襄垣一中2018年高二英语期中考试模拟题

1、.襄垣一中2019年高二英语期中考试模拟题第一部分 阅读理解 共20小题, 每题3分, 总分值60分第一节：共15小题；每题3分， 总分值45分 阅读下面四篇短文，从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。 A As a student, you must be excited to know something about American school students. In fact, just like in China, in the United States, high school is usually divided into two periods; t

2、he first two or three years are called “junior high school and the other is “senior high school. In China, children enjoy free education of nine years, but in the United States, the students enjoy free educationwhich will be started when they are about 6 years old until they are 18 years old. As a r

3、esult of the free education system 制度, American children have little difficulty in going to senior high school. American high school students can take part in a lot of activities outside of the classroom. The activities are organized by the school, such as joining a music group or a sports team. Cer

4、tainly, just like us students in China, American students have to work hard in order to get good marks if they want to go to a good university. They take classes in all kinds of subjects all through the high school period. And students with low marks at the end of a school year are still allowed to

5、go on to the next grade. In American high schools, there is fighting or hurting or other kinds of bad behaviors. So children who want to go to university are often sent to suburban 郊区的 high schools, where most students want to go to university and the atmosphere 气氛 is quite different.1. This passage

6、 mainly tells us about _. A. education of Chinese middle school B. American free education C. education of American high school D. how to get into universities in America2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. They can be allowed to join the next grade even if they fail the school-year

7、exam. B. Those who get good marks can go to a good university. C . American students can take all kinds of subjects during the high school period. D. The time of free education in China is longer than that in America.3. The writer of the passage tells us the truth that _. A .the atmosphere in high s

8、chools is not good B. suburban high schools are good places for learning C. none of the schools in cities are good for learning D. all the American students want to go to university B Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, fri

9、ends and spirit 精神 and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce 弹跳 back. But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the

10、same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How? Dont look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special. Dont let other people set goal for you. Only you know what is best for yourself. Dont give up when you s

11、till have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. Dont be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. Dont shut love out of your life by saying its impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lo

12、se love is to hold it too tightly 紧紧地; the best way to keep love is to give it wings翅膀. Dont run through life so fast that you forget not only where youve been, but also where you are going. Dont be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily. Dont use time or words careless

13、ly. You cant get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; thats why we call it “the present. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.4. The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. means that _. A. Nothing is possible B. If we

14、 dont give up, there is always hope C. You should learn to give up D. Although you try, nothing will change.5. Why cant we use time carelessly? A. Because time never returns. B. Because time is too expensive. C. Because we are too poor. D. Because times will get back.6. If you run through life so fa

15、st, you will _. A . lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily B. lose love by holding it too tightly C. not be afraid of the difficulties D. forget not only where youve been, but also where you are going.7. According to the passage, which is the best title? _ A. Nothing is impossible.

16、B. Glass balls are easy to be broken. C. Things you cant do. D. Treat your life in a right way. C Will it matter if you don't have your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people we

17、re given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or

18、she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class. Opposite to what many people believe, if you dont eat breakfast,

19、you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.8. During the test, those who were tested were given _. A. no breakfast at all B.

20、 very rich breakfast C. different breakfasts or none D. little food for breakfast9. The results of the test show that _. A . breakfast has great effect on work and studies B. breakfast has little to do with a persons work C. a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast D. those working wit

21、h brains should have much for breakfast10. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you dont eat breakfast, you will _. A. not lose weight B. lose weight C. be healthier D. gain a lot of weight11. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage? A. Poor breakfasts affect tho

22、se who work with brains. B. Morning diet may cause one to get fatter. C. Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight. D. Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight losing.12. According to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast, _. A. he will fall ill B. he will fail t

23、o listen to his teacher C. his mind will work more slowly D. he will not make progress in his study D Billys favorite color is orange. But he cant see what orange looks like. Billy is blind. A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes werent quite as big as a normal babys. “Billy wou

24、ld never be able to see. the doctor told his mother. After that Billys mother began talking to him, describing things she saw outside the window. She described everything to him. Billy does not only depend on his mothers descriptions to learn about the world around him. He sees with his ears and his

25、 hands, too. He has perfect hearing. When people make phone calls, he can tell the numbers they dial拨. Billy loves computer science. He began teaching himself computer programming when he was just seven years old. His dream school would be Stanford University. He gets top grades in his classes, maki

26、ng that a real possibility. “You cant let excuses get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that you cant move forward and reach your goals, said Billy. 13. From the passage, we know that_. A. Billy cant hear. B. Billy cant see. C. Billy cant walk. D.Billy cant talk.14. How did Billys mother help

27、 him? A. By describing everything to him. B. By asking teacher for advice. C. By teaching him how to draw. D. By sending him to his dream school.15. When did Billy begin teaching himself computer programming? A. When he was in Seven Grade B. When he was7 years old. C. When he was high school D. When

28、 he was at university第2节 共5小题；每题3分， 总分值15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选项。 Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of

29、 who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents. 16 A gentle “good morning and “I love you will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, you might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world. Respect them more and cherish these momen

30、ts. You can use these moments to learn from them when youre off on your own. Its OK to get angry but angry actions dont help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend. 17 Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respec

31、t from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you dont get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when its cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes. 18 Since you can fo

32、rgive your friends, why not forgive your parents? Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them. 19 Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another. Some people simply may not be able to lo

33、ve their parents. 20 Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.A. Forgiveness is the key. B. Tell them you love them every morning. C. Parents will in turn express their love to you.D. After this, share your feelings with your parents. E. Anyway, spend as

34、much time with them as you can.F. Please remember parents are as important as friends.G. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example第二部分：语言知识运用第一节：完形填空共20 小题；每题2分，总分值40分 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Here I must put in a few words about my experie

35、nce here in China. If I have _21_ with a Chinese host, he always presses_22_ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping份额. That often makes me _23_ very awkward为难. I have to eat the food even if I dont _24_ it, because it is considered _25_ manners in the West to _26_ ones foo

36、d on the plate. I have also _27_ that when a Chinese sits at an Americans dinner party, he very often _28_ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or _29_. This might be good manners in China, but it is certainly_30_ in the West. In the United States, it is_31_ to keep asking so

37、meone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very _32_. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “_33_ Heres an example: When an American is offered _34_ by the host, and he doesnt feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just dont feel like

38、it. Ill _35_ some diet Pepsi-Cola if you have it. That is _36_ an American will do. _37_are taught that “Honesty is the best policy. But in some countries, courtesy谦虚 might be more important than _38_. So when I am here in China, I have to observe the _39_ here. But when you go to _40_, you had bett

39、er “Do as the Romans do.21. A. trouble          B. dinner           C. words                D. difficulty22. A. more  &#

40、160;         B. much             C. enough                D. little23. A. think       

41、0;     B. taste            C. feel                 D. smell24. A. eat              &#

42、160;   B. like             C. drink                    D. help25. A. important        B. bad

43、60;              C. polite               D. rude26. A. take                 B. leave&

44、#160;           C. forget               D. pass27. A. noticed          B. minded         

45、C. heard               D. informed28. A. accepts         B. refuses          C. nods          &

46、#160;    D. gives29. A. thirsty         B. angry             C. happy              D. full30. A. so  

47、0;           B. kind               C. not                    D. right31. A. impolite&

48、#160;          B. good                 C. kind                 D. sad32. A. honest   

49、          B. direct                C. short                D. kind33. A. Im sorry    B. Yes, I

50、want      C. No, thanks   D. Yes, please34. A. food             B. beer                      C.

51、 coffee               D. tea35. A. bring            B. offer            C. like       

52、;        D. take36. A. that             B. what            C. whether            

53、60;     D. how37. A. Englishmen     B. Frenchmen    C. Americans        D. Australians38. A. manners       B. honesty         C. r

54、equest              D. order39. A. customs           B. habits           C. action         

55、;      D. ways40. A. China   B. Rome   C. the United States      D. the United Nations第二节 语法填空共10小题：每题1.5分，总分值15分 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容不多于3个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. 41._ water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 42._ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man 43._ present the water to the old man. His teacher