1、合作一中高二英语第二学期期中考试题 满分：120 得分：第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A My son was a second-grader. He went to school by bus every day. He was the first student on in the morning, as we were farthest from school, and the last student off in the evening. I was a teacher myself a
2、nd it was a comfort to realize the school staff (职员) were all working as hard as I was to provide a safe learning environment.One day I came home from work and waited for my son to get home for a long time. Then I called the school.“Perhaps hes just a bit late,”said the secretary.“I will call the dr
3、iver to see if those children are home.”A few minutes later, I answered the phone to hear that the other students were home. Then I called his friends parents, to see if perhaps he had got off at their stop to play. The answers were all “No.”By that time, it was dark and I was scared. My home was in
4、 the mountain areas, and it was said that a wolf had come up somewhere. My husband wasnt at home, so I forced myself to calm down and decided to go out to look for him. I was about to go out when the telephone rang; it was from the driver. “Hes okay,” I heard. “He was asleep on the seats in the back
5、, under a couple of jackets. Since its dark, can he spend the night with my family?” I was relieved and agreed. Since my son had a great adventure, the school started giving a copy of the list to the driver, so he could check off the childrens names when they got off the bus. I think highly of the s
6、chool for taking the cautionary (警戒的) step ahead; it is a sign of their concern for students, parents, and staff.1. From Paragraph 1 we learn that _. A. the authors son went home by bus every after-noonB. the authors son came to school earlier than other studentsC. the authors home was farther than
7、that of any other studentD. the author was a teacher in her sons primary school2. At first the secretary thought _. A. the authors son was still at schoolB. the authors son was at his friends home C. the school bus would arrive in a while D. there might be something wrong with the school bus3. The a
8、uthors son probably spent the night _. A. in the bus B. at his own homeC. at the drivers home D. in the secretarys office4.The author wrote the text to _. A. praise the school for its quick action B. thank the bus driver for his kindnessC. complain about the secretary of the schoolD. show her concer
9、n for kids safety B Italian Lakes and Greek Islands(12Days) Prices starting from $1，999 Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort(胜地）of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as y
10、our home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment(娱乐）areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams. Youll spend 4 d
11、ays touring Greek cities youve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonder
12、ful island with beautiful beaches. Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinner-a perfect ending to a pleasant journey. 12Day, 25Meals:10Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9Dinners Day 1 Overnight flight to Italy Day 2-3 Regina Palace, stresa, Italy Day
13、 4-10 Costa Victoria(Costa cruises) Day 11 Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy Day 12 Leave for home Please Note: 5.How is the journey planned? A. It starts and ends in Italy. B. It starts and ends in Greece. C. It starts in Italy and ends in Greece. D. It starts in Greece and ends in Italy. 6. What does
14、the underlined part “the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to? A. A famous hotel. B. A beautiful resort. C. A comfortable ship. D. A long-distance bus. 7. Tourists will travel on their own in . A. Stresa B. Olympia C. Mykonos D. Verona.C We often think of future. We often wonder what the world wou
15、ld be like in a hundred years time. Think of space, perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed，permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系). When t
16、hat time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine,too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseasescancer. Pollution is a problem we must solve. In hundreds years time it will have been
17、 controlled. All the world will have been developed even Antarctica. There will be large cities in Antarctica. We already have supersonic(超音速的) flight, but in a hundred years time we will have supersonic land travel as well. We will have used up most of earths land to build our cities, so floating c
18、ities will have been built. The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will have been completed. 8. We will have developed _ in a hundred yearstime，permitting long journeys all over the solar system. A. cheap rockets for space
19、travel B. a planeC. a spaceship D. a satellite9. Man will also have supersonic land travel _ . A. in a year B. about half a century later C. in the year 2050 D. about a century later10. The last paragraph mainly talks about _ . A. well make good use of space on the earth B. cities under the seaC. Ja
20、pan will first build floating cities D. earths land is in danger11. The best title for the passage is _ . A. Travel in the Future B. Future LifeC. Where to Live in the Future D. Space Travel D A mum saved her daughters life with her newly learned first aid skills. Sonya Hall, 33, of Denny Avenue, La
21、ncaster, had only just attended one first aid class the day before when she found herself needing to use the skills on her three-year-old daughter Tilly.Sonya, who also has son Emmen, six, attended the first aid course at Lune Park Childrens Centre in Lancaster. Then she was faced with every parents
22、 worst nightmare when Tilly went blue in the face and stopped breathing. But thanks to her newly acquired skills, Sonya saved Tillys life.Sonya said: “Tilly was playing with her brother and they were fighting over a toy. Emmen won the fight. Tilly fell backwards and her head was hit. She was face do
23、wn and shaking and at first I thought she was upset. But then I saw she was blue in the face and had stopped breathing. I reacted without thinking and immediately started using the first aid skills I had learned the day before which were so fresh in my mind. I began doing mouth-to-mouth and chest co
24、mpressions (胸外按压). It probably took about a minute before Tilly started breathing again, but to me it felt like a lifetime.”After getting Tilly breathing again, Sonya called an ambulance and the doctors came. Since then, Tilly has been diagnosed (诊断) with Reflex Anoxic Seizure (反射缺氧发作). Sonya said:
25、“The seizure can happen when theres any unexpected pain, fear or fright. It is just so lucky that the day before it happened, I had been practising first aid.”The Empowering Parents First Aid course is run by Lancashire Adult Learning. Sonya said: “I am just so glad I did the course and learnt the f
26、irst aid skills. I always feared I would not know what to do in a crisis situation, but luckily I had the knowledge and skills to deal with it.” 12. What happened to Tilly?A. She was knocked down by her brother.B. She fell on the floor and hit her head.C. She was hit by a toy on the head and felt up
27、set. D. She was hit by her brother and stopped breathing.13. When Sonya found Tillys shaking, she thought her daughter must _. A. be crying B. be very angry C. pretend to be hurt D. recognize her failure14. When Sonya goes to the first aid class next time, she will feel _. A. enjoyable B. excited C.
28、 grateful D. confident15. What would be the best title for the text? A. The importance of first aidB. How to practise first aidC. Mum saves girl with first aidD. Mums should attend first aid courses第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。 Question: Why is it so hard for some pe
29、ople to apologize after theyve done something wrong? I have made every effort to persuade my uncle to be nice to people that he knows hes hurt. 16 How I wish things would be better if hed just say hes sorry and ask them to forgive him. Answer: 17 Its just easier for him to pretend nothing happened t
30、han to face the embarrassment (尴尬) of admitting he was wrong. Youve probably done the same thing yourself at some time. In fact, most of us have. Furthermore, what if others wont forgive him even if he apologizes? 18Pride blinds us to our mistakes or faults. Or at least it makes us pay less attentio
31、n to their seriousness. Pride also makes us unwilling to admit to others that we were wrong. Perhaps were afraid they will look down on us if we admit it. 19 But others see through our pride. And things would be far better if we admitted our faults and asked for forgiveness. 20Now you know why your
32、uncle refuses to apologize, talk to him again. Help him to learn how to apologize and ask for forgiveness from others.A. But a deeper reason is pride.B. But he just refuses to do that.C. We may even hope that somehow they will overlook it.D. As a result, you would offend others and hurt their feelin
33、gs. E. There are a variety of reasons for your uncles refusal to apologize.F. Otherwise our pride would only hurt us and cause conflict with others.G. One reason your uncle finds it hard to apologize could be embarrassment.第二部分：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中选出最佳选项 There was
34、once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he 21 to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great 22 and made war on other countries. He conquered many kings and 23 many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of 24
35、 . For a long time he wandered in 25 from place to place. His enemies were 26 him. He was about to lose all hope. One day he was 27 under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldnt 28any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of
