浙江省杭州市高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版.doc

杭州二中2012学年第二学期高二年级期中英语试卷本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分，共100分第i卷 70分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15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.what kind of person is the man? a. he is friendly. b. he is honest. c. he is funny.2. what was said about the womans sister? a. she didnt go to school. b. she had an accident. c. she was badly hurt.3. what is the man doing at the airport? a. answering a passengers question. b. leaving for new york city. c. waiting for his sister.4. what did the woman ask the man? a. whether he could let her use his office. b. whether he had to work on the weekend. c. whether he could help her with her project.5. what does the man mean? a. his brother is coming to celebrate his birthday. b. his brother will give him a birthday present. c. his brother never forgets his own birthday.第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的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秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what is the man doing? a. reading a popular science book. b. making comments on a novel. c. watching a popular science film.7. what does the woman think of popular science films? a. they are dull. b. they are okay. c. they are interesting.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what do we know about the daughter? a. she went to the students union last night. b. she stayed with her boyfriend last night. c. she came back home late last night.9. what is the fathers worry about his daughter? a. she might have been to a wild party. b. she might have been out with a singer. c. she might have been to a political meeting.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the woman not satisfied with? a. the post office. b. the mans answer. c. the quality of the service.11. how does the man respond to the womans problem? a. warmly. b. politely. c. nervously.12.what did the man offer to do? a. provide a new radio. b. correct the address. c. repair the radio.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13.what does the woman think of her present job? a. it is challenging. b. it is promising. c. it is boring.14.which of the following is required for the job in the paper? a. a degree and an active mind. b. work experience in germany and france. c. a lively character and an interest in traveling.15. what does the man think of the womans decision? a. it is wise. b. it is crazy. c. it is surprising.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节：单项填空（共18小题； 每小题0.5分，满分9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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。16.besides helping shape our views of _ life, education also has _ far-reaching influence on our personalities.a. the; ab. / ; thec. / ; ad. the; the17.its reported that he kept a close _ with a terrorist organization before being arrested.a. associationb. touchc. statisticd. statement18.this poor old man once came quite close to _ his dream of having his own stock company.a. realize b. have realized c. realizing d. having realized19.he _ you more detailed instructions, even though, as it turned out, he was occupied. a. could have given b. may have given c. might give d. should give20.dad, can you tell me why so many choose to study abroad at a very young age?_, darling. i havent thought about it.a. take your timeb. youve got me therec. dont be sillyd. bad luck21.these two systems may sound greatly different, but _, they are quite similar.a. in particularb. in shortc. in advanced. in effect22.though she said she was not lonely, she wanted to find a friend _ her happiness and sorrow. a. with whom to shareb. who to share with c. to share whom withd. whom to share23.the police are suspecting that he might be the criminal but have found no _ evidence.a. visualb. controversialc. concreted. flexible24.have you got used to the chinese food, robert?yes. but i dont like _ when a chinese host keeps serving me the food i dont like.a. this b. that c. those d. it25.it is typical _ the chinese government to rid the rural areas _ poverty by investing heavily in transport.a. for; ofb. of; fromc. of; ofd. for; from26.bruce, please dont open the door. its cold.pardon?i _ you not to open the door.a. will tell b. had told c. have told d. told27.what the president said at the press conference about the economic reform successfully put the public _.a. in their positionb. at their easec. in their stated. at their risk28.he sent a bunch of flowers as a _ of sympathy to the parents of the child.a. possessionb. signaturec. gestured. consequence29.china is said to be such a country _ history we can get a clue to the direction of future development.a. from whoseb. asc. of whichd. where30.the businessman is very modest about his success. he says its _ the result of good luck as of his own diligence. a. more than b. so much c. as muchd. rather than31.it is said to be south koreas chief source of wealth, the samsung mobile _ one of its most famous products.a. isb. beingc. to bed. has been32.but our school wont be able to cover all of the costs for us!_. well have to look for some supporters.a. you name itb. dont mention itc. so much the betterd. thats what i mean33.martys disability is “one in a million”. _, there are not many people in the world like him.a. in other wordsb. all in allc. for one thingd. as it is第二节：完型填空（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3449题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 it was the old ladys birthday. she got up early to be ready for the post. from the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and a little boy, johnnie brought up her letters from the ground floor on the 34 occasions when anything came. today she was sure there would be something. myra 35 forget her mothers birthday, even if she seldom wrote at other times. 