2019-2020 学年第二学期期中测试
高二年级 英语 试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷,总分 120 分,考试时间 100 分钟。
一、听力(20 分)
第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 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,你将有 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.What does the woman want to do?
A.See a machine B.Help the man C.Buy a drink
2.What’s most probably the woman ?
A. A teacher B. A writer C. An actress
3.What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?
A. Interviewer and applicant B.Teacher and student
C.Doctor and patient
4.What does the woman mean?
A. She wants to have some cake. B. She doesn't like chocolate.
C. She likes to make cake.
5.What do we learn about the man?
A. He lost his jacket. B. He didn't know it would be cold.
C. He misunderstood the weather report.
第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)
听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题,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。听每段材料前,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 秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两
遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第 6 至第 8 小题。
6. Where do the speakers sit?
A. By the window. B. Near the door. C. In the corner.7.What does the woman want to order?
A.Beef and salad.B.Cheese and black tea.C.Sandwich and coffee.
8.How much is the black tea?
A. $1.5. B. $2.5. C. $5.
听下面一段对话,回答第 9 至第 11 小题。
9. Why does the boy enjoy Unit 3?
A.It's easier. B.It's less boring. C.It's more important.
10.What makes the boy like Professor Jones most?
A.His honesty. B.His way of teaching. C.His wide knowledge.
11.Which way of study does the boy prefer?
A. Pair work. B. Group work. C. Individual work.
听下面一段独白,回答第 12 至第 15 小题。
12.What tours are available?
A.Nature and historical tours. B.Nature and adventure tours.
C.Historical and adventure tours.
13.When will the bus to the lakes get back?
A. At 4:30 p.m. B. At 6:30 p.m. C. At 8:30 p.m.
14.Why do visitors to the castle have to wear soft shoes?
A.To protect the floors. B.To make less noise.
C.To avoid hurting their feet.
15.Who is probably the speaker?
A. A headmaster. B. A tour guide. C. A manager.
二、单选(15 分)
16. ---I am going to join them in the game. ---______.
A. Have fun B. That’s very nice of you.
C. Have a pleasure D. Maybe you like it.
17. The children are _________ for Christmas to come.
A. considerate B .anxious C .worried D. eager
18. No sooner ___ they arrived at the railway station___the train left.A. have, when B. had, when C. had, than D. have, than
19. What______ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive _____ prize!
A. a, a B. the, a C. the, the D. a, the
20. Just be patient. A special committee has been _________ to look
into the coal mine explosion.
A. applied B. appealed C. appointed D. adjusted
21. He was searching for the luggage ______ he had attached a label.
A. with which B. on which C. of which D. to which
22. I think I can fix your car tomorrow afternoon, _________ you'll
have to wait till Friday.
A. If necessary B. If so C. If not D. if possible
23. She was always ______ for appointments and never kept anyone
waiting.
A. punctual B. innocent C. dynamic D. flexible
24. My grandfather often______their bitter life in the old society.
A.look back at B.look up to C.look down upon D. look out
25 ._______ my daughter will go to a key university next year is _______
I 'm concerned about.
A. How; that B. Whether; what C. If; that. D. When; what
26.They were _______ by snow.
A.held up B.held on C.held back D. held down
27. Graduates have to fight for jobs in a highly ________ market.
A. contemporary B. creative C. energetic D. competitive
28. She devoted herself _________ to her research and it earned her
a good reputation in her field.
A. strongly B. extremely C. entirely D. freely
29._____reading the book,Mary didn’t notice her mother came in her
room.
A.Absorbing in B. Absorb in C. Absorbed in D.To absorb in 30.—Sorry, I forgot to lock the door.—______ Mike can do it later..
A. No way B. Take your time C. Nothing serious D. You're welcome
三、完形填空(每个 1 分,共 20 分)
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams.
