2019-2020年高二下学期期初考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

洪泽中学xx学年高二下学期期初考试英语试题2019-2020年高二下学期期初考试英语试题 Word版含答案一、单项选择1Little_about what others think. A. he cares B.he doesnt care C.does he care D.doesnt he care 2Living in such a high mountain _be coldAshould Bcan Cmay Dmust3 You cant finish the book in less than an hour,I suppose? .A. Yes, Im sure I can B. No, hardlyC. Sorry, I cant D. I dont think I can4It was such a_to hear that all the earthquake victims in Chile have been taken good care of.A. mercy B. relief C. loss D. laughter5The doctor advised Vera strongly that she should take a holiday, but _ didnt help.Ait BsheCwhichDhe6Some areas, _ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated. A. due to B. but for C. in spite of D. with relation to7I heard the alarm ringing all the morning. _ something very urgent happened.A. Really B. Obviously C .Especially D. Terribly 8- Will you take up teaching as a career after graduation? - Hard to say. I _ go abroad for higher education instead.A. should B. must C. might D. shall 9Experts say it is an international trend to _ MP2.5 to check air quality.A. adapt B. attach C. adopt D. adjust10I have bought two ball pens ,_ writes well.A. none of them B. neither of them C. neither of which D. none of which11Mum, I hope we can spend our holiday abroad this year._ Im too busy to take a trip abroad. A. Better forget it. B. Why not?C. It couldnt be better D. Good idea!12 On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, _ the luggage _ on the floor, and _ in the dark. A. left; lied; disappeared B. leaving; lie; disappearedC. leaving; lying; disappeared D. left; lay; disappear13I felt so bad all day yesterday that I decided this morning I couldnt face _ day like that. A. other B. another C. the other D. others 14Thank you for all your hard work last week.I dont think we _ it without you. A.can manage B.could have managed C.could managed D.can have managed15Its many years since I saw you last; I you at all I wouldnt have, either; if someone you by the nameAdidnt recognize; hadnt called Bdidnt recognize; didnt callChavent recognized; didnt callDrecognized; hag called二、完型填空I just read a beautiful storyIt is about a little girl, a 1 and a corporation 2 , if crying at work might be a 3 , you should wait until you get home to read itTrust me10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been 4 a rare form of cancer for three yearsThis month, it became 5 that Colby would probably 6 soonThe one thing she wanted to do 7 she died was see the movie, “Up（飞屋环游记）” Shed been 8 by the previews（预告片）But Colbys health was so 9 that she could not be taken to the theater, and “Up” is only playing in theatersBy June 9, it was clear Colby wouldnt 10 much longerA family friend began desperately 11 numbers at PixarShe finally 12 to someone and told them Colbys 13 After a discussion, Pixar 14 to helpColbys mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on?” “Im 15 to die, but Im going to wait for the movie,” the girl repliedOn June 10, Pixar 16 an employee to the Curtin home and showed the film on DVDpossibly the only DVD copy of the movie that 17 Heres what her mom said, “When I 18 it, I had really no idea about the 19 or the theme of the movie, I just know that word Up and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that Colby was going to go upUp to 20 ”Colby died seven hours after watching the movie1. AboyBloverCplayDmovie2. AHoweverBBesidesCThereforeDFinally3. AjoyBproblemCtreatDmisery4. Asticking toBdiagnosed withCkeeping up withDliving with5. AclearBuncertainCsorryDsure6. ArecoverBreturnCdieDe7. AuntilBwhenCafterDbefore8. AfascinatedBfoodCinterestedDsurprised9. AgoodBpoorChealthyDordinary10. Ado itBsee to itCmake itDsurvive it11. AcallingBsendingCdialingDtaking12. Agot overBgot acrossCgot downDgot through13. AwishBwillCdemandDorder14. ArefusedBhopedCagreedDoffered15. AscaredBreadyCafraidDsad16. AplannedBmadeCshippedDflew17. AmattersBcountsCdisappearsDexists18. AwatchedBlistenedCsawDheard19. AtrickBcontentChintDdisadvantage20. AskyBballoonCheavenDhell三、阅读理解AMy husband and children think they are very lucky that they are living and that its Christmas again. They cant see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who arent much good. But Johnny and children cant see this. What a pity it is that our neighbours have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that weve saved isnt nearly enough. The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy(糖果)while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldnt eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer(下水道). Why, is it only because they have money ? There is more to happiness than money in the world, isnt there?Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isnt rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. Id like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grow up. 1. This passage mainly suggests that the writer _.A. is easy to get along withB. is unhappy with the life they are livingC. is good at observing and understandingD. is never pleased with her neigbours2. What do you think of McGarity girl?A. She is proud and hungry.B. She is selfish and cruel.C. She is lonely and friendless.D. She is unhappy and misunderstood.3. In this text, the writer tries to tell us that _.A. money is the key to everythingB. the more money you have, the less happy youll be C. there is something more important than moneyD. when talking to people we should look into their eyes4. Pick out the one that does NOT describe the writers view on money.A. Why, is it only because they have money?B. There is more to happiness than money.C. Miss Jackson isnt rich, but she knows things. D. The money we saved isnt nearly enough.BTesting has taken the place of teaching in most public schools. Pretests, drills, tests, and retests. They know that the best way to read a textbook is to look at the questions at the end of the chapter and then read the text quickly for the answers. I believe that my daughter Erica, who gets excellent marks, has never read a chapter of any of her school textbooks all the way through. And teachers are often heard to say proudly and openly that they teach to the test. Teaching to the test is a curious phenomenon（现象）. Instead of deciding what skills students ought to learn, helping students learn them, and then using some methods of assessment（评价） to discover whether students have mastered the skills, teachers are encouraged to teach the students in the opposite way. First one looks at a test. Then one chooses the skills needed not to master reading, but to do well in the test. Finally, the test skills are taught. The ability to read or write might suggest the ability to do reasonably well on standardized tests. However, neither reading nor writing develops simply through being taught to take tests. We must be careful to avoid mistaking preparations for a test of a skill with the acquisition（习得）of that skill. Too many discussions of basic skills make this misunderstanding because people are tested rather than concerned with the nature and quality of what is taught. Recently, many schools have faced what could be called the crisis of prehension or, in simple words, the phenomenon of students with grammar skills still being unable to understand what they read. These students are quite good at test taking and filling in workbooks. However, they have little or no experience reading or thinking, and talking about what they read. They know the details but cant see or understand the whole. They are taught to be so concerned with grades that they have no time to think about meaning, and reread things if necessary. 