河北省故城县高级中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

河北省故城县高级中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.15.C. 9.18.答案是B。1. Where is the woman going now?A. To the library.B. To a coffee shop.C. To the supermarket.2. What does the man care about most?A. Earning some extra money.B. Keeping the environment clean.C. Helping out the comer shop.3. When is the womans birthday?A. In May.B. In April.C. In March.4. What is the man doing?A. Playing with his daughter.B. Playing a joke on the woman.C. Playing a game on his smartphone.5. Why is the womans French so good?A. She has been studying for ten years.B. She was born in France.C. She works hard at it.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对活或独白。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6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a drugstore.B. In the hospital.C. On the street.7. What will the man do next?A. Pick up something.B. Wait for someone.C. Go back home.8. What does the woman think of the man?A. He is impatient.B. He is clever.C. He is helpful.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Who is Dan the Bear?A. A fisherman.B. A singer.C. A dolphin trainer.10. How will the woman inform the security officers?A. By putting up a notice.B. By telephone.C. By radio.11. What will the woman do before going to the bar?A. Go to the barbers.B. Buy some clothes.C. Perform onstage.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Who are the speakers?A. Students.B. Teachers.C. Clerks.13. How did the woman feel about her weekend?A. It was exciting.B. It was satisfying.C. It was boring.14. What did the man do on Saturday?A. He played sports.B. He visited someone.C. He watched movies.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What did the woman put on the calendar?A. The picture of the community.B. The schedule of community events.C. Interesting stories.16. What is the man worried about?A. Neighborhood safety.B. Shopping convenience.C. Schools in the community.17. Why will there be a party?A. To celebrate a festival.B. To welcome some new people.C. To celebrate a birthday.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is true about Deep Springs College?A. Its located in a college town.B. Its library is often crowded with students.C. Its school buildings are ancient.19. How many books are there in the library?A. 70000.B. 17000.C. 9000.20. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time?A. Take a walk in the mountains.B. Go to the cinema.C. Watch TV.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AArt agenda: Gauguin, Yoko Ono, The Forbidden CityAmong upcoming exhibition openings, Paul Gauguins hand-drawn art is put on display in New Yorks MoMA, Yoko Onos retrospective (回顾展) arrives at the Guggenheim Bilbao, and Chinas Forbidden City stars at the Royal Ontario Museum.Gauguin: MetamorphosesMarch 8June 8Museum of Modem Art, New York, USAIts the drawn art of Paul Gauguin thats on display here, with 120 paper-based works accompanied by 30 paintings and sculptures.The Forbidden CityFrom March 8Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario, Canada250 rare objects lent by Beijings Palace Museum appears here, its jewelry, paintings, furniture and textiles giving insight into the life of those who lived inside Chinas imperial Forbidden City.Yoko Ono: Half-A-Wind Show-RetrospectiveMarch 14Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, SpainOver 200 pieces comprise (构成) the exhibit in an effort to offer a “complete vision” of Onos career as a performance artist. This is the exhibitions final scheduled stop on its year-long European tour.19th Biennale of Sydney: You Imagine What You DesireMarch 21 June 9Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaExploring the artistic imagination through works large and small, performance-based and static, and housed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales as well as at the Museum of Contemporary Art.Art Paris Art Fair: Springtime in ParisGrand Palais, Paris, FranceMarch 2730Billing itself as “the Springtime event for Modem and Contemporary Art” with China as this years guest of honorand photographic chameleon Liu Bolin among exhibitorsthe fair features both art and design while acting as a platform for younger galleries and their clientele (客户).21. Where will the objects from Chinas Forbidden City will shown?A. In New York.B. In Paris.C. In Sydney.D. In Ontario.22. Which of the following exhibitions will end its year-long European tour after Spain?A. Yoko Onos retrospective.B. Paul Gauguins hand-drawn art.C. 19th Biennale of Sydney.D. Art Paris Art Fair: Springtime in Paris?23. What did Yoko Ono do according to the text?A. A painter.B. A performance artist.C. A photographer.D. A designer.BWhen you get a cut, you cover it with a bandage. How do you know when to change it? Maybe you just wait until its wet or dirty. But when people have long-term or chronic wounds that take months to get better, changing bandages too early or too late could make healing (治愈) take even longer. Changing the dressing on a wound too often can provide an opportunity for bacteria to get in. But if a bandage gets very wet very quickly from the inside, it might be filled with pus (脓) a sign an infection has begun.Chronic wounds are common in people who are older or who have certain conditions, such as diabetes. Chronic wounds affect around 6.5 million people per year in the United States. With so many people suffering from them, Anushka wondered, “Why has no one dealt with it yet?” She decided to make a device that could alert a person when its time to change their bandage.After a lot of trial and error, the teen settled on a design that used an “ink” filled with carbon nanoparticles (纳米颗粒). The teen loaded her ink into a printer cartridge (墨盒) to print onto her special paper. Well, actually, Anushka loaded her ink into many printer cartridges. Just changing a printer cartridge isnt easy, and filling one is even harder. “Being messy is an understatement,” she says. “Ive mixed printers. Ive mixed ink cartridges. I did all these at home. My carpet used to be white. Now its stained gray from carbon nanoparticles.”