淮安市高中教学协作体 2019—2020 学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
考试时间 120 分钟 总分 150 分
第 I 卷(选择题,共三大题,满分 85 分)
一、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. Where are the two speakers?
A. In an office.
B. At the doctor’s.
C. In a restaurant.
2. What does the woman think of Professor Johnson’s lectures?
A. Great.
B. Just so-so.
C. Hard.
3. How will the man go to the zoo?
A. By bus.
B. On foot.
C. By taxi.
4. What are the speakers doing?
A. They are greeting each other.
B. They are talking over the telephone.
C. They are saying goodbye to each other.
5. What do you know about the woman?
A. She doesn’t have a computer.
B. Her computer is the latest model.
C. She has fallen behind others at work.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,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。听每段对话或独白前,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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料,回答第 6 至 8 题。
6. What time is it now? A. 10:30 p.m.
B. 10:10 p.m.
C. 9:50 p.m.
7. How long will it take the woman to the station?
A. Less than 50 minutes.
B. More than 50 minutes.
C. Less than 15 minutes.
8. Why did the man invite the woman to his house?
A. To have a dancing party.
B. To have a dinner party.
C. To have a tea party.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 9 至 11 题。
9. What does the girl want to do after leaving school?
A. Take up singing.
B. Be an actress.
C. Study abroad.
10. What do the girl’s parents want her to be?
A. A singer.
B. A teacher.
C. An actress.
11. What does the girl usually do?
A. She follows her own heart.
B. She agrees with her teacher.
C. She does what her parents tell her to do.
听第 8 段材料,回答 12 至 14 题。
12. Why is the woman worried?
A. It’s too early for her to leave the party.
B. She can’t take part in tomorrow’s party.
C. She doesn’t know how to get home after tomorrow’s party.
13. When does the last bus for the woman’s home leave?
A. 10:00 pm.
B. 11:00 pm.
C. 9:00 pm.
14. What has the woman decided to do?
A. To stay in a hotel.
B. To take a taxi home.
C. To stay in the host’s room.
听第 9 段材料,回答 15 至 17 题。15. Where does the man want to go?
A. To a post office.
B. To the music building.
C. To a street.
16. What is the problem with taking the bus?
A. The bus always runs late.
B. The bus doesn’t go directly there.
C. The bus will not come for a while.
17. What does the man finally decide to do?
A. Walk there.
B. Wait for the bus.
C. Find out another way.
听第 10 段材料,回答 18 至 20 题。
18. How many Americans are now studying in colleges and universities?
A. 70 million.
B. 17 million.
C. 7 million.
19. What are American young people interested in?
A. Their parents.
B. A better life.
C. Their childhood.
20. What do American young people find difficult to understand?
A. The truth of their own lives.
B. The beliefs in American families.
C. The formation of American families.
二、完形填空(共 20 题,每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,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。
My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my
husband in Florida. We were 21 about the trip because we hadn’t seen him for five months, and
my daughter 22 her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight,the plane was totally 23 . Because we did not get our
boarding passes until we 24 at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were 25
by the aisle (过道). I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me 26
we could be together. They 27 , saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats.
Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a 28 several rows ahead of us. There had been
a mistake in their boarding passes, and __29 the whole family had been split up. The passengers in
her row 30 refused to move elsewhere. She was very 31 about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody 32 to help her. There were a troop of Boy Scouts(童子
军) on 33 . Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, “Ma’am, I think we can help you.” He then 34
five minutes rearranging his group so that enough space was 35 for the family. The boys followed
his directions cheerfully and without 36 , and the mother’s relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the 37 of not being next to me. I told her that there
wasn’t anything I could do. 38 , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, 39 to me and asked,
“Would you and your daughter like our seats?” 40 to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats
and continued our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window sea.
21. A. eager B.excited C. anxious D. worried
22. A. missed B. considered C. imagined D.loved
23. A.crowded B. full C. empty D. overweight
24. A. reached B. landed C.arrived D. knocked
25. A. separated B. blocked C. divided D. connected
26. A. in case B. even if C.so that D. as if
27. A. prevented B. agreed C. promised D. refused
28. A.hurry B. panic C. rush D. seat
29. A. however B. otherwise C. instead D. therefore
30. A. also B. too C. ever D. even
31. A. particular B. curious C. concerned D. content
32. A. offered B.suggested C. provided D. supplied
33. A. duty B. board C.watch D. spot
34. A. took B. cost C.spent D. paid
35. A. suitable B.comfortable C. probable D. available
36. A. permission B. excuse C. complaint D. apology
37. A. end B. thought C. feeling D. sense
38. A.Amazingly B.Puzzlingly C. Clearly D. Immediately
39. A. turned up B. turned away C. turned out D. turned around
40. A. sticking B. keeping C. waving D. referring
三、阅读理解(共 10 题,每小题 2.5 分,满分 25 分)
A
Choose Your One-Day Tours!
