绍兴一中 高二英语期中考试试题卷

第一部分：听力（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10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. What is the man going to do?

A. Buy a new bag. B. Make a phone call. C. Use the bathroom.

2. What did the man buy?

A. A new car. B. Some junk food. C. A new bicycle.

3. What will the man teach the woman?

A. How to play the piano. B. How to do math. C. How to get a good deal at the market.

4. What’s the woman’s suggestion to the man?

A. Start saving money. B. Buy some clothes. C. Not waste time.

5. What are the speakers going to do?

A. Paint the walls white. B. Buy a new table. C. Get rid of the mark on the table.

第二节：听下面4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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Who might the man be?

A. The woman’s hairdresser. B. The woman’s physical trainer. C. The woman’s professor.

7. Where are the speakers?

A. At a gym. B. At the beach. C. In a café.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the woman order at first?

A. A fish sandwich. B. A turkey sandwich. C. A chicken sandwich.

9. How much money does the woman give the man as a tip?

A. Nine dollars. B. Five dollars. C. One dollar.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When does the conversation take place?

A. At 8:00 a.m. B. At 9:00 a.m. C. At 10:00 a.m.

11. What does the woman like doing?

A. Playing the piano. B. Playing the violin. C. Playing the drum.

12. What will the man do next?

A. Draw a picture. B. Write down his hobbies. C. Buy some notebooks.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What was the woman doing in the beginning?

A. Reading an article. B. Watching TV. C. Listening to music.

14. Where did the young man meet the group of people?

A. At a bus station. B. In the homeless shelter. C. In a park.

15. What did the group do for the young man?

A. They gave him a job.

B. They bought him a plane ticket.

C. They bought him some nice clothes.

第二部分：单项填空 （共20小题；每小题0.5分,满分10分）

16. ---I'm sorry I didn't make it to your birthday party the day before yesterday.

--- _____. I know you're busy these days.

A. Of course B. Sounds good C. Don't mention it D. That's all right

17. A good novel may not have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left _____.

A. unsatisfying B. unsatisfied C. to be satisfying D. being satisfied

18. Mr. Smith is in fact badly off, but he acts before his so-called friends as if he _____ well off.

A. were B. is C. had been D. has been

19. At yesterday’s meeting, the leaders from eight countries _____ the warming climate again, meaning that they took it seriously.

A. turned to B. added to C. kept to D. referred to

The old couple are now quite ______ because their son finished the task _____ and has come

home safe.

A. ease; at ease B. at ease; with ease C. at ease; at ease D. easy; with ease

21. There will be no difficulty in the world that we cannot _____ as long as we have confidence

and determination.

A. overcome B. remove C. deliver D. reduce

22. The teacher told us that everyone has an important role _____ in protecting the earth from _____.

A. to play; to pollute B. to be played; to be polluted

C. to play; being polluted D. to be played; being polluted

23. The civil war finally came to _____ end, and there people lived _____ peaceful life.

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

24. If parents don’t teach their child how to _____ himself, he will do anything at will.

A. believe B. behave C. help D. enjoy

There were so many boys in the same school uniform on the square that his father could hardly _____ Tom.

A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick out

26. Using Dr Yuang's hybrid rice, nowadays farmers are producing harvests _____ before.

A. as twice large as B. twice as many as C. twice as large as D. as twice many as

27. In time of _____ you think is difficult, you may turn to _____ can help you.

A. what, whoever B. which, whomever

C. what, no matter who D. which, no matter whom

28. Evidence suggested that the suggestion that every river _____ harnessed _____ wrong.

A. should be, might be B. must be, should be

C. may be, would be D. can be, could be

29. _____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited

30. The driver was killed in the accident, but _____ of the passengers was hurt.

A. none B. no one C. nothing D. any

31. Finding her car stolen, _____.

A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searched thoroughly

C. it was looked for everywhere D. she hurried to a policeman for help

32. According to a recent survey, homework is _____ students most often blame for their lack of sleep.

A. that B. what C. which D. why

33. ---The last one _____ pays the meal. ---Agreed!

