仙桃一中 2020 年高二年级下学期期中考试
英语试题
（考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150 分）
第一部分 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. What made the man most excited at the party?
A. The tasty food.
B. The wonderful music.
C. The chance to meet his friends.
2. How will the woman probably go to Frazier’s Department Store?
A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A theater. B. A movie. C. A musician.
4. How does the woman feel about the man?
A. Confident. B. Worried. C. Disappointed.
5. Where are the speakers?
A. On a plane. B. On a bus. C. In a car.
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。
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. Why doesn’t the man buy the light blue jeans?
A. They are too large.
B. They are expensive.
C. They don’t match his T-shirt.
7. How much will the man pay?
A.＄39. B. ＄59. C. ＄ 69.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What has the man been doing these days?
A. Writing a biology paper.
B. Preparing for the final exams.
C. Reading some magazines.
9. Where does the woman say the biology books are kept?
A. In the old library.
B. In the new library.
C. In the biology department building.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What do we know about Shawn?
A. She has a private coach.
B. She is the hardest-working athlete.
C. She won a gold medal at the Olympics.
11. How long does Shawn train a week?
A. About 6 hours. B. About 25 hours. C. About 45 hours.
12. What does Shawn like to do in her free time?
A. Ride horses. B. Go to the gym. C. Cook some foods.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What does the band need someone to play?
A. The keyboard. B. The guitar. C. The drum.
14. When is the band going to practise this week?
A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.
15. Where does the band practice now?
A. At school. B. In a garage. C. At Laura’s apartment.
16. What will the band do in October?
A. Give a concert. B. Enjoy a holiday. C. Write new songs.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What were Charlie’s friends expected to do?
A. Keep the party secret from Charlie.
B. Invite some other friends to the party.
C. Make an immediate reply to the invitation.
18. Where were the party held?
A. At a musical hall. B. At a disco. C. At a restaurant.
19. What idea did the speaker like best?
A. Playing seventies music.
B. Taking photos of all guests.
C. Placing cameras on each table.
20. Where did the speakers get to know Charlie?
A. At a concert. B. In a basketball match. C. At a party.
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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), people all over the world are
wearing masks to reduce the risk of infection. In fact, masks have been helping mankind for centuries.
Let’s take a look at some mask-related history.
1st century
In that century, many people in Roman Empire worked underground in mines to support their
families. But most of them suffered from and even eventually died of respiratory (呼吸的) illnesses.
To address this problem, Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), recommended the use of animal bladder (膀胱)
skins to stop dust from being breathed in. Although simple, his idea was considered the very first
recorded mask invention.
19th century
The design of the mask took a big step forward in the 19th century. In 1848, American Lewis
Hassley became the first person to patent ( 注 册 专 利 ) a protective mask for miners, which was a
milestone in face mask history. Masks at this stage were similar to gas masks. Later, in 1897,
Polish-Austrian doctor Johann designed a simple mask composed of one layer of gauze (纱布).
20th century
In 1910, an epidemic broke out in Northeast China. Chinese doctor Wu Liande designed a
cheap face mask called “Wu’s mask”. Made of two layers of surgical gauze, it could be wrapped
around the back of the head and tied in a knot. This mask was praised by experts around the world, as
it was simple to manufacture and had a low production cost.
Modern exploration
With several outbreaks of infectious diseases and the flu, and the rise of pollution caused by
industrial waste, the materials in masks have continued to evolve to better protect its wearer. In the
future, masks will continue to improve, hopefully so will the habits of humans.
21. According to the text, why were masks invented in the first century?
A. To reduce the risk of infection.
B. To protect miners from dust.
C. To indicate patients with respiratory illnesses.
D. To protect doctors from harmful chemicals.
22. What was considered a milestone in face mask history?
A. Getting a patent on protective masks for miners.
B. Using cloth instead of animal skins.
C. The invention of gas masks in 1897.
D. Using more than one layer of gauze.
23. “Wu’s mask” grew popular around the world because _____.
A. it could be used multiple times
B. it was cheap and easy to manufacture
C. it was simple for people to wear
D. it could better protect people from smog
24. What is the text mainly about?
A. A comparison of different masks.
B. The benefits of using masks.
C.The evolution of masks.
D. The roles masks played at different times.
B
Our house was across the street from a big hospital, so we rented our spare upstairs room to
outpatients ( 门 诊 病 人 ). One evening, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly
sick-looking man.
