高二下学期英语期中试题拓展模块Units 1--5

高二上学期期中考试英语试题 2012.04 I.语音知识：从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项（共5分，每小题1分） 1.admit A.answer B.fashion C.annoy D.cancer 2.miner A.tight B.film C.rich D.rive 3.appear A.earth B.clear C.early D.learn 4.present A.symble B.vision C.bruise D.taste 5.whole A.where B.who C.why D.whether II.选择填空：从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项填入题前括号内（共25分，每小题1分） 6.Jack pretended ---a book. A.read B.to read C.reading D.readed 7.It will be five years---we meet again. A.before B.when C.until D.since 8.He succeded---solving the problem. A.at B.on C.in D.to 9.Helen had to shout---above the sound of music. A.making herself hear B.to make herself hear C.making herself heard D.to make herself heard 10.--- I went to Beijing for holiday. ----_____ . A.So I was B.So I did C.So was ID.So did I 11.The food which---fat and sugar is bad for your health. A.is rich with B.is rich in C.rich at D.rich in 12.When I woke up,I heard birds---in the trees. A.singt B.sang C.sung D.singing 13.She is an experienced teacher.That is to say,she has---. A.many experience B.much experiences C.a lot of experience D.little experience 14.I still remember the days__________we spend together.. A.when B.which C.where D. why 15.You hardly have breakfast at home,_________you? A.do B.don ’t C.have D.haven ’t 16.The students didn ’t go camping ___ the rain stopped.A.tillB.untillC.unlessD.if 17.Life is made____time. A.of B. from C.into D.up 18.Donot throw stone___the lovely dog. A.to B.at C.in D.on 19.We are consider____the book. A.to buy B.buying C.bought D.buys20.The old lady___for 20 years. A.has died B.had died C.has been dead D.has death21.The question___by the students now is difficult. A.discuss B.discussed C.be discussed D.being discussed 22.He has never asked me___I live and work. A.what B.when C.where D.that 23.During the Spring Festival, colored flags are seen___. A.nowhere B.everywhere C.somewhere D.where 24.We were told the news___we had lost the game. A.which B.that C.when D.where 25.I am looking forward to___. A.get your answer B.recieve your answer C.read your answer D.your answer 26.I apologize___what I said. A.to B.for C.with D.in 27.How___does he speak French? He speaks French exellently . A.long B.well C.often D.much28.I didn't have___money with me. A.many B.lots of C.a lot of D.much 29.It took___2 hours to finish my homework. A.in B.with C.out D.up 30.How old___is a secret. A.is she B. she C.is D.she isIII.完形填空（共10题，10分）Many Chinese students find it difficult to learn English，but not Chinese,because Chinese is their mother tongue.Actually Chinese is 31 Difficult to learn than Emglish.Still some foreign students can speak Chinese so well that if you didn’t see them,you would 32 them for Chinese.What makes them 33 ?“For me,conversation is the most helpful.I use every chance to speak 34 Chinese.If you only listen to what others 35 ,you will improve your listening ability,but if you talk as much as 36 ,you’ll find you can express yourself much better,”says Ulrike Nootz,a German girl now 37 Chinese at Shanghai International Studies University.38 the Chinese language,she is also interesten in Chinese literature and history.She thinks that to learn a language one must try to know 39 about the history of the country.Though Chinese is different 40 English,the experience of success can be the same.Conversation,in English learning,may be very important.31.A.much B.still C.much more D.more much32.A.take B.believe C.find D.think33.A.success B.succeed C.successfully D.be successful34.A.by B.in C.of D.for35.A.say B.to tell C.speak D.talk36.A.could B.can C.possibly D.possible37.A.working B.studying C.speaking D.staying38.A.Expect B.Except C.Besides D.Beside39.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something40.A.between B.from C.of D.withIV.阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）AAlthough English is not as old as Chinese,it is spoken by many people around the world.every day.English speakers are always creating new words,and we are often able to know where most words come from.Sometimes,however,no one may really know where a word comes from.Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers,especially when they are not made with ham?About a hundred years ago,some men went to America from Europe.The came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.They didn’t speak good English,but they are good food.When some American saw them eating round pieces of beef,they asked the Germans what it was,The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered,“We come from Hamburg.”One of these American owned a restaurant,and had an idea.He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate.Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them.Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”.Today “hamburgers”are sold in many countries around the world.Whether this story is true or not,it certainly is interesting.Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting,too.This reason,for most English words,can be found in any large English dictionary.