湖北省荆州开发区滩桥高级中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

湖北省荆州开发区滩桥高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 听力：（共20题，每小题1.5分，共30分）第一节听下面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 does the man think of his new job?A.Boring. B.Satisfactory（满意的）. C.Poorly-paid（工资低的）.2.Why does the woman talk to the man?A.To buy a ticket. B.To return a ticket. C.To change a ticket.3.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a wine shop. B.In a restaurant. C.At the mans home.4.What exercise does the man do the least?A.Boxing. B.Jogging. C.Weightlifting.5.Whats the mans native language?A.French. B.Japanese. C.English.第二节听下面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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.What kind of room did the man reserve（预定）?A.A single room. B.A business suite. C.A conference room.7.How much should the man pay in total?A.$150. B.$300. C.$450.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.What is Linda?A.A shopkeeper. B.A singer. C.A nurse.9.At what time does Linda usually go to bed?A.About 7:00 am. B.About 8:30 am. C.About 11:00 pm.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whats the womans plan for Saturday afternoon?A.Watching a game. B.Enjoying a concert. C.Doing the housework.11.Whom will Brian see on Sunday?A.His doctor. B.His mother. C.His friend.12.What will the woman do on Sunday?A.Work in a garden. B.Go to the mans home .C.Read a book at home.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Why does the man call the woman?A.To send a fax. B.To tell some changes. C.To confirm a meeting.14.Where is Ron?A.In his office. B.In the meeting room. C.In the sales department.15.How many copies does the woman have to make in all?A.60. B.55. C.50.16.How will the speakers get to the Wilton?A.By taxi .B.On foot. C.By bus.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.When does the Running of the Bulls take place?A.In June. B.In July. C.In August.18.What does the speaker imply about the festival?A.Things might be expensive. B.Therere no 5-star hotels nearby.C.It is held in the narrow streets.19.What did the museum use to be?A.A market .B.A church. C.A hospital.20.Who is the speaker giving this talk to?A.Tourists. B.Travel agents.（旅行社） C.History students.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A PROBLEMSAlice:Yesterday, at the beginning of the chemistry exam, I spent more time on a difficult question than I intended. When I saw the others turning to the next page, I became so nervous that I couldnt even work out simple questions. I really want to know how to control myself in exams. Could you give me some advice?Rob:I am trying to review for my exams, but it is hard to concentrate for long. I sit on the bed with my books, but then I lie down and fall asleep. And my parents ask me to do things or my friends call, so I give up studying. I am starting to panic. What should I do?Lara:I get good marks at school, so my friends all want to copy my homework. But I spend a lot of time working while they are having fun. It is not fair, and I am getting fed with this situation. But how do I tell them they cant copy my workI dont want to lose my friends.Help! ADVICE Concentrate on the exam.Dont daydream or be distracted by the other test takers. Some students do exams quickly, but this doesnt necessarily mean they get all questions right. Just stick to(坚持）your own pace! 21. Which of the following piece of advice might be helpful to Alice?A. Do exams quickly. B. Work at her own pace.C. Have a regular routine. D. Avoid cheating in the exam.22. Why is Lara very angry with her friends?A. Because they want to copy her homework.B. Because they often have fun without her.C. Because they take her homework back home.D. Because they distract her during the exam.23. Where are the texts most probably taken from?A. An English dictionary. B. A science magazine.C. A business newspaper. D. A student magazine. BYesterday I went to the nursing home to visit my grandma. She just got out of the hospital recently where she had some serious operations. I wanted to surprise her after work so I stopped by for a quick visit.When I got there she was happy to see me. We hugged, kissed and exchanged greetings. Then I heard a woman crying. It was my grandmas roommate. The curtain was drawn so I could not see her. She started calling out a name that wasnt mine but she was certainly talking to me, begging me to go to her side of the room.I ignored her at first and continued visiting with my grandma. Then she started begging and saying, “Please, come to see me！”So I went to see her.When I drew the curtain back she looked so old but flashed me the biggest smile! She opened her arms wide for me to hug her so I bent low and gave her a hug. I sat on her bed and talked with her for a few minutes. She kept calling me by the other name but I did not correct her. She told me stories as if I had been there when they happened.Finally I went back to talk with my grandma. Then the other woman started crying again, saying, “Please, come back.”She finally slept.I stopped by the nurses station and the nurse told me that the lady suffered from Alzheimers.