2019-2020年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 含答案.doc

2019-2020年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 含答案I. Listening prehension (15%)Section A Short conversations (10%)1. A. A notebook.B. A pencil. C. A dictionary. D. A basketball.2. A. Six oclock this evening B. Seven oclock this eveningC. Three oclock this afternoon D. Four oclock this afternoon3. A. Too expensive B. Quite interestingC. Too boring D. Very exciting4. A. He lost his car. B. He had a car accident. C. He was hit by a train. D. He fell from the truck.5. A. Go fishing B. Go shopping C. Go to a movie D. Go on a picnic.6. A. One week.B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks. D. Four weeks.7. A. An umbrella.B. An overcoat C. A dictionary. D. A truck.8. A. In a department store. B. In a library. C. At a railway station. D. At a restaurant.9. A. The man slept very well last night. B. The man didnt sleep very well last night. C. The woman slept very well last night. D. The woman slept like a dog last night.10. A. Playing a game. B. Picking tomatoes. C. Planting trees. D. Painting a picture.Section B Passages (3%)Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They are friends. B. They are tired. C. They are hungry. D. They are thirsty.12. A. John.B. Peter. C. The waiter. D. Neither.13. A. A nice man. B. An honest man. C. A man with good manners. D. A man with bad manners.Section C Longer Conversation (2%)Blanks 14 through 17 are based on the following conversation. (每题0.5分，共2分)Seeing a doctorThe patients symptoms: Having a _14_ and feeling chillyThe patients temperature: _15_ degrees centigradeThe case: Not serious:The doctors advice: Taking _16_, having _17_ for three days and drinking a lot of water.plete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Choice. (A)2540 每题0.5分共8分 4149题每题1分共9分。本大题共17分。注意！此部分题目从25题开始填涂：25. Li Hua was dying to look forward to seeing his best friend Wang Gang e back _ USA.A. about B. from C. behind D. over26. To create these things, we _ begin by remembering that we are all in this boat together.A. must B. may C. can D. will27. Our English teacher _ in our school for 40 years and she does not want to leave.A. has been working B. works C. worked D. is working28. The leader of the organization _ to investigate the cause of the accident before they decided to have a meeting.A. promised B. would promise C. had promised D. has promised29. The employees hurried to finish their work _ their boss came in unexpectedly. A. as long as B. in order that C. although D. in case30. _ the cost, the couple sent their two daughters to the best private schools. A. Despite B. Unless C. If D. Despite the fact that31. Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _ money more highly than the quality of life. A. regarding B. to regarding C. to regard D. regarded32. After _ church, the family would go home for dinner.A. attending B. attended C. to attend D. being attended33. Eddie feels that he _ out of his job in order to make way for a younger man.A. forced B. was forced C. had been forced D. has forced34. He studies English very hard _ he might be selected as one of the volunteer interpreters for the Olympics.A. in order to B. so as to C. in order that D. as long as 35. Many young people in China now think fast food, _ experts regard as unhealthy, is fashionable and tasty.A. who B. that C. which D. of which36. In the picture, you can see the bride and the groom, _are smiling to the photographer. A. who B. whom C. both of them D. both of whom37. My classmates asked me _ possible to improve their English in half a year.A. that it would be B. whether it would beC. if that would be D. whether would it be 38. It is said that _ regularly is good for us, for we can know whether we are healthy or not.A. examined B. examining C. being examined D. having examined39. Please make sure you always put your medicines _ children cant reach them.A. when B. where C. unless D. so that40. It seems impossible for you to cover that long distance! In no way _ give up.A. I shall B. might I C. shall I D. I will2529 BAACD 3034 ACABC 3540 CDBCBCBDirections: plete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. (9%)A. high-earning B. analyzing C. information D. diseases E. occupationsF. increase G. prefer H. likely I. happily J. fairlyAccording to a study by the UK Office for National Statistics, the month you were born in might affect the job you end up with, UK newspaper the Daily Mail reported last week.Researchers used _41_ from the countrys last census (人口普查). After _42_ the birth month of people in 19 _43_, they found that a child born in December is more _44_ to bee a dentist. Someone whose birthday falls in January will tend to be a debt collector. A February birth appears to _45_ the chances of a person being an artist while March babies often go on to the pilots,April and May have a _46_ even spread of professions. Births in the summer months mean a much lower chance of being a _47_ soccer player or doctor.