2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (IV).doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题 (IV)第一部分 听力 （共两节 满分30分）第一节 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。1. Why are the speakers putting off their picnic?A. There are cats and dogs outside. B. It is raining heavily. C. They have no time.2. What will the man do at the weekend?A. Make some plans. B. Study for a test. C. Play football with his friends.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a cotton field. B. On a plane. C. On a train.4. What will the woman have to do?A. Buy a ticket for the 10 oclock flight. B. Change the ticket to a different flight. C. Go to the airport immediately.5. What does the man plan to do this holiday?A. Go on a trip.B. Stay at home.C. Buy another car.第二节 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. Where is the woman now?A. In New York. B. In New Delhi. C. In London.7. When will the speakers go shopping, most probably?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does the man e to the shop?A. To change a shirt. B. To buy a skirt. C. To have an interview.9. When does the shop close on Saturday?A. At 4 p.m. B. At 7 p.m. C. At 8 p.m.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Which kind of flat did the woman want to live in?A. A flat near a bus station. B. A flat near the university. C. A flat near a supermarket.11. How many bedrooms does the woman need in the flat?A. One. B.Two. C. Three.12. What will the woman probably do next?A. Have a look at the flat.B. Go to buy some furniture.C. Rent the flat immediately.听第9段材料， 回答第13至16题。13. What kind of tea is the woman tasting?A. Green tea. B. Black tea. C. Oolong tea.14. How many kinds of tea are there, according to the man?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.15. What does the woman think of tea culture?A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing.16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Father and daughter. C. Boss and secretary.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which college was founded first?A. The college of Law.B. The college of Medicine.C. The college of Science and Engineering.18. What happened to the university in 1947?A. It was founded.B. Its name was changed.C. A museum was built in it.19. How can students borrow books from the university library?A. By showing their student card.B. By showing their ID card.C. By showing their library card.20. What can we learn about the university?A. There are 2,800 students in total.B. It is the third oldest university in Japan.C. It has partnerships with many other universities.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 Top 5 Must See Places in BeijingBeijing is an old capital city with a lot of tourists attractions. What is the most representative place in Beijing? The answers are various. Here are the Top 5 Must See Places in Beijing.Forbidden City The Forbidden City is the ideal place for you to begin your exploration of Beijing. Make sure to wear fortable shoes as you have to walk a lot! A multilingual guide recorder is remended, as it can tell you the stories behind the palace.Opening Hour: 8:30-17:00Entrance Fee: RMB 60Tiananmen Square Lying in the heart of Beijing City, it is the place for massive parades and gathering. It boasts of the largest square of such kind in the world. At sunrise and sunset the raising and lowering ceremony of the Chinese National Flag is well worth seeing. Ticket fees: FreeOpening Time: Whole DayGreat Wall Most of the sections of the Great Wall in Beijing are well-preserved, and the most famous section is Badaling. For the Great Wall hiking, get ready for strong footwear. For hot weather, please also prepare sunblock, sunglasses and water.Badaling Great Wall:Ticket Fees: RMB40 (Nov. 01 to Mar. 31); RMB 45 (Apr. 01 to Oct. 31) Open Hours: 6:40 to 18:30 Summer Palace Regarded as the largest imperial garden in China, the Summer Palace is in fact a park-styled royal retreat. With masterly design and artistic architecture integrating the highlight of Chinese garden arts, it has earned a title of Royal Garden Museum.Open Time: 6:30-20:30Ticket Fee: RMB 40 (low season) / RMB 50 (peak season during the holidays)Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven worked as sacrificial pound buildings for the Ming and Qing emperors. Whats the intriguing by-production of the temple is that if you enter the Temple of Heaven in the early morning, you can find many people doing all types of Kungfu, Taiji, dancing and other morning exercises. Open Time: 6:00-21:00Ticket Fee: RMB 3521. At 5:45 in the morning, what could one enjoy? AThe artistic architectural design of the Summer Palace. BWandering about on the Tiananmen Square. CThe sunrise on the Badaling Great Wall. DExercises of Kungfu and Taiji in the Temple of Heaven. 22. Which is the most suitable place for those who want to go square dancing in the morning?A. Temple of Heaven B. Tiananmen SquareC. Summer Palace D. Forbidden City23. If Li Hua wants to visit the Summer Palace and Badaling Great Wall during the National Day, how much should he pay for the tickets?A. 80 B. 85 C. 90 D. 9524. According to the passage, tourists are remended to use a multilingual guide recorder when visiting _.A. Tiananmen Square B. Temple of HeavenC. Forbidden City D. Summer Palace BMy parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didnt know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friends house. Though I knew I wouldnt tell her about my parents situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on. I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that Id stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity.” “What is it?” I asked. “To talk, you and I” he said. “To hold a private little meeting about what were going to do with your mom and dad, and what were going to do with ourselves now that were in the situation we are in.” “But we cant do anything about it. Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was. And thats how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life from how fast things change to how they sometimes dont change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be. Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means youll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”25. I wished to get out of the house because _. A. I was eager to have fun with my best friend B. I found nobody to share my feelings with C. I wanted to escape from the dark house D. I planned to tell my friend about my trouble26. Grandpa was happy to see me because _. A. he could discuss the problem with me B. he had not seen me for a long lime C. he was afraid of darkness D. he felt quite lonely27. What can be inferred from the passage? A. The grandchild was eager to leave. B. They would have more chats. C. The lights would go out again. D. It would no longer be dark. C More than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are drunk throughout the world each day, and its likely that many taste bitter. Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink sweeter by changing the color of their cups. Researchers from Oxford set out to prove whether the claim that coffee drunk from a white cup tastes bitter was true. They used 36 volunteers and three different colored cups-blue, white and transparent(透明的) glass- to examine the claim. In one experiment, the white cup increased the intensity (浓度) of the coffee taste relative to the transparent cup. Then, in a second experiment, coffee drunk from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when pared to the other colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest.The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with bitterness, and coffee in a white cup appears the brownest.“Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste,”leading author Dr George Doorn, wrote in an article for The Conversation. “The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggests that cafe owners should carefully consider the color of their cups,”he said,“The potential effects may spell the difference between a one-time purchase and a return customer.”Actually, the idea that color can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago. A study published last year reported that red, strawberry-flavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate.28. The passage is mainly about _. A. the popularity of sweet coffee B. an experiment made in Oxford C. the effect of cup color on coffees taste D. useful tips on how to make coffee29. In which cup will coffee taste the sweetest A. A white cup B. A blue cup C. A transparent cup D. A brown cup30. Cafowners should consider their cups color in order to _. A. reduce the daily expenses B. show their taste in coffee C. appeal to more customers D. make their caf different31. We learn from the passage that_. A. coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass. B. over 2 billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year. C. Dr. George Doorn wrote an article about making conversations. D. the idea that color could affect the taste of drink is not new. DIn the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical(热带的)Atlantic and Caribbean seas（加勒比海）. Of these, only about half a dozen bees the strong, circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that are called hurricanes, and several usually make their way to the coast. There they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people. The great storms that hit the coast start as soft circling wind hundreds even thousands of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the southeast winds. When conditions are just right, warm, moist（潮湿）air flows in at the bottom of such a wind, moves upward through it and es out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat is changed to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to move in a counter-clockwise motion（逆时针运动）. The life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat given off by a hurricanes rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12 inch downpours , causing sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea the mountains of water moving toward the hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore. 32. When is an ordinary tropical storm called a hurricane?A. When it begins in the Atlantic and Caribbean seas.B. When it hits the coastline. C. When it is more than 75 miles wide.D. When its winds reach 75 miles per hour. 33. What is the worst thing about hurricanes?A. That they last about nine days.B. The heat they give off. C. The terrible effects of water. D. Their strong winds. 34. Here the word “downpour” means _. A. heavy rainfall B. dangerous wavesC. the progress of water to the hurricane center D. the increasing heat35. Which statement about a hurricane is wrong?A. It travels more than 75 miles per hour.B. It usually stays about 9 days. C. It usually causes 6 to 12 inch downpours. D. It sometimes brings the sea water level to the height of 15 feet.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。 Tips for cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money and time. _36_Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule: Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the ing week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready?_37_ Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? _38_ it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. _39_ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start. _40_ and dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live! A. Understand your food better.B. Make three or four more instead. C. Ability is easily improved.D. Try new things.E. Cooking is a burden for many people.F. These are some of the questions to consider when planning. G. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 完形填空（共20小题；每题1. 5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 When I was 13 my only purpose was to bee the star on our football team. That meant 41 Miller King, who was the best 42 at our school.Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 43 .Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 44 . He looked very 45 , but he didnt cry. That season, I 46 all of Millers records while he 47 the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 48 I often had bad dreams in which I was to blame for Millers 49 .One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 50 going over a fencewhich wasnt 51 to climb if you had both arms. Im sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 52 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 53 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 54 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didnt tell you this during the season, but you did 55 . Thank you for filling in for 56 .” His words freed me from my bad 57 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 58 ahead of me. I was right to have 59 him. From that day on，I grew 60 and a little more real.41. A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. staying with42. A. coach B. student C. teacher D. player43. A. practice B. show C. fort D. pleasure44. A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training45. A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D. ashamed46. A. held B. broke C. set D. tried47. A. reported B. judged C. organized D. watched48. A. and B. then C. but D. thus49. A. decision B. mistake C. accident D. sacrifice50. A. stuck B. hurt C. tired D. lost51. A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit52. A. praise B. advice C. assistance D. apology53. A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed54. A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D. safe55. A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally56. A. us B. yourself C. me D. them57. A. memories B. i