsandsunburn.Somevarietiescangrowhighandgrand.ButsmallervarietieslikethepopularAloeVera,workgreatinsmallandsunnyindoorspaces.Therearesharp“teeth”alongtheleafedges,soplaceitwhereitcan’tbebrushedaccidentally.

　　Jadeplant

　　Forthosewholovethegoodlooksofaplant,theJadeplantisagreatchoicewithitsthickleavesandvisuallyinterestingbranches.Itgrowsslowlyandhasthepotentialtoaccompanyyoufarbeyondyourcollegelife.ThisSouthAfricannativeisanold-fashionedfavoriteduetoitseasy-carecharacteristics.

25.Thepassageisintendedfor____________.

A.collegeteachersB.collegestudents

C.parentsofcollegestudentsD.teenagers

26.WhatdoesJulietteVassmeanbysayingit“canliterallysurviveinacloset”?

A.Thesnakeplantneedslittlelighttogrow.

B.Thesnakeplantneedslittleroomtogrow.

C.Shedoesn’tlikesnakeplantbecauseitrarelyblooms.

D.Thereisaclosetinherplantstore.

27.Aloehasmedicinalpropertiesbecause____________.

A.therearesharp“teeth”alongtheleafedges

B.ithasbeenusedtotreatwoundsandsunburn

C.itcanbeusedtotreatcancerandheartattack

D.thesmallvarietiesgrowwellinsunnyindoorspaces

28.Whichofthefourpicturesisajadeplant?

A.B.

C.D.

C

JaneAusten,afamousEnglishwriter,wasbornatSteventon,Hampshire,onDecember16,1775,anddiedonJuly18,1817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlife,althoughtheprejudicesofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously（匿名）.

ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath’smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806,Bathwasherhome.Herdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovels,NorthangerAbbeyandPersuasion,whicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewit,keepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten’sBathcanbeenhanced（增强）byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.Here,inaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecity,youcanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten’stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.

TheCentrehasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCentre,youcanlookroundtheattractiveshop,whichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbooks,cardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.

YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten’sBath,whichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelived,walkedandshopped.

29.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath_____.

A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwentiesD.inherla