高二年級英語第一學(xué)期期中考試試題

1、高二年級英語第一學(xué)期期中考試試題英語試卷第I卷（共115分）第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a concert. B. In a bookshop. C. In a restaurant.2. What are the speakers going to do

2、? A. To have a nice evening together. B. To say good-bye to each other. C. To spend the summer vacation.3. How is the management of the company now? A. Poor. B. Good. C. Just so-so.4. What can be inferred from the conversation?A. The man is unwilling to take a look at the houses for sale. B. The hou

3、ses for sale is of poor quality. C. The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy.5. When will the man probably arrive in New York? A. 3:30 pm B. 6:13 pm C. 6:30 pm 第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白，每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選題中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作

4、答時間。每段對話或獨白僅讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答6至8題。6. What is the woman going to do this summer? A. To go back to her family. B. To spend days at the seaside. C. To find something to do.7. Why does the woman think it special? A. She will stay with her family. B. Her parents will have a two-week holiday. C. The man will

5、have a great summer with her.8. What do we know about the womans uncle? A. He has a large family in Florida. B. He will come to visit her from Florida.聽第7段材料，回答9至11題。9. Where is the conversation taking place? A. At 84 Richmond House. B. In a flower shop in East London. C. On the phone.10. Why does t

6、he man want to order the flowers? A. To show his love to someone. B. To show he prefers the red color. C. Because long-stem red roses are much cheaper.11. Which of the following will happen according to the conversation? A. Mr. Hill will receive a dozen red roses from someone called John on June the

7、 17th. B. A dozen red roses will reach 84 Richmond. C. Mr. Hill will hand the deliver boy 12 pounds on the arrival of the flowers.聽第8段材料，回答12至14題。12. What time should Rosie start work? A. At 8:35 B. At 8:15. C. At 8:00.13. Why is Rosie late for work? A. She forgot to set the alarm last night. B. Her

8、 alarm broke down. C. Her clock was stolen.14. When do you think Rosie will buy a new clock? A. Immediately she stops work today. B. When the old one is sold. C. As soon as Mr. Smith is back in the office.聽第9段材料，回答15至17題。15. What does the man plan to do? A. To sell photos to Carlson. B. To have fun.

9、 C. To publish a photo album(影集).16. How is the man feeling at the moment? A. Excited and eager. B. Unfair and crazy. C. Proud and nervous.17. How does the man take a photo of the woman? A. With the womans permission. B. Before the woman can get ready. C. For the last time of the roll.聽第10段材料，回答18至2

10、0題。18. Who can the speaker be? A. A tour guide on a trip. B. A safe-guard at a swimming pool. C. A weather man at a weather station.19. How long will the plan last? A. One day. B. Two days. C. Three days.20. What will influence the arrangement of the plan? A. The number of the people. B. The size of

11、 the pool. C. The weather.第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）。第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）。從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。21. If the speed _ you drive your car is beyond the limit, you will be punished.A. by which B. at which C. for which D. of which22. Great efforts must be made _ the Changjiang River.A. to cleari

12、ng up B. to clear upC. clear up D. cleared up23. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the_.A. 20 dollars remained B. 20 dollars remainC. remained 20 dollars D. remaining 20 dollars24. Whom would you like to have _ as your secretary, Mary or Betty?A. to work B. work C. working D.

13、worked25. _ it rains tomorrow? I think wed better take umbrellas.A. In caseB. If onlyC. How comeD. What if26. _ with other countries, China has little natural resources, because _ population is the biggest in the world.A. Compared; ChineseB. Comparing; ChineseC. Compared; ChinasD. Compare; Chinas27.

14、 Why didnt you response to their greeting?Sorry. I _they _ to me.A. dont realize; are waving B. dont realize; were wavingC. didnt realize; were waving D. didnt realize; are waving28. The joke made by Tom made us _, so the teacher couldnt make himself_A. to laugh; hearing B. laugh; heard C. laughing;

15、 hearD. laughed; heard29. _ indoors watching TV, I prefer to go hunting in the forests. A. Rather than stayB. Rather than to stay C. Rather than stayingD. Rather staying30. Shall I begin the story? _, were all listening. A. All right B. Go ahead C. Yes, you will D. Certainly31. The squirrel was so l

16、ucky that it just missed _. A. catching B. to catch C. being caught D. to be caught32. He is willing to have dinner in the restaurant because he always get well there.AservingBto be servedCbeing servedDserved33. Do you think seems to be any need to wait any longer?AwhatBthereCitDthat34. Once lost, .

