2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题B.doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题B第一部分：听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分30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. What time is it now?A 9:10B.9:50 C.10:002. What does the woman think of the weather?A. It*s nice.B. Its warm.C. Its cold.3. What will the man do?A. Attend a meetingB. Give a lectureC. Leave his office4. What is the womans opinion about the course?A. Too hardB. Worth takingC. Very easy.5. What does the woman want the man to do?A- Speak louderB. Apologize to herC. Turn off the radio.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将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、7题。6. How long did Michael stay in China? A. Five days.B. One week C. Two weeks7. Where did Michael go last year?A. RussiaB. Norway C. India听第7段对话，回答第8、9题.8. What food does Sally like?A. ChickenB. FishC. Eggs9. What are the speakers going to do?A. Cook dinnerB. Go shopping C. Order dishes听第8段对话，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the speakers?A. In a hospitalB. In the officeC. At home11.What is the report due?A. ThursdayB. FridayC. Next Monday12. What does suggest Stephanie do with the report?A. improveB. Hand it in later C. Leave it with him.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Salesperson and customerB. Homeowner and cleanerC. Husband and wife14. What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?A. One with two bedrooms.B. One without furnitureC. One near a market.15. H0W much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?A. $ 350. B. $400.C. $41516. Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?A. On Lake Street.B. On Market Street.C. On South Street.听第10材料，回答第17至20题。17. What percentage of the worlds tea exports go to London ?A. Almost 15%B. About 30%C. Over 40%18. Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?A. Most British people drink tea that way.B. Tea tastes much better with milk.C. Tea with milk is healthy.19. Who suggests a price for each tea?A. Tea tasters.B. Tea exporters.C. Tea panies.20. What is the speaker talking about?A. The life of tea tasters.B. Afternoon tea in BritainC. The London Tea Trade Centre.第二部分：阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文：从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers pete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese-style spelling bee (拼写大赛). In this challenge, young petitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the petition, the petitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.Perhaps the shows popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy (书法) to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without puterized help. Software on smart phones and puters allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list The result? Its possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.But theres still hope for the paint brush. Chinas Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teachers examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now?” we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin, “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture,” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they dont forget when they grow up.” says the teacher.21. What can we learn about the Character Hero?_A. Its the most-viewed TV programs in China.B. Its open to people of all ages and all walks.C. It draws great public attention across the country.D. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.22. Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?A. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.B. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.C. Chinese people neednt write by hand as often with the help of technology.D. Chinese people dont refer to dictionaries very often.23. According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is _.A. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture aliveB. a requirement made by the Education MinistryC. necessary for adults to survive in ChinaD. an ability to be developed only when you are students24. Where does this text probably e from? _A. A science report.B. A news report. C. Childrens literature. D. An advertisement.BPlan on traveling around the USA this summer? If you need help in arranging the trip, or want ideas about where to go and what to do, there are a number of outstanding websites that can make your American dream e true.byways.orgThe National Scenic Byways Program covers 150 memorable roads. Some are natural routes, such as Route 1 along the California coast. Others focus on history (such as Route 6) or man-made attractions (the Las Vegas Strip). For each, you are provided with a map, told the routes length and how long is allowed, and given detailed suggestions on sights and stop-offs.oyster.This is the best website for reviews of hotels in US cities and resorts. The reviews are impressively thorough, covering locations, rooms, cleanliness, food and so on. Importantly, these are not promotional photos by the hotels, but more honest and real ones taken by inspectors. Search facilities are excellent From the 243 hotels reviewed in the New York, you can narrow down what you are looking for by locations, facilities and styles, or just pick out a selection of the best.101 usaholidays.co.ukThis is the latest offering that features 101 holiday ideas to the USA. Its an impressively diverse selection, ranging from touring in the footsteps of Martin Luther King to a golfing break in Arizona and a cycling and wine-tasting trip in Californias Napa Valley. Narrow down what you are looking for whether by price, region, theme and who will be traveling and then just the photos of the relevant holidays remain on view. Its a really clever design.mousesavers.Walt Disney World in California can make dreams e true, but the price is not affordable for the majority of people.So turn to long established Mouscsavers., dedicated to giving big discounts on tickets, hotels and dining at Walt Disney World. The website also offers general money-saving tips, suggestions for cheap and free stuff and brief coverage of other Florida and California theme parks.25. If you are going to the USA for the man-made attractions, you can drive along _.A. Route 1B. Route 6C. the Las Vegas Strip D. the California coast26. Why are the photos of the hotels in US cities and resorts real in .oyster.? _A. Because there are qualifications of the authority.B. Because they are taken by inspectors of the website.C. Because there are ments of customers on each photo.D. Because they were taken by customers who once lived there.27. Travel ideas for a big family with kids and the old are available at _.A. .oyster.B. byways.orgC. .mousesavers.D. .ioiusaholidays.co.uk28. What can be inferred from the passage?_A. Californias Napa Valley is famous for its wine.B. .mousesavers. is a newly established website.C. The National Scenic Byways Program covers all the roads in the USA.D. Discounted tickets of Walt Disney World are not available for everyone.CMy daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations and is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she bees a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that fort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she pleted her first kids triathlon (三项全能).On Saturday, with a thunderstorm ing soon and my sons birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment shed need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasnt because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadnt seen before.All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.Shine on, sweet baby.29. Kelly is nervous when _.A. boys are around herB. she changes into a leaderC. she is away from her momD. situations are new to her30. We can know from Paragraph 3 _.A. the race began in the early morning B. the whole family gave Kelly supportC. Kelly was eager for her turn in the raceD. Kelly prepared for her brothers birthday party31. In the ending paragraphs the author “felt like I won that day” because Kelly _.A. overcame the fearB. expressed love to herC. won the gold medalD. took part in the sportDThe world seems gloomy (阴沉的) and gray when youre feeling blue. In fact, being down might even affect how you perceive (感知) the colour blue. A recent study about colour was published in the journal Psychological Science. It shows a direct connection between a persons ability to perceive colour and their emotions.Psychologists have long known that emotions can affect the way people perceive things. Thats in part because chemicals from your brain might affect how you process what you see. “Color is such an important part of our experience,” says lead author Christopher Thorstenson, a psychologist at the university of Rochester, in New York. Theres reason, he says, that sad people monly describe the world as “colourless” and “gray”, and happy people use words like “bright” and “colorful”.In the experiment, the researchers randomly assigned people to one of two groups. People in the sadness group watched a sad scene from The Lion King. Those in the “amusement” group watched a edy.Everyone was then asked to look at red, yellow, green, and blue patches (斑点) that had been changed to a grayish colour. “Some of the patches are pretty difficulty to make out,” Thorstenson admits he says it takes some time to figure out their shade. People were scored on how accurate their colour perception was. Then they pleted an emotional evaluation.The result? Sad people had a hard time seeing the difference between shades along the blue-yellow colour axis (色轴). But they did not have problems seeing colours in the red-green spectrum (光谱). Thorstenson says this could be the result of an evolutionary need to see red as a response to anger. Thorstenson says these results highlight the possible important of dopamine in sight. Dopamine is a chemical that sends signals to the brain. Researchers are hoping to focus more on dopamine in the future. “We know dopamine affects how we see colours, too,” Thorstenson says “How we feel can really influence how we see the world around us” he says.32. According to paragraph 2, how people describe the world reflects_.A. how they feelB. how they thinkC. their world viewD. their language skills33. In the experiment, the participants were asked to watch different programs so as to _.A. check their feelingsB. influence their moodsC. develop their interestsD. test their personalities34. Why were the patches made grayish in the experiment?_A. To make them look prettierB. To make them hard to recognizeC. Because it changed the participants attitudes D. Because it was good for the participants eyes35. Which colour is easier to recognize for sad people? _A. BlueB. YellowC. RedD. Gray第二节：（共5个小题；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。