2017安徽高二下学期人教版高中英语期中考试

Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit  it.

   When he arrived, he bounced（跳） happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled（咆哮） at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet? 

21.Why did the first dog like the house?
A.Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.
B.Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.
C.Because he felt he was welcome here.
D.Because he .liked everything given to him
22.Why did the second dog have a different view of the same house?
A.Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.
B.Because there were 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring at him
C.Because  he himself had a different attitude
D.Because .there were 1000 little dogs growling at him
23.Where is the passage most likely from?
A..A collection of fables  寓言               B.Science fiction
C.A science report                 D.An advertisement

I recently bought a house and moved in the first weekend of July.
    Since I have been in my new neighborhood, I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of my neighbors who seem to be extremely nice people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbors that I know. I sat down and counted. There were nine neighbors but I decided to add one more person to my list for a total of ten. This lady that I decided to add lives down the street from me. I meet her every morning walking to work as I drive down the street. She always manages a sweet smile and a hearty wave. I had no idea what her name was and was not even sure which house she lived in.
    My gift idea was to make small fruit baskets and leave them on each of my neighbors’ front porches or door-steps the night of Christmas Eve for them to find, either that night or the next morning. I signed the cards—“Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”
    My neighbors really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me.
    This morning on my way to work, I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a small note inside. It was addressed simply “Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road.”
    I opened the envelope and took out a Thank You card. I opened the card and read the message which really caught me by surprise.
    The card said：“Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on the porch of Richard Kelly. It was very thoughtful. Richard Kelly passed away less than a month ago. He never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of illness. He really appreciated it.”
    I was sincerely moved. I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice lady’s basket on Mr. Kelly’s porch by accident.

24.Which of the following statements can be supported by the passage?
A.A mistake made by chance caused an excellent result
B..What a pity it was that the lady didn’t receive her gift
C.Richard Kelly was so lucky to receive the gift.
D.A careless man made a careless mistake.
25.The reason why the writer wanted to send gifts was that          .
A. he wanted to gain respect from his new neighbors
B. he intended to show his friendship to his new neighbors
C.he intended to express his love to his neighbors
D.he planned to make friends with his new neighbors
26.Who knew the truth of the gift to Richard Kelly according to the passage?
A.The young lady.
B.Richard Kelly.
C.The writer of the Thank You card
D.The writer .
27.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer was       .
A.moved and excited                B.moved and  pitiful
C.interesting and funny             D.shocked and sorry

Hilton English Language Center

Information for New Students

CLASS TIME: 8:30a.m.—10:00a.m., 10:30a.m.—12:00a.m., 1:30p.m.—3:00p.m..

The Language Cen ter is open Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.

SELF-ACCESS: The language laboratory (Room 1110) is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p.m. to 5:00p.m. for all full-time students.

You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing（文字处理）. There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are cloze exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.

ATTENDANCE（出勤）：All students are expected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates（证书）when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.

BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.

If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books (Room 3520).

28.When do classes begin and end on a full day?
A.8:30a.m.—3;00p.m.             B.8:30a.m.—1;30p.m.
C.8:30a.m.—3:15p.m.             D.3:15p.m.—5:00p.m.
29.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.No teachers are in the language lab.
B.90% attendance is required for the students.
C.. Students can prepare for exams by listening to tapes
D Books can’t be taken out of the center
30.Timetable can be seen in _____.
A.Room 3520                 B. the lecture hall
C.the classroom                   D.Room 1110
31.The books which the students wish to buy are in the _____.
A.bookshop in the college                         B. library
C.street                           D.Classroom

When I drove to work yesterday, I met a traffic jam. As I looked out of my window, a handsome young man was walking on the street. He was walking towards the bridge. There were some homeless men with their cups around there. The young man went to one of them. He brought out some money from his pocket, said a few words to him and put the money into his cup. He continued to walk and then saw another homeless man. He stopped for a minute, said a few words and then gave the man a candy.

