2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 含答案(VI).doc

2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 含答案(VI). Listening prehension (24%)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. $14. B. $40.C. $45.D. $80. 2. A. Go sightseeing. B. Go to a singing club.C. Ride a bike. D. Sleep in bed.3. A. A bus driver. B. A post office clerk. C. A deliverer.D. A salesperson. 4. A. Set up a museum.B. Start doing exercise.C. Stop buying cellphones.D. Go to the doctor.5. A. On a bus. B. At a railway station. C. On a plane.D. In the field.6. A. The man can only speak Spanish.B. The man knows nothing about Spanish. C. The man is reading an English book. D. The man likes drawing pictures. 7. A. The poor cell phone service.B. A careless woman driver.C. Traffic lights.D. A traffic accident.8. A. She plans to quit the school sports meet.B. She has been told about the changed time.C. The school sport meet has been put off. D. She is ignorant of the change of the time. 9. A. Its right for the woman to spend the money.B. The woman could have said it better.C. He does feel uneasy to buy a house. D. Its better to save money for a house.10. A. The man hasnt contacted his parents this term.B. The man didnt pass the exam last term.C. The woman will send a message to his parents.D. The exam result hasnt been declared yet.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. A musical instrument.B. A special holiday.C. A family tradition.D. A historical event.12. A. On the day after Christmas.B. For the week after Christmas.C. Throughout the year.D. Since the beginning of December.13.A. It is celebrated by African Americans only.B. It is a traditional religious holiday in Africa.C. It is a time for people to honor black culture.D. It was created as an alternative to Christmas. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following report.14. A. The earthquake struck at 19:54 Thursday night. B. There was no aftershock following the earthquake.C. The earthquake caused a low-intensity tsunami(海啸).D. The quake center was 44 miles away from Santiago.15. A. 3,000 houses were damaged.B. Some boats were stuck inland.C. At least 11 people were killed. D. Over 1 million people got injured.16. A. Powerful support from the government. B. Confidence in conquering disasters. C. Deep concern for the victims.D. Determination to take more adventures. Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.plete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.plaint FormCaller: Allen SmithPhone No.: 17 .Location of Problem: A Korean 18 Restaurant(238, Zhongshan Road) Details: It dumps its 19 on the street. It has no 20 equipment for oil-smoke draining.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. plete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What is couch surfing? It is 21 which allows travelers to meet people in their destinations.How much does it cost? It costs 22 . What kind of people might be interested in couch surfing?Those who want to share their experiences and meet people from 23 .What is peoples major concern about couch surfing? 24 .II. Grammar and Vocabulary: (26%)Section ADirections: After reading the sentences or passages below, fill in the blanks to make the sentences or passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each other.(A)Good ideas often start with really silly questions. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making waffles (华夫饼干) for his son, he wondered what would happen if he poured rubber (25) _ his waffle iron. Later, he tried it and the result looked something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several existing shoe panies, he was laughed at. In fact, every single pany turned him down. Though rather discouraged, Bowerman persevered and went on (26) _(form) his own pany, making NIKE athletic shoes.Sometimes good ideas grow out of frustration. When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he needed to have some paperwork (27) _ (deliver) across the country the next day. Smith was amazed to find out that overnight delivery was impossible. He sat for a long while (28_ (wonder) why. Why couldnt there be a reliable overnight mail delivery service? He decided to design one. Smith did just that and turned his design into (29) _ class project. His business professor gave him only a C for his efforts. However, Smith was not through. He improved the ideas in that class project and eventually turned them into one of the first and (30) _ (successful) overnight mail services in the worldFedEx.We know today, of course, that each of these ideas led to an incredibly successful product or service (31) _ has changed the way many of us live. The best questions are usually open-ended and are often silly. Children arent afraid to ask such questions, but adults frequently are. Think how different the world might be (32) _ people never asked “silly” question!(B)Cassandra Feeley finds it hard (33)_ (manage) on her husbands ine. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her first garden, Ms. Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The familys old farm house has bee a chicken house, and (34)_ residents are arriving next month. Last year, Ms. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she (35)_ (make) it much larger because, she said, “The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds, too; so its a win-win situation all around.”Driven by higher living costs and a falling economy, they are among the growing number of Americans, (36)_ have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed panies and garden shops say that (37)_ the 1970s , there has not been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.George C. Ball Jr., owner of a pany, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40% over last year, double the average growth of the last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is the (38)_ (strike) rise in the cost of food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables. Food prices have increased (39)_ _ higher oil prices. People are now driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there is (40)_ (much) time to garden.Section BDirections: 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.A. patriotismB. viewedC. approachableD. assist E. sponsor F. equivalentG. setH. exclusiveI. conqueredJ. popularity K. urged The two lead actors of popular Korean drama Descendants of the Sun were in Hong Kong on April 5th to (41) _ the series first overseas promotional activity. Descendants of the Sun is a romantic drama between an army captain played by Song Joong-ki and an army doctor played by Song Hye-kyo (42) _ in a fictional war-torn Mediterranean country Uruk. The 16-episode drama is the most popular television show in South Korea, reaching the top spot with about 30 percent of the countrys audience share after just five episodes in, according to research firm Nielson Korea. Its latest episode (13th) was (43) _ by 39.9 percent of the audience in South Koreas capital, and reached a record 40.9 percent rating.The (44) _ of the TV show quickly paid off its 13 billion won ($11 million) production cost, thanks toChinese panies.iQiyi. bought the (45) _ rights to stream the show in China for $250,000 per episode which, in total, is (46) _ toabout 40 percent of the shows production costs. The show was released simultaneously in Korea and China, the first Korean drama to do so, and was watched more than 1 billion times on the platform.The so-called Hallyu (Korean Wave) of TV shows and pop music has (47) _ most of Asia and, in recent years, found new, devoted fans in the Middle East, Latin America and North Africa.The hit South Korean drama about a gun-toting soldier saving lives in a far away land has even won over Thailands Prime Minister, who (48) _ citizens to watch the show.“What I have seen is that they have inserted a sense of (49) _, sacrifice, obeying orders and being a dutiful citizen,” he told delegates at a government function.“So please watch it and if anyone wants to make such a drama I will financially (50) _ it to make people love government officials, uncorrupted officials and make the Thai people love each other,” he added.III. Reading prehension (27%)Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.High-end taxi services are widely used in big cities across China. Their being well received has been fueled by the success of taxi-hailing apps like Didi and Kuaidi. But at present, there are no laws to (51) _ the safety and legal rights of (52) _ who use these services, since high-end taxies (53) _ operate without a government license.This has also cast (54) _ on whether the services offered by international taxi apps like Uber and other local rivals are legal according to current laws in China. A motion raised by Deputy Zhang Yubiao at this years National Peoples Congress aims to (55) _ this legal loop-hole. High-end taxis are one category of taxis, and the only difference is the lack of government (56) _. We should have an open attitude towards the new service and (57) _ its innovation. Since it has the market demand, we should consider (58) _ it.Unlike traditional taxis, high-end taxis can only be (59) _ using smart-phone apps. They (60) _ a high-end richer market that pays higher rates for more customized services.NPC Deputy and transportation expert Cheng Dehong says high-end taxis should not be (61) _ as illegal black cabs run by individuals. In the past, we only saw the negative side of the high-end taxi service, since we always highlighted the safety concerns, tax evasion issues and other (62) _ activities. But given the huge demand for high-end taxies, we should look at its (63) _ side. We can (64) _ many of the problems with new regulations and (65) _ muters a safer, more convenient taxi service.51. A. keep B. offerC. giveD. guarantee52. A. operatorsB. passengersC. driversD. managers53. A. extraordinarilyB. currentlyC. swiftlyD. regularly54. A. doubtsB. challengersC. conflictsD. thoughts55. A. addressB. exploitC. enforceD. maintain56. A. assistanceB. investigationC. supervisionD. cooperation57. A. reformB. preventC. enhanceD. encourage58. A. promotingB. employingC. applyingD. legalizing59. A. hiredB. bookedC. restoredD. served60. A. refer toB. cater toC. attach toD. object to61. A. classifiedB. knownC. exchangedD. interpreted62. A. efficientB. high-endC. illegalD. financial63. A. negativeB. influentialC. carefulD. positive64. A. ariseB. raiseC. resolveD. display65. A. approveB. improveC. increaseD. offerSection B 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)Dad, Im writing to you as I feel its been quite a while since we last spoke (two years to be exact, you hung up on me). So how is Germany? How old are your other children now? What have you been up to this year? I finished my A-levels this summer. But enough small talk. On our European road trip in the summer, the journey took us close to your house and I asked Mum and my stepdad if we could pay a visit so that I could see you. Outside your house, I couldnt bring myself to get out of the car and knock on the door.Ive tried so many different forms of munication email, the phone and I also suggested Skype. Yet I still cant get through to you.My mum, stepdad and I sat around the table trying to work out why I had felt unable to knock on your door that day. At last it came to me. I think, perhaps subconsciously, I was saving myself the grief of your response.Why cant your parental obligations stretch to all three of your children, not just your two recent ones? In our previous conversations, which ended suddenly, as your older son needed to be put to bed, Id ask you how he was doing at school, and youd talk about the weather. No one listening would be able to tell there was any difference between our relationship and one you might have with a neighbour.Forget your excuses that the flight to visit me is expensive and that you need to look after your other children (I hope you can see the irony(讽刺) in that). While you watch their school plays, dont you consider that I would have liked you to be there at mine? Perhaps the reason I didnt knock on your door was that I just dont care anymore. Im exhausted trying to make this work. Maybe a part of me wasnt actually bothered whether I saw you or not that day youve already lost so much meaning in my life; you are someone who just sends me a birthday card.This isnt me being bitter, although I was initially. Its just a way of telling you how I really feel.Phoebe66. How did Phoebe feel when she was sitting in the car outside her fathers house? A. ExcitedB. PuzzledC. DisappointedD. Embarrassed67. Based on this letter, we can learn that Phoebes father _.A. lives in the same city with his daughterB. got divorced and left Phoebe and her mother C. has never had any munication with PhoebeD. takes good care of all his children68. What does the “irony” refer to in Paragraph 5?A. He ended his conversation with Phoebe just to put his son to bed.B. He lives in a big house but has no money to buy an air ticket.C. He talked with Phoebe, his daughter, as if with a neighbour.D. Phoebe is also his child but he excuses himself from caring about her.69. Phoebe didnt knock on her fathers door that day because _.A. she was afraid of his dads unexpected responses to her visitB. she didnt want to bother her fathers happy life with his current family C. she was tired of being the one who make efforts for their relationshipD. she suddenly realized that her father had no meaning in her life(B)When you think of the cinema, the phrase watching a movie probably es to mind, and, in fact, moviemakers work very hard to make their films interesting visually. But movies also contain stories, dialogues, music and sound effects - things that people dont need to see in order to enjoy. Movie reviewer Marty Klein has created a website to help visually impaired people choose movies that they can follow without the help of an assistant to explain what is happening on the screen. Klein gives movies a rating from 1 to 10 based on several factors. A movie receives a high rating if there are only a few main characters whose voices are easy to recognize. Klein also likes an interesting story without too many changes in time and place. A large amount of dialogue between the characters is better than long silences or noisy action scenes. Of course, visually impaired people can enjoy many films with the help from a friend who doesnt mind explaining the parts of a movie that can only be seen. But that means that someone is talking during the movie, which could annoy some audience members. It also means that these people cannot go to the movies independently. To solve these problems, some movie theaters have begun to offer recorded audio descriptions of the movements, scenery, and special effects that other audience members can see on the screen. Visually impaired moviegoers receive a wireless headset to wear during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration while still hearing a movies music and other sounds that surround them in the theater.Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, writes movie reviews that are published on his website. He also writes for newspapers and is a guest on radio shows. Forry gives movies one of five ratings, including, So good, blind people will like it and Im glad I couldnt see it. Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 20 and he decided to go to college. His first articles appeared in the college newspaper, and Forrys writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his reviews or listening to them on the radio. After watching The Sixth Sense, Forry mented that he thought the movie was excellent, but that he envied the boy who was the main character: He had six senses, and I only have four. 70Which of the following is not mentioned as something that can be enjoyed without being seen? A. Stories. B. conversations. C. Music. D. Special effects.71. Visually impaired people refers to those who _. A. are pletely deaf B. cant see anything C. are lame when walking D. make ments on movies72. Which movie might receive a good rating from Marty Klein? A. A martial arts film with many fight scenes. B. A drama that often shifts between the past and the present. C. A romantic edy with four main characters and lots of conversations. D. A space adventure with many explosions and special effects.73. What do theaters do concerning visually impaired people? A. They assign staff to explain some parts of the movie. B. They arrange movies especially for these people. C. They offer recorded audio descriptions of the movie. D. They persuade these people not to go to the theater alon