2018—2019 学年下期中考
20 届高二英语科目试题
说明：1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2．作答时务必把答案写在答题卡上。答在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节
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。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.
How was the man’s vacation?
A. Pleasant.
B. Exhausting.
C. Terrible.
2.
When is the project due?
A. In one week.
B. In two weeks.
C. At the end of this semester.
3.
Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a cafe.
B. On a plane.
C. In an office.
4.
What is Mr. Oliver like?
A. Polite.
B. Helpful.
C. Frank.
5. What do we know about Jane?
A. She is often late.
B. She is a bad driver.
C. She hates waiting.
第二节
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。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、7题。
6. What does the woman want the man to do?
A. Put off spring break. B. See some western art. C. Drive her to the exhibit.
7. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Taxi driver and Passenger.
B. Brother and Sister. C. Mother and Son.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9
题。
8. What happened to the woman?
A. She was robbed.
B. Her house was broken into.
C. She lost her purse somewhere.
9. What color is the woman’s purse?
A. Blue. B. Yellow. C. Red.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man want to do?
A. He wants to withdraw his money.
B. He wants to open an account.
C. He wants to buy some products.
11. Which of the statement is true?
A. A Silver account can provide a interest rate of 5%.
B. A Gold account allows the card holder to withdraw money at any time.
C. A minimum of $500 deposit is needed for both silver and gold account.
12. Why does the man have to come back tomorrow?
A. He is not interested in the product.
B. He doesn’t have enough money.
C. He forgets to take any proofs of ID.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Which game does the man like best?
A. Chinese chess. B. Cards. C. Bridge.
14. What does the woman think of Chinese chess?
A. Complicated. B. Simple. C. Boring.
15. Why does the woman only play bridge occasionally?
A. She doesn’t like it.
B. She isn’t good at it.
C. It’s hard to find four players.
16. What does the man look forward to?
A. Learning to play bridge.
B. Setting up a cards game.
C. Arranging a bridge game with the woman.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long has the zoo been open?
A. For about 60 years. B. For about 110 years. C. For about 120 years.
18. What is a feature of the zoo?
A. It has the largest collection of animals.
B. The animals are displayed cagelessly.
C. It covers an area of 120 hectares.
19. What is forbidden in the zoo?
A. Opening the cages. B. Feeding the animals. C. Playing with animals.
20. When does the zoo close on weekends?
A. At 4:00 p.m. B. At 5:00 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m.
第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Coolest Inventions
An Oceans Vacuum
There’s a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s bigger than Texas and growing. The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62-mile-long floating barrier that would use natural currents to trap trash. If next year’s trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could reduce the trash by 42 % over 10 years.
Easy-On Shoes
In 2012, Matthew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their solution: the FlyEase. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $ 130.
An Airport for Drones (无人机）
As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: What kinds of home bases will their drones have? Rwanda, in Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goal is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020.
21. What’s the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum?
A. It can tear plastic into pieces. B. It can grow year by year.
C. It can be a money-saver. D. It can be put into wide use soon.
22. What do we know about Nike?
A. It offers free shoes to the disabled.
B. It provides customer friendly services.
C. It is designing new shoes frequently.
D. It responded to Matthew’s request passively.
23. Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”?
A. Because they are receptive to new technology.
B. Because they’re easier to construct than roads.
C. Because there are too many drones.
D. Because road travel there is rough.
B
I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get
hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.
With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.
Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction. As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter----the volume of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to have in my lifetime. 24. What can be inferred about the author as a child?
A. He never watched TV. B. He read what he had to.
C. He found reading unbelievable. D. He considered reading part of his life.
25. The underlined word “voice” in the second paragraph most probably means “__________”.
A. an idea B. a sound quality C. a way of writing
D. a world to write about
26. What effect does reading have on the author?
A. It helps him to realize his dream.
B. It opens up a wider world for him.
C. It makes his college life more interesting.
D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.
27. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A. Why do I read? B. How do I read?
C. What do I read? D. When do I read?
C
Protect Children from Cyber-bullying(网络欺凌)
When you think about bullying, you might think of a child being bullied by another in the
schoolyard. As more young people have access to computers and cell phones, traditional bullying has gone digital, which has not yet gained awareness in Chinese parents.
Cyber-bullying, first invented by Canadian educator Bill Belsey, is the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm other people, in an intentional, repeated, and unfriendly manner. It involves threatening text messages, the spread of online rumors on social
networking sites, and intentionally keeping someone out of an online group. Cyber-bullying is at an all-time high in the US. According to a study from the US Department of Justice, more than 43% of teenagers report being victims of cyber-bullying.
Compared to face-to-face bullying, cyber-bullying is considered to have a worse emotional effect on the victims, and kids could feel more desperate and depressed. Severe, long-term or frequent cyber-bullying can leave victims at greater risk for anxiety, depression, and other disorders. Research says that cyber-bullying victims were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to youths who had not experienced it.
In traditional schoolyard bullying, at least home is a safe place for the victims. But cyber-bullying is endless---it could happen anytime. Moreover, in the digital world, bullying is much easier, as a bully can pick on people with a much lower risk of being caught. Actually, cyber-bullying has become a worldwide issue. In the US, as several teens committed suicide because of cyber-bullying, some schools set rules to punish cyberbullies. Laws to punish cyber-bullying have been introduced in some states. In China, cyber-bullying is still considered by many parents and educators as a problem that involves physical contact. However, as cell phones and laptops are becoming common equipment for teenagers, social interactions have increasingly moved from personal contact to virtual contact. Cyber-bullying is spreading faster than expected.
For schools and parents, safety rules should be set in the virtual world for kids, such as telling them not to let out anything to a stranger. Active steps should be taken to make the public aware of the seriousness of this problem, because it would be too late to take measures after tragedy strikes.
28. According to the writer, which of the following is cyber-bullying?
A. Saying unkind words to classmates.
B. Attacking one’s computer with virus.
C. Stopping someone from joining a club.
D. Threatening someone in text messages.
29. Compared to traditional bullying, cyber-bullying _________.
A. can be found out easily
B. hasn’t been punished by law
C. can cause more lasting sufferings
A. has made twice more youths killed
29. According to the passage, _________.
A. cyber-bullying first started in Canada
B. measures should be taken against cyber-bullying
C. there is no escape from cyber-bullying for students
D. Chinese students are not facing serious cyber-bullying
30. Who is this passage mainly intended for?
A. Parents and educators. B. Victims and parents.
C. Teachers and students. D. Researchers and victims.
D
We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.
We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers. Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor.
Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed.
That’s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping （打上标记） it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.
This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be re-stated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.
32. According to the passage, passive learning may occur in __________.
A. doing a medical experiment B. solving a math problem
C. visiting an exhibition D. doing scientific reasoning
33. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to __________.
A. active learning B. knowledge
C. communication D. passive learning
34. The author mentions the game Rumor to show that __________.
A. a message may be changed when being passed on
B. a message should be delivered in different ways
C. people may have problems with their sense of hearing
D. people tend not to believe in what they know as rumor
35. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Active learning is less important.
B. Passive learning may not be reliable.
C. Active learning occurs more frequently.
D. Passive learning is not found among scholars.
第二节根据短文内容，从短文后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
Forgiveness
To forgive is a virtue，but no one has ever said it is easy．When someone has deeply hurt you. it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate．However，forgiveness is possible，and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness， anger and stress and more hopefulness，according to a recent research．
36 Try the following steps:
Calm yourself. 37 You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature，or someone you love．
Don't wait for an apology．Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way. 38 Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you．
Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者)． Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain． Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings， learn to look for the love，beauty and kindness around you．
39 If you understand your offender，you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness，fear，and even love．You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender's point of view．
Don't forget to forgive yourself． 40 But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don't do it．
A．Why should you forgive? B．How should you start to forgive?
C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness．D．Try to see
things from your offender's angle．
E．For some people，forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge．
F．To make your anger die away，try a simple stress-management technique．
G． If you wait for people to apologize，you could be waiting an awfully long time．
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；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
The telephone rang. It was my sister, who was working in an elementary school. She told me she used my crayon 41 again.
Over 40 years ago, I sat in my first-grade classroom 42 the teacher asked me to go to the
principal’s office. I was shy. And I hated to be 43 .
When I pushed open the door, it was worse than I thought. Seated in front of the principal’s desk were my 44 . My father walked straight over to me. 45 my drawings, he asked, “Why do you only use a 46 crayon when you draw?" I couldn’t speak. “ 47 me your desk,” said my father.
In my classroom, my father pulled out my crayon box from my desk. A single crayon rested in his palm---it was black. 48 , my father asked, “Where are the rest of your
crayons? ”
I 49
explained that I’d given all the other crayons to friends. I’d been 50 like my
parents had taught me. My father let out a deep 51
, “You were sharing?”
I nodded my head. Back to the office, I looked at my father, then at the principal---both
their 52
were red. The principal 53
that I could go. I waved goodbye to my parents. My
mother waved back, but I couldn’t get my father’s 54
; he was glaring at the principal.
I learned years later that my father’s face was red due to 55 and the principal’s was red
due to embarrassment. The principal, 56 seeing all my artwork done in black crayon, assumed that I had deep emotional problems. He had called my parents in to 57 “my
problem ” and to suggest some psychological counseling (心理咨询). I was too afraid to say that I only had one crayon left. I was too shy to ask for my “shared” crayons back
Because I didn’t 58
up for myself, others assumed the worst.
Today my sister tells her students, “Don’t be 59
to speak up. If you don’t, I just might
make the 60 assumption. Let me tell a story about my sister, when she was around your
age...”
41. A. story
B. dream
C. adventure
D. event
42. A. since
B. when
C. once
D. after
43. A. separated
B. noticed
C. chosen
D. observed
44. A. teachers
B. classmates
C. friends
D. parents
45. A. Checking
B. Holding
C. Throwing
D. Appreciating
46.A. red B. yellow
C. blue
D. black
47. A. Pass
B. Offer
C. Give
D. Show
48. A. Excited
B. Puzzled
C. Moved
D. Interested
49.A. naturally
B. quietly
C. loudly D. angrily
50. A. lending
B. learning
C. sharing
D. following
51. A. voice
B. word
C. cry
D. breath
52. A. faces
B. noses
C. eyes
D. lips
53. A. whispered
B. ordered
C. admitted
D. threatened
54. A. permission
B. attention
C. advice
D. support
55. A. surprise
B. sadness
C. anger
D. amazement
56. A. at
B. by
C. in
D. on
57. A. remember
B. discuss
C. accept
D. change
58. A. stand
B. get
C. take
D. make
59. A. nervous
B. hurried
C. afraid
D. eager
60. A. wrong
B. general
C. safe
D. key
第二节(共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15
分)
阅读下面材料，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。
Crows(乌鸦) are remarkably intelligent birds. Now these feathered geniuses are given a job: Six crows have been trained to pick up rubbish in the Puy du Fou historical theme park in western France. Whenever the six crows put cigarette ends or other small 61 (piece) of trash in a special container, it offers a treat to reward the crows 62 their efforts.
The idea came from one of the park’s employees, Christophe. In 2012, the theme park held a show during which the crows picked up roses and brought them to a “princess”. It was the show 63 inspired him. Since then, six crows 64 (raise) and trained to do the same with rubbish.
The training system is similar to the one for testing crows’ intelligence,
65
a
food
dispenser(分发器) gives away a food reward when a crow
66 (correct) performs a task.
Christophe also introduced other species of birds to go through the training.
67
(compare)
with other birds, crows are much cleverer.
The purpose of 68
(train) the crows is to educate the people to reflect on themselves.
Since the birds are able to protect the environment, we need to care about it too. “It is
69
funny way to remind people not 70 (throw) the rubbish everywhere,” said Christophe.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10
小题，每小题1分，满分10
分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有
10 处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Hearing a news that the 2022 Winter Olympics would be hold in China, I felt very excited. It struck to me how I learned skating when I was a child. At 7, I began to go crazy about skating, like all my friend. At the beginning, it was extremely tough for me to keep my balance. I always fall over on the ground, as a result which，I thought I had no talent for skating. So I gradually lost confidence and became impatient. The more impatient I was, the more terrible I did. I was about to give up while my father came to my assistance. Encouraged by her, I restored confidence and stood up again. As I practiced skating, he always created a relaxed atmosphere and put forward some specific advice. Eventually, I made it.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jenny正在做一份关于中国移动支付（mobile payment）的问卷调查(survey)，你是她的重点采访对象。内容包括：
1.你或你身边的人在日常生活中使用移动支付的情况；
2.移动支付带来的好处；
3.你的看法。
注意：
1.词数 100 左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：微信: Wechat支付宝:Alipay二维码: QR codeDear Jenny，
How is your survey on mobile payment going? ___________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully, Li Hua
2018—2019 学年下期中考
2020 届 高二英语科目参考答案
听力 1—5 ACBCA
6—10 CBACB
11—15 ACBAC
16—20 CABBC
阅读理解 21—23 CBD
24—27 DCBA 28—31 DCBA 32—35 CDAB
七选五 36—40 BFGDE
完形填空 41—45 ABBDB
46—50 DDBBC
51—55 DAABC
56—60 DBACA
语法填空 61. pieces
62. for
63. that
64. have been raised
65. where
66. correctly
67. Compared
68. training
69. a
70. to throw
短文改错：
71.a news 改成 the news
72.hold 改成 held
73.struck to 中去掉 to 或者 struck 改为 occurred
74.friend 改成 friends
75.fall 改成 fell
76.result 后面加 of
77.terrible 改成 terribly
78.while 改成 when
79.her 改成 him
80.relaxed 改成 relaxing
Sample writing
Dear Jenny,
How is your survey on mobile payment going? I’m glad I can help with it.
Mobile payment can be received almost anywhere in China. For example, when my
family eat out in a restaurant, see a doctor, or pay electricity and water bills, we’d rather make
payments with our mobile phones.
With the widespread use of mobile payment, Wechat or Alipay is the most convenient and
safest way to pay. We rarely need to carry a wallet or cash at all. Besides, never will we worry about getting fake notes or having to count change. In short, mobile payment has greatly changed people's life in China.
Personally, I think mobile payment should be encouraged. First, it has won over consumers with its convenience. Another advantage is that there are often discounts if you make mobile payment. The reason is that major online payment platforms are competing to have more consumers use their service.
I hope my explanation can be of some help to you. Wish you good luck.
Yours
faithfully,
Li Hua
听力文本
Text 1
W：Hi.Welcome back. Did you have a good time during your vacation?
M：Well，we found it was so crowded when we finally got there.But all in all，it was asatisfying trip(1).
Text 2
W：It’s going to take another two weeks to get all the data needed for our research project.
M：Good that it’s not due until the end of the semester(2). Text 3
W：Sir，is there still any time for a cup of coffee?
M：Yes，but you have to drink it fast，because we’ll be landing(3) in 10 minutes. Text 4
W：What do you think of our new manager Mr.Oliver?
M：Well，he always shows what he is thinking and feeling clearly and directly(4).
Text 5
W：I wish Jane would call when she knew she would be late.This is not the first time we’vehad to wait for her(5).
M：I agree.But she does have to drive through very heavy traffic to get here. Text 6
M: Didn’t you want to go to the western art museum? I thought you were interested in cowboys.
W: I only wanted to go there because it’s free. Oh, and it’s really close to home. But now I’m interested in the modern art exhibit.
M: That’s a three-hour drive from here! And it’ll be so crowded there.
W: But Mom gave me fifty dollars to spend on my spring break. And I really want to go.
M: I’m not sure I can drive you there, Linda. My spring break is a week later than yours.
W: I know. But we could go on the weekend. Come on! It’s a nice drive(6), Sam.
M: OK. I guess that’s what big brothers are for(7). Text 7
W：Somebody just took my purse.(8) My money，my credit cards and everything is gone.
M： All right，just calm down...OK.Now，how much money was in it？What did the person look like?
W：Around 350 pounds.The man was quite tall and thin.Around 1.75 meters tall.Something like that.
M：How old was he?
W：I’m not sure.He was fairly young，I think...Seventeen or eighteen.
M：And what was he wearing?
W：He was wearing old jeans and a yellow T-shirt and boots.Oh，yes，and he was wearing glasses.
M：Fine.Now tell me about your purse.What did it look like?
W：Well，it was red (9) and it had a shoulder strap.It was made of leather.
M：Now，please write down your name and your telephone number. Text 8
W：Good morning，can I help you?
M：Yes，I’d like to open an account.(10)
W：Certainly sir.Would you like a Silver or a Gold account?
M：What’s the difference?
W：You can open a Silver account with just US 5.The account comes with a cash card so
that you can withdraw your money at any time.The Silver account currently pays 5%interest.For the Gold account you need a minimum of US500 (11)，and you have to give 14 days’ notice to withdraw money.The interest rate is 6.5%.
M：I’ll go for the Silver account.
W：How much would you like to put into the account?
M：US 500.
W：And we’ll need two proofs of ID：driver’s license，credit card statement，and so on.
M：Sorry，I don’t have any of those on me(12).I’ll come back tomorrow. Text 9
M：Which games do you like?
W：I like board game s，like Chinese chess.
M：I’ve never played Chinese chess before，but I’ve seen old men playing it in the streets.It looks difficult.
W：Yes. Although the basic rules and moves are simple enough，there are many strategies
that players need to learn(14).Which kind of games do you like?
M：I like playing cards best(13). I’m pretty good at poker.Do you play cards?
W：I’m terrible at cards.
M：Then do you play bridge?
W：Yes，I do.It’s hard to find four players(15)，so I only play it occasionally.Do you know anyone who plays？If so，we could set up a game.
M：I play quite well.I have a friend who likes playing，but she’s not very good at it.Shall I invite her to play?
W：Sure, I have a friend who can play fairly well.When we are all free, we shoul d arrange agame(16).
M：I’m looking forward to it. Text 10
Hello.Welcome to Green Park Zoo.It was opened in 1958.(17)And it covers an area of 110 hectares.Over 120 different types of animals are kept at present in the zoo.This number does not include the different types of fish，birds and snakes which are also kept here.
This zoo has one of the largest collections of deer(18) in the world.There are 24 different types here at present.You will notice that there are no cages in this zoo.The animals are free torun around in separate groups in different fields.
Please do not feed any of the animals.(19)Here are some reasons for this.First，all theanimals have enough to eat. Some visitors have in the past fed the animals with kinds of food which is not suitable.This sometimes used to cause illness and even death to the animals.Second，some of the animals have very sharp teeth.It is not safe to get close to them.
Please note that the gates close at 5：00 pm on weekdays and an hour later onweekends(20).We hope you will make your visit more enjoyable and interesting.
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