高二年级下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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高二年级下学期期中考试英语试题

一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1.Tomwillsucceed_____yourpropertyafteryourdeath,butIdon’tthinkheis      success.

A.in,/         B.at,a         C.to,a         D.from,a

2.Havingatripabroadiscertainlygoodfortheoldcouple,butitremains______whethertheywillenjoyit.

A.tosee   B.tobeseen   C.seeing   D.see

3.Youcancomeheretoaskme_____ifyouhaveanyquestions.

A.atonetime   B.atyourtime   C.atanytime  D.allthetime

4.Tomwasveryangryabout________toMary’sbirthdayparty.

A.notinviting  B.beingnotinvited   C.notbeinginvited   D.nottobeinvited

5.Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,themanappearedatthesecondstoreywindows,  __  hecouldseenothingbuttrees.

A.fromwhich   B.fromwhere     C.inwhere      D.which

6.Withalotofproblems________,thenewly–electedheadmasterishavingahardtime.

A.settled     B.settling     C.tosettle       D.beingsettled   

7.AIDSissaid        thebiggesthealthtopeopleinthatareaoverthepastfewyears.

A.thatis       B.tobe       C.thatithasbeen     D.tohavebeen

8.Yourbrother        behungrynow.-----hehadlunchonlytwohoursago!

A.wouldn’t      B.can’t       C.mustn’t      D.needn’t

9.Thelittleboywasfound       inhisroomthenextday.

A.dead       B.die        C.death       D.died

10.Tomjoinedadancinggroupbutdidn’tseemto       ,soheleft. 

A.showoff     B.goup      C.fitin      D.comeover

11.Wheneveryouenterthereadingroom,youcanfindallthestudents_____attheirdesks,withtheirattention_____onthebooks,exceptTom. 

A.sitting,fixing     B.tosit,fixed    C.seating,fixing    D.seated,fixed

12.—Sorrytohurtyou.

—_______.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?

A.Forgetit     B.Noproblem    C.Allright    D.Don’tsayso.

13.Whatsurprisedmewasnotwhathesaidbut_______hesaidit.

A.theway     B.inthewaythat    C.intheway     D.thewaywhich

14.He’sgothimselfintoadangeroussituation________heislikelytolosecontrolovertheplane.

A.where      B.which      C.while       D.why

15.—Whatdoyouthinkofseveno’clockoutsidethecinemathisevening?

—That_______mefine.

A.fits        B.meets       C.satisfies      D.suits

二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

Ihadaninterestingexperienceplayingping-ponglastyear.Iwasplayingagainsta16opponent（对手）.Thescorewas20to17inher 17.Iwonthenextthreepointswhichmadethescore20to20.I 18mypaddleonthetableandthankedmyopponentandbegantowalkaway.Shecalledme 19 andsaidwehadtocontinueuntiloneofus 20.

“Look,”Isaid,“ifwe21,oneoftwoeventswilltakeplace,eitheryouorIwillwin.Ifyouwin,Iwillbeginto22 myskill.IfIwin,youwillbeunhappy.Isn’titbettertoknowthatwebothplayed23 ,thatweenjoyedthecompetition,andthatweplayedaneven（相等）score?

”Thiswasa24 endingformyopponentandforthepersonswatchingthiscontest.Itmade 25 tometoleavewithatie（不分胜负）game,animpasse（僵局）:

nowinner,no26 . 

So,myfriends,hereistheproblem 27  me.Ourpresenttechnologymakesitpossiblefornationsto 28 othernationsforretaliatory（报复）strikes.Insuchanucleartime,there 29 benowinners,onlylosers.Undertheseconditions,theonlychoiceto 30 globaldestructionisglogalimpasse.Thiswouldbea 31 “tiegame”wherenonationwinsandnonationloses.Animpassereachedthroughcompromise（妥协）.Thisisbecausecompromisebecomestheonlymeansof 32.Wecannotdestroythisbeautifulplanetbyholdingonto 33 understandingofvictory.The34 victoryisinachievingadesirableimpasse.Noonewins,35 nooneloseseither. 

16.A.tiring     B.poor    C.fine    D.brave

17.A.favor     B.side    C.lead    D.place

18.A.threw     B.placed    C.stuck    D.dropped

19.A.up      B.over    C.on     D.back

20.A.lost      B.won    C.gaveup   D.tiredout

21.A.perform     B.stop    C.continue   D.leave

22.A.doubt     B.hate    C.practise   D.desert

23.A.hard      B.fair    C.poorly    D.well

24.A.close     B.surprising   C.satisfying   D.reasonable

25.A.progress     B.room    C.sense    D.time

26.A.loser     B.fighter    C.success    D.player

27.A.encouraging    B.frightening   C.shocking   D.troubling

28.A.destroy     B.attack    C.seize    D.rule

29.A.may      B.should    C.can    D.must

30.A.escape     B.flee    C.accept    D.avoid

31.A.different     B.small    C.huge    D.familiar

32.A.surviving    B.living    C.staying    D.pleasing

33.A.anold     B.anunusual   C.thesame   D.acomplete

34.A.great     B.only    C.same    D.equal

35.A.where     B.but    C.as     D.since

三、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

   GrandmaMosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStates,yetshedidnotstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventies.Assheoncesaidofherself:

“Iwouldneversitbackinarockingchair,waitingforsomeonetohelpme.”Noonecouldhavehadamoreproductiveoldage. 

