北京市東城區(qū)2013-2014學年高二上學期期末考試英語試題

1、精誠凝聚 =A_A=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼北京市東城區(qū)（南片）20132014 學年上學期高二期末考試英語試卷本試卷共 100 分，考試時間 120 分鐘。 第I卷 選擇題（共五道大題，71分） 、聽力理解。（共 12 小題；每小題 1 分，共 12 分）聽下面 6 段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C 三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有 5 秒鐘的時間閱讀每小題。聽完后，每小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。聽第 I 段材料，回答第 I 小題。1. What do we lear n from the

2、con versati on?A. The 2:00 train will arrive earlier.B. The 2:30 train has a dining car.C. The woma n prefers to take the 2:30 train. 聽第 2 段材料，回答第 2 小題。2. What does the man suggest the woma n do?A. Look for a place n ear her office.B. Make inqu ires elsewhere.C. Rent the $600 即 artme nt.聽第 3 段材料，回答第

3、 3 小題。3. What does the man imply?A. Hes not available today.B. Hell check his schedule.聽第 4 段材料，回答第 4 至 6 小題。4. Why is the woma n upset?A. The man did nt apologize.B. The man did nt tur n up.C. The man did nt call.C. Hes very tired today.5. Who is the man speak ing to?A. A waitress.B. A professor.6.

4、 When will the two speakers see each other?A. On Tuesday.B. On Thursday.聽第 5 段材料，回答第 7 至 9 小題。7. How ofte n does Gina go to the cin ema?A. Regularly.B. Seldom.8. Which film did Gi na see?A. Sky Divers.B. Night Riders.9. What was Gin as opinion of the film?A. Excelle nt.B. Bori ng.聽第 6 段材料，回答第 10 至 1

5、2 小題。10.What is the woman mainly talking about?A. How to use your fridge.C. A doctor.C. On Friday.C. Sometimes.C. High Gliders.C. Fair.B. Advice about stori ng food.II精誠凝聚7=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼C. How to keep food in a fridge.11. What advice is give n about the cooked food?A. Do not be stored for

6、too long.B. Do not eat without further cook ing.C. Do not put into the fridge before cooli ng.12. Why should you leave space betwee n thi ngs in the fridge?A. To en sure that the food has air around it.B. To mai ntai n an even temperature.C. To avoid los ing some food.（請翻到試卷第n卷，繼續(xù)做第六大題，聽并記錄信息）、單項填空。

7、（共 10 小題，每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分）從 A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。13. Are you a teacher? No, but I_ . I worked in a middle school for three years.A. amB. willC. doD. was14. People _ in the city do not know the pleasure of country life.A. liveB. livi ngC. livedD. to live15.The _ dishes lay on the floor.A. brea

8、k ingB. broke nC. brokeD. break16. Peter is very angry about _ to the party.A. not being in vitedB. not to be in vitedC. not in vit ing17.You should keep her _ of what is going on here.A. i nformedB. i nformi ngC. to inform18. To get there in time, they came _ all the way.A. runB. ranC. running19. I

9、t is said that the build in gs style is modeled _ the great pyramid.A. withB. afterC. forD. in20. The teacher as well as the stude nts_the book already.A. are readi ngB. is readi ngC. has readD. have read21._ 30-60 minutes before the voyage, the medicine is very effective againstseasick ness.A. Take

10、B. Tak ingC. To takeD. Take n22. Only when class began _ that he had left his book at home.A. he realizedB. he had realized C. had he realizedD. did he realize三、完形填空。（共 1 5 小題；每小題 1 分，共 15 分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項。My first expediti onWhen I was about twelve, I 23the cha nee to go to

11、 western Chi na, look ing for rarepla nts in an extraord inary area of mountains and forests. I was nt all that 24 in pla nts, but my dads abota nist by 25 and he was going as an assista nt to Professor Beal, who was 26theexpedition.It was an important international expedition and my name was _27_ n

12、ot on the list ofD. being not in vitedD. i nformD. to runII精誠凝聚7=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼participa nts. But at the28mome nt, one of the experts broke his an kle and had to 29out. It was impossible to get anyone else to go at such30 notice, so my dad suggestedtaking me, 31 the experie nee.I thi nk the

13、 professor was so surprised that he agreed without thinking, but he obviously bega n to32 doubts as soon as the pla ne was in the air. I remember him 33 that he hoped I was nt going to runaround and 34 on rare specime ns! As if I was a little kid.My dad did nt say anything as bad as that, but he did

