高二英语上学期期中考试试题及答案

高二英语期中
宝铁一中张洁
第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.architect A. sofa B. passage C. gard D. talent
2.safely A. switch B. season C. Asia D. usual
3.hear A. nearly B. search C. bear D. heart
4.calm A. receive B. cinema C. locate D. citizen
5.foot A. pool B. proof C. foolish D. cook
第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
6.As time______,many people realised that his theory was right.
A. going away
B. went away
C. going by
D. went by
7.I don't doubt____he took the first place in his class, but I do doubt___he will succeed in the end.
A. if; that
B. but; which
C. whether; whether
D. that; whether
8.We must pay attention______the fact that the young don't look_____ to the old nowadays.
A. to; up
B. on; down
C. on; upon
D. to ;down
9.Hu Jintao was elected______of the People's Republic of China.
A. a chairman
B. chairman
C. the chairman
D. chairmans
10.When the wounded solider woke up in the hospital, he found ______by doctors and nurses.
A. it to surround
B. himself surrounded
C. to be surrounded
D. himself surrounding
11.With a lot of homework _______, I had to stay at home all day long.
A. to be done
B. doing
C. to do
D. being done
12._____alone in the dark room, the little boy began to cry.
A. Leaving
B. Having left
C. To be left
D. Left
13.I happened________TV when mother came in.
A. to watch
B. to have been watching
C. to be watching
D. to have watched
14.If____________, please call on me this afternoon.
A. you are convenient
B. you will be convenient
C. it is convenient to you
D. it will be convenient
15.The idea__________we should save some money is right.
A. that
B. what
C. as
D. which
16.Only by practising a few hours every day_________be able to master the language.
A. you can
B. can you
C. you will
D. will you
17. ___________we will leave the place is not decided yet.
A. That
B. What
C. Whether
D. If
18.I prefer________ at home rather than________the boring film.
A. staying; seeing
B. to stay; see
C. to stay; to see
D. stay; see
19.This kind of fish lives around an island____the west coast of the Pacific.
A.on
B.from
C. off
D. along
20.We should_________every minute to prepare for the coming exam.
A. make the most of
B. make use of
C. make most of
D. make the most use of
第三节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Henry taught science at the city school. Once he went to a 21 and bought some books, some of 22 were expensive 23 . He left them in his car in 24 street. Then he went and bought 25 things at other shops. At six when he came back to his 26 ,he 27 one window was open and the books were 28 . Henry drove back to his home in the street.
That night he wrote 29 a newspaper. The next day, he went to the police station. On Friday people read these words in the newspaper:
Books Wanted
30 you any books you 31 need? I buy old and modern books.
Open 32 on Saturdays. Henry Smith, 18 Lake Street.
Henry 33 at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at 8 o'clock. Henry took him to his room. At half past 9 another 34 arrived, with a bag under his arm.
"I have some books. You 35 books, don't you ？" he asked. " 36 . Bring them in, I'll have 37 at them," Henry said.
Soon the books were on the dining-table. "Come in now and bring the list," Henry called 38 .
A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the titles on the books and then 39 on the list in his hand.
40 the same.
"Come with us, sir," the police said to the man.
21.A. library B. tailor's shop C. bookstore D. restaurant
22.A. that B. them C. which D. whose
23.A. ones B. one C. book D. once
24.A. the lonely B. a quiet C. an alone D. the alone
25.A. some other B. any other C. others D. another
26.A. car B. bus C. truck D. jeep
27.A. knew B. recognized C. found out D. found
28.A. going B. gone C. there D. here
29.A. in B. with C. to D. about
30A. Did B. Had C. Do D. Have
31.A. no more B. not any more C. no longer D. not any longer
32.A. the all day B. all day C. whole the day D. full days
33.A. stayed B. stays C. studies D. studied
34.A. woman B. lady C. girl D. man
35.A. borrow B. buy C. lend D. sell
36.A. No B. Yes C. Really D. Not yet
37.A. look B. a read C. a look D. looked
38.A. out B. back C. up D. off
39.A. those B. these C. that D. this
40.A. It was B. This was C. There were D. They were
第二部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Mr. Lynch left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick
E-mail. Unable to find the piece of paper on which he had written her E-mail address, he did his best to type it in from memory.
Unfortunately, he missed one letter, and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher's(传教士) wife , whose husband had passed away only the day before. When the sad woman checked her E-mail, she took one look at the monitor(显示屏), let out a sharp scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint(晕厥).
At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:
Dearest wife，
Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow.
P. S. Sure is hot down here.
41.Mr. Lynch left for Florida to .
A. meet his wife
B. do business
C. look for a hotel for his wife
D. spend his holiday
42.The preacher's wife received the E-mail because .
A. she and Mrs. Lynch had the same E-mail address
B. Mr. Lynch sent here the E-mail address for his wife's
C. Mr. Lynch mistook her E-mail address for his wife's
D. Mr. Lynch decided to play a joke on her.
43.From the passage we can know that .
A. Mrs. Lynch didn't know where her husband stayed in Florida
B. Mrs. Lynch didn't receive the E-mail from her husband
C. Mrs. Lynch wouldn't meet her husband in Florida
D. Mrs. Lynch would get angry because he failed to send her a quick E-mail
44.By saying " Sure is hot down here", Mr. Lynch meant ．
A. " Florida is hotter than Chicago "
B. "If you lie down here, you'11 feel hot"
C. " The farther you go down to Florida, the hotter you'11 feel"
D. " It is much hotter in the earth than on the earth "
45.The preacher's wife fell in faint because .
A. she was too sad at her husband's death
B. she was too tired dealing with things after her husband's death
C. she was frightened at the message on the screen of computer
D. she lost hope for life after her husband died
B
No other capital in Europe has more charm(迷人) or a richer past than Vienna, the capital of Austria. Green woods , mountains, and the large Danube River give the city beautiful surroundings.
Vienna has more than l,600,000 people. Almost one-fourth of all the people of Austria live there. Vienna is sometimes called " a city without a country". It is so big that it does not seem to be suitable in so small a country as Austria.
Vienna was a center of science and art and music, too. Many great musicians lived there. It had the name of being a city of spirits , partly because of the dance music and operettas （轻歌剧）written by Viennese musicians.
After World War ⅠVienna found itself the capital of a rather poor country of less than 7,000 thousand people. World War Ⅱmade Vienna even worse than it was before. Since 1955, however, Vienna has been fast regaining its past greatness。

46.Vienna is a city which is .
A. the most beautiful city in Europe
B. so big that it doesn't belong to Austria
C. the richest capital in Europe now
D. a small capital of large country
47.According to the passage , Vienna was once a center of .
A. traffic
B. trade and science
C. art and music
D. B and C
48.Vienna was a rich city .
A. before 1955
B. before World WarⅠ
C. after World War Ⅰ
D. during World WarⅡ
49.Which of the following is true?
A. To understand Vienna, one must know its trade.
B. After World War Ⅰ, about 7,000,000 people lived in Vienna .
C. Green woods, mountains and a large river surround Vienna and make it a beautiful city.
D. Viennese musicians did little to make Vienna city of spirits.
50.Which is not mentioned in this article ?
A. The history of Austria
B. The position of Austria.
C. People in Vienna become rich again.
D. The education of Austria.
Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year. If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.
Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes(沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.
There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the Southwestern United States , cliffs(悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing—very, very slowly … as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.
Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted （适合的）to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things , but as the air begins to cool in the evening , the desert comes to life . As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.
51.What caused the faces of the desert mountains to change?
A. rain
B. wind
C. heat
D. the forces of nature
52.Many plants may survive in deserts when .
A. the rain is spread out in a year
B. the rain falls only in a few weeks
C. there is little rain in a year
D. it is dry all the year round
53.Sand dunes are formed when .
A. sand piles up gradually
B. there is plenty of rain in a year
C. the sea has dried up over the years
D. pieces of rock get smaller
54.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is .
A. too much sand
B. more sand than before
C. nothing except sand
D. something else besides sand
55.It can be learned from the text that in a desert .
A. there is no rainfall throughout the year
B. life exists in rough conditions
C. all sand dunes are a few feet high
D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heat
D
There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else. Some people try to get it by making money. They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms, and cars, they will have the one thing that everyone wants.
Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing. They study all their lives in search of it. Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing. They keep telling themselves: When I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing.
What is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working striving for（奋斗）each day ? It is happiness.
Happiness is a strange thing. It does not mean the same to all men. What will make one man happy may not make another man happy. Some men say that happiness comes from helping others, other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone. What do you mean when you say: " That makes me happy."
Read what different people have said about happiness. Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you peace of mind, comfort, money or it may be what you search for—happiness.
56.The main idea of the above article is .
A. Happiness means the same to everyone
B. Happiness is the thing that everyone wants most of all
C. Money makes one happy, so does helping others
D．Both A and C
57.Some people try to get it by making money. The underlined "it" means _____________ .
A. happiness
B. the preceding(前面的) sentence
C. money
D. such things as houses, farms and cars
58.Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing. This sentence means: .
A. other people think if they know enough they will find enough money and that will make them happy
B. other people think it true that enough knowledge will bring them enough money
C. other people hold the opinion that the more they know the happier they will become
D. other people hold the opinon that if they become knowledgeable enough they will feel happy
59.When I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing. This sentence means " ".
A. When I have power, I will have happiness
B. Being a boss is more important than feeling happy
C. When I become a boss, I will never search for happiness
D. Boss and this thing mean the same to boss and I
60.What will make one man happy may not make another man happy. This sentence means " ".
A. When one man feels happy, another man will feel sad
B. What will make one man happy may make another man happy also
C. Different people hold different opinions about happiness
D. Both A and B
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分写作
第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
1.The road is so ___________ (狭窄的) that only 2 cars can drive side by side.
2.They got ___________ (订婚) one year ago and they'll hold a wedding tomorrow.
3.With the development of ___________ (农业), more and more rice and corn are produced.
4.Everyone think he is a ___________ (有前途的)director.
5.Her acting ___________ (接近) that of Gong Li.
6.New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles ___________ (相隔).
7.The___________ (气氛)of the meeting was warm and friendly.
8.I'll______________(通知) you of everything that happens here.
9.This kind of book is___________ (设计) for the blind.
10.The boy was scared to cry when he saw the___________ (丑陋的) face.
第二节单句改错（每句只有一处错，共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
1.These are books belongs to my brother.
2.Let's have a rest under the shade.
3.The key to solve the problem is to set them free.
4.The news which we will have three days off excited all of us.
5.You don't feel inviting to enter the building.
6.It was until 9 O'clock when mother came back.
7.It's hard for him to find someone to talk.
8.The population of China is more than that of Canada.
9.Tasted nice and delicious, the fried chicken was soon sold out.
10.It is a fun to swim in river in summer.
第三节书面表达（满分30分）
假如你是李晓华，住在江城。

你的加拿大笔友Bob来信谈到了他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家乡江城的情况。

请你用英语写一封信。

回信须包括下表的内容。

注意：1.回信中不能使用“江城”以外的地名。

2.词数100左右。

信的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。

参考词汇：经济economy n.
Dear Bob,
It's very kind of you to write me and let me know about your beautiful city. Now, I'd like to tell you something about my hometown Jiangcheng.
Yours,
Xiaohua
参考答案
1—5 CAACD 6—10 DDABB 11—15 CDCAA 16—20 DDBCA
21—25 CCABA 26—30 ADBCD 31—35 CBADB 36—40 BCAAD
41—45 DCBAC 46—50 ADBCD 51—55 DAADB 56—60 BADAC
1.narrow
2.engaged
3.agriculture
4. promising
5.approaches
6. apart
7. atmosphere
8. inform
9.designed 10. ugly
1、belongs改为belonging
2、under改为in
3、solve 改为solving
4、which改为that
5、inviting 改为invited
6、when改为that
7、talk后加with
8、more改为larger
9、tasted改为tasting 10、a去掉
One possible version：
Dear Bob,
It's very kind of you to write me and let me know about your beautiful city. Now, I'd like to tell you something about my hometown Jiangcheng.
The city stands on the bank of the Changjiang River. It is a beautiful place for people to live in. Its economy has been developing rapidly in the past ten years. New factories, houses and roads have been built. More schools and hospitals are available for its people. However, there are still some problems, such as water and air pollution and heavy traffic in rush hours. In my opinion, Jiangcheng should develop its economy scientifically. I would also think that the growth of its population should be brought under control so that we'll have a better hometown in future.
Yours,
Xiaohua。