1、高二英语第一学期期中练习题（测试时间：90分钟）姓名 班级 考号 成绩 第一题：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. -Would you mind my sitting here for a moment?-_.A. Yes, please. B. Yes, of course. C. No, not at all. D. Surely.2. It seemed to him that being elected_ chairman of the conference was quit
2、e _ exciting experience.A. /, the B. /, an C. a, an D. the, the3. Dont go very far. Stay _ shouting distance. A. over B. off C. within D. at4. I dont think these black clothes _ her age. I guess red ones may be better. A. match B. fit C. connect D. equal 5. The teacher finished her last lesson _ her
3、 deadly disease.A. although B. even if C. as D. despite6. If , I will call at your house this coming weekend.A .youre convenient B. its convenient to you C .it will be convenient to you D. you will feel convenient7. -If you _ this task, you must be ready to suffer from hardship.A. apply B. experienc
4、e C. undertake D. command 8. This film is _ a film. It is also a good material for education. A. not more than B. less than C. more than D. no more than 9. Liu Xiang _ as a sports star, and is admired by many young people. A. stands up B. stands out C. sticks out D. picks out 10. The project is to b
5、e _ till we get enough money. A. called up B. sent for C. pulled down D. set aside11. - How shall we solve the problem? - Well, I _ asking Mr. Smith for advice. A. provide B. recommend C. introduce D. offer12. We had a good many anxious moments, but everything _all right in the end.A. turned down B.
6、 turned up C. turned out D. turned into13. The young man acted strangely during the interview. He made a bad _ on the employer. A. impression B. expression C. experience D. opinion14. As is known to us, China is still a country _ the third world. A. belongs to B. belonged to C. belonging to D. to be
7、long to 15. _ our country has plenty of oil, theirs has none.A. While B. When C. Before D. Where16. _ will come to see you?A. Whom do you suppose B. Who do you supposeC. Do you suppose whom D. Who you suppose17. The long speech _ by that old professor seemed _ and endless. He felt so _ that he nearl
8、y fell asleep. A. gave, disappointed, boring B. given, disappointed, bored C. giving, disappointing, boring D. given, disappointing, bored18. - Stop eating the cake! - I _ it. It tastes _. A. just tasted, good B. just tasted, well C. am just tasting, nice D. was just eating, nicely19. _ a lot of dif
9、ficult problems_, the newly elected president is having a hard time.A. As for, settled B. Besides, settling C. With, to settle D. Because of, being settled20. - What made the student so upset? -_ to go to the movie. A. Having not been allowed B. Not having allowed C. Because of not having allowed D.
10、 Not having been allowed第二题：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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he said, “Youre never going to be 22 but a failure.” After five years of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice midd
11、le-class girl. It was the best 24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted-to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 26 that what people said about me was 27 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Lets 28 it, youve failed at everything youve ever done.” So
12、I tried hard with my 29 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 30 while I was at college. After college I taught during the 31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 33 that job to write f
13、ull time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself 35 was a working-class boy whod 36 school early, now teaching at the university My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now Im rich and 37 , have been on TV, and met lots of film st
14、ars. 38 what does it mean? I 39 wish all the people that have put me down had 40 : “I believe in you. Youll succeed.”21. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful22. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing23. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful24 A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing25
15、. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told26. A. me B. them C. her D. it27. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty28. A. see B. know C. understand D. face29. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition30. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back31. A. day B. night C. month D. year32. A
16、. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success33. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up34. A. while B. if C. when D. or35. A. there B. here C. it D. that36. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated37. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous38. A. And B. But C. However D. Well39. A. just
17、 B. exactly C. so D. very40. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her
18、car. “Whoever did this can keep my car. Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said. It is not known if the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 p.m. theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman, a 12-year-old black retriever (猎犬)，were reunited after police located the
19、m in Barrington.“Hes hungry, hes dirty, but hes very happy to be home,” Atkins said.The car was found at about 5 p.m. Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes. However, police couldnt control Benjerman, and they had to call Atkins to come get him.Atkins
20、said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food. She believes Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area.She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter (收容所) in Dallas, Texas.Before Benjerman was f
21、ound, Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth. They also contacted (联系) animal shelters throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.The notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medication. Any caller could remain anonymous (匿名的).At
22、kins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner.“It was 10 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight,” Atkins said.The car thief threw Atkins wallet and other personal items out of the car before escap
23、ing from the scene.41. What is the title of the passage? A.A Car With A Dog Was Stolen B. Lucky Dog Was Returned To His Owner C. Stealing Cars: A Most Important Social ProblemD. Woman Wants Dog Back More Than Stolen Car42. Which of the following is in correct order according to the passage? a. Notic
24、es were put up saying there was a reward.b. Atkins saw Benjerman again.c. Police found Atkins car.d. Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter.e. Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store.A. d,e,a,b,cB. d,e,a,c,bC. e,a,d,b,cD. e,a,c,d,b43. What can we infer from the passage? A. The d
25、og was treated extremely badly by the thief.B. Car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays.C. The dog was found because of the reward.D. The thief stole the car easily.44. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put
26、up the notices.B. Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benjerman.C. The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car.D. The dog was back at 1 p.m. on a Friday.BIn the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, a meeting, etc. However,
27、 this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled（制定）to begin at 10 a. m. and end at 12 a.m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Ma
28、ny students came after 10 a.m. Several arrived after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students behavior.The professor talked to Americ
29、an and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined (定义) late
30、ness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast, in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the app
31、ointed hour. Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon; many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very impor
32、tant in Brazil, neither is staying late.The explanation for these differences isnt simple. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is
33、 always on time. In fact, Brazilians expect a person with high social position to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually considered to be disrespectful and unacceptable. As a result, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misread the re
34、ason for the lateness and become angry.As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. Instead, they were simply behaving in the appropriate （合适的） way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. In the end, the professor was able to change his
35、own behavior so that he could feel comfortable in the new culture.45. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Lateness is a way of disrespect.B. It is important to be on time for class.C. The importance of being on time differs among cultures.D. People should learn the importance of time when they
36、are children.46. Why did the professor study the Brazilian students behavior?A. To make the students polite.B. To make the students come to class on time.C. To understand why the students came late.D. To change his own behavior.47. Which of the following is right according to the passage?A. Most Nor
37、th Americans think a person who is late is disrespectful.B. Few American students leave immediately after the class is finished.C. In a Brazilian class, the students leave immediately after the class is finished.D. As a result of the study, the professor changed the Brazilian students behavior.48. W
38、hat do you think will happen according to the passage?A. An American host will feel unhappy if a guest arrives at the party 20 minutes late.B. An American student will think he is more successful if he is late for class.C.A Brazilian guest will say sorry to the host if he is 20 minutes late.D.A Braz
39、ilian teacher will go on with his class after the ending time.CLearning Later in LifeIts often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently （经常）do the minimum （很少的） amount of work because theyre crazy for a good social life instead. Children often scream before their p
40、iano practice because its so boring, have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed （给予奖励）to take exams. But when youre older? Ah, now thats a different story.Over the years, Ive done my share of adult learning. At 30 I went to a college and did courses in Histo
41、ry and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late I was the one frowning (皱眉) and drumming my fingers if the teacher was delayed, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger, it was a prize, not a trouble. I wasnt frigh
42、tened to ask questions and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed, I had passed for me and me alone, not my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got show. But the joy is that, a
43、lthough some parts have been dull （迟钝的）sometimes, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. Its learnt to think independently and flexibly（灵活的） and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the dull department, you gain in the maturity (成熟) departm
44、ent.In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when youre older, you get more self-controlled. Experience has told you that, if youre calm and simply do something carefully again and again, at last youll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areasfrom being able to drive a ca
45、r, perhapsmeans that if you cant, say, build a chair immediately, you dont, like a child, want to destroy your first pitiful attempts （尝试）. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.49. What surprised the writer when she did her first adult learning course? A. She got
46、on better with her tutor.B. She was able to learn more quickly.C. She had a more relaxed attitude to it.D. She found learning more enjoyable.50. The writer says that when you learn later in life, you will find _.A. it boring to take lessonsB. it hard to remember things easilyC. it hard to give all y
47、our attention to studyD. it different to learn from when you were younger51. According to the writer, whats the advantage of adult learners? A. They are able to organize themselves better than younger people.B. They are less worried about succeeding than younger people.C. They pay more attention to
