【2019-2020】安徽省合肥高二英语上学期期中试题

1、-1 -/ 11【2019-2020 安徽省合肥高二英语上学期期中试题第一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。第 I 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。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。例: How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.15.C. 9.18.答案是 B。1. What will the man d

2、o on Sun day?A. See a film.B. Atte nd a lecture.C. Go to an international meeting.2. Where does the con versati on take place?A. At a bakery. B. At a restaura nt. C. At a supermarket.3. What does Tom Watts want to do?A. Change the schedule. B. Speak to the man. C. Hand out gifts.4. What was the weat

3、her like last weeke nd?A. WindyB. Su nnyC. Rainy.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How to do a job in terview.B. How to men ti on pers onal in formatio n.C. Whether to talk about college experie nee.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。听每段

4、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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the woma n pay?A. By card.B. In cash. C. By cheque.7. How much tip does the woma n give?A. $23.B. $27. C. $50.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What did the woma n do on the weeke nd?A. She went skii ng. B. She saw a movie

5、. C. She did some clea ning.9. What does the man thi nk of his weeke nd?A. TiringB. Boring C. Excit ing.- 2 - / 11听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What could the man most likely be?A. An architect.B. An artist.C. An athlete.11. What is one of the advantages of the new stadium?A. It has first-class sports

6、facilities.B. It can hold 8, 000 people.C. It allows matches to go on in bad weather.12. What difficulty is the man experiencing now?A. Cutting down expenses. B. Meeting the deadline. C. Looking for materials. 听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13. Why can the busiest people do urgent things?A. They have more ti

7、me.B. They are better organised.C. They act more quickly.14. What is the woman s advice on the housework?A. Finish them at once.B. Think about them until they re finished.C. Put them off until a time people want to do them.15. How does the woman think people can organize their time?A. By listing eve

8、rything they want to do.B. By making a list of their housework.C. By writing down the urgent things.16. What is the woman doing?A. Making a speech.B. Assigning tasks. C. Giving a class.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the first step of marketing a new product?A. Researching on customers love.B. S

9、electing a test market.C. Handing out samples.18. How is the cost of the testing produces controlled?A. By reducing the size of the samples.B. By keeping the test period short.C. By limiting the test areas.19. Who usually does the testing and interview?A. Experienced salespeople. B. Producers. C. Sp

10、ecially trained people.20. What does the speaker say in the end?A. Everyone s opinion is very important.B. Listeners should stay after the talk to take part in a test.C. Companies should try their best to test more new products. 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

11、、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTSSTAY AWAY FROM THE STATIOINf traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a- 3 - / 11good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of conv

12、enience at the startof your holiday.Don t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months inadvance, the cheapest room at Travelodge s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 Septemberwas 95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was 75.75. And atF

13、arringdo n, a double room cost just 62.95.GET ON A BIKE Londons Boris bikes have attracted the most attention, but other cities alsohave similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on publictransport or car parking costs.Amongthe smaller cities with their

14、own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or5 perday).21. The Brighton ComedyFestival is mentioned mainly to show big events may _ .A. help travelers pass timeB. attract lots of travelers to the UKC. allow travelers to make fle

15、xible plans22. “Farringdon ” in Paragraph 5 is most probably _ .A. a hotel away from the train stationB. the tube line to Covent GardenC. an ideal holiday destinationD. the name of a travel agency23. The main purpose of the passage is _ .A. to tell visitors how to book in advanceB. to supply visitor

16、s with hotel informationC. to show visitors the importance of self-helpD. to offer visitors some money-saving tipsBDuring the cold winter months of 2013, Shyam Bihari Prasad, an old retired man, moved to VasantKunj in New Delhi to live with his daughter. This elderly gentleman would visit the Hanuma

17、n temple nearhis home every morning, where he would often see several children standing outside, begging the peoplefor foodThese children have working parents who lock their homes when they go to work. They have toleave their children outside to look after themselves. Classes in the local government

18、 school start only at10： 00AM, so these children beg for food outside the temple before going to school, says PrasadOne morning, Prasad bought biscuitsfrom the shop near the temple gate for a fewof them. When talking with them, Prasad learnt more about their school and the different classes thechild

19、ren attended.He also asked them some basic questions andrealized they had no grasp of simple con cepts in scie nee and math, nor any kno wledge of spelling andwriting in English and Hindi. He asked them if they would like to study. After receivi ng a positive resp onse,he promised to meet them on th

20、e paveme ntoutside the temple the next day at 8:00AM. Ever since that cold winter morning in November 2013, thesestreet childre n have had classes on the paveme nt outside the temple .Several local residents take a keen interest in- 4 - / 11Despite the noisy vehicles and passers-by, the childrenhere

21、 are focused and eagerto read and write. They did nt know how to sit or talk properly at first. Now they have changed and helpedeach other with their studies. Shyam Brihari Prasad has turned the lives of many of these children around.They are doing well in their school exams and are spe nding happy

