高二下学期英语期中试题1

三门第二高级中学2005学年第二学期高二英语期中试题(2006.5)命题教师：林日沛本试题分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分第一部分：英语知识运用（共二小节，满分50分）第一节单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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1.Theyoungcouplewanttobuyanewvideocamera,buttheycannotaffordtobuy.A.oneB.itC.themD.theone2.Beijingyouseetodayisquiteadifferentcityfromwhatitusedtobe,foritisdesignatedascitytohostthe2008OlympicGames.A./;aB.The;theC./;theD.The;a3.Thespeakerraisedhervoiceabitbutstillcouldn’tmakeherself_______.A.hear B.tohear C.heard D.hearing4.----HasSamfinishedhishomeworktoday?----Ihavenoidea.He____itthismorning.A.did B.hasdone C.wasdoing D.haddone5.TherewillbeafootballmatchbetweenChinaandJapanattheWorker’sStadiumthisweekend.Andtheticketsare________nowateveryticket-office.A.usableB.valuableC.availableD.suitable6.Thelinewascutoff.Theycouldn’t____forhelpatall.A.getover

B.holdon

C.getthrough

D.geton7.Thedevelopmentofmodernsciencewillsoon___itpossibleforsomepatientstorecoverfromthesemalignantillnesses.A.makeB.findC.considerD.think8.Thekindgrannyneverfailstohelp______shethinksisinneedofhelp.A.whom B.who C.nomatterwho D.whoever9.-Hi!Haven’tseenyousolong!What’sup?-_________.A.Iamfine,thankyou. B.Nothingmuch.C.Nowheretogo. D.Nothinghigh.10.Wehadn’tmetfor20years,butIrecognizedher________Isawher.A.themoment B.forthemoment C.themomentwhen D.atthemomentwhen11.---IhearJohnhastakenuphisbusinessinLondon.---Really?Hehasnobusiness_________andI’msurehe’llfail.A.feeling B.ideaC.senseD.opinion12.Informationhasbeenputforward______moremiddleschoolgraduateswillbeadmittedintouniversities.A.which B.that C.when D.what13.whodoyouthinkitisthathewillhave_______theletter? A.topost B.post C.posted D.posting14.Theforeignfriendsyoureferredto_______lookingforwardto________aroundouruniversity.A.are,beingshown B.being,beingshownC.being,shown D.are,beshown15.Itprovedthatmanymorepeoplehadlosttheirlivesinthetsunamithan.A.hadcommonlybeensupposedB.wascommonlysupposedC.beingcommonlysupposedD.commonlysupposed16.--Ididn'tgotomyeveningclassyesterdaybecauseIlostmytextbook.--You_______mine.Ididn'thaveanyclassthen.A.couldhaveborrowedB.mightborrowC.musthaveborrowedD.oughttoborrow17.Edisonmadealotofinventions,ofgreatimportance.A.whichIthinkareB.whichIthinktheyareC.whichIthinktheyD.Ithinkwhichare18._________inthequeueforhalfanhour,Tomsuddenlyrealizedthathehadlefthiswalletathome..A.Towait B.HavewaitedC.Tohavewaited D.Havingwaited19.Bill,oftenregardedasoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass,____________tobeastudentwhocheatedintheexam.A.cameout B.turnedout C.sentout D.letout20.Donotcheatthecustomers,oryouwilldamageourcompany’.A.viewB.signC.opinionD.image第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分）SomeuniversityinNorthChinawentonaclean-upcampaign(运动)lastweektoremindstudentsoftheirdutytoberesponsibleoncampus.Theschool21aphotoexhibitonnoticeboardsoutsideitsdininghall,showing22of“uncivilbehavior”.Thepictures,takenoncampus,showed:23classroomdesks,wallsandlibrarybooks;24dorms;game-lovingstudentsmisusingtheInternetequipment;andloversduringclosemoments.Manystudents25aninterestandalmosteveryoneknewabouttheshowbythesecondday.Itwas26bytheschool’sYouthLeague,whichspenthalfayearpreparingit.“Wehopethepicturescanhelpstudents27whatishappeningaroundthem.Wewon’tpunishthestudentsinthepictures,28wewanttoremindthemoftheir29tokeepthecampusclean,”saidYouthLeagueSecretaryHeYu.Manystudentsdidagreethatcarvingondesksand30activitieswere“uncivilbehavior”.“Theschoolonceaskedustobehave31indailylifeandnowthepictureshaveastrongereffect.Theshowisthefirsttryanditcan32adeepimpression,”saidWang.Anotherstudent,aboynamedLu,saidtheshowhadtaughthim“agood33”.Hesaidthathehadn’t34attentiontoclassrooms’cleannessinthepastandoncewroteonadeskandleftsomewastearoundhisseat.“It’sourdutytokeepthecampusclean.Weshoulddosomethingto35thesituation,”headded.However,somestudentsthoughtitnot36toinvade(侵犯)theprivacyofpeopleinclosesituations.“It’scommonforloverstokissorhavesomebodily37.It’snaturalandit’snotrightfortheschoolto38it‘uncivilbehavior’,”saidYang.“The39haveshownstudents’privatemoments.Theyfeelembarrassed(尴尬)40theyarerecognizedbyothers,”saidafreshmannamedLou.21AranBtookCheldDgave22AharmfulnessBdisadvantagesCexperiencedDexamples23ArepairedBdamagedCpaintedDburned24AemptyBdirtyCbeautifulDcrowed25AbecameBdrewCshowedDgot26ApraisedBfoundCopenedDorganised27AseeBimagineCwatchDstop28AhoweverBsoCforDbut29AdutyBknowledgeCmemoryDpurpose30AimportantBsimilarCsameDpersonal31AhardlyBgratefullyCwellDhelpfully32AmissBdevelopCrequireDleave33AlessonBtextCpassageDway34AfixBexpectedCattractedDpaid35ApreventBimproveCchangeDnotice36AreasonableBfairCproperDformal37AcontactBconnectionCrelationDexchange38AcallBsayCexplainDprove39AactionsBsituationsCpicturesDcleanness40AasthoughBifCsothatDalthough第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项.AMrs.Brownhadadaughter,Ann,andshelovedherverymuch.Whenshemarriedandmovedtoanothercitywithherhusband,Mrs.Brownwasnothappy.

"Howisshelivingtherewithoutmenearher?"Mrs.Brownworriedaboutherdaughter.Sheoftenwrotetoherandaskedhoweverythingwasgoing.

Ayearlater,Annhadahappybaby.Itwasaboy.SheandherhusbandnameditJames.Theythoughtthatitwasthecleverestchildintheworld.

Afterthat,Mrs.Brownreceivedlotsoflettersandpostcardseverymonth.TheywereallaboutJamesandthewonderfulthingshehaddone.Therewerealsolotsofcolourphotosofthebaby,buttherewasneveranynewsaboutAnnherself.

Mrs.BrownalwayswrotetoAnnandwantedtoknowsomethingaboutAnnherself-aboutwhatAnnwasdoing.ButAnn'sreplieswerealwaysaboutJames.TherewasneveranynewsaboutAnnherself.

Atlast,Ann'smotherwassoangrythatshewrotetoAnnandsaidshehadhadthecleverestchildintheworldbefore,butnowshehadnomore.

41.Mrs.Brownwassadwhen_____.

A.AnnmarriedB.Annandherhusbandmovedtoanothercity

C.ShehadadaughterD.Annhadababyayearlater

42.Aftershehadababy,Ann______.

A.wrotetohermotherallaboutitB.askedhermothertolookafterit

C.movedtolivewithhermotherD.wasverybusy

43.Mrs.Brownwishedthat_____.

A.thebabywascleverB.Anncouldwritetoher

C.shecouldknowmoreaboutAnnD.shecouldgotoseeAnnandherhusbandBWelcometotheNationalMaritimeMuseum

TheNationalMaritime（海洋）Museumisthelargestofitskindintheworld,withovertwomillionitemsinitscollections.Twentygalleriesdisplaysomeofthefinestseaaffairsinhistoricbuildings,whichwereformerlyaschoolforthesonsofseamen.

Openingtimes

10:00-17:00Winterhours

10:00-18:00Summerhours

Lastadmissionisthirtyminutesbeforeclosing.Smokingisnotallowedinthemuseum.Eatinganddrinkingareonlyallowedinthedesignated（指定的）areas.Photographyandvideoarenotpermittedinsidethebuilding.

Bookings

OurCentralBookingGrouphandlesallgroupvisitenquiries（需求）,fromschools,grouporganizersandtouroperators.

EducationandInterpretation

Schools’programmesoperateinterm-time.Programmesoftalks,tours,work-shops,storytelling,livinghistoryandinterpretation（解说）arerunthroughouttheyear,especiallyatweekendsandduringschoolholidays.

E-library

Facilities（设备）areprovidedforelectronicaccess（接触）tothemuseum’scollections.Pleaseaskamemberofstaff（员工）fordirectionstothenearestterminals（终端）.Thesefacilitiesarealsoavailablefromthecomfortofyourownhome.

44.Thispassagemainlytellsus_______.

A.thewaytogettothemuseum

B.thepurposetobuildthemuseum

C.abriefintroductiontothemuseumD.adetaileddescriptionofthemuseum

45.Whichofthefollowingiscertainlyforbiddenaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tryingtoenterthemuseumafter5:00p.m.

B.Takingpicturesinfrontofthemuseum.

C.Talkingloudlywhenyouenjoythecollections.

D.Eatinganddrinkingwhereveryouare.

46.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_______.

A.themuseumrunsaschoolandhasstudentsofitsown

B.studentscanreceiveeducationhere

C.alltheschooleducationhastobedoneinthemuseum

D.schoolprogrammesareonlyrunatweekendsandonholidays.CAchildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarises(出现)fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar(奇怪的)thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.47.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis____.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresent48.Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis____.A.inarealisticsettingB.heardforthefirsttimeC.repeatedtoooften D.toldinadifferentway49.Theadvantageclaimed(提出)forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit____.A.makesthemlessfearfulB.developstheirpowerofmemoryC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs50.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays51.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_______.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteachDLiuXiang,a21-year-oldChineseathlete,gotthegoldmedalofthefascinatingmen’s110mhurdlesbeforeacrowdof70,000attheOlympicStadiuminthe28thOlympicsinAthenslateFridaylocaltime.Heclockedanexcellent12.91secondstoequaltheworldrecordsetbyBritain’sCollinJacksonin1993.ItisthefirstgoldChinesemen’sathletehaseverwonfromthetrackandfieldintheOlympicshistory.Chinahaswonover100goldmedalsfromthesummerOlympicGamessince1984butitsmaleathletesonlygotonemedalfromOlympics’mostpopularsport.TheShanghainative,withhisfatheratruckdriverandmotheranout-of-workhousewife,lovedsportswhenhewasverylittle.LiuwasselectedtotheJuniorSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghaitopracticejumpingasafourthgraderintheprimaryschool.Butafterabonetestshowingthathewillnotbeabletobecomeatallman,Liuwasaskedtogiveupsportsoneyearlater,althoughhehadwonthenationalchampionatthatlevel.In1998whenheattractedcoachSunHaiping’sattentionasa15-year-oldjumper.Sunwasawell-knownhurdlecoachandhebelievedastarwasbornatthefirstsightofLiu.HevisitedLiu’sparentsseveraltimesandfinallypersuadedthemtoletLiutransfertothe110mhurdles.Afteronlythreeyears,LiulaunchedhiscareerinstyleintheIAAFGrandPrixinLausannein2001bybreakingtheworldyouthandAsianrecordwithatimeof13.12.Butthefirstwarninghesenttotheworldwashisbronze-winningfeatattheworldindoorchampionshipsinBirmingham,England,lastyear.In2004,LiuwonthesilverintheworldindoorchampionshipsinBudapestinMarch.Twomonthslater,heprovedthewinnerinaraceagainstAmericangreatAllenJohnsonintheIAAFGrandPrixinOsaka,Japan,whereheclockedanewAsianrecordandworld’sseasonbesttimeof13.06seconds.HewentontowintwoJohnson-absentracesinLille,France,onJune26andZagreb,Croatia,threedayslater.HeputupanexcitingshowattheGoldenGalameetinRomeonJuly3,whenheandJohnsonclockedanidenticaltimeof13.11.RaceofficialshadtoexamineaphotofinishtodeclareJohnsonthewinner.LiudidabetterjobofclearingthehurdlesthanJohnson,butJohnson’sstrongerstartendedupmakingthedifference.TheraceboostedLiu’soptimismfortheOlympics,althoughJohnsonbetteredhisseasonbesttimeby0.01secondinLausanne,Switzerland,onJuly6.TheworldhasputtheOlympicsaJohnson-LiuduelbutsurprisinglyJohnsoncrashedoutoftheGamesafterfallingattheninthhurdleatround2.Johnson’searlyexitpavedthewayforLiu’swin.HefinallytookthegoldmedalandputaChineseman’snameontherecordbook. (/Xinhua)Updated:2004-08-2802:5752.AccordingtoParagraphOne,whichofthefollowingisTRUE? A.LiuXiangisthefastestofthefourmentionedathletes. B.LiuXianghassetanewworldrecordintheeventofthemen’s110mhurdles. C.BothLiuXiangandJacksonhavegotagoldmedalattheOlympics. D.IntheOlympicshistory,LiuXiangisthefastestinthisevent.53.Beforethe28thOlympicsinAthens,. A.noChineseathletegotagoldmedalfromthetrackandfieldattheOlympics B.therewasalreadyaChinesemalemedalistinthetrackandfieldattheOlympics C.TerrenceTrammellgotagoldmedalfromthemen’shurdlesattheSydneyOlympics D.ZhuJianhuagotabronzemedalfromthemen’shurdlesinthe1984LosAngelesGames54.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedword“duel”mostprobablymeans“”. A.contest B.friendship C.partner D.company55.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat. A.LiuXianghadnogiftforjumpingwhenhewasalittleboy B.LiuXiangsetanewworldyouthrecordwhenhewas17yearsold C.LiuXianghassucceededbecauseofhiscoachSunD.JohnsonmighthavewonthegoldmedalifhehadnodroppedoutETechnologyhasbeenanencouragementofhistoricalchange.ItactedassuchaforceinEnglandbeginningintheeighteenthcentury,andacrosstheentireWesternWorldinthenineteenth.Rapidadvancesweremadeintheuseofscientificfindingsinthemanufacture(制造)ofgoods,whichhaschangedideasaboutwork.Oneofthefirstchangeswasthatotherformsofenergyhavetakentheplaceofhumanpower.Alongwiththiscametheincreaseduseofmachinestomanufactureproductsinlesstime.Peoplealsodevelopedmachinesthatcouldproducethesamepartsforaproduct:eachnailwasexactlylikeeveryothernail,meaningthateachnailcouldbechangedforeveryothernail.Thismeansthatgoodscouldbemassproduction,althoughmassproductionrequiredbreakingproductiondownintosmallerandsmallertasks.Oncethiswas(lone,workersnolongerstartedontheproductandlaboredtocompleteit.Instead,theymightworkonlyonethousandthofit,otherworkerscompletingtheirownpartsincertainorder.Thereisnothingstrangeaboutthismanufacturingworkbytoday'sstandards.Highlyskilledworkerswereunabletocomparewiththenewproductiontechniques,asmassproductionallowedgoodsofhighstandardtobeproducedingreaternumberthancouldeverbedonebyhand.Buttheskilledworkerwasn'ttheonlyloser,thecommonworkerslosttoo.Similarchangesforcedfarmeraway.Theincreasedmechanization(机械化)ofagriculturefreedmassesofworkersfromploughingthelandandharvestingitscrops.Theyhadlittlechoicebuttostreamtowardtherapidlydevelopingindustrialcenters.Increasingly,standardsweresetbymachines.Workersnolongerownedtheirowntools,theirskillwasnolongervalued,andprideintheirworkwasnolongerpossible.Workersfed,lookedafterandrepairedthemachinesthatcouldworkfasterthanhumansatgreatlyreducedcost.56.Inthispassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredasachangecausedbytheuseofscientificfindingsintheproductionofgoods?A.Otherformsofenergyhavetakentheplaceofhumanpower.B.Theincreasedexploitationofworkersinthe19thcentury.C.Theincreaseduseofmachinestomakeproductsinlesstime.D.Theuseofmachinesproducingpartsofthesamestandard.57.Theunderlinedwordthisinthefirstparagraphrefersto____A.theuseofscientificfindingsB.thepracticeofproducingthesamepartsforaproductC.thehumanpowerbeingreplacedbyotherformsofenergyD.thetechnologybecomingtheencouragementofhistoricalchange58.Theunderlinedwordthisinthesecondparagraphreferstothechangethat______A.eachnailcouldbetakentheplaceofbyeveryothernailB.eachnailwasexactlylikeeveryothernailC.producingtasksbecamesmallerandsmallerD.goodscouldbemassproduced59.Accordingtothewriter,highlyskilledworkers______A.completelydisappearedwiththecomingofthefactorysystemB.weredismissedbythebossC.wereunabletoproducegoodsofhighstandardD.wereunabletoproducefinegoodsatthatsamespeedasmachines60.