2013学年第一学期杭州二中高二年级英语期终考试（学考模拟）
选择题部分
一、单项填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10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。
1. There was _______ time _______ the sky was blue and the air was clean.
A. / ; that
B. a; when
C. the; that
D. the; when
2. I’m afraid I’m _______ your opinion of quitting all physical exercise for the
coming exam.
A. against
B. on
C. for
D. in
3. The fund-raising party was quite a success last year; why don’t we have _______
one?
A. the other
B. some
C. another
D. other
4. —Do you like the movie?
—To be honest, I’ve never seen _______ one before.
A. a more boring
B. the most bored
C. a more bored
D. the most boring
5. It’s time we _______ for the hotel, and believe it or not, it is the first time
that I _______ to this city.
A. leave; came
B. should leave; came
C. have left; have come
D. left; have come
6. It is necessary that every child _______ the same educational opportunities.
A. have
B. would have
C. has
D. had
7. After the horrible gun shooting, a survey found that 52% of the American people supported “major bans on guns or _______ owning guns illegal”.
A. to make
B. made
C. making
D. make
8. Nelson Mandela devoted himself _______ for freedom of all people and a better
South Africa, which explains why so many people felt sad for his death.
A. strongly
B. entirely
C. extremely
D. freely
9. Alice’s father always brings her a nice gift _______ he returns home from his business trip.
A. by the time
B. the first time
C. at the time
D. every time
10. Great to get your email! I had given up hope of hearing from you. Still, _______.
A. no news is good news
B. time will tell
C. better late than never
D. all is well that ends well
二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面的材料，掌握其大意，然后在11—25各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选
出最佳选项。
An old man lived in the suburb of London, and he would wake up every morning
and go to the subway. He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit
at the street corner and beg. He would do this every 11 day of his life. He sat
at the 12 street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was 13 , and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore, 14 they asked the police officers to clean the place. The officers 15 down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had 16 over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon 17 that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house in anticipation to 18 the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no 19 for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said nothing at all: he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and 20 to beg.
__21 , this old man had no great plans, 22 or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story except staying 23 on the things we enjoy doing, commitment (专心，敬业). We should remain true to our 24 , although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally 25 . Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth.
11. A. single B. simple C. hard D. terrible
12. A. wide B. dark C. same D. lonely
13. A. small B. dirty C. splendid D. neat
14. A. but B. so C. yet D. as
15. A. knocked B. climbed C. jumped D. rolled
16. A. stolen B. delivered C. collected D. hidden
17. A. admitted B. denied C. agreed D. realized
18. A. enjoy B. share C. hear D. announce
19. A. doubt B. evidence C. need D. time
20. A. refused B. continued C. learned D. requested
21. A. Sadly B. Surprisingly C. Obviously D. Luckily
22. A. cars B. friends C. jobs D. dreams
23. A. focused B. calm C. open-minded D. selfish
24. A. course B. god C. money D. country
25. A. agree B. enjoy C. disapprove D. advise
三、阅读理解（本题有两节，共16小题，每小题2分，共32分）
第一节：阅读下列材料并做26—37题。从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Much of the American anxiety about old age is a purposeful distance from the reality of death. One of the striking qualities of the American character is the unwillingness to face either the fact or meaning of death. On the contrary, in the novels of many famous American writers—from Hawthorne to Faulkner and Hemingway —one finds a tragic depth that is under the surface thinness of the ordinary American death attitudes. By an effort of the artistic imagination, the great writers faced
death topic which the general public are unwilling to face—the fact of death, its mystery, and its place in life. Scenes about death, such as the conflicts death brings in Greek times and the religious celebration of death in the rich farming cultures of some parts of Europe, are vividly described and discussed in their novels, although these scenes are difficult to find in the real American life.
Out of fear of the emotional sufferings, the American ordinary people avoid topics about death. They surround death with word avoidance. Americans never “die”. They “pass away.” A “funeral hall” is decorated to lo ok like a bank. Everything in a funeral ceremony is done in low tones, as if it were something secret, to be hidden from the world. There is so much emphasis on being dignified (使有尊严) that the ceremony often loses its quality of dignity.
In some parts of the world, there’s difficulty in understanding the causes of death. It’s difficult to explain death in these cultures. Living in a mod ern society, Americans have a ready enough explanation of how death comes, yet they show little ability to accept the f act of death itself and the emotional pain it brings. “To my disappointment, we, American people, sing over birth and dance at weddings,” says Margaret Mead, a famous American anthropologist (人类学家), “but more and more push the death off the scene without ceremony, without an opportunity for young and old to know that death is as much a fact of life as is birth.”
26. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. methods to avoid death
B. Amer icans’ attitudes toward death
C. the emotional sufferings from death
D. different cultures’ attitudes toward death
27. In the novels of many famous writers, one will find ________.
A. the relationship between lovers
B. ordinary American death attitudes
C. a willingness to accept death as a fact of life
D. the reason for ordinary Americans’ beliefs about death
28. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Most Americans prefer funerals in low tones, which has added to their dignity.
B. Ordinary Americans avoid saying the word “die” directly, unlike many American writers.
C. Unwillingness to face death is a quality commonly found of the aged Americans.
D. Americans are afraid of the death topics because of the possible physical pains it causes.
29. Margaret Mead will probably agree that ________.
A. we should not be joyful at a birth
B. a wedding should be quiet and peaceful
C. we should avoid anything connected with death
D. death should be accepted as a fact of life
B
On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea
carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.
