高二上学期期中考试英语试题和参考答案

高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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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．What a great weight the mother felt _______ her mind the moment she found her lost son.

A．turned off B．taken off C．set off D．brought off 22．The famous poet the professor often referred _______ , and paid a visit to our university last week.

A．to arrive B．arrived C．to arriving D．to arrived

23．The train arrives in Liverpool at 10 p.m. tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ______ by then.

A．will leave B．would have left C．will have left D．has left

24．It was reported that it was eleven o’clock________ the group of soldiers began attack the beachhead．

A．when B．that C．before D．since

25．A group of students led by their teacher reached _____ was once an old temple______ the villagers used as a primary school for children’s education.

A．which , where B．what , which C．where , which D．what ,where

26．--- How dare she do that ?

---_______ to what you did , whatever she did was reasonable. What’s more, it is none of your business. Can’t you get down to ______ your lessons?

A．Comparing, doing B．Comparing, do

C．Compared ,doing D．Compared ,do

27．Last mid-term examination our teacher set such a difficult mathematics problem ______ none of us could work out .

A．that B．as C．which D．where

28．At the press conference the president stepped onto the platform and sat down, ________ for answering the questions about some mid-east issues.

A．had prepared B．being prepared C．preparing D．prepared

29．I think a book, though cheap, will_______ a good birthday present for your daughter, which will benefit her a lot .

A．give B．make C．turn D．do

30．My advice is that you should avoid _______ as if you are objecting to others. But don’t be afraid to offend them if worth it.

A．sound B．to sound C．sounding D．being sounded 31．--- Do you think an advertisement is _____ help when you look for a new job?

--- Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of ____ chance to try .

A．a ; a B．/ ; / C．the ; the D．a ; the

32．--- What makes you so worried?

--- _______ .

A．Because of my weight B．I’ve lost some weight

C．That I’m putting on weight D．Because I’ve put on weight

33．--- How about putting some pictures into the report?

--- ________. A picture is worth a thousand words.

A．No way B．It couldn’t be better

C．All right D．Not a bit

34．--- Nancy is not coming tonight.

--- But she ______ me. I don’t understand why she ___ her mind．

A．promised ; has changed B．promised ; changed

C．has promised ; has changed D．has promised ; changed

35．--- On what way do you think Amy will use her new bicycle?

--- ________ for going to work.

A．Mostly B．Nearly C．Most D．Almost

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.分，满分20分）

My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six day a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was 36 the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me 37 to do it efficiently，telling me to 38 to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t 39 .

Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 40 because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father 41 that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I 42 to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the 43 ．

I was 44 paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 45 give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And 46 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He 47 I owed him about $40 a week．

I remember returning to Seattle after being 48 in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，1 walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the 49 thing Dad said was，“How about your 50 up tonight?” I couldn’t 51 my ears! I am an officer in the Arm y! But it didn’t 52 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just 53 member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 54 is above all．It has nothing to do with 55 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

36．A．cleaning B．shining C．removing D．keeping 37．A．why B．what C．when D．how

38．A．offer B．refuse C．love D．learn 39．A．interested B．annoyed C．relaxed D．satisfied