浙江省桐乡市高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题（普通班）.doc

桐乡市高级中学2014学年第二学期高二年级(普通班)期中考试试卷英语试题考生须知：1. 本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分，满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。2. 选择题的答案用2b铅笔涂在机读答题卡上，非选择题答案用0.5以上黑色签字笔写在答题卷上。第i卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面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 did the man do last weekend? a. he went camping.b. he attended a party.c. he stayed home with his friends.2. when did the woman meet anna? a. at 7:55.b. at 7:58.c. at 8:02.3. why does the woman remember james so well? a. he has a funny face.b. he was the first person she met at school.c. he was late for school on the first day.4. what do we know about the man? a. he is eager to meet the boss. b. he is going to give a talk on fishing.c. he has the same hobby as the boss.5. what does the woman mean? a. bob never studies hard.b. bob has been studying hard lately.c. bob started preparing for the test long ago.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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、7题。6. what did the woman dream about? a. the man had an accident.b. the boss wanted to fire the man.c. the man was going to give up his job.7. whats the relationship between the speakers? a. colleagues.b. doctor and patient.c. husband and wife.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why did the woman call the man? a. to cancel a booking.b. to make a reservation.c. to change her trip.9. when does the hotel have a special offer? a. january.b. february.c. march.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. who might johnny be? a. the mans son.b. the mans brother.c. the womans brother.11. what will the man do today? a. go shopping.b. meet some friends.c. play basketball.12. what kind of life does the woman live? a. very busy.b. easy.c. interesting.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where does the conversation probably take place? a. on the phone.b. at the office.c. in a restaurant.14. what does the woman think is the key part of the whole operation? a. having early studies.b. having a good product.c. getting a good import agent.15. what kind of company does the man work for? a. a phone company.b. a bicycle company.c. a furniture design company.16. what does the woman mean in the end? a. she will sell the product.b. she will help the man with the report.c. she hasnt been convinced by the man.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. why did the speakers family move to new york city? a. to move into a smaller apartment.b. to go to a better school.c. to experience more cultures.18. what did the speaker dislike about her new building? a. it was noisy outside.b. it was far from her school.c. it wasnt in a safe neighborhood.19. what was the speakers favorite thing about the city? a. eating delicious food.b. going to museums and theaters.c. making a lot of new friends.20. what did the speaker mainly think of the city? a. it was mostly positive.b. everything was a challenge.c. things changed from bad to good.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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. luo jiahui, _ typical asian american, was elected governor of the state of washington in 1996, the first to win _ honor. a. a; anb. the; anc. the; thed. a; the22. not until the press reported the pollution _ why the water supply had been cut off. a. people did knowb. people knewc. didnt people knowd. did people know23. -whats the matter with della? -well, her parents wouldnt allow her to go to the party, but she still _. a. hopes tob. hopes soc. hopes notd. hopes for24. a neat and tidy girl always likes to put everything _. a. in turnb. in returnc. in publicd. in place25. _ twice a year, whether it is a car, a bus or a truck, is the rule that every driver must obey in this city. a. having been examinedb. examinedc. being examinedd. examining26. one of the most important things in education is to let students _ positive emotions and experience in the _ of their learning. a. require; processb. acquire; processc. acquire; middled. require; middle27. the speech that professor smith made today made a strong _ on the students. a. expressionb. expectationc. reputationd. impression28. if the population keeps _ so quickly, there will only be standing room _ for us next century.a. to grow; to leaveb. growing; leavingc. grown; leftd. growing; left29. -lets have a game of tennis; the loser has to _ the other to an ice-cream. -its a deal. a. applyb. devotec. treatd. reward30. i can tolerate hot weather, but constant raining days will be _ for me. a. complexb. vitalc. favorabled. unbearable31. -why did the policeman question john just now? -he was _ of taking part in the gambling(赌博). a. doubtedb. consideredc. suspectedd. reminded32. if you have a job, _ yourself to it and finally youll succeed. a. do devoteb. dont devotec. devotingd. not devoting33. after studying in a medical college for five years, jane _ her job as a doctor in the countryside. a. set outb. took overc. took upd. set up34. _ from the top of the building when the policeman shot at him. a. jumped down the murdererb. down the murderer jumped c. the murderer down jumpedd. down jumped the murderer35. what made me happy was that the final result of the experiment was _ with what we had expected. a. contentb. consistentc. populard. familiar36. _ by the beauty of nature, the girl from london decided to spend another two days on the farm. a. attractingb. attractedc. to be attractedd. having attracted37. mr green stood up in defense of the 19-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one _. a. blamedb. blamingc. to blamed. to be blamed38. when he woke up, he found himself _ to a tree with all the money stolen. a. to be tiedb. tyingc. tiedd. tie39. after the shooting incident happened on the campus, the headmaster promised to keep all the parents _ of how the things were going on. a. informb. informedc. informingd. being informed40. -what kind of job will you do after graduation from college? -_. perhaps i will choose to be a lawyer. a. you guess itb. it has not been settledc. no problemd. forget 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 2140 各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。life is a series of choices and we cant always foresee the results. harry saleem, an obese( too fat) man with too much money and power, faced a(n) 41 . outside his office waited his personal 42 , bringing him the 43 news about the only medicine that could save his life. on the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important 44 of business. his secretary asked him 45 she could bring the doctor in. the billionaire businessman made his 46 . “no. let the fool wait,” answered saleem, “business comes first.” 47 the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still 48 about making money. he 49 a fat finger, and one of his staff(workers) 50 to switch on a large television set.on the screen appeared his engineer. they talked by satellite directly to each other although they were thousands of miles 51 . “its all ready to explode, mr. saleen,” he said, “just one 52 .” his engineer was standing above pakan valley in south america. a few months ago, it had been a rainforest. then saleems men came, cutting down all the valuable trees and 53 the villagers to move out. 54 the valley, a dam had been built. this would provide power for the factories that saleem planned to build in that area. the factories would bring him a lot of 55 .he saw no reason to wait. he ordered the engineer to press the button. there, in the valley, a cloud of dust rose, 56 by a dull explosion. a large river changed its course and water flooded into the valley.“good, thats that. now, get that doctor in here,” he 57 .the doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his 58 patient. “you are doing very well, mr. saleen. the only medicine is saving your life. but the difficulty is getting more of it.” “can you get more? money is no problem.” saleen said. “tell me what you need and well get it.”the medicine was made of a plant, which is 59 . there is only one place in the world where the plant grows.” “where?” asked the businessman, 60 .the doctor smiled. “well, luckily, the plant comes from one of the lands you own, sir. it comes from a place in south america, known as pakan valley.”41.a. choiceb. opportunityc. result d. problem42.a. employeeb. secretaryc. doctord. engineer43.a. amazingb. interestingc. heart-breakingd. important44.a. eventb. matterc. incidentd. accident45.a. thatb. whetherc. until d. unless46.a. decisionb. mistakec. promised. plan47.a. besidesb. exceptc. insteadd. despite48.a. addictedb. crazy c. interestedd. dying49.a. aroseb. rosec. raisedd. aroused50.a. beganb. stoppedc. hesitatedd. hurried51.a. apartb. awayc. fard. aside52.a. lookb. wordc. momentd. while53.a. forcingb. askingc. forbiddingd. stopping54.a. aboveb. alongc. throughd. across55.a. moneyb. advantagesc. preferenced. achievements56.a. followb. to followc. followingd. followed57.a. demandedb. recommendedc. commandedd. suggested58.a. healthyb. wealthyc. worriedd. frightened59.a. common b. usualc. rared. normal60.a. delightedlyb. thoughtfullyc. impatientlyd. cautiously第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。amany families take their children on vacation. they will usually travel for a few days or weeks during school breaks. but julie and tim rivenbark planned a longer vacation with their two childrenthe rivenbark family is on a one-year trip around the world. they plan to visit 30 countries in all.right now, the four travellers are about halfway through their trip. ms. rivenbark says they are trying to see as much of the world as they can. she says “we have been through europe, southern africa, now we are kind of working our way through asia. so we have been to a bunch of big cities, like dubai, johannesburg, rome and bangkok.”the family has also spent time floating in kayaks(long narrow boats) in italy, flying in hot air balloons in myanmar, hiking to the everest base camp in nepal and going on a journey to see or hunt animals in south africa.mr. rivenbark says the family has also ridden on ostrich birds, elephants, and camels. but, he says, one of the most interesting experiences of the trip has been meeting new people.“people have been extremely friendly, very welcoming and love our kidsinteracting with them and their reaction to see our kids enjoying themselves in their country.”eleven-year-old tyler says he has enjoyed learning about the people they have met. “i learned in africa that people have very different lifestyles compared to americans.” his sister, 9-year-old kara, discovered that she liked thai food.ms. rivenbark says that the extended trip teaches the children a lot more than short visits would have. “i think that the longer we travel, the more impact it has on how they see the world. i can see them changing more than they can see themselves.”it took the family a year to prepare for the trip. they had to sell their house and cars. ms. rivenbark quit her job and her husband is using unpaid leave. they carry small bags filled with lightweight clothing and whatever else they need. ms. rivenbark says she enjoys being able to carry everything she needs on her back. she says she does not miss the things she has back home. “what has become more important is making these memories as a family and taking those with us instead.” tyler and kara each have ipads so they can communicate with teachers to stay current with their schoolwork. tyler is also creating a 365-day video blog.the rivenbarks will continue to head east for the next six months. they plan to visit laos, cambodia, vietnam, china and australia. to follow their adventures, visit their website: .61. what makes the rivenbarks different from other families is that _. a. they have their family trips during the childrens holidays b. they have carefully planned their family trips for holidays c. they plan to have a tour around the world without their children d. they tour around the world with their kids not going to class62. during the travel, _ impressed the kids as well as the parents most.a. floating in kayaks in italyb. hiking to the everest base camp in nepalc. interacting with different peopled. riding on elephants and camels63. the underlined word in paragraph 7 extended is closest in meaning to _.a. expandedb. contentedc. shortenedd. intended64. we can infer from the passage that _. a. it will take the family one year to prepare and finish their travel b. the kids are finishing their current study with the help of the internet c. the family are likely to stay in asia for the second part of their trip d. to afford such a trip around the world is really something easy for the family65. the passage is meant to _. a. share with the readers an extraordinary family trip b. introduce some great parents and their jobs c. remind us of the pleasure of getting close to nature d. inform us of the benefits of travelling around the worldbwith more and more cars on the road, traffic jams are inevitable. traffic jams can lead to increased accidents as there are more cars, with more people trying to get to their destination, all the while getting worse. although its impossible to avoid traffic jams altogether, there are some tips you can follow to reduce the amount of time on the road.check for traffic jams before you leave. you can listen to the radio for traffic news, or check on the internet to get up-to-minute information on traffic. if the route you want to take is heavy with traffic, you can choose another.look for a different route all the time. most traffic jams happen on busy roads. using country roads could see you avoiding a lot of traffic. although the distance you may have to travel is further, it can work out quicker.set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins. many new car stereo systems (汽车音响系 统) are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel. this way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary._ most traffic jams usually occur during rush hour, so try to avoid this time period if possible. some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour. some jobs even allow you to work at home so as to avoid moving altogether. ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.use public transport alternatives where available. the easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car. not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money as the cost of motoring rises.66. the underlined word “inevitable” in paragraph 1 probably means _. a. hard to accept b. impossible to avoid c. getting less serious d. seen everywhere 67. the author wrote the text in order to _. a. explain why there are traffic jams b. tell us how to save time on the road c. tell us what we can do on the road d. tell us the negative effects of traffic jams 68. to get the latest traffic information, you could do the following except _. a. surfing the internet b. listening to the radio for traffic news c. listening to the traffic channel d. turning to other drivers for information 69. which of the following can be put in the blank in the text? a. choose a job that has flexible working hours. b. make friends with your manager. c. try traveling at different time. d. work from home.70. according to the author, we should use public transport because _. a. it is cheaper and can avoid traffic jams b. it is useful to us c. it is environmentally-friendly d. it is completely free from traffic jams cfor the rest of the week, joe practiced kicking football hard, concentrating on his each kicking. sometimes joe hit the ball straight. sometimes it went wide again. but it seemed that the more he believed he could do it, the easier it was. “im not a joke now,” thought joe. “not a joke at all!” but a practice wasnt like a real match and his boots were still not giving him enough power. he should have told his mum and dad about it straight away but, of course, he didnt. he was always shy to ask for things. finally, late on the night before the match, he could hold himself back no longer. “dad, i havent got any proper football boots ” he said. “ah,” said dad, “i might be able to help you there.” at the words, joe was excited. new boots! he thought. “hes got me some new boots! he must have got me them for christmas,” thought joe, “but now that im in an important match, hes giving them to me early. wonderful!” dad went upstairs. joe excitedly tried to watch the football preview on tv. he wasnt playing for manchester united or liverpool, of course, but he was part of it all now; part of the thrill. his legs twitch