广西桂林十八中2013-2014学年高二下学期开学考英语试题

桂林十八中 12级高二下学期开学考试试卷

英语

注意事项：⒈本卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。

⒉答题前，考生在答题卡上用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。 ⒊请用2B铅笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。 ⒋考试结束后上交答题卡。

第I卷（选择题，共105分）

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5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. Which skirt will the man buy?

A. The green one. B. The brown one. C. The red one. 2. What does the man think of the car?

A. Cheap. B. Old. C. Nice.

3. Why can’t men do better in a computer company than women? A. They are not as careful as women. B. They are too strong. C. Their hands are too big.

4. When is the concert going to start?

A. At 7:45. B. At 7:30. C. At 7:15. 5. Where does this conversation take place?

A. In a food store. B. In a restaurant. C. At a vegetable market. 第二节：(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白，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，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What can we know about the woman?

A. She hasn’t been to Australia. B. She is Australian. C. She is Chinese. 7. Which is the best season to visit Australia?

A. Spring. B. Autumn. C. Summer. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What will be sent to the US by airmail?

A. A birthday gift. B. Insurance list. C. A small necklace. 9. Who will get the parcel?

A. The woman’s husband. B. The woman’s daughter. C. The woman’s teacher. 10. How much will the woman pay?

A. Just 100 yuan. B. Less than 100 yuan. C. More than 100 yuan.

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听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the woman tired of?

A. Using packing cases as seats. B. Sitting on secondhand chairs. C. Buying things at street markets. 12. What does the man worry about?

A. They cannot find new chairs. B. New chairs are too expensive. C. Old chairs are not comfortable. 13. When does the market open?

A. On Thursdays. B. On Sundays. C. On Saturdays. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What is the man most likely to be?

A. A tourist traveling to a seaside town. B. A reporter from a newspaper press. C. A clerk of the traveling agency. 15. What was the woman satisfied with?

A. The room of the hotel that they stayed in. B. The distance between the hotel and the beach. C. The time when they arrived at the seaside town. 16. How often does the woman go out for holidays?

A. At least twice a year. B. At least once a year. C. At least once a month. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 17. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Air pollution outside. B. Indoor air pollution. C. The disease caused by the polluted air. 18. Where did some of the worst indoor air pollution happen? A. In super countries. B. In developed countries. C. In places where wood and coal were used for cooking.

19. How many diseases could be caused by breathing harmful indoor air according to the passage? A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. 20. What would be probably talked about next? A. Causes of indoor air pollution. B. Problems of indoor air pollution.

C. Ways to solve the problem of indoor air pollution. 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1分，满分15分。）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21.----I’m sorry I made a mistake ! ----_______. Nobody is perfect .

A. Take your time. B. You’re right. C. Whatever you say. D. Take it easy.

22. Paper money was in ____ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in ____ thirteenth century.

A. the; / B. the; the C. /; the D. /; /

23. Mark needs to learn Chinese ______ his company is opening a branch in Beijing. A. unless B. until C. although D. since

24. Up to now, the program ______ thousands of children who would otherwise have died. A. would save B. saves C. had saved D. has saved

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25. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again next winter. A. put forward B. put down C. put away D. put off 26. On approaching the school you will find in the middle of our school _______. A. a high statue stands B. stands a high statue C. a high statue is standing D. is standing a high statue 27. A man is being questioned in relation to the _____murder last night.

A. advised B. attended C. attempted D. admitted 28. The government has been accused of not responding ______ to the needs of the homeless. A. accurately B. appropriately C. mildly D. gently 29. He bought a book with the _____ 50 dollars and then his money ______. A. remaining; was used up B. remaining; ran out of C. remained, ran out D. remained, gave out

30.Eye doctors suggest that a child’s first eye exam____at the age of six months old. A.was B.be C.were D.is 31. — Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?

— Yes, _____, I’m going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

A. If ever B. If busy C. If anything D. If possible 32. —What do you think we can do for our aged parents?

—You ____ do anything except to be with them and be yourself. A. oughtn’t to B. don’t have to C. mustn’t D. can’t 33 . The ability _____ an idea is as important as the idea itself

A. to express B. expressed C. expressing D. to cover

34. The chairman thought necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting. A. that B. this C. it D. which

35. When it comes to job interviews, first ________________ including the way you speak and dress, are extremely important.

A. impressions B. appointments C. assignments D. considerations 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left 36 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 37 ? I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 38 children from different races and religions played and studied 39 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's 40 from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just 41 our differences. Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 42 or otherwise. We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we 'd 43 the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to 44 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 45 . When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I 46 touch with him.

One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 47 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 48 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 49 at me. “Raddar?\

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using my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so 50 addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 51 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 52 to describe. If we can allow our children to be 53 without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion, who will be 54 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 55 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few, We band of brothers\ 36. A. interested B. pleased C. puzzled D. excited 37. A. parties B. cities C. villages D. races 38. A. why B. which C. how D. when 39. A. together B. around C. alone D. apart 40. A. drop B. throw C. move D. roll 41. A. refused B. made C. sought D. accepted 42. A. paid B. meant C. Preserved(保存) D. treated 43. A. explore B. search C. Discover D. desert 44. A. get through B. deal with C. come across D. take away 45. A. arrival B. choice C. effort D. company 46. A. lost B. gained C. developed D. missed 47. A. stated B. ordered C. decided D. chose 48. A. attempts B. instructions C. opinions D. arrangements 49. A. anxiously B. carelessly C. disappointedly D. fixedly 50. A. familiarly B. strangely C. fully D. coldly 51. A. departures B. months C. years D. decades 52. A. possible B. funny C. hard D. clear 53. A. them B. themselves C. us D. ourselves 54. A. from B. by C. with D. against 55. A. still B. otherwise C. then D. instead

第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A

The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal.

Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life's dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter.

Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers' lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowling's life had completely changed, in just three years.

Harry Potter books have now sold more than 30 million books around the world and have

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