2015-2016学年浙江省杭州市第二中学高二上学期期中考试英语

1、2015-2016学年浙江省杭州市第二中学高二上学期期中考试英语本卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共100分，考试时间90分钟第I卷 (共68分）第一部分： 听力 (共两节，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 are the speakers talking about? A. How to get to Chicago.B. Whether to buy

2、tickets onlineC. Why to cut down the expenses. 2. How does the woman feel about the mans leaving? A. Uncomfortable. B. Annoyed. C. Glad.3. How does the man feel at the moment? A. Great. B. Terrible. C. Better.4. What is Maggies greatest talent? A. Ability of solving problems.B. Leadership. C. Discov

3、ering new talent.5. What will Fred do at the library? A. He will borrow the books for Mary. B. He will look up the books on the list. C. He will copy the book list for Mary.第二节（共1小题，每小题1分，满分10分）听下面3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

4、。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Why does the woman call Richard? A. To see whether he is fine. B. To tell him about an accident.C. To get some information on a report.7. What happened in Richards office? A. A bookcase was knocked over. B. All the windows were broken. C. A chair was knocked down.8. Wha

5、t will the man do next? A. Go back to his house. B. Tidy the office. C. Give a report.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What makes this year special? A. Record snowfall. B. Record low temperatures. C. Record high temperatures.10. Where does the womans information come from? A. From the man. B. From the newspaper.

6、C. From the radio.11. When would be a good time to call the hotline?A. When a car has a flat tyre halfway to work.B. When a landslide hits a building. C. When snow blocks the sidewalk.听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。12. Whats one of the features of the King Street Bistro?A. Unusual food. B. Different dishes each d

7、ay. C. Free drinks.13. What is Not included in the 6-pound meal? A. Ice-cream. B. Soup. C. Fruit.14. When can one eat in the Castle Restaurant? A. At 1:00 a.m. B. At 6:00 a. m. C. At 2:00 p.m.15. Who is more likely to choose the Castle Restaurant? A. Those who enjoy organic food. B. Those who are ba

8、dly off. C. Those who prefer pleasant atmosphere.第二部分: 英语知识运用第一节：单项填空(共10小题, 每小题0.5分，满分5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。16. -Our boss says the company is at _ crossroads. -Yes, it is challenging and demanding, but we shouldnt lose _ confidence.A. the; /B. the; theC. a; aD. /; the17. The Los Angeles T

9、imes _ a wide circulation in that city and that people each _ a copy on the subway is a common occurrence.A. has; readsB. have; readC. has; readD. have; reads18. Of all the Sony earphones, Maggie preferred the blue pair and paid for it with the _. A. 50 euros remainedB. 50 euros that remainingC. rem

10、aining 50 eurosD. remained 50 euros19. -My prince charming is not calling me, asking me out and dating me.-_ you are not good. You hold much charm. He is just not that into you.A. Now that B. So that C. Only that D. Not that 20. Uber (优步) is the easiest way to connect you with a driver_ the tap of a

11、 button. In terms of price and convenience, it is second _ none.A. with; againstB. at; toC. through; forD. by; beyond21. Goodbye Mr. Loser became a dark horse during the past National Day holiday film season, _ 1300 million yuan in box office since its release, though not _ （超越）Xu Zhengs Lost in Hon

12、g Kong.A. earning; surpassingB. earning; surpassedC. has earned; surpassingD. earned; surpassed22. At the last round of competition, Zhang Lei performed Xu Weis hit song Journey, and won over Chen Zitong, with 66 votes from the media panel, and over 58% support from the _ audience.A. liveB. livingC.

13、 aliveD. lively23. It takes years to _ a good name but only seconds to destroy it. For example, some celebrities（名人）were caught taking drugs by the police.A. build upB. take upC. make upD. put up24. Chinasone-childpolicyhas been in place for decades and is causingageing problem. So the news that Chi

14、na abandons one-child policy is _ with cheers from many married couples.A. behavedB. greetedC. huggedD. equipped25. Some 5-star hotels specialize in mouth-watering buffet（自助餐），offeringarich selection of quality food. With a discount card, you can surely drink and eat to your hearts _.A. associationB

15、. circulationC. entertainmentD. content第二节：完形填空（共18小题, 每小题1分， 满分18分）阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。Not long ago, I was at a state conference (会议) with a group preparing for a week of meetings. I walked into the room where a handful of volunteers were _26_ collating (装订整理) handouts. I aske

16、d if I could help. One of the ladies _27_ said “Oh, no, thank you” and offered me a chair to just sit while they worked.Then, another volunteer came into the room, saw me sitting there doing nothing and said: “Hey, Larry, come on over here. Theres work to do, and you can help.” He put a couple of ch

17、airs _28_, placed two stacks of handouts on them and _29_: “OK, the left sheet goes on top of the right one.”“Fine. I can handle that,” I said. And just like that, I was now part of the team.This member of the group saw that my _30_ did not mean an inability to help. _31_, I thanked him for having i

18、ncluded me, and asked _32_ motivated his action. He said: “Well, I figured _33_ one more set of hands wed finish more quickly. I was just using _34_.”Im sure that the kind folks who initially (最初) _35_ my offer of help did not mean to offend (冒犯) me. It just seemed more appropriate to them to say “N

19、o, thank you” than to stop their work and try and _36_ how to include me. And thats the real issue here. Too often, people with disabilities are _37_ within their _38_ or within a social setting because of their disability and not because of their inability.Its important for all of us to feel part o

20、f the group and to feel that we _39_. Its important to our self-esteem (自尊). And it is even more important for people with disabilities. _40_ means we are accepted, appreciated and _41_ as a full and _42_ member of the group. It sends a _43_ that states: “To us, your abilities are more important tha

21、n your disability.”26. A. focusedB. devotedC. busyD. bored27. A. particularlyB. charminglyC. stifflyD. politely28. A. asideB. togetherC. awayD. out29. A. instructedB. yawnedC. whisperedD. convinced30. A. partB. helpC. issueD. disability31. A. SoonerB. LaterC. HoweverD. Otherwise32. A. it B. whichC.

22、thatD. what33. A. byB. ofC. withD. through34. A. detailed evidenceB. common senseC. confident gestureD. facial expression35. A. turned downB. reacted toC. came across D. defended against36. A. focus onB. figure outC. pick outD. refer to37. A. excludedB. includedC. supportedD. brightened38. A. confer

23、enceB. nationalityC. communityD. occupation39. A. observeB. intendC. remainD. belong40. A. ConsiderationB. InclusionC. ConnectionD. Function41. A. advancedB. valuedC. representedD. inspired42. A. equalB. uniqueC. majorD. fortunate43. A. commentB. fantasyC. messageD. statement第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分

24、30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。ADEAR Daughter,We have not seen you for a while now, so I thought we might check in. Did you fall off the edge of the Earth? Your mother worries, you know, and I am just curious. Well, I am more than curious. I feel abandoned.Apparently youve dumped us for your

25、 career. I can understand that, because youve always had a wonderful work ethic (道德).Look, obviously your long absence has confused us. As we go about our daily routines, your mother and I are distracted both by your absence and our pride in your career. The other day, I entered my work password int

26、o the microwave, then stood there cursing it for not working. And I was so off my game (状态差) that I actually used that cholesterol-free mayo (不含胆固醇的蛋黄酱) your mother insisted on buying in an effort to drive me from the house.Listen, a lot has happened since youve been away. Abraham Lincoln was shot.

27、We had two more children a princess, now 23; a boy, now 12.Yesterday I bought a very clean 2001 Camaro car from an older woman. Your mother is not happy about this. She says it is the kind of muscle car driven by ex-convicts (有犯罪前科的人) when they examine your house at 2 am.In response, I tell her it w

28、as the car of my dreams (when I was 18). So thats where your long absence has left us. Your long absence is not so bad, though we miss your roaring laughter . the way your cheeks flush (晕红) when you eat Thai food. How you always march too hard into the house, like a Scotsman stepping on snakes.Each

29、evening, your mother now waits by the window the way she did when you used to step off the bus in first grade, your hair full of rubber bands.Bet that drove you crazy even then, her running out on the porch (门廊) like youd just returned from a month-long journey to the moon.Look, parents are not easy

30、 people.But should the urge ever hit you, feel free to stop by some time. Our house is your house. Our hearts are yours too.And your mother is still waiting by the window.Love, Dad44. The author entered his work password into the microwave because _.A. all kinds of passwords made him confusedB. he w

31、as thinking too much about his workC. he was affected by his daughters long absenceD. he was getting old and he had forgotten how to use the microwave45. The author describes his and his wifes current situation by _.A. comparing the past and presentB. talking about history and his dreamC. listing ch

32、anges they have made to their routinesD. detailing strange things they have started doing46. With the last six paragraphs, the author is trying to _.A. describe what kind of person his daughter isB. show how much he and his wife care about their daughterC. show how annoyed his daughter must feel abo

33、ut her motherD. remind his daughter of the problems they had47. From the article, we can conclude that the author is _.A. humorous B. inspiringC. serious D. patientBEACH of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. But all too o

34、ften we convey to our children either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but top performance meets our approval.Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His fear of failure kept him from classroom games that other children played excitedly. He seldom answered

35、 questions he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he repeatedly checked with me to be sure he hadnt made a mistake.I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pret

36、ty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, adored her. But even enthusiastic, loving Mary was baffled by this little boy who feared he might make a mistake.Then one morning we were working math problems. Donnie had copied the problems with painstaking neatness and filled in answers for

37、the first row. Pleased with his progress, I left the children with Mary. But when I returned, Donnie was in tears. Hed missed the third problem.Mary looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face brightened. From the desk we shared, she got a canister (小筒) filled with pencils.“Look, Donnie,” she said, “

38、Ive got something to show you.” She removed the pencils and placed them on his desk. “See these pencils, Donnie?” she continued. “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are worn? Thats because we make mistakes too. Lots of them. But we erase the mistakes and try again. Thats what

39、you must learn to do, too.”She kissed him and continued: “Ill leave one of these pencils on your desk so youll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and just a glimmer (少许) of a smile.The pencil became Donnies prized possession. That, together

40、 with Mary Annes frequent encouragement and praise for even Donnies small successes, gradually persuaded him that its all right to make mistakes as long as you erase them and try again.48. The word “baffled” in Paragraph 3 most probably means _.A. eased B. confusedC. defeatedD. impressed49. Which of

41、 the following words best describe Mary Anne as she is shown in the article?A. Patient and inspiring.B. Creative and modest.C. Determined and strict.D. Considerate and proud.50. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?A. Each of us should try our best to be a perfectionist

42、.B. Donnie rarely finished his work because he seldom answered questions and thus had difficulties.C. The story was written mainly to sing high praise for Mary Anne.D. The author seems to believe that failure is an opportunity to learn and make progress.CHow often one hears children wishing they wer

43、e grown up, and the old wishing they were young again! Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting any time in useless regrets. Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard. If a child has good paren

44、ts, he is fed, looked after, and loved whatever he may do. Its impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return. Besides, life is always giving new things to the child. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to t

45、he seaside makes him wild. But a child has his pains; he is not so free to do as he wishes. He is continually being told not to do this, not to do that, or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.When the young man starts to make his own living, he become

46、s free from the rules of school and parents; but at the time he is forced to accept duties. He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child

47、, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the law of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison, lf, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble, and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up his o

48、wn position in society.Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. They can have the joy of seeing their Children making progress in life; they c

49、an watch their grandchildren growing up around them and, perhaps, best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.51. The

50、 main reason children wish they were grown up, and the old wish they were young again is that _. A. both are satisfied with the strong points at their agesB. both enjoy the strong points at the other age by looking back or looking forwardC. the human beings should be like thisD. regrets and happines

51、s both exist whether they are young or old52. According tothe second paragraph, the writer thinks that _.A. life for a child is comparatively easyB. a child should enjoy the equal freedom with seniorsC. if much is given to a child, he is expected to do something in returnD. a childs greatest dissati

52、sfaction lies in the trouble he makes53. Which of the following is NOT needed for a youth man to be happy?A. Hard work. B. freedom from troubles.C. Wealth.D. Health.DMy name is Amy. Im a 25-year-old graduate student who likes yoga, home-decorating shows and eating spoonfuls of peanut butter straight

53、 from the jar. Oh yeah, and Im an iPhone addict.I wasnt always an addict. In fact, for many years I told myself I didnt want a fancy cellphone. They seemed like too much work, always ringing and demanding attention. I was perfectly content with my simple cellphone, and I didnt feel like changing my

54、mind any time.However, about a year ago, I found myself envious of all those proud iPhone owners, holding their shiny new phones and showing them off to all their friends. I started to eavesdrop on conversations about “iPhone apps”, feeling like a tourist listening to a language I couldnt speak.Even

55、tually I couldnt ignore my iPhone instinct (本能) any longer, and I welcomed my new iPhone into my life. I instantly fell in love with the little bundle of joy, and could no longer imagine a life without it.To my surprise, I suddenly found myself with a whole new circle of friendsother iPhone owners I

56、 could go to for advice and support as I learned the various functions of my new device. They responded to my iPhone-related queries when my other friends couldnt, and didnt roll their eyes when I bragged（吹牛）about all the things little Eloise (yes, I named her) could do.For a couple months I built my new life with Eloise. However, I realized I had a problem when one day I found myself Google-mapping my way to my mailbox, which happens to be right