甘肃省高台县2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题（无答案）一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.My daughter has _ gift for music. She can play _violin very well. A. a; the B. the; a C. the; 不填 D. 不填；the2.Everybody likes to work with those _are reliable and easy to get along with. A. who B. whoever C. whomever D. whom3.What is the best way you can imagine _ the overuse of water in our daily life. A. to reduce B. reducing C. reduced D. reduce4. Ten minutes earlier _ we could have avoided the accident. A. or B. but C. so D. and5.Can you keep an eye on my bag, Tom ? I just want to use the bathroom. _. Itll be safe with me.A. Go ahead B. I think so C. Not at all D. Youre welcome6.Make sure youve got the keys, cell phones and _ before you leave home. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 7.My mother, together with my father and my sister, _ to attend the wedding party last Friday.A.were inviting B.was inviting C.were invited D. was invited 8.Jim! Did you have a good sleep last night? Oh. Like a log(木头). Never slept _ almost within in a month.A. well B. worse C. better D. best9.In a green school, everyone agrees to be _ about the environment.A. nervous B. careful C. honest D. rude10. I was lucky to win a gold medal in the 800-meter race. You _ through tough training. A. must go B. should go C. must have gone D. should have gone11.I have been working at English for a month but I havent improved it much. _. Rome wasnt built in a day.A. Its up to you. B. Take your time. CIts a deal. D. It all depends. 12._ the Internet is of great help, I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it. AIfBWhileCBecauseDAs13.Was it through Jim,_was working at a high school,_ you got to know Tom?A who; who Bthat; whichCwho; that Dwho; which14.Not only interested in basketball but beginning to show an interest in it.A. the teacher himself is, all his students areB. is the teacher himself, all his students areC. the teacher himself is, are all his students D. is the teacher himself, are all his students 15.Are you kind enough to open the door for me ? _.A . My pleasureB. Thats all right C. Take it easy D. With pleasure二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Fire can 16 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 17 useful. We cannot live without 18 .In other words, fire is both the 19 and enemy of us. This 20 on whether we use it wisely or not. To the people 21 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is 22 most of their houses are made of wood, which 23 catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 24 and the wind is often 25 .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 26 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 27 all over the area. If this happens 28 , it may not be too bad. 29 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 30 , and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 31 all the things behind. Some people even do not know 32 is going on, and they 33 in their dreams. We should do our best to 34 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by peoples carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 35 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire. 16.A. destroyB. build C. loseD. make17.A. too B. alsoC. lose D. not 18.A. water B. airC. food D. fire19.A. helpB. friendC. companionD. neighbor 20. A. happens B. depends C. lies D. decides 21. A. whereB. whichC. what D. who 22.A. becauseB. so C. whyD. that23.A. easilyB. hardlyC. carefullyD. friendly24.A. thick B. thinC. wetD. dry25.A. coldB. freezingC. gentleD. strong26.A. blowB. letC. makeD. give27.A. crossB. passC. happenD. spread28.A. at right B. on SundayC.in the day timeD. in the evening29A. EvenB. WhenC. SoD. But30.A. carelessB. sleepingC. afraidD. frightened 31.A. bring B. takeC. leaveD. have32. A. thatB. whatC. whoD. which33.A. thinkB. smileC. dieD. live 34.A. helpB. preventC. developD. keep35.A. cityB. developingC. factoryD. forest三、阅读理解 （共两节40分）单一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Earthquakes happen without warning(前兆)