辽宁省盘锦市第二高级中学高二英语下学期期中考试试题.doc

辽宁省盘锦市第二高级中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分 考试时间100分钟 满分：120分第卷（选择题，共85分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑1. we went right round to the west coast by _ sea instead of driving across _ continent.a. the; the b.不填；the c. the; 不填 d. 不填；不填2why on earth didnt you answer the door?im sorry， but the phone _ too a. is ringing bwas ringing crang dwas about to ring3. he said he would _ me to the manager as his assistant. a. help b. suggest c. command d. recommend 4. the man pulled out a gold watch, _ were made of small diamonds.a. the hands of whom b. whom the hands ofc. which the hands of d. the hands of which5. the height of this desk can be _ as needed, so its very popular.a. adopted b. adjusted c. accepted d. admitted6. _ hungry i am, i never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread.a. whatever b. whenever c. wherever d. however7. he hasnt slept for three days. _ that he is tired.a. there is no point b. there is no needc. it is no wonder d. it is no way8. i was out on the playground just now, otherwise i _ you from quarreling.a. would have stopped b. would stopc. had stopped d. stopped9. darwin _ more than twenty years working on his theory about evolution.a. spent b. devoted c. cost d. quitted10. _that he was in great danger, eric walked deeper into the forest.a. not realized b. not to realize c. not realizing d. not to have realized11. i _ japan in such a hurry that i left my passport _.a. left for; out b. left for; behindc. left out; away d. left out; aside12. _ you eat the correct foods _ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.a. only if; will you b. only if; you will c. unless; will you d. unless; you will13. it was not until midnight _ they reached the camp site.a .that b. when c. while d. as14. oh, youll miss the deadline. time is _.a. running out b. going outc. giving out d. losing out15. look at the bill yourself. _ six zeros.a. is that so? b. good heavens!来源: c. really? d. all right.第二节：完形填空 （共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16 35各题所给的（a、b、c、d）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 “imagine you are walking along the road. suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. you feel very 16 and think the world is laughing at you. but in fact, five minutes later, they have 17 it ever happened.” the other day when i came across these words in an article, i didnt agree with the 18 . the author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of 19 is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid 20 trouble. i admit that we should keep 21 because “your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your 22 can let them forget it.” but this is far from satisfactory. we should do 23 to make things better.i used to be a(n) 24 girl and not very good at maths. our new maths teacher asked me a question and i still remember how i hung my head in 25 when i couldnt answer it.“if you dont know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “if you dont, how can i know 26 you know the answer or not?” all of my classmates burst into laughter. my face turned red but the teacher 27 me to go to the blackboard and 28 what i knew. if i had 29 the words in the article, i would have given up. but i tried my best. and to everyones 30 , i succeeded! the teacher smiled and said, “well done! i 31 you could do it!” since then, i have become active in maths as 32 as in other subjects. i used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. but now, i know 33 i do can make things better. everyone is the 34 of his own fate.if we make mistakes, we should take on an active 35 . laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.16. a. nervous b. excited c. afraid d. embarrassed17. a. realized b. recognized c. forgotten d. remembered18. a. speaker b. reader c. author d. announcer19. a. environment b. surrounding c. condition d. situation20. a. ordinary b. extra c. common d. usual21. a. confident b. smart c. calm d. strong22. a. smile b. worry c. courage d. satisfaction23. a. anything b. something c. nothingd. everything,24. a. shy b. energetic c. happy d. clever25. a. joy b. pride c. shame d. surprise26. a. what b. that c. when d. whether27. a. forced b. invited c. asked d. pushed28. a. bring up b. put down c. think about d. show off29. a. obeyed b. suspected c. rejected d. understood30. a. expectation b. disappointment c. surprise d. delight31. a. hoped b. knew c. doubted d. regretted32. a. long b. far c. soon d. well33. a. whoever b. whenever c. wherever d. whatever34. a. architect b. owner c. host d. inspector35. a. position b. attitude c. value d. response来源: 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）adear mrbarton， im writing in the name of the residents association （居委会）to inform you of our feelings regarding your behavior （行为）weve really had just about enough of youalthough we have tried to speak to you civilly on several occasions，you have always responded with a stream of verbal abuse （谩骂） ever since you moved in three months ago，you have shown very little consideration for the other residents of the building, despite numerous complaintsfor the past six weekends in a row， you have held extremely noisy parties，which have not finished until the early hours of the morningits just not on! as you are aware，most of the people here are old people or have very young children，and the noise keeps them awake all nightyou dont have to be so noisy，do you? last weekend the situation deteriorated further when two of your acquaintances（相识）were involved in a fight on the first floor landingthe disturbance was so bad that the police had to be calledwhats more，your mates left the stairs in a terrible statethey even broke two windows on their way out! we feel that this type of bad behavior is unbearable we strongly recommended that you arrange payment for this damage to the windows，soonif you dont and you carry on being a nuisance （令人讨厌的人），we will kick you out! legal steps will be taken if necessary yours sincerely36we can infer from this letter that the writers attitude towards mrbarton is _ aexcited bupset cangry dhappy37. what does the underlined word “deteriorated” in the letter most probably mean? achangedbbecame better cmoveddgot worse38what is the main purpose of the writer?ato inform mrbarton of the noise he madebto kick mrbarton out to leave the building for the peacecto give a threat to mrbartondto complain what mrbarton did in the building39from this letter，we can conclude that the writer and mrbarton are _ afriendsbneighbors cstrangersdcompanionsb来源: below is a web page from google.olympicmodern olympic gamesthe complete results archive of summer and winter olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all countries since 1896.www. olympic. it/english/home-16kenvironmentbeijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 olympics 2007-03-11 beijing able to treat 90 pct of waste water 2007-02-05. air quality in beijing has improved over the past six years 2007-02-01green olympics dream coming true en. b/80/67/column211716780.shtml-52kbeijing announces planned route of olympic torch relaybeijing announced the 2008 olympic games torch relay route and set off the olympic games torch on thursday. english.china. com/zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26kenvironmental symbol of beijing olympics green olympicsenvironmental symbol of beijing olympics green olympics, officially announced on saturday, 24 september 2005. the symbol, created using a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes, /green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18kgreen olympics forum in beijing 2004on behalf of bococ, wang wei, executive vice president of bococ, gave a presentation about green olympics, introduced the environment protection work of bmc and bococ, and answered several questions such as protection of cultural relics /84/91/article211929184.shtml-36kolympic games quizzes and olympic games triviawho was the founder of the modern olympics? in which cities were the modern olympic games due to be held/ scheduled during the war years, i.e., 1916, 1940, and 1944? in which three years of the modern olympic games were more questions /quizzes/sports/ olympic_games.html-12kofficial website of the olympic movement aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the olympic movement, its history and values, and the impact of the full story sport accord2005-01-23/ancient olympic heritage and modern olympic games in athens 2004 as put forward in the various official texts, the olympic symbols of ancient olympia, the olympic flame and the marathon race are bridges between the ancient and the modern olympic games, /rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k40. which of the following websites is designed for young researchers interested in the olympics? a. environment b. green olympics forum in beijing 2004 c. olympic games quizzes and olympic games trivia d. official website of the olympic movement41.which website provides a complete list of the winners in the olympic games? a. olympicmodern olympic games b. green olympics forum in beijing 2004 c. environmental symbol of beijing olympics green olympics d. ancient olympic heritage and modern olympic games in athens 200442.which website provides the founder of the modern olympics?a. olympicmodern olympic gamesb. green olympics forum in beijing 2004c. olympic games quizzes and olympic games triviad. environmental symbol of beijing olympics green olympics43. what do we learn from the above web page? a. beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality. b. the olympic torch relay route has not been planned. c. the olympic flag will be on display in athens. d. a quiz on the olympics will be held in beijing. ci first went to harrow in the summer term. the school had the biggest swimming pool i had ever seen. it was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. i made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.one day i saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. he was no bigger than i was, so i thought him a fair game. coming secretly behind, i pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, i was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by fierce strokes(猛力地划) to the shore. i fled, but in vain. he overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. i soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. “do you know what you have done?” they said, “its amery; he is in grade six. he is champion at gym, he has got his football honor.”i was frightened and felt ashamed. how could i tell his position when he was wrapped in a bath towel and so small. he didnt seem pleased at all, so i added in a most brilliant word, “my father, who is a great man, is also small.” at this he laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how i had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed. 44. the writer felt “ashamed” because . a. he was laughed at by other boys b. amery turned out to be in the same gradec. he pushed amery hard and hurt him d. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete45. by saying “my father, who is a great man, is also small”, the writer . a. tried to please amery b. challenged ameryc. threatened amery d. admired his father46. which of the following is true? a. the writer could run faster than amery. b. the writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.c. amery was a student in grade four.d. amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior.47. what does the underlined word “overtook” mean?a. catch hold of b. catch up withc. take a look atd. shout atdhappiness is associated with smiling. but do we always smile when we are happy?during the olympic games in barcelona in 1992, spanish researchers analyzed the facial expressions of 22 gold medal winners at the medal ceremonies. the researchers were surprised to see that these medal winners didnt smile very much. in fact, throughout the different medal ceremonies, they only smiled about 10% of the time. but during the brief moment when the gold medal was put around their neck, the medal winners grinned (露齿笑) about 70% of the time. the researchers interviewed the winners they had watched to find out how they felt. all the winners interviewed said that they felt intensely(强烈的）happy throughout the ceremony. 来源: though they were profoundly（衷心地）happy, they didnt smile a great deal. the researchers concluded that smiling was not the automatic expression of happiness. the fact that the gold medal winners smiled much more when they were actually being given their medals could be explained because, according to the spanish researchers, smiling was a form of communication between individuals. the happy athletes were smiling at the people who were giving them gold medals. perhaps we can support the findings of the spanish researchers by making some observations of our own behaviors. when we are all alone, for example, do we smile at ourselves when we are happy? probably not very often. if someone greets us with a friendly smile, do we respond with a smile? yes, we probably do. when a friend gives us a beautiful present, will we show our appreciation with a smile? yes, of course. but if we are sitting alone watching television, do we smile at a commentator (讲解员) who smiles at us?48. according to the passage, when did the athletes smile quite a lot? a. throughout the medal ceremony. b. when they were informed of their success. c. when the gold medal was put around their neck. d. when their national flag was raised.49. according to the passage, on which of the following occasions would we most probably not smile?a. when we are sitting alone watching tv. b. when someone greets us with a friendly smile.c. when a friend gives us a beautiful present. d. when we feel intensely happy.50. according to the passage, which of the following statements is true?a. the gold medal winners were too nervous that they would hardly smile at themedal ceremonies.b. people will always smile automatically when they feel happy.c. smiling is a way of communication.d. when the gold medal was put around their neck, the gold medal winners were smiling at the audience but not at those who gave the medal.第二节：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。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） a major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. when you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?be involved. parents need to be involved in their teens work. 51 _ what they look for is your presence to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. communicate openly with your teen. encourage your teen to express her worries and fears, but dont let them focus on those fears.help them get organized. 52 together , you and your teen can work out a timetable in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.provide a calm setting. help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. give them a nutritious diet. it is important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 53 if this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. a healthy diet, rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress. 54 persuade your teenager to get some sleep and /or do something active when she needs a real break from studying. making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or res