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高二下学期期初考试英语试题含答案II
淮阴中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期初考试英语试题
2019-2020年高二下学期期初考试英语试题含答案(II)
一、单项选择
1.—Wouldyoutellmeyouwantyourtea,withsugarormilk?
—
Sugar,please.
A.whetherB.whenC.whatD.how
2.Thecounty,________inthenorthofShanxi,hasahistoryofmorethan1,400years.
A.located B.tobelocatedC.beinglocatedD.locating
3.Scientistshavemadeamajor____incancerresearch.
A.break-inB.breakthrough
C.breakupD.breakdown
4.Histeachertoldhimthatsincehisparentswereworkingabroad,eitherhisgrandparentsoroneofhisuncles______allowedtocometotheparents’meeting.
A.wasB.wereC.areD.is
5.Heisdeterminedtodevotehimselfto___thecountry.
A.serveforB.serveC.servingforD.serving
6.---Wouldyouliketotry____
_time?
---Sure.
A.two B.second C.atwo D.asecond
7.Oneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerial____toitsburningtemperature.
A、isheatedB、beheatedC、wouldbeheatedD、doheat
8.Heworkedlateintothenightyesterday.That’s___hecouldn'tgetupontimethismorning
A.howB.whyC.whatD.when
9.TheyweresofarawaythatIcouldn't_____theirfacesclearly.
A.seethroughB.makeupC.seeoffD.makeout
10.Itwasdecidedto_____thesearchwhentherewasnohopeoffindingthemissinggirlalive.
A.calloff B.takeup C.keepoff D.ringup
11.Itishumanactivityhascausedthisglobalwarming.
A.whichB.thatC.whatD.why
12.Canyoutellme______?
A.whatdoestheislandlooklikeB.whattheislandlookslike
C.howdoestheislandlooklikeD.howtheislandlookslike
13.Shefoundhercalculator_______shelostit.
A.whereB.whileC.inwhichD.that
14.Itwas__________computergamesthatcosttheyoungmanalotofprecioustimethathe
should__________onhislesson
s.
A.toplay;bespendingB.playing;spend
C.played;havespentD.playing;havespent
15.MysistermethimatNingboGrandTheatreyesterdayafternoon,soheyourlecture.
A.couldn’tattendB.mustn’thaveattended
C.shouldn’tattendD.couldn’thaveattended
二、完型填空
James’sNewBicycle
Jamesshookhismoneyboxagain.Nothing!
Hecarefully__1__thecoinsthatlayonthebed.
$24.52wasallthathehad.Thebicyclehewantedwasatleast$90!
__2__onearthwashegoingtogetthe__3__ofthemoney?
Heknewthathisfriendsallhadbicycl
es.Itwas__4__tohangaroundwithpeoplewhenyouweretheonlyonewithoutwheels.Hethoughtaboutwhathecoulddo.Therewasno__5__askinghisparents,forheknewtheyhadnomoneyto__6__.
Therewasonlyonewaytogetthemoney,andthatwasto__7__it.Hewouldhavetofindajob.__8__whowouldhirehimandwhatcouldhedo?
HedecidedtoaskMr.Clayforadvice,whousuallyhad__9__onmostthings.
“Well,youcanstartrighthere,”saidMr.Clay.“Mywindowsneedcleaningandmycarneedswashing.”
Thatwasthe__10__ofJames’sodd-jobbusiness.Forthreemonthsheworkedeverydayafterfinishinghishomework.Hewasamazedbythe__11__ofjobsthatpeoplefoundforhimtodo.Hetookdogsandbabiesforwalks,clearedoutcupboards,andmendedbooks.Helostcountofthe__12__ofcarshewashedandwindowshecleaned,butthe__13__increasedandheknewthathewouldsoonhave__14__forthebicyclehelongedfor.
Theday__15__camewhenJamescountedhismoneyandfound$94.32.He__16__notimeandwentdowntotheshoptopickupthebicyclehewanted.Herode__17__home,lookingforwardtoshowinghisnewbicycletohisfriends.Ithadbeenhard__18__forthemoney,butJamesknewthathevaluedhisbicyclefarmore__19__hehadboughtitwithhisownmoney.Hehad__20__whathethoughtwasimpossible,andthatwaswortheventhanthebicycle.
1.A.cleaned
2.A.How
3.A.amount
4.A.brave
5.A.point
6.A.split
7.A.borrow
8.A.Or
9.A.decisions
10.A.beginning
11.A.similarity
12.A.brand
13.A.effort
14.A.all
15.A.finally
16.A.gave
17.A.patiently
18.A.applying
19.A.since
20.A.deserved
B.covered
B.Why
B.part
B.hard
B.reason
B.spend
B.earn
B.So
B.experience
B.introduction
B.quality
B.number
B.pressure
B.enough
B.instantly
B.left
B.proudly
B.asking
B.if
B.benefited
C.counted
C.Who
C.sum
C.smart
C.result
C.spare
C.raise
C.For
C.opinions
C.requirement
C.suitability
C.size
C.money
C.much
C.normally
C.took
C.silently
C.looking
C.than
C.achieved
D.checked
D.What
D.rest
D.unfair
D
.right
D.save
D.collect
D.But
D.knowledge
D.opening
D.variety
D.type
D.trouble
D.some
D.regularly
D.wasted
D.tiredly
D.working
D.though
D.learned
三、阅读理解
A
“Linda,ifbeatingyourselfupwereanOlympicsport,you’dwinagoldmedal!
”
Annabel,myclosefriend,stunned(使…震惊)mewiththatfrankobservationafterItoldherhowIhadmishandledasituationwithastudentinathird-gradeclasswhereIwassubstituting(代替).“Ishouldneverhavelethimgototheboy’sroomwithoutapass!
Itwasmyfaulthegotintotroublewiththehallmonitor!
I’msostupid!
”
Myfriendburstoutlaughing,andthenmadeher“Olympic”comment.AfterabriefperiodofreflectionIhadtoadmitthatshewasright.Ididputmyselfdownanawfullot.Why,justduringthepreviousdayIhadcalledmyself“aslob”forhavingsomepapersspreadoutonmydesk,“ugly”whenIleftthehousewithoutmakeupand“anidiot”whenIleftthehouseforanemergencysubstitutejobwithoutmyemergencylessonplan.
Inamorereflectivetone,Annabelsaid,“Ioncetookaworkshopatchurchwherethewomaninchargehaduslistallthemeanthingswesayaboutourselves.”
“Howmanydidyouhaveonyourlist?
”Iasked.
“Fifteen,”sheconfessed.“Butthentheteachersaid,‘Nowturntothepersonnexttoyouandsayalltheitemsonyourlistasifyouwerespeakingtothatperson!
’”
Myjawdropped,“Whatdidyoudo?
”
“Nothing.Nobodydid.Wealljustsatthere,untilIsaid,‘Icouldneversaythesethingstoanyoneelse!
’”
“Andourteacherreplied,‘Well,ifyoucan’tsaythemtoanyoneelse,thendon’teversaythemtoyourself!
’”
Myfriendhadapoint.IwouldneverinsultachildofGod---andI’mGod’schild,too!
God,todayletmebeaskindtomyselfasIwouldbetoanotherofYourchildren.
1.WhatdoesAnnabelmeanbythefirstsentenceofthepassage?
A.Thewriterisagoodathlete.B.Thewriterscoldsherselftoomuch.
C.Sheisencouragingthewriter.D.Agoldmedalisnotabigdeal.
2.Whatdoesthewriterintendstotellusthroughthesecondandthirdparagraphs?
A.Shehaslowself-esteemovers
omesmallthings.
B.Sheoftenmakesseriousmistakesindailylife.
C.Sheisathird-gradeteacher.
D.Shecarestoomuchaboutherappearance.
3.Wecaninferthattheunderlinedword“slob”mightbe_____.
A.somethinguntidyB.someonedangerousC.somethingdirtyD.someonelazy
4.WhatcanwelearnaboutAnnabel?
A.Sheusedtoputherselfdownalot.
B.Sheoftengoestochurch.
C.Shewasinchargeofaworkshop.
D.Sheusedtobetooshytotalktoothers.
5.Whatdoesthewritermeanbythelastsentenceofthepassage?
A.SheisreadytoturntoGodforhelp.
B.Shewillbekindtoallchildren.
C.Shewon’tinsult(侮辱)herselfaswellasothers.
D.SheiswillingtobeachildofGod.
B
AnewreportsaysthenumberofforeignstudentsatcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStatesincreasedbythreepercentlastyear.Thishasbeenthefirstobviousincreasesince2001.
Americanschoolslastfallhad583,000foreignstudents.Therecordis586,000.Thatwassetin2002aftermanyyearsofgains.Butafterthatthenumbersfell.TheterroristattacksonSeptember11th,2001ledtomorevisa(签证)requirements.NowstrongereffortsarebeingmadetogetmoreforeignstudentstostudyintheUnitedStates.
ChinaremainedinsecondplaceinfrontofSouthKoreabutbehindIndia,whichsentalmost84,000studentslastfall.ThenumberofJapanesefellsharplybyninepercent,althoughitremainedinfourthplace.
TherewerethreepercentdropsfromIndonesiaandKenya,theonlyAfricancountryinthetoptwentylastyear.ButtherewereobviousincreasesfromSaudiArabia,NepalandVietnam.ThenumberofSaudistudentsmorethandoubled,risingtonearlyeightthousand.
Forasixthyear,theUniversityofSouthernCaliforniainLosAngeleshadthemostforeignstudents.ColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkwassecond.OtherschoolsinthetopfivewereNewYorkUniversity,theUniversityofIllinoisandPurdueUniversity.
UnlikeAmericanstudentsinothercountries,whooftenchoosehistoryandlanguagestudy,theleadingareaofstudyintheUSAwasbusinessandmanagement.Secondwasengineering.
Thenewreportalsosaysmorethan220,000Americansstudiedinothercountries.Thatwasduringthe2005-2006schoolyear.Itwasarecordnumber,andanincreaseofeightandahalfpercentfromtheyearbefore.Butonlyfivepercentofthemstayedforafullyear.
1.After2002,thenumberofforeignstudentsintheUSAfellmainlybecause____.
A.Americanswerewo
rriedthatforeignstudentsmightattackthem
B.fewAmericanuniversitieswelcomedstudentsfromabroad
C.theirowncountriescouldofferthemabettereducation
D.itwasharderforforeignstudentstogetpermissiontostudyintheUSA
2.WhichofthefollowingAsiancountrieshasthelargestnumberofstudentsstudyingintheUSA?
A.China.B.Japan.C.SouthKorea.D.India.
3.WhichsubjectisthemostattractivetoforeignstudentsintheUSA?
A.Businessandmanagement.B.History.
C.Engineering.D.Language.
4.Wecanlearn