(广东省揭阳一中2013-2014届高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 含解析.doc

揭阳第一中学2013-2014学年度第一学期期中考试 高二级英语试题 命题人：王佩娜 I．听力理解(共两节，满分15分) 第一节听力理解（3段共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分。） 听第一段对话，回答第1—3题。 1. How will Kate travel to New York? A. By car. B. By train. C. By bus. 2. Where is Laura living? A. In California. B. In Vermont. C. In New York. 3. What do we know about Kate? A. She will go to New York with Jacks roommate. B. She invites Jack to go with her to New York. C. She has never been to New York. 听第二段对话，回答第4—6题。 4. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Old friends. B. Passenger and taxi driver. C. Pedestrian and policeman. 5. What do we know about going by North-south Elevation Bridge? A. It should be faster but the distance will be longer. B. It should be faster and the distance will be the same. C. It should be slower but the distance will be shorter. 6. If the cab covers 21 kilometers to get to Peoples Square, how much should the woman pay? A. 50 yuan. B. 10 yuan. C. 62 yuan. 听第三段独白，回答第7—10题。 7. Why did the paper industry need a new source of fiber in the early 1800 s? [来源] A. Publishers wanted higher quality paper. B. Paper made from rags went bad too quickly. C. The supply of rags was not enough. 8. The United States was using ______ thousand tons of rags each year. A. 50 B. 60 C. 250 9. Which of the following statements is right? A. Canada’s first wood pulp mill(木质纸浆厂) was set up in 1866. B. The first wood pulp mill was set up in 1866. C. The first wood pulp mill was set up in 1860. 10. What problem do libraries face when paper made form wood pulp is used for books? A. Their collection of books will soon be in poor condition. B. They have to import most of the paper they use. C. They dont have enough space to store government documents. 第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）