2015届高二第一学期半期考试

英语

第一部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分）

单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

1. ____ new cure for this disease that medical experts have recently developed proves to be ______ most effective, although it can not completely kill all the viruses.

A. A; a B. The; / C. /; the D. A; the

2. This basketball team had lots of excellent players, so its fans never expected that it ____ have failed in the final.

A. must B. might C. should D. need

3. The youngest daughter got angry again. Mother felt very _____ and father’s face wore a ____ expression.

A. puzzled; puzzling B. puzzling; puzzled C. puzzling; puzzling D. puzzled; puzzled

4. I saw Mary dancing at Kate’s birthday party and on that ____ she was really excellent.

A. scene B. situation C. position D. occasion

5. Zhanglin was ______in computer games during his last year in high school, otherwise he would have been a student at Beijing University.

A. absorbed B. missed C. losing D. devoted

6. — The water was left running all night long.

— Yes. It seemed that John ___________. He was the last one to leave the lab.

A. was to be blamed B. was to blame C. had been blamed D. should be blamed

7. I could hardly believe the news, for I saw him on the street the ____ day.

A. precious B. previous C. precise D. present

8. If you ____________ of Mary, ask her to come and see me.

A. lose sight of?? B. catch sight of?? C. are in the sight of? D. are at the sight of

9. When we saw the road with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.

A. block B. to block C. blocking D. blocked

10. ______ you come across some new words, don’t refer to your dictionary at once but guess their meanings according to the context.

A. Now that B. The first time C. Every time D. If only

11. _____ by Ren Changxia’s deeds, many young girls want to be a policewoman in the future.

A. To be inspired B. Having inspired C. Being inspired D. Inspired

12. It was not until I got home _____ I found that I had left my keys in the office.

A. before B. when C. that D. /

13. _____ from his accent, he is from Shanghai.

A. Judged B. Judging C. Judge D. To judge

14. _______ which university to attend, the girl asked her teacher for advice.

A. Not knowing B. Knowing not C. Not known D. Known not

15. — I wonder if you are occupied tomorrow.

— __________.

A. Sure, I can do that B. I will do my best to come

C. Sorry, I couldn’t make it D. I don’t have anything particular to do

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I looked up at the signs, trying to make sure which train I needed to take to Narita Airport, so I could catch the flight that would take me home to Canada. I was feeling the 16 of my huge pack, which contained gifts for my family. The Japanese language was 17 to me. You could imagine how hopeless I felt when I failed to see any symbol that 18 familiar.

Just then, a woman stopped and asked in 19 which way I wanted to go. She helped me 20 the platform number, the price and the time of departure.

I thanked her. Having ten minutes left, she 21 I join her for a quick tea. She told me she was born in Japan, 22 spending a year backpacking in New York had let her experience the life of a woman 23 alone. We excitedly traded stories but soon our 24 chat was over. Her train was leaving. Before leaving, she hurriedly 25 both our drinks. “Save your money,” she said.

I stood up and pulled the load once more onto my back. 26 , she reappeared with a square box 27 in white and red paper. She pushed the box into my 28 . It was warm.

“For the train. Goodbye.” I had 29 these specially prepared boxed meals for sale in the stations. They looked delicious but they were 30 my budget.

As I waited on the platform, my pack didn’t feel 31 heavy as before. Though I had been given one more 32 to carry, I felt light-hearted with the taste of warm food, the 33 of my homecoming and the generosity（慷慨）of a Japanese woman I 34 ran into on the way. And I never even 35 her name when she introduced herself.

16. A. pressure B. weight C. content D. value

17. A. attractive B. simple C. funny D. mysterious

18. A. sounded B. appeared C. turned D. remained

19. A. English B. Japanese C. French D. Chinese

20. A. call for B. account for C. find out D. work out

21. A. demanded B. insisted C. wanted D. hoped

22. A. so B. and C. but D. or

23. A. working B. living C. traveling D. struggling

24. A. serious B. short C. constant D. private

25. A. drank up B. emptied out C. paid for D. filled with

26. A. At the same time B. By that time C. All of a sudden D. In time

27. A. hidden B. wrapped C. covered D. decorated

28. A. pack B. cups C. hands D. bottles

29. A. tasted B. seen C. touched D. smelt

30. A. about B. within C. upon D. beyond

31. A. any B. too C. as D. much

32. A. food B. pack C. burden D. gift

33. A. plan B. promise C. dream D. decision

34. A. unexpectedly B. unluckily C. hurriedly D. finally

35. A. caught B. forgot C. called D. asked

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

Did anyone find that the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.

The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.

Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.

　　Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire. This change shows the weakening of the British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today. 　　

36. According to the passage, we know that .

A. Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain

B. the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England

C. all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning

D. all the names refer to England

37. It is clear that the British isles refer to .

A. Britain, England and the UK.

B. the two main islands and thousands of small ones

C. three countries and several islands

D. Great Britain or the United Kingdom

38. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as .

A. Edinburgh, England 　　 B. Edinburgh, Great Britain

C. Scotland, Edinburgh, England 　　 D. Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh

B

A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保释金) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr. Barush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.”

When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr. Barush said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”

He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love. A book is a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I cleaned them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.”

“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were happy books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”

39. Why was the man put into prison?

A. Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so.

B. Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries.

C. Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed.

D. Because he wanted to publish his story.

40. How did the man treat books?

A. He treated them as real people.

B. He treated them as his own children.

C. He treated them as his furniture.

D. He treated them as his job.

41. From the passage we can learn that the man is ____ _.

A. a thief B. a writer

C. crazy about books D. unfortunate

42. What is mainly talked about in this passage?

A. A funny thief who loves stealing books.

B. A person who refuses to return borrowed books and wants to look after them.

C. A person who is crazy about books so he keeps stealing them from the library.

D. A person who has some mental problems.

C

Web logs — “blogs” for short — are very popular among young people. Blogs are used to post thoughts, opinions, photos, and other materials on the web for the online community to read. Some bloggers have their own websites; others post their blogs on one of many blog-hosting sites. Blogs, a source of news, however, are not fixe