( )41.According to the writer,English is ____.A.very difficult to learnB.not so old as ChineseC.as old as ChineseD.older than German( )42.Hamburg is _____.A.a round piece of beefB.a kind of foodC.a city in GermanyD.the name of a village( )43.According to the story,______.A.hamburgers were first sold about a century agoB.hamburgers are made with hamC.hamburgers are made with beefD.few American like hamburgers( )44.According to the writer,which of the following can often be found in any large English dictionary? A. The reason why a word has a certain meaning B. Where all the new words come from C. Where those Germans came from D. The reason whyEnglish is spoken around the world 45.Accordinig to the story,the word “hamburger ” comes from _____. A.English speakers because they always creat newwords B.the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating C.England because Germans don ’t speak good English D.China because it has a long history B In 1920,after some thirty –nine years of problems with disease ，high costs ，and politics ，the Panama Canal was officially opened,finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the fifty-mile Canal Zone instead of traveling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship about eight hours to complete the trip through the Canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars,one-tenth of what it would cost an average ships pass through its locks （船闸）each year. The French started the project but sold their rights to the United States.. The latter will control it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama takes over its duties. ( )46.Who controls the Panama Canal at present ？ A. France B. the United States C. Panama D. Canal Zone ( )47.In about what year will a different government take control of the Panama Canal ？ A.2000 B.2001 C.3001 D.2999 ( )48.On the average ，how much would it cost a ship to travel a-round Cape Horn ？ A. $1500 B. $15000 C. $150000 D. $1500000 ( )49.In what year did the construction probably begin on the ca-mal ？ A.1881 B.1920 C.1939 D.1999 ( )50.What can be inferred from this reading ？A.This is a costly project,which should be revaluatedB.In spite of all the problems,the project is beneficialC.Many captains prefer to sail around Cape Horn because it is less expensiveD.Because of all the problems ，three governments have had to control the canal over the years CIn recent years,advances in medical technology have made itpossible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend （延长）life. However ，some people,including some doctors ，are not in favor of these life extending measures,and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself ，and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity （尊严）and to decide when they want to tie. Others argue that life under any condition is better. ( ) 51.The best title for this passage would be____. A. The Right to Live B. The Right to DieC. The Doctor’s DutyD. Life Is Better Than Death ( )52.In recent years ，people can live longer than in the past. It ’s because of____. A.the development of medical technology B.big hospitals C.good doctors D.both B and C( )53.According to some people，whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to____.A. the doctorsB. the surroundingsC. his or her familyD. the patient himself of herself ( ) 54.The writer’s opinion is____.A.death is better than lifeB.life is better than deathC.neither death nor life is goodD.none of the above ( ) 55.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A.Most of the medical workers join in the argumentB.The argument has ended in favor of the patientsC.The argument hasn’t ended yetD.The quality of life is not as important as life itself，so it is generally thought that people should not be allowed to die under any conditionsV.从B栏中为A栏找一个同义伙伴吧（共10分，每小题1分）A B56. merely A.simply,only57.guy B.say sorry to58. healthy C.fellow59. accept D.any kind of conveyance on land60. trip E.fine,OK or well61.apologize F.feeling of love,hate,joy etc62.vehicle G.take or receive63.emotion H. if not64.unless I.journey65.pollute J.make uncleanVI.完成对话(共10分，每小题2分)Customs officer: Your passport, please..Passenger: Yes. C: And your plane ticket.P: ___66_________C: Do you have anything to declare?P: ____67_________C: Would you please open your suitcase?P: Certainly.C: _____68___________P: I have tow bottles in my suitcase.C: Is this a camera?P: Yes, it is.C: _____69_____________P: No, it is an old one.C: _____70________________P: 4000 dollars. Do I have to declare it ?C: No. OK. I wish you a pleasant journey.P: Thank you.A.How many bottles of wine do you have?B.Nothing to declare.C.Here you are.D.How much did you pay for it?E.Is it a new camera?VII.用括号内所给词的适当形式填空(共5分，每小题1分）71._____(write) in old English,the books is too difficult for us to understand.72.We are ____(engage) in nonverbal communication.73.He asked for our _____(forgive).74. In Japan,the boss shout at the ____(employ),at his wife and at the children.75.Mr Smith is not very _____(tolerance) of your mistake. VIII.单词拼写：根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在横线上写出单词的正确形式（共5分，每小题1分）76.He ____(假装) not to have heard about it.77.. He gave the teacher a ____(肯定的) answer.78..Please accept my ____(真诚的) apologize.79. Thank you for your _____(理解)and cooperation in this matter.80._____(游泳) is a good way to lose weight.IX.改错：从每题A、B、C、D四个划线处找出错误的一项，把其序号填入答题卡相应题号后，并在横线上写出正确答案。