学年高二上学期期中英语试题.docx

1、学年高二上学期期中英语试题2013-2014学年高二上学期期中英语试题时间：100分钟 满分：120分 2013年10 月 注意：交卷时只交一卷答案卡和二卷答案卷第一卷I. 单项选择（共20题，每题1分）1. I have read the book several times, but it doesnt make any _ to me.A. meeting B. importance C. sense D. surprise2. We volunteered to collect money to help the _ of the earthquake.A. victims B. fo

2、lks C. fellows D. villagers3. Bing _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.A. exposed B. expose C. exposing D. to expose4. The ideas they _ at the meeting were of little significance.A. put away B. put up with C. put off D. put forward5. If it is quite _ to you, I will visit you ne

3、xt Tuesday.A. convenient B. fair C. easy D. comfortable6. Life _ not only sunshine but also hard times.A. filled with B. consists of C. made up D. full of7. The teacher stressed again that the students should not _ any important details while retelling the story.A. bring out B. let out C. leave out

4、D. make out8. Theres much work to do, so well have to _ it between us.A. separate B. separated C. divided D. divide9. As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _ the problem. A. handle B. raise C. face D. present10. The computer system _ suddenly while he w

5、as searching for information on the Internet. A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in11. After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane _ her job as a doctor in the countryside. A. set out B. took over C. took up D. set up12. At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to h

6、er daughter until the train was _ A. out of sight B. out of reach C. out of order D. out of place13. They are broadening the bridge to _the flow of traffic. A. put off B. speed up C. turn on D. work out14. My first _ of him was that he was a kind and thoughtful young man. A. expression B. attention

7、C. satisfaction D. impression15. Leave your key with a neighbor _ you lock yourself out one day. A. ever since B. ever if C. soon after D. in case16. In our childhood, we were often _ by grandma to pay attention to our table manners. A. commanded B. reminded C. allowed D. hoped17. The Harry Potter b

8、ooks are quite popular; they are in great _ in this city. A. quality B. progress C. production D. demand18. The teacher is glad that everyone in her class is _ to learn. A. anxious B. eager C. curious D. excited19. The ropes hold you _ so that you dont fall. A. in the place B. in place C. in need D.

9、 in preparation20. It would be difficult to find a man to _ the present manager. A. in place of B. take the place of C. in charge of D. take charge ofII. 完型填空（共20题，每题1分） I was with my mom , aunt , and my sister a few days ago. 21 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my fami

10、ly. However, I decided this time to 22 them. My aunt and I were 23 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 24 on the side. One of them had a little girl on it with her 25 nearby and the other one was 26 . SO, I decided to sit down. While I was 27 my own thing there, I 28 that the fa

11、mily was not in front of the 29 anymore. I saw the girl 30 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 31 , crying. I knew that she 32 her family and was all by herself. So I went up to her and asked what was 33 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I went up to customer

12、service and I 34 them what happened. This lady told me to 35 and that she would take her to gift wrap(包装). Ten minutes went 36 and the little girl was still there. I got a little 37 and told the lady I would take her to gift wrap myself. As we were going there, I 38 her a smile card. You should have

13、 seen the 39 on her face when she read it. When we got to gift wrap, they took care of her there. I saw the parents looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 40 .Little did they know it was a regular teenager. 21. A. Luckily B. Usually C. Sadly D. Naturally 22. A.

14、help B. encourage C. join D. challenge 23. A. answering B. looking C. preparing D. calling 24. A. chairs B. children C. signs D. toys 25. A. friend B. book C. family D. customers 26. A. clean B. large C. empty D. beautiful 27. A. studying B. carrying C. buying D. doing 28. A. noticed B. believed C.

15、doubted D. expected 29 .A. shop B. gift C. girl D. lady 30. A. get up B. come up C. give up D. make up 31. A. anger B. difficult C. silence D. tears 32. A. hated B. missed C. lost D. described 33. A. important B. wrong C. strange D. popular 34. A. reminded B. warned C. asked D. told 35. A. wait B. s

16、top C. rest D. think 36. A. out B. on C. by D. away 37. A. surprised B. excited C. bored D. frightened 38 .A. showed B. gave C. painted D. ordered 39. A. smile B. hope C. puzzle D. regret 40. A. courage B. money C. explanation D. card III.阅读理解（共20题，每题2分）ALinda Evans was my best friendlike the sister

17、 I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special timelike my wedding and Lindas. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and w

18、e wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda. Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. T

19、here was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill. One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman Lindas married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but I still wro

20、te to her. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each others lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there

21、s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We wont lose each other again!41. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _. A. at the age of 13 B. before she got marriedC. after they moved to new homes D. before the writers family moved away42. They didnt often write to each other because the

22、y _. A. got married B. had little time to do soC. didnt like writing letters D. could see each other on special time 43. There was an empty place in the writers heart because she _. A. was in troubleB. didnt know Lindas address C. received the card that she sentD. didnt have a friend like Linda to s

23、hare her happiness or sadness44. The writer was happy when she _. A. read the newspaperB. heard Lindas voice on the phoneC. met a young woman who looked a lot like LindaD. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman45. They havent kept in touch _. A. for about 40 years B. for about 27 yearsC. sinc

24、e they got married D. since the writers family moved away BLittle Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, litt

25、le Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and

26、as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put i

27、t on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No

28、. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking. ”46. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there. B. Bec

29、ause he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more. 47. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after school D. wo

30、rked hard but said little48. “Hitting the books” means “_” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作49. The last sentence in the passage shows that _. A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tommy didnt like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others50. From the pa

31、ssage, we can infer (推断) that _. A. teachers should be strict with their studentsB. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than other onesD. nuns are good at helping children with their mathCA friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he aske