高二英语上学期半期考试旧

得夺市安庆阳光实验学校棠湖中学高高二（上）半期考试试题英语
【温馨提示】全卷满分150分，完卷时间120分钟。

请将卷一的答案（17至20题除外）全部用2B铅笔填涂在机读卡上，17至20在卷二答题处作答。

卷二直接在试卷上作答。

卷一
一、听力：（共20分）
第一节听力理解（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）
听下面9段对话。

每段对话后有一个或一个以上的小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。

听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第1小题。

1．When does the man probably come back ?
A．Thursday . B．Friday . C．Sunday.
听下面一段对话，回答第2小题。

2．What color is the shirt ?
A．Blue . B．Green . C．Yellow.
听下面一段对话，回答第3小题。

3．How much is a hamburger and Coke now ?
A．$2. B．$2.5. C．$4.
听下面一段对话，回答第4小题。

4．What is the woman doing ?
A．Complaining . B．Apologizing. C．Explaining .
听下面一段对话，回答第5小题。

5．What are the speakers going to do ?
A．Go on a trip . B．Buy some food. C．Wait for a taxi .
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7小题。

6．Where is the dialogue probably taking place?
A．At the door of the woman’s house.
B．In a one-bedroom apartment.
C．In an accommodation office.
7．How much must the man pay the woman now if he wants to rent it?
A．$ 250. B．$ 500. C．More than $ 500.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10小题。

8．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Husband and wife. B．Mother and son. C．Friends. 9．What’s the woman doing?
A．Trying to persuade Kevin to eat his carrots.
B．Asking Kevin to go to bed early.
C．Telling Kevin about the nutrition of carrots.
10．Why did Kevin turn off the light?
A．It was the time to go to bed.
B．He wanted to show his eyesight was good.
C．He tried to refuse the woman’s idea.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13小题。

11．Where does the man want to go?
A．To a concert. B．To a movie. C．To a lecture. 12．What is the problem with taking the shuttle bus?
A．The bus doesn’t go directly to the Music Building.
B．The bus goes slowly to the Music Building.
C．The bus will not come for a while.
13．What does the man finally decide to do?
A．Walk. B．Wait for the bus. C．Think of another plan.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17小题。

14．What is the man’s job?
A. A sales manager.
B. A boss.
C. A professor. 15．What do we know about Frank?
A．He is considered to be too lazy．
B．He is a good manager.
C．He worked hard．
16．What did the woman suggest?
A．She recommended the man a graduate．
B．She didn’t agree to fire Frank．
C. She thinks young people can be inexperienced．第二节笔录要点（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）注：请将此4小题答在卷二上。

听下面一段材料，将第17至20三个小题的信息补充完整。

听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。

本段材料读两遍。

二、单项选择：（共45分）
第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.Lesson Twelve is _____ most difficult lesson, but it isn't ____ most difficult lesson in Book One.
A．a; a B．a; the C．the;
the D．the; a
22.The old lady ______making clothes for her neighbor’s children.
A．engaged to B．was engaged to C．engaged in D．was engaged in
23. The road sign is easy to read; the words ______well.
A．make out B．stand out C． work out D．turn out
24. A new school is announced _____________ in this city, but I don’t
know
when the project will be put into practice .
A. to have built
B. to have been built
C. to be built
D. to build
25. When ______ help, one often says “Thank you.” or “It’s kind of you.”
A. offering
B. to offer
C. to be offered
D. offered
26. Just in front of our house ________ with a history of 1,000 years. A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall tree C. a tall tree is standing D. a tall tree stands
27. Danby left word with my secretary ______ he would call again in the afternoon.
A. who
B. that
C. as Ｄ. Which 28.______, the car could not be started.
A. He lost the key
B. The key was lost
C. Having lost the key
D. The key having been lost
29. ______ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
A ．To face
B ．Having faced
C ．Faced
D ．Facing
30. If we work with a strong will, we overcome any difficulty, ____ great it is
A. whenever
B. whoever
C. whatever
D. however 31. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed .
A. catching
B. to be caught
C. being caught
D. to catch 32. Don’t be so nervous. There is nothing to _____________.
A. be worried
B. worry
C. worry about
D. be worried about
33. Once what to do, these computers will show great power in carrying it out.
A 、to teach
B 、teaches
C 、teaching
D 、taught
34. We are kept ________ of what is happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching television.
A. to inform
B. to be informed
C. informing
D. informed
35. We are taught that business letters should be written in a formal style ______in a personal one.
A. rather than
B. other than
C. better than
D. less than 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，
从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Love Is Just a Thread(爱只是一根线)
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the
36 tuition for my brother and me. They don’t 37 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; it’s easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I 38 sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Is there any 39 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 40 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. 41 at last I heard my mother say the following words:“Susan,” she said 42 . “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable（耐用的）. If life is a 43 , then love should be a thread. It can 44 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is 45 .”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next
46 . At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were 47 , every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk 48 on the country road. My father had never been so 49 . Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun softly shone through the leaves. All of these 50 the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would 51 in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone. We were all worried.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan,” he said kindly. “To tell you the truth, I just like 52 with your mom. I like this kind of life.” 53 from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 54 , I understand that love is just a 55 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36．A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high 37．A．play B．talk C．act D．perform
38．A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily
39．A．money B．love C．time D．distance
40．A．surprise B．pride C．disappointment D．satisfaction 41．A．So B．But C．And D．For
42．A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully 43．A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth
44．A．hardly B．often C．always D．ever
45．A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless
46．A． winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring
47．A．free B．back C．fine D．ready
48．A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly 49．A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful
50．A．put up B．took up C．made up D．set up
51．A．run B．recover C．stand D．work
52．A．walking B．living C．sitting D．chatting 53．A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading 54．A．practice B．observation C．experience D．activity 55．A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．light
三、阅读理解：(共30分)（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security (安全). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.
56. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your
bicycle when you leave it?
A. Locks.
B. Marking.
C. Registration.
D. Basic Security.
57. The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means ______.
A. help you recognize your bike
B. help the police find your bicycle
C. stop someone stealing your bicycle
D. stop you worrying about your bike
58. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _______.
A. in the bike shop and your computer
B. in the police station and a security company
C. in a security company and your university
D. by yourself and in
a security company
59. The main purpose of this article is _________.
A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen
B. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe
C. to give you advice on where to buy a good lock
D. to say why you shouldn’t keep your bicycle in a quiet place
B
Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are determined to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.
Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference.
Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.
“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways-scientists or actors, for example-may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.
In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires-not just for money, but for friends, family, job and health-rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap(差距). Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.” says Michalos.
Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad “Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen.
In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire(问卷调查). She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people. Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realis tic about their time running out, older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.
“People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a h usband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”60．According to the passage, the feeling of happiness ___________.
A．is determined partly by genes B．increases gradually with age
C．has little to do with wealth D．is measured by desires
61．Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs __________.
A．make them feel much better B．provide chances to make friends
C．improve their social position D．satisfy their professional interests
62．Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more ___________.
A．optimistic B．successful C．practical D．emotional
63．Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if
___________.
A．the gap between reality and desire is bigger B．they have a stronger desire for friendship
C．their income is below their expectation D．the hope for good health is greater
C
Although international students want to dive into American culture, it is easier to stay close to the familiar．
“Most international students told me that they want to meet and make friends with as many Americans as they can,” said Mark Galloway, Institute for International Studies (IIS) student adviser at Murray State University．“But in reality, they are comfortable with being around people from their own country, if possible．”
Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an admissions(入学) test for international students enrolling in American universities．Galloway said st udents’ scores decreased when they spent less time with American students．More than 450 international students are on campus at Murray State University．Thailand, Japan, South Korea, China and Germany are the countries with the most students this semester, according to an IIS report．
Wichien Eampromate, Thai Student Association president, said poor English ability and cultural differences make it difficult for Thai students to spend time with Americans．“We eat different things; we do different kinds of thing s,” said Eampromate．
On the other hand, Joon-Seong Bae, an exchange student from Korea University, said he tries to avoid hanging around other Koreans．But it is not easy for him．He said he is less comfortable with Americans because he cannot say everything he wants to say, and not all Americans are patient with his limited English．“There were two or three Americans and me,” Bae said．“We talked about something．As time went by, I was
kind of excluded(排斥在外) because they talked to each other．”
While international students venture outside their comfort zones, American students also have the opportunity to be exposed to other cultures．“I know there are a lot (of American students) who want to get to know international students,” said Philip Lee, senior from Boonville, Indiana．“They are just uncomfortable．” Lee said he has learned about life from his international friends, although it is sometimes a challenge．“I can’t live a comfortable life all the time,” Lee said．“I realized there is a great benefit of stepping ou t of my comfort zone to meet people．”
64．From the first paragraph we learn that ________．
A．international students enjoy American culture with difficulty B．international students all go to America without preparation C．American culture, in fact, is the same as others
D．American culture is easy to deal with
65．What Galloway said in this passage means _______．
A．TOEFL is becoming more and more difficult
B．TOEFL is a test held in American universities
C．mixing with native Americans helps learning English
D．America is the only place for us to learn English
66．When American students talk with international students, they ______．A．always feel comfortable B．usually become angry
C．often charge for money D．usually get familiar with other cultures
67．It can be inferred from this passage that ________．A．international students go to America in order to improve their English
B．international students can hardly make any friends in America C．it is necessary for international students to make friends with Americans
D．it is bad for international students to get along with Americans D
The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as John McCain and Barack Obama were formally nominated (提名) as candidates of the two major parties．This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates．The big question for voters, as they face both an economic downturn and international threats, is: who will they elect? A young first-term senator promising change and new ideas, or a longtime senator with strong
military experience and a reputation as a maverick (特立独行的人)? American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama．He has a white mother from the US and a black father from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young．He spent part of his youth in Indonesia．His supporters say Obama’s childhood gives him the advantage to repair the recent damage done to America’s image abroad．His opponents focus on his inexperience, noting he hasn’t finished his first term in the Senate．
However, McCain has a very different life story．
He grew up in a Navy family and was a pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s．When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia, McCain’s plane was shot down over Vietnam and he became a prisoner of war．McCain could have been released if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years．
So in the end, the election may hinge on (以…为转移) several factors that are hard to judge: Will Obama’s race matter to a significant number of voters? Will working-class whites who tended to support his primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all, will swing (摇摆) voters be more drawn to Obama’s vision (远景规划) or to McCain’s experience?
Whatever happens, one thing is clear: Whoever walks into the White House on January 20, 2009, will find enormous challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office, both at home and abroad．
68．______ makes the result of the election hard to predict．A．Whether working class whites care about Obama’s inexperience B．The economic trouble the country now faces
C．Who swing voters will finally decide to vote for
D．McCain’s being too old to govern the country
69．The word “disown” in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______．
A．run away from B．turn one’s back on
C．not keep it private D．expose secrets about 70．The challenges that will face the new president are ______．
A. not mentioned in the text B．building a strong party and a
friendly image
C. the problems of immigrants and economy
D. the problems of economy
and international relations
听力：17至20在卷二答题处
17. ______________ 18. ___________
19. ______________ 20. ___________
棠湖中学高高二（上）半期考试试题
卷二
四、单词拼写（每小题1分，共5分）
71. Tell me something, please. I’m c__________ to know what he said.
72. Imagine this: you are twenty-one years old and a promising
g____________ student at one of the top universities in the
world.
73. Last week, the Curies bought some f________________ to decorate their new house.
74. Each group will make up a d______________ and then act it out.
75. She s___________ out the clothes, some to be kept, some to be thrown away.
五．短语填空，用所给短语的正确形式填空。

（每小题1分，共5分）
76. Scientists know that their job is never finished and that even
the best theory can ___________________________ to be wrong.
77. All the savings _____________, we had to look for new jobs.
78. Time ____________ slowly, things are going rather well for me
and I have made great progress in my studies.
79. As a poet, he really _______________ the eighteenth century.
80. _______________ invited, Andy won’t go to Lily’s birthday party.巧板六. 完成句子，注意动词的形式。

（每空1分，共10分）
补缺 81. 正是这位年轻人是该区杰出的很有才干的新闻工作者。

It is the young man ________ __________ _______ in this district as a talented journalist.
82. 阴凉处坐着一个少年，在想罗马帝国是什么时候形成的。

___________ in the shade was a teenager, wondering when the Roman
Empire _______ _______ _________.
83. 由于深感失望，经理决定解雇一些对公司没什么贡献的员工。

_______________, the manager decided to fire some staff who didn’t _____________ __________ the company.
84. 杰克用英文表达几乎没有困难。

__________ does Jacky ________ ____________ ______
_____________himself in English.
85. 只有通过关注时事，我们才能了解国内外所发生的事。

Only ______ ____________ ___________ ________ current affairs _______ we know about what’s happening at home and abroad.面七. 短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）
The 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing is another design
86._____________
that makes us think about nature. Seeing from the top,
87._____________
it looks as the stadium is covered by a gray net of steel,
88._____________
And it looks just like a bird’s nest is made of tree branches. 89._____________
Birds fill up the spaces between the branch of their nests
90._____________
91._____________
the stadium will be filling with huge plastic bags full of air.
92._____________
Despite the stadium will be made of concrete and steel,
93._____________
flowing lines and round shapes make the building
94._____________
look warmly and friendly.
95._____________ 八. 书面表达（25分）
Where do you get your news? Do you usually read the newspaper at the
breakfast table or do you prefer to get the latest news online? Newspapers may still be the most popular news media, but more and more people are getting their news from the Internet. Which source is better when it comes
to delivering reliable news? A closer look at the two media may help us
answer the question. （根据下表阐述网站和报纸的相似之处和区别后，请发表你的观点。

）
英语答案
一、听力：1-5 CACBA 6-10 ACBAC 11-16 CCABAA 17 t o study physics
18. 1970 19. newspaper 20. five
二、21-25 BDBCD 26-30 BBDCD 31-35 CCDDA
36-40 DCABA 41-45 BDCAB 46-50 DBDAC 51-55 BADCA 56-59 DCDB 60-63 ACCA 64-67 ACDC 68-70 CBD
71. curious_ 72. graduate 73. furniture 74. dialogue 75 sorted_/(sought)
76. turn out 77. used up 78.going by 79. belongs / belonged to 80. Even if
VII. 完成句子，注意动词的形式。

（每空1分，共10分）
81. who stands out 82. Sitting/Seated came into being.83.
(Deeply)Disappointed contribute to 84. Seldom / Hardly have difficulty in expressing
85. by drawing attention to can/being concerned about
VIII. 短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）
86.正确87. Seen 88.if 89. is/that/which 90. branches
91. with. 92. filled
93.Though/Although 94. the 95.warm
VIIII. 书面表达（25分）
Sample writing
A website is similar to a newspaper in many ways. First, the articles online and in the newspaper are written by reporters and edited by editors. Second, Newspapers have different sections and websites have different pages. Third, they both use headlines and pictures. Finally, they also make money by selling ads.
However, there are a few differences between them. Although not all websites are updated every day, they can give us the latest news faster than newspapers. But the news in a newspaper does not change all the time. Besides, articles in the newspaper are written by reporters, but websites can be written by anyone. While websites are free, newspapers cost money.
Choosing which news media to trust isn’t easy. It would be better to read more than one source. In my opinion, newspapers are more reliable than websites because it is easier for the reader to find out who wrote the article.
VIII. 短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）
The 2008 Olympic Stadium in Beijing is another design
86.____√________
that makes us think about nature. Seeing from the top,
87. ___Seen______
it looks as∧the stadium is covered by a gray net of steel,
88. ____if_______
And it looks just like a bird’s nest is made of tree branches.
89. _is__/which/that_
Birds fill up the spaces between the branch of their nests
90. ___branches___
by soft materials. Just so, the spaces in the structure of
91. ____with_____
the stadium will be filling with huge plastic bags full of air.
92. ____filled____
Despite the stadium will be made of concrete and steel,
93.Though/Although_
∧flowing lines and round shapes make the building
94. ___the______
look warmly and friendly. 95. ____warm____。