2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中测试卷（人教版新课标） 01教师版[共33页]

1、绝密启用前2020-2021学年度高二英语期中考试卷试卷副标题考试范围：xxx；考试时间：100分钟；命题人：xxx注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将参考答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）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。1How does the woman feel?AExcited.BAnnoyed.CDisappoint

2、ed.【参考答案】A【解析】【原文】W: I have wanted to see this movie for so long. It will be widely shown in cinemas next week. I cant wait to see it!M: Its quite annoying that we have to wait so long for the top films.2Whats the earliest time of sunset in mid-December?A4:45.B5:15.C5:30.【参考答案】A【解析】【原文】M: Its only h

3、alf past five, and the sun is setting.W: The days will soon start getting longer. The earliest time the sun sets here is at a quarter to five, some time in mid-December.3Where does the conversation take place?AIn a hotel.BIn a restaurant.CIn the speakers house.【参考答案】A【解析】【原文】W: Dear, I feel hungry n

4、ow. How about you?M: I do, too. Let me call room service Hello? Please send a menu to Room 320 right away.4What did the woman do last Saturday?AShe had a picnic.BShe drove to a village.CShe did some gardening.【参考答案】C【解析】【原文】W: What did you do last Saturday, Paul?M: Oh, Susan and I drove to a mountai

5、n village and had a picnic there. How about you?W: I worked the whole day in my garden.5How did the womans hair look before?AIt was short.BIt was long.CIt was curly.【参考答案】B【解析】【原文】W: What do you think of my new hair?M: Its so curly! And you got it cut short, too! What made you decide to do that?W: I

6、m tired of my long straight hair.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,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。6What is the womans degree in?AEnglish.BArt.CMath.7What will the woman do tomorrow?ASee the dentist.BStart

7、 a new job.CBuy the man lunch.【参考答案】6C7A【解析】【原文】M: So, you have finished college. Have you applied for any jobs?W: I will start a new job next Monday, at an architects office.M: Ah, your degree in math should be useful there. You are also good at art, arent you?W: Some people said that. I will be wo

8、rking for an American company, so I will have to use English as well.M: Wonderful news. Can I buy you lunch tomorrow to celebrate?W: I have a dentists appointment in the morning, but yes, lunch would be great.M: Thats great.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。8What is the womans opinion about the computer screen?ABig.

9、BNice.CStylish.9What brings the man a bit of trouble?AThe screen.BThe keyboard.CThe mouse.【参考答案】8A9B【解析】【原文】M: Have you seen my new computer?W: It looks good the latest stylish mouse and a really nice keyboard. Its quite a big screen. Your old one was much smaller. When did you buy it?M: A few days

10、ago, so Im sure therell be many new things to learn about. Now the only thing is, one of the keys I use a lot is in a different position from the keyboard I had before, so I have to take my eyes off the screen and look down to press it.W: Im sure itll be easy to use soon.M: I think so. And I like it

11、 very much.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。10Why did the first McDonalds restaurant have no seats?ATo reduce the cost.BTo avoid washing dishes.CTo make people eat quickly.11Which McDonalds sells the most hamburgers in the world?AOne in New York.BThe first McDonalds.CThe Hong Kongs.12What do we learn from the conve

12、rsation?AMac and Dick sold the business to McDonald.BRay Kroc bought McDonalds from Mac and Dick.CThere are many chain stores of McDonalds only in New York.【参考答案】10B11C12B【解析】【原文】M: Do you know the first McDonalds restaurant had no seats for customers to sit on?W: In that case, people had to stand e

13、ating, didnt they?M: No. Most people bought the food and took it away, and thats the way Mac and Dick thought of to avoid washing the dishes.W: Thats a good idea. But who are Mac and Dick?M: They were two brothers who ran the first McDonalds. Later a businessman called Ray Kroc asked to buy their bu

14、siness.W: Did the two brothers agree?M: Yes. They sold the business to Ray for 27 million dollars.W: So today there are so many chain stores of McDonalds, right?M: Exactly. But which McDonalds do you think sells the most hamburgers in the world every day?W: I guess a certain one in New York?M: No, n

15、o. Its the Hong Kongs Mc Donalds.W: Aha, its hard to believe.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。13What is Jack?AA singer.BAn actor.CA director.14What was Jacks “big break”?AHigh Seas.BTwelfth Night.CNew York Summertime.15What caused the accident to take place?ADrink-driving.BEngine problems.CWorking overtime.16What c

16、an we learn from the conversation?AJacks family gives him a lot of support.BJack won an award with the role in High Seas.CJack didnt care about the negative news after the accident.【参考答案】13B14C15A16A【解析】【原文】W: Jack, congratulations on winning the Best Actor Award tonight. So what does this award mea

17、n to you?M: Thanks! Well, I enjoy being famous, but sometimes I struggle with it being constantly in the public eye can be difficult.W: Thats understandable. When did you first know you wanted to be an actor? M: It was at school, when I played Orsino in Shakespeares Twelfth Night.W: Was that your bi

18、g break(重大转机)?M: My first major role was in New York Summertime.W: How did your life change after that?M: I was suddenly very busy. I began to spend a lot of time socializing and would often end up partying late into the night. One night, while I was filming High Seas, I had too much to drink and de

19、cided to drive home. I crashed a car and badly injured my right leg.There was a lot of negative news, but the worst thing was how I felt about myself. I couldnt believe Id been so stupid!W: You also lost your role in High Seas, didnt you?M: Yes. The accident was a real turning point in my life. Afte

20、r that, I didnt touch alcohol again for almost a year. Then I met my wife Kerri and had two wonderful twin boys. They have really helped me to accept and appreciate life on and off stage.听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。17What is the function of hip hop?AFreeing people from poverty.BRidding people of drug addiction.C

21、Helping people with emotional problems.18Where was the report published?AIn a special newspaper.BOn the Internet.CIn a medical magazine.19What do hip hop artists often describe in their music?AMessage of hope.BDarkness of the world.CMental illness.20What did BIGs teachers say about him?AHe could be

22、successful.BHe would achieve nothing.CHe promised to be a superstar.【参考答案】17C18C19A20B【解析】Doctors at the famous Cambridge University think that hip hop can help depressed and mentally ill people. They say with “hip hop therapy”, many of the words to the hip hop songs can reach out to people with emo

23、tional problems. A team of doctors wrote a report about this in a special medical magazine. The doctors said a lot of hip hop music speaks of getting over hardships and big difficulties in life. In particular, hip hop talks about being poor, being unpopular, and about crime and drugs. These are all

24、problems that can lead to depression and mental illnesses. The report on hip hop and mental health says hip hop artists use their talents to describe their world and be free. Theres often a message of hope in the lyrics. They describe how they want to be-the cars they want, the people they want to d

25、ate. The doctors chose five hip hop songs for the therapy. One is a classic 1982 tune by Grandmaster Flash. Another is a track called “Juicy” by the Notorious BIG. This tells people they can be successful even if others say they cant. BIG explains how teachers said he would be nothing, but then he b

26、ecame a superstar.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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AYou may need to give first aid. First aid is defined as the emergency care given to a sick or injured person. The goals of first aid are to prevent death and to prevent injuries from becoming worse.Each emer

27、gency condition is different. However, the following rules apply to any kind of emergency. Be aware of your limitations. Do not try to do more than you are able to. Nor should you do things if you are unfamiliar with them. Do what you can under the conditions at the time. Stay calm. Acting calmly wi

28、ll help the victim feel safe. Take a quick look to see if the victim is bleeding, and if there is a pulse. Keep the victim lying down and do not move him or her. You could make an injury worse if you move the victim. Take necessary emergency steps. Call for help or ask someone to make the EMS system

29、 (急救系统) start. Do not remove clothing unless you have to. If clothing must be removed, tear the clothes along the seams (线缝). Keep the victim warm. Cover the victim with a blanket. Coats and sweaters can be used if a blanket cannot be found. Reassure the victim. Explain what is happening and that he

30、lp has been called. Do not give the victim any food or fruits. Keep the bystanders away from the victim. Bystanders want to have a look, offer advice, and say something about the victims condition. The victim may believe that the condition is worse than it really is.21When a person is badly injured

31、on the road, you should _.Aact worriedly and hurriedlyBdo whatever you want to freelyCnot move him or herDmake the injured person stand up22Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AYou should help an injured person in any condition.BDont remove the clothing of the injured

32、person whatever happens.CIt is necessary to cover the victim with a blanket.DIf the injured person feels hungry, you should give him or her some food.23Why should bystanders be kept away from the victim?ABecause bystanders can prevent the victim from receiving first aid.BBecause what they say can ma

33、ke the victim think the condition is very bad.CBecause the victim doesnt want to accept the advice of bystanders.DBecause the victim hates being surrounded by bystanders.【参考答案】21C22C23B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了我们平时在进行急救的时候,正确地进行施救的做法。21细节理解题。根据文章中的“Keep the victim lying down and do not move him or her.

34、 You could make an injury worse if you move the victim”可知,不要移动受害者,否则你可能会使他/她的伤势恶化,故选C。22细节理解题。结合文章中的“Cover the victim with a blanket. Coats and sweaters can be used if a blanket cannot be found”可知,给受害者盖上一条毛毯,如果找不到毛毯,就使用外套或者毛衣,故选C项。23细节理解题。结合最后一段中的“The victim may believe that the condition is worse t

35、han it really is”可知,受害者可能会认为情况比真实的情况更糟糕,故选B项。B Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of booksespecially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy proper book

36、s, too, printed on good paper and bound between hard covers.There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrate

37、d one which boasts of being the biggest bookshop in the world to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops stock, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books

38、on philosophy(哲学), politics or any other of the myriad subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes solely in books about ballet.Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap secon

39、d-hand volumes, the collector must venture(冒险) off the beaten path, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grand as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books on to small barrows(手推车) which l

40、ine the gutters(贫民区). And the collectors, some professional and some amateur(业余爱好者)have been waiting for them. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.24According to the passage, we can infer that _.ALondoners like borrowin

41、g books from librariesBLondoners like buying books, magazines and newspapersCLondoners like reading books in librariesDLondoners dont like buying proper books.25Charing Cross Road which is well-known for _ lies in the _ of London.Abookstores, East Central districtBpublishing houses, downtownCBooksho

42、ps, centerDlibraries, countryside26The underlined word “solely” in the second paragraph means_.AwhollyBpartlyCjointlyDseldom27The third paragraph mainly tells us _in London.Awhere to buy the dear new booksBwhere to buy the cheap new booksCwhere to buy the cheap second-hand booksDwhere to buy the dea

43、r second-hand books【参考答案】24B25C26A27C【解析】【分析】伦敦人喜欢读书,喜欢买大量的报纸、杂志,书籍。文章介绍了伦敦2个买书的好去处。24细节理解题。根据第一段Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of booksespecially paperbacks,可知伦敦人是伟大的读者,他们购买大量的报纸、杂志,书籍。他们喜欢买书,故选B。25细节理解题。根据第二段There are many streets in London

44、containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London.可知Charing Cross Road是位于伦敦市中心以书店出名的街道,故选C。26猜测词义题。此处指这个地区有一家书店专门卖关于芭蕾舞的书。指全部都是关于芭蕾舞的书,solely “单独地,唯一地”,在此指全部地,与wholly意思一致,故选A。27主旨大意题。根据第三段For the really cheap second-h

