1湖北省通城二中 2013-2014 学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题本试卷共 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟第一部分 听力(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. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a stadium. B. In a department store. C. In a school building.2. What can we learn about Tom?A. He is good at skiing. B. He is likely to go skiing with them. C. He will probably never go skiing in the mountain.3. How does the woman feel?A. Upset. B. Delighted. C. Surprised.4. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A murder.B. A party. C. A prison.5. How soon will the womans train start?A. In 20 minutes. B. In 10 minutes. C. In 11 minutes. 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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。6.What does the man want ?A. Less work.B. More fun. C. A holiday.7. How does the man feel?A. Dissatisfied.B. Excited about the holiday.C. Tired.8. What does the man show towards his older generation?A. Hate.B. Dislike. C. Envy. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. What does Carlos like? A. Shopping.B. Football. C. Picnic.10. Where are the speakers going to eat on Saturday evening?A. At home . B. In a public house. C. In a restaurant.11. What will the man do on Sunday afternoon?A. See Carlos off. B. Go to the cinema. C. Drive to the country.2听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12. What kind of table does the man want to have?A. A table far away from noise. B. A table near the window. C. A table for three.13. What kind of soup is recommended to the man?A. Tender meat soup.B. Fresh fish soup. C. Just some vegetable soup.14. What pie does the man ask for?A. A pie with vegetable in the middle. B. A pie with chicken in it.C. A pie with ice cream on top. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Good friends.B. Strangers.C. Classmates.16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?A. She won a cup in last weeks tennis competition .B. She is a science expert.C. She works at St Judes Training College.17. How long has the man been in the science department?A. Half a year. B. More than a year. C. Two years. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Who do you think the listeners might be?A. Nurses.B. Doctors. C. Patients. 19. Which is NOT allowed in the wards(病房)?A. Having soft drinks. B. Visiting patients in the morning. C. Smoking in certain areas. 20. What program will follow this radio talk?A. A music program.B. A medical report. C. Hospital rules. 第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. Could I use your computer for a few moments, please? _. Im not using it myself.A. Come on B. Go ahead C. It depends D. Thats great22. We arranged to meet at 8:00 , but she never_.A. turned up B. turned down C. turned off D. turned over 23. Our earth is getting warmer and warmer. It is time for us to_ the emission(排放) of CO2.A. break down B. cut in C. cut down D. cut off24. Children need a lot to grow up, but _ they need love and care. Aabove all Bin all Cat all Dafter all325. When Mr. Smith took over the company, it was already heavily_ and had no money to pay the workers.A. in danger B. in relief C. in debt D. in return26. With the Internet widely used, a(an)_change has taken place in the way people communicate with one another.A. approximateB. independentC. fundamental D. Agricultural 27. It is reported that Beijing and Zhangjiakou（张家口）will compete to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, which will _ Chinas social development.A. interest B. benefit C. gain D. contain28. There is a(n) _ of peace and calm in the country, quite different from that of a big city.A. conditions B. situationC. atmosphere D. moment29. If you cheat in the exam ,you could hardly _ it .A. throw away B. get away C. get away fromD. get away with 30. When the students _ the teacher about their problems, he was ready to give a helping hand.A. reminded B. consulted C. persuaded D. combined 第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really _31_ whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy _32_ to earn money to pay the high schooling for me. They dont act in the _33_ ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even_34_. One day, my mother was sewing（缝） a quilt(被子). I asked her if there was _35_ between them. She stopped her work and raised her head with _36_. Then she lowered(低下) her head and _37_sewing the quilt. I was very _38_ because I thought I had hurt her. But after a few minutes, she said, “look at this thread（细线）. Sometimes it _39_, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thr