陕西省咸阳市渭城中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

陕西省咸阳市渭城中学高二上学期期中考试
英语试题
第一卷选择题部分
第一部分英语知识运用（共四节满分55 分）
第一节语音题找出与所给单词下划线读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
1swallow
A material
B motivation
C fasten
D what
2 expert
A example
B exhausted
C expose
D expertise
3thorough
A though
B although
C enthusiastic
D without
4 scissors
A sight
B thrill
C slide
D unite
5 previous
A negative
B meter
C desert
D editor
第二节情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

—We hear so much about exercises these days. So even experts can’t agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises.
—Arm exercises? 6
—7 They say that arm exercises are a way to become physically healthy.
—But don’t arm exercises raise your blood pressure?
—Yes. But the articles I read supply ways to make up for that.
—How?
—By adding leg exercises, so that the arms don’t do all the work.8
—Sounds right to me. I quite agree with you. 9
—They mentioned quite a few, but some of the popular ones are cycling with special
bicycles that make you use both your arms and legs.
—10 So I’d like to have a try.
—The same with me.
A. So what exercises do the experts suggest?
B. The more leg exercises you do, the better you are.
C. And in turn I’m sure that they’re also a good chance of losing weight.
D. Actually that’s not the main reason.
E. What’s your opinion about this?
F. Is that because our arms are too fat or soft?
G. I can hardly believe it.
第三节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
11 Do you mind my opening the doors ?
_________
A Yes，please
B No ,go ahead
C Yes ,go ahead
D I’m afraid not.
12 Only when everybody began to attack the dirty conditions _________ and was not a problem any more.
A. was the cholera defeated
B. cholera was defeated
C. did cholera be defeated
D. be cholera defeated
13 He has recently _______ golf to provide himself with some relaxation.
A. take on
B. take over
C. take up
D. take off
14 Does it make any ______ whether we have a meeting today or tomorrow ?
A. difference
B. time
C. use
D. sense of
15. The boy _______ in the last exam is a student of class eight.
A catching cheating
B caught cheated
C catching cheated
D caught cheating
16. --- ________ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher.
---I will give it to him _________ I see him.
A. That; immediately
B. What; the moment
C. What; while
D. Whether; once
17. Come to pick me up if _______
A you are convenient
B at your convenience
C it is convenient
D for convenience
18. ________, check electrical wires once a month to make sure they are in good condition.
A. If I am possible
B. If you are possible
C. If possible
D. Possible
19 He was disappointed to see the machine he had had _____ went wrong again .
A repaired
B repaired it
C it repaired
D to be repair
20. _____ it rain tomorrow, we would have to _______ the picnic.
A. Would; put forward
B. Should; call off
C. Will; give up
D. Should; put up
21. On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems ___________
paid special attention to.
A. referred to being
B. referred to be
C. refer to being
D. refer to be
22. South of the lake _____ two famous universities.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is
23. Julia ____ with a stranger when Jim went to the jacket he _____ in the restaurant.
A. had quarreled; left
B. had quarreled; had left
C. was quarreling; has left
D. was quarreling; had left
24. While reading, you can make a mark _____ you have a question.
A. the place where
B. what
C. that
D. where
25. No one responded when Tom speaking so he paused _____ before drawing a conclusion.
A deliberately
B eagerly
C instantly
D firmly
第四节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable 26 when I was teaching second 27 10 years ago.
In May I decided to plan something special for the children：a Mother’s Day tea. We had put our heads together to 28 ideas of how to 29 our mothers. We practiced singing songs,
memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. I was surprised but 30 to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I 31 invited my own mother.
Finally, the big day arrived. Each child 32 up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom. 33 it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking 34
I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was 35 if you could keep my mother 36 while I’m busy.”
My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy 37 my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had 38 the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep 39 .
Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline of the day’s 40 and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if 41 was completed. When I came 42 Jimmy’s page, he had wr itten “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Mara? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”
I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and 43 his own thanks and walked awa y. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t 44 it.”
I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had 45 stopped hugging teachers years ago.
26．A．lasted B．happened C．experienced D．described 27．A．school B．class C．grade D．lesson 28．A．pay attention to B．look forward to C．get on with D．come up with
29．A．love B．please C．respect D．admire 30．A．astonished B．worried C．relieved D．interested 31．A．even B．ever C．still D．once 32．A．followed B．held C．kept D ．lined
33．A．As B．Although C．While D．Because 34．A．wild B．curious C．cautious D．upset 35．A．considering B．wondering C．asking D．doubting 36．A．connection B．care C．company D．concern 37．A．served B．supplied C．appealed D．applied 38．A．taught B．studied C．practiced D．told
39．A．mind B．thought C．agreement D．conversation 40．A．feeling B．behavior C．event D．action 41．A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
42．A．by B．to C．across D．over 43．A．announced B．delivered C．stated D．whispered 44．A．make B．get C．do D．take 45．A．probably B．exactly C．rarely D．eagerly
第二部分阅读理解（共两节满分40分）
第一节（共15 小题每小题2分满分30 分）
A
If you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of the water, if he isn't breathing, you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Support his neck, move his head back and press his chin upwards. This stops the tongue blocking the airway in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesn't work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his nostrils (the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things) together with your fingers. Open your mouth and take a deep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest rises, then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until professional help arrives.
To bring a child back to life, keep your lips around his mouth and gently blow into his mouth. Give the first four breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If, in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue-grey colour, and you can feel no pulse, then pressing is the last chance of saving his life.
