英语是联合国的工作语言之一。精品小编准备了高二级英语上学期期中试卷，具体请看以下内容。

第一部分 听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题， 从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后， 你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1. Who will the man go traveling with?

A. His friends.          B. His workmates.      C. His wife and children.

2. What would the man like to do tonight?

A. Attend a meeting.     B. Stay at home.        C. Go to the cinema.

3. Where are the speakers?

A. In Salt Lake City.     B. In San Francisco.     C. In New England.

4. What did the woman’s mother do?

A. A babysitter.         B. A teacher.           C. A lawyer.

5. What are the speakers doing?

A. Saying goodbye to each other.

B. Having a dinner party.

C. Cooking at the man’s.

第二节 听下面4段对话或独白。 每段对话或独白后有几道小题， 从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前， 你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后， 每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听下面一段对话, 回答第6至第7两道小题。

6. What are the speakers talking about?

A. The dressing.      B. The fashion.        C. The color.

7. What may the woman wear?

A. Tight top.         B. Purple jeans.       C. Something comfortable.

听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第9两道小题。

8. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At home          .B. On the phone.      C. At a computer lab.

9. What will the man do next?

A. Set the alarm clock.

B. Dial the number.

C. Wait the woman’s call.

听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三道小题。

10. What does the man want to do?

A. Change his phone.

B. Install a phone.

C. Repair his phone.

11. When was the man born?

A. In 1960.            B. In 1966.             C. In 1980.

12. How does the man like the service?

A. Disappointing.       B. Satisfying.           C. Terrible.

听下面一段独白, 回答第13至第15三道小题。

13. What is the destination of the flight?

A. Atlanta.       B. Miami.         C. Caracas.

14. What change has been announced?

A. The flight number.

B. The gate number.

C. The arrival time.

15. At what time will the plane depart?

A.8:45.          B.9:00.             C.9:15.

第三节 听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题。每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前， 你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题;听完后，你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

16    Test Form

Name Christine

Nationality    17

Favorite hobby    18

Working experience In a(n)   19    company

Favorite place to live In a smaller    20

第二部分：知识运用(共两节，45 分)

第一节 单项填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，共 15 分)

从每题所给的 ABCD 四个选项中，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。

21. —I'm taking my driving test tomorrow.

—_______!

A.  Cheers      B.  Good luck    C.  Come on     D.  Congratulations

22. Tom has always thought of himself as a good cook and never fails to ____everyone of it.

A. remember     B. know    C. introduce      D. remind.

25. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson_____ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.

A. made up       B. put up     C. took up     D. carried out

26. On our arrival, we found Tom_____ at the desk and ______ a letter.

A. seated, wrote        B. sitting, written

C. seating, writing        D. seated, writing

27.  I have a lot to say in relation ______ _the affair.

A. with     B. by     C. to     D. in

28. Tom takes a(n) ________ view of passing the test next time although he has failed in the test for three times.

A. happy       B. optimistic     C. pessimistic     D. negative

29. -We had_____ really cold February this year

-I can’t remember ____ spring when it snowed in Changzhou .

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

30. ---Where is Jack?

---Well, he ______ you______ here, or else he would be here right now.

A. doesn’t know, are       B. hadn’t known, were

C. didn’t know, were      D. hasn’t known, are

31. The girl looked at me with a ____expression. Maybe the problem was quite _________.

A. puzzled; puzzling      B. puzzling; puzzled

C. puzzled; puzzled       D. puzzling; puzzling

32. She ____________ the path as the trees around her became thicker.

A. lost sight of   B. caught sight of   C. lost sight        D. caught sight

33. ____ more attention, the trees could have grown better.

A. Given      B. To give      C. Giving      D. Having given

34. It’s said that people who lost their houses in that big earthquake have got _________in a new town.

A. developed     B. adjusted        C. settled          D. adapted

35. Judging from her _____ look, my daughter must have won first prize in the competition.

A. exciting       B. excited         C. interested       D. interesting

第二节 完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。

What kind of homes will we live in the future?  36  can be sure，but scientists are working _37   new ideas now.

Some scientists are 38  about building whole cities under huge glass domes(圆顶). 39 ， advanced heating and cooling systems will be 40  to control the weather in the domes.41 ，there will never be any 42  or snow，and the temperature will always be  43   .

Perhaps everyone will live in vertical(垂直的)cities — high rises 44   are so large that they can45  all the necessities of life.Since vertical cities will use  46  land than flat cities，and provide homes 47  more people，they will be practical for small countries that have 48   population.49   idea that will be helpful to small countries is the 50   city.Monaco has already built homes, stores, and offices 51   the water of the Mediterranean Sea.

There are some people who think that we will go back to 52   in caves. 53  the caves of the future will be very different from the caves of the Stone Age.Farms and parks will be on the land  54   the cave city.When people want to go to the country or to a park，a short ride in a _55    will take them there.

36.  A. Somebody       B. Anybody          C. Nobody          D. Everybody

37.  A. off                B. out                 C. in                 D. by

38.  A. thinking         B. considering       C. imagining       D. suggesting

39.  A. On the other hand                         B. As a result

C. Of course                                    D. At the same time

40.  A. possible         B. suitable            C. pleasant           D. necessary

41.  A. Similarly       B. Therefore         C. According to     D. Moreover

42.  A. cloud            B. rain                 C. wind               D. ice

43.  A. cool             B. warm                C. comfortable      D. satisfied

44.  A. that             B. they                 C. where              D. who

45.  A. construct      B. continue           C. remain              D. contain

46.  A. wider           B. more                C. less                 D. fewer

47.  A. on               B. to                   C. with                 D. for

48.  A. a small         B. a large            C. a  few               D. many

49.  A. One             B. Second            C. Next                 D. Another

50.  A. floating        B. flowing           C. shipping            D. blowing

51.  A. in               B. above              C. over                 D. on

52.  A. live            B. be living        C. living               D. having lived

53.  A. Also           B. But                C. Then                 D. Again

54.  A. in              B. under              C. beside               D. over

55.  A.lift              B. underground      C. plane               D. bus