云南省红河州学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题新人教版.docx

1、云南省红河州学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题新人教版云南省红河州开远四中2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题新人教版说明：本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）以及答题卡三个部分，第卷1至8页，第卷8至9页，答卷卡10至11页，满分100分。考试时间100分钟。 第卷（选择题 满分70分）第一部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（每小题1分 满分30分）：1. - Can you give some advice on what I said just now ? - Sorry . My mind _ . A. is wandering B. was wandering C. h

2、as wandered D. had wandered2. - Would you mind if I turned on the radio and listened to some music ? - _ . In fact , I also like to listen to music in my car . A. No , you cant . B. Yes , I do . C. No , go ahead . D. Yes , no problem .3. _ we were worried about was _ they could manage to control the

3、 pollution . A. That , how B. That , whether C. What , that D. What , whether4. People in Chongqing are proud of _ they have achieved in the past ten years . A. that B. which C. what D. how5. The reason for his success is _ he worked very hard . A. why B. that C. because D. how6. After losing $ 20,0

4、00 on my last business , I am not _ this time . A. taking a chance B. taking away C. taking on D. taking off7. _ the English examination , I would have gone to the concert last Saturday . A. But for B. As for C. In spite of D. Because of8. The worker earned little money a month , so he had to _ only

5、 fast noodles . A. exist on B. exist in C. lie in D. lie on9. The Chinese culture has _ many important inventions in its long history . A. given birth to B. sung praise for C. given a reward to D. keep records of10. _ the universe began with the “ big bang ” has been widely accepted . A. Whether B.

6、Why C. That D. What11. _ made the parents proud was _ their son had been admitted to a key university . A. What , because B. What , that C. That , what D. That , because 12. Please keep your word _ you have promised to come . A. since then B. now that C. only if D. so long13. After fighting with his

7、 illness many years , the patient _ finally . A. pulled out B. pulled through C. pulled up D. pulled down14. In order to _ the sunshine , the students had many books piled high . A. block up B. block out C. break out D. break up15. Please _ the ship quickly . There is only 10 minutes left . A. go ab

8、oard B. go board C. go abroad D. go broad16. As we all know , the government is taking _ to prevent the river being polluted . A. efforts B. effects C. measures D. performances17. He came all the way to China for learning it better _ for making money . A. other than B. more than C. better than D. ra

9、ther than18. We all agree to his suggestion _ we organize a football club . A. which B. whether C. that D. what19. Although the family is very poor now , the members of it all hold the belief _ their living conditions will improve . A. when B. which C. in which D. that20. It was the fact _ he had to

10、 find another job _ made him worried much . A. which , that B. which , which C. that , which D. that , that21. The girl singer _ the judges with her beautiful voice . A. impressed B. caused C. helped D. preferred22. The family _ to visit us soon for Christmas and well meet them at the airport . A. a

11、re coming B. is coming C. have come D. has come23. This kind of work _ for time and patience . A. ask B. asks C. call D. calls24. Neither he nor I _ the experiment . A. have finished B. has finished C. had finished D. finishes25. It is reported that many a new house _ at present in the disaster area

12、 . A. are being built B. were being built C. was being built D. is being built26. Barbara is easy to recognize as shes the only one of the women who _ evening dress . A. wear B. wears C. has worn D. have worn27. Dr. Smith , together with his wife and daughters , _ visit Beijing this summer . A. is g

13、oing to B. are going to C. was going to D. were going to28. The teacher together with the students _ discussing Reading Skills that _ newly published in America . A. are , were B. is , were C. are , was D. is , was29. - Why does the lake smell terrible ? - Because large quantities of water _ . A. ha

14、ve polluted B. is being polluted C. has been polluted D. have been polluted30. - Did you go to the show last night ? - Yes . Every boy and girl in the area _ invited . A. were B. have been C. has been D. was第二节：完形填空 (每小题1分 满分10分) 阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，并从各题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出可以填入空格的最佳选项。By the time that a student

15、 reaches his senior year in high school ，he is likely to believe that he is an expert in reading . No matter how 31 he is , he can still improve . How do you read an article in a textbook ? Do you have a certain way of doing it or do you just 32 at the beginning and keep reading until you come to th

16、e end ? 33 students say that they use the “ slow and sure ” method . By this they mean they read every sentence slowly and carefully . Every time they come to an 34 word they stop 35 what it means and , if necessary , look it up in the dictionary . In this method a person probably has no time left f

17、or reviewing what he has read , for he has used all his 36 in trying to get the meaning of each word to be sure that he 37 everything . Other students use what has been called the review method . Here a person tries to arrange his time 38 he can read his lesson at least twice . This type of reading

18、is 39 than the “ slow and sure ” method , for the lesson must be read rapidly or there will not be 40 time left for a second reading . Which method do you think is better ?31. A. high B. weak C. good D. well32. A. stop B. read C. do D. start33. A. Few B. Some C. No D. All34. A. useful B. important C

19、. unknown D. old35. A. to explain B. to think C. to understand D. to know36. A. time B. energy C. mind D. money37. A. wants B. remembers C. forgets D. understands38. A. because B. but C. as D. so that39. A. shorter B. faster C. nicer D. more imortant40. A. some B. no C. little D. enough第三节：阅读理解：( 共1

20、5题，每小题2分，满分30分 )阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，根据各篇文章的具体要求，将有关答案填入答题卡内相应位置。 A Galileo Galilei was born near Pisa in 1564-the same year in which Shakespeare was born and the year in which Michelangelo and Calvin died . He entered Pisa University as a medical student in 1581 , and became a professor of mathematics at P

21、adua (1592 - 1610) , where he improved the telescope and was the first to use it for astronomy . At the time that Galileo arrived at the University of Pisa , some argument had started up on one of Aristotles “ laws ” of nature , which heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones . Imagine Aristotle

22、 at the top of a building , dropping two balls , one twice as heavy as the other . According to his words , the heavier one should fall faster than the lighter one . At that time Aristotles words had been accepted as a truth , and there had been few attempts to actually test Aristotles conclusion by

23、 actually conducting an experiment ! However , Calileo decided to have a try. He needed to be able to drop the objects from a great height . The perfect building was right at hand - the Tower of Pisa , 54 meters tall . Galileo climbed to the top of the building carrying a variety of balls of differe

24、nt sizes and weights , and dropped them from the top . They all landed at the base of the building at the same time ( it was said that the experiment was witnessed by a huge crowd of students and professors ) . It proved that Aristotle was wrong . No matter what the difference is in weight , objects

25、 will fall at the same speed .根据文章大意，判断下面各题的正误：41. Galileo and Shakespeare were born at the same year . 42. It was in Pisa University that Galileo improved the telescope . 43. In Aristotles opinion , heavier objects fell faster than lighter ones . 44. Galileo did an experiment to prove that Aristotl

26、e was right . 45. There were only few people watching Galileos experiment . B Greenland is the largest island in the world , measuring 2,670 km from north to south , but with the population of only about 56,000 , one-quarter of which lives in the captial , Nuuk . It lies just south of the Arctic Cir

27、cle , so its summer temperatures are from just 0C to 15C . Despite its name , Greenland is anything but green . Eighty-five percent of its area is covered with a huge ice cap , which holds 9% of the worlds fresh water . If all this ice were to melt , the worlds oceans would rise by six to seven mete

28、rs . The Inuit people ( previously known as Eskimos ) were the first people of this land . Then around 980 AD , Eric the Red , a Norwegian , came to the island and founded a colony . He named the island “ Greenland ” , so as to attract settlers . In 1721 , the Danish established a settlement there ,

29、 and ruled for over 200 years , until 1979 , when Greenland was declared an autonomous nation within the Kingdom of Denmark . Nowadays Greenlandic , or East Inuit language , has become the first language , and Danish the second . And here are more Inuit signs than Danish ones . However , most of the

30、 money is provided by denmark and everything in the supermarket is Danish . In Greenland , it is likely to see polar bears . These dangerous , man-eating creatures are feared but also loved as the symbol of the human spirit in a desert land .根据文章大意，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案：46. Who were the first sett

31、lers of Greenland ? A. The Inuit . B. The Norwegians . C. The Danish . D. The Greenlandic .47. Why was Greenland so named ? A. To show its characteristics . B. To attract settlers . C. To encourage tourism . D. To make a joke .48. Which of the following is TRUE about Greenland ? A. Greenland is warm in summer . B. Greenland has a small population . C. Most of the Greenland is covered by forests . D.Danish is the first language used in Greenland . C I am a student at Leeds University , completin