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1、 高中英语真题:2013-2014 学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 考试时问:120 分钟,满分:150 分。本试卷分为第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分 第一卷(选择题 共 115 分)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分 30 分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。一、听力(共 5 小题:每小题 1.5 分,满分 7.5 分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给出的 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。例:How
2、 money is the shirt?A.19.15 B.9.15 C.9.18 答案是 B What does the man like about the play?A.The story B.The ending C.The actor 2.Which place are the speakers trying to find?A.A hotel.B.A bank C.A restaurant.3.At what time will the two speakers meet?A.5:20.B.5:10.C.4:40.4.What will the man do?A.Change th
3、e plan B.Wait for a phone call.C.Sort things out.5.What does the woman want to do?A.See a film with the man.B.Offer the man some help.C.listen to some great music.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,每段对话后有几个小题,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,
4、每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。6.Where is Ben?A.In the kitchen B.At school C.In the park 7.What will the children do in the afternoon?A.Help set the table.B.Have a party.C.Do their homework.听第 7 段材料,回答 8、9 题。8.What are the two speakers talking about?A.A family holiday.B.A business trip.C.A travel plan.9
5、.Where did Rachel go?A.Spain.B.Italy.C.China.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10.How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?A.From young smokers.B.From a newspaper article.C.From some smoking parents.11.Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?A.He is just become a father B.He wears
6、 dirty clothes C.He is a smoker 12.What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?A.Stop smoking altogether B.Smoke only outside their houses C.Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Where does Michelle Ray come from?A.A middle-sized city B.A small town C.A big city 1
7、4.Which place would Michele Ray take her visitors to for shopping?A.The Zen Garden B.The Highlands.C.The Red River area.What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?A.Go camping B.Study in a library.C.Read at home.What are the speakers talking about in general?A.Late-night shopping.B.Asian food.C.Lo
8、uisville.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield?They forget about their dreams.They dont want to tell the truth.They have no bad experiences.Why did stop having dreams?A.He got a serious heart attack.B.He was too sad about his brothers death.C.
9、He was frightened by a terrible dream.19.What is Dr Garfields opinion about dreaming?A.It is very useful.B.It makes things worse.C.It prevents the mind from working.20.Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?A.To sleep better.B.To recover from illnesses.C.To stay away from their problems
10、.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 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。例:It is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she wants Ahowever Bwhatever Cwhichever Dwhenever 答案是 B。21Anti-Japanese War Victory Day is set to remind us of _ need to remember history,c
11、herish peace and create _ better future.Aa;the Bthe;a Ca;a Dthe;the 22.Kathy,I could have gone to the movie FROZEN with you yesterday,but I _pretty busy Ahad been Bwas Chave been Dam 23.Yongquan Temple,_ from 908 and located in Gushan,Fuzhou,received crowds of people who came to welcome the Chinese
12、New Year Adating Bto date Cdated Dhaving dated 24.Sixty-six Chinese athletes attended the 2014 Winter Olympics,three _won gold medals Aof whom Bof them Camong which Damong them 25.Im still wondering_ put the Christmas gift under my pillow Awhom it is that Bit is whom that Cit is who that Dwho it is
13、that 26.It doesnt matter how many times you fail;_ matters is how many times you stand up and try again Awhich Bthat Cwho Dwhat 27.We have been told that under no circumstances _ the office telephone for personal affairs.Acan we use Bwe can use Cwe use Ddid we use 28.The pregnant woman is about to g
14、ive birth to a baby,so wed better _ a doctor immediately.Asend in Bsend off Csend for Dsend away 29._ enough evidence,the police gave up charging the man with murder.AAbsent from BRich in CBecause of DIn the absence of 30.All the Chinese people are expecting the governments four-thousand-billion fin
15、ancial plan _ around the country,_ to improve the current economic situation.A.carried out;intending B.being carried out;intended C.to be carried out;intended D.to be carried out;intending 31._ to too much sunlight will do harm to your skin.AHaving exposed BBeing exposed CTo be exposed DExposed 32.I
16、 tried many times,but I still failed in the experiment.Dont be discouraged._ and the problem will be settled.A.Having a little effort B.A bit more effort C.If you have a bit effort D.There being a little effort 33._ Daley has always been the focus of much media attention,he tries to lead a normal li
17、fe.A.If B.While C.Since D.When 34.If you had studied hard at that time,you _ a university student now.A.would have been B.would be C.are D.be 35一 Do you think I should work in that company?AIs that so?BIt depends CI dont think so DWhy not?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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C
18、 和 D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As a teacherI often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip,there will be no talking as we enter a buildingThis rule 36 to entering any place,whether it is a cinema,a church,a theatre,or any other place Once,in New York City,I took my class to see a(n)37 nea
19、r Times SquareWhen we arrived at the theatre,there were about twenty other classes 38 outside waiting to get inThe students from the other schools were not 39 and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气)I told my students to stay in a line and keep 40 I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those othe
20、r 41 Soon we started to file into the theatre,and it was very disorganizedThere was a lady trying to 42 the groups and get them to their seats,43 students were everywhere and 44 really knew where to goMy class,observing our rule,walked in 45 in two single-file linesWe stood near the door behind ever
21、yone else,and we 46 All of a sudden,the lady who was 47 noticed us and she walked 48 our directionShe asked the students 49 the teacher was for our group,and I raised my 50 She asked,“Very,very nice to meet youCome this way”We were led into the theatre,51 ,and we were given front-row seats Sometimes
22、 52 for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect,especially when you 53 no one around who is taking manners into 54 However,that is usually the time when such 55 actions will be most appreciated and recognized 36Aleads Bapplies Cturns Dbelongs 37A play Blady Cteacher Dexhibition 38Asor
23、ted out Bsettled down Cturned away Dlined up 39Abehaving Blistening Cconcentrating Dwatching 40Aorder Bcontact Cwatch Dtime 41Aplaces Bseats Cclasses Dteachers 42Ascold Bdismiss Cattract Dorganize 43Aand Bbut Cso Dwhile 44Aanyone Bnobody Ceveryone Dsomebody 45Aanxiously Bimmediately Cquietly Dhurrie
24、dly 46Apassed Bchatted Crushed Dwaited 47Ain trouble Bon guard Cin charge Don business 48Ain Bto Cfor Dunder 49Ahow Bwhere Cwhat Dwhether 50Avoice Barm Chead Dhand 51Afinally Bsomehow Cfirst Dinstead 52Arespect Blove Cconcern Dsupport 53Areceive Bvisit Crecognize Dmeet 54Apractice Beffect Caccount D
25、operation 55Aurgent Bkind Clegal Dfirm 第三部分 阅读理解(共 20 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 40 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出品佳选项,并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。A It was a Saturday morning,a day I believed would end in victoryFor weeks,I had been preparing for the match at the county fairgrounds,sponsored(赞助)by our local riding clubMy h
26、orse,Tonka,and I could run faster than any kid in the county,and I hoped to bring home a blue ribbon My mother usually drove me to the riding events,but on this day,my father planned to drop us off at the fairgrounds with the horse trailer(马车)Although we never discussed it,my fathers struggle with a
27、lcoholism had become the silent center of our family lifeMy mother was paralyzed with fear and indecisionHer salary as a part-time nurse couldnt possibly support four childrenNo one talked about alcoholism in those days,and it was my family secret We climbed on the trailer and my father pulled out o
28、f our driveway and headed toward the fairgrounds,picking up speed once we hit the main roadIt wasnt until we felt a big bump that I realized the trailer was out of controlThe dream of my riding winner disappearedTonka lay on the floor,completely stillNo words were possibleI knew he was dead Suddenly
29、 a man appeared“Are you all right?”he asked“Yes”I answered,although I knew that nothing was all right“Sit here on the grass,”he saidHe bent down to look into the trailerTonka remained stillHe touched Tonka and then turned to face meHe is going to be OKHe has just been knocked unconscious”He rubbed T
30、onkas cheeks and gently pulling his earsTonka rose to his feet Our father was talking to a police officerHe was upset and in pain and took little notice of meI looked back;the man was gone I never forgot himHe gave me strength and a sense of hope in a dark and frightening moment 56The writer went to
31、 the fairgrounds because he wanted to _ Atake part in a horse racing Bbuy Mum a blue ribbon Cjoin the local riding club Dtrain his horse there 57We can learn from the third paragraph that _ Athe family kept silent at home Bthe family lived a secret life CFather was addicted to alcohol DMum was physi
32、cally disabled 58What does“he in the fourth paragraph refer to?AFather BThe stranger CThe horse DThe winner 59What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?AOnce formed,bad habits are difficult to break BUnexpected kindness is a light that shines in the darkness CHowever mean your
33、life is,meet it and live it DFamily is a place of encouragement,a safe harbor in the storms B A dangerous new bird flu in South Korea has spread nationwide despite efforts to make on the virusAuthorities have killed 2.8 million household chickens and ducks since the outbreak began,and the flu has al
