云南省玉溪一中2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题

玉溪一中2020学年下学期高二年级期中考试英语学科试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟第卷注意：请考生将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。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 man looking for?A. Vegetables.B. Orange juice.C. An employee.2. What is Pat wearing?A. A white hat.B. A white shirt.C. A brown shirt.3. What did the man borrow from the woman?A. Her iPhone.B. Her iPod.C. Her gym bag.4. Who will the man call?A. His wife.B. His boss.C. A taxi.5. What happened to the woman?A. She was late for school.B. She got lost while driving.C. She couldnt find a parking spot.第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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、7题。6. What does the woman say about puppies?A. They are free.B. They need shots.C. They eat vegetables.7. What does the boy offer to do?A. Build a house for the puppy.B. Take good care of the puppy.C. Give the puppy some of his food.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does the man want the door oiled?A. Its very old.B. Its hard to open.C. It makes too much noise.9. When does the woman usually come home?A. Late at night.B. In the middle of the day.C. Early in the morning.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man expect for the year?A. Itll be fun.B. Itll be difficult.C. Itll be easy.11. What does the man plan to do?A. Major in English.B. Volunteer at the zoo.C. Attend medical school.12. How often will the woman be volunteering?A. Every day.B. Every weekend.C. Three days a week.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who did the woman just meet?A. A psychologist.B. Her doctor.C. One of her friends.14. What might be the cause of the womans sleeping problems?A. Anxiety.B. Too much work.C. The pills she takes.15. What does the man suggest?A. Exercising outdoors.B. Talking more often to others.C. Not using the computer for a while.16. When does the man usually fall asleep?A. At 8:00 p.m.B. At 9:00 p.m.C. At 10:00 p.m.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the storm start?A. This morning.B. This afternoon.C. Last night.18. Who has been rescued by boat?A. People living in low areas.B. People living near the hills.C. People living near the ocean.19. How many people are without power?A. Thousands.B. Hundreds.C. Several.20. What does the Weather Service suggest people do?A. Not leave their homes. B. Turn off their electricity.C. Drive carefully through water.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APure Yoga is devoted to serving the yoga community in Asia and beyond, offering a wide variety of classes such as Hatha Yoga, Hot Yoga, Yin Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga, etc. Our yoga classes are offered and taught by nearly 200 professional yoga teachers. Private Yoga is also available for learners of all levels. Pure Yoga constantly invites world-known teachers to lead guest teacher workshops.Class BookingsClass bookings can be made 2 days in advance of the class. It is important that you book your class in advance since some classes are more heavily attended than others.We also limit our class sizes so that they are not overcrowded. If the class you wish to take is full, we will place you on the wait list and inform you of an opening as soon as possible. To create the best experience for yourself and others, please follow these guidelines：No talkingThe yoga studio is a silent room. Please do not talk while in the studio and studio corridors.No eatingDo not eat in the studio.No shoesRemove your shoes before entering the practice rooms. Keep your shoes in your locker. Shoe lockers are also available for rental.No mobile phonesTurn your mobile phones off or to “vibrate”（震动）mode. Do not take phones into the practice rooms.Personal BelongingsDaily lockers are not for overnight use. Locks from any daily lockers that are kept overnight will be cut.21. Who will teach general learners yoga?A. Favorite yoga teachers.B. Professional yoga teachers.C. World-known yoga teachers.D. Private yoga teachers.22. When should you book your class?A. One month ahead of time.B. Two months ahead of time.C. Two days ahead of time.D. One day ahead of time.23. In the practice room, you can . .A. turn your mobile phones to “vibrate” mode.B. wear any shoes you like.C. talk with your friends on the phone.D.eat some snacks if you are hungry.BA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes mindlessly by taking down word for word what the professors saidIn the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper .They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk , they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers report said, While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.24. More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can .A. write more notesB. digest concepts betterC. get higher scoresD. understand lectures better25. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be .A. skillfulB. mindlessC. thoughtfulD. tireless26. The author of the passage aims to .A. examine the importance of long-term memoryB. stress the benefit of taking notes by handC. explain the process of taking notesD. promote the use of laptops27. The passage is likely to appear in .A. a newspaper advertisementB. a computer textbookC. a science magazineD. a finance reportCIn ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead,with more tactics(策略).One tactic involves where to display the goods. Forexample, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk foodlater in their trip. In department stores,the womens shoesection is generally next to the womens makeup section:while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander overand find somecosmetics they might want to try later.Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping,sothey make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wineswent up.When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisionsin the first few secondsupon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.28. Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?A. To save customers times.B. To show they are high quality foods.C. To help sell junk food.D. To sell them at discount prices.29. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?A. Opening the store early in the morning.B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.C. Inviting customers to play music.D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.30. What is the California builders story intended to prove?A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.C. An ocean view is much to the customers taste.D. A good first impression increases sales.31.What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.B. To introduce how businesses have grown from the past.C. To report researches on customer behavior.D. To show dishonest business practicesDIt was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I. German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and started socializing with “the enemy” along two-thirds of the Western Front.German troops held up Christmas trees with signs, “Merry Christmas”. Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies. They sang Christmas songs, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared food and even played football. Soldiers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons, and to aim high.Fear ran through the military leaders on both sides. They felt that their power was being challenged: soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight. Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court. Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot. By March 1915 the socializing movement had been destroyed and the killing machine was back in full operation. Over the next three years more than fifteen million people died in the war.Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce (休战). On Christmas Day, 1988, a local radio host in Boston played “Christmas in the Trenches”, a song about the Christmas Truce several times and wasstunnedby his listeners response. Thousands of people called in, praising the song, with many moved to tears by the amazing events it described.You can probably guess why the callers were in tears. The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people. It lets us see the world as it can be and says, “This really happened once.” It shows us the potential we have as humans contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are. It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true: the world really can be different.32. The soldiers began socializing with the enemy because _.A. they couldnt bear the meaningless killingB. it was the best way to avoid being killedC. they feared that they would be caughtD. their enemies were from similar backgrounds33. How did the generals finally put an end to the soldiers socializing?A. They sent the soldiers loved ones to prison.B. They moved the two groups of soldiers further apart.C. They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers.D. They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment.34. The underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 4 most probably means .A. satisfied B. shocked C. amused D. confused35. The author uses the story of the soldiers to imply that human beings .A. are not trustworthy under stressB. are naturally aggressive and war-likeC. are basically caring and kindheartedD. will always do what is in their own self-interest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。3-2-1 GREEN!You already know an environmentalists three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle. 36 Here are three things you can do for the Earth Day.Be a real cut-upThe next time youre about to throw out the plastic rings that hold a six-pack of soda together, reach for a pair of scissors.As a young turtle, Peanut got stuck in one of these rings. As she grew, the ring stayed put, forcing her shell to grow around it. By the time someone found her and cut her free, her shell was permanently deformed. Thanks to her hard shell, Peanut is alive and well. She now lives at a nature center in Missouri. But most animals that get caught in six-pack rings die.WHAT YOU CAN DOEasy! 37Hunt for vampires（吸血鬼）You know all those electronic inventions youve got at home? Even when you switch them off, they are really still on. 38 Anything with a glowing LED off/on light, a remote control, or a clock display is always on.WHAT YOU CAN DOJust pull out the plugs or tap the OFF switch till you really need the electronics.39Matt Damon really cares about clean water. So in February, he announced that he was going on strike against toilets. “ Until everybody has access to clean water and sanitation（卫生设备）,” he said. “ I will not go to the bathroom!” He was kidding but to make a serious point. Around the world, he said, “780 million people lack access to clean water; 2.5 billion people lack access to a toilet.”WHAT YOU CAN DONo need to go on a toilet strike. Just dont waste water. 40 Take shorter showers.A. Use water wisely.B. How to recognize vampire electronics?C. Cut the rings apart before you trash them.D. Use toilets less.E. But how else can you help?F. Dont run the water while brushing your teeth.G. Things that can help with good living conditions are important.第三部分 英语知识运用（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）One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to41me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that youve done42and allowing you to skip a grade, but youll have to43your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me44 for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the45 decisions adults had to make.Foralmostfouryears,mymotherwould 46 usfromBrazileveryday.EveryeveningId 47waitforthephonetoringandthentellhereverydetailofmyday.Aphonecall,however, could never replace her48 anditwasdifficultnottofeellonelyattimes.During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 49 apartment, I became 50 how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then that I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 51 family and work. 52 difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldnt know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a 53 attitude.Backhome, I 54myselfthatwhatmymothercoulddo, Icould, too. Ifshe55 toliveinRioallbyherself,I,too,couldlearntobe56.I learnt how to take care of myself and sethighbut achievable57.My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the58has really taught me. Sacrifices59 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be60for me.41. A.attractB.surpriseC.promoteD.praise42. A.wellB.muchC.littleD.wrong43. A.leaveB.refuseC.contactD.forgive44. A.explainingB.wanderingC.regrettingD.wondering45. A.poorB.timelyC.finalD.tough46. A. visitB. call C. ask D. meet47. A.politelyB.eagerlyC.nervouslyD.curiously48. A.presenceB.patienceC.intelligenceD.Influence49. A.comfortableB.emptyC.expensiveD.modern50. A.satisfiedwithB.interestedinC.doubtfulD.awareof51. A.abandoningB.comparingC.balancingD.mixing52. A.dependingonB.facedwithC.suppliedwithD.insistingon53. A.differentB.friendlyC.positiveD.general54. A.remindedB.informedC.warnedD.criticized55. A.expectedB.offeredC.attemptedD.managed56. A.gratefulB.energeticC.independentD.practical57. A.examplesB.limitsC.rulesD.goals58. A.questionB.experienceC.historyD.occasion59. A.payoffB.comebackC.runoutD.turnup60. A. failureB. gatheringC. blessingD. pleasure第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Should naps（小睡） actually61 (take) during the day? Well, we certainly know from 62 (evident) in the sleep center and that of many other scientists that naps can give you benefits for both your brain63 your body. But naps can actually be 64 double-edged sword because while were awake during the day, were building up sleepiness or sleep pressure. So when you try to fall asleep at night, youll fall asleep quickly and then youll