北京市西城区2013-2014学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

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英语试题

I. 听力理解（共三节，满分22.5分）

第一节（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）

听下面4段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听两遍。

1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a study.

2. What is the final price of each necklace?

A. $ 40 B. $50 C. $60

3. What is the man doing?

A. Shopping at the supermarket.

B. Checking in at the hotel.

C. Asking the way.

4. Why couldn’t the man sleep well according to the woman?

A. He thought too much about his business.

B. He was too concerned about his health.

C. He drank too much coffee.

第二节（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）

听下面3段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有两道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第5段材料，回答第5至6题。

5. Who is the gift for?

A. The man’s wife.

B. The man’s daughter.

C. The man himself.

6. What does the man decide to buy?

听第6段材料，回答第7至8题。

7. What did the speaker do after hearing a scream?

A. He ran away immediately.

B. He got closer to the scene.

C. He called the police at once.

8. What happened to the woman?

A. She was robbed in the street.

B. She was knocked down by a man. ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌精诚凝聚 =^_^= 成就梦想 ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌

▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ █ ■ ▓点亮心灯 ~~~///(^v^)\\\~~~ 照亮人生 ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ █ ■ ▓ C. She was hurt when running back home.

听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。

9. Which is one of the reasons for animal diseases spreading?

A. The increasing number of animals.

B. The movement of animals between countries.

C. The wrong measures taken to treat animal diseases.

10. What happened in Vietnam last year?

A. Bird Flu spread.

B. Animal diseases were prevented.

C. Foot-and-mouth disease killed many cattle.

（听力理解第三节见第二部分）

II. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

11. Take your swimming suit because you __________ want to go swimming in the sea.

A. would B. must C. should D. might

12. You should never judge a person ________ his looks.

A. by B. on C. in D. with

13. Anyone _______ wants to learn something can sign up for the online courses.

A. which B. who C. whose D. whom

14. Hearing the doctor announce their son was safe and sound, the couple sighed with

________.

A. satisfaction B. relief C. interest D. permission

15. He was seriously injured last week and that’s _______ he didn’t participate in the

competition.

A. when B. how C. why D. what

16. I don’t speak any French. I wish I _______ harder when I was at school.

A. had worked B. worked C. would work D. work

17. ________ in the traffic jam, she failed to catch the train, which mader her upset.

A. Catching B. Having caught C. To catch D. Caught

18. I have been advised to arrange for insurance _________ I need medical treatment.

A. so that B. unless C. in case D. though

19. As long as you are confident and determined, you will _______ whatever difficulties you

face.

A. overcome B. confirm C. grasp D. acquire

20. The factory has _____ workers due to the drop in sales, which will lead to an increase in

unemployment.

A. paid off B. laid off C. set off D. put off

21. Everyone is looking forward to seeing the plan ________ in the near future.

A. carrying out B. carry out C. carried out D. having carried out

22. —You shouldn’t have shouted at your mother. It really hurt her.

—Exactly. I ________ crazy at the time.

A. must be B. could be C. must have been D. could have been

23. All the preparations for the task _______, and we’re ready to start.

A. complete B. have completed ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌精诚凝聚 =^_^= 成就梦想 ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▉▊▋▌

▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ █ ■ ▓点亮心灯 ~~~///(^v^)\\\~~~ 照亮人生 ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ █ ■ ▓ C. had been completed D. have been completed

24. _______, women have changed history in terms of the contributions they have made.

A. To some extent B. In conclusion C. In addition D. As a whole

25. _________ more customers, many companies prefer to spend a lot of money in advertising.

A. Attract B. Attracting C. Attracted D. To attract

III. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Last year, for a nationwide teacher conference, I was asked to make a presentation about my

classroom. I immediately 26 to offer to the conference photo collections and mementos （纪念物）that would prove how meaningful teachers’ work was in the world of classroom.

So, for weeks, I looked 27 the drawers, boxes, and cupboard, hoping to find just the

right prints that would tell of the spirit of my school and my community. All through September, I