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidthefarmershavetodowiththecomingofmechanizationofagriculture?A.Manyofthemhadtoleavetheirfarmlandforindustrialcenters.B.Theystucktotheirfarmwork.C.Theyrefusedtousemachines.DTheydidtheirbesttolearnhowtousethemachines.F第二节：John,Mary,Peter,和Jenny想要上网查阅各自所需的信息。阅读下面六个信息的介绍选项（A，B，C，D，E和F），选出符合各人需求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余的选项。61.Johnisafatheroftwoyoungkids.Theteacherofthekindergartenaskedpupilstolookforsomeinformationonlinewiththehelpoftheirparentsaboutthefoundingofthecountry.NowJohnisbusysearchingsomewebsites,andtryingtofigureoutwhichoneisthebesttosatisfytheneed.62.Katewillgraduatefromcollege,andsheisworkingonherfinalpaperrecently.HertopicisonAmericanIndians.Sofar,shehasalreadyhadenoughinformationabouttheircurrentsituationinthelibraryandallsheneedsnowisabouttheirpast,sosheisdeterminedtoturntotheInternetforhelp.63.Maryisafull-timeemployee,andshereallywantstousehersparetimetoimproveherselfandtogetadiplomaofacollege.HerfavoritefieldisIT.Nowallsheneedstodoissimplyturnonthecomputer,getitonline,andthenclick.64.PeterhasgreatinterestintheworldoftheSouthPole.Howdothelovelyanimalssurvivethelongandcoldwinter,andhowdotheyproducetheyoungergeneration?Whatdotheylooklike,andwhatdotheyliveon?65.JennyisanAmericanmiddleschoolstudent.Sheseemstobebornwiththetalentofart,andsheisextremelyshowinggreatinterestinthecultureofothercounties.Afewdaysago,sheandherAfrican-Americanclassmateswereassignedtoprepareabigprojectbytheirteacher.Sotheyneedtotakeactionnow.A.CelebrateAmericanindependencebytestingyourknowledgeoftheAmericanRevolution.Eachcorrectanswergetsyouclosertoliberty-thepassageoftheBillofRightsin1791.StartwiththeTeaPartyinBostonin1776forthesighingofThomasJefferson’sworld-shakingdocument.Evenifyoudon’tknowalltheanswers,you’reguaranteedtolearnalotalongtheway.B.Eachwinter,emperorpenguinsmigrateacrosstheicefieldsofAntarcticatomate,layeggs,andhatchtheirchicks.ThisnewmoviefromNationalGeographydocumentstheirextraordinaryjourney.Watchthetrailer,viewphotos,ordownloadscreensavers.TheKidsArcadefeaturessoundandvideoclips.Checkitout-thepenguinsaretoocute!C.Africanartismeanttobeusedfordancing,wearing,holding,orhealing.ThethemeofthiscolorfulexhibitionisexploringthelifeandcultureofcurrentAfricathroughitsart.DiscoverwhatanAkuabaisandhowitisusedbytheAsantewomeninGhana.Youcanexaminetheartindetailbyusingthecoolrotatingandzoomingfeatures.D.thefourthofJulyismorethanjustagreatexcusetohaveabarbecueandwatchfireworks.AskEarltofindoutwhathappened229yearsagothatmadeJuly4thsuchanimportantdayintheUShistory.ThenwatchthecartoonLiberty’sKidstowitnesstheeventsoftheAmericanRevolutionthatleduptoIndependenceDay.E.ThemissionoftheCenterofDistanceLearningResearchatTexasA&MUniversityistoprovidetimelyandappropriateinformationofthedevelopment,applicationandmaintenanceofinformationtechnologysystems.Thisinformationisprovidedthroughdemonstration,training,publicationsandtechnicalassistance.F.LongbeforetheEuropeanssettledinNorthAmerica,thenativeslivingtherehadestablishedadiversityofrichculturesandspokeover2000languagedialects.(Ofthese,about300areknowntoday.)Asthenewcomersmovedin,theNativeAmericansweregraduallypushedofftheirlandsintoreservationsandforcedtoassimilateintoEuropeanculture.第三部分写作（共三节，满分50分）单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）66.Twoyearsaftertheirm,theyhadalovelybaby.67.Doftherain,thesportsmeetwenton.68.Toourjoy,therearesomanybinscienceandtechnologytheseyears.69.Thedriverofthebuswaskilledinthecrashbutallthepescapedunhurt.70.Therichmanhadalargehousewithagardenandhehiredthrees________.71.Thatboyisginpainting.Hehaswonmanyawardsinpaintingcompetitionsforchildren.72.Jane’sddoesnotpreventherfromreachinghergoalsinlife.73.Somepeoplearegformoneyandsomeforpower.74.Successfulpeoplelearntogtheopportunitiesthatcomeal