高二上学期期中考试英语试卷(带答案) (12)
高二上学期期中考试英语
（考试时间120分钟；满分150）
注意事项:
1. 全卷分第一部分（听力），第二部分（英语知识运用）和第三部分（读写能力测试）。满
分150分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束时，请将机读卡和答题卡一并收回。
2. 机读卡使用范围：第1题至第75题。
3. 其余个体均按答题要求，将答案直接写在答题卡上相应番号后的横线上。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where are the speakers probably?
A. In a shop.
B. In a museum.
C. In a restaurant.
2. What time will Daisy come here?
A. At 1:50 p.m.
B. At 2:20 p.m.
C. At 2:30 p.m.
3. What has the man just finished doing?
A. Making a phone call.
B. Answering a phone call.
C. Looking for Tom.
4. What was Henry’s weight last month?
A. About 60 kilograms.
B. About 70 kilograms.
C. About 80 kilograms.
5. What kind of furniture does the woman like best?
A. Glass furniture.
B. Wooden furniture.
C. Metal furniture.
第二节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。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段材料，回答第6至第8题。
6. What is the woman going to do?
A. Prepare lunch.
B. Have a party.
C. Go to a friend’s house for dinner.
7. What does the woman still need?
A. A tie.
B. Some flowers.
C. Some candy.
8. What should one do when he goes to a friend’s house for the first time according to the woman’s mother?
A. Take something.
B. Get dressed up.
C. Have dinner.
听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。
9. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Salesman and customer.
C. Manager and secretary.
10. When will the man handle the report of Mr. James?
A. This morning.
B. This afternoon.
C. This evening.
11. What will the man do after meeting with Sally?
A. He will review the report of Mr. James.
B. He will meet with the client (当事人).
C. He will have a talk with Mr. James.
听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。
12. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. They are talking about the US holidays and culture.
B. They are talking about the US language and culture.
C. They are talking about the US language and presidents.
13. Which of the following was last mentioned in the conversation?
A. The National Day.
B. The Valentine’s Day.
C. Mother’s Day.
14. Who was considered to be one of the best presidents besides George Washington according to
the speaker?
A. Benjamin Franklin.
B. John F.Kennedy.
C. Abraham Lincoln.
听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。
15. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Wife and husband.
B. Clerk and customer.
C. Saleswoman and customer.
16. On which floor will the man stay?
A. On the second floor.
B. On the tenth floor.
C. On the fifteenth floor.
17. How much should the man pay in total?
A. $700.
B. $990.
C. $1,050.
听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。
18. How many places of interest are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
19. Who is probably the speaker?
A. A TV host.
B. A historian.
C. A tour guide.
20. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The Story House is made of wood and brick.
B. The church looks like a palace.
C. There are over 20, 000 dragons around Grand Hotel.
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；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. The party last night was _______ success. We sang and danced until it came to
_______ end at 12:00.
A. A; an
B. a; the
C. the; an
D. /; an
22. — Your mother won’t like this dress, you know.
— ________ I don’t care what she thinks.
A．How come? B．So what? C．So why? D．So how?
23. The difficulty which we had _______ with the local people has now been removed.
A．communication B．to communicate C．communicated D．communicating 24. — Got your driving license?
—No. I ______ too busy to have enough practice, so I didn’t take the driving test last week. I am going to next week.
A. was
B. have been
C. am
D. had been
25. ______ quickly, _______ you won’t be able to catch the train.
A. To get up; or
B. Getting up; and
C. Get up; or
D. If getting up; but
26. If a student ______ in the exam, he/she won’t escape p unishment.
A. gets caught to cheat
B. gets caught cheating
C. gets to catch cheating
D. gets catching cheated
27. — If you like, I can do some shop ping for you.
—That's a very kind_______.
A．service B．remark C．suggestion D．offer
28. —Do you know where Miss Gao is? I couldn’t find her anywhere.
—She ________ have gone far, for her coat is still here.
A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．wouldn’t
29. Her _______ smile suggested that she was very _______ with the answer.
A．satisfying；satisfied B．satisfied；satisfying
C．satisfied; satisfied D．satisfying；satisfying
30. The newly-built cafe，the wall of ______ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for
us , especially after hard work．
A．that B．what C．it D．which
31. Riding bikes has advantages _______ driving cars ________ many aspects.
A. above; in
B. over; in
C. on; on
D. with; on
32．________ to give up smoking, he threw away his ________ cigarettes．
A．Determined; remained B．Determined; remaining
C．Determining; remained D．Determining; remaining
33. On a rainy day I was riding my bike to pick up my son ________ a terrible accident happened
ahead.
A．who B．which C．while D．when
34. Whom would you rather ________ with you, Jim or Jack?
A．have go B．have to go C．have gone D．has to go
35. Which do you enjoy ________ your holiday, going abroad or staying at home?
A．spending B．to spend C．being spent D．spend
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，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
I am a teacher. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 36 asked my students how their weekend had been. A boy said that his weekend had not been so good. The boy then asked me 37 I always seemed to be so cheerful.
His question 38 me of somethi ng I’d read somewhere before, “Every morning when you
39 up, you have a 40 about how you want to face life that day.” I smiled and said to myself, “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you a(n) 41 ,” I said. “I n addition to teaching here, I also teach in another college, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. A few weeks ago, I 42 those 17 miles to the school. I only had to 43 another quarter mile to reach the school, but then my car 44 . I tried to start it again, but the engine would n’t start. So I took my 45 and walked to school.”
“As soon as I got there, I called the garage and arranged for a tow truck(拖车)to meet me at my car 46 class. The headmast er asked me what had happened. “This is my 47 day,” I replied cheerfully. “Your car is broke n and today is your lucky day?” she was 48 . “What do you mean?” “I live 17 miles from here,” I replied. “My car coul d have broken down 49 along the freeway, but it didn't. 50 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway and 51 walking distance from here. I’m still able to teach my class, and able to arra nge for a tow truck to meet me.”The headmaster’s eyes were 52 open and then she smiled.
I 53 the faces in my class. Although it was the early hour, no one seemed to be 54 . My story had 55 them, or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.
36．A．anxiously B．angrily C．sadly D．cheerfully 37．A．why B．how C．that D．whether 38．A．warned B．told C．reminded D．thought 39．A．raise B．keep C．wash D．get 40．A．problem B．choice C．right D．chance 41．A．example B．answer C．story D．explanation 42．A．walked B．ran C．drove D．flew 43．A．stay B．repair C．run D．cover 44．A．burst B．died C．started D．hit 45．A．friends B．books C．ways D．students 46．A．after B．during C．before D．in 47．A．terrible B．great C．lucky D．special 48．A．surprised B．puzzled C．shocked D．amazed 49．A．somewhere B. everywhere C．nowhere D．anywhere 50．A．Instead B．Also C．Then D．Therefore 51．A．at B．within C．beyond D．off 52．A．hardly B．almost C．wide D．quite 53．A．watched B．studied C．examined D．scanned 54．A．awake B．asleep C．alone D．cheerful 55．A．controlled B．defeated C．touched D．educated
第三部分读写能力测试（共四节，满分85）
第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列五篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Read the advertisements carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.
FLORLST W ANTED!
Are you a creative and trained florist with at least two years of experience? Then this may be just what you are hunting. The city’s leading Florist Artist Studio needs another part-time member on their wedding team. Please phone 6098 7888 now!
56. You may find the advertisements above .
A. in a store window
B. in a school magazine
C. in a newspaper
D. on a company notice-board
57. The position of a(n) is a part-time job.
A. florist
B. artist
C. preschool teacher
D. dental nurse
58. Which of the following is the most important for the childcare job?
A. Child food cooking skills.
B. Childcare experience and outgoing.
C. The ability to start work in 2 weeks.
D. The ability to work well with other people.
59. The office cleaners will be required to work about hours a week.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
B
For five days, Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where peopl e are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves．Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating（纪念）the true feeling of what f olk music is all about and that’s the traditional togetherness（友爱）that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song．
This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival．“People coming off a busy spring and summe r have a moment of relaxation,”Riedel said．“It’s re ally east to relax, and it’s great seeing family and friends have fun together.” These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes．People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass．This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests．
With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible．There are free water stations throughout the venue（举办地）for people to fill up their travel cups．When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back．The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time．But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it’s easy to see how that was going to happen．There is no parking area during the festival, so u sing the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended．A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close．
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug．4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund（基金）concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug．8．
60．The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ___________．
A．gather people with different musical tastes
B．remind people of the real sense of folk music
C．exhibit good voices of great talents in folk music
D．collect old stories of folk music
61．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years．
B．It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues．
C．It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations．
D．People have to pay $2 for a plate of food．
62．We can learn from the passage that____．
A．people can get tickets easily for the festival
B．the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized
C．driving one’s own car to the festival is highly recommended
D．bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday
63．What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Folk Music of Blues
B．the Edmonton Folk Music Festive
C．Festival for Family Gathering
D．Edmonton’s Downtown Park
C
Elixir
written by Eric Walters
Twelve-year-old Roth becomes a friend o f Dr．Banting and his assistant, Mr. Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes（糖尿病）．She
finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented
on and her friendship with Banting and Best．
Book 1
George Washingtion Carver
written by Elizabeth Macleod
Meet the “Peanut（花生）Specialist”, George Washington Carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts．Through
his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless
black farmers in the southern United States．See also Macleod’s Albert
Einstein: A Life of Genius．
The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations
written by Alootook Ipellie & David MacDonald
Explore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival．From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate
the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people．Also see other books: The
Chinese Thought of It by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of
It by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald．
Made in Canada:101 Amazing Achievements
written by Bev Spencer
What things do we use daily that have a Canadian connection? Here are 101 common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian,
including the Blackberry, a lkaline（碱性）batteries and the Blue Box
recycling program．
Newton and the Time Machine
written by Michael McGowan
Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see dinosaurs up close．But it disappears on a test run with his two huge
friends, King Herbert and Queen Certrude, in it! Can he save them before
time runs out?
64．Which of the following best describes Roth’s feeling in Book 1?
A．Painful.
B．Curious.
C．Frightened.
D．Disappointed.
65．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5．
B．Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts．
C．Alkaline batteries were invented by Dr．Banting．
D．George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US．
66．In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Certrude are_______.
A．Newton’s human friends
B．the names of the time machine
C．two dinosaurs
D．the inventiors of the time machine
67．If you are interested in native Americans, you may read the book by _____．A．Elizabeth Macleod
B．Eric Walters
C．Rocky Landon & David MacDonald
D．Bev Spencer
D
James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.
“J.C.”, he replied.
She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.
Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic G ames a year later.
A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.
The stage was set for Owens’ victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic（体育的）but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners.
“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”
Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.
Owens’ Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.
“Sure, it bothered（烦扰）me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”
In time, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”
68. Owens got his other name “Jesse” when __________.
A. he went to Ohio State University
B. his teacher made fun of him
C. his teacher took “J.C.” for “Jesse”
D. he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet
69. In the Big Ten meet, Owens __________.
A. hurt himself in the back
B. succeeded in setting many records
C. tried every sports event but failed
D. had to give up some events
70. We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because
__________.
A. he was not of the right race
B. he was the son of a poor farmer
C. he didn’t shake hands with Hitler
D. he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone
71. When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the medals
__________.
A. have been changed for mon ey to help him live on
B. have made him famous in the US
C. have encourage d him to overcome difficulties in life
D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
E
At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.
“Why did they do this?” Kate wondered aloud. “I mean, you can’t learn if you can’t understand the teacher.”
Nadia’s voice was a whisper. “I understand English. I will learn.” Nadia’s English was perfect.
Kate was perplexed. She couldn’t understand why Nadia did not like to s peak. Then she realized that mov ing to a new country probably wasn’t the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamil iar and unusual things to learn…all at the same time.
“There’re a lot of new things to learn, huh?” said Kate.
Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied. “Many things people say, I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know wh at some children are saying. For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn’t a port a place for ships? It made no sense to me.”
“Don’t worry.” said Kate. “You’ll figure everything out in time. You see, that thin black box was a comp uter. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.”
Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate’s surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.
Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the
teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their hands.
Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. “Some things,” she said in a normal voice, “are the same all over the world.”
72．The underlined word “perplexed” probably means.
A．puzzled
B．angry
C．shocked
D．serious
73．We can infer from the passage that __________.
A．N adia did not like Kate
B．Nadia had lived by the sea before
C．Nadia had never seen a computer before
D．Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness
74．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Nadia was better at maths than other students.
B．Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult.
C．Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class.
D．Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers.
75．What is the message of the story?
A．Talking about something familiar gives you confidence in communication.
B．Answering questions in class makes you better understood by classmates.
C．Language plays an important role in commu nication between cultures.
D．Mathematics helps to improve communication between cultures.
第二节词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
▲根据下列各句意思，用方框内单词的适当形式填空完成句子。（请将答案写在答题卡
76. Social life in a village cannot be with that of a large city.
77. All the roads to the city had been closed.
78. I met one of my friend s when along the path in the garden.
79. Preparing for the mid-term exam is a experience for students and teachers
80. He was badly injured, on the ground, unable to stand up.
81. The little boy when thinking about the punishment he might get from his father.
82. The Chinese community here are setting off fireworks in of the Chinese New Year.
83. This kind of apples is more expensive because they are from abroad.
84. After a heated discussion, the chairman stood up and the final decision.
85. As defending , LiuXiang is expected to reach the final of 110 meters hurdle race.
第三节句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
▲根据汉语完成句子，一空一词。（请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号后的横线上）
86. 随着时间的推移，庆祝狂欢节的时间延长了，因此圣诞节一过狂欢节就开始了。
time passed, however, the carnival period was , it began just after Christmas.
87.对美国人来说，事情稍微好办些，这多亏了一位叫诺亚·韦伯斯特的人。他是一位1778年毕业于耶鲁大学的教师。
For Americans things are a little bit easier, the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who Yale University in1778.
88. 尤其是从拉巴斯通往北边的一条路被认为是世界上最危险的路。 One road
, goes north from La Paz, is t he most dangerous road in the world.
89. 他身无分文地来到新奥尔良时，却发现那里没有开往南美洲的船了。
He arrived in New Orleans a penny in his pocket
that there were no boats for South America.
90. 但即使是已经赢得了在自己运动项目上所能赢得的一切，李宁还是带着一种失败的感觉
退了役。
But he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning wit h the feeling he had failed.
第四节 书面表达（共1题，满分25分）
假设你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛（speech contest ）, 希望附近某大学的外籍教师Smith 女士来做评委。请参照以下比赛通知给她写一封信。
注意：词数100左右。
Dear Ms. Smith,
With best wishes,
Li Hua 参考答案
86. As, extended, so that
87. thanks to, graduated from
88. in particular, which, considered
89. without, only to find
90. even if, retired, that
One possible version
Dear Ms.Smith,
I’m Li Hua, Chair of the Student Union of Yucai Middle School, which is close to your university. I’m writing to invite you to be a judge at our English speech contest to be held in Room 501 in our school on November 15. It will start at 2:30 pm and last for about three hours. Ten students will deliver their speeches on the given topic “Man and Nature”. We hope that you will accept our invitation if it is convenient for you. Please call me at 88991573 if you have any questions.
With best wishes, Li Hua