四川省射洪中学校2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

四川省射洪中学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷共12页：答题卡共2页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必在答题卡上将自己的学校、班级、姓名用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写清楚，同时用2B铅笔将考号准确填涂在“考号栏目内。2选择题使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后再选涂其它答案：非选择题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔书写在答题卡的对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效：在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。3考试结束后将答题卡收回。第卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)回答听力部分时，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答题卡上。第一节(共5小题：每小题15分，满分75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并阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例: How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案：C。1. How will the speakers get home?A. By taxi. B. On foot. C. By bus.2. What does the man think of the music?A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing.3. What will the man do tonight?A. Do some reading. B. Take a good rest. C. Go to a movie.4. Why is the man late today?A. He forgot the time. B. He didnt set the alarm.C. He didnt hear the alarm.5. What are the speakers doing?A. Having a meeting. B. Discussing work. C. Making an appointment.第二节(共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分)听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Fellow workers. B. Patient and doctor. C. Passenger and driver.7. When did the woman hurt her finger?A. When having a meeting.B. When getting off a taxi.C. When rushing to the subway.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. When does the conversation take place?A. On Nov. 13. B. On Nov. 30. C. On Dec.25.9. What are the speakers talking about?A. Preparing presents. B. Celebrating Christmas. C. Buying perfume(香水).10. What will Jane buy for her sister?A. A CD. B. A bottle of perfume. C. A book.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11 .When will the trip take place?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.12. What will they do for the first day?A. Having a campfire party.B. Swimming in the lake.C. Climbing to the mountaintop.13. Who do you have to see if you want to join in?A. Jennifer. B. Mike. C. Anne.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What does the woman think of the e-book?A. It costs a lot. B. It hurts her eyes. C. It is convenient.15. What will the man do next?A. Wait for the woman.B. Return to the classroom.C. Go to find his favorite books.16. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a classroom. B. In a bookstore. C. In a library.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many times had the volunteers organized such activities before?A. 6. B. 7. C. 8.18. What did the volunteers do first in the morning?A. They planted trees.B. They cleaned the walls.C. They talked with some students.19. What was Li Leis talk about?A. The usage of waste paper.B. The role of environment protection.C. The relationship between water and pollution.20. Which activity was the last one?A. The lab work. B. The discussion. C. The quiz.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen FoxleeType: FantasyWhen Ophelia moves to a strange city where it never stops snowing, she discovers a boy locked away for 75 years in a museum. She must help the boy before the Snow Queen freezes the world. Along the way, Ophelia learns how to believe in things she cannot see.Targeted readers:People who like fairy tales would enjoy this book. A Hundred Horses by Sarah LeanType: MysteryThe wooden horse Nell brings along during her visits to aunt and cousins is stolen by a girl named Angel. As Nell finds out Angels true identity, a bond grows between them and a group of 99 horses. Word has it that the 100th horse is magical. But where is it? Nell doesnt know, but Angel might know.Targeted readers: Kids who like animals and nature will be sure to find this book exciting.How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine JinksType: FantasyBirdie is an orphan who is good at trapping monsters with her singing voice. She is the only goblin hunter in the world. When kids go missing, its up to her to figure out why.Targeted readers: Anyone who is looking for monsters will take great pleasure in this book. I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein Type: FictionAfter a car accident Jamie loses his family, so he moves in with his aunt, uncle and his cousin Stevie, whose basic aim is to trick Jamie. But Jamie keeps having a positive attitude and running after his goals. He has been recently honored the Funniest Kid Comic of New York State.Targeted readers: This book would be great for anyone who is fond of humorous books.21.Which writer tells a story about a girl saving the world?A. Karen Foxlee.B. Sarah Lean.C. Catherine Jinks.D. James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.22.Nature lovers may take interest in .A. Ophelia and the Marvelous BoyB. A Hundred HorsesC. How to Catch a BogleD. I Even Furnnier : A Middle School Story23.In which section of a newspaper can we probably find this passage?A. Fashion.B. Literature.C.Business.D.Local news.BMy favorite book,The Secretby Rhonda Byrne, talks about a formula called “SFF” which stands for “stopping finding faults”. I used to be a critical person and tried to find faults. I guess I somehow inherited this character from my father. Actually, many good qualities of my father are worth admiring except this.My father is the person who constantly looks for mistakes in other people and he thinks no one is perfect in the world. His character created a negative atmosphere in my family. I was the same as my father, so I often felt angry, disappointed, depressed, and lonely in school.After I had read my favorite book I began to seek “good things” in other people. It has completely changed my life. Now I feel happier, I have more friends, I have more trust in people, and I realize everyone has their own strength! Another important lesson I got from this book is that I should always behave myself in a positive manner. Lets admit that we sometimes complain about our situation. Thats not good. “Believe it or not, people dont like to listen to negative opinions.”One more valuable lesson I got from the book is that I should be a good listener. When I was younger, I only wanted people to pay whole attention to my words so that I could show them how important I was. I was very proud and would show off my achievements in school without considering others feeling. I had very few friends and most people considered me as an “arrogant” person. Now, I find it much easier to make friends after making some changes!24. Why does the author like the book The Secret?A. Because hes found the secret of success from it.B. Because the book uncovers the secrets of happiness.C. Because hes learnt his fathers characters from it.D. Because it helps him change his attitude towards life.25. What do you know about the authors father?A. He makes his son feel angry and disappointed.B. He likes finding faults with people around him.C. He seems a critical person but in fact easy-going.D. He can create a negative atmosphere when necessary.26. The underlined word “arrogant” probably means “_”.A. self-importantB. admirableC. troublesomeD. cold-blooded27. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To persuade readers to be good listeners.B. To share his painful changing experience.C. To tell readers the influence of a book on him.D. To show the result of his fathers negative character.CAs computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes (笔画) of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widely spread among university students. Almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a computer.All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.Its faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And thats why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.“When Im writing with a pen, I find I often cant remember how to write a character, though I feel Im familiar with it.”