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高二英语期中考试试题高二英语期中考试试题Class_Name_Mark_第一节：单项选择（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分阶段 15 分）1.The famous writers play,_ in one of my books,was published in 1963.A.to mentionB.mentionedC.to be mentionedD.mentioning2.As they are retired,the Smiths prefer a house in the country to spend the rest of theirlife _ in a large city.A.in thisB.to oneC.with thatD.about it3.Like most July days,it was hot.I stepped into _ tiny ice-cream shop to cooloff with _ chocolate sundae(圣代冰淇淋).A.the;/B.a;aC./;theD.the;the4.-Excuse me.-_.-How can I get to the nearest post office?A.Yes?B.Thats OK.C.How come?D.Pardon?5.Computer classes must be _ to every student of all grades,which will makethem have a good command of the modern communication and learning tool.A.accessibleB.avoidableC.valuableD.acceptable6.-Tony,go to pay for the supper bills.-Why _ I?All of you are richer than me!A.shouldB.mustC.canD.shall7.Mr Guo told us at the beginning of this term that he _ born on July 24,1973.A.isB.wasC.has beenD.had been8.After five hours drive,they reached _they thought was the place theydbeen dreaming of.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what9.Even today,the south is _ behind the rest of the United States in areas likeeducation and economic development.A.veryB.farC.quiteD.much10.Although only of _ intelligence,he speaks four languages fluently.A.averageB.middleC.meanD.normal11._ all over the hills and around the lake are wild flowers of different colors.A.GrowB.To growC.GrowingD.Grew12.-I think weve met somewhere before.-No,_.A.it isnt likelyB.it cant be trueC.I would rather notD.I dont think I know you13.-I hear Faulen has taken up his business in London.-Really?He has no business _ and Im sure hell fail.A.feelingB.ideaC.senseD.opinion14.I have just come in to see if I can be _ any assistance to them.A.withB.onC.atD.of15.It was great of his parents to have made _to pay for his education.A.contributionsB.sacrificesC.devotionsD.costs第二节：完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16-35 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出填入短文空白处的最佳答案。Our neighbours son was getting married in 1991 at an out-of-town church,andmy husband and I were invited.We immediately rushed out to a16,and I bought anice pink dress with a jacket.The dress was a little17,but I had a month to gobefore the June 30 wedding and I would18a few pounds.June 29 came and,of course,I hadnt lost a single pound;in fact I had19two,But I20a nice new girdle(紧身内衣)would cure everything.So on our wayout of the city we21once again at the store.I ran in and told the clerk I needed a22large panty girdle.The clerk found the box with the23girdle marked LG,and asked if I would like to try it on.“Oh,no,a large will fit just right.I24try it on.”The next morning was rather hot,one of those thirty-four degree days,I suppose,so I _25to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go.I popped open thebox only26a new girdle in a small size.Since it was too late to find another oneand the dress wouldnt27right without a girdle,a fight28in the hotel roombetween me and the girdle.Have you ever tried to2920 pounds of potatoes into afive-pound bag?Thats it.Finally my husband,30like crazy,got hold of eachside and shook me down into it.At once I put on the pink dress,which didnt31very well with my red face,and was ready to go.Finally we got to the32.I heard one of the people say that they werehaving a High Mass(大弥撒).I turned to my husband and asked,What is a HighMass?He shrugged his33.34,I learned that this particular mass would last one hour,twenty-twominutes and eight and one half seconds-the priest(神父)was going to bless35except my girdle.16.A.hotelB.store C.churchD.office17.A.longB.tightC.littleD.perfect18.A.put onB.gainC.loseD.miss19.A.wonB.receivedC.gainedD.lost20.A.thinkB.suggestedC.demandedD.figured21.A.wentB.arrivedC.stoppedD.entered1高二英语期中考试试题高二英语期中考试试题Class_Name_Mark_22.A.sizeB.lengthC.widthD.depth23.A.describedB.boughtC.soldD.talked24.A.cantB.needntC.shouldntD.mustnt25.A.wantedB.expectedC.triedD.waited26.A.findB.noticeC.searchD.look27.A.workB.useC.fitD.wear28.A.broke downB.broke outC.broke upD.broke away29.A.putB.layC.pushD.shake30.A.laughingB.cryingC.shoutingD.smiling31.A.doB.goC.workD.look32.A.townB.storeC.churchD.hotel33.A.shouldersB.armsC.headD.hands34.A.HappilyB.GenerallyC.LuckilyD.Unfortunately35.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分阶段 40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给一四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。（A）San Francisco-When Jeannie Gant left Hong Kong in 1993 to move to the US,she chose San Francisco because she knew she could find her favorite dishes.And also because San Franciscans better know the fact that the Asiancommunity(团体)is not one,she added.Tell them that you are Korean or Chinese,andthey will know the difference.This year San Francisco will become the only city after the Usbesides Honolulu(檀香山)with more Asians than whites.For the Chinese population particularly,this is a historic event,says David Lee,executive(执行)director of the Chinese American V oter Education Committee.Lee says that Chinese make up about 65 percent of San Franciscos Asianpopulation.But he says it is important to remember that Asians were not alwayswelcomed here.The founding fathers of San Francisco,who were Irish and Italian,didall they could to prevent the Chinese and Asians in general from growing as acommunity,Lee says,Now 100 to 150 years later,the Asian community has developedin ways that were un-imagined just 50 years ago,when almost all of San FranciscosChinese lived in a five or six block area known as Chinatown.The city now is the heartof Asian America,he says.Travel anywhere in Asia,ask which American cities people have heard of,andSan Francisco will be at the top of the list.The immigration trend started in 1965.Though the 70s and 80s there were many Asians coming,that continues today.African American families are being taken the place of from low-incomeneighborhoods in the south of the city by Asian immigrants who have more capital,hesays.Asians have begun to have their influence politically by becoming Americancitizens and registering(登记)to vote.36.Suppose there are 1 million Chinese in San Francisco,there are_Asians inall.A.65 thousandB.6.5 millionC.about 3.5 millionD.1.54 million or so37.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.Jeannie Gant left Hong Kong for San Francisco in order to make more money.B.Chinese began to immigrate to America in 1965.C.Asians stopped immigration to the USA at present.D.Asians in San Francisco have more rights than before.38.The underlined sentence means that_.A.people in Asia have heard of San FranciscoB.Asians like to travel in San FranciscoC.San Francisco is the only place that is known to AsiansD.San Francisco is better known to Asians than any other American cities（B）Social Customs and ways of behaving changeThings which were consideredimpolite many years ago are now acceptable Just a few years ago，it was consideredimpolite behavior for a man to smoke On the street No man who thought of himself asbeing a gentleman made a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the roomUntil the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to publichealth Men used tobacco mainly in the form of cigars，chewing tobacco，and snuff Mostwomen did not use tobacco at allToday cigarette smoking is a widespread habitAbout forty-three percent of theadult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smokecigarettes regularlyIt is encouraging to note，however，that millions of people havegiven up smoking habitsSeventy-five percent of the male population and forty-sixpercent of the female population have smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives，but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven percent of the women have stoppedsmokingThe number of the persons who have given up smoking is increasingIncome，education，and occupation all play a part in determining a persons smokinghabitsCity people smoke more than people living on farms Well-educated men with2高二英语期中考试试题高二英语期中考试试题Class_Name_Mark_high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schoolingand fewer incomes On the other hand，if a well-educated man with a higher incomesmokes at all，he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per dayThe situation is somewhat different for womenThere are slightly more smokersamong women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lowerincome and lower educational groups These more highly educated women tend to smokemore heavily.Among teenagers the picture is similarThere are fewer teenager smokers fromupper-income,well-educated families，and fewer from families living in farm area Highschool students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who donot plan to continue their education after high school Children are most likely to startsmoking if one or both of their parents smoke39.Cigarette smoking was not so dangerous in the nineteenth century because_Amost people couldnt afford to buy cigarettesBtobacco in the form of cigarettes didnt existCno one used tobacco at that timeDcigarette manufacturing was in its early stages of development40.In the third paragraph，the author suggests that_Athere are a great number of regular smokers at presentBsome people who used to smoke decided to give up smokingCthe number of adult male smokers is greater than that of female smokersDseventy-five percent of the female population have smoked cigarette at sometime duringtheir lives41.According to the author，peoples smoking habits are closely related to all of thefollowing EXCEPT their_AoccupationBmarriageCeducationDeconomic situation42.The text is mainly about_Athe history of cigarette smokingBthe change off social customs and ways of behavingCthe changing nature of peoples smoking habitsDsmoking habits among different kinds of people（C）FORECASTGeneralGeneral：England and Wales should see any showers dying out from the west asthe morning goes onMost places will then have a