高二英语期中考试题试卷.doc

1、2019-2019学年度第一学期高二期中考试英语试卷（时间：120分钟 满分120分） 答题须知：所有题目答案均要求答在答题卷上，在原卷上答题不得分一 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。AMany students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy

2、watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!The second question is about speaking. Sam, from S

3、uzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But Im shy and cant speak to her. What should I do?”When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak

4、 English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write t

5、hem on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when youre shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?1. How many basic questions do the students often ask?A. Two. B.Three.

6、C.Four. D.Five.2. What should you do if you are shy to speak English?A. Watch English films.B. Write down the words first .C. Listen to real English songs.D. Take a deep breath and smile before you begin.3. What is Olivers problem?A. Hes too shy to talk with others.B. Hes not able to count English w

7、ords.C. He cant remember new words.D. He doesnt know what real English is.4. Whats the best title of this passage?A. How to learn English.B. Talking about English films.C. Advice about English writing.D. The way of beginning an English conversation.BJane Goodall is a famous scientist. For more than

8、40 years, Goodall lived mostly in Tanzania in East Africa, studying chimpanzees. As a young child, Jane Goodall was interested in animals. She grew up in the English countryside and was always climbing trees or riding horses. When Jane was 23, she got a chance to go to Africa. Even though she had ne

9、ver been to college, she got a job with a famous scientist named Louis Leakey. One day Louis Leakey said he needed a volunteer. He needed someone to go to a lake in Tanzania to study a kind of chimpanzees. Jane was excited. On July 16, 1960, she began her explore(探索). At first, the chimpanzees ran a

10、way from Jane. But with time passing, they got used to her being around.Every day, Jane would follow the chimpanzees, taking notes on their behavior. She learned many new things about chimpanzees. She watched how a chimpanzee made a tool. She learned how some chimpanzees became good leaders. She wat

11、ched how mother chimpanzees raised their children. She watched animals get angry and get upset. She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did. She learned that if you pay really close attention to animals, you will understand what they are “saying”. 5. What is the best titl

12、e of the passage? A. Jane Goodalls college life B. Jane Goodalls family C. Jane Goodall, a famous scientist D. Jane Goodall and Louis Leakey6. What is the correct order of the following according to the passage? a. Jane went to Africa. b. Jane started her explore. c. Jane worked with Louis Leakey. d

13、. Jane was born in the countryside. e. Jane followed chimpanzees. A. d-a-e-b-cB. b-a-c-d-e C. a-d-c-b-e D. d-a-c-b-e7. Louis Leakey chose Jane Goodall as a volunteer to . A. plant trees B. raise horsesC. study chimpanzees D.do experiments 8. Jane _ the chimpanzees behaviors to help others understand

14、 them.A. wrote down B. took pictures of C. made videos of D. drew pictures about CWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hea

15、r all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of ever

16、ything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things that she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to ch

17、ange. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. Wh

18、en something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments

19、. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice.9. What did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint?A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.C. He told her to write down all that her

20、 “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only tothe things that were true.D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.10. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?A. Week by week she argued with me.B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so th

21、at it was growing longer and longer.C. She liked to make people angry.D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.11. Why did her father listen to her quietly?A. Because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true.B. Because he had been so angry with his daughters shortco

22、mings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.C. Because he knew that his daughter would like to quarrel with him.D. Because he didnt believe her girl.12. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?A. Not an Enemy, but the Best FriendB. The Best Advice Ive Ever Had

23、C. My FatherD. My ChildhoodDStudents these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this? Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Proble

24、ms and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we dont talk to someone, well certainly feel worse.”Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents shout it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she

25、 didnt have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell my parents, theyll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always re

26、member to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve (解决) them.” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesnt need to

27、 be an expert (专家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them.In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So youre halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!13. In Paragraph 2,

28、the writer used the story of Laura to _.A. answer a question B. give an exampleC. introduce his friend D. share his experience14. According to the passage Robert Hunt might be _.A. Lauras teacher B. the writer of the passageC. a person with a problem D. an expert on students problems15. What is the

29、main idea of this passage?A. Few children are careful with their money.B. Parents are more experienced than childrenC. Talking to someone helps to solve problems.D. Students often have a lot of worries at schoolE（五选五）Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of c

30、igarettes (香烟) every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. _16_.” Many smok

31、ers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. _17_They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine (尼古丁). People who smoke a lot need nicotine. _18_The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days,

32、the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad. _19_and many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another c

33、igarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. _20_A. It will be easier to change my habit hereB. It is very hard to quit smoking,C. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.D. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.E. When a person first begins to smoke,

34、he usually feels terrible.二 完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）阅读下列短文，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 21 _ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didnt 22 _, they would have to retake them in September. Th

35、ere were usually a few who 23 _, but Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 24 _ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 25 _ about her. She went to bed too 26 _. The night before the first exam, Barbara 27 _ that she have an early night an

36、d take a 28 _ pill. She promised to wake 29 _ up in the morning.As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 30 _ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 31 _, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking a

37、t the examination 32 _, but she couldnt answer any of the questions. 33 _ around her was writing pages and gages. 34 _ she thought hard, she couldnt find anything to write 35 _. She kept looking at her 36 _. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sent

38、ences, 37 _ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 38_. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 39 _ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 40 _ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her nam

39、e.21. A. teachers B. students C. classmates D. schools22. A. prepare B. miss C. join D. pass23. A. succeeded B. failed C. ended D. called24. A. but B. so C. and D. because25. A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. pleased26. A. early B. late C. heavily D. eagerly27. A. insisted B. hoped C. ordered D

40、. wished28. A. sleeping B. resting C. exciting D. breathing29. A. him B. her C. them D. herself30. A. hand B. eye C. mind D. body31. A. her sister B. her parents C. the lessons D. the medicine32. A. result B. marks C. desk D. paper33. A. The teacher B. The students C. No one D. Everyone34. A.If B. T

41、hough C. So D. How35. A. with B. about C. on D. to36. A. watch B. textbook C. sister D. subject37. A. gave up B. put off C. look around D. think over38. A. examining B. leaving C. copying D. crying39. A. raised B. woke C. stood D. cheered40. A. nice B. wonderful C. terrible D. special三 用所给词的适当形式填空。（

42、共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）previous quarrel draw a conclusion apart from defeat delight for lack of work out break away from consist of41. To my _, I passed the exam.42. The prisoner wanted to _ the police.43. A year _ 12 months.44. We _ the other team last Sunday.45. No one _ her husband knew about her job.

43、46. They _from the facts yesterday.47. He didnt go to university _ money.48. The problem is difficult _.49. He left after a _with his wife.50. Do you know her _ life.四 语法填空。（共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）“Sorry” is a word_51_ people in Britain often say in their daily life.One day while I was_52_ (walk) on the

44、street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing(轻擦) against my handbag. He continued his way, but_53_ (turn) back and said “sorry” to me. Even in rush, he didnt forget to say “sorry”. One day, after I bought some _54_(banana), the shopkeeper was passing me the change, _55_ I wasnt ready for it and a

45、coin dropped onto the ground. “Sorry, Madam,” he said while bending to pick _56_ up. I was_57_ (surprise) why he said “sorry” to me. Another time, I steeped on a mans foot at the entrance to a cinema. At _58_ same time, we both said “sorry”. Slowly, I got to know that when something unpleasant happe

46、ns in _59_ (day) life, the British dont care much about who is wrong. If someone is in trouble, a “sorry” is always necessary. Perhaps that is _60_ I seldomsee people quarrel on the buses or streets in Britain.五书面表达（共20分）丰富多彩的课外活动(after-classactivities)可以充实校园生话，减轻学习压力.同学们还可以在活动中强身健体、在合作中增进友谊。请以“OurAfter-classActivities”为题，写一两短文，介绍你们学校以及你本人参加课外活动的情况.内容要点：1.学校开展丰富的课外活动：2.毎天活动时间：下午4:20-5:20:3.最喜爱的活动：4.交到更多朋友：5.从中学到更多东西，身体更健康要求：1.题目已给出，不计入总字数内.2.包括所有内容要点，用上所给参考词汇，不要逐句翻译，可以适当发挥。3.语句通顺，语法正确，100个词左右.4.文中不得出现考生真实的姓名、班级的名称.OurAfter-classActivities_