湖南省桃江县第一中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

Yanfu Rd Learning Center 湖南省桃江县第一中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题命题人：胡焕明审题人：杨凤娟

时量：120分钟总分：150分

二、阅读理解（共20小题，计分40）

A

Mrs Turner's telephone number was 3463; the number of the cinema in her town was3464. People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.

One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man's voice came over the phone: "At what time does your last film begin?"

"I'm sorry," said Mrs Turner, "but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema."

"Oh, it began twenty minutes ago," said the man. "I'm sorry about that. Well, good-bye."

Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, "No, that wasn't a mistake. The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn't hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy!"

21. When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake, she wasand answered that it was not the cinema.

A．angry B. surprised C. pleased D. not at all surprised

22. Mrs Turner was astonished because the tired man.

A. wanted the cinema but called a wrong number

B. said something that had nothing to do with her answer

C. asked her a silly question which she refused to answer

D. was angry with himself for having made a mistake

23. According to the text, which of the following is correct?

A.The man wanted to go to the cinema, but his wife didn't.

B.The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema,but he didn't.

C.Both the man and his wife wanted to go to the cinema.

D.Neither the man nor his wife wanted to go to the cinema.

B

Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn（旅店）at the foot of a hill. One year, however,Mr Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.

They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven, They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.

"Are you still serving dinner?" asked Mr Smith.

"Yes, certainly, sir," answered the man. "We serve it until half past nine."

"What are the times of meals then?" asked Mr Smith.

"Well, sir," answered the man, "We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine."

"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!" said Mrs Smith.

24.Mr and Mrs Smithin the past.

A. had often stayed in a big hotel in New Jersey

B. had travelled to many places

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C. had often stayed in a small inn

D. had made a lot of money

25.They decided to go to a really good hotel because .

A. it was famous

B. it was difficult to find a cheap hotel

C. it was near many interesting places

D. they now had enough money

26.When they arrived at the hotel, they found.

A. no meals were served after seven

B. dinner was still being served

C. their plane had arrived too late

D. they had to go to bed hungry

27.When the man told them the times of meals at the hotel, Mrs Smith felt.

A. disappointed

B. excited

C. delighted

D. satisfied

C

Friends

Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette(香烟) on his lips. He smoked while he read, while he looked at the television, and while he drank a cup of coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy.

Joe's friend, Fred Brown, said to him,"It is very bad to smoke." When Joe heard this,he started to worry and became thin. So he did not buy any more cigarettes. He became so thin he went to Fred for help.

Fred said, "You must eat more." So Joe did not smoke, but he ate chocolate (巧克力), and he became very fat. Again he went to Fred for help.

Fred said, "You must not eat chocolate." So Joe stopped eating chocolate,but he went back to smoking cigarettes. He became thin again but he was not happy,because he still smoked.

Sometimes Joe Bloggs wished Fred Brown was not his friend!

28. When Joe became thin the first time it was because_______

A. he smoked too much.

B. he worried too much.

C. he stopped smoking.

D. he ate too little.

29. In the end Joe was unhappy about his friendship with Fred because _____

A. Fred's advice had brought him no good.

B. he never liked being told what to do.

C. he in fact had never really trusted Fred.

D. Fred had given him the wrong advice on purpose(故意).

30. What kind of person would you say Joe was?

A. He was not happy to let others make decisions for him.

B. He had no will power to carry out a decision(决定).

C. He was not the kind of person who used his head much.

D. He was always changing his mind and was never satisfied.

31. What is the writer trying to tell us with this story?

A. One should think and decide for oneself.

B. One should ask friends for help and advice.

C. Smoking is bad for one's health.

D. Chocolate is bad for one's health.

D

Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers'surprise.

32. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because ______

A.they had surprise endings.

B.they were easy to understand.

C.they showed his love for the poor.

D.they were about New York City.

33. O. Henry went to prison because _____

A.people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

B.he broke the law by not using his own name.

C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D.people thought he had taken money that was not his.

34. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A.He was well-educated.

B.He was not serious about his work.

C.He was devoted to the poor.

D.He was very good at learning.

35. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A.His life inside the prison.

B.The newspaper articles he wrote.

C.The city and people of New York.

D.His exciting early life as a boy.

三、七选五

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

36They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

37Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy!38Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 39 Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends.40One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.

