高二期中英语试题.docx

2016—2017学年度樊城职教中心高二年级期中英语试题
一．单项选择 （20×1=20分）
( ) 1. _______you ___________ at seven yesterday?
A. Do; get up B. Was; get up C. Do; got up D. Did; get up
( ) 2. The twins ________________ in London last year. They_________ here now.
A. are; were B. were; was C. was; are D. were; are
( ) 3. Larry prefers to spend his free time _____________ to classical music.
A. to listen B. listened C. listening D. listen
( ) 4. The photos ____________________ many pleasant memories.
A. bought back B. came back C. took back D. brought back
( ) 5. I know what her favorite band _________________ three years ago
A. is B. was C. were D. are
( ) 6. -----Oh, it’s you! I _________________ you.
------I’ve just had my hair cut, and I’m wearing new glasses
A. didn’t recognize B. recognize C. recognized D. don’t recognize
( ) 7. It’s ____________ to take a walk in the woods.
A. moving B. brave C. relaxing D. smart
( ) 8. She ______________ with a strange accent
A spoke B. speaked C. speak D. speaking
( ) 9. ----What did you do during the winter vacation?
-----__________________________________.
A It was great. B. I don’t understand
C. It is wonderful to be back D. I went to Singapore with my parents
( )10. What did you do today________________ your mother?
A help B. helping C. helped D. to help
( ) 11. Tom is a lazy boy. He is often late _ school.
A in B. for C. at D. on
( ) 12. We had a lot of ________________ at Emily’s party.
A funs B. funny C. fun D. more fun
( ) 13. Yesterday my father volunteered______________________.
A going shopping B. to go shopping C. to go to shopping D. go shopping
( ) 14. Lily’s mother is a career woman, ___________________ she never forgets her household duties.
A and B. so C. but D. because
( ) 15. I was out of town at the time, so I don’t know exactly how it ________________.
A was happening B. happens C. happened D. has happened
( ) 16. ----What do you think of the film?
----It’s wonderful. It’s a pity that I __________ the beginning.
A missed B. am missing C. miss D. misses
( ) 17. Tony studies very hard. He _____________ goes to movies on Sundays.
A never B. always C. often D. usually
( ) 18. ------______________________
------It is cloudy.
A. What is the weather like there? B. How is the weather like there?
C What is the weather there? D. What does the weather like there?
( ) 19. There are two _______________ in our class.
A woman teacher B. woman teachers C. women teachers D. women teacher
( ) 20. There ________________ a woman with two children standing in front of the door.
A am B. is C. are D. were

二．完型填空（10×2=20分）
Once upon a time, some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran __21___ quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your kindness. I really would like ____22__ you to a wonderful palace now.”?
　　The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he ___23___ the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle, “What a nice palace!” To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him ___24___ . He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very ___25___ everything.
　　After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes, ___26__ you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both. Don’t forget it!” the turtle warned him. “All right,I will open only one,” the young man promised(许诺). At this time, a large wave sent him out of the sea.
After he ___27__ , he opened the bigger one of the two boxes.____28_ the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m ___29___ now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face ? ___30__ ?an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.?

(　　)　21. A. through B. away C. into D. out
(　　)　22. A. wanting B. asking C. to let D. to invite
(　　)　23. A. left for B. arrived on C. arrived at D. got away
(　　)　24. A. a very big dinner B. a very poor dinner
C. a very bad dinner D. a very small dinner
(　　)　25. A. pleased with B. strict in C. angry with D. sorry for
(　　)　 26. A. so B. or C. but D. as
(　　)　 27. A. went back to home B. was back home
C. went back to the sea D. was back the sea
(　　)　 28. A. To his surprising B. To one’s surprising
　 C. To one’s surprise D. To his surprise
(　　)　 29. A. a poor man B. a rich man C. an old man D. a young man
(　　) 30. A. liked B. felt like C. looked like D. looked

三． 阅读理解（25×2=50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。（每题2分，共50分）
Passage A
The Dragon Boat festival is known as dragon-boat racing(龙舟赛)．Dragon-boat racing is the most popular activity during the festival，especially(尤其)in South China．A dragon boat looks like a dragon，and is painted in red，white，yellow or black．Usually, a dragon boat is 20 to 40 meters long，and needs 20 people to row．Boatmen row the boat in cadence (节奏)with the drumbeats(鼓点)，as the captain(船长)in the front of the boat waves a small flag to help coordinate(使动作协调)the rowing．
Dragon-boat racing is quite a spectacle(奇观)．Now it becomes a popular activity in South China．International(国际的)dragon-boat racing is held in Guangzhou and Hong Kong every year．
( ) 31. The Dragon Boat festival is on ．
A. 1st day of January B. 15th day of January
C. 5th day of April D. 5th day of May
( )32. What is the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat Festival?
A. Dragon-Boat racing B. trick or treat
C. Pumpkin lantern D. Eat rice dumplings
( ) 33. A Dragon boat is to meters long and needs people to row．
A. 20；30；20 B. 20；40；20 C. 10；40；20 D. 20；40；10
( ) 34. If you want to watch international dragon-boat racing, you can go to _______ .
A. Guangxi and Guangzhou B. Guangzhou and Fujian
C. Guangzhou and Hong Kong D. Hong Kong and Guan。
( ) 35. This passage is about ．
A. the dragon Boat Festival B. Dragon-boat racing
C. how to row the boat D. South China
Passage B
In the United States, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October, because Canada is north of the USA and is colder, so the harvest comes earlier in the year.
The harvest brings a lot of food to people. On Thanksgiving Day, people in Canada and the USA like to have a big meal with friends and family. They usually eat turkey, potatoes and pumpkin pies. Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, fruits and vegetables around their homes to say “Thank you” for the harvest!”

( ) 36. In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is on the second Monday in _____.
A. October B. November C. August D. September
( ) 37. Canadians celebrate their Thanksgiving Day in October because _______.
A. they want to be different B. they like to have big meals
C. they have an earlier harvest D. It’s very beautiful in October
( ) 38. People in Canada and the USA like to have meals with ______.
A. classmates B. friends C. family D. friends and family
( ) 39. The harvest brings ______ to people.
A. apples B. pumpkins C. potatoes D. a lot of food
( ) 40. People put flowers, fruits and vegetables around their homes on Thanksgiving Day because they want to_________________________________
A. make their houses more beautiful B. show their thanks for the harvest
C. make their houses more comfortable D. show their kindness to others

Passage C
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
They met two men on the road who said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, it’s a long way to market..” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, “ What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired the boy is ?” So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, “ Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today,” So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, “ Why aren’t you walking?” she asked, “ It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.” So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
( ) 41. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ________.
A. before it was dead B. before it become too tired
C. before market was over D. before it was as old as he was
( ) 42. The two men on the road _______.
A. asked how far it was to the market
B. said they thought the horse looked very tired
C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D. told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk
( ) 43. The two old women said it was wrong for ________.
A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C. the boy to ride instead of his father
D. only one person to ride such a long way
( ) 44. The farmer got up behind his son because ______.
A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B. the three old men stopped them on the road
C. he did not know why he was walking
D. his son could not ride the horse by himself
( ) 45. The young woman was most sorry _______.
A. for the old man B. for the farmer’s young son C. that it was not far to the market D. for the horse
Passage D
A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so he began, “ My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks(诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.
Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,” he said, “ and don’t forget to call me “sir”.
Each soldier told him his name, until he came to the last one. This man kept silent. And so Captain Stone shouted him, “ When I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again: What’s your name, soldier?”
The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he answered, “ My name is Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously(紧张地).
( ) 46. The officer was strict _________________________________.
A because the soldier were new B with any of his soldier, new or old
C because he was named Stone D only when he was before soldier
( ) 47. According to(按照) what the officer said, ___________________________________.
A obeying(服从)his orders would sometimes bring no trouble
B trouble would come if anybody made tricks
C he always got on well with his soldiers
D he often had trouble with his soldiers
( ) 48. The last soldier kept silent because ___________________.
A he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them
B he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed(不遵守) his order
C the question was difficult for him to answer
D he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name
( ) 49. According to the officer, how to answer the question, “ How old are you?”
A. (sadly) Twenty, sir B. (clearly) Twenty, sir
C (loudly) Twenty, sir D. (quickly) Ten years younger than you, sir.
( ) 50. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A clever answer B. A Terrible Answer C. A Sorry Answer D. A Strange answer

Passage E
There is an old saying: Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. It means that we should go to bed early and get up the next morning By doing this, we will be in good health. And we’ll also be rich and clever.
It’s true that our bodies need to have enough sleep to be healthy. Children should have a ten-hour sleep every night. Those who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They will not be clever and they may not get wealthy in the future.
The body needs exercise as well. Walking, running, jumping, riding bikes and playing games are all exercises. Exercise helps to keep the body strong and fit. It also helps the blood(血液) to move around inside the body. The blood takes food to all parts of the body. The head needs blood, too. So exercise helps people think better.
( ) 51. What does the word “rise” mean?
A. To do exercise B. To get up C. To stand up D. to put up
( ) 52. If children don’t sleep for 10 hours, they may ____________________.
A. not be late for school B. become wise C. do badly in their work D. become rich
( ) 53. A person needs exercise because ____________________.
A. It makes him healthy B. he has lots of work to do C. he is strong D. he does exercise
( ) 54. Which of the following is NOT tru