江苏省常州市2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期末学业水平监测试题牛津译林版

常州市2013-2014学年高二下学期期末学业水平监测
英语试题
第一卷(选择题，共80分)
第一局部：听力(共两节，总分为20分)
第一节(共5小题；每一小题1分，总分为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
最优选项，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's the most probable relationship between the two speakers?,
A. They are host and guest.
B. They are waiter and customer.
C. They are husband and wife.
2. Where did this conversation take place?
A. At the hospital.
B. At the airport.
C. At the restaurant.
3. Why will the woman go to London?
A. To have a look at London.
B.To accompany her friend.
C. To spend the weekend.
4. What's the woman's job?
A. She is a saleswoman.
B. She is a waitress.
C. She is a hotel clerk.
5. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Take offher coat.
B. Take some clothes With her.
C. Take an umbrella with her,
第二节(共15小题r，每一小题1分，总分为15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选
项中选出最优选项，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，每一小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独自读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第8题
6. Why was Paul angry with Jane7
A. She told the others about his salary.
B. She told Mrs. Wallace his salary.
C. She always talks to everybody.
7. Why did Jane tell Mrs. Wallace the news according to her own explanation?
A. She thought it doesn't matter.
B. She knew everybody would know at last.
C. She got too excited and wasn't thinking.
8. What does Paul mean by "Everyone in this town got a big nose"?
A. They have big noses. B, They are always eager to know about others' things.
C. People don't care about each other.
听第7段材料，回答第9-11题
9. What is the man reading?
A. A magazine.
B. A Chinese play.
C. A newspaper.
10. Where are they going at the weekend7
A. Beijing Theater.
B. BeihaiPark.
C. Beihai Cinema.
11. What are they going there for?.
A. For a visit.
B. To see Beijing Opera.
C. To learn Beijing Opera.
听8段材料，回答12-14题
12. Why didn't Mike take an examination yesterday7
A. Because he didn't want to do so,
B. Because he got sick.
C. Because he got the examination date wrong.
13. What did the professor permit Mike to do?
A. Have all examination at home.
B. Have an exam sometime later when he got better.
C. Have an exam next term.
14. Why didn't Mike drive his car?
A. Because the doctor told him not to.
B. Because he liked' taking a walk.
C. Because he didn't think he was able to.
听第9段材料，回答第15-17题
15. What does Rogers mean in this conversation?
A. Tom's friend.
B. Tom's teacher.
C. The name of a company.
16. What does Tom tell his mother in yesterday's letter?
A. He had made a new discovery.
B. He had lost his new job.
C. He had just bought a car.
17. Why did Tom tell his mother about his job?
A. Because he doesn't want her to worry about his job.
B. Because he doesn't want her to worry about his life.
C. Because he doesn't want her to worry about his car.
18. Where did the fire probably start?
A. On the first floor.
B. On the second floor.
C. On the third floor.
19. When was the building built?
A. In 1930.
B. In 1782.
C. In 1718.
20. What was the building used as at the time of the fire?
A. A history museum.
B. A hotel.
C. The old people's home.
第二局部：英语知识运用(共两节，总分为35分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每一小题1分，总分为15分)
21.--We've cross-checked the data collected from the Internet.
--Good. Anyway,_______.
A. you can't be careful enough
B. you are careful enough
C. you can't be so careless
D. you are never careless enough
22. --Some people believe that English is one of the most important subjects for us students.
--It _______ . But things seem to be changing in recent years.
A. used to
B. used to be
C. used to do
D. was used to be
23. --My goodness, you crossed the double yellow line!
--I tried not to, but _______ . The car in front changed lane suddenly.
A. in time
B. in case c. in need D. in vain
24.All parties made their final efforts, _______ to reach a compromise of some kind.
A. seeking
B. to seek
C. to have sought
D. having sought
25.Liu opened her mouth as if _______ something to Calaf, hut gave up seeing his passionate
eyes locked on Turandot.
A. to say
B. wanted to say
C. saying
D. to be saying
26.In his plays, Shakespeare _______ his characters live through their language.
