高二第一学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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高二第一学期期中考试英语试题

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大井中学2014-2015学年度第一学期高二期中考试

英语试卷

考试时间：

120分钟总分：

150分

注意事项：

1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填涂在答题卡上

.语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节、完型填空（共15小题：

每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Youmaythinkthereisonlysandinthedesertoftheworld,__1__itisnottrue.Inthedesert,asweknow,thereisalittle__2__,butitisnot__3__formostplants.Stillwecanseesomeplants__4__inthedesert.

Thereis__5__insomeplacesinthedesert.We__6__theseplacesoases.Intheoases,therearevillagesandtowns.

Peoplegrow__7__kindsofcropsinthefieldsthere.People__8__liveoutsidetheoases.Theyhavecamels,sheepandotheranimals.Theseanimalsdepend__9__thedesertplantsfortheirfoodanddonotneed__10__water.

The__11__areusefultothedesertpeopleinmanyways.Theyeatthemeatanddrinkthemilkoftheanimals.Theyusethecamelsforcarryingwater,food,tentsandsomethingelse.

Thepeopleofthedeserthavetokeepmovingfromplacetoplace.Theymustalwayslook12grassordesertplantsfortheiranimals.Whenthereisnomorefoodfortheiranimals,theymoveto__13__place.Thedesertpeopleare__14__.Nomaninthedesertwouldeverrefuse__15__thepeopleintroubleandgivethemfoodandwater.

1.A.andB.soC.orD.but

2.A.rainB.windsC.windD.rains

3.A.goodB.enoughC.enoughgoodD.goodenough

4.A.livesB.toliveC.liveD.lived

5.A.stonesB.waterC.woodD.plants

6.A.sayB.tellC.callD.find

7.A.everyB.aC.allD.one

8.A.tooB.alsoC.eitherD.still

9.A.onB.inC.withD.by

10.A.alittleB.fewC.muchD.any

11.A.waterB.plantsC.cropsD.animals

12.A.atB.afterC.upD.for

13.A.otherB.anotherC.theothersD.theother

14.A.wellB.friendC.friendlyD.carefully

15.A.helpB.tohelpC.helpingD.helps

第二节、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourcountries:

England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.16._____________thefourcountriesworktogetherinsomeareas（forexample,17.______________internationalrelations）,theyarestillverydifferent.Forexample,NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotland18._____________（develop）differenteducational19._____________legalsystemaswellasdifferentfootballteams20._____________competitionsliketheWorldCup.

Englandisthe21_____________（large）ofthefourcountries.MostofthepopulationsettledinthesouthofEngland,butmostofthelarge22._____________（industry）citiesintheMiddleandNorthofEngland.

London,23._____________capitalcityofUK,24._____________isthecenterofcommunication,economy,cultureandeducation,liesinEngland.Ithasmanygreatesthistoricalattractionsfortourists,25._____________（include）theworldfamousTowerofLondon,thesplendidStPaulCathedral,WestminsterAbbey,High-gateCemeteryandRoyalObservatoryinGreenwich.

.阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurant,anditsownerdidnotknowwhattodo.Thepricewasreasonableandthefoodwasofgoodquality,butnobodyseemedtowanttoeatthere.

Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantisalwaysfullofmenwiththeirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancameinwithalady,asmilingwaitergaveeachofthemamenu（菜单）,Themenulookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasanimportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaitergavetothemansuppliedthecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwine.whilethemenuthathegavetotheladysuppliedamuchhigherprice!

Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,theladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerous（慷慨）thanhereallywas.

26.Whydidn’tpeoplecometotheWhiteRoseRestauranttoeatatfirst?

A.Becausethepricewashigh.

B.Becausethefoodwastoocheap.

C.Becausethefoodwasnotgood.

D.Thepassagedidn’tmention.

27.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethatthepeoplewhoeatatthisrestaurantaremostly_______________.

A.pooroldpeopleB.richyoungpeople

C.parentswiththeirchildrenD.menwiththeirgirlfriends

28.Thedifferencebetweenthetwokindsofmenuliein______________.

A.thecolorB.theshape

C.thepriceD.thefood

29.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthatwhenmenwiththeirgirlfriendseatatthisrestaurant,thefoodwaspaid___________________.

A.alwaysbytheladiesonly

B.alwaysbythemenonly

C.sometimesbytheladies

D.eitherbythemenorbytheladies

30.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthat,generallyspeaking,____________.

