黑龙江省泰来县第一中学高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版.docx

1、黑龙江省泰来县第一中学高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版黑龙江省泰来县第一中学2013-2014学年高二英语上学期期中试题新人教版 (本试卷分、卷，总分120分，考试时间100分钟。)第I卷(共两部分，共85分)第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）1. _ number of wild animals has been on _ increase since the new law came into effect.A. The ; a B. The ; the C. A ; the D. A ; /2. I offered to hel

2、p him with that heavy suitcase, but he made no_.A. remark B. sense C. attempt D. response3. I know the difficulty they had _ a company was unimaginable but they made it.A. set up B. to set up C. to setting up D. setting up4. After driving 20 miles, he suddenly realized that he _ in the wrong directi

3、on.A. has been driving B. would be driving C. had been driving D. drove5. Before the company is completed, the boss decided to build a(n) _ office.A. comfortable B. temporary C. available D. fashionable6. Though he has lived in America for five years, he doesnt intend to _ American citizenship.A. ap

4、ply for B. stand for C. take over D. set up7. When asked to explain _ he does to make his students so fascinated with his lessons, the teacher paused and thought deeply.A. what is it that B. that what is it C. what it is that D. that what it is8. -Do you know when the man she is looking forward to _

5、 ?-This morning.A. will come B. coming C. has come D. come9. _ , his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.A. Strange as might it sound B. As it might sound strange C. As strange it might sound D. Strange as it might sound10. Im afraid you _ stop playing computer games now. You know our

6、 teacher may come into the classroom at any moment.A. will B. must C. should D. can11. The band, _ four young boys, is very popular all over the country and many people like to sing their songs.A. consisting of B. consisted of C. to consist of D. consists of12. The growing speed of a plant is influe

7、nced by a number of factors, _ are beyond our control. A. most of them B. most of what C. most of which D. most of that13. Finding her car stolen, _ .A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searching thoroughlyC. it was looked for everyone D. she hurried to a policeman for help14. -I think

8、children should be given more freedom at school. -Thats _ I disagree with you. In my opinion, they should be disciplined(管教) strictly.A. what B. which C. where D. when 15. -We should do something to increase the students interest in learning English. - _. Then what should we do?A. Its my pleasure B.

9、 Thats a good point C. Its up to you D. Thats all right第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 To Be Lucky，Be PreparedI remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.I was on the wrestling team. Now, if theres one thing I can tell you about any s

10、ports, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 16 _.There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 17 it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 18 problem because we do the whole thing indoors, so you cant say, “It was raining.” or “It was snowing

11、.” It makes 19 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.On our team were two world champions: one of them had been world champion five times. We 20 had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 21 the name of John.John had never been 22 in my high school wrestling compe

12、tition that I could remember, 23 _he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.One day, we 24 a match with our biggest opponent(对手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 25 .He rolled over, and his oppone

13、nt _ 26 _ him halfway through his roll. He was pinned 27 ！The match was over.I remember on the bus on the way home，one of our teammates tried to 28 John by saying, “Oh, he just got luck.” And John said, “Thats so stupid. The opportunity presented itself, 29 he exploited it.”We used to have this big

14、sign in our wrestling room, that the coach had 30 there. “Luck is what happens when opportunity 31 preparation.”Johns opponent was prepared to exploit this opportunity. The probability of 32_ John was not strong, and he knew it. But he paid attention to the 33 opportunity to present itself, and he d

15、efeated and pinned a fivetime national champion.In other words，the real 34 is Be Prepared. Its not just finding the opportunity；you have to be prepared to 35 it.16A. luck Brisk Cdifficulty Dopportunity17A. accuse Bblame Cdoubt Dkeep18A. stress Binjury Cweather Dstandard19A. judgement Bprogress Csens

16、e Dway20A. also Beven Conly Donce21A. under Bfor Cin Dby22A. hurt Bchosen Ctrained Ddefeated23A. although Bbecause Cunless Duntil24A. went in for Bwaited for Cfought for Dplayed for25A. sign Bstep Ctask Dmove26A. fixed Bthrew Ccaught Dcarried27A. accidentally Bfortunately Cunfairly Dinstantly28A. ca

17、lm Bcomfort Cconvince Dforgive29A. so Bor Cand Dbut30A. set Bput Cleft Dused31A. meets Bsuits Cgets Dfits32A. striking Bbeating Cknocking Dcontrolling33A. equal Bexact Crest Dright34A. message Bpassage Cdecision Dsuggestion35A. receive Bfollow Cseize Dsave第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

18、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAt a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow

19、 me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it?” Still some hands were lifted up.He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the

20、 bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down or even broken

21、into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value in the Gods heart. Youre particular - never forget it.”36. How many times did the speaker ask the people w

22、hether they wanted the bill?A. Once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four times37. The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means _.A. broken B. having small lines or folds in it C. flat D. having holes on it38. The speaker did this test in order to _.A. tell the audience that one sh

23、ould never lose ones own valueB. tell the audience that God values money mostC. test if some of the audience were extremely interested in moneyD. play a trick on the audience39. What would the speaker probably talk about next?A. How money can make people crazy. B. How to avoid being knocked down in

24、ones life.C. How to keep ones value of life. D. How to give a meaningful class.BJack London is a famous American writer. His most widely known book is the Call of the Wild, the story of the adventure of a large dog in the frozen north.Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, Calif

25、ornia. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard at many different jobs.Later, Jack returned to school, but he didnt stay. He wrote, “Life and pocket book were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his b

26、ook stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was then only 40 years old.40. Jack London went to Alaska to _.A. find ideas for

27、his books B. find gold C. write his books and stories D. find jobs41. Jack London left school because _.A. he had to work to help his family B. he had completed his educationC. he wanted to become a writer D. he wanted to find gold42. From what did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?A.

28、His life in Alaska. B. His childhood friend.C. A large dog in the north. D. His pocket book.43. What do we know about Jack London?A. He became famous but remained poor all his life.B. Though he was poor, he was always happy.C. He was not famous until he died in 1916.D. He killed himself because of p

29、oor health.C On a day off recently, I took my 11-month-old son to town for some shoppingIve accepted the fact that going out with him comes with lots of baggage and a four wheel drive carriage so I wont need to carry all 10 kilos of him on me After a nice long period of shopping，the staircases stopp

30、ed suddenlyIn front of usa short flight of stairsIts funny how you dont think much about staircases-seeing people going up and down in a constant streamthat is until youre pushing a carriage with a fat boy in it and bags hanging from every handleI had no choice but to push my son down those stairs as carefully as I couldAs I started down，I was hoping someone would stop to help usThen two young men coming up my way met my gaze and I was so sure they were going to help this crazy mother going down the steps with the fat baby in a carriageBefore I could open my mouth，they looked at me and walke