宁县二中2018秋高二英语中考试题

一、单选题(每小题2分，共30分）

1、Nicolaus Copernicus’ discovery about the universe is ______, which ______later achievements in astronomy science.

A.ambitious; gave birth to B.enthusiastic; resulted in

C.obvious; resulted in D.revolutionary; led to

2、The manager and general engineer _____ very strict _____ his employees and ____ his work as well.

A.is; with; in B.are; with; in C.is; with; with D.are; in; in

3、Only when people have enough to eat and plenty to wear _______ to talk about environmental protection.

A.it makes sense B.does it make sense

C.that it makes sense D.do they make sense

4、When you are ______ about something, you are ______ to do whatever you can to get it.

A.anxious; likely B.eager; possible C.enthusiastic; likely D.concerned; probable

5、Every great culture in the past had its own ideas of beauty ______ in art and literature.

A.expressed B.to express C.being expressed D.to be expressed

6、I have often heard the ABC Song                ,but I have never heard Alice               it.

A.to be sung; to sing     B.being sung; sang C.sung; sing     D.sang; singing

7、The murderer was brought in, with his hands _____ behind his back.

A.being tied B.having tied C.to be tied D.tied

8、—Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

— ___________.

A.Yes, I love pets B.Of course not. It’s not allowed here

C.I’d rather you didn’t, actually D.No, you can’t

9、—Do you think our basketballers played very well yesterday?

— ________.

A.They were not nervous at all B.They were still young

C.They played naturally D.They couldn't have done better

10、Mrs.Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had ____ went wrong again.

A.it B.it repaired C.repaired D.to be repaired

11、Unless ____ to speak,  you should remain silent at the conference.

A.invited         B.inviting C.being invited      D. having invited

12、This is one of the books ________ by him now.

A.to be written B.being written C.having been written D.is been written

13、—Mary had a wonderful time at the party.

— ________, and _________.

A.So she did; so did I B.So did she; so did I

C.so she had; so I did D.So had she; so I did

14、No sooner ______ to the station ______ the train left.

A.had I got,when B.I had got,than C.had I got,than D.did I get,when

15、The cakes are delicious.I’d like to have _______ third one as _______second one I ate was too small.

A.the;the B.the;a C.a;the D.a;a

二、 阅读理解 （每小题2分，共 24分）

(A)

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled . I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?

     At that time I didn't realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, ”Yeah Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

    I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth...?

     She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room—if you do anything to upset my husband,out you go! ”

     Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, ‘‘Honey,you just have to learn how to take control. “ With that, she left the room.

     After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood (情绪)had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

16.Why did the author shout at the telephone?

 A.He was mad at the telephone . B.He was angry with his agent.

C.He was anxious about his wife. D.He was impatient with the secretary.

17.What did the author's wife do after she heard his shouting?

A.She said nothing. B.She shouted at him.

C.She called the agent. D.She threw the phone away.

18.What made the author laugh?

A.His own behavior. B.His wife’s suggestion.

C.His changeable feelings. D.His wife’s sweet kiss.

（B）

     The American humorist, Will Rogers, used to say, “All I know is what I read in the newspapers. “This was an exaggeration for humorous purposes, but it is true that newspapers are an important source of information. Many people begin their days by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don't have time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page; at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to glance at the headlines.