浙江省台州市某重点中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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浙江省台州市某重点中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2013学年第一学期期中试题

高二英语2013．11

注意：

本试卷分为卷I（选择题）和卷II（非选择题）两部分，满分100分，考试时间120分钟；所有答案一律做在答题卷上。

卷

（选择题满分70分）

一、听力（共两节，满分17分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutYorkshire?

A.Helikestherainthere.

B.Helikeseverythingaboutit

C.Hedoesn’tenjoytheweather.

2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.AtahospitalB.AtalibraryC.Atabookstore

3.Whatwillthewomandofirst?

A.Sendthee-mailB.TypethepaperC.Makeacall

4.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?

A.Complainingabouttheweather

B.Discussingwhichmonthisthehottest

C.Talkingabouttheirfavoritemonth

5.WhatdoweknowaboutWood?

　A.Hewenttoclimbmountains.

B.Hesurvivedtheair-crash（空难）.

C.Hesurvivedthecaraccident.

第二节（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）

听下面对话或独白，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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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至8题。

6.HowdoesthemanfindProfessorMartin’sclass?

A.ExcitingB.BoringC.Hard

7.Whydoesthewomanlikethestudygroup?

A.Everyoneiskindandactive.

B.Everyoneisseriousandhelpful.

C.Shelikesthegamesinthestudygroup.

8.Whatwillthemandotonight?

A.JointhestudygroupB.StudyathomeC.CallDr.Martin.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whydoesthemanwanttogetacar？

A.Becauseitisusefulforhiswork.

B.Becausehahasgotalotofmoney.

C.Becausethecarischeap.

10.Whatdoesthemanconsiderwhenhechoosesthecar?

A.ThepriceB.ThequalityC.Thewayofpayment

11.Howmuchwillthemanpayeachmonth?

A.$13888B.$13800C.$2500

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.TeacherandstudentB.HusbandandwifeC.Fatheranddoctor

13.Whatfooddoesthewomanhave?

A.AbottleofbeerB.AbasketoffruitC.Acheesesandwich

14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheconversation？

A.Theyhaven’tdriventhereforalongtime

B.Therearetrees,grassbutlittlewateraroundthepicnicsite.

C.Thelunchbasketisinthebackofthecar.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题

15.Whydoesthewomanfeelsurprised?

A.Themanhasworkedforoversixyears.

B.Themanhasworkedforthesamefirm.

C.Themanhasauniversitydegreebutworksasatrunkdriver.

16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Interviewerandinterviewee

B.Formerclassmates

C.Bossandsecretary

17.Whatisthemainadvantageofthemanworkingasatruckdriver?

A.Hecanmakealotofmoney.

B.Hecandowhathewantstodo.

C.Hecanhavetimetobewithhisfamily.

二、单项填空（共16小题;每小题0.5分，满分8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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

18.IoftenhaveconversationswithJohnon　　　phonewhilekeepingintouchwith

Tomby____letter.

A./;theB./;aC.the;/D.a;a

19.Whethertokeepthethreecustomaryholidays（小长假）isasubject_________Chinesenetizenshavearguedalotrecently.

A.withwhichB.ofwhichC.intowhichD.aboutwhich

20.Barbaraiseasytorecognizeassheistheonlyoneofthewomenwho_________eveningdress.

A.wearB.wearsC.iswearingD.arewearing

21.ZhaoBenshanisreallyanexcellentactor,whosesubtleactingalwaysmakeseverything_________.

A.delightB.delightedC.entertainingD.entertain

22Farmersprovideuswithfood.However,theyare_________bysomecitizens.

A.lookedforwardedtoB.lookeddownupon

C.lookedbackonD.lookedupto

23.Mycousinfailedthemid-termexaminationandonlythen_________howmuchtimehehadwasted.

A.hehadrealizedB.hehasrealizedC.hadherealizedD.didherealize

24.Nowadays,fewpeoplehavethehabitofkeepingsomecandlesinthehouseincaseofpower_________.

A.dropB.absenceC.fallD.failure

25.Theplanneeds______amongthemembersofthelaborunionbefore______.

A.discussing;beingcarriedoutB.tobediscussed;carriedout

C.todiscuss;carryingoutD.discussed;tobecarriedout

26.Statisticsshowthatforeverymiletheydrive,menhave_________aswomendo.

A.seriousaccidentsastwicemany

B.twiceasmanyseriousaccidents

C.twiceseriousaccidentsasmany

D.seriousaccidentsasmanytwice

27.Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,andit’simportanttomakesureit_________well.

A.smoothesB.functionsC.paysD.measures

28.Itisreportedthatpeoplearemore_________tosufferfrombackproblemsiftheyalwayssitbeforecomputerscreensforlonghours.

A.likelyB.possiblyC.probablyD.surely

29.Dr.Yuanwouldmuchrather_____timeforhishobbiesthan________itfornoreason.

A.keeps;wasteB.keeping;towasteC.tokeep;wastingD.keep;waste

30.“Accordingtothelocalprovincialfloodcontrolheadquarters,_____,typhoonUsagi（天兔）hascaused25deathsinShantou,GuangdongProvince,”saidtheannouncerfromCCTV.

A.bythetimeB.uptonowC.fromthenonD.inthefuture

31.Ourbodiesarebuiltupbytakingexercise._________,ourmindsaredevelopedbylearning.

A.TrulyB.SimplyC.NaturallyD.Similarly

32.Asaboss,Mr.Brownthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatohave______fromhisworkerstoimprovehisplan.gkstk

A.circulationB.campaignC.commentsD.connections

33.—I’msorryImadeamistakehere!

—_________.Itisnothingserious.

A.HelpyourselfB.You’rerightC.WhateveryousayD.Takeiteasy

三、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从34-48题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

About30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmyson.Aftergetting34finallyinBrunswick,NewJersey,Ienrolled（注册）mysoninkindergarten.Severalweekslater,myson’steacheraskedmetomeethimathisoffice.

Intheteacher’soffice,anexchangeofgreetingswasfollowedbyhis35:

“Isyoursonmentallyretarded（弱智的）？

Doeshesufferfromanykindofmentalillness?

”

Washetalkingaboutmy36Scola?

NO,no,itcan’tbe.Whatahelpless,lonelymoment!

ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,37.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.

Mysoncouldnotfollowtheteacher’sdirections,hetoldme,and38,Scolawasalwaysdisturbingtheclass.Didn’theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishyet?

Hesaidin39:

“Whyhasn’tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglish?

Don’tyouspeakEnglishathome?

”

No,Ireplied.IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn'twanthimto40hisnativelanguage.Well,wronganswer!

Whatkindofperson41notspeakinEnglishtohersonathomeandatalltime?

“Areyouoneofthosepeoplewhocometothiscountrytosavedollarsandsendthembacktotheircountry,42wantingtobeapartofthissociety?

”

Needlesstosay,ItriedtotellhimIwasnotoneof“thosepeople.”Thenhetoldmethe43wasover,andIleft.

AsIhadexpected,44,mysonlearnedtospeakEnglishfluentlybeforetheschoolyearwasover.He45hisstudies,graduatedfromcollegeandgotajob,earningclosetosixfigures.Hetravelswidelyandleadsa46life.Andhehas47frombeingbilingual（双语的）.gkstk

Speakingmorethanonelanguage48peopletocommunicatewithothers;itteachespeopleaboutotherculturesandotherplaces—somethingverybasicandobviouslylackinginthe“educator”ImetinNewJersey.

34.

A.married

B.used

C.known

D.settled

35.

A.discussions

B.considerations

C.questions

D.opinions

36.

A.wonderful

B.polite

C.careful

D.humorous

37.

A.indeed

B.instead

C.though

D.really

38.

A.therefore

B.however

C.hardly

D.already

39.

A.time

B.peace

C.silence

D.anger

40.

A.hug

B.ruin

C.forget

D.preserve

41.

A.could

B.would

C.must

D.dared

42.

A.never

B.almost

C.yet

D.still

43.

A.impression

B.program

C.entertainment

D.meeting

44.

A.inspiringly

B.interestingly

C.surprisingly

D.particularly

45.

A.pickedup

B.moveoff

C.wentover

D.carriedon

46.

A.designed

B.worried

C.contented

D.hidden

47.

A.suffered

B.benefited

C.learned

D.escaped

48.

A.forces

B.reminds

C.allows

D.advises

四、阅读理解（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节：

阅读下面短文，从每题给出的A、B、C、D四个答案中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

A

Bottledwaterortapwater（自来水）?

Theanswerverymuchdependsonhowyouareaffectedbyadvertising.ManyBritishpeoplecertainlyareeasilyinfluencedbyads.Bottledwaterisa￡2billionbusinesseveryyearintheUK.

Sowhydowebuyit?

Astudyfoundthatpeopletendtobelievethatbottledwaterissomehowhealthier,butdon’tknowwhy.Perhapsitisbecauseitcostsmore.Bottledwatercostsaround500timesmorethantapwater.

Manufactures（制造商）wouldmakeyoubelievethatbottledwaterisnaturallycleanerandtastierthantapwater,butmany,infact,gettheirwaterfromthesameplacethattapwatercomesfrom.Indeed,thereisnothingnaturalaboutthewaymuchbottledwaterismade.

Apartfromtheoilusedtomaketheplasticbottles,thewatercausesmuchmorepollutionthantapwater.ProducingandtransportingbottledwaterresultinhundredsoftimesmoreCO₂emissions（排放）,andthat’sbeforeconsideringtheeffecttheplasticbottleshaveontheenvironment—onlyaroundaquarterarerecycled.

OK,soitisnot“green”todrinkbottledwater,butwhataboutyourhealth?

Isn’ttapwaterfullofbadthings?

Ifyouliveinacountrywherewaterstandardsarepoor,thenyouhavecauseforconcern.ButifyouliveinBritain,youcanbeconfidentthattapwaterhasbeenfiltered（过滤）andtested,andisperfectlysafetodrink.Infact,Britain’stapwaterisoneofthesafestintheworld.

Butdoesbottledwaterreallytastebetter?

Tapwatercantastedifferentindifferentar