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1 高二下学期期中考试英语试题高二下学期期中考试英语试题 第第 I I 卷 选择题 满分卷 选择题 满分 105105 分 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 what s the woman doing now A Reviewing he lessons B Doing her homework C Having class 2 Where are the two speakers A In a furniture shop B In a hotel C In a library 3 Where does this conversation take place A In a bank B In a post office C In a photo shop 4 What can we learn from the conversation A Mike is looking for a place to prepare for the exam B Mike is asking Jane to wait for him there C Mike wants to know if Jane knows where the reading room is 5 What s the man s plan A To go to a dancing ball B To have dinner with his girlfriend C To the railway station to meet one of his old friends 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 2 至 4 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 5 秒钟 的时间阅读各个小题 听完后 各个小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间 每段对话或独白读两 遍 听下面一段对话 回答第 6 至 8 题 6 Where dose the conversation take place A ON a train B Near a bus stop C In the department store 7 What s the woman like A She is kind B She is rude C She is apologetic 8 What did the man do A He hurt the woman B He helped the woman carry the bags C He knocked the bags to the ground 听第 7 段材料 回答第 9 至 11 题 9 What day of the week is it A Friday B Sunday C Saturday 10 What has John talking a lot about A Leaving next Sunday B Getting a new job in London C Finding a flat in London 11 What will the man try to do A Get the same job in London B Go to London with John C Attend the party for John 2 听第 8 段材料 回答第 12 至 14 题 12 Who is waiting here for a few minutes A Carl B The woman C Bond 13 Who telephoned the man when the two speakers are talking A Carl B Bond C another woman 14 When will Carl s tutor 导师 go over his essay A Today B Tomorrow C In two days 听第 9 段材料 回答第 15 至 17 题 15 What s the man s major A Geology B History C Marketing 16 What is the job vacancy in the company A Assistant manager B Secretary C Sales 17 What is the conversation about A Business management B A job interview C Computer sales 听第 10 段材料 回答第 18 至 20 题 18 How long haven t Bill and John seen each other A For nearly 3 years B For about 2 years C For only one year 19 Who is Mary Smith A Bill s wife B Bill s wife s classmate C John s girlfriend 20 What does John do A Manager of a department B A junior clerk of a food company C A businessman possessing a company 第二部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分 35 分 第一节 单项填空 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 15 分 21 The operation is success and the patient is now out of danger A a the B a C theD 22 It is the first time he here and now it is high time that he around A come should be shownB has come were shown C came be shownD came was shown 23 Now it s been possible for us to be taken into space we can experience weightlessness for a short time A whichB when C whereD that 24 from the operation the patient was advised to stay in hospital for another two weeks A Having not fully recoveredB Being not fully recovered C Not having fully recoveredD Not fully recovering 3 25 On rainy days accidents happen sometimes on steep roads A shouldB shall C mustD can 26 Though he has to a hard time he still holds a positive attitude towards life A go throughB look through C go by D see through 27 Did you watch Germany playing Greece last Friday night Of course up to now I have been staying up for every game of the UEFA Euro 2012 A What s moreB That is to say C In other wordsD Believe it or not 28 Fortunately the driver and the passengers the car accident with little injury A livedB existed C saved D survived 29 Only in this way to make rapid progress in all your subjects A you can hope B you did hope C can you hope D id you hope 30 The money collected should be made good use the people in South Asia who suffered a lot in the killer earthquake and tsunami 海啸 A of helpingB to help C to helpingD of to help 31 By the time he from the college his father will have retired A will graduateB graduates C will have graduatedD is graduating 32 She is said in the United States for four years before she came back to work in our company A to studyB to be studying C to have studiedD studying 33 What s your plan for this winter vacation I ll take an express train to Dalian for my holiday school ends A whileB until C immediatelyD unless 4 34 It s no good here Let s go home A to waitB waited C waitingD being waited 35 Maria has written two novels both of have been made into television series A themB that C whichD what 第二节 完形填空 共 10 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 20 分 阅读短文 根据短文内容从 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳答案 Last Friday after doing all the family shopping in the town I wanted to have a rest before catching the train I 36 newspaper and some chocolate and 37 to the station coffee shop It was a cheapself service place with long tables to sit at I put my heavy bag down on the floor 38 the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee When I came back with the coffee there was someone 39 in the next seat He was a boy with dark glasses and old clothes and 40 bright red at the front He had started to eat my chocolate Naturally I was rather uneasy about him but I didn t want to have any 41 I just read the newspaper tasted my coffee and took a bit off chocolate The boy looked at me in 42 Then he took a second piece of my chocolate I could hardly believe it Still I didn t say anything to him When he took a third piece I felt more angry than uneasy I thought well I shall have the last piece And I got it The boy gave me a strange look then 43 up As he left he shouted out There s something wrong with that woman Everyone looked at me 44 I didn t want to quarrel with the boy so I kept quiet I did not realize that I had 45 a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to leave My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy s 36 A stole B bought C sold D wrote 37 A went B sat C seated D looked 38 A pushed B took C put D pulled 39 A jumping B playing C sitting D sleeping 40 A cut B washed C covered D colored 41 A coffee B trouble C chocolate D matter 42 A carelessness B anger C surprise D happiness 43 A stood B took C cried D looked 44 A and B but C so D while 45 A spelt B corrected C made D found 5 第三部分 阅读理解他 满分 40 分 A If you can speak English you know a lot of English words You can read speak and understand But there is another kind of language you need to know the language of the body a part of what is called non verbal communication All over the world people talk with their eyes When Japanese people meet they put their hands together What do the American and the British do Americans are more informal than the British They like to be friendly They use first name they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves When they sit down they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable British people are more quiet They take more time to make friends They like to know you before they ask you home When British and American people meet someone for the first time they shake hands They do not usually shake hands with people they know well Women sometimes kiss their women friends and men kiss women friends on one cheek only When a man meets a manfriend he just smiles and says hello Men do not kiss each other Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other 46 Body language is A they system of human expression newly invented recently B they system of human expression by means of words C they system of human expression by sign movement etc D a common system of human expression with words and signs 47 When an American man meets a woman friend he A kisses he B just smiles C says hello D shakes hands 48 British people are A as quiet as Americans B more formal than Americans C less friendly than Americans D more informal than Americans 49 From the passage we can come to the idea that A most of the body language in different countries may be different B most of the body language if different countries is the same C all the body language in different countries is different D none of the body language in different countries is the same B I worked for a short time as a casher 出纳员 at a restaurant a few months ago I also helped to clean up the table when it was very busy One night just before Christmas I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner but I was very busy at that time And I imagined that if there was something valuable in the wallet the owner would be back Sure enough an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet I asked him to describe the lost wallet and after he described it exactly I gave him the wallet He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him He asked me if I had opened it and I told him no at once he opened it and showed that it had nearly in cash 现金 He took out a twenty dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this A reward 酬劳 for your honesty he said and then turned and walked away Thinking about it later I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet I thought that if I had no way to find A 卷卷 6 the owner and no one returned to get it I might keep it but it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy 50 Which of the following is true A The owner of the wallet found a twenty dollar bill gone B The writer wasn t surprised when the man gave her a reward C Nothing in the wallet was missing D The man was very very excited when he got his wallet back 51 The writer returned the wallet to the owner because A she thought Christmas was coming B the owner came back too soon C she didn t know there was so much money in it D as an honest person she didn t care much about money 52 Which of the following is Not true A The writer accepted a reward of 20 B The writer regretted that she had returned the wallet C The writer didn t return the wallet until the owner came back D The writer felt very happy after she returned the wallet C There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her One day feeling very sad and lonely she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn 荆棘 bush The young girl carefully released the butterfly Instead of flying away the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief For your wonderful kindness the good fairy said to the girl I will give you any wish you would like The little girl thought for a moment and then replied I want to be happy The fairy leaned toward he and whispered in her ear Then the fairy disappeared As the little girl grew up there was no one in the land as happy as she Everyone asked her secret of happiness She would only smile and answer The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl When she was very old and on her deathbed the neighbors all gathered around her and feared that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her Tell us please The lovely old woman simply smiled and said She told me that everyone no matter how secure 无虑 they seemed no matter how old or young how rich or poor had need of me 53 the girl felt sad and lonely A There were many friends but B There was nobody to love he so C There was nothing to do D Seeing the butterfly was caught 54 Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn the girl A helped the butterfly escape from the thorn B felt sorrow but she didn t go up to help it C fell down on it too D failed to help it release from the thorn 55 The butterfly after it was saved by the little girl A flied away B still died C changed into a fairy D was more beautiful than before 7 56 The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying because A they loved this woman deeply and they didn t want her to die B the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died C they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness D they wanted to pray for her after her death D D WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Aug Aug 2525 American astronaut Neil Armstrong the first man ever to set foot on the moon has died at the age of 82 his family said on Saturday We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away the family said in a statement Armstrong was said to undergo a heart bypass surgery earlier this month to relieve blocked coronary arteries Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20 1969 and has been best remembered by saying That s one small step for a man one giant leap for mankind Armstrong and his fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin spent two and a half hours walking on the moon collecting samples conducting experiments and taking photographs while astronaut Michael Collins remained in orbit in the command module U S President Barack Obama lamented the death of Armstrong calling him a man among the greatest of American heroes not just of his time but of all time When Neil stepped foot on the surface of the moon for the first time he delivered a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten the president said in a statement Born on Aug 5 1930 in Wapakoneta Ohio Armstrong served in the U S Navy and joined the Korean War before becoming an astronaut After the war he served as a test pilot He left NASA a year after the Apollo 11 mission to become a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati 57 What type writing is the text A A biography B A news story C A science report D A book review 58 Neil Armstrong was A a scientist who commanded the Apollo 11 B a professor of space at a university C a soldier who became a war hero D an astronaut who first set foot on the moon 59 What happened to Armstrong on July20 1969 A He received a heart surgery B He walked on the surface of the moon C He started to serve in the US navy D He became a test pilot 60 How did President Obama react to Armstrong s death A He called it a great loss of the country B He sang high praise of his contribution C He regretted not having met him D He promised he would always remember Armstrong E Are you too nervous to work out the problem when your teacher asks you to come to the blackboard If your answer is yes you get really shy 8 Shyness means feeling frightened when you re the center of attention In fact everybody gets a little shy sometimes even the great people in history When Thomas Edison was young he loved Shakespeare very much He wanted to act in his plays But he was too shy to know what to do when there were people around Later he had to give up but shyness didn t stop him from becoming a great inventor Some experts say shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for others Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy It isn t a very big problem but some become so shy that they can t do what they want to do This kind of shyness can be bad for a person Here are some good ways to make you brave Tell people you are shy This can make others understand you better and help you easier in talks Try to smile more People think you are friendly and easy to talk to when you smile Learn to be a good talker Begin your talk with saying some nice words about people around you It s very helpful for keeping your talk Put your attention somewhere else Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game Don t waste time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not 根据短文内容 判断一下句子的正 T 误 F 共 5 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 10 分 61 Thomas Edison became a great inventor because he never felt shy 62 Some experts say that shy people are cleverer than others 63 If you are a shy person you should let people know this when you talk to them 64 To begin a talk you d better say something about yourself This can help you feel less shy 65 A t a party you should think more about whether people l