高二第二學期期中英語試題3

1、高二第二學期期中考試英語試卷1單項填空題（滿分20分）1.-Railway station ,please .I have to be there by 6 oclock.-_,but Ill try my best.A.I cant do thatB.I cant promiseC.No problemD.OK2.The operation proves to be_failure ,because She didnt come to _life after it.A.x;xB.a;aC.x;aD.a;x3.-Does he speak French or German?-He speak_

2、.But the knows some Spanish.A.eitherB.bothC.neitherD.none4.-Could I have a word with you ,sir?-Of course ,if you_.A.canB.mustC.mayD.shall 5.Because of the bad weather ,our sports meet is _to be held sometime next week.A.ableB.possibleC.likelyD.probable6.-Do you have a (n) _to travel?-Yes, do you hav

3、e any good ideas?A.itchB.needC.brandD.hope7.Passengers_to remain seated until the aircraft comes to a complete stop.A.requestB.requestedC.are requestedD.are requesting 8.As a result of the new machine , the costs have been reduced_as mush as30%.A.byB.atC.onD.down9.It is said that the new technology

4、is being_to farming.A.arrangedB.usedC.appliedD.provided10.Opinions of that kind are best kept to yourself,and not voiced_.A.in publicB.in secretC.in useD.in case11.The fans_in the wind for three hours ,and they would wait till the singer arrived.A.were waitingB.had been waitingC.would waitD.have wai

5、ted12.Kitzbuel is also_one of the most challenging and exciting downhill slopes in the world.A.a home forB.a home to C.home forD.home to 13.She caught sight of a terrible snake,_brought her heart into her mouth.A.itB.whichC.thisD.that 14.The pond has been_a terrible smell for a month but nothing has

6、 been done. A.calling inB.setting upC.getting outD.giving off 15._the first train ,he got up very early this moning.A.catchB.catchingC.To catchD.Having caught16.The government decided to punish wrong parking _,the traffic condition has greatly improved.A.As a resultB.In vainC.Ln turnD.According to 1

7、7.I have kept the souvenir（紀念品）_I can see it every day as it always reminds me of my stay in the country.A.in whichB.whereC.whetherD.when 18.-What can I help you?-I want to buy an overcoat.-Im sorry ,Im afraid those overcoats are not_in your size.A.awardableB.avoidableC.availableD.affordable 19._it

8、rain the following days ,the crops would be saved.A.couldB.wouldC.MightD.Should 20.-When was_he graduated from high school?-Im sorry, I dont kmow.A.that whichB.which thatC. that it D. it thatII完形填空（滿分30分）Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary

9、. Now， a teenager with 21 problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客). In many ways， a diary and a blog are 22 . But what makes blogging different from writing in a（n） 23 diary？ The biggest difference is that blogging is much more 24 than a diary. Usually,a teenager treats

10、 her diary like a book full of 25 that she does not want to 26 .Its interesting that someone who writes in a blog 27 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.I have a little sister， and sometimes I go online to read her 28 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming pr

11、actice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 29 I was her age， I wrote about the same things， but 30 in my diary. Then,after I had finished writing， I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 31 that my sister might read it！The biggest 32 with blogging is that anyone can read wh

12、at you write.If I was angry with a friend during high scool and wrote something 33 about her in my diary ,she would never know. 34 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend ,that friend 35 read her blog and get angry. There are also 36 to blogging， of course. If I was feeling sad one da

13、y and wrote in my diary ,“Nobody cares about me,” 37 would know about it .However ,if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog ,her best friends would 38 respond and thell her how much they 39 her .Blogs help people 40 in contact with their friends and to hear what the people around them are do

14、ing.21Athe sameBtroublesomeCdifficultDdaily22AfamiliarBspecialCsimilarDdifferent23ApersonalBordinaryCdatedDtraditional24AattractiveBpublicCconvenientDquick25AthoughtsBpuzzlesCmysteriesDsecrets26AtellBshareCpublishDsolve27Ainstead ofBas well as Cin favor ofDin spite of28AblogBdiaryCreportDweb29AAltho

15、ughBSinceCWhenDBecause30AonlyBalreadyCstillDnever31AangryBconcernedCgladDworried32AproblemBdoubtCsituationDmistake33ApleasantBkindCmeanDfriendly34ABesidesBHoweverCThereforeDThen35AshouldBwillCmustDmight36AreasonsBdisadvantagesCshortcomingsDadvantages37AeveryoneBno oneCanyoneDsomeone38AhappilyBespeci

16、allyCquicklyDslowly39AlikeBmissCneedDhelp40AloseBstayCgetDfindIII閱讀理解（滿分50分）1.第一節(jié):AA boat atayed in a tiny Mexican vilage. An American tourist praise the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.“Not very long,”answered the Mexican.“But then, why didn

17、t you stay out longer and catch more?”asked the American.The Mexican explained that his small catch was enough to meet his needs and those of his family.The American asked ,“But what do you do with the rest of your time?”I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a short sleep with

18、 my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs . . I have a full life. The American interrupted, I can help you! You shouldstart by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra incom

19、e, you can buy a bigger boat. With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and buy a third one and so on . Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can trade directly with the plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and

20、move to Mexico City, Los Angeles or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge companies. How long would that take? asked the Mexican. Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years, replied the American. And after that? Afterwards? Thats when it gets really interesing,”answered the Amerian,laughing

21、.When your business gets really big, you can start make millions! Millions? Really? said the Mexican. “And after that?”After that youll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play withyour children, catch a few fish, take a short sleep with your wife and spend your eve

22、nings drinking and enjoying your friends. 41.What would be the best title for this passage?A.what Is Important in Ones life?B.Help You Make Some MillionsC.An American and a MexicanD.Fish More or Not Fish More42.Why does NOT the Mexican fish more every day?A.Because there is a storm in the afternoon.

23、B. Because he thinks the small catch is enoughC. Because he has to go home the see his friendsD. Because the law doesnt allow him to do that.43.What does NOT the Mexican do every day?A.He fishes a little in the seaB.He plays with his childrenC.He sings songs with friendsD.He manages his own plant44.

24、Whats the difference between the Mexican and the American?A.The American is from the United States and the Mexican MexicoB.Money is important to the American but a full life to the MexicoC.The mexican has a small boat but the American owns may boatsD.Fishing is not the life of the Mexican but is the

25、 life of the AmericanBDo you have an itch to buy a computer? Please come to this supermarket-Voltaire.To meet the needs of the students ,we have stored may computers produced by different companies both home and abroad .You can also get them at discounted price in some days or weeks .But after that

26、,the price may be much higher.You can search more information on our website-w ww.voltaire .Now, I give you the price list of some computers. NumberComputerOriginal price(RMB)Present priceThe present price is available in 1Lenovo9，9999，999April 1st to April 15th2IBM15，68015，680April 5th to April 15t

27、h 3Inspiron18，886886 lowerApril15th to May 1st4Sony16，5805% lowerMay 1st to May 7th5Samsung10，5861，586 lowerMay 1st to May 15th6Philip10，0505% lowerMay 7th to May30th7Dell9，888888 lowerApril 1st to May 1st8Tong Fang5，8503%April 1st to April 7th9Acer8，5664%May 1st to May 5th 10Fang Zheng5，0501%April1

28、5th to April 30th If you buy something at a price more than 10,000 yuan ,you can get a gift we have carefully chosen for you and you can get a VIP card ,with which you can buy anything with 15% discount price at any time in our supermarket, but the cards are not enough for everyone, I promise if you

29、 come to our supermarket earlier ,you will get such a card. There are also some other things being sold at the discount price in our supermaket now ,such as cookies ,televisions, drinks ,books ,pens and pencils ,chicken ,and so on.But they are only sold at such a price in the weekends.More informati

30、on is given at www.Voltaire .com .cn45.Which computer should you buy if you want to get a gift?A.InspironB.Lenovo C.PhilipD.Samsung46.Which computers present price is the lowest?A.SonyB.IBMC.DellD.Lenovo47.In what condition can you buy anything at the lowest price?A. If you come to the supermarket o

31、n Sundays.B. If you come to the supermarket on April 17thC. If you come to the supermarket earlier than othersD. If you have a VIP card given by the supermarket48.A student ,Kitty , who wants to buy a computer with a little famous brand but the most discount price, must visit the supermarket on_.A.A

32、pril7B.Aril25C. May 9D. May 21CJerry was the kind of guy you wont hate.He was always happy and al-ways had something positive to say .When someone would ask him how he was doing ,he would reply ,“If I were any better ,I would be twins!”He was a special manager because he had several waiters who had

33、followed him around from restaurant to restaurant .The reason why the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude.He was a natural encourager .If an employee was having a bad day ,Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.Seeing this really made me

34、 curious ,so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him ,“I dont get it! You cant be a positive person all of the time .How do you do it?”Jerry replied ,“Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry ,you have two choces today.You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad spir

35、it.I choose to be in a good spirit.Life is all about choices. You choose how you react to situations .You choose how people will affect your spirit. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood .The bottom line:Its your choice how you live life.”I reflected on what Jerry said .Soon thereafter ,I left

36、 the restaurant industry to start my own business.We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business:he left the back door open one morning.

37、and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers .The robbers shot him .Luckily ,Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital.After 18hours ,Jerry recovered from the hospital.49.What kind of person is “a positive person”?A.A positive person is always kind to othersB. A positive person is alw

38、ays making choicesC. A positive person always looks the good sideD. A positive person always encourages others50.What was I before Jerry had the accident?A.A restaurant waiterB. A films directorC.A famous artistD.A young musician51.What happened to Jerry?A.His restaurant was burnt to the groundB.He

39、was badly shot by three armed robbersC.His wife left him and got married to othersD.His daughters were badly ill in the hospital52.What might Jerry think when he had the accident?A.I should have left the back door lockedB.I must be dreaming and it is not realC.Why doed such a thing happen to me ?D.T

40、o live, or to die ,I choose to liveDTen years ago ,young students would have been proud to show off a new shoolbag or pencil box at the start of a term. But these days ,its not enough. If going back to school only means new clothes and backpacks to you ,youre falling out-of-date.Teenagers in big cit

41、ies now look for all the latest higtech things to show off to their classmates .Mobile phones ,diskmans (CD players),MP3 players ,electronic dictionaries-the list is endless.“We need to keep in touch with our friends as well as enjoy our lives ,so my parents understand why I need a moblie phone and

42、a diskman.”Wu said .She often uses her mobile phone to send messages to her friends.Like other teenagers, Wu loves to shop in CD stores ,searching for new albums by her favourite singers-Jeff Chang ,Jay Chou and Sun Yanzi.As for the dictaphone she said she used it in her science classes to play back

43、 her teachers lectures when going over the difficult parts at home.According to Wu ,90% of her classmates have mobile phones and more than 85%have diskmans.The electronic dictionaries are helpful in English classes ,so almost all students own one each.Although many high school students each own a di

44、skman or MP3 player,Sun Jun from Shanghai doesnt.She isnt interested in changing her old tape player for a newer CD player.However,she thinks a mobile phone is a must for her and each of her Senior 3 classmates.They dont ofren go home so its important for them ,she says ,to have mobile phones to kee

45、p in touch with their families.53.The text mainly tells us that students nowadays_.A.like to show offB.are quite different from those ten years agoC.have much better living and studying conditonsD.like to buy expensive things54.We can infer from the text that_.A.not many students had a new shoolbag

46、or pencil box ten years ago.B.now students dont like schoolbags or pencil boxesC.every student in big cities has such hi-tech things as a diskmanD.these days going back to shool means new clothes and backpacks55.Why do most students buy mobile phones?A.To show off to their schoolmates.B. To send mes

47、sages to their friendsC. To keep in touch with their friends and familiesD. To learn English with it.56.The underlined word“dictaphone”probably refers to_.A.a machine that can play CD and VCDB. a telephone that can record messagesC. a machine that can record and play back what people sayD. a radio t

48、hat can receive wireless programmes.ENow New York is just in time for high season for travel to Europe,the dollar is up12% against the euro-just over $1.20 to a euro-a dramatic re covery from the historic lows of March 2005.If youre planning to head over in the next few months and you want to visit

49、more than one destination on the continent, do a little research before you go about how to travel noce youre there.Click on “How to Travel” at for all types of information ,including links to plane and train travel.A new website at lists all the inter-European low-cost airlines ,with information se

50、archable by any combination of routes, from Aberdeen to Zagreb.If youre short on time but you want to explore various regions within the same coutry, consider a high-speed train-like the Eurostar Italia alta Velocita connecting Turin and Milan in Italy- the Train a Grande Vitesse, which can take you

51、 from, Paris to the south of France in a few hours .A Eurostar train also connects London with Paris and Brussels via the English Channel tunnel（隧道）;details at http:/www.E.Eurail passes-offer a variety of choices for train travel around Europe and you can buy them before you leave the states; detail

52、s from or(866)638-7245.The Eurail Seletpass is good for five, six eight or ten travel days within at two-month period, covering travel to three, four or five bordering countries of your choice.The original Eurail pass allows unlimited travel in 18 countries for periods of time ranging from 15 days t

53、o three months ,while the Eurail Flexi pass allpws travel on 10or 15 days with a two-month period.57.According to the first paragraph ,In March2005, the rate between “Euro ”and “Dollar”is_A.1:1B.1:1.1C.1.1:2D.1:1.458.Which website can you refer to if you want choose a high-speed train?A.B. C. D. 59.

54、What kind of article is this passage?A.A travel advertisingB.A sicence reportC.A visit invitationD.A website introduction60.Who might this passage be mainly written to ?A.The AmericansB. The ChineseC. The EuropeansD. The foreigners2.第二節(jié):在第61至65題中，Crusoe, Emily ,Moon,Jennifer和Mr.Liu jinliang正在看廣告。閱讀下

55、面六則廣告（選項A、B、C、D、E 和F），選出符合各人興趣的最佳選項，選項中有一項是多余選項。_61.Crusoe got his first camera from his grandpa as a birthday present at the age of ten .Since then hes been keeping intense interest in taking photographs. He would be glad to visit any photo exhibition._62.Emily is an Australian student, who is studying literature in Fudan University ,China.She is especially fond