根据以英语作为母语的人数计算，英语可能是世界上第三大语言，但它是世界上最广泛的第二语言。精品小编准备了高二英语期中试卷人教版，具体请看以下内容。

第Ⅰ卷(共70分)

第一部分  英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分)

第一节  单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

从A、B、C、D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。

1. Students are given a lot of exercises to do, _______ to improve their grades.

A. aimed    B. aiming   C. to be aimed   D. to aim

2. I have heard of the famous scholar thousands of times but haven’t seen him _______.

A. in the flesh     B. in personal   C. in flesh   D. in private

3. _______ of time and energy has been spent in making the earthquake-stricken areas a permanent museum to remind people how disastrous a natural disaster can be.

A. Large quantities   B. A great deal    C. A good many       D. A plenty

4. Our supply of food ________; if we don’t get some soon, we will be starving.

A. is lacking     B. is running out   C.  is being short    D. is taking out

5.  The United States _______ 52 states while China ________32 provinces and autonomous regions.

A. forms of; consists of                      B. consists of; is made up of

C. is made up; consists of                    D. is formed; is made up of

6.  As students, we have many duties to perform, with improving our ability to learn _______.

A. in special    B. in advance    C. in practice    D. in particular

7. Once you have b ecome _______ to cigarette smoking or alcohol, it is hard to _______it even though you try hard.

A, used; get away with        B. addicted; get rid of

C. adapted; get down to       D. accustomed; get off

8.  It is ________of you to make your teacher ______ in front of so many students on purpose.

A. shameful; embarrassed          B. ashamed; embarrassed

C. a shame; embarrass             D. ashamed; embarrassing

9.  I like ___ _____in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A. this    B. that     C. it      D. one

10.  _______we are not attacked by nuclear weapons, we promise that under no circumstances ______ use the bomb first but we reserve the right to use it for counter-attack when necessary.

A. As long as; we shall             B. If; shall we

C. So long as; shall we             D. Even if; we shall

11.  In order to test how strong the tank was, the experts purposefully let the pressure inside continue to ______until it bursts

A. come up          B. rise up      C. build up       D. raise

12. It was not ______she took off her dark glasses ______I realized she was a famous film star.

A. when; that    B. until; that    C. when; in   D. when ;then

13.  Nothing in the world is ______ and everything is relative. So be _______ when saying “You are absolutely right or absolutely wrong”.

A. absolute; careful                B. complete; cauti ous

C. steady; careful                  D. absolute; cautious

14.  _________the college girl was enjoying the rainbow after the thunderstorm when she fell down from the balcony of a six-storey building and got killed.

A. It is reported that          B. As it is reported,

C. As is reported that         D. It is reported by

15. _________ , so we had to stay at school instead of going for an outing.

A. The day being cold       B. Being a cold day

C. It was a cold day         D. Because the cold day

16. Her grandfather looks much _____after a good night’s rest.

A. live       B. living     C. alive        D. lively

17. He talked as if he ____to Beijing , but I knew he hadn’t.

A. went   B. were    C. had been    D. would have been

18. The flowers____sweet in the garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.

A. smell   B. smelling   C. sm elt    D. to be smelt

19. Great changes_______in the last few years in Jining.

A. were taken place               B. had been happened

C. have been happened            D. have taken place

20. ____________________, the players began the game.

A. Having taken our seats           B. Our taking seats

C. We having taken the seats         D. Us having taken the seats

第二节  完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握 其大意，然后从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs. Tolman, suggested I __21__ a national marketing club called DECA attracting many students with talent and interest in __22__. So I did.

The first __23__ was to raise money for marketing competitions later in the year by selling candles. Mrs. Tolman said the money was due in a week and that 40 percent of the __24__ would go into my personal account.

At the beginning, I tried to sell some candles to my host mom. She said that if I could show __25__ and do a wonderful sales presentation, she would certainly buy some. I started my __26__ with a firm handshake. Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and __27__ her that our candles were the best choice for gifts and home decorations. Finally she bought three candles.

Greatly __28__ I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood.

On Saturday morning, with great courage, I knocked all the door of my first potential __29__. “I’m a student at Skyline High School and we are __30__ money for DECA, I’m trying to sell…”

“Not today, sorry,” the man __31__ me and shut the door.

Embarrassed, I walked away and encourag ed myself the __32__ thing that might happen was being refused like that again. I couldn’t even count how many times I was __33__ with reasons like “Not today”, “I don’t have any __34__ money right now” or “I just bought some”. __35__, I had to continue with the day. __36__, a woman kindly bought nearly $60 worth of candles. I couldn’t even hide my __37__ and said, “Thank you very much” to her with a bow.

After a __38__ hard work, I turned in $408 worth of sales of candles, which gave me $163 in my own account. I was __39__ to find out I was the second highest seller in all classes.

It was my first time working as a sales person. This experience let me know that __40__ difficulties was only wasting time and a barrier in my way to success.

21. A. hold          B. join          C. build              D. set

22. A. business        B. English       C. math            D. sports

23. A. chance         B. way        C. challenge          D. choice

24. A. income         B. candles      C. business          D. expense

25. A. ability          B. confidence   C. aim              D. expectation

26. A. presentation     B. business      C. deal             D. interest

27. A. told           B. convinced     C. explained         D. requested

28. A. puzzled        B. delighted      C. shocked          D. encouraged

29. A. buyer          B. seller        C. businessman       D. shop keeper

30. A. lending        B. raising        C. returning          D. borrowing[]

31. A. greeted        B. bothered       C. hurt              D. interrupted

32. A. worst          B. uneasy        C. unluckiest          D. unhappiest

33. A. allowed        B. permitted       C. refused            D. demanded

34. A. more           B. extra         C. little              D. left

35. A. However        B. So            C. Therefore         D. But

36. A. And           B. Secondly        C. Firstly           D. Finally

37. A. anger          B. embarrassment     C. happiness       D. sadness

38. A. week’s         B. hour’s           C. year’s           D. month’s

39. A. lucky           B. surprised         C. calm           D. confused

40. A. overcoming    B. dealing with      C. accepting       D. worrying about