安徽省合肥市第二中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

安徽省合肥市第二中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音部分结束前，你将有两分钟的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1.5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 was the man doing when the phone rang?A. Taking a shower.B. Cleaning the floor. C. Doing the laundry.2. How long can the man keep the book?A. For three weeks.B. For two weeks. C. For one week.3. What will the speakers do first?A. Have a cup of tea.B. Watch the dolphin show.C. See the elephants.4. Why is the man happy?A. He got a good evaluation.B. He received an award for his work.C. He learned some interpersonal skills.5. What are the speakers talking about in general?A. A CD of Johnny Holden.B. A present for Molly.C. A musician.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，共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、7题。6. How did Jim get hurt?A. He was kicked by a boy.B. He was hit by a football.C. He fell down on the ground.7. When can Jim play sports again?A. In 48 hours.B. In 4 days.C. In a month.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What color shirts does the mans team get?A. Yellow.B. Green.C. White.9. What will the woman do next?A. Go to the mans house.B. Collect the new football shirts.C. Have the basketball shirts changed.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who is the woman?A. A policewoman.B. A doctor.C. The mans classmate.11. What is the man worried about?A. His broken arm.B. The coming exams. C. The wound in his leg.12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a classroom.B. In a hospital.C. In the street.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How long has Louise been working at the center?A. About six months.B. About one year.C. About two years.14. How did Louise feel when she started working at the center?A. Excited.B. Nervous.C. Confident.15. What does Louise enjoy doing most about working with children?A. Seeing them have a lot of fun.B. Thinking of new things for them to do.C. Helping the less able ones achieve more.16. What does Louise say about working at night?A. Its a necessary part of the job.B. Its something that she enjoys.C. Its unfair for her to do it.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the exhibition about this year?A. Star posters.B. Railway posters.C. Holiday posters.18. How long will the exhibition last a day?A. Seven hours.B. Six hours.C. Five hours.19. What does the speaker suggest people do?A. Watch Alan Browns films on TV.B. Get tickets for the exhibition in advance.C. Book seats for the Rose Garden immediately.20. Where can people make a reservation for Detective in the Shadows?A. At Town Hall.B. At the Arts Center Cinema.C. At the Tourist Center.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）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWelcome to The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)HOURSOpen seven days a weekSUN-THU, 10 AM-5:30 PM, FRI, SAT 10 AM-9 PMClosed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first Monday in May.ADMISSIONMembers and Patrons(赞助人) visit free and enjoy express admission.General Admission: Adults, $25; seniors (65 and older), $17; students, $12; and children under 12, free. General admission tickets include special exhibitions and are valid(有效) for three days.For New York State residents with valid ID, Connecticut, and New Jersey students: The amount you pay is up to you. Please be as generous as you can.All ticket holders must go through security.PARKING GARAGE80th St. and Fifth Ave. Discount for Members and Patrons.GROUP VISITSCall 212-570-3711 or visit metmuseum. org/group visits.FREE GUIDED TOURSAudio GuideListen to the stories behind thousands of artworks in the MET collection and select exhibitions. Rent an Audio Guide device (with a headset or neck loop): adults, $7; Members, $6; children under 12, $5; and free to visitors who are blind, partially sighted, deaf or have hearing loss. Transcripts in standard and large print are available for selected tours. Learn more at metmuseum. org/audio guide.Daily tours with GuidesCheck at any information desk or visit metmuseum. org/ mettours for free gallery talks and tours presented by staff, outside scholars, and trained volunteers.ACCESSIBILITYFor information about accessibility and services for visitors with disabilities, contact accesss metmuseum. org or call 212-650-2020, or visit metmuseum. org/access.21. Normally on which day can a visitor stay at the MET for the longest time?A.Saturday.B. Wednesday.C.Monday.D.Thanksgiving Day.22. How much should a middle aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter from China pay to visit the MET?A.$12.B.$25.C.$29.D.$37.23. How can people inquire about access to the MET?A. By calling 212-570-3711.B. By calling 212-650-2020.C. By visiting metmeseum. org/group visits.D. By contacting metmuseum. org/mettours.BTwo local girls recently decided to forgo receiving presents for their birthday from their friends, and gave them to those in need. “I dont want anyone to be hungry,” Mattie Dimmitt said.Mattie is the daughter of Travis and Elizabeth Dimmitt and celebrated her 6th birthday earlier this month. For her birthday, she wanted to do something for other children.For her party, Matties friends arrived with gifts, but the packages werent filled with toys, cans and boxes of food instead. Once her party was over, Mattie, with some help, took the donations of food to the Maryville Ministry Center and presented it to Ministry Center coordinator Merlin Atkins.“It shows her character. Shes an empathetic(同情心的) kid and she feels things deeply,” Elizabeth said. “If she sees someone upset, sad or in need, she wants to help them out.”Mattie was not the only local child who recently decided to give back to their community for their birthday. Matties best friend, Eliana, celebrated her 5th birthday in February and decided that she wanted to give back, as well.“If we could pay the support and love we get from people forward, it would be a great thing,” Elianas father, Tim Wall, said, “For Elianas birthday, she wanted to invite her friends and instead of asking for more toys or presents, she thought it would be a good idea to raise some food for the Ministry Center.”“For being so young, its a blessing to have kids that are living for something more than themselves,” Wall said. “Im hopeful that it will continue over time and its amazing to see kids doing things for others.24. What does the underlined word “forgo” in paragraph 1 mean?A. Give up.B. Agree with.C. Consider.D. Admit.25. How did Mattie do to help the people in need?A. By inviting them to her birthday party.B. By giving a birthday cake to them to eat.C. By refusing to accept gifts from her friends.D. By donating some food as an action of charity.26. What similarity do Mattie and Eliana have?A. They dont want to be famous.B. They are fond of helping others.C. They were born in the same year.D. They dont like birthday presents.27. What do we know about Wall according to the text?A. He decided to give more food to his daughter.B. He supported what his daughter had done.C. He felt worried about his daughters action.D. He wanted to do something to help his daughter.CPalaces are known for their beauty and splendor, but they offer little protection against attacks. It is easy to defend a large building, but usually these buildings are not designed with the comfort of a king in mind. When it comes to structures that are both beautiful and defensive, the European castle is a big success.Castles were originally built in England by the Normans in 1066. They built towers and walls to secure the land they had taken. These castles provided the Normans with a quiet and safe place. They also served as bases of operation for attacks. In this way castles served both defensive and offensive roles. Besides, castles served as offices for governors. Those that were socially beneath the governor would come to report affairs and express their respect. They would address problems, handle business, feast, and enjoy festivities in castles. So castles served as social centers as well.The first castles were made from earth and wood, and they were likely to suffer from attacks by fire. Then wooden castles were gradually replaced by stone, which greatly increased the strength of these towers and walls. However, attackers could throw flaming objects into castles through the windows or burn the wooden doors. This led to moving the windows and entrances off of the ground floor and up to the first floor to make them more difficult to access.During the Middle Ages, attacks increased in regularity, so castle defenses were updated. Arrow-slits were added. They were small holes in the castle, which allowed defenders to fire without being hurt. Towers were built from which defenders could provide fire on both sides. The towers were connected to the castle by wooden bridges, so that if one tower fell, the rest of the castle was still easy to defend. A lot of rings of castle walls were constructed, so that even if attackers went past one wall, they would be caught on a killing ground between inner and outer walls. All of these increased the defense of castles.The end of castles can be attributed to gunpowder. During the 15th century, artillery, a kind of large guns, became powerful enough to break through stone walls. This greatly made the role of castles less effective. Though castles no longer serve their original purposes, remaining castles receive millions of visitors each year who wish to experience the situations of ancient times.28. What was the original function of castles according to the passage?A. They served as tourist attractions.B. They were important social centers.C. They marked religious ceremonies.D. They were built for use in emergencies.29. The reason why wooden castles were replaced by stone castles was that .A. stone castles cost less moneyB. stone castles offered better defenseC. wooden castles were uncomfortableD. wooden castles took a long time to build30. Which of the following showed an improvement in castle defenses?A. Castles were totally separated by stones.B. Arrow-slits were made in large quantities.C. Rings of walls were built to defend the towers.D. Windows and entrances were moved to the higher floor.31. What is the best title of the passage?A. Fancy Living: Learning about CastlesB. Normans: Bringing Castles to EnglandC. A History of Castles: The Rise and Fall of CastlesD. Defending Castles: Technologies Used to Defend CastlesDIt has been around for centuries, but up until very recently, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wasnt fully accepted abroad. Proof of this can be found in The Treatment (刮痧), a 2001 film that tells the story of a Chinese man in the US whos accused of abuse after he uses guasha, a form of TCM treatment, to cure his grandsons disease.During the last 10 years or so, however, TCM has been getting increasingly popular all over the world. A report released by the State Council Information Office on Dec. 6 says this style of health care, which includes different forms like herbal medicine and exercise, has spread to 183 countries and regions.“We have set up 10 TCM centers outside China, and all of them are popular among locals,” Wang Guoqiang, head of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said at a news conference on Dec 6. “Governments of 86 countries and regions have signed agreements with the Chinese government on TCM Corporation.”One of the reasons behind the growing popularity of TCM is the increase of scientific research into it. And after Tu Youyou, the Chinese scientist who discovered the anti-malaria(抗疟疾) drug qinghaosu(青蒿素), won the Nobel Prize in 2020, TCM became even more famous internationally.However, all these achievements in TCM dont mean that its problem-free. Over the years, TCM has faced challenges in being able to prove that it has certain effects.Some researchers have suggested TCM should be more exact and work together with Western medicine.“Bringing together with Western medicine and TCM, rather than being in competition, is where the potential for great effects is,” said Bernhard Schwartlander, the China representative of the World Health Organization.32. The film The Treatment is mentioned in the first paragraph to .A. introduce the film to readersB. show TCM is increasingly popularC. arouse readers interest in Western medicineD. prove that TCM is not fully accepted in western countries33. We can learn from the passage that .A. TCM is not exact in curing diseasesB. 10 TCM centers abroad are all set up by localsC. 86 countries have cooperated with China on TCMD. Tu Youyous success contributes to the popularity of TCM34. According to Bernhard Schwartlander, TCM should .A. combine western medicineB. face no challenge at allC. give an exact description of its effectsD. compete with western medicine35. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. A report on TCMB. Opinions about TCMC. TCM spreadsD. TCM & Western Medicine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。Like it or not, there will be difficult times in our lives. You might lose your job, fail in your exams or have an illness. 36 Here are some ways not to lose hope during difficult times.1. Have faith37 No matter how bad the situation is, things will turn out to be good in the end. Several years ago I failed to get my masters degree. It was a really bad experience. 38 It was of much better quality than my previous university. Experiences like this strengthen my belief that having faith is important during difficult times.2. Be around supportive people.Going through difficult times is hard, and going through them alone is even harder. You need a group of positive people who can support you. 39 If you dont, my suggestion is to start looking for one. Dont wait until you need it, because it will be too late by then. You need the community before difficult times come.3. Help others.An additional benefit of being in a good community is that it encourages you to think about other people. It pushes you to help others and, therefore, think about other people. 40 As a result, your situation wont look as bad as it would be otherwise. Often the situation looks worse than it really is because we give too much attention. Shifting(移开) some of your attention away will put the situation in a better view.A. Your community helps a lot.B. I changed my attitude towards failure.C. Whatever it is, its important not to lose hope.D. In this way you take your focus away from yourself.E. But I got a scholarship at an overseas university later.F. You must believe that things will work out well eventually.G. You should become part of a community that cares for one another.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）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。In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory 41 course about 20 years ago.The professor 42 the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆), and invited the students to 43 how many beans the jar contained. After 44 shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the 45 answer, and went on saying, “You have just 46 an important lesson about science. That is: Never 47 your own senses.”Twenty years later，the 48 could guess what the professor had in mind. He 49 himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting 50 into an unknown world invisible to the _51 , which can be discovered only through scientific 52 . But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 53 the invitation. She was just 54 to understand the world. And she _55 that her first-hand experience could be the 56 . The professor, however, said that it was _57 . He was taking away her only 58 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(替代). “I remember feeling small and 59 ,” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I _60 the course that afternoon, and I havent gone near science since.”41. A. artB. historyC. scienceD. math42. A. searched forB. looked atC. got throughD. marched into43. A. countB. guessC. reportD. watch44. A. warningB. givingC. turning awayD. listening to45. A. readyB. possibleC. correctD. difficult46. A. learnedB. preparedC. taughtD. taken47. A. loseB. trustC. sharpenD. show48. A. lecturerB. scientistC. speakerD. woman49. A. describedB. respectedC. sawD. served50. A. voyageB. movementC. changeD. rush51. A. professorB. eyeC. knowledgeD. light52. A. modelB. sensesC. spiritD. methods53. A. hearB. makeC. presentD. refuse54. A. suggestingB. beginningC. pretendingD. waiting55. A. believedB. doubtedC. provedD. explained56. A. growthB. strengthC. faithD. truth57. A. firmB. interestingC. wrongD. acceptable58. A. taskB. toolC. successD. connection59. A. cruelB. proudC. frightenedD. brave60. A. droppedB. startedC. passedD. missed第 II 卷第三部分 英语知识运用第二节（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 词（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。I am sorry to hear that you are worried about the variety of English you have bee