吉林省白城市第一中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

白城一中2020学年度上学期期中考试高 二 英 语第卷第一部分：听力理解(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. Why was the man late?A. Because his car has a problem.B. Because he got up lateC. Because he was caught in a traffic jam.2. What will the mean do next ?A. Buy a computer. B.Discover the new virus. C. Download software.3. What do we know about the conversation ?A. Hurricanes can occur at any time .B. Hurricanes occur only in summer.C. There wont be a hurricane.4. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Shopkeeper and customer. C. Teacher and student.5. What time is it now.?A. 8:00. B. 8:30. C. 8:10.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。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和第7两个小题。6. Why does the man call the woman?A. To ask for some suggestions about computers.B. To invite her to dinner at his place.C. To invite her to his wifes birthday party.7. What will the man do in the evening?A. Prepare some dishes with the man. B. Have dinner with the man .C. Buy a computer with the man.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What happened this morning?A. An animal went into the refrigerator. B. The refrigerator broke down. C. The man heard a noise.9. How many years have they used the refrigerator?A. 3. B.13. C. 30.10. What will they do next ?A. They will use the refrigerator for another few years.B. They will get the refrigerator repaired. C. They will buy a new refrigerator听第8段对话，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the man want to go ?A. A park. B. A square . C. A police station.12. What do we know about the man?A. He is lost. B. He is very excited. C.He is a new comer to this city.13. What will happen next?A.They will take the No.13 bus together.B. The woman will show the man to the bus stop. C. The man will take a taxi.听第9段对话，回答第14至16题。14. When was the singer in a car accident ?A. In 1943. B. In 1963. C. In 1978.15. From whom did the singer learn to sing?A. A music teacher. B. His doctor. C. His brother.16. In which language did the singer sing WE ARE YOUNG?A. English. B. Italian. C. German.听下面一段独白，回答第17和第20四个小题17. What does the speaker say about the dolphin?A. It is the mans most intelligent friend.B. It is the mans favourite animal.C. It is the mans largest friend .18. What were those dolphin paintings mainly made of?A. Glass. B. Stone . C.Wood.19. How many dolphin themes were there in the exhibition?A. About 100. B.About 150. C. About 250.20. Who is Pandora?A. An organizer. B. A dolphin. C.A reporter.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）请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AMany people in the United States like eggs for breakfast. There are many different ways to cook eggs. One of the most common kinds of eggs for breakfast is scrambled eggs. In addition, this is one of the easiest dishes to cook. Read this recipe(秘法) for scrambled eggs and you will see how easy it is.Scrambled EggsUtensilsIngredientsa frying pana spatula(刮勺)1 tea spoona fork or spoona small bowleggs2 tablespoons of milk or buttersaltpepper(胡椒)Steps:1) Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium (适中的) heat.2) In a small bowl, mix the eggs and the milk. Use the fork (or the spoon) to mix these well.3) Pour this mixture into the pan.4) Stir the eggs from time to time with the spatula. Continue until the eggs are no longer liquid.5) Add salt and pepper, Add a little or a lot, as you like.21.For this recipe, you do not need _.Aa knifeBa spatulaCa bowlDa fork22.Which of these words is closest in meaning to “change from solid to liquid”？Apour Bstir Cscramble Dmelt23.Read the recipe again, in which of the five steps do you scramble the eggs?AStep 2BStep 3CStep 4DStep 5BThis story happened when I was in Saint Lucia with my family. My sister, Diana, who also happens to be my best friend and one of the funniest and kindest people I know, went blind in one eye about 9 years ago. Diana sometimes feels concerned about the way her eye look now. The pupil (瞳孔) is no longer black; its sort of “glows” in photos. Diana recently purchased a special contact lens (隐形镜片) that makes her eye look like it did before it changed color, but she doesnt wear this lens often because it becomes quite painful after about an hour.One night during our holiday, a hotel photographer was taking pictures of the guests as they entered the area set up for dinner. Diana casually said if she had known there was going to be pictures taken to capture this special memory, she would have worn her contact lens so her eye wouldnt be so shiny in the picture.The next day, I was sitting with Diana and her husband Ted. While we were talking, the photographer who had been at the dinner the night before, handed her a photo, leaned in and quietly said, “I matched the color of your eyes in the picture.”As he walked away, my sister happily said to me and Ted, “Look! He fixed my eye!” The photographer stopped. He turned around and walked back to our table. He put his hand on Dianas shoulder, leaned in again and gently said, “Just to be clear: I didnt fix your eye. There isnt anything wrong with your eye. I simply matched the color.” Her eyes filled up with tears. It was very healing for her heart to hear these beautiful words. It didnt take much time but made so much difference. It helped her change the way she feels about herself.I have always loved the quote: “The world is full of good people. If you can1 find one, be one!” Your acts of kindness can impact the world in profound ways!24. My sister bought a contact lens in order to _.A. keep the pupil comfortableB. show off the beautiful color of her pupilC. protect her eye from the strong sunlightD. avoid the pupil being too bright and shiny25. Diana felt _ when she knew there was a photo taken for the dinner.A. excited B. proud C. regretfulD. shocked26. Tears welled up in Diana s eyes becauseA. she was touched by the photographerB. she felt her eyes were so painfulC. she was hurt by the gesture of the photographerD. she felt so sad that she didnt wear her lens27. Whats the best title of the passage?A. A Shiny PupilB. A Considerate PhotographerC. The Act of Kindness CountsD. The Contact Lens Makes a DifferenceCAsking for help is a sign of strength rather than weakness. In American culture, the independent individual is seen as their ideal. As the University of Missouri at St. Louis states on its website under the heading Key American Values, “Americans have been trained since very early in their lives to consider themselves as separate individuals who are responsible for their own situations in life and their own destinies.” The value also makes them think they can do everything themselves, and makes them feel badly about asking for help when they need it.And when it comes to work situations, when they think about asking for help there, sometimes they fear that a request for help would make them look inept. While this has always been true for men, many women in the workplace have felt the need to try twice as hard as their male colleagues and do twice as much to get just as far and to prove their worth. Sometimes when we think about asking for help, our inner voices tell us, “See, if you admit you cant do this on your own, theyll see you for the imposter(骗子) you really are.”But the fact is, even though individualism is on the rise, we cant do everything by ourselves and we shouldnt try.Apple founder Steve Jobs once told the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association about the power of asking for help, and how he “never found anybody who didnt want to help me when I asked them for help”. He said, at the age of 12, he called Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, on the phone after getting his number from the phone book and asking him for spare parts so he could build a frequency counter(计频器). And Hewlett agreed and offered young Jobs a summer job assembling frequency counters.“If youre afraid of failing, you wont get very far,” Jobs said.28What is the first paragraph mainly about?AWhat key American values are. BWhy Americans refuse to ask for help.CAsking for help is a sign of strength. DAmericans are responsible for their life.29Which of the following can replace the underlined word “inept” in Paragraph 2?Aimpolite Bdepressed CincompetentDsensitive30What can be learned from this US cultural phenomenon?AAmericans suffer a lot from mutual distrust.BAmericans see weakness as a sign of strength.CAmericans should learn to build up confidence.DAmericans lay emphasis on individual values.31What can we learn from Jobs words in the last paragraph?ADont hesitate to ask for assistance. BBe brave to try whatever you want.CFailure is the mother of success. DLearn to cooperate with others.DCitigroup is testing new technology that will allow customers to withdraw money using retinal scanning (扫描视网膜).The bank wants to replace PIN codes with biometric scanners (生物识别扫描仪) that could identify customers using only their eyes. Customers would use a smart phone app to key in the amount they want to draw out ahead of time. As they approached the ATM, the app would link up to the machine and use retinal scanning to confirm the customers identity. The ATM would then release the cash, as long as the scanner recognizes the individual.Citigroup said the retinal scans would take 15 seconds to complete compared to 45 seconds for traditional transactions (交易). It would, they claim, be more secure and would mean that cards could never be skimmed at an ATM again.The Wall St Journal reported that Citigroup has not set a date for when the retinal scanners would be introduced. The bank may have to overcome privacy concerns as some customers may be uncomfortable giving their biometric data to such an institution.Citigroup says it has been working with cash machine manufacturer Diebold and has confirmed that scanning tests have been carried out on 30 consumers in a laboratory at its head office in New York. The test cash machines do not even need a screen or a touchpad as all the information is loaded by the app ahead of time.Citigroup is not the only financial institution testing out cardless cash machinesJP Morgan Chase and Bank of America are working on similar technology. The moves comes in response to US credit scoring firm FICO announcing that in May this year the number of attacks on debit cards used at ATMs had reached its highest level in 20 years.32. What is the right process of withdrawing money using retinal scanning?a. The ATM would release the cash.b. Use a smart phone app to key in the amount.c. Use retinal scanning to confirm the customers identity.d. The app would link up to the ATM.A. cbda B. cdba C. bdca D. bcda33. As for the new technology, what will Citigroup probably have to worry about?A. The results of the scanning tests.B. Some customers privacy worries.C. US credit scoring firm FICOs criticism.D. Other banks competition.34. Why is Citigroup developing this new technology?A. To attract more customersB. To compete against other banks.C. To respond to the Wall St Journals report.D. To fight against attacks on debit cards.35. What can we learn from the passage?A. One day, we can withdraw money from the ATM without a card.B. The retinal scanners have already been put into use.C. Citigroup will work with JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America.D. The ATM will be replaced sooner or later.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。Things Ambitious People Never Say“I cant do thisits too hard.”Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words.36_.“Im not good enough.”Ambitious people never say they are not good enough. Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to quit when things get a little rough. And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing. The most successful people in the world are not quitters. 37_ . Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.“I wont make it through the obstacles.”Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve and desire to succeed.38_. They say they will make it because they know better things lie aheadthe sun always shines after the storm. 39_.The only time people wont take you seriously is if you dont take yourself seriously. Insisting that people wont take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do. Ambitious people never say these words. Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.“Im going to fail for sure.”40 _. It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path. Ambitiouspeople don t say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying. They challenge the fear of failure by taking calculated risks because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you dont try at all.A. Failure is not entirely bad.B. “People think me impossible.”C. “People wont take me seriously.”D. They tell themselves they can do it.E. Ambitious people say they can do everything well.F. They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.G. Ambitious people never say they wont make it through the hard times.第三部分 英语知识运用第一节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）Dear Dad,With Fathers day _41_, Id like to take a minute or two to express my _42_ gratitude for all that you do.I cant _43_a time when you werent there for me -not only as a father, but as a _44_. When I was a child ,you were my favorite playmate. I know that your favorite movie was _45_ really Cinderella, and that you would have much rather been watching the soccer than _46_with the barbies.You did those things because you loved me - showing me that when you love someone , you do what you can _47_them happy.From teaching me how to _48_ , youve showed me the ways to stand on my own feet. A dads job is not only to _49_ his little girl, but also to show how to defend herself when , one day, he is not around.As much as I want to thank you , I also want to _50_. Raising a teenage girl might be one of the biggest _51_ a father goes through . Im sorry for any gray_52_ Ive caused you in the past. I know I was naughty at times, but really, what daughter isnt?_53_ we dont always understand each other , youre one of the biggest influences in my life .A father is the one who guides his daughter through life.Whether it was a school play, sporting event , graduation or any _54_ moment in my life, youve always been my biggest _55_. Wherever I _56_, I hope I make you proud.Every little girl grows up looking up to her dad ,and Ive never _57_. I know there is no such thing as a perfect dad , _58_ you come pretty close. I hope one day I can show you how _59_ you are to me .even more, I hope this Fathers Day is _60_ you deserve.41. A. informing B. pouring C. approaching D.exposing42. A.rough B.consistent C admirable D.constant43. A.remember B.forget C.wait D. waste44. A. teacher B. friend C.tutor D. mother45. A.never B.meanwhile C.ever D occasionally46. A.argue B. play C.fight D.compete47. A.make B.be made C. making D. to make48. A.smile B.read C.walk D. speak49. A. guide B lead C. arrange D. protect50. A.apologize B.complain C. praise D.admit51. A. demands B.challenges C. barriers D. conflicts52. A.dilemma B.quarrel C.hairs D.injury53. A. Even though B.As though C. Now that D. In case54. A.frustrating B.depressing C. thrilling D. vital55. A.opponent B.colleague C.fan D companion56. A.sweep up B. end up C. take up D. make up57. A.stopped B.thought C.started D occurred58. A.and B. as C. but D. so59. A.important B. strict C. unusual D.difficult60. A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything第2节 单词拼写(共10分）请根据汉语意思或者首字母用单词的正确形式填空61.To our surprise , he will attend his former girlfriends wedding _.（典礼）62. The store sells _（各种各样的）apples , the price of which is rangingfrom 5 yuan to 15 yuan.63. How to _(应用）what we learn in class to our life is of great importance.64. I _（坚定地) hold the belief that your efforts will pay off in time.65. The old man has a habit of reading newspapers to keep himself _（了解的）of what happens at home and abroad.66. Everyone should take an _（乐观的）attitude towards life .67. The girl deserved the highest praise for her _(勇敢）。68. The noise , which is _(无法忍受的）, makes me annoyed.69. It is difficult to _（评估）the value of the ancient vase.70. Her diet c_ largely of v