浙江省宁波市2012-2013学年高二英语上学期第二次阶段性测试试题（普通班）新人教版

1、宁海县正学中学2012学年第一学期第二次阶段性测试高二英语试卷（非重点）选择题部分 （ 100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. How often does the woman go to Washington now ？ A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Once a year. 2. Where did the conversation take place ? A. In a bookstore. B. In a supermarket C. In a restaurant.3. Whe

2、n will Mr. Smith leave his office? A. At 4:00 B At 4:30 C At 5:004. How many ties does the man probably have? A. He has five ties. B He only has one tie. C He has seven ties.5. What are they doing? A. They are having a class. B. They are buying books. C. They are buying tickets.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分2

3、2.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题6. Where is Betty going ？A. To Guangzhou. B. To Shenzhen. C. To Xiamen .7. Which of the following is Betty going to take?A. A bus B.A .train C.A plan.8. How long will the holiday last? A. Two months. B. One month. C. One week.听第7段材料，回答第9至 11题9. When are they going to meet?A. On W

4、ednesday morning. B. On Friday. C. On Wednesday evening.10. What is the probable job of the woman?A. She is a film star. B She is a musician. C She is a football player.11. What are they going to do?A. They are going to see a film.B. They are going to have dinner together. C They are going to enjoy

5、a concert.听第8段材料，回答第12至 14题12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On a boat. B. On a train. C. On a plane.13. What happened to the flight? A Someone on the plane got ill. B. It was delayed for some reason.C. The flight was put off.14. What is the man going to do in London?A. He is go

6、ing to visit his son.B He is going to study further.C He is going to have a holiday.听第9 段材料，回答第15至 17题15. Whats Tonys telephone number? A. 80661680 B. 66801680 C. 6608168016. How many languages does the school offer to teach?A. Two B. Three C. At least four17. Where is Tony going to learn German?A.

7、In New Century. B. In the Lake District. C. In Central Park.听第10段材料，回答第18 至 20 题18. Where did the first pumpkin probably grow?A. North America. B. New England. C. Peru, South American.19. Which of the following is NOT true about the uses of pumpkins?A. The shells of pumpkins are often made into lant

8、erns.B. People cook and eat raw pumpkins as vegetables.C. People sometimes make them into pies.20. What did the Native Americans do long ago?A. They cooked the seeds of pumpkins. B. They threw away the soft insides of pumpkins.C. They put the seeds into cans.第二部分 英语知识运用I.单项填空（20分）21. In some Muslin

9、countries, women do not _their faces in the public.A. revealB. uncover C. expose D. disclose 22. If I take this medicine twice a day, it should _my cold.A. recover, B. hold C. restore D. cure23. When I came back, I found the door _.A. lock B. locking C. to lock D locked24. The storms did a lot of _a

10、nd caused some_. A. damage, deaths B. damages, deaths C. damage, death D. damages, death25. The way he suggests to us doesnt make_A. difference B. opinions C. use D. sense26. She felt rather _that she should drive the car at such a_ speed . A. frightening, frightening B. frightened, frightened C. fr

11、ightening, frightened D. frightened, frightening 27. Cleaning women in big cities get _ by the hour. A. pay B. paying C. paid D. to pay28. _ to complete the job on time, they set out to work immediately.A. Determined B. Be determined C. Having determined D.To be determined29. Our class _ of thirty-t

12、wo boys and twenty-three girls. A. composes B. concludes C consists D. contains30. A quarrel _, which made him _ his family.A. was broken out; break away B. broke out; break away fromC. was broken away; break down D. broke down; break out31. The girl looked at me with a _expression. Maybe the proble

13、m was quite _.A. puzzled; puzzling B. puzzling; puzzled C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzling; puzzling32. Electric trains have now _ steam trains in England?A. taken place B. taken up C. taken on D. taken the place of33. The teacher _ his students_ five groups. A dividedintoB. separatedfrom C. separatedi

14、ntoD. dividedfrom34. As we joined the big crowd I got _ from my friends.A.spared B. lost . C separated D. missed35.Miss Zhou, as well as Mrs. Lin, _ good French.A. speak B. spoke C. spoken .D speaks36. Now when people refer to England you find Wales_ as well.A. include B included C. including D. inc

15、ludes37. How can we pass the time? There is half an hour before the concert begins. _ ! I will like whatever you want to do. A. Up to you B. All right C. It all depends D. Take your time38.Your room is in _ mess! Go and put them in _order. A. / ; an B. a; / C. a; an D. /; /39. Have you got any _ to

16、make? A. comments B. impressions C. reactions D. opinions 40. scientists are convinced _the positive effect of laughter _physical and mental health. A. of; at B. by; in C. of; on D. on; at完形填空 (20分)The British isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 41 , or Great B

17、ritain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is 42 into three parts: Scotland , Wales and England.The United Kingdom is that 43 of the British isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 44 of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the North

18、ern part. The 45 of Ireland is self-governing. The 46 name of the United Kingdom is 47 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.48 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most 49 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 50 “England” and “En

19、glish” when they 51 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 52 . The Scots in particular are very 53 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 54 as English, and have a culture and even a 55 of their own.Ireland became part of the United Kingdo

20、m in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 56 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 5 7 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 5 8 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 59 to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.The

21、Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 60 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.41. A. Wales

22、B. BritainC. England D. Scotland42. A. dividedB. cut C. broken D. separated43. A. pieceB. island C. countryD. part44. A. southB. northC. partD. whole45. A. smallerB. largerC. restD. island46. A. correctB. true C. fullD. complete47. A. alsoB. thereforeC. likelyD. perhaps48. A. The UKB. The British is

23、lesC. Great BritainD. England49. A. collegesB. officialsC. citiesD. population50. A. wordsB. namesC. spellingsD. pronunciations51. A. callB. forgetC. speakD. write52. A. angryB. difficultC. tiredD. lonely53. A. proudB. fond C. fullD. kind54. A. itB. WalesC. them D. themselves55. A. capitalB. languag

24、eC. historyD. programmers56. A. CountryB. QuestionC. DiseaseD. Republic57. A. At lastB. So C. MeanwhileD. Also58. A. returnsB. belongsC. getsD. speaks59. A. hopedB. refusedC. broke awayD. used60. A. feelB. touchC. fightD. help 阅读理解（2分1小题，共30分）ALittle Tom down the street calls our dog The keep dog.Zi

25、p is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say Seep, it comes out keep. And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! Ill tell you about some of them.Zips first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.We didnt know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, m

26、y big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. What do you think it is?It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe! I said.We should take it back

27、.We cant .said my sistter.Maybe little Tom is right, Mary said. Maybe Zip is a keep dog!61.The writer and Mary didnt know_.A. what Zips first present was B. how Zip carried its first present homeC. who owned Zips first present D. what Zips first present was made of62.Tom calls Zip the keep dog becau

28、se _.A. the dog likes keeping things B. the dog likes playing with shoesC. he doesnt know the dogs name D. he cant pronounce the word sheep well63.What made the shoe strange was _. A. its colour B. its smell C. its size D. that it was a silk one64.The word keep in the last sentence means _A. keeping

29、 things for itself B. bringing things for other to keepC. not letting it run about D. taking care of a small child65.We can know from the reading that the dog _.A. likes to give presents to people B. has been kept in at the writers homeC. has brought some trouble D. likes to be called the keep dogBI

30、 used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I wat

31、ched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone.One day I asked her why she practiced so much.

