高二英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案

高二英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案湛江一中培才学校2023-2023学年是第一学期期中测试

高二英语科测试卷

时间：120分满分;150分

I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

Yearsago,afarmerownedthelandalongtheAtlanticseacoast.Heoften

_______forahelper,butmostpeople______toworkonfarmsalongtheAltantic.Theyfearedthe______stormsacrosstheAtlantic.Asthefarmerinterviewedapplicants______thejob,hereceivedasteadystreamof________finally,ashort,thinandmiddle-agedmanwas_____inthejob.“areyouagoodfarmhand?”thefarmeraskedhim.“well,icansleepwhenthewind______,”answeredthelittleman.

_________puzzledbythisanswer,thefarmer,inthe______needofahelper,hiredhim.Thelittlemanworkedwellaroundthefarm,_________frommorningtillnight,andthefarmerfelt______withtheman?swork.

Onenightthewindfromoffshorehowled()loudly.Jumpingoutof_____,thefarmergrabbedalanternand________tothelittleman?sroom.Heshookthelittlemanandsh.

shouted,“_____!Astormiscoming!Tiethingsdown______theyareblownaway!”

1.A.employedB.advertisedC.interviewedDasked

2.A.usedB.deniedC.refusedDdared

3.A.TerribleB.fantasticC.wonderfulDchangeable

4.A.toB.onC.forDof

5.A.ArrivalsB.applicationsC.agreementsDrefusal

6.A.activeB.interestedC.disappointedDanxious

7.A.comesB.fadesC.blowsDappears

8.A.OnceB.HoweverC.SinceDalthough

9.A.rapidB.urgentC.RightDserious

10.A.tiredB.lazyC.busyDsleepy

11.A.satisfiedB.AmusedC.surprisedDexcited

12A.chairB.BedC.deskDfloor

13A.WalkedB.cameC.rushedDfled

14.A.GetoutB.DressupC.getupDstandup

15.A.WhenB.beforeC.afterD.until

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯性的要求，在空格处填上适当的单词或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。

ThebigredAmericancarwasmuchtoowideforanEnglishcountryroad．WhenJacksaw__16__comingtowardhim．hestoppedhisowncaratthesideiftheroad17makeroomforittopast．TheAmericancarwentslowlypast,soclose18hecouldseethedriver?sfacequiteclearly．

"WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?"he_19____(think)．,“Waitaminute!Iremembernow．Itwasinthenewspaper!”Hetookoutthenewspaperfromhisbag,turned_20______(quick)tothemiddlepage．Therewasapictureofthefacein

it．Yes,ithad_21_____largemouthandsmall____22___(ear),andhiseyeswerebehinddarkglasses。

"Wantedbythepolice,"readbyJack。"TheCityBankwillgivealotofmoneytoanyone23helpsthepolicetocatchthisman．"

"Callthepolice24once,"hesaidtohimself．Butafewminutes_25___（late）,hewassad．"Thismanwascaughtthismorning,"answeredthepolice.

II阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A，B,C和D项中，选出最佳选项

A

FrankWoolworthwasborninRoman,NewYork.,in1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmers,andtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobefarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourse,andwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.

Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople?sinterest,buthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandendsforasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsonthetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH.Peoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleared.

Soonafterwards,Woolworthopenedhisownstore.,sellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatis,ifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoods,youhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.

Once,forexample,WoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtorunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthisway,thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.

By1919,Woolworthhadover1020storesintheusandCanada,andopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.Hemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworld.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrules,ofwhichthemostimportantwas:“THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.”

26.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto___________.

A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamily.

B.learnsomethingfromasalesman

C.getawayfromthefarm

D.getenoughtoeat

27.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause___________.

A.Heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoods.

B.Hecutdownthepricebyhalf.

C.Hehadputthegoodsonatableinaveryniceway.

D.Thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigned.

28.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause__________.

A.Thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.

B.Kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.

C.ThekniveswasmadeinGermany,andhishugeorderofknives.

D.Thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.

29.__________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.

A.Hisbusinessskillsandhiswealth.

B.thelowpriceofthegoodshesold.

C.histriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknives.

D.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings.

30.Thebeliefthat:…Thecustomerisalwaysright?suggeststhat________

A.Wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandtheshopassistant,thecustomersarealwaysright.

B.Ifyouwanttosucceed,theruleistheonlyway.

C.Storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer?sordersiftheywanttomakemoremoney.

D.Storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer?sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful.

(B)

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier;onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!

Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadowsofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueand