高中英语真题:2014学年度第二学期高二年级英语学科期中考试卷（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第I卷I. Listening ComprehensionI. Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations bet ween two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a questi on will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conv ersation and the question about it, read the four possible ans wers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At 11:20. B. At 10:30. C. At 10:50.D. At 11:30.2. A. Having an interview. B. Filling out a form.C. Talking with his friend.D. Asking for information.3. A. A shop assistant.B. A telephone operator.C. A waitress.D. A clerk.4. A. At home. B. In an office.C. In a car.D. On the street.5. A. A railway porter.B. A telephone operator.C. A bus conductor.D. A postal clerk.6. A. A father and a son. B. A teacher and his s tudent.C. A student and his classmate.D. A librarian and a st udent.7. A. A movie. B. A lecture. C. A play.D. A speech.8. A. The man won’t become a superstar.B. The man has no gift for table tennis.C. The man should find a new partner.D. The man should not give up.9. A. His injury kept him at home.B. He didn’t consider it necessary.C. He was too weak to see the doctor.D. He failed to make an appointment.10. A. He wants to get a new position.B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and yo u will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the be st answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays.B. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.C. On Wednesdays and Thursdays.D. On Tuesdays and Fridays.12. A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Once a month.D. Twice a month.13. A. Classroom tests.B. Attendance rate.C. Research papers.D. Final exam.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Photographs. B. Books. C. Films.D. Music.15. A. Poverty. B. Disasters.C. Racial injustice.D. Crime.16. A. He was the first director of .B. He lived a poor life in his childhood.C. He was born in Middle Eastern Africa.D. He picked up photography in 1912.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each con versation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your a nswer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation .Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation .Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. GrammarDirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanksto make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. F or the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the prop er form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word t hat best fits each blank.(A)When you start talking about good and bad manners, you im mediately start meeting difficulties. Many people just cannot a gree with what they mean. We asked a lady, who replied that she thought you could judge a well-mannered person 25. the way they occupied the space ar ound them --- for example, when such a person walks down a street, he or she is constantly aware of 26.______. Such people never bu mp into other people.However, a second person thought that this was more a quest ion of civilized behavior 27.______ good manners. Instead, thi s other person told us a story, 28.______ he said was quite we ll known, about an American who 29.______ (invite) to an Ara b meal in one of the countries of the Middle East. The Americ an hadn’t been told very much about the kind of food he might expect. If he had known about Arab food, he might have beh aved better.Immediately before him was a very flat piece of bread that looked, to him, very much like a napkin. Picking it up, he put it int o his collar, 30.______ _______it fell across his shirt. His Arab host, who had been watching, 31.______ (say) nothing, but i mmediately copied the action of his guest.And that, said this second person, 32.______ (be)a fine exam ple of good manners.(B)Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great de al--- or at least many parts of it have. In some ways, 33.______, v ery little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concern ed. Ideas about social class --- 34.______ a person is “working-class” or “middle-class” --- are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.In the past, the working-class tended 35.______ (pay) less than middle-class people, such as teachers and doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact 36.______ work ers’ jobs were generally m uch less secure, distinct differences in life-styles and attitudes came into existence. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, 37. ______ (give) his wife her “housekeeping”, would go out and s pend the rest on beer and betting.The stereotype of 38.______ a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. H e was --- and still is --- likely to take a longer-term view. Not only 39.______ he regard buying a house as a top priority, but he also considered the education of his childre n as extremely important. Both of these provide him and his fa mily with security. Only in very few cases did workers have th e opportunity (or the education and training) 40.______ (make) such long-term plans.Vocabulary（10分）Directions: Complete the following passage by using the word s in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that ther e is one word more than you need.A．partly B．satisfy C．place D．familiarE．understanding F．collected G．honoring H．roleI．improved J．