高二下学期英语期中考试试卷真题

高二下学期英语期中考试试卷

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1. 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的4个选项中选出最佳选项。

Dear Kate,

I can’t believe I’m already in my sixth weekof university. I meant to

write earlier but there just seems to be so muchgoing on all the time—lectures

to go to, interesting people to meet, societiesto join, etc. Now I keep forgetting

things, or being late for lectures. SometimesI think I’ll never learn to deal with

it all！Is thereany way I can get my act together？What do you think?

Love,

Sheryl

Dear Sheryl,

It was great to hear from you. I’m notsurprised you feel a bit

overwhelmed. I think you can make a list eachmorning of things you have to

do that day. Try to include everything on yourlist, from going to a lecture to

returning your books to the library. And drawup your own study timetable and

stick to it. When you’ve got a minute duringthe day, don’t forget to tick off

things that have been completed.

The university social scene sounds very seem to be really living

it up. I remember how popular and outgoing youwere at school, so it must be

tempting to say “yes” toevery social invitation. It’s not a good idea to go

out every night, though！You won’t forget to pace yourself, will you？

Justavoid doing too much at one time!

I’ll be able to make the weekend of the 22nd.I’m really looking forward

to seeing the college and meeting some of your newfriends. I believe by the

time we meet everything will be going well in yourlife!

Love,

Kate

（1）What’s the matter with Sheryl?

A . She finds it hard to make friends.B . She feels lonely at the university.C .

She has no idea how to get organized.D . She is growing tired of giving

lectures.

（2）The underlined word “overwhelmed” in the second letter is closest

in meaning to “________”．

A . relaxedB . discouragedC . overjoyedD . distrusted

（3）On the weekend of the 22nd, Kate will________.

A . pay a visit to SherylB . go to a lecture with SherylC . make a study plan

for SherylD . introduce a new friend to Sheryl

（4）What is the second letter mainly about?

A . Kate’s advice to Sheryl. B . Kate’s plans for the future.C . Kate’s

opinion of her college. D . Kate’s worries about her lecture.

2. 阅读理解

Therewas a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player

and alwaysperformed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one

night, acustomer told him that he didn’t want to hear him just play the piano

any wanted him to sing a song.

Theman said, “I don’t sing.”

Butthe customer was persistent . Hetold the bar manager, “I’m tired of

listening to the piano. I want thatman to sing！”

Themanager shouted across the room, “If you want to get paid, sing a

song. Ourcustomers are asking you to sing!”

So hedid. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public

did so for thefirst time. And everyone was surprised by his song “Mona Lisa”.

Hegot lots of applause thatnight

Hehad such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his

talentfor the past years! If without such a chance, he may have lived the rest of

hislife as a no ­name piano player in a no ­name bar. However, now he has

becomeone of the best ­known singers in America.

You, too,have skills and abilities. Maybe your “talent” is not as great as

thesinger above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most

skillscan be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try

doingdifferent things and find out what talents you really have!

（1）Why did the man start to sing？

A . Because he wanted to make more money.B . Because the bar manager

said he liked his song.C . Because the manager asked him to sing at the request

of a customer.D . Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for

singing.

（2）What do you think of the bar manager？

A . Strict.B . Rude.C . Patient.D . Kind.

（3）What do the underlined words “he just had been sitting on his

talent” probably mean？

A . He didn’t discover his talent.B . He didn’t play the piano.C . He had

no talent for singing.D . He hated to sing.

（4）What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A . Some people really have no skills or abilities.B . None of us is as great as

the singer.C . Sometimes through effort we can know our talents.D . No skills

can be improved even if you try your best.

3. 阅读理解

A fewmonths ago, Jason asked his parents to buy him a computer. All his

friendsalready had one, so his mom and dad agreed. During the first few weeks,

Jasonspent a lot of time in front of his computer because he had to learn how

itworked. He was really interested in learning all about it and he even

startedwriting computer programs himself.

Oneday Jason found a website where he could play chess either against

the computeror against other people from all over the world. From then on,

Jason seemed tohave just one interest in life, his computer. Whenever his

parents told himthat he was spending too much time with his computer, Jason

went intodenial. He did not think that he had a problem at all.

Thenthe unthinkable happened：Jason’scomputer broke down. But his

parents decided not to buy him a new one. Jasonsaid that he needed a

computer for school, and he promised that he’d spend lesstime with it. But

his parents refused to give in. Finally, Jason felt sohopeless that he took the

only way out and killed himself.

RobertJohnson, a psychologist onthe subject, says, “Computer

addiction is anillness that can influence anyone of us. Nowadays, increasing

numbers of peopleare spending more and more time working with computers.

While this isn’t aproblem for most users, some people, especially teenagers,

often use thecomputer to get away from the real world. This is especially true

of shy them, meeting people online is a way of hiding their true

selves. Incyberspace , they can be whoever they want to beand create their

own virtual world. But whathappens when they can no longer enter their

virtual world？”

（1）Why did Jason want to buy a computer according to Paragraph 1?

A . To play chess.B . To make friends.C . To avoid being an outsider.D . To

write computer programs.

（2）By saying “Jason went into denial”, the author means________.

A . Jason would not listenB . Jason enjoyed himselfC . Jason would turn it

offD . Jason changed his mind

（3）What was Jason’s relationship with his parents like when his

computer broke down?

A . Fine.B . So ­ so.C . Terrible.D . Unknown.

（4）In Robert Johnson’s opinion, ________.

A . it is impossible to beat computer addictionB . shy people get addicted

to computers easilyC . teenagers should stay away from computersD .

computers are getting us into serious trouble

4. 阅读理解

The famous American gorilla expert Diane Fossey had a completely new

way to study gorillas—shepretended to be one of them. She copied their

actions and way of life—eatingplants and getting down on her hands and

knees to walk the way a gorilla does. Itwas a new relationship.

Diane Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985 and her story was made

into thepopular film Gorillas in theMist . It was a longway from King Kong,

which is about a gorilla as a monster ,and helped to show a new idea: the real

monster is man, while the gorilla is tobe admired.

Today there are thought to be around 48,000 lowland gorillas andmaybe

400-500 mountain gorillas in the wild. From the Congo in West Africa, to

Rwanda and Uganda further east, they are endangered by hunting and by

the cuttingdown of their forest homes.

Sometime ago, I found in my letterbox a little magazine from theWorld

Wide Fund for Nature. It had two photos side by side. One was of a

younggorilla. “This is a species of mammal, “said the words below it. “It is

being destroyed by must save it for our own good.” The other photo

showed a human baby. Thewords also read: “This is a species of mammal,

“but then went on: “Itis the most destructive on earth. We must retrainit for

its own good. “

（1）The text mainly talks about .