甘肃省白银市靖远县第一中学高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

20152016学年第二学期期中考试试卷高二英语（时间：100分钟， 满分：120分） 阅读理解认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选山最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑（2*20=40分）。 aevery day we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. sometimes, the classmates will ask for your opinions of the work of the class. when you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. you are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friendsyou are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. you must speak so that they can hear youloudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself. remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. the person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease (not worried) but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. you must take special care that you can be heard.1. when you speak to the class, you should speak _. a. as slowly as possibleb. in a low voice c. loudlyd. forcefully 2. usually, when you speak to the class, the class is _. a. noisyb. quiet c. having a restd. serious3. the situation in the class is _that in your house. a. not very different from b. sometimes the same as c. sometimes not the same as d. not the same as 4. if you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is_. a. to show your ability b. to be very gentle c. to make sure that you can be heard d. to put the official at ease5. the main idea of this passage is _. a. that we should talk in different ways in different situations b. that we must speak loudly c. that we must keep silent at any time d. that we must talk with the classbcustoms are social habits. they have been handed down through generations (代) among groups, social classes, etc. customs can be described as ways of doing things. they are particularly (特别) strong in social practices on the occasions (场合) of births, marriages and deaths.in china, these days, some people in cities are learning from western customs. for example, some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many western countries.every people (民族) has special customs for new year. the han people have many interesting spring festival customs. and now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the western customs of sending new year greeting cards for january 1st.one interesting custom in china is that mothers wrap (包) up their babies tightly (紧紧的).this is not the custom in western countries, where babies are usually dressed in loose garments.6. it is true that customs . a. have been formed during a short time b. have been formed little by little c. have been quickly formed and changed d. have never been changed7. in this passage, the word “garment” is . a. a kind of foodb. a bed c. a sort of clothesd. a room8. how do the chinese young people learn from western countries at their marriages? a. the brides（新娘）have on the white clothes. b. men wear the white coats. c. their parents all have attended their marriages. d. their marriages are only held in the mens homes.9. from this passage we know . a. the people all over china spend new year in the same way b. people in the villages and cities send new year greeting cards to each other c. each people has his special custom for new year d. most of chinese people take spring festival seriously10. the difference about clothing between chinese and western babies is that . a. chinese babies are usually dressed in new clothes b. chinese mothers are used to dressing their babies in colourful clothes c. western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while chinese babies are usually wrapped d. western babies have more clothes than chinese babiescthe very anxious young man had waited for a few momentsoutside the jewellers before he got enough courage to enter. he was warmly greeted by a young assistant. james felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. the assistant listened carefully and told him hed better buy a necklace. he wasnt used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending. after some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. at last james chose one and left the shop promising to return at five oclock. when, half an hour later than planned, james did return to the shop with his future wife, laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. when she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. a choice was soon made and they went away satisfied. james would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married. 11. a good title for this passage is_. a clever assistantb. buying a birthday present c. how to choose a necklaced. a brave young man 12. the word “overspending” in this passage means_. a. spending too much moneyb. spending too much time c. spending more time than he planned d. spending too much time and too much money 13. when james told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face_. a. turned paleb. turned red c. turned yellowd. turned black 14. james and laura reached the shop at a. 4:30 b.5:00 c.5:30 d.6:00 15. james would come back to buy what he wanted because_. a. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things b. the necklace was good c. laura liked the necklace d. the assistant who served james was very beautiful 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。longlong ago , there lived a great king. he was rich but unsatisfied all the time. one day, the king came across a servant who was singing happily when he worked. 