strict K. likelyArt museums are places where people can learn about variou s cultures. The increasingly popular “design museums” that ar e opening today, however, perform quite a different __41__. U nlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects t hat are easily found by the general public. These museums sometimes even __42___ things like fridges and washing mach ines in the center of the hall.People have argued that design museums are often made us e of as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales--it is the ___43___ of excellently invented products. The differe nce between the window of a department store and the showc ase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you somet hing, while the second tells you the success of a sale.One advantage of design museums is that they are places wh ere people feel __44___ with the exhibits. Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frigh tened or puzzled. This is __45__ because design museums cl early show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do, and how design has __46__ the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits, on th e other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling th at there is something beyond their __47__.In recent years, several new design museums have opened t heir doors. Each of these museums has tried to __48__ the pu blic’s growing interest in the field with new ideas. London’s , f or example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters toa group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem far less __4 9__ than those to art museums, and visitors may also sense t he humorous part of our society while walking around such ex hibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys ___50___ in our everyday life .IV. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are f our words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Success often depends on your performance at an interview. For those who are well prepared, it can be a 51 experience but for others it can be a 52 time. Love them or hate them, t hough, your job prospects are largely dependent on your inter view 53 . It’s not unusual for a company to have fifty or sixty applicants, for a job, so if you are asked to attend a(n) 54 , y ou are a serious competitor being seriously 55 for the post. Usually companies give you at least a day’s notice of an inter view, so use that time to 56 yourself well. Read through the job description and any information sent to you, and prepare answers to as many questions as you can 57 .At an interview, try to present a “ 58 ” version of yourself. Yo u need to 59 the employer that you can do the job, 60 yo u mustn’t appear over-confident. Being pleasant, however, doesn’t mean that you sh ould 61 with everything that the interviewer says. Most com panies want to elect someone with his or her own 62 .It’s also important to make sure that you really listen to what i s being asked. In your preparation you will have rehearsed an swers to a number of imaginary questions; but you must 63 your response to suit the questions.It’s worthwhile spending a few moments after the interview 6 4 your performance. You can do this best before you know t he 65 . What aspects of the interview went well? What do y ou need to improve? What would you do differently next time?51. A. common B. positive C. first-hand D. discouraging52. A. terrifying B. agreeable C. appointedD. convenient53. A. skills B. craft C. efficiencyD. qualifications54. A. occasion B. situation C. interview D. ceremony55. A. trained B. wanted C. appliedD. considered56. A. decorate B. shape C. dressD. prepare57. A. worry about B. think of C. refer toD. ask for58. A. pleasant B. modern C. dramaticD. formal59. A. confirm B. prove C. convinceD. guarantee60. A. then B. and C. butD. therefore61. A. deal B. agree C. compareD. discuss62. A. opinion B. belief C. characterD. personality63. A. give B. shift C. find D. tailor64. A. conducting B. attending C. analyzingD. directing65. A. performance B. result C. interviewD. positionSection BDirections: Read the following passages. Each passage is foll owed by several questions. For each of them there are four c hoices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best acc ording to the information given in the passage you have just r ead.AThe morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my plac e. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my he ad stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till m y dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unb earable. I started calling the dentists in the phonebook, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunch time, I got lucky.“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist w ill fit you in .”I look my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenlyI began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn ’t he as busy as the others?In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw not hing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.When I told her my fears, she laughed and said ,“Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”“How long do I have to wait for him? ”I asked impatiently.“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy th e artwork,” the assistant said.“The artwork?” I was puzzled.The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it, on the ceiling. How consi derate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.What a relief！66. Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling t hat morning?A. Cheerful.B. Nervous.C. Satisfied.D. Upset.67. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?A. The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.B. The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.C. The surroundings of the dentist’s office.D. The laughing assistant of the dentist.68. Why did the author suddenly smile?A. Because the dentist came at last.B. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.C. Because she could relax in the chair.D. Because the assistant kept comforting her.69. What did the author learn from her experience most proba bly?A. Strike while the iron is hot.B. Have a good word for one’s friendC. Put oneself in other’s shoesD. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B70. The phrase “a gra nt” in the first line most probably means _____.A. bank interestB. a credit cardC. an education feeD. financial aid71. A student from Japan who has been studying in for a yea r and intends togo to college in a few months will _____.be unable to get money from any LEAget money if taking a first degree courseget money from LEA when finishing his coursehave to open a bank account before getting money72. A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university. She ha s workedsince she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year ?None. B. £155. C. £615.D. £515.73. A big bank offers a new student special services because _____.A. they need student accounts badlyB. they charge students extra interestC. they know he can get money regularlyD. they hope he’ll be a potential customerCPublicity（宣传) offers several benefits. There are not costs for message ti me or space. An ad in prime-time television may cost $250,000 to $5,000,000 or more per minute, whereas a five-minute report on a network newscast would not cost anything. Publicity reaches a mass audience within a short time and ne w products or company policies are widely known.Credibility about messages is high, because they are reported in independent media. A newspaper review of a movie has more believability than an ad in the same paper, because the re ader associates independence with objectivity. Similarly, peop le are more likely to pay attention to news reports than to ads. For example, Women’s Wear Daily has both fashion reports and advertisements. Readers spend time reading the stories, but they skim through the ads. Furthermore, there may be 10 commercials during a half-hour television program or hundreds of ads in a magazine. Fe ature stories are much fewer in number and stand out clearly.Publicity also has some significant limitations. A firm has little control over messages, their timing, their placement, or their c overage by a given medium. It may issue detailed news relea ses and find only portions mentioned by the media, and medi a have the ability to be much more critical than a firm would li ke.For example, in 1982, Procter & Gamble faced a massiv e publicity problem over the meaning of its 123-year-old company logo. To fight this negative publicity, the firm had a spokesperson appear on Good Morning America to disprov e the rumor（谣言）. The false rumors were temporarily put to rest. However, in 1985, publicity became so troublemaking that Procter & Gamble decided to remove the logo from its products.A firm may want publicity during certain periods, such as whe n a new product is introduced or new store opened, but the m edia may not cover the introduction or opening until after the ti me it would aid the firm. Similarly, media determine the place ment of a story; it may follow a report on crime or sports. Final ly, the media decide whether to cover a story at all and the a mount of coverage to be devoted to it.74. All of the following advantages of publicity are mentioned EXCEPT _____.A. time savingB. attentivenessC. credibilityD. profitability75. Compared with ad, news report or featuring stories are m ore _____.A. believableB. clearC. dependentD. subjective76. The example of “Procter & G amble” is given to show ____ _.A. the efficient way of disproving rumorsB. the importance of a spokespersonC. the interaction between firms and mediaD. the negative effect of publicity77. What’s the author’s attitude towards publicity?A. doubtfulB. objectiveC. passiveD. supportiveSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the que stions or complete the statements in the fewest possible word s.The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its b rief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of t he blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior o f drivers who refuse to respect the legal or moral rights of othe rs. So the massacre（屠杀）on the road may be regarded as a social problem.In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carel essness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death or damages to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence.Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be connected with psychological c ondition of the driver. Emotional upsets can affect drivers’ rea ctions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that mi ght otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for e very driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem i s not limited to drivers. Street walkers regularly ignore traffic r egulations. They are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to th e basic rules of the road.In the past few years, safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic r oad-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lo wered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreas ed. But the accident experts still worry because there has bee n little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The onlyreal and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince peopl e that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and con centration. Those who fail to do all these things present a thre at to those with whom they share the road.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in N O MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. Why road killers can’t be excused?Because __________.79. In order to avoid automobile accidents, the experts sugge st drivers should __________.80. Besides drivers, who should also be blamed for most road s accidents?81. The accident rate has decreased in the past few years be cause of __________.第II卷I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, usi ng the words given in the brackets.他总是不懂装懂。
