高二上学期英语期终试题

高二上学期英语期终试题内容摘要：

that a trusted neighbour has been asked to pick up the mail. Thieves are especially quick to notice piledup newspapers and overfilled mail boxes. 59. Why did the writer begin this piece with a question? A. Because he wanted to catch the reader’s attention. B. Because he wanted to have the reader guess the answer before reading. C. Because he wanted to sum up(概括 )the topic of the piece. D. Because he wanted to make the reader understand him better. 60. The word “livedin”in this piece means______. A. left empty B. lively and cheerful C. now being used by people D. put inside 61. What does the writer advise the people to do? A. Ask a neighbour to pick up the daily mail. B. Make sure to have lights that turn on and off by themselves. C. Make sure the newspaper is handed over every day. D. Pull the living room curtains down. 62. The most important room to leave a light burning in is the _______. A. bedroom B. kitchen C. living room D. sittingroom 63. How many steps are talked of to be taken? A. Six B. Eight C. Ten D. Five (C) The home puter industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying puters for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and puter problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use puters to keep records of their inventories(库存货物 )and to send bills to their customers. Offices use puters to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People have been using puters in their homes to keep track of the money they spend. One important new use for puters is for entertainment(娱乐 )， Many new games have been designed to be played on the puters. People of all ages have been playing these games. People also have been buying home puters to play puter games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have bee very popular indeed. used to_______. A. work rapidly B. be large and expensive C. be easy to use D. be used for fun 65. In recent years, puters are being made_______. A. larger and more expensive B. smaller and cheaper C. more difficult to use D. to work as salesmen 66. The title for the passage would be _______. A. The Popularity of Home Computers B. New Uses for Computers C. The Home Computer Industry D. Computers at Home D Making friends is a skill like most skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone. Join a club or group. Talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit unfortable about the unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people es from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t fet that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to pu。