广西中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

1、 最新 文档 可修改 欢迎下载 广西贺州市中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题（总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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 will the man do during the vacation?A. Wo

2、rk in a clothes store.B. Travel around with Sam. C. Go to the countryside.2. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Customer and waitress. C. Workmates.3. How does the woman sound?A. Excited. B. Confused. C. Annoyed.4. What does the woman think Tom needs?A. Puni

3、shment. B. Suggestions. C. Encouragement.5. Where does the woman find her mobile phone?A. On the table. B. On the chair. C. In her bag.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6

4、. What day is it today?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.7. What is the woman going to do first?A. Call Marks parents. B. Exchange tickets. C. Watch a match.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What problem does the boy have?A. He always gets lost on campus. B. He has difficulty in learning physics.C. He lost h

5、is class schedule.9. Where is the boy supposed to be now?A. In Building 1. B. In Building 3. C. In Building 4.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where is the woman now?A. At her home. B. In a hotel. C. In a bar.11. What did the womans neighbor complain about?A. The meeting. B. The service. C. The noise.12. W

6、hen will the party end?A. At 12:15. B. At 12:20. C. At 12:25.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Whats the mans job?A. A tour guide. B. A salesman. C. A translator.14. Who are most likely interested in this product?A. Businessmen. B. Tourists. C. Foreign students. 15. How many languages does the product conta

7、in?A. 6. B. 7. C. 8.16. Whats the woman dissatisfied with about the product?A. Its size. B. Its design. C. Its price.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What will the temperature be tomorrow?A. 1630. B. 1828. C. 1623.18. How will the day start on Sunday?A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.19. When will it probably

8、be pretty cold?A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Wednesday.20. How often is the weather forecast?A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分。温馨提示：请在答题卡上作答，在本试题上作答无效。）第一节（共30小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上的相应位置将该项涂黑。ABook InformationChildrens

9、Day is coming. Here is some information about childrens books in our bookshop.All I Want for Christmas Is YouWriter: Mariah CareyAge: for 3-7 yearsPrice: $17.99It is one of the bestsellers. It brings Christmas joy to readers. Its beautiful lyrics(歌词) will bring that same holiday spirit to readers in

10、 this picture-book about a young girl whose wish is for a new little dog.A Bears YearWriter: Kathy DuvalAge: for 4-8 yearsPrice:$18.99When spring arrives, the mother bear and her kids wake up, and as the weather warms to summer, the mother bear teaches her kids to fish. In autumn, as food grows less

11、, the family prepares for the coming winter.The Little PrinceWriter: Exupry.SAge: for l1-14 yearsPrice: $20.99The little prince lives on a small planet alone. One day he decides to leave his planet in search for the most important thing in his life. At last he finds out the answer from a fox of the

12、Earth: the power of love.The Only ChildWriter: Guo JingAge: for 5-9 yearsPrice: $22.99A little girl is lost in the forest. And she follows a deer deep into the woods. She finds herself in a strange world. But both her home and her family are very far away. How will she get back there?21. How much is

13、 All I Want for Christmas Is You?A. $17.99. B. $18.99. C. $20.99. D. $22.99.22. Who is the writer of A Bears Year!A. Mariah Carey. B. Kathy Duval. C. Exupry. S. D. Guo Jing.23. Which book is for the children of 11-14 years old?A. All I Want for Christmas Is You. B. A Bears Year.C. The Little Prince.

14、 D. The Only Child.24. The above information is about .A. Childrens movies B. Childrens toysC. Childrens shoes D. Childrens booksBA 37-year-old fast food courier（外卖小哥）, Lei Haiwei, got the first prize in the third season of The Chinese Poetry Conference on CCTV on April 4th, 2018.“My interest in anc

15、ient poems began as early as I was six years old,” Lei said after winning the poetry competition. Lei Haiwei was born in a small village in HunanProvince. When he was young, his father taught himancient poems by putting them on the kitchen wall for him to read.“My father hoped I would grow up to be

16、a man who keeps the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind.” Lei said.In 2001, Lei Haiwei graduated from a technical secondary school and found a job in Shanghai. There, he began to read books on ancient poems at bookstores or libraries in his free time because he didnt have enough money to buy b

17、ooks. He also developed a habit of reciting（背诵）poems he liked and wrote them down after coming back home.Lei Haiwei came to Hangzhou in 2008 and worked as a fast food courier. Every day, he had to take fast food to different people. On his busiest workdays, Lei Haiwei had to deliver more than 50 ord

18、ers (订单)a day. Even so, his love for poems went on and he seized(抓住）any chance to recite poems.As for his future plans, Lei Haiwei said he would go on reading and reciting more poems. Will he take part in the next poetry competition?25. When did Lei Haiwei get the first prize in the competition?A. O

19、n March 7th, 2021. B. On April 4th, 2018.C. On May 5th, 2017. D. On June 6th, 2016.26. Lei Haiwei read books on ancient poems at bookstores or libraries becauseA. he wanted to learn English thereB. he wanted to have a good rest thereC. he didnt have any friends in the cityD. he didnt have enough mon

