安徽省宿州市2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

(时间：90分钟 分值：120分)

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第一卷

第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分)

单项填空(共20题；每小题1分，满分20分)

1. With?all the exercises?________,?Jack?went out to play badminton with his classmate.

A.?finishing????????????????????B.?to?finish?????????? ???C.?finished?????????????????????D.?being?finished

2. Mr. Lin is ___________ at repairing hard wares.

A. professor B. better C. experted D. expert

3. I?would?like?to?_____?this?book?_____?all?those?who?are?interested?in?traveling.?

?A.???recommend,?to????????????????B.?prefer,?to???????????????C.?refer,?to??? ??D.?deal,?with

4. With the effort of several doctors, he was cured __________ his serious illness.

A. by B. of C. with D. off

5. So?_______________?at?the?sight?of?the?monster?that?he?could?neither?move?nor?scream.

A.?frightened?Tom?was???????????????????????????????????? ?B.?was?Tom?frightened???

C.?frightening?was?Tom?????????????????????????????????????D.?frightened?was?Tom

6. The little girl was _______to look at the _______tiger.

A. frightened , frightening B. frightening , frightened,

C. frightened, frightened, D. frightening , frightening

7. ____ many times, but he still doesn’t know how to do it.

A. He has been told B. Having been told C. Having told D. Being told

8. ---Will he come to our dinner?

---He says that he will not come ________.

A. unless being invited B. if inviting C. unless invited D. if invited

9. I feel it is your husband who _________ for the spoiled child.

A. is to blame B. is going to blame C. is to be blamed D. should blame

10. I think it a little __________ to finish so much work within 30 minutes.

A. challenging B. challenge C. challenged D. challengingly

11. It’s wise to handle the ____________ between nations in a peaceful way.

A. condition B. control C. confusion D. conflict

12. Crops died of drought for ____________ water.

A. lack B. lacking of C. a lack D. lack of

13. —What would you like to do next? Go skating?

—Well，______ . I am not so skilled at it. I hate to be black and blue all over.

A．That’s the last thing I’ll do． B．It’s up to you

C．I can’t agree more． D．You can say that again!

14. Years of hard work almost made him ________________.

A. break up B. break out C. break down D. break off

15. _________ English can be difficult to learn, it is a very useful tool for communication.

A. As B. When C. While D. Because

16. If you _____________ your study, I am sure you will make greater progress.

A. concentrate on B. concentrate to C. focus to D. focus at

17. I can’t understand why he should tell a lie! He is my best friend! It doesn’t _____________.

A. make sure B. make out C. make sense D. make meaning

18. It is a research group __________ 2 teachers and 8 students.

A. consist of B. consisting of C. consists of D. consisted of

19. My grandfather has a large __________ of stamps.

A. correction B. collection C. connection D. section

20. Mrs. Taylor has an 8-year-old daughter who has a(n) ______ for painting—she has won two national prizes.

A. ability B. interest C. present D. gift

第二节．完形填空(共20题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There was a store a half hour’ s walk from my apartment, and it was the cheapest place to buy food for us students studying abroad in France, 21 there was always a long checkout line. On a cold March day, I spent my time shopping, got what I needed and 22 the checkout.

23 , the lines that day were long. There were people everywhere. I was standing 24 . in line because I just wasn’t that 25 my French yet. Any time that I had to 26 with the natives, I got a little nervous.

When my 27 came, I began to put my things on the cashier desk, hoping that the cashier wouldn’t 28 me. With nervous energy, I was shaking back and forth, but I didn’t even notice I was continually 29 a security alarm!

The entire store was watching me now. To my 30 , the store manager came to me a few moments later. She started to 31 me in French. Then she realized that I spoke no French. The next five minutes were spent 32 me: my backpack, my coat pockets, my jean pockets. And there were hands 33 . Everyone was looking, pointing, and 34 .

I stood embarrassedly all the while; the 35 was still ringing out.

