高二上期末英语试题（14级）.doc

2015—2016上学期14级期末英语考试试题

I. 选择填空(本大题共20小题，每小题2分，共60分）
从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个可以填入题中空白处的最佳选项。未选、错选或多选均不得分。
1. I went ________ with my parents last Sunday. It was very nice.
A. to swim B. swiming C. swimming D. swim
2. – Hello, Tang Hua! ______ was your vacation?
-- Oh, it was wonderful.
A. How B. What C. When D. Where
3. -- _____ was the weather like yesterday?
-- It was very cold.
A. How B. What C. Why D. Which
4. I went to Harbin with my twin brother last winter holiday . Both of us had __________
A. good time B. great holiday C. a great fun D. great fun
5. The joke was so funny that all of us _________ tears.
A. laughed at B. laughed into C. laugh into D. laughed over
6. My dad and I _________ volleyball the day before yesterday.
A. were played B. was played C. plaied D. played
7. Last Saturday, I __________ with my sister. We stayed at home.
A. wasn’t go sailing B. went sailing
C. didn’t go sailing D. don’t go sailing
8. ______ your sister late for school yesterday morning?
A. Was B. Were C. Did D. Are
9.-- ________ do you think of the movie called The King’s Speech.
-- I think it is boring.
A. How B. Why C. What D. Which
10. —Kate, _______ did you like in the past?
-- Oh, I liked jazz very much.
A. what type of music B. which music
C. what type music D. whose music
11. Tom prefers _______ at home rather than go to the cinema.
A. staying B. stay C. stayed D. to stay
12. At that time I spent my free time _______ music. Rock music was my favourite.
A. listening B. to listen C. listening to D. hearing
13. Ben used to invite his friends over ________ movies together.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watched
14 I loved playing computer games in the past. But now I think it is a waste of time to sit _________ a machine.
A. in the front of B. in front of C. behind D. on
15. Last weekend Rosalie and Nina __________ online happily.
A. chated B. chatting C. chatted D. were chatted
16. Harry Potter is so _________! He is never afraid of the bad guys.
A. smart B. exciting C. boring D. brave
17. Climbing mountains can ________ you energetic.
A. keep B. rent C. order D. spend
18. I have ________ a part-time salesperson in a company.
A. worked on B. worked as C. worked for D. work as
19. Johnson _______ six companies so far.
A. has applied to B. has applied for C. applied for D. applied to
20. The transportation in Beijing _________ a lot. There are more subways and light rails.
A. changes B. changed D. have changed D. has changed
21. I went to Beijing by train. I enjoyed the beautiful scenery __________.
A. in the way B. by the way C. on the way D. no way
22. It has been ten years _____ I last came to New York.
A. before B. ago C. for D. since
23. ______ took me some time ______ the American way of living..
A. It; to learn B. That; learn C. It; learning D. That; to learn
24.I’d like _______ with my friends this weekend.
A. go boating B. to go boating C. going boating D. boating
25. Staying at home is too boring. Why __________ join us?
A. don’t B. not you C. don’t you D. aren’t you
26. I need to lose weight, so I am ___________ now.
A. on diet B. on a diet C. in a diet D. at a diet
27. Tom is crazy _________ football. He is a football fan.
A. on B. over C. in D. about
28. She used to ____ with her parents, but now she is used to _____ with her classmates at school.
A. live; living B. live; live C. living; living D. living; live
29. Jane is keen _______ painting, and she is good_______ it.
A. on; on B. on, at C. at; on D. at; at
30. My uncle bought a new bike for ________last month..
A. theirs B. they C. me D. I
II. 阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，每篇文章后面有五个小题，请从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。未选、错选或多选均不得分。

Passage 1
Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.
"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well."
The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."
So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
"What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
31. The two farmers were _____.
A. going home B. going to the field
C. going to work D. going to see their friend
32. The two farmers _____ on that day.
A. had a holiday B. didn't work
C. worked hard D. wanted to quarrel with each other
33. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.
A. it will rain soon B. it will be fine
C. it will get hot D. the sun is shining brightly
34. The two farmers fought in words because _____.
A. they were hungry
B. it rained
C. one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so
D. they both hoped for rain
35. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.
A. wanted to make friends with them B. joined them in the quarrel
C. wanted to know why they were quarreling D. had nothings to do
Passage Two
Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P. E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard（胡子） and takes good care of it. It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）the back of a chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and grip it.
The man found it at once and called out, “Let go of（松开）my beard, boy!”
“Are you going to get off, sir?” asked to boy.
36. Mr. King is a__________.
A. player B. runner C. teacher D. driver
37. Mr. King was going to watch the match because________.
A. he teaches P. E. in a middle school B. he likes football very much
C. he had already got a ticket D. he didn’t go to work yesterday
38. It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because___________.
A. he had drunk too much B. the bus was too small
C. he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded(拥挤的) in the bus
39. The boy gripped Mr. King’s beard because__________.
A. he was afraid to fall again B. he wanted to make the man angry
C. he hoped the man to find a seat for him D. he hoped the man to get off soon
40. Mr. King was afraid_________, so he shouted at him.
A. the boy would pull him down B. the boy would hurt his beard
C. the boy could be hurt again D. the boy would borrow his ticket
Passage Three
My friend is a taxi driver. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking(鸣喇叭), he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.
At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.
41. The driver always works at night because it is easier to________.
A. drive B. climb in through window C. make money D. meet a lot of people 42. The woman climbed in through the window because___________.
A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn’t open the door for her
C. she didn’t want to pay the money D. she couldn’t find her key
43. The story happened_________.
A. early in the morning B. late at night C. outside the city D. near the bus station
44. Which of the following is not true? __________________.
A. The driver worked until 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning.
B. The policemen made a mistake.
C. The woman had no money to pay.
D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
45. The driver climbed in through the window to_________.
A. get money from the woman B. phone the police
C. return the dog to the woman D. see what happened in the house