四川省天全中学2013-2014学年下期高二期中考试英语试题
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四川省天全中学2013-2014学年下期高二期中考试
英 语 试 题
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共12页，答题卡2页。满分 150分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、考号用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔填写 在答题卡上，并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。
2. 选择题(1-55)使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5 毫米黑色签字笔书写在答题卡的对应题框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试 题卷上答题无效。
3. 考试结束以后，将答题卡收回。
第I卷（选择题，共90分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共 两 节 ，满 分40分）
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You _____ to the meeting this afternoon if you have something to do.
A. needn’t to come B. don’t need come
C. don’t need coming D. needn’t come
It is no use _____ with Bill because he will never change his mind.
A. argue B. arguing C. to argue D. argued
It is difficult to imaging his ____ the decision without any consideration.
A. accept B. accepting C. to accept D. accepted
We don’t like her because she is always speaking highly of the part she ________in the group.
A. makes B. plays C. takes D. does
He had a wonderful childhood, ____ with his mother to all corners of the world.
A. travel B. to travel C. traveled D. traveling
Tom is ____ animal fur, so he won’t get close to cats or dogs.
A. curious about B. allergic to C. satisfied with D. fond of
7. As _____ matter of fact, all good books can give us ______ large amount of wisdom
and knowledge.
A. a; 不填 B. a; a C. the; a D. the; 不填
8. ______ it many times, I still can’t make Mary understand what I said.
A. Having explained B. Explained C. To explain D. Having been explained
9. You didn’t let me drive. If we ____ in turn, you ____ so tired.
A. drove…didn’t get B. drove…wouldn’t get
C. had driven…wouldn’t have got D. were driving…wouldn’t get
10.---How do you know Bob will pass the exam?
---______. He is very clever and studies hard.
A. I don’t get it B. We are two of a kind
C. That’s not the point D. It’s my guess
第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This short play is a stage version of The Necklace, one of Maupassant’s best-known short stories. It 11 about a vain woman, wife of a small clerk, who 12 a diamond necklace to go to the palace ball. But 13 she lost the necklace. Then she and her husband had to work ten 14 years to pay for it.
The heroine was named Mathilde, who used to 15 a pretty girl. Born in a clerk’s family, she had no 16 of marrying a rich and important man. 17 she let herself be married to Pierre Loisel, a small clerk 18 a government office. They were not rich and lived a(n) 19 life.
One evening her husband brought home a(n) 20 for the palace ball. It was the first time in 21 lives that they had been invited to an important occasion like this. But the wife did not feel happy, because she had no dress and no jewellery for the ball. Pierre used all he had 22 to buy her a new dress and 23 her borrowing some jewellery from her friend. That night at the ball, Mathilde was a great 24 . All the men wished to dance with her. She danced madly, 25 herself, her husband, her home and all. But on the way home she 26 the necklace missing. They looked for it everywhere but couldn’t find it, and they never 27 it again. They had to borrow some money, buy a diamond necklace exactly like the 28 they had lost and returned it to the friend. Then they worked hard for ten years to pay for the 29 . At the end of ten hard years, Mathilde had 30 a great deal and looked like an old woman.
11. A. tells B. reads C. cares D. learns
12. A. bought B. borrowed C. made D. lent
13. A. luckily B. happily C. naturally D. unfortunately
14. A. such B. other C. short D. long
15. A. become B. turn C. be D. grow16. A. ability B. need C. hope D. business
17. A. So B. But C. Besides D. Though
18. A. as B. for C. of D. on
19. A. happy B. comfortable C. active D. simple
20. A. expression B. invitation C. message D. method
21. A. their B. her C. his D. such
22. A. saved B. promised C. stored D. spent
23. A. advise B. agreed C. persuaded D. suggested
24. A. surprise B. success C. value D. woman
25. A. enjoying B. admiring C. forgetting D. respecting
26. A. found B. realized C. watched D. recognized
27. A. wore B. used C. picked D. saw
28. A. any B. one C. that D. it
29. A. effort B. loss C. money D. job
30. A. changed B. worked C. continued D. caused
第二部分阅读理解（共两节；满分50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
A
The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take various forms: organized competitive struggles, athletic games, hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year.
Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall.
Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It's not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players as well on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country.
Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US and many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. And the famous NBA games are considered the best of this game.
Other sports attracting a great many people include wrestling, boxing and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the exactness of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not come primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.
31. Baseball is so popular in America that some professional teams play it until .
A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter
32. When playing football, American players are dressed in a special uniforms .
A. to avoid unexpected injuries
B. to play it like European football
C. to make the game rough enough
D. to look like professional players
33. Many Americans prefer basketball to football because .
A. NBA games are very popular
B. it is originated in the US
C. it is much faster than football
D. it is played indoors throughout the winter
34. Horse-racing fans can’t be exactly considered as sportsmen because they .
A. mainly stand and watch the races
B. don’t ride horse in the races
C. are only interested in the results
D. don’t care who wins in the races
35. The underlined word “jockeys” in the last paragraph refers to .
A. the person who bets upon the race
B. the person who cares about horse-racing
C. the rider who enjoys watching the race
D. the rider who competes in horse-racing
B
It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course （路线） with a few high hills. Still, I felt energetic; despite the hills it was going to be a fine run.
Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kiseo, New York. She too was running easily, moving along at my speed. The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where I was; why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? I'd overtake （追上）her later on when she was tired.
So I ran behind her. The course headed north for miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting harder. We had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work.
Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to know him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him. Their exchange worried me. You don’t chat during a race unless you are feeling good, and Peggy plainly was.
Still, I was close enough to overtake her if she was tired, so I didn’t give up hope completely. We were getting nearer to a long, punishing hill now and it would be the test. We were a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Peggy was moving away—first five yards, then ten, then more. Finally it was clear that there was no help of catching her. She beat me soundly.
There is an important lesson in that race. Women are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly as skilled in sport. Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than differences. I have run with a number of women, and I can say it is often hard work.
36. What did the writer think of the race in the beginning?
A. It would be hard work.
B. It would be an easy race.
C. It would be a test of his strength.
D. It would be a good learning experience.
37. What worried the writer when Peggy greeted the young runner?
A. Peggy overtook the young runner.
B. Peggy was running energetically.
C. Peggy was laughing as the writer.
D. Peggy paid no attention to the writer.
38. By saying “a long, punishing hill”(Paragraph 5) , the writer implies that _______.
A. Peggy would fail to reach the hilltop
B. men are more skilled at climbing hills
C. overtaking Peggy would be easy
D. climbing the hill would be a demanding（苛刻的）task
39. What lesson does the writer learn from the race?
A. Women are as good as men in sport.
B. Women are better at climbing hills.
C. He should have more training in a race.
D. He should set a quicker pace at the beginning of a race.
C
James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9.There, a school teacher asked the youth his name, “J.C.” he replied. She thought he had said “Jesse” and he had a new name.
Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part-time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten Games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.
A week before the Big Ten Meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions to give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.
The stage was set for Owens’ victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic（体育的）but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners. “It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”
Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.
Owens’ Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles and dogs. “Sure, it bothered me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”
In time, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”
40. Owens got his other name “Jesse” when .
A. he went to Ohio State University
B. his teacher made fun of him
C. his teacher took “J. C.” for “Jesse”
D. he won gold medals in the Big Ten Meet
41. In the Big Ten Meet, Owens ______.
A. hurt himself in the back
B. succeeded in setting many records
C. tried every sports event but failed
D. had to give up some events
42. We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ______.
A. he was not of the right race
B. he was the son of a poor farmer
C. he didn’t shake hands with Hitler
D. he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone
43. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A. Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete
B. Golden Moment — a Life-time Struggle
C. Making a Living As a Sportsman
D. How to Be a Successful Athlete
D
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55, 000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start—there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for. It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）.
44. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. I was waiting for good fortune.
B. I was trying to find an admirable job.
C. I was being aimless about a suitable job.
D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.
45. The author decided to write a novel ________.
A. to finish the writing course
B. to realize her own dream
C. to satisfy readers’ wish
D. to earn more money
46. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?
A. Disturbed. B. Ashamed. C. Confident. D. Uncertain.
47. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph？
A. It pays to stick to one’s goal.
B. Hard work can lead to success.
C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.
D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.