14、 say that he hoped he was nt going to _35 bri nging me. I tried to be really quiet so they would forget I was there. They did nt realize it at the36, but my ambiti on was to get a photo of a wild pan da. And, of course, in theend thats 37 what I did.23. A. gotB. foundC. reachedD. received24. A. fasc

15、i natedB. keenC. i nterestedD. fond25. A. workB. professi onC. jobD. employme nt26. A. offeringB. givi ngC. leadi ngD. explori ng27. A. completelyB. defi nitelyC. particularlyD. con fidently28. A. lateB. finalC. lastD. end29. A. dropB. slipC. fallD. look30. A. quickB. briefC. fastD. short31. A.toB.

16、forC. onD. of32. A. haveB. seeC. doD. feel33. A. speak ingB. telli ngC. talki ngD. say ing34. A. stepB. spoilC. squashD. ruin35. A. discourageB. regretC. disappo intD. apologize36. A. minuteB. poi ntC. eventD. time37. A. perfectlyB. correctlyC. exactlyD. accurately四、閱讀理解。(共 12 小題；每小題 2 分，共 24 分)閱讀下列

17、短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AMany people say dolphins are very intelligent. They seem to be able to think, understand, andlearn things quickly. But are they smart like huma ns or more tha n cats or dogs? Dolph ins use theirbrains differently from people. But scientists say dolphin intelligence and

18、 human intelligence are similarin some ways. How?Fact 1: Talk to meLike huma ns, every dolph in has its own n ame. The n ame is a special whistle. Each dolph inchooses a specific whistle for itself, usually by its first birthday. Actually, scie ntists think dolph ins, likepeople, talk to each other

19、about a lot of thi ngs, such as their age, their feeli ngs, or finding food. An d,like huma ns, dolph ins use a system of sounds and body Ian guage to com muni cate. But un derstanding their con versati ons is not easy for huma ns. No one speaks dolph in yet, but some scie ntistsare trying to lear n

20、.Fact 2: Lets playDolph ins are also social ani mals. They live in groups, and they ofte n join others from differentgroups to play games and have fun-just like people. In fact, playing together is someth ing only intellige nt an imals do.Fact 3: Fisherme ns helper精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼Dol

21、ph ins and huma ns are similar in ano ther way: both make pla ns to get someth ing they wan t.In the seas of souther n Brazil, for example, dolph ins use an in terest ing strategy to get food. Whenfish are near a boat, dolphins show sig ns to the fishermen to put their nets in the water. Using thism

22、ethod, the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the adva ntage for the dolph ins in doing so? They getto eat some of the fish.38. What does a dolph in ofte n use as its n ame?A. A body Ian guage.B. A special whistle.C. Its feeli ng.D. Its age.39. Why do dolph ins join others from differe nt groups?A

23、. To lear n to talk.B. To meet their families. C. To play games. D. To find food.40. How do dolphins help fishermen catch fish?A. By show ing sig ns to the fisherme n.B. By leadi ng the fish into the n et.C. By follow ing fishi ng boats.D. By play ing with other fish.41. What is the passage mainly a

24、bout?A. Dolph ins are smarter tha n huma ns.B. Dolph ins make friends with huma ns.C. Dolph ins teach huma ns to speak dolph in.D. Dolph ins and huma ns are similar in some ways.BDo you really want to go on to higher educati on?This is the first question you must ask yourself and it is the most impo

25、rtant at this majorcrossroads of your life. Many can advise you, but you alone face the consequences of this fun damental decisi on.Stop. Think about it. Be hon est with yourself and be realistic. Do you want higher educati onbecause you really feel you will ben efit from it or are you drifti ng tow

26、ards it in resp onse to theexpectati ons of your pare nts and frien ds? Con versely, are you being put off higher educati on byother peoples prejudices?Dont commit yourself to any form of full-time higher education if you are not interested in any ofthe nu merous courses available. Higher educati on

27、 is most un comfortable and un satisfy ing for thosewho have little interest in the subject they have chosen to study.It can be an advantage to have a clear idea about the kind of career you eventually want, becausethe n you can choose a course most likely to equip you for your future.Dont worry if

28、you have no ideas about a future career; but do find out what are the careerimplications of your choice of course. Broad prospects (前景)will be open to you whatever course youfollow, provided you do well and have the right personal qualities. Donttypecast yourself orallow anyone else to do so. This p

29、articularly applies to girls. Girls are still subject to prejudices aboutcourses which lead to careers traditi on ally labeled as ma ns work. This is almost always unjustifiableand women are now working in all sorts of former male preserves.Competiti on for places will be tougher in future but the t

30、otal available will still be very large.Seek advice from your careers teacher, careers officer and parents-but itis you who mustdecide whether or not you want to go on to higher educati on.42. You attitude towards going to higher educati on is most importa nt because -A. this is the moment in your l

31、ife when you have to decide your futureB. the wrong attitude is likely to have very serious con seque nces精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼C. you will be the one affected by any decisi on you makeD. it is a time when you can get plenty of advice43. A decisi on to con ti nue study ing should depe nd o

32、n _A. the adva ntages you believe you will have from doing soB. the career you are hop ing to take upC. advice from experie need peopleD. family con siderati ons44. What advice is give n about your future career pla ns?A. You should be aware of the career prospects of the course you take.B. These mu

33、st be defi nite before decidi ng on study subjects.C. They should not in flue nee your choice of study subjects.D. Any course can prepare you for a suitable career.45.If you typecast yourself, you _A. study only the subjects you are good atB. are prepared to adopt any course of studyC. are in flue n

34、eed by your own pers onal in terestsD. accept other peoples views about what you should studyCScience flying in the face of gravityIt looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it wasbuilt in 1964, based on the 707. But appeara nces were deceptive, a

35、nd the 13 stude nts from Europeand the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.In side, the area that no rmally had seats had become a long white tunn el. Heavily padded fromfloor to ceiling, there were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls eerily illuminate

36、d (照明)it. Most of the seats had been taken out, apart from a few at the back, where the young scie ntistsquickly took their places with a look of apprehe nsion.For 12 mon ths, scie nce stude nts from across the con ti nents had competed to win a place onthe flight at the invitation of the European S

37、pace Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imag inative experime nts to be con ducted in weightless con diti ons.For the n ext two hours the Boe in gs flight resembled that of an eno rmous bird which had lost itsreas on, shooti ng upwards towards the heave ns before hurtli ng towards Earth. The

38、inten ti on was toachieve weightless ness for a few sec ond.The aircraft took off smoothly eno ugh, but any feeli ngs that I and the young scie ntists had thatwe were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put thepla ne into a 45-degree climb which laste

39、d around 20 sec on ds. Then the engines cut out and webecame weightless. Everyth ing became con fused and left or right, up or dow n no Ion ger had anymeaning. After 10 sec onds of free-fall desce nt the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its no sedive. The return of gravity was less immediate tha n i

40、ts loss, but was still sudde n eno ugh to en sure that some students came dow n with a bump.Each time the pilot cut the engines and we became weightless, a new team con ducted itsexperime nt. First it was the Dutch who wan ted to discover how it is that cats always land on their feet.Then the Germa

41、n team who con ducted a successful experime nt on a traditi onal buildi ng method tosee if it could be used for build ing a future space stati on.After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing their experiments, most of the stude ntsthought it was an un forgettable experie nee and one they

42、would be kee n to repeat.精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼46. What does the un derl ined word eerily in Paragraph 2 mean?A. clearlyB. stra ngelyC. badlyD. brightly47.Why was this text writte n?A. To report on a new seientifie technique.B. To show scie ntists what young people can do.C. To en courage

43、young people to take up scie nee.D. To describe the outcome of a scie ntifie competiti on.48.What did the pilot do with the pla ne?A. He climbed and then made the plane turn over.B. He climbed and then made the plane fall slowly.C. He quickly climbed and the n stopped the engin es.D. He took off no

44、rmally and the n cut the engines for 20 sec on ds.49.What was the point of being weightless?A. To see what con diti ons are like in space.B. To allow the teams to try out their ideas.C. To prepare the young scie ntists for future work in space.D. To show un forgettable experie nces for the young sci

45、e ntists.五、閱讀還原。(共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，共 10 分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。What do they really mean?Food manufacturers and retailers are letting shoppers down. This is the view of the CWS, whichhas just brought out a new report.According to the report, shoppers believe food labels because they

46、think there are strictregulations in place. 50. So the food industry can get away with all sorts of trickystrategies to make products look bigger and sound better tha n they are.The report has identified the different ways in which shoppers are misled. 51.Descripti ons on packagi ng are sometimes in

