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1、学习必备 欢迎下载 拖船中学高二下学期期中考试英语卷 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 35 分）（1）语法和词汇知识（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.I cant remember the exact date when _ Smiths came to see him,but it was _Sunday.A.a,the B the,a C a,a D the,the 22.-Can I keep the book a few days longer?-Sorry.It _ be
2、 returned when time is due.A.shall B.will C.may D.can 23.In order to warm the atmosphere,he _ us for hours with his stories and jokes.A.admired B.attracted C.entertained D.treated 24.Why,Jack,you look so tired!-Well,I _the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.A.was painting B.will be painting C
3、.have painted D.have been painting 25.The president has sent a message of _ to the relatives of the dead soldiers.A.worry B.sympathy C.congratulation D.support 26.Theory should by no means be separated from practice._，its important to combine theory with practice.AAs a result BBy the way CTo be hone
4、st DIn other words 27.Dont trust such people _ praise you to your face but speak ill of you behind your back.A.who B.whoever C.that D.as 28.The _ boy was last seen _ near the gate of the park.A.missed,playing B.lost,playing C.missing,play D.losing,to be playing 29.You know I can be reached by teleph
5、one.Why didn t you call me?I did several times,but couldn t _.A.come across B.ring off C.call back D.get through 30.It is demanded that the play_ for another week.A.runs B.will run C.run D.shall run 31.We called the First-Aid Center _ the accident happened.A.shortly B.quickly C.hurriedly D.immediate
6、ly 32.At the school opening ceremony,our headmaster required us students to raise our competitive _ in modern society.A.spirit B.awareness C.intention D.ambition 33._ our manager objects to Toms joining the club,we shall accept him as a member.A.Until B.Unless C.If D.After 34.My cousin came to see m
7、e from the country,_ me a full basket of fresh fruits.A.brought B.bringing C.to bring D.had brought 25.35.-Who are those persons?-A group _ Loving Nature.A.calling B.called C.is called D.to call 第二节：完形填空（共小 20 题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Recently,a couple in New Zealand were
8、 forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real.Even 36 New Zealand has quite free rules about 37 children,names beginning with a 38 are not allowed.They decided to call him Superman 39 .学习必备 欢迎下载 In many countries around the world,40 names for children are becoming more popular.In Britain,you can call
9、a child almost 41 you like.The only restrictions(限制)on parents 42 to offensive(冒犯的)words such as swear words.43 parents choose names which come from 44 culture.For example,there have been six boys named Gandalf 45 the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王)novels and films.46 ,names related to sport
10、 are fairly common 47 1984,36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳)after the football team.Other parents like to 48 names,or combine names to make their own 49 names,a method demonstrated(证实的)by Jordan,the British model,50 recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 51 names Thea and Amy
11、(the two grandmothers).Some names which were previously 52 as old-fashioned have 53 popular again,but the most popular names are not the strange 54 .The top names are fairly 55 ,for example,Jack,Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace,Ruby and Jessica for girls.36Awhen Bin Cthough Dfor 37Acalling Bnam
12、ing Craising Deducating 38Aletter Bmark Cnumber Dsign 39Ahowever Btoo Cthus Dinstead 40Aoutstanding Bunusual Ccommon Dfamous 41Aeverything Bsomething Canything Dnothing 42Ato relate Brelate Crelating Drelated 43AMany of BMuch CA great many of DSome 44Apopular Bmysterious Ccurrent Dpresent 45Afor Bby
13、 Cafter Dlike 46AHowever BWhereas CIndeed DEqually 47Ain Bafter Csince Dtill 48Amake out Bmake for Cmake use of Dmake up 49Awell known Bdouble Cunique Dfantastic 50Awhich Bwho Cthat Dwho that 51Achanging Bcombining Cseparating Ddividing 52Athought Bthought about Cthought of Dthought over 53Abecome B
