浙江省杭州市夏衍中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

杭州市夏衍中学2015学年第一学期期末考试试卷高二英语考生须知：1全卷分试卷和答题卡、答题卷。试卷共12页，76题。满分100分。时间为90分钟。2试卷答案必须做在答题卡及答题卷的相应位置上，做在试卷上无效试 卷 一、听力测试（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）第一节（本节有5小题，每小题1分，共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 will they buy for the bedroom? a. chairs b. cabinets c. lamps2. what will the woman probably do next? a. write to her auntie b. call her auntie c. visit her auntie3. how will the man go to the airport? a. by underground b. by taxi c. by bus4. how long are pubs open in busy areas? a. for six hours b. for twelve hours c. for ten hours5. what day is it today? a. saturday b. monday c. friday第二节 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, 你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。听下面一段材料，回答6-7题。6. what does the girl think of her phone? a. out of date b. expensive c. great7. what did the boy get for her birthday?a. a pair of shoes b. a pair of glasses c. a pair of jeans听下面一段材料，回答8-10题。8. what does d0411 mean? a. the womans birthday b. the womans dogs birthday c. the womans car number9. what did the woman do yesterday? a. she repainted her car b. she checked the car c. she had the car fixed10. what do we know about the womans car? a. it is broken. b. it is new c. it is yellow听下面一段材料，回答11-13题。11. what did the woman dream about just now? a. a man who would kill her b. a thief who stole her money c. a man who sold oranges12. what is crazy in the mans opinion? a. the woman ran through many cities b. the woman ran in front of him c .the woman fought with the monsters13. what did they do before going to bed? a. they watched a scary movie b. they read a scary novelc. they talked about scary things听下面一段材料，回答14-15题。14. what did the woman eat for breakfast this morning? a. fruit salad b. hamburgers c. eggs15. where are the speakers probably? a. in the mans house b. in the restaurant c. in the womans house二、完型填空 （本题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）it had been a nice and sunny day. i stepped slowly towards the edge of the cliff and looked out. the 16 was wonderful. i could 17 the gentle wind coming from the coast while watching the brilliant sunset.my dad and i used to enjoy the sunset together on that very 18 . we would also watch the waves crash into the 19 below. my mother would always annoy us how 20 it was. i was never worried, _21_ i always felt safe next to my father, who spent most of his life out 22 in his boat.i remember one time on his boat；i had 23 off the back and into the cold water accidentally. my dad immediately jumped off to 24 me. i would never forget that day, and from that point i knew 25 would prevent my dad protecting me if i was in danger.as i 26 there on top of the cliff, i remembered the times i spent with my dad. i looked down sorrowfully at the urn (骨灰瓮) 27 . my father was my rock, someone i could 28 when i needed him most. but now he was gone, and i felt sorrowful and 29 .it had always been my fathers last 30 to have his ashes scattered out at sea. i 31 the urn, said a 32 farewell (告别) and then slowly twisted off the lid. the wind started to change 33 , blowing out towards the sea. i looked last time down at my fathers ashes and then 34 for a moment, i scattered the contents out over the cliff.i wiped away a tear, but it was perfect happiness rather than sadness, because i finally knew the man who 35 so much to me, my father, was finally at peace.16a. journey b. condition c. view d. food17a. see b. feel c. hear d. smell18a. spot b. river c. day d. moment19a. wind b. rubbish c. walls d. rocks20a. embarrassing b. interesting c. famous d. dangerous21a. because b. when c. if d. though22a. at peace b. at rest c. at sunset d. at sea23a. jumped b. fallen c. dived d. swam24a. comfort b. protect c. rescue d. follow25a. everything b. something c. nothing d. anything26a. stood b. lay c. hanged d. slept27a. under my arm b. in my hands c. on my shoulder d. around my neck28a. care for b. learn from c. depend on d. turn down29a. fearless b. hopeless c. careless d. shameless30a. chance b. behavior c. ambition d. wish31a. looked back on b. looked out for c. looked down at d. looked up to32a. silent b. surprising c. sudden d. strange33a. speed b. distance c. force d. direction34a. screamed b. hesitated c. laughed d. complained35a. helped b. meant c. owed d. did三、 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） aabout ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named josh was traveling down a chicago neighborhood street. he was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder jaguar xke, which was only two months old.he was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. as his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out andwhump! it hit the jags shiny black side door! immediately josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. he shouted at the kid, “what was that all about and who are you? thats my new jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. why did you throw it? ”“please, mister, please. . . im sorry! i didnt know what else to do! ” begged the youngster. “i threw the brick because no one