人教版高二英语下期中考试试卷

高二第二学期期中英语考试试卷范家屯一中英语教研室命题一、单项选择（25%）1. The_______ is just around the corner and you won’t miss it .A. bicycle’s shopB. bicycle shopC. bicycles shopD. bicycles’ shop2. -----I hear the workers in this factory get paid by ______week.------Correct, and most of then get about 300yuan______week.A. ×, aB. the, ×C. a, theD. the, a3. ------shall we go to see a film or play computer games?--------_______I’d like to go sightseeing around the lake.A. NeitherB. EitherC. BothD. None4. The medicine is to be taken______.A. three time a dayB. a day three timesC. three times a dayD. a day three time5. ------Have you finished your report yet?-------No, I’ll finish in ______ten minutes.A. anotherB. otherC. moreD. less6. This question is of the _______importance of all.A. lessB. leastC. fewerD. fewest7. She usually goes to school _______ bus; but sometimes she goes to school _______ a taxi.A. in; inB. by; byC. in; byD. by; in8. When you read the book, you’d better make a mark ______ you have any questions.A. at whichB. at whereC. the place whereD. where9. If you _______succeed, you must work as hard as you can.A. willB. are toC. is goingD. should10. ------Has the doctor arrived yet?-------No, she ________an hour ago.A. has to comeB. ought to have comeC. should comeD. used to come11. Are all Chinese textbooks _______in your _______house?A. publishing; publishingB. published; publishedC. publishing; publishedD. published; publishing12. If we ______, we won’t get tired.A. to take driving by turnsB. drive in turnsC. take each turns drivingD. take turns driving13. When and where to have the next discussion ________yet?A. has not decidedB. is not decidedC. have not decidedD. are not decided14. Only by doing the work themselves, ________.A. the students will get experienceB. the students will be sure to get experienceC. will the students get experienceD. will be the students sure to get experience15. ------it looks as if a storm is coming up.-------- Yes, _______.A. it certainly doesB. it certainly isC. it looks soD. it is coming16. ------ can you work out this difficult exercise?-------- Though difficult, I still think it ______my ability.A. withoutB. withinC. beyondD. inside17. As soon as the suggestion was ______, people showed great interest in it.A. put outB. put upC. put forwardD. put on18. With its goal _______the first class of the world, the university is now trying its best.A. aimed atB. aiming atC. to aim atD. aim at19. The great success, ________by different-field scientists hard working for years greatly encourages the whole country.A. achievingB. achievedC. was achievedD. to achieve20. ------where ______ Margaret have put the empty bottles?-------- She ________ them away. They must be somewhere.A. Can; can’ t have thrownB. must; needn’ tC. must; must have thrownD. can; must throw21. -------What would you like to say about your last trip through the desert?------Nothing _______more important than water.A. must have beenB. could have beenC. might beD. is22. Was it at the crossing ________the accident happened?A. at whichB. whereC. thatD. there23. I can hardly imagine Peter _______across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.A. sailB. to sailC. sailingD. to have sailed24. The mountains covers about seven square kilometers, with its peaks_____.A. ranging between1,500 meters high and 3,300metres high.B. range from 1,500 meters high to 3,300 meters high.C. ranged between 1,500metres high and 3,300 meters high.D. ranging both 1,500 meters high and 3,300 meters high.25. Although the government has tried its best to improve peasants’ lives, they are still at the _______of the society.A. floorB. bottomC. topD. end二.完形填空（30%）Can you remember the day 26 you spoke your first word?Try to imagine 27 the first few months of your life were like. I am 28 you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. 29 you grew older, you were awake more of the time. It 30 your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You tried your best to watch and listen. You began to know that people made certain sounds to 31 certain things.Then you began to try making the sounds you 32 .And little by little you were able to make the 33 sound for one thing. On that day you came to understand the 34 of language. A certain sound 35 a certain thing. One sound might be as good as 36 .But it is no good as a word 37 everybody agrees 38 its meaning. When a 39 of people use the same sounds for things, they can understand each other.Only then do they have a language.After you found the secret of language, you 40 words. Some of the words meant 41 ,such as BOOKS,CHAIRS and SHOES. 42 words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words described things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to 43 words together to express an idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends.”This is language. People can communicate(交流) 44 it. So we say languages are 45 to communicate.26. A. on which B. in which C. at which D. from which27. A. how B. whether C. what D. where28. A. afraid B. sorry C. believing D. sure29. A. Before B. As C. After D. Since30. A. cost B. used C. spent D. took31. A. go with B. come with C. follow D. understand32. A. caught B. listened to C. heard D. mastered33. A. real B. right C. pleasant D. soft34. A. spirit B. secret C. method D. purpose35.A. remains B. contains C. includes D. means36.A. the second B. the other C. another D. else37.A. unless B. if C. until D. because38.A. with B. to C. on D. for39.A. number B. group C. score D. team40.A. mastered B. invented C. discovered D. learned41.A. things B. matters C. materials D. goods42.A. Many B. The other C. Few D. Some43.A. translate B. put C. form D. pick44.A. in B. with C. by D. on45.A. examples B. kinds C. ways D. roads三. 阅读理解（50%）AThe human nose has given to the language of the world many interesting expressions. Of course, this is not surprising. Without the nose, We could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano de Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man—courageous, manly, and wise.A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose! Blaise Pascal made an interesting remark about Cleopatra’s nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world!Man’s nose has had an important role in his imagination. Man has r eferred to the nose in many ways to express his emotions. Expressions dealing with the nose refer to human’s weakness, anger, pride, jealousy and revenge（报复）.In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, to hold up one’s nose expr esses a basic human feeling—pride. People can hold up their noses at people, things, and places.The phrase, to be led around by the nose, shows man’s weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him. On the other hand, a person who follows his nose lets his instinct（本能）guide him.There are a number of others. However, it should be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ for breathing and smelling.46、The passage is about ____________.A、an organ, with which people can breathe and smellB、the nose, which gives different and useful expressionsC、the nose giving a person special characterD、the interesting remarks about the nose made by some people47、From the passage we know ___________.A、“Cl eopatra’s nose”changed the whole face of the world indeedB、Cleopatra had a strong will to change the whole look of the worldC、Cleopatra’s nose was not shortD、Cleopatra hoped that people would change the whole face of the world48、The nose expresses ______.A、some human weakness or otherB、people’s shortcomingsC、people’s different emotionsD、human feelings in bad sense49、A person who follows his nose _______.A、won’t take others’ adviceB、is easily controlled by othersC、is weak—mindedD、will let his will guide him50、How many expressions about the nose are mentioned in the passage?A、TwoB、ThreeC、FourD、FiveBPerhaps Professor Ray Birdwhistell suggested the most famous theory，the study of body movement. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words，we learn our looks —— we are not born with them. A baby has generally informed face features. A baby according to Birdwhistell，learnswhere to set the eyebrows by looking at those around —— family and friends. This helps explain why people of some areas of the United States look so much alike. New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics (遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth，it is learned after. In fact，the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many，this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States，for example，the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less，and in the western part of New York States still less. Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly，partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta，Georgia. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than people in small towns do.51.Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance ______.A has little to do with culture B. has much to do with cultureC is ever changingD is different from place to place52.According to the passage，the final mouth shape is formed ______.A. before birthB. as soon as one s teeth are newly setC. sometime after new teeth are setD. around 15 years old53.Ray Birdwhistell can tell what area of the United States a person is from by_____ .A.how much he or she laughsB. how he or she raises his or her eyebrows.C. what he or she likes bestD. the way he or she talks54.People who live ____ are more friendly.A. in largely populated areasB. in New York CityC. in the countryD. in the North55.This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with _____ .A. physicsB. chemistryC. biologyD. none of the aboveCOn the old-time farm in America there were chickens and turkeys（火鸡）. There were alsocows, pigs, and other livestock (家畜). But there were very few machines. Most of the workwas done by the entire farm family with the help of a "hired man". Sometimes extra labourers（劳工）were needed in busy seasons. Horses provided 79 percent of the power used, human labour 15 percent, and machines only 6 percent.Today all that has changed. On many modern farms machines now finish 96 percent of the power, human labour 3 percent, and horses 1 percent. The children go to school by bus every morning, the parents work on the farm or in the house, and hired help is