高二英语下学期半期调研检测 试题

一岗双责落实还不到位。受事务性工作影响，对分管单位一岗双责常常落实在安排部署上、口头要求上，实际督导、检查的少，指导、推进、检查还不到位。四川省攀枝花市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期半期调研检测试题注意：1. 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，第I卷1-3页, 第II卷第4页。2. 全卷满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。3. 务必将第I卷选择题的答案涂在第4页的答题卷上, 交卷时只交答题卷(第2张)，第1张试卷请同学们带走放好，以备讲评。第I卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节, 满分50分)第一节 单项填空(共20小题,共20分)1. _ her coat, the salesman went out of the room in a hurry, without saying a word. A. Put on B. Putting on C. To put on D. To be put on2. _ home after work, my mother went directly to the kitchen to prepare supper. A. On arriving B. To arrive C. Arrived D. Being arrived3. -Have LiLei and Liu Mei made up? -I think so. They seem _ their differences. A. to get over B. be getting over C. to have got over D. got over4. I still miss the school days _ we spent together. A. that B. when C. what D. why5. _ was reported yesterday, it begins to rain heavily now. A. It B. As C. This D. That6. _ matters most in solving the problem is to raise money. A. Which B. Why C. Where D. What7. The accident happened hours before the opening ceremony, which _ in his honour. A. held B. was to held C. had held D. had been held8. The play, _ on a novel by Ba Jin, was greatly praised by audience. A. basing B. to base C. based D. to be based9. You have to book the tickets _ if you take a trip by plane. A. in advance B. in touch C. in order D. in vain10. Though the plan sounded practical, few people were _ it at the meeting. Ain need of B. in search of C. in terms of D. in favour of 11. My deskmate works so hard that I never doubt _ he will succeed. A. whether B. that C. how D. when12. You have to be a fairly good speaker to _ listeners interest for over an hour. A. hold B. make C. improve D. receive13. As soon as she heard the _ news of his death, she _ tears. A.shocked, burst out B. shocking; burst into C. shocked; burst into D. shocking; burst out14. It was because of his strong interest in English _ he chose the course. A. that B. which C. why D. so15. _ for the careless mistakes in his work, Ken now isnt in the mood for jokes. A Scolding B. To be scolded C. Having scolded D. Having been scolded16. -Li Ming is clever and works hard at his lessons. - _ my partner. A. So is B. So does C. So it is with D. So it was the same with17. They held a ceremony _ those killed in the battle. A. instead of B. in place of C. in favour of D. in honour of 18. Flight MH 370 disappeared on March 8, 2014 with 229 passengers on board, _ 154 are Chinese. A. in them B. in whom C. of them D. of whom19. I get stuck with this maths problem. Can you help me with it? Sorry, its beyond my _. A. strengthB. ability C. energy D. force20. I think Tracy needs to find a new job. _. This is what weve been talking about. A. ExactlyB. Cheer up C. Please do D. Really第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分） Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 21 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 22 . If they didnt pass the exams, they would have to 23 them in September. There were usually a few who 24 , but Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 25 her health. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 26 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 27 her up in the morning. Jane was too 28 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 29 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldnt answer 30 of the questions. Everyone 31 her was writing paper pages and pages. 32 she thought hard, she couldnt find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 33 . Time was running 34 . There was only an hour to 35 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 36 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 37 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 38 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 39 . A minute later, 40 called her name.21. A. harvestsB. exams C. reportsD. papers22. A. exercisesB. jobs C. booksD. lessons23. A. takeB. write C. attendD. do24. A. cheatedB. succeededC. passedD. failed25. A. cared forB. felt proud ofC. worried aboutD. thought highly of26. A. insistedB. agreed C. promised D. allowed27. A. ringB. wake C. bringD. pick28. A. sadB. tired C. happyD. nervous29. A. dreamB. pill C. suggestionD. music30. A. allB. none C. anyD. some31. A. ahead ofB. behind C. in front ofD. around32. A. UnlessB. HoweverC. ThoughD. As33. A. watchB. paper C. teacherD. book34. A. upB. down C. outD. over35. A. runB. leave C. remainD. go36. A. gave outB. gave up C. put offD. put out37. A. anotherB. more C. otherD. the other38. A. thinkingB. dreaming C. cryingD. writing39. A. examB. dream C. storyD. night40. A. her motherB. her teacher C. a classmateD. a friend第二部分: 第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，共40分) AIn the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high schoolMost children go to public elementary school and secondary school. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay for their childrens education because taxes support the public schools. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to pay for the child s education. Today about half of the high school students go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive money support from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive, however. Almost half of the college students in the USA work while they are studying. If a students family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses. 41. Students in state universities _ if their parents live in that state. A. pay much moneyB. pay no money C. pay more D. pay less42. The parents of children who attend private schools _ for their childrens education. A. have to pay B.dont have to pay C. have to make preparations D.dont have to make preparations43. Nearly half of the college students in the USA _ while they are in school. A. are poor B. are rich C. have part-time jobs D. have full-time jobs44. The best title for the passage would be _. A. Schools in the USB. Secondary Schools in the USC. Elementary Schools in the US D. Colleges and Universities in the US B O. Henry, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the pen name of William Sydney Porter. His father, Algernon Sydney Porter, was a physician. When William was three years old, his mother died, and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt. William was a good reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm. After that, he moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of bank clerk. After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1882, he married. In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist (专栏作家). In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial (财务的) dealings. While in prison, William started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret. His first work, Whistling Dicks Christmas Stocking(1899), appeared in McClures Magazine. After serving three years of the five years sentence，he changed his name to O. Henry, hoping to forget his bitter past. O. Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, and also published the stories in other magazines. His first collection, Cabbages and Kings, appeared in 1904. Many other works quickly followed, such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room. O. Henrys best- known work is The Ransom of Red Chief. His stories always have surprising endings. He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime. O. Henrys last years were shadowed by drinking, ill health, and financial problems. In 1907, he experienced a failed marriage. In 1910, O. Henry died after an illness.45. Whats the passage mainly about? A. A brief introduction to O. Henry. B. O. Henrys career and marriage. C. How O. Henry became a well-known writer. D. O. Henrys best- known works.46. It can be inferred from the passage that O. Henry _. A. didnt like to study during his childhoodB. had little parental love as a child C. was very interested in medicine and farmingD. took up only one job after he moved to Houston47. O. Henry spent some time in prison because _. A. he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist B. he got involved in some problems connected with money C. his weekly The Rolling Stone failed D. he couldnt earn enough money to support his daughter48. Which is the right time order for the following events in O. Henrys life? He moved to New York City. He joined The Houston Post. Whistling Dicks Christmas Stocking came out. The Furnished Room came out. Cabbages and Kings appeared.A. B. C. D. C Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didnt have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package. “Give this package to Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily,” Tony said. “You dont have any luggage, right?” “Only this backpack,” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carry-on bag.” “Thats right. One carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.” “Thanks.”Is Brian a criminal? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $ 10 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick. Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isnt for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible about your travel plans, and dont mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!49. Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel? A. Because they were the uniforms for air couriers. B. Because that made him easier to be recognised.C. Because his backpack had no room for his clothes. D. Because he did not have any luggage with him.50. An air courier is a person who _. A. manages a business company in foreign countries B. organises international flights for tourists C. travels around the world with cheap tickets D. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries51. Businesses choose the air-courier service because _. A. it costs lessB. it is flexible C. it saves time D. it grows fast52. One of the disadvantages of travelling as an air courier is that he _. A. cannot decide when and where to travel B. cannot take any luggage with him C. has to wear two pairs of jeans D. saves little money from the travelD It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “Im going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. Buck said, “You should open a sandwich shop.”That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1, 000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldnt cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $ 1, 000. But business didnt go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didnt know how badly, because we didnt have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. Theyd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced(使信服) ourselves to open a second store. We thought we could tell the public, We are so successful, we are opening a second store.” And they didin the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error(错误). But the partners learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasnt necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says. And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds. DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. 53. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to _. A. support his familyB. pay for his college education C. help his partner expand businessD. do some research54. Which of the following is true of Buck? A. He rented a storefront for DeLuca. B. He was a professor of business management. C. He put money into the sandwich business. D. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.55. What can we learn about their first shop? A. It stood at an unsuitable place. B. It made no money due to poor management.C. It lowered the prices to promote sales. D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.56. They decided to open a second store because they _. A. had enough money to do it B. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers C. had succeeded in their business D. wanted to make people believe that they were successful E In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up. “You cant say its not a great university, just because Papa went there.” “Thats not it at all. And it is a top university. ” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we cant afford to send you to college.” “I wouldnt dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things arent that bad, are they?” “No,” she said. “I dont expect you to help support us.” Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop. His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. Whats more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful; otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly. I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship (奖学金). My father could hardly hide his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.57. The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because _. A. his father graduated from the university B. his mother did not think it a great university C. hi