浙江省温州市高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

2012学年第二学期十校联合体高二期中联考英语试卷（满分120分，考试时间：100分钟）第i卷（共95分）第一部分 听力测试（本题有2节，共20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。1who is coming for dinner? amark btracy. cjohn2what will the man do next? aleave right away. b. stay for coffee. c. take a piano lesson.3what does the woman want to watch？ anews bsports world cmovie4what hobby does the man have? areading and watching tv btaking photos ccollecting stamps5which description of the following is right？ a. the woman is buying films. b. she wants all her films enlarged. c. she only wants five enlarged.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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7题。6how did they meet？ athey fixed a date before bthey happened to meet each other cat a business meeting7what is the man doing now in new york？ aon a business trip bon a vacation con a visit.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8when did the man and ann probably arrive at the beach？ a. at 9:00 am. b. at 10:00. c. at noon.9what do we learn about the man？ahe didnt have a good time at the beach. bhe regretted not having put sunscreen on. c. he was worried about anns skin.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10how did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke？afrom young smokers. bfrom a newspaper article. cfrom some smoking parents11why does the man say that he should keep away from babies？ ahe has just become a father b. he wears dirty clothes. c. he is a smoker.12what does the woman suggest smoking parents should do？a. stop smoking altogether. b. smoke only outside their houses. creduce dangerous matter in cigarettes听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what do we know about the woman？ashe lives close to the university bshe is a new student in the university cshe likes the big kitchen14how did the man go to school this morning？ aon foot. bby bus cby car.15why was stella late for work? ashe missed the bus bher train was late cher car broke down16what will the man do next day？ ago to school by train bvisit marta in her flatcleave home earlier听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17according to the passage, what were dogs trained for in the past?afor protection against other animals. bjust for fun. cfor the purpose of guarding the house.18why were dogs used for hunting？ abecause they did not eat other animals bbecause they could run faster than any other animal cbecause they always obeyed their masters19whats the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now？ afor companionship bfor amusement. cfor hunting20whats the main idea of the passage？a. the city can be a lonely place b. people in the west are fond of animals c. dogs functions have changed now第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. it is the ability not the age that will make difference to get professional job. a. /; the b. a; a c. /; / d. the; / 22. little by little, dick has earned an excellent as a fair person in his hometown. a. interest b. character c. friendship d. reputation23. dont worry. the arrangements have already been for the concert. a. in place b. in particular c. in peace d. in return24. when people began to paint people and nature in a humanistic way.a. then the renaissance came b. then came the renaissancec. then did the renaissance come d. then the renaissance did come25. the young journalist was her work for long. thats why she was soon promoted and proved herself to be a good one. a. depending on b. concentrating on c. holding on d. relying on26. , i will help you with your work so that it could be done ahead of time. a. if any b. if ever c. if possible d. if not27. nursery rhymes usually have strong rhythm and much repetition, small children to learn and recite. a. appealing to b. appealed to c. to appeal to d. being appealing to28. tim, i believe a friendly, respected relationship is more effective than a(n) , competitive one in schools. i couldnt agree more. a. allergic b. aggressive c. abstract d. accurate29. the boy felt nervous at the beginning when he dived into the swimming-pool; but finally he got relaxed after trying times. a. a good deal of b. a great number of c. a large amount of d. a plenty of30. first aid does really save lives when properly and timely. a. performing b. to perform c. performed d. perform 31. -i have my faith in my uncle, nick, a super guy. he everything perfectly well. -oh, i dont think so. nobody can be always correct before things really happen. a. predicts b. presents c. protects d. pretends32. without your , i the first prize in the english competition.a. aid; couldnt have won b. aim; couldnt have wonc. aid; couldnt win d. aim; couldnt win33. look, my goal is to become a super english-chinese translator and tour around the world. such an ambitious goal. you must study hard to a good knowledge of english. a. accuse b. acquire c. apply d. adopt34. the new government claims that changes the situation will be in the world, we chinese always fight against war. a. otherwise b. meanwhile c. whatever d. however35. peter was late for his friends birthday party that evening. - ? as