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1、杭州地区重点中学2014-2015 学年高二上学期期末联考 英语试题 考生须知： 1本卷满分120 分，考试时间100 分钟； 2答题前，在答题卷密封区内填写班级、学号和姓名；座位号写在指定位置； 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。 第卷选择题（共 95分） 第一部分听力理解（本题共两节，满分20 分） 第一节（共5 小题，每小题1 分，共 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
2、. What are the speakers doing? A. Working. B. Jogging. C. Having a drink. 2. What made the man so worried? A. The exam. B. The paper. C. His teacher. 3. How long will the man stay in France? A. Five weeks. B. Three days. C. Two days. 4. What was wrong with Jack? A. He had a fever. B. He was in hospi
3、tal. C. He was late for work. 5. Why was the man late for work? A. He was in an accident. B. His car was being repaired. C. He couldnt get his car going. 第二节（共15 小题，每小题1 分，共 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，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独
4、白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6 和第 7 两个小题。 6. How many most beautiful subways are there on the earth? A. Nine. B. Nineteen. C. Eight. 7. When did the woman go to Shanghai? A. Two days ago. B. Last week. C. Last month. 听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。 8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The boss left very earl
5、y. B. The speakers enjoyed themselves at the party. C. The man regretted having invited his wifes boss. 9. What is the boss like? A. Nice. B. Impolite. C. Shy. 听下面一段对话,回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。 10. What does the man want to sell? A. Furniture. B. Garden supplies. C. An apartment. 11.Why does the man want t
6、o sell his belongings? A. He needs money. B. He is moving. C. He likes new things. 12. How is the man going to pay? A. By check. B. In cash. C. By credit card. 听下面一段对话,回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。 13. Whats the relationship between Mary and John? A. Classmates. B. Mother and son. C. Brother and sister. 14. Wh
7、at is John doing? A. Putting his shoes on. B. Making a telephone call. C. Getting ready to go to school. 15. How does John go to school? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By bike. 16. How many people are there in Marys family? A. Three. B. At least five. C. No more than four. 听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。 17.
8、How can people avoid forgetting things according to the speaker? A. By keeping a diary. B. By making a schedule. C. By being reminded by o thers. 18. What does a master schedule mean? A. A schedule made for yourself. B. A schedule made for your boss. C. A schedule with all important things and the t
9、ime to use. 19. How many different schedules are mentioned? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 20. What can you use your daily schedule to do? A. Plan time well. B. Achieve short-term goals. C. Achieve long-term goals. 第二部分英语知识运用 : （共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节单项填空：（共 15 小题 ; 每题 1 分, 满分 15 分） 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中 , 选出可以填入空白处
10、的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. The delegation(代表团 ) is on _ six-day visit to the mainland at _invitation of the Taiwan Work Office of the CPCs Central Committee. A. a; an B. ; an C. a; the D. the; a 22. The government said that holding a press conference on the latest developments of the protest _ necessar
11、y for all the residents to obey the law. A. were B. was C. be D. being 23. _ from all the burden of doing boring housework, these womenfound themselves out joining in different social activities. A. Freed B. To free C. Freeing D. Having freed 24. One important thing_ Jane discovered was _ chimps hun
12、t and eat meat as well . A. what; that B. that; C. ; if D. that; that 25. A makeshift( 临时性的 ) memorial _ up at the site of the stampede, with police officers _ order. A. set; keeping B. has been set ; keeping C. was set; kept D. has set; keep 26. Chemicals also stay in the ground and underground wat
13、er for a long time, _affects crops and, _, animals and humans. A. this; however B. that; therefore C. which; therefore D. which; so 27. John is a very successful man in many fields, but _he will be remembered as a loving husband and family man. A. after all B. to be honest C. in addition D. above al
14、l 28. Charlie_ the leather top of the shoe _it were the finest steak A. cuts up; only if B. cuts off; as if C. cuts down; even if D. cuts out; so that 29. The first person _ here was a professor in a British university, _by the students at St Martin s. A. to arrive; closely followed B. arriving; clo
15、sely following C. to arrive; close following D. arriv ing; closely followed 30. The scientist expected that enough data could be_ to him_ he went to improve his theory. A. reachable; however B. accessible; whichever C. available; wherever D. sensitive; whatever 31. _the fatal accident happening agai
16、n, the public suggested that proper measures _ to avoid it. A. To prevent; be taken B. Prevented; should be taken C. To prevent; should take D. Preventing; was taken 32.-I didn t go to class last night because my car broke down. -You _ _ mine. I wasn t using it. A. should borrow B. could have borrow
17、ed C. might have borrowed D. must have borrowed 33. Do you have an English name, or have you ever considered taking one? This list of the UK s most popular names may be a useful _. A. profit B. connection?C. progress? D. reference 34. The word ungelievable based on Chinese, which has become a big hi
18、t online very quickly, _a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary. A. delivers B. simplifies C. declares D. clarifies 35.-Do you know how to learn English well? _. -Why? Don t you think English is quite interesting? A. It can t be too interesting.B. I just can t help
19、 it. C. It s my favorite subject D. It s killing me. 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，掌握其大意，然后从36 55 各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C、D）中，选出 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。 One of the most important lessons I learned from my father took place in our driveway when I was in elementary school. We used to play basketball
20、 every day, and he _36_ that I needed to learn how to shoot and dribble ( 运球 ) with my left hand. Being naturally athletic, I quickly became frustrated with my lack of left-handed _37_ . I became very angry, _38_ down on the driveway, and began to cry, and my father stood there and looked at me as h
21、e waited _39_ for me to get over my tears. When I realize that my behavior was not getting me _40_, I got back up. He passed me the _41_ and I continued to practice. His lesson of _42_ giving up and working harder to accomplish my goals was conveyed to me without a word. I _43_ became skillful with
22、my left hand, but what I really learned that day was a road map for overcoming my biggest _44_ in life. _45_ I was eighteen I was in a car accident, where I broke a vertebra (脊椎 ) in my spine. I was going to _46_ to play soccer, and now I was told that I would never again be able to _47_ athleticall
