重庆市部分区2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

1、重庆市部分区2019-2020学年度第一学期期末联考高二英语试题卷注意事项：1 .考试时间：120分钟，满分二150分.试题卷总页数：8页.，2 .所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷,草稿纸上答题无效.3 .需要填涂的地方，一律用2B铅笔涂满涂黑.常委书写的地方一律用0.5MM签字笔.4 .答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位贯上.5 .考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回.第卷第一部分 听力试题（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）请听下面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,并把答题卡上对应电目的答

2、案标号涂黑。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒计的 时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题，母段对话读一遍。1. What will the speakers do?A. Buy some tickets.B. See a Alm.C. Check the phone.2. What did the man do just now?A. He took a class.B. He watched a match.C. He played a basketball game.3. How is the woman going to the airport?A. By car.B. By bus.C. By

3、 taxi.4. Why did the man do so well on his report card according to himself?A. He is clever.B. He worked really hard. C. The classes were easier.5. How many people will go to the concert?A. 2.B. 3,C. 4.第二节（共5小题：每小题15分,满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白.母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，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑.听每段对话

4、前，你将有 时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小照格给出5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话 读两遍听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题.6. Where does the conversation take place?C. In a rcstaurani.C. $40.C. A singer.C. Two.A. In a bakery.B. Ina supermarket.7. How much should the man pay?A. $6.B. $14.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题.8. What does Julia's friend's band need?A. A g

5、uitar player.B. A pianist.9. How many members are there in the man's band at present?A. Four.B. Three.10. What docs the man offer to do for the woman?A. Introduce her to his band.B. Help her with practicing singing.C. Provide a place for her practice.高二英语试题第2页（共8页）C. Surprised.C. Some relatives.

6、C. Norwalk and Newton.C. Food Farms.听第8段材料.回答笫11至13题.11. What was Nancy asked to do in China?A. Wear a uniform in school.B. Visit a Chinese family.C. Spend 6 days studying a week.12. How did Nancy feel about the life in the town at first?A. Interested.B. Seared.13. What does Nancy say about being an

7、 exchange student?A. It was stressful.B. It cost her too much.C. It changed her entertaining habit 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题.14. What does the man learn about Norwalk?A. It lies 18 miles east of Newton.B. It is a beautiful little town.C. It has a wonderful little museum.15. What does the woman say about Amit

8、yville and Newton?A. They're in opposite directions.B. They're fifty-five miles apart.C. They're quite close to each other.16. Who would the man like to see in Amityville?A. Some colleagues.B. Some friends.17. Where is the man going this time probably?A. Norwalk and Amityville. B. Amityv

9、ille and Newton. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题.18. What is the talk mainly about?A. The supermarket.B. Piuducts un bale at a Mure.C. Products with problems.19. Which company produces milk?A. Great Farms.B. Little Farms.20. What will the store do fbr customers who bought Golden Temple Jasmine Rjcc?.A. Replace it

10、 nght away.B. Pay more fbr anotlier bag of rice.C. Give back the money to the customs.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）阅法卜列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A. B. C和D）中,选出最佳选项.并在答题卡 上将该选项涂黑.The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar temv Start of Winter. （Chinese:立冬工 the 19th solar te

11、rm of the year, begins this year on Nov. 8 and ends on Nov. 22.Start of Winter is the first solar tenn of winter, which means winter is coming and crops harvested in autumn should be stored up.Here are something you should know about Start of Winter.Beginning of winter or notIn ancient times, the Ch

12、inese people took the Start of Winter to be the beginning of the winter. In fact, the Start of Winter is not the beginning of winter in terms of meteorology （气象 学）.The climate every year is different, so the beginning of winter could be quite different. And with the vast tcrritoiy of China, winter i

13、n every area doesn't begin at the same time.Welcoming the winter in ancient timesThe four beginnings of the seasons were important festivals in ancient times. Before the Start of Winter, an ancient emperor would take a shower and eat no more meat. On that day. the emperor would lead his oflicial

14、s to the suburbs and perform the ceremony of <kwclcoming the winter.*Eating dumplingsA legend has it that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty （AD25-220）, Medical Saint” Zhang Zhongjing saved many people in Henan province from a typhoid epidemic （伤寒流行） and their cars from being frostbitten aroun

15、d Start of Winter.He cooked mutton, hot peppers and herbs to decrease the cold and increase body heat. He wrapped these ingredients into a dough skin and made them into an car shape. Since then, people have learned to make the food, which became known as a “dumpling”. Today there is still a saying t

16、hat goes “Eat dumplings on Start of Winter Day or your cars will be frostbitten”.21. How many days does “Start of Winter1 last?A. 8.B. 15.C. 19.D.22.22. What can be inferred from the part "Beginning of winter or not"?A. Start of Winter is the start of winter.B. Winter begins at the same ti

17、me in every area.C. When the winter starts is affected by climate and area.D. Winter begins on the same day every year in China.23. The legend about eating dumplings is related to the person A. Zhang ZhongjinigB. Hua Tuo C. Bian Que D. an ancient emperor24. What does the passage mainly talk about?A.

18、 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar.B. Start of Winter marks the beginning of winter.C. The ceremony of welcoming the winter. D. One of the traditional Chinese solar terms Start of Winter.BFor the first time in its 30-year history, the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey gives the title of the world

19、's most expensive city to three places: Singapore. Hong Kong and Paris. The survey, which compares prices across 160 products and services, finds that living costs in all three cities are 7% higher than in New York, the benchmark city.Strong economic growth in the United States in 2018 led to a

20、sharp growth of the dollar and a rise up the rankings for 14 of the 16 Amencan cities for which prices are collected. The highest climbers were San Francisco which is 12th and Houston which is 30th; New York itself moved up to 17th and Los Angeles is 20th. These movements represent a sharp increase

21、in the relative cost of living compared with five years ago. when New York and Los Angeles tied in 39th position.Elsewhere, inflation （通货膨胀）.devaluations （货币贬值）and economic disorder caused the cost of living in Argentina* Brazil, Turkey and Venezuela to fall sharply. Turkey's currency crisis and

22、 huge consumer-pnce inflation saw Isunbul drop 48 pluucb to joint 120th. Bui Caracas 高二英语试H第3页（共8页）in Venezuela is the least expensive city in the world.25. According to the report, the most expensive cities arc.A. Singapore, Hong Kong. ParisB. Singapore. New York, OsakaC. Zurich, Geneva, OsakaD. Sa

23、n Francisco. Houston. New York26. Which of the following cities* cost of living raises most?A. Singapore.B. San Francisco. C. Houston.D. New York.27. From the passage* we can know the lowest cost of living is in the city.A. IstanbulB. CaracasC. VenezuelaD. TurkeyCIt,s July. You're in a kayak （独木

24、舟）through peaceful water off the Finnish （芬兰的）coast, on your way to pick bcmes and sleep in a tent. At your side is a “happiness guide? one of a small group of Finns to teach international visitors something about why the Scandinavian country ranks at the top of a report ranking nations on happiness

25、.“One of the uniquely Finnish experiences which contributes to our well-being is our special relationship with nature,“ says Hetta Huittinen. a spokesperson for Business Finland, which launched Rent A Finn. It might be difficult for visitors to acquire much wisdom from a two-or three-day trip, but B

26、usiness Finland hopes that they will learn something by diving into nature with a Finn.Finland is known for its top-ranked public schools, cheap universal daycare, long paid paternity （父亲的身份）leave, and multiple other programs and policies that improve quality of life.In Finnish law. the public has t

27、he right to take a walk; it's legal for anyone to make temporary use of the land. Most Finns also spend long stretches of （ime outside in the summer as they rent or borrow cottages in the countryside; the law requires a minimum of five weeks of annual leave.“People actually arc both happier and

28、healthier when they sec trees when they're walking to work,” said John HelliwcIL one of the authors of the World Happiness Report, adding that the slow pace of walking also has a benefit. Health and a sense of work-life balance seem to be inborn in the culture: When 1 first tried to contact some

29、one for this article, he couldn't talk because he was headed to the sauna, 28.What*s the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To show a beautiful and peaceful scene in Finland.B. To introduce the topic of the passage.C. To introduce a “happiness guide”.D. To attract international visitors to travel

30、 in Finland29. According to the passage, what is Rent A Finn?A. Rent A Finn is a program launched by the government.B. It can help visitors gain much wisdom about Finland from a short trip.C. It hopes visitors can Icam something by getting close to nature with a Finn.D It's about help the nature

31、 of Finland.30. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Finnish people get along well with nature.B. There arc quite many social beneficial policies.C. Finnish people have innate sense of health and work-life balance.D. Finnish people arc all healthy and rich.高二英语试题第4贝（共8页）31. What do you t

32、hink is the best title fbr the passage?A. Travel in FinlandB. Nations of (op-ranking happinessC. Want to be happy? Rent a Finnish person to teach you howD. Finnish people arc bom happier and healthierDWhat docs “old” really mean these days? This isn't an idle question not only does the definitio

33、n of "old" have a great impact on how we feel about ourselves (not to mention how others view us) it also matters to policymakers determining how to plan fbr aging populations.The United Nations histoncally has defined older pcreons as people 60 years or over (sometimes 65). It didn't

34、matter whether you lived in the United States. China or Senegal. Everyone became old at 60.Demographers (人 口统计学家)Sergei Scherbov and Warren Sanderson, who study aging, arc against about overturning the deGnition of old. Instead, they talk about prospective age", which looks to the future. Every

35、one with the same prospective age has the same expected remaining years of life.Scherbov explained that young and old arc relative concq)tions, and their common reference point is life expectancy. It makes sense that "old" would vary between nations, especially between more and less develo

36、ped countnes. with differences in education, death rates, access to health care and life expectancy.But who is "old" also different among individuals. The point, says Scherbov. ts that personal age is dependem on our “characteristics”cognitive abilities, disability, health history and even

37、 education levels. Iliose with more education tend not to smoke, exercise more frequently; have better diets and have regular checkupsandt therefore, live longer, meaning the beginning of their old-age comes later, says Scherbov.32. Which word can replace the underlined words in paragraph 1?A. a mea

38、ningless. B. a meaningful. C, an unimportant. D. an important. 33. Which of the following statements is true?B. Scherbov and Sanderson define older persons as people 60 years or over.C. Scherbov and Sanderson are against the definition ofbeing old by the United Nations.D. Scherbov and Sanderson thin

39、k everyone has the same prospective age.E. In Schcrtx)v and Sanderson's opinion, prospective age relates to the past.34. What can we know from the last two paragraphs?A. Young and old have tlie same life expectancy.B. People in different countries have the same life expectancy.C. Personal age is

40、 different between nations.D. Those who live longer have similar lifestyle with those who live shorter.35. According to Scherbov in the last paragraph, when is someone "okT ?A. Everyone become old at the age of 60.B. People are defined as old persons at the age of 65.C. Personal age depends on

41、our “characteristics”.D. Those with good education won't get old.第二节(共5小题彳每小题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Everyone may have a good understanding of sleep, bul do you think you know cvcrlhing about sleep. 36 .11 Davs37 . Some people over

42、sleep about an hour or two, but it doesn't generally go beyond that. Well, it might be interesting to know that the world record holder fbr sleeping is 11 days!Weight by SleepThis one is pretty strange, but getting an enough amount of sleep can help you lose weight. 38_, which makes a big differ

43、ence if you arc trying to lose or maintain your weight. Make sure you turn off the lights, keep the temperature in your room cool, and get comfortable sheets to promote good sleep.39Sufficient sleep promotes good blood circulation, helps you control your mood, and you know it can help monitor your a

44、ppetite. It is no surprise that a study shows that you can increase your life expectancy by simply getting enough sleeping.Hopefully, some of these facts help you learn more about sleep and why it is a little more mteresting than you might have thought before. 40 so you can get to the bottom of the

45、problem and regain your ability to sleep well.A. Be sure to talk to your hcahh-care specialist if you arc having trouble sleepingB. When it comes to sleep* most people get about 8 hours of sleepC. Next some craziest facts about sleep will be introduced （o youD. The more sleep you get. the longer you

46、 will liveE. Finally if you have more infbnnation about factsF. Longevity with sleepG. This happens because sleeping reduces your appetite 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题；每小题L5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A. B> C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项.Every girl dreams. Li Xie is no 41 . She has read dozens of books

47、 on how to be a ballenna and Swan.Lake is her favorite. She hopes one day her dream will come true. She has taken ballet lessons and all her teachers42she is a good student.One day she saw a（n）43tliat a famous ballerina troupe （剧团）will be performing inher hometown.Her thoughts ran 44 ." must me

48、et up with the leader of the troupe and show him my 45 . M she murmured to herselfShe 46 herself in her ballenna costume and managed to escape （he guards and 47 in the dressing room. To her 48 the leader entered and she 49 knocked at the door. She bravely 5。 him and handed him a bunch of red roses a

49、nd in her excitement the thorns高二英南试蛙第6贝（JI 8页）(剌)hurt her hand but she did not care about the 5!.The leader 52 her action as she told him her dream. "Alright, you dance and I will give you my verdici (裁决)J But half way through the dance he stopped her and said, "I'm sony you're no

50、t good enough!*1 On heanng this, Li Xie ran as fast as her legs could carry her and was 53 . She gave up her dream.Many years later she heard that the same ballet troupe was performing in her town again.54 memories of the leader's harsh words came 55 back to her. This time she was determined to

51、56 why the leader had told her she was not good 57 when al her teachers thought otherwise. This was his reply, “I tell this to every student." She angrily _ back. "You've ruined my life! - Then she got a further shock " “I remember your gift of roses and how the thorns had hurt yo

52、ur fliigcc but you 59 bravery. If you only had treated ballet like that and did not give up so easily; therefore, you still 60 my verdict041. A. choiceB. doubtC. decisionD. exception42. A. confirmB.conveyC. commentD. control43. A. amusementB. entertainmentC. advertisementD. performance44. A. broadB.

53、 wildC. deepD. low45. A heartB. behaviorC. skillsD. tricks46. A. woreB. showedC. dressedD. devoted47. A. wattedB. stayedC. layD. hid48. A. luckB. surpriseC. satisfactionD. disappointment49. A. curiouslyB. patientlyC. fearfullyD. suspiciously50. A. approachedB. metC. welcomedD. hugged51. A. painB sad

54、nessC. anxietyD. injury52. A- admiredB. observedC. appreciatedD. checked53. A. hopelessB ashamedC. annoyedD. upset54. A. SweetB. PeacefulC. BitterD. Cruel55. A. coveringB. hopingC. overcomingD. flooding56. A. set outB. pick outC. find outD. sort out57. A. enoughB. everC. anyD. besides58. A. attacked

55、B. shotC. fbuglHD. yelled59. A. earned outB. carried awayC. earned onD. carried back60. A. deserveB. holdC. worthD. have第二节（共10小题:每小题L5分.满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.30 firefighters went missing on Sunday while 61 (battle) a forest fire tn Southwest China's Sichuan Province.Ilie 30 included 27 forest firefighters and three pe