高二英语半期考试题

二、单项选择

21. I appreciate ________ in the contest when one competitor gets the first prize.

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. one

22. --- Please call me at 7:00 tomorrow morning. I’m kind of forgetful.

--- Don’t worry about that. Y ou’ll surely be ________.

A. informed

B. reminded

C. warned

D. instructed

23. ________ the new policy, we are now having a happy life.

A. Thanks to

B. Because

C. For

D. Thank for

24. These old buildings possibly ________ the Ming Period.

A. are dated back to

B. date from

C. are dated from

D. date

25. Put it down, Jack. Y ou must not tear ________ letter open.

A. anyone’s

B. anyone else’s

C. anyone’s else

D. anyone else

26. It was not until dark ________ he found ________ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.

A. that; what

B. that; that

C. when; what

D. when; that

27. The boy is lying in bed ______ his left side, listening to the music.

A. in

B. to

C. on

D. at

28. Afraid of getting lost in the crowd, the little girl stood ______ to her mother.

A. closed

B. closing

C. closely

D. close

29. He ______ his collar to stop the cold wind. How he wished he were sitting in a warm room!

A. put up

B. picked up

C. pulled up

D. set up

30. One reason that we haven’t had his letter is that he ______ it to our old address by mistake.

A. might send

B. may have sent

C. should send

D. should have sent

31. Jack tends ______ angry when people oppose to his plans.

A. getting

B. to getting

C. get

D. to get

32. --- Excuse me, sir. Would you do me a favor?

--- Of course. What is it?

--- I _____ if you could tell me how to fill out this form.

A. had wondered

B. was wondering

C. would wonder

D. did wonder

33. Children are naturally curious _____ everything around them, in other words, they're curious _____ everything works.

A. of; that

B. about; how

C. for; what

D. as to; when

34. I am sure _____ success.

A. of my

B. that I will be a

C. I will

D. both A and B

35. The stones ______ as much as two tons each.

A. weigh

B. measure

C. are weighed

D. are measured

三、完形填空

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___36___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___37___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___38___ up late so that they

will not ___39____ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___40___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___41___ at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I ___42___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___43___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___44___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___45___ he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, ___46___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly___47___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___48___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___49____ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___50___ to get up early. At about five o’clo ck the next morning, we were ___51___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___52_____ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ____53_____ the baby arrived. He moved ___54____ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___55___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !

36. A. faced B. met C. filled D. pleased

37. A. question B. matter C. problem D. business

38. A. get B. stay C. stand D. wake

39. A. lose B. break C. miss D. leave

40. A. awake B. wake C. asleep D. sleep

41. A. look B. stare C. glare D. watch

42. A. hopefully B. busily C. gladly D. successfully

43. A. liked B. feared C. surprised D. hated

44. A. answer B. tell C. ask D. search

45. A. sadly B. unluckily C. possibly D. fortunately

46. A. it B. they C. I D. we

47. A. morning B. midnight C. evening D. daybreak

48. A. filling B. sewing C. mending D. preparing

49. A. present B. stocking C. bike D. tree

50. A. going B. sure C. glad D. excited

51. A. troubled B. frightened C. woken D. shocked

52. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since

53. A. Even B. And C. Soon D. Then

54. A. with B. on C. over D. by

55. A. all B. nearly C. happily D. completely

四、阅读理解

A

When it rains, do your shoes get wet? Of course they do! But you can buy these pretty red and white "Umbrellas for Shoes". They keep the rain off feet.

Who sweeps the floor at your home? Do you do it yourself? Perhaps your mother does it. Well, now you just need a cat. Get a cat and buy these four "Dusters(抹布）for Cats".

Y ou talk too long on the phone, don't you? Most teenagers do! Save time―buy the

"Telephone Dumb-bell(哑铃）！It weighs five kilos. Then your calls will be less than five minutes.

Do your friends sometimes come up behind you and make you jump? Do cars come around the corner when you try to cross the road? Well, you can solve that problem with these modern "Forward-backward Glasses". Look forward with the right eye and back with the left.

56. Which of the following pictures is the right order to match the text?

A. d; a; b; c

B. b; a; c; d

C. d; a; c; b

D. b；d；a；c

57. From the text, we know that cats can help mother to .

A. do some housework

B. keep the rain off

C. speak on the phone

D. look for something

58. The text seems to tell us that we can solve some problems with the four

A. drawings

B. inventions

C. animals

D. shoes

B

Daddy just didn't know how to show love. It was Mom who held the family together.

Once when I stole a candy of a shop, he made me take it back. But it was Mom who understood I was just a kid.

I broke my leg one day on the playground and it was Mom who held me in her arms all the way to the hospital. Dad pulled the car right up to the door of the emergency room (急诊室）.

At my birthday parties, Dad seemed to be busy blowing up balloons, setting up tables and taking some photos all the time. It was Mom who brought the cake with the candles on it for me to blow out.

I remember when Mom told him to teach me how to ride a bicycle. I told him not to let go，but he said it was time. I fell and Mom ran to pick me up，but he waved her off. I was so mad I showed him. I got right back on that bike and rode it myself. He didn't even feel embarrassed. Just smiled.

When I went to college. Mom did all the writing. He just sent bills and a little note about how great his lawn(草坪）looked now but I wasn't playing football on it.

Whenever I called home, he acted like he wanted to talk, but he always said, "I'll get your mother."

All my life he said,"Where are you going? What time are you coming home? No, you can't go."

Daddy just doesn't know how to show love. Is it possible he showed it and I didn't realize it?

59. The text mainly tells us about .

A. a boy's childhood

B. a mother's love

C. a father's love

D. a happy family

60. What happened to the writer one day on the playground?

A. His leg was hurt.

B. He ran his way.

C. He broke his arm.

D. He pulled his car.

61. At the birthday parties, father did many things except .

A. blowing up balloons

B. setting up tables

C. taking some photos

D. teaching how to ride

62. The underlined word "embarrassed" in the text means " ".

A. sad

B. angry

C. pleased

D. surprised

C

Many British people like to go bird-watching in their free time. That's why there are many English sayings about birds. Read the following to learn about them.

He eats like a bird.

This doesn't mean he eats worms and seeds ！A mother might be worried if her son or daughter eats like a bird. It means that the boy or girl eats very little and is very fussy(挑剔）about food.

Birds of a feather flock (群集）together.

Y ou never see a peacock with a crow(孔雀和乌鸦在一起），or a goose with an eagle. These birds are very different. They like to be with other birds of the same kind. People are like this , too. We always make friends with people who have things in common with us.

His chickens have come home to roost (栖息）.

This means ！that he has problems now because of bad things he did before. If you play computer games and sleep all afternoon when you should be studying for your exams, you will fail your exams. Then your friends can say that your chickens have come home to roost.

63. How many English sayings have you learned in the text?

A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four.

64. What do you think would probably make a mother worried?

A. Going about food.

B. Eating worms and seeds.

C. Going to watch a bird.

D. Eating like a bird.

65. From the text, we know that people with the same idea always

A. have things in common

B. become good friends

C. go bird-watching

D. keep different ways

66. Which of the following can best explain the saying "your chickens have come home to roost"?

A. Y ou are so tired after studying that you need a rest.

B. Y ou are in trouble because you did bad things before.

C. Y ou will fail your exams because they are difficult.

D. Y ou should try your best to study hard from now on.

D

There have never been many adventurers. Y ou can read stories about men called adventures. But they were really businessmen. There was something they wanted----- a lady, or money, or a country, or honor. And so they got it. But a true adventure is different. He starts without any special purpose. He is ready for anything he may meet.

There have been many half-adventurers. And they were great men. History is rich with their stories. But each of them had a special purpose. They were not followers of true adventure.

In the big city of New Y ork, Romance and Adventure are always waiting.

As we walk along the street, they are watching us. We look up suddenly and see a face in a window. The face seems to interest us strangely. Or in a quiet street, we hear a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives. A car takes us to a strange door, instead of to our own. The door opens and we are asked to enter. At every corner, eyes look toward us, or hands are

raised, or fingers point. Adventure is offered.

But few of us are ready to accept. We are ready to do only the things we do every day. We wish to do only the things that everyone else does. We move on; and some day we come to the end of a long quiet life. Then we begin to think. Then, when it is too late, we are sorry that we have never known true Romance and Adventure.

67.In the author’s opinion, there are ____ true adventures.

A.many

B. few

C. no

D. a few

68.In what way does the author say a true adventure is different from a business man?

B.He is ready for anything he may meet.

B. He is not interested in money.

C. He enjoys excitement while a business man does not.

D. A true adventure is romantic, while a businessman is dull.

69. According to the passage, a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives in a quiet street means____.

A. a number

B. a fight

C. wealth

D. adventure

70. The passage doesn’t mention it, but we can infer from the passage that when most people meet an offer of adventure, they will ____.

A. grow angry but curious

B. accept the offer

C. grow embarrassed and reject the offer

D. be frightened and cry for help.

E

Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventures ----those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.

I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. Y ou jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. Y ou fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall building and diving into the sea from the top of high cliff.（悬崖）Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.(生存).

Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

71.A best title for the text is ____.

A. Dangerous sports: what and why

B. The boredom of modern life

C. Bungee jumping: Is it really dangerous?

D. The need for excitement

72.More and more people today ____.

A.are trying activities such as bungee jumping

B. are climbing the highest mountains

C. are coming close to death in sports

D. are looking for adventures such as traveling into unknown places

73.In bungee jumping, you ____.

A. jump as high as you can

B. slide down a rope to the ground

C. attach(系) yourself to a rope and fall to the ground

D. fall towards the ground without a rope

74.People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because _____.

A. they have a lot of free time

B. they can go to hospital if they are injured

C. their life is short of excitement

D. they no longer need to hunt for food

75.The writer of the text has a ____ attitude towards dangerous sports.

Positive(肯定的) B. negative(否定的) C. neutral(中立的) D. nervous(紧张的)

五、补全对话

Policeman：Now, Jimmy, did you get a good view(看清) of the accident?

Jimmy：Oh, yes. I was standing outside the bank building and I saw it quite clearly. Policeman：Do you know what time it was?

Jimmy：Y es.___76___ It was 2：45 exactly.

Policeman：Good. ____77____

Jimmy：Well, quite slowly — about 10 miles an hour. It was coming up Y ork Road. ____78____ But they were still red when he went over them.

Policeman：I see. ____79____ was it also driving slowly?

Jimmy：It was coming along Union Street about 30 miles per hour. It was a blue Toyota. ____80____

Policeman：Did you see what colour his traffic(交通) light was?

Jimmy：Y es, it changed to yellow just before he crossed it.

A. What about the car?

B. I checked my watch.

C. Didn’t you see the car?

D. Now, how fast was the truck moving?

E. Was the car going beyond the speed limit?

F. I suppose the truck driver knew the lights were going to change.

G. The driver stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street.

六、书面表达

如你将参加某英语杂志社开展的一次征文活动，征文的内容要求你在电视、手机(cell)和网络三种中，放弃其中一个并陈述理由。请你以“Which would you give up?the TV, cell, or web”为题，写一篇英语短文。

注意：1.字数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

参考答案

21-35 CBABB ACDCC DBBDA

36-55 ACBCA ADBCD ABACB CAABD

56-75 AABCA DDCDB BBADC AACCC

76-80 BDFAG

作文参考例文：

What Would Y ou Give up, TV, Cellphone or Web?

We are now living in an information age, in which TV, cells and the Web are widely used. It seems that many people cannot enjoy themselves with them.

However, if I had to give up one of them, I would turn off the TV rather than switch off my cell or cut off the Internet. I could do without TV because few shows take my fancy and there’re too many commercials. Besides, most programs on TV are also available elsewhere.

As for the cells and the Web, they are more necessary to me. I need a cell to keep in touch with my friends and family and almost all information can be gathered on the Internet.