浙江省杭州外国语学校高二英语上学期期中试题

1 浙江省杭州外国语学校2013—2014学年（第一学期）高二期中考试英语试卷

考试须知:

1、 英语试卷总分值100分，总答题时间100分钟.

2、 本试卷分“试题卷”、“答题卷”和“答题卡"，其中“试题卷”10页，“答题卷”2页,“答题卡”1张。

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4、 所有选择题请用2B铅笔在“答题卡”相应的位置上涂黑，其它题答题一律用蓝色、黑色的钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔,否则无效。

I。 Listening comprehension: 11％

Part I: Listen to the short conversations and answer the following questions。 Each

conversation will be read only ONCE. 6％

1. Where does the conversation take place？

A. In a restaurant B. In a shop C。 In a hotel

2。 How long is the museum open on Sundays？

A. Eight hours B。 Six hours C. Four hours

3. Why does the woman come to San Francisco？

A. To do business B。 to take a holiday C. To look after her

husband

4。 What does the man think of his history teacher?

A。 Respectable B. Annoying C。 Talkative

5. What does the woman ask the man to do？

A. Meet her parents。 B。 Give her some advice。 C。 Make friends with

her boyfriend。

6. What time is it now by the woman’s watch?

A。 3:15 B. 2:45 C. 2:15

Part II： Listen to the long passage and fill in the blanks with missing words。

The passage will be read THREE times。 5％

The advertising people see while at the movies is less effective when _____7_____

eat popcorn. This is the conclusion of a newly—published study from Germany’s

Cologne University。 According to researchers, people remember the names of new

_____8_____ or products by silently _____9_____ them in their brains。 However，

with a mouth full of popcorn， this process is _____10_____。 The report is

titled ”Popcorn in the Cinema: Oral Interference Sabotages (破坏) Advertising

Effects"。 It _____11_____ how the chewing action interferes with the brain's ”inner

speech" that _____12_____ whenever we come across a new name。 Researchers

say： ”This happens covertly (暗暗地）, that is， without our _____13_____。”

Researcher Sascha Topolinski invited 96 people to watch a movie。 Half of the 2 group was given popcorn， while the rest received a small sugar cube. A week later，

the _____14_____ were asked to rate a series of products, including some of those

they had seen adverts for during the movie。 The sugar cube group remembered a lot

more of the product names than those who ate popcorn. Mr. Topolinski said: "The

mundane （世俗的） activity of eating popcorn made participants immune （麻木) to

the pervasive (普遍的) effects of advertising.” He added: ”This _____15_____

suggests that selling candy in cinemas actually undermines （削弱） advertising."

This ____16____ cinema owners with a dilemma (困境). There is usually a 900% mark-up

(涨价） on popcorn sold in movie theatres。

II。 Multiple choices: 6％

17。 Massive open online courses, or MOOCs， are really popular these days. I myself

have just taken ________ course that talks about ________ ABC of Numerical

Analysis （数值分析）。

A. a； the B. the； / C. the; an D。 a; /

18. A recent study shows that people’s music tastes change as they age. Therefore,

you are ________ to follow your parents’ musical path as you grow old。

A. possibly B. probably C。 likely D。 really

19. Confident as he looks, Hua Chenyu, the winner of Super Boy this year， is quiet

and shy。

The underlined part can be replaced by_______.

A. Because he looks confident B. If he looks confident

C。 Although he looks confident D。 Now that he looks confident

20. —Is it safe enough to stand here， Mom?

—No， come a bit ________ to me, honey。

A。 closely B. closed C. closer D. closing

21。 More than 1。1 billion people around the world are suffering from water shortage.

By turning off the water while we are brushing teeth or washing hands， we can

help them _________.

A. at ease B. with ease C. in advance D。 by accident

22。 Natalie Portman is not only famous for her beauty but also for her wisdom。

__________ sees her will be impressed by her intelligence.

A. Who B。 Whom C。 Whoever D。 No matter who

23. Students in four Beijing high schools are now able to choose elective courses

from those offered by any of the four schools. They can watch or listen to their

courses and finish ________ online。

A。 associations B. admission C。 assignments D。 amusement

24. -John is said to have learned Italian in Italy for five years。

—________ he speaks it like a native speaker。

A。 No doubt B。 No wonder C。 No problem D。 No curiosity 3 25. ________, babies begin to talk between 12 and 15 months, but they can use body

language to communicate before they learn to speak。

A. In common B. In particular C. In general D。 In public