浙江省台州市书生中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

浙江省台州市书生中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节:(满分5分) ： 听下面5段对话, 选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。where will the speakers go first?a. to the park b. to the museum c. to the market2. what will the woman do this evening? a. see her sister off b. fly to paris c. see a film3. what is holly doing now? a. doing her homework b. cleaning a bike c. changing clothes4. what does the man think of soap operas? a. exciting b. boring c. long5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. the weather b. the work c. the air-conditioner第二节 (满分15分) 听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。听第6段对话，回答6至7题。6. what is the woman?a. a guide b. a travel agent c. a secretary7. how will the man and his wife travel?a. by plane b. by ship c. by coach听第7段对话，回答8至10题。8. what day is it today?a. monday b. tuesday c. wednesday9. who will most probably play as a goalkeeper tonight?a. stuart b. paul c. steve10. what will the woman do next?a. make a phone call b. watch a match c. visit her brother听第8段对话，回答11至13题。11. what is the man going to do tomorrow?a. do shopping b. attend a party c. go fishing12. what will the speakers buy for uncle harold?a. a bag b. a fishing pole c. a camera13. what does the man suggest doing?a. coming back tomorrow b. walking round for a while c. having something to drink听第9段对话，回答14至17题。14 . why is linda so frightened?a. she has been robbed b. she is at home alonec. she has been followed by someone15. where did linda meet the stranger on monday?a. at a restaurant b. outside a shoe store c. at a bookstore16. what did linda do right after she saw the stranger today?a. she stared at him b. she went into a bookstore c. she went home quickly17. what does the man advise linda to do? a. wait and see b. call the police at once c. ask the stranger what he really wants听第10段独白，回答18至20题。18. how does the speaker mostly get the news?a. from the newspapers b. from tv c. from the internet19. what is the speaker mostly interested in? a. entertainment b. politics c. weather forecast20. what does the speaker think the media should do? a. affect citizens lives b. think about the truth c. respect peoples privacy第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30）单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分, 满分10分）21. - is there anything else to discuss? - _, i guess. a. not at all b. no, thats all c. yes, im sure d. yes, of course 22. dont forget to take a breath of _ fresh air and do some exercise each day. it will make _ difference. a. 不填；a b. the；a c. 不填；the d. a；the mary worked here as a _secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company. a. pessimistic b. temporary c. previous d. cautious 24. -did he say anything that _ to you especially? - not really. actually i slept halfway through his speech. a. adapted b. attached c. appealed d. referred25. shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first_.a. intention b. attempt c. purpose d. desire 26. they have earned lots of money, so i _ believe that the business is a success. a. mildly b. firmly c. actively d. tightly27. it was said the president of the university had to resign as he was _ of bribery. a. charged b. blamed c. accused d. appealed 28. these oranges look a little dry, but some orange juice may be able to be _. a. picked out b. squeezed out c. given out d. left out29. yesterday they had a quarrel and broke up with each other, but now they have _. a. turned up b. put up c. made up d. shown up30 there are some health problems that, when _in time, can become bigger ones later on. a. not treated b. not being treated c. not to be treated d. not having been treated 31. _ work experience, he failed to finish the work on time. a. lacked b. lacking c. lacked of d. lacking of32. it will be a big help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner._, i will set the table. a. as a result b. on the whole c. in the meanwhile d. as a matter of fact 33. david apologized to me yesterday. _, i wont forgive him for it was not the first time that he had hurt me. a. if so b. if ever c. even so d. even though34. beneath our feet _ that our life depends on for food and clothing.a. the earth lay b. the earth lies c. lie the earth d. lies the earth 35. little about her own safety when trying to save the poor blind man, though she was in great danger herself. a. did rose care b. rose did care c. rose does care d. does rose care36. watch out! the petrol _. oh, my god. we have to find a service station soon enough. a. runs out b. has run out c. is running out d. has been run out37.ive heard that our boss is to arrange me for a trade talk with another company, _ i cant go picnicking with you on sunday. a. in this case b. in that case c. in which case d. in case38. if they had known what was coming next, they _ their mind.a. may change b. could change c. must have changed d. might have changed39. i should have gone to visit him in the hospital, but i _ fully occupied the whole of last week. a. were b. had been c. have been d. was40. - excuse me, but could i trouble you for some change? - _ . will pennies do? a. i know b. never mind c. i am sure d. let me see第二节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）dash of hopedash is a symbol which represents every day weve spent alive on earth. therefore, how you spend your dash is important. recently i 41 about a little girl named hope. after learning more about her life, i couldnt help but feel it was not by 42 , nor happenstance（意外事件）, that she had been named hope. the strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 43 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others. 44 i never had the opportunity to meet her, i wish i had. it seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special. hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 45 a wish in early december 2010 by the make-a-wish foundation after being 46 that she had a rare type of bone cancer. however, when she found out that more than 150 47 in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved , she unselfishly used her wish to 48 that those children have their wishes granted. she also asked that it be done 49 january 16, 2011. unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her 50 request could not be granted as the funds were simply 51 . they calculated that they would need to raise more than one 52 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 53 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that encouraged caring 54 to help grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 55 as well. newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and tv stations 56 the story of this caring young girl who had 57 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 58 money to help make hopes dream come true. her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 59 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. at the gathering to celebrate her life, a celebration of hope on january 16, 2011 , the 60 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. her wish had been granted!41. a. heard b. thought c. cared d. talked42. a. coincidenceb. independence c. convenienced. intelligence43. a. lostb. carriedc. expectedd. housed44. a. untilb. unless c. thoughd. if45. a. expressedb. offeredc. maded. sent46. a. recognizedb. informedc. remindedd. understood47. a. children b. citizensc. villagersd. relatives48. a. suggestb. askc. arranged. order49. a. forb. toc. ond. by50. a. finalb. formalc. simpled. noble51. a. unbearableb. unbelievable c. unavailabled. uncomfortable52. a. thousandb. hundredc. milliond. billion53. a. disappointed b. surprisedc. worriedd. embarrassed54. a. committeesb. individualsc. corporationsd. organizations55. a. theirsb. oursc. hersd. yours56. a. wroteb. readc. broadcastd. shared57. a. touchedb. examinedc. wond. opened58. a. findingb. spendingc. raisingd. borrowing59. a. perfectlyb. physicallyc. healthilyd. thankfully60. a. proposalb. decisionc. conclusiond. announcement第三部分：阅读理解（共22小题，每小题2分,满分44分）aan old woman had two large pots, one on each end of a pole (扁担). she carried the pole with the pots across her neck. one of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full pot of water. at the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full. for two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. of course, the perfect pot was proud. but the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection. one day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: “i am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.” the old woman smiled: “did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pots side? thats because i have always known about your crack, so i planted flower seeds on your side of the path. and every day while we walk back, you water them.” “for two years i have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. without you being just the way you are, i would not have this beauty.” each of us has our own cracks. but its these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.61. how did the cracked pot feel about itself at first? a. proud. b. happy. c. excited. d. ashamed.62. where were the flowers growing?a. on both sides of the path. b. in the womans house. c. on the perfect pots side. d. on the cracked pots side.63. which is the correct order of the following events? the woman picked the flowers and decorated the table. the woman told the truth to the cracked pot. the cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack. the woman found a crack on one pot. the woman planted some flower seeds. a. b. c. d. 64. what does the passage mainly want to tell us? a. never laugh at old women. b. try your best to be perfect in life.c. imperfection makes life meaningful. d. dont use a cracked pot to carry water. bsince the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. brain-computer interface(bci) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines. recently, two researchers, jose milan and michele tavella from the federal polytechnic school in lausanne, switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts. in the laboratory, tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. he could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts. “our brain has billions of nerve cells. these send signals through the spinal cord（脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. but spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” tavella says. “our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.” the researchers designed a special cap for the user. this head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. the computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. the wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. they help the computer react to commands from the brain. 65. bci is a technology that can _.a. help to update computer systems b. help the disabled to recoverc. link the human brain with computersd. control a persons thoughts66. how did tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory? a. by controlling his muscles. b. by talking to the machine.c. by using his mindd. by moving his hand. 67. which of the following shows the path of the signals described in paragraph 5? a. scalpcomputercapwheelchair b. computercapscalpwheelchair c. capcomputerscalpwheelchair d. scalpcapcomputerwheelchair 68. which of the following would be the best title for the text? a. switzerland, the bci research centerb. new findings about how the human brain works c. robotic vehicles could help to cure brain injuries d. bci could mean more freedom for the disabled c some expressions in english can be really puzzling. have a look at the following to see how it challenges your brainpower.homeric laughter the homer in this expression is the greek poet. people laugh differently. some laugh silently, while others tend to laugh loudly. homeric laughter refers to laughter of the latter kind. it is at times uncontrollable, and the entire body shakes during the process. this kind of laughter is called homeric laughter because this is how the gods laughed in homers classics.a three-ring circus when you refer to a situation as being a three-ring circus, you are saying that it is a situation of complete confusion. there are so many activities taking place all together that they leave you confused or annoyed. the expression comes from the world of entertainment the circus. the area where the artists perform their acts is called the ring. in the past, some of the circuses were so grand that they had three acts taking place simultaneously in three different rings. the audience had to decide which ring they wanted to focus on.in the swim (of things) when someone is in the swim of things, the individual is actively participating in the things happening around him, as in ive been ill, but soon ill be back in the swim of thing. in the world of fishing, fishermen use the word swim to refer to the section of the lake/river where fish can be found in plenty. so, if you are a fisherman and wish to catch a lot of fish, where would you be? you would be in the swim.chickens have come home to roost the word roost refers to the place where birds rest. it could be anything the branch of a tree, a henhouse, etc. the expression is normally used to mean that the bad things that someone did in the past have come back to bite or upset the individual. in other words, one has to face the consequences of the deeds done in the past. the original form of this 700-year-old expression was curses are like chickens; they always come home to roost.69. which of the following can best describe the picture? a. homeric laughter b. a three-ring circus c. in the swim (of things) d. chickens have come home to roost70. what does the underlined word simultaneously(paragraph 3) mean? a. at the same time. b. step by step. c. all of a sudden. d. one after another.71. if you want to know more about such expressions, which website will you probably visit? a. /sports/china.html b. /world/university.html c. /culuture/language.html d. /entertainment/fashion.html72. the passage is written to . a. tell readers some old and interesting stories b. indicate the development of english phrasesc. correct some misunderstandings about wordsd. explain the meanings and origins of some phrasesdon saturday, february 12, 2000, two things happened that changed everything in my life. the first was that on this day my baby sister was married. she was twenty-six this day, and yet to me she was still my baby sister. i suppose that i pictured her as a little girl, and treated her like one in order to hold onto and preserve my own youth. until i saw her in her wedding dress i still had a vision of her with chubby little cheeks and long, dark-brown pigtails(马尾辫子) blowing in the wind, perhaps even a permanent smudge of chocolate around her pink lips. i guess its true that you see only what you want to see. where did this beautiful woman with the glowing complexion(皮肤)and gentle curves(身体曲线) come from?i was happy that day, and also sad. gone were the days of mebossingher around and telling her what she should do with her life. my bossy behavior had earned me the nickname lucy. if you are a peanuts fan then you can clearly imagine my behavior as an older sister. to me it wasnt an insult; i rather like the nickname lucy. i happen to think that lucy is stro