職高對(duì)口升學(xué)班高二英語半期試題

1、學(xué)生姓名：_ 學(xué)號(hào) ：_ 專業(yè)年級(jí) ：_ 考試教室：_ -密-封-線-內(nèi)-不-要-答-題-2011 2012 學(xué)年第 一 學(xué)期期中考試 高二英語 試卷 出卷人:洪 輝I 詞匯和語法（共20題，每小題1分；滿分20分）1. Have you asked the teacher_on how to study English? A for advise B about advice C for advice D from advices 2. _for_me with my geography. A Thankhelping B Thankshelping C Thankhelp D Thanks

2、help 3. Before he comes back,he is accustomed calling me advanceA to;in B to;to C to;in Din;to 4. Not only a writer but also_ here. Aan actor was wanted Bwas an actor wantedCan actor were wanted Dwere an actor wanted 5. You know that you were driving at 100 kms an hour, dont you？ No, officer, I _ .

3、This car cant do more than 80. A. couldnt have been B. may not have been C. mustnt have been D. shouldnt have been 6. The problem _ at the meeting now is serious to us.A. to be discussed B. being discussed C. discussed D. discussing 8.It was the second time our country succeeded.A.whichB.where C. th

4、at D. at which 9. Too much smoking and drinking _ him greatly，which meant bad living habits had great _ on his health.A. affects; effectsB. affected; effectC. affected;effectsD. affect; effects10. Marys pale face suggested that she _ ill and her parents suggested she _ a doctor. A. should be；should

5、see B. was；see C. be; seeing D. was; would see 11. To our joy, the meeting has certainly _ the public realize the importance of protecting our earth. A. failed to make B. tried to make C managed to making D. succeeded in making 12. He is a good teacher with_ and he has _ . A. enough experience , man

6、y interesting experiences B. many experience , good experiences C. experiences , experienced D. many experiences , much experiences 13. My father _ smoke heavily , but now he doesn't smoke any more . A. use to B. was used to C. used to D. was used 14. Rather than _ the games ; he always prefers

7、_ them . A. watch , to join in B. to watch , to join in C. watching , joining in D. watch , join in 15. When you _ a new word while reading , don't always turn to the dictionary . A. come across B. come up C. come over D. come through 16.These books are worth . A. being read B.to be read C. read

8、ing D.being reading17. We last night, but we went to the concert instead.A. must have studied B.might study C.should have studied D.would study18.One ought for what one hasnt done.A. not to be punished B.to not be punished C.to not punished D.not be punished19. “Why didnt you call me an hour ago ?”

9、he said.A.He asked me why I didnt call him an hour agoB.He said why I hadnt called him an hour beforeC.He asked why hadnt I called him an hour before ?D.He asked why I hadnt called him an hour before20. He often says “ I shall tell you about them.” He often tells me that _ will tell _ about _.A. Iyo

10、uthem B. hemethem C. heyouus D. ImeyouII.完型填空（共20小題，每小題0.5分；滿分10分） AHave you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will probably _21_ they go to learn languages, geography, history, science and all _22_ subjects. That is quite _23_, but _24_ do they learn these things? We send our child

11、ren to school to _25_ them for their future work and life. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use _26_ their life, but is that the _27_ reason they go to school? There is _28_ in education than just learning facts. We go to school above all _29_ how to learn, so that when we h

12、ave left school we can go on learning. If a man really knows _30_, he will always be successful, because whenever he has to do something new he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is either unable to do it, or does it badly, so the purps

13、e of school is not just to teach languages, geography, science, etc, but to teach pupils the way to learn.（ ）21. A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell（ ）22.A. the B. other C. the other D. other the （ ）23.A. true B. real C. fact D. wrong （ ）24.A. how B. where C. why D. what （ ）25.A. stop B. ask C. ready D.

14、 prepare （ ）26. A. at B. in C. on D. with （ ）27. A. best B. only C. just D. first （ ）28. A. many B. much C. more D. most （ ）29.A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learned （ ）30.A. how to learn B. why to learn C. how does he learn D. why does he learn BFire can help people in many ways. But it can al

15、so be very harmful (有害的). Fire can keep your house _31_, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things _32_. Big fire can burn, trees, houses, animals or people.   Nobody knows how people began to use fire. But there are _33_. interesting old stories about how a man or woman started a fire

16、. One is _34_ a man. The man _35_ a very long time ago. He went up the sun and _36_ fire down.   Today people know how to make a fire with matches(火柴). Children sometimes _37_ to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper. and _38_ it could burn a hou

17、se. A small fire can turn a big fire. very quickly. So you _39_ be careful with matches.   Be careful with fire, and it will _40_ you. But if you arent careful with fire. and it may hurt you.   ( )31. A. warm    B. warmer C. cool   D. cooler ( )32. A. also    

18、B. too C. either   D. neither ( )33. A. many    B. much C. little   D. no ( )34. A. over    B. about C. a little   D. no ( )35. A. worked     B. studied C. learned     D. lived ( )36. A. bring    B. take C. brought 

19、  D. took ( )37. A. enjoy B. like C. don't like   D. become ( )38. A. after   B. late C. yet   D. then ( )39. A. can     B. man C. will   D. must ( )40. A. help   B. do C. tell   D. hope III閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分；滿分40分）（A）Two strangers were sittin

20、g together in a plane. They were on a long journey . One of the man was a teacher , the other was a farmer.They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, " Let's do something to pass the time."" What do you want to do ?" the teacher asked." We can ask each o

21、ther riddles(謎語)," the farmer said. " You start."" Let's make the rules first, " the teacher said. " And to make the game more interesting , let's play it for money. If we don't know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar. "The farmer thought a

22、bout this for a while, then he said, " That's not fair(公平 ). You are a teacher, an educated man. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer." " That's true," the teacher said. " What do you think we should do ?" the farmer said, " If you don't k

23、now the answer to a riddle, you pay me 100 dollars. If I don't know the answer to a riddle, I'll pay you 50 dollars." The teacher thought for a while , then he said, " OK.That's fair. Who'll go first ?"" I will," the farmer said. " Here is my riddle. Wha

24、t has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies ?"The teacher thought and thought, " What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?" Then he said, " That is a good one. I don't know the answer." He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said, &q

25、uot; Tell me the answer. What is it ?"" I don't know, either." The farmer said, and gave him 50 dollars. 41. At first the two men sat there without talking because _.A. the farmer didn't like the teacherB. the teacher didn't like the farmerC. the farmer like to tell jokesD

26、. they didn't know each other42. The farmer wanted to _.A. make the journey interesting B. see if the teacher was luckyC. know if the teacher was clever D. make friends with the teacher43. The teacher thought at first that the farmer _.A. would fail the game B. knew more than heC. could answer a

27、ny riddles D. would win the game44. From this short story we know that _.A. the teacher was cleverer than the farmer B. an educated man is not always cleverC. both of the two men could know the answer D. neither of the two men was clever45. The best title of this story is _.A. How to Answer Riddles

28、B. A rich TeacherC. A Way of Getting Money D. A Clever Farmer（B）  Hotlines have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk show. Are you interested in hotline? That's a good idea. Yet, the fact is , some people d

29、o nothing but break the whole program. Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they even do not know what the host is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his

30、ignorance. Then the host has to answer and explain how silly this is! It wastes a lot of time. It seems that some people phone the hotlines for fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They do not care about what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested in or how silly they ap

31、pear to be. I am really bored by those people. It is necessary for the radio station to improve the hotline program. In my opinion, if a caller does not know what is going on, the operator should not let the caller take part in it. Some young children phone the hotline in order to take part in games

32、. Some radio or TV stations hold the hotline in order to get more money from the children. So if your phone fee goes up quickly suddenly, maybe your son or daughter often phone hotline. There is another hotline. Everyone likes it very much. It is the hotline for our life, such as Mayor Hotline in yo

33、ur city.46 The sentence "some people do nothing but break the whole program" mainly tells us _.A. radio stations use hotlines in a wrong way B. it is a factC. some people have unclear thoughts D. it is a good idea47Which of the following is not true?A. Some people know little about the top

34、ic under discussion.B. Some people do not know what the host is talking about.C. Some people do not know what the show is aboutD. The author tells us that the host is silly.48The host has to answer and explain _.A. because he works hard B. because of the caller's ignoranceC. because he likes tal

35、king to the caller D. because of a lot of questions raised by the caller49The passage does not tell us the idea _.A. that some listeners phone the hotline for fun.B. that some people just want to be heard by others.C. that some people don't care how they appear to be sillyD. what the hotline pro

36、grams are50The Chinese meaning of the underline word "operator" probably is _.A.導(dǎo)播 B 聽眾 C 醫(yī)生 D 主持人 ( C )A young man was going to join the army and had to take a medical examination. The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man. “Take your coat and shirt off, and sit

37、 on the chair.” The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, “ All right. Put on your clothes again.”  “ But you havent examined me at all!” the young man said in surprise.   “There is no need to do so,” the doctor s

38、aid with a smile. “When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw the chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understand what I told you to d

39、o and did it without a mistake, so you must be clever enough for the army.”  51. The young man went to the doctor because _.A. he wanted to take part in the examinationB. he wanted to have a medical checkupC. he did not want to join the armyD. he did not feel well52. The doctor told the yo

40、ung man to take his coat and shirt off in order to_.A. test his listening abilityB. see whether his eyes were wrong with himC. see what was wrong with him D. examine him 53. The young man was surprised because the doctor _ .A. looked at him with a smileB. did not know how to examine himC. did n

41、ot think it necessary to examine himD. asked him several questions54. The doctor thought that _ . A. the young man would not be a good soldier B. the young man must not join the army C. The Youngman would not do something wrong in the army D. the young man could join the army

42、0;55. At first the young man _ . A. did not understand what the doctor mean B. did not do as he was told to do C. realized why the doctor told him to do something D. understood what the doctor meant ( D )The United States has many different kinds of climates. On the west coast, t

43、he temperature changes very little between summer and winter, but the north central states have a very different kind of climate, in those states, people wear light clothes during the summer, and heavy clothes in the winter.In the southwest, the climate is pleasantly warm during the winter, but the

44、summer is very hot.In the eastern part of the United States, summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures. Summers are usually hot, and winters are always cold; springs are comfortably warm, and autumns are pleasantly cool.Years ago, people in the cold parts of the United States d

45、id not often get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter. Today, trucks and train carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States. In this way, Americans “send their climate”to people in other states.56.he climate is _ in different parts of the United States.A.

46、 the same B. different C. pleasant D. terrible57.In the _ of the United States, the temperature doesnt change much between summer and winter.A. southeast B. north central states C. west D. east58.In the _ part of the United States, the summer is terribly hot.A. northeast B. southeast C. northwest D. southwest59.In some parts of America, people couldnt eat fresh fruits or vegetables in winter because_.A.the temperature is cold thereB.people d