高二上学期期末考试英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试用时100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷选择题（共85分）
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
21．What ___________ pleasant surprise! I’ll tell Richard about it ___________ minute he comes home.
A．a; the B．a; a C．a; / D．/; the
22． No bread eaten by man is as good as ________ got by his own labor.
A．one B．that C．it D．those
23．Jane, ________yourself. Have you forgotten the rules I told you？
A．behave B．respect C．consider D．entertain 24．American English is more or less different ____British English ____ pronunciation and spelling.
A．from; in B．with; in C．from; with D．with; on
25．I was feeling left out in the new school ________Alice, an easygoing girl from Canada, came to stay with me.
A．if B．once C．when D．unless
26．As the price is rising, $100 a month can hardly _____ the cost of his life in such a big city. A．cover B．afford C．include D．contain
27．This is the only way that I can think of _______ the problem of water waste in urban areas. A．settling B．to settle C．settle D．settled
28．______all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post.
A．Since B．As C．If D．While 29．Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ________I could answer the phone.
A．since B．until C．before D．as
30． With so much work ______ , I have to stay at home for a whole day and I’m almost at breaking point.
A．done B．doing C．to do D．having done 31．The man answered the phone in a loud voice at the meeting, _______made Andy annoyed. A, that B. what C. who D. which
32．_______over everything whenever we want to make a decision, many people believe, and
we will have less chance of making mistakes.
A．Think B．Thinking C．To think D．Thought 33．Your novel is perfect; I’ve never read _______ before.
A．the better one B．the best one C．a better one D．a good one 34．—Was it by cutting down staff _____ she saved the firm?
—No, it was by improving work efficiency.
A．when B．what C．how D．that
35．--- I’m terribly sorry, but I made a mistake again.
--- _______. Practice more and you’ll succeed.
A．Never mind B．Certainly not C．You’re welcome D．Don’t mention it
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
第三部分: 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the 36_ in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life 37 .“ You’d better go or you’ll miss you r flight,” she said.
“I’ll 38 you,” I replied, and with those words I 39 . By the time I reached the customs, I was 40 . While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the 41 to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the 42 seat next to mine.
Born just fifteen months apart, we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of 43 and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came 44 to me and said, “ Want to co me to the attic(阁楼)？” The answer was always “ 45 ”. We were frightened of the attic but also 46 by its smells and sounds. Together we would get through masses of dust and look through a lot of boxes _47 we found what we needed.
The plane shook 48 and my bag fell onto the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were 49 on the floor. I _50 over to gather them up when I saw a(an) _51 little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary.
Immediately I 52 my sister’s handwriting. “H i, Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad…” Only _53 did I realize that my sister had been 54 a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister’s comings and goings during the flight. Even though a large ocean 55 us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.
36．A．honesty B．concern C．satisfaction D．sadness 37．A．home B．abroad C．again D．along 38．A．remember B．remind C．think of D．miss
39．A．was off B．was out C．left off D．left out
40．A．smiling B．thinking C．sighing D．sobbing 41．A．energy B．courage C．idea D．spirit
42．A．full B．big C．empty D．black 43．A．anxiety B．curiosity C．sympathy D．worry
44．A．about B．across C．up D．down
45．A．Yes B．No C．Sorry D．Certain 46．A．surprised B．bored C．interested D．attracted 47．A．unless B．until C．though D．since
48．A．hardly B．slightly C．heavily D．weakly
49．A．put B．spread C pulled D．pushed 50．A．turned B．lay C．looked D．bent 51．A．unfamiliar B．similar C．important D．unimportant 52．A．knew B．saw C．recognized D．observed 53．A．when B．that C．this D．then
