湖南省瀏陽市2019_2020學年高二英語上學期期末考試題

1、湖南省瀏陽市2019-2020 學年高二英語上學期期末考試試題時量： 120 分鐘 滿分： 150 分第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30 分）第一節(jié)（共5 小題；每小題1.5 分，滿分7.5 分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. What does the woman think of the show?A. Disappointing.B. Excellent.C. Just so-so.2. What will Peter do n

2、ext Monday?A. Have an interview. B. Begin a new job. C. Visit a company.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In the woman s office. C. In a shop4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A planB. A bridge. C. A city.5. Why might the plants grow badly accordi

3、ng to the woman?A. They lack some sunlight.B. They are watered too often.C. They are too close to the window.第二節(jié)（共15 小題；每小題1.5 分，滿分22.5 分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5 秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6 和第 7 兩個小題。6. What did Jane pl

4、an to do tomorrow afternoon?A. Watch a play. B. Relax on a beach. C. Go shopping.7. What do we know about Texas SandFest?A. It is over 20 years old .B. It lasts four days.C. It mainly features live music.聽下面一段對話，回答第8 和第 9 兩個小題。8. What time is it now?A. 3:50.B. 4:10.C. 4:50.9. Where is the boy s hist

5、ory book?A. In the drawing room. B. In the classroom. C. In his dormitory.聽下面一段對話，回答第10 至第 12 三個小題。10. Why does the woman talk to the man?A. To ask for sick leave.B. To discuss a travel plan.C. To seek help.11. Who will take care of the womans daughter?A. The woman' s husband.B. The man ' s

6、wife.C. The man' s friend.12. What is the man ' s wife busy doing now?A. Working. B. Cleaning. C. Shopping.聽下面一段對話，回答第 13至第16四個小題。13. How many computer labs are there in the university?A. 3.B. 4.C. 7.14. Where are the speakers?A. In the library.B. In the Johnson building.C. In the Computer S

7、cience building.15. How can the man use a computer?A. By asking the woman.B. By making a reservation.C. By coming to the lab earlier.16. What will the woman do next?A. Take the man to her co-worker.B. Write down the man ' s username.C. Teach the man to get a password.聽下面一段獨白，回答第 17至第20四個小題。A. On

8、 May 5th.18. What is the cost of a weekA. £10.B.19. What is Sonia Smith?A. A manager.B. On May 10th. 's membership? £14.C.B. A dance teacher.C. On May 12th.£40.C. A Tai Chi teacher.17. When will the Clark Sports Center open?20. What does the speaker suggest the listeners do at las

9、t?A. Wear suitable clothes.B. Sign up for the Yoga classes.C. Check the class information online.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、R C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AMy People, My Country , an epic seven-part anthology（選集）to mark the70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Repub

10、lic of China, records the nation's greatest technological and cultural achievements.Each part focuses not on the heroes of the hour, but on everyday people and how their lives connect personally with China's advancement.The opening part by Guan Hu,The Eve, sees an engineer, playedby HuangBo,

11、 race against time to perfect an automatic flag-raising mechanism before the ceremony in 1949 to mark the founding of the People's Republic of China.The second story, directed by Zhang Yibai, is about a scientist working on China's first atomic bomb who had to bid farewell forever to his lov

12、er in the 1960s.In Xu Zheng's lighthearted offering, The Champion, a young boy must secure a TV aerial（ 天線）to the roof of his home so his neighbours can watch the Chinese women's volleyball team play in the 1984 Olympic final.Going Home is about Hong Kong's return to China in 1997. It fo

13、cuses on a Chinese soldier tasked with hoisting the national flag on the stroke of midnight.Hello, Beijing , is about a taxi driver who gets a ticket of the opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics. Though he planned to give it as a birthday gift to his son, who had been away from him for a long ti

14、me, the good-hearted man gives the ticket to another child suffering from Wenchuan Earthquake.One for All , directed by Wen Muye, focuses ona top female fighter jetpilot who helps her fellow pilots complete a smoothaerial performance,part of the military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of t

15、he victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggressionin2015.21. What does the underlined word“hoisting " in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. mending B. buying C. raising D. making22. What do we know according to the passage?A. The engineer finally got the mechanism wo

16、rking successfully.B. The young boy watched the national volleyball team play.C. The taxi driver didn ' t give the ticket to his son because of lack of love.D. The male fighter jet pilot finished the performance with team members.23. Where does the passage probably come from?A. a book review B.

17、a film review C. an ad D. a magazineBSmoking in your own home in Thailand may now be considered a crime, if the smoke is considered harmful to other people in the house.The new law, Family Protection and Development Promotion Act, aiming at controlling smoking at homewhich might be hazardous for oth

18、ers' health living under the same roof , was initiated by the Ministry of Social Development and HumanSecurity and was announced in the Royal Gazette on May 22, 2019. It came into force on August 20.According to the center for research and knowledge management for tobacco control, at the Faculty

19、 of Medical Science of Mahidol University, there are about 4.9 million households where one or more family members smoke. An average of 10.3 million peoplehave unwittingly （不 知不 覺地）become passive smokers because they ' ve beenbreathing smoke at home. Scientificstudies show that passive smokers a

20、re at greaterrisk of being affected by cancer. Of 75 child patients from houses where smokingis practiced, 76% of them were found to have nicotine traces in their urine（尿液）,with 43%of them having nicotine content exceeding （超過） permissible levels.Smoking at home also “may lead to physical or emotion

21、al violence" because ofaggressiveness when there is a lack of smoking, and might as well ruin relationships between smokers and non-smoker family members.According to the new law, anyone who thinks they are affected by domestic smoking can report to government departments concerned so that offi

22、cials will be sent to investigate and take legal action against the smokers. Once convicted（ 證明有罪的）, the court may order a person to receive treatment to quit smoking in an attempt to protect the person's family.24. What does the underlined word “hazardous" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. r

23、isky B. beneficial C. influential D. dangerous 25.How does the author organize Paragraph 3 ?A. by listing figuresB. by giving examplesC. by comparing the differences D. by explaining the reasons 26.We can learn from the passage thatA. smoking anywhere in Thailand is considered a crime.B. passive smo

24、kers are more likely to have lung cancer .C. 76% of the children in Thailand have nicotine traces in their urine.D. smoking at home may hurt other family members both physically and emotionally.27. According to the new law,A. anybody must report to the officials once they are affected.B. officials w

25、ill take legal action against all the people concerned .C. smoking in one ' s own home in Thailand may now be considered a crime.D. the court may order a smoker to stop smoking to protect all nonsmokers .CBorn in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, to a Canadian missionary family in

26、 1915, Crook came into the world. While Isabel Crook's parents were engaged in setting up schools and education institutions in Southwest China, Crook herself was more interested in anthropology（人類學 ）and the many ethnic minority peoples in China.She was very curious aboutwhat was going on around

27、 her.At the age of 23,Crook graduated from a Canadian college with a master's degree and began carrying out field researchin Li County of SichuanProvince. In 1947,Crook and her journalist husband were warmly welcomed by the Communist Party of China （CPC） to observe and study the revolutionary la

28、nd reform taking place in China. In 1948 the couple accepted an invitation from CPC leaders to teach at a newly-built foreign affairs school. The school was the forerunner of today's Beijing Foreign Studies University （BFSU）, which has seen over 400 ambassadors（ 大使）and 1,000 counsellors （參贊）walk

29、 throughits doors. As a teacher at BFSU she laid the foundations for foreign language education in China.Michael the 1950s andexample, they with studentsin communism, would becomeAs two of the first three foreign teachers at the school, Isabel and David Crook brought new Western teaching methodologi

30、es to the classroom. Crook noted that since some students were extremely poor during 1960s, his parents were especially sensitive to their situation and did what they could to help them while protecting their self-esteem. For would bring food such as eggs and bread for picnics and share them who bro

31、ught steamed corn bread.According to the younger Crook, because of his parents' belief they chose to use political texts as their teaching materials, such as works once admired by Karl Marx. Understanding that the students diplomats representing the People's Republic of China, his parents tr

32、ied to help students gain knowledge in different fields to better prepare them for communicating with foreigners in English.On December 15th 2018, Isabel got the award of 'The Most Influential Foreigner throughout 40 Years of China ' s Development' from the Chinese government. On Septemb

33、er 17, 2019, Isabel was awarded “the FriendshipMedals"by the Chinesegovernment for her lifetime of devotion to China.28. What did Isabel Crook independently do?A. Teaching EnglishB. Performing field researchC. Helping the poor studentsD. Introducing new Western teaching ways to China29. Why did

34、 his parents use political texts as teaching materials according to the younger Crook?A. They themselves were crazy about Chinese politics.B. They wanted to spread the spirits of Karl MarxC. They had to teach many objects including politics.D. They believed in communism and wanted to prepare student

35、s for overall development.30. What can we infer from Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3?A. In the 1950s, Crook ' s husband worked as a reporter in China.B.Isabel and her husband taught students only in Western teaching methods.C.Isabel Crook made great contributions to China' s foreign language edu

36、cation.D. Isabel Crook and her husband were very rich at that time.31. Which of the following can best describe Isabel Crook?A. caring B. patient C. strict D. romanticElectronic book publishing has many of the same risks and opportunities as electronic music publishing. By delivering text directly t

37、o the reader's computer screen, the e-book could cut down costs, and allow creators to deal directly with their audience, bypassing traditional publishers and traders. But it also raises the possibility of mass piracy（ 盜版 ）. Phil Rance, founder and managing director of Online Originals, a London

38、-based e-book publisher, sumsit up， “ No one wants Napster to happen to books. ”Indeed, the most popular MP3 may have put the frighteners on an industry that generally operates some way behind the “ bleeding edge”.The Meta Group, a leadingUS-based market researcher, says publishers are far too conce

39、rned about protecting their rights, “ Webelieve all the recent legal control over Napster is like putting a finger in a river that is already overflowing.Publishers need to deal with realityand come up with new ways to develop wide electronic distribution, asking the question, How can we change the

40、certainty of wide distribution to our advantage? ”At the moment, most publishers would like to limit the use of e-books to the person who bought them, or to the computer used to download them. If that can be done, e-books become just an extra income stream in a publishing industry that would continu

41、e to operate the way it does today, according to Terry Robinson, business manager for the digital rights aspect,“ you've cracked the market, ” he says.Robert Nichols, Books Director at BOLagrees, “ Rights managementis absolutely important. Publishers just say that, until copyright is secure, we&

42、#39;re not goingto talk ”32.According to the text, what is the similarity of e-books to electronic music？A. They both result in piracy.B. They both lead to price reduction.C. They both bring in much money to creators.D. They both avoid industry management.33. From the text, we can infer that.A. wide

43、 use of e-books may increase the income.B. the publishing markets should be brought back to normal.C. publishers haven t agreed on rights management up to now.D. most publishers prefer e-books for the extra income.34. What are most publishers concerned about according to the text?A. copyrights manag

44、ementB. price controlC. market shareD. original works35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Magic BookB. The Fight Against Mass PiracyC. Risks and Challenges Go Hand in HandD. The E-booka New and Big Challenge第二節(jié)（共5 小題；每小題2 分，滿分10 分）根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

45、項。Chopsticks Taboos: Unholy Ways to Pick Up Your FoodThe use of chopsticks to pick food up from the plate will earn you severala while your close friends 禮節(jié)）such as never insertcomplements from Chinese people. But over time, once in might remind you about some basic chopsticks etiquette（ chopsticks

46、vertically（ 垂直地）into a bowl of rice. 36. , here are several rules to keep in mind. Do not use chopsticks of different lengths. This will remind people of a Chinese idiom“three long and two short ” ,37., because a coffin without a lidis composed of five boards, three long, and two short. Don' t u

47、se chopsticks to poke at each dish without knowing what you want or only one chopstick to fetch the food in the plate. 38. Chinese people believe that their ancestors are resting underneath the earth, and dropping chopsticks would disturb them. Don' t make noise with chopsticks by hitting the si

48、de of your bowl, 39. . While passing someone a bowl of rice or noodles, never insert the chopsticks vertically in the middle of the food for convenience. 40.A. Do not drop your chopstick on the floor.B. because only beggars do that to get attention.C. In Chinese culture, the sign of crossing is nega

49、tive.D. which is used as another name for coffin,E. If you want to master the art of using this old toolF. Do not drop food and liquid from your chopsticks to the table.G. The action would remind people of burning certain sticks in the pot in memory of the dead.第三部分 語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45分）第一節(jié) （共20小題；每小題1.5

50、分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、B C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的 最佳選項。On a hot summer day in America, a little boy decided to swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He 41.into the cool water, not realizing that as he swam towards the middle of the lake, a 42.was swimming towards him.His 43. in the house wa

51、s looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great 44., she ran out, shouting to her son as45. as possible. Hearing her voice, the littleboy became 46. and madea U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too 47. Just as he reached her, thecrocodile reached him. From the s

52、hore, the mother 48.her little boy by thearms as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began a(an) 49. tug-of-war ( 拔河比賽 ) between the two. The crocodile was much 50.than the mother, but themother was too committed to 51. A farmer happened to drive by, heard thescreams, raced from his truck, took 52

53、.and shot the crocodile.53. , after weeks in the hospital, the little boy 54. His legs wereextremely scarred by the attack of the animal. And, on his 55.were deepscratches where his mother s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to 56.the son she loved.The newspaper reporter, who interviewed

54、the boy, asked if he would show his57. The boy 58.his legs. And then, with obvious 59., he said tothe reporter, “ But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mum wouldn t let go. ”Never 60.another person s scars, because you don t know how they weremade.41. A. div

55、edB. walkedC. droppedD.dashed42. A. snakeB. crocodileC. fishD.whale43. A. friendB. fatherC. motherD. coach44. A. surpriseB. shockC. angerD. terror45. A. quicklyB. confidentlyC. anxiouslyD. loudly46. A. guiltyB. eagerC. alarmedD. awkward47. A. earlyB. lateC. fastD. dangerous48. A. pulledB. insertedC.

56、 transformedD. tied49. A. hopelessB. unbelievableC. finalD.absurd50. A. hungrierB. biggerC. strongerD. crueler51. A. let goB. let aloneC. let offD. let out52. A. arrowB. bowC. clawD.aim53. A. OriginallyB. ExactlyC. RemarkablyD. Cautiously54. A. survivedB. awokeC. yelledD. expanded55. A. legsB. armsC

57、. headD.feet56. A. make room for B. have power overC. get hold of D.hang onto57. A.scarsB.marks58. A.confirmedB.operated59. A.appreciationB.apology60. A.pretendC. symbolsC. liftedC. mercyD. signsD. measuredD. prideB. judgeC. blameD. forgive第二節(jié) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分） 閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入 1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Most of today ' s Chinese Americans are the descendants（后代）of some of theearly miners and railroad workers. From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods. Later those came to 61.（ know） as“Chinatowns” . In each of them the residents organized 62.unof