高二第二学期期中考
英 语 试 卷
(答卷时间：120分钟；满分：150分)
第一卷(三部分，共100分)
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分。满分7.5分)
A)听下面5段对话。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the woman want suggest doing?
A. Finding out the meaning in the dictionary. B. Looking for a dictionary.
C. Asking the teacher.
2. What’s the weather like today?
A. Windy B. Fine C. Rainy.
3. What does the woman want the man do?
A. Work harder. B. Have a rest and play games.
C. Read more books.
4. What’s the price of the single room for two nights?
A. $34 B. $44 C. $68
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In Singapore B. In Toronto C. In Los Angles.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1．5分。满分22．5分)
B)听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6,7题
6．What does the woman want to watch?
A．Football games. B．San Francisco news. C．Music program.
7．What can we know from the conversation?
A. The football game will be over by 9:30.
B．The man doesn’t mind if the woman changes channels.
C．San Francisco will win the game.
听下面一段材料。回答第8至第11题
8. What match are the speakers probably watching?
A. Football. B. Tennis. C. Golf.
9. Which team scored first?
A.The Irish team. B. The Brazilian team. C. The English team.
10. How many goals did the Brazilian team score?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3
11. What’s the result of the match?
A. The Brazilian team won.
B. The English team won. C. It was a tie.
听下面一段材料。回答第12至第14题
12. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．On the way home． B．In the library． C．At a bookstore．
13．Why does the man buy these books?
A．Because they are cheap and interesting.．
B．Because he wants to run his own bookstores.
C．Because he wants to give them to the woman.
14．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Husband and wife. B．Bookseller and reader. C．Friends.
听下面一段段材料。回答第15至第17题
15．Where did Jim paint the pictures?
A．At home. B. In the kitchen. C. At the school.
16．What is in the sky in Jim’s picture?
A．Rooms. B. A plane. C．Jim’s mother and trees.
17．What does Jim’s mother think of his picture?
A．She thinks the pictures are beautiful. B．She can hardly understand them.
C．She understand them well.
听下面一段材料。回答第18至第20题
18．What can be affected by sleep and dreams?
A．The way people work.
B．The way people feel.
C．The way people think.
19．What is more important according to the scientists?
A．Who appears in the dream. B．What happens in the dream.
C．How long the dream lasts.
20．What can we learn from the text?
A． Some people have a special dream character.
B． More sleepiness can make people perform better.
C． Less sleeping can make people friendlier.
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节；满分30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. _______ books you need, I’ll buy them for you .
A．What B．Whatever C．However D．No matter how
22．It’s _______ experience.
A．pleasant B．pleased C．a pleasant D．a pleased
23. Look, dark clouds are gathering. It’s _______ to rain sonn.
A．probably B．possibly C．likely D．perhaps
24. ______ is the height of the building?
A．What B．How high C．How big D．How much
25．Who’s the girl _______ in red?
A．dressed B．dressing C．wearing D．putting
26．You _______ that letter to James. However, you didn’t.
A．ought to write B．ought to have written C．should write D．should be writing
27．To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it ______ into parts.．
A．down B．up C．off． D．out
28． You are standing too near to the camera. Can you move________?
A．a bit far B．a little farther C．a bit of farther D．a little far
29．The old professor forbids_______ his office without permission.
A．to enter B．to enter into C．entering to D．entering
30．_________ soldiers were picked to storm the difficult enemy position.
A .Seasonimg B．Seasonable C．Seasonal D．Seasoned
31．--would you mind having this letter_______?
--Sorry, I have something more important______.
A．to type; to do B．typed; done C．typed; to do D．to type; done
32．If you talk to these senior students, you will find that they have much greater knowledge than commonly ______.
A．supposing B．supposed C．to suppose D．suppose
33．On Saturday afternoon, Mr Green went to the market,______ some bananas and visited his cousin.
A．bought B．buying C．to buy D．buy
34．The cellphone I ______I _____ is on the back seat of my car.
A．thought; had lost B．think; had lost
C．thought; have lost D．think; lost
35．The silence of the library ______ only by the sound of pages being turned over.
A．has been broken B．breaks C．broke D．was broken
第二节：完形填空：阅读下面短文。掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(共15小题；每小题1分。满分15分)
The “show business” attracts many young people． 36 ，only a few can hope to become famous．Talent(才能)is not 37 ．Without a good manager，a performer can never hope to succeed． Fashion is 38 important in this business．The best tailor in the world will never be successful if he always makes 39 clothes. In exactly the same way， a performer must change his “act” in order to 40 the taste of the moment．This is 41 for actors and dancers，but perhaps most 0f all for singers．“Pop” 42 for “popular”，and a pop singer ha8 to work hard to become popular．He must either give the public what they want，or he must find a(n) 43 way 0f singing that will attract their attention． Even when he has succeeded，and his records are sold 44 ，he cannot relax．He must work harder than ever to remain popular. 45 there are always younger singers trying to become famous．
The life of a successful pop singer is not at all 46 ．He can only relax when he is alone，because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written or the “fans”. The fans are the most important people in the world for 47 ．But they can be very troublesome，too．They sometimes 48 handkerchiefs，they tear off buttons，and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair．Many singers have been forced t0—49—．A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on 50 because he must always look smart．He must have a nice car． And above at，he must always keep smiling for me good 0f himself．
36．A．Unfortunately B．Therefore C．Naturally D．Luckily
37．A．enough B．plenty C．necessary D. important
38．A．still B．yet C．even D．also
39．A．beautiful B．old-fashioned C．expensive D．strange
40．A．follow B．get C．change D．keep
41．A．easy B．real C．true D．good
42．A．calls B．stands C．looks D．prepares
43．A．new B．easy C．popular D．difficult
44．A．somewhere B．nowhere C．anywhere D．everywhere
45．A．so B．while C．because D．though
46．A．valuable B．interesting C．exciting D．easy
47．A．the public B．the show business C．the film star D．t}le singer
48．A．buy B．steal C．sell D．clean
49．A．cry B．give in C．hide D．die
50．A．travelling B．c10t11es C．food D．housing
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A
A 28-year-old Chinese worker arrived here 0n Tuesday，having covered two-thirds 0f some 6，000 kilometers on an east-west run along the Great Wall. Hu Mingchen，a worker of Harbin Medical College in Northeast China，decided to try for a world record when he started his journey on April 18 from Shanhaiguan pass on the shores of the Bohai Gulf．He covered about 4，000 kilometers in 54 days．
Hu expects t0 take a bit more than 80 days t0 finish the run，reaching the other end 0f the Wall，at Jiayuguan．
51．Which 0f the following is closest t0 the percentage(百分比)0f the distance that Hu has cov-ered?
A．25％ B．50％ C．70％ D．80％
52．Hu tried the running because he wanted to ．
A．be the first to finish the run in Harbin． B．cover the distance on foot
C．prove that he call finish the run D．set a world record
53．The young man ．
A．ran about 74 kilometers each day B．is a medical student
C．started the run from Northeast China D．will finish the run within two months
54. Hu Mingchen will get to Jiayuguan ．
A．at the end 0f t11e year B．in the middle 0f July
C．at the beginning 0f next year D．on June 30
55．What we have read was probably given by ．
A．a traveler B．the young man himself
C．a newspaper D．Harbin Medical College
B
When having a meal，a European usually holds the knife in the right hand，and the fork in the left．He uses the knife and fork will his both hands．He keeps his knife and fork in his hands until he finishes eating·
But an American，on the opposite，may use just one hand whenever possible and keep the other hand on his lap．He uses the fork in his right hand to pick up fried potatoes．When he has to cut his meat，he changes his f1ork to the left hand and cuts it．Then he puts down the knife and changes his f1ork to his right hand to pick up the sliced meat．Then，perhaps，he will suddenly think of his coffee or orange．So he has t0 put down his fork in order to drink his coffee or orange．Now you can see，
an American is busy an the time at the dinner table．By t}le way，Europeans usually have their coffee after meals，but many Americans prefer to have coffee during the meal．
If you are present at a formal dinner，you might be confused to find so many forks，knives and spoons put before you．You might be at a loss to know what to do with them．Don't worry．The rule is simple. You just use them in the order in which they lie，beginning from outside towards the plate. The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad．The spoon on the outside on the right is for soup．There is another little knife，called a butter spreader，on a bread．and-butter plate on the left. As the bread is passed，each guest helps himself and puts his pieces on the small plate．Next to the Soup t11ere will probably be the blunt knife for fish，which is smaller and blunter than other knives．
56．When do Europeans usually drink their coffee?
A．Before meals． B．After meals．
C．While they are having their meals． D They never drink coffee when they eat．
57．The right way t0 use the forks，knives and spoons is to use——．
A．whichever you like when necessary B．them from the outside to the inside
C．them from the inside to the outside D．them from t}le middle t0 both sides
58．The butter spreader is——．
A．a fork B．a spoon C．a knife D．a plate
59．The spoon on the outside on the right is for_________．
A．soup B．salad C．butter D．chicken
60．The best title for this passage is_________．
A．Eating Habit in America B．Eating Habit in Europe
C．How to use Forks．Knives and Spoons D．Dinning Customs of the West
C
Alaska, which was called Russian American before it was sold to the United states, joined the Union as the forty—ninth state in 1959.
Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the USA. It was in1867 that President A.Johnson’s Secretary of State, Seward, bought Alaska from the Russians at a cost of $7.2 million. Buying of the huge northern land seemed at first something foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was hard to live in, and it appeared to have no importance in time of war. Besides, there are volcanoes there as Alaska lies on the Pacific “Ring of Five”. In Alaska large treeless areas are covered with snow all the time.
However, in 1986, gold was found in Alaska, and people poured into the island. Since then other important natural resources were discovered , including oil. But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of nature that the northern land discloseds to them. For example, there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska. And in a certain area of Alaska the sun does not set for eight-two days every year.
61. Alaska is now ________ of the Union.
A. the fifth states B. one of the fifty states
C. one of the forty-nine states D. the fiftieth state
62. Alaska joined the Union as a state _______
A. 92 years after Seward bought it. B. 92 years before Seward bought it
C. as soon as it was sold to the U.S. D. as soon as gold was found there.
63．The buying of Alaska was called “Seward’s Folly” at that time mainly because_____.
A. it was difficult to reach B. it was hard to live in
C. it was too cold there D. nobody knew it was rich in natural resources
64. Now most people come to Alaska in order to _______
A. find gold B. enjoy the beauty of nature
C. find oil D. study the nature there
65. In Alaska_________.
A. the sun doesn’t rise B. the sun doesn’t set
C. people can’t see the sun for eighty-two days
D. for nearly ninety days there is no night in a certain area of it
D
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains (包括) many thousands of words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories, you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand more.
The words you know are called your vocabulary(词汇). You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy then. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary . Your dictionary is your most useful book.
Choose the correct answer.
( ) 66. The number of different languages spoken is about_______.
A. 150 B. 1500 C. 500 D. 15000
( ) 67. Before you leave your school, you’ll learn _____.
A. only about two thousand words B. five hundred thousand words
C. three or four thousand words D. only one thousand more
( ) 68. Each language usually contains ______.
A. two thousand words B. hundreds of words
C. different kinds of words D. many thousands of words
( ) 69. To make your vocabulary bigger, you must ______.
A. read as many books as possible B. get as many dictionaries as you can
C. buy plenty of books D. have a very large English dictionary
( ) 70. You will enjoy ______.
A. your vocabulary B. the books written in easy English
C. your dictionary D. finding new words in a dictionary
第二卷(四部分共50分)
第一部分单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子右边的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一词)
1. Noting is fully ______(完美) for us all.
2． Our country has made many new ________(突破).
3． The film Harry Porter is a big success and it’s adapted from science f______.
4． She h______ a long time at the gate, wondering if she should knock at the door.
5． Tickets for the exhibition are a ________ in the school hall.
6． Most animals and plants are _______（敏感） to large or sudden changes in temperature, so the ocean is a safe and comfortable habitat.
7． All the slaves were fighting for ______(自由) in those hard days.
8． He led many non—violent demonstrations against racial d_______.
9． I can see a/an _______ (不安) look in his eyes.
10．I don’t want to listen to your ______(抱怨), and I have tried my best.
1.perfect 2.breakthroughs 3.fiction 4.hesitated 5.available 6.sensitive 7.freedom 8.discriminations 9. upset 10.complaints
第二部分句型转换(共5小题，每小题2分；满分10分)
在下列各旬的空白处填上适当的词，使其意思与所给的汉语意思相同。
1． 中关村无论对商业还是科学都产生了积极的影响。
Zhongguancun has _______ ______ _______ ________ on business as well as science.
2． 为了维持生计，他不得不写小说，卖小说。
To _______ _______ _______, he had to write and sell stories.
3. 孩子们的年龄从6到10岁不等。
The children’s ages _______ _______ five ______ ten.
4. 通过这种方式，他为他人树立了榜样。
By _______ this, he set an _______ to the rest of the world.
5. 我们时不时地会有去旅游的强烈愿望。
________ ________ and _______, we get the ______ to travel.
1. had a positive effect 2. make a living 3. ranges from , to 4. doing, example
5.every now , then , itch
第三部分单句改错(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)
指出下列各句中的一处错误，并加以改正。
I went down to my friend’s Tom’s farm last ______ friend
August to helping him. August is the busiest ______ help
time of the year for farmers, so it is then ______because
which they have to cut the corn. It is also the ______that
time of me to spend my holiday, so I decided ______for
to do something that is useful and at the _______was
same time quite different from my work ______
at the office in London. Lucky, the weather _______Luckily
was fine while my two weeks on the farm. _______during
I enjoyed myself and I learned lot there. _______ a
第四部分作文(满分20分)
目前，学校存在部分学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社就此现象向中学生征文，标题是“”。 请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿，要点如下：
主要原因：考试偏多，偏难；不用功，懒惰；取悦父母，老师
个人看法：作弊不对，违反校规；要诚实，努力学习；其他看法。。。
注意：
1． 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
2． 短文标题与开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数；
3． 词数：100左右
4． 参考词汇：作弊—cheat
My opinion on cheating in Examinations
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.
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答案
听力1-5 ABBCB 6-10 CBACB 11-15AAACC 16-20 CBBAC
选择21-25 BCCAA 26-30 BABDD 31-35 CBAAD
完型填空 36—40 AADBA 41—45 CBADC 46—50 DDBCB
阅读理解 5l一55 CDABC 56—60 BBCAD 61—65 BADBD 66—70 BDDAB
单词1.perfect 2.breakthroughs 3.fiction 4.hesitated 5.available 6.sensitive 7.freedom 8.discriminations 9. upset 10.complaints
完成句子1. had a positive effect 2. make a living 3. ranges from , to 4. doing, example 5.every now , then , itch
改错
I went down to my friend’s Tom’s farm last ______ friend
August to helping him. August is the busiest ______ help
time of the year for farmers, so it is then ______because
which they have to cut the corn. It is also the ______that
time of me to spend my holiday, so I decided ______for
to do something that is useful and at the _______was
same time quite different from my work ______
at the office in London. Lucky, the weather _______Luckily
was fine while my two weeks on the farm. _______during
I enjoyed myself and I learned lot there. _______ a
作文： My opinion on cheating in Examinations
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.
As students, we often take examinations at school, but sometimes we have too many examinations which are too difficult for us. On the other hand, some of us are lazy and don’t work hard at their lessons. So when taking examinations, they sometimes cheat in order to get better results to please their parents and teachers.
In my opion, it is wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of schools. We students should be honest and try to get good results by studying hard instead of improve our study methods and get well prepared for examinations.
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答案：
听力1-5 ABBCB 6-10 CBACB 11-15AAACC 16-20 CBBAC
选择21-25 BCCAA 26-30 BABDD 31-35 CBAAD
完型填空 36—40 AADBA 41—45 CBADC 46—50 DDBCB
阅读理解 5l一55 CDABC 56—60 BBCAD 61—65 BADBD 66—70 BDDAB
单词1.perfect 2.breakthroughs 3.fiction 4.hesitated 5.available 6.sensitive 7.freedom 8.discriminations 9. upset 10.complaints
完成句子1. had a positive effect 2. make a living 3. ranges from , to 4. doing, example 5.every now , then , itch
改错
I went down to my friend’s Tom’s farm last ______ friend
August to helping him. August is the busiest ______ help
time of the year for farmers, so it is then ______because
which they have to cut the corn. It is also the ______that
time of me to spend my holiday, so I decided ______for
to do something that is useful and at the _______was
same time quite different from my work ______
at the office in London. Lucky, the weather _______Luckily
was fine while my two weeks on the farm. _______during
I enjoyed myself and I learned lot there. _______ a
作文： My opinion on cheating in Examinations
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.
As students, we often take examinations at school, but sometimes we have too many examinations which are too difficult for us. On the other hand, some of us are lazy and don’t work hard at their lessons. So when taking examinations, they sometimes cheat in order to get better results to please their parents and teachers.
In my opion, it is wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of schools. We students should be honest and try to get good results by studying hard instead of improve our study methods and get well prepared for examinations.
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