湖北省保康一中11-12学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题（无答案）
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后游一个小题，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 did the woman move here?
A. Last September. B. Last October. C. Five years ago. 2. What did the man give his mother last year?
A. Some flowers. B. A blouse. C. A dress. 3. What did the woman forget to do?
A. Wash the dishes. B. Buy a chicken. C. Take the chicken out of the oven. 4. What’s the woman’s favorite drink?
A. Apple juice. B. Coca-cola. C. Water. 5. What will the woman probably do?
A. Get some to take a look at the refrigerator. B. Repair the refrigerator herself.
C. Let the man check out the refrigerator. 第二节
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。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6.7题
6. Where did the woman just come back from?
A. The clinic. B. The playground. C. The library. 7. what does the man offer to do for the woman? A. Buy some medicine for her. B. Get some food for her. C.Take her temperature.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. How many red roses does the man want?
A. 12. B. 20 C. 24 9. Who will receive the flowers?
A. Bill Stone. B. Susan Li. C. Susan Stone. 10. How soon will the flowers be delivered?
A. In five hours. B. In four hours. C. In two hours. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Where will the man put the books?
A. In a bag. B. On a shelf. C. On a chair. 12. Why doesn’t the woman want to go to Sammy’s? A. It’s not within walking distance. B. She dislikes the food there. C. She can’t buy a camera there.
13. What do we know about the woman’s younger brother？
A. He’s fourteen. B. He collects small cameras. C. He knows a lot about cameras.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What’s the theme of the man’s report? A. Teachers’ Day in different countries. B. Cultural festivals in different countries. C. The importance of teachers and education. 15. When is Teachers’ Day in India?
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A. January 16. B. June 12. C. September 5.
16. In which country is Teachers’ Day celebrated on the first Monday of June? A. Russia. B. Germany. C. Hungary.
17. What do the speakers talk about at the end of the conversation? A. The way people celebrate Teachers’ Day. B. The origin of Teachers’ Day. C. The role of teachers.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Where did the story take place?
A. In Switzerland. B. In Sweden. C. In France. 19. What did Europeans think of tea and coffee centuries ago?
A. They thought a little tea and coffee each day was good for health. B. They Preferred coffee to tea from the beginning. C. Tea and coffee were considered to be poisonous. 20. What happened to the two brothers? A. They both lived very long. B. They both died young.
C. Only one survived the experiment.
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。 21. This text_________ a number of choice questions.
A. bulids of B. consists of C .makes up D .forms 22. A bicyle is often more _______ than a car in busy cities.
A. content B. valuable C. attrative D. convenient
23. These workers value their chance of studying in school again, and they are _____ for knowledge.
A. responsible B. gifted C. eager D. curious 24. I will give the money back to her ________ I see her. A. moment B. immediately C.suddenly D.while
25. Don’t _________ a lot of bad habits when you gradualy grow up. A.pick up B.keep up C.catch up D.draw up
26. As we all know, bad eating habits and a _____ of exercise may lead to health problems.
A. lack B. limit C. need D. demand
27. Our English teacher often tells us that in language studies, it’s important
to _____ a word or a phrase according to the situation. A. apply B. refer C. make D. arrange
28. She couldn’t ________ his mother that Tom was telling the truth. A.convince B.admit C.believe D.trust
29. The boy couldn’t_____ his studies when his parents and some guests were playing mahjong.
A. insist on B. consist of C. rely on D. concentrate on
30. Ted doesn’t know what to _____ at the university; he can’t make up his mind about his future.
A. take on B. take away C. take up D. take off 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，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I recently overheard something that surprised me. I heard that people who win the lottery (彩票) are 31 for about 3 weeks. And then they go back to their 32 state of being before they won the money. I 33 that they would have been happy for a much longer time.
The reason for this is that 34 we try to change how we feel by using something outside of ourselves, like winning the lottery, or getting a new car or house, it never 35 . The resulting feelings of happiness are often fleeting (飞逝的). We cannot 36 them for very long. In some way, it may be a good thing. It reminds us that happiness really does come from within and is 37 to us at any moment. True happiness has 38 to do with what is happening outside; it is an inside job. Happiness is a 39 . We can make the decision to be happy for one day, when we 40 in the morning, every morning. We can find something that brings us great 41 , like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and 42 the birds sing, or watching the dog or cat play, and just 43 the moment. It is our 44 state and we need only allow it in. At any moment, we can
45 and take a deep breath, and remember who we really are, and why we came here, and that truly is to 46 joy and the aliveness of being.
“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when run after, is always 47 our reach, but, if you will sit down 48 ,it may fall upon you,” said Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American novelist. So, today, no matter what is going on in your own 49 , stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply and just 50 to be happy, whatever that means to you.
31. A. clever B. happy C. lucky D. cautious
32. A. positive B. unusual C. constant D. previous 33. A. thought B. suspected C. promised D. concluded
34. A. anyhow B. anywhere C. anytime D. anyway 35. A. changes B. works C. forms D. appears 36. A. keep B. control C. blame D. guide 37. A. similar B. consistent