西安中学2020┄2021学年度第一学期期中考试高二级英语试题一、单项填空（每题1.5分，共30分）1.We all feel it is jack as well as his wife that for their son’s bad performance at school.A. are to blameB. is to be blameC. are to be blamedD. is to blame2. No matter how I tried to read it, the sentence didn’t to me.A. understandB. make outC. turn outD. make sense.3. ----I would never trust him again. He let me down.---- .A.No was IB. So did IC. Neither would ID. So would I4. For the next two hours she was the film, so she didn’t notice what happened around her.A. busy withB. absorbed inC. occupied withD. strict with5. The printer has left two lines from this paragraph.A. offB. outC. overD. with6. The teacher his students five groups.A. divided; intoB. separated ; fromC. separated ; intoD. divided; from7. The experiment shows that proper amount of exercise, if reularly, can improve our health.A. being carried outB. carring onC. carried outD. to carry out8. The young man the car hoping to arrive at the station to meet his girlfriend on time.A. gave upB. turned upC. picked upD. sped up9. Being able to speak another language fluently is a great when you’re looking for a job.A. chanceB. importanceC. advantageD. difference10. , I sild into bed and fell fast asleep.A. ExhaustingB. ExhaustedC. Being exhaustedD. Having exhausted11. Health problem are closely connected with bad eating habits and a of exercise.A.limitB. needC. demandD. lack12. Her mother does not approve her going to study in the United States alone.A. ofB. inC. atD. out13.Of course, we must work hard. , we should learn to take good care of ourselves.A. ThereforeB. In a wordC. As a resultD. Meanwhile14. I want to have a short talk with you, Could you spare a few minutes ？A. if necessaryB. if possibleC. if soD. even if15. You have to be careful in this job, because a small mistake can make a big .A. differenceB. difficultyC. troubleD. chance16. The number of college graduates surprisingly large and a large number of them unable to find a job.A. is; areB. are; areC. are; isD.is; is17. Never before such a wonderful feast.A. I had seenB. I sawC. had I seenD. I did see18. John Snow became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposedcholera.A. inB. toC. atD. into19. I was by the loud noise. I went to see what was happeningA. frighteningB. to frightenC. frightenedD. frighten20. Excuse me Mom, I want to play football with my friends.---- .A. No wayB. CongratulationsC.Good ideaD. Have fun二、阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）AJohn sent for a doctor because his wife was ill. He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five. He arrived at the doctor’s at twenty to five. He thought，"It’s a little bit earlier, I’ll wait for a moment. It’s goo d to keep the time. " Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor’s. He looked around and saw a noisy square（广场）not far from here. He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet. He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily.Suddenly he heard a girl crying. He came up to her and asked some questions. Then he knew she got lost. John tried to find out her address and took her home. The girl’s parents were very thankful．T hen John hurried to the doctor‘s. The doctor said angrily when he saw him，"You’re late. Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes？ " John said nothing but one word—“Sorry!”21．John drove to the doctor‘s ______．A．late B．on time C．in time D．in no time22．John went to the square to ______．A．spend the time B．enjoy himselfC．see the children and the women D．help the girl23．The girl cried because ______．A．someone hit her B. she fell off her bikeC．her parents were angry with her D．she didn‘t find the way home24．At last John got to the doctor‘s at ______．A．twenty to five B．twenty past fiveC．five o‘clock D．forty past five25．From the story， we know John is a ______．A．busy person B．quiet person C．helpful person D．lucky personBThis is a talk by a London taxi（出租车）driver.“I‘ve been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”“It‘s a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night， because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles（英里）outside London and I go to work at 5：30 inthe afternoon.”“I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.”“Some very strange things happened late at night 。

The other day I was taking a woman home from a party 。