英语是联合国的工作语言之一，也是事实上的国际交流语言。精品小编准备了第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷，希望你喜欢。

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分100分。考试时间120分钟

第I卷(共70分)

第一部分 听力(共两小节，满分10分)

第一节(共5小题;满分2.5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. When will the two speakers go to see a film?

A.On Friday    B.On Saturday   C.On Sunday

2. What is the attitude of the man to his own marks?

A.Surprised    B.Disappointed   C.Excited

3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A.At a meeting    B.At a party    C.At a wedding

4. How did the man get the 20 dollars?

A.By selling a dog   B.By walking a dog  C.By feeding a dog

5. What does the woman want to borrow from the man?

A.Some books    B.Some articles   C.A study

第二节(共15小题;满分7.5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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;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至7题

6. What does the South Korea’s President Lee Myung Bak use to measure an official’s work efficiency?

A.By playing golf   B.By playing basketball C.By playing football

7. When does Lee Myung Bak start to work every day?

A.At 7:19     B.At 7:30     C.At 7:49

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题

8. How many people lost their lives in the crash?

A.12      B.30      C.42

9. What is the reason for the bus accident?

A.Too many passengers  B.Too high speed   C.It’s under investigation

听第8材料，回答第10至12题

10. What are the two speakers talking about?

A.A necklace     B.A handchain   C.A ring

11. What is the material of the jewel?

A.Bronze     B.Gold     C.Silver

12. How much will the woman pay to the man at last?

A.$200     B.$130    C.$120

听第9段材料，回答第13 至16题

13. What does the man want to do at first?

A.To buy a new book

B.To open a new account

C.To fill in his personal information for a job[

14. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A.At a bank    B.At a shop    C.At a hotel

15. Who will fill in the account number at last according to the conversation?

A.The man himself   B.The woman   C.Neither of the two speakers  16. What is the man now according to the conversation?

A.A worker    B.A postgraduate   C.A teacher

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. Which of the following inventions isn’t mentioned in the passage?

A.The phonograph(留声机)

B.The motion picture camera

C.The film

18. How many inventions did Edison have?

A.1000     B.1100     C.Over 1200

19. How did Edison learn mainly when he was young?

A.He learned by himself  B.His mother taught him C.At school

20. Why did he set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train?

A.To carry on with his experiments in his free time

B.To sell more newspapers and earn more money

C.To make up for the lessons he missed

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节：单项填空(共20小题;满分10分)

21. What _________ whole world is concerned about is how soon________ cure can be found for the deadly disease H1N1.

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

22. Nowadays, few people form the habit of keeping a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________.

A. drop    B. failure    C. absence   D. lack

23. You are ________ careful than your brother. You two can’t do the work that needs care and skill.

A. not more              B. no more                 C. not less                 D. no less

24. ________ your help, I got the first place in the final-term English examination.

A. Without    B. But for   C. If not    D. Thanks to

25. --- Have the peace talks broken down?

---Yes. An armed conflict is ________ to break out between the two countries.

A. likely    B. possibly   C. probably   D. gradually

26. All attention _________ on the interesting book, the boy didn’t notice the teacher enter the classroom.

A. was focused   B. focusing   C. focused   D. to focus

27. 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

28. Another company tried to gain ________ to the plans of our new model by bribing one of our employees.

A. advantage   B. approach   C. information   D. knowledge

29. I would rather ________ home alone, but he would rather I ________.

A. to go; didn’t   B. go; not go   C. going; will go  D. go; didn’t

30. With two children ________ college in the nearby city, the parents have to work very hard to earn enough money to pay for their education.

A. attending   B. attended   C. joined    D. joining

31. The World Expo 2010 was held in Shanghai, ________was a great event for Chinese people.

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

32. As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ________ the problem.

A. handle    B. raise    C. face    D. present

33. Scientists are convinced ________ the positive effect of laughter _______ physical and mental health.

A. of; at    B. by; in    C. on; at    D. of; on

34. --- Good morning, can I help you?

--- I’d like to have this package ________, madam.

A. weighed   B. to be weighed  C. weigh    D. to weigh

35. Take care during the holidays! Drinking too much can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A. relate to    B. attend to   C. devote to   D. contribute to

36. What makes the space shuttle ________ is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane.

A. terrible    B. strange   C. unique    D. rare

37. ---_______ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time.

--- I wonder what they will become.

A. Rather than   B. Thanks to   C. Except for   D. Apart from

38. Most members of the committee were in fovour of the suggestion; only a(an) _________ were against it.

A. majority   B. minority   C. quantity   D. amount

39. The girl was nervous in front of so many strangers and we did all we could to make her feel more ________.

A. in silence   B. for fun    C. with joy   D. at ease

40. ---I’m not getting on well with Jim these days.

--- ________he didn’t show up at your birthday party the other day.

A. No wonder   B. No doubt   C. No way   D. No problem

第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

One day, a ragged (衣衫褴褛的) man with an old wallet in his hand was asking at every door along the street for a few cents to buy something to eat. As he was complaining about his bad fortune, he kept  41  why those folks who had so much money were never  42   and were always wanting more.

“ As for me, if I had only enough to  43  and to wear, I wouldn’t want anything more,” said the beggar.

Just at that moment Fortune (命运女神) came down the  44 . She saw the beggar and said to him, “Listen! I’ve long wished to  45  you. Now, hold your  46  and I’ll pour this gold into it. But I’ll pour only on this  47 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the  48  shall become dust. Do you understand?”

“ Yes, I understand,” said the beggar. “Then have a  49 . Your wallet is  50 , so don’t load it too heavily,” said Fortune. The beggar was so glad that he could hardly  51 . He quickly opened his wallet, and a  52  of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet soon began to grow heavy.

“Is that enough?” asked Fortune. “Not yet.” “Isn’ t it cracking?” “ Never  53 .” The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to  54 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would  55  forever! I’m the richest man in the world now! Just a little more,” said the beggar. “  56  just a handful or two.” “There! It’s full. The wallet will  57 .” “But it will  58  a little more, just a little more!”

Another piece was added and the wallet split(裂开). The  59  fell upon the ground and was turned to dust. The beggar had now  60  but his empty wallet.

41. A. wondering B. explaining C. proving D. showing

42. A. relaxed B. worried  C. satisfied D. depressed

43. A. play B. watch C. learn D. eat

44. A. yard B. bridge C. street D. forest

45. A. praise B. help C. forgive D. appreciate

46. A. wallet B. pocket C. box D. coat

47. A. day B. condition C. evening D. island

48. A. hands  B. feet C. table D. ground

49. A. drink B. care C. look D. rest

50. A. small B. empty C. old D. full

51. A. stand B. sleep C. breathe D. wait

52. A. pair B. stream C. piece D. variety

53. A. stop B. fear C. speak D. go

54 A. lift B. close C. tremble D. open

55. A. pour B. end C. dry D. melt

56. A. Add B. Take C. Lend D. Send

57. A. fly B. disappear C. burst D. change

58. A. attract B. need C. include D. hold

59. A. treasure B. food C. gift D. metal

60. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing