杭十四中二〇一三学年第二学期阶段性测试

高二年级英语学科试卷

考试说明：

1．考试时间：2014年4月22日13时30分至15时。

2．本试卷分试题卷和答题卷，试题卷6页，答题卷2页，全卷满分120分。

3．答题前，请在答题卡指定区域内填涂好相关信息。所有答案必须写在答题卡上，写在试题卷上无效。

I. 听力(共两节10小题，每小题1分，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. When will Mr Brown have to be at the airport tomorrow?

A. By 9:30 a.m. B. By 10:00 a.m. C. By 10:30 a.m.

2. Where will the speakers go first tomorrow?

A. To a museum. B. To a garden. C. To a castle.

3. Why did the woman have to go home?

A. To get her cheque. B. To get some cash. C. To fetch her ID card.

4. What are the speakers going to do?

A. Have dinner. B. Watch a show. C. Make a sandwich.

5. What does the man want the woman to do?

A. Go shopping with him. B. Teach him some French. C. Help him get the photos

第二节：（共5小题；每小题1分， 满分5分）

听下面两段对话或独白。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。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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What does the man think of Paula Sherman now?

A. Thin. B. Attractive. C. Serious.

7. What does the man say about Ed Martin?

A. He looks thin and serious.

B. He is successful in his athletic career.

C. He used to be popular and active in sports.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题：

8. What is a must to take part in the singing competition?

A. One must be under the age of 65.

B. One must live near the city centre.

C. One must perform together with a dancer.

9. When does the sports hall usually open?

A. From 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

B. From 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

C. From 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

10.What do we know about the new swimming pool?

A. It will open a week earlier than planned.

B. It will open not later than the end of this month.

C. It will open to the public for free in the first month.

II.单项选择(共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）

11. “Parents can make _____ big difference in dealing with _____ stress of their children,” said Professor Lee.

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

12. People all over the world are kept _____ of what is happening immediately by means of the Internet.

A. reminded B. convinced C. warned D. informed

13. ________ it rain tomorrow, we would have to cancel the football match.

A. Were to B. Would C. Had D. Should

14. One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away _____ my daughter heard cries for help.

A. after B. while C. since D. when

15. Apple has exhibited a taller 4G-enabled iPhone at an event in San Francisco, ______ great pleasure to the global apple fans.

A. having brought B. bringing C. to bring D. brought

16. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ____to its burning temperature.

A. is heated B. will be heated C. be heated D. would be heated

17. The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as the battery _____ quickly.

A. shuts up B. uses up C. runs out D. tries out

18. Fireworks, ______ of gunpowder or flash powder ______ in a tight paper tube, make the big flash or boom effect.

A. consisting; wrapping B. consisting; wrapped

C. consisted; wrapped D. being consisted; wrapped

19. ______ in the leg made it impossible for me to walk as fast as usual.

A. Being injured B. To injure C. Having injured D. Injured

20. Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have ______ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.

A. heavy B. temporary C. flexible D. complex

21.________, they had no chance of winning the war.

A. They fought as bravely B. As bravely they fought

C. As they fought bravely D. Bravely as they fought

22. We have been told that under no circumstances ______ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. did we use B. we can use C. we could use D. may we use

23. ---Do you know if Linda is willing to take charge of the program?

---____, does it?

A. It takes no time B. It counts for nothing

C. It doesn't hurt to ask D. It doesn't make sense

24. ---Where?shall?we?go?to?spend?the?weekend?

---?Nowhere______,?anywhere?you?like.?

A.?in?all????????? B.?in?place????????? C.?in?demand???????? D.?in?particular

25. Today _____ people learning English in China is increasing rapidly.

A. a number of B. a good many of C. the number of D. a great deal of

Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）

Though the number of the upper class is a mere one third of the population, they 26 at least 25 percent of the nation’s wealth. This class has two parts: upper-upper and lower-upper. Basically the upper-upper class is the “old rich”—families that have been wealthy for several 27 . A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers and the Vanderbilts. Most are not visible to the general public. They have no _28__ to the rest of the community and they draw their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. By contrast, the lower-upper class is the “new rich”.?__29_ they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the new rich have been __30___ to make their money like everyone else __31___ their class. ___32__ their status is generally lower than ___33___ of the old rich, who have not found it __34__ to lift a finger to make their money, and who tend to 35 the new rich. However its wealth is __36___ , the upper class is very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to __37___ an interest in the arts and to ___38__ rare books and paintings. They ___39__ live in exclusive(高级的) areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kind, ___40__ keep them so distant from the masses 41 they have been called the out-of-sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be conscious of being members of 42 . They also _43__ an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they _44____ many top government positions. Their actions?___45___ the lives of millions.

