高二期中英语试卷 ? (本试卷分Ⅰ、Ⅱ卷，总分120分，考试时间100分钟。)第I卷(共两部分，共85分)第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）1. _____ number of wild animals has been on _____ increase since the new law came into effect.A. The ; a B. The ; the C. A ; the D. A ; /2. I offered to help him with that heavy suitcase, but he made no_______.A. remark B. sense C. attempt D. response3. I know the difficulty they had _____ a company was unimaginable but they made it.A. set upB. to set up C. to setting up D. setting up4. After driving 20 miles, he suddenly realized that he ______ in the wrong direction.A. has been driving B. would be driving C. had been drivingD. drove5. Before the company is completed, the boss decided to build a(n) ______ office.A. comfortable B. temporary C. available D. fashionable6. Though he has lived in America for five years, he doesn’t intend to ______ American citizenship.A. apply for B. stand for C. take over D. set up7. When asked to explain _____ he does to make his students so fascinated with his lessons, the teacher paused and thought deeply.A. what is it that B. that what is it C. what it is that D. that what it is8. ---Do you know when the man she is looking forward to ______ ?---This morning.A. will come B. coming C. has come D. come9. ______ , his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.A. Strange as might it sound B. As it might sound strange C. As strange it might sound D. Strange as it might sound10. I’m afraid you _______ stop playing computer games now. You know our teacher may come into the classroom at any moment.A. will B. mustC. should D. can11. The band, ______ four young boys, is very popular all over the country and many people like to sing their songs.A. consisting ofB. consisted of C. to consist of D. consists of12. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _____ are beyond our control. A. most of themB. most of whatC. most of whichD. most of that13. Finding her car stolen, ______ .A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searching thoroughlyC. it was looked for everyone D. she hurried to a policeman for help14. -----I think children should be given more freedom at school. -----That’s _____ I disagree with you. In my opinion, they should be disciplined(管教) strictly.A. whatB. which C. where D. when 15. -----We should do something to increase the students’ interest in learning English.---- ______. Then what should we do?A. It’s my pleasureB. That’s a good pointC. It’s up to youD. That’s all right第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分0分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。To Be Lucky，Be PreparedI remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.I was on the wrestling team. Nowif there’s one thing I can tell you about any sports, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 16 __.There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 17 it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 18 problem because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining.” or “It was snowing.” It makes 19 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.On our team were two world champions: one of them had been world champion five times. We 20 had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 21 the name of John.John had never been 22 in my high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 23 _he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.One day, we 24 a match with our biggest opponent(对手)John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 25 .He rolled over, and his opponent _ 26 _ him halfway through his roll. He was pinned 27 ！The match was over.I remember on the bus on the way home，one of our teammates tried to 8 John by saying, “Oh, he just got luck.” And John said, “That’s so stupid. The opportunity presented itself, 29 he exploited it.”We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room, that the coach had 30 there. “Luck is what happens when opportunity 31 preparation.”John’s opponent was prepared to exploit this opportunity. The probability of 32__ John was not strong, and he knew it. But he paid attention to the 33 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.In other words，the real 4 is Be Prepared. It’s not just finding the opportunity；you have to be prepared to 5 it.16．A. luckB．riskC．difficultyD．opportunity7．A. accuseB．blameC．doubtD．keep8．A. stressB．injuryC．weatherD．standard9．A. judgementB．progressC．senseD．way0．A. also B．evenC．onlyD．once1．A. underB．forC．inD．by2．A. hurtB．chosenC．trainedD．defeated3．A. althoughB．becauseC．unlessD．until4．A. went forB．waited forC．fought forD．played for5．A. signB．stepC．taskD．move6．A. fixedB．threwC．caughtD．carried7．A. accidentallyB．fortunatelyC．unfairlyD．instantly8．A. calmB．comfortC．convinceD．forgive9．A. soB．orC．andD．but0．A. setB．putC．leftD．used1．A. meetsB．suitsC．getsD．fits2．A. strikingB．beatingC．knockingD．controlling3．A. equalB．exactC．restD．right4．A. messageB．passageC．decisionD．suggestion5．A. receiveB．followC．seizeD．save第部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AAt a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it?” Still some hands were lifted up.He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”36. How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?A. Once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four times37. The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means _____.A. broken B. having small lines or folds in it C. flat D. having holes on it38. The speaker did this test in order to _____________.A. tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own valueB. tell the audience that God values money mostC. test if some of the audience were extremely interested in moneyD. play a trick on the audience39. What would the speaker probably talk about next?A. How money can make people crazy. B. How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.C. How to ke黑龙江省泰来县第一中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
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