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学年高二英语下学期期中考试试题含答案
2014-2015学年高二期中考试英语试题（含答案）
第一卷
第一节、单项填空（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）
1.Thethiefbrokein,tryingtoopenthesafe,but____.
A.innowayB.invainC.withouteffectD.ataloss
2.YesterdayIhappenedtocatchathief_____thewalletofapassenger.
A.stealB.tobestealingC.tostealD.stealing
3.Itisdifficultformetoanswersuch____questions.
A.fundamentalB.completedC.complicatedD.compulsory
4.Haveyoufinishedthebooks?
---No,I’vereadupto_____thechildrendiscoverthesecretcave.
A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where
5.Peter’sjacketlookedjustthesameasJack’s,butitcost____this.
A.asmuchtwiceasB.twiceasmuchas
C.muchastwiceasD.astwicemuchas
6.Unsatisfied_____withthepayment,hetookthejobjusttogetsomeworkexperience.
A.thoughwasheB.thoughhewasC.hewasthoughD.washethough
7.shetriedhardtokeepcalminfaceofthestudents,butthesweatonherforehead___her__.
A.gave;awayB.turn;downC.showed;outD.shut;off
8.Whydidthemanagerpraisehimthismorning?
---He____allthedetailsoftheplan.
A.figuredoutB.workedoutC.tookoutD.lookedout
9.Iguesswe‘vealreadytalkedaboutthisbeforebutI’llaskyouagainjust____.
A.bynatureB.inreturnC.incaseD.bychance
10.Donotcallmeat10tomorrowbecauseI____tomybossatoffice.
A.willbetalkingB.talkC.willtalkD.talking
11.Assoonaswegotthere,we____repairingthemachine.
A.startedB.begantoC.decidedtoD.gotdownto
12.Ihavetoldyouthetruth._____Ikeeprepeatingit?
A.MustB.CanC.MayD.Will
13.IfI_____youhowtodoityesterday,you____itnow.
A.told;hadfinishedB.hadtold;havefinished
C.hadtold;wouldfinishD.havetoldwillfinish
14.Theearthquakehasdestroyedmosthousesinthevillage.Howaretheygoingto___thewinter?
A.getonB.getacrossC.getoverD.getthrough
15.Whataboutgoingtotheseasideforthevacation?
A.congratulationsB.GoodideaC.Goahead,pleaseD.Mypleasure
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,itimproveswith16.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbeabletotake17.Youmustfirstgo18therearepeople.Youwon’tmakefriendsstayinghomealone.
Joinacluboragroup,fortalkingwiththosewho19thesamethingsasyoudoiseasier.20joinsomeoneinsomeactivity.
Manypeopleare21whentalkingtonewpeople.22,meetingstrangersmeansfacingtheunknown.Andit’shuman23tofeelabituncomfortableabouttheunknown.
24ofourfearsaboutdealingwithnewpeoplecomefromdoubtsaboutourselves.We
25otherpeoplewhoarejudgingusfindingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat,
26
don’tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthesameway.Trytoacceptyourself27youare,andtrytoputtheotherpersonatease.Youcanneverfeelmore28.
Trytoactself-confidentlyevenifyoudon’tfeelthatway.Whenyouenteraroomfullof
29,suchasanewclassroom,walktallandstraight,look30atotherpeopleandsmile.Ifyouseesomeoneyou’dliketo31somethingto,don’twaitfortheotherpersonto32aconversation.
Justmeetingsomeone33doesn’tmeanthatyouwillmakefriendswiththatperson.Friendshipis34onmutual（相互）likingand“giveandtake”.It35timeandeffortstodevelop.
16.A.ageB.practiceC.interestD.courage
17.A.stepB.actionC.placeD.trouble
18.A.whereB.thatC.whichD.when
19.A.haveB.shareC.keepD.like
20.A.SoB.OrC.HoweverD.But
21.A.excited B.brave C.nervous D.shameful
22.A.AboveallB.InallC.AtallD.Afterall
23.A.natureB.needC.habitD.custom
24.A.NoneB.FewC.MostD.All
25.A.suggestB.considerC.doubtD.imagine
26.A.AndB.ThereforeC.ButD.So
27.A.whatB.whoC.thatD.as
28.A.dangerousB.disappointedC.familiarD.comfortable
29.A.strangersB.peopleC.classmatesD.students
30.A.seriouslyB.friendlyC.curiouslyD.directly
31.A.speakB.talkC.sayD.tell
32.A.startB.takeC.haveD.hold
33.A.strangeB.newC.familiarD.tiresome
34.A.dependedB.laidC.takenD.based
35.A.takesB.spendsC.costsD.needs
第三节阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，共40分）
A
Theyoungboysawme,or,hesawthecarandquicklyranuptome,eagertosellhisbunchesofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.Thoughheappearedtobeabouttwelve,heseemedtohavealreadyknownthebitternessoflife.“Banana300naira.Peanuts200naira.”
