1、- 高二上學期期中考試英語試題 本試卷共9頁，共120分。考試時長120分鐘。考生務必將答案答在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。考試結束后，將答案卷和答題卡一并交回。第一局部 聽力共兩節，總分值20分 做題時，先將答案標在試卷上，錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節 共5小題；每題1分，總分值5分 聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個選項中選出最正確選項，并標在試卷的相應位置，聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來答復有關小題和閱讀下一小題，每段對話僅讀一遍。1. when will the office open?a. at 8:15

2、 b. at 8:30 c. at 8:452. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? a. waitress and customer. b. salesgirl and customer. c. receptionist and customer.3. what is the speech about? a. physics. b. biology c. maths.4. how much will the man pay if he buys four pairs of the shoes? a. $ 50.

3、b. $ 60 c. $ 100.5. whats the mans plan for the weekend? a. to go swimming. b. to go to an art school. c. to attend a piano class.第二節 共15小題；每題1.分，總分值15分 聽下面5段對話或獨白，每段對話和獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的a b c三個選項中選出最正確選項，并標在試卷的相應位置，聽每段對話和獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每題5分鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話和獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，答復第6、7題。6. when did the

4、 man get interviewed? a. two days ago. b. three days ago. c. two weeks ago.7. what is the result of the mans interview? a. he failed in this interview. b. he was employed by the company. c. he will begin his new job in two days?聽第七段材料，答復第8、9題。8. when can the man move into the house? a. on tuesday af

5、ternoon. b. any time after tuesday night. c. any time before tuesday night.9. what does the man want to do with the door? a. to clean it. b. to replace it. c. to paint it green.聽第8段材料，答復第10至12題。 10. what are the two speakers doing? a. taking a walk. b. talking about a young man. c. planning to buy s

6、ome flowers.11. how long had the rain lasted? a. for a whole day. b. for half a week. c. for seven days.12. what will the woman do next? a. walk on alone. b. buy some ice cream. c. wait for the man.聽第9段材料，答復第13至16題。13. where was the woman born? a. in germany. b. in argentina. c. in the united states

7、.14. when did the man leave his birthplace? a. when he was three. b. when he was five. c. when he was seven.15. what is the mans major? a. physics. b. psychology. c. computer science.16. what is the mans feeling at the end of the conversation? a. tired. b. annoyed. c. surprised.聽第10段材料，答復第17至20題。 17

8、. how long did thomas edison go to school? a. for only one month. b. for three months. c. for three years.18. when did thomas edison go to new york? a. when he was 12 years old. b. when he was 22 years old. c. when he was 29 years old.19. how much did the gold company pay thomas edison for his inven

9、tion? a. $ 4,000. b. $ 14,000. c. $ 40,000.20. why was thomas edison probably the worlds greatest inventor? a. because he had invented the light bulb. b. because he patented 1.093 inventions. c. because he made houses have electric lights for the first time.第二局部：英語知識運用共兩節，總分值35分 第一節：單項填空共15小題；每題1分，總

10、分值15分請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的a、b、c、d四個選項中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21. - has sarah left her office? she said she would attend my birthday party? - she _, for she is a woman always keeping her word. a. might have left b. must have left c. should have left d. must leave22. according to the latest report, human bei

11、ngs are _ for the abnormal climate around the whole world. a. to be blamed b. to be blaming c. to blame d. blaming23. - where is mary? she said she would meet me at 6 oclock. - she seems _ with mrs. smith in the office. a. to talk b. to be talking c. to have talked d. talking24. with his attention _

12、 on his homework, he didnt hear the knock at the door. a. anchored b. remarked c. based d. focused25. - peter, this is laura, a student from no. 2 middle school. - how do you do? im very delighted to make your _. a. acquaintance b. identity c, apology d. security26. - what do you think of the butter

13、fly exhibition? - wonderful! i was deeply _. a. impressed b. expressed c. overcome d. focused27. with their food _ , the robbers gave in to the police. a. run out b. running out c. using up d. running out of28. mr. black, _ famous economist in our country, says that _ healthy environment and develop

14、ment should be possible at the same time. a. the, the b. a, the c. a, a d. the, 不填29. - premier wen says we should try to protect the environment while developing our economy. whats your opinion? a. i couldnt agree more b. im afraid not c. its very kind of him d. good idea30. _ through all the infor

15、mation he had given, i drew the conclusion that the accident was made up. a. looking b. having looked c. looked d. look31. i would appreciate _, to be frank, if my computer could be fixed as soon as possible. a. one b. that c. this d. it32. - could you think of a way to develop the economy without d

16、estroying the environment? - i cant. you see, _ a. you cannot burn the candle at both ends. b. where there is life, there is hope. c. we never know the worth of water till the well is dry. d. you cannot eat your cake and have it.33. the decision that a new teaching method should be _ is popular with

17、 students. a. adapted b. admitted c. absorbed d. adopted34. to our surprise, tom, _ the best in physics, failed in the test. a. considered b. considering c. having considered d. to be considered 35. my mother was against my plan while my father was _ it. a. in need of b. in honour of c. in favour of

18、 d. in case of第二節：完形填空共20小題；每題1分，總分值20分請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后個題所給的a、b、c、d四個選項中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 last week, it was a delightful surprise to meet my old school teacher. i call her my old school teacher as if she were the _36_ one who taught me in school. there were many others too. but the truth is that s

19、he is the only one that has stayed in my 37 so long, and she is the very one that s been worth keeping.i felt 38 and was showing her off as my own teacher. 39 that she was my teacher was a lot of fun. maybe she also felt a little 40 to have one of her own students like me. although my respect for he

20、r has always been 41 - i know that if i ever 42 a book, her name will go on the dedication(獻詞) page- actually ive never expressed to he what an impact she has had on my life. 43 her, i wouldnt be what i am doing. maybe there would have been some reading, but no love for 44 .she provided the 45 platf

21、orm(平臺) where i exhibited all my minds contents with questions i had no 46 to answer. it seemed that she couldnt answer them either for all those important questions in life 47 have answers but she took a personal interest in what i had to say, not just as a(n) 48 but as another individual. she 49 m

22、e to ask more questions, which made my mind larger and larger 50 it felt like the entire world would be able to make a home in my head. she open my 51 .she actually showed me that there might be something worth 52 with the world. sometimes i could feel so much excitement in her comments on what i wr

23、ote, about which i used to feel 53 . in fact, her 54 for my writing helped me attend to (專心于) what i wrote as well. i found what im happy doing in life because of the confidence she allowed me to have. i guess im 55 that way.36. a. oldest b. only c. popular d. worst37. a. house b. classroom c. life

24、d. memory38. a. frustrated b. amazed c. happy d. stupid39. a. imagining b. explaining c. deciding d. suggesting40. a. excited b. nervous c. annoyed d. proud41. a. unexpected b. deep c. important d. complex42. a. publish b. choose c. read d. design43. a. without b. because of c. like d. beyond44. a.

25、studying b. nature c. art d. literature45. a. simple b. perfect c. small d. successful46. a. ability b. motivation c. interest d. time47. a. unavoidably b. unbelievably c. unnecessarily d. uneasily48. a. reader b. teacher c. adult d. friend49. a. persuaded b. advised c. required d. encouraged50. a.

26、because b. as long as c. until d. as51. a. hands b. heart c. eyes d. head52. a. sharing b. doing c. expecting d. thinking53. a. worried b. sorrowful c. embarrassed d. comfortable54. a. criticism b. ignorance c. respect d. understanding55. a. lucky b. brave c. careful d. calm第三局部：閱讀理解共15小題；每題2分，總分值30

27、分 請認真閱讀以下短文，從短文后各題所給的a、b、c、d四個選項中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 athe venice carnival (狂歡節) is the largest and the most important venetian festival. it is a festival that celebrates the passage from winter to spring, a time when seemingly anything is possible, including the illusion幻覺that the people at the bo

28、ttom become the most powerful by wearing masks on their faces.the venice carnival could date back to 1296. it was confirmed on the day before lent, a public holiday, but it had no direct religious connection at that time. however, the participants參與者were not allowed to wear masks around the city at

29、night; men could not enter convents女修道院if they pretended to be women, and celebrations within the convents were strictly forbidden. people who broke the rules could be put into prison.the laws were not relaxed until the late 17th century, when the carnival-goers were allowed to wear masks throughout

30、 the carnival. participants would wear a white mask in old days, while costumes have become even wilder today.st. marks square is the center for the carnival, while campo san polo and sestiere are two other popular places where events take place. most of the events are free, along with several unusu

31、al masked balls for which visitors will have to buy tickets in advance.the venetian carnival was celebrated from february 11 to 21. there were the liveliest celebrations of parties, performances, show, music, dances, dinner sets along streets, and hotels. it attracted a great number of visitors arou

32、nd the world. many travelers booked venice hotels and prepared costumes and masks well ahead of time so that they couldnt be made fun of by local people.56. in the venice carnival people wearing masks _. a. are usually rich b. like to daydream c. can imagine they have great power d. frighten those w

33、ithout masks57. what can we know from the second paragraph? a. women werent allowed to take part in the carnival. b. men couldnt be dressed up as women. c. the carnival-goers could wear masks only in the daytime. d. the venice carnival had direct religious connection in 1296.58. in venice carnival c

