高二英语第一学期期中练习题
（测试时间：90分钟）
姓名 班级 考号 成绩
第一题：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
1. --Would you mind my sitting here for a moment?
--______.
A. Yes, please. B. Yes, of course. C. No, not at all. D. Surely.
2. It seemed to him that being elected_______ chairman of the conference was quite ____ exciting experience.
A. /, the B. /, an C. a, an D. the, the
3. Don't go very far. Stay _____ shouting distance.
A. over B. off C. within D. at
4. I don't think these black clothes ______ her age. I guess red ones may be better.
A. match B. fit C. connect D. equal
5. The teacher finished her last lesson _____ her deadly disease.
A. although B. even if C. as D. despite
6. If , I will call at your house this coming weekend.
A .you’re convenient B. it’s convenient to you
C .it will be convenient to you D. you will feel convenient
7. ---If you ______ this task, you must be ready to suffer from hardship.
A. apply B. experience C. undertake D. command
8. This film is _______ a film. It is also a good material for education.
A. not more than B. less than C. more than D. no more than
9. Liu Xiang _______ as a sports star, and is admired by many young people.
A. stands up B. stands out C. sticks out D. picks out
10. The project is to be _______ till we get enough money.
A. called up B. sent for C. pulled down D. set aside
11. ---- How shall we solve the problem?
---- Well, I ______ asking Mr. Smith for advice.
A. provide B. recommend C. introduce D. offer
12. We had a good many anxious moments, but everything _____all right in the end.
A. turned down B. turned up C. turned out D. turned into
13. The young man acted strangely during the interview. He made a bad _______ on the employer.
A. impression B. expression C. experience D. opinion
14. As is known to us, China is still a country ______ the third world.
A. belongs to B. belonged to C. belonging to D. to belong to
15. _____ our country has plenty of oil, theirs has none.
A. While B. When C. Before D. Where
16. ______________ will come to see you?
A. Whom do you suppose B. Who do you suppose
C. Do you suppose whom D. Who you suppose
17. The long speech ______ by that old professor seemed _______ and endless. He felt so _____ that he nearly fell asleep.
A. gave, disappointed, boring B. given, disappointed, bored
C. giving, disappointing, boring D. given, disappointing, bored
18. ---- Stop eating the cake!
---- I _______ it. It tastes ______.
A. just tasted, good B. just tasted, well C. am just tasting, nice D. was just eating, nicely
19. ______ a lot of difficult problems______, the newly –elected president is having a hard time.
A. As for, settled B. Besides, settling C. With, to settle D. Because of, being settled
20. ---- What made the student so upset?
----__________ to go to the movie.
A. Having not been allowed B. Not having allowed
C. Because of not having allowed D. Not having been allowed
第二题：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 22 but a failure.”
After five years of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted-to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 26 that what people said about me was 27 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 28 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 29 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 30 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 33 that job to write full time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 35 was a working-class boy who’d 36 school early, now teaching at the university
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 37 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 38 what does it mean? I 39 wish all the people that have put me down had 40 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
21. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful
22. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
23. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful
24 A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing
25. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told
26. A. me B. them C. her D. it
27. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty
28. A. see B. know C. understand D. face
29. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition
30. A. came on B. came in C. came out D'. came back
31. A. day B. night C. month D. year
32. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
33. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up
34. A. while B. if C. when D. or
35. A. there B. here C. it D. that
36. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated
37. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous
38. A. And B. But C. However D. Well
39. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very
40. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised
三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car.
“Whoever did this can keep my car. Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said.
It is not known if the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 p.m. theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman, a 12-year-old black retriever (猎犬)，were reunited after police located them in Barrington.
“He’s hungry, he’s dirty, but he’s very happy to be home,” Atkins said.
The car was found at about 5 p.m. Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes. However, police couldn’t control Benjerman, and they had to call Atkins to come get him.
Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food. She believes Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area.
She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter (收容所) in Dallas, Texas.
Before Benjerman was found, Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth. They also contacted (联系) animal shelters throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medication. Any caller could remain anonymous (匿名的).
Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner.
“It was 10 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight,” Atkins said.
The car thief threw Atkins’ wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene.
41. What is the title of the passage?
A.A Car With A Dog Was Stolen
B. Lucky Dog Was Returned To His Owner
C. Stealing Cars: A Most Important Social Problem
D. Woman Wants Dog Back More Than Stolen Car
42. Which of the following is in correct order according to the passage?
a. Notices were put up saying there was a reward.
b. Atkins saw Benjerman again.
c. Police found Atkins’ car.
d. Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter.
e. Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store.
A. d,e,a,b,c B. d,e,a,c,b C. e,a,d,b,c D. e,a,c,d,b
43. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The dog was treated extremely badly by the thief.
B. Car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays.
C. The dog was found because of the reward.
D. The thief stole the car easily.
44. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices.
B. Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benjerman.
C. The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car.
D. The dog was back at 1 p.m. on a Friday.
B
In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled（制定）to begin at 10 a. m. and end at 12 a.m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 a.m. Several arrived after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined (定义) lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast, in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon; many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
The explanation for these differences isn’t simple. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact, Brazilians expect a person with high social position to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually considered to be disrespectful and unacceptable. As a result, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misread the reason for the lateness and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. Instead, they were simply behaving in the appropriate （合适的） way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. In the end, the professor was able to change his own behavior so that he could feel comfortable in the new culture.
45. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Lateness is a way of disrespect. B. It is important to be on time for class.
C. The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
D. People should learn the importance of time when they are children.
46. Why did the professor study the Brazilian students’ behavior?
A. To make the students polite. B. To make the students come to class on time.
C. To understand why the students came late.
D. To change his own behavior.
47. Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. Most North Americans think a person who is late is disrespectful.
B. Few American students leave immediately after the class is finished.
C. In a Brazilian class, the students leave immediately after the class is finished.
D. As a result of the study, the professor changed the Brazilian students’ behavior.
48. What do you think will happen according to the passage?
A. An American host will feel unhappy if a guest arrives at the party 20 minutes late.
B. An American student will think he is more successful if he is late for class.
C.A Brazilian guest will say sorry to the host if he is 20 minutes late.
D.A Brazilian teacher will go on with his class after the ending time.
C
Learning Later in Life
It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently （经常）do the minimum （很少的） amount of work because they’re crazy for a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring, have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed （给予奖励）to take exams. But when you’re older? Ah, now that’s a different story.
Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30 I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late — I was the one frowning (皱眉) and drumming my fingers if the teacher was delayed, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger, it was a prize, not a trouble. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed, I had passed for me and me alone, not my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.
Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got show. But the joy is that, although some parts have been dull （迟钝的）sometimes, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It’s learnt to think independently and flexibly（灵活的） and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the dull department, you gain in the maturity (成熟) department.
In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get more self-controlled. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, at last you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas—from being able to drive a car, perhaps—means that if you can’t, say, build a chair immediately, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pitiful attempts （尝试）. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.
49. What surprised the writer when she did her first adult learning course?
A. She got on better with her tutor. B. She was able to learn more quickly.
C. She had a more relaxed attitude to it. D. She found learning more enjoyable.
50. The writer says that when you learn later in life, you will find _____.
A. it boring to take lessons B. it hard to remember things easily
C. it hard to give all your attention to study
D. it different to learn from when you were younger
51. According to the writer, what’s the advantage of adult learners?
A. They are able to organize themselves better than younger people.
B. They are less worried about succeeding than younger people.
C. They pay more attention to details than younger people.
D. They have more patience than younger people.
52. What is the writer’s main purpose in the article?
A. To emphasize the pleasures of adult learning.
B. To point out how easy adult learning can be.
C. To explain her reasons for doing adult learning.
D. To describe the teaching methods used in adult learning.
53. What does the underlined word linger in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Go back. B. Delay going. C. Teach them more. D. End classes on time.
D
●We sincerely hope you had a great holiday and look forward to your stories over the summer.
●Signing up meeting —— Tues 10th Sept (week 2) in JCR, Devonshire House.
●This term’s trips are now listed, but full details won’t be up for a few days. Check the S.U.
Bulletin Board for regular （定期的） postings.
●Come and find us at the Freshers Squash each week (Wed 7pm).
●Special meeting for club monitors at the S.U. Office.
●Regular outdoor news feeds now online. Includes details about regular meetings.
●We congratulate Mary and Jake Ashton on their marriage over the summer. Jake, as you may know is a long serving member of the Expedition Society and we now hope he still has the energy to join us on those long journeys!
●Dave James is selling a goretex jacket. Email him for more info.
54. You can find the members regularly meeting ______.
A. at JCR Devonshire House B. at Freshers Squash
C. the S.U. Office D. online
55. What can we get from the poster?
A. If you want to buy a goretex jacket, go to him directly.
B. People can get full information about this term’s trips.
C. This poster is put up just after the summer vocation.
D. People can have meetings online.
56. The above poster is ______.
A. a notice of upcoming events for new members
B. information for members of the Expedition Club only
C. an advertisement for events and objects related to a club
D. information connected with anyone with some interest in the club
E
The smallest kids on Earth are much smaller than you or your baby brother or sister. They’re even smaller than the hairs on your head. These tiny fellows are so small that 20 billion of them can fit into a jar, with lots of room to spare.
“We made a whole community of them,” says chemist James Tour of Rice University in Texas.“We call them Nanoputians.”
Also known as NanoKids, the NanoPutians aren’t real people. They are actually tiny molecules (分子) made to look a little bit like people.
Tour invented the Nanoputians as a way to teach kids about nanoscience, the study of extremely small things. Nanoscience and nanotechnology have been getting more and more attention lately throughout the scientific world.
Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop super-fast computers, new medicines, amazing materials, and much, much more. They’re looking to nanotechnology to help solve some of the world’s most serious health, environmental, and energy problems.
Nanoscience refers to the study of things that are smaller than about 100 or 200 nanometers. The exact size is less important than the possible applications of working with such tiny things, Tour says.“Nanoscience is the study and development of the small so that it will affect the large,”he says.
One of the basic goals of nanotechnology research is to control individual atoms. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other types of atoms are the building blocks of the universe. They make up planets, rocks, people, trees, CDs—all the stuff out there.
Most things that people build come together in a “top-down” way, Tour says. If you want to make a table, for instance, you cut down a big tree, make wooden boards, and hammer them together.
Nature, on the other hand, builds things from the bottom up. When atoms join together, they make molecules. Each molecule has a certain shape, and a molecule’s structure determines what it can do. Molecules can them come together to make a cell—or a tree.
Even though nanotechnology is on the cutting edge of scientific research, studying such small things can be challenging. It can also be fun and exciting.
Tour and his coworkers turned these molecular structures into cartoon figures and made an animated science video about the little people, set it to music, and started showing it to kids in school while talking about how exciting research on small things can be.
Learning about the NanoKids has opened up a world of possibility for real kids who ordinarily would rather not study biology, chemistry, or physics, Tour says.
When you look closely enough, the really small can be really cool.
57. What does Tour mean when he says, “Most things that people build come together in a ‘top-down’ way.”?
A. People will break up big things to make small things.
B. We usually observe things from the top to the bottom.
C. We will find something new if we observe something upside down.
D. Someday in the future, we will build houses from the top to the bottom.
58. What is the purpose of invention of NanoPutians?
A. To keep up with the development of the nanotechnology.
B. To arouse the attention of the scientific world.
C. To teach students the study of nanoscience.
D. To clone two similar kids.
59. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
A. Kids will be very interested in watching cartoon science video.
B. Nanotechnology is to build things in a “top-down” way.
C. We can use nanotechnology to control individual atoms.
D. Nanotechnology will have a great effect on our life.
60. If this passage is taken from a newspaper, which section is the passage probably from?
A. Entertainment. B. Economy. C. Education D. Science.
第四题，根据下列各句句意义及所给单词的首字母写出该单词的正确形式(每题一分)：
1. When traveling in Paris, the tourists were so i_____________ by the world famous buildings there.
2. Those old photos r________ me of the days in China.
3. The job t_______ out to be harder than we thought.
4. We are s___________ with what you have done, you did a good job.
5. Your hat doesn’t match your clothes. It looks u_______.
6. Newspaper can keep us well i_________ about what is happening all over the world.
7. Babies are always c________ about the world around them.
8. The students of this school are d___________ of going to study in Qinghua University some day.
9. You should pay a________ to your teacher in class.
10. Don’t be a__________ to computer games. It is a waste of time.