His face looked terrible – it was swollen and red. Yet his voice was pleasant. He told me that he
came for treatment and that he’d been hunting for a spare room since noon, but no one would give
him one. “I guess it’s my face...”
For a moment, I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I’ll sleep in this rocking chair on
the porch (门廊). My bus leaves early in the morning.”
The old man had a huge heart inside his tiny body. He told me that he fished for a living to
support his daughter, his daughter’s five children and her disabled husband.
He didn’t complain while telling me his story. He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease,
which was seemingly a form of skin cancer .
The next morning, he said, “Can I come back and stay the next time I need treatment?” I told
him he was welcome to come again.
On his next trip, as a gift, he brought a big fish and some large oysters (牡蛎). In the years that he
stayed with us, there was never a time that he did not bring us gifts like these.
My neighbor warned me that I could lose potential renters by putting up the old man after he left
the first morning.
Maybe we did lose renters once or twice. But if they had known him, perhaps their illnesses
would have been easier to bear. I know our family will always be grateful to have known him; From
him, we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude.
25. The author hesitated to answer at first, which suggests that _____.
A. there was no space for the man to stay
B. there were difficult neighbors to consider
C. he wondered how the man found him
D. he was frightened by what the man looked like
26. Which of the following shows that the old man had a big heart?
A. He supported a large family.
B. He could sleep on the porch.
C. He felt skin cancer wasn’t painful.
D. He complained about how others treated him.
27. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. The author truly appreciated the old man.
B. The author looked down on his neighbor.
C. The author was grateful for the neighbor’s warning.
D. The author was disappointed to lose potential renters.
28. Which option best describes the main message of this article?
A. A kind word is like a spring day.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. Complaining never makes anything better.
D. Don’t judge a person by his appearance.
C
With the internet and smart phones, people have immediate access to news from all over the
world. It sounds like a good thing, but can there ever be too much of it?
While access to news is important, the news itself is usually bad. This makes some sense. Not
many people would buy a newspaper with headlines like,“Everything is great!” or, “The sky is more
blue today than yesterday.”
Yet there is a problem that comes from the amount of news we’re taking in. People feel
increased anxiety because they get so much negative information.
Why is this happening? As social animals, humans are empathetic ( 感 同 身 受 的 ) toward each
other. This is great for our communities, but when we read about people suffering in a faraway place,
we feel heartbroken. This wonderful thing about humans instead becomes part of the problem.
“There’s actually, for many people, physical pain in wanting to help –-- our heart goes out to
them,” US Professor Charles Figley, a mental health specialist, told National Public Radio. He calls it
“bad-news burnout (倦怠).” Others call it “the hope gap”, which refers to the phenomenon that we feel
surrounded by problems.
Before this news stresses you out, take a deep breath, because you can take control of the
situation right now. The first step is to take Figley’s advice and turn off the news. “We can’t
obviously run away and hide forever, but yes, we do need to take breaks,” he said.
Next, change the scenery. Leave the room where you get news and negative information. Better
yet, go for a walk. Don’t let news into the parts of your life that are meant for socializing or relaxing.
“Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things,” Irish
actor Kenneth Charles Branagh told US-based Interview Magazine.
Life is short and your time is valuable. Make more time for friends, family and hobbies. You
don’t need to spend it worrying about things you can’t control. Instead, direct your energy toward the
things you can change.
29. What does the word “problem” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. People are faced with too much information.
B. There is too little good news in newspapers.
C. Fake news is having an impact on people’s lives.
D. People get anxious with so much negative news.
30. The author quotes Figley’s words in Paragraph 5 mainly to ______.
A. explain the benefits of human compassion
B. show that it’s impossible to solve all problems
C. explain how people are affected by bad news
D. prove that bad news can cause illnesses
31. What does the author suggest people do with the stress caused by negative information?
A. Avoid reading any bad news.
B. Talk to a close friend.
C. Find a relaxing environment.
D. Find some good news to read.
32. The underlined phrase “worked up” in the second to last paragraph probably means ______.
A. confused B. upset C. optimistic D. surprised
D
You know the old phrase, “Practice makes perfect.” That may not always be true. According to a
recent study published in Royal Society Open Science, there are other factors for reaching elite (最优
秀的) levels of ability.
The researchers set out to replicate (复制) the process of a now-famous 1993 study of top-level
violinists and pianists. On average, the earlier study found that top-ranked musicians had clocked
over 10,000 hours of practice by the age of 20. It believed their success was due to the hours spent
practicing, not because of natural talent, learning skills and other factors.
Author Malcolm Gladwell called 10,000 hours “the magic number of greatness”.
Questioning this conclusion, Brooke Macnamara and Megha Maitra, from Case Western
Reserve University in Ohio, US, sought volunteers to put the 10,000-hour rule to the test.
The pair organized violinists into three groups, based on whether their tutors rated them as the
best players, good players, or average players. They were then told to record how long they practiced
every week.
They found that the “average” players had around 6,000 hours of practice. However, there was
little separating the good from the best musicians. Both groups had approximately 11,000 hours of
practice by the age of 20.
“Once you get to the highly skilled groups, practice stops accounting for the difference,”
Macnamara told the Guardian. “Smaller factors then determine who goes on to that super-elite level.”
“The factors depend on the skill being learned: in chess it could be intelligence or working
memory, in sport it may be how efficiently a person uses oxygen,” she said. She also pointed out the
factor of motivation and the interactions of different factors.
It should be said that neither side discounts the value of making an effort. Even if you aren’t
destined (命中注定的) to be the world’s greatest violinist, practice will make you a little bit better than
you were yesterday.
33. What can we learn from the 1993 study?
A. The 10,000-hour rule applies to everything.
B. Practice is the key to mastering a skill.
C. Natural talent is particularly important for musicians.
D. It’s better to learn an instrument at a young age.
34. What did the study by Macnamara and Maitra find?
A. The three groups of violinists varied a lot in their practice times.
B. The mastering of different skills required different hours of practice.
C. Motivation and talent determined whether one could become an elite violinist.
D. Practice time didn’t make much difference between “the best” and “good” violinists.
35. The underlined word “discounts” probably means ______.
A. ignores B. proves C. recognizes D. considers
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。
From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit comes in many
different colors. 36. ______
According to scientists, fruit colors actually come from their different pigments (色素) , such as red
or yellow carotenoid (类胡萝卜素) and blue or purple anthocyanin (花青素). These pigments appear in
different amounts, depending on the fruit’s environment. This causes the fruit to turn a certain color.
37. ______ They found that red fruit tends to grow in cooler places. Instead of just growing in
one place, you can find them growing in many places around the world. Blue and purple fruit mostly
grows in warm places. 38. ______ The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator,
the darker its color will be.
39. ______ Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in other places later. This helps the fruit spread
and grow in different places. However, animals see colors in a different way. Therefore, in order to
attract animals, some fruit develop colors that are easy for animals to see. For example, birds can see
red more easily than humans can. 40. ______ The lemurs (狐猴) of Madagascar are red-green color
blind. Many yellow fruit can be found in their habitats, as they can easily see this color.
A. How does temperature influence fruit colors?
B. These fruits tend to grow a lot in just one specific area.
C. Why do different kinds of fruit have so many colors?
D. However, a darker color doesn’t mean a better kind of fruit.
E. So there tends to be more red fruit in areas where birds live.
F. Animals have also had an influence on the evolution of fruit colors.
G. Scientists studied more than 280 different fruit colors to find out how environment affects fruit
colors.
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。
Last May I went to a lake with my family. I thought it would be a normal fun day of swimming,
but I was 41 .
My brothers and my uncle were with me in a shallow swimming area with a net and a 42 . The
rest of my family ate lunch on a nearby bench. I felt very 43 ___.
I was sitting in the shallow water with my feet facing the deeper end, when something hit
my 44 . I knew it was an alligator (短吻鳄) as soon as it bit me. Its teeth were so 45 ! I started
crying out loud for 46 , but my family didn’t hear me. I started to 47 the nine-foot-long alligator
and then I 48 something I learned at an alligator education park: The 49 is the weakest part of an
alligator! I stuck my fingers up its nose, and it 50 of me.
I tried to get out of the water, but I couldn’t get up because my leg was 51 . My uncle held me
and 52 me out of the water. It was the lifeguard’s first day of 53 , and he was shaking while he
looked at my leg. We were also 54 ! I was sent to 55 and got fourteen stitches ( 缝针) in my left
leg.
I have a big scar (伤疤) that makes me think about how 56 I was that day. But I also remember
how brave I was in that moment. I 57 so fast – I had to! It’s not like the alligator was going to give
me two minutes to 58 like in a chess match. I had to be a(n) 59 thinker. Sometimes you’re in a
situation where 60 else can help you and you have to think fast and help yourself. That’s what I
did.