47、 accurate in an attempt to oversell the product. Oneexample give n in the report is the phrase haddock fillets, used for a product that is in fact cut from bigblocks of fish rather tha n in dividual slices.52. These in elude traditi on al, wholesome, or premium. The claim that a brand is90% fat-free

48、 hides the fact that it contains 10% fat, which above recommended levels. Phrases suchas free from preservatives make a virtue out of a no rmal attribute of food.Labels have a wide variety of text sizes on them. You sometimes need a magnifying glass toread the small print. 53.Ano ther deliberate typ

49、e of misi nformatio n lies in the image. Many pictures on packets use smallplates to make the product look bigger. 54.However, misleading messages on packaging could soon be a thing of the past. The CWS recently produced a code which, if used, would end the curre nt in accuracies and half truths. It

50、 has called onthe gover nment to support it as a way of improvi ng food sta ndards.II精誠凝聚7=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼A. Meanin gless adjectives are ofte n used to give a positive message.B. An officer says the labels will receive very serious consideration.C. Photographs are sometimes retouched to achi

51、eve the same effect.D. By con trast, the hard sell in formati on is give n emphasis.E. The rules are, i n reality, very weak at prese nt.F. This result has not pleased the food in dustry.G. The most com mon of these is poor labeli ng.第n卷 非選擇題（共三道大題，29 分）六、聽并記錄信息。（共 4 小題；每小題 1 分，共 4 分）聽下面一段對話，完成第 55

52、題至 58 題，每小題僅填寫一個詞。聽對話前，你將有 20 秒鐘的時間閱讀試題，聽完后你將有60 秒鐘的作答時間。這段對話你將聽兩遍。District of Newmarket Public LibrariesApplicati on for MembershipName in full55.BergAddress56., Lo ng Street, NewmarketOccupation （職業(yè)）57.Age58.Natio nalityNorwegia n七、選詞填空。（共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，共 10 分）根據(jù)句子的意思，從方框中選擇恰當?shù)脑~并用正確的形式填空，使句子的意思通順完

53、整。observe, vital, rid, assist, convince, tolerate, defe nd, attract, announce, adva nee,59. She spent years_ and recording their daily activities.60. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to _ the world ofhun ger.61. His acting is so _ that it makes you believe that it is one o

54、f the best meals hehas ever tasted.62. Our duty is to _ our country against its enemies.63. The scie nee and tech no logy-based theme park in France uses the most_ tech no logy.64. With this extra evidenee John Snow was able to _ with certainty that pollutedwater carried the virus.65. The Summer Pal

55、ace _ a lot of visitors all over the world.66. I find it really difficult to _ all his rude behaviors.67. Youll find your colleagues very eager to _ you.68. If the injures are second or third degree burns, it is _ to get the victim to thedoctor or hospital at once.情景作文（15 分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學高二（1）班的學生李華，去年你作為

56、交換生在美國學習和生活了半 年。請根據(jù)以下四幅圖的先后順序，寫一篇關(guān)于你在美國學習和生活情況的短文，向?qū)W校英語報社的投稿。注意：詞數(shù)不少于 60。精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 鑼Study and live in AmericaLast term I stayed in America for half a year as an excha nge stude nt.精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點亮心燈/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼2013 2014 學年上學期高二年級期末考試 英語試卷參考答案第n卷非選擇題（共三道大題，29 分）六、 聽并記錄信息。（共 4 小題

57、；每小題 1 分，共 4 分）55. Krista 56. fourtee n/1457. stude nt58. adult七、 選詞填空。（共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，共 10 分）59. observi ng 60. rid61. convincing 62. defe nd63. adva nee64. ann ou nee 65. attracts 66. tolerate67. assist 68. vital八、 情景作文（1 5 分）One possible version:Study and live in AmericaLast term I stayed in Ame

58、rica for half a year as an excha nge stude nt.Luckily, I lived in afamily with a boy who was my classmate in America. Every day we went to school and retur ned hometogether by school bus. And my home stay parents always cooked me traditional American cuisinewhich I enjoyed very much. At school, I fo

59、und that American class was so different that we sat in classin groups accord ing to our own choices. The teacher talked much less and we had more cha nces toexpress ourselves. Sometimes, I went sightsee ing with my home stay family. We even had a trip byship on the river to see the Statue of Libert

60、y. On weekends, several classmates often went out for somesocial activities. Once we took a ride to the countryside by bike. The view was wonderful. The life inAmerica was unforgettable. I learned a lot from the experience of being an excha nge stude nt there.附：聽力錄音材料Text 1M: There is a non-stop tra