2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必分别将答题卡和答题卷上的姓名、考试号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写，用2B铅笔将考试号对应的信息点涂黑。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。第一部分 英语知识运用第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. He asked us to _ him _ carrying through his plan.A. help, in B. help, on C. assist, in D. assist, on2. Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year old boy, _ that he was not the one _.A. said; blamed B. saying; to blame C. to say; to be blamed D. saying; blaming3. Not only _ Spanish, but _ how to type.A. does she speak, she knows B. she speaks, does she also knowC. does she speak, does she also know D. she speaks, she knows4. _ from the moon, our earth, with water _ seventy percent of its surface, appears a blue ball.A. Seen; coveredB. Seeing; covering C. Seen; coveringD. Seeing; covered5. I can think of many cases _ students obviously know a lot of English words and expressions but couldnt write a good essay. A. why B. which C. as D. where 6. Little _ about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself.A. does he care B. did he care C. had he cared D. cared he7. During the meeting a young man cried out suddenly and threw his notebook at the chairman, _ brought the room to disorder. A. it B. and which C. and that D. this8. _ the same mistake again made his parents very angry. A. He making B. He made C. He had made D. His making 9. He was knocked down by a car _ he saw it run toward him. A. before B. after C. when D. till10. Whatever work you are doing, you should concentrate your attention _ it.A. to B. with C. on D. towards 11. Robert is said _ abroad, but I dont know what country he studied in.A. to have studiedB. to study C. to be studyingD. to have been studying12. The teacher stressed again that the students should not _ any important details while retelling the story.A. bring out B. leave out C. let out D. make out13. The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and _ less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat. A. being weighedB. to weigh C. weighingD. weighed14. If _ for an explanation for an advanced camera, I would certainly find it difficult. A. to be asked B. being asked C. asking D. asked 15. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without _ his notes.A. bringing upB. referring to C. looking for D. trying to16. _ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.A. Lack of B. Lack for C. Lacking of D. Being lacked17. Professor Hawking asks his students to read the newspaper to keep _ of current events.A. watched B. observed C. informed D. noticed18. Next door to ours _, who has just returned from abroad.A. where lives an old man B. where does an old man live C. lives an old man D. does an old man live19. The doctor warned Pat against smoking as soon as possible and _.A. so it was with Pat B. so did Pat C. Pat does so D. so Pat did 20. The student, if well _, will pass the examination without much difficulty.A. preparing B. prepared C. to prepare D. being prepared 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed(猛冲) between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to 21 .He 22 the saleswoman and with a slight 23 , possibly German, asked where the womens shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a 24 I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently 25 . Clearly the old man was somewhat 26 . “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied 27 , this time so 28 that customers turned to see what was causing the 29 .I 30 watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and 31 for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the 32 or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a 33 and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad 34 on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the womens shoes were sold. 35 he asked her to 36 the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.He did this three more times before a department store 37 , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be 38 , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was 39 , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university,