宁波效实中学 高二英语期中试卷

I. 听力（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

第一节 听下面5段对话，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Why has the woman been absent in the office for a long time?

A. She has been sick. B. She has been on holiday.

C. She has been in California for business.

2. What will the woman do on Wednesday night?

A. Collect her sister. B. Study at school. C. Go for Greek food.

3. What is for the woman?

A. Two letters and a postcard.

B. A parcel and a letter.

C. A letter and a postcard.

4. What does the woman mean?

A. She expects the man to help her with the books.

B. She wants to remove the books from the desk.

C. She doesn’t need the man’s help.

5. What do we know about the woman?

A. She asks the man for a lift.

B. She usually goes to work by bus.

C. She will drive her car to the shop.

第二节 听下面5段对话，每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. What did Richard think of the film?

A. Just so-so. B. Satisfying. C. Disappointing.

7. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman will go to a dance club a second time.

B. The waiter served the woman a wrong order.

C. The man liked the film very much.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。

8. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Where to go.

B. When to work out the plan.

C. Whether to go to North America.

9. What does the man want to do in California?

A. Ride on a car. B. See movie stars. C. Visit Disneyland.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。

10. Why did the man come back after a long time?

A. He had to go to another place to buy the pizza.

B. He waited a long time for the pizza to be done.

C. There were many people queuing at the canteen.

11. When does the conversation take place?

A. At the beginning of a term.

B. One week before the examinations.

C. After the examination week.

12. Where will the speakers go first after lunch?

A. To the library. B. To the Main Building. C. To the Administration Building.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. When the woman should take a trip.

B. Why the woman hesitates to take a trip.

C. What the woman has to do after her promotion.

14. Why does the man phone the woman?

A. To ask her to book a flight.

B. To tell her about her promotion.

C. To ask for her final decision.

15. What is the woman worried about?

A. Her work situation. B. The cost of the trip. C. The length of the trip.

16. What does the man think of the woman’s job?

A. Attractive. B. Unpleasant. C. Relaxing.

听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。

17. Why did the speaker choose that part of Africa he visited?

A. It is good for walking. B. It will soon change. C. He had been there before.

18. What made the team’s journey slow?

A. Carrying heavy equipment.

B. Finding somewhere safe to camp.

C. Clearing paths through the forest.

19. What did the speaker worry about during the trip?

A. The safety of the team.

B. Missing the information he needed.

C. Dangerous animals.

20. Why was the team short of food?

A. The trip took longer than expected.

B. Some of the food went bad too quickly.

C. Some people ate more than they should.

II.单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

21. I believe _____ you have made efforts and ______ you are sure to achieve your goal.

A. that; / B. /; / C. /; that D. whether; that

22. John is the only one of the students in our class that never ______ a mistake even when it is pointed out to him.

A. admit making B. admits making C. admit to make D. admits to make

23. Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier ______ into small pieces.

A. break B. breaking C. broken D. to break

24. He left his hometown with the ______ of finding a good job in Shanghai.

A. decision B. intention C. permission D. determination

25. The school should ______ immediately to the parents’ request that students attend classes in the evening.

A. answer B. obey C. follow D. respond

26. You’ll ______ in hospital if you drive so fast.

A. end up B. set up C. turn up D. put up

27. Alice kept perfectly still, ______ that the dog might attack her. “It was the most ______ experience of my life,” she told me later.

A. frightening; frightened B. frightened; frightening

C. frightened; frightened D. frightening; frightening

28. We need to put safeguards ______ to prevent this type of accident occurring again.

A. in mind B. in trouble C. in general D. in place

29. Nowhere _______ find the necklace ______ by her husband in celebration of their tenth wedding anniversary.

A. could she; giving B. she could; giving

C. could she; given D. she could; given

30. He _____ have gone to Shanghai, for I saw him a moment ago.

A. must B. can’t C. mustn’t D. can

31. Our club is open to adults only. ______ your children have entered without permission.

A. There seems to be B. It seems to be

C. There seems that D. It seems that

32. Millions of people have been forced to leave their homes ______ the heavy storms and floods.

A. apart from B. as a result C. in regard to D. due to

33. The newly-built lab is ______ the old one.

A. three times so big as B. as three times big as

C. three times bigger than D. three times the size

34. The production of cars of this company has increased ______ 300, 000 a year, but the sales of new cars have fallen ______ 20 percent this year.

A. to; with B. to; by C. in; to D. in; by

35. Who is ______ that is _______ for the terrible mistake?

A. he; to blame B. it; to blame C. he; to be blamed D. it; to be blamed

36. ________ they are my neighbors, I don’t know them well.

A. While B. Despite C. As D. Now that

37. The poor woman had not slept all night and was completely _________.

A. burnt out B. reached out C. watched out D. turned out

38. With his eyes ________ the work attentively, he didn’t know what was happening outside.

A. focusing on B. focused on C. fixing on D. to fix on

39. Care of the soul is a gradual process ______ even the small details of life should be considered.

A. what B. in what C. which D. in which

40. ---I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.

---_______ ? Mary is interested.

A. Why bother B. Why not C. So what D. What for

III. 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

My friend Jessie and I have known each other since we were very young. After we both got married we seldom had time to get together 41 I always promised myself that I would meet her whenever I was free.

Friendships get more 42 as we get older, and when we reached our forties, we 43 to do something to keep our 44 strong, healthy and growing. We picked out one Saturday a month and 45 to do something together that day. Sometimes we had a long lunch out, and other times we went to see a movie or went shopping. We also promised to have a(n) 46 every few days. In some adventures we drove to our favorite places and 47 a night there. Other times we just 48 , stopping wherever we wanted.

One of our adventures 49 us to a very small town in South Georgia. The people there were 50 a special festival. We were 51 to buy the handmade gifts and to eat the 52 food. There was also a parade. Everyone in the parade 53 and waved to us! It was so great! We 54 had a great time that day!

55 is always on the menu, whether it’s a weekend trip or a couple of hours’ chat over lunch. We are so happy and have a great 56 on each other’s lives. We share our sorrow and 57 and we ask for and receive advice. We always laugh, too!

Don’t keep promising yourself that “someday” you’ll 58 your friends. Do it now. Pick up your phone and make a 59 for THIS weekend. You’ll be a happier and 60 person for it! You need it and your friends need it, too.

41. A. as B. unless C. though D. since

42. A. precious B. difficult C. boring D. interesting

43. A. refused B. decided C. remembered D. regretted

44. A. friendship B. connection C. marriage D. life

45. A. paused B. promised C. prepared D. pretended

46. A. revision B. adventure C. operation D. appointment

47. A. consumed B. took C. cost D. spent

48. A. disappeared B. left C. drove D. ran

49. A. showed B. took C. pushed D. forced

50. A. offering B. enjoying C. presenting D. conducting

51. A. willing B. eager C. delighted D. allowed

52. A. delicious B. terrible C. awful D. valuable

53. A. wiped B. stared C. smiled D. announced

54. A. hardly B. nearly C. really D. probably

55. A. Fun B. Mercy C. Concern D. Disagreement

56. A. consideration B. influence C. discussion D. impression

57. A. weakness B. benefits C. problems D. happiness

58. A. meet B. impress C. support D. forgive

59. A. design B. plan C. speech D. record

60. A. busier B. prettier C. healthier D. cleaner

IV. 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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Moving can bring out the best and the worst in people, I’m finding. And I’ve discovered where a very generous spirit lives: Defiance, Ohio.

After suffering through many months of unemployment, my wife and I had to move this week from Colorado to Ohio, where she would work as a sales assistant. Not knowing a person there, we were pretty concerned about all the work, including how we’d get all the things unloaded without killing ourselves.

We decided to pay a couple of college students to help with all the heavy lifting once we got there. But one neighbor after another stopped by and joined in. “What? Have we moved to some other country? Maybe we’ve died and gone to heaven!” I thought.

Unloading actually became fun as we connected with so many wonderful new friends as we worked. The more people that helped, the easier the work became. A job we were afraid might take days for the two of us alone was done in just a few hours. Many total strangers would either walk by or drive by to ask us if we were moving in. Many were deli