半期考试英语试题2.docx

半期考试英语试题2.docx

《半期考试英语试题2.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《半期考试英语试题2.docx（12页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

半期考试英语试题2

高2012级10-11学年下期半期考试

英语试题

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节语法和词

汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．Hecouldmakemetal,andthatwouldhavebeenof____highstatusin____eyesoflocalpeople.

A.a;theB.the;theC./;/D./;the

2．Inmyopinion,lifeinthetwenty-firstcenturyismucheasierthan_____.

A.thatusedtobeB.itisusedtoC.itwasusedtoD.itusedtobe

3．Hepromisedtosendmeaninvitationtovisittheircountry_____untilIwas60yearsold.

A.everytheotheryearB.everyotheryear

C.everyotheryearsD.everysecondyears

4．—Wouldyoupleasedomeafavorandchecktheinformation？

—I’m_____gladtohelp.

A.morethanB.bynomeansC.lessthanD.nomorethan

5．Assresultofdestroyingtheforests,alarge_____ofdesert____coveredtheland.

A.number;hasB.quantity;hasC.number;haveD.quantity;have

6．Thenewly-builtairportwillbe_____toallkindsofvehiclesfromalldirections.

A.availableB.accessibleC.comfortableD.favorable

7．Weexpectfineweather,but____,itwillstillbeastormtomorrow.

A.asitisB.asweareC.asitwereD.asitwas

8．—Hurry,Kitty!

—Oh,damn!

Bothmylegsarenearlytogiveout.I____forhourslikeadog.

A.havewalkedB.walkedC.havebeenwalkingD.amwalking

9．—Howdoyoudealwiththedisagreementbetweenthecompanyandthecustomers?

—Thekey_____theproblemistomeetthedemand_____bythecustomers.

A.tosolving;makingB.tosolving;madeC.tosolve;makingD.tosolve;made

10．Ihavealotof______forher.Shebroughtupthreechildrenonherown.

A.pityB.feelingC.sympathyD.mercy

11．Itmighttakehimalongtimebuthe’lldoit______.

A.eventuallyB.generouslyC.purposefullyD.powerfully

12．—Doyoumindmeusingyourelectronicdictionaryforamoment?

—______,Pleasegoahead.

A.Yes,IdoB.NevermindC.OfcoursenotD.That’sallright

13．Wetried_____topersuadehimtostayhome,butatlast,hewenttotheconstructionsiteinspiteofhisillness.

A.inreturnB.invainC.infactD.intime.

14._____seemsnoneedtowaitanylonger,Chancesarethattheywon’tturnup.

A.ItB.AsC.ThereD.That

15．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,______shewasanonlychild.

A.eversinceB.nowthatC.evenasD.eventhough

16．______fired,yourhealthcareandotherbenefitswillnotbeimmediatelycutoff.

A.WouldyoubeB.ShouldyoubeC.CouldyoubeD.Mightyoube

17．Hewasthentoobusyto____evenaminuteforhiswriting.

A.spareB.takeC.giveD.spend

19．Whenapencilispartlyinaglassofwater,itlooksasifit______.

A.breaksB.hasbroken

C.werebrokenD.hadbeenbroken

20．_____goabroadtohaveafurthereducation,heworkshardatEnglishdayandnight.

A.ItchtoB.ItchingtoC.HavinganitchforD.Itch

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

2．4．6

ThewholeoftheUnitedStatescheereditslatestheroine,AshleySmith．Sheshowedherbraveheartandwisemindinalife-or-death21__.

Ashleyisa26-year-oldsinglemotherwithadaughter.Shewasgoingintoher22inAtlanta,GeorgiaearlyonthemorningofMarchl2,whenaman23_hertoherdoorandputaguntoherside.“Istartedwalkingtomydoor,andIfeltreally,really24.”ShesaidinaTVinterviewlastweek.ThemanwasBrianNichols,33．Hewas25ofkillingthreepeopleonMarch11andlaterofkillinganagent.Thelocal26weresearchingforhim.

BriantiedSmithupwithtape,27_released（放开）heraftersherepeatedly28himnottotakeherlife.Inorderto29themandown,shereadhimabest-selling30_book.Heaskedhertorepeataparagraphinthebook．Andthetwoofthem31onetopic．“Ibasicallyjusttalkedtohimandtriedtogainhis32.HesaidhethoughtIwasanangel33_fromGod,andthatwewereChristian（基督教的）sisterandbrother,andthathewas34,andthatGodledhimtometotellhimthathehad35alotofpeople.”

Ashleyevencookedbreakfastfortheman36heallowedhertoleaveherhouse.AshleysaidBrianwas37whenshemadehimbreakfastandthatthetwoofthemwatchedtelevisioncoverage（报道）ofthe38_forhim.“Icannot39_that’smeontheTV,”Briantoldthewoman．40,helethergo.Thenshecalledthepolice.

21．A．situationBmanners．C．magazineD．newspaper

22．A．companyB．apartmentC．districtD．office

23．A．tookB．stoppedC．caughtD．followed

24．A．attractedB．scaredC．disappointedD．absurd

25．A．suspectedB．warnedC．expectedD．reminded

26．A．educatorsB．citizensC．officersD．police

27．A．butB．thusC．soD．and

28．A．demandedB．requiredC．beggedD．ordered

1,3,5

29．A．calmB．rescueC．breakD．settle

30．A．psychologyB．culturalC．scientificD．religious

31．A．discussedB．previewedC．overlookedD．practised

32．A．satisfactionB．sympathyC．kindnessD．trust

33．A．sentB．takenC．borrowedD．given

34．A．defeatedB．lostC．ignoredD．discouraged

35．A．hurtB．annoyedC．dissatisfiedD．destroyed

36．A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．until

37．AsurprisedB．excitedC．satisfiedD．amused

38．A．escapeB．attemptC．huntD．research

39．A．believeB．realizeC．guessD．suppose

40．AUnfortunatelyB．GenerallyC．EventuallyD．Gradually

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

AbusinessmanwalksintoabankinSanFranciscoandasksfortheloan（贷款）officer.HesaysheisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeksandneedstoborrow$5,000.Thebankofficersaysthebankwillneedsomekindofsecurityforsuchaloan.SothebusinessmanhandsoverthekeystoaRollsRoyceparkedonthestreetinfrontofthebank.Everythingchecksout,andthebankagreestoacceptthecarascollateralfortheloan.AnemployeedrivestheRollsintothebank’sundergroundgarageandparksitthere.

Twoweekslater,thebusinessmanreturns,andrepaysthe$5,000andtheinterest,whichcomesto$15.41.

Theloanofficersays,“Weareveryhappytohavehadyourbusiness,andthistransactionhasworkedoutverynicely,butwearealittlepuzzled.Whileyouwereaway,wecheckedyououtandfoundthatyouareamultimillionaire.Whatpuzzlesusis-----whywouldyoubothertoborrow$5,000?

”

Laughing,thebusinessmanreplies,“WhereelseinSanFranciscocanIparkmycarfortwoweeksfor$15?

”

41．Thebusinessmanwalksintothebankwiththetruepurposeof_________.

A.borrowing$5,000B.findingaplacetoparkhiscar

C.meetingtheloanofficerD.showinghowrichheis

42.Theloanofficerispuzzledbecause_________.

A.heneverthoughtthebusinessmancoulddriveaRollsRoyce

B.hethinksthebusinessmaniscrazytoleavehiscarinthebank

C.heneverthoughthecouldmeetamultimillionaireinhisbank

D.hethinks$5,000issosmallasumofmoneytothebusinessman

43.Theunderlinedword“collateral”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“_________”.

A.paymentB.securityC.rewardD.deal

44.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebusinessmanaccordingtothestory?

A.CleverB.Honest.C.Rich.D.Kind.

B

Computermouseisnolongersostrong.ACanadianengineerhasinventedasystemthatenablesacomputerusertopushacursor（光标）acrossascreensimplybymovinghisorhernose.Hecallshisnose-drivenmouseanouse.

Theinventor,DmityGorodnichy,cameupwiththeideaforthenousewhilebuildingcomputersoftwarethatwouldhelpastronautsoperatetheCanadarm—alongroboticarmontheU.S.spaceshuttle.Hissystememploysaweb-camerathatrecognizesacomputeruser’snosefrom25pixels,orpointsoflight.Dmitychosethenosebecauseitspositionremainsrelativelyconstantnomatterwhichwaytheheadmoves.Thesystemkeepstrackofthepixels,andtheusermatchesthemovementsofhisorhernosewiththeprogressofthecursoracrossthescreen.

Thenousekeepstrackoftheeyestoo.Twoblinks（眨眼）area“doubleclick,”whichturnsthenouseonoroff.

Thenousehasreceivedmixedcommentsfromthosewhoholdoppositeopinions.Onecalledit“apointlesswasteoftechnology”.Anotherpredictedthatthenousewillfailtocatchonbecauseitmakesusers“looksilly.”DmityhasalreadyadaptedthenouseforNousePong,avideogame,andNousePaint,adrawingprogram.

Healsopredictsthatthenousewillattractthepeoplewhohavesufferedfromspecificdisease-pain,senselessness,ortremblinginthehandcausedbythefrequentrepetitionofmovementsofthewristandfingers,suchastypingatacomputerkeyboard.Hisnextplanistoadaptthenouseforusebyparalyzed（瘫痪）patientsinhospitals.Withtwoblinksoftheeyes,patientscoulddouble-clickforhelp.

45．Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably.

A．CursorMovedWithoutfingersB．MouseDrivenbyNose

C．NewComputerSystemforAstronautsD．NewTypeofMouseforPatients

46．Thenouseisasystemworkingbymeansof.

A．movingone’snoseorblinkingB．keepingtrackofthepointsoflight

C．movingcursoracrossthescreenD．matchingtheuser’snosewitheyes

47．Theunderlinedphrase“catchon”means“”.

Abemade．B．beused

C．getimprovedD．becomepopular

48．Dmitypredictsthatthenousewillbemoreusedtohelp.

A．thedisabledwiththehandandparalyzedpatients

B．developavideogameanddrawingprogram

C．thosetravelinginspace

D．thosewhohaveeyetrouble

C

Light-skinnedimmigrants（移民）intheUnitedStatesmakemoremoneyonaveragethanthosewithdarkerskin,andthechiefreasonappearstobediscrimination,aresearchersaid.JoniHersch,alawandeconomicsprofessoratVanderbiltuniversity，lookedatagovernmentsurveyof2,004legalimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesfromaroundtheworldandfoundthatthosewiththelightestskinearnedanaverageof8