浙江省杭州市萧山八中2011-2012学年高二上学期期中联考(英语).pdf

2011学年第一学期期中联考试题卷
学科：高二英语 满分：100分 考试时间：90分钟
考生须知：1、本卷共 8 页；
2、本卷答案必须做在答案卷上，做在试卷上无效；
3、答题前请在答题卷密封线内填好相关栏目。

一、听力 (共两节，每小题1分，共小题，满分分第一节听下面五段对话。

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。

1Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At school.
B. In a church.
C. At a restaurant
2. How does the woman stay in good shape?
A. She exercises.
B. She eats sugar.
C. She watches her diets.
3. What is the man’s attitude towards the cafeteria?
A. He doesn’t mind eating there.
B. He doesn’t like the food there.
C. He likes the food, but it’s crowded.
4. What instrument does Mary play?
A. The violin.
B. The drums.
C. The piano.
5. Where are the speakers?
A. In a school.
B. In a hospital.
C. In an apartment.
第二节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6听第7段材料，回答第8题。

8听第8段材料，回答第1至1题。

听第段材料，回答第1至1题。

’t famous. B. He isn’t attractive. C. He doesn’t play basketball.
15. What does the man think of Inge?
A. She looks beautiful.
B. She is interesting.
C. Her career is a bit common.
二、单项选择 (共1小题, 每小题1分，满分1分)
---I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.
---________? Mary is interested.
A. Why bother
B. Why not
C. So what
D. What for
17. If we sit near _______ front of the bus, we’ll have ________ better view.
A. \ ; the
B. \ ; a
C. the ; a
D. the ; the
18. Between the two rows of trees __________ the teaching building.
A. stand
B. stands
C. standing
D. are
19. Practising Chinese Kung Fu can not only ___________ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.
A. bring up
B. take up
C. build up
D. pull up
20. ____________ chemistry, the girl would take up biology at university.
A. Other than learning
B. Rather than learn
C. Instead of learning
D. Except learning
21. I still remember __________ to the Famen Temple and what I saw there.
A. to take
B. to be taken
C. taking
D. being taken
22. _________ can you expect to get a pay rise.
A. With hard work
B. Although work hard
C. Only with hard work
D. Now that he works hard
23. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly ________ my friends.
A. turn out
B. bring out
C. call out
D. pick out
24. The news shocked the public, _______ to great concern about students’ safety at school.
A. having led
B. led
C. leading
D. to lead
25. Not all cultures greet each other the same way.
Choose the sentence with similar meaning.
None of the cultures greet each other the same way.
All cultures don’t greet each other the same way.
All cultures greet each other the same way.
No cultures greet each other the same way.
三完形填空 (共小题，每题1分，共分)
Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the 26 . He loved to read and often needed to 27 the books he’d read in order to borrow more books. One unintended 28 of his nonstop reading habits was that he even 29 at the dinner table. His mother, Mary, and I did our best to __30 him that, on certain social 31 , reading while dining with others was not a good thing.
Every summer the teachers at his school 32 give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so 33 , and he always wanted to win. And he often 34 . But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地) was that he was so 35 . He didn’t just want to learn about 36 things. He wanted to learn about everything.
We helped 37 his curiosity in every way. 38 an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, we’d turn to the 39 , looking up the word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the 40 exists somewhere. All you have to do is to 41 it.
Bill remains as much of a 42 today as when he was a child, and he seems to 43__ everything he reads. He’s often 44 to share what he’s learned with the next person he meets. He 45 reads at the dinner table, though — which is a good thing because the books he’s attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing (引不起食欲的): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History.
26. A. school B. office C. library D. museum
27. A. return B. store C. talk D. pick
28. A. advantageB. discovery C. explanation D. consequence
29. A. play B. read C. study D. laugh
30. A. convinceB. promise C. warn D. advise
31. A. issues B. services C. occasions D. duties
32. A. could B. would C. should D. might
33. A. sincere B. crazy C. positive D. competitive
34. A. went B. failed C. did D. proved
35. A. curious B. confident C. diligent D. excellent
36. A. simple B. past C. any D. some
37. A. protect B. develop C. examine D. follow
38. A. Until B. If C. Though D. Because
39. A. teacher B. newspaper C. partner D. dictionary
40. A. person B. book C. answer D. matter
41. A. find B. use C. tell D. ask
42. A. speaker B. reader C. maker D. user
43. A. imagine B. believe C. create D. remember
44. A. eager B. afraid C. careful D. sure
45. A. now and againB. at all time C. no longerD. just now
四阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分，满分30分）
Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款
台) ,I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple who I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I get out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful. Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership a shop selling cars was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment; so when I got home; I wrote them a note to say thanks, I received a letter back from one of the salesmen, No one had ever taken the time to write to him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you” two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
46．A．B．C．D．．“took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “ ”
A．B．C．D．．A．B．C．D．．’s car was dead because .
A．with the lights B．C．D．．A．B．C．D．B
Winners Club
You choose to be a winner!
The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account（交易账户）where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7 that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers:
No account keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!
Excellent interest rates!
You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits（储蓄）without taking them out in a month.
Convenient
Teenagers are busy we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!
Mega magazine included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool key card) but it is easy. We can’t wait to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!
51. The Winners Club is a bank account intended for ________.
A. parents
B. teenagers
C. winners
D. adults
52. Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?
A. Special gifts are ready for parents.
B. The bank opens only on work days.
C. Services are convenient for its members.
D. Fees are necessary for the account keeping.
53. The Winners Club provides magazines which ________.
A. encourage spending
B. are free to all teenagers
C. are full of adventure stories
D. help to make more of your money
54. If you want to be a member of the Club, you must ________.
A. be an Internet user
B. be permitted by your parent
C. have a big sum of money
D. be in your twenties
55. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To set up a club.
B. To provide part-time jobs.
C. To organize key-cards.
D. To introduce a new banking service.
C
If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives — the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do — as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read — sports and international news, etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
56. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Best Way to Get News
B. The Changes of Media
C. Make Your Own Newspaper
D. The Future of Newspaper
57. In the writer’s opinion, in the future, _______.
A. more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
B. newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
C. newspapers will cover more scientific research
D. more and more people will watch TV
58. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?
A. Sports and international news.
B. A menu of important news.
C. The most important news.
D. What you are interested in.
59. From the passage, we can infer _______.
A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B. newspapers will stay with us together with other media
C. television will take the place of newspaper
D. the writer believe some media will die out
60. The phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means _______.
A. depend on
B. compete with
C. fight with
D. kill off
五、根据文内容，用所学单词的正确形式完成以下短文：（10分）Up to now, nobody has been able to do better than Charlie Chaplin in humor. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more c____61____ with their lives.
Chaplin was born in a poor family. His parents were both poor music hall performers. U____62_____, his father died, leaving his family even w____63____ off. Chaplin spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
Chaplin could mime and act the fool doing o____64____ everyday tasks. He became known t____65____ the world. The little tramp--- his most famous character---- was a poor homeless man with a moustache, who wore large trousers, w____66____ shoes and a small round black hat. He walked stiffly with a
w____67____ stick in hand. Nobody was ever bored watching him for his subtle acting made everything entertaining.
Charlie Chaplin wrote, d____68____ and produced the films he starred in. In 1972, he was given a special Oscar for his o____69____ work in films. He i____70____ people with great confidence.
六、书面表达（满分15分）
假设某学校校园内浪费现象严重，为创建节约型校园, 请你根据下面表格中的信息写一篇演讲稿，号召同学们从我做起，改变不良习惯，杜绝浪费。

浪费现象1、水、电 2、餐厅的食物 3、纸张、书本造成危害1、浪费资源
2、形成坏习惯，不利于品德养成
3、浪费金钱，增加父母经济负担措 施（内容由考生自己添加）注意：1、词数：10左右；
2、可根据内容要点适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；
3、开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

4、参考词汇：经济负担 ---- financial burden
Dear classmates,
May I have your attention, please? Now I’d like to make a speech here. That’s all. Thank you!
2011学年第一学期中联考
高二英语 听力原文与参考答案
一、听力 (15分)
1-15: ACBCB, ABCAC, BACBC
二、单项选择 (10分)
三、完形填空 (20分)
四、阅读理解（30分）短文听力原文
(Text 1)
M: Mrs White wants to see you right now.
W: Oh no, I hope she isn’t mad about my paper.
M: I think she wants to talk to you about helping her with correcting the test papers.
(Text 2)
W: I don’t need to exercise to stay fit.
M: Then what do you do to stay in such great shape?
W: I don’t eat much sugar.
(Text 3)
M: I hate cafeteria food,and it seems like there is no place to sit.
W: I can understand, but then where are we going to get lunch?
(Text 6)
W: We have been hearing a lot here in the States about the actor, Vinnie Jones. Over in Britain, he’s really well-known,right?
M: Well. Yes. He’s much better known in Britain than he is over here.
W: So, what’s the big deal? What’s so special about him?
M: Well, before he became an actor, he was already well known as a soccer player. In fact, I’d say he’s still more famous for his soccer skills than as an actor.
W: And which team did he play for? Manchester United?
M: No, no,actually, for much of his career, he played for Wimbledon.
(Text 7)
W: Hey, come on, Alex. It’s Friday night. I’m in the mood to do something fun.
M: How about a movie?
W: Nah,I feel like dancing. I need to get a little crazy. This was a bad week for me!
M:Dancing? Sure, I guess I’m up for that.
W: Great.There’s a new club near the station.
M: You mean the High Club?
W: Yes, that’s it. The High Club. I heard the DJ is good.
M: Ok. Let’s try it.
(Text 8)
W: Excuse me, could you tell me where the campus post office is located?
M: It is on the first floor of the student union building, next to the information desk.
W: Do you know its hours of operation?
M: 7:30 to 3:30, but during the summer, it opens later-at 8:00 a.m.
W:So, from next month it will open at 8:00 a.m.I see. Did they sell envelopes and stuff like a regular post office?
M:Yes. Post office boxes can be rented for $5 a month. That’s the same price you’ll find at off-campus post offices,too.
W: Is that right? Then I might as well rent one on campus.
(Text 9)
M:Ok.Who have you got for me?
W: Well, we now have a short list of some people. I’m sure you’ll love all of them. First of all, we’ve got Paul.
M: Who? Never heard of him. Who’s next?
W: No, Paul’s really famous. He plays football for Spain.He is tall and attractive.
M: Well, he’s no good to me.
W: OK. Next, we’ve got Shaquille.He’s massive! Massively famous.
M: But he’s not as good-looking as that other boy, Paul. We need someone who is attractive. I don’t care how good he is at basketball.
W: Oh right. I get it. Well, what about a swimmer? There’s a Dutch one, Inge. She won a few gold medals and looks good.
M: Yes. That’s an idea. But not swimming. It’s common. I want something more, hmm, more, you know tennis,for example. Tennis is a bit more interesting than swimming.
W: What about Cathy, an Australian Olympic 400-meter champion? She’s lovely, isn’t she? Such a beautiful smile. But some people may think athletics isn’t as interesting as tennis…
M: Maybe. Come on. Let’s decide who is the best for this advertisement. This runner or that football player?
W: Oh, Paul. No question.
M: Well, I disagree. I think Cathy is sexier than all of them. See if you can get her.
W: Ok, Il try.i
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