射阳县高级中学2013年秋学期期中考试
高二英语
时间： 120分钟 分值： 120分 命题人：陈平
注意事项：
本试卷共分两部分，第I 卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。
所有选择题的答案均填涂到机读卡上，非选择题写到答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。
第I卷（客观选择题，满分80分）
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. Where are the two speakers?
A. At the tailor’s. B. At the beach. C. At a clothing shop.
2. What does the woman think of the new position?
A. Boring. B. Challenging. C. Risking.
3. When will the woman get off for Spring Festival?
A. February 8. B. February 18. C. February 11.
4. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Customer and coach.
B. Doctor and patient.
C. Husband and wife.
5. How will they go for the meeting?
A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By subway.
第二节（共15小题；每小题l分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独自前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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7题。
6. What’s Mrs Schmidt doing now?
A. Preparing a paper for the western civilization class.
B. Doing her morning yoga.
C. Watching a morning yoga program.
7. What kind of person is John?
A. A diligent student. B. A kind coach. C. A generous boss.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are they going to celebrate the wedding?
A. Taiwan. B. Dallas. C. New York.
9. What can we know from the dialogue?
A. They have reconfirmed the plane reservations for all the Taiwanese guests.
B. The videographer has agreed to film the stuff for the Net for free.
C. They haven’t finished checking the “to do” list for the wedding yet.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
10. Why does the woman break the piggy bank?
A. To buy a valuable vase.
B. To have a trip for London.
C. To change the coins for bills.
11. What kind of coins will the man organize?
A. Quarters and dimes. B. Nickels and pennies. C. Quarters and pennies.
12. How much is the number of all the pence?
A. More than one pound. B. Less than one pound. C. At least one pound.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
13. What is the rent price of a room with a city view?
A. $120. B. $400. C. $175.
14. What does the man think of the rent price of the hotel?
A. Just so-so. B. Reasonable. C. Ridiculous.
15. What can we know according to the dialogue?
A. The man cares about the type of the room.
B. The man likes being in quiet surroundings all night.
C. The man wants a room on the ground floor.
16. What will the man probably do in the end?
A. Go to visit the Great Wall of China.
B. Choose the penthouse room for $400 a night.
C. Give up the choice of the hotel room.
听第10段材料，回答第l7至20题。
17. What is the purpose of the concert in the first report?
A. To introduce the process of the concert.
B. To advertise the big concert held on Friday.
C. To use the songs to offer messages of help.
18. According to CNN, how many people died because of Superstorm Sandy?
A. 96. B. 69. C. 165.
19. Which is about “worst storm ever”—Sandy?
A. It has no effect on public transit systems.
B. It forced to close schools and workplaces.
C. More than 19,000 flights were put off as a result.
20. What can you do if you have a moving picture of Sandy?
A. Sell it for a lot of money.
B. Give it to CNN iReport.
C. Share it with the famous singers.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
21. What????????pity that you couldn’t be there to receive??????????prize!??
A a; a?? B? the ; a???? C? a ; the??? D the; the??
22. – I hear that his parents are very rich.
-- ______? He has never relied on them.
A. What if B. What for C. So what D. How come
23. Always read the _________ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
A. explanations B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions
24．It is said that Nigeria is___________Great Britain.
A. three time the size of B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of
25. He made another wonderful discovery, ________ of great importance to science.
A. which I think is B. which I think it is
C. which I think it D. I think which is
26. ____ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
A. To face B. Having faced C. Faced D. Facing
27. Lack of creativity and passion ______ her the chance to win the first prize the competition.
A. lost B. cost C. took D. made
28. ______ the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into the international stars.
A. Giving B. Having given
C. To give D. Given
29. _________ it is to ride on a one-horse open sleigh on such a beautiful day!
A. What a fun B. What fun C. How a fun D. How fun
30. The news he looked forward to .
A. came at last B. coming at least
C. coming last D. have come recently
31. The moment their movie star appeared on the stage, the excited fans______ thunderous applause.
A. ran into B. burst into C. came into D. turned into
32. ---Have you experienced something that made a difference to you??
--- Well, in my memory there was __________ experience that changed my life.
A. one such B. such one C. one such an D. a such
33. If she _________ tomorrow, I ________ her for help.
A. came; would have asked B. come; would ask
C. were to come; would have asked D. should come; would ask
?34. When you go to a foreign country, you must________ yourself to new manners and customs.
A. adapt B. add C. adopt D. admit
35. – What shall we do tonight then?
– _____ –- whatever you want.
A. Help yourself B. It’s a deal C. No problem D. It’s up to you
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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21世纪教育网]
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it 36 several obstacles（障碍） in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour（绕道）. 37 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide. After some 38 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 39 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant 44 reached its destination --- a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home. It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this 48 and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the 49 and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 50 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 51 more than a burden. Isn’t our 52 like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the 53 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens --- the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 54 that at the destination they are 55 and we can’t take them with us.
36. A. came across B. came about C. got over D. dealt with
37. A. For B. At C. To D. With
38. A. brave B. tiring C. short D. magic
39. A. through B. across C. beside D. behind
40. A. satisfied B. frightened C. annoyed D. attracted
41. A. height B. size C. depth D. length
42. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. But D. Moreover
43. A. living B. working C. sleeping D. walking
44. A. finally B. probably C. suddenly D. easily
45. A. lonely B. comfortable C. underground D. big
46. A. partner B. parent C. match D. friend
47. A. fix B. fit C. fill D. suit
48. A. trouble B. pleasure C. decision D. matter
49. A. insect B. problem C. feather D. hole
50. A. before B. after C. until D. once
51. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
52. A. study B. aim C. dream D. life
53. A. waste B. lack C. worth D. danger
54. A. think B. wonder C. warn D. find
55. A. bad B. useless C. meaningful D. practical
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1987, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.
In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia (白血病) because of her work with radioactivity（辐射能）. Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
56. Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?
A. Because she received a degree in mathematics.
B. Because she contributed to saving the wounded.
C. Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.
D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
57. Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot?
A. At the Curie Institute. B. At the University of Paris.
C. At a military hospital. D. At the College of Sevigne.
58. When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?
A. In 1932. B. In 1927. C. In 1897. D. In 1926.
59. In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother?
A. Irene worked with radioactivity. B. Irene combined family and career.
C. Irene won the Nobel Prize once D. Irene died from leukemia.
B
Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It's wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger. Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.
To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn, as soon as possible, these four basic strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breastroke, and crawl. I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training.
In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow:
1. Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don't risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble.
2. Don't go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach, Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good.
Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive.
3. Don't smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it.
4. Work at any activity that builds muscles.
60. Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____.
A. they can talk B. they start walking
C. they have no fear of the water D. they are five or six years old
61. The author believes that fear of water is_____.
A. stupid B. sensible C. dangerous D. not smart
62. The stroke that some young swimmers use first is_____.
A. butterfly B. backstroke C. breastroke D. crawl
63. According to the passage, you should not swim alone because_____.
A. the water is too cold B . your parents would not be happy
C. something in the water might attack D. you might drown
C
This is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.
Littleton Children’s Home
We DON’T want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.
Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much. Will you share it?
Phone Sister Thomas on 55671
Children’s Hospice（救济院）
We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.
Please contact the Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.
Street Food
In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you offer a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we need some new saucepans(平底锅). Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.
Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713
Littleton Youth Club
Have you got an unwanted chair? a record-player? a pot of paint ? Because we can use them!
We want to get to work on our meeting room!
Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.
Thank you!
The Night Shelter
We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.
Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.
64. What kind of people are these organizations designed for?
A. Homeless and sick children
B. Less fortunate members of our society
C. Hungry people who have no beds to sleep in
D. Friendly members of our society to help others
65. If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may contact _____.
A. Street Food B. The Night Shelter
C. Littleton Children’s Home D. Children’s Hospice
66. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. There are too many social problems in this society.
