英语属于印欧语系中日耳曼语族下的西日耳曼语支，并通过英国的殖民活动传播到世界各地。精品小编准备了高二秋季学期英语期中考试试题，具体请看以下内容。

第Ⅰ卷   客观题试卷  (共三部分，满分115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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.￡19.15     B. ￡9 .18    C. ￡9.15

答案是C。

1.What time is it now?

A. 9:10.                 B.9:50.              C.10:00.

2.What does the woman think of the weather?

A. It’s nice.             B. It’s warm.        C. It’s cold.

3.What will the man do?

A. Attend a meeting.     B. Give a lecture.     C. Leave his office.

4.What is the woman’s opinion about the course?

A. Too hard.             B. Worth taking.      C. Very easy.

5.What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Speak louder.          B. Apologize to her.   C. Turn off the radio.

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，各小题给出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题。

6.How long did Michael stay in China?

A. Five days.         B. One week.          C.Two weeks.

7.Where did Michael go last year?

A. Russia.           B. Norway.            C. India.

听第7 段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What food does Sally like?

A. Chicken.         B. Fish.               C. Eggs.

9.What are the speakers going to do?

A. Cook dinner.     B. Go shopping.       C. Order dishes.

听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。

10. Where are the speakers?

A. In a hospital.           B. In the office.        C. At home.

11.When is the report due(约定的，预期的)?

A. Thursday.             B. Friday.             C. Next Monday.

12.What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?

A. Improve it.              B. Hand it in later.     C. Leave it with him.

听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。

13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Salesperson and customer.   B. Homeowner and cleaner.  C. Husband and wife.

14.What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?

A. One with two bedrooms.      B. One without furniture.     C. One near a market.

15.How much rend should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?

A.$350.                       B. $400.                      C. $415.

16.Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?

A. On Lake Street.            B. On Market Street.        C. On South Street.

听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。

17.What percentage of the world’s tea exports go to Britain?

A. Almost 15% .                 B. About 30%.                 C. Over 40%.

18.Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?

A. Most British people drink tea that way.

B. Tea tastes much better with milk.

C. Tea with milk is healthy.

19.Who suggests a price for each tea?

A.Tea tasters.                   B. Tea exporters.             C. Tea companies.

20.What is the speaker talking about?

A. The life of tea tasters.

B. Afternoon tea in Britain.

C. The London Tea Trade Center.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Peanuts to This

Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”

Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.

Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?

Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not j ustified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet !

21.  What did the author’s classmates think about his report?

A. Excellent.                       B. Ridiculous.

C. Boring.                          D. Puzzling.

22.  Why was the author confused about the task?

A. He was unfamiliar with American history.

B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin.

C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction.

D. He was new at the school.

23.  The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means ________.

A. annoyed                        B. ashamed

C. ready                           D. eager

24.  In the end, the author turned things around ________.

A. by redoing his task

B. through his own efforts

C. with the help of his grandfather

D. under the guidance of his headmast er

B

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic (流行病) sweeping across Americas farmland. It has little to do with the usual challenges, such as flood, rising fuel prices and crop-eating insects. The country’s farmers are getting older, and there are fewer people standing in line to take their place. National agricultural census (普查) figures show that the fastest-growing group of farmers is the part over 65. M errigan is afraid the average age will be even higher when the 2012 statistics are completed.

Merrigan, a former college professor, is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture. Aside from trying to stop the graying of America’s farmers, her work is made tougher by a recent blog posting that put agriculture at No.1 on a list of “useless” college degrees. Top federal agriculture officials are talking about the posting, and it has the attention of agricultural organizations across the country.

“There couldn’t be anything that’s more incorrect,” Merrigan said. “We know that there aren’t enough qualified graduates to fill the jobs that are out there in American agriculture. In addition, a growing world population that some experts predict will require 70% more food production by 2050,” she said.

“I truly believe we’re at a golden age of agriculture. Global demand is at an all-time record high, and global supplies are at all-time record lows,” said Matt Rush, director of the Texas Farm Bureau. “Production costs are going to be valuable enough that younger people are going to have the opportunity to be involved in agriculture.”

The Department of Agriculture has programs aimed at developing more farmers and at increasing interest in locally grown food. The National Young Farmers’ Coalition has also been pushing for state and federal policy changes to make it easier for new farmers.

Ryan Best, president of Future Farmers of America, has been living out of a suitcase, traveling the country and visiting with high school students about careers in agriculture. The 21 -year-old Best hopes his message-that this is a new time in agriculture-will motivate the next generation to turn around the statistics. “Never before have we had the innovations ( 创新) in technology which have led to agriculture in this country being the most efficient it has ever been,” he said. “there’s really a place for everybody to fit in.”

25.  What is the new challenge to American agriculture?

A. Fewer and older farmers.           B. Higher fuel prices.

C. More natural disasters. D. Lower agricultural output.

26.  Why is Merrigan visiting universities across the country?

A. To draw federal agriculture officials' attention.

B. To select qualified agriculture graduates.

C. To clarify a recent blog posting.

D. To talk more students into farming careers.

27.  According to Matt Rush, American agriculture will provide opportunities for younger people because ________.

A. the government will cover production costs

B. global food supplies will be even lower

C. investment in agriculture will be profitable

D. America will increase its food export

28.  What do the underlined words "to turn around the statistics" in the last paragraph mean?

A. To re-analyze the result of the national census.

B. To increase agricultural production.

C. To bring down the average age of farmers.

D. To invest more in agriculture.