高二英语第一学期期中试卷a

高二英语第一学期期中试卷A考试时间：120分钟试卷总分：150分第一卷（共115分）第一部分：听力（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.How much does one sweater cost?A.＄20B. ＄25C. ＄402.What is the man going to take ?A.A planeB. A busC. A ship3.What does the man think of Miss Evans ?A. She is attractiveB. She has done a good jobC. Her job is far from being satisfactory4.What do we infer from what Miss Slater says ?A. She needs a new carB. She wants to sell her carC. She is not satisfied with the garage.5.Who wants the reports ?A.Mrs. RichB. Jerry.C. The woman第二节（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（每题5秒钟）；听完后，各题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.When will the man leave for London?A.On the 14th.B. On the 15thC. On the 29th .7.What is the relationship between the two speakers ?A.Boss and secretaryB. Customer and airlines receptionist.C. Customer and waitress.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.What’s the usual TV program at 7 o’clock?A.News.B. Music.C. Sports.9.What will the speakers probably do tonight ?A. Play football.B. Listen to the radio .C. Go to cinema.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Where is Jack calling from ?A. The Grand Hotel.B. The airport in ChicagoC. The airport in Los Angeles.11.Why doesn’t Jack visit Dorothy at once ?A.He doesn’t want to see Dorothy’s parents.B.He has to go to the officeC.He prefers to stay in the hotel.12.What will Jack do tonight ?A. Work in his office.B. Visit some friends.C. Have dinner with Dorothy’s family请听第9段材料，回答第13至19题。

13.What day was yesterday?A. MondayB. ThursdayC. Friday.14.Why was the woman late for work ?A.The road had been blocked.B.She was stopped by a policeman.C.There was something wrong with her car.15.What had her children done to the dog?A. They had hurt the dog.B. They had covered the dog with feathers.C. They had given the dog a bath.16. What was the worst thing yesterday?A. She forgot that she had invited her boss and his wife over.B. She has forgot to cook dinner for her husband.C. Her boss and his wife came to her house unexpectedly.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where could Sam stay to wait for the arrival of the baby, according to the nurse?A. At his home.B. In his car.C. In the hospital.18.When did the baby arrive?A.In the evening .B. At about midnight.C. Next morning.19.Why did Sam prefer a girl ?A.He already had a son .B.He wanted his daughter to have a sister.C.He had a sister who cared for him very much.20.What does Sam mean by saying “that was my second choice”?A.He had no choice but to accept the boy.B.That was his second child.C.He was very happy to have a boy as well.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21. Michael Jordan, _______ NBA basketball superstar, hasn’t missed ______ gamein the past 2 years.A. an ; anB. an ; aC. the ; theD. the ; an22. ---- Hello. This is Room 226. __________.---- Yes, sir. What would you like ?A. Could you give me your name?B. I’m looking for a good restaurantC. A glass of dry white wine, please.D. We’d like to order breakfast for tomorrow23. _______ other good workers, the manager thinks Jack is ________ worker.A. Compared with ; a most satisfiedB. Compared to ; the most satisfiedC. Comparing to ; the more satisfyingD. Compared with ; a more satisfying24. My brothers as well as I ______ glad to see you.A. amB. areC. isD. was25. The most important reason for animals ______out is the part that humans have _______.A. dying ; playedB. die ; madeC. died ; doneD. to die ; played26. The little girl hung about the entrance all day, _______ for a chance to speak to hisfavorite star Jackie Chan.A. to hopeB. hopedC. hopingD. and hope27. They always believe ______ the famous expert says about this project.A. whateverB. no matter whatC. howeverD. no matter how28. This project will _____ a lot of money.A. call onB. call atC. call forD. call of29. —Tim will cook the dinner for us today.—That’s wonderful, but I didn’t ______him cooking the dinner.A. stopB. haveC. mindD. imagine30. I must thank my parents to be a college student.A. to make it possible for meB. to make it possible to meC. for making it possible for meD. for making it possible to me31. —Shirley and Ruth have been fifty years’ friends.—No wonder they have such a lot in ______.A. ordinaryB. generalC. commonD. normal32. The joke made by Tom made us _______, so the teacher couldn’t make himself______A. to laugh; hearingB. laugh; heardC. laughing; hearD. laughed; heard33. He prefers _____books at home rather than ______TV.A. to read; to watchB. reading; watchingC. to read; watchD. reading ; to watch34. The building _______ next month is our new library.A. finishedB. finishingC. to finishD. to be finished35. _______, he had to give up his teaching.A. With his health failingB. His health was failingC. As his health failingD. Though his health was failing第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）A minister（牧师）went to the home of one of the rich members of the society. It was _36_ outside, so he was _37_ in his overcoat. He went into the living room and _38_his coat. They talked for a while and then the minister prepared to go _39_ . He put on his _40_ coat and asked the host to go with him to the outer _41_ as he wanted to say something to him _42_ secret. The host, _43_ that he would be coming back in a minute _44_ , did not _45_ to put on his own overcoat and went out into the _46_ hall with him.The minister kept himself _47_ with small talk, little to the _48_ of the host. He became so _49_ that his teeth began to strike together repeatedly. But the minister _50_ with his small talk. Several times the host asked the minister to _51_to the living room, but _52_time the minister replied that in another minute he would _53_ ._54_ , the rich man said, “ If you do not tell me what we have come here for, I’ll freeze to _55_ .”“I’ll tell you what I have come for,” replied the minister. “I need a certain amount of money to buy some coalthat will go to some poor people. But inside, you would not have realized what it means to be cold.”36. A. cloudy B. sunny C. snowing D. raining37. A. wearing B. dressing C. dressed D. worn38. A. changed B. removed C. made D. took39. A. away B. around C. downstairs D. swimming40. A. warm B. cold C. new D. expensive41. A. building B. space C. world D. hall42. A. at B. with C. beyond D. in43. A. insisting B. thinking C. wondering D. knowing44. A. or so B. later C. time D. so soon45. A. like B. hate C. bother D. require46. A. vast B. hot C. heated D. unheated47. A. careful B. busy C. tired D. helpful48. A. pleasure B. surprise C. discomfort D. joy49. A. freezing B. impatient C. angry D. excited50. A. began B. helped C. ended D. continued51. A. stop B. rush C. return D. get52. A. any B. each C. some D. by53. A. finish B. pause C. warm up D. go on54. A. First B. Finally tely D. Meanwhile55. A. death B. dead C. end D. ice第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A.Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there was a lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning, carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop, expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man didn't even look at my chair.The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth ---so I decided that my approach(way) must be wrong.I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want f or it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that. It's nothing.”Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean？You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry. I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’ ” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for yo u, shall we say for a fiver(five dollars )?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.56. The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ______.A. changed his mindB. accepted the offerC. saw t he writer’s purposeD. decided to help the writer57. How much did the writer pay for the repair?A. ￡5.B. ￡7.C. ￡20.D. ￡27.58. From the text, we can learn that the writer was ______.A. honestB. carefulC. smartD. funnyBMark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area’s city councilwoman(女议员) was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was decreasing. The neighborhood faced many problems.Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There were charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in vacant (空置的) buildings. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman.It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big,” he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here.”Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop. “People should just take care of themselves,” he decided. “That’s enough to do. I can’t take on all the problems of the world.”As he neared the bus stop, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn’t have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted．．．．．． into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and the groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. “Thanks!” she said. “You’ve got great timing!”“Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.” Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe that’s a good place to start.”59. In Mark’s opinion, ________ .A. nobody was so able as to solve the problemsB. he was not in the position to solve such problemsC. many people were too selfish to think about othersD. he already had more than enough work to do60. The underlined word “darted” in paragraph5 can be best replaced by “ _______”.A. walkedB. marchedC. wanderedD. rushed61. What is the words on the bus wall mean? ________A. You should be kind to your neighbors and they will treat you the same way.B. Everyone can play his own part to make things better.C. All small acts will add up to kindness.D. It’s a small act to help a person in need.62. The passage is mainly about _______ .A. how individuals (个人) can help make a differenceB. running a neighborhood meeting to solve its problemsC. citizen’s reactions to the problems they faceD. solving problems through group actionCThere are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine, the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, theyare continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind is founded in nature, such unhappy person would be the more to be pitied. the intention of criticizing (批判) and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others. Nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step of speaking a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend of excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接触) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.63. People who are unhappy ________ .A. always consider things differently from othersB. usually are affected by the results of certain thingsC. usually misunderstand what others think or sayD. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things64. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “________”.A. have a good taste with social lifeB. make others unhappyC. tend to scold others openlyD. enjoy the pleasure of life65. We can conclude from the passage that ________ .A. we should pity all such unhappy peopleB. such unhappy people are dangerous to social lifeC. people can get rid of the habit of unhappinessD. unhappy people can not understand happy person66. If such unhappy person insists on keeping the habit, the author suggests people should ________ .A. prevent any communication with themB. show no respect and politeness to themC. persuade them to recognize the bad effectsD. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakesDHaving watched a number of international friendlies(友谊赛) between Chinese teams and touring Europeans and Latin Americans, some people called the game a disappointment for the Chinese. I would think that they should be happy about the loss, because it could open the eyes of some Chinese fans, and give a strong push to Chinese soccer(足球), helping the national programme to catch up with the rest of the world. It is true that Chinese nationals have played some good games, but on the whole, I think, Chinese soccer is still in its infancy(初期). Whether one likes it or not, this is a fact the Chinese have to recognize. It calls for painstaking(不辞辛劳) efforts by the coaches and the players to produce a world-class team in China.As we see it, there are a lot of very talented(有天才的) football players in China, but they need polishing(磨练) in skill, in physical conditioning and general culture.We soccer experts have to teach players, in the first place, to enjoy the play of football, because the public expects their favorites to give them the pleasure of watching and enjoying the art of play.The Chinese players seem to be running wildly without purpose or just to tire themselves out. Their ball control seems poorer.To bring China’s soccer to new highs, new training methods and strategies(策略) have to be introduced, personal skills and team work have to be improved and players’ability to deal with confrontation(对抗) must be bettered.Last but not least, the Chinese must have a clear idea of what level Chinese soccer is at. Will it be possible for the Chinese to start to improve themselves. Only by realizing that there is room for improvement,67. The first sentence tells us ______ in the friendly matches with touring foreign teams.A.Chinese teams have been beatenB.touring foreign teams have been beatenC.Chinese football team was beatenD.Chinese football teams have always won68. The passage tells us that the writer ________.A.felt disappointed about Chinese soccerB.felt sad about Chinese soccerC.agreed with some people on Chinese football teamsD.think the loss is good for some Chinese football fans and Chinese soccer teams and officials69. The Chinese players and coaches have to _______ to produce a world-class team.A.make painstaking effortsB.learn useful things from other countriesC.recognize the place of Chinese teams in the worldD.All of the above70. It seems to the writer Chinese soccer __________.A.is still in a beginning or early period of soccerB.is the best in the worldC.is the worst in the worldD.is impossible to catch up with the rest of the world71. The writer is most probably a _________.A. Chinese soccer fanB. foreign soccer expertC. Chinese soccer expertD. studentENowadays when we need a surgical(手术上的) operation or dental treatment, we are usually given an anesthetic (麻醉剂). There are two kinds of anesthetic: one stops the patient feeling the part of the body being operated on, and the other puts the patient to sleep so that they don’t feel anything. The first kind is called a local anesthetic and the second is called a general anesthetic.Modern anesthetics are complex chemicals, but in the past, doctors and dentists used simpler chemicals, like alcohol. In 1799 Sir Humphry Dary, the British chemist and inventor, discovered that a chemical called nitrous oxide ( often called laughing gas) could reduce pain and make people feel sleepy. For some years people used it at parties for fun, but doctors showed little interest in it. The first person to use a general anesthetic was probably the American dentist, William Morton. He used a chemical called ether in October 1846.The problem with these early anesthetics was that they often made the patient feel ill and doctors couldaccidentally give their patients too much, causing them to die. They were also difficult to give, as they had to be poured onto a piece of cloth, which was then held over the patient’s nose.Modern anesthetics are very safe. They are more easily controlled, and there are expert doctors called anesthetists who specialize in giving them. There have also been great developments in the use of local anesthetics, such as the introduction of an anesthetic that is injected into the patient’s back to stop them feeling the lower half of their body. This is often used to reduce the pain of giving birth.One of the oldest forms of anesthesia is acupuncture. This has been used in China for many thousands of years and is now being used increasingly in Western nations to treat many different health problems. In acupuncture, special needles are stuck into the skin at particular points, and sometimes electricity is passed through them. This causes certain pain-killing chemicals, already in the body, to be released into the blood.72. The story is about____________.A. the history of anestheticsB. complex chemicalsC. the danger of pain-killersD. the history of alcohol73. The two types of anesthetic are ____________.A. local and generalB. complex and simpleC. ether and alcoholD. nitrous oxide and acupuncture74. The name of the chemical first used as a general anesthetic was _________.A. laughing gasB. etherC. complex chemicalsD. nitrous oxide75. The Chinese have used _________ as an anesthetic for a long time.A. alcoholB. etherC. electricityD. acupuncture第二卷（共35分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35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。