2019-2020年高二英语上学期半期考试试题.doc

2019-2020年高二英语上学期半期考试试题2、考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。3、作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷和草稿纸上无效。4、考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。第 卷（选择题共 100 分） 第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题 ；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What w ill the man probably do?A. Get some change.B. Use the w omans phone.C. Make a call on the pay phone.2. When can the w oman visit the man?A. This morning.B. Tomorrow morning.C. Tomorrow afternoon.3. Whats the probable relationship betw een the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Mother and son.C. Teacher and student.4. What can w e learn about the speakers?A. The man c an play the piano.B. The man dislikes music by Mozart.C. The w oman can play tw o instruments.5. What does the man mean?A. He w ill go there w ith the w oman.B. Hell have no time until next w eek.C. He w ent to the museum this morning.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后， 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. Why did the woman e to see the man?A. To exchange a piece of clothing. B. To get her money back.C. To talk with the store manager.7. What is true about the woman?A. She designs clothes.B. She washed the jacket in hot water. C. She has worn the jacket for a week.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is best for the man?A. A family on the east side of town. B. A family with no children.C. A family near his school.9. What will the woman probably do next?A. Inform the college. B. Call a host family. C. Clean up a room.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What was the womans original reservation for?A. A double room. B. A single room. C. Two single rooms.11. How much will the woman pay per night?A. $ 20. B. $ 80. C. $ 100.12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the front desk. B. On the phone. C. In the membership club.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What did the woman almost forget?A. The painter is out of paper.B. There is no more ink in the storage. C. Sherri Caldon is on leave.14. What does the man say about the online order?A. They have the lowest price. B. They have a quick delivery.C. They have the best selection around.15. What should the woman do first when she returns?A. Take her lunch break. B. Go to the finance department. C. Place an order online.16. Who might the man be?A. An online store owner. B. An equipment repairman. C. The womans boss.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When do people usually start their Christmas shopping?A. On December 1. B. On November 29. C. Before Thanksgiving.18. Where did the idea of “Buy Nothing Day” start?A. In America. B. In Britain. C. In Canada.19. How do people celebrate “Buy Nothing Day” in California?A. They organize a dinner.B. They dress up to tell people the idea. C. They get together to read stories.20. Where did the high school students get food for the “Buy Nothing Day” dinner?A. From neighboring homes.B. From the restaurants nearby.C. From Indian shops selling spaghetti.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWele to Teenagers Abroad! We inv ite you to jo in us on an amazing journey of language learning.Our CoursesRegardless of your choice, youll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively. Our Standard Course guarantees a signif icant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, w ith focused teaching in all 4 skill areasspeaking, listening, reading and w riting.Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, w ith 10 additional lessons per w eek,guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning (see table below ).Course TypeDaysNumber of LessonsCourse TimetableStandard CourseMon-Fri20 lessons9:00-12:30Intensive CourseMon-Fri20 lessons9:00-12:3010 lessons13:00-14:30Evaluat ionStudents are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take an onlin e languag e test before starting their programme. 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Depending on the type of allerg ies and/ or dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.21. How is Intensive Course different from Standard Course?A. It is less effective.B. It includes extra lessons.C. It focuses on 4 skills.D. It develops your confidence.22. All students need to so as to be divided into classes of different levels.A. take a language testB. have high language levelsC. have an interview onlineD. buy different materials23. With the full package, the programme organizer is supposed to .A. inform students of their full flight detailsB. look after students throughout the programmeC. offer students free sightseeing tripsD. collect students luggage in advance24. Students may need to pay extra money for .A. packed lunchB. mealtime dessertC. cooked dinnerD. special dietBJason, our son, w as born w ith cerebral palsy (脑瘫). We often forted him as he faced many challeng es in h is early years. It w as heartbreaking to see him regular ly chos en last for baseball, but he w asa happy child and w ell lik ed by his peers throughout elementary school. His most difficult time came w hen he began high school.One afternoon, Jason returned home in tears. He threw his bag on the floor and shouted: “Im never going to school again!” He w as covered w ith food that other kids had throw n at him on the school bus on the w ay home. Jason told us w hat had happened.Jason had signed up for the school running team. That day, a few older students made fun of hisperformance on the track and made him the target of their food fight. I called the principal about Jasonsexperience. Jason stayed on the team, even though the harassment( 骚扰) continued.One day w e had snow and freezing rain. As the other kids exercised in the gym, they noticed one lone runner,Jason, jogging around the snow -covered track.A few w eeks later, Jason said, “Mom, Dad, sit dow n.” I w