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1、 杭州二中2012学年第一学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共100分 第I卷 满分68分第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1分，满分15分）第一节1. When does Tom plan to leave? A. At 5:15. B. At 5: 30. C. At 5: 45.2. What is the man going to do after the meeting? A. Continue to work. B. Go straight home. C. Take swimming lessons.3. What did the m
2、an do for three weeks? A. He took a sightseeing trip.B. He studied in a different class.C. He stayed home watching TV.4. Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. In a market. B. In a kitchen. C. In a garden.5. What do we know about the match? A. It might not be much fun.B. It must b
3、e exciting. C. It has to be put off.第二节听第6段材料，回答6-7题。6. What did Alan use to play when he was at school? A. Football. B. Tennis. C. Volleyball.7. Which of the following places does the woman often go to? A. Stadium. B. The Health Center. C. The Cup Final.听第7段材料，回答8-9题。8. What has the man brought to
4、the woman? A. Some fruit. B. Some food. C. Some medicine.9. Why doesnt the man want to stay too long? A. Because he is very busy. B. Because he knows the woman needs more rest. C. Because he is told by the doctor not to stay long.听第8段材料，回答10-11题。10. Where does this conversation probably take place?
5、A. In a shoe store. B. In a hotel. C. In a department store.11. Why did the man use his passport while he was shopping? A. Because he needed to check in the hotel. B. Because the woman asked him to show his passport. C. Because he wanted to pay for the shoes with his travelers checks.听第9段材料，回答12-15题
6、。12.What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. The difference between human beings.B. The difference between the human beings and animals. C. The human beings and animals.13. In what way are men different from animals? A. Men can understand things quickly. B. Men can learn from each other.C. Men ha
7、ve learned to use language.14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Some apes can learn a few words. B. An ape can think about the past and the future.C. An ape can join words and make sentences.15. What do scientists know now? A. How children learn to speak.B. Why apes can le
8、arn a few words.C. Mans brain helps him learn to speak.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节：单项填空（共18小题； 每小题0.5分，满分9分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。16.I think youd better improve your writing before Mr. Smith grades it. Oh, dear! _A. Who cares? B. Youre welcome.C. I dont mind at all. D. Is it as b
9、ad as that?17.Villagers along the coast depend on the fishing industry, _ there wont be much work.A. where B. that C. by which D. without which 18.If your rented car isnt insured, you may _ great loss when anything unexpected happen.A. riskB. denyC. avoidD. delay19.Did you go to see the New Years Ga
10、la on December 31st?Yeah. Every boy and every girl in the school _ invited.A. were B. have been C. was D. has been20.Some worry that if we have illegal immigrants _ in, many locals will lose their jobs.A. come B. coming C. to come D. having come 21.When the new traffic rules were first applied, some
11、 cars were found stopping at crossings, even when the green light was on, not _, as the drivers were afraid of a sudden yellow light. A. moved B. moving C. to move D. being moved 22.It was announced that only when the suspect was found _ to return to their school.A. the pupils would be permitted B.
12、had the pupils been permittedC. would the pupils be permitted D. the pupils had been permitted23.Mistakes dont just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason and then making the mistake becomes _. A. unique B. important C. essential D. worthwhile24.Any suggestion or help from you will be
13、greatly appreciated. Please give me a reply at your earliest _.A. convenience B. conclusion C. consideration D. enquiry25.Would you please explain to me why “Gangnam Style” became so popular?Im sorry but thats _ Im puzzled. A. what B. why C. which D. where26.The US is believed to be less interested
14、in expanding its political influence as it has a lot of problems to _ within its own. A. attend to B. apply for C. account forD. approve of27.The GDP for 2013 is expected to rise by more than _ 8 percent. A. any other B. the other C. another D. other28.The Times Square in New York, _ by countless hi
15、gh rises and advertisements, is a must-see for visitors.A. surroundingB. being surroundedC. surroundedD. having been surrounded29.Do you think we should put the remaining products on sale?Yes, we should, for we _ enough, and our time _ out.A. have earned; is running B. had earned; is running C. earn
16、; has run D. earned; has run30.Many universities provide scholarships for those outstanding students _ financial aid. A. in place of B. in face of C. in debt of D. in need of31.I heard Tom telling everyone that hes got a new job, but he didnt mention _ more than a dozen times before that. A. to reje
17、ct B. having been rejectedC. having rejected D. to be rejected32.Knowing that she was shy and easily scared, the teacher reminded her _ to pay more attention to her handwriting.A. roughlyB. similarlyC. privatelyD. firmly33.All have some dark days but all are not strong enough to hold on _ things get
18、 better. A. when B. until C. whether D. unless 第二节：完型填空（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3449题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Carmens mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant her life was in 34 danger.Both the mother and daughter knew that the c
19、hances were very small: finding a donor (捐赠的) heart that 35 Marias blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 36 hospitals all over the country.Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost
20、 all 37 . She fell into a corner of the hospital, crying.“Are you okay?” a man asked.Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her 38 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldnt 39
21、 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Franks mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 40 something from herself. Could her heart go to Carmens mother?After reviewing the data, doctors 41 Frank that his wifes heart was 42 some miracle a perfect fit for Carmens mother. They were able to 43
22、 the transplant.That cold night, when Cheryl was 44 dead, Frank came to knock at Marias door. She was 45 for Franks family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange 46 as they hugged and cried.On New Years Eve, Carmen attended Cheryls
23、 funeral with Franks family, who were singing their 47 song “My heart will go on.” One day later, on New Years Day, Maria 48 with Cheryls heart. Yes, Cheryls loving heart would go on, for it was alive in another 49 mothers chest.34.A. constantB. slightC. complexD. sound35 A. matched B. backed C. mis
24、sed D. adapted36.A. findingB. phoning C. touringD. begging37.A. confidenceB. powerC. hopeD. strength38.A. eventB. conditionC. truthD. story39.A. putB. supportC. passD. make40.A. saveB. recycleC. donateD. separate41.A. informed B. warned C. congratulated D. reminded42.A. atB. byC. forD. on43.A. give
25、up B. carry out C. search after D. put off44.A. noticed B. predictedC. thought D. declared45.A. praying B. asking C. crying D. singing46.A. expressionB. bondC. ideaD. feeling47.A. smart B. merryC. favoriteD. sad48.A. passed awayB. dressed up C. left behindD. woke up49.A. leaving B. linking C. loving
26、 D. thinking第三部分：阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AMany of us like spicy food. It is known that people in some provinces in China, such as Sichuan and Hunan, generally believe chili makes their food taste better. Some go to such an extreme that they even can n
27、ot survive without spicy food. While a moderate amount of chili can make our tongues burn, our mouths wide open, and our bodies sweat, this is nothing compared with the “ghost chili”, which got its name as the worlds hottest in the Guinness World Records in 2006.“Ghost chili” got its name because it
28、 is supposedly so hot that it can scare away ghosts. Autumn is peak season for what the Los Angeles Times writer Mark Magnier described as the “innocent-looking, thumb-sized devil (魔鬼)”. Every year there are competitions in which “ghost chili” beats other members in its family and wins the world tit
29、le as the hottest. So just how hot is this powerful pepper? “It creates a ribbon of fire from lips to tongue to newly upset stomach. The discomfort lasts several hours,” Magnier wrote in his report about the magic power of “ghost chili”.Thoudam Anand is an Indian government worker who grows “ghost c
