高二英语上学期期中考试试题.doc

高二英语上学期期中考试试题
英 语 试 卷
时间:120分钟 总分:150分 命题人:张志敏
第一部分: 听力( 共两节,满分35分)
第一节: 听对话或独白(共15小题; 每小题2分,满分30分)
听下面一段对话,回答1-3 题
1. What kind of room does the man want?
A. a double room with a bath.
B. A single room with a both.
C. Two single rooms.
2. What services will the man have with the room?
A. A radio, a TV set and a telephone.
B. A TV set, a telephone and a puter.
C. A TV set, a telephone and a newspaper.
3. What’s the man ’telephone number?
A. 021—8847825 B. 021—88435278 C. 021—88345278
听下面一段对话,回答4-6 题
4. what does the woman want to visit?
A. The British Museum and the Tower of London.
B. The Hyde Park and the British Museum.
C. The Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London.
5. How much will the woman pay for her tour?
A. 5 pounds B. 50 pounds C. 15 pounds.
6. When can the woman visit the Tower of London?
A. In the afternoon. B. Right after lunch C. In the morning.
听下面一段对话,回答7-9 题
7. Why does Canadians usually tip in some places?
A. Because they are very rich.
B. Because they like the people who serve them.
C. Because people who work in these places get low salaries
8. How much do Canadians usually tip when they eat in a restaurant?
A. 10 percent the money they pay for the bill.
B. 25 percent of the money they pay for the bill.
C. 15 to 25 percent of the money they pay for the bill.
9. Where is it unnecessary to tip?
A. In fast food restaurants B. In hair salons. C. In hotels.
听下面一段对话,回答10-12 题
10. What is the woman going to do next week?
A. Prepare sales figures. B. Move to a new house.
C. Look for a house with a bigger garden.
11. Who has the woman sent the report to?
A. Mr. Canfield B. Miss Grace C. Mr. Hansen
12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Shop assistant and customer. B. Manager and secretary
C. Husband and Wife
听下面一段对话,回答13-15 题
13. Why is the No.16 bus no use for the speaker?
A. It’s always late. B. It’s always full.
C. It arrives after the No.49 bus.
14. How long does the speaker often wait for a bus?
A. One hour. B. Ten minutes. C. Half an hour.
15. How many passages does a bus carry at most?
A. 40. B. 60. C. 129
第二节: 听取信息(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
请听下面一段独白,从听到的内容中获取必要的信息,然后填入标号为16-20的空格中.
Applicants’ Requirements
Jobs
George Brown: 16 General of the pany.
The visitors: 17
Products of the pany
18 and some other electronic products.
Purpose of inviting the visitors
To get some 19 from them on how to make the
20 the best.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）
第一节：语法和词汇（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。）
21．—Hi．Danny! Are you going for a picnic this weekend?
—I’m not sure._____________．
A．It all depends B．Yes．I’d like to C．Sounds good D．Sorry，I can’t
22．One of the sides of the board should be painted red ,and _________.
A. the other is white B. another white C. the other white D. another is white.
23．The professor advised us to think outside the box and to________ new, different, or unusual solutions．
A．put up with B．e up with C．keep up with D．catch up with
24．─ the plane to Beijing have taken off on time?
—I’m afraid not．The fog was too thick then．
A．Would B．Should C．Must D．Could
25. --- 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．paring, doing B．paring, do
C．pared ,doing D．pared ,do
26．The room was in such a mess that it looked ________it had been robbed.
A. like B. as C. even if D. as though
27．It is because English is being widely used at present_________．
A．why we learn it hard B．that we learn it hard
C．which we must learn D．when we should learn
28．I have been here for many years and ___________in the way the local people do.
A. Used to live B. used to living C. got used to living D. got used to live
29．—We’d better_______ if we want to be on time．
—OK．
A．sweep up B．use up C．speed up D．set up
30．Most of the students near______ Arthur was sitting appeared to be taking notes．So Arthur pretended to do the same．
A．which B．that C．whom D．where
第二节. 完形填空( 共10小题, 每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABCD项中,选出最佳选项.
A farmer who lived in a small village suffered from the severe pain (剧痛) in his stomach. The doctor in the village had tried a number of the treatments but been unable to 31 him. The farmer decided to see a doctor in the 32__ town . As he loved money badly and spend as 33____as possible, he thought he could 34 __ how much he have to pay this doctor. He was told that the patient had to 35 three pounds for the first visit, and one pound for the second visit. The farmer 36 this for a long time. As he came into the doctor’s room, he said: “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again. The doctor was 37 surprised. Then he asked the farmer a few questions, 38 his chest and took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. The doctor said with a smile, “well, sir. There is 39 new. Please continue to 40 the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”
第三节．语言结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
仔细阅读下面的短文，根据上下文提示做出相应的填写。答案填写在答题卡上标号为21-30的对应位置。
Almost everyone likes dogs,_41_ _(连词) almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.
One of my friends has a large police dog 42 (关系代词) name is Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for along walk in the park.
One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He 43 (stay) for a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time 44 (介词) my friend to 45 (动词) Jack for his walk. But the 46 (visit) still stayed. Jack became very 47 (worry) . He walked around the room several times and then 48 (短语动词) in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to him. He went on 49 (talk).
Finally Jack got 50 (副词) and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor’s cap in his mouth.

第三部分: 阅读( 共两节,满分 40分)
第一节．阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(ABCD)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This munication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of "choice" is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?
51. Many teenagers think their_____ know them better than their parents do.
A. friends B. teachers C. brothers and sisters D. classmates
52. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of munication is to_____.
A. go to their friends B. talk with their parents
C. have a discussion with their family D. talk with their friends on the phone
53. Which of the following is different in meaning from the sentence "Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends."?
A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.
B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.
C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.
D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.
54. The passage suggests (暗示) that _______.
A. Parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully.
B. Perhaps some children's friends are chosen by their parents.
C. Children won't let their parents choose friends for them.
D. Parents often try to choose their children's friends for them.
55. Which of the following do you think is right according to the passage?
A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.
B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.
C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.
D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.
B
Many people could not forget the beautiful dance during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. The dance was performed by 20 disabled girls. They can’t hear or speak. But their performance is remembered by many people. The leading dancer of the dance is Tai Lihua. She is 28 years old. She is very beautiful.
Tai Lihua was born healthy. When she was two years old, she lost her hearing because of a fever. Not long after that, she became mute, too. From then on, her world was silent. But she didn’t know this at first. At five years old, when she played a game about sounds with her schoolmates she discovered that she was different from the others. She was very sad about it. Her father went to many places to look for best treatments for her illness. But nothing worked. When she was seven years old, she went to a school for deaf and mute children. In that school, she did well in her studies. Her teacher said she used her mind more than the others and was good at expressing her feeling through dance. She also began to love dance. She thought she could use dance to express what she thought about life.
When she was 15 years old, she began to learn to dance. At first, she couldn’t dance well. But she didn’t stop. She worked harder than the others. She also spent more time learning. Her efforts made her a very good dancer. She has been to many countries to perform and many foreigners like her style. She now lives a happy life with her family.
56. The underlined word "disabled" most probably means "_________".
A. 天资聪颖的 B. 漂亮的 C. 残疾的 D. 丧失听力的
57. From the passage we know _______.
A. Tai Lihua was found deaf and mute by her father when she played a game with her classmates.
B. Tai Lihua danced very well at the beginning of learning to dance
C. Tai Lihua never gave up when she was in trouble
D. Tai Lihua’s parents didn’t take good care of her
58. Which is the right order of the events to Tai Lihua?
a) She danced during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
b) She was a healthy girl.
c) She began to learn to dance.
d) She lost her hearing.
e) She went to a school for deaf and mute children.
f) She couldn’t speak.
g) She found she was different from the others.
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59. People could not forget Tai Lihua because _______.
A. she was born mute and deaf and good at dancing.
B. she used her mind more than the others and could use dance to express what she thought about life.
C. she has been to many countries and now lives a happy life.
D. though mute and deaf, she is beautiful and hard-working and good at dancing.
60. The best title of the story is ________.
A. A poor girl         B. A dancer in the silent world  
C. A beautiful dancer     D. The dance during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala
C
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is flying off bookshelves. Nearly 7 million copies were sold in the United States and another 2 million were sold in England —just on the first day! That is a record for the most books sold in a single day.
J.K. Rowling's story about Harry Potter and his friends let millions of kids and adults around the world be excited. The books have been translated into 62 languages, and more than 250 million copies have been sold.
Rachel Grandi, a 20-year-old student living in New York City, bought one of the first books sold in the United States. She had lined up at Barnes & Noble at 7:45 am on Friday morning and got her copy one minute after midnight on Saturday. "She is such an amazing author," Rachel said of J.K. Rowling.
The kids tried to guess the story of the new book. "Someone's going to die," guessed Jimmy, an 11-year-old from Texas waiting at Waterstone's bookstore. "And Harry's going to fall in love!" Charlotte, 8, agreed with him. "I think one of the characters (人物) will die, I feel a little sad but I think the story is going to be more interesting," All of the Harry Potter fans expected the book to end with the death of a main character. Rowling didn't give away any secrets. "It would be great to sit here and talk about book seven," she said in an interview, "I spent three months just sitting there and going over the plan. I wanted to make it really good, I think you would rather read it, wouldn't you?"
61. J.K. Rowling is ________.
A. a student B. a shop assistant C. a character in the book D. a writer
62. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the _______ book in the Potter series.
A. fourth B. fifth C. sixth D. seventh
63. Barnes & Noble is ________.
A. a cinema where you can see the movies about Harry Potter
B. a bookstore where you can get the books in the Potter series
C. a game that every student likes to play
D. a person who can tell the stories about Harry Potter
64. Which one is NOT right about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?
A. It is sold only in the bookshops in the USA
B. A lot of children and adults love this book.
C. Many people want to read it because there is a secret in the book.
D. It won't be the last book in the Potter series.
65. From the passage we know _______.
A. Harry Potter will die in this book
B. We also can go to the cinema to see the film about this story
C. Rowling finished the book in three months
D. people guessed what would happen before reading the book
第二节: 信息匹配(共5小题; 每小题2分,满分10分)
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息, 并按照要求匹配信息.
首先,请阅读下列的应用文:
A. Rio Vista munity Park. This huge ,52-acre park has a skate park for the teens, a playground for the younger crowd, a splash park for cooling off, and a string of lakes, volleyball courts and BBO pavilions(亭子) for the whole family.
B. McCormick Stillman Railroad Park. Ride the train, take a spin on the carousel(旋转木马) or play on two great playgrounds, one of which is covered to keep the sun’s rays off baby skin. Food is served from an old train car. Take a tour through a 1920 Pullman train car---- the kids will be fascinated.
C. Kiwanis Park. There’s 125 acres of the land and 12 re