诸暨市诸暨中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精浙江省诸暨市诸暨中学2013-2014学年第二学期高二年级期中试题英语试卷选择题(共70分）注意:本部分答案请用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上。答题卡上需准确填涂姓名与考号。I.单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑.1。-CanIgetyouacupoftea？—________。A.That'sveryniceofyou B。WithpleasureC.Youcan,please D。Thankyouforthetea2。Colorshapesourviewof________worldanditmayhave________farmoreinfluenceonourlifethanmanyofusrealize。A.a;aB.the;/C。the；theD。the；a3.Thereporteris_______adilemmawhetherheshouldreportthefootballerwhoisguilty______takingabribe.A.in;about B。on；of C.in;of D.on;for4.Ihavereadthematerialseveraltimesbutitdoesn’tmakeany______tome。A.meaningB.impressionC.senseD.difference5.Thevictimssufferingfromtheterribleearthquakehavetobeprovidedaccommodationsifthey________。A.havesurvived B。aretosurviveC.wouldsurvive D。willsurvive6。Youcan'tgooutsinceyouhaven'tfinishedyourhomework;________，itisastormynight。A.apartfromB。meanwhileC。therefore D.besides7.Theheadmasterhaspromisedusthatweshallbetold________theresultsoftheexamcomeout。A。incaseB。everytimeC。eversince D.theinstant8.Thenprofessorwalkedontotheplatformandseatedhimselfinachair，________foransweringquestions.A。hadpreparedB.beingpreparedC。preparing D.prepared9。Failurehurtsgrown。upsandchildren，butitcanmakea________contributiontoyourlifeonceyoulearntouseit.A.positiveB。thoroughC.enjoyable D.chief10。Thisbasketballteamhadlotsofexcellentplayers，soitsfanshadneverexpectedthatit________havefailedinthefinal.A。wouldB。mightC.shouldD。could11.Hearingthedogbarkingfiercely，away__________。A.runningthethief B。wasrunningthethiefC.thethiefwasrunning D.ranthethiefHospitalstaffburstintocheersafterdoctorscompleteda20—houroperationtohave_______one—year—oldtwinsatthehead。A.accomplishedB。separatedC。divided D。removed13.Hewasobserved__________intothehouseandhelphimselftowhathelikedbeforetheownercameback。A。toslideB.slideC。slidingD。slid14.—Whydidyougotothewrongoffice?-Well,IforgotwhichroomIwas__________togoto.A。guided B。hopedC.supposed D。suggested15。InordertoimproveEnglish，_______________.A.Jenny’sfatherboughtherlotsoftapesB。JennyboughtalotoftapesforherselfC。alotoftapeswereboughtbyJennyD.alotoftapeswereboughtbyJenny'sfather16。Manykind。heartedpeople___________theDisasterReliefFundtohelpthepeopleintheearthquake。strickenarea.A。devotetoB。attendtoC.contributeto D。leadto17。__________byagroupofjournalistsand__________tonobodyforhelp,thefamousactressfinallycoveredherfacewithahat.A.Surrounded;turning B.Surrounded;turnedC.Surrounding;turning D.Surrounding；turned18。WhatwillhappentothechildrenifJimandMary__________？A。breakupB。breakdownC。breakout D。breakin19.Sodifficult__________ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice。A.Ididfind B。didIfindC.Ihavefound D。haveIfound20.Ihavehadsuchacase__________aboywhisperedtohisclassmatenowandthenwhileIwashavinglessons.A。asB.thatC。whichD.whereII.完形填空（共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Howfarwouldyouwalktolearnaboutsomethingthatinterestedyou？Whenhewasyoung,JacobLawrenceoftenwalkedmorethansixty21fromhishomeintheHarlemsectionofNewYorkCitytotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt．Jacobwantedtobea（n)22，andhebelievedthatstudyingthefamouspaintings23in Itwas1930,whenmanypeoplewereoutofwork,moneywas24andpeoplesufferedalot．Stillthestreetswere25withenergyandcolor．AshewalkedthroughHarlem,Jacoblookedhardatthepeople，thechurches，andbarbershopsandsoon．He26thoseimagesinhismind，alongwiththeimagesofpaintingshesawinthe27． Jacobcamefromapoorfamily．Hismotherbelievedtherewaslittlechance28hersoncouldgrowuptobeasuccessfulpainter．Shewantedhimtoaimforsomethingmore29．ButJacob'steacher,Alston,inanartprogramsawthathewastalented．Alston30himhowtousepaintstomakestagesets． Astimepassed,AlstonletJacobrentworkspaceinhisownstudio．