“Im not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”Many students dont feel this is something to worry about. Now that its more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “ Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic (审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writers emotion. Through ones handwriting, people can get to know ones thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory（必修的）and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.28. The underlined expression “taking stock in” in paragraph 4 probably means_.A. getting bored with B. getting dependent onC. becoming crazy aboutD. getting curious about29. The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because_.A. computers have become a trend and fashion in China B. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essaysC. they find it not easy to remember how to write a characterD. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently30. Which of the following statement is NOT true of the advantage of handwriting?A. Handwriting contains the writers emotions.B. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.C. Handwriting can impress people well and build ones self-confidence.D. The writers thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting.31. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. To Type or to Handwrite. B. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.C. Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand.D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.DAlmost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for. We do know, however, that they existed over 5,500 years ago in ancient Asia.The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia. It is over 5,100 years old. Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didnt become popular for a while, though. This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.But it could also be because of a difficult situation. While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces werent going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them. Eventually, road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later. There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road design.In the mid-1700s, a Frenchman came up with a new design of roada base layer (层) of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones. A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong, lasting road surface became a reality. At around the same lime, metal hubs (the central part of a wheel) came into being, followed by the pneumatic tyre(充气轮胎) in 1846. Alloy wheels were invented in 1967, sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads (柏油路). As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster.32. What might explain why transport wheels didnt become popular for some time?A. Few knew how to use transport wheels.B. Humans carried farming tools just as well.C. Animals were a good means of transport.D. The existence of transport wheels was not known.33. What do we know about road design from the passage?A. It was easier than wheel design.B. It improved after big changes in vehicle design.C. It was promoted by fast-moving vehicles.D. It provided conditions for wheel design to develop.34. How is the last paragraph mainly developed?A. By giving examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By following time order.D. By making classifications.35. What is the passage mainly about?A. The beginning of road design.B. The development of transport wheels.C. The history of public transport.D. His invention of fast-moving vehicles.第二节 阅读下面的文章,从文章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。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) What Type of College is Right for You?When deciding what colleges to apply for, you may feel stressed about what type of campus （校园）you want to live and study at. 36 Do you want to know everybody at your school, or are you looking for more of a college town experience where you meet new people every day? 37 Are you looking for a liberal art(文科) school or a more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) focused college? Maybe you want to attend a school more specific to what you may want to do in the future, like a music or art based school. Another aspect or factor into your decision is the kinds of activities the college offers. 38 Once you start collecting a list of places you are thinking about, the next thing to do is to consult your college counselors（顾问）and start your applications. When applying for college, make sure to get help and advice from the college counselors, who always have their doors open to keep students on track when it comes to the college process. 39 Keeping them up to date on how far along you are in the process will help the college counselors get their job done and make your application a success.Once those applications are in, the hardest part comes next: waiting. 40 As soon as the results come out, you will know which school is right for you, whether it is your top choice or something else down your list.A. The next step is finding what college suits you academically.B. They also invite students to email any question they may have.C. One of the first things that colleges look at is your past school record.D. This is also the time to reflect on which college you are hoping to get into.E. Sports, the arts and other interests can be a huge part in determining the right school.F. Choosing between a larger or smaller campus is the first step to narrow down which college is right for you.G. You should be thinking well in advance about which teachers you want to make recommendations（推荐）to.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)As a young man, Alan was a skilled artist, a painter with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son 41 a bad stomachache. Thinking it was only some 42 intestinal (肠的) disorder, neither Alan nor his wife took the condition very 43 . But the boy died suddenly that night.Knowing the death could have been 44 if he had only realized the seriousness of the 45 , he always felt the loss of his son was due 46 him. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, 47 him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Alan could 48 , and he turned to alcohol(酒精) for help. 49 Alan became an alcoholic. 50 the alcoholism progressed, Alan began to lose everything he 51 his land, house, etc. Finally Alan died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Alans death, I thought, “What a totally wasted life! What a complete 52 !”As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier 53 . I knew Alans now 54 son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most 55 , most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.I hadnt heard Ernie talked much about his 56 . One day, I worked up my 57 to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said 58 , “As a child until I left home at 18, Alan came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, love you, son.”Tears came to my eyes as I realized what I had been a fool to 59 Alan as a failure. He had not left any 60 belongings behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.41. A. explodedB. developedC. spreadD. lifted42. A. certainB. rareC. commonD. informal43. A. lightlyB. slightlyC. curiouslyD. seriously44. A. curedB. saved C. banned D.prevented45. A. situationB. positionC. stage D. reaction46. A. toB. byC. forD. on47. A. givingB. leavingC. providingD. asking48. A. standB. understandC. exploreD. support49. A. As usualB. On time C. At lastD. On occasion 50. A. ThoughB. AsC. IfD. Because51. A. neededB. sharedC. benefitedD. owned52. A. failureB. troubleC. hardshipD. success53. A. choiceB. chanceC. judgmentD. expectation54. A. teenB. adultC. oldD. poor55. A. carefulB. strictC. caringD. excited56. A. brotherB. motherC. childD. father57. A. courageB. appreciationC. interestD. enthusiasm58. A. aggressivelyB. quietlyC. impatientlyD. exci