高二下学期期中考英语试题.docx

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高二下学期期中考英语试题

英语试题

第一部分：

 听力理解（5段共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听第一段对话，回答第1—3题。

1.WhydoesthemansuggestthewomansendherdaughtertoSanFrancisco?

A.Becauseit’sthetwincityofShangshai.     

 B.Becauseit’soneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinAmerican..    

 C.Becauseitwillcostmuchlessthanothercities. 

2.Wherewillthewoman’sdaughterlive?

A.WithanAmericanfamily    B.Inarentedhouse.     C.Inahotel. 

3.Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?

A.AskanAmericanstudenttolivewithher. 

B.Askthecitygovernmentforsomeinformation.

C.LookforanAmericanfamilyforherdaughter. 

听第二段对话，回答第4—6题。

4.Whatdidthegirldoyesterdayevening?

A.ShecalledTom’shomephone.. B.ShecalledatTom’shouse. C.ShecalledTom’sfather.. 

5.WhereisTom’smother?

A.Sheisabroad. B.Sheisathome.  C.Sheisonafarm. 

6.WherecantheyprobablyfineTomnow?

A.Inthecitystadium        B.Inhishome.  C.Intheschool.

听第三段对话，回答第7—9题。

7.WhatdoesGrannyAliceusuallyhaveforbreakfast?

A.Eggs,dumplingsandsoup.   

B.Eggs,chickenandsoup.  

C.Fish,ormutton,togetherwithbread. 

8.WhatdoesGrannyAlicedointheafternoon?

A.pickupeggs.B.buyvegetables.   C.writestories.

9.WhendoesGrannyAlicegotobedintheevening?

A.At7:

00  .B.At8:

00   C.At9:

30. 

听第四段对话，回答第10—12题。

10.HowmanypeoplehaddinnertogetherinUncleGeorge’shome?

A.6.    B.8.    C.9.

11.Whoisnowheadofacompany?

A.Jane        B.Frank    C.Alice.

12.WhatdoJennyandBobusuallydo?

A.Theycomposesongsathome. B.Theyrunaclothingshop.  C.Theyarefreeathome. 

听第五段独白，回答第13—15题。

13.HowisUncleTomnow?

A.Heisverywell.   B.Hehasrecoveredfromanillness.  C.Hehasgotacold. 

14.Whyhasthewoman returnedfromSeattle?

A.Toaskifthemanwantstobuythefarm.

B.ToadviseUncleTomtosellhisfarm.

C.ToseetheoldcouplefromNewYork.

15.Whowillprobablybuythefarm?

A.Theman  B.ThecouplefromNewYork..  C.Nobodyatall. 

第二部分：

语言知识及运用   第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

Aswaiters,wedealwithcustomerseverydayandwhensomethinggoeswrong,somehowwehavetheabilitytokeepongoing．It’sourresponsibilityto 16 thecustomer．    

Iremembermyfirstwaiterjobwasatafinerestaurant.Oneafternoon，themanagerinformedallthecooksandwaitersthataVIPgroupwerecomingforlunch.Thegroupwere 17 VIPsinthecity’sfashionindustry．

Afterthegrouparrivedandgot 18 comfortably,drinkswereordered.Normally,theheadwaiterwouldbeinchargeofwineservice.However,themanageraskedmetoservethatafternoon.Ihadneverdonewineservice,norhadleverservedagroupoftwelve．

Iarranged12wineglassesonthetrayandwenttothetable.AsIsetoneoftheglassesinfrontofthefirstcustomer,somehowIhad 19 mygripandsixglassesfellontopofayoungwoman,andthentothefloorandlayinpieces.Ifeltfrightenedandmyfaceturnedred.Iapologizedmanytimestothewomanandtotherestofthegroup．  

Quickly,themanager 20 myaidandhelpedintheclean-upandsentouttheirdrinksrightaway.Ididn’tunderstandwhy,butthegroupwereforgivingmeandtheyoungwoman 21 informedmeitwasOK. 

Mymanagerpulledmetothesideandsaid,“Ifyouknowwhyanaccidenthappened,learnfromitandmoveon.Youstillhaveatabletoserveandyoucan’tshowyour 22oryourdisappointment.Mistakesandaccidentsdohappen.Keepyour 23 upandbeconfident.Theglassesarereplaceable.”

Iunderstoodwhyhewastrulyawell-respectedrestaurantmanagerwithintheneighborhood.His 24 relationshipwiththegroupmadethesituation 25 andthegroupforgavemeforthat．

16．A.welcome      B.feed      C.invite    D.please

17．A.letinas        B.madeupof     C.addedupto  D.recognizedas

18．A.introduced       B.satisfied     C.seated   D.dressed

19．A.got        B.caught       C.forgot      D.lost

20．A.tookover      B.cameto       C.gaveup   D.rushedagainst

21．A.repeatedly       B.regretfully      C.impatiently     D.angrily

22．A.apology       B.excitement     C.nervousness     D.carelessness

23．A.nose       B.face      C.head      D.hand

24．A.new      B.famous     C.terrible   D.close

25．A.calm        B.comfortable      C.special     D.possible

第二节：

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Ihavea12-year-oldsonwhoiskindandhelpful.Andheisshowinggreatinterest 26 growingplants.Ihavebeenhelpinghimplantflowers,vegetablesandjustplantsingeneralsincespringarrived.

 When 27 （plant）abunchofflowersoneSaturdayafternoon,Ifoundthatthereweretwoflowers 28 （leave）inmyson’sbasket.Mysondecidedtotakethemtothelittlehousenextdoor 29 anelderlywomanlivedbyherselfanddidn’tseemtohavemuchcompany.Iwatchedhimashewentuptoherdoor,rather 30 （hesitant）becausehedidn’tknowher,andhequietlylefttheflowers 31 herdoorstepsothatshewouldget 32 thenexttimeshewentoutside.

 Thenextmorningwewerepleasedtofindthatshe 33 （plant）theflowersinapotbythedoor.Theylookedreallybeautiful. 34 itwasasmallthing,itwasimportantasmysonhaslearnttodogoodfor 35. Hesaidtome,“Itfeelsreallygoodtodothingsforotherpeople.”  

第三部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A 

Sinceweeksago,ChinahasbeeninvolvedaworldwideA／H1N1fluthathasalreadykilledmorethan80peopleinthemiddleofMay,2009inMexicoandhasturnedintoaglobalpandemic．

ThecentralgovernmenthasaskedpeopleenteringChinafromthevirus-hitcountriestoreportflu-likesymptomstotheauthorities.InanemergencynoticeissuedonSaturdaynight，thecountry’stopqualitywatchdogorderedtheCustomstocheckpassengers’temperature,too．

ABeijingairportofficialLisaidCustomsofficersareonahighalertlevel.

“Threetemperaturedetectorsarenowinoperation.We’rereadywithprotectiongarmentsandequipment,too.PassengersflyinginfromMexicoandotherA／H1N1flu-hitcountriesarebeingmonitoredclosely,”hesaid．

TheMinistryofHealth,however,saidyesterdaytherewasnoevidencetosuggestthatapersonwouldcontractthediseasebyeatingpork．

HongKong,too,hasraiseditsalertlevelagainstthefluto“serious”.SecretaryforFood&Health，Mr.YorkChowurgedpeopletoavoidvisitingplacesfromwhereA／H1N1flucaseshavebeenreported,andsaidtheviruswouldbeaddedtoHongKong’slistofthediseaseswhichhavebeennoticed．

TheterribleA／H1N1fluhasbeencontractedbyabout4000peopleinMexico,andmostofthekilledwereagedbetween25and45．

Thevirushasalsoinfectedabout5000peopleintheUS．TheUSCenterforDiseaseControlsaidthiskindofvirusisspreadingfromhumantohuman，raisingfearsofaglobalpandemic． 

36．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．A／H1N1flukilledmorethan80people．

B．A／H1N1fluisspreadingfromhumantohuman．

 C．ChinahasbeguntotakestepstopreventA／H1N1flu．

 D．AllthepeoplearestronglyaffectedbyA／H1N1flu．

37．Theunderlinedword“pandemic”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans         

 A．death     B．panic     C．enemy  D．disease

38．Whydoestheflucauseglobalfears?

 A．Becausemostpeopleintheworldeatpork．

 B．Becauseit’sspreadingfromhumantohuman．

 C．Becausewestilldon’tknowthecauseofit．    

 D．Becauseithasinfectedabout5000people．

39．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．PeoplewouldcontracttheA／H1N1fluiftheyofteneatpork．

 B．ThevirusoftheA／H1N1fluhasinfectedpeopleallovertheworld．

C．PeoplefromA／H1N1flu—hitcountriesareallforbiddentoenterChina．

D．PeopleshouldavoidvisitingplaceswhereA／H1N1flucaseshavebeenreported．

40.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat        .

A.CollegestudentsaremostlikelyinfectedbyA/H1N1flu.

B.Apersonwouldbeinfectedbythevirusbyeatingpork.

C.PassengersfromtheUnitedStatesarebeingmonitoredclosely. 

D.Mr.YorkChowsaidthatthevirushadbeenaddedtoHongKong’slistof  thediseases.

B

Freeandsecureaccommodation,nobillsandeventheoddhome-cookedmeal.Itsoundsliketheperfectlivingarrangementforcash-strappedstudents.

Twomothersbelievetheyhavedevised（提出）awayforstrugglingstudentstosaveonaccommodationcostswhentheyleavehometostudyatuniversity.

KateBarnhamandAmandaFludehavelaunchedStudentSwaps,anonlineaccommodationforum（论坛）forparentsandstudents,inadvanceoftheintroductioninSeptemberof￡3,000highereducationtop-upfees.

Theirwebsitesays,“TheprinciplebehindStudentSwapsistoenablestudentstoliterallyswap（交换）familyhomes.”Thewebsitewillholdadatabaseofstudentswhowouldliketoswapandlinkthemwithsuitablematches.Sothosefromonetown/citycouldswapwiththosefromadifferenttown/city.

Thesitedescribesitselfasofferinga“cost-freeaccommodationalternative…atatimeofgrowingstudentdebt”.ThereisnochargefortheserviceatthemomentbutMsBarnhamandMsFludeintendtointroducea￡10annualfeeifitbecomesestablished.

However,theNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）haswarnedthat,whiletheschememaysoundappealingtostrugglingfreshers,itlacksanyformalregulation.

VeronicaKing,NUSvice-presidentofwelfare,said,“Thefactthatthisschemehasevenbeensuggestedisevidencetothehighlevelsofdebtstudentsnowfaceongraduation.”Recentresearchhasshownthatstudentsaremorelikelytoliveathomeincomingyears,inabidtocutdownonthecostofadegree.

“Thisisworrying,asitmaymeanthatstudentschoosetheiruniversityonthebasisofwhereitis,ra