高二下英语期中.docx

高二下英语期中.docx

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高二下英语期中

高二英语期中试卷

总分135分时间：

100分钟

第一卷（共80分）

一．单项选择（共20题，每题一分共20分）

1.Whymustyoukeepcomplaining__________?

A.allthetimeB.attimesC.atatimeD.atonetime

2.__________Iamisconcerned,theideaiswhollycrazy.

A.AslongasB.AsfarasC.AssoonasD.Aswellas

3.Itwasnotuntilmid-night__________hewentbackhomeaftertheexperiment.

A.whenB./C.thatD.before

4.Myideais__________weshouldgotohelphimoutatonce.

A.whatB.itC.whichD.that

5.It’ssaidthatwomenaremoreeasilytobe__________bythesalespromotions（促销活动）inbigstores.

A.basedonB.takenadvantageofC.remindedofD.honoredfor

6.Menandadultsunder30aremore__________tohavedigitalmusicplayers.

A.probableB.possibleC.likelyD.possibly

7.Thelittleboyfastenedthecow__________thetreeandwentaway.

A.inB.withC.onD.to

8.Thepolicecamein__________thethiefattemptedtorushoutofthestore.

A.atthemomentB.themomentC.forthemomentD.atanymoment

9.Iwasdeterminedtogo__________Iwasneededatthattime.

A.whichB.whateverC.inwhichD.wherever

10.Idon’tknowwhyshesuggestedthatwe__________theworkbeforedark.

A.finishingB.finishC.wouldfinishD.tofinish

11.NosoonerhadIcometotheoffice__________thebosstoldmethatIwasfired.

A.whenB.afterC.thanD.before

12.Practicalideasormethodsarelikelytobe__________inreallife.

A.successB.successfulC.succeedD.succeeded

13.Hewasso__________hisfatherthatweallscoldedhim.

A.disappointedwithB.strictwithC.kindtoD.rudeto

14.Itseemstome__________hecheatedintheEnglishcontest.

A.thatB.whatC.whetherD.which

15.TheOPEChasrecentlycutbackproductionandthepriceofoilhasbeen____to$30abarrel.

A.risenB.raisedC.arisenD.improved

16._______weshallbeabletohelpyouwhenyou’reintrouble．Pleasetrustus．

A．It’sdoubtfulwhetherB．WedoubtwhetherC．It’snodoubtthatD．There’snodoubtthat

17.Theheadmastertoldtheboy____theangryteacher,butherefusedto.

A.toapologizeB.apologizetoC.toapologizeforD.toapologizeto

18.ItisonlywhenIreadthenovelforthesecondtimetounderstandthecomplexplot.

A.didIbeginB.thatIbeganC.thenIbeganD.hadIbegun

19.Ican’tquiteremember_____youstartedplayinggolf.

AwhenitwasthatBwhenwasitthatCthatitwaswhenDthatwasitwhen

20Judgingfrom______largenumberofthetreesplantedonthemountain,weknow_____largenumberofstudentstookpartintheactivity.

Aa;theBthe;aCa;aDthe;the

二．完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

IknowIshouldhavetoldtheheadmasteratthetime.Thatwasmyreal21.

Hehadgoneoutofthestudyforsome22,leavingmealone.InhisabsenceIlookedtoseewhatwasonhisdesk.Inthe23wasasmallpieceofpaperonwhichwerewrittenthe24“EnglishWritingPrize1949.HistoryIsaSeriesofBiographies”.

A（n）25boywouldhaveavoidedlookingatthetitleassoonashesawthe26.Ididnot.ThesubjectoftheEnglishWritingPrizewaskepta27untilthestartoftheexam,soIcouldnot28readingit.

Whentheheadmaster29,Iwaslookingoutofthewindow.

Ishouldhavetoldhimwhathad30then.Itwouldhavebeenso31tosay:

“I’msorry,butI32thetitlefortheEnglishWritingPrizeonyourdesk.You’llhaveto33it.”

ThechancepassedandIdidnot34it.IsattheexamthenextdayandIwon.Ididn’tmeantocheat,butitwasstillcheatinganyhow.

Thatwasthirty-eightyearsagowhenIwasfifteen.Ihavenevertoldanyoneaboutitbefore,norhaveItriedtoexplaintomyselfwhynot.

Theobvious35_isthatIcouldnotadmitIhadseenthetitlewithoutadmittingthatIhadbeenlookingatthethingsonhisdesk.Buttheremusthavebeenmorebehindit.Whateveritwas,ithasbecomeagoodexampleofhowalittlemistakecantrapyouinamoreseriousmoralcorner.

21.A.planB.faultC.gradeD.luck

22.A.reasonsB.coursesC.exampleD.vacation

23.A.drawerB.cornerC.middleD.box

24.A.namesB.wordsC.ideasD.messages

25.A.activeB.handsomeC.friendlyD.honest

26.A.deskB.bookC.paperD.drawer

27.A.questionB.keyC.noteD.secret

28.A.helpB.considerC.practiseD.forget

29.A.disappearedB.stayedC.returnedD.went

30.A.existedB.happenedC.remainedD.continued

31.A.tiringB.easyC.importantD.difficult

32.A.sawB.gaveC.setD.made

33.A.repeatB.defendC.correctD.change

34.A.takeB.haveC.loseD.find

35.A.factB.resultC.explanationD.ambition

三．阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Iremembermymotherasastrongwoman.ShecametoAmericawhenshewas12—oldenoughtorememberherlanguage,sheachievedscoresandgradeshighenoughtobeadmittedtoDukeUniversity.Withadegreeincomputerscience,shefinallybecamethemanagerofacompanyinNewYork.Mymothercouldgivefluentspeeches,say“wolves”correctly.