20、ey to buy books27. What does the underlined word deliver” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. To take something to somebody. B. To say something to somebody.C. To lend something to somebody. D. To speak something to somebody.28. What would be the best title for the text?A. Fast Food Courier Won Sports C

21、ompetitionB. Fast Food Courier Won Singing CompetitionC. Fast Food Courier Won Poetry CompetitionD. Fast Food Courier Won Dancing CompetitionCTerrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within t

22、he next year. The vehiclenamed the Transitionhas two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of

23、gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at t

24、he New York Auto Show. But dont expect it to show up in too many driveways. Its expected to cost $279,000. And it wont help if youre stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann

25、 thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.Mann s

26、aid Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administrations decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to

27、 be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.29. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The basic data of the Transition. B. The advantages of flying cars.C. The potential market for flying cars. D. The designers of the Transition.30. Why is the Transi

28、tion unlikely to show up in too many driveways?A. It causes traffic jams. B. It is difficult to operate.C. It is very expensive. D. It burns too much fuel.31. What is the governments attitude to the development of the flying car?A. Cautious B. Favorable.C. Ambiguous. D. Disapproving.32. What is the

29、best title for the text?A. Flying Car at Auto Show B. The Transitions First FlightC. Pilots Dream Coming True D. Flying Car Closer to RealityDHonesty is the best policy. We may agree that admitting mistakes and behaving in a genuine way is the right way to lead our lives, but is there something in o

30、ur human nature that makes us immoral? For example, in some shops and car parks you can find an honesty box a box where you pay for something by putting money in it but it relies on you putting the right amount of cash in. This relies on people being honest and not trying to cheat but it does provid

31、e a temptation to get away with not paying the full amountPhilip Graves, a psychologist, suggests that this temptation is part of our evolution. He says, “We have evolved with the ability to be dishonest. Its part of our evolutionary psychological make-up because if we can gain an advantage over the

32、 people around us, we have a greater chance of surviving.”So why do we place such importance on being honest if we benefit from being dishonest? Its because it is selfish behavior. If everybody acted selfishly and dishonestly all the time, the world would be a very unpleasant place. As Philip Graves

33、 says, “There is a balance to strike between the extent to which we can feather our own nest, so to speak, and the risk of being ostracized (排斥) by the group.” So, for societies to work together we need to trust each other and therefore we need to be honest.Being trustworthy with money is of course

34、vital for an economy to survive. But being honest with words is another matter, saying what we think to someone can get us into hot water. However, a new anonymous messaging app has been designed that lets anyone with a link to your profile (简介) to send you a message without knowing who its from. Th

35、e app now has 300 million users which perhaps indicates how honest we really like to be but in all honesty, do you want to know what people think about you? Is honesty always the best policy?33. What does an honesty box require people to do?A. Get the change out of it freely. B. Put the correct amou

36、nt of money in it.C. Donate the pocket money to others. D. Pay a larger amount of money.34. According to Philip Graves, being dishonest_.A. is a disadvantage B. should be advocatedC. is part of our evolution D. helps people survive35. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A. The reason for being h

37、onest.B. The benefit of being dishonest.C. The outcome of selfishness.D. The importance of group work.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，并在答题卡上的相应位置将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Get Along Well with Your TeachersAs students, it is important for you to have a good relationship with your teac

38、hers. Some of you can get along well with your teachers, but others cannot. If you have trouble in doing it, dont worry. 36 Respect your teachers37 . You may not always agree with them. You may not always understand what your teachers say. However, you do need to show your basic respect to them.38 L

39、istening to your teachers is good manners, and listening is a good way for you to communicate with your teachers. While you are listening, your eye contact helps show your attention in class. You will miss some useful information if you dont listen carefully.Ask your teachers for helpYou may not alw

40、ays understand everything that you see or hear in school. If you are not sure about your task, talk with your teachers about it. 39 .Never speak ill of your teachersSpeaking ill of someone means saying unkind words about him or her. As we know, it is not good to speak ill of others. _40_ _. If you h

41、ear some unkind words about a teacher, dont pass them on.If you can do as the above, you will get along well with your teachers.A. Listen to your teachersB. Keep trying and you will succeedC. Here are some ways for youD. If you are in trouble, ask your teachers for helpE. So remember never to speak

42、ill of your teachersF. You should respect your teachers at all timesG. You shouldnt spend too much time in playing games第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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。When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football tea

43、m. 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

44、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 crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller s 49 .One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Mil

45、ler 50 going over a fencewhich wasn t 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

46、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 lit

47、tle 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. comfort 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. report

48、ed 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. tr

49、apped D. safe55.A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally56.A. us B. yourself C. me D. them57.A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams58.A. still B. also C. yet D. just59.A. challenged B. cured C. invited D. admired60.A. healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D. cooler第二节（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

50、适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。According to a recent survey, violence did exist in schools. Students 61. (show) their fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern about it. 62. (expert) hope the whole society will pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents.Nowadays, school vi

51、olence is 63. hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon, 64. calls for our great concern. We should try every effort 65. (prevent) violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal 66. (safe) could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can be learned. Ch

52、ildren learn violent behavior from adults or from 67. they see on television or on the Internet.If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence 68. violence, for it will result in 69. (much) fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect m