浙江省杭州市高二英语下学期期中试题 2.docx

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浙江省杭州市高二英语下学期期中试题2

杭州市夏衍中学2015学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.Whatdidthemanlose?

A.Awatchfromhisgrandpa.

B.Anumbrellafromhisgrandpa.

C.Anumbrellafromhisgrandma.

2.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Thelatestmobilephone.

B.Theonlinemobilephonestore.

C.Waystobuymobilephones.

3.HowmanystudentsshoweduplastSaturday?

A.Twenty-five.B.Forty.C.Fifty.

4.Howmuchshouldthewomanpay?

A.2.50dollars.B.10dollars.C.15dollars.

5.Whatwillthemandofirsttomorrow?

A.GotomeetTony.

B.Buyanewcomputer.

C.Checktheaccounts.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdidthemandolastnight?

A.Hestayedathome.

B.Hewenttohiscousin’shouse.

C.Helookedafterhisaunt.

7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepeopleattheparty?

A.Funny.B.Lucky.C.Great.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhendidthewomanleaveShanghai?

A.Attheageofone.

B.Attheageofsix.

C.Attheageoffive.

9.Whichisnotthewoman’sadvice?

A.GoingtoChineseclasses.

B.WatchingChinesechannels.

C.TalkingtoChinesefriends.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheapartment?

A.It’stoosmall.

B.It’stooold.

C.It’sbigenough.

11.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Friends.

12.Whatwillthemando?

A.Askforahighersalary.

B.Callhismotherforadvice.

C.Findalargerapartment.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whendidthemangethomethatday?

A.At7:

30pm.B.At8:

45pm.C.At9:

15pm.

14.Whichistheman’sdescriptionoftheobject?

A.Itkeptstillatfirst.

B.Ithadtwowings.

C.Itflewupslowly.

15.Howbigwilltheobjectlookontheground?

A.Smallerthanaplane.

B.Asbigasaplane.

C.Muchbiggerthanaplane.

16.Whatdotheythinkoftheobject?

A.Dangerous.B.Unbelievable.C.Imaginable.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisprobablytheman?

A.Aphotographer.B.Agraduate.C.Afreshman.

18.Whatwillthemandonextweek?

A.Takeatriptoapark.

B.Learntouseanoldcamera.

C.Havethefinalexam.

19.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthephotographyclass?

A.Enjoyableandeasy.

B.Funbuthard.

C.Hardbutuseful.

20.Whatdoesthemanwishtodo?

A.Ownthebestcamera.

B.Passthefinalexam.

C.Takephotoseverywhere.

阅读理解（（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

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21.Ifyou’reinterestedinthe“AthensofCuba”,whereshouldyougo?

A.Havana.B.Trinidad.C.Cienfuegos.D.Matanzas.

22.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouwantasingleroom?

A.$4,920.B.$5,680.C.$5,420.D.$6,280.

23.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom.

A.abrochureB.anewspaperC.awebsiteD.amagazine

B

HarryPotterfanswhohavefoundyearsofhappiness,excitement,andcomfortinJ.K.Rowling’ssuccessfulseriesarepassingthosefeelingsontonewreadersbyleavingtouchingnoteshiddeninthebooks’pages.

Aspartofanewcampaigncalled#PotterItForward,theycallthemselvesPotterheadsandwritemessagesabouttheirownexperienceswithHarry,Ron,andHermione.Beforetheyleavetheirsurprisingnotesbehind,they’retakingphotosandsharingthemonInstagramtoinspireotherreaderstodothesame.

AccordingtoS,themovementbeganfromtheHarryPotterfansiteMuggleNet,whichincludedayellowPost-ItnoteinsideacopyofHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrince.“TheworldofHarryPottersavedmeduringmydarkesttimes,”thenoteread.“Usethistoescapefromrealityandtoletyourimaginationfree.Neverforgetthatyouareamazing.”

Addinganexplanationtothepicture,MuggleNetencouragedotherfanstofollowsuit（效仿）.“Joinourglobalmovementand#PotterItForwardbyleavingamagicalnoteinabookstoreoralibrary’scopyofHarryPotterseries!

”

Andplentyoffansdo.“WelcometoHogwarts!

”AfanwroteinacopyofHarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone.“FrommyPottergenerationtoyours,IhopeyoufindahomeinthesepageslikeIdid.Onabadday,IknowIcanstillturntoHarry,Ron,andHermionetomakemefeelcomfortablewithmyselfagain.”

