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高二年级英语下学期期中试题
高二年级英语下学期期中试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分,共12页。
满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
考试结束后,将答题卡答题纸交回。
第一部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分55分)
第一节语法和词汇知识(共25小题;每小题1分,满分25分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。
1.Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim______hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice.
A.whetherB.whereC.whichD.that
2.Theladyspokeloudlyinordertomakeherself______.
A.notice B.noticed C.tobenoticed D.benoticed
3.Ilikecolorofyourshoes;it’sgoodmatchforyourskirt.
A.a;theB.the;aC.a;aD.the;the
4.---Mum,wherearemygloves?
Isthepairofgloves______mine?
---Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.
A.washingB.havewashed
C.havingwashedD.beingwashed
5.---Mr.Brown,LabourDayiscoming…
---______?
Justoccupyyourselfinyourstudy.
A.SowhatB.WhatifC.HowcomeD.Whatfor
6.drewhisattention,hetoldme,waswhatshewasinside,notherappearance.
A.WhoB.ThatC.WhichD.What
7.Sorry!
Ialetterthismorningandforgotallabouttheappointment.
A.wroteB.waswritingC.havewrittenD.hadwritten
8.---Charlieisgoodatplayingthepiano,buthedoesn’tlikesinging.
---
A.NeitherisMary.B.SodoesMary
C.NeitherdoesMaryD.SoitiswithMary
9.Don’tblamethemanymore;thisisbecausetheyarestillyoungandlackexperience.
A.generallyB.exactlyC.simplyD.hardly
10.________othergoodstudents,theteacherthinks,Hankis________student.
A.Comparedwith;amostsatisfied B.Comparedto;themostsatisfied
C.Comparingto;themoresatisfying D.Comparedwith;amoresatisfying
11.Mr.Frankaskedmeaquestion_____Icouldgowithhimto_____hecalledtheTreasureHousethenextweek.
A.whether;whatB.whether;thatC.what;whichD.that;where
12.Itisthethirdtimethatshehaswontherace,______hassurprisedusall.
A.thatB.whatC.whoD.which
13.MostconstructionworkerscanearnovertwothousandRMB_____monthbutusuallytheygettheirwagesby_____year.
A.the;theB.a;theC.the;aD.a;a
14.Foramomentnothinghappened,andthen______allshoutingtogether.
A.camevoicesB.voiceshadcomeC.voiceswouldcomeD.didvoicescome
15.ChairmanXiJinpinggaveMrPutinShentoembroidered(沈绣)portraitofPresidentVladimirPutin____handfromNantong,60cm×50cm___size.
A.with;ofB.through;byC.by;inD.on;for
16.Itisagainstthelawtobuyandsellgunsinourcountry.Inotherwords,it’s________.
A.challengingB.illegalC.informalD.unsuitable
17.—TomwenttoBeijingforaholidayyesterday.
—.Weplayedfootballtogetherthismorning.
A.That'sagoodpointB.Icouldn'tagreemore
C.Youcan'tbeseriousD.I'mnotsureaboutit
18.Somepeople________cruelexperimentsonanimals________science.
A.make;bythenameofB.make;inthenameof
C.carry;inthenameofD.carryout;bythenameof
19.Whenhelookedup,hesuddenlyfoundhimself______byagroupofteenagers,____lookedathimanxiously.
A.surrounded;whoB.tobesurrounded;which
C.besurrounded;whoD.havingbeensurrounded;which
20.When____tocomparetheeducationsystemofChinaandBritain,theprofessorgavenoanswer.
A.askB.askedC.askingD.toask
21.Itwas________Iwentthere________Ibegantoknowsomethingaboutthematter.
A.until;whenB.until;that
C.notuntil;thatD.notwhen;that
22.Withahugeamountoffood________,allofthestaffarebusypreparingforthedinnertonight.
A.wouldserveB.servedC.toserveD.serving
23.Successfulpeoplealwaysmake________preparationsforanypotentialsetbacks.
A.final B.urgentC.abruptD.adequate
24.Itwasadifficulttimeforourfamily,butthingsturnedoutallright.
A.frequentlyB.eventuallyC.obviouslyD.regularly
25.---Ifailedmydrivingtest.
---,theysaythebestdriversalwaysfailthefirsttime.
A.NevermindB.GoaheadC.NoproblemD.Comeon
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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
Anoldmanlayinahospitalbed,heavilysedated(给……服镇静剂)toeasethepainfromhisheartattack.Thenursearrivedandsaid,"Your26ishere,"repeatingthewordsseveraltimesbeforethe27consciousmanopenedhiseyes.Hissonwasa28whohadcomebackfromserviceto29tohisbelovedfather.
Theelderlyman30outtotouchhisson'shandandhelditgently.Allthroughthe31,theyoungsoldiersatintheward(病房)offeringwordsof32tohisdyingdad,whosaid33butkeptaweakgripofhischild.34ofthenoiseoftheoxygentankandthemoans(呻吟声)oftheotherpatients,thesoldierremained35bytheoldman’sside.
Severaltimesinthecourseofthatlongnight,thenursereturnedandsuggestedthatthesoldierleaveto36forawhile,Buteachtimehewould37.Asdawnapproachedtheelderlyman38.Hislovingsonrestedtheoldman'slifelesshandonthebedandlefttofindthe39.Theyoungmanwaitedwhilethenursecarriedhisfather'sbodyawayandwhenshereturned,offeringwordsof40thesoldierinterruptedher.
“Whowastheman?
”heasked.
41,thenursereplied,“Hewasyourfather.”
“No,hewasn't,”theyoungmansaid,“I'veneverseenhimbeforeinmylife.”
“Then42didn’tyousaysomething?
”
“WhenIarrivedattheward,Iknewrightawaytherehadbeena(n)43,”theyoungmanexplained.“ButIalsoknewthatmanneededhisson,andhewasn'there.Icouldtellhewastoo44toknowwhosatbesidehimbutheneededsomeonethere,soIjustdecidedto45him.
26.A.wifeB.cousinC.brotherD.son
27.A.simplyB.barelyC.actuallyD.totally
28.A.directorB.managerC.soldierD.waiter
29.A.talkB.listenC.adjustD.attend
30.A.lookedBreachedC.movedD.picked.
31.A.morningB.nightC.afternoonD.noon
32.A.sadnessB.truthC.encoursgementD.excitement
33.A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything
34.A.FreeB.UnawareC.AfraidD.Tired
35.A.impatientlyB.seriouslyC.loyallyD.carelessly
36.A.walkB.restC.chatD.exercise
37.A.weepB.agreeC.hesitateD.refuse
38.A.awokeB.recoveredC.diedD.screamed
39.A.friendB.relativeC.ambulanceD.nurse
40.A.sympathyB.angerC.loveD.admiration
41.A.AnnoyedB.WorriedC.FrightenedD.Shocked
42.A.whyB:
whereC.howD.when
43.A.EventB.hopeC.accidentD.mistake
44.A.anxiousB.disappointedC.sickD.careless
45.A.leaveB.supportC.respectD.accompany
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Springwillsoonbeuponusandanewtermishere.Allover'theworldspringistheseasonofnewlife:
flowersbloom,babyanimalsareborn,andtheweatherbecomeswarmer.Duringthistimeofyear,peopleusuallywalkaroundwithaspringintheirstepsandafeelingoffreshbeginnings.However,forafreshbeginningittakesmorethanthebrightcolorsandfreshairofspring.Weneedtolookatourselves,setnewgoals,anddecidehowtoimproveourselves.
InEnglandpeopleusuallydothisonthefirstdayoftheyear.Welookatthepastyearandthinkaboutwhatwe'dliketochangeorimproveinourlives,andwecallthisaNewYear'sresolution.Thesecanbeanythingfromimprovingone'shealththroughexerciseorcuttingoutbadhabits,tostudyingharderforbettergradesortryingtofindagoodwork/lifebalance.
Luckily,wedon'thavetowaitforthebeginningofanewyeartotryandbecomebetterpeople.Wecandothiswheneverwelike.Themilestoneofanewtermisjustagoodplacetostart.
Sometimesit'sdifficulttotakethefirststepinachievingnewlysetgoals,butanoldsayingis"tobeginistobehalf-waythere."Iagreewiththisbecausetakingonanewtaskorchanginghabitscanseemdauntingatfirst,butoncewebegin,theygeteasier.Forexample,spendinglesstimeonQQorplayingvideogamesandmoretimestudyingorcommunicatingface-to-facecanbedifficulthabitstochangeatfirst.Butoncewesettleintothenewroutineandstarttoseetheresults,it'sdifficultnottowonderwhywedidn’tdoitsooner.
Thetrickwithdecidingonaresolutionforanewtermisnottosetunrealistictargets.Ifwedothis,it'seasytolosemotivationbecausetheendgoalseemssofaraway.Trytomakemanysmalltargetsyouwanttoreachonthewaytoyourultimategoal.Thisway,youcanseeyourprogresseasily.
46.InParagraphOne,theauthorwantstotellusthatspringisatime.
A.totakeawalkaroundoutdoorsB.tosetgoalsforafreshbeginning
C.toenjoyfreshairandbrightcolorsD.foranimalstohavebabies
47.ANewYear'sresolutionis.
A.apromisemadetoyourparentsB.aceremonytocelebrateNewYear
C.adecisionmadetoimproveourselvesD.arecallofwhathappenedlastyear
48.WhichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewithaccordingtoParagraphFour?
A.Wellbegunishalfdone.B.Allthatendswelliswell.
C.Beswifttohear,slowtospeak.D.AllroadsleadtoRome.
49.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"daunting"probablymeaninParagraphFour?
A.changeableB.difficult
C.lovelyD.confusing
50.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Ifyouseenoprogress,you'llbediscouraged.
B.Whateverhappens,sticktoyourdreams.
C.Neverloseheartwhenmeetingwithdifficulties.
D.Yourgoalsshouldberealisticandsmall.
B
BorninAustraliawithoutarmsorlegs,30-year-oldNickVujicichasbecomeaninternationalsymbolofvictory.Hislirehasbeenfilledwithonehurdleafterthenext.Butyou'llhearnoself-pityfromVujicic,whosebook,Unstoppable,waspublishedlastmonth.“Mylimblesschallengeremains.Icannotchangethat,”saysVujicic,whocountssky-divingandsurfingamonghishobbies.“ButwhatIcan,anddidchangeismyattitude.”
ItisVujicic'sspiritthathasmadehima