四川省泸州市龙马潭区天立学校2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末模拟试题.docx

四川省泸州市龙马潭区天立学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末模拟试题第一部分听力（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. Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Strangers. B. Neighbors. C. Teacher and student. 2. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In an office. B. In a bank. C. In a hospital.3. What will the man drink? A. Coca Cola. B. Beer. C. Soda water.4. What does the man want to order? A. TV sets. B. Machines. C. Personal computers.5. What is the mans problem? A.He is homesick. B. He is sick. C. He is tired.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，每小题将给出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8题。 6. What happened to the man? A. He locked himself out. B. He was knocked down by a car. C. He found his house broken into.7. What is the woman probably?A. A driver. B. A doctor. C. A policewoman.8. What is the woman most probably going to do? A. Look round the house. B.Talk to the mans wife. C. Lock all the windows.听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。9. Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Employer and employee. C. Professor and student.10. Where do the womans foreign teachers come from? A. America. B. England. C. Australia. 11. How many hours will the woman work every day if she is employed? A. Four hours. B. Five hours. C. Six hours.听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。12. Why does the woman mention the Sahara Desert?A. She watched a TV program about it last night. B. She thinks it is the largest desert in the world. C. She knows that the man likes foreign things. 13. What kind of film does the woman like actually? A. Love films. B. Travel films.C. Horror films. 14. What can we learn about the man? A. He does not like eating lunch with the woman. B. He likes to try new food. C. He gets sick of chips. 听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。 15. How did Rebecca lose much weight? A. She was on a diet and exercising. B. She had too much work.C. She had too much sport. 16. What sport does Rebecca like best? A. Baseball. B. Volleyball. C. Soccer.17. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man was on the school football team. B. Teamwork is of great importance in the match. C. The football team practiced five hours a day.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。 18. What were dogs mainly used for in the old days? A. Food.B. Hunting. C. Protection. 19. Why do people in cities keep dogs now? A. They want them to watch houses. B. They need friendship. C. They love animals.20. What can we learn from the text? A. Most people in the West still keep dogs for protection. B. The dog is useful for both children and adults.C. People feel more and more lonely. 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 The world of animals is always full of surprises. No matter where you look, you can see some animals that can truly make our jaws drop. Ghost mantis (螳螂) When people see ghost mantises for the first time, many of them would certainly say they are leaves. This small type of mantis can be found across Africa. They are very small and can grow only up to 2 inches long. They come in various colors: several shades of brown and greenish gray. In fact, most parts of their body look like leaves that have dried up. They live for up to two years.Green plant-hopper Also called the torpedo bug, this beautiful animal feeds on plants and looks like a leaf. When they are at rest, their green wings cover their bodies much like a sloping roof (有坡度的屋顶). They are usually small, with a length of half an inch. They are native to Australia but they can now be found in Hawaii and New Zealand as well. Stick insect They actually look more like a eucalyptus twig (桉树枝). They have long and thin bodies but they can also fly. They can grow up to 12 inches long. These animals are natives of the southern part of Australia. They have made the woodlands of New South Wales and Victoria home.Leafy sea dragon When you take a close look at them, you will realize that they are fish like the seahorses. Under the water, they look like floating seaweed. They have leaf-like body parts that are not used for moving under the water. What they use to move are fins (鳍状物), difficult to see, making the leafy sea dragon look more like the plant it imitates. A fully grown leafy sea dragon grows to about 18 inches long. They are usually found in the ocean waters of Australia.21. The underlined part “make our jaws drop” in the first paragraph means “_”. A. hurt usB. amaze us C. frighten us D. entertain us 22. What do we know about ghost mantises? A. They feed on leaves. B. They move very fast. C. They can live a long time. D. They look like dead leaves.23. This text is mainly about four animals that all can _. A. imitate plants B. change color C. move without feet D. be found in Australia BIn early societies, people relied on a simple system of exchange. Perhaps a good hunter had more animal skins than he could use. His neighbor, a good fisherman, might have too many fish but needed furs to protect his children from the cold. Both soon realized that their problems could be easily solved by exchanging what they did not need for what they did need. This method of exchange is called barter. The word comes from the Italian barattare and the French barater, which mean “to