高二上学期期中英语考试

高二上学期期中测试英语试卷(满分120分，100分钟完卷)Ⅱ．单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21．The mayor recommend that the prizes ______at once.A．presented B．be presented C．should present D．would present22．---The plane is due to take off at 9;50 from the airport.---_______we fail to arrive there in time?A.Only ifB.As ifC.Even ifD.What if23．The street was named after a great man _____ his great contributions to the city..A．in honour of B.instead of C.in case of D.in need of24.______ you would drop in,I would have stayed home, waiting for you.A. Had I knownB.I had knownC. Were I to knowD.Did I know25．Was it at the school was named after a heroine he spent his childhood ?A．which, that B．where ,which C．where ,that D．there ,that26．______by the bullets _____ at them from all directions, the enemy went into the forest.A．Be confused ; flying B．Confusing;flewC．Confused;flying D．Having confused;flown27．---Did you criticize him for his mistakes?----Yes, but_____it.A.I’d rather not doB.I’d rather not doingC. I’d rather not have doneD. I’drather not did28．Allen is said a new computer program recently,but I don’t know when she will finish it .A．to have designed B．to designC．to be designing D．to have been designing29．This computer doesn’t work properly ,because a certain virus has ___ the operating system.A．broken up B．broken down C broken out D.broken away30. ----How are you recently ?-----I have been_____ a high fever for sever days.A.sufferingB.suffering fromC.suffered Dcatching31.After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth, ____our astronauts desire to do is ____they will walk in space some day.A. what; whatB.what; thatC. that; thatD. that; what32．We ______him to stop surfing the Internet, but he wouldn’t.A．persuaded B．try to persuadeC．suggested D．tried to persuade33．Here is my card. Let’s keep in_______ .A．connection B．relation C．friendship D．touch34. The sound of happy laughter ______ memories of his childhood.A．called for B.called up C．called in D．called on35．The Group of Eight ______ of the eight richest countries in the world.A.containsB.makesC.consistsD.is consistedⅢ．完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business .He enjoyed his 36 and traveling .Then ,after returning to the United States from a 37 trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR),Mr Cousins got sick .Because he had pushed his body to the 38of its strength on the trip ,a change began to take place 39 him .The material between his bones became 40 .In less than one week after his return ,he could not 41 .Every move that he 42 .was painful .He was not able to sleep at night .The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr Cousins’ problem and he might never 43 over the illness. Mr Cousins ,however ,refused to give up 44 .Mr Cousins thought that 45 thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body .He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. 46 ,he felt that happy thoughts or 47 might cure his illness .He began to 48 on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television . Mr Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the 49 gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night .50 the doctor could not help home , Mr Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 51 his experiments with laughter .For eight days , Mr Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television ,reading funny books ,and sleeping 52he felt tired .Within three weeks ,he felt well 53 to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for 54 .After a few months , Mr Cousins returned to work ,He had laughed himself back to 55 . 36．A．time B．holiday C．sleep D．work 37．A．boring B．tiring C．dangerous D．pleasant38．A．top B．degree C．problem D．limit39．A．from B．around C．inside D．beside 40．A．weak B．ill C．false D．painful 41．A．speak B．breathe C．stand D．see42．A．made B．did C．took D．gave43．A．look B．get C．turn D．think44．A．effort B．hope C．treatment D．arrangement45．A．foolish B．unusual C．funny D．unhappy 46．A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Otherwise 47．A．sleep B．travel C．laughter D．television 48．A．rescue B．operate C．try D．experiment 49．A．day B．week C．month D．year 50．A．Promising B．Deciding C．Doubting D．Recognizing 51．A．invent B．begin C．continue D．prove52．A．until B．whenever C．unless D．so that 53．A．soon B．completely C．slowly D．enough 54．A．exercise B．illness C．rest D．pleasure 55．A．power B．sense C．health D．happinessⅣ．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AThroughout history ,people have been interested in knowing how language first began ,but no one knows exactly where and how this happened .However ,we do know a lot about languages ,the languages of today and also the languages of earlier times .There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today .Chinese is the language with the most speakers .English ,Russian and Spanish are also spoken by millions of people .On the other hand ,some languages ,in the world have less than one hundred speakers.There are several important families of languages in the world .For example ,most languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European .The original（最初的）language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago .Many of the present languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 years ago .Languages are always changing .The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago .In time some even die out completely .About 1000 years ago English was a little-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe .If a language has a large number of speakers or if it is very old ,there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas .That is ,the language may have several dialects .Chinese is a good example of dialect differences .Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers .Their differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of the China cannot understand speakers from other parts .56．The first paragraph mainly tells us that ________.A．most people in the world speak ChineseB．there are thousands of languages in the world todayC．man has much knowledge about languagesD．some people know several languages57．Most European and Indian languages .A．will soon die out completelyB．were once a relative of EnglishC．are no longer spoken.D．come from the same family58．About 1,000 years ago ,English .A．had little relation with GermanB．was not known to GermansC．was widely used on part of European mainlandD．was not well known and had something to do with German59．The word “dialect” in the last paragraph means ________.A．the form of a language used in one part of the countryB．the sign used by the Chinese people in a special areaC．the difference between the old and today’s ChineseD．a special language spoken by ChineseBI sraeli paintings Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a solo(个人的) show entitled(定名称) “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20, at the China National Art Museum.On show are 550 colourful oil paintings of sheep heads.His works have been displayed(陈列) in many important galleries, over the past30 years. They may be seen in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and Tate Galleryin London.Time: 9am-4pm, November 26-December 20.Place: China National Art Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing.Tel: 6401-2252Russia Ballet(芭蕾舞) The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets- “Swan(天鹅) Lake” and “The Nutcracker” -at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre.Set up in 1990, the theatre boasts(以有……而自豪) a number of first-class ballet dancers. Most of their performances are classical.Time: 7:15, December 5 and 6 (“Swan Lake”); 7:15pm, December 7 (“Nutcracker”) Place: Beizhan Theatre, Xiwai Dajie, Xicheng District, Beijing.Tel: 6500-3388Folk concert The Central Conservatory of Music(音乐学院) will hold a folk concert to commemorate(纪念) the late musician Situ Huacheng.On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower”, "Celebrating Harvest”, “Deep and Lasting Friendship”, “Golden Snake Dances Wildly”, and “Children’s Holiday”.Time: 7:30pm, November 25.Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie.Tel: 6605-581260. If your child is very fond of dancing, you may take your child to .A. China National Art MuseumB. Beizhan TheatreC. Beijing Concert HallD. 1 Wusi Dajie61. Menashe Kadishman is famous for painting .A. deerB. birdsC. sheepD. flowers62. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The folk concert will last three days.B. The ballet “the Nutcracker” will be put on on ce.C. The Israeli paintings will be displayed for a month.D. China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District.63. If you dial(拨) the telephone number 6500-3388 on Dec. 8, you can .A. go to the folk concertB. visit the Art MuseumC. watch the balletD. none of the aboveCHave you ever thought about all the efforts we put into our lives ,yet we still sometimes feel unappreciated （不被赏识，不被领情）？We give so much to our families .We go shopping ,prepare meals ,keep our homes in order ,do the washing and even help our children with their homework .We give out time and creativity （创造力）to our jobs .And if that isn’t enough ,many of us are now helping our aging parents with their household work ,We know we are appreciated even though we don’t always get a ‘thank you’.Isn’t it any wonder that we flop down on the sofa after another tiring day and think , “Is that all there is ?”How often do we think about doing something kind for someone other than the family ? Maybe even a stranger in need .Many of you are thinking : I hardly have the energy at the end of the day to make myself a cup of tea ,let alone take time to help a perfect stranger ,yet taking a moment to help someone ,offering a kind word to someone gives us a sense of warmth and appreciation .Why ?Because when we give without expecting anything in return ,we are never disappointed .Giving from the heart gives us a sense of satisfaction that we never feel from doing the washing or making a bed .If you look around ,there are many chances to offer a helping hand without having to open your wallet .It could be as simple as baking some cookies for a homeless shelter （避难所）or taking some “hand me down ”clothes or books to a women’s crisis（危机）center ,or even helping an elderly person do his or her shopping .The next time you feel unappreciated ,tired out and maybe a little sorry for yourself, try offering an act of kindness to someone in need .You will feel warmth inyour heart that is very comforting and rewarding .And you might even get a “thank you ”.64．