安徽省六安市舒城中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

舒城中学2019-2020学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语时间：120分钟 总分：150分注意事项：1. 本试卷分为第i卷(选择题)和第ii卷(非选择题)，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。2. 请将第i卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第ii卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题前，务必将自己的学校、姓名、考试号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。卷前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。第一卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 will the woman do tonight?a.go to the airport.b. attend the conference.c. finish her report.2.when does the train leave?a. at 8:30.b. at 10:30.c. at 6:30.3.where does the conversation probably take place?a. in a theatre.b. in a restaurant.c. in a living room.4.what are the two speakers mainly talking about?a.what to do in florida.b.when to visit new york.c.where to spend their vacation.5.how will the woman get home?a. by car.b. by taxi.c.by subway.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a、b、c三个选项项中选出最佳选项，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。6.what will the womans salary be in six months?舒中高二期末英语 第2页 (共10页)a. 4,000 yuan.b. 5,000 yuan. c. 6,000 yuan7.how does the woman feel about the salary the company offers her?a. satisfied.b. confused.c.disappointed.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what day is it today?a. monday.b. tuesday.c. friday.9.which character does the man like most?a. the jedi.b. spiderman.c. the mad scientist.10.what does the woman think of spiderman?a. brave.b. shy.c. funny.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.whats wrong with the man?a. hes got a fever.b. hes got an injury.c. he cant fall asleep.12.what does the man ask the woman to do?a. call for a doctor.b. unlock the door.c. drive him to hospital.13.where is the man when he calls for help?a.in the phone booth.(电话亭) b. at home.c. in an emergency room.(急救室)听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.what does the woman think of her classes?a. average.b. small.c. large.15.what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. schoolmates.b. family members.c. neighbors.16.what can we know about the man?a. he is often late for class.b. he has got used to his classes.c. he must run between his morning classes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.what did shakespeare do during his school years?a. he read a lot of books.b. he worked hard at french grammar.c. he learned many foreign languages.18. why did shakespeare leave school?a. because he married a farmers daughter.b. because he had to help support his family.c. because he didnt get along well with his classmates.19.when did shakespeare start to write plays?a. at the age of seven.b. after he became an actor.c. as soon as he arrived in london.20.what do we know about shakespeare?a. he had a very happy family.b. he received very good education.c. his works were published after his death.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。aafter a days hiking, a comfortable place to bed down for the night feels like heaven. here are four best places that offer more than just bed and breakfast. click the websites for more if youre interested.the old rectory, gwyneddat the foot of cadair idris mountains, the old rectory offers good walking around town of machynlleth. two of its four attractive lake-view rooms have big, free-standing baths, ideal for an end-of-walk bath.walks: an easy 2-mile trail loops around tal-y-llyn lake. double from 100 b&b (bed and breakfast),rectoryonthelake.co.ukclachaig inn, scottish highlandsthis glencoe inn is a highlands legend. the 23 rooms are comfortable and simple, but more appealing are the live bands and the bar. walks: a gentle 1.5-mile woodland route from the inn visits signal rock. an exposed 8-mile climb up buachaille etive mr. double from 106 b&b, lee byre, devonthis barn house has three bright guest rooms. owners are keen hikers and can give trail advice or lead guided walks, day and night. breakfast features fresh-laid eggs and homemade honey.walks: make a circuit across the wetland (11 miles). hike from mary tavy to wheal betsy (5 miles). double from 70 b&b; guided day walk 60 per person; guided star hike 30 per person; cottage lodge, hampshirechristina simons, owner of this comfortable hotel, has created several self-guided walking routes direct from the front door. the lodge has 16 rooms, two of wh舒中高二期末英语 第4页 (共10页)ich are dog-friendly.walks: to lyndhurst via standing hat woods (7 miles), looking out for wild deer. a 3-mile walk through keyhaven marshes, a good place to see migrating birds. double from 75 b&b, cottagelodge.co.uk21. which place best suits walkers who enjoy lake view? a. the old rectoryb. cottage lodgec. lee byred. clachaig inn22. what can we know about cottage lodge?a. dogs are welcome to stay in all rooms there.b. walkers might see some wild animals during walks there.c. walkers can join in some guided walking at the front door.d. it offers the lowest price and the most rooms.23. where probably is this passage from?a. a tour guide book.b. a travel website.c. a lifestyle magazine.d. a local newspaper.bborn in london in 1825, thomas henry huxley was one of the greatest men of the nineteenth century. in 1846 thomas henry huxley was appointed assistant doctor aboard h. m.s. rattlesnake. the ship had been asked to survey areas of the great barrier reef and the neighboring seas. this gave thomas henry huxley an opportunity to study animal life and was the start of his biological career. the voyage lasted four years, during which time he gathered much information on plankton (浮游生物).on his return from the voyage, thomas henry huxley was made a member of the royal society in recognition of his scientific work. although he continued to publish papers about plankton, his interest was turning towards vertebrate (有脊椎的) animals. for some time thomas henry huxley and his workmates had been discussing the possibility that animal species had evolved (进化), one from another. no satisfactory theories had been put forward, but in 1859 darwins origin of species appeared. thomas henry huxley at once realized its importance and how the theory of natural selection provided “the working hypothesis (假说) we sought”.for the rest of his life thomas henry huxley struggled to ensure the full recognition of darwins work. in 1863 thomas henry huxley published mans place in nature in which he compared man and great apes (猿). he clearly showed similarities.despite his many achievements, he was given no award by the british state until late in his life. from about 1870, thomas henry huxley was too involved in other things to continue actual research. he had always been interested in education. he pioneered the teaching of biology and his method of selecting “type animals” is still followed today. he spent the last ten years of his life writing essays mainly on biology.24. why did huxley go on the voyage?a. to explore the deep sea.b. to do research on sea animals.c. to work as a doctor on the ship.d. to gather information for his paper.25. how did huxley react to the theory of natural selection?a. he had doubt about it.b. he thought highly of it.c. he couldnt understand it.d. he thought he developed it first.26. what do we know about huxleys book mans place in nature?a. it discusses the importance of human beings.b. it focuses on darwins theory of natural selection.c. it talks about the differences between man and apes.d. it provides evidence about the evolution of man from apes.27. what can we learn about huxley from the last paragraph?a. he contributed a lot to biology teaching.b. he continued his research till his death.c. he became a good novelist late in his life.d. he never got awards for his achievements.cbefore you drop your rubbish into the nearest bin, think for a moment. not all your rubbish can go into one rubbish bin. it needs to be sorted out before going into different bins.rubbish sorting is creating new job opportunities, including bin guides who watch over bins several hours a day, telling people the correct way to deal with their rubbish. mr. zhao, 67 years old, has a full-time job as a rubbish-sorting guide with bzyst, a company setting up smart rubbish bins in more than 100 communities in eastern beijing and also transporting the sorted rubbish to waste yards. rubbish bin salespeople like mr. zhao have become the first rubbish sorting guides. they are glad to share their know-how.besides on-the-spot human guidance, an app created by bzyst also helps. people can take a photo of their rubbish and the app tells them which bin they have to put it in. when a person puts the correctly sorted rubbish into the correct smart bin, he will be given bonus points, which can be used to collect gifts.in addition, door-to-door services such as dropping rubbish and collecting recyclable materials are now available on taobao, chinas largest online market place. in the future, you can see many riders on the road, not with fast food, but with collected rubbish.why should people make such a great effort to sort rubbish? perhaps this question is as confusing as rubbish sorting itself. now the major way of getting rid of u舒中高二期末英语 第6页 (共10页)nrecyclable rubbish is through burning. if the rubbish is sorted, the energy it takes to burn the rubbish will be far less than the unsorted. whats more, less residue(残渣)will be produced after burning. and the wellsorted kitchen waste will produce less wastewater. plus, less residue and wastewater make the recycling machine run better and longer. so in the long run, the result is well worth the effort.28. how many ways of helping people deal with rubbish correctly are mentioned in the text?a. one b. two c. three d. four29. what does mr. zhao do now?a. he is responsible for recycling rubbish.b. he does a voluntary job for the community.c. he is a rubbish-sorting guide sent by a company.d. he works on selling bins and transporting rubbish .30. which is true according to the text?a. online collecting rubbish service costs a lot.b. the employees in bzyst are all retired workers.c. the app of rubbish sorting aims to help people get gifts.d. dealing with sorted rubbish is favorable for long-term development.31. what is the reason why the rubbish should be sorted?a. the energy used to produce the rubbish will be far less.b. the recycling machine will work better.c. less residue will be produced in sortingd. bonus points can be used to collect giftsda new study finds, city trees grow faster and die younger than trees in rural forestry. over their lifetimes, urban trees will likely absorb less co2 from the air than forest trees.as we all know, the earth would be freezing or burning hot without co2. however, co2 is a greenhouse gas, meaning it traps energy from the sun as heat. that makes temperatures near the ground rise. human activities, especially the widespread burning of fossil(化石）fuels, have been sending extra greenhouse gases into the air. this has led to a rise in average temperatures across the globe.studies had shown forests easily absorb co2, but there hadnt been much data on whether city trees grow, die and absorb co2 at the same rate as forest trees do. so some researchers decided to find out.to figure out how quickly trees were growing, researchers tracked their