廣東省東莞市南開實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校2013-2014學(xué)年高二下開學(xué)考試英語試題

1、精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼東莞市南開實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校2013-2014 學(xué)年高二下開學(xué)考試英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1 答卷前，考生務(wù)必用 2B 鉛筆在“考生號”處填涂考生號。用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽 字筆將自己所在的學(xué)校以及自己的姓名和考生號、試室號、座位號填寫在答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（A）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。2 選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B 鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試卷上。3非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū) 域內(nèi)的相應(yīng)位置上； 如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原

2、來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。4作答選做題時(shí)，請先用2B 鉛筆填涂選做題題組號對應(yīng)的信息點(diǎn)，再作答。漏涂、錯(cuò)涂、多涂的，答案無效。5考生必須保持答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，收卷時(shí)只交答題卷。I 聽力：（共兩節(jié)，滿分 15 分） 第一節(jié)： 聽力理解：（4 段共 10 小題，每題 1 分，滿分 10 分）聽下面一段對話，回答第1 2 題。1.How long has the man bee n work ing?A.Two hours. B. Two and a half hours. C. Three hours.2.What happe ned

3、to the man last time?A. He was late for work. B. He was scolded by Maria.C. He broke a coffee cup.聽下面一段對話，回答第35 題。3.What is the man most probably?A. A teacher. B. A salesma n. C. A scie ntist.4.What does the woma n want the robot to do?A. Talk with her. B. Do her homework. C. Do the housework.5.What

4、 do we know about the robot from the con versatio n?A. It is not for sale at the mome nt. B. It can do a lot of dan gerous work.C. It does n operate on batteries. 聽下面一段對話，回答第 68 題。6.Which grade was the new stude nt in?A. The third grade.B. The fourth grade. C. The fifth grade.7.What could the new st

5、ude nt do whe n he met his new classmates for the first time?A. Do experime nts with them.B. Recog nize them by their n ames.C. Immediately remember their n ames.8.What does the new stude nt usually like to do after class?A. Spend time with teachers.B. Help the elderly with shopp ing.C. Shake hands

6、with the sixth graders.聽下面一段對話，回答第910 題。9.What does the woma n think of Lin da?A. I ntellige nt and pretty.B. Popular and lovely. C. Hard-worki ng and smart.精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼10. What will the man probably do next?A. Go to the library.B. Go to the dormitory. C. Go to the teachi ng buil

7、di ng.第二節(jié)：聽取信息（共5 小題；每小題 1 分，共 5 分）聽下面一段獨(dú)白，請根據(jù)題目要求，從聽到的內(nèi)容中獲取必要的信息，填入答題卡標(biāo)號為11 15 的空格中。Get your childre n to11.andMake sure childre n are 12.Require childre n to 13.in class.succeed in school.Make childre n 14.Teach childre n 15.n語言知識及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45 分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1630

8、 各題所給的 A、B、C 和 D 項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Wishing to encourage her young son progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski con cert. After theywere 16 , the mother spotted a friend in the audie nee and walked dow n the passage to greet her.Seizing the 17 to explore the wonders of the con

9、cert hall, the little boy rose and18 explored his way through a door marked“ NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lightsdimmed and the concert was about to begi n, the mother retur ned to her seat and 19 that the child was missi ng.Sudde nly, the curta ins parted and spotlights focused on the impressive S

10、tein way on stage. In一20 , the mother sawher little boy sitting at the key-board, 21picking out Twinkle,Twin kle Little Star.At that mome nt, the great pia no master made his22, quickly moved to the pia no, and_23 in the boy s ear, “ Don t quit. Keep playing.”Then 24 over, Paderewski reached dow n w

11、ith his left hand and bega n fill ing in a bass part. Soon his right armreached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato （伴奏）.Together, the old master and theyoung no vice （begi nner） tran sformed a frighte ning situati on into a won derfully25experie nee. The audie nee

12、was stron gly 26 .That s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish實(shí)現(xiàn)）on our own is hardly 27_WeII精誠凝聚7=成就夢想 鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼try our best, but the 28 aren exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life29s woak be beautiful.Next time you set out to 30

13、 great achieveme nts, liste n carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in yourear,“ Don t quit. Keep playing.”16. A. seatedB. satC. dressedD. rested17. A. factB. difficultyC. opport unityD. risk18. A. actuallyB. occasi on allyC. fortun atelyD. eve ntually19. A. discoveredB. toldC.