Thatwasanexcitingplaceforayoungblackman31tobecomeanartist．Manycreativepeople32theretotalkaboutart,literatureandhistory．Fromtheir33，Jacoblearnedthathistorybooksoften34theaccomplishmentsofAfricanAmericans．Hedecidedtopaintaseriesofpicturesdescribingthestoryofablackhero．He35Toussaint,whohadhelpedfreehispeople36Frenchruling． ManypeopleadmiredJacob’spictures,butheneeded37admiration．Tohelphisfamily,heoftenhadtoworkatjobsthat38himawayfrompainting．Thensomethingencouraginghappened．AnartistnamedAugustagotJacobajob．Foreighteenmonths，Jacobwasgivena39topaintpictures．Forthefirsttime，hefeltlikea40artist．21. A。steps B。blocks C。buildings D。roads22。 A.artist B.teacher C。professor D.official23。 A。swinging B.existing C。hanging D.folding24. A.hard B。loose C.difficult D.tight25。 A.lined B。decorated C。furnished D.filled26. A.kept B。received C.created D。remembered27。 A。museum B.studio C.church D.street 28。 A。whether B.which C.that D.when29。 A。precious B.practical C.standard D。flexible30。 A.suggestedB.reminded C。provided D.showed31。A。approving B.struggling C。marching D.joining32. A.settled B。wandered C。gathered D。rushed33。 A。experiences B。performances C.accents D.conversations34。 A.admitted B。accused C。ignored D.witnessed35. A.chose B。accepted C。assessed D.employed36. A.against B。from C.for D.with37。 A.morethan B.ratherthan C。otherthan D。lessthan38。 A。put B。gave C.permitted D.took39.A。award B.title C.salary D.prize40.A。creativeB。popular C。valuable D。professionalIII.阅读理解：(共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文,从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AAperson，likeacommodity（商品），needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable。Alittleexaggeration(夸张）,however，doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson’suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages。Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalway，itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.Askilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment，sothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeing，livelyandlovely。Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale，shiningwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgranted。Youth,however，comesandgoesinaflash。Packagingforthemiddle—agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself—confidenceandworkatpioneeringwork，youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,andyourattractivenessandgracewillremain.Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen，throughplains，mountainsandjungles，runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlife，whichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeuseofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainitselfisabeautifulsceneoffairyland。Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmonywithnature，forharmonyitselfisbeauty，whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeinthecompanyoftheelderlyislikereadingathickbookofgoodedition,whichattractsonesomuchthatoneisunwillingtopartwithit.Aslongasonefindswhereonestands，oneknowshowtopackageoneself，justasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging。41.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphisclosesttotheword______inmeaning.A.decorationB。clarificationC.movementD.recognition42。Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat______。A.peopleshouldbepackagedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackagedinaspecialwayC。elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackagingD。properpackagingmakespeopleattractive43。Forthemiddle—aged,attractiveness______.A。hardlyexists B。isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinside D.comesfromtheappearance44。Accordingtotheauthor,ifyouwanttokeepinharmonywithnature，youshould______.A.dyeyourhair B.makeupatayoungage C.followtheageingprocess D。giveupfameandwealth45.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople______.A。areusuallypackagedlikeafinely-madebookB。experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD。enjoyreadingthickbooksaboutbeautifulnatureandfairylandBAboutfiveyearsago,anAmericanelectricalengineernamedScottBrusawandhiswifeJuliecameupwiththeideaofputtingsolarpanels（控制板）onthegroundratherthantheroof。ThentheybegantodeveloptheSolarRoadway.TheSolarRoadwayisanintelligentroadthatprovidescleanrenewableenergyusingpowerfromthesunwhileprovidingsaferdrivingconditions，alongwithpoweranddatadelivery。TheypredictthattheSolarRoadwaywillpayforitselfthroughthegenerationofelectricityalongwithotherformsofincomeandthatthesamemoneythatisbeingusedtobuildandresurfacecurrentroadscanbeusedtobuildtheSolarRoadways.EachSolarRoadPanelmeasuresroughly4metersby4metersandcontainsamicroprocessor（微处理器）thatmonitorsandcontrolsthepanel,whilecommunicatingwithneighboringpanelsandthevehiclestravelingoverhead。Theinventorssuggestthatthisprovidesacommunicationsdeviceevery4metersoneveryroadwhichcouldbeusedforexampletowarndriversofcarswhicharemovingacrossacentrelineandvariousotherspeedcontrolproblems.ThetopoftheSolarRoadpanelsismadeofsuper—strongglassthatwouldoffervehiclesthetractions(抓地力)theyneed。Accordingtotheinventors,theSolarRoadwaycreatesandcarriescleanrenewableelectricityandthereforeelectricvehiclescanberechargedatanyconvenientlylocatedreststop,oratanybusinessthathaspavedSolarRoadPanelsintheirparkinglots.TheinventorssaytheirSolarRoadwayhasmanyfunctionsandadvantagesfrommainroadstodriveways,parkinglots，bikepaths,sidewalksandrunways。TheFederalHighwayAdministrationhasgivenBrusaw＄100，000todeveloptheinventionandBrusawhopestobuildasmart—roadparkinglotinthecomingspring。46。Intheinventors’opinion，theSolarRoadway.A.istooexpensivetobuildatpresentB.costsnomoremoneythancurrentroadsC.canprovideasmanydataaspresentcomputersD。willbringthemalargesumofmoney47。Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2refersto.A。thepanels B。theinventors C.theresearchers D.thevehicles48.TheSolarRoadwayincludesallthefollowingadvantagesexcept。A.providingsaferdrivingconditionsB。helpingdriverscommunicatewitheachotherwhiledrivingC.creatingandcarryingcleanrenewableelectricityD.warningdriversofvariousspeedcontrolproblems49.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat。A.theSolarRoadwayhasalreadybeenputintouseB。＄100，000isonlyenoughtobuildasmart-roadparkinglotC。theSolarRoadwayisnotavailableforgas—poweredcarsD.futureelectricvehiclescanbechargedanytimeandanywhere50.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Solar—poweredsmartroadofthefutureB.ThegreatchangesontheroadwayC。TheinfluencetheSolarRoadwayhasonpeopleD。TheSolarRoad—amuchfasterroadCHigh-qualitycustomerserviceispreached(宣扬）bymany,butactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandone.Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstore，butinsteadwillwarntheirfriends,relatives,co-workers,strangers—andanyonewhowilllisten.Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdeGroupandWharton“Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers,”saidPaulaCourtney，PresidentoftheVerdeGroup。“Thestorelosesthecustomer,buttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.”Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourothers,andwillnolongervisitthespecificstore。Foreverydissatisfiedcustomer，astorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereview。Theresulting“snowballeffect"canbedisastroustoretailers.Accordingtotheresearch，shopperswhopurchasedclothingexperiencedthemostproblems。Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers。Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglots，cluttered（塞满了的）shelves，overloadedracks,out-of—stockitems,longcheck-outlines，andrudesalespeople.Duringpeakshoppinghours，someretailerssolvedparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlighting(业余兼职的)localpolicetoworkasparkingattendants(服务员）。Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces。Thisguidanceridtheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlessly,andavoidedconflictbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspace.Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts（布局),pre-stockingsalesitems，hiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions。Mostimportantly，salespeopleshouldbediplomatic（外交手腕的)andpolitewithangrycustomers.“Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren'tsofriendly,”saidProfessorStephenHoch.“Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp。”Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailer，insteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard—pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong。51。Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?A.Mostcustomerswon’ttakethetroubletocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.B。Customerswouldrathertelltheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.C。Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.D.It’sdifficultforcustomerstogetintouchwithstoremanagers.52.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplybysaying“…theshoppermustalsofindareplacement”（Para。4)A。Newcustomersmustreplaceoldones.B.Itisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthesameproductsinotherstores。C.Moststoresprovidethesamekindofservice.D.Notcomplainingtothemanagercausestheshoppersometroubletoo.53.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers________。A。canstaylongerbuyinggoodsinthestoreB。canparktheircarswithouttroubleC。won’thaveanyworriesaboutsafetyD。canfindtheircarseasilyaftershopping54.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers？A。Mannersofthesalespeople.B。Hiringofefficientemployees。C。Hugesupplyofgoodsforsale.D.Designofstorelayout.55。Toachievebettershoppingexperiences,customersareadvisedto________.A.putpressureonstorestoimprovetheirserviceB.settletheirargumentswithstoresinadiplomaticwayC.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyD.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstoresDWhenatornadotoucheddowninasmalltownnearby,manyfamilieswereleftcompletelydestroyed.Afterwardallthelocalnewspaperscarriedmanyhuman-intereststoriesfeaturingsomeofthefamilieswhosufferedthehardest.OneSunday,aparticularpictureespeciallytouchedme。Ayoungwomanstoodinfrontofanentirelyshatteredmobilehome，adepressedexpressiontwistingherfeatures.Ayoungboy，sevenoreightyearsold，stoodatherside，eyesdowncast。Clutching(紧握)atherskirtwasatinygirlwhostaredintothecamera,eyeswidewithconfusionandfear。Thearticlethatwentwiththepicturegavetheclothingsizesofeachfamilymember。Withgrowinginterest，Inoticedthattheirsizescloselymatchedours。Thiswouldbeagoodopportunitytoteachmychildrentohelpthoselessfortunatethanthemselves.Itapedthepictureoftheyoungfamilytoourrefrigerator,explainingtheirdifficultytomyseven—year—oldtwins,BradandBrett，andtothree-year-oldMeghan.“Wehavesomuch.Andthesepoorpeoplenowhavenothing，”Isaid.“We’llsharewhatwehavewiththem.”Ibroughtthreelargeboxesdownfromtheroomupstairsandplacedthemonthelivingroomfloor。Meghanwatchedseriously，astheboysandIfilledoneoftheboxeswithcannedgoodsandfoods.WhileIsortedthroughourclothes,Iencouragedtheboystogothroughtheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboyspiledupdiscardedtoysandgames。“I’llhelpyoufindsomethingforthelittlegirlwhenI’mdonewiththis,”Isaid。TheboysplacedthetoystheyhadchosentodonateintooneoftheboxeswhileIfilledthethirdboxwithclothes。MeghanwalkedupwithLucy,herworn,faded，much—lovedragdollhuggedtightlytoherchest.Shepausedinfrontoftheboxthatheldthetoys,pressedherroundlittlefaceintoLucy’sflat，painted-on-face，gaveherafinalkiss，thenlaidhergentlyonthetopofothertoys。