36、 the tree. He looked more 29and saw it was an ant, 30 a grain of wheat as large as itself.There was a 31in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant. “You are 32 , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he 33 , the ant lost its
37、 footing and fell to the ground. But it 34 held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane35 the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time . the twentieth time but always with the same 36 . Then it tried the twenty-first time. 37 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place
38、where it had 38 so often. The next minute it climbed 39 into its home, carrying the grain of wheat.“Well done!”said Tamerlane, “youve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, 40 I succeed.”And this he did.21.A. failed B. learned C. chose D. wished22.A. party B. family C. army D. group23.A. b
39、urned B. defended C. rebuilt D. developed24.A. business B. battle C. sports D. wheat25.A. peace B. relief C. puzzlement D. fear26.A. fighting against B. looking for C. caring about D. calling on27.A. lying B. singing C. sleeping D. practicing28.A. grow up B. get around C. carry on D. stay up29.A. Qu
40、ickly B. excitedly C. seriouslyD. closely30.A. eating B. carrying C. discoveringD. picking31.A. hole B. cave C. leaf D. flower32.A. hungry B. small C. brave D. smart33.A. discussedB. explained C. complainedD. spoke34.A. only B. still C. also D. even35.A. watched B. touched C. helped D. guided36.A. g
41、oal B. method C. result D. reason37.A. Hurriedly B. Gently C. Slowly D. Sadly38. A. stopped B. appeared C. prepared D. fallen39.A. worriedly B. safely C. freely D. calmly40.A. till B. after C. if D. because 第三部分语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Once there lived a rich man41wanted to do something for the peop
42、le of his town.42first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed43very large stone. Then he44(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man,
43、but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.45man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove46. Late in the afternoon a young man came
44、along. He saw the stone,47(say) to himself: “The night48(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his49(strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!50the stone, he found
45、a bag of money.第三部分：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误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。 My hometown is a small village. Small as it is, but its very b
46、eautiful. There are a number of hill around my hometown and they are very beautiful. In spring, we fly kites are made by themselves on the top of the hills. The kites fly very highly. In summer, the trees and grass are green and the flowers are bright on the hills. Beside, the wild apples are nice t
47、o eating. In autumn, corns at the foot of the hills were ripe. In winter, when it snows, something is covered with snow. We play with snow and make snowmen. In my hometown there are the blue sky, fresh air, sweet water and kind people. I love my hometown!第四部分:书面表达（满分20分） 假如你是李明，学校领导和教师因为担心同学们浏览不健康的网
48、站，关闭了教室内电脑的网络浏览功能，你们感到很难过。请你给校长写一封信，劝说校长同意开通教室内的网络。注意：1. 信中要包括下表中的所有内容；2. 词数：120左右；3. 信的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。事由教室内的电脑不能上网，建议学校开通网络。原因1. 有利于查找资料；2. 浏览新闻，了解信息；3. 作为高中生，我们正在形成自己的判断力。Dear Headmaster,Im writing to persuade you to let us surf the Internet in the classroom.合作一中高二英语第二学期期中考试题 标准答案一、阅读理解14CCCA 5
49、7ACB 811ADAB 1215 BBCC 1620BGACF二、 完形填空21-25DCABD 26-30BACDB 31-35ACDBA 36-40CCDBA 三、语法填空41. who42.But43. a44. hid45. Another 46. It 47. saying 48. will be 49. strength50. Under四、短文改错：51. . but its very . 去掉but52. . a number of hill . hill hills53. . kites are made . kites后加that / which或去掉are54. . b
50、y themselves . themselves ourselves55. . fly very highly. highly high56. Beside, the wild apples . Beside Besides57. . nice to eating. eating eat58. . hills were ripe. were are59. . something is covered . something everything60. . there are the blue sky . are is五、书面表达Dear Headmaster, Im writing to p
51、ersuade you to let us surf the Internet in the classroom. We know youre afraid that we may be exposed to unhealthy websites. Actually every coin has two sides. We still think that surfing the Internet can bring us much more advantages. First of all, I think it would be better if we can surf the Inte
52、rnet, because there is a wide range of learning resources on the Internet. We should make good use of it. Furthermore, we can broaden our horizons by reading various news online. Last but not least, as high school students, we are building up our sense of judgment. Given chances, we are sure that we will learn how to stay away from unhealthy websites. I do hope you can take my suggestion into consideration and make a final decision. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Ming