E
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
List Price: $16.95 Price:$14.35
Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. Max puts on his wolf suit, trying to do something bad and gets sent to bed without supper. Quite by accident, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild behavior to continue. Sendak’s color illustrations（插图）are beautiful, and each turn of the pages brings the discovery of a new wonder.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
List Price: $17.95 Price:$10.77
Perhaps the perfect children’s bedtime book. Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight from a young rabbit preparing for his own sleep. He says goodnight to every object in sight. Clement Hurd’s illustrations are simple and effective.
Happy Birthday, Baby by Dr Smith
List Price: $9.99 Price: $9.99
The Great Birthday Bird says, “Get dressed! Today is your day. It’s the Best of the Best!” This full-filled book can be touched, moved and smelt, helping babies celebrate their day of all days with the Great Birthday Bird! It’s illustrated by Jan Gerardi.
You’re Only Old Once! by Dr Seuss
List Price: $11.70 Price: $10.53
If laughter is the best medicine, then You’re Only Old Once! is a delightful new defer（延期）against aging. As we follow him through his checkup with the experts at the Golden Years Clinic, Dr Seuss lightens the aches and pains of growing old with his unique wisdom. A perfect gift for anyone over fifty!
48. If you buy the books above, whose book will save you most?
A. Maurice Sendak’s. B. Dr Smith’s.
C. Dr Seuss’. D. Margaret Wise Brown’s.
49. You’re Only Old Once! talks mainly about _______.
A. the happy time with the Great Birthday Bird
B. the adventure of a naughty boy named Max
C. some suggestions about reducing pains of aging
D. the goodnight wishes of a rabbit before sleep
50. Which book is suitable for both kids and adults?
A. Happy Birthday, Baby.
B Where the Wild Things Are.
C. Goodnight Moon.
D. You’re Only Old Once!
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
Sandy is at home. She is now calling Lisa, her classmate.
Sandy: Hi, Lisa. Have you finished helping your grandpa?
Lisa: I finished cleaning the study just now, but I haven’t cleaned his bedroom. yet. 51
Sandy: I know what you mean. 52 Do you think it’ll be finished soon?
Lisa: It should be done in about an hour.
Sandy: 53
Lisa: I did my English homework last night. 54 I don’t understand it.
Sandy: Me neither. 55 We can help each other work it out.
Lisa: OK. Then we can go and play badminton.
Sandy: Great. See you in the afternoon.
A. I don’t like math at all.
B. But I haven’t started my math yet.
C. Housework is tiring, and I’m tired.
D. What do you think we should do then?
E. Why don’t we do it together this afternoon?
F. Have you looked at Monday’s homework yet?
G. I also hate doing the cleaning around the house.
第II卷(非选择题，共60分）
第三部分：写作（共三节，满分60分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语问答问题（请注意问题后词数要求）。
[1]Do you spend over an hour each day texting messages to your friends? Do you frequently ignore work, study, and other activities to check your phone for messages? Are you anxious and restless if you are separated from your mobile phone? Do you hardly ever use your phone to talk any more, and do your thumbs hurt from texting too much?
[2] If , then it is very possible that you are a textaholic．A textaholic can be defined as someone who is addicted to sending and receiving messages．The main symptoms are a strong desire to text messages, which takes precedence （优先）over everything else, and bad moods, low spirits and a lack of self-confidence if messages fail to come in． The root of the problem, as with many addictions, is the desire to escape from emotional difficulties such as stress, anxiety and relationship problems． Experts warn that text addiction is likely to become the most common form of addiction in the future, especially among the young．
[3]So what can you do if you think you may be a textaholic? The key is to get your life back in balance．Make sure you resist the urge to answer every message you receive, and consider leaving your mobile phone behind occasionally when you go out．Most importantly, make a point of spending quality time with friends and family, and make time to re-learn the art of face-to-face conversation instead of conducting your relationships by means of text messages．Not only will you save time and money, but you may also rediscover the pleasure of true communication．
56．How does the author introduce the topic of the text? （no more than 5 words）
57．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words． （no more than 8 words）
58．What emotional difficulties may be the causes of text addiction? （no more than 5 words）
59．What do experts say about text addiction? （no more than 14 words）
60．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3? （no more than 8 words）
第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每句不超过两个错误；
2. 每处错误及其修改均只限一词；
3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My sister saw a lovely cup when we are shopping the other day. She liked it at once. Then she bent down and picked up to look at a price on it. As she did this, lots of tea splashed on his T-shirt! I had to try hardly not to laugh at her shocked face！My sister wanted get out of the shop as fast as she could when a shop assistant came over to us. It was turned out to be her own cup, that she’d left on the shelf by mistake. The assistant was clearly as embarrassing as my sister, for I just thought it was funny!
第三节 书面表达（共35分）
假设你是李华，加拿大一所学校将于今年暑假组织学生来你校访问。其间，Andy Smith将借住你家。请你代表全家写信给Andy，欢迎他的到来，并告知有关事宜。信的要点如下：
※ 上午：学校活动
※ 下午：游览市区
※ 晚上：看电视，玩游戏，聊天
注意：1．词数：100左右 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 3.参考词汇：安排—arrange
四川省天全中学2013—2014学年高二（下）期中考试英语试题
参 考 答 案
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
1-5 DBBBD 6-10 BBACD
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
11-15 ABDDC 16-20 CACDB 21-25 AADBC 26-30 ADBCA
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
31-35 CADBD 36-40 BBDAC 41-45 BAACB 46-50 DADCB
补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
51--55. CGFBE
阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）：
56．By asking/ raising questions.
57．you answer “yes” to any of the questions
58．Stress, anxiety and relationship problems
59．It may become the most common form of addiction, especially among the young.
60．How to get rid of text addiction.
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
we are--- were, pick ∧up---it, look at a price ---the, splashed on his---her, hardly---hard, wanted∧ get---to, it was turned---was去掉，that---which, embarrassing---embarrassed, for---but/yet/while/and
书面表达（共35分）
Dear Andy,
I am glad to learn that you are coming to China and will stay at my home.
My parents and I are very pleased to have you with us. Now let me tell you what we have arranged for you. I know the school will organize a lot of things for you to do in the morning, but in the afternoon, I’ll show you around and take you to some places of interest. We’ll mostly stay at home in the evening watching TV, playing games, and meeting people. I’m sure we’ll have a wonderful time and enjoy each other’s company.
I’m looking forward very much to meeting you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
英 语 试 题
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共12页，答题卡2页。满分 150分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、考号用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔填写 在答题卡上，并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。
2. 选择题(1-55)使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5 毫米黑色签字笔书写在答题卡的对应题框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试 题卷上答题无效。
3. 考试结束以后，将答题卡收回。
第I卷（选择题，共90分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共 两 节 ，满 分40分）
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You _____ to the meeting this afternoon if you have something to do.
A. needn’t to come B. don’t need come
C. don’t need coming D. needn’t come
It is no use _____ with Bill because he will never change his mind.
A. argue B. arguing C. to argue D. argued
It is difficult to imaging his ____ the decision without any consideration.
A. accept B. accepting C. to accept D. accepted
We don’t like her because she is always speaking highly of the part she ________in the group.
A. makes B. plays C. takes D. does
He had a wonderful childhood, ____ with his mother to all corners of the world.
A. travel B. to travel C. traveled D. traveling
Tom is ____ animal fur, so he won’t get close to cats or dogs.
A. curious about B. allergic to C. satisfied with D. fond of
7. As _____ matter of fact, all good books can give us ______ large amount of wisdom
and knowledge.
A. a; 不填 B. a; a C. the; a D. the; 不填
8. ______ it many times, I still can’t make Mary understand what I said.
A. Having explained B. Explained C. To explain D. Having been explained
9. You didn’t let me drive. If we ____ in turn, you ____ so tired.
A. drove…didn’t get B. drove…wouldn’t get
C. had driven…wouldn’t have got D. were driving…wouldn’t get
10.---How do you know Bob will pass the exam?
---______. He is very clever and studies hard.
A. I don’t get it B. We are two of a kind
C. That’s not the point D. It’s my guess
第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This short play is a stage version of The Necklace, one of Maupassant’s best-known short stories. It 11 about a vain woman, wife of a small clerk, who 12 a diamond necklace to go to the palace ball. But 13 she lost the necklace. Then she and her husband had to work ten 14 years to pay for it.
The heroine was named Mathilde, who used to 15 a pretty girl. Born in a clerk’s family, she had no 16 of marrying a rich and important man. 17 she let herself be married to Pierre Loisel, a small clerk 18 a government office. They were not rich and lived a(n) 19 life.
One evening her husband brought home a(n) 20 for the palace ball. It was the first time in 21 lives that they had been invited to an important occasion like this. But the wife did not feel happy, because she had no dress and no jewellery for the ball. Pierre used all he had 22 to buy her a new dress and 23 her borrowing some jewellery from her friend. That night at the ball, Mathilde was a great 24 . All the men wished to dance with her. She danced madly, 25 herself, her husband, her home and all. But on the way home she 26 the necklace missing. They looked for it everywhere but couldn’t find it, and they never 27 it again. They had to borrow some money, buy a diamond necklace exactly like the 28 they had lost and returned it to the friend. Then they worked hard for ten years to pay for the 29 . At the end of ten hard years, Mathilde had 30 a great deal and looked like an old woman.
11. A. tells B. reads C. cares D. learns
12. A. bought B. borrowed C. made D. lent
13. A. luckily B. happily C. naturally D. unfortunately
14. A. such B. other C. short D. long
15. A. become B. turn C. be D. grow16. A. ability B. need C. hope D. business
17. A. So B. But C. Besides D. Though
18. A. as B. for C. of D. on
19. A. happy B. comfortable C. active D. simple
20. A. expression B. invitation C. message D. method
21. A. their B. her C. his D. such
22. A. saved B. promised C. stored D. spent
23. A. advise B. agreed C. persuaded D. suggested
24. A. surprise B. success C. value D. woman
25. A. enjoying B. admiring C. forgetting D. respecting
26. A. found B. realized C. watched D. recognized
27. A. wore B. used C. picked D. saw
28. A. any B. one C. that D. it
29. A. effort B. loss C. money D. job
30. A. changed B. worked C. continued D. caused
第二部分阅读理解（共两节；满分50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
A
The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take various forms: organized competitive struggles, athletic games, hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year.
Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall.
Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It's not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players as well on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country.
Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US and many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. And the famous NBA games are considered the best of this game.
Other sports attracting a great many people include wrestling, boxing and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the exactness of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not come primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.
31. Baseball is so popular in America that some professional teams play it until .
A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter
32. When playing football, American players are dressed in a special uniforms .
A. to avoid unexpected injuries
B. to play it like European football
C. to make the game rough enough
D. to look like professional players
33. Many Americans prefer basketball to football because .
A. NBA games are very popular
B. it is originated in the US
C. it is much faster than football
D. it is played indoors throughout the winter
34. Horse-racing fans can’t be exactly considered as sportsmen because they .
A. mainly stand and watch the races
B. don’t ride horse in the races
C. are only interested in the results
D. don’t care who wins in the races
35. The underlined word “jockeys” in the last paragraph refers to .
A. the person who bets upon the race
B. the person who cares about horse-racing
C. the rider who enjoys watching the race
D. the rider who competes in horse-racing
B
It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course （路线） with a few high hills. Still, I felt energetic; despite the hills it was going to be a fine run.
Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kiseo, New York. She too was running easily, moving along at my speed. The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where I was; why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? I'd overtake （追上）her later on when she was tired.
So I ran behind her. The course headed north for miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting harder. We had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work.
Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to know him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him. Their exchange worried me. You don’t chat during a race unless you are feeling good, and Peggy plainly was.
Still, I was close enough to overtake her if she was tired, so I didn’t give up hope completely. We were getting nearer to a long, punishing hill now and it would be the test. We were a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Peggy was moving away—first five yards, then ten, then more. Finally it was clear that there was no help of catching her. She beat me soundly.
There is an important lesson in that race. Women are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly as skilled in sport. Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than differences. I have run with a number of women, and I can say it is often hard work.
36. What did the writer think of the race in the beginning?
A. It would be hard work.
B. It would be an easy race.
C. It would be a test of his strength.
D. It would be a good learning experience.
37. What worried the writer when Peggy greeted the young runner?
A. Peggy overtook the young runner.
B. Peggy was running energetically.
C. Peggy was laughing as the writer.
D. Peggy paid no attention to the writer.
38. By saying “a long, punishing hill”(Paragraph 5) , the writer implies that _______.
A. Peggy would fail to reach the hilltop
B. men are more skilled at climbing hills
C. overtaking Peggy would be easy
D. climbing the hill would be a demanding（苛刻的）task
39. What lesson does the writer learn from the race?
A. Women are as good as men in sport.
B. Women are better at climbing hills.
C. He should have more training in a race.
D. He should set a quicker pace at the beginning of a race.
C
James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9.There, a school teacher asked the youth his name, “J.C.” he replied. She thought he had said “Jesse” and he had a new name.
Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part-time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten Games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.
A week before the Big Ten Meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions to give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.
The stage was set for Owens’ victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic（体育的）but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners. “It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”
Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.
Owens’ Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles and dogs. “Sure, it bothered me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”
In time, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”
40. Owens got his other name “Jesse” when .
A. he went to Ohio State University
B. his teacher made fun of him
C. his teacher took “J. C.” for “Jesse”
D. he won gold medals in the Big Ten Meet
41. In the Big Ten Meet, Owens ______.
A. hurt himself in the back
B. succeeded in setting many records
C. tried every sports event but failed
D. had to give up some events
42. We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ______.
A. he was not of the right race
B. he was the son of a poor farmer
C. he didn’t shake hands with Hitler
D. he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone
43. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A. Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete
B. Golden Moment — a Life-time Struggle
C. Making a Living As a Sportsman
D. How to Be a Successful Athlete
D
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55, 000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start—there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for. It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）.
44. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. I was waiting for good fortune.
B. I was trying to find an admirable job.
C. I was being aimless about a suitable job.
D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.
45. The author decided to write a novel ________.
A. to finish the writing course
B. to realize her own dream
C. to satisfy readers’ wish
D. to earn more money
46. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?
A. Disturbed. B. Ashamed. C. Confident. D. Uncertain.
47. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph？
A. It pays to stick to one’s goal.
B. Hard work can lead to success.
C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.
D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.
E
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
List Price: $16.95 Price:$14.35
Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. Max puts on his wolf suit, trying to do something bad and gets sent to bed without supper. Quite by accident, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild behavior to continue. Sendak’s color illustrations（插图）are beautiful, and each turn of the pages brings the discovery of a new wonder.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
List Price: $17.95 Price:$10.77
Perhaps the perfect children’s bedtime book. Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight from a young rabbit preparing for his own sleep. He says goodnight to every object in sight. Clement Hurd’s illustrations are simple and effective.
Happy Birthday, Baby by Dr Smith
List Price: $9.99 Price: $9.99
The Great Birthday Bird says, “Get dressed! Today is your day. It’s the Best of the Best!” This full-filled book can be touched, moved and smelt, helping babies celebrate their day of all days with the Great Birthday Bird! It’s illustrated by Jan Gerardi.
You’re Only Old Once! by Dr Seuss
List Price: $11.70 Price: $10.53
If laughter is the best medicine, then You’re Only Old Once! is a delightful new defer（延期）against aging. As we follow him through his checkup with the experts at the Golden Years Clinic, Dr Seuss lightens the aches and pains of growing old with his unique wisdom. A perfect gift for anyone over fifty!
48. If you buy the books above, whose book will save you most?
A. Maurice Sendak’s. B. Dr Smith’s.
C. Dr Seuss’. D. Margaret Wise Brown’s.
49. You’re Only Old Once! talks mainly about _______.
A. the happy time with the Great Birthday Bird
B. the adventure of a naughty boy named Max
C. some suggestions about reducing pains of aging
D. the goodnight wishes of a rabbit before sleep
50. Which book is suitable for both kids and adults?
A. Happy Birthday, Baby.
B Where the Wild Things Are.
C. Goodnight Moon.
D. You’re Only Old Once!
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
Sandy is at home. She is now calling Lisa, her classmate.
Sandy: Hi, Lisa. Have you finished helping your grandpa?
Lisa: I finished cleaning the study just now, but I haven’t cleaned his bedroom. yet. 51
Sandy: I know what you mean. 52 Do you think it’ll be finished soon?
Lisa: It should be done in about an hour.
Sandy: 53
Lisa: I did my English homework last night. 54 I don’t understand it.
Sandy: Me neither. 55 We can help each other work it out.
Lisa: OK. Then we can go and play badminton.
Sandy: Great. See you in the afternoon.
A. I don’t like math at all.
B. But I haven’t started my math yet.
C. Housework is tiring, and I’m tired.
D. What do you think we should do then?
E. Why don’t we do it together this afternoon?
F. Have you looked at Monday’s homework yet?
G. I also hate doing the cleaning around the house.
第II卷(非选择题，共60分）
第三部分：写作（共三节，满分60分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语问答问题（请注意问题后词数要求）。
[1]Do you spend over an hour each day texting messages to your friends? Do you frequently ignore work, study, and other activities to check your phone for messages? Are you anxious and restless if you are separated from your mobile phone? Do you hardly ever use your phone to talk any more, and do your thumbs hurt from texting too much?
[2] If , then it is very possible that you are a textaholic．A textaholic can be defined as someone who is addicted to sending and receiving messages．The main symptoms are a strong desire to text messages, which takes precedence （优先）over everything else, and bad moods, low spirits and a lack of self-confidence if messages fail to come in． The root of the problem, as with many addictions, is the desire to escape from emotional difficulties such as stress, anxiety and relationship problems． Experts warn that text addiction is likely to become the most common form of addiction in the future, especially among the young．
[3]So what can you do if you think you may be a textaholic? The key is to get your life back in balance．Make sure you resist the urge to answer every message you receive, and consider leaving your mobile phone behind occasionally when you go out．Most importantly, make a point of spending quality time with friends and family, and make time to re-learn the art of face-to-face conversation instead of conducting your relationships by means of text messages．Not only will you save time and money, but you may also rediscover the pleasure of true communication．
56．How does the author introduce the topic of the text? （no more than 5 words）
57．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words． （no more than 8 words）
58．What emotional difficulties may be the causes of text addiction? （no more than 5 words）
59．What do experts say about text addiction? （no more than 14 words）
60．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3? （no more than 8 words）
第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每句不超过两个错误；
2. 每处错误及其修改均只限一词；
3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My sister saw a lovely cup when we are shopping the other day. She liked it at once. Then she bent down and picked up to look at a price on it. As she did this, lots of tea splashed on his T-shirt! I had to try hardly not to laugh at her shocked face！My sister wanted get out of the shop as fast as she could when a shop assistant came over to us. It was turned out to be her own cup, that she’d left on the shelf by mistake. The assistant was clearly as embarrassing as my sister, for I just thought it was funny!
第三节 书面表达（共35分）
假设你是李华，加拿大一所学校将于今年暑假组织学生来你校访问。其间，Andy Smith将借住你家。请你代表全家写信给Andy，欢迎他的到来，并告知有关事宜。信的要点如下：
※ 上午：学校活动
※ 下午：游览市区
※ 晚上：看电视，玩游戏，聊天
注意：1．词数：100左右 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 3.参考词汇：安排—arrange
四川省天全中学2013—2014学年高二（下）期中考试英语试题
参 考 答 案
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
1-5 DBBBD 6-10 BBACD
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
11-15 ABDDC 16-20 CACDB 21-25 AADBC 26-30 ADBCA
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
31-35 CADBD 36-40 BBDAC 41-45 BAACB 46-50 DADCB
补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
51--55. CGFBE
阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）：
56．By asking/ raising questions.
57．you answer “yes” to any of the questions
58．Stress, anxiety and relationship problems
59．It may become the most common form of addiction, especially among the young.
60．How to get rid of text addiction.
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
we are--- were, pick ∧up---it, look at a price ---the, splashed on his---her, hardly---hard, wanted∧ get---to, it was turned---was去掉，that---which, embarrassing---embarrassed, for---but/yet/while/and
书面表达（共35分）
Dear Andy,
I am glad to learn that you are coming to China and will stay at my home.
My parents and I are very pleased to have you with us. Now let me tell you what we have arranged for you. I know the school will organize a lot of things for you to do in the morning, but in the afternoon, I’ll show you around and take you to some places of interest. We’ll mostly stay at home in the evening watching TV, playing games, and meeting people. I’m sure we’ll have a wonderful time and enjoy each other’s company.
I’m looking forward very much to meeting you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua