1、陕西省黄陵中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题2015-2016高二第二学期英语期中测试题 第I卷 （选择题 共85分）第一部分. 语法和词汇知识（共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。1. _ average we receive five e-mails each week.A. On B. In C. With D. At2. She _ in a big city while her twin sister, Lucy, was _ in a small village by her grandmot
2、her.A. grew up; grown up B. brought up; grown up C. was grown up; brought up D. grew up; brought up3. Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to _ and will soon recover.A. turn up B. bring up C. pick up D. pick out4. We found the lecture _, for it lasted too long.A. bored B. boring C. boredom D. bo
3、re5. _ is clear that this kind of work can help people.A. This B. That C. It D. What6. The reason _ he was late_ he was caught in the traffic.A. why; that B. why; how C. that; that D. that; how7. Theres no doubt _ the novel will be popular once printed.A. that B. whether C. what D. which8. - Do you
4、like that city? - Its big and frightening, but I lived therefore a while and finally _ it.A. used to B. use to C. am used to D. got used to9. - We were having fun going outing, when it suddenly began to rain.- _A. What a wonder! B. No surprise. C. Take it easy D. What a pity!10. - Your shirt gets di
5、rty; it needs _.- I will do it tomorrow.A. washing B. to wash C. washed D. being washed11. _ village where I was born has grown into _ town.A. The; a B. A; the C. The; the D. A; a12. He is a good cook at home and takes good care of the children, and _ his wife.A. so does B. so is C. so is with D. so
6、 it is with13. You should treat others the way you should want yourself_.A. to be treated B. to treat C. treating D. treat14. He hated his stepfather and _ ran away from home.A. naturally B. eventually C. cautiously D. probably15. - Did you know any French before you arrived in Paris? - Never _ it,
7、actually.A. I learned B. have I learned C. had I learned D. was I learned第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ADick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, Im going to fly to New York next week because Ive got some work there.
8、Where are you going to stay there? his wife asked. I dont know yet. Dick answered. Please send me your address from there in a telegram, his wife said. All right, Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and the
9、n he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didnt have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine oclock and said, Now Im going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.He found a taxi and the driver said, Where do you want to go? But Dick didnt r
10、emember the name and address of his hotel.Which hotel are my things in? he said, And what am I going to do tonight? But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, Please send me my address at this pos
11、t office.16. Dick flew to New York because _.A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work thereC. he went there for sightseeing D. his home was there17. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?A. Because she didnt know his address yetB. Because she wanted to go to New York, tooC. Because she migh
12、t send him another telegramD. Because she couldnt leave her husband by himself in New York18. Where did Dick stay in New York?A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant. D. At his friends house.19. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?A. The manager of his hotel.
13、B. The police office.C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.B It was a dark and cold night. The car driver didnt have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you
14、want to go, sir?”“To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didnt feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the b
15、ig city. After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars? Do you think Im a fool? Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dol
16、lars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I wont pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week. ”20. Which of the following is true? A. The young man went past the railway station. B. The young man was working in the railway station.C. The young man had just got off a
17、 train. D. The young man was waiting for his friend there. 21. What do you think of the car driver?A. He was a nice and clever man. B. He was good at driving. C. He was a dishonest person. D. He liked to work very hard. 22. From the passage we know that the young man_. A. didnt want to stay in this
18、city. B. had been to the hotel several times. C. knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel. D. must be a stranger and didnt know the city very well. 23. The driver took the passenger through many streets so as to_. A. make the young man happyB. get more than twenty dollars. C. let th
19、e young man think it was very far from the station to the hotel. D. let the young man have a good look at the city. C In the very early 1800s, a young boy about 14 years old named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) in Old England along with several other children. Orphan meant unwanted and unloved. Ch
20、ristmas was the one day of the year when the children didnt work and received a gift, an orange. Usually they tried to taste and preserve it for so long that it often rotted before they ever peeled(剥开)it to enjoy the sweet juice. Many thought were expressed as Christmas time approached.The children
21、would say, “I will keep mine the longest.” John usually slept with his next to his pillow. This year John was overjoyed by the Christmas season. He was becoming a man and stronger and soon he would be old enough to leave. He would save his orange until his birthday in July. Christmas day finally cam
22、e. The children were so excited as they entered the big dining hall. Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you this year.” Johns heart broke violently wide open. He turned and went swiftly back to the cold room. Then he heard the door open and each of
23、the children entered. Little Elizabeth with her hair falling over her shoulders, a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes held out a piece of rag to John. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As he lifted back the edges of the rag he saw a big juicy orange all peeled and quartered and then he
24、 realized what they had doneJohn never forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice his friends had shown him that Christmas day. In memory of that day every year he would send oranges all over the world to children everywhere.24. These children would be happiest when _. A. they got the special g
25、ift B. they preserved it very long C. they finally enjoyed the sweet juice D. they entered the dining hall25. What would overjoy John most the next year according to the second paragraph? A. He placed his orange next to his pillow. B. He would eat his orange on his birthday. C. He wouldnt get his sp
26、ecial gift. D. He would stay in the orphanage for another year。26. According to the text, where did Johns orange come from this year? A. It was made up of what these children donated. B. His master gave him a whole one again. C. These children bought him one. D. Little Elizabeth donated hers to John
27、.DThe Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published (发行) to mark (标志) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the W
28、hite Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics. In the 1950s, the st
29、amps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics. Japan is the only A
30、sian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14 500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet. Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.27. The White Olympics and the Wint
31、er Olympics_.A. are the same thing B. are different gamesC. are not held in winter D. are held in summer28. The Winter Olympics is held once_.A. every two years B. every three yearsC. every four years D. every five years29. Which of the following is true?A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Gam
