浙江省高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版.doc

2012学年第一学期高二年级期中联合考试英语试题卷 考生须知：本试卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分。满分100分，考试用时90分钟.请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分 （共75分）注意事项：1答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。2每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。第一部分 听力测试（共两节，满分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。1. what is the mans request?a. he asks the woman to give tim a lift. b. he asks the woman to lend her car to timc. he asks the woman to ride in tims car.2. where does the conversation probably take place?a. at home. b. at a telephone booth. c. in an office.3 when does the woman intend to get to the station?a. at about 10:50. b. by 10:15. c. at 10:30 sharp.4. what can we know about the womans father?a. hes been back to work now. b. he hasnt completely recovered.c. he has been out of hospital for a few days.5. what does the man suggest the woman do?a. write back to her aunt at once. b. call her aunt as soon as possible.c. send her aunt an e-mail.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；各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题。6. who is bob?a. larrys classmate. b. larrys friend. c. larrys brother.7. what are they going to do this night?a. have dinner together. b. have a party. c. have a meeting.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. whats the relationship between the two speakers?a. husband and wife. b. father and daughter. c. boss and secretary.9. when and where will they have lunch together?a. at 12:15 in the city. b. at one oclock in the city. c. at half past 11 at home .10. where does the conversation probably take place?a. in their office. b. at home. c. on their way back home.听下面一段材料，回答第11和12题。11. what has the man been thinking about?a. buying a brand new car. b. buying an old car. c. buying a second-hand but newer car.12. why is the womans cousin going to sell his car?a. he is short of money. b. he is going abroad to have further study c. he is going to work overseas.听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what did robin get from john and mariana for his birthday?a. a new walkman. b. a bunch of flowers. c. some photographs of his parents.14. why does sara look sad?a. she is homesick. b. her uncle and aunt treat her badly.c. its a long time since she heard from her parents.15.what can we infer from the conversation?a. robin is good at maths. b. robin thinks highly of his maths teacher.c. robin is not satisfied with his maths teacher.16.how did sara feel during the first year when she was away from home?a. homesick. b. unhappy. c. glad.听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题。17.what did the teacher want to know?a. which monkey is the cleverest. b. which animal is the cleverest.c. which monkey could find the food.18.how did he get the result?a. by doing several experiments with different animals.b .by doing several experiments with different monkeys.c. by watching carefully how monkeys find food.19.whats the main purpose of the teachers experiment on the monkey in the room?a. to find out whether the monkey can find food in the box.b. to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food.c. to find out whether the monkey can find all the boxes.20.how did the teacher feel after the observation?a. surprised. b. upset. c. puzzled.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10小题；每小题1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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。21.though having lived abroad for years，many chinese still_the traditional customs. aperformbpossess cobservedsupport22.-why dont we hold a party to celebrate the achievements gained by our players? -_.abecause we havent got enough preparations.bnot all would like to attend it.cgood idea. dits all because of the terrible weather.23. wang lin failed to be admitted by hong kong university last year，and only then_the importance of english. ahe finally realizedbhe had realizedchad he realizedddid he realize24.this book by tony garrison is of great use for our course. but i think this latest one is_worth reading. abetterbmorecmostdvery25.in face of _ failure, it is the most important to keep up _ good state of mind. aa; / b/; a cthe; / d/; the26. it was foolish of him to_his notes during that important test，and as a result，he got punished. astick tobrefer to ckeep to dpoint to27.he is easy to satisfy .even a small success will give him a sense of _. a.responsibility b.achievement c.humour d.direction28.in august, typhoon morakot swept across taiwan island, _ a lot of villages _. aleft; damaged bleaving; damaging cleaving; damageddleft; damaging29.nowadays, people get news around them and about the world from _ media, on tv, by radio, in the newspaper or on the internet. aformal bprecious cvarious dnormal30.you have got to fill in your name，age，address，and _ in this application form. anutrition boccupation cenvelope datmosphere第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）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。