22、and fruitful mornings in stead of begging on the street.24. Why did the childre n wan der around the Hanuman temple?A.They were tooyoung to go to school and had to kill time there.B.The Hanumantemple was a good place for them to play and study.C.Their pare nts lock their homes before their classes s

23、tart.D.They could get more food and money from people visiti ng the Hanuman temple.25. What did Shyam Bihari Prasad do after discoveri ng the childre ns situatio n?A.He taught them on the paveme nt outside the temple.B.He offered free biscuits to them at the temple gate every day.C.He helped them wi

24、th their homework after school.D.He talked to their pare nts about their studies.26. What does the author want to tell us in the fourth paragraph?A.What subjects the street school offers.B.How the local people help the street childre nC.When classes start at the street school.D.What the street child

25、re ns school life is like.27. Thanks to Shyam Bihari Prasad, the street children_ .A. behave better at schoolB. enjoy help ing stra ngersC. hate read ing books in the morning D. can get full marks in examsCIn today s households where both parents go to work and kids have busy schedules with school,h

26、omework and many after noon activities, finding time for a gatheri ng at the table seems all butimpossible. Yet, studies have show n time and aga in that eati ng together has multiple ben efits for familymembers, especially childre n.Accord ing to reports issued by the CASA, childre n who eat more w

27、ith their family are at lower risk ofdevelopingpoor eating habits, weight problems or alcoholdependencies. They tend to perform better academically than those who frequently eat alone. Familymeals came into America n life in the mid-20th cen tury .In the 60s and_70s, social, econo mic and tech no lo

28、gical cha nges quickly dissolved the short-lived way of family meals.Shari ng a meal with loved ones should be con sidered a special event, which can almost take onthe form of a ceremony, as it was practiced by our ancestors for whom finding food was a con sta ntstruggle.Of course, there is no guara

29、ntee that the simple act of eating at home surrounded by family maymake childre n more socially resp on sible. But it can lay the groun dwork for a lot of things that point themin the right directi on.28. What does the un derl ined sentence suggest?- 5 - / 11A. This practice of family meals started

30、to change.B. Dining at home would enjoy great popularity.C. The society was to develop at a high speed.D. Americans would attach importance to take-out.29. What is the writer s attitude towards eating together as a family?A. Favorable.B. Disapproving. C. Reserved. D. Objective.30. From the passage w

31、e learn our ancestors possibly _ .A. valued the education of childrenB. liked struggling with each otherC. cared much about food nutritionD. appreciated the importance of food31. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Good Eating Habits MatterB. Family Dinners Benefit KidsC.

32、 Meals Take on New MeaningsD. Old Customs Are Coming BackEverybody knows that different nationalities have their own special behavior when they go onholiday. But how differently would different nationalities behave?Psychologists created some tests to show the best and worst sides of tourists from fo

33、ur countries.The Germans were the only group to send back a bottle ofwine tasting of vinegar,the British did not mind when people jumped the queue, and the Japanese were so shocked when anactor began showering with nothing on that they turned their backs on him. The most upsetting thing forthe Ameri

34、cans was finding someone had burned their flag.There were also surprising reactions to a “drunk ” coach driver. The Britishdeliberately poor food. When an actor pretendedto steal beer fromthe British and Americans were no better than each other and started in, the Germans refused to take part,while

35、the Japanese were that they told the bar staff.32. Psychologists filmed tourists for the purpose of_A. proving how many different sides tourists hadB. finding all four nationalities are equally acceptingC. seeing how tourists from different countries did differentlyD. preparing for a film about tour

36、ists from different countries.33. According to the passage, which of the following descriptions is true? A. The Japanese wereindifferent when seeing a naked actor.B. The British cant put up with the poor.C. The American behaved best when seeing someone stealing beer.D. The Germans were most consider

37、ate towards the drunk driver.34.We could infer from the passage that the American tourists feel distressedWhen the tourists had inthe pouring rain, thea free afternoon theGermans went walking, theBritish played footballJapanesehired a coach to go sight-seeing, andthe Americans played pool （桌球 ）.In o

38、ne situation an actor started politelyasked him to smoke outside, maintainingharmony and said nothing, thesmoking on a theJapaneseGermansnon-smoking bus. The British werefar more concerned with had a voteand askedhim to put it out, while startedsmoking themselves.All four nationalitiesthe Americans

39、were theleast bothered,and actuallywere equally accepting when theywere servedthe bar, to joinso horrified- 6 - / 11when_C. smok ing is not allowedD. their country is in suited35.Who seems to be more likely to join in whe n some one is in volved in lawless behavior?A. The America ns and BritishB. Th

40、eC. The British and Germa ns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。,con fide nt reader is one of the most valuable things you can do. These simple little thi ngs belowtake up your little time. (36) Let your kid catch you read ing. Buy a mystery novel or a fashi on magaz