A. will make
B. had made
C. was making
D. makes
27.--I don't know _______ that makes her music different from that of others. --The true emotions, I think.
A. how is it
B. how it is ~
C. what is it
D. what it is
28. The new School Safety Guidelines states that under no circumstances _______ leave the campus alone. ,
A. a student is to
B. is a student to
C. a student be to
D. be a student to
29.Toward the end of class, the teacher dealt in detail with the question _______ on at the beginning.
A. discussed
B. touched
C. referred
D. cast
30. One of the complaints about the Hollywood movies is that they sometimes are _______ to show off the special effects _______ to develop the movie's theme and plot.
A. rather; than
B. further; than
C. less; than
D. more; than 第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每一小题1分，总分为20分)
My earliest memories of writing are attempts made for school homework: essays or
compositions, nothing of any creativity. All that 31 one day, when Mrs. Kumar asked us to
write "An autobiography of a pencil".
For some 32 reason, my take on the autgbiography was unusually poetic. Words
seemed to 33 without any effort. For me, it was just another 34 and I handed it in, just
pleased to have completed it, not particularly 35 of the work,
Mrs. Kumar reacted very differently,~ 36 Maybe she was just being 37 in an effort
to encourage a student, maybe she really liked the work or perhaps she saw the 38 in a
teenager. Whatever her reasons, she read,it out to the class as a(n)_ 39 of "a fine sl0ecimen
0~4~k) of writing".
If that had been the end of it, life would have 40 very differently for me. One day a few years later, I went back to the campus where I spent my childhood.
I was
walking through the 41 corridors when I passed by Mrs. Kumar, still teaching her class. She
looked up as I passed and I __42, not wanting to interrupt.
Suddenly, she went out and invited me into her class. "This girl is one of the best 43
this school has seen," she said. "She wrote a wonderful autobiography of a pencil a few years
ago. I hope some of you can learn to write like her."
Even after all these years, I can .__ 44 myself being led into that classroom.
45 _ glows
(洋溢) on my face whenever I tell someone this incident. It was fantastic to experience that wave
of 46 from a teacher I admired.
I am sure I was not the only student whose school essays and assignments Mrs. Kumar
remembered. It is likely that she made an effort to make each one of us feel 47 . However, I
had never had anybody praise my writing before that. It 48 me to write more, do better in an
effort to prove to her that "Look! Your 49 in me is justified (公正的). I am good, because
you believe I am."
Today, I am a successful writer. If it was not for Mrs. Kumar, my 50 would just have
been another tool to use. They are now a symbol of little beginnings and the power of a teacher's
encouragement.
31. A. postponed B. occurred C. changed D. repeated
32. A. additional B. apparent C. significant D. strange
33. A. rhyme B. amuse C. respond D. jump
34. A. masterpiece B. burden C. torture D. assignment
35. A. careful B. proud C. tired D. aware
36. A, indeed B. therefore C. though D. sometimes
37. A. kind B. optimistic C. clever D. patient
38. A. characteristic B. potential C. enthusiasm D. quality
39. A. example B. collection C. analysis D. consequence
40. A. come up B. made up C. started out D. turned out
41. A. similar B. endless C. crowded D. familiar
42. A. pointed B. bowed C. waved D. glanced
43. A. persons B. writers C. winners D. poets
44. A. picture B. witness C. observe D, imagine
45. A. Light B. Kindness C. Pride D. Modesty
46. A. hope B. sympathy C. satisfaction D. appreciation"
47. A. protected B. special C. loved D. equal
48. A. encouraged B. forced C. warned D. required
49. A. comfort B. faith C, praise D. comment
50. A. visits B. writings C. pencils D. students 第三局部：阅读理解(共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分)
A
The United States Capitol is a monument, a workingoffice building, and one of the most recognizablesymbols of representative democracy (议会民
主) inthe world. Visitors are welcome to enter the
buildingthrough the CapitolVisitorCenter,
locatedunderground, beneath the East Front plaza
of theU.S. Caoitol at First Street and East
Caoitol Street.
