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执信中学2013届高二下学期期中考试
英 语
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共15页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项：
1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。
2、选择题每小题选出答案后，有2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。
第一部分 (共95分)
I. 听取信息（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷号1-5的空格中。录音读两遍。
The woman would like to 1 for three o’clock this afternoon, with Marcel.
The man could not arrange Marcel to do the woman’s hair because Marcel was busy 2 . The man said if the woman wanted to have her hair done by Marcel, she should always 3 . The man said that Tom O’Neil was just 4 Marcel.
Finally the woman agreed that she would have her hair done by Tom because everybody says Tom can quickly figure out 5 for a particular customer.
听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填 入答卷号为6-10的空格中。录音读两遍。
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT A VIDEODISC? What does it look like? What is its function? What is it made of? When has it been available for home use? How popular might they become in future?
An 6 record. Reproducing 7 . 8 . Since 9 . As popular as records and 10 . II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
11. ______ has been announced, we shall have the singing competition next month. A. That B. As C. It D. What 12. When I was doing shopping last Sunday, I ______ Mr. Smith in the street.
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A. came across B. came about C. came along D. came up with 13. By the end of last year, another new gymnasium ______ in Beijing. A. would be completed B. was being completed C. has been completed D. had been completed 14. When the applause ______, Obama continued his speech. A. died off B. died down C. died out D. died of 15. — Hello, Jim. I ______ to see you today. Sonia said you ______ ill. — Oh, I’m OK.
A. don’t expect; were B. haven’t expect; are C. am not expecting; are D. didn’t expect; were
16. He had a lot of friends, only a few of ______ were invited to his wedding. A. whom B. them C. which D. who 17. ______ the train, they decided to wait for another.
A. Missed B. Missing C. Being missed D. Having missed 18. You ______ things about. Look, what a mess in your room! A. always throw B. have always thrown C. are always throwing D. had always been throwing 19. ______, ice will be changed into water. A. Heating B. Heated C. If heating D. To be heated
20. Many people who had seen the film were afraid to go to the forest when they remembered the scenes ______ the villagers were eaten by the tiger. A. when B. which C. in which D. that
21. If you meet difficulties when you are striving for your life goal, please ______ and you will succeed sooner or later. A. take it up B. put it on C. keep it up D. move it on 22. Though ______ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome. A. surprised B. was surprised C. surprise D. being surprised
23. After studying in medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A. took in B. took over C. took up D. took away 24. — Where are you living now?
— In Chicago. But I ______ in New York for 3 years. A. have lived B. had lived C. had been living D. lived 25. What worried the child most was ______ to visit his mother in the hospital. A. his not allowing B. his not being allowed C. his being not allowed D. having not been allowed 26. I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I _____ coffee. A. preferred B. prefer C. have preferred D. am preferring 27. The bell ______ the end of the period rang, ______ our heated discussion. A. indicating; interrupting B. indicated; interrupting C. indicating; interrupted D. indicated; interrupted
28. It was from only a few supplies ______ she had bought in the village ______ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner.
A. where; that B. that; that
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C. that; where D. that; which
29. You have no idea how she finished the relay race ______ so much. A. for her foot injured B. when her foot injured C. with her foot injured D. while her foot injured 30. He left the key ______ he had been an hour before. A. what B. that C. where D. which 第二节 完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-45各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be 31 . Solitude can be hard to discover once it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have 32 our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(an) 33 as we’ve known. People have become so 34 in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted even if they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog to share our ideas, not only from our 35 , but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become 36 on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not 37 it would make them an outsider. 38 , many jobs and careers require people to be 39 . From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a 40 to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who really wants it. Computers can be shut down and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many 41 , as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up 42 on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel 43 and forced to answer unwanted calls or reply to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society 44 according to different generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a 45 . Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like without keeping up with the advancements in technology.
31. A. updated B. received C. shared D. collected 32. A. respected B. shaped C. ignored D. preserved 33. A. edge B. stage C. end D. balance 34. A. sensitive B. intelligent C. considerate D. reachable 35. A. media B. computers C. databases D. monitors 36. A. bent B. hard C. keen D. dependent 37. A. finding B. using C. protecting D. changing 38. A. Also B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Somehow 39. A. connected B. trained C. recommended D. interested 40. A. pleasure B. benefit C. burden D. disappointment 41. A. aspects B. weaknesses C. advantages D. exceptions 42. A. hidden B. lost C. relaxed D. deserted 43. A. amused B. excited C. confused D. trapped
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44. A. vary B. arise 45. A. present B. tendency
C. spread C. progress D. exist D. curse
III. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?
Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely.
In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the dilemma. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn’t matter what the topic is — politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg — the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority — someone who actually knows something — and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.
46. Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?
A. Both can continue for generations. B. Both are about where to draw the line. C. Neither has any clear winner. D. Neither can be put to an end.
47. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.
B. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict. C. The teens accuse their parents of misleading them.
D. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents. 48. Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________.
A. give orders to the other B. know more than the other C. gain respect from the other D. get the other to behave properly 49. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
A. Causes for the parent-teen conflicts. B. Examples of the parent-teen war.
C. Solutions for the parent-teen problems. D. Future of the parent-teen relationship.
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(英语)执信中学2020届高二下学期期中考试
