高二下学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分： 基础知识（共两节，满分15分）

第一节：词组翻译（共11小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1. 逃学 ______________ 6. 一到英国 ____________

飞行偏离航线 ____________________ 7. 展出 ________________

散掉、成为碎片 __________________ 8. 立正 ________________

题名为…的文章 __________________ 9. 首相 ________________

在…（如飞机）上 ________________ 10. 发脾气 _____________

第二节：单项选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

11. After ________ by the police, he was sent back to England.

A. being picked up B. be picked up C. been picked up D. picking up

12. He is the manager of the factory. He’s ________ it.

A. charged with B. in the charge of C. charged D. in charge of

13. I’m used to travelling by air. I am ________ to it.

A. accustomed B. habitual C. cutomary D. inhabited

14. The policeman was suspicious ________ Patrick.

A. to B. of C. for D. from

15. People often laugh at stories ________ told by seamen.

A. which B. which have C. which have being D. which have been

第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1 The disability makes everyday life difficult and ________ society should treat ________ disabled with dignity and respect.

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

2 When they moved to Canada，the children ________the change very well.

A．adapted to B．adopted to C．used to D．attempted to

3 Busy as they are，parents should ________at least two hours every week to spend with their children.

A．set out B．set away C．set aside D．set off

4 ________clearly aware of the danger ahead，he accepted the task without fear.

A．As if B．Though C．If D．As though

5 The film star has asked ________but the journalists just keep following him wherever he goes.

A．to leave alone B．left alone

C．to be left alone D．being left alone

6 We did everything we could________ him to stay，but he insisted on leaving.

A．try to persuade B．to try to persuade

C．try persuading D．to be persuaded

7 The novel written by the author________ well，but five years ago no one could have imagined

how great a role he ________in the literary world.

A．sells；was to play B．selling；was playing

C．sold；had played D．sell；is playing

8 With the guide ________the way，we finally got to the village which we were looking for.

A．led B．leading C．to lead D．had led

9 A much better way must be found to achieve an equal ________of the resources.

A．distribution B．contribution

C．catalogue D．separation

10 A government official was murdered last Friday and the police are collecting information

that is ________to the case.

A．relevant B．similar C．devoted D．addicted

11 —Why hasn’t she come to the party?

—I am afraid she can’t. She is being ________her report.

A．covered with B．filled with

C．occupied with D．crowded with

12 The scientists are making further research to develop more advanced rockets

________spaceships can be launched.

A．which B．with which

C．/ D．with that

13 Was it in the library ________ he often went to do some reading ________ he met the pretty

girl?

A．that；that B．where；where

C．where；that D．that；where

14 Not far from my house, there is a grocery shop, ________ owner seated in it playing poker with his customers every afternoon.

A. its B. which C. whose D. that

15 —Why did you come in without my permission?

—________. I won’t behave like that again.

A．No problem B．I’m sorry

C．I suppose so D．Take it easy

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。

A daughter complained to her father about how hard her life was. She was 16 and wanted to give up.

Her father filled three pots with 17 and placed them on the fire. The daughter looked at him in a strange way, 18 what he was trying to do. He then put carrots, eggs and coffee beans in each pot respectively (各自地) without saying a word. Half an hour later, he 19 the fire. He pulled the carrots and eggs 20 and placed them in two bowls. Then he poured the coffee in another bowl.

He asked his daughter to feel the 21 . She did and 22 that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and 23 it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to 24 the coffee. She frowned at the strength of the coffee.

25 , she asked, “What does it mean, Father?”

He explained, “Each of them 26 the same 100 degrees of boiling water. _27_ , each reacted differently.”

“After going through the boiling water, the carrots became 28 . An egg is easy to 29 . But now its inside has become hardened. The coffee beans were 30 . After they were in the boiling water, they became stronger and richer.”

Which are you? 31 adversity (厄运) knocks on your door, you should act like the coffee bean. The bean does not get its wonderful 32 until it reaches 100 degrees. When the water gets the 33 , it just tastes better. When things are at their worst and 34 are at their greatest, you should make more effort. Then you will win success. 35 , you will become soft with no strength like carrots or hardened like eggs with a stiff (坚硬的) heart.

