江苏省泰州二中2020学年高二英语学期期中考试试题（无答案）

江苏省泰州二中2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题第I卷 (共85分)第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分15分）第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，共5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有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. Why does the man want to move to New York?A. Because he doesnt like to live in the small town.B. Because he wants to find a job there.C. Because he likes the way of life in a big city.2. What does the man mean?A. He doesnt agree with the woman.B. He has a better idea than the womans.C. He has the same opinion as the woman.3. How was the climate where the old couple lived?A. It was very rainy. B. It was very snowy. C. It was very warm.4. What are they mainly talking about?A. People with AIDS. B. What HIV is. C. How people gets aids.5. What will most probably happen if the woman supplies her bank details?A. She will get a lot of money.B. Her money in the bank will be stolen.C. She will take part in a special activity.第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，共15分）听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料, 回答第6至8题。6. Why is new high tech-equipment used in modern Olympic Games?A. To help athletes perform even better. B. To make competition fiercer.C. To stop competition among the athletes.7. People hold modern Olympic Games in order to _.A. improve their technology B. improve their health C. promote competition8. According to the dialogue, new technology has affected all the following BUT _.A. timing B. awarding C. cheating听第7段材料, 回答第9至11题。9. What does the man do when coming across some trouble?A. Sleeps on it. B. Solves it immediately. C. Asks for help.10. What does “sleep on” it mean?A. Sleeping with the problem in mind. B. Taking the problem as a pillow.C. Sleeping without thinking about the problem.11. It is mentioned in the dialogue that _.A. scientists still cant explain the phenomenon.B. it is untrue that sleeping can help solve problems.C. only the man has the ability to sleep on problems.听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。12. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In the classroom. B. At home. C. In a bus.13. What has the woman been thinking about recently?A. The environmental protection. B. The convenience of public transportation.C. The explosion of the world population.14. How many aspects did the man mention when he talked about sustainable development?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15. Where are the two speakers?A. At the radio station. B. In a studio. C. In the forest.16. How many kinds of trees grow in one square kilometer?A. About l, 500. B. About 400. C. About 750.17. What is the woman?A. A reporter. B. A student. C. A scientist.听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18. How long did it take Tom to find his parents by Internet?A. Only one day. B. About one year. C. 26 years.19. When did Tom meet his mother Silvia?A. On New Years Day. B. On Teachers Day. C. On Mothers Day20. Which of the following can we not know?A. Toms birth information. B. Where Toms father lives. C. Why Toms parents left him.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Their daughter was _ the family, who went to Beijing University after graduation from middle school.A. a credit to B. a honor to C. a memory of D. pride to22. You have to be very _ about making a comment on your students performance in school.A. curious B. enthusiastic C. optimistic D. cautious23. With the development of the modern society, peoples attitudes _ life and marriage have changed.A. about B. of C. towards D. on24. _their nationalities, we will make friends with anyone who is friendly.A. Regardless of B. Despite of C. Except for D. Thanks to25. _ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.A. TakenB. Being takenC. TakingD. Having been taken26. A heavy storm hit that area last night, _ 30 injuries and 10 deaths.A. caused B. causing C. to cause D. have caused27. _ he was in such poor condition, he continued to be devoted to his research.A. When B. As C. While D. Despite28. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earths natural resources _.A. are running out B. are using up C. are running out of D. are using out29. There is no doubt _ we all trust him because he is an honest boy.A. whether B. that C. what D. why30. Not only _ interested in football but _ beginning to show an interest in it.A. the teacher himself is; all his students are B. the teacher himself is; are all his studentsC. is the teacher himself; are all his students D. is the teacher himself; all his students are31. It is human activities on the earth that are to _ global warming.A. be blamed for B. blame for C. take charge of D. be responsible with32. Have you met your uncle in recent years? No. He left his hometown five years ago. We _ him since.A. didnt see B. dont see C. havent seen D. hadnt seen33. The jury (陪审团) found this thin man _ of murder and then he was sent to prison.A. mean B. awkward C. cruel D. guilty34. These two students _ in chatting in the classroom without noticing their teacher coming in.A. absorbed B. were absorbed C. were absorbing D. had absorbed35. What if we move the photo over there? Do you think it will look better? Exactly. _A. No problem. B. I dont agree with you.C. I cant agree with you more. D. Help yourself.