浙江省绍兴市第一中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题

浙江省绍兴市第一中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分：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。

每段对话后有一道小题,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 do we know about the man?A.He doesn’t like chocolate.B.He had a cold last week.C.He doesn’t want to eat ice cream.2.Who is the woman?A. A journalist.B. A teacher.C. A writer.3.What does the woman mean?A.She doesn’t want to go to the game.B.She will only go if Tammy can come.C.The man should go with Tammy instead.4.How many people are in the group?A. Four.B. Six.C. Eight.5.What time is it now?A. 8:45a.m.B. 8:50a.m.C. 10:00a.m.第二节听下面2段对话。

每段对话后有2至4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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What does the woman ask the man about first?A. Some text messages.B. Some voicemails.C. Some phone calls.7.Why didn’t the man text the woman?A. He didn’t take his phone with him.B. He got distracted(分心) by something else.C. He was phoning his friends.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What does the woman say about Coke and beer?A. They’re not healthy.B. They don’t taste good.C. She’ll buy some next time.9.What do we know about Almond Breeze?A. It’s from China.B. It looks more like juice.C. It’s good for human body.10.What did the man drink this morning?A. Coffee.B. Water.C. Juice.11.---Well, guess what! I came across my primary school teacher when I was visiting the Frick Collection in Manhattan.--- Really? ________.A. It’s really a piece of cake.B. It’s a small world.C. It’s a long time.D. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance.12. Some experts say ____ birthrate of China, after the one-child policy is relaxed,can see ___ modest increase in future.A. the, aB. a, aC. a, /D. the, /13. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.A. took upB. caught onC. carried outD. made for14. _____ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.A. Being exposedB. Having exposedC. ExposedD. After being exposed15. Find information in today’s world is not difficult. The _____ is how you can tell if the information is reliable or not.A. abilityB. competitionC. challengeD. knowledge16. If a ball is placed near a fire, the ball will _______.A. exploreB. extendC. exchangeD. expand17. Lin Tao, who is said to have settled in the UAS recently, ______ in my neighborhood for four years.A. livedB. has livedC. had livedD. was living18. The impatient driver received a ticket for speeding. He _______ so fast.A. mustn’t have drivenB. wouldn’t have drivenC. couldn’t have driveD. shouldn’t have driven20. To make your argument more ________, you should put forward more supporting information.A. convincedB. convincingC. to be convincedD. to be convincing21. Only when the war was over in 1945 ______ able to get back to work.A. was heB. did heC. could heD. could he be22. He has worked out exactly what his income will have to be during the first six months to _____ his costs.A. spareB. coverC. saveD. spend23. It’s our presence rather than our presents ____ really counts.A. whichB. whatC. whyD. that24. It’s greatly ______ that Arthur gave back the money he found.A. in his honorB. to his creditC. for his referenceD. in his power25. Sometimes to get out of difficulty, one must change his way of thinking, or simply change his ____ towards a problem.A. emotionB. approachC. purposeD. sense26. Miss Green won’t be available at 9 tomorrow morning, for she ____ a speech at that time.A. will be deliveringB. deliveredC. has deliveredD. was delivering27. He _____ to participate in the school debate, but on second thoughts, he gave up the idea.A. intendedB. has intendedC. had intendedD. would intend28. ---I’m afraid this question is beyond me.---______. Tell me what you think. There’s no wrong answer.A. You are jokingB. Come onC. By no meansD. All right29. Maintaining(维持) peace and stability of the South China Sea and the East China Sea will certainly ____ a more promising Asian-Pacific area.A. contribute toB. belong toC. compare toD. devote to30. The printer is of good quality. _____ it break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.A. WouldB. CouldC. MightD. Should第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher 31 any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class 32 down the hall.I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class — just another student who did okay work. I don’t recall any one special bit of wisdom she passed on. Yet I cannot forget her 33 for language, for ideas and for her students. I 34 now, many years later, that she is the perfect example of a 35 teacher. I’d like to say something to her, I say, but I don’t want to 36 her from a class. Nonsense, he says, she’ll be 37 to see you.And there in the hallway, this lovely woman, now nearing 43 age, this teacher who doesn’t remember me, begins to weep; and she encircles me in her arms.44 this moment, I begin to sense that everything I will ever know, everythingI will ever pass to my students, is an inseparable part of a legacy(遗产) of our ancestors.Irene Roberts holds me 45 in her arms and through her tears whispers 46 my cheek, “Thank you.” And then, with the briefest of looks into my forgotten face, she 47 back into her classroom, 48 to what she has done thousands of days through all the years of my 49 .Looking back, maybe those were, 50 , just the right words to say to Irene Roberts. Maybe they are the very words I would like to speak to all those teachers through my life, the very words I would like spoken to me one day by some returning student: “I want you to know you were important to me.”31. A. that B. if C. as D. when32. A. just B. almost C. nearly D. about33. A. kindness B. respect C. friendship D. devotion34. A. know B. learn C. realize D. believe35. A. selfish B. self-confident C. self-conscious D. selfless36. A. call B. force C. push D. pull37. A. upset B. delighted C. interested D. bored38. A. brings B. takes C. fetches D. introduces39. A. bows B. raises C. rises D. puts40. A. thought B. brain C. attention D. memory41. A. announce B. speak C. deliver D. tell42. A. useful B. important C. hopeful D. astonishing43. A. retirement B. enjoyment C. employment D. amusement44. A. Reminding B. Explaining C. Remembering D. ForgettingB. fortunatelyC. calmlyD. briefly45. A.particularly46. A. against B. with C. off D. beyond47. A. escapes B. gathers C. disappears D. fails48. A. longs B. continues C. goes D. returns49. A. absence B. function C. explanation D. focus50. A. or rather B. in addition C. as usual D. after all第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AThere it is - your selfie.Over the past year, "selfie" has become a well-known term across the globe. This August the Oxford dictionary added the word to their online dictionary and define it as: "A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website."Today it's not difficult to find social networking pages full of photos people have taken of themselves and their friends. And selfie culture has become especially relevant for young people. As many as 91 percent of teenagers have posted photos of themselves online, according to a recent survey by the US Pew Research Center.So what are the reasons for the rise of selfie culture?"The craziness about the selfie celebrates regular people," Pamela Rutledge, a professor at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, told Vogue magazine. "There are many more photographs available now of real people than models."Posting selfies also allows you to control your image online. "I like having the power to choose how I look, even if I'm making a funny face:' Samantha Barks, 19, a high school student in the US, told Vogue.In addition to self-expression and documentation (记录), selfies "allow for a close friendship for long-distance friends, because you can see each other's faces every day", wrote Casey Miller at The Huffington Post.But US psychologist Jill Weber is concerned that selfies might lead to socialproblems. "There's a danger that your self-esteem (自尊心) may start to be tied to the comments and '1ikes' you get when you post a selfie, and they aren't based on who you are - they're based on what you look like," Weber told Vogue. "When you get nothing or a negative response, your confidence can decrease."51. Why does the writer mention the fact that "selfie" was added to an online dictionary?A. To inform readers where to find the meaning of the word.B. To recommend the dictionary to readers.C. To show that the online dictionary is widely used.D. To indicate that the word has become very popular.52. According to the passage, "selfie" mainly involves _______.A. young peopleB. modelsC. studentsD. celebrities53. How many reasons are mentioned for the rise of selfie?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.54, Many people post photos of themselves online to _________.A. make fun of themselvesB. become powerfulC. beautify themselvesD. choose how they look55. In Jill Weber's opinion, selfies may cause one to _________.A. be cheatedB. feel discouragedC. lose moneyD. succeed more easilyBClose your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingertips.With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.ORBIS is an international non-profit organization which operates the world’s only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fully-equipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation among countries.For just US$38,you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people seeagain. Your money can open their eyes to the world. Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves.56.The first paragraph is intended to ______.A. introduce a new way of readingB. advise the public to lead a simple lifeC. direct the public’s attention to the blindD. encourage the public to use imagination57.What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world?A.They are enough.B. They are not equally distributed(分布，分配).C. They have not been updated.D. They have benefited most of the blind.58.ORRIS aims to help the blind by ______.A.teaching medical studentsB. training doctors and nursesC. running flying hospitals globallyD. setting up non-profit organization59.What can be the best title for the passage?A. ORRIS in ChinaB. Fighting BlindnessC. Sight-seeing TechniquesD. ORRIS Flying HospitalCYou may have heard of the man who decided to repair the roof of his house. To be safe, he tied a rope around his waist and threw the other end of it over the top of the house. He asked his son to tie it to something secure. The boy fastened the safety rope to the bumper(保险杠) of their car parked in the driveway. It seemed like a good idea at the time. But a little while later, his wife, unaware of the rope securing her husband, she started the car and drove away. Imagine what the result would be.This story, factual or not, points to a great truth. It is a truth about where we place our security; about those things to which we’ve tied our safety lines. What is your rope tied to? Think about it. What do you depend on to keep you from disaster? Is your rope tied to a good job? Is it tied to a relationship with somebody you rely on? Is it tied to a company or an organization?Thoroughly exhausted, she thought that maybe she should be listening for rescuers instead of crying. So she grew still and listened. In the silence around her, the only sound she heard was the beating of her own heart. It occurred to her then that at least she was still alive and, amazingly enough, unhurt.She thought about her situation. In the stillness, fear abandoned her and afeeling of indescribable peace and happiness flooded in, the likes of which she had never before known. It was an experience that was to change her life forever.In the deepest part of her being, Susan realized a remarkable truth. She realized she had nothing to fear. Amazingly, whether or not she was ever rescued, whether she ever made it out alive, she sensed she had nothing to fear.For the first time in her life she understood that her true security did not depend on those things in which she had placed her trust. It lay deep within. And also for the first time, she knew what it was to be content in all circumstances. She realized that whether she had plenty or hardly enough, somehow she would be all right. She just knew it. She later wrote, “Before the quake I appeared very successful, but my life was out of balance. I wasn’t happy because I had been making money and always wanting more. My home, my job, my clothes, a relationship — I thought they were my security. It took an earthquake and losing everything I owned for me to discover that my security had been with me all along…There’s a power within us that we can depend upon no matter what is happening around us.”She had tied her rope to the wrong things. It took a disaster for her to understand that those things are not trustworthy. So she let go of the rope and discovered peace. She found that her true security was a power within- dependable and sure.What is your rope tied to? And what would happen if you found the courage to let go of it?60. In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the man to___________.A. describe a sceneB. introduce a topicC. of fer an argumentD. satisfy the readers’ curiosity61. If the story of the man was true, the most probable result would be that___________.A. the bumper of the car broke upB. the house was destroyed by the carC. the man was badly injured or even killedD. the wife was scolded by her husband62. Why was Susan crying in the darkness?A. Because she was afraid of staying in the dark.B. Because she wanted to be heard by the rescuers.C. Because she was frightened and felt helpless.D. Because she had tied her rope to the wrong thing.63. What did Susan feel after she thought about her situation?A. She felt she was still alive.B. She felt very peaceful.C. She felt completely hopeless.D. She wanted to change her life forever.64. How did Susan like interpersonal relationship and income before the earthquake?A. They were meaningless.B. They were very important.C. They were unnecessary.D. They were among some choices.65. Which of the following should be the best title?A. An Experience from an Earthquake.B. A Rope Tied to a Car.C. Please Let Go of Your Trust.D. What to Depend on.第四部分写作（共两节，满分20分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。