A.menaremoregenerousthanwomen

B.womenliketheirmenfriendstobegenerous

C.menliketheirladyfriendstobegenerous.

D.womenaremoregenerousthanmen

B

Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentotheteacher,andtheteacherwillaskussomequestions.Sometimes,theclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclass.Whenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopics,rememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying.Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachat（闲谈）withfriends—youareinaslightlyunnaturalsituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilent,waitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay.Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyou—loudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutofappearingtoforceyourself.

Remember,too,thatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorofyourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou.Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouatyourease（轻松）butthesituationissomewhat（一点儿）differentfromthatofanordinaryconversation.Youmusttakespecialcarethatyoucanbeheard.

31.Whenyouspeaktotheclass,youshouldspeak_______________.

A．forcefullyB．inalowvoice

C．loudlyD．asloudlyaspossible

32.Usually,whenyouspeaktotheclass,theclassis_________________.

A.noisyB．havingarestC．quietD．serious

33.Thesituationintheclassis_______________thatinyourhouse.

A．notverydifferentfromB．sometimesthesameas

C．sometimesnotthesameasD．notthesameas

34.Ifyouarehavingaconversationwithanofficial,themostimportantthingforyouis_______.

A．toshowyourabilityB．toputtheofficialatease

C.tomakesurethatyoucanbeheardD．tobeverygentle

35.Themainideaofthispassageis_______________.

A．thatwemusttalkwiththeclass

B．thatwemustspeakloudly

C．thatwemustkeepsilentatanytime

D．thatwemustusedifferentwaysatdifferentsituations

C

Rubenlivedinasmallvillage.Therewasnoschoolthereandhehadtostudyinaschoolinthetown.Itwasnearlyfivekilometersawayfromhisvillage.Hisfathercouldn'tbuyabikeforhimandhehadtogotoschoolonfoot.Hegotupearlyinthemorning.Usuallyhehadtorunthereinordernottomissthefirstclass.Hekeptrunningeverydayanditwashelpfultohim.He’sstrongandtallnowandheranfasterthananyothermaninhisvillage.Hetookpartinseveralsportsmeetingsandwonsomemedals.Theyoungmanisproudofandalwayswantstohavearacewithothers.

Onedayhismotherwasillandhisfathertoldhimtobuysomemedicineforheadacheinthetown.Theyoungmangottheresoon.Thereweremanypeopleinthechemist'sshopwhilehewaswaitingthere.Andwhenhisturncame,hecouldn’tfindhismoney.Anoldwomanhinted（暗示）ayoungmanhadstolenit.Hesawthethiefhadalreadylefttheshop.Herantowardshimquickly.Thethieffounditandbegantorun.Hewashappyandtriedtocatchupwithhim.

“Let’shavearaceandseewhowillrunfaster,”Rubencalledoutbehind.

Soonafterthathecaughtupwiththethief.Buthedidn'tstopandwentonrunning.Atacrossingoneofhisfriendsasked,“Whatareyourunningfor,Ruben?

”

“I’mrunningafter（追）athief.”

“Where’sthethief,then?

”

“Hewantstoshowthathe’llrunfasterthanme,buthe’sfallenbehind!

”

36.Rubenhadtoruntoschoolbecause______________.

A.hehadnobike

B.hehopedtowinsomemedals

C.hewasafraidtobelateforclass

D.hisvillagewasalittlefarfromtheschool

37.______________,sohewonsomemedals.

A.Rubenoftentookpartinthesportsmeetings.

B.Rubenlikestohavearacewithothers

C.Rubenwenttoschoolontime

D.Rubenisgoodatrunning

38.Thephrase“achemist’sshop”inthestorymeans______________.

A.化工商店B.化工厂C.药店D.制药厂

39.Ruben’smoneywasstolen______________.

A.onhiswaytothetown

B.afterhehadlefttheshop

C.beforehewentintheshop

D.whenhewaswaitingintheshop

40.Rubenwashappybecause______________.

A.hecouldeasilycatchthethief

B.hehadachancetohavearace

C.heknewwhohadstolenhismoney

D.hewouldwinanothermedalthatday

D

Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentotheteacher,andtheteacherwillaskussomequestions.Sometimes,theclassmateswillaskforyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclass.Whenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopics,rememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying.Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends—youareinaslightlyunnaturalsituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilent,waitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay.Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyou—loudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutorappearingtoforceyourself.Remember,too,thatitisthesameifyouarecalledto