湖南省益阳市一中高二英语上学期期中试题(无答案)牛津译林版

益阳市一中2013年下学期高二期中考试英语试题

时量：120分钟总分：150分

Part Ⅰ Listening (30 points)

SECTION A: Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2

speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is

followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the

questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1.Where will the speakers meet?

A. At the school gate.

B. Outside the post office.

C. In the

library.

2. What does the woman remind the man to do?

A. Invite Loretta.

B. Come with Peter.

C. Bring a

letter.

Conversation 2

3. Why did the man fail in his interviews?

A. He was not qualified.

B. His degree was too high.

C. He performed

poorly in the interviews.

4. What does the man want to be?

A. An insurance salesman.

B. A full-time coach.

C. A teacher.

Conversation 3

5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Builder and manager.

B. House buyer and agent.

C. Co-workers

in an office.

6. What are the speakers going to do?

A. Find more workers.

B. Increase the speed of construction.

C.

Have a meeting.

Conversation 4

7. What does the man think of going bird-watching?

A. It’s crazy.

B. It’s boring.

C. It’s

interesting.

8. Where do bird-watchers watch birds?

A. Man-made forests.

B. Closed rooms.

C. Natural surroundings.

9. What will the man do this afternoon?

A. Go mountain climbing.

B. Go to buy some birds.

C. Watch TV.

Conversation 5

10.According to the woman, what is different about A Bite of China?

A. It only shows food being prepared.

B. It is more honest than

other prograams. C. It connects food with people and their culture.

11. How many cities did the makers of the TV show visit?

A. 30.

B. 50.

C. 60.

12. Where did the woman first see the show?

A. At a friend’s apartment.

B. At the man’s apartment.

C. At

her own apartment.

Conversation 6

13. What is the man doing in the beginning?

A. Emptying a trash can.

B. Throwing away a bottle.

C. Pouring waste water into a river.

14. According to the woman, where does all trash end up?

A. In the dump.

B. In the ocean.

C. Under the earth.

15. What causes the death of fish in the sea according to the woman?

A. The water is poisonous.

B. There is not enough food for fish

. C. The tiny pieces of plastics make fish unable to breath..

Section B: Fill in each blank with no more than 3 WORDS.

Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge(35 points)

Section A (15 points) Choose one answer that best completes the sentences.

21. _______ the news, so far, has been good, there may be days ahead when it is bad.

A. While

B. When

C. As

D. Since

22. The speech ______ by Professor Smith was so interesting that the students talked about it all that day.

A. to be given

B. given

C. being given

D. having given

23. Seeing the students working hard all the time, the teacher _______ that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

A. worked out

B. pointed out

C. made out

D. turned out

24. Don’t worry. If the food _______, I’m going shopping this afternoon.

A. runs out

B. uses up

C. is run out of

D. is run out

25. ______ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

A. Taken

B. Being taken

C. Taking

D. Having been taken

26. Thinking about the fact that I was not prepared well enough, and _______ to lose my face, I gave up this year’s civil service exam.

A. didn’t want

B. not wanted

C. not wanting

D. not to want