甘肃省会宁县第四中学高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

会宁四中2015-2016学年度第一学期高二级中期考试英语试卷本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。考试分数共120分。考试时间100分钟。第卷 (共70分)第一部分: 阅读理解 (共三节70分)第一节 短文阅读（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中,选出最佳选项。a not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named johnson lived alone in a village in the south of england. he had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. when he was seventyfive, he gave 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a childrens playground.as a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. among them was a newspaperman. during their talk, johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. the newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventyfive. johnson had a sense of humour(幽默). he liked whisky(威士忌酒)and drank some each day. “i have an injection(注射)in my neck each evening.” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.the newspaperman did not understand what johnson meant. in his newspaper he reported that johnson was seventyfive and had a daily injection in his neck. within a week johnson received thousands of letters from all over britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.1. johnson became a rich man through a. buying and selling land. b. making whisky. c. cheating. d. doing business.2. the gift of money to the school suggests that johnsona. had no children. b. was a strange man.c. wanted people to know how rich he was. d. was very warm-hearted and fond of children. 3. many people wrote to johnson probably to find out _.a. what kind of whisky he drankb. how to live alonec. in which part of the neck he had an injection each day d. how to become wealthy4. from the passage we can infer that johnson would be very _ after he read those peoples letters.a. miserableb. gladc. said d. surprisedbpeople believe that climbing can do good to health. where can you learn the skill of climbing then? if you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, youre wrong. many americans are learning to climb in city gyms. here, people are learning on climbing. the climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet. how do people climb the wall? to climb, you need special shoes band (保护带) around your chest to hold you. there are ropes tied to you. the ropes hold you in place so that you dont fall. a beginners wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. there are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. sometimes its easy to see the new piece of metal. sometimes, its not. the most difficult is your fear. its normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so its difficult not to feel fear. but when you move away from the wall, and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. you move slowly until you reach the top. climbing attracts people because its good exercise for almost everyone. you use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. this sport gives your body a complete workout. when you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.( )5. what can we infer from the passage?a. people are fairly interested in climbing nowadays. b. it is impossible to build up ones body by climbing.c. people can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors. d. it is always easy to see holding places in climbing.( )6. the most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _.a. to climb straight up b. to tie ropes to youc. to move away from the wall d. to control your fear( )7. the word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _.a. amusement b. fun c. tiredness d. exercise( )8. the main purpose of the passage is _.a. to tell people where to find gyms. b. to encourage people to climb mountains c. to introduce the sport of wall climbingd. to prove the basic need for climbingc how many men do housework? recently a european commission(委员会) tried to find out peoples ideas and reactions to the womens movement. as part of their survey(调查),they asked many men and women the question,” who does the housework?” the men answered very differently from the women!the housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of british husbands said they did these things. 37% of danish(丹麦的) men helped in the house. but only 15% of italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all! but there was an interesting point of view from the wives. according to british wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. and italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped. the italian and british men did not tell the truth! the commission found that danish men were the most truthful husbands. their answers were the same as their wives answers. do the men you know help in the house? do you think the survey gives a true picture in your experience? write and tell us what you think. 9. the survey was carried out in _. a. europe b. italy c. denmark d. britain 10. the subject for the survey is _. a. how many boys do the houseworkb. how many women do the houseworkc. who does the housework at homed. who are more diligent, wives or husbands11. from the passage we can see that _. a. there were more husbands who did the housework than wivesb. husbands did half of the housework all the timec. wives did almost all the housework at homed. there were more wives who did the housework than husbands12. more _ husbands help in the house than _ husbands. a. italian; britishb. italian; danishc. danish; britishd. british; danishdis your family interested in buying a dog? a dog can be a good friend to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog, it can cause you a lot of trouble. families should sit down and discuss the problems before buying a dogeven if the children in your family are the ones who want the dog，the parents are the ones who are really responsible(有责任的) for seeing that the animal is properly cared forif you dont know much about dogs，its a good ideas to go to the library for books about different kinds of dogs，as well as books about how to train a young dog. dogs of different kinds change in popularity as the years go by. one of the most popular dogs these days is the german shepherd(牧羊犬). this is because it provides protection. the family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may he too powerful for children, if your house is not big, a toy