半期考试试题和答案

仁寿华兴中学高2010级第四学期

半期考试英语试题

注意事项：

1. 本试卷分I、II两卷；

2. 考试时间120分钟，试卷总分150分；

3. 请将答案准确的书写在答题卷上，做在题卷上答案无效；

4. 答题时必须在规定的地方答题，使用铅笔答题答案无效。

第一卷（选择题：105分）

一、听力（共20 小题，满分30分）

第一节（共5个小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

第一节(共5个小题，，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.Where is Lily going for her French lesson?

A.In her school.

B.In a language school.

C.In an art school.

2.Where are the two speakers?

A.In the street.

B.At home.

C.On the phone.

3.What will Tom do?

A.Do some writing.

B.Go to sleep.

C.Do some reading.

4.How much will the woman pay for the shoes?

A.200 yuan.

B.300 yuan.

C.400yuan.

5.How are the streets in Hengyang now?

A.Long and wide.

B.Wide and straight.

C.Straight and clean.

第二节（共15小题，没小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Where do they want to go?

A.To a mountain.

B.To a park.

C.To a beach.

7.Why do they wnt to have a holiday so much?

A.They have worked hard quite long.

B.They like the Sun Beach very much.

C.They haven't seen each other for years.

8.How does the woman feel?

A.Worried B .Excited. C.Surprised.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.What is Nancy's father like?

A.Thin.

B.Strong.

C.Fat.

10.What does her grandfather like best?

A.Playing tennis.

B.Swimming.

C.Watching basketball.

11.What do we know about big brother?

A.Strict and kind.

B.Big and heavy.

C.Tall and cool.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Why won't they take a taxi?

A.There's no taxi nearby.

B.It's not very far.

C.It's expensibe to take a taxi.

13.What ate they going to do tomorrow afternoon?

A.Go to school.

B.Go to the museum.

C.Go to a concert.

14.How much will the tickets cost them?

A.150yuan.

B.300yuan.

C.Nothing.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.What does the boy really want to do?

A.To play outside.

B.To have a maths lesson.

C.To clean the bathroom.

16.Why doesn't the boy's mother let him go out?

A.Because she is going out herself.

B.Because the boy has played too long.

C.Because she wants to teach the boy.

17.What is the mother like?

A.Too serious to everything.

B.Good at teaching children.

C.Not kind at all.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Where does Franco work?

A.In a factory.

B.In a hospital.

C.In an office.

19.What did he see when he arrived at San Francisco?

A.A poster.

B.A letter.

C.A friend.

20.What die he do in San Francisco?

A.He traveled in the countryside.

B.He helped the injured people

C.He talked to the people there.

二、单项选择（共15小题，满分15分）

21. ______was known to them all that William had broken his promise______ he would give each

of them gift.

A. As, which

B. What, that

C. It, that

D. It, which

22.Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ________ jokes.

A. turning up

B. putting up

C. making up

D. showing up

23----Where did you meet her ？

-------It was in the factory we worked

A.that B where C which D at which

24.Paris is most beautiful city, so I want to go second time.

A. a / the

B. a / a C . the / a D. the / the

25. ---- What’s made you so upset?

---- ______ three tickets to the pop music concert..

A. Lost

B. Losing

C. Because of losing

D. Since I lost

26.There is no doubt __________ he will pass the tomorrow’s exam.

A. that

B. whether

C. if

D. which

27. _______ of us is perfect; we all may make mistakes.

A. Both

B. None

C. Neither

D. All

28.Tom ,together with his parents Beijin

A. have gone to B has gone to C had gone to D.gone to

29. By using your eyes you can tell the direction _____ light comes.

A. in which

B. from which

C. with which

D. on which

30 Only after the second tower of the World Trade Centre did people know it was not an accident,

but an attack of some kind.

A. had hit

B. did fall

C. was hit

D. was fallen

31.— I'd rather go to the Blue Moon Restaurant because I prefer soft music while eating.

— _________ Loud music makes me tense.

A. My pleasure.

B. How so?

C. At your service.

D. Me too!

32. The _____, I think, he drew from his simple experiment is not scientific.

A. conclusion

B. charge

C. promise

D. relation

33. — Is the man our sales-manager?

— No, it ______ not be him . He never plays cards.

