2014年高二英语春学期段考英语试题(A层班)
(考试时间: 120分钟, 满分150分) 第I卷(选择题 共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小一下小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What does the woman think of Mr. White?s daughter?
A. She is very lovely and pretty B. Her name is angel C. She has never seen her
2. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A child B. A room C. A present 3. Why does the woman like winter?
A. It is pleasant to see the earth covered with snow B. The earth seems bigger in winter C. The weather is delightful
4. What can we infer from the conversation?
A. Tom will go to swim with them B. Tom will go to work C. Tom won?t go to swim this afternoon 5. Why was Tonny absent from school?
A. He did somebody a favor B. He ran the race C. He had a fever(发烧) 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,各小题将给出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 the weather like in the man?s hometown?
A. Rainy B. Windy and cold C. Very hot 7. Which of the following is true according to the conversation? A. The man likes Shanghai in spring B. The man likes Shanghai in summer
C. The man doesn?t likes Shanghai in winter 听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8. What did Richard and Marilyn buy for Robbie?s birthday?
A. A walkman B. A camera C. A bike 9. Richard and Marilyn probably are the man?s_______.
A. classmates B. friends C. family members 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation take place?
A. On a plane B. In the customs(海关) C. In a ticket office
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11. Where is the woman going to leave?
A. New York B. Beijing C. Tokyo 12. When will the plane arrive in Tokyo?
A. On the evening of 22nd February B. On the morning of 3rd February C. On the evening of 23rd February 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. When will the film start?
A. At 7:40 B. At 8:00 C. At 7:00 14. Where will they meet?
A. In front of the theatre B. Inside the theatre C. In a shop 15. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. Everyone knows the film B. No one likes Keanu Reeves C. Keanu Reeves is a famous actor 16. When will the film show?
A. Friday B. Nobody knows C. This weekend 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. How many people are there in Basel?
A. Over 350,000 B. Over 650,000 C. Over 35,000 18. What language does most of the people speak in Basel? A. English B. German C. French 19. How many countries meet at Basel?
A. Three B. Four C. Five 20. When was the University of the Basel founded? A. 1416 B. 1460 C. 1466 第二部分:词汇知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。 21. ---Sorry, I made a mistake again.
---_____. Practice more and you?ll succeed.
A. Never mind B. Certainly not C. Not at all D. Don?t mention it 22. Most young people can easily ________the new life abroad.
A. refer to B. prefer to C. adjust to D. look forward to
23.You?d better book the tickets in advance; ________we may miss the chance to enjoy the concert performed by the top star.
A. however B therefore C. nevertheless D. otherwise
24. Surprisingly, there are only two teachers _______in this mountain village school. A. above all B. in all C. after all D. at all 25. He hurried to the station, only _______ that the train had left.
A. to find B. finding C. found D. to have found 26. She has three brothers, ___________ is a doctor.
A. all of them B. none of them C. all of whom D. none of whom 27. Though it sounds a bit too dear(昂贵),it is worth _________.
A. being bought B. buying C. to buy D. buying it 28. If I stand on my head, I see everything _________.
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A. now and then B. sooner or later C. up and down D. upside down 29. When we climbed up to the top of the mountain, we were all_______.
A. out of the breath B. short of breath C. out of breath D. short breath 30. My sister as well as her classmates ________for a picnic next Sunday. A. are going B were going C. is going D. to go
31. While shopping, people sometimes can?t help ______ into buying something they don?t really need.
A. to persuade B. persuading C. being persuaded D. be persuaded
32.The system has been designed to give students quick and easy __________ to the digital resources of the library.
A. access B. passage C. way D. approach
33.It has been raining every day so far. I hope tomorrow will ________(to be) fine. A. turn to B. turn up C. turn into D. turn out
34.Can you believe that in ________a rich country there should be _______many poor people? A. such; such B. such; so C. so; so D. so; such
35. People think it quite ______delight when the computer was first widely used in_______1960s. A. a;\\ B. \\;the C. a; the D. \\;\\
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,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o?clock. Time to 36 and go to school.” said the clock-robot 37 _a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was 38 . While he was eating, the whole wall__39 a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do 40 ___ for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV 41__. When he finished eating, the 42___ gave him his clothes very fast and 43__him. Then Billy went off to school.
When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no 44 ___ waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be 45__ you to school every day. Now would you please 46__ your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The _47 ___ began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will__48 __ your homework today 49 _-you will have a very, very important lesson to _50__ in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.
The car checked Billy?s homework and then said, “You are a(n) 51 ____student. All of your homework is 52___.” When they 53____ the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and ____54____his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but 55___ lesson — ?How do robots help a human being??...” 36. A. get up B. show up C. take up D. dress up 37. A. in B. on C. with D. by 38. A. angry B. amazed C. worried D. quick 39. A. changed for B. became of C. looked like D. turned into 40. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 41. A. show B. screen C. set D. box
42. A. driver robot B. clock robot C. kitchen robot D. clothes robot 43. A. dressed B. cleaned C. pushed D. pleased 44. A. teacher B. student C. robot D. driver 45. A. driving B. accommodating C. loading D. holding
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46. A. give B. show C. send D. lend 47. A. teacher B. driver C. robot D. car 48. A. check B. prepare C. inspect D. do 49. A. if B. when C. but D. because 50. A. miss B. learn C. study D. check
51. A. energetic B. optimistic C. great D. handsome 52. A. easy B. difficult C. correct D. wrong 53. A. rushed in B. got to C. turned to D. left off 54. A. took B. found C. made D. kept
55. A. easy B. important C. boring D. influential 第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 第一节:从A、 B、 C 、D 中选出最佳答案并在答题卡上涂黑。(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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Dear Mom and Dad, 21世纪教育网
The time has come. I?m graduating, and I thank you both for all your help during these 15 years. I still remember when you used to say, “You can be whatever you want” I?m so glad you are my parents, especially when I hear kids say they don?t get on well with theirs. I?m glad that you support(支持)me when I decide to do anything. You always try to help, and that?s important to me.
Dad, I remember when you first took me fishing. I loved going even though I never caught anything. I also remember when you would get angry with me. I realize you were only trying to show me the right way. When I would cry, you would always be there to try to cheer me up. That?s what I call a good, loving, caring dad. Sometimes you and Mom don?t agree with me, but you are there by my side in anything that I do, and that?s why I love you both so much.
Mom, I enjoy going out with you and having our happy time every Friday night, and I hope that never changes. I love telling you everything; the best part about you is that you listen. I?m glad we do a lot together .You love to have fun, and Dad does, too. You always give me your opinion and I listen.
Thank you for bringing me up. Love always, 21世纪教育网 Allison 56.Allison writes the letter to show ________to her parents. A. wishes B. support C. help D. thanks 57.In Allison?s opinion, other kids of her age may _____their parents. A. have problems with B. get on well with C. like to talk to D. like to listen to 58.Father might get angry with her when Allison _______. A. didn?t accept him B. didn?t do things in the right way C. didn?t catch any fish D. didn?t agree with her parents 59.The underlined part “and Dad does, too” in Paragraph 3 means “_______”. A. and Dad is funny ,too B. and so is Dad C. and Dad has ,too D. and Dad also loves to have fun 60.What makes Allison and her mother good friends? A. Cheering up each other. B. Listening to each other and having fun together. C. Encouraging each other. D. Going out together.
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Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, \next week because I've got some work there.\\电报),\his wife said. \
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, \
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, \do you want to go?\But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
\the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, \61. Dick flew to New York because __________.
A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing (观光) D. his home was there 62. Why did his wife want a telegram from him? A. Because she didn?t know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too C. Because she might send him another telegram
D. Because she couldn?t leave her husband by himself in New York 63. Where did Dick stay in New York?
A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.
C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend?s house. 64. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?
A. The manager (经理) of his hotel. B. The police office. C. The taxi driver. D. His wife. 65. Which of the following is not true?
A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city. B. Dick didn?t work on the first night of his arrival. C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.
(C)
Britain Today Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips! Sports
British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ). Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the
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cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.
Holidays21世纪教育网
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!
41. Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips? A. A hamburger. B. Fish and chips. C. Both D. Neither.
42. Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain?
A. 30% B. 46% C. 17% D. 60% 43. Those who are interested in movies are ____.
A. men B. women C. old people D. young people 44. How long do British women spend watching TV every day? A. Three hours. B. Three hours and a half C. Two hours D. Two hours and a half 45. British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.
A. Spain B. France C. America D. Australia 第二节:七选五(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。(答案写在答题卡上)。
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There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds. ___71___ She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds. ____72___.The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing(捕捉) him. ____73___. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to soar into the clear, blue sky. ____74__he bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. __75_____She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, the best way to keep love is to give it wings! A. She gave them some delicious food and left. B. Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.
C. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. D. One day she left with the two birds at home alone. E. She took them home and put them in a small cage. F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
第II卷(共35分)
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第四部分 写作
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
该文中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误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(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 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、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2、只允许修改十处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
The winter holiday is coming, which made me excited. I have been looking forward at relaxing myself. I?d like to go skating, climb mountains and see many movie. I think I can play the
basketball with my classmates. How a wonderful time I?ll have during the winter holiday! However, my parents think different. They don?t want me go out. They are afraid I?ll be knocked down by a truck, fallen off a tree, orfight with others. Beside, they are afraid I will lose my way. I hate being treated like a bird kept in a cage. To get more freedom, so I will try to persuade them.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
写一篇关于爱因斯坦生平的短文,词数100左右。应包含如下信息: 出生地点:德国Ulm 出生时间:1879年
经历:3岁开始讲话,对数学感兴趣;16岁思考相对论但直到1905年发表; 在瑞士苏黎世(Zurich, Switzerland)学习物理; 1909年当大学教师;
1915年发表广义相对论( the general theory of relativity); 1921 获诺贝尔物理奖;1955年在美国去世。
参考词汇:发表:publish 相对论:the theory of relativity 诺贝尔物理奖: the Nobel prize in Physics
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