Itwasmymotherwhoalwaysstressedtheimportanceoflanguage.FromthetimeIwasborn,Iwasreadto.Iwouldfallasleeptothesoundsofmyparents’voices,whetheritwasmydad’ssoftlyaccented,ormymother’sclearEnglish.Theflowoflanguagewasunbroken,andwhetherinChineseorEnglish,thestreamofcommunicationflowedthroughourhouse.

OneOctobermorninginsixthgrade,aftermymotherhadlefttocatchthetraintothecity,Ileftthehouseforthebusstop.IwassurprisedwhenIsawourcar,thedoorhangingopen.AsIdrewcloser,Isawmymotherlyingontheground.

Inthehospital,itwashardtobelievethattheladywholaybeforemewasmymom.Mymothercouldnotremembermyname.Astheleaveschangedcolors,itbecameclearthatthestrokehadcreatedawallbetweenmymother’smindandmouth:

hermindwasnotanylessclear,butthewordsshespokewerenotwhatshemeant.

Thebattlemymotherfacedtaughtmetheimportanceoflanguage.Withoutit,identitydoesnotexist;relationshipscannotbeformed;storiescannotbetold;directionscannotbegiven,andknowinganythingaboutanyoneisimpossible.Withoutlanguage,communicationcannottakeplace.Withoutlanguage,onecannotexpressthebeautyofasunsetorthekindnessofastranger.Theworldwouldpassusbyinsilence.

36.Fromwheremighttheauthor’smomcometoAmerica?

A.ChinaB.EnglandC.RussiaD.Canada

37.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanknow________.

A.theauthorwastaughttoreadsinceshewasborn

B.theauthor’sfatherspokeEnglishpoorly

C.theauthorcouldn’tfallasleepwithoutbeingreadto

D.theauthor’sparentstaughtherlanguagebytalkingalot

38.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,theauthor’smomwasunableto_______.

A.thinkclearlyB.expressherselfwell

C.speakD.openhermouth

39.Theunderlinedword“stroke”inthe4thparagraphmostprobablyrefersto______.

A.anaccidentB.ahitC.anillnessD.arobbery

40.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.

A.astrongmotherB.theimportanceoflanguage

C.afamilydisasterD.thesignificanceofteachinglanguage

B

Therearemanyoccasions（场合）forgivinggiftsinmodernindustrializedsocieties:

birthdays,namingceremonies,weddings,anniversaries,NewYear.Itiscommontogivegiftsonmanyofthesecelebrationsinwesterncultures.Inaddition,specialevents,suchasone’sfirstdayofschoolorgraduationfromuniversity,oftenrequiregiftgiving.

Whatishappeningwhenwegivegifts?

Mostimportant,weareexchanginggifts.Ifsomeonegivesmeagiftformybirthday,IknowthatIamusuallyexpectedtogiveoneonhisorhernextbirthday.Agiftbuildsuporconfirmsasocialobligation（义务）.

Giftstightenpersonalrelationshipsandprovideameansofcommunicationbetweenlovedones.Peoplesaythatagiftletstherecipient（接受者）knowwearethinkingofthem,andthatwewanttomaketheperson“feelspecial”.Wewantpeopletofeelwanted,tofeelpartofoursocialorfamilygroup.Wegivepresentstosay“I’msorry”.Sometimesitisdifficultforustofindapresentthatsomeonewilllike.Sometimeswegivethingsthatwelikeorwouldfeelcomfortablewith.Inallthesecases,thegiftsaresendingoutmessages－oftenveryexpressiveones.

Peopletendtotalkaboutpresentsinafairlylovingway.Awomanwhosemotherhaddiedyearsagodescribedthemanygiftsaroundherhouse.Theseweregiftsthathermotherhadgivenherovertheyears:

“Iappreciatethese,andtheymeansomethingtome,”thewomansaid,“becauseIremembertheoccasionstheyweregivenon,andthattheywerefrommymother,andtherelationshipwe’vehad.”Thegiftsremainandkeeptherelationshipaliveinmind.Thiswomanfeltthesamewayaboutthegiftsshegavetoothers.Shehopedthattherecipientswouldlookathergiftsinyearstocomeandrememberher.

Emotionslikethesesuggestthatapositivespiritstillliesbehindgiftgiving.TheyprovethattheanthropologistClaudeLevi-Strausswaswrongtosaythatmodernwesterngiftgivingishighlywasteful.StudiesinCanadaandelsewherehavealsoshownthatthisisnotthecase.Eachgiftisuniqueevenifsomanyaregiven.Theemotionalbenefitforthosewhoexchangegiftsistheveryreasonforthetraditiontocontinue.

41.Whatisthefirstparagraphofthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Celebrationsinwesterncultures.B.Momentsandeventsforgiftgiving.

C.Specialvocationsforgiftgiving.D.Memoriesfromgiftgiving.

42.Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat________.

A.giftgivingisproventobevaluableB.itisoursocialdutytogivegifts

C.giftgivingisawastefulpractic