湖南省株州二中2020学年高二英语上学期期中考试（无答案）

株洲市二中2020年下学期高二年级期中考试试卷英语试题时量：90分钟 分值：100分PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION（20 scores）SECTION ADirections: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C). You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. Where does this conversation take place？A. On a bus. B. In a car. C. In a train.2. How does the woman probably feel？A. Bored. B. Angry. C. Worried.Conversation 23. What does the man think of the cookie？A. It doesnt taste good. B. Its too sweet. C. Its delicious.4. What is Lucy doing？A. Eating a cookie. B. Playing with a cat. C. Playing by herself.Conversation 35. What is the man going to do？A. To interview someone. B. To go to attend a job interview. C. To start to prepare for an interview.6. When will the man set off ？A. At 1:00. B. At 1:30. C. At 3:00.Conversation 47. What was the man doing a moment ago？A. Taking a shower. B. Listening to music. C. Arguing with his mother.8. Why does the woman call？A. To ask if the man wants to see Lucy.B. To ask what the man wants to do tomorrow.C. To ask if the man wants to visit Lucys sick mother.9. How will they go tomorrow？A. By bus. B. By subway. C. In the womans car.Conversation 510. What do we know about Mike？A. He used to be a bad employee. B. He has become a sales manager.C. He isnt satisfied with his job.11. What did the woman do on the day Mike left？A. She asked him to work hard. B. She asked him to stay.C. She argued with him.12. What does the man advise the woman to do？A. Have supper with Mike.B. Try to know Mike better.C. Try to get along well with Mike.Conversation 613. What caused the man to write at first？A. That he wanted to share the stories he made up.B. That he wanted to make some pocket money. C. That he wanted to help his family members relax.14. What did the mans family think of his stories in the beginning？A. They were boring. B. They were simple. C. They were interesting.15. How old was the man when he published his second book？A. 7. B. 16. C. 18.SECTION BDirections: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.Lizs Life. As a childLived a very 16 life. At the age of 17 Lived with her father alone. In 1996Lost her 18 and decided to change her life. In high schoolStudied hard and finished her high school within 19 . After leaving high schoolWent to Harvard. After leaving HarvardSet up her own business and helped others 20 PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION A （15 scores）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. by her teachers, Rose did well at school. A. Encouraging B. Encouraged C. To encourage D. Be Encouraged22. A murder has escaped from prison, so a nationwide search for him is .A. on the way B. in a way C. in the way D. under way23. When I entered his room, Johnny pretended_ a book.A. reading B. to have read C. to be reading D. read24. Never once _ with each other during their 40 years marriage. A. they had quarreled B. they have quarreledC. have they quarreled D. had they quarreled25.The worlds population has grown _six times what it was in1800.A. by B. into C. at D. for26. The look on his face suggested that he was with the test results.A. disappointed B. disappointing C. disappoint D. to disappoint 27. You speak very good French! Thanks. I _ French in Sichuan University for four years.A. study B. studied C. was studying D. had studied28. Im here to say is that a healthy environment and development should be possible at the same time.A. That B. Which C. What D. /29. They looked forward from you, but you never wrote a word to them.A. of hearing B. to hear C. to hearing D. hearing 30. Some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable human tissues could be used to save human lives.A. that B. / C. what D. for which 31. The first mammal successful from an adult was Dolly the sheep. A. cloned B. having been cloned C. to be cloned D. cloning 32.There is no doubt in the world China is a great country with long history and rich culture.A. if B. whether C. that D. which33. The sports meeting will continue _ it rains this afternoon. A. if B. since C. as soon as D. unless34.While there has been research in GM animals such as pigs, no GM meat at present.A. sold B. is being sold C. will sell D .is selling35. If someone had warned him，he _ that food. Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately. A. would not take B. would not have takenC. had not taken D. had not takenSECTION B（10 scores）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. I was working as a waitress in an Italian restaurant .One evening, as I was standing at the door, a young man 36 .He walked up to me and asked if there was any work he could do to earn twenty dollars because he needed to get home. I had never really 37 something like this before ,so I asked him to wait while I went to ask my boss.As I explained the young mans situation to my boss, he said that he had nothing for the man. I returned to the man and explained what my boss had said. His face fell and he started to tell me that he had a family emergency in another state and 38 needed to get home.Looking at his 39 expression, I asked him to 40 me into the restaurant. I went behind the counter to my tip cup and discovered that I had only made five dollars so far that evening. I handed him them and explained it was all I had and I hoped it would help him in some 41 way. He thanked me. As he was walking out, one of my customers stood up and followed him out. They spoke for a (n) 42 and he then returned inside to his table soon.After the customer had left, I found he had left me a twentydollar tip！He enclosed(附上) a note 43 that he had overheard (偶尔听到) my conversation with the young man and had no 44 that I would have given the money if I had it. Therefore, he gave the young man the remaining fifteen dollars he needed, as well as leaving me the tip.Isnt it amazing how far one act of 45 can go？36. A. reached B. appeared C. worried D. begged 37. A. come across B. looked into C. founded out D. cared about 38. A. really B. actually C. hopefully D. nervously39. A. unfortunate B. excited C. sad D. surprised40. A. lead B. take C. send D. follow 41. A. great B. regular C. large D. small 42. A. moment B. hour C. period D. time 43. A. allowing B. admitting C. saying D. writing 44. A. idea B. doubt C. belief D. wonder 45. A. friendship B. kindness C. honour D. gratitudeSection C （5 scores） Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Worlds economy has grown very quickly, and our problems with the environment have also grown. 