16 he asked the servant, “why are you so happy?” the servant replied, “your majesty, i am nothing but a servant, and my family and i dont need too much.”17 later that day, he asked his advisors advice. after hearing the whole story, the advisor said, “your majesty, just place 99 gold coins in a bag and leave it at the servants doorstep, and you will know the answer.”when the servant saw the bag, he took it into his house. when he opened the bag, he let out a great shout of joy. 18 he began to count them. after several counts, he was at last convinced that there were 99 coins. he looked everywhere to find the 100th one, but did not find it. 19 he overworked, and scolded (责骂) his family for not helping him make that 100th gold coin. he stopped singing while he worked. seeing the great change, the king finally knew that it was desires that destroyed the servants happy life. and he also found the secret to be happy.we can be happy, even with very little in our lives. 20 we lose our sleep, our happiness, and we hurt the people around us. all these are a price for our growing needs and desires.a. the king was very amazed.b. there were so many gold coins!c. the king wasnt satisfied with his answer.d. from that day on, the servants life was changed.e. the servant began to live a happier life from that day on.f. look at what you have done, not what you have not been able to do. g. but we want even more the minute were given something bigger and better!.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)several days ago, mr. johnsmith had to travel somewhere on business，and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by air. he liked sitting_21_a window when he was_22_， so when he got onto the plane, he_23_a window seat. he_24_that all of them had already been taken_25_one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. mr robinson was_26_that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow，he at once went towards_27_.when he_28_it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. it was written_29_ink and said，“this is reserved for proper load balance. thank you.” mr. robinson had never seen such a notice in a plane_30_，but he thought that the plane_31_be carrying something particular heavy in_32_baggage room which made_33_necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and_34_another empty seat，not beside the_35_，to sit in.two or three other people tried_36_in the window seat beside the soldier，but they，too，_37_the notice and went on. then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. the soldier, who was_38_the passengers coming on，quickly took the notice off the seat beside him and_39_that way succeeded in_40_the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.21a.beside bon cnearly dfar from22a.travelling bsitting cflying dsleeping23a.found blooked for cnoticed dsearched24a.found blooked for csaw dobserved25a. besides bexcept cexpect dexcept for26a. glad bpleased csurpriseddsatisfied27a. itbonecthem dher28a. went barrived cgot dreached29a. by bwith cin dof30a. past bthen cago dbefore31a. may bmust cwould dshould32a. her bhis cits dits33a. that bthis cit dwhat34a. saw bseeing cfinding dfound35a. door bwindow csoldier dgirl36a. to sit bsitting cto seat dseating37a. wrote bstared at cread dlooked at38a. smiling bwatching claughingdtalking39a. in bby condfor40a. failingbhavingcmissingdhelping、 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)early in the moring , i was waiting at the bus stop, worried about _41_ (be) late for school. there were many people waiting at the bus stop, _42_ some of them looked very anxious and _43_ (disappoint). when the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. i got a place next _44_ the window, so i had a good view of the sidewalk. a boy on a bike _45_ (catch) my attention. he was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. i heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused _46_ (stop) until we reached the next stop. still, the boy kept _47_ (ride). he was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. i heard an excited conversation. then the driver stood up and asked, “ _48_ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” a woman on the bus shouted, “oh dear! its _49_ (i).” she pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers _50_ (sudden) became friendly to one another.、短文改错文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误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。dear mr. li，im very sorry to have missed the first two lesson this morning. i got up early as usually in the morning, but when i was ready to leave i find my bicycles front tyre (轮胎)flat. i wanted to take bus or taxi to school, and i didnt have any money with me. i had to look for a place along the street to get my bicycle repairing. unluckily, there were not any bicycle repair shops were open in the early morning. so i had to walk to school, carrying my bicycle all the way. thats how i was late for school.please dont worry with my lessons, mr. li. i will make up for it and turn to teachers for help if necessary.：书面表达（满分25分） 据报道，2016年里约热内卢奥运会将选拔约十万志愿者为之服务。请你以“dos and donts for the 2016 olympic volunteers”为题，用英语写一篇短文，讨论志愿者应该做什么，不应该做什么。短文应包括下表中的内容：dosdonts1. 待人礼貌、友好1避免不得体的言行2坚守岗位2不忘履行自己的职责3介绍巴西历史和文化3不损害祖国的形象如果你成为志愿者，你还应该做什么，不应该做什么。 （内容由考生自己拟定）注意：1。对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥 2字数120左右。短文中已写好了的部分，不计入词数 3参考词汇：形象 imagedos and donts for the 2016 olympic volunteersit is reported that about 100,000 people will be chosen as volunteers for the 2016 olympic games in rio. what should the volunteers do and what should they not do?高二英语试题答案阅读 1-5 cbdca 6-10 b