trade.” As societies developed, people in ancient times turned to many different things in the search for a good way of exchange, or money. One of the earliest forms of money was cattle (牛). The richest person was the one who owned the most farm animals, such as cows and sheep. Cattle were called capitale in Latin, and from that Latin word we get the English word “capital,” meaning “wealth.” But people came to realize that this new method often failed to produce satisfactory results. A cow or a sheep must be fed and cared for. Sometimes they died of disease. Some animals were fat and some were thin. A person who wanted to sell something might believe that it was worth much more than one cow. The buyer might not be willing to give the seller two. Paying a cow and a half was certainly not a good way to solve the problem. When people began to trade with people who lived far away, again a new way of exchange had to be found. Soon such things as grain (谷物) and salt came into use. They could be weighed exactly. They could be stored and transported easily. Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt. And it is from salarium, the Latin word for “salt money,” that our own word “salary (薪水)” comes. We still speak of people as not being worth their salt if they do not do their jobs well. 24. The author explains the trade method of barter by _. A. presenting research findings B. giving simple explanations C. making a comparison D. using an example 25. The buyer in Paragraph 3 probably felt _. A. his cows were healthy and fat B. the price set by the seller was too high C. using cows as money had disadvantages D. he should give the seller sheep instead of cows 26. The performance of someone worth his salt is _. A. worrying B. satisfying C. surprising D. disappointing 27. The text probably comes from an article about _. A. the history of money B. the development of society C. simple systems of exchange D. some interesting Latin words COver 30 years ago Patricia C. Wright, a Brooklyn social worker, was on her way to a Hendrix concert when she entered a pet shop and found an owl monkey. “I looked into his eyes and realized there was a connection there,” Wright said. That connection led to a huge life change.In the 1960s, it would have seemed improbable, if not impossible, that Wright would start her career as a primatologist (灵长类动物学家). But she bought that pet shop monkey, Herbie, and watching him excited Wrights interest in monkeys. On her own, she went to the Amazon rainforest to find a partner for Herbie. Without any training, Wright published a paper in a science magazine but realized she needed a degree and went to graduate school. After graduating with a Ph.D. from the City University of New York in 1985, Wright worked at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, N.C. There, her adviser suggested she go to Madagascar and try to find the greater bamboo lemur (大竹狐猴), a species thought to have died out. The environment of the island had been destroyed. People there led a poor life. Lemurs werent national treasures but a sometime source of meat. In 1991, her efforts led to the creation of Ranomafana National Park. And then she created the Centre ValBio project, which not only protects the lemurs, but also provides benefits in the form of jobs and improved health care.Her influence on the island is everywhere. The national park has created an eco-tourism industry, which in turn has created jobs and improved the standard of living. Her efforts have led to a worldwide movement to save the lemurs, so in May, 2014, Wright became the first woman to win the famous Indianapolis Prize, an award given to a scientist every two years for saving animal species.28. What made Wright become a primatologist? A. Her advisers advice. B. Her visit to a pet shop. C. Her visit to a concert. D. Her work in Brooklyn.29. What was happening to the greater bamboo lemurs before Ranomafana National Park was set up? A. They were well protected there. B. They had different food sources. C. They got along well with people. D. They were in danger of disappearing.30. It can be inferred from the text that Wrights work in Madagascar _. A. reduced the villagers income B. improved the local food quality C. helped set up the Indianapolis Prize D. was very popular with the local people31. What is the text mainly about? A. Patricia C. Wright and what she did. B. The importance of protecting lemurs. C. The discovery of greater bamboo lemurs. D. The creation of the Centre ValBio project. DIn the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirror or the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the suns rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping According to a weather experts prediction , the atmosphere will be 3 warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rateIf this warming up took placethe ice caps in the poles would begin to inch，thus raising sea level several meters and severely flooding coastal citiesAlsothe increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere(北半球)，possibly resulting in an alteration of the earths chief food growing zones In the past，concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheetBut the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarcticwhich may be affected by only a few degrees of warming，in other words，by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearingThe evidence