高二上学期期中考试英语试题IV.docx

1、高二上学期期中考试英语试题IV2019-2020年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(IV)2011年11月16日考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分I. 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，你都有十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. How long has the man been playing the guitar?A. About two years. B. Almost one year. C. Half a

2、 year.2. Why didnt the man attend the party?A. He forgot about it. B. He was too busy then. C. He wanted to be alone.3. What do we know about the woman? A. She is eager to attend the party. B. She is dissatisfied with Paul. C. She is angry with the mans father.4. Where will the woman probably go for

3、 her holiday? A. To the seaside. B. To the countryside. C. To the mountains.5. Why does the man call the woman?A. To order another suit. B. To thank her for her service. C. To cancel the order of the suit.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，

4、每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What is the man praising the woman for? A. Her dress. B. Her boots. C. Her hat.7. When did the woman go to the shop? A. Yesterday. B. The day before yesterday. C. Three days ago.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why does the man want to know the shops name? A. To

5、 introduce it to his girlfriend. B. To buy something for his girlfriend. C. To buy something for himself.9. Where are the two speakers now? A. On the Pete Waters farm. B. On the Jack Smiths farm. C. On the Mark Smiths farm.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where can the man see the chicken house? A. On the left

6、of the farm. B. At the end of the road. C. At the end of the fence.11. How does the man get there? A. By bike. B. By car. C. On foot.12. How are the two speakers getting in touch with each other now? A. Face to face. B. On the telephone. C. On the Internet.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When did the man buy t

7、he computer? A. Three months ago. B. Two months ago. C. Three weeks ago.14. What is the problem with the mans computer? A. It always dies. B. It cant be started. C. It cant be turned off.15. What is not mentioned in the conversation? A. The Volunteers League. B. The Students Union. C. The school foo

8、tball team.16. What can we know about the man? A. He lost a scholarship. B. He likes being busy. C. He likes playing football.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the man decide to do? A. Refuse the womans suggestion. B. Accept the womans suggestion. C. Think twice and then answer the woman later.18. Why

9、 does the speaker advise you to read everything? A. To prepare enough information to be discussed. B. To make you look learned. C. To make your life colorful and meaningful.19. What does the speaker advise you to do if you are a shy person? A. Go to street to talk with strangers. B. Talk to yourself

10、 in the mirror. C. Hold parties at home frequently.20. What is the last piece of advice of the speaker? A. Remember to be an honest person. B. Remember to be a humorous person. C. Remember to be a better listener.II. 单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）21. _ some pennies, I think there are only nine pounds left

11、in my pocket.A. In addition B. Rather than C. Apart from D. Instead of22. The teacher thought his students _ everything _. A. had; well preparing B. had got; well prepared C. had got; good prepared D. had; prepared well23. The boy _ there _ to me that he had _ the table.A. lay; lied; lain B. lied; l

12、ying; laid C. lying; lied; laid D. lying; lay; lain24. The teacher stressed again that the students should not _ any important details while retelling the story.A. leave out B. let out C. come out D. make out25. I can think of a _ word that could best describe this situation. A. some B. certain C. s

13、ure D. possible26. So far, this is the best way Ive thought of _ this problem. A. settling B. to settle C. by settling D. having settled27. She _ from the snake, because she was afraid of it. A. looked after B. looked out C. looked into D. looked away28. It is reported that many a new house _ at pre

14、sent in the disaster area. A. are being built B. is building C. are building D. is being built29. _ fishes are usually more expensive than _ ones, because its not easy to keep them _. A. Alive; frozen; live B. Living; freezing; live C. Live; freezing; living D. Live; frozen; alive30. _ number of peo

15、ple who own luxury cars is on _ increase every year. A. A; the B. A; an C. The; the D. The; an31. We got here Tuesday afternoon. _Why didnt you call us earlier? A. Good luck! B. You are welcome C. Its no surprise. D. You did?32. It was his strong sense of duty _ made the manager decide to give the p

16、osition to him. A. which B. that C. what D. how 33. He came home late. You _ him do that, he _. A. shouldnt have let; might have got lost B. shouldnt let; might get lost C. shouldnt have let; might get lost D. shouldnt let; might have got lost34. The school made it a rule that the students should _

17、to their feet when class begins. A. stand B. set C. rise D. struggle35. What does it matter whether you are rich or poor, _ you are happy? A. as long as B. unless C. even if D. though36. Finding her car stolen, _. A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searched thoroughly C. it was looked

18、for everyone D. she hurried to a policeman for help37. The music sounded familiar and it brought the happy days back to me _ I was a child. A. when B. which C. who D. where38. Michael put up a picture of Steve Jobs beside the bed to keep himself _ of his own dreams. A. reminding B. to remind C. remi

19、nded D. remind39. In the meeting room, there is a brown sofa, _ there is a wooden ceiling. A. of which B. with which C. from that D. above which40. The United States _ its independence from Britain in 1776. A. announced B. expressed C. declared D. informedIII完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） Many years ago,

20、 a salesman opened a bag of things from Scotland and found a card at the top. It 41 , “Expect a Miracle(奇迹).” “What does that mean?” he thought, and then 42 it into his pocket.That night he showed it to his wife. “Look at this, dear. What do you think it means?”“Maybe this is what we need,” she said

21、. “Our 43 are so great that they are too much for us. If we start 44 great things instead of the worst, miracle may 45 .” They decided to try changing their thinking for a few days, starting with their 46 problems. Then something changed. Not only did they find their problems 47 be worked out, but t

22、hey also started 48 a lot of money.To make miracles happen, you have to start by expecting them. That way your 49 can become focused in positive ways. There are 50 coincidences, and all kinds of happy experiences 51 one after another.One becomes hopeful and optimistic. Little problems began 52 , whi

23、le the big ones become much easier to work out. Success is not 53 you thought it was.A positive thinker first sets clear and proper goals. Then he goes to work, and 54 working. He never gives up. His dreams are sure to come true, and 55 they do, a miracle happens. Miracles come in all 56 : big, medi

24、um-sized, and small. Start expecting the small ones, and work your way 57 to the big. Think positively, 58 yourself and work hard. Youll find yourself 59 by how meaningful and 60 your life has become.41. A. wrote B. read C. told D. expressed42. A. set B. sent C. spent D. put43. A. problems B. questi

25、ons C. suggestions D. advice44. A. imagining B. hoping C. wishing D. expecting45. A. take in B. take up C. take place D. take over46. A. smallest B. biggest C. difficult D. easy47. A. would B. could C. must D. might48. A. making B. taking C. finding D. doing49. A. suggestion B. money C. ability D. t

26、rust50. A. harmful B. strange C. useful D. embarrassing51. A. live B. stop C. work D. follow52. A. losing B. disappearing C. growing D. displaying53. A. as soon as B. as long as C. as far as D. as well as54. A. keeps on B. keeps up C. keeps out D. keeps from55. A. since B. before C. until D. when56.

27、 A. shapes B. types C. sizes D. kinds57. A. up B. out C. off D. for58. A. think of B. take care of C. speak out D. believe in59. A. bored B. surprised C. upset D. puzzled60. A. dull B. careful C. lively D. unloving IV. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）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，

28、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only

29、14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. Im so glad I did.On the road to the harbor we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbor itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to

30、the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldnt believe itthere arent any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean in the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.The little baby whaleactually as big as our boatwas obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