北京市2018-2019学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

－Do you have the time? I’ve got something to tell you.

－Ok, ___________ you make your story short.

A. now that　　 B. even if

C. as long as　　 D. in case

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We ________ for over 2 hours. Are you sure this is the right way?

A. drove　　 B. were driving

C. had driven　　 D. have been driving

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My close friend Amy was admitted to Oxford University, ____________ came as no surprise.

A. that　　 B. which

C. it　　 D. where

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On hearing the news, the boy rushed out of the room without hesitation, ___________ the bag on the floor.

A. left　　 B. to leave

C. having left　　 D. leaving

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John’s success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work __________ has made him what he is today.

A. that　　 B. what

C. which　　 D. when

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Some people who don’t like to talk much are not necessarily shy; they __________ just be quiet people.

A. must　　 B. might

C. should　　 D. would

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In the spoken English of some areas in the US，the “r”sounds at the end of the words________.

A. are dropped　　 B. drop

C. are being dropped　　 D. have dropped

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Spelling Bee is a contest _______ competitors, usually children, are asked to spell as many words as possible.

A. which　　 B. when

C. what　　 D. where

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－What did the man over there say to you just now?

－He asked me _____________.

A. that there was a cinema nearby　　 B. that was there a cinema nearby

C. whether there was a cinema nearby　　 D. whether was there a cinema nearby

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He kept silent over the matter because he had no intention to risk _____________ in it.

A. to involve　　 B. involving

C. being involved　　 D. to be involved

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While waiting for the opportunity to get　　　 , Henry did his best to perform his duty.

A. promote　　 B. promoted

C. promoting　　 D. to promote

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Clearly and thoughtfully________, the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.

A. writing　　 B. to write

C. written　　 D. being written

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(2013·高考四川卷)—Why are your eyes so red? You________have slept well last night.

—Yeah，I stayed up late writing a report.

A. can’t　　 B. mustn’t

C. needn’t　　 D. won’t

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Before you pay a visit to a place of interest, look in your local library　　　　 a book about it.

A. on 　　　　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　 D. to

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When my mother took me out of high school, I knew that my life would become difficult because we were taught that you have to have an education to make it in life. I worked to help my mother ________ bills and that was all I could do at the time. Then she started telling me that when I turned 18, I had to get out of the house. I couldn’t understand what was going on because my brother was ________ than I was and she didn’t want to kick him out.

As I started nearing my 18th birthday I was really beginning to feel ________ because I didn’t have a(n) ________ on what I was going to do. One night while I was watching television, a commercial came on about ________ the Navy.

The next day I called the number on the commercial and ________ up an appointment to meet the recruiter（征兵人员）.When he ________ me not having a high school diploma he knew I had a ________ chance. I explained to him that I was going to be ________ in a few months. He told me he would ________ what he could do.

About a month later he called me and asked me to ________ his office. I went in and he ________ to me he would have to pull some strings (暗中施加影响) to get me in the service but I had to promise him that I would ________ the best of this opportunity he was trying to create for me and I did.

He was able to get me in the military and I ________ my end of the bargain by doing eight years and ________ an Honorable Discharge from the service.

Now I have a status in ________ that many don’t and have an ability to make my life a little easier with that ________ I made and the help I received.

Many individuals can feel hopeless and find they ________ do not have family support around to help them ________ their difficult moments. However, my ________ tells me that as long as you don’t abandon hope, hope will never abandon you.

1.A. send　　 B. arrange　　 C. pay　　 D. cancel

2.A. younger　　 B. older　　 C. smarter　　 D. slower

3.A. helpless　　 B. useless　　 C. hopeless　　 D. meaningless

4.A. vision　　 B. idea　　 C. opinion　　 D. decision

5.A. attending　　 B. going　　 C. joining　　 D. finding

6.A. set　　 B. picked　　 C. brought　　 D. looked

7.A. decided on　　 B. heard about　　 C. thought over　　 D. turned out

8.A. good　　 B. fair　　 C. vital　　 D. slim

9.A. worthless　　 B. homeless　　 C. careless　　 D. harmless

10.A. try　　 B. see　　 C. do　　 D. make

11.A. come in　　 B. come across　　 C. come to　　 D. come about

12.A. apologized　　 B. explained　　 C. advised　　 D. interpreted

13.A. make　　 B. take　　 C. use　　 D. seize

14.A. finished　　 B. brought　　 C. got　　 D. fulfilled

15.A. leaving　　 B. receiving　　 C. finding　　 D. owning

16.A. life　　 B. army　　 C. place　　 D. work

17.A. decision　　 B. mistake　　 C. progress　　 D. point

18.A. still　　 B. yet　　 C. ever　　 D. even

19.A. around　　 B. through　　 C. with　　 D. for

20.A. disappointment　　 B. discourage　　 C. experience　　 D. expectation

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Mark was a great kid from a tough neighborhood. Crime, drugs, fighting and poverty: You name the problem and his neighborhood had it. A scholarship fund provided his tuition to Catholic High, where he was a great baseball player.

Mark struggled in the classroom, though. He was bright, just behind, due to a more than difficult home environment. But there were problems finding the time for all he needed to do. After-school tutoring seemed impossible because of baseball practice. Some suggested Mark abandon sports and concentrate on “schooling”. But, in reality, if he was going to attend college he would need his sports; so to miss practice and then perform any less than at his best on the field was not wise.

A fellow teacher, Mrs. Jones, offered to tutor Mark in math at her home. I asked Mark to come to my house for other areas of work. No one paid us. Mrs. Jones summed it up this way: “Pay day doesn’t always come on Mondays”.

When we were not working with Mark to improve his skills for the ACT, the coach and Mark’s dad took him to various colleges to talk with both baseball and football program coaches. He settled on the college that offered him scholarships to play both sports. But he needed a good ACT score.

It takes months to receive the results of college entrance exams. One afternoon after school, while I was grading papers in my room, there was a noise outside the door.

Mark came in, lifted me out of the seat behind my desk, spun me around in the air, and yelled over and over: “I’m going to college! I’m going to college!”

“I guess you got your scores!” I asked.

“Well, yeah!” he laughed. “And guess what? I got one point more than I need to be admitted. One point extra. Thank you! Now, where’s Mrs. Jones? I’ve got to tell her too!”

Until that moment, I had never quite understood what the expression “Pay day doesn’t always come on Mondays” meant. But it was clear to me the instant Mark ran into the room to announce his news. No amount of money could ever replace my spin in the air at the hands of a boy who finally had a chance at a better life.

1.Mark had difficulty in learning mainly because ________.

A. he spent most of his spare time practicing baseball.

B. his family couldn’t afford any tutoring for him.

C. his parent didn’t care about his study.

D. he was constantly involved in the crimes in his neighborhood.

2.According to the article, which of the following is false?

A. The teachers offered to tutor Mark free of charge.

B. Theft was a problem in Mark’s neighborhood.

C. Mark owed his success in passing ACT to his teachers.

D. Mark went to college mainly due to his good ACT score.

3.The underlined word “settled on” in the fourth paragraph probably means _____.

A. was accepted by　　 B. reached a final decision about

C. paid a visit to　　 D. became familiar with

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Practice Makes a Better Life.

B. Pay Day Will Come Some Day.

C. Relationships between Teachers and Students.

D. Never Give up on Yourself.

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1.If Jack wants to call his friend in Northern Ireland from London, he should dial _______.

A. 0044 + area code (without 0) + local number

B. 048 + area code (without 0) + local number

C. area code (with 0) + local number

D. 00353 + the area code (without 0) + local number

2.While travelling in Northern Ireland, you _______.

A. can shop until 21:00 on Thursdays

B. needn't leave a tip after receiving service

C. can use American dollars to buy what you want

D. can draw money from banks from 9:00 to 16:30 every day

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the above Visitor Guide?

A. A German needn't a passport to travel in Northern Ireland.

B. A visitor can dial 999 in emergency situations while in Northern Ireland.

C. Any European can get healthcare in Northern Ireland at a reduced cost or free of charge.

D. A visitor will be charged ￡3 for leaving luggage in Belfast Welcome Centre for 6 hours.

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Ideas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move houses quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it’s normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.

On the other hand, there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.

To Americans both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it’s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don’t want to answer.

Cross-cultural differences aren’t just a problem for travelers, but also for the flights that carry them. All flights want to provide the best service, but ideas about good service are different from place to place. This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with.

Some societies have ‘universalist’ cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way.

‘Particularist’ societies, on the other hand, also have rules, but they are less important than the society’s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.

This difference can cause problems. A traveler from a particularist society, India, is checking in for a flight in Germany, a country which has a universalist culture. The Indian traveler has too much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of presents for his family. He expects that the check-in official will understand his problem and will change the rules for him. The check-in official explains that if he was allowed to have too much luggage, it wouldn’t be fair to the other passengers. But the traveler thinks this is unfair, because the other passengers don’t have his problem.

1.Often moving from one place to another makes people like Americans and Australians ______.

A. like traveling better

B. easy to communicate with

C. difficult to make real friends

D. have a long-term relationship with their neighbors

2.People like Malaysians prefer to associate with those_______.

A. who will tell them everything of their own

B. who want to do business with them

C. they know quite well

D. who are good at talking

3.A person from a less mobile society will feel it _______ when a stranger keeps talking to him or her, and asking him or her questions.

A. boring　　 B. friendly

C. normal　　 D. rough

4.Which of the following is true about “particularist societies”?

A. There is no rule for people to obey.

B. People obey the society’s rules completely.

C. No one obeys the society’s rules though they have.

D. The society’s rules can be changed with different persons or situations.

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单词拼写, 每空一词。

1.While __________(闲逛) aimlessly on the street, he witnessed a traffic accident.

2.He is already __________ (上飞机)the plane and it will take off in 30 minutes.

3.He __________(应得，值得) a good meal after all the hard work, although his project hasn’t been completed.

4.Upon his __________(到达) at the classroom, the old man received a warm welcome from all the students.

5.After being told that they shouldn’t pick flowers in the park, the two girls felt g_________ and promised not to do that again.

6.Totally a_________ in the book, she didn’t pay attention to anything else.

7.To be on the safe side, those suffering from bird flu were s_________ from other people.

8.Hearing the news of their safety three days after the earthquake, we all breathed a sigh of r_________.

9.As an adult, it is important for me to support myself and be i_________ of my parents financially (经济上) .

10.While having dinner with foreigners, you’d better pay attention to your table m________.

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假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你看到一个英语教学网站在招聘中国地区英语助教，你打算在暑假期间为这家网站做助教，请用英文给这家网站写一封求职信，内容如下：

1. 介绍自己的基本情况；

2. 说明自己的优势；

3. 希望得到对方的答复。

注意：1. 词数不少于50；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示词：助教 assistant teacher

Dear Sir / Madam,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

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