According to the text ,we still sometimes feel unappreciated even if .A．we give so much to our families .B．we devote our time and creativity to our jobs .C．we do something for someone in need .D．both A and B.65．When the writer asks , “How often do we think about doing something kind for someone other than the family ?” ,he really means .A．many of us are doing something for others .B．many of us are still only thinking about our family .C．many of us have no time to help strangers .D．nobody but he takes time to help others .66．What can satisfy us according to the writer ?A．Giving without expecting anything in return .B．Taking a moment to help someone .C．Offering a warm word to someone .D．Baking some cookies for a poor homeless shelter .DTea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like ,mainly because tea was very expensive .It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity （好奇）.Some of them were not sure how to use it .They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves .Then they served them mixed with butter and salt . They soon discovered their mistake ,but many people used to spread the used tealeaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches .Tea remained scarce （少见）and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century .During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it .At the same time people in Europe were becoming more and more fond of tea .Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it ,but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added .She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk .Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did ,they also drank their tea with milk in it .Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only few Britons drink tea without milk .At first ,tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening .No one ever thought of drinking teain the afternoon until a duchess（公爵夫人）found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling ”as she called it .She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so ,tea –time was born .67．Which of the following is true according to the text ?A．The Britons got expensive tea from IndiaB．Tea reached Britain from Holland .C．The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea .D．It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea .68．People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because .A．it tasted like milkB．it tasted more pleasantC．it became a popular drinkD．Madame de Sevisne was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy the way she drank tea .69．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly because of the influence (影响)of .A．a famous French ladyB．the ancient ChineseC．the upper social classD．people in Holland70．Tea became a popular drink in Britain .A．in the eighteenth centuryB．in the sixteenth centuryC．in the seventeenth centuryD．in the late seventeenth century71．The passage mainly discusses .A．the history of tea drinking in BritainB．how tea became a popular drink in BritainC．how the Britons got the habit of drinking teaD．how tea –time was bornESince 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (or: business ads on TV or the radio) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works,” he said in 1991, “I’ll continue to do those commercials.”Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won’t let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he neverhad proper-fitting shoes.” Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted (or: taken into the family as their own) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spentyears on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “He fed me,” Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he’d beat me.”Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant,” he said, “I could eat for free.” A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire ( a rich man with millions of dollars or pounds) in 1968.In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party .The kids voted him “Most Likely to Succeed.”“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,” says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker. He was just ‘Joe Everybody’.”72. What is the article mainly about?A.The life of Dave Thomas.B.The dream of Dave Thomas.C.The schooling of Dave Thomas.D.The growth of Dave Thomas’s business.73. What do we know about his childhood?A. He lived a poor lifeB.He had caring parents.C.He stayed in one place.D.He didn’t go to school.74. Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas’s life.a. graduated from high schoolb. started his own businessc. became a millionaired. started a foundatione. met HarlandSandersA. e, d, c, d, aB. a, e, c, b, dC. e, c, b, d, aD. a, e , b, c, d75. What is the name of Dave Thomas’s business?A.Thomas’sB.Wendy’sC.Lorraine’sD.Rex’s.第二卷（两部分，共35分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）Ⅴ．短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）要求：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。