（整理版高中英语）上学期期中考试试卷

1、1213上学期期中考试试卷高二英语本试卷分第i卷和第ii卷两局部，总分值150分，考试时间120分钟第i卷三局部，共115分第一局部:听力(共两节,总分值30 分)第一节(共5 小题;每题1.5 分,总分值7.5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 三个选项中选出最正确选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. where does this conversation probably take place?a . in a library. b. in a bookstore. c. in

2、 a classroom. 2. at what time will the film begin?a. 7:00. b. 7:15. c . 7:203. what are the two speakers mainly talking about?a. their friend jane. b a radio programme. c. a weekend trip.4. what will the woman probably do?a. catch a train. b. see the man off. c. go shopping.5. why did the woman apol

3、ogize?a. she went to the wrong place.b. she made a late delivery. c. she couldnt take the cake back. 第二节 (共15 小题;每题1.5 分,总分值22.5 分)听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的a、b、c 三个选项中选出最正确选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每题5 秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5 秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6 段材料, 答复第6、7 题。6. whose cd is broken?a. kathys. b. mums.

4、c. jacks.7. what does the boy promise to do for the girl?a. do some cleaning b. buy her a new cd. . c. give her 10 dollars. 听第7 段材料,答复第8、9 题。8. what did the man think of the meal?a. just so so. b quite satisfactory. c. a bit disappointing.9. what was the 15% on the bill paid for?a. the food. b. the

5、drinks. c the service. 听第8 段材料,答复第10 至12 题。10. why is the man at the shop?a. to get a camera changed.b. to order a camera for his wife c. to have a camera repaired.11. what colour does the man want?a. pink. b. black. c. orange.12. what will the man do afterwards?a. make a phone call. b. wait until f

6、urther notice. c. come again the next day. 听第9 段材料,答复第13 至16 题。13. what would joe probably do during the thanksgiving holiday?a. go to a play. b. stay at home. c. visit kingston.14. what is ariel going to do in toronto?a. attend a party. b. meet her aunt. c. see a car show.15. why is ariel in a hurr

7、y to leave?a. to call up betty. b. to buy some dvds. c. to pick up daniel.16. what might be the relationship between the speakers?a. classmates. b. fellow workers. c. guide and tourist. 听第10 段材料,答复第17 至20 题。17. where does thomas manning work?a. at a radio station b. in the guinness company. c. in a

8、museum.18. where did the idea of a book of records come from?a. a bird-shooting trip. b. a visit to europe. c. a television talk show.19. when did sir hughs first book of records appear?a. in 1875. b. in 1950. c. in 1955.20. what are the two speakers going to talk about next?a. more records of unusu

9、al facts. b. the founder of the company.c. the oldest person in the world. 第二局部 英语知识运用共两节,总分值45分第一节 单项选择共15小题；每题1分,总分值15分从a、b、c、d四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。21. the wilsons live in _ a-shaped house near the coast. it is _ 17th century cottage. a. the; /b. an; thec. /; thed. an; a22.-which of the two dicti

10、onaries will you buy?-i will buy _, for ive got some such dictionaries. a. bothb. eitherc. neitherd. no one23. -how do you study english so well? -_ reading lots of book.a. to b. of c. at d. by24. take warm clothes _ the weather is cold.a. in case b. in case ofc. because ofd. so that25. on the next

11、birthday, ann _married for twenty years. a. is b. has been c. will be d. will have been26.i wouldn't _ my job _ anything.a. change; into b. trade; for c. trade; with d. lose; with27. -let's invite li dong to go with us, ok?-_ the more, the happier.a. why not？b. no way! c. so what? d. how com

12、e?28. will you drop in at my house this afternoon if _？a. it is convenient for you b. you are convenientc. it is convenient of you d. you still be convenient29. they _ have arrived at lunchtime but their flight was delayed. a. will b. can c. must d. should30. -_and turn off the light?-of course. wit

13、h pleasure.a. could you give me a favour b. could you do me a favour c. could you give a favour to me d. could you do a favour to me31.- look at the rainbow！it's over there!- oh, it_ it will be fine tomorrow.a. predicts b. signs c. indicates d. resorts32. _ up early tomorrow, or you cant catch t

14、he train. a. getting b. get c. to get d. got33.-the air is full of smoke and people are coughing.-it will get worse _ the government does something about the pollution.a. but b. unless c .except d. if34. all visitors to this village _ with kindness. a. treat b. are treated c. are treating d. had bee

