重庆南开中学2013-2014学年高二英语上期期中试题

重庆南开中学高2015级201扣_2014学年度
高二上期期中英语试题
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。

共150分。

考试用时l20分钟。

第1卷(选择题，共115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节。

满分30分)
做题时，请先将答案划在试题卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试题卷上的答案转涂或转填到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题l．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l0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 do we know about the man?
A．He has difficulty waking up．
B．He likes collecting clocks．
C．He gets up late every day．
2．What does the man like about the restaurant?
A．It’s environment．B．It’s service．C．It’s food．3．How does the woman probably get to work?
A．On foot．B．By bus．C．By bike．4．What will the man probably do?
A．Stay indoors．B．Go to a bar．C．See a doctor．5．When will the woman be able to use her car?
A．Right now．B．In three hours．C．The next day．
第二节(共15小题；每小题l．5分，满分22．5分)
听下面5段对话或独自。

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。

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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．What seems to be the man’s problem?
A．Keeping his room clean every day．
B．Getting along with his roommate．
C．Having trouble making friends．
7．What does the woman suggest the man do?
A．Try to get more sleep．
B．Buy some music CDs．
C．Talk to Charlie．
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What do we know about Steve?
A．He’s seeing a doctor．
B．He’s on a business trip．
C．He’s absent from work
9．How does Steve feel now?
A．Tired．B．Weak．C．Bored．10．What is Sue going to do next week?
A．See her manager．B．Travel on business．C．Visit Steve．请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．Why does the man have the talk with the woman?
A．To get a job．
B．To join a sports team．
C．To get into a school．
12．What did the man learn from playing on the football team?
A．How to ask for advice from teachers．
B．How to compete with others．
C．How to manage his time．
13．What are the man’s strengths?
A．Hardworking and eager to learn．
B．Supportive and ready to help．
C．Friendly and kind-hearted．
请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．Buying holiday presents．
B．Making a Christmas plan．
C．Sharing opinions on friendship．
15．What does the woman always give to her friends? A．Fruit．B．Coffee．C．Chocolate．1 6．What does the woman say about Mary?
A．She prefers fruit to coffee．
B．She is trying to lose weight．
C．She usually goes abroad during holidays．
17．How does the woman feel about Tim’s suggestion? A．Doubtful．B．Satisfied．C．Surprised．
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．What does the group do?
A．Promote peace in the world．
B．Offer support to businesses．
C．Do research on educations in the UK．
19．What may the“big freeze”mean to others?
A．A broad smile．B．A quick smile．C．A false smile．
20．How Can one make a 900d impression according to the research?
A．Smile widely．B．Smile readily．．C．Smile naturally．
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l分。

满分l5分)
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21．Why didn’t you tell to all the audience that the movie star had got stuck in a traffic jam?
A．the one B．this C．it D．him 22．…Did you have fun in Austria this August?
…．I just paid a visit for business there．
A．Not really B．Of course C．Not likely D．Not a little 23．We have invited many scholars and famous people to give a lecture on“Nankai Forum”，a few
of graduated from our school．
A．whom B．them C．who D．that 24．On the rather steep hills of Chongqing ，some of them as tall as 60 storeys．A．1ie many buildings B．stand many buildings
C．many buildings lie D．many buildings stand
25．…I saw Alexander in the supermarket this afternoon．
…Impossible．He computer games with me in my home then．
A．played B．was playing C．had played D．would play
26．Food price in the third quarter has witnessed a slight fall；，the housing price has risen up sharply in the past two months．
A．moreover B．therefore C．otherwise D．meanwhile 27．Between the two countries，it is often not their language，but their culture really matters in getting along well with each other．
A．mat B．which C．what D．how 28．Can you all at the back of the hall hear me clearly?
A．seat B．sit C．sat D．seated 29．…Silvia,you look as if you for the latest edition of iPod．
…No．Actually,l'm into it very much．But it's just too dear．
A．won’t care B．don’t care C．didn’t care D．haven’t cared
30．Chairman Xi attended opening ceremony of the APEC 2013 in Bali，Indonesia, which was signal that China would continue its cooperation with Asian countries．A．a；the B．a；a C．the；the D．the；a 31．I can play football with you this afternoon if you’re free，or call me it is convenient to you next week．
A．however B．whenever C．whichever D．wherever 32．…John，what about inviting your girlfriend Linda to have hot pot with us?
…Linda?Never!You didn’t know the fact that she spicy food．
A．has hated B．hated C．will hate D．hates 33．to receive his reply,Lucy decided to write him another letter．
A-Failed B．Failing C．Having failed D．To fail 34．Before you are to be successful，it must be apparent your final goal is．A．that B．what C．which D．why 35．Peter hasn’t offered you this position you dreamed．
…?I don’t care at all，for my idea has already been changed．
A．For what B．What’s on C．So what D．What，s up
第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题l．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Bernie Egbert was a previous US Navy jet pilot，served in Vietnam．He flew 74 36
battle missions．But on his 75th，his jet was 37 by a missile so he was forced to eject(弹射)．The only thing between him and 38 was his parachute that he 39 would open．The parachute did open and Bernie 40 down to the ground alive，unfortunately he was 41
as a prisoner and spent for 6 years．
One day,having retumed to his 42 ，Bernie was sitting in a restaurant with his wife when he noticed two tables 43 was one guy looking at him．
44 ，Bernie didn’t recognize him，still he kept catching this guy staring．45 the guy walked to Bernie’s table and asserted(断言)，“You’re Captain Egbert，parachuted into enemy territory and spent six years there．”
Dumbfounded(发愣的)，Bernie asked，“How in the world did you know all that?”The man chuckled and said，“Because I 46 your parachute．”
Bernie went 47 ．The man pumped his arm，saying，“l guess it 48 ，”then walked off．
Bernie laid 49 that night，thinking about all the times he had walked through the long narrow room．below sea level on the aircraft carrier,where the men packed the parachutes．He wondered“how many times I 50 have walked past this mall whose 51 would eventually save me．without even 52 it‘Hi!’or‘I appreciate what you do!’iust due to one pilot；one sailor?”
53 this for yourself．How many times do you pass the 54 in life who iust when
you need them the most come 55 the far corners of your life?
36．A．meaningful B．truthful C．useful D．successful
37．A．observed B．destroyed C．stopped D．protected
38．A．fear B．enemy C．death D．ground 39．A．prayed B．appreciated C．noticed D．examined
40．A．took it B．moved it C．got it D．made it
41．A．dragged B．proved C．rejected D．caught 42．A．battlefield B．carrier C．homeland D．school 43．A．ahead B．over C．away D．outside 44．A．However B．Indeed ．C．Besides D．Anyway 45．A．Immediately B．Eventually C．Surely D．Naturally
46．A．prepared B．picked C．packed D．placed 47．A．sleepless B．hopeless C．breathless D．speechless
48．A．developed B．worked C．flew D．broke 49．A．asleep B．apart C．awake D．aside 50．A．need B．should C．could D．must 51．A．wish B．job C．knowledge D．experience
52．A．putting B．reading C．repeating D．checking
53．A．Think about B．Figure out C．Set off D．Refer to
54．A．members B．companions C．folks D．supporters
55．A．out of B on to C in from D．around in
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分。

