（整理版高中英語）二中高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題2

1、- 高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題第一卷 選擇題 共85分第一局部 聽力共兩節(jié)，總分值20 分 第一節(jié) 共 5 小題；每題 1 分，總分值5 分 聽下面 5 段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 a、b、c 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最正確選項(xiàng)，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(shí)間來答復(fù)有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。 1. where is the woman going?a. to the club.b. to chris house.c. to the post office.2. what colour suit did the man wear yester

2、day? a. grey. b. brown. c. green.3. why did the man catch a cold according to the woman? a. he had a cold bath. b. he slept in a cold room. c. he wore fewer clothes.4. where does the conversation probably take place? a. in a prison. b. in a hotel. c. in a hospital.5. what does the woman advise the m

3、an to do? a. call the hotel. b. go to the airport. c. take care of his ticket.第二節(jié)共15小題；每題1分，總分值15分聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。請聽第6段材料，答復(fù)第67題。6. what is the man doing? a. watching tv. b. surfing the internet. c.

4、 listening to the radio.7. what will the weather probably be like in chicago next saturday? a. rainy. b. cloudy. c. sunny.請聽第7段材料，答復(fù)第810題。8. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a museum. b. old buildings. c. the traveling route.9. what does the man want to see? a. the constructions of the

5、 city. b. an ancient kings palace. c. some historical sites.10. what probably is the woman? a. a tour guide. b. a history teacher. c. a museum worker.請聽第8段材料，答復(fù)第1113題。11. what does the woman think of the painting les demoise de avignon? a. modern. b. strange. c. beautiful.12. what do we know about p

6、icasso? a. he had many girlfriends. b. he died at the age of 91. c. he only married once.13. what is the relationship between picasso and jacqueline? a. father and daughter. b. son and mother. c. husband and wife.請聽第9段材料，答復(fù)第1416題。14. what does the man say about the new iphone? a. it is expensive. b.

7、 it is multifunctional多功能的. c. it will come out in july.15. how big is the first generation ipod? a. it is about the size of a pack of gum. b. it is about the size of a piece of gum. c. it is about half the size of a pack of gum.16. how much does the second generation ipod cost? a. about $50. b. abo

8、ut $100. c. about $150.請聽10段材料，答復(fù)第1720題。17. when did laura meet tyler? a. at work. b. at university. c. at high school.18. how did laura feel about tylers invitation? a. regretful. b. nervous. c. pleased.19. what do we know about laura and tylers first date? a. laura was late. b. tyler paid for the

9、dinner. c. the weather spoiled their date.20. how old was laura when she got married? a. 22. b. 24. c. 27.第二局部：英語知識運(yùn)用共兩節(jié)，總分值 35 分 第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空共 15 小題；每題 1 分，總分值 15 分 請認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的 a、b、c、d 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 21. michael hasn't found a job yet since his graduation from college, because he h

10、as no_ to whoever can give him a hand.a. approval b. approach c. access d. accent22. we should _ great importance to job training, so that students will be aware of their development in related aspects.a. concentrate b. devote c. attach d. emphasize23. have the peace talks broken down? yes. conflict

11、 is _ to break out between the two countries.a. likely b. possibly c. probably d. gradually24. we set the fifth day of the fifth month in the chinese lunar calendar as “the dragon boat festival _ the ancient poet and politician qu yuan.a. in support ofb. in memory of c. in favor ofd. in celebration

12、of25. the approach _ the problem is contrary _ our expectation. a. to; tob. of; toc. to; ond. for; on26. _ in the regulations(規(guī)定) that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.a. what is required b. what requires c. it requires d. it is required27. as soon as he came back

13、 from abroad, he _ his fathers business.a. took inb. took upc. took over d. took on28. _ about the missing boys safety, the police stepped up their search.a. concerningb. concernedc. being concernedd. concern29. the bank is reported in the local newspaper _ in broad daylight yesterdaya. to be robbed

14、 b. having been robbedc. robbed d. to have been robbed 30. not only _ the importance of protecting the environment but also _ others to keep the surroundings clean. a. did he realize; did he teach b. did he realize; he taughtc. realized he; did he teach d. he realized; he taught31. one-third of the

15、country _ covered with trees and 80% of the citizens _ black people.a. is ; are b. is ; is c. are ; are d. are ; is32. at a rough estimate, he must have made _ in the past 20 years.a. ten times what his parents earned b. ten times what his parents have earned c. ten times as much as money his parent

16、s earned d. as ten times much money as his parents have earned 33. our country _ great changes in the last 30 years and it is no longer it used to be.a. went through; what b .went through; that c. has experienced; that d. has experienced; what34. i'm sure your suggestion will _ the problem. a. b

17、e contributed to solving b. be contributed to solve c. contribute to solve d. contribute to solving 35. - it is said that tom considered the english exam to be very difficult. - i have heard that, but he never studied hard. it is “_.a. a burden of one's choice is not felt.b. actions speak louder

18、 than words.c. a bad workman always blames his tools.d. a man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.第二節(jié)：完形填空共20小題；每題1分，總分值20分請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 it was one of the hottest days of the dry season. we had not seen 36 for almost a month. the crops were

19、 dying. every day, my husband 37 to get water to the fields. but 38 we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything. however, one day i learned the true lesson of 39 and witnessed the only miracle i had 40 seen before. i was cooking in the kitchen when i saw my son, billy, 41 toward the woods. he wa

20、s walking 42 with effort, trying to be as still as possible. minutes after he disappeared into the 43 , he came running back. i went on cooking, 44 that whatever he had been doing was finished. moments later, 45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. this activity went on for an hour.

21、finally i couldnt help 46 him and saw the most amazing 47 . several large deer stood in front of him. billy walked right up to them. i 48 screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 49 to him at that time. but the deer didnt even move as billy knelt down(跪下). i saw a tiny 5

22、0 lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in billys hands. when the water was 52 , billy ran back to get more. it then became quite 53 to me what my son was doing. i stood there, watching my 54 boy working so hard to save another life. as my tear

23、s began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. i looked up at the sky. it was as if god himself was 55 with pride. the rain that day saved our farm.36. a. water b. rainc. cloudd. storm37. a. decidedb. chose c. tried d. offered38. a. beforeb. if c. untild. unless39. a. sendingb.

24、 sharingc. forgiving d. begging40. a. ever b. neverc. once d. yet41. a. runningb. jumping c. walking d. riding42. a. slowly b. quickly c. hurriedly d. dangerously43. a. plantsb. flowersc. vegetables d. woods44. a. thinking b. wondering c. worrying d. dreaming45. a. though b. besides c. however d. to

25、o46. a. beating b. following c. teaching d. hoping47. a. sign b. field c. world d. scene48. a. almost b. already c. just d. even49. a. weak b. ill c. close d. brave50. a. horse b. crop c. baby d. deer51. a. thirst b. diseases c. heat d. pain52. a. lost b. cleaned c. gone d. dried53. a. comfortable b

26、. clear c. acceptable d. simple54. a. kind b. clever c. naughty d. honest55. a. speaking b. joking c. singing d. weeping第三局部：閱讀理解共15小題，每題2分，總分值30分請認(rèn)真閱讀以下短文，從短文后各題所給的a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。aenglish is a very interesting language. it has borrowed words from many other languages. immigrants(移

27、民) coming into the united states have contributed many words to the language, which have kept their original pronunciation. “coolie and “kowtow were taken from the chinese language, “kamikaze from the japanese, “shampoo from india, “blitz from german, “amigo and “l(fā)os angeles from spanish and so on.

28、many students have studied english for years, some as many as eight. however, some students still have difficulty in speaking fluent english. some know many words but are unable to discern them when native speakers use them. in our oral english classes we will focus on speaking and listening to nati

29、ve english speakers. for this reason, because we are trying to train your ears to hear english and your mouths to speak intelligible (易理解的) english, we will have a rule that only english will be spoken in our english classes. anyone speaking chinese in class will be required to pay a fine in order t

30、o encourage the speaking and understanding of english. if teachers enter a classroom and discover that anyone is speaking chinese, they will require everyone in the room to pay the fine. it is everyones job to enforce the english-only rule. it is for your benefit. it is because we want to accustom (

31、使習(xí)慣于) your ears to hearing english. other subjects may be learned solely from books but the only way to learn a foreign language is to speak it! students are often nervous about speaking in class at first but we hope to make the classes fun, so you will forget your nervousness and learn to speak out