dog may be a good choice(选择). these dogs are very small and easy to train. they dont need to be walked daily.13. according to the passage, who should take care of the dog? a. children.b. friends. c. family. d. parents.14. the writer suggests one can get information about the different kinds of dogs . a. by watching dogs in a zoo b. by buying a dog from a pet shopc. by reading books about dogs d. by asking some friends15. the passage is mainly about . a. how to take care of dogs b. different kinds of books about dogs c. different kinds of dogs d. how to choose the right dogs for family pets第二节 补全对话（共10分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 the eyes are the windows of the soul (心灵) . having a pair of bright, clear eyes is very important, so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives. _16_ dont read while lying down or walking. relax after every hour of reading . keep a distance from the tv set when you watch tv and give your eyes a rest every 30 minutes. dont stare at (盯着看) the sun or try to read in the darkness. _17_ this can damage your eyes easily. get your eyes checked often. not many people have this habit, but it is necessary. if you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly. _18_. _19_. you can close your eyes for a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes. a small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems. be careful when you choose your glasses._20_. make sure your glasses are right for you . if they dont feel right, get your glasses changed.a. develop good reading habits. b. rest your eyes whenever you can.c. make sure you get enough sleep every night.d. glasses that arent suitable for you could bring you trouble.e. even if youre wearing sunglasses, never look directly at the sun.f. eye problem can be found and treated early with regular checks.g. drink green tea every day as a way to protect your eyes against eye problems.第三节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分, 共30分) 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的a，b，c，d四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。a strange thing happened to me last sundayit was such a beautiful day that i drove to go for a look in the country.on the way back _21_, my car stoppedit was 22 _ gas on a lonely road far from a towni decided to walk 23 i found someone who could 24_ some gas.i had walked almost a mile 25_ i finally found a house near the roadi was glad to see it, 26_ it was getting dark.i knocked at the door and a little old lady 27_ long white hair answeredshe said,“i 28 waiting for you for a long timecome in 29_ is almost ready.”“but i only come 30_ some gas,”i answeredi couldnt imagine 31 she was talking about.“oh, alfred! gas? you used to like tea.”i quickly explained that my car was out of gas, 32_ she didnt seem to hear meshe just 33_ calling me alfred and talking about how long 34_ since she had seen meshe was acting very strangely and i was anxious to 35_ 36 _ she went to get tea, i went out of the house as fast as i could.fortunately, there was another house down the road and i was able to buy the gas i neededwhen i told the man about my 37_ , he said,“oh, thats miss emilyshe lives 38_ herself in that big houseshes out of her mind, but she wouldnt hurt 39_ she is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years agothe day before their wedding he left home and 40_ came back because of the war.”21ahome bschool ctown dcountry 22arun out of brunning out cburning dout of23awhen buntil cso that dbecause24afetch bbuy csell dsend25abefore bso cafter dsince26aif bbut cthough dbecause27awith bof chad dwore28awas bam chad been dhave been29agas bcoffee ctea dlunch30awith bfor cwithout dbuy31awhen bwhat cwhy dthat32abut bthough cand dso33. akept bsuggested cstopped denjoyed34ahad it been bit had been chas it been dit has been35astay bleave cspeak danswer36abefore bas soon as cas long as dafter37aincident baffaircadventure dexperience38aon bforcby dwith39aanyone bsomeoneceveryone dnone40asoon boften cseldom dnever第ii卷（共50分）第二部分：英语知识运用（共一节，满分15分） 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空it was my first trip to india, alone. one day, as i _41_ (walk) through a local market, a tenyearold boy came over and begged me to buy a book, _42_ had the words interesting india on its cover. i bought it, thinking that when i returned home it would remind me _43_ my wonderful indian adventure. the book claimed that indias people were very welcoming of tourists, and never tried _44_ (cheat) them. as i read , i felt deeply moved by these warm words.suddenly, a monkey came down from a nearby tree, snatched(抢走) the book from my hand and took _45_ away, along with my bag which contained all my belongings. i couldnt do anything _46_ stand and stare. then a man came to me and asked _47_ i wanted my belongings back. he said it would cost me five us dollars. i had no other choice left, so i agreed to pay, but only after my bag was returned. he blew a whistle(口哨) and the monkey_48_(immediate) threw the bag down. i picked it up and gave him the money. i later learned that _49_ man made his living this way tricking tourists. this was the _50_(bad) thing i ever experienced in “interesting india”. 第三部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 ，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。today we had a chemistry test. i found the test difficulty, but i tried hardly to do it. suddenly mary, my best friend, asking me to let her to copy my answers. after think for some time, i let her copy my answers. but after the test, all of us were called to the teachers office. the teacher was angry because we had same answers in the tests. we were warned not to cheat again so she would need to see our parents. i was very upset. i didnt cheat. i was just helping a friend. why does she punish me?第二节 书面表达 (共25分)你的网友mike 由于长期上网， 出现了视力下降、病态肥胖等多种健康问题，并染上了一些疾病，住进了医院。现在请你以李明的身份给他写一封信，希望他早日康复，并给他提一些合理的建议。注意：1. 语言通顺、连贯； 2. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数； 参考词汇：病态肥胖obesitydear mike, i am very sorry to hear that best wishes! yours, li ming会宁四中2015-2016学年度第一学期高二级中期考试英语答案选择题（请将正确的答案填写在方框内）阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）1.d 2.d 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.d 7.d 8.c 9.a 10.c 11.d 12.d 13.d 14.c 15.d 16.a 17.e 18.f 19.b 20.d 完形填空( 共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分