45、and volumes, the collector must venture(冒险) off the beaten path, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London.及下文的具体买书经过可知本段主要是讲述在哪能买到便宜的二手书,故选C。C Its a sunny early autumn afternoon and in between attending Sunday school and running off to soccer games and other fun pastim

46、es, several local youths gather to harvest food for the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank.“Digging the potatoes its really fun,” Alexandra Mohn, 9 years old, said.She, her twin sister Isabella and about a dozen other children from their church have been tending to a garden for months, and with the leade

47、rship of Wally Presto they have grown more than 225 pounds of fresh vegetables for the food bank.“Its the fulfillment of my interest in gardening and wanting to have a mission for the children of the church,” said Prestbo, who grew up on a small farm in the Spokane Valley.Having had a garden nearly

48、everywhere he has lived, Presto now volunteers to teach classes at the Bellevue Demonstration Garden, and keeps a large garden at his home in Sammamish. Much of what is grown there is also donated. The “Spirit of Peas” garden is made up of two 4-b y-16 plots in Issaquahs pea patch on Juniper Street.

49、 For three years, Prestbo and his young gardeners have been growing things such as peas, lettuce, spinach, chard, broccoli and carrots.“I plant a little bit of everything, so the children have a chance to see how to plant the different types of vegetables,” Prestbo said. “This is a special chance fo

50、r them to experience gardening first-hand and get their hands dirty.”This year the group began planting in May. Now with the nights growing colder and colder, the last crops to harvest are tomatoes, potatoes, and cucumbers.“When they were digging the potatoes out of the ground it was like an Easter

51、egg hunt,” Graig Mohn, Alexandra and Isabellas father, said.On the way to harvest the potatoes, the children said they wanted to dig up more than last year. In the end, their efforts yielded (出产) more than 60 potatoes, small and large, according to Prestbo.28Whats the passage mainly about?AStudents

52、grow vegetables for the food bank.BStudents gain experience by growing vegetables.CGrowing vegetables brings great fun to children.DPrestbo has done much to help the students.29With the help of Wally Prestbo _.Achildren have planted the potatoes in the fieldsBchildren have gathered some fresh vegeta

53、blesCchildren have spent a meaningful holidayDchildren have been taken good care of30Prestbo makes use of most of his gardens _.Ato grow vegetables to make moneyBto provide money for the “Spirit of Peas”Cto grow peas for the food bankDto grow vegetables mostly for charity31Why has Prestbo grown diff

54、erent kinds of vegetables?ATo make the garden more attractive.BTo make the children informed of how to plant vegetables.CTo show children the managing strategies.DTo add to the variety of donated vegetables.【参考答案】28A29B30D31B【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。Prestbo和孩子们一起种植蔬菜,等收获之后,把这些蔬菜交给食物银行,一方面让孩子们了解了如何种植蔬菜,另一方面也帮

55、助了他人。28主旨大意题。本文讲述了Presto和孩子们一起种植蔬菜,等收获之后,把这些蔬菜捐给食物银行的故事。文章第一段中的“several local youths gather to harvest food for the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank”点明了主题,因此A项正确。29细节理解题。依据文中的“with the leadership of Wally Prestbo they have grown more than 225 pounds of fresh vegetables for the food bank”可知,在Wally Prest

56、o的带领下,孩子们已经收获了超过225磅新鲜蔬菜。因此B项正确。A项说法片面。30细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Much of what is grown there is also donated”可知,种植的许多蔬菜都捐出去了。因此D项正确。31推理判断题。根据第六段中的“I plant a little bit of every thing, so the children have a chance to see how to plant the different types of vegetables”可知,Presto每种蔬菜都种一点是为了使孩子们有机会看到如何种植不同种类的蔬菜。因此B项正确。DWhen an earthquake hit the Los Angeles area on Monday morning at 6:25 am, the Los Angeles Times had their story published in about three minutes. It was the first media to report on the breaking news. How?It used a robot. Ken Schwencke, a journalist and programmer for the LA Time