2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题(含解析) (III).doc

2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题(含解析) (III)第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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. When does the womans train leave?A. At 10:00 tonight. B. At 5:10 tomorrow morning.C. At 10:00 tomorrow morning.2. What does the woman want to do?A. Go out of the room. B. Let the man in. C. Open the window.3. How long has the man been waiting for the woman?A. 5 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes.4. What may the speakers do this weekend?A. Watch a movie. B. Play table tennis. C. Climb a mountain.5. How will the man probably go downtown?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway.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。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. What happened to the mans bike?A. It was hit by a car. B. It was stolen yesterday afternoon.C. It was broken when he was riding it.7. What day is it today probably?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When does the conversation probably take place?A. At night. B. In the afternoon. C. In the morning.9. What is the woman probably doing?A. Listening to the radio. B. Writing some reports. C. Watching TV.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the man want to go?A. Australia. B. Singapore. C. New Zealand.11. What time will Flight 212 take off?A. At 12:30 pm. B. At 1:30 pm. C. At 2:00 pm.12. How long will the whole journey take?A. About twenty-three hours. B. About twenty-one hours. C. About nineteen hours.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who laugh at the woman?A. Her neighbors. B. Her relatives. C. Her colleagues.14. How has the woman been trying to lose weight?A. By eating healthy food more. B. By taking some medicine. C. By eating less.15. What do we know about the woman?A. She prefers hamburgers to hot dogs. B. She wants to find a new job.C. She is really wealthily.16. What advice does the man give the woman?A. Going to a gym at regular times. B. Taking the bus one stop fewer.C. Stopping using the elevator.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which fact of Sydney does the speaker mention?A. It has a population of less than three million.B. It is a place of natural beauty with green parkland.C. It has the worlds biggest deep water harbor.18. What date(s) back to the early nineteenth century?A. The Rocks. B. Houses in Paddington. C. The Koala Bear Park.19. How do many people like the Opera House?A. Its one of the oldest buildings in the world.B. Its one of the largest buildings in the world.C. Its one of the most outstanding buildings in the world.20. What is the temperature difference between summer and winter in Sydney?A. 8C. B. 12C. C.20C.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Londons transport services offer you a special experience of the city. Heres a round up of the transport choices available to you. London UndergroundThere are 11 colour-coded Underground lines. Services run regularly from around 05:00 to 00:30 (Sunday 07: 30 to 23:30) on most-routes.Visit tfl. gov. uk/tube for more information.Tip：Always stand on the right when using the escalators (电动扶梯) at Tube stations. It can get hot and busy on the Tube during peak (高峰) travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these hours. BusesA cheap and easy way to travel around London. They generally run from 05 : 00 to 00 ： 30. Night buses operate on many major routes from around midnight to 05:00, and some operate a 24-hour service.It is not possible to pay for your London bus fare in cash. Instead, you can pay with a Visitor Oyster card, Oyster card, Travelcard or UK-issued contactless payment card. A single bus journey is l. 50 with an Oyster card or UK-issued contactless payment card.To help you get home, if you dont have enough credit on your Oyster card, you will be able to make one more bus journey.After this you will need to top up the credit on your card before you use it again. If youre your contactless payment card has been issued outside the UK, please check tfL gov. uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our bus services. For any international transaction fees (手续费) that may apply, please check with your card issuer.For more information visit tfl. gov. uklbuses.Tip:Some bus routes are especially good for sightseeingtry routes 9, 14, 15 and 22. The New Routemaster bus featured in the James Bond film Skyfall and runs on routes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 390. If you run out of credit on your Visitor Oyster card, its easy to add more at: Touchscreen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations. Around 4, 000 Oyster Ticket Stops cross London (Find your nearest one at ticketstoplocator. tfl. gov. uk). Travel & Visitor Information Centres. London Overground station ticket offices.1. During the rush hour, visitors at Tube stations are advised to _.A. stand side by side B. avoid using the escalatorsC. take the tube at fixed times D. take advantage of off-peak hours2. The underlined part “top up” can best be replaced by _.A. use up B. addC. think about D. balance3. If a visitor wants to find the nearest Oyster Ticket Stop, he should visit _.A. tfl. gov. uk/tube B. tfl. gov. uk/busesC. tfl. gov. uk/contactless D. ticketstoplocator. tfl. gov. uk【答案】1. D 2. B 3. D【解析】本文为读者介绍了可供选择的伦敦交通服务。【1题详解】细节理解题。由It can get hot and busy on the Tube during peak (高峰) travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these hours.可知在高峰期，地铁站的游客被建议利用非交通繁忙时间，选D。【2题详解】词义猜测题。由If youre your contactless payment card has been issued outside the UK, please check tfL gov. uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our bus services.可知After this you will need to top up the credit on your card before you use it again.的意思是之后，在你再次使用之前，你需要给信用卡充值，所以top up的意思是增加，选B。【3题详解】细节理解题。由Around 4, 000 Oyster Ticket Stops cross London (Find your nearest one at ticketstoplocator. tfl. gov. uk).可知选D。【名师点睛】细节题，是指原文提到了某事物、现象或理论，题干针对原文具体叙述本身发问。一般包括直接理解题（在原文中可直接找到答案，常用who, what, when, where, why和how等提问。）语义转化题（需要将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换，两者存在表达上的差异，有时需要进行加工或整理后方能得出结论）、数字计算题、排列顺序题、图表图画题等。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。小题1细节理解题。由It can get hot and busy on the Tube during peak (高峰) travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these hours.可知在高峰期，地铁站的游客被建议利用非交通繁忙时间，选D。BA ten-year-old from Howell, Michigan is being praised as a hero thanks to his persistence (坚持) that led to saving the life of an elderly neighbor. The event happened late in an evening when Danny DiPietro was being driven home from hockey practice by his mom.Thats when the young boy noticed an open garage (车库) and a figure (身影) that he believed was a dog outside an apartment building near his house. Given the freezing cold weather, the young boy got a feeling that something was not right. But instead of dismissing it like most kids his age would have, he insisted that his mother, Dawn, find out what was going on. Dawn tried to make Danny believe that no one would leave a dog out in such cold weather, but he refused to take no for an answer.Dawn finally gave in and decided to drive to the area with the family dog and see if there was any truth to Dannys hunch (直觉).Sure enough, as she got closer to the apartment building she noticed a garage that was wide open and someone waving madly for help. Upon getting there, she realized that it was not a dog the young boy had seen, but Kathleen St. Onge. The 80-year-old had fallen down on some ice in her garage and had been lying there for two hours, unable to get up.Dawn rushed home to get her husband to help and called 911. The two then returned with some blankets to cover Ms. St. Onge, while they waited for the ambulance (救护车) to arrive. Though still in hospital, the elderly woman is recovering well and forever grateful to Danny, for following up on his hunch!4. When seeing a figure in an open garage, Danny _.A. recognized it was an old man B. thought it was a homeless dogC. realized something was wrong D. believed it was nothing important5. When Dawn got closer to the garage, she _.A. noticed the dog had gone away B. knew Dannys hunch was wrongC. found an old lady waving for help D. felt something must have been stolen6. Which of the following can best describe Danny?A. Brave and patient. B. Friendly and honest.C. Considerate and optimistic. D. Persistent and warm-hearted.7. What could be the best title for the text?A. Always follow your hunch.B. Be ready to help save the elderly.C. Unknown hero brings love and hope.D. 10-year-old saves elderly neighbors life.【答案】4. C 5. C 6. D 7. D【解析】这篇文章主要讲了一个十岁的小男孩用自己的坚持，救了一位上了年纪的邻居。【4题详解】细节理解题。由Thats when the young boy noticed an open garage (车库) and a figure (身影) that he believed was a dog outside an apartment building near his house. Given the freezing cold weather, the young boy got a feeling that something was not right.可知当看到在一个打开的车库里有一个身影，Danny意识到出了一些事情，选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。由Sure enough, as she got closer to the apartment building she noticed a garage that was wide open and someone waving madly for help.可知当Dawn更靠近车库时，她看到一个老妇人挥手寻求帮助，选C。【6题详解】推理判断题。由A ten-year-old from Howell, Michigan is being praised as a hero thanks to his persistence (坚持) that led to saving the life of an elderly neighbor. 和The two then returned with some blankets to cover Ms. St. Onge, while they waited for the ambulance (救护车) to arrive.可推断出Danny是一个坚持而又热心的孩子，选D。【7题详解】主旨大意题。由全文的主题句A ten-year-old from Howell, Michigan is being praised as a hero thanks to his persistence (坚持) that led to saving the life of an elderly neighbor.可知这篇文章主要讲了一个十岁的小男孩用自己的坚持，救了一位上了年纪的邻居，选D。CAt 13, Hawa Abdulai Yorke left her familys home, in Ghana, Africa, to live with an aunt who promised to send her to school. Instead, the aunt put Yorke to work as her maid(佣人). Determined to go to school, Yorke returned home and began selling water in a nearby city to raise money for her education. However, her father spent the money she had earned on a motorcycle.Yorkers story is familiar to girls growing up in Ghana. There, a girls place is in the home. Educating girls is considered a waste of money.“It happens more than it should, where parents have money to send their girls to school but choose not to,” says Ryan Roach, a volunteer in Ghana, where nearly 55% of girls are not allowed to attend secondary school. Cultural beliefs say education is not a wise investment (投资).The White Houses Let Girls Learn is working to change this view of girls education, in Ghana and in countries worldwide. Former First Lady Michelle Obama says parents have to be persuaded that girls education is a better investment than household labor. A study shows that for every year of secondary-school education, a girls earning power increases by 18%. Today, Let Girls Learn works in 13 countries, and there are plans to expand the program. Recently, Let Girls Learn hosted a 24-hour event to e up with creative solutions for the barriers (障碍) to girls education.Yorke, now 22, is about to finish high school. Thanks to Let Girls Learn, she plans to attend college and study puter science. She says working alongside college students at the Let Girls Learn event strengthened her determination. “Im focused on my books,” says Yorke. “I know if I study hard, I, too, can go to university and live a happy life.”8. What was the attitude of Yorkers aunt towards girls attending school?A. She was against it. B. She had no idea of it.C. She was in favor of it. D. She considered it hard work.9. According to Ryan Roach, the reason for girls not receiving enough education is thatA. they are too busy to go to schoolB. their families are too poor to afford itC. there are few secondary schools for girlsD. cultural beliefs prevent girls from attending school10. What can we learn about Let Girls Learn?A. It has spread all over the world.B. It is a Ghana-based organization.C. It aims to offer free education to girls.D. It has got support from Michelle Obama11. Whats Yorkes next plan?A. To further her studies.B. To join in Let Girls Learn.C. To write some books for girls.D. To get a puter-related job.【答案】8. A 9. D 10. D 11. A【解析】本文通过讲述Yorke的故事说明在非洲，由于文化信仰阻止女孩儿上学，使得女孩们不能接受到足够的教育。“让女孩上学”工程使得这一现象有所改变。【8题详解】推理判断题。由At 13, Hawa Abdulai Yorke left her familys home, in Ghana, Africa, to live with an aunt who promised to send her to school. Instead, the aunt put Yorke to work as her maid(佣人).可知Yorkers的姑妈反对女孩上学，选A。【9题详解】细节理解题。由Cultural beliefs say education is not a wise investment (投资).可知按照Ryan Roach的说法，文化信仰阻止女孩儿上学，使得女孩们不能接受到足够的教育，选D。【10题详解】推理判断题。由Former First Lady Michelle Obama says parents have to be persuaded that girls education is a better investment than household labor.可推断出“让女孩儿上学”获得米歇尔奥巴马的支持，选D。【11题详解】细节理解题。由Thanks to Let Girls Learn, she plans to attend college and study puter science.可知Yorke接下来的计划是继续到大学学习，选A。DRobots e in many shapes and sizes, but scientists in Zurich, Switzerland, have developed one new robot called Pleurobot, which looks and acts just like a salamander (火蜥蜴).To create the robot, scientists took hundreds of X-rays of real salamanders. They studied the images of these animals to see which joints (关节) and muscles the animals use as they move. Then the scientists built the Pleurobots skeleton to move just like the real thing. This makes the robots movements incredibly lifelike.According to experts, salamanders were among the first animals to develop a skeleton and nervous system that allowed them to travel on land. “By studying the modern salamander, we have a time window to the ancestors of all vertebrates(脊椎动物), including humans,” Auke Ijspeert, the designer of the robot, told scholastic News Online.Both people and salamanders have a spinal cord (脊髓). An injury to the spinal cord can result in the inability to move. Now, there is no cure for paralysis (瘫痪). Ijspeert hopes that the Pleurobot can help change that. Because these studies could help researchers develop new ways to help people who have been paralyzed by spinal cord injuries.Scientists think that the Pleurobot could also be used for search-and-rescue tasks too dangerous for humans. Because the robot is low to the ground and has a wide range of motion, it could be used to get into dangerous places, like fallen buildings, to look for survivors. Thanks to its waterproof suit, the robotic salamander could even participate in underwater missions.Experts are now working on a smaller, sturdier (harder to break) model of the Pleurobot. They expect this one to be even better suited for getting into small spaces to do dangerous work.12. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. How real salamanders move.B. What the Pleurobot looks like.C. Why scientists invented the Pleurobot.D. How scientists designed the Pleurobot.13. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. The shape of the spinal cord.B. The movement of robotic animals.C. The problem of spinal cord injuries.D. The way the brain controls the spinal cord.14. Which of the following can best describe the Pleurobot?A. Fashionable. B. Entertaining.C. Functional. D. Power-saving.15. The text is most probably _.A. a news report B. a research paperC. an advertisement D. an official document【答案】12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A【解析】这篇文章主要讲了瑞士的科学家发明了一款新的机器人，这款机器人看起来有些像火蜥蜴。【12题详解】主旨大意题。To create the robot, scientists took hundreds of X-rays of real salamanders. They studied the images of these animals to see which joints (关节) and muscles the animals use as they move. Then the scientists built the Pleurobots skeleton to move just like the real thing. This makes the robots movements incredibly lifelike. 第二自然段主要讲了科学家设计这款机器人的过程，选D。【13题详解】细节理解题。由上文内容An injury to the spinal cord can result in the inability to move. Now, there is no cure for paralysis (瘫痪).可知that指的是脊椎受伤的问题，选C。【14题详解】推理判断题。由Scientists think that the Pleurobot could also be used for search-and-rescue tasks too dangerous for humans. Because the robot is low to the ground and has a wide range of motion, it could be used to get into dangerous places, like fallen buildings, to look for survivors. Thanks to its waterproof suit, the robotic salamander could even participate in underwater missions.可推断出机器人Pleurobot非常实用，选C。【15题详解】推理判断题。这篇文章主要讲了瑞士的科学家发明了一款新的机器人，这款机器人看起来有些像火蜥蜴，所以这篇文章最可能是一则新闻报道，选A。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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。As is known to all, we are always consuming various foods. We have to spend large parts of our days finding, buying, cooking and eating our food. Did you ever think it might be nice to be able to make your own food like plants do? _16_ They perform a process called photosynthesis (光合作用) using light from the sun, water and carbon dioxide. The end result of this chemical reaction is sugar for the plant to “eat. The plant gives off water and oxygen._17_ Plants have special structures called chloroplasts (叶绿体) that animals don t have. These structures are filled with chlorophyll, which gives leafy green plants their green color. Their main job is to absorb light from the sun. Chloroplasts can absorb every color except green. Light makes chlorophyll active. It creates