1、2010-2011学年度山西省平遥中学高二下学期期中考试英语卷 单项选择 * Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management If you make _most of the equipment ， there will be _rise in production A不填；不填 B the； a C不填； a D the；不填 答案： B Oh my god, I left my laptop in the taxi! _; lets call the taxi company first
2、. A Pray for it B Cheer up C Have fun D Calm down 答案： D I dont say I am against their plan. But the trouble is _ they do doesnt agree with what they say. A what that B that what C that whether D what if 答案： B Could I just ask one question about the plans for a new building _ at the beginning A put f
3、orward B that put forward C that was put forward D were put forward 答案： A -Did the policeman let you in -No, I told him who I was A if B as if C as though D even though 答案： D I wonder if your sister will go to Marys birthday party If she_， so _ I A does； will B will； am C does； do D would； will 答案：
4、A The police were seeking more information to find out _the rich merchant A who it was that killed B who was it that killed C it was who killed D who w as it killed 答案： A Not until he called the secretary three times _ that the manager went to an important meeting A did he tell B he told C was he to
5、ld D he was told 答案： C In one corner of the garden there stands a little board， _“Keep off the grass ” A On which writes B it says C on which is read D which reads 答案： D The dumpling is very delicious! Thank you for inviting me to eat _ Im glad you enjoy it A All right B Really C Never mind D Dont m
6、ention it 答案： D How much sugar did you put in my coffee It tastes so bitter Im sorry to say that theres _left Ive forgotten to buy _on my way home A nothing； it B something； anything C none； some D no one； some 答案： C Can I pay the bill by check Sorry ， sir But it is the management rule of our hotel
7、that payment _be paid in cash A will B can C should D shall 答案： D _ is expected, according to the online survey, is that prices of the houses wont rise any more A What B It C As D Which 答案： A Are there any restaurants in Beijing _ authentic Mexican food A serve B that serving C that serve D serves 答
8、案： C Are you still very busy ？ Yes ， I _ the report for the manager and it wont take long A have just finished B am just finishing C had just finished D am just going to finish 答案： B 完型填空 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分 ） The car， running along the well-lit road， now sank in darkness. I broke the _36_ on
9、purpose， _37_ that the driver was too tired to drive. When do you go back home in the evening？ “9 oclock after this _38_.”Then when do you come out in the morning？ “I _39_ another question.”9 oclock， toojust as if I worked at an offic e.” His _40_ surprised me， because every time I ride a taxi， what
10、 I _41_ from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night， its hard to earn money， theyre often _42_ by the police， or that their leaders are seated lazy， _43_ the fruits. But this driver told me， ”I find it _44_ to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving
11、just for _45_. Its fortunate that I hardly drive _46_ a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Yes， I never _47_ an empty taxi. If it goes southward， I go northward. If it goes along a _48_， I turn into a narrow street” His words showed his _49_ with his life and the prid
12、e he _50_ in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high _51_. As an ancient saying goes， ”Neither joy in material _52_ nor grieve over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by _53_ living and go far with a calm mind？ I couldnt help feeling
13、_54_ when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold _55_. 【小题1】 A window B stillness C silence D quietness A on condition B for fear C in belief D in order A night B trip C cycle D process A threw out B gave away C made up D led to A character B confidence C explanation D easiness A suffe
14、r B request C benefit D hear A detected B ordered C fined D seized A keeping B tasting C enjoying D choosing A exciting B disappointing C tiring D amazing A freedom B pleasure C hobby D company A without B with C behind D beside A follow B admire C envy D meet A route B path C railway D highway A in
15、telligence B satisfaction C competition D honesty A made B held C caught D took A buildings B mountains C standard D heaven A gains B concerns C supports D loss A special B happy C simple D original A angry B content C dangerous D curious A morning B night C moment D season 答案： 【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B【小题 1
16、】 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C. tooto“ 标志太 而不能 ” 由此可判断选 C，作者有意打破沉默，以免司机因为疲劳而出问题。 【小题 1】 B. for fear 害怕。 【小题 1】 B. 这个故事发生在晚上，司机说他送完我就回家，因此选 B项 “出行 ”、 【小题 1】 A. 问了一个问题后，我接着对他发问。 Throw out 随 口说出。 【小题 1】 D. 从这个司机的回答看，他不像别的出租
17、车司机那样，他如此自在，这让我感到十分诧异。 【小题 1】 D. 我每次坐出租车时，从司机那听到的都是抱怨。 【小题 1】 C. 赚钱很难，而且经常被警察罚款。 【小题 1】 C. 或者抱怨说，领导懒洋洋地坐在办公室里享受他们的劳动果实。 【小题 1】 C. 从下文信息可知，这个司机觉得他原先的生活很无聊，让人觉得很厌烦。 【小题 1】 B. 这个人觉得当司机很惬意，不要每天早起晚归，而且每个月能赚到足够的钱。 【小题 1】 A. 用 hardlywithout 双重否定 表肯定的含义：很幸运，我几乎没开过空车。 【小题 1】 A. 从下文内容可知，从来不跟在空车后面，这样的车向南开，他就开车
18、往北去。 【小题 1】 D. 与下文 “狭窄的接到 ”呼应，选 D表示 “公路 ”。 【小题 1】 B. 从前文这个司机的描述看，他很喜欢自己开出租车的生活。 【小题 1】 D. take pride in ” 以 自豪 “。 【小题 1】 B. 由生活常识可知，高山上的空气稀薄。 【小题 1】 A. 就像一句老话说的， “不以物喜，不以己悲 ”。 【小题 1】 C. 就像这个司机这样的境界，过一种简单而有思想的生活。 【小题 1】 D. 此情此景，不禁让我感到不寻常。 【小题 1】 B. 文章开头就暗示了故事发生在晚上。 阅读理解 Last week my youngest son and
19、I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child,
20、 I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight As and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as successful as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things
21、to say, feeling on guard. On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my fathers friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my sons funny facial expressions. Gone was my fathers critical (挑剔的 ) air and
22、strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around What had held him back before The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the y
23、ears, I never felt closer to him at that moment After so many years, Im at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing. Im delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his mew home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was. 【小题 1】 Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young a
24、dult A He was silent most of the time. B He was too proud of himself. C He did not love his children. D He expected too much of her. 【小题 2】 When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel_. A nervous B sorry C tired D Strict and hare-working. 【小题 3】 What does the author think of
25、 her father after her visit to Tucson A More critical. B More tallkative. C Gentle and friendly. D Strict and hard-working. 【小题 4】 The underlined words my new friend in the last paragraph refer to . A the authors son B the authors father C the friend of the authors father D the caf owner 答案： DACB Ne
26、w York TimeA gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself, setting off panic among holiday shoppers, the police said “The person who we believe to be the shooter has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” Sgt Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department sai
27、d at televised news “We have been able to clear the mall,” she said “We dont believe we have any other shooters ” The police said that at least five other people had been injured in the shootings She did not give the shooters identity “We are still conducting the investigation,” Sergeant Negron said
28、, adding that the citys mayor, who was out of town, was on his way back to Omaha She said the police received a 911 call from someone inside the Westroads Mall on the west side of Omaha, and shots could be heard in the background The first police officers arrived at the mall six minutes after the fi
29、rst call, she said, but by then the shootings were over It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity （匿名） said the note indicated that the gunman wanted to “go out in style ” The shootings br
30、oke the usually banal routine of holiday shopping The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall, while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter Shoppers and store workers were trapped inside the
31、 mall, which has roughly 135 stores Others streamed out of mall exits with their hands raised President Bush was in Omaha this morning to deliver a speech, but he had left the city by the time the shootings took place 【小题 1】 Where did the shooting first come out A In a newspaper B On the Internet C
32、In TV news D In a police poster 【小题 2】 What do the underlined words “go out in style” probably mean A go out of the mall in particular clothes B walk in the mall with everybody focused on C go to a socially event by fashionable means D stop his life in a impressive way 【小题 3】 Which of the following
33、is true according to the passage A Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home B The citys mayor happened not to be in the city when the shooting took place C Police arrived at the mall before the shootings were over and rescued customers D The official who showed what the
34、note mean have no request of his own identity 【小题 4】 We can infer from the passage that _ A There is only one shooter in this event B The shooting created fears among the customers C An important holiday is coming soon D President Bush came here for the shooting 答案： CDBC If a person tells you that s
35、omething is “the real McCoy”， he is telling you it is the real thing， not a copy or replacement There is nothing false about “the real McCoy” It is the best that can be found There are different ideas on how the expression came into common use Perhaps the most popular story is about a famous boxer，
36、Charles Kid McCoy， a one-time world famous welter-weigh champion One day， McCoy was having a drink in a bar with a lady friend A man came up and began to talk to her He was not a nice man McCoy wanted no trouble He asked the man to leave He said “Im Kid McCoy ”McCoy thought his name was so well-know
37、n that he didnt need to say more But the man did not believe him “Oh， yeah ” he said “Well， if you are Kid McCoy， then I am George Washington!” And he continued to speak to the prize-fighters friend in all unpleasant way McCoy hit the man with a fist-not hard-actually it was really a light touch But
38、 the man fell to the ground， unconscious Ten minutes later， when he came to sense，he called out. “That was the real McCoy!” And so， as told by kid McCoy， that was how the expression “the real McCoy” got started There are other versions， however One is that the expression goes back to the days of pro
39、hibition（禁止） when it was illegal in the United States to sell whiskey Although whiskey was against the law， many sold it And many sold bad whiskey They were not afraid to do so， because there was so little that anybody could do about it Buying whiskey， good or had， was as illegal as selling it But t
40、here was one whiskey dealer who was honest His name was McCoy He refused to sell bad whiskey He sold only the best imported whiskey His product became recognized as the best It was called “the real McCoy” The expression survived prohibition days and soon became a general term One way or another， no
41、matter how the expression began， “the real McCoy” is an expression that everyone unders tands It means the one and onlythe be st one They are indeed words of special praise 【小题 1】 What is the main idea of the first paragraph A It is about the exact meaning of the version B It tells how a person gets
42、 his name C It shows how to tell the real from the false D It explains how to find the best 【小题 2】 In the third paragraph， “the prize-fighter” refers to_ A a champion B George Washington C a fellow D McCoy 【小题 3】 Which of the following is TRUE about the days prohibition A A national law forbade the
43、sale of alcoholic drinks B Bad whiskey was not allowed to sell C People at that time preferred nothing but whiskey D The days of prohibition resulted in MeCoys selling wine 【小题 4】 What is the main idea of the whole passage A The story of a famous boxer B The general use of the version C The expressi
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