甘肃省白银市靖远县第一中学高二英语下学期期中试题

2015—2016学年第二学期期中考试试卷高二英语（时间：100分钟，满分：120分）Ⅰ 阅读理解认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选山最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑（2*20=40分）。

AEvery day we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask for your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends—you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you—loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself. Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease (not worried) but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.1. When you speak to the class, you should speak ________.A. as slowly as possibleB. in a low voiceC. loudlyD. forcefully2. Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is ________.A. noisyB. quietC. having a restD. serious3. The situation in the class is _________that in your house.A. not very different fromB. sometimes the same asC. sometimes not the same asD. not the same as4. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is____.A. to show your abilityB. to be very gentleC. to make sure that you can be heardD. to put the official at ease5. The main idea of this passage is _______.A. that we should talk in different ways in different situationsB. that we must speak loudlyC. that we must keep silent at any timeD. that we must talk with the classBCustoms are social habits. They have been handed down through generations (代) among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing things. They are particularly (特别) strong in social practices on the occasions (场合) of births, marriages and deaths.In China, these days, some people in cities are learning from Western customs. For example, some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many Western countries.Every people (民族) has special customs for New Year. The Han people have many interesting Spring Festival customs. And now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st.One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap (包) up their babies tightly (紧紧的).This is not the custom in Western countries, where babies are usually dressed in loose garments.6. It is true that customs .A. have been formed during a short timeB. have been formed little by littleC. have been quickly formed and changedD. h ave never been changed7. In this passage, the word “garment” is .A. a kind of foodB. a bedC. a sort of clothesD. a room8. How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages?A. The brides（新娘）have on the white clothes.B. Men wear the white coats.C. Their parents all have attended their marriages.D. Their marriages are only held in the men’s homes.9. From this passage we know .A. the people all over China spend New Year in the same wayB. people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting cards to each otherC. each people has his special custom for New YearD. most of Chinese people take Spring Festival seriously10. The difference about clothing betwe en Chinese and Western babies is that .A. Chinese babies are usu ally dressed in new clothesB. Chinese mothers are used to dressing their babies in colourful clothesC. Western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while Chinese babies are usually wrappedD. Western babies have more clothes than Chinese babiesCThe very anxious young man had waited for a few moments—outside the jeweller’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an ho ur later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some nec klaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married.11. A good title for this passage is________.A Clever Assistant B. Buying a Birthday PresentC. How to Choose a NecklaceD. A Brave Young Man12. The word “overspending” in this passage means__________.A. spending too much moneyB. spending too much timeC. spending more time than he plannedD. spending too much time and too much money13. When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face_______.A. turned paleB. turned redC. turned yellowD. turned black14. James and Laura reached the shop atA. 4:30B.5:00C.5:30D.6:0015. James would come back to buy what he wanted because_______.A. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy thingsB. the necklace was goodC. Laura liked the necklaceD. the assistant who served James was very beautiful第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。