41、 ine thenext time youre at the grocery store. Maybe you guess it. (37) Ask your child about what hes reading at school and at home. (38) _ . Socare about your child and get your child to talk about what his class is readi ng.If time is short, you can even do this on the drive home from school or whi

42、le youre getti ng dinner ready . There are words all around . Point them out! (39)_LTheyre also on menusand the backs of boxes. Point them out to your child. Ask him if he can read a wordyouve both just see n, and if he does nt know what it means, make a point of look ingitup in a dicti onary whe n

43、you get home. (40) _ .This trick works for kids of almost any age. For the youngest kids, heari ng a bedtime storymakes them realize that books have words, and those wordstell them many thi ngs. Older childre n can sit n ext to you and read along. Kids who are read ing on theirown might even want to

44、 read a story to you.A.Turn bedtime into story time.B.But they can help develop your child into a good reader and writer.C.Move your child into read ing in depe nden tly.D.Words are on subway sig ns and the sides of buses.E.That just lets your kid seeyou read ing and enjoying it.F.Most kids love to

45、talk whe n their pare nts are pay ing much atte nti onG.However, they can make a big differe nee if your child is struggli ng to lear n to read .第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 )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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I used to be a very self-centered p

46、erson, but in the pasttwo yearsI have reallycha nged. I have started to think about other people 41 42 person._I thi nk my 43 started whe n I was at Palomar College.At first,I justwan tedto get my 44 and be left alon e. I thought I was smarter tha n every one else, soI hardly ever 45 to anyone in my

47、 classes. By the end of my first semester, Iwas really 46 . It seemed as if every one but me had made friends and was havi ngfun. So I tried a( n) 47 . I started ask ing people around me how they were doing,D. TheGerma ns and Japa neseJapa nese and Americans- 7 - / 11and if they were havi ng trouble

48、 I 48 to help. That was really a big 49 for me._By the end of the year, I had several new friends,and two of 50 are still my bestfriends today.A bigger cause of my new 51 , however, came whe n I took a part-time job ata Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my52.

49、Every time I came into her room, she was so 53 because she thought I washer daughter. Her real daughter never 54 her, so I took her place. She let me 55 that making others feelgood made me feel good, too. When she died, I was 56 ,_but I was very grateful to her.I think I am a much 57 person today th

50、a n I used to be, and I hope I will not58 these experiences. They have 59 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 60 who I amtoday, and I could not say that a few years ago.41.A. sinceB. beforeC. orD. uni ess42.A. famousB. simpleC. differe ntD. skilled43.A. educati onB. careerC. tour

51、D. change44.A. bala neeB. homeworkC. degreeD.in terest45.A. talkedB. wroteC. liedD. reported46.A. carefulB. l on elyC. curiousD. guilty47.A. argume ntB. gameC. experime nt D. defe nee48.A. daredB. offeredC. hesitatedD.happened49.A. dreamB. problemC. dutyD. step50.A. usB. whichC. themD. whom51.A. att

52、itudeB.hobbyC.hope.luck52.A. friendB. part nerC. guideD. guest53.A. politeB.happyC. stra ngeD. con fide nt54.A. botheredB. an swered C. visitedD. trusted55.A. explai nB.guessC. declareD. see56.A. homelessB. heartbroke nC. bad-tempered D. hopeless57.A. quieterB. busierC. betterD. richer58.A. forgetB.

53、 faceC. improveD. an alyze59.A. forcedB. preferredC. orderedD. taught60.A. missB. likeC. won derD. expect第 II 卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 ）第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。61_ ( success)studying experienee overseas, 62 refers to theability to un dersta nd western culture,

54、 and problem solvi ng skills whe n 63_(face)critical situations, etc.Now, I will dig deeper into the con cept of “ software ” . Every one is talk ing about culture shocknowadays, but you may wonder what it actually 64 (mean). Simply put: culture shock is the difficulty- 8 - / 11people may experienee

55、 when being exposed and adjustingto a 65_ （remarkable） differe nt new culture. Usually, people ofte n go 66_four distinct phases: the honeymoon phase, the negotiation phase, the adjustment phase and the masteryphase. Culture shock can happen immediately upon your 67 （arrive） in the coun try.For inte

56、rn ati onal stude nts, perhaps the most direct impact of culture shock isthe variety of acce nts, especially in multicultural coun tries 68 the US,Can adaor Australia. There are two main reasons: Firstly, these countrieshave highlydiversified groups of reside nts from differe nt cultural 69 （backgro

57、und）._Secondly, there are many internationalstudents from all around the world every yearstudying in these countries, so you shouldn t be surprised70 （find） allkinds of un familiar acce nts around the uni versity campus.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35 分）第一节短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉

58、及一个单词的增加、删除或 修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。There is many interesting idioms in China. Now let me to explain one of them,Ye Gong Hao Long. In ancient times there was the man called Ye Gong. He told every one that heloved drago ns very much. In his house almost everyth ing decorated with drag on desig ns, in cludi ngthe walls, two window and doors. Whena real drago n heard abouthis story, it was deeply impress ing and decided t