46 is clear that people are very concerned about the present situation of our environment. 47 a business development consultant, I am often seen as being against the environment. 48 people think of factories, they think of clouds of dirty smoke or of pipes pouring chemical waste into rivers. They think of greedy businessmen hiding from 49 responsibilities and only worrying about money. People often have this belief that development is bad for the environment, 50 this does not have to be true. I agree that we should produce more things from recycled materials .What we need are better laws to preserve the environment and still allow our economy to grow.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION（24 scores）Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AAbout a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didnt want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk（职员）to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me. The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didnt have any proof (证据)that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.The lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyers plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I denied（否认）it. The lawyer said to him, “I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you dont hand it over immediately, Ill be forced to call the police.” The clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill. “I dont know how to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, dont thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please.”51. The man went to a Detroit hotel one day to_.A. get his money back B. stay for the night C. ask to be a desk clerk D. put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe52. The hotel clerk at last returned the first hundred-dollar bill to the man because _.A. he knew the lawyers plan very well.B. he found the lawyer believing in him.C. he didnt want to get into trouble with the police.D. he wanted to give the man a surprise.53. It is clear that the hotel clerk was_.A. dishonest B. ready to help C. afraid of the lawyer D. foolish54. Which of the following statements is true?A. The man didnt get his 200 dollars back from the clerk.B. The lawyer was happy that the man got both his bills back.C. The man thanked the lawyer happily by paying him some money.D. The lawyer asked for 100 dollars.B “I dont like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Liu Dan, a middle school student in Beijing. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their childrens eyes? One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he or she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily. So how can you make things easier on yourself? Its easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what youre doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else later than usual. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you. Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.55. The writer of the passage doesnt agree that _. A. parents want you to grow up healthily B. parents dont want you to make some bad friends C. parents worry about everything about you D. parents want to control you56. Some of the children are angry with their parents in the passage because _. A. the parents think they eat too much B. the parents dont like the friends that their children have made C. the children dont live with their parents D. the children are limited by their parents57. “They are still practicing being parents.” means _. A. parents are not always right B. parents should practice more C. parents have many mistakes D. parents are always right58. The main idea in this passage is that _. A. some of the parents in China dont love their children B. children and parents should understand more about each other C. parents should worry too much about their children D. children should bear everything their parents arranged C1970 was World Conservation Year. The United Nations wanted every one to know that the world is in danger. They hoped the governments would act quickly in order to “conserve” nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We cant live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear conservation through something called “No ones going to change our world”, which was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.59. What does the word “conserve” in the passage mean?A. serve B. protect C. live D. desert60. The first paragraph tells us that _.A. World Conservation Year was over. B. animals are being in dangerC. nature is being destroyed in Holland D. the people of the world face the serious living situation 61. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?A. We should plant more trees and flowers. B. We should clean the banks of our rivers.C. We should know what we must do and begin to do it now. D. We should know what will happen in the future.62. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. 1970 was an important year. B. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger.C. Conservation is necessary. D. It is the young people who are helping to save our world. PART FOUR WRITING SECTION A （5 scores）Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram/Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.Spiderman was created in comics in 1962. It is a story about a shy and silent high school student，Peter Parker . After being bitten by a strange spider, Peter finds himself with super powers. With great power also comes great responsibility. Peter keeps fighting against evil men who want to harm people.Spiderman is more like a friendly neighborhood student rather than a super hero. He experiences difficulties with friends and family. In short, Spiderman remains everyman, “the super hero who could be you . It is Spiderman s simple humanity （人性）that helps him win millions of fans across the world .Time of appearance (63) .Name of Spiderman(64) . How did he get super powers? He was bitten by (65) .What is he like? He has great (66) . But at the same time, hes friendly and normal. Why is he popular? Because of his (67) .SECTION B （6 scores）Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, “I am blind, Please help me.”There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a fe