上期期中试题
高二英语
（时间100 分钟）
第一卷（共三节，共85分）
第一节：单项填空（每小题1分,满分15分）
1. —Would you like some more coffee?
—_____. It’s delicious, but I really can’t drink any more.
A. No, thank you.
B. Nothing more
C. I’d like all of it
D. Yes, please
2. —Tell Jack I will wait for him at the school gate.
—_____ he doesn’t come?
A. How about
B. What if
C. If only
D. Whatever
3. First he made a list of the names of those _____. Then he began to write the invitation cards.
A. to invite
B. to be invited
C. invited
D. inviting
4. Professor True _____ all his students with his great knowledge of history.
A. pressed
B. stirred
C. impressed
D. touched
5. Was it nine o’clock last night _____ he came back home from work?
A. that
B. which
C. while
D. when
6. I will do it myself ____ ask him to do it.
A. other than
B. instead of
C. in place of
D. rather than
7. Fred is very _____, —if he says he’ll do something, he’ll do it.
A. talented
B. strict
C. reliable
D. critical
8. He planned to do _____ experiment _____ sixth time though he had failed the last five times.
A. an; a
B. the; the
C. an; the
D. the; a
9. Because of its _____ for low temperatures, it is an ideal plant for the garden pool.
A. style
B. preference
C. taste
D. interest
10. Some people believe _____ is easier for small countries to become strong and rich than for
larger _____.
A. it; one
B. that; country B. it; ones D. that; countries
11. Those governments agreed to hold six-party talks, _____ their concern with peace.
A. reflecting
B. to reflect
C. reflected
D. having reflected
12. _____ he lost the game was _____ we hadn’t expected.
A. That; which
B. That;what
C. Whether; that
D. Why; that
13. They want to build a botanical garden on an island _____ the west coast of the ocean.
A. along
B. on
C. off
D. from
14. Only in this way _____ to get there ahead of time.
A. you can hope
B. you did hope
C. can you hope
D. did you hope
15. Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _____ sight matters more than
hearing.
A. where
B. whose
C. which
D. when
第二节：完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Perhaps all American students have part-time jobs. This is 16 because higher education in the US is not 17 but costs a lot of money. Tuition (学费) is generally from 4,000 to 10,000 dollars, rent, food and other 18 about 2 000 dollars to 5 000 dollars. It’s difficult for parents who are not rich to 19 their children with all money needed 20 . So students themselves 21 try to earn money. It is possible for them to work in the school. Their school may 22 them as teaching assistants, secretaries, workers in offices, libraries and dining-rooms, etc. They can work as long as twenty hours a week and are paid 23 the hour. It is also possible for them to work outside their school in factories, stores, restaurants, supermakets or help 24 to clean rooms, do repairs or look after their babies.
At many universities the 25 holidays last as long as three or four months. This is a very good 26 for students to work 27 somewhere and get more money 28 they can from part-time jobs. Students are 29 to stop going to school for a few months or a year to 30_ full time jobs. If 31 , they go to other countries to teach or do some of other things. When they come back, they have some money and also some 32 , which may be helpful to their 33 . They are students who have traveled and worked several years 34 they graduate. That’s why some students look obviously 35 than their classmates.
16. A.basic B. necessary C. possible D. difficult
17. A.free B. good C. useful D. usual
18. A.money B. things C. pays D. expenses
19. A.offer B. give C. send D. provide
20. A.at home B. at school C. in living D. in learning
21. https://www.doczj.com/doc/576294140.html,ed to B. have to C. are to D. want to
22. A.hire B. treat C. use D. bring
23. A.by B. on C. for D. during
24. A.workers B. farmers C. teachers D. families
25. A.summer B. winter C. spring D. autumn
26. A.idea B. chance C. holiday D. way
27. A.sometimes B. part time C. full time D. free time
28. A.while B. as C. when D. than
29. A. told B. warned C. allowed D. forbidden
30. A. make B. work C. attend D. take
31. A. possible B. not C. necessary D. so
32. A. progress B. advance C. skills D. experiences
33. A. jobs B. living C. studies D. grades
34. A. before B. after C. since D. when
35. A. older B. stronger C. richer D. harder
第三节：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）
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To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, or listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone’s life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feeling, the moving plot (情节), and the greatest interests, be as exciting or dramatic (戏剧性)? I am not sure about it.
Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning — the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too--- in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent their lives working on playing or writing music.
It is well said, “Through music a child enters a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”
36. What does the writer say more about in the passage?
A. Life full of music.
B. Life without music.
C. Importance of music.
D. Development of music.
37. From the text, we know that many people _________ .
A. don’t realize the importance of music
B. get along quite well without music
C. go to the concert instead of enjoying films.
D. think music would be less exciting than films
38. In the writer’s opinion, if there was no music in films or TV plays, ______ .
A. the cinema and theatre would be quiet
B. we would lose some of the audience
C. everything would be as exciting as before
D. it would be hard to imagine the result
39. What does the underlined word “ melody” mean in the text?
A. Flying.
B.Looking.
C. S.inging.
D. Living.
B
Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.
Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shynes s.
Prepare yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.
If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.
No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you.
40. Where would this article probably appear?
A. In a popular magazine.
B. On the front page of a newspaper.
C. In a science textbook.
D. In an encyclopedia.(百科全书)
41. The main purpose of the article is to .
A. explain how shyness developed
B. show ways of dealing with shyness
C. persuade readers that shyness is natural
D. prove that shyness can be overcome
42. Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?
A. Shy people never have any fun.
B. Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness.
C.The attempt to overcome shyness is always successful.
D.The attempt to overcome shyness is always worthwhile(值得的).
43. What is the source of the suggestions for fighting shyness?
A.The author of the article.
B. Shy men and women.
C. Doctors and psychologists.
D. Popular entertainers.
C
We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁移) is probably the migration of fish, which is called "salmon". This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they
fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster(龙虾). Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don't. Maybe living things just like to travel.
44. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to________.
A. give birth
B. enjoy warmer weather
C. find food more easily
D. find beautiful places
45. The fish called salmon spends a long life in________.
A. salt water
B. fresh water
C. river
D. its birthplace
46. The lobsters move________.
A. to the flesh water
B. to the sea floor
C. at a certain time
D. to find more food
47. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Animals move in order to find food more easily.
B. The migration of the fish called "salmon" is the most famous migration.
C. Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel.
D. Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but
sometimes we don't.
D
When he took office, George W. Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, became the first son to follow his father into the While House since John Quincy Adams followed John Adams in the early 19th century.
Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, the first child of George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. Although George Herbert Walker Bush began his career in the oil industry, he finally served as a congressman（国会议员）, and vice(副的)president and president of the United States.
At the age of two, Bush moved with his parents from Connecticut to Odessa, Texas, where his father took up the oil business. After a year in Texas, the family moved to California for business reasons. A year later, the family returned to Texas and settled in Midland, where Bush lived from 1950 to 1959.
In 1959, again for business reasons, the family moved to Huston, Texas. In 1961 Bush left Texas and went to Andover, Massachusetts, to attend Phillips Academy, a boarding（寄宿）school that his father had also attended.
At Phillips, Bush played basketball, baseball, and football. He was best known for being head cheerleader. In 1964 he enrolled at Yale University in Connecticut; his father and grandfather has
also attended Yale. At Yale, Bush was considered an average student, but he was popular with his classmates.
Bush graduated from Yale with a bachelor’s degree in history in 1968. Then he joined the Air National Guard and remained in the Guard until 1973. After earning his MBA from Harvard in 1975, Bush returned to Midland. Like his father, he first entered the oil industry as a “landsman”.
However, Bush’s oil companies never enjoyed great success. He took more interest in politics. He helped his father to become president and in 1994 he himself was elected governor of Texas.
In the summer of 1999, Bush began to run for the president of the USA and on January 20, , George W. Bush, hand raised, took the oath（宣誓）of office to become the 43rd president of the US.
48. What does the writer intend to tell us in the first paragraph?
A. George W Bush is the first son in American history to follow his father into the White
House.
B. George W. Bush is the first son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush.
C. John Quincy Adams and his father were both former American presidents.
D. George W. Bush is the second one in American history to follow his father into the White
House.
49. We may learn from the text that young Bush .
A. got on very well at the universities
B. was very good at basketball, baseball and football
C. did everything as his father had done
D. is a very successful politician like his father
50. From the year when Bush was two to the year 1959, the Bush family moved in all.
A. three times
B. four times
C. five times
D. six times
51. Which of the following is NOT true about George W. Bush?
A.Young Bush lived with his family in Texas from 1948 to 1961.
B. He once studied at a university that his father and grandfather had also attended.
C. He once ruled over an American state before he entered the White House.
D. He once served at the Air National Guard for about five years.
E
Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure—those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.
I would consider bungee jumping (蹦极跳) to be a good example of such an activity. You
jump from a high place with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of the high cliffs.
Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists (心理学家) suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were instantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe surroundings; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.
52. Nowadays, more and more people like to ________.
A. get injured in the sports for excitement
B. travel into unknown parts of the world
C. try activities such as bungee jumping
D. sail in small boats
53. Bungee jumping is a sport that you________.
A. jump as high as you can
B. jump from tall building without a rope
C. jump from the top of high cliffs and dive into the sea
D. attach (系上) yourself to a rope and fall down without hitting the ground
54. Why do people take part in dangerous sports nowadays?
A. Because their lives were constantly in danger.
B. Because their lives is short of excitement.
C. B ecause they don’t need to go out and hunt for food.
D. Because they have a lot of holidays.
55. From the text we can infer that the writer ________.
A. likes bungee jumping very much
B. doesn’t like risky activities at all
C. has an impersonal attitude towards the risky activities
D. is good at risky activities
第二卷（共两节，共35分）
第一节：短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）
Though great progress has been made in science these years, 56. _________ there are still many people live in poor conditions. They make 57. _________
their living for collecting and selling used things. Their children can’t 58. _________
go to school as they haven’t enough money to send him there. 59. _________ Why you think so many people still suffer from poverty now？60. _________
Their answer lie in the population explosion. A president of 61. _________
a developing country once said, “It is us who are to blame for62. _________
the poverty because we used to ‘produce’child without limit.”63. _________ Although these few words sound simple enough , but they have 64. _________ clear pointed out one of the causes of the population explosion. 65. _________
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李想，你校高三年级开展一场讨论，主题是高三学生要不要参加体育锻炼，请你根据下面所提供的信息，给某英文报社写一封信，介绍讨论情况,并谈谈你的个人看法。
注意：1.
信的开
头已为你写好。 2.词数100-120
生词: 增强体质build one’s body有效的adj.effective 复习n. revision
Dear Editor :
I am writing to tell you about a discussion we had about whether students of Senior 3 should take physical exercise.
Yours,
Li Xiang
参考答案
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短文改错：
56.没错57. live – living\前加who 58.for – by
59. him – them 60. you – do you 61. lie – lies 62. us – we
63.child – children 64.去掉but 65. clear – clearly
书面表达：
Dear Editor，
I am writing to tell you about a discussion we had about whether students of Senior 3 should take physical exercise.60% of the students think they should take exercise every day, such as doing morning exercises, playing ping-pang or basketball, but it should not take too much time. Taking exercise can build up their body and reduce disease. Sports let their brain rest so that their revision will be more effective. On the other hand, 40% believe taking exercise is a waste of time. After having sports, they will be too tired . Also, it’s possible to get hurt in sports.
In my opinion, we should take regular exercise. Only when we are in good health, can we be devoted to our studies and make contributions to our country in the future.
Yours,
Li Xiang