“I am not giving voice to astrology (占星术)its nonsensebut we are not immune to seasonal interference,” said Russell Foster, an Oxford University neuroscientist. According to him, things like whether we _48_ morning or evening and how likely we are to develop certain _49_ are all partly related to the time of year when we were born.III. Cloze Test. (15%)In American crime movies, policemen search crime scenes for anything that might belong to a criminal-bits of fingernail, blood or hair-in order to find out who they are. What they hope to find is the key to their identity-their DNA. DNA is the _50_ that contains a persons genetic makeup. Every person, except for identical twins, has unique DNA information. That is why we can use it to identify someone. There is no _51_ that DNA evidence is being a very powerful tool for law enforcement (实施)officers. In the US, all 50 states and the federal government keep DNA databases of some criminals after they have been convicted(宣告有罪). Whenever a crime happens, the police collect DNA evidence from the crime scene and _52_ this with samples they already have in the criminal database. If they match any suspect in the database, then theyve caught their _53_. Even if they dont, the DNA sample can still be used to _54_ the persons sex, height, hair and eye color and other characteristics. This helps police to create a physical profile of the criminal. Some people feel that the database should be made _55_ to contain everyones DNA and help to solve many more crimes. This would also avoid mistakes when someone is wrongly convicted of a crime. DNA doesnt make _56_. _57_, other people are worried that it would violate(侵犯) their _58_. Someones DNA can be used to gather information such as the persons family and ethnic(种族的)background, whether he or she has a gene mutation(突变)or certain _59_ diseases, and other personal issues. People are afraid that this information might be used _60_. They may fear that employers might read it and treat them _61_. People may also be afraid that personal data might get into the hands of insurance firms or loan panies. _62_, if they knew from your DNA that you had a genetic risk of a serious disease, they might be able to _63_ your life insurance, a loan or even a job. _64_, the use of DNA evidence will continue to help the police solve crimes. However, social and ethnical concerns about DNA will also remain a topic of debate.50. A. chemical B. material C. subject D. ingredient51. A. good B. point C. doubt D. use52. A. store B. record C. study D. pare53. A. eyes B. criminal C. interest D. attention54. A. determine B. research C. show D. reveal55. A. narrower B. wider C. longer D. bigger56. A. choices B. decisions C. experiments D. mistakes57. A. However B. Moreover C. While D. Because58. A. right B. secret C. privacy D. interest59. A. serious B. genetic C. incurable D. unknown60. A. inappropriately B. definitely C. strangely D. carelessly61. A. equally B. differently C. fairly D. rudely62. A. In conclusion B. By contrast C. For example D. Such as63. A. stop B. offer C. take away D. refuse64. A. Actually B. Clearly C. Fearlessly D. GenerallyV. Reading prehension (24%) Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.A (每小题1分，共3分)He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his fathers life-who was the main source of support for the family. Since then, he has had to depend on the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was pletely unable to do anything in his life.One late night, he suffered from diarrhea (腹泻) and had to wake up his younger brother. His younger brother acpanied him into the toilet and then went back to dorm to wait. But being so tired, his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours till the teacher on duty discovered him. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live separate from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart-broken and didnt know what to do.A similar misfortune happened to a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from chronic mental illness, disappeared. So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents, only to overturn (弄翻) the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.Though her elder sister, who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to be pletely independent. At school, she always studied hard. Most of all she learned to be self-dependent. Once she wrote the following in her position: “I am lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs; I am lucky.” Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.”One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain future at being left on his own, whereas the girl was full of enthusiasm for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brothers arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.They had both endured the same misfortune, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. Disasters can strike at any time. How you handle misfortune when confronted with it actually is the true test of your character. If you choose only to plain and escape from the misfortune, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be fortune on which new hopes will arise.65. In the first paragraph, what happened in the accidentA. The boy wasnt badly injured.B. The boys father escaped being hurt.C. The boys father was killed.D. The boys younger brother was slightly wounded.66. The girl refused her elder sisters help, because _.A. she was lucky and still had two legsB. she wanted to be self-dependent rather than rely on othersC. she didnt want to move to another cityD. she enjoyed living separate from others67. When the girl wrote the words: Broken wings, flying heart, she really meant _.A. though she lost arms, she still had legsB. her elder sisters willingness to take care of her could help her fly with wingsC. if one had wings, his or her heart could flyD. faced with the misfortune, you should be strong, and youll make itB （每题2分，共8分）Downloading music over the Internet is pretty mon among high school and college students. However, when students download and share copyrighted music without permission, they are against the law.A survey of young peoples music ownership has found that teenagers and college students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music playersHalf of those surveyed share all the music on their hard drive (硬盘), enabling others to copy hundreds of songs at any one time. Some students were found to have randomly linked their personal blogs to music sites, so as to allow free trial listening of copyrighted songs for blog visitors, or adopted some of the songs as the background music for their blogs. Such practices may be easy and free, but there are consequences.Sandra Dowd, a student of Central Michigan University, was fined US$7,500 for downloading 501 files from LimeWire, a peer-to-peer file sharing program. Sandra claimed that she was unaware that her downloads were illegal until she was contacted by authorities. Similarly, Mike Lewinski paid US$4,000 to settle a lawsuit（起诉）against him for copyright violation (违反). Mike expressed shock and couldnt believe that this was happening to him. “I just wanted to save some money and I always thought the threat was just a scare tactic(战术).” “You know, everyone does it,” added Mike.The RIAA （Recording Industry Association of America）, the organization that files lawsuits against illegal downloaders, states that suing (控告) students was by no means their first choice. Unfortunately, without the threat of consequences, students are just not changing their behavior. Education alone is not enough to stop the extraordinary growth of the illegal downloading practice.68. Why is it mon for students to download copyrighted music?A. They dont think that they will be caught.B. They want their friends to know that they are smart.C. They think it is a good way to make some extra money.D. They are against copyright protection over Internet music.69. What does Mike mean by saying that “the threat was just a scare tactic”?A. One should not be afraid of threats.B. A lawsuit will result from the threat.C. It is unfair to scare people with a threat.D. No serious consequence will follow the threat.70. What is RIAAs attitude towards students illegal downloading behavior?A. They believe that education will help greatly in protecting copyrights.B. They profit from the fines illegal downloaders pay for copyright violations.C. They like to sue students for downloading music illegally from the Internet.D. They think that illegal downloading behavior needs tough measures to correct.71. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Copyright Violators, Beware!B. How to Get Free Music Online!C. A Survey of Students Downloading HabitsD. Get rid of Illegal Music Download? Impossible!C（每题2分，共8分）A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of some four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it. Some children reach eagerly for the treat they see. Some last a few minutes before they give in. But others are determined to wait until the last moment. By the time the children reach high school, something remarkable has happened. A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable. The children who gave in to temptation(诱惑)early were more likely to be lonely, easily frustrated and inflexible(固守己见的).Actually, the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence which doesnt show up on an IQ test. The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been scientists concerns. But brain theory cant explain what we wonder about most, like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul. Here es the theory of Daniel Goleman, writer of Emotional Intelligence: when it es to predicting peoples success, brain ability as measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as “character”.EQ is not the opposite of IQ. What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together; how ones ability to handle stress, for instance, affects the ability to concentrate and put intelligence to use. Among the elements for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20%; the rest depends on everything from social class to luck. While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously, some few fear EQ invites misuse.72. The experiment with the four-year-olds makes it clear that _. A. the age of 4 is a proper time for scientific experiment B. emotional intelligence wont show up until adolescence C. the ability of self-control plays a role in personal success D. candy can be used to measure a persons emotional intelligence73. Which of the following is True of EQ and IQ according to the text? A. There is no link between EQ and IQ.B. The higher a persons IQ is, the higher his or her EQ is.C. Some people can be blessed with lots of both, but some with little of either. D. Scientists are trying to discover the way in which EQ and IQ work together. 74. The underlined word “upbeat” in Paragraph 4 probably means_.A. kind B. floating C. excited D. optimistic 75. What is most likely to be written in the paragraph that follows?A. Information about famous people with high EQ. B. Examples showing the opposite voice about EQ. C. Some reasons why EQ is a relatively new field. D. Strong demand for basic emotional education.D （每题1分，共5分）Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraphThere is one extra heading which you do not needA. Heat food thoroughly B. Store food properlyC. Cook food thoroughly D. Serve food safelyE. Prepare food safely F. Shop smartlyFood Safety in the Home76. Prevention food poisoning starts with your trip to the supermarket. Pick up your packaged and canned foods first. Buy cans and jars that look perfect. Look for any expiration dates on the labels and never buy outdated food. Likewise, check the “use by” or “sell by” date on dairy products such as cottage cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, and sour c