2019-2020年高二下学期半月考英语试题 含答案.doc

高二下学期半月考英语试题第一节：单项填空（共30小题，每小题2分，满分60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1. Nobody wants to_ especially in public.A. make fun of B. be made fun of C. making fun of D. made fun of 2. Mr President, do you plan to educate your two daughters to be officials? To tell you the truth , 1 hope they can do whatever_ their interests.A. fits B. matches C. suits D. needs3. My friend, David, was not used _ by air, so he felt unwell.A. to traveling B. to travel C. traveling D. travel 4.I m sorry, but I didnt mean_ out your secret.But you know, letting out ones secret means_ one s feelings.A. to let; to hurt B. letting; hurting C. to let; hurting D. letting; to hurt 5.The small factories_ from the fall of the prices.A. beneficial B. benefited C. benefited to D. benefited in 6.You should try to _ new circumstances as quickly as you canA. fit B. suit C. adapt D. adapt to7. When we climbed up to the top of the mountain, we were all _.A. out of the breath B. short of the breath C. out of breath D. short of breaths 8.I was very_ to find that the cinema was not accessible to the elderly or people in wheelchairs.A. annoyed B. annoying C. annoy D. annoyance 9.Once or twice he has had difficulty making decision on his own, but_ he is an independent man.A. in all B. in word C. all in all D. word in word10.Youd better resign yourself_.A. to wait B. wait C. to waiting D. waiting11.He has been absent _ class for quite a long time.A. in B. for C. with D. from12.Id also like to _ you on your good work in these two years.A. congratulate B. celebrate C. wish D. hope13. He bought a book with the _. A. remaining 50 dollars B. remained 50 dollars C. remain 50 dollars D. 50 remained dollars14. All the people _the meeting were very important. A. attending B. present C. attended D. presented15._ puter games, his parents were very worried about his study. A. Addicted to B .He addicted to C. His addicting to D. Addicting to16. I have never dreamt to the club . A of admitting B to be admitting C of being admitted D to admit17. Who pany with the wolf will learn to howl. A keeps B have C like D feels18. Its not socially for parents to leave children unattended at that age. A accessible B adorable C adaptable D acceptable19. - Is Bob still performing ? - Im afraid not . He is said the stage already as he has bee an official. A. to have left B to leave C to have been left D to be left20. He was with Joanna for applying for the job . A annoying B annoyed C bothering D bothered21. The three sisters decided to hold a family party to their parents silver wedding. A. wele B congratulate C memorize D celebrate22. Robert is said _ abroad, but I dont know what country he studied in.A. to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying23. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, _ it more difficult.A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. dont make24. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains whether they will enjoy it.A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. see25. Paul doesnt have to be made _. He always works hard. A. learn B. to learn C. learned D. learning26You can e here to ask me_ if you have any questions.A. at one time B. at a time C. at any time D. all the time27Nuclear energy can be used to _ electricity. A. producing B. produce C. be produce D. Being produced28. Jenny refused to act as a beggar in the play because was afraid of _.A. making fun of B. laughing at C. being made fun of D. being adapt; from30. He has been absent _ class for quite a long time.A. in B. for C. with D. from第二部分：阅读理解（每题2.5分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从短文中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑2019-2020年高二下学期半月考英语试题 含答案 Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked- Balzac got the vase at his price!31.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. A vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach.B. At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer.C. Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could payD. Balzac was very poor. He couldnt buy the vase at a high price.32.How many friends did Balzac gather?A. Six B. Twelve C. Ten D. Five33.Who asked for the lowest price?A. The first one. B. The second one.C. The last of his friends. D. Balzac.34.What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?A. Unkind B. Dishonest C. Selfish D. CleverB2 ) The World Heritage mittee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The mittee meets every June. Many experts help the mittee to decide.35. The passage implies that _. A. being a world heritage site takes hard work. B. a place with beautiful scenery is often on the World Heritage List. C. a place which was taken good care of is often on the World Heritage List. D. the Great Wall bee a World Heritage Site for its history.36. If a place successfully bees a World Heritage Site, the country _. A. can ask UNESCO for more money and help B. should continue to take special care of it C. wont take trouble of caring for it D. will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger37. The passage mainly discusses _. A. how the World Heritage mittee of UNESCO decides a World Heritage Site B. how the World Heritage mittee of UNESCO protects a World Heritage Site C. how the Great Wall bees a World Heritage Site D. how a place bees s World Heritage Site38. The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is _. A. to attract more tourists from other countries B. to get more money and help from other countries C. to have it taken better care of D. to make it known to other countries第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（选做题 1,2,7，11班必做）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。_39_. The time and money that doctors spend on their medical education are probably one reason for this problem. A visit to a doctors office costs from fifteen to fifty dollars. It is impossible to pay for the medical care they need. _40_. Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required to study medicine for a long time. Tuition（学费） for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from a bank to pay their tuition. _41_, young doctors need a lot of money for their work. _42_. Therefore it is possible that the high cost of medical care in American is unnecessary. Because high tuition is one cause of high costs, _43_.A. It is possible for the poor people to see the doctor in America.B. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaidC. One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuitionD. They are not willing to pay high tuition for the doctorsE. The cost of medical care in the United States is very highF. Because this money must be repaid to the bankG. So, they charge people high prices for medical care第四节：短文改错（共10 小题：每小题2分，满分20分） 英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。共有10处错误，每句最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。 3 必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。 班级_ 姓名_短文改错 I saw an accident happened on my way to home this afternoon. A girl was crossing thestreet on a zebra crossing while a young man drove a motorbike towards her. The young man saw the girl and tried to stop, and he drove too fast to stop. He hit the girl and fell off her motorbike. The girl was badly hurt and couldnt move. The young man didnt know how to do. I ran to a phone box nearby and dialed 110. Soon the police reached.They sent her hospital at once. One of the policeman talked to the young man and wrote something down while was talking. I think it is very dangerous to drive very fast.ANSWERS1._ 2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9._10_11_12_13_14_15_16_17_18_19_20_21_22_23_24_25_26_27_28_29_30_31_32_33_34_35_36_37_38_39_40_41_42_43_答案I saw an accident happened on my way to home this afternoon. A girl was crossing the happenstreet on a zebra crossing while a young man drove a motorbike towards her. The young whenman saw the girl and tried to stop, and he drove too fast to stop. He hit the girl and fell butoff her motorbike. The girl was badly hurt and couldnt move. The young man didnt