高二下期中考试英语试题

高二下学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5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阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What will the woman’s brother do ?

A. Buy a knife

B. Receive a treatment

C. Go to a Friday party

2. What happened to Tom ?

A. He was sick

B. He got hurt in an accident

C. He was out of work

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about ?

A. The man’s sister

B. A film

C.An actor

4. How much is a one-way ticket with a transfer?

A. 2 dollars

B. 4 dollars

C. 6 dollars

5. What do we know about the man’s team?

A. They didn’t play very well last seanson.

B. They did a good job last season.

C. They missed half of their matches.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或对白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6,7题

6. Why doesn’t the man want to buy flowers for their m other？

A. She doesn’t like flowers.

B.They are too expensive.

C. He recently bought flowers for her.

7. What do the speakers decide to buy ?

A. A book

B. A box of chocolates

C. A ticket to London

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Why is the man thankful to the woman ?

A. She helped him get a job.

B. She helped him open his company.

C. She treated him to meals last time.

9. Who will probably pay for the bill ?

A.The man

B. The woman

C.They will share the bill.

10. What does the man want to order ？

A. Grape juice

B. A salad

C. Potatoes.

听第8段材料，回答第11题至13题

11. What will the woman probab ly do if she’s caught in a thunderstorm ？

A. Stand under a tree

B. Avoid staying in the car

C. Try to find a building

12.What does the man choose NOT to do during a thunderstorm ？

A.Take a bus

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C. Speak loudly

13. What does the woman think about the man ?

A.He worries too much.

B.He is humorous

C.He is sensible

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.What do the speakers have in common ?

A.They like going to parties.

B.They like going camping

C.They like listening to music.

15.What does the woman probably dislike ?

A. Swimming

B.Writing

C.Dancing

16.What do teachers at the man’s school often tell students to do ?

A.Memorize a lot of things

B.Do a lot of homework

C.Learn independently

21.In some parts of the world , many people speak_____ English languange as

____ second language.

A.不填；a

B. the ;the

C.不填；the

D.the ; a

22.East of the small village____, in which we children used to swim in summer.

A. a lake lay

B.a lake did lie

C. did a lake lie

D. lay a lake

23.The successful businessman might be working as a waiter if he

______ the job interview then.

A. passed

B.had passed

C.has passed

D. was passing

24.--Why ? Tom , your shirt is so dirty !

--- Mum,I ______my storeroom downstairs

A.cleaned

B.have cleaned

C.was cleaning

D.have been cleaning

25.My husband called me at work to tell me I _____ much dinner tonight as our friends wouldn’t come.

A.needn’t to prepare

B.didn’t need to prepare

C.needn’t to have prepared

D.needn’t have prepared

26.Once____ to resign from the company,don’t change your mind again.

A. decided

B.deciding

C. to decide

D.decide

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parents______.

A. worried

B. to worry

C. worrying

D. worry

28._____in your situation,I would value the opportunity and make some achievements

first.

A.If I was you

B.If I has been you

C.Was I

D.Were I

29.Almost all the staff were in disagreement with him, for his decision was

too______.

A. sensitive

B.sensible

C.senseless

D.sensational

30.When you travel, you’d better take as possible as ____with you.

A.few baggage

B.little baggages

C. little baggae

D.few baggages

31．_______ her gentleness,Linda will lose her temper occasionally When faced with extremely naughty boys.

A.Despite of

B. Despite that

C.In spite

D. Despite

32.---I’d like to go on Helen’s birthday party tonight, but I haven’t finished my paper

yet.

---______you must know you have to hand it in tomorrow.

A. Take it easy

B.Take your time

C.Why not

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33.I want to buy that kind of cloth because I ____the cloth ___

well.

A.have told ; washes

B.have been told;washes

C.was told ;is told

D.have been told ; is told

34.You can’t imagine what difficulty we had ____home in the snowsorm.

A.walked

B.walk

C. to walk

D.walking

35.--- Where did you get to know her?

-----It was on the farm____we worked.

A.that

B. there

C. which

D. where

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __36__ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so __37__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __38__ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) __39__ way.

One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __40__. He realized that he still had partial __41__ of his right hand and could write with __42__. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”

He __43__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in __44__. Many of them had hope of regaining their __45__. Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46__ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be __47__. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.

__48__ with the inte ntion, the man began sending __49__ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the_50__. He poured his heart and soul into his words, __51__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any__52__. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone __53__ read his letters. However, this was his __54__ chance，so he determined to continue.

At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to __55__!”

We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

36. A. wealth B. faithC. experience D. confidence

37. A. depressed B. embarrassed C. ashamed D. thrilled

38. A. writing B. suffering C. weeping D. wandering

39. A. abnormal B. regular C. comfortable D. meaningful

40. A. presents B. e-mails C. letters D. prizes

41. A. sense B. strength C. shape D. function

42. A. affection B. caution C. difficulty D. confidence

43. A. evaluated B. doubted C. assumed D. wondered

44. A. hospitals B. churches C. prisons D. charities

45. A. families B. letters C. freedom D. conscience

46. A. release B. reach C. defend D. know

47. A. acceptable B. reasonable C. prohibited D. considered

48. A. Faced B. Filled C. Satisfied D. Annoyed

49. A. holy B. daily C. one-way D. round-way

50. A.point B.worst C.degree D. limit

51. A. sharing B. learning C. gaining D. enriching

52. A. success B. reply C. help D. progress

53. A. curiously B. patiently C. carefully D. actually

54. A. only B. better C. extra D. lost

55. A. ruin B. pieces C. the ground D. the bottom

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

three hours．Performers included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone．

Although many summer festivals are run on a profit-making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities．

Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty．In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously （同时）in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin．Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight international poverty and debt．56．What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to st rength” in paragraph 4 ?

A．The festival has achieved growing success．

B．Great efforts have been made to hold the festival．

C．The festival has brought in a large amount of money．

D．There have been thousands of fans attending the festival．

57．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis．

B．Tickets for the Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high

price．

C．Both James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families．

D．In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free．58．We can learn from the last paragraph that _____．

A．the Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concerts

B．the Live 8 concerts are held every year in London

C．London, Paris, Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals D．some superstars are concerned about global poverty

59．What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to have a good time

B．Charity events around the world

C．The Glastonbury Festival

D．Superstars’ performances in charity events

B

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.

It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays.

This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.

60. Which of these sentences best describes the writer's point in Paragraph 1?

A. To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.

B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.

C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.

D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.

61. It is suggested in this passage that_______.

A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence

B. close relations usually have similar intelligence

C. the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are

likely to be in intelligence

D. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar

degrees of intelligence

62. Brothers and sisters are likely to_______.

A. have similar intelligence

B. have different intelligence

C. go to the same university

D. go to the same factory

63. The best title for this article would be_______.

A. On Intelligence

B. What Intelligence Means

C. We Are Born with Intelligence

D. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence

C

In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by "small talk". Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: "Nice day, isn’t it?" "Terrible weather, isn’t it?" But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics, so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: "Great game, isn’t it?" At bus stops, people may comment abo ut the transport system: "The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?" Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.

64. Small talk ______.

A. is a kind of conversation with short words

B. is a greeting when people meet each other

C. is to let people disagree about something

D. is something we talk about to start a conversation

65. The favorite topic of small talk is about ______.

A. the weather

B. politics

C. games

D. languages

66. The passage suggests that when we learn a language ______.

A. we should learn about the transport system of the country

B. we should only master the grammar and vocabulary

C. we should know the culture about the country

D. we should grasp the importance of the language

67. When we say "Great game, isn't it?" we in fact ______

A. ask a question

B. have a conversation

C. greet each other

D. begin a small talk

D

she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, but now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”

68. The writer describes the beautiful sunset to show Jennifer’s ______.

A. love of the natural beauty

B. desire of getting back home

C. intention of becoming independent

D. depression of being alone

69. What does the underlined phrase “This thought” most probably mean?

A. The idea of going back home.

B. Her anxiety about her parents.

C. The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.

D. The feeling of getting back home safely.

70. Her father didn’t take care of the garden because ______.

A. he was busy looking for her

B. he had to look after his wife

C. he was not strict with his job

D. he no longer enjoyed working in the garden

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分0

The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been befo re.

But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line.71 Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.

For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. 7 2

If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. 73 If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.

74 Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you lice nse to correct everyone else. 75 At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.

A. It’s natural that there some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.

B. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d fee l comfortable saying the words to the person’s face.

C. Everyone was new to the network once.

D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.

E. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.

F. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.

G. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

The Internet is playing a important part in our daily life. On the net, we can learn about news both home and abroad and some other informations as well．We can also make phone calls，send messages by e-mails，go to net schools，and learn foreign languages by ourselves．Beside，we can enjoy music，watch sports matches，and play the chess or cards．The net even help us do shopping，make a chat with others and make friend with them．In a word，the Internet has made our life more easier．

第一节书面表达（满分25分）

作为中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据下面的提示内容，简要概述中学生普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的观点。

注意：

词数：120左右；

可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。