米定一中高二英语上学期期末考试卷及答案

米定一中高二英语上学期期末考试卷及答案内容摘要：

s are worth trying . B When someone says , “Well , I guess I’ll have to go to face the music,” It doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert . It is something far less pleasant , like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that , and why you did not do this or that . Sour （刺耳） music , indeed , but it has to be faced . The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American , young and old . It is at least 100 years old . Where did the expression e from ? The first information es from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper . He said— in 1851— that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings （侧） to go on stage . After they got their clue（暗示） to go on , they often said , “It’s time to go to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did — face the orchestra（管弦乐队） which was just below the stage . An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly , especially if he fot his lines. But he had to go out . So, “to face the music” came to mean : having to go through something , no matter how unpleasant the experience might be , because you knew you had no choice . The other explanation es from the army . Men had to face inspection（检阅） by their leader . The soldiers worried about how well they looked . Was their equipment clean— shiny enough to pass inspection ? Still , the men had to go out , and face the music of the band , as well as the inspection . What else could they do ? 60． The phrase “to face the music” was first used by . A． all the Americans B． the American writer James Fenimore Cooper C． American actors D． the American orchestra 61． An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage . One of the reasons is that . A． his performance might not satisfy most of the audience B． he might not remember what he should say on stage C． he had to face the unfriendly audience D． the audience might be mostly his friends 62． “To face the music” is also used to mean that soldiers were not willing . A． to be examined about their equipment B． to be found weak C． to show themselves by their leader D． to be inspected by their leader 63． This passage is mainly about . A． the meaning of the phrase “to face the music” B． how to deal with something unpleasant C． the origin（起源） of the phrase D． how to go through difficulty C At Harton College— an English boarding school for boys — there are many rules . 15yearold Bob Sanders often breaks them . The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class . But they must return to the school at six o’clock . One afternoon Bob walked to the town . He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema . After the film , he looked at his watch . It was after eight o’clock . He was a little worried . He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible . When he arrived , he ran quickly to the main entrance . It was locked . He went round the school building to another door , which was locked too . He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor . The window was open . But it was quite dark , and he could not climb up the wall easily . Then he saw another open window on the ground floor . It was the window of the headmaster’s study . He looked into the room — no one was there . Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill（窗台） and jumped into the room . Just then he heard a noise . Then someone turned on a light in the corridor（走廊） . Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa . One minute later , Mr. Mannering , the headmaster , came in . He turned on the light on his desk , and sat down on the sofa . Then he opened a book and began to read . Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible . He couldn’t move . The floor was cold and unfortable . He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour . “Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed ?” Bob thought . Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour . Finally , the headmaster closed his book and stood up .He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door . “Thanks heavens , he didn’t find me under the sofa ,” thought Bob . Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa . “ Would you turn off the light when you leave ?” He said , and left the study . 64． Bob didn’t go to his dormitory because . A． its door was locked B． the window was shut C． it was quite dark D． the wall was too high for him to climb up 65． Who had turned on a light in the corridor ? A． Bob himself B． Another pupil C． An office clerk D． Mr. Mannering 66． When the headmaster came in , Bob . A． was sitting on the sofa B． was lying under the sofa C． hid himself behind the bookshelf D． hid himself under the sofa 67． It can be infer。