1、黑龙江省大庆市铁人中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题大庆铁人中学高二学年上学期期中考试英语试题答题时长：120分钟 分值：150分请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。第一部分单项选择题（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分。）1.-Is Professor Smith giving the speech today?It be him. He is abroad right now.A.needn t B. cant C. wouldn t D. mustn t2.Iffor the job, youll be in formed soon.A. To accept B. accept
2、C. accept ingD. accepted3.These watches are only a pound each; we are almost A.giving them up B. giving them awayC. giving away them D. giving them out4.Simply your hand, and a taxi appears in no time.A. raise B. to raise C. raising D. raised5.Only after the in cide nt happe ned was I con scious his
3、 unfrien dli ness.A. with B. for C. of D. at6. no bus, we had to walk home.A. There was B. There beingC. Because there being D. There were7.Convenient plastic bags are for people, they will cause white polluti on.A. as B. although C. since D. while8.One can always man age to do more thin gs, no matt
4、er full one sschedule is in life.A. howB. what C. whe nD. where9. Taking exerciseis the key your health.A. to improveB. to improvi ng C. i n improvi ngD. of impro ving10.s known to every one, the moon travels round the earth onceevery mon th.A. It B. As C. That D. What11.Mom, is Dad coming to pick u
5、s up? Yes, I am sure he on the platform whe n we pull in to thestati on.A. sta nds B. stood C. has stood D. will be sta nding12.ln class 10 there are 60 stude nts, and more tha n half wear glasses.A. i n whom B. i n them C. of them D. of whom13.By the time Jack returned home from England, his son fr
6、om college.A. graduated B. has graduated C. had been graduating D. hadgraduated14.Every year a flood of farmers arrive in Shen zhe n for the mon ey-mak ing jobsthey before leav ing their hometow n.A. promised B. were promised C. have promised D. have beenpromised15. Is this the reason she explained
7、in the report for her success in thejob?A.whatB. thatC. howD. why16.Ibelieve that Maryhurt her mothersfeelings consciouslyrather thanas she said.A. uni ess B. eve n if C. in case D. as long as18. Where did you get to know her? It was on the farm we worked.A. that B. there C. which D. where19. he Int
8、ernet is of great help, I don t think it s a good i too much time on it.A. If B. While C. Because D. As20.You can only be sure of you have at present; you cannot be sure ofsomethi ng you might get in the future.A. that; what B. what; / C. which; that D. /; that第二部分阅读理解（共两节20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 阅读下列短文
9、，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A. in adva nee B. by cha neeC. on purpose D. for sure A17. You can borrow my car you promise not to drive too fast.A. a birthdayB. the Quee nTlic bcc have been hcrefs been lots to da.WcVgthrowmj a partc becauseALICE. 15 TURNING 2 !专 bug out with j6rSaturday,
10、July 化 h12 to 1：5Q4viEiqh 却MissbsJppi Museum oF Natural Science214*3 Riverside Drive, JackboltP，ret51 th* Quficirt B芒磁 叱一 JSS44珂* i21.The card above isA. a ticketC. an in vitati on22.The party is for _B. a postcardD. an advertiseme ntC. bee watch ing D. the Nati onal Day23.Accord ing to the card,if
11、you are un able to go,you can .A. retur n the card B. visit the MuseumC. ig nore the message D. con tact Alice s motherBI rece ntly had dinner with some one who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash, and something happened at the memorial service that hell n e
12、ver forget. He shared the story with me.At the memorial service, his frien ds wife walked to the platform to speak tothe gathering. She said a friend had asked her the best memory she had of their life together. At the mome nt, she had bee n too sad to an swer, but she had thought about it since and
13、 wan ted to an swer the questi on.They were in their late forties whe n he died, and she bega n talk ing about a time in their life almost twenty years earlier. She had quit her job to obta in her masters degree, and her husband never hesitated in his support.He held down his own job and also did th
14、e cooking, cleaning, and otherhousework while she studied for her degree.One time they both stayed up all night. She was finishing her paper, and hewas prepari ng for an importa nt bus in ess meeti ng. That morning, she walked out of her study, lea ned aga inst the door by the stairs, looked at her
15、husba nd dow nstairs and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how important this meeting was to his future, and she was feeling guilty that she did nt eve n have time to make his breakfast. He took his briefcase and hurried out. She heard the garage door ope n and close, but much to h
16、er surprise, she heard it ope n aga in about thirty sec onds later. From above, she watched her husba nd dash in to the house and walk over to the forgotte n coffee table.Marking the surface of it with his fin ger through the dust with the words I love you, the n he raced back to his car.The new wid
17、ow the n looked out at her audie nee and said, Joh n and I had awon derful life together. We have bee n around the world several times. Wevehad everyth ing money can buy. . . but no thi ng comes close to that mome nt.Heari ng this, I was deeply moved. Love makes life worthwhile.24.The service was he
18、ld to .A.liste n to the woma ns story B. express sorrow at the mans deathC. meet some old frie nds D. share the woma ns sad ness25.Why did the woma n quit her job?A.She had to support her husba nd.B.She had too much housework to do.C.She wan ted to travel around the world.D.She n eeded to concen tra
19、te on her studies.26.He held down his own job in Paragraph 4 means that A. he man aged to keep his job B. he n eeded help in his workC. he can celled his job D. he delayed his work27.The woma n men tio ned an in cide nt 20 years ago to show .A. how busy their life was B. how her husba nd loved herC.
20、 how they improved their life D. how hard her husba nd workedCgesture or a meaningless“ Have a nice day ! ”may be a pleasantexpressi on.When my friendMaxie says “ Havea nice day ”with a smile,know she sin cerely cares about what happe ns to me. I feel loved and safe sinceano ther pers on cares about
21、 me and wishes me well.“ Have a nice day. Next !” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushi ng me and my groceries out the door.The words come out in the same tone （ 腔） with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for
22、my day and every one elses is the man ageme nts attempt to in crease bus in ess.The expressi on is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meet ing is at an end. Sometimes the expressi on sav
23、es us whe n we dont know what to say. “ Oh, you just had a tooth out? rm terribly sorry,but have a nice day. ”The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “ Haveyou, you may find i t heart-warm ing because some one you dont know has tried to be nice to you.Although the use of the expressi on i
24、s an insin cere, meanin gless socialcustom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little unin terest ing. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the coun tless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a stra nge and comf
25、ortable way, its nice to know they care eno ugh to prete nd they care whe n they really dont care all that much. While the expressi on maynot ofte n be sin cere, it is always spoke n. The point is that people say it all thetime when they like.28.How does the author un dersta nd Maxies words?A. Maxie
26、 shows her anxiety to the author. B. Maxie really wishes theauthor a good day.C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy. D . Maxie really worriesabout the authors safety.29.What does the un derli ned sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The salesgirl is rude to the customers. B. The salesgirl is bored
27、a nich dhay work. ” toC . The salesgirl cares about me. D . The salesgirl says thewords as usual.30 . According to the last paragraph, people say “ Have a nice day ”A . as a habit B . as tha nksC . sin cerely D . En courag in gly31. By saying “ Have a nice dayrangeraisay .A. try to be polite to youB
28、. express respect to youC. give his bless ings to youD. share his pleasure with youDWe all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that the brain is the orga n of the body in the head. It controls our body s functions, movements,emotio ns and thoughts. But a brain can mean so much more.A brain
29、can also simply be a smart pers on. If a pers on is called brainy, he is smart and in tellige nt. If a family has many childre n but one of them is super smart, you could say, “ He sthe brains in the family. And if you are the brains behind something, you are responsible for developing or organizing
30、someth ing. For example, Bill Gates is the brains behi nd Microsoft.Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice. Word experts say the phrase “ brain trust ” became popular when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran for preside nt in 1932. Several professors gave him advice on social and political is
31、sues （问题） facing the U.S. These professors were called hisThese ways we use the word “ brain ” all make sense. But other ways use the word are not so easy to un dersta nd. For example, to un dersta nd the next brain expression, you first need to kno w the word “ drain ” . As a verb, drain mea ns to remove someth ing by letti ng it flew away. So a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out the ears. But, brain drain is whena country s most educated people leave their coun tries