23、y. For half a year I was not even able to _48_ my own clothes. I wanted to _49_ school and give up. I wanted to lie down and cry that life was _50_ , much as I had done in our driveway so long ago. _51_ every time I felt that way, that earlier memory danced in my mind. I knew that _52_ I was patient
24、 and continued to work hard, I could overcome this difficulty. For three years I continued to go to school, doing three to four hours of _53_ rehabilitation (康 复) every day, with constant support from my parents. And I finally earned my _54_ back on the playing field. That lesson in the driveway had
25、 _55_ me to be on the field, and I owed it all to my dad. I succeeded because of who my father is, and who I am because of him. 36. A. decided B. suggested C. recommended D. predicted 37. A. failure B. success C. glory D. loss 38. A. lay B. cut C. slowed D. let 39. A. briefly B. faithfully C. steadi
26、ly D. patiently 40. A. nowhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. somewhere 41. A. ball B. smile C. ticket D. map 42. A. seldom B. always C. nearly D. never 43. A. eventually B. abnormally C. breathlessly D. absolutely 44. A.weakness B. challenge C. shortcoming D. disadvantage 45. A. While B. Because C. W
27、hen D. Since 46. A. hospital B. college C. kindergarten D. gym 47. A. work B. organize C. perform D. manage 48. A. put up B. put aside C. put away D. put on 49. A. drop B. enter C. change D. quit 50. A. unfair B. unexpected C. uncertain D. unusual 51. A. However B. And C. But D. So 52. A. if B. alth
28、ough C. because D. as 53. A. pleasant B. impressive C.harmful D. painful 54. A. money B. respect C. way D. living 55. A. asked B. allowed C. forced D. persuaded 第三部分：阅读理解（ 第一节 15 小题，第二节 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 40 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 题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。 A It came as something of a surpris
29、e when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused b
30、y landmines. I knew the statistics, she said, But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her. The Princess concluded with a simple message: We must stop landmines . And she used every opportunit
31、y during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as very ill-informed and a loose
32、 cannon (乱放炮的人 ). The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: This is a distraction we do not need. All I m trying to do is help. Opposition parties, the media and the public immed iately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse f or the government, it soon emerged t
33、hat the Princess s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign
34、Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towards a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding. For the Princess, the t
35、rip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems. 56. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola i
36、n 1997_. A. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines. B. to clarify the British government s stand on landmines. C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims. D. to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims. 57. What did Diana mean when she said putting a face to those fig
37、ures brought the reality home to me (Para.1)? A. She just couldn t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. B. The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. C. Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. D. Seeing the pain of the victims made h
38、er realize the seriousness of the situation. 58. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A. She made more appearances on TV. B. She paid no attention to them. C. She met the 13-year-old girl as planned. D. She rose to argue with her opponents. 59. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angol
39、a? A. It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. C. It had greatly promoted her popularity. D. It had affected her relations with the British government. B THE year of 2014 has been jam-packed with events good, bad, and ugly. But no ma
40、tter what has happened, smart people have always been busy inventing. Here are some of the inventions of 2014 that have helped to make the world better, smarter, and a little more fun. Super banana Australian biogeneticist James Dale visited Uganda, a poor African country, in the early 2000s. There,
41、 he found that 15-30 percent of children under 5 were at risk of going blind because they did not get enough Vitamin A. Dale also learned that people there love bananas. They eat three to 11 bananas a day. So he came up with the idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve Ug
42、andans health. With the help of Bill Gates foundation, Dale developed the super banana . He added a gene to the fruit, making it rich in Vitamin A. In June, super bananas began human trials in the US. Coaching basketball Basketball is popular worldwide, partly because you only need a hoop and a ball
43、 to play the game. But this simple game has experienced a technology makeover this year with the development of a smart-sensor basketball. The ball, called the 94Fifty Basketball, has nine sensors inside. They can tell you anything from how fast you are going to how accurate your shot angles are. Wi
44、th a Bluetooth chip inside, the basketball can connect to your smartphone and tell you in the voice of a coach to snap your wrist (传旋转球 ) , or go faster , depending on the data. The Hovercraft Thanks to the California-based company Hendo, flying past your friends on a floating board could soon becom
45、e a reality. The Hovercraft has four small engines. These create a special magnetic field which generates (产生 ) enough force to lift the board off the ground, according to . At the moment, the hoverboard can only float an inch off the ground for 15 minutes and must fly over a metallic material. It s
46、 expensive too, at $10,000 (61,810 yuan), but the company hopes that one day the technology could be used to improve the world. Wireless electricity Most of us could not bear to live without wireless Internet. We use it every day for everything from our phones to our cars. But one company wants to g
47、o a step further, by combining wireless technology with electricity. That s right, no more tangled ( 缠绕的 ) wires and no more having to sit and hold your cell phone near a power socket in the corner of the room. WiTricity, a US company, has invented technology that can power objects up to 2.4 meters
48、away. It uses a special plug-in coil ( 线圈 ) that creates a magnetic field. 60. Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with? A. Vitamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas. B. Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas. C. Scientists could make use of people s eating habits to develop new food products. D. Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product. 61. What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball? A. It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing b