2019-2020年高二下学期期初考试英语试题含答案(III)

金湖中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期初考试英语试题2019-2020年高二下学期期初考试英语试题含答案(III)一、单项选择1．—I didn’t do well in the exam. What about you?— I did _____ you. Maybe even worse.A. not better thanB. not worse thanC. as well asD. no better than 2．----- I’d like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr smith.-----________.A. Oh, no. Let’s notB. I’d rather stay at homeC. I’m very sorry, but I have other plansD. Oh, no. That’ll be too much trouble3．.The day — my birthday — I had been looking forward to _______ at last.A. comeB. comingC. has comeD. came4．____ he has been chosen to work as a teacher in the mountain village ____ him feel very proud.A. That, makeB. Whether, makesC. That, makesD. Where, make5．His bright clothes were not______a funeral.A.fitB.appropriate ofC.appropriate forD.suit6．---I like football. ---___ my sister and me.A. So doB. So areC. So didD. So it is with7．___exceptions, the rule may stand.A. Allow forB. Allowing forC. To allowD. To allow for8．To get to the top of the mountain, we had to _______.A. go some walkingB. do a lot of climbingC. walking a long wayD. doing a lot of climbing9．—I came here by taxi and the driver ________ me 50 yuan.—Really? You ________ by bus.A. paid; should comeB. cost; should have comeC. charged; ought to have comeD. spent; ought to come10．Keep in mind: your efforts will ______.Don’t let one or two failures over the year get you down.A take off B. put off C. pay back D. pay off 11．If you need help , for example , money or _________ , let me know , will you ?A. anythingB. somethingC. everythingD. nothing 12．Because of the rise of sea level, some islands will disappear. _____ people of certain countries will have to look for new places to live.A. OtherwiseB. YetC. ThusD. Though13．—I quarreled with my deskmate yesterday. It’s all my fault.—Look, she is just over there. —go and say “sorry” to her.A．You know the drill B．Believer it or notC．To be exact D．It all depends14．They wanted someone with _____ for this job, so as a freshman I had _______ that day.A. experiences; unpleasant experienceB. an experience; an unpleasant experienceC. experiences; an unpleasant experienceD. experience; an unpleasant experience15．Whoever helps the poor, I’ ll be______ him/her.A. in place ofB. in favor ofC. in common withD. in search of二、完型填空About five years ago I began to study at a new school, when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little 1 ,wondering whether I could get on well with my classmates.Lucy, a girl in my 2 , who I t hought wasn’t ready to accept a 3 girl, didn’t like me from the start. 4 ,I was pretty sure she hated me. When I asked her a question, I could __5__ she thought I was a total fool.My teacher made us 6 next to each other for the last term. Lucy was not happy. However, I kept 7 at her, though she rolled her eyes, and I kept telling her that she was beautiful.Finally, Lucy let me 8 to her, even when her friends were around. She ___9___ telling me how beautiful I looked. I still remember the ___10___ time when she smiled at me and said that, and I smiled right back, saying 11 to her. One day Lucy invited me over to her house, and talked to me all the time 12 her other friends. That day Lucy , the girl who had hated me, called me her best deskmate. After that, we 13 friends for years.I moved to Arizona later, but I will never 14 Lucy. I still remember she considered me her 15 at first. During that time it felt like I was 16 my time, and losing my dignity(尊严)，but I still smiled at Lucy even when she 17 me. I’m not stupid; I didn’t think she was 18 in doing those things, but I still put up with it. And finally we became great friends.Not long ago, I read the 19 of Abraham Lincoln, “Am I not destr oying my enemies when I make friends of them?” I smiled, thinking of Lucy. It just 20 me how great a friendI used to have.1. A. sad B. surprised C. worried D. eager2. A. school B. class C. team D. city3. A. positive B. successful C. new D. common4. A. Usually B. Actually C. Finally D. Fortunately5. A. describe B. prove C. tell D. accept6. A. sit B. speak C. stand D. live7. A. shouting B. laughing C. pointing D. smiling8. A. write B. reply C.talk D. listen9. A. started B. minded C. considered D. avoided10. A. rare B. next C. last D. first11. A. hello B. thanks C. sorry D. bye12. A. according to B. thanks to C. except for D.instead of13. A. served B. appeared C. seemed D. stayed14. A. forget B. leave C.miss D. teach15. A. enemy B. hero C. friend D. leader16. A. changing B. managing C. wasting D. enjoying17. A. took care of B. took the place of C. made fun of D. get away from18. A. right B. proud C. interested D. busy19. A. books B. words C. stories D. experiences20. A. taught B. advised C. warned D. reminded三、阅读理解AThe International Space Station，one of the most ambitious space projects ever and a key launching board for exploration of the solar system，turns l0 years old Thursday．On Nov．20，1998，the first part of the space station was launched by the Russians from Kazakhstan．NASA followed up two weeks later with Piece No 2 carried up by a space shuttle．The space station has grown into a giant outpost(前哨)355 km up，home to three people at any given time—soon to be six．Thanks to the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour，the space station now has five sleep stations，two baths，two kitchens and two mini—gyms．Ahogether，there are nine rooms，three of which are full scale labs．The United States has financed the main part of the project，estimated to cost some 100 billion dollars．Fifteen other countries have also contributed，including Russia，Japan，Canada，Brazil anti eleven nations belonging to the European Space Agency．’Fhe space station has traveled 2．1 billion km，orbited Earth more than 57，300 times，hosted 167 people from 15 countries，and served up more than l 9，000 meals ”The ISS is the largest ever expenmeni in international technologic al cooperation，’’ said John Logsdon。