1、高二（上）期中測試英 語 試 題一、單項選擇題（每小題1分，共15分）（ ）1、Only in this way solve the problem.AyoullByou canCyou mayDcan you（ ）2、What did the doctor say about your mothers illness？He suggested that she an operation at once.Amust haveBhadChaveDhas（ ）3、People all want to know for the accident.Awho blamedBwho should be b

2、lamedCwho is to blameDto blame who（ ）4、All of the students were by the speech given by the headmaster.Ainspired; inspiredBimpairing; inspiringCinspired; inspiringDinspiring; inspired（ ）5、My daughter has won the first prize in the moths competition.Congratulations！AShe is pretty.BShe is really clever

3、.CShe is very fashionable.DShe is a humorous girl.（ ）6、There is no need him, for he wont come at all.Ato wait forBwaiting forCwait forDto waiting for（ ）7、The two boys were fighting each other, and it was difficult to them.AseparateBdivideCkeepDcut（ ）8、Entering the yard, I found it with lots of leave

4、s.Acovering; fallingBcovered; fallenCcovered; fallingDcovering; fallen（ ）9、He told me that they were happy at first but at last their marriage .Abroke upBbroke downCbroke inDbroke off（ ）10、I want to clean the room because the room really requires .AcleaningBto cleanCbeing cleanedDcleaned（ ）11、The pr

5、oblem at the meeting now is very important.Ato be discussedBto discussCbeing discussedDdiscussed（ ）12、No sooner to bed than he fell asleep.Ahad he goneBhe had goneChe wentDdid he go（ ）13、 with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.AFacedBFaceCFacingDTo face（ ）14、The number of peopl

6、e out of work over 3,000 but a number of them to apply for different jobs.Aare, are tryingBis, are tryingCis, is tryingDare, is trying（ ）15、It was in the lab they did the experiment.AthatBwhichCwhereD/二、完形填空（每小題1分，共15分）I went there in 1924; there were no local planes in those days, so I made the tri

7、p by bus. It was a thousand kilometers, and it 1 twenty hours. I sat by a man about my own age, 24. He said his name was Karl Packer, but he told me 2 anything else.He disappointed me because he had so little to say, no opinions, no memories, no stories to  3   . Had his home, hi

8、s life, the war and so on left no mark at all on him? It was very  4 . I was glad when the pillows were given out, and I could politely try to sleep. I hoped I would never meet him again.The next time I went to Fairburn was in 1974. By  5  , of course. The president was goin

9、g to “open” the new town,  6   had taken twentysix years to be built. I sat next to a man of about fifty, whose face was a  book. I guessed he had something  7 to tell me. The face was rough, brown and  8  with age and worry. There were two old scars (傷痕) in his fa

10、ce. But over them, I saw  9   and power. I guessed he was the boss of  something. Perhaps he hadnt expected the big job and hadnt wanted it.He had done it well, no doubt. The thing had clearly  10   him the power of decision. We started to talk. The next two hours

11、were for me the most interesting, adventurous, even exciting that I remember. He kept me silent,  11   with wonder. Our plane landed at Fairburn. I 12 his hand and thanked him for making the journey so 13 . I told him my name. “The pleasure was 14 ,” he said, “I was Chief Engineer here at

12、Fairburn until last year. I built the new town. Karl Packer is the name. Havent we met before 15 ?”（ ）1、AtookBspentClostDhad（ ）2、AhardlyBalmostCnearlyDmostly（ ）3、AsayBspeakCtellDtalk（ ）4、ApuzzlingBinterestingCexcitingDwondering（ ）5、AbusBlandCairDsea（ ）6、AitBthatCwhichDthis（ ）7、AgoodBbadCwrongDold（ ）

13、8、AcleanedBwashedClinedDbroken（ ）9、AsuccessBsadnessCfearDfailure（ ）10、AtaughtBofferedCgaveDshowed（ ）11、Aopen-mouthBopened-mouthCopen-mouthedDopening-mouth（ ）12、AhitBshookCseizedDcaught（ ）13、ApleasantBpleasureCpleasedDpleasing（ ）14、AmyBmineCmeDI（ ）15、AsomewhereBanywhereCnowhereDeverywhere 三、閱讀理解（每小題2

14、分，共34分）AIm a student with different interests. I play football for Whitburn AFC at under 19 level, where I play as a right midfielder（中鋒）which I enjoy very much. I like talking with many different kinds of friends. The cinema is a place where I go as often as I can, as I am a huge movie lover. I lik

15、e both action and other types of films.The thing I would say I do the most is listening to music. I mainly like rock music. However, my CD collection includes a wide selection（精選品）of music. With my interest in music I go to see my favourite bands when they come on tour.The Internet and computers are

16、 something I usually do with when Im free, but I would not say its my main interest in life. Traveling to many different countries is a great experience. I have been to Spain, Belgium, Holland, France and even England. I went to a little town in Spain last year just outside Barcelona. Anybody there

17、hardly speaks English; however, I found that I can communicate with these people who speak a different language and I am still able to understand. Meeting people from abroad is very interesting.Do you like making friends with me？1、According to the passage, the writer loves the following things excep

18、t .AsportsBmusicCthe InternetDnovels2、What does the writer often do after class？AWatch news on TV.BPlay with some friends.CTalk with foreigners.DSee different films.3、Which of the following is probably the writers mother tongue？AEnglish.BFrench.CSpanish.DJapanese.4、What does the writer think of trav

19、eling abroad？AExpensive.BPleasant.CAdventurous.DDifficult.BA year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience. One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the r

20、oad, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. Gently shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You dont say!” “You dont say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic. “Well, Id better chang

21、e the topic. ” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful. ” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall

22、 is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it”. Soon I was interrupted again by his words：“You dont say!” I couldnt help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didnt request you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didnt you say you dont say?” Hearin

23、g this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You dont say actually means really? It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you dont pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. 5、A

24、 year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because _. A. English idioms were too difficult to masterB. I cared little about the teachers instructionC. my teacher didnt emphasize the importanceD. I had no interest in English learning6、When I first heard“You dont say!”, I thought .Athe English m

25、an was not interested in my English studiesBthe Englishman was only interested in the Great WallCI had talked too muchDI had to stop talking at once7、The underlined word“amusing”means .AinterestingBimportantCterribleDlucky8、Which of the following is TRUE?AThe Englishman was leaving China without see

26、ing the Great Wall.BThe Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.CThe Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.DThe Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.9、After the Englishman explained the idiom, .Athe Englishman made me a foolBthe Englishman made a

27、 fool of himselfCI felt very sillyDI felt proud of my understandingCIt was 1504, and Columbus was making another trip to the New World. Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea. They saw an island and went to the shore. On the island there were unfriendly Indians wh

28、o refused to give food and water to them. Columbus men were afraid of the Indians, but he had a clever plan. He used gesture（手勢） language to tell the Indians about his mysterious（神秘的）power to turn off the light in the sky. He knew about a lunar eclipse（月蝕）the next night because the information was i

29、n his almanac（天文歷書）. Columbus told the Indians，“Tomorrow night Ill turn off the light in the sky.”But they didnt believe him. When the eclipse began the next night, the Indians became very frightened. They begged Columbus to turn on the light again, and they quickly gave him all the food and water h

30、e wanted. Immediately Columbus and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.10、Columbus and his men stopped at the island because .Athey wanted to meet the Indians there Bthey hoped to get supplies of food and waterCthey had never been on the island beforeDthey had plan

31、ned to visit it11、The Indians Columbus and his men.Awere glad to seeBwere kind toCwelcomedDwere not kind to12、Columbus to tell the Indians that he had mysterious power.Aused sign languageBspoke in the language of the IndiansCdrew a lot of signsDwrote in the language of the Indians13、“The light in th

32、e sky”here means .Athe sunBthe moonCthe starsDthe daylight14、The Indians gave Columbus food and water because they .Abelieved Columbus was a man with mysterious powerBwere interested in Columbus tripCwanted to help ColumbusDwere cleverDMany British people like to travel to Spain, Italy and other war

33、m countries for their holidays. They want to live in the sun for a few weeks and many of them like to take their cars on holiday with them. Then they can travel round the warm countries and see many places in a short time.But there is a problem. It is only twenty-two miles from Dover in England to C

34、alais in France, but between the two towns there is English Channel. It is necessary to take the cars across the sea, and this is not easy.Some passengers put their cars on a plane and fly across with them, but that is expensive. Others drive their cars onto large ferries（渡船）. This is cheap, but the

35、 boats are slow and sometimes the sea is rough. There are days when more and more people choose to travel by hovercraft（氣墊船）.15、Many British holidaymakers choose to travel .Aby shipBby carCby planeDby ferry16、They like to spend their holiday in .Athe mountainous areasBDover in EnglandCthe sunny coun

36、triesDCalais in France17、What is the disadvantage of going from Dover, England to Calais, France?AThe impossibility of traveling by air.BThe impossibility of traveling by ship.CThe danger of traveling in France.Dthe difficulty of taking cars across English Channel. 四、用所給短語的適當形式填空（每小題1分，共11分）depend o

37、n；as a result；consist of；remindof；protectfrom；in place；exposeto；be absorbed in；to ones delight；accuse of；take up1、The committee ten members.2、The old photo me my childhood.3、Dont the washing machine the sunlight for too long.4、I was ill, , I couldnt take the exam.5、, I have won the first prize.6、All

38、 living things the sun for their growth.7、He was murder by the police.8、He reading a book, so he didnt hear the doorbell.9、An umbrella will you rain.10、Youd better put things back , otherwise, it will be difficult to find them.11、He decided to photography as his career. 五、語法填空題（10分）請用方框里所給單詞的適當形式填空，使短文意思完整、通順（每詞限用一次）。Caref