2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语

1、2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语高二英语本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共12页。满分150分,考试时间120分钟。第一卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20分）第一节（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）听下面五段对话，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， 听完每项对话后，你都有10秒的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。 每段对话仅读一遍。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。What will the woman do next?Describe her neighbor.Have a physical exa

2、mination.Do some exercises.What did the man do?He criticized Jane.He made the woman angry.He had a fight with Jane.Who is the woman?B. A student.C. A pany employee.C. it was the target of wars.C. During a performance.A teacher.What does the man say about the Summer Palaceit is well-preserved.B. it h

3、as been damaged.When does the conversation take place？Just after a performance. B. Before a performance.A、B、C三个选项中第二节（共15小题；满分15分） 听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的 选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话和独白前，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。每段对话和独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6和第7两个小题。现在你有 10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Why does woman spea

4、k English so weHShe has many English friends.She watches English programs on TV.She listens to English programs every day.How long has the woman probably studied EnglishFor three months. B. For two years.C. For three years.听下面一段对话，回答第 8至10三个小题。现在你有 15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。What does Bob think of motorcycle ra

5、cing after the accident?A. Its still attractive. B. It s too dangerouCs. It s violent.9. How long will it take Bob to fully recover？A. About two weeks.B. About three weeks.C. About a few years.10. What did the woman give to the man ？A. Some chocolates.B. Some flowers.C. Some medicine.听下面一段对话，回答第 11

6、至第 13三个小题。现在你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。11. Where did this conversation take place？A. On the phone.12. Who is the man？B. At the woman s.C. At the man s.A. A policeman.B. A criminal.C. A ticket seller.What did the woman give to the man ？A. Take a flight.B. Talk with the man.C. Meet her daughter.听下面一段对话，回答第 14

7、 至第 16三个小题。现在你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。What s the relationship between the speakers？Colleagues.Interviewer and interviewee.Boss and secretary.What is the man not good at？Organizing things. B. Learning new things.C. Speaking in public.What does the woman want to know at last ？If the man gets on well with ot

8、hers.How the man deals with difficulties.What certificates he has earned.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。现在你有 20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Where does the speakers friend live？In Atlanta.B. In Chicago.C. In San Francisco.What is the speaker s job?A. An artist.B. A doctor.C. An office manager.How often do the two friends

9、 talk on the phone?A. Twice a month.B. Once a week.C. Once a day.In how many ways does the speaker keep in touch with her friend？A. 2.B. 3.C. 5.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节：语法和词汇知识（共 l5 小题；每小题 l 分，满分 l5 分 ） Sorry to have hurt you. . You didn t mean dtoid, you?A. Forget itB. Take it easyC. All rightD

10、. Don t say soin the regulations that one should not tell other people the password ofyour email account.B. What remendD. It remendA. What is remendedC. It is remendedNext winter,I II stay Jilin City, will surely be another exciting holiday.A. whichB. whenC. thatD. wherewriter.Even as a child he had

11、 a（n）I m not surprised that he became a imagination.clearB. elegantHe seemswhat he is looking for.to have forgottenB. to forgetEinstein liked Bose paper so much that heC. funnyD. vividC. forgettingD. being forgottenhis own work and translated it intoGerman.gave offB. turned downC. took over D. set a

12、sideHearing the dog barking fiercely, away.fleeing the burglarB. was fleeing the burglarC. the burglar was fleeingD. fled the burglarThe system has been designed to give students quick and easyto the digitalresources of the library.A. accessB. passageC. wayD. approachHe failed tohimself to the new e

13、nvironment.A. adaptB. attachC. adoptD. advocateThe hospitalwell, where many woundedevery day.A. is operated; operationB. operates; are operated onC. operates; are operatedD. operates; operates onHer many talents wereall her friends.A. envy amongB. the envy ofC. the envy atD. envy itHe was annoyed fo

14、routside while his wife was shopping with the key.A. being keptB. keepingC. keptD. to be keptSome people try to knock me down, onlyme more determined to do better.A. to makeB. makesC. having made D. madeWhat worried the child most wasto visit his mother in the hospital.A. to his being allowedB. his

15、not being allowedC. not his being allowedD. not his allowedMicroblogs experienced rapid growth in 2011 in China, with the number of microblogOperators, users and visitorsseveral times.A. to increaseB. increasedC. increasingD. increase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，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

16、空白处的最佳选项。A man found the cocoon （茧）of a moth （蛾）.He took it home so that he could 36 the moth e out of the cocoon. On that day a small 37 appeared. He sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to 38 the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress.

17、 It appeared as if it had 39 as far as it could and it could go no further. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissorsand cut off the 40_ bit of the cocoon. The _41 then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriv

18、en （ 无用的）wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and 42 to be able to support the 43, which would get smaller in time.Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life 44 around with a swollen body and shriven wi

19、ngs. It was 45 able to fly.What the man in his kindness 46 was that the small cocoon and the 47 of themoth to get through the 48 opening was a way to push fluid （ 液体）49 the body ofmoth 50 its wings so that it would be ready to fly 51 it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and 52 would e only after the st

20、ruggle. By taking the struggle away, he also took away the moth s health.Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we were to 53 our liveswithout any difficulties, we would bee disabled. We would not be as54 as what we couldhave been. Give every opportunity a chance.Leave no room

21、 for55.36. A. helpB. protectC. watchD. see37. A. openingB. lineC. mothD. butterfly38. A. pushB. drawC. makeD. force39. A. gotB. doneC. triedD. struggled40. A. coveringB. remainingC. shellD. skin41. A. mothB. butterflyC. cocoonD. worm42. A. lessenB. widenC.expandD. shorten43. A. standingB. flightC. t

22、hemselvesD. body44. A. flyingB. crawlingC. walkingD. lying45. A. alreadyB. certainlyC. neverD. seldom46. A. shouldn t d6B. thoughtC. didD. didn tunderstand47. A. crawlingB. struggleC. fightD. force48. A. tinyB. beginningC. rightD.above49. A. inB. onC. byD. from50. A. intoB. toC. inD. onto51. A. afte

23、rB. onceC. beforeD. until52. A. courageB. hopeC. flightD. survival53. A. stand onB. get onC. go throughD. live54. A. greatB. determinedC. braveD. strong55. A. regretsB. deathC. failureD. wishes第三部分：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 B、C和D）中选出最佳选 项。ALong ago in a small town, t

24、here was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.When he arrived, he bounced （跳）happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it coul

25、d. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, This is awonderful place. I will e back

26、and visit often. ”In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them an

27、d was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself,This is ahorrible place, and I will never go back there again.”All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet?Why was the first dog surpri

28、sed when he entered the house?Because he didn t expect to see so many happy dogs.Because he didn t know there w0e0r0e m1,irrors in the house.Because he was always in a mixed mood.Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him.Why did the first dog like the house?A. Because there were 1,000 mirrors in th

29、e house.Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.Because he liked everything presented to him.Because he felt he was wele here.The underlined word “ growl ” probably means .A. make an unfriendly noiseB. smileC. say helloD. stareWhich of the following is the most suitable title for

30、the passage?A. A Small happy Little DogB. The House of 1,000 MirrorsC. The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place. D. Two Little DogsBBill and his family has been living in the six family building for years. All the neighbors got along fairly well with each other until recently.An old man and his wi

31、fe used to live on the second floor. Bill s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him.The grandson has bee a problem to all the neighbo rs, especially to Bill s family. The w

32、allsof the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit and they make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill s family.Bill msother once asked the old man politely if he was able to s

33、leep well at night, but obviously the man didn t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, theyoung man obviously didn t listen, since things haven t changed any. Everyone in Bill sagrees that something must be done though they don ttwthanetktiondhuorld man.Bill s family got an

34、gry because .A. the old lady had dieda young man moved inthe old man could not live alonethe grandson made a lot of noiseWhich of the following statements is true?A. The old man could n ot live without his wife s help.The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.Bill msother was kind t

35、o her neighbors.Bill s mother was the only one who likes the young man.The grandson makes a lot of noise as .A. he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise aroundthe walls of the building are thinhe likes to listen to the radio at nightfriends of his visitIt seems that to solv

36、e the problem.A. anyone is ableB. only the grandfather is goingC. Bill s mother is ableD. nobody is likelyCIt s easy to see how to help others, but what about those whose needs aren t so obviousThis story may have happened a while back, but it was a lesson which has stayed with me and helped me ever

37、 since.It was Thanksgivingand I was volunteering with my parents at a shelter for the poor. We stood behind the counter dishing out hot food to whoever came in. most of our dinners looked like they had been having hard times, their clothes old, worn and dry. In short, they looked poor!Then, a man ca

38、me in, who looked anything but poor. He was well dressed, wearing an expensive suit. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he joined the line for food. The closer he came to my service station, the more I muttered. What was this man doing? I wanted to know. Surely h

39、e wasn t gong to take food.Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said,“ You have assumed that the needs ofthe people who e here must be purely physical: hunger, inadequate shelter and needs are emotional? What if he needs fort, friends, or just to be among other human beings?” her worhit m

40、e like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should apologize to the man, but I ddin t.About a week later the shelter received a large donation from an anonymous source. I can help but wonder if it came from that man.Now, whether I meet others, I remember my mother s words and try to send kindness andbless

41、ings to them, regardless of how they look.Needs aren t always visible. But kindness always makes a difference.The task of the author at the shelter was to.A. decide whether dinners looked poorB. learn life experience thereC. serve hot food to the poorD. help parents order dishesWhen the man waited i

42、n line, how did the author feel?A. Surprised B. Pitiful C. ExcitedD. AngryThe author felt he should apologize to the man, because he.A. was asked to do so by his mothergave the man food much less than othersrealized something was wrong with the manknew later that the man went there to donateWhat can

43、 we infer from the last paragraph?A. We should show others kindness whatever their needs areSome needs can t be known clearly at timesNeeds can always be met by kindnessWe should find out others needsMouse potatoes joined couch potatoes (who spend much time watching TV on the couch), google official

44、ly became a verb and drama queens (extremely emotional persons) finally found the attention when they crossed over from popular culture to mainstream English language.The mouse potato, the himbo (attractive, empty-headed man) and drama queen were among 100 new words added to the xx update of America

45、 bsest-selling dictionary, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 韦氏大词典 . The Internet search engine Google also found its way into the dictionary for the first time as a verb, meaning to find information quickly on the worldwide web.New words and phrases from the fields of science, technology, p

46、op culture and industry are chosen each year by Merriam-Webster s team of editors after months of looking through books, magazines and even food labels. “ Theyare not tracking spoken language. They are looking for evidence that words have been used in the written English language, ” said Arthur Bick

47、nell, senio editor of Merriam-Webster.Other words first ing into the dictionary this year were soul patch (a small growth of beard under a man slower lip), unibrow (two eyebrows joining together) and supersize the fast food industry phrase for extra large meals.The technology world contributed ringt

48、ones (changeable ining cellphone call signals) and spyware (software installed in a puter to track a user) wshailcetibviotideisesel ( 生物柴油 ) andavian influenza禽流感 )came from the world of science.Americas first dictionary Noah Webster s A pendious Dictionary of the English Language was published 200

49、years ago and also introduced some fresh words that have now bee familiar. Those “new” words in 1806 included slang, surf, psychology, naturally and Americanize.The mouse potato refers to .a mouse that lives by potatoesa person who spends much time on the putera mouse that is shown on the screen of

50、the putera person who likes to eat mice and potatoesWhich group of words and phrases is NOT the fresh words for the dictionary of this year?mouse potatoes, google, drama queen.himbo, soul patch, unibrow, supersize.ringtones, spyware, biodiesel, avian influenza.couch potatoes, surf, psychology, Ameri

51、canize.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?New words and phrases were introduced into the dictionary have close relationship with the time.New words and phrases chosen by the editors of the dictionary have been used in written English somewhere.Some words that are now

52、 familiar to us used to be fresh words collected in the dictionary.The Merriam-webster Collegiate Dictionary bees the best-seller because 100 new words are added to it.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。My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from m

53、orning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 71 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work earlyShe treats themin the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 72 with patience and

54、 teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.73 . Every day, when she es back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything

55、 in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 74 She just

56、 eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any plaints.What a piOften she says to us,“ work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to behappy and gay. If you do not work, you will bee lazy and be of no use to society”g

57、ood advice this is! 75 . This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.She enjoys listening to classic music.As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every fort.She loves her students and cares for them.She never

58、 goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.Can you tell us something about your mother?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）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的

59、增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（人），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。Today I showed some foreign friend around our city. We started off in car from the FriendshipHotel at 8:00 a.m. We first got to JiangnanPark. We are all struck by its beautif

60、ul flowers on show. Then, we visited the City Museum. We saw plenty of valuable things, from that we learned a lot about the city. After that, they drove to Bei Shan Park. That is a beautiful place of interest inour city, but there we enjoyed the wonderfully scenery of the lake. We had delicious lun