陕西省黄陵中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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。
____ average we receive five e-mails each week.
A. On B. In C. With D. At
2. She ______ in a b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ig city while her twin sister, Lucy, was ____ in a small village by her grandmother.
A. grew up; grown up B. brought up; grown up
C. was grown up; brought up D. grew up; brought up
3. Under good treatme ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nt, Linda is beginning to _____ and will soon recover.
A. turn up B. bring up C. pick up D. pick out
4. We found the lecture ______, for it lasted too long.
A. bored B. boring C. boredom D. bore
5. ____ is clear that this kind of work can help people.
A. This B. That C. It D. What
6. The reason _____ he was late_____ he was caught in the traffic.
A. why; that B. why; how C. that; that D. that; how
7. There’s no doubt _____ the novel will be popular once printed.
A. that B. whether C. what D. which
8. ---- Do you like that city
---- It’s b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ig and frightening, but I lived therefore a while and finally _______ it.
A. used to B. use to C. am used to D. got used to
9. ---- We were hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing 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 dirty; it needs ____.
---- I will do it tomorrow.
A. washing B. to wash C. washed D. being washed
11. _______ village where I was born has grown into _______ town.
A. The; a B. A; the C. The; the D. A; a
12. He is a good ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )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 it is with
13. You should treat others the way you should want yourself_______.
A. to be treated B. to treat C. treating D. treat
14. He hated his stepfather and _______ ran away from home.
A. naturally ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. eventually C. cautiously D. probably
15. ---- Did you know any French before you arrived in Paris
---- Never _________ it, actually.
A. I learned ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 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。
A
Dick lived in Engla ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there " his wife asked. "I don't 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 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the driver said, "Where do you want to go But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y 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 post office."
16. Dick flew to New York because ___.
A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there
C. he went there for sightseeing D. his home was there
17. Why did his wife want a telegram from him
A. Because she didn't know his address yet
B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too
C. Because she might send him another telegram
D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York
18. 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 friend's house.
19. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel
A. The manager of his hotel. B. The police office.
C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.
B
It was a dark and c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )old night. The car driver didn’t 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 want to go, sir ”
“To the Star Ho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tel,” the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didn’t 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 big city.
After a long time, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )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 I’m a fool Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I won’t 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 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 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) person. D. He liked to work very hard.
22. From the passage we know that the young man__________.
A. didn’t want to stay in this 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 didn’t know the city very well.
23. The driver ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) took the passenger through many streets so as to_________.
A. make the young man happy
B. get more than twenty dollars.
C. let the young ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n 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 1800’s, 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.
Christmas was the one day of the year when the children didn’t 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 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 came. 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.” John’s heart broke violently wide open. He turned and went swiftly back to the cold room. Then he heard the door open and each of 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 realized what they had done
John 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 gift B. they preserved it very long
C. they finally enjoyed the sweet juice D. they entered the dining hall
25. 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 wouldn’t get his special gift.
D. He would stay in the orphanage for another year。
26. According to the text, where did John’s 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.
D
The Winter Olympics ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 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 White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )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 1950’s, th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e stamps 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 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14 500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.
Different kind ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s 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 Winter Olympics___________.
A. are the same thing B. are different games
C. are not held in winter D. are held in summer
28. The Winter Olympics is held once________.
A. every two years B. every three years
C. every four years D. every five years
29. 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 Games.
D. Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games.
30. What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics
A. Basketball. B. Table tennis. C. Football D. Skating.
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括出每段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余项。
A. Think while you are reading B. Select a proper materialC. Five suggestions for achieving better results D. Read loudly and passionatelyE. Read on and keep reading as a habit F. Use a dictionary at a right time
31.
Don’t choose a ra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ther difficult book or a too easy one for yourself to read. A book full of new words will make you feel discouraged quickly. To understand those new words, you have to turn to the dictionary quite often. It seems that you are not reading the book but the dictionary. It has no fun at all! On the contrary, a too easy will only waste your time and cannot do any help. The two extremes may at last make you give up reading. So it’s better for you to find a proper book with no more than five new words on each page.
32.
If you come across a new word, do not look it up in a dictionary as quickly as possible. Leave it alone and guess the meaning of it based on the content of the text. This ability is quite necessary in reading. If you know your guess is right later, you will be highly excited at your “success”, and your interest in reading is well stimulated. If a word really prevents you from understanding the whole passage, turn to the dictionary by then. I am sure you can remember this word very well, as it has left you such a deep impression for its “troublesome image”.
33.
To comprehend ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) what you are reading, you should think while you are reading, then form your own ideas on some special issues. Try to scribble some lines—a very short journal, to express your ideas. Your writing does not need to be quite formal but very expressive. This practice can make you communicate with the original English authors. Day by day, your way of thinking in English will turn into a native way, which is quite important for English writing.
34.
Language has ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )its own beauty, no matter Chinese or English. Don’t merely take English as a “test”. Take it as an “entertainment” instead and you will enjoy it through learning. Maybe you should find some beautiful literary works such as a prose or a poem to read, if you like. Try to read them as loudly and passionately as you can. During this process, not only can you enjoy yourself by the great emotions of the writers, but also your pronunciation and your manner of speaking English will be improved.
35.
The last ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) but not the least, keep on reading. If you cannot keep it as a habit, you will suffer from paying without gaining.
第三部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In 1970, at t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There was not much 36 done at that time and my father had to 37 the medication and treatment that were available at that time. But one thing was 38 , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who 39 children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear 40 about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually 41 my sister and I.
One day, my father ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rived at his school and walked up the 42 for his first period. He was having a very 43 day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He 44 once and bruised (擦伤) his knee but he still kept going. 45 did he know that someone was watching.
As the day 46 his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about to leave 47 a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his 48 . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for 49 my life.”
He looked at her and couldn’t 50 what he had done. She then went on 51 . “When I got up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my 52 and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt 53 and the feeling of sadness just kept getting 54 . And now you are walking as 55 as ever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”
36. A. information B. research C. knowledge D. experience
37. A. give up ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. send out C. take in D. rely on
38. A. obvious ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. special C. natural D. strange
39. A. abandoned B. followed C. taught D. attended
40. A. stories B. jokes C. songs D. humors
41. A. connect ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. change C. mean D. defeat
42. A. mountains ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. stairs C. ladders D. streets
43. A. normal B. pleasant C. simple D. difficult
44. A. fell B. stood C. happened D. appeared
45. A. Few B. Little C. Seldom D. Never
46. A. arrived B. progressed C. broke D. stopped
47. A. until ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. before C. when D. while
48. A. students ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. friends C. teachers D. workers
49. A. losing B. giving C. passing D. saving
50. A. write ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) down B. figure out C. cut off D. put up
51. A .responding ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. admitting C. explaining D. complaining
52. A. rope B. wall C. road D. work
53. A. sorry B. bad C. lucky D. proud
54. A. clever ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. weaker C. higher D. stronger
55. A. carefull ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y B. quickly C. lightly D. slowing
第II卷 （非选择题 共65分）
第一节. 语法填空（共10题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式。
A. Hi, Lily! How about ________ (go) to see a film together
B. What time
A. This Saturday evening.
B. I’m afraid I can’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )go with you. So you’d better go there by _______ (you).
A. Why I have bou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ght two _________(ticket) already. This film is said to be very __________ (interest). I had a lot of trouble in getting them.
B. I’m really sorry, but an appointment (约定) _________ (make) before you bought the ticket. I’m going to see my former professor Lee at university this Saturday evening.
A. Is there ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )any ________ (possible) that you find some other time to see him
B. _______ (sad), I can’t. He is now seriously ill ______ hospital.
A. Your teacher will happy _______ (see) you.
B. I’m sure ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he will. He used to be very kind to us students ______ we were at university. How about next Saturday I will be free the whole day
A. OK, let’s make it next Saturday.
第二节：单词拼写（共10题，每小题1分，共10分）
根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
1. Troops have been sent to _______ (保卫) the borders.
2.It was _______ (自私的)of him to leave all work to you.
3.It is ________ （自然的）that such a hardworking student should pass the exam.
4. This letter requires your______(立即的) reply.
5. Do you own or ______ (出租) your video？
6. He was ______(选举) chairman of the meeting.
7. The painting ______ (吸引) many people in the exhibition.
8. A______ (赏金) was offered for the return of the jewels.
9. What are you two _________ (低语) about over there
10. In the old days ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), a lot of people had poor _________(营养) and even starvation because of a lack of food.
第三节: 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线 （﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One day I happened ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to find a chatting room on my QQ , there people were chatting in English. I try to chat with some of them. To my surprised, I found their oral English was better than me. I asked them for advice and they told me practice more on QQ. But every day after that I would spent one hour pratising my oral English on QQ. Day by day, I learned from many useful words and expressions. With time went by, I found I could even communicate some college students.
第四部分 书面表达（满分30分）
巴西里约热内卢（Rio de Janeiro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )）奥组委以海报的形式面向世界招募2016奥运会志愿者。请你根据以下信息，以李华的身份向巴西里约热内卢奥组委写一份自荐信，要求为奥运会服务。
姓名：李华（男） 年龄：18 学校：新华中学
有利条件：1. 已经学习英语10年，英语口语流利；
2. 熟悉比赛项目；
3. 今年夏天已经通过互派留学生(exchange students)考试，届时将就读于伊顿公学（Eton College）;
4. 交际能力强，善于与人相处。
要求：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Rio de Janeiro Olympic Committee：
I have read you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r poster for recruiting volunteers. I think I am fit for the job. I’d like to recommend myself.
Look forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
英 语 答 案
◆ 语法词汇（每处1分）
1—5 ADCBC 6—10 AADDA 11—15 ADABC
◆ 阅读理解（每处2分）
16—20 BABDC 21—25 CDCCB 26—30 AACCD
31—35 BFADE
◆ 完形填空（每处1.5分）
36—40 BDACA 41—45 CBDAD 46—50 BCADB 51—55 CABDC
◆ 语法填空（每处1.5分）
1. going 2. yourself 3. tickets 4. interesting
5. had been made 6. possibility 7. Sadly
8. in 9.to see 10. when
◆ 单词拼写（每处1分）
1. defend ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 2. selfish 3. natural 4. immediate/instant 5. rent
6. elected 7. attracted 8. reward 9. whispering 10. nutrition
◆ 短文改错（每处1分）
One day I happened ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to find a chatting room on my QQ , there people were chatting in English. I try to chat with some of them. To my surprised, I found their oral English was better than me. I asked them for advice and they told me practice more on QQ. But every day after that I would spent one hour pratising my oral English on QQ. Day by day, I learned from many useful words and expressions. With time went by, I found I could even communicate some college students.
1. there---- where ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 2. try------tried 3 surprised------ surprise
4. me-----mine 5.practice前加to 6. But----So 或And
7. spent--- spend 8. 去掉 from 9. With----As或went---going
municate后加with
◆书面表达（满分30分）
Dear Rio de Janeiro Olympic Committee：
I have read your ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )poster for recruiting volunteers. I think I am fit for the job. I’d like to recommend myself.
I am an 18-year-old boy, a senior 3 student, studying in Xinhua Middle School. I have been learningEnglishfor10 years and I am good at oral English. I am able to communicate with foreigners in English fluently. Above all, I love sports games and I am familiar with many sports events. I will study in Eton College because I have passed the test for exchange students this summer. Besides, I have the ability to communicate and get along well with others. I firmly believe I can do a good job if I am lucky enough to be accepted
Look forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua