吉林省白城市第十四中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

吉林省白城市第十四中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题第卷（选择题，共100分）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.What will the speakers do?A.Get some change .B.Buy some snacks. C.Have the machine fixed.2.What does the man mean?A.The hot weather lasts a week. B.He has had a hard week. C.It was cooler last week.3.Why does the woman complain?A.The room is too small. B.The place is very noisy. C.The show is boring.4.What do we know about Linda Rivera?A.She started a company. B.She went traveling. C.She was fired.5.Where does the woman want to go?A.Oxford. B.Liverpool .C.London.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.Where does the No.60 bus go?A.The train station. B.The stadium. C.The library.7.Which bus will the man take?A.The No.60 bus. B.The No.88 bus. C.The No.56 bus.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.What did the speakers plan to do yesterday afternoon?A.Paint the wall. B.Visit their classmate. C.See a film.9.Why did the man break his promise?A.He was busy doing housework. B.He forgot the womans phone number.C.He didnt want to go out.10.What will the speakers do next?A.Go to the cinema. B.Help the mans father. C.Have some coffee.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Who called the man twice?A.His uncle. B.His secretary. C.The woman.12.When did the speakers plan to meet?A.On Thursday. B.On Friday. C.On Saturday.13.Why do the speakers make an appointment?A.To travel to America. B.To attend a party. C.To work on their contract.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14.When will the music exams end?A.On January 20th. B.On January 23rd. C.On January 26th.15.How many students are there in the mans dorm?A.4 .B.5. C.6.16.Who will probably make a video of the evening?A.The mans cousin. B.The woman. C.The mans roommate.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.What does the speaker say about the situation of job-hunting?A.Severe.B.Uncertain.C.Optimistic.18.What does the center offer to graduates?A.Advice. B.Jobs. C.Training courses.19.What confuses many young people?A.What jobs suit them. B.What problems they have. C.What questions to ask and ask who.20.Whats the office hours of the center?A.From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. B.From 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.C.From 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节：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A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。AAt the end of every year, Time picks the best 25 inventions that are “making the world better and smarter”. Here we have picked three of this years inventions that could be a part of your life in the near future.The levitating(悬浮的) light bulbThis special light bulb was invented by US. artist and scientist Simon Morris. He got the idea of making a light bulb float from hoverboards (悬浮滑板), which he used to dream of having as a kid.But the floating is not the most amazing part. The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets(磁铁), which were put in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base, does the job. Whats new here is a technology called induction (电磁感应). It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.Shoes that tie themselvesTheyre not what you thinkshoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie them. Instead, the new shoes have small motors that control their laces. When you step in them, your feet will hit a sensor (传感器) in the shoes and the motor will automatically tighten the laces.But the shoes werent just designed for lazy peoples needs. They could actually give athletes an advantage during competition. They are also useful for people who cannot move their arms or fingers easily.The notouch thermometer(体温计)Taking your body temperature usually means putting a thermometer in your armpits (腋窝) and staying still for minutes. It may be easy or you, but its an impossible task for little kids.Now, with the new thermometer, users can simply put it 2.5 centimeters from a patients forehead and press the button, and it can get reading in two seconds.21The most amazing aspect of the levitating light bulb is that _.Ait can floatBits inventor is more than a scientistCit makes use of the rejection of the magnetsDinduction allows it to get power even when unconnected with the base22How is the notouch thermometer different from other ones?AIt makes it easier to take kids temperature.BYou need wait two minutes for the reading.CYou dont need to press the button.DIt should be put in ones armpit.23In which part of a newspaper can you possibly read this text?AEducation. BSports.CScience. DEntertainment.BMany years ago, when we were a young couple with two small children, aged 2 and 4, we were practically impecunious. My inlaws lived from hand to mouth, so we didnt expect any help from them. My parents lived a great distance away, and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation.My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pickup truck, carrying groceries for local shopkeepers, but it was constantly breaking down. It took almost all the money we had to have it fixed. The truck was also the only means of transportation for us.We lived in the countryside, and we always used the back door because the driveway led to it. One winter evening, I stepped outside to take a bag of trash to the barrel and almost tripped over something. It was nearly dark, and I had to bend down to see what it was. I could hardly believe my eyes. There sat a large basket loaded with food.It