高二上期中考试英语试题

恒口高中2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（满分100分，考试时间100分钟）第Ⅰ卷选择题（共65分）第一节：单项选择：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.Children should be taught to ______ their own problems if they can, which helps train theirability of problem solving.A. give B . hand C. handle D. analyze2.The Southern States wanted to ______ from the Union, so the American Civil War ______.A. get away with; broke upB. get away from; broke upC. break away; broke outD. break away from; was broken out3.At the bottom of her heart, nobody can ________ of her father, who made what she is today.A. take the placeB. take placeC. in insteadD. replace4.So many young men want to ___ writing.A. take inB. take upC. take overD. take off5.It was in the factory _______the TV sets were produced ________ we met for the first time.A. where, whereB. that, whereC. that, thatD. where, that6.——Would you mind my telling him the news?——____________A．Yes, please B．Never mind C．It doesn't matter D．No, go ahead.7.They had the goods _____ to the airport on time in spite of the bad weather.A. deliveredB. deliveringC. to deliverD. deliver8.He hurried to the stadium without supper, ________ the football match he had been longingto watch was cancelled.A. only to be toldB. only tellingC. only to tellD. only told9.The people ________ to the party were famous American scientists.A. invitedB. to invitedC. being invitedD. inviting10. ________ in his work, Carol simply forgot food and sleep.A. AbsorbingB. To absorbC. AbsorbD. Absorbed11.Unless _______ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference．A．invited B．inviting C．being invited D．having invited12. As we joined the big crowd I got _____ from my friends.A. separatedB. sparedC. lostD. missed13. _______ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.A. Lack ofB. Lack forC. Lacking ofD. Being lacked14.In fact, I’m not used ________ to like that.– Neither am I.A. to being spokenB. to be spokenC. to speakD. to speaking15.Our teacher looked here and there on our playground as if________ for something.A. lookingB. to lookC. lookedD. to be looking第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每题1分，共20分)阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项Some years ago, whites ruled South Africa. Apartheid (种族隔离) was the 16 of the land. One day, two middle-aged blacks met in a ―whites only‖ 17 . One of them had a permit to work in the area, 18 the other did not, which meant he could be put into prison for entering into the ―whites only‖ zone. 19 they saw a policeman coming towards them, and 20 .―Run!‖ whispered the man with the permit to his friend, ―I’ll 21 .‖They started running and the policeman began chasing them. 22 he caught the second man.―Did you think you could escape?‖ he shouted, ―Show me your 23 !‖The man, playing for time (以拖延的手段争取时间), began searching his pocket and finally 24 his permit. The policeman was 25 . Then he realized that he had been 26 . The man without the permit was now too far away to be 27.―Since you had a permit, why did you run?‖ he shouted 28 .―Doctor’s orders,‖ said the man, ―He has 29 me to run a mile every evening.‖―Oh, yes?‖ doubted the policeman, ―Then why was your friend running?‖―His 30 too has ordered him to run,‖ said the man.The policeman became red with anger. ―You think you’re very 31 , don’t you?‖ he shouted. ―But tell me, 32 you were only running for your 33 , why didn’t you stop when you saw me running after you?‖―Of course I 34 that you were running after me,‖ said the man, ―but I thought you too had been ordered to run by your doctor. How 35 I was,‖ said the man with a faint (隐约的) smile on his face.16. A. attitude B. culture C. tradition D. law17. A. field B. country C. section D. room18. A. as B. while C. since D. or19. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Cautiously D. Actually20. A. understood B. considered C. froze D. cried21. A. apologize B. refuse C. stay D. follow22. A. By chance B. At last C. On purpose D.In advance23. A. gift B. money C. permit D. ticket24. A. brought out B. made up C. worked out D. set up25. A. worried B. surprised C. depressed D. frightened26. A. deserted B. punished C. warned D. tricked27. A. prevented B. beaten C. caught D. killed28. A. patiently B. angrily C. curiously D. regretfully29. A. ordered B. encouraged C. allowed D. promised30. A. doctor B. officer C. parent D. teacher31. A. confident B. independent C. smart D. generous32. A. before B. although C. because D. if33. A. strength B. health C. interest D. request34. A. knew B. proved C. explained D. agreed35. A. nice B. friendly C. kind D. stupid第三节：阅读理解(共15小题，每题2分，共30分)AThere is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada. It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small theater. These things are not unusual. But this hotel is only open from January till March every year. Why? Because it is made of ice and snow! When the weather gets warm, the hotel melts(融化) and closes. Every winter, the hotel owners build the hotel again.Everything in the Ice Hotel is made of ice and snow. All the furniture, such as the tables and chairs, is made of ice. Even the beds are made of ice! So people use special sleeping bags on the ice beds. Inside the ice hotel, the temperature is about 27°F(-3°C)When people sleep, the sleeping bags keep them warm. In the morning, they can have a hot breakfast. After breakfast, people can enjoy winter activities. They can go skiing or ice fishing. Or they can go skating in the dining room. At the end of the day, people can relax at the bar. They can have drinks in glasses made of ice.Many people enjoy the Ice Hotel every year. But they can only enjoy it for a short time before it melts again.36. Every year, this hotel is only open forA. four weeksB. about three monthsC. two seasonsD. about a year37. People can go in the dining room after breakfast.A. skiing.B. skating .C. fishingD. swimming38. What's the best title of this passage?A. An Unusual HotelB. A Warm HotelC. A Common Hotel D An Old HotelBWhat makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the childis more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as ―That was a very clever thing you did.‖ or ―You are such a smart child.‖39. The words ―intelligent‖ and ―brilliant‖ in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while―dull‖ in the second paragraph means ________.A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingB. pretty and handsome; ordinary-lookingC. great and important; commonD. hopeful and helpful; careless40. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.A. a normal person; a funny personB. a strong person; a weak personC. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded personD. a famous person; an ordinary person41. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.A. whose parents are cleverB. often thinking about difficult problemsC. often helped by his parents and teachersD. born with a good brain and putting it into active use42. It is better for parents ________.A. to praise and encourage their children more oftenB. to be hard on their childrenC. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible43. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.CSure, it’s good to get along with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant.And yes, it’s good to get along with your teacher because, in general, it’s smart to learn how to understand the different types of people you’ll meet throughout your life.―But really, there’s one super-important reason why you should get along with your teacher. When you do, learning bursts right open,‖ says Evelyn Vuko, a longtime teach er who writes an education column(专栏) called ―Teacher Says‖ for the Washington Post newspaper.In fact, kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they’re more comfortable asking questions and getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new material and do your best on tests. When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he orshe can be someone to turn to with problems, such as problems with learning or school life, such as bullying.As a kid in a primary or middle school, you’re at a wonderful stage in your life. You’re like a sponge (海绵), able to absorb lots of new and exciting information. On top of that, you’re able to think about all this information in new ways. Your teacher knows that, in most cases, is very excited to be the person who’s giving you all that material and helping y ou make it. Remember, teachers are people, too, and they feel great if you’re open to what they’re teaching you. That’s why they wanted to be teachers in the first place—to teach!Some kids may be able to learn in any situation, whether they like the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things aren’t going well, they won’t learn as well and won’t enjoy being in class.44．In the passage, the author mainly talks about _______.A. how to get along well with othersB. the importance of a good relation with teachersC. how much the students are expected of to get along with teachersD. how to make the time in the classroom more pleasant45．―Learning bursts right open‖ in the third paragraph really means _______.A. learning becomes easier for you at onceB. you find an opening to learningC. there’ll be more problems with learningD. there’ll be no problems at all with le arning46. According to the passage，getting along well with your teachers will make you ________.A．have no problems with studyB．get a better seat in the classroomC．get the best scores in the examsD．have more pleasant time in the classroomDThere was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned to（结果是）be OK.Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.―Good,‖ said the professor, ―and how much will you give the patient?‖―A full spoon‖, answered the student.―Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.‖, said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticedthat there was something wrong with his last answer. ― A full spoon is too much,‖ he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, ―Mr Professor, I’ve make a mistake!A full spoon is too much f or a patient. He can take only five drops.‖―I’m sorry, sir.‖ Said the professor coldly, ―But it’s too late. Your patient has died.47. The students were afraid of the professor because _________.A. they often angered and disappointed himB. their answers often astonished himC. their answers seldom satisfied himD. he often misunderstood (误解) them and give them bad markers48. The student’s description of the illness was _____.A. not correctB. not satisfiedC. completely discouragingD. accepted.49. Before he left the room the student was almost sure that ______.A. he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the markB. his last answer was satisfyingC. he had made a mistakeD. he had not done well in the exam.50. Which of the following is Not true?A. The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.B. The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon.C. Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only onefull spoon at a time.D. If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.第Ⅱ卷非选择题(共35分)第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）（有些需要改变形式）1.He often makes the same mistake though I often __________ (提醒) him not to.2.The old man sat there telling stories, __________ (围绕) by children.3.The medical team _____________ (由…组成)of ten doctors and a nurse.4.The new railway station under __________ (建设) will be completed by the end of the year.5.It is Mary rather than you who is to _________(责备) for the accident.6.My little sister works as a tour __________（导游）in Xi’an.7.By following my advice you can make a good __________（印象）on the boss.8.The water in the river was seriously (污染), which led to several deaths.9.We are______________(乐观的) that the mainland and Taiwan will unify in the near future.10.The teenagers are _________________(热情的) about the V oice of China, which is a hit.第二节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。