34、so killed dozens of Baikal teal and other migratory birdsAs yet,there are no reports of human infectionsScientists are puzzling over where the H5N8 flu,never before seen in a highly pathogenic(病原的)form,originated Portland,Oregon A tiny chub(鲦鱼)has bounced back from near extinction(灭绝)The U.S.Fish an
35、d Wildlife Service(FWS)says populations of the Oregon chub are healthy enough to remove the 9-cm-long fish from its list of threatened and endangered wildlifeLast weeks announcement marks the first time an endangered fish has recovered enough to be delisted After the 1940s,the chub populations dropp
36、ed sharply from habitat damage by pollution and damsWhen the fish was listed by FWS in 1993,only nine remainedPredation(捕食)by large-mouth bass and other non-native fishes was the largest threat to the remaining chub Since then,the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and other groups started 20 ne
37、w populations of the chub in predator-free ponds Changes to dam management have lowered the threat to remaining habitat The axolotl salamanders only known home in the wild,the Xochimilco canals of Mexico City,has become increasingly polluted,but recent reports of the salamanders extinction have been
38、 overstated Two weeks after announcing that months of searching the canals hadnt turned up any axolotls,scientists in Mexico City have some good news:two of the unique salamanders were spotted on 4 February“Theres been an alarming reduction in population”says Luis Zambrano,a biologist at the Nationa
39、l University of Mexico,“but I can guarantee that is not yet extinct in the wild”60Which section of a magazine does the passage probably come from?AAround the World BHealthDiet CEndangered Species DEnergyEnvironment 61which of the following titles would most probably fit the bank box?AOregon Chub Swi
40、mming off Endangered Species List B Chub Put on the Endangered Species List CPollution and Dam Management Threatening Chub DPredator-free Ponds Set to Be Built for Oregon Chub 62we can learn from the passage that_ Athe population of salamanders is on the rise Bmeasures have been taken to preserve ch
41、ub Cthe Xochimilco canals are the only home to the salamander Dscientists are sure about what caused nationwide New Bird F1u C A cultures values can be mirrored by its humorHumor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes,who,in“On Nature”,disliked humor,“Laughter is nothing else b
42、ut sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others”He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness However,Mordechai Gordon,Ph.D of Education,insists,“Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious”1 agree with Gord
43、onLearning to look at the world through humor is important In the United States,every four years an election occursWithout humor as a way to express their feelings,how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming?Television shows like“The Daily Show”have become
44、important parts of American cultureThey are mothering the masses by metaphorically(隐喻地)airplane-ing politics into our mouthsThey make politics fun Of course,politics is only one type of humorSocial humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human conditionAmerican pop culture promotes an
45、 unhealthy self imageOn the topic of self-image,Hari Kondabolu stands outHe has a joke about the popular musical group“The Pussycat Dolls”,describing their hit song“Dont Cha”as a negative representation of womenHe points out an obvious offence in American culture A study from Loyola University of Ma
46、ryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partnerAmongst other things,mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner Of course,humor is not always used for good purposesHumor can be linked to vulgarity (粗俗)and racism,but,like everything else,it has
47、 potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves,our failures and our connection with one another Though 1ife may seem tough and depressing at times,all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles(皱纹)to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasn
48、t aware of With that in mind,remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity 63Hobbes believes that humor_ Awas only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel better Bresulted in narrow-mindedness of human beings Chad the power to mirror personal glory and national values Dwas for peop
49、le to view the world from another angle 64What is the authors attitude towards political humor?AWorried BDisappointed CCurious DAppreciative 65The fourth paragraph is developed mainly_ Aby example Bby process Cby comparison Dby classification 66What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?AChaplin
50、 wasnt aware of being laughed at BThe author feels helpless and sad about getting older CNever be the one who laughs at other people DThe author is determined to face life with a sense of humor D BERLIN(Reuters)Germanys postal service has announced plans to explore improved service and help protect