36 myra was busy. her husband had been made mayor, and myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged. the old lady was proud of myra, but, unfortunately, enid, the daughter the old lady loved most, died two years ago. since then myra had been to see her three times, but her husband, harold, never. the old lady was eighty today. she had put on her best dress. perhapsperhaps myra might come. after all, eighty was a 37 birthday, another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it. 38 myra did not come, she would send a present. the old lady was sure of that. two spots of color 39 her cheeks. she was excited like a child. she would enjoy her day! now, she stood by the window, 40 . the postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. her heart beat 41 . johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate. then clatter(咔嗒声), clatter up the stairs. johnnie knocked at her door. he had got her post-four envelopes. three were unclosed cards from old friends. the fourth was closed in, in myras writing. the old lady felt a sharp pain of 42 . there was no parcel for her! 43 the parcel was too large to come by letter post. that was it. it would come 44 by parcel post. she said to herself. she must be 45 . almost 46 she tore the envelope open. 47 in the card was a piece of paper. written on the card was a message under the printed happy birthdaybuy yourself something nice with the check, myra and harold. the check moved quickly from the air to the floor like a bird with a 48 wing. slowly the old lady bent to pick it up. her present! her lovely present! with 49 fingers she tore it into little bits.34.a. rareb. suddenc. particulard. delightful35.a. mustntb. shouldntc. couldntd. wouldnt36.a. by the wayb. of coursec. by no meansd. no wonder37.a. casualb. specificc. conventionald. special38.a. in caseb. now thatc. even ifd. as though39.a. brightenedb. burnedc. hardenedd. weakened40.a. thinkingb. imaginingc. welcomingd. watching41.a. nervouslyb. wildlyc. steadilyd. randomly42.a. lonelinessb. discontentc. disappointmentd. amusement43.a. somehowb. maybec. surelyd. anyway44.a. graduallyb. slowly c. laterd. finally45.a. patientb. crazyc. mildd. tough46.a. immediatelyb. angrilyc. unwillinglyd. cheerfully47.a. pinnedb. foldedc. stuckd. lined48.a. brokenb. swiftc. straightd. soft49.a. thin b. freezingc. strongd. trembling第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。amy six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time. “grandma, you are an antique (古董),” she said. “you are old. antiques are old. you are my antique.” i was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. i took out the websters dictionary and read the definition to jenny. i explained, “an antique is not only old, its an object existing since or belonging to earlier times.a work of art. piece of furniture. antiques are treasured,” i told jenny as i put away the dictionary. “they have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. in order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old.”“im only 67,” i reminded jenny.we looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. there was a desk that was handed down from one aunt to another and finally to our family. “its very old,” i told jenny. “i try to keep it polished and i show it off whenever i can. you do that with antiques.”there was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. it was dated 1867. “now thats an antique,” i boasted. “over 100 years old.” of course it was marked up and scratched and not in very good condition. “sometimes age does that,” i told jenny. “but the marks are good marks. they show living, being around. thats something to display with pride. in fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become.” it was important that i believed this for my own self-esteem.our tour of antiques continued. there was a vase on the floor. it had been in my house for a long time. i was not certain where it came from but i didnt buy it new. one thing about antiques, i explained to jenny, was that they usually had a story. theyd been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. theyd lasted through years and years. they could have been tossed away, or ignored, or destroyed, or lost. but instead, they survived.for a moment, jenny looked thoughtful. “i dont have any antiques but you,” she said. then her face brightened. “could i take you to school for show and tell?”“only if i fit into your backpack,” i answered. and then jennys antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.50. grandma read the definition of “antique” to jenny in order to .a. list all the important characteristics of antiquesb. tell jenny the importance of protecting antiquesc. change jennys shallow understanding of antiquesd. express her disappointment at being called “antique”51. which of the following information did grandma convey to jenny?a. the desk reminded her of her dear relatives.b. the marks on the picture showed its age and value.c. there was usually a sad story behind an antique.d. she planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.52. by saying “i dont have any antiques but you” (paragraph 7), jenny probably meant .a. grandma was a treasure to herb. antiques were rare and valuablec. she had nothing