浙江省效实中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期末英语试卷

1、宁波效实中学2013学年度高二英语期末试卷I. 听力（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）第一节 听下面5段对话，每段对话仅读一遍。1. What are the speakers talking about? A. Where to go on a holiday. B. What scenery to look at.C. Which route to take.2. What is the man most likely to do next Thursday? A. Play golf. B. Attend a meeting.C. Visit his parents.3. How

2、 did the woman find the film? A. Touching. B. Exciting. C. Frightening.4. What does the woman have to do now? A. See more patients. B. Cancel her conference. C. Share her office with the man.5. Where are the speakers probably? A. At an Internet cafe. B. At a computer store.C. At a computer lab.第二节 听

3、下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6. What will the woman do? A. Take an exam.B. Review her lessons.C. Have a class.7. What is the mans purpose of jumping rope? A. To improve his balance.B. To strengthen his lungs. C. To get stronger.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。8. Why does the man come to the woman?A. To as

4、k for a pay rise.B. To report a job description.C. To confirm his duties.9. What does the woman promise to do next week? A. Help with the extra work. B. Give the man a reply. C. Write down the work details.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers talking about in general? A. A housemate. B. A col

5、league. C. A babysitter.11. What do we know about David? A. He is quite sociable. B. He cant cook well.C. He is easy to get along with.12. Which is one of the reasons why the woman dislikes David? A. He enjoys smoking. B. He doesnt like reading. C. He sometimes eats her food without her permission.听

6、下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. What doesnt work? A. The clock. B. The elevator. C. The alarm.14. How does the woman react to the emergency? A. She complains.B. She keeps screaming. C. She keeps making telephones.15. Why is the man so calm? A. He thinks it useless to worry.B. He knows how to solve the problem.

7、C. He has been in the same situation before.16. What does the man ask the woman to do in the end? A. Cancel her appointment.B. Talk about music.C. Introduce herself.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. How does the speaker usually prepare for the exam? A. By studying with her friends. B. By sticking to a timetable

8、.C. By making a plan.18. Why was the speaker once late for the exam? A. She overslept at home. B. She missed her bus stop. C. She took the wrong bus.19. What does the speaker usually do during the exam? A. She finishes the test quickly. B. She arranges time reasonably. C. She works out the first que

9、stion slowly.20. What does the speaker really dislike after the exam? A. Discussing the answers. B. Talking about the scores. C. Dealing with the stress from her parents.II.单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. When the spaceship traveled above，_new looking earth appeared before us，_earth that we had never see

10、n before.A. a；theB. the；an C. /；the D. a；an22. _from the top of the mountain, the village looks like a small box.A. SeenB. Being seenC. To seeD. Seeing 23. The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be broadcast _ this weekend. You can expect an exactly _ night. A. alive; lovelyB. live; livelyC.

11、 live; aliveD. lovely; lively24. The scientists are beating their brains, trying to _ a solution to the problem.A. look up toB. live up toC. come up with D. keep up with25. Your _ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.A. operationB. performance C. growt

12、hDcharacter26. Do you remember the first time we met?At that time you _us a lecture.A. had givenB. were givingC. have given D. gave27. Never_ such a difficult problem. It took me almost half an hour to work it out.A. had I come across B. I had come acrossC. did I come across D. I did come across28.

13、From what she has done we can predict that she is _enough to make up her own decision and behave in a proper way.A. positive B. severeC. matureD. admirable29. Jack is not in the office at the momentOh, he _ those who are going to take the driving test in an hour.A. can have instructedB. must have in

14、structedC. must be instructing D. will be instructing30. My mom, who didnt allow me to smoke, _ when she caught me smoking.A. was over the moonB. was as busy as a beeC. was all earsD. flew off the handle31. I followed the man in a blue jacket thirty meters _ me and watched him enter the hall.A. apar

15、t fromB. ahead ofC. in the front ofD. at the back of32. The professor _ his voice to make himself _.A. rose; heardB. rose; hearingC. raised; heardD. raised; hear33. Here we have beef, fish and fruit. Help yourself to _ you like.A. whicheverB. howeverC. whateverD. whenever34. Dont leave the chairs ab

16、out, or you may _ them at night.A. take overB. turn overC. come overD. trip over 35. Could you do me a favor to carry the baggage? _. A. Yes, I couldB. With pleasureC. Its my pleasureD. GreatIII. 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）The story Im going to tell truly happened in my life.The other day, I met a man

17、outside the gym who 36 a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular（肌肉发达的）and he 37 to be on top of the world. “How are you?” I 38 with a smile. “Im doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile 39 the parking garage. 40 as he walked up, I

18、 41 his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane (手杖). “Why do you need that cane?” I couldnt 42 thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a 43  voice too, as if his broad smile 44 left his face. Multiple Sclerosis（多发性硬化症）is a very serious disease and often painful.

19、I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You 45 it very well. You seem like a happy man 46 the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “I am a happy man,” and then added, “Id be even happier if I had that sports 47 .” It was ironic (讽刺的). Just 48 we spoke, Id been sitting

20、in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months as I was 49 after an operation. Heres a man with a 50 far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no less happiness. He went on with his 51 of life as usual, which moved me deeply. It was also

21、 a wonderful reminder of that old 52 , “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” 53 your problems, just keep in 54 that none of us goes through life 55 and you should make the most of what you have, like the man with MS. Count your blessings.36.A. stared atB. talked aboutC.

22、 agreed withD. looked like37.A. conductedB. appearedC. performedD. pretended38.A. questionedB. advisedC. complainedD. greeted39.A. lit upB. put upC. held upD. kept up40.A. SoB. AndC. ButD. Though41.A. watchedB. noticedC. examinedD. checked42.A. wantB. setC. waitD. help43.A. cheerfulB. carefulC. wond

23、erfulD. painful44.A. sometimesB. seldomC. neverD. always45.A. solveB. handleC. predictD. deal46.A. in spite ofB. in return forC. due toD. aside from47.A. gymB. hospitalC. coatD. car48.A. whenB. untilC. beforeD. since49.A. recoveringB. mourningC. separatingD. benefiting50.A. directionB. locationC. si

24、tuationD. position51.A. anxiety B. disappointmentC. enjoymentD. excitement52.A. storyB. newsC. sayingD. lesson53.A. WhateverB. HoweverC. WhicheverD. Whenever54.A. headB. brainC. heartD. mind55.A. completelyB. easilyC. hardlyD. graduallyIV. 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）AExpressions about water are almos

25、t as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings. The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. “Hot water” was used 500 years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing

26、extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle That no longer happens. But we still get in “hot water”. When we are in “hot water”, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble-serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in

27、 hot water with his mother if he walks in the house with dirty shoes Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are f

28、acing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market. “To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above w

29、ater during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job “Water over the dam” is another expression about a past event. It is something that is finished. It cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed ov

30、er a dam cannot be brought back againAnother common expression, “to hold water”, is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If

31、your argument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and not worth debating.“Throwing cold water” also is an expression that deals with ideas or proposals. It means that one doesnt like an idea. For example, you want to buy a new car beca

32、use the old one has some problems. But your wife throws cold water on the idea because she says a new car costs too much.This is our Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. It was written by Marilyn Christiano. Im Rich Kleinfeldt. See you next time.56. According to the passage, expressions

33、 about water _. A. are very commonB. have unpleasant meanings C. are very interestingD. are easy to understand57. The expression “hot water” _. A. is not used nowadaysB. has a long history C. means arguing with othersD. only means serious trouble58. Which of the following expressions have the simila

34、r meaning? A. “Throwing cold water” and “deep water”B. “Hot water” and “water over the dam” C. “Deep water” and “water over the dam”D. “Hot water” and “deep water”59. If you signed an agreement with Tom yesterday and want to change it now, Tom may say “_”. A. You should keep your head above waterB.

35、You cant throw cold water C. It is water over the damD. Dont be in deep water60. What would be the best title for the passage? A. WaterB. Expressions about water C. Several common expressionsD. Water and everyday EnglishBI had a perfect life. No one died; no one was sick; we were all happy and lovin

36、g life.Then I discovered my grandfather had cancer. No matter how much I told myself he could live, and that he might not die, somehow I still felt as if it was a death sentence. He was so young, only 63.He fought so hard. Whenever I feel my own life taking a turn for the worse, as if things will ne

37、ver get better, I remember how many years he lived fighting such a scary and difficult disease.He died with a huge party going on around him, with all his friends and family. They ate and I honestly didnt know how to cope. I never cried alone. I had the compassion (同情) of my friends and the support

38、of my family and teachers. I just remembered my grandfathers wish that we should celebrate his life.Thats how we came up with the idea for Hives for Lives-a business my sister and I started where all the profits go to the American Cancer Society (ACS). We sell honey, honeycomb, beeswax candles and l

39、ip balm, which all come from our beehives in Virginia. It started out small, 2 years ago, with just an idea. During our first year we donated more than $2,000 to the ACS. The next year a man who belonged to my grandparents bee club willed his honey to us, and our little business grew.We sold at craf

40、t fairs, wine festivals, schools, and to anyone else who would buy! We had my uncle sell in California and my grandmother sell in Chicago. We have sold honey in 13 states-even in Puerto Rico. This year we donated more than $10,000 to the ACS and were hoping to do more next year. Hopefully our busine

41、ss will help find a cure or just improve the life of someone with cancer.I feel like Hives for Lives is a way to honor my grandfather. Honor his love, his life and his strength.With Hives for Lives reminding me of my grandfather every day, I feel as if I can move on in life, that he will always be a

42、live in my heart and memories. It made me capable of coping with his death, because I felt like I had truly honored his wish of celebrating his life.I have made his spirit everlasting through the business and I honor him every day. He always taught me to make the best of things. Well, grandpa, thats

43、 what Im doing, for you.I hope he is smiling from heaven.61. Reading the first two paragraphs, we know _. A. the grandfather was sentenced to death B. cancer always attacks old people C. the sad news was quite beyond the authors expectation D. the author was sorry that their life was not perfect any

44、 more62. When the author feels down in life, _ will give him strength to overcome difficulties. A. his grandfathers encouraging wordsB. his grandfathers fighting against cancer C. his grandfathers wish before dyingD. his grandfathers pitiful fate63. When the grandfather died, _. A. all felt relieved

45、 that he would never suffer any more B. his family and friends honored him more than ever C. the author was at a loss what to do for a time D. the author didnt cry following his wish64. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? A. The profits they make are all donated to the A

46、CS. B. They struggle to develop their business without any help. C. They have helped find a cure for those with cancer. D. All their relatives joined in their activity.65. Whats the authors purpose of writing the text? A. To show us how he runs his business to help others. B. To tell us his way to d

47、eal with sadness. C. To tell us the importance of self-control in the face of sadness. D. To tell us to learn from his grandfather.CFear is an emotion like others such as happiness, anger, hurt, sadness. We need emotions to process information we receive and decide how to respond. Being afraid of fa

48、st cars, for example, is something that might protect us from harm. Being afraid of the consequence of a choice may prevent us getting into trouble.Fears in young children commonly center on certain animals like snakes or big dogs. Fears are caused often because of experiences or ideas expressed by

49、others, and at times, the media. Many normal fears during the early years, like men with beards, or large dogs, disappear with age. Those relating to personal failure and ridicule (嘲笑) remain through adulthood and may need special help to overcome.Childrens fears are often trivial, but that doesnt m

50、ean they should be ignored. They need to be recognized and accepted as real for that child. Only when we help children understand their fears can they grow normally in their ability to deal with them.Research shows that as a child grows up, the center of his fears changes a lot. Things like divorce,

51、 a teacher who “shouted at me”, people with guns, bullies, big boys, or “making fun of me” top the list of childhood fears.We can not always prevent these experiences from happening, but its essential that children be allowed to freely express their emotions without judgment. Sympathy and a caring l

52、istener will help ease the pain of these fears. Read books and stories to your child about children who have experienced similar fears. This helps children talk about their fears and find ways to cope. With all emotions, fears become less of a problem for children as they gain self-confidence and th

53、ey find that fear is normal and can be dealt with.66. According to Paragraph 2, we can know that fears in young children_. .A. only center on frightening animalsB. are not born but learnedC. can make sure of their safetyD. need special help to deal with67. The underlined word “trivial” in the third

54、paragraph probably means “_”.A. smallB. seriousC. harmfulD. common68. In dealing with childrens fears, the final goal of the parents is to _.A. stop unpleasant experiences happening to childrenB. let children know about the nature of fearC. create an environment where there is nothing to fearD. deve

55、lop childrens ability to treat their fear on their own69. From the passage we can learn that _ .A. some childhood fears may have a lasting influenceB. children should avoid the media to reduce their fearC. fears can be judged according to the environmentD. children with similar fears can communicate easily70. Whats the best title for this passage?A. How to Overcome Childrens FearsB. Childrens FearsC. The kind of Childrens FearsD. The Bad Effects of FearsDAs they migrate (迁移), butterflies and moths choose the winds th