浙江省诸暨市牌头中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案.docx

1、浙江省诸暨市牌头中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案高二英语第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一小节（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. Which place is the woman heading for right away？ A. Her office. B. A flower shop. C. A hospital.2. Which dress does the w

2、oman want to buy？A. The red one. B. The green one. C. The brown one.3. How much should the man pay？A. $19. B. $18 C. $17.4. What time will the man call the woman？A. At 5:30. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:30.5. What will the man do right now？A. Buy his mum a coat. B. Buy his mum a handbag. C. Give Mary a call.

3、 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。听完每段对话或独白前后，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How often did the man listen to the news from China？A. Once a week. B. Almost every day. C. Sometimes.7. Which is the best way to lear

4、n Chinese？A. Studying in China. B. Speaking Chinese every day.C. Listening to the news from China.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did Linda do after the party？A. She typed a paper. B. She visited her uncle. C. She studied history.9. Why was Linda so nervous？A. she didnt have much sleep.B. She was worried abo

5、ut her paper.C. She thought her paper might be late.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the woman like to surf the Internet？A. To do a course. B. To get information. C. To be in touch with her family.11. What does the man hate？A. His computer is too slow. B. He cant follow the English soccer. C. There ar

6、e too many junk mails online.12. What do the man and the woman agree？A. It is very expensive to surf the Internet.B. Its hard to get information through the regular media.C. Its frustrating to get rid of the disadvantages of the Internet.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the womans destination？ A. Englan

7、d. B. London. C. Hangzhou.14. Why does the man like travelling by train？ A. He can enjoy the scenes outside. B. He thinks it is very safe. C. He can meet different people.15. What do we know about the woman？ A. She is not a Chinese. B. She can sleep well on the train. C. She likes talking with peopl

8、e on the train.16. What can we learn from the conversation？ A. Some trains today are modern. B. People in England like travelling by air. C. The woman regrets taking the train this time.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was the season according to the story？ A. Summer. B. Autumn. C. Winter.18. Why did the

9、Hermanns go shopping only on Saturday？ A. Mr. Hermann didnt have to work. B. Mr. Hermann had to do housework. C. Mr. Hermann didnt like the other days.19. What can we know about Mr. Hermann from the story？A. He was tired of his wife. B. He was a good husband. C. He would stay outside waiting.20. Wha

10、t kind of lady was Mrs. Hermann？ A. A shopping lover. B. A hardworking housewife. C. A very beautiful young lady.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） AHow much weight a baby gains during its first month could determine its IQ, as a new research suggests. The study found that children who g

11、ain more weight, and whose heads grow quickly during the first month of life, tend to have a higher IQ when they start school. Researchers at the University of Adelaide, in Australia studied 13,800 children who were born at full-term. They found that those who put on 40% of their birth weight in the

12、 first four weeks had an IQ 1.5 points higher than those who only put on 15% of their birth weight. Those who experienced the biggest growth in head circumference （头围） also had the highest IQs by the age of six. “Head circumference is an indicator of brain volume, so a greater increase in head circu

13、mference in a newly-born baby suggests more rapid brain growth,” says the led author of the study, Dr. Lisa Smithers. She added, “Overall, newly-born children who grew faster in the first four weeks had higher IQ scores later in life. Those children who gained the most weight scored especially high

14、on verbal （言语） IQ at age 6. This may be because the neural （神经的） structures for verbal IQ develop earlier in life, which means the rapid weight gain during the first month could be having a direct cognitive benefit for the children.”Previous studies have shown the association between early postnatal

15、 （产后的） diet and IQ, but this is the first study of its kind to focus on the IQ benefits of rapid weight gain in the first month of life. Dr. Smithers says the study further highlights the need for successful feeding of newly-born babies. “We know that many mothers have difficulty establishing breast

16、feeding in the first week of their babies life,” Dr. Smithers said. “The findings of our study suggest that if babies are having feeding problems, there needs to be early intervention （干预） in the management of that feeding.”21.The study mainly shows that _A. Head circumference is certainly connected

17、 to IQ.B. Babies heads grow quickly during the first month.C. The more weight newly-born babies gain, the higher IQ they are likely to have.D. Full-term babies tend to be cleverer than premature babies. （早产儿）22.How did the researchers get their conclusion from the study？A.By making comparison. B. By

18、 asking questions.C.By having a discussion. D.By referring to documents.23.According to Dr. Lisa Smithers, we can learn that _A .a kids verbal IQ scores reach its highest at age six.B. Quick weight gain benefits newly born babies on verbal IQ.C. This study helps parents find feeding problems.D. This

19、 study reminds parents of the need for breastfeeding. BCertainly, a well-rounded education is the foundation of our growth. I am grateful to the many incredible teachers who have inspired me to do greater things, and have fired my enthusiasm for lifelong learning! I have also been honored to have th

20、e most amazing teachers in all of my childrens lives. These are extraordinary people who not only teach our children, but love them, challenge them, and provide an environment where a child learns how to learn. However, sometimes I wonder if the outline of our educational plan is lacking something.

21、I watched the movie Easy A with my older daughter. The main characters parents were loving, supportive, and built great confidence in their daughter and developed her ability to handle her own problems. There was a scene where the mother was speaking to the younger child and he announced that he rec

22、eived an “A” on his spelling test. She replied, “Thats great, honey, but everything has spell check these days.” It was funny. but TRUE! I dont mean that we shouldnt teach our children how to spell, but maybe some of our time should be spent educating them about the dangers of posting things on Face

23、book.Maybe we might want to spend time showing them how real life works the credit card isnt free money you will have to pay it back at sometime. Oh, and get this they charge you for borrowing that money. Perhaps, we should spend some time on interpersonal relationships. I worry that our kids do not

24、 know how to relate to one another.Choosing a career is a daunting task. My daughter is in her second year in college and has changed her major twice. Its not that she didnt know what she wanted to do. What she “wanted to do” and the degree she chose did not match.I have learned many college student

25、s do not know what they want to do because they havent seen what it looks like in the real world. Being a journalist in the real world looks very different from writing stories. Maybe if we spent some time letting them experience real life maybe two or three courses in areas of interest in high scho

26、ols that give them a “feel” for what that particular field would look like, they might be better prepared. I do not know the solution, but it seems that it should at least be a topic of discussion.24.Why does the author mention the movie Easy A？A.To share with the readers his feeling about the movie

27、.B.To show parents pay little attention to spelling.C.To prove the importance of book learning.D.To lead to the topic he is going to talk about.25. The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_”.A. specific B. regular C. discouraging D. temporary26.The author believes that _.A. stu

28、dents need to focus on the skills in learningB. parents should agree with school in educationC. his daughter is smart enough to make her own choiceD. courses in areas of interest in high schools will benefit students27.What is mainly discussed in the passage？A. Schools should prepare students for th

29、e real life.B. Students should spend more time discussing practical problems.C. What students learn in school should be practiced in life.D. Life experience is of greater importance than school education CMartha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years, but she was not happy there. Not

30、hing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases. Martha felt that her supervisor, a younger and less experienced person than she, did not like her. In fact, the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her.One day, while talking with her friend Maria, she mentioned how d

31、iscouraged she was . Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company. Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour.During the interview, Mr. Petri said, “Youre just the kind of person we need here. Yo

32、ure being wasted in your other job. Give me a call in a day or two. Im sure we can find a place for you in our organization.” Martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building.That afternoon, Ruth Kenny, her supervisor, saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said, “Oh, so you finally decided to come back to work today？”