湖北省利川市文斗乡长顺2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷考试时间120分钟，共150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.How does the woman’s sister go to university?A.By bus.B.On foot.C.By subway.2.What was the weather like last Saturday?A.It was sunny.B.It was raining all day.C.It turned fine in the afternoon.3.What does the man mean?A.He knows what’s wrong with the watch.B.The woman needs to buy another new battery.C.The clock shop can probably repair the woman’s watch.4.What will the woman probably do?A.Pick up the man at 1:00 B.Mail her two letters to the man.C.Meet her friends at the restaurant.5.What does the man say about Kate?A.Many people have always liked Kate.B.Kate wasn’t expecting so many people at her party.C.A group of friends arranged a surprising party for Kate.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答案，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6至8小题。6.Where does the woman work?A.In Italy.B.In Japan.C.In America.7.When does the woman read newspapers?A.At night.B.During the day C.In the shopping time 8.What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A.Teacher and student B.Journalist and passer-by C.Editor and newspaper-seller听第7段材料，回答第9至11小题。9.What does the man want to do?A.To find a house with lower rent.B.To share a room with his close friend.C.To rent some place quiet enough to study.10.Does the woman get familiar with the city?A.Maybe,as she has a little information to offer the man.B.Sure,as she knows where to find what the man needs.C.Yes,as she is in charge of the affair.11.What does the man probably do?A.A money cashier working in a supermarket.B.A manager arranging part time jobs C.A student studying in a college.听第8段材料，回答第12至14小题。12.Who is the speaker talking to?A.People showing interest in the theater.B.People working in the building.C.People visiting the university.13.How soon will people meet again?A.In an hour and a half.B.In half an hour.C.In an hour.14.What is the purpose of the speaker’s talk?A.To tell people the rules they should follow.B.To give people some brief introduction.C.To show people the direction.听第9段材料，回答第15至17小题。15.What are the two speakers talking about?A.How to increase one’s speed in a bicycle race.B.The contribution of cycling to health.C.A yearly cycling event.16.What is different every year according to the woman?A.The route the cyclists take.B.The length of the course.C.The number of cyclists.17.According to the woman,what is provided at the rely stations?A.Bicycle repair services.B.Chocolates.C.Water.听第10段材料，回答第18至20小题。18.Why are the two speakers upset?A.It may snow during their vacation.B.They may not be able to take their vacation.C.They may fail to join the graduation ceremony.19.What can we learn about their vacation?A.They are going skiing.B.Their plans include other friends.C.Their reservations have been canceled.20.Why can’t the man miss classes any more?A.He doesn’t want to attend summer classes.B.He is afraid he might not graduate.C.He has already missed too many.第二部分英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节多项选择（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._________money,people usually tend to spend more than they have to.A.In the eyes of B.Regardless of C.In terms of D.In place of 22.From this day_________，I will be more careful when crossing the street.A.onwards B.backwards C.afterwards D.forwards 23.--I failed in the driving test.--Don’t be so disappointed.__________,you’ll have one more chance of trying it.A.At all B.Alter all C.In all D.Above all 24.Instead,it seems that creative thinking is a(n)_________of habits.A.affair B.business C.matter D.problem 25.Is this a book on farming?If so,I want to borrow__________.A.this B.one C.it D.the one 26.You’d better carry a(n)________tyre in the back of your car in case it breaks down on the way.A.extra B.free C.convenient D.spare 27.The law of Venice says if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice,everything that he owns________be taken away from him.A.shall B.can C.must D.may 28.Good technique in medicine means less pain and fewer deaths;__________,it is our duty to master it.A.thus B.therefore C.otherwise D.however 29.At the 2003 Special Olympics in Ireland,more than 6,500 athletes from over 150 countries_________.A.participated B.joined C.benefited D.relied 30.I think it was a bit boring to work here because there wasn’t always_________much to do.A.such B.that C.more D.very第二节完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分；满分15分）阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号里的英语单词完成句子。31.Plenty of fresh air________________(有助于)good health.(contribute)32.Try___________________(敲后门)if nobody hears you at the front door.(knock)33.You must_______________(改掉)such bad habits.(break)34.It________________(过了不久)they left school.(before)35.You______________(本不该离开)without saying a word.(leave)36.Businessmen always________________(把他们的兴趣集中在)how to make more money.(focus)37.Put down your arms,__________________(以……的名义)the justice!(name)38._________________(由于粗心大意),he made many mistakes that should have been avoided.(consequence)39.____________________(正是在我们教室)that the professor was shot by the Korean student.(be)40.Don’t worry.Your success is merely______________(时间问题).(time)第三节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning?Do you sometimes oversleep?Are you often late for work or school?Yes?The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)41 bed for you.Hiroyuki’s bed will 42 you up in the morning!Here is how it 43.The bed 44 an alarm clock.First,the alarm clock rings.You have a few minutes to wake up.Next,a tape recorder in the bed plays 45 music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend.She whispers in a sweet 46,"Wake up,darling,please."A few minutes later,a second recording 47.The sound recording can be loud music or 48 sounds.Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss.His boss 49,“Wake up immediately,50 you’ll be late!”If you don’t get up 51 the second recording,you 52 be sorry!A mechanical"foot"is in the bed.The mechanical foot kicks you in the head.Then the bed waits a few 53 minutes.What!You’re 54 in bed!Slowly the 55 of the bed rises higher and higher.The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.56,the bed is vertical(垂直的).You slide off the bed and onto the floor.You are out of bed and become 57.Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 58 a contest.He works for Honda Motor Company.Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--"All Honda Idea Contest."The employees think of new 59.If their ideas win,the employees win 60.Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.41.A.expensive B.special C.valuable D.comfortable 42.A.get B.catch C.make D.let 43.A.works B.runs C.happens D.moves 44.A.is separated from B.is made up of C.is connected to D.is made into 45.A.loud B.classical C.pop D.soft 46.A.sound B.voice C.noise D.way 47.A.sends B.turns C.plays D.appears 48.A.pleasant B.interesting C.unpleasant D.funny 49.A.shouts B.calls C.whispers D.persuades 50.A.and B.but C.so D.or 51.A.before B.until C.since D.after 52.A.can B.will C.may D.would 53.A.other B.another C.more D.one 54.A.still B.yet C.already D.even 55.A.end B.middle C.body D.top 56.A.However B.Finally C.Therefore D.Otherwise 57.A.angry B.asleep C.happy D.awake 58.A.achieve B.win C.gain D.defeat 59.A.ideas B.problems C.facts D.ways 60 A.praises B.positions C.prizes D.medals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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。A What’s on TV?6:00③Let’s Talk!Guest:Animal expert Jim Porter⑤Cartoons⑨News 7:00③Cooking with Cathy Tonight:Chicken with mushrooms⑤Movie"A Laugh a Minute"(1955)James Rayburn⑧Spin for Dollars!⑨Farm Report 7:30③Double Trouble(comedy)The twins disrupt the high school dance.⑨Wall Street Today:Stock Market Report 8:00③NBA Basketball.Teams to be announced⑧Movie"At Day’s End"(1981)Michael Collier,Juie Romer Drama set in World War II⑨News Special"Saving Our Waterways:Pollution in the Mississippi"61.If you were a housewife,which program would probably interest you most?A.Let’s Talk!B.Wall Street Today.C.Cooking with Cathy.D.Farm Report.62.If you’d like to watch a game show,you could turn on the TV to_______.A.Channel 5 at 6:00 B.Channel 8 at 7:00 C.Channel 3 at 7:30 D.Channel 3 at 8:00 63.Which is most probably the News Channel?A.3.B.5.C.8.D.9.B I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a big company,I told him honestly that the principal reason that I was interviewing with them was my need to keep my family in Boston.My wife had recently died of a heart attack.A job in Boston would help me reduce some pain for my 16-year-old daughter and me.It was important to me to keep her present high school.Bruce,the interviewer,was politely kind,but he didn’t search any further.He acknowledged(承认)my loss and,with great respect,moved on to another subject.After the next round of interviews,Bruce took me to lunch with another manager.Then he asked me to take a walk with him.He told me that he had lost his wife.And,like me,he had also been married 20 years and had 3 children.I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had and it was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a loved one.He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that,should I need help or just want someone to talk to,I should feel free to give him a call.Whether I got the job or not,he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help.From that one act of kindness,when he had no idea if we could ever see each other again,he helped our family deal with one of life’s greatest losses.He turned the normally cold business interview process into an act of caring and supporting for another person in a time of extreme need.64.According to the passage,the interviewer,Bruce,was very_________.A.generous B.kind C.happy D.mean 65.The underlined word"principal"in the first paragraph probably means_________.A.main B.unimportant C.necessary D.possible 66.We can infer from this passage that__________.A.the writer didn’t get the job in the company B.Bruce made the writer pass the interview C.another manager also lost his wife D.the business interview was cold 67.Which of the following statement is NOT true?A.The writer’s daughter was studying in Boston at that time.B.Both the writer and the interviewer experienced the same pain.C.Bruce was a senior manager of a big firm.D.Bruce wanted to make friends with him because he gave him his business card and home phone number.C One would have to be a fool to overlook the importance of using positive thinking for you rather than allowing negative thinking to work against you.In recent years,research in psychopharmacology(精神药理学)has proved what many people have known over the centuries:a positive attitude is good for you,good for your health,good for your wealth,good for everything.Researchers have found that a positive attitude produces a specific chemical reaction which makes people feel better,while negative thinking results in a reduction of hormone(荷尔蒙)and shuts down the immune system.This leads to illness and depression.Positive thoughts will make you feel better.Even if you must begin by forcing yourself to be positive,it will become contagious and the positive thoughts will produce nice little chemicals and good feelings which will reinforce the positive thoughts.For example,if you force yourself to smile or laugh,even when you don’t feel like smiling or laughing,if you keep at it for a few minutes,you will soon feel like it.Feelings can make thoughts alive,and thoughts can do it,too.Control your thoughts and you can control your feelings.Positive thinking is important in all aspects of our lives.There is probably no single factor more important in determining your success in achieving your career purposes than your own attitude.It’s often been said that in the land of the blind,the one-eyed man is king.And in the office of militant(好战的)negativism,the positive workers shine like gold.You cannot control external events,but you can learn to control your reaction to those events and thereby have a positive attitude and be happy.This important key to success is totally within your control.Use it.68.We can infer from the passage that_________.A.positive thinking can cure you of your diseases B.positive thinking can easily be generated by anyone C.a reduction of hormone may cause you to be depressed D.a specific chemical reaction is the cause of negative thinking 69.According to the passage,which of the following is true?A.Feeling and thoughts can react to each other.B.It’s easier to control thoughts than to control feelings.C.Your success depends wholly on your attitude.D.Keeping smiling will surely make you successful.70.Just like a one-eyed man in the land of the blind,you should_________.A.take positive attitude in the office of militant negativism B.be kind in your office C.pay no attention to what is going on around you D.control your feeling to what is happening to you 71.The best title to the passage is_________.A.Thinking Benefits People B.Why Should People Think C.Positive Thinking and Negative Thinking D.Thinking:The Important Way D What makes a person a scientist?Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others?The answer is"No".It is not a tool a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist.You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter.You will probably agree,too,that knowing how to investigate,how to discover information,is important to everyone.The scientist,however,goes one step further:he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his question into a large set of ideas about how the world works.The scientist’s knowledge must be exact.There is no room for half right or right just half the time.He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit.What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times.If the conditions are different,any change the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the change in the conditions.This is one reason that investigations are important in science.Albert Einstein,who developed the theory of relativity,arrived at this theory through mathematics.The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigation.Einstein’s ideas are shown to be correct.A scientist uses many tools for measurements.Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.72."...knowing how to investigate,how to discover information,is important to everyone."The author says this to show_________.A.the importance of information B.the difference between carpenters and ordinary people C.the difference between scientists and ordinary,people D.the importance of thinking 73.A sound scientific theory should be one that__________.A.works under one set of conditions at any time B.leaves no room for improvement C.does not allow any change even under different conditions D.can be used for many purposes 74.Which of the following statements is NOT tree?A.What works under one set of conditions at one time might work under the same conditions at other times.B.Tools which a scientist uses for measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.C.A scientist should know more about other branches of knowledge to arrive in his achievement.D.Knowing how to investigate,how to discover information is important to scientists.75.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Scientists are different from the ordinary people.B.The theory of relativity.C.Exactness is the secret of science.D.Exactness and way of using tools is the key to the making of a scientist.E Language is a major problem for the European Union(EU).The agreement or treaty(条约)which created the organization that eventually became the EU,the Treaty of Rome,stated that each country’s language must be treated equally.The original six countries had only three languages between them:French,German and Dutch/Flemish.However,there are now 15 countries in the EU,with a total of 12 languages.EU documents must be translated into all these languages,and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.All this translating is very expensive and time-consuming(费时的).It is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches,and nearly half of the EU’s administrative(管理方面的)costs are spent on this task.In the near future it is probable that several more countries,most of them having their own languages,will join the EU,thus making the situation even worse.The problem is not just cost;there are practical difficulties as well.With 12 languages,there are 132 possible"translation situations"that might be needed.It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from(for example)Danish into Greek,or Dutch into Portuguese,at a high professional standard.In practice the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials,since almost all of them speak some English.However,any move to reduce the number of official languages(perhaps to four or five)would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries.Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business.However,this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.76.The organization that eventually became the EU_________.A.was started by France and Germany B.started with three countries C.was set up by the Treaty of Rome D.included 132 languages 77.What’s the main purpose of this passage?A.To give a solution to a problem.B.To find out a problem and show how severe it is.C.To criticize the European Union for inefficiency.D.To show that the problem cannot be solved.78.According to the writer,the use of English in contacts among EU officials has________.A.angered the officials who don’t speak English B.reduced the number of official languages C.reduced the effect of the problem D.been opposed by powerful member countries 79.The writer mentions"Danish into Greek"as an example of________.A.a situation that might be difficult to deal with B.a situation that occurs often C.one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreter D.languages easily being interpreted 80.The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced________.A.the EU would not know which official languages to choose B.countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy C.only languages which are easy to translate would be used officially D.the smaller member countries would be pleased第四部分书面表达（满分25分）主要原因。