else would stop! ” tears were streaming down the boys face as he pointed around the parked car. “its my brother, mister, ” he said. “he rolled of the curb (路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and i cant lift him up. ”sobbing, the boy asked the businessman, “ would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? hes hurt and hes too heavy for me. ”moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be ok. he then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.it was a long walk back to the black, shining 12 cylinder jaguar xkea long and slow walk. josh never did fix the side door of his jaguar. he kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. feel for the bricks of life coming at you.36how did the driver reflect firstly when he found the boy throwing a brick on his car?a. surprised b. angry c. strange d. sad37the boy threw a brick at the businessmans car because _.a. the businessman drove at a high speed b. he envied the brand-new car very muchc. he wanted to ask for some money d. he wanted to get help from the driver38which of the following is the right order of the story?a. the younger brother threw a brick at joshs car.b. the elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.c. the younger brother begged josh for help.d. josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.e. josh shouted at the younger brother.a. b, a, e, c, d b. a, c, d, b, ec. b, a, c, e, d d. a, c, b, e, d39what can we learn from the passage?a. josh would accept the money from the kids. b. the two kids were joshs neighbors.c. josh was a kind-hearted man. d. joshs new car broke down easily.40according to the passage, the last sentence means _.a. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future lifeb. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerousc. trying to be more understanding seeing others in troubled. protecting oneself from being hurtbborn with easy-broken bone disease, zhang yonghong is only half a meter tall and must use a wheelchair. his thin arms and legs can hardly support any weight, and he is unable to take care of himself. however, his hands are able to produce fine paper-cuts, which will free his daughter from the same disease.to support himself, he learned how to make pap er-cut art from his mother. he sold his artwork and taught his techniques in xian for eight years before discovering his young daughter inherited the disease from him, leading zhang to move his family to beijing for his daughters better treatment five years ago.the daughters treatment costs about 30,000 yuan a year. the familys savings was used up in two years, and zhang was forced to start to sell his work in underground passages with his healthy wife, who soon left him because of the hard life.with a little help from government, he was lucky to meet some kindhearted people in beijing. a hong kong businessman gave 60,000 yuan to him last year to treat the girl and start a small shop on qiangulouyuan, which is known as a famous hutong that attracts lots of tourists over holidays. zhang rui, a university graduate, spends most of her time helping zhang sell the paper-cuts, translating the stories of the paper-cuts into english and selling the works on the roadside of nanluoguxiang.however, the artist still lives beyond his income (收入) and struggles to continue his small business. “selling paper-cuts is his only source of income. without this, he cant support the family and treat his daughter,” says zhang rui, who hopes more people will help zhang.41why did zhang grow only half a meter tall?a. his easy-broken bone disease affected him.b. his parents also had the same disease.c. his poor family couldnt provide him with rich food.d. an unexpected accident caused him to grow slowly.42what does the underlined word “inherited” probably mean in paragraph 2?a. get around b. take away c. pass on d. go over43why did his wife leave him?a. because she was afraid of losing the daughter.b. because she was tired of him and her children.c. because she lost hope for her daughter.d. because the life was too hard for them.44with the help of a hong kong businessman, zhang yonghong _.a. could support the daily life of his family b. ran a shop of his own in beijingc. hired a girl to sell his artworks d. could start a translation room45what can we conclude from the last paragraph?a. zhang still needs more people to help him.b. zhang manages his business very well.c. zhangs business needs to be developed.d. zhang needs to look for a wife to help him.cplanning a visit to the uk? here we help with ways to cut your costs.avoid big events big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of hotel expense and make it harder to find a room. a standard double room at the thistle brighton on the final friday of the brighton comedy festival (19 oct.) cost 169.15 at b. a week later, the same room cost 118.15.if you want to know dates to avoidor youre looking for a big event to pass your timecheck out sites such as w, which allow you to search for events in the uk by city, date and category.stayaway from the station if traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more because of