available suggests that a warming has taken placeThis fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere，where temperatures seem to be fallingScientists conclude，therefore ,that up to now natural influences on the weather have gone beyond those caused by manThe question is：Which natural cause has most effect on the weather? One possibility is the variable behavior of the sunAstronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and cold spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots)on the sunAs the sun rotates(使旋转)，every 27.5 days，it presents hotter or colder faces to the earth，and different aspects to different parts of the earthThis seems to have a considerable effect on the distribution of the earth atmospheric pressure，and consequently on wind circulationThe sun is also changeable over a long term：its heat output goes up and down in cycles，the latest trend being downward Scientists are now finding shared relations between models of solar weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years，including the last ice AgeThe problem is that the models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age and it is notOne way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a delay of thousands of years while the solar effects overcome the inertia(惯性)of the earths climateIf this is right, the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a useful opposed balance to the suns fading heat32.It can be concluded that a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would Amean a warming-up in the Arctic Braise the temperature of the earths surface Cprevent the suns rays from reaching the earths surface Dexplain the cause of great changes in the climate in the northern hemisphere33.The article was written to explain Athe green house effect Bthe solar effects on the earth Cthe causes affecting weather Dthe models of solar weather interactions34.On the basis of their models, scientists are of the opinion that A the climate of the world should be becoming cooler B the new Ice Age will be delayed by the greenhouse effect C the man-made warning effect helps to increase the solar effects D it will take thousands of years for the inertia of the earths climate to take effect35.If the assumption about the delay of a new Ice Age is correct A ice would soon cover the northern hemisphere B the greenhouse effect could work in favor of the earth C the best way to overcome the cooling effect would be to burn more fuels D the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could warm up the earth even more quickly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。Tips on buying outdoor solar lights As solar lighting is becoming useful for homes, many different such outdoor lights can now be found in supermarkets. Here are some helpful tips for customers. Does your area receive enough direct lighting? 36 So you shouldnt even give it a thought if you live in an area that doesnt get much sunlight. These lights need direct sunlight, or they just wont work very well. 37 The expensive one usually means good quality. Choosing the cheapest ones will result in many problems. For once, its best to buy more expensive lights of high quality. 38 At least you should know the difference between a $10 light and a $45 light. Buy lights that require less installation (安装). Most solar lights are simply driven into the ground. Therefore, you shouldnt deal with the difficulty in installing a system that involves anything more than that. 39 You dont need to buy lights that require half an hour each to plant into the ground because thats just a waste of time. Make sure the lights can store enough energy. Different solar lights can store different amounts of energy. 40 Therefore, you should choose lights that are able to store enough energy to last for a few hours or more, at least those that will last from nightfall throughout most of the night and part of the morning.A. Without sunlight, solar lighting is useless.B. Buy many solar lights instead of just one or two.C. It means some will stay lit longer than the others.D. Choose something a bit more expensive for once.E. Solar lights are becoming more and more popular.F. That doesnt mean you have to spend all your money.G. They should take a few minutes each to get into the ground.第三部分：语言知识运用（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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I recently started using a parenting expression that I never thought would come out of my mouth: “Dont make me tell Daddy.” Once upon a time I was a calmer mom. But now things are41. I have three kids - ages 7, 5, and 15 months - which is only part of the42. The bigger part: My husband and I used to43children together. Then about a month after our third child was born, he44a sales job that required longer hours, leaving me with the lions share of45.Without him around to46, keeping the children in check has been more47and the “dont make me tell Daddy” thing started. My five-year-old was the first to48those five words. Shed do49like kicking her older brother repeatedly and when I asked her to50, shed say, “Youre not going to tell Daddy, are you?” I never indulged (纵容) her. Then one day my kids were climbing on the snow banks in our driveway,51to get into the car for school and when I started to get mad, my daughter mentioned “Daddy” again. So I said52, “Dont make me tell Daddy!” What53me was that