湖南省怀化铁路第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、湖南省怀化铁路第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案2017-2018学年下期怀铁一中高二期中考试英语试题 本试题卷分四个部分。时量l20分钟。满分150分。Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks) 听力理解Conversation 1 1. Which type of apartment does the woman want?A . A one-bedroom apartment. B. A two-bedroom apartment. C. A three-bedroom apartm

2、ent.2. How much will the woman have to pay for the first payment?A. $350. B. $150 C.$450.Conversation 2 3. Why does the woman want to drive to work?A. Her office is far from her home. B. She wants to enroll in a driving school.C. She has a drivers license.4. What do we know about the driving test? A

3、. It is hard to pass. B. It has two parts. C. It has no connection with a drivers license.Conversation 3 5. What is the woman going to do?A .Go shopping. B. Meet a super star. C. Have a meal.6. When does the first movie end?A. At 9:10. B. At 9:00. C. At 9:20. Conversation 4 7. What are the speakers

4、talking about?A. A magazine. B. A new film. C. A new novel.8. What do we know about the Readers Digest?A. It is a weekly. B. It is a monthly. C. It is a twice-monthly.9. What does the man think of the Readers Digest?A.It is not popular. B. It is not instructive. C. It is inspiring. Conversation 5 10

5、. What does the man need?A .A taxi. B. A timetable. C. A bag. 11. When will the man leave?A. At 2:30. B. At 3:00. C. At 3:00.12. What does the man want the driver to do?A.To help him get prepared. B. To call him in advance. C. To carry his bags. Conversation 6 13. What is the probable relationship b

6、etween the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Old schoolmates. C. Former colleagues. 14. Where did the woman go to study?A. England. B. France. C. Ireland. 15. What do we know about the woman?A. She thinks England is very beautiful.B. She likes British food very much. C. She doesnt like swe

7、et food.CompetitorsKids in grades K-12PurposeTo create a new look for the familiar Google 16._ThemeWhat Id like to do somedayThe arrangement The grand-prize winner will receive a $ 17. _ college scholarship, a laptop computer, a digital design tablet and 18. _ to the Google office. The top 19. _ reg

8、ional pictures will also be shown in a special exhibit at the Whitney 20. _ of American Art. Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)单项选择21. The man _ next to the superstar is her bodyguard; he looks very strong and tough.A. stood B. stands C. to stand D. standing22. A lot of change

9、s _ there by the end of last year.A. were making B. had been made C. made D. have made23. This building is _ that one.A. twice tall B. twice as tall as C. tall twice D. taller twice 24. It is not what he said, but the way _ he said it that made me angry.A. which B. by which C. that D. what 25. The s

10、aleswoman _ be our manager. Im sure she doesnt wear sunglasses.A. wont B. cant C. mustnt D. may not26. Dont hesitate to point out any mistake in my work, _ I believe will help make it better.A. what B. which C. when D. that 27. The meeting _ last Friday is of great importance to the villagers.A. hel

11、d B. being held C. to be held D. to hold 28. Not until the teacher went to the hospital for medical treatment _ how poor her health was.A. did she realize B. she didnt realize C. she realized D. didnt she realize29. If I _ the teachers advice, I wouldnt have failed this exam.A. followed B. should fo

12、llow C. had followed D. would follow30. _ snakes seem to be very dangerous, they wont attack people if they are not scared.A. When B. While C. As D. Unless31. _ is known to all is that scientists are pushing ahead with cloning.A. What B. That C. It D. As32. The pilot asked all the passengers on boar

13、d to remain _ as the plane was making a landing.A. seat B. seated C. seating D. to be seating33. When _ about her birthplace, she kept silent.A. asking B. to ask C. asked D. being asked34. When a tomb is opened, fresh air disturbs the viruses. If _ , they can result in illness or even death.A. breat

14、he in B. to e breathed in C. breathing in D. breathed in35. As everyone knows, no one enjoys _ at.A. to laugh B. being laughed C. laughed D. laughing Section B (18 marks)完形填空 An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they h

15、ad no _36_ left. When she heard her daddy say to her _37_ mother, “Only a miracle（奇迹）can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she made her way six blocks to the local drugstore.“And w

16、hat do you want?” asked the chemist. “Its _38_ my little brother,” the girl answered back. “Hes really, really sick and I want to get a _39_. His name is Andrew and he has something _40_ growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”“We dont_41 _ miracles here, child. Im sor

17、ry,” the chemist said, smiling strangely at the little girl.In the shop was a well-dressed customer. He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”“I dont know,” she replied. “Hes really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) _42_. But my daddy cant pay for it, so

18、I have brought my _43_.”“How much do you have?” asked the man. “One dollar and eleven cents, _44_ I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven centsthe _45_ price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you liv

19、e. I want to see your brother and meet your parents.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed _46_ and before long Andrew was well again.The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle _47_ . one dollar and eleven cents . plus the

20、faith of a little child.36. A. time B. medicine C. money D. food 37. A. tearful B. hopeful C. helpful D. regretful38. A. with B. about C. for D. from39. A. drink B. doctor C. tablet D. miracle40. A. bad B. small C. extra D. new41. A. display B. offer C. sell D. store42. A. companion B. surgeon C. pr

21、otection D. operation 43. A. savings B. wishes C. ideas D. worries44. A. because B. so C. though D. but45. A. same B. exact C. proper D. reasonable46. A. surprisingly B. secretly C. successfully D. separately47. A. meant B. covered C. measured D. costSection C (12 marks)完形填空（二） One day a lady saw a

22、mouse running across her kitchen floor. She was very afraid of mice, so she ran out of the house, got into a bus 48_ went to the shop. There she bought a mousetrap（捕鼠器）. The shopkeeper said to her, “Put some cheese（奶酪） in it and you 49 _ soon catch that mouse.”The lady went home 50_ her mousetrap, 5

23、1_ when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in 52_. She did not want to go back to the shop, 53_ it was very late. She cut a picture of some cheese out of 54 _ old magazine and put that in the mousetrap.Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful! 55 _ the lady

24、 came down to the kitchen the next morning, she found a picture of a mouse in the mousetrap beside the picture of the cheese!Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)阅读理解AOne day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the pa

25、rty came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels und

26、er each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised. On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin.

27、Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlins wo

28、nderful entrance after that.56. The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller skating _.A. Because of Joseph Merlin B. before the invitation C. before the year 1750 D. because it was dangerous57. People called Merlin a dreamer because _.A .he slept ad dreamed a lot B. he was full of different

29、 ideas C. he was a talented violinist D. he always made peoples dreams come true 58. _ made Merlin think of skating on wheels. A. Merlins work B. Merlins violin C. An important party D. A huge mirror59. What was Merlins problem after he rolled into the room?A. He couldnt play the violin while rollin

30、g. B. He couldnt stop his roller skating. C. He couldnt attract a lot of attention D. Everyone was surprised at him.60. The text is mainly about _. A. a strange man B. How people enjoyed themselves in the 18th centuryC. an unusual party D. how roller skating beganB A sense of humor is just one of th

31、e many things shared by Alfred and Anthony Melillo, 64-year-old twin brothers from East Haven who made history in February 2002. On Christmas Eve, 1992, Anthony had a heart transplant from a 21-year- old donor. Two days before Valentines Day in 2002, Alfred received a 19-year-old heart, marking the first time o