高二第一学期英语期末考试试题

高二第一学期英语期末考试试题

第一卷（共两大题，满分90分）

一、完型填空 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady,

stranded on the side of the road. He stopped to do her a 41 . “I’m here to help you,

madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it is warm, Madam? It won’t take me long. ” He

said, “ 42 , my name is Joe. ”

She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire. But he got dirty and

his hands hurt. She couldn’t thank him 43 and asked him how much she 44 him. He

told her that if she really wanted to 45 him back, the next time she saw someone in 46

of help, she could give that person the 47 he needed, and Joe added, “And think of

me” .

She drove off with gratefulness. A few miles 48 the road the lady saw a small 49 .

She went in. The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant, 50 her with a sweet

smile. The old lady 51 how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely

happy and how she could 52 her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions.

Then Joe’s words 53 her. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her

54 from a hundred-dollar bill. 55 , the lady stepped right out the door.

When the waitress came back, she noticed a note on the table, 56 “I’m helping

you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here is 57 you

can do—Do not let the chain of love 58 with you. ”

The waitress went home that night with the 59 tip and what the lady had written.

With the baby 60 next month, she and her husband needed money. She knew how

worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “Everything’s

going to be all right. I love you, Joe. ”

1. A. surprise B. hand C. sympathy D. favor

2. A. Just in case B. As you wish C. For one thing D. By the way 3. A. enough B. right C. straight D. extra

4. A. charged B. provided C. owed D. offered

5. A. pay B. bring C. put D. hold

6. A. honor B. favor C. need D. possession

7. A. guidance B. Assistance C. acquaintance D. consequence

8. A. down B. off C. beside D. beyond

9. A. bank B. grocery C. gas station D. restaurant

10. A. introduced B. greeted C. identified D. spotted

11. A. thought B. minded C. wondered D. questioned

12. A. taste B. measure C. remain D. keep

13. A. struck B. moved C. caught D. reminded

14. A. tip B. change C. order D. service

15. A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. However D. So

16. A. writing B. showing C. going D. reading

17. A. how B. which C. what D. whether

18. A. combine B. end C. disagree D. deal

19. A. honest B. generous C. modest D. graceful

20. A. due B. ready C. born D. likely

二、阅读理解 （共10小题；每小题5分，满分50分）

A

Heroes of Our Time

A good heart

Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to

Georgetown University on a scholarship（奖学金） to study medicine — but Coach (教练)

John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in

the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the

duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the

Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man “Mutombo believes that God has given

him this chance to do great things.”

Success and kindness

After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of

music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming

children’s videos (录像) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just

five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to

help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for

Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program “I believe it’s the most

important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world

that is safe.”

Bravery and courage

A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two

little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley

jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails (铁轨), and held

him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says “We have

got to show each other some love.”

21．What was Mutombo praised for?

A. Being a star in the NBA.