convenience at the start of your holiday.dont be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. booking two months ahead of time, the cheapest room at travelodges central euston hotel in london for saturday 22 september was 95.95. a room just a tube journey away at its covent garden hotel was 75.75. and at farringdon, a double room cost just 62.95.look after yourself really central hotels in cities such as london, edinburgh and cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. so it will be a good choice to consider checking into a self-cooking flat with its own kitchen. often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. a great example is the historic oneill flat on edinburghs royal mile, available for 420 for five days in late september, with room for four adults.get on a bike londons boris bikes have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs. among the smaller cities with their own programmes are newcastle (casual members pay around 1.50 for two hours) and cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or 5 per day).46the brighton comedy festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may_.a. help travelers pass time b. attract lots of travelers to the ukc. allow travelers to make flexible plans d. cause travelers to pay more for hotel expense47“farringdon” in paragraph 5 is most probably _.a. a hotel away from the train station b. the tube line to covent gardenc. an ideal holiday destination d. the name of a travel agency48the passage shows that the oneill flat _.a. lies on the ground floor b. is located in central londonc. provides cooking facilities for tourists d. costs over 100 on average per day in late september49cardiffs program allows a free bike for a period of _ at most.a. half an hour b. one hour c. one hour and a half d. two hours50the main purpose of the passage is _.a. to tell visitors how to book in advanceb. to supply visitors with hotel informationc. to show visitors the importance of self-helpd. to offer visitors some money-saving tips第二节：根据短文内容，从下框的ag项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余项。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5 分）51mr. and mrs. smith had a quarrel. their friend mr. brown went to talk to them. when he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the smiths.52mr. wang paid for a new school. some people did not like the design of the school but they agreed with mr. wang.53mr. brown had quite a good job in hong kong. but he thought a job in singapore would be better. his wife didnt want him to leave his job in hong kong. she reminded him to give up this idea.54jenny formed the habit of getting up late during summer holiday. she was scolded for being late on her first day of new term. she then promised that sort of thing would never happen again.55the 7-year-old marie got a nice cd player as her birthday gift. and she was unwilling to let others use it at any time even though it was not used at all by herself.a. to pour oil on troubled waters“to pour oil on troubled waters” means trying to calm things down. oil is lighter than water. if a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. the second ship can send small boats to rescue people. however, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.b. a bird in hand is worth two in the bushif im a hunter, trying to catch birds, its better to catch one bird than to see two birds in a bush but not be able to catch them. thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in the future.c. he who pays the pipe calls the tunea pipe is a musician. the man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out.d. once bitten, twice shyif a dog bites me, i shall be twice as careful in future when i see it. this proverb is applied to many things and not only to dogs. if you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again.e. you cant get blood out of a stone“you cant get blood out of a stone” means that you cant get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want. for example, you cant expect a million dollars from a poor man.f. dont be a dog in a mangerthis means “dont be selfish”. in a stable, the manger is the place where the horses food is put. sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food. the dog doesnt want to eat the hay in the manger and bark when a horse eat it.g. a young idler, an old beggar.it goes without saying that the youth is the best time of life, during which ones mental and physical states are at their peaks. it takes relatively less time and pains to learn or accept new things in a world full of changes and rapid developments. in addition, one is less likely to be under great pressure from career, family and health problems when young.四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。how are you getting along with your senior high school? it may be hard for you as this is the first time that you _56_(leave) your parents. i know that you are now having trouble _57_(communicate) with others, and you may often feel lonely. thats _58_you are new here and people dont know about you. but i think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below.first, you sho