2009年新人教版高二英语下学期期中考试试题

1、高二英语下学期期中考试试题一.单项选择 (1.5分) 1This is most important test to most of us.Athe; theBX; theCX; XDa; X2Facts prove that the words economic development is not a win- lose game but in which all be winners.Aone; mustBthat; shallCone; canDthat; must3I have three friends, , john, Jack and Tom.Afor exampleBsuch

2、 asCthat isDname4How is Mary getting on with her work?Well, she could always a good idea for increasing sales.Aturn outBsuffer fromCgo byDcome up with5If I had to choose between fish and chicken, Id prefer .AformerBthe formerCitDthat6He sold his farm, gaining enough money for his journey.AandBthusCr

3、atherDotherwise7Could I ask you a rather personal question? .AYes, dont worry.BOf course, go ahead.CYes, help yourself.DOf course, why not?8Tod has taken all possible means to find a job. He knows that .Aout of work causes povertyBBeing out of work causes poorCout of work causes poorDbeing out of wo

4、rk causes poverty9Your job is well done. you for it?Yes. And I got extra 500 as a reward yesterday.AHave; paidBHave; got paidCDid, payDAre; paid10On his 10th birthday, Marty manages to escape from the zoo and gets onto the subway, he believes that he can go to the wild.AwhichBfrom whatCthrough which

5、Dthat11Youve made a mistake and youve the letter “e”.Sorry, Ill be more careful next time.Aleft outBleft overCleftDleft for12 that he has no qualifications in business management, Ken plans to gain the necessary skills by taking a part time course.AConcerningBConcernedCBeing concernedDTo concern13Cu

6、ltural exchanges between the two countries help to understanding and friendship between the two peoples.AincreaseBraiseCpromoteDstrength14You may that they will finish the hard job on time.Abelieve inBrely on itCdepend uponDlive on15 she was sick, I was expected to take her place greatly surprised m

7、e, for I didnt have much work experience.AThat ifBThatCIf that1 6. In 1969, Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut, _ the moon for the first time, which announced man began to march at the universe.A .walkedB .climbedC .set foot in D .set foot on17. His efforts ended in _ . Thats to say, he is _ as a

8、 nurse.A. a failure; a failure B. a failure; failure C. failure; a failureD. failure ;failure 18. The weather seemed perfect _ fishing that day, I remember.A. to B. in C .for D .at 19. He was so busy that he couldnt help _ the housework.A. doing B. did C. do D. done20. _ he read interested his young

9、er brother.A. Whatever B. No matter what C. That D. Which二完形填空 (1.5分)“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I 21 asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether Ill be able to 22 it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.My mind could not 23 the id

10、ea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to 24 my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same 25 . Why had I even bothered to ask? 26 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be 27 .As my mother and I arrived at school, two friend

11、s 28 me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the 29 as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, 30 three others. I followed my classmates to the 31 . When I reached out my hand to shake

12、the 32 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mothers camera 33 my eyes and I knew my dad wasnt there. I walked back to my seat 34 .Back at home, seeing my dads car in the garage, I told myself he would not be 35 . But the strong smell of alcohol（酒精）hit me as soon as I 36 inside,

13、and I could feel my tears 37 . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him 38 on the couch. 39 did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more 40 than his whiskey bottle.21. A. confi

14、dentlyB. eagerlyC. proudlyD. fearfully22. A. reachB. keepC. takeD. make23. A. createB. supportC. appreciateD. accept24. A. watchB. avoidC. attendD. speed25. A. excuseB. replyC. promiseD. trick26. A. BesidesB. ThusC. OtherwiseD. However27. A. activeB. formalC. differentD. serious28. A. recognizedB. g

15、reetedC. encouragedD. showed29. A. airB. audienceC. schoolD. playground30. A. apart fromB. other thanC. except forD. along with31. A. stageB. positionC. officeD. exit32. A. JillsB. teachersC. mothersD. fathers33. A. fixedB. touchedC. hurtD. inserted34. A. successfullyB. disappointedly C. delightedly

16、D. hopefully35. A. drunkB. wokenC. forgivenD. hidden36. A. steppedB. noticedC. examinedD. glanced37. A. getting offB. taking downC. building upD. turning around38. A. leaningB. lyingC. puttingD. carrying39. A. HowB. WhereC. WhyD. Whether40. A. perfectB. comfortableC. fortunateD. important阅读理解 (2分)AC

17、ritics say Microsoft Windows 95 must be able to do what the company has said or sales will fall sharply. This could mean the public would reject future Microsoft products. The public would lose trust in the company. Some people say this will not happen. They say Microsoft sent out several thousand c

18、opies of their new product to computer experts to test several months before it was released. Problems that these testers found were immediately corrected. Microsoft representatives are working to solve all the other problems buyers find when they try the new system. Computer industry experts say th

19、at if there are no major problems Microsoft can expect to earn about 7 thousand million dollars from Windows 95 in the first two years. The experts say this could be just a beginning for Microsoft and the whole computer industry. The experts say Windows 95 can help the user do many different and dif

20、ficult tasks. They say this means the sale of more powerful computers and other computer products will increase as people learn about the new Microsoft product. Other companies say Windows 95 is not a big improvement. The Apple Computer Company says its Mackintosh Operating System has been able to d

21、o many of the same things since 1989. For example, it has been able to let users work two different programs at the same time. The Amega Computer also has offered this for almost ten years. And IBM says the operating system it developed about 7 years ago is very similar.41. In the passage the writer

22、 .A. thinks Windows 95 will be a successB. is doubtful about what Microsoft Company has promisedC. shows no opinion of his ownD. is advertising Windows 95 for Microsoft Company42. Some believe that Windows 95 will not only bring in a lot of money but also .A. replace the older products B. threat (威胁

23、) other computer companiesC. help sell other products produced by Microsoft CompanyD. bring about changes in other fields43. All the following show Windows 95 is important to Microsoft Company except .A. Windows 95 will build up people's faith (信心) in the country's future productsB. Windows

24、95 will bring about a great change in the whole computer industryC. other companies don't think highly of Windows 95D. Windows 95 will help sell more powerful computersB“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburg

25、h, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is. In Mollie's opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story,

26、which is what every writer should be doing. “If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,” she says. With the chief function of a writer being to entertain (让人愉快), Mollie is indeed an entertainer. “I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the musi

27、c of language,” she says. “This love goes back to early childhood. I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, an

28、d the teacher always said Nonsense, Mollie, dear, youll be a writer. So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.”This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although

29、written in the third person is clearly autobiographical (自传体的) and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition (理想) and her struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawbe

30、rry fieldssadly now covered with modern houses.“I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,”she said. “Never.”“When I set one of my books in Scotland,”she said,“I can recall my romantic (浪漫的) feelings as a child playing

31、 in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.”44. What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?A. It should not aim at a narrow audience.B. It

32、 should be attractive to young readers.C. It should be based on original ideas.D. It should not include too much conversation.45. In Mollie Hunter's opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?A. Being poor in life experience. B. Being short of writing skills.C. The weakness of

33、description. D. The absence of a story.46. What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child?A. She didn't expect to become a writer. B. She didn't enjoy writing stories.C. She didn't have any particular ambitions. D. She didn't respect her teacher's views.47. In comparison w

34、ith children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are .A. more intelligent B. better informedC. less eager to learn D. less interested in reality48. What's the writer's purpose in this text?A. To describe Mollie Hunter's most successful books.B. To share her enjoyment of M

35、ollie Hunter's books.C. To introduce Mollie Hunter's work to a wider audience.D. To provide information for Mollie Hunter's existing readers.CThere are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art (美术馆); Paris has t

36、he Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don't ha

37、ve to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their

38、own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.A computer artist can only record his pictures electron

39、ically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer.Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at scho

40、ols and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home compute

41、rs in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.49. The main purpose of this text is to give information about .A. museums throughout the world B. an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A.C. art exhibitions in Florida International UniversityD. latest development of computer art50

42、. To see the art in FIU museum, you need .A. floppy discs B. a computer and a printerC. pictures and drawings on paper D. a computer connected to the museum by telephone line51. The museum was started when .A. Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientistsB. Robert Shostak wanted to h

43、elp computer artistsC. art students needed a place to show their worksD. computer scientists wanted to do something about art52. The words“an audience”in the last paragraph refer to .A. art students B. computer ownersC. exhibits in the museum D. those who will enjoy art第五节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳

44、选项(2分) Peter: 53 Monica: Yes, but not here. 54 I dont like eating standing up. Pater: There is another restaurant over there. Monica: 55 Only the rich man can afford to eat there. Besides, 56 Im not going into a restaurant that doesnt have a menu. Pater: We just passed a cafe that does snacks. Monic

45、a: 57 Pater: Youre one of those people that are never satisfied, arent you?A. Shall we have something to eat?B. Do you come here very often?C. I dont like cafe without tables.D. It is expensive and charges very high prices.E. Oh, I dont like the look of itF. It serves very good coffee.G. I cant see

46、a menu.单词拼写 58How much do you _(收费) for a bed a night? 59.The news was heard _(广播)first by the Beijing Radio. 60.Im sorry, but I didnt do it on _(目的). 61.Finally, the little girl _(吞咽)the medicine with the help of some juice. 62.We need food and water for _(生存). 63.He was waiting for his brothers re

47、turn with _(焦虑). 64.How many _(德国人) are going to visit their town next mouth? 65.The doctors were busy _(检查) for the coming examination. 66.Is it as cold in _(一月) in Australia as it is here in China? 67.The court _(判处) the murderer to death by law.根据要求写单词（2分）1 greedy_ n 2 begin _ n 3 hard _ n 4 slow _(adv) 5 social_(adv) 6destroy_( n)选合适的字母填单词 (1分)1chapt_(er,or,u