Hours - The CapitolVisitorCenter is open to
visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Monday through Saturday except
for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's
Day and on Inauguration Day.
Admission and Passes -~Admission to the CapitolVisitorCenter is free.
However,
passes are required for tours of the historic Capitol. All visitors
to the Capitol are
required to go through security screening. Please review the U.S.
Capitol prohibited
items list before your visit.
Tours - Tours of the U.S. Capitol need to be scheduled in advance
through the
Advance Reservation System or through the office of one ofyour
Senators or your
Representative.
Visitors with Disabilities - The Capitol Visitor Center is fully
accessible to people
with disabilities. Listening devices with audio description of the
films and exhibition
are available at the Information Desks. All films have open captioning.
In addition,
there are a variety of other services for visitors with disabilities, including adaptive
tours of the Capitol, wheelchairs, and sign-langnage interpreting services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Gift Shops - The Gift Shops are on the upper level and are open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Gift Shops feature a unique selection of merchandise inspired by the Capitol's art and arehiteetiiral treasures, fun and educational gifts,
books, jewelry and exciting custom-designed~prodnets.unavailable anywhere else. Restaurant -The Restaurant is on the lower level and is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. Freshly made soups,-salads, specialty entrres, pizzas, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages will reflect the diverse bounty of America and are available for purchase at the Restaurant. Meal vouchers may be reserved ahead oftime for groups of 25 or more.
Strollers and Baby Changing - Strollers are permitted in the Capitol Visitor Center and baby changing stations are available in each family restroom. Foreign Languages - Visitors may request listening devices for foreign-language versions of the films and the exhibition at the Information Desks.
Service Animals - Service animals are allowed in the CapitolVisitorCenter and the Capitol.
51 The brochure is meant to inform visitors of the Capitol tour's
A. strict security measures
B. considerate service
C. thrilling attractions
D. advanced management
52. If a tour group of fifty decide to split in two, half of them dining and the others shopping for
souvenirs, both at the same time, which of the following is the right time?
A. 4:30 pm Monday
B. 3:30 pm Friday
C. 4:30 pm Saturday
D. 3:30 pm Sunday
53. Disabled visitors can receive the following services EXCEPT
A. barrier-free access
B. video or audio aid
C. sign-language interpreting services
D. service animals
B
You don't exactly have to jump on the next plane in order to see Venice while it's still
around, but scientists are warning that only a miracle -- or more advanced engineering than
exists today -- can save one of the world's most fabled (神话般的) cities of art and architecture,
especially in view of global warming and the possibilities of ocean levels rising 6 meters.
The most recent reports indicate that Venice is sinking faster than had been predicted. The
gloomiest forecast is that the waters of the Adriatic Sea could destroy Venice within this century,
especially if global warming causes waters to rise even faster.
What a catastrophe that would be. Surely there is no more absurd monument to the
foolishness of mankind than Venice, a fantasy city on the sea.
Once you arrive and are amazed by all the architectural wonders and riches of Venice, its
vivid colors of sienna, Roman old, and ruby peach, you may think that reports of tide damage are
overblown. But once you experience your first flood and see for yourself how close
the sea is to
sweeping over Venice, you'll most likely change your mind.
Pollution, uncontrolled tides (潮水), and just plain old age are eating away daily the
treasures of this cherished city of art. As the debate rages about how to save Venice, with no real
solution in sight, the waters just keep rising.
Why did those "insane (神志不清的)" Venetians build on such swampy islands and not on
dry land, of which there was plenty centuries ago?
In an effort to flee the barbarians .(野蛮人), Venetians left dry dock and drifted out to a
group of low islands in the lagoon (泻湖). For a long time, Venice did avoid foreign armies'
intent on invading, burning, and plundering. Eventually, Napoleon and his forces arrived;
however, they were never to destroy Venice.
Foreign visitors have conquered Venire in ways most invading armies did not. Some 10
million people visit Venire every year -- and that's only counting the visitors who actually spend
the night. Since Venice is known as an expensive city and has only a limited number of
accommodations, there are countless day-trippers rushing in every day, all summer long.
54. The passage covers the following aspects about .Venire EXCEPT
A. geography
B. history
C. traffic
D. culture
55. Which of the following can be the greatest threat to Venice?
A. Constant global warming.
B. Unbelievable crowds of visitors.
C. Unbearable accommodation prices.
D. Foreign countries' powerful invasion.
56. What can we infer about Venice from this passage?
A. It will eventually be destroyed by waters of the Adriatic sea.
B. It has been a wealthy andartistic city throughout the history.
C. Foreign visitors have broughtmore damage to it than foreign armies have.
D. The ancient Venetians were foolish enough to build it in such a place.
57. By writing this passage, the author actually means to __
A. advise tourists to remove Venice from their tour lists
B. introduce to tourists some unique informs, tion about Venice
C. warn tourists oftbe possible dangers wben visiting venice
D. appeal to tourists to protect Venice by reducing their visits
C
How university students do their studies has changed greatly in recent years with the
growth in online learning.
Instead of physically attending lectures or going to the library, they can download lesson
plans and lectures notes to their laptop, have a Skype conversation with a lecturer and hand in
work online. With more universities now offering e-learning and MOOCs (massive open online
courses), is there now a need for them to still have classrooms and a campus? Mark Taylor, from the University of Warwick, said he hoped it would help attract more
students to come to study at the university rather than as a direct replacement for learning on
campus. He said: "There is a branding (品牌宣传) to it, getting people worldwide to realize the
quality of work and teaching that is available in our university, and encouraging students to
come and study with us more formally."
Lecturer Jonathan Shaw said: "The idea that these courses are free doesn't mean students
don't want to come to university. People say education is in the Internet Era, just like music were
at the Napster moment, the MP3 type revolution, many years ago and fundamentally these
MOOCs will change what education is about. But the music industry doesn't die, it's become
something different, and I think education will naturally face that too--people still go to pop
concerts because they want the physical experience."
Adrian Sym, 45, who works in Germany, "did an online MA in international policy and
diplomacy while living in Nepal (尼泊尔). "I never set foot in the university," he said. "It was
really the only choice open to me because I was overseas but to be honest I think I would've
done the same thing had I been in the UK. One reason is that if you're a mature student or
working, real life doesn't leave room for attending a university."
Dr. Steve Wyn Williams, who is from StaffordshireUniversity, said "academic organizations will always want to invest in buildings and facilities as well as technology."
And he added: "The phase for universities has lasted since the 14th Century where a
campus is important. The campus is a place where learning occurs and here you can hear
students talking about their studies and academic work as well as what they did last night. I don't
think it can be either bricks'or online clicks, it might change more towards the clicks because of
technology and given the pressure on students and finances (资金), but the bricks are always
going to be here, the challenge for universities is how you work that together."
58. Who showed the LEAST support for attending lectures on campus?
A. Mark Taylor.
B. Jonathan Shaw.
C. Adrian Sym.
D. Steve Wyn Williams.
59. Jonathan Shaw intends to prove by the example of music industry that __
A. traditional university education are faced with the severest challenges ever
B. traditional university education is far from dying regardless of the existence of e-learning
C. music industry is declining sharply because of the MP3 type revolution
D. there will be still more concerts because more people will go to live performances
60. According to Dr. Steve Wyn Williams, universities should
A. reduce financial pressure on students
B. invest more in buildings and facilities
C. focus more on online courses
D. combine campus courses with online ones
61. What can be the best title of the text?
A. Universities go virtual: Clicks replaces bricks.
B. Universities go virtual: Bricks with clicks.
C. Universities in the Intemet Era: Hold on to Bricks.
D. Universities in the Intemet Era: A sunset industry.
D
The Grapes of Wrath (愤怒的葡萄) ) is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for
fiction shortly after its publication. It is frequently read in American high school and college
literature classes due to its historical context and enduring legacy.
Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant
farmers (佃农) driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship and agricultural industry changes. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, the Joads set out for
California. Along with thousands of other "Okies", they sought jobs, land, dignity, and a future.
