浙江省诸暨市高二英语上学期期中试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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5.Whatdoesthemanhopethegovernmentwilldo?

A.Predictearthquakesintime.

B.Providemorejobopportunities.

C.Changeitsattitudetothesocialproblems.

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答6~7题

6.Howoftencanthemantakeabathinhiscountry?

A.Onceamonth.B.Twiceamonth.C.Onceaweek.

7.Whatisthebiggestenvironmentprobleminthewoman’scountry?

A.Waterpollution.B.Airpollution.C.Noisepollution.

请听第7段材料，回答8~9题

8.Wheredoestheman’swifewanttogo?

A.Somewhereinhercountry.B.SomewhereinAfrica.C.Somewheresunny.

9.Whichcountryisthemaninterestedin?

A.Greece.B.Italy.C.America.

请听第8段材料，回答10~12题

10.Howisthemannow?

A.Heisstillveryweak.B.Hehasasorethroat.C.Hehasarunnynose.

11.Whatarethestudentsdoingnow?

A.ReviewingUnit10.B.StudyingUnit10.C.StudyingUnit11.

12.Whathappenedtothewoman’smother?

A.Shegotthefluseveralweeksago.

B.ShehasforgottentotakeVitaminC.

C.Shehasgotlittlesleeprecently.

请听第9段材料，回答13~16题

13.Howmanypeoplewillattendtheteaparty?

A.3.B.4.C.5.

14.Whotookatwo-weektrip?

A.Julia.B.Pierre.C.Pierre’ssisters.

15.Whatwillthewomantaketotheteaparty?

A.Biscuits.B.Frenchdesserts..C.Astrawberrycake.

16.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.InCanada.B.InMexico.C.InFrance.

请听第10段材料，回答17~20题

17.WhatwasPeterprobablypoorat?

A.Writing.B.Reading.C.Speaking.

18.WhywasPeterhappythefirstday?

A.Thefamilywaspleasantandfriendly.

B.Therewasagirlofhisageinthefamily.

C.Therewasacomfortablebedinthehome.

19.WhatwasPeter’sproblem?

A.Hehadlittlechancetotalk.

B.Hewasratherbusywithhisstudies.

C.Hecouldn’tgetonwellwiththefamily.

20.WhendidPeterstartlearningEnglish?

A.Atagesix.B.Atageeight.C.Atageten.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分）

A

Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandofbooks---especiallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy“proper”books,too,printedongoodpaperandbound（装订）betweenhardcovers.

TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharringCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing“thebiggestbookshopintheworld”tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens’time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindofbook,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilosophy,politicsoranyotherofthecountlesssubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializesonlyinbooksaboutballet!

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharringCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handbooks,thecollectormustventureoffthebeatentrack,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsoimpressiveasbookshops.Thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandpourouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallhandcarts.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalsandsomeamateurs,havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethistheycanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldonethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

21.“Londonersaregreatreaders”meansthat__________.

A.Londonersaregreatbecausetheyreadalot. 

B.ThereareagreatnumberofreadersinLondon

C.Londonersarereaderswhoreadonlygreatbooks 

D.Londonersreadalot

22.Accordingtothispassage,CharringCrossRoad__________.

A.isinthesuburbsofLondon 

B.isfamousforitsbookshops

C.containsvariouskindsofshops 

D.isthebusieststreetinLondon

23.Inthispassage,whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ventureoffthebeatentrack”mean?

__________.

A.buybooksinamostbusystreet 

B.moveawayfromabusystreet

C.wastetimelookingforbooks 

D.takeariskoflosingone’slife

24.OnFarringdonRoad,_________.

A.youcanfindfinebookshopsforthelatestbooks 

B.thereareonlysmallbookshopsforthesecond-handbooks

C.youcanseebooksellerssellingbooksonhand-carts

D.thesamebooksastheonesinthebookshopsofCharringCrossRoadaresold

B

TheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFrancisco，Californiaisoneoftheworld'

smostbeautifulbridges.Itisalsooneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworld.Vehicles（车辆）crossthebridgeanaverageof41milliontimeseachyear.Morethan1800hundredmillionvehicleshaveusedthebridgesinceitopenedmorethan70yearsago.

Thebridgewaspainted“InternationalOrange”becausethatcolorwentwellwiththenaturalsurroundings.Thecoloralsoiseasiertoseeintheheavyfogthatoftencoversthearea.ButtheGoldenGateBridgewasnotnamedforitsorangecolor.Itwasnamedforthebodyofwaterthatitcrosses，theGoldenGateStrait.

TheGoldenGateStraitistheentrancetotheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean.TheGoldenGateBridgelinksthecityofSanFranciscowithMarinCounty，California.

Planningforthebridgebeganinthe1920swhentheareaaroundSanFranciscowasgrowing.Peoplelivingintheareaneededanotherwaytogettothecitybesidessmallferries（渡船）．

JosephStrausswasthechiefengineerfortheproject.Workbeganin1934.Mr.Straussdemandedthestrongestsafetyprotectionsinthehistoryofbridgebuilding.Theseincludedthefirstuseof“hardhats”toprotecttheworkers'

headsandspecialglassestoprotecttheireyes.

Aspecialsafetynetwassuspended（挂）underthebridge.Thisnetsavedthelivesof19menduringtheconstruction.However，11otherworkerswerekilledwhentheyfellfromthebridgethroughthenet.Still，thiswasanewsafetyrecordforthetime.

TheGoldenGateBridgeopenedin1937.Itextends1280metersacrossthewater.Thetotallengthis2737meters.Itwasthelargestsuspensionbridge（吊桥）intheworlduntil1964.ThatiswhentheVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeopenedinNewYorkCity.Today，theGoldenGateBridgeistheninthlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.

25．Thepurposeofsuspendingaspecialsafetynetisto________．

A．protecttheenvironmentB．makeconstructioneasier

C．preventworkersfromfallingD．savebuildingmaterialsfromfalling

26．WhatdoweknowaboutJosephStrauss?

A．Heattachedimportancetotheworkers'

safety.

B．Hissafetymeasureswerenotofpracticalvalue.

C．Hebuiltthefirstsuspensionbridgeintheworld.

D．Hedemandedstrongmeasurestoensurethesafetyofthebridge.

27．Thepassageiswrittento________．

A．invitereaderstoSanFrancisco

B．introducetheGoldenGateBridge

C．describehowtheGoldenGateBridgewasbuilt

D．tellthestoryofanengineercalledJosephStrauss

C

EdwardHibberdJohnsonwasanAmericaninventor.HelivedinNewYorkCityinthe1800s.In1882,Johnsonhadanidea.ItwouldchangethelookofChristmasforever.

Johnsonworkedasabossatatechnologycompany.In1871,hehiredayoungmantoworkforhim.Theman'

snamewasThomasEdison.Edisonwasagreatworker.Hecameupwithmanynewideas.Later,Edisonlefttostarthisowncompany.Johnsonfollowedhim.JohnsonstartedturningEdison'

sideasintomoney.In1880,Edisoninventedthelightbulb.Nooneknewhowmuchitwasworth.Atthetime,mosthomesdidnothavetheelectricitytopowerit.However,Johnsonhelpedstartacompanytosellthebulbs.

Beforelong,Mr.Johnsonhadabrightidea.Christmastreeswereverypopular.Theyweresobeautifulbecauseoftheircandles.Flickering（闪烁的）flameswereperfectforChristmas.Buttheywerealsodangerous.Theycouldeasilystartafire.

Mr.Johnsonthoughtofawaytofixthis.HesetupaChristmastreebyoneofhiswindows.Thenhetook80coloredlightbulbsandhungthemaroundit.Thelightswerered,whiteandblue.Peopleonthestreetstoppedtolook.TheyadmiredtheshiningChristmastree.ItwassopopularthatJohnsonmadeitatradition.Eachyearheaddedmorelights.In1884,therewere120lightbulbsonhistree.Thelightswerenotcheap.In1900,astringof16bulbscost$12.Thatwasalotofmoneybackthen,becausepeoplemadeless.Intoday'

smoney,thatisabout$350.Butovertime,theystartedtocostless.Bythe1930s,coloredlightbulbswereeverywhere.

TodaymillionsoflightsetsaresoldinAmericaeachyear.Theylight80millionhomes.Someofthemarenowusedforotherholidaystoo.TheyareusedonHalloweenandValentine'

sDay.ButitallstartedwithJohnson'

sChristmastree.

28.WhatdoweknowaboutEdwardHibberdJohnson?

A.hecameupwiththeideaforChristmastreelights

B.heemployedThomasEdisontoinventthelightbulb.

C.headovacatedsettingupaChristmastreeinAmerica.

D.hebuiltupacompanytoprovideelectricityformanyhomes.

29.Johnsonusedcoloredlightbulbstoreplacetreecandlesmainlyto_______.

A.developanewtraditionB.makeaChristmastreesafer

C.tomakeChristmaspopularD.toattractpeopletohiscompany

30.Whydidn’tpeople