for now, he was gone, and I was grateful. My mind began to race with plans to do all the things I’d been putting off for days: unpack, clean the house, wash my hair …
Then it hit me. Another stab. Not in my foot. In my heart. I remembered that I hadn’t called my brother in a long time.
It’s easy to take some things for granted. But it should never be the people we love. 48. Why didn’t the author go to see the doctor for the first week?
A. Because she was afraid that her brother would laugh at her. B. Because she thought it was too cold to step out of her room. C. Because she expected that the pain would gradually disappear.
D. Because she believed that she could endure the pain like her brother did.
A. The author. B. The author’s brother. C. The author’s parents. D. The author’s grandparents. A. felt regretful because it hurt so much B. was first satisfied with her recovery
C. felt better but could still feel the “ice pick” pain D. was busy with housework that had been delayed for days 51. From her experience of arthritis, the author learned that _______.
A. a stabbing pain in the heart is as painful as one in the foot B. people who help us relieve pain should be thanked properly C. we should always remember to show our love to those we love D. we should never take for granted the pain we experience in life
第二节（共4个小题；每小题2分，满分8分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as entertainment, but certainly not an education priority (优先). This view is shortsighted. __52__
Music tells us who we are, because music is an expression of the beings who create it. It reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. __53__
Music provides a kind of perception (感知) that cannot be acquired any other way. __54__ The arts explore the emotive (情感的) meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. They are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
__55__
A. It gives us identity as a society.
B. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. C. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other.
49. Who had a disease that was different from the other people mentioned? 50. After having the injection, the author’s _______.
D. Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. E. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students. F. So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.
注意：52-55题在机读卡上相应填涂为61-64题！
第II卷 (共35分)
注意：将答案写在答卷上。写在本试卷上无效。 第二部分：语言运用（共三节，满分30分）
第三节：语法填空（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
April begins with a day of fun and jokes-- April Fool’s Day. On April 1 each year, classmates tie each other’s shoelaces to their chairs, and teachers hand out impossibly difficult surprise tests that scare students before they __56__ it’s only a joke. __57__ media we have always trusted makes fun __58__ us. Let’s take a look at two of the hilarious (滑稽的) tricks that __59__ (play), and have a laugh!
Edison’s Magic Machine: After Thomas Edison invented the phonograph (留声机) in 1877, there seemed to be nothing __60__ (stop) him from saving the whole world. And that’s __61__ (exact) what the New York Graphic newspaper claimed (声明) on April 1, 1878, when it announced that the genius (天才) __62__ (invent) a machine that could convert (转变) soil directly into cereal, and water into wine.
Swiss spaghetti: On April 1, 1957, the BBC decided to play a trick on its __63__ with a story on the Swiss spaghetti crop that was having a great year. __64__ (show) farmers picking the pasta from trees, the BBC also advised viewers on __65__ to grow their own spaghetti garden.
第四部分：基础知识（共两节，满分15分）
第一节：单词拼写（共9个小题；每小题1分，满分9分）
66. After nearly 20 hours in the operating room (手术室), the e_________ mother smiled when she heard the cry
of her newborn baby.
67. After finishing the work in the garden, she l_________ flat on her back in the warm sunshine enjoyably. 68. It is not good m_________ to disturb (打扰) others when they are occupied/busy with their work. 69. When did the world come into e_________? It still remains a mystery. 70. Some stores will give 5 percent d_________ for payment in cash.
71. Deeply moved by her performance, the audience all stood up and applauded with a_________. 72. It was only after his wife left him that he realized that how much he r_________ on her. 73. The Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor are believed to be the a_________ of our Chinese people. 74. He always a_________ great importance to leaving behind unnecessary items to live simple. 第二节：课文填空（共6个空格；每空格1分，满分6分）
75. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust
_______________ a solid globe.
76. It was not immediately obvious that water _______________ to the development of life.
77. So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of _______________ will depend on whether this
problem can be solved.
78. The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to
_______________, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
79. He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to _______________ the
strange object.
80. Those who failed to get in _______________ disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared
did not come.
第五部分：应用文写作（满分10分）
校学生会委托你向来访我校的意大利师生介绍高一选修课 (optional course)开设情况，以便随后带他们旁听你的一节选修课。请准备一个简要的发言稿，内容包括：
1. 高一共开设50门选修课，包括音乐欣赏、西方艺术等； 2. 每个学生每学期选修两门,分别在星期一和星期二下午； 3. 简单介绍自己的一门选修课。 注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Welcome to our school! I’m honored to give you a brief introduction about the optional courses for Grade 1students in our school. _______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, please follow me into my classroom.
杭州二中2015学年第二学期高一年级期中考英语参考答案
第一部分： 听力(共两节，每小题1分，满分15分) 1-5 CBCCA
第二部分：语言运用（共三节，满分30分）
第一节：词汇单选（共10个小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分） 16-20 ADCBC
第二节：完形填空（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 26-30 CBADD
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分30分） 41-44 CBAC
31-35 ABCDA
36-40 BCACD
21-25 BDABB 6-10 CBACB
11-15 BABAB
45-47 CDB 48-51 CBBC 52-55 EABF
第三节：语法填空（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 56. realize 57. Even 58. of 59. have been played /were played 60. stopping 61. exactly 62. had invented 63. audience/ listeners/viewers 64. Showing 65. how
第四部分：基础知识（共两节，满分15分）
第一节：单词拼写（共9个小题；每小题1分，满分9分） 66. exhausted 67. lay 68. manners 69. existence 70. discount 71. admiration 72. relied 73. ancestors 74. attaches
第二节：课文填空（共6个空格；每空格1分，满分6分） 75. settled into
76. was to be fundamental 79. keep track of
77. years to come
78. unnatural sizes
80. need not have felt
第五部分：应用文写作（满分10分） One possible version:
Welcome to our school! I’m honored to give you a brief introduction about the optional courses for
Grade 1students in our school. In total, there are 50 optional courses for us to choose from, including Advanced science, Music Appreciation, Western Art, etc. Every term, each student can select two courses after applying online first. Every Monday and Tuesday afternoon, we will go to different classrooms to attend the optional courses. The course that I’m going to take today is my favorite, Music Appreciation, which provides us with 90 minutes of enjoyment. Thanks to the optional courses, we have the opportunities to learn what we are really interested in outside the regular classes. (90 words)
Now, please follow me into my classroom.
浙江省杭二中高一下学期期中考试英语试卷AwHAnM