第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China _36_ from this problem, but kids in the United States are _37_ fed up with（饱受之苦） heavy school bags.Experts are starting to_38_ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags _39_ too heavy for them. “Its hard for me to get up the_40_ with my bag because its so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, _41_ 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among the students who have _42_ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, _43_ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. However, even with rolling backpacks, _44_ up stairs and buses with them is _45_ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags. But how much is too _46_? Experts say students should carry _47_ more than 10 to 15 per cent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin _48_ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should _49_ with 10 per cent. But its also important that older kids dont go _50_ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are _51_ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he saidParents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take _52_ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业纸) or _53_ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some _54_ themselves suggested, to have no homework _55_!36Ameeting Bfacing Cexperiencing Dsuffering37Aalready Balways Cyet Dalso38Aexplain Bsay Cworry Dannounce39Abeing Bbe Care Dis40Aschools Bstairs Chouses Dhomes41Athis Bthat Ca Dan42Aspecial Bunusual Cordinary Dregular43Awhen Bbut Cthen Dand44A. getting Bclimbing Cgoing Dturning45Aonly Bstill Ceven Djust46Amore Bvery Cmuch Dmany47Ano Bnot Cany Dmuch48Achildren Bstudent Cbag Dback49Acarry Bstay Ctake Dbring50Aabout Bunder Cbeyond Dbefore51Akeeping Bmissing Closing Dmaking52Ahome Bclass Cschool Dcity53Avaluable Bthin Cimportant Dinteresting54Areports Bteachers Cparents Dkids55Aat all Bafter all Cin all Dfor all第三部分 阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AWhen I looked at the grade on my math paper my jaw almost dropped to the ground: a big “65” in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before. I was so ashamed that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldnt come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he didnt doubt the unusual delay of my report.A month later, Dad casually asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and asked for an answer. Having no choice, I told him that I had in fact got just 65 in my math final. I had lied because I didnt want to let him down. For a moment, he just looked at me. I would have preferred a telling off than that silence. Finally, Dad said, in a hurt voice, “You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. That is no big deal no one can be perfect all the time. But I am very disappointed in you. If you cant be honest with your dad, who can you be honest with? Its much easier to achieve a better grade than rebuild someone elses trust in you.” Dads words touched my heart. I couldnt forgive myself for having hurt his feelings. I took out the report that I had been hiding for weeks, handed to him and apologized, sincerely. I realized that my honesty is not only important to me personally, but to those around me that truly care about my well-being. In one of Shakespeares plays a character says: “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” After the crisis between Dad and me, I began to understand those words.56. The first paragraph may suggest that the author _. A. was punished by her father for a bad grade B. never expected teachers to give her bad grades C. usually got a higher grade D. was bad at math57. The author lied to her father because _. A. she thought her father would believe her story B. she didnt want to let her father down C. her father wouldnt get her grade report D. her father got angry whenever she got a poor grade58. Why did her father stay silent after his daughter told him that she had lied? A. He didnt understand what his daughter had said. B. He was angry that his daughter lied to him again. C. He was unhappy with his daughters bad score. D. He was hurt that his daughter had lied to him.59. The purpose of the article is to tell us that _. A. dishonesty may work sometimes, but there is a price to pay B. sometimes a lie can make things easier C. we should study hard to make our parents happy D. we should accept the fact that we are not perfectBWhen the shooting of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was complete, it was much more than a movie wrap-up (结束). Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, told The Sunday Times that hes happy to have the time for romance now filming is over. Emma Watson, who is Hermione Granger in the movies, said she looked forward to “finally being free, being my own person” a change signaled by her new haircut. Daniel Radcliffe, who has been the face of the boy wizard since 2001, said that he “did cry like a little girl” when the last movie finished. “Its like the ending of a relationship,” he told The Vancouver Sun. “Theres a sense of, God, what am I going to do now?” He said he was eager to see “what life holds for him beyond Hogwarts”. Along with the three actors, Harry Potter fans, now in their late teens, came of age with J.K. Rowlings characters. For them, the last film isnt just a goodbye to a decade of magic, but the close of their childhoods. “We are the Harry Potter generation,” Canadian Andrea Hill, 19, told The Vancouver Sun. “We started in elementary school, reading about a boy our age who was going through the same things we were going through. We grew up, so did he.” For Emily Chahal, an 18-year-old student, the series has been an inspiring journey. “That first book was what started my love of literature. It was the inspiration for everything really teaching me to appreciate my friends, and to face difficulties with a sense of courage,” she said. “I have a sense of sadness. The end of the movies is kind of the end of my childhood, too.” Fortunately, to the delight of die-hard fans, there are many things that keep the boy wizard alive. For example, in June this year, a Harry Potter theme park opened in Florida, US. Some schools in the US and UK also have Quidditch teams players ride broomsticks. “Were not waiting anymore to see what happens to Harry next,” Hill told The Vancouver Sun. She founded a Quidditch club at Carleton University in Canada. “Were still engaged in that magical world.”60. How did Emma Watson feel when she finished the shooting of the Harry Potter series?A. She cried like a little girl.B. She was ready to move onto something new.C. She was happy to have the time for romance.D. She felt it was like the end of a relationship.61. What did Daniel Radcliffe mean by saying he was eager to see “what life holds for him beyond Hogwarts”?A. He was bored with life in Hogwarts.B. He couldnt wait to graduate from Hogwarts.C. He missed life in Hogwarts now he had left.D. He was looking forward to new life out of Hogwarts.62. The series has brought Emily Chahal all the following EXCEPT _.A. the chance to live in a magical worldB. the courage to face difficultiesC. the appreciation of her friendsD. encouragement to love literature63. What is the main focus of the article?A. Celebration of the close of childhood.B. Fans love for the Harry Potter series.C. Mixed feelings about the end of the series.D. Excited anticipation of the opening of the Harry Potter theme park.CWhats your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to explore the world. So we visit travel agents, compare packages and prices, and pay our money.We know what our vacation costs us. But do we know what it might cost someone else? Its true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income. Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local people more than it helps them.It might cost their homes and lands. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among the pagodas（佛塔）in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas.Tourism might also cost the local people their livelihood and dignity. Local workers often find only menial（卑微的）jobs in the tourist industry. And most of the profits do not help the local economy. Instead, profits return to the tour operators in wealthier countries. When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slums. Others now make a little money selling souvenirs or posing for photos.Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. But now some non-government organizations, tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them. Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure.The result is responsible tourism, or“ethical tourism.”Ethical tourism has people at its heart. New international agreements and codes of conduct can help protect the peoples lands, homes, economies and cultures. The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex.But take heart. The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by making sure that local people work in good conditions and earn reasonable wages.They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotels, restaurants and guide services. They can share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people in planning and managing tourism.What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions of local citizens. We can then make our choices and tell them why. And while were abroad, we can:Buy local foods and products, not imported ones.Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain for the cheapest price.Avoid flaunting(炫耀) wealth.Ask before taking photographs of people. They are not just part of the landscape! Lets enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too.64What is probably the best title for the article?ATourism Causes Bad EffectsBTourism Calls for Good BehaviorCVacations Bring a Lot of FunDVacations Cost More Than You Think65The underlined phrase“take heart”means“ ”.Apay attentionBtake careCcheer upDcalm down66According to the passage, the writer thinks .Atourism is not a promising industry.Bdream vacations should be spent abroadCthe problems caused by tourism are easy to settle.Dtourists should respect local customs and cultureDResearch shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behavior when they are watched. D