2020年高二下册期中考试英语试题有答案

1、第二学期期中考试高二英语试题本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.whatkindofpoemsdoesthemandislike?a.realisticpoems.b.romanticpoems.c.humorouspoems.2.whatisthewomandoing?a.e

2、njoyinghermusic.b.preparingforacontest.c.lookingforherearphones.3.wherearethespeakers?a.inapostoffice.b.inahotel.c.inataxi.4.whattimeisitnow?a.1010.b.1030.c.1100.5.whatdoesthewomanmean?a.shewantstopracticefrenchwiththeman.b.shewillmovetothequietsection.c.shewontdowhatthemanasks.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分

3、）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6-7题。6.whichplaceisthewomanlookingfor?a.ahotel.b.astreet.c.apark.7.wherewillthewomanturnright?a.onthenextblock.b.atthesecondstreet.c.attheveryendofthestreet.听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。

4、8.howdidthemanintendtochangehisappointment?a.bycancellingit.b.bychangingittoanotherday.c.bymakingitearlierthatday.9.whendidthemandecidetoseedr.benjaminintheend?a.at300p.m.onwednesday.b.at430p.m.onwednesday.c.at1000a.m.onthursday.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10.whereisthewomangoingforhervacation?a.tonewealand.b.

5、toaustralia.c.tospain.11.howlongdidthewomansmothertravelwiththemaninspain?a.fortwomonths.b.fortwoweeks.c.forsixmonths.12.whomightterribe?a.thewomansmother.b.themansaunt.c.themanswife.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。113.whydoesthemanneedanewphone?a.hisoldoneisntsmart.b.someonestolehislastone.c.thereisasmallmarkonhi

6、soldone.14.howmanyphonesdoesthemanalreadyhave?a.one.b.two.c.three.15.whatisthebestwordtodescribetheman?a.caring.b.independent.c.selfish.16.whatdoesthewomanmeanintheend?a.themanisdoingsomethingwrong.b.themansparentsdontreallylovehim.c.themanshouldworkonhisneighborsfarm.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17.whatisinth

7、ewinningphoto?a.arainstorm.b.asleepinglion.c.amonkeyholdingaphone.18.whatcanwelearnaboutbensphoto?a.itwastakeninafrica.b.itwillbeonawebsite.c.itwastakeninblackandwhite.19.howmuchmoneywillsharonreceive?a.$100.b.$500.c.$1,000.20.whatisthespeakersadviceintheend?a.enteringthecontestfornextmonth.b.checki

8、ngbackformoreinformation.c.beingcarefulwhentakingpictures.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。alakeforesthighschoolclubsenvironmentalclub-clubmembersareprovidedopportunitiestorealizetheirgoalsofenvironmentalservice.themajorityofprojectsarestudent-initiated

9、.lastyearsactivitiesincludedthelfhscourtyardgardenupkeep,biketoschooldaywithfreecocoaandsnacks,an“eatlocal”100miledinner,recyclingsolutionsforlfhs,beachcleanupthroughthegreatlakesalliance,andearthweekcelebrations.meetingsfirstfridayofthemonthinroom5at7：00a.m.advisormsmarybethnawor,mnaworlfschoolsnet

10、peertutoringstudentsvolunteertohelpfellowstudentsinimprovingtheiracademicandorganizationalskills.studentstutorlfhsandmiddleschoolstudentsonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.lfhstutorsmusthaveproficiency(精通)intheacademicareainwhichtheywishtotutor,butmiddleschooltutorsonlyneedgeneralacademicproficiency.mee

11、tingsalltutoringisdoneonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.advisormsathyohara,koharalfschoolsnetyoungideasyoungideaislfhssartandliterarymagazine.studentofallageswholovewritingandartareencouragedtobecomepartofthestaffofthisawardwinningmagazine.youngideaencouragesallstudentstosubmitartandliteratureworkstoth

12、emagazine,whethertheyareapartofthestaffornot.fromseptembertofebruary,youngideameetsonthursdaysafterschoolinthepublicroomtodiscussthepiecesthathavebeensubmittedtothemagazineandprovidefeedbackfortheauthors.2meetingsseeaboveexplanation.advisormsdebbieare,dzarelfschoolsnetscoutbuddiesscoutbuddiesisafrie

13、ndshipclubwhichhelpsbuildfriendshipamongindividualswithandwithoutdisabilities.clubmembersparticipateinavarietyofsocialactivitiesbothwithintheschoolandinthecommunity.activitiesincludeorganizingholidaypartiesintheschool,bowling,goingtothemovies,andeatingoutinlocalrestaurants.meetingsmonthlymeetingdate

14、svary,butinroom134.advisormsdonnalovitsch,dlovitschlfschoolsnet21.whichclubprovideshelpforstudentspoorinstudy?a.peertutoring.b.environmentalclub.c.youngidea.d.scoutbuddies.22.whenisthestaffofyoungideamostlikelytomeet?a.630p.m.,august11,thursdayb.600p.m.,january5,thursdayc.730a.m.,november17,thursday

15、d.700p.m.,september23,friday23.whatistherequirementforstudentstojoinacertainclub?a.theyarerequiredtohaveabiketojoinenvironmentalclub.b.theyneedtobeathletictojoinscoutbuddies.c.theyneedtowinaliteraryawardtojoinyoungidea.d.theyneedtobeacademicallyproficienttojoinpeertutoring.bnicolaicalabriahasalready

16、becomeoneofthebest106-poundwrestlers.hehassuccessfullyclimbedtothetopofthehighestmountaininafrica,andmostimportantly,heschangedtheattitudeofanynormalpersonwhowatcheshimcompete.the17-year-oldteenagerhasoneleg.hewasbornthatway,buthisgoalistoshowitsnottheonethingthatdefineshim.hewouldalsobethefirstonet

17、otellyouthathejustwantstoprovetoothersandhimselfthathesjustlikeothernormalones.whencalabriawasyoung,hisparentstrieddifferentprostheses(假肢）tofindoutwhichwasmostcomfortablefortheirsonashetriedtokeepupwithafamily,whohasapreferenceforsports.atfirst,thecalabriashadtheirmiddlechildinaprosthesisthatlookeda

18、ndfunctionedlikea“real”leg,butsoontheydecidedtochooseadifferentpathwhentheyfounditwasntbeneficialtohismovement.thenthefamilymovedhimtoarmcrutches（手杖）andfromthereanewburstofenergywasfound.gettingotherstobelievethathecouldtakeoffonthesoccerfieldtookalittlebitlonger.whenthecalabriasmovedtoconcord,theyh

19、adahardtimeconvincingthetownsoccerprogrammetoallowachildlikehimtocompetewithable-bodiedkids.aftermonthsandmonthsofdebatesandmeetings,thefamilyreceivedtheanswertheywerelookingfor.sincethen,witnessingayoungmanoncrutcheswhocompetesagainstthosewithtwolegshasbecomeafixedeventintheconcordcommunity.“atthat

20、timeihadnothingbutdiscouragementworkingwiththesoccercommunity;however,nowihavenothingbutadmirationforthefactthathesbeenallowedtoplay,andpeopleseethatheaddsvaluetothegame,”hisfathersaid.“ijustthinkitsagreatresult.”24.thispassageshowsusaboywithoneleg_.a.candowhatanormalteenagercanb.isrealizingasmanydr

21、eamsashecanc.canmakeasporteventmorevaluabled.canaddvaluetosociety25.wecanlearnfromparagraph5that_.a.calabriaprovedtobethemostexcellentplayeroftheteamb.itwasnoteasyforcalabriatobeacceptedtothetownssoccerteamc.calabriasparentsdidntallowhimtoplaysocceratfirstd.therearesomeotherdisabledchildreninthesocc

22、erteam26.inparagraph5,theunderlinedpart“afixedevent”probablymeans_.3a.amust-seeb.aplannedprogrammec.anextragamed.aspecialoccasion27.itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatnicolaisfather_.a.hasbeendiscouragedsincenicolaiplayedsoccerb.thinksthatnicolaiisplayingakeyroleintheteamc.isverydelightedthatnicolaica

23、nplaysoccerintheteamd.hasntexpectedthatnicolaicanbeallowedtoplaysoccercrobinsoncrusoeisafamousnovelwrittenbydanieldefoe.thebooktellsthestoryofamanwhoisshipwrecked(遭遇海难的).hespends28yearsonanislandnearvenezuela.thebooktellsthestoryofeverythingthathappenstorobinsoncrusoe.hehopessomeonewillrescuehim,but

24、hehasbeenthereforsolongonhisownthathealsobeginstofearbeingrescued.robinsoncrusoewaspublishedin1719.mostexpertsbelievethestoryisbasedonthelifeofalexanderselkirk,whowasascottishsailor.onanexpedition(探险）in1704,selkirkhadanargumentwithhisshipscaptain.selkirkthoughttheshipwasnotsafeandwasabouttofallapart

25、.whentheshipstoppedataremoteislandtogetfreshwater,selkirkgotoff.hetriedtogettheothercrewmemberstoleavewithhim,butnobodywould.theshipthensailedawaywithouthim.selkirkspentfouryearsandfourmonthsonhisownontheisland,knownasaguasbuenas.selkirkwasfinallyrescuedbyashipthatvisitedtheislandin1709.theshipscapt

26、ainwasgratefultoselkirkbecauseheprovidedfoodforthecrewwhentheyarrived.nowarchaeologiststhinktheyhavefoundtheremainsofselkirkscamponaguasbuenas.theyfoundtwodeepholesthatwouldhaveheldwoodenposts.thearchaeologistssaythisisevidencethatselkirkbuiltashelterthere.thepostholesarenearafreshwaterstream.theyar

27、elocatedquitehighup,whichwouldhavemeantthatselkirkwasabletowatchoutfortheshipscomingclosetotheisland.themostinterestingevidence,thearchaeologistssay,ispartofapieceofequipmentusedbysailorstonavigate(导航).historiansbelieveselkirkwasanavigator,sotheinstrumentcouldhavebelongedtohim.robinsoncrusoewaspubli

28、shedtenyearsafterselkirkwasrescued.mostexpertsthinkdanieldefoeheardandreadstoriesaboutselkirk,whichinspiredhimtowritethebook.28.whydidselkirkchoosetolandontheremoteisland?a.becausehehadquarrelswiththecrewmembers.b.becausethecaptainorderedhimtogetfreshwater.c.becausehewantedtogoonanadventurethere.d.b

29、ecausehethoughttheshiphewasonwasindanger.29.wecaninferfromthetextthattheshipthatvisitedaguasbuenasin1709_.a.lostitswaywhilesailingb.lackedfreshwateruponarrivalc.wasbeingnavigatedbyselkirkd.wasrunningoutoffooduponarrival30.howcouldselkirkseeshipsthatmightrescuehim,accordingtoarchaeologists?a.byasking

30、thecrewmembersontheships.b.bysendingmessagestotheshipscaptains.c.bywatchingfromhisshelterhighontheisland.d.byusingapieceofequipmentusedtonavigate.31.theauthorwrotethetextto_.a.explaintheoriginofrobinsoncrusoe4b.promotesalesofrobinsoncrusoec.criticisealexanderselkriksdeedsd.praisedanieldefoeforhiswri

31、tinginspirationdwetendtothinkofplantsasthefurnitureofthenaturalworld.theydontmove,theydontmakesounds,theydontseemtorespondtoanythingatleastnotveryquickly.butasisoftenthecase,ourhumansviewoftheworldmissesquitealot.plantstalktoeachotherallthetime.andthelanguageischemical.overtheyearsscientistshaverepo

32、rtedthatdifferenttypesofplants,fromtreestotomatoes,releasecompounds(化合物)intotheairtohelpneighboringplants.thesechemicalwarningsallhavethesamepurposetospreadinformationaboutoneplantsdiseaseorinfestationsootherplantscandefendthemselves.butexactlyhowplantsreceiveandactonmanyofthesesignalsisstillmysteri

33、ous.inthisweeksproceedingsofthenationalacademyofsciences,researchersinjapanofferedsomeexplanations.theyhadidentifiedonechemicalmessageandtraceditallthewayfromreleasetoaction.thescientistslookedattomatoplantsinfestedbyacommonpest,thecutworm.theresearchersstudiedleavesfromexposedandunexposedplants.the

34、yfoundonecompoundshowedupmoreoftenintheexposedplants.thesubstanceiscalledhexvic.whenthescientistsfedhexvictocutworms,itknockeddowntheirsurvivalrateby17%.thescientistsidentifiedthesourceofhexvic,andsprayeditlightlyoverhealthyplants.thoseplantswerethenabletostartproducingthecutworm-killinghexvic.resea

35、rchersconfirmedthatuninfestedplantshavetobuildtheirownweapontofightoffbugsanddiseases.howdotheyknowwhentoplaydefense?theyarewarnedfirstbytheirfriendlyplantneighbors.itisacomplextale,anditmaybehappeninginmoreplantspeciesthantomatoes.itmayalsobehappeningwithmorechemicalsignalsthatarestillunknowntous.f

36、ornowthough,weknowthatplantsnotonlycommunicate,theylookoutforoneanother.32.whatdoestheauthortrytoemphasizeinparagraph1?a.howplantscommunicateisstillamystery.b.enoughattentionhasbeenpaidtoplanttalk.c.plantsarethefurnitureofthenaturalworld.d.plantscancommunicatewitheachother.33.accordingtoparagraph2,w

37、hatremainsunknownis_.a.howplantsreceiveandhandlethesignalsfromtheirneighborsb.whyplantsspreadchemicalinformationtotheirneighborc.howmanytypesofplantsreleasecompoundsintotheaird.whetherplantssendchemicalwarningstotheirneighbors34.theexperimentshowsthattheinfestedplanthelpsitsneighborsby_.a.makingmore

38、hexvictoattractthepestb.releasinghexvicintotheairtowarnthemc.lettingthemknowhowtoproducehexvicd.producingenoughhexvictokillthepest35.whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?a.survivalofplantsb.plantworldc.talkingplantsd.plantbugiller第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。iwast

39、enwhenifirstsatwithmygrandmotherbehindthecashier收银台）inhergeneralstore.36iquicklylearnedtheimportanceoftreatingcustomerspolitelyandsaying“thankyou.”atfirstiwaspaidincandy.37iworkedeverydayafterschool,andduringthesummerandonweekendsandholidaysfrom8a.m.to7p.m.myfatherhelpedmesetupabankaccount.385tobyth

40、etimeiwas12,mygrandmotherthoughtihaddonesuchagoodjobthatshepromotedmetosellingcosmetics（化妆品）.idevelopedtheabilitytolookcustomersdirectlyintheeye.eventhoughiwasjustakid,womenwouldaskmesuchthingsas“whatcolordoyouthinkishouldwear?”itookarealinterestintheirquestionsandwasabletranslatewhattheywantedintom

41、akeup（化妆）ideas.39thejobtaughtmeavaluablelessontobeasuccessfulsalesperson,youdidntneedtobearocketscientistyouneededtobeagreatlistener.40excepttheyarenolongerwomenpurchasingcosmeticsfromme;instead,theyarekidswhotellmewhichtoystheywouldliketoseedesignedanddeveloped.a.laterireceived50centsanhour.b.befor

42、elong,sheletmesittherebymyself.c.iendedupsellingarecordamountofcosmetics.d.todayistillcarrythatlessonwithmeilistentocustomers.e.mygrandmotherstrusttaughtmehowtohandleresponsibility.f.soonifoundmyselflookingmorebeautifulthaneverbefore.g.watchingmymoneygrowwasmorerewardingthananythingicouldhavebought.

43、第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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。ioftenreadofincidentsofmisunderstandingorconflict.imleft41.whydothesepeoplecreatemistrustandproblems,especiallywiththosefromother42？iwasgrowingupinualalumpurintheearly1960s,43childrenfromdifferentracesandr

44、eligionsplayedandstudied44inharmony.atthattimemyfamilylivedastones45fromismails.andnoonewasbotheredthatismailwasamalaymuslimandiwasanindianhinduwejust46ourdifferences.perhaps,oureldershadnotfilledourheadswithunnecessaryadvice,well47orotherwise.wewereninewhenwebecamefriends.duringtheschoolholidays,we

45、d48thecountrysideonourbicycles,hopingto49theunexpected.attimesismailwouldaccompanymyfamilyaswemadearareshoppingtriptotown.wewouldbegladofhis50.wheniwastwelve,myfamilymovedtojohor.ismailsfamilylaterreturnedtotheirvillage,andi51touchwithhim.(onespringafternoonin1983,istoppedataxiinualalumpur.i52mydest

46、ination.thedriveracknowledgedmy53butdidnotmoveoff.instead,helooked54atme.“raddar?”hesaid,usingmychildhoodnickname(绰号).iwasastonishedatbeingso55addressed称呼).unexpectedly!itwasismail!evenaftertwo56westillrecognizedeachother.graspinghisshoulder,ifeltatrueaffection,something57todescribe.ifwecanallowourc

47、hildrentobe58withoutprejudice,theyllbuildfriendshipswithpeople,regardlessofraceorreligion,whowillbe59theirsidethroughthickandthin.onsuchfriendshipsaresocietiesbuiltand60wecantrulybe,aswilliamshakespeareoncewrote,“wehappyfew,webandofbrothers”.41.a.puzzledb.pleasedc.interestedd.excited42.a.villagesb.racesc.partiesd.cities43.a.whyb.whichc.howd.when44.a.togetherb.aroundc.aloned.apart45.a.rollb.movec.throwd.drop46.a.refusedb.madec.soughtd.accepted47.a.meantb.paidc.preservedd.treated48.a.exploreb.searchc.desertd.discover49.a.getthroughb.comeacrossc.dealwithd.takeaway50.a.arrivalb.eff