甘肃省兰州市榆中县恩玲中学20132014学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

1、恩玲中学20132014学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5）1. What does the womans son want to be?A.A lawyer B.A musician C.A Scientist2.What are the two speakers probably talking about?A.A football field. B.An office building. C.A concert hall.3.What does the man advise the woman to do?A.

2、To put ice on her hand. B.To see a doctor.C.Not to use her hand for a few days.4.What time is Jack supposed to arrive?A.At 7:30. B.At8:00. C.At8:15.5.What does the woman mean?A.She fell asleep before the program ended. B.She missed the beginning of the program. C.She wished she had gone to sleep ear

3、lier.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5）听6段材料，回答第6-8题。6.What language is the woman learning?A.Chinese B.Japanese C.French7.What will the two speakers do at the end of the conversation?A.Practise some dialogues together. B.Attend a lecture. C.Go and buy some books.8.What can we know from the conversation?A.The

4、 man wants to give up. B.The two speakers are probably good friends.C.The woman hasnt made any progress.听7段材料，回答第9-11题。9.What is the woman?A.A famous athlete. B.A famous teacher. C.A pop star.10. Why doesnt the woman want to go back to her mother school?A. She hates all the teachers there. B.She was

5、 not a good student at that time.C.She is busy working.11. What does the woman decide to do finally?A.Go back to her mother school. B.Write a letter to her friends. C.Call her mother school.听8段材料，回答第12-14题。12.How long does the film Saving the Planet last?A. Three hours. B.two and a half hours. C.Two

6、 hours.13.Which film do the two speakers decide to see at last?A.Saving the Planet . B.Shakerspeare in Love. C.Twister.14.What will the two speakers do after seeing the film? A. Have supper. B.Go home. C.Go swimming and bowling.听9段材料，回答第15-17题。15.How often does the man talk to his great-grandmother?

7、A.Once a day. B.At least once a week. C.At most once a month.16.How does the mans great-grandmother know a storm is coming?A.She can feel it in her bones. B.She listens to weather forecast. C.Someone else tells her.17.What can we learn about the mans great-grandmother?A.Shes a little silly. B.Shes o

8、ver 90. C.She often gives the man some advice.听10段材料，回答第18-20题。18.Who will set the table?A.Suzy B.Peggy. C.Billy19.What time will the children have the dinner?A.At9:15. B.At about6:30. C.At5:30.20.How many children does the speaker have?A.Four. B. Five. C.Six.北京四第二部分 英语知识运用（共二节，满分45分）第一节 单项选择（每小题1分，

9、共15分）21 Well arrive in _ European country in half _hour.A a; an B an; an C a; a D an; a22. The murderer was brought in, with his hands _behind his back.A. being tied B .having tied C .to be tiedD. tied23.Only three days ago_ the mistake Id made the other day.A. did I knowB. I knewC. do I know D. I k

10、now24. The joke made by Tom made us _, so the teacher couldnt make himself_A. to laugh; hearing B. laugh; heard C. laughing; hearD. laughed; heard25._ from the top, it looks as if the stadium is covered by a gray net of steel.A. To see B. Seeing C. Seen D. Having seen26. Speaking of all the songs he

11、 has written, I think this is probably his _ one.A. better-known B. well-known C. best-known D. most-known27. Please remain_until the plane has come to a complete stop.A. to seat B. to be seated C. seating D. seated28. Tom kept quiet about the accident _ lose his job. A. so not as to B. so as not to

12、 C. so as to not D. not so as to29. The poor man , _，ran out of the dark cave.A. tiring and frightened B. tired and frightened C. tired and frightening D. tiring and frightening30. Have you ever had a case _ someone accused your jouralists of getting the wrong end of the report?A. when B. which C. t

13、hat D. where 31. Do you think I should go to the seaside for a rest? - . You have been busy for such a long time.A. It depends B. Its up to you. C. Why not? D. What about you?32. What do you think of their marriage? _, if I were Kate, I would not marry him. A. Generally speaking B. I have no idea C.