And then he saw the next homeless man. He was shivering because of coldness. The young man now stopped for a second and gave his scarf to him. He then said goodbye to him with a big smile and went away in the snow.

At that moment, I was in tears. I gave this young man my best wishes with love and blessings.

32.The story probably happened in __________.
A.spring       B.summer     C.winter      D.autumn
33.How many homeless men did the young man help in this passage?
A.3.           B.2           C.4.           D.5.
34.What did the young man give the homeless men?
A..His scarf,hiscoat and some money
B..Some money,his scarf and a candy
C.A candy, his hat and his coat.
D.His coat, some money and a candy.
35.The man was shaking slightly because of       __________.
A.coldness       B. hunger     C.illness      D.worries

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store.  (36)   I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy.   (37)   I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account.  (38)   

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas.  (39)  

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. __  (40)  ___ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.
A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C.I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E.My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.
F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

You are _  (61)  _ (mistake) if you think all Chinese people speak in the same way. Have you ever seen a person from Shanghai try talking to someone from Guangzhou? It is quite likely that both of them may feel _  (62)  _ (puzzle)! The Chinese language, as a whole, _  (63)  _ (use) the same set of characters, but even the same characters can have different pronunciations. That is _  (64)  _ it is difficult for people to understand each other. _  (65)  _ (Fortunate), the widespread use of Putonghua in China has made great _  (66)  _ (contribute) to people’s communication, though people from different areas tend _  (67)  _ (speak) with various accents.

People in Northern Europe are much luckier. Even though people from Sweden, Denmark and Norway have their own _  (68)  _ (office) languages, it is very convenient for them to communicate with one _  (69)  _. Do you know why? _  (70)  _ their languages are quite similar, though not without small distinctions. Therefore, they can communicate easily in their mother tongues.

Once President Roosevelt’s house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. 　  (  41  )  　 this, one of Roosevelt’s friends wrote to him and 　   ( 4 2  )  　 him not to take it to his heart so much. President Roosevelt 　  (  43  )  　 immediately, saying, “Dear friend, thank you for your letter to 　  (  4 4 )  　 me. I am all right now. I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three 　  (4  5  )  　: Firstly, the thief only stole things from me　  (  46  )  　 did not hurt me at all; 　  (  47  )  　, the thief has stolen some of my things 　  (  48  )  　 all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man 　  (  49  )  　 me who became a thief.”

It is certainly 　  (  50  )  　 for anyone to be stolen from. However, President Roosevelt had three reasons to be 　  (  51  )  　. This story tells us we should learn to be grateful in our life. There is a 　  (  52  )  　 from Mahatma Gandhi—Live as you were to die tomorrow; learn as you were to live forever. Great people are always 　  (  53  )  　 their love to the world, just as Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and so on. How about us?

You can not do 　  (  54  )  　, but still you can do something. So, be grateful to your life, all the people and the things in your life.

Be grateful to nature, for the fresh air you 　  (  55  )  　, the clean water you drink, and the beautiful flowers you smell.

Be grateful to your parents, for they 　  (  56  )  　 to you and told you right from wrong.

Be grateful to your 　  (  57  )  　, for they taught you with great patience.

Be grateful to your friends, for you have known 　  (  58  )  　 since you were 9 or 10 and faced the 　  (  59 )  　 together for so many years.

　  (  60 )  　 I want to say: being grateful can bring us a better and more beautiful life. Why don’t we have a try?

Let’s get it started!

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

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）不计分。

Christie was one of my best friend at high school. At that time, we often spend time together. Thank to  her help, I made a great progress in my study. Last year, she decided to studying abroad. In other  words, we would be separated from a long time. Before her leaving, I prepared a gift to show my best  wishes to him. She said it was the best gift she has ever had. From then on, we’ve kept touch with  each other through e-mails. I look forward to see her again in the near future.