17、Ait is hard to get such a chance againBone can never get such a chance againCto get such a chance is difficultDsuch a chance might never come again35. The more they discussed about the problem, the more ways they thought of it.Ato be solved BsolvingCbeing solvedDto solve第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

18、閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從3655各題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Mr White with his wife 36 now living at a small Italian hotel, 37 they had stayed in Italy for months on 38 . One night he went out for a walk 39 . It was 40 . The small street was dark and 41 . Suddenly he heard 42 behind him. He 43 his head and saw

19、a middle-aged man 44 wild hair, who quickly walked 45 him. The man was nearly out of sight when Mr White suddenly found that his watch 46 . He thought it was the 47 man who had taken his watch, so he ran quickly after him and soon caught up with him. As he knew 48 Italian, Mr White had to ask the ma

20、n 49 the watch in another way. He showed the man his strong arms and 50 to his watch pocket. The man thought a while and gave 51 watch to Mr White.Mr. White returned 52 and told his wife 53 had happened. He was greatly surprised 54 Mrs. White pointed to the watch on the table. Now he found it was 55

21、 that had taken the Italians watch.36AisBwasCareDwere37AwhereBwhichCthatDwho38AholidayBa farmCdutyDwatch39AseparateBlonelyCaloneDloneliness40AcoldBwarmClateDearly41AnoisyBcrowdedCsilentDquiet42AvoiceBsoundCfeetDsteps43AroseBmovedCturnedDput44AofBinChadDwith45ApastBpassedCthroughDover46Ahad lostBgone

22、Cwas missingDhad gone47AveryBproperCsameDjust48AmuchBnoCenoughDlittle of49Ato lendBto tellCto returnDreturn50ApointedBlistenedCshoutedDspoke51AhisBthe otherCtheDanother52AbackBhis houseChomeDhis wife53AwhatBthatCwhyDhow54AbeforeBwhenCandDonce55Ahe himselfBhimChimselfDherself第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40

23、分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AThe market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the marke

24、t. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or servi

25、ce for the market.When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas station and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor marke

26、t.The market may be something abstract（抽象的）. But for each person or business who is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it wont be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and reso

27、urces in doing something the market doesnt want you to do.56Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?ASelling and Buying.BEverything you do is producing for the market.CWhat is the market?DWhat the market can do for you.57All of the following acts are producing for the market ex

28、cept .Aworking in a bankBattending a night schoolCprinting a bookDgrowing beans for sale58You are buying from the market when you .Aborrow a book from the libraryBdrive to the seaside for a holidayClook after your childrenDdine at restaurant59The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probab

29、ly mean .AseriousBimportantCnecessaryDreal60In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something?AIt tells you what to produceBIt provides you with everything you needCIt tells you how to grow tomatoesDIt helps you save moneyBHow often one hears chi

30、ldren wishing they were grown-ups, and, old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to mak

31、e life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. Whats more, life is always giving new things to the childthings that have lost their in

32、terest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has wrongly done.When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect ot

33、hers to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to p

34、rison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.61According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that .Alife for a child is fairly easyBa child is always loved whatever he doesCif much is

35、 given to a child, he must do something in returnDonly children are interested in life62The main idea of the passage is that .Alife is not enjoyable since each age has some painsByoung men can have the greatest happiness if they work hardCchildhood is the most enjoyable time in ones lifeDone is the

36、happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life63The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss .Aexamples of successful young menBhow to build up ones position in societyCjoys and pains of old peopleDwhat to do when one has problems in lifeCIn the United States today, a la

37、rge group of people want a college education. However, everyone is not able to attend a four-year college. Many four-year colleges are already too crowed. To give more people a chance to get a college education, some cities and towns have built junior colleges.The junior college offers a two-year co

