重庆万州二中2020学年度高二英语下学期期中试卷

重庆市万州第二高级中学本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷（三部分，共110.5分）第一部分：听力（共三节，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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a taxi. B. In the street. C. In an office.2. When will the mans friends leave? A. On the 28th and 29th . B. In early October. C. In early September.3. What is the best time to visit Harbin? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.4. How is Neil? A. He is getting better. B. He is sick. C. He is very kind.5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Doctor amd patient B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.第二节(共12小题，每小题1.5分，满分18分)听下面4段对话或独白，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。请听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。6. What will the two speakers talk about? A. Front page. B. Sports page. C. Ads.7. What is the man going to do tomorrow afternoon? A. Meet a friend. B. Have a meeting. C. Go to the airport.8. When will the two speakers meet? A. At 3:00 am. B. At 3:00 pm. C. At 4:30 pm.请听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。9. What was the man doing when he got hurt? A. Playing in a match. B. Doing morning exercise. C. Cycling.10. Whats wrong with the man? A. His left foot hurts. B. His leg is broken. C. His hands hurt.11.Who will go with the man? A. The woman. B. The team doctor. C. Nobody.请听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。12.What do we know about the man? A. He is from the USA. B. He is a newcomer. C. He grew up in UK.13. Who pays for students education in the mans country? A. The state. B. Their family. C. Scholarship.14. Which of the following is a benefit of having a student card? A. Free exhibition tickets. B. Cheap rail travel C. Cheap bus tickets.请听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。15. Why does the man like push-ups? A. Its free of charge. B. It helps lose weight. C. It can calm him down16. How often does the man do jogging? A. Every day. B. Twice a week. C. 5 times a week.17. What can we know about yoga according to the man? A. It is very popular in the USA. B. Its different from Qigong? C. It is the mans favorite sport.第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）。 请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或数。填入的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。本段独白读两遍。Dorothy WestBirth In the year of 18 in the city of Boston.WorksHer first long book was 19 when she was more than forty years old.DeathDied in 20 , 1998.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（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. -The last one _ sings a song. -Agreed.A. arrivedB. to arriveC. arrivesD. arriving22. -Mr. Smith, _ he have all these letters typed for you right away?-He _. They should be ready by 10 oclock this morning.A. will; must B. shall; has to C. need; will D. would; ought to23. - Whats wrong with him? He is so sad. - He was _ at not being invited to the party . A. nervousB. anxiousC. worriedD. upset24. It was _ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time he ought to have spent on his lessons A. having playedB. to have playedC. playing D. played25. He _ the lion, fired but missed it.A. shot B. aimed C. aimed at D. killed26. _ in thought, he didnt notice me when I came into his room. A. Burying B. Buried C. Put himself D. To be set27. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now _ the matter. A. getting through B. working out C. looking intoD. watching over28. They are letting us use their computer, and _ we are giving them the results of our research. A. in turn B. in returnC. result in D. in fact 29. We are _ a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service. A. producing B. conductingC. waitingD. arranging30. Although this area is very poor for the time being, its _ wealth is great. A. potentialB. innerC. stableD. visual31. _ you be fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off. A. Would B. CouldC. ShouldD. Might 32. Its reported that the year 2020 will_ the completion of a subway from Chaotianmen to the Western University City.A.see B.prove C.succeed D.meet33. Understanding the culture and traditions of another nation, especially _containing as many different subcultures as the USA, is a complicated task. A. the one B. one C. that D. it34. in his work that Nathalie didnt notice me come in. A. So absorbed was he B. So absorbed he was C. So absorbed had he D. So absorbed he had35. Only 55 percent of the raw material has been canned. The rest away or fed to cows. A. has thrown B. have been thrown C. is to throw D. is to be thrown 第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。One morning I stood beside the window. Across the river, the 36 decorated the edge of the shore in white. I stood 37 and looked at what the nights storm had 38 .I leaned forward and stood close to the window. There was a goose out there, quite 39 , its wings folded to its sides, its feet 40 to the ice. Then from the dark skies, I saw a line of swans. They moved in their own 41 style, graceful and free.As I watched, the leader 42 from the sky and landed on the ice. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, I 43 it might be killed by those great swan beaks(鸟喙).44 instead, those beaks began to work on the 45 . The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again. At last, the gooses head 46 ; its body pulled. Then the goose was 47 and standing on the ice. And the swans stood in the air 48 . It seemed as if the goose was crying, “I cannot fly.” Four of the swans came down around it. Their powerful beaks cleaned the gooses 49 from top to bottom, chipping off the ice held in the feathers. 50 at last the gooses wings were free, the four swans 51 and joined the group.They restarted their eastward journey cheerfully.I watched them until they 52 over the tops of the farthest trees. Only then did I realized that 53 were running down my cheeks. Believe me! This story is 54 . And I will ask “If so for birds why not for 55 ?”36 .A. flower B. tree C. snow D. picture37 .A. quietly B. silently C. happily D. nervously38 .A. washed B.painted C. destroyed D. cleaned39 .A. hungry B. thirsty C. terrible D. still40 .A. frozen B. put C. turned D. tied41 .A. common B. ordinary C. noticeable D. boring42 .A. dived B. moved C. flew D. circled43 .A. frightened B. feared C. hoped D. knew44 .A. Wonderfully B. Puzzlingly C. Surprisingly D. Disappointingly45 .A. ice B. earth C. goose D. swan46 .A. carried B. pushed C. moved D. lifted47. A. glad B. sad C. free D. lucky48 .A. listening B. hearing C. fighting D. watching49 .A. head B. legs C. feathers D. body50 .A. While B. When C. Before D. Until51 .A. took off B. took up C. got away D. got up52 .A. climbed B. stopped C. disappeared D. landed53 .A. leaves B. hairs C. rivers D. tears54 .A. actual B. real C. true D. right55 .A. animals B. man C. people D. insects第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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。A My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers occupied his hometown ,the thriving city of Tarow, Poland, he refused to obey them and eventually joined the Soviet army to fight for his countrys freedom . “_,” he told himself.After the war, in 1947, he boarded a boat for Manhattan. He was hungry and suffering from seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was frightened about his future .Still, he marched head-on into the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York . Soon he met other European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way .If they could do it, why couldnt he? “_,” he would remind himself.Thanks to the help of a loyal and trusting friend, my grandfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street, New York City .He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work. He was not only trying to learn this tough new business, but also a new language.To his surprise, the men in neighboring boothswho could have taken advantage of himoffered their help and advice. Within months, my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter, selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if hed been doing it his whole life._.In later years, my grandfather would take both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings. As he stood with each of them, he thought about their new beginnings, and of the adventures and journeys they would experience together .He also thought about the children who would one day carry on his family name.I am so proud to be one of those children. Listening to my grandfathers remarkable experiences has changed the way I view my own life.56Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage?a. My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings.b. World War II broke out in Europe.c. My grandfather went to America.d. My grandfather began to run his diamond business.e. The men in neighboring booths helped him.Ab, c, a ,d, eBb, c,d ,e ,aCb, c ,e , a ,d Dc, b ,e ,d ,a57Which is NOT true according to the passage?AMy grandfather was a soldier during World War II.BMy grandfather went to America by sea.CMy grandfather had been doing a jewelry business his whole life.DMy grandfather ran his business successfully.58Which of the following would be suitable for the three blanks in the passage?.AA friend in need is a friend indeedBEarly to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wiseCStand straight ,stand tallDPractice makes perfect59It can be concluded that .AGrandpa never lost heart in time of hardshipsBGrandpa never threw doubt upon his fateCGrandpa was born to be a businessmanDGrandpa didnt live up to his friends expectationsB The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration, as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients overcome discomfort and pain.A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly paintings, while the team zapped（照射） a short laser （激光）pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin.The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense （强烈） while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings. Electrodes（电极） measuring the brains electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings.While distractions（分散）, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part.The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundings could aid the healing process.Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into consideration too, said the neurologist. Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. I think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering.Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by Pablo Picasso and so on. These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world, said Prof de Tommaso. 60. The underlined word “ Alleviate” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_”.A. cureB. ease C. improveD. kill 61. Which of the following is TRUE about the view of Prof de Tommasos ? A. Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely. B. Hospitals must taken their artistic aspects into consideration first. C. Ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse. D. Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients. 62. From the last paragraph, we know that _. A. some artists paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpieces. B. only art experts could judge they were masterpieces or not, though ugly. C. the artists mentioned above were not really art masters. D. some of them were art masters, while others were not. 63. Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage? A. Beautiful Surroundings Can Ease Pain. B. Ugly Paintings Could be Materpieces. C. More Research Should be Done in the Field. D. Lastest Environmental Research. COn June 17, 1774, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows:We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be offended （冒犯） if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the college of the northern provinces: they were taught all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad manners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods they were totally good for nothing.We are, however, not the less obliged（感谢） by your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them all we know, and make men of them.64. The passage is about _. A. the talk between the Indians and the officials B. the colleges of the northern provinces C. the educational values of the Indians D. the problems of the Americans in the mid-eighteen century65. The Indian chiefs purpose of writing the letter seems to be to _. A. politely refuse a friendly offer B. express their opinions on equal treatment C. show their prideD. describe Indian customs66. According to the letter, the Indians believed that _. A. it would be better for their boys to receive some schooling B. they were being insulted（侮辱）by the offer C. they knew more about science than the officials D. they had better way of educating young men67. Different from the officials view of education, the Indians thought _. A. young women should also be educated B. they had different goals of education C. they taught different branches of science D. they should teach the sons of the officials firstDQuality after-school programs are designed to improve academic performance, decrease youth crimes and other high-risk behaviors, and help young people grow into healthy, successful adults. The effect of quality after-school programs on academic performance is clear. Studies show that students who take part in such programs show better work habits, higher rates of homework completion, improved grades, and higher scores on achievement tests. They also have fewer absences and are less likely to blame. After-school programs also influence high-risk teen behavior. Various studies show decreased rates of crime, drug use, and teen sex among youth who join in well-run after-school programs when compared to similar youth who do not. Finally, after-school programs play an important role in supporting the following fields of development: physical development, mental development and social development. Thus, one can safely say that after-school programming is an effective method to help young people become contributing members of society.Although there is enough proof from both small and large assessments（评估） that after-school programs can make a positive difference, it is important to note that not all programs are equal. First, dosage（剂量）matters young people who attend the most hours over the most years benefit more than members who attend less often or over a shorter period of time. Next, after-school programs make a bigger difference for those students who need help most and have the fewest choices. Finally, program qualities matter. After-school program