Anotherfan,@willowmahogany13,leftthemessage,“Whetheryou’reaseasoned（经验丰富的）readerorafreshnewcomer,Ihopetheadventuresandmessagesthisseriesbringprovoke（刺激）yourthoughtsinsomewayorattheveryleast,giveyouagreatstorytoenjoy.”

ThoughthemovementbeganintheU.S.,itnowspreadsallovertheworld,asHarryPotterserieshavebeenpublishedinatleast70languages.FansinRussia,theCzechRepublicandScotland—whereHogwartsislocated—havealsosharedphotosofnotesthey’veleftorfoundinthebooks.

24.WhatdoHarryPotterfansdobeforetheyleaveatouchingnoteinabook?

A.TheyfindacopyofHarryPotterseries.

B.Theyjointheglobalmovementof#PotterItForward.

C.TheytakeaphotoofthenoteandshareitonInstagram.

D.TheywritetheirownexperiencesonayellowPost-Itnote.

25.WhatcanwelearnfromHarryPotterseries?

A.Weshouldbelieveinourselves.

B.Weshoulduseourimagination.

C.Weshouldshareourexperiences.

D.Weshouldfeelcomfortablewithourselves.

26.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.J.K.Rowling’sHarryPotterSeriesAreSuccessful

B.HarryPotterFansFindHappinessfromtheSeries

C.SocialMediaMakesHarryPotterMorePopular

D.HarryPotterFansHaveStartedaNewCampaign

C

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ThepercentageofU.S.adultswhosmokecigaretteswas17.8%（about42.1million）in2015,adropfrom20.9%in2005,eventhoughthepopulationofAmericaremainsalmostthesame.“Thereisencouragingnewsinthisreport,butwestillhavemuchmoreworktodotohelppeoplegiveup,”Dr.TimMcAfeesaid,whoisinchargeofthereport.

Thedeclineinsmokingratesvariedamongdifferentpopulationsandregions.Smokingremainsparticularlyhighamongpeoplewholivebelowthepovertylevel,thosewhoreceivelesseducation,andthosewithdisabilities.

ThesmokingrateisalsohighamongAmericansofmultiple（多种的）races,AmericanIndiansandAlaskaNatives,comparedwithpeopleofotherraces.PeopleintheMidwesthadthehighestsmokingrate,about20.5%.Thesmokingratewas19.2%amongpeopleintheSouth,and16.9%amongpeopleintheNortheast.PeoplewholiveintheWesthadthelowestsmokingrate（13.6%）.

CigarettesmokingisconsideredtheleadingcauseofdiseaseanddeathintheU.S.,killingmorethan480,000Americanseachyear.“Wecanreducecigarettesmokingratesifstrategiesproventoworkareadopted,”saidBrianKing,aseniorscientificadviser.“Thesestrategiesincludecreatingtobaccocontrolprograms,increasingpricesoftobaccoproductsandcarryingoutsmoke-freelaws.Thesestrategieswillhelpcutdownthesmokingrateandthusreducethetobacco-relateddeaths.”

Thereportfoundthatcurrentsmokersarecuttingdownoncigarettes.Amongcurrentcigarettesmokers,theproportion（比例）ofthosewhosmokeeverydaywas76.9%in2015,decreasingfrom80.8%in2005.

“Butasformyadvice,reducingafewcigarettesadayinsteadofquittingcompletelydoesnotproducesignificanthealthbenefits,”McAfeesaid.“Smokerswhoquitbeforethey’re40yearsoldcanlive10yearslonger.”

27.Smokingratesremainrelativelylowamongthosewho______.

A.liveapoorlifeB.receivemoreeducation

C.aredisabledD.areAmericanIndians

28.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph4?

A.SmokingratesvaryfromregiontoregioninAmerica.

B.Peopleinlessdevelopedregionshaveatendencytosmoke.

C.FewerandfewerAmericanshavebecomeaddictedtosmoking.

D.ThesmokingrateamongpeopleintheWestremainsveryhigh.

29.BrianKing’swordsinParagraph5mainlyfocuson______.

A.thepositiveeffectsofthestrategies

B.theharmfuleffectsofcigarettesmoking

C.thediseasescausedbycigarettesmoking

D.themeasurestakenbytheU.S.government

30.WhatisMcAfee’ssuggestiontosmokers?

A.Theyshouldquitsmokingcompletely.

B.Theyshouldtaketheirownhealthseriously.

C.Theyshouldlearnhowtolivealongerlife.

D.Theyshouldsmoke