高二英语半期考试试题

—考试时间分分)第一部分:听力第二部分:英语知识使用（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）21.—Didyouhave_____funattheparty?—Yes.Itcameto_____endatmidnight.A.a;anB.a;不填C.不填;anD.不填;不填22.Havingworkedinthehospitalfornearly30years,DrMahasagood_____forhisskillsandexperience.A.reputationC.exceptionB.influenceD.fortune23.—Isthe_____forNike“Anythingispossible”？—No,it’s“Justdoit”.A.symbol24.Hisfather,whowasamillionaire,died,only_____himnothingbutdebts.A.leavingB.leftC.havingleftD.toleave25.Don’t_____astory.WhatIwanttoknowisthewholetruthaboutthismatter.A.takeupB.giveupC.makeupD.pickupB.brandC.sloganD.logo26.Airtravelhasmanyadvantages_____railtravel;itcansavemuchtimeandbemorecomfortable.A.to27.Thispairofshoeslooksbetterthanthatoneanditcostsalmosttwice_____.A.asmuchB.asmanyC.somuchD.somanyB.overC.ofD.than28.Hepretended_____mewhenIsaidhellotohim.Ididnotknowwhy.A.nottoknowB.notknowingC.tonotknowhavingnotknown29.Ifeelverytired.I’mplanningtohaveaholidayattheseasidewhenI_____mywork.A.willfinishB.hadfinishedD.finishedC.havefinished30.Ayearisdividedintofourseasons,asweallknow,_____thefirstisspring.A.whichB.ofwhichC.ofthemD.when31.Ifyoudon’tobeytherulesinthecompany,chancesare_____youwillbedismissed.A.whether32.Aticketallowsyoutoboardthetrain,butdoesnot_____youaseat.A.purchaseB.declareC.supplyD.guarantee33.AsfarasIknow,hisinterestincoincollection_____fromhischildhood.A.datedB.isdatedC.datesD.wasdatedB.whyC.becauseD.that34.WhenMr.Jonesgetsold,hewill_____hiscompanytohissonalthoughhehasnosenseofbusiness.A.handoverB.getoverC.takeoverD.comeover35.—_____I’mafraidwe’llmisstheplane.—Weshouldhavetakenataxi!A.Hangonaminute.B.Getamoveon.C.That’sagoodpoint.D.Idon’tgetit.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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（C和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Someyearsago,whitesruledSouthAfrica.Apartheid(种族隔离)wasthe36oftheland.Oneday,twomiddle-agedblacksmetina“whitesonly”37.Oneofthemhadapermittoworkinthearea,38theotherdidnot,whichmeanthecouldbeputintoprisonforenteringintothe“whitesonly”zone.39theysawapolicemancomingtowardsthem,and40.“Run!”whisperedthemanwiththepermittohisfriend,“I’ll41.”Theystartedrunningandthepolicemanbeganchasingthem.42hecaughtthesecondman.“Didyouthinkyoucouldescape?”heshouted,“Showmeyour43!”Theman,playingfortime(以拖延的手段争取时间),begansearchinghispocketandfinally44hispermit.Thepolicemanwas45.Thenherealizedthathehadbeen46.Themanwithoutthepermitwasnowtoofarawaytobe47.“Sinceyouhadapermit,whydidyourun?”heshouted48.“Doctor’sorders,”saidtheman,“Hehas49metorunamileeveryevening.”“Oh,yes?”doubtedthepoliceman,“Thenwhywasyourfriendrunning?”“His50toohasorderedhimtorun,”saidtheman.Thepolicemanbecameredwithanger.“Youthinkyou’revery51,don’tyou?”heshouted.“Buttellme,52youwereonlyrunningforyour53,whydidn’tyoustopwhenyousawmerunningafteryou?”“OfcourseI54thatyouwererunningafterme,”saidtheman,“butIthoughtyoutoohadbeenorderedtorunbyyourdoctor.How55Iwas,”saidthemanwithafaint隐约的)smileonhisface.36.A.attitudeB.cultureC.traditionD.law37.A.fieldB.countryC.sectionD.room38.A.as39.A.Suddenly40.A.understoodB.consideredC.froze41.A.apologizeB.refuseC.stayB.whileC.sinceD.orB.LuckilyC.CautiouslyD.NaturallyD.criedD.followD.Inadvance42.A.BychanceB.AtlastC.Onpurpose43.A.giftB.moneyC.permitD.ticket44.A.broughtoutB.madeupC.workedoutD.setup45.A.worriedB.surprisedC.depressedD.frightened46.A.desertedB.punishedC.warnedD.tricked47.A.prevented48.A.patiently49.A.orderedB.beatenC.caughtD.killedB.angrilyC.curiouslyD.regretfullyB.encouragedC.allowedD.promised50.A.officerC.parentD.teacher51.A.confidentB.independentC.smart52.A.althoughC.becauseD.if53.A.strengthB.healthC.interestD.request54.A.knewB.provedC.explainedD.agreed55.A.niceB.friendlyC.kindD.stupidD.generous第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)Howdoyouaddress(称呼)peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.Usually,ifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesas“Excuseme”.2.InBritishEnglish“Sir”and“Madam”areconsideredtobetooformal(正式的)formostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomers(顾客)inshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglish“Sir”and“Madam”arenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangers,especiallywitholderpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknow,youcanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriends,usetheirfirstnames;ifyourrelationshipismoreformal,use“Mr.”,“Mrs.”,“Ms.”,etc.,beforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.However,manyofthesearelimitedinuse.Forexample,“pal”and“mate”canbeusedbetweenstrangers,butareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.56.Accordingtothepassage,“Excuseme”ismainlyusedto____.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothersC.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners57.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriend,accordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim____.A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.Mr.Smith58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.“Sir”and“Madam”areusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEngland.B.Peopleoftenuse“Mr.”,“Mrs.”or“Ms.”beforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.C.“Pal”and“mate”areusuallyonlyusedbetweenmen.D.Whileaddressingfriends,peoplejustusetheirfirstnames.59.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish____.A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook(B)AmericancomedianKinHubbardwouldsay,“Don’tknocktheweather.Ifitdidn’tchange,nineoutoftenpeoplewouldn’tbeabletostartaconversation.”Hehasapoint.Afterall,howmanyofuscansaythatwe’veneverhadtomentionhowhot,cold,orwetitisjusttogetoutofsilence?Ofcourse,theweatherisnottheonlythingwetalkaboutwhenwemakesmalltalkintheofficeorinpublic.Theshockingstateofpublictransport,lastnight’sevenDavidBeckham’slatesthairdoareallfavoritetopicsforpassingthetimewithworkmates.Still,althoughit’seasytolaughatsmalltalkforbeingpointless,infact,it’smoreimportantthanyouthink.Manypeoplefindsmalltalkpainful,butitsabsencecanbeequallyunsettling(令人不安的).AmyLeonarddiscoveredthiswhenshetookasummerjobasareceptionist(接待员)ataswimmingpool.“OneofthepeopleIhadtoworkwithhardlyeversaidanything,”sheexplains,“Shewasn’tshy;shejustdidn’tspeak.Iusedtotryandstartconversationsbutshewouldn’ttalkback.Intheend,thetwoofususedtositthereinsilence.Shedidn’tseemtonoticeanythingwaswrongbutformeitwasterrible.”LesleyEverett,aconsultant(顾问)whoadvisespeopleonhowtobehaveintheirpersonalandprofessionallives,says,“Insomeways,it’sworseifawomandoesn’tmakesmalltalk.Peopleliketalkingaboutthemselves,soifyoucanrememberanythingaboutsomeonefromthelasttimeyoumet—wheretheywentonholidayorwhatever,bringitup.It’salsoimportanttoreadthepapers.Youcanalwaystalkaboutsomethingyoureadthatday.Steerclearofpoliticsorracism.Youdon’tknowifyou’lloffendtheotherperson.”60.WhatKinHubbardsaidsuggests_____.A.peoplehavenothingtotalkaboutexcepttheweatherB.thechangesoftheweatherhaveaffectedpeople’slifeC.theweatherplaysanimportantroleinpeople’slifeD.peoplewastetoomuchtimetalkingabouttheweather61.Theauthor_____smalltalkinpublicplaces.A.hatesB.showsgreatinterestinC.findsitusefultomakeD.showsnoopinionon62.AmyLeonard’sexperienceasareceptionistimpliesthat_____.A.theworkisdullB.sheistooshytotalkwithothersC.sheisagirlwhocouldn’tliveinsilenceD.peoplemightfeeluncomfortablewithoutsmalltalk63.Wecandrawaconclusionthat_____.A.menarebetteratsmalltalkthanwomenB.peoplecan’tstartconversationwithoutsmalltalkC.smalltalkisthekeytogettingalongwithothersD.smalltalkisnottheonlywaytocommunicate64.Theunderlinedphrase“Steerclearof”canbereplacedby_____.A.AvoidB.TrytalkingC.Enjoy(C)D.TalkmoreaboutVisitorstoBritainmayfindthebestplacetosamplelocalcultureisinatraditionalpub.Butthesefriendlypubscanbedangerousplacesofpotentialgaffes失礼)forthenewcomers.AteamofresearchershavediscoveredsomeoftheunknowncustomsofBritishpubs—startingwiththedifficultyofgettingadrink.Mostpubshavenowaiters—youhavetogotothebartobuydrinks.AgroupofItalianyouthshadbeenwaitingfor45minutesbeforetheyrealizedtheywouldhavetofetchtheirown.Thismaysoundinconvenient,butthereisahiddenpurpose.Pubcultureisdesignedtopromotesociability(社交)inasocietyknownforitsreserve.Standingatthebarforserviceallowsyoutochatwithotherswaitingtobeserved.ThebarcounterispossiblytheonlysiteintheBritishIslesinwhichfriendlyconversationwithstrangersisconsideredentirelysuitableandreallyquitenormalbehavior.“Ifyouhaven’tbeentoapub,youhaven’tbeentoBritain.”Thistipcanbefoundinabooklet,PassporttothePub:TheTourists’GuidetoPubEtiquette,acustomers’ruleofconductforthosewantingtosample“acentralpartofBritishlifeandculture”.Thetroubleisthatifyoudonotfollowthelocalrules,theexperiencemayfallflat.Forexample,ifyouareinabiggroup,itisbestifonlyoneortwopeoplegotobuythedrinks.Nothingannoystheregularcustomersandbarstaffmorethanagroupofstrangersblockingallaccesstothebarwhiletheychatandhesitateaboutwhattoorder.65.Theunderlinedword“sample”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.A.tasteB.experienceC.testD.record66.ThecultureofpubsinBritainissodevelopedto_____.A.encouragepeopletocommunicatewitheachotherB.encouragemorepeopletoconsumedrinksC.attractmoretouriststothepubsD.formtheirowncharacterofculture67.Ifyoudon’tfollowthelocalrulesinapub,_____.A.youon’tbuygoodlocaldrinksB.youmayannoytheregularcustomersandbarstaffC.youmayfailtofeelthelocalcultureD.youmightgetintoadangerousplace68.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Self-servicePubsinBritainB.BritishLocalPubs:SpecialChatPlacesC.LocalPubCultureinBritainD.MannersinBritishLocalPubs(D)71.Accordingtothetext,howistheauthor’sEnglish?A.HeisgoodatEnglish.B.HecanspeakEnglishlikenatives.C.Hecanmasteritbuthecan’tuseitcorrectly.D.HecontinuedtostudyEnglish.72.HowcanwemasterEnglish？A.Weneedmoremechanicalmemorization.B.Weshouldreadandrecitemorebooks.C.WeshouldstudyEnglishaswellasitscultureanduseitmore.D.Wecanstudyhardinclassroomsandhousesandgethighmarksinexams.(E)It’snoteasybeingateenager(13～19岁的青少年—norisiteasybeingtheparentsofateenager.Youcanmakeyourchildfeelangry,hurt,ormisunderstoodbywhatyousaywithoutrealizingityourself.Itisimportanttogiveyourchildthespaceheneedstogrowwhilegentlylettinghimknowthatyou’llstillbethereforhimwhenheneedsyou.Expectalotfromyourchild,justnoteverything.Exceptforhealthandsafetyproblems,suchasdruguseorcarelessdriving,considereverythingelseopentodiscussion.Ifyourchildisunwillingtodiscusssomething,don’tinsistthathetellyouwhat’sinhismi