whats your dream? i remember when i was a child, someone would always come up and ask, “what are you going to be when you grow up ?well, it started out as being a cowboy or super hero. later it was a fireman or an artist. my dreams of the future _31_ as i grew older. when, at last , i was in college, i had my heart set on becoming a computer programmer. so i studied and _32_ for that life.now, im designing software full-time and im _33_ that ive realized my dream. _34_, theres a “thief” which goes around stealing our dreams and _35_ us of the necessary mental state to _36_ our goals. sometimes, it will come as a parent, a friend or a co-worker, but the _37_ one is just ourselves.we find ourselves just about reaching the pinnacle(顶点), and this “small” voice says, “ youll never _38_ it. very few have ever done this _39_.” and on and on the “small” voice predicts some kind of _40_.failure, though, is exactly how dreams are realized. it is one of the most important tools we have _41_ it teaches us good lessons. and, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for success, _42_ is probably just around the corner.there is no “overnight” success, but with perseverance(毅力), it will _43_.so be _44_ to your dream, and dont let anyone _45_ it from youespecially yourself.31. a. achievedb. disappearedc. changedd. combined32. a. askedb. lookedc. preparedd. waited33. a. shocked b. curiousc. puzzledd. content34. a. howeverb. thereforec. besidesd. finally35. a. remindingb. riddingc.robbingd. informing36. a. recordb. findc. setd. reach37. a. cleverestb. greatestc. strangestd. bravest38. a. makeb. understandc. findd. support39. a. successfullyb. sincerelyc. bravelyd. happily40.a. pityb. dangerc. failured. accident41. a. whenb. becausec. befored. although42.a. whatb. whichc. thatd. it43.a. developb. stayc. comed. return44.a. equalb. usefulc. trued. polite45.a. borrowb. stealc. separated. expect第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的a、b、c、d四个答案中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。afamily traditions were important in our house,and one was more appreciated than our annual trip to the woods for the perfect christmas tree. “dad,can we watch when you trim(修剪) it?” my eldest son ,john ,asked on the way home. “i wont be cutting this year,” my husband said.”you and your brother dan are old enough to measure things, fit the tree to the stand and do it by yourselves. think you boys can handle it?” they seemed to grow six inches in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility.“we can handle it,”dan promised. we wont let you down.” a few days before christmas,dan and john rushed in after school. they gathered the tools theyd need and brought them out of yard, where the tree waited. i left the older boys to their work and brought david inside for his early supper. a moment later i heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the trees into the living room. then i heard the sound become dead slience.i hurried out to them. the tree was too short. john crossed his arm tight across his chest. his eyes were filled with angry tears. the tree was central to our holiday, but it was not what i worried about. i didnt want the boys to feel ashamed every time they looked at it. we had a terrible problem on our hands. i couldnt lower the ceiling, and i couldnt raise the floor either. there was no way to repair the damage. if i couldnt fix the problem, maybe i could get creative with it. a thought came to my mind, which turned to the solution. i followed them back into the living room. “we cant make the tree taller,” i said. “but we can put it on a higher position.” dan turned his head sideways, measuring the distance with his eyes . “we can put it on the coffee table and put the lights and decorations on before we lift it up . thus, we wont need a ladder. it just might work! lets try it!” when my husband got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, dan and john held their breath. “what a good idea!” he declared, as if the boys had gone beyond all his expectations.“why didnt i ever think of such a thing ?” john broke into a grin. dans chest swelled with pride. david squealed.46.who trimmed the christmas trees this year?a. david b. the writer c. the childrend. the writers husband47.by “ grow six inches” ( paragraph4), the writer means that the children might feel _.a. excited b. nervous c. terrible d. worried48.what was the writer worried about according to paragraph 6?a.the christmas tree b. the husbands health c. the holidayd. the boys pride49.how was the short tree turned into a perfect one?a. by making it tallerb. by lowering the ceilingc. by placing it on a tabled. by raising the floor50.what the writers husband said in the end shows that _.a. he expected too much of the childrenb. he was satisfied with what the children had donec. it was stupid of the children to think of such an idea.d.the children shouldnt have given up the responsibilitybthe pacific island nation of nauru used to be a beautiful place. now it is an ecological disaster area. naurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequence - other countries might learn from its mistakes. for thousands of years, polynesian people lived on the remote island of nauru, far from western civilization. the first european to arrive was john fearn in 1798. he was the british captain of the hunter, a whaling ship. he called the island pleasant island. however, because it was very remote, nauru had little communication with europeans at first. the whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. these elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. a ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900. naurus real troubles began in 1899 when a british mining company discovered phosphate (磷酸盐)on the island. in fact, it found that the island of nauru was nearly all phosphate, which is a very important fertilizer for farming. the company began mining the phosphate. a phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine. when a company strip-mines, it removes the top layer of soil. then it takes away the material it wants. strip mining totally destroys the land. gradually, the lovely island of nauru started to look like the moon. in 1968, nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate. unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. in addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. soon people realized that they had a terrible problem - their phosphate was running out. ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing. by 2000, nauru was financially ruined. experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. this will probably never happen. 51. what might be the authors purpose in writing the text? a. to seek help for naurus problems. b. to give a warning to other countries c. to show the importance of money d. to tell a heartbreaking story of a war.52. what was nauru like before the europeans came? a. rich and powerful b. modern and open c. peaceful and attractive d. greedy and aggressive53. the ecological disaster in nauru resulted from _. a. soil pollution b. phosphate overmining c. farming activity d. whale hunting 54. which of the following was a cause of naurus financial problem? a. its leaders misused the money b. it spent too much repairing the island c. its phosphate mining cost much money d. it lost millions of dollars in the civil war.55. what can we learn about nauru from the last paragraph? a. the ecological damage is difficult to repair. b. the leaders will take the experts words seriously. c. the island was abandoned by the nauruans. d. the phosphate mines were destroyed.c women were friends, i once would have said, when they totally love and support and trust each other, and bear to each other the secrets of their souls, and runno questions askedto help each other, and tell harsh truths to each other(no, you cant wear that dress unless you lose ten pounds first.) when these truths must be told.in other words, i once would have said that a friend is a friend all the way, but now i believe thats narrow point of view. friendships serve many different functions，meet different needs and range from those as all-the-way as the friendship of the soul sisters mentioned above to that of the most casual playmates.convenience friends are women with whom wed have no particular reason to be friends: a next-door neighbor or the mother of one of our childrens closest friends. theyll lend us their cups for a party. theyll drive our kids to school when were sick. theyll take us to pick up our car when we need a lift .as we will for them.but we dont , with convenience friends, ever come too close or tell too much;we maintain our public face and emotional distance.special-interest friends arent intimate（亲密）,and they neednt involve kids or cats.their value lies in some interest jointly shared .and so we may have an office friend or a tennis friend.“ive got one woman friend,” says joyce,”who likes,as i do,to take music courses,which makes it nice for me and her.id say that what were doing is doing together,not being together.”crossroads friends are important for what was for the friendship we shared at a crucial（关键的）,now past,time of life.a time,perhaps,when we roomed in college together or went together through pregnancy, birth and that scary first year of new motherhood.crossroads friends develop powerful links,links strong enough to endure with not much more contact than once-a-year letters at christmas.and out of respect for those crossroads years, for those dramas and dreams we once shared,we will always be friends.crossroads friends seem to maintain a special kind of intimacy -dormant（休眠的） but always ready to be revived（复活） -and though we may rarely meet ,whenever we do connect,its personal and strong.another kind of intimacy exists in the cross-generational friendships ,the friends that form across generation in what one woman calls her daughter-mother and her mother-daughter relationships.there are good friends, pretty good friends and very good friends, and these friendships are defined by their level of intimacy. we might tell a good friend,for example ,that yesterday we had a fight with our husband.and we might tell a pretty good friend that this fight with our husband made us so mad that we slept on the couch.and we might tell a very good friend that the reason we got so mad in that fight that we slept on the couch had something to do with a girl who works in his office. but its only to our very best friends that were willing to tell all,to tell whats going on with that girl in his office.56. the underlined word “harsh”(in para.1)probably means “-“ a. protective b.impossible c.unpleasant d.unbelievable57. what can we know about convenience friends?a. people may share their sorrow and pain with their convenience friends.b. people may borrow a large sum of money from their convenience friends.c. people may ask their convenience friends to pick up their children for them.d. people would like to seek comfort and convenience from their convenience friends.58. what is the similarity between crossroads friends and cross-gernerational friends?a. they often write to each other but never meet.b. they become friends at a crucial time of their life.c. they both enjoy a special kind of intimacy with each other.d. the relationship usually exists between mothers and daughters.59. the friendships in the passage are classified（