浙江省杭州二中高二英语下学期期中试卷新人教版

1、11杭州二中2013 学年第二学期高二年级期中英语试卷本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共100 分第 I 卷 67 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、日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. Where does the conversation most probably take place?C. In the street.C. 9:20.C. Frien

2、ds.C. Funny.A. At an airport.B. In a hotel.2. What s the time now?A. 9:30.B. 9:10.3. What s the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Doctor and patient.4. How does the woman feel about her boss?A. Good.B. Terrible.5. What does the man want to do?A. Borrow the woman s notes.B.

3、Return the notes.C. Review the notes with the woman.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。每段对话后有几道小题， 从每题所给的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 5 秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6、 7 题。6. What sport does the man play the most?A. Football.B. Baseball.C. Volleyball.7. What will

4、 the woman probably buy for the man s birthday?A. A football.B. A typewriter.C. A computer.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 题。8. What will the speakers do tomorrow night?A. Have dinner at Harry s house.B. Have a chat on the Internet.C. Have dinner at a restaurant.9. What does the man think the dotted line is?A. A f

5、reeway.B. A house.C. A train track.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10. From which platform will the train to the University Avenue leave?A. Platform 2.B. Platform 5.C. Platform 9.11. How much does the ticket cost?A. $2.25.B. $2.55.C. $2.75.12. How often do the trains come in the evening?A. Every 30 minutes.B.

6、 Every 50 minutes.C. Every 15 minutes.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 15 题。13. How many hours of class will you have if you attend the EFL program?A. 24 hours a week.B. 18 hours a week.C. 16 hours a week.14. Which program is designed to give immigrants job training?A. The EFL program.B. The specialized VESL progra

7、m.C. The advanced VESL program.15. If a student prefers to take classes in the evening, which program should he or she choose?A. The EFL program.B. The specialized VESL program.C. The advanced VESL program.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分24 分）第一节：单项填空（共18 小题； 每小题 0.5 分，满分9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，并在答题纸上

8、将该选项标号涂黑。16. Timothy says you often tell lies. But I m absolutely honest.A. don t miss the pointB. that s not thecaseC. think nothing of itD. that makes a bigdifference17. The police are the public for any information about the road accidentthat happened the other day.A. appealing to B. applying toC

9、. submitting to D. referring to18. If this plant in such hot weather, you ll have to water it at leastthree times a day.A. will surviveB. is survivingC. is to surviveD. be survived19. As soon as all the chairs are , we can let the audience in.A. in placeB. on stageC. in ruinsD. on track20. Did you h

10、ave a good time yesterday, Jane? Sure, as you know, party went on in most pleasant atmosphere.A. the; 不填B. a; theC. a; aD. the; a21. Have you got used to the Chinese food, Robert? Yes. But I don t like when a Chinese host keeps serving me the foodI dislike.A. thisB. thatC. thoseD. it22. I will be aw

11、ay on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my dog for me? Not at all. .A. I ve no time B. I d rather not C. I d like itD. I d be happy to23. What a pity! With just a little more luck, you able to win a gold medalfor the first time in your life.A. would beB. could beC. would have been D. cou

12、ld havebeen24. Have you ever visited Hangzhou No. 2 High School?Yes. When I was in Zhejiang, I it twice.A. have visited B. visitedC. had visitedD. would visit25. Linda has just found a new job in the Agricultural Bank of China,as ABC.A. knowingB. being knownC. knownD. to be known26. I knew he was th

13、e person the police were looking for I saw him.A. instantlyB. skepticallyC. temporarilyD. consequently27. According to the law, at no time in any roofed public area, which isreally good news to non-smokers.A. is smoking permittedB. smoking is permittedC. smoking permitted isD. permitted is smoking28

14、. I asked him for a job under the that he was the manager but he wasn' t. A. demandB. impressionC. coincidence D. motivation29. The thief was caught when he was trying to steal an expensive bike bythe road.A. in a dilemma B. on a spotC. in an attempt D. on the scene30. All the windows here are s

15、upposed to be painted green and.A. the doors whiteB. the doors painted whiteC. the doors be whiteD. the doors are painted white31. The quarrel between the two countries had developed into a stage bothwere gathering armies on the border.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. why32. A hero always stays calm and sh

16、ows great bravery when with a dangeroussituation.A. facingB. to faceC. facedD. face33. Shall we go to the lecture about the risk of brain cancer from mobile phone use? It is closely related to our health.A. So whatB. Why notC. What forD. How come第二节：完型填空（共 15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3448题所给的四个

17、选项（A、B、C D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights. It 34 me of how many people I ' ve seen who take the yello wlight as a 35 to go faster. I also can' t understand why people don' t move when the traffic

18、 light has turned green. Above all, there are those 36 situations in which someone doesn' t even 37 that the light turns red, and just keeps going. That is why so many 38 happen! All these situations make me 39 the purpose of traffic lights.40, it ' s even more frightening to imagine letting

19、 people make their owndecisions at 41 crossroads. Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to 42 traffic.And I ' lldo my best to obey the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I' m43 to.It occurs to methat my p

20、arents have done much the samefor mein terms of teaching mehow to live. They have given memany 44 lights:to get along well with others,to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to live with joy and purpose. They have also given me some red lights 45 my life goes astray（误入歧途） :not tobe greedy,

21、to keep my temper, and to control my desires. And there 46 have been someyellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 47 school regularly and work hard.If I obey these rules, m y life will be as good as it can be. Just as I' m wiseto pay attention to t

22、he traffic lights when I' m walking across the street, I ' mwise to pay attention to the " 48signals " given to me by my parents.34. A. convincesB. informsC. remindsD.warns35. A. sightB. signalC. messageD. switch36. A. instantB. excitingC. dangerousD.cautious37. A. noticeB. senseC.

23、 rememberD. think38. A. eventsB. problemsC. situationsD.accidents39. A. look forB. wonder aboutC. care forD.worry about40. A. BesidesB. AnywayC. InsteadD.However41. A. noisyB.narrowC. crowdedD.colourful42. A. controlB. directC. improveD. serve43. A. supposedB.usedC. devotedD. delighted44. A. safeB.g

24、reenC. beneficialD. helpful45. A. unlessB. whenC. beforeD. till46. A. stillB.evenC. onlyD.also47. A. startB.attendC. finishD. miss48. A. trafficB. lightC. lifeD.confidence第三部分：阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28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，并在答题纸上将 该选项标号涂黑。AEddie' s father used to sayhe' d spent s

25、o many years by the ocean, breathingseawater. Now, away from that ocean, in the hospital bed, his body began to look like a beached fish. His condition went from fair to stable and from stable to serious. Friends went from saying, "He' ll be homein a day" to "He' ll be homein

26、a week.” In his father ' s absence, Eddie helped out at the pier （码头），working evenings after his taxi job.WhenEddie was a teenager, if he ever complained or seemed bored with the pier, his father would shout, "What? This isn ' t good enough for you? ” And later, when he' d suggested

27、 Eddie take a job there after high scho ol, Eddie almost laughed, and his father againsaid, "What? This isn ' t good enough for you? ” And before Eddiewent to war, when he' d talked of marrying Marguerite and becoming an engineer, his father said, "What? This isn ' t good enoug

28、h for you? "And now, regardless of all that, here he was, at the pier, doing his father' slabor.Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. It is not until much later, as the heart weakens, that children understand; their stories, and a

29、ll their accomplishments, sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones, beneath the waters of their lives.Finally, one night, at his mother ' s urging, Eddie visited the hospital. He entered the room slowly. His father, who for years had refused to speak to Eddie, n

30、ow lacked the strength to even try.“Don' t sweat it , kid, " the other workers told him."Your old man will pullthrough. He ' s the toughest man we ' ve ever seen.”When the news came that his father had died, Eddie felt the emptiest kind of anger, the kind that circles in its ca

31、ge.In the weeks that followed, Eddie' s mother lived in a confused state. She spoke to her husband as if he were still there. She yelled at him to turn down the radio. She cooked enough food for two. One night, when Eddie offered to help with the dishes, she said. "Your father will put them

32、 away. " Eddie put a hand on her shoulder.“Ma," he said, softly,“Dad s gone."“Gone where?'49. In Paragraph 4, the writer indicates that.A. Children like moving away from them parentsB. Children often feel regretful because they leave their parentsC. Children wouldn ' t have ac

33、hieved so much without their parents ' supportD. Children can never understand how much their parents have devoted to them 50. The underlined sentence probably means ":.A. Don' t give it upB. Don' t worry about itC. Don' t let him downD. Don' t touch it51. Which of the follo

34、wing shows the right order of the story?a. Eddie ' s father died.b. Eddie worked as a taxi driver.c. Eddie married Marguerite.d. Eddie was bored with his father ' s job.A. bacdB. dcabC. bcdaD. dcba52. From the last part of the passage, we learn that.A. Eddie ' s mother liked to listen to