As might be expected, the image created by the title serves as a vital symbol in the
development of both the plot and the novel's greater thematic concerns: from the
terrible
oppression 〔压迫) will come terrible wrath (愤怒) but also the liberation of workers through
their cooperation, which are implied but are not stated directly within the novel. Steinbeck wrote: "I want to put a tag (标签) of shame on the greedy bastards (杂种) who
are responsible for this." This work won a large following among the working class due to
Steinbeck's sympathy to the workers' movement and his accessible prose style. At the time of publication, Steinbeck's novel "was a phenomenon on the scale of a national
event. It was publicly banned and burned by citizens, it was debated on national talk radio; but
above all, it was read."
Part of its impact arose from its passionate (饱含深情的) description of the difficult
situations of the poor, and in fact, many of Steinbeck's contemporaries (同代人) attacked his
social and political views. Bryan Cordyack writes, "Steinbeck was attacked as a propagandist
(鼓动家) from both the left and the right of the political views. The most heated of these attacks
came from the Associated Farmers of California; they were displeased with the book's description.of California farmers' attitudes and behaviors toward the migrants (季节工. They
blamed the book as a '"pack of lies". Some accused Steinbeck of exaggerating (夸大) camp (工棚) conditions to make a political point. Steinbeck had visited the camps well before publication
of the novel and argued that their inhumane nature destroyed the settlers' spirit. In 1962, the Nobel Prize committee cited Grapes of Wrath as a "great work" and as one of
the committee's main reasons for granting Steinbeck the Nobel Prize for Literature. Time
magazine and BBC respectively included the novel in their "100 Best English-language Novels".
62. Which of the following could b'e part of the plot of the novel The Grapes of Wrath?
A. The Joads family struggled their way through the hardships and harshness of life.
B, The Joads appealed to his fellow migrants to unite in the fight against the greedy farmers.
C. The Joads openly expressed their political dreams for equal rights and better lives.
D. The Joads lived peacefully in Oklahoma farming on their own land.
63. What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The hopeless situation of the poor.
B. The liberation of workers.
C. The impacts of The Grapes of Wrath.
D. The inhuman nature of the camps.
64. As Steinbeck's contemporaries, who might have had the deepest sympathy (共鸣) with the
novel?
A. A bankers who had just gone through a bankruptcy (破产).
B. A publisher who wanted to increase the business of his company.
C. A hardworking worker who had been struggling for a living.
D. A literary critic (评论家) who held the left point of political views.
65. The strength of the novel lies in the fact that it
A. makes clear some strong political views
B. was blamed as nothing but "pack of lies"
C. was granted the Nobel Prize for Literature
D, exposes the true situation of the working class
第四局部：任务型阅读(共10小题；每一小题1分，总分为10分)
Time management skills are important for all areas of personal and professional life; when
they are well-developed, you can increase your effectiveness, avoid missing deadlines and
maintain peace of mind. When you are running a training session to teach time management,
consider ways to help participants learn strategies to organize their lives.
For many people, goal planning is an important part of time management. In a training
session, teach participants to learn how to assess their work and personal needs and set goal for
the long and short term. Once each person has listed their goals, work together to split each goal
into smaller, more achievable parts. By splitting goals into preparation and execution (执行),
you can make them feel less anxious. Talk through ways that each person can use an hour or so
each day to prepare for coming projects, thereby making their lives more manageable.
A common problem in effective time management is procrastination 拖沓), which can also
be a problem when a person has so many things to do that they cannot figure out where to start.
Teach participants to keep an activity log that will help them recognize when they tend to
procrastinate. Then, work together to figure out why they are procrastinating: fear, confusion,
disorganization or distaste for the task at hand. As a training group, brainstorm ideas that might
help them out of these situations. Participants might learn to reward themselves after completing
each task, keep a to-do list that won't let them ignore pressing matters, or set deadlines.
