新乐四中2013-2014学年度第二学期高二英语期中考试试题
C. They both consider health important in their lives （分值150分，时间120分钟）
第一部分听力（满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Which country does the woman come from?
A. Korea B. England C. China 2.Who will carry the box?
A. Jane B. George C. Matthew 3. What time will Roy arrive ?
A. At 7:50 B. At 7:20 C. At 8:00 4. Where does the conversation most probably take place ? A. In a theater B. On a plane C. In the park 5.What is the matter with the woman? A.She can’t fix her car by herself. B. Her car has broken down. C. She has no money to live.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题 6. What will the man do ?
A. Buy a textbook B.Take a bus C. Meet his friend 10. What does the woman do at present ?
A. A clerk B. A college student C. A teacher 11. What will the woman do next ?
A. Visit her friend B. Go to school C. Go home 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题 9.What the man doing to keep fit ?
A. Exercising. B. Eating well C. Sleeping 10. How many ways to keep fit are mentioned ? A .2 B.3 C. 4 11. What can we learn from the conversation ?
A. They are strangers. B.They will exercise together soon
高二英语 共5页听第8段材料，回答第12至14题
12. Why does the man want to have his phone disconnected ? A.He is going to California for college.
B.He is going to work in California C. He is going to find a job in California. 13. When will the man leave ?
A. On June5 th B. OnJune25th C. On June20th
14. What is the man’s phone number? A. 377-7869
B. 377-8769 C. 377-8796
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题
15. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student B. Mother and son C. Sister and brother
16.Why didn’t the man attend classes last week? A. He didn’t finish his homework.. B. He was having family problems. C. He went out to play games. 17. What is the woman’s suggestion ? A. The man should move out of his house. B. The man should have a talk with his parents.
C. The man should ask her for help next time 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题 18. What can we know about Charlie? A. His mother is a doctor.
B. He has got married. C. He works in Beijing now.
19. Where did the speaker first meet Charlie ? A. In Beijing B. In Toronto C. In Quebec 20. Which of the following places is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. The Palace Museum B. The Temple of Heaven C. The Grand Bell Temple
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第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
Academic Year
An academic year runs from September to late May and lasts two terms （fall and spring）. A normal course load is four or five courses per term, although many students take extra courses.
Residences
Princeton provides housing for all undergraduate students. Undergraduates are required to spend their first two years in one of five colleges. Each college has its own dining hall, common rooms and computer centers.
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A good way to pass an examination is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. A few days before the examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night learning things. Before you start the examination, read carefully over the question paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examinations, read over your answers. Correct any mistake which you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out.
21.If you work hard only a few days before an examination you may . A. pass it B. get sick C. fail
D. be allowed to take the examination
22.“Stay up late at night” here means . A. sleeping in bed
B. just sitting up without doing anything
C. walking about in the room D. working far into the night 23.The first thing to do after you get the question paper is to .
A. start to answer questions B. work the difficult problems C. have a look at the titles
D. read it very carefully
B
Princeton University
Location
The University is in Princeton, New Jersey. It is an hour's train ride south of New York City and an hour's train ride north of Philadelphia.
Students
There are 4,600 undergraduates （本科生）. There are also 1,900 graduate students, but Princeton is unusual（与众不同的） among universities in having a student body made up largely of undergraduates.
Faculty members (教员)
Princeton has about 700 full-time faculty members. There are another 300 part-time faculty members and visiting faculty members. All faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.
Degrees
Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees: the bachelor （学士） of arts （A.B.） degree and the bachelor of science in engineering （B.S.E.） degree.
高二英语 共5页 Fees and Expenses （Academic Year 2004-2005） Tuition （学费）: $29,910 Room and board: $ 8,387
Other expenses （books, telephone, etc.）: $ 3,083 Total: $ 41,380
24. How many kinds of faculty members are there in Princeton University? A. One.
B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
25. In Princeton University, an undergraduate will pay at least ________ for the Academic Year
2004-2005 besides tuition. A. $ 41,380
B. $ 52,850
C. $11,470 D. $ 8, 387
26. In what way is Princeton University different from other American universities according to the text? A. It has five colleges.
B. Its students are mainly undergraduates.
C. It provides housing for all undergraduate students.
D. All the faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research. 27. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees.
B. An academic year lasts about nine months in Princeton University. C. Undergraduates should spend their first two years in one of five colleges.
D. It's about two hours’ train ride from Princeton University to the north of New York City.
C
I was in a strange city and I didn't know the city at all, and what is more, I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town-centre, I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the simplest way of getting to know the strange city.
I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off it and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking
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about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even then I pronounced it badly.
I stopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.
Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.
You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it, and right and left again. I thanked him politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green
fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. 28. The newspaper-seller ______.
A. could understand what he said B. didn't know what he said C. laughed at him D. didn't want to take the money 29. The writer's real trouble was that _______.
A. he couldn't speak the language B. he followed the policeman's direction The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station.
30. The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city, ______.
A. you should go everywhere on foot B. you should have a map C. you should ask people the way D. you should get lost C. he took the wrong bus
D. he left the town-centre
31. The policeman ______.
A. didn't help him B. pointed at him C. didn't understand what he really meant D. didn't know the way
D
Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability. There are four parts in the book:
Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages.
Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal ( 正式的) English in biography ( 传记). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.
Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and
高二英语 共5页 32. We can find the introduction to a product in ______, A. Part 1 B. Part 2 C. Part 3 D.Part4 33. Which of the following is probably written in informal English?
A. A letter of complaint. B. A computer handbook. C. A letter to a friend. D. A story of a president. 34. The passage is most probably written for _____.
A. test designers B. students C. test-takers D. teachers 35. What is the best title of the book?
A. Test Your Reading B. Help with Your Writing
C. Learn Different Kinds of English D. Practise English in Different Ways
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 My mother is a diligent（勤奋的） and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 36 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 37 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.
38 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 39 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good
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advice this is! 40 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her. A. She enjoys listening to classic music.
B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort. C. She loves her students and cares for them.
D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals. E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money. After that, just be confident and 59 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can 60 my strong feelings for basketball, \"I love this game!\" 41. A. ever
B. often
C. never D. always C. after D. since
42. A. at B. before
43. A. struggled B. eared C. enjoyed D. joined 44. A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not 45. A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind. G. Can you tell us something about your mother?
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could 41 play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 42 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 43 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball. At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 44 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not 45 me play basketball at home. \"Basketball is not fit for girls,\" they said. 46 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 47 at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling 48 and had lost hope of playing basketball. 49 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 50 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, \"Go your own 51 , let others talk.\" This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 52 with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion 53 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 54 for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my 55 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 56 a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, \"Nothing is impossible.\" It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 57 to realize that life is just like playing basket ball. You should have an 58 . 高二英语 共5页 46. A. Still 47. A. looked
48. A. up 49. A. Unluckily 50. A. encouraged 51. A. effort
52. A. basketball 53. A. stuck 54. A. but 55. A. wish 56. A. experience 57. A. come 58. A. idea 59. A, insist 60. A. inform
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B. Yet B. glared
B. down B. Naturally B. forbade B. way
B. sports B. referred B. though B. life B. grow B. turned B. aim B. remain B. express C. Just D. Even C. glanced D. stared
C. excited D. satisfied C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly C. ensured D. explored C. business D. direction
C. interests D. dreams C. turned D. returned C. and D. however C. work D. study C. learn D. play C. refused D. happened
C. opinion D. effort C. keep D. last C. ignore D. connect
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… 新乐四中2013-2014学年度第一学期高三英语期中考试试题
……… 答题纸
………第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
… 第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
… … 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
… …People ____61___ (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are … about fifteen hundred _____62_____ in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A … …very large dictionary, for example, contains four __63___ five hundred thousand words. But we do 线not need ____64___ these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. … ____65_____ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
…：…The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 号…考…______66___ (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books _____67____ (write) …in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet _____68____ new word, look it … ___69_____ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your _____70_____ (much) useful book. … …61 62 63 64 … … …65 66 67 68 封 …：…69 70 名…姓… 第四部分 ：写作（共两节，满分35分）
… … 第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
… …文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 … 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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，并在其下面写出修改后的词。 密 …注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
… 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
… …：… I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch TV after school. She holds view 级…班… that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their … …lessons. It seemed to her that once I am allowed to do that, I’ll unable to control myself and … … forget all about her study. She also thinks it is bad for my eye. But I really can’t accept her
…… …… 高二英语 共5页 ideas. In my opinion, watch TV can set my mind at rest after a day’s hard works. Besides, it is important for us to know what has happened at home and at abroad.Thus, we shouldn’t be forbidden to watch TV. 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
我们都知道 “ A friend in need is a friend indeed ” 这句谚语。请根据自
己的理解和经验，参考下面的汉语提示，以How to make friends 为题，写一篇短文。词数100左右。
交友的方式： 1、对别人友好。
2、要使陌生人不管在何处，都能感到你的友善。 3、多为别人着想，不要以貌取人。 4、设法记住别人的名字。 5、朋友危难时不要离弃。
注意：1、不要逐字逐句逐条翻译。
2、开头已给出。（不计入总字数） How to make friends
Everyone needs friends , so how to make true friends is very important . Here are some suggestions . ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5
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