1、 高二英语上学期期中考试本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。 第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. If they leave now, at what time will they get to the school? A. At 8:00. B. At 8:10.C. At 8:15. 2. Wha
2、t does Jack most like to do on Sundays?A. To stay at home. B. To walk in the forest. C. To visit his friends. 3. Where has the woman just been? A. To the bank. B. To the farm. C. To the market. 4. Why doesnt the man want Rose to know about the test? A. Rose didnt take the test. B. Rose would let out
3、 the secret. C. Rose failed in the test. 5. How will the man and the woman travel?A. By train. B. By car. C. By plane.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分， 满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至8题6. Who is the woman buying the gif
4、t for?A. Her husband. B. Her son.C. Her daughter.7. How much does the woman want to spend on the gift?A. $20. B. $50.C. $10.8. What is the first gift the man suggests to the woman?A. A basketball. B. A recorder. C. A pen and a notebook. 听第7段材料,回答第9至11题9. How does the woman feel about Davids way of s
5、leeping?A. Its not effective. B. Its uncommon. C. Its fashionable. 10. What do you know about Davids sleep?A. He sleeps more than others.B. He sleeps less than others.C. He sleeps as much as others.11. What does the woman suggest at the end of the talk?A. People should develop the habit of DavidsB.
6、People should have longer hours of sleep.C. Different people have different sleeping habits.听第8段材料,回答第12至14题 12. Why does the Jacks family plan to move?A. His father has got a new job.B. Their house is too small.C. His school is far away from his home.13. What do you know about Jack?A. lie is happy
7、on hearing the news.B. He doesnt like a bigger houseC. He doesnt have his own bedroom.14. Which of the following is true?A. Theyve decided to move.B. They havent decided to move yet.C. Theyve decided not to move. 听第9段材料,回答第15至17题 15. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wif
8、e.B. Shop assistant and manager.C. Customer and shop owner.16. Why was the man not polite to the customer?A. The customer didnt buy anything.B. The customer didnt look at the bags he showed her.C. The customer threw the things about.17. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Customers should alw
9、ays be well treated.B. Customers are usually rude.C. Customers are often badly treated.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题.18. Why do you use the telephone quite often in your daily life?A. You want to visit a Western country.B. You want to learn from the Westerners.C. You want to save time and money.19. Where might
10、you drop in on friends informally?A. In big places. B. In large cities. C. In college towns.20. What is the advice given in the passage?A. We should get used to the telephone.B. We should seldom use the telephone.C. We should not live in the telephone society.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小
11、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。21. Hi, Jack! Im glad I came across you here. , Alice?A. Who is that speakingB. How about another cup of teaC. Why? Whats upD. What can I do for you22. _ it rains tomorrow? I think wed better take umbrellas.A. In caseB. If onlyC. How comeD. What if23. _ with ot
12、her countries, China has little natural resources, because _ population is the biggest in the world.A. Compared; ChineseB. Comparing; ChineseC. Compared; ChinasD. Compare; Chinas24. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion its not worth the _ it involves.A. effortB. attemptC. trialD. strength
13、25. Sometimes it was a bit boring to work there because there wasnt always _ much to do.A. such B. thatC. more D. very26. I must thank my parents to be a college student. A. to make it possible for meB. to make it possible to meC. for making it possible for meD. for making it possible to me27. Why d
14、idnt you response to their greeting?Sorry. I _they _ to me.A. dont realize; are waving B. dont realize; were wavingC. didnt realize; were waving D. didnt realize; are waving28. Professor Lees book will show you _ can be used in other contexts. A. that you have observed B. that how you have observed
15、C. how that you have observed D. how what you have observed29. Shirley and Ruth have been fifty years friends.No wonder they have such a lot in _.A. ordinaryB. general C. commonD. normal30. The joke made by Tom made us _, so the teacher couldnt make himself_A. to laugh; hearing B. laugh; heard C. la
16、ughing; hearD. laughed; heard31. The meeting has begun and _ he will come.Of course, he is sure to come. Hell speak at the meeting.A. I believeB. I hopeC. I thinkD. I doubt if32. If you are _ about the Pyramids in Egypt, just read the book written by Dr. Brown.A. anxiousB. curiousC. seriousD. puzzle
17、d33. Jack, you erase the blackboard today,_?But I erased it yesterday.A. have youB. will you C. didnt youD. dont you 34. Being determined is a kind of quality and thats _ it takes to do anything properly.A. how B. which C. whereD. what35. Tim will cook the dinner for us today.Thats wonderful, but I
18、didnt _him cooking the dinner.A. stopB. have C. mind D. imagine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3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。“My names Jim Shelley and Im an addict(有瘾的人)”With these words I began to 36 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 37 , from
19、the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call. It started socially-a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40 got worse. Soon it was 41 use, until, finally, addiction. And it began to affect(影响) my 42
20、. During the day I would disappear for 43 call. If I couldnt make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls woul
21、d see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48 “Is it OK if I just use the phone?” At work, I became 49 when my fellow workers tried to 50 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally,
22、the police caught me 51 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).I havent 53 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and its several days 54 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is
23、 Jim Shelley and I am an addict.36. A. faceB. findC. acceptD. notice37. A. now and thenB. all the timeC. at homeD. at work38. A. triedB. askedC. waitedD. invited39. A. politeB. importantC. fineD. special40. A. conditionB. situationC. resultD. effect41. A. frequentB. regularC. unusualD. articular42.
24、A. friendsB. studyC. familyD. work43. A. a quickB. a secretC. an expectedD. an extra44. A. hopefulB. delightedC. frightenedD. anxious45. A. forcingB. tellingC. givingD. limiting46. A. leavingB. takingC. passingD. recording47. A. longB. immediateC. enoughD. surprising48. A. sayingB. demandsC. wishD.
25、words49. A. carefulB. madC. determinedD. helpless50. A. saveB. reduceC. protectD. stop51. A. destroyingB. usingC. stealingD. emptying52. A. offeredB. guidedC. orderedD. reminded53. A. missedB. hadC. receivedD. fixed54. A. asB. whenC. ifD. since55. A. alwaysB. justC. moreD. different第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每
26、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和D）中，选出最佳选项。ALONDON: The Edinburgh Festival, the biggest arts festival of its kind in the world, got under way in the Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlionzs “To Deum”, under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.The festival, whic
27、h runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Steins staging of Wagners “Parsifal”, with Claudio Abbado directing the Gustav Mahler youth orchestra（管弦乐队）. The concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quasthoff and violinist Christian Tetzl
28、aff. New to the programmes this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts.Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest show-case in the world for performance art, officially got under way with theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations.Many of the fringe artists, wh
29、o can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by the event of September 11.Thousands of people flock to Edinburgh from around the world during the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote（促进）and encourage arts and to reflect international cultur
30、e. It comprises (consists of) various dance, music, opera, and theatre presentation taking place across the city during the three-week run.56. When did the Edinburgh Festival begin?A. August 10.B. August 15. C. August 31. D. September 11.57. What did the Edinburgh Festival never have before?A. Youth
31、 orchestras performances.B. Poetry and music presentations.C. Late evening classical music concerts.D. Performances of American pianists and violinists.58. Which of the following statements about the Edinburgh Festival is true?A. It is the only festival of its kind in the world.B. The artists who wa
32、nt to take part in the festival have to pay a small amount of money.C. People who attend the festival are all from Scotland.D. It is actually a dance festival.59. The purpose of holding the Edinburgh Festival is _.A. to attract people around the world to EdinburghB. to display Scottish artsC. to att
33、ract famous artists to EdinburghD. to promote the development of arts and the exchange of cultures of different countries.BWith a good shopping position and the right amount（数量）of money, any educated person ought to be able to make a living out of a bookshop. It is not a difficult trade to learn and
34、 the large chain-stores can never force the small bookseller out of existence as they have done to the corner shop. But the hours of work are very long-I was only doing a part-time job, but my boss put in a seventy-hour week, besides regular journeys out of shopping hours to buy books. The real reas
35、on why I should not like to be back in the book trade for life, however, is that while I was in it I lost my love of books. A bookseller cannot always tell the truth about his books, and that gives him a dislike for them. There was a time when I really did love booksloved the sight and smell and fee
36、l of themif they were fifty or more years old, that is. Nothing pleased me quite so much as to buy a bargain lot of them on sale for several pounds. There is a peculiar flavour（独特的味道）about the unexpected books you pick up in that kind of collection: little-known eighteenth-century poets, or out-of-d
37、ate geography books. For occasional（偶尔的）readingin your bath, for example, or late at night when you are too tired to go to bedthere is nothing as good as a very old picture story-book. But as soon as I went to work in the bookshop I stopped buying books. Seen in a mass. five or ten thousand at a tim
38、e, books were dull and even a little tiresome. Nowadays I do buy one occasionally, but only if it is a book that I want to read and cant borrow, and I never buy rubbish. 60. According to the passage, is one of the necessary conditions to run a bookshop. A. an educated shop-ownerB. a good position at
39、 a street corner C. a regular journey out of the shop D. the force of large chain-stores61. The author should not like to be back as a bookseller for life because .A. he hated his job of selling books B. selling books was only a part-time jobC. the books in the shop gave him a dislike D. he was unab
40、le to be honest about the books he sold62. The books preferred by the author should be those .A. stories making readers sleeplessB. valuable ones bought on saleC. peculiar ones with great expectationD. geography ones from the eighteenth century63. The author will only buy new books .A. if he feels d
41、ull and tired B. after he gives up his job as a booksellerC. which are interesting but hard to borrow D. when he throws away old onesCA severely handicapped teenager who cannot walk, talk or hold a paintbrush has won a place at Oxford to study fine art. Hero Joy Nightingale, 16, who communicates thr
42、ough hand movements, is to be given assistants to paint and sculpt (雕塑) in place of her. Her motor Pauline Reid translated for her daughter during interviews for the place at Magdalen College. The teenager is the most severely handicapped student ever to be given a place at Oxford. She suffers from
43、a terrible disease caused by brain damage that makes her unable to speak and her body useless. She is unlikely ever to be able to walk, feed or care for herself but, thanks to the efforts of her mother, she can communicate. When Hero was four, Pauline designed a system of hand gestures that is equal
44、 to the alphabet(字母表)。 By dictating to her mother. Hero has created an internet magazine, From the Window, which contains articles by George Carey, Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Atwood and Kofi Annanall of whom are invited to write for her. A spokesperson for Oxford said, “The university welcomes applicati
45、ons from students with disabilities. In cases where students are profoundly disabled, there may be many issues(问题) that need to be carefully talked about before an individual can take up a place, such as fixing firmly how the student can best be taught and examined.” Hero, who suffers almost daily e
46、pileptic fits and has a hole in her heart, has not attended school since she was six. She has been taught at home by her mother and father, who works at Kent University. Peter Giles, her art rotor until last year, said she has a gift for art. “She is ferociously gifted. We would sit together and her
47、 mother would grab her daughters hand and then we would begin work,” he said. Together, they built several modern sculptures from plaster and metal. “The instructions would take a while to decipher(解释，解谜). But finally, they would come, and finally make sense.” Heros classes will be held at the Ruski
48、n School Drawing and Fine Art.64. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Oxford University has taken in other handicapped students besides Hero. B. Heros mother is the only person who can understand her fairly well. C. Hero can not create any art works without her