38、urses of study in a wide range（范圍）of subjects. It prepares some young people to go on to a four-year college. It trains others for jobs in business, government, or industry.Because junior colleges are built in cities, they can serve many people who live in a large community. Many students can not af

39、ford to go to a four-year college. But they can save enough to go to a junior college. The entrance fee at a junior college is low. Students can also save money by living at home.A junior college admits some high school graduates who would not be accepted at other schools. The four-year college turn

40、s down students whose high school grades are low. The junior college will often admit a student who might do well in taking a two-year course.One of the goals of our country is to educate as many people as possible. The junior college is a school meant to serve many people. It puts a college educati

41、on within the reach of a great number of people. Without these schools, many people would not be able to continue their education past high school.64The main idea of paragraph One is that junior colleges .Aoffer two-year coursesBare as good as four-year collegesCare badly neededDare too crowed65Acco

42、rding to the passage, junior colleges .Aadmit those whose high school grades are not very lowBcan admit more students than four-year collegesCoffer very limited subjectsDonly train students for jobs in business66It is known the passage that .Aall high school graduates can go to collegesBjunior colle

43、ges are built in cities while four-year colleges are in the countryCjunior colleges are replacing four-year collegeDjunior college help to make college education popularDAmericans usually make allowance for（寬容）non-native speakers who have some trouble understanding English. But they become annoyed w

44、hen a person pretends to understand but doesnt really and then creates problems because of misunderstanding what is said. No one wants soap when he asks for soup. So if you dont understand what is said to you, admit it and politely ask the person to repeat or explain.Second, it is quite rude to talk

45、 with a friend in your native language and leave your American friends standing there feeling stupid because they cant understand the conversation. The Americans may also feel that you are talking about them or saying something you dont want them to hear. If you must switch to your native language t

46、o explain something to a non-English-speaking friend, at least translate for your American friends so they dont feel left out.Learn just a few more polite English expressions, and youll be ready to face the world of Americans with confidence. The polite response（反應(yīng)）to a compliment（贊揚）about your look

47、s or your work is “Thank you.” (A smile and a nod is not enough.) The response to “Thank you.” is, of course, “Youre welcome.” If someone asks, “How are you?” dont give your medical history. Just say, “Fine, thanks. How are you?” Finally, what should you say when someone sneezes（打噴嚏）? It may not see

48、m logical, but the correct response is “God bless you.” Thats about all there is to it. Now that youve learned this general knowledge of manners in the U. S. A. , youre ready to be polite in English, Lets hope your American friends will be just as polite.67Which of the following does the writer not

49、refer to?ADont let any of your friends feel left out in the course of conversation.BAsk for repetition once you fail to follow American natives.CNever serve your guest soap if he actually asks for soup.DPolitely thank the person for his kindness when youre praised by him.68In the first paragraph, th

50、e underlined word “annoyed” means .Arather angryBvery impoliteCquite unfriendlyDfairly pleased69The passage is mainly about in the U. S. A.Athe importance of good mannersBthe general knowledge of EnglishCthe skill in daily conversationsDthe good manners in communication70When you talk with someone i

51、n your native language, your American friend may feel .Ahe should learn the languageByou try to keep some secret from himCyou are angry with himDhe becomes a foolEHank Viscardi was 26 years old when he put on his first pair of long trousers and his first pair of shoes. For the first time he saw hims

52、elf as he had always wanted to be-a full five feet eight inches tall.Hank had been born without legs. Until he was seven, his world was a world of repeated operations. At last he had not legs, but stumps（殘肢）that could be fitted with a kind of special boots.Out of the hospital, Hank often found peopl

53、e staring at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him “Ape Man” because his arms dragged（拖）on the ground.He went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years instead of the usual twelve.After graduation, Hank worked his way through college. He

54、 swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, Hank had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. Hank would soon have to use a wheel chair.Hank felt himself go cold all o

55、ver. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial（人造的）legs.Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror and saw himself for the first time, five feet eight inches tall.But this was not the end yet. He had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the len