Tour A—Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and
Stonehenge—£37 until 26 March and£39 thereafter.
Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume
Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.
Tour B—Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and
Anne Hathaway’s house—£32 until 12 March and£36 thereafter.
Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of
dreaming spires(尖顶)” from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of
the Shakespeare wonder.
Tour C—Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace—£34
until 11 March and£37 thereafter.
Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry Ⅷ’s favorite palace. Free time to visit
Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home
of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist
attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it
is easy to get lost!
Tour D—Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great—£ 33until 18
March and£37 thereafter.
Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.
41. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?
A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B. Cambridge.
C. Bath &Stonehenge. D. Oxford & Stratford.
42. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?
A.It is the oldest palace in Britain. B. It used to be a well-known maze.
C. It used to be the home of royal families. D. It is a world-famous castle.
B
The production of coffee beans is a huge, profitable business, but, unfortunately, full-sun
production is taking over the industry and bringing about a lot of damage. The change in how
coffee is grown from shade-grown production to full-sun production endangers the very existence
of, certain animals and birds, and even disturbs the world’s ecological balance.
On a local level, the damage of the forest required by full-sun fields affects the area’s birds
and animals. The shade of the forest trees provides a home for birds and other species that depend
on the trees’ flowers and fruits. Full-sun coffee growers destroy this forest home. As a result, many
special are quickly dying out.
On a more global level, the destruction of the rainforest for full-sun coffee fields also
threatens human life. Medical research often makes use of the forests' plant and animal life, and the
destruction of such species could prevent researchers from finding cures for certain diseases. In
addition, new coffee-growing techniques are poisoning the water locally, and eventually the
world's groundwater.
Both locally and globally, the continued spread of full-sun coffee plantations could mean the destruction of the rainforest ecology. The loss of shade trees is already causing a slight change in
the world's climate, and studies show that loss of oxygen-giving trees also leads to air pollution and
global warming. Moreover, the new growing techniques are contributing to acidic soil conditions.
It is obvious that the way much coffee is grown affects many aspects many aspects of life,
from the local environment to the global ecology. But consumers do have a choice. They can
purchase shade-grown coffee whenever possible, although at a higher cost. The future health of the
planet and mankind is surely worth more than an inexpensive cup of coffee.
43.What can we learn about full-sun coffee production from Paragraph 4?
A. It leads to air pollution and global warming.
B.It limits the spread of new growing techniques.
C. It slows down the loss of shade trees.
D. It improves local soil conditions.
44. The purpose of the text is to _________.
A. entertain B. advertise C.persuade D. instruct
45.Where does this text probably come from?
A. An engineering textbook.
B. A medical journal.
C. An agricultural magazine.
D. A tourist guide.
C
Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can’t read, much less
understand what I’ll tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have
ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I’ve learned, and about my role as a dad in
trying to prepare you for the trials(磨难) that you’ll face in the coming years.
You won’t be able to understand this letter today, but somebody, when you’re ready, I hope
you will find some wisdom and value in what I share with you.
You are young, and life has not yet to show a cold face to you, to throw disappointments and
loneliness and pain into your path. You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless
work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life.
For this, be thankful. You are at a wonderful time of life. You have many wonderful stages of
life still to come, but they are not without their costs and perils.
I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what I’ve learned. As with
any advice, take it with a grain of salt. What works for me might not work for you.
Life Can Be Cruel
There will be people in your life who won't be very nice. They’ll tease you because you’re
different, or for no good reason. They might try to bully you or hurt you.There’s not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them, and
learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who actually care about you, who make you feel
good about yourself. When you find friends like this, hold on to them, treasure them, spend time
with them, be kind to them, love them.
There will be times when you are met with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t
always turn out the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But
instead of letting these things get you down, push on. Accept disappointment and learn to
persevere, to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and
you’ll do much better in life.
You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to
face this too much, but it happens. Again, not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with
your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to
make you stronger.
But Be Open to life Anyway
Yes, you’ll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life, but don’t let that close you
to new things. Don’t move back from life, don’t hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things,
new experiences, new people.
You might get your heart broken 10 times, but find the most wonderful woman the 11th
time. If you shut yourself off from love, you’ll miss out on that woman, and the happiest times of
your life.
You might get teased and bullied and hurt by people you meet, and then after meeting
dozens of jerks, find a true friend. If you close yourself off to new people, and don’t open your
heart to them, you’ll avoid pain…, but also lose out on meeting some incredible people, who will
be there during the toughest times of your life and create some of the best times of your life.
You will fail many times but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss out on the
amazing feeling of success once you reach new heights with your accomplishments. Failure is a
stepping stone to success.
Life Isn’t a Competition
You will meet many people who will try to do better than you, in school, in college, at work.
They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, cooler gadgets. To them, life is a
competition—they have to do better than their peers to be happy.
Here’s the secret: life isn’t a competition. It's a journey. If you spend that journey always
trying to impress others, to outdo others, you’re wasting your journey. Instead, learn to enjoy the
journey. Make it a journey of happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, of love.
Don’t worry about having a nicer car or house or anything material, or even a better-paying
job. None of that matters a whit, and none of it will make you happier. You’ll acquire these things and then only want more. Instead, learn to be satisfied with having enough—and then use the
time you would have wasted trying to earn money to buy those things… use that time doing
things you love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are starting out on an unknown, tiring,
scary, but badly wonderful journey, and always remember I will be there for you when I can.
Godspeed
Love, Your Dad
46. According to the father, all of the following are trials the son has to face except_______.
A. disappointment B. pain C. loneliness D. failure
47. What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” mean?
A. not accepting something completely B. taking it for granted
C.eating something together with some salt D. believing something firmly
48. According to the letter, which one isn’t the example to prove the cruelty of life?
A. You fail in the mid-term exam despite your hard work.
B. You are too busy to spend time with your parents.
C. Your best friend betrays you by giving away your secrets.
D. Your classmates tease, bully or hurt you.
49. The last part is mainly developed by_______.
A. telling stories
B. Asking and answering questions
C. Analyzing causes(分析原因)
D. making comparisons(作比较)
50. The purpose of the letter is to_______.
A. share some important wisdom and value with his son
B. prepare his son for the challenges he will face in the future
C. make his son realize failure is unavoidable and he should get ready for that
D.try to persuade his son to get along well with his friends
第 II 卷(共五大题,满分 65 分)
四、阅读理解七选五(共 5 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:
51._____________ He was depressed because he was out of work. He needed to make some money. At the zoo, he noticed that there was no gorilla(大猩猩) in the gorilla cage. People
were disappointed. He started to entertain little kids by making funny faces and pretending to be a
gorilla. A small crowed formed around him. People laughed at his impression of a gorilla. The
zookeeper grabbed him and took him into her office.
She explained to the actor that the zoo’s most popular attraction, the gorilla, had died
suddenly the night before. The zookeeper feared that attendance at the zoo would fall before she
could get another gorilla shipped to her zoo. 52._____________ He would dress up in a gorilla suit
and pretend to be the gorilla until the zookeeper could find a real one to come live in the zoo. The
actor was happy with the job offer and accepted. The next morning the actor put on the gorilla suit
and entered the cage before the crowds started to arrive. 53______________ He was able to sleep
all he wanted and play and make fun of people in the crowd.
He had more people come watch him as a gorilla than he ever had as an actor. However,
eventually the crowds grew tired of him and started to go away. He noticed that the people were
paying more and more attention to the lion in the cage next to his.
Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbed to the top of his cage crawled
(爬行) across to the lion’s cage. 54____________ This made the lion furious (狂怒的)but the
crowed loved it. At the end of the day, the zookeeper came and gave the actor a raise for being
such a good attraction.
Time passed and the actor kept taunting ( 奚落) the lion. The crowds grew larger, and his
salary kept increasing. However, one day the actor slipped and fell right into the lion’s cage. He
was terrified.
The lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce( 猛 扑 ).The actor began to scream and
yell.“Help me! Help me !” he cried. The lion pounced on him and knocked him to the ground. The
actor looked up at the angry lion and the lion said,“Shut up, you idiot(白痴) !55_______________”
A. He loved his new job.
B. Nobody could do the job better than he.
C. Do you want to get us both fired ?
D. One day an out of work actor visited the zoo.
E. She offered the out-of-work actor a job.
F. Let’s work together and earn more.
G.He dangled (悬挂)from the top of the lion’s cage.
五、语法填空(共 10 题,每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)
阅读下列 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。
Snake dishes have become popular in 56 (recently) years. Snake meat in 57 (vary)
flavors ( 风味)can 58 (see) in restaurant ads very often. Eating snake seems to be now in
vogue(盛行),and if you haven’t eaten a snake yet, you are considered“out of date”.But wonder 59
all the trends are worth 60 (follow).Some people may defend themselves by 61 (say) that snake meat is nutritious. But these
people don’t realize that many parasites( 寄生虫),which do harm to our health, are found inside
snakes.
According 62 a survey, about 1,000 tons of snake are eaten every year in China and
sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warn us that if no action is taken, 63 number of snakes will drop and make
an increase in 64 (mouse) and worms population, which will result in a decrease (减产)of crop
output. Who will see such tragedy happen ?
So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect 65 .”
六、根据所给提示完成单词(共 5 题,每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
66.The things he said hurt me too, but he has not __________________(道歉)to me.
67.You need to take ____________________(责任) for what you have done.
68.Although he researches cloning, his __________________(意图,企图,目的)has never been to
create copies of humans.
69.While this kind of humour may sound cruel, it usually only works if both the comedian and the
audience have ______________________(喜爱,钟爱) for or admire the person being made
fun of.
70. That model won’t go into ___________________(produce) before 2030.
七、根据所给中文完成句子(共 4 题,每空 1 分,满分 10 分)
71. 之后我们将开展自由讨论。
Then we will _____________ _____________ _____________ for discussion.
72.尽管克隆人类胚胎在很多国家不合法,但一些科学家正在努力推进研究,以制造出克隆的
人类婴儿。
While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists are already
__________ __________ _________ the research in order to produce a cloned human
baby.
73.她说一定是有人在洗手间监听我们的谈话,但我不相信她的解释。
She said that someone must have been _____________ ____________ us in the washroom,
but I didn’t believe her explanation.
74.在知道事实真相后他没有对我大吼大叫,而是默默地怒视着我。
He didn’t shout after he knew the truth. Instead, he just ____________ __________ me in
silence.
八、书面表达(满分 25 分)
沙漠化问题日益严重。请根据下面表格中的要点设计一则海报。
问题 全球沙漠化的面积约占整个地球的四分之一;全世界受沙漠化影响的国家有
100 多个;到下个世纪,沙漠化的面积有可能增长 17%。原因 人类的行为,如乱砍滥伐;全球气候变暖等。
倡议 植树造林;呼吁人们提高环保意识……
In recent years, desertification has gone from bad to worse and threatened us in many ways.
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淮安市高中教学协作体 2019—2020 学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
参考答案
二、听力(共两节,每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
1-5 CABBA 6-10 CCBAC 11-15 ACACB 16-20 CACBB
二、完形填空(共 20 题,每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
21-25 BABCA 26-30 CDBDA 31-35 CABCD 36-40 CBADD
三、阅读理解(共 10 题,每小题 2.5 分,满分 25 分)
41-45 BCACC 46-50 DABDB
九、阅读理解七选五(共 5 题,每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)
51---55 D E A G C
十、语法填空(共 10 题,每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)
56. recent 57.various 58. be seen 59.if/whether 60.following
61. saying 62.to 63.the 64.mice 65. ourselves
十一、根据所给提示完成单词(共 5 题,每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
66. apologized 67. responsibility 68. intention 69.affection 70.production
十二、根据所给中文完成句子(共 4 题,每空 1 分,满分 10 分)
71. open the floor 72. pushing ahead with 73.spying on 74. glared at
十三、书面表达(满分 25 分)
参考范文:
In recent years, desertification has gone from bad to worse and threatened us in many
ways. About one fourth of the world’s land surface has been replaced with desert and over 100
countries are suffering from the result. Worse still, the area of desert is likely to increase by 17%
by the next century.
Many factors contribute to the phenomenon. First, human beings’ behavior is at the bottom
of all the trouble, such as deforestation and illegal occupation of forest land. Second, global
warming has also sped up the process of desertification.
There is no denying that urgent measures should be taken to solve the problem. The
following measures may stop further desertification. On the one land, the government should make people in dry areas use good land management. On the other hand, we students should
take the responsibility to raise people’s awareness of the seriousness. Just take an active part in
the activities.