as ready for the w orst. He said that each month, students chose an “athlete of the month”. The coach w ould list the top ath letes, and students voted for the w inner. Jasons name had never been listed. But that day, one of the students said: “I w ould like to nominate Jason for athlete of the month. He w orks harder than any of us.” Tears formed in Jasons eyes as he told us w hat happened next. “Mom . Dad . everyone in the class put their hand up.” In tears, w e looked on as he proudly displayed his certificate.Whenever I despair, I think of this story. I remind myself that challenges are not overe by force, but by patience, determination, and faith.25. Jasons first days at high school didnt go w ell because .A. he w as treated badly by some older studentsB. he missed his friends from elementary schoolC. he w as turned dow n by the schools running teamD. he w as suffering from the aftereffects of cerebral palsy26. The underlined w ord “nominate” most probably means “ ” in Paragraph 5.A. hopefully aw ardB. helpfully developC. formally suggestD. sincerely congratulate27. It can be concluded from the article that .A. the coach had the very last w ord in the decisionB. Jasons efforts w ere w idely recognized by other studentsC. it didnt take long for Jason to be the best school runnerD. “athlete of the month” w as alw ays given to the best runnerCA new study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother s Day. The emotional,physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never -ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing(投入) in time for parenting and raising relat ionships ismoney w ell spent.Mothers have long know n that their home w orkload w as just as heavy as paid w ork. Now, the new study has show n that if they w ere paid for their parental labours, they w ould earn as muc h as172,000 ayear. It looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as w ell as the hours they are w orking to determine the figure. This w ould make their yearly ine 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.By analysing the numbers, it found the average mother w orks 119 hours a w eek, 40 of w hic h w ould usually b e paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers w ith children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine w ork at 7am and finished at aroun d 11pm.To calculate just how much mothers w ould earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time law yer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being apart-time law yer, at 48.98 an hour, w ould prove to be the most profitable of the“mum jobs”, w ithpsychologist(心理学家) a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, w ith 80 percent making emotional demand as the hardest thing about motherhood. Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out w ith friends.28. For most mothers, is the biggest challenge.A. lack of friendsB. low pay for w orkC. heavy w orkloadD. emotional demand29. What is the salary of the Prime Minister for a w hole year?A.30,000.B.142,000C.172,000.D.202,000.30. What does the underlined w ord “w hich” refer to in Paragraph 3?A. 79 hours.B. 1,000 mothers.C. 119 hours.D. Children under 18.31. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Mothers w orking hours should be largely reduced. B. Mothers should balance their time for w ork and rest. C. Mothers labour is of a higher value than it is realized.D. Mothers should be freed from housew ork for social life.DFor long, humans have searched for a cure for cancer. Across the w orld, countless amounts of time and money have been spent on researching w ays to stop it.Recently, the Food and Drug Admin istration (FDA), an American government agency, responsible for healthcare, approved a new form of gene treatment that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer.The treatment allow s scientists to “train” the immune cells of sick patients to fight leukem ia ( 白血病)a form of blood cancer mostly affecting young people.The exciting new treatment w orks by removing healthy immune cells from the patient, know n as T-cells, w hich are then changed to be able to “hunt dow n” cancer cells. The cells are then put back into the patient to get rid of the patients leukemia over time, similar to how the body fights off other illnesses.Up till now, a painful bone marrow (骨髓) transplant w as the only choice for leukem ia patients.Healthy b lood cells are taken from a donor(捐赠者) and placed into the sick patient, w ho has to go throughsome treatments to allow his body to adjust to the new cells.With a recovery rate of around 83 percent, according to a new s release by the FDA, its hoped that the days of painful trips to the hospital or even death are over for leukemia sufferers. “Were entering a new frontier in medical innovat ion w ith the ability to reprogram a patients ow n cells to attack a deadly cancer,” an FDA expert said. “New technologies like gene and cell treatments hold the potential to transform medicine and our ability to treat and even cure many incurable illnesses.”32. What is the main purpose of w riting this article?A. To pare different w ays of curing leukemia.B. To report on a breakthrough in cancer treatment.C. To explain the potential of gene and cell treatment.D. To describe scientists efforts looking for cures for cancer.33. How does the new treatment w ork to fight leukemia?A. By replacing sick blood cells w ith healthy ones.B. By adjusting and strengthening the patients body.C. By using the changed T-cells to destroy cancer cells.D. By removing sick blood cells during bone marrow transplant.34. According to the new s, leukemia patients may because of the new treatment.A. face a higher cost of treatmentB. have no more trips to the hospitalC. have a higher rate of survival and recoveryD. suffer less pain in the process of the transplant35. What is the FDA experts attitude tow ard gene and cell treatments?A. Doubtful.B. Optimistic.C. Worried.D. Pessimistic.