2019-2020年高二上学学期期中考试 英语试题 含答案.doc

2019-2020年高二上学学期期中考试 英语试题 含答案 注意事项：1、答题前，务必将自己的姓名，考号填写在答题卡规定的位置。2、答选择题时，必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如须改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3、答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4、所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5、考试结束，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。一、听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，并标在试卷的相应的位置。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. Who can help repair the light?A. The woman.B. The resident office.C. The man.2. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a hospital.B. In a supermarket.C. At school.3. What is the woman worried about?A. She is not well prepared for the exam.B. She knows nothing about the exam.C. There is only one week left before the exam.4. What is the girl going to do this afternoon?A. Go skating with the boy.B. Do some washing.C. Do her homework.5. What does the woman think of the young people?A. They never get tired.B. They should work at night.C. They need more sleep.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。6. What does the woman want to borrow a digital camera for?A. For the school magazine.B. For a friends party. C. For the school trip.7. Where does the man prefer to get the news?A. On the Internet.B. From newspapers.C. On the radio.听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。8. When does their lunch begin?A. At 12:00. B. At 12:10.C. At 12:50.9. Which club does the man want to join?A. Football club.B. Basketball club.C. Tennis club.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10. What does the man want to buy?A. A T-shirt.B. A basketball. C. A pair of shoes.11. How many times has the woman gone shopping on line?A. Once.B. Twice.C. Three times.12. What will the man probably do next?A. Go to the shopping mall.B. Go shopping on line.C. Prepare for his exam.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Friends. C. Brother and sister.14. Where is the man?A. At home. B. At a post office. C. At his brothers home.15. What does woman send to his brother?A. A dragon stamp.B. A dog stamp.C. A rose stamp.16. Where will the man go tomorrow?A. A stamp store.B. The post office.C. The womans home.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. What do people say when they describe the speakers mother?A. She is the salt of the earth. B. She is a good egg.C. She is a grain of salt.18. Why does the speaker never have to walk on eggshells around her mother?A. Her mother hates to eat eggs.B. Her mother never gets angry.C. Her mother is very careful.19. What does the speakers mother like serving for dinner?A. Meat and potatoes.B. Rice and vegetables.C. Soup and meat.20. What does the sentence “we take my fathers words with a grain of salt” mean?A. We respect what our father says.B. We dont believe everything our father says. C. We hate to listen to what our father says. 二、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）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。21. How about _ controlled breeding program the US government began to save the red wolf?I should say it was _ success; you see its number has increased.A. a; a B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填22. Linda didnt invite us to her birthday party. _? I dont care.A. For what B. So what C. Whats on D. Whats up23. To her joy, Della earned first the trust of her students and then _ of her colleagues. A. one B. ones C. those D. that24. More highways have been built in China, _ it much easier for people to travel from one place to another. A. having made B. made C. to make D. making25. It is not always easy for the general public to see _use a new invention can be of to their daily life.A. which B. what C. that D whose 26. Is there anything wrong, Bob? You look sad.Oh, nothing much. In fact, I _ of my parents back home.A. have just thoughtB. was just thinkingC. would just think D. will just be thinking27. What do you think of being a volunteer, John？I find it a stressful job but one _ you can really help people.A. where B. which C. when D. that28. Have your read the article A Dirty Beijing, which is about air pollution?Yes. Its highly informative. I _no idea that the PM2.5 there sometimes reached 300.A. have B. had C. will have D. would have29. _ bright a talker you are, there are times when its better to remain silent.A. Whatever B. However C. Whenever D. Whoever30. The edy actor, _ only 55 kilos but _ in a heavy oversized coat, looked funny enough to make all the audience laugh. A. weighed; dressed B. weighed; dressing C. weighing; dressed D. weighing; dressing31. Where did you meet the famous actor? It was in the hotel _ I stayed. A. which B. that C. where D. what32. Now 70 years old, the British physicist, Pendry cant remember a time when he was not asking a question as a kid, joking that he _ his parents to death. A. should troubledB. must troubleC. must have troubledD. should have troubled33. Li Ning was able to set up a school for gymnasts in 1991, _ he has continued to help young people to achieve their sporting ambitions. A. when B. during which C. since then D. since when34. There is a flower exhibition in the park. Will you join us to go there?_, but I have lots of work to do.A. Id have loved to B. Id love to C. Id love to join D. Id love to have gone35. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up _ I could answer the phone. A. since B. after C. until D. before三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOn my way to work I would see this older man sitting beside the road and waving at everyone who passed by. I 36 that he sat there every day even if it was raining or very 37 outside in summer. One day while going to work I 38 that I had a beach umbrella at my house, so I 39 , got the umbrella, and took it to him. He was so happy and for about 40 six months I saw him sitting beside the road 41 people from under the umbrella. I later found out that the man had 42 , but I hope that the umbrella made his days more pleasant while he was making everyone elses days more 43 . I have even been much more pleased than others for my simple 44 .I am now sure that umbrella was a blessing beyond our 45 . And I realized then sometimes a loving kindness in the 46 of an umbrella values much more than to someone who offers it as well as who receives it. To some 47 I should say thanks to the man who 48 my umbrella. 36. A. noticedB. notedC. decidedD. declared37. A. coolB. hotC. dirtyD. boring38. A. arrangedB. rememberedC. thoughtD. conveyed39. A. rushed inB. went outC. moved onD. turned around40. A. the otherB. otherC. anotherD. others41. A. looking forB. waiting forC. waving atD. serving for42. A. put upB. passed awayC. left behindD. taken off43. A. pleasantB. poorC. helpfulD. thankful44. A. effortB. deedC. gestureD. movement45. A. understandingB. trialC. limitD. capacity46. A. shapeB. shadeC. shelterD. mood47. A. intentionB. planC. degreeD. reference48. A. keptB. boughtC. mendedD. returnedBWe spend a lot of time in front of the TV every day. But many 49 to realize that the time they spend on mainly is about advertisement. It is safe to say TV advertisement just inserts their heart and makes the audience 50 . Audience can not put up with that any longer. They think TV stations violate (侵犯)their rights. Firstly, too many advertisements 51 their time when people are waiting for their favorite programs. Secondly, the whole stories are 52 with repeated advertisements inserted, making audience bored and impatient. Lastly, audiences pleasure in watching TV is 53 ruined. For the sake of the audience, we hope that relevant departments can take effective 54 to limit the number and time of advertisements being broadcast. Meanwhile, TV stations shouldnt think of nothing but making money. Instead, they must 55 the audiences interests, or more people will turn to the Internet to enjoy their favorite plays. 49. A. failB. refuseC. eD. want50. A. worriedB. annoyedC. restlessD. excited51. A. killB. holdC. coverD. waste52. A. stoppedB. spoiledC. shortenedD. shadowed53. A. severelyB. lightlyC. difficultlyD. suddenly54. A. usesB. suggestionsC. measuresD. plans55. A. allow forB. agree toC. announce toD. explain for四、阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA very famous artist was once approached by an elderly man. The old fellow had some sketches and drawings that he wanted the artist to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed potential talent. The artist looked at them over carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least sign of artistic talent. But being a kind man, he told the elderly man as gently as possible that the pictures were without much value and showed little talent. He was sorry, but he could not lie to the man. The visitor was disappointed, but seemed to expect the artists judgment. He then apologized for taking up his time, but would he just look at a few more drawingsthese done by a young art student? The artist looked over the second batch of sketches and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they revealed（展示）. These, he said, oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be given every help and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a great future if he will work hard and stick to it. The artist could see that the old fellow was deeply moved. Who is this fine young artist? he asked. Your son? No, said the old man sadly. It is me40 years ago. If only I had heard your praise then! For you see, I got discouraged and gave up too soon. 56. Why did the elderly man go to see the famous artist? A. To sell his works.B. To get ments from him. C. To get to know him.D. To make himself famous.57. Which of the following statements about the artist is true? A. He became famous when he was young. B. He would often be asked to draw for others. C. He had the ability to judge others drawings. D. He knew the elderly man many years ago. 58. What did the artist tell the elderly man to do after he saw all the pictures? A. To try again to show his talent of drawing. B. To encourage the young man and help him. C. To help the young artists to sell all the pictures. D. To stop drawing and never think of drawing again.59. What does the story want to tell us readers? A. Never stop trying even if you fail. B. Young artists are even better when young. C. Encouragement helps a lot in ones life. D. Fame helps one succeed in life and art. BThere are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses. Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by panies seeking workers. Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month. Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career since it was first published in nineteen seventy. Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a pany called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her pany helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.60. What is the passage mainly about?A. Finding a job. B. College students part-time jobs.C. Craigslist Web site. D. The relation between study and work.61. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can _. A. sell your old thingsB. do some shopping onlineC. create your own announcement boardD. get useful information about 450 cities62. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _.A. work on the airplaneB. buy a parachute C. publish a book D. find a suitable job63. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. panies often put job information in local shopsB. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA C. Susan W. Millers pany is helping people choose careersD. California Career Services mainly serves university studentsCThe Church of England and other churches often operated primary schools in the United Kingdom, where students paid a small fee to study the religion, reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1833 the British Parliament passed a law that gave some government funds to these schools. In 1862 the United Kingdom established a school grant system, called payment by results, in which schools received funds based on their students performance on reading, writing, and arithmetic tests. The Education Act of 1870, called the Forster Act, authorized local government boards to establish public board schools. The United Kingdom then had two schools systems: board schools operated by the government and voluntary schools conducted by the churches and other private organizations.In 1878 the United Kingdom passed laws that limited child labor in factories and made it possible for more children to attend school. To make schooling available to working-class children, many schools with limited public and private funds used monitorial methods of instruction. Monitorial education, developed by British educators Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Bell, used student monitors to conduct lessons. It offered this public education system the advantage of allowing schools to hire fewer teachers to instruct the large number of new students. Schools featuring monitorial education used older boys, called monitors, who were more advanced in their studies, to teach younger children. Monitorial education concentrated on basic skillsreading, writing, and arithmeticthat were broken down into small parts or units. After a monitor had learned a unitsuch as spelling words of two or three letters that began with the letter Ahe would, under the master teachers supervision, teach this unit to a group of students. By the end of the 19th century, the monitorial system was abandoned in British schools because it provided a very limited education.64 What can we know about the church and school in UK? A. All the schools are run by the UK churches. B. The UK government persuades the church to manage education. C. Churches run mostly primary schools in UK. D. Children in UK schools mainly learn about religion. 65. Who managed voluntary schools in UK? A. The UK government.B. Churches and some private organizations. C. The parents of the pupils.D. Both the government and the parents of the pupils. 66. How did a monitorial school carry out teaching the class? A. The pupils taught themselves in separate age groups. B. Some advanced students taught the less advanced students. C. Monitors assisted the teachers in teaching. D. Students an age taught each other. 67. The second paragraph focuses mainly on _. A. how schools work in UKB. the history of Monitorial education C. the difference between board schools and voluntary schools D. the disadvantages of the UK education systemDFear and its panion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didnt hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didnt, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before. A really fearless soldierand some do existis not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which man and animals might soon die out.In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead, to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car ing straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well.In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no airplanes. In this case, fear has given you its warning, you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of the particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overe it.68. Children would play with fire until their hands are burnt away if _.A. they had no sense of painB. they had never played with fire beforeC. they were not well educated at schoolD. they were fearful of pain69. People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because _.A. they have gained experience in all kinds of accidents B. they are warned of the danger and take quick actionC. they jump out of the way in time to avoid any dangerD. they are calm in face of danger that means little to them70. The whole passage is developed by _. A. reasoning and exemplifying B. argument and debate C. scientific explanationsD. supposing and proving71. The best title for this passage should be _.A. No Pains, No Gains B. Pain and ActionsC. The Value of Fear D. The Reason Why People FearEIn 1961, scientists set up gigantic, sensitive instruments to collect radio waves from the far reaches of space, hoping to discover in them some mathematical pattern indicating that the waves were sent out by other intelligent being. The first attempt failed, but someday the experiment may succeed.What reason is there to think that we may actually detect intelligent life in outer space? To begin with, modern theories of the development of stars suggest that almost every star has som