高二年级下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、高二年级下学期期中考试英语试题一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）1. Tom will succeed _ your property after your death,but I dont think he is success.A.in, / B.at , a C.to , a D.from, a2. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _ whether they will enjoy it.A.to see B. to be seen C.seeing D.s

2、ee3. You can come here to ask me _ if you have any questions.A.at one time B.at your time C.at any time D.all the time4. Tom was very angry about _ to Marys birthday party.A.not inviting B.being not invited C.not being invited D.not to be invited5. Soon after getting off his horse, the man appeared

3、at the second storey windows, _ he could see nothing but trees.A.from which B.from where C.in where D.which6. With a lot of problems _, the newly elected headmaster is having a hard time.A.settled B.settling C.to settle D.being settled7. AIDS is said the biggest health to people in that area over th

4、e past few years.A.that is B.to be C.that it has been D.to have been8. Your brother be hungry now.-he had lunch only two hours ago!A.wouldnt B.cant C.mustnt D.neednt9. The little boy was found in his room the next day.A.dead B.die C.death D.died10. Tom joined a dancing group but didnt seem to , so h

5、e left.A.show off B.go up C.fit in D.come over11. Whenever you enter the reading room, you can find all the students _ at their desks, with their attention _ on the books, except Tom.A.sitting, fixing B.to sit, fixed C.seating, fixing D.seated, fixed12. Sorry to hurt you._. You didnt mean to, did yo

6、u?A.Forget it B.No problem C.All right D.Dont say so.13. What surprised me was not what he said but _ he said it.A.the way B.in the way that C.in the way D.the way which14. Hes got himself into a dangerous situation _ he is likely to lose control over the plane.A.where B.which C.while D.why15. What

7、do you think of seven oclock outside the cinema this evening?That _ me fine.A.fits B.meets C.satisfies D.suits二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）I had an interesting experience playing ping-pong last year. I was playing against a 16 opponent(对手). The score was 20 to 17 in her 17 . I won the next three points

8、which made the score 20 to 20. I 18 my paddle on the table and thanked my opponent and began to walk away. She called me 19 and said we had to continue until one of us 20 .“Look,”I said, “if we 21 , one of two events will take place, either you or I will win.If you win, I will begin to 22 my skill.

9、If I win, you will be unhappy. Isnt it better to know that we both played 23 , that we enjoyed the competition, and that we played an even(相等) score?” This was a 24 ending for my opponent and for the persons watching this contest. It made 25 to me to leave with a tie(不分胜负) game, an impasse(僵局): no w

10、inner, no 26 .So, my friends, here is the problem 27 me. Our present technology makes it possible for nations to 28 other nations for retaliatory(报复) strikes. In such a nuclear time, there 29 be no winners, only losers. Under these conditions, the only choice to 30 global destruction is glogal impas

11、se. This would be a 31 “tie game” where no nation wins and no nation loses. An impasse reached through compromise(妥协). This is because compromise becomes the only means of 32 . We cannot destroy this beautiful planet by holding on to 33 understanding of victory. The 34 victory is in achieving a desi

12、rable impasse. No one wins, 35 no one loses either.16.A.tiringB.poorC.fineD.brave17.A.favorB.sideC.leadD.place18.A.threwB.placedC.stuckD.dropped19.A.upB.overC.onD.back20.A.lostB.wonC.gave up D.tired out21.A.performB.stopC.continueD.leave22.A.doubtB.hateC.practiseD.desert23.A.hardB.fairC.poorlyD.well

13、24.A.closeB.surprisingC.satisfyingD.reasonable25.A.progress B.roomC.senseD.time26.A.loserB.fighterC.successD.player27.A.encouragingB.frighteningC.shockingD.troubling28.A.destroyB.attackC.seizeD.rule29.A.mayB.shouldC.canD.must30.A.escapeB.fleeC.acceptD.avoid31.A.differentB.smallC.hugeD.familiar32.A.s

14、urvivingB.livingC.stayingD.pleasing33.A.an old B.an unusualC.the same D.a complete34.A.great B.only C.sameD.equal35.A.whereB.but C.asD.since三、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）A Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting

15、until she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself: “I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age. She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she

16、 left home and was in domestic(家庭的) service until, at twenty-seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.

17、 Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery(刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff(硬的) to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at a local market and were soon noticed by a busin

18、essman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals(描绘) of the country life she had known for so l

19、ong, with a wonderful sense of colour and form. “I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it.” she said.36. According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to . A. make herself beautiful B. keep active C. earn more money D. become famous

20、37. The underlined word “survived” means . A. graduated from college B. examined the condition of the house C. lived longer than the other children D. gave up themselves to the police38. From Grandma Moses description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she was . A. independen

21、t B. pretty C. rich D. nervous39. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures. B. The Children of Grandma Moses. C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition. D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists.B In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a n

22、ew school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in t

23、hem is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils. Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to l

24、ive in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve. The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” And so

25、 the courses includes yoga(瑜伽), cooking, knitting(编织), kite-making, music, fishing, drama(戏剧) and environmental river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.40. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark? A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school. B. The schoo

26、l has to follow the national courses. C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils. D. All of the above.41. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because . A. it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark B. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school” C. t

27、here were only twenty-four children D. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 1242. What makes this kind of school special? A. It is set up by parents not by government. B. It is free to decide what to teach. C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty. D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.43. “The im

28、portant thing in school is doing, not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means . A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office. B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers. C. Children should learn by themselves no

29、t rely on teachers. D. Children should learn through practice not just from books.C I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didnt understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on