A. must

B. can

C. will

D. may

34. — What do you think of Zhang LiangYing's English songs?

— V ery attractive and lively. Almost no other Super Girls can sing _____ at present, I think.

A. well

B. best

C. better

D. the best

35.If I you , I follow his advice

A. was. didn’t B was. wouldn’t C were. didn’t D. were . wouldn’t

三、完形填空（共20小题，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

I was shopping in the suppermarket when I heard a young voice . “ Mom, come here! There’s a lady here my size!”

The mother rushed to her son, then she turned to me to ___36___.

I smiled and told her, “It's okay.”Then I _37__ the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”

He studied me __38__, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”

“Y es, I have a son,” I answered.

“__39_ are you so little?” he asked in curiosity.

“It’s _40__ I was born,” I said. “ Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any _41__.”After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left.

My life as a little person is _42_ with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look _43__ from their parents.

It takes only one glance to see my _44__. I stand three feet nice inches tall. I was a born dwarf(侏儒). __45__this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.

I didn’t realize how short I was _46_ I started school. __47__ kids picked on me, calling me names(嘲笑我). Then I knew, I began to _48_ the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to __49__ the school bus stairs.

But I learned to smile and accept the _50__ that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness and advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I make up for in _51__.

It’s the children’s questions that make my life _52_. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will _53_ them to accept their peers (同龄人) whatever _54__ and shape they come in, and treat them _55__.

36. A. scold B. acknowledge C. help D. apologize

37.A. spoke to B. dealt with C. looked at D. kept to

38. A. from time to time B. from beginning to end

C. from head to toe

D. from right to left

39. A. When B. Why C. How D. Wheter

40. A. the time B. the way C. the chance D. the reason

41. A. bigger B. similar C. stronger D. weaker

42. A. satisfied B. disappoionted C. filled D. applied

43. A. different B. similar C. familiar D. short

44. A. shortage B. kindness C. patience D. uniqueness

45. A. Instead of B. Owing to C. But for D. In spite of

46. A. after B. until C. when D. unless

47. A. Every B. Some C. No D. Both

48. A. enjoy B. expect C. hate D. avoid

49. A. climb B. step C. get D. jump

50. A. matter B. mistake C. situation D. fact

51. A. strength B. power C. sympathy D. personality

52. A. strange B. special C. common D. convenient

53. A. advocate B. advance C.encourage D. educate

54. A. size B. weight C. width D. length

55. A. gladly B. differently C. equally D. peacefully

四、阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分）

A

In 1994, a new mother took her sick baby to the doctor. After being examined, the child was diagnosed (诊断) with CF (包囊

纤维化), a serious disease. The girl would be lucky to survive into her twenties. The woman and her husband did not know what to do.

She rushed out to a friend —Boomer Esiason, a football star and his wife Cheryl, who knew a lot about CF, since they had a son with it. They’ve been trying to raise money for the CF Foundation (基金会), and now are heading their own foundation. The woman contacted the Esiasons right away, and they shared with her everything they knew about the illness.

The woman put her whole heart into understanding CF. She learned how to apply the treatments that would give her daughter hope. Though 30,000 Americans suffered from the illness, the number was too small to motivate (催促) drug companies to do research. The small CF drug market could not bring enough investment (投资) to make up the money needed to develop new drugs.

So she quit her job and jumped into the CF business full-time. She now takes part in events organised by the CF Foundation, and gives speeches wherever she goes. The money she raises goes to the CF Foundation, which spends the money employing scientists to do research. Her name is Angela Kinney. Thanks to many people just like her, the average lifespan of a child born with CF has jumped to 36.5 years.

56. From the passage we learn that Cheryl is ________.

A. a doctor on CF

B. a football star

C. a person with CF

D. a member of the CF foundation

57. What did the Esiasons do to help Angela Kinney?

A. They offered a job to her.

B. They told her what they knew about CF.

C. They offered her money.

D. They taught her how to cure CF.

58. The money raised by the CF Foundation is used ______.

A. to support the organisation’s daily events

B. for government investment

C. to pay scientists to do medical research

D. by the drug-research centers of drug companies

59. Which of the following best describes the mother?

A. Clever and changeable.

B. Brave and warm-hearted.

C. Helpful and open-minded.

D. Responsible and honest.

B

Two years after the First World War (1914-1918), a small group of soldiers left the army and returned

to their home town in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Clinton.

