浙江省磐安县第二中学高二英语上学期期中试题(无答案)

2014学年第一学期期中考试试卷
高二英语
时间：120分钟总分：150分
第一部分听力（共两节，满分３０分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5 分，满分7.5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.How does the man feel now?
A.Thirsty
B.Hungry
C.Tired
2.What does the man buy flowers for?
A. For his girlfriend's birthday
B. For his mother's birthday.
C.For Mother’s Day.
3.What was the weather like yesterday?
A.Rainy first but fine later.
B.Fine first but rainy later
C. Fine first but cloudy later
4.What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A.Mother and son
B.Teacher and student
C. Classmates
5.What did the man do during his vacation?
A.He visited his grandma.
B.He worked on a farm.
C.He went camping.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5 分，满分22.5分）
听下面5 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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6，7题。

6.What does the man probably think of French fries?
A.Terrible B Just so-so C.Amazing
7.What can we know from the conversation?
A.The man often eats there
B.The man is eating with his daughter
C.The man likes chicken soup very much.
听第7 段材料，回答第8至10 题。

8.What are they talking abou t?
A.The plan for tomorrow.
B.A wonderful movie.
C.Going to the museum
9.What do we know about Lily?
A.She likes watching movies very much.
B.She likes leaving the museum early
C.She knows how to drive a car
10.What may the woman do next?
A.Give the museum a phone call
B.Go to buy a ticket to the museum
C.Tell Lily she can't go to the museum.
听第8段材料，回答11至13 题
11.What is the woman doing?
A.Checking into a hotel.
B.Booking hotel rooms
C.Asking about a hotel.
12.How much does the woman have to pay in all?
A. $180.
B.$360.
C.$540
13.What can we know about the hotel?
A.There aren't any rooms left
B.People can eat breakfast for free.
C.It costs $80 per night for a double room.
听第9段材料，回答14至16题。

