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1、2012学年第二学期杭州二中高一年级期末模拟卷英语试题卷选择题部分（共80分）第一部分:听力（共15题；每小题1分，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，你有l0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. where are the speakers?a. in paris. b. in los angeles. c. in miami.2. what does the woman mean? a. she likes sweet cak

2、es.b. she doesnt like lucys cake. c. she wants to have a second piece of cake.3. why does the man make the call?a. to invite the woman to the library.b. to change the time of an appointment.c. to apologize for being late.4. what does the womans father want to do after his retirement?a. spend more ti

3、me with his grandchildren.b. relax and enjoy himself at home.c. tour around the world.5. what did the boy used to wear to school?a. a hat b. a tie c. a jacket第二节:（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）听下面4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

4、。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6. why is sarah making the telephone call?a. to borrow some plates. b. to make an apology. c. to invite him to a party.7. what will the speakers do tomorrow?a. attend a party. b. see a film. c. have a picnic听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。8. what is the man doing now?a. taking a sea trip b. swim

5、ming in the ocean c. having a boating competition9. how does the man most probably feel now?a. happy b. lonely c. frightened 10. what does the man want to do first?a. take a hot bath b. have a haircut c. have a good sleep听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。11. what is the job responsibility most probably?a. selling b

6、ooks b. guiding tours c. teaching students12. what advantage does georgia hall have?a. she likes helping people b. she likes working with numbers. ks5uc. she has the experience related to the job.13. who will get the job at last?a. georgia hall b. greg otero c. susan听下面一段对话，回答第14至第15题。14. what is th

7、e man doing?a. reading some books.b. playing games on a computer.c. finding information on albert einstein15. what will the speakers do next?a. surf the internet b. go to the library c. buy some books第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。16. co

8、uld you tell me the way to _ browns, please? sorry, we dont have _ brown here in the neighbourhood. a. the; theb. the; ac. /; thed. the; /17. little joy can equal _ of having a cool drink on a hot summer afternoon. a. that b. those c. any d. some18. jack is the right person to do the job. hes older

9、and should be more experienced. i dont think so. a man doesnt necessarily grow wiser _ he grows older.a. because b. thatc. thand. as19. some people always take seriously the _ of the complete globe end in the near future. a. reaction b. responsibility c. predictiond. protection20. this is the only w

10、ay we can think of _ the overuse of water in students bathrooms. a. reducing b. to reduce c. reduced d. reduce21. do you think attending training courses is a great help when you look for a new job? im not sure. _, it gives me more of a chance to try.a. somehowb. besidesc. anywayd. therefore22. im t

11、ired out. i_ all afternoon and i dont seem to have finished anything. a. shopped b. have shopped c. had shopped d. have been shopping 23. did you watch germany playing greece last friday night? of course. _, up to now i have been staying up for every game of the uefa euro 2012. a. whats more b. that

12、 is to say c. in other wordsd. believe it or not24. what do you think of if you are the one 2? oh, i expected it to be much better. its not _ as the first one.a. so a film goodb. a so good filmc. as a good filmd. as good a film25. he said he would accept the job, so we asked him to _ his acceptance

13、in writing.a. consultb. seekc. confirmd. announce26. _ is known to us, care of the soul is a gradual process (过程) _ even the small details of life should be considered.a. what, whereb. that, in whatc. it, thatd. as, in which27. in many peoples opinion, that company, though relatively small, is pleas

14、ant_.a. to deal with b. dealing with c. to be dealt with d. dealt with28. the teacher stressed that the students should not _ any important details while retelling the story.a. put outb. let outc. leave outd. work out29. i was on the highway when this car went past, followed by a police car. they _

15、at least 150 kilometers an hour.a. should have been doingb. must have been doingc. could have done d. would have done30. do you think their class will win the game? _. dont you see we have much better players?a. of course b. it depends c. dont mention it d. by no means第二节：完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下

16、面短文,掌握其大意，然后从3145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。i never know how well mother could keep a trust until i was going through her things after she died. i discovered something i had _31_ forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.one night, as i lay in bed _32_ my sister and i had sa

