2013-2014上学期高二英语期中测试卷.doc

新湖一中2013-2014学年上学期期中测试英 语 试 卷一. 单项选择（共15 小题，每题1分，满分15分）从A、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.1. Even though they are twins, they have nothing in _.A. comfort B. part C. all D. common2. The food in our country is quite different_ that of yours.A. to B. from C. with D. at3. The instructions on the box are very _. No one can understand them.A. confused B. confusing C. surprised D. surprising4. This is the second time that these Japanese _ Shanghai.A. would visit B. have visited C. had visited D. visited5. -Where have you been recently? -I _ in Hangzhou on business for a week last month.A. have been B. was C. had been D. had gone6. He took _ for granted _ he didnt pass the exam.A. it; it B. it; that C. that; that D. this ; it7. -Watching TV and playing games _ most of his time. -No wonder he often fails in the exam.A. take up B. make up C. save up D. put up8. _, there are 200 visitors to the exhibition every day.A. In average B. At average C. On average D. For average9. - I have passed my driving test. - _!A. Cheers B. Good luck C. Well done D. Congratulation10. We _ our homework when someone knocked at the door.A. did B. were doing C. have done D. do 11. -The earthquake was _ , and the mountain was roaring. - Oh, you must have been _. A. frightened; frightened B. frightening; frightening C. frightened; frightening D. frightening; frightened12. He _at the sight of the tiger.A. ran away B. ran away with C. ran down D. ran out13. When he was abroad, he found the food there didnt agree _ him.A. on B. to C. with D. in14. _ off the TV set, and I will show you a beautiful gift.A. Turn B. To turn C. Turning D. If turning15. He didnt feel like _, so he suggested _ the day in the garden.A. working; spending B. to work ; to spend C. working; to spend D. to work; spending二.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36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). 16 being sent away, this boy was the 17 student in his class. He was at the top in every 18 always with high marks.But the boy changed after 19 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started 20 . He hated being in a 21 . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he 22 committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt 23 and no one loved him.His parents started 24 about the boy. But they even did not know what was 25 with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and 26 him.They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and 27 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”The boy answered back, “To 28 my grades?” “No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most 29 person for me. I want to see you 30 . I dont care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”These words 31 the boys eyes to be filled with tears. He 32 his dad. They didnt say anything to each other for a long time.Now the boy had 33 he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He 34 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 35 ! 16. A. After B. Before C. When D. While17. A. hardest B. naughtiest C. brightest D. dullest18. A. exam B. activity C. game D. class19. A. coming B. returning C. leaving D. reaching20. A. rising B. increasing C. reducing D. dropping21. A. group B. term C. company D. party22. A. led to B. felt like C. thought back D. looked for23. A. worthless B. careless C. concerned D. annoyed24. A. caring B. turning C. worrying D. speaking25. A. crazy B. true C. possible D. wrong26. A. talk with B. listen to C. tell to D. care about27. A. family B. friends C. study D. grades28. A. realize B. analyze C. check D. test29. A. outstanding B. important C. famous D. familiar30. A. happy B. excellent C. interested D. satisfied31. A. caused B. wanted C. encouraged D. forced32. A. answered B. ignored C. hated D. hugged33. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything34. A. showed B. meant C. intended D. expressed35. A. sad B. angry C. pleasant D. joyful三. 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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。ANear the village, there is an old famous temple. Some people want to build new houses where the temple now stands, because they can find no other area to build them, while others disagree with them. They meet to decide how to solve the problem. Here are their opinions about it.The expert wants to protect the temple and believes that there are some interesting things buried in the ground. If it is destroyed or moved, people may never learn about how people lived in the past.The businessman thinks that the houses should be built. History is important, but we must think about the future. The village needs development and building new houses will offer jobs to hundreds of people.Villager A says, “We should build the new houses because we need houses to live in.”Villager B says, “We should protect the temple because it can attract many tourists to come for a visit. If the temple is destroyed or moved, we will lose a lot of business.”The village leader thinks that he has a duty to make life better for the villagers. They need jobs and new houses. He also thinks the cultural site (遗迹) is important and they should be careful with it as well.36. The expert doesnt want to _ the old famous temple.A. rebuild B. protect C. pull down D. fall down37. The businessman thinks building houses there can _.A. help the village develop B. attract many tourists to come for a visitC. help people learn about how people lived in the pastD. help people learn about the interesting things buried in the ground38. _ agree that they should build new houses there.A. The expert and the village leaderB. The businessman and Villager AC. Villager A and Villager BD. Villager B and the businessman39. The village leader thinks _.A. they should destroy the temple B. they neednt build new housesC. They should build the temple to make life betterD. they should not only build new houses but also be careful with the temple40. According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?A. Its difficult to satisfy everyone.B. The cultural site is not so important.C. Its easy to make a decision on the problem.D. The villagers will lose their jobs with the development of their hometownBNow cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking (停车) is a great problem, and so is the traffic in around the cities. Something will have to be done to change it. What will the cars of tomorrow be like?Little cars may some day take the place of todays big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future， there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three little cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per (每) hour.Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they will not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.41. is the big problem for those people who have cars.A. Money B. Parking C. Driver D. Waiting42. Cars in the future mustnt bring pollution in the air.A. more B. much C. less D. no43. The little cars size may be todays cars size.A. one third of B. two thirds ofC. as big asD. as small as44. People can money with using the little cars.A. spent B. cost C. take D. save45. Little cars are very fine for .A. long trips B. journeys C. everyday life D. sportCFei Xiang, whose English name is Kris Phillips, is a Chinese American. He is nearly two meters tall, with blue eyes, looking like an Asian. Though he was born in Taiwan, he grew up speaking Chinese to his mother and English to his father and students at Stanford University in California. Later he returned from abroad to Taiwan and become a singer. In 1986, Fei Xiang visited the mainland and turned into a pop star there. He was well known among the young people and his songs were widely accepted, such as “Five in the Winter”, “Clouds of My Homeland” and so on. He left the mainland for New York four years later. There he worked as a lowly member. He lived a quiet life in New York, for only a few people know his name. Now Phillips is panning to end his sixyear stay in the USA and return to the mainland and his recording career. His new project is to introduce the mainland to the music of the Broadway stage, including the song “Maria” from “West Side Story”. 46. Kris Phillips mother is _and his father is_. A. Chinese, American B. Chinese, Chinese C. American, Chinese D. English, American 47 .Mr. Kris Phillips became famous as big pop star_. A. in the United Stares B. in the place where he was born C. in the mainland D. at Stanford University 48. Whats the order in which Phillips did the following things? a. made a decision to return to PRC(中国) b. learned Chinese from his mother and English from his father c. was widely welcomed by the young people d. worked as a lowly member A. b c d a B. b d c a C. d b a c D. c a b d 49. Fei Xiang is best known China for_. A. his plan to introduce the mainland to the music of Broad way stage B. “West side story” C. his performance D. his special nationality 50. Which of the following is true? A. Xiangs parents are both teachers. B. Fei Xiang lived in the mainland for four years. C. Fei Xing is regarded as a big pop star both in America and China. D. Fei Xiang returned to the mainland in 1896. DOne day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.51. The ant could not reach the side though _. A. she cried