第二节 七选五补全短文 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Most of us in China are used to paying for everything w ith our phones. 36 At least, this w asthe case for Lim Sw ee Say from Singapore, w ho found his first experience w ith Chin ese payment methods quite impressive.Lim w as w aiting in line to buy nuts at a street stall( 货摊) in Shanghai and saw other customers showtheir phone and take the nuts w ithout giving over any cash. 37 It seems that Singapore falls behind in mobile payments. Some Chinese tourists find it inconvenient w hen they have to use cash in Singapore. 38 According to Xinhua News Agency, many countries now accept mobile payment services for Chinese tourists, w ith WeChat Pay covered in 13 overseas c ountries and regions and Alipay over 200. Its now mon to see the familiar green or blue logos in tourist destinations around the w orld, from a tiny shop in the Scottish Highlands to a huge department store in New York.Mobile payments are now a normal part of life in China, and the trend is sw eeping other nations.According to Forrester Research, in America, mobile payments rose by 39 percent in xx. 39This may be partly because w estern mobile payment services require businesses to ins tall(安装) expensiveequipment before customers can use them. 40 A. While in China, all it takes is a QR code (二维码) and a phone.B. The popularity of Chinese mobile payments has pushed some foreign panies to accept them. C. Foreign tourists dont like to pay w ith their mobile phones .D. But for foreign visitors w ho arent familiar w ith this method, it may seem strange.E. He couldnt help w ondering how they got paid.F. Still, Chinese mobile payments w ere nearly 50 times greater than those in the US. G. Soon after, he realized that the customers w ere using WeChat Pay.第三部分：英语知识 运用（共四节，满分 55 分）第一节完形填空（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，然后从 41-60 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳 选项。A long tim e ago there w as a boy. He w as smart, talented and handsome. 41 , he w as very selfish and his temper w as so terrible that nobody w anted to be 42 w ith him. Often he got angry and said various hurtful things to people around him.The boys parents w ere very 43 about his bad temper. They considered hard w hat they coulddo and one day an idea 44 the father. He called h is son into the garage and 45 him a hammer and a bag of nails. The father said: “Ev ery time you get 46 , take a nail and drive it into that old fence as hard as you can.”The fence w as very tough and the hammer w as 47 , w hich made the w ork very difficult for a child. Nevertheless, the boy w as so angry that during the very first day he has 48 thirty-seven nails. Day after day, w eek after w eek, the number of nails w as gradually 49 . After some time, the boy started to 50 that holding his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence. One day, the boy didnt need the hammer and nails any more, as he had learned how to hold his temper 51 . So he came to his father and told him about his 52 . “Now every time, 53 you hold your temper all day long, 54 one nail”.Much time has passed. At last the boy could be 55 of himself as all the nails w ere gone. When he came to his father and told him about this, his father 56 to e and take a careful look at the 57 . “You did a good job, my son, but pay your attention to the holes 58 from the nails. The fence w ill never be the same. The same happens w hen you say hurtful things to people, as your w ords leave scars in their 59 like those holes in the fence. Alw ays remember, w e need to treat everyone w ith love and respect. It doesnt 60 that you say you are sorry, because the scars w ill notdisappear.”41. A. Therefore42. A. friendsB. How everB. enemiesC. BesidesC. classmatesD. Otherw iseD. customers43. A. interestedB. pleasedC. excitedD. concerned44. A. stuckB. thoughtC. caughtD. struck45. A. fingeredB. elbow edC. handedD. armed46. A. depressedB. anxiousC. crossD. discouraged47. A. heavy48. A. hiddenB. lightB. buriedC. uglyC. drivenD. beautifulD. covered49. A. increasingB. decreasingC. expandingD. disappearing50. A. realizeB. doubtC. rememberD. forget51. A. graduallyB. perfectlyC. frequentlyD. foolishly52. A. disappointment53. A. unlessB. encouragementB. beforeC. failureC. untilD. achievementD. w hen54. A. drive offB. drive inC. pull outD. pull in55. A. proudB. tiredC. fondD. aw are56. A. affordedB. desiredC. offeredD. refused57. A. hammer58. A. remainedB. w orkB. leftC. fenceC. sufferedD. scarD. came59. A. heartsB. stomachsC. bonesD. eyes60. A. meanB. matterC. costD. influence第二节 词汇测试（共 10 小题; 每小题 1 分，共 10 分）根据句意，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。61. They are just , for they know each other but they are not close friends.A. accountantsB. acquaintancesC. athletesD. advocates62. The International Und erstanding Courses aim to help our kids to be cultures.to a variety ofA. expectedB. exposedC. expandedD. explored63. It is reported that the temperature w ill sharply in one or tw o days.A. declineB. delayC. discountD. dismiss64. This is the attitude that everyone in our team should tow ards the frustrations.A. adaptB. adoptC. associateD. assume65. A is a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order.A. directionB. discountC. directoryD. document66. If a person tends to follow w hat is done or considered acceptable by society in general, he/she is .A. controversialB. contradictoryC. centralD. conventional67. Only social practice can be the of truth.A. criterionB. criticismC. curriculumD. credit68. Chengdu year.Garden attracts many tourists w ith its beaut ifu l flow ers and plants everyA. Brew eryB. BiochemistryC. BiographyD. Botanical69. Excuse me, w hich subw ay line should I take? I am for Moziqiao; that is my destination.A. beneficialB. gratefulC. boundD. ambitious70. The activity “Aspir ing for Success” last month w as valuable in my life. I learned a lot from it.A. extremelyB