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1、天津市南开区 20132014第一学期外研版选修6 调研考试 高二英语试卷 (2014年 1 月 9 日星期四 l3：30-15：10使用) 本试卷分第 I 卷(选择题 )、第 II 卷(非选择题 )和第 III 卷(听力)三部分，共 100 分，考试用时 l00 分钟。 第 I 卷 第一部分英语知识运用 第一节单项填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 l 分，满分 l5 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。 1 He missed gold in the high j ump， but will get second chance in the long jump
2、Athe；the B； a Cthe；a Da； 2You buy a gift，but you can if you want to Amust Bmustnt Chave to Ddont have to 3-What is the matter, Jane? You look sad - Oh，nothing muchAs a matter of fact，I of my friends back home Awas just thinking Bjust thought Chave just been thinking Dhave just thought 4the city cent
3、er, we saw a stone statue of about l00 meters in height AApproaching BApproached CTo approach DTo be approached 5-You were brave enough to raise objections at the meetings -Well，now I regret that Ato do Bto be doing Chave done Dhaving done 6In Singapore ，a southern Asian country, the Chinese the lar
4、gest percentage of its population，so you can speak Chinese there Amake up Btake up Chold up Dturn up 7 I wish to thank Professor Smith， with out help I would never have got this far Awho Bwhose Cwhom Dwhich 8If my car more reliable，I would have driven to Lhasa instead of flying last summer. Awas Bha
5、d been Cshould be Dwould be 9William found it increasingly difficult to read ，for his eyesight was beginning to Adisappear Bfall Cfail Ddamage 10People have always been curious how living things on the earth exactly began Ain Bat Cof Dabout 11My first of him was that he was a kind and thoughtful you
6、ng man Aimpression Battention Csatisfaction Dexpression 12Nowadays it is obvious that the Intemet our life rapidly Awould change Bchanged Chad changed Dis changing 13You will succeed in the end you give up halfway Aeven if Bas though Cunless Das long as 14the project in time，the staff were working a
7、t weekends ACompleting BHaving completed CTo have completed DTo complete 15-Are you going to take part in the speech contest? - It is too good an opportumty to miss ANo problemBThat s for sureCWhy me? DWhy bother? 第二节完形填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 l 分，满分 l5 分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从l6-30 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选 项中，选出最佳选项。 S
8、aving Private Ryan is a film which was directed by Steven Spielberg The two main 16 are Captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks ， and Private James Ryan ， 17 by Matt Damon James Ryan is the fourth brother to be 18 in the Second World War. His three brothers have already been killed ，two of them in
9、the D-Day landings in Normandy, 19 in a battle in another part of the world Their 20 mother receives news about all her dead sons 21 the same day The US army decides to send a group of men into the French countryside to try to 22 the fourth brother Captain Miller, a hero and survivor of the Omaha Be
10、ach battle ，is chosen to 23 the rescue team of eight men The film opens with a 30-minute sequence of the invasion of Normandy, 24 the most violent images of war 25 shown in a filmWe see the full 26 of war and the chaos and senseless waste of life Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable anti-war film
11、 and also a story of 27 and sacrifice Spielberg has made a lot of good films ， 28 he has never made one with such a strong message And the 29 is simple-We want 30 ；we dont want war 16Aheroines Bcharacters Cprivates Dpartners 17Amade Btook Cplayed Dnamed 18Aparticipated Bcontained Cinvolved Dincluded
12、 19Athe other Bothers Csome Dthe one 20Awarm-hearted Bhard-working Ceasy-going Dheart-broken 21Aat Bin Con Dafter 22Afind Bvisit Cprotect Dcatch 23Astop Binvite Cdiscover Dlead 24Anormally Bprobably Cmerely Dhardly 25Anever Bstill Calready Dever 26Ahorror Bbenefit Cvalue Dpressure 27Acourage Bcurios
13、ity Cpatience Dpride 28AandBbut Cor Dso 29Amotto B1esson Cproblem Dmessage 30Avictory Bhelp Cpeace Dhappiness 第二部分阅读理解 (共 15小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A John，a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young Practice after practice ， h
14、e eagerly gave everything he had But being half the size of the other boys ， he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games Even though the son was always on the bench， his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him When John went to college，he decided to try out for
15、the football team as a “ walk-on” Everyone was sure he could never make the cut，but he didThe coach thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his fatherHis father sha
16、red his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games It was the end of this last football season One day John received a telegram and asked one week off Nobody knew what happened except the coach The coach said ， “Dont plan to come back to the game on Saturday ” Saturday arrived，
17、 and the game was not going well ： When the team was ten points behind，John came back “ Coach，please let me play I ve just got to play today,”said John The coach pretended not to hear him But John persisted ， and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach gave in Before long everyone could not beli
18、eve their eyesJohn was doing everything fightThe opposing team could not stop himHe ran，he passed and blocked like a starAnd at last his team won the game After the game， John looked at the coach ， with tears in his eyes ， and said， “Well ， you knew my dad died，but did you know that my dad was blind
19、?John swallowed hard and forced a smile，“ Dad came to all my games ，but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it ” 31Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games? ABecause he had no time to practice BBecause he was too young to play games CBe
20、cause everyone looked down upon him DBecause his body condition was not good 32The underlined phrase “ make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “ Amake progress Bbe allowed to join the team Ccut himself Dbe refused by the coach 33How did the other members feel when they saw John play
21、 in the saturday game? ASurprisedBHopeless CExcited DDisappointed 34From the text we can know that AJohn felt very depressed as a “walk -on” BJohns father always taught him how to play CJohns father went to most of his college games Dthe coach was sure John would be the best player one day 35This st
22、ory tells us that Aa burden of ones choice is not felt Bbetter to do well than to say well Ca fall into a pit，a gain in your wit Dwhere there is a will，there is a way B The American expression“shoo-in ”means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition Before a big football game
23、 ，supporters of e ach team are certain to argue about which side will win Sometimes ，however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will winThe stronger team is a shoo-in There is no way that it can lose The expression shoo-in comes from horse racingIt comes from
24、the word “shooThat s not the shoe we wear on our foot Its another word，S-H-O-O“To shoo”is an expression hundreds of years old that means to urge a person or animal to move in a desired direction Many years ago ，dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen hor
25、se would win the race All but one of the riders would hold back thei horses The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others， and win the race. The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win The public soon learned about such races They began to c
26、all the winner of such a race a “shoo-in“ These days ，people use shoo-in to describe any athlete or competitor that seems certain to win，even without cheatingAmerican runner Edw in Moses won more than one hundred races before he ran the hurdles race in the nineteen-eighty-four Olympic Games Everyone
27、 said Moses was a shoo-in and that he could not loseAnd they were rightHe won the gold medal 36One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because Athe other riders had agreed to fail in the race Bhe used to be best at riding Cthe public had confidence in him Dhe could control his horse eas
28、ily 37The reason why American runner Edwin Moses was regar ded as a “shoo-in” is Aowing to his honest character Bdue to his great effort shown in more than one hundred races Cthat he won over l00 competitions before the l984 Olympic Games Dthat the old meaning of“shoo-inhad changed 38Which of the fo
29、llowing statements is NOT true? A“Sh oo-in originated in the word“shoo BThe public did not know they were being cheated CSome riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse DUS runner Moses deserved a shoo-in 39The main idea of the pas sage is that“shoo-in Ais used to admire a person who seems to be
30、sure to win a race Bis a word used to describe a dishonest person Cis used for any athlete or competitor that seems too clever to be cheated Dis used for anyone or anything that is certain of winning a game 40This passage can best be titled ABe Sure to Win BShoo-in，a Sure Winner CWinner in a Competi
31、tion DThe Birth of Shoo-in C AS the pace of life continues to increase ，we are fast losing the relaxation Once you are in the habit of rushing through life， being on the go from morning till night， it is hard to slow downBut relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body Stress is a natural par
32、t of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it In fact，it is not the bad thing as is often supposed to beA certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to lifeIt is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health The amount
33、 of stress a person can bear depends very much on the individual Some people are not afraid of stress ，and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities ； others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties When exposed to stress ，in whatever form，we react both
34、 chemically and physicallyIn fact we make a choice between“flight or fight“and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or deathThe crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme，but however little the stress is，it involves the same response It is when such a reaction
35、lasts long ，through continued exposure to stress ， that health becomes endangered Since we cant remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could) ，we need to fmd ways to deal with it 41People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because Athey regard workin
36、g as their greatest enjoyment Bthey believe that work is superior to relaxation Cthey are traveling fast all the time Dthey are becoming busier with their work than ever before 42. According to the author,the most important character for a good manager is his Astrong will to hold out stress Bknowing
37、 the art of relaxation Chigh sense of responsibility Dhaving control over performance 43Which of the following statements is TRUE，according to the passage? AWe can find quite a few ways to avoid stress BStress is always harmful to peoples health CIts easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy
38、with work DDifferent people can bear different amount of stress 44In the last sentence of the passage, the underlined part“do sorefers to Aexpose ourselves to stress Bfind ways to deal with stress Cremove stress from our fives Destablish links between diseases and stress 45According to the author, t
39、he fight attitude toward stress is Ato avoid it Bto try to cope with it Cto regard it as a vital motivation Dto find some relaxation 第 II 卷 第三部分写作 第一节阅读表达 (共 5 小题；每小题 2分，满分 l0 分) 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。 Music from China One dozen beautiful young women ，all in their twenties，take the stage and stand bef
40、ore a variety of ancient musical instruments The moment they start to play, it is clear the members of Twelve Girls Band are among the most gifted musicians in the worldComing from China ，Twelve Girls Band is already one of that countrys most popular groups As they build a musical bridge between eas
41、t and west ，Twelve Girls Band charms the people of many nations around the world A best-selling act all over Asia，Twelve Girls Band fills concert halls and arenas there，and has now been discovered by AmericaIn 2004 the group arrived on the US music scene at No 62 of the Billboard 200 album chartIt w
42、as the highest entry by an Asian groupIn Japan ，Twelve Girls Band is already a super group It has sold more than two million records ，and has even appeared in TV ads for chocolate and cellphones ，among other products A Japanese DVD of Twelve Girls Band live in concert sold over 200，000 copies，and th
43、eir live performances have been seen on television around the worldIn 2004 they were named International Artist of the Year at the Japan Golden Disc Award ceremonies Drawing upon more than l,500 years of Chinese music ，Twelve Girls Band mixes this rich tradition with classical，folk and contemporary
44、sounds Each member of Twelve Girls Band has classical training，with backgrounds that include the China Academy of Music，the Chinese National Orchestra ，and the Central Conservatory of MusicSkilled multi-instrumentalists，they perform on traditional Chinese instruments that include the guzheng ，the ya
45、ngqin，the erhu，the pipa and the dizi and xiao The group s appeal is equally as broad，with children，teens，adults and grandparents filling arenas to see it perform American critics noticed the mixture of pieces by Mozart and Beethoven ，with j azz standards like Dave Brubecks Take Five ， or a version o
46、f a much- loved classic such as Simon and Garfunkels El Condor Pasa 46Use four words to describe the members of “Twelve Girls Band” 47Why did Twelve Girls Bandattract people from all over the world? 48What prize was“Twelve Girls Bandawarded in Japan in 2004? 49Whats special about the bands music sty
47、le? 50What kinds of instruments do they play? 第二节书面表达 (满分 l5 分) 51当前不少文学作品被改编成电影。有人选择看电影，有人则喜欢读原著。请 以“Film or Book，Which Do You Prefer?”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文： 1看电影：省时、有趣、易懂 2读原著：细节更多、语言优美 3你的看法及理由 注意：1词数 100左右； 2内容可适当发挥，注意表明你的态度； 3文章开头已给出，不计入词数。 参考词汇： original work 或 book in the original(原著) Film or B oo
48、k，Wllich Do You Prefer? Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the book in the original. 天津市南开区 20132014第一学期外研版选修6 调研考试 高二英语试卷听力测试 第卷 (2014年 1 月 9 日星期四 l4：50 开始播放录音 ) 第四部分听力 (共 15小题；每小题 l 分，满分 l5 分) 第一节 听下面五段对话。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。 52What are they probably talking about? AA fighting BA basketball game CAn English competition 53Who is the tallest i