高二第二学期英语半期考试.docx

1、高二第二学期英语半期考试2005-2006学年第二学期半期考试高二英语试卷(4.6班级)班级_ 姓名_座号_成绩_.第一节:听力部分(15分)PartI听下面五段对话，每段对话有一道小题，从中选出正确的答案。每段读完您将有10 秒钟时间阅读下一题。每段仅读一遍。1 What do we know about the man?A He is overweight.B He wont give up smoking.C He is suffering a heart attack.2. What is the man going to buy? A Food B drinks C Flowers3

2、 What are the two speakers doing?A looking for some suitcases（手提箱）B Booking tickets for a journey.C Checking the womans baggage4 Why would the woman rather stay at the hotel?A It costs less money.B It saves much labourC It feels more comfortable.5. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A painti

3、ng B. A country scene C. A kind of drink.Part II听下面四段对话或独白，选出问题的最佳答案。听每段对话之前你将有时间阅读下面小题。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答6至7题6What will the women do at the travel service? A Pick up her passport. B Buy her plane ticket C Ask about the flight7 Why is the woman unwilling to give up her house?A She has difficulty

4、finding another.B She has paid her rent in advance.C She has no time to move house.听第7段材料，回答8至10题8. What season is it now?A. Summer B Autumn C Winter 9. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A Guide and traveler.B Driver and passengerC Assistant and customer.10 What is the

5、weather like in summer in San Francisco?A It is warm. B It is warm C It is hot.听第八段材料，回答11至13题11 Who is the woman?A. A storywriter B. A policeman C.A reporter.12What are the two speakers talking about?A. A personal stealing B a shop robbery C. A murder case 13. When does this conversation take place

6、? A. In the morning B In the afternoon C In the evening听第9段材料，回答14至15题14. What are the two speakers talking about? A When they surf the Web . B. What they do on the Internet C. How they look up information online.15. How often does the man probably surf the Internet? A Once a week B. Twice a week C

7、Several times a week.第二节:单项选择: ( 15 小题, 共15 分)1. -Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide?-Of course. _ sir. A. Make yourself at home B. Enjoy yourself C. It doesnt matter D. Take your time2.The sun is shining brightly, _everything around us_ more beautiful. A. to make; looked

8、B. making; look C. and making; looking D. making; looked3.The elderly need special care in winter, as they are _ to the sudden change of weather. A. sensitive B. sensible C. flexible D. positive4. My English-Chinese dictionary has disappeared. Who _ have taken it？ A. should B. must C. could D. would

9、5.How is Dennis getting along with his work? Well, he could always _ a new idea for increasing sales. A.come up with B. come about C. get away with D. get up6. Excuse me for breaking in, _ I have some news for you. A. or B. and C. but D. yet7.-You havent lost the ticket, have you?-_. I know its not

10、easy to get another one at the moment. A.I hope not B. Yes, I have C. I hope so D. Yes, Im afraid so8. Andrew doesnt have to be made_ .He always works hard. A. learn B. to learn C. learned D. learning9.The company has a free long-distance telephone number_ customers may call with any questions they

11、have about the products. A. when B. so that C. while D. as10 -The floor is so dirty.-I know. It _ for weeks. A hasnt cleane B. didnt clean C. wasnt cleaned D. hasnt been cleaned11.Almost nobody could recognize him because he _for over 30 years. A. had been put in prison B. had gone to prison C. had

12、been taken in prison D. had been in prison12. -Here is a new pair of shoes for you.-Thank you, but there is no need _ a new pair for me. A. to have bought B. to buy C. buying D. to be buying13. Francis Presto Blair, Jr _ born in Kentucky, lived and worked in Missouri. A. was B. he was C. although D.