（老年痴呆症）I mentioned the name she had called me. The nurse told me it was the ladys daughters name. Then I understood why she wanted me to go to talk with her.We will all get old someday. Some of us will have broken minds like my grandmas roommate and some of us will have broken bodies like my grandma. As I was leaving I promised I would go back and visit the lady, even after my grandma moved back to her home.24. Why did the authors grandma live in a nursing home?A. Because she needed another operation.B. Because she had been living there.C. Because she had to recover there.D. Because she waited for the writer to come.25. What lesson did the author learn from her experience?A. The old need care from others.B. The old will become forgetful.C. Everyone will get old someday.D. We shouldnt leave the old in the nursing home.26. Which of the following is right according to the passage?A. The authors grandma had some serious illnesses.B. The author would go back and visit the old lady.C. The authors grandmas roommate came out to see me.D. The authors grandmas roommates daughter always visited her mother. COnce upon a time, there was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the kings castle. After many years of walking, the kings castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards took notice of him.“Get out of here！” commanded the guards.Well, the little boy didnt have to be told twice. He turned.and ran right away. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the kings house. But he couldnt even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and came up.“Whats wrong, young man？” he asked.“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me frightened. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him！”The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully.“Look, why dont you try again. Dont lose heart. I ll come with you this time.”The little boy got up and took the mans hand. The kings guards spotted them.“Look, mister, we dont have to do this.I dont want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”The man held the little boys hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was surprised.“Who are you？” asked the little boy in surprise.“Why, Im the kings son. You can enter the castle and be with the king, ” said the man.The little boy broke into a huge smile.27. Why did the boy want to see the king?A. To ask the king to play with him.B. To get some help from the king.C. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.D. To share wonderful things with the king.28. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?A. The little boy understood the guards words right away.B. The little boy didnt understand the guards words at first.C. The guards repeated the words to the boy.D. The little boy had been to the castle twice.29. According to the passage, the young man is .A. determined B. stubborn C. warm-hearted D. mean30. Which of the following best suits the storys lesson for us?A. Never judge a book by its cover.B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.C. Life can sometimes be unfair.D. Make new friends and keep the old.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。Five steps to better handwritingSome kids love handwriting, but others hate when its time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 31 Here are five steps that really work!Get a correct graspTry this hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 32 Hold it in place with your thumb（拇指）, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.Let the lines be your guideLined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). 33 Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.Slow down If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, its hard to control where you stop and start your letters.Lower the pressure 34 . That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and dont hold the pencil too tightly. 35Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though its not schoolwork, youre still using the skills you need to control your pen better. A. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”. B. Youve been writing since you were a little kid. C. Some kids press down really hard when they write. D. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting. E. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb. F. Play games G. Ask for more advice 第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分 70分)第一节(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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并 在答题纸上将该项涂黑。China has a short-video app like TikTok. It is 36 as Douyin, a top popular app where young people can 37 to music. Dong Xuxi, 22, is among them. Like others, 38 is great and confident, the only difference is that one of her legs is not real. Dancing is not the only sport she does. In her videos, she also runs, 39 mountains, practices boxing and goes skiing, 40 437, 000 followers and more than 12 million fans on the app.In 2013, she was 41 injured in a car accident and had her right leg cut off. Then, after three months of operations and 42 in hospital, she began the long and painful journey of practising how to best use the artificial limb（假肢）. The accident also made her 43 her self-confidence. She shut herself off from the world, fearing people would notice her 44 .“Strangers would be 45 at me, and when they did, I didnt want to 46 at all. I would stop walking altogether and wait for them to leave.”Gradually, 47 by her doctor, she began to join in outdoor 48 . One of the first activities was a group walk last year, in which a dozen of persons like her 49 for a walk together. For 50 , she opened a Douyin account last year. At first, she 51 only videos that did not show her new leg. Then one day, she took some ful-body shots, which made her receive a lot of 52 that expressed support and admiration（赞赏）for her.“Your willpower is beyond 53 . Keep going. You are beautiful,” a Douyin user commented（评论）. Many other TikTok users commented that Dongs 54 gave them the courage to overcome difficulty and try 55 in life.36. A. acted B. served C. known D. treated37. A. chat B. speak C. lead D. dance38. A. he B. she C. her D. it39. A. dislikes B. draws C. buys D. climbs40. A. thinking B. getting C. ignoring D. finding41. A. seriously B. hardly C. completely D. directly42. A. interest B. treatment C. notice D. gossip43. A. lose B. pick C. use D. hate44. A. pity B. disability C. expressions D. feelings45. A. calling B. waving C. firing D. looking46. A. share B. swim C. walk D. waste47. A. believed B. fooled C. chosen D. encouraged48. A. surveys B. videos C. activities D. workers49. A. went B. sent C. cared D. answered50. A. risk B. duty C. luck D. fun51. A. learnt B. turned C. posted D. obeyed52. A. gifts B. problems C. programs D. exams53. A. attention B. imagination C. power D. friendship54. A. spirit B. promise C. taste D. patience55. A. worse B. cooler C. harder D. earlier非选择题部分（满分55分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Longjing tea, 56 has topped the list of the ten most famous teas in China with its color, taste and shape, is 57 (name) after its region of production Longjing Village of West Lake. The good environment and water resources are good for the 58 (grow) of the tea, confirming (证实) the saying that “Longjing tea is the 59 (good) among all of the teas in the world”.Thanks 60 Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the tea has earned a high reputation. It is said that Emperor Qianlong visited a mountain of Longjing Village of West Lake on his travels in Hangzhou, and he saw some ladies picking the tea at 61 foot of the mountain. He was so 62 (interest) in their movements he decided to have a try himself.While 63 (pick) the tea, he received the news of his mothers illness, so he carelessly put the leaves in his pocket and left Hangzhou for Beijing. He visited his mother immediately upon his arrival in Beijing, and his mother smelt the pleasant smell of the tea 64 (leaf) from his pocket and wanted to have a taste. While chatting over tea, she found herself 65 (complete) energetic, and she even praised it as a cure for all illnesses.第四部分 写作（15 分）第二节 书面表达（满分15分）假如你叫李华，你的朋友Tom来信向你询问如何保持健康，想让你给他提一些建议，请你用英语给他写一封回信。信的内容应包括以下要点：1. 注意合理饮食，多吃水果蔬菜；2保证充足睡眠，至少8小时；3坚持锻炼身体，多参加体育运动。注意：1词数80左右；2可适当增添细节，以使行文连贯；3信的开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Tom，How nice to hear from you. _YoursLi 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。We shouldnt judge a person by their appearance(外貌）but we do. In fact, the experts say that when we meet someone for the first time we make a decision about what that person is like in three seconds. But what do we look at? One of the most important things is clothes, but it isnt the brand of clothes that people wear that is important. The important thing is to wear the right clothes for the occasion. Schools have always understood this and a lot of them ask their students to wear a uniform. Why? A lot of teachers think a uniform makes students feel that they are part of their school and that their uniform helps them to be serious about their studies. Teachers say that uniforms can help in other ways too. If all the students wear uniforms, they cant judge each other because of their clothes. It also avoids arguments about who or what is fashionable. However, it is not only schools that want people to dress in a certain way. We all have fixed ideas about what the people in a certain profession should wear. If we visit a doctor, we expect to see respectable clothes under the doctors white coat. When we go into a bank we expect the staff to wear suits or dresses. Police officers wear uniforms to prevent crime by establishing(建立）a visible presence while on patrol（巡逻）, to make themselves easily identifiable （可辨认的）to non-police officers or their colleagues who require assistance, and to quickly identify each other at crime scenes for ease of coordination（为了协调）. In fact, a lot of co