定州市2019-2020高二英语第一学期期中试题
说明:本试卷分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。本试卷共150分，考试时间120分 钟。I卷答案涂在答题卡上或答在答题卡相应的表格中，交卷时只收答题卡。
第I卷（选择题，共100分）
第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试 卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. What will Lucy do at 11 ：30 tomorrow?
A. Go out for lunch. B. See her dentist. C. Visit a friend.
2. What is the weather like now?
A. It’s sunny. B. It’s rainy. C. It’s cloudy.
3.Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson?
A. To make an apology. B. To ask for help. C.To discuss his studies.
4.How will the woman get back from the railway station?
A. By train. B. By car. C. By bus.
5.What does Jenny decide to do first?
A. Look for a job. B. Go on a trip. C. Get an assistant.
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、7题。
6. What time is it now?
A. 1：45. B. 2:10. C. 2：15.
7. What will the man do?
A. Work on a project.
B. See Linda in the library.
C. Meet with Professor Smith.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Having guests this weekend.
B. Going out for sightseeing.
C. Moving into a new house.
9. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Host and visitor.
10. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Work in his garden. B. Have a barbecue. C. Do some shopping.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where was the man bom?
A. In Philadelphia. B. In Springfield. C. In Kansas
12. What did the man like doing when he was a child?
A. Drawing. B. Traveling. C. Reading.
13. What inspires the man most in his work?
A. Education. B. Family love. C. Nature
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Why is Dorothy going to Europe?
A. To attend a training program.
B. To carry out some research.
C. To take a vacation.
15. How long will Dorothy stay in Europe?
A. A few days. B. Two weeks. C. Three months.
16. What does Dorothy think of her apartment?
A.It’s expensive. B. It’s satisfactory. C. It’s inconvenient.
17. What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy?
A. Recommend her apartment to Jim.
B. Find a new apartment for her.
C. Take care of her apartment.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?
A. Take their tour schedule.
B. Watch out for the traffic.
C. Wear comfortable shoes.
19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?
A. Meet the speaker. B. Go to their rooms. C. Change some money.
20. Where probably is the speaker?
A. In a park. B. In a hotel. C. In a shopping center.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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Must - read Books that Are Hitting the Big Screen This Year
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
Starring:Jessica Chastain and Johan Heldenbergh
Release Date:July 31, 2017
This true story is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Ackerman artfully retells the story of Jan and Zabinski and how they used their zoo to save over three hundred people from the Nazis. After their zoo was bombed, they managed to hide people in animal cages, giving animal names to their guests and human names to their animals. This is one story we truly hope lives up to the hope on film.
The Lost City of Z by David Grann
Starring： Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson
Release Date： August 14,2017
Looking for adventure? This story is just what you need. The book( and film) tells the tale of British explorer Percy Fawcett and how he ventured into the Amazon jungle
in 1925, never to return. It’s an enchanting mystery that we can’t wait to see play out on screen.
The Dinner by Herman Koch
Starring ： Richard Gere and Rebecca Hall
Release Date： October 5,2017
We always say we’d do absolutely anything for our kids, right? The story begins with two couples politely, eating dinner together, avoiding a conversation about their children who have committed a horrific act. As the story goes on, you’ll see just how far these parents will go to protect the ones they love.
The Circle by Dave Eggers
Starring： Emma Watson and Patton Oswalt
Release Date： November 28,2017
A young woman，Mae，is hired to work for a powerful Internet company and feels like she§ hit the job jackpot. The facility is very advanced, lively, and a bit wild. Mae’s story begins as one of ambition but soon turns into a heart 一 racing story of sus pense.
21. Why did Jan and Zabinski put people in animal cages?
A. To offer them living places B. To treat them as animals
C. To avoid being bombed D. To hide from the Nazis
22. Who plays the role of a modem white _ collar woman?
A. Emma Watson B. Rebecca Hall
C. Sienna Miller D. Jessica Chastain
23. When can you go to see the film if you enjoy adventure stories?
A.In July B. In August C. In October D. In November
24. Which of the following is related to parents’ raising kids?
A. The Zookeeper’s Wife B. The Lost City of Z
C. The Dinner D. The Circle
B
Judy Wright and her husband decided to move closer to their son，Chris，who lived in Georgia. About a month after the move,Judy fell ill, suffering from her ongo ing
battle against Parkinson’s disease.
Her condition worsened rapidly and she required medical care at home. The fam ily hired a nursing aid who canceled at the last minute. Instead, a woman named TunDe Hector showed up in her place.
One day, TunDe shared a story with Judy and her family. She remembered a particularly difficult day in 2014，when a stranger had helped her with a kind ges ture. She had run out of gas, and with only $5 in her pocket,was walking to a gas station，gas can in hand. A man saw her walking and turned his car around. He paid for her gas and gave her all the cash left in his wallet. Upon hearing the story, Judy’s son, Chris, took off his hat and said，“That was me!” He was the stranger that had helped TunDe on that difficult day.
During the care of Judy，the Wright family learned about TunDe’s family and her own dream. The nursing aid, TunDe hoped that one day she could become an OB -GYN nurse. Her tuition was past due(逾期)and she had a family to care for, but she was determined to achieve that goal for herself and her family.
Judy died on July 9,2017. Instead of flowers, her family asked mourners(悼念者) to donate to TunDe’s education, to assist her in paying for her nursing school. In less than a week, they raised more than $ 8,000 and presented her with the sur prise check.
25. Why did Judy5 s family choose TunDe in the end?
A. To help her with a kind gesture .
B. To replace another nursing aid.
C. To look after Judy in the hospital
D. To give Judy the best medical care
26. How might Chris feel when hearing TunDe’s story?
A. Shocked B. Thrilled C. Puzzled D. Delighted
27. How did the Wright family help TunDe after Judy’s death?
A. They paid for her education
B. They helped care for her family
C. They helped her realize her dream.
D. They bought her a surprise present
28. What does the whole story mainly tell us ?
A. Kindness comes full circle B. Actions speak louder than words.
C.The truth never fears investigation D. Constant dropping wears stone.
C
We all know that water is tasteless. But it happens from time to time ： you pick up the bottle of water you didn’t finish yesterday, and it tastes strange. Most often, you tend to drop the bottle in the trash bin, believing that the water has gone bad. But is it true?
According to Time，of course not, taste has little to do with quality of water.
According to Time, when water is exposed to the air for 12 hours, carbon diox ide interacts with the H20 in the water, and the pH value lowers slightly. As a re sult, the water has a different taste.
“ But it’s most likely safe to drink, ” Norwegian expert Truls Krogh told Science Nordic. “If the water is covered and of good quality to start with, in principle it can last a thousand years. That’s because when water is fresh, it contains little organic matter. As long as water is held in clean glasses or bottles, no pollutants will enter it to harm our health. ”
People in countries like the US, the UK and Australia usually drink tap water. According to Time, if tap water is drunk within six months, the chlorine (氯气）in the water will be enough to kill any bacteria and keep it safe to drink.
However, there are also some exceptions. If you accidentally put your fingers in to water or store water in unclean containers day after day, microorganism (微生物) will enter the water.
With the help of surrounding temperature, and sunlight streaming through win dows, these microorganisms multiply quickly. Sooner or later, the water will be in the charge of the unfriendly bacteria. And if you drink the water too often, then you’re more likely to be ill.
And what about water in plastic bottles? Heat and plastic are a bad combination,
US researcher Kellogg Schwab stresses. When plastic bottles are used at high temper atures ,they produce a chemical called BPA. BPA is something that affects hormones (荷尔蒙）and research has tentatively linked it to “several health damage, including heart disease and cancer” , Time reported.
Schwab suggests replacing disposable (一次性的）plastic bottles with the refill- able containers made of metal or glass to deal with BPA.
29. The purpose of the first paragraph is to .
A. show an example B. draw a conclusion
C. analyze a phenomenon D. introduce a topic
30. Which of the following may Truls Krogh agree?
A. If the water tastes different, we shouldn’t drink it.
B. The water held in a clean container is likely safe to drink.
C. Although kept fresh, water may still have much organic matter.
D. Covered water can last for a thousand years.
31. What can we infer from the passage?
A. BPA does little harm to our health.
B. Tap water is always safe to drink.
C. Microorganisms are easy to produce in the heat.
C. Disposable plastic bottles have been banned already.
32. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Why Water is Tasteless B. How to Get Clean Water
C. Does Water Really Go Bad? D. Learn to Protect Water
D
While staring out of the window during a flight，not everyone will think carefully about the question why airplanes have rounded windows rather than square ones.
Over the years，aerospace engineering has made huge steps in airplane technolo gy, meaning planes can carry more passengers and go faster. The planes have also changed shape to increase safety-including the windows. As commercial air travel took off in the mid - 20th century, airline companies began to fly at higher altitudes to lower their cost—the air density (密度)is lower up there, creating less drag(阻
力）for airplanes. However, higher altitudes came with problems, like the fact hu man beings can’t really survive at 30,000 feet. To make that possible, the cabin was changed to a cylindrical(圆柱体)shape to support the pressure inside. But at first, plane builders left in the standard square windows and this expansion meant disaster. The de Havilland Comet came into fashion in the 1950s. With a closed cabin, it was able to go higher and faster than other aircraft.
However, where there’s a comer, there’s a weak spot. Windows, having four comers, have four potential weak spots, making them likely to crash under stress— such as air pressure. By curving the window, the stress that would eventually break the window comer is distributed and the chance of it breaking is reduced. Rounded shapes are also stronger and resist deformation (变形)，and can thus survive the ex treme differences in pressure between the inside and outside of the aircraft.
Fortunately, designers figured out the lack of design pretty quick. Now we have nice, rounded airplane windows that can resist the pressure of traveling altitude. It gives being able to gaze out of your window to the world from 35 ,000 feet a whole new outlook, doesn’t it?
33. Why did airlines aim to fly at higher altitudes?
A. To save money for less drag.
B. To help the plane to take off.
C. To increase safety of the plane.
D. To carry more passengers and go faster.
34. What does the underlined words “de Havilland Comet” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. An aircraft. B. A band. C. A planet. D. A design.
35. Which is the advantage of the rounded window?
A. It increases the air pressure.
B. It weakens the strength of air pressure.
C. It reduces the possibility of breaking up.
D. It helps to survive the extreme weather.
第二节(共5小题;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。
Lao-tzu and Confucius were China’s most famous philosophers. 36 “Those who know do not say； those who say do not know. ” said Lao- tzu. Confucius said that the best people say the least, but do the most.
37 It comes from the story that he was born with white hair, already old and wise. Very little is known about Lao – tzu’s life. His writings are tided the“lao Te Ching”.
According to Taoism, the entire universe flows with a mysterious force called the Tao, which means “The Way”. 38 .When people forget this, opinions of good and evil or true and false happen. Taoists try to remember their oneness. However, this is easier said than done, Lao- tzu said. Over time, Taoism changed a bit. Tao ism became more popular in A. D. 440 when it became China’s state religion. Many people practice Taoism today.
Born in 551 B. C. , Confucius wandered throughout China as a government em ployee and a political adviser to the ruling Chou family. 39 .After Corfucius died in 479 B. C. , his students wrote down his teachings and called them Lun -yu, or the Analects. Many of his clever sayings are still followed today. “It is as hard to be poor without complaining as to be rich without becoming arrogant (傲慢的）.” Confucian ism says it is important to learn to be human. People should act with goodness to wards each other to create order and unity. Confucianism guided thinking in China until about a hundred years ago.
Taoism and Confucianism have differences and similarities. Confucianism tells people how to act toward each other. Taoism tells people how to find meaning in life. They both share ideas about man, society, and the universe. Both Taoism and Confu-cianism have served as guides. 40 .
A. Good thinking lasts a long time!
B. Their sayings are still used today.
C. Lao 一 tzu may not even have existed.
D. He was also a musician, thinker, and teacher.
E. The name Lao-tzu means “Old Master” or “Old Boy”.
F. They have led China through the peaks and valleys of its long history.
G. Taoists believe that everything might seem separate, but is actually one.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节:完形填空（共20小题;每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B，C和D)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。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “ I am so sorry! ”was my reply. Then he said,“ Excuse me too." I wasn’t 41 noticing you. We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our 42 ways after saying goodbye.
But at home, a 43 story is told. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our meal, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I turned, I nearly 44 her down. “ Get out of my 45 ! ” I 46 with a frown (皱眉）.She left，47 her little heart broken.
That night, as I lay 48 in bed, God, s quiet 49 spoke to me and said, “While 50 a stranger, you use common courtesy(有礼貌的言辞），51 with those you love, seem to be too severe…Go and look on the kitchen floor, and you will find some 52 there by the door. She brought them for you. She picked them herself：pink, yellow, and blue. She stood there quietly, not to 53 your sur prise ,and you never saw the tears in her eyes. ”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I qui etly went and knelt by her bed, “ Wake up, sweetheart，wake up，” I said, “ Are these the flowers you picked for me? She smiled, “I found them, out by the tree. I wrapped them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you would like them. 54 the blue. ”I said,” I am so sorry that I missed them today…And I shouldn’ t have fussed at you that way. ”
And she whispered, “Mommy，that is okay…I still love you 55.”I hugged her and said, “ I love you too…And I love my flowers, especially the blue. ”Are you 56 that:If you die tomorrow, the 57 that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave 58 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we 59 ourselves more to our work than into our families an unwise 60 indeed.
41. A. never B. just C. even D. ever
42. A. same B. separate C. alone D. different
43. A. different B. similar C. cool D. same
44. A. knocked B. put C.fell D. settled
45. A. living room B. house C. kitchen D. way
46. A. cried B. shouted C. spoke D. said
47. A. with B. by C. on D. beyond
48. A. calmly B. awake C. asleep D. sadly
49. A. whistle B. scream C.sound D. voice
50. A. meeting with B. agree with C. dealing with D. playing with
51. A. but B. and C. so D. or
52. A. grass B. flowers C. glass D. water
53. A. hurt B. spoil C. harm D. damage
54. A. especially B. special C. especial D. specially
55. A. somehow B. anyhow C. somewhat D. anyway
56. A. know B. certain C. aware D. Sure
57. A. house B. shop C. family D. Company
58. A. behind B. off C. out D. away
59. A. lose B. absorb C. occupy D. devote
60. A. answer B. choice C. way D. goal
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共50分)
第二节 语法填空(共10分;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。
According to Xinhua News Agency, the Palace Museum and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement on March 15. The two sides will set an example 61._ 5G application.
The Palace Museum received more than 17 million visitors in 2018,62 _ (make) it the most visited museum in the world. In the past 20 years, an office in formation network covering the whole museum 63. (build) gradually.The museum has developed an App that provides an in-depth 64. (explain) of cultural relic information
and cultural services. Also, the museum has research on the application of VR, AR, AI and other 65. (technique)in museums.
66. signing of the agreement marks a new chapter in the strategic coop eration between the Palace Museum and Huawei Technologies Co. So, Huawei will make efforts 67. (accelerate) the intelligent construction of the Palace Mu seum.
“The 600 - year — old Palace Museum has never been so close to science and technology，” Shan Jixiang said 68. (proud)，director of the Palace Muse um.
Shan shared many ideas about the 5G Palace Museum. With the help of ad vanced technology, 69. is expected that in the future, audiences around the world will be able to experience and visit the Palace Museum, whether it is a field trip or a virtual tour. Also, the use of AI technology provides a 70 (broad) platform and stronger knowledge support for cultural relics among young people.
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。
Last year, Zhang Pingyu paid visit to London. Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the site she wanted to see. It was the Tower which she visited first. Fancy! This solid stone, square tower had been remained standing for one thousand years. Many new buildings had expanded around it. Therefore, it was still part of a royal palace and prison combined. There followed St Paul’s Cathe dral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. It looked splendidly when first built. Westminster Abbey, too, was very interesting. Then just as he came out of the abbey, Pingyu heard the famous sound of the clock Big Ben, ring out the hour.
The next day Pingyu was leaving London to Windsor Castle. “Perhaps I will see
the Queen?” she wondered as she fall asleep.
第二节:书面表达（25分）
假定你是李华，你们学校的英国交换生Jeff准备参加“外国人讲中国成语 (idiom)故事”比赛，他发邮件请你给予辅导。你回复邮件，内容包括：
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2.提出建议；
3.询问辅导时间与地点。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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