Once a year they had supper in Barton’s house. Barton was very rich.

One evening just in the year when they returned to their home town, Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone. At the same time they talked. They soon forgot about the coin.

After supper, Barton asked for his coin, but nobody knew where it was. It was lost.

One man said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned their pockets inside out. Only Clinton refused.

“I didn’t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,”he said.

After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him. He grew poorer. Soon his wife died.

A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Clinton to apologize.

“But,” he asked, “you knew the coi n was not in your pocket. Why did you refuse to be searched?”

“Because I was a thief,” Clinton answered. “My pocket was full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry to my hungry wife and children.”

60.When did the story take place?

A. In 1920.

B. After 1945.

C. In 1914.

D. In 1918.

61. We can infer that the coin was passed around and praised mainly because ________.

A. it showed that Clinton was very rich

B. they had not other topics to talk about at the table

C. it was a large gold coin and few people owned one

D. the people were happy and friendly to each other

62. Everyone was to be searched because ________.

A. they stole some food from the table

B. the gold coin was lost

C. Clinton had stolen the gold coin

D. someone had stolen the gold coin

63. Clinton refused to be searched because ________.

A. there was some food in his pocket

B. he didn’t steal the coin

C. he was poor

D. the gold coin was in his pocket

C

Bullfighting(斗牛) is common in Spain. Modern bullfighting began in the year 1133. Instead of riding on horses like before, bullfighters began to walk around the bull. These men, called bullfighters, have become the symbol of modern bullfighting.

A bullfight has three complicated parts between several men and a bull. The first part begins when the bullfighter enters the arena (竞技场). He wears colourful clothes and carries a large piece of gold cloth. Then the bull comes into the arena. The bullfighter waves the cloth toward the bull. The bull

runs toward the bullfighter. The bullfighter is considered skilled if he lets the bull’s horns (角) pass close to his body.

The second part involves another man, called a picador (骑马斗牛士). He rides on a horse. The horse wears special clothing to protect itself. The bull now runs into the horse and throws it to the ground. While the bull is attacking the horse, the picador puts a sharp spear (长矛) into the bull’s neck. Next, two men let the bull run toward them. They hold two spears, one in each hand. At the last moment they move out of the way. They put the spears into the bull at the same place that the picador hits.

In the final round the bullfighter of the first round enters the arena again. He carries a red cloth and a sword. Again the bull runs toward him. He lets the bull get closer and closer to his body. The bullfighter holds the sword. This time he will not step out of the way. He must place his body directly between the bull’s horns. He reaches over the bull’s head and the sword enters the bull between the shoulders. This must be exactly right. The sword must go through the bull’s heart.

Today, bullfighting shows the courage, the power, and the character of both man and animals.

64. In ancient bullfighting, the bullfighters often ________.

A. rode on bulls

B. rode on horses

C. walked around horses

D. walked around bulls

65. The second paragraph mainly tells us ____________.

A. how the first part of a bullfight goes

B. when the bullfighter enters the arena

C. why the bullfighter carries a gold cloth

D. when the bullfighter is considered skilled

66. From the passage, we learn that _________.

A. the bullfighter carries the same cloth in the first and the final part

B. the picador waves the cloth to make the bull angry

C. in the three parts, the bull just attacks the bullfighters

D. the bullfighter must kill the bull with a sword in the end

D

Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.

Mrs. Matthews lives in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride. Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.

The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he notices that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”

Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.

67. Senior citizens in the story refer to _____.

A. those who have special cards

B. old people with special cards

C. people who hold high positions in the government

D. those who want to travel cheaply

68. Women over sixty______

A. don’t have to pay for taking b uses

B. pay less for their ride if they have a special card

C. have to pay the full price for their ride

D. have to pay their special card

69. Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because _______.

A. she still had to pay for the tide.

B. the ca rd wasn’t hers

C. she felt she was now an old woman

D. the driver whispered to her

70. The driver whispered to her _______.

A. in order to make her feel younger

B. because he thought that she shouldn’t have borrowed her mother’s card

C. because he wanted her to pay the full amount

D. because he knew her mother was still alive.

第二卷（非选择题：45分

一、任务型阅读（共5小题，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

Lots of people are afraid of talking before a performance. Worry and stress about performing may leave you with a blank mind. These tips can help you beat pre-performance nerves.