seldom needed. Theirwork has been replaced by a whole army of farm machines.56. Today machines finish the power _____ times more than yesterday.A. 17B. 16C. 15D. 1457. Today human labour finishes the power ___ percent as much as yesterday.A. 10B. 20C. 30D. 4058. Which power has changed most greatly? _____A. HorsesB. Human labourC. MachinesD. Extra labours59. What has changed the farmer's work? _____A. The support of the governmentB. The support of the peopleC. The hired helpD. The farm machines60. How many things are compared in the passage? _____A. TwoB. FourC. SixD. EightDThe making of glass is a very old industry———at least 4，500years old. Glass has many extraordinary qualities and it is frequently being used in new ways.One of the most interesting new uses for glass is in telephone communication. Scientists have developed glass fibres as thin as human hair which are designed to carry light signals. When the light reaches the other end，it is first changed into electrical signals，which are in turn converted(转变)into sound messages.Called lightwave communication the new system was used successfully in an experiment in Chicago in 1977. During the experiment two glass fibres were able to carry 672 conversations at the same time. The lightwave cable, containing 144 glass fibres, has the capacity(容量)to carry 50，000 conversations at the same time. The lightwave communication system has two important advantages. First the glass fibre cables are smaller and weigh less than copper (铜)cables;second，they cost less.61.One of the extraordinary qualities of glass is that it can carry ____.A.any signalB.light signalsC.sound signalsD.electrical signals62.Before you can hear a message on the telephone using the new system , _______.A.the light signals have to be changed into electrical soundB.neither the light nor the electrical signals have to be changed in any wayC.light must first be changed into electrical signals and then into soundD.electrical signals must first be changed into light signals and then into sound63.According to the passage , the new telephone communication system ______ .A.was put on experiment in 1977B.had been put into actual use by 1977C.had been repeatedly experimented before 1977D.was first put into actual use in 197764.From the passage，you can tell that people prefer glass fibre cables to coppercables because ______ .A.glass fibre is easier to makeB.glass fibre is less expensiveC.glass fibre is more up to dateD.glass fibre delivers messages directly65.Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?A.Light signals have changed the use of glass in industry.B.Glass fibres have reduced the cost of telephone communication.C.Glass is very useful because it has many unusual qualities.D.The use of glass fibres to carry telephone messages is an interesting newdevelopment.EAll around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They drink tea with nothing in it .Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special(特殊的) way of serving tea called a Tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.Another tea-drink country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot(茶壶) and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and sandwiches at teatime.In the United States people drink tea mostly(主要地) for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea- “iced tea.” Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans（罐头）, like soda(汽水).66. In China, the Chinese drink tea ________.A. only in the evening at homeB. only in the daytime in teahouseC. at any time of the day in teahousesD. at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses67. In Japan, Everything must be done________.A. at an important partyB. in a special way in the ceremonyC. when people get togetherD. when people drink some tea68. In England, the English usually ________.A. eat cakes and sandwiches at homeB. have a special way of serving teaC. are served when people get togetherD. make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar69. In the United Sates people ________.A. drink tea with cream and sugarB. drink tea with nothing in itC. usually make tea in a teapotD. drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals70. The passage is about ________.A. why tea is importantB. the teatime in EnglandC. different ways of tea drinkingD. Chinese tea第二卷（非选择题，共45分）（四）单词拼写（一题填两个以上单词的必须全对方能得分）71 It’s wrong wrong to read people's p_______ letters without perm ission.72 Fifty years ago, mixed-race marriages were________________（自由）.73 The police________________（拘捕）Rosa Parks, a black woman who refused to give her seat to a white man.74 Civil rights fighters________________（要求）that African Americans be treated equally.75 During the Second World War, there many organized__________________(抵制）of Japanese goods all over China.76.The new railway will b_________ some areas of the country.77.The article deals with American literature and its cultural b__________.78. __________________（奴隶制）is the system by which some people are owned by others.79.He showed m_________ to the defeated enemy.80.He h_________ whether he should make one last attempt to save the man.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。