高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

金华一中2006学年第一学期期中考试高二英语期中试题命题：周丽波校对：封占萍第一卷（满分100分）一．单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）1. —We’d like you to start work tomorrow if possible.—I’m sorry ,but I can’t possibly start until Monday.?A．Do you agree with me B．Is that a good ideaC．Do you think I’m right D．Will that be all right2. Smith can’t attend the party________ at Tony’s house now, because he is preparing for the speech at the party _________ at Pearl’s house tomorrow.A. held, being heldB. to be held, to be heldC. being held, to be heldD. to be held, held3. From the _________ smile on the teacher’s face, we knew that the answer was _________.A. satisfying, satisfiedB. satisfied, satisfyingC. satisfied, satisfiedD. satisfying, satisfying4. His daughter, __________ a nice young doctor two years ago, will get married next month.A. got engaged withB. got engaged toC. engaged withD. engaged to5. Everyone _______ is informed of the fact ________ he has been regarded as one of the ten outstanding actors.A. present, thatB. presented, /C. presenting, whichD. presented, that6. The team ________ six members.A. is consisted ofB. consists ofC. makes up ofD. made up7. Pop music is liked by many people, but it is not ________ everyone’s taste.A. withB. inC. onD. to8. Zhejiang province lies ________ the east of China.A. inB. toC. onD. off9. If he works hard at his lessons, I guess he can _________ the final exams.A. get throughB. go throughC. look throughD. run through10. Shops should ________ till later in the evening.A. be remained openB. remain openC. be remained openedD. remain opened11. The_________ the two friends have kept in with each other is becoming closer and closer.A. relationB. tieC. touchD. link12. John possesses _____ larger collection of _____ stamps than any other student in our class.A. the; 不填B. a; 不填C. a; theD. 不填; the13. With time _________, our friendship gets deeper and deeper.A. goes byB. going byC. to go byD. gone by14. He is either from Cambridge or Oxford. I’m not sure _________.A. whichB. whatC. whereD. that15. What a shame! When we got to the cinema, the movie _________, so we saw only the end of it.A. had just finishedB. was just finishingC. would finishD. just finished16. Generally speaking, __________ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.A. when takingB. when takenC. when to takeD. when is taken17. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _________ great it is.A. whatB. howC. howeverD. whatever18. He _________ be reading in the reading room, for I saw him in the street just now.A. shouldn’tB. can’tC. shouldn’tD. needn’t19. They were all attractive, but she ____ from the others.A picked outB stood outC made outD kept out20. He came all the way to China for building up friendship _________ for making money.A. other thanB. much thanC. better thanD. rather than二．完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling(雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was __ 21___ down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open. Gleams of light appeared from windows of 22 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.A23 woman dressed in rags（破布）and trembling with cold was 24 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was ___25 her without pause. She knocked at a door, and a ___26__ answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while ___27 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 28___ her sitting by the fire.The woman 29 old and tired under the bright electric light, 30 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 31 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 32 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 33 up, looking thunderstruck.Just then, the boy came with his 34 . The man at once recognized the woman as his ___35 __. They had __36 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever. ___37 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other's arms, 38 the boy stared at them, puzzled.The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 39 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 40 .21. A. pouring B. bringing C. dropping D. flooding22. A. poor B. black C. faraway D. near23. A. rich B. beautiful C. poor D. ugly24. A. crying B. wandering C. struggling D. wondering25. A. striking B. hitting C. flowing D. beating26. A. boy B. girl C. woman D. man27. A. out B. near C. outside D. inside28. A. made B. left C. asked D. told29. A. became B. like C. appeared D. sounded30. A. so B. and C. however D. though31. A. straight B. thirsty C. hungry D. still32. A. room B. house C. picture D. fire33. A. picked B. stood C. came D. looked34. A. father B. mother C. friend D. brother35. A. wife B. sister C. mother D. girlfriend36. A. kept B. got C. made D. lost37. A. Much B. Many C. No D. Not38. A. as B. while C. when D. since39. A. disappointed B. sorry C. happy D. sad40. A. began B. stopped C. ended D. went三．阅读理解（共两节，共25题，每小题2分，满分50分）AThere is an English saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter had similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial(有益的).Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes. The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish(减少) both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patient’s condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.41. Doctors have proved the following EXCEPT that _________.A. smiling does good to healthB. laughter can be toleratedC. there is a way to reduce painD. laughter can work the muscles in the feet42. The main idea of the passage is _________.A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human bodyB. smile can produce the same effects as laughterC. pain can be reduced by laughterD. laughter is the best medicine43. The students who ________ tolerated the pain for the longest time.A. listened to different radio programmesB. could produce a kind of chemicalC. don’t have stress of painD. listened to a funny programme44. Doctors hold laughter clinics_________.A. to give better condition to their patientsB. in order to improve patient’s healthC. to make patients smileD. to prove smile and laughter have the same effectBInternet shopping is a new way of shopping. Y ou no longer need to walk around hundreds of shops looking for the items you need. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, 50 percent of families have computers at home and almost one third are linked to the Internet. Americans spent over $2.5 billion in Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is expected to reach $11 billion by the year 2004.People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical products include items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. Y ou can also buy information products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer software through the Internet. Services such as booking airline tickets, reserving（预定）hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet. Y ou can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line games or E-mail “chats”.To find something on the Internet, people often use powerful computer tools called “search engines”. Y ou can search for a type of product, such as sports shoes, or a brand name, such as Nike. The search engine will give you a list of websites where you can find these products. These websites may be specialist shops such as a Nike shop, or they may be general stores, called malls, which sell a variety of goods.Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shoppers. The most important advantage is convenience. Y ou can shop when you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day, and you do not have to queue with other shoppers at the check-out counters. Secondly, it is easy to find what you are looking for on line. Finally, it is often cheaper to buy goods through the Internet, and you can tell the shop exactly what you want.The main disadvantage of Internet shopping is that you cannot actually see the products you are buying or check their quality. Also, many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to talk to friends. Some people are worried about paying for goods using credit cards, so Internet companies are now finding ways to make on-line payment safe.Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead. It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things---- from tonight’s dinner to a new car.45. On-line news and magazine stories are___________.A. the most popular products on the InternetB. not yet available on the InternetC. free to downloadD. information products available on the Internet46. The underlined phrase “physical products” in the second paragraph means things________.A. that can be seen or feltB. useful for health careC. that help you keep fitD. connected with sports47. The best things about Internet shopping is__________.A. the speed the goods are delivered atB. the reasonable priceC. the quality of the goodsD. the convenience it brings to you48. The most proper heading for Paragraph 5 is “_________”.A. People enjoy other ways of shoppingB. Internet companies find new ways for paymentC. Problems with Internet ShoppingD. Disadvantages of Internet shopping are not seriousCDo you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by "Take only as directed"? Read the following directions and see if you understand them: To reduce pain, take two tablets (药片) with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For night-time and early morning relief (缓解疼痛) take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount .For children under six years old, ask for your doctor's advice.Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine".49. How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours?A. Three.B. FourC. SixD. Eight50. What is the advice for one who cannot sleep well after taking the medicine?A. Stop taking the medicine at bedtime.B. Continue to take the normal amount.C. Take more than the normal amount.D. Take less than the normal amount.51. It can be inferred from the directions that this medicine.A. helps you to fall asleep quicklyB. may be dangerous to small childrenC. cannot be taken if one feels sleepyD. should not be taken by children under six52. This text is most probably taken from a ____ .A. textbookB. filmC. doctor's notebookD. bottle of medicineDWouldn’t it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast right away? Well, you can. The forecast is written in clouds. If you can read that writing, you can tell something about the atmosphere. With some practice, you can become a pretty good weather forecaster. Who knows, you might even do as well as meteorologists（气象学者）.Meteorologists use much more information than just the appearance of the clouds to make their forecast. They collect data（数据）from all over the world. Then they put it into powerful, high-speed computers.This does give meteorologists an advantage, because they can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country.But you have an advantage, too. Y ou can look at the sky and get your data directly. A meteorologist uses a computer forecast that takes several hours to make a local forecast.What are you seeing when you look at a cloud? “A picture of what moisture（湿度）is doing in the atmosphere, ” says meteorologist Peter Leavitt. There’s moisture throughout the atmosphere. Most of the time you don’t see it, because it’s in the form of an unseen gas called water vapor.Sometimes, the temperature of the air gets cold enough to cause the water vapor to change to liquid water. That’s called condensation（浓缩）, and we see it happen all the time（for example, when damp air hits the cold glass of a mirror）. When enough water vapor condenses, tiny drops form in the air. These drops spread light. A cloud is seen. Watching clouds over a day or two tells you a lot more than a single cloud about the weather to come. Changes in clouds show changes in the atmosphere.Y ou should begin to notice patterns. Certain clouds, following each other in order, can signal a coming storm. But don’t take our word for it; see for yourself.53. This passage mainly tells us about how to ________ .A. become a meteorologistB. keep an eye on the weatherC. be an assistant to a meteorologistD. change water vapor to liquid water54. According to the passage, ordinary people might do as well as meteorologists in weather forecast________.A. with the help of the high-speed computersB. through a complex process of calculationC. with simple practice looking up at the skyD. asking for information from a weather station55. Y our advantage in weather forecasts is that ________.A. you have more powerful computers at homeB. your brain works as well as a high-speed computerC. you observe the sky and obtain your data directlyD. meteorologists give their data to you as soon as they get them56. What causes vapor to change into water?A. A lot of moisture.B. Thick clouds.C. Warm atmosphere.D. Cold air temperature.EIt is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they always want to control them; that they do not trust them to deal with problems; and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.Y oung people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes, hairstyles, and music. Actually this is not what they really intend to do. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their musicor clothes or hairstyles make their parents angry, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are better, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.Sometimes you do not obey orders, and are proud because you do not want your parents to say yes to what you do. If they do, it looks as if you are unfaithful to your own age group. But in that case, you will probably think that you are the underdog（受压迫者）: you can’t win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents’ control. If you plan to control yo ur life, co-operation can be part of that plan. Y ou can persuade others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. Get them to feel your sense of responsibility and initiative（主动）so that they will allow you to do what you want to do.57. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.A. children’s complaints about their parentsB. misunderstandings between children and their parentsC. the control of the parents over their childrenD. children’s ability to deal with problems58. The underl ined word “irritate” in this passage is closest in meaning to “_______”.A. to make someone excitedB. to make someone angryC. to please someoneD. to comfort someone59. Children choose to have certain strange clothes and hairstyles because they _______.A. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their ownB. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and tasteC. have no other way to enjoy themselves betterD. want to make their parents angry60. Children do not want their parents to say yes to whatever they do because they _______.A. have already been accepted into the adult worldB. feel that they are better in a small way than the adultsC. are not likely to win over adultsD. have a desire to be independent阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。