2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (II).doc

2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 (II)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，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 does the woman imply?A. Her doorbell doesnt need repairing.B. The man has just arrived on time.C. It is not the right time for her.2. What do we know about Monica?A. Her English is very good.B. She speaks English quickly.C. Her spoken English is still not so good.3. What can be inferred from the conversation?A. The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B. The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.C. Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.4. What subjects does the man need to mind?A. English and history.B. Math and physics.C. Physics and chemistry.5. How did the man get the result of the match?A. From the TV.B. From the radio.C. From the newspaper.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Why is the man away?A. To buy a present.B. To wait for something.C. To be on business.7. When is the mans birthday?A. Three days later.B. Four days later.C. Five days later.8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman has a present for the man.B. The man has a present for the woman.C. The man will be back in four days.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What can we know about the Sonic?A. Its light and big.B. Its a little expensive.C. It accesses the Internet slowly.10. How much is the Tote?A. $ 90.45B. $ 95.50C. $ 185.9511. Which one does the woman buy finally?A. The Sonic.B. The Tote.C. Nothing.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. To buy some food.B. To make tomato soup.C. To bring back the cafe.13. Which of the following is suggested by the woman?A. A pie.B. A salad.C. A sandwich.14. What does the woman think of the man?A. Lazy.B. Greedy.C. Curious.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is asked to do by the woman?A. To book a room for a meeting.B. To book a room for a dinner.C. To book a room for a contest.16. Why does the woman want the room on the fourth floor?A. It is spacious (宽敞的).B. It has a puter.C. There are some pictures in it.17. What do we know about the woman?A. She is in charge of the activity.B. She is strict with the man very much.C. She is the secretary of the school office.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is the funniest?A. The grandfather.B. The mother.C. The father.19. How many people are there in Jimmys family?A. Four.B. Two.C. Three.20. What do the twin sisters probably do in Los Angeles?A. Visit the city.B. Receive education.C. Work in a bookstore.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）I arrived at my mothers home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.“Oh?” Mom said, “Thats Mamas quilt.”I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didnt look like any of the quilts she had made.“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes, she said. “Im still working on it. See, this is what Ive done so far.”I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched (缝) a piece of cloth with these words: “My mother made many quilts. She didnt get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”“Oh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by pleting my grandmothers quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.21. Why did the author go to mothers home?A. To see her mothers quilts.B. To help prepare for a show.C. To get together for the family dinner.D. To discuss her grandmothers life.22. The author was surprised because .A. the quilt looked very strangeB. her grandmother liked the quiltC. the quilt was the best she had seenD. her mother had made some changes23. The underlined word “crooked” in the passage most probably means .A. UnfinishedB. brokenC. BentD. unusual24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. A Quilt ShowB. Mothers HomeC. A Monday DinnerD. Grandmothers QuiltBWhether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to bee a lot more mon in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot pany Jibo.While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like panions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesnt just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one pany bringing social robots to the market. The panys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make remendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.25. How are social robots different from household robots?A. They can control their emotions.B. They are more like humans.C. They do the normal housework.D. They respond to users more slowly.26. What can Oshbot work as?A. A language teacher.B. A tour guide.C. A shop assistant.D. A private nurse.27. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will .A. train employeesB. be our workmatesC. improve technologiesD. take the place of workers28. What does the passage mainly present?A. A new design idea of household robots.B. Marketing strategies for social robots.C. Information on household robots.D. An introduction to social robots.CTired of Working in Your Country?With over 500 instructors and 20 years of experience, we are the leader in the field of teaching foreign languages. We now have positions open in Osaka starting September/October xx for instructions of English, German, Spanish and French. Teach many different kinds of classes using the latest technology in small classes of up to 30 students. Acmodation (住宿), and other necessary documents (文件) will be ready before you leave. Applicants will teach their first language only. Excellent teacher training programs.If you are young with a university degree and are willing to experience different cultures, apply now. Experience in teaching is an advantage but not specially required. Knowledge of the Japanese language is not necessary but good English skills and practical puter knowledge are basic requirements.Apply with C.V. and send letter to:NOVA France, Mr. Swampy (IHT 3/2)34, Bd. Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France Fax: 33148014804Or visit our website: .teachjp.The manager expects to meet and talk with successful applicants in Paris in June and July.29. What is the purpose of the text?A. To introduce a language school in Japan.B. To hire language teachers to work in Japan.C. To describe working conditions in Japan.D. To make clear the requirements for Japanese teachers.30. We know from the text that those who are going to Japan will .A. teach English only in OsakaB. receive a degree from a universityC. have free acmodationD. get trained for the job31. Before going to Japan, you need .A. to see the manager of NOVA FranceB. To take some puter coursesC. to write a letter to JapanD. to find a place to live32. If you want to work in Japan, you should .A. have some working experienceB. know how to use putersC. present good teaching plansD. speak several languagesDSome people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbacks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia, though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.33. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledgeB. cinemas are the best choice in getting informationC. reading is a cheap way of learning and having funD. newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself34. What does the sentences “Television has not killed reading, however” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?A. People only need reading, though.B. Reading is still necessary today.C. Reading is more fun than television.D. Watching television doesnt help reading.35. Which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?A. Types of books.B. Kinds of dictionaries.C. Lists of history books.D. Collections of stories and poems.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。There are three things that will get you ahead in life: good looks, smarts, and being considered as being smart. 36 And unluckily most of us are not good-looking. Lets explore some different ways to bee smarter. 37 College doesnt necessarily mean youll be smarter, just educated. It means youll be exposed to many different ideas and hopefully youll learn how to think. Being able to think outside the box and for yourself are features smart people possess.Read books and educational magazines. 38 Educational magazines are a wealth of knowledge you can share with others, thus making you sound very smart. If you do watch television, try watching something that you can learn.Expand your vocabulary. Try to learn one new word a week. It doesnt seem like much, but adding 52 new words to your vocabulary will really make you appear much smarter. Subscribing (订阅) to vocabulary. is a good start. 39 This way youre actually getting 365 words a year, but that is usually more than most people can absorb.Dont repeat everything people tell you until you know that its true. 40 They hear a strange claim and they repeat it to the nearest ear. You can do much harm to your seek for being smart if you are known for giving bad information.A. Go to college and get an education.B. The first is God-given.C. Get educated inside or outside college.D. You will have a new word sent to your email address daily.E. The programs actually provide you with information you can use.F. Uneducated people and people not considered as being smart tend to do this.G. Reading books works the brain out more than viewing television.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）“I have recently pleted my college degree. The project we were 41 in the last class was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and record their 42 .Soon, my husband and I went out to a McDonalds for 43 . We were standing in line, waiting to be 44 , when everyone around us began to back away. 45 I turned around, I smelled a 46 “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two 47 homeless men.As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “smiling”. His blue eyes were 48 of expectation as if in search of acceptance. The second man 49 awkward. I realized the second man was mentally challenged.The young lady at the 50 asked him what they wanted. He said, “coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could 51 . If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy 52 . I realized that he just wanted to be 53 . It was too cold outside.Then I really felt it- the pulsion (冲动) was so great I almost reached out and embraced the short man. I noticed all the customers in the restaurant were 54 at me, judging my every action. I smiled and 55 two more breakfast meals for the two men. The short man looked up at me in 56 with tears in his eyes.I returned to the 57 on the last evening of class with this story. I turned in “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she said, “Can I 58 this?”I nodded. She began to read 59 while every student listened attentively.In my own way I 60 the people at McDonalds, my teacher, and every student in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.41. A. taughtB. informedC. assignedD. expected42. A. reactionsB. songsC. opinionsD. stories43. A. adviceB. helpC. information D. breakfast44. A. checkedB. calledC. servedD. found45. A. BecauseB. IfC. AsD. Though46. A. horribleB. pleasantC. monD. strange47. A. handsomeB. powerfulC. richD. poor48. A. proudB. fullC. awareD. afraid49. A. lookedB. soundedC. smelledD. proved50. A. deskB. stageC. counterD. door51. A. discoverB. saveC. affordD. do52. A. anythingB. nothingC. everythingD. something53. A. warmB. aloneC. cleanD. quiet54. A. glaringB. staringC. glancingD. shouting55. A. soldB. preparedC. orderedD. searched56. A. surpriseB. reliefC. fearD. gratitude57. A. collegeB. homeC. restaurantD. hospital58. A. keepB. copyC. shareD. make59. A. silentlyB. sadlyC. fullyD. aloud60. A. persuadedB. touchedC. shockedD. warned第II卷第二节：语法填空（共10小题；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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。A superhero is a fictional character with special powers. Since the first superman story was written in the USA in 1938, superheroes 61. (appear) in various ic books around the world. But more recently they have bee better known 62. film characters. Although superhero powers vary 63. (wide), superman strength and the ability to fly are mon. Some superheroes do not have special powers 64. have developed some other important abilities. 65. (protect) friends and family, a superheros identity is normally kept secret, which often 66. (mean) superheroes have 67. plicated double life.There have been 68. (success) superheroes in countries other than the USA. Examples include Cybersix from Argentina and the heroes of AK ics from Egypt. Japan is the only country 69. has many superhero characters as the USA. However, most Japanese superheroes are short-lived. While American entertainment panies reinvent superheroes, 70. (hope) they will stay popular, Japanese panies frequently introduce new characters.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。Yesterday, I saw the old lady fall down when I was hurrying to school. I was about to help her up while a passer-by stop me, saying that I mig