山东省济宁市邹城二中学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题.docx

1、山东省济宁市邹城二中学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题山东省济宁市邹城二中20202021学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题第一部分 听力（共20小题，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the conversation probably take place？A. In the womans house. B. In a hotel. C. In a re

2、staurant.2. How much extra money does the man need to pay？A. $7.50. B. $1.50. . C. $0.5.3. Whats the man doing？A. Weighing a sweater B. Sending a package. C. Buying a gift.4. What will the boy do first？A. Meet Ben. B. Do shopping C. Go to the library.5. Why does the man talk with the woman？A. To kno

3、w what to do to a textbook. B. To tell her about a printing problem.C. To ask her to review a textbook.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）6. How did the man travel around the world？A. By car. B. By motorbike. C. By train.7. Why didnt the man choose cycling？A. It was boring. B. It was not adventurous.C. It w

4、as unpractical sometimes.听第七段材料，回答8-9小题。8. Why is the woman worried？A. She has to run ten kilometers. B. She has no previous experience.C. She is afraid of her legs.9. What will the woman do on Saturday？ A. Relax her body, B. Practise on the track.C. Make preparations in a gym.听第八段材料，回答10-12题。10. Wh

5、y does the man give up the tickets in the lower balcony？ A. The tickets have been sold out. B. He prefers the seats in the centre. C. There are no four seats together.11. How will the man get the tickets？ A. He will collect them himself. B. The woman will mail them to him. C. He will ask his friends

6、 to pick them up.12. When will the man get to the theatre on Thursday night？ A. By 6:00. B. By 7:00. C. By 8:00.听第九段材料，回答13-16小题。13. Where does the man come from？A. India. B. Thailand. C. Britain.14. What does the man often do？A. He visits friends. B. He goes swimming.C. He does gardening.15. Where

7、does the man often go？ A. To the cinema. B. To the theatre. C. To the bar.16. How does the man usually spend his holiday？A. By staying at home. B. By visiting relatives.C. By traveling around.听第十段材料，回答17-20小题。17. What made the woman decide to go to Africa？ A. Her curiosity about the real world. B. T

8、he equipment of her work.C. Her desire to be a volunteer.18. What was the woman expected to do in Africa？ A. Train farmers. B. Teach students. C. Nurse patients.19. What did the woman like doing after she came back from Africa？ A. Staying in a flat. B. Living in peace. C. Shopping in the market.20.

9、What is the conversation mainly about？ A. A job interview B. A working experience. C. A volunteer organization.第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分50分）第一节：单项选择（共20题；每小题1分，共20分）21. The white-flag dolphin, _ rare Chinese mammal, is in _ dangerous state of dying out. A. the; / B. the; the C. a; a D. a; /22. She was al

10、ways _ , even when things were at their worst.A. attractive B. optimistic C. pessimistic D. frightened23. She asked such a silly question that everyone couldnt help _. A. to laugh B. being laughed C. laugh D. laughing24. Dont sit in the classroom all the day doing homework!I know taking some exercis

11、e every day will _ my health, but look at the pile of test paper!A. set up B. build up C. take up D. make up25. It is said that Huang Guangyu, the chairman of GOME Group, was granted （准予） a 10-month commutation（减刑） of his sentence because of his good _ in prison. A. behavior B. action C. gesture D.

12、movement26. From his _look , we could see that he hadnt expected that we could raise such _ questions to him. A. confusing; confusing B. confused; confused C. confusing; confused D. confused; confusing 27. Look over there - theres a very long, winding path _ up to the house.Ato lead Bleading Cled Dl

13、eads28. _ to his teammate made others cheerful. A. He apologizing B. Him apologizingC. His apologizing D. Hes apologizing29.The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be _ the present one.A. as three times big as B. as big as three timesC. three times as big as D. as big three times a

14、s30. At the meeting they discussed three different _ to the study of mathematics.A. approaches B. ways C. means D. methods31. Dr Yuan Longping grows _ is called super hybrid rice, _ has a high output.A. what; which B. that; what C. that; which D. what; that32. _ in the fields on a October afternoon，

15、we can feel the breath of autumn.A. To walk B. Having walked C. Walked D. Walking33. Jane Goodall was allowed to begin her work after her mother came to _ her. A. struggle B. support C. expand D. circulate34. My teacher as well as my classmates _ very kind to me.A. are B. is C. do D. does.35. With t

16、he electricity _ because of the road repairs, the whole building was completely dark. A. cut out B. cut up C. cut off D. cut down36.-Robert is indeed a wise man. -Oh, yes. How often I have regretted _ his advice! A. to take B. takingC. not to take D. not taking37. _ your help, I got the first in the

17、 final-term English examination. A. Thanks to B. as a result C. because D. thanks for 38. If I ruled the world, I would _ the world _everything that is bad.A. get rid; of B. be rid of; by C. get rid of; by D. rid; of39. Nowadays many a student _the importance of learning a foreign language.Ahave rea

18、lizedB. has realized C. have been realized D. has been realized 40. Some more wine？ Thank you. _. I have to drive home. A. With pleasure B. Id rather notC. Go ahead D. Its up to you.第二节：完形填空（共15题； 每小题2分，共30分） On a cold winters night I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a s

19、light 41 .I worked in a doctors office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run later than 42 . It seemed I was going to be late 43 home and my husband, being the punctual （准时的） person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 44 I hurried, I

20、could still make it home.I was heading inside to 45 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 46 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 47 half an hour ago.The young man at the counter was trying to be 48 in explaining how to get there

21、, with two other people giving their own opinions. One of them was 49 trying to give them a whole different route. Just then, I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 50 ？”A look of 51 crossed the womans face.“Im going right by there,” I said, which wasnt a lie since

22、 I had just made up my mind to do 52 that.I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 53 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 54 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.Later, a

23、s I arrived home, my husband joked, “So you arent ever late any more.” I said, “Sometimes its 55 to be late.”41A. break B. fever C. cold =D. headache42A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. unique43A. getting B. cooking C. calling D. working44A. as B. since C. while D. if 45A. pay B. change C. wait D. se

24、arch46A. opinions B. trouble C. directions D. money47A. reached B. visited C. called D. left 48A. skilled B. helpful C. experienced D. active49A. even B. still C. only D. ever50A. station B. office C. hospital D. hotel51A. panic B. relief C. sadness D. peace52A. partly B. properly C. exactly D. perf

25、ectly53A. across B. before C. beside D. behind 54A. go up B. die down C. speed up D. turn down55A. possible B. special C. good D. safe第三部分：阅读理解（满分40分）AOscar the cat seems to have an unnatural ability for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up （蜷伏） next to them during t

26、heir final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. “Many family members take some comfort from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their

27、dying loved one,” said Dosa, a doctor and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.The 2-year-old cat was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia （痴呆） unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where the facility treats people with Alzheimers, Parkinsons

28、 disease and other illnesses. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. Hed smell and observe patients, then sit beside people who would end up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously. “Oscar is better

29、at predicting death than the people who work here,” said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill. She was convinced of Oscars talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she notic

30、ed the woman wasnt eating, was breathing with difficultyand that her legs had a bluish color, signs that often mean death is near. Oscar wouldnt stay inside the room, though, so Teno thoughthis streak was broken.Instead, it turned out the doctors prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enoug

31、h, during the patients final two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill that they probably dont know hes there, so patients arent aware hes a predictor of death. Most families are grateful for the advance warning. No