（整理版高中英语）第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷.doc

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1、- 第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷时间：90分钟， 总分：100分第一局部I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. A

2、fter you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Prat B. Pratt.C. Pradt. D. Prett. 2.A. Its too high. B. Its acceptable. C. Its cheap indeed. D. The woman should have ba

3、rgained for it.3. A. At 2 oclock.B. At 3 oclock.C. At 4 oclock.D. At 5 oclock.4. A. $ 5.00.B.$ 5.60. C. $4.40.D. $ 6.60.5.A. In a shipping company office.B. In Professor Bensons office.C. In a publishers office. D. In a bookstore.6. A. The man knows where his book is . B. The man has found his book.

4、C. The man has no idea where his book is. D. The man does not understand his book.7. A. She will help the man get home. B. She has to go home soon.C. The man should stop using the bus. D. The bus will not leave for a long time.8.A. Her easiest exam is tonight. B. She wishes she could go to a movie.C

5、. She usually has good luck on exams.D. She did well on two of her exams.9.A. For sightseeing. B. To meet her Canadian friends.C. On business. D. Not mentioned.10.A. Hell go to the play with the woman. B. He cant go to the play.C. He doesnt want people to know where hes going D. Hes already seen the

6、 play. Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide wh

7、ich one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.11.A. Hot water.B. Some chickens.C. A bathroom.D. A TV set.12.A. 2B.3.C. 4.D. 6.13.A. The streets were safe to play in. B. They had to work hard.C. They were not very happy in those days.D. Life was simple and hard.Questions 14 through

8、16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Quickly. B. Suddenly.C. Easily.D. Quietly and slowly.15.A. In their friends homes.B. From books and magazines.C. In schools and on the streets. D. From films.16.A. They will decrease.B. They will be forgotten.C. They will become known to their parents.D.

9、They will become too strong to get rid of.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your

10、 answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Who is Sam?He is the _17_ of the class. What will the class do?They will go to the _18_.How is Mary now?She is _19_.When will they meet?At _20_ Sunday morning.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and

11、VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. She insisted on her view point _ strong opposition.A. despite B. for C. because of D. though22. The climate here is more plea

12、sant than _ in Britain. A. the one B. this C. those D. that23. What we need now is _ vocabulary so that we can improve our reading comprehension.A. a great many B. much more C. a great number of D. a large 24. You didnt believe John won the first prize at the speech competition, _?A. did he B. didnt

13、 he C. didnt you D. did you 25. It is the farm _ we are going to pay a visit _ provides large quantities of green vegetables for the nearby town every year.A. to which, that B. which, which C. on which, that D. which, where26. - We would have walked to the station. It was so near. - Yes. A taxi _ at

14、 all necessary.A. wouldnt be B. hadnt been C. wasnt D. hasnt been 27. _ abroad for a tour can be a worthwhile experience to a senior high student.A. Taking B. Taken C. Being taken D. Having been taken28. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen _ comfortably.A. is worn B. wearsC. w

15、earing D. are worn 29. William, one of the first man _ the depths of the sea in a bathysphere, got interested in oceanography because of one book.A. exploringB. having explored C. to explore D. to be explored30. The weather may not be fine tomorrow, in _ case well have to put the trip off.A. whose B

16、. which C. that D. the 31. The instant he finished his description, I knew it would be years _ everything got right.A. that B. before C. when D. since32. _ with the evidence, he had no choice but to admit his crime.A. Facing B. Faced C. To face D. Being faced 33. Animals ability to act reasonably in

17、 its environment is believed to come partly from_ we may call “genetic learning.A. how B. which C. what D. why 34. In that school, I had to keep to a great many rules, _ seemed to me stupid.A. and many of which B. many of those C. many of which D. the many35. Though _ the flood, the villagers did wh

18、at they could to fight it.A. suffered B. suffering C. suffering from D. suffered from36. When he was there, he _ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.A. should B. had better C. might D. would Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each

19、 word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. influence B. devoted C. physically D. circumstance E. affected F. overall G. financially H. decision I. positive J. striveHappiness, according to the Oxford English dictionary, is based on luck or good fortune. Joy on the

20、 other hand, is described as a vivid emotion of pleasure. Thus, happiness depends on _37_; joy, on our emotional well-being.If you know joyful people, you will probably notice common traits among them. Joyful people are often healthy, both _38_ and mentally; they value strong _39_ relationships, and

21、 they dont allow the extremes of life - sudden highs or sudden lows - to _40_ them too much. Joyful people lead a more stable life. But these abilities do not just arrive; they have to be worked at.Teaching ourselves to be joyful may be one of the greatest things we can do to enhance our _41_ health

22、. However, it is important to understand that joy is an emotion that arises from within us and is not _42_ by the things that happen to us. Instead of looking for external things to provide happiness in our lives, we must _43_ to find the joy within. We must educate ourselves about joy and work to e

23、nhance it in our lives. One way to start is to make a _44_ to wake up every morning and find joy in our lives. Think about a special person or a _45_ pet. It is our choice to be joyful or fearful. Lets take the time to train ourselves to be joyful - our lives will be both happier and healthier for i

24、t.II. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Many cancer patients are finding new hope in an unusual approach to cancer treatment. T

25、he common method has been developed by Carl Simonton, a specialist in the science of tumors. _46_ can sometimes be truly amazing, he says, when a cancer _47_ lets his mind take part in the treatment. Simonton remembers that his first patient might have been thought to be a _48_ case by some. He was

26、a sixty-one-year-old man with very severe throat cancer. He had lost a great deal of weight. He could _49_ swallow his own saliva and could eat no food.I taught him to _50_ and mentally see his disease, Simonton says. Then I had him _51_ an army of white blood cells coming, attacking and _52_ the ca

27、ncer cells. The results of the treatment were both exciting and frightening. Within two weeks his cancer had noticeably become smaller and he was quickly gaining weight. I say it was _53_ because I had never seen such a change. I wasnt sure what was going on. I also didnt know what I would do if thi

28、ngs went wrong. But _54_ didnt go wrong. We may believe that we have the power in our own bodies to fight cancer as well as the power to _55_ the disease in the first place. With those patients who are willing to stay with us and try, we always find that the cancer has filled some emotional need.46.

29、 A. Results B. Researches C. Records D. Replies47. A. specialist B. author C. patient D. agent48. A. hopeful B. hopeless C. valuable D. worthless49. A. easily B. mostly C. carefully D. barely50. A. worry B. be nervous C. relax D. get angry51. A. suppose B. observe C. pretend D. picture52. A. overcom

30、ing B. managing C. treating D. threatening53. A. frightening B. interesting C. amusing D. relaxing54. A. I B. we C. they D. it55. A. carry B. take C. produce D. findSection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each

31、 of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Eunice Weavers fight began when she was nine years old. She lived in Brazil. As a child, Eunice had been taught to keep away from lepers-people

32、with a terrible disease called leprosy(麻风病). People stayed away from them and said that they were being punished by their sins(罪孽). Lepers were sent to live alone.When Eunice was nine, she saw a group of lepers begging for food outside her house. She knew one of the lepers as the daughter of next do

33、or neighbor. It was then that Eunice understood that those suffering from leprosy were people as she was. She vowed(发誓) that she would do all she could for these unfortunate people.When Eunice was older, she would do all she could for these unfortunate people. While teaching, she met and married Dr.

34、 Anderson Weaver. She traveled with her husband abroad. In their travels they visited the islands of Hawaii. There Eunice visited the famous leper hospital where Father Damien had worked, and she found the lepers well taken care of. She studied the methods used in the hospital, and when she returned

35、 to Brazil, she was filled with ideas for helping the lepers of her own country.56. The underline word “leper means _.A. a sick person B. a sick animal C. a terrible disease D. the name of a hospital57. Eunices wish was _.A. to become a famous doctor B. to try her best to help the lepersC. to study

36、the methods used in a hospital D. to keep away from the leprosy58. Why did the lepers have to beg for food in the street?A. They were lazy people. B. They liked the food of their neighbors.C. Nobody took care of them. D. They liked to travel from house to house.(B)Take Action for a Better World: Vol

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