32、. enjoy your classes.56. the first paragraph is mainly about_. a. the difficulty of learning english.b. how interesting and various english isc. different words in different languagesd. the immigrants contributions to america57. the underlined word “discern in para 2 can be replaced by_. a. understa

33、ndb. noticec. heard. speak 58. in the authors opinion, the only way to learn a language well is to_. a. listen to it on the radiob. learn it from booksc. play games with it d. speak it often 59. the article is probably aimed at_. a. japanese studentsb. german studentsc. chinese studentsd. indian stu

34、dentsbnot everyone goes to university after high school graduation. some work, others join the army and an increasing number worldwide are taking a “gap year to travel or do community service in their own countries or abroad. they are studying sharks off the australian coast, building schools in mex

35、ico and learning spanish or italian.the concept of a gap year may not be new, but the recent surge(涌現(xiàn)) of interest certainly is. some students are putting off admissions. others, who dont get into the college of their choice, are taking a year to explore new frontiers before reapplying.students are

36、choosing to take a breather; they are thinking. they are not sure what they are going to do. they are going and exploring some of their interests. they are getting experience they can take to the school they finally go to.it is an idea actively encouraged by colleges. princeton university has just l

37、aunched a “bridge year program that will send 10 percent of its incoming class to do volunteer work abroad, starting in . and the harvard has spent the last 30 years urging incoming students to take a gap year. “many speak of their year away as a life-changing experience or a turning point says harv

38、ard admissions director marlin lewis. “many come to college with new opinions about their academic plans, their extracurricular interests and the career possibilities they observed in their year away.60. the reasons why some take a gap year are the following except that _.a. they hate studying b. th

39、ey dont know what to doc. they want to get experience d. they want to know their real interests61. a student wont _ in a gap year.a. travel b. join the army c. do community service d. learn a foreign language62. after a gap year, one would probably _.a. take another year offb. earn a lot of moneyc.

40、be refused by his colleged. have new ideas about their future career63. from the passage we know that _.a. more and more students will take a gap yearb. fewer and fewer colleges will encourage his students to take a gap yearc. the gap year can only give one some experience about society d. nobody wi

41、ll change his own interests after the gap year cshopping is not as simple as you think! there are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf.coloring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. health foods are pa

42、ckages in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors. ice cream packets are often blue and expensive foods, like chocolates, are gold and silver. when some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colors turned the customers off because they

43、 made the product look weak and ineffective. eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.the size of a product can attract a shopper. but quite often a bottle doesnt contain as much as it appears to.it is believed that the bett

44、er-known companies spend, on average, 70 percent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging.the most successful producers know that its not enough to have a good product. the founder of pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote their goods, came to the conclusion

45、: “any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius to sell it.64. which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text? a. the cost of its package. b. the price of the product. c. the color of its package. d. the brand name of the product.65. the underlined part in pa

46、ragraph 3 means that the colors _. a. attracted the customers strongly b. had weak effect on the customers c. tricked the customers into shopping d. caused the customers to lose interest66. which of the following would be the best title for this text? a. choice of good products b. disadvantages of p

47、roducts c. effect of packaging on shopping d. brand names and shopping tricksdnot all memories are sweet. some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. often they relive these experience

48、s in nightmares.now american researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. the pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. they hope it might reduce, or possibly wipe out, the effect of painful memories.in november, ex

49、perts tested a drug on people in the us and france. the drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. so far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are wiped out. they are not sure to what degree peoples

50、memories are affected. the research has caused a great deal of argument. some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war. they say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.

51、"some memories can ruin people's lives. they come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. they usually come with very painful emotions," said roger pitman, a professor of psychiatry at harvard medical school. "this could relieve a lot of that s

52、uffering."but those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change peoples memories and changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity. they also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past."all of us can think of bad events in our lives that wer

53、e terrible at the time but make us who we are. i'm not sure we want to wipe those memories out, "said rebecca dresser, a medical ethicist.67. the passage is mainly about _.a. a new medical invention b. a new research on the pillc. a way of wiping out painful memories d. an argument about th

54、e research on the pill68. the drug tested on people can _.a. cause the brain to fix memories b. stop people remembering bad experiencesc. prevent body producing certain chemicals d. wipe out the emotional effects of memories69. we can infer from the passage that _.a. people doubt the effects of the pillsb. the pill will certainly stop people's emotional memoriesc. taking the pill will do harm to people's physical healthd. the p