Then I 36 this had happened to me before in the States. New 37 always equal alarms. The clothes contain small sensors (传感器) that you are supposed to 38 before wearing. So I grabbed my shirt and turned it 39 . There was a “Remove Before Washing” tag in it. 40 I could say anything, the manager brought a pair of scissors and then cut off the tag.

I packed up my backpack, and marched out of the store with a strange mixture of embarrassment and pride.

21. A. when B. because C. so D. or

22. A. headed for B. looked for C. asked D. turned to

23. A. In fact B. Unexpectedly C. As usual D. Unluckily

24. A. hopefully B. thoughtfully C. fearfully D. nervously

25. A. interested in B. confident about C. afraid of D. strict with

26. A. stay B. play C. study D. communicate

27. A. turn B. time C. bill D. wait

28. A. find B. recognize C. speak to D. look at

29. A. setting up B. setting off C. making up D. making out

30. A. excitement B. surprise C. happiness D. sorrow

31. A. answer B. help C. question D. understand

32. A. searching B. catching C. watching D. greeting

33. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere

34. A. smiling B. whispering C. worrying D. upsetting

35. A. phone B. bell C. alarm D. toy

36. A. explained B. complained C. remembered D. thought

37. A. trousers B. clothes C. backpacks D. pockets

38. A. remove B. check C. buy D. use

39. A. down B. inside C. off D. outward

40. A. After B. Before C. As D. When

第二部分 阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

People?in?the?United?States?honor?their?parents?with?two?special?days:?mother’s?day,?on?the?second?Sunday?in?May,?and?Father’s?day,?on?the?third?Sunday?in?June.?These?days?are?set?aside?to?show?love?and?respect?for?parents.?They?raise?their?children?and?educate?them?to?be?responsible?citizens.?They?give?love?and?care.?These?two?days?make?us?think?about?the?changing?roles?of?mothers?and?fathers.?More?mothers?now?work?outside?the?home.?More?fathers?must?help?with?child?care.?

These?two?special?days?are?celebrated?in?many?different?ways.?On?Mother’s?Day?people?wear?carnations.?A?red?one?symbolizes?a?living?mother.?A?white?one?shows?that?the?mother?is?dead.?Many?people?attend?religious?services?to?honor?parents.?It?is?also?a?day?when?people?whose?parents?are?dead?visit?the?cemetery(墓地).?On?these?days，families?get?together?at?home,?as?well?as?in?restaurants.?They?often?have?outdoor?barbecues?for?Father’s?Day.?These?are?days?of?fun?and?good?feelings?and?memories.

Another?tradition?is?to?give?cards?and?gifts.?Children?make?them?in?school.?Many?people?make?their?own?presents.?These?are?valued?more?than?the?ones?bought?in?stores.?It?is?not?the?value?of?the?gift?that?is?important,?but?it?is?“the?thought?that?counts”.?Greeting?card?stores,?florists,?candy?makers,?bakeries(面包师),?telephone?companies,?and?other?stores?do?a?lot?of?business?during?these?holidays.

41.?Which?of?the?following?is?NOT?a?reason?for?children?to?show?love?and?respect?for?parents?

?? ?A.?Parents?bring?up?children.??????????????

B.?Parents?give?love?and?care?to?children.

?? ?C.?Parents?educate?children?to?be?good?persons.??

D.?Parents?pass?away?before?children?grow?up.

42.?On?Father’s?Day,?what?do?people?often?do?

???A.?They?wear?carnations. ???B.?They?have?outdoor?barbecues.?

???C.?They?attend?religious?services?to?honor?parents. ??D.?They?visit?the?cemetery.

43.?What?do?you?think?“florists”?do??_________.

???A.?They?sell?flowers.

B.?They?make?and?sell?bread.

???C.?They?offer?enough?room?for?having?family?parties.

???D.?They?sell?special?gifts?for?Mother’s?Day?and?Father’s?Day.

B

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “See, my dear,” father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to father for help, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出） “ The cook must have gone mad！” Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed, I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wou