dry day with sunny spells，but cloudwill increase fromthe west laterIt will be warm，with the northwesterly breeze（微风）dying downScotland and Northern Ireland should be mostly dry with sunny spells Northeasternparts ofScotland will have showers or some longer spells of rain for a timeIt will be breezy atfirst.LondonLondon，SE EnglandSE England，E AngliaE Anglia，E EnglandE England，NE EnglandNE England：showers dying out，then dry with sunny spellsWind northwesterly，fresh，moderatingMax 17(63)Central S EnglandCentral S England，E MidlandsE Midlands，W MidlandsW Midlands，Channel IslesChannel Isles，NW EnglandNW England，Lake DistrictLake District and Central N Englandand Central N England：generally dry with clear or sunny spells.Windnorthwesterly，moderate to freshMax 16(61)SW EnglandSW England，S WalesS Wales，N WalesN Wales，Isle of ManIsle of Man，and N Irelandand N Ireland：dry at first withsunny spells，becoming cloudy with drizzle(细雨)later Wind west or northwest，mainlymoderateMax 14-16(57-61)BordersBorders，Edinburgh&DundeeEdinburgh&Dundee，SW ScotlandSW Scotland，GlasgowGlasgow，Central HighlandsCentral Highlands，ArgyllArgyll，andand NWNW ScotlandScotland：showers dying out，then dry with clear or sunnyspellsWind northwesterly，moderate to freshMax 13(55)AberdeenAberdeen，Moray FirthMoray Firth，NE ScotlandNE Scotland，OrkneyOrkney，and Shetlandand Shetland：mostly cloudywith showers or10nger spells of rain Wind westerly，moderate to fresh Max 10-12(50-54)OutlookOutlook：cloudy and damp in the west，the east dry with sunny spells43.What will the weather be like in general in Great Britain?ARainyBWindyCFineDHot44.Which of the following statements in NOT true?AThere will be the highest temperature in LondonBThere will be the lowest temperature in ShetlandCThere will be a wind corning from the northwest in northeast EnglandDIn Central Highlands the wind will blow to the northwest45.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the forecast?A.It will not rain in the northwest of England.B.There will be a westerly wind in Lake District.C.The highest temperature in Wales will be 13.D.It will be sunny in Northeast Scotland.46.The underlined word outlook means_.A.the act of looking outB.a point of viewC.expectation for the futureD.the view seen from such a place3高二英语期中考试试题高二英语期中考试试题Class_Name_Mark_（D）Anybody running a company knows that a wellplanned conference can greatlyimprove performance of that businessThe main reason for this is that it takes youremployees away from the daily workplace and offers them somewhere fresh for a shorttimeHowever，unless the conference is well thought out it will not have the best resultsand you will have wasted a great deal of moneyHere are some tips for youThe first step is to find the right placeCan your employees easily reach theconference center?Is it near a railway station?Is it close to a good，fast road?Has itplenty off suitable parking space?If you are going to choose a hotel，then perhaps thehotel has cheaper rates at weekends or，if it is in a popular tourist area，midweek ratesmay be cheaperFurthermore,you need to think whether there is a bathroom After adays meeting，maybe your employees would like to have a hot water bath Or maybethere are other needs to satisfy depending on your employees taste.Another important requirement is food and drink Breakfast is a time when peoplecan relax before work begins，but you may not want a long break for lunch in the middleof the day Buffet(自助餐)lunches are very popular for this reason Then there is dinner，which most employees consider a reward for a days hard work!Whatever your needs are，it is essential（基本的）to think ahead if you want asuccessful conference47.In the text the writer is trying to _Acomplain about a conference centerBdescribe what makes a good conference centerCpersuade employers to choose a suitable place for a conferenceDadvise employees where to stay for a conference48.Readers read the text in order to _Afind out about organizing conferencesBlearn how to reward good employeesCfind out about running a businessD1earn some details about conference centers49.What is very important when choosing a conference center?ACheap food and drinkBFree car parkingCG00d transport connectionsDPopular tour areas50.Which center would the writer recommend to an employer?STARSTARWATTWATTCONFERENCECONFERENCECONFERENCE CENTRECONFERENCE CENTRECENTRECENTRE5 Minutes from city center and close toClose to airport and golf course.motorwayChoice of conference rooms.Fullbreakfast,lightlunchesandSwimming pool and sauna.exciting dinner menus.3 full meals a day included in price.Choice of accommodation to suit yourfinancial needs.ABTopps Conference centerTopps Conference centerRoyal conference CenterRoyal conference CenterEnjoy beautiful scenery high up in theSituated in quiet countryside.hills.Free car park available for guests.Continental breakfast served in bedroomTVandVHSincludedinyourif wished.conference costs as well as three buffetMinibus service to nearest town.style meals a day.CD（E）News has come from America that we shall soon have