湖北省武汉外国语学校2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试考试时间：2014年11月21日下午10:00－12:00 满分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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.How did the man come back home?A. By air.B. By train.C. By car.2.What does the woman imply about the man?A. He should work harder.B. He can pass the exam.C. He will fail the exam.3.What does the man suggest doing?A. Taking a walk.B. Finishing the report.C. Going to the library.4.When should the woman hand in the paper?A. Before WednesdayB. On WednesdayC. On Nov.1st5.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Age.B. Friends.C. Clothes.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.How is the weather in Washington?A. It’s very cold in winter.B. It snows a lot in winter.C. It doesn’t rain in summer7.Where is the man from?A. China.B. The south.C. Washington.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Where did the man get the news?A. From Students Union.B. From their teacher’s office.C. From the principal’s office.9.How does Cindy feel about the news?A. Surprised.B. Upset.C. Frightened.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Where was Aiden born?A. In the USA.B. In England.C. In Canada.11.How many years did Aiden teach?A. Four years.B. Five years.C. Six years.12.What is Aiden writing now?A. A book.B. A play.C. A report.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Why does Peter study so hard?A. He wants to pass the exam.B. He is doing an important research.C. He wants to make full use of every minute.14.How long does Peter sleep every day?A. Four hours.B. Five hours.C. Six hours.15.What does Jane advise Peter to do?A. Relax himself.B. Give up studying.C. Finish the essay first.16.What do we know about Peter?A. His friends often refer to his notes.B. He has recovered from the cold.C. He has an essay to finish.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What is Susan Welch?A. A reporter.B. A singer.C. An announcer.18.What may be included in BCD International?A. Various kinds of classic and pop songs.B. Stories about the good old days.C. News of amusement circle.19.Who are the major characters of the program About the Big Hits?A. Artists.B. Fans.C. Hosts.20.What can we learn from the program Pop World?A. The meaning and ideas behind the songs.B. The singers of the classical songs.C. The words to the big music hits.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）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.As a (an) ___________, working in The Sunday Times, Allen is in charge of the content of the newspaper,comments on stories and issues.A. journalistB. editorC. criticD. cartoonist22.The President is very __________ about the outcome of the six-party talks. But I don’t think they can reachany agreement.A. pessimisticB. discreetC. optimistic C. neutral23.A lack of comfortable resting areas and too much focus on ___________ shops made the whole trip anabsolute disaster.A. souvenirB. scenarioC. speciesD. savanna24.Difficult as it was, I was not ready to quit and __________ my journey towards life balance.A. give outB. give onC. give upD. give off25.Under the agreement, China will _________ hundreds of millions of pounds in debts owed to it by some ofthe world’s poorest countries. What a relief for them!A. sackB. conductC. assessD. cancel26.The German football players left the pitch proudly, after their __________ 7-1 win against Brazil in the 2014World Cup. In fact, Brazil was regarded as the better team before the match.A. independentB. defenselessC. sensationalD. biased27.None of us expected the chairman to ______at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.A. turn onB. turn upC. turn offD. turn down28.In taking a space walk, Chinese astronauts are__________ going where Russian and Americans went decadesbefore.A. ridiculouslyB. commerciallyC. domesticallyD. boldly29.Mr. Putin told CNN in an interview that the United States should not ________ in Russia’s internal affairs.A. interpretB. interruptC. interfereD. interact30.The analysis shows that plastics, particularly those that __________ fast, are contributing to the climatechange.A. break offB. break downC. break upD. break out第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.About five years ago，I found myself working in a terrible middle school. The hours were long and the work was boring.____31____, the pay was low. Every day the job seemed a physical ____32____ for me. My neck would burn with pain from the ____33____ bending. My feet would ache from ____34____ the entire day. The skin around my fingernails would ____35____ because of the work my hands were doing. I tried to keep my ____36____ up while I worked there, but day by day I felt myself ____37____ down. Every morning I would press sticking-plaster on my neck, place Band-Aid around my fingers and ____38____ my worn-out shoes. And every night I would ____39____ myself home and fall onto the couch.One evening I felt like I could____40____ it no more. As I drove home alone, I said to myself. “Why am I working myself here just to ____41____ ? Why couldn’t I find a better job than this? Why do I have to ____42____ this righ t now?”I wasn’t really expecting a(n)____43____, but life always loves to surprise us. As I ____44____ up the steps to my front door, I found my wife and my son waiting for me ____45____ smiling faces. “Daddy, Daddy!” my son yelled. I smiled and picked him up with my ____46____ arms. Then after hugging and kissing him, I laughed for the first time in days and sat down ____47____. At that time, I found the answer which would give me the ____48____ I needed to go on.Eventually I moved on to a better school, but I____49____ forgot that answer, which had gently reminded me of the simple truth. We may have to work to live, but we live to ____50____. May you always fill your days with love and joy.31.A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides32.A. class B. shock C.exploration D. challenge33.A. instant B. occasional C. constant D. regular34.A. shaking B. racing C. running D. standing35.A. destroy B. damage C. benefit D. split36.A. spirits B. attitudes C. minds D. thoughts37.A. bringing B. tearing C. wearing D. putting38.A. put on B. set on C. get on D. wear on39.A. drag B. enjoy C. help D. walk40.A. appreciate B. stand C. like D. prefer41.A. survive B. support C. continue D. exist42.A. put aside B. keep up C. go through D. get across43.A. reward B. gift C. answer D. solution44.A. struggled B. moved C. jumped D. climbed45.A. from B. as C. with D. for46.A. broken B. relieved C. tired D. trembled47.A. thoughtfully B. peacefully C. surprisingly D. sadly48.A. nutrient B. courage C. strength D. break49.A. ever B. never C. seldom D. already50.A. work B. relax C. love D. laugh第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。