福建省龙海市2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 理

2020-2020学年上学期期中考试卷高二理科英语试题（考试时间：120 分钟 总分：150 分）第卷 (选择题 共100分)第一部分：听力（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. How is the weather in the womans opinion?A. Warm. B. Cold.C. Hot.2. What does the man mean?A. He already has plans. B. The woman should decide.C. He will make a reservation.3. Why did the man go to Beijing?A. To visit his parents. B. To have an interview.C. To receive job training.4. What are the two speakers talking about?A. What to take up as a hobby. B. How to keep fit.C. How to handle pressure.5. What will the man do first?A. Tidy his room. B. Go on a picnic.C. Wear clothes.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What are the two speakers doing？A. Seeing a movie. B. Having dinner. C. Making soup.7. What makes the man unhappy？A. The woman doesnt cook very well. B. The woman seldom talks to him at dinner.C. The woman watches too many commercials.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What is the woman going to do after dinner?A. Watch TV. B. Give a speech. C. Go to the hotel.9. What do we know about the woman?A. She feels very tired.B. She enjoys the election very much.C. She likes to shake hands with many people.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where is the woman from?A. The UK. B. America. C. Russia.11. When will Halloween begin?A. Tomorrow. B. This week. C. Next week.12. What will the woman do?A. Buy some candy. B. Attend a party. C. Visit her friends.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What is the man reading?A. A textbook. B. A magazine. C. A novel.14. Why are some people against kung fu novels?A. They think kung fu novels are bad for teenagers.B. They think kung fu novels are not useful today.C. They dont think highly of kung fu writers.15. What are kung fu novels considered as by some people?A. Old Chinese literature. B. Modern Chinese literature.C. Future Chinese literature.16. What does the woman think of the new textbooks?A. She is indifferent to them. B. She is in favor of them.C. She is against them.听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How long has the woman been coughing?A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days.18. What is wrong with the woman?A. She has a headache. B. She is tired. C. She has got the flu.19. What does the man tell the woman to do?A. Stay in bed for some time. B. Go around from time to time.C. Come to see him tomorrow morning.20. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In the street. B. In the mans office. C. At the womans.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。(A)King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once, I love gold. I want everything I touch to change into gold”. Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy disappeared.The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. Im the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. Im dying of hunger.” He cried.Just then his daughter came running in. Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. Dont you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. Please take it away,” begged the king, give me back my daughter.” Well, you have learned your lesson(教训). Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.21. The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because_.A .She hoped to make the king the richest in the world.B .She loved gold too.C. She wanted to turn the kings daughter into gold.D. She wanted to teach the king a lesson.22. When the foods and drinks turned into gold, the king was _.A. excited B. hungry C happy D. worried23. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A.The king died in the river.B.The kings daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.C. Both B and CD.All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones. (B)My brother and I like sports very much. We like running, playing basketball, swimming and so on. Of all the sports we like swimming best. Swimming is really interesting. If you swim in the pool, you look like a lovely fish. Very cool! You will be happy if you can swim. If you often swim, you will be healthy. Swimming can bring you a lot of fun. Come and enjoy swimming with us in the following two clubs. Star ClubSwimming Mon-Sun. 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.Basketball Mon-Sun. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Volleyball Sat.- -Sun. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.Tel: 4562435 E-Mail: Health ClubSwimming Mon-Fri. 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.Basketball Fri-Sun. 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.Tel: 7899654 24. The writer and his brother like _ best of all.A. swimming B. basketball C. football D. sports25. The writer thinks its _ to swim often.A. good for health B. like a cool fish C. excited D. very boring26. The writer wants to swim on Sunday. Where can he go?A. He cant swim on Sunday.B. Health Club. C. A and B D. Star Club(C)London- A mother has criticized（批评）“selfish” passers-by for failing to help her teenage son after he fainted (晕倒) on a packed tram platform.Oliver Tiplady was on his way to school when he fainted at the tram stop. But instead of helping the 14-year-old, who was in school uniform，those nearby simply walked around him. Her mother, Susan Tiplady , said, “How can people leave a child for that matter, on the floor like that? How could they all have ignored him? They must have lacked any basic humanity and had no pity on a child.” She said her son regained consciousness (意识) about ten minutes after fainting at the tram stop last week. “He managed to get up and sit down before his friends turned up, but by then he was too embarrassed to tell them what had happened. It wasnt until he got to school that he told a teacher.” she added.BEIJING - At least 15 pupils were confirmed dead after a school bus rolled over in Xuzhou, East Chinas Jiangsu province.The accident occurred around 6 pm on Monday .There were 29 pupils on the bus .The bus was traveling on the road when two electric bikes suddenly cut in and the driver was trying to avoid them. The bus was produced by Shaolin Auto Co Ltd in Henan province and had a full capacity ( 容量) of 52 passengers.South Korea -South Koreas largest mobile phone operator said Thursday that it will offer cell phone users a new noise service that it says will drive away mosquitoes（蚊子）.SK Telecom Co. said consumers can pay 3,000 won ( 韩元 ) （$2.50） to download a sound wave that cant be heard by human ears but annoys mosquitoes within a range of three feet. Customers can then play the sound just by hitting a few buttons on their mobile phones. The company claimed that the service worked during tests .The service, which begins Monday, has one drawback: it consumes as much battery power as normal cell phone rings.27. After Oliver Tiplady fainted at the tram stop , _.A. the passers-by went up to him and helped him up.B. he came to life and struggled to his feet himself eventually.C. he told the whole story to his friends and teacher .D. his friends turned up and helped him up in the end .28. The best word to describe the passersby is _.A. warm-hearted B. cold-hearted C. considerate D. calm29. From the passage , we can infer _A. the bus driver was driving carelessly when the accident happened.B. the school bus was overloaded when the accident happened .C. the bus driver was speeding up when the accident happened .D. the accident happened because of two electric bikes .30. According to the passage , we know the service of the cell phone _ .A. can drive away mosquitoes beyond three feet .B. will cost the consumers lots of money to enjoyC. is easy to operate but a bit energy-consumingD. is complicated for the consumers to enjoy(D)We may know that there are four basic periods for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process(变化过程) helps you deal with culture shock(文化冲击).Culture shock begins with the honeymoon period. This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things , hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t. After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.The third period is called the adjustment(调整) period. This is When you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor(善于求生者).The fourth period can be cal1ed at ease at last. Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.31. According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you_.A. go to live in a foreign country B. live in a big cityC. get married to a foreigner D. meet foreigners in your motherland32. During the first period of the process, you feel_.A. sad and lonely B. angry but strongC. happy and excited D. easy but uncomfortable33. You will find that you are a survivor in_.A. the lst period B. the 3rd period C. the 2nd period D. the 4th period34. The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being_.A. adjustableB. worrying C. tiring D. relaxing35. We can conclude from the passage that_.A. Living in another country is fun B. its not easy to dea1 with culture shockC. knowing about culture shock is hard D. its boring to live in another country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 knows that fish is good for health._36_But it seems that many people dont cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isnt difficult._37_This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way._38_Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that youre standing at the oceans edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isnt fresh._39_When you have bought a fish and arrive home, youd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you dont cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isnt as tasty as the fresh one.There are many common methods used to cook fish._40_First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices (调料)Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound.(A larger one will take more time.)Then, its ready to serve.ADo not buy it.BThe easiest is to steam it.CThis is how you can do it.DIt just requires a little knowledge.EThe fish will go bad within hours.FWhen buying fish, you should first smell it.GThe fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.第三部分 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。A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and _41_ as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. _42_ enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and _43_ as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He _44_riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible . Even when he was _45_ or tired, he did not stop _ 46_ he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was_ 47_. Then he asked himself, “Why did I _ 48_ myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only _49_ a very small area to _50_ myself.”The above story is _ 51_to the journey of our_ 52_. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more _ 53_ , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our _54_ , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding _55_ and the things we love to do. One day_56 _we look back, we will_ 57_ that we dont really need that much, _58 _ then we cannot turn back time for what we have_ 59_.Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only _60_ to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.41. A. cover B. use C. work D. get42. A. Good B. Sure C. Strange D. Interesting43. A. expanded B. ran C. rode D. struggled44. A. gave upB. asked for C. kept on D. succeeded in45. A. sad B. hungry C. confused D. excited46. A. but B. because C. so D. if47. A. sleeping B. dying C.arguing D. smiling48. A. prove B. make C. destroy D. push49. A. show B. have C. find D. need50. A. live B. support C. bury D. sleep51. A. useful B. similar C.certainD. special52. A. life B. past C. historyD. future53. A. money B. progress C. discoveriesD. friends54. A. career B. health C. honor D. freedom55 A. things B. condition C. beauty D. people56. A. when B. before C. unless D. since57. A. explain B. regret C. apologize D. realize58. A. or B. until C. but D. however59. A . missed B. saved C. reduced D. won6