浙江省杭州八校联盟2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题

浙江省杭州八校联盟2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题考生须知：1. 本卷共 8 页，满分 120 分，考试时间 100 分钟。 2. 答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。 3. 所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。 4. 考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。 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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都 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 was the mans plan at first?a. go to the picnic.b. work in the company.c. do his gardening.2.what will the man do?a. change his jacket.b. buy a tie.c. have an interview.3. where does the woman want to get married?a. in a church.b. in the open air.c. in a country house.4. what is the man doing?a. taking a test.b. reading a book.c. having a class.5. what do we know about the man?a. he is on a diet.b. he likes eating salad.c. he has a good taste.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 和第 7 两个小题。6. what are the speakers talking about?a. the mans children.b. the school sports.c. a famous athlete.7. what team is patricia on?a. the swim team.b. the basketball team.c. the dance team.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. how will the woman probably get to her branch office?a. by plane.b. by car.c. by train.9. what does the man suggest doing?a. making a phone call first.b. checking the internet.c. writing an e-mail.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. why is the apartment cheap?a. it has limited space.b. it doesnt have a good view.c. it is far from public transportation.11. what is included in the rental fee?a. telephone service.b. electricity.c. furniture.12. what does the woman want to do next?a. clean the house.b. sign the contract (合同).c. look around first.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13. what is the womans purpose in making the phone call?a. to place an order.b. to apply for a job.c. to return some goods.14. what does the man know about the drawing board?a. the price.b. the color.c. the delivery.15. what does the man say about the delivery?a. it is his responsibility.b. it depends on some factors.c. it will be free for large orders.16. what will the woman do tomorrow?a. call the department again.b. visit the salesman.c. check the equipment.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. where was the first book festival held?a. in a tent.b. in the street.c. in a garden.18. when did the yearly book festival start to be held every year?a. in 1983.b. in 1997.c. in 2004.19. what is the atmosphere of the book festival like?a. boring.b. noisy.c. pleasant.20. how long does the book festival last every year?a. three days.b. three weeks.c. one month.13第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 10 个小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 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。aevery march, the country celebrates the achievements of women in american history. even though these achievements go back a long way, most schools didnt start focusing on women pioneers and their achievements until recently. today, most schools teach kids about the many contributions women have made to our country. how did this change come about?on march 19, 1911, a german woman named clara zetkin organized the very first international womens day. inspired by american working women, the event took on the causes of peace in an effort to end world war i as well as womens rights. however, peoples interest in international womens day still dwindled over the years. it gained momentum (势头) again in the 1960s when the womens movement caused women to wonder why they werent included in the history books.by the 1970s, more female historians began to look back at womens contributions in history. in 1978, a california school district started womens history week to promote the teaching of womens history. school officials picked the week of march 8 to include international womens day. it was so popular that, in 1981, congress passed a resolution, making the week a celebration for the entire country. the concept of studying womens history continued to grow in popularity. in 1987, a group of women asked congress to expand the celebration. that same year, congress declared the entire month of march national womens history month.today, schools and communities across the country celebrate the month with special lessons and activities designed to teach the ways women have helped shape the us. the women who have worked hard to make womens history month a reality would like to see womens history studied all year, not just every march. in 1996, the national womens history museum was founded. it is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the various historic contributions of women. the organization is working with congress to open a permanent (永久的) museum site in washington, d.c.21. what was ignored in school education in the past according to the text?a. popularizing american history.b. introducing the history of wwi.c. sharing americans global contributions.d. teaching about american womens achievements.22. which of the following can replace the underlined word “dwindled” in paragraph 2?a. started.b. survived.c. decreased.d. completed.23. what is mainly discussed in paragraph 3?a. how womens history month became a reality.b. how women were included in the history books.c. why womens history should be taught at school.d. why womens contributions should be honored in history.bon march 25, 2010, kate and david ogg heard the words every parent fears: their newborn wasnt going to make it. their twinsa girl and a boywere born 14 weeks premature (早产的) , weighing just over two pounds each. doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. his heartbeat was nearly gone， and hed stopped breathing. the baby had just moments to live.“i saw him gasp, but the doctor said it was no use,” kate said. “i know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. i wasnt going to give up easily.”still, the couple knew this was likely goodbye. in an effort to cherish her last minutes with the tiny boy, kate asked to hold him.“i wanted to meet him, and for him to know us,” kate said. “wed accepted the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”kate unwrapped ( 解 开 ) the boy, whom the couple had already named jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered david to take his shirt off and join them in bed. the first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. they also talked to him.“we were trying to have him,” kate said. “we explained his name and that he had a twin and how hard we had tried to have him.”then something miraculous happened. jamie gasped again, and then he started breathing. finally, he reached for his fathers finger. the couples lost boy had made it.eight years later, jamie and his sister, emily, are happy and healthy.24. from what can we tell that jamie was still alive？ a. his heartbeat.b. his face.c. his gasp.d. his underweight.25. what does the sentence “their newborn wasnt going to make it” in paragraph 1 mean?a. their newborn was unwilling to be their child.b. their newborn had very little hope of surviving.c. their newborn didnt feel like coming to this world.d. their newborn disliked being treated by doctors in hospital.26. what can be the best title for the passage？ a. premature twinsb. life-giving touchc. first-time parentsd. last precious momentscborn 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 wasturning 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.27. 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.28. 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.29. 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.30. 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.第二节（共 5 个小题；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。we all know the benefits of regular physical activity. but about 80 percent of people dont take exercise every day. even some say they dont enjoy exercise. 31 here are some tips.find an exercise that best fits your personality. 32 take a group exercise class, join a football team or walk with a group of friends. if you prefer having time alone, jogging or yoga will be better fit for you.make it a habit. it can take a little while for something to become a habit. 33 one way is to try to exercise around the same time each day. “exercise can become addictive in a positive way,” said dr. carnethon, who is also an american heart association volunteer.34 there are many ways to fit exercise into your life. you can find some exercise videos online. do weight training with things around your home. take a brief walk after lunch. and if you go to school or work bybus, get off a stop earlier and walk the rest of the way.keep going. if you miss a day, dont worry about it. 35 just make sure you get back the next day. its easy to make something a habit again. you will see the same benefits. and any little bit you can fit in will show benefits.a. build exercise into your lifestyle.b. everybody struggles once in a while.c. so how can you make an exercise pleasant?d. break up your physical activity into smaller parts.e. therefore, give yourself the time to create a regular routine.f. if you are a social person, do something that attracts you socially.g. finding a peer group is the perfect way to share your goals, and hobbies.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节：完形填空（共 20 个小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ive always had a love for baseball. so when my daughter was born, i looked forward to the time when icould share that 36 with her. from the time that she was quite 37 , we would spend lots of sunday afternoons watching baseball games on television. as she 38 a bit older, we added the regular activity of going out in the backyard to play catch. so it should be no surprise that i was 39 to take her to see a live game someday.there was a baseball 40 in our town one day when my daughter was about seven years old, so we made big plans to go to our first 41 baseball game together. the day finally came, and we had great seats. i 42 pointed out the position each player was playing and together we 43 each hit. we shared hot dogs and soda. to our 44 , finally the team we liked won.as we headed across the parking lot to our 45 after the game, an elderly gentleman 46 to us with a baseball in his hand and 47 my daughter. “excuse me,” he said, “i caught this baseball today and i already have a few. would you like to have it? ” with 48 eyes, my daughter gratefully accepted the ball and we both 49 the gentleman as he turned to go. it was the 50 to a perfect day.years later, we were talking about things we had done when she was a kid. i remembered that first baseball game we attended together and, out of 51 , i asked her what she remembered about it. she 52 responded with, “i remember that old man who 53 me the baseball!” not the game itself, not the players or the hot dogs, but some random (随意的) person we 54 in the parking lot.sometimes the most 55 things about the events arent the experiences we have but the personal interactions we have with other people who are attending the same event.36. a. entertainmentb. advantagec. interestd. experience37. a. modestb. youngc. actived. outstanding38. a. grewb. intendedc. acceptedd. directed39. a. strugglingb. waitingc. arguingd. longing40. a. teamb. coachc. competitiond. show41. a. convincingb. realc. charmingd. crowded42. a. eagerlyb. calmlyc. jokinglyd. particularly43. a. observedb. commentedc. whisperedd. cheered44. a. amusementb. satisfactionc. kindnessd. thanks45. a. houseb. placec. card. direction46. a. cameb. wavedc. explainedd. pointed47. a. searched forb. looked intoc. listened tod. turned to48. a. wideb. sleepyc. tearfuld. hungry49. a. comfortedb. thankedc. encouragedd. inspired50. a. chanceb. summaryc. periodd. ending51. a. curiosityb. controlc. questiond. freedom52. a. coollyb. finallyc. immediatelyd. gradually53. a. gaveb. lentc. returnedd. found54. a. respectedb. supportedc. metd. heard55. a. ordinaryb. practicalc. meaningfuld. useful第 卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分 40 分）第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。jane goodall was born in london in 1934. she became interested in animal stories when she was a very young child. she always dreamed of working with wild 56 (animal). when she was eleven years old, she decided that she wanted 57 (go) to africa to live with and write about animals. but this was not the kind of thing young women usually did in the 1940s. everybody was laughing except her mother. “if you 58 (real) want something, you work hard, you take advantage of opportunity, you never give up, and you will find a way,” her mother said to her. the opportunity 59 (come) at last. a school friend invited her to africa. jane worked as 60 waitress until she got enough money to travel there.in 1957, jane goodall traveled to africa. she soon met the well-known scientist louis leakey and began working for him as an assistant. he later asked her to study a group of chimpanzees 61 (live) by a lake in tanzania. very little was known about wild chimpanzees at that time.jane spent many years studying chimpanzees 62 this area of africa. it was not easy work. they were very shy and would run away 63 she came near. she learned to watch them from far away using binoculars ( 双 筒 望 远 镜 ). over time, she slowly gained 64 (they) trust. watching the chimpanzees, she made many discoveries. they ate vegetables and fruit. but she found that they also eat meat. a few weeks later, she made an even more 65 (surprise) discovery. she saw chimpanzees making and using tools to help them catch insects.第四部分：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。look inside any family home in the evening, and you might see a typical (典型的) enough scene: mom and dad, each on their own laptop or tablet, streaming movies, catching up on work or maybe answering emails on their smartphones. meanwhile, one child is chatting online with one school friend while texting another. the other is playing a video game with a friend on the other side of the city at the same time. each member of the family is totally buried in his or her own piece of technology.according to some experts, the effect of technology on human relationships is worrying as technology becomes a substitute ( 代 替 物 ) for face-to-face human relationships. it appears to be the case that many people would much rather spend time with their electronic gadgets (电子产品) than with one another. young people say it is difficult to get their parents attention and they have to compete with smartphones, tablets and other technology.however, a report from the pew internet and american life project offers a more helpful and encouraging view, suggesting that far from replacing human contact, technology can actually better family relationships. just over half of th