32、Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.” Well, I had to give it to hershe was determined. I watched

33、her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to victory.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,”

34、came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at 55” she would probably never get to play for a top ranked teammuch less offered a scholarshipso she should stop dreaming about college. She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked he

35、r if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing her own attitude.The next year, as she and he

36、r team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship and on the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of.66. The author was probably the girls_.A. brother or sister B. friend Cmother Dteacher67. Why was the girl heartbroken?A

37、. She was considered too short to be a top player.B. Her coach stopped her training because of her height.C. She couldnt be on a college basketball team.D. She wouldnt be admitted by an ideal college.68. We can learn from the passage that.A. her family wouldnt like to pay her college feeB. her fathe

38、r forced her to play basketball in collageC. being a top basketball player can win you a scholarship for collegeD. she wouldnt like to turn to his father for help when in difficulty69. Which word can best describe her father?A. Encouraging. B. Optimistic. C. Stubborn. D. Cruel.70. Which proverb best

39、 matches the story?A. Practice makes perfect. B. Rome was not built in a day.C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. Pride comes before a fall.CIn todays Ireland, it seems hard to imagine the grim days of the 19th century when so many of the population starved, or that, in those days, many poor

40、 people had no clue how to prepare any food other than boil a potato. Nowadays, it is quite possible to eat both well and heartily all over the island.Tourism has made a vast difference to the standards of cooking in Ireland. Until recently there was hardly any tradition of eating out in many distri

41、cts, except perhaps on very few occasions at a local hotel. Patterns of diet were old-styled, based firmly on meat and two vegetables (somewhat overcooked), potatoes (of course) and large quantities of dairy produce. Now things are very different. Tourist demands for predictable, inexpensive fast-fo

42、od are met, as everywhere, with hamburgers and pizzas - a better bet being fish and chips. But more sophisticated tastes have introduced whole foods and vegetarian restaurants (almost unheard of before), and a vast number of new restaurants, often French in style, have opened in the main tourist cen

43、ters. Food events such as Kinsales Gourmet festival or Galways Oyster Festival attract large numbers of visitors and reflect the new interest in food.Whatever Irish cooking lacks in finesse（精细）, it nearly always makes up for in plenty, and ingredients(成分) are of a high quality. Home-grown produce in

44、cludes rich dairy foods, beef, lamb and pork, and a great variety of seafood. One of its great specialties is soda bread. It is made with buttermilk and is served fresh and warm with every meal. Recently there has been a return to simple Irish foods such as stews（炖菜）and potato dishes.One of the best

45、-value meals in Ireland is breakfast. A traditional Irish breakfast is a plateful of bacon and eggs with soda and potato breads. Accommodation rates are nearly always quoted with a full breakfast included, so you might as well eat enough to keep you going all day and get your moneys worth!71 What wa

46、s Irish food like until quite recently?A. It was very conservative and uninteresting. B. It was influenced by French cooking.C. It was very unhealthy. D. It was plentiful72 How has Irish food improved in recent years?A. There are more French restaurants. B. Food produce is fresher.C. There is more k

47、inds. D. Food is more expensive73What is the main reason for this improvement?A. People have more money to spend. B. The development of tourism.C. People have more tastes today. D. Young people dislike traditional food74 How does the passage describe Irish cooking today?A. It is exciting and interes

48、ting. B. It is boring and overcooked.C. It is plentiful and simple. D. It is good-looking and tastes bad75 Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A. Eating out at weekends is traditional in most parts of Ireland.B. Today most Irish people prefer fast-foods to the traditional

49、 Irish cooking.C. Nowadays French-style restaurants are quite common in tourist centers.D. Many Irish people are vegetarians and grow their own vegetables.非选择题部分（共50分） 单词拼写 ( 10分 )根据首字母或中文提示填写英语单词。1. It is Mary rather you who is to b_for the accident.2. A_the conference is a great honour to him.3. She turned the _ （把手）， opened the door and went in.4. The river is seriously _（污染） and no fish live in it.5. He won the game easily, to the d_（ 高兴）of all his fans6. The old couple got married thirty years ago. Yesterday was their 30th w_ anniversary.7. It