山西省吕梁市学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、山西省吕梁市学年高二英语下学期期中试题2016-2017学年第二学期期中试题高二英语 总分：150分第一部分 阅读理解 第一节（共15个小题，每小题3分，满分45分）A Grandpa was a carpenter (木匠). One day he was making some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in Egypt. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they w

2、ere gone. He drove back to the church, but his search turned out to be fruitless. Suddenly, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out（滑出） of his pocket and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut（钉住）. His new glasses were heading for Africa! Grandpa had six children and h

3、e had paid twenty dollars for the glasses that morning. “Its not fair,” he told God as he drove home. “Ive been very faithful (忠诚的) in giving my time and money to YOUR work.” Several months later, the director（院长） of the orphanage was on holiday in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churc

4、hes that helped him in Egypt, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfathers small church in Chicago. “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, I had just broken my glasses. Then your boxes arrived. To my surprise, I found a pair of glasses in

5、 it and it fit me very well!” The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses, but thought that the man must have confused(混淆）their church with another. There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas. Sitting quietly in the back, with tears in his eyes, Grandpa realized that God

6、 had played a big trick on him.1.Who got the glasses in the end? A. The orphanage B. The director of the orphanage C. Grandpas workmate D. Grandpa2. The people except the authors grandpa in the church _. A. were not interested in the directors speech B. sent the pair of glasses to Africa on purpose

7、C. knew the glasses that belonged to Grandpa D. thought the director had made a mistake3. Where were Grandpas glasses lost? A. In a church in Egypt. B. At the orphanage. C. On his way home. D. In the box he made.4. How did Grandpa feel when he found his glasses were lost?A. Calm. B. Worried C. Disap

8、pointed D. SurprisedBYoure standing with your classmates. Everyone is talkingexcept you. Perhaps youre afraid they will laugh at what you say. Or maybe you just arent brave enough to speak. Ive been there, and so have many other people all over the world. Shyness is like a snake that crawls(爬进) into

9、 our mouths and stops us speaking. But we shouldnt let it stay there. I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes visits me. But when I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldnt talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the way to a local shop, it

10、was as if Id forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers. I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them if they wanted to drink Coke or Sprite. I had to tell the people in the kitchen if someone wanted pic

11、kle（泡菜）on their sandwich. This job taught me how to speak with people. You may not be old enough to find a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family. If you do these

12、 things for a while, the “shyness” snake will soon begin to leave you alone. Itll look for another mouth to crawl into.5. The underlined sentence(划线句子）in the second paragraph probably means_ A. I am sad because I know I will always be shy. B. Like many other people I have been troubled by shyness. C

13、. I have been in many situations that make other people feel shy. D. Im confident that I can find a way to get over shyness.6. The example in the first paragraph is used to A. introduce the fact that many people have a shyness problem B. show that everyone has the right to speak in class C. tell rea

14、ders that it is not right to laugh at others D. argue that it is right to keep silent in public7. The authors duties（职责）in the restaurant included A. cooking the meals for customers B. discussing the menu（菜单） with the manager C. taking the customers orders. D. helping people in the kitchen8. What sh

15、ould be the best title for the passage? A. I am shy B. How to overcome（克服）shyness C. What is shyness D. Everybody is shyC Everyone would like to be a millionaire（百万富翁）, a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood

16、, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US a

17、nd every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. Its a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and r

18、elax but always make sure you work hard and have fun. Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play tha

19、t will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role. For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the

20、money, as she herself tells the reporters. 9. According to Britney Spears, she works _. A. to be a great actress B. for money C. for the enjoyment D. to be more famous10. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are _. A. older than 20 B. around 20 C. in their 30s D. in their 40s11. Th

21、e underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to _. A. a person interested in money B. a special person C. Britney Spears D. a person in general12.Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. Though young, Britney can support her family now. B. While touring, Britney sleeps a

22、bout 12 hours a day. C. The teenage comedy movie was based on Britneys own story. D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.D Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? The three people share their personal experiences with us? A flood（洪水） hit our village. When I was about 14 year

23、s old, I lived in Surathanee, the south part of Thailand. A flood hit our village after a rainstorm. The roads were flooded with a lot of water. My family and I worked hard to find things to control the flow of the water. People who lived near the river had to climb up to the roof of their houses. T

24、he flood caused damage to us. For example, my fathers rubber(橡胶) business was damaged because his rubber got wet. Besides, many houses were destroyed. -Anotai Udomwittayakra from ThailandThe hurricane（飓风） was a nightmare. This story took place about seven years ago. At that time I was only eleven ye

25、ars old, but I could remember it clearly. During that week, we had to face the most powerful hurricane. I could still hear the noise of the wind blowing on the windows that were shaking. Outside, everything was flying or movingcars, bikes, trees, and plastic bags. During the whole week, we were not

26、able to go out. All the roads were cut off, and we didnt have running water or communication. Under those conditions，the hardest part was having no contract with the rest of my family living around the island. -Kevin Parfait from MartiniqueIt was really an earthquake. One day my friends and I were c

27、elebrating our last day in high school at a friends. When we were all in the pool, I felt dizzy(眩晕的)。A few minutes later, my friend said, “Its an earthquake.”It was really an earthquake. Most of the houses built in the mountains were destroyed and many people lost their lives. -Alexandra Pacheco fro

28、m Venezuela13. What was the common feature （相同的特点）of the three disasters? A. They all caused great damage to people. B. They all made people lose touch with each other. C. They all made people have no water for some time D. They were all the worst in the history.14. What did Kevin experience in the

29、hurricane? A. He was not able to contact his family members. B. He felt the ground shaking. C. He saw everything in his house flying. D. He heard many people crying.15. What can we know about the earthquake Alexandra described? A. Though it was big, it caused little damage. B. It was not forecast（预报

30、）. C. It made many people die from hunger. D. It didnt affect the celebration of Alexandra and his friends. 第二节（共5个小题，每小题3分，满分15分） As we know, everyone can make mistakes, but dont worry about it. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes. Just admit it. Dont think that our mistakes ar

31、e caused by others. 16Dont blame other people, and dont cheat ourselves, either. 17In order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we dont act and deal with the problem quickly, itll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action

32、 and correct the mistake according to it. 18. 19Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A, for they are theones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the cleverer we are. 20What caused us to make the mistake? How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future? When we a