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高二上期中英语试题及答案1
一.基础知识部分(100分)
第一部分听力理解(共两节;满分20分。
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第二部分知识运用(共两节;满分20分。
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第一节单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分。
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从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
20.Iwanttohaveashorttalkwithyou.Couldyoupleasespareafewminutes________?
A.ifpossibleB.ifnecessaryC.ifimportantD.ifworthwhile
22.TheBrownsheld_____theycalled"familyday"onceeachyear.
A.thatB.what C.which D.when
23.InsomepartsofLondon,missingabusmeans__________foranotherhour.
A.waitingB.towaitC.waitD.tobewaiting
24.TheForeignMinistersaid,“_______ourhopethatthetwosideswillworktowardspeace.”
A.ThisisB.ThereisC.ThatisD.Itis
25.Thebook_____heboughtyesterdayisveryinteresting.
A.\B.whyC.whenD.what
26.Hehasnotgotafever.Thatistosay,histemperatureis______.
A.commonB.normalC.ordinaryD.low
27.MyfriendspokegoodChinesesoI____thespeechforhim.
A.didn’tneedtotranslateB.couldn’thavetranslated
C.needn’thavetranslatedD.mustn’thavetranslated
28.Assoonasheenteredtheroom,he______hiscapandsatdown.
A.tookoutB.tookawayC.tookdownD.tookoff
29.I’vebeenhereforthreeweeksnow,and_____I’veenjoyedmyself.
A.sofarB.asfarC.byfarD.tonow
30.——WhoseadvicedoyouthinkIshouldtake?
——_________________________.
A.YouspeakB.That’sitC.It’suptoyouD.Yougotit.
第二节:
完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从31―40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出能填入空白处的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Whodidthis?
”askedmyteacher.Thirtychildrentriestothink31notonlywhattheyhad
done.,butalsowhatourteachermighthavefoundout.“Whodidthis?
”sheaskedagain.Sheneverbecameangry,butshewasthistime.Sheheldup32brokenglassandasked,“Whobrokethewindow?
”“Oh,oh”Ithought.Iwastheone33brokethewindow.Ididnotdoitonpurpose.Itwascausedbya34throwofabaseball.Whydidithavetobeme?
IfIadmittedit,Iwould35inalotoftrouble.HowwouldIbeabletopayforabigwindowlikethat?
Ididn’twanttoraisemyhand,36somethingmuchstrongerthanmepulledmeup.“Ididit.ThenIwas
silent.37washardenoughsayingwhatIhad.Myteacherwenttothebookshelfandtookdownabook.Shethenbeganwalkingtomydesk.Ifearedshewasgoingtopunishme.
“Iknowhowyoulikebirds,”shesaid38shestoodlookingdownatmyface.“Hereisabookabout
birds.Itisyournow.Youwillnotbepunished.Butremember,it’sonly39yourtruthfulness.”
Icouldn’tbelieveit!
Iwasn’tpunishedandIwasgettingabook!
The40onethatIhadbeensavingupallmymoneytobuy.
31.A.backB.ofC.upD.about
32.A.manyB.aC.apieceofD.apiece
33.A.whichB.whatC.howD.who
34.A.goodB.badC.wonderfulD.soft
35.A.haveB.beC.getD.got
36.A.butB.andC.soD.which
37.A.ThatB.IC.ItD.She
38.A.whenB.afterC.asD.before
39.A.aboutB.ofC.withD.for
40.A.veryB.onlyC.suchD.first
第三部分阅读技能(共三节,满分35分。
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第一节阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2分,满分24分。
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
IstartedteachingEnglishabroadwhenIwas22,soonafterIgraduatedfromuniversity.I'm35nowandhavebeendoingiteversince.Ifyouwanttotraveltheworld,there’reafewwaystoearnmoneywhileyoudoso.Youcanpickfruit,pullpintsorteachEnglish.Thethirdonehasdefinitelysuitedmebest.I'vetaughtinRussia,Argentina,SpainandSlovakiaandstayedanaverageoftwoyearsineachcountry.
OurflatisintheSanlitunarea,notfarfromthemainfootballstadium,andIworkatvariousschoolsinthecity.ThedemandfortheEnglishlanguageteachersisstaggering.Basically,ifaChinesepersonwantsajobinaninternationalcompany,thenEnglishisamust.InBeijingtherearen'tenoughteacherstogoround.BoththeChinesegovernmentandthebusinessworldareinvestingheavilyingettingpeopletospeakEnglish.
InChinathere'snoshortageofwork,thoughthepaycanbedifferent.IfyouteachEnglishasasecondlanguageataninternationalschool,youcanearn22,000yuanamonth,about£2,200or£1,500.Ifyou'reshortofcash,youcanalwaysdoabitofextraprivatetuition,whichpaysreallywell-about£30anhour.
It'sabitshockthefirsttimeyoufindyourselfinaforeigncountrybutthetrainingcanhelp.Andpeopleoftenaskhowit'spossibletoteachEnglishinacountrywhereyoudon'tspeakthelocallanguage,butthere'snosuchthing.InChina,forexample,everyoneknowswordslike“dollar”or“Iloveyou”.
ThebestthingaboutBeijingisthatyouaren’tgoingtobelonely.There'sahugeexpat(侨民)communityhere,mostlybasedinSanlitunandgrowingallthetime.Idon'tknowmywayaroundDublinorLondonverywell,butIcantellyouBeijingistherestaurantcapitaloftheworld.
41.Accordingtothetext,theauthorhastaughtEnglishinChinafor___________.
A.2yearsB.5yearsC.13yearsD.15years
42.Theunderlinedword“staggering”inParagraph2means___________.
A.puzzlingB.permanentC.surprisingD.steady
43.TheauthorcametoteachEnglishinBeijingbecause___________.
A.itwaseasyforhimtoearnmoneyinBeijing
B.Beijingmadeagoodimpressiononhim
C.teachingEnglishinBeijingwasfullofchallenges
D.Beijingwasjustastopofhistravellingaroundtheworld
44.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor___________.
A.felthappytoliveandworkinBeijing
B.preferredChineserestaurantsinBeijing
C.oftenfeltitdifficulttomakehimselfunderstood
D.usuallyturnedtothehugeexpatcommunityinSanlitun
B
Ifyougointothewoodswithyourfriends,staywiththem.Ifyoudon’t,youmaygetlost.Ifyoudoget
lost,thisiswhatyoushoulddo.
Sitdownandstaywhereyouare.Don’ttrytofindyourfriends—letthemfindyou.Youcanhelpthemtofindyoubystayinginoneplace.
Thereisanotherwaytohelpyourfriendsorotherpeoplenearbytofindyou.Givethemasignalbyshoutingorwhistlingthreetimes.Stop.Thenshoutorwhistlethreetimesagain.Anysignalgiventhreetimesisacallforhelp.Youwillbehelpedbyothers.
Keepuptheshoutingorwhistling,alwaysthreetimestogether.Whenpeoplehearyou,theywillknowthatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfun.Theywillletyouknowtheyhaveheardyoursignal.Theywillgivetwoshouts,twowhistlesortwogunshots.Whenasignalisgiventwice,itisananswertoacallfor
help.Ifyoudon’tthinkthatyouwillgethelpbeforenightcomes,trytomakealittlehouseandcoveruptheholeswithbrancheswithlotsofleavesandgrass.Whatshouldyoudoifyougethungryorneedtodrinksomewater?
Youshouldhavetoleaveyourlittlebranchhousetolookforabrook.Don’tjustwalkaway.Pickoffsmallbranchesanddropthemasyouwalksothatyoucanfindyourwayback.
Themostimportantthingtodowhenyouarelostis—stayinoneplace.
45.Howdoyouletpeoplebelievethatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfun?
A.Stopnowandthen.B.Goonshoutingorwhistling.
C.Shoutoverandoveratthetopofvoice.D.Shoutorwhistlethreetimesonceawhile.
46.Ifnobodyanswersyouafteryoursignal,whatshouldyoudothen?
A.Givetwogunshots.B.Shoutlouder.
C.Stopshouting.D.Makeahouse.
47.Ifyoufeelthirstywhenyouarelostintheforest,whatshouldyoudo?
A.Goandfindabrook.
B.Lightafireandmakeyourselfsometea.
C.Gotofindabrookandleavemarksbehindyou.
D.Findsomethingtoholdthewater.
48.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WhatDoThreeShotsAndTwoShotsMeanInAForest
B.HowToFindYourFriendsWhenYouAreLostInTheWoods
C.WhatToDoIfYouGetLostInAForest
D.TheMostImportantThingToDoIsToStayInOnePlace
C
Thenuclearleak(核泄漏)attheFukushimapowerplantinJapan,whichfollowedthedeadlyearthquaketwoweeksago,hascausedanunexpectedreactioninChina.
Asuddenpanicbuyingofsaltoccurredinmanyareasofour
countryaboutaweekafterthedisaster.Saltinthesedistrictswasalmostboughtupovernight.Somesellerswantedtomakeafortunebyraisingtheprice.ThepanicbuyingwascausedbytwomajorrumorsontheInternet:
First,iodized(含碘的)saltcanprotectagainstradiation.Second,theremightbeafallinsea-saltproductionfollowingthenuclearpollutionoftheocean.Suchfearsarenotnew.ThesamekindofpanichappenedwithvinegarduringtheSARSoutbreakandgarlicinthetimeoftheinfluenzaperiod.
HowcanrumorslikethisspreadinsuchalargecountryasChina?
ChenFang,areporterwiththeChinaYouthDailysaidthatmanyInternetuserssaythereisa“crisisoftrust”intoday’sChina.“Expertsdon’thaveenoughcredibilityandpeopledon’ttrustallgovernmentannouncements,either.”Chensaid.
However,Chenaddedthattherumorsshouldnotbeexaggerated(夸大).Manysalt-buyersdidn’tcare;otherssimplyfailedtounderstandwhatexpertsandgovernmentsweretalkingabout.Theyjustdidastheirneighborsandfriendsdid.Itwasacaseoftheblindfollowingtheblind–thatwastherealreasonbehindthebigincreaseinthedemandforsalt.
OnMarch20,theMinistryofCommercesaid:
“Thepanicbuyingofsalthasstoppedandthemarketisbacktonormal.”HealsosaidChinahasenoughsalttosatisfydemand.
Noweverythingisbacktonormal,manywanttoreturnthesalttheybought.ButintheviewoftheXinhuaDailyTelegraph,“Itistruethatthesepeoplepaidextramoneytobuythesalt,buttheycreatedthecrisisinthefirstplaceandcausedthepricetorise.”Thenewspapercontinued:
“Sothereisnoreasonwhytheyshouldgetthemoneyback.”
Perhapsconsumersshouldkeepthesalttor