B. People are very poor during the time of giving.
C. To offer help is just an excuse for these organizations to collect money.
D. There are many organizations trying to solve social problems.
67. What kind of things would Littleton Youth Club like to collect?
A. Old furniture and second-hand electrical equipment.
B. An apartment and some saucepans.
C. Hot food and storybooks.
D. A sum of money and children’s toys.
D
She was dancing. My crippled（瘸腿的）grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway, looking at her beautiful movements, absolutely shocked. She was the pet of the dancing world. And then she'd had her accident and it was all over. I had read that in an old newspaper article.
‘‘So… Your leg? I mean, how did your leg heal?”
“To tell you the truth-my legs have been well all my life,” she sighed.
“But I don't understand!” I said, “Your dancing career…You pretended all these years?”
‘‘Very much so, and for a very good reason.”
She thought for a while and then continued. “We were talking about engagement（订婚） when your grandfather had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him that the only way I could stay normal was to dance. I put all my energy and time into practicing-and I became very good. Critics praised me, the public loved me, but all I could feel was the ache in my heart, not knowing whether the love of my life would ever return. Then one day a letter came. There were only three sentences: 'I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me. ”
“I made my decision there and then. I traveled away from the city. When I returned I had bought myself a stick. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. My dancing days were over. No one doubted the story--I had learned to limp（一瘸一拐地走） convincingly before I returned home. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a reporter I knew well. Then I traveled to the hospital. They had pushed your grandfather outside in his wheelchair. I took a deep breath, leaned on my stick and limped to him.”
“I showed him newspaper articles of my accident. There is a whole life waiting for us out there! But I am not going to carry you. You are going to walk yourself. ”
“I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I'd taken out of my pocket. Now show me you are still a man. I said. He bent to take his stick from the ground and struggled out of that wheelchair. He managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair again in his life.”
“What did you show him?” I had to know. Grandma looked at me and smiled. “Two engagement rings, of course. I had bought them the day after he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man.”
68. What does the underlined word "it" in the first paragraph refer to?
A. Her accident. B. Her pet.
C. Her leg. D. Her dancing career.
69. Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?
① Grandfather lost his leg in the war.
② Grandmother bought two engagement rings.
③ Grandfather was inspired to stand up on his own.
④ Grandmother pretended she was crippled.
⑤ Grandmother became an excellent dancer.
⑥ Grandfather had to go to war.
A. ⑤⑥②①④③ B. ⑥⑤①③②④
C. ⑥②⑤①④③ D. ⑤②⑥①③④
70. Which of the following words can best describe grandmother?
A. Thoughtful and determined. B. Unselfish but stubborn.
C. Courageous but unreliable. D. Sensitive and dishonest.
第II卷(三大题，共35分)
第四部分：单词拼写 （共7小题; 每小题 1分; 共7分）根据所给的首字母或汉语
意义, 用适当的形式写出相应的单词。
71. Believe in him. He is the most r________（可信赖的）friend of mine.
72. He has decided to go abroad to study with the i________ （意图）of improving his English.
73.The teacher being ______ (围住) by his students is telling them what to pay attention to while travelling in the museum.
74. There are not many teachers who a___________(提倡) traditional methods in English teaching.
75. In our class, the m_________ （大多数）of students study very hard.
76. His poor i____________(收入) can hardly feed the huge family.
77. There are a variety of different styles of stand-up ___________(喜剧).
第五部分：任务型阅读（共8小题; 每小题 1分; 共8分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空1个单词。
Global warming is one of the major environmental problems we are facing today. Scientists think a further rise in the carbon dioxide levels will make this situation worse. The greenhouse effect causes the earth’s heat to be trapped in the atmosphere, which results in the increase in temperature. This, in turn, has an effect on various plants and animals. Global warming makes it difficult for some of them to survive.
Ozone depletion means a drop in the quantity of the ozone(臭氧) in the earth’s stratosphere (平流层). The ozone hole in the Antarctic is mainly due to the release of CFCs ( a type of gas). Because of ozone depletion, humans are facing various problems such as the harmful effects of UV rays.
Water pollution is caused when wastes are thrown into water. What’s more, many harmful chemicals are also put into water, which causes the deaths of many wild animals and endangers the health of humans.
The increasing population is causing a loss of natural resources. This is related to various human activities. For example, overfishing has caused many kinds of fishes to die out. Forests are being cleared to meet the rising demand for paper, wood, even for land. Mining, the work of getting gold, coal etc out of the earth, has led to a further drop in mineral resources. If we used up all the resources, how could our children survive on this planet?
These are some of the current environmental problems we are facing today. Only with an effort from each person, can we hope to save our planet from being destroyed.
Environmental
Problem
Cause
Damage
Global
(78)_____-
Increasing carbon
dioxide levels
Making it difficult for
various plants and animals to
(79) ______
Ozone
Depletion
Releasing CFCs
Various problems such as the harmful effects of UV rays
Water (80) _____
Throwing (81)_____
? into water
Adding harmful
(83) _____into water
Endangering wild animals’ lives
Endangering humans’ (82) ______
The loss of
Natural(84)____
Increasing population
Various human activities such as（85）_____, cutting down forests and mining
Endangering the next generation
第六部分 书面表达（满分20分）
如何利用课间10分钟？有些高中学生课间依旧在教室认真学习（如图1），也有些高中学生走出教室积极活动（如图2）。请根据下面两幅图片用英文写一篇短文。你的短文应包含以下内容：
1. 简要描述图片；
2. 结合自身实际，谈谈你的感想；
3. 你更喜欢哪一种方式？简述理由（至少两点）。
注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2. 词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
Breaks between classes are intended to give students a short time to be refreshed in body and mind so that they can go on with their learning energetically and efficiently.
射阳县高级中学2013年秋学期期中考试
高二英语答题纸
第四部分 单词拼写 （共7小题; 每小题 1分; 共7分）
71.________________ 72. __________________
73.________________ 74. __________________
75. ________________ 76. ___________________
77. ________________
第五部分 任务型阅读(共8小题；每小题1分; 满分8分)
78. _______________ 79. ________________
80. _______________ 81. _________________
82. _______________ 83. _________________
84. _______________ 85. ________________
第六部分 书面表达（满分20分）
如何利用课间10分钟？有些高中学生课间依旧在教室认真学习（如图1），也有些高中学生走出教室积极活动（如图2）。请根据下面两幅图片用英文写一篇短文。你的短文应包含以下内容：
1. 简要描述图片；
2. 结合自身实际，谈谈你的感想；
3. 你更喜欢哪一种方式？简述理由（至少两点）。
注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2. 词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
Breaks between classes are intended to give students a short time to be refreshed in body and mind so that they can go on with their learning energetically and efficiently.
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2013年秋学期期中考试高二英语参考答案
听力
1~5 CBCCA 6~10 BABCC 11~15 ABCCB 16~20 CCCBB
单项填空
21-35 CCBDA CBDBA BADAD
完形填空
36-55 ABCBD BCAAC CBACA DDBDB
阅读理解
56-59 BAAC 60-63 BBCD 64-67 BCDA 68-70 DCA
单词拼写
71. reliable 72. intention 73. surrounded
74. advocate 75. majority 76. income 77.comedy
任务型阅读
78. warming?? 79. survive?? 80. pollution? 81. wastes?
82. chemicals? 83. health? 84. resources? 85. overfishing
书面表达Possible version:
Breaks between classes are intended to give students a short time to be refreshed in body and mind so that they can go on with their learning energetically and efficiently.
Students in class are usually looking forward to the break. However, they are expecting different things. Some students want to make use of that period of time hanging out with their classmates. They enjoy fun by chatting, playing games, or doing some outdoor activities. Others want to spend the break reading, doing homework, or reviewing lessons. In a word, nowadays, school breaks could be either “academic” or “physical”, which is a very interesting phenomenon.
As a high school student, I favor the “physical” way of break. I find it very hard when I have too much work to finish, though. I have to deal with my homework during the break.
I don’t deny some students are really book worms, absorbing knowledge every minute. However, I dare say the majority of us students know what we really want and what we really need to do. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. We are struggling for a balance between work and play.
