浙江省湖州市2012-2013學年高二英語下學期開學考試試題新人教版

1、湖州市八中2012-2013學年度高二下學期開學英語試題第I卷（選擇題）一、單項選擇1I hear your aunt likes travel, music, clothes and fine food. Oh, yeah, and music may have been _ of her tastes.A、the rather more respectableB、much the most respectableC、very the most respectableD、even more respectable one2_ ,she is experienced.A.As she is y

2、oung B.Young as is she C.Young as she is D.Though she was young 3I apologize for not being able to join you for dinner._. Well get together later. A. Go ahead B. Not to worry C. Thats right D. Dont mention it4The UN should _the establishment of Iraqi government after the war, I think. A. take part i

3、n B. play a leading role in C. play a role among D. play a important part for5Not only _the jewelry she _been sold for her sons gambling debts but also her house.A. is； has B. has； had C. has； has D.不填； has6To everyones surprise, such important and top urgent information has been _, but the police a

4、re reported to be looking into the case. A . made out B . checked out C . let out D . put out7Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful_ through the windows.A. view B. scene C. sight D. scenery8Scientific experiments _ by students without th

5、e teachers instructions can be dangerous. A. carry out B. carrying out C. carried out D. carrying9-Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?-Yes, I did. You know, my brother _ in the match.A. is playing B. was playing C. has played D. had played10It was at this shop _ I bought my skirt. How abou

6、t coming to my home to have a look tonight?A. that B. where C. which D. what 11Your head teacher says you are reliable and punctual. You are never late for school，are you? _ .A. No，sometimes B. Yes，sometimes C. Yes，I did D. No，I do12I would not have minded the difficulty of the work if the pay had n

7、ot been so poor. I _ the lowest wage of that timetwo dollars an hour.A. paid B. had paidC. had been paid D. was paid13It is generally accepted that boy must learn to stand up and fight like man. A. a; the B. a; a C. the; the D. a; /14My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was _ it.A. i

8、n favor of B. in memory of C. in honor of D. in search of15In order to continue to learn by ourselves after leaving school, we must _ learn how to study in the school now . A. after all B. in all C. above all D. first of all二、完型填空Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to re

9、duce carbon emissions(排放) and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said on Wednesday.Using prediction models, British and Australian researchers 1 that improving efficiency, increasing carbon capture and 2 fossil fuel dependence in farming would not be enough to 3 emissions tar

10、gets.But combining these steps 4 a 30 percent reduction in livestock（家畜） 5 in major meat-producing nations and a similar 6 in meat-eating, would lead to substantial population health benefits and cut emissions, they said.The study found that in Britain, a 30 percent 7 intake of animal-source saturat

11、ed（飽和的） fat by adults would reduce the 8 of premature（過早的） deaths from heart disease by some 17 percent - equivalent to 18,000 premature deaths reduced in one year.In Sao Paulo, Brazil, it could mean as 9 as 1,000 premature deaths reduced in a year, they said. 10 the United Nations Food and Agricult

12、ural Organization, 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions are from meat production and experts say rising 11 for meat, particularly in countries with growing economies, could 12 livestock production up by 85 percent from 2000 levels 13 2030.The scientists said global action was needed to maximiz

13、e the benefits of cutting meat production and 14 , and that the environmental 15 may apply only in those countries that currently have high production levels.The study was 16 in The Lancet medical journal as part of a series in climate change and health 17 the Copenhagen global climate summit schedu

14、led next month.In a second study, British scientists found that increased walking and cycling, and 18 cars, would have a much greater impact on health 19 low-emission vehicles in rich and middle-income countries.Andrew Haines, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and head o

15、f the research series, said delegates at Copenhagen needed to understand the potential 20 impacts of their plans.( ) 1. A. invented B. experimented C. found D. proved( ) 2. A. increasing B. speeding C. stopping D. reducing( ) 3. A. meet B. change C. break D. adapt( ) 4. A. by B. with C. to D. in( )

16、5. A. sale B. eating C. production D. use ( ) 6. A. cut B. increase C. addition D. consumption( ) 7. A. lower B. higher C. more D. less( ) 8. A. amount B. number C. quantity D. deal( ) 9. A. much B. many C. few D. little( ) 10. A. According to B. Apart from C. As well as D. In addition to( ) 11. A.

17、resistance B. fear C. demand D. anxiety( ) 12. A. weaken B. strengthen C. drive D. broaden( ) 13. A. in B. by C. from D. after( ) 14. A. evaluation B. consumption C. process D. store( ) 15. A. advantage B. disadvantage C. pollution D. improvement( ) 16. A. written B. claimed C. delivered D. publishe

18、d( ) 17. A. along with B. from behind C. ahead of D. in front of( ) 18. A. more B. fewer C. no . none( ) 19. A. then B. as C. that D. than( ) 20. A. health B. body C. spirit D. emotion三、閱讀理解AWhen it comes to your skin, there is an extremely important fact that you must keep in mind: Your skin is the

19、 largest organ of your body. As an obvious result, skin health and maintenance(保養(yǎng)) is vital. Your skin does everything from protecting you from the elements to assisting you with breathing. Your skin keeps your body hydrated(含水的) and regulates your bodys temperature. In the end, this really is only

20、the beginning of all of the various vital functions that your skin provides to you.Despite the extreme importance of a persons skin, the reality is that many people simply do not pay much attention to issues relating to the health of their skin. With that in mind, there are some prime tips and point

21、ers that you must always keep in mind when it comes to the health and protection of your skin.Protection against harmful rays from the sun is one of the most important steps that you need to take. With this in mind it is vitally important that you make certain you use solid protection when you go ou

22、t into the sun.Your diet also has a direct effect on the health of your skin. The most important aspect of your diet in relation to the health of your skin is to make certain that you eat a proper amount of food items that contain the proteins and nutrients necessary for cellular maintenance, repair

23、 and regeneration(再生). With this in mind, your skin cells actually rely on a sufficient amount of carbohydrates.Water is also important to the Health of your skin. While you certainly have heard it before, it actually is true that you should drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of fresh and pure wat

24、er every day. There are many health benefits you can get from drinking water daily, including maintaining healthy skin.Finally, when it comes to the health of your skin today and into the future you should avoid smoking all together. In addition, you should drink alcohol only in moderation. Both smo

25、king and too much alcohol consumption can negatively affect the health of your skin in significant ways. 1The underlined word elements in the first paragraph probably refers to _. A. bad weatherB. a favorable environment C. all the chemicalsD. the cells making up the skin2The writer lists some of th

26、e functions of skin in the beginning part to _. A. make an analysis of the main topic of the passage B. draw readers attention to the main topic of the passage C. give a brief introduction to the main topic of the passage D. give the readers a summary of the main topic of the passage3Which of the fo

27、llowing does not help maintain the health of skin? A. Drinking alcohol in moderation. B. Including adequate carbohydrates in diet. C. Using solid protection when exposed to the sun. D. Drinking enough fresh and pure water every day.4The most suitable title of the passage may be _. A. An essential or

28、gan of our bodyB. Tips for soft and smooth skinC. Habits and skin healthD. How to keep our skin healthyBOne hot night last July, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, I tried everything I could think of : a warm bottle, songs gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long

29、 night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill of the hours till dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity f

30、or sleep, I then tiptoes out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushis forty-fifth birthday. My wife and I heard none of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself. I found in my babys behavior a symbol of th

31、e new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students dont read and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to d

32、o is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight about it? Let them watch it all they want! 1Why did the author bring a TV set into his sons room? ATo

33、make his son keep quiet. BTo spend the night by watching TV programs. CIn order not to let his son feel lonely.DTo make his son go to sleep as soon as possible. 2The babys reaction to the TV program was _ . Aunexpected BencouragingCexciting Dnervous 3From this passage we know that the author is .Aa

34、doctorBa reporterCan editorDa teacher4Accordingg to the passage, which is true of the school children? AThey prefer reading to watching TV. BThey like watching TV after school. CThey would rather watch TV than read books. DThey like their teachers who teach them reading. CCharles Plumb was a US Navy

35、 jet fighter pilot in Viet Nam. After 75 missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb parachuted down into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison.One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man from another table ca

36、me up and said “Youre Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Viet Nam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!”“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.“I packed your parachute,” the man replied. “I guess it worked”. Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute（降落傘） hadnt worked

37、, I wouldnt be here today.”Plumb couldnt sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, “I kept wondering what he looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said Good morning. How are you

38、? or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor”.Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds(傘罩) and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of som

39、eone he didnt know.Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through

40、 this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.1Why didnt Plumb say hello to the sailor each time he passed him on the Kitty Hawk?A. He thought the sailor was just an unimportant man. B. He didnt like him at that time. C. He was very busy then. D. He didnt know him well

41、 then.2 What did the sailor do on the Kitty Hawk at the Viet Nam War?A. weaved clothes for the pilots. B. repaired the wooden table in the ship.C. helped the jets start. D. packed the parachutes for the fighter pilots.3 What does the writer think we should do?A. We should help each other if they are

42、 in trouble. B. We shouldnt look down upon the sailors.C. We should be thankful to others help. D. We should be honest to our friends.4 Which is the best title for the passage?A. A story about a sailor. B. Who pack your parachutes?C. Dont forget your past! D. Never forget your friends!DIn my opinion

43、, there is only one legitimate (合法的) handgun sport and that is aim practice. It is practiced at objects which are properly monitored and usually quite safe. Only certain handguns are true “sporting weapons”, seen as such by the sports lovers.On the other hand, shooting at tin cans and other small ob

44、jects in ones backyard is not and should not be considered a serious sport. When uncontrolled, it can be a very dangerous practice.Some opponents (反對者) of handgun control have stated that we are out to stop all hunting and that controlling the handgun would severely affect hunting. That is simply un

45、true. Handgun control would in no way limit the freedom of the true hunter. Few if any hunters consider the handgun an effective hunting weapon.There are a few hunters who do hunt with handguns, but most states place restrictions (限制) on the type of guns that can be used in hunting, the reason is th

46、at killing of game should be done in as humane (人道的) a way as possible. Some small handguns are more likely to wound the animal rather than kill it at once. Only long guns, rifles and shotguns are effective arms of hunting.People must understand that handguns and hunters are separate matters. Becaus

47、e most of the hunters use a rifle or shotgun, there is no reason why their search for game and sport should be affected by handgun control. Mixing the anti-hunting matter with the handgun matter confuses the killing of animals with killing of people.1In the writers opinion, people should use handgun

48、s only when .A. hunters shoot at animals B. they aim at a criminalC. objects are under control D. objects are only small tin cans in the backyard2According to the writer, hunting is not affected by handgun control because .A. hunters can use knives rather than guns to hunt animalsB. state government

49、 encourages hunters to use other gunsC. nobody cares what weapons are used to kill animalsD. most hunters use rifles rather than handguns3This passage mainly talks about .A. the relation between hunting and handgun controlB. the importance of aim practiceC. how handgun control affects huntingD. diff

50、erent types of guns used in hunting第II卷（非選擇題）四、閱讀填空Imagine waking up to a world where China is the worlds leading superpower, astronauts are busy walking on Mars and a brand new political party is ruling the UK? Well, this could be die reality in 14 years if some of the predictions of 100,000 Briton

51、s are correctThe survey asked the people of the UK how they pictured the world in 2025Nearly half believe Prince William will be crowned King of England instead of Prince Charles although one in six think the monarchy （君主制度） will have been abolishedA quarter of those surveyed believe a new party wil

52、l form the government in 2025 although the same number of people think that Labor will be back in powerOn the world stage 60 per cent think China is set to become the worlds leading superpower, while a third of us think Great Britain will be made up of four self- governed countriesMeanwhile technolo

53、gy will have come on in leaps and boundsFour percent are optimistic that there will be a permanent human base on Mars while one in ten expect a colony of humans to be living in spaceMore than half questioned in the MSN study predict people will watch all their favorite shows via TV sets hooked up to

54、 the InternetTwo - thirds believe cosmetic surgery（整容手術） will have become common place and one in six think we will look after our own health using computers rather than .But at least we can amuse ourselves with the daily comings and goings of pop singers and reality stars, as more than half thinks that “celebrity（明星）”will be a registered profession.1