高二年级期中考试英语试卷

高二年级期中考试英语试卷高二年级期中考试英语试卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，满分15分）从A,B,C,D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.----How about________Christmas evening party? ----I should say it was______success. A. a; a B. the; a C. a; / D. the; / 2.May I put your name ______as a possible monitor of our class? I think you will be fit for it. A. down B. up C. forward D. out 3. Please go and _______when the train leaves. A. find B. find out C. discover D. invent 4.Tom felt that he himself ,rather than the girls ,_________of the failure of the football match. A. were to blame B. was to blame C. were to blamed D. was to be blamed5.Most of the artists _______to the party were from South Africa.A. invitedB. to inviteC. being invitedD. had been invited6. He sent me an e-mail ,________to get further information.A. hopedB. hopingC. to hopeD. hope 7.Be quick! They have the car _______for us at the gate. A. wait B. to wait C. waited D. waiting 8. The old worker has been fired and now a young man _________. A. took place B. has taken the place C. takes place of him D. has taken his place 9. He spoke slowly so that he could make them _______him. A. understand B. understood C. understanding D. to understand 10.On my way to the school, my bike _____,so I was late for it. A. broke out B. broke up C. broke away from D. broke down 11. ________, you need to give all you have and try your best. A. Being a winner B. To be a winner C. Be a winner D. Having been a winner 12. He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them__________in his lectures. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. to interest 13. When copying this paper, be careful not to ________any words. A. leave behind B. leave aside C. leave off D. leave out 14. Kate is well-known ______a poet, butnot _______speeches. A. for; as B. as; for C. to ;with D. with; for 15. �CThe window is dirty. ---I know. It ______for weeks.A. hasn’t cleanedB. didn’t cleanC. wasn’t cleanedD. hasn’t been cleaned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16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

I never believed in Santa Claus (圣诞老人). None of us kids did. Mom and Dad 16 to let us believe in him. They couldn’t afford expensive 17 , and they didn’t want us to think we weren’t as good as other kids who, on Christmas morning, 18 all kinds of toys under the tree that were supposedly (据说)left by Santa Claus. Dad lost his 19 after getting in an argument with his boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no 20 at all. On Christmas Eve, Dad 21 us kids out into the 22 night one by one, I had a blanket wrapped (缠绕)around me, and when it was my turn, I 23 to share it with Dad, but he said “ No, thanks.” The 24 never bothered him.I sat next to Dad and we looked up at the sky. “ 25 your favorite star,” Dad said. He told me I could have it for ever. He said it was my 26 present. “ You can’t give me a star!” I said. “ No one 27 the stars.” “ That’s right,” Dad said. “ No one else owns them. You just have to claim (认领) it __28___ anyone else does, like the fellow Columbus claimed America for Queen Isabella.” I thought about it and realized Dad was 29 . “I want that one,” I said. “ That’s Venus(金星). It is only a planet. It 30 only from reflected (反射的) light.” “I like it anyway,” I said. “ It’s Christmas. You can have a(n) 31 if you want.” That evening over Christ mas dinner, we all discussed outer space. We all 32 about the other kids who believed in Santa Claus and got 33 for Christmas but some cheap plastic toys. “ 34 from now, when all the junk they got isbroken and long __35___ ,” Dad said, “ You will still ha ve your stars.16. A. encouraged B. refused C. allowed D. followed 17. A. starsB. mealsC. presentsD. clothes 18. A. found B. bought C. brought D. sent 19. A. order B. job C. memory D. way 20. A. money B. dinner C. time D. chance 21. A. took B. pushed C. carried D. worked 22. A. cloudy B. noisy C. deserted D. warm 23. A. hated B. afforded C. decided D. offered 24. A. cold B. night C. problem D. difficulty 25. A. watch out B. Leave out C. Look out D. Pick out 26. A. birthday B. Christmas C. wedding D. graduation 27.A. wishesB. wantsC. likesD. owns 28.A. when B. as C. after D. before 29. A. right B. wrong C. sad D. sorry 30. A. risesB. shinesC. movesD. comes 31.A. earth B. sun C. planet D. moon32.A. laughed B. worried C. thought D. admired 33.A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing 34.A. Hours B. Seconds C. Minutes D. Years 35.A. remembered B. forgotten C. missed D. left 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） A There was a woman who had three sons. When they had grown up, the sons left home, went out on their own and became successful years later. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, “I will build a big house for our mother.” The second said, “I will send her a Mercedes with a driv er.” The Third said, “Remember how Mom enjoyed reading the Bible（圣经)? And you know she can’t see very well. I will send her an excellent parrot which can recite the entire Bible. It took priests（神父）in the church 12 years to teach him. He’s one of a kind. M om just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it. Soon afterwards Mom sent out her letters of thanks. “Milton,” she wrote to one son, “the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house.” “Gerald,”she wrote to another, “I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!” “Dearest Donald,” she wrote to her third son, “you have the good sense to know what your mother likes. The chic ken was delicious.”36. What is the best title of the passage? A. Presents to MotherB. A Happy MotherC. A Mother with Three SonsD. The Bible and The Parrot 37. Which statement is right according to the passage?A. Donald built a huge house for his mother.B. Gerald bought a car for his mother.C. The driver bought a Bible for his mother.D. Milton bought a parrot for his mother. 38. What was Mother’s opinion about her gifts? A. Mother felt very happy to live in the huge house. B. Mother considered it convenient to travel in the Mercedes. C. Mother thought it enjoyable to read the Bible every day. D. Mother felt pleased to have the parrot from her youngest son. 39. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Priests spent 10 years teaching the parrot to recite the entire Bible.B. The parrot couldn’t recite the Bible any longer because of being cooked.C. Mother was definitely delighted with all the gifts given from her sons.D. Having been away for several years, the sons returned to live with Mother.B The most difficult thing for university student Shaun Rogers is opening his classroom door. Shaun can't do this without help because he's only six years old. He's the youngest person ever to study at Rochester University in New York. Shaun began reading at two, by the age of five he was regularly corresponding(通信) with university professors and will shortly complete his first book .‘I love learning, ’says Shaun. ‘My hero is the scientist Albert Einstein because he never combed his hair or wore socks.’ Psycholog ists(心理学家) have found it difficult to test Shaun's intelligence(智力) because it goes beyond what they usually measure. Shaun's mother first realized her son was different when he kept crying at playschool because he was bored with the children's games. She started teaching him at home after finding that local schools were not prepared for children who learnt at Shaun's speed. Now Shaun is studying geography at Rochester University and using the Internet to complete his high school studies. However, some psychologists warn that too much study can prevent a child from developing normally. ‘I don't care how brilliant the kid is, six year olds have to play with their friends,’ says Dr Brian Wood. Mrs Rogers disagrees that her son's time is completely taken up by school work. ‘He loves the violin and has many outdoor interests, such as camping, fishing and swimming, just like other boys of his age.’40.A reader can find out from this text_______________. A. who Shaun's friends are B. when Shaun did an intelligence test C. what Shaun's hobbies are D. how well Shaun plays the violin 41.What does Dr Wood think about Shaun? A. He isn't really any cleverer than other six year olds. B. He should spend more time having fun with other children. C. He will have to study harder to succeed at university. D. He can help his friends to do better at school. 42.Which of these is Mrs Rogers’ talking about Shaun?A. “My son gets bored easily if he doesn't have other children to play games or go swimming with him.”B. “My son loves hi s studies and fortunately there are many children of his own age in his class who share his interests.”C. “What makes my son different from other children is that he started studying earlier and learns things much more quickly.”D. “Like most young boys, my son often looks untidy and spends more time using the Internet than doing his homework.”C When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to go to facethe music,” it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sour music, indeed, but it has to be faced. The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. The first information comes from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper. He said―in 1851―that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. After they got their cue to go on, they often said, “It’s time to go to face t he music.” And that is exactly what they did―face the orchestra(乐团) which was just below the stage. An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. So, “to face the music” came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice. The other explanation comes from the army. Men had to face inspection by their leader. The soldiers worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean―shiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What else could they do?43. Acco rding to the passage, the word “music” means_____ .A. your boss’s criticism（批评）B. your leader’s inspectionC. something unpleasant to be experiencedD. sour pop music 44. The phrase “to face the music” was first used by______. A.some American actors B. the American writer James Fenimore Cooper C. all the Americans D. the American orchestra 45. “To face the music” is also used to mean that soldiers were not willing ______. A. to be examined about their equipment B. to be foundweak C. to show themselves up in public D. to be inspected by their leader 46. The passage is mainly about ______. A. the meaning of the phrase “ to face the music” B.how to deal with something unpleasant C. the origin (起源)of the phrase D. how to go through difficultyD Trip 1 Black Bear Count There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary. Cost: Free When: May 8Trip 2 Garland Valley Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary. Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours. Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22Equipment to be needed: • Please bring enough water and food for all walks. • Wear good walking shoes―no high heels. • Wear a hat for day walks. • Dress warmly for night walks. • Children must be with an adult. • Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks. • Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains area dangerous place. Bookings: • Bookings for the above trips can be traded by telephone (893 ― 4847) or on the Internet at www. Bluemountaintour. com47. Where are these trips? A. In a large city. B. In a park in the mountains. C. In a special kind of zoo. D. In three different countries. 48. On which trip(s) had you better wear a hat? A. Trip 1 B. Trip 2 C. Trip 1&2 D. Trip 3 49. On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day? A. Black Bear Count.B. Garland Valley.C. Flashlight Adventure.D. None of the trips.50. Which of the following is not necessary for the three trips?A. Good walking shoes.B. A pair of glasses.C. Food and water.D. A sleeping-bag.E Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress(紧张) helps to bring it on. we need to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them. Are we under-employed, or overburdened(负担过重) with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure(闲散) in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all that they should be? All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them directly, and to bring our frustrations(失意) into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings. If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little thin gs that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger.The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as religion.51. Which of the following statements is true? A. Freedom from responsibilities helps increase stress. B. Stress is the direct cause （直接原因）of cancer. C. The causes of stress are worth serious study D. Cancer is the number one killer is our society today. 52. According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress? A. People who have cancer. B. People who like to quarrel with others. C. People whose living standard is low. D. People who have more responsibilities than they can deal with. 53. Judging from the context, the underlin ed word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means______. A. a noisy quarrel B. a not very loud noise C. a neat line of things side by side D. a journey in a boat 54. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress? A. Changing our jobs. B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy. C. Speaking out about our frustrations. D. Reading the Bible.55. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means “______”. A. Don’t let your anger last long. B. Don’t ge t angry while the sun is going down. C. Don’t get angry easily about little things. D. Don’t watch the sun set while you are angry. 第二部分写作（共二节，满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共10 小题，每小题1分,满分10分）根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。