14、sounded Cformed Ddeveloped 54Apersonalities Bones Ccharacters Dvarieties 55Atraditional Bconvenient Cclassic Dcontemporary 第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。B 小题分满分分阅读下面短文从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入可以填入空白处的最佳选项学习必备欢迎下载学习必备欢迎下载虚拟水确答案答案解析根据最后一段中的可知中国人平均使用虚拟水的数量是学习
15、必备 欢迎下载 Probably the most popular team sports in the world today are soccer,baseball,and basketball.Soccer,called football in many countries,is becoming more and more popular,and today millions of young men of all races and nationalities are enjoying it.Standard rules,established in 1863 by a group
16、of men in England,have made international matches possible,and there are now huge soccer stadiums in almost every country of the world.A stadium in Brazil,for instance,holds seventy thousand people.61.What kind of game was soccer when it was first played?A.It was very fast and exciting.B.It was a be
17、auty contest.C.It was dangerous and exciting.D.It was not a mens game.62.What can we learn from the second paragraph?A.People in different parts of the world played soccer in the same way.B.The people of Persia developed the game and made it more dangerous.C.The Chinese learnt to play soccer from th
18、e Egyptians.D.The American Indians developed the game in the same way as the Egyptians.63.“The ancient Greeks and Romans had their versions,too”means“The ancient Greeks and Romans _”.A.accepted the game from Egypt B.played a ball game in the same way C.had their own traditional forms of soccer D.dev
19、eloped a different form of the game 64.When were international soccer matches made possible?A.When the English began to play the game.B.When many people began to play the game.C.When standard rules were established.D.When the game spread across the world.65.What can we infer from the passage?A.Socce
20、r really started several thousand years ago in Egypt.B.Soccer is now the most popular game in the world.C.No one knows why soccer became popular.小题分满分分阅读下面短文从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入可以填入空白处的最佳选项学习必备欢迎下载学习必备欢迎下载虚拟水确答案答案解析根据最后一段中的可知中国人平均使用虚拟水的数量是学习必备 欢迎下载 D.Soccer was first played in the old civilized count
21、ries.C The story goes that some time ago,a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper.Money was tight and he became very angry when the child tried to decorate a box under the Christmas tree.Nevertheless,the little girl brought the gift to her father t he next mor
22、ning and said,“This is for you,Daddy.”The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction,but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty.He yelled at her,stating,“Dont you know,when you give someone a present,there is supposed to be something inside?”The little girl looked up at him
23、with tears in her eyes and cried,“Oh,Daddy,its not empty at all.I blew kisses into the box.Theyre all for you,Daddy.”The father was crushed.He put his arms around his little girl,and he begged for her forgiveness.Only a short time later,an accident took the life of the child.It is said that her fath
24、er kept that gold box by his bed for many years and,whenever he was discouraged,he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.In a very real sense,each of us,as human beings,has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from o
25、ur children,family members,friends,and God.There is simply no other possession anyone could hold more precious than this.56.The little girl used the gold wrapping paper to _.A.make a Christmas tree B.make a present for her Dad C.make a box D.make a gift box more beautiful 57.The little girl gave _ t
26、o her father as a Christmas present.A.a box B.a kiss C.her love D.a roll of gold wrapping paper 58.When the little girl explained what the present was,her father felt _.A.happy B.guilty C.moved D.surprised 59.According to the author,the most valuable present for us is _.A.money B.love from our relat
27、ives and friends C.kisses from our children D.a box full of kisses 60.The best title of this passage would be“_”.A.A box full of kisses B.A good girl C.A cruel father D.A sad story about a girl and her father D A scientist who developed a way to calculate how much water is used in the production of
28、anything from a cup of coffee to a hamburger was awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize.Professor John Anthony Allan of the University of London in Britain won the award for introducing the idea of“virtual water(虚拟水)”,a calculation method that has changed the nature of trade policy and research.Alla
29、n has written seven books and published more than 100 papers.The Stockholm International Water Institute said this idea is now embedded(埋藏)in the production of foods and industrial products.The institute said Allan s work had made a big effect 小题分满分分阅读下面短文从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入可以填入空白处的最佳选项学习必备欢迎下载学习必备欢
30、迎下载虚拟水确答案答案解析根据最后一段中的可知中国人平均使用虚拟水的数量是学习必备 欢迎下载 on global trade policy and research,especially in water-scarce(缺水的)regions.“The improved understanding of trade and water management issues on local,regional and global scales are of the highest value for the successful and sustainable(可持续的)use of water
31、 resources,”it said.“People do not only use water when they drink it or take a shower,”the institute said.“Behind the morning cup of coffee,there are 140 liters of water that was used to grow,produce,package and ship the beans.”That is about as much water as a person in England uses on average for a
32、ll daily drinking and household needs.“For a single hamburger,about 2,400 liters of water are needed.In the USA,the average person uses nearly 7,000 liters of virtual water every day.”It said that was more than three times the average use of a Chinese person.1、Allan was awarded the prize because _.A
33、：he wrote seven books on trade policy B：he published more than 100 papers on water management C：he found a new kind of water in water-scarce areas D：he came up with the idea of virtual water 正确答案：D 答案解析：根据第二段的第一句 the award for introducing the idea of“virtual water”可知这位科学家获奖的原因是介绍了“虚拟水”这个概念，因此选 D。考查类
34、型：细节理解 2、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The average American uses about 7,000 liters of water a day.B.The average Chinese uses nearly 2,300 liters of virtual water a day.C.An Englishman usually drinks about 140 liters of coffee a day.D.A hamburger usually contains about 2,
35、400 liters of water.正确答案：B 答案解析：根据最后一段中的“It said that was more than three times the average use of a Chinese person.”可知中国人平均使用虚拟水的数量是大约 2300 升。考查类型：细节理解 3、What do we learn about John Anthony Allan from the passage?A.He won the 2008 Nobel Prize.B.He has written over 100 books.C.He works at the Univer
36、sity of London.D.He lives in the USA.正确答案：C 答案解析：根据全文第二段第二句话可知 Allan 是在伦敦大学任教。考查类型：细节理解 4、What effect does the idea of virtual water have?A.It helps us realize the importance of trade.B.It helps people do successful business.C.It helps us make use of water scientifically.D.It tells us how much water
37、 we use a day.正确答案：C 答案解析：根据第五段可知虚拟水概念的引入可以让人类可持续地、成功地使用水，因此选小题分满分分阅读下面短文从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入可以填入空白处的最佳选项学习必备欢迎下载学习必备欢迎下载虚拟水确答案答案解析根据最后一段中的可知中国人平均使用虚拟水的数量是学习必备 欢迎下载 C。考查类型：细节理解 5、What is the best title for the passage?A.A scientist who invented“virtual water”wins prize B.World water day 2008:1 hambur
38、ger requires 2,400 liters of water C.How we can calculate water used in the food D.John Anthony Allan:save our drinking water 正确答案：A 答案解析：本文介绍了科学家 John Anthony Allan 提出的虚拟水概念并获奖。考查类型：归纳标题 第三节 书面表达（满分 25 分）近几年来，越来越多的人在网上购买实物（如书、CDs、衣服等）、信息（网上新闻、杂志、故事等）、甚至预订机票或酒店等服务。请根据图示就网上购物的利弊发表自己的观点，以“Shopping on
39、the Internet”为题，用英语写一篇短文。利：方便，随时可以买；便宜，品种多；弊：看不到实物，质量得不到保证；容易受骗 注意：1、词数 120 左右。2、开头部分已给出，不计人总词数。参考词汇：实物 physical products;下载软件 download computer software Shopping on the Internet Shopping on the Internet is becoming very popular.People can shop for a variety of products on it._ _小题分满分分阅读下面短文从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入可以填入空白处的最佳选项学习必备欢迎下载学习必备欢迎下载虚拟水确答案答案解析根据最后一段中的可知中国人平均使用虚拟水的数量是学习必备 欢迎下载 _ 小题分满分分阅读下面短文从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入可以填入空白处的最佳选项学习必备欢迎下载学习必备欢迎下载虚拟水确答案答案解析根据最后一段中的可知中国人平均使用虚拟水的数量是