杭州市职中12-13学年高职班高二英语上学期期中考试试题一（含答案）

杭州市职中12-13学年高职班高二英语上学期期中考试试题一（含答案）

第I卷70分

I.听力（共15题；每小题1分，满分15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.Whatwillthetwospeakersprobablydotogether?

A.They'llgojogging（慢跑）.B.They'llwashdishes.C.They'llgonowhere.

2.HowmuchdoesitcosttogotoNewYorkbybus?

A.$10.B.$50.C.$15.

3.WhatdowelearnaboutMrs.Brown?

A.Shenevercomeslate.B.Sheisalwayslate,C.Shedoesn'tgothere

often.

4.Whatistheproblem?

A.Theshiparrivedtooearly.B.Theshipmentislate,C.Jerryisgoingtolose

hisjob.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shethinksthemanshouldhavehelpedearlier.

B.Shedoesn'tneedtheman'shelp.

C.Shedoesn'tknowtheboxesareheavy.

第二节（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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。

听第六段材料，回答第6至第7题

6.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.Sheisasecretaryoftheman.B.Sheisthereceptionistatahotel.

C.SheworksattheHiltonHotel.

7.Whydidthemanaskthewomantochangethedollar?.

A.Tomakethephonecall.B.Togetonthetaxi.C.Toentertheroom.

听第七段材料，回答第8和第9题

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Attendingtheconcert.B.Tryingtophonesomeone.C.Waitingtobuytickets.

9.Whatwillthewomanmostprobablydo?

A.Giveupwhatshe'sdoing.B.Continuestandinginline.C.Placeatelephoneorder.

听第八段材料，回答第10至第12题

10.HowdoesKatiefeelaftershehasgotthetickets?

A.Sheisoverjoyed.B.Shethinksshewouldhavedonebetter.

C.Sheisnotverypleasedwithherperformanceactually.

11.Whydoesn'tChristy'sfatherlethergototheconcert?

A.BecausehethinksKatie'sabadinfluenceonherdaughter.

B.Becausehethinksapopconcertisnotsuitableforgoodgirls.

C.BecausehethinksChristyshouldfocusonherstudy.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutChristy'sstudy?

A.Thereisnoexamrecently.B.Shegotterriblegradesatschoollastterm.

C.Christy'sfatherdoesn'tthinksheshouldbehasty（轻率的）instudy.

听第九段材料，回答第13至第15题

13.WhatdidNasmithdotoentertainhisstudentsonewinterday?

A.Hetookthemtowatchabasketballgame.

B.HetrainedthemtoplayEuropeanfootball.

C.Hetaughtthemtoplayanexcitingnewgame.

14.Accordingtothespeaker;whatwastheproblemwiththenewgame?

A.Theplayersfoundthebaskettoohightoreach.

B.Theplayershadtroublegettingtheballoutofthebasket.

C.Theplayerssoonfoundthegameboring.

15.Howwastheproblemwiththenewgamesolved?

A.Byremovingthebottomofthebasket.

B.Byloweringthepositionofthebasket.

C.Bysimplifyingthecomplex（复杂的）rules..

II.单项填空（共18小题；每小题0.5分，满分9分）

16.IoftenhaveconversationswithJohnonphonewhilekeepingintouchwithTomby

letter.

A./;theB./;aC.the;/D.a;a

17.Itriedhardtogetsomeinformationaboutthenewtechnologyoutofhismouth,buthe

remained.

A.quietB.stillC.silentD.calm

18.American'sFirstLadyMichelleObamasaidherdadwassoproudtobesendinghiskidsto

collegeinspiteof

hardshipandthatforherdad,thatwasitmeanttobeaman.

A.whatB.howC.whyD.whether

19.Veryfewpeopleareluckyenoughtobecomeafamouspopstar-probablyaboutonein

everymillion---but

LiuYueisdeterminedtothemusicindustry.

A.breakintoB.gothroughC.leadtoD.turnto

20.IlivedwithmyunclethissummerandIdidn'thavetopayrent.SoIsavemostofmy

salary.

A.wasabletoB.wouldC.couldD.should

21.Inbigcities,eachyoungmanwantstohavearoomhisown.Inithemaydo

somethingthathe

likeshisown.

A.at;forB.of;onC.to;fromD.by;with

22.Whydon'tyoubringtohisattentionthatyouaretoobusytodoit?

A.itB.thisC.thatD.what

23.RussandEarlwereautomechanics（机械师）thesamepay,butEarlhadmore

ambition.

A.toearnB.earningC.tohaveearnedD.earned

24.---Doyouhaveacalendar?

---Yes,Ido.?

A.HowB.WhyC.What'sthat?D.Whatisthematter?

25.ThemusicbroughtthehoursbacktomeIwasoutofworkwanderingonthestreets.

A.untilB.thatC.whenD.which

26.TallbuildingsareconsideredtheprideofalmosteverycityinChina.Butthe

predictionby2022wewill

havethemostskyscrapersintheworldhascaused.

A.when;attentionB.that;concernC.what;focusD.which;affair

27.---Doyouthinkhewilldomeafavor?

一AsfarasIknowheisthelastonetohelpothers.Hemightbepreparedtogiveyouahand

A.thoughB.finallyC.hardlyD.obviously

28.EnergydrinksarenotallowedinAustraliabutarebroughtinfromNewZealand.

A.tomakeB.tobemadeC.makingD.beingmade

29.Asaprivatecollege,Harvardhighfees—over$36,000（about230,000yuan）

peryearfor

tuition（学费）alone.Ifyoucanaffordit,theareobvious.

A.costs;achievementsB.accounts;awards

C.deserves;rewardsD.charges;benefits

30.TheJapanesegovernment's"nationalization“oftheDiaoyuIslandscametwo

daysafterPresidentHuJintaotold

JapanesePrimeMinisterYoshihikoNodanottotheplan.

A.setoffB.sortoutC.getalongwithD.carryonwith

31.peoplemayrefertotelevisionforup-to-the-minutenews,itisun「kelythat

television

thenewspapercompletely.

A.When;replacesB.Although;hasreplaced

C.What;istoreplaceD.While;willreplace

32.---Howlonghaveyoubeenintheroom?

一Justafewminutes.Mycousinshometogetherwithme.

A.havewalkedB.hadwalkedC.walkedD.havebeenwalking

33.Landslideshavekilled1156peopleinnorthwestChina'sGansuProvincesofar;the

totaldeathnumberreportedlastweek.

A.doubledB.todoubleC.doublingD.havingdoubled

III.完形填空（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）

Thingsofvalue

OurareawasjustafewmilesfromthelargestwildfireinColorado'shistory.Wewereon

''evacuationalert

（疏散警寸艮）Ifwegotthe_34_toevacuate,wewouldhavetograbwhateverwecouldsaveand

leaveimmediately.

Wepackedsuitcaseswithafewclothesandtoiletries（洗漱用品）andsetthembythedoor.We

didn'tthinkthese

thingswere_35_,buttimewas.WemovedthecomputersbecauseIearnedalivingwithmy

computer.Now,

whatelse?Wetookfamilypicturesoffthe_36_andpackedtheminboxes.Thesewerereally

valuableandcould

notbereplaced.

Thenwetookahardlookatallthat_37_.Therewasalampthatbelongedtomygreat

grandmother.Itwasa

_38_tomyfamily.Apianomywife_39_toplaywhenshewasalittlegirl.Itwasnotof_40_in

itself,butit

wasalsoanotherfamilyconnection.Itwasimpracticaltomoveeverythingfromourhomeandstore

themforan

indefinitetime.Someimportantitemswouldhavetostaybehind.

Thethoughtof_41_somethingpasseddownfromourfamilysaddenedmedeeply,_42_I'd

neverbeen

muchattachedtothesethings.It'saboutwhatthey_43_---familyandlove.Theyeachhadastory

totell,and

someofthemspokeinthe_44_ofourparentsandgrandparents.

Thefire_45_reachedourhome.Wewerelucky.AndalthoughIfeltgratefulthatallwas

_46_,Ialso

realizedjusthowfortunateIhadbeen_47_.Isawjusthowrichmylifehadbeen.

Someone_48_said,"Therearepeoplesopoorthattheonlythingtheyhaveismoney/And

nowIknow.I

amindeedrich.Iamrichinfriendsandfamily.Richinmemories.Richineverythingthatreally_49

tome.

IamwealthierthanIeverbelievedpossible.

Ittookafiretoteachme.Iwonderifthereisanyotherkindofwealthworthseeking.

34.A.callB.chanceC.answerD.task

35.A.expensiveB.convenientC.valuableD.cheap

36.A.windowsB.ceilingsC.wallsD.albums

37.A.burntB.unmovedC.remainedD.left

38.A.connectionB.treasureC.symbolD.present

39.A.learnedB.refusedC.forgotD.agreed

40.A.qualityB.tasteC.senseD.value

41.A.leavingbehindB.givingawayC.pickingoutD.pointingout

42.A.butB.unlessC.thoughD.or

43.A.gatheredB.containedC.representedD.included

44.A.soundsB.speedsC.feelingsD.voices

45.A.neverB.seldomC.hardlyD.finally

46.A.stoppedB.sparedC.returnedD.found

47.A.inanotherwayB.incaseC.inreturnD.ineffect

48.A.seriouslyB.calmlyC.wiselyD.occasionally

49.A.influenceB.desiresC.doesD.matters.

IV.阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Whenwetalkaboutintelligencewedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresoncertainkinds

oftestsor

eventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especially

inanewor

upsettingsituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadof

howmuchheknows

whattodo.

Forinstance,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabout

himselforwhat

mighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecando,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodo

somethingabout

it.Heprobablyisn'tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.Andifhecan'tmakethings

workoutright,he

doesn'tfeelashamedthathefailed;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentperson,

evenifheisvery

young,hasaspecialoutlookonlife,aspecialfeelingaboutlife,andaspecialwayofhowhefitsintoit.

Ifyoulookatchildren,you'llseegreatdifferencesbetweenwhatwecall“bright“childrenand

“notbright”

children.Theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamount

ofintelligence.

Forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutaboutlife--hetriestogetintouchwith

everythingaroundhim.

Buttheunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream-world;heseemstohaveawall

betweenhimand

lifeingeneral.

50.Inanewsituation,anintelligentperson.

A.knowsmoreaboutwhatmighthappentohim

B.issureoftheresulthewillget

C.isreadytofaceandfithimselfinthesituation

D.caresmoreabouthimself

51.Ifanintelligentpersonfailed,hewould.

A.trynotfeelashamedB.learnfromhisexperiences

C.trytofindallhecoulddoD.makesurewhatresulthewouldget

52.Thedifferencebetweenbrightchildrenandnonbrightchildrenliesin.

A.theirattitudetowardslifeB.thedegreeofcleverness

C.theamountofknowledgeabouttheworld

D.theirwayofthinking

53.Theauthorofthispassagewillprobablycontinuetotalkabout.

A.howtodeterminewhatintelligenceis

B.howanunintelligencepersonshouldbetaught

C.howtosolveintelligentproblems

D.howtoeducatechildrentodealwithdifferentsituations

B

RIP7AataGlance

TheRhodeIslandPublicTransit(公共交通)Authority(RIPTA)isapublic,independentauthority.

Foundedin

1966,RIP7AisauthorizedtooperatepublictransitservicesthroughtheStateofRhodeIsland.

RIPTAhasprovided44yearsofstatewideservice(1966-2010)

Governedbyan8-memberappointedBoardofDirectors

Serves38of39RhodeIslandcommunities

Operates7daysaweek

Operates3,300dailytripson58statewidefixedbusroutes

Managesthestatewiderideprogramforseniorsandpeoplewithdisabilities

Operatesflexibleservicein6RhodeIslandcommunities

ProvidesPark&RideServiceat27sitesaroundtheStateofRhodeIsland

OperatesseasonalFerry(渡船)(May16-October16)servicebetweenProvidenceandNewport,

RhodeIsland

Operates9.3millionfixedrouteautomobilemilesannually

Keepsateamof241fixedroutebuses,and17flexiblevans

Uses2.5milliongallonsoffuelperyear

Employs844people

OffersfreestatewideserviceonAirQualityAlertDays

Operatesandmaintainstwofacilities(设施)inProvidenceandoneinNewport2010Ridership

FixedRouteBus24,130,167

ProvidenceLINK704,301

Providence/NewportFerry42,988

FlexibleService375,995

RideSenior/DisabledProgram690,432

Total:25,943,883

54.WhatservicedoesRIPTAoffer?

A.PublictransitnationwideB.PublictransitinProvidence

C.PublictransitacrossRhodeIslandD.PublictransitinNewport

55.HowmanycommunitiesdoesRIPTAconnect?

A.58B.39C.38D.27

56.WhenisProvidence/NewportFerryopentothepublic?

A.Onworkdays.B.Alltheyearround.C.Onweekends.D.Insummerandfall.

C

WiththenearlyUS$300millioninthefirstfourdaysafteritsrelease,Avatar;whichcostabout

US$200

milliontomake,hasnowwonanothertitle:MostSuccessfulMovieof2009.Hollywooddirector

JamesCameron

onceagaindrawspeople'sattention.

JamesCameronwasborninAugust,1954inCanada.Hisartistmotherencouragedhimtodraw

andpaintwhen

hewasachild.Shehelpedarrangeanexhibitionofhispaintingsinalocalgallerywhenhewasstillin

histeens.

Inspiredbythefilm2001:ASpaceOdyssey,hebegantoexperimentwith16mmfilm,photographing

model

spaceshipshehadbuilt.TheCameronfamilymovedtoCaliforniawhenhewas17andCameronwas

admittedto

FullertonCollege,wherehewasnotinterestedinwhathelearned.Uncertainofhisdirectioninlife,

tornbetween

artandscience,hedroppedoutofcollege.Hebecameatruckdriver.AfterthefilmStarWars

reawakenedhis

loveoffilmmaking,hequithisjobandtaughthimselfthetechnologyoffilmmaking.

HeborrowedmoneyfromfriendstomakeashortfilmheshowedtodirectorRogerCorman.

Cormangave

Cameronachancetoworkasamodelbuilderandproductiondesigneronhishorrorfilms.Aftertwo

yearswith

Corman,Camerondirectedhisfirstfilm,butitalmostturnedintohislast.TheproducerofPiranhaII:

TheSpawning

firedhim,sayingthatthefilmCameronhadshotwasunusable.In1984,Camerondirectedthefilm

thatwastochange

hislife,TheTerminator.WiththeinternationalsuccessofTheTerminator,Cameronwonthedirector's

chairfor

Aliensin1986andwentontodirectTheAbyss(1989),Terminator?:JudgmentDay(1991)andthree

yearslater,True

Lies.UkeAvatar,Titanicisalovestory.Manypeoplepredictedthefilmwouldbeafailurewhen

Cameronbegan

tomakeTitanicin1997.CameronprovedthemwrongwhenTitanicbrokeboxofficerecordsallover

theworldand

swepttheAcademyAwards,winninganunprecedented11Oscars.

Avatar,asciencefictionfilm,basedonascriptCameronwrotein1994,isthefirstbigbudget

actionfilmshot

in3D,usingrevolutionarycameratechnologyCamerondevelopedhimself.Thetechnologiesusedin

Avatarare

expectedtobecomeapartofmainstreamfilmmakinginfiveyears.

57.HeprobablymajoredinwhenCameronstudiedinFullertonCollege.

A.physicsB.musicC.filmmakingD.painting

58.WhichofthefollowingfilmsisCameron'sturningpointinhisdirectingcareer?

A.PiranhaII:TheSpawningB.StarWars

C.TrueLiesD.TheTerminator

59.BothAvatarandTitanicsharethefeaturethat.

A.theytellalovestoryB.theyweremade3D

C.theyaresciencefictionfilmsD.theyarebasedonrealstories

60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEofCameron?

A.Heattendedafilminstitutewhenhewas18.

B.HedirectedTrueLiesin1994.

C.Heshowedagiftforpaintingwhenhewasateenager.

D.Hewasinspiredtotakeupfilmmakingbythefilm2001:ASpaceOdyssey.

D

IsThereLifeonEarth?

TherewasgreatexcitementontheplanetofVenusthisweek.ForthefirsttimeVenusian

scientistsmanagedto

landasatelliteontheplanetEarth,andithasbeensendingbacksignalsaswellasphotographsever

since.

ThesatellitewasdirectedintoanareaknownasManhattan（namedafterthegreatVenusian

astronomerProf.

Manhattan,whofirstdiscovereditwithhistelescope20,000lightyearsago）.

Becauseofexcellentweatherconditionsandextremelystrongsignals,Venusianscientistswere

abletoget

valuableinformationastothefeasibility（可彳亍/性）ofamannedflyingsaucerlandingonEarth.Apress

conferencewasheld

attheVenusInstituteofTechnology.

"Wehavecometotheconclusion,basedonlastweek'ssatellitelanding,"Prof.Zogsaid,"that

thereisnolife

onEarth."

"Howdoyouknowthis?"thesciencereporteroftheVenusEveningStarasked.

"Foronething,Earth'ssurfaceintheareaofManhattaniscomposedofsolidconcrete（混泥土）

andnothing

cangrowthere.Foranother;theatmosphereisfilledwithcarbonmonoxideandotherdeadlygases

andnobody

couldpossiblybreathethisairandsurvive."

"Whatdoesthismeanasfarasourflyingsauceprogramisconcerned?"

"Weshallhavetotakeourownoxygenwithus,whichmeansamuchheavierflyingsaucerthan

weoriginally

planned."

"Arethereanyotherhazards（危险）thatyoudiscoveredinyourstudies?"

"Takealookatthisphoto.YouseethisdarkblackcloudhoveringoverthesurfaceofEarth?We

callthis

theConsolidatedEdisonBelt.Wedon'tknowwhatitismadeof,butitcouldgiveusalotoftrouble

andweshall

havetomakefurthertestsbeforewesendaVenusBeingthere."

"Overhereyouwillnoticewhatseemstobeariver,butthesatellitefindingsindicateitis

pollutedandthewater

isunfittodrink.Thismeansweshallhavetocarryourownwater,whichwilladdevengreaterweight

tothesaucer."

"Sir,whatareallthosetinyblackspotsonthephotographs?"

"We'renotcertain.Theyseemtobemetalparticles（粒子）thatmovealongcertainpaths.They

emitgases,

makenoiseandkeepcrashingintoeachother.Therearesomanyofthesepathsandsomanymetal

particles

thatitisimpossibletolandaflyingsaucerwithoutitsbeingsmashedbyone."

"Whatarethosestalagmite（石笋）projectionsstickingup?"

"They'resometypeofgraniteformationsthatgiveofflightatnight.Prof.Glomhasnamedthem

skyscraperssince

theyseemtobescrapingtheskies."

"Ifallyousayistrue,won'tthissetbacktheflyingsaucerprogramseveralyears?"

"Yes,butweshallproceedassoonastheGrubstartgivesustheaddedfunds."

"Prof.Zog,whyarewespendingbillionsandbillionsofzilchestolandaflyingsauceronEarth

whenthereisno

lifethere?

"BecauseifweVenusianscanlearntobreatheinanEarthatmosphere,thenwecanlive

anywhere."

61.AccordingtoProf.Zog,theVenusianswillhavetotaketheirownoxygenwiththemwhenthey

carryouttheir

flyingSaucerprogrambecause..

A.theyneeditontheirwaytotheplanetofearth.

B.theearth'satmosphereisfilledwithdeadlygases.

C.oxygenisfarfromenoughintheareaofManhattan.

D.thereisnoairontheplanetofEarth.

62.The“darkblackcloud,,inthe10thparagraphindicates.

A.thepollutedairhoveringoverthesurfaceofEarth

B.themassoftinydropsofwaterfloatingaboveEarth

C.themassofsmallthingsmovingthroughtheair

D.thedarkcloudsgatheringbeforeastormbreaks

63.Theauthorwishestocallourattentiontothefactthat.

A.modernmanhaspollutedhisenvironmenttosuchanextentthathemaydestroyhimselfifhe

carries

onlikethis

B.thereisnopointinspendingbillionsandbillionsofzilchestolandaflyingsauceronEarth

C.pollutionhasbecomesoseriousaproblemonEarththatevenVenusiansfindlifethere

unbearable

D.itisdifficult,ifnotaltogetherimpossible,tolandamannedflyingsauceronEarth

64.Thetoneofthisessayis.

A.hopelessandobjectiveB.seriousandcritical什比评的）

C.humorousandsatirical（讽刺的）D.sensitiveandsubjective

第II卷30分

V.单词拼写（共10题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

65.Juliacouldn'tmakeaconvincingeforherabsencefromyesterday'smeeting.

66.Onallo,IrareferredtohisclassmatesasTheFellows.

67.I'mtgratefulforallthatyouhavedoneformeinthepastdecade.

68.Congratulationstoyou!ZhejiangUniversityhasapprovedyourapplicationfora

toit.

69.Ementallyandphysically,theseyoungpeoplearereadytomeetthetrialstheywill

face.

70.Shestoodbfortenminuteswiththeshopkeeperforthegoodsshewantedtobuy.

71.Thecaptainlosthisleginthewar,buthecouldmanagetogetaroundwithana

one.

72.Whenyouwalkintheforest,you'dbetterwearbootsincaseyoumaygetbby

snakes.

73.Becauseofhisdtomusic,AhmedAzizfinallymadehimselfknowntotheworldasa

musician.

74.Moyan,thefirstChinesewriterawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature,stillremainsm

afterbeing

famous.

VI.课文填空（共10题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1.Unfortunately,hisfatherdied,75,soCharliespenthischildhood

lookingafter...

2.Thischaracterisasocialfailurebutwaslovedforhisoptimismanddetermination

76.

3.TonyapproachedJulie,touchedhershoulderand77!

4.Inthesamewaythatpeoplecommunicatewithspokenlanguage,theyalso

78_____________

unspoken"language“throughphysicaldistanceactionsorposture.

5.Someparksarefamousforhavingthebiggestorlongestrollercoasters,othersforshowingthe

famous

79.

6.Itwillbringyouintoamagicalworldandmakeyourdreamscometrue,

80,

visitingapirateshipormeetingyour...

7.Come81---besuretowearcomecomfortablesneakersorother

walkingshoes!

8.Hwmadepeoplelaughatatimewhentheyfeltdepressed,sothey82

theirlives.

9.WhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatworkersbegan...clothing.Noonecould

83________

oneoftheboxeswasextremelyheavy.

10.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptthepub84.

VII.短文改错（共8题；满分8分）

WehadaveryoldpetdognameCharlie,wholovedtorideinourcar.Oneday,onatripto

t