江苏省张家港市沙洲中学2013-2014学年高二第二学期期中考试英语试题

1、沙洲中学高二年级第一学期期中测试试卷第一卷选择题共75分第一局部：听力每题0.5分 共10分第一节共5小题每段对话仅读一遍1. What will the two speakers do on the weekend? A. Visit Jack B. Go out for lunch C. Do some outdoor activities 2. What is the man doing ? A. Making invitations B. Asking for help C. Giving advice 3. Who likes Zhao Wei the most? A. The ma

2、n B. The mans sister C. The mans mother 4. What is Carl? A. A teacher B. An assistant C. A general manager 5. How will the woman go to the football match? A. On foot B. By car C. By bus第二节 共15小题每段对话读两遍 听第6段材料， 答复第6，7 题6. What does the woman want to buy? A. A camera B. A cellphone C. An iPad 7. Where

3、 did the woman lose the mans iPad ? A. In a taxi B. In a shop C. On the bus 听第7段材料， 答复第8至10 题8. What is Mr Brown probably doing now? A. Resting in the garden B. Reading in his room C. Visiting a friend 9. What does the woman ask Mr Brown to do ? A. To have a further interview with Mr Smith. B. To wo

4、rk for Mr Smith as his secretary. C. To pay Mr Smith a personal visit. 10. When should Mr Brown go to Mr Smiths office?A. Around 4:00 pm this Friday. B. Anytime before 4:00 pm this Friday. C. Between 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm this Friday.听第8段材料， 答复第11至13 题 11. When will the man leave the hotel? A. On May 1

5、st B. On May 2nd C. On May 3rd 12. How much will the man pay for the rooms? A. $ 50 B. $ 100 C. $ 150 13. What will the man have to do if he cant stay in the hotel? A. Cancel over the phone. B. Go to the hotel to cancel. C. Pay for a fee.听第9段材料， 答复第14至17 题14. Where does the conversation probably tak

6、e place? A. At home B. In the library C. In the classroom 15. What is NOT a thing that the man learnt from ants? A. He should prepare in advance. B. He should always try his best. C. He should avoid trouble. 16. What does the woman think of the man? A. His hobby is boring. B. He is good at learning.

7、 C. He needs more rest. 17. What will the man do after the conversation? A. Read a book about nature. B. Take a break at home. C. Go to the park.听第10段材料， 答复第18至20题 18. What did the students invite the mayor to do ? A. To provide fresh food for the dining hall. B. To talk about the importance of fres

8、h food. C. To ask for money for the project. 19. What did the mayor do to help the students? A. He invited the students to use part of one companys greenhouse. B. He asked the local banks and businesses to support the project. C. He helped the students create a plan for the use of the greenhouse. 20

9、. How do the students work in the greenhouse? A. They work there every day. B. They grow more than 400 plants. C. They make use of waste from the dining hall.第二局部：单项选择 (每题1分 共15分)21. John couldnt take part in the activity held at the cultural center yesterday for _ reasons. A. series of B. all kinds

10、 C. the number of D. a variety of22. Victor apologized for _ to inform me of the change in the plan. A. his being not able B. him not to able C. his not being able D. him to be not able23. The efforts of a government should be _ in terms of the health and happiness of the people as well as the devel

11、opment of economy. A. measured B. appreciated C. impressed D. operated24. Eventually the government rebuilt the bridge _the appeal and even pressure of the public. A. in response to B. in favor of C. in place of D. in terms of25. Take good care of the resources or they will be _ soon. A. run out B.

12、used up C.run away D. using up26. Many human activities also _carbon gases, which will result in global warming. A. put off B. send off C. let off D. set off27. _, you need to give all you have and try your best. A. Being a winner B. To be a winner C. Be a winner D. Having been a winner28. This prob

13、lem may lead to more serious ones if_ unsolved. A.making B.left C.remained D.keeping 29. Maybe you have been to many countries, but nowhere else _ a more beautiful palace. A.can you find B.you could find C.you can find D.could you find30. _ his lessons , he failed in the exam. A. Not reviewing B. Ha

14、ving not reviewed C. Not reviewed D. Not having reviewed31. After the Six­Party Talk in Beijing, an agreement was reached _that North Korea would abandon放弃_ nuclear weapons. A. stating(声明); to develop B. stating; developing C. to state; to develop D. states; developing32. The 8.8 quake in centr

15、al Chile caused widespread damage, destroying lots of buildings and hundreds of thousands of people_ . A.to affect B.affecting C.affect D.affected33. Written in a hurry, _. A. they find many mistakes in the report B. Sam made many mistakes in the report C. there are lots of mistakes in the report D.