35、 the radioB. Eddie often helped his mother wash the dishesC. Eddie and his wife lived in his mother s apartmentD. Eddie s mother missed her husband so much that she was at a lossBAmongthe Boys is a unique after-school program for boys living in the Highland Park neighborhood of our city. The organiz

36、ational task is to provide males living in low-income and public housing with opportunities to discover their ability to change challenges into possibilities. The program includes an academic part as well as specific plans for supporting the overall development of the participants. Among the Boysuse

37、s painting as an instrument for helping boys examine their world, discuss it, and develop positive ways of handling the challenges they face daily. Young men present personal challenges to the group, such as a recent fight or the long-term drug abuse they observe in their neighborhood. After guided

38、discussion, the youth work as a team, determining how to best represent the issue at hand in a painting. The resulting paintings and explanations of these paintings provided by the young people suggest that something profound （深远的 ） occurs through this process. These young men are learning a healthy

39、 way to express and cope with the pain and suffering they feel. Art serves as a healing process and a structured method of teaching teamwork, nonviolent values, conflict handling and problem-solving skills.Activities in Among the Boys are in agreement with the best practices in the prevention of hig

40、h-risk behavior. First, community-based youth development programs are considered important parts of a comprehensive prevention method, particularly in high-risk neighborhoods. Second, compensatory （补偿 ） education that targets atrisk youth for academic failure is also considered an effective prevent

41、ion method. Third, interventions （ 介入 ） aimed at improving youth s moral reasoning, social problem-solving, and thinking skills are reported to be effective methods for reducing violence in high-risk populations, especially when carried out with elementary school-aged boys. Finally, Amongthe Boys ha

42、s an adapted tutoring part, considered an effective prevention tool. Tutorring is typically a one-to-one match between a tutor and a youth, but Amongthe Boys employs what is referred to as “ group tutoring. ” Among the Boys makes up for its high student-tutor ratio（比例 ） withquality and quantity of t

43、ime, as the program meets after school, on Saturdays, and all day during the summer, and is staffed primarily by males, an unusual quality among educational programs.Amongthe Boys is rare and successful form of grassroots program, and represents the dream of a successful male who grew up in the High

44、land Park neighborhood and has returned to make a valuable contribution to his community.53. Which of the following best describes the organization of the second paragraph ？A. A theory is presented and proved with data.B. A statement is made and supported with reasons.C. A problem is put forward and

45、 solutions are suggestedD. A situation is described and a prediction is provided54. In discussing Amongthe Boystutor ing part, the author implies that .A. Among the Boys employs a traditional tutoring model which proves effectiveB. tutoring is effective only when it is carried out with elementary sc

46、hool-age boysC. tutoring prevents the youth s attention fr om wandering off while having a discussionD. increased hours with a group can be as effective as a one-to-one tutoring relationship55. The founder of Among the Boys.A. sought contributions to make his program successfulB. started the program

47、 for the same neighborhood in which he grew upC. is seeking reelection for the Highland Park community school boardD. was a successful graduate of Among the Boys when he was a youthCDo you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of hap

48、piness actions broadly categorized as “ honor” help you create this life of good feelings.Here s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sne

49、aky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friendsabout our good fortune. On the other hand,if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul

50、.Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?In the first case, where we don t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we can

51、not be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we f

52、eel honorableand ourself-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action, we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable a

53、ctions lead us to a happier existence. And it s easy to think and act honorably again when we re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficultto start, once it s started, it seasy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.56. According

54、to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to ourA. self-respectB. financial rewardsC. advertising abilityD. friendly relationship57. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal toA. lyingB. stealingC. cheating D. advertising58. How will we feel if we

55、let the clerk know her mistake?A. We ll be very excited.B. We ll feel unfortunate.C. We ll have a sense of honor.D. We ll feel sorry for the clerk.59. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. How to Live TruthfullyB. Importance of PeacefulnessC. Ways of Gaining Self-respectD.

56、Happiness through HonorableActionsDPeople who have a fear of ugly insects will want to stay far away from LakeTawakoni State Park in north Texas, US. A giant spider web was recentlyfound there.The thick web is swarming （ 云集 ） with millions of little spiders.Stretching across several acres it blanket

57、s a number of trees, bushes and even the ground.While the web may make some people nervous, it has become a big attraction for others especially for unlucky insects. “ At first, it was so white t hat it looked like fairyland, ” said Donna Garde, the park s manager. “ Now it s filled with so many mosquitoes that it s turned a little brown. ”Most spiders work alone, which is why the discovery of the huge web has caused such a stir. Scientists across the country have been debating its origin.Some spider experts say the monstrous web m