2019年度高二英语第二学期期中测试试卷

2019年度高二英语第二学期期中测试试卷
（附参考答案）
第Ⅰ卷客观卷（共115分）
I．单项填空（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。

1．The factory is in the east of the city．
A．lie B．lay C．located D．lain
2．At the meeting he a suggestion that a library be set up in the town．A．put for B．put forward
C．set off D．come up with
3．He is a devoted friend，and you can him on this matter．
A．live on B．turn on
C．rely on D．work on
4．The boy on the grass is my classmate．
A．lain B．laying C．is lying D．lying
5．He was advised up smoking．
A．giving B．to give C．gave D．give
6．The people of this town will the newly built highway．
A．benefit from B．benefit
C．have benefited D．be benefited
7．He of learning English，as a result he failed the English examination last week．A．gets rid B．gets tired
C．is fond D．gets bad
8．He demanded that the racial discrimination in his country．
A．be abolished B．is abolished
C．was abolished D．abolish
9．There were no tickets for Friday’s performances．
A．usable B．available
C．reasonable D．suitable
10．There is no _____ to worry, Mum. Everything will _____ to be all right.
A. way; turn up
B. need; turn out
C. excuse; turn down
D. chance; turn in
11．I wonder who our school would rather have part in the National Competition A．to take B．take C．taking D．taken
12．The man honest stole my pen．
A．considered B．consider
C．considering D．was considered
13．Having arrived at the spot，they set out the old tomb．
A．to dig B．digging
C．to digging D．dug
14．The manager，it clear to us that he didn’t agree with us，left the meeting room．A．making B．having made
C．who has made D．made
15．—she be in the laboratory？
—She still be there；I saw her there an hour ago．
A．Should；can B．Might；may
C．Can；might D．Can；must
II．完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What are the basic elements of good manners？Certainly a strong sense of justice is one．Courtesy （礼貌）is often 16 more than a highly developed sense of fair play．A friend of mine once told me of 17 along a one－lane (单行道)，unpaved(未铺好的)－mountain road．18 was another car that produced clouds of choking 19 ，and it was a long way to the nearest 20 highway．Suddenly，at a 21 place，the car ahead pulled off the road．22 that its owner might have engine trouble，my friend stopped and asked if anything was wrong．“23 ．”said the other driver，“B ut you’ve endured my dust this far，I’ll24 with yours the rest of the way．”
Another element of courtesy is empathy（善解人意），a 25 that enables a person to see into the mind or heart of someone else，to understand the pain or 26 there and to do something to minimize（使最小）it．A man 27 alone in a restaurant was trying to unscrew（旋松，旋下）the cap of a beer bottle，28 he couldn’t do it bec ause of badly injured 29 ．He asked a young busboy to help him．The boy took the bottle，turned his back 30 and loosened the cap without difficulty．Then he 31 it again．Turning back to the man，he 32 to make great efforts to open the bottle without success．33 he took it into the kitchen and returned shortly，saying that he had managed to loosen it，but only with a pair of pliers（钳子）．
Yet another component（组成部分）of politeness is the ability to treat all people 34 ，regardless of all status or importance．35 when you have doubts about some people，act as if
they are worthy of your best manners，you may also be astonished to find out that they really are．Courtesy is the key to a happier world．
16．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．nobody
17．A．walking B．running C．riding D．driving
18．A．Behind B．Ahead C．After D．Before
19．A．dust B．smoke C．gases D．pollution
20．A．opened B．taken C．paved D．built
21．A．easier B．wider C．narrower D．bigger
22．A．Hoping B．Seeing C．Expecting D．Thinking
23．A．Yes B．Sure C．No D．OK
24．A．do away B．catch up C．put up D．go on
25．A．technique B．way C．behavior D．quality 26．A．unhappiness B．joy C．feeling D．thought
27．A．dining B．singing C．working D．shopping
28．A．so B．but C．instead D．however
29．A．legs B．arms C．fingers D．ears
30．A．slowly B．happily C．momentarily D．secretly
31．A．loosened B．opened C．hid D．tightened
32．A．seemed B．pretended C．managed D．happened
33．A．Luckily B．Finally C．Happily D．Sadly
34．A．alike B．friendly C．warmly D．nicely
35．A．Ever B．Specially C．Especially D．Even
III．阅读理解（共20题，每小题3分，满分60分）
A
Empty Deserts
In the 19th century Americans from the eastern states moved out west to settle in the rich new lands along the Pacific coast. The most difficult part of their trip was crossing the “Great American Desert in the western part of the United States by horse and wagon.
The western desert can be very dangerous. There is little water and there are few trees. But the desert also has scenery of great beauty. Tall towers of red and yellow stone rise sharply from the flat sandy valley floor. The scene has been photographed many times and appears in movies and in TV.
In Arizona, man made dams(大坝) across the Colorado River have made two large lakes in the middle of the dry desert country. At Lake Powell, the red stone arch（弓形结构）of Rainbow Bridge rises high above the blue lake.
There are few roads. Many areas of Lake Powell’s shore can only be reached by boat or on foot. But
hikers in this empty desert land sometimes find very old native American pictures, painted on the rocks.
In Death Valley, California, the summer temperature rises to 130 degrees. There is less than two inches of rain each year. Death Valley is the lowest place in America——925 meters below sea level. In the 1800s, many travelers died when they tried to cross this waterless valley in the terrible heat.
Although the desert is dry and seems empty, there is plenty of life if you look closely. Small insects, snakes and rats have learned how to live in the desert heat. They live under ground and come out at night, when it is cool. Plants such as cacti need very little water. When it does rain in the desert (sometimes only once or twice a year), plants grow quickly, and flowers open in a single day. For a short time, the desert is covered with brilliant colors.
36.In the 19th century, Americans moved from the east to the west because they ______.
A. enjoy the trip
B. wanted to make their home there
C. wanted to find new grassland there
D. had no water to drink
37.From the passage, we can conclude that ______.
A. the western desert is a good place for people to live in
B. there is little water but there are many trees in the desert
C. the desert is dangerous but it is full of life
D. till now, people know little about the desert
38.In the 1800s many travelers died in Death Valley because of ______.
A. illness
B. high temperature
C. cold weather
D. poisonous water
39.In the desert, animals will die ______.
A. if they move about
B. if they cannot make holes underground
C. if they come out at night
D. if they drink much water
B
What color do you like best? Do you like yellow, orange and red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are likely to be strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists tell us. They have been seriously studying
the meaning of color preference, and the effects that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you do so as soon as you open your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
Black is depressing while light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one does, and a red dress adds warmth and cheer to sad winter days. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark grey.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a few colorful things. Also remember that you will know your friends (and your enemies) better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don’t f orget that anyone can guess a lot about you when you choose a piece of handkerchief.
40. According to the passage, men’s 110-meter hurdles Olympic champion and world record holder
Liu Xiang is most likely to love the color ______.
A. black
B. green
C. grey
D. brown
41. Why are machines painted orange in some factories, according to the passage?
A. Because workers tend to prefer orange to other colors.
B. Because other colors are forbidden in factories.
C. Because orange machines are easier to clean.
D. Because less accidents happen due to the introduction of orange machines.
42. The underlined word “optimist” in Paragraph 1 probably means someone who is _____ about
the future.
A. hopeful
B. doubtful
C. upset
D. depressed
C
I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me, without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I want to tell you today: Get a life. A real life , not a desire of the next promotion (提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you .And remember that love is not leisure (休闲), it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes, so it is easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me,
something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all:
I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion (激情) as it ought to be lived.
43. The best title of the passage probably is _____________.
A. Love your friends
B. Live a real life
C. Don’t waste time
D. Be a good mother and wife
44. How did the author form her view of life?
A. By working and social experience
B. Learning from her friends
C. Through an unfortunate experience
D. From her children and husband
45.By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph , the
author really means that people tend to .
A. make a living rather than live a real life
B. work rather than enjoy life
C. waste a lot in life
D. forget the most important lessons in life
46.What’s the author’s attitude towards work?
