北京四中2020学年高二英语下学期期中考试

北京四中2020学年度第二学期高二年级英语期中试卷(试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)第I卷第一部分 听力测试(共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)第一节听下面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。每段对话你将听一遍。1. Where is the cafe?A. To the right of the tree.B. To the left of the tree.C. Behind the Magic Castle.2. Which of the following statements is true?A. Nuclear energy is clean.B. Nuclear energy has no pollution.C. Nuclear energy doesnt pollute the air.3. When did the woman lose her necklace?A. When she was in the shop.B. When she was at the party.C. When she was on the way home.4. What is the womans present mobile phone number?A.B.C.5. What does the woman mean about Christmas?A. Its a time to be together with the family and friend.B. Its a time to get and give gifts.C. Its a time to have lots of great food.第二节听下面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。听第5段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What are flying in the room?A. Mosquitoes. B. Flies. C. Bats.7. Why does the man think they are flies?A. Because of the noise they make.B. Because of the food in the room.C. Because it is April.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What is the mans opinion about building a high speed maglev train?A. The money should be spent building more roads or railways.B. Its worth it.C. People can travel faster.9. Why spend so much money building a high speed maglev train?A. Its as fast as a plane.B. It does not need an engine.C. It hardly produces any pollution.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What do we learn from the dialogue?A. His shows are only for adults.B. Everybody will find his humor funny.C. Jokes about speaking German can make people laugh.11. How is the man going to make people think about life?A. By singing a bitter sweet song.B. By playing jokes on audience.C. By speaking a foreign language.12. When will be the greatest moment in the show?A. When the actor speaks.B. When the actor walks like a scientist.C. When the actor sings.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the woman?A. A director of a play. B. A playwright(剧作家). C. A teacher.14. What are they talking about?A. Writing a play.B. Playing computer games.C. Watching plays.15. What do we know about computer games from the dialogue?A. Just like playing games.B. Just like telling a story.C. Just like watching TV plays.16. What can we learn from what the woman says?A. It is difficult to write a play.B. If you know how to write a story and a dialogue you can write a play.C. They often write plays.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What will be the possible result?A. The woman will be punished.B. The man will be punished.C. They will become friends.18. What do you think of the woman?A. Clever.B. Humorous.C. Friendly.19. Which statement is true according to the passage?A. The man got a bit hurt.B. The woman bought a bottle of wine for the man.C. The man would understand what the woman meant at last.20. Why did the woman hand the man the bottle again at last?A. To please him.B. To make the police believe he has broken the traffic rule.C. To make fun of him.第二部分：语言知识一、单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。21. I love _ history because it gives us _ knowledge of the past events.A. the, a B. /,a C. /,/ D. a, the22. That art centre is _ used to be a factory, _ millions of cars were made.A. what; where B. where; where C. what; which D. where; which23. The train _ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about nine oclock tonight.A. went B. is going C. goes D. will be going24. _ the fog, we should have reached our school.A. Because of B. In spite of C. In case of D. But for25. If a person has not had enough sleep, his actions will give him _ during the day.A. away B. up C. in D. back26. There is a tradition of having a family dinner at home on Chinese New Years Eve _, however, the custom has changed.A. Late B. Later C. Lately D. Latter27. The high-anxiety focus on reading score may have narrowed students _ to knowledge about the world that can improve their reading.A. idea B. aid C. belief D. access28. Being a good listener is a kind of quality and thats _ it takes to keep friendship.A. how B. what C. which D. where29. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year _.A. guarantee B. safety C. confirmation D. conservation30. A university _ teachers, administrators and students.A. makes up for B. composes of C. makes up of D. consists of31. I am writing to _ you most sincerely on your appointment as Headmaster of the Grammar School.A. celebrate B. memorize C. congratulate D. welcome32. Long live our friendship means that we expect our friendship to be _.A. permanent B. priceless C. unchangeable D. precious33. Would you please tell me _ you know is good at typing?A. whom B. whomever C. whose D. whoever34. Newcastle Uniteds Kevin Nolan is desperate to _ lost time after returning from a three-match ban.A. take over B. make up for C. give away D. get a lot out of35. I would have told him the answer had it been possible, but I _ so busy then.A. had been B. were C. was D. would be二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。I was recently invited to a lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to _36_ those of a number of famous psychiatrists (精神病学家). When my turn came, I was especially _37_ because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium (讲台), my heart pounded and my mouth went completely _38_.What am I doing here? I asked myself. To make matters worse, my presentation partly _39_ with fear of public speaking. To _40_ myself, I tried an unusual way, I asked the audience, How many of you feel nervous _41_ you give a speech? Nearly every hand _42_. Well, thats exactly _43_ I feel right now!The audience _44_ with laughter. I relaxed and was able to get on with my _45_._46_, we all find ourselves in a _47_ that makes us nervous. Perhaps youre afraid of saying _48_ things at a drinking party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your _49_ go blank during a test. For some of us the anxiety is so _50_ that it is personally and professionally incapacitating (使无能). _51_ the years, my work with hundreds of patients had taught me that _52_ can increase his or her social _53_, even in the most stressful situations. And I have a few simple but helpful _54_, such as tacking your fears one step at a time; focusing on others; _55_ anxiety into energy and stopping comparing yourself, which I think are of great value to us in our work.36. A. take B. follow C. observe D. learn37. A. worried B. eager C. nervous D. anxious38. A. sweet B. wet C. bad D. dry39. A. dealt B. went C. stayed D. left40. A. comfort B. calm C. enjoy D. delight41. A. during B. while C. before D. when42. A. went up B. raised C. lifted D. brought up43. A. what B. how C. when D. why44. A. shouted B. cried C. responded D. answered45. A. job B. idea C. speech D. nervousness46. A. At times B. At any time C. All the time D. At one time47. A. state B. condition C. situation D. position48. A. foolish B. wonderful C. believable D. false49. A. head B. mind C. heart D. brain50. A. important B. valuable C. difficult D. strong51. A. For B. Through C. During D. Over52. A. anyone B. someone C. none D. no one53. A. position B. experience C. means D. abilities54. A. tips B. ideas C. means D. abilities55. A. putting B. turning C. forcing D. getting第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AManhattan Island is surrounded on the east by the East and Harlem Rivers and on the west by the North and Hudson Rivers. It links with the other four towns which make up New York City and with New Jersey are by means of subways, underground tunnels and bridges which lead into Manhattan from the surrounding area.The Brooklyn Bridge was the first suspension bridge to link Brooklyn to Manhattan. It is also the second oldest bridge in New York. The architect was John Augustus Roebling, who was the chief engineer of the suspended Railroad Bridge at Niagara Falls.Misfortune accompanied the building of the bridge, which took place from 1869 to 1883. The architect died as a result of an accident early during the construction. His son, Washington Roebling, carried on his fathers work, using the most advanced engineering techniques of the day. He also fell ill during the construction of the bridge and had to direct the work on it from an apartment window overlooking the site.Since its construction the Brooklyn Bridge has remained a busy and important passage in New York.The Brooklyn Bridge is 6775 feet long and 1595 feet wide. The suspended part is 3450 feet long and 85 feet wide. It has a clearance of 133 feet above water level. Four huge cables extend across the bridge, supported by two towers, each 272 feet high. Each of these cables is made up of 5700 wires.56. If you want to go to Princeton University in New Jersey from Manhattan, you _.A. must drive across a bridgeB. must take a Metro trainC. have to go through a tunnelD. can use any of the above means57. The Brooklyn Bridge is _.A. the first suspended railway bridge in the USAB. the first oldest bridge in New YorkC. the first suspension bridge between Manhattan Island and BrooklynD. the first suspension bridge built in the USA58. In the course of the construction of the bridge _.A. the chief engineer was in short of moneyB. misfortune fell on the chief engineerC. John Augustus Roebling fell illD. Washington Roebling met with an accident59. Washington Roebling was forced to _.A. direct the building work on the bridgeB. lead the builders of the bridge in a hospitalC. give his directions to the workers from a flat nearbyD. direct the construction of the bridge by radioBI was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 oclock to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip-so