高二上学期期中英语考试

高二上学期期中测试英语试卷(满分120分，100分钟完卷)Ⅱ．单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21．Themayorrecommendthattheprizes______atonce.A．presentedB．bepresentedC．shouldpresentD．wouldpresent22．---Theplaneisduetotakeoffat9;50fromtheairport.---_______wefailtoarrivethereintime?A.OnlyifB.AsifC.EvenifD.Whatif23．Thestreetwasnamedafteragreatman_____hisgreatcontributionstothecity..A．inhonourofB.insteadofC.incaseofD.inneedof24.______youwoulddropin,Iwouldhavestayedhome,waitingforyou.A.HadIknownB.IhadknownC.WereItoknowD.DidIknow25．Wasitattheschoolwasnamedafteraheroinehespenthischildhood?A．which,thatB．where,whichC．where,thatD．there,that26．______bythebullets_____atthemfromalldirections,theenemywentintotheforest.A．Beconfused;flyingB．Confusing;flewC．Confused;flyingD．Havingconfused;flown27．---Didyoucriticizehimforhismistakes?----Yes,but_____it.A.I’drathernotdoB.I’drathernotdoingC.I’drathernothavedoneD.I’drathernotdid28．Allenissaidanewcomputerprogramrecently,butIdon’tknowwhenshewillfinishit.A．tohavedesignedB．todesignC．tobedesigningD．tohavebeendesigning29．Thiscomputerdoesn’tworkproperly,becauseacertainvirushas___theoperatingsystem.A．brokenupB．brokendownCbrokenoutD.brokenaway30.----Howareyourecently?-----Ihavebeen_____ahighfeverforseverdays.A.sufferingB.sufferingfromC.sufferedDcatching31.AfterYangLiweisucceededincirclingtheearth,____ourastronautsdesiretodois____theywillwalkinspacesomeday.A.what;whatB.what;thatC.that;thatD.that;what32．We______himtostopsurfingtheInternet,buthewouldn’t.A．persuadedB．trytopersuadeC．suggestedD．triedtopersuade33．Hereismycard.Let’skeepin_______.A．connectionB．relationC．friendshipD．touch34.Thesoundofhappylaughter______memoriesofhischildhood.A．calledforB.calledupC．calledinD．calledon35．TheGroupofEight______oftheeightrichestcountriesintheworld.A.containsB.makesC.consistsD.isconsistedⅢ．完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）NormanCousinswasabusinessmanfromtheUnitedStateswhooftentraveledaroundtheworldonbusiness.Heenjoyedhis36andtraveling.Then,afterreturningtotheUnitedStatesfroma37triptotheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublic(USSR),MrCousinsgotsick.Becausehehadpushedhisbodytothe38ofitsstrengthonthetrip,achangebegantotakeplace39him.Thematerialbetweenhisbonesbecame40.Inlessthanoneweekafterhisreturn,hecouldnot41.Everymovethathe42.waspainful.Hewasnotabletosleepatnight.ThedoctorstoldhimthattheydidnotknowhowtocureMrCousins’problemandhemightnever43overtheillness.MrCousins,however,refusedtogiveup44.MrCousinsthoughtthat45thoughtswerecausingbadchemicalchangesinhisbody.Hedidnotwanttotakemedicinetocurehimself.46,hefeltthathappythoughtsor47mightcurehisillness.Hebeganto48onhimselfwhilestillinthehospitalbywatchingfunnyshowsontelevision.MrCousinsquicklyfoundthat10minutesofreallaughterduringthe49gavehimtwohoursofpain-freesleepatnight.50thedoctorcouldnothelphome,MrCousinsleftthehospitalandcheckedintoahotelroomwherehecould51hisexperimentswithlaughter.Foreightdays,MrCousinsrestedinthehotelroomwatchingfunnyshowsontelevision,readingfunnybooks,andsleeping52hefelttired.Withinthreeweeks,hefeltwell53totakeavacationtoPuertoRicowherehebeganrunningonthebeachfor54.Afterafewmonths,MrCousinsreturnedtowork,Hehadlaughedhimselfbackto55.36．A．timeB．holidayC．sleepD．work37．A．boringB．tiringC．dangerousD．pleasant38．A．topB．degreeC．problemD．limit39．A．fromB．aroundC．insideD．beside40．A．weakB．illC．falseD．painful41．A．speakB．breatheC．standD．see42．A．madeB．didC．tookD．gave43．A．lookB．getC．turnD．think44．A．effortB．hopeC．treatmentD．arrangement45．A．foolishB．unusualC．funnyD．unhappy46．A．InsteadB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Otherwise47．A．sleepB．travelC．laughterD．television48．A．rescueB．operateC．tryD．experiment49．A．dayB．weekC．monthD．year50．A．PromisingB．DecidingC．DoubtingD．Recognizing51．A．inventB．beginC．continueD．prove52．A．untilB．wheneverC．unlessD．sothat53．A．soonB．completelyC．slowlyD．enough54．A．exerciseB．illnessC．restD．pleasure55．A．powerB．senseC．healthD．happinessⅣ．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AThroughouthistory,peoplehavebeeninterestedinknowinghowlanguagefirstbegan,butnooneknowsexactlywhereandhowthishappened.However,wedoknowalotaboutlanguages,thelanguagesoftodayandalsothelanguagesofearliertimes.Thereareprobablyaboutthreethousandlanguagesintheworldtoday.Chineseisthelanguagewiththemostspeakers.English,RussianandSpanisharealsospokenbymillionsofpeople.Ontheotherhand,somelanguages,intheworldhavelessthanonehundredspeakers.Thereareseveralimportantfamiliesoflanguagesintheworld.Forexample,mostlanguagesofEuropeareinonelargefamilycalledIndo-European.Theoriginal（最初的）languageofthisfamilywasspokenabout4,500yearsago.ManyofthepresentlanguagesofEuropeandIndiaaremodernformsofthelanguageof4,500yearsago.Languagesarealwayschanging.TheEnglishoftodayisverydifferentfromtheEnglishof500yearsago.Intimesomeevendieoutcompletely.About1000yearsagoEnglishwasalittle-knownrelativeofGermanspokenononeofthebordersofEurope.Ifalanguagehasalargenumberofspeakersorifitisveryold,theremaybedifferencesinthewayitisspokenindifferentareas.Thatis,thelanguagemayhaveseveraldialects.Chineseisagoodexampleofdialectdifferences.Chinesehasbeenspokenforthousandsofyearsbymanymillionsofspeakers.Thei