Last week the electricity in my flat went out._36_ My typical evening is spent watching TV and scrolling (滚动) through social media. Tonight this wasnt possible. My roommate and I werent prepared with candles and matches. We just rely on electricity.So for me it was an early night, _37_ That night, losing our electricity felt like losing a basic necessity, as basic as running water. But really, electricity is a luxury that weve grown to take for granted. I use electricity all the time, even when its not really necessary._38_ And as Im writing this, I have my lights on, even in the middle of the day when I dont really need them._39_It contributes to global warming. It is harming our environment and we need to do what we can to stop it. Not only that, but if we continue to use the same large amount of energy, we will soon run out of it.How would we survive in a world without electricity? Our daily lives go around it. We wouldnt be able to function. _40_So, shouldnt we start preparing for it now? Cutting down on our use of electricity would save energy resources so that they could last for longer. And if everyone does it, we can make a big difference.A. Yet we know one day we will run out of it.B. Our over-use of electricity is a big problem.C. This left me in plete darkness the whole night.D. It is a real problem to cut down on the use of electricity.E. I know for sure I could cut down on my use of electricity.F. I couldnt help but think, do we rely too much on electricity?G. I turn on the TV in the background even when Tm not watching it.第三部分 英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共三节，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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上把该选项涂黑。I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a _41_ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew _42_ I wanted to climb it. That has been my lifes passion (钟爱) ever since _43_ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. Ive long made Yosemite my _44_.About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of _45_, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. Its _46_ me why visitors started respecting the place _47_ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.I tried _48_ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would _49_ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so _50_ it that I decided something had to change. As a rock-climbing guide, I knew _51_ about organizing any big event. But in xx, together with some climbers, I set a date for a _52_. On that day, more than 300 people _53_. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to _54_. I couldnt believe the _55_ we made the park looked clean!Each year volunteers e for the cleanup from everywhere. In xx alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and _56_ 132 miles of roadway.I often hear people _57_ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by _58_ rather than plaining. We need to teach by _59_. You cant blame others _60_ you start with yourself.41. A. distantB. hugeC. narrowD. loose42. A. immediatelyB. finallyC. graduallyD. recently43. A. imaginingB. paintingC. describingD. climbing44. A. gardenB. homeC. labD. palace45. A. materialB. resourcesC. wasteD. goods46. A. beyondB. againstC. overD. within47. A. moreB. mostC. lessD. least48. A. throwing awayB. picking upC. breaking downD. digging out49. A. killB. saveC. waitD. spend50. A. satisfied withB. delighted inC. tired ofD. used to51. A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing52. A. cleanupB. partyC. picnicD. concert53. A. dropped outB. showed upC. looked aroundD. called back54. A. demandB. receiveC. acplishD. overe55. A. planB. visitC. contactD. difference56. A. crossedB. measuredC. coveredD. designed57. A. talkB. plainC. argueD. quarrel58. A. doingB. thinkingC. questioningD. watching59. A. methodB. explanationC. exampleD. research60. A. althoughB. ifC. whenD. unless第卷第三部分 英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共三节，满分55分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确。No one loves me more than my parents, especially my father. My father is stout and strong, severe look on his face and keen expressive eyes. At first sight you may feel him hard _1_ (approach). In fact, he is very kind and considerate. I believe my father is a _2_ (talent) man. He decisive and efficient in doing things. By his own talents and years of efforts, he _3_ (provide) the family with a good social position and a _4_ (relative) rich life. Besides, he lives in harmony _5_ others and never quarrels with anyone, so people from all walks of life e to my house, from _6_ Ive gained lots of social experience. But at home he is a strict parent who is hard on me and has high _7_ (expectation) of me. I can see that my idling away time _8_ (hurt) him deeply, while if I have done something great and meaningful, such as _9_ (write) a book, he will be more excited than me. I always remind myself I must go on and on, and never _10_ I give up halfway.第四部分 写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Three years ago I failed an important exam in my life and bee a student in an ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorlyequipped classroom, I found the teachers patiently and considerate. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class. I decided make the best of it. I worked hard and got along good with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulties, they are always available. Soon, I became one of the top student in my class, and which greatly increased my confidence and got me motivated.My experience tell me that it is not what you are given but how you make use for it that determines who y