14、To be honest D. To my surprise33.Dont you believe it! Glass can steel in many ways. A. take place of B. instead of C. in place of D. take the place of34.Dont any necessary information on your application.A. take out B. let out C. leave out D. put out35. The boy is often found _in reading books.A. ab

15、sorbs B. is absorbed C. absorbing D. absorbed第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项 One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “_36_ would anyone bring home all his bo

16、oks for the weekend? He must really be 37_.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 38 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 39 and landed in the grass.My 40 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 41 I handed him his glasses,

17、he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 42 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.Kyle was the 43 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselve

18、s during high school. Therefore he had the 44 to prepare a 45 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 46 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, youll be 47 !” He looked at me and smiled.He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 48 those who helped you

19、make it through those 49 years. Your parents, your teachers but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 50 you can give him.” I just looked at my friend with 51 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 52 himself over the we

20、ekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 53 me from doing the unspeakable.” Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 54 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 55 a persons life. For better or for worse.36. A. How

21、B. When C. Why D. Where 37. A. stupid B. clever C. wonderful D. anxious38. A. throwing B. knocking C. taking D. snatching39. A. lost B. sending C. broken D. flying40. A. heart B. head C. hands D. thought 41. A. While B. As C. Because D. Once42. A. passed by B. came up C. went on D. turned out43. A.

22、top B. hardest C. favorite D. luckiest44. A. pride B. honor C. pleasure D. chance45. A. class B. school C. graduation D. college46. A. excited B. nervous C. proud D. crazy47. A. great B. famous C. praised D. honored48. A. reward B. remember C. thank D. congratulate49. A. happy B. exciting C. old D.

23、hard50. A. chance B. gift C. help D. favor51. A. wonder B. anxiety C. disbelief D. pride52. A. kill B. enjoy C. test D. hurt53. A. protected B. freed C. warned D. prevented54. A. price B. use C. power D. meaning55. A. destroy B. change C. save D. understand 第三部分：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）

24、AWhat makes a house a home?Not size，of course.I've been in some of the grandest houses in America，and it's clear that no one lives there.Earlier this year，I had dinner in a mud hut in Ethiopia，where we sat on chairs next to the hostess' beda home that had more warmth than any house I'

25、;ve been in since.Now John Edwards is exploring what makes a house a home in his just­released(发行)Home.The Blueprints of Our Lives.There Edwards writes，“This isn't a book about houses；it's a book about homes.About the values they rest on，the dreams they are filled with，and the people th

26、ey have shaped.”Edwards writes，“The houses and circumstances are different，but much of what you find inside will be familiar.”Whether you're sitting in an airport right now，waiting to fly to your childhood home for Thanksgiving，or in your own home waiting for the relatives to arrive，you know wha

27、t he's talking about.We've lived in our townhouse for 21 years.It's home now.The loose windows that shake in the wind.The fireplace so shallow it holds only one log.The kitchen window that offers a view of the world passing by.It's where friends sit on the kitchen counter drinking wi

28、ne while dinner is being fixed.I lived there for only 18 years，but it will always be my true home.Even the lamp in the west living room window，which I could see far down the road when driving home late at night，still shines.While all this talk about childhood memories can be warm and comforting，home

29、 is whom you're with，not where you are.As Edwards writes，“Home is family.Home is safety.Home is faith.”Happy homecoming.56According to the author，what makes a house a home?AAll the belongings in the house. BFeelings of warmth and comfort.CThe houses and circumstances. DDrinking with friends on t

30、he kitchen counter.57About the book Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives，we know that _.Ait helps us understand the concept(概念)of home Bit is mainly about housesCit was the description of Edwards' houses Dit was written by the author of the text58What did the author mean when he mentioned the loose

31、 windows and the shallow fireplace?AHis house was too old to live in. BHe missed the feeling of home.CHe hated living there. DHe missed his old friends too much.BDoctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disea

32、se, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Some burst with anger, and scream and yell (大叫). But others keep their anger inside. They can not or will not

33、express it. This is called repressing anger. For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones . They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar in

34、to the blood, etc. In general the person feels excited and ready to act. Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger insi

35、de may face a greater danger of high blood pressure. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, &q

36、uot;Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably." Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than

37、anger.59. "Damaging emotion" means that _. A. the emotion is harmless B. the emotion is harmful C. the feeling is very strong D. the feeling is hard60. Expressing anger violently _ repressing it according to some scientists. A. is not as danger as B. is more harmful than C. is no better th

38、an D. is much better than61. According to the author, you'd better _ A. never be angry B. cool down your anger before you express it C. laugh and laugh when you get angry D. admit you are wrong when you are angry62. What is the passage mainly about? A. The types of anger. B. How to release anger

39、. C. Causes of anger. D. The damage to health caused by being angry.CAlbert Einstein was probably the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. He changed scientific thinking in the modern world. He is generally considered as the greatest physicist who ever lived. What's more, he devoted a

40、 lot of his time and energy to working for human rights and progress. In 1933, while Einstein was visiting England and the United States, the Nazi government of Germany took all his things away, including his position and his citizenship. Einstein then settled down in the United States. In 1939, Ein

41、stein, who loved peaceafraid of a world in which only Hitler would had an atomic bombtried hard to persuade President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a famous letter to have the United States start uranium research. That Germany, after all, had no bomb, and that the first bomb would fall on Japan, could no

42、t have been expected. After the war, Einstein never stopped working for peace and reducing the number of soldiers in the world.Although he wasn't connected with any accepted religion, Einstein felt that trust in a personal God was too special an idea to be suitable to the God at work in this uni

43、verse, but he never believed that the universe was one of chance or disorder. The universe to him was one of pure law and order. He once said, "God may know everything, but he is not hateful."63. From the passage we know that _ . A. no scientist is as great as Albert Einstein during this c

44、entury B. Albert Einstein was likely to be the greatest scientist of his time C. Albert Einstein made the first atomic bomb for the United States of America D. Albert Einstein gave up his German citizenship for political reasons64. If Einstein had known that Hitler had no atomic bomb and that the fi

45、rst atomic bomb would fall on Japan, he would _ . A. have continued his scientific research B. have won another Nobel Prize for physics C. not have advised starting uranium research in the U.S.A. D. not have moved to the U.S.A.65. Einstein _ in 1933. A. visited England and the U.S.A. B. lost everyth

46、ing C. became a man without a country D. both A and C66. Einstein believed that everything in the universe _ . A. was kept in order by its own law B. had nothing to do with each other C. happened in an irregular way D. was made by the personal God.DThe world itself is becoming much smaller by using

47、modern traffic and modern communication means （通讯设备）.Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.Man

48、has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting

49、the whole world.Air pollution is still the most serious. Its bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.Many countries are making rules to fight pollu

50、tion. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.Pollution by carbon dioxide is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less ai

51、r pollution.The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.67. Hundreds of years ago, the pollution was _it is today.A. much easier than B.as easy as C. much less than D. as hard as68.

52、Our world is becoming much smaller_.A. because science is developing B. because the earth is being polluted day and nightC.because of the rise in population D.because the earth is blown away by the wind every year69.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because_.A. it makes much noise

53、B. it does harm to all living things in the worldC.it makes our rivers and lakes dirty D.it makes us angry more easily70.Which of the following is NOT true?A. Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution.B.The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the worlds population does.C.If peop

54、le could go to work by bike it would be helpful against the problem of carbon dioxide.D.The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空折处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 71 But still there is a danger that grows every

55、 year. Airliners get larger. Some airplanes can hold over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and more crowded. If one giant airliner crashed into another in mid-air, 600 lives could be lost. 72 . Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around a busy a