浙江省天台育青中学1112学年高二上学期期中考试 英语试题.docx

1、浙江省天台育青中学1112学年高二上学期期中考试 英语试题2011学年第一学期高二英语期中试卷 2011.11命题人： I. Listening：（20 小题，每小题1.5 分，满分 30 分） 第一节 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. Who is paying the lunch now? A. They share the bill B. The woman. C. The man.2. Who are the two spe

2、akers? A. Workers. B. Students. C. Teachers.3. What will the speakers do over the weekend? A. Go camping. B. Stay at home. C. Climb mountains.4. Where are the speakers? A. In a bookstore. B. On a bus. C. At home.5. What does the man ask the woman to do ? A. Get his key. B. Start the car. C. Wait for

3、 him.第二节 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，并标在试卷的的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题 6. Why does the woman call the man? A. To tell him the time and place of a meeting. B. To tell him how to get to Birmingham.C. To tell him to visit Don Whi

4、te.7. Which train is the woman taking? A. The 10: 17. B. The 10: 45 C. The 11: 15听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题 8. When is their flight?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 9. Why do the speakers need to stop off in Hong Kong? A. Direct flights are more expensive. B. They plan to do some sh

5、opping there.C. There are no non-stop flights to Singapore. 10. How long will the speakers be away from home? A. Two days. B. Ten days. C. Twelve days. 听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题11. Where does this conversation take place? A. In a concert hall. B. In a restaurant C. In a theatre 12. How does the woman feel

6、in the conversation? A. Unhappy. B. Curious. C. Excited.13. What is the woman going to do next? A. Start to work immediately. B. Talk to the group. C. Sit down to order. 听下面一段材料，回答第14至第17题 14. Why was Bill unhappy about the game? A. Some players played poorly. B. The scores were too close. C. It las

7、ted too long. 15. Who cheered for the Tigers? A. Steve B. Bill C. Eric 16. What was the one thing Bill said he enjoyed? A. His friends company. B. Supporting his team. C. Eating some food.17. What do you know about the woman? A. She knows Bill well. B. She owns a restaurant. C. She dislikes football

8、. 听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题 18. What do we know about Cactus City Wild West Park?A. A place to see cowboys and cowgirls. B. A place for children to play in winter. C. A fun place for the whole family. 19. When does the wild west show begin? A. At 10 am on weekdays. B. At 2 pm on weekends. C. At 2:30 pm eve

9、ry day. 20. When can people take free buses to the park? A. On Saturdays and Sundays B. Throughout the week C. In the evenings.II. Choose the best answer: （20 小题，每小题1 分，满分20 分）21. The city of Yiwu is _ unique attraction to tourists and businessmen at _ home and abroad as there are various kinds of s

10、pecialized markets in it. A. an; / B. the; the C. a; / D. /; the22. While we are having an exam, it is not proper to _ our notes or dictionaries. A. refer to B. lead to C. whisper to D. react to 23. When someone _ you, it most probably means he is not interested in you. A. focuses on B. turns his ba

11、ck to C. comes across D. models after24. The game didnt _ until the world-famous player Yao Ming joined in. A. come to life B. feel content C. put me at ease D. catch my eyes25. Is there any chance of Tom _ the farm instead of his elder brother? Hes interested in it actually. A. to run B. ran C. run

12、s D. running26. _ in the school campus in spring, we will always noitce a colorful display of flowers. A. Walk B. Having walked C. Being walking D. Walking27. No one can deny that it is _ that many more residents could have been injured if the building had fallen at midnight. A. particular B. curiou

13、s C. likely D. fortunate 28. These fairy tales are as popular as before in that they _ the common sense of justice and equality. A. circulate B. observe C. satisfy D. deliver29. I havent started writing my novel yetI am still waiting for _. A. inspiration B. occupation C. nutrition D. connection30.

14、The moment the bell rings for dinner, there are always a great number of students _ into the dining hall as if they hadnt had meals for days.A. come walking B. coming walking C. coming flooding D. come flooding31. Experts say it is wrong to give a child _ he wants. A. whichever B. however C. whateve

15、r D. wherever32. It is being diccussed whether it is worthwhile _ temples like this at such high costs. A. preventing B. to prevent C. preserving D. to preserve33. If you cannot come to the meeting, please let us know _ so that we will cancel your hotel booking. A. in general B. in advance C. by cha

16、nce D. by accident34. That such a great number of families are still so badly off greatly _ the researchers. A. puzzle B. confuse C. disturb ed D. astonishes35. -Is it possible for you to lend me your car for a week? -_! You havent got your driving license yet! A. No wonder B. Not likely C. No probl

17、em D. Not exactly36. Only when one leaves his homeland _ how much he loves his motherland. A. he will realize B. will he realize C. has he realized D. he has realized37. With time _, our school campus is getting increasingly beautiful and colorful. A. moving by B. dashing by C. passing by D. going b

18、y38. All of a sudden it _ Coke that there might be some policemen waiting for him in the house. A. occurred B. happened C. stuck D. hit 39. He found it no pleasure _ himself of the habit of playing computer games day and night. A. ridding B. getting rid C. changing D. defending40. Now Yiwu Commodity

19、 City is famous _ the world _ its varieties of goods and low prices with high quality. A. in;as B. throughout; for C. for; as D. through; forIII. Cloze: （20 小题，每小题1 分，满分 20 分）“Im too old and its too late,” these were the words which played over and over in my mind. I was 41 and exhausted after endin

20、g my marriage and my law career at the same time. 42 my ambition to become a writer, I 43 my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going 44 the wrong goals? I was at a low point 45 the voice on the radio began 46 the story of Grandma Moses. Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten chil

21、dren and worked hard to raise the five who 47 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 48 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (绣花) on cloth.At seventy-eight, her fingers became 49 awkward to hold a needle. 50 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 51

22、. For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 52 a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 53 worldand the rest is 54 . She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 55 her book illustrations (插图) for It was the Night before Ch

23、ristmas were completed in her one-hundredth year! 56 I listened to the radio, my mood(心情) 57 . If Grandma Moses 58 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, there was still 59 for my life after thirty. Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel Id nearly 60 . It was pu

24、blished eight months later.41. A. depressed B. disappointed C. encouraged D. inspired42. A. In spite of B. In need of C. In hope of D. In favor of43. A. believed B. convinced C. regretted D. doubted44. A. by B. after C. against D. over45. A. unless B. because C. when D. while46. A. telling B. remind

25、ing C. saying D. translating47. A. succeeded B. commented C. survived D. entertained48. A. notice B. offer C. direct D. provide49. A. so B. too C. such D. that50. A. Other than B. More than C. Rather than D. Less than51. A. paint B. write C. think D. change52. A. off B. at C. by D. for53. A. artific

26、ial B. art C. advanced D. major54. A. story B. fortune C. history D. fact55. A. but B. and C. so D. therefore56. A. With B. Until C. As D. Unless57. A. changed B. cheered C. failed D. amused58. A. should B. must C. might D. could59. A. association B. consideration C. freedom D. hope60. A. finished B

27、. abandoned C. published D. misunderstoodIV. Reading comprehension：（20 小题，每小题2 分，满分 40 分）AIn many societies, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark skin. Light skin may be seen as a mark of beauty, intelligence and success. These beliefs can lead to social pressures even within th

28、e same racial or ethnic group, if some members are darker skinned than others.The result is that skin lightening has become a common activity across Africa, Asia and other areas of the world. More and more people with dark skin are using skin-lightening products, even if it means they may face healt

29、h risks.They believe that having whiter skin will improve their lives. Many people think they will have a better chance of getting a job or marrying into a better family. Or they want to look like what their society generally considers beautiful.Some beauty care products and soaps contain chemicals

30、that make skin lighter. This is also called bleaching. But some of the chemicals are extremely dangerous. One of the most dangerous is hydroquinone(对苯二酚).Hydroquinone has been banned in several countries. This chemical has been connected to kidney damage and some kinds of cancer. It also causes low birth weight in babies when mothers to-be use it during pregnancy.At first, bleaching products make the skin color lighter. But after long-term use they can cause problems. They could even make some skin darker.The chemicals in the products b