培新中学2011学年高二英语第一学期期中考试卷一单项选择。（8分）1. Usually a childs _ is a reflection of his family environment. A behave B act C activity D behaviour2. Mistakes dont just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes _. A favourable B worthwhile C precious D essential 3. I dare not fail, you see, I am afraid of _. A looking down upon B to be looked down upon C being looked down upon D look down upon 4. _ the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height. A Approaching B Approached C To approach D To be approach5. The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to _ their discussion. A put away B take down C look over D carry on6. It is reported that many a new house _ at present in the disaster area. A are being built B were being built C was being built D is being built7. _ the wise leadership of the head of the village, the farmers become richer. A As a result B Because C Thanks to D Due of8. It was foolish of him to _ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished. A stick to B refer to C keep to D point to9. Those who are _ their present situations will surely make no more advances in life. A content to B satisfied of C pleased to D content with 10. The leading actor _ this film has passed away recently. A starred B starred at C starring in D starring at 11. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly_ my friend. A turn out B bring out C put out D pick out12. Bill wasnt happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and_. A so do I B so was I C nor was I D nor did I13. Studies show that people are more _ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.A likely B possible C probable D probably14. Nurses do all they can to make patients feel at _.A pleasure B ease C peace D delight15. When writing a scientific essay, the authors opinion shouldnt be _. A supportive B subjective C objective D directive 16. Ten years ago the population of our village was _-that of theirs. A as twice large as B large as twice as C as large twice as D twice as large as二、完形填空。（20分） Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you 16 ask? Well, the answer is this: to get some 17 .Bee-keepers and farmers used to 18 small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and 19 the box with honeycomb（蜂窝，蜂巢）. 20 , there was no way of getting the honey out 21 killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical 22 the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.Now, bee-keepers 23 beehives(蜂窝，蜂箱) to collect honey. In the beehives there are a number of wooden 24 with spaces between them 25 can be lifted out. In late summer, the squares which are now 26 of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in 27 special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round 28 this 29 out the honey. Then the honey is collected and 30 jars. After that, the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.Bees need food to live 31 the winter. Thats why they make honey. Bee-keepers can do one or 32 things. Either they can leave 33 of the honey in the hive for the bees to eat during the winter. Or else they can 34 all the honey and provide the bees with a mixture of sugar and water for the bees to eat 35 .16. A. can B. may C. should D. must17. A. honey B. bees C. honeycomb D. flowers18. A. put in B. put away C. put ahead D. put out19. A. fill B. full C. supply D. give20. A. Still B. For C. However D. So21. A. for B. in C. except D. without22. A. on B. close C. inside D. on23. A. need B. take C. use D. spend24. A. squares B. boxes C. plates D. bowls25. A. many B. they C. where D. which26. A. full B. filled C. provided D. rich27. A. the B. a C. another D. other28. A. for B. alike C. like