诸暨市草塔中学2013学年第一学期期中考试

高二（实验班小班文科班） 英语 试题

一．听力：20分

1.Who is the man talking to?

A.His teacher B.His maid （佣人） C.His wife

2.How many members are there in the women’s family?

A.At most five B.Most probably four C.At least six

3.What are the man and woman discussing?

A.Optional classes(选修课) B.Geometry（几何学） C.Courses in school

4.What does Carl think about the test?

A.He’ prepared for the test B.He missed it C.It will be difficult

5.What are the two speakers probably doing?

A.Doing some running B.Climbing a hill C.Taking a walk

回答6-8

6.What have they been doing together?

A.Going for a walk B.Doing good deeds(做好事) C.Going sightseeing(看风景)

7.What can we learn about the woman?

A.She is new here B.She is a stranger to the man C.She is a girl different from others

8.What can we learn about the man?

A.He does not live here B.He knows the city well C.He loves the woman

回答9-11

9.When does the conversation take place?

A.In the morning B.In the afternoon C.In the evening

10.What does the man suggest?

A.Going to the concert B.Going dancing C.Going to a restaurant

11.How does the woman answer to the man?

A.She agrees to go with the man B.She disagrees with the man C.She says she has a cold so she can’t go

回答12-14

12.What does the man want to learn?

A.Computer science B.Skills such as dring C.A language

13.How long does the course last?

A.About 20 days B.About 35days C.About 2months and 5days

14.When can he take the final exams?

A.From September 15 to 17 B.From August 16 to 18 C.From July 12 to 16

回答15-17

15.Where are the two speakers?

A.On the way to the railway station B.At the railway station C.On the way home

16.What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A.Grandfather and granddaughter B.Driver and passenger C.Boss and employee

17.What will probably happen to the speakers in the end?

A.Get home late B.Have an accident C.Miss the train

回答18-20

18.What is the speaker?

A.A freshman (新生)in the college B.A high school graduate C.A college graduate

19.What will the speaker do if he does well in A-level exams?

A.He will take computer science at university

B.He will continue to take the tests called GCSE

C.He will spend some time working with computers

20.Where does the speaker live now?

A.In Canada B.In England C.In the United States

二．单项选择：10分

21.----Could you be so kind as to close the window? ----_________.

A. Go ahead B. With pleasure C. Yes, please D. My pleasure

22.What _____ pity that you couldn't be there to receive ______ prize!

A. a; a B. the; a C. a; the D. the; the

23. That was the first time I _______ there and I was impressed by the friendly people very much.

A. go B. was going C. had gone D. have gone

24. Have you ever listened to the song Yesterday once more, ________ singer died in her early years?

A. its B. it’s C. whose D. which

25. --- Have you sold your house?

--- No. Last week only four people came to look at the house, _____ wanted to buy it.

A. none of them B. none of whom C. neither of them D. neither of whom

26. _______many times, he finally understood it.

A. To tell B. Telling C. Having told D. Having been told

27. The reason ___ he can’t come is ______ he has to work late.

A. because; that B. that; that C. why; that D. why; because

28. To qualify yourself for this kind of new job, I recommend that you _____some online courses.

A. to take B. taking C. take D. would take

29. ?She’d?like?to?offer?money?to?________?needs?it?to?continue?his?or?her?study

A.?who?????????B.?whom???????C.?whoever???????D.?whomever?

30. Only after _______ his homework _______ to go out and play.

A. he has finished; is he allowed B. has he finished; is he allowed

C. he has finished; he is allowed D. has he finished; he is allowed

31. The Tower of London is ____ the Church tower.

A. twice high than B. two times as high as C. twice higher as D. three times the height of

32. From the _____ look of the boys, I found they were _____.

A. satisfying; satisfied B. satisfying; satisfying

C. satisfied; satisfied D. satisfied; satisfying

33. ______ I toured Zhangjiajie, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.

A. For the first time B. At first C. It was the first time D. The first time

34.When?and?where?to?build?the?new?factory?_____?yet.?

A. is?not?decided B. are?not?decided? C. has?not?decided D. have?not?decided

35．Wearing her best dress, she wanted to make herself ____at the ball(舞会).

A．notice B．to notice C．noticing D．noticed

36．We should show respect ___ nature, because man depends on nature to survive.

A. in B. for C. at D. of

37．I ___ my father to give up smoking , but he wouldn’t listen to me.

A. persuaded B. advised C. suggested D. allowed

38．With a lot of dificult problems ________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

A．settled B．settling C．to settle D．to be settled

39. The sun was shining brightly, ____everything there look more beautiful .

A. making B. to make C. and make D. and making

40. Look! There is no light in the room. Everyone _____ .

A. must have left B. may have left C. can have left D. must be left

三．完型填空：15分

The ringing of the phone runs through my head, telling me someone needs help. I pick it up and ??41? ?the routine（日常工作）, “Teen（青少年） Lifeline, this is Amber. ” About 45 minutes later I hang up, feeling pleased because I’ve 42? another teen. Volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize how to deal with my own 43?and help others.

“My mom is always fighting with me. I want to run away. ” Some teens feel their home is a prison, rather than a place of shelter and safety. They feel parents are only there to make their lives?44?. We try to help the teens realize the danger they could be in?45? giving them advice. All we can do is to ask questions. We also try to ?46??where the teens would go and how they would survive. We give them a phone number if they still don’t want to live in their “prison”.

“I don’t want to ?47?any more” is something we hear, and suicide（自杀）calls are some of the hardest to 48?. We try to discover why they want to take their lives and how?49?they are by asking them to rate it on a scale of （划分等级）one to ten. One means they are 50 suicide but haven’t decided how, and ten means they are always thinking about it and have a 51?. We ask them to make a promise that they will not hurt themselves?. And sometimes we ask for their telephone numbers 52??we can call back to make sure that they are okay.

Although many calls are about relatively small?problems, volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize I’m not the??53??person with problems, and has taught me how to ?54??with my heart. I have made a 55?and saved many lives – possibly even my own, too?.

41. A. set B. start C. change D. stop

42. A. contacted B. known C. helped D. forgiven

43. A. decisions B. opinions C. disadvantages D. problems

44. A. simple B. unusual C. terrible D. happy

45. A. for B. by C. besides D. without

46. A. insist on B. advise on C. find out D. set aside

47. A. study B. live C. call D. listen

48. A. carry out B. find out C. believe in D. deal with

49. A. serious B. curious C. nervous D. ashamed

50. A. accepting B. objecting C. considering D. performing

51. A. question B. doubt C. purpose D. plan

52. A. in case B. so that C. if D. when

53. A. very B. only C. exact D. possible

54. A. listen B. see C. learn D. write

55. A. decision B. choice C. promise D. difference

四：阅读理解：30分

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