was heavy, so I called my husband to carry it into the house. Once inside, we discovered two loaves of bread, some butter, several cans of vegetables, a can of orange sauce, and a large turkey. There was so much that I couldnt remember it all, but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinnereverything except potatoes.A little while later I remembered that I hadnt taken the trash to the barrel. By now it was dark, so I had to turn on the yard lightand thats when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting on the porch.That dinner was the best I could remember.We werent able to thank our donators, though, because we never found out who had been so generous in helping a struggling young family. Whoever it was, we are forever grateful.24Which of the following can replace the underlined word “impecunious” in Paragraph 1?AGenerous. BHarmonious. CPenniless. DStubborn.25How did the authors husband support the family?ABy starting a garage. BBy selling food door to door.CBy delivering goods. DBy working as a shop assistant.26How did the author feel when she saw the basket?AShe was annoyed. BShe was astonished.CShe was terrified. DShe felt a sense of relief.27What may be the best title for the text?A. A helping hand in time B. A struggling young coupleC. A tale of potatoes D. A reward from a stranger CAmmie Reddick from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, was only 18 months old when she had the accident that had scarred(留下创伤) her for life. The curious child reached up to grab the wire of a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water over her tiny infant frame.Her mother Ruby turned round and, seeing Ammie horribly burnt, called an ambulance which rushed her daughter to a nearby hospital. Twenty percent of Ammies body had been burned and all of her burns were thirddegree. There, using tissue (组织) taken from unburned areas of Ammies body, doctors performed complex skin transplants(移植) to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took about six hours. Over the next 16 years, Ammie underwent 12 more operations to repair her body.When she started school at Maxwelton Primary at age 4, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldnt play with her. “I was the only burned child in the street, the class and the school，” she recalled, “some children refused to become friends because of that.”Today, aged 17, Ammie can only ever remember being a burned person with scars; pain is a permanent part of her body. She still has to have two further skin transplants. Yet she is a confident, outgoing teenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.She is a member of the Scottish Burned Childrens Club, a charity set up last year. This month, Ammie will be joining the younger children at the Graffham Water Center in Cambridge shire for the charitys first summer camp. “I will show them how to get rid of unkind stares from others，” she says. Ammie loves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops, and she plans to show the youngsters at the summer camp that they can too. “I do not go to great lengths to hide my burns scars，” she says, “I gave up wondering how other people would react years ago.”28What did other children do when Ammie first went to school?AThey were friendly to her. BThey showed sympathy to her.CThey were afraid of her. DThey looked down upon her.29Ammie will teach the younger children at the Graffham Water Center to _.Aface others unkindness bravely Bhide their scars by proper dressingClive a normal life Drecover quickly30What does the underlined word “permanent” in the 4th paragraph mean?ANecessary. BLifelong. CDifficult. DImportant.31What can be the best title of the passage?AA Seriously Burned Girl Survives BWays to Get Rid of Unkind StaresCPermanent Scars And Pain For a Girl DA seriously burned angel of HopeDBeing less than perfectly welldressed in a business setting can result in a feeling of great discomfort that may well require treatment to eliminate (remove). And the sad truth is that “clothing mismatches” on the job can ruin the day of the person who is wearing the inappropriate attire(着装)and the people with whom he or she comes in contact.Offices vary when it comes to dress codes. Some businesses have very high standards for their employees and set strict guidelines for office attire, while others maintain a more relaxed attitude. However, it is always important to remember that no matter what your companys attitude is regarding what you wear, you are working in a business environment and you should dress properly. Certain items may be more appropriate for evening wear than for a business meeting, just as shorts and a Tshirt are better suited for the beach than for an office environment. Your attire should reflect both your environment and your position. A senior vice president has a different image to maintain than that of a secretary or sales assistant. Like it or not, you will be judged by your personal appearance.This is never more apparent than on “dressdown days”， when what you wear can say more about you than any business suit ever could. In fact, people will pay more attention to what you wear on dressdown days than on “business professional” days. Thus, when dressing in “business casual” clothes, try to put some good taste into your wardrobe choices, and recognize that the “real” definition of business casual is to dress just one notch (等级) down from what you would normally wear of businessprofessional attire days.Remember, there are borders between your career and our social life. You should dress one way for play and another way when you mean business. Always ask yourself where you are going and how other people will be dressed when you get there. Is the final destination the opera, the beach, or the office? Dress properly and you will discover the truth in the principle that clothes make the manand the woman. Unless you are sure what to wear, it pays to dress slightly traditionally than the situation demands.32What is the passage mainly about?AThe differences between professional and casual dress.BThe relationship between career and social life.CHow to dress properly in a business setting.DDressing codes vary in different situations.33Which of the following statements is true?AEvery company has strict rules regarding office dress.BYou should dress according to the business setting even when there are no fixed rules.CYou can wear whatever you like if your company doesnt have high standards for it.DIn companies with relaxed rules on office dress, you cant spot a manager among others.34Which statement best describes “dressdown days”？APeople are usually more careful about what they wear on dressdown days.BPeoples clothes on dressdown days dont receive much attention.CWe cant judge a persons taste by his clothes on dressdown days.DOn dressdown days, you can wear whatever you like.35Which of the following is NOT the rule offered in the passage regarding business dress?ARemember to ask others for advice when you dont know what to dress.BDress a bit traditionally if you are not sure what to wear.CFor a business meeting and a concert, you should dress differently.DThink about how other guests will wear if you are invited to a dinner.第二节(共5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 Be More Creative Every DayCreativity isnt something you either have or dont have. In fact, it is something like playing the saxophone. _36_ So read on to know how.Be more curious.Its important to seek out new viewpoints every day. _37_ To involve this in your daily life, make sure to keep an open mind when youre presented with an idea, and be curious as to what else is around the corner.Give yourself space.Letting every piece of information into your brain drags you from being creative. Try to apply a level of space into your everyday life. _38_ It helps to lead your thinking patterns away from potential distractions (使人分心的事物), leaving much room to have creative ideas.Try something new.Frequent thinking patterns, in effect, cause you to be more likely to think the same things or make the same decisions over and over unless you get out of your comfort zone. _39_ Though not always easy, it does open up a whole new world of thinking!_40_Social media has created an environment where were constantly shown whether weve succeeded in the form of likes or comments, which leads us to doubt ourselves. However, creativity is a journey, and youre learning every step of the way. Honestly, youll learn much more from that than a straight win anyway. So be confident and tell yourself you have already done well enough.ALearn from failure.BRemind yourself youre good enough.CThe 8 pm.8 am. phone ban is a great way to begin.DGetting physical really helps to sort out your brain space.EBut its not easy to feel or be automatically creative either.FThus you can think and approach things from another angle.GUsing your skills in a different area is a great way to think outside the box.第卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。We have all heard of giant pandas, and know that they are endangered. When one has babies, it makes national news _41_， and pictures of their babies are _42_ circulated. But it now seems that the giant panda is not _43_ of itself.The lovely animals have _44_ a classic test of selfawareness. They cannot _45_ themselves in the mirror. Researchers use the mirror recognition test to _46_ whether children or animals have a _47_ of selfawareness.In the test, an animal is presented _48_ a mirror. Researchers then watch to see _49_ it notices a mark on its face, which is only _50_ in the mirror. If the animal notices the mark, it often _51_ it. Human children often pass the test when they are only two years old.Many other animals have passed the mirror test, including monkeys, Asian elephants and even pigeons. But when researchers tested pandas, _52_ of them did the same thing as those animals did. _53_， each panda behaved as if their _54_ in the mirror was another panda altogether. They acted as if they were _55_ by what they saw in the mirror, scratching their feet and walking _56_.The _57_ of this research will help design better areas for animals in captivity (圈养). For example, onedirectional glass sometimes used in the areas may _58_ pandas to feel stressed when they see their own image in the _59_. Thats because they might believe it to be another panda, _60_ themselves.41A.papersBCovers Cheadlines Dpages42A.widely Bpopularly Cespecially Dcompletely43A.shy BFond Cconscious Dconfident 44.A.failed BIgnored Cfaced Dconducted45A.observe BDiscover Crecognize Dunderstand46A.believe in Bfind out Cpick out Dtake in47A.sense BQuestion Copinion Dthought48A.for BWith Cin Dbefore49A.how DWhen nnnCwhy Dwhether50A.touchable BSeeable Csensible Dpossible51A.dismisses BAdmits Cfeels Dmoves52A.all BMost Cone Dnone53A.Thus BHowever CInstead DStill54A.reaction BReflection Coperation Dimagination55A.trapped BAmazed Cthreatened Dteased56A.backwards BAlone Cforwards Dalong57A.failure BOutcome Csuccess Dreview58A.cause BPrepare Caccelerate Durge59A.eyes BCages Czoo Dglass60A.other than Bregardless of Cbecause of Drather than第二节（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形式。Joy in living come