北京三中 2019—2020 学年度第二学期诊断性测试
高 二 年级 英语 试卷 2020.5
试卷满分: 100 分 考试时间: 90 分钟
第一部分 听力理解(共三节,满分 15 分)
第一节:(共 4 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 4 分)
听下面四段对话,每段对话后有一道小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段
对话你将听一遍。
1. Which colour does the man prefer?
A. White. B. Red. C. Yellow.
2. What is the weather like now?
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Snowy.
3. How much did the man pay for the pair of vases?
A. $30. B. $50. C. $100.
4. Where will the woman meet Mr. Brown tomorrow?
A. In the hotel. B. In the restaurant. C. In the office.
第二节:(共 6 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 6 分)
听下面三短对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有两道小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最
佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第 5 段材料,回答第 5 至第 6 小题。
5. What should the speakers do?
A. Visit a school. B. Do some cleaning. C. Plan an activity.
6. When will the guest students arrive?
A. In the first period. B. Before the sixth period. C. After the seventh period.
听第 6 段材料,回答第 7 至第 8 小题。
7. What does the woman want the man to do?
A. Take her to the hospital. B. Wash the dishes for her. C. Look after her baby.
8. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Neighbours. B. Couple. C. Classmates.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 9 至第 10 小题。
9. What does the speaker read every day?
A. Comic books. B. Newspapers. C. Novels.
10. Why does the speaker like reading?
A. To keep a good mood. B. To improve writing skills. C. To enjoy the chance to relax.
第三节:(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
听下面一段对话,根据题目要求在相应的横线上写下第 1 题至第 5 题的关键信息。每小题仅填写
一.个. 词。这段对话你将听两遍。
Room Reservation Form
Guest’s Name Dave 1
Type of Room A 2 room with a view of the 3
Check-in Day 4 21
Length of Stay 6 nights
Payment By credit card
Phone No. 5第二部分 完形填空 (共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
Washington is home to lots of trees and lots of fireplaces and wood-burning 1 too. But what if you
lived there and couldn't cut wood or wasn't able to pay someone to do it? 2 , Shane McDaniel and his twin
sons, Harrison and Henry McDaniel, 21, are happy to 3 an axe (斧头). The three men cut truckloads of
wood, and then 4 it to those in need. "I want to help people who are 5 cardboard because they've
got nothing else," Shane explained to heraldnet.com.
"The idea 6 as a father-son bonding (建立关系) project," he told msn.com. "I had to cut wood with
my dad. He just loved doing it," says Shane. He wanted to pass down that feeling, so he and the twins spent the
summer of 2018 cutting wood. The 7 was a great wall of wood 8 around their house. To buy that
much would cost about $10,000.
It was too much for the McDaniels themselves to use, and when the weather turned 9 that November,
Shane started thinking of others. He 10 on Facebook, "If you are in need of firewood and can't 11
it, please tell me! Please 12 me and my boys to make sure no one goes cold in our neighbourhood. "
The 13 was immediate. One man 14 to donate a wood-burning furnace (火炉). Others raced
over to Shane's house, 15 more wood to the pile.
Single mom Katelyn Ticer and her four-year old daughter 16 burning wood as their only 17
of heat, so it was a relief to 18 a truckload of firewood from the McDaniels. "To get that much wood
brought me to tears," she told msn.com. "So much 19 is off my shoulders. I couldn't be more 20 . "
1. A. factories B. stoves C. stores D. lights
2. A. Finally B. Purely C. Luckily D. Generally
3. A. repair B. make C. lend D. send
4. A. sold B. displayed C. contributed D. rented
5. A. collecting B. burning C. giving D. throwing
6. A. died B. increased C. started D. sank
7. A. result B. response C. encouragement D. duty
8. A. piled up B. caught up C. broken down D. shown off
9. A. dry B. cold C. warm D. foggy
10. A. apologized B. overlooked C. acted D. posted
11. A. record B. discover C. afford D. secure
12. A. persuade B. advise C. remind D. help
13. A. reaction B. recommendation C. appointment D. guidance14. A. failed B. refused C. hesitated D. offered
15. A. adding B. attaching C. tying D. sticking
16. A. referred to B. relied on C. dreamed of D. insisted on
17. A. explanation B. state C. way D. progress
18. A. harvest B. receive C. transport D. select
19. A. injury B. wisdom C. joy D. stress
20. A. thankful B. interested C. convinced D. helpful
第三部分 阅读理解(共 16 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 32 分)
A
Where Will You Go for Spring Break
Where are you going for Spring Break? The options are endless. Do you want to get your blood pumping
from thrilling travels? Look no further! These tours and destinations will keep you on your toes all week long.
Panama:This underrated destination is a littleknown secret for most tourists! Through this tour you’ll get to
hike, snorkel(使用呼吸管潜泳) and explore all the best sights this beautiful country has offered! Eight•day tours
for $250/day.
Canada:This diverse country is full of options. Explore the east of Canada and visit cities such as Montreal,
Quebec or Toronto. If you’re feeling adventurous, explore the western part of the country with a Canadian
Rockies tour. During this twelve•day tour you will hike a glacier to beautiful scenery and wander through
postcard•worthy villages. Tours to Canada for $200/day.
Iceland:Check off one of the seven wonders of the world with a tour of the Northern Lights and Golden
Circle. Spend seven days full of adventure like hiking glaciers, snowshoeing through Thingvellir National Park,
relaxing in the Geysir Hot Springs and of course experiencing the glory of the Northern Lights! Seven•day tours
for $300/day.
South Africa:Discover the diverse culture and wildlife that makes up South Africa. Your tour plan includes a
journey along the coast known as “Rainbow Nation”. Here you will enjoy beautiful scenery, a hunting tour
through Addo Elephant National Park and the wildlife in Tsitsikamma National Park. Nine•day tours for $230/day.
1.What is the common characteristic of the travels mentioned in the text?
A.Environmental B.Risky C.
Educational D.Exciting 2.
According to the text, Panama is a destination which .
A.offers an option to hike in the park
B.you can go to for enjoying surfing C
.is not as famous as the other three D
.takes the most time of the four tours
3.Which destination costs tourists the most money?A.Panama. B.Canada.
C.Iceland. D.South Africa.
4.What can be learned from the text? A.
Tourists can take a hot shower only in Iceland.
B.Tourists can enjoy a hunting tour through Tsitsikamma National Park. C
.Canada offers a Rockies tour for tourists to explore the east.
D.Tourists can hike glaciers in both Canada and Iceland.
B
A 7yearold boy in Ohio tried to sell his toy dog, police in Franklin said. “We heard about the boy from a
man who came into the police station and said there was a small child carrying a stuffed animal in a busy street of
Franklin,” Franklin Police Officer Steve Dunham said.
When officers went to the area, Dunham spotted the boy in front of a shop and got out of his car to speak with
him. “The boy was really nervous at first,” Dunham said. “He told me he was hungry and needed food.”
Chief Russ Whitman added the boy said he had not eaten for several days. While other officers went to the
child’s home, Dunham took the boy to a fast food restaurant and the two had dinner together.
The officers who went to investigate the boy’s home reported that it was in terrible condition and there were
other children there, adding that they found garbage and liquor bottles everywhere. Four other children—11,12,
15 and 17—also lived in the house. The parents, who were home at the time, were each charged with child
neglect.
Child Protective Services contacted other family members to pick up the children. The 7yearold watched
cartoons at the police station with a policeman for a few hours until a family member picked him up. The boy’s
parents were not jailed, but the children remained in the care of relatives, according to Franklin Police. St. Vincent
De Paul at St. Mary’s Church in Franklin is organizing a donation drive to raise money for the family, according to
Whitman.
“I’m very proud of my officers for what they did, but officers across the nation go above and beyond every
single day,”Whitman said.“You can find stories like this everywhere with police officers every day. That’s why
we get into the business—to help people.”
1.Why did the 7yearold boy try to sell his toy dog?
A.Because he needed to own a stuffed animal.
B.Because he was concerned with the police.
C.Because he wanted to get money for food. D
.Because he had no time to do some cooking.
2.What did Dunham do when other officers went to the boy’s home? A.
He bought the toy from the boy.
B.He took the boy to his own home. C
.He took the boy to the police station.D.He bought the boy some food.
3.How many children are there in the boy’s home?
A.4. B.5. C.6. D.7.
4.What makes Whitman proud?
A.Beginning the business. B.Going across the nation.
C.Helping people in need. D.Finding the parents guilty.
C
Psychology tells us that many people hate to take risks. But it is good for us
to take risks, especially when the risk is to achieve a desired result. In that way,
we become stronger and braver.
Our human nature should be to take risks, but some people just sit and wish they didn’t have the fear to move
on. This is because they have failed a few times in their lives. Please step out and don’t let the past hold you back
from living life to the fullest. Move forward and move on! In studying the psychology of taking risks, we find that
human nature provides us with the desire to experiment and take chances.
Risktaking is a great advantage that allowed our ancestors to become stronger and stronger day by day. By
taking risks they fought off enemies and discovered new territories. This attitude has become a part of our modern
culture. Riding a roller coaster is a common risk•taking activity. Even each person seems to enjoy the risk
although they have the understanding that it is dangerous. This psychological and biological connection creates an
interesting connection between what is unsafe and what humans enjoy.
Getting in a car each day is a risk. Getting out of bed is a risk, too. We need to take risks so that we can
complete many things. Astronauts take risks when they get inside a spacecraft; however, the things they achieve
are great. Businessmen take risks when they buy parts of a company; however, without doing that, they could not
make more money.
