浙江省湖州市高二英语下学期期中试题Word格式.docx

1、30 p.m.?A.At her dads place. B.At a tennis court. C.At an airport.3.Who is the woman?A.The mans wife. B.The mans sister. C.The mans mother.4.How was the weather in the east of Italy?A.Sunny. B.Rainy. C.Cloudy.5.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Sign letters. B.Answer faxes. C.Check diaries.第二节

2、（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.Why is the woman talking to the man?A.To borrow his car. B.To invite him to a concert. C.To introduce a friend to him.7.What will the man do

3、at weekends?A.Go to work. B.Show his cousin around. C.Visit New York.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Travel agent and customer. B.Guide and tourist. C.Fellow workers.9.Which city is the woman going to?A.Lima. B.Santiago. C.Arica.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Why does the wom

4、an make the call?A.To get a form. B.To borrow a phone. C.To ask for leave.11.What do we know about the woman?A.She is doing a writing course. B.Her student number is 8106745. C.Mrs.Green is her favourite teacher.12.When will the woman attend her classes?A.On May 31. B.On June 4. C.On June 5.请听第9段材料，

5、回答第13至16题。13.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A music class. B.The results of a survey. C.Different styles of Music.14.Who likes classical music?A.Alex and Greg. B.Rachel and Kasha. C.Emiko and Harry.15.How do the speakers feel about Rachels choice?A.Interested. B.Astonished. C.Delighted

6、.16.What music does Emiko listen to once a week?A.Opera. B.Jazz. C.Rock.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How many crew members were there on the boat?A.Six. B.Twelve. C.Eighteen.18.How did Rebecca get in touch with her friend?A.By talking on the radio. B.By sending a text message. C.By making a phone call.19.W

7、ho did Nick ask for help?A.The British coast guard. B.The Indonesian coast guard. C.The Australian coast guard.20.What happened to the boat in the end?A.It sank near the Island of Bali. B.It was rescued by a navy boat. C.It got to a port safely on its own.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）

8、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。APhil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile,around-the-world bicycle trip.White had two reasons for making this journey.First of all,he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity,which he did.He raised70,000 for the British charity,Oxfam.W

9、hites second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world.He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.White set off from Trafalgar Square,in London,on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later.He spent more t

10、han 1,300 hours in the saddle（车座）and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains.He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe,the Middle East,India,Asia,Australia,New Zealand and the Americas.Amazingly,he did all of tbs with absolutely no support team.No jeep carrying food,water and medic

11、ine.No doctor.Nothing!Just a bike and a very,very long road.The journey was lonely and desperate at times.He also had to fight his way across deserts,through jungles and over mountains.He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees,all to help people in need,There were other dang

12、ers along the road.In Iran,he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had.The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia.For 1,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was

13、 constantly pushing him.This part of the trip was slow,hard work and depressing,but he made it in the end.Now Mr,White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.21.When Phil White returned from his trip,he .A.broke the world record B.collected money for OxfamC.destroyed several bikes

14、D.travelled about 1,300 hours22.During his journey around the world,Phil White .A.fought heroically against robbers in Iran B.experienced the extremes of heat and coldC.managed to ride against the wind in Australia D.had a team of people who travelled with him23.Which of the following words can best

15、 describe Phil White?A.Imaginative. B.Honest. C.Modest. D.Determined.BIs cursive writing（草写体）an out-of-date skill in todays technological society?The new education standards for English do not require cursive.However,schools are still allowed to teach cursive if they choose.Some schools are consider

16、ing giving up cursive,since it is not on standardized tests.This topic is now being discussed in teacher lunchrooms around the country.We invited some inspired teachers to weigh in.Heres what one of them,Eldra Avery, has to say.I failed a handwriting assignment in eighth grade,but my teacher told me

17、 that I was well able to have that type of handwriting.So I improved my handwriting and now have beautiful cursive handwriting.I teach English,and at times I ask my students to do assignments in cursive.Since they will be taking timed writing exams throughout their educational career,it is necessary

18、 that they practice writing at a speed that will allow them to finish their task.When you have three letters connected in a word,it flows,and when you lift your pen only at the end of a word,it is faster than printing（印刷体）,which lifts the pen at the completion of each letter.Handwriting is a reflect

19、ion（反映）of our humanity.We dream of a future with more advanced technology and less labor,but truthfully,if technology prevents us from using skills that are essentially human,I wonder if that can be called progress. Cursive connects us to our past and our future.If students cant write cursive,they c

20、ant read cursive. And if they cant read cursive,how can they read historical papers like the Declaration of Independence?Writing cursive is a process that helps improve language learning.Copying text by hand does a lot of good to students.My students complete a poetry analysis paper each year.Many o

21、f them tell me that they couldnt begin to understand their poem until they copied it by hand.Handwriting is a valuable communication tool,Communication through handwriting will always be a necessity.To imagine that the whole world communicates by typing would be a rather poor view.24.According to Pa

22、ragraph 1,teachers are discussing .A.whether cursive should be taught B.whether students should read cursiveC.how to look at handwriting assignments D.how to improve students cursive writing25.Why does Ms.Avery mention her students in the last paragraph?A.To show the positive side of handwriting. B.

23、To introduce an effective learning method.C.To show the importance of copying poems. D.To share her first-hand teaching experience.26.Ms.Avery would probably agree that .A.handwriting should be replaced by typing B.there should be fewer standardized testsC.cursive is more effective than printing D.c

24、ursive helps us learn about the futureCA MENTORING（导师制）program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.Alex Goldberg,the programs founder,said:We set up Yo

25、ung Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth.For example, weve secured internships（实习）with worldfamous firms such as

26、 Honda.At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring,it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their fu

27、tures.Kieran Hepburn,14,is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far.In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organizations （UNESCO） Inte

28、rnational Youth Forum （论坛）.The event was held for young people from around the world,to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look.Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event.Kieran thinks the trip was a

29、fife changing experience.Before we left I didnt quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didnt stop;it was amazing,he said,We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in pol

30、itical and public life.It dealt with issues（问题）such as drug abuse,violence and unemployment.Kieran said:It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August.The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions tak

31、e place each Friday in Banbury.For details visit .27.According to Alex Goldberg,it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to .A.the lack of support from firms B.the cultural differencesC.the effect of unemployment D.the shortage of money28.According to the pas,sage,the forum Focused on how youth can .A.build u