高二英语下期中考试新人教版文档格式.docx

1、 when23. The thing that is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.A. considers B. cares C. matters D. minds24. How did it that he knew where we were ?A. come across B. come about C. come out D. come up with25.- Do you feel like there or shall we take a bus ? - Id like to walk. But s

2、ince there isnt much time left, Id rather we a taxi.A. walking ; hire B. to walk ; hire C. to walk ; hired D. walking ; hired26. With more forests , huge quantities of good earth are being washed away.A. are destroyed B. being destroyed C. to be destroyed D. destroying27. Compared with her friend, M

3、ary is even more to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship problems. A. skeptical B. sensitive C. addicted D. available28. - She has promised not to tell lies. It remains to be seen whether she could her promise. - I think she will. A. carry out B. get through C. put forward D. wor

4、k out29. I saw Tom, I was deeply impressed by his energy. A. For the first time B. At first time C. The first time D. It was the first time30. to give up smoking, he threw away his cigarettes. A. Determined; remained B. Determined; remaining C. Determining; remained D. Determining;31. - when did he

5、get his first book published ? - It was in 2001 he was still in college. A. when B. that C. which D. then32. They finally finished the task, they were short of money and material. A. ever since B. now that C. even though D. as though33. It wont make much whether you finish your homework today or tom

6、orrow. A. difference B. trouble C. comparison D. effort34. - Do you like here ? - Oh, yes. The air , the weather, the way of life. Everything is so nice. A. this B. that C. these D. it35. fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off. A. Would you be B. Should you be C.

7、Could you be D. Might you be 36. to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin. A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. After being exposed37He went to bed very late last night, , early the next morning. A. at least B. at most C. in a word D. or rather38. We believe you have devot

8、ed yourself sure to come true. A. that ; is to B. all that ; to be C. that all ; are D. what ; to is 39. I wish I longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class. A. could have slept B. might have slept C. slept D. have slept40. He hurried to the booking office only that all the tickets h

9、ad been sold out. A. to tell B. to be told C. told D. telling二: 完形填空 （共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分） A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had 16 a beautiful sports car in a dealers 17 , and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduat

10、ion Day 18 , the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. 19 , on the morningof his graduation his 20 called him into his private study. His father told him how 21 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifulwrapped gift 22 .

11、 Curious, but somewhat 23 the young man opened the box and 24 a lovely, leather-bound Bible. 25 , he raised his voice at his father and said, With all your money you givemea Bible? and 26 out of the house, leaving the holy book. Many years passed and the young man was very 27 in business. He had a b

12、eautiful home and wonderful family, but 28 his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He hadnot seen him since that graduation day. 29 , before he could make arrangements, he 30 a telegram telling him his father had 31 , and willed all of his possessions to his son. He neededt

13、o come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived athis fathers house, sudden 32 and regret filled his heart. He began to 33 his fathers important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had 34 it years ago. With tears,he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read

14、 thosewords, a car key 35 from an envelope taped behind the Bible. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words.PAID IN FULL. 41. A. introduced B. admired C. sold D. bought42. A. house B. school C. court D. showroom43. A. approached B. went C. disappeared D. changed 44. A. Immediately B.

15、 Suddenly C. Finally D. Firstly45. A. father B. son C. mother D. friend. 46. A. proud B. confident C. certain D. disappointed 47. A. car B. box C. Bible D. model 48. A. tired B. interested C. disappointed D. excited49. A. watched B. bought C. received D. found50. A. Angrily B. Happily C. Inspiringly

16、 D. Calmly 51. A. walked B. climbed C. stormed D. went52. A. pitiful B. successful C. harmful D. helpful 53. A. thought B. considered C. enjoyed D. realized54. A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. However D. Besides55. A. accepted B. received C. sent D. telephoned56. A. passed by B. passed on C. passed do

17、wn D. passed away57. A. sadness B. happiness C. disappointment D. excitement58. A. find B. search C. throw D. see59. A. read B. kept C. left D. thrown 60. A. walked B. came C. run D. dropped 三: 阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分） A“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may sound like something

18、someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?Picture this: Youre rushing to finish your homewo

19、rk on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

20、Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead a simpler life.One family in t

21、he UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lyn, s

22、aid, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they found less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “

23、trendy（时髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!Dont be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Dont check your e-mail every day.Dont reply to somebody as soon as they lea

24、ve a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.61The passage is mainly about . Aproblem with technology Bimprovements of our life with technology Cthe important roles technology plays in our everyday life Dmajor changes which will be likely to happen to tec

25、hnology62The writer quoted（引用） what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to . Ashare a truth about life Btell us what life was like long time ago Cmake us wonder what causes such a thing to happen Dpoint out that you experience some big problems and they may be the s

26、ame63Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house? Because . Athey liked to live a simple life. Bthey were curious about how people lived without modern inventions Cthey were troubled by modern inventions Dliving in a different time would be a lot of fun for them64What do you think

27、the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean?ABusy on line BFree CBe able to DBe found by others.B Jascha Richter once sang dont need too much talking without saying anything to reveal his lonely feeling in a crowd. Dad always told me never to ever reveal your t

28、rue opinions towards other people if such opinions are negative. He said this is the Chu Shi Zhe Xue, the philosophy of dealing with social network. It seems that everybody here just follows this philosophy very very well. Friends. I would say that if I were given true friendship I would definitely

29、treasure it with my greatest care. If I really regard someone as my bosom （亲密的） friend, I would never leave her alone whenever shes in need, either financially or mentally. And I always believe, as long as I treat people with whole-hearted honesty, I would have some rewards - at least, just one true

30、 friend. Sometimes I just miss my friends in China. Perhaps when we became friends, we were still young, too young to have been contaminated （污染）by any dirt in the society. But here, it is simply different. It seems that all of us have learnt how to survive in a foreign land and such an experience actually makes us learn how to extract （榨取） the most benefits from the