江苏省泰州市姜堰区2013-2014学年高二下学期期中考试英语含答案

2013-2014 学年度第二学期期中考试试题高 二 英 语 命题人：江苏省姜堰中学 郑金凤 审核人：胡春林说明：1.本试卷共由 I 卷和 II 卷两部分构成。2.第 I 卷为选择题，分值为 60 分；第 II 卷为非选择题，分值为 60 分。满分 120 分。3.考试时间为 120 分钟。第 I 卷 选择题（共 4 大题；满分 70 分）一、听力（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a hospital. B. In a friend’s house. C. In the man’s house.2. What is the woman going to buy?A. A book on planes. B. Pictures of ships. C. A book on ships.3. What kind of music does the man like?A. Folk music. B. Pop music. C. Classical music.4. Why doesn’t the woman buy the coat?A. It is expensive. B. There isn’t her size. C. She doesn’t like the color.5. What is the man doing?A. Finishing his homework.B. Doing physical exercise. C. Smoking on the upper floor.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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 8 题。6. What’s the matter with Hudson’s mother?A. She was ill, but she felt much better.B. She was seriously ill.C. She went to see him.7. What kind of person is Mr. Hudson according to the dialogue?A. A very good worker. B. A person who often gets angry. C. A person who cares nothing.8. Which may be the reason why Mr. Hudson is so sad?A. His mother’s illness.B. Maybe his son has brought him some trouble.C. His manager wants to fire him.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. What are the two speakers generally talking about?A. People served in shops.B. Goods in various qualities. C. Shopping in different places.10. What is the man?A. A salesman in a small shop. B. A manager of a supermarket. C. A staff of a department store.11. What might the woman think of supermarket staff?A. They’re unfriendly. B. They’re very nice. C. They’re well paid.听第 8 段材料,回答第 12 至 14 题。12. Why is it difficult for the woman to lose weight?A. She enjoys delicious dishes too much. B. She works too long. C. She has no time for exercise.13. Who is Michael?A. John’s manager. B. Julia’s husband. C. Kate’s friend.14. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Change her job. B. Stop working.C. Eat less and do more exercise.听第 9 段材料,回答第 15 至 17 题。15. Where does Mike work?A. In a grocery. B. In a language school. C. In an art school.16. What does the woman want to do for a change?A. Learn to dance. B. Learn a new song. C. Learn to draw.17. What is most difficult to learn Arabic in the man’s opinion?A. Grammar. B. Pronunciation. C. Idioms.听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What kind of clothes does the speaker’s sister like?A. Cheap clothes. B. Ordinary clothes. C. Clothes of new design.19. What do the twin sisters have in common?A. They enjoy loud music.B. They enjoy friendship.C. They want to have their children.20. Why doesn’t the speaker like living in the same room with her twin sister?A. The speaker likes to keep things neat while her sister doesn’t.B. Her twin sister often brings friends home and makes too much noise.C. They can’t agree on the color of the room. 二、单项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 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。21. With food and gunpowder ________ short, the soldiers are suffering from hunger and danger of being attacked by the enemies at any time.A. to run B. to be run C. run D. running22. In my home breakfast is ________ at 7 o’clock, which has ________ unchanged for 20 years.A. ordered; lasted B. served; remained C. served; appeared D. ordered; developed23. I still find the story Tom told us very interesting but ________. A. unbelievable B. abnormal C. unfortunate D. unbearable 24. — How much do you know about the 3D film technology?— A little. Not until ________ the hot movie Avatar ________some about it.A. did I see; did I begin to learn B. I saw; I began to learnC. I saw; did I begin to learn D. did I see; I began to learn25. — How is everything going on with you in Europe? — Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped, ________. A. though B. instead C. either D. too26. —I expected him to be nervous before his speech, but he was as cool as a cucumber.— He ________ it carefully. A. could have prepared B. should have prepared C. must have prepared D. need have prepared27. Don’t ________ more work than you can do, or you will ________.A. take over; break in B. take on; break down C. take over; break off D. take on; break in28. I know little English now, though I_________ it for four years in university.A. studied B. had studied C. have studied D. was studying29. — Who do you think ________ the development of TV?— It’s hard to say. Many people were responsible for the invention of it.A. adapted to B. contributed to C. carried out D. adjusted to30. The reason ________ he was late for class was ________ he was ________ in a terrible traffic jam.A. why; what; catch B. because; that; caughtC. what; why; cat