甘肃省白银市靖远县第一中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

2015-2016学年度第一学期期中试题 高 二 英 语 试 卷第卷（选择题共80分）（注意：阅读、完型、选择、语法填空、单词拼写必须填入答题卡中，否则不得分）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，并做每篇后面的题目，从a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 a it was sunday yesterday and my son and i walked a couple of miles in the morning. we got hungry so we decided to stop for a meal in a restaurant. while we were waiting in a line, a woman came in. she was very angry and talking about a beggar who had asked her for money. in her opinion, those people had the ability to earn their bread and butter. i was feeling uncomfortable with the situation and wondering what i should say to my son later. i had told him that we should help those who were in need of help. at that time the lady said, “today is my birthday, and nobody can bother me.” i knew this was my chance to help her change her thinking and to help her feel cared for on her birthday. i asked the waitress for help, telling her i wanted to pay for the womans meal. the waitress looked at me in surprise. i paid for our meal and that of the woman. when the woman finished eating her food, the waitress told her that it was i who had paid for her meal. then the woman came to our table and tried to force her money on us. she even said, “i cant take your money, because i didnt help the person who asked me for money for food!” i just smiled and said, “i just hope you have a very nice birthday.” she ended up sitting near us and talked with us. it turned out that she was crazy about animals. hearing our stories of pet adoptions really cheered her up. “you are a nice father,” she said.she left, seeming to be happier and more thoughtful about all that had happened. id say it was worth the price. 1. the author and his son stopped walking that morning because . a. they were too tired to walk any fartherb. the author felt sick and had to return home c. they were hungry and needed to eat something d. a woman stopped them and asked for some money2. what did the author do to show his care for the woman? a. he paid for the womans meal.b. he gave the woman some money. c. he bought a birthday gift for the woman.d. he talked with the woman about pet adoptions.3. by “id say it was worth the price”, the author meant . a. the restaurant gave him a big discountb. what he did for the woman was meaningfulc. one should be generous with his moneyd. the price he paid for the meal was reasonable bthis march is a busy month in shanghai. theres a lot to do. here are the highlights. live musiclate night jazz enjoy real american jazz from herbie davis, the famous trumpet player. hes coming with his new 7-piece band, herbies heroes. herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so dont expect to get much sleep. this is herbies third visit to shanghai. the first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly. place: the jazz club dates: 1523 marchprice: ￥80,120 time: 10:00p.m. till late!tel: 6466-8736scottish dancingtake your partners and get ready to dance till you are tired. scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn.instructors will demonstrate the dances. the live band, gordon stroppie and the weefrees, are also excellent.place: jack steins dates: every mondayprice: ￥60 including one drink time: 7:0010:00 p.m.tel: 6402-1877exhibitionsshanghai museumthere are 120,000 pieces on show here. your can see the whole of chinese history under one roof. its always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the egyptian tombs exhibition. there are lots of mummies and more gold than youve ever seen before. let us know if you see a mummy move!place: shanghai museum price: ￥30(￥15 for students )tel: 6888-6888 dates: daily time: mondayfriday 9:00a.m. 5:00p.m. , weekends 9:00a.m. 9:00p.m.dining sushi chef in townsushi is getting really big in shanghai. in japan, its become an art form .the most famous sushi artist is yuki kamura .shes also one of the few female chefs in japan. shell be at sushi scene all of this month.place: sushi scene in the shanghai hotel dates: all monthprice: ￥200 time: lunchtimetel: 6690-3211for a full listing of events, see our website. 4. bob and his friend want to go scottish dancing. they should prepare _ for the tickets. a. ￥180b. ￥120c. ￥90d. ￥60 5. from the text we may learn that kamura is _. a. a cook b. a waitress c. an instructor d. an artist 6. suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8:00p.m. on saturday, which one can you choose? a. live musiclate night jazzb. scottish dancing c. exhibitions shanghai museumd. diningsushi chef in town 7. which of the following is true according to the advertisements? a. scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out . b. the performance given by the american jazz band wont last long . c. sushi is not popular in shanghai as it is a kind of japanese traditional food. d. it is more interesting to visit shanghai museum for the exhibits from egypt. c today ill be talking about the invention of the camera and photography. the camera is often thought to be a modern invention, but as early as 1727, a german physicist discovered that light darkens silver salt. used as a camera, a big box was set up, and a small hole was cut in one side to let the light in; he made temporary pictures on the salt. silver salt is still the base of the photographic film today. then a french scientist made the first permanent (永久的) picture by using a special piece of metal which was covered with silver salt. a photograph he made in 1826 still exists. the painter de gear improved the process (制作法) by covering the metal also with placing the common salt which we can eat. this was in 1839, the official date of beginning of photographs. but the problem was the printing of the photographs. and it wasnt until other scientists developed the kind of photographic paper we now use that good prints were possible and photography became truly modern. in the 1870s, matthew bradey was able to take his famous pictures in american civil war. in the 20s of this century, georges mann of the united states simplified film developing (冲洗), and dr edward lane invented the socalled instant camera which uses selfdeveloping film. if we say photography came into existence in 1839, it follows that it took more than 100 years for the camera to reach its present condition of technical refinement(密度).28. what discovery was the basis of photography a. light darkens silver salt. b. light darkens natural salt. c. light darkens silver. d. light darkens self-developing film29. how was the first permanent picture made a. by making use of special paper. b. by adding common salt to silver salt. c. by giving a slight colour to the silver salt.d. by using a special piece of metal.30. what does the speaker regard as the official date of beginning of photography a. 1727 b. 1826 c. 1839 d. 187031. according to the speaker why is matthew bradey remembered today a. he was a soldier. b. he took war photographs. c. he painted portraits. d. he designed a portable camera d people living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.they are in close contact with nature. they make friends with trees and stones. they breathe fresh air. they fight with strong winds. they listen to the song of birds. this contact with nature is good for health. there are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, for example, near-sightedness is almost unknown to country people. because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, there are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey. people living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, are they get them at lower prices than in the city. country life is economical in other ways, too. there are practically no temptations to waste money. country people are mostly honest. they say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity. they do not put on air (摆架子). they do not pretend to have those ridiculous manners which are necessary in what we call polite society. 