1、高二上期中英语试题及答案 1一基础知识部分(100分)第一部分 听力理解（共两节；满分20分。）第二部分 知识运用（共两节；满分20分。）第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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。20. I want to have a short talk with you. Could you please spare a few minutes _?A. if possible B. if necessary C. if important D. if worthwhile22. The Browns held _ they cal
2、led family day once each year. A. that B. what C. which D. when23.In some parts of London, missing a bus means _ for another hour.A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting24.The Foreign Minister said, “_our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”A. This is B. There is C. That is D. It
3、 is25. The book _ he bought yesterday is very interesting.A. B. why C. when D. what 26. He has not got a fever. That is to say, his temperature is _.A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. low27. My friend spoke good Chinese so I _ the speech for him.A. didnt need to translate B. couldnt have translated
4、C. neednt have translated D. mustnt have translated28.As soon as he entered the room , he _ his cap and sat down.A. took out B. took away C. took down D. took off29.Ive been here for three weeks now, and _ Ive enjoyed myself.A. so far B. as far C. by far D. to now 30.Whose advice do you think I shou
5、ld take?_.A. You speak B. Thats it C. Its up to you D. You got it.第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3140各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tries to think 31 not only what they haddone., but also what our teacher might have found o
6、ut.“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up 32 broken glass and asked, “Who broke the window?” “Oh, oh” I thought. I was the one 33 broke the window. I did not do it on purpose. It was caused by a 34 throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?If
7、I admitted it, I would 35 in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I didnt want to raise my hand, 36 something much stronger than me pulled me up. “I did it. Then I was silent. 37 was hard enough saying what I had. My teacher went to the bookshelf and took down a b
8、ook. She then began walking to my desk. I feared she was going to punish me.“I know how you like birds,” she said 38 she stood looking down at my face. “Here is a book aboutbirds. It is your now. You will not be punished. But remember, its only 39 your truthfulness.”I couldnt believe it! I wasnt pun
9、ished and I was getting a book! The 40 one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.31. A. back B. of C. up D. about32. A. many B. a C. a piece of D. a piece33. A. which B. what C. how D. who34. A. good B. bad C. wonderful D. soft35. A. have B. be C. get D. got36. A. but B. and C. so D. which37
10、. A. That B. I C. It D. She38. A. when B. after C. as D. before39. A. about B. of C. with D. for40. A. very B. only C. such D. first第三部分 阅读技能 （共三节，满分35分。）第一节 阅读理解 （共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分。）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AI started teaching English abroad when I was 22, soon after I graduated from univer
11、sity. Im 35 now and have been doing it ever since. If you want to travel the world, therere a few ways to earn money while you do so. You can pick fruit, pull pints or teach English. The third one has definitely suited me best. Ive taught in Russia, Argentina, Spain and Slovakia and stayed an averag
12、e of two years in each country. Our flat is in the Sanlitun area, not far from the main football stadium, and I work at various schools in the city. The demand for the English language teachers is staggering. Basically, if a Chinese person wants a job in an international company, then English is a m
13、ust. In Beijing there arent enough teachers to go round. Both the Chinese government and the business world are investing heavily in getting people to speak English.In China theres no shortage of work, though the pay can be different. If you teach English as a second language at an international sch
14、ool, you can earn 22,000 yuan a month, about 2,200 or 1,500. If youre short of cash, you can always do a bit of extra private tuition, which pays really well - about 30 an hour. Its a bit shock the first time you find yourself in a foreign country but the training can help. And people often ask how
15、its possible to teach English in a country where you dont speak the local language, but theres no such thing. In China, for example, everyone knows words like “dollar” or “I love you”.The best thing about Beijing is that you arent going to be lonely. Theres a huge expat (侨民) community here, mostly b
16、ased in Sanlitun and growing all the time. I dont know my way around Dublin or London very well, but I can tell you Beijing is the restaurant capital of the world.41. According to the text, the author has taught English in China for _. A. 2 years B. 5 years C. 13 years D. 15 years 42. The underlined
17、 word “staggering” in Paragraph 2 means _. A. puzzling B. permanent C. surprising D. steady 43. The author came to teach English in Beijing because _.A. it was easy for him to earn money in Beijing B. Beijing made a good impression on himC. teaching English in Beijing was full of challengesD. Beijin
18、g was just a stop of his travelling around the world44. It can be inferred from the text that the author _.A. felt happy to live and work in BeijingB. preferred Chinese restaurants in BeijingC. often felt it difficult to make himself understoodD. usually turned to the huge expat community in Sanlitu
19、n BIf you go into the woods with your friends, stay with them. If you dont, you may get lost. If you do get lost, this is what you should do.Sit down and stay where you are. Dont try to find your friends let them find you. You can help them to find you by staying in one place.There is another way to
20、 help your friends or other people nearby to find you. Give them a signal by shouting or whistling three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help. You will be helped by others.Keep up the shouting or whistling, always three times together.
