1、2011-2012学年广西北海市合浦县教育局教研室高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * - Do you mind if I smoke here, madam - _, sir. A Of course not. Its not allowed here B Great! Id rather do that myself C Id rather you didnt, actually D No, you cant 答案： C - Ill come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening. - But by then my p
2、erformance will have ended and I _ reporters in the meeting room at that time. A will be meeting B will meet C are going to meet D am meeting 答案： A _ around the Tian An men Square, the tourists from Iceland were taken to visit the Palace Museum. A Showing B Having shown C Being shown D Having been s
3、hown 答案： D - Theres no light on. - They _ be at home. A cant B mustnt C neednt D oughtnt to 答案： A A well-written composition _ some writing skills, such as good choice of words and clear organizations. A calls on B calls for C calls up D calls in 答案： B . Will you please keep quiet now You shouldnt t
4、alk until _ to. A asking B having asked C to ask D asked 答案： D - Do you think he has improved his English much enough - Yes. You couldnt hope for _ at this time. A a good result B the better result C a better result D the best result 答案： C Tom worked hard, but _ didnt please the boss. A it B one C w
5、hat D which 答案： A After great efforts, he finally achieved his goal, _. A being pleased but excited B pleasant and excited C pleasantly but excitedly D pleased and excited 答案： D Facing this _ problem, I found myself _ about how to work it out. A puzzled; puzzled B puzzled; puzzling C puzzling; puzzl
6、ing D puzzling; puzzled 答案： D _ the Internet is of great help, I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it. A While B As C Because D If 答案： A When I saw Jane, I stopped and smiled, but she _ me and walked on. A refused B ignored C avoided D Missed 答案： B With the advanced technology, ou
7、r factory produces _cars as we did last year. A as twice many B many as twice C twice as many D as twice as many 答案： C There is no point _ time _ with him. A to spend; to argue B in spending; arguing C to spend; arguing D in spending; to argue 答案： B We have only a short holiday, so lets the most of
8、it and try to enjoy ourselves. A make B take C get D have 答案： A The British Isles is a group of islands that lie the west coast of Europe. A on B along C in D off 答案： D Fans still _ Michael Jordan though he doesnt fight for the Chicago Bulls any more. A look down on B look up C look up to D look on
9、to 答案： C Only in this way _ make progress in your English. A you can B can you C you are able to D will you able to 答案： B The reason _ he hasnt come is _. A that; because he is ill B that; because of his illness C why; for he is ill D why; that he is ill 答案： D Please keep us _ of how things are goin
10、g on. A told B informed C ignored D announced 答案： B 完型填空 Ive spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that 1 is an occupational disease. But one year, my 2 gave me the cure for my homesickness. It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet- a stuffed penguin (企鹅 ) tha
11、t 3 about five inches tall. Attached to its left wing 4 a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”. I immediately 5 the penguin on my table. On my next trip, I put the 6 in my suitcase. That night when I called home, my daughter Jeanine was 7 because the penguin had disappeare
12、d. “Honey, hes here with me,” I explained, “ I brought him 8 ”. 9 , the penguin came with me - as necessary as my briefcase. And we 10 along the way. In Albuquerque, I checked into a 11 , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting. When I returned, the maid had 12 the bed and stood the penguin on the pillo
13、w. One night, I discovered the penguin 13 , and after a mad phone call, I learned Id 14 it in my previous hotel room, 15 it had been rescued by a maid. I 16 a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk. In the hotel lobby (大厅 ), other tired bus
14、iness travelers were 17 at the reunion of my penguin and me - I think with a touch of 18 . Jeanine is in college now, and I dont travel 19 . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion. All those years on 20 , it was the one thing I never left home without.
15、【小题1】 A cold B hunger C loneliness D fever A boy B daughter C friend D mother A stood B lay C jumped D climbed A wrote B turned C was D had A threw B lost C gave D placed A bear B penguin C dog D rabbit A upset B happy C glad D excited A up B off C along D down A From now on B In the future C In fut
16、ure D From then on A had friends B had friend C made friends D made friend A school B hotel C shop D supermarket A given B turned C made D carried A sleeping B going C living D missing A forget B left C ordered D sent A there B when C where D how A ran B walked C hurried D drove A surprised B fright
17、ened C looked D laughed A anger B envy C sadness D illness A as many B as seldom C so little D as much A the hotel B the meeting C the road D the house 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D
18、【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 从后面的： homesickness.“想家 ”，说明孤独是他的职业病。 【小题 1】 B这是从下文看出，他的女儿帮他治愈了想家的职业病。 【小题 1】 A句意是：站起来大约有五英寸高，所以选 stand 【小题 1】 C这题是个倒装句，正常的语序是： a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”was attached to its left wing。 【小题 1】 D句意是：我立即随即把这份礼物放到桌上。 【小题
19、1】 B由上文知道女儿给的礼物是个企鹅。 【小题 1】 A 从后面的原因： because the penguin had disappeared.说明女儿和不安。 【小题 1】 C考查词组： bring along“随身携带 ” 【小题 1】 D考查词组： from then on从那天起， 【小题 1】 C考查词组： make friends“交朋友 ” 【小题 1】 B 从下文的： In the hotel lobby说明作者是住在旅店。 【小题 1】 C考查词组： make the bed“整理床铺 ” 【小题 1】 D句意是：发现企鹅不见了。 【小题 1】 B考查词义辨析 ;这里表示
20、把企鹅落在前面的旅馆了，用 leave。 【小题 1】 C这是个 where引导的定语从句，修饰 my previous hotel room。 【小题 1】 D从后面的距离 a hundred miles 看出是开车去。 【小题 1】 A考虑当时游客们的心理是惊讶的。 【小题 1】 B人们看见作者和企鹅的重逢带着羡慕。 【小题 1】 D句意是：而我也不大常出差了。 So much修饰 travel 【小题 1】 Con the road是指：在那些外出奔波的日子里 阅读理解 I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sa
21、ndwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine bottles. “ Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.” “ Son, hold on,” he said. “ No, you cant drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.” “ Wait, let me tell you” “ Would you like me to throw it away from
22、 you ” I asked. “ Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wines get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.” When I was young, I didnt have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful
23、to remember as I went through my teenage years. In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you want for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homewo
24、rk just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance. We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we dont get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in an
25、d when we rush through our class-work, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be ready for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life. 【小题 1】 Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of w
26、ine A Because it smelt terrible. B Because it was mixed with something else. C Because his father drank too much that night. D Because it had been kept for years. 【小题 2】 What the authors father said _. A made the author puzzled when he was a little child. B was too simple a rule to be meaningful to
27、the author. C threw the author into deep thought then. D was an excuse to drink the wine. 【小题 3】 In the authors opinion, if we do things too quickly, we will _. A do it better B save much time C graduate from college more quickly D miss something useful to us in life 【小题 4】 Which of the following be
28、st reflects the main idea of the passage A Well begun is half done. B More haste（匆忙） , less speed. C Failure is the mother of success. D Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】细节题：从对话里的 “This wine is too old to drink.”可知作者是因为酒的时间太长了，不能喝了。选 D。 【小题 1】从文
29、章倒数第三段的句子： When I was young, I didnt have any understanding of what this meant, 可知作者很惊讶。选 A 【小题 1】推理题：从倒数第二段的句子： But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do thi
30、s, we lose something of great importance.可知作者认为太匆忙的话，会错过生活中的重要事情。选 D。 【小题 1】主旨题：从全篇文章和最后一段的句子： Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.可知是表达：欲速则不达。选 B There was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom
31、searched everywhere but could not find it. So the king asked to search for it and put a reward for 50,000 for anyone who found it. One day, a clerk was walking home along a river when he saw something shinning in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch
32、it to get the 50,000 reward. He put his hand in the river and tried to catch the necklace, but somehow missed it and didnt catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again. But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking aw
33、ay, feeling sad. Just then, an old man walking by saw him, and asked him what was the matter. The clerk didnt want to share the secret with him, thinking he might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell him anything. The old man could see this man was troubled. He again asked the clerk
34、to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk told him about the necklace and how he tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing. The old man then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the river.
35、The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to take a reflection of the real necklace all this time. 【小题 1】 The clerk tried to get the diamond necklace to _. A make the king happy. B keep it for himself. C get the big reward. D sell it at
36、 a high price. 【小题 2】 Before the old man asked the clerk what was the matter, the clerk . A was searching in the water B was trying to find help C felt rather tired D was not feeling good 【小题 3】 Where did the clerk find the necklace at last A On the tree B On the bank C In the river D In the sand 【小
37、题 4】 What might be the best title for the passage A A beautiful diamond necklace B A kings promise C A lucky young clerk D Changing the way of thinking 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】细节题：从第二段的句子： He decided to try and catch it to get the 50,000 reward.可知这个职员是想得到奖赏。选 C。 【小题 1】细节题：从第四段的
38、句子： He came out and started walking away, feeling sad. 可知在老人问他话之前，职员感觉很不好。选 D 【小题 1】细节题：从最后一段的句子： The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree.可知项链是在树上。选 A 【小题 1】主旨题：从整篇文章意思，这个职员只是一味的在水里捞却不知道抬头看看，说明我们做事要换个角度看问题，选 D。 As prices and building costs keep rising, t
39、he “do-it-yourself”（ DIY） trend in the US continues to grow. “We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they a
40、re struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house. Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a
41、shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $520. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I have finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.” John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so
42、 they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself. 【小题 1】 We can learn from the text that many newly married people_. A find it
43、hard to pay for what they need B have to learn to make their own furniture C take DIY courses run by the government D seldom go to a department store to buy things 【小题 2】 John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _. A run a DIY shop B make or repair things C save time and money D imp
44、rove the quality of life 【小题 3】 Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when_ A his car repairs cost too much B the car repair class was not helpful C He couldnt possibly do two jobs D keeps house and looks after his children 【小题 4】 When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he mean
45、s Jim_. A makes shoes in his home B does extra work at night C does his own car and home repairs D keeps house and looks after his children 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】细节题：从第三段的句子： John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a
46、 home at a time when the cost of living is very high.可知刚结婚的人发现很难负担想要的东西。选 A 【小题 1】细节题：从第四段的句子： John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high.可知是约翰和他的妻子是学习制作，或修理东西。选 B 【小题 1】细节题：从第四段的句子： Last m
47、onth, he received a car repair bill for $520. “I was deeply upset about it. 可知是汽车修理花费很多。选 A 【小题 1】推理题：从第四段的句子： Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home 可知吉姆妻子去世了，他要持家和照顾孩子。选 D In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India, the need for such protection
48、was realized centuries ago. About 300 B.C. an Indian writer described forest that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game beasts was carefully supervised(监视 ). Some animals were fully protected Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut timber(wood for building), burn wood for charcoal(炭 ), or catch animals
