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高二英语期中考试试题 第一卷（满分125分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一 小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Who is the birthday party for?A. Jade.B. Lisa.C. Lily.2. What did Jenny do in the class?A. She gave a talk.B. She listened to a talk.C. She talked with others.3. What is the man going to do?A. Look for a hotel.B. Have his watch repaired.C. Meet someone at the hotel.4. Where is the concert held?A. In Birmingham.B. In Manchester.C. In London.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the mans home.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.第二节 （共15 小题，每小题1.5 分，满分22.5分）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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What did the man plan to do?A. Go bowling.B. Visit his boss.C. Work this afternoon.7. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Workmates.B. Classmates. C. Friends.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What is the woman?A. A swimmer.B. A lifesaver.C. A trainer.9. What does the woman think about the courses?A. Easy.B. Boring.C. Important.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the two speakers doing?A. Paying some bills.B. Buying some stamps.C. Sending a birthday card.11. What do we know about the machine?A. It can speak.B. It can exchange money.C. It cannot wait too long.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman has no money on her.B. The machine is new to the woman.C. The man has put some money in the machine听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.14. What do the two speakers plan to do tomorrow?A. Wash down the kitchen.B. Move the cupboards.C. Paint the walls.15. When will the painters come?A. On Saturday.B. On Sunday.C. On Monday.16. Where is Bob now?A. In a restaurant.B. In his bedroom.C. In the kitchen.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the area start to develop?A. In 1837. B. In 1860.C. In 1898.18. What do we know about Watlington House?A. It is next to the school.B. It used to be a hospital.C. It is opposite St Johns Church.19. How many bakers (面包房) were there in the area?A. One.B. Four.C. Nine.20. What do we know about the industries of the area in the past?A. They were mainly connected to the building industry.B. Their products were mainly for office use.C. They mainly produced daily necessities (日用品).第二部分 多项选择填空 （共55分）第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。21. She tried not to show _ in her treatment of the children in her care.A. loveB. mindC. preferenceD. attitude22. His achievements _ many people to believe that success and happiness in life are within reach for everyone.A. impressB. inspireC. recommendD. suggest23. I dont understand their language; youll have to _ interpreter.A. act outB. act onC. act asD. act up24. Yao Ming _ as a basketball player, and is loved by basketball fans at home and abroad.A. stands upB. stands byC. stands forD. stands out25. In the _ of evidence, the police could not take action against the man.A. lackB. absenceC. shortageD. failure26. The doctor was _ immediately the little boy fell off a ladder and hurt himself.A. asked forB. waited forC. cared forD. sent for27. Franklins ability to learn from observations and experience _ greatly to his success in public life.A. owedB. contributedC. attachedD. related28. As we are very busy these days, we might _this urgent work for the time being.A. undertakeB. agreeC. employD. charge29. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has _all over the country.A. companiesB. branchesC. organizationsD. businesses30. In the accident, ten people died and more than 60 people were_.A. woundedB. hurtC. injuredD. harmed第二节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。31. He took over the company that _(属于他父母的公司).(belong)32. _(从顶部看去), it looks as if the stadium is covered by a grey net of steel.(see)33. _(不论一首诗翻译得有多好), something of the spirit of the original work is lost. (how)34. _(正如所报告) in the newspaper, the president will take office next year. (report)35. Modern English _(产生) from about the end of the sixteenth century. (come)36. I _(不想) getting married before building a career.(intention)37. The gas _(一定用完了)，for the fire went out itself. (use)38Imagine you are _ (有前途的大学毕业生 )at one of the top universities in the city. (promising) 39Do you know the girl _(和一个有钱人定婚了的)？（engage）40The price of cigarettes has _(上涨) .(go)第三节 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4160各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didnt want to 41 too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me. The next morning, 42 , the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didnt have any proof 43 I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the 44 lawyer. The lawyer 45 me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went 46 to the desk and asked for my money. 47 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 48 hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he 49 nothing about it. Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyers 50 into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to 51 for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and 52 the clerk insisted that he had given 53 to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I 54 this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you dont hand it 55 immediately, I will be forced to call the 56 ”. The clerk realized he had been 57 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill. “ I dont know 58 to thank you enough for 59 my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, dont 60 me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”41. A. carryB. lendC. spendD. hold42. A. butB. yetC. howeverD. instead43. A. whereB. whichC. whyD. that44. A. nearestB. farthestC. goodD. native45. A. advisedB. promisedC. agreedD. followed46. A. upB. downC. backD. along47. A. ThoughB. WhenC. UnlessD. Since48. A. oneB. anotherC. firstD. second49. A. believedB. hadC. knewD. heard50. A. lawB. wayC. planD. words51. A. searchB. askC. makeD. beg52. A. whenB. thoughC. becauseD. as53. A. theseB. thisC. themD. it54. A. agreedB. sawC. letD. matched55. A. overB. inC. upD. out56. A. policemanB. officerC. officialD. clerk57. A. punishedB. helpedC. cheatedD. understood58. A. whyB. howC. whenD. where59. A. returningB. givingC. gettingD. asking for60. A. believeB. thankC. leaveD. fool第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。AGeorge had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, “Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty.”“Well, George,” answered Jim, “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.“Well, George,” Jim answered. “As I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!”61. We are told that George expected Jim to help _.A. prove him innocentB. him turn over a new leafC. lighten his punishmentD. him escape from prison62. Which of the following is true about Jim?A. He covered up Georges guilt.B. He persuaded the jury to set George free.C. He told the jury that George was indeed guilty.D. He recommended severe (严厉的) punishment to give George a lesson.63. The passage suggests that .A. it was due to Jim that George was found guiltyB. Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to doC. Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercyD. Jim persuaded the jury to lighten Georges punishmentBWe can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paulwhy didnt pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, its too late. Why do we go wrong about out friendsor our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we dont really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “Youre a lucky dog.” Thats being friendly. But “lucky dog” ? Theres a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesnt see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesnt think you deserve your luck. “Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isnt important. Its telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you havent got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someones words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture ? The look in his eyes ? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake. 64. This passage is mainly about .A. how to interpret what people sayB. what to do when you listen to others talkingC. how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with peopleD. why we go wrong with people sometimes65. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that .A. we fail to listen carefully when they talkB. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they sayC. people usually state one thing but mean anotherD. we tend to doubt what our friends say66. In the sentence “Maybe he doesnt see it himself.” In the second paragraph, the pronoun “it” refers to .A. being friendlyB. a bit of envyC. lucky dogD. your luck67. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is to .A. notice the way the person is talkingB. take a good look at the person talkingC. mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyesD. examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his postureC According to the latest research in the United States of America, men and women talk such different languages that it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate. Professor Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University has noticed the difference in the style of boys and girls conversations from an early age. She says that little girls conversation is less definite than boys and expresses more doubts. Little boys use conversation to establish status with their listeners.These differences continue into adult life, she says. In public conversations, men talk most and interrupt other speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amountsalthough they say things in a different style. Professor Tannen believes that, for women, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy（亲密，亲近）. For men, private talking is a way to explore the power structure of a relationship. Teaching is one job where the differences between mens and womens ways of talking show. When a man teaches a woman, says Professor Tannen, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence（因此，所以）more power in conversation. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is more likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in. But Professor Tannen does not believe that women are naturally more helpful. She says women feel they achieve power by being able to help others. Although the research suggests men talk and interrupt people more than women, Professor Tannen says, women actually encourage this to happen because they believe it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship. Some scientists who are studying speech think that the brain is pre-programmed for language. As we are usually taught to speak by women, it seems likely that the brain must have a sexual bias（倾向性）in its programming, otherwise male speech patterns would not arise at all.68. In the opinion of the writer, women encourage men to talk more because .A. it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationshipB. it well help to establish status with their listenersC. it well help to express more clearlyD. it well help to communicate better69. There are in little girls conversation than in boys.A. fewer doubtsB. more demandsC. more doubtsD. fewer uncertainties70. Some scientists believe that brain is pre-programmed for language. The word “pre-programmed” means .A. programmed alreadyB. programmed before one is bornC. programmed earlyD. programmed by women71. In private conversation, women speak .A. the same things as menB. less than menC. more than menD. as much as men72. The theme of this article is .A. women are naturally more helpful B. men and women talk different languagesC. men talk most and interrupt other speakers moreD. little girls conversation is less definiteDPaul Smiths College The College of Nature Experience a different kind of classroom: 14,200 acres of forests, lakes and streams, a hotel and a restaurant, 99% placement upon graduation. Two and four-year degree programs. P. O. Box 265 Paul Smiths, NY12970 1-800-421-2605 www.paulsmiths. eduSimmonsCollege of Arts and Sciences and Modern StudiesSimmons educates women to achieve their work and life goals. More than 40 majors. Lie in the heart of Boston. 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If a man wishes to study business and in a non-state-run university, which of the following is his favorite?A. Simmons.B. St Marys.C. Paul Smiths.D. Northern.E More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day and the preferred way of “being economical with the truth” is to use technology such as cell phones, texts and e-mails, a survey last Thursday said.The research by UK Pollsters 72 Point found that “techno-treachery(高科技说谎)” was widespread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets made it easier to fib(撒小谎).Just over half of respondents(被调查者) said using gadgets made them feel les