山西省吕梁育星中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 WORD版含答案.doc

1、吕梁育星中学2016-2017学年第二学期期中试题高二英语 命题人：刘小芳 总分：150分第一部分 阅读理解 第一节（共15个小题，每小题3分，满分45分）A Grandpa was a carpenter (木匠). One day he was making some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in Egypt. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were g

2、one. He drove back to the church, but his search turned out to be fruitless. Suddenly, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out（滑出） of his pocket and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut（钉住）. His new glasses were heading for Africa! Grandpa had six children and he had

3、 paid twenty dollars for the glasses that morning. “Its not fair,” he told God as he drove home. “Ive been very faithful (忠诚的) in giving my time and money to YOUR work.” Several months later, the director（院长） of the orphanage was on holiday in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches t

4、hat helped him in Egypt, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfathers small church in Chicago. “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, I had just broken my glasses. Then your boxes arrived. To my surprise, I found a pair of glasses in it a

5、nd it fit me very well!” The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses, but thought that the man must have confused(混淆）their church with another. There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas. Sitting quietly in the back, with tears in his eyes, Grandpa realized that God had

6、played a big trick on him.1.Who got the glasses in the end? A. The orphanage B. The director of the orphanage C. Grandpas workmate D. Grandpa2. The people except the authors grandpa in the church _. A. were not interested in the directors speech B. sent the pair of glasses to Africa on purpose C. kn

7、ew the glasses that belonged to Grandpa D. thought the director had made a mistake3. Where were Grandpas glasses lost? A. In a church in Egypt. B. At the orphanage. C. On his way home. D. In the box he made.4. How did Grandpa feel when he found his glasses were lost?A. Calm. B. Worried C. Disappoint

8、ed D. SurprisedBYoure standing with your classmates. Everyone is talkingexcept you. Perhaps youre afraid they will laugh at what you say. Or maybe you just arent brave enough to speak. Ive been there, and so have many other people all over the world. Shyness is like a snake that crawls(爬进) into our

9、mouths and stops us speaking. But we shouldnt let it stay there. I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes visits me. But when I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldnt talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the way to a local shop, it was a

10、s if Id forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers. I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them if they wanted to drink Coke or Sprite. I had to tell the people in the kitchen if someone wanted pickle（泡

11、菜）on their sandwich. This job taught me how to speak with people. You may not be old enough to find a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family. If you do these thin

12、gs for a while, the “shyness” snake will soon begin to leave you alone. Itll look for another mouth to crawl into.5. The underlined sentence(划线句子）in the second paragraph probably means_ A. I am sad because I know I will always be shy. B. Like many other people I have been troubled by shyness. C. I h

13、ave been in many situations that make other people feel shy. D. Im confident that I can find a way to get over shyness.6. The example in the first paragraph is used to A. introduce the fact that many people have a shyness problem B. show that everyone has the right to speak in class C. tell readers

14、that it is not right to laugh at others D. argue that it is right to keep silent in public7. The authors duties（职责）in the restaurant included A. cooking the meals for customers B. discussing the menu（菜单） with the manager C. taking the customers orders. D. helping people in the kitchen8. What should

15、be the best title for the passage? A. I am shy B. How to overcome（克服）shyness C. What is shyness D. Everybody is shyC Everyone would like to be a millionaire（百万富翁）, a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a s

16、mall town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and ev

17、ery concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. Its a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax

18、but always make sure you work hard and have fun. Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that wil

19、l come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role. For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money

20、, as she herself tells the reporters. 9. According to Britney Spears, she works _. A. to be a great actress B. for money C. for the enjoyment D. to be more famous10. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are _. A. older than 20 B. around 20 C. in their 30s D. in their 40s11. The und

21、erlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to _. A. a person interested in money B. a special person C. Britney Spears D. a person in general12.Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. Though young, Britney can support her family now. B. While touring, Britney sleeps about

22、12 hours a day. C. The teenage comedy movie was based on Britneys own story. D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.D Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? The three people share their personal experiences with us? A flood（洪水） hit our village. When I was about 14 years old

23、, I lived in Surathanee, the south part of Thailand. A flood hit our village after a rainstorm. The roads were flooded with a lot of water. My family and I worked hard to find things to control the flow of the water. People who lived near the river had to climb up to the roof of their houses. The fl

