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1、高二英语期中考试试题I听力部分（满分20分） 第1节 （共5小题，第2节 满分5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Who was Chris Paine?A. A computer engineerB. A book seller.C. A writer.2. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A football player.B. A football team.C. A football m
2、atch3. Why did the woman buy a heavy coat for Jimmy?A. Winter is coming soon.B. Jimmyll go into the mountains.C. Jimmy has caught a cold.4. Where is the woman?A. In a soap factory.B. In her house.C. At an information desk.5. When is the man checking in?A. Friday B. Thursday C. Tuesday第2节 （共15小题，4节 满
3、分15分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白后，你有时间来回答有关小题和阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6-8题。6. How does the man feel about Davids way of sleeping?A. effective. B. Its strangeC. Its the best.7. How many hours does David sleep a day?A. Four B. Six C. Seven8. What does the woma
4、n suggest at the end of the talk?A. People should develop a habit like Davids.B. People need longer hours of sleep.C. People have different sleeping habits.听第7段材料，回答9-11题8. What is the woman going to do?A. Attend a party B. Take a holidayC. Go on a business trip.9. When does the woman plan to arrive
5、?A. Later Friday. B. Middle Saturday.C. Saturday night10. What is the weather like in the town during the day?A. cold B. Wet C. Warm听第8段材料，回答12-13题11. Why does the man thank the woman?A. She has helped him with his problems.B. She has invited him for coffee.C. She has agreed to see him on Monday.12.
6、 When does the conversation take place?A. Before class B. After class C. During class.听第9段材料，回答14-16题13. What will the man do the next morning?A. Meet Mr Cooper.B. Visit the National Lab.C. Meet Bill Lyons14. How will the man spend his Saturday?A. He will do some paperwork.B. He will take some rest.
7、C. He will meet some visitors.15. What do we know about the woman?A. Shes the mans wife.B. Shes a business manager.C. Shes a company secretary.听第10段材料，回答17-20题16. What was the purpose of Mrs Whinfields visits to Kew Gardens?A To learn more about plants.B. To write an article on Gardens.C. To meet th
8、e writers she read.17. Where did Mrs Whinfrield live before she moved to her present home?A. Dorset B. Somerset. C.West London.18. Where does Mrs Whinfield get most of her plants?A. She grows them from seeds.B. She gets them from her friends.C. She buys them from a market.19. What is the probable re
9、lationship between the speakers?A. Tourist and gardener.B. College professor and biology student.C. Newspaper reporter and garden owner.II. 单项选择(满分15分)22. -From where does your teacher come? -Im not sure, but from his accent _ Shanghai. A. hears B. shows C. suggest D. sounds20. To get an education,
10、_.A. one must work hardB. working hard is neededC. what you need is to work hardD. what one needs working hard21. _ time went on, the lady felt more and more worried.A. As B. Since C. With D. For22. Tom has two dogs and he loves _.A. them both B. both themC. all of them D. each them23. She had never
11、 spent a _ day.A. more worry B. most worryingC. more worrying D. most worried24. I thought he would get _ trouble, now he is really _ trouble.A. into; in B. into; intoC. in; in D. in; into25. Dont talk about such things of _ you are not sure.A. which B. what C. as D. those26. - Many people support t
12、he plan.-But _ are against it.A. many B. few C. more D. much more27. I got up early, but I _, because I had no work to do that morning.A. neednt have done so B. need to do soC. need have done so D. neednt do so28. They have invited me to visit their country, _ is very kind of them. A. as B. that C.
13、X D. which29. _ on the hill, we could see the whole town.A. Seeing B. Stood C. seen D. standing30. The old man _ morning exercises.A. is used to do B. got into the habit to doC. has got into the habit of doing D. get used to do31. Three hours _ enough _ me to do my exercises.A. are; of B. is; of C.
14、are; for D. is; for32. - Hello, Peter. How was your trip?-_.A. Hello, he was fineB. Im very well, thank youC. It was great, thanks.D. Thank you very much33. The baby couldnt finish the meal. His mother had given him _ much.A. quite so B. rather tooC. very so D. many tooIII.完形填空（满分20分）Mike was wander
15、ing by the Thames 36 one Sunday evening 37 he heard a womans cry for help from a nearby house. He rushed to 38 what was the matter. Suddenly he saw a man 39 with a bag in his hand. Mike realized at once that the cry must have 40 to do with this man. So he gave a loud shout: “Stop!” The was 41 , but
16、he ran all 42 . He didnt expect that Mike was much stronger and could run faster than he. Very soon he heard the 43 coming nearer and nearer. He knew that he couldnt 44 . So he stopped running and turned to Mike. Pulling a handful of banknotes from the bag, he said to Mike 45 smile, “Dear friend, in
17、 my hand 46 some banknotes. Please 47 them. But you must let me go.” 48 these words, Mike knew that this 49 the man who 50 the woman of her money. The robber must be caught and punished. He said to the robber, “Im a man who 51 earns an honest penny. Dont expect me to take your dirty money.” 52 in hi
18、s trick, the robber toke out a sharp knife and shouted at Mike, “Let me go 53 Ill kill you.” Mike was 54 afraid. He raised his foot and kicked the knife into the air. In five minutes he held the robber 55 arm and took him to the police station.36. A. in B. on C. at D. for37. A. when B. while C. then
19、 D. since38. A. explain B. look for C. find D. find ou39. A. walking slowly B. carrying heavily C. running hurriedly D. wandering about40. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything41. A. fearless B. brave C. surprised D. sad42. A. fast B. less fast C. the faster D. faster43. A. footprint B.
20、cheer C. steps D. feet44. A. run B. walk C. stand D. escape45. A. with the ugly B. with an ugly C. in the ugly D. in an ugly46. A. area B. is C. have D. has47. A. fetch B. bring C. take D. carrying48. A. At B. With C. Saying D. Giving49. A. must be B. could be C. must have been D. could have been50.
21、 A. had stolen B. had robbed C. would steal D. would rob51. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes52. A. Succeeded B. Having succeeded C. Failed D. Having failed53. A. and B. but C. or D. so54. A. not a bit B. not a little C. a bit D. a little55. A. from the B. from his C. by the D. by hisIV. 阅读理
22、解（满分40分）(A)Have you ever seen people dance? Some dances are fast and others are slow .Peoples feet always move when they dance .They keep on moving until the music stops.People have enjoyed dancing for a very long time .This story is of a different kind of dance .It is the dance of bees（蜜蜂） .If you
23、have ever watched bees ,you know that they are very clever. They also work hard looking for food and bringing it back to their home .The home of the bees is called a bee hive. Here hundreds even thousands of bees live. They work day and night building small walls of wax .There they make their honey
24、. This is the same honey that we eat.Where does the honey come from ? Bees live on food from flowers .Have you seen bees flying around a flower garden? When a bee rests on a flower ,it tries go to the centre of it .There it takes in as much food as its body can hold .Then it flies to take the food b
25、ack to the hive.At the hive, bees changes this flower food into honey .Then they fly away for more food .How do the bees know where to find the best food in the sweetest flowers? One bee acts as a guide. When it discovers good flowers ,it flies back to the hive and tells the others .It does this by
26、dancing for them .The bee dances on one side .This tells the other bees which way to go to find the flowers .But that is not all .The bee dances for some time .And the length of its dance tells the other bees how far they must fly to reach the flowers.When the bees see the dance ,they know where the
27、 flowers are .They fly away and return with more food for the hive.Sometimes we hear the music of the bees as they fly around .But few people have ever seen them dance. Yet without that dance we might never have sweet honey to eat.56. The write believes that A. People dance better than bees B. peopl
28、e learned dance from bees C. bees dance more often than people D. bees dont like music57. From this passage we know that the dance of bees means A. they are good at dance B. they want to show their beauty C. they communicate with each other D. they have nothing to do58.Which of the following is true
29、? A . People get honey from flowers directly. B. People draw honey from bees bodies C. People produce honey in a secret place . D. People get honey from bees in directly.59.What character do bees have? A. Dance-loving B. Hardworking C. Music -loving D. Active60.If a bee wants to get some information
30、 about the distance of food ,he may watch closely atof the other bees dance.A. the side B. the length C. the place D. the time(B)Education is not an end , but a means to an end. In other words ,we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them .Our purpose is to fit them for life.In
31、some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable(时兴的）to think that by free education forall-whether rich or poor , clever or stupid -one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such coun
32、tries a far larger number of people with university degrees ,they refuse to do what they think low work and , in fact ,work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries .But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated , farmer is far more
33、 important than that of a professor, we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streetsand took the rubbish away from our houses , we should get terrible diseases in our towns.In fact , when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life , it means
34、 that we must be educated in such a way that , firstly each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and ,secondly that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society , and that is very bad to be ashamed of ones work . Only such a type of education can be considered valuabl
35、e to society.61. The writer of this passage thinks thatA. education can settle all of the worlds problemsB. free education for all probably leads to a perfect worldC. free education wont help to solve social problemsD. all the social problems cant be solved by education62. The writer wants to prove
36、thatA. our society needs all kinds of jobsB. our society needs free education for allC. a farmer is more important than a professorD. people with university degrees refuse to do what they think low work63. According to the passage ,.A. work with hands is dirty and shamefulB. work with hand is low wo
37、rkC. work with hands is the most importantD. we cant regard work with hands as low work64. The purpose of education isA. to choose a system of education B. to prepare children mainly for their future workC. to let everyone receive education fit for himD. to build a perfect world65. The passage tells
38、 us aboutof educationA. the means B. the systemC. the value D. the typeCRecently ,a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life .He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think .One o
39、f the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week .From the way they spend their money , they can see what they really value in life.He says our relation with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture .You might have wonderfu
40、l friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends .But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money .If he does ,it brings something to the relationship if he doesnt .This person may say that he has a certain feeling , but if it is not carried out in the money
41、 world ,there is something less real about it .Since money is so important to us ,we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important .The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich , becaus
42、e you are a self-made man ?Answer :The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect . Im nothing .I dont know much.All I am is rich .People just have an idea of making more and more money ,but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book ,the profe
43、ssor uncovered an important need in modern society :to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world ,but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.66.According to the first paragraph, people have n
44、ot realizedA. how important money is in their day-to -day lifeB. how one spends money shows what is important to himC. that money is more important than their philosophy of lifeD. that their understanding of life is more important than money67.The author seems to believe that asking your friend to l
45、end you some moneyA. is a good way to test your friendshipB. will do harm to your friendshipC. will strengthen (增进)D. is a good way to break off your friendship68. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the inter view?A. He does not feel that he is well educatedB. He doesnt think that he is a very important personC. He does not think that being rich deserves so much attention .D. He does no