高二英语外研版上学期期中考试题

2008~2009学年度第一学期期中考试题高二英语第Ⅰ卷（75分）Ⅰ.单选（15分）1.She______theoperationandisnowlivinghappily.A.didB.survivedC.succeededD.failed2.Onseeingme,heturnedoverandpretendedto_____somethingintheshop.A.beadmiredB.haveadmiredC.admiringD.beadmiring3.Thisisthetotalcostoftheholiday,_______everythingin.A.takingB.holdingC.includingD.having4.Inthedays______,hewasstillinlowspirits,anditseemedhardforhimtogetoverit.A.followingB.followedC.thatfollowedD.tofollow5.Theenvironmentalistssaidwildgoats’_____onthevastgrasslandswasagoodindicationofthebetterenvironment.A.escapeB.absenceC.attendanceD.appearance6.---Dad,wouldyoubuymeanMP3playerifIdowellintheexam?---I________,Ipromise.A.wouldB.shallC.shouldD.will7.______automatically,thee-mailwillbereceivedbyalltheclubmembers.A.MailedoutB.MailingoutC.TobemailedoutD.Havingmailedout8.Kathy______alotofSpanishbyplayingwiththenativeboysandgirls.A.pickedupB.tookupC.madeupD.turnedup9.Fivereportersweresentthereto____theaccident.Assoonastheyarrived,theygotdown______somelocalpeople.A.cover;tointerviewB.cover;tointerviewingC.report;interviewingD.report;tointerview10.Ithoughtherniceandhonest______Imether.A.firsttimeB.forthefirsttimeC.thefirsttimeD.bythefirsttime11.It’stenyearssincethescientist______onhislife’sworkofdiscoveringthevaluablechemical.A.madeforBsetoutC.tookoffD.turnedup12.Wedidn’tplanourartexhibitionbutit_____verywell.A.workedoutB.triedoutC.wentonD.carriedon13.TomlookedatJenny,tears_____hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords______inhisheartforyears.A.filling;havingbeenhiddenB.filled;hiddenC.filling;hiddenD.filled;hiding14.Therewerealotofpeoplestandingatthedoorandthesmallgirlcouldn’tget______A.betweenB.throughC.acrossD.beyond15.Thematchwascancelledbecausemostofthemembers_____amatchwithoutastandardcourt.A.objectedtohavingB.wereobjectedtohaveC.objectedtohaveD.wereobjectedtohavingⅡ.完形填空（20分）IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortof___16___.Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinking17ImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchto18.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajob,lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.Butthe__19__beganwhenIagreedto__20__,sothatIwouldbethereifmy21hadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.We22thatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemeoffthenext.But_23_,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremely24andfedup,becauseIhadtoomany_25_nightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.__26_Sunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmy_27_.ShesuggestedthatIshouldtakea(n)28andgetaqualificationifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.IdidnotthinkIwouldbe29becauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.She__30__metophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.Myexperience__51_foralotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadto__32__myjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.NowI’vegotafull-timejobthere,Ishallalwaysbe___33___toMegan.IwishIhadknown___34_thatyoucouldhaveacareer,___35___youaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.16.A.challengeBcareerCcourseDaward17.A.whenBhowCwhatDwhy18.A.learnBteachCshareD.offer19.A.problemsBquestionsCworkDcareer20.A.stayupBplaywithClookafterDlivein21.A.friendBbossCclassmateDparent22.A.agreedBthoughtChopedDbelieved23.A.particularlyBclearlyCunfortunatelyDspecially24.A.excitedB.tiredC.surprisedD.disappointed25.A.earlyBlateClongDhard26.A.AnotherBThatCThisDOne27.A.conditionBworkCchildrenDsituation28.A.courseBexamCcollegeDduty29.A.hiredBrecognizedCacceptedDpermitted30.A.promisedBpersuadedCallowedDadvised31.A.explainedBshowedCcountedDmeant32.A.takeBgetClayDleave33.A.warmBkindCthankfulDfriendly34.A.laterBearlierCmoreDless35.A.evenifBonlyifCsinceDthoughⅢ.阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。AChildrenareourfuture,andit’suptoustoarmthemwiththetoolstosucceed.Sadly,today’schildrenarebeingarmedwithmoredangeroustoolslikeweapons（武器）,drugsandgangs.Oncearelativelypeacefulenvironment,manyschoolyardsoftodayarebecomingunsafeforbothstudentsandteachers.Homeschoolsareavailabletogiveyouchoices.Homeschoolingprovidestop-qualityeducation,flexibility,andfreedomtocreateyourownschedule（日程表）.AtHeritageHomeSchoolwebelievethechoiceshouldbeyours.Thanksinparttomoderntechnology,homeschoolinginformationisbecomingreadilyavailableacrossournation.ArecentstudybytheITBS（IowaTestsofBasicSkills）andTAP（TestsofAchievementandProficiency）showsusthatstudentsofhomeschoolsdoparticularlywellwhencomparedwiththenationwideaverage.Ineverysubjectateverygradelevel,studentsofhomeschoolingscoredobviouslyhigherthanthoseinpublicandprivateschools.Ifyou’renewtohomeschooling,youmaybeaskingyourself,“Willhomeschoolsreallyworkformychildren?”Fact:Anationwidestudyusingarandom（任意）selectionof1,516familiesfoundstudentsofhomeschoolingtobescoring,onaverage,atorabovethe80thpercentileinallareasonstandardizedachievementtest.Note:Thenationalaverageonstandardizedachievementtestsisthe50thpercentile.Collectively,thestaffatHeritageHomeSchoolbrings65yearsofexperien