24、ood caused damage to us. For example, my fathers rubber(橡胶) business was damaged because his rubber got wet. Besides, many houses were destroyed. -Anotai Udomwittayakra from ThailandThe hurricane（飓风） was a nightmare. This story took place about seven years ago. At that time I was only eleven years o

25、ld, but I could remember it clearly. During that week, we had to face the most powerful hurricane. I could still hear the noise of the wind blowing on the windows that were shaking. Outside, everything was flying or movingcars, bikes, trees, and plastic bags. During the whole week, we were not able

26、to go out. All the roads were cut off, and we didnt have running water or communication. Under those conditions，the hardest part was having no contract with the rest of my family living around the island. -Kevin Parfait from MartiniqueIt was really an earthquake. One day my friends and I were celebr

27、ating our last day in high school at a friends. When we were all in the pool, I felt dizzy(眩晕的)。A few minutes later, my friend said, “Its an earthquake.”It was really an earthquake. Most of the houses built in the mountains were destroyed and many people lost their lives. -Alexandra Pacheco from Ven

28、ezuela13. What was the common feature （相同的特点）of the three disasters? A. They all caused great damage to people. B. They all made people lose touch with each other. C. They all made people have no water for some time D. They were all the worst in the history.14. What did Kevin experience in the hurri

29、cane? A. He was not able to contact his family members. B. He felt the ground shaking. C. He saw everything in his house flying. D. He heard many people crying.15. What can we know about the earthquake Alexandra described? A. Though it was big, it caused little damage. B. It was not forecast（预报）. C.

30、 It made many people die from hunger. D. It didnt affect the celebration of Alexandra and his friends. 第二节（共5个小题，每小题3分，满分15分） As we know, everyone can make mistakes, but dont worry about it. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes. Just admit it. Dont think that our mistakes are cau

31、sed by others. 16Dont blame other people, and dont cheat ourselves, either. 17In order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we dont act and deal with the problem quickly, itll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and

32、correct the mistake according to it. 18. 19Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A, for they are theones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the cleverer we are. 20What caused us to make the mistake? How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future? When

33、we act with a method to get a good result, do it that way next time. If we dont, we should stop, think about it, change it and try again. A. Realize that making mistakes is the best way to learn. B. Dont be afraid of failure. C. Be brave and face the fact that we have made the mistakes. D. Solve it

34、at once. E. So be away from stress. F. So decide quickly and act. G. Think about what we can learn from our mistakes.第二部分 完形填空（共20个小题，每小题2分，满分40分） Dad had a green comb（梳子）. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his 21 and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?” I was 22

35、to do it. At age five , this dull task brought me such 23 . I would excitedly turn the tap（水龙头） 24 and brush（刷）the comb carefully. Satisfied that Id done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would 25 affectionately（慈爱的） at me and place the comb on his wallet. Two years latter, Dad

36、started his own 26, which wasnt doing so well. That was when things started to 27 . Dad didnt come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became 28 with him for placing our family in trouble. With 29 , an uncomfortable silence grew between us. After my graduation, Dads business was getti

37、ng back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home 30. As usually I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said ,“Hey, would you help me31 my comb?” I looked at him a while, then 32 the comb and headed to the sink. It hit me then: why, as a child, 33 Dad clean his com

38、b was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to 34the evening with Mum and me. It 35 ahappy and loving family. I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and 36 placed his comb on his wallet. But this time , I noticed something 37 . Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to

39、 his eyes when he smiled, 38 his smile was still as39 as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good40 for his family.21. A.bag B.wallet C.combD.brush22. A.annoyed B.relieved（宽慰的）C.ashamed D.pleased(高兴的)23. A.Joy（愉快） B.sadness C.courageD.pain24. A.out B.over C.in D.on25. A.stare B.smile C.s

40、houtD.laugh26. A.family B.business C.taskD.journey27. A.progress B.change C.improve D.form28. A. satisfied B.delighted C.madD.strict29. A.time B.patience C.speedD.ease30. A.occasionally B.early C.frequently D.rarely31. A.sharply B.repair C.clean D.keep32. A.dropped B.took C.handed D.threw33.A.watchi

41、ng B.letting C.helping D.hearing34.A.find B.lose C.waste D.spend35.A.affected B.broke C.meant D.supported36.A.firmly B.hurriedly C.casually D.carefully37.A.different B.exciting C.interestingD.urgent38.A.for B.or C.so D.yet39.A.convincing B.heartwarming C.cautiousD.Innocent（无辜的）40.A.origin B.life C.r

42、eputation D.education第三部分 英语知识运用（共10个小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）-密-封-线-密-封-线-写作Dear John, Its Fathers Day today. Its a special day, isnt it? What your plan for Fathers Day? Im looking forward to hearing from you. Yours Li Hua-沿-此-线-剪-下- 班级 姓名 考号 -密-封-线-吕梁育星中学2016-2017学年第二学期期中考试 高二英语答题纸 正确填涂： 错误填涂： A A12345678

43、91011121314151617181920AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEFFFFFGGGGG2122232425262728293031323334353637383940AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 短文改错 （共有10处错误，每处1分，共1

44、0分） When I first learned to write in English，I run into much difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese but tried to translate everything into Chinese. My teacher advised me to keep diaries. I followed her advices. Happily it worked. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself o

45、n paper as I was learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote a short story and show it to my teacher. She liked it very much and read it to the class. All said the story was the good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me.Jack Hawkins was a football coach at an American unive

46、rsity，and he was always trying _41_find good players，but they werent always smart enough to be _42_(accept) by the university. One day the coach_43_(bring) an excellent young player to the dean(院长) of the university and asked whether the student would be allowed _44_(enter)without an exam. “Well，” t

47、he president said after some persuasion(劝说)， “ Id better ask him a few_45_（question）as easy as ABC first.” Then he turned to _46_ student and asked him some very easy questions，_47_ the student didnt know any of the answers. At last the dean (院长) said， “Well， _48_ is five times（乘） seven? ” The stude

48、nt thought for _49_long time and then answered， “Thirty-six”The dean threw up his hands and looked at the coach in despair(绝望地)，but the coach said_50_(careful)， “Oh， please let him in， sir! He was only wrong by two.”第四部分 第一节短文改错 （共有10处错误，每处1分，共10分） When I first learned to write in English，I run into

49、 much difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese but tried to translate everything into Chinese. My teacher advised me to keep diaries. I followed her advices. Happily it worked. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple Engli

50、sh. One day I wrote a short story and show it to my teacher. She liked it very much and read it to the class. All said the story was the good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me.第二节书面表达(满分25分)今天是父亲节。假定你是李华，请给你的美国朋友John写一封电子邮件，谈谈你将如何与父亲一起度过这个特别的日子。要点如下：表述你与父亲间的情感。 为父亲制作二张卡片。帮助父亲做点事。 陪父亲散

51、步等。注意：1. 词数100词左右。 2.请不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥; 3.邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear John,Its Fathers Day today. Its a special day, isnt it? What your plan for Fathers Day? Im looking forward to hearing from you. Yours Li Hua 吕梁育星中学20162017学年高二第二学期英语答案第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）1-5 B D D C B6-10 A C B C A11-15 D C A A B

52、16-20 C D F A G第二部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）21-25 C D A D B26-30 B B C A B31-35C B C D C36-40 D A D B B第三部分 语法填空（每小题1.5分，共15分） 41. to42. accepted43. brought44. to enter45. questions46. the47. but48.What49. a50. carefully第四部分 第一节 短文改错 （共有10处错误，每处1分，共10分）1. run 改为 ran 2. much改为many 3. in去掉 4.but改为and5.a

53、dvises改为advise 6. talk改为talking 7. me改为myself8. show改为showed 9. the 改为 a 10.word改为words第四部分 第二节 写作(满分25分)Dear John,Its Fathers Day today. Its a special day, isnt it?I think we should do something to show our love for our fathers on this special day. My father and I are good friends. Whenever I meet

54、with difficulties, he is always there, ready to help me.Today I will make a beautiful card for him, with my thanks and best wishes on it. Then I will help him wash the car this afternoon and cook his favorite food in the evening. Besides, Ill take a walk with him after dinner and then play chess with him, for he likes it very much. I m sure hell be very happy.Whats your plan for Fathers Day? I m looking forward to hearing from yon. Yours,Li Hua版权所有：高考资源网()