南昌三中2013-2014学年度上学期期末考试高二英语试卷第一部分听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满30分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。

注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。

听力部分结束时，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. What happened to the woman?A. Her photo was out of service.B. Her car failed to start.C. She left her phone in the car.2. What is the woman going to do tomorrow evening?A. Go to the pub for drinks.B. Go to sleep earlier.C. Go to meet some friends3. How much money do they finally decide to save?A. 10% of their earningsB. 15% of their earningsC. 20% of their earnings.4. What does the woman suggest to the man?A. Trying to balance his budget.B. Working harder.C. Borrowing money from his parents5. What does the woman like?A. CookingB. CleaningC. Shopping第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. Which product is the man interested in ?A. Silk blouse.B. Woolen knitwear.C. Cotton goods.7. What does the man think of the exhibits?A. They are in great demand.B. They are too brightly colored.C. They are fine in quality and beautiful in design.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. How long can the man keep the books he borrows?A. A month.B. Twenty days.C. Two months.9. What can we learn about the man?A. He is applying for a library card.B. He is a freshman.C. He lost a book he borrowed from the library.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. Where does the man come from?A. San Francisco.B. Ohio.C. Seoul.11. How long will the woman stay there?A. For one day.B. For three days.C. For two weeks.12. What is TRUE about the man?A. Before he leaves, his family will go to Disneyland.B. This is his first time in America.C. His children want to go to Huston on Monday.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does the man come from?A. Suzhou.B. Beijing.C. Shanghai.14. What do we know about the man’s dog?A. The dog lives in the city with the woman.B. The dog’s name is Buffy.C. The woman walks her dog twice a week.15. Why does the man come here?A. He will live in the suburban area.B. He is on business.C. He is always busy and wants to relax.16. What can we learn about the man?A. He wants the woman to be his guide.B. This is his first time he has met the woman.C. He will stay here for about two weeks.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When was the name “ping pong” officially adopted?A. In 1901.B. In 1900.C. In the 19th century.18. Who brought the plastic ball to England?A. J.Jaques and Sons Ltd.B. James Gibb.C. The International Table Tennis Federation.19. Why was the 40-mm ball adopted in standard table tennis ?A. It weighted less.B. It could bounced perfectly.C. It could slow down the pace of the game.20. What is the main idea of the speech?A. The popularity of ping pong.B. The history of ping pong.C. The birthplace of ping pong第二部分（共2小节；满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. — How about putting some pictures into the report—________A picture is worth a thousand words.A. No way.B. Why not?C. All right.D. No matter.22. Tsinghua University, _____ in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.A. foundB. foundingC. foundedD. to be founded23. Not until he left his home ______ toknow how important the family was for him.A. did he beginB. had he begunC. he beganD. he had begun24. She’s talking about Australia as if she _______ there, while actually she has never left her hometown.A. had beenB. has beenC. had goneD. has gone25.I hate _______ when people talk with their mouths full.A. itB. thatC. theseD. them26. It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine. _____, we’d bettertake it to thegarage immediately.A. OtherwiseB. If notC. But for thatD. If so27. The hot sunshine ______ the coming of summer.A announced B. declared C. pronounced D. stated28. If only I ______ to my parents’ advice!A. listeningB. listenC. am listeningD. had listened29. He didn’t return home until his money ______, which made his parentsdisappointed.A. was run outB. has run out ofC. ran out ofD. ran out30. Having walked for half an hour in such hot weather, he was ______ a cold drink.A. addicted toB. worried aboutC. curious aboutD.desperate for31. He is __ an expert at computers; you see, he solved the complex problems in a few minutes.A. curiouslyB. absolutelyC. surprisinglyD. unlikely32. There are so many people that he has to ____________ his way through them.A. forceB. makeC. takeD. get33. John is the tallest boy in the class, _______ according to himself.A. five foot eight as tall asB. as tall as five foot eightC. as five foot eight tall asD. as tall five foot eight as34. The storm left, _____ a lot of damage to this area.A. causedB. to have causedC. to causeD. having caused35. Don’t expect too much. ______hasn’t been decided whether the writer will comeor not.A. ThatB. ThisC. ItD. What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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。