2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (II).doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (II) 第一部分：听力(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. How many students are there in the mans class? A.15. B. 30. C. 45.2. Where will the woman go this weekend? A.To a store. B. To a cinema. C. To a gym. 3. How does the man probably feel? A. Surprised. B. Annoyed. C. Worried.4. Where is the man? A. At a train station. B. At an airport. C. In an office.5. What does the man mean? A. He wants to eat in the restaurant. B. The restaurant is fine but dark. C. He doesnt like the restaurant.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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。请听第6段材料，回答第67题。6. What is Greta Carson probably doing? A. Having a meeting. B. Having a Christmas party. C. Having lunch.7. What will the woman probably do next? A. Mail a greeting card. B. Sign a paper. C. Call Greta Carson.请听第7段材料，回答第89题。8. Who is the woman? A. A dancer. B. A waitress. C. A dry cleaner.9. What problem does the man have? A. He lost his wifes dress. B. He didnt bring the number. C. He forget the dancers phone number.请听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Whom they spend their birthdays with. B. Where they celebrate their birthdays. C. How they celebrate their birthdays.11. Why does the man look forward to his birthday? A. He can eat out. B. He likes birthday cake. C. He can spend time with his family.12. What do we know about the womans birthday? A. Her parents cook a big meal at home. B. She and her friends talk a lot. C. Theres nice music for it.请听第9段材料，回答第1316题。13. Where will the speakers probably stay in the Grand Canyon? A. In a tent. B. In a hotel. C. In a village house.14. What will the speakers do in Yellowstone? A. Climb a mountain.B. Ride a horse. C. Go boating.15. What does the woman think of going to some remote parts of the Yellowstone National Park? A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Frightening.16. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Co-workers.请听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17. What do we know about the speakers family? A. Her father is a crazy fan of Beckham. B. Her mother isnt interested in football. C. Her older brother plays at Manchester.18. What is the house in Alicante like ? A. It has two swimming pools. B. It has an apartment downstairs. C. It has a bathroom in every bedroom.19. Why did the speaker have difficulty learning Spanish? A. Everyone spoke to her in English. B. Her lessons at school were too hard. C. She often confused it with French.20. What does the speaker love most about Beckham? A. He loves his family.B. He plays football well.C. He enjoys being famous.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项 A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A recent documentary produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has caused a stir in China and in the UK. The documentary, titled Are Our Kids Tough Enough? focuses on five Chinese teachers who are sent to teach 50 UK teens at a school in Hampshire. The teachers instruct the students for a month. The pupils are then tested, and the results are pared to the ones of those who have continued in the regular UK education system. The idea is to see if the Chinese method improves academic performance. The Chinese teachers use their own teaching methods but receive strong resistance from the students. A clip from the documentary online shows some problems, with Chinese teachers calling their students lazy and lacking in discipline, while the students say the high pressure and harsh teachers are driving them crazy. This has aroused a new debate in both China and the UK, with some arguing the teenagers need more regulation and discipline. Others say Chinese methods encourage rote learning (死记硬背) instead of independent thinking. For instance, Chinese language teachers should do more than pass on knowledge about words and characters. They should inspire students, helping them feel the sentiment from Chinese literature. This is a higher level of teaching. Yang Dongping, dean of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, says, “The Chinese teaching methods are designed to strictly train the majority. Foreign teaching methods, however, are more natural and relaxing, and designed to inspire students interest in learning. Education methods are based on culture. That is why a successful education method in one place may not work that well when simply transplanted into another place.” Yang Dongping says, “The documentary does reflect some problems rooted in traditional Chinese teaching methods. Nobel prize winner, Yang Zhenning, gave a very fair ment on this issue. He said the Chinese-style education method works for most ordinary qualified students effectively, helping them reach high standards. However, it may weaken the training for high-potential outstanding students.”21. Why are five Chinese teachers sent to teach 50 UK teens? A. To test the intelligence of the UK teens. B. To help the school improve their teaching efficiency. C. To do some practical research into the UK education system. D. To test the effectiveness of Chinese teaching methods. 22. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “harsh” in the fourth paragraph? A. Extremely strict B. Quite friendly C. Rather cold D. Very attractive 23. According to Yang Dongping, Chinese teaching methods _. A. fit all countries B. could be improved C. are the best in the world D. are not as good as British methodsBA tiny lizard(蜥蜴) has been clinging to the wall behind me for TWO HOURS. I want to change the TV channel, but I feel I ought to at ask him. I know Im a lot bigger than the lizard but I cant help myself.Its not just me. This morning, a female neighbor ran screaming out of her room after finding a terrifying creature waiting inside. An ant. But she wanted to be alone.Humans, I believe, should never kill bugs. Not for religious reasons. Mostly because they get back at us horribly. They have cosmic justice (天理、因果) on their side, you see.Ive e across several news stories about guys who try to kill bugs and end up destroying their homes instead. Have you noticed its always guys? On the day I wrote this, the Man vs Bug news of the day involved an America guy from Seattle who tried to kill a spider using a can of spray paint and a cigarette lighter. He ended up torching his rental home, causing US $ 60,000 worth of damages.In another Man vs Bug incident, this time in Japan, a man was so annoyed by a mosquito that was disturbing his nap that he emptied a can of bug spray trying to get it. Then he decided o light his cigarette. The resulting explosion caused his parents house to go up in flames. These two stories could also serve as effective anti-smoking ads. Lets hope that in both cases, the men at least successfully managed to get rid of the offending insects. If not, it would be an EPICFALL.What do these tales teach us? The lesson is clear. If you offend against the Universe, such as the attempted murder of an innocent bug, then cosmic justice will ensure that you pay the price.I like cosmic justice. I think it makes life fair. So I am going to wait until this show ends before changing the TV channel, just in case I annoy the lizard.24. According to the writer, what was the major cause of the loss of those guys homes in the news stories? A. Their not obeying the law of cosmic justice. B. The offending spider and annoying mosquito C. Their bad habits of smoking cigarettes. D. Their careless using spray paint and lighter.25. What is the meaning of the underlined words “EPICFALL”? A. An unforgettable and embarrassing incident B. A hard and challenging task. C. A very great and impressive defeat. D. An impractical and useless method.26. Which of the following proverbs conveys the message of the passage? A. Love me, love my dog. B. Kill two birds with one stone. C. Nature is the true law. D. Seeing is believing C It was my first day back home since starting college. A lot had changed in the last year. Not with my hometown but with me. I had left as a 17-year-old boy and had now returned as an 18-year-old man. In the city, I was living on my own, had a part-time job and was studying. Even the government recognized I was an adult; I had a drivers license. So here I was, on my summer vacation, walking down the main street with my father, desperate for him to acknowledge that I was an adult. When his recognition failed to appear, I took matters into my own hands. “Dad,” I said casually, “Im thirsty. Lets go for a beer.” It was the first time Id ever mentioned beer in front of my father, let alone ask him to drink one with me.He turned to me with a curious expression on his face. “A beer? Well I guess youre old enough now. Lets go to Sailors Bar. Its where my cousin Tom, your uncle, used to drink. You remember him, right?”I had only some vague recollection of my uncle. He was the black sheep of the family. We didnt talk about him much. “What ever happened to Uncle Tom, Dad? I havent seen him in years,” I said as we continued towards the bar. “Neither have I, unfortunately. He was a good kid once. But things changed,” my father said mournfully. As a boy, he explained, there had been no better-behaved boy than Tom. But after leaving school, he moved to the city and fell in with bad pany. He started going out every night, drinking in nightclubs and playing cards. Soon he lost everything and had to beg his mum to pay his debts. She agreed on the condition that he returned home. My dad took a deep breath and continued his tale. “Things settled down for a while. He married a lovely woman, gave up his bad habits. But it didnt last. He was soon back to his old ways. He couldnt resist. He was at Sailors Bar almost every night. His poor mother died of grief and shame. His wife followed her soon after. “What ruined him was alcohol. He told me once, when a man begins drinking, he never knows where itll end. So, Tom warned me, beware of your first drink! “He went from bad to worse. Last year Tom sent me a letter saying he had been found guilty of stealing, and sentenced for ten years.”Dad finished talking just as we reached the front of Sailors Bar. “Anyway, here we are. Lets go in,” he said. But I understood. I put my arm around my father and said, “Im not thirsty anymore, Dad. Lets go home.”27. Why did the young man invite his father to drink a beer? A. Because he was thirsty. B. Because he returned for reunion. C. Because he wanted to show how mature he was D. Because he wanted to share his first beer.28. What was the main source of Uncle Toms problems? A. His overly-strict family. B. His casual attitudes about family. C. The deaths of his mother and wife. D. His inability to control his drinking. 29. Where is Uncle Tom now? A. In a bar. B. In prison. C. In the city. D. In his hometown.30. In the story, the father told his son about Tom in order to _. A. warn the son to keep away from Tom B. entertain the son while they walked to the bar C. keep him informed of Tom D. convince the son of the harm caused by drinking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。 How to Make Your Homework Less Work Homework is a major part of going to school. Its your teachers way of evaluating how much you understand whats going on in class._31_ However, therere times when you plain about being given too much homework. Luckily, you can do a few things to make homework less work. Be sure you understand the homework. Write your homework down in your notebook or day planner if you need to. _32_Its much easier to take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class than to struggle to remember later that night! Use any extra time in school. Many schools have study halls that are specifically designed to allow students to study. Its tempting to hang out with friends during study periods or unstructured time._33_ Take a break. _34_ So take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without stretching or relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people. _35_ If you dont finish your homework during school, think about how much you have left and what else is going on that day, and then budget your time. Most high school students have between 1 and 3 hours of homework a night. If its a heavy homework day and it seems like youve got an assignment in every subject but gym and lunch, youll need to devote more time to homework. Its a good idea to e up with some kind of homework schedule, especially if you are involved in sports or activities or have an after-school job.A. Settle down to do homework.B. Pace yourself.C. Once your homework is done, you can check it over if you have extra time.D. And it helps digest important concepts.E. Dont be afraid to ask questions about whats expected.F. Most peoples attention spans arent very long.G. But the more work you can get done in school, the less youll have to do that night.第三部分：语言运用（共二节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I believe in miracles because Ive seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to (被引荐) me who was one hundred and two years old. “Theres a_36_in my upper jaw,” she said. “I told my own dentist its nothing, but he_37_I e to see you”. Her eighty-year-old son acpanied her. He_38_to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the _39_of her mouth. A careful examination later _40_ that it was a bad sort of cancer. During her next appointment I explained to her the_41_of the problem. She held my hand firmly in hers and said, “I know youre worried about me, but Im just_42_.” I thought otherwise. After considerable_43_on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to_44_me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I expected, _45_treatment. About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and_46_. “How are you?” I asked. “Im just fine, honey,” she responded_47_high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures (假牙)?” _48_ to see her at all, I answered confusedly, “Let me take a look in your mouth and well see about it.” I couldnt believe my eyes. The cancer that had_49_nearly the entire roof of her mouth was goneonly one small area of redness_50_. I had read of such things happening, but had_51_seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then Ive seen many others, because they keep getting_52_to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle,_53_through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to_54_the miracles of one another. Since my first miracle, Ive e to understand that a miracle exists _55_we choose to find it. 36. A. cut B. painC. wound D. cancer 37. A. declaredB. suspectedC. promised D. insisted 38. A. hesitated B. continued C. attemptedD. managed 39. A. roofB. cornerC. bottomD. surface 40. A. confirmedB. convincedC. consideredD. concluded 41. A. possibilityB. importanceC. seriousness D. resolution 42. A. oldB. sickC. fine D. glad 43. A. permissionB. supportC. approvalD. effort 44. A. persuadeB. pleaseC. impress D. astonish 45. A. refused B. providedC. received D. required 46. A. healthyB. elegant C. optimistic D. humorous 47. A. to B. in C. withD. by 48. A. Determined B. SurprisedC. FrightenedD. Intended 49. A. covered B. reachedC. focusedD. grown 50. A. curedB. fadedC. expandedD. remained 51. A. ever B. alsoC. neverD. already 52. A. easierB. rarer C. happierD. closer 53. A. orB. so C. yetD. for 54. A. readB. make C. keepD. see 55. A. whateverB. wherever C. whoeverD. whichever 第二节：语法填空（10个小题；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形式。A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of _56_ (marry). They loved him very much. _57_ the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle. He was late for work so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep _58_ in the cupboard. His wife, busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about the open medicine bottle.The boy saw the bottle and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine _59_(mean) for adults in small dodges(剂量). When the child collapsed(晕倒), the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. Then mother was stunned. She didnt know _60_ to face her husband.When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and just said, “I am with you, darling.” The child was _61_(die). He could never be brought back to life. There was no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he _62_(take) measures to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one was to blame. She had lost her only child, too. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much _63_(few) problems in the world. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”Take off all your envy, unforgiveness, _64_(selfish) and fears, and you will find _65_(thing) are actually not as difficulties as you think. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第1节 ：应用文写作（满分15分） 你校校门口在放学时间经常出现交通拥堵，给师生和路人带来很多不便。你校英文报就此向学生征集解决拥堵的良策。假如你是高二学生李华，请按下列提示用英语写一封信，向校报投稿。内容包括：1. 写信的目的；2. 提出2-3个建议。注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Editor, Im Li Hua, a student from Grade 2._ Yours, Li Hua第二节：概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Many couples who already have one healthy, happy child, are facing a dilemma, that is, the issue of whether to have a second child or not. They have hard jobs and limited time and money, but they want to make sure that their only child does not bee a lonely child. So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of having a second child? That is what so many couples are very much concerned about and eager to understand. One popular saying is that one child means a lonely child. Thats why many single-child parents plan to have a second child. They feel guilty about their decision to have only one child, because there are no other children in the