外研版高中英语选修八高二下学期半期考试英语试题(无答案)

高中英语学习材料
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第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍
1．What are the two speakers going to buy?
A．Bread．B．Cheese. C．Eggs.
2．How does the woman find the fish?
A．Just so-so. B．Bad．C．Quite good.
3．What does the woman mean?
A．Mark should go on with the game.
B．Mark should draw pictures on the computer.
C．Mark should review his lessons.
4．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In the bookstore. B．In the library. C．In the classroom.
5．Why doesn’t like chocolate cake?
A．She doesn’t like chocolate.
B．She has trouble with her tooth.
C．She has no tooth.
第二节：听力理解(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。

6．In which department can this conversation most probably take place?
A．Shoe Department. B．Clothing Department. C．Jewelry Department. 7．What could be the reason if the woman does not buy the overcoat?
A．The color. B．The size. C．The price.
请听第7段材料，回答第8—10题
8．What can the woman be?
A．A waitress at a hotel
B．The secretary of Mr. Black
C．The assistant of Professor Green.
9．How could the man get in touch with Mr. Green?
A．Ask the woman to find the Blackwood Hotel.
B．Dial 809.
C．Dial 114 to find the telephone number of the Blackwood Hotel.
10．Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?
A．To pay for the information.
B．To make a phone call.
C．To go to the hotel by bus.
请听第8段材料，回答第11—14题
11．What is the man doing?
A．Selling his house. B．Looking for a house. C．Looking for work.
12．How long has the woman lived in the house?
A．19 years. B．8 years. C．20 years.
13．Why does the woman want to sell the house?
A．She wants to move abroad.
B．She wants to move to the countryside.
C．She hopes to get a lot of money.
14．How much does the house cost?
A．$6,850. B．$6,815. C．$7,850
请听第9段材料，回答第15—17题
15．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Friends. B．Strangers. C．Husband and wife 16．How did the woman find her stay there?
A．Boring B．Wonderful C．Adventurous 17．What does the man advise the woman to do when she gets home?
A．Send him an email. B．Write a letter to him. C．Give him a call.
请听第10段材料，回答第18—20题.
18．How old was Rose when she left school?
A．16. B．17. C．18
19．What did Rose learn in the college?
A．Computer. B．English. C．Typing.
20．How much will the office pay Rose in three months if she gets the job?
A．$30. B．$27. C．$20.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单项选择（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。

21．Will you do me ________ to translate this sentence into English?
A．favour B．a favour C．a help D．a hand
22．If you are worried that the tickets will sell out，you can buy a ticket ________.
A．in a row B．in advance C．on time D．time after time
23．I won't go to the movie tonight，for I've already seen it once；________，I am too tired now. A．besides B．meanwhile C．however D．anyhow
24．It was ________ of you to turn down the radio while the kids were doing their homework. A．curious B．conscious C．considerate D．aware
25．Hearing the interesting story，all the people present ________.
A．burst into laughing B．burst into laughter
C．burst out laugh D．burst out laughter
26．—Are you sure Nick will help us if we are in trouble?
—________.He is a reliable friend.
A．It doesn't matter B．Don't take it to heart
C．You can count on it D．No problem
27．It is reported that women ________ only 30% of the work force.
A．fill up B．bring up C．make up D．set up
28．He is good-natured and has never ________ with anyone.
A．talked B．quarrelled C．consulted D．confirmed
29．—You were brave enough to raise the objections at the meeting.
—Well，now I regret ________ that now.
A．to do B．to be doing C．to have done D．having done
30．The old couple___for more than 40 years and never once have they quarreled with each other. A．married B．have married C．have got married D．have been married
31. It took ________ people as well as ________time to build the pyramid.
A. a large number of ; a great many
B. a great many; a large amount of
C. a great many of ; a large amounts of
D. a large amount of; a great deal of
第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
Bill was a very good pilot(飞行员). He had been in the air force for several years, and had been very successful. Now he was sent to a small field in the middle of a forest, 36 planes were able to attack(进攻) the enemy very easily, 37 it was near the front line,
but 38 to find. The forest trees were very tall and very 39 on all sides, so planes had to go down very quickly and then stop their falling very 40 before they 41 the ground. Only the 42 pilots were able to land safely, and even some of those lost their planes and 43 because they hit the tress on the ground.
After Bill had arrived, he was not 44 until he was able to fly closer to the trees than any of 45 pilots, and soon all the pilots who used that field were trying to 46 each other at flying 47 over the forest. Every time one of their planes came back form the attack on the enemy, the other pilots used to run 48 and watch, to see how near the trees 49 pilot took it, if the succeeded in taking very near, they laughed and shouted.
Bill soon 50 exactly how near he was able to go safely, and then one day he flew so close to the 51 of the trees that some of the branches 52 the bottom of his plane.
The other men in the plane seemed rather 53 , but Bill only laughed as he landed the plane without any 54 in the middle of the field, 55 the other pilots on the ground shouted happily, "How silly I am!" he said. "I forgot that the trees had grown since yesterday!"
36. A. from which B. what C. of whom D. which
37. A. because B. when C. where D. so
38. A. difficult B. easy C. tough D. strong
39. A. old B. near C. close D. secret
40. A. slowly B. suddenly C. quickly D. carefully
41. A. fell B. struck C. landed D. hit
42. A. young B. best C. old D. able
43. A. were killed B. were defended C. were shot D. were defeated
44. A. skilled B. fit C. trained D. satisfied
45. A. other B. the other C. all the D. other
46. A. help B. understand C. beat D. see
47. A. low B. high C. up D. fast
48. A. nearer B. in C. inside D. outside
49. A. its B. whose C. their D. a
50. A. found B. thought C. realized D. learnt
51. A. nearest B. branches C. tops D. leaves
52. A. touched B. scratched C. snatched D. knocked
53. A. surprised B. pleased C. helpless D. frightened
54. A. trouble B. danger C. stones D. trees
55. A. so B. when C. while D. as
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to
New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
56. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.
b. Worked in a bank.
c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison.
e. Had a newspaper Job.
f. Learned to write stories.
A. e. c. f. b. d. a
B. c. e. b. d. f. a
C. e. b. d. c. a. f.
D. c. b. e. d. a f.
B
One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.
He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.
When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
61. Who wrote the story?
A. Rupert’s teacher.
B. The neighbour’s teacher.
C. A medical school teacher.
D. The teacher’s neighbour.
62. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?
A. He needed it for the summer term in London.
B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.
C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.
D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.
63. What happened at the airport?
A. The skeleton went missing .
B. The skeleton was stolen .
C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.
D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .
64. Which of t he following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?
A. He is very angry .
B. He thinks it rather funny .
C. He feels helpless without Rupert.
D. He feels good without Rupert .
65. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.
B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.
C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.
D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.
C
On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
D
Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to
success.”
Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”
71. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?
A. He went up to work by train.
B. He walked to his office.
C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.
D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.
72. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.
A. he couldn’t afford the buses
B. he wanted to save money
C. he wanted to keep in good health
D. he could do some exercises on the way
73. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______
A. give him a start in life
B. help him on the way to success
C. make him rich
D. gain more money
第II卷（非选择题共45分）
第三部分写作（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：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，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：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。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处用一个漏字符号（^）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

My friend Henry has a most unusually hobby 76．＿＿＿＿＿
（爱好）．He likes plant flowers in strange places．77．＿＿＿＿＿
When the spring comes round，you can always tell 78．＿＿＿＿＿
Henry had been busy working because the dirty sides of 79．＿＿＿＿＿
canals（沟渠）and railway banks suddenly 80．＿＿＿＿＿
became filled of flowers．In his spare time，with 81．＿＿＿＿＿
pockets full of seeds，Henry goes round by his bike．82．＿＿＿＿＿
He has a long pipe with him blow seeds into places 83．＿＿＿＿＿
that is hard to reach．When his flowers fade（凋谢）， 84．＿＿＿＿＿
he goes round again to collect its seeds．In this way 85．＿＿＿＿＿
he always has a big supply．
第二节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Most people think that making a film is exciting. In fact, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t. Earlier this year, I worked in a new film. It was about a bomb threat on a big British ship.
Two hundred people were needed to act as the passengers in the film. I was one of them.
Before we left, we were wanted to bring some warm clothes. These were necessary because the ship was going to spend the whole 16 days sailing in bad weather. Then the day came and we sailed out of Dover. The boat had on board the film crew, the director, the actors and actresses including Brinksley Meers, who acted the leading role, and us-200 amateur extras. People came for different purposes. Some wanted to meet Brinksley Meers in person. Others were curious to see how a film was made. A housewife with her three children came for free holiday and a bit of adventure. During the voyage, a lot of people were very seasick. And although the work was very interesting, it was also very hard. We often worked all day on one scene, performing it again and again under the hot lights. In the evenings, there were drinks in the bar, but most people were so tired that they went to bed early. The next day often began at 6:30 in the morning, sometimes with breakfast being filmed. When the ship finally returned to port, most people had enjoyed the trip, but were also so tired that they at least needed a week’s holiday. Answer the following questions:
86.Which role did the author act in the film?
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
87. Why the film crew were asked to bring some warm clothes?
_______________________________________________________________________________
88.Who acted the leading role?
_______________________________________________________________________________ .
89. Why the author said “they at least needed a week’s holiday”?
___________________________________________________________________________.
90. Can you infer author’s purpose of writing this article?
_______________________________________________________________________________.
第三节书面表达（满分２５分）
写写一篇120字左右的文章，需包含以下要点，可以适当发挥。

写一种面临灭绝的动物，包括以下方面：
1.对这种动物的简述；
2.它的栖息地；
3.它吃什么；
4.为什么濒临灭绝；
5.现有的数量和生存的地方。

高二(下)期中测试英语试题答题卷
听力（每小题1.5分，共30分）
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案 题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案
单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 答案 题号 31 32 33 34 35 答案 完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）
题号 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 答案 题号 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 答案 阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）
题号 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 答案 题号 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 答案
改错（每小题1分，共10分） 76： 77： 78：
79： 80： 81：
82： 83： 84：
85：
阅读表达（每小题2分，共10）
密 封 线 内 请 勿 答 题
学校 班级 姓名 学号
86.____________________________________________________________
87.__________________________________________________________________
88.__________________________________________________________________
89.__________________________________________________________________
90.__________________________________________________________________ 书面表达(满分25分)
Common Progress Please Criticize。