高二第一学期期末考试英语模拟试题（二）班别_________ 姓名__________ 座号_________ 成绩________ Ⅰ、听力Ⅱ、单项填空（每小题1分，满分15分）21. ---- It is getting late. I am afraid I must be going now.---- OK. _______.A. Take it easyB. Go slowlyC. Stay longerD. See you22. In Chinese _____, old people’s advice is of great _____.A. values; valueB. values; valuesC. value; valueD. value; values23. Everything _____ doing is worthy of _____ well.A. worthy; being doneB. worthy; doingC. worth; being doneD. worth; doing24._______I’d have told you.A. If I would have known itB. If I had have known itC. Had I known itD. Should I know it25. I didn’t go to the party, but I do wish I ____there.A. wasB. wereC. had beenD. went26. —— You can ask your brother for help.—— He is not at home. If he ____, I _____.A. is, wouldB. were, wouldC. is, willD. were, will27. As you ______ new words in context, it is a very good method for you to guesstheir meanings.A. come aboutB. come acrossC. come outD. come up28. This is ________you are mistaken.A. whatB. whichC. whereD. that29. Was it in the village ______ we used to live in _________ the accident happened?A. that; whereB. which; thatC. where; thatD. which; where30. It was not until the beginning of the meeting _____ he realized _____ I told himwas the only possible way to deal with the problem.A. that; whatB. what; thatC. when; whatD. when; that31. The patient was warned ________ oily food after the operation.A .to eat not B. eating not C. not to eat D. not eating32. I don’t think _________ possible to master a foreign language without muchmemory work.A. thisB. thatC. itsD. it’s33. ___________ any biscuits that morning, we had nothing to eat.A. Not bakingB. Not having bakedC. Not being bakedD. Not having been baked34. There are ______ these books and _____ pencils on the desk.A. a dozen; scores ofB. scores, a dozen ofC. scores of, a dozenD. two dozens, a score35. What will the world use for power when it _______ oil?A. run out ofB. is running out ofC. has run out ofD. ran out ofⅢ、第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the morning, 36 he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and37 immediate attention. The same meaning goes with telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone 38 a call during sleeping hours, he considers it a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.In 39 life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S., guests may feel they are not highly 40 if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is common in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered 41 to make an appointment too far in advance because plans made for a date more than a week away may be __42 . The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings appear between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness(准时) is __43 highly in American life, for example. If not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully believable. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business 44 waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is five minutes late is expected to make a short 45 . If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.36. A. and B. but C. while D. for which37. A. pays B. explains C. declares D. requires38. A. receives B. phones C. sends D. replies39. A. local B. city C. trade D. social40. A. thought B. regarded C. praised D. served41. A. foolish B. waste C. impolite D. impossible42. A. missing B. changeable C. helpless D. forgotten43. A. valued B. looked C. believed D. followed44. A. merchant B. company C. partner D. competitor45. A. apology B. speech C. fine D. performanceⅣ、阅读（共两节，满分4分）第一节：阅读理解（15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

ADaniel Boone was born in the United States in 1734. He didn't go to school and couldn't read, although he learned all about the forests, streams and hunting. He could move silently like an Indian leaving no marks. He loved to live alone in the woods where nothing frightened him.When he grew up, he married and tried to settle down on a farm. A year later, however, he wasn't satisfied and decided to go into the unknown western lands, crossing the Appalachian Mountains. When he returned after two years, he became famous for his long journey. He brought valuable animal skins and told stories about the Indians.After this, he chose to keep traveling to unknown places. Once he lost to the Indians in battle and was taken away. The Indians liked him and became his friends.Daniel Boone died at the age of 86. He is remembered as an explorer(探险者)and a pioneer who lived an exciting life in the early years of American nation. 46．Daniel Boone's early life was mainly spent in ______ .A．learning about nature B．hunting with his friendsC．learning useful skills from the IndiansD．studying at home because he couldn't go to school47．When he got married, Daniel Boone first planned to ______.A．set up a large farm B．go on a journey with his wifeC．find food, new land for his farm D．live a peaceful life with his family 48．Daniel Boone became famous because ______ .A．he travelled a lot in the western landsB．he was very good at telling storiesC. he found better animal skins than othersD．he was the first to climb the Appalachian Mountains49．Why did the Indians want to make friends with him?A．Because they wanted to learn from him.B．Because he wanted to make peace with them.C．Because they wanted to make friends with white people.D．No reason is told in this article.50．In this article, Daniel Boone is best described as ______ .A．warm-hearted B．strong C．careful D．braveBScientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as El Nino. The appearance of El Nino is known to affect the weather around the world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world.One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe, Roger Buckland worked with them. They have found that when El Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops in Zimbabwe are poor. The last El Nino was in 1991 to 1993.That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain.The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication Nature. Their computer program can tell when an El Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent many people from starving.51．El Nino is known as ______ .A．the changing of the weather in southern AfricaB．the warming of waters in the Pacific OceanC．the weather which brings drought（旱灾）to AfricaD．the weather phenomenon（现象）that brings heavy rains to Africa52．Scientists study El Nino in order that ______ .A．they can provide a kind of early warning to the place that will suffer from drought B．they can tell why Zimbabwe has little or no rainC．they can do some research work in this field.D．they can put all this information into their computers.53．Which of the following is true according to the article?A．Scientists come to understand how El Nino appears.B．Three scientists from the U.S.A. work on this subject.C．Southern Africa suffered a serious drought and many people died from hunger.D．El Nino has something to do with Zimbabwe's crops.54．Which of the following is not true according to the article?A．The computer is used in this research work.B．Scientists know when an El Nino appears by means of computer program.C．The scientists published their results of the research work.D．Nature is the name of the article written recently by the scientists.55．Choose the best title for this article.A．Appearance of El Nino Predictable（可预报的）B．Drought in ZimbabweC．Early warning system D．Weather in AfricaCFor years, business people in Western Europe were worried. They knew they could not compete against business from the U. S. The United States is much larger and had many more resources than any Western European country.Some European people realized that the European nations need to join together to help each other. If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs, they might become strong competition against other countries.In 1958, six of the European countries----Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate(合作). They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market．These countries agreed to join their resources together.Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous(繁荣) than many other European nations. Soon, other nations began to realize the advantages(好处) of the Common Market. Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe. It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.56．From the passage we know the U. S. is much richer than ______ in resources.A．any other Western European countries B．any other country in Western Europe C．any country in Western Europe D．every country in Europe57．The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because they ______.A．share their resources and produce more goodsB．can again take the place as a leaderC．forget the differences in their languages and customsD．have become strong competition against the U. S.58．Which statement is true?A．The Common Market is only a political association(联盟).B．The Common Market is an economic and political association.C．The Common Market is only an economic association.D．The Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one.59．In order to ______ the Western European countries decided to cooperate.A．join together to found a united countryB．help each other to smooth away the differences in customsC．work and act together for common purposeD．fight against the U.S.60．Today the Common Market has helped ______ again take the place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.A．Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and ItalyB．Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other countries C．Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other European countries D．Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other Western European nations第二节：信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。