高二下学期英语期中测试题二

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高二下学期英语期中测试题二

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Robert Frost was one of America’s greatest poets. He won four Pulitzer Prizes. Many of Frost’s best-loved poems were about the years he spent with his young family on a farm in Derry, New Hampshire. It is a simple, white wooden farm house. It is not unlike other farmhouses of the same age in the area. The grounds are still green and flowery at the end of the summer. Birds sing loudly; insects buzz. Some of trees are the birches (桦树) Frost wrote about.

Robert Frost lived at the Derry farm from 1900 to 1911. Randee Rae Martin is a guide at the Robert Frost Farm. She says Frost decided he would raise chickens. He also owned one cow. The farm was a good place for him to write and fi nd sources for poems. The cow was one of them. “The Cow in Apple Time” is a poem about how the cow decided she liked apples instead of grass. Eating apples caused an effect like people drinking alcohol. The poet says the cow stopped producing milk as a result.

Bill Gleed is park manager of the Robert Frost Farm. He explains that “The Cow in Apple Time” is an example of Robert Frost's poetic fooling. He said Frost’s cow did go dry, but not because of eating apples. He said Frost kept writing poems late into night. He did not milk her until the middle of the day. And that is really why her milk went dry.

Robert Frost lived most of his life in Massachusetts. But he said several times the place where he was happiest was the farm in Derry. He wrote in a letter t o a friend, “The core of all my writing was probably the five free years I had on the farm.”

21. We can learn that Robert Frost’s life on the farm ______.

A. was extremely hard for a little boy.

B. has a great influence on his writing.

C. didn’t sound at tractive to his readers.

D. left Robert Frost few good memories.

22. According to the poem The Cow in Apple Time, the cow stopped producing milk because ______.

A. it often drank alcohol

B. it had a strange disease

C. it ate too many apples

D. it couldn’t find any grass to eat

23. What is implied about Robert Frost in Paragraph 3?

A. He was a very honest man.

B. He was good at farm work.

C. He was different from other poets.

D. He was used to getting up late.

24. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Poet Robert Frost’s life with his family.

B. Poet Robert Frost’s talent for literature.

C. Some of Poet Robert Frost’s most famous poems.

D. Poet Robert Frost’s life on the farm in Derry, New Hampshire.

B

Many people volunteer their time and energy to help others.

The not-for-profit group Habitat for Humanity helps communities with projects like “A Brush with Kindness.” Under this program, people in need can ask for home-improvement services like painting and minor repairs. Habitat volunteers donate both money and labor to the projects. Its volunteers also work in many areas around the world, including Haiti. Thousands of survivors of the Haitian earthquake still live in temporary shelters.

Actor Sean Penn went to Haiti soon after the quake. He provided assistance in a number of ways. Among them, he helped establish the aid agency J/P Haiti. Last month, Sean Penn received the 2014 Peace Summit Award from a group of Nobel Prize-winners.

Organizations do not have to be large to get volunteers. An activist group in Dharamsala, India is a good example. Jodie Underhill from England arrived in northern India several years ago. She planned to volunteer for an environmental project.

Underhill learned about waste control by cleaning up garbage while taking part in other volunteer projects. But soon enough she formed her own group, Mountain Cleaners. She said, “I just decided to start my own thing. We had over a hundred volunteers.” T he young Englishwoman says the Indian media started calling her “Garbage Girl”. And she says she was pleased with the name, not insulted.

25. We can infer that the nonprofit group Habitat for Humanity mainly aims to help people who ______.

A. want to become a health or social worker

B. eagerly want to improve their career paths

C. have problems improving their house

D. have difficulty finding those who have helped them

26. We can learn that the group of Nobel Prize-winners ______.

A. helped build several organizations in Haiti

B. went to Haiti soon after a quake struck Haiti

C. was thought highly of for their contribution to Haiti

D. thought highly of Sean Penn’s contribution to Haiti

27. Jodie Underhill’s group is mentioned to sh ow that ______.

A. there are organizations all over the world

B. there are organizations for all kinds of work

C. small organizations can attract volunteers, too

D. large organizations are very popular with volunteers

28. How did Jodie Underhi ll usually feel when the Indian media called her “Garbage Girl”?

A. Happy

B. Surprised

C. Angry

D. Disappointed

C

The Hawaiian people did not celebrate Christmas before the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778. It was, however, the protestant missionaries (传教士) from New England who first arrived in 1820 that first introduced Christmas to the Hawaiian people.

The missionaries reduced the Hawaiian language to written form, enabling the Hawaiian people to read and write in their own language. Many words for which there were no clear Hawaiian language equivalents (对应) were translated phonetically.

Let’s look at some key phrases that you may hear in Hawaii during the Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday season.

● Mele Kalikimaka—Merry Christmas. The words “Mele Kalikimaka” are a phonetic translation. When the missionaries and other Westerners first brought the custom of Christmas to the islands, the Hawaiians had difficulty pronouncing “Merry Christmas” and turned it into words that rolled more easily off their tongues.

● Hau’oli Makahiki Hou—Happy New Year. The western Christmas and New Year fell during this same time of the year when the Hawaiians traditionally honored the earth for giving them plenty to eat. This period of resting and feasting was called Makahiki (mah-kah-HEE- kee). It lasted for 4 months, and no wars or conflicts were allowed during this time. Because makahiki also means “year”, the Hawaiian phrase for “Happy New Year” became “Hau’oli (happy) Makahiki (year) Hou (new)”.

● Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau’oli Makahiki Hou—Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

● Mahalo Nui Loa—Thank you very much. When you receive a nice gift or are treated to a special meal or beautiful song, you’ll want to express your appreciation for the kindness.

29. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?

A. The Hawaiian people had no written language before 1820.

B. Christmas celebration became popular in Hawaii in 1778.

C. Captain Cook had the greatest influence on the Hawaiian people.

D. The missionaries forced the Hawaiian people to change their language.

30. When someone sings a beautiful song for you in Hawaii, you should say .

A. Mele Kalikimaka

B. Hau’oli Makahiki Hou

C. Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau’oli Makahiki Hou

D. Mahalo Nui Loa

31. Makahiki is a traditional time for the Hawaiian people to .

A. celebrate the New Year

B. show thanks to God

C. show thanks to the earth

D. go for holidays

32. What is the text mainly about?

A. How the Hawaiian people celebrate their holidays.

B. The development of the Hawaiian language.

C. How Christmas was brought to the Hawaiian people.

D. Some phrases used in Hawaii during festivals.

D

I was having a great morning until I sat down in front of my office computer. “Your password has expired,” a server messa ge flashed on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code doesn’t seem like a big deal, unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one upper-case letter(大写字母), one symbol and one number, an d the whole thing can’t be fewer than eight characters. And I can’t use any of the same passwords I’ve used in the past three months.

Suddenly a strong emotion grew in me. What didn’t make it any better was that l was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. Disbelief over what she had done to me was all I thought about every day.

That didn’t work and I had to type a password that I’d have to reenter many times for the next 30 days. I remembered a tip I’d heard from my former boss. He’d said, “I’m going to use a password to change my life.”

I couldn’t focus on getting things done in my present mood. There were clear indicators of what I needed to do to regain control of my life. My password reminded me that I shouldn’t let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it.

I made my password Forgive@ h3r.

I had to type this statement several times a day. The simple action changed the way I looked at her. That constant reminder led me to accept the way things had happened at the end of my marriage and own a new way of dealing with my depression. As the month went on, I felt a slow healing begin to take place. By the time my server reminded me to reset my password the following month, felt free.

33. Which of the follo wing is closest to the underlined word“expired” in Para.1 ?

A. Been updated.

B. Been out of date.

C. Remained very cool.

D. Been replaced.

34. What changes happened one month after the author set the password Forgive@ h3r?

A. He became calm and accepted the fact.

B. He felt he was the victim of the failed marriage.

C. He loved his former wife more than before.

D. He felt relieved that he had divorced.

35. Which of the following might be one of the passwords the author set? A. eattwice@day. B. save4triptoChina. C. Date@her. D. Save4@ring. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 When you’re all comfortable and warm, watching the snowflakes (雪花) pile up outside, you might wonder, what about the poor animals? No fire. No cocoa. No blankets. 36 ．

Well, it’s really people who aren’t designed to live in cold climates. 37 . Geese (鹅) have built-in down comforters. Bears have fur coats. Robins (知更鸟) just fly south. But look at people. No fur. No feathers. No fair! And not everyone can fly to Florida when it snows.

38 . Mainly, our big brains. Still, it’s taken us a long time to figure out how to cope with cold weather, and along the way we’ve borrowed a few tricks from the animals, too.

When you put on a jacket, you feel warm. Why? Because your jacket traps the heat your body produces. Your body uses the food you eat as fuel to stay warm. 39 . Active muscles burn more fuel and produce more heat. That’s why you tremble when you’re cold. By trembling, your body is doing its best to get your muscles moving and warm you up.

40 . Even in the coldest weather, your brain needs lots of warm blood. That’s one reason why your feet and hands get cold —your body is sending heat to your brain. If you put on a hat, you will find that your feet and hands get warmer.

A. So what do people have to help beat the cold?

B. Animals have lots of cool ways to survive the winter.

C. That’s because water carries heat away from your skin.

D. The most important part of your body to keep warm is your brain.

E. How do they stand it?

F. It can no longer trap a layer of warm air. G . If you run or jump around, you feel even warmer. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分） 第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和D ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The year 1998 was the beginning of a remarkable change for my family. My father, the always 41 , discovered he had kidney(肾) disease. He was 52, and had no symptoms. We don’t really know how he got it and the road to 42 has been long. But in November 2003, my father 43 a healthy kidney. My mom was his donor.

My parents have certainly had their 44 , and as their child I’ll never know how they made it to 38 years of marriage. They 45 each other, but they didn’t seem to like each other very much. Dad was too 46 of his beer, and he talked down to Mom a lot. When she tried to 47 him, a fight would certainly follow. I 48 Mom once coming to visit my sister Leslie and me when we were both 49 Miami University of Ohio. She told us she and Dad were separating. But 50 , our parents stayed together because of their faith. They 51 somehow that there must be a reason for them to remain married, 52 imperfectly.

It was my dad’s 53 that began to change things. Dad was 54 about his appearance, waiting until night to 55 for groceries. The only time he really 56 in public in two years was at a wedding. Dad wanted to be there so much that he was willing to 57 being laughed at. The only clothes he had at home that would 58 on his swollen body were a gray sweat suit and slippers. I don’t know where he found the 59 to go on. During it, my mother 60 , sympathetic and helpful. It was Mother who gave Dad a gift of life! 41. A. serious B. healthy C. poor D. cold 42. A. recovery B. success C. life D. happiness 43. A. bought B. cured C. received D. improved 44. A. pleasures B. promises C. debates D. troubles 45. A. loved B. hurt C. hated D. encouraged 46. A. aware B. fond C. afraid D. careful 47. A. agree with B. escape from C. object to D. doubt about 48. A. know B. worry C. admit D. remember 49. A. attending B. supporting C. visiting D. experiencing 50. A. therefore B. eventually C. willingly D. usually 51. A. imagined B. swore C. found D. believed 52. A. even B. ever C. however D. still 53. A. disease B. effort C. temper D. character 54. A. terrified B. embarrassed C. bored D. disappointed 55. A. move out B. leave out C. carry out D. go out 56. A. appeared B. performed C. acted D. spoke 57. A. avoid

B. taste

C. risk

D. miss 58. A. fix B. put C. try D. fit 59. A. reason B. bravery C. power D. time 60. A. stood out

B. looked on

C. stood by

D. watched out

第II卷

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第二节短文填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）

In most people’s eyes, the killer whales, 61 could catch and eat almost all the marine animals, are fierce hunters. 62 in fact, they never harm or attack people. One day, we were sailing on the calm sea 63 a strong wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit violently and James 64 (wash) off the boat.

“Man overboard! Turn the boat around!” Urged George, 65 (shout) loudly.

Before we could respond, the waves were carrying James 66 (far) away from us than we could reach him. From James’s face we could see he was terrified of 67 (abandon) by us.

68 took us half an hour to get our boat back to James, and when we approached him, 69 surprised me was that James was being firmly held up in the water 70 a killer whale!

第四部分写作（共三节，满分45分）

第一节单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分, 计10分)

根据下列句子、首字母及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处所需的正确单词，有些单词要注意其正确形式(每空只写一词)。（请将答案写在答题卡上）

71. They were ____________ (代替) violence for dialogue.

72. In her spare time she teaches the homeless children ____________ (无偿地；志愿地).

73. _______________ (目击者) to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster.

74. ________________ (陪伴；陪同) by the headmaster, the parents visited all the buildings of the

school.

79. Mr. Robb ________________ (辞职) his position last month

76. The final school bell rang, ____________ (表明；标示) the end of the school term.

77. _____________ (无处；到处都无) can I find the same jacket as I bought last month.

78. He could _____________ (抵御；抗拒) her charm no longer.

75. He is rich, but ___________ (在其他方面，除此之外) an unhappy man.

80. We had many of our school rules _________ (改革) last month to adjust to the new situation.

第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The place that I often dream of it is a small village called Nan Zhai. The reason why I can’t forget it is because I was born there. It is a small village surrounding by beautiful rivers and hills. To the west of the village ran the Wen River and to the east stands a beautiful hill. Every summer afternoons, we used to swim in river. The river then was clear than we can imagine now. While in the mornings, climb the hill is our favorite. How a happy childhood!

How I wish I can return my hometown again!

笫三节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你的名字叫谢磊，去年高中毕业后赴英国留学，目前是英国剑桥大学大一的学生。近日，你给你高中时的英语老师Miss Zhao写了一封信，汇报你近一年来的学习和生活情况，内容包括：

1. 你在学习或生活上遇到的困难，以及你是如何克服的；

2. 中英两国学生在学习方式上的差异；

3. 你今后的打算或努力方向。

要求：

1. 词数100—120；信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Miss Zhao,

I t has been almost one year since I saw you last time. I miss you very much. Now I’m writing to tell you something about my life here.

_____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,

Xie Lei

第I 卷

21~25 BCDDC 26~30 DCAAD 31~35 CDBAD 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 36~40 EBAGD

41~45 BACDA 46~50 BCDAB 51~55 DCABD 56~60 ACDBC

61.which 62. But/Yet 63. when 64. was washed 65. shouting 66. farther/further 67. being abandoned 68. It 69. What 70.by

71. substituting 72. voluntarily 73. Witnesses 74. Accompanied 75. resigned 76. indicating 77. Nowhere 78. resist 79. otherwise 80. reformed

第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

The place that I often dream of it is a small village called Nan Zhai. Th e reason why I can’t forget it is because I was born there. It is a small village surrounding by beautiful rivers and hills. that surrounded

To the west of the village ran the Wen River and to the east stands a beautiful hill. Every runs

summer afternoons, we used to swim in ∧river. The river then was clear than we can imagine afternoon the clearer

now. While in the mornings, climb the hill is our favorite. How a happy childhood! climbing What How I wish I can return ∧my hometown again! to

第三节：书面表达（满分25分） Dear Miss Zhao,

It has been almost one year since I saw you last time. I miss you very much. Now I’m writing to tell you something about my life here.

I had to get used to a whole new way of life after arriving here, which took up all my concentration in the beginning. In fact, I didn’t understand what my teachers and schoolmates said at all. To improve my English ，I elected to stay in a host family, where I have more chances to learn and practice my English. Now, I had no difficulty communicating with them in English!

English students differ greatly from we Chinese ones in learning. Compared to our students who always copy and remember what the teachers taught, Students in England are encouraged to contradict what their teachers said and have their own opinions. In a word, they are more autonomous learners.

As to the future, I am going to take part in more social activities. Hopefully I will make some new friends and improve my interpersonal skills. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,

Xie Lei