14、 acceptedD. offered20. A. joyB. trustC. horrorD. pleasure21. A. quicklyB. pers on allyC. gen erallyD. innocently (純潔地)22. A. entranceB. disappeara neeC. arran geme ntD. ope ning23. A. shoutedB. repeatedC. promisedD. whispered24. A. turningB. bendingC. risi ngD. handing25. A. creativeB. effectiveC. a

15、nnoyingD. fearing26. A. addicted(入了迷的)B. invitedC. attackedD. attracted27. A. abnormal (反常的)B. remarkable (卓越的)C. unimportantD. ordi nary28. A. goalsB. inten tio nsC. resultsD. purposes29. A. luckilyB. trulyC. slightlyD. fortun ately30. A. overcomeB. enjoyC. accomplishD. become第二節(jié)：語法填空（共15 小題，每小題 1

16、分 介，滿分 15 分）閱 讀 下 面 短 文 ， 按 照 句 子 結(jié) 構(gòu) 的 語 法 性 和 上 下 文 連 貫 的 要 求 ， 在 空 格 處 填 入 一 個(gè) 適 當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為31 45 的相應(yīng)位置上。31. They reached an agreeme nt that would be_( ben efit ) to both sides.32. I have a very busy life with no time_( sit ) around feeling sorry for myself.33. _ ( badly woun

17、d ), the whale soon died.34. Please look after my house during my_( absent ).35. I saw James_( hold ) up in the water by Old Tom.36. Anyone will be punished if he_ ( obey ) the laws.37. I could see he was terrified of_( abandon ) by us.38. I am happy_( find ) many things I can do.39. _ pausing we ju

18、mped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into thebay.40. Both he and I_ ( satisfy ) with the result.41. The meeting is held_( annual ).42. What a sweet victory_( envy ) by those women!43. _ ( reflect ) that this was her last chanee, she was very careful.44. It will take several days

19、for your computer_ ( repair ).45. _ ( look ) after my pets properly takes a lot of time but I find it worthwhile.Ill 閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50 分)第一節(jié) 閱讀理解 (共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分)精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想.鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/（）照亮人生 .鑼閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、B、C 和 D 項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂 里。八、ABarack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs what do they have

20、 in com mon?by social“ cool” ? Mostwould answer that it is someth ing to do with being in depe ndent-min ded and not following the crowd.Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term“ cool ” goes back to 15th century West African philosoph 哲學(xué)）. “ Cool ”relatesto ideas of gr

21、ace（優(yōu)雅）under pressure.InAfrica, ” he writes, “coolnessis a positive quality which combinescal mn ess, sile nee, and life.”The modern idea of“cool developed largely in the US in the period after World Warn.“Poswarcoolwas inpart an expression of waweariness （n.厭戰(zhàn)情緒）.it went aga inst the strict social

22、rules of the time,David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude .But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for“ cool ” in the hugelysuccessful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause . Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities. Healways gets the girl, smok

23、es cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies（欺凌弱小者）.In the movie, Deanshowed what “ cool would mean to American young people for the n ext 60 years.Today the focus of“ cool ” has changed to 體 hetic 動(dòng)）stars. Often in movies about schools, students gainpopularity on the athletics field m

24、ore than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues andJohn Tucker Must Die .But many tee nagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have bee n beco ming morepopular in schools.“ Callit the Harry Potterization of America a time when being

25、 smart is the new cool, ” writes jour nalist JoeSunnen.46. Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are men tio ned in the first paragraph to_ .A. i ntroduce the topicB. draw our atte ntio nC. tell us what they have in com monD. tell us what is“ cool ”47. If you were considered“ cool ” in Africa in th

26、e 15th century, you_ .A. thought and acted differe ntly from the majorityB. had a calm and quiet attitude towards lifeC. didn t observe rules and authoritiesD. had all kinds of“ bad ” mannersThey are, of course, all America ns. And accord ing to a survey networkingsite badoo. com, they all best illu

