高二下学期期中考试英语试卷含答案(word版)

第二学期期中考试试卷高二英语（满分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）第一节单项选择（1*15）1. He hurried to the station only _______ that the train had left.A. to findB. findingC. foundD. to have found2. The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to ________ the change.A. adapt toB. adopt toC. apply toD. devote to3. The fire made _____ difficult to rescue the people trapped under the ruins in the earthquake.A. /B. thisC. thatD. it4. Having a walk after supper is certainly good for the old people, but it remains ______ whetherthey will enjoy it.A. to seeB. to be seenC. seeingD. seen5. Energy drinks are not allowed _______ in Australia but are brought in from New Zealand.A. to makeB. to be madeC. to have been madeD. to be making6. Tom was very angry about ________ to Mary’s birthday party.A. not invitingB. being not invitedC. not being invitedD. not to be invited7. Many applicants stood outside the manager’s office, nervously waiting _________ for the job.A. to chooseB. being chosenC. choosingD. to be chosen8. The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds __________ by heavy rain.A. appearedB. happenedC. accompaniedD. mixed9. One of the judges ________ to Gana’s film festival was a famous artist from China, Zhang Ziyi.A. invitedB. to inviteC. had been invitedD. being invited10. Most parents are not __________ the danger of their babies’eating jelly, which causes most unfortunateincidents to happen.A. well aware toB. very aware ofC. aware thatD. well aware of11. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ________ into buying something they don’t really need.A. to persuadeB. persuadingC. being persuadedD. be persuaded12. I have to go to work by taxi because my car _____ at the garage.A. will be repairedB. is repairedC. is being repairedD. has been repaired13. Having fish at meals regularly can be of great _________ to your heart.A. benefitB. helpC. contributionD. use14. The discovery of new evidence led to ______.A. the thief having caughtB. catch the thiefC. the thief being caughtD. the thief to be caught15. _________ from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.A. Being separatedB. Having separatedC. Having been separatedD. To be separated第二节完型填空（1.5*20）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"Within a few seconds Laiq __16___ confidently, " Four!"The confused teacher was expecting a (n) __17___ correct answer, three. She was disappointed. "Maybe the child did not listen __18___" she thought．She __19___, "Laiq, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"Laiq had seen the __20___ on his teacher' s face．He __21___ again on his fingers. But within him he was also __22___ the answer that would make the teacher happy．This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four."The disappointment stayed on the teacher' s face．Suddenly she __23___ that Laiq liked strawberries．She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question．This time with an excitement in her __24___ she asked, " If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?"Seeing the teacher __25___ , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again．There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher．She wanted her new __26___ to succeed．__27___ a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, "Three?"The teacher now had a __28___ smile．Her method had succeeded．She wanted to __29___ herself．But one last thing remained．__30___ she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?"Confidently Laiq answered, "Four!" The teacher was __31___ "How Laiq, how?" she demanded in a little annoyed voice．In a voice that was __32___ and hesitating young Laiq replied, " Because I already have one __33___ in my bag."The story tells us: __34__ someone gives you an answer that is __35__ from what you expect, don' t think they are wrong．There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet．16．A. replied B．added C．told D．wrote17．A. careless B．effortless C．worthless D．selfless18．A. possibly B. actively C．strictly D. properly19．A. repeated B. ordered C. whispered D. complained20．A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. punishment D. determination21．A. recognized B. discovered C. calculated D. insisted22．A. searching for B. waiting for C. arguing about D. talking about23．A. decided B. noticed C. expressed D. remembered24．A. mouth B. hands C. eyes D. nose25．A. sad B. happy C. pitiful D. lovely26．A. invention B. system C. reform D. approach27．A. On B. In C. With D. By28．A. victorious B. precious C. lasting D. appealing29．A. thank B. congratulate C. help D. enjoy30．A. Above all B. In vain C. On purpose D. Once again31．A. astonished B. concerned C. amused D. relaxed32．A. high B. clear C. easy D. low33. A. strawberry B. apple C. coin D. box34. A. Before B. After C. Until D. When35. A. free B. absent C. different D. safe第三节阅读理解（2*15）AAustralia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.36. Perth is ______.A. the capital of AustraliaB. in the west of AustraliaC. in the east of AustraliaD. the biggest city in Australia37. In Perth you may visit the wild flowers' exhibition in ______.A. OctoberB. JanuaryC. MayD. July38. Which of the following sentences is true?A. All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.B. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.C. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.BWhen I was an official of a school in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents knew his difficulties, but they always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper.“Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time. If I had only known that, I would have said tohim, ‘Jim, I love you and I’m always so proud of you.’ I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.“When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating (恼人的) things such as the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., I find that the irritations really don’t amount to much.“I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died. He called me to say, ‘Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. You have to go to work now. Bye.’ That day, he gave me something to treasure forever. ”If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life more and to tell people, especially family members, that they should take the time to let each other know just how much they care. You may never have another chance. Do it today!39. What’s t he meaning of the underlined phrase “the educationally handicapped”?A. The learning difficulty.B. The physical problems.C. The psychological problems.D. The communication difficulty.40. According to the writer, which of the following about Jim is TRUE？