Hesaidinalowvoice.Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.Whenheagreed,Ihandedhima500nairabill.Hedidn’thavechange,soItoldhimnottoworry.
Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.
When,twoweekslater,Isawtheboyagain.Iwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit’snotthatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecornersellingfruitintheburningsun.Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.
Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwavedthemaway.“What’sup?
”Iaskedhim.“I…Idon’thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.”Ireachedintomypocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.
“Willthishelp?
”Iasked.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasalotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5,000nairaorlesseachyear.“Thankyou,sir,”hesaid.“Thankyouverymuch.”
Whendrivinghome,Iwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschool-books.Whatifhe’sacheat?
AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit.DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?
WasIusinghim?
Later,IrealizedthatIdidn’tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthim,nordidIthinktoask.
Overthenextsixmonths,IwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinNorthernNigeria.SometimeafterIreturned,Iwentoutforadrive.WhenIwasabouttopullover,theboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmilereadyonhisface.
“Oh,gosh!
Longtime.”
“Areyouinschoolnow?
”Iasked.
Henodded.
“That’sgood.”Isaid.Asilencefellaswelookedateachother,andthenIrealizedwhathewanted.“Here,”Iheldouta500nairabill.“Takethis.”Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt.“What’swrong?
”Iasked.“It’sagift.”
Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.Hisfaceshonewithsweat.Hedroppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaid,“I’vebeenwaitingtogivethesetoyou.”
36.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstimpressionoftheboy?
A.Heseemedtobepoorandgreedy.B.Heseemedtohavesufferedalot.
C.Heseemedyoungerthanhisage.D.Heseemedgoodatbargaining.
37.Thethirdtimetheauthormethim,theboy______.
A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnuts.B.wantedtoexpresshisthanks
C.askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooksD.triedtotakeadvantageofhim
38.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?
A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.
B.Becausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhood.
C.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.
D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.
39.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?
A.Braveandpolite.B.Kindandsmart.
C.Honestandthankful.D.Shyandnervous.
B
Intoday’sworld,almosteveryoneknowsthatairpollutionandwaterpollutionareharmfultopeople’shealth.However,notallthepersonsknowthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollution,andthatisharmfultohumanhealth,too.
Peoplewhoworkandliveundernoisyconditionsusuallybecomedeaf.Today,however,scientistsbelievethat10percentofworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbythenoisewheretheywork.Manyoftheworkerswhoprintnewspapersandbooks,andwhoweave（织）clothbecomedeaf.Quiteafewpeoplelivingnearairportsalsobecomedeaf.RecentlyitwasdiscoveredthatmanyteenagersinAmericacouldhearnobetterthan65-year-oldpersons,fortheseyoungpeopleliketolistentopopmusicandmostofpopmusicisakindofnoise.Besides,noiseproducedbyjetplanesormachineswillmakepeople’slifedifficultandunpleasant,orevenmakepeopleillorevendrivethemmad.
Itissaidthatacontinuousnoiseofover85decibels（分贝）cancausedeafness.Nowthegovernmentsinmanycountrieshavemadelawstocontrolnoiseandmakeitlessthan85decibels.
InChina,thegovernmentistryingtosolvenotonlyairandwaterpollutionproblemsbutalsonoisepollutionproblems.
40.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.airpollutionB.waterpollution
C.noisepollutionD.worldpollution
41.Accordingtothepassage,acontinuousnoiseof_______decibelscanmakepeopledeaf.
A.lessthan85B.lessthan65C.about65D.morethan85
42.10percentoftheworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbecause_______.
A.theyareworkinginnoisyplacesB.theyoftenlistentopopmusic
C.theylivenearairportsD.theyaretoobusytolistentoothers’talk
43.ThegovernmentofChinaistryingtoreduce______.
A.onlytheairpollutionB.onlytheairandwaterpollution
C.onlythewaterpollutionD.theair,waterandnoisepollution
C
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