江苏省清江中学高二英语下学期期中试题(无答案)

江苏省清江中学2013－2014学年度第二学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
第I卷选择题（共三部分，共计85分）
第一部分：听力 (共两节，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. What are the two speakers doing now?
A. They are having a rest.
B. They want to keep something.
C. They are climbing a hill.
2. Whose computer does the woman think is the best?
A. Peter’s.
B. Tom’s
C. The man’s.
3. What is the time now?
A. 7:00.
B. 6:30.
C. 7:30.
4. What does the man want?
A. A cup of tea and a piece of toast.
B. Some jam and a piece of cake.
C. A piece of toast, a cup of tea and some jam.
5. Where are the two speakers talking now?
A. At the airport.
B. At the hotel.
C. In a bookstore. 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6~8题。

6. What does the man intend to do?
A. Introduce the Impulse Club.
B. Invite the woman to exercise.
C. Take the woman to the shopping center.
7. What can we learn about the club?
A. It won’t close until 10:00 at night.
B. People can’t swim there.
C. It has computer and television rooms.
8. When will the speakers arrive at the Impulse Club?
A. Shortly after 2:00 p.m.
B. Long before 2:00 p.m.
C. Right at 2:00 p.m.
听第7段材料，回答第9-11小题。

9. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Two cities.
B. Money problems.
C. Going home for Christmas.
10. Where does the man live?
A. In Portland.
B. In Springfield.
C. In Scotland.
11. How does the man prefer to travel?
A. By train.
B. By bus.
C. By air.
听第8段材料，回答第12-14小题。

12. When will the man have to work if he accepts the job?
A. On weekdays.
B. On weekends.
C. In the evenings.
13. How does the man feel about working with many people?
A. Pleased.
B. Worried.
C. Nervous.
14. What does the woman ask the man to do at last?
A. Give her a call.
B. Come to work.
C. Wait for her call.
听第9段材料，回答第15-17小题。

15. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. The building of London.
B. Traveling in Britain.
C. The traffic of London.
16. What does the woman think of the London taxi？
A. Too expensive
B. Rather slow.
C. Comfortable.
17. In the woman’s opinion, what is the best wa y to travel in London?
A. By bus.
B. On foot.
C. By underground.
听第10段材料，回答第18-20小题。

18. How did the boy survive the big earthquake?
A. His father pulled him out in time.
B. Their house escaped the earthquake.
C. He stayed in an icebox.
19. How long did the boy stay in the icebox?
A. Four nights.
B. About four days.
C. More than five days.
20. How many people may have been killed in the earthquake?
A. 50,000.
B. 5,000.
C. 15,000.
第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35 分)
第一节: 单项填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. He has enormous funds __________ his command.
A. at
B. on
C. over
D. in
22. Not many people __________ the idea that money brings happiness.
A. in favor of
B. agree
C. subscribe to
D. approve
23. Barrack Obama __________ President of the United States since 2010.
A. became a
B. has become a
C. has turned
D. has been
24. An awful accident __________, however, occur the other day.
A. does
B. did
C. has to
D. had to
25. To his disappointment, the opinion he tried to stick __________ wrong.
A. to prove
B. to proving
C. to was proved
D. to proved
26. It is __________ you do rather than __________ you say __________ matters.
A. what; what; that
B. that; what; that
C. what; that; what
D. what; that; that
27. — I hear Tom _____ games recently.
— ______ no wonder he is easy to feel sleepy in class.
A. addicts playing; There is
B. is addicted to playing; There is
C. is addicted to playing; It is
D. is addicted to play; It is
28. It __________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______ I found we had a lot in common.
A. was until; when
B. was until; that
C. wasn’t until; when
D. wasn’t until; that
29. Lawrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, is the author of several published reports, one of _____ introduced the idea in 1953 ________ aspirin could reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning blood.
A. which; that
B. that; which
C. which; which
D. whom; that
30. Not only ___ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.
A. they bought
B. did they bring
C. brought they
D. had they brought
31. You must leave _______ to arrive on time. Or we have to delay _______ our dinner.
A. without delay; to begin
B. without delaying; to begin
C. without being delayed; beginning
D. without delay; beginning
32. They drove along with all the windows _______.
A. wind up
B. winding up
C. wound up
D. wounded up
33. ________ acupuncture developed, the simple bian stones were replaced first by stone needles, and ________ by metal needles.
A. As; eventually
B. With; eventually
C. With; accidentally
D. As; accidentally
34.—Could I get the passport in two weeks?
—It depends. Anyway, you _______ have my answer tomorrow.
A. could
B. must
C. shall
D. need
35. —I know he is right, but I can’t stand his saying so.
— Oh, he is straightforward, but ________.
A. a bad workman always blames his tools
B. a good medicine tastes bitter
C. a constant guest is never welcome
D. a great talker is a great liar
第二节: 完形填空(共20 小题; 每小题1 分, 满分20 分)
请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I 36 teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 37 the same things thousand and one times, do not 38 me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story 39 you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a 40 , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I 41 , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 42 little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you 43 to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront lif e…. When at some moment I lose the 44 or the thread of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you 45 to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well 46 I need to and when not. When my 47 legs do not allow me to walk, give me your 48 , the same way I did when you gave your first 49 . And when some day I say to you that I do not want to 50 any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Some day you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, 51 my mistakes, I always wanted the 52 thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me 53 you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you 54 living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 55 . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
36. A. paid B. spent C. cost D. took
37. A. praise B. think C. consider D. repeat
38. A. disturb B. interrupt C. look D. avoid
39. A. until B. after C. since D. when
40. A. rest B. word C. sleep D. shower
4l. A. discovered B. noticed C. invented D. assumed
42. A. fearing B. knowing C. enjoying D. wondering
43. A. what B. when C. why D. how
44. A. memory B. attitude C. way D. news
45. A. talking B. responding C. listening D. answering
46. A. when B. how C. that D. where
47. A. short B. tired C. long D. strong
48. A. leg B. ear C. mind D. hand
49. A. pace B. step C. laugh D. cry
50. A. talk B. write C. live D. sleep
51. A. despite B. since C. while D. though
52. A. last B. first C. most D. best
53. A. behind B. near C. below D. against
54. A. made B. earned C. started D. found
55. A. patience B. care C. excuse D. confidence
第三部分: 阅读理解(共15 小题; 每小题2 分, 满分30 分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Does Fame Drive You Crazy?
Altho ugh being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star s, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.
According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities —famous people —worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century BC, painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.
Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minute s and keep their “story” alive forever. If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.
Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.
56. It can be learned from the passage that stars today _____________.
A. are often misunderstood by the public
B. spend too much on their public appearance
C. can no longer have their privacy protected
D. care little about how they have come into fame
57. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.
B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.
C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.
D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.
58. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?
A. Availability of modern media.
B. Inadequate social recognition.
C. Lack of favorable chances.
D. Huge population of fans.
B
Trip 1 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: Free When: May 8
Trip 2 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15
Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22
Equipment to be needed:
•Please bring enough water and food for all walks.
•Wear good walking shoes—no high heels.
•Wear a hat for day walks.
•Dress warmly for night walks.
•Children must be with an adult.
•Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks. •Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.
Bookings:
•Bookings for the above trips can be made by telephone（893 — 4847）or on the Internet at www. Bluemountaintour. com
59. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?
A. Good walking shoes
B. A pair of glasses
C. Food and water
D. A sleeping-bag
60. Which following statement about Flashlight Adventure is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Bring your drink and food for this walk.
B. There is no need to book early.
C. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night.
D. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see.
61. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Adventure Travel in America
B. Hunting around the Great Mountains
C. Discovery Trips in the Blue Mountains
D. Interesting Trips in the East of the USA
C
China faces $176bn bill to clean up air pollution
Cleaning up China’s air pollution will cost 1.75 trillion yuan ($176b)
between 2013 and 2017, a high-ranking environmental official has
estimated.
Wang Jinnan, deputy head of the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, said that the investment — part of an anti-pollution "action plan" announced by China's cabinet in September —“would drive up GDP by nearly two trillion yuan ($202b) and create over two million jobs,” China’s official newswire Xinhua reported.