16. A. excited B. satisfied C. tired D. shocked

17. A. water B. milk C. coffee D. food

18. A. realizing B. believing C. wondering D. admitting

19. A. turned off B. put down C. looked at D. set about

20. A. up B. away C. out D. in

21. A. eggs B. carrots C. beans D. bowls

22. A. noted B. answered C. proved D. doubted

23. A. fry B. clean C. break D. cook

24. A. make B. taste C. pour D. offer

25. A. Pleased B. Frightened C. Puzzled D. Disappointed

26. A. faced B. feared C. caused D. knew

27. A. Thus B. Besides C. Anyhow D. However

28. A. soft B. fresh C. green D. big

29. A. understand B. find C. move D. damage

30. A. unique B. strange C. common D. lucky

31. A. Before B. Though C. Because D. When

32. A. flavor B. color C. time D. role

33. A. lowest B. deepest C. purest D. hottest

34. A. rules B. trials C. values D. views

35. A. On the contrary B. In other words

C. As a result D. In a word

第三部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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

During World War I, a German spy called Reginald Rowland worked in the United Kingdom gathering information for Germany about the British army. A box of talcum powder (爽身粉) and other lotions （护肤液）with materials to write secret messages were found in his room when he was caught by British soldiers. He also used invisible (看不见的) ink on shirt collars, in pens, and mixed with cakes of soap to send secret messages.

So, if you want to send secret messages, you will need:

lemon,

a bowl,

a thin paintbrush or toothpick,

white paper,

a hairdryer or light bulb

Directions:

1. Cut the lemon in half, squeeze (挤) the juice into a bowl, and remove any pulp (果肉).

2. Dip the paintbrush or toothpick into the lemon juice.

3. Write your message or draw your map on the white paper, working quickly so that you can see what you have written before the lemon juice dries.

4. When the juice dries, your message will not be seen. Protect it by writing a normal message in pencil on the other side.

5. To reveal the secret message, hold the paper in front of a warm hairdryer or light bulb.

36. According to the text, Reginald Rowland _____.

A. hated the war

B. was from the UK

C. worked for Germany

D. was good at making up stories

37. Which of the following best describes the step 2 of the directions?

38. In sending secret messages, the hairdryer is used to _____.

A. show the secret message

B. remove the lemon pulp

C. squeeze the juice

D. dry the juice

B

Every year gray whales swim a 10,000 miles round-trip, from the cold waters near Alaska, down the coast of North America to the warm waters near Mexico, and back again. It is one of the longest migrations (迁徙) of any mammal.

All day, all summer long, in the cold waters near Alaska, gray whales eat and eat.

Instead of teeth, gray whales have baleen (鲸须) they use to get food from ocean water. They get big mouthfuls of muck (淤泥) from the ocean floor, then push that muck right back out through their baleen. The mucky water flows through, but tiny animals get trapped in the baleen and licked up.

When the water starts to freeze, the whales begin their long trip south. They swim night and day, without stopping to eat or rest. During the long journey, migrating whales may push their heads out of the water to see where they are.

Two months later, the whales reach Mexico. Babies are born here in warm, shallow (浅的) waters called lagoons (濒海湖). Ocean lagoons have no food for the adults, but the babies are safer here than in the open seas. All winter the babies grow big and strong.

In spring first the dads and teenagers leave the lagoons, then the moms with babies. Migrating gray whales swim close to shore, especially moms with babies. The ice is melting up north, and it’s time for the hungry whales to make the long journey back to their summer feeding grounds.

39. The underlined phrase “licked up” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A. given up B. ended up

C. broken up D. eaten up

40. During their long journey to Mexico, gray whales _____.

A. always swim under the ocean

B. find food to supply their energy

C. face the colder and colder water

D. travel to the lagoons without a break

41. Where do mother gray whales give birth?

A. In warm shallow waters near Mexico.

B. Off the coast of North America.

C. In the open seas n