30、hili” peppers in his garden. He told Magnier about the first time he ate “ghost chili” when his friends secretly put some into his food. “Unbearable pain, panic and teeth gnashing followed,” Anand said. An elderly neighbor suggested a local remedy (疗法): go and eat mud. He did he ran to the nearest p
31、ond. “I wouldve swallowed anything to cool down,” he said. “And since I had no taste buds left, the mud tasted just fine.”In fact, “ghost chili” is so hot that it is often not even described as “food”. Local Indian airport authorities will confiscate (没收) souvenir “ghost chili” peppers as they are l
32、isted as potential hijacking weapons. According to AFP, researchers in the country are testing grenades, sprays and gas made from “ghost chili” to fight terrorists and help women defend themselves. “Its all-natural,” said Lokendra Singh, director of the Defense Research and Development Organizations
33、 lab in northeast India. 50.From the passage above we can learn that the “ghost chili” _.A. is very powerful mainly because of its small sizeB. looks quite ordinary and normal like other chiliesC. can be used to help people scare the ghosts awayD. often makes people unable to survive without it51. T
34、he example of Anand is given in paragraph 4 to tell us _.A. its quite fun to taste the “ghost chili”B. its dangerous to grow the “ghost chili”C. mud tastes better than the “ghost chili”D. the “ghost chili” tastes extremely hot52. Saying “I wouldve swallowed anything to cool down,” Anand meant _.A. h
35、e would try anything to get betterB. he preferred chilies to anything elseC. he regretted eating the “ghost chili”D. he was not very particular about foodBBelow is some interesting news from a newspaper:Girls Crazy Historical CostumesStella Ehrhart, a US third-grader, dresses up as a different histo
36、rical figure every day before school-yes, you heard right! The 8-year-old has been coming to class in a different persona (人物) daily since the second day of second grade, when she showed up as American author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Stella gets ideas for what to wear from the book 100 Most Important W
37、omen of the 20th Century. However, in the past she has also dressed up as fictional characters including Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. The eager student managed to get through the entire second grade without repeating herself, but now she is running out of ideas. The girls parents, who are bot
38、h theater professionals, say they support their daughters “creativity”. Her mother told UK news website The Huffington Post, “She goes into her closet and just picks out what she wants each day.”Learning SoarsHow do you get a childs early education off the ground? A head teacher in the Georgian city
39、 of Rustavi has found a unique way of creating an exciting learning environment. He has transformed a plane into a kindergarten. Gari Chapidze bought an old but functional Yakovlev Yak-42 from Georgian Airways and filled it with education equipment, games and toys, but left the cockpit (驾驶舱) untouch
40、ed so it could be used as a play area. “The idea was to create a kindergarten where children gowith joy,” Chapidze, who runs the kindergarten, told AFP. “The children come in to the kindergarten with pleasure and cry when they have to go home. They are happy here,” he added.Taxi Driver Gets Lucky in
41、 Las VegasBright lights and big wins-this is what Las Vegas is known for, and even the taxi drivers here get lucky. Well, at least recently one did. Adam Woldemarim, 42, discovered $ 221,510 in the back of his van after a long day at work. The money was in a laptop case left between the seats of the
42、 Virgin Valley cab. What did Woldemarim do with the cash? He turned it in. The Ethiopian driver soon got a call from the cases owner who, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, had “won big” and was on his way to the airport when he realized he had forgotten his winnings. Woldemarim was given a
43、$ 2,000 reward. But it was reported that the drivers fellow taxi drivers thought he should have got a lot more.Eat Crickets (蟋蟀) and Worms at a MuseumThe Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is putting on a night for meat eaters who want to try some unusual foods. It is hosting a cocktail par
44、ty on Oct 27 called Cuisine from the Collections. The food on the menu is inspired by the exhibited specimen (标本) at the museum. The event is for adults only. Lets hope they dont get a stomach bug from all the insects!53.Stella Ehrhart gets ideas how to dress up every day before school from _.A. Lau
45、ra Ingalls WilderB. a bookC. Hermione Granger D. her parents54.Which of the following is the biggest problem Stella Ehrhart is facing?A. She has to get through the entire second grade dressing up as others.B. Shes finding her parents no longer offer her as much support as before.C. Shes finding it hard to think of enough new figures to dress up as.D. She has difficulty