41. A. foolish B. wrong C.confused D. surprised
42. A. lifeguard B. trainer C. doctor D. volunteer
43. A. amazed B. uncomfortable C. safe D. nervous
44. A. leg B. head C. shoulder D. arm
45. A. straight B. big C. white D. sharp
46. A. action B. solution C. change D. help
47. A. push B. drag C.hit D. touch
48. A. noticed B. remembered C. imagined D. understood
49. A. nose B. mouth C. head D. back
50. A. took notice B. made fun C. let go D. got hold
51. A. weak B. tired C. hurt D. short
52. A. carried B. led C. drove D. kept
53. A. competition B. class C. training D. work
54. A. sighing B. crying C. shouting D. shaking
55. A. prison B. hospital C. school D. police
56. A. careless B. scared C. angry D. stupid
57. A. swam B. reacted C. returned D. escaped
58. A. worry B. study C. hesitate D. think
59. A. original B. independent C. quick D. free
60. A. anybody B. nobody C. somebody D. everybody
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Every year in early April, tens of thousands of people in China visit the tombs of their parents,
grandparents and ancestors. It is Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional Chinese holiday ___61____
(remember) the dead. On this day, Chinese families will sweep their relatives’ tombs and clean the
ground around them. Then, they __62____ (burn) paper money and put flowers and fruit in front of
the tombs. They hope the dead can enjoy ___63____ items and bring the family good luck.
However, it is not only in China ___64____ people remember the dead. People in other
countries also have holidays to honor the dead.
In Japan, Obon is one of the country’s ___65____ (important) holidays. It ___66____ (hold)
from Aug 13 to 16. It is a time ___67____ family members reunite. During Obon, Japanese people
return to their hometowns and visit their ancestors’ tombs. In Russia, people remember their
ancestors on the Day of Rejoicing, ___68 ____ usually falls in late April or early May. The name of
this holiday refers to birth and ___69____ (happy). Russians believe that people shouldn’t feel sad for
the dead ___70 ____ death means rebirth in another world.
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。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。
When I was young, one of my biggest dreams were to live in a house made out of candy. After so
many years, I finally got a chance realize my childhood dream at Sugar Republic, a popularly candy
museum in Melbourne. Walking through the door, I entered in a whole new world. The first thing
which caught my eye was a big gumball (口香糖球) machine. However, you could not get gumballs
from them. Instead, you could become a gumball yourself by climb inside it! Interested in taking
picture, you would not be able to put down your camera here. A pink swing and a huge cake were just
a few of the amazed things I saw. How a “delicious” experience!
第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）
假设你是李华，你校英文报正在举行“垃圾分类与我”主题英语征文活动。请你根据以下要点提示进行投稿：
1. 你所在小区的垃圾分类情况；
2. 垃圾分类的好处；
3. 你的感受。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：垃圾分类 garbage classification
仙桃一中 2020 年高二年级下学期期中考试
英语试题参考答案
一．听力 （每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
1-5 CCBBA 6-10 BACAC 11-15 BAACB 16-20 AABCB
二．阅读理解(每小题 2 分，共 40 分)
21-25 BAB CD 26-30 AADDC 31-35 CBB DA 36-40 CGBFE
三．完型填空（每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
41-45 BACAD 46-50 DCBAC 51-55 CADDB 56-60 BBDCB
四．语法填词(每小题 1.5 分,共 15 分)
61. to remember 62.will burn 63. these/the 64. that 65. most important 66. is
held 67. when 68. which 69. happiness 70. because
五．短文改错（每小题 1 分，共 10 分）
71. were→was 72. live 前∧to 73. popularly→popular 74. 去掉 entered 后的 in
75. which→that 76. them→it 77. climb→climbing 78. picture→pictures
79. amazed→amazing 80. How→What
六．书面表达（共 25 分）
Garbage classification, whether you are accustomed to it or not, is making a change to the way
we live. Taking our community as an example, dustbins in different colors have been put into use and
most residents are clear about the rules of classification and willing to follow the instructions.
Even though it takes a little more time for individuals to sort out their own garbage, it saves the
government a considerable amount of time and allows more things to be recycled. In this way, we are
shouldering our share of responsibility as citizens. It pays to put garbage into different categories, for
our own sake and the sake of nature.
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