1、高二英语半期考试卷 （满分： 100 分 完卷时间： 120 分钟） 2002, 11, 9 (命题人：胡裕慧 审核人：陈济兴 毛毓欣 郑丽芳 黄世昌 陈家铛 叶碧清 ) I.听力 (10%) 第一节：听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A， B， C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。 1.Where is the man now? A. In bed B. In the kitchen. C. In the office. 2. How is the man feeling?
2、 A. Sick. B. Fine. C. Lonely. 3. What is the man going to do? A. He wants the woman to fix his computer. B. Hell call the woman if the computer is OK. C. He wants the woman to call him after a week. 4. Where is the man going to spend his holiday? A. In London. B. In the country. C. In a big city. 5.
3、 Can Peter go out tonight? A. No, not at all. B. Yes, with his mother. C. Yes, if he goes home first. 第二节：听下面 5 段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A， B， C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每个小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答 6， 7 题。 6. When is it Marys birthday? A. On March 22.
4、 B. On May 22. C. On April22. 7. What is the man going to do tonight? A. It is unknown. B. To go to a party. C. To see a film. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。 8. What is the most wonderful in the film? A. Its sound. B. Its music. C. Its picture. 9. When was the film most likely to begin? A. After 6:00 PM. B.
5、Before 6:00 PM. C. At 6:00 PM sharp. 听第 8 段材料，回答第三者 10 至 12 题。 10. What magazine does the man take besides Morning Post? A. Newsweek. B. New Yorkers. C. New Scientists. 11. Whats the price for Morning Post? A. One dollar. B. One and a half dollars. C. Three dollars and fifty. 12. What is Morning Pos
6、t? A. A magazine. B. A press. C. A newspaper. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. Why does the woman look worried? A. Because her two keys are missing. B. Because there is something wrong with her shoulder. C. Because her bag is gone. 14. What kind of bag was it? A. It was a yellow leather shoulder bag. B.
7、It was a brown bag. C. It was a brown leather shoulder bag. 15. What was inside it? A. A purse and two keys. B. A letter. C. A and B. 16. Can the woman find her bag? A. Yes, she can. B. We dont know. C. Of course. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. When did the story take place? A. In the morning. B. In t
8、he afternoon. C. In the evening. 18. What was Harrys problem? A. Everyone at his school liked him. B. No one at his school liked him. C. Some people at his school dislike him. 19. Why didnt Harry want to accept his mothers advice? A. He thought he was too weak. B. He thought he was the headmaster. C
9、. He thought he was too old to change. 20. What have you learned from the text? A. Harry is a bus-driver. B. Harry is a student. C. Harry is the headmaster. II. 单项填空 (15%) 21. Im so busy _ my homework, so I cant help_ the house. A. doing; to clean B. with; cleaning C. to do; to clean D. doing; clean
10、ing 22. Please speak loud enough to make yourself_! A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard 23. Would you mind if I _ here? -_. Go ahead. A. smoke; Certainly not B. smoked; Sure C. smoking; Of course not D. smoked; No 24. It disappointed his parents _he had failed to pass the exam for _ third time. A
11、. why ; a B. that ; a C. when ; the D. how ; the 25. Never eat food that _ , or you will get ill. A. goes bad B. are bad C. has gone bad D. is going bad 26.-Id like to invite you to my party this evening. -Thank you, but _ Ill have time Im not sure at the moment. A. that B. when C. though D. whether
12、 27. I would like to buy a house which is modern, comfortable, and _, in a quiet place. A. first of all B. in all C. above all D. after all 28. - Oh, you are here! I _ that you would come back tomorrow. - I came back last night A. didnt think B. think C. thought D. will think 29. A library with five
13、 thousand books _ to the nation as a gift. A. is offered B. has offered C. are offered D. have offered 30. You can learn _ youre interested in more easily. A. whatever B. however C. no matter D. whoever 31. I enjoy noodles _ by my mother, which taste very delicious. A. cooked B. cooking C. being coo
14、ked D. being cooking 32. -Have you decided when_? -Yes, tomorrow morning. A. will you leave B. to be leaving C. are you leaving D. to leave 33. -Is your cat afraid of me? -A little. Its not used to _. A. touching B. being touched C. touch D. be touched 34. The woman kept _ close as she could _ the c
15、hildren in order to give them a good protection. A. so ; to B. as ; for C. as ; to D. too ; for 35. Tom came to China in 1988, by _ time he had learnt to speak very good Chinese. A. what B. that C. whose D. which III.完形填空 (20%) Australia is nearly as large as the United States, but most of it is 36
16、dry for people to live in. Around the edge of this huge dry part 37 large sheep and cattle farms. A few of 38 are as large as the 39 states in America. Often the nearest neighbours are many hundred miles 40 . The two-way radio is very 41 to people who live 42 these great Australian farms. It 43 much
17、 like a telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then give an answer. When these radios first came into use, the Australian government set up a special two-way radio programme. Then, people on the large farms 44 talk to a doctor hundreds of miles away. They could 45 the doctor about s
18、omeone who was sick, and the doctor could let them know 46 to care for the sick person. 47 the large farms were so far 48 towns, the children could not go to school. Radio schools 49 for them in some areas. At 50 time each day, the boys and girls turn on their radios and listen to teachers in cities
19、 miles away. Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbours. Round robin(知更鸟 ) talks 51 radio were started to keep families in touch 52 each other. They could talk 53 who was going away or who was sick or who was getting married. The men could talk about their sheep and cattle a
20、nd 54 money the markets would pay for them. 55 many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia. 36. A. very B. so C. enough D. too 37. A. is B. are C. was D. were 38. A. them B. which C. that D. it 39. A. small B. largest C. smallest D. large 40. A. far B. long C. out D away
21、41. A. nice B. possible C. impossible D. important 42. A. in B. on C. at D. into 43. A. works B. looks C. sounds D. is 44. A. can B. could C. must D. had to 45. A. telephone B. ring C. tell D. say 46. A. how B. / C. what D. whether 47. A. When B. If C. Though D. Since 48. A. to B. from C. among D. o
22、ff 49. A. were set up B. set up C. set off D. were set off 50. A. certain B. a certain C. short D. a short 51. A. on B. by C. by a D. by the 52. A. with B. from C. to D. for 53. A. to B. with C. about D. on 54. A. whose B. how many C. what D. how much 55. A. At B. In C. By D. To IV.阅读理解 (20%) ( A )
23、Alice always wanted to be a singer. Music was the most important thing in her life, but, to tell you the truth, she took lessons for years, practiced every day, but in spite of all this, her voice didnt improve. Honestly, it didnt get better, it just got louder. Her teacher finally gave up and stopp
24、ed the lessons, but Alice refused to quit, and one day she decided to give a concert and invited her former teacher to attend. The teacher was very worried about what to say after the performance. She knew it would be terrible and it was. She didnt want to tell a lie, but she didnt want to hurt Alic
25、es feelings either. Finally, she got an idea and went backstage(后台 ) to greet her former pupil. Well, said Alice, What did you think of my performance? My dear, said the teacher, youll never be better than you were tonight 56. Alice wanted to be a singer because she _. A. was good at singing B. coul
26、d do nothing but sing C. had a good teacher D. was most interested in music 57. Alices teacher stopped the lessons because _. A. Alice didnt make any improvement in singing B. Alices voice became louder and louder C. Alice didnt work hard enough D. Alice was so proud and wouldnt listen to her 58. Wh
27、at made Alice decide to give a concert? A. She wanted to prove that her teacher was wrong B. She wanted to please her teacher C. She was sure that she could sing beautifully D. Somebody else wanted her to do so 59. What is really meant by saying Youll never be better than you were tonight.? A. You g
28、ave performance tonight B. You wont make any improvement in future C. You have never sung so well before D. You did much better before than tonight. 60. If Alices teacher had told a lie, she might have said, _. A. I dont like the performance. B. You have made no progress. C. The performance tonight
29、is terrible. D. Your performance tonight is excellent. ( B ) Doctors have known for some time that video games(屏幕式电子游戏机 ) can cause epileptic seizures(羊痫风 ) to happen. Now parents of children who have suffered(患病 ) the disease have brought in lawsuits(打官司 ) in U.S. and Britain, and asked for investi
30、gation(调查 ) of the games possible harm to health. As a result, Nintendo Co. of Kyoto, Japan, the worlds largest video-game maker, has decided to put warnings on the games it sells. The warnings state(陈述 ) that playing the games for a long time may be bad for health and advise users who suffer epilep
31、tic seizures or loss of consciousness(知觉 ) to see a doctor. The company says that it is studying the possibility of producing game software(软件 ) without flashing lights if these lights are shown to be bad for the health of players 61. Doctors _. A. advise children not to play video games any longer.
32、 B. say that playing video games can cause the player to suffer epileptic seizures C. suggest that no more video games should be produced D. think video games can improve by using game software without flashing lights 62. _, the Japanese video-game company decided to put warnings on its products. A.
33、 Seeing the games may be bad for health B. Having paid a great deal to those who have suffered epileptic seizures. C. Persuaded by doctors D. Afraid of entering lawsuits in America and Britain 63. The warnings _. A. say video games can cause epileptic seizures to happen B. say epileptic seizures suf
34、ferers would lose consciousness while playing the games C. advise users not to play video games long D. say the company has produced game software without flashing lights 64. The Japanese video games company _. A. has decided to produce game software without flashing lights B. is trying to find out
35、if flashing lights are bad for the health of players C. doesnt think flashing lights are bad for the health of players D. says it is trying hard to improve its products to reduce the games possible harm to health. 65. The writer tends(趋向 ) to think _. A. the parents should not have brought in lawsui
36、ts B. flashing lights cant cause epileptic seizures to happen C. its no use putting warnings on video games D. the doctors conclusion is right ( C ) One day a young man was writing a letter to his girlfriend who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. Among other things, he was telling her how
37、 much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was. The more he wrote, the more poetic(富有诗意的 ) he became. Finally he said that in order to be with her he would suffer the greatest difficulties, he would face the greatest dangers that anyone could imagine. In fact, to spend only one minute with
38、her, he would swim across the widest river, he would enter the deepest forest and with his hands fight against the fiercest(最凶猛的 ) animals. He finished the letter, signed his name, and then suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to mention something quite important. So in a P.S.(附言 ) below his na
39、me, he added, By the way, Ill be over to see you on Wednesday if it doesnt rain. 66. The young man and his girlfriend _. A. lived in the same town B. lived in the different places C. lived quite far from each other D. met each other on each Wednesday night 67. Clearly the young man _. A. wanted to t
40、ry what he could to get trusted by his girlfriend B. was ready to meet all kind of difficulties to be with his girl friend C. wanted to be with her no matter what happened D. was brave enough to face any difficulty of danger 68. If the girl read this letter, she would surely think that _. A. the you
41、ng man was a true friend indeed B. the young man was afraid of nothing C. the young man was one of the bravest she had met D. to say and to do were quite different things for him 69. the last paragraph tells us that _. A. the boy and the girl would meet on Wednesday night B. the young man had forgot
42、ten quite an important thing C. the young man was not the man as he describe above D. the young man would practise what he said 70. Which of the following things was the young man going to do? A. He was going to take the letter to the girl himself. B. He was going to suffer the greatest difficulties
43、 in order to be with the girl. C. He was going to enter the deepest forest and fight against animals D. He was going to see the girl on Wednesday night. ( D ) Many people go to church on Sunday, but others dont. Many sleep late on Sunday morning, but others dont. Some people work on Sunday, but most
44、 dont. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper. Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family gets up. The newspaper boy has delivered it. The Sunday paper is usually very thick. It has many advertisements and many different sections. The adults(成年人 ) in the family like the fro
45、nt page, the editorial page(社论页 ), and the world news about parties and marriages and advice about food, health, and clothes. Most Sunday papers have comics, which children enjoy. Old people read the death notices, which tell about people who have died during the week. There is something for everyon
46、e on the Sunday paper. 71. You can red about football games in the_ section. A. sports B. editorial C. world news D. financial 72. Almost everyone reads the Sunday paper because _. A. people cant find anything more interesting to read B. people can find something useful for them in paper C. people have nothing to do D. it is the only newspaper people can