34、elebrations cant be held in _. a. st. marks square b. sestiere c. campo san polo d. convents59. from this passage we learn that in todays carnival _. a. not all events are free b. visitors can watch all events freely c. participants only wear white masks d. local people usually look down upon visito

35、rs b our environment isnt as green and beautiful as it should be. there are steel monsters blocking out the sun, blowing out dangerous smoke, and letting out poisonous chemicals into rivers, cars producing harmful waste gas, people throwing out waste in a wrong way and all other kinds of sources tha

36、t ruin the planet. facing current environmental problems, people need to do their best to save the earth.you can see many big garbage dustbins in the streets. theyre not there for a show, but for you to drop your waste. we should realize that what a little we do does count. so next time you get that

37、 urge to throw gum or a chocolate package out of the car window, or “ accidentally drop as you walk down the street, ask yourself how much waste youve been contributing to the environment with that bad habit going on for years.at home, the first thing we can do to protect the environment is avoid le

38、tting water run continuously and make sure that taps水龍頭are not leaky泄露的，which would help greatly in scrimping. another is to use energy-saving lights, and turn them off before you leave the rooms. its not only energy-saving, but also cuts down electricity costs.recycling is a method to make items re

39、usable. many things you want to throw out can be made into new products through the reproducing process. use your imagination to come up with ways on things that you can use again.pass the message of simple ways to save the environment on to kids. starting with kids is a good way of teaching the mes

40、sage early in their lives, in the hope that they can carry it forward as they grow older.with environmental protection awareness in mind, we can do what we can, for the results are to have a big effect on the planet. as long as we do our part, the world is one small step closer to being saved.60. th

41、e underlined word “scrimping in the third paragraph can be replaced by _. a. saving b. cleaning c. cooking d. drinking61. from the fifth paragraph, we can know that _. a. protecting the environment begins with small chores b. protecting the environment should start from childhood. c. wonderful life

42、comes from environmental protection d. protecting the environment benefits the country and the people62. which of the following isnt true? a. the more people do their part, the greener the environment will be. b. selling what you dont want any more is a kind of recycling. c. to protect the environme

43、nt may help you save some money. d. your bad habits for the environment are a valuable contribution.63. which of the following can be the best title for this passage? a. the use of garbage dustbin b. how to save water and electricity c. how to save the environment d. our current environmental proble

44、msc. a new american report says water-related problems will likely increase tensions緊張局勢 around the world in the next ten years. these problems include water shortages, poor water quality and floods. the problems will increase the risk of failure of governments. however, countries are unlikely to go

45、 to war over water. but the real question is that some governments may use water as a weapon武器to pressure others ten years later.the report looks at possible effects of water problems on the united states national security interests over the next thirty years. it says the areas that will be most aff

46、ected by water problems are north africa, the middle east and south asia. the united states secretary of state hillary clinton says, “reliable water resources資源are essential必不可少的for feeding the hungry, running industries and creating energy. certainly they are central when we think about how climate

47、 changes will affect future generations.the report also predicts an increased demand for american assistance and expert help to solve those problems. that demand for help could create opportunities for leadership and influence.water shortages, poor water quality, and floods are unlikely to result in

48、 state failure. but these could combine with poverty, social tensions, environmental problems, poor leadership and weak governments to produce social disorder. and that combination could cause state failure.the report predicts that from now through 2040 water shortages and pollution probably will ha

49、rm the economic performance of important trading partners. during the next ten years the loss of groundwater supplies in some agricultural areas will create a risk to national and global food markets. these shortages will be a result of poor management.agriculture uses about seventy percent of the w

50、orlds freshwater. the report says technology that reduces the amount of water needed to grow crops will offer the best way to fight against water shortages.64. what is the real concern of the report? a. people would suffer from more floods. b. water would be used as a kind of weapon. c. water proble

51、ms would lead to war in the future. d. floods would make water shortages more serious.65. what can be inferred from this passage? a. water pollution does more harm to the economic performance. b. the loss of groundwater supplies has threatened global food markets. c. technology that reduces water us

52、e in agriculture should be developed. d. developing technology that produces freshwater is the best way of fighting water shortages.66. this article mainly talks about _. a. water pollution and floods b. the risk of failure of governments c. the relation between water and agriculture d. effects of w

53、ater problems around the worldd by 2050 there will have been an extra 2.5 billion people on earth. and what will they eat?to solve the problem, we should have to double our food production. we can also develop a diet of algae海藻, insects and meat grown in laboratories. algae can grow very quickly at sea, in polluted water and in places that would normally kill food crops. they are already eaten widely in japan and china and they are eaten by almost everything from shrimps to blue whales. they can fi