高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案VIII.docx

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高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案VIII

2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案（VIII）

第I卷（共90分）

第一部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：

语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

1.IthinkifyouwantSaratomake_____apologytoyourbrother,itisoutof_____question—sheissostubborn.

A.an;不填B.an;theC.不填;theD.不填;不填

2.Maryjoinedthelocaldramaclubbutdidn’tseemto_________,soheleft.

A.fitinB.settleinC.adapttoD.keepup

3.----Whyareyousolate?

----Iwashalfwaywhenit________tomethatIhadleftmynotebookathome,soIhadtogobacktotakeit.A.occurredB.hitC.happenedD.struck

4.Irecommended________anEnglishChinesedictionary,whichIthoughtwouldbeofgreathelptohisstudy.

A.buyingB.boughtC.tobuyD.hebought

5.Theprizewillgotothewriter________storyshowsthemostimagination.

A.whoseB.whomC.thatD.what

6.TotraveltotheUnitedStates，youmustfirstapply________theAmericanEmbassy________yourvisa.

A.for；toB.to；forC.for；forD.to；to

7.I’dappreciate____ifyouwouldliketoteachmehowtousethecomputer.

A.thatB.itC.thisD.you

8.Theathlete’syearsofhardtraining_______whenshefinallywontheOlympicgoldmedal.

A.wentonB.gotthroughC.paidoffD.endedup

9.Schoolsinthenorthtendtobebetterequipped,________thoseinthesoutharerelativelypoor.A.onceB.unlessC.asD.while

10.Thewaypeoplespendtheirholidaysisreported_________agreatdealinthepasttenyears.

A.tochangeB.tohavechangedC.tobechangedD.havingchanged

11.________withherroutineofficetask,shehasalmostnotimetoattendtoherchild.

A.HavingoccupiedB.Havingbeenoccupied

C.OccupiedD.Beingoccupied

12.PeopleinChongqingareproudof________theyhaveachievedinthepasttenyears.

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.where

13.—ItisthesecondtimethatI________toShanghai.

—Whatgreatchanges！

It’stenyearssinceI_______itlasttime.

A.havebeen；leftB.hadbeen；leftC.am；hadleftD.come；hadleft

14.Aftersufferingaheartattack,MichaelJacksonwaspronounceddead,_______atragicendtotheworld'smostpopularentertainer.

A.markingB.tomarkC.markedD.havingmarked

15.Theywereforcedtomeethisrequirementthatthey______attheportimmediately.

A.arrivedB.wouldarriveC.toarriveD.shouldarrive

16._______alargecollectionofscientificworksinChinese，ourlibrarycontainsmanyscientificbooksinforeignlanguages.

A.AccordingtoB.RegardlessofC.InadditiontoD.Intermsof

17.Afterall,itwasbecauseofhisworkwiththem______hehadbegunhissearchforawaytoreproducethehumanvoiceelectrically.

A.thatB.whatC.whyD.how

18.Aheadofus________buttheycanandmustbeovercome.

A.manydifficultieslieB.liemanydifficulties

C.domanydifficultieslieD.doliemanydifficulties

19.Ourschoolhasdevelopedalearningsystem_____studentscandoalotofteamwork.

A.thatB.whenC.whichD.where

20.----CanIcomeandhavealookatyournewhouse?

----Yes,________.

A.mypleasureB.IlikeitC.IquiteagreeD.byallmeans

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

OnemorningIwasonmywayhomeandwasverytiredafterworkinga12hournightshift.I21atalocalrestauranttohavebreakfast.ItwasreallyatruckstopandIwastheonly22.

AfterIplacedmyorderIsawamancomein.He was carrying a very expensive small oldbackpackand looked as if he had lived a life in23before.Hereachedinhispocketandpulledoutsome24.Heaskedthewaitressif38centswasenoughtobuyacupofcoffee.She25hishandandsaid,“Ofcourse.Haveaseat.”（Coffeewas50centsacupatthetime.）Itreally26mehowshehadtriedto27hisprideandhowhehadnotaskedforanycharity（施舍）.

Shortlybeforemyfoodcame.I28forthewaitresstocomeover.Isaid,“Youknow,Iamnotfeeling29.Idon’tthinkIamgoingtobeableto30mybreakfast.Doyouthinkthereis31herewhomighteatit?

”Shefirstasked32Iwasokayandthensheunderstood.Shesaid,“Ithinkso.Areyousure?

”ItoldherthatIwassure.

Shethenwalked33tothegentlemanandtoldhimthatIhadorderedfoodanditwas34latetostoptheorder35Ididn’tfeellikeeating.Wouldhebeso36astotakeitsothattheywouldn’thaveto37itout?

Iwalkedtothecash38andpaidforthemeal.Afterthat,Iaskediftheyhad39cards.Theydid.I40onefor＄25.00andaskedthemtogiveittothegentlemanafterIleft.

21.A.waitedB.livedC.stoppedD.remained

22.A.truck-driverB.servantC.passengerD.customer

23.A. abundance    B. diversity   C. option    D. autonomy 

24.A.billB.changeC.receiptD.recipe

25.A.lookedatB.caughtholdofC.keptawayfromD.putdown

26.A.frightenedB.angeredC.surprisedD.impressed

27.A.abolishB.declineC.promoteD.preserve

28.A.signedB.shoutedC.directedD.whispered

29.A.fairB.wellC.normalD.wealthy

30.A.offerB.buyC.eatD.share

31.A.somebodyB.everybodyC.nobodyD.anybody

32.A.ifB.whyC.whereD.that

33.A.acrossB.throughC.outD.over

34.A.tooB.ratherC.quiteD.much

35.A.andB.butC.asD.so

36.A.generousB.friendlyC.kindD.energetic

37.A.pickB.giveC.throwD.put

38.A.bankB.clubC.exchangeD.desk

39.A.cashB.giftC.creditD.score

40.A.reservedB.purchasedC.requiredD.deserved

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

A

February4,2012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar----JeremyLin.

Amongprofessionalbasketballplayers,JeremyLin’sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity,whichsendsfewplayerstotheNBA,andheistheonlyChinese-AmericanNBAplayer.Butwhenyouwatchhimonthecourt,thereisnodoubtthathebelongsthere.Hemoveswithspeedandgracethatdemonstrateyearsoffaithfulpractice,whichisfueledbyaloveforbasketball.

Lin’senjoymenttobasketballactuallybeganinTaiwan.WhenLin’sfathermovedtoU.S.,hisinterestinthesportonlygrewandhepassedonthisloveofbasketballtohisson,introducinghimtothegameattheageoffive.TheyoungLinspentmuchofhisyouthplayingbasketballforfun.

Inhighschool,LindreamedofplayingintheNBA.Whenheappliedforcollege,hewasnotofferedasinglesportsscholarship.However,afterhisadmissiontoHarvard,hewasofferedaplaceonitscollegebasketballteam.

DuringLin’stimeatHarvard,hisbasketballcareerbegantospeedup.Hescored1,482points,makinghimoneofthehighestscorersinIvyLeaguehistory.

Whenhegraduated,noprofessionalteamsofferedLinacontract,buthewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeague.HeplayedwellandendedupeagerlysigningacontractwiththeGoldenStateWarriors.

Atfirst,playinginprofessionalgamesfilledLinwithexcitement.HetreasuredopportunitiestomeetplayershehadbeenwatchingonTVforyears.Butslowly,theexcitementworeoffandwasreplacedbyanxiety.Inafewverydifficultmonths,hewascutbytwoteamsbeforetheNewYorkKnickspickedhimup.

Buthehadthecourageanddeterminationtosticktohisdream,soheputhimselfintohardtrainingtogetreadyforhisopportunitytocome.ThenhismomentarrivedonFebruary4,2012,onwhichhisexcellentperformancemadehimfamousovernight.Afterthat,heledtheKnickstotheirfifthstraightvictory.

TheAssociatedPresscalledLin“themostsurprisingstoryintheNBA.”Knicksfansdevelopedthenicknameforhim“linsanity”（林发疯）.Timemagazinereleasedits2012listofthe100“MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld”,JeremyLinincluded.

41.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tomakereadersinterestedingreatbasketballplayers.

B.TopraiseJeremyLinforhisskillsanddetermination.

C.TolistLin’swonderfulperformancesinNBAteam.

D.TogiveabriefintroductiontoLin’sroadtoanoutstandingbasketballplayer.

42.WhichofthefollowingisoflittlehelpinLin’ssuccess?

A.HisgraduatingfromHarvardUniversityB.Hisfather’sinfluence

C.HisyearsofhardworkD.Hisdevotiontobasketball

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“woreoff“inParagraph7probablymean?

A.workedoutB.roseupC.diedawayD.keptup

44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofJeremyLin?

A.Linlearnedtoplaybasketballwhenhewaseight.

B.LinisthemostoutstandingplayerinNBA.

C.Lin’scareerforprofessionalgameswasagreatsuccessatfirst.

D.BeforeLintherewasnoChinese-AmericanNBAplayers.

45.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.

A.Lindidn’thaveasmoothroadinNBA.

B.LingotaneasyentryintoNBA.

C.NBAprefersgraduatesfromHarvardUniversity.

D.Lindidn’tshowhisbasketballtalentsinHarvardUniversity.

B

DoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsandadifferentonefortheirmeat？

Whydotheyusepigandpork，cowandbeef，andsheepandmutton？

Tofindout，wehavetogobackto1066，whentheNormanFrenchinvadedEnglandandputaFrenchkingontheEnglishthrone（王位），whichnotonlychangedthegovernmentbutalsochangedthelanguage.Frenchbecamethelanguageoftheupperclassesofsociety.Anditremainedthatwayfor300years.Onlythesehighsocietypeoplecouldaffordtoeatmeat.Asaresult，Frenchwordslikeporc（pork）andbeouf（beef）cameintotheEnglishlanguage.However，poorEnglishfarmersraisedtheanimals.SotheEnglishlanguageretainedthewordspigandcowfromthenativeAngloSaxon.

TheNormanFrenchaddedabout10,000FrenchwordstotheEnglishlanguage.Seventyfivepercentofthemarestillinusetoday.Languagee