All the 31 had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons
for the exams. If they didn’t 32 , they would have to retake them in
September. There were usually a few who 33 , but Jane didn’t want to
be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 34 just before the exams
she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 35 about her. She
went to bed too 36 . The night before the first exam, Barbara 37 that
she have an early night and take a 38 pill. She promised to wake 39 up
in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep.
Her 40 kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of
41 , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination
hall, looking at the examination 42 , but she couldn’t answer any of
the questions. 43 around her was writing pages and gages. 44 she
thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 45 . She kept looking
at her 46 . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started
one question, wrote two sentences, 47 and tried another one. With only
half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was
so worried that she started 48 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much
that she 49 up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 50 dream.
A minute later, Barbara called her name.
31. A. teachers B. students C. classmates D. schools
32. A. prepare B. miss C. join D. pass
33. A. succeeded B. failed C. ended D. called
34. A. but B. so C. and D. because
35. A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. pleased36. A. early B. late C. heavily D. eagerly
37. A. insisted B. hoped C. ordered D. wished
38. A. sleeping B. resting C. exciting D.
breathing
39. A. him B. her C. them D. herself
40. A. hand B. eye C. mind D. body
41. A. her sister B. her parents C. the lessons D. the
medicine
42. A. result B. marks C. desk D. paper
43. A. The teacher B. The students C. No one D. Everyone
44. A. If B. Though C. So D. How
45. A. with B. about C. on D. to
46. A. watch B. textbook C. sister D. subject
47. A. gave up B. put off C. look around D. think over
48. A. examining B. leaving C. copying D. crying
49. A. raised B. woke C. stood D. cheered
50. A. nice B. wonderful C. terrible D. special
四、阅读理解(每小题 2 分共 30 分)
A
The cold and icy land that is the Eskimo's home is a dangerous one.
The Eskimo once believed that to be safe from danger he had to obey taboos(禁
忌). Taboos were rules that told him what he must do and must not do.
The Eskimo had taboos connected with almost everything he did. He had
to keep them in mind at all times. He believed that to break one would bring
disaster. For the Eskimo, it was taboo to store reindeer(驯鹿) and seal
(海豹) meat together. He could not even eat them on the same day. He believed
the Goddess Sedna had separated the land animals from the sea animals. He
thought bringing them together would cause the hunting to be bad.
There were other taboos concerning animals. When a dead seal was brought into the house, the women had to stop working. They had to give its spirit
a drink of water. If they did not, the spirit would be angered. It would
keep other animals from being caught.
When the Eskimo broken a taboo, he believed a black cloud formed around
his head. He had to tell the others in the village what he had done. He
thought that if he did not tell his neighbors, they would catch the black
cloud. Then the whole village would have bad luck.
51. This passage mainly tells us about ______.
A. the way the Eskimos treated their neighbours
B. how the Eskimos got along with others
C. how the Eskimos store their seal meat
D. the things that the Eskimos could and could not do
52. Why did the Eskimos separate reindeer and seal meat?
A. They went bad easily if they were kept together.
B. They thought keeping them together caused bad hunting.
C. The Eskimos did not like to eat reindeer or seal meat.
D. They did not have big enough rooms to store them.
53. From the third paragraph we can see that ______.
A. the spirit of the dead seal enjoyed drinking water
B. the spirit of the dead seal would be angry if he was not given water
C. the Eskimos believed that animals had spirits
D. the seal was dead, but its spirit was still alive
54. If black cloud was formed around his head, the Eskimos believed
______.
A. the man would have bad luck
B. the man would catch more animals
C. the villagers would lose their lives
D. all the villagers would have bad luck except him
55. Which of the following is true?A. Taboos are of great importance to some people.
B. The Eskimos like land animals better than sea animals.
C. There are many black clouds where the Eskimos live.
D. The Eskimo taboos are about everything on earth.
B
The world’s greatest basketball player walked away from the game
eighteen months ago. And now he takes to air once again.
Michael Jordan was the greatest player in the basketball game, and after
he retired at the top of his game he vowed(宣告), “I‘m never coming back
to play basketball. Not in this lifetime. Never. Unless “I change my
mind.” Sometimes in February this year, Jordan did change his mind. For
the league, the timing couldn‘t be better. Without Jordan, ratings for
the last season‘s playoff finals dropped 31 per cent. This season, things
have only gotten worse. Despite the coming out of nice new stars like
Shaquille 0‘Neal and Detroit‘s Grant Hill. The game‘s image has been
riddled (full of something bad) with the cries of spoil sports and
dissatisfaction.
For the Bull, the question is whether Jordan is in shape. According
to reports, Jordan has in recent months worked out with the same personal
trainer he used to during his basketball career. And even in his retirement,
he occasionally dropped by practice to train with the team. But that still
doesn‘t mean he‘s in game shape. In workouts(锻炼) last month,
Jordan’s shot was off, but teammate says his intensity was there. The Bulls
players all say unhesitatingly they want him back.
But to another audience, Jordan’s career and comeback mean more than
baskets and championships and market share. Now all across America, in
struggling neighborhoods his family and especially his relationship with
his father are highly thought of. Out here, to “be like Mike” can mean a lot more than knowing how to handle a basketball.
56. Which title best gives the idea of the passage?
A. Michael Jordan, A Big Star and Hero
B. Basketball in the United States
C. Jordan Is Coming Back to the Court
D. Jordan Changed His Mind
57. When did Jordan retire from the basketball court?
A. He retired eighteen months before he vowed.
B. After his father died, he was too sad to continue playing basketball.
C. After a game, he walked away.
D. When he was the most successful, he retired.
58. What is the problem for Jordan to come back to the Bulls?
A. He was not strong enough to play the game.
B. In workouts last months, Jordan’s shot was off.
C. The trainer didn’t agree to accept him.
D. The Bulls players hesitatingly want him back.
59. The underlined word “intensity” is closest in meaning
to________.
A. force to do B. increase in strength
C. strong-minded D. smart and skillful
60. We can infer from the passage that ________ .
A. children are talking about Jordan.
B. Jordan has a good relationship with his father.
C. Jordan means much more to children than playing basketball.
D. Jordan’s return made sure that the Bulls would win.
C
Healthy people with stressful jobs who work long hours but get little
satisfaction from what they do have twice the risk of dying from heart disease as satisfied employees, according to a study. Job stress has been
known to cause heart problems in people who already have cardiovascular
disease (心血管病). Finnish scientists have now shown that even in healthy
people the pressures of work can take their toll. High blood pressure, lack
of exercise, smoking and being overweight contribute to heart disease—a
leading killer in many industrialized countries.
Mika Kivimaki, of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and
his colleagues, who studied the medical histories of 812 healthy Finnish
men and women in a metal industry company over 25 years, said job stress
also plays an important role.
Workers who had the highest job-related stress levels at the start of
the study were more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according
to the study published in The British Medical Journal. Work stress involves
too much work as well as a lack of satisfaction and feeling undervalued
and unappreciated. Many people work long hours but if the effort is
rewarding the stress is minimized.
The British Heart Foundation said the results support earlier research
showing that people in jobs with low control, such as manual(体力的) workers,
could be as great risk of heart disease than other employees. “ It is
advisable for people o try to minimize levels of stress at work and for
employees to allow people to have more control at work and to be rewarded
for their successes,” the foundation said in a statement.
61. Healthy people may die from heart disease of _________________.
A. too much job stress B. working too hard
C. feeling valued D. being satisfied
62. Which one of the following is NOT right according to this passage?
A. High blood pressure is likely to cause heart disease.
B. Being overweight may cause heart disease.
C. Job stress is most likely to cause heart disease. D. Working long hours must cause heart disease.
63. The underlined word “minimized” in the third paragraph means
“___________”.
A. increased B. reduced C. raised D. cured
64. According to Mika Kivimaki job stress ____________.
A. is necessary if you work in a metal industry company.
B. plays an important part in the medical history
C. can also cause heart disease like smoking
D won’t bring any risk of heart disease
65. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to
_______________.
A. advise people not to work long hours
B. suggest that everyone be satisfied with everything
C. ask us to learn to enjoy ourselves
D. tell us that job stress threatens our health nowadays.
五、阅读表达(每小题 2 分,共 10 分)
(1)There was once a land where the sound of a magic trumpet(喇叭) could
be heard everywhere. The music ensured that there would be happiness and
joy for all.
(2)However, one day, the trumpet disappeared, and everyone on that land
ended up feeling sad. No one did anything, except a little girl who went
off, determined to find the trumpet. She asked everywhere, and then someone
took her to see the wise old man of the mountains. _____________was in the
Well of Shadows, and he gave her a violin which might turn out to be useful.
(3)When the girl arrived at the well, she found some musicians next
to it. They were playing sad tunes, and she went over to play with them.
However, on hearing such sad music, the girl realized that no one, including
the trumpet, would want to come out of the well to be greeted by that sad
music. So she started to play the cheeriest,happiest music she could. She didn’t give up, and even managed to cheer up the other musicians. Together
they improved the atmosphere around the well so much that the trumpet came
out, more joyful than ever. And, once again, happiness returned to that
land.
(4)Thanks to this, the girl realized the value of offering joy to others,
it being the best remedy(治疗)for those who were sad.And from that day
on, in that land,anyone who saw someone looking sad would send him their
happiest smiles,along with a little music.
66.What was the special function of the trumpet music according to
Paragraph1?(no more than 12 words)
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67.Why did people in that land feel sad one day?(no more than 4words)
__________________________________________________________________
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68.Fill in the blank in Paragrph2 with proper words.(no more than
8words)
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69.What did the little girl do after hearing such sad music?(no more
than 10words)
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70.What is the main idea of Paragraph4?(no more than 13words)
__________________________________________________________________
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六、书面表达(满分 25 分)
假如你是光明中学的学生李华,你从网上得知一位美国中学生 Karl Davis 很
想交一位中国朋友。恰好你也有同样的愿望,很想与他通信,成为笔友。请你根据以下提示,以李华的名义给 Karl Davis 写封信。
1. 简单的自我介绍及学校、课程、课外活动及教师情况;
2. 询问对方家庭情况及学校生活;
3. 表达愿望,希望成为好朋友。
注意:
1. 词数:100 左右。
2. 格式和文章首句以给出但不计入总词数。
Dear Karl,
I'm glad to know that you want to find a pen friend in China.
______________________
一、听力 1---5 CBAAB 6---10 ACBAB 11---15CABAC二、单选 16-20 ADCDC 21-25DCAAB 26-30ADCCC
三、完型 31-35BDBAC 36-40 BAABC 41-45 DDDBB 46-50 AADBC
四、阅读 51---55 DBCAA 56---60 CDACB 61---65ADBCD
五、阅读表达
66.It ensured that there would be happiness and joy for all.
67. Because the trumpet disappeared.
68.The man told her that the trumpet
69.She started to play the cheeriest,happiest music she could.
70.Everyone in the land realized the value of offering joy to others.
六、书面表达
One possible version
Dear Karl,
I'm glad to know that you want to find a pen friend in China. My name is Li hua, aged
17, and I'm studying at Guangming Middle School. At school we have Chinese, maths,
English, physics, chemistry and P.E. lessons. After school in the afternoon, we usually
have sports and games. In the evening we do our lessons at school. We are busy but
happy. In addition, our teachers are kind to us as well as strict with us. With their help,
we have made great progress. We’re proud of our school.
Would you please tell me something about your family and school? I hope we'll be good
friends.
I'm looking forward to your reply!
Yours Truly
Li Hua