【摘要】高二是两极分化重要的阶段，大家在高二要好好学习，为高考打好基础。小编为大家整理了高二英语期中试题，希望大家喜欢。

第一卷 (共85分)

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分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，选出最佳答案，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. How does the man feel about his job?

A. He doesn’t care much about it. B. He enjoys it very much.

C. He doesn’t like it.

2. What is the woman probably going to do?

A. Ask Tom to send an invitation. B. Get the Johnsons’ address.

C. Invite Tom to the party.

3. What does the woman mean?

A. Jane is looking for a summer job. B. Jane doesn’t want to go home.

C. Jane is eager to go home for the summer.

4. Why is the woman excited?

A. She has got a driver’s license. B. She has sold a lot of tickets.

C. She is going abroad.

5. What does the man think of Picasso?

A. He thinks that he is the greatest Spanish painter.

B. He doesn’t consider him the best Spanish painter.

C. He is sure that he can become famous.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有时间阅读各小题，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、7 小题。

6. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man wants to book a room for two. B. The man prefers a smoking room.

C. The man chooses a room on the second floor.

7. How much will the man pay for the room?

A. 80 dollars. B. 88 dollars. C. 96 dollars.

听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。

8. What can we learn about the boy?

A. He has got a headache. B. He has got a fever.

C. He has got a heart problem.

9. What does the mother ask the boy to do?

A. Go to the hospital. B. Stay in bed. C. Buy some medicine.

10. What does the boy want to do?

A. Watch TV. B. See the doctor. C. Go to school.

听第8段材料，回答第11至第14题。

11. What is the man going to do in the evening?

A. Take an exam. B. Study. C. Look for a job.

12. What exam will the man take?

A. The entrance exam. B. The mid-term exam. C. The final exam.

13. What does the man think of the coming exam?

A. Easy. B. Harder than the last one. C. Too difficult to pass.

14. What does the man think of his present job?

A. He is not satisfied with it. B. It’s the best one in the world.

C. It’s the worst one in the world.

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。

15. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the railway station. B. At the post office. C. At the airport.

16. Which country will the letter be sent to?

A. England. B. Japan. C. Canada.

17. How will the letter be sent?

A. By air mail. B. By registered mail. C. By express mail.

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18. Why did Mr Hill’s chickens lay hardly any eggs in the summer?

A. It was too cool in his chicken house. B. It was too wet in his chicken house.

C. It was too hot in his chicken house.

19. What did Mr Hill do to earn more money?

A. He put air conditioning into his chicken house.

B. He bought more chickens.

C. He put more food into his chicken house.

20. What do we know from the text?

A. Mr Hill was very poor.

B. Mr Hill didn’t want to put air condi tioning into his house.

C. Mr Hill couldn’t afford to put air conditioning into his house.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。

21. I think the car will ________ till we get to the village.

A.hold on B.hold over C.hold out D.hold up

22. They say that “seeing is believing”, but when it __TV commercials this isn’t always the case.

A. refers to B. comes up with C. focuses on D. comes to

23. Let’s hope the sunny weather ___________ for Saturday’s tennis match.

A. keeps up B. ends up C. cleans up D. clears up

24. ____in the regulations that you should not tell other peo ple the password of your e-mail account.

A. What is required B. As is required B. It is required D. It requires

25. Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from; what _______ is what they do with it.

A. counts B. accounts C. advocates D. functions

26. The war between the government and the activists has lasted for 18 months, _______ nearly 30,000 people dead.

A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. having left

27. –I tried many times, but I still failed in the exam.

–Don’t be discouraged. _______ and the problem will be settled.

A. Having a little effort B. A bit more effort

C. If you have a bit effort D. There being a little effort

28. This brick-sized book will guide your every step _______ frightening, faraway place you have chosen to visit.

A. how B. what C. around which D. around whichever

29. in 1902, Yangzhou High School of Jiangsu province is home to a great number of outstanding figures.

