江苏省宿迁市2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

宿迁市2013-2014学年度第一学期期中考试题
高二年级 英语
（满分120分，考试时间120分钟）
第一部分：听力（共两节，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. What are these two people talking about?
A. A lightweight shirt. B. Things to wear. C. The warm weather..
2. What is the woman's job?
A. Cook. B. Waitress. C. Saleswoman.
3. How is the man getting to work?
A. Riding. B. By bus. C. Driving.
4. What does the man mean?
A. The woman's uncle will come for a visit.
B. He thinks the woman should visit her uncle.
C. He asks the woman to go over to his place.
5. What will the weather in Arizona be like in the coming week?
A. Rainy. B. Warm. C. A bit cold.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What lipstick did the woman expect to buy?
A. Lyfel, dark shade. B. Lyfel, pink shade. C. Lyfel, bright shade.
7. Why does the woman want to change the color of her lipstick?
A. To be cool. B. To be attractive. C. To be serious.
8. How about the lipstick the woman took in the end?
A. Its color is suitable but is very expensive.
B. Its color is right though it is not Lyfel brand.
C. Its color isn't right but its brand is Lyfel.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Why is it easier for the woman to learn English?
A. She speaks two languages already.
B. She often talks to English people.
C. She always does her homework right after class.
10. Which of the following is suggested by the woman to be a good way of learning English?
A. Reading aloud in the morning. B. Reading newspapers.C.Writing diaries.
11. Why is it difficult for the man to lean English?
A. He doesn't talk to his English teachers.
B. There are no native speakers around him.
C. He is too shy to speak English.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. How does the man get information about the apartment?
A. From TV advertisements. B. From advertisements in the newspapers.
C. From radio advertisements.
13. How many rooms has the apartment got?
A. Four B. Five C. Six
14. How much will the man pay for the rent per month if he wants to include management and parking as well?
A. $500. B. $450. C. $550.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What is the woman afraid of when she takes her trips?
A. Taking a voyage. B. Taking a train. C. Taking a flight.
16. What transportation can you infer the man prefers?
A. Trains. B. Planes. C. Ships.
17. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Friends. B. Teacher and student. C Husband and wife.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What was Miss Richards?
A. A chemistry teacher. B. A physics teacher. C. A science teacher.
19. How did Miss Richards feel before Dick answered her question?
A. Disappointed and unhappy. B. Angry and annoyed. C. Excited.
20. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Dick was the top student in class.
B. The students were active in class.
C. Miss Richards was rather patient.
第二部分 英语知识运用 (共三节, 满分65分)
第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. Friendships between girls are usually _______ in shared feelings and support,but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests.
A. focused B. remarked C. concentrated D. anchored
22. --- Peter, this is Laura, a student from No. 2 Middle School.
--- How do you do? I’m very delighted to make your _______.
A. acquaintance B. identity C, apology D. security
23. _________all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post.
A. Since B. As C. If D. While
24. --- What do you think of the butterfly exhibition?
--- Wonderful! I was deeply ______.
A. impressed B. expressed C.overcome D.remembered
25.________around, I find many people willing to pay a little higher price for things ____are friendly to the environment.
A. Asking ; / B. Asking; that C. Ask; which D. Asked ; that
26. I would appreciate ______, to be frank, if my computer could be fixed as soon as possible.
A. one B. that C. this D. it
27 According to the latest report, human beings are _____ for the abnormal climate around the whole world.
A. to be blamed B. to be blaming C. to blame D. Blaming
28.. I told her we weren’t going to be friends any more because she couldn’t ________ .
A. keep her word B. have her word C. keep her words D. have her words
29. The production of the factory has grown to _____ in 1999.
A. twice as it was B. twice what it was C. as twice as it was D. twice that it was
30. The information you give in the application is too general. You should _______something special about yourself.
A. spy on B. rely on C. focus on D. cut back on
31.--- Do you think we should accept the offer?
--- Yes,we should, we ________ such bad luck up till now, and time _______ out.
A.have had; has been run B. had, is using up
C.have; is running D. have had is running
32.. We still have a long way to go to solve all the problems _____________the Yangtze River.
A. regardless of B. in regard to C. in search of D. instead of
33. His mother could do nothing but _______ for the doctor to arrive.
A. to wait B. waiting C. waited D. wait
34.----I'll be waiting for you at home.
---- ______ I were busy and couldn't come?
A．What if B．What when C． How if D．How when
35.--- Mr Smith ,What shall we do next ?
---- Let students ___________for discussion.
