高二英语上学期期中试题127.doc

黑龙江省牡丹江市第一高级中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题（满分130分，答题时间100分钟）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AI recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia. I hadnt been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit.“Can I see your license and registration?” the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania drivers license.“What are you doing here?” he asked. “Are you with the army?”“No, Im not.” I answered. I explained that I had just moved to Virginia, and I hadnt had time to re-register yet.“So what brings you here?”He had asked a direct question. Without thinking very hard, I gave him a direct answer. “Well, officer,” I said, “Since youve asked, I have cancer. I have just months to live. Weve moved down here to be close to my wifes family.”“So youve got cancer,” he said flatly. He was trying to figure me out. Was I really dying? Was I lying? He took a long look at me. “You know, for a guy who has only a few months to live, you sure look good.”He was obviously thinking: “Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me, or hes telling the truth.” He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar. And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest. “Well, officer, I know that I look pretty healthy. I look great on the outside, but the tumors（肿块）are on the inside.” And then, I dont know what possessed me, but I just did it. I pulled up my shirt, showing the operational scars.He looked at my scars. He looked in my eyes. He now knew he was talking to a dying man. Well, he wasnt taking this any further. He handed me back my license. “Do me a favor.” he said, “Slow down from now on.”The awful truth had set me free. As he went back to his police car, I had a realization. I had been one of those gorgeous blondes (金发美女) who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets. I drove home under the speed limit, and I was smiling like a beauty queen.1. The author was stopped by the police officer because _. A. he didnt have a license B. he forgot to re-register C. he was seriously illD. he drove too fast2. The author moved to Virginia probably because _. A. he was homesickB. he served in the army there C. Virginia had better hospitalsD. his family could be better cared for3. On hearing about the authors cancer, the police officer _. A. said it was an excuse B. doubted his honestyC. showed sympathy for himD. asked him to show his scars4. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was _. A. optimisticB. adventurousC. dishonestD. romanticB Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea. OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then. Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening. The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more. The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen? Burnt yesterday evening. 5. A man came to visit the boys father on _. A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day 6. The man was very surprised because _. A. he thought the childs father was dead B. the child didnt ask him to sit down C. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he couldnt find that piece of paper7. What was burnt? _. A. The piece of paper B. Mr. Smith C. The visitor D. The boy CBefore your childs final exam and the graduation announcements, you face a significant task together: choosing the right college or university. There is no “one size fits all” approach to selecting a collegeits a very personal process for most teenagers. Consider a wide rang of factors to help your child make the best possible choice.Discuss with your child his post-high school choices, such as going to college, finding work or starting a business, or joining the army. If you determine together that college is the best choice for your child, talk about the importance of college, and his long-term goals by going to college.Talk to your child about what he thinks is important in a college experience and share your opinions as well. Identify the issues that will directly impact his college choice, such as his grades, test scores and family finances. Then make a list of the key criteria for his dream school, including factors such as the schools location, its size, the type of program, the after-school activities available and the type of financial aid available.Prioritize the item: on your childs list, at least to the extent of sorting it into “must-haves”, “highly desirable” and “nice-to-have” categories. Put these factors into an online search engine specifically designed to identify colleges and universities that best meet your criteria, such as that offered by CollegeBoard. org. Start with the most important criteria, then experiment with additional factors to narrow the search results to a number you can work with, such as 10 or 20 different schools.Use the search results as a guide to further focus your college search. Research each school by reviewing its website, requesting information directly from the school and attending local presentations about the school.8. The underlined word “prioritize” in paragraph 4 probably means “_”.A. list in order of importanceB. write downC. add toD. do research into9. What can we learn from the passage?A. Its better to decide the college for your child.B. Its necessary to take your childs opinion into consideration.C. There is a “one size fits all” way to select a college.D. An online search engine is of great help to you.10. Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage?A. To argue.B. To persuadeC. To introduceD. To amuse11. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? A B. C. D. D For centuries, the bodys blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer. For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someones life as nothing. Cold can affect other parts of the body. The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation. The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others. A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy (同情心). Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers. Out in the cold means not getting something that everybody else gets. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raisehe was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.12. When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by “_”.A. I think he is a cold fishB. I give him the cold shoulder C. I think he is a cold-blooded manD. Im likely to get cold feet13. If Sue shows absolutely no reaction to those awful pictures of starving children in Africa, you will say _.A. she is a cold fishB. she is out in the coldC. she is a cold-blooded killerD. she gets cold feet14. We can use the expression “_” to describe a man who abandons or hurts his lover without mercy.A. cold feetB. cold shoulderC. cold-heartedD. cold-blooded15. The topic of this passage is about _.A. some expressions about friendshipB. how cold weather comes into beingC. some expressions connected with coldD. the relationship between cold and our body第二节 （共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文内容，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。