高二上学期英语期中试题
笔试部分
I．单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
It is _____ that he will come and join us un the outing.
A.uncertain B.certain C.unsure D.sure
I don’t think that you have read the novel before, _____ ?
A.have you B.haven’t you C.do I D. don’t
Study hard _____ you’ll make progress.
A.or B.and C.× D.but
He left without _____ us, _____ made us angry.
A.telliing; that B.telling;which C.told; that D. told; which
What made Jack so sad?
_______ .
A.Losing his wallet B.His wallet was lost
C.Because he lost his wallet D.He lost his wallet.
After the earthquake,few houses in Tangshan ____ standing.
A．kept B.left C.rested D.remained
It was in the _____ eighties that Chinese economy developed
quickly.
A.lately B.later C.late D.latest
Will you be able to give us a talk?
——______ .
A.I’m afraid not B.I am not afraid
C.I think I can’t D.I don’t think
When we ______ the top of the Yellow Crane Tower, the whole city
_____ below us。
A.reached, appeared B.arrived, showed
C.reached, covered D.arrived, appeared
10、On the way home ,he was _____ in a storm. As a result, he _____ a
heavy cold.
A.found, caught B.met, found
C.caught, developed D.left, met
11、_____ economy(经济) is to make life better, _____ it worse.
A.Developing, not making B.Developing, not to make
C.Developed,making not D.Developing, to not make
12、There are fifty students in the class, sixty percent of _____ are
boys.
A.them B.who C.what D.whom
13、China is ______ population of 1.2 billion.
A.told to have the B.said to have a
C.told that it has a D.said that it has the
14、The boy had done something wrong. So he was made _____ the
classroom.
A.to clean B.clean C.cleaning D.to cleaning
15、They _____ him until he disappeared in the distance.
A.saw B.noticed C.watched D.found
16、Foreign names are hard _____ us Chinese to _____ .
A.of; he remembered B. of, remember
C.for; be remembered D. for; remember
17、Journalists from many countries were sent to _____ the Fortune
Global Forum(世界财富论坛大会)held in Shanghai in 1999.
A.look for B.cover C.discover D.find
18、He _____ for his missing wallet in a newspaper.
A.cared B.looked C.advertised D.checked
19、Old stamps ______ have not been used ______ usually more
expensive ______ stamps.
A.which…is…as used B.thta…are…than used
C.which…to be…as using D.that…to be…than using
20、Pop music is popular ______ young people _____
calssical(古典的music is welcomed by grown-ups.
A.to, when B.with, while C.to, while D.with, and
II、完形填空：（20×1=20分）
A famous actor often had to travel by train. Of course, a lot of his
fellow passengers used to 41 him on his journeys and some of them 42
to get into conversation with him, but he was usually feeling 43
after acting until late the night before , so he did not 44 them to
talk to him .
One day he had just got into the 45 with all his luggage when a
young man came and 46 down in the seat opposite him. The young man
took out a 47 and began to read it ,48 the actou tried to get some
49 in his corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes , he 50 that the young man looking at him
with his 51 open, his book forgotten, The actor shut his eyes and
tried to sleep again, 52 every time he opened them, the young man
was looking at him with the same 53 look .At last , he gave up the
54 to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it 55 in front of him and
began to read, The young man tried several 56 to get into
conversation with the actor, but 57.
After a long period of 58 the young man said again,”I’am George
P.Aanderson of Willington, Vermont.”
This time the actor put his 59 down and said ,” So am I .”That was
the 60 of the coversation.
21、A.call B.recognize C.remember D.realize
22、A.offered B.used C.tried D.stopped
23、A.tried B.worried C.happy D.sad
24、A.advise B.refuse C.persuade D.encourage
25、A.train B.ship C.plane D.bus
26、A.lay B.sat C.looked D.got
27、A.newspaper B.magazine C.looked D.letter
28、A.when B.because C.as D.while
29、A.drink B.help C.felt D.expected
30、A.found B.thought C.felt D.expected
31、A.book B.mouth C.arms D.shirt
32、A.but B.therefore C.so D.however
33、A.usual B.excited C.serious D.fixed
34、A.decision B.wish C.chance D.attempt(企图)
35、A.away B.up C.down D.out
36、A.minutes B.ways C.times D.hours
37、A.failed B.succeeded C.missed D.refused
38、 A.conversation B.reading C.sleep D.silence
39、A.paper B.luggage C.feet D.hands
40、A.topic B.end C.question D.answer
III.阅读理解(20×2=40分)
A
In the 1994 World Cup in the USA. Paolo Maldini was made Fifa
Player(世界足球先生), the first full back(后卫) ever to win such a title .
Maldini said,”This is a special honor, because full back is the
least noticed position in a game. Audiences(观众) and reporters care
about this position less than they do about goal keeper.”
Since January 1985, Maldini has been playing for AC Milan for 11
years . While he was on the team. AC Milan won the League
Championship in 1992, 1993,1994 and a number of other titles.
With his tall and strong body, handsome face, and surprising skill
in football, Maldini is often invited to make advertisements for
Italian cars , wines and clothes.
Born in 1968 in Milan, Paolo Maldini has turned out an excellent
player. Though he earns $1.5 milllion a year , he still shows more
respect for other people than self importance. The only social
activity he prefers is a wonderful dinner with his family and his
friends.
41.Maldini was made Fifa Player in 1994, because ______ .
he was the least noticed football player
he was tall and strong
he played for AC Milan for many years
he was excellent in playing football
42.Maldini knows that _____ .
full back is not an important position
people pay much more attention to the goal keeper than to the
full back
goal keeper is the most important postion
people are foolish to pay attention to full back position
43.Maldini prefers a wonderful dinner with his family and his
friends because _____ .
he earns $1.5 million a year
he enjoys delicious food
he loves his family and friends
he wants to show off his riches
B
Not all heroes are to be found in the army. In fact, many of them
have been found in almost every field.
Early this century, a guoup of doctors were trying to discover the
cause of the disease called yellow fever .At that time it was one of
the worst diseases known. Thousnads of people were dying of yellow
fever every year. It had been suggested that the disease was caused
by the bite of the certain mosquito(蚊子), That is , it was thought
that a certain kind of mosquito would bite a person who was ill with
yellow fever and then, flying else where, bite another person and
give him the disease.l
To prove whether or not this was true, one of the doctors, Dr. James
Carrol, allowed such a mosquito to bite himself after it had bitten
a person with yellow fever. He knew that the bite of the mosquito
might cause his death.
Dr.Carrol became very ill, but he gained his health from the disease
in the end .The risk this hero took, however , helped to save the
lives of many millions of people.
44.According to the passage _____ .
yellow fever is still a disease impossible to break away from to
this day
a lot of people die of yellow fever every year now
yellow fever is no longer a disease which surely leads to death
now
people no longer suffer from yellow fever now
45.From the passage, we can know _____.
a certain kind of mosquito can carry yellow fever to people
all kinds of mosquitos can carrry yellow fever to people
a mosquito can carry all kinds of diseases to people
a mosquito can kill a person
46.After the experiment,_____.
Dr. Carrol died at once because of the bite from the mosquito
Dr. Carrol escaped the death in the end
Dr. Carrol suffered a great deal and later died
Dr.Carrol died, but he saved a lot of people
47.It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that _____ .
yellow fever is not completely carried by a mosquito
yellow fever is indeed carried by a mosquito
the experment Dr. Carrol made was a failure
Dr. Carrol was the first person who found yellow fever
C
Trees are useful to man in three importatn ways. They provide him
with wood and other
Products, they give him shade and they hilp to prevent drought(旱灾)
and flood.
Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that
the third of these serveices is the most imprtant. In order to make
money, he has cut them down in large numbers. And besides, he is
usually too careless to plant and look after young trees. So the
forests slowly disappear.
This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results
are even more serious, for where there are trees, their roots break
up soil-allowing the rain to go in and also fix the soil,in his way
preventing it from being washed awasy easily; but where there are no
trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods
and carrying awsay the rich top soil, When all the top soil is gone,
nothing remains but worthless desert(沙漠).
Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful corntry cut down its
trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an
empire(=country), It set up the empire but, without its trees, its
soil became poor and it grew weak.When the empire fell to pieces,
the home country found itself faced by flood and starvation(饥饿).
48.The most important service of trees to man is that _____ .
they give him shade
they give him wood and other products
they help him make money
the help him prevent flood and drought
49.From the third paragraph of the passage we can ifer that _____ .
A.a heavy rain might cause a serious flood where there are no trees
B.forests can prevent land from being turned into desert
C.without trees winds can bring a lot of sand
D.young trees must be planted while old trees are being cut down
50.The corntry mentioned(提到的) in the passage suffered from floods
and starvation because ____ .
it lost its trees
it spent too much on its warships
it was defeated by its enemy countries and fell to picecs
there was a heavy rain
51.Which title is most suitable for this passage?
How An Empire Fell
The Uses Of Trees
Trees And Man
What Causes Drought And Floods
D
In the 19th century there was an exhibition on the fine art in
Paris. Before it was open to the public, several well-known artists
were invited to visit and give their opinion. There was a curtain
covering each painting. When they came near the first painting, an
assistant drew the curtain away .A beautiful painting of roses
appeared before them. The painting was really true to life . At the
moment a butterfly flew into the hall and stayed on one of the roses
in the picture. All of them cheered(欢呼). They all declared(宣称) that
it was excellent(very very good) because it confused the
butterfly(蝴蝶).
Then they came to the second painting. The assistant was going to
draw the curtain as he did just now. As soon as he touched the
curtain, he cried,” Wonderful! It’s the best painting I have ever
seen!”
52.This story happened in the _____ .
1900’s in Paris
1800’s in France
1900’s in an art show
1800’s in an art performance
53.”It confused the butterfly.” Here “confused” means _____ .
make somebody believe something
make somebody lose the power to judge something
make somebody like something immediately
make somebody get the smell of something
54.What do you think the second painting was about?
Something unkonwn
A flower too
A curtain
A butterfly
55.The second is even better because ______ .
it had a curtain in it
it confused a lot more butterflies
confused the assistant
was much more beautiful
E
Pat was a poor Irishman with a large family, waking up very early
from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his
small house. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman,
and Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were lots of
rbbits and birds that were good to eat, and Pat decided t take the
risk(冒险). Suddenly he waw the owner, with a group of friends, coming
forwards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord
Northwood’s face as he caught right of the gun in Pat’s hands. Pat’s
heart sank(下沉) with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so
he walked up to the company and said to Lord Nothwood, “Good
morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?”
Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were
taking a little exercise to get an eppitite(胃口) for their breakfast.
Then , looking at Pat , he said, “Pat, why are you out so early in
the morning?” “Well, sir,” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I
could get a breakfast to my eppitite.” The whole crowd burst into
laughter at Pat’s ready wit, and with a smile Lord walked on,
leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.
56.Pat decided to to shooting in the wood because _____.
he was both cold and hungry
he was sure he would not meet Lord Northwood
it was not far from his house
he knew the owner quite well
57.One morning Pat went into a wood _____ .
to try his luck with the rabbits
hoping to get something to eat
to steal some rabbits and birds
hoping to meet the Lord and beg for the right to shoot a rabbit
58.There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood’s face, because
______ ?
he didn’t expect(预料) to meet Pat at this early hour
he knew Pat was coming for shooting
he didn’t like the poor Irishman at all
Pat had not told him he would come shooting
59.In this passage the underlined word “wit” means A.joke B.cleverness C.answer D.decision
60.This is a story about _____ .
a rich man who met a poor Irishman
a poor Irishman who lived all by himself
an Irish hunter with a large hungry family
a clever man whho got something for his breakfast
IV. 单词拼定(10×1=10分)
61.He had a troubled night with ________ (老鼠) running about the
house.
62.In some countries, people greet each other by ______ (挥手).
63.The room is ________ (发出臭味), and they went in to see what was
that .
64._________(除了) music, he likes sports.
65.They can’t talk, so they communicate with ______ (手势).
66.At nine every night, she puts her baby to bed and k_____ her good
night.
67.He needs some more stamps to complete his c_________.
68.The dog b_______ the bone under the tree.
69.The school bag in his hand s_______ as he was running to the
classroom.
70.He felt it a s________ to have failed again in the exam.
V.改错:(10×1=10分)
The Indian have a habit of shaking their heads slightly 71.______
When they talk to somebody. He doesn’t mean “No”,but “Yes”.
72.______
If a person didn’t know this, it might cause misunderstandings. 73.
______
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver 74.______
Who was an Indian take him to his office. The driver 75. ______
Shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request again 76. ______
While the driver shook his head again. At last, the 77. ______
Man shouted angrier, “Drive me to my office at once!” 78. ______
The driver spoke in a low voice, “Yes, sir”, smiling 79. ______
And shook his head again at the same time. 80. ______
VI.完成句子(30×1=30)
怀着碰见几个大学时的老同学的希望,她日复一日地到那里去.
Day (81)______ day, she went there (82) _______
(83)_______(84)_______(85)________ meeting some of her old
classmates in the college.
那场大火将森林烧得寥寥无几,更不幸的是,邻近的农舍有3/5被烧光了.
The big fire reduced the forest (86)_____ a few trees. What’s
more, (87)______ (88)______ of the cottages (89)________ were
(90)_______ (91)______ .
现在是我们停止空谈的时候了,让我们干点正经事吧.
Now it’s time we (91)______(93)______ talk. Let’s (94)______
(95)______to (96)_______.
他把他的所见所闻报告给年级主任了.
He (97)______ (98)__________ he (99)_________ (100)______ and
(101)____ (102)_____ the form-master.
再在这里等候的是没有用的, 我们动身去宜昌吧.
It’s no use (103)_____ here any logr. Let’s (104) ______ off
(105)______Yichang now.
离开那家公司时,我没有说什么, 我没有同他们做生意,他们的商品价格太高了.
I left the company without (106) ______ (107)_____, I didn’t (108)
______ (109) ______ them; their goods were too (110)_______ .
