高二英语上学期半期考试试题

高二英语上学期半期考试试题

‎××市朝阳中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期半期考试试题 ‎ 听力部分：‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ ‎1. What do we learn about Mary and Jane?‎ A. They are good friends.‎ B. They are both Jack’s friends.‎ C. They are both interested in Indian art.‎ ‎2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?‎ A. In a drugstore. B. At a bookstore C. At a post office.‎ ‎3. What’s the man?‎ A. A taxi driver. B. A traffic policeman.‎ C. A signal operator.‎ ‎4. Who is the tallest girl of the four?‎ A. Susan. B. Linda. C. Angela.‎ ‎5. What are the two speakers talking about?‎ A. A healthy way of living.‎ B. A nice book on wildlife.‎ C. Wildlife in Africa.‎ 第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）‎ 请听第6段材料，回答6至8题。‎ ‎6. Why is Sophie upset?‎ A. Her boyfriend left her.‎ B. She is seriously ill.‎ C. Her boyfriend hurt her.‎ ‎7. What’s wrong with Charlie?‎ A. He has lost his job.‎ B. He has had some trouble at work.‎ C. He quarreled with his parents.‎ ‎8. What does the man advise the woman to do?‎ A. Leave her boyfriend.‎ B. Comfort her boyfriend.‎ C. Change her attitude towards her boyfriend.‎ 请听第7段材料，回答9至11题。‎ ‎9. Where does the conversation most probably take place?‎ A. On a bus. B. On a plane. C. On a train.‎ ‎10. Why is the man going to London?‎ A. To pursue his master’s degree.‎ B. To do business.‎ C. To attend a meeting.‎ ‎11. What does the woman want to study?‎ A. International relations.‎ B. Business studies.‎ 12‎ C. Philosophy.‎ 请听第8段材料，回答12至14题。‎ ‎12. What are the two speakers planning on doing?‎ A. Fishing. B. Mountain biking.‎ C. Hiking.‎ ‎13. What did the man forget to bring?‎ A. Raincoats. B. Umbrellas. C. Rain boots.‎ ‎14. What do the two speakers finally decide to do?‎ A. Stay at a hotel. B. Return home.‎ C. Stay in the car.‎ 请听第9段材料，回答15至17题。‎ ‎15. What was the weather like the other night?‎ A. Rainy. B. Fine. C. Windy.‎ ‎16. What was the woman doing that night?‎ A. Playing with her dog.‎ B. Reading to her kids.‎ C. Watching TV.‎ ‎17. What does the man suggest the woman do?‎ A. Buy a new TV. B. Repair her TV. ‎ C. Check her TV.‎ 第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）‎ The talk on the first meeting ‎ of the 18. _____ cycling season The purpose ‎ of the speech To encourage people to take part in the club activities.‎ Advantage ‎ Offering 19. _____ to cyclists of all abilities Activities ‎ Organizing tours to a variety of places nearly every weekend. Next Saturday’s tour will be at least about 20. _____ hours and a “buddy ‎ system” will be used.‎ 笔试部分：‎ 第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最答案。‎ ‎21．—Do you mind if I keep pets in this building？‎ ‎ — .‎ ‎ A．I’d rather you didn’t, actually. B．Of course not, it’s not allowed there. ‎ C．Great! I love pets. D．No, you can’t.‎ ‎22．Who is _____ the fire?‎ ‎ A．to blame for starting B．to blame to start ‎ C．to be blamed for starting D．to be blamed to start 12‎ ‎23．It was some of the staff, not all that the manager decided to get _____ of the matter. A．inform B．informed C．to inform D．to be informed ‎24．Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ______ , our minds are developed by learning. ‎ A．Probably B．Likely C．Similarly D．Generally ‎25．----Maggie had a wonderful time at the party. ‎ ‎ ----______ and so did I.‎ A．So she had B．So had she C．So she did D．So did she ‎26． be sent to work there? ‎ A．Who do you suggest ‎ B．Who do you suggest that should ‎ C．Do you suggest who should ‎ D．Do you suggest whom should ‎27．There can be no doubt ____ the woman is fit for the work.‎ ‎ A．if B．that C．what D．because ‎28．____ it rains when we can’t find a place to escape from the rain? ‎ A．What if B．How come ‎ C．What about D．How about ‎29．______ by his teacher, he went on with his painting. ‎ A．To be encouraged B．To encourage C．Encouraged D．Being encouraged ‎30．The plan ____ just because people were unwilling to cooperate (合作). ‎ A．broke down B．pulled down C．turned down D．put down ‎31．______ came that professor Wang would drop in on his way here to have _____ with me.‎ ‎ A．The word; a word B．Words; words ‎ C．A word; the word D．