高二英语期中试题联考试卷

35. —Could you be so kind as to close the window?

— .

A. with pleasure B. Go ahead C. Yes, please D. That’s OK.

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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain 36 , but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, 37 hands.

I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were 38 audience. They were not just my mum and dad, who 39 say, “Good job!” even if I messed up (弄乱) the entire piece.

What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

As it 40 ,I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 41 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the 42 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golfball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down. 43 , I opened the music book. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (乳白色) keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 44 of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had 45 this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if 46 .

Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my 47 automatically (自动地).

My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

There was no 48 that I was going to lose my concentration, To keep this 49 to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

50 I came to the end of the page, a(n) 51 went off inside my head; DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE !

Needless to say, I 52 myself with all my heart and mind, And, proud of my “page-turning” feat (技艺). I finished the 53 of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 54 my head. I had finished. I had made the 55 possible.

36. A. unknown B. still C. calm D. quiet

37. A. shaking B. moving C. waving D. old

38. A. true B. real C. young D. old

39. A. will B. can C. could D. would

40. A. turned out B. turned up C. turned hack D. turned down

41. A. looking B. searching C. expecting D. waiting

42. A. corner B. cross C. center D. back

43. A. Slowly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Suddenly

44. A. sure B. unsure C. certain D. confident

45. A. mastered B. appreciated C. heard D. practised

46. A. requested B. told C. demanded D. required

47. A. eyes B. fingers C. notes D. sweats

48. A. way B. need C. use D. sense

49. A. work B. promise C. book D. memory

50. A. Then B. Next C. When D. While

51. A. warning B. idea C. advice D. information

52. A. told B. asked C. reminded D. refused

53. A. other B. part C. left D. rest

54. A. inside B. outside C. out of D. on

55. A. musical B. piece C. impossible D. possible

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Isaac Stern was more than a great violin player. He was one of the most honored musicians in the world. He was an international cultural ambassador (大使). He was a major supporter of the arts in America and in other countries. He was a teacher and activist.

Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in what is now Ukraine. His parents moved to San Francisco, California the following year. His mother began teaching Isaac the piano when he was six years old. He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument.

Later, he began studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory. He progressed quickly. When he was sixteen, he played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The next year, he performed in New York City and was praised by music critics.

In 1979, Isaac Stern visited China. He met with Chinese musicians and students. He taught them about classical Western music. His visit was made into a film. It is called From Mao to Mozart; Isaac Stern in China. It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.

In 1984 ,Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music. He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life. He said he believed that music makes life better for every one, especially children. He said music is an important part of a civilized life. He said people need music as much as they need bread.

Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of 81. He has a major influence on music in the twentieth century. He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.

56. Which of the following about Isaac Stern is NOT true?

A. He was good at playing the violin.

B. He was a famous musician in the world.

C. He used to teach music as a teacher.

D. He tried his best to work for freedom.

57. Isaac Stern played very well and was recognized by music critics first in

A. 1937 B. 1979 C. 1936 D. 1984

58. From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China is a film about .

A. the miserable life from Mao to Mozart B. Isaac Stern's visit to China in late 1970s.

C. Isaac Stern's interesting experience D. the friendship between Stern and his students

59. According to Isaac Stern, we know that .

A. music is exactly the same as bread B. music can help us get more honors

C. music can make children live happily D. music is the most important in our life

B

Open a large handkerchief out and show both sides of it to your friends. Point out that there is nothing in it; then show them both sides of your hands, which are also empty. Now ask a member of your audience to give you a match. Ask him to put a mark on it with a pen or a pencil. Fold up the handkerchief with the match in it, and let everyone present see you do this.

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