江西省吉安一中2013-2014学年下学期高二年级第一次段考
英语试卷
第I卷（选择题满分115分）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. Who is the host of the dinner?
A. Paul.
B. Frank.
C. Jenny.
2. What month is it now?
A. May.
B. June.
C. July.
3. What will the woman probably do?
A. Take some time off work.
B. See a doctor.
C. Continue her work.
4. Why is the woman angry with the man?
A. He came home late for the third time this week.
B. He failed to finish his work on time.
C. He forgot to do his homework.
5. How much did the woman pay for her wedding dress?
A. $ 400.
B. $ 500.
C. $ 800.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，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、7题。
6. What are the speakers doing?
A. Playing golf.
B. Playing football.
C. Playing tennis.
7. How often does the man try to play the sport?
A. About once a week.
B. About once a month.
C. About twice a month.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hotel.
B. In a school.
C. In a shop.
9. What is the only problem for the man?
A. The room was small.
B. There was no fridge.
C. The pool wasn't open this morning.
10. What did the man do last night?
A. He went to see a movie.
B. He had a good swim.
C. He went to play some sports.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Fellow clerks.
B. Boss and secretary.
C. Customer and salesperson.
12. What does the man like most about his job?
A. Living close to the office.
B. Chances to go abroad.
C. Nice people to work with.
13. What do we know about the woman?
A. She likes traveling.
B. She is new to the company.
C. She works in Public Relations.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What happened to the woman's watch?
A. It was missing.
B. It was broken.
C. It doesn't work well.
15. What is the man?
A. A policeman.
B. A salesman.
C. A repairman.
16. What does the man decide to do next?
A. Watch a movie.
B. Go shopping.
C. Make a phone call.
17. When will the woman come back?
A. In two hours.
B. In three hours.
C. In four hours.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where was Brandon last seen?
A. In the frozen foods section.
B. In the sporting goods section.
C. In the toys section.
19. What is Brandon wearing?
A. A white shirt and a red baseball cap.
B. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap.
C. A dark shirt and blue jeans.
20. What should people do if they see the boy?
A. Call the security department.
B. Approach his mother.
C. Help him get to the security desk.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节单项填空（共15分；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. All these changes will lead to stronger China, country that can surprise and enrich the planet.
A. a; a
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. the; the
22. Everyone should learn to to new surroundings in order to live and work well.
A. attach
B. turn
C. respond
D. adapt
23. The local villager gave such a（n）description that all the tourists felt as if they were right on the scene.
A. elegant
B. qualified
C. vivid
D. standard
24. The violence attack at Kunming railway station was to be a terrorist incident.
A. announced
B. declared
C. published
D. conducted
25. For the majority of Chinese people, Spring Festival is the time for family reunion and relaxation.
A. set aside
B. set out
C. set up
D. set off
26. the dog barking fiercely, away .
A. To hear; fleeing the thief
B. Hear; was fleeing the thief
C. Heard; the thief was fleeing
D. Hearing; fled the thief
27. A Malaysian Airlines plane carrying 239 people was reported contact with air traffic control.
A. to lose
B. to have lost
C. having lost
D. being lost
28. He his first wife and married a girl who was 20 years to him.
A. porced; younger
B. porced with; younger
C. porced; junior
D. porced from; junior
29. abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.
A. Taking
B. Taken
C. Being taken
D. Having been taken
30. Your house is the envy of the whole street. How I wish I could own yours!
A. elegant as a house as
B. as an elegant house as
C. as a house as elegant
D. as elegant a house as
31. The 1930s the suffering of the Chinese from wars.
A. wrote
B. proved
C. witnessed
D. reflected
32. The low budget film Lost in Thailand is not perfect, but, it's worth seeing.
A. on the other hand
B. in other words
C. all in all
D. in the meanwhile
33. It is not me but Tom and his wife that for the car accident.
A. am to blame
B. are to blame
C. is to be blamed
D. are to be blamed
34. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high there are famous schools.
A. where
B. around
C. which
D. when
35. —Hello, Jane. I come to say goodbye to you. I'll start a new job in another company.
—Oh, .
A. no problem
B. enjoy yourself
C. all the best
D. what a pity
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought 36 . My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on 37 ears. Very often a whole hour's scolding（责备）would end with their 38 into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to 39 my method of "mothering".
One day when they were at school, I spent some time 40 their rooms. On their desks, in plain 41 , I left the cards: "Dear Bill（the other card was 42 to Sarah）, your room was messy this morning and I'm sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy." 43 arriving back, the children were 44 excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy 45 for them, thanking them for their nice "gift" of a clean room and 46 asking them to play a certain violin piece. Each day, 47 notes would be written differently to keep the ideas 48 .
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little 49 : "If you can finish your homework and 50 your lessons before dinner, I'd like to watch a particular television program with you tonight." Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 51 of well done jobs the day 52 .
53 I can't remember how long "the Room Fairy" continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its（贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the 54 center of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and 55 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent
