遼寧省沈陽市實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)2019-2020高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷

1、英語試卷考試時間：120分鐘試題滿分：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）A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題聽下面5段對話，每段對話有一個小題，從題中所給的 佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有 和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。C. It's sunny.C. Richard.C. An actor.C. In Room 223.I.What is the weather like?A. It's raining.B. It's cloudy.2 .Who will go t

2、o China next month?A. Lucy.B. Alice.3 .What are the speakers talking about?A. The man's sister. B. A film.4 .Where will the speakers meet?A. In Room 340.B. In Room 314.5 .Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In an office.C. At home.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

3、聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各 個小題，每個小題5秒鐘；聽完后，每個小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀 兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。B. To look after her sister.6 .Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby.C. To find a new job.7 . How old was the baby when the woman le

4、ft New York?A. Two months.8 . Five months.C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?A. Holding him.B. Playing with him.C. Feeding him.聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A way to improve air quality.B. A problem with traffic rules.C. A suggestion for c

5、ity planning.10. What does the man suggest?A. Limiting the use of cars.B. Encouraging people to walk.C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the man's idea?A. It's interesting.B. It's worth trying.C. It's impractical.聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12. How long will

6、the man probably stay in New Zealand?A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man?A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas.B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time

7、?A. They require early booking.B. They can be twice as expensive.C. They are on special offer.聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15. Why did Jane call Mike?A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom. C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mike 's place. B. At the airport.C. A

8、t a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation?A. Jane has just learned to drive.B. Jane's car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the airport.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson. C. Learn

9、more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?A. To check the students' understanding of the story.B. To draw the students' attention to reading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?A. Ask more questions

10、. B. Discuss in groups. C. Give their answers.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 50分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題 2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AHave you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic watch to show the day, month, and

11、date. Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history. Today, it is so hard to get an original watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $200, 000 for one.These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color, fashionable

12、style, and new uses in the 1920s. The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd. Because the number of the original watches is very limited, owning such a watch will make you feel very special.Today, you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement. It has a 24-jewel mec

13、hanical movement, the kind desired by watch collectors. The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand. The watch comes in a very beautiful case with a crocodile design on it. To get a watch in such a perfe

14、ct design means to get a chance to know a piece of watch-making history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social position.You can get the watch either in person or by mail at an affordable price. You will also receive good service from the watch seller. If you are not satisf

15、ied with the watch after you get it, you may simply return it within 30 days. Don' t miss the chance to realize your dream.21. The original automatic watches are valuable because.A. the watches were made many years agoB. only a few watches of the kind were madeC. only rich people can afford the

16、watchesD. the watches were made by a Swiss watchmaker22. Watch collectors want to get the improved watch, especially for its.A. new usesB. splendid colorC. fashionable styleD. mechanical movement23. The passage is probably taken from a.A. magazineB. reportC. text bookD. science bookBUnlike modern an

17、imal scientists, dinosaur scientists cannot sit on a hillside and use telescopes to watch dinosaurs in order to know how they lived and whether they were good parents. Instead, they have to search hard for information from dinosaurs fossils because dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.It ' s

18、 very difficult for thescientists to reach an agreement because different results can be got from the same fossils. Many fossils of the same kind of dinosaurs have been dug out from one place. They might have formed when an entire group of dinosaurs got stuck all at once, or they might have learnt t

19、he result of dinosaurs getting stuck one after another over a course of a few centuries. Thus we can say that dinosaurs might have in the first case lived in big groups and in the second lived alone.Though there are two different results, dinosaur scientists now generally agree that at least some ki

20、nds of dinosaurs lived in big groups." That ' s pretty much settled at this point,Sereno. A kind of dinosaurs called Sauropods left behind tracks in the western United States that appear to run north and south, suggesting that they even moved long distances together.As to whether dinosaurs

21、cared for their young, dinosaur scientists have turned to the closest living relatives of dinosaurs birds and crocodiles for possible models. Birds give a lot of care to their young, while crocodiles just help their young to the water. The discovered fossils of dinosaurs sitting on their eggs and st

22、aying with their young suggest the parents were taking care of their babies, but we still cannot say that all dinosaurs did the same.There is still a long way to go before the above questions could be answered. Dinosaur scientists will have to find more proof to reach an agreement.24. Dinosaurs scie

23、ntists can get information directly by.A. examining modern animalsB. studying dinosaur fossilsC. watching dinosaursD. using telescopes25. What is pretty much settled according to Paul Sereno?A. Half of the dinosaurs lived alone.B. Most dinosaurs moved long distances.C. Many dinosaurs settled in the

24、north.D. Some dinosaurs lived in big groups.26. Dinosaur scientists can probably know whether dinosaurs were good parents by.A. watching many kinds of animalsB. following the tracks left behindC. studying dinosaurs ' elMivegD. working on dug-out dinosaur eggs27. Which of the following is true ac

25、cording to the last but one paragraph?A. Some dinosaurs took care of their young.B. Birds hardly pay attention to their young.C. Baby crocodiles can look after themselves well.D. Birds and crocodiles take good care of their young.CA recent study shows that more than 90% of adults report hearing earw

26、orm songs on a weekly basis. They can' w alk into their office without Rihanna ' voice singing "wok, work, work ”in their mind. That was commonly known as earworm songs those sticky tunes that continue to play in their heads.Luckily, most people report earworm songs as pleasant. But oth

27、ers find them annoying or even maddening. "SomeDeople are troubled by them to the point that it disturbs life, says Elizabeth Margulis, a professor who has studied earworm songs.Margulis says earworm songs tend to have some predictable characteristics. For one thing, they tend to be small parts

28、 of a song - not the whole track. And “ the50ngs you ' veieard recently also have the most possibility to get stuck in your memory,“ she says.But sometimes something strange and unpredictable can also start a track playing in your head. "Oncd was at the doctor 'ofsice and saw a poster o

29、f a man who I thought looked like Gaston - a character from Beauty and the Beast , “ Margulis recalls. A couple minutes passed, and she realized she couldnBe togetGuest” , the song in the movie, out of her head, eventhough she hadn ' th ought of the tune in years. In that instance, she was able

30、to identify what touched off her earworm: the Gaston- looking man in the poster." But the connections can be reallyunclear, “ she says.Margulis points out that, in all of human history, recorded music is a very new phenomenon.She says some have inferred that earworm songs are also new the unint

31、ended consequence of being able to hear the same song played everywhere in the same way over and over again. So far, the convincing explanation for why human beings experience earworm songs remains a mystery. But there are some well-established ways to cast off the earworm songs.“Finding a mentally

32、demanding task and putting your mind on it usually shifts attention away from internal music. People tend to get earworms when p erforming tasks that don ' t require their full attention stuff like doing the dishes, Margulis says.Chewing gum can also help. When a song is stuck in our heads, it&#

33、39; s almost like we ' realong with it. If you make your mouth do something else chewing gum, eating a meal or talking with a friend that can kick out the earworm.You could also face your enemy. By listening to the full track that includes the passage stuck in your head, you may find“ closure &q

34、uot; and relief.28. You probably experience an earworm song in.A. A song worth memorableB. A song sung by a recently famous singer.C. A song heard very often recentlyD. A song in a famous movie29. The underlined words touched off in paragraph 4 means.A.left off B. set offC. took offD. put off30. We

35、can infer that earworm songs may.A. stem from modern technologyB. hurt one ' s feelingC. be experienced whenever someone sees a posterD. help regain lost memories31. The purpose of the last three paragraphs is to introduce.A. Why we hear earworm songsB. Where to find earworm songsC. How to get o

36、ver earworm songsD. When we hear earworm songsDModern buildings are set up on a large scale in the city. Should they be allowed to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the histori

37、c feel of an area. All historical buildings are not attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic reasons why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to be the majority of people. What should we do then if a new

38、building is needed?In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my hometown where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not domina

39、te its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old ones too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is si

40、mply because people are naturally conservative（保守的） and do not likechange.Although we have to respect people' s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe thatit is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all

41、 still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.32. What is the author ' s view of historical buildings in Paragraph 1?A. Some of them are unattractive.B. Many o

42、f them are too old to preserve.C. They don ' t offer the historic feel of an area.D. They are more pleasing than modern buildings.33. Which of the following does the author mostly agree with?A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.8. Buildings shouldn ' t fit in with their surroundings.

43、C.Some old buildings have reduced the interest of the area they are in.D.No one knows why people are against new buildings.34. The underlined words “ move things forward " mean.A. destroy old buildingsB. put things in a different placeC. respect people ' s feelingsD. choose new architectura

44、l style35. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain why people dislike changeB. To warn that we could end up living in cavesC. To answer the questions people show great interest inD. To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題 2.5分，滿分12.5分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中

45、選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Being a good listener can help you to see the world through the eyes of others. It enriches your understanding and expands your capacity for empathy （同情）.36 Good listeningskills can provide you with a deeper level of u nderstanding about someone ' s situation, and help

46、s to know what words are best to use or which words to avoid. If you want to know how to be a good listener, read on to get started!Place yourself in the other person's shoes. It's easy to get lost in yourself and to only consider the impact of the other person's"telling " on y

47、ou.37 And assume that if you had been intheir shoes, you would have come to the same conclusion. By being a good listener this can also help you become better friends with the person by getting to know more about them.38 Some people think that, when they ' listening, they should find a quick and

48、 easy solution to the person' s problem. Instead of this attitude, you should take the time to think ofa “ solution " whenetson is speaking - and only if he or she is really looking for help in this way. If you start frantically thinking of all of the quick fixes for the person' s probl

49、emswon't really be listening.Sympathize. Show them that you care by nodding at appropriate times so they know that you are listening. Also says little things such as" Yeah" when the person is talking about somethingthat they want you to agree on or“ Wow when the person talks about a tr

50、agedy or something baddone against them.39 Say these words at the appropriate times and softly so that you doncome off as overbearing and interrupting.Remember what you've been told. One important part of being a good listener is to actually absorb the information the person has told you. So, if

51、 the person is telling you about his problems with his best friend, Jake, and youmetvhnever before, you can at least remember hisname so you can refer to him that way, making it seem like you ' better acquainted with the situation. If yo u don ' t remember any names, details, or important ev

52、ents, then it won' t sound lyou ' re listening.40 Another important part of being a good listener is that you go beyond just hearing the person out having a conversation, and never thinking about it again. If you really want to showthat you care, then you should ask the person about the situ

53、ation the next time you're alone together, or even shoot him or her a text or give a phone call to see how the situation is progressing. If it 'something serious like a job search, or a health complication, then it can be very nice to show that you care by checking in, even when you' re

54、not being asked to.A. Saying these words shows them that you are not only listening but also paying attention.B. Don ' t tro help immediately.C. Give the speaker your full attention.D. You must open out and look at the problems from the other person' s perspective.E. Repeat some things the s

55、peaker said and, at the same time, provide positive feedback as encouragement.F. Follow up.G. It also increases your contact with the outside world by helping you improve your communication skills.第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的 A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)My friend and I had

56、just set off from Vancouver to do a five-day canoe （獨(dú)木舟）trip in Bowron Lake Provincial park.Wd d been 41the trip for quite a while reservations at the park need to be 42months in advance. I' d taken some time off work and my friend managed to spare some time forthe adventure.We were driving to B

57、owron Lake when our car 43 down. 44, we were just outside asmall town which had a little motel （ 汽車旅館 ）,where we met a kind stranger.He gave us the 45 of a mechanic （修理工）in town. We called him and it 46 that our car problem wasn't a big deal to fix, but the mechanic needed to order a part that w

58、ould _47 a few days to show up. At that point, we 48 our trip would have to be cancelled.The kind-hearted stranger insisted that we 49_ our trip when we mentioned the changeof plans. He offered to drop us off at the lake, coordinate with （與協(xié)調(diào)）the mechanic to50 the car while we were gone, and then 51 my friend and me after we finished canoeing.I still remember everything he did to help us, which was_52It was a trip that neverwould have happened 53 he hadn ' t done all he did, which helped us so much. It' s