满分40分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中。

选出最佳选项。

A
At my age of l2，I had an encounter with a girl who preferred to point out my shortcomings．Week by week her list grew：1 was very thin，1 wasn’t a good student,1 was talkative，1 was somewhat arrogant．and so on．1 tried to put up with all this as long as I could．At last，I became very cross，running to my father with tears in my eyes．
After having listened to me patiently,then he asked，”Are the things she says true or not? Alexia,didn't you ever wonder what you’re really like?Well,you now have that girl’s points of view．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention
to the other things she said．”
I did as his instruction．To my great astonishment，I discovered that about half the things were true．Some of them l couldn’t change(1ike being very thin)．But a good number I could and all of a
sudden l wanted to change．For the first time l got a fairly clear picture of myself．
I presented the list back to Daddy．He turned down to take it．“You should deserve it．”he responded．”You know best the truth about yourself among all．But you have to learn to listen，not
just close your ears in annoyance and feeling hurt．When something said about you is true，you’ll
find it will be of great help．Our world is rich in people who think they know your duty．Don’t shut
your cars．Listen to them all，but hear the truth and do what you know．It is the right thing to do．”
The tip from Daddy has returned to me at many a fatal moment．In my life，I've never had a better piece of advice．
56．“Week by week her list grew”means ．
A．week by week,my shortcomings grew more serious
B．1 was having more and more shortcomings with the passing of time
C．week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me D．she made a list of my weaknesses and kept on adding new ones to it thus it became longer 57．Her father listened to her patiently because he ．
A．didn’t want to show his anger with her weaknesses
B．wash’t quite sure whether the girl was telling the truth
C．knew that his daughter would not listen at that moment
D．believed that what his daughter's“enemy”said was mostly true
58．What did her father do after he had heard his daughters complaint?
A．He told her to pay no attention to what her“enemy”said but to what was true．B．He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings．
C．He told her to put down what her”enemy”said and only focus on what was true．D．He refused to take a look at her list of her own shortcomings．
59．Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A．Not an Enemy．But the Best Friend
B．The Best Advice I've Ever Had
C．A Long List of Shortcomings
D．A Most Understanding Father
B
60．How much call We save if we want to buy a book about a little boy and a little mouse? A．$4．75．B．$2．00．C．$1．80．D．$4．50．61．What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?
A．Those who are searching for the meaning of life．
B．Those who are trying to be spiritual leaders．
C．Those who study the art of writing．
D．Those who like traveling abroad．
62．Which of the following books explores the origin of humans?
A．Seeking the Edge．
B．Creation or Evolution．
C．More Things in Heaven．
D．Joshua,Helmut，and Bethlehem．
63．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．These books are written by authors of five different nationalities．
B．We can find some cures for all the diseases in Encourage Met
C．Joshua,Helmut,and Bethlehem was set in World War Il．
D．Readers can find good jobs by reading Seeking the Edge．
C
Based on sociologists’studies，every modern industrial society holds certain form of social stratification(阶层)．Class，power and status are of importance in ranking people in society．One person’s economic position in his society explains his class．A commonly used classification is lower class，middle class and upper class．While sociologists disagree on how these terms should be exactly defined，they do describe societies like the United States quite well．One study shows that 53％of Americans belong to the lower class，46％the middle class，and l％the upper class．Interestingly,a surgeon earning$500，000 a year and a bus driver earning $50，000 a year both regard themselves as the middle class!
The amount of control a person has over other people is defined as his power．Obviously' people in positions of great power(such as governors)exercise(行使)big power,but people who take orders from others have less power．Power and class do not always go hand in hand，however．
For example，the governor of a state has great power,but he or she may not belong to a corresponding(相应的)economic class．Generally,however,there is a relationship between
power and class．To our knowledge，there aren’t too many people who aren’t millionaires in the U．S．Senate(参议院)!
The honor or respect attached to a person’s position in society is usually called his status．It can also be affected by power and class，but not necessarily so．For example．a university professor may have a high status but not belong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others．
64．What can we learn about“the middle class”from Paragraph 2？
A．People earning$50，000 a year belong to the middle elass．
B．People generally consider bus drivers as the middle class．
C．Sociologists have a clear definition of the middle class．
D．Nearly half Americans belong to the middle class．
65．According to the text，we know that ．
A．power and class do not always correspond with each other
B．status refers to a person’s economic position in society
C．people with high status have a lot of control over others
D．class is less important in deciding a person’s social rank
66．Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?
（P：Paragraph)
67．We can infer from the passage that ．
A．the definition for“class”has been clearly decided
B．people can never correctly define their social classes
C．people of higher social class may exercise bigger power
D．one person’s social status is related to power rather than class
D
A selection from a popular science book goes as follows．
If blood is red,why are veins(静脉)blue?
As a matter of fact，veins are not blue at all．They are more of a clear,yellowish colour．Although blood looks red when it's outside the body,when it's sitting in a vein near the surfate of the skin，it's more of a dark reddish purple colour．At the right depth，these blood．filled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin，making them look blue by comparison．Which works harde, your heart oryour brain?
That kind of depends on whether you’re busy thinking or busy exercising．Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise，and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker．But，in the long run，your brain probably tips it，because even when you’re sitting still
your brain is using twice as much as your heart,and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it．
Do old people shrink as they age?
Yes and no．Many people do get shorter as they age．But,when they do，it isn’t because they’re shrinking all over They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱)becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity．Many(but not all)men and women do lose height as they get older．Men lose all average of 3一4cm in height as they age．while women may lose 5
cm or more．If you live to be 200 years old，would you keep shrinking till you were．1ike 60 cm tall，like a little boy again?No，because old people don’t really shrink!It is not that they are growing backwards--their legs，arms and backbones getting shorter．When they do get shorter,it's because the spine has shortened a little．Or,more often,become more bent and curved．Where do feelings and emotions come from?
Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system．All mammals have this brain area—from mice to dogs，cats，and humans．So alI mammals feel basic emotions like fear, pain and pleasure．But since human feelings also involve other, newer bits of the brain．we feel more complex emotions than any other animals on the planet．
If exercise wears you out,how can it be good for you?
Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them．And as far as your body is concemed．it's"use it,or lose it”!It's not that exercise makes you healthy；it's more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease．
68．What is the colour of blood in a vein near the surface of the skin?
A．Blue B．Light yellow C．Red D．Dark reddish purple
69．Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age?
A．Because their spine is in active use．
B．Because their spine become more bent．
C．Because they keep growing backwards．
D．Because they are more easily affected by gravity．
70．Which of the following statements about our brain is true?
A．ln the long run，our brain probably works harder than our heart．
B．When you take exercise，your brain works as hard as your heart．
C．The brains of the other mammals are as complex as those of humans．
D．Our feelings and emotions come from the most developed area in our brain．
71．What is the main purpose of the selection?
A．To give advice on how to stay healthy．
B．To provide information about our body．
C．To challenge new findings in medical research．
D．To report the latest discoveries in medical science．
E
A research from German scientists indicates that people who were rather optimistic
About their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within l0 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be worse．
The paper,published this March in Psychology and Aging，examined health and welfare
surveys from roughly 40，000 Germans between ages l 8 and 96．The surveys were conducted every year from l 993 to 2003．
Survey respondents(受访者)were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10，among other questions．
The ne researchers found that young adults(age l8 t0 39)routinely overestimated their future
life satisfaction，while middle-aged adults(age 40 t0 64)more accurately prcdicted how they would feel in the future．Adults of 65 and older,however,were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction．Not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would，the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio(比率)of disability and death for the study period．
“we observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better ruture than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade,”Frieder R．Lang，a professor at the University of Erlangen．Nuremberg．Lang and his coIleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be
more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future．
“Seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the actual seIf and may contribute to taking improved precautions(预防措施)”the authors wrote．
Surprisingly，compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes，respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline．Also the researchers said that higher income was related to a greater risk of disability．
The authors of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions．Illness．medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outcomes．
However，the researchers said a pattern Was clear．“We found that from eaJlv to late adulthood，individuais adapt their expectations of future life satisfaction from optim。

istic．to accurate，to pessimistic，”the authors concluded．
72．Accordmg to the study，who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction?
A．Middle-aged adults．B．Optimistic adults．
C．Adults in poor health D．Adults of lower income．73．Pessimism may be positive in some way because it causes people ．A．to fully enjoy their present life
B．to estimate their contribution accurately
C．to take measures against potential risks
D．to value health more highly than wealth
74．According to the passage，which statement is true about respondents ofhigh income?
A．They expect to earn more money but are unlikely to enjoy a long life span．
B．They expect to earn more money but are pessimistic about their health．
C．They expect to earn less money and will suffer severe mental illness．
D．They expect to earn less money and are more likely to suffer disability．
75．What is the clear conclusion of the study?
A．Pessimism guarantees chances of survival．
B．Good financial condition leads to good health．
C．Medical treatment determines health outcomes．
D．Expectations of future life satisfaction decline with age．
第11卷(非选择题。

共35分)
第四部分
第一节：用单词的正确形式填空(共8小题；每小题l分，共8分)
1．The government would be in danger of losing its governing position if it did not fight against drug crimes d ．
2．In China，life of high school students is usually very s as they’re occupied with
a lot of homework and are faced with many challenges in their studies．
3．Most countries in the world g children’s right to free and adequate education．4．Many specie have been driven to the edge of e because of people’s hunt，pollution or climate change．
5．China is considering (废除)death penalty(死刑)for non-violent crimes．6．Russia and China are two (永久的)members of the UN Security Council．which means that their positions won’t be replaced by any other nations．
7．The Pmce88 0f setting up new businesses at the Shanghai Free Trade Zone(上海自由贸易区) has been (简化)，which makes it convenient for companies involved in it．8．The Hunchun Nature Reserve was established to provide (庇护)for the Siberian tiger．
第二节：根据课文内容填空(共10个空；每空0．5分。

共5分)
9．For more than a century, across the Atlantic have developed ．10．，one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks．11．“I don’t want to a sinking ship，”said Jim，but when I suggested that we
find something useful oil the boat，he agreed to go．
12．As time ，however,the carnival period was ．
13．The animals are on the and the wool taken to India,where it is made
into shawls．
第三节：根据要求翻译句子(共5小题；每小题2分，共10分)
14．这次经历对他产生了深刻的影响。

15．知道如何施行急救是很重要的。

(使用make a difference)
16．由于新设备的使用，日产量有望翻番。

17．如果不受到良好的保护，濒危动物就会灭绝。

(使用分词结构)
18．里约(Rio)狂欢节的关键是音乐和舞蹈，而威尼斯(Venice)狂欢节以精美的面具著称。

第四节：写作任务(共12分)
假设你是重庆南开中学的学生李华，你校英语社将选举新一届副主席，负责规划、组织
相关活动，你欲参选，请按以下提示，写一篇竞选演讲稿。

夺个人的优势介绍(如性格、特长等)
夺组织校内的活动的设想(如举办讲座、英语晚会等)
◇组织校际交流活动的设想(如举办辩论赛、演讲比赛等) ◇表达竞选的愿望。

注意：
1．词数不少于80：
2．可适当的加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯；
3．开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

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参考词汇：’
副主席：vice president
竞选：run for
Good afternoon，my dear friends，
My name is Li Hua,
Thankyou！。