2013-2014学年高二下期中考试试题

PAGEPAGE42013—2014学年度第二学期期中考试高二级英语科试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，满分100分。考试用时140分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号等信息填涂在答题卡上。并在答题卷的密封线内写上班别，姓名和学号。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。不按要求填涂的，答案无效。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听说考试部分(共两节，满分10分)PartB:RolePlay角色扮演（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分）Inthispart,youarerequiredtoactasaroleandcompletethreecommunicativetasks:listentoaspeaker,askthespeakerthreequestionsandthenanswerfivequestions.角色：你是Rose.任务：（1）向Gary提问;（2）根据视频内容及电脑给出的答案，回答提出的问题。1.Pleasegetreadytoaskthreequestionsaccordingtothefollowingquestions.1、Now,pleasegetreadytoaskthefollowingthreequestionsinEnglish.Q1:我们要在意大利待多久？Howlongwillwe________________Italy?A1:Listentoanswer1.Q2:我在意大利怎样谋生?HowcanI__________________________inItaly?A2:Listentoanswer2.Q3:到了意大利我们住哪儿？Wherecanwelivewhenwe_________________Italy?A3:Listentoanswer3.2、Now,pleasegetreadytoanswerthefollowingfivequestions.Q1:Listentoquestion1.A1:Becauseshe________________herjob.Q2:Listentoquestion2.A2:Hethinksitisvery__________.Q3:Listentoquestion3.A3:BecauseGary_______hersome_______whilehewasinChina.Q4:Listentoquestion4.A4:Headvisesherto___________________.Q5:Listentoquestion5.A5:Theywillliveina_________firstandthenarented__________.PartC:Retelling(共4小题，每小题0.5分，满分2分)Youwillhearthetalktwice.Youarerequiredtoretellitinyourownwordsafterthat.以下是录音内容的故事复述，请在答题卷横线上填写相关的信息内容（横线上只能填1个单词），录音听两遍。故事梗概：一只老鼠喜欢读书，外星人来到地球后，找到了这只老鼠并帮它找了一份图书馆的工作，这只老鼠很喜欢这份工作。生词:spacealien(外星人),Onceuponatime,therelivedalittlemousecalledHenry.Hewasdifferentbecausehelikedreadingbooks.Oneday,hefoundabooknamedTheLittlePrince.Butthelastpageswere1.________.Sometimelater,somespacealienswholooklikemicecametotheearth.Theylikedreadingbooksandtheywantedtofindsomemicewhowereinterestedinreading.Buttotheir2.__________,itwashardtofindone.Atlast,theyfoundHenryandtalkedwithhim.They3.___________himajobinalibrary.ThereHenryfoundawhole4.__________ofTheLittlePrince.Hereadthisbookandalsomanyotherbooks.Helikedthisjobverymuch.第二部分英语知识应用(共三节，满分30分)I.单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）1.Toknowwhatisgoodand______aretwodifferentthings.A.knowingwhatiswrongB.dowhatisrightC.todowhatisrightD.doingwhatisright2.Energydrinksarenotallowed_______inAustraliabutarebroughtinfromNewZealand.A.tomakeB.tobemadeC.tohavebeenmadeD.tobemaking3.Tomwasveryangryabout________toMary’sbirthdayparty.A.notinvitingB.beingnotinvitedC.notbeinginvitedD.nottobeinvited4.Don’ttakethemedicine,itcan’thelp____ridofyourcold.A.gettingB.togetC.togettingD.gets5.Weareinvitedtoaparty_________inourclubnextFriday.A.tobeheldB.heldC.beingheldD.holding___35___caredforhimdeeply.Hemeanttheworldtosomeone.第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分20分）I.