【正文】 nch leave, you are not present or leave somewhere without permission. For 第 5 頁(yè) 高二期中英語(yǔ) 第 I 卷 共 12 頁(yè) 第 6 頁(yè) 高二期中英語(yǔ) 第 I 卷 共 12 頁(yè) example, you could take French leave from a classroom or the place where you work. This expression is from the 18th century when French people left parties without saying goodbye to the host or hostess. There are Chinese whispers, which mean confused messages. This describes the fact that a message can often change as it is passed from person to person. This expression es from the First World War when foreigners were often confused by the Chinese language. Many people find English expressions confusing, but now that you know about some of them, you can easily have fun finding out many more funny English expressions. 56. What is the best title for the passage? A. Confusing English expressions B. Expressions about Dutch C. Strange and ridiculous expressions D. Funny expressions about nationalities 57. We can infer “Dutch courage” probably has ______ meaning. A. positive B. negative C. friendly D. humorous 58. Three expressions mentioned above have similar meanings EXCEPT _____. A. double Dutch B. it’s all Greek to me C. French leave D. Chinese whispers B Inghams Ski amp。你系將主辦英語(yǔ)歌曲演唱比賽。第 1 頁(yè) 高二期中英語(yǔ) 第 I 卷 共 12 頁(yè) 第 2 頁(yè) 高二期中英語(yǔ) 第 I 卷 共 12 頁(yè) 祁縣中學(xué)高二年級(jí)第二學(xué)期期中考試試題（卷） 英 語(yǔ) 本試卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷，滿分 150分，考試用時(shí) 120 分鐘 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分： 聽(tīng)力 1. What’s the matter with the man’s job? A. It’s poorly paid. B. It’s terrible. C. The working time is too long. 2. What are the speakers doing now? A. Quarreling. B. Making a call. C. Watching TV. 3. What does the woman mean? A. It will take about one month to repair the puter. B. It costs too much to have the puter repaired. C. The puter is no longer worth repairing. 4. Where does the man want to go? A. To London. B. To Moscow. C. To Boston. 5. What is the woman trying to do? A. Print an article. B. Finish her writing. C. Find a newspaper. 6. Who is Jimmy? A. Their son. B. Their friend. C. Their pet. 7. What does the man do? A. A manager. B. A policeman. C. A doctor. 8. Who will be asked to pick up Jimmy? A. The speakers’ father. B. The speakers’ mother. C. The man’s sister. 9. What’s the matter with the boy? A. He was fined. B. He was beaten. C. He failed in the exam. 10. Where did the boy speed? A. In a 40mile zone. B. In a 35mile zone. C. In a 30mile zone. 11. Which of the following is TRUE according to the conversation? A. The boy won’t drive in two months. B. The boy promises he won’t speed any more. C. The boy’s father won’t punish him after he knows it. 12. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. The weather in London. B. The way to start a talk. C. How to reach an agreement. 13. What does the man think of the weather in England? A. Always changing. B. Always good. C. Foggy. 14. Which of the following is NOT the reason for people to talk about weather? A. One can never know what the weather will be like. B. Starting a talk by talking about weather will hurt nobody. C. People always like the weather in England. 15. Where did Tom have lunch yesterday? A. Near a river. B. On grassland. C. On the top of a hill. 16. What was the weather like yesterday? A. Cloudy. B. Windy. C. Sunny. 17. Why did Tom arrive home late? A. They left the National Park late. B. The traffic was heavy on the road. C. There was a traffic accident on the road. 18. Where is the report Education at a Glance 2021 released? A. In the United States. B. In France. C. In Germany. 19. How much do Switzerland and the Untied States spend on each student per year? A. Over $11,000 B. $10,000 C. $7,000 20. What can we conclude from the passage? A. Higher spending on education means a higher quality of education. B. The federal law has had a great effect on the school problems. C. The United States is popular with overseas students. 第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 55 分） 第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)填空 （滿分 15 分） 21. The girl is said to have _____ gift for teaching deaf children. She is something. I think it calls for _____ patience and imagination. A. a。 This afternoon we had a PE class. Our teacher let them practicing high jump. When the bell rang, we gathered on the playground. After the warmup exercise, and the teacher told us what to do high jump and showed us an example. Then we were followed the teacher and practiced. Soon my turn came and I felt a little nervo