1、抚顺县高中2011-2012学年度第一学期高二英语期中测试卷 时间 100分钟 分数 (120X1.25=150)I.单项选择（共15小题每题1分满分15分）1. Only when I saw Night Banquet a second time _ to appreciate its subject and music beauty.A. did I begin B. that I began C.I began D. had I begun2. The hotel itself can hold 80 guests and, _, there are several self-cook
2、ing apartments. A. in particular B. in fact C. in place D. in addition 3. The workers will continue striking unless the demands they _ are accepted A. put away B. put out C. put forward D. put aside4. Im tired out. I _ all afternoon and I dont seem to have finished anything. A. shopped B. have shopp
3、ed C. had shopped D. have been shopping5. It was reported that a plane crash happen last night and most of the passengers were badly._ and some died A damaged .B. injured C. destroyed D. harmed6.-Does your father plan to attend the conference ? - Yes, he intends _ A. so B. to do it C. to do D. to.7.
4、 Eating too mach fat can _ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. A. result from B. contribute to C. devote to D. refer to 8.Come and see me whenever _ A. you are convenient B. youll be convenient C. itll be convenient for you D. it is convenient9.-Was Mr Jones sent into prison ? -No ,_ was te
5、lling a lie. A. Those who told you that B. Anyone told you that C. No matter who told you that D .Whoever told you 10.This problem may lead to more serious ones if _ unsolved. A. making B. left C. remained D. keeping11.Ive heard that our boss is to arrange me for a trade talk with another company, _
6、 I cant picnicking with you on Sunday. A. in which case B. in this case C. in that case D. in case12_ today _ red flowers. A. The present workers; presented to B. those present; are presented with C. Those present; are presented D. Presented those ; are present13This is the best way I could think of
7、 _ the students _ the rules. A. to stop .breaking B. stopping .breakingC. stop . to break D. stoppedfrom breaking14.-Why did Alice cry ? -She couldnt stand _ like that before the whole class. A. making fun of B. being made fun of C. to make fun of D. being made fun 15-Waiter, _ -Wait a minute, sir T
8、hats 80 dollars altogether . A. how much did we eat ? B. Would you please charge me ?C. May I have the bill, please? D. Would you take the money?II.完形填空（20小题计分30） Feeling hopeless and sick at heart, Tom turned away. For a quick moment his ( 16 ) met those of the cook, and he saw there a light of suc
9、h ( 17 ) and fear that no words could describe. The cook moved quietly closer. He whispered to Tom in a rough voice, “ Dont be too (18 ). Mark my words.” And he went away. Toms thoughts did not stay focused on the cook and his ( 19 ). His friend was in trouble. How could he ( 20 ) him? He decided to
10、 slip away as soon as possible in search of information that would ( 21 ) Jay of all doubts and bring the true criminal（罪犯） to justice. He had noticed a piece of sailcloth lying on the ( 22 ) floor. With this and a length of string（绳子） he ( 23 ) a package which looked very much like the one the poli
11、ce had seized. His ( 24 ) was to step to the shore and hand it over just as the cook had ordered Jay to , hoping in this way to learn the ( 25 ) about the criminals activities. He could then persuade the ( 26 ) of his friends innocence.（无辜） By now it was ( 27. ). Taking the blankets out of Jays empt
12、y bed Tom piled them up in his own in the shape of a sleeping ( 28 ) How real it looked ! With the ( 29 )pulled up high around the figures head he could almost ( 30 ) he saw it breathing. Pleased with this, Tom moved quietly the ( 31 ). He was about to open it when he felt the handle (32 ) the other
13、 way. Someone was ( 33 ) and about to come in . Had his plan failed ? Slipping quickly back behind the door ( 34. ) it opened, Tom waited. It was the ( 35 ) who was leaning forward now over the figure in the bed. His arm swung up and a long knife plunged down.16. A. friends B. eyes C hands D. though
14、ts17. A .worry B. joy C. excitement D. hatred18. A. clever B. rude C. careful D. active19. A. ideas B .words C. actions D. appearance20. A. encourage B. support C. help D. persuade21. A .tell B. inform C. remind D. clear22. A. ship B. plane C. ocean D .bedroom23. A. took B .bought C. sent D. made24.
15、 A. plan B. dream C. decision D. work25 . A. news B. reason C. truth D. story26. A. cook B. people C. public D. police27. A. dawn B. dark C. hot D cloudy28. A. bag B. bed C. figure D. toy29. A. cloth B. blanket C. rope D. dress30. A. find B. know C. believe D. realize31. A. door B. room C. floor D.
16、window32. A. opening B. shaking C. dropping D. turning33. A. inside B. outside C. off D. away34. A as .B. after C. since D. because35. A. friend B. policeman C. cook D. boyIII. 阅读理解（20小题计分40）第一节Many everyday American expressions are based on colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to expr
17、ess heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste. Pink is a lighter kind of color. People sometimes say they a
18、re in the pink when they are in good health. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulf
19、ul. Someone who is blue is very sad. The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green. If a person is green at h
20、is job, he may be a newcomer and inexperienced. Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a new sports car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because their friend has more dollars. The color black is used
21、 often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. 36. If a person feels blue, he is _.A. annoyed B. depressedC. stressed D. encouraged37. If someone says “you are still green”, he probably means that
22、_.A. you are very young B. you are in a bad moodC. you are inexperienced D. you are in good health38. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Different colors have different meanings B. What different colors stand for.C. The story about different colors. D. Colors used in American expressions.BRobert
23、and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested and started w
24、henever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stooped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He
25、thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard(芥末)，but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked , “ What are you crying about,
26、Robert?” “Im thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” was his reply. After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his face. Too. And his friend asked him why. “ I wonder why your father hadnt been hanged before he got married!” 39.Peter and Robert traveled through the cou
27、ntry in America_. A. at Christmas B. on New Years Day C. in the summer vacation D. in the winter vacation 40.Robert took a spoonful of mustard because_. A. IT WAS FREE B. he thought it was ice cream C. he liked it very much D. it was delicious 41.Robert didnt tell Peter it was mustard in the bowl be
28、cause_. A. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake B. he didnt know his friend hated it C. he thought his friend knew what it was D. he thought his friend was interested in it 42._, so tears ran down his face. A. Robert thought of his dead father B. Robert thought his father had been hanged by mi
29、stake C. Robert couldnt rescue his poor father D. The sharp piquancy(辣味) of the mustard made Robert painful CJeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man di
30、ed in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days. Jeanne Calment lives in a small old peoples home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-
31、old in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her. So what is the key to a long life? According t
32、o some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips(窍门). She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glassed of stro
33、ng red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes(基因) from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86. A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every ye
34、ar until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, Im still alive! 43. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age? A. She is mis
35、erable and unhappy. B. She is cheerful and humorous. C. She would like to live much longer. D. She feels she is going to die very soon. 44. Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to _. A. smoking only a little every day B. her giving up smoking and drinking C. drinking two glasses of stro
36、ng red wine every day D. the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises 45. Which of the following could best replace the word move in the fourth paragraph? A. deal B. trick C. march D. sport 46. Why does Jeanne Calment say Sorry, Im still alive to the local lawyer every year on
37、her birthday? A. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage. B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed. C. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house. D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer
38、 isnt worth the money he has already paid. DThe most frightening words in the English language are, Our computer is down. You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, Im sorry, I cant
39、 sell you a ticket. Our computer is down. If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket. I cant write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so. I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. The
40、n I asked her, What do all you people do? We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not. So when it goes down, you go down with it. Thats good, sir. How long will the computer be down? I wanted to know. I have no idea. Sometimes its dow
41、n for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its down it wont answer us. After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said. Lets forget the computer. What about your planes? Theyre still flying, arent they? I couldnt tel
42、l without asking the computer. Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes flying to Washington, I suggested. I wouldnt know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticket. Is there any other airline flying to Washin
43、gton within the next few hours? I wouldnt know, she said, pointing at the dark screen. Only IT knows. It cant tell me. By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry
44、and still others kicked their luggage. 47. The best title for the article is _. A. When the Computer Is Down B. The Most Frightening Words C. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer 48. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer? A. She coul
45、d sell a ticket. B. She could write out a ticket. C. She could answer the passengers questions. D. She could do nothing. 49. Why do you think they had not a backup computer? A. Because it was easy down. B. Because it was very expensive. C. Because it was not advanced enough. D. Because it was not as
46、 big as the main computer. 50. The last paragraph suggests that _. A. a modern computer wont be down. B. computers can take the place of humans C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people D. there will be great changes in computers 第二节。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项There is an En
47、glish saying.” 51 .” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. 52 Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their h
48、earts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 53. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors pro
49、duced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs . The group that tolerated （忍受）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 54 55 : They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to
50、 produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.A. Laughter can prolong ones life.B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh.C. The reason why lau
51、ghter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing, it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.E. Although laughter hel
52、ps cure the disease, doctors still cannot put this theory into clinic practice.F. Laughter is the best medicine.G. They have found that laughter really can improve peoples health. IV 短文改错 (10个小题计分10分)How an unbelievable scene! A modern young couple were eating fruit in public and had thrown a plenty
53、 of waste on the ground. When an old cleaner came to clean up, the man was very angry. He points at the cleaner, saying in a loudly voice,” How impolite ! They havent finished eating ! “ “How could people behave such badly ?” I thought. Obvious, in their eyes, they could do all that they liked and i
54、gnore others feelings. In my opinion, we should pay attention our behavior, obey public rules and respect others works. We should know that really civilized people are those who have good manners but a beautiful mind all the time.V 书面表达。（满分25） 假如你是杰克， 你的好友李明写信向你倾诉他的困惑：他因为迷恋网络游戏，成绩下降，身体变糟，与朋友，父母的关系也闹
55、得很僵。请根据以上提示给他写一封信，劝他尽快戒除网瘾。 注意：1.信的格式和开头已给出（不计入总词数）2词数1203.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇 网瘾 Internet addiction October 13th, 2011Dear Li Ming, I am glad to hear from you yesterday. _抚顺县高中2011-2012学年度第一学期高二英语期中测试卷答题卡 III. 阅读理解 第二节 (共5小题， 每题2分。满分 10分) 51 _ 52 _ 53._54._55,_IV 短文改错 (10个小题计分10分)How an unbelievab
56、le scene! A modern young couple were eating fruit in public and had thrown a plenty of waste on the ground. When an old cleaner came to clean up, the man was very angry. He points at the cleaner, saying in a loudly voice,” How impolite ! They havent finished eating ! “ “How could people behave such
57、badly ?” I thought. Obvious, in their eyes, they could do all that they liked and ignore others feelings. In my opinion, we should pay attention our behavior, obey public rules and respect other works. We should know that really civilized people are those who have good manners but a beautiful mind all the time.V 书面表达。（满分25） 假如你是杰克， 你的好友李明写信向你倾诉他的困惑：他因为迷恋网络游戏，成绩下降，身体变糟，与朋友，父母的关系也闹得很僵。请根据以上提示给他写一封信，劝他尽快戒除网瘾。 注意：1.信的格式和开头已给出（不计入总词数）2词数1203.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇 网瘾 Internet addiction October 13th, 2011Dear Li Ming, I am glad to hear from you yesterday. _