The total cost will be higher than the 2012 GDP of most countries, including Finland, Israel and Portugal.
“36.7 percent of the investment, or 640 billion yuan ($64.5b) should go on cleaning up industry, followed by 490 billion yuan (28.2 percent) on cleaner energy sources. Cleaning up motor vehicles will absorb 210 billion yuan,” Xinhua reported, citing (引用) Wang.
In 2013, broad areas of China recorded their highest air pollution levels in 52 years, causing widespread anger over the massive environmental disaster shaped by decades of unchecked economic growth.
While Beijing has long been known for its pea-soup air, a number of traditionally clearer cities, including Shanghai and Harbin, have registered pollution levels high enough for local authorities to ground flights, close schools and pull cars from the roads.
On Friday, Shanghai’s concentration of ai rborne PM 2.5 –particulate matter small enough to stay deep within the lungs –rose to 214 micrograms per cubic meter, three times China’s national limit. The official Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center warned children and the elderly to stay indoors.
In its five-year action plan, China's State Council promised to reduce the level of airborne particulate matter by at least 10% in major cities by 2017.
Yet many smog-related government measures, such as controlling street-side barbecues, have drawn criticism for polishing over the problem. In October, one Beijing official blamed the smog on “the traditional way of cooking Chinese dishes.”
In response, many Chinese people have taken measures into their own hands. Face masks have become a fashion statement; air purifier sales have rapidly increased. An elementary school in north China’s Shijiazhuang, one of the country’s most polluted cities, has begun teaching its students a smog-defying aerobics (健美操) routine involving acupuncture points associated with respiratory（呼吸） health. Last week, a hospital in the southwestern Chinese city Chengdu opened a “smog clinic” to treat air pollution-related diseases such as coughs and asthma; it has been treating roughly a dozen patients a day. "We should not fear smog. It's preventable and curable," says a poster hung by its entrance.
62. What is the major cause of the heavy smog in China according to the article?
A. The investment in an anti-pollution "action plan" is not enough.
B. Environmental Planning has not been carried out for decades of years.
C. The economic development has not been carefully checked in the past years.
D. The traditional way of cooking Chinese dishes has produced too much smoke.
63. To avoid the harm on their health, people suffering from the smog in China are doing the following EXCEPT _______.
A. wearing face masks and use air purifiers
B. warning children and the elderly not to go outdoors
C. opening “smog clinics” to treat air pollution-related diseases
D. criticizing many smog-related government officials
64. After reading the article, most readers may feel ___________.
A. Concerned but positive
B. Tired and indifferent (漠不关心)
C. Angry but hopeless
D. Depressed and annoyed
D
Many of us have heard stories about teachers who can “see”into a student’s future. Even if a student is not performing well, they can predict success. We are convinced that this ability, this gift, is evidence that they were “called to teach.” If the gift of sight is evidence, how greater must be the gift of touch. I have a story.
I grew up in a poor African American neighborhood in Stockton, California, that had neither sidewalks nor an elementary school. Each day, always in groups at our parents’ insistence, my friends and I would leave home early enough to walk eight blocks to school and be in our seats when the bell rang. For four blocks, we walked on dusty roads. By the fifth block, we walked on sidewalks that led to lovely homes and to Fair Oaks Elementary School. It was at Fair Oaks, in a sixth grade English class, that I met Ms. Victoria Hunter, a teacher who had a huge influence on my life. During reading periods, she would walk around the room, stop at our desks, stand over us for a second or two, and then touch us. Without saying anything to us (nothing could break the silence of reading periods), she would place two fingers lightly on our throats and hold them there for seconds. I learned many years later when I was a student at Stanford University that teachers touch the throat of students to check for sub-vocalization (默读), which slows down the reading speed. I did not know at the time why Ms. Hunter was touching our throats, but I was a serious and respectful student and so, during silent reading period, I did what Ms. Hunter told us to do. I kept my eyes on the material I was reading and waited for her to place
her fingers lightly on my throat.
One day, out of curiosity, I raised my head from my book — though not high — so that I could see Ms. Hunter, a white woman from Canada, moving up and down the rows, stopping at the desks of my classmates. I wanted to see how they reacted when she touched their throats. She walked past them. I was confused. Did she pass them by because they were model students? What did we, the students who were touched, not do right? I sat up straighter in my chair, thinking that my way of sitting might be the problem. I was confused. Several days later, I watched again, this time raising my head a little higher. Nothing changed. Ms. Hunter touched the same students. Always, she touched me.
She touched me with her hands. She also touched me with her belief in my ability to achieve. She motivated me by demanding the best from me and by letting teachers I would meet in junior high school know that I should be challenged, that I would be serious about my work. I am convinced that she touched me because she could “see”me in the future. That was true of all of us at Fair Oaks who sat still and silent as Ms. Hunter placed her fingers lightly on our throats. We left Fair Oaks as “best students,” entered John Marshall Junior High School, finished at the top of our high school class, and went on to earn graduate degrees in various subjects. Ms. Hunter saw us achieving and she touched us to make certain that we would.
I was not surprised that she came to my graduation ceremony at Edison High School in Stockton or that she talked to me about finishing college and earning a Ph. D. She expected that of me. She gave me a beautifully wrapped box. Inside was a gift, the beauty of which multiplies even as it touches me: a necklace to which I can add charms for each stage of my life.
65. According to the writer, what is a special ability many good teachers possess?
A. The ability to make all students behave well.
B. The ability to treat different students in the same way.
C. The ability to predict the near future of a poor student.
D. The ability to discover a student’s potential to succeed.
66. When she saw Ms. Hunter walk past some students without touching their throats, the writer felt _________.
A. disturbed
B. ashamed
C. puzzled
D. annoyed
67. According to the passage, how did Ms. Hunter motivate the writer?
A. By having high expectations of her.
B. By correcting the way she sat.
C. By sending her a valuable necklace.
D. By communicating with her parents often.
68. What does the writer mean by “a necklace to which I can add charms for each stage of my life” (paragraph 6)?
A. A gift which becomes more and more valuable as time goes by.
B. A gift which encourages me to do well on the journey of my life.
C. A necklace which I wear on all important occasions in my life.
D. A necklace which suits me and adds to my charm.
69. The writer’s attitude towards Ms. Hunter might be described as _________.
A. disappointed
B. grateful
C. doubtful
D. sympathetic
70. Which of the following serves as the best title for the story?
A. Ms. Hunter’s Surprise
B. Ms. Hunter’s Challenge
C. A Teacher’s Memory
D. A Teacher’s Touch
第 II 卷非选择题（共两部分，共计35分）
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

每个空格只填一个单词。

Laughter makes you feel good. And the good feeling that you get when you laugh remains with you even after the laughter disappears. Humor helps you keep a positive, optimistic outlook through difficult situations, disappointments, and loss. More than just a pause from sadness and pain, laughter gives you the courage and strength to find new sources of meaning and hope. Even in the most difficult of times, a laugh —or even simply a smile —can go a long way toward making you feel better. And laughter really is contagious (有传染的)—just hearing laughter primes your brain and readies you to smile and join in the fun.
Laughter strengthens our relationships by bringing positive feelings and building emotional connections. When we laugh with one another, a positive bond is created. This bond can help fight stress, disagreements, and disappointment.
Shared laughter is one of the most effective tools for keeping relationships fresh and exciting. All emotional sharing builds strong and lasting relationship bonds. Laughter unites people during difficult times.
Having more humor and play into your daily interactions can improve the quality of your love relationships— as well as your connections with co-workers, family members, and friends.
Laughter is your birthright, a natural part of life that is inborn. Little babies begin smiling during the first weeks of life and laugh out loud within months of being born. Even if you did not grow up in a family where laughter was a common sound, you can learn to laugh at any stage of life.
One essential characteristic that helps us laugh is not taking ourselves too seriously. We’ve all known someone who takes everything with deathly seriousness and never laughs at anything. No fun there!
The ability to laugh, play, and have fun with others not only makes life more enjoyable but also helps you solve problems, connect with others, and be more creative. People who include humor and play into their daily lives find that it renews them and all of their relationships.
Life brings challenges that can either get the best of you or become playthings for your imagination. When you “become the problem” and take yourself t oo seriously, it can be hard to think outside the box and find new solutions. But when you play with the problem, you can often transform it into an opportunity for creative learning.
第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)
随着城市人口的增长，为了缓解交通压力，淮安市拟新建有轨电车（tram ）。

假如你是该市某中学的高二学生李华，请你以Is it Necessary to construct the tram?为题用英语写一篇演讲稿，主要介绍该做法的必要性，以呼吁广大市民的支持。

注意：1. 词数150左右；
2. 要写出问题出现的可能原因，可以围绕主题适当发挥；
3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总字数。

Hello, everyone! It’s nice to speak about Is it necessary to construct the tram in our city, and I think …
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江苏省清江中学2013－2014学年度第二学期期中考试
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第四部分: 任务型阅读(共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10 分)
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第五部分书面表达(满分25分)
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