A. arrived B. arrives C. to arrive D. arriving

34. Nothing but several glasses _____ bought by my father the day before yesterday.

A. was B. were C. have been D. would be

He was driving so fast as to get himself into a dangerous situation _____ he is likely to lose the control over his car.

A. which B. that C.where D. what

第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31～50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Can one man make a difference? Ask Rossano Ercolini, the 2013 Goldman Prize winner, which is considered the Nobel Prize for “ 36 ”. Ercolini is a young 37 in a small town in Italy. After hearing the news of 38 waste on the radio, he decided to teach his students to 39 paper and replace plastic water bottles in the school lunchroom with 40 glasses.

When his town announced plans to open an incinerator(焚化炉) to burn waste, Ercolini knew it would be 41 to his students. Incinerator are huge heaters that burn all waste and poisonous material, leaving behind 42 . You might think it is 43 than sending waste to landfills. It is true landfills 44 space, smell bad, and that poisonous materials can make underground drinking water 45 to use. But incinerators have their own 46 . Burning gives off poisonous gases into the air which can cause 47 problems. People will have to wear a mask no matter 48 they go. The smoke also causes pollution, and even 49 the greenhouse effect.

Ercolini was worried about the 50 of his community and felt it was his duty to 51 them. He organized town hall meetings, and talked about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. 52 , Ercolini has advocated (提倡) the zero-waste movement, the 53 of which is to reduce the waste sent to landfills and incinerators to the least possible amount. He has already 54 plans for more than 50 incinerators in many Italian cities. 55 his efforts, there are more than one hundred zero-waste towns in Italy now!

36. A. Environment B. Literature C. Peace D. Medicine

37. A. trainer B. teacher C. gardener D. farmer

38. A. going down B. setting down C. cutting down D. falling down

39. A. tear B. recycle C. fold D. roll

40. A. valuable B. strong C. thick D. reusable

41. A. necessary B. inconvenient C. harmful D. suitable

42. A. ash B. sand C. water D. rock

43. A. longer B. worse C. harder D. better

44. A. make up B. take up C. add to D. fill in

45. A. irregular B. illegal C. unsafe D. simple

46. A. expectations B. disadvantages C. improvements D. difficulties

47. A. hearing B. weight C. heart D. breathing

48. A. where B. when C. how D. which

49. A. worsens B. measures C. suffers D. reduces

50. A. employment B. development C. health D. justice

51. A. entertain B. support C. evaluate D. educate

52. A. Otherwise B. However C. Besides D. Anyhow

53. A. goal B. truth C. result D. reason

54. A. decided B. suggested C. demanded D. prepared

55. A. Except for B. Thanks to C. In spite of D. Along with

第四部分：阅读理解（第一节10小题，第二节5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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 57, has found himself at the center of a cultural row since April 22. It all started with a handshake with South Korea’s President Park Geyn-hye, 61, during Gates’ visit to the country. Gates has been accused (指责) of disrespecting Park after he was pictured shaking hands with her with his left hand in his pocket.

“Disrespectful handshake or casual (随意的) handshake?” asked South Korea’s largest newspaper, the Kong-A Ilbo. Similarly, the Joongang Ilbo newspaper asked: “Cultural difference or bad manners?”

“Perhaps it was his all-American style, but an open jacket with a hand in his pocket? That was way too casual. It was very regretful,” Chung Jin-suk, secretary general at South Korea’s National Assembly, told ABC News.

In Asian countries, a one-hand shake is very causal, used only when the other party is a good friend, of the same age or younger age. Using one hand with the other in the pants pocket is considered rude, often an expression of superiority toward the other.

This isn’t the first time Gates has broken the country’s social rules. According to AFP, Gates used a similarly casual hand shake in 2008 with Park’s predecessor (前任) Lee Myung-bak. However, a picture from 2001 showed him giving a two-handed shake to then president Kim Dae-jung.

Some South Korean media have said that it may have been on purpose, showing his political preferences --- respect for the opposition (反对党) leader Kim but disrespect for the ruling party leaders Lee and Par