安徽省蚌埠市第一中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（含解析）

蚌埠一中2020学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语考试时间：120分钟 试卷分值：150分 命题人： 审核人：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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.1. What does John find difficult in learning German?A. Pronunciation. B. Vocabulary. C. Grammar.2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bank. B. At a ticket office. C. On a train.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. A restaurant. B. A street. C. A dish.5. What does the woman think of her interview?A. It was tough. B. It was interesting. C. It was successful.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，回答第6、7题。6. When will Judy go to a party?A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.7. What will Max do next?A. Fly a kite. B. Read a magazine. C. Do his homework.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man suggest doing at first?A. Going to a concert. B. Watching a movie. C. Playing a computer game.9. What do the speakers decide to do?A. Visit Mike. B. Go boating. C. Take a walk.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Which color do cats see better than humans?A. Red. B. Green. C. Blue.11. Why do cats bring dead birds home?A. To eat them in a safe place.B. To show off their hunting skills.C. To make their owners happy.12. How does the man sound at the end of the conversation?A. Grateful. B. Humorous. C. Curious.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who is Macy?A. Eds mother. B. Eds teacher. C. Eds friend.14. How does Ed usually go to kindergarten?A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.15. What does Ed enjoy doing at the kindergarten?A. Telling stories. B. Singing songs. C. Playing with others.16. What do the teachers say about Ed?A. Hes clever. B. Hes quiet. C. Hes brave.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. At what age did Emily start learning ballet?A. Five. B. Six. C. Nine.18. Why did Emily move to Toronto?A. To work for a dance school.B. To perform at a dance theater.C. To learn contemporary dance.19. Why did Emily quit dancing?A. She was too old to dance.B. She failed to get a scholarship.C. She lost interest in it.20. How does Emily feel about stopping training?A. Shes pleased. B. Shes regretful. C. Shes upset.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。AChinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.Parents can see that their childrens skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that todays children lack self-respect and self-confidence.The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need tobe confident, happy and clever.Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.1. Parents in China, according to this passage, _.A. are too strict with their childrenB. are too rich to educate their childrenC. have some problems in educating their children correctlyD. are too poor to educate their children2. The writer of the passage does not seem to be satisfied with _.A. the parents ideas of educating their childrenB. the education systemC. childrens skillsD. childrens hobbies3. Doing some cooking at home helps children _.A. learn how to serve their parentsB. learn how to become strong and fatC. benefit from it and prepare themselves for the futureD. make their parents believe that they are clever4. According to the last paragraph we can conclude that _.A. broken radios and television sets are usefulB. ones curiosity may be useful for his later lifeC. an engineer must fix many broken radiosD. a good student should spend much time repairing radios【答案】1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B【解析】试题分析：文章介绍了中国的父母在孩子教育上有问题，体现在不注重学前教育，上学后又只重视学习，不注重孩子生活技能的培养。其实教会孩子做饭、缝纫、修理等技能不仅帮助孩子培养责任感，建立自信心，还能在技能培养中产生兴趣和好奇感，这对他们今后的生活有很大的影响。【1题详解】推理题：阅读第一、二段内容可知中国父母在孩子教育上存有很多问题，如不重视学前教育、送孩子出国留学、给孩子报太多的课外班等。故选C。【2题详解】推理题：阅读文章可知作者对家长只注重学习，不注重孩子技能培养的教育方法不满。故选A。【3题详解】细节题：根据第六段第一句“Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. ”教会孩子做饭会提高在今后生活中他会需要的许多技能。故选C。【4题详解】推理题：阅读最后一段可知兴趣和好奇心是最好的老师，对人们以后的生活有很大影响。故选B。考点：考查科教类阅读BTickets for the 2020 World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale, with fans able to apply on FIFAs website. FIFA is expecting a similar demand to that in Germany 2020, when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64 matches. And now around 3.3 million tickets will be available for the matches in 2020.Tickets will range in price from58 for first-round matches to632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for 15The Price of Football - World Cup 2020ItemsPricesItemsPricesTicket58-112Final ticket281-632Sun cream9.50T-shirt13McDonalds meal11Water1.28Imported beer3.83Domestic beer1.91Coffee2.55Average dinner29“Its always difficult to predict,” said FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil. “But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than in South Africa in 2020.” According to FIFA, the 2020 World Cup was attended by more than 3.3 million fans. Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa, although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lowerAll applications made before 10th October 2020 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests. The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come, first-served basis. Another phase（阶段） will begin on 8th December after the draw is made. The tournament begins on 12th June, with Brazil playing the opener in Sao PauloA study on the price of World Cup 2020 looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between46 and797 a night, while packages range from2,999 to14,9995. How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match?A. 15 B. 58C. 112 D. 6326. From the passage we know that Thierry Weil_.A. feels proud of what they achieved in South Africa 2020B. feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2020C. holds the belief that Brazil 2020 will be the greatest world cupD. believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2020 than South Africa 20207. What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10, 2020?A. They will sell the spare tickets to the applicantsB. They will sell on a first-come, first-served basisC. They will choose the applicants based on a random selection drawD. They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8【答案】5. A 6. D 7. C【解析】试题分析：2020年巴西世界杯就要开幕了，网上预订门票也火爆预售中。国际足联认为，本届世界杯应该更“像2020年的德国而不是像南非”一样火热。【5题详解】细节信息题。根据文章第二段中“Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for15.”可知，当地的学生只要买票只需要15镑。故该题正确答案为A.【6题详解】细节信息题。根据文章第三段中Thierry Weil所讲：“But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than in South Africa in 2020.”可知，他相信本次世界杯的情况会更像德国的那次而非2020年的南非世界杯。以及下文所提到的数据可知，从球迷参加人数上，南非世界杯不及德国世界杯。由此可知，Thierry Weil认为比起南非世界杯，本次巴西世界杯会有更多的球迷来参加。故该题正确答案为D.【7题详解】细节信息题。根据文章倒数第二段的第一句“All applications made before 10th October 2020 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests.”可知，对于2020年十月十号之前的订票申请，如果票数不够的话，会采取随机抽取的形式。故该题正确答案为C.CSPORTS EVENTSBASKETBALL:Central Sports Centre. City Road.All Stars vs Rockets, Saturday 8: 30 p.m. $12Northerners vs Tigers, Sunday noon $14BUSHWALKING (越野走)：Meet at Wanda Station, Saturday 9:00 a.m. sharp for 3-hour walk to Canary Mountains. $7, ph 341-5432 Meet at Westley Station, Sunday 9:00 a.m. sharp for a full day walk to Wombak Valley. $5, ph 341-8643. Bring your own lunch.FOOTBALL:St Martins Sports CentreSt Martins vs Doonsberg, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $8Eastside Central vs Light Hill, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $8Neill Park Recreation CentreNeill Park vs Robinson, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $11Essen vs Springwood, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $11LAWN BOWLS(草坪滚木球）：Tans Town B.CTans Town vs White Vale, Saturday 9:00 p.m. $10Wake Hill B.C.Wake Hill vs Colls, Saturday 2: 00 p.m. $98. According to the passage, the most popular time for the sporting events may be _.A. Sat 8:30 pm B. Sun noonC. Sun 2:00 pm D. Sat 2:00 pm9. The purpose of the passage is to let people _.A. compare the prices of the matchesB. find the nearest place to watch a matchC. know the sport matches and come to watch themD. spend their money on these matches wisely10. You may find the passage most probably in a _.A. handbook B. newspaper about match reviewsC. magazine about ball matches D. notice11. If you have $18, you can go to watch both _.A. Walk Hill vs Colls and Essen vs SpringwoodB. All Stars vs Rockets and the bushwalking at Westley StationC. Neill Park vs Robinson and Eastside Central vs Light HillD. St Matins vs Doonsberg and Northerners vs Tigers【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B【解析】试题分析：文章大意：本文是一则广告。文章分别介绍了4种不同的体育项目，以及时间、地点及价格等信息。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据全文的内容可知，其时间多次提及到Saturday 2:00 p.m，故可以知道此时间对于体育项目是最受欢迎。选D【9题详解】推理判断题。文章分别介绍了4种不同的体育项目，以及时间、地点及价格等信息。其目的是让观众了解比赛及观看比赛。选C【10题详解】推理判断题。根据文章的标题SPORTS EVENTS及其内容可知，本文最可能是一则广告或布告。选D【11题详解】细节理解题。根据文章All Stars vs Rockets, Saturday 8: 30 p.m. $12和Meet at Westley Station, Sunday 9:00 a.m. sharp for a full day walk to Wombak Valley. $5, ph 341-8643可得出答案。选B考点：考查广告布告类短文阅读DGreen is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.Sometimes, the word “green” means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns(角)had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has todaya person who is new in a job.Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb(大拇指). The expression comes from the early 20th century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well.Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling , jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster （怪物）is not a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants. For example, a young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if you get a pay rise and he does not.In most places in the world, a green light means to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means agree to continue with a project.12. A greenhorn now refers to _.A. a person who is new in a jobB. a new soldier.C. a young horseD. a cow without horns13. A person with a green thumb is a person _.A. who is good at growing plantsB. whose thumbs are of green colorC. whose garden is greener than othersD. who is younger than his neighbors14. A man may meet the green-eyed monster if _.A. he sees a dangerous animalB. he reads a sad playC. his friend gets a prize that he wantsD. he cant get something15. The main idea of the passage is _.A. a greenhornB. a green thumbC. the Green RevolutionD. the word “green” and its story【答案】12. A 13. A 14. C 15. D【解析】试题分析：本文属于文化类阅读，介绍了与green有关的几个短语的含义以及这些短语的意义的历史变迁。【12题详解】A 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has todaya person who is new in a job. 可知现在“greenhorn”就是指工作方面的新手。故A正确。【13题详解】A 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well.可知“A person with a green thumb”是指一个能让植物长得很好的人，也就是擅长园艺的人。故A正确。【14题详解】C 推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants. For example, a young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if you get a pay rise and he does not.可知the green-eyed monster就是指嫉妒别人拥有了你想要的东西的人。所以当你的朋友得到了你想要的奖项的时候，你会很嫉妒他。就可能会遇见the green-eyed monster。故C正确。【15题详解】D 主旨大意题。文章中叙述了的多个关于green的短语“a greenhorn、 a green thumb和the green-eyed monster”的不同意义以及这些短语的来历和在不同的时期的不同的含义。故D正确。考点：考查文化类阅读第二节（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。Every one complains（抱怨）. Even if you argue that you are the happiest person in the world, you still complain sometimes.Sometimes you complain: without even realizing it, but rarely is it ever helpful. _16_Here are some tips to stop complaint and give up the negative thoughts:_17_When you find yourself thinking or saying a negative comment about something or someone, stop and force yourself to say something positive instead. Seek the help of a cheerful friend to change you when you complain and help you to see the positive in the situation.Make a list of things that we are grateful for.We often complain about the things we dont have without noticing those things we already have.Be grateful for what we have in our life because we are lucky simply for being ourselves. _18_Learn to adapt to the changes. There are many things we cant change._19_ Always find the positive side of each situation, regardless of however difficult the situation is. With parents and friends support, we can survive any life changes.Find what makes you happy._20_Maybe it is time to make the hard decision to move on to another job or career.Uncover what your biggest complaints are about and see if you can change the situation to make you happy. Choose happiness, focus on the positive, and be kind always!A. Sometimes this list can be easy, full of hobbies you enjoy.B. Are you constantly complaining about your present job?C. So how can you manage to force yourselves to end complaining?D. Set down things we are thankful for and well see that we dont have any reason to complain.E. Change the way you think.F. The best and only thing we can do is to accept them.G. Make positive people friends.【答案】16. C 17. E18. D 19. F20. B【解析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲了人人都会抱怨，即使你是世界上最幸福的人。作者提供了一些如何停止抱怨，放弃消极想法的建议。【16题详解】根据空前but rarely is it ever helpful.抱怨没有用途以及空后Here are some tips to stop complaint and give up the negative thoughts提供一些建议，可知过渡句应该是“如何设法使自己停止抱怨”，故选C。【17题详解】根据上文When you find yourself thinking or saying a negative comment about something or someone, stop and force yourself to say something positive instead.可知当你发现自己在思考或说关于某件事或某个人的负面评论时，停下来强迫自己说一些积极的事情。小标题应该简短，概括下文内容，E选项“改变你思考的方式”切题，故选E。【18题详解】小标题Make a list of things that we are grateful for.列举出我们感激的事情以及空前We often complain about the things we dont have without noticing those things we already have.我们会忽略拥有的东西。和“set down”相呼应，故选D。【19题详解】上文There are many things we cant change. 说有许多事情我们无法改变，该空承接上文，F选项“我们能做的最好的也是唯一的事情就是接受它们”切题，故选F。【20题详解】下文Maybe it is time to make the hard decision to move on to another job or career.说也许是时候做出艰难的决定，换工作或职业了，该空引出下文，B选项“你经常抱怨你现在的工作吗?”切题，故选B。第三部分 英语知识运用（共二节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A man died and was on his way to another_21_, either the Heaven or the Hell. He saw an extremely_22_pala