高二下学期期中考试英语试题

第I卷（三部分，共100分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What building are the speakers looking at?

A. The United Nations Building.

B. The White House.

C. United Nations University.

2. Why didn’t the woman think much of the play?

A. She saw it before.

B. There’s no more laugh in it.

C. There are not more famous actors in it.

3. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?

A. He drove his daughter to the school.

B. He did something on the main street.

C. He was at a meeting.

4. Where is the man making the call?

A. In an office. B. In a phone box. C. In a hospital.

5. What did the woman do in July?

A. She learned swimming.

B. She traveled to France.

C. She stayed at home.

第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why doesn’t the woman want to go to the English Corner?

A. She’s too busy to draw any time to practice English there.

B. She thinks her oral English is poor.

C. She doesn’t think she needs to improve her English.

7. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. People can get more chances to practice speaking English at the English Corner.

B. You will be looked down upon if your English is poor at the English Corner.

C. The English Corner only can help people who are good at English.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Have a word with her. B. Call a taxi for her. C. See her off at the airport.

9. What will the woman do when she stays in Italy?

A. See some movies. B. Spend a holiday. C. Do some work.

10. What is the weather like in Italy at this time of the year?

A. Rainy and damp. B. Warm and sunny. C. Windy and dry.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the man advise the woman to eat?

A. Some fresh fruit. B. The apple pie. C. The chocolate cake.

12. What can we infer from the conversation?

A. The dessert that the man can serve is only chocolate cake.

B. There’s some fresh fruit for the woman to choose from.

C. The woman doesn’t like pineapple pie at all.

13. What is the result of this conversation?

A. The woman has no choice but to eat chocolate cake.

B. The woman only drinks a cup of coffee.

C. The woman leaves the restaurant without eating or drinking anything.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At an air booking office. B. In a coffee shop. C. In a book store.

15. What time will the man leave for Seattle?

A. At 1:02 pm. B. At 2:10 pm. C. At 1:20 pm.

16. Why does the man go to Seattle?

A. To spend a holiday. B. To have a meeting. C. To visit some friends.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When will the final exam be held?

A. Next Thursday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Tuesday.

18. What does the speaker advise the students to do for the exam?

A. Bring some blank papers for the exam.

B. Do a research project before the exam.

C. Review the midterm exam papers as well as textbooks and the class notes.

19. What percentage does the midterm count for in a student’s grade of the course?

A. 20%. B. 25%. C. 55%.

20. Why does the speaker say that the exam will not be easy for the students?

A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.

B. Students will be tested on all the topics discussed in class.

C. Students will have to respond to all the questions in the exam.

第二部分：英语知识运用 (共二节，满分30分)

第一节: 多项选择 (共10分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项：

21. The employers and the trade union leaders still hold opposite opinions, and reaching a(n) __________ seems to be out of the question.

A. procedure B. compromise C. competence D. expectation

22. It’s widely acknowledged that the _________ of our sports system, rather than just foreign coaches, will be helpful to Chinese football.

A. extension B. assumption C. reform D. authority

23. Working mothers find frozen food very _________, especially when there is little time to cook.

A. convenient B. miserable C. authentic D. stable

24. We should not _________ content ourselves with delicious meals, but we should also attach more importance to the balance of diet.

A. apparently B. merely C. passively D. eventually

25. Robert is full of _________ ideas. No wonder his friends don’t think he is an ordinary man.

A. flexible B. sensitive C. innocent D. extraordinary

26. You can find Joe’s house easily because his house is _________ from others’ in the street by its pink walls and large windows.

A. classified B. monitored C. associated D. distinguished

27. The information _________ from the Internet is not always true, so we should be careful to check the data we find on the websites.

A. forbidden B. restored C. obtained D. illustrated

28. Rather than carry out the project by itself, the company planned to _________ with other potential cooperators.

A. catch up B. come up C. put up D. team up

29. Quite a number of local operas are gradually _________ as few young people take interest in them.

A. fading out B. paying off C. living on D. setting about

30. The government passed a law _________ food safety last year but never has it taken effect up to now.

A. in need of B. in terms of C. in charge of D. in favor of

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，掌握其大意，然后从30～50各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

For almost 18 years, my mom has given time from her life to devote her care to my growth. She has washed __31__ clothes. She’s planned doctors’ appointments for all parts of the body, cut hair, taken pictures, bought presents, 32 _ vacations and basically kept a small boy’s life __33__ smoothly.

When I was 12, I got into __34___ arguments with my older and wiser parents. The __35__ never led to any achievement for me, but I still took __36__. Many times strong feeling of anger caused tears to well up in my eyes by the end of the quarrel with them. 37 , I’d return to my room and stay for as long as my parents allowed. Then I’d __38__ a knock and hardly manage a weak, “Come in.” My mom, acting as a __39__, would slowly enter and sit next to me on the bed. I’d again try to __40__ what I had said was true. __41__, this time less angrily. Then mom 42 , strictly and lovingly showed to me her voice of __43___. After that she’d hug me and I’d stop crying. All would be __44__ in my family again.

Hugs will __45__ be her trademark (标志): warm hugs for goodnights, good-byes and a thousand other such situations. “You’re never too old to __46__ your mother.” I’ve heard those eight words since I came to the world. They sound true. For some reason, those words possess the unbelievable __47__ to reduce anxiety, cool an angry head, __48__ fears and put wrong things right.

Perhaps my mother, now worthy of the title “Mom” can be an example to mothers everywhere. Being a mother is not so __49__. Any female has the ability to become one. The challenge isn’t in becoming a “mother”, but instead, becoming a “mom”. Mine does that quite __50__.

31. A. shabby B. casual C. worn D. dirty

32. A. taken B. prepared C. spent D. enjoyed

33. A. advancing B. changing C. running D. developing

34. A. unfit B. uncertain C. unfair D. unwise

35. A. quarrels B. doubts C. complaints D. puzzles

36. A. notice B. charge C. part D. risk

37. A. Crying B. Blaming C. Whistling D. Whispering

38. A. feel B. smell C. hear D. catch

39. A. trouble-maker B. policy-maker C. decision-maker D. peace-maker

40. A. admit B. prove C. conclude D. approve

41. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However

42. A. cheerfully B. anxiously C. calmly D. abruptly

43. A. advice B. reason C. demand D. courage

44. A. troublesome B. comfortable C. friendly D. right

45. A. forever B. eventually C. seldom D. actually

46. A. respect B. love C. hug D. comfort

47. A. ability B. confidence C. influence D. power

48. A. lose B. share C. overcome D. express

49. A. difficult B. easy C. disgusting D. disappointing

50. A. carefully B. perfectly C. formally D. normally

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

Don’t make noise when having soup and chewing, or chew with your mouth open. Your napkin(餐巾) should be placed on your lap at all times. Don’t put it in any other place. If you have to get up, place it neatly on your seat.

When eating, put your fork straight in your mouth. Don’t place your fork in the side of your mouth as it increases the chances of dropping your food, which could be very embarrassing. If you get food stuck in your mouth, don’t pick it out with your fingers or fork at the table. Excuse yourself and go to the restroom and get it out with a toothpick.

When dining, keep your eyes on your friend at all times and try to smile between mouthfuls. Sometimes, you should make an effort to show some interest and ask questions like, “How do you like the beef?” If she needs, you are the one who is supposed to flag down the waiter by a gentle wave of the hand until someone notices you.

51. If you want to eat in a popular restaurant, the author of the passage suggests that __________.

A. you book a table in advance

B. you book a table ahead of time and check to be properly dressed

C. you go with a friend

D. you just show up any time you want

52. Good eating manners do NOT include ___________.

A. eating at a proper pace

B. making sounds to show how much you enjoy food

C. placing a napkin on your lap

D showing some interest in your friend when dining

53. We can in