江西省吉安市永丰中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

江西省吉安市永丰中学20192020学年高二英语上学期期中试题时间：120分钟 总分：150分第一部分：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。1.Whenwastheassignmentdue?A.OnFriday. B.OnThursday. C.OnMonday.2.Whatdoesthewomanlikethemost?A.Fishing. B.Reading. C.Writing.3.Whatdidthewomanactuallysee?A.Acat. B.Apillow. C.Asweater.4.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?A.Upset. B.Happy. C.Regretful.5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atatailor’s. B.Atabutcher’s. C.Atahairdresser’s.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。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从每题所给的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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthewomandoforaliving?A.She’satourguide. B.She’satravelagent.C.She’sanimmigrationofficer.7.Whyhasthemanetothecity?A.Tostudy. B.Towork. C.Totravelaround.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthegirlwanttodotoday?A.Seeamovie. B.Gotoamuseum. C.Buysomenewspapers.9.Whereisthegirl’smothernow?A.Atapark B.Atagym. C.Onthebeach.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdidthewomanwanttodofirst?A.Putonascarf. B.Findsomesticks. C.Getthemanawarmjacket.11.Whichpartofthesnowmandidthemanalreadybuild?A.Thearms. B.Thebody. C.Theeyes.12.Whatisthewomanworriedaboutintheend?A.Thesnowmanmelting.B.Thesunbeingtooweak.C.Herclothingbeingtoohot.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whenwasthelasttimethewomansawherbrother?A.Tenyearsago. B.Fiveyearsago. C.Twoyearsago.14.Wheredidthemangotocollege?A.InTexas. B.InFlorida. C.InCalifornia.15.Whatdoesthewoman’sbrotherdo?A.Hesellshouses. B.Hesellssandwiches.C.Heworksonsomeoilfields.16.Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouttheman?A.Hewon’tbeerichfromhisjob.B.Hewon’tbehappyifhekeepshisjob.C.Hewon’tbeabletosaveanymoney.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatoftenkeepsusfromhangingoutwithourfriends?A.Familyties. B.Busyschedules. C.Differencesinopinions.18.Howmanyfriendsdoesthespeakersuggestwehaveformaintaininggoodhealth?A.Around6. B.Around10. C.Around12.19.WhatdidtheAustralianstudyshow?A.Healthhasmuchtodowithexercise.B.Friendsareimportanttoaperson’shealth.C.It’seasierforyoungpeopletomakefriends.20.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestintheend?A.Begratefultoyourfriends.B.Stopsmokinganddrinking.C.Gooutwithyourfamilymoreoften.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、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。ANoticeforTouriststoBeijingExpo2019The2019BeijingHorticulturalExpo(园博会)fromApril29toOctober7isanopportunityforinternationaldiscovery,whereculturalelementsofdifferentplacesinChinaareondisplay,aswellasgardensandbuildingsabouteachcountry'swonderfulcultureandhistory.Hereisanoticeforwhoeverplanstoe.QuickEntrybyShowingIDCardsTomakesureyourquickandorderlyentryintotheExpoSite,pleasewaitinlinesandgetyourIDcardreadyforprecheck,ticketcheckandsecurityinspectionbeforeentering.Duringtheticketcheck,thosewhoholddiscountedticketsmustprovidethematerialsaboutdiscount.SafeTourtotheExpoConsideringyourpersonalsafety,pleasedon'ttakeanythingthatmaydisturbothervisitorsortheorderoftheExpoSite,suchaspets,kites,andspeakers.Exceptforwheelchairsfortheelderlyandthedisabledandstrollers（婴儿推车）forchildren,novehicles(机动车辆)areallowedtoentertheExpoSiteTakingActiontoProtecttheEnvironmentTocreateagreen,beautifulenvironmentforyourselfandothers,pleasefollowthetravelrules,protectpublicbuildings,keepenvironmentcleanandcareplantsgrowingintheExpoSite.Behaviorssuchasclimbingordestroyingstructuresandexhibitsarenotpermitted.OrderlyTravelbyLimitingtheNumberForthesafetyofvisitors,sometimesstaffmembersmaylimitthenumberoftouristsintosomegardensandbuildingsintheeventofovercrowdingThankyouforyourunderstanding.EnjoyingServiceandHavingFunTouristservicecentersintheExpoSiteprovideservicesincludinginformationenquiry,storageofpersonalbelongings,wheelchairandstrollerrenting,lostfoundservice,andsearchformissingpersons.WehopeyouhaveagoodtimeattheExpo.Youcancalltheservicehotlineat861086484017forinquiry,suggestionorplaint.Thanksforyourattention.21.WhichofthefollowingisallowedtoentertheExpoSite?A.Wheelchairs. B.Dogs.C.Trucks. D.Cars.22.WhichserviceisNOTprovidedbythetouristservicecentersintheExpoSite?A.Strollerrenting. B.Informationenquiry.C.Sellingthesouvenirs. D.Lostfoundservice.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Visitorscanbuyticketsonline.B.Thenumberofthetouristsisnotlimited.C.Whoeverclimbsthestructurewillgetfined.D.VisitorsshouldshowIDcardbeforeentering.BAstheworldaroundthemischanging,teenagerscontinuetoneedguidanceandsupportfrombothparents.Studiesshowthatteenswhohaveanactiverelationshipwiththeirfathersarelesslikelytoinvolvethemselvesindangerousbehaviorsandmorelikelytosucceedinschoolanddevelophigherselfworth,becausetheirfathersgobeyondsocialexpectationstodevoteattentiontothem.Peer(同龄人)pressurehasalwaysbeenabigpartoftheteens’experience.Eventhebestfathercan’tpletelyprotecttheirkidsfromthegrowinginfluenceoftheirpeergroup.However,studiesshowthatteenagerswhosefathersfocusontheirlivesaremorelikelytoresist(抵抗)themorebadeffectsofpeerpressure,takingdrugs,forexample.Teensmaynotliketoadmitit,buttheyarewatchingtheirparentscloselyandoftenfollowtheirexample.Aninterestingfindingexplainsjusthowimportantparentsare,especiallyDad.SwissresearchersdiscoveredthatifDadattendschurch,eventhoughMomdoesn’t,44percentofthekidsarestillmorelikelytokeepgoingtochurchasadults.ButifMomgoesregularlyandDadnevershowsup,only2percentofthekidscontinuetoattend.Teenagersfacealotofdifficultchoices,especiallyintheirlaterteens.Fathersdon’tgettomakethosechoicesforthem,buttheycanbeinfluenced.Forexample,teenagerscanlearnalotfromtheirparents’concernonwhattodowhentheyfinishhighschool.Shouldtheygodirectlytocollegeand,ifso,where?Shouldtheyconsidergoingtotradeschools,joiningthearmyorlookingforajob?Afather’sguidancebringsalongtermperspectivethatteensoftenlacktotheseimportantdecisions.24.Teenagerswithoutfathers’focusaremorelikelyto____________________A.havehigherselfworthB.experiencesomedangerousthingsC.beethebeststudentsinschoolD.resistallbadeffectsofpeerpressure25.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphtellus?A.Moreteenagerspaynoattentiontotheirparents.B.Teenagersneverattendchurchwiththeirmothers.C.Teenagersoftentreattheirfathersasrolemodels.D.Fewerteenagersliketoattendchurchwiththeirfathers.26.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“perspective”inthelastparagraph?A.lotsofconcern B.jobC.School D.pointofview27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Teenagersaregreatlyinfluencedbytheirfathers.B.Teenagerscarelessaboutwhattheirparentsdo.C.Mothershavenoeffectontheirchildren’slife.D.Fathersshouldmakechoicesforteenagersdirectly.CThreeFeetFromGoldDarby’sunclewascaughtbythe“goldfever”inthegoldrushdays,andwentwesttodigandgrowrich.Aftermonthsoflabor,hewasrewardedbythediscoveryoftheshiningore(矿石).Heneededmachinerytobringtheoretothesurface.So,withthe“strike”,hereturnedhome.AndwiththehelpofDarby,heborrowedalotofmoney.Afterbuyingthemachineryandhavingitshipped,UncleandDarbywentbacktoworkthemine.Thefirstcaroforewasmined.AndthereturnsprovedtheyhadoneoftherichestminesinColorado!Downwentthedrills!UpwentthehopesofUncleandDarby!Thensomethinghappened!Thevein(矿脉)ofgoldoredisappeared!Theydrilled(钻孔)on,butallinvain.Finally,theydecidedtoquitandsoldthemachinerytoajunkmanforafewhundreddollars.Thejunkmancalledinaminingengineertolookatthemineanddoalittlecalculating.Theengineer’scalculationsshowedthattheveinwouldbefoundjustthreefeetfromwheretheDarbyshadstoppeddrilling!Thejunkmantookmillionsofdollarsinthevein,becauseheknewenoughtoseekexpert’sadvicebeforegivingup.MostofthemoneywhichwentintothemachinerywasborrowedthroughtheeffortsofDarby,whowasthenaveryyoungman.Themoneycamefromhisrelativesbecauseoftheirfaithinhim.Hepaidbackeverydollarofit,althoughhewasyearsindoingso.Longafterward,Mr.Darbymadeanotherdiscoverythatdesirecanbechangedintogold.Thisdiscoverycameafterhewentintothebusinessofsellinglifeinsurance.Rememberingthathelostahugefortune,forhestoppedthreefeetfromgold,Darbybenefitedfromtheexperienceinhischosenwork,sayingtohimself,“Istoppedthreefeetfromgold,butIwillneverstopbecausemensay‘no’whenIaskthemtobuyinsurance.”Darbysoldmorethanamilliondollarsinlifeinsuranceannually.Heowes(把…归功于...)his“stickability”tothelessonhelearnedfromhis“quitability”inthegoldminingbusiness.28.Darby’sunclewentbackhometo________.A.receivehisreward B.seekfinancialsupportC.lookformorehelpers D.consultanengineer29.TheDarbysfailedinminingbusinessbecauseof________.A.stoppingdrillingon B.thedisappearanceoftheveinC.theshortageofthemachinery D.petingagainstthejunkman30.Fromthepassage,wecanknowDarby________.A.wasunabletopayoffthedebts B.minedhisgoldfromthefailureC.learnedalessonfromsellinginsurance D.devotedhimselftomakingnewdiscoveries31.Theauthorintendstotellusthat________.A.hopesanddifficultiesexistsidebyside.B.correctdecisionsresultsfromcorrectjudgment.C.weshouldcatchitwhenanopportunityes.D.wewon’treachourgoalunlesswecarryon.DAsyearswentby,Irealizedthatoneofthebiggestproblemsofadultswasworry.Alargemajorityofmystudentswerebusinessmen,executives,salesmen,engineers,accountants:acrosssectionofallthetradesandprofessions—andmostofthemhadproblems!Therewerewomenintheclasses—businesswomenandhousewives.Theytoohadproblems.Clearly,whatIneededwasatextbookonhowtoconquerworry.Soagain,Itriedtofindone.IwenttotheNewYorkgreatpubliclibraryatFifthAvenueand42ndStreetanddiscoveredtomyastonishmentthatthislibraryhadonlytwentytwobookslistedunderthetitleWORRY.Ialsonoticed,tomyamusement,thatithadonehundredandeightyninebookslistedunderWORMS(虫子).Almostninetimesasmanybooksaboutwormsasaboutworry!Surprising,isn'tit?Sinceworryisoneofthebiggestproblemsfacingmankind,youwouldthink,wouldn'tyou,thateveryhighschoolandcollegeinthelandwouldgiveacourseon“HowtoStopWorrying”?Yet,ifthereisevenonecourseonthatsubjectinanycollegeintheland,Ihaveneverheardofit.NowonderDavidSeaburysaidinhisbookHowtoWorrySuccessfully:“Weetomaturity(成熟)withaslittlepreparationforthepressuresofexperienceasabookwormaskedtodoaballet(芭蕾).”Theresult?Morethanhalfofourhospitalbedsarealloccupiedbypeoplewithnervousandemotionaltroubles.IlookedoverthosetwentytwobooksonworryontheshelvesoftheNewYorkPublicLibrary.Inaddition,IboughtallthebooksonworryIcouldfind;yetIcouldn'tdiscoverevenonethatIcoulduseasatextinmycourseforadults.SoIdecidedtowriteonebymyself.32.Whatmadethewriterrealizeoneoftheadults’biggestproblems?A.Hiswidereading. B.Hispracticalsurvey.C.Hisstudents’realsituation. D.Hisscientificresearch.33.ThewriterwenttoNewYork'sgreatpubliclibrarywiththepurposeof________.A.gettingabookforhisteachingB.findingsomematerialforhisnewbookC.obtainingsomeinformationforhisresearchD.borrowingsomebooksonwormsforhisstudents34.WhatdoDavidSeabury’swordsinParagraph3show?A.Worryisextremelymon. B.Welackknowledgeofworry.C.Weshownointerestinworry. D.Worrycanhardlybecontrolled.35.What'stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Towarnusofthepossibledangerofworry. B.Topersuadeustogetridofworry.C.Toexplainwhyhewroteabookonworry. D.Totellushowtoconquerworry.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。MostofusinChinaareusedtopayingforeverythingwithourphones.

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.AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency,manycountriesnowacceptmobilepaymentservicesforChinesetourists,withWeChatPaycoveredin13overseascountriesandregionsandAlipayover200.It’snowmontoseethefamiliargreenorbluelogosintouristdestinationsaroundtheworld,fromatinyshopintheScottishHighlandstoahugedepartmentstoreinNewYork.MobilepaymentsarenowanormalpartoflifeinChina,andthetrendissweepingothernations.AccordingtoForresterResearch,inAmerica,mobilepaymentsroseby37percentin2016.

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.A.WhileinChina,allittakesisaQRcode(二维码)andaphone.B.ThepopularityofChinesemobilepaymentshaspushedsomeforeignpaniestoacceptthem.C.Butforforeignvisitorswhoaren’tfamiliarwiththismethod,itmayseemstrange.D.Foreigntouristsdon’tliketopaywiththeirmobilephones.E.Hewastryingtofigureouthowtheygotpaid.F.Soonafterwards,herealizedthatthecustomerswereusingWeChatPay.G.Still,Chinesemobilepaymentswerenearly50timesgreaterthanthoseintheUS.第三部分语言知识运用（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinalargeeasternuniversity.Onthestepsofonebuilding,agroupofengineeringseniorsgathered,discussingtheexamduetobegininafew41.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.Thiswastheirlastexambeforetheywentonto42andjobs.Sometalkedofjobstheyalreadyhad;otherstalkedofjobsthey43get.Withallthisassuranceoffouryearsofcollege,theyfeltreadyandabletotake44oftheworld.Theapproachingexam,theyknew,wouldbea(n)45task,becausetheprofessorhadsaidtheycouldbring46booksornotestheywanted,requestingonlythattheydidnot47eachotherduringthetest.Aftertheyenteredtheclassroom48，theprofessorpassedoutthepapers.Andsmiles49onthestudents’facesastheynotedtherewereonlyfiveessaytypequestions.Threehourshadpassed50theprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasafrightenedexpression.Papersinhand,noonespokeastheprofessorfacedtheclass.Helookedatthe51facesbeforehim,andthenasked,“Howmanypletedallfivequestions?”52a“Howmanyansweredfour?”Stillnohands.“Three?Two?”Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats.“One,then?Certainlysomebodyfinished53.”Buttheclassremainedsilent.Theprofessorputdownthepapers.“ThatisexactlywhatI54,”hesaid.“Ijustwanttoimpressuponyouthat,55youhavepletedfouryearsofengineering,therearestillmanythingsaboutthe56youdon’tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldn’tanswerarerelatively57ineverydaypractice.”Thensmiling,headded,“Youwillall58thiscourse,butremember—evenifyouarenowcollegegraduates,youreducationhasjust59Theyearshave60thenameofthisprofessor,butnotthelessonhetaught.41.A.seconds B.hours C.minutes D.days42.A.graduation B.discussion C.education D.interview43.A.must B.would C.haveto D.usedto44.A.hold B.care C.control D.place45.A.interesting B.hard C.unusual D.easy46.A.no B.either C.all D.any47.A.talkto B.lookat C.referto D.listento48.A.nervously B.quickly C.joyfully D.curiously49.A.changed B.appeared C.froze D.stopped50.A.then B.as C.after D.before51.A.pleased B.surprised C.worried D.moved52.A.Once B.Not C.Only D.Even53.A.all B.none C.it D.one54.A.expected B.enjoyed C.hated D.wondered55.A.eventhough B.asthough C.nowthat D.rightnow56.A.exam B.question C.subject D.college57.A.valuable B.difficult C.strange D.mon58.A.fail B.pass C.take D.start59.A.pleted B.begun C.failed D.succeeded60.A.weakened B.remembered C.strengthened D.forgot第二节语法填空（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。AsanoldEnglishsayinggoes,“Honestyisthebestpolicy”.Itismorethananoldcliché(陈词滥调),but61goodwaytoliveyourlife.First,honestyisthe62(easy)choicethatwecanmake.Whenpeoplegetcaughtinlies,italwayscoststhemsomething.Manyrelationshipsaredestroyedbylies.Second,honestygivesusmuch63(free).Manypeoplebelievethatbeinghonestlimitstheminlife,butthatisnottrue.Soonerorlaterthosedishonestpeople64(pay)apricefortheiracts;onthecontrary,whenwearehonest,weare65(true)free.Ifthereweretwopeople66(stand)beforeyou,apersonwitharecordofbeinghonestandaperson67isknowntobedishonest,whowouldyoubemorelikely68(believe)?I’msuremostpeoplewouldsidewiththehonestperson.69weliveinthetruthorweliveinlies.Truthsetsusfreeandliesleaveusinnothingbutmoretroubles.Honestyisachoicethatwemakeeachday.Thechoiceis70(you).Whatwillyouchoose?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（∧），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。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。DearAmy,Iamwritingtothankyouforyourcongratulationsatmysuccessinthetranslationpetition.Inyourletter,youtoldmethatyouwanttoknowhowtodowellintranslation.Herearesomepiecesofadvices.First,youneedtograspthebasicgrammarknowledge,thatenablesyoutounderstandthesentencescorrectlyandtranslatetheoriginallylangu