13、 which was14.The little girl got frightened when she saw a man _ with a snake in the park. A. will play B. plays C. to play D. playing15.Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. , neither of them could swim. A. In fact B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Naturally第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌

14、握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Yesterday afternoon John and I were walking along the road when we heard someone shout. “ 1_!” He called out several more times 2_we could find him. He was in the lake, and there was a small boat nearby. At 3 we knew he had fallen from the boat and couldnt swim _4_

15、enough to reach it or to get to shore. As we ran toward the lake I saw him 5_ , and I was sure that he had drowned. But after a moment his head 6 again.Quickly John took off his shoes, 7 into the water, and started swimming toward the 8 man. He reached him just as the man was 9 down again. He was 10

16、 enough to stretch out his hand and try to catch 11 of the mans clothing or his hair before he sank. But the man 12 out his arms, caught John 13 the neck and began to 14 him down under the water. John fought to 15 his head above the water, and at the same time 16 to swim toward the boat, pulling the

17、 man with him.I also jumped into the water to help, 17 the boat with one hand and swimming with the 18 . The man looked dead, with his heart 19 weakly. We did what we 20_ to save him. At last we succeeded.1. A. Save B. Dangerous C. God D. Help2. A. before B. when C. since D. as3. A. first B. last C.

18、 once D. well4. A. quick B. fast C. far D. well5. A. sink B. swim C. fall D. float6. A. nodded B. missed C. dropped D. appeared7. A. jumped B. rushed C. running D. setting8. A. dangerous B. drowning C. danger D. drowned9. A. falling B. going C. dropping D. getting10. A. close B. brave C. strong D. c

19、lever11. A. something B. out C. the hand D. hold12. A. took B. set C. got D. reached13. A. on B. with C. around D. by14. A. drive B. push C. draw D. make15. A. let B. remain C. keep D. have16. A. managed B. failed C. tried D. continued17. A. got B. swam C. going D. holding18. A. side B. boat C. man

20、D. other19. A. jump B. knock C. beating D. setting20. A. had B. could C. might D. would第四节:阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 ( A ) Man has a big brain (脑). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that animal can

21、 learn dogs, rats, birds can learn.So scientists are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry, or unhappy. Apes (类人猿) can understand some things more quickly than human, one or two have l

22、earned a few words. But they are still different from us. They cannot join words and make sentences. They cannot think like us because they have no language. They can never think about the past or the future. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a modern world because he has lan

23、guage. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five but no animal learns when we speak. Scientists do not really know. They only know that man can speak because he has a big brain. 1. In what way are men different from animals? A. Men can understand thing quickly. B. Men

24、can learn. C. Men have learned to use language. D. Men have brains. 2. What is the thing an ape cannot do? A. Making noises. B. Understanding things. C. Learning words. D. Speaking like men. 3. Scientists now know _. A. how children learn to speak B. why apes can learn a few words C. mans brain help

25、s him to learn to speak D. what happens when men speak 4. What is the topic (主题) the writer wants to talk about? A. Apes language. B. Mans brain and language. C. Human brain. D. Animals learning. 5. Try to guess. Apes cannot join words. The word join is close in the meaning to _. A. mix B. put toget

26、her C. fetch (拿来) D. form ( B ) One night, a little before nine oclock, Dr Johnson was answering a telephone call. He was asked to go and give an operation to a very sick) boy at once. The boy was in a small hospital in Glens Falls, sixty miles away from Dr Johnsons city Albany. The boy had hurt him

27、self in a traffic accident. His life was in danger, but his family was so poor that they could not pay the doctor anything. After he heard all this, Dr Johnson was driving carefully. He thought that he could get to the hospital before 12 oclock. A few minutes later, the doctors car had to stop for a

28、 red light at a crossing. Suddenly a man in an old black coat opened the door of the car and got in. Drive on, he said. Ive got a gun. Im a doctor, said Johnson. Im on my way to a hospital to operate on a very sick. Dont talk, said the man in the old black coat. Just drive. A mile out of the town he

29、 ordered the doctor to stop the car and get out. Then the man drove on down the road. The doctor stood for a moment in the snow. A half hour later Dr Johnson found a telephone and called a taxi. At the railway station he learned that the next train to Glens Falls would not leave until 12 oclock. It

30、was after two oclock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Miss Clarke, a nurse, was waiting for him. I did my best, said Johnson. but I was stopped on the road and my car. It was good of you to try, said Miss Clarke. The boy died an hour ago. They walked into the wa

31、iting room. There sat the man in the old black coat, with his head in his hands. Mr Shute, said Miss Clarke to the man. this is Dr Johnson. He has come all the way from Albany to try to save your boy. 根据以上短文内容， 从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择正确的一项。 6.From the story we know it took Dr Johnson _ to get to the hospital. A. 12 hours B. 2 hours C. only 1 hour D. about 5 hours 7.Dr