26. A. are made up B. are made of　 C. make up　 D. are made up of

27. A. years　　 B. generations　　 C. reasons　　　 D. decades

28. A. contact　　　　 B. interest　 C. communication D. relation

29. A. Although　　　 B. Because　　 C. Therefore　 D. However

30. A. greedy　　　　 B. delightful　 C. cruel　　 D. cold

31. A. beyond　　　 B. beneath　 C. beside D. behind32. A. Then　　　　 B. But　　　　 C. Thus　　　 D. Because

33. A. those　　　 B. none　 C. all　　　　 D. that

34. A. necessary B. easy C. difficult D. appropriate

35. A. look up to　　 B. admire　　 C. ignore　　 D. look down upon

36. A. shared　　 B. processed　 C. acquired　 D. rewarded

37. A. find　　 B. show 　　　 C. develop　　 D. possess

38. A. collect　　　　 B. gather　　　 C. obtain　　 D. demand

39. A. generally　　　 B. actually　　 C. exactly　　 D. eventually

40. A. all of which　 B. all of them　 C. all of these　 D. all of whom

41. A. that B. as C. which D. for

42. A. a club B. a class C. an organization D. a community

43. A. depend B. desire C. direct D. command

44. A. seize　　　　 B. adopt　　　 C. hold　　　　　 D. appoint

45. A. attract　　　　 B. affect　　　 C. effect　　　　　 D. ruin

Ⅳ.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Here is your best chance to travel around the UK in 2012: More than 200 B&Bs（bed & breakfast）across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are selected to offer you amazing services for your stay at their lowest prices! Don’t miss it. Just collect the vouchers (活动券) in our B&B Daily printed from 01/04/2012 to 07/04/2012 and book the stays for your travel following the terms and conditions below:

●The offer includes a room for the night and a breakfast the next morning.

●The offer is of two kinds: ￡20 per room, per night, valid (有效的) during stay period of 02/04/2012—31/05/2012 and then again 01/09/2012—31/10/2012；￡35 per room, per night, valid during stay period of 01/06/2012—31/08/2012.

●The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only.

●The stay must be booked directly with the chosen B&Bs before 28/04/2012.

●Each voucher can only be used by the holder to book one room for one night.

●If voucher holders book either the￡20 or￡35 per room per night, any additional services such as lunch, evening meal or activities may require an extra charge. Please check directly with your chosen B&Bs to see what extra services are available.

●Vouchers must be presented on arrival. If no vouchers are presented, the B&Bs may reserve the right to charge at full price for every night of stay.

●Vouchers may not be used together with any other offer.

●The voucher holders must pay for the stay in full at the time of booking. Additional￡10 may be paid to confirm the booking and will be returned on arrival.

●The B&Bs reserve the right to refuse voucher holders’ bookings for people under the age of 18.

46. How much should be paid for a two-night stay in October 2012 at a chosen B&B?

A.￡70. B.￡40. C.￡35. D.￡30.

47. What right do the B&Bs reserve?

A. To charge extra￡10 for bookings with no vouchers.

B. To refuse bookings for guests under the age of 18.

C. To charge at full price for stays not confirmed.

D. To request extra charges as tips.

48. By taking up the offer, the voucher holders can choose to ______.

A. book either a basic twin or double room at the chosen B&Bs

B. have lunch or evening meal without paying extra money

C. use the B&B offer together with other offers

D. book the stays through B&B Daily

B

It’s not just adults who have a thing or two to discuss with other people, babies too have their own social lives and enjoy group interaction, according to a world-first study.

The breakthrough study conducted by psychologist Professor Ben Bradley, at Charles Sturt University, could completely transform the way child-care centres are set up. In their study, the researchers examined groups of nine-month-old babies in New South Wales and Britain.

And they came across surprising results. It was found that infants had “social brains” and focused not just on their mothers but on social life in