杭州二中20122013学年高一下学期期中英语试题

1、 第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Idoalotofmanagementtrainingeachyearformycompany,anationalchainofconveniencestores.Amongthetopicswedealwithinourseminars（研讨会）ishowto_36_qualityemployees.Thisisarealchallengeformanagers,_37_thelowpayintheserviceindustry.Duringthesediscussions,Iaskmanagers:“Whatcausedyoutosta

2、ylongenoughtobecomeamanager?”AnewmanagernamedSusanansweredthequestion:“Itwasa$19baseball_38_.”Susantoldthegroupthatshehadoriginallytakenherjobasaninterim（临时的）position_39_shelookedforsomethingbetter.Onhersecondorthirddaybehindthecounter,she_40_aphonecallfromher9-year-oldson,Jesse.Heneededabaseballglo

3、veforLittleLeague.Shepaybills.explainedthatasasinglemother,moneywasvery41andherfirstcheckhadtobeusedtoexplainedthatasasinglemother,moneywasvery41andherfirstcheckhadtobeusedtoWhenshearrivedatworkthenextmorning,thestoremanageraskedhertoasmallroominbackofthestorethat_42_asanoffice.Susanwonderedifshehad

4、donesomethingwrong.Shewas_43_andconfused._44_,themanagerhandedherabox.“Ioverheardyoutalkingtoyoursonyesterday,”shesaid.“AndIknowits_45_toexplainthingstokids.ThisisabaseballgloveforJesse.Heneedstounderstandhowimportantheis,_46_youhavetopayyourbills.Youknowwe_47_paygoodpeoplelikeyouasmuchaswewouldlike

5、to,butwedo_48_,andIwantyoutoknowthatyouare_49_tous.”Thethoughtfulnessand_50_ofthisstoremanagershowsthatpeoplerememberhowmuchemployerscaremorethanhowmuchtheypay.Thatwasanimportantlesson,foronlythecostofabaseballglove.36.A.awardB.employC.keepD.inspect37.A.advertisingB.consideringC.doubtingD.exploring3

6、8.A.capB.ticketC.gloveD.uniform39.A.whileB.sinceC.forD.so40.A.acceptedB.solvedC.refusedD.received41.A.rareB.tightC.importantD.valuable42.A.servedB.decoratedC.designedD.performed43.A.scaredB.disappointedC.concernedD.annoyed44.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.ThusD.Otherwise45.A.easyB.disturbingC.sensitiveD.hard

7、46.A.forfearB.asthoughC.eventhoughD.incase47.A.wontB.cantC.shantD.mustnt48.A.careB.valueC.earnD.notice49.A.honestB.importantC.beneficialD.expensive50.A.ideaB.helpC.carefulnessD.love第三部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30)Thecommoncoldistheworldsmostwidespreadillness,whichisprobablywhytherearemoremyths（神话，想象）about

8、itthananyoftheotherillnesses.ThemostwidespreadmistakeofallisthatcoldsarecausedbycoldTheyarenotTheyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontopersonYoucatchacoldbycomingintocontact,directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewhoalreadyhasoneIfcoldcausescolds,itwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforev

9、erButtheydonotAndinisolatedArcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfected（感染的）peoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanesAttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEngland,volunteerstookpartinExperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortso

10、fbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobedoused（浸入）withcoldwater,andthenstoodaboutdripping（滴干）wetindrafty（通风的）rooms.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacold

11、viruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.Ifcoldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymorefrequentinthewinter?Inspiteofthemostpainstakingresearch,noonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimes,andthismakesiteasierfo

12、rcoldvirusestobepassedon.Noonehasyetfoundacureforthecold.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressorssuchasaspirin,butalltheydoistorelievethesymptoms.ThefactthattheEskimosdontsuffercoldsshowsthat.coldsarereallyfullofmythsB.virusesarethefactorscausingcoldscoldsaremoreseverethanotherillnessestheideathatcoldleadsto

13、coldsdoesntstandupTheexperimentsmentionedinParagraph3madeitclearthat.beingdousedwithcoldwaterdidharmtoonesbodytakinghotbathsmadethevolunteerseasytobetireditwasvirusesnotwetandcoldthatmadepeoplehavecoldspeoplewhowouldliketoexerciseintheraingotcoldsmoreeasilyAccordingtothepassage,coldsarecommonlyseeni

14、nwinterbecausethereisgreatdifferencebetweenindoorandoutdoortemperaturevirusescangointopeopleswarmbodiesmoreeasilyinwinterstayingtogetherindoorsmakesiteasierforvirusestopassonpeopleareusuallyweakbecauseoftheextremecoldinwinterWhatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Themythsaboutcolds.B.Thecontinuedspreadof

15、colds.C.Theexperimentsoncolds.D.Thereasonandthewaypeoplecatchcolds.BTherehavebeenanumberofoccasionsthroughtheyearsthatIhadtositatthefeetofatheologian（神学家）.Someofthosetimes,Icameawaywonderingwhatonearththemanwastalkingabout.ThatwasnotthecasewhenIheardDr.RandyHarris.Hesuggestedthatalotofourday-to-dayp

16、roblemsintheworldbesolvedbysimplykeepingourpromises.Toomanypeopledonottakesuchmattersseriously.Areyouseriousinkeepingyourpromises?Someofmymostanxiousmomentsinoverahalf-centuryofministryhavecomeasaresultofcarelessnessinfailingtokeepmyword.Preachers（传道士）cansayalotofrequestsonanygivenSunday.Ihavebeenas

17、kedtomakehospitalvisits,writelettersofrecommendation（推荐）,putpeoplesnamesontheprayerlist,readbooks,maketelephonecalls,rememberbirthdaysandanniversaries,cometospecialevents,andputannouncementsinthechurchbulletin（公告）.TherewasatimewhenIwouldfoolishlyagreetofulfilleachrequest.Ihadthebestofintentions,butI

18、couldnotrememberallIhadagreedtodo,muchlessfindawaytodothemall!DidIthinkIwas“Super-Preacher”?ThesadlookofdisappointedfacestaughtmethatIwasnot.Ihurtpeople,andtheydeservedbetter.TheHebrewwordofcovenant（契约）meansprimarily“acutting”.Itreferstothecustomofcuttingananimalinhalfandhavingthepartiesmakingpromis

19、espassbetweenthetwohalves.Theyweresayingtoeachother,“IfIdontkeepmyword,mayIbeasthisanimal-becutintwo.”Ifbutchering（屠宰）weretheresultofbreakingourwordtoday,howmanyofuswouldbeheadedforthedeath?Ithinkthat,althoughwearenotcutlikeanimalsforourfailurestokeeppromises,thereareseriousresultsconnectedwithourca

20、relessness.Itruinsourcharacterandourreputation.Whatcanwedo?Itissimple.Stopmakingpromiseswecannotkeep.Reducepromiselists,andbesuretocarryoutthecommitmentsthatremainonit.Ifaftergivingourword,weareunabletokeeptheappointmentorwhatever,informandapologizeassoonaspossible.Lastweekend,Istoodwithadressed-upc

21、oupleataweddinginanothercounty.Theymadesomeseriouspromisestoeachotherinacovenantofmarriage.Theymadevowstobefaithfultoeachotherforaslongastheylive.IprayGodthattheywillkeepthosevowsandbeanexampleforotherstofollow.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearnthattheauthor.A.livesalifeofreligiousserviceB.dislikesmak

22、inganypromiseC.isafamousandbusytheologianD.likestorecommendjobsforothersTheauthormentionedthecustomofcuttingananimalinhalfmainlyto.A.showbutcheringiscruelB.explainthemeaningofcovenantC.expresshisdisappointmentwitholdcustomsD.showbreakingonespromisesisterribleTheauthorwasabitaboutthenewcouplesvows.A.

23、upsetB.concernedC.sadD.uneasyCTheresnoneedtosayit,buttherearereallymorethanafewbenefitstoeducationaltours.Fromtheworditself,aneducationaltourissomethingdonetogainknowledgewhiletravelingandtouringtosomeplace.Itcreatesopportunitiesforpeopletothinkoutoftheboxandseethingsandplacesthatarentusuallyseenint

24、heirnormalenvironment.Educationaltripsarentalwaysthosethatcoverfardistances.Asalreadysaid,itisdonetogainknowledgeandyouwouldntneedtogoveryfartohaveit.Sometimes,aneducationaltripcouldbeinyourhometown.Historicplacesandmuseumsarealwaysontopofthelistsoftheplacestogoinaneducationaltour.Educationaltoursli

25、kethesewouldmakeyouknowyourcountrybetter.Yourcountryshistoryisrichanditisthereasonwhyyoucametobe.Butrememberthatthehistoryofotherstates,countiesandcountriesareasimportantasyourown.Whenyougoonatriptoanothercountry,itisadvisedthatyoulearntheirculturefirst.Differentcultureshavedifferentunderstandingand

26、perspectiveofdifferentacts,anditcouldbedangerousoroffendingifyoucannotunderstandaculture.Whenyougoonaneducationaltour,itislikelythatyouwouldhavetheopportunitytosocializewithotherpeople.Studentsareencouragedtotalktolocalsandnativesandlearnfromthem,becauseitiswithunderstandingthatstudentsgainknowledge

27、.Whenstudentstalkwithlocalpeople,theyaregaininginsightstotheirlifeandtheirculture.ItissaidthatwheninRome,actandthinkastheRomansdo,andthisisavaluableskillthatnotallpeoplecoulddo.Therearemillionsofpeoplewhowanttotravel,andaneducationaltouristheperfecttimetodoso.Travelingopensnewdoorsandopportunities;i

28、talwaysmakesyouwanttolearnmore.Culturesaremanyandwidelydifferent,anditisaveryvaluabletalenttounderstandthepeopleofdifferentcultures.Travelingwithgroupsofotherstudentsissaferthantravelingalone,andbulktravelslikethosecouldalsobehelpfulonthebudget.Groupoffriendscouldstayatoneplaceandgetdiscountsonthepl

29、acethatyouwouldntgetifyouaretravelingalone.Travelingisfunandmorebudget-friendlywhenwithotherpeopleonaneducationaltour.Travelabroadforamonth.Tryandseeifyouwouldntmissyourowncountry.Travelingwouldletyouseeyourowncountryinadifferentway.Thebenefitsofaneducationaltourareallimportant,butthisonecreatespatr

30、iotisminaperson.Aschoolisntaplacewheretheyteachyoutofindtheanswers;itisaplacewhereoneteachesyoutofindthequestionsandlearntheanswersforyourself.Educationaltoursarevaluablethisway.Theyteachyouthatyouarenottheonlyoneseekingforquestionsandthatthereareotherpeoplewhoarewillingtohelpyouonyourwaytoo.Whatise

31、ducationaltoursaccordingtothepassage?A.Somethingdonetogainknowledgewhiletraveling.Somethingdonetoknowmoreaboutonesowncountrywhiletraveling.Somethingdonetoknowmoreaboutaforeigncountrywhiletraveling.Somethingdonetoseekformorefriendswhiletraveling.Whatareonthetoplistsoftheplacestogotoinaneducationaltou

32、r?A.schoolsandchurchesB.governmentbuildingsC.placesofamusementD.HistoricalplacesandmuseumsWhichstatementiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.Educationaltripsalwayscoverlongdistances.Whenoneducationaltrips,youseldomhavethechancetotalkwithotherpeople.Educationaltripsarealwaystooshorttolearnknowledge.Learn

33、ingtheculturefirstisamustbeforeyougooneducationaltripsIfyouwanttogoonacheapandsafeeducationaltrip,youdbetter.A.learntheculturefirstB.avoidthetopspotsC.bookoneinadvanceD.gowithgroupsofotherstudentsDAmyreturnedtohersmallapartmentatmidnight,exhausted.Herworstfearsracedthroughhermind.Wouldthecourttellhe

34、rshecouldntcareforherfamilyanymore?Wouldthekidsgothroughthebitternessoncemoreofbeingsplitupandsentaway?Shewassoyoung,almostachildherself,andyetAmykneweverythingdependedonher.Atthatmoment,shewonderedifshewouldeverfindthestrengthtoseeitthrough.Fromearliestchildhood,Amytookcareofheryoungerbrothers.Jan,

35、theirmother,onlyaddedtothefamilydisorderandconfusionbecauseofherdrugaddict.Sometimestheylivedinapartments,sometimesinshelters.OneafternoonAmywascalledtothehighschool,whereasocialworkerwaswaitingforher.“Weregoingtohavetoputyouguysinfoster（收养）care.thesocialworkersaid.“No!Dontsplitusup!”thegirlcriedout

36、.“Cantyoujustleaveitthewayitis?”Thesocialworkershookhishead.Amysvoicethenroselikethehowlofalionessprotectingherbabies:“WhycantItakethem?Itakecareofthemallthetimeanyway.”Thesocialworkerhesitated,andthensaid,“Maybe.Onceyoure18,youcouldapplytobecometheirrelativecaretaker.Thenyoudbetheirfostermotherunti

37、lwefindahomewhereallofyoucanbetogether.”“Illdoit,”Amysaid.Onemonthlater,Amywasnamedguardian（监护人）ofherbrothersforasix-monthtrialperiod.Itwasaremarkablevictoryforan18-year-oldgirl.Herbrothersdidntmakehertaskanyeasierinthemonthsahead.However，Amyseffortswererewardedwhenthecourtallowedhertocontinueasguar

38、dian.Amysreliefatremainingthekidsguardianwasatriskofbeingtakenawaybythepressureshealwaysfelttomeasureup.Socialworkersstilllookedregularlyoverhershoulderandaskedtheboysshamefulquestions:“Doesshefeedyou?Doessheevertrytoharmyou?”Thenonedayavisitingsocialworkercameover.“Wedliketogettheboysadoptedintohom

39、es,”shesaid.Sensingthatthefamilywasabouttobesplitapartyetagain,Amyreplied,“Fine,then.Callitadoptionifyouwant,buttheyrenotgoinganywhere.”Tohersurprise,thesocialworkertookherremarkseriously.SheexplainedthatifAmyweretoadopttheboys,theywouldbecomelikeanyotherfamily.ThatnightatdinnerAmytoldtheboysaboutth

40、eidea.“Cool!”Joeysaid.HethrewapieceofcornatAdam.Hisbrotherflickeditback,andprettysooncornwasflying.Amyrolledhereyes.Theydidnthavefartogotobelikeanyotherfamily.Astheproceedings（程序）ended,Amythankedeveryone.“No,”thejudgeresponded,“Thankyou.Yousavedthreekids.Notmanyfamilymemberswoulddowhatyouredoing,esp

41、eciallyforthismanychildren.Imveryproudofyou.”Onalazyspringday,inamodestsuburbanneighborhood,Amystoodinfrontofaneatlykeptone-storyhouse.Shewatchedherbrothersplayingbasketball,andheardtheplayfulbarkoftheirdog,Tahoe.Theyoungladyhadmadegoodonherpromise:theyhadrentedahome,arealhome,andtheboyshadgottenthe

42、irdog.Amycontinuestoraiseherfamilyalone,buthasbeguntakingcoursesinbusinessmanagementatanearbycommunitycollege.Eventually,shehopestobecomeachildpsychologist.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAmy?A.Crazyandtough.B.Firmandstubborn.C.Enthusiasticandgenerous.D.Abnormalandaggressive.FromParagraph3,wecanlear

43、nthat.A.ThesocialworkergaveintoAmy.ThesocialworkertriedtoadoptAmysbrothers.Amytriedtoapplyfortheguardianofthebrothers.Amyhadnoideahowtofaceherfamilybeingsplitup.Bysaying“Theydidnthavefartogotobelikeanyotherfamily”,thewritermeans.theywillliveinthesameareaasotherfamilies.theymadeadeepimpressiononthene

44、ighborhood.Amyisabletotakegoodcareofthefamily.Amyandherbrotherswouldbealreadyjustlikeafamily.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.A.StandingOnTwoFeetB.GrowingUpAloneC.ALifelongFightD.ATeenHero第II卷（共30分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）Nothavinghadfoodforawholeday,heboffalargepieceofthecakethemomenthegotone.Itwas

45、hispeffortsthathavegothimtothetopofthecompany.Theteachertherfingersontheblackboardtoattractthestudentsattention.“Everybody,pleasecalmdown!Timeislimited!Letmetellyoubwhatishappeninginside!”SomeseniorooftheChineseFootballAssociationhavebeenchargedwithguiltyfortakingbribery（贿赂）.Mr.Smithwastakingawalkar

46、oundthecampus.Suddenly,hepaused,alostinthought.Jimdivedintotheriverandmanagedtosavethedboy,andhisbraverywasgreatlyadmired.Theeffectsofthisdecisionwerenotimmediatelyo.Buttimewilltell.Theabilitytokeepcalminanemergencyisoneofhismanys.Thereisnodoubtthatstudentsinourschoolhavebalotfromtheoptionalsubjects

47、.第二节课文填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）,healwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.IhadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromTheexaminerlookedatmesadly.“Mr.Eames,”hesaid,youhavejustkilledthatchild!Thebullwasbusywiththematadoratthetime,butitsuddenlycaughtsightofthedrunkwhowasandwavingaredcap.Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,.Latertheymay

48、giveperformancesinpubsorclubs,.Themostfamousoftheseanimalsaredinosaurs.Theylivedontheearthtensofmillionsofyearsago,and.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotoinmemoryoftheirancestors.Somewesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,beforeEaster,usuallyinFebruary.Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismen

49、uofkebabs,roastpork,stir-friedvegetablesandfriedrice.Perhapsheshouldgotothelibraryandfindout.HecouldnothaveYongHui第三节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同学之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/），并在该句下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Threeyearsago,Ibecameastudentinanordinaryschool.DisappointingasIfeltattheshabbycampusandthepoorly-equippedclassrooms,IfindtheteacherspatientandconsiderateHowever,IenjoyedthefriendlyatmosphereinclassIdecidedto