A. Found B. Founding C. Founded D. To be founded

30. In youth hostels, you can meet lots of students like yourself, _______ want to get the most out of a small budget.

A. all of them B. none of them C. all of whom D. none of whom

31. He had an unexpected visitor before heading for the meeting, otherwise he ________ late.

A.hadn’t come B.didn’t come C.wouldn’t come D.wouldn’t have come

32. Before the old man passed away, the old couple were married for 40 years and never once ____ with each other.

A. they had quarreled B. they have quarreled

C. have they quarreled D. had they quarreled

33. Children under six are not to this experimental school except those of extraordinary intelligence.

A. permitted B. admitted C. committed D. prohibited

34. I think fireworks _________ the beauty of the festival night.

A. added up B. adding up C. added up to D. added to

35. —Do you think it’s going to rain during our sports meeting?

— .

A.I don’t hope B.I don’t believe C.I hope not to D.I hope not

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That old pickle jar (泡菜坛), as far back as I can remember, sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would 36 his pockets and put his coins into the 37 . It was a nightly 38 for many years in our home.

When the jar was 39 , we would take the coins to the bank. Each time, as he slid the box of coins across the counter toward the cashier, he would say 40 , “These are for my son’s college fund. He’ll 41 work at the mill all his life like me.”

The years passed. I 42 college and took a job in another town. Once, while 43 my parents, I noticed that the pickle jar in my parents’ bedroom was 44 . A lump (小块) rose in my throat as I 45 where the jar had always stood. My dad was a man of few 46 , and never lectured me on the 47 of determination and faith, but the pickle jar had taught me all these 48 . In my mind, it defined, more than anything else, how much my dad had 49 me. No matter how 50 things got at home, Dad continued to drop his coins into the jar.

The first Christmas after my daughter Jessica was born, we spent the holiday with my parents. After dinner, I walked into my parents’ bedroom. To my 51 , in the spot beside the dresser, as if it had never been 52 , stood the old pickle jar, the bottom already covered with coins. I walked over to the pickle jar, dug down into 53 ，and pulled out a fistful of coins.

With the strong 54 choking (使哽咽) me, I dropped the coins into the jar. I looked up and saw Dad who was carrying Jessica. Our eyes locked, and I knew he was feeling the same.

55 one of us could speak.

36. A. pick B. tear C. empty D. clean

37. A. bag B. jar C. drawer D. dresser

38. A. routine B. experience C. gathering D. performance

39. A. broken B. moved C. filled D. prepared

40. A. nervously B. calmly C. secretly D. proudly

41. A. never B. also C. soon D. always

42. A. entered B. started C. finished D. dropped

43. A. asking B. visiting C. showin g D. ringing

44. A. gone B. empty C. dirty D. lost

45. A. checked B. searched C. stared D. found

46. A. words B. smiles C. ideas D. stories

47. A. similarities B. differences C. standards D. values

48. A. beliefs 　 B. virtues　　 C. thoughts D. experiences

49. A. loved B. required C. pushed D. understood

50. A. dull B. easy C. tough D. wrong

51. A. curiosity B. satisfaction C. amazement D. embarrassment

52. A. damaged B. removed C. stolen D. decorated

53. A. the dresser B. the jar C. my handbag D. my pocket

54. A. emotions B. flavors C. interest D. desire

55. A. No B. Either C. Neither D. Each

第三部分：阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

US First Lady Michelle Obama gave a speech at an event on Sept 4. The event was an important one leading up to this year’s US national election. Here are two excerpts.

Part 1

Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it... and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we’re from, or what we look like, or who we love.

And he believes that when you’ve worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. You reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.

When people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions (信念), and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.

He’s the same man who started his career by turning down high-paying jobs and instead working in struggling neighborhoods where a steel plant had shut down, fighting to rebuild those communities and get folks back to work... Because for Barack, success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.

He’s the same man who, when our girls were first born, would anxiously check their cribs (婴儿床) every few minutes to ensure they were still breathing, proudly showing them off to everyone we knew.

That’s the man who sits down with me and our girls for dinner nearly every night, patiently answering their questions about issues in the news, and strategizing (出谋划策) about middle school friendships.

That’s the man I see in those quiet moments late at night, hunched (弯腰驼背) over his desk, poring (仔细阅读) over the letters people have sent him.

Part 2

…but today, I love my husband even more than I did four years ago, even more than I did 23 years ago, when we first met.

I love that he’s never forgotten how he started.

I love that we can trust Barack to do what he says he’s going to do, even when it’s hard – especially when it’s hard.

I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as “us” and “them”. He doesn’t care whether you’re a Democrat (民主党), a Republican (共和党), or none of the above...

And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we’re all sweating it – when we’re worried that the bill won’t pass, and it seems like all is lost – Barack never lets himself get distracted (分心) by the chatter (喋喋不休) and the noise.

56. According to Michelle, which of the following is TRUE about Barack Obama?

A. He adopted his values from his family.

B. He made a good career choice by working in a steel plant.

C. He believes that everyone can be successful.

D. He hopes those who succeed open the door of opportunity for others.

57. Through the speech, Michelle Obama tries to show that her husband ______.

a. devotes so much to his work that he seldom has family time

b. hasn’t been affected by power

c. is ready to act in the interest of most people

d. is faithful to his promises

e. is modest and willing to listen

A. abc B. bcd C. acd D. cde

58. What might be Michelle’s main purpose in this speech?

A. To help her husband in his re-election.

B. To get the American people to know more about Obama.

C. To express her love and faith in him.

D. To show American dream is still within people’s reach.

B

IMAGINE if there was a device that could do everything for you – wake you up every morning, chat with you and type your e-mails.

The piece of technology in question would be smart, able to tell you about the weather and where the nearest restaurants are.

The good thing is you no longer need to wonder, because something like this already exists. And its name is Siri.

Siri is a voice recognition application designed for Apple products and the concept has been around for almost a year.

When Siri first came out it could only speak English, but now it has “learned” lots of new languages, including Chinese, Cantonese and Taiwanese, reported The Wall Street Journal. So, you can give it orders in your mother tongue.

But how could a cell phone or a computer “hear” what you are saying and understand it? This is all because of voice recognition technology.

When you speak, your voice creates vibrations (振动) in the air – a bit like waves in the water when you throw a rock into the lake. The microphone receives the vibrations and the computer changes them into digital data that is then divided into many parts. They are analyzed one by one to see what pronunciations each part stands for. The computer then puts these pronunciations together into possible words according to its built-in dictionary.

But figuring out the words is far from enough; building words into meaningful sentences is the most difficult part. The computer has to compare what it hears to a large library of known phrases and sentences to determine what the user is saying.

However, people don’t always talk in the most standard way and sometimes make grammatical mistakes. This is why traditional voice recognition software always requires you to remember keywords and to speak in a certain way.

Fortunately, Siri isn’t like that. It’s not just “voice recognition”; it’s “natural language understanding (NLU)”. You can ask it things like “Do I need an umbrella today?” and it will know that you are asking about the weather, according to ABC News.

“The key thing is NLU – understanding what you mean and what you want,” Neil Grant from Nuance, a software company in the US, told The Guardian. “Historically, you had to learn a huge long list of commands . As NLU progresses, you can say what you want in a way that’s natural to you.”

59.What is the function of the first two paragraphs?

A. To show that invention usually results from need.

B. To introduce something that offers these helpful services.

C. To clear doubts about voice recognition technology.

D. To picture a convenient future life with new technology.

60. Which step is the most complicated in the process of voice recognition according to the article?

A. Changing the received vibrations into digital data.

B. Analyzing the digital data to see what pronunciations it represents.

C. Putting the pronunciations together into possible words.

D. Figuring out meaningful sentences based on the words.

61. How can you get Siri to respond according to the article?

A. You have to say things in a certain way.

B. You can only speak English and Chinese.

C. You can speak in a natural way as you would to a person.

D. You have to remember keywords and speak specific commands.

62. What can be concluded from the article?

A. Siri can record and save what you say frequently into a computer dictionary.

B. Siri will fail to understand what you say if you make grammatical mistakes.

C. The biggest advantage of Siri is that it’s NLU rather than just voice recognition.

D. Since first applied to Apple products a year ago, Siri has made great improvements.