67. what cant country people often enjoy? a. musical concerts. b. fresh air. c. song of birds. d. close contact with nature.68. what is probably more expensive in the country than in the city? a. vegetables. b. beer. c. milk. d. fruit.69. what is not true of country life? a. the traffic accident rate is very high in the country. b. living in the country saves one a lot of money. c. people living in the country suffer from more diseases than those living in the city. d. the prices of farm products are lower in the country than in the city.71. which of the following would be the best title for the passage? a. the disadvantages of living in the country. b. the expenses of living in the country. c. country life. d. healthy country people. 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。 time is the most valuable thing that mankind has. _16_many people try to manage their time. they arrange information and tips in order to effectively do so. _17_time can be managed easily by finding out what is important and arranging these things in the order of importance. in this way you know your direction before making any plans and do not waste time and energy unnecessarily. now comes the next question. _18_.the answer is that you need to find out what steps you need to take to do and what you want to do. then you know how much time to spend for each thing. these steps are like goals. _19_not having them is like walking blindly in a dark room, trying to find the door. time management also demands a set schedule that works best for you. in this way you will be able to arrange your tasks based on their importance and finish them. in this way you will not waste your time in beating around the bush.( 做事情绕圈子) _20_there are a lot of things that we need to do in a short time. therefore, having good time management skills is at the top of the list of things we all need. a. we all live in a fast-paced world now. b. using every passing second effectively can benefit us. c. could you divide your time equally while doing your work? d. how do you manage time and what type of information is needed to do so? e. setting goals is the most important part of tome management. f. managing time is not that hard. g. the aim of time management is to give us a feeling of satisfaction. . 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在2140题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案 in the past, when a teenager had problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with_21_problems might go onto the internet and write about them in a blog(博客). in many ways, a diary and a blog are very _22_.but what makes blogging different from writing in a(n)_23_diary? the biggest difference is that a blog is much more_24_than a diary. usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of _25_ that he does not want to _26_with others. its interesting that someone who writes in a blog_27_a diary will probably write nearly the same information. i have a little sister, and sometimes i go online to read her _28_. she writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. _29_ i was her age, i wrote about the same thing, but _30_in my diary. then, after i had finished writing, i would hide my diary in a secret place because i was _31_that my sister might read it. the biggest _32_with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. if i was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something_33_about him in my diary, he would never know. _34_, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might_35_ her blog and get angry.there are also_36_to blogging, of course. if i was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “nobody cares about me” no one will _37_about it. however , if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly _38_and tell her how much they _39_her. blogs help people _40_in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing. 21. a. the same b .interesting c .difficult d .daily 22. a .simple b . similar c . special d .different 23. a . traditional b .ordinary c .meaningful d . personal 24. a .attractive b .public c .exciting d .quick 25. a .thoughts b .puzzles c . secrets d .ideas 26. a .tell b .share c .publish d .solve 27. a . except for b .as well as c . instead of d .besides 28. a .blog b .diary c .report d .web 29. a .although b .since c . because d .when 30. a .only b .already c .still d .never 31. a .angry b .sad c . worried d . glad 32. a .problem b .doubt c .question d .mistake 33. a .boring b .wrong c .bad d .funny 34. a .so b .thereforec . however d .then 35. a . read b .break c .write d . steal 36. a .reasons b .wishes c .shortcomings d .advantages 37. a .care b .know c .think d .ask 38. a .prepare b . respond c . begin d .feel 39. a . miss b .like c .need d .stand 40. a . stayb . lose c. leave d .find.选择题.（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 41. i thought her nice and honest_ i met her. a. first time b. the first time c. for the first time d. by the first time 42. michael put up a picture of yao ming beside the bed to keep himself_ of his own dreams. a. reminding b. remind c. reminded d. to remind 43. -are you going to toms birthday party? -_. i might have to work. a.thank you b. sounds great c. dont mention it d. it depends 44. the driver wanted to park his car near the roadside,but the police asked him _. a. do not b. not do c. not to d. not to do 45. out _ with a book in his hand. a. he rushed b. rushed he c. did he rush d. he did rush 46. when _ help, one often says “thank you.”or “its very kind of you.” a. offering b. to offer c. to be offered d.offered 47. and then ,there was no choice but _- down and sleep. a. lie b. lying c. to lie d. lay 48. finding her car stolen,_. a. a policeman was asked to help b. she hurried to a policeman for help c. the area was searched thoroughly d. it was looked for everywhere 49. it is known _ one and one makes two is correct. a. that that b. that what c. that why d. that all 50. the number of people invited _ fifty,but a number of them_ absent for different reasons. a. were; was b. was; was c. was; were d. were; were 第卷（非选择题共70分）. 语法填空（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式 after returning his country, tom very wanted to see his friends. so he decided to invite his friends to dinner. he was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. suddenly, he_51_ (find) that he had run out of salt. so tom called to his son,” go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much_52_ too little.” his son looked surprised, “i can understand why i shouldnt pay too much, father, but if i can pay less,_53_not save a bit of money?” “that would be a very _54_ (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” tom said. toms guests, _55_ had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. tom replied, “the only reason a man would sell salt _56_a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. and anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect_57_ the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.” “but such a small thing couldnt _58_ (possible) destroy a village.” “in the beginning, there was only_59_ very small amount of unfairnes