“Everything went quiet in my head,” Tim recalls (回忆). “I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back,” he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “Take down the umbrella!”
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.
“Let’s aim for the pier (码头),” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim?” he cried. “A little bit,” the boys said.
Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’ faces.
“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. “Yes,” Tim told them each time.
After 30minutes, they reached the pier.
30. Why did the two boys row the boat out?
A. To go boat rowing.
B. To get back their football.
C. To swim in the open water.
D. To test the umbrella as a sail.
31. What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The beach.
B. The water.
C. The boat.
D. The wind.
32. Why did Tim raise his head regularly?
A. To take in enough fresh air.
B. To consider turning back or not.
C. To check his distance from the boys.
D. To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.
33. How did the two boys finally reach the pier?
A. They were pulled to the pier by Tim.
B. They swam to the pier all by themselves.
C. They were washed to the pier by the waves.
D. They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.
C
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials (商业广告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The
commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard (广告牌) passes by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed, new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless （鲁莽的）or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests, even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.
34. What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To share his/her opinion on long bus trips.
B. To persuade the readers to take a long bus trip.
C. To explain how bus trips and TV shows differ.
D. To describe the billboards along the road.
35. The writer of the passage probably prefers to ________.
A. have a careful bus driver
B. drive in his/her own car alone
C. watch TV shows on the bus
D. see no billboards along the road
36. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ________.
A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B. they both have a beginning, a middle and an end with commercials in between
C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D. both traveling on a bus and watching TV shows are not exciting enough.
37. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat similar to the beginning
because both are ________.
A. exciting
B. comfortable
C. tiring
D. boring
第二节：下面文章中有4个段落需要添加小标题(第38-41题)，请从以下选项（A、B、C、D）中选出适合各段落的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。
A. Learn Everyday
B. Agree to Disagree
C. Respect Each Other
D. Arrange Some Time to Go Out
Healthy Relationship Tips
Healthy relationships are effortless, if both the people involved take equal effort to maintain it. Here are a few healthy relationship tips to help you build the dream of your life.
38. ________________
Regular conversations take the form of heated arguments amongst many couples. Understand that not every statement needs a reaction. Maybe a certain reaction may lead to an argument with your partner. Just agree with whatever it is and there will be no harm done. Try and reach a mutual (相互的) agreement. If that’s not possible, leave the topic for later. If you give it time, maybe both of you will be able to think about it rationally (理性地).
39. ________________
Every single day is a blessing. Each moment with your partner is a moment to learn something new and discover the finer nuances (细微差别) of your relationships. Each one of us keep changing everyday, the circumstances around us change everyday and with that our attitude also needs to change. The same applies when you are living with a person. Learning everyday and taking everyday as a challenge will help you perfect healthy relationship tips.
40. ________________
This tip is especially meant for couples with children to maintain healthy relationships. After a certain period, couples complain about romance being lost. To keep your relationship healthy, take some time out from your day-to-day routines to spend some quality time with your partner. This can be done as dinners, indulging in outdoor activities or just hanging out at a coffee shop like old times.
41. ________________
Often, one of the partners plays the role of a dictator (独裁者) to give orders, while the other simply follows. Both sides involved are equally responsible for this mistake. Learn to respect each other and understand that both of you are equally responsible for the relationship.
Creating a healthy relationship takes equal effort from both sides. Sharing, caring, being apologetic, forgiving and having realistic expectations are some of the important ingredients to the recipe of a healthy relationship.
非选择题部分
四、单词拼写（共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。
42. A___________ is the season when leaves begin to fall and farmers get their harvest
43. December is the t___________ month of the year.
44. She has a good h___________ of eating up everything on her plate.
45. Paying by credit card is much more c ___________ than in cash
46. This entertainment centre provides various kinds of l___________ activities for
teens and adults.
47. Our g___________ has been considering further tax cuts and income raise.
48. There is no clear e___________ as to why the foggy weather in Hangzhou is so frequent.
49. Her husband, w___________ 100 kg now, is said to have been very slim five years ago.
五、书面表达（本题有1小题，共20分）
近期，你在小区（neighborhood）里频繁看到有人打狗。他们甚至将一些流浪狗（homeless dogs）残忍的打死。请根据提示，用英语写一篇短文向英语报English Times报道你的所见所闻，简要分析这个现象的原因，并谈谈你的感想。
What happened Homeless dogs in your neighborhood are frequently seen
caught and some of these dogs are beaten to death
Reasons for this phenomenon Homeless dogs may be dangerous to the local citizens Noisy
…
Your opinion Dogs are our friends and there must be some other ways
to solve these problems such as…
注意：(1) 短文须包括上述全部要点，应适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(2) 词数：100左右。短文开头已给出（不计词数）。
Homeless dogs wandering in the street have long been considered as a problem. Recently,
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2013学年第一学期
杭州二中高二年级英语期终考试（学考模拟）
英语答卷
四、单词拼写（共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
42. ______________ 43. ______________ 44. ______________ 45. ______________
46. ______________ 47. ______________ 48. ______________ 49. ______________
五、书面表达（本题有1小题，共20分）
Homeless dogs wandering in the street have long been considered as a problem. Recently,
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高二英语答案
1---5 BACAD 6---10 ACBDC
11---15 ACBBA 16---20 CDBCB 21---25 CDAAC
26-29 BCBD 30---33 BDCA 34---37 ADBA 38---41 BADC
42. Autumn 43. twelfth 44. habit 45. convenient 46. leisure 47. government 48. explanation 49. weighing