宁夏六盘山高级中学
2019-2020 学年第二学期高二期中测试卷
学科:英语 测试时间:120 分钟 满分:150 分
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。每段对话后面有一个小题，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。
How many people does the woman introduce to the man?
A. Two B. Three C. Four
2. At what price may the man buy the chair in the end?
A. $ 15 B. $ 20 C. $ 25
3. How does the man feel about the news?
A. Sad B. Happy C. Surprised
4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Write a letter to her uncle. B. Pay a visit to her uncle. C. Send her uncle an email.
5. Who is complaining about the party?
A. The woman B. The man C. Nobody
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 6 至 8 题。
6. What does the woman think about her boss?
A. Rude B. Foolish C. Troublesome
7. What do we know about the woman?
A. She was in charge of a school. B. She succeeded in her job. C. She is out of work now.
8. What does the man want to be in the future?
A. A dancer B. A dancing instructor C. A high school teacher
听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。
9. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a shop B. In the post office C. In the woman’s house
10. What’s the man’s attitude towards the woman?
A. Rude B. Polite C. Impatient
11. What happened in the end?
A. The man replaced the mobile phone for the woman.
B. The man repaired the mobile phone at once.
C. The woman got her money back.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 13 题。
12. What did Mike do?
A. He fought with his classmates. B. He didn’t listen carefully in class.
C. He was absent from some classes.
13. Why did Mike fall asleep in the class?
A. He hated the teacher.
B. He thought the class was too boring.
C. He often stayed up late at night.
14. What do we know about Tom?
A. He may help the man with his studies.
B. Tom often wakes the man up.
C. He sleeps in class more often than the man does.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。
15. What’s the man’s problem?
A. His hair keeps falling. B. He hasn’t slept for days. C. His headache is getting worse.
16. How does the man usually relax?
A. By doing sports. B. By watching TV. C. By having dinner with friends.
17. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Drink milk everyday. B. Do some exercise. C. Eat more meat.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. When did the disaster happen?
A. Last Friday. B. Last Sunday. C. Last night.
19. What do we know about the famer?
A. His house was destroyed. B. His wife was missing. C. One of his children was killed.
20. What did the woman do when she saw her house shaking?
A. She tried to take something out.
B. She rushed out with her children.
C. She told her husband not to leave.
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Great reads
Summer travel and great books go together like sun and surf. These reads for kids should help make
it a fun journey.
Linnea in Monet's Garden
By Christina Bjork, Lena Anderson
Linnea in Monet's Garden is the fictional story of a little girl, Linnea, who travels with an older
neighbor to Paris, sees Monet's art in museums, and tours the artist's home and gardens. It conveys
the wonder, magic, and skill of Monet's paintings from a kid's perspective. The book was adapted for
a cartoon film in 1999.
The Airport Book
By Lisa Brown
The Airport Book shows just about every detail of airplane travel, from going through security to
taking your bags off the luggage carousel(传送带）at the other end, while telling a cute story of a family going to visit grandparents. It's the perfect book to share with little ones before a plane flight.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
By Jeff Kinney
Greg's mom has such high hopes for a family vacation. But mostly the trip goes wrong. There are
small car accidents, some distracted driving; a biting pig, and some gunshots when the family car
gets too close to hunting grounds.
Grand Canyon
By Jason Chin
Jason Chin's Grand Canyon, is a highly educational introduction to the natural history and ecology
of one of North America's most beautiful wonders. Framed in a story of a dad and daughter
exploring the national park, it features( 以 ······ 为 特 色 ） detailed descriptions of the geological
processes that formed the canyon, as well as imaginative imaginations of what the area may have
looked like millions of years ago. This scientific picture book is perfect for enthusiastic young
hikers, campers, and observers of the natural world, especially for those planning a trip to the
Southwest.
21. Which book was set in France?
A. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.
B. The Airport Book.
C. Linnea in Monet's Garden.
D. Grand Canyon.
22. What's The Airport Book mainly about?
A. How an airport operates.
B. A family's air travel.
C. The security details of airports.
D. Historical information about airports.
23. How was the trip in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul?
A. Disastrous.
B. Tiresome.
C. Pleasant.
D. Smooth.
B
At a young age, Patti Wilson was told by her doctor that she was an epileptic （癫痫病患者）. Her
father, Jim Wilson, is a morning jogger. She ran with her father every day. After a few weeks, she
told her father, "Daddy, what I'd really love to do is break the world's long-distance running record
for women." Her father checked the Guinness World Records and found that the farthest any woman
had run was 80 miles.
As a freshman in high school, Patti announced, "I'm going to run from Orange County up to San
Francisco."(A distance of 400 miles.) "As a sophomore （二年级学生）， "she went on, "I'm going
to run to Portland, Oregon. "(Over 1, 500-miles.)"As a junior, I'll run to St. Louis. "(About 2, 000
miles.)"As a senior, I'll run to the White House. "(More than 3, 000 miles away.)
In view of her handicap(缺陷）， Patti was as ambitious as she was enthusiastic, but she said she
looked at the handicap of being an epileptic as simply＂an inconvenience. "She focused not on what
she had lost, but on what she had left.That year she completed her run to San Francisco wearing a T-shirt that read, ＂I Love Epileptics.
"In her sophomore year, Patti's classmates got behind her. They built a large poster that read —
"Run, Patti, Run! "
On her second marathon(马拉松），a doctor told her she had to stop.＂Doctor, you don't understand,
"she said. "I'm doing it to break the chains on the brains that limit so many others."
She finished the run to Portland, completing her last mile with the governor of Oregon. After four
months of almost continuous running from the West Coast to the East Coast, Patti arrived in
Washington and shook the hand of the then President of the United States. She told him, "I wanted
people to know that epileptics are normal human beings with normal lives."
Because of Patti's efforts, enough money had been raised to open up 19 multi-million-dollar epileptic
centers around the country. If Patti Wilson can do so much with so little, what can you do to
outperform(超越）yourself in a state of total wellness?
24. What was Patti's goal?
A. To run through the nation.
B. To help the disabled.
C. To beat a record.
D. To make an international tour.
25. How did Patti look at her illness?
A. She thought of it as a gift.
B. She devoted all her attention to it.
C. She faced it with discouragement.
D. She considered it a small difficulty.
26. What did Patti do when a doctor asked her to stop her run?
A. She continued without quitting.
B. She focused on her treatment.
C. She followed his advice.
D. She asked for her classmates' assistance.
27. Why did the author ask the question in the last paragraph?
A. To ask readers to answer it.
B. To get inactive people to run.
C. To encourage deep thinking.
D. To show his view on success.
C
In the dictionary, a clown( 小 丑 ） is described as an entertainer who wears funny clothes, has a
painted face and makes people laugh by performing tricks and behaving in a silly way. But there has
been nothing silly about the creepy clowns that seem to be appearing in various parts of America
since this summer. The situation has become so ridiculous that police departments and schools are
appealing to the public and students to stop dressing up as evil(邪恶的）clowns to scare people.
The fear of clowns is not a joke. Many find that the painted face, funny clothes and other clown-like
behavior actually scares them. Bullies(恶霸）are putting this unreasonable fear to use and clowning
seems to have become a new way to scare people. .
Recently, an 11-year-old boy was pulled up in California. He admitted that he scared fellow students
with pictures of scary clowns. In other examples, there have been reports of people dressed as clowns trying to lure(引诱）children to unsafe places.
Clowning seems to have become popular among school bullies as a new form of expression. To
protect and keep students safe, many schools have now banned clown costumes in schools and
especially for Halloween. While this is a good thing, the consequence of such a ban has had bad
effects on the folks who have made a living clowning all their lives!
Professional clowns have been upset by the threat to their jobs. Think about it, is it fair to the real
clowns that their profession is being looked at with suspicion（怀疑），when all they try to do is
make us laugh with light-hearted silly acts? An organization to protect clowns called "Clown Lives
Matter" tries to address the worries and threats to the livelihood of clowns. They want us to know
that clowns are not just a painted face, they are people too!
28. What does the underlined word "creepy" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Frightening. B. Amusing.
C. Strange. D. Silly
29. What did the 11-year-old boy do?
A. He put children in danger.
B. He threatened others with clown pictures.
C. He played tricks on some clowns.
D. He dressed as an evil clown.
30. What measure has been taken by many schools?
A. Asking the police for help.
B. Cancelling Halloween activities at school.
C. Forbidding students to dress as clowns.
D. Banning students from seeing clown performances.
31. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Bullying in schools
B. How to overcome a fear of clowns
C. Why are creepy clowns scaring America?
D. Clowning, a new form of bullying
D
How did we survive before the Internet? Finding the answer to almost any question is now just a
matter of typing the question into a search engine and then looking at the results. Although we still
have to make sure the source is reliable and check that different sources are giving us the same
answer, it has never been easier to find information.
One of the side effects of this has been the rise of plagiarism(剽窃）in schools and universities.
According to the Macmillan online dictionary, plagiarism is 'the process of taking another person's
work, ideas or words, and using them as if they were your own'. If I had used this quote without
mentioning the source and adding quotation marks then I would be guilty of plagiarism.
If you use the Internet then you'll know how easy it is to highlight a piece of text, copy it and then
paste(粘贴）it into a document on your computer. It's a useful tool when we are copying something
for personal use such as a food recipe（食谱）. But it's a different story when we are preparing a
piece of work that will be marked and judged as our own by a teacher or examiner.
Imagine how attractive it must be for a student looking for the answer to a complex question to find
the answer online and copy and paste it into their document without giving recognition to the original author. Apart from copying and pasting large parts of text, it's also possible to buy
ready-made essays(文章）on the Internet, encouraging students to get someone else to do their work
for them. It's a problem facing many schools and universities today.
In an effort to address the problem, many schools now use computer software designed to detect
plagiarism. Turnitin.com is one Internet service that compares students' work with the material found
online.
But I believe that Internet plagiarism is a problem that needs to be handled when students are as
young as seven. If students are taught how to formally give recognition and supply sources then
attitudes might change. Copying other people's words and pretending they are yours is a form of
cheating and it's something children need to learn from a very early age.
32. What does the author mainly explain in Paragraph 2?
A. Suggestions on quoting. B. The definition of plagiarism.
C. Ways to prevent plagiarism. D. The bad effects of plagiarism.
33. What is the author's attitude toward copying information for personal use?
A. Acceptable. B. Doubtful. C. Cautious. D. Uncaring.
34. What problem do universities face besides plagiarism?
A. Students' choosing essay writing services.
B. Students' failure to graduate.
C. Students' cheating in exams.
D. Students' stealing others' research findings.
35. What does the author suggest to deal with plagiarism?
A. Setting up strict rules.
B. Giving wrongdoers heavy punishment.
C. Explaining cheating and plagiarism to students.
D. Giving students the right education from early childhood.
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。
How to improve your studies — scientifically
Our brain can possibly memorize 2. 5 petabytes(千兆）of information. In order to use some of that
surprising capacity(能力）a little more effectively when you learn, here are some tips that are based
on widely-accepted research by learning experts.
36
Some enjoy watching videos over reading books, others study with friends, and some like sitting in
silence among a million books. Everybody is different.
Hard things first
37, so do the things that are difficult first. Once you are done with the hard things, you will feel
better for the rest of the day, and probably more motivated to get other things done.
Space(分隔开）your studies
38. Facts or vocabularies, for example, are best learned if you review them the first time one to two
days after the study, and then again after one week, and after one month.
Instant self-test
After your study, finish up with a quick quiz. Immediate recall in the form of a test or a short
summary on what you've just learned can increase retention(记忆力）by as much as 30%. 39 , that extra effort creates deeper traces(痕迹）in your memory.
Don't force it
Motivation is like hunger. You cannot force yourself to be motivated, just like you can't tell someone
else to be hungry. So, if you are not hungry right now, don't worry. 40.
A. Take a break, and do something else
B. Take fun seriously
C. Find your own style
D. To remember things for a longer time, repeat the material after taking several breaks
E. Because it's much harder for your brain to remember than to read
F. Like most people you have the strongest willpower in the morning
G. Good memory can grow your brain's potential
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，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。
I normally would have avoided him — a worn-down man playing a game of cards at a table in the
play area of a local fast-food restaurant. He had a soft smile on his sad face as he watched the
children play. "He must be warming himself from the 41," I thought as I passed his 42 to throw away
my daughter's half-eaten meal. As I 43 his table, bare of any food wrappers(包装纸）or paper
cups, a still, small voice whispered to me, " 44 him some food. "
I 45 my table with some cash still in my pocket. "I'll 46 him, "I told myself. Then a feeling of
47 came over me, and a sweet whispering voice stilled me: "Buy him some food."
I didn't tell my children what I was doing; I just 48 some rubbish and went to throw it away so I
could get near the man's table 49 letting my friend who I was eating with know.
I bent down and asked, "Can I buy you some lunch?"
He looked 50 and softly replied, "If you want to."
I 51 the small amount of cash I had left — just 52 for a meal and a drink — and gave it to the man. I
returned to my seat, 53 by the busy moms around me, and 54 the man get up to buy his meal.
55 I loaded my children into the car to go home, I looked through the window and saw the man
carrying some food back to his 56 table. On his once-serious face was a 57.
The winter wind blowing against my face didn't feel quite so cold. I took great pleasure in the warm,
58 spirit that filled me from my boots to my frozen ponytail(马尾辨）.
I am 59 for the smile of a stranger that helped me find the 60 to do what is right.
41. A. sun B. cold C. fire D. rain
42. A. car B. counter C. table D. room
43. A. checked B. touched C. recognized D. noticed
44. A. Buy B. Cook C. Find D. Lend
45. A. left B. returned to C. cleaned D. walked around
46. A. embarrass B. disappoint C. amuse D. annoy
47. A. excitement B. pain C. pride D. peace
48. A. swept away B. picked up C. passed on D. gave up
49. A. before B. without C. for D. beyond
50. A. surprised B. frightened C. encouraged D. worried51. A. brought in B. checked out C. put in D. pulled out
52. A. necessary B. enough C. fit D. limited
53. A. appreciated B. unexpected C. undiscovered D. followed
54. A. let B. helped C. made D. watched
55. A. As B. Though C. Unless D. Since
56. A. empty B. dirty C. comfortable D. messy
57. A. mask B. mark C. smile D. sign
58. A. complex B. free C. joyful D. careful
59. A. anxious B. thankful C. prepared D. responsible
60. A. time B. ability C. wisdom D. courage
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Although Old Tom and the other killers were fierce hunters, they never harmed 61 attacked
people. In fact, they protected 62 There was one day 63 we were out in the bay during a hunt and
James was washed off the boat. "Man overboard! Turn the boat around! ” urged George, 64 (shout)
loudly.
The sea was rough that day and it was difficult to handle the boat. The waves were carrying James
further and further away from us. From James's face, I could see he was terrified of 65 (abandon) by
us. Then suddenly I saw a shark. "Look, there's a shark out there, "I screamed." Don't worry. Old
Tom won't let it near, "Red 66 (reply). 67 took over half an hour to get the boat back to
James, and when we approached him, I saw James being 68 (firm) held up in the water by Old Tom.
I couldn't believe my eyes.
There were shouts of "Well done, Old Tom" and“Thank God” as we pulled James back 69 the boat.
And then Old Tom was off and back to the hunt where 70 other killers were still attacking the whale.
第四部分 词汇填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
一. 根据句意或单词的首字母填写所给单词的正确形式。（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
71. He easily loses his temper, so he is not s___________ for the job which needs great patience.
72. We all _________________(祝贺)Tom on being elected chairman of the committee.
73. The president appeared, a________________ by six strong body guards.
74.I have a strong _____________(渴望)to go to a famous university.
75.Anyone who __________(目击) the attack should call the police.
二. 根据句意填写适当的短语，其中两项多余。（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
76. I did the experiment by ______________ a piece of onion and looking at it under a microscope.
77. You _________________ achieve your dreams if you insist on them and try your best.
78. Some experts are ______________ animal testing while others are against it.
79. You should _______________some time to reflect on your successes and failures.
80. Even if most smokers ____________________the harmful effects of smoking, they are
unwilling to quit.
第五部分 写作（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
set aside cut out be bound to be aware of
sort out in favour of in other words
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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在该句下面写出该加的词。
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。
I often imagine how my life will be like in my dream university. I imagine, I'll be admitted to Peking
University, in where I'll major in English. There I'll be able to choose the variety of courses, which
will help me improve my spoken English and having a better understanding of foreign cultures. The
professors will friendly and knowledgeable, and from him I'll be able to learn a lot. I'll have lovely
and caring classmates too. We'll spend most of our four-year college life studying altogether. In our
free times, various activities will be hold to build up our courage and experience, such as parties
and competitions. I'm sure my college life will be richly and colorful.
第二节 书面表达（满分 20 分）
假如你是高二年级李华，你刚刚参加完一个为期一个月的语言学校的英语培训，请你根据以
下提示，写一封抱怨信。
不满原因
1． 学生太多，影响效果．
2． 不提供午饭，最近的餐馆要走 20 分钟
3． 社会活动少，只有排球；没有组织参观游览，与广告不符．
要求 退款，否则采取进一步行动．
注意：
1．词数 100 左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总字数；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
期中考试答案
一、 听力1-5 BBCBB 6-8 ACB 9-11 ABC 12-14 CBC 15-17 CBB 18-20 AAB
二、 阅读
21-23 CBA 24-27 CDAC 28-31 ABCD 32-35 BAAD 36-40 CFDEA
三、 完形填空
41-45 BCDAB 46-50 ADBBA 51-55 DBCDA 56-60 ACCBD
四、 语法填空
61. its 62. a 63. began 64.sleepy 65.more
66. which 67.completely 68.to 69.switching 70.it
五、单词填空
71.suitable 72.congratulated 73.accompanied 74.desire 75.witnessed
76.cutting out 77.are bound to 78.in favour of 79.set aside 80. are aware of
六、改错
81. …how my life… how 改为 what
82. …in where I’ll major… 去掉 in 或 where 改为 which
83.…the variety of… the 改为 a
84.and having a better… having 改为 have
85. will friendly friendly 前加 be
86.and from him him 改为 them
87.study altogether altogether 改为 together
88.free times times 改为 time
89.will be hold hold 改为 held
90.richly and colorful richly 改为 rich
七、作文
Dear Sir/Madam，
I have just returned from a month's stay at your Falcon School of Languages,and I am writing
to express my unhappiness with your program．
I thought that a language course would help me improve my English． But the classes had far too
many students， which stopped me from making my progress．To make matters worse， no meals
were provided． When I wanted to eat I had to go to the nearest café， which was 20 minutes
away． You said in your ad that students could enjoy many social activities． However， volleyball
was the only activity offered， and although there were many interesting things to see in the city，
no trips were organized．
You can imagine how upset I am to have wasted my time and money． Please give me my money
back， or I shall be forced to take the matter further．
Yours，
Li Hua
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