but a few possessionsd. grandma and antiques had a lot in common53. what can be inferred from the last paragraph?a. grandma was too old to lift jenny up.b. jenny had a strong desire for grandmas love.c. jenny was too young to know grandmas humor.d. grandma had a deep long-lasting love for jenny.bin many romantic movies or tv shows one scene always appears. it involves a handsome man standing outside a young womans window, singing a love song to her to win her over. however, trying to woo a female with songs is not just something that humans do. a few animals sing love songs as well. birds and elephants are romantic but the latest animal to serenade a female might surprise youit is the humble mouse. you may find it odd to find out that mice sing. we do not hear them because the frequency of their voice is so high. in fact, scientists have known for some time that male mice make special sounds to females, but it has always been assumed that the sounds are produced instinctively (本能地) and randomly, with little thought going into the process. but new research suggests otherwise. when male mice with different voices were put in a cage together, scientists found that they would gradually change their pitches (音调) to sound like one another. but when a female mouse was put in the cage with two males, one male would change his pitch to match the other. “it was usually the smaller animal changing the pitch to match the larger animal,” professor erich jarvis, leader of the study, from duke university, us, told bbc news. this ability, known as vocal learning, is rare in the natural world. it had been thought to be limited to some birds, such as parrotsas well as whales and dolphins. the latest findings challenge the long-held opinion that mice cannot learn to adapt their voices. scientists also found the part of the brain that controls the mices singing ability. in the experiment, they damaged the cells in this part of the mices brain and found that the animals couldnt keep their songs in pitch or repeat them any more. this also happened when the mice became deaf. jarvis said that this finding had changed his understanding of the way mice make sound. “in mice we find that the pathways that are at least modulating (调整) these vocalizations (发声法) are in the forebrain, in places where you actually find them in humans,” he said. “if were not wrong, these findings will be a big boost to scientists studying diseases like autism and anxiety disorders.”54.whats the possible meaning of the underlined word “serenade”?a. to sing love songs.b. to challenge others.c. to hug others.d. to fight for love.55. which of the following is proven wrong by the latest discovery?a. the frequency of mices voice is so high that its impossible for humans to hear it.b. when male mice make special sounds to females they cant control the sounds.c. birds and elephants are both romantic animals that are good at expressing love.d. animals like mice are smart even though they often make sounds randomly.56.what do parrots, whales and dolphins have in common according to the passage?a. they are all animals well-known for their smart appearances.b. they are often chosen to carry out scientific experiments on.c. they all have the ability to learn to adapt their voices.d. their numbers are quite limited in the natural world.57.romantic movies and tv shows are mentioned at the beginning of the passage to _.a. help readers better understand the articleb. stress the importance of the articlec. explain why this article is writtend. get readers interested in the topiccmorocco is located at the northwest of africa and is bordered in the north by the strait of gibraltar and the mediterranean sea. the atlantic ocean keeps the west and the north of the country more temperate (温和的). the country also offers the broadest plains, some of which run along the atlantic ocean and the highest mountains in north africa including the atlas mountains.starting with the symbol of morocco, marrakech is a beautiful city that has remained unspoiled by the volume of tourists that flock there each year. one of the finest monuments in morocco is greatly benefited by this amount of tourism. actually their high volume contributes in a positive way to preserving one of the greatest monuments of morocco.fes is the third largest city in morocco and is the capital of the fes-boulemane region. it is separated into three parts, fes el bali more commonly known as the old walled city, now classified as a unesco world heritage site, fes-jdid and the ville nouvelle. fes el bali is believed to be the largest car-free urban area in the world. fes is a splendid place to visit to heighten the senses with the colors, smells and sounds.casablanca is an enormous city which is near the capital of morocco and a place where any european would feel at home. casablanca was made famous by the movie and gives the impression of being a romantic place. unfortunately like many other popular cities around the world, it is crowded, noisy, and polluted, a far cry from the romantic ideal of the film. because it has the biggest port, casablanca, the important city of morocco, has everything that the tourists need.asilah is a city situated on the atlantic ocean and is one of the most stunning (出色的) old cities of morocco. the city is set along the cliffs which make it beautifully presented and an ideal place to continue adding to its economy by the fishermen. the economy is also reliant on the trading of cattle, sheep and cereal. if you are having a holiday in morocco during august then you will be fortunate enough to experi