高二英语期中测试题.doc

高二英语期中测试题
第一部分 听力（30分）
第一节 （每题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给出的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小项和阅读下一小题。每段话仅读一遍。
例：Man: I wonder why the office is still not open.
              Woman: But it’s not yet eight. In fact, it’s only a quarter to eight.
              Question: At that time does the office open?
              A．At 8:30            B．At 8:15            C．At 8:00            答案是C.
（  ）1. What did the man’s brother do yesterday afternoon?
              A．He saw a film.
B．He went to work.
C．He went shopping.
（  ）2. Where are the two speakers?
              A．They are at a hospital.
B．They are in the classroom.
C．They are in an office.
（  ）3. How much is a ticket for the film?
              A．Ten yuan.        B．Five yuan.        C．Fifteen yuan.
（  ）4. What time is it now?
A．It’s 7:00.         B．It’s 8:00.          C．It’s 7:30.
（  ）5. What is the man going to do tomorrow?
A．He will write some letters.
B．He will visit some friends.
C．He will do some shopping.
第二节 （每题1.5分，共22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段对话，回答第6，7题
（  ）6. Who are the two people in the dialogue?
A．A chief editor and a photographer.
B．A journalist and an actress.
C．An actor and a newspaper reporter.
（  ）7. What is the woman busy doing?
A．She is busy remembering the lines of the dialogue.
B．She is busy directing a new film.
C．She is busy practising a new play.
听第7段对话，回答第8~10题。
（  ）8. Where does the woman want to go?
A．She wants to go to the post office.
B．She wants to go to the hospital.
C．She wants to go to the railway station.
（  ）9. Which bus does the woman decided to take?
A．She decides to take a No.5 bus.
B．She decides to take a No.10 bus.
C．She decides to take a No.12 bus.
（  ）10. How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station by bus?
A．Ten minutes.           B．Five minutes.           C．Twenty minutes.
听第8段对话，回答第11~14题。
（  ）11. What are they talking about?
A．An exam.
B．The boy’s English.
C．A football match.
（  ）12. What do you learn according to the dialogue?
A．The girl is very good at English
B．The girl likes football better than the boy.
C．The boy didn’t do well in the exam.
（  ）13. What do you know about the boy?
A．He isn’t as good at football as at English.
B．He is interested in football.
C．He doesn’t like to watch TV.
（  ）14. The boy doesn’t think ______.
A．what the girl says is right.
B．There is a football match on TV tonight.
C．The Chinese team can win the game.
听第9段对话，回答第15~17题。
（  ）15. How is the woman speaker now?
A．She is badly burnt.
B．She is well again.
C．She is still in hospital.
（  ）16. What happened to the woman’s room?
A．It caught fire last week.
B．It was robbed.
C．It was pulled down.
（  ）17. How many people got burnt in the fire?
A．3                           B．2                     C．4
听第10段独白，回答第18~20题。
（  ）18. What did the speaker give to the beggar?
              A. Some money.            B. A meal.              C. A piece of bread.
（  ）19. How often does the beggar come to the street?
A．Twice a week.        B．Once a month.  C．Three times a year.
（  ）20. Which of the following statements is true?
A．The speaker doesn’t like the beggar, who knocked at his door.
B．The beggar stood on his head, drinking the beer.
C．Everybody in the street knows the beggar except the speaker.
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，第小题1分；满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填空白处的最佳答案。
（  ）21. he letter he had been looking forward to ________ at last.
A．arriving           B．arrive        C．arrived             D．being arrived
（  ）22. Air pollution often _______ diseases.
A．brings on         B．brings up  C．brings out        D．brings down
（  ）23. ________ down the radio, the bady is asleep in the next room.
A．Turning           B．To turn     C．Turned            D．Turn
（  ）24. Eat ________ cake you like and leave the others for ________ comes in late.
A．any; who                                     B．every; whoever
C．whichever; whoever                            D．either; whoever
（  ）25. Go and get your coat. It’s ________ you left it.
A．there               B．where       C．there where      D．where there
（  ）26. ________ other good students, the teacher thinks, Hank is ________ student.
A．Compared with; a most satisfied    B．Compared to; the most satisfied
C．Comparing to; the more satisfying  D．Compared with; a more satisfying
（  ）27. ________ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.
A．As                  B．For           C．With                D．Through
（  ）28. You can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had ________ her children.
A．brought up       B．to bring up       C．bringing up      D．to have brought up
（  ）29. —Would you like to see a film with us this evening?
—I’d like to. But I can’t ______ the time because I have to finish my composition.
A．afford             B．pass         C．take                 D．spend
（  ）30. —How do you like the film?
—interesting than expected.
A．A great deal much                         B．A great deal of more
C．A great deal of much                            D．A great deal more
（  ）31. The lady spoke loudly in order to make herself ______.
A．notice              B．noticed     C．to be noticed    D．be noticed
（  ）32. I can hardly imagine ______ so much time playing cards.
A．he wasting              B．him to waste    C．him wasting     D．his wastes
（  ）33. He ______ the apples in this box and found there were only 20 ______.
A．numbered; remained                            B．counted; left
C．worked out; to leave                            D．counted; being remained
（  ）34. When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _______.
A．to send            B．for sending       C．to send it to      D．for sending it to
（  ）35. John plays football ________, if not better than, David.
A．as well            B．as well as         C．so well            D．so well as
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36~55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe（订阅）to    36   as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?
Five hundred years ago,    37   of important happenings——battles（战争）lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown    38   killed——took months and even years    39   from one country to another. The news    40   word of mouth and was    41   accurate （准确的）. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur（happen）in faraway countries on the same day they happen.
Besides    42   news from all over the world, newspapers also give us a lot of other usual information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and    43   advertisements. There are all kinds of advertisements.   44   ones are    45   by large companies to    46   to their products. They    47  the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is    48   the money,    49   news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who    50   newspapers, advertisements are also very    51  . Money earned from advertisements    52   possible for them to sell their    53   at a low price and still make a profit（利润）.
Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooker and fashion（时髦），   54   a small but very    55   section on jokes and cartoons.
（  ）36. A．so many         B．as many           C．such a number        D．so a few
（  ）37. A．news             B．information      C．passage                  D．message
（  ）38. A．and                B．but                  C．or                          D．yet
（  ）39. A．to reach         B．to receive         C．to broadcast            D．to travel
（  ）40. A．passed by       B．came in            C．told of                    D．heard from
（  ）41. A．ever               B．already             C．still                         D．never
（  ）42. A．supplying       B．making            C．asking                    D．depending on
（  ）43. A．all the same    B．of course         C．however                 D．above all
（  ）44. A．The richer      B．The busier        C．The better               D．The bigger
（  ）45. A．taken in          B．moved in          C．put in                            D．turned in
（  ）46. A．pay attention   B．receive attention C．bring attention        D．give attention
（  ）47. A．spend            B．pay                  C．cost                       D．take
（  ）48. A．worth            B．worthy            C．valuable                  D．costing
（  ）49. A．while             B．so                   C．even                       D．for
（  ）50. A．print              B．sell                  C．produce                  D．deliver
（  ）51. A．expensive       B．important         C．necessary               D．valuable
（  ）52. A．makes it         B．regards it         C．thinks it                  D．considers it
（  ）53. A．products        B．goods              C．advertisements        D．newspapers
（  ）54. A．also               B．and                  C．not only                  D．though
（  ）55. A．famous          B．proper             C．popular                   D．regular
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；第小题2分，满分40分）
A
For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.
Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（污染物）can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.
People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.
As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building—green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant’s leaves absorb（吸收）or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.
（  ）56. Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because ______.
A．indoor air pollution can often make people seriously ill
B．man-made building materials give off dangerous gases
C．there may be more harmful gases outside the buildings
D．the air indoors is polluted, which is very harmful
（  ）57. Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in _______.
A．every modern house                                          B．every old house
C．all kinds of houses                                      D．all kinds of offices
（  ）58. The indoor air pollution is caused by ______.
A．the limit of the flow of air between inside and outside
B．the building way that the builders want to save energy
C．the building things that are made of man-made materials
D．the man-made building materials and the limit of air-flow
（  ）59. The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that ______.
A．plants can let out all kinds of pollutants indoors
B．plants may take in more oxygen （氧气）which people need
C．plants can absorb all kinds of harmful indoor chemicals
D．plants can make our houses prettier and more healthy
B
In 1955, a man named Raymond Kroe entered a partnership with two brothers named McDonald. They opened a popular restaurant in California which sold food that was easy to prepare and serve quickly. Hamburgers French fries, and cold drinks were the main food there. Kroc opened similar eating places under the same name, “McDonald’s”, and they were an instant success. He later took over the company, and today it is one of the most famous and successful “fast-food” in America and round the world.
Why was his idea so successful? Probably the most important reason was that his timing was right. In the 1950s, most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children. In the 1960s, many women returned to the workplace. This meant that they had less time or energy to prepare meals, so they spent more on “TV dinners” and fast-food restaurants. Single parents also have little time to spend in the kitchen. People living alone also depend on this type of food, since cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth.
Fast-food is not part of the diet of all Americans. Another trend of the 1960s, sometimes called the back-to-nature movement influenced many people to avoid food that was packaged or processed（处理）. This preference for natural food continues to this day.
Form the success of Raymond Kroc’s fast-food business, we can say that social economic（经济）trends influence where and what we eat.
（  ）60. “Cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth” means that ________.
A．cooking for some people is worth more money
B．it is not worthwhile to take too much time to cook for one person
C．there are more problems when one person cooks
D．divorce（离婚）causes people to change their eating habits
（  ）61. An idea implied but not directly stated in the reading is that ________.
A．many married women began to work in the 1960s
B．natural foods are still popular today
C．fast-food is not part of the diet of all Americans
D．divorce（离婚）causes people to change their eating habits
（  ）62. McDonald’s success was mainly because ________.
A．people living alone depend on fast-food
B．single parents have little time to spend in the kitchen
C．many women returned to the workplace in the 1960s
D．his timing was right
（  ）63. The main idea of the reading is that ________.
A．Raymond Kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in the world
B．social and economic changes affect eating habits
C．fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quickly
D．Americans eat either fast-food or natural food
C
There was a lake near a forest in Sweden. The water in the lake was very clear and everything is quiet and still. On the far side of the water is some farmland and further away, across the field, is an old church built on a hill. It has just stopped raining. The brook（小河）flowing into the lake is full and there is still some half melted（半融化）snow from l