I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.60. He learned _ that there would be a concert last Friday.A. from his friends B. from one of his colleaguesC. over the radio D. from the newspaper61. He could go and buy the ticket _A. any day before work hours B. not before work hoursC. only during lunch time D. on Saturday and Sunday62. One day the writer took _ to get to the theatre by bus.A. forty-five minutesB. fifteen minutesC. exactly twenty minutesD. over an hour63. The word relieved in the last sentence but one may best be replaced by _.A. surprisedB. pleasedC. puzzledD. sorryCDo you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They wilt turn themselves off-and on again when you return. You will choose the temperature for each room, the lighting and the humidity. A sensor will find the presence of a human (and, with luck, ignore the dog!) and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will find faulty electrical appliances, plugs or switches, separate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the fire station. It will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic. You will open them using your personal card-the one you use for shopping-maybe using a number known only to you.It will be impossible, to lose the key, and a housebreaker will have to tamper (拨弄) with the lock or with a window. It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer.The computer will be more than a fireman-policeman-servant. It will be an entertainer, and most of your entertainment will come right into your home. It does now, of course, but by 2040 entertainment will mean much more. For one thing, you will be able to take part actively, rather than just watching.64. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The sensor is multi-functional.B. Without a computer, the sensor can not do much.C. The sensor will detect fire and mate an emergency call.D. You can be considered an intruder if you tamper with the lock or with a window.65. According to the author, in 2040, new technology _.A. will free us from the keys we use todayB. will turn everything into sensorsC. Will make the locks out of dateD. will get rid of all crimes66. Thanks to computers, in 2040 people _.A. will have no entertainment outsideB. will replace TV with computersC. will be controlled by computersD. will have more fun at home67. The best title for the passage might be _.A. Sensors and ComputersB. Life at Home in the Year 2040C. The Development of Science and TechnologyD. Lights and Heaters in the Year 2040DWe know the effect calories have on your body. For each pound of weight that your body carries, it takes about 12 calories per pound per day to keep it alive, if you weigh 150 pounds, you therefore need about (15012) 1800 calories per day to keep yourself alive and maintain that same weight.If you were to eat more than 1800 calories per day, the rest turns into fat. It takes about 3600 excess calories to make a pound of fat. Lets say that you were to eat, on average, 2000 calories per day. That extra 200 calories per day is going to turn into fat. However, you will eventually hit a point of equilibrium(平衡，均衡) because as you gain weight, you need more calories to maintain that weight. So, a person eating an average of 2000 calories per day will hit equilibrium at (2000/12) 166.67 pounds.So lets say that you eat, on average, 2000 calories per day and reach equilibrium at 166 pounds. Then you go on a crash diet where you eat only 1000 calories per day for 60 days. You lose 16 pounds and reach your target weight of 150 pounds. But then you go right back to eating 2000 calories per day again. The graph below shows your eating pattern before, during and after the diet:Note that the graph assumes(假设) that you, like most people, eat a random number of calories per day. Some days you are good and eat less, and some days you are bad and eat more, but the assumption is that it averages out to 2000 calories per day over the long run.This graph shows what happens to your weight before, during and after the diet:The diet really takes the weight off. But the weight comes right back when you return to your normal eating pattern. The weight appears to come back so quickly because when you are at your lightest, you tend to gain more weight each day. The lighter you are, the fewer calories you need. If you only need 1500 calories per day and youre eating 2000, youre going to gain weight faster than if you need 1800 and youre eating 2000.68. The passage is mainly about _.A. how to lose weight effectivelyB. why the weight comes back so quickly once a person stops dietingC. why a person puts on weightD. how to keep a healthy diet69. According to the text, a person weighing 120 pounds needs _ calories per day to keep the same weight.A. 1440 B. 1800 C. 2000 D. 100070. Suppose all the following people take in 3000 calories every day. Who will gain