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAbout97%oftheworld’swaterissaltyandisfoundinouroceansandseas.But,aswecan’tdrinkseawater,howcanitbeimportant?Everypartofourseasandoceanscontainsanamazingnumberofanimalsandfishthatliveatdifferentoceandepths.Mostofthedifferentspeciesofanimalsandfishdependonsimpleplantsfortheirfood.Thesesimpleplantscalledalgae(海藻)driftnearthesurfaceoftheoceanandusesunlighttoturncarbondioxideandwaterintofoodandoxygen.Infact,algaeproduceoverhalfoftheoxygenpeoplebreathe.Howimportantseawateris!Eachplantoranimalinourseasandoceansisanimportantlinkinafoodchain.Thealgaeareeateninlargeamountsbymicroscopicanimals,whichareinturnconsumedbylargeranimals.Thesefoodchainsaredelicatelybalanced.Thebadnewsaboutthefoodchainsintheoceansisthattheyareunderthreatbecauseofman.Peopleoncethoughtthattheoceansweresobigthatitdidn’tmatterifwedumpedrubbishintothemorcaughthugequantitiesoffishandwhalesforfood.Butwenowknowthisisnottrueandfishstocksintheoceanshavestartedtodrop.Thankfully,theworldistakingstepstoprotectthefutureofouroceansbyintroducinginternationalagreementstoprotectmarinehabitats.Mostcountrieshaveintroducedfishingrestrictionstoprotectfishstocksintheoceansandnewtechniquesarebeingpioneeredtocopewithpollution.Finally,theimportanceofprotectingoceansisbeingmadeknowntomorepeople.Thisisjustthebeginningofalongprocesstoprotecttheoceansforourfuture.Wedependontheoceansforfishwhichareanimportantpartofthehumandiet.Howimportantseawateris!36.Whichofthefollowingistheproperorderofthefoodchain?A.smallanimals→algae→microscopicanimals→largeanimals→manB.algae→microscopicanimals→largeanimals→largeranimals→manC.smallanimals→algae→largeanimals→microscopicanimals→manD.microscopicanimals→algae→largeanimals→largeranimals→man37.Peopleusedtothinkthattherubbishthrownintothesea________.A.wouldn’tharmthefishintheseaB.wouldchangethebalanceofthefoodchainC.wouldbebrokendownintheseaD.wouldn’tdomuchharmtothesea38.Fromthepassage,welearnthat_________.A.mostfishandseaanimalsliveatthesurfaceoftheseasB.itisverydifficulttobreakthebalanceofafoodchainC.excessivefishinghascausedthedecreaseinfishstockD.itwon’tbelongbeforetheproblemsconcerningoceanswillbesolved39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTawaybeingusedtoprotectoceans?A.Theuseofinternationalagreements.B.Forbiddingfishingtoprotectfishstocks.C.Theuseofnewtechniques.D.Raisingpeople’sawarenessoftheneedtoprotectoceans.40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Theimportanceofseawater.B.Lifeintheoceans.C.Howtoprotectfoodchains.D.Howtodealwithseawaterpollution.BOnthefirstdayofthe11thgrade,ournewmathteacherMrWashingtonaskedmetogototheblackboardtodoamathproblem.ItoldhimthatIcouldn’tdoit.Heasked,“Whynot?”Ipaused,andthenIsaid,“BecauseI’meducablementallyretarded(可教育智能迟滞).”Hecamefrombehindhisdeskandlookedatme.“Don’teversaythatagain.Someone’sopinionofyoudoesnothavetobecomeyourreality,”hesaid.Itwasaveryspecialmomentforme.DoctorssaidthatIwaseducablementallyretardedinthefifthgrade,andIwasputbackintothefourthgrade.WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ifailedagain.ButMrWashingtonchangedmylife.Thispersonalwaysgavestudentsthefeelingthathehadhighexpectationsofthem,andthenallofthestudentsdidtheirbesttoliveuptowhatthoseexpectationswere.Heoftensaid,“Youhavegreatnesswithinyou.”Oneday,Icaughtupwithhimintheparkingplaceandsaid,“MrWashington,istheregreatnesswithinme,sir?”Hesaid,“Yes,MrBrown.”“ButwhataboutthefactthatIfailedEnglish,math,andhistory?Whataboutthat,sir?I’mslowerthanmostkids.”“Itdoesn’tmatter.Itjustmeansthatyouhavetoworkharder.Yourgradesdon’tdeterminewhoyouareorwhatyoucanproduceinyourlife.”“Iwanttobuymymotherahouse.”“Itispossible,MrBrown.Youcandothat.”Andheturnedtowalkaway.“MrWashington?”“Whatdoyouwantnow?”“Uh,I’mtheone,sir.Onedayyou’regoingtohearmyname.I’mtheone,sir.”Schoolwasarealstruggleforme.MrWashingtonputmanydemandsonme.HemademebelievethatIcoulddoit.Attheendofthatyear,Iwasonthehonorrollforthefirsttimeinmylife.Yearslater,Iproducedfiveprogramsonpublictelevision.Whenoneofmyprogramswasshownontheeducationaltelevisionchannel,Ihadsomefriendscallhim.Iwassittingbythephonewaitingwhenhecalledme.Hesaid,“MayIspeaktoMrBrown,please?”“Oh,MrWashington,isthatyou?”“Yes,it’sme.Youweretheone,weren’tyou?”“Yes,sir,Iwas.”41.WhatdoesMrWashingtonmeanbysaying“Someone’sopinionofyoudoesnothavetobecomeyourreality”?A.Youneedn’thavethesameopinionasothers.B.Youshouldbelievewhatotherpeoplesay.C.Whatotherpeoplesayaboutyoumaynotbecorrect.D.Thedoctormadeamistake.42.Howmanyyearsdidittaketheauthortofinishthetenthgrade?A.Tenyears.B.Elevenyears.C.Twelveyears.D.Thirteenyears.43.Whathappenedtotheauthoratlast?A.Heenteredagooduniversity.B.Heearnedmuchhonor.C.Hegotagoodjob.D.Hemadetelevisionprograms.44.Inthepassage,theauthorimpliesthat_________.A.peopleshouldn’tbelievewhatdoctorssayB.noonecanbesuccessfulwithhardworkandconfidenceC.nooneisreallyeducablementallyretardedD.agoodteachercanchangeastudent’slife45.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe“__________”.A.Don’tbelieveothersB.IsucceededatlastC.MybestteacherD.IamtheoneCThereisanEnglishsaying,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhowever,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople’shealth.Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheart,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,makestheheartbeatquickerandmakespeoplebreathedeeper;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbeuseful.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprogrammes.Thegroupthattolerated(忍耐)thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogramme.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichdiminishesbothstressandpain.Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics,inwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproduceusefuleffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.46.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.Laughterisgoodforhealth.B.Laughtercanmakeyoubecomeoldquickly.C.Laughterhelpstoreducepain.D.Laughter,justlikephysicalexercise,isgoodforourbody.47.Theunderlinedword“diminishes”inthethirdparagraphmeans“”.A.delaysB.preventsC.increasesD.reduces48.Whydodoctorsholdlaughterclinics?A.Becausetheywanttoearnmoremoney.B.Becausetheythinktheywillhelpthepatientsrecoverfromillnesses.C.Becausetheywanttoimprovetheirpatients’health.D.Becausetheywanttheirpatientstolaughmore.49.Accordingtotheauthor,weshould__________inourlife.A.laughasmuchaspossibleB.watchmorefunnyfilmsC.smileallthetimeD.spendtimeinthelaughterclinics50.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Bothlaughterandphysicalexercisearegoodforhealth.B.Laughterclinicscanhelppatientsimprovetheircondition.C.Laughtercanreducetheeffectofpain.D.Laughteristhebestmedicine.II.