高二英语期中考试题试卷

1、PAGE- 7 - / NUMPAGES7PAGE- 7 - / NUMPAGES7PAGE- 7 - / NUMPAGES72019-2019学年度第一学期高二期中考试英语试卷时间：120分钟 总分值120分 答题须知：所有题目答案均要求答在答题卷上 ,在原卷上答题不得分阅读理解共20小题；每题2分 ,总分值40分阅读以下短文 ,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最正确答案。AMany students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.The first ques

2、tion is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjo

3、y yourself!The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But Im shy and cant speak to her. What should I do?When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China? These are good questions t

4、o start a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them down, but I forget them quickly. What sho

5、uld I do?Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when youre shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?1. How many b

6、asic questions do the students often ask?A. Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.2. What should you do if you are shy to speak English?A. Watch English films.B. Write down the words first .C. Listen to real English songs.D. Take a deep breath and smile before you begin.3. What is Olivers problem?A. Hes too

7、shy to talk with others.B. Hes not able to count English words.C. He cant remember new words.D. He doesnt know what real English is.4. Whats the best title of this passage?A. How to learn English.B. Talking about English films.C. Advice about English writing.D. The way of beginning an English conver

8、sation.BJane Goodall is a famous scientist. For more than 40 years, Goodall lived mostly in Tanzania in East Africa, studying chimpanzees. As a young child, Jane Goodall was interested in animals. She grew up in the English countryside and was always climbing trees or riding horses. When Jane was 23

9、, she got a chance to go to Africa. Even though she had never been to college, she got a job with a famous scientist named Louis Leakey. One day Louis Leakey said he needed a volunteer. He needed someone to go to a lake in Tanzania to study a kind of chimpanzees. Jane was excited. On July 16, 1960,

10、she began her explore(探索). At first, the chimpanzees ran away from Jane. But with time passing, they got used to her being around.Every day, Jane would follow the chimpanzees, taking notes on their behavior. She learned many new things about chimpanzees. She watched how a chimpanzee made a tool. She

11、 learned how some chimpanzees became good leaders. She watched how mother chimpanzees raised their children. She watched animals get angry and get upset. She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did. She learned that if you pay really close attention to animals, you will u

12、nderstand what they are “saying. 5. What is the best title of the passage? A. Jane Goodalls college life B. Jane Goodalls family C. Jane Goodall, a famous scientist D. Jane Goodall and Louis Leakey6. What is the correct order of the following according to the passage? a. Jane went to Africa. b. Jane

13、 started her explore. c. Jane worked with Louis Leakey. d. Jane was born in the countryside. e. Jane followed chimpanzees. A. d-a-e-b-cB. b-a-c-d-e C. a-d-c-b-e D. d-a-c-b-e7. Louis Leakey chose Jane Goodall as a volunteer to . A. plant trees B. raise horsesC. study chimpanzees D.do experiments 8. J

14、ane _ the chimpanzees behaviors to help others understand them.A. wrote down B. took pictures of C. made videos of D. drew pictures about CWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I ta

15、lked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? Well, yo

16、u now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things that she said. I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thi

17、n), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you, he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen,

18、 not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do. Dadd

19、ys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice.9. What did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint?A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy had said.B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her s

20、hortcomings.C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy had said about her and pay attention only tothe things that were true.D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.10. What does “Week by week her list grew mean?A. Week by week she argued with me.B. She had made a list of my short

21、comings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.C. She liked to make people angry.D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.11. Why did her father listen to her quietly?A. Because he believed that what her daughters “enemy said was mostly true.B. Becau

22、se he had been so angry with his daughters shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.C. Because he knew that his daughter would like to quarrel with him.D. Because he didnt believe her girl.12. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?A. Not an Enemy,

23、but the Best FriendB. The Best Advice Ive Ever HadC. My FatherD. My ChildhoodDStudents these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this? Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura

24、Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life, says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we dont talk to someone, well certainly feel worse.Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents shout it. She even w

25、alked three miles to school each day because she didnt have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell my parents, theyll be angry! But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and

26、asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future! Laura says.Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve (解决) them. He thinks that you can first find s

27、omeone to talk to. This person doesnt need to be an expert (专家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them.In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So youre halfway to solving a problem if you

28、talk to someone about it!13. In Paragraph 2, the writer used the story of Laura to _.A. answer a question B. give an exampleC. introduce his friend D. share his experience14. According to the passage Robert Hunt might be _.A. Lauras teacher B. the writer of the passageC. a person with a problem D. a

29、n expert on students problems15. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Few children are careful with their money.B. Parents are more experienced than childrenC. Talking to someone helps to solve problems.D. Students often have a lot of worries at schoolE五选五Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He

30、 now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes (香烟) every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States,

31、 not as many people smoke. _16_. Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. _17_They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine (尼古丁). People who smoke a lot need nicotine. _18_Th

32、e nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad. _19_and many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one

33、cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. _20_A. It will be easier to change my habit hereB. It is very hard to quit smoking,C. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.D. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start

34、.E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.完形填空共20小题 ,每题1.5分 ,共30分阅读以下短文 ,选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 21 _ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didnt 22 _, they w

35、ould have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 23 _, but Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 24 _ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 25 _ about her. She went to bed too 26 _. The night before the first exam, Bar

36、bara 27 _ that she have an early night and take a 28 _ pill. She promised to wake 29 _ up in the morning.As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 30 _ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 31 _, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was s

37、itting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 32 _, but she couldnt answer any of the questions. 33 _ around her was writing pages and gages. 34 _ she thought hard, she couldnt find anything to write 35 _. She kept looking at her 36 _. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go.

38、 She started one question, wrote two sentences, 37 _ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 38_. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 39 _ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 40 _ drea

39、m. A minute later, Barbara called her name.21. A. teachers B. students C. classmates D. schools22. A. prepare B. miss C. join D. pass23. A. succeeded B. failed C. ended D. called24. A. but B. so C. and D. because25. A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. pleased26. A. early B. late C. heavily D. eag

40、erly27. A. insisted B. hoped C. ordered D. wished28. A. sleeping B. resting C. exciting D. breathing29. A. him B. her C. them D. herself30. A. hand B. eye C. mind D. body31. A. her sister B. her parents C. the lessons D. the medicine32. A. result B. marks C. desk D. paper33. A. The teacher B. The st

41、udents C. No one D. Everyone34. A.If B. Though C. So D. How35. A. with B. about C. on D. to36. A. watch B. textbook C. sister D. subject37. A. gave up B. put off C. look around D. think over38. A. examining B. leaving C. copying D. crying39. A. raised B. woke C. stood D. cheered40. A. nice B. wonder

42、ful C. terrible D. special用所给词的适当形式填空。共10小题 ,每题1.5分 ,共15分previous quarrel draw a conclusion apart from defeat delight for lack of work out break away from consist of41. To my _, I passed the exam.42. The prisoner wanted to _ the police.43. A year _ 12 months.44. We _ the other team last Sunday.45. No one _ her husband knew about her job.46. They _from the facts yesterday.