27、strate（ 舉例說明）the wordButjustwhatdoesitmeantosaysomeoneis” write sociologists Dick Pountain a精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想.鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/（）照亮人生 .鑼48. The heroes in Varsity Blues and Joh n Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who_.A. do very well in their studiesB. are very skilled at sportsC. are good at chess and other t

28、hinking games.D. have super natural powers like Harry Potter精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼49. Which of the follow ing is NOT true accord ing to the article ?cool ” to baiiirddspanderott to follow the crowd.B.“ Cool ” was used as esrlyie 15th century.C. Disobeying one s parents and the authorities

29、is considered people no wadays.D. Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered50. What does the article mai nly talk about?A. The ori gin of the word“ cool ” .B. The kinds of people who are“ cool ” .C. The changing meaning of the word“ cool ” .D. How to be a “cool person.A woman renewin

30、g her driver license at the County Clerk office was asked to state her occupati on. She hesitated, uncerta in how to classify herself.“ What I mean is, ” explained the recorder,“ do you have a job, or are you just a”“ Of course I have a job,” said Emily. I m a mother. ”“ We don t list mother as an o

31、ccupation housewife ecordsavers it, ” said the rOne day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, con fide nt and possessed ofa high sounding title . “ What is your occupati on?” she asked.The words simply popped out. I m a Research Associate in the field of Child

32、 Developmentand Huma n Relati ons.”The clerk paused, ballpo int pen froze n in midair.I repeated the title slowly, and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the officialquesti onn aire.“ Might I ask, ” said the clerk with new interest,“ Just what you do in this

33、field?Coolly, without any trace of panic (恐慌，驚慌)in my voice, I heard myself reply, I havea continuing program of research (what mother doesn ) , in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said in doors andout). Of course, the job is one of the most dema nding in the humanities (any mother ca

34、re to disagree?), and I often work 14hours a day (24 is more like it).But the job is more challe nging tha n most careers and rewards are more of a satisfacti on rather than just mon ey.”There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk s voice as she completed the form, stoodup, and showed me ou

35、t.As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up ( 依托)by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants-ages 13, 7 and 3.Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing outa new vocal pattern .I felt proud! I had gone on the offi

36、cial records as some one more dist in guished and indispensable (不可缺少的 )tomankind than“just another mother. ”Motherhood What a glorious career! Especially when there s a title on the door.A. It is gen erally consideredcool ” among American yoai coolII精誠凝聚7=成就夢想 鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼51. What can we infe

37、r from the con versati on betwee n the woma n and the recorder at thebegi nning of the passage?A. The woma n felt ashamed to admit what her job was.B. The recorder was impatie nt and rude.C. The author was upset about the situati on that mothers faced.D. Motherhood was not recog ni zed and respected

38、 as a job by society.52. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?A. curiousB. puzzledC. in differe ntD. in terested53. How did the author feel whe n describ ing her job to the clerk?A. calmB. pani c-stricke n C. con fide ntD. cool54. Why did the woma n clerk show m

39、ore respect for the author?A. Because the author cared little about rewards.B. Because she admired the author s research work in the lab.C. Because she thought the author did admirable work.D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.55. What is the author s purpose of writing th

40、e passage?A. To show how you describe your job affects your feeli ngs toward it.B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.C. To show that the author had a gra nder job tha n Emily.D. To show that being a mother is hard and bori ng work.CPreside nt Barack Obama has compla in

41、ed about the loss of privacy that comes with being leader of the United States,regretting the loss of simple pleasures such as a long walk or a trip to the car wash or supermarket.“ just miss-1 miss being anonymous, ” he said. “miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, gettinginto my c

42、ar with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walk. I cant take awalk ”His dream, he said, was togo through Cen tral Park and watch for pass ing by spe nd theday watching people - I miss that ”.Faced with angry criticism for play ing more golf tha n

43、 most previous occupa nts of the White House, he explained thatthe sport was simply the best way of getting away from it all.Its theonly excuse I have to get outside for four hours. ” he told Hearst magazines.Though he said he enjoyed his life in the White House, he felt disappo in ted with some of

44、the ways of Wash ington,which he has failed in his permissi on to cha nge, such as the kabuki dan ce among political parties before serious policydiscussi ons begi n.His comme nts may be see n asvindication（證實(shí)）by critics who have accused him of appearing too detached（漠然），and being slow to engage in

