拖船中学高二下学期期中考试英语卷

拖船中学高二下学期期中考试英语卷 第一部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分 35 分 1 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 21 I can t remember the exact date when Smiths came to see him but it was Sunday A a the B the a C a a D the the 22 Can I keep the book a few days longer Sorry It be returned when time is due A shall B will C may D can 23 In order to warm the atmosphere he us for hours with his stories and jokes A admired B attracted C entertained D treated 24 Why Jack you look so tired Well I the house and I must finish the work tomorrow A was painting B will be painting C have painted D have been painting 25 The president has sent a message of to the relatives of the dead soldiers A worry B sympathy C congratulation D support 26 Theory should by no means be separated from practice it s important to combine theory with practice A As a result B By the wayC To be honest D In other words 27 Don t trust such people praise you to your face but speak ill of you behind your back A whoB whoeverC thatD as 28 The boy was last seen near the gate of the park A missed playingB lost playing C missing playD losing to be playing 29 You know I can be reached by telephone Why didn t you call me I did several times but couldn t A come acrossB ring offC call backD get through 30 It is demanded that the play for another week A runs B will run C run D shall run 31 We called the First Aid Center the accident happened A shortly B quickly C hurriedly D immediately 32 At the school opening ceremony our headmaster required us students to raise our competitive in modern society A spiritB awarenessC intentionD ambition 33 our manager objects to Tom s joining the club we shall accept him as a member A Until B Unless C If D After 34 My cousin came to see me from the country me a full basket of fresh fruits A brought B bringing C to bring D had brought 25 35 Who are those persons A group Loving Nature A calling B called C is called D to call 第二节 完形填空 共小第二节 完形填空 共小 20 题 每小题题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 20 分 分 阅读下面短文 从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 Recently a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real Even 36 New Zealand has quite free rules about 37 children names beginning with a 38 are not allowed They decided to call him Superman 39 In many countries around the world 40 names for children are becoming more popular In Britain you can call a child almost 41 you like The only restrictions 限制 on parents 42 to offensive 冒犯的 words such as swear words 43 parents choose names which come from 44 culture For example there have been six boys named Gandalf 45 the character in the Lord of the Rings 指环王 novels and films 46 names related to sport are fairly common 47 1984 36 children have been called Arsenal 阿森纳 after the football team Other parents like to 48 names or combine names to make their own 49 names a method demonstrated 证实的 by Jordan the British model 50 recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 51 names Thea and Amy the two grandmothers Some names which were previously 52 as old fashioned have 53 popular again but the most popular names are not the strange 54 The top names are fairly 55 for example Jack Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace Ruby and Jessica for girls 36 A whenB inC thoughD for 37 A callingB namingC raisingD educating 38 A letterB markC numberD sign 39 A howeverB tooC thusD instead 40 A outstandingB unusualC commonD famous 41 A everythingB somethingC anythingD nothing 42 A to relateB relateC relatingD related 43 A Many ofB MuchC A great many ofD Some 44 A popularB mysteriousC currentD present 45 A forB byC afterD like 46 A HoweverB WhereasC IndeedD Equally 47 A inB afterC sinceD till 48 A make outB make forC make use ofD make up 49 A well known B doubleC uniqueD fantastic 50 A whichB whoC thatD who that 51 A changingB combiningC separatingD dividing 52 A thoughtB thought aboutC thought ofD thought over 53 A becomeB soundedC formedD developed 54 A personalitiesB onesC charactersD varieties 55 A traditionalB convenientC classicD contemporary 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每题 2 分 满分 40 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 B Probably the most popular team sports in the world today are soccer baseball and basketball Soccer called football in many countries is becoming more and more popular and today millions of young men of all races and nationalities are enjoying it Standard rules established in 1863 by a group of men in England have made international matches possible and there are now huge soccer stadiums in almost every country of the world A stadium in Brazil for instance holds seventy thousand people 61 What kind of game was soccer when it was first played A It was very fast and exciting B It was a beauty contest C It was dangerous and exciting D It was not a men s game 62 What can we learn from the second paragraph A People in different parts of the world played soccer in the same way B