云南省德宏州芒市2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2020年秋季学期高二年级期中考试试卷英 语考试时间：120分钟 卷面分：100分班级 _ 姓名 _ 学号 _ 成绩 _注意事项：1答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卷上填写清楚。考试结束，将答题卷交回。2第I卷（1-60）题选出答案后，请将答案填涂在答题卷上，答在试卷上的答案无效。第卷(61-70)直接在答题卷上作答。第I卷(选择题，共70分)第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟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分，满分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. Where are the two speakers?A. At the bus station. B. At the airport. C. At the railway station .2. How many chairs are needed?A. Thirteen. B. Fourteen. C. Fifteen.3. Where is the man now?A. In Washington B. In New York C. In BostonKS5UKS5U4. Why did the man apologize?A. He did lose the dictionary.B. He had forgotten to bring the dictionary.C. He had forgotten to tell Mr. Smith to bring the dictionary .5. What does the man mean?A. He doesnt like Japanese food B.He doesnt want to eat out C. He wants to pay第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。请听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。6. Who has been traveling a lot ?A. Peter B. Mike C. Lily7. How does Mike like traveling?A. He enjoys travelingB. He enjoys working in the labC. He doesnt like traveling very much8. Who do you think Peter is?A. Lilys husband B. Lilys friend C. Lilys classmate请听下面一段对话，回答第9和10题。9. What is the woman going to do?A. She is going to buy a bookB. She is going to borrow some moneyC. She is going to book a holiday10. When should the woman pay the rest of the money needed?A. The time when she fills in the formB. Eight weeks before she starts offC. The time when she travels请听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。11. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. They are common classmatesB. They are loversC. They are common friends12. Whats the reason for the boys not meeting the girl?A. He stayed at home studyingB. His parents didnt allow him to go outC. He was out with another girl13. Whats the probable result of the dialogue?A. The two speakers relationship was brokenB. The girl forgave the boyC. They got along well again请听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16题。14. Whats the weather like today?A. Fine B. Cloudy C. Rainy15. How long does it take to the farm by bus?A. One hour B. Half an hour C. One and a half hours16. How are they going to visit the farm?A. By bus B. By bike C. By train请听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题17. What was Mr. Exact doing at the door one day?A. He was reciting a textB. He was looking for somethingC. He was repairing the door18. Where did the stranger want to go?A. The park B. The department store C. The bridge19. How long exactly is the bridge?A. 20 meters longKS5UKS5U.KS5UB. 40 meters longC. 30 meters long20. What do you think of Mr. Exact?A. He is stupid B. He is clever C. He is rich第二部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分20分）第一节：单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从下列A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填在空白处的正确答案。21. Why are you so crazy about music?Because in music I can always find _ peace that is missing in _ world full of challenges.A. the; / B. the; / C. /; a D. /; the22. Jim! Did you have a good sleep last night?Oh. Like a log. Never slept _ almost within a month.A. well B. better C. best D. worse23. Most people who enjoy travelling believe that travel _ not only our bodies but also our minds.A. benefited B. benefit C. has benefited D. benefits24. My old neighbor Charles felt _ after his children moved out.A. lonely B. safely C. angrily D. happily25. The whole class applauded wildly at the end of the speech, _ greatly encouraged Bob.A. what B. where C. which D. when26. Most of the students find_ difficult to learn English grammar well.A. that B. it C. what D. which27. I was lucky to win a gold medal in the 800-metre race.You _through tough training.A. must go B. should go C. must have gone D. should have gone28. You can take a walk daily if you want to keep healthy._.A. Im glad you like it B. Thanks for your adviceC. I like surfing the Internet D. Well, thats OK29. I admire those people; _ having little money, they feel happy and satisfied.A. with B. because of C. instead of D. in spite of30. _ and sleepy, Tony finally got home after five hours walk.A. Tiring B. Being tired C. Tired D. To be tired第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。Two years ago, my husband bought me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is often faster than a car and you dont have to 31 about parking. You can 32 it anywhere. As it has a seat at the back and a basket at the front, I can take my small daughter to school, to the library, shopping, 33in fact.I use it most in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can be very unpleasant in winter when it is cold and the rain is 34 down. It can also be very 35. You must, of course, be careful on a bicycle. Accidents are not the only problem, though. One day I went shopping and came back to 36 my front wheel was missing. It was a long 37 to bicycle shop! Now I have three strong locks.My husband uses my bicycle sometimes for short journeys. He says it is better than waiting for a bus. He still uses his 38 for longer journeys, but I think that all this sitting down is making him 39 and lazy. On my bicycle I get a lot of 40 and fresh air, and this makes me feel a lot younger.31. A. talk B. learn C. argue D. worry32. A. leave B. take C. get D. carry33. A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. whichever34. A. running B. dropping C. sinking D. pouring35. A. pleasant B. dangerous C. unhappy D. interesting36. A. watch B. find C. understand D. hear37. A. road B. path C. walk D. ride38. A. chair B. plane C. car D. bicycle39. A. young B. healthy C. thin D. fat40. A. exercise B. wisdom C. attention D. experience第三部分：阅读理解 （共三节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据短文内容，判断短文后句子的正（T）误（F）。A lady in a faded grey dress and her husband, walked into the Harvard University presidents outer office.“We want to see the president,”the man said softly.The president met with the couple.The lady told him, “We had a son who attended Harvard for one year. He love Harvard. He was happy here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. We would like to build a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”The president was not touched. “Madam, we can not put up a statue for every person who attended Harvard and died.”“Oh, no,” the lady explained. “We do not want a statue. We thought we would like to give a building to Harvard.”The president rolled his eyes, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs?”For a moment the lady was silent. Then she turned to her husband and said quietly, “How much does it cost to start a university? Why do not we just start our own?”Her husband nodded.Mr. And Mrs. Stanford got up and walked away, travelling to California where they established Stanford University s memorial to their son.41.Mr. And Mrs. Stanford went to Harvard University to see the president.42.They wanted to build a statue in memory of their son.43. The president was interested in their idea.44. They could not afford to give a building to Harvard.45.They started Stanford University in California.第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AMark Twains First MoneyMark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned. He thought a long time and then said, “Yes, it was at school. I can remember everything about it . School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks. There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars orthe teacher would beat him in front of the whole school.” “One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher. But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.”“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep thefive dollars. So thats what I did. That was the first money I ever earned.”46.Mark Twain earned his first money _.A. when he was a pupil. B. when he became a writer.KS5UKS5UC. when he taught at a school. D. when he was beaten by his father.47. Mark Twain was beaten_.A. at home B. only by his father C. at school D. both at school and at home48. Mark Twains father beat him because_.A.he wanted to teach the boy a lesson.B.he didnt want the boy to be beaten by the teacher.C.he didnt want to give him the money.D.he didnt want to have his family disgraced.BSiri, whose voice do you have?The question has interested millions of Apple iPhone and iPad fans, who use the devices Siri function for help with everything from finding restaurants and directions to organize their day.On Friday, CNN reported it had discovered the original voice. The person had never before been identified publicly.The network named Susan Bennett, a voice-over actress（配音演员）from Atlanta in the US, as the voice behind Siri, which was first introduced on Apples iPhone 4s in 2020.“Im the voice actor who provided the voice of Siri,” Bennett told CNN in an interview.Bennett told the network she worked four hours a day for the entire month of July 2020 recording in her home. She said she was paid by the hour but would not reveal the amount.“A colleague emailed me and said, Hey, weve been playing around with this new Apple phone. Isnt this you?” Bennett told CNN.Her voice may also be familiar to airline passengers who have passed through a Delta Airlines terminal.Bennett also provided the radio and TV voice of First National Banks “Tillie the All-Time Teller”, the first ATM machine, she told CNN.“I began my career as a machine many years ago,” Bennett told the network. “Im sure that you hear my voice at some point every day.”49. According to the text, Susan Bennett _ A. is a voice actress from the USA B. recorded the voice for Apple in 2020C. was well paid for her recording D. provides her voice for many airlines50. Whats the main idea of the text? A. Whose voice Siri has still remains a mystery.B. The original voice for Siri has been discovered. C. Susan Bennett provides voice for machines.D. Colleagues recognized Susan Bennetts voice.51. The text is probably a _. A. term paper B. science fiction C. news story D. survey reportCThere is a lake near a forest in Sweden. The water in lake is very clear and everything is quiet and still. On the far side of the water is some farmlands and further away, across the fields, is an old church built on a hill. It has just stopped raining. The brook flowing into the lake is full and there is still some half-melted snow from last winter on the ground.The reason the water is so clear and everything is so quiet and still, is that most of the plant and animal life in and around the lake is died. There are no birds because all the fish and insects, which the birds need for food, have disappeared. Many trees in the forest are losing their leaves and bark, and are sick and dying. Others were blown down by the high winds of last winter. A farmer is working in a field planting something, but unless he plants a stronger kind of seed this year, the crop will be between 25 to 40 percent lower than a few years ago. The stones of the old church tower are turning to power and unless the tower is repaired soon, it will fall down.The smoke coming out of factories and poisonous gases from cars and trucks causes all the death and destruction in this place. And yet this silent lake is hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest factory and highways.52. What time of the year do you think it is? _ A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter53. Why are there no animals or birds in or around the lake? Because _. A. the lake is quiet and clean B. the weather is terribly cold C. the area is polluted D. the have all been killed by farmers54. Why does the farmer have to plant a stronger kind of seed? Because _. A. the soil becomes less and lessB. few plants can stand the weather there C. the water in the lake cant be used to irrigate the cropsD. the soil there is becoming unfit for farming55. The best title of the passage is _.56. A. A Beautiful Place of Interest B. A Faraway Mountain AreaC. A Clear Lake in Sweden D. A Polluted Lake第三节 七选五（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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。As we know, everyone can make mistakes, but dont worry about it. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes. Just admit (承认）it. Dont think that our mistakes are caused by others. 56Dont blame other people, and dont cheat ourselves, either. 57In order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we dont act and deal with the problem quickly, itll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and correct the mistake according to it. 58 59Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A, for they are theones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the cleverer we are. 60What caused us to make the mistake? How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future?When we act with a method to get a good result, do it that way next time. If we dont, we should stop, think about it, change it and try again.A. Realize that making mistakes is the best way to learn.B. Dont be afraid of failure.C. Be brave and face the fact that we have made the mistakes.D.