2018-2019学年内蒙古开鲁县蒙古族中学高二上学期期中测试英语试题八 Word版含答案

2018-2019上高二年级期中测试题八

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Passage 1

The best way of learning a (1)__________ is always using it. The best way of learning spoken English is （2）_________(talk) in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words (3)_______(mix) up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will speak things too quickly and you (4)________ understand them. But (5)______ you keep your sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you (6)_______(make). Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing (7)_____your mistakes. It’s (8)________(good) for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you we saying. The(9)_____important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be (10)________ of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

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Passage2

We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn （1）_______ second language in the same way, it would not seem so (2)_________. Think (3)______ what a small child does. It (4)__________(listen) to what people say and tries to imitate what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ask (5)______ it. It is (6)______(use) the language, talking in it, and thinking in it all the time. If people had to use a second language all the time, they would learn it quickly.

We learn our own language by hearing peop le speak it, not by (7)______(see) what they write. We imitate(8)_ _____ we hear. In school, though you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, it is the best way (9)__________(learn) all the new words through the ear. You (10)______ read them, speak them, and write them later.

Passage 3

My deskmate admires my fluent English very much and I usually feel (1) _________ (encourage) by his compliments.

One day, (2)_______ we learned the new word “eccentric” in class, we (3)___________(ask)to make a sentence with it. I volunteered to do it by saying “My deskmate is an eccentric boy (4)________clothes never fit him.” Hearing this, the whole class burst into (5)_______ (laugh) and my deskmate’s face turned red. (6)________ class, I learned from the teacher that my deskmate (7)____________ (drop) out of school if he hadn’t been helped by others. My mindless words must (8)____________ (hurt) him deeply.

Not until then did I realize words could be powerful in (9)___________ positive and negative ways. We should avoid hurting others if we can’t always (10)___________________ (encourage) when we speak.

Passage 4

In the English Reading Week, one of my classmates recommended a quote to us, (1)_______ goes like this; "Your future depends on many things, (2)_____ mostly on you. " I can't agree (3)______(much) with this view. It's true that our future (4)_______________ (determine) by many things, such as opportunities and help from others, but our own attitude, determination, (5)________ hard work play a more important role. In (6)_____ words, we are the master of our own future.

Take Abraham Lincoln, for example. He was born in a poor family, and only received a (7)_______ (limit) education in his childhood. Yet through his painstaking efforts, he changed not only his own fate(8)___________ the history of America. Even to this day. Lincoln (9)_____________(regard) as one of the most inspiring figures in the world. (10)_____________, I firmly believe that our future is in our own hands.

Passage 5

Dear Tom,

How is everything going? I feel (1)_________ (terrible) sorry for missing the chance of answering your letter in time. You know, I (2)_______________ (prepare) for the final exams these days, so I forgot to write back. In your letter, you asked me for my plans for my summer vacation. Now, I (3)___________ (write) to tell you some specific details.

Totally, three things will make my summer vacation meaningful. To start with , (4)_______(do) a part-time job is my dream and I intend to work as a salesman (5)________ not only can I earn money by myself , but also it will broaden my horizons. In (6)___________ (add), it is a perfect choice to visit some famous scenic spots such as Mount Tai during the vacation in order to enjoy appealing scenery and make more friends. What is more, doing voluntary work, I think, will make a great contribution (7)_____ the society, which is able to enrish my life.

I (8)___________ (sincere) apologize again for my mistake. (9)______ the way, what’s your p lan to spend your summer vacation? I am looking forward to your (10)_________..