We need to take risks so that we can gain something. It is impossible to move forward in life, earn money,
enjoy a relationship, play a sport, or do anything else without taking risks. It is all part of the game. It’s one of the
most important parts of life.
1.Some people don’t want to take risks, mainly because .
A.they are too lazy to move on B.
they feel pleased with the present life C
.they have failed several times before
D.they show little interest in the strange world outside
2.What does the underlined part “This attitude” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Fighting off enemies. B.Taking risks.
C.Discovering new territories. D.Becoming stronger and stronger.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.We can always achieve our goals by taking risks.
B.The safest place has the greatest risk.C.People should take risks when they are young.
D.Daily life is full of risks.
4.What would be the title for the passage?
A.No Risk, No Gain
B.Risks Taken by Ancestors
C.Live Our Life to the Fullest
D.Taking Risks Is Easier Said than Done
D
Musicians are said to have better language skills and scientific studies have backed that up. But it’s not clear
why that might be the case.
Now, a study of 74 Chinese kindergarteners suggests six months of piano lessons can heighten the brain’s
response to changes in pitch (声调). And kids who got piano lessons were also better at telling apart two
similar-sounding Mandarin (普通话) words, which contained different consonants (辅音), than were students who
got extra reading training or who went through regular kindergarten.
Mandarin is a tonal language — the famous example is the word ma which can mean mother or horse
depending on its pitch. So might musical training translate better to Mandarin than it would to English?
Yeah, it’s possible that this influenced the results, said Robert Desimone, a neuroscientist (神经科学家) at
the McGovern Institute at MIT. But he says other studies do back up the fact that music lessons benefit language
learners, even in countries without tonal languages. “And what our study added on top of that was some idea of
the neural basis for those benefits.”
And if you don’t own a piano, don’t despair. The reading group actually did just as well on many measures as
the piano group. “Reading’s pretty good actually. We don’t mean to disvalue reading instruction.”
“More important,” he says, “was to show piano wasn’t actually worse than reading for these skills...” thus
perhaps encouraging cash-strapped schools to bring their music programs alive.
1. Which of the following is true according to the article?
A. It’s obvious why musicians have better language skills.
B. Reading works better than a piano for language skills.
C. Musicians tend to be better language learners.
D. Music lessons are greatly valued in money-tight schools.
2. What does the underlined part in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Musical training makes Mandarin easier than English to understand.B. Musical training contributes better to learning a tonal language than a non-tonal one.
C. Musicians translate Mandarin better than English.
D. Musical lessons help English learners more than Mandarin learners
3. From what column of the magazine might the article be taken?
A. Literature. B. Entertainment. C. Economy. D. Education.
4. What may be the best title of the article?
A. Musicians Are Smarter
B. Reading Helps Language Learning
C. Benefits of Language Learning
D. Piano Lessons Tune Up Language Skills
第四部分 用()内所给动词的正确时.态.语.态.填空(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
1.The politician (wait) for his visa for days before he got it.
2. Just as I got to the school gate, I realized I (leave) my book in the cafe.
3. I (drive) down to London when I suddenly found that I was on the wrong road.
4. When I got to Peter’s house, his birthday party (hold) at the back yard.
5. Lily doesn’t work here. She (help) out until the new designer comes.
第五部分 语法填空 (共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空,在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白
处用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
A
Joe is a digital native 1 has been using the internet since he was a child. 2 (surf) the internet
is definitely a big part of his life. He thinks online shopping is so convenient 3 he can save much time and
energy in daily life. But his parents hold different ideas. They keep telling me to go out with school friends, not
just on social media.
B
Li Ying is a go-getter, who likes setting goals for 4 (she). She always says, "When I set out to do
something, I do my best 5 (achieve) it." Biology is her favourite subject, and her target is to prepare
herself for her degree at university. She is always attentive in classes and thinks 6 (active).
C
After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room, feeling 7 (tire). Coming to Guizhou
Province to teach had been quite an experience for him. Zhang Tian 8 (graduate) from university and got
a teacher's certificate last year. He 9 (inspire) by the idea of 10 (live) independently away
from home. Zhang Tian travelled to the village with an eager heart.第六部分 用()内所给词的正确形式填空 (共 4 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 4 分)
1. I often burst out (laugh) when I hear funny stories.
2. Online learning resources seems to be (end).
3. There is a growing (tend) for people to work at home instead of in offices.
4. Tom’s wife bought him a fashionable (wool) coat as his birthday present.
第七部分 请根据所给的首字母提示完成句子,每空一词 (共 4 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 4 分)
1.Take good care of trees and bushes. We should live in h with nature.
2.Taking photos is strictly f in the museum.
3. In summer, lightning usually a thunder.
4.The package was two kilos o , so I had to take some food out of it.