diameters (the width of their trunks) between 2008 and 2018. a trees diameter increases as it grows, just as a persons waist size increases as they gain weight. about half the weight of a tree is carbon, research has shown. most of the rest is water. over the nine years study, the researchers found city trees absorbed four times as much carbon from the air as forest trees. however, they were twice as likely to die. so over the lifetime of each type of tree, forest trees actually absorbed more co2.city trees grew faster because they had less competition for light from their neighbors. in a forest,trees tend to grow close together,shading their neighbors. street trees also benefit from higher levels of nitrogen（氮）in rainwater. nitrogen helps plants grow. waste gases from gas-burning cars also contain nitrogen, thus enriching city air with nitrogen. later, rainwater may wash much of it to the ground. some street trees may also have better access to water than trees in the country because the underground water pipes can leak.32. what can we know about co2 from paragraph 2?a. it is one of the side effects of greenhouses.b. it greatly accelerates the process of global warming.c. it results from the widespread burning of fossil fuels.d. it prevents the earth from becoming unsuitable to live on.33. why did researchers track the diameters of trees?a. to know about their growth rates.b. to find out how much they weigh.c. to check whether they were healthy.d. to assess the carbon amounts in them.34. what advantage do city trees have over forest trees?a. they are more likely to access growth promoters.b. they can enjoy more water coming from the air.c. they can enjoy more shade from neighbors.d. they are better at competing for light.35. what will probably be talked about if the passage is continued?a. how urban trees can live longer.b. why city living makes trees die young.c. how trees respond to dry soil conditions.d. why faster-growing trees absorb more co2.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，共10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。舒中高二期末英语 第8页 (共10页)the ipod generationtoday it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. they move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of whats happening around them. 36 outside life is shut out. so are you one of them?for me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 37 whats even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: im not available for chatting at the moment.suppose youre at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. at this precise moment, the least disturbance would break your concentration. 38 once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that go away! signal.39 its probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. while their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume on their mp3 player, smile, and say yes, mum. problem solved.pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our earsbut also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. well be in a virtual world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. in this world, we will all be always plugged in. 40 and they are changing our social habits along the way.in the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! its so strangesuddenly, i dont feel like wearing my earphones anymore.a. our instruments are changing quickly.b. i also have wires hanging from my ears.c. in the home situation, teenagers love these wires.d. i dont have to deal with the noise from the environment.e. after all, i am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed.f. listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.g. they walk around in their own spaces, with their personal digitalnoise reduction systems.第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的a,b,c,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。after giving birth to a child, i found my regular exercise interrupted. i was not only busy, i also lacked the motivation. solo gym sessions or some quick 41 following the dvd while the baby sleeps didnt 42 me at all. so i decided to sign up for a hiking 43 in peru, hoping that it would get me 44 again.looking over my travel arrangements before i left, i 45 phrases such as “3-hour hike 46 primitive forests” and “sliding with a rope down waterfalls”, and i started to feel a little 47 .however, as we made our way through the forests and were 48 with amazing views of 49 waterfalls, this team of strangers 50 me to go on. being physically active with a group motivated me to reach the top of the mountain or the 51belowrather than simply lying down on the forest floor and giving up, 52 i might have done if i were alone. 53 confirm my experience: group exercise can really start a new attitude toward fitness. “people get a better 54 in a group than they do on their own,” said allison kimmel, a group 55 instructor. thats because other people 56 both support and competition. “humans are 57 animals and the shared experience of facing a challenge 58 is compelling(不可抗拒的),” said david ezell, the ceo of fitness provider darien wellness.with the 59 of a group, im slowly getting back into a 60 lifestyle.41. a. conclusionb. additionc. exercised. introduction42. a. contribute tob. appeal toc. refer tod. oppose to43. a. tripb. voyagec. awardd. flight44. a. actingb. flyingc. studyingd. moving45. a. examinedb. scannedc. copiedd. stared46. a. acrossb. overc. throughd. beyond47. a. convincedb. disappointedc. delightedd. concerned48. a. rewardedb. crowdedc. coveredd. equipped49. a. awfulb. splendidc. accessibled. still50. a. beggedb. forcedc. permittedd. inspired51.