A. swept the floor B. build the floor C. open the floor D. took the floor
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father__36___me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is___37_ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___38 than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ___39 _ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are ___40_ .This is not the worst boy at all, ___41 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) ___42 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___43 as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She ___44 my father to go to a dental(牙科) school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more ___45_ and my brother and I could be better_ 46 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand___47 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I___48___it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ___49 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of___50 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the ___51 beneficiary (受益者). My father became the ___52 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power __53__ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ____54_strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___55 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
36. A. rushed B. sent C. carried D. introduced
37. A. known B. favored C. mistaken D. rewarded
38. A. sooner B. later C. longer D. earlier
39. A. dragged B. shook C. raised D. bent
40. A. perfect B. right C. wrong D. impolite
41. A. but B. so C. and D. or
42. A. agreement B. friendship C. gap D. relationship
43. A. opinion B. image C. expectation D. mind
44. A begged B. persuaded C. ordered D. invited
45. A. successful B. meaningful C. helpful D. useful
46. A. treated B. entertained C. educated D. respected
47. A. camera B. radio C. bicycle D. typewriter
48. A. considered B. suspected C. ignored D. appreciated
49. A. belief B. request C. criticism D. description
50. A. teaching B. writing C. studying D. reading
51. A. next B. same C. only D. real
52. A. cleverest B. wealthiest C. strongest D. healthiest
53. A. enthusiasm B. sympathy C. fortune D. confidence
54. A. deliberately B. happily C. traditionally D. constantly
55. A. win B. match C. reach D. doubt
第三节 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
A famous Renoir had been stolen from a museum. Detective Earl Blackman was to work on the case.
Everyone was in the dark before an art professor came to point out the false picture. So the museum even didn’t know when the picture had been stolen. Thousands of people came to visit the museum every day. After long work, some art students were focused on.
The five students who had made copies of the Renoir during the last six months were asked to bring their copies to the museum. The fifth student said she had sold her copy, which was later proved to be the one in the museum. She, however, could only remember the buyer was a man with the little finger on his left hand missing.
Blackman went back and stayed in his office looking at all the pictures of known thieves. No success.
The next afternoon, at about closing time, Blackman went to the museum to ask if the cleaning men were in the museum after everyone else had left. The director told him they had no cleaning man but six cleaning women.
As the detective left the director’s office, he saw five cleaning women. He stopped one and asked about her work. Then came the sixth cleaning woman. She was dressed just like the other women except the gloves on her hands which made her different. Blackman watched her for some time. When she came near, Blackman caught her. The woman cried out in a man’s voice, “What was that?” Blackman was more sure.
56. Everything came to light ________________.
A. when an art student was asked B. when the cleaning man came into the office
C. when Blackman looked at all the pictures D. when the cleaning woman cried
57. Arrange the following sentences in the right order.
a. The museum asked for help.
b. The four students showed their copies.
c. An art professor came.
d. The detective looked at all the pictures.
e. The thief bought a picture.
A. a-c-e-d-b B. c-a-d-s-b C. e-c-a-b-d D. e-a-b-d-c
58. Blackman caught the cleaning woman because of __________.
A. the glove B. the clothes C. her sex D. her work
B
Our environment isn’t as green and beautiful as it should be. There are steel monsters blocking out the sun, blowing out dangerous smoke, and letting out poisonous chemicals into rivers, cars producing harmful waste gas, people throwing out waste in a wrong way and all other kinds of sources that ruin the planet. Facing current environmental problems, people need to do their best to save the Earth.
You can see many big garbage dustbins in the streets. They’re not there for a show, but for you to drop your waste. We should realize that what a little we do does count. So next time you get that urge to throw gum or a chocolate package out of the car window, or “ accidentally” drop as you walk down the street, ask yourself how much waste you’ve been contributing to the environment with that bad habit going on for years.
At home, the first thing we can do to protect the environment is avoid letting water run continuously and make sure that taps（水龙头）are not leaky（泄露的），which would help greatly in scrimping. Another is to use energy-saving lights, and turn them off before you leave the rooms. It’s not only energy-saving, but also cuts down electricity costs.
Recycling is a method to make items reusable. Many things you want to throw out can be made into new products through the reproducing process. Use your imagination to come up with ways on things that you can use again.
Pass the message of simple ways to save the environment on to kids. Starting with kids is a good way of teaching the message early in their lives, in the hope that they can carry it forward as they grow older.
With environmental protection awareness in mind, we can do what we can, for the results are to have a big effect on the planet. As long as we do our part, the world is one small step closer to being saved.
59. The underlined word “scrimping” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _____.
A. saving B. cleaning C. cooking D. drinking
60. From the fifth paragraph, we can know that ________.
A. protecting the environment begins with small chores
B. protecting the environment should start from childhood.
C. wonderful life comes from environmental protection
D. protecting the environment benefits the country and the people
61. Which of the following isn’t true?
A. The more people do their part, the greener the environment will be.
B. Selling what you don’t want any more is a kind of recycling.
C. To protect the environment may help you save some money.
D. Your bad habits for the environment are a valuable contribution.
62. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?[来源:学科网]
A. The Use of Garbage Dustbin B. How to Save Water and Electricity
C. How to Save the Environment D. Our Current Environmental Problems
C
By 2050 there will have been an extra 2.5 billion people on earth. And what will they eat?
To solve the problem, we should have to double our food production. We can also develop a diet of algae（海藻）, insects and meat grown in laboratories.
Algae can grow very quickly at sea, in polluted water and in places that would normally kill food crops. They are already eaten widely in Japan and China and they are eaten by almost everything from shrimps to blue whales. They can fix CO2 in the atmosphere and provide fats and sugars.
Man-made