With arms straight, rock forwards, pressing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Don't be too hard or you may break a rib. Check how effective you are by seeing if his colour improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until rescue arrives.
46 Once a person stops breathing, it means ___________.
A. you have no more than 4 minutes to bring him to life again .
B. his brain is completely damaged .
C. he has passed away .
D. there is no way to save his life
47 .To press his chin upwards is a way to _____________.
A. keep the tongue from blocking the airway in the throat .
B. prevent the tongue from stopping the airway in the throat .
C. wipe the tongue out of the throat .
D. see if he can possibly be saved .
48 .If the drowning boy has no pulse,_____________.
A. press his chin upwards is enough to get him breathing .
B. blow air into his mouth is sure to save his life .
C. press his nostrils together with your fingers can work .
D. press is the last chance of saving his life .
49. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Don’t stop pressing his chest, if the drowning man starts breathing again.
B. If you see someone drowning, you must give him mouth-to-mouth breathing.
C. If a man does not breathe for four minutes, his brain will be completely destroyed.
D. When pressing, you can do it as hard as you can.
B
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur, one of the world's great scientists, was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur made his decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying the diseases of cattle, chickens and other tame animals. His wife learned to help him with his work. Almost everyone knows that Pasteur is the man responsible for finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling (变质). Not many people know he was the first to imagine and to prove that air we breathe is full of germs (细菌). One of his greatest successes was finding a
treatment for people and animals to prevent a disease called rabies (狂犬病). Louis Pasteur won many honors and could have got large amount of money. But Pasteur preferred to live simply. The real happiness of this unusual man came from his work. Louis Pasteur did so well in his life that the French government took up his work and created the Institute Pasteur in the year 1888.
50. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Pasteur was a scientist and doctor as well.
B. Pasteur lived for less than seventy years.
C. Everybody knows that Pasteur succeeded in finding a way of preventing milk from
spoiling.
D. Pasteur's wife was of some help to him in his work..
51 From the passage, we know Pasteur lived a simple life. This is because ______.
A. he earned little money.
B. he cared much about money.
C. what he really enjoyed was a simple life.
D. of all mentioned above.
52. Why were many honors given to Louis Pasteur?
A. Because he was the greatest scientist in the world.
B. Because he spent much of his life time studying the diseases of people .
C. Because he lived simply.
D. Because he was a rare success as a scientist.
53. Pasteur could have got large amount of money if he had___________.
A. cared much about it .
B. made more discoveries.
C. lived a better life. D achieved more successes.
54 to Louis Pasteur the real happiness in his life was to ____
A study
B work
C get large amount of money
D raise tame animals
C
Australia has a very colorful multicultural society. Parts of the population were born overseas, most of whom were made up of children of at least one parent who was born overseas. In this mix of people, there are about 200 languages and many different religious.
The Australia government holds to policy that welcomes people from all cultures: each Australian has the right to “keep and celebrate, within the law, their culture, language, or religion”. By following four key principles, Australia hopes to keep its culturally diverse society successful, open to new ideas and united to a shared future as a nation.
The first principle emphasizes the duty of each Australian to follow and uphold the laws and principles for protecting freedom and equality for all.
The second principle points out the importance of respecting other people. This means that not only does each Australian have the right to have his own beliefs and culture, but that he must also give the same right to others.
The third principle stresses that each person is equal and therefore should be treated with equal fairness. There should be no discrimination against people because of their culture, religion, language, nationality, gender, etc.
The fourth principle is a reminder that all Australians get some benefit from having a strong society. Multiculturalism offers great benefits to all, not only cultural, but social and economic as well.
55. What does the third principle stresses ?
A. The importance of respecting other people
B. All Australians get some benefit from having a strong society
C. The duty of each Australian to follow and uphold the laws and principles for protecting freedom and equality for all
D. No matter what background a person is from, he or she is equal with others.
56. Which in the following is the best title_____.
A. Australia’s population
B. Australia’s society
C. Australia’s great equality
D. Austra lia’s four key principles
57. What policy does the Australia’s government insist?
A. People from any country is popular
B. Children of at least one parent who was born overseas
C. Discrimination against people
D. The importance of respecting other people
D
Canadian scientists have successfully tested an unusual airplane. The airplane is not powered by fuel. It is powered by microwaves. Microwaves can be produced by equipment on earth. When the microwaves hit the bottom of the plane’s wings, instruments change them into a more usual form of energy —electricity, powers the plane’s engine.
The plane was developed by the Canadian government and the University of Toronto. The plane is called the sharpfire. The sharpfire is much too small to carry people or equipment. It was built only to see if the technology could work. The sharpfire is made of light weight wood. Its wings are about three and one half meters across in its first public. A future microwave plane will be much larger than the sharpfire. The main reason for using microwave energy to power an airplane is to end the plane’s need to carry fuel. An American research says this technology will be very common in the next century.
58. The plane sharpfire was designed ________.
A. to carry people
B. to see if the technology would work
C. to carry equipment
D. to carry people and equipment
59. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The airplane is made of a kind of wood.
B. The airplane is called camp-fire.
C. The plane was developed by American government.
D. A future microwave plane will be of the same size as sharpfire.
60. What is the main reason for using microwave energy to power an airplane?
A. It is to save fuel
B. It is to enable the plane to carry more fuel.
C. It is to use electricity to power the plane’s engine.
D. It is to end the plane’s need to carry fuel.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。

选项中有一项为多余选项。

61．___________
Airplanes are used to carry passengers, cargo and mail．Air transport companies run scheduled airlines and non－scheduled services over local，national，and international routes. The aircraft run by these companies change from small planes to large planes.
62．____________
The first air passenger services began in 1910，when dirigibles began working between several German cities. The first scheduled airplane service to carry passengers began in the US in 1914. Several experimental airmail flights took place in India，Europe, and the USA before World War I，but air transport services did not become a true business until after the war.
63. ____________
During world War II，intercontinental air transport began to become well set-up. After the war the new long-distance planes with developed equipment were increasingly able to prevent storms and strong wind and make flights cheap. Jumbo Jets began working in 1970．
64. ___________
During the 1970s the number of home passengers on US airlines increased about 78％，and during the 1980s the number was up about 58％.In 1990 there were 41. 8 million international passengers: the number was a 75% increase over 1980.
65. ___________
Major airports provide all kinds of services to make travel easy and pleasant for passengers. These change from such basic services as ticket – sales counters and restaurants to luxury hotels, shopping centers and play areas for children.
第二卷非选择题（共55 分）
第一节单词拼写（共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
66．At first ,the new ______(环境) were difficult to tolerate .
67 The match was called off for _____(缺乏) of money.
68.I tried to follow her ______(指示) ,but I got confused .
69. The head teacher has made a few minor ____ (调整) to our seats.
70.The carriages fly by in all _______(方向).
71. ___________（致力于）to his research, he always forgets to have dinner.
72. The companies have to train those _______(代表) to live in space.
73 She is an ________（乐观的）girl, who we like very much.
74 My _______(同事) are eager to assist me .
75We had great difficulty in ________(呼吸) ,for the air was too thin .
第二节短文改错（共10 小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
I have been planning to join in our college basketball team next year, so now I am spending
as more time as I can with other people who likes to play. They are teaching me the most important rules and techniques of the game, and I am getting the better all the time. We
have a neighborhood team plays against other teams in the area. One of my neighbor is helping rest of us improved our skills. Tonight we are playing against one of the best teams in the city, and I think we can win them if we won't make any mistakes.
第三节书面表达（满分30 分）
目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。

某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文, 标题是“ My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。

请根据下列提示用英文写一篇征文稿。

内容要点如下：1.作弊的主要原因；2.个人看法。

注意：1. 短文标题已写好, 不计入总词数; 2. 词数：100左右。

My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations
渭城中学高二年级期中试题英语答案
mistakes.
we should improve our study methods and get well prepared for examinations.。