16、 the report is full of spelling mistakes34. _ after a long walk, Kate called and said she couldn't come to the party. A.Worn out B.Having worn out C.To be worn out D.To wear out35. Tom，how about going for a picnic this weekend? _. I love getting close to nature. A. I'm afraid not B. I couldn

17、't agree more C. It's well done D. I don't think so第三局部：完形填空每题1分，共20分 It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet (36) _. The loaded plates I carried (37) _ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didnt seem able

18、 to do anything (38) _. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream (39) _ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father (40) _ at me as he handed my tip. “Well done, he said, “youve (41) _ us really well. Suddenly my tiredness (42) _. I smiled back

19、, and later, when the manager asked me how Id like my first day, I said, “(43) _! Those few words of praise had (44) _ everything. Praise is like (45) _ to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And (46) _, while most of us are only too (47) _ to apply to others the cold wind of cri

20、ticism, we are (48) _ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why-when one word of praise can bring such (49) _? Its strange how mean we are about praising. Perhaps its (50) _ few of us know how to accept it. Its (51) _ rewarding to give praise in areas in which (52) _ generally goes unnoti

21、ced or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a (53) _ meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are (54) _ just right? In fact, to give praise (55) _ the giver nothing but a moments thought and a moments effort.36. A. restedB

22、. hurtC. brokeD. slipped37. A. remainedB. lookedC. seemedD. appeared38. A. newB. specialC. nervousD. right39. A. orderB. priceC. materialD. chair40. A. staredB. smiledC. glancedD. nodded41. A. called onB. looked afterC. passed byD. thought of42. A. arrivedB. continuedC. disappearedD. developed43. A.

23、 OhB. WellC. FineD. Terrible44. A. madeB. changedC. foundD. improved45. A. heatB. warmthC. snowstormD. sunlight46. A. thenB. thusC. thereforeD. yet47. A. readyB. doubtfulC. satisfiedD. disappointed48. A. unableB. unwillingC. likelyD. anxious49. A. attentionB. choiceC. pleasureD. difficulty50. A. bec

24、auseB. whenC. whatD. where51. A. finallyB. especiallyC. sillyD. fortunately52. A. effortB. attemptC. deedD. feeling53. A. dailyB. light C. perfectD. poor54. A. doneB. soldC. chosenD. given55. A. addsB. leavesC. offersD. costs第四局部：阅读理解每题2分，共30分 AGET YOUR DEGREE AT HOME! Have you ever wondered what a

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35、 clothes got wrinkled(皱的). Today David wears casual clothes khaki pants and a sports shirt to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “Im working harder than ever, David says, “and I need to feel comfortable. More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to wor

36、k. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday). This became known as “dress-down Friday or “casual Friday. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-wee

37、k benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing, said business adviser Maisly Jones. Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young peop

38、le don't want to dress up for work, says the owner of a software company, “so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code. Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company,

39、 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual c

40、lothes.59.David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict because _. A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt B. he couldn't stand a clean appearance C. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time D. he didnt want to spend much money on clothes60. David Smith

41、wears casual clothes now, because _. A. they make him feel at ease when workingB. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes C. he looks handsome in casual clothes D. he no longer works for any company61. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Company workers started to dress d

42、own about twenty years ago. B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s. C. “Dress-down Friday was first given as a favor from employers. D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.62. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are me

43、ntioned EXCEPT _. A. saving workers money B. making workers more attractive C. improving workers feeling D. making workers happier C A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package: What food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mo

44、use trap! Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse declared the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house. The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me, I c

45、annot be bothered by it. The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house. “I am so sorry, Mr Mouse, sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers. The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “A mouse trap, am

46、I in grave danger, huh? So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmers mouse trap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmers wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did

47、 not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmers wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soups main ingr

48、edient. His wifes sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmers wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for

49、all of them to eat. So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk.63. We may infer that the passage is most probably a _.A. fairy tale (神话) B. Fable (寓言) C. science fiction D. ne

50、ws report64. We could see from the passage that the mouse was _.A. kind and warm-hearted B. well-informedC. good at cheating others D. foolish and rude65. The underlined word “ingredient (Paragraph 7) refers to _.A. the mouse B. the pig C. the snake D. the chicken66. What can we learn from the story

51、?A. Better safe than sorry. B. Traps are usually well disguised.C. To help others is just to save you. D. To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all. D American researchers say drinking tea may help strengthen the bodys defense system against infection. Doctors at Brigham and Womens Hospita

52、l in Boston, Massachusetts, did the study. The team studied a chemical found in black, green, oolong and pekoe tea. This chemical is an amino acid called L-theanine. The scientists say it may increase the strength of gamma delta T cells. Thats the letter T, not the drink. Gamma delta T cells are par

53、t of the bodys defense. First, the researchers mixed some of these cells with antigens found in the amino acid(氨基酸). Antigens help the body react to infection. Then the scientists added some bacteria. Within twenty-four hours, the cells produced a lot of interferon, a substance that fights infection

54、. Cells not mixed with the antigens did not produce interferon. In the second part of the study, eleven people drank five to six cups of black tea every day. Ten other people drank the same amount of instant coffee. That is dried coffee mixed with hot water. Two weeks later, and again two weeks after that, the researchers tested the blood of all twenty-one people. They also looked at what happened when they added bacteria to the blood cells. They found that the tea drinkers p