湖南省某校2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

湖南省某校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题时量：120分钟 分值：150分注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第卷第一部分 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. What is the woman going to do tonight? A. Go to the cinema. B. Attend a meeting. C. Watch TV. 2. What will the man buy for the woman? A. Notebooks. B. Pencils. C. Paper. 3. What is the mans favorite sport? A. Tennis. B. Volleyball. C. Basketball.4. Whats the weather probably like now? A. Rainy.B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.5. When will the speakers probably leave for the train station? A. At 3:30 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 4:30 pm.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6. Who is Sara? A. Alisas classmate.B. The womans teacher. C. The womans friend. 7. What will the woman probably do next? A. Do her homework. B. Take a photo of flowers. C. Introduce the man to Sara.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。8. Who likes playing football? A. Sam. B. David. C. Maria.9. How did the man know Maria? A. They were in the same class. B. They met at the womans party. C. They were in the same music club.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10. What is next to the new music club that the man talks of? A. A university. B. A park. C. A cinema. 11. What may not be worn in the club? A. Sports shoes. B. Jeans. C. T-shirts.12. How much will the woman pay the first time she visits the club? A. 5 pounds. B. 7.5 pounds. C. 10 pounds.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. What was the woman doing just now? A. Looking for a book. B. Reading the newspaper. C. Having lunch.14. When did the woman lose her book? A. Last Tuesday. B. Last Wednesday. C. Last Thursday.15. Where did the woman lose her book? A. At a bookstore. B. In her office. C. In a restaurant.16. What will the man do next for the woman? A. Buy her a birthday present. B. Check at the front desk. C. Help find her book.听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did the speakers parents advise him to do? A. Go camping nearby. B. Stay at home. C. Take a raincoat.18. How did the speaker get to the village five years ago? A. By subway. B. By car. C. On foot.19. What does the speaker want Polly to bring? A. Food. B. Drinks. C. A tent.20. How long will it take to get to the village by bus? A. One hour. B. Four hours. C. Five hours.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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 ATop 5 Must See Places in BeijingBeijing is an old capital city with a lot of tourists attractions. What is the most representative place in Beijing? The answers are various. Here are the Top 5 Must See Places in Beijing.Forbidden City The Forbidden City is the ideal place for you to begin your exploration of Beijing. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes as you have to walk a lot! A multilingual guide recorder is recommended, as it can tell you the stories behind the palace.Opening Hour: 8:30-17:00Entrance Fee: RMB 60Tiananmen Square Lying in the heart of Beijing City, it is the place for massive parades and gathering. At sunrise and sunset the raising and lowering ceremony of the Chinese National Flag is well worth seeing. Ticket fees: FreeOpening Time: Whole DayGreat Wall Most of the sections of the Great Wall in Beijing are well-preserved, and the most famous section is Badaling. For the Great Wall hiking, get ready for strong footwear. For hot weather, please also prepare sunblock, sunglasses and water.Badaling Great Wall:Ticket Fees: RMB40 (Nov. 01 to Mar. 31); RMB 45 (Apr. 01 to Oct. 31) Open Hours: 6:40 to 18:30 Summer Palace Regarded as the largest imperial garden in China, the Summer Palace is in fact a park-styled royal retreat. With masterly design and artistic architecture integrating the highlight of Chinese garden arts, it has earned a title of Royal Garden Museum.Open Time: 6:30-20:30Ticket Fee: RMB 40 (low season) / RMB 50 (peak season during the holidays)Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven worked as sacrificial compound buildings for the Ming and Qing emperors. Whats the intriguing by-production of the temple is that if you enter the Temple of Heaven in the early morning, you can find many people doing all types of Kungfu, Taiji, dancing and other morning exercises. Open Time: 6:00-21:00Ticket Fee: RMB 3521. According to the passage, tourists are recommended to use a multilingual guide recorder when visiting _.A. Tiananmen Square B. Temple of HeavenC. Forbidden City D. Summer Palace 22. At 5:45 in the morning, what could one enjoy? A. The artistic architectural design of the Summer Palace. B. Wandering about on the Tiananmen Square. C. The sunrise on the Badaling Great Wall. D. Exercises of Kungfu and Taiji in the Temple of Heaven. 23. Which is the most suitable place for those who want to go square dancing in the morning?A. Temple of Heaven B. Tiananmen SquareC. Summer Palace D. Forbidden City24. If Li Hua wants to visit the Summer Palace and Badaling Great Wall during the National Day, how much should he pay for the tickets?A. 80 B. 85 C. 90 D. 95BBoth of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants.When I got older and started going to school, we couldnt watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.At first, I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didnt understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs，I felt like I had found complete pleasure.At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself，and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.25. While helping her grandmother bake, the author .A. missed the game shows B. refused to go to schoolC. showed great interest D. could take care of herself26. What does the underlined word “thorny in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?A. Basic. B. Common. C. Difficult. D. Special.27. From the passage we know the authors grandmother .A. lived with her family B. was very skilled at bakingC. published a recipe book D. had been on a game showCAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the computer. The information was in a specific computer folder. Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆).”According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories: that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.28. The passage begins with two questions to _.A. introduce the main topicB. show the authors attitudeC. describe how to use the Internet D. explain how to store information29. What can we learn about the first experiment?A. Sparrows team typed the information into a computer.B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.C. The first group did not try to understand the information.D. The second group did not understand the information.30. In transactive memory, people _.A. keep the information in mind B. change the quantity of informationC. organize information like a computer D.remember how to find the information31. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?A. We are using memory differently. B. We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We need a better way to access information. DFrom July to October every year, about a quarter of the worlds blue whales feed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. But the whales currently face a major threat in their favorite feeding area. Ships carrying cargo (货物）sail in the same area at the same time. All too often, the whales paths and the ships travel lines overlap (重叠), and a ship will hit a whale. According to a new study, these ship strikes have become a serious threat to the overall population of the worlds blue whales. Only about 10,000 of the creatures still exist worldwide. Blue whales are the largest known animals ever to live on Earth. Even so, if hit by a container ship, a blue whale will likely die from its injuries.In 2007 alone, large ships killed five blue whales in the waters off San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that because there are so few whales already, losing three to five from the California whale population every year is a significant loss. “The estimated population of blue whales in this part of the Pacific is 2,500”, says Sean Hastings, a NOAA analyst. “So every whale counts toward this species moving off the endangered-species list.”Now, marine scientists must figure out how to protect the whales from the giant container ships. One very simple program is already under way in the Santa Barbara Channel, a waterway that separates mainland California from the nearby Channel Islands.The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary has asked large container ships passing through the area to voluntarily slow down. Sailing slower will allow the ships crew (船员）more time to change course before hitting a whale.Several of the worlds largest shipping lines are set to participate in the new program. For every ship that passes through the Santa Barbara Channel at or below the reduced speed of 12 knots (海里/小时）, the company that owns the ship will be paid $2,500.32. From Paragraph 1, we can know that_.A. people intend to illegally hunt blue whales for moneyB. large ships often carrying goods may pollute the seaC. the container ships may hit the blue whales frequentlyD. there is fewer fish in blue whales favorite feeding area33. Why is the death of several whales regarded as significant loss to the worlds blue whales?A. Because the number of the blue whales is so small.B. Because other blue whales will be scared away.C. Because blue whales are the largest animals in the world.D. Because many blue whales get killed throughout the year.34. According to Sean Hastings, its inferred that .A. the number of the blue whales is decreasing sharply.B. the blue whales are still on the endangered-species list.C. most of the worlds blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean.D. blue whales are often disturbed by other endangered creatures.35. What are the last three paragraphs mainly about?A. The basic responsibility of a sailor.B. Measures to protect the blue whales.C. The worlds largest shipping lines.D. Ways to slow down the speed of the ships.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。How to Improve Your Study HabitsPerhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. You do well enough in school, but you probably think you will never be a top student. 36. _ Yes, even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here are some tips for you:1. Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule or chart of your time. Fill in committed time such as eating, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc. Then decide on good, regular times for studying. 37._ Its important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. Furthermore, it will enable you to plan your activities so that you have enough time for both work and play.2. Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable, and it should not have distractions. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject.3. 38._ Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Sit where you can see and hear well. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.4. Study regularly. 39._ Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performances on test.5. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont worry excessively about a single test. Tests provide more than grades. 40. _ A. Be volunteer to raise questions.B. Make good use of your time in class.C. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.D. Those who make the best of their time study with more ease.E. They also let you know what you need to spend more time studying on.F. Of course, studying shouldnt occupy all of the free time on the schedule.G. This is not necessary the case, however. You can receive better grades if you want to.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题；每题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四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It was Mothers Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were 41._, we realized that only minutes earlier an 42._ woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. 43._ was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. 44._ a lot of people stopped to help out. 45._ we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very 46._ about what had happened to the elderly couple. He 47._ to me, “Mom, its not much fun falling over in front of 48._.” Seeing that there was a flower store at the front of the supermarket, he added, “why shouldnt we 49._ the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was 50._ that hed come up with this 51._ idea. So we went over and told the flower seller 52._ we wanted. “Just take it,” she replied. “I 53._ take your money for such a wonderful 54._.”By now medical staff had arrived, and were 55._ the injured woman. We gave the flower to the womans husband and I told him it was 56._ my son. At that time, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a 57._ son. Happy Mothers Day to you.”The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. 58_ being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with 59._ in her eyes and gave him a little 60._.41.A.drivingB. leavingC. stoppingD. moving42.A.injuredB. awkwardC. elderlyD. honest43.A.The sellerB. My sonC. The crowdD. Her husband44. A. Specifically B. ParticularlyC. FortunatelyD. Interestingly45. A. If B. WhileC. SinceD. Unless46.A. guiltyB. worriedC. angryD. sorry47.A.complainedB. liedC. saidD. responded4