A. And think of people in cold countries.

B. Sports help to train a person’s character.

C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.

D. Many people like to watch others play games.

E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

四、完形填空（共20小题，计分30）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-65各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa,we lived in a two-storeyed house.One 41 my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was 42 the window. I suddenly 43 that he was turning very pale.I sat still, for I did not want to 44 my sick sister. Soon father said in a 45 voice, "Kate and Joan, a friend of mine 46 here to see me this evening, and I wish to be 47 him. Will you go up to your own room?" We obeyed, went to our room and closed the door.

Soon I heard a 48 like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying 49 the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was 50 near,I seized the pistol (手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, "For

God's sake(快!), child, 51 the door." I did so. To my horror(恐怖), I saw, 52 my father's shoulder, a gorilla (大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in 53 . He was 54 my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with 55 loud cry. Father took the 56 smoking pistol from my hand , and fired another shot, which 57 the gorilla.

It happened that father had sent us upstairs because he thought he would be able to

58 the door-which was twenty feet away 59 the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too 60 for him; and this was the cause of the hurried flight(逃跑) up the stairs.

41.A.o’clock B.night C.evening D.time

42.A.towards B.opposite C.inside D.behind

43.A.knew B.learned C.felt D.noticed

44.A.hurt B.frighten C.lose D.trouble

45.A.calm B.sad C. loud D.pleasant

46.A.was https://www.360docs.net/doc/eb5544826.html,es C.would be D.is coming

47.A.friendly to B.alone with C.helpful to D.careful with

48.A.sound B.cry C.voice D.shout

49.A.to B.down C.through D.up

50.A.some difficulty B.a thief C.some danger D.an accident

51.A.open B.close C.pull D.draw

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52.A.on B.above C.over D.from

53.A.South America B.Africa C.South Asia D.Europe

54.A.aiming at B.marching towards C.shooting at D.running after

55.A.an exciting B.a calm C.an angry D.a natural

56.A.still B.yet C.even D.already

57.A.hit B.murdered C.frightened D.killed

58.A.push B.lock C.guard D.defend

59.A.until B.when C.before D.though

60.A.quick B.huge C.heavy D.stupid

五、写单词，每空填一词（10小题，总分15分）

61. The storm did a lot of _________ (损坏，损害) to the crops.

62. Meeting adults___________(使窘迫) the shy child.

63. Flying across the Atlantic for the first time was a great ___________(成就).

64. He took a _________ (冒险) when he crossed the old bridge.

65. Tom has lots of close friends, Kate ____________. (包括)

66 Suzhou is one of the most （吸引）cities in China.

67 Time is ___________（宝贵的）and every one of us should make good use of every minute.

68 The car accident was not the driver’s ________(过失) as there was a man suddenly running across the road.

69. Tod ____________(值得) the gold medal in the speech competition as he had made so many efforts that nobody could imagine.

70 Jack disappeared for a few days, and when he came back, he didn’t give any _________(解释) of his strange behavior.

六、改错（每句有一个错误。10小题，总分10分）

71. Now people get a lot of informations from TV.

72. I have two brothers, both of them are teachers.

73. Henry did not like his car, that ran badly and often broke down.

74. I visited a place where is surrounded by mountains.

75. He had lost his glasses without the m he couldn’t see.

76. It is much easy to make plans than to carry them out.

77. Following the road and you will find the store.

78. There used to have a factory in front of the school.

79. People can hardly do some fishing there, can’t the y?

80. It is so beautiful place that you must visit it.

七、书面表达(总分25分)

小伟减肥以后，感到身体疲倦、虚弱，不知如何是好，于是他写了一封电子邮件向健康专家求教。请根据下面内容，以小伟的名义写一封邮件。词数120左右。开头和结尾已给出。

原因：觉得自己太胖，体重不断增加，担心形象不美，有同学骂他。

过程：1 去健身房，两三次就放弃了，感觉太累也没时间。

2 节食，坚持了大约一个星期，经常饿得不能继续他的学习。

3 悄悄服用减肥药，一开始有效果，体重迅速下降，但减肥药对他产生副作用，身体又疲劳又虚弱。

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4 请专家给出好的建议。

Dear Health Expert,

I have got a problem and …

Best wishes

Xiao Wei

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