2013学年高二下学期第一次诊断性测试英语试题.doc

浙江省天台县平桥中学2012-2013学年高二下学期第一次诊断性测试英语试题卷I (选择题 满分70分)一、听力(共两节，满分17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 do we know about the two doctors?A. They are alike . B. They are brothers . C. They are twins .2. What does the man means? A. He prefers study to picnic . B. He cant go for a picnic because of his study. C. He doesnt like picnic with friends in autumn .3. What can we learn about the womans company? A. It is a small company . B. It cant become a large one soon. C. It provides opportunities for old and experienced workers.4. Where are the speakers probably? A. At home. B. At a shop . C. At school.5. Why will Mr. and Mrs. Black go to London? A. To have a visit there. B. To have a business trip . C. To celebrate their wedding anniversary.第二节(共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分) 听下面对话或独白，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，各小题将给山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67题。6. What does the man think of the fish? A. Fish is not as good as beef . B. Fish is good for health . C. Fish tastes very bad.7. What kind of suggestion does the woman offer? A. The man should take much more fish every day . B. The man should take much more beef C. The man should take a balanced diet8. What does the man decide to do in the end ? A. Eat beef instead of fish B. Try eating some fish . C. Buy some meat 听下面一段材料，同答第911题。9. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a restroom . B. In the womans house. C. In the mans house .10. What do you think about the speakers? A. They are couples. B. They are strangers . C. They are neighbours.11. What is Bob probably expected to do ? A. Turn off the radio and go to bed B.Continue to listen to music C. Have a chat with the woman 听下面一段材料，回答第1214题。12. Whats the Course Five- one four about ? A. Childrens literacy B. Testing C. Speaking13. Why does the woman want to change her course? A. Because she was not good at Five- one one. B. Because she wants to choose a more advanced and useful course . C. Because she cant finish her advanced courses in advance14. What can be testified her qualification? A. Her records B. Her papers C. Her degree听下面一段材料，回答第1517题15. With whom is the woman going to Disneyland ? A. His family B. His sister C. His friends16. What are the biggest attractions according to the woman ? A. Live action shows B. Rides and roller coasters C. Disney movies17. Which of the following characters can NOT be found in Disneyland? A. Snow White and the Dwarves B. Robin Hood and Cinderella C. Harry Potter and Mr. Bean 二、单项填空(共16小题：每小题0.5分，满分8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，并标在试卷的相应位置。18. - When will _ contest take place ? - Oh , it will be on _ Sunday in October , as far as I can remember.A. a ;the B.the; the C. the; a D. a; a19. _ will be good for you to spend one hour exercising outdoors every day. A. That B. This C. It D. One20. I think youre got to the point _ a change is needed, otherwise youll fail.A.when B.that C.whereD.which21. -Must you play the guitar so loudly? I can hardly_ my book. -Im sorry, I didnt know you were reading. A. pay attention to B. concentrate on C. rely on D. catch sight of 22. My colleague demanded that I _ the books I borrowed from him . A. return B. would return C. returned D. was to return 23. - You were out when I dropped in at your house. - Oh , I _ for a friend from England at the airport. A. was waiting B. had waited C. am waiting D. have waited24. When _ , the wholesale vegetable market will be the largest one in China. A. completed B. completing C. to be completed D. being completed25. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _ most of her day. A. takes up B. makes up C. saves up D. puts up 26. Jack has had no _ experience of this kind of job，but he got the job offer just due to his honesty.Aprevious Bobvious Ccautious Dprecious27. 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 care28. _ in thought , he almost ran into the car in front of him . A. Losing B. Having lost C. Lost D. To lose29. _ in the ticket hall for almost an hour, I suddenly realized I had left my ID card home. A. To wait B. To have waited C. Waiting D. Having waited30. My teacher has never lost his temper; that is to say, he is a _ man. A. generous B. mild C. rude D. tough31. Mr. Brown bought a painting _ from Vincent van Gogh, which was used to decorate his new flat. A. copying B. being copied C. to copy D. copied32. The copy editor began to work on all the stories and photos._，the reporter started to check the evidence.AIndeed BMeanwhile CFinally DTherefore33. Oh! Must you? Stay a bit longer, please. _ , but Ive got an early start tomorrow.A. No problem B. All right C. Thanks anyway D. Never mind三、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3448各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。One cold rainy evening last October, as a medical student, I was in a hospital, gathering datafor my graduation paper. Holding a patient questionnaire 34 some simple yes-or-no questions, I walked towards a 43-year-old patient who lay in bed alone. I was worried whether she would approve of my demands at such a late hour. 35 , she treated it with consideration. Soon I finished and prepared to leave. 36 I could stand up, she spoke up in a weak voice asking where I was from and why I was working so late in the evening. Then she started talking about herself as well as her 37 , My husband died about a year ago, 38 me the only breadwinner of my family. My pay as a cleaner is 39 enough for me and my three kids. I dont know what my children would be if something bad happened tome. I didnt know what to say. I desperately tried to remember the lessons from a communication skills class I had taken years earlier, but my mind was 40. Without realizing it, I had begun 41 her hand. Now that I didnt have anything to say, I just sat quietly while she talked. Thats when it occurred to me that she was not expecting any 42 from me. She 43 wanted me to listen. All 1 did was nod my head as a way of showing my 44. The conversation went on for about 20 minutes. Finally, she stopped talking. Im very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel 45 now. I had no one to 46 out my problems to. Thank you so much, doctor. Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or advanced technology. 47 , they just need someone with the 48 to lend an ear and spare a little of their time. For me, that isone of the best things a doctor can do for a patient, doesnt it?34. A. made up of B. fed up with C. put up with D. come up with35. A. Calmly B. Disappointedly C. Gladly D. Eagerly36. A. When B. Before C. As D. After37. A. job B. illness C. family D. children38. A. causing B. getting C. forcing D. leaving39. A. extremely B. exactly C. especially D. absolutely40. A. casual B. clear C. steady D. blank41. A. holding B. shaking C. carrying D. treating42. A. thanks B. praise C. warmth D. reply43. A. even B. ever C. just D. still44. A. sympathy B. support C. sorrow D. respect45. A. relaxed B. awkward C. fragile D. satisfied46. A. leave B. pour C. try D. find47. A. However B. Otherwise C. Instead D. Besides48. A. emotion B. patience C. experience D. preference四、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)第一节：阅读下列短文，然后从4964各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。AA famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ￥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.Then he said, “I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.“Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air.“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value. It was still worth ￥ l00!”Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesnt come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.You are special and valuable. Dont ever forget it!49. Even though it was dirty， the money _.A. still went up in valueB. was worth nothingC. didnt go down in valueD. was still ours50. Your value doesnt come from what you do but _.A. who you knowB. who made you C. who you rememberD. who you are51. The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_”.A. the students put up their hands again B. the students put down their handsC. the students put their hands behind their backs againD. the students put their hands in front of them52. Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson?A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students.D. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.B Ever since Jerusha started her college, she began to write letters. Through a series of letters, from freshman to senior in college, she shared her life and study with an unknown gentleman, who never wrote back. Here is the very first letter. Mr. Kind, Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train. Its a funny experience. I never rode in one before. College is the biggest, most confusing place I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will tell you more later when Im feeling less puzzled. Now I want to write a letter first just to get me familiar to you. It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you dont know. It seems strange for me to be writing letters at all Ive never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if they are not a model kind. Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave, especially towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful. I have been thinking of you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and its a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know: I .You are tall. II .You are rich. III. You hate girl. I suppose I might call you Mr. Girl-Hater. Only thats rather unpleasant to me. Or Mr. Rich-Man, but thats unpleasant to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Maybe you wont stay rich all your life; But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I decide to call you Daddy-long-legs. I hope you wont mind. Its just a private pet name we wont tell Mrs. Lippett.The ten oclock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. There it goes! Lights out. Good night. You can see how strictly I obey rules due to my training in the John Grier Home.Yours most respectfully,Jerusha Abbott53. Which of the following is NOT the reason for Jerusha to write the letter to Mr.Kind? A. To get her familiar to him. B. To present her thankfulness to him. C. To share her brand-new college life with him. D. To apologize to him for not writing letters too often.54. If Mrs. Lippett learned that the writer calls the man she writes to Daddy-long-legs, she would probably . A. burst into laughter B. think it acceptable C. criticize the writer D. inform the man55. By when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon., the writer intends to tell us that . A. the man she writes to is dull and boring B. she is not familiar with the one she writes to C. it is not interesting at all to write to a stranger D. she lacks imagination when it comes to writing a letter56. Jerusha was probably while she worked on the letter. A. curious B. light-hearted C. serious D. skepticalC 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 offish, 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.57. 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 roost58. 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.59. lf 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.html60. The passage is written to . A. tell readers some old and interesting stories B. indicate the development of English phrases C. correct some misunderstandings about words D. explain the meanings and origins of some phrasesD Seth DeBolt is a plant scientist at the University of Kentucky US. He and other scientists wanted to find a source of fuel that poor people in rural areas of developing countries could use to make electricity.The United Nations Development Program says a billion and a half people have no electricity. A billion others have an undependable supply. Professor DeBolt went on a study trip to rural Indonesia. He saw that there was very little waste in the use of agricultural products. Everything that farmers grew was used for something. Even the remains of fruit that people did not eat were fed to chickens.Little waste meant there was little that could be used for fuel. Growing a separate fuel crop would take land away from food crops. That was something Professor DeBolt did not want to do. DeBOLT said, The people at most risk with respect to energy poverty, typically theyre the same people who have food insecurity issues as it is. And then any change in availability would