21、 When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know they have heard your signal. They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gunshots. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.If you dont think that you will get help bef
22、ore night comes, try to make a little house and cover up the holes with branches with lots of leaves and grass. What should you do if you get hungry or need to drink some water? You should have to leave your little branch house to look for a brook. Dont just walk away. Pick off small branches and dr
23、op them as you walk so that you can find your way back.The most important thing to do when you are lost is stay in one place.45. How do you let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun?A. Stop now and then. B. Go on shouting or whistling.C. Shout over and over at the top of voice. D
24、. Shout or whistle three times once a while.46. If nobody answers you after your signal, what should you do then?A. Give two gunshots. B. Shout louder.C. Stop shouting. D. Make a house.47. If you feel thirsty when you are lost in the forest, what should you do?A. Go and find a brook. B. Light a fire
25、 and make yourself some teaC. Go to find a brook and leave marks behind you.D. Find something to hold the water.48. Whats the best title for the passage?A. What Do Three Shots And Two Shots Mean In A ForestB. How To Find Your Friends When You Are Lost In The WoodsC. What To Do If You Get Lost In A F
26、orestD. The Most Important Thing To Do Is To Stay In One PlaceCThe nuclear leak (核泄漏) at the Fukushima power plant in Japan, which followed the deadly earthquake two weeks ago, has caused an unexpected reaction in China.A sudden panic buying of salt occurred in many areas of ourcountry about a week
27、after the disaster. Salt in these districts was almost bought up overnight. Some sellers wanted to make a fortune by raising the price. The panic buying was caused by two major rumors on the Internet: First, iodized (含碘的) salt can protect against radiation. Second, there might be a fall in sea-salt
28、production following the nuclear pollution of the ocean. Such fears are not new. The same kind of panic happened with vinegar during the SARS outbreak and garlic in the time of the influenza period. How can rumors like this spread in such a large country as China? Chen Fang, a reporter with the Chin
29、a Youth Daily said that many Internet users say there is a “crisis of trust” in todays China. “Experts dont have enough credibility and people dont trust all government announcements, either.” Chen said. However, Chen added that the rumors should not be exaggerated (夸大). Many salt-buyers didnt care;
30、 others simply failed to understand what experts and governments were talking about. They just did as their neighbors and friends did. It was a case of the blind following the blind that was the real reason behind the big increase in the demand for salt. On March 20, the Ministry of Commerce said: “
31、The panic buying of salt has stopped and the market is back to normal.” He also said China has enough salt to satisfy demand. Now everything is back to normal, many want to return the salt they bought. But in the view of the Xinhua Daily Telegraph, “It is true that these people paid extra money to buy the salt, but they created the crisis in the first place and caused the price to rise.” The newspaper continued: “So there is no reason why they should get the money back.” Perhaps consumers should keep the salt to r
