2019-2020年高二下學期期中考試英語試卷

1、2019-2020年高二下學期期中考試英語試卷一聽力（每題1.5分，共30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題）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. Who is the man talking about now?A. His girlfriend. B. His sister. C. His mother.2. What are they talking about?A. A traffic accident. B. A fire. C. A cri

2、me.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a bookshop. B. At a kitchen. C. At a bank.4. Who was injured?A. George. B. Georges wife. C. Georges wifes father.5. What do we learn from the conversation?A. Tony could not continue the experiment.B. Tony finished the experiment last n

3、ight.C. Tony will go on with his experiment.第二節(jié)（共15小題）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。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6. Where does this conversation most likely take place?A. In the street.B. At the womans home. C. Over the phone.

4、7. What is the woman going to do tonight?A. Help her sister with English.B. Meet her friend at the station.C. Go to an exhibition with her parents.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8. When will the football competition end?A. On August 17. B. On August 20 C. On August 25.9. What do we know about the two speakers?A. T

5、hey will both enter the competition.B. They both work hard at their lessons.C. They both enjoy swimming.10. Where will the football competition be held?A. In the citys stadium.B. In the speakers school.C. In the park.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11. What probably is the woman?A. A driver. B. A teacher. C. A rep

6、orter.12. How long does it take the man to get to school by bike?A. About an hour. B. Half an hour. C. Fifteen minutes.13. What does the man think of the traffic in the city?A. Excellent. B. Terrible. C. Normal.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。14. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?A. Angr

7、y. B. Surprised. C. Sad.15. What size bag does the woman want?A. A 24 inch bag. B. A 29 inch bag. C. A 32 inch bag.16. When will the woman leave for Mexico?A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.17. Where does the man work? A. At a mail order company.B. At an international travel service.C. At

8、 the airport information desk.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18. Why did the man decide to leave the college in his second term?A. He didnt like the big lecture classes.B. He couldnt afford further education.C. He was not interested in education.19. What does he think of his work experiences?A. They were persona

9、lly rewarding.B. They should be part of school life.C. They gave him a chance to learn German.20. Where is the university he decides to go to in the end?A. In South Carolina. B. In Florida. C. In Ohio.二閱讀理解（每題2分,共34分） A Can trees talk? Yesbut not in words. Scientists have reasons to believe that tre

10、es do communicate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree(柳樹) attacked in the woods by caterpillars(毛毛蟲) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that the caterpillars got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. T

11、he even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special vapour a signal causing its neighbours to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty. Communication, of course, doesnt need to be always in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our h

12、ands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar(花蜜) for honey. So why shouldnt trees have ways of sending messages?21. From the passage we know that caterpillar

13、s _. A. like willow trees B. enjoy eating fallen leavesC. can talk to other caterpillarsD. can send out a special vapour22. Caterpillars will stop eating willow tree leaves which _. A. have a chemical change and become tasteless B. have a pleasant tasteC. are being attacked D. are communicating23. A

14、ccording to the passage, bees communicate with each other by _. A. talking B. making unusual sounds C. singing songs D. flying certain patterns BDo you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big,

15、but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in th

16、e rivers. Plants grow very well. Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every y

17、ear Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our thing

18、s and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. 24.

19、 Australia is _. A. the largest country in the worldB. as large as ShanghaiC. not as large as ChinaD. the largest island in the north of the earth25. The government had made _. A. too enough laws to fight pollutionB. so many laws that it can fight pollutionC. enough laws that it can hardly fight pol

20、lutionD. enough laws because the pollution is very serious26. Which of the following is NOT true？A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. B. Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia. C. Perth lies in the west of Australia. D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia.

21、 27. In Perth you may visit a wild flowers show in _. A. October B. JanuaryC. May D. July28. Which of the following is true？A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers. B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep. C. Three hundred sheep came towards us

22、 because they saw us. D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep. CParacutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9, 000 feet high. Today Paracutin is asleep. What is Paracutin? It w

23、as the first volcano(火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard n

24、oises deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano. Large quantities of stone and lava(巖漿) broke out and a little

25、 hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes(灰燼) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name wa

26、s given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed. Then Paracutin went to sleep. 29. Paracutin was once the name of _. A. a peasantB. a vill

27、ageC. an old mountainD. a Mexican30. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?A. The little hill of stone. B. The villagers living close by. C. The forests and fields round Paracutin. D. The Mexican peasant and his wife.31. In this passage the writer is trying to _. A. tell us an interest

28、ing happening B. explain a scientific theoryC. make us believe something D. make up an interesting story32. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage？A. New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be. B. Volcanoes are always growing. C. Volcanoes are active from t

29、ime to time. D. New volcanoes are active for only ten years. 根據短文內容,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項。It is a big problem for most teenagers to get along well with parents. Teenagers are gradually getting more mature-or at least they think they are. So they cant wait to get themselves free from thei

30、r socalled bondage. Their parents are in their 40s and they are annoyed by their aging. 33But people prefer harmony. How can we achieve it? Here are some tips:First and foremost, 34. We cant be sure if we are created by God, yet people worship him, but we are absolutely sure that our parents created

31、 us. Isnt a good enough reason why we should respect them?Whats more, 35We cant just take their payment for granted or become apathetic to their kindness. We are always impressed by strangers occasional kindness. How can we be insensitive to our parents who worry about us all the time?In addition, d

32、ont forget to communicate with your parents. 36For example, they may read our private diaries or follow us everywhere even to the bathroom. This will definitely cause strife in the family.Last but not the least, 37It may be difficult at first, but once you do it, your parents actions will suddenly b

33、e clear.If parents and teenagers work a little more we can all get something back.We must respect our parents from the bottom of our heart.B. If we refuse to communicate with them, parents will fell so frustrated that they will do anything they can to know us.C. its important to be grateful to our p

34、arents.D. We need to switch places with our parents.E. Gradual disappointment with patents is, in some degree, inevitable.F. Thats why people say families at this time are a confrontation between adolescence and the climacteric.G. As we get older, we begin to realize that our parents are not as perf

35、ect as we thought.三完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 38 water to the runners. I remember being so 39 to see all the different kinds of people who passed

36、 by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 40 up for the race. That first 10,000m race was quite an 41 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 42 , I didnt

37、know if I could finish. Then came a defining (決定性) 43 . At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 44 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldnt even keep up with him. I felt 45 for a second.But then I 46 something. He was running his race and I w

38、as running mine. He had 47 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 48 was only to finish. After a minute, it 49 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 50 .I 51 that I would no

39、t give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 52 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 53 . In life we all have those moments where we 54 ourselves

40、to others. Its only 55 . Dont allow those moments to 56 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 57 anything you want in life. 38. A. bring outB. pass outC. take outD. pick out 39. A. excitedB.worriedC. concerne

41、dD. anxious 40. A. gave B. madeC. signedD. dressed 41. A. achievement B. encouragement C. instruction D. experience 42. A. At timesB. In time C. In all D. After all 43. A. victory B. decision C. moment D. conclusion 44. A. embarrassed B. annoyedC. moved D. thrilled 45. A. relaxed B. defeatedC. puzzl

42、edD. inspired 46. A. realized B. lost C. noticed D. remembered 47. A. special B. evidentC. commonD. different 48. A. motto B. planC. goalD. direction 49. A. worried B. hitC. reachedD. hurt 50. A. attraction B. devotionC. inspirationD. expectation 51. A. hoped B. promisedC. decidedD. suggested 52. A.

43、 slightly B. hardly C. clearlyD. properly 53. A. excitement B. accomplishment C. movement D. judgement 54. A. introduce B. relate C. presentD. compare 55. A. importantB. natural C. strangeD. ridiculous 56. A. weaken B. wound C. amuse D. cheer 57. A. reserve B. deliver C. achieveD. abandon第 II 卷注意：將答

44、案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。四：用適當單詞和短語填空(每空1分，共10分)58. With these activities_(占據) most of her attention, she failed in the exam.59. Gradually I am able to_(融入) with foreign friends.60. _(否則的話), she would do some paperwork in a company.61. My sister went to a remote village_ (參加)the voluntary activity.62. The m

45、eeting_ (和有關)the accident that happened last week.63. After_ (購買) the film tickets, he went in with his friends.64. He frequently_(捐贈) large sums to charity.65. To tell you the truth, I have_ the life abroad and have kept good grades.66. We have made all the _ (安排) for the conference.67. My tutor wi

46、ll _ (推薦) me to go to Yale.五語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg _68_(recent) surprised Chinese students when he spoke to _69_ in Chinese. In a speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30 minutes. _70_his Chinese was far from perfect,students

47、and teachers cheered his effort.Clayton Dube is the head of the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California. He praises Zuckerbergs effort and thinks more American CEOs should learn foreign_71_(language).To speak Chinese _72_(mean) you begin to think as Chinese people do. You begin to understand how Chinese spea