far as i know, he is always reliable and punctual. a. so what b. why not c. how come d. what for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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 daddy usually got up while the rest of the world still slept. throughout the many junior and senior high mornings i watched my father go to work. i 36 told him how that scene affected me. i simply wondered at his ability to do 37 he did: keeping the 38 filled with food，putting the christmas gifts under the tree, and 39 me to visit college campuses on his day off. perhaps it was because these things seemed so 40 that i didnt speak of them.and then at college ,away from himwhen his presence became the 41 over the phone during weekend callsi thought other men were more 42 than daddy. those men taught classes and explained complex theories. as i traveled to europe in my later college year, i realized i had seen more, and had traveled farther than daddy ever had. i was 43 with a sense of self-importance.this sense went on until i entered the difficult areaworking with all the_44 . i began looking forward to returning home，talking with daddy and listening to the stories of his childhood days. i 45 daddy againwith respect as an adult. and i realized that he was a man who committed himself to this 46 job as a father.and now，at the age of 48，when i spend precious 47 with my thirteen year old son，i wonder what he 48 me. at what point will i slip away from his list of important men， 49 will there be a point when hell return to me with a nod of 50 ？will he hug me in the name of love and 51 ？sometimes simple things are difficult to teach. sometimes the easiest things are the hardest to learn. i hope my son will one day value all the 52 and truths of life that have flowed to him. 53 , i have 54 my goals because of the strides (阔步) my father took for me. and as my son grows older，i believe that he，too，will go on his 55 following the strides that i have made for him.36a. sometimes bonce c. never doften37a. that ball cwhich dhow38a. floor bkitchen chouse droom39a. attempting bhaving cdriving dletting40a. ordinary bevident ctypical dconcrete41a. sound bvoice cfigure dimage42a. important bfaithful cattractive dspecific43a. surprised bfilled ccovered dconvinced44a. desires bhorrors cpressure dpleasure 45a. recognized bresearched creminded dresponded46a. thankful buseful cthankless dhopeless47a. gifts bstories cmoments dexperiences48a. thinks of bcares about cthinks outdcares for49a. so band cbut dor50a. agreement bpreference cunderstanding dpraise51a. praise brespect cadmire dtrust52a. tests bgifts c lessons dmessages53a. extremely bessentially cespecially deventually54a. succeeded bachieved cmissed dlost55a. way bsuccess cplan djob第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节:阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并填涂在答题卡上。ain the united states elementary education begins at the age of six. at this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. the atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. the old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were not recognized quite a long time ago - so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction. the social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common interests. so the focus is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. this may seem curious, in view of the fact that american society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. most americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say the educational system fails. it does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness. 56. according to the passage, the teachers thought _ and _ are very important in american school. a. interest and knowledge b. competition and friendlinessc. curiousness and kindness d. happiness and interest 57. at present, many people argue about the idea of elementary school, because_. a. children are not willing to help each other b. schools focus a lot on knowledge studyc. schools give little actual instruction d. schools pay more attention to competition.58. why do americans focus on co-operation?a. because american society is a highly competitive societyb. because americans accept the idea that people need to work togetherc. because co-operation will lead to a few criminals d. because american former educational system failed59. the text tells us the following things about elementary education except _. a. the atmosphere in school b. future c. the aims d. the method 60. the writers attitude towards american education is_. a. positive b. negative c. neutral (中立的). d. doubtfulbbeijing, march 25 (xinhua) - scientists from china and the united states have mapped a key genetic code for bread wheat, a discovery that will help improve the crops productivity and ability to withstand extreme conditions.the sequence(测序) and draft(草图绘制) of the a genome(基因组), one of the three basic genomes of wheat, was published on the website of the journal nature on monday. researchers present this major achievement, by analysis of the genome of wheat t. urartu, the contributor of the a genome, to show its structure and characteristics. the identification of around 38,000 wheat genes is expected to help provide a valuable resource to accelerate deeper genomic breeding(育种) studies and offer a new foundation for the study of wheat evolution and genetic improvement.the research, started by a team from the institute of genetics and development biology under the chinese academy of sciences (cas), was conducted by shenzhen-based bgi, a leading genomics organization, and the university of california, davis.bread wheat (triticum aestivum) is one of the most widely planted and eaten food crops in the world. it feeds about 40 percent of the worlds population and provides 20 percent of a humans daily suggested amounts of calories and protein. major efforts are underway around the world to increase the crops output and quality by multiplying genetic differences and fight against cold, drought and disease.however, the extremely large size and polyploid(多倍体) complexity of the wheat genome have so far acted as solid barriers for researchers to gain insight into its biology and evolution. 61. this passage is mainly about _.a. wheats influence and contribution to the world b. the barriers in wheats genetic study c. the aim of wheats genetic study d. scientists unlock key genome of wheat62. the underlined word “accelerate” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _.a. put off b. go up c. hold off d. speed up63. the identification of wheat genes is supposed to do the following except_. a. to meet humans daily need of calories and protein. b. to increase its output to feed more population as much as possible. c. to contribute to the development of its biology and evolution.d. to increase its ability to survive in nature.64. which of the following is true according to the passage?awheats genetic study has advanced significantly. bwheats genetic study has been carried out smoothly. cwheats genetic study has little effect on resistance to natural conditions.dall the genomes of wheat have been mapped successfully.65. where probably can you see this passage?a. in a novel b. in a lab c. on a website d. in a storybookcwhen i was growing up, the whole world was jewish. the landlord, the doctor, the grocer, your best friend, the village idiot, and the neighborhood bully: all jewish. we were working class and immigrants as well, but that just came with territory. essentially we were jews on the streets of new york. we learned to be kind, cruel, smart and feeling in a mixture of language and gesture that was part street slang, part grade school english, part kitchen yiddish.one sunday evening when i was eight years old my parents and i were riding in the back seat of my rich uncles car. suddenly, another car sideswiped us. my mother and aunt screamed. my uncle complained. my father, in whose lap i was sitting, said out the window at the speeding car, “thats all right. nothing but a few jews in here.” in an instant i knew everything. i knew there was a world beyond our streets, and in that world my father was humiliated man, without power or standing.when i was sixteen, a girl in the next building had her nose straightened; we all went together to see selma shapiro lying in state, wrapped in bandages from which would emerge a person fit for a new life beyond the block, three buildings away.a boy went downtown for a job, and on his application he wrote “arnold brown” instead of “arnold braunowiitz”. the news swept through the neighborhood like a wild fire. a nose job? a name change? what was happening here? we were going to experience challenges. thats what it meant to be in the new world. for the first time we could imagine ourselves out there.but who exactly do i mean when i say we? i mean my brother, not me. i mean the boys, not the girls. my mother stood behind me, pushing me forward. “the girl goes to college, too,” she said. and i did. but my going to college would not mean the same thing as my mothers going to college, and we all knew it. for my brother, college meant going from the bronx to manhattan. but for me? i did not actually imagine myself a working person alone in manhattan and nobody else did either. what i did imagine was that i would marry, and that the man i married would get me downtown. he would brave the risks of class and race, and somehow id be there alongside him.66. how do you understand the underlined sentence in paragraph2?a. to show the fact that nothing happened and they werent hurt at all.b. to show fathers good manners when meeting troubles.c. to show fathers feeling powerless and helpless being a jewish.d. to show fathers relief from not being injured.67. selma shapiro had her nose straightened because she wanted _.a. to look her best b. to find a new job in the neighborhoodc. to live a new life in other places d. to marry very soon 68. which is the fact according to the passage?a. the boy changed the name in order to make an attracting piece of news.b. the boy changed his name because there was racial discrimination in employment.c. the name brown was just the same as braunowiitz.d. the boy changed the name to challenge himself.69. we can infer from the passage that _.a. only throu