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高二下学期期中考试英语试题1. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the woman can do much.b. the woman doesnt mind.c. the woman has to agree.2. where are the two speakers? a. at home. b. on the phone. c. in the office.3. what was the relationship between the hero and heroine in the play?a. husband and wife. b. brother and sister c. strangers4. what are the two speakers going to do tomorrow afternoon?a. go shopping. b. go to the park.c. see joe and linda.5. how much will the woman pay for the chicken?a. $5.25 b. $10.44 c. $15.75第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8个小题。6. when will the boys dormitory be cleaned?a. tomorrow afternoon b. after school. c. right now 7. what does the woman think of living in a dirty dormitory?a. it is bad for their health.b. the boys should be ashamed of themselves.c. therell be a bad smell.8. what is the womans reaction to the boys cleaning?a. surprised b. indifferent c. opposed.听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。9. how long has irene stayed at the computer room?a. a few hours b. many hours c. the whole day10. what is irene doing on the internet?a. researching for her report.b. writing the e-mailsc. chatting on the bbs.11. what is the womans feeling about irene? a. excited b. worried c. bored听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。12. how many suggestions has the man made?a. 4 b. 3 c.513. why dont the two speakers go to a ballet?a. they want to play cards.b. they have no tickets.c. they are hungry.14. what will the two speakers do at last?a. have a meal b. play cards. c. see an exhibition听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个小题。15. what is shelly supposed to be?a. a producer. b. a secretary. c. an office manager16. what does shelly think of her job?a. she always cant do well. b. she makes much and is given less.c. she should get a promotion.17. what does the man think of joan?a. critical（爱挑剔的）. b. kind. c. selfish. 听下面一段对话，回答第18至第20三个小题。18. which is the best title for the passage?a. a perfect wife.b. my wifes advantages.c. the happiness of marriage.19. who was a tobacco planter?a. virginias father. b. victorias father. c. virginias grandfather 20. why did the author love victoria?a. she was strict with herself. b. she was modest and beautiful.c. she had good moral (道德).第二部分：英语知识应用（满分45 分）第一节：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，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填.april fools day, or april 1st , is 21. _(know) in many countries. it is usually a time 22._ children make fun of each other , 23. _ sometimes other people can get caught in the fun too.one of the most famous 24. _ (joke) in england took place on british television in 1957. it was a monday night 25._ there was always serious programmes on the television. one of them was 26._(call) panorama(全景). this show explored problems and progress all over the world, so nobody was 27._(surprise) when it began with a report on the excellent noodle harvest in south switzerland. the reporter showed many noodle trees with the farmers pulling noodles off them and 28. _(put) them into baskets. the people were told 29._ they may not have heard of noodles from this part of the world because noodles were 30._(grow) as part of small family business.第二节: 完型填空（共20个小题，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（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。she took the pastry and gave me a bus ticket to milwaukee to show her 39 . i dont live in milwaukee and the ticket will probably 40 be used, but i took it. a look of 41 spread over her face. then she went to get her 42 and i went back to my 43 .she came back a few 44 later, apologized, and told me there were five dollars 45 . i gave her the money and slipped (悄悄地塞) a twenty 46 . she thanked me and went back to the counter. 47 i went back to my book.five minutes later she came back again and 48 to return my twenty. 49 i said it was for her so she could get something else to eat and that i wasnt taking it back, she 50 crying and hugged me.from then on, i always help others in trouble, be-cause i believe i am really making a difference to them!31. a. worried b. terrified c. interested d. moved 32. a. looked around b. came up c. walked about d. ran away33. a. exchange b. check c. find d. get 34. a. books b. newspapers c. money d. food 35. a. felt b. heard c. imagined d. proved 36. a. weak b. sick c. tired d. hungry 37. a. bag b. counter c. pocket d. suitcase 38. a. handed b. showed c. lent d. sold 39. a. trouble b. thankfulness c. kindness d. belief40. a. always b. ever c. never d. still41. a. surprise b. relief c. excitement d. fear42. a. luggage b. pastry c. coffee d. ticket 43. a. speech b. seat c. book d. room44. a. days b. minutes c. hours d. weeks45. a. short b. missing c. available d. unused46. a. as well b. in return c. with anger d. by chance 47. a. sometimes b. once c. again d. often48. a. refused b. pretended c. agreed d. tried 49. a. since b. after c. though d. if 50. a. forgot b. considered c. started d. avoided第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15 个题，每题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。 aon monday, my classmates and i heard that our astronomy teachers mother had died. we were surprised that he was still teaching in school. my best friend was telling me that the teacher was trying to forget the pain of losing his mother and trying to be strong in the middle of teaching.the teacher was such a warm-hearted person and we figured that we should give him a lot of love and good cheer. that night after school, my best friend and i thought about our teacher as well as his beloved mother and then we came up with an idea.when we went back to school yesterday, we gave him cheer-up cards which we had taken time to decorate with flowers, hearts and peace signs. as we handed the cards to him, we could both see the light in his eyes. the smiles on his face showed how much he appreciated what we did for him. the whole atmosphere was very warm and loving, and its hard to express in words.this morning, when we both went to see the teacher again, he was so happy, and gave us both a hug. this made us feel that we just might have made his day, and that he was going to be okay.with that, i want to remind you to take the time to smile at the ones you love, be extra generous with hugs, kisses, things of that lovely nature! life is so precious (宝贵的), so let us be happy and enjoy the gift of life.51. what made the author and her best friend surprised?a. their teacher never cared about his mother.b. their teacher didnt ask for leave.c. their teacher tried to forget his mother.d. their teacher loved teaching so much.52. the cheer-up cards include all of the following ex-cept _.a. smilesb. flowers c. hearts d. peace signs53. what can be the best title for the text?a. extra care for a teacher going through a difficult timeb. so much help from my astronomy teacherc. how a teacher helps the students out of troubled. love can change everything in the world b what makes one person more intelligent than another? what makes one person a genius, like the brilliant albert einstein, and another person a fool? are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? these are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.we know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. in some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. it needs exercise. mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. the children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. if, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. according to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. so it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “that was a very clever thing you did.” or “you are such a smart child.”54. the words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _ while “dull” in the second paragraph means _.a. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingb. pretty and handsome; ordinary-lookingc. great and important; commond. hopeful and helpful; careless55. according to the context we can guess that a genius is _ while an idiot is _.a. a normal person; a funny personb. a strong person; a weak personc. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded persond. a famous person; an ordinary person57. it is better for parents _.a. to praise and encourage their children more oftenb. to be hard on their childrenc. to leave their children alone with nothing to dod. to give their children as much help as possible58. which of the following is not true according to the article?a. parents play an important part in their childrens growth.b. the less you use your mind the duller you may become.c. intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.d. what makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.cmost people consider skydiving (高空跳伞) a product of the 20th century, but its history actually goes further back than that. the chinese attempted to parachute (跳伞) in the 10th century, a thousand years before we did. the chinese did what we would today call base diving; that is, they jumped off a place that would allow them to float from a height to the ground. the first person to attempt to parachute was a frenchman named jacques garnerin. he jumped from his hot-air balloon at the end of the 18th century and did tricks on the way down and stupefied the crowds by landing safely on the ground. at the end of the 19th century, kathie paulus, a brave german woman, became famous for her skydiving skills.once the airplane was invented, skydiving took on a whole new form. the airplane made it possible to dive from greater heights at greater speeds, allowing for more range in the movements in the air. a woman named tiny broadwick became the first woman to jump from a plane in 1913 and dive free fall in 1914.skydiving was not called skydiving until the middle of the 1950s, when ronald young invented the word. it had been called parachuting before this and was mainly used by the military to land troops in inland locations, or for pilots to jump out of their planes when necessary. once world war i was over, parachuting became a sport, which we now call skydiving.after world war ii, this activity became more a hobby than a military action. soldiers were trained in parachuting and enjoyed the thrill so much that they continued on for fun. from this, teams and competitions were formed. skydiving schools appeared in the late 1950s and now it is a recognized extreme sport enjoyed by many.59. the underlined word “stupefied” in paragraph 2 probably means “_”.a. disappointed b. encouraged c. surprised d. attacked60. who was the first woman to jump from a plane?a. jacques garnerin. b. kathie paulus.c. tiny broadwick. d. ronald young.61. which of the following is true?a. the chinese attempted different skydiving skills in the 10th century. b. skydiving became popular after the airplane was invented. c. the word skydiving was first used in a military action.d. there were no skydiving schools until the late 1950s.62. what would be the best title for this text? a. the history of skydiving b. the popularity of skydivingc. what is skydiving? d. why is skydiving an extreme sport?d the secret of happiness could be as simple as remembering the good times and forgetting the regrets. people who look at the past through rose-colored glasses are happier than those who focus on negative past experiences and regrets, according to a new study published in the journal personality and individual differences.the study helps explain why personality has such a strong influence on a persons happiness and the findings suggest that people with certain personality traits (特征) are happier than others because of the way they think about their past, present and future.“we found that highly extraverted(外向型的) people are happier with their lives because they tend to hold a positive view of the past and are less likely to have negative thoughts and regrets. on the contrary, neurotic (神经质的) people are likely to have the exact opposite view of the past and are less happy as a result,” said ryan howell, assistant professor of psychology at san francisco state university.“this is good news because although it may be difficult to change your personality, you may be able to change your view of time and improve your happiness,” howell said.the authors suggest that enjoying happy memories or reframing (重新构筑) painful past experiences in a positive light could be effective ways for individuals to increase their life satisfaction.“personality traits influence how people look at the past, present and future and it is these different perspectives on time that drive a persons happiness,” howell said.63. the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means _. a. view the past in a very positive way b. look back with very beautiful glasses c. have experienced a wonderful past d. love glasses with a rose color 64. according to howell, if you want to improve your happiness, you can _.a. change your personality b. deny your painful past experiences c. improve your life standard d. change your perspective on time 65. the text is probably taken from a _.a. research paper b. lifestyle magazinec. medical textbook d. fashion journal第二节（共5题，每题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。the benefits of walking to schoolencouraging your child to walk to school has many benefits. 66 the rates of childhood obesity and illnesses such as type ii diabetes (糖尿病) can be prevented by a healthy dose of walking. 67 on average around half of all children do not do the minimum one hour a day of physical activity advised by the health education authority. a quick walk to school can help them get their daily exercise and arrive at school or home, refreshed and energised. 68 there was very strong evidence that walking to school improves childrens social development. this related to social contacts, independence and road sense. the walkers reported a happy social experience. it is believed that getting a lift to school each day can lead to a child becoming lethargic (无生气的).according to research, the average drive to school and back releases 800g of co2 into the air. 69 if walking to school once a week can save 20 per cent of co2 gas produced by driving every day, how much co2 can be saved a year!last bu