48、details than younger people.D. They have more patience than younger people.52. What is the writers main purpose in the article? A. To emphasize the pleasures of adult learning.B. To point out how easy adult learning can be.C. To explain her reasons for doing adult learning.D. To describe the teachin
49、g methods used in adult learning.53. What does the underlined word linger in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Go back.B. Delay going.C. Teach them more.D. End classes on time.DWe sincerely hope you had a great holiday and look forward to your stories over the summer.Signing up meeting Tues 10th Sept (w
50、eek 2) in JCR, Devonshire House.This terms trips are now listed, but full details wont be up for a few days. Check the S.U. Bulletin Board for regular （定期的） postings.Come and find us at the Freshers Squash each week (Wed 7pm).Special meeting for club monitors at the S.U. Office.Regular outdoor news
51、feeds now online. Includes details about regular meetings.We congratulate Mary and Jake Ashton on their marriage over the summer. Jake, as you may know is a long serving member of the Expedition Society and we now hope he still has the energy to join us on those long journeys!Dave James is selling a
52、 goretex jacket. Email him for more info.54. You can find the members regularly meeting _. A. at JCR Devonshire HouseB. at Freshers SquashC. the S.U. OfficeD. online55. What can we get from the poster? A. If you want to buy a goretex jacket, go to him directly.B. People can get full information abou
53、t this terms trips.C. This poster is put up just after the summer vocation.D. People can have meetings online.56. The above poster is _. A. a notice of upcoming events for new members B. information for members of the Expedition Club only C. an advertisement for events and objects related to a club
54、D. information connected with anyone with some interest in the clubE The smallest kids on Earth are much smaller than you or your baby brother or sister. Theyre even smaller than the hairs on your head. These tiny fellows are so small that 20 billion of them can fit into a jar, with lots of room to
55、spare. “We made a whole community of them,” says chemist James Tour of Rice University in Texas.“We call them Nanoputians.” Also known as NanoKids, the NanoPutians arent real people. They are actually tiny molecules (分子) made to look a little bit like people.Tour invented the Nanoputians as a way to
56、 teach kids about nanoscience, the study of extremely small things. Nanoscience and nanotechnology have been getting more and more attention lately throughout the scientific world.Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop super-fast computers, new medicines, amazing materials, and much, much m
57、ore. Theyre looking to nanotechnology to help solve some of the worlds most serious health, environmental, and energy problems.Nanoscience refers to the study of things that are smaller than about 100 or 200 nanometers. The exact size is less important than the possible applications of working with
58、such tiny things, Tour says.“Nanoscience is the study and development of the small so that it will affect the large,”he says.One of the basic goals of nanotechnology research is to control individual atoms. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other types of atoms are the building blocks of the universe. T
59、hey make up planets, rocks, people, trees, CDsall the stuff out there.Most things that people build come together in a “top-down” way, Tour says. If you want to make a table, for instance, you cut down a big tree, make wooden boards, and hammer them together.Nature, on the other hand, builds things
60、from the bottom up. When atoms join together, they make molecules. Each molecule has a certain shape, and a molecules structure determines what it can do. Molecules can them come together to make a cellor a tree.Even though nanotechnology is on the cutting edge of scientific research, studying such
61、small things can be challenging. It can also be fun and exciting.Tour and his coworkers turned these molecular structures into cartoon figures and made an animated science video about the little people, set it to music, and started showing it to kids in school while talking about how exciting resear
62、ch on small things can be.Learning about the NanoKids has opened up a world of possibility for real kids who ordinarily would rather not study biology, chemistry, or physics, Tour says.When you look closely enough, the really small can be really cool.57. What does Tour mean when he says, “Most thing
63、s that people build come together in a top-down way.”? A. People will break up big things to make small things.B. We usually observe things from the top to the bottom.C. We will find something new if we observe something upside down.D. Someday in the future, we will build houses from the top to the
64、bottom.58. What is the purpose of invention of NanoPutians? A. To keep up with the development of the nanotechnology.B. To arouse the attention of the scientific world.C. To teach students the study of nanoscience.D. To clone two similar kids.59. Which of the following is wrong according to the pass
65、age? A. Kids will be very interested in watching cartoon science video.B. Nanotechnology is to build things in a “top-down” way.C. We can use nanotechnology to control individual atoms.D. Nanotechnology will have a great effect on our life.60. If this passage is taken from a newspaper, which section
66、 is the passage probably from? A. Entertainment.B. Economy.C. EducationD. Science.第四题，根据下列各句句意义及所给单词的首字母写出该单词的正确形式(每题一分)：1. When traveling in Paris, the tourists were so i_ by the world famous buildings there.2. Those old photos r_ me of the days in China. 3. The job t_ out to be harder than we thou
67、ght.4. We are s_ with what you have done, you did a good job.5. Your hat doesnt match your clothes. It looks u_.6. Newspaper can keep us well i_ about what is happening all over the world.7. Babies are always c_ about the world around them.8. The students of this school are d_ of going to study in Qinghua University some day.9. You should pay a_ to your teacher in class. 10. Dont be a_ to computer games. It is a waste of time.9 / 9
