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高二英语期中测试题 （b卷）第一节, 单选(每题1分，共15分)1. miss shut, their new teacher of english, is european. a. a; an b. the; 不填 c. an; the d. 不填；a2. we always keep _ spare bags with which we pack the rubbish.a .a great many b. the number of c. too much d. a great deal of 3. _ the teacher _ a burning candle, he helped the students to understand the function of teachers. a. compared, to b. comparing, with c. comparing, to d. compared, with4. when did you move to our neighborhood? -let me see. oh, as i remember, so far i _ here for as long as five weeks. a. have moved b. moved c. lived d. have been5. though his face suggested that there _ nothing serious, the doctor still suggested he _ in bed for a few days. a. was, stay b. was, stayed c. be, stayed d. be, stay6. all the roommates were _ my suggestion that we should go camping the next month. a. in honor of b. instead of c. in favor of d. by means of7. i am sorry but i have to tell you that your answer is so _ that i am greatly_ at it. a. confusing, confused b. confused, confusing c. confusing, confusing d. confused, confused8. in english classes, our teacher demanded that all of us _ english as much as possible. a. should practice to speak b. could practice to speakc. could practice speaking d. should practice speaking9. i took it _ that he would be glad to accept my invitation, but he didnt at all. a. for sure b. for certain c. for granted d. for example10. he is considering _ the girl for she is considered _ a very good girl. a. to marry, to be b. to marry, being c. marrying, being d. marrying, to be11. _ so much room, this piano had to be moved to the living room. a. taken away b. taken up c. taking away d. taking up12. she _ some french while travelling in paris.a. picked up b. held up c. took up d. made up13. it was reading wuxia books that cost the little boy plenty of time that he _ doing his lessons. a. might have spent b. must have spent c. could have spent d. should have spent14. he _ to lend me use his dictionary but i refused, for i dont think it of any use. a. managed b. volunteered c. considered d. afforded15. -he is an excellent cook. -_. the fish he cooked makes me mouthwatering.a. i couldnt agree more b. i dont agree with you c. i completely disagree d. im not sure about you第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中选出最佳选项。while taking a walk with the professor, who was commonly called the students friend, the young man saw lying beside the 16 a coat and a pair of old shoes, 17 - he supposed- belonged to a 18 man who was working in the field nearby. the student wanted to play a 19 on the man - to hide his shoes and wait to see his20 when he cannot find them. 21 , the professor advised him never to 22 himself at the cost of the poor and 23 him to put a coin in each shoe and watch how this would 24 him.the student did so and they both 25 themselves behind bushes. the poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had26 his coat and shoes. 27 putting on his coat he put his foot into one of his shoes, but felt something 28 . he bent down to see what it was, and 29 a coin. he stared at the coin in surprise, turned it around, and looked at it 30 . then he looked around, but no person was seen. he now put the money into his pocket, and began to31 the other shoe. his 32 was doubled on finding another coin. he fell upon his knees33 , looked up and uttered (说出) aloud a thanksgiving in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread.the student stood there 34 moved, and his eyes were filled with tears. it was not until then that he felt the true meaning of these words, which he35 understood before - it is more blessed to give than to receive. 16. a. field b. path c. woods d. grass17. a which b. what c. when d. that18. a. rich b. strong c. poor d. tall19. a. trick b. part c. role d. game 20. a. joy b. anxiety c. fear d. sadness21. a. besides b. instead c. therefore d. however22. a. praise b. puzzle c. please d. honor 23. a. ordered b. checked c. promised d. encouraged 24. a. suggest b. improve c. affect d. wake25. a. hid b. stood c. seated d. lay26. a. forget b. left c. lost d. missed 27. a. though b. since c. unless d. while28. a. new b. soft c. old d. hard 29. a. invented b. received c. found d. accepted30. a. little by little b. again and again c. sooner or later d. more or less31. a. put up b. put down c. put on d. put out32. a. doubt b. worry c. surprise d. pity33. a. excitedly b. eagerly c. peacefully d. miserably34. a. slightly b. deeply c. weakly d. highly 35. a. never b. already c. still d. ever三. 阅读理解(每题2分，共40分)athere are many types of reports. a report is simply an account of something that has happened. the commonest are news reports. we get them in newspapers, over radio and on television. sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels(新闻短片).the main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. if you examine a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars fashions (服装), sports, books, etc. the news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.a news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. it is also written in short paragraphs. the first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item. it gives all the necessary information: what, when, where, how and why. the other paragraphs give full details (细节) of the subject. there may also be interviews (采访) with people. the words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas(引号).often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.36. the easiest way to get todays news is _ .a. to go to the cinema b. to read todays newspaper c. to watch a color tv d. to listen to the music over radio37. newspapers sell well mainly because _ . a. they cost very little b. they provide all sorts of news in themc. they have got pictures to go with the news d. they are easy to get38. if you want to get enough information about yesterdays traffic accident within a very short time, youd better _ .a. look through the whole news report in todays newspaper b. start from the second paragraph of the news report in todays newspaper c. read the first paragraph of the news report in todays newspaper d. talk with people who have seen the accident39. to interest more people, a news reporter _ . a. often prints pictures to go with the news b. always writes very short news reports c. usually produces amusing news d. sometimes provides long and important news40. this passage mainly talks about _.a. different types of reports b. happenings to people and their surroundings c. news reports d. the length of a news reportbwhen i was six, dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “brownie”. my brothers and i all loved brownie and did different things with her. one of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. one thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around. one day, as i was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of dads shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. i knew dad would be mad and i had to let her know what she did was wrong. when i looked at her and said, ”bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. i saw a tear in her eyes. brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us. people would stop and ask if they could pet her. of course shed let anyone pet her. she was just the most lovable dog. there were many times when wed be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. funny thing is she would smile. this frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. far from the truth, she lovely everyone. now many years have passed since brownie died of old age. i still miss days when she was with us. 41. what would brownie do when someone was ill in the family? a. keep them company. b. look at them sadly.c. play games with them. d. touch them gently. 42. we can infer from paragraph 2 that brownie_. a. world eat anything when hungry b. disliked the authors dad c. loved playing hide-and-seek d. felt sorry for her mistake 43. why does the author say that brownie was more than just a family pet? a. she was treated as a member of the family. b. she played games with anyone she liked. c. she was loved by everybody she met. d. she went everywhere with the family. 44. some people got frightened by brownie when she_. a. rushed to them b. barked c. smiled d. tried to be funny 45. which of the following best describes brownie? a. shy b. caring c. brave d. politecin most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. in english-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: “nice day, isnt it?” “terrible weather, isnt it?” but there is something special about small talk. it must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. the purpose of smalltalk is to let both people agree on something. this makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. people usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. but people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in english. the topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. at football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: “great game, isnt it?” at bus-stops, people may comment about the transport system: “the bus service is terrible, isnt it?” greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. the way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. this shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. we also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.46. small talk is _. a. to let people disagree about something b. a kind of conversation with short words c. something we talk about to start with a conversation d. a greeting when people meet each other47. the favorite topic of small talk is about _. a. games b. politics c. languages d. the weather48. the passage suggests that when we learn a language _. a. we should only master the grammar and vocabulary b. we should know the culture about the country c. we should grasp the importance of the language d. we should learn about the transport system of the country49. when we say “great game, isnt it?” we in fact _. a. begin a small talk b. have a conversation c. greet each other d. ask a question 50. what we learn from the passage is that _. a. in english-speaking countries we should talk about the weather b. different language has different grammar c. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation d. small talk is an important part in a language. d as a boy, charles robert darwin collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. he was not very clever, but darwin was good at doing the things that interested him. his father was a doctor, so darwin was sent to edinburgh to study medicine, and was planned to follow a medical career. but charles found the lectures boring. then his father sent him to cambridge university to study to be a priest. while at cambridge, darwins interest in zoology and geography grew. later he got a letter from robert fitzroy who was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship, the beagle. he wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and darwin was recommended(推荐). that voyage was the start of darwins great life. as the beagle sailed around the world, darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. he began to observe everything. after he was home, he set to work, getting his collection in order. his first great work the zoology of the beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life. later darwin and wallace, another naturalist who had the same opinions as darwin, produced a paper together. darwins great book, on the origin of species by means of natural selection (物种起源) appeared. it attracted a storm. people thought that darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. what a shameful idea! although most scientists agreed that darwin was right, the church was still so strong that darwin never received any honors for his work. afterwards, he published anot