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高二英语上期中试题1

【2019最新】精选高二英语上期中试题

（1）

（考试时间：

120分钟　满分：

150分）

第I卷（共110分）

I.ListeningComprehension（25分）

SectionA（10×1=10分）

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Allday.B.Onlyinthemorning.

C.Onlyintheafternoon.D.Thesameasweekdays.

2.A.Doctorandpatient.B.Customerandsalesgirl.

C.Manandwife.D.Customerandwaitress.

3.A.Thewomanchangedthereservation.

B.Thewomanmadenoreservation.

C.Thewomanmadethereservationforthe9:

30flight.

D.Thewomanmisunderstoodtheman.

4.A.Stayinthegarden.B.Jointheman.

C.WatchTV.D.Dosomehousework.

5.A.Aboutsevenoreightdays.B.Fourorfivedays.

C.Exactlyoneweek.D.Morethantendays.

6.A.Britain.B.Italy.C.Spain.D.France.

7.A.Onaboattrip.B.Inacinema.

C.Atthebeach.D.Inarestaurant.

8.A.At10:

05.B.At5:

10.C.At10:

40.D.At5:

20.

9.A.Travelagencyclerk.B.Officesecretary.

C.Headnurse.D.Hotelreceptionist.

10.A.12years.B.24years.C.6years.D.18years.

SectionB（10×1.5=15分）

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillhearseverallongerconversation（s）andshortpassage（s）,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversation（s）andthepassage（s）.Theconversation（s）andthepassage（s）willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Havingnochildrengivesacouplemorefreedom.

B.Havingchildreninyouthbringsacoupleplentyofjoy.

C.Acouplewillenjoylifewiththeirchildren.

D.Acouplethinkofchildrenasanuisance（讨厌的人）.

12.A.Thedesireforajob.

B.Thedesireforafreelifestyle.

C.Thedesireforfurthereducation.

D.Thedesireforbeauty.

13.A.Tobuildacareerincommunication.

B.Tohaveababysoon.

C.Toenjoylifebetter.

D.Tohavealargecircleoffriends.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14.A.PeoplefromHolland.B.PeoplefromBritain.

C.PeoplefromGermany.D.ThePuertoRicans.

15.A.Asians.B.Irishmen.C.EasternEuropeans.D.Italians.

16.A.Foradventure.B.Forreligiousfreedom.

C.Forabetterlife.D.Forindependence.

Questions 17 through 18 are based on the following conversation.

17.A.Theyhaddifficultyunderstandingtheirprofessor.

B.Theygotstuckinthebeginning.

C.Theyhadnotalentforwriting.

D.Theydidn’tlikedetectivestories.

18.A.Togoshopping.B.Togetherselfrelaxed.

C.Tolookforinspirationforherstory.D.TomeetProf.Wilson.

Questions 19 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

19.A.ShehastroublelearningEnglish.B.Sheisoftenlateforclass.

C.Shehaswonascholarship.D.Sheisabsent-mindedinclass.

20.A.Sheisdoingwellinstudy.

B.Shehastodelivermilkeverymorningtoearnherschoolfees.

C.Herparentsfellilltwomonthsago.

D.Shehasbehavedwellinschool.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA（10×2=20分）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.

Stress：

GoodorBad?

Stressusedtobeanalmostunknownword,butnowthatweareusedtotalkingaboutit,Ihavefoundthatpeoplearebeginningtogetstressedaboutbeingstressed.

Inrecentyears，stress（21）　　（regard）asacauseofawholerangeofmedicalproblems,fromhighbloodpressuretomentalillness.Butlikesomanyotherthings,itisonlytoomuchstress（22）　　doesyouharm.Itistimeyou（23）________（consider）thatiftherewerenostressinyourlife,youwouldachievealittle.Ifyouarestuckathomewithnostress,thenyourlevelofperformancewillbelow.Uptoacertainpoint,themorestressyouareunder,the（24）　　_______（good）yourperformancewillbe.Beyondacertainpoint,though,furtherstresswillonlyleadtoexhaustion,illnessandfinallyabreakdown.Youcantellwhenyouareoverthetopandonthedownwardslope,byaskingyourself（25）　　numberofquestions.Doyou,forinstance,feelthattoomuchisbeingexpectedofyou,andyetfind（26）　　impossibletosayno？

Doyoufindyourselfgettingimpatientor（27）　　（annoy）withpeopleoverunimportantthings？

…Iftheanswertoallthosequestionsisyes,youhadbetter（28）　　（control）yourstress,asyouprobablyareundermorestressthanisgoodforyou.

Tosomeextent,youcancontroltheamountofstressinyourlife.Doctorshaveworkedoutachartshowinghowmuchstressisinvolved（29）_______variousevents.Gettingmarriedis50,pregnancy40,movinghouse20,Christmas12,etc.Ifthetotalstressinyourlifeisover150,youaretwiceaslikely（30）　　（get）ill.

SectionB（10分）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.creativeB.preparesC.reflectsD.methodsE.systemsF.individually

G.reviewingH.qualitiesI.memorizedJ.highlyK.important

Inasociety,suchastheUnitedStatesorCanada,whichhasmanynational,religious,andculturaldifferences,people___31___valueindividualism——thedifferencesamongpeople.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthe____32___thatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.Studentsdonotmemorizeinformation.Instead,theywork____33____andfindanswersthemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyage,studentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.

InmostAsiansocieties,onthecontrary,peoplehavethesamelanguage,history,andculture.Perhapsforthisreason,theeducationalsysteminmuchoftheOrient___34____society’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChina,Japan,andKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Intheclassroom,theteaching__35____areoftenveryformal.Theteacherlectures,andthestudentslisten.Thereisnotmuchdiscussion.Instead,thestudentsreciterulesorinformationthattheyhavememorized.

Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestobothofthese____36___ofeducation.Forexample,oneadvantagetothesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoremathandsciencethanAmericanstudentslearnbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficult,butit___37___studentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Memorizationisan____38_____learningmethodinJapaneseschools,yetmanystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationtheyhavememorized.

TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmerica,ontheotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvalues___39____ideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschool,theyhaven't___40____asmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshave.

III．ReadingComprehension

SectionA（15分）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Justasthestockmarketrisesandfallsinresponsetowhatpeoplearewillingtoputtheirmoneybehind,wehaveinsideourselvesaninnereconomythatrisesandfallsinresponsetoourbeliefsaboutwhatispossible．Sometimesthedegreetowhichwearewillingto（41）　　ourbeliefsystemsdeterminesthesuccessofourinnereconomy．Forexample,imaginethatyourfamilyoforiginhadabeliefthatmusicaltalentwasnotsomethingthey（42）　　.Asamemberofthatgroup,youwouldlikely（43）　　thatsamebeliefaboutyourself.Asaresult,evenifyouhadagreatdesiretocreatemusic,youmightbe（44）　　toreallygetbehindyourself．Becauseyoumightfearthatyour（45）　　wouldnotpayoff．Evenifyouhadthecouragetofollowyourpassion,yourinnerbeliefthatyouarenot（46）　　wouldprobablystopyourtrying．Andthatwouldbeamajor（47）　　toinvestyourenergyinyourdream．

Ontheotherhand，beliefisn'tanything（48）　　．Ifyoufoundawayto（49）_______　　thatnegativebelief,agreatfloodofenergywouldpourforth,greatlyincreasingthepossibilityofyoursuccess.Howmuchenergywearewillingtoinvestinthevariousideasanddreamsislikethemoneypeopleare,orarenot,willingtoinvestinthevariousproductsavailablefortradeonthestockmarket．Andinbothcases,（50）　　playsakeyroleindetermininghowwillingwearetogetbehindsomething．Onewaytoopenupthepossibilityforgreatersuccessinourinnereconomiesistounderstandthatbeliefisnotthereliable（51）　　wesometimesthink．Thereareothermorereliablethingsofsuccessthatwecanputour（52）　　in,suchaspassion,feeling,andsense．Someofthemostsuccessfulinvestorsinthestockmarketaretheonesthatgoagainstthegrain,trustingtheirsenseoverthe（53）　　opinionheldbyordi