1 The author mentions Ericas performance in her study in order to show_.A. her cleverness in test taking B. the good way to take tests C. the improper way of teachingD. the best way to read textbooks 2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The teachers are curious about teaching to the test.B. Skills in general are not only useless but often mislead students. C. Ability to read and write has nothing to do with ability to do well in tests. D. Preparations for a test of a skill do not mean the acquisition of that skill. 3 In the authors opinion, _. A. some good methods of assessment should take the place of tests B. more attention should be paid to the nature and quality of what is taught C. students should not be concerned with grades but do more reading and thinking D. students neednt learn grammar skills because they are useless for understanding4By “crisis of prehension” (in Paragraph 4) the author means many students _. A. are too much concerned with grades B. fail to understand the real goal of education C. lack proper practice in grammar drills D. do well on tests but cant understand what they readCWho are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans e from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have bee “American” is really not true. In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their livessuch as in schools, business, and sportsbut they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This living “side-by-side” has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that e from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspapers.1More than 215 million people call America “home” because_.A. they have their houses thereB. they settle there nowC. they want to make their home thereD. they like that land very much2“Side-by-side” living style means _.A. to make friends with native peopleB. to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areasC. the groups of people who live nearbyD. that they get closer to American society3according to the passage, people in the USA _.A. share American customs and cultureB. live in a kind of “side-by-side” societyC. keep their own customs and habits firmlyD. make no choice to accept American customs4Which of the following statements is true?A. They always stick to their own customs and habits.B. “Side-by-side” living style is not suitable.C. They face the society they are not familiar with.D. The advantages ing from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.5Which is the best title for this passage?A. Advantages and Disadvantages.B. Different Customs and Habits.C. Home for the People.D. “Side-by-side” Living Style in America. DYou may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another Earth”? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me. ABC means American-Born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white insidethinking like a Westerner and yellow outsidelooking like a Chinese. Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them dont speak Chinese.But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas (海外) Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not the people of the Peoples Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. The Chinese love him, but he is an American citizen.1Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?A. He wants to tell us something about “ABC”.B. He wants to show that Chinese are well respected in America. C. He wants to tell us some knowledge about the English language.D. He wants to introduce the American culture to us. 2Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because _.A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outsideB. they think like Westerners but look like ChineseC. they were born in China but go to study in AmericaD. they like to eat bananas 3 C.N. Yang is mentioned here to show that _.A. American Chinese are great. B. we love American Chinese C. The Chinese can win Nobel Prizes D. American Chinese are not Chinese citizens第II卷（非选择题）四、阅读填空I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names, 1 upright and straightforward. And its still what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.Ive been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, 2 (know)there is a lot about it that is not so good. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong impression 3_they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like 4 people. Most of them will act as rude fellows. But almost every week you read in the papers that a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their cars. Once, I found an emerald ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady 5 a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to 6 I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her ring to her. I didnt get as much as “thank you”. However, I 7 (feel) good because I had done what was right. As far as I know, 8 (practice) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are fairly generous. I believe in God and try to be 9 good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the 10 (easy) it gets.五、书面表达31假如你叫李华，是惠州的一名中学生。最近，当地政府正在实施快速公交和桥梁建设，结果引起人们的广泛争议。请你根据人们不同的观点，给当地报社写一封信，反映这一情况。赞成观点反对观点1能够解决交通问题，方便人民生活；2有助于发展经济，提高人民生活水平；3有助于提高惠州作为现代化旅游城市的形象。1会造成环境污染；2会产生噪音，打扰居民平静的生活；3时常造成交通堵塞。写作要求1只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；2可适当发挥，但不能出现真实的学校和学生姓名。3短文开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入5个句子中。评分标准句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。参考词汇：快速公交系统BRT 高架桥overpassDear Editor,Im writing to tell you about the road construction which is taking place in our city. Yours truly,Li Hua参考答案一、选择题1-5 CBABA6-10 ABCCC11-15 ACBBA二、完形填空1-5 DABDA 6-10 CDABC11-15 CDBCB16-20 DDABC三、阅读理解A1-4 BBCDB1-4 CDBDC1-5 BBBDDD1-3 ABD四、阅读填空1. like 2.knowing 3.that 4.other 5.With6.where 7.felt 8.practically 9.a 10.easier五、书面表达Deer Editor,Im writing to talk about the construction project which is going on in our city.Recently the local government has decided to broaden some narrow roads to build BRT, which has caused a heated discussion among the local people. Some agree that we should carry out this construction project because they can not only solve some traffic problems which is being worse and worse, but also help to make our life convenient and fortable. Besides, they think that it helps promote the economy and improve peoples living environment as well as the image of Huizhou as a modern tourist city.But others are against it, saying that they the project may cause air pollution. They also believe the noise produced by the project will disturb peoples peaceful life. Personally, I think the construction project will certainly do a lot of good to the city and the people. If we focus our attention on the environment, all of us will lead a better life in the future.