浙江温州1011高二英语第一学期期中考试新人教版 .doc

温州中学2010学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷
第I卷
第一部分： 听力（共两节, 满分 10 分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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题．每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What happened that night most probably?
A. There was a fire. B. There was a flood. C. There was an earthquake.
2. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A football player. B. A football team. C. A football match.
3. Why is the woman tired?
A. She carried a heavy coat. B. She spent a long time shopping.
C. She went camping in the mountains.
4. Where did the man put his train tickets?
A. In the front pocket of the woman’s jacket. B. At the front desk of the dry cleaner’s.
C. In the front pocket of the blue jacket.
5. What will the man do?
A. Go shopping. B. Stay at home. C. Take an exam.
第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面 2 段对话, 每段对话后有几个小题．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。每段对话读两遍。
请听第6段材料，回答6至7题。
6. Why does the man thank the woman?
A. She helped him with his problems. B. She agreed to see him on Monday.
C. She invited him for coffee.
7. What does the woman do?
A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A student.
请听第7段材料，回答8至10题。
8. What does the man think of the party last night?
A. It was good. B. It was tiring C. It failed completely.
9. Why couldn’t the woman go to the party?
A. She disliked it. B. She forgot the date. C. She wasn’t feeling well.
10. What does the woman drink at night?
A. Beer. B. Tea. C. Coffee.
第二部分：单项填空（共20小题．每小题0.5分．满分10分）
11. Much to ________ surprise of the students, the concert which was held once a year turned out to be ________ complete failure.
A. /; a B. the; a C. the; / D. /; /
12. —Can I go to the cinema with you, Daddy?
—Sorry, my darling, but the film is _________ for adults only.
A. admitted B. intended C. promised D. permitted
13. The other day Cathy was walking along the Broad Street when she ________ an old friend of
hers, one she hadn’t seen for a long time.
A. came across B. came up C. came about D. came out
14. Maria is fond of all kinds of sports, but she likes swimming ________.
A. in practice B. in general C. in fact D. in particular
15. It was so dark in the theatre that I could hardly ________ my friend.
A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick out
16. Who would you rather ________ your place since you are in hospital？
A. have take B. have to take C. take D. have taken
17. As the years passed, many _________—birthdays, awards, graduations—were marked with Dad’s flowers.
A. conditions B. examples C. occasions D. states
18. —Johnson is indeed a wise man.
—Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ______ his advice!
A. to take B. taking C. not to take D. not taking
19. The audience were deeply impressed by his speech with tears _________ their eyes.
A. to fill B. filling C. filled D. to be filled
20. The traffic rules say children under the age of four and ______ less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat.
A. being weighed B. to weigh C. weighed D. weighing
21. It's quite necessary to be prepared for a job interview. ______ the possible answers ready will be of great help.
A. To have had B. Having C. Have D. Having had
22. Children are always asking all kinds of questions because they are ______ about the world they live in.
A. curious B. worried C. anxious D. careful
23. I’m examining the composition he has just finished ________ the possible mistakes in it.
A. to correct B. correct C. corrected D. correcting
24. The Shanghai Expo has attracted more than 73 million tourists, ________ it the most successful in history.
A. making B. makes C. made D to make
25. Tina, ________ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally worked as a tour guide at a local advertising agency.
A. struggling       B. struggled     C. having struggled D. to struggle
26. — Wow, Class 13 has got the champion in the school sports meeting.
—_________ they look so excited.
　　A. No doubt 　　　 B. No wonder 　　 C. That’s because D. It’s natural
27. It’s said that he’s looking for a new job, one ________ he can get more money to support his family.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
28. What he saw in the mountain village ________ him to write a report about the great changes there.
A. entertained B. increased C. inspired D. supported
29. The poor young man is ready to accept _______ help he can get as he has no choice.
A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whenever
30. —What do you think made Tina so delighted？
—__________ the driving test at her first try.
A. As she passed   B. Passed C. Because of passing D. Passing
第三部分：完形填空（共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 31 asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 32 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then the young man asked me why I 33 seemed to be so cheerful.
His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about 34 you want to approach life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example. 35 teaching here, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 36 the freeway and turned onto College Drive, only another quarter mile ahead to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine 37 turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”
“ 38 getting there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day,’ I replied, smiling.”
“ ‘Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?’ She was 39 . ‘What do you mean?’ ’’ “I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car 40 have broken down 41 along the freeway. It didn’t. 42 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, 43 walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”
“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she 44 . I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my class. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be 45 . Somehow, my story had touched them.
31. A. calmly B. seriously C. cheerfully D. curiously
32. A. bad B. good C. exciting D. scary
33. A. often B. always C. usually D. seldom
34. A. how B. why C. where D. that
35. A. As well as B. As to C. In exchange for D. In addition to
36. A. entered B. left C. found D. hit
37. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. won’t
38. A. While B. In C. Before D. After
39. A. surprising B. astonishing C. puzzled D. shaken
40. A. could B. can C. would D. must
41. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. wherever
42. A. However B. Instead C. Though D. So
43. A. between B. in C. within D. beyond
39. A. left B. understood C. paused D. smiled
45. A. clear B. asleep C. tired D. interested
第四部分：阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
第一节：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。
A
If you have to miss one meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If they have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially very busy people) will choose to skip (not to eat) breakfast.
However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast (the meal which “breaks” your “fast---- a period of time without eating anything ” which started the night before) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients we need to begin our working day with vigor and hopefully with good humour. But many people skip breakfast or replace it with snacks or a cup of coffee for a well-balanced meal. What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast?
One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants included both males and females who ranged in age from 12—83. During the experiment, these people were given a variety of breakfasts, and sometimes, they had to skip breakfast completely. Special tests, including blood tests and endurance tests, were set up to analyze how well the participants’ bodies functioned when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast.
The result showed that if a person eats an adequate (充足的) breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfasts or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental activity. The study showed that if schoolchildren eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast diet is inadequate .
The study also showed that, contrary to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing. So remember, if you are on a diet, skipping breakfast will not help you. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
46. According to the passage, we can safely say _____.
A. if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all
B. if you skip breakfast, you won’t eat much for lunch either.
C. skipping breakfast won’t do a bit of harm
D. skipping breakfast will help one lose weight
47. In the word “breakfast”, “fast” probably means _____.
A. “moving quickly” B. “going without food ”
C. “unlikely to go fast” D. “fast food ”
48. Special tests were organized to analyze how participants’ bodies functioned when ______.
A. they had skipped breakfasts B. they had had breakfasts
C. they had eaten special breakfasts D. they had had all three meals
B
For shopoholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing ---- sales! Across the country, prices are reducing sharply on clothing, electronics and home furniture, but London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.
The sales start on Boxing Day — 26th December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of before-dawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3.30 am for the ‘Next’ clothing store’s sale which began at 4 am. Some eager individuals even camped outside the shops to be first in the line.
Consumers who hit the shops were rewarded with discounts of as much as 80% as department stores joined the bargain sales. The shops are very crowded as the sales reached the boiling-point, with more than half a million people gathering on London’s West End.
Famous sales include the biggest, most popular shops such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and John Lewis. Department stores are always a good bet — you’re likely to find everything you need under one roof, including much-needed food and drinks!
It’s a good time to stock up on cheap small tools, and there’s no better time to invest in some designer clothes.
Some people are taking their partners shopping with them, and buying their Christmas presents in the sale----a practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online sellers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own.
The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas, in the January sales!
49. In the sales, people can buy, at a very low price, all of the following except ______.
A. fashionable clothing B. bestseller C. TV sets D. bookcases
50. We can learn from the passage that the sales ______.
A. actually start before the end of December B. generally last for two months
C. basically benefit none of the people D. are a time to buy Christmas gifts in a romantic way
51. “Hit the shops” in the third paragraph means to ______.
A. attack the shops B. arrive at the shops
C. affect the shops D. find the shops
52. What is the best title for this passage?
A. January Sales B. Sales in London at Christmas
C. Practical but Unromantic Shopping D. Shopping under One Roof
C
I start to wonder what else had changed since I’d been gone. My parents are in an awkward puzzle, wondering how to treat me now----whether to treat me—still their daughter—as one of them, an adult, or as the child they feel they sent away months earlier.
I run into two of my best friends from high school; we stare at each other, expressionless. We ask the simple questions and give simple answers. It’s as if we have nothing to say to each other. I wonder how things have changed so much in such a small amount of time. We used to laugh and promise that no matter how far away we were, our love for each other would never change. Their interests don’t interest me anymore, and I find myself unable to relate my life to theirs.
I had been so excited to come home, but now I just look at it all and wonder: Is it me? Why hadn’t the world stood still here while I was gone?  My room isn’t the same, my friends and I don’t share the same promise, and my parents don’t know how to treat me—or who I am, for that matter.
I get back to school feeling half-satisfied, but not disappointed. I sit up in my bed in my dorm room, surrounded by my pictures, dolls. As I wonder what has happened, I realize that I can’t expect the world to stand still and move forward at the same time.  I can change and expect that things at home will stay the same. I have to find comfort in what has changed and what is new; keep the memories, but live in the present.
A few weeks later, I’m packing again, this time for winter break. My mom meets me at the door. I have come home accepting the changes, not only in my surroundings, but most of all in me.
53. What can we infer about the writer?
A. She is a high school student. B. She is a college student.
C. She is a clerk in a school. D. She is a traveler.
54. What surprises the writer most?
A. The living conditions of her parents. B. The decorations in her room.
C. The meeting with her best friends. D. The thing