宁县五中2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

第一题. 单项选择。1. organizers repeatedly appealing to smokers to allow Expo to be smoke-free event, smokers are in no mood to cooperate.A. Despite; a B. In spite; a C. Although; a D. In spite of; / 2. He is going to the story where he left over yesterday.A. take up B. take off C. take away D. take in 3. We simply cannot tolerate in exam.A. cheating B. to cheat C. having cheated D. cheated 4. The female bird the males bright colours.A. lacks in B. lacks of C. lacks D. is lacking 5. People are not allowed to read others letters without permission.A. private B. public C. individual D. own 6. She caught his eye .A. in an instant B. for an instant C. in a minute D. in a moment 7. The twins were separated at birth and brought up in entirely different . A. atmosphere B. environment C. surrounding D. conditions 8. Those who to vote must come to the meeting.A. demand B. request C. require D. desire 9. New technology is being almost every industrial process.A. applied for B. adjusted to C. applied to D. adjusted in 10. The parents saw off their son until the plane .A. in sight B. out of sight C. within sight D. lost sight 11. He thought he had looked at the problem from every .A. way B. means C. sides D. aspect 12. About 500 people have been temporarily housed in 103 tents in the campus of a middle school on a hill on the north side of Zhouqu.A. being situated B. situated C. situating D. to be situated 13. The competition, with the support of the World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF), will narrow down the list of finalists to 12 next month.A. running B. to run C. having running D. run 14. Among those by Foreign Policy and others as Gates potential successor are Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.A. named B. to be named C. being named D. to name 15. In order not to be disturbed, I spent three hours in my study.A. locking B. locked C. being locked D. to lock 二、完形填空 For many of us, one Christmas stands out from all the others, the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest. My own “truest” Christmas began on a 1 spring day in the bleakest year of my life.Recently divorced, I was in my 20s, had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices. I had no 2 , for my old one had fallen apart, and I could not afford another one. I sat down in the streetcar and there against the 3 was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle inlaid with gold and necks of bright enamel. I had 4 seen anything so lovely. I 5 the handle and saw a 6 engraved among the golden scrolls. The usual procedure would have been to 7 the umbrella to the conductor, 8 on impulse I decided to take it with me and find the 9 myself. I got off the streetcar in a downpour and 10 opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I 11 a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered. “Yes,” she said in 12 , that was her umbrella, 13 her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. But, she added, it had been stolen from her locker at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before. She was so excited that I forgot I was looking for a job and went 14 to her small house. She took the umbrella, and her eyes filled with tears. The teacher wanted to give me a reward, but though twenty dollars was all I had in the world her happiness at retrieving this special possession was such that to have accepted 15 would have spoiled something. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I dont remember. 1. A. sunny B. fine C. rainy D. cloudy 2. A. car B. raincoat C. bicycle D. umbrella 3. A. ground B. seat C. bus D. wall 4. A. never B. often C. ever D. once 5. A. checked B. examined C. found D. inspected 6. A. mark B. sign C. hole D. name 7. A. hand up B. take in C. bring in D. turn in 8. A. so B. and C. but D. or 9. A. person B. house C. address D. owner 10. A. quickly B. thankfully C. hopefully D. worriedly 11. A. opened B. found C. read D. looked up 12. A. surprise B. excitement C. sadness D. joy 13. A. who B. which C. that D. when 14. A. directly B. slowly C. happily D. nervously 15. A. thank B. gifts C. reward D. money 三. 阅读理解，根据短文内容选择最佳答案（A）Larry Bird was born in 1965 in a small town in the Middle Western State of Indiana. He was tall, and good at playing basketball. He attended Indiana State University. Bird led the team into the College Basketball Championship Game.After completing his college studies, Larry Bird began playing professional basketball for the Boston Celtics. He remained with the Celtics for all his professional career. During those 13 years, Larry Bird was named the Most Valuable Player of the Year three times. He scored more than 21, 000 points, and he played in 13 of the highest scoring games in his teams history. Once he scored 60 points in just one game.During his very successful basketball career, Larry Bird suffered a number of injuries. In 1989, he stopped playing because of pain in his feet. He returned in 1990, but the pain in his feet returned too. In the next two years he experienced more medical problems, and he missed many games.Larry Bird did play on the Dream Teamthe first Olympic Team with professional players. However, after winning the gold medal in Barcelona, he announced that he would retire from professional basketball. Larry Bird said he would have liked to play a little longer, but he could not because of his health problems. He also said it was a good time to leave the game. He wanted to be remembered as a winner.1. The main idea of the second paragraph is that Larry Bird _. A. was named the Most Valuable Player of the Year B. was strong and tall C. was good at shooting baskets D. was the oldest player of the team 2. The underlined word “scored” in the second paragraph means _. A. lostB. gotC. madeD. wrote3. When he returned to his team in 1990, _. A. he had recovered from a number of injuriesx k b 1 . c o m B. he played in all the following games for his team C. he still had a lot medical problems caused by the previous injuries D. He didnt play for his team any more4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Larry Bird began his career soon after his graduation from the college. B. He lost interest in playing basketball after he retired. C. Though he left the team, he didnt feel too much regret. D. He thought it a right decision to leave the team.5. What team did Larry Bird join during his professional career? A. The Dream Team.B. The Indiana State University Team. C. The Boston Celtics.D. An unknown team. （B）EVENTSBicycle tour and race: A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27（Sat. & Sun.）. At 5:30 a.m., the riders will leave Tiananmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometres leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour, the riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing. 来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。KCost: 200 yuan Telephone: 4675027 Brazilian footballers: The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guoan Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes. Ticket prices: 60 yuan; 100 yuan; 150 yuan Time/Date: 4:30 p.m., August 26 (Sat.) x k b 1 . c o mTelephone: 5012372 Rock climbing: The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 2627 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators（观众）. Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou. Time/Dates: 912 a.m., August 26 and 27 Telephone: 7143177, 7144850 6. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about _. A. visiting teams B. famous players C. things to do for the weekend D. prices to play for the sports events 7. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _. A. 35 kilometres B. 55 kilometres C. 75 kilometres D.110 kilometres 8. The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means _ . A. race B. practice C. part of the trainingD. part of the tour 9. What is special about the rock climbing competition? A. A foreign team takes part in it. B. You can watch it without paying. C. You dont have to be a sportsman to take part. D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free. 10. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call? A. 4675027. B. 7143177. C. 5012372. D. 7144850. 新|课 |标| 第 |一| 网 C An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I dont like planes and I am never going to fly again. But Ill say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”11. An old lady had _ .A. glasses B. a blanket over her head C. a coat D. a basket12. A. She didnt want to _ .A. take it off B. turn it off C. get on D. talk about it13. _ spoke to her .A. The air hostess B. The man next to her C. her husband D. one of her friends14. The old lady had never been _ before .A. abroad B. home C. in a plane D. in hospital15. The woman didnt like planes and she was never going _ .A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go homeDA. Turn left at the restaurant and continue for a few miles more and you will come right to the stadium.B. That means you should leave about an hour before the game starts.C. And they will take you right to the stadium.D. What can I