福建省泉州市2010-2011學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期中考試試題（無答案）新人教版

1、馬甲中學(xué)2010-2011學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題第一部分：聽力（滿分30分）第二部分：詞匯知識(shí)運(yùn)用（，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，21.Some women _ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family. A. must make     B. should have made   C. would make &

2、#160; D. could have made22.The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he _ in the mud all morning. A. has played      B. is playing        C. has been playing   D. was playing23. We want someone to design the new art museum

3、 for us. _ the young fellow have a try? A. May         B. Shall          C. Will         D. Need24.When people move to another country, they often try _ the customs of their n

4、ative land. A. to keep on         B. to keep off       C. to keep up    D. keeping up25.I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so rude to you.You _ your temper but that's OK. A. have lost   

5、0;    B. had lost            C. did lose      D. were losing26.Excuse me, could you tell me the time, please?Sorry, I don't have a watch with me.    _. A. Thanks a lot B. What a pity C.

6、I'm sorry to hear thatD. Thanks anyway27. How do you like the curtains?  Well, I'm afraid they don't _ very well with the wallpaper. A. go         B. match          C. suit    &#

7、160;   D. fit28.Being able to speak another language fluently is a great _ when your're looking for a job. A. chance       B. importance         C. assistant     D. advantage29._ the plan has been

8、 made, let's get down to _ it out. A. Now that; carry B. Because; carry   C. Since; carrying D. Now; putting30.At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape（錄像帶）he _ and admitted everything. A. broke up    B. broke away   &

9、#160; C. broke down     D. broke in31.Did you remember to give Jenny the money?Yes. _ I saw her, I'm sure. A. So long as        B. So far as         C. The moment    D. Any time32I had a

10、 good holiday at my uncle's.   _ .A. Oh, that's very nice of you   B. Congratulations  C. Oh, I'm glad to hear that     D. It's a pleasure33.Paper produced every year is _ the world's production of vehicles.A. the three times weight of

11、       B. three times the weight ofC. as three times heavy as         D. three times as heavier as34.She will have to find some other work for she can't _ this loud noise any more.A. come up with  B. keep up with 

12、60;  C. grow up withD. put up with35. Have you read this book?    Yes. But that one is _ worth reading.A. best             B. more        C. better      &#

13、160;  D. much 第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is 1 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 2 night after night. One would 3 them to know thei

14、r parts by heart and 4 have cause to falter (結(jié)巴). Yet 5 is not always the case.A famous actor in a 6 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 7 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler (監(jiān)獄長，看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which

15、 he would hand to the prisoner. 8 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 9 , he always insisted that it should be written out in full. One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 10 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 11 of the letter by

16、heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使暴露) the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler 12 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the 13 and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been wr

17、itten out in 14 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, 15 to see if his fellow actor had at last learn t his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting (瞇著眼看) his eyes, he said, “The light is 16 . Read the letter to m

18、e.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. 17 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my 18 .” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrats 19 , the gaoler returned a few moments later wit

19、h a pair of glasses and the 20 copy of the letter which he proceeded (繼續(xù)進(jìn)行) to read to the prisoner. 36. A. fortunateB. unfortunateC. happyD. unhappy37. A. lines B. wordsC. playsD. roles38. A. want B. askC. expectD. wish39. A. alwaysB. neverC. sometimesD. often40. A. such B. the thingC. oneD. t

20、his41. A. highlyB. highC. poorlyD. poor42. A. whereB. whatC. which D. who43. A. BecauseB. Even thoughC. When D. Though44. A. playB. performanceC. role D. case45. A. withB. inC. on D. to46. A. pagesB. jokeC. lines D. contents47. A. appearedB. disappearedC. came out D. came in48. A. roomB. cellC. stag

21、eD. office49. A. EnglishB. French C. orderD. full50. A. worriedB. surprisedC. anxiousD. afraid51. A. brightB. dimC. darkD. out52. A. To seeB. To findC. SeeingD. Finding53. A. glassesB. lines C. lightD. letters54. A. surpriseB. satisfactionC. angerD. amusement55. A. usualB. oldC. unusualD. new &

22、#160;第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題分2分，滿分40分） 閱讀下列 A、B、C、D，E每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 AMan is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient (便利的) way to travel to many parts o

23、f the world. Today, nearly two-thirds of the worlds population live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.           In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive (=continue to live). Resources on land are b

24、eginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of mans needs.           The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by mans technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations (探險(xiǎn)) have been carried out for nearly 30

25、 years. Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined (開采).           Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish (貝類動(dòng)物) is an ancient skill practised in the

26、past mainly by Oriental people.           Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents (水流) and waves off

27、er possible use as a source of energy.           Technology is enabling man to explore (勘探) ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.           T

28、he technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2000 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.56 The sea serves the needs of man because _.   A. in provides man with f

29、ood              B. it offers oil to man   C. it supplies man with minerals            D. all of the above57 We can conclude from this passage that _.   A. the

30、sea resources have largely been used up   B. the sea, in the broad sense, has not yet been developed    C. the problems that prevent us from using the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea have already been solved.   D. by the year 2000 , the technology will be

31、good enough to exploit all the sea resources58. The underlined words Oriental people in the fourth paragraph probably mean _.   A. the people in Asia                  B. African people   C. Europ

32、ean people                   D. American people59 The best title for this passage is _.   A. Sea Harvest                

33、       B. Sea Food   C. Technology for Exploiting the Sea     D. Man and the Sea  BNot many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in t

34、rading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (設(shè)備) for a childrens playground.           As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a new

35、spaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my n

36、eck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.           The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. W

37、ithin a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.60. Johnson became a rich man through   A. doing business.    B. making whisky.    C. cheating. D. buying and selling land.61. The gift o

38、f money to the school suggests that Johnson   A. had no children.                    B. was a strange man.   C. was very fond of children.    D. wanted people to know how

39、 rich he was.62. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out    A. what kind of whisky he had.  B. how to live longer.  C. how to become wealthy.   D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.63. The newspaperman   A. should have reported what Joh

40、nson had told him.   B. shouldnt have asked Johnson what injection he had.   C. was eager to live a long life.   D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.      CO. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His r

41、eal name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different j

42、obs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to N

43、ew York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.64. In which order did O. Henry do the following things? 

44、0; a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.        c. Travelled to Texas.   d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper Job.      f. Learned to write stories.   A. e. c. f. b. d. a  

45、;  B. c. e. b. d. f. a        C. e. b. d. c. a. f.   D. c. b. e. d. a f. 65 People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because    A. they had surprise endings  B. they were easy to understand    C. they showed his love for

46、 the poor D. they were about New York City 66. O. Henry went to prison because        .   A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper   B. he broke the law by not using his own name   C. he wanted to write stories abo

47、ut prisoners   D. people thought he had taken money that was not his67. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?   A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.   C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning. D

48、When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at bed and breakfast houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chanc

49、e to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories. “We didnt stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.” I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My

50、 friends spoke little English, and they thought VACANCIES meant holidays, because the Spanish word for holidays” is vacaciones. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said VACANCLES, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said NO VACANCL

51、ES, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word DIVERSION means fun.

52、In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word DIVERSION on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold. English people have problems too when they learn foreign langua

53、ges. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more. coffee, I said Thank you in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that Thank you in French means Mo, thank you.68. My Spanish friends wanted advice about _. A. lear

54、ning English B. finding places to stay in England C. driving their car on English roads D. going to England by car69. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because _. A. they would be able to practise their English B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels C. it would be co

55、nvenient for them to have dinner D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there70. “NO VACANCIES” in English means _. A. no free rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays71. If you see a road sign that says Diversion, you will _. A. fall into a hole B. have a lot of fun

56、and enjoy yourself C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people D. have to take a different road E Friends and BuddiesThis program is planned for teenagers who have special needs with the goal of meeting within a community with other peers(同齡人). The purpose of the program is that it will lead to a better understanding of friendships. Gym, Swim, Surprise Gu