高二英语第一学期期末考试及答案

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上高二英语第一学期期末考试满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷 （共107分）I. Listening Comprehension (24分)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversations, a question will be asked about what said. The conversations and the quest

2、ions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about is, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. He likes Australia in the summer.B. He likes Australia in spring, fall, and winter.C. He

3、likes Australia all year round.D. He didnt like Australia.2. A. He is nervous. B. He is disappointed.C. He is surprised. D. He is anxious.3. A. Find a cleaner room.B. Have another meeting.C. Clarify the issuesD. Clean the conference room.4. A. She can use his phone if she wants.B. Theres no charge f

4、or phone calls.C. His phone is out of order too.D. She can call him later if she likes.5. A. Her sisters.B. Her fathers.C. Her mothersD. Her brothers.6. A. In New York.B. In Boston.C. In Michigan.D. In Washington.7. A. A size five and a half. B. A size six.C. A size seven. D. A size seven and half.8

5、. A. She is expressing sympathy. B. She is apologizing.C. She is offering a help. D. She is giving advice.9.A. She doesnt like plays.B. She went to see the play with the man and the woman.C. She had not planned to attend the play.D. She was not at the play.10. A. She doesnt like either.B. The man sh

6、ouldnt eat the fish.C. The fish is safe to eat.D. The food shouldnt be reheated.Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you

7、 hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The farmer always won first prize.B. The farmer and his neighbors used the same seed corn.C. Th

8、e farmer entered his corn in the competition every year.D. The farmers neighbors also entered the competition.12. A. He wanted to live in peace with his neighbors.B. He found happiness in helping his neighbors.C. He wanted to improve the relationship with his neighbors.D. He couldnt win the competit

9、ion if his neighbors grew bad corn.13. A. How to grow good corn. B. How to win the competitionC. The connectedness of life.D. The value of happiness.Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. For important people.B. For ordinary people.C. For kings in other countries.D. For peo

10、ple in the country districts15. A. In 1784.B. In 1819.C. In 1830.D. In 1880.16.A. The history of letter-delivery in Britain.B. Horses played a great role in postal transport.C. Postal transport started in Britain.D. Postal developments in the 20th century.Part C Longer Conversations Directions: In P

11、art C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversa

12、tion. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.InformationDestination17. _Price18. _Departure time19. _Gate20. _Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the paragraph. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Susan was 21_ till last Tuesday and then her fa

13、ther called her back, because her mother had 22_. The accident happened when her mothers car and the bus were coming 23_. Actually the accident was caused by a man on 24_, who was going very fast. Grammar and vocabulary（23分）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices m

14、aker A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. _ a reply, he decided to write again.A. Not receivingB. Not having receivedC. Having not receivedD. Receiving not26. Each of them is working hard,_ to accomplish the goal as soon as possible.A. wishB. to wishC. wishingD.

15、for wishing27. The masterpieces of the famous artist were _ in the Shanghai Museum.A. on displayB. on the displayC. for a displayD. of display 28. He _ me his jacket _ 100 dollars. A. offered forB. gave atC. sent onD. passed by29. _ wishing to go there please _ your hands.A. Those rise B. Those rais

16、e C. These raiseD. These rise30. A wonderful plan was thought of _ our city more beautiful.A. to makeB. makingC. having madeD. to have made31. _ girl was invited to make a speech at the meeting.A. A 8-year-oldB. A 8-years-oldC. An 8-year-oldD. An 8-years-old32. Could you tell me _ this problem?A. ho

17、w could I deal withB. how I can do withC. what I can do withD. what I could deal with33. The little girl was lost, _ to do anything _cry.A. she was powerless except B. powerless but toC. powerless except toD. powerless but34. He _ without saying good-bye to them because he always has good manners.A.

18、 must have leftB. mustnt have leftC. shouldnt have leftD. cant have left 35. He _that he was just behind others in study.A. came to realizing B. came to realizeC. was come to realizeD. came to 36. _ Mary failed in the examination _a great surprise among her classmates.A. Why causedB. When led toC. B

19、ecause causingD. Thatcaused37. The place _ children _have lost both parents live is called_.A. which who orphanB. wherewhomorphanageC. where who orphanageD. where who childhood38. You _ the New Years Party, for it was really wonderful.A. should have come to B. must come toC. mustnt have come toD. ca

20、nt have come to39.- Let me tell you something about the journalists.- Dont you remember _ me the story yesterday. A. told B. telling C. to tell D. to have told40. Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the No. 1 High School?-_.A. I know it. Its a key school B. Sorry, Im a stranger here. Please ask th

21、e policeman over there.C. Yes, take a busD. Why do you want to go there41. After working in working in the company for 10 years, he returned to the small town _he grew up as a child.A. which B. where C. that D. when42. _ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.A. Giving B. Give C. Given D. To

22、give43.Take it easy. We will do _ we can _ your sons life.A. all; to save B. what; saveC. all what; saved D. that; saving44. If the dictionary is yours, _ can it be?A. what else B. who elses C. who else D. which elses45. _ writer, she is excellent, _ teacher she is not very good.A. As a and as a B.

23、As a but as aC. As and as D. As but as46. I dont have any change on me. Will you pay the fare for me, please? - _. A. Thats fine B. Nothing serious C. Never mind D. No problem47.“I dont think its my_ that the TV blew up . I just turned it on , thats all ,” said the boy .Aerror Bmistake Cfault Dmisun

24、derstandingIII. Cloze（20分）Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.ADorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind, and she chooses to live alone far away from peop

25、le in Blize. Her home is in a small village which can be 48 only by sea or air. After a 10-mile walk into the hills, one finally reaches a piece of land and two small houses so 49 in the thick overgrown forest that only a handful of people know Dorothea is there.She lives 50 and totally alone growin

26、g vegetables. Sometimes a local (当地的) man will come and cut 51 for her and a group of soldiers will come across her and be greeted with the 52 of a cup of coffee.At night, she lies in her little room with the dogs and cats on the floors and listens for hours to any Spanish, English, German or French

27、 broadcasts she can find on her radio. Sometimes she gets lonely but 53 of the time the animals and the radio are company (陪伴；伙伴) enough. But recently the very things she had tried to get free from so well have begun to catch up with her. The peace of the forest has been 54 by the noise of earth-mov

28、ing machines. What she once only heard of distantly on the radio is now on her 55 . Things began to change 3 years ago. The new main north-south road in Blize has 56 the forest only four or five miles away. “Now 57 people know Im here,” she says, “I feel more and more uneasy (troubled or anxious) ea

29、ch day.”48. A. arrived B. seen C. reached D. known49. A. hunted B. built C. hidden D. searched50. A. happily B. sadly C. hardly D. disappointedly51. A. meat B. vegetable C. road D. wood52. A. offer B. helpC. money D. admiration(钦佩)53. A. all B. little C. most D. least54. A. left B. destroyed C. made

30、 D. discovered55. A. TV set B. roof C. doorstep D. table56. A. cut into B. cut upC. cut through D. cut off57. A. less and less B. more or lessC. fewer and fewer D. more and moreBIf you travel in some areas in India, you will be lucky enough to be waited on by special guide monkeys. 58 in waistcoat(马

31、甲), these monkeys are always ready to be of service to you. Hungry, you only have to point to your own 59 and they will lead you to the restaurant. Tired, you put both your hands behind your head and monkeys will take you to the 60 . If you want to drink, monkeys will send you to a bar. But do not f

32、eel when they put out their hairy hands 61 the service is done. Theyre just asking for a little money as a tip. After that, they 62 their hands as if they were saying goodbye to you. Believe it or not, the monkeys are from the School for Monkeys in India, 63 they were trained for one year to get the

33、ir diplomas(毕业证). Theyre not the only monkey students in the world. Some are now being trained 64 nurses in an American medical college. These monkeys are about to look after patients and help them with housework after graduation .A three-year-old monkey named Helen has learned to 65 on and off the

34、light use a recorder and open doors and windows when he is told to. In the tropical(热带的) Malaysia where coconut trees 66 high up to the sky, monkeys would jump to the top and pick off the coconuts for people. 67 the job is done, they would rush to their master, hoping to get some wild fruits as rewa

35、rds(奖赏).58.A. Acted B. Dressed C. Offered D. Put59.A. body B. food C. head D. stomach60.A. hotel B. restaurant C. school D. shop61.A. after B. before C. since D. till62.A. close B. show C. spread D. wave63.A. when B. where C. which D. who64.A. as B. for C. like D. with65.A. lose B. make C. open D. t

36、urn66.A. arrive B. measure C. reach D. stand67.A. Although B. Because C. Once D. SinceIV. Reading Comprehension （40分）Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose th

37、e one that first best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. AChemists have been studying why people should cry. They say the body produces two kinds of tears. One kind cleans out the eyes if it gets dirt in it. But when people cry because of their feelings, these tear

38、s have poisonous(有毒的) substances in them. The body is getting rid of substances produced by strong feelings.In the United States men have heart diseases more than women do. Doctors say that heart diseases and some other diseases have something to do with the pressure of living and working in a moder

39、n society. Perhaps men suffer more from these diseases because they do not cry enough. And it is possible t as pressure increases they will need to cry more.68. According to the passage chemists are trying to find _.A. a way to prevent people from diseasesB. how to prevent people from cryingC. why p

40、eople have to drop tearsD. why men have heart diseases more often than women69. From the passage we can infer _.A. more men than women are now cryingB. more women than men are now working outside their homesC. the poison found in tears is killing more and more peopleD. women usually cry more than me

41、n70. The pressure of a modern society _.A. make both men and women cry.B. keep people fit and strong C. makes human body produce chemicalsD. gives more and more people heart diseases71. People cry because _.A. their body needs to get rid of poisonous substances produced by strong feelingsB. they wan

42、t to clean out the dirtC. they have to work outside their homesD. they suffer from heart diseasesBMilk was one of the main human foods long before history was written. It will probably remain one as long as there are animals that give milk. The old word “milk” came from Sanskrit, one of the oldest l

43、anguages known to man. A very old picture of milking, which was drawn five thousand years ago, has been found.In the past years long ago, people got their milk from their own animals. But in modern times new inventions made the milk industry a big business. In 1851 Gall Borden found a way to take so

44、me of the water out from milk. This made milk keep longer. Four years later, Louis Pasteur introduced a way to kill the bacteria(细菌) in milk. Next a special milk bottle was made. This was followed by the invention of machines that could fill bottles with milk. These discoveries had a great effect on

45、 the milk industry. They meant that milk could be stored longer.Some people believe that milk drinking will become less popular than it has been. But remember how long milk has been an important food and think of the many ways in which it is useful. It seems safe to say that milk industry will alway

46、s be important.72. People began to milk animals_.A. five thousand years agoB. in the 1850sC. before history was writtenD. in recent years73. Sanskrit is a language_.A. used by EuropeansB. recorded in picturesC. known to people all over the worldD. that has a long history74. Which of the following is

47、 NOT TRUE?A. A picture of milking was discovered five thousand years ago.B. People drink milk as a kind of foodC. Many years ago people had to raise animals if they wanted to drink milk.D. Louis introduced a way to kill the bacteria in milk in 1855.75. The writer doesnt agree that _.A. milk is usefu

48、l in many waysB. milk has been important to people for thousands of yearsC. new inventions help people to keep milk much longerD. milk drinking wont be so popular as it has been C For a small town, Manhattan, Kansas has some big surprises. And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built a

49、round a swimming pool and a friendly family atmosphere. The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out. A lot of them choose to eat in the brightly lit restaurant near the pool. And many of them will be served by Ellen Logan, who has worked as a waitress here

50、for more than two years. Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student. She comes from Nebraska, but shes planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals. But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn. Ellen soon learn

51、ed what every waitress finds out. Your best friend is a good pair of shoes. She paid fifty-five dollars for hers, much more than she would usually spend. Shes discovered something else too. You dont have to know much about food to be a good waitress, but you do have to know a lot about people. “A lo

52、t of business people always stay here when they come to Manhattan”, she explains. “They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes. But some couples come for a night out together. They just want to be left alone. Then there are people who cant make up their minds. They look down t

53、he menu and say What do you suggest? So I ask them how hungry they are. If they say Not very, I suggest the salad bar, with soup, salad, bread and a fruit Kansas Strip Steak, with potatoes or rice. You get salad and bread as well, Its very nice. Really good value.” Ellen may get tired feet sometimes, but at least shes learning too much about people. Shell probably make a good animal doctor, but if she finds she doesnt like it after all, she can always become a psychiat