   ShewasbornAnnaMaryRobertsononafarminNewYorkState,oneoffiveboysandfivegirls.Attwelveshelefthomeandwasindomestic（家庭的）serviceuntil,attwenty-seven,shemarriedThomasMoses,thehiredhandofoneofheremployers.Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives,firstinVirginiaandtheninNewYorkState,atEagleBridge.Shehadtenchildren,ofwhomfivesurvived;herhusbanddiedin1927. 

   GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroidery（刺绣）picturesasahobby,butonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhandshadbecometoostiff（硬的）tosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime.Herpictureswerefirstsoldatalocalmarketandweresoonnoticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainted.ThreeofthepicturesexhibitedintheMuseumofModernArt,andin1940shehadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork.Betweenthe1930sandherdeathsheproducedsome2,000pictures:

detailedandlivelyportrayals（描绘）ofthecountrylifeshehadknownforsolong,withawonderfulsenseofcolourandform.“IthinkreallyhardtillIthinkofsomethingreallypretty,andthenIpaintit.”shesaid. 

36.Accordingtothepassage,GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto     .

  A.makeherselfbeautiful              B.keepactive

  C.earnmoremoney                  D.becomefamous

37.Theunderlinedword“survived”means     . 

  A.graduatedfromcollege              B.examinedtheconditionofthehouse

  C.livedlongerthantheotherchildren     D.gaveupthemselvestothepolice

38.FromGrandmaMoses’descriptionofherselfinthefirstparagraph,itcanbeinferredthatshewas     .

  A.independent    B.pretty    C.rich    D.nervous

39.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

  A.GrandmaMoses:

HerLifeandPictures.   B.TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses.

  C.GrandmaMoses:

HerBestExhibition.   D.GrandmaMosesandOtherOlderArtists.

B

   InDenmark,parentsareallowedtosetupanewschooliftheyaredissatisfiedwiththeschoolintheareawheretheyareliving.Althoughtheseschoolshavetofollowthenationalcourses,theyareallowedalotofchoiceindecidingwhattoteach.Someofthesenewschoolsarecalled“smallschools”becauseusuallythenumberofpupilsinthemisonlysixty,butaschoolhastohaveatleasttwenty-sevenpupils.

   CooleenbridgeSchoolinIreland,isasmallschoolsimilartotheonesinDenmark,itwassetupbyparentswhocamefromHolland,Germany,Czechoslovakia,EnglandandotherpartsofIreland.Theycamebecausetheywantedtoliveinthecountrysideandtogrowtheirownfood.InJune1986,theydecidedtostartaschool.Theymanagedtogetanold,disusedprimary-schoolbuildingandstartedwithtwenty-fourchildrenagedfromfourtotwelve.

   Theteacherssay,“Theimportantthinginschoolisdoing,notsitting.”Andsothecoursesincludesyoga（瑜伽）,cooking,knitting（编织）,kite-making,music,fishing,drama（戏剧）andenvironmentalriverstudies,aswellasreading,writing,mathsandscience.

40.WhataretherulesforsettingupanewschoolinDenmark?

  A.Parentsareallowedtosetuptheirownschool.

  B.Theschoolhastofollowthenationalcourses. 

  C.Theschoolhastohaveatleast27pupils.

  D.Alloftheabove.

41.ThewritertellsabouttheCooleenbridgeSchoolinIrelandbecause      . 

  A.itwassetupbyparentswhoarenotpeopleofDenmark

  B.itwastakenasanexampleofthiskindof“smallschool”

  C.therewereonlytwenty-fourchildren

  D.thepupilstherewereagedfrom4to12

42.Whatmakesthiskindofschoolspecial?

  A.Itissetupbyparentsnotbygovernment. 

  B.Itisfreetodecidewhattoteach.

  C.Thenumberofpupilsinitisonlysixty. 

  D.Ithastohaveatleast27pupils.

43.“Theimportantthinginschoolisdoing,notsitting.”Whattheteacherssayactuallymeans      . 

  A.Whatweshoulddoisteachingintheclassroom,notsittingintheoffice. 

  B.Childrenshoulddomorehomeworkathome,notjustsitinclasstolistentotheteachers.

  C.Childrenshouldlearnbythemselvesnotrelyonteachers.

  D.Childrenshouldlearnthroughpracticenotjustfrombooks. 

C

   Ifoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn’tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputiton