高二英语期中测试.docx

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高二英语期中测试

乌兰察布市蒙古族中学

2013——2014学年高二年级第二学期

期中英语试题

本试卷分为I卷（选择题）和II卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。

第一部分：

完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

ItwasmybirthdaylastThursdayandIdecidedto  1byinvitingafewfriendsouttosupper.I 2  arestaurantinaquietpartoftown.Itisoneofmyfavoriterestaurantsbecausethefoodisgoodandthewaitersarefriendly.Itishardlyevercrowded,because  3  peopleknowaboutit,soitisnotusuallynecessarytobookatable.Inanycase,Thursdayisnotabusyevening 4 .

　　Whenweenteredtherestaurant,Iwassurprisedtofinditcompletely  5   .Ilookedaroundbutnota  6   tablewasfree.Oneofthewaitersrecognizedme.Hecameacrossandexplainedthesituation.“Apartyoftouristscameinabout 7  ago.”hesaid.“Itwaslikeaninvasion!

 8   theplacewasfull!

Wecanhardlymanage.”

　　Thewaiterthen  9  atableinthecorner.“Thepeoplethere  10   ”hesaid,“Justholdonandyouwill 11  aplacethere.”Hewasright.Fifteenminuteslater,thepeople 12  thecornertablepaidtheirbill,gotupandleft.Iledmyfriendsacrossandweallsatdown.

　　Unfortunatelyourtablewasalmostoutofsight.Wetriedtoattracttheattentionofthewaiterwhosentusthere,buthe,like 13   waiters, 14   thepartyoftourists.Theyorderedlotsoffood.Butatlast,anhourlater,thetouristswerefinishingtheirmealandlookingvery 15  withlife.Thewaiternowverytired,appearedatourtable.Iadvised（建议）myfriendsaboutthebestdishesandfinallythewaiterwentoffwithour 16 .

　　Afewmomentslaterhe 17  toourtable.Wecouldtellfromhisfacethathehad 18  forus. 19  alittleembarrassed（尴尬的）heinformedusthattherewas 20  left.“Allwecanoffer you”hesaid,“isanomelet!

（煎蛋卷）”

1.  A.rememberB.celebrateC.memorize　　　D.congratulate

2.  A.chose　B.selected　　C.pickedup　　D.elected

3.  A.afew　　　　B.alittle　　C.few　　　　　D.little

4.  A.asarule　　 B.asamatteroffact　　　

C.asusual　　　　D.asisknowntoall

5.  A.empty　　 B.full　　　　C.free　　D.quiet

6.  A.one　　　 B.any　　　C.single　　　　D.other

7.  A.ahalfhourB.halfahourC.halfanhour　 D.anhourhalf

8.  A.suddenly　  B.soon　C.quickly　　　　D.certainly

9.  A.pointedout　B.pointedoverC.pointedon　D.pointedto

10.  A.willleave　　　　　　　　　　B.areabouttoleave

　   C.aretoleave　　　　　　　　　D.willbeleaving

11.  A.find　　　B.findoutC.lookedfor　　    D.searched

12.  A.by　　B.beside　　　  C.at　　　　　    D.near

13.  A.alltheother　B.allanotherC.alltheothersD.allother

14.  A.werekeptbusy　B.wasbusywith  

C.keptbusywithD.werebusywith

15.  A.excited　　B.tired　C.pleasedD.disappointed（失望）

16.  A.dishes　　B.food　　　　C.menu　　　   D.order

17  .A.went　　　B.came　C.was　　　　   D.returned

18.  A.agoodnews　B.goodnewsC.badnewsD.abadnews

19.  A.Looking　　   B.Look　C.Looked　　     D.Looks

20.  A.meatoffishB.nomeatandfish

C.meatandfish　  D.nomeatorfish

第二部分：

阅读理解。

（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

（每小题2分，共30分）

                                    A

 Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?

Trysomeoftheseplaces:

.Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghand-madepieces,travelingexhibits,booksignings（签名）bychildren'sfavoritewriters,andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.

.Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.ThisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromDinosaur（恐龙）modelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.

.GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind. 

.Tryhands-onscience.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalike.They'llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding..Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums. 

21.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit

A.anaturalhistorymuseum       B.anartmuseum 

C.aYoutheater                 D.ahands-onsciencemuseum

22.WhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?

A.Watchpuppetmaking.              B.Seedinosaurmodels.

C.Lookatrockcollections.            D.Giveperformances.

23.Whatdoes"hands-onscience"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Learningsciencebydoingthings      B.Sciencegamesdesignedbykids 

C.Ashowofkids'sciencework         D.Readingsciencebooks.

24.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencetextbook.                 B.Atouristmap. 

C.Amuseumguide.                   D.Anewsreport. 

B

HoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.

Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper-alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.

Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewaxinthebeehives（蜂房）.Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees'nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfalltotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.  

Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.

25.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?

A.It'ssmallinsize.                   B.It'shardtorecognize.

 C.It'scoveredwithwax.              D.It'shiddenintrees.

26.Whatdothewords"thefollower"inParagraph2referto?

A.Abee.         B.Ahoneyseeker.      C.Abird.   D.Abeekeeper.

27.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway             .

A.itgoestochurch                   B.itgetsitsfood 

C.itsingsintheforest                 D.itreachesintobees'nests

28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WildBees                       B.WaxandHoney 

C.BeekeepinginAfrica              D.Honey-Lover'sHelper

C

Abouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoafilm-studio（影棚）totakepartinacrowd-scene.Althoughour"act"wouldlastonlyforashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.

Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescene,settinguptreesattheedgeofawindingpath.Verysoon,brightlightswereturnedonandthebigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingtothecameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Sinceitwashotinthestudio,itcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsputonaheavyovercoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.Abigfanbeganblowingtinywhitefeathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"snow".Twomorefanswereturnedon,anda"strongwind"blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedsorealthatitmadeusfeelcold.  

Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast（对比）.Thewayitwasfilmedwasquiteunusual.PicturestakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen.Anactorandactressstoodinfrontofthescenesothattheylookedasiftheywereatthewater'sedgeonanisland.Byasimpletricklikethis,palmtrees,sandybeaches,andblue,clearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!

Sinceitwasourturnnext,wewereleftwonderingwhatscenewouldbepreparedforus.Forafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencingtheexcitementofbeingfilm”Stars”!

29.Whoistheauthor?

A.Acameraman.                   B.Afilmdirector.  

C.Aworkmanforscenesetting        D.Acrowd-sceneactor 

30.Whatmadetheauthorfeelcold?

A.Theheavysnowfall.              B.Thefilmbeingshown.

 C.Thelowtemperature.            D.Theman-madescene.

31.Whatwouldhappeninthe"threeminutes"mentioned,inthelastparagraph?

A.Anewscenewouldbefilmed. B.Morestarswouldactinthefilm.

C.Theauthorwouldleavethestudio.D.Thenextscenewouldbeprepared.

D

Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,litt