Disorganized people tend to have a more difficult time managing their time effectively
because they have to dig through a mess of appointments and physical objects each time they
want to start a task. Work with each training group of participant to figure out organization
systems that might work for their individual situations. Busy executives might have better luck
with a digital organizer that operates at the same time with their computer than they would with
a paper planner, for example. With systems in place to organize communication, files, financial
data and personal information, your trainees will be better able to locate the things they need for
a new task.
In an age where people are constantly connected to cell phones, computers, televisions and
other electronic devices, it can be difficult to concentrate on a task for any length of time. For a
training session about time management, help participants figure out ways to reduce the
interruptions that negatively impact their productivity. You might suggest that they check their
emails only once every two hours, for example, or reduce the number of unnecessary meetings.
Work with participants to identify alternate working spaces with fewer interruptions, discourage
drop-in visits or consider alternate working hours.
Title: Time Management Training Ideas
with proper planners.
Deal with 73 Help participants with ways to reduce what has 74
impacts on their productivity.
Identify alternate working spaces or working hours and
discourage visits that are not 75
第五局部：单词拼写，注意适当形式(共10小题；每一小题0.5分，总分为5分)
76, I felt d____ after getting off the roll coaster and tried to grab something to maintain
balance.
77. Make the extra effort to impress the interviewer and you will get r__ __ with
a positive response.
78. The old man d____ my offer of help politely, saying that he could manage himself.
79. He made a joke of himself, attempting to relieve the t____ in the room.
80. Please tell me how to d____ a poisonous snake from a harmless snake.
81. All candidate cities are required to submit their reports before the ____ . (截止日期).
82. The campus charity sale, _____ (赞助) by some wealthy parents, collected a big sum for the sick student.
83. The survey shows that the majority who support ____ (抵制) Japan-made goods are
young people between the ages 20 and 30.
84. After a careful ____ (测算), they pasted the results on their website.
85. Many wealthy people have ______ (倾向) to move abroad.
第六局部书面表达(总分为．25分)
下幅图是公共场所常见的情景。

请根据图片和文字的提示，以The Furthest Distance 为题，写一篇英文文章，向学校英文杂志社投稿!
The furthest distance in the world is not between life and death，
but while I am with you yet you……
你的文章应：
1、结合图与文字说明其折射出的社会现象；
2、简要分析这种现象的后果；
3、包含你对如何改变这种现象的建议。

参考词汇：3G时代the 3G era
注意：
1、可根据题意将图下英文句子补充完整并合理应用：
2、作文词数150左右；
3、作文中不得提与有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

4、开头已写好，不计入总词数。

The Furthest Distance
As demonstrated in the above picture,_____________________.
参考答案
听力 1-5BABCB 6—10 BCBCB 11一15 BBBCC 16-20 CBCCC
单项选择：
2 1—25 ABDAA，26-30 DDBBD
完形填空：
3 l一35 CDADB，36-40 CABAD，4145 DCBAC，46-50 DBABC
阅读理解：
51-53 BBD。

54-57 CABB，58-6 1 CBDB，62-65 AACD
任务型阅读：
66．planning；67．teaching；68．preparations；69．reason(s)；70．Brainstorm；7 1．organized；
72．effectively / efficiently；73．interruptions；74．negative；75．scheduled /planned /appointed /arranged
单词拼写：
76．dizzy； 77．rewarded； 78．declined 79．tension 80．distinguish
81．deadline 82．sponsored 83．boycotting 84．calculation 85．tendencies
书面表达
As is demonstrated in the above picture, everyone in public places like the subway is absorbed in the tiny magical screen in hand, texting, reading or watching videos, totally ignoring those around them．This picture, together with the sentence below it，indicates the phenomenon that we prefer to lose ourselves in the virtual world than communicate with real world people around US．
Great attention should be paid to the negative effects of this phenomenon. Apparently it reduces opportunities f face-to-face communication．Consequently, people become more and more distant from each other．Just as the saying goes, the furthest distance in the world is not between life and death，but while I am with you yet you are buried in your phone．It's time we put aside our mobile phones，iPads or what ever for a while．Begin with a smile, and then say hi to the one who is next to you and carry out a casual small talk．。