14.How does the man find the music?
ABeautiful B.Too cold C Noisy
15.What did others say about the exam?
A.It was very easy
B.It was very difficult.
C.It was neither too easy nor too hard.
16.What will the man do?
A.Turn down the music.
B.Go to a bookstore
C..Go to the garden.
听第10 段材料，回答17 至20 题
17.What do we know about the snow?
A.It lasted for three and a half days.
B.It didn't stop until this morning.
C.The snow was as thick as 3.5 feet.
18.What were the family doing when the accident happened?
A.Spending a vacation.
B.Driving towards home
C.Leaving for a vacation
19.Where are the four people when they are trapped?
A.On a road
B.In a parking lot
C.Near the speaker's city.
20.What's the passage mainly about?
A.The influence of the snow.
B.A terrible car accident
C.The biggest snow in the world.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分４0分）
第一节单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
21. Eric didn’t fee l at ease in the party, because he was afraid of losing
face.
A. the; a
B. an; 不填
C. an; the
D. 不填；不填
22. Helen is always the first to the office and the last .
A. of coming; of leaving
B. comes; leaves
C. to come; to leave
D. coming; leaving
23 ,Finding her car stolen,___________________________.
A. a policeman came to help.
B. the area was searched carefully.
C. it was looked for everywhere.
D. she hurried to a policeman for help.
24. —What do you mean by saying that?
—I think you what I said. I meant no harm.
A. understood
B. misunderstood
C. amused
D. followed
25. This is a new to teaching English, which can stimulate(刺激)students’
interest to learn the language.
A. means
B. approach
C. method
D. way
26. “We can’t go ou t in this weather,” said Bob, out of the window.
A. looking
B. to look
C. looked
D. having looked
27. —Peter studies very hard and is intelligent as well.
— that he always gets the first place in all examinations.
A. No way
B. No doubt
C. No problem
D. No wonder
28. She is to finish that maths problem in a very short time, because she
is so clever.
A. probably
B. likely
C. impossible
D. possible
29. You shoul dn’t s tay at your office all day; nature is good for your
health.
A. gettin g close to
B. getting away from
C. getting along with
D. getting
together with
30．If the painting Mona Lisa is on your list of things to see, _______ sure to get there early as there will probably be a line．
A．to be B．be C．making D． to make
31. —I don’t like this kind of music.
—_______. It’s too noisy.
A. Nor do I
B. Neither am I
C. Nor I do
D. Neither I am
32. She asked such a silly question that everyone couldn't help _________.
A. to laugh
B. being laughed
C. laugh
D. laughing
33 You may find it ____ that Charli e wasn’t _____ at the bad news at all.
A astonishing, astonishing
B astonished, astonishing
C astonishing, astonished
D astonishing, astonishing
34. —Don't sit in the classroom all the day doing homework!
—I know taking some exercise every day will ______ my health, but look at the pile of test paper!
A. set up
B. build up
C. take up
D. make up
35. Look over there --–there’s a very long, winding path ______ up to the house.
A．to lead B．leading C．led D．leads
36. _________ to his teammate made others cheerful.
A. He apologizing
B. Him apologizing
C. His apologizing
D. He's apologizing
37. Dr Yuan Longping grows _____ is called super hybrid rice, _____ has a high
output.
A. what; which
B. that; what
C. that; which
D.
what; that
38. If I ruled the world, I would ______ the world ____everything that is bad.
A. get rid; of
B. be rid of; by
C. get rid of; by
D. rid; of
39. My teacher as well as my classmates _____ very kind to me.
A. are
B. is
C. do
D. does.
40. ---How did you find your visit to the Summer Palace yesterday?
---______. I got separated from my 80-year-old grandparents
A. It couldn’t be better
B. I have no idea
C. Good luck to me
D. It couldn’t be worse
第二节
完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I am a straight-A(全优的) student and have been in my whole life. When you come from a family of teachers, it just seems 41. I just dislike losing. I can’t 42 it.
I’ve ev en come to 43 myself by my grade. I believe that if I don’t get the 44 I expect, I am a failure. Today, I sat in class and tried to 45 the last few minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks.46 the girl behind me started talking to me, I pretended to listen 47 while s till glancing (瞟) at my textbook 48 . When I thought the conversation 49 my response (反应), I smiled, nodded and agreed. Then I 50 myself wishing she would be 51 so that I could study. After a while, she said, "You know, you’re a really good 52 . You’re so easy to talk
to." I froze. I repeated the 53 in my mind before smiling and accepting it gladly.
54 inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every 55 to have a conversation but I wasn’t even trying to 56 .
Though I 57 the test excellently, what I needed to lear n most wasn’t on that test. I had 58 being the top student so much that I failed to be friendly and caring. All I thought about was my
personal 59 without realizing how self-centered I was. There can only b e so many learned persons, but there are never 60 caring and kind people in the world. Now I have learnt that kindness is one of the most important things for a successful person.
41. A. useful B. helpful C. personal D. natural
42. A. reduce B. develop C. stand D. choose
43. A. consider B. judge C. realize D. think
44. A. character B. answer C. grade D. award
45. A. save B. spend C. collect D. cost
46. A. When B. After C. Until D. Since
47. A. carelessly B. bitterly C. quickly D. politely
48. A. in no time B. on time C. here and there D. now and then
49. A. refused B. worked C. required D. accepted
50. A. tried B. found C. enjoyed D. suggested
51. A. quiet B. gentle C. pretty D. safe
52. A. talker B. listener C. lecturer D. actor
53. A. opinion B. surprise C. reward D. praise
54. A. But B. Even C. And D. So
55. A. word B. progress C. effort D. possibility
56. A. pretend B. gather C. listen D. satisfy
57. A. won B. failed C. passed D. made
58. A. given out B. focused on C. looked up D. taken on
59. A. success B. failure C. growth D. interest
60. A. many B. strong C. obvious D. enough
第三部分
阅读理解（共二节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
With more and more cars on the road, traffic jams are inevitable. Traffic
jams can lead to increased accidents as there are more cars, with more people trying to get to their de stination, all the while getting worse. Although it’s impossible to avoid traffic jams altogether, there are some tips you can follow to reduce the amount of time on the road.
Check for traffic jams before you leave. You can listen to the r adio for traffic news, or check on the Internet to get up-to-minute information on traffic. If the route you want to take is heavy with traffic, you can choose another.
Look for a different route all the time. Most traffic jams happen on busy roads. Using country roads could see you avoiding a lot of traffic. Although the distance you may have to travel is further, it can work out quicker.
Set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins.Many new car stereo systems (汽车音响系统) are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel. This way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary.
_____64._____ Most traffic jams usually occur during rush hour, so try to avoid this time period if possible. Some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour. Some jobs even allow you to work at home so as to avoid moving altogether. Ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.
Use public transport alternatives where available. The easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car. Not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money as the cost of motoring rises.
61. The underlined word “inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.
A. hard to accept
B. impossible to avoid
C. getting less serious
D. seen everywhere
62. The author wrote the text in order to ______.
A. explain why there are traffic jams
B. tell us how to save time on the road
C. tell us what we can do on the road
D. tell us the negative effects of traffic jams
63. To get the latest traffic information, you could do the following EXCEPT
______.
A. surfing the Internet
B. listening to the radio for traffic news
C. listening to the traffic channel
D. turning to other drivers for
information
64. Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text?
A. Choose a job that has flexible working hours
B. Make friends with your manager
C. Try traveling at different time
D. Work from home
65. According to the author, we should use public transport because __________.
A. it is cheaper and can avoid traffic jams
B. it is useful to us
C. it is environmentally-friendly
D. it is completely free from traffic jams
B
How I Turned to Be Optimistic(乐观)
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see — the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex(复杂)for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.”
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration(移民局)officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles finally go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all
right, even though it will not be that easy.
66. How did the author get to know America?
A.From her relatives.
B. From her mother.
C. From books and pictures.
D. From radio programs.
67. On leaving for America the author felt _________.
A. puzzled
B. excited
C.
worried D. amazed
68. For the first two years in New York, the author _________.
A. often lost her way
B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools
D. got on well with her stepfather
69. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?
A. She worked as a translator.
B. She attended a lot of job interviews.
C. She paid telephone bills for her family.
D. She helped her family with her English.
70. The author believes that _________.
A. her future will be free from troubles
B. it is difficult to learn to bec ome patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying
C
Nearly half of all women in the United States suffer from increased stress during the holidays. One of the reasons is higher levels of comfort eating, drinking and other things that can lead to weight gain. It is not uncommon for people to eat for comfort when they feel sad, angry, hopeless, bored or lonely. According to a survey, one in four people in the United States agrees that “when I am feeling down or facing a problem, I turn to food to help me feel better.” Comfort eating and unhealthy drinking increases among men too, but is more common among women. Forty-one percent of women in the survey agree that they eat for comfort during the holidays. Among men, 25 percent report holiday-season comfort eating.
Women still tend to do more of the planning, and more of the social and family organ izing for the holidays. “Too true,” said Sissy McPhearson. “My husband
and I both work, and normally we divide household tasks equally. But during the holidays he doesn’t care as much about decorating（装饰）the house or wrapping presents or hosting dinners — so I end up doing it all even though I work full-time.”
McPhearson says that the stress of preparing for holidays, plus more invitations to go out, makes it easier for many to reach out for that extra drink. “I go out a lot more now, maybe three or four ni ghts a week，and have a couple of drinks. Usually I just go out maybe once a week,” she said.
Among the healthier methods experts suggest to deal with the holiday stress are saying no to that serving of delicious roast beef, lasagna（烤宽面条）or chilled glass of white wine.
71. According to the passage, what is “ comfort eating”?
A. Eating expensive food.
B. Eating delicious food.
C. Eating food to relax.
D. Eating healthy food.
72. How many women do holiday-season comfort eating according to the survey?
A. 25%.
B. 31%.
C. 50% .
D. 41%.
73. Who often do more of the family organizing during the holidays?
A. The father.
B. The mother.
C. The parents.
D. The children.
74. People go out and have drinks probably because ________.
A. they look forward to a new taste
B. they have found a peaceful place to relax in
C. of the cheap price of an extra drink
D. someone invites them for dinner
75. How should women deal with “holiday stress” according to this passage?
A. Eat less delicious beef and drink less white wine.
B. Have more holidays.
C. Go to the gym after the holidays.
D. Go out to take invitations.
第二节：信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

根据短文内容，从A到F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。

其中有一项为多余项。

A. A sense of humor is not an inborn ability.
B. A sense of humor can be developed in our life.
C. A sense of humor helps us from seve ral ways.
D. A sense of humor means more than telling jokes.
E. A sense of humor can be expressed in many ways.
F. A sense of humor helps people to better enjoy life.
76. _____ As awareness of the benefits of humor increases, most of us want to get all the laughs we can. It seems that almost every day there is another new discovery about the power of humor to help us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Every system of the body responds to laughter in some important or positive way.
77. _____ Many people mistakenly believe that we are born with a sense of humor.
They think that when it comes to a sense of humor, “either you’ve got it or you don’t.” This is false. What is true, however, is that the ability to laugh and smile is actually something we are born with. For example, we laugh when we are tickled under the arm, even without thinking about how to react.
78. _____ The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing
and smiling are mature at birth in human infants, but that is not the same thing as having a sense of humor. (After all, when a baby laughs in his small bed we don’t rush over and say, “That kid has a great sense of humor.”) Your sense of humor is something you can develop over a lifetime. Don’t be nervous before others and try to laugh at yourself—then you will make them laugh too.
79. _____ Humor includes a lot more than laughing and joke telling. Many people
worry needlessly that they do not have a good sense of humor because they are not good joke tellers. More than jokes, a sense of humor requires being willing and able to see the funny side of life’s situations as they happen. In fact, one of the best definition of a sense of humor is “the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation”.
80. _____ There may be a thousand different ways to express your sense of humor,
but joke telling is only one of those ways. As more is discovered about how humor benefits our life, more people will be able to see and enjoy the humor when they are in a difficult situation. Life depends on air, food and water, but it is made easier to live with a good sense of humor.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40 分）
第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
81. _______(面部的) expressions are important ways to know what one thinks.
82. Hong Kong Disneyland is the first Disney t _______ park in China.
83. During the large earthquake, a lot of children lost their parents and becam e h_______.
84. The acting is so ________ (令人信服的)that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.
85. We think that he is the most ______ (考虑周到的)person we have ever met.
86. He is a little boy, but he b______ as if he were an adult.
87. This character was a social f______ but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.
88. She is old enough to have the ______(自由)to do as she likes.
89. You can see v_____________ kinds of animals in the zoo.
90. On summer afternoons, his parents sit in the s______ of the large tree drinking tea and chatting.
第二节书面表达（满分30分）
春天到了，很多人爱上了爬山这项运动。

人们走进了大自然，在锻炼身体的同时，领略了我们城市边上的美丽山水。

然而，有一些人缺乏环保意识，随处乱扔垃圾，污染了绿色的山岭。

更糟的是，有些人在山林里吸烟，给森林防火留下了隐患。

请你以李华的名义根据上面的提示，给报社编辑写一封信，谈谈你对这件事的看法，要包括以下要点：
1.爬山是一项很好的运动；
2.爬山带来的问题；
3.你的看法。

注意：
1.字数120左右；
2. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear editor,
Spring is drawing near .__________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua。