【摘要】做题是巩固知识点最有效的方法之一，所以大家要大量练习习题，使自己的学习有所进步。小编为大家整理了高二英语第二学期期中试题，供大家参考。

第I卷  (共   分)

第一部分，英语知识运用(共三节，满分50分)

第一节  语音知识(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

1.intention A. sadness      B. serious    C. recite      D. elect

2.gravity  A. disable      B. engage     C. grammar   D. stadium

3.balcony A. concrete      B. society     C. niece      D. preference

4.basis  A. machine       B. police      C. mistake    D. despite

5.telescope A. astronomer   B. loneliness   C. reason     D. seldom

第二节语法和词汇知识(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。

6.Afamous saying goes that reading is to the mind _____ food is to the body.

A. which     B. how     C. now that     D. what

7.Miss Wang stood up in defense of the 10-year-old girl, saying that she was not the one______.

A. blaming    B. being blamed    C. to blame     D. to being blamed

8. In my opinion, it is wise for us to ______ some money for emergency.

A. set aside     B. turn out     C. pick up      D. contribute to

9. They had a wonderful holiday, _____ the bad weather.

A. in case of     B. regardless of   C. rather than    D. despite

10. _______ such a difficult situation, I really had no idea what to do.

A. Facing      B. Face      C. To face     D. Faced

11. If you have anything to buy, please keep me _______.

A. to inform    B. informing     C. informed    D. being informed

12.Few salaries are _______ as one reason why many workers are leaving Guangdong prorince for Beijing.

A. attempted     B. blamed     C. distributed     D. tended

13.After receiving the order, the local government took immediate _____ to stop the disease spreading.

A. beliefs    B. measures     C. efforts     D. views

14. _______ matters in these actities is that student should have a desire to  communicate something.

A. Who      B. That       C. What        D. Which

15. --- Would you rather do the job this Friday or next Monday?

--- _______.

A. Yes, of course   B. The other is better   C. What’s the matter    D. Either will suit me

16. Does it _____ any difference for you whether he lends you a hand?

A. matter     B. relate     C. make     D. consider

17. It was the second year that I _______ in  a  27 company.

A. have worked    B. worked    C. an working    D. had worked

18. A housing security system is now in place in China ______ there is still a lot to be done to control house prices.

A. but      B. since    C. so     D. during

19. ______ the price of oil going up, the economy of this country is slowing down.

A. For     B. Thanks to    C. With     D. Upon

20. As is recently reported, eating colorful fruits and vegetables can help us get ____ from suffering heart diseases.

A. protected    B. to protect     C. protecting    D. to be protected

第三节  完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅讯下面短文,从短文后所级各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The origin of language is not clear. No doubt it began very gradually. Animals have a few cries that serve as signals, but even the highest apes have not been found able to __21__ words, even with professional instruction.

The superior ___22__ of man is a necessity for the mastering of speech. ___23__ man became intelligent enough, we must suppose that he gradually ___24__ the number of cries for different purposes. It was a great day ____25__ he discovered that speech could be used for communication. There are those who think that ___26___ language came before oral language. A man could draw a picture on the wall of his cave to show in ___27__ direction he had gone, or what animal he hoped to ____28__. Probably picture language and oral language ___29_ side by side. I tend to think that ___30__ has been the most important single factor in the development of man.

Two important stages came not so long before the dawn of written history. The first was the taming of ___31__; the ___32__ was agriculture. Agriculture was a step in ___33__ progress to which there was nothing comparable until our own machine age. Agriculture made ____34__ a huge increase in the number of the human species in the ___35__ where it could be successfully practised. These were, at first, only those in which nature fertilized (使肥沃) the __36__ after each harvest. Agriculture ___37__ with violent resistance from the pastoral nomads (游牧民), but the agricultural way of life became popular in the end because of the physical comforts it provided.

___38__ fundamental technical advance was writing, which, like spoken language, developed out of pictures, but as soon as it had reached a certain ___39__, it was possible to keep records and transmit ___40__ to people who were not present when the information was given.

(    )21.A. tell      B. declare     C. pronounce     D. make

(    )22.A. leg      B. brain       C. mind         D. hand

(    )23.A. Before        B. when       C. During       D. But

(    )24.A. increased      B. produced    C. pronounced   D. invented

(    )25.A. since         B. when        C. while        D. how

(    )26.A. picture        B. spoken       C. silent        D. written

(    )27.A. which         B. who         C. that         D. whose

(    )28.A. fire           B. catch         C. offer        D. accept

(    )29.A. developed     B. used          C. got          D. discovered

(    )30.A. voice         B. language      C. picture       D. words

(    )31.A. animals       B. trees          C. land         D. plants

(    )32.A. latter         B. one           C. other        D. second

(    )33.A. mankind      B. man           C. human       D. men

(    )34.A. certainly      B. probably        C. impossible    D. possible

(    )35.A. cities         B. countries       C. regions       D. lakes

(    )36.A. ground        B. land           C. field         D. soil

(    )37.A. dealt          B. agreed         C. faced         D. met

(    )38.A. Other         B. One            C. Another      D. The

(    )39.A. area          B. section          C. step          D. stage

(    )40.A. record        B. information       C. speech       D. picture

第二部分阅读理解(共20小题。第)

第一节  阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time, Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they’re in the MP3 format.

What is it?

MP3 compressed music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded form websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer’s speakers, copy it onto blank CDs or swap MP3 files with friends using email.

How much?

Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free. Compact portable. MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.

Advantages

MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox (自动唱机). Small MP3 players are the size of deck of cards, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.

Disadvantages

You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can’t download music. Others let you download music but can’t be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.

41.How can you get MP3 music? (    )

A. By turning your home PC into a jukebox. B. By taking your own music or songs with you.

C. By copying songs to a PC through the speakers.

D. By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3.

42. Which is NOT true according to the passage?  (   )

A. Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free.

B. MP3 music can be “ burned” onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by email.

C. MP3 music can be taken along while traveling.

D. A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.

43.How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player? (    )

A. Free.  B. At least 10 dollars.   C. About forty dollars.    D. About a dollar.

44.How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage? (    )

A. 2.      B.3.      C.4.      D.5.

B

Captain Joseph Mackey’s airplane was flying over the ocean on its way to Great Britain when engine trouble started. He turned back and made a crash-landing at night in the deep snow of new found land. All the men in the plane were killed except Captain Mackey who was badly hurt.

Captain Mackey waited all the next morning for an airplane to come in search of him. In the afternoon, he set out to find help. He went about a mile but found that he was too weak  to go on through the snow. Half walking and half crawling, he made his way back to the plane.

The second day many planes passed above him, but none of the pilots saw him. In his plane was a lot of aluminum powder (铝粉). He poured this on a huge stone to make the stone shine, but the wind blew it off.

The third day, Captain Mackey heard a plane coming nearer and nearer, flying very low. It flew right over him and passed on. Then he gave up hope of being found. In a few minutes the plane returned, and the pilot dipped one wing to get a clearer view. He hand seen the aluminum powder blown by the wind on the snow.

The pilot came for a better look, and then he saw Captain Mackey waving his arms. Jim Allison, the pilot, was an old friend. Allison quickly climbed higher hand sent a radio message. In a short time, a plane came and dropped a sleeping bag, food, medicine and tools for Captain Mackey. Later, two crappers arrived with a sled to rescue him.

45.Captain Joseph Mackey’s airplane was flying over the ocean on its way to England when suddenly _______.      (   )

A. something was wrong with the plane’s engine

B. Captain Joseph Mackey operated by mistake

C. Joseph Mackey made a crash landing     D. Joseph Mackey turned back