中考试高二英语试卷

中考试高二英语试卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）(略)

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分）

21. He thinks that life isn’t about how to live the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

A. through

B. with

C. in

D. on

22. As newspaper reporters, dangerous or not, one thing is , and namely, their job is very interesting.

A. available

B. cautious

C. thrilling

D. certain

23. After getting back on his feet from illness, he was advised to gardening as a hobby.

A. take in

B. take up

C. take on

D. take down

24. Once from the College Entrance Examinations, English learning will meet its Waterloo.

A. remove

B. removing

C. removed

D. to remove

25. As a matter of fact, he r mother doesn’t of her going to study in Toronto, Canada alone.

A. admit

B. agree

C. approve

D. recognize

26. —Nancy is not coming tonight.

—But she .

A. promises

B. promised

C. will promise

D. had promised

27. in the novel that he did not notice his father at the door.

A. So he was absorbed

B. So was he absorbed

C. So absorbed he was

D. So absorbed was he

28. —Lily can’t afford a holiday and this upsets her very much.

—, let’s give her a hand.

A. If ever

B. If any

C. If only

D. If so

29. The new regulations are worked out to make cheating impossible.

A. deliberately

B. consistently

C. conveniently

D. previously

30. The interviewee was delighted at the news that the he had made on the interviewers was quite favorable.

A. expression

B. permission

C. impression

D. satisfaction

31. To avoid delays, make sure your application is complete before you it by mail or in person.

A. acquire

B. demand

C. submit

D. treat

32. John found it a challenge to meet the demand of the boss., he had no way to satisfy him.

A. In need

B. In other words

C. In no time

D. In conclusion

33. We had not gone far our editor called “Never miss the deadline”.

A. when

B. since

C. while

D. until

34. Michel Croz, with ______ help Whymper passed the exam, was one of the straight

A students of the school.

A. whose

B. which

C. whom

D. that

35. —I’m going to Venice next week.

— . Carnival will be held then. Have fun!

A. You’re crazy

B. You never know

C. You’d better not

D. You’re lucky

第二节完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 36 I think about myself.

I am happy that I am becoming a 37 person.

I think my 38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 41 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) 42 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 43 to help. That was really a big 44 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new 46 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 47 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was 51 , but I was also very grateful to her.

I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.