“The small printed paper costs only five to ten cents,” Anushka says. She also knows theres a long way to go before her design can help patients. It hasnt even been tested on a real person yet. “You have to make sure everything works perfectly,” she says.24. What does the first paragraph imply?A. The right time to change bandages is important.B. Chronic wounds with a bandage wont heal.C. A bandage on a wound may cause infection.D. Older people are victims of chronic wounds.25. What does the underlined word “alert” mean?A. Assist.B. Remind.C. Comfort.D. Control.26. What is stressed in the third paragraph?A. The course in which Anushka invented the bandage.B. The materials Anushka used for her bandage.C. The difficulty Anushka met in the course of her invention.D. The errors Anushka made in inventing bandages.27. What might be the best title for the text?A. A new bandage is invented for patients.B. A girl decides to treat chronic wounds.C. A bandage tells patients about their injuries.D. A teen invents a device to keep wounds dry.CRecently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there, as mental health professionals, to offer “psychological (心理的) first aid” and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate to the shelter, we were greeted with a burst of gratitude from the first person we met. I felt appreciated, but also guilty, because I hadnt really done anything yet.I first realized the power of presence many years ago when a friends mother passed away unexpectedly. I had received a call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to disturb this very personal period of sadness. I was at a loss for what to do. Another friend with me then said, “Just go. Just be there.” I did, and I will never regret it.Since then, I have not hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDS-related dying. He was not awake, and obviously unaware of others presence. However, the atmosphere was by no means solemn. His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it, none of us are truly alone. It is not only something we give to others but also changes me for the better.28. Why were the hurricane victims grateful to the author?A. He built shelters for them.B. He came to stay with them.C. He would offer psychological first aid to them.D. He brought mental health professionals.29. What did the author do when his friends mother passed away?A. He decided not to disturb.B. He went to his friends at once.C. He knew what to do instantly.D. He hesitated over whether to go.30. What does the underlined word “solemn” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Heavy but warm.B. A little sad but comfortable.C. Relaxing and delightful.D. Very serious and unhappy.31. What has the author learned from his experience?A. Being present can make a big difference.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. The family harmony is the happiest thing in life.D. Being a volunteer can make ones life more significant.DMany automobile makers present their newest designs at car shows around the world. Many designers seek to create the car of the future. One device that is popular among car manufacturers (生产商) is an autopilot. Autopilot permits a car to drive itself without human control.A, recent car show in Geneva, Switzerland also presented other possible designs, including cars manufactured in 3D printers.Rinspeed is a Swiss design company. It showed a vehicle based on the U.S. electric car Tesla Model S, but the Rinspeed car includes a large television and an espresso coffee maker.Frank Rinderknecht is the CEO of Rinspeed. He says he does not want to just sit and watch the steering wheel (方向盘) turn as he rides in a car with autopilot.“I want to ride, I want to sleep, relax, watch movies, news, anything else. So thats the vision which we have. That one day on the boring motorway traffic, you just do anything which makes your life better,” said Rinderknecht.One of the most interesting ideas presented at the show is a car built on a 3D printer. The German engineering firm EDAG designed the car. The body of the vehicle called Genesis is printed in one piece from a material called thermoplastic (热塑性塑料).Christoph Horvath is a spokesman for EDAG.“To create a car without the use of any tool. This would be a real revolution for the industry,” said Horvath.EDAG says it based its design on a turtle shell. The company says the design provides the right amount of strength and firmness.Other automakers did not look so far into the future. Czech automaker Skoda presented its Vision C model vehicle. The car has an environmentally friendly natural gas engine.Jo Davidson is a company spokeswoman. She says the car releases very low levels of the pollutant gas CO2. Ms Davidson says the “Vision C plans to be launched in two years.32. Why is an autopilot popular among car manufacturers?A. Because it can get a car to drive itself.B. Because it can make a car more modem.C. Because it may let a car fly in the sky freely.D. Because it has a car moving in a particular direction.33. What do we know about the vehicle called Genesis？A. It is designed by the American engineering firm.B. The body of the vehicle is built on a 3D printer.C. Frank Rindericnecht is the designer of the car.D. The car was mainly made from the turtle shell.34. What is the common feature of the cars?A. They are all made from thermoplastic.B. They ail belong to the cars of the future.C. All the designs are based on a turtle shell.D. They have environmentally friendly natural gas engine.35. Where can we most probably read this text?A. In an economic reportB. In a short story.C. In a travel magazine.D. In a technology report.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。Everyone makes mistakes. 36 . Making a mistake at work, however, can be more serious. It may cause problems for your employer and even affect the companys bottom line. Evil consequences will finally come down to you. Simply correcting your mistake and moving on may not be an option. When you make a mistake at work, your career may depend on what you do next.Admit your mistake.Tell your boss about your mistake immediately. The only exception is that you make an insignificant error that will not affect anyone. Otherwise, dont try to hide your mistake. 37 .Present your boss with a plan to fix your mistake.When you go to your boss to admit your mistake, you must have a plan for correcting it. Present your plan clearly. Tell your boss how long it will take to carry out your plan and if there are any costs involved.Dont blame anyone else for your mistake.38 . Encourage those who may share responsibility to follow your lead in admitting to your boss.39 .Theres a big difference between admitting your mistake and beating yourself up about it. Take responsibility but dont blame yourself for making it, especially in public.Correct your mistake on your own time.If you have to spend extra hours at work to correct your mistake, dont expect to be paid for that time. 40 .A. You can use your lunch how or come into work earlyB. You will look terrible if someone else discovers itC. Apologize for your mistake but dont beat yourself upD. Pointing fingers woo，t help you if you make a mistakeE. Strengthen your friendship with your bossF. Youll feel ashamed if your colleague takes the responsibility for youG. Usually you can correct your error or just forget about it and move on第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各題所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Casey wasnt the most popular dog in her owner Card Bairds neighborhood. She had a heart of gold but a nose for 41 . So when a mm knocked on Carols 42 and then asked for her dogs name, Carol asked herself. What did Casey do this time?“Every day for the last several weeks,” the man 43 , “Your dog has wandered off the street and come uninvited into my house.”“Im so 44 ,” Carol said, “I dont know why Casey gets herself into such trouble. A lot of its our 45 . We have to start washing her more 46 . But honestly, she means no 47 ”“No, you dont 48 the man interrupted, “I came over to 49 you.”The man must have seen the confusion on Carols face. He 50 that his father, who had Alzheimers (老年痴呆症) and needed constant monitoring. 51 him had made the man and his wife much tired. “And then, one day, your dog showed up,” the man said, “She wandered into the house and 52 right beside him, like she had planned to visit him all along.”He saw his father turn to Casey and begin to 53 her. He stroked her and fell peacefully asleep. Casey 54 the next day, and every day after that, 55 she had an appointment to keep. “To my wife and me,” the neighbor said, “Casey was a(n) 56 from heaven. Is Casey here?”“Yes, she is,” Carol said, “Casey!”Casey looked at the neighbor with 57 eyes. The neighbor gave a gentle pat. “You must have known, didnt you?” the neighbor said to Casey, “Thats why you just stopped 58 a couple of days ago.”“ 59 what?” Carol asked.“My father died in his sleep the night after Caseys last visit. She knew her 60 was over.”41. A. soundB. troubleC. messageD. danger42. A. doorB. headC. wallD. chair43. A. admittedB. arguedC. introducedD. began44. A. fearfulB. curiousC. sorryD. nervous45. A. regretB. misunderstandingC. feelingD. fault46. A. proudlyB. calmlyC. closelyD. happily47. A. harmB. weaknessC. differenceD. shame48. A. agreeB. understandC. mindD. apologize49. A. thankB. forgiveC. supportD. instruct50. A. thoughtB. explainedC. supposedD. proved51. A. Caring forB. Looking forC. Talking aboutD. Replying to52. A. barkedB. watchedC. waitedD. sat53. A. trainB. followC. patD. help54. A. hidB. leftC. returnedD. traveled55. A. thoughB. becauseC. in caseD. as if56. A. animalB. giftC. chanceD. signal57. A. searchingB. closingC. leavingD. wondering58. A. greetingB. comingC. restingD. hunting59. A. BelievedB. ImaginedC. NoticedD. Known60. A. experimentB. conversationC. jobD. trade第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A 61 (journal) to make sure it is correct, relevant and fresh 62 as to write a great news story. For a start, all the 63 (inform) in a story must be correct. Not only 64 (do) it involve the spelling and grammar, but also it involves the facts.Any mistakes 65 appear in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble. For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it wouldnt be 66 (accuracy). He wasnt the first. The newspaper would probably be accused 67 it and lose lots of readers because of that mistake.A news story is not only corre