49、 assistants. D. Only through her hand movements, is Hero able to paint and sculpt.65. From the passage, we can infer that Hero in Oxford University. A. will have to take examinationsB. can take care of herself well C. will be taught by the best art teachers D. will not feet happy66. In the sentence:
50、 “But finally, they would come and finally make sense.”, the word “they” refers to .A. the assistants B. the mother and the assistants C. Heros instructions D. the mothers instructions67. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Disabled Hero and her Mother B. Disabled Hero Wins Oxford Place
51、 C. Oxford University Welcome Disabled Students D. Disabled Students Living in Oxford UniversityDOne of Britains bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer David Bieber - and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line fo
52、r a share of up to 30,000 reward money.Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Biebers bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone
53、for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building. She said: “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who checke
54、d in at 3 pm the day before New Years Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: “He didnt seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact (接触).” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stall McKale, 65,
55、who phoned the police at 11 pm.Officers from Northumbria Police called Vieki at the hotel in Dunston, Gatesheed, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again
56、and a policeman said Would you go and make yourself known to tile armed officers outside?. My heart missed a beat.”Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that pair of the hot
57、el, so I went to watch. I could not see into the mans room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带手铐)。68. The underlined phrase “be in
58、 line for” (paragraph 1) means _A. get B. be paid C. ask forD. own69. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because _.A. the police called herB. he looked very strangeC. he came to the hotel with little luggageD. he came to the hotel the day before New Years Eve70. Vickis heart missed a beat becau
59、se _.A. the phone went againB. she would be famousC. the policemen had already arrivedD. she saw 20 policemen in the car park71. David Bigber was most probably handcuffed in _.A. the passageB. the mans roomC. Vickis bedroomD. the top floor room72. Tile whole event probably lasted about _ hours from
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63、rivate university with 3 200 students in Colleges of Arts & SciencesBusiness and EngineeringMedicine and LawAmong the top ten by U.S. News and World ReportOld Union 232CA 94305-3005650-723-2221www.stanford.edu73. If a man is tired of working indoors and wouldnt like to be too far away from his girl
64、friend who studies at Simmons, which college will be choose?A. Simmons. B. ST. Marys C. Paul SmithsD. Northern. 74. If a girl wanted to learn modern science and she prefers to stay by the ocean not in the northeast, which college will be best?A. Simmons. B. ST. Marys. C. Paul Smiths. D. Northern. 75
65、. If a man wishes to study business and in a non-state-run university, which of the following is his favorite?A. Simmons. B. ST. Marys. C. Paul Smiths. D. Northern. 第二卷（共35分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多
66、余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Coffee houses can be seen anywhere in America. 76. _ People from European brought the idea with them. Soon 77. _ coffee became the leading drink. Today people in United78. _ States drink
67、 more coffee than people in any country. 79. _ People who drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, and 80. _ between meals. They drink them at work and at home. 81. _ Coffee is drunk by people around the world. Some 82. _ people like coffee what is very black and very strong. 83. _ Another people like c
68、offee with cream or sugar, or cream 84. _ and sugar with it. Now coffee has become a world-wide drink. 85. _ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假设10月17日是星期天，你带外国朋友在本市游览，请根据图中游览顺序写一则英文日记。注意：日记必须包括图中所有内容，可以适当增加细节和感想，使日记连贯完整。日记的开头已为你写好，不记人总字数。词数：100。 参考词汇：海鲜酒家 The Seafood Restaurant20222022学年度上学期 高二英语期中考试参考答案听力材料录音稿(Text
69、1)W: Hey, what time is it by your watch?M: Its already a quarter to 8. Lets hurry.W: Take it easy. It takes only 15 minutes to get to the school on foot.(Text 2)W: Does Jack often spend his Sundays at home?M: No, sometimes he visits his friends. But he likes nothing better than walking in the forest
70、.(Text 3)W: You look so worried. Whats the trouble?M: Oh, I m short of money. Can you lend me $ 10?W: Ive just spent my last dollar for vegetables. I wish you had asked me about an hour ago.(Text 4)M: Didnt you tell Rose the result of the test?W: No, I didnt. And she didnt ask me either.M: Let it re
71、main a secret a little longer. Shell be unhappy when she gets the news.(Text 5)M: Can we travel to New York together?W: Certainly. Ill pick you up at 2:00 and we should arrive there by 5:00 if the traffic isnt too heavy.M: Thank you.(Text 6)M: May I help you?W: Yes. My son is graduating from college
72、 next week, and I would like to get him a nice gift.M: What kind of gift are you interested in?W: Well, I usually spend about $20 on a gift. Do you have anything nice for the price?M: How about a pen and a notebook?W: No, his father gave him that last year.M: Well, then would he like a basketball?W:
73、 No, he doesnt go in much for sports, but he likes music.M: Then you could give him a recorder.W: Thats a good idea. Ill choose one.(Text 7)M: How can David always be so full of energy?W: He has a strange but highly effective way of sleeping.M: Whats that?W: He takes a short sleep for an hour every
74、six hours.M: Where does he get this strange idea?W: He read from a book which said it was the best way for human beings and he believed it.M: How many hours do you sleep a day?W: I need at least seven hours. I once tried to follow Davids example, but it never worked out for me.M: If I sleep during t
75、he day, I can never wake up.W: Not everyone is David, I guess.(Text 8)W: Jack, finish your food. Your father and I have something to tell you.M: Whats the matter, Mum?W: Your father has got a new job. Now we can afford to move to a bigger house.M: Move? I dont want to. I like our house and my friend
76、s here.W: Jack, youve said many times that you wish you had your own bedroom.M: But I like to walk to school with Peter. Tom moved and now he has to ride a bike.W: But moving to a bigger house will bring us many advantages. Mm., well, dont wory about it, my dear. Your father and I will think about i
77、t for some time. Maybe friends are more important than a new house, yes?(Text 9)W: Can I have a word with you, Andy?M: Of course, Ms James. Is anything wrong?W: A regular customer came to me and said you werent very polite.M: You mean the tall lady with blond hair?W: Thats right.M: She was the one b
78、eing rude. She wouldnt even look at the bags I showed her.W: You shouldnt get upset just because the customer doesnt want to look at something.M: But she picked up all the other bags and threw them all over the table.W: Well, the customers want to look at things before they buy.M: Yes, Im sorry. Cus
79、tomers are always right.W: Thats right, so please be more polite next time.(Text 10)When you first arrive in a Western country, youll probably find that constantly ringing telephones nearly drive you crazy. But youll get used to it after a while, and youll probably come to depend on phones almost as
80、 much as Westerners do.Many times in the course of a work day, or often in the evening as well, you may use telephones. In small places, like college towns, you might drop in on friends informally. But in big cities you never just show up at someones house, even a relatives, without calling first. I
81、f you want to go to a film, you might call to see whats playing, ask the time and check the prices; if you want to take a train, bus or plane, you can call to find out the time, prices and ticketing information; if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how late the store is
82、open before you travel all the way downtown.参考答案： 15 ABCCB 610 BACBB 1115 CBCBB 16-20 CACCA21-25 CDCAB 26-30 CCDCB 31-35 DBBDD3640 ABCCB 41-45 ADADB 4650 ACDBD 51-55 ACBDA56-60 ACBDA 61-65 DBCDA 66-70 CBABC 71-75 ACCBD76. anywhereeverywhere 77. EuropeanEurope 78. in后加 the 79. any后加other 80. 去掉 who 8
83、1. themit 82. 83. whatthat/which 84. AnotherOther 85. within One possible version:Sunday，October 17 FineToday I showed some foreign friends around our city. We started off by car from the Friendship Hotel at 8:10 am. We first went to Zhongshan Park. We were all struck by its beautiful flowers on sho
84、w. Then, we visited the city museum. We saw plenty of valuable things, from which we learned more about the city. After that we drove to Pengshan Temple. It is a beautiful place of interest in our city, and from there we enjoyed the wonderful scenery of the sea. We had a delicious lunch at the Seafood Restaurant and came back at 1:20 pm.All the foreign friends were pleased with my arrangement. We did have a wonderful time today.15 / 15