15、n treated35. _, i have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week.a. however the story is amusing b. no matter amusing the story isc. however amusing the story is d. no matter how the story is amusing第二节 完形填空共20小题；每题1.5分,总分值30分we all know when edison grew up, he had a small lab. he wor

16、ked hard and hardly_36_ to have a rest. one day one of his friends brought him a young man in his lab. he_37_ the young man to edison. he said that the young man had studied in a well-known university in _38_ and had a lot of _39_ of physics and maths. edison was glad to use a man _40_ him and_41_ h

17、im as a helper. a few days later the young man heard about edison's_42_. he began to look down upon him. edison_43_ about it, but he said nothing.once the young man entered the lab while edison_44_ an important experiment. he stood _45_ the table but he _46_ help him. edison stopped _47_ out a b

18、ottle and said, “go to calculate its volume and tell me the _48_ in two hours.at first the young man thought it _49_ to do. but _50_ he found it difficult. two hours later, edison came into his office and saw _51_ paper and books on his desk. of course, the young man could not tell him the volume.“_

19、52_ pour some water into the bottle？said edison. “then you'll _53_ calculate the volume.on hearing this, the young man's face turned_54_.and he knew edison was _55_ cleverer than him！36.a.forgot b. remembered c. liked d. hoped37.a. showed b. pushed c. introduced d. spoke38.a.german c.germany

20、 39 c.books 40.a.such as c.like 41 c.wanted 42.a.past c.success 43.a.told b.was told d.was said44.a.did c.was doing d.was having45 b.next to c.nearly d.close by46.a.did c.didn't d.couldn't47.a.to take 48.a.way c.idea 49.a.hard c.hardly 50.a.fast c.soon 51.a.lots of b.a great many c.a number

21、of d.a plenty of52.a.why don't b.why not c.what about d.you'd better53.a.slowly efully c.easily 54 c.red 55 c.very 第三局部 阅读理解共20小题,每题2分,总分值40分第一节共15小题，每题2分，共30分a  people have sailed the world in quite small boats. it is not an easy thing to do. sometimes the weather gets bad. that can be

22、 the end of everyone in it. accidents can happen easily and quickly. one family once had an accident with some big fish. the fish swam under their boat and bit holes in it. sea water came in, of course, and the boat soon sank. however, these people had another small boat a lifeboat, and they all got

23、 into that. they lived and hoped for many days. they ate and slept, and they always hoped at last a ship found them. how do people live in a very small lifeboat? perhaps for weeks or months? they must be strong in every way. they must have hope they must want to live. but you cant eat or drink

24、hope. you cant drink sea water. drink a lot of sea water, and you will die quickly. sailors can drink rain water. they must catch rain water in their boat. they must also catch fish and birds for food. lifeboats do not often carry a cooker, so the sailors cant cook their food. raw(生的) fish and bird

25、meat is not very nice. but there is no other choice in a lifeboat. the sailors must eat raw food, or they will die.      what do people think about in a lifeboat? they think about land, a warm bed, dry clothes, fresh water and food.56. one family once had an accident at sea

26、because _.a. their boat was caught in bad weatherb. the boat knocked against a rock and sea water came inc. some fish bit the bottom of their boatd. none of them knew how to sail at sea57. sailors can catch _ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat. a. fish and birds    b. rain water c. bo

27、th sea water and rain water d. both a and b58. lifeboats do not often carry a cooker, which is _. a. something used for cooking b. food for cooking c. a large basin d. a person who cooks food59. which of the following is not true?a. sailing around the world in quite small boats is not easy.b. all th

28、e food sailors have in a lifeboat is cooked fish and bird meat.c. anyone who drinks a lot of sea water will die.d. no one lives for weeks in a lifeboat unless he is strong and wants to live bwe know that many animals do not stay in one place. birds, fish and other animals move from one place to

29、 another at a certain time. they move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but some move to get away from places that are too crowded.      when cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. some fishes give birth in warm wa

30、ter and move to cold water to feed. the most famous migration is probably the migration of one kind of fish, which is called “salmon. this fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. there it spends most of its life. when it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh wate

31、r. then it gives birth and dies there. in northern europe, there is a kind of mouse. they leave their mountain home when it becomes too crowded. they move down to the low land. sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.    

32、     recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster(龙虾). every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the bottom of the ocean. nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go

33、. so, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we dont. maybe living things just like to travel.60. the main reason why animals move from one place to another is _. a. that they can find food lightly. b. that they are afraid of humans c. that they f

34、eel too crowded d. that they dont like the same place61. the underlined word “migration in the second paragraph means “_. a. withdraw     b. moving      c. activity     d. swimming62. the lobsters usually move when _. a. the place is c

35、rowded    b. winter comes  c. the bad weather arrives  d. they give birth63. whats the main idea of this passage_?a. the migration of some animals.b. why living things like to travel.c. some interesting fishes.d. animals like moving from one place to another at a certain time.cin

36、 1955, a man named raymond kroc entered a partnership with two brothers named mcdonald. they opened a popular restaurant in california which sold food that was easy to prepare and serve quickly. hamburgers, french fries, and cold drinks were the main food there. kroc opened similar eating places und

37、er the same name, “mcdonalds, and they were an instant success. he later took over the company, and today it is one of the most famous and successful “fast-food in america and round the world. why was his idea successful? probably the most important reason was that his timing was right. in the 1950s

38、, most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children. in the 1960s, many women returned to the workplace. this meant that they had less time or energy to prepare meals, so they spent more on “ tv dinners and fast-food restaurants. single parents also have little time to spe

39、nd in the kitchen. people living alone also depend on this type of food, since cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth. fast-food is not part of the diet of all americans. another trend of the 1960s, sometimes called the back-to-nature movement influenced many people to avoid food tha

40、t was packaged or processed(处理). this preference for natural food continued to this day.from the success of raymond krocs fast-food business, we can say that social economic trends influence where and what we eat.64. the underlined sentence “cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth mea

41、ns that _.a. cooking for some people is worth more moneyb. it is not worthwhile to take too much time to cook for one personc. there are more problems when one person cooksd. divorce (离婚) causes people to change their eating habits65. an idea implied but not directly stated in the reading is that _.

42、a. many married women began to work in the 1960s b. natural foods are still popular todayc. fast food is not part of the diet of all americans d. divorce causes people to change their eating habits66. mcdonalds success lies in the following causes but_.a. people living alone tend to depend on fast f

43、ood b. single parents have little time to spend in the kitchenc. many women returned to the workplace in the 1960s d. kroc chose the “mc donald brothers as his partners67. the main idea of the reading is that _.a. raymond kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in the world b. social an

44、d economic changes affect eating habitsc. fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quickly d. americans eat either fast food or natural food dplay is a childs natural way to learn. children try and practice new physical(身体的), mental(智力的) and social(社交的) skills through play. as a child grows, play give

45、s the chance to show his feelings. future learning is based on play. it is the way a child learns to concentrate, to imagine things, to think out new ideas, and to practice grown-up activities. todays stacking and counting blocks(堆垛及计算积木) is tomorrows math and science lesson. several afternoons of f

46、inger painting may open a young mind to creativity in the art.       before children begin to go to school, they become interested in playing with other children. play then becomes a social experience. games are an important part of playing with other children. 

47、60;     television can also be a teaching toy. however, television cant take the place of face-to-face play with people. it can do only when people watch television with the child and talk about the new ideas and words that the child sees.  play can help a child to imagine t

48、hings. an ordinary cardboard box becomes a spaceship or a kitchen stove(炉) through play. children can discover the real world through their make-believe(虚假的) world of playthey enjoy copying the activities of grown-ups and older brothers and sisters.      play helps the progr

49、ess of exercise and coordination(协调) for children of all ages, from the baby kicking in the little bed to the baby who can just walk, and to the kid who can ride a tricycle(三轮车).68. if a child often _, it will help him with his math and science in the future.       

50、;   a. plays with blocks      b. rides bicycle             c. paints with a finger d. talks with others69. children can discover the real world by _.          a. dra

51、wing pictures     b. copying the activities of older people          c. watching television        d. playing computer games70. according to the passage, the writer thinks _.  

52、0;      a. parents should encourage their children to play         b. grown-ups shouldnt play with children         c. television can take the place of playing with people    

53、     d. play helps the progress of exercise and coordination only for the baby第二节共5小题，每题2分，共10分根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余项。my mother used to ask me,“what is the most important part of body?_71_ when i was young, i thought sound was very important to us, so i said“my

54、ears, mom. mother said,“several years passed before she asked me again. since making my first attempt, i had thought over the correct answer. so this time i told her,“mom, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.mother looked at me and told me,“you are learning fast, but the ans

55、wer is not correct. you know there are many people who are blind._73_over the years, mother asked me many times and her answer always was,“no, but you are getting smarter every year, my child.then last year, my grandpa died. everybody was hurt and everybody was crying._74_ i remember that especially because it was the second time that i saw him cry. mother asked me,“do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?i was shocked when she asked me this