中职英语期中试卷

中职高二英语期中试卷一、单项选择：从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共30小题，每小题分，满分30分）1.This maths problem is_ and I can do it_. A.easy, easily B.easily, easily C.easy, easy D. easily, easy2.They had to leave early, _they? A. did B. had C.hadnt D.didnt3._ time flies! A.How B.How an C.What a D.What an4.Granny looked for her book, but she couldnt find it_. A.somewhere B.everywhere C.anywhere D.nowhere5.- Which book would you like to borrow? -_ of the two books is OK with me. A. Either B.Both C.Any D.None6.The accident took place_ a cold February evening. A.on B.in C.at D.for7.Mr. Black was made_ manager of our company. A./ B.a C.an D.the8. There are three bathrooms in the house. One is upstairs, _ two are downstairs. A.other B.the other C.others D.the others9.Try to make as_mistakes as possible. A.less B.little C.few D.a few10. Childrens Day is in _time. Lets get everything ready. A.two day B. two days C.two days D.two days11._are playing tennis in the playground. A.The Browns B.The Browns C.Browns D.Browns12.-Have you ever_part in any TV program? -Yes, I made a speech in an interview about how to spend my spare time. A. done B.made C.taken D.become13.-Have you bought any magazines for computer? -Yes, I _ two new ones yesterday. A. was getting B.got C. have got D.had get 14. Pass my glasses to me, Jack. I can _read the words in the newspapers. A.hardly B.really C.rather D.clearly15. “I wont begin the class until all the students_.” Said the teacher. A. will stop talking B.will stop to talk C.stop talking D.stop to talk16. I found_ easy to work out the maths problem. A. it B.myself C.this D.that17. It was_ that we felt tired when we arrived. A. a so long travel B.so a long travel C. such long journey D.so long a journey18.Its careless_ him to make the same mistake again. I think it important_ everyone to be careful in everything. A. to, for B. for, of C.of ,to D. of, for19.- Who is the man over there? Is it Mr. Li? - No, it_ be him. Mr. Li is much taller. A. mustnt B.may not C.cant D.neednt20. Li Ping runs_than Ji Fang. A. more slowlier B.every much slowly C.much more slowly D.very slowly21. Ive never read the book, so I dont know_. A.whats about the book B.whats the book about C. what the book is about D.what about the book is22.The headmaster told us_ at the Science Museum on time. A. arrive B. arrives C. to arrive D.arriving23. She told me that she _ here until I _ back. A.stayed, would came B.would stay, came C.stayed, came D.would stay, would come24. - Hello, Joan. - _, Kate. Glad to see you. A. Hi B. Hello C.Good morning D.How do you do25. Let me introduce myself. Im Albert. - _. A. With a pleasure B. Its my pleasure C. Im very pleased D. Pleased to meet you26. Its time I was going, Im afraid. - _. A. Good evening B. Good night C.Bye-bye D.All the best27. - _? -Im sorry, my watch has stopped. A.When is it B.How much is it C.What is the time D.Whats the clock.28. Im afraid Ive got a bad clod. -_. A. Never mind B. Keep away from me C. Better go and see a doctor D. You need to take medicine29. Would you like to come to the party tomorrow? - _. A. Id like B. I like it C.Id like to D.Id like it30. -_ ? - Sure, its . A. Whats your telephone number B.Can I have your telephone number C. Can I help you D.Can you make your telephone number二、完形填空：在每小题列出的四个备选答案中，只有一个答案是符合题目要求的。错选、多选或未选均无分。（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）(A) Obama(奥巴马) was born in 1961. His father is African and his mother is a white American woman from a small town in the US. He 31 in Indonesia and Hawaii. This unusual background made him keep asking 32 who he was. He once turned 33 alcohol(酒精) to help forget this question.Things changed 34 Obama made some friends at college. They helped Obama to face up to his African origins. His 35 work made him a star at Harvard(哈佛大学). Later, he became only 36 black senator in US history.At the beginning of his campaign(竞选运动) for 37 White House, 38 people thought he would win. But Obama turned his pain of growing up into a tool to make Americans believe: “There is not a black and a white America. THERE IS THE United States of America.”“Obamas success has made Martin Luther Kings dream come 39 . That is: A man should not 40 by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character.” Wrote ABC news.( )31.A. brought upB. grew upC. took upD. got up( )32.A. himB. himselfC. itD. them( )33.A. onB. inC. toD. by( )34.A. beforeB. whatC. whereD. after( )35.A. hardB. hardlyC. difficultD. different( )36.A. threeB. the threeC. thirdD. the third( )37.A. an B. theC. aD. /( )38.A. manyB. muchC. fewD. a few( )39.A. trueB. truthC. realD. realize( )40.A. judgeB. judgedC. be judgedD. to be judge(B)There are four seasons 41 a year.Spring is the best season 42 the year. The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and the days get longer and loger. Everything 43 green. Flowers beginto come 44 .Summer is 45 May 46 July. The weather gets hotter and hotter. The best sport is swimming.Autumn comes 47 summer. The weather is getting cooler and cooler and the days get shorter and shorter. The peasants are busy 48 in the crops. The people enjoy 49 on the farm.The coldest season of the year in winter. Winter starts at November. January is the coldest month of the year. The best sport is skating. Children like skating very much. But the farmers are busy. They are getting ready 50 the next year.( )41.A. ofB. forC. inD. to( )42.A. inB. onC. ofD. with( )43.A. turnB. turnsC. to turnD. turning( )44.A. inB. toC. atD. out( )45.A. atB. fromC. inD. on( )46.A. toB. andC. ofD. in( )47.A. beforeB. in front ofC. afterD. behind( )48.A. getB. getsC. gettingD. to get( )49.A. workB. workingC. worksD. to get( )50.A. ofB. forC. toD. in三、阅读理解（40分）（A）The first newspaper were written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59B. C. In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant. It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1800 daily papers in the United states. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than elven million copies every day. 51. The passage mainly tells us_. A. when the newspapers published B. history of newspapers C. what are newspapers D. who invented newspapers 52. The first European regularly, published newspaper was printed in _. A. Germany B. Amsterdam C. Rome D. Boston53. The daily newspaper has a history of _ now. A. over 19 centuries B. nearly 1900 years C. more than 20 centuries D. only 200 years 54. _ was the daily English newspaper. A. Asahi Shim bun B. The Boston newsletterC. Benjamin Harris D. The Daily Courant55. The largest circulation for a newspaper today is _. A. a Japanese newspaper B. an English papersC. a German newspaper D. a Chinese newspaper（B）Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them. Others dont have many; for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain. There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground shakes and houses fall down. Railway lines are broken. Trains run off the lines. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in South Italy. A terrible earthquake in 1883 killed 35,000 people in Indonesia. Fires often follow earthquakes. The Tokyo earthquake of1923 happened just before the middle of the day. People were cooking meals on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook too . Hot materials were thrown onto different parts of the houses which were made of wood. soon fires were burning in the city. Another terrible earthquake happened in India in 1896. The ground suddenly moved 0.45m to one side. Then it moved back again. It moved like this 200 times a minute. Nearly all the buildings and trees fall down when that was happening. 56._has few earthquakes.A. India B. Italy C. Japan D. England57. It isnt true that _ during an earthquake.A. the ground shakesB. materials become hotC. some people dieD. a great noise can be heard58.Why were there fires after the Tokyo earthquake? Because_.A. people were using fires B. the earthquake shook the firesC. the houses were made of wood D. A,B and C59. How did the ground move when the earthquake of 1896 happened in India?A. It moved to one side and then back 200 times a minute.B. It moved 0.45 metre to one side and then to other side in a minute.C. It moved 0.45 metre a minute.D. It moved 20 times in a minute.60. Which of the following is not true ?A. Trains run off the lines because railway lines are broken during an earthquake.B. The earthquake of 1923 hit Tokyo at noon.C. People threw hot materials onto different parts of the houses.D. There were few buildings in the area after the earthquake of 1869 in India.(C)A policeman returned to his police station one evening andreported to the officer that he had found an old car with no number plates “ Where was it? ” asked the officer“ In EcclesiastesStreet，beyond the bridge，” answered the policeman The officer opened the report book and began to writeWhen he reached the name of the street, he began to spell aloud:” Ecl”. He looked at this for a few seconds, then crossed it out and wrote” Eck”. Then he became annoyed, and decided that he already too busy with other jobs, and said to the policeman, “Write the report yourself.”Then the policeman had a try too. But after a minute, he put his cap on and began togo out slowly “ Where are you going? ” the officer asked “ Back to Ecclesiastes Street，” answered the policeman“Im going to push the car round the corner into Green Street” 61. A policeman_.A. found and old car and pushed it back to the stationB. found and old car and reported it to the officerC. found and old car and returned to the ownerD. found an old car and gave it back 62. The old car was found_. A. in Ecclesiastes Street B. in Green street C. on the bridge D. in Eck street 63. The officer_ and found it hard to spell. A. reached the street B. arrived in the street C. got to the street D.got to writing the name of the street 64. The word “annoy” in this passage means_. A. tired B. angry C. sad D. astonished 65. The reason why the policeman wanted to push the car into Green Street in that_. A. he was ordered by the officer B. the police station is on Green Street C. it would be easy for him to write the report D.it would be easy for him to see the car(D)Mr. Hunt has a middle school in a town. His wife who was born in a rich family wouldnt stay at home. With her fathers help she found some work, but she liked none. So she asked her husband to allow her to work in the school. At first Mr. Hunt didnt agree with her. So she didnt supply any money to the school and it was going to be shut. The poor man had to give in. The woman knew neither maths nor physics. She thought she had went to the zoo, so decided to teach the students biology. Finally she brought the children to the zoo.Pointing to the crocodile, she shouted, “ Look at it carefully, children! Its a whale!”“Excuse me , madam,” said a student. “Its a crocodile!”“Shut up!” Mrs. Hunt said angrily. “Its a whale!”Just at that moment the crocodile came out of the water and stayed on a rock. The boy shouted, “Look, Mrs. Hunt! A whale never comes out of the water and has a rest on the rock!”“Cant you see the whale resting on the rock?” Mrs. Hunt said happily.66. Mr. Hunt is a _. A. head teacher B. headmaster C. bookseller D. shopkeeper67. At first Mr. Hunt didnt allow his wife to teach in his school because_. A. she wasnt friendly to the children B. she didnt like to do the work C. she had no knowledge of all the subjects D. she had do homework at home68 Mr. Hunt had to give in because _ A. he wouldnt shut his school B. he liked his wife very much C. he hoped his wife to help him D. he couldnt teach biology69. As _, She decided to teach biology A. Mrs. Hunt was interested in the subject B. Mrs. Hunt had seen the whale before C. Mrs. Hunt had seen the crocodile before D. Mrs. Hunt had watched some animals before70. A. In fact, _. A. the student was right B. Mrs. Hunt was right C. neither the student nor Mrs. Hunt was right D. Mrs. Hunt was a good biology teacher四、完成对话（5分）A: What are you going to do this weekend?B: I have no idea. 71 ?A: We are going to Shanghai. 72 ?B: Yes , Id love to go. Thank you very much for the invitation. 73?A: Lets make it at 9 oclock on Saturday morning.B: OK. 74 ?A: In front of our school gate.B: OK.A: 75 .( )71.A . How are you B. Do you have a good idea C. What about you D. Where are you( )72. A.Would you like to go with us B. Do you like C. Do you think D. What time shall we meet( )73. A. What time do you know B. What time shall we meet C. Where you going D. Where shall we meet( )74. A. What time is it B. How shall we meet C. Where shall we meet then D. What shall we do( )75. A. Thats nothing B. Thats all r