1、太 原 五 中20102011年学年度第一学期期中测试高 二 英 语命题人：吕元吉 郭海涛 南睿 校题人：郭海涛 南睿 第一部分 选择题（共80分）第一节：单项选择。（每小题1分，共20分）1. The poor young man is ready to accept _ help he can get. A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whenever 2. I dont mind _ criticizing me, but _ is how she did it that I object to. A. she; what B. her; i
2、t C. she; when D. hers; that3. John, a friend of mine, _ got married only last week, spent 3000 more than he _. A. whom; will plan B. who; has planned C. whom; would plan D. who; had planned4. Gun control is a subject _ Americans have argued for a long time. A. of which B with which C. about which D
3、. into which5. The water _ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning _. A. was felt; exercise B. felt; exercise C. feels; exercises D. is felt; exercises6. How often do you visit your grandparents? A. Every other week. B. Two weeks. C. For two weeks. D. For a few weeks. 7. Susan decided not to wo
4、rk on the program at home because she didnt want her mother to know what she _. A. has done B. had done C. was doing D. is doing 8. I read the 21st Century Senior 2 Edition every day. _ no wonder that your vocabulary is so large.A. There is B. There will be C. It is D. There could be 9. Now one of t
5、he most serious problems many people are worried about _ on the lack of adequate housing space. A. insists B. depends C. agrees D. focuses10. I have done everything _ was possible to do to prevent him from _ the risk but in vain. A. it; cutting B. which; running C. that; cutting D. it; running11. Wh
6、y did your team lose the game? They had a big advantage _ us _ so much taller.A. above; are B. over; being C. of; were D. than; being12. Do you know who the young man is beside the door? A man _ himself Jason. A. called B. calls C. calling D. being called13. The students mind is always _ when he lis
7、tens to his teacher. A. wondering B. wandering C. wondered D. wandered 14. _ environmental damage is done does it take many years for the ecosystem to recover. A. Even if B. While C. Only if D. Once15. As we all know, the beautiful mobile isnt _ high price at all. A. worthy too B. worth that C. fit
8、much D. valuable that16. In spite of her spoken French, she can make herself _ by gesture. A. understand B. understanding C. to understand D. understood17. The managers son, _ is Bob, gave me a sweet smile. A. his name B. he name of whom C. of whom the name D. of whom name 18. Do you think he will f
9、inish the job on time? Sure. _ he _ to do it in his own way. A. As soon as; will be left B. Even if; leaves C. Whenever; has left D. So long as; is left19. I have _ an eye _ you now, so you do as you _! A. left; over; have to B. to keep; on; were told C. kept; down; have been told D. kept; on; are t
10、old 20. Though _, the news brought them much encouragement. A. surprised B. being surprised C. having surprised D. surprising第二节：完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共30分）When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The _21_ in elementary sc
11、hool would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into groups based _22_ their ages. One Easter Sunday, all the kids _23_ with big _24_ about what the Easter Bunny(复活节兔子) had brought. _25_ all of the kids shared their stories with _26_, one young boy, whom I should call Bobby, sat _2
12、7_. One of the teachers, noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny _28_ you?” He replied, “My mum _29_ the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldnt get _30_ because he hadnt got a key.”This sounded like a _31_ idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories. My mom
13、knew the true story, _32_. Bobbys mom was a single parent, and she suspected(怀疑) that they just couldnt _33_ the Easter Bunny. After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to _34_. But my mom announced that we were going home _35_. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel _36_, we were goin
14、g to pretend to be the Easter Bunny, make a basket of our candies for him and _37_ it at church. We all donated some to the basket, and _38_ back to church. There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩) and attached a(n) _39_: Dear Bobby, Im sorry I _40_ your house last night. Happy Easter! Love, T
15、he Easter Bunny21. A. teachersB. kidsC. boysD. girls22. A. inB. atC. onD. to23. A. gotB. startedC. went D. arrived24. A. stories B. toys C. suggestions D. ideas25. A. WhenB. Because C. While D. Since 26. A. delight B. surprise C. pity D. sadness 27. A. straight B. alone C. silently D. hopefully 28.
16、A. teach B. bring C. tell D. buy 29. A. locked B. opened C. broke D. knocked 30. A. out B. through C. inside D. off 31. A. reasonable B. silly C. funny D. false 32. A. even B. though C. finally D. then 33. A. find B. choose C. afford D. catch 34. A. school B. church C. lunch D. home 35. A. different
17、ly B. secretly C. instead D. immediately 36. A. happy B. wonderful C. hopeful D. proud 37. A. leave B. send C. store D. pass 38. A. looked B. returned C. headed D. drove 39. A. letter B. wish C. apology D. note40. A. missed B. dreamed C. sought D. entered 第三节：阅读理解。（每小题2分，共30分）AFair Way The Westborou
18、gh High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as A 7. They were not the state prize winner; W
19、oburn High had won. “No one would have known,” said Woburns instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasnt a difficult decision: “The prize wasnt ours to take.”Coin Stars “College students are lazy, but they also want to help,” says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, plac
20、ing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their homes. Her “Change for Change” effort has collected $40,000 for charities, which were decided upon by students. Never Forgotten A school in Massachusetts received a $9.5 milli
21、on check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a t
22、rader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89. 41. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end? A. Took photos of Doran. B. Had a meeting with Doran.C. Returned the prize to the organizer. D. Apologized to Woburn High School.42. Greg Rotas decision shows that he was _
23、. A. honest B. polite C. careful D. friendly43. The underlined word “Change” in the second paragraph means _. A. Idea B. Decision C. Cups D. Coins44. What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth? A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money.B. They went to Be
24、lgium to pay their respects to him. C. They dug out the records that were buried underground. D. They decided to offer their students free room and board. 45. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because _. A. the school asked for it B. he had no need for that much moneyC. the school had h
25、elped him in the pastD. he wanted to be remembered by the students BTrouve sat up on its back legs and growled(吼叫) the words, “How are you, Grandmama?” The audience roared with laughter and clapped. Twenty-year-old Aleck gave the dog a morsel(一口) of food. His hard work had paid off. His dog could ta
26、lk!Aleck was fascinated with the different sounds of peoples speech. His father taught students who had a speech problem to improve their speech. Aleck paid close attention. Could an animal form sounds into words, too? He decided to experiment with Trouve, the family dog.The easy part was teaching T
27、rouve to growl whenever Aleck wanted. The little dog growled for a morsel of food. Next Aleck moved the dogs “lips” as it growled. It sounded like “ma ma ma”. Trouve learned quickly to stop the growling just as Alecks hand moved away. They practiced and practiced until the dog said “mama” perfectly.