A. Do it well to serve others.
B. Earn enough money to make life better.
C. Try your best to get higher position and pay.
D. Don’t let it affect your real life.
47.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．the author is a success in personal life
B．the author didn’t try her best to work well
C．the author spent all her time caring for her children
D．the author likes traveling very much
D
Japanese doctors have used thin sheets of tissue(肌肉组织)from people’s cheeks repair damaged corneas（角膜）．A team from Osaka University transplanted thin layers of cheek cells onto
the eyes of four patients with a rare and painful eye condition，reports BBC online．Patients whose vision had been cloudy could see well afterwards，and the“new corneas”remained clear more than a year after the operation．
Doctors can also take cells from a healthy eye and grow them in a dish to produce a new cornea，or they can transplant corneas from donors（捐献者）．But these techniques may not work when both eyes are too badly damaged by accident or disease．
The team hope their work may help solve the problem and lead to other types of grow－your －own tissue transplants．The cornea is the clear layer of cells on the surface of the eye．It can be damaged by trauma（外伤）or by a range of diseases．
The team worked with four patients who had a painful condition that causes cloudy corneas and dry eyes．Often the eye can regenerate(再生) cornea cells but none of the four patients had this ability．The researchers took a 3 mm－wide square of tissue from inside the mouth（cheeks）and grew it into a thin layer in the lab．They used a special low temperature technique to separate a very thin sheet off each batch．They then laid that onto the patient’s eye．The cell layers stuck onto the eye and developed into tissue that looked and acted like a healthy cornea．
However，long－term follow－up and experience with a large series of patients is needed to assess the benefits and risks this method．Yet，“it does offer the potential（潜能）of treating severe eye diseases that are resistant to standard approaches，”said the head of the research，Kohji Nishida．
48.Now doctors can repair the damaged corneas with the following methods Except_______．
A. by using mouth tissue
B. by taking cells from a healthy eye and growing them in a dish
C. by transplant corneas from another person
D. by using finger tissue
49. If both eyes are too badly damaged，we can treat them _________．
A. only by using mouth tissue
B. by taking cells from a healthy eye and growing them in a dish
C. by transplant healthy corneas from donors
D. by none of the mentioned method
50. We can infer from the passage___________．
A. the new technique can be widely used in the operations
B. the new technique needs to be further tested
C. the new technique has more benefits than risks
D. any new technique has risks
51. Which of the following is the best title？
A. A new invention
B. A new technique
C. Mouth tissue can restore your vision
D. Transplanting can restore your vision
E
Compassion (同情) is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged g entleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash（现金）, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.
I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.
52. The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ______.
A. promised to obey the store rules
B. forgot to take any money with him
C. hoped to have the food first and pay later
D. could not afford anything more expensive
53. Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?
A. kind and lucky
B. poor and lonely
C. friendly and helpful
D. hurt and disappointed
54. The writer acted upon the store rules because ______.
A. he wanted to keep his present job
B. he felt no pity for the old gentleman
C. he considered the old man dishonest
D. he expected someone else to pay for the old man
55. What does the writer learn from his experience?
A. Wealth is more important than anything else.
B. Helping others is easier said than done.
C. Experience is better gained through practice.
D. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.
第Ⅱ卷主观卷（共35分）
IV．短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Last Saturday afternoon our class has a football match with Class 56．
10．At first，our forward Song Xiao took a pass from his teammate 57．
and ran forward，shook off two defenders．Then he passed the ball 58．
to his partner who was in the front of the goal．His partner jumped 59．
highly and hit the ball to the goal with his head．The goalkeeper of 60．
Class 10 tried his best to catch the ball，and it was too late．The ball 61．
already flown into the goal．The match went on．At the end of the 62．
first half，Class 10 kicked the ball into their goal．But the draw didn’t63．
discourage us．During the second half，we began sing a song named 64．
Believe Yourself for our team．30 second just before the end of the 65．
match，our team kicked a ball into the goal．We won at last！
V．书面表达（满分25分）以“I Have A Dream”为题写一篇不超过150词的演讲稿。

I Have A Dream
参考答案：
I 单项填空
1—5 CBCDB 6—10 ABABB 11—15 BAABC
II完形填空
16—20 ADBAC 21—25 BDCCD 26—30 AABCC 31—35 DBBAD
III 阅读理解
36—39 BCBB 40—42 BDA 43—47 BCADA 48—51 DDBC
52—55 CBAB
IV 短文改错
56. has 改为had 57. 正确58. shook改为shaking 59. 去掉the 60. highly改为high 61. and改为but 62. already 前加上had 63. their改为our 64. began 后面加上to 65. second改为seconds
V．书面表达（略）。