英语属于印欧语系中日耳曼语族下的西日耳曼语支，并通过英国的殖民活动传播到世界各地。精品小编准备了高二英语上册期中调研考试试题，具体请看以下内容。

第I卷  (共105分)

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

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. How long did it take the man to build the building?

A. 15 years.   B. 10 years.   C. 5 years.

2. What does the man praise?

A. The blouse.   B. The skirt.   C. The shirt.

3. What is the man doing?

A. Doing some shopping.B. Translating words. C. Using a machine.

4. Where might the speakers go for a picnic?

A. The mountains.   B. The forest.   C. The seaside.

5. Why did the woman call the man?

A. She did not know how to use the oven.

B. She wanted the refrigerator to be fixed.

C. Something went wrong with the oven.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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，每小题5分钟;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，回答第6、7题。

6. What was the man doing when the accident happened?

A. He was riding on the bike.

B. He was walking his bike.

C. He was driving a car.

7. Which part of the bike was damaged?

A. The wheels.  B. The brakes.   C. The chain.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who is Mr. Foster?

A. A publisher.  B. A painter.   C. A writer.

9. What does Mr. Foster believe people like to read about?

A. Stories about successful people.

B. Different places.

C. Interesting stories about other people.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What did Alfred do after the accident happened?

A. He called the police for help.

B. He took the old man to the hospital.

C . He drove away.

11. What do we know about the old man?

A. He was badly injured.

B. He remembered Alfred’s car number.

C. He was about 50 years old.

12. What does the old man’s lawyer want to say?

A. Alfred should be responsible for the accident.

B. The old man is as experienced as Alfred.

C. Alfred should respect the old man.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When did the woman last see John?

A. Last month.   B. Last weekend.  C. Three days ago.

14. Who might Susan be?

A. The man’s wife.  B. The man’s mother. C. The man’s friend.

15. Why was the man fired by his boss?

A. He was often late for work.

B. He lost a business deal.

C. He got ten million dollars illegally.

16. Why did he spend the past three days at the coffee shop?

A. He found a new job there.

B. He did some reading there.

C. He pretended to go to work as usual.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What’s the first thing the woman tells the man?

A. Help all the female guests to be seated.

B. Help the lady on his right to be seated.

C. Pull the chair out for the hostess.

18. What should the man keep in mind during the meal?

A. Keeping silent will be considered impolite.

B. He should talk with all the guests.

C. Don’t stop talking.

19. Where should the man put his napkin?

A. Around his neck.  B. On his lap.  C. Beside his left hand.

20. Which of the following is true?

A. Plates don’t have definite places on the table.

B. The tableware is placec on the one side of the dinner plate.

C. The dinner plate is bigger than the salad plate.

第二部分  英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节  单项填空(共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分.)

21. My father is clearly in____ dilemma about how to handle___ quarrel between us.

A. the; a        B. /; the       C. a; the        D. a; /

22. He always brings me a pretty gift ____ he comes to visit me.

A. by the time   B. sometimes   C. every time   D. at times

23. Today, we’ll discuss a number of cases ____parents have much difficulty in communicating with their children.

A. which        B. that        C. where      D. why

24. Being afraid of falling behind the times, he has always been keeping himself ___ of the latest development of technology.

A. instructed    B.  intended    C.  informed   D demanded

25. My father earns around ￥500 every month, which can hardly ___ the basic needs of our family.

A. support  B. present  C. arrange  D. cover

26 .The roads are crowded __________ walking to work is even quicker than driving.

A. so that  B. in order to C. so as to  D. in order that

27. Not until I began to work ________ how much time I had wasted.

A. didn’t realize    B. did I realize     C. I didn’t realize     D. I realized

28. My mother doesn’t approve_______ abroad to study before graduation from high school.

A. me to go       B. me to going   C. of me to go      D. of me going

29. On the National Day, up _________ into the air. Then the crowd cheered.

A. went the balloons      B. the balloons went

C. go the balloons      D. did the balloons go

30. The class __________ 80 students is hard to manage.

A. consisting of   B. consists of   C. making up of      D. made up

31. Not only_______ the food in the restaurant, he______ to pay for it.

A. he complained about; also did refuse

B. did he complain about; also refused

C. did he complain about; also did refuse

D. he complained about; also refused

32.________ the classroom, the teacher found all the parents already______ there.

A. Entered; seated            B. Entering; seating

C. Entered; seating           D. Entering; seated

33. Believe it or not, those who were _______ of stealing salt would be put to death at that time.

A. thought      B. caught      C. found      D. accused

34. The meeting___ last night was a great success and all the disagreements got ___.

A. to be held; settled            B. held; settled

C. holding; settling             D. being held; settled

35. —The war is very likely to break out in the near future.

—I __________, if the situation goes as it is. K#s5u

A. hope so  B. hope not    C. am afraid not   D. am afraid so

第二节  完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ON receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. In New Zealand, the __36__ driving age is 15.

However it wasn't __37__ two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our __38__ was Orewa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I __39__ sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (厕所) about three times __40__ we left. I thought I was totally __41_ for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family's _42__. "Relax! Don't hold the steering wheel (方向盘) so _43_. The car is going zigzag (弯弯曲曲的)," called a nervous voice from the __44__. "Speed up. 70km/h isn't fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.

How _45__ ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! __46__! Are you crazy? ” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 47__ the speed limit was only 50km/h.

My family seemed relieved (放心的) and __48__ telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery . 49__, that silence didn't last very long. My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us. __50_ they lovely?"

How did she expect me to look up in the __51__? As the driver I had to __52_ . Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 53__? Four hours later we drove home. This time the journey was much __54__ than before as everyone else __55__ fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.

36. A. oldest    B. youngest    C. best   D. worst

37 A. until    B. unless    C. after   D. when

38. A. destination  B. home    C. city   D. aim

39 A. thought   B. decided    C. kept   D. made

40. A. when    B. since     C. before  D. as

41. A. disappointed  B. prepared    C. excited  D. upset

42.A. praises    B. encouragements  C. complaints D. cries

43. A. tightly   B. lightly    C. loosely   D. happily

44. A. front seat   B. back seat    C. top seat  D. empty seat

45 A. interesting   B. moving    C. puzzling  D. annoying

46. A. Get out   B. Move on    C. Slow down D. Speed up

47. A. where    B. while     C. which  D. why

48. A. began    B. stopped    C. continued  D. forgot

49. A. Luckily   B. Probably    C, Warmly  D. Sadly

50. A. Can’t    B. Don’t    C. Aren’t  D. Won’t

51. A. air    B. water    C. ground  D. woods

52. A. see    B. concentrate   C. check  D. care

53. A. bird    B. dog     C. road   D. car

54. A. easier    B. flatter    C. harder  D. lower

55. A. felt    B. began    C. fell   D. kept