高二英语期中考试试题 - 图文

2013----2014第二学期期中考试

英语试卷

11.The ____ city was destroyed in the earthquake. A. past-prosperous B. once-prosperous

C. one time prosperous D. in the past prosperous

12.It is time that we _____ about our future.

A. think B. thought C. thinking D.to think 13.In spite of their quarrel , they ___ the best of friends. A. stopped B. remained C. keeps D. stayed 14.. The children are finding it hard to ___their new school. A. be known B.used to C.adapt to D.liked 15. His studies __by the war.

二、单选 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案(25分)

6. Lucy has a back injury that may ____ him ___ in tomorrow’s game. A. stop , to play B. prevent, from playing

C. stop, play D.prevent, to play

7. A memorial was built ____ those who died for their country. A. in honor to B.with the honor to

C.in honor of D.because

8. Her ___ has increased to 70 kilos.

A income B.height C. weight D. body 9. The woman is suffering __ __ loss of memory. A. by B. from C.to D. of

10.An epidemic ____ in the small village forty years ago. A. broke out B. happen C. occur D. was taken place

A. was stopped B. stopped

C. were interrupted D. was interrupted 16.He always managed___ what he wants. A. getting B. get C. to get D. gets 17.We usually have a lot of work to do for our __life. A. every day B. everyday C. each day D. eachday 18. Power is___ in watt.

A. weighed B. measured C. worked out D. done 19. He is known ____ his readiness to help others. A. as B. for C .to D. about

20._____ the circumstances permit, I’ll go tomorrow.

A. Even if B. According C. Providing D. Supposing 21.Black Death was an eidemics that broke ___in Europe in the 14th

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century.

A. with B. to C.from D. out

22.The boss ___ the old man because he was old and fell ill very often. A. fired B. HIRED c. employed D. get rid of 23.Is there a certain ___ cancer yet?

A. cure B. cure for C. medicine with D. drug of 24.I went to HongKong last year,___ I met a friend of mine. A. where B.when C.what D.which 25. Do you think English skills ____ on your present job? A. affect B. effect C. have an effect D. impact 26 .____ was true that the earth goes around the sun. A. That B. This C. Which D. It 27. They went on working ___it was late at night. A. even if B.as if C.how ever D. as though 28.At the weekend , the temperature should ___24 degrees. A. get B. come C. arrive D. reach 29.After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced__ tractors in 1988 as the year before. A. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice as many D. twice many as 30.Please tell me ____ if you decide to leave.

A. in advanced B .as soon as C. before D .in advance 三、完形填空：（每小题1分,10分）

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in his country, “I will give ___31__ of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plants that you bring, ___32___ I’ll choose a new king from you.”

A boy ____33___ Peter got a seed, too. He planted it ___34___. But the seed didn’t grow at all. A year later, Peter had to take his ___35___ box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Peter felt ___36___.

The king ___37___ the palace and looked around. When he found there was nothing in Peter’s box, the king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed ___38___ couldn’t grow. But all of you, __39___ Peter, have brought me plants and flowers. Peter was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and courage to bring ___40_ a box. So he will be the new king!” 31. A. neither

B. each C. both D.either

32. A. but B. although C. and D.if 33. A. helpe B. asked C. named D.name

34. A. carefully

B. careful C. careless D.care

35. A. full B. empty C. beautiful D.good 36. A. excited B. sad C. happy D.happily 37. A. reached B. got C.arrived D.got in

38. A. who B. what C.which D.where

39. A. besides

B. except C. with D.beside

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40. A. such B. so C. as D.like help to train(培养,训练) a person’s character(性格,品格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(胜不骄，败不馁).

41. Why do people all over the world enjoy sports?

A. Because they are healthy. B. Because they are happy.

C. Because they want to live longer. D. All the above.

42. Why do some people get excited when they watch a game? Because A. their favorite team wins B. they win the game C. they get the good news D. they can’t help themselves 43. Which of the sports has a long history? A. Water-skiing. B. Basketball.

C. Volleyball. D. Long jump.

44. Swimming is popular in the countries A. that are near the sea

B. that are with many rivers

C. like China, Egypt or Italy D. All the above

45. Which of the following countries is not mentioned in the passage? A. China

B. Egypt

B

When I lived in England, an English woman was so warm-hearted that she often helped me. Once I wanted to go shopping, she volunteered to be my guide. I was moved a lot and wanted to say thanks to her. So I said, “Thank you! Thank you!” she was too surprised to say any words. After a

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四、阅读理解：（共30分，每小题2分） A

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

Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when \

Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for(参加) them. Football, for example, has spread(展开)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! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many love to skate or ski (滑雪) in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or games 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. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. 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. Sports

C. Norway D. USA

while, she seemed to understand me and laughed and said “I can swim!” Suddenly I realized I had made a big mistake in my pronunciation. It was one of the funniest mistakes I had made in England. I pronounced “thank” into “sank” by mistake.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. 48. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. English is hard to learn. B. French is hard to learn.

C. Any foreign language is hard to learn.

D. It is unavoidable for anyone to have problems in speaking a Once an English friend of mine was in Paris, when a waiter wanted to serve him some more coffee, he said “Thank you” in French. He meant that he would like some more. However, to his surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later he found out that “thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”

46. When the author said thanks to her, why was the woman too surprised to say any words?

A. Because she was too glad to say any words. B. Because she was a dumb.

C. Because she couldn’t hear what the author said.

D. Because the author pronounced “thank you” into “sank you!” 47. Which sentence is true according to the passage?

A. The author is an English woman. B. The author is a Frenchman.

C. The author is not English, and his English pronunciation is not good.

D. The author is English, but his English pronunciation is very poor.

foreign language.

49.Generally, when a waiter wanted to offer a guest more coffee in

Paris and the guest said “Thank you” in French, the guest______. A. didn’t want any more coffee B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away C. really wanted some more coffee D. wanted to express his politeness

50.In the passage, the Englishman was surprised when the coffee pot

was taken away when he said “thank you” to the waiter, because he ______.

A. hadn’t finished drinking his coffee B. was expecting another cup of coffee C. meant that he didn’t want any more D. was never misunderstood

C

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