A. He was always sad about his school marks.B. His parents always scolded him about his bad school marks.C. His study needed more attention from his parents and teachers.D. He was killed in a car accident.41. What did Polly think of Jim?A. He was a lovely boy with a beautiful smile who always loved others.B. He was physically sick but always happy.C. He was an irritating boy with some bad habits.D. He seldom expressed his love for his parents.42. T he purpose of Polly’s letter is to .A. memorize her sonB. teach parents to appreciate their childrenC. teach children how to be good boysD. give some advice on how to deal with children’s problem sCAbout 97% of the world’s water is salty and is found in our oceans and seas. But, as we can’t drink seawater, how can it be important?Every part of our seas and oceans contains an amazing number of animals and fish that live at different ocean depths. Most of the different species of animals and fish depend on simple plants for their food. These simple plants called algae (海藻) drift near the surface of the ocean and use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into food and oxygen. In fact, algae produce over half of the oxygen people breathe. How important seawater is!Each plant or animal in our seas and oceans is an important link in a food chain. The algae are eaten in largeamounts by microscopic animals, which are in turn consumed by larger animals. These food chains are delicately balanced.The bad news about the food chains in the oceans is that they are under threat because of man. People once thought that the oceans were so big that it didn’t matter if we dumped rubbish in to them or caught huge quantities of fish and whales for food. But we now know this is not true and fish stocks in the oceans have started to drop. Thankfully, the world is taking steps to protect the future of our oceans by introducing international agreements to protect marine habitats. Most countries have introduced fishing restrictions to protect fish stocks in the oceans and new techniques are being pioneered to cope with pollution. Finally, the importance of protecting oceans is being made known to more people. This is just the beginning of a long process to protect the oceans for our future. We depend on the oceans for fish which are an important part of the human diet. How important seawater is!43. Which of the following is the proper order of the food chain?A. small animals→algae→microscopic animals→large animals→manB. algae→microscopic animals→large animals→larger animals→manC. small animals→algae→large animals→microscopic animals→manD. microscopic animals→algae→large animals →larger animals→man44. People used to think that the rubbish thrown into the sea ________.A. wouldn’t harm the fish in the seaB. would change the balance of the food chainC. would be broken down in the seaD. wouldn’t do much harm to the sea45. Which of the following is NOT a way being used to protect oceans?A. The use of international agreements.B. Forbidding fishing to protect fish stocks.C. The use of new techniques.D. Raising people’s awareness of the need to protect oceans.46. What would be the best title of the passage?A. The importance of seawater.B. Life in the oceans.C. How to protect food chains.D. How to deal with seawater pollution.DThe concept of health holds different meanings for different people and groups. These meanings have also changed over time. This change is no more evident than in Western society today, when notions of health and health promotion are being challenged and expanded in new ways.For much of recent Western history, health has been viewed in the physical sense only. That is, good health has been connected to the smooth mechanical operation of the body, while ill health has been attributed to a breakdown in this machine. Health in this sense has been defined as the absence of disease or illness and is seen in medical terms.In the late 1940s the World Health Organization challenged this physically and medically oriented (导向的) view of health. They stated that health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and is not merely the absence of disease (WHO, 1946). Health and the person were seen more holistically (mind / body / spirit) and notjust in physical terms.The 1970s was a time of focusing on the prevention of disease and illness by emphasizing the importance of the lifestyle and behaviour of the individual. Specific behaviours which were seen to increase risk of disease, such as smoking, lack of fitness and unhealthy eating habits, were targeted. Creating health meant providing not only medical health care, but also health promotion programs and policies which would help people maintain healthy behaviours and lifestyles. While this individualistic healthy lifestyle approach to health worked for some (the wealthy members of society), it was of little benefit to people experiencing poverty, unemployment, underemployment or who had little control over the conditions of their daily life.During the 1980s and 1990s there has been a growing swing away from seeing lifestyle risks as the root cause of poor health. While lifestyle factors still remain important, health is being viewed also in terms of the social, economic and environmental contexts in which people live. This broad approach to health is called the socio-ecological view of health.At the Ottawa Conference in 1986, a charter was developed which outlined new directions for health promotion based on the socio-ecological view of health. This charter, known as the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, remains as the backbone of health action today. In exploring the scope of health promotion it states that:Good health is a major resource for social, economic and personal development and an important dimension (尺度) of the quality of life. Political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, behavioural and biological factors can all favour health or be harmful to it. (WHO, 1986)47. In the late 1940s, if you ___________, that meant you were healthy.A. were strong enoughB. were strong, optimistic and happyC. had enough moneyD. had a good lifestyle48. of society benefited most from the healthy lifestyle approach to health.A. Rich peopleB. Poor peopleC. Old peopleD. Young people49. The socio-ecological view of health includes the following broad areas EXCEPT ________.A. the social contextsB. the environmental contextsC. the economic contextsD. the area of personal development50. This passage mainly tells us that .A. wealth is healthB. health means different things in different periodsC. i t’s getting harder to b e healthyD. people should change their understanding of health over time第四节七选五(2*5)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。