2015-2016学年浙江省杭州市四校高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2015学年第一学期期中联考

高二年级英语学科试题

考生须知：

1．本卷满分100分，考试时间90分钟；

2．答题前，在答题卷密封区内填写班级、学号、姓名、试场座位号； 3．所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效； 4．考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How much money does the man have? A. ￡30. B. ￡45. C. ￡75. 2. Where will the woman go today? A. To a shop. B. To a gym. C. To a dentist’s. 3. What is the man trying to do? A. Ask the time. B. Find a place. C. Get a phone number. 4. What are the speakers discussing? A. Whether to order more products. B. When to start the autumn sale. C. How to cut business costs. 5. What does the man mean?

A. He’ll follow the doctor’s advice. B. He’ll wait till he’s well again. C. He’ll drink some wine.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，各小题给出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. Where are the speakers? A. At school. B. At a store. C. At home. 7. What color jacket will the girl take? A. Green. B. Blue. C. Yellow. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What was the weather like last Sunday? A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny. 9. What did the woman mind?

A. Some people’s littering. B. The terrible food. C. The huge crowd. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What does the woman say about her job? A. It’s tiring. B. She loves it. C. Her mum supports it.

页

1第

11. Why does the woman ask for a pay rise?

A. She does more than looking after the baby. B. She’s the best worker in the area. C. She often works overtime.

12. What does the man think of the woman’s idea?

A. Unacceptable. B. Interesting. C. Reasonable. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Why is the man calling? A. To gain knowledge. B. To show off his skills. C. To get some help.

14. When did the man’s wife plant the rose?

A. About five years ago. B. About two years ago. C. About a week ago. 15. What did the man use some chemicals for? A. Getting rid of some grass. B. Keeping the rose from diseases.

C. Making the ground suitable for plants. 16. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Talk to his wife. B. Cover up the truth. C. Go on a holiday. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Why did the speaker drive to the airport? A. To avoid her tiredness. B. To meet Adam in time.

C. To offer convenience to Adam. 18. What mistake did the speaker make? A. She lost her father’s car. B. She didn’t check the ticket.

C. She arrived at the airport too late.

19. How did the speaker go home from the airport? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike. 20. What does the speaker want Tom to do? A. Explain to her father. B. Call Adam quickly. C. Give her some advice.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 21. ----I got that job I wanted at the public library. ----_________! That’s good news. A. Go ahead B. Cheers C. Congratulations D. Come on 22. Life is like ________ ocean: Only _______ strong-willed can reach the other shore. A. an; the B. the; a C. the; / D. /; a

23. As the survey shows, it is the culture, rather than the language, __________ makes it hard for us to learn English better. A. where B. why C. that D. what 24. ___________ the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level. A. Find B. Finding C. To find D. Found

25. When Tu you-you, the Nobel Prize winner, ___________ at the meeting hall, she received a warm welcome.

页

2第

A. turned up B. left off C. moved on D. got away

26. We students should take an active part in class discussion __________ we can gain others’ opinions of the question.

A. who B. when C. which D. where 27. For students, school rules have to be _________,otherwise, you’ll get lots of trouble. A. developed B. observed C. revised D. completed 28. He told me that he had mailed part of the samples and that the rest _________ in a few days. A. was following B. have followed C. has followed D. were following

29. He knew he was wrong, but he wouldn’t admit, for fear of ___________ in front of his classmates. A. losing heart B. losing face C. making faces D. saving faces

30. I’m hoping that Tim will let us have the car tonight; _________, I’m afraid we won’t be able to go out. A. even if B. if so C. what if D. if not

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项，选出最佳选项，答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At the age of 18 I picked up the courses of Senior Three. The life of Senior Three is a little sweet and a little sour, but more __31__. Yes, we know you've heard enough about it --- various ___32___ start to bombard (轰炸)you long before you enter Senior Three. By this question we mean Senior Three also has its nice aspects which you will not realize ____33____you experience it for yourself.

Everyone looks much ____34____ than before. We’ve grown more mature(成熟的) and steady. Girls don’t ___35___ their favorite pop stars any more, and boys give up their favorite football matches. What we are discussing more often has ___36___ to do with the college entrance examination or the choice of our ideal university. What’s my ____37____? Every time I have meals with my mother, I can feel something in her eyes. I know it is my mother’s dream which I must realize.

___38___, every morning when I get up, I will shout to myself, you must enter that school. For this goal I have made up my mind not to be addicted to TV series. It seems to be a pity to me. But I prefer the saying, “It is___39___ time to check our courage and patience.” I’ll try my best to do a good job in this school year, ___40___ these days colorful and meaningful.

“There’s no such thing as a free ___41___ in the world.” Facing some difficulties, I always remember these words, which are just like the bright light guiding me to go my own way. In the past two years, not only have I ____42____ a lot of knowledge, but also I have learned the real meaning of the saying: “Where there is a will, there is a way,” and I have learned how to be ___43___ and strong-minded in my life.

Holding my own belief, I’m sure I’ll see the ____44___ hanging in my beautiful sky. Just ____45__ the people say that the sunshine usually comes after the wind and rain. I have enough courage to welcome my shining future, which will be the colorful days in my whole life. Such is my Senior Three.

31. A. disappointing B. exciting C. boring D. surprising 32. A. sayings B. theories C. warnings D. predictions 33. A. besides B. when C. after D. until 34. A. busier B. healthier C. stronger D. lonelier 35. A. stand for B. call for C. care for D. leave for 36. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 37. A. goal B. idea C. requirement D. destination

页

3第

38. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore 39. A. early B. late C. high 40. A. making B. leaving C. becoming 41. A. food B. lunch C. income 42. A. gathered B. gained C. guided 43. A. determined B. considerate C. disturbing 44. A. cheers B. victory C. flowers 45. A. because B. as C. since

D. Otherwise D. right D. living D. pay D. govern D. confident D. rainbow D. for

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A new research result announces that both male and female speak about 16,000 words a day on average. However, popular impression would have it that women talk more than men--- 20,000 words a day, while men average just 7,000. The new study in Science magazine contradicts(与?矛盾) that old view. Both sexes say about the same number of words.

“It's been a common belief, but it just didn't fit,” says James Pennebaker, psychology department chairman at the University of Texas-Austin. He and co-workers analyzed the conversations recorded from 2006 to 2010 of 396 students in the USA and Mexico, including 210 women and 186 men, ages 18-29. The study didn’t care about vocabulary or word use, but rather word count by using a recorder that researchers designed during the study. The finding may seem surprising in a culture where women are often considered as talkative and men as uncommunicative. Expert Brizendine used the 20,000 vs. 7,000 comparison in her book The Female Brain as evidence for gender(性别) brain differences. After the book came out in August, its contents and figures were thought highly of and were widely quoted.

A professor says that previous studies have focused on phone conversations and interviews, rather than on daily life. If you just look around at the number of women on cell phones chatting with friends, it is no wonder it seems women are the chattier sex. And interviewing some men is like pulling teeth to get them talking. Phones and interviews may not be a good fit to get men talking. It’s like saying that women don’t talk as much at sports events and beer drinking contests. So next time you think that men don’t communicate and pretend to be the strong silent type, just remember that perhaps the context is the problem, not the fact that they are uncommunicative.

46. How many words do women use a week according to the new research?

A. about 140,000 B. about 47,000 C. about 112,000 D. about 28,000 47. According to our traditional belief, women are __________. A. more uncommunicative than men B. more talkative than men C. as talkative as men D. as uncommunicative as men

48. If men are unlikely to communicate, then the problem maybe lies in _________________. A. their gender B. their brain differences C. the discussing environment D. their characters

49. It can be inferred that when The Female Brain was published, it was ____________. A. refused by most scientists.

B. seldom used as useful knowledge by others.

C. considered as evidence for gender brain similarities. D. accepted as reference material by most scientists.

B

页 4第