浙江省湖州市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试.docx

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浙江省湖州市学年高二下学期期中考试英语试

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共95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.WhatdoesSusando?

A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Asecretary.

2.Wherewillthewomanbeat4:

30p.m.?

A.Atherdad'splace.B.Atatenniscourt.C.Atanairport.

3.Whoisthewoman?

A.Theman'swife.B.Theman'ssister.C.Theman'smother.

4.HowwastheweatherintheeastofItaly?

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.

5.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Signletters.B.Answerfaxes.C.Checkdiaries.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或对白，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。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whyisthewomantalkingtotheman?

A.Toborrowhiscar.B.Toinvitehimtoaconcert.C.Tointroduceafriendtohim.

7.Whatwillthemandoatweekends?

A.Gotowork.B.Showhiscousinaround.C.VisitNewYork.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Travelagentandcustomer.B.Guideandtourist.C.Fellowworkers.

9.Whichcityisthewomangoingto?

A.Lima.B.Santiago.C.Arica.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Togetaform.B.Toborrowaphone.C.Toaskforleave.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisdoingawritingcourse.B.Herstudentnumberis8106745.C.Mrs.Greenisherfavouriteteacher.

12.Whenwillthewomanattendherclasses?

A.OnMay31.B.OnJune4.C.OnJune5.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Amusicclass.B.Theresultsofasurvey.C.DifferentstylesofMusic.

14.Wholikesclassicalmusic?

A.AlexandGreg.B.RachelandKasha.C.EmikoandHarry.

15.HowdothespeakersfeelaboutRachel'schoice?

A.Interested.B.Astonished.C.Delighted.

16.WhatmusicdoesEmikolistentoonceaweek?

A.Opera.B.Jazz.C.Rock.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howmanycrewmemberswerethereontheboat?

A.Six.B.Twelve.C.Eighteen.

18.HowdidRebeccagetintouchwithherfriend?

A.Bytalkingontheradio.B.Bysendingatextmessage.C.Bymakingaphonecall.

19.WhodidNickaskforhelp?

A.TheBritishcoastguard.B.TheIndonesiancoastguard.C.TheAustraliancoastguard.

20.Whathappenedtotheboatintheend?

A.ItsankneartheIslandofBali.B.Itwasrescuedbyanavyboat.C.Itgottoaportsafelyonitsown.

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）

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

PhilWhitehasjustreturnedfroman18,000-mile,around-the-worldbicycletrip.Whitehadtworeasonsformakingthisjourney.Firstofall,hewantedtousethetriptoraisemoneyforcharity,whichhedid.Heraised￡70,000fortheBritishcharity,Oxfam.White'ssecondreasonformakingthetripwastobreaktheworldrecordandbecomethefastestpersontocyclearoundtheworld.Heisstillwaitingtofindoutifhehasbrokentherecordornot.

WhitesetofffromTrafalgarSquare,inLondon,on19thJune2004andwasback299dayslater.Hespentmorethan1,300hoursinthesaddle（车座）anddestroyedfoursetsoftyresandthreebikechains.HehadtheadventureofhislifecrossingEurope,theMiddleEast,India,Asia,Australia,NewZealandandtheAmericas.Amazingly,hedidalloftbswithabsolutelynosupportteam.Nojeepcarryingfood,waterandmedicine.Nodoctor.Nothing!

Justabikeandavery,verylongroad.

Thejourneywaslonelyanddesperateattimes.Healsohadtofighthiswayacrossdeserts,throughjunglesandovermountains.Hecycledthroughheavyrainsandtemperaturesofupto45degrees,alltohelppeopleinneed,Therewereotherdangersalongtheroad.InIran,hewaschasedbyarmedrobbersandwasluckytoescapewithhislifeandthelittlemoneyhehad.TheworstthingthathappenedtohimwashavingtocycleintoaheadwindonaroadthatcrossesthesouthofAustralia.For1,000kilometreshebattledagainstthewindthatwasconstantlypushinghim.Thispartofthetripwasslow,hardworkanddepressing,buthemadeitintheend.NowMr,Whiteisbackandintendstowriteabookabouthisadventures.

21.WhenPhilWhitereturnedfromhistrip,he.

A.broketheworldrecordB.collectedmoneyforOxfam

C.destroyedseveralbikesD.travelledabout1,300hours

22.Duringhisjourneyaroundtheworld,PhilWhite.

A.foughtheroicallyagainstrobbersinIranB.experiencedtheextremesofheatandcold

C.managedtorideagainstthewindinAustraliaD.hadateamofpeoplewhotravelledwithhim

23.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePhilWhite?

A.Imaginative.B.Honest.C.Modest.D.Determined.

B

Iscursivewriting（草写体）anout-of-dateskillintoday'stechnologicalsociety?

TheneweducationstandardsforEnglishdonotrequirecursive.However,schoolsarestillallowedtoteachcursiveiftheychoose.Someschoolsareconsideringgivingupcursive,sinceitisnotonstandardizedtests.Thistopicisnowbeingdiscussedinteacherlunchroomsaroundthecountry.Weinvitedsomeinspiredteacherstoweighin.Here'swhatoneofthem,EldraAvery,hastosay.

Ifailedahandwritingassignmentineighthgrade,butmyteachertoldmethatIwaswellabletohavethattypeofhandwriting.SoIimprovedmyhandwritingandnowhavebeautifulcursivehandwriting.IteachEnglish,andattimesIaskmystudentstodoassignmentsincursive.Sincetheywillbetakingtimedwritingexamsthroughouttheireducationalcareer,itisnecessarythattheypracticewritingataspeedthatwillallowthemtofinishtheirtask.Whenyouhavethreelettersconnectedinaword,itflows,andwhenyouliftyourpenonlyattheendofaword,itisfasterthanprinting（印刷体）,whichliftsthepenatthecompletionofeachletter.

Handwritingisareflection（反映）ofourhumanity.Wedreamofafuturewithmoreadvancedtechnologyandlesslabor,buttruthfully,iftechnologypreventsusfromusingskillsthatareessentiallyhuman,Iwonderifthatcanbecalled"progress."Cursiveconnectsustoourpastandourfuture.Ifstudentscan'twritecursive,theycan'treadcursive.Andiftheycan'treadcursive,howcantheyreadhistoricalpapersliketheDeclarationofIndependence?

Writingcursiveisaprocessthathelpsimprovelanguagelearning.Copyingtextbyhanddoesalotofgoodtostudents.Mystudentscompleteapoetryanalysispapereachyear.Manyofthemtellmethattheycouldn'tbegintounderstandtheirpoemuntiltheycopieditbyhand.Handwritingisavaluablecommunicationtool,Communicationthroughhandwritingwillalwaysbeanecessity.Toimaginethatthewholeworldcommunicatesbytypingwouldbearatherpoorview.

24.AccordingtoParagraph1,teachersarediscussing.

A.whethercursiveshouldbetaughtB.whetherstudentsshouldreadcursive

C.howtolookathandwritingassignmentsD.howtoimprovestudents'cursivewriting

25.WhydoesMs.Averymentionherstudentsinthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowthepositivesideofhandwriting.B.Tointroduceaneffectivelearningmethod.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofcopyingpoems.D.Toshareherfirst-handteachingexperience.

26.Ms.Averywouldprobablyagreethat.

A.handwritingshouldbereplacedbytypingB.thereshouldbefewerstandardizedtests

C.cursiveismoreeffectivethanprintingD.cursivehelpsuslearnaboutthefuture

C

AMENTORING（导师制）programisgivinglifechangingopportunitiestoBanburyyouth.

YoungInspirationswasfoundedtwoyearsagotoprovidementoringsessionsforstudentsandunemployedyoungadultsaged11to21.

AlexGoldberg,theprogram'sfounder,said:

"WesetupYoungInspirationsbecausewewantedtogiveyoungpeopleexperienceswhichwillpotentiallybelifechangingandbroadentheiroutlook.

"Wetrytocreateworkexperienceopportunitiesthatwillreallymakeadifferencetoouryouth.Forexample,we'vesecuredinternships（实习）withworld—famousfirmssuchasHonda.

"Atatimeoffundingcutbackswhereschoolsarefindingitmoreandmoredifficulttoofferthiskindofmentoring,itisextremelyimportantthattheseopportunitiesareavailablebothtohelpyouthwiththeirschoolworkandgradesandtogivethemopportunitieswhichmayhelpshapetheirfutures."KieranHepburn,14,isoneofagroupofBanburyyouthwhohasbenefitedfromtheprogramsofar.InOctobertheBanburySchoolpupilwasaccompaniedbyYoungInspirationsstafftoPariswherehewasanobserverattheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization's（UNESCO）InternationalYouthForum（论坛）.

Theeventwasheldforyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworld,toseektheirviewsonhowthefutureofyouthandeducationshouldlook.Kieranjoinedseveralhundredobserversmostlyintheir20sandwastheonlyUKschoolpupiltoattendtheevent.Kieranthinksthetripwasafifechangingexperience."BeforeweleftIdidn'tquiteknowwhattomakeofitbutwhenwegottherewedidn'tstop;itwasamazing,"hesaid,"Wewenttothreeorfourhoursofdebateseachdayandthendidsomethingculturaleachafternoon."

Themainthemeoftheforumwashowyouthcandrivechangeinpoliticalandpubliclife.Itdealtwithissues（问题）suchasdrugabuse,violenceandunemployment.

Kieransaid:

"IthasreallyhelpedmetoimprovemyconfidenceandsocialskillsaswellasmyschoolgradesandIwasvotedmostimprovedpupilatschoolinAugust."

TheYoungInspirationsmentoringsessionstakeplaceeachFridayinBanbury.Fordetailsvisit.

27.AccordingtoAlexGoldberg,itisdifficultforschoolstoofferthementoringdueto.

A.thelackofsupportfromfirmsB.theculturaldifferences

C.theeffectofunemploymentD.theshortageofmoney

28.Accordingtothepas,sage,theforumFocusedonhowyouthcan.

A.builduptheirc