湖北省
襄阳四中 荆州中学 宜昌一中 龙泉中学
四校
2014～2015学年度下学期期中联考
高 二 英 语
本试题卷共8页，分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 ★ 祝考试顺利 ★
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
3．非选择题的作答：用黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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。
例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡ 19.15． B. ￡ 9.15． C. ￡ 9.18． 答案：B 1. How will the woman travel to London? A. By car.
B. By bus.
C. By train.
2. What do we know about the man? A. He wants to eat at a restaurant. B. He has already had lunch. C. He prefers sandwiches. 3. Who is Robert angry with actually? A. Mary.
B. Himself.
4. Why is the man going to buy some clothes? A. Summer is coming.
B. He wants to have a change in dress style. C. He’s going to travel somewhere. 5. What does the man want? A. A rest.
B. A coffee.
C. His sister.
C. A breakfast.
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. For what reason does Professor Johnson talk to Sophie? A. She has wasted her money. B. She has decided to drop out. C. She has been absent recently. 7. What was Sophie mistaken about? A. The time for Monday’s class. B. The date of the exam. C. Professor Johnson’s suggestion.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What does the girl want to do? A. See a movie.
B. Meet her mother.
C. Attend a meeting.
9. Where will they probably have a walk? A. In the park.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What does the male speaker do? A. He is a policeman.
B. He is a salesman.
C. He is a newsman.
B. Along the beach.
C. On the square.
11. What did the older man look like? A. Thin and average height. B. Tall and dark-colored. C. Tall and very thin.
12. What did the younger man wear? A. A brown shirt.
B. A dark jacket.
C. A black hat.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Where does the woman work? A. In a restaurant.
B. In a supermarket.
C. In a food company.
14. What will the man probably order? A. Roast beef.
B. Green salad.
C. Chicken soup.
15. What will the speakers do the next day? A. Confirm the reservation. B. Prepare lots of dishes. C. Improve the service. 16. What is the get-together for?
A. Promoting environmental awareness. B. Tasting the special food in the restaurant. C. Celebrating the birthday of the company.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the purpose of practicing a speech loudly? A. To focus on the material. B. To memorize the speech. C. To give the speech smoothly.
18. What if a speaker makes mistakes at the beginning? A. It is unlikely for him to finish the speech in time. B. He might not be able to continue easily. C. The audience may lose confidence in him.
19. How should a speaker make eye contacts with the audience? A. By looking at a direction at a time.
B. By looking at a particular person at one time. C. By looking at the audience all the time.
20. What should a speaker avoid while giving a speech? A. Having more attention on the audience.
B. Reading the speech to the audience.
C. Raising the voice and using facial expressions.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节（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。
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