28、 Soon Aleck discovered more. If he pushed gently under the dogs jawbone(下颌骨), it made the “ga” sound. If he pushed once and moved the dogs lips twice, he could make the dog say, “ga ma ma.” With even more practice, it sounded like “grandmama”. Whenever Trouve said “grandmama”, Aleck gave the dog two
29、 treats, so Trouve loved the lessons. Aleck tried to teach his dog to move its tongue so that Trouve could say more words. That didnt work, but Aleck didnt give up. After many hours of practice, Trouve could say, “Ow ah oo ga-ma-ma?” This sounded just like “How are you, Grandmama?”Friends and neighb
30、ors traveled to see young Aleck and his amazing talking dog. Rumors spread that the dog could speak by itself, which wasnt true. No matter how much Aleck tried, the dog was never able to move its lips without help. Alecks full name was Alexander Graham Bell. He wanted to know more about the world al
31、l his life. He had many ideas. Some worked; others didnt. But he kept tryingalways learning. One of his inventions was something called the telephone. 46. Which of the following is TRUE of Aleck? A. His father had an influence on him. B. He had a talent for giving speeches. C. He taught Trouve to ta
32、lk in honor of his grandmother. D. He carried out many experiments to improve peoples speech. 47. Trouve grew fond of practicing talking because _. A. it liked being together with AleckB. it was given some food for that C. it would like to develop its potential（潜能） D. Aleck treated it like one of th
33、e family48. Which of the following words can best describe Aleck? A. Humorous. B. Naughty. C. Knowledgeable. D. Curious. 49. What contributes most to Alecks success in teaching the dog to talk? A. His own hard work. B. His neighbors help. C. His fathers encouragement. D. The dogs smartness. 50. Acco
34、rding to the passage, how many statements are true? a. The audience was very excited to hear the dog growling the sound “ma”. b. The dog could understand Alecks sign. c. The dog could move its tongue successfully by itself. d. Aleck kept trying his ideas all the while. e. The only intention of Aleck
35、s is telephone. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5C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。What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? _51_. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what
36、psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. _52_. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clear
37、ly. _53_. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. _54_ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the are
38、a until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue._55_. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are
39、painted orange rather than black or grey.A. On the other hand, black is depressing.B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up we are born with our preference.C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.D. If you do, you must be an optimist
40、, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.G. Colours do influence our moods-there is no doubt about it太 原 五 中20102011年学年度第一学期期中测试高二英语答卷纸第一
41、部分 选择题（共80分）12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455第二部分 非选择题（共20分）第四节：短文改错。（每小题1分，共10分）假定英语老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误
42、及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 3. 严格按照提示要求答题，否则不得分。 My winter break was really fun or I did a lot of things that I wanted to doing. On thefirst weekend, I went snowboarding with my friend, Ian. After that there was time tocelebrate Christmas. I went to my aunts house celebrate Christmas Eve. I
43、 got a lot of present that I liked a lot. Two days later, my family took the trip to Mexico. We travelled around Mexico and buy a lot of souvenirs. Then I came back home so that I could go to some wonderfully parties with my friends. I guess that weekend was most active than others because of it was
44、 New Years weekend. 第五节：书面表达（共10分）以中学生的名义写一篇100词左右的文章呼吁世界各地的中学生加入到拯救大熊猫(the giant panda)的行列中来。要求用到提示内容，行文连贯、流畅、完整。内容包括：1. 大熊猫是中国的稀有动物，也是世界的稀有动物之一，为中国人民 和世界人民所喜爱；2. 大熊猫生长在山里，以竹子为食，由于山林遭到破坏，竹子被砍伐，大熊猫觅食越来越困难，正濒临灭绝；3. 我国已建立数个自然保护区来保护大熊猫，但需要更多的资金；4. 我们希望大家伸出援助之手来保护大熊猫。_高二期中测试答案（2010.11.15、17）CBDCCACCDD12
45、345678910BCBCBDCDDD11121314151617181920BCDACACBAC21222324252627282930ABCBCAACDA31323334353637383940 CADACABDAA41424344454647484950DBGAE5152535455短文改错：第一行： or 改为and; doing改为do 第二行： there 改为it第三行： celebrate前加to第四行： present 改为presents；the 改为a第五行： buy 改为bought第六行： wonderfully 改为wonderful；most 改为more第七行：
46、 去掉of书面表达： The giant panda is not only a rare animal in China but also one of the rarest animals on the earth. It is loved by people all over the world.The home of the giant panda is in the mountains, where it lives on the tender bamboo leaves and bamboos. As more and more forests are being destroye
47、d and most of the bamboo has been cut down, its becoming more and more difficult for giant pandas to find food for themselves. To save pandas, China has set up some nature reserves. But more money is needed to carry out this important rescue project.It is our eager hope that people who care for the conservation of rare animals will lend us a hand to help save the giant panda, so that they can live with us for ever.