_________. Confidence helps resist stress! Just like sports warm-ups, you can practice with your family members or friends. Keep a journal as you practice; then if you think "I can’t do this" you can check the notebook to see how well-prepared you are.

Be prepared. Y ou’re less likely to freeze up if you’re well prepared. Rehearse (排练)as much as you can and practice in front of others at every opportunity. Tell yourself "I’ll be OK" or "I can do this" even if you are not 100% sure of it.

Learn different ways to relax. Look at your favorite pictures or listen to some music to help yourself relax. Y ou can also learn yoga (瑜伽)and breathing techniques to help yourself feel calm. Some people need to be active to relax; others need to be still and calm. Find out what works for you, and practice, practice, practice.

Look after yourself. Before big performances it’s easy to forget to take care of yourself as you spend a l ot of time practicing. Y ou’ll look and feel your best if you get enough sleep and eat healthy meals before your performance. Exercise can also help you feel good, and along with sleep and nutrition, is an excellent way of keeping stress from getting out of control.

Find out what the experts do. Y ou can find books, DVDs, and online information about how to give your best when you perform, depending on what type of performance you’re preparing for.

71. List three activities that can help you to relax before a performance based on the passage. (Please answer within 8 words.)

①②_________ ③_________

72. What’s the best title for the passage?(Please answer within 8 words.)

_____________________________________________

73. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (Please answer within 4 words.)

_____________________________________________

74. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? Exercise, as well as sleep and nutrition, helps you feel good and is useful for keeping you less nervous.

_____________________________________________

75Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.

______________________________________

第二节：句子翻译（用所给词汇翻译句子）10分

76. 她突然哭了起来。（burst into）

77.全班同学都盯着他看，他感到很紧张。（with独立主格结构stare at）

78地震（earthquake）什么时候发生的？（happen）

79汤姆和他的妻子结婚十年了。（marry）

80我必须戒烟了。（stop）

第三节书面表达（满分25分）

近来部分学生抄袭作业的现象较为普遍。假如你是高二学生李华。请你针对此不良现象，根据以下提示用英语给校长写信反映此情况。

1.抄袭作业(copy homework)的主要原因。

2.你给该部分同学的建议

3.你给学校的建议

4.你对此现象的看法

注意。词数100

信的开头和结尾已为你写出。不计入总词数

Dear headmaster

I’m Lihuang in senior two..I’m writing to tell you something bad among us Students.

I’m looking forward to your reply

Y ours,

Li Hua

答案：

听力：1—5 BACBB 6—10 CABBA11—15 CBCCA16—20 CBBAB

单选：21—25 CCBBB 26—30 ABBBC 31—35 DABCD

完形：36—40 DACBB 41—45 ACADD 46—50 BBCAD 51—55 DBCAC

阅读：56—60 DBCBA61--65 CBABA66--70DBBCA

71.①listening to music

②doing yoga

③looking at pictures

72. Tips for Being Less Nervous before Performances

73. Cheer yourself up

74. Exercise can also help you feel good, and along with sleep and nutrition, is an excellent way of keeping the stress from getting out of control.

75. 尽可能多地排练,抓住每次机会在别人面前练习

76. She burst into tears.

77. He felt nervous with the whole class staring at him.

78.When did the earthquake happen?

79.Tom and his wife have been married for 10 years.

80.I must stop smoking.

书面表达

Dear headmaster,

I’m Lihuang in senior two..I’m writing to tell you something bad among us students.

Recently, it’s very common for some students to copy other s’homework. On one hand, we have

to do too much homework, some of which is too difficult for us. On the other hand, some students copy other s’homework both to finish the assignments and please their teachers.

Here I have some suggestions. To students, they should make full use of their time to work hard and Do their homework honestly. Besides, when meeting with difficulties, they can turn to their teachers for help; to school, could you ask teachers to give us students less homework and leave us more time to go over the books?

Personally copying is a bad behaviour. Effective measures should be taken to prevent it.

I’m looking forward to your reply.

Y ours sincerely,

Li Hua