“Oh，Honey,”Isaid“Youdon’thavetogiveLucy。Youlovehersomuch.”Meghannoddedseriously,eyesglisteningwithheld—backtears.“Lucymakesmehappy,Mommy。Maybeshe’llmakethatotherlittlegirlhappy,too.”Swallowinghard,IstaredatMeghanforalongmoment，wonderinghowIcouldteachtheboysthelessonshehadjusttaughtme.ForIsuddenlyrealizedthatanyonecangivetheircast—offsaway。Truegenerosityisgivingthatwhichyouvaluemost.Honestbenevolence(善行)isathree—year-oldofferingavaluable,thoughshabby，dolltoalittlegirlshedoesn’tknowwiththehopethatitwillbringthischildasmuchpleasureasitbroughther。I,whohadwantedtoteach,hadbeentaught.Theboyshadwatched，open-mouthed，astheirbabysisterplacedherfavoritedollinthebox.Withoutaword,Bradroseandwenttohisroom.Hecamebackcarryingoneofhisfavoriteactionfigures.Hehesitatedbriefly，clutchingthetoy，thenlookedoveratMeghanandplaceditintheboxnexttoLucy.AslowsmilespreadacrossBrett’sface.Thenhejumpedup，eyestwinklingasherantofetchsomeofhisprizedMatchboxcars.Astonished，IrealizedthattheboyshadalsorecognizedwhatlittleMeghan’sgesturemeant。Swallowingbacktears，Ipulledallthreeofthemintomyarms。Takingthecuefrommylittleone，Iremovedmyoldjacketfromtheboxofclothes。IreplaceditwiththenewhuntergreenjacketthatIhadfoundonsalelastweek.IhopedtheyoungwomaninthepicturewouldloveitasmuchasIdid。It’seasytogivethatwhichwedon’twantanymore,buthardertoletgoofthingswecherish，isn’tit?However,thetruespiritofgivingistogivewithyourheart.56.WhydoestheauthorgiveadetaileddescriptionofaparticularpictureintheSundaynewspaper?A。Tocreateanatmosphereoffearanddepressionbroughtbythetornado.B.Tocallonunconcernedpeopletodonateforthepoorfamilies。C。Toshowthehelplessnessandhopelessnessofthefamilymentionedinthepaper.D.Tomakeknownwhattouchedherandmadeherdecidetohelpthehopelessfamily。57.WhydidBradandBrettalsodonatetheirfavoritethingsfinally？A。Theywereencouragedtodonatesomevaluablethingsbythemother。B.Meghan’sdecisioninspiredthemtodonatetheirfavoritethings。C。Theyalsowantedtoshowgenerositybygivingawaytheirvaluablethings。D.Meghan’sgestureremindedthemtoreplacetheirfavoritethingswithnewones。58。By“swallowinghard”,thewritermeansthat______.A.shewasdeeplypuzzledbywhatthelittlegirldidB.shehadtroublepersuadingMeghannottogiveawayLucyC.shewasgreatlymovedbyMeghan’sunexpecteddecisionD。shewasuncertainwhatresultsMeghan’sactionwouldbringabout59。Itissuggestedinthesentence“thetruespiritofgivingistogivewithyourheart”that______.A。sinceredonationmeansofferinghelptootherswhole—heartedlyB.truegivingmeansgivingotherswhatyoutreasuremostC。truegenerositymeanshelpingothersatthecostofyourownbenefitD.honestbenevolencemeansdevotingyourselftothecareerofdonation60。What’sthebesttitleforthispassage？A。TheGreatestLoveB.ABeautifulHeartC.TrueGenerosityD。APreciousGift非选择题部分（共30分）注意：本部分同时作为答题纸,答题前请先写好姓名,班级和考号。IV。单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分）根据句意及所给的首字母，用正确的形式拼写单词。1.Reducingthegapbetweentherichandthepoorisoneofthemainc________facingthegovernment.2.They'venotyetfinallydecidedwhetherornottohavetheplana________tothepublic。3。Itisobviousthatlungcancerisl_________toheavysmoking。4.Withhiscolleaguesa________him,hefinishedhistaskaheadoftime。5.Chinad_________Japanfivetothreeinthelastfootballmatch.6.R__________speaking,Iwouldsaythatabout100peoplewerepresentatthemeeting.7.Thelengthoftimespentexercisingcanbedifferentd_________onpersonalneedandpurpose。8。Muchd_________withthenewly—developedsoftware,themanagertreatedustoabigdinnerlastnight。9.Theideaofyourarticleisquiteoriginalbutthelanguageneedsp_______alittle.10。L________motivation,hetakesnointerestinstudy.V。翻译填空（每小题10分，满分10分）根据所给的中文句子，完成下列英文句子，每格限填一词。正在发出的噪音使我全神贯注于我的学习有一些困难。Withthenoiseon,Ihadsomedifficulty_______________________mystudy.2。到现在为止电动火车已经代替了蒸汽火车。Sofarelectrictrains__________________________________________steamtrains。3.暴露在太阳