浙江省杭州市实验外国语学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题Word文档格式.docx

1、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. What has Paul been busy doing recently?A. Getting a novel published. B. Collecting poems. C. Writing a poem.2. When does the next bus leave for New York?A. At 9:30 B. At 10:00 C. At 10:30 3. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Call the postman for h

2、im B.Attend a meeting with him. C. Post some packages for him.4. What does the man want?A. A spare key B. A wake-up call service. C. A room next to the lift.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A sports center. B. Swimming pools. C. Sports lessons.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或读白。每段对

3、话或读白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或读白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或读白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why didnt the woman major in art?A. It needed a lot of money. B. It required hard work. C. It was impractical.7. What does the man think of the womans decision?A. Regretful. B.Re

4、asonable. C. Strange.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a car. B. At home. C. In a shop.9. What does the woman suggest doing right now?A. Parking the car in a proper place. B. Going shopping after the rain stops. C. Putting on a raincoat before going out.10. How

5、 does the woman feel about the weather?A. Excited. B. Unconcerned. C. Worried听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A new community center. B. The womans friend Nat. C. Problems of the old.12. What does the woman say about the old community center?A. Its Nats favourite pl

6、ace. B. It isnt suitable for the old. C. It was set up for people without family.13. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Write a letter to the government. B. Ask her friends to do the work themselves. C. Collect some furniture from her neighbors. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Why does the woman make th

7、e call?A. To ask for help. B. To make a complaint. C.To make a request.15. How is the womans house owner?A. He is lazy and impolite. B. He is nice but care too much money. C.He is considerate and easy to get along with.16. What can we learn from the womans birthday party?A. Her friends ate up all he

8、r food and drank up all her beers. B. Some neighbors got angry at her noisy party. C. All her neighbors went to her party.17. What does the womans house owner want her to do?A. Pay for the repairs. B. Call him to fix the window. C. Mail the house rent on time.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What may cause peo

9、ple fail to get their dream jobs?A. Lack of experience. B. Poor school report card. C. The nervousness during the interview.19. What does the speaker suggest the listeners do when applying for a job?A. Build up self-confidence. B. Prepare for the possible questions. C. Go to the beauty salon before

10、the interview. 20. What kind of clothes does the speaker suggest wearing at an interview?A. A designer suit. B. High quality clothes. C. A suit in a simple style.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOne day my two sons and I got into my old car

11、to drive to the local post office. I backed out of my drive slowly like I normally do and then pulled to a stop at the side road that leads to the main highway. When it was clear I pulled out and stepped on the gas. As I stepped on the clutch（离合器）and tried to shift into second, though, I immediately

12、 knew that something was wrong. The normally solid gear shift（档位杆）now felt like a spoon in a bowl of soup. I tried quickly to get it to lock into any of the gears but did not succeed. Thankfully, the steering wheel（方向盘）was still working fine and I allowed the car to go to the end of the side road wh

13、ere I was able to pull safely into a wide spot and turn the engine off.It was only later in the day that I finally realized how blessed I had been. I could have been on the main road when that stick shift failed. I could have been in the middle of a curve with no place to turn off the road. I could

14、have had a car too close behind me that wouldnt have been able to stop in time. A hundred things could have made this incident dangerous or deadly. Yet, the gear shift broken at just the right moment to keep me and my boys safe.Far too often we only see the bad things in life. We get angry when thin

15、gs dont go out way, and we fail to see the thousands of times that they do. Yes, my car broken down. Still, my sons and I are safe. We are loved. And we have been given more time here in this world to share our own love and light.21. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The

16、clutch. B. The gear shift. C. The spoon. D. The car.22. How did the writer stop the car at last?A. By turning the engine off quickly.B. By turning to a local garage for help.C. By removing the steering wheel away.D. By letting it slow down to stop naturally.23. The drivers thoughts in Paragraph 2 im

17、ply that _.A. they were lucky enough to be safeB. the car needed to be repaired wellC. the driver was good at driving a broken carD. it was important to find a suitable place to park24. By writing the story, the writer expected us to _.A. be careful in our drivingB. ignore the bad things in our life

18、C. share our love with others in time D. find a bless even from a bad situationBNinety percent of Americans drive to work every day although working from home is on the rise. If youre lacking for topics of conversation at a party, chatting about your commute（通勤） is a pretty safe bet.According to a r

19、ecent study, driving for more than two hours each day can steadily decrease the IQ of middle aged drivers. The Sunday Times of London detailed the study, which looked into the lifestyle choices of over 500,000 Britons between the ages of 37 and 73.When looking at the data of the 93,000 participants

20、who drove more than two to three hours per day, the study found a noticeable drop off in brainpower, measured by intelligence and memory tests. The study found similar results with participants who took part in several hours similarly sedentary （久坐的） activities, like television watching.As it turns

21、out, stimulating activity stimulates your brain, while non-stimulating activity, well, doesnt stimulate your brain.“Cognitive （认知的） decline is measurable over five years because it can happen fast in middle-aged and older people. This is associated with lifestyle factors such as smoking and bad diet

22、 and now with time spent driving,” Kishran Bakrania, a medical epidemiologist（流行病学家） at the University of Leicester（莱斯特大学） told the Times.Fortunately for most Americans, the average commute time was recorded at approximately 26.5 minutes according to the 2015 United States Census.And if you think th

23、at the way to pump up your IQ is through brain games, think again. Just try and avoid those long hours on the road if possible, and if you happen to have free time on your commute, be sure to use it wisely.25. According to the passage, which of the following may be of help to our brainpower?A. Watch

24、ing TV. B. Having sports. C. Driving long time. D. Sleeping.26. Why does the writer mention “results with people participating in similarly sedentary activities” in paragragh3?A. To make a contrast. B. To give an example.C. To make a description. D. To give more evidence.27.We can infer from the pas

25、sage that _.A. people should participate in more stimulating activitiesB. long time drive may decrease the drivers IQC. smoking and bad diet can cause cognitive declineD. an increasing number of Americans drive to work every dayCAt 27, after serving in World War II, I dreamed of owning a piece of la

26、nd. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity. Obviously, it was not what youd call prime real estate. But it w

27、as mine.I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.I wouldnt say I was a great success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the stor

28、e to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Marys Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy （and eligible bachelor） from Illinois living out in the country in

29、an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2-ton Studebaker truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!I later s

30、old the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved. 28.When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, _.A. it was well equippedB. he was unsatisfied with itC. it was not a real estateD. he worked very hard on it 29. The underlined word “liberating” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word _. A. upset B. interesting C. free D. boring 30.The author regards buying the Missouri farm as a good idea because _.A. he was able to sell