浙江省浙东北三校高二英语下学期期中联考试题 新人教版.doc

浙东北三校2011学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷第一部分：听力第一节(共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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 might prevent the woman buying the table? a. its quality. b. the price. c. its design.2. who planted the trees? a. the woman. b. henry. c. someone else.3. what happened to the woman? a. she got fired today. b. she got promoted last week.c. she was fooled by the man.4. what will the woman probably do?a. watch the ball game with the man. b. ask the man to go to the other room.c. watch the evening news by herself.5. how long is a day on mars? a. less than 24 hoursb. 24 hours and 37 minutes.c. 37 hours.第二节(共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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5秒钟的时间阅读每个小题；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. what do we know about the womans document? a. its about 30, 000 words long. b. its written in english c. its a textbook.7. which language is the most difficult according to the man?a. arabic. b. spanish. c. english.8. what does the woman decide to do?a. translate the document herself. b. hire the man to do the translation c. look for another translator.听第7段材料，回答第910题。9. why does the woman call the man?a. to place an ad in the newspaper. b. to ask about something for sale.c. to find out about a tv program.10. when will the speakers meet this afternoon? a. at 2:00. b. at 3:00. c. at 4:00.听第8段材料，回答第11至l3题。11. why was the man disappointed? a. china lost the match. b. china did not play well. c. china won too easily.12. what did the woman enjoy most about the match? a. the passion of the sport. b. the skill of the players. c. the close score of the game.13. what did the man say that surprised the woman?a. china cant win close matches.b. china will definitely lose to good teams.c. china should hope for a bronze medal.听第9段材料，回答第l4至17题。14. where does the conversation take place? a. in the womans. b. in the hospital. c. in an office.15. what was the purpose of the meeting?a. to find out why the womans recent work was poor. b. to ask about the womans family.c. to fire the woman.16. what happened to the womans mother? a. she was seriously sick. b. she had a car accident. c. she died of stomach cancer.17. what was mr. travers attitude to the woman in the end? a. he was angry. b. he was critical. c. he was kind.听第l0段材料，回答第l8至20题。18. where was brandon last seen? a. in the frozen foods section. b. in the sporting goods section. c. in the toys section.19. what is brandon wearing? a. a white shirt and a red baseball cap. b. blue jeans and a black baseball cap. c. a dark shirt and blue jeans.20. what should guests do if they see the boy? a. call the security department. b. take him to the pizza hut.c. take him to the security desk.第二部分：选择题第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10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，并在答题纸上将该项标号涂黑。21. - im afraid i cant pass the exam to be held tomorrow. - _. you are sure to succeed, for youve been working hard these days.a. take it easy. b. that depends. c. dont mention it. d. what a pity.22. what do you think of _ lecture given by professor thomas? - great. i quite agree to his idea that every one can make _ difference to society. a. a, a b. the, a c. the, the d. a, the23. the man _ stealing a car and sentenced to prison for three years.a. was informed of b. was cured of c. was accused of d. was reminded of 24. it is important for us to learn to put what we _ in class into practice.a. acquire b. assess c. addict d. accustom25. in order to avoid being misunderstood, youd better give _ instructions.a. admirable b. desperate c. accurate d. typical26. he has collected _ foreign stamps to be displayed next month.a. a plenty of b. a variety of c. a great deal of d. a large amount of27. after you finish reading the novel, please put it _ on the top shelf.a. in place b. within reach c. beyond power d. in exchange28. a satellite has been sent into space, _ to explore the small planets moving around the earth. a. to aim b. aiming c. aimed d. aim29. mrs. smith was preparing dinner in the kitchen _ she heard a knock on the door. a. while b. as c. when d. then30. he wanted to go for a picnic with his friends, but _, he had to prepare a speech forthe opening ceremony to be held the next day.a. as a matter of fact b. in spite of it c. over and over again d. on the other hand31. tom, our sugar _. go to the store below to buy some. a. is running out b. is running out of c. has used up d. had used up32. can i help you, madam? -yes. i want a tie _ for a man to wear at a formal party. a. flexible b. aggressive c. appropriate d. illegal33. most countries in the world have worked out bans _ smoking and drug abuse. a. at b. in c. from d. on34. the factory on the other side of the road suffered a great loss _ the big fire last night.a. due to b. thanks to c. next to d. as to35._thatmartinwasinadesperatemoodandhethoughtthereisnohopeinhiscareer. a.sobadhisinterviewwas b.sobadwashisinterviewc.sohisinterviewwasbad d.sowashisbadinterview36.hadiadoptedmyfathersadviceinadvance,i_suchaterribleproblemthen.a.wouldavoid b.canavoid c.willhaveavoidedd.wouldhaveavoided37.when working in that company, jack found _ a pleasure to work with his department chief.a.that b.this c.it d.himself38. confidently,theengineer_hisprojecttothecompanyboardforapproval.a. admitted b. permitted c. submitted d. committed39. -fever is a _of many illnesses. so i advise you see a doctor as soon as possible.-really? no wonder many friends suggested i should take it seriously.a. message b. symptom c. branch d. pattern40. the man wanted to return to the burning house for his bag. the others told him _. a. to not do it b. not to c. not to enter it d. not return to it第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。jeans father was a farm plane pilot in the little farming community in northern california where she was raised, and jean was totally 41 by planes and flying. in her senior years of high school, her english teacher was a mrs. dorothy slaton, 42 was a strict and demanding teacher with high standards and a low tolerance（容忍）for 43 . she refused to 44 her students like children. instead, she expected them to behave like the 45 adults so that they could succeed in the real world 46 . jean was afraid of her at first but grew to respect her firmness and fairness 47 . one day mrs. slaton gave the class a written 48 . “what do you think youll be doing in 10 years?” jeans dream was to be 49 like her father, but as the years 50 , she had been beaten down by the discouraging and negative words she got whenever she talked about her career, so she unwillingly gave it up and wrote something else. mrs. slaton collected the papers and said nothing more. two weeks later the teacher handed back the assignments, 51 the students to face it down on the desk and asked this question, “if you had enough finances and unlimited chances, what would you do? please write it on the 52 of your previous assignment paper.”when the students stopped writing, the teacher asked, “how many of you wrote the same thing on both sides of the paper?” not one hand 53 . the next thing that mrs. slaton said changed the course of jeans life. the teacher leaned forward（前倾）over her desk and said, “i have a little secret for you all. you do have unlimited abilities and talents. you do have access to the finest schools and you can arrange unlimited finances if you want something 54 enough. this is it! when you leave school, if you dont go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. you can have 55 you want if you want it enough.” what her teacher said 56 jean so much! in the next following years, she tried her best to 57 her dream of becoming a pilot. although it did not happen overnight（一夜之间）like others, she 58 became one of the first three female pilot trainees ever 59 by united airlines. today, jean harper is a boeing 737 captain for united. it was the power of one well-placed positive word 60 gave the uncertain young girl the strength and faith to pursue（追求）her dream. 41. a. disappointedb. attractedc. attackedd. moved42. a. whichb. thatc. whod. she43. a. excusesb. explanationsc. instructionsd. directions44. a. cureb. acquirec. applyd. treat45. a. responsibleb. changeable c. unbearabled. unbelievable 46. a. in place b. in advancec. after graduationd. after that47. a. usuallyb. graduallyc. physicallyd. roughly48. a. lectureb. assignmentc. paperd. work49. a. an expertb. an engineerc. a farmerd. a pilot50. a. went by b. appealed toc. let outd. took place51. a. madeb. keptc. hopedd. required52. a. titleb. frontc. backd. side53. a. broke downb. came acrossc. went upd. put on54. a. probablyb. badlyc. faithfullyd. nervously55. a. whatb. thatc. whichd. who56. a. surprisedb. touchedc. upsetd. bored57. a. meetb. strengthenc. realized. adopt58. a. eventuallyb. quicklyc. quietlyd. eagerly59. a. acceptb. acceptingc. acceptsd. accepted60. a. whichb. whatc. thatd. who第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，每小题1.5分；第二节5小题；每小题1分，满分35分）第一节：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。aim a tv show host. one sunday, i tookmy 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch. on arriving at the beach, i saw jojo, a wealthy man in the hotel business. we sat down to chat in an open air cafe while i watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us. our conversation varied from business to entertainment to the economy.suddenly our conversation wasinterruptedby a stranger, who politely askedpermissionto speak to me. often people want to tell me something about my controversial tv show, when im out on thestreets.he asked to speak to me privately, so we stood a bit away from my table. he said, “im james, 35 years old, father of a 7-year-old girl, whos very sick. she needs treatment abroad. the doctors said that if she was treated in the uk, she would probably survive. but im poor, so can you please help me?”speechless, i stared in the mans eyes full of tearsand asked how i could help. after we talked for a while, i went to sit back at the table. jojo asked me, “whats wrong with you? yourfacechanged.” i told him and he was very sorry for this family and said i had the means through the media to help him. later we headed off to our destinations（目的地）.all weekend i thought about james, his daughter and his family. i even considered doing a special tv show to raise money for this sick child.on monday morning i was at the office after i finished presentingmy show, when my secretary said a man needed to speak to me. it was jojo. he walkedinto my office. actually jojo is so busy with his hotel businessthat i never imagined he had time to come and see me at the studios.“please, call the man with the sick child and tell him that ill pay all expenses for his sick daughters treatment.” jojo said, with acheck in his hand. “ive been married for 35 years. i wasnt lucky enough to have a child. i want to help this child now.” i picked upthe phone to call james.now james daughter is well and living a normal life, so james and his wife are the happiest couple on earth. jojo often visits her. im so happy that there are so many good people on this earth.61. the writer went to the beach to _. a. meet jojo on purpose b. have lunch with his daughter. c. make a tv show. d. help james.62. james asked to speak privately to the writer rather than jojo probably because _. a. he didnt know that jojo was wealthy. b. he believed that rich people were seldom willing to help others. c. he thought a tv show host could help him through the media. d. he knew that the writer was a warm-hearted tv show host.63. the writer was _ when he heard that jojo came to his office to see him. a. excited b. disappointed c. annoyed d. surprised64. which is true according to the story?a. the writer was cold-hearted and refused to give help.b. it was very impolite of james to ask the writer for help.c. jojo was full of love and was willing to help the james. d. both james and the writer were bad-tempered.65. we can infer from the text that _.a. james is familiar with jojo b. jojo is a mean businessman. c. the writer is a popular host. d. the girl is a relative of the writer.bin november of 2007, nbc universal launched（发起） its first official green week. throughout the week, nbc universal presented over 150 hours of environmentally themed content across multiple platforms（多种平台）. now, nbc universal is proud to present green week 2009. with a new theme and message of “green your routine,” here at nbc and nbc.com we celebrate our talent in the “the more you know” psa campaign（活动）, presenting green-themed tips in several of our daytime life, among several other features（特色）here on the “green your routine” site.fashion & beautythrough a clothes swap（交换）party! dying for that sweater your friend wore the other day? well, maybe shell trade for that old t-shirt you have. heres a website that helps you organize a swap party (), or just plan your own! go natural with organic make-up. applying unnatural products directly on your skin wasnt exactly what nature intended. try switching to a line of organic make-up and cosmetics （化妆品）for a different way to bring out your natural beauty. home drop a brick in your toilet tank! literally! according to the epa, flushing（冲洗）makes up 30 percent of a households water use (about three to six gallons per flush). by placing a brick in your toilet tank, you can help to conserve the amount of water used during each flush. workprint smarter. printing and copying can be one of the most costly operations in any office. to save on ink and paper costs, print double-sided and try to fit more than one page on a sheet. more printing tips can be found here: turn off your computer. do you leave your computer on overnight? if so, youre using up a good amount of electricity. when you can, try turning off your computer and the power strip its connected to. if you cant, at least shut off your monitor. transportationorganize a carpool. there are many benefits to carpooling. you save on gas, reduce wear and tear（损耗）on your car, and you get to ride in the hov lanes. get connected with your neighbors and co-workers to start sharing rides and check out this website for more tips: www.erideshare. com. lose the car, get a bike. if you live close to where you work, try taking a bike instead of driving. youll keep in shape and save on gas! every small step and effort makes a difference! be sure to green your routine!66. nbc universal holds green week activities _.a. in a university b. in a parkc. in an office d. on the internet67. this year, green week gives _.a. advice on how to improve the websiteb. suggestions about how to make their activities more interestingc. tips on what to do to make our life greenerd. opinions on whether we should have campaigns68. if you want to carpool with somebody, you can find more advice and information at_.a. b. c. d. www.nbc.com69. which is not recommended by green week this year?a. using things like cucumbers to beautify your skin.b. reducing the room of your toilet tank to save water when flushing.c. giving away your old clothes to those in need of them.d. printing and using computers in an economical way.70. what can be the best title for this passage?a. make your life convenient. b. green your routinec. go to work with your colleagues. d. follow fashion and save water.csome american parents might think their children need better education to compete with china and other countries. but how much do the parents themselves need to change?a new book called “battle hymn of the tiger mother” by amy chua has caused a debate （争论）about cultural differences in parenting. ms. chua is a professor at the yale law school in new haven, connecticut, and the mother of two daughters. she was raised in the american midwest by immigrant（移民的）chinese parents.in the chinese culture, the tiger represents strength and power. in her book, ms. chua writes about how she demanded excellence from her daughters. for example, she threatened（吓唬）to burn her daughters stuffed animals unless she played a piece of music perfectly. she would insult（侮辱）her daughters if they fa