陕西省渭南市澄城县寺前中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx

1、陕西省渭南市澄城县寺前中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案doc 2015-2016高二英语试题第一部分：知识运用 (共两节，45分)第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. He got so angry that he seized the thief by_collar and hit him in _face. A. the,the B. a, a C. a, the D. the, a2. _ I am concerned, the idea is wholl

2、y crazy.A. As long as B. As far as C. As soon as D. As well as3. It was not until mid-night _ he went back home after the experiment.A. when B. / C. that D. before4. My idea is _ we should go to help him out at once.A. what B. it C. which D. that5. Its said that women are more easily to be _ by the

3、sales promotions (促销活动) in big stores.A. relied on B. taken advantage of C. reminded of D. honored for6. Men and adults under 30 are more _ to have digital music players.A. probable B. possible C. likely D. possibly7. _ he said at the conference astonished everybody present.A. What B. That C. It D.

4、Which8. The police came in _ the thief attempted to rush out of the store.A. at the moment B. the moment C. for the moment D. at any moment9.Where did you see Bob yesterday?It was in the street_he lived.A. that B. what C. which D. where10. The Mongolian people _ ten percent of the population here.A.

5、 make in B. make of C. make for D. make up11. No sooner_to the office than the boss told me that I was fired.A. have I come B. I have come C. had I come D.I came12. The book Been There, Done That _ a real story was written by a Chinese American graduate .A. is based on B. based on C.was based on D.

6、known for13.Im afraid I dont quite understand.Okay. Lets _it this way, “the sooner, the better.”A. make B. mean C. put D.get14. It seems to me _ he cheated in the English contest.A. that B. what C. whether D. which15. Only when he failed _.A. he knew his mistakes B. was he knowing is mistakesC. he h

7、as known his mistakes D. did he know his mistakes 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families.They 16 their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little 17 .Washington and Lincoln, 18 , ne

8、ver went to 19 and they taught 20 .Lincoln 21 did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer 22 his early years.A large 23 U.S. presidents had experiences in the 24 .The two best 25 were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a her

9、o in the Second World War.The jobs of the U.S. presidents are tiring. He must 26 an eye on 27 important 28 happens 29 at home and abroad. Everyday, a lot of 30 waits for him to do 31 he has to make many important 32 . When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft.

10、The old president said to him, “When you 33 ,you should not be 34 .Its 35 job.”16. A. spent B. took C. paid D. were17. A. work B. job C. education D. praise18. A. such as B. as C. and so on D. for example19. A. farm B. school C. work D. office20. A. them B. themselves C. their parents D. each other2

11、1. A. sometimes B. often C. seldom D. once22. A. at B. in C. for D. since23. A. number of B. many of C. deal of D. amount of24. A. farm B. front C. army D. office25. A. knowing B. known C. to know D. know26. A. use B. keep C. lie D. protect27. A. something B. anything C. things D. nothing28. A. what

12、 B. that C. it D. those29. A. not only B. as well as C. both D. either30. A. things B. work C. jobs D. countries31. A. so B. but C. and D. then32. A. decisions B. mistakes C. problems D. trades33. A. grow into B. grow up C. come up D. go up34. A. the president B. a president C. president D. presiden

13、ts35. A. a necessary B. a tiring C. an important D. an interesting第三部分：阅读理解 （共15题，满分30分）AIn the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue (塑像) called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the worl

14、d.The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French man named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.Liberty, of course, m

15、eans freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one hundredth year of U.S. independence (独立) from England. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886.As yo

16、u might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York.36. A good title for t

17、his selection is_.A. Famous Sights in the World B. Liberty IslandC. The Statue of Liberty D. A Gift from France37. The world “sights”, in the first paragraph means_.A. a small present or gift. B. a kind of postcard.C. the power of seeing. D. something that you can see.38.We may conclude that the ele

18、vator does not_A. go fast enough. B. cost a lot of money.C. go to the top. D. both A and B39. The man who made the part of the statue that we can see on the outside was_.A. an unknown architect. B. Bartholdi. C. Eiffel D. both B and C. BTraveling without a map in different countries, I find out abou

19、t different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there dont have name signs; in Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to trave

20、lers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”People in Los Angeles, the US, have no idea of distance on the map: they measure distance by time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” t

21、hey answer, “its about five minutes from here.” You dont understand completely, “Yes, but how many miles away is it, please?” To this question you wont get an answer, because most probably they dont know it themselves.People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists sel

22、dom understand the Greek language. Instead, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then hell lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.Sometimes a person doesnt know the answer to your question. What happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yu

23、catan, Mexico, no one answers “I dont know.” People there believe that “I dont” is impolite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan!However, one thing will help you everywhere in the world. Its body language.40. Which one of the following

24、s is probably an example of Japanese directions?A. “Go south two miles. Turn west and then go another mile.”B. “Turn right at the hospital and go past a school. The library is right in front of you.”C. “The post office is about five minutes from here”D. “The post office is at Street Kamira.”41. Peop

25、le in Los Angeles dont give directions in miles because _.A. they use landmarks in their directions instead of distance B. they prefer to lead you the wayC. they often have no idea of distance measured by milesD. they prefer to use body language42. Greeks give directions by _. A. using street names

26、B. using landmarksC. leading people the way D. giving people a wrong direction43. Where is Yucatan? A. In the USA. B. In Japan. C. In Greece. D. In Mexico. CHow much rain has fallen on the earth in the past? Man has not always kept weather records. Because scientists need a way to learn about past r

27、ainfall, they study tree rings. A trees trunk grows bigger each year. Beneath its bark (树皮), a tree adds a layer of new wood each year it lives. If you look at a tree stump, you can see the layers. They are called annual rings (年轮) On some trees, all of the rings are he same width. But the ponderosa

28、 pines (松) that grow in the American southwest have rings of different width. The soil in the southwest is dry. The pines depended on rainfall for water. In a year of good rainfall, they form wide rings. In a dry year, they form narrow ones.Scientists do not have to cut down a pine to study its ring

29、s. With a special tool, they can remove a narrow piece of wood from the trunk without harming the tree. Then they look at the width of each ring to see how much rain fell in the year it formed.Some pines are hundreds of years old and have hundreds of rings. These rings form an annual record of past

30、rainfall in the Southwest.44. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that_.A. a tree grows faster when it has a lot of water.B. scientists cut down trees to study tree rings.C. pine trees form wide rings every year.D. the ponderosa pine grows in the Southwest45. A tree rows a new layer of

31、 wood_.A. each week B. whenever it rains C. every year D. every season46. On the whole, this story is about_.A. why tree trunks grow bigger. B. why scientists study tree rings.C. trees that lived hundreds of years ago.D. the ponderosa pines in the American Southwest.47. Why did the scientists study the width of the tree rings?A. They want to know how big the