17、id our prayers, i recalled the events of the day and how _33_ i had behaved towards mother. “i must make things right before going to sleep,” i thought.quickly i slipped out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed into the hall. the _34_ from the living room shone dimly. i knew mother

18、was downstairs mending socks.i quickly _35_ a note asking mother to forgive me for being so _36_. i didnt want my brothers and sisters to know our _37_ so i added a postscript: “please dont let anyone see this.” then i quietly moved into my parents bedroom and put the letter under mothers pillow.the

19、 next morning, when i _38_ my bed after breakfast, i unexpectedly _39_ a note under my pillow. mother wrote that she loved me and _40_ me.this became my way of apologizing whenever i talked back or disobeyed. mother always left a note, but she never spoke out our under-the-pillow messages in front o

20、f the family. even when we were _41_, she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood. when mother _42_, i had to go through her personal belongings. in her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon (布条). on top was a message in her handwriting. it read, “in the

21、 event of my death, please _43_ these.”i _44_ the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. to my surprise, i _45_ my childish writing, “p.s. please dont let anyone see this. love, edie.”i gently placed the unopened bundle in the wastebasket along with other things for the rubbish burner.

22、 “lord,” i prayed, “make me like my mother.”31. a. longb. justc. neverd. often32. a. beforeb. afterc. untild. since33. a. wellb. politelyc. happilyd. badly34. a. moonb. lightc. candled. thread35. a. designedb. sentc. wroted. replaced36. a. artificialb. confidentc. powerfuld. naughty37. a. mistakeb.

23、businessc. relationd. love38. a. searchedb. selectedc. maded. decorated39. a. issuedb. rescuedc. spottedd. attached40. a. missed b. understoodc. supportedd. forgave41. a. happyb. curiousc. grownd. interested42. a. went awayb. passed awayc. die awayd. break away43. a. destroyb. keepc. hided. read44.

24、a. picked upb. handed inc. looked throughd. turned over45. a. recognizedb. lostc. realizedd. liked第三部分：阅读理解 (共两节。第一小节11小题，第二小节4小题；每小题2分，满分30分)第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。athere was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an island in the middle of a n

25、ew hampshire lake. on the day before bass (巴斯鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. then he tied on a small silver lure(鱼饵) and put it into the lake. suddenly the boy felt something very big pulling on the lure. his father watched with

26、admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. it was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. the boy and his father looked at the big fish. the father lit a match and looked at his watch. it was 10 pm two hours before

27、 the season opened. he looked at the fish, then at the boy. “youll have to put it back, son,” he said. “dad!” cried the boy. “there will be other fish,” said his father. “not as big as this one,” cried the boy. he looked around the lake. no other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moonlight. he

28、 looked again at his father. even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his fathers voice that the decision couldnt be changed. he threw the huge bass into the black water.the big fish disappeared. the boy thought that he wo

29、uld never again see such a big fish. that was 34 years ago. today the boy is a successful architect in new york city. he often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place. and he was right. he has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. but he does s

30、ee that same fish . again and again . every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. for, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. it is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.46. how did the father feel when he saw his son skillfully pulling a big fis

31、h out of the water? a. proud.b. nervous. c. curious. d. shocked. 47. from the text we know that _. a. the father didnt love his sonb. the father always disagreed with his son c. the father disliked the huge fishd. the father was firm and stubborn 48. the successful architect went fishing with his ch

32、ildren at the same place because _. a. they might catch a big fish there b. he remembered the moral lesson from his father c. he wanted to remember his father d. their children enjoyed fishing there49. what does the author want to show in the story? a. it is easy to say something, but difficult to d

33、o. b. an ethical decision is not difficult to make. c. it is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes. d. fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions.banthropologists are scientists that study people who often lived hundreds or even thousands of years ago. items those men, women, and children l

34、eft behind when they died - everything from clothing to jewelry and tools - tell anthropologists a lot. and sometimes even their words survive. experts believe that a discovery in mexico is the oldest example of writing ever found in the americas. the people who created it probably lived 3,000 years

35、 ago, long before christopher columbus arrived in the new world. workers digging in a rock mine happened to notice a stone block with marks carved onto its surface. they found the large piece of stone near the city of cascajal, mexico, which was once the capital of an ancient people called the ohmec

36、. “there are signs on the block that seem to show objects used by the olmec during their religious ceremonies,” says dr. stephen houston, of brown university in the usa. “there is a sign that looks very similar to a knife and another that looks like the chair of a king,” he explains. houston, an exp

37、ert on the writing systems of ancient cultures, says the discovery is exciting because “it makes clear that the olmec could read and write. it is like hearing voices from the past.” but experts dont know exactly what the writing says. finding other examples of olmec writing could help decipher the p

38、uzzle. “we could have whole sets of ancient writing which will basically make ancient people speak to us directly,” says houston. “there are many puzzles to be solved, and this is just one of them.”50. according to the passage, what items do scientists often use to learn more about the past? a. clot

39、hing and jewelry.b. books and stones. c. knives and chairs.d. people and animals.51. what is important about the stone block mentioned in the passage? a. it proves that people lived in this part of the world more than 3,000 years ago. b. it allows scientists to translate the ancient language used in

40、 this area. c. it is evidence of the oldest form of writing ever found in the americas. d. it shows the people of the area have a written language.52. which is probably the best title for the passage? a. worlds first bookb. oldest writing in the new world c. what does it say?d. new language discover

41、ed53. the underlined expression “decipher the puzzle” (paragraph 6) most probably means _. a. discover when the olmec people livedb. learn why the olmec civilization disappeared c. learn how to speak olmecd. find the meaning of the olmec languageca serious problem for todays society is who should be

42、 responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. it is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. i would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem. first, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees.

43、to make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. but when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs. another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility,

44、 to the individual. this means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. this does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. this means the govern

45、ment might have to step in to care for the poor. in addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. this could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions (养老金). furthermore, some institution should be created for senior citizens, which can

46、help provide a comfortable life for them. unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly practical answer. the government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young. one further solution is that the governme

47、nt or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent. to sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to gi

48、ve to our elderly generations.54. what is the passage mainly about? a. the problems faced by the old in society. b. why we should take responsibility for the old. c. how we can improve the lives of the old. d. where the old can go to get their pensions.55. according to the passage, how can the gover

49、nment help to improve the lives of retired people? a. set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire. b. increase savings levels of people during their working years. c. increase the discounts for food and transport for the old. d. make available pensions for those who have re

50、tired.56. what is the writers main purpose in writing this article? a. to point out the need for government support for old people. b. to make general readers think of the problems of retired people. c. to discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem. d. to instruct retired people

51、on how they can have a happier life.第二节：下面是一篇有关书籍介绍的应用文，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求从57-60题中选出与和相匹配信息，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。ai am a pencilsam swopes job was teaching writing to third-graders in new york city. his students were from 21 countries, speaking 11 languages, with different backgrounds. but t

52、here were a few things they had in common. family troubles, for one. money struggles. and poetry. every single student, with the help of this creative teacher, came forth with awesome writing. swope leaves the reader with the inspiring conviction (坚信) that deep within each of us lives a poet.bbetwee

53、n a rock and a hard placearon ralston, 28, went hiking in a remote utah canyon without telling anyone. an unexpected catastrophe struck. with enough supplies only for a day, ralston knew his situation was full of danger. sure enough, after five days he was in a fight against death. that was when he

54、carried out a courageous plan - using a pocket knife to cut off his trapped arm. his amazing survival story rests at a place among the classics of the genre (体裁).cour brothers keeperauthor jedwin smith spent 30 years trying to repress (克制) all memories of his brother, jeff, who was killed in vietnam

55、. but in our brothers keeper he tells what happens when the internet brings him into contact with several of his brothers old marine friends, including the guy who held jeff in his arms as he died. first via e-mail, and then in person, smith gets to know these men. dthe all americanswith his graduat

56、ion from west point, henry romanek sailed toward omaha beach on the eve of dday. it was june 1944, and he was about to face the bloodiest battle of his life. just yesterday, it seemed, he was a standout soldier on the army team. now, he was a leader of youngsters in battle, fighting, quite literally, for his country and