What Exactly Is Cheating? 16 For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport. If a baseball team is for kids who are 8 or younger, its cheating for a 9-year-old to play on the team and hit home run after home run. 17 Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. Jeff is doing it by sneaking answers to a test, but its also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isnt. When people cheat, its not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game or contest.Why Kids CheatSome kids cheat because theyre busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. 18 Even when there seems to be a “ good reason” for cheating, cheating isnt a good idea.Truth and ConsequencesMany kids feel tempted to cheat once in a while. Most resist and do the work instead. Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again. 19 Unfortunately, some kids start cheating and feel like they cant stop.Making a comebackThere are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldnt cheat, but some kids have already cheated. 20 Cheating can become a habit, but like other bad habits, a kid can always decide to act better and make better choices. It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or counselor. Choosing to play fair and be honest again can help a kid feel relieved and proud.A. How Do People Cheat?B. How to deal with cheating?C. Others get caught and decide it isnt worth it.D. If thats you, its never too late to stop cheating.E. Other kids might feel like they cant pass the test without cheating.F. Theres an old saying that cheaters never win and winners never cheat.G. Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose.第二部分：英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The roof of our house had a part missing since the day we moved in. Now, Carl, the carpenter (木匠), would21 it. Soon he had filled a huge bag with all the dead leaves and grass that animals had used to make their22 over the years.Carl spent the whole afternoon23 the old wood, cutting new pieces to fit, and nailing everything together. As he was leaving, Carl said, “There was a squirrel(松鼠) up there that was24 with me. It sat on the25 and scolded me nonstop. I guess it didnt want to move out.”That evening, my sister heard a strange26 . She yelled, “Mom, Dadtheres a squirrel out there chewing (嚼) on the new27 !”We all went upstairs and tried to28 it. We started striking the29 inside. That stopped the squirrel30 , but as soon as we stopped striking, it went right back to chewing. Mom put a radio right next to the wall and turned up the volume (音量), but the squirrel went right on31. All the shout and noise we made didnt stop that squirrel. 32 , the squirrel stopped chewing, 33 not until it had opened up a big hole in the wood Carl had just34 .I went outside, shone a flashlight up at the roof and watched the squirrel squeeze into (挤进) the35 and come out with something in its mouth. It climbed down the side of the house, disappearing up a tree. In a few minutes, it 36 and disappeared into the hole again, then reappeared holding something in its mouth.I ran inside and announced, “Guess what! The squirrel has babies in there!”We all37 and watched the squirrel climb down the side of the house carrying another baby to 38 . “And to think we were angry at the squirrel for 39 Carls nice work,” said Mom, squeezing me and my sister. “Of course it had to40 her babies. I understand just how it feels.”21. A. change B. remove C. reflect D. fix22. A. marks B. nests C. ambition D. records23. A. being occupied with B. making use of C. getting rid of D. taking advantage of24. A. angry B. patient C. bored D. disappointed25. A. floor B. box C. fence D. roof26. A. crash B. click C. noise D. call27. A. cage B. bench C. wood D. tree28. A. help B. stop C. comfort D. conduct29. A. table B. bed C. door D. wall30. A. temporarily B. occasionally C. naturally D. generally31. A. biting B. shouting C. digging D. jumping32. A. Hopefully B. Thoughtfully C. UncomfortablyD. Finally33. A. for B. or C. but D. and34. A. replaced B. struck C. chosen D. bought35. A. cave B. hole C. bag D. window36. A. interrupted B. dropped C. paused D. returned37. A. went out B. got up C. rushed in D. look ahead38. A. hole B. safety C. angle D. treatment39. A. delaying B. substituting C. ruining D. threatening40. A. scan B. associate C. support D. rescue第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。The film Goodbye Mr. Loser has neither a team of shining stars nor a money-consuming publicity campaign to appeal to numerous moviegoers. But 41 it does have is a bunch of middle-aged actors and actresses 42 (pretend) to be high school students. Yet 43 is amazing that the film is 44 (fun) enough to earn it belly laughs from beginning to end.The movie, just 45 the title indicates, is about a man named Xia Luo, who is merely 46 loser. Hes down and out with no job, and he lives with his wife in a crowded apartment. In a dream, Xia relives his life with everything he ever wanted. But at last he realizes that what he 47 (true) misses is his ordinary life.The movie is adapted 48 a theater play of the same title produced by Mahua FunAge (开心麻花). The company set out 49 (stage) its first amusing plays, known as “grassroots theater”, in 2003. So far, the group 50 (produce) 21 plays and built a considerable fan base.第三节 单词填空（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）根据汉语或首字母提示，用适当的单词形式填空。51. C with many women, she was indeed very fortunate.52. To her great joy, Susan passed the driving test at the first (尝试).53. There were no tickets _ (可获得的) for Fridays performance.54. Many people hope to have a _ (永久的) job, especially during the financial crisis. 55. I was _ (好奇的) to know what was happening in the office.56. He was hit by a falling tree and killed on the _(地点).57. A wanderer who is d （坚决的）to reach his destination does not fear the rain.58. Youd better b rooms at the hotel in advance in case there is no one on your arrival.59. Thousands of people blocked the street, _(抗议) against high house prices.60. A few days after the eggs are _ (产卵), young frogs which are called tadpoles come out of them.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。My grandparents live in the countryside. They keep a dog calling Ah Bao. One day my grandparents go to work in the fields, taking along my little brother and Ah Bao. My brother and Ah Bao came to a river nearby and enjoyed h