信息匹配(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列有关材料。A.China'sbesttouristattractionsarespreadoutacrossthecountry.Sohowcanyoupickwhichonetogoto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Youdon'thavetomakeatoughdecision,justheadtotheChineseFolkCultureB.Hawaiiandsunsetssceneries.C.Crete,asmallislandinGreece,isnottooromantic,butintermsofhistoryandvarietyithasmoretoofferandfewertouriststhananyoftheothers.Youcanrelaxonthebeachandenjoythesunshinecomfortably.D.Beijingover10,000species.It’sabotanicalresearchlaboratoryaswellasaplaceforthepublictoenrichtheirknowledgeaboutplants,enjoythesceneryandrelax.E.TravelinginThailandisasmuchenjoyableasitistiringbecauseThailandhaslotsofplacestovisit,lotsofnicepeopletomeet,lotsofuniqueness,lotsofactivitiesandofcourselotsofnewexperiencesandmomentstocapture.F.Indiaisactuallya‘JewelintheCrown’asfarastourismisconcerned.Indiaisavastcountrywithpeopleofmanydifferentethnicbackgrounds,religions,customs,languagesandlifestyles.现在，请阅读下面信息，根据他们的实际情况，进行信息匹配。51.Arthurisacollegestudentwhomajorsingeographyandwantstoadmirewondersofnatureintheworldthissummervacation.52.WalrusisfromFrance.He’dlikeatriptoliveina"third-world"placeforamonthtoexperiencethedifferentlocalcustomsandlifestylesfromEurope.53.GarryandPeter,quiteoutgoing,haveawiderangeofinterests，enjoymixingandawidevarietyofamusements.Theywanttoaplacethatisverypopularandfashionablethissummer.54.CindyisveryinterestedinChinesetouristattractionsandwantstoexperienceChineseculture,butthetimeistoolimitedforher.It’sonlyaboutaweekbeforesheleavesChina.55.Mr.andMrs.Hunterarelookingforabeach-basedholidayinsouthernEurope,toaquietbeachlocationwheretherearenottoomanytourists.第四部分：词汇（共两节，满分15分）I.单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）56.Hismotherwas___________(颇为生气的)withhimforbeingsorudetotheirneighbors.57.Freshairis___________(有益的)toourhealth.58.A___________（购买）forlaptopswasnotmadeuntillastmonthforlackofmoney.59.Isthatseatalready__________?(占用)60.I_________(催促)mystudentstolookthroughtheirlessonsaheadofmyexplanation.61.Aheavytruckwasbeing________(拖)tothegarageaftertheaccident.62.Everyoneintheclassisexpectedto_____________（参与）inthesediscussions.63.Ifyoudon’tsitcomfortablyenough,just_______________(调整)yourseatbyyourself.64.I'vecometoaskyoutodomea____________(恩惠).65.Anewspaperreportseemsto___________(反映)theviewofmostmembersofCongress.II.完成句子（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）66.你要存点钱以防不时之需。You’dbetter_____________________somemoneyincaseoffutureuse.67.Jane帮他摆脱了财政困难。Jane__________him___________ofhisfinancialdifficulties.68.无论遇到什么困难，我们都应该努力去克服。Nomatterwhatdifficultieswe________________,weshouldtrytoovercomethem.69.前几天，我在街上遇到他，还跟他闲聊了一会。Icameacrosshimandchattedwithhimforawhileinthestreet____________________.70.你只能欺骗还不清楚你的伎俩的那些人。Youcanonly

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tricks.第五部分写作(共两节，满分25分)I.基础写作(共1小题，满分10分)假如你接受了一项写作任务，要为中外学生讨论会写一篇发言稿。请根据以下信息，用英语写一篇发言稿。所喜欢的学习方式理由与做法加拿大学生合作学习1．一起讨论学习，营造良好的学习氛围2、在交流中互相学习，取长补短3、培养团队精神中国学生独立学习1、更专注，更独立2、根据自己的时间和进度科学计划你自己更喜欢合作学习两人智慧胜一人[写作内容]加拿大学生和中国学生各喜欢的学习方式及其原因；你自己喜欢的学习方式和理由。[写作要求]只能用五个句子表达全部的内容；发言稿的开头已给出。II.读写任务（共1小题，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150左右的英语短文。Itisexcitingtovisitdifferentplaces.Asyoutravel,youwillseebeautifulsceneriestypicaloftheregion.Besides,youcanmeetandmakefriendswithpeopleofdifferentcolorsandraces.Todaypeoplearesofondoftravelingthattourismhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingindustriesinmostcountries.RecentyearshaveseenatendencyinChinathattourismisgrowingfaster.Accordingtoarecentsurveymadebysomeexperts,about47%urbanresidentstravelregularly,and28%ruralresidentsalsomaketheirtouracrossthecountry.Thesurveyalsoshowsthatmorepeopleareinterestedintourism,andwilljointhearmyinthefuture.Facingthistendency,wecan'thelpexploringsomeunderlyingfactorsthatareresponsible.Intheveryfirstplace,withthepolicyofreformandopeningup,Chinesepeople'slivingstandardhasgreatlybeenimproved,andtherefore,mostofthemcanaffordtotravelaround.What'smore,itisbelievedthatpeoplenowtakeamorepositiveattitudetotourism.Inaddition,tourismfacilitiesarebecomingbetterandbetter.Forexample,transportationdevelopsfast,andmanyscenicspotsareavailablenow.Thoughtherearestillsomeproblemswithtourism,Ipersonallybelievethattourismshouldbeplayingakeyroleinourlife.Ialsohopethatourgovernmentwillmakepoliciestocreateabetterenvironmentfortourists.[写作内容](1)以约30个词概括短文的要点；(2)然后以约120个词就“旅游的好处”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：①体验不同地方的美景、美食，出国旅游更是给人们提供一个远离祖国的机会；②了解风土人情，拓宽历史、地理、生物等知识，增强爱国意识。[写作要求](1)可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；(2)作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。[评分标准]概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。附加题：TheforeigncountrieshavepaidcloseattentiontotheChineseearthquake.TheWallStreetJournalAsiaEdition(U.S),theGlobeandMail(Canada),theGuardian(U.K)and1foreignnewsagencies,haverecentlypublishedarticlesonChina’searthquakerelief.2haveallpraisedtheearthquakereliefeffortsmadebytheChinesegovernment.TheWallStreetJournalAsiaEditionpublishedanarticleonMay21stsayingthat3theeighthdayofthemostseriousnaturaldisaster4(hit)Chinaindecades,rescuingsurvivorsfromtheruinshadbeenquicklyreplacedbythechallengeofhelpingthem.Thearticlesaidthatpeopleoverseas5(impress)deeplybyearthquakereliefeffortsbytheChinesegovernment.TheAssociatedFrenchPress(AFP)reportedonMay21stthatChinahasbecomemoreopenin6campaign.Aircraftloaded7reliefsuppliesfromUkraine,Russia,theUnitedStates,SingaporeandothercountrieshavearrivedindisasterareasinsouthwesternChina.TheAssociatedPress(AP)publishedanarticleonMay21reportingthatChinaismakinggreateffortstodealwithaverydifficulttask8(cause)bytheearthquakehowtoprovidetemporaryshelterforsomanypeople.Thearticlesaidthatmanytentshavebeenbuilt;andfoodandmedicalcareareprovidedtothepeople9liveshavebeencompletelydisruptedbytheearthquake.TheGlobalandMailofCanadapublishedanarticleonMay20ththatsaidtherapidearthquakereliefworkinSichuandemonstratesChina’spowerful10(economy)strength.2013—2014学年度第二学期期中考试高二级英语科试题答案PartB:Q1:stayinQ2:makealiving/earnmylivingQ3:arrivein/gettoA4:gaveupA5:deliciousA6:sent,mooncakesA7:teachEnglishA8:hotel,housePartC:1.gone2.disappointment3.offered4.copy单选：1-5CBCBA6-10ADBAB完型填空：11-15CCADD16-20BABAC21-25ACADC语法填空：26.petition28.changed29.that30.with31.him32.Tocheck33.morevaluable34.in/of35.who/that阅读理解：36-40BDCBA41-45CCDD