Word; a word ‎32．----Have you moved into the new house?‎ ‎ ----Not yet. The rooms ______.‎ ‎ A．are being painted B．are painting C．are painted D．are being painting ‎33．----I told him the secret.‎ ‎ ----________‎ 12‎ A．You must not have done that. B．You ought not to have done that. ‎ C．Why didn’t you? D．I am sorry to hear that.‎ ‎34．_____ the days went on, the weather got worse. ‎ A．With B．Since C．While D．As ‎35．I leave it on the shelf so that you can use it you want to .‎ ‎ A．whatever B．whichever C．whenever D．wherever 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。‎ ‎ John had a beautiful garden .One day in his garden he suddenly found one of the 36 of the apple tree was too long and too big ,so he decided to cut it 37 .He immediately fetched a ladder and leaned it 38 the big branch .Then he found a saw and climbed up the 39 with it .After that he began sawing 40 his left hand and rested the other on the branch .While sawing ,he 41 what he would do with the branch .It would be a big 42 of wood and with it he could make part of some furniture .‎ Jack ,his neighbor ,heard the 43 .He came up to him and stood under the tree .When he saw John standing on the ladder ,he felt 44 .He knew John was going to 45 .He warned John of the 46 and told him what would happen if he went on sawing .But John didn’t 47 him .He laughed and said he was quite safe 48 the ladder was leaning against the biggest branch .‎ ‎ Jack ,could do 49 and so he left as he couldn’t 50 John ,Jack hadn’t gone far 51 he heard a crash .He rushed back into the garden and found John 52 on the ground ,badly wounded .At the same time John’s wife also heard the 53 noise and immediately ran out .Jack 54 her carry John into the house .She quickly bandaged（用绷带包扎）his head and then called the 55 .Soon an taxi came and John was sent to the hospital .‎ ‎36．A．trees B．branches C．roots D．leaves ‎37．A．down B．short C．away D．off ‎38．A．against B．on C．over D．above ‎39．A．tree B．branch C．fork D．ladder ‎40．A．on B．with C．in D．upon ‎41．A．knew B．imagined C．appreciated D．thought ‎42．A．cake B．part C．piece D．bit ‎43．A．sawing B．crying C．singing D．plan 12‎ ‎44．A．happy B．excited C．afraid D．nervous ‎45．A．die B．fall C．sink D．succeed ‎46．A．tree B．danger C．safety D．condition ‎47．A．believe B．believe in C．hear D．listen to ‎48．A．since B．for C．because D．that ‎49．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．none ‎50．A．order B．advise C．pardon D．persuade ‎51．A．until B．when C．while D．as ‎52．A．lying B．lie C．laying D．laid ‎53．A．low B．loud C．aloud D．loudly ‎54．A．suggested B．requested C．helped D．prevented ‎55．A．husband B．doctor C．engineer D．neighbor 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. The lead story in tonight’s news concerns the fire which destroyed the major part of Columbia‎ ‎College at ‎4 a.m. this morning. In only five minutes, more than six hundred girls came out of their dorms to watch their college burn to the ground in the freezing December weather. Fortunately, there were no injures resulting from the fire. According to the college president, plans were already made to raise more than three million dollars to rebuild the college. Here is the news from Washington. President Clinton says he is troubled by a scientist’s desire to clone a human and is urging the Congress to pass a ban(禁令) to such experiments for at least five years. In his weekly radio address, Clinton noted Chicago-area physicist Richard. Seed’s announcement that he is ready to set up a clinic to clone human babies. President Clinton said that the need for passing laws that would ban human cloning for at least five years is more urgent than ever. A brief look at the weather for the weekend tells us to expect light showers on Saturday and Sunday. The high Saturday will be in the lower ‎40’‎s. On Sunday, we can expect the high to be about 65. That’s this evening’s news. Good night from Channel 9 news. Your better news station, and from Alan King, your reporter. 56. The fire at Columbia‎ ‎College took place? A. In December. B. In March. C. In November. D. In October. 57. President Clinton wants the Congress to _____. A. pass a ban on doing experiment in labs ‎ B. ban cloning humans forever C. pass laws to support cloning babies ‎ D. pass human cloning ban quickly 58. What will the weather be like on weekend? A. There will be a strong wind. B. The weather will be ‎ 12‎ fine. C. It will be freezing cold. D. It will be rainy. 59. When the writer talked about the expected high temperature for Saturday, which of the following statements is true? A. It will be in the lower ‎65’‎s. B. It will be in the higher ‎50’‎s. C. It will be in the lower ‎40’‎s. D. It will be in the high ‎35’‎s. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B The Metropolitan Museum of Art unwillingly handed over 363 pieces of gold, silver, precious stones, paintings, and sculptures back to Turkey after a court case. Following increasing demands for the return of artistic objects that were removed decades or centuries ago, some of the world’s leading museums have signed a declaration that they will not hand back the ancient artifacts (器物) to their countries of origin. They say people all over the world have only been able to fully appreciate ancient civilizations because these museums have provided access to these artistic objects. The ancient civilizations would not be so deeply admired today if these ancient artifacts were not so widely available to an international public in major museums throughout Europe and America. For example, Egyptian culture would not have become so well-known if the museums had not put Egyptian mummies on show.‎ The Britain‎ ‎Museum has not signed the declaration, but say it fully supports it. Over the recent years, it has faced growing pressure to hand back the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken from the Parthenon in Athens‎, ‎Greece, in the 19th century. But the British‎ ‎Museum has said that the Museum is the best possible place for them. “ They must remain here if the museum is to continue to achieve its aim, which is to show the world to the world, ” said the director of the museum.‎ ‎60. What reason do some museums provide for NOT handing back the ancient objects?‎ ‎ A. Only in these museums can the objects be fully appreciated by the world.‎ ‎ B. It is better for those objects to remain at a certain place to be moved around.‎ C. They need those well-known ancient objects to attract people from all over the world.‎ ‎ D. Ancient civilizations can only be admired when they are removed from their home countries.‎ ‎61. Which of the following is Not mentioned as one of the “ countries of origin” in the article?‎ ‎ A. Turkey. B. Britain. C. Egypt. D. Greece.‎ ‎62. What does the underlined phrase “the world” mean in “show the world to the world”?‎ ‎ A. The global village. B. The leading museums.‎ ‎ C. The ancient civilizations. D. The international public.‎ ‎　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C Even though she’s just 5 years old, Cindy Smart speaks five languages. She’s a good reader. She can tell time and do simple math, including multiplication and division. Cindy looks like an average doll, with long, blond hair, baby-blue eyes, and a button nose. ‎ But loaded with some devices, Cindy is the first doll that can see, think, and do as she’s told. The eagle-eyed Cindy follows in the path of other breakthrough 12‎ ‎ toys like Sony’s barking Robot Aibo, which was the first to popularize voice command in the late 1990s. Cindy takes Aibo’s innovations(创新) one step beyond: she not only follows instructions but also recognizes shapes, colors and words, and remembers. The effect is a doll that appears to be learning.‎ The toy company which produced Cindy Smart spent a decade trying to see how much human nature it could breath into an inanimate(无生命的) object. Its engineers began creating minibots that sense light, sounds, and pressure. However, without the sense of sight, their toys seemed to be lacking in one of the abilities that life-forms use to react to their environment.‎ So how do the engineers make a doll actually see? In Cindy’s case, it’s a multistep process. When presented a text like “I love you” and asked “Can you read this?” Cindy identifies it as one of 70 preprogrammed commands. Then the inbuilt digital camera scans a 15-degree radius in search of number- or letter-shaped objects. Buried in her stomach, Cindy’s 16-bit microprocessor compares the text with her database of 700 words. If it’s a match, “ I love you,” she says.‎ ‎63. This passage most likely appears in a _______________.‎ A. medical report B. classified ad ‎ C. science journal D. music magazine ‎64. The underlined “ it ” in the third paragraph most likely refers to _____________.‎ A. the process B. the object C. the doll D. the company ‎65. According to the passage, how can Cindy “ see ”?‎ A. She recognizes any text as “I love you”‎ B. She is equipped with a camera to search for text C. She is instructed by an engineer standing next to her D. She makes contact with the shapes of the text with her stomach ‎ D The problem started when the family moved and Chris went to study in another school. He made friends with a new set of kids, some of whom took drugs. The first time Chris used cocaine(可卡因) was with friends at Larry’s home. Everyone pooled their money to buy few grams of cocaine. Larry said to them, “It’s safe as long as you don’t use it too often. It won’t turn you into an addict like other drugs.”‎ During the following years, the group tried crack (价格不贵的强效可卡因) along with cocaine. Chris bragged(吹嘘), “ I can handle this material!”‎ Larry agreed. “As long as you only take a little bit, you will be okay.” He said. He sold it to them “at cost” and described it as “pure cocaine”.‎ When one friend ended up in the hospital from an overdose, Chris thought, “That will never happen to me. Since I’m mostly sniffing the drug, I won’t have any problem.”‎ At the age of 16, Chris dropped out of school. When his parents tried to change his mind, he left home without telling them where he was going. He lasted two weeks working at pizza parlor before getting fired for stealing money. That’s when he started selling cocaine. “I’ll only do this until I get back on my feet.” He told himself.‎ Chris’ family found him living alone in a run-down part of town. A school friend 12‎ ‎ had called the family to tell them where he was. “It probably saved my life, “Chris says, “I was half-dead.”‎ To pay for Chris to enter a drug treatment center, his dad took a second job. Chris is grateful to getting treatment. Now he is able to see colors again. In the depths of his addiction(上瘾) he saw everything in black and gray.‎ ‎66. How did Chris begin to use cocaine?‎ A. His friend, Larry, persuaded him to do so.‎ B. he wanted to use cocaine only by himself.‎ C. All of his friends taught him how to use cocaine.‎ D. He liked cocaine very much.‎ ‎67. Which of the following is true?‎ A. Chris got crack and cocaine from Larry free of charge.‎ B. Larry sold crack and cocaine to Chris and some of his friends.‎ C. It is safe to use a little cocaine.‎ D. Chris used cocaine for half a year.‎ ‎68. Which of the following is not true?‎ A. Chris left school at the age of 16.‎ B. Chris stole money while working at a pizza parlor.‎ C. Chris began selling cocaine two weeks after he left school.‎ D. Nobody called Chris’ parents to tell them where he was.‎ ‎69. When Chris’ parents found him in a run-down part of town, he was ______.‎ A. all right B. very happy C. with some friends D. in bad health ‎70. From the last paragraph, we can learn that _____.‎ A. Chris gets free treatment ‎ B. Chris wants to thank his parents for giving him treatment C. Chris’ dad works hard in order to be rich D. Chris’ has a good eyesight in seeing colors E The Great Wall of China can, indeed, be seen from outer space with the naked(赤裸的)eye. So education officials, who felt worried about changing textbooks—which have long held that the Great Wall and the dykes(堤堰)in the Netherlands were the only man-made structures visible from space—can breathe easy. Yang Liwei, the nation’s first spaceman, disappointed a lot of Chinese when he said he did not see the wall during his orbit of less than 24 hours in October 2003, giving rise to calls for revisions in textbooks. But there is a rider: There are many, many structures which can also be seen, such as the Pyramids of Egypt, airports, highways and even Beijing’s Third Ring Road. Undoubtedly, it requires an atmospheric “perfect storm” in outer space, defined as an altitude of about ‎350 km and you have to be in the right place at the right time, amid(在…中)the right conditions to spot a particular structure. Chinese-American spaceman Leroy Chiao, who has been on three space flights and is currently coming to the end of his six-month stint(期限)on the joint US-Russian space station, has provided the first photographic evidence of sections of the Great Wall using commercially available equipment. According to Chiao, the chances of shooting the Great Wall area are “maybe once every few days and only during daylight every three months.” Since late March, Chiao ‎ 12‎ has had just one opportunity to fly over the Great Wall, but the weather was dangerous. He has one last chance before he is scheduled to land in Kazakhstan on April 25—and he will be keeping a sharp lookout. 71. Now the education officials “can breathe easy” because they know ______.    A. they don’t need to change the textbooks B. they’ve not been seriously mistaken C. what Yang Liwei said was not true D. they can revise the textbooks as wished 72. What does the underlined word “rider” in the 3rd paragraph possibly mean?    A. An imagined conclusion. B. An added statement. C. A person in a spaceship. D. A strange thing. 73. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?    A. Yang Liwei orbited around the earth in less than 24 hours. B. Leroy Chiao shot the Great Wall with commercially available equipment. C. To spot a particular structure in outer space, you need right conditions. D. Leroy Chiao is expected to land in the United States on April 25. 74. One can get a chance to see the Great Wall from the space station________.     A. every few days B. only once every three months C. only when it’s in daylight D. only when the weather is dangerous 75. The writer’s attitude towards the fact that the Great Wall can be seen from outer space is _________.     A. objective       B. doubtful       C. opposed       D. supportive 12‎ 听力：18.________ 19.__________ 20.__________‎ 第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1.5分)‎ 注意：每一行均有错误。‎ It is difficult for parents to teach your children to be responsible 76.________ ‎ for housework, but with one of the following suggestion , you 77.________ ‎ really can get your children help you at home. If you give 78.________ ‎ your children the impression which they can never do anything 79.________ ‎ quite right, then they will regard themselves unfit or unable persons. 80.________ ‎ Unless they believe they can succeed, they will never to become 81.________ ‎ total independent. Don’t always scold them but give them lots of 82.________ ‎ praise instead. Talk about what they’ve done right, but about what 83.________ ‎ they hadn’t done. If your children complete a difficult task, reward 84.________ ‎ them with a Sunday trip or a ball game of Dad. 85.________ ‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 初春的一天，你们班组织了一次保护环境、清理废物的活动。请用英语把图中的事写成日记。（词数100左右）‎ 12‎ Saturday, April 12 Fine ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ 12‎ 答案 单选 ‎21-25AABCC 26-30ABACA 31-35DABDC ‎ 完形 ‎36-40BDADB 41-45BCACB 46-50BACCD 51-55BABCB 阅读 ADDC ABD CDB ABDDB ABDCA 短文改错 ‎76. your→ their 77. suggestion→ suggestions 78. children后加to 79. which→ that ‎ ‎80. themselves后加as 81. to去掉 82. totally--total 83. but后加not 84. hadn’t→ haven’t 85. of→ with ‎ 写作 One possible version :‎ Saturday , April 12 Fine ‎ Today our class went to the Xishan Park to clean the place .Early in the morning we started out by bike .As soon as we got there ,we began to work .First we collected the rubbish near the river bank and in the woods .Then we put up notices to tell people not to destroy the beauty of the nature .At the same time ,we kept on telling the visitors the importance of protecting the environment .Having cleaned the whole park ,we said good-bye to the workers of the park and went home .Though we were very tired ,we felt very happy .‎ 12‎