The people of Persia developed the game and made it more dangerous C The Chinese learnt to play soccer from the Egyptians D The American Indians developed the game in the same way as the Egyptians 63 The ancient Greeks and Romans had their versions too means The ancient Greeks and Romans A accepted the game from Egypt B played a ball game in the same way C had their own traditional forms of soccer D developed a different form of the game 64 When were international soccer matches made possible A When the English began to play the game B When many people began to play the game C When standard rules were established D When the game spread across the world 65 What can we infer from the passage A Soccer really started several thousand years ago in Egypt B Soccer is now the most popular game in the world C No one knows why soccer became popular D Soccer was first played in the old civilized countries C The story goes that some time ago a man punished his 3 year old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper Money was tight and he became very angry when the child tried to decorate a box under the Christmas tree Nevertheless the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said This is for you Daddy The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty He yelled at her stating Don t you know when you give someone a present there is supposed to be something inside The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried Oh Daddy it s not empty at all I blew kisses into the box They re all for you Daddy The father was crushed He put his arms around his little girl and he begged for her forgiveness Only a short time later an accident took the life of the child It is said that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there In a very real sense each of us as human beings has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children family members friends and God There is simply no other possession anyone could hold more precious than this 56 The little girl used the gold wrapping paper to A make a Christmas tree B make a present for her Dad C make a box D make a gift box more beautiful 57 The little girl gave to her father as a Christmas present A a box B a kiss C her love D a roll of gold wrapping paper 58 When the little girl explained what the present was her father felt A happy B guilty C moved D surprised 59 According to the author the most valuable present for us is A money B love from our relatives and friends C kisses from our children D a box full of kisses 60 The best title of this passage would be A A box full of kisses B A good girl C A cruel father D A sad story about a girl and her father D A scientist who developed a way to calculate how much water is used in the production of anything from a cup of coffee to a hamburger was awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize Professor John Anthony Allan of the University of London in Britain won the award for introducing the idea of virtual water 虚拟水 a calculation method that has changed the nature of trade policy and research Allan has written seven books and published more than 100 papers The Stockholm International Water Institute said this idea is now embedded 埋藏 in the production of foods and industrial products The institute said Allan s work had made a big effect on global trade policy and research especially in water scarce 缺水的 regions The improved understanding of trade and water management issues on local regional and global scales are of the highest value for the successful and sustainable 可持续的 use of water resources it said People do not only use water when they drink it or take a shower the institute said Behind the morning cup of coffee there are 140 liters of water that was used to grow produce package and ship the beans That is about as much water as a person in England uses on average for all daily drinking and household needs For a single hamburger about 2 400 liters of water are needed In the USA the average person uses nearly 7 000 liters of virtual water every day It said that was more than three times the average use of a Chinese person 1 Allan was awarded the prize because A he wrote seven books on trade policy B he published more than 100 papers on water management C he found a new kind of water in water scarce areas D he came up with the idea of virtual water 正确答案 D 答案解析 根据第二段的第一句 the award for introducing the idea of virtual water 可知这 位科学家获奖的原因是介绍了 虚拟水 这个概念 因此选 D 考查类型 细节理解 2 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A The average American uses about 7 000 liters of water a day B The average Chinese uses nearly 2 300 liters of virtual water a day C An Englishman usually drinks about 140 liters of coffee a day D A hamburger usually contains about 2 400 liters of water 正确答案 B 答案解析 根据最后一段中的 It said that was more than three times the average use of a Chinese person 可知中国人平均使用虚拟水的数量是大约 2300 升 考查类型 细节理解 3 What do we learn about John Anthony Allan from the passage A He won the 2008 Nobel Prize B He has written