福建省惠安惠南中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

福建省惠安惠南中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（完卷时间：120分钟；满分：150分）（请将你的选项，按序号填涂在答题卡上。）第一卷第一部分 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。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的ABC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 is Mr. Hopkins probably?A. A sailor.B. A captain. C. A traveler.2. How does the woman go to work in London?A. By bus.B. By subway.C. By car.3. What do the mans words mean?A. Everything must be done perfectly.B. Do as well as you can.C. Its no need doing everything perfectly.4. What will the speakers do tomorrow?A. Have a picnic. B. Visit the Summer Palace. C. Go to the Great Wall.5. When do the students have to be at school in the womans hometown?A. From 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.B. From 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.C. From 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.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ABC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，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6、7题。6. Why did the woman go to the doctor last year?A. She had a bad cold.B. She had a headache.C. She had a toothache.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The doctor uses a lot of idioms when speaking to his patients.B. The man and the woman are from different places.C. Its hard for the man to understand the local accent in Detroit.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What is the mans opinion on the lecture?A .Very dull. B. Not impressive at all.C. Interesting.9. What does the woman think of the lecture?A. She has the same opinion as the man does.B. She thinks poorly of the lecture.C. She thinks highly of the lecture.10. Why does the woman think coal wont be important any longer?A. People will use atomic energy as power.B. People dont have any modern machinery.C. The coal gets less and less.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Where is the man going to travel?A. Washington.B. Honolulu.C. Chicago.12. How much will the man probably pay for the ticket?A.952. B.515. C.476.13. Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?A. Flight 220 and Flight 515.B. Flight 515 and Flight 476.C. Flight 220 and Flight 576.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What can we know about the summer courses from the conversation?A. Students only need to study part-time.B. Each course lasts for four weeks.C. Students need to work 23 hours a week.15.When will the second course begin?A. On July 3. B. On July 20. C. On July 24.16.If the man takes one course and lives in the dormitory，how much will he pay in total?A. 350 yuanB. 450 yuan. C. 500 yuan.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.When did Dr. Mott start running?A. When he was a teenager.B. When he was twenty-seven.C. When he graduated from high school.18.How did Dr. Mott value the exercise?A. It is the key to better work.B. It is the key to better sleep.C. It is the key to better health.19.What should you do when you dont have exercise for a couple of days?A. Walk first.B. Run fast for five days. C. Pick it up where you left off.20. What does regulated exercise mean?A. Running twice a week.B. Controlling the exercise program.C. Running a six-mile race.第二部分 阅读理解：第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADisasters almost always arrive unexpectedly. But there are apps to help people prepare for disasters. Some apps alarm users when a disaster has taken place. Other disaster apps can be used when people need rescue or other help.SirenGPS MobileThe free SirenGPS Mobile app connects users to emergency services. The app will let emergency workers know where the person in need is. The app works over cell networks. But it also works on Wi-Fi if cell networks are down after an emergency. Users can create a personal health report on the app to share with emergency services. This will provide information important to treatment decisions.GuardlyGuardly is an app that can help keep people safer in places such as businesses and universities. This app permits workers and students to report about unsafe conditions. Reports can be made to an organizations own security division as well as to government emergency services. The reporters location can be sent with the report so security or emergency services help can arrive more quickly. The app is free, but Guardly charges for its services.Life360The Life360 app provides a service to keep loved ones connected. Users can set up a network of people to share their location, chat, and get a warning when they are near someone in their network. The app helps users communicate when they are in a disaster. The location share function can be forbidden when desired. The Life360 app is free, with some services available for a fee.Red Panic ButtonWhen a person is in a dangerous situation, the Red Panic Button app might help. This app can send a text message or email to chosen contacts providing the users location. You can also add a voice or video message or photo to your text and email. Red Panic Button is free, but extra functions are available for a fee.21. What does the SirenGPS Mobile app work on when cell networks are not available?A. Emergency services. B. Wi-Fi.C. A personal health report. D. Text messages and emails.22. When using Guardly, people can get timely security services because .A. the app is a perfect tool B. the app causes little troubleC. the report can show where the reporter isD. the report can tell how to save the reporter23. Which app can send video messages?A. Life360. B. Guardly.C. Red Panic Button. D. SirenGPS Mobile.BAlmost everybody is familiar with the classic image of Frankensteins monster（怪物）： a tall man with lightgreen skin， who cant speak more than a few simple words Perhaps， if you celebrate Halloween， you might have dressed up as him! But not so many people know the original book that he comes fromIn the summer of 1816， a group of young writers were on holiday near Lake Geneva in Switzerland Unusually for summer in Switzerland， the sky was covered in dark clouds and it was pouring with rain， so the friends had to spend most of the week trapped in their house To entertain themselves， the most famous of the writers， Lord Byron， decided they should have a competition Each person had to create a ghost story and whoever wrote the scariest one would win It was during this competition that Mary Shelley， who was only nineteen years old had the idea of an ugly monster Two years later， she published her first novel： FrankensteinIn the film， the monster cant really talk much， but in the book he has a voice and can explain his side of the story Although he is scary， ugly and violent， he also has understandable human emotions， and the book explores the reasons for his actions The monster is abandoned by the scientist who creates him， and all of the human beings he meets are cruel to him without reason He suggests that he only becomes cruel and violent because he has been treated cruelly and violently by other peopleThe reason I personally love Frankenstein so much is that it is so open to interpretation （解释）The problems and issues it talks about are simple and universal It can be interpreted as a metaphor（隐喻） for family relationships， or for childbirth， or for racism： as a criticism of science or a criticism of religion： whatever you think it is about， it is for you to decide24Frankenstein probably tellsAa love story Ba horror storyCa detective story Dan adventure story25Why is Halloween mentioned？ ATo explain why the book is famousBBecause the book is about the holidayCBecause the film is played on HalloweenDTo show the image of the monster is popular26What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？ AThe features of the novelBHow Mary Shelley became a writerCA competition held by Mary ShelleyDThe creation background of the novel27What can readers learn from the monsters story？ AThere is none without a faultBActions speak louder than wordsCThink about the effects of our actionsDScience is usually extremely importantCBEIJING Eating at a Beijing restaurant is usually an adventure for foreigners, and particularly when they get the chance to order “chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head”.Sometimes excited but mostly confused, embarrassed or even terrified, many foreigners have long complained about mistranslations of Chinese dishes. And their complaints are often valid, but such an experience at Beijings restaurants will apparently soon be history.Foreign visitors will no longer, hopefully, be confused by oddly worded restaurant menus in the capital if the governments plan to correctly translate 3,000 Chinese dishes is a success and the translations are generally adopted.The government office of foreign affairs has published a book to introduce English translations of Chinese dishes, which aims to help restaurants avoid confusing translations. “It provides the names of main dishes of famous Chinese cuisines in plain English,” an official with the citys Foreign Affairs office said. Restaurants are encouraged to use the proposed translations, but it will not be compulsory. Its the citys latest effort to bridge the culture gap for foreign travelers in China.Coming up with precise translations is a daunting task, as some Chinese culinary ( 烹 饪 的 )techniques are untranslatable and many Chinese dishes have no English-language equivalent ( 对应 词). The translators, after conducting a study of Chinese restaurants in English-speaking countries,divided the dish names into four categories: ingredients, cooking method, taste and name of a person or a place. For some traditional dishes, pinyin, the Chinese phonetic system, is used, such as mapo tofu (previously often literally translated as “bean curd made by woman with freckles”), baozi (steamed stuffed bun) and jiaozi (dumplings) to “reflect the Chinese cuisine culture,” according to the book.“The book is a benefit to tourist guides like me. Having it, I dont have to rack my brains trying to explain Chinese dishes to foreign travelers,” said Zheng Xiaodong, a 31- year old employee with a Beijing-based travel agency.It is not clear if the book will be introduced to other parts of China. But on Tuesday, this was the most discussed topic on , Chinas most popular micro blogging site.28. “chicken without sex life” or “red burned lion head” are mentioned in the beginning of the passage to show some Chinese dishes are .A. mistranslated. B. hard to translate.C. not well received. D. not acceptable.29. What measure has the government office taken?A. Introducing a book on Chinese dishesB. Publishing a book on Chinas dietary habitsC. Providing the names of main Chinese dishesD. Suggesting using accurate translation for Chinese dishes30. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “daunting” in paragraph 5?A. disappointing B. discouragingC. inspiring D. amazing31. Whats the attitude of most people to the book according to the passage?A. unconcerned B. negativeC. divided D. favorableDIf asked if space exploration should continue, most Americans would give an immediate response either in favor of continuing or in favor of ending space exploration. A common response would be that space exploration is a waste of money. An average American, uneducated on the subject, might believe that the government is wasting billions of dollars on the research that has no merit.Someone strange to the subject might say that a space shuttle goes up once in a while and that is about all that happens. Research is ongoing and continues when there are no shuttles being launched. This also costs the government money. Does the extreme cost of space exploration make sense?One argument is that the government is wasting money on the research not being used on Earth. Actually, the money goes to workers and scientists that support National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions ( 任务), and goes to major companies that play important roles in major sectors of the US economy. Boeing is a partner of NASA for aircraft, the same company that makes commercial aircraft for the airline industry.Another benefit to continuing space exploration is the many spinoff ( 衍生的) technologies it provides. The artificial heart resulted from experiments on the space shuttle. The handheld Jaws of Life used to save victims from car accidents originated from the system used to separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets. Insulation in homes that keeps them warm and energy efficient is based on the technology used to insulate the space shuttle.There are direct benefits to the economy provided by NASA missions as well as spinoff technologies. These advances are found in food, building materials, medical procedures and the vehicles we drive. While it can be proven that billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere is being spent on space exploration, the benefits it provides outweigh the terrible aspects. As a matter of fact, the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives.32. How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?A. By offering analyses. B. By making comparisons.C. By giving some examples. D. By presenting research findings.33. The function of Jaws of Life is to .A. save people from traffic accidentsB. do experiments on the space shuttleC. keep houses warm and energy efficientD. separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets34. In the authors opinion, space exploration .A. has changed our life completely B. costs too much of our timeC. benefits us in many ways D. has nothing to do with us35. What would be the best title for the text?A. Benefits of Space ExplorationB. Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost?C. How to Make Space Exploration AffordableD. Missions of the NASA Space Shuttle Program第二节七选五阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Everyone can benefit a lot from reading books. The following is about the various benefits of reading books._36_ Whenever you read something, you learn information that you otherwise wouldnt have known. It can be a fact about history or a theory you didnt know existed. If you want to learn new words, reading books is a great way to enlarge your vocabulary.Reading keeps your mind in good condition. Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills._37_.One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skill. _38_ Wherever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is able to put its mystery-solving skills to a test.One of the real benefits of reading books is that the information in it can be accessed over and over again. For example, reading a cookbook allows you the luxury of reviewing the procedures whenever you need to._39_ Dont even think about writing the information down because you may lose the paper you wrote down on sooner or later.These are just some of the wonderful benefits of reading books. _40_ If you cant even go outside, you can download free e-books on line and read them on your computer. That way, you can set how advantageous reading can be for yourself.A. Reading books keeps your mind absent.B. You can improve your memory by reading.C. Reading books provides you with new knowledge.D. Following a recipe from a cooking show will be difficult.E. Reading mystery novels, for example, sharpens your mind.F. Going without books for too long will turn your mind into a whirl (混乱).G. Why dont you drop by the bookstore or library and pick a book up?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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever. I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast. While we were 41, Kurt asked me, John, what is your 42for personal growth?Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might 43for growth. I told him about the many activities in which I was 44. And I went into a 45about how hard I worked and the gains I was making. I must have talked for ten minutes. Kurt 46patiently, but then he 47smiled and said, You dont have a personal plan for growth, do you?No, I 48.You know, Kurt said simply, growth is not a(n) 49process.And thats when it 50me. I wasnt doing anything 51to make myself better. And at that moment, I made the 52: I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my 53.That night, I talked to my wife about my 54with Kurt and what I had learned. I 55her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling. We 56that Kurt wasnt just trying to make a sale. He was offering a 57for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.Several important things happened that day. First, we decided to 58the resources. But more importantly, we made a commitment to 59together as a couple. From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and sacrificed together. It was a 60decision. While too many couples grow apart, we were growing together.41.A. workingB. preparingC. thinkingD. eat