45、vitalissues such as Libya and the near shutdown of the US government last week.Since arriving at the White House in January 2009, Mr. Obama has already racked up 60 rounds of golf in office, morethan George W Bush did in his eight years . In terms of ability, Golf Digest magazine has ranked Mr. Obam

46、a eighth out ofthe 18 presidents who played the game since it became established in the early 20th century .精誠凝聚=A_A=成就夢想 鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼56. What do the sec ond paragraph and the third paragraph mainly tell us?A. Obama likes living a busy life .B. Obama used to spend most of his time with his fam

47、ily .C. Obama wishes to enjoy simple pleasures .D. He used to wash his car himself.57. Accord ing to Obama, he plays golf to _.A. release his pressureB. keep fitC. bala nee his workD. show his ability58. We can infer from the passage that Obama is _kabuki dance.A. curious aboutB. in terested inC. co

48、ntent withD. tired of59. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is from the critics?A. The preside nt lost lots of privacy, but he loves the life in the White House.B. There are always unnecessary procedures among political parties .C. The preside nt seems to be in differe nt （漠不關(guān)心的 ）towards some reall

49、y importa nt issues .D. The preside nt is really a great golf player .60. What is the passage mainly about?A. Obamas favorite pastime .B. Obama s compla ints laout lack of privacy as preside nt .C. The publics criticism of Obama .D. Obamas regrets for being the US preside nt .DYou may not pay much a

50、ttention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day withoutreally thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Caroli na, US, has made it his bus in ess to exam inethis overlooked form of public tran sport. He is known as the“ Elevator Guy ”.“

51、 The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette（禮儀） is sort of odd（奇怪的） ,” Gray told the BBC.“ Theysocially very in terest ing but ofte n very awkward places. ”We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If some one else comes in, we may have to move. And here,according to G

52、ray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.He expla ined that whe n you are the only one in side a lift, you can do whatever you want -it s your own little box.If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally （對角

53、線地 ）acrossfrom each other to create dista nee.When a third pers on en ters, you will uncon sciously form a tria ngle. And whe n there is a fourth pers on it becomes asquare, with some one in every corner. A fifth pers on is probably going to have to stand in the middle.New entrants to the lift will

54、n eed to size up the situati on whe n the doors slide ope n and the n act decisively. Once in,for most people the rule is simple -look dow n, or look at your phone.Why are we so awkward （ adj.尷尬的）in lifts?“ You don t have eno ugh space, ” ProfessoiREeanmetberg, a cli ni cal psychologist at theFree U

55、niversity of Berlin, told the BBC.“ Usually when we meet other people we have about anII精誠凝聚7=成就夢想 鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼arm s length of distanee between us. And that s not possible in most elevators.In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be con strued (理解)

56、as threatening or odd.“ The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye con tact,said.61. The main purpose of the article is to_.A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevatorB. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquetteC. share an in teresti ng but awkward elevator rideD. an alyze what makes pe

57、ople feel awkward in an elevator62. Accord ing to Gray, whe n people en ter an elevator, they usually_A. tur n around and greet one ano therB. look around or exam ine their phoneC. make eye con tact with those in the elevatorD. try to keep a dista nee from other people63. Which of the following desc

58、ribes how people usually stand when there are at least twopeople in an elevator?Ihe point in the chart refers to one person.64. The un derl ined phrase“ size up ” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to_A. judgeB. ig noreC. put up with D. make the best of65. Accord ing to the article, people feel aw

59、kward in lifts because of_ .A. some one s odd behaviorsB. the lack of spaceC. their un familiarity with one ano therD. their eye con tact with one ano ther第二節(jié)信息匹配（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分）閱讀下列表格內(nèi)容及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請?jiān)诖痤}紙上將對應(yīng)題號的 相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)字母涂黑。請先閱讀幾所大學(xué)所提供的健康醫(yī)療教育項(xiàng)目:Argosy UniversityOur postgraduate degree level

60、education provides the kno wledgeand tools to create successful and meanin gful careers.Kaplan UniversityOur un iversity offers comprehe nsive trai ning in health care toprepare you for a career in the health scie nces, correct ions, or privatesecurity.AicoUN1VERS1II精誠凝聚7=成就夢想 鑼點(diǎn)亮心燈/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼Everest