2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题.doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题第一部分 听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）(共两节，满分30分)回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上, 听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。 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。每段对话后有一道小题，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l. Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Snowy. 2. Whatwillthegirlprobablydotonight?A. Playwithherfriends. B. Watchamovie. C. Prepare for the exam. 3. WhydidHenrygotoOxford?A. Fortravel. B. Forstudy. C. Forwork. 4. Whatcontributesmosttothegardenaccordingtotheman?A. Hishardwork. B. Thegoodweather. C. Thewomansefforts. 5. Whatdidthemanorder?A. Water. B. Coffee. C. juice. 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至7题。5. Whatarehespeakerstalkingabout?A. Aspecialevent. B. Themansfriends. C. Abigbox. 7. Howdoestheboysound?A. Surprised. B. Excited. C. Calm. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Whatisthedatetoday?A. January1st. B. December24th. C. December25th. 9. Whatdoesthemansayaboutthegirlsmother?A. Sheishardtoplease. B. Shewantstobuyanewhat. C. Shedoesntlikechocolates. 听第8段材料，回答第10至2题。10. WhatwasBonzodoingwhenhitbyacar?A. Playinginagarden. B. Runningafterabait. C. Walking ontheroad. l1. WhatdoweknowaboutBonzo?A. Heisapet. B. HeisMegansbrother. C. Heishavinganoperation. 12. Whatwillthespeakersdolater?A. Dosomeshopping. B. Gotothehospital. C. Havesomecoffee. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Howcanpeopleknowtheageof astar?A. Fromitssize. B. From its color.C. From its light.14. Whatdoesthemansayaboutspace?A. Thereisanendinspace. B. Therearestillunsolvedproblems. C. Therearesomeunknownstars. 15. Whatarethespeakersdoing?A. Attendingameeting. B. Havinganinterview. C. Readingabook. 16. Whatdoesthemanthinkof findinglifeelsewhereintheuniverse?A. Impossible. B. Exciting. C. Easy. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. HowlongdidWestlifelast?A. 19years. B. 14years. C. 12years. 18. HowmanytoptensinglesdidWestlifeachieve?A. 14. B. 26. C. 50. 19. WhichisWestlifesfirstsingle?A. FlyingWithoutWings. B. If ILetYou Go. C. SwearItAgain. 20. WhichcountrydidWestlifefail tobreakinto?A. TheUS. B. Ireland.C. TheUK. 第二部分 阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）(共20 小题，每小题2 分, 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, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。BOOTS AND HEARTS xxTICKET INFORMATIONAfter a purchase you will receive a confirmation email from Eventbrite on behalf of Boots and Hearts. No electronic tickets will be issued for Boots and Hearts. All admission ticket purchasers will receive their festival wristbands and camping certificates by post. If you are having any other technical issue with your order, click . bootsandhearts. to contact Eventbrite. Orders cannot be separated once purchased- the entire order will be provided to the account holder. If you are currently under the age of l8, you would need your parents or someone over the age of 18 to purchase the tickets. NOTESAll Boots and Hearts ticket purchases are final sales, no refunds or exchanges. DONT damage, stretch, cut or change your wristband in any way. Altered wristbands will be of no use and the bearer will be likely to be forced out. Full event wristbands cannot be shared (i.e. different people using them on different days). Performers and the program schedule are subject to change without notice. The festival takes place rain or shine. TENT CANPSITE RULESCamping opens Wednesday, August 8th at 12:00 p. m. Any vehicle arriving before the gate open times will be turned away. Tent campsites are strictly for tents. Tent trailers of similar must purchase an RV campsite. Each campsite offers parking for one regular sized vehicle (smaller than a 12-passenger van). Campsites will fortably acmodate 4-6 people, with maximum of 8 people per site. Campsite prices are per campsite for the entire event and NOT per person. Pets and other animals are not allowed on the festival grounds and in the camping areas. STILL HAVEANY QUESTION? Please visit our FAQ page or contact Boots and Hearts. 21. The passage suggests that wristbands .A. may be bought at a discountB. can be shared with othersC. should be well protectedD. will be returned to sellers22. What can we learn from the passage?A. All the tickets will be sent to buyers by email. B. Each campsite can be acmodated for 8 people at least. C. The festival will not be held as scheduled unless the fine weather. D. Vehicles are not allowed to enter the campsite until 12:00 p. m, August 8th.23. What is the type of the writing?A. An advertisementB. An event noticeC. A news reportD. A program listB.We often think that our affairs, great or small, must be tended continuously and in detail, or our world will break apart, and we will lose our places in he universe. That is . not true, or if it is true, then our situations were so temporary that they would have collapsed (崩溃 anyway. . Once a year or sol get away for a day. On the eve of my day of absence, I inform housemates, my family and close friends that I will not be reachable for twenty-four hours; then I disconnect the telephone. I sit for at least an hour in a very hot bathtub; then I lay out my clothes in preparation for my morning escape, and knowing that nothing will disturb me, I sleep well. On the morning I wake naturally, for I will have set no clock, nor informed my body timepiece when it should alarm. I dress in fortable shoes and casual clothes and leave my house going no place. If I am living in a city, I wander streets, window-shop, or stare at buildings. I enter and leave public parks, libraries, and theatres. I stay in no place for very long. Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously , separates the past from the future. Jobs, family and friends can exist one day without any one of us. Each person deserves the day in which no problems are faced up to, no solutions searched for, We need hours of aimless wandering or sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants. If we step away for a time, we are not, as many. may think, being irresponsible, but rather we are preparing ourselves to more ably perform our duties. When I return home, Jam always surprised to find some questions I sought to evade had been answered and some entanglements (瓜葛) I had hoped to flee had bee separated out in my absence. A day away can help drive away the bitterness, transform hesitation, and renew the spirit. 24. Why does the author lay out his clothes the night before his day away?A. He will not forget what he should wear. B. He is able to sleep late in the morning. C. He can be dressed as stylishly as possible. D. He gets ready for the journey in the morning. 25. The words casual, wander, and stare in Paragraph 3 suggest a feeling of .A. determinationB. mysteryC. confusionD. relaxation26. What does the underlined wordevade in the last paragraph probably mean?A. ConsiderB. AvoidC. DecideD. Raise27. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To persuade readers to take some time for themselves. B. To entertain readers with a story of an unusual day. C. To show how to spend a day away from home. D. To describe what it is like to rediscover a city. CGreen spaces within and around city schools improve the mental development of young children, a study has found. The. findings may partly be explained by reduced exposure to traffic pollution, experts believe. Other influences could include the psychological effect of having views of fields and trees rather than roads and buildings. The Spanish researchers found each degree of increase in surrounding greenness led to a 5% improvement in the development of short-term, or working memory over a period of one year. It also improved the progress of superior working memory”the ability to update memories. with changing informationby 6%，and reduced inattentiveness. puter analysis suggested that carbon from traffic might account for up to 65% of the trend. The researchers carried out mental performance tests on 2, 593 children attending 36 primary schools in Barcelona every three months for a year. Over the study period, participants working memory increased by an average of 22.8%, and superior working memory by 15.2%, while inattentiveness decreased by 18. 9%. The researchers wrote, Approximately one half of the world population lives in cities, and by 2030, three in five persons will live in urban areas worldwide, Urban areas are a network of non-natural built-up structures with increased pollutant levels and less green environments. Childrens exposure to these pollutants has been associated with harmful impacts on their mental development. Our findings suggest a beneficial impact of greens paces exposure on mental development. British experts said the study was interesting, but pointed out some limitations. Professor Andy Jones, from Norwich medical school, said, “The measure of green space used was the number of plants in the neighborhoods of the children and their schools. It was not a direct measure of usable green spaces, like public parks, although they will be included. Dr Ross Cameron, at the University of Sheffield, said, “The authors suggest a causal link between air quality and green space. They admit, however, that this factor only seems to explain part of their correlations(相互关系), ”28. The Spanish researchers study shows that the increase in surrounding greennessA. made students bee fond of studying .B. developed students level of intelligenceC. could change students habit of memorizingD. developed students ability to update information29. What is most related to the findings according to the puter analysis?A. Architectural design. B. Less exposure to traffic pollution. C. Psychological effect of seeing green fields. D. A decrease in the number of buildings and roads. 30. According to the fourth paragraph, the researchers stressed .A. the variety of future citiesB. the uncertainty of the city populationC. the importance of protecting the environmentD. the necessity of increasing green spaces in cities31. British experts attitude towards the study isA. positiveB. objectiveC. doubtfulD. uncaringDSelf-driving cars are just around the corner. Such vehicles will make getting from one place to another safer and less stressful. They also could cut down on traffic, reduce pollution and limit accidents. But how should driverless cars handle emergencies? People disagree on the answer. To understand the challenge, imagine a car suddenly meets some pedestrians in the road. Its too late to avoid a crash. So the cars artificial intelligence must decide whether to swerve(急转弯), To save the pedestrians, should the car swerve off the road or swerve into oning traffic:? What if such options :would likely kill the cars driver?Researchers used online survey to study peoples attitudes about such situations with driverless cars. Survey participants mostly agreed automated cars should be designed to protect the most people. That included swerving into walls to save a larger number of pedestrians. However, those same surveyed want to ride in cars that protect passengers at all costs-even if the pedestrians would now end up dying. Jean-Francois Bonnefon, a psychologist at the Toulouse School of Economics, and his colleagues reported their findings in Science. “Automated cars can revolutionize transportation, says study coauthor Iyad Rahwan. But he adds, this new technology creates a moral (道德的) dilemma that could slow its acceptance. Makers of puterized cars are at a loss for what to do next. Most buyers would want their cars to be programmed to protect them in preference to other people. However, regulations might one day instruct that cars must act for the greater good. But the scientists think rules like this could drive away buyers, If so, all the potential benefits of driverless cars would be lost. promises(妥协) might be possible, another psychologist, Kurt Gray says. He thinks if all driverless cars are programmed to protect their passengers in emergencies, traffic accidents will drop. Those vehicles might be dangerous to pedestrians on rare occasions. But they “wont speed, wont drive drunk and wont text while driving, which would be a win for society. 32. The underlined word “challenge in Paragraph 2 refers to .A. the technical problems that self-driving cars haveB. how self-driving cars reduce traffic accidentsC. how self-driving cars handle emergenciesD. peoples negative attitude towards self-driving cars33. According to the passage, online surveys show that .A. people care about whose safety should e firstB. self-driving cars should be designed to protect driversC. the busy traffic may be a problem for self-driving carsD. self-driving cars artificial intelligence needs improvement34. What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?A. Regulations are in passengers favor. B. Most people dislike driverless cars now. C. Self-driving car makers are in a tough spot. D. The potential benefits of driverless cars are ignored. 35. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Moral Dilemma Could Limit Appeal of Driverless Cars. B. Driverless Cars Could Revolutionize Transportation, C. New Regulations Have Great Influence on Driverless Cars. D. People Disagree on the Future of Driverless Cars. 第二节 七选五阅读(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。Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet(磁铁) 36 And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success. So how can we build a sense of self-confidence and prepare ourselves on the way to success? First, do what you believe to be right, even if others laugh at you for it. 37 If you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them. Second, govern your behavior based on what other people think. Whats more important, be willing to take risks and go the extra miles to achieve better results, in which case mistakes can not be avoided 38 Next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices. Building self-confidence is readily achievable, as long as you have the focus and determination to carry things through. With your determination and improvement, you are getting closer to success. At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your acplishments. “Thanks, I really worked hard on the road to success. Im pleased you recognize my efforts. 39 Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our. lives, and it is no wonder that so many people struggle to find it. 40 Besides, whether youre working on your own self-confidence or building the confidence of people around you, its well worth the effort!A. Believe in yourself and believe that you can do it under any circumstances. B. Highly self-confidence person can achieve great results in every field he enters. C. Besides, those who are self-confident can in turn inspire confidence in others. D. The congratulations from others will promote you to gain further success. E. Self-confidence really can be learned and built on. F. Dont hesitate to admit your mistakes, and learn from them. G. A lack of confidence can lead to a lot of sufferings. 第三部分: 英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）(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)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的阿个选项(A、B. C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选項，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。What do you do when you were born with only two fingers on each hand and your legs were amputated (截肢) at the knees when you were three? Lee Hee-ah 41 that in her life. And her legs 42 at her knees. When Lee was born, doctors told her mother Woo Kap-sun that her child wasnt 43 . But Woo was determined her daughter would 44 a successful life. When Lee was old enough to go to school, her mother decided that she wanted her daughter to take 45 lessons. She felt it would help her 46 hands because playing piano could make them stronger. In addition, she felt that 47 she could master the piano, she could master. 48. But for six months, piano schools 49 them down. Then the teacher who did accept the task got 50 and wanted to quit. It became a 51 of wills between the mother and the daughter that led to a 52 in which Woo actually threw her daughter on the floor in 53. Lee got back to the piano bench and for the first time played the childrens song she had been trying to learn. That was the 54 point and one year. later Lee 55 the prize in a piano concert for kindergarteners. It was at age 7 that :Lee won Koreas 19th National Handicap Conquest Contest and was 56 with her award by the President of Korea. Today Lee, 22, has won numerous awards, and is a 57 traveled concert pianist with more than 200 appearances. Lee thanked her 58 for challenging her to master the piano and said that although her training was 59 as time went by, the piano had became her 60 of inspiration and her best friend. Nothing is impossible in life. Its only our thought and belief that matter. 41. A. determinedB. examinedC. experiencedD. introduced42. A. endedB. beganC. stoppedD. held43. A. normalB. necessaryC. formalD. logical44. A. stayB. leadC. hideD. take45. A. artB. languageC. geograph