山东省青岛市即墨区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

1、山东省青岛市即墨区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题山东省青岛市即墨区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题年级：姓名：29山东省青岛市即墨区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题装订线（试卷满分 150分 考试时间120分钟） 2020.11第i卷（共95分）第1部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第1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。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。:how much is the shirt?a. 19.15

2、. b. 9.18. c. 9.15.1. where does the conversation take place?a. at a store.b. at a gym.c. at home.2. how will david get to the club?a. by car.b. by train.c. by bike.3. what is jane studying?a. biology.b. chemistry.c. calligraphy.4. what is the man doing?a. buying an air conditioner.b. returning an a

3、ir conditioner.c. fixing an air conditioner.5. how does the woman probably feel?a. excited. b. annoyed. c. puzzled.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. how many people will be

4、travelling?a. four. b. three. c. two.7. when will the man leave for seattle?a. this wednesday.b. next monday.c. next wednesday.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. buying a present.b. attending a concert.c. planning a birthday party.9. what will the speakers do later?a. se

5、e a movie.b. read a novel.c. meet up with jane.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where is lisa?a. liverpool. b. london. c. paris.11. what kind of people does london week need?a. reporters.b. sales representatives.c. advertisers.12. how much did lisa earn monthly in her last job?a. 3,500 pounds. b. 3,000 pounds.c

6、. 2,500 pounds.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题?13. whats the relationship between the speakers?a. good friends.b. fellow students.c. roommates.14. when did sarah start college?a. a year ago.b. three months ago.c. a week ago.15. why does ricky want to move?a. he wants younger company .b. he wants to be nearer colle

7、ge.c. he doesnt get along with the host family.16. what will ricky probably do next?a. visit a teacher.b. hang out with friends.c. give john a phone call.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. who is the speaker?a. a guide. b. a teacher. c. a coach.18. when will the students leave for the museum?a. 6.30. b. 7:45. c.

8、 8:00.19. what will the students do at 1:15?a. see a film. b. meet at a cafe. c. visit a gallery.20. where can the students find more information?a. from teachers.b. from a website.c. from a book.第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。awhistler olympic park,

9、having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季两项) for the vancouver 2010 olympic and paralympic winter games, remains an active centre for competitors, the local community and visitors. located a short drive south of whistler, the park offers activities and programs all year-round.

10、winter at whistler olympic parkdiscover whistler olympic park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.find yourself in the parks fantastic landscape and discover its olympic history.take a lesson such as ski jumping in the youth program.gather around the outdoor open fire or in

11、the warm day lodge restaurant after a day out in the snow.summer at whistler olympic parkopen daily for tours, self-guided activities and sightseeing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.there is a small park access fee ($15/vehicle). this fee is for the benefit of local, national and international nordic ath

12、letes for summer and winter training. free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.toursolympic biathlon tourfeel like an olympian with this hands-on introduction to biathlon! on your walk to the shooting range, learn about the parks sports and history. it also provid

13、es the best angle for taking photos of the olympic monuments.take aim and shoot a real gun! in a mini race, including walking and running, get your heart rate up, stay focused and take aim to hit the targets!tour dates: daily from june 28september 1, 2020ages: 8 and up (under 19 with an accompanying

14、 adult)pricing: adult $55, youth $45e-bike & biathlon adventure tourthe comfortable electric assist mountain bikes have wide wheels for a smooth ride, and an electric motor to help you climb hills with ease.visit the olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints, such as the top of the world l

15、ookout with views of black tusk and surrounding mountain ranges.test your skills at the biathlon range, shooting at olympic targets.tour dates: daily from june 28september 1, 2020ages: 10 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)pricing: $95 per personfor more information, please log in from our

16、homepage.1. which group of visitors can enjoy free park entry?a. season pass holders.b. children under age 8.c. locals from the community.d. teenagers with parents.2. what can you do during the e-bike tour?a. ride a bike around the lake.b. gather around the open fire.c. visit the olympic monuments.d

17、. photograph monuments at the best angle.3. what is the passage mainly about?a. a sports and leisure centre.b. exciting sports adventures.c. year-round training programs.d. history of an olympic parkbfree haircuts on a red chairlast summer, katie steller was on her way to work. she stopped at a traf

18、fic light, where a man, in his 60s, looking out of luck, was sitting alone. she rolled down her window.“hey!” she shouted. “ im driving around giving free haircuts. do you want one right now?”the man, missing a few teeth, paused and laughed. “actually,” he said, “i have a funeral (葬礼) to go to this

19、week. i was really hoping to get a haircut.”then, steller unloaded a red chair from the car. the man, named edward, took a seat. as steller was cutting his curly graying hair, he told her about growing up in mississippi, about moving to minnesota, and how he still talked to his mom over phone every

20、day.to date, steller has given 30 or so such haircuts to people around the city. they are all living on the margins, and she is aware of the power of her work.“its more than a haircut,” she says. “i want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people.”steller knows tha

21、t a haircut can change a life. one changed hers: as a teen, she suffered from ulcerative colitis (溃疡性结肠炎) that was so serious, her hair thinned severely. seeing this, her mother arranged for stellers first professional haircut.“to sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person an

22、d not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she says.after that, steller knew she wanted to have her own hair salon so she could help people feel the way shed felt that day. not long after finishing cosmetology school (美容学校) in 2016, she realized her dream. two years later,

23、 she began what she now calls her red chair project, reaching out to people on the streets.steller said, “i cant fix their problems, but maybe i can help them feel less alone for a moment.” steller listens to peoples stories of loss, addiction, and struggle to get back on their feet.an offshoot of t

24、he red chair project is the steller kindness project, in which people who commit acts of kindness are invited for a free makeover (美容) at stellers salon. in exchange, they tell their stories, which steller shares on her website. her hope is that by reading about kind acts, others will be inspired to

25、 do their own.so far, its working. “you have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give to them,” says steller.4. edward agreed to have a haircut by steller because_.a. he wanted to talk with steller about his lifeb. he wanted to look good for a special occasionc. he was too

26、 old to go to a hair salon by himselfd. he was just waiting for a free haircut on the street5. in paragraph 5, the underlined words “living on the margins” can probably be replaced by _.a. living with little care and attentionb. living far from downtown areasc. living with serious illnessesd. living

27、 in untidy conditions6. what made steller want to set up her own salon?a. her excellent haircut skills.b. her mothers encouragement.c. her experience of a formal haircut.d. her dream to offer people free haircuts.7. whats the purpose of steller kindness project?a. to make contributions to charity.b.

28、 to encourage people to spread kindness.c. to reward kind people with free makeovers.d. to collect moving stories for stellers website.cgenetic testing cannot tell teachers anything useful about an individual pupils educational achievement. that is the conclusion of a study that looked at how well s

29、o-called polygenic scores for education predict a persons educational achievements, based on a long-term study of thousands of people in the uk. “some people with a very low genetic score are very high performers at age 16. some are even in the top 3 percent,” says tim morris at the university of br

30、istol, uk.and while morris expects the accuracy of polygenic scores for educational achievements to improve, he doesnt think they will ever be good enough to predict how well an individual will do. even relatively simple qualities such as height are influenced by thousands of genetic variants, each

31、of which may only have a tiny effect. it has been claimed that polygenic scores can be used to make useful predictions, such as a persons likelihood of developing various diseases. one company is even offering embryo screening (screening of an unborn baby in the very stages of development) based on

32、polygenic scores for disease risk.some researchersnotably robert plomin of kings college londonthink that schools should start using polygenic scores for educational achievement. in most cases, the scores may reflect qualities such as persistence as well as intelligence.to assess the usefulness of p

33、olygenic scores in education, morris and his colleagues calculated them for 8,000 people in bristol who are part of a long-term study known as the children of the 90s. the participants genomes have been queued and their academic results are available to researchers. among other things, the team foun

34、d a correlation of 0.4 between a persons polygenic score and their exam results at age 16. but there would need to be a correlation of at least 0.8 to make useful predictions about individuals, says morris.plomin, however, argues that the results support his opinion. “a correlation of 0.4 makes it t

35、he strongest polygenic predictor in the behavioural sciences,” says plomin. “its so much stronger than a lot of other things we base decisions on. so its a very big finding.”morris says schools already have access to other predictors that are more accurate, such as a pupils earlier test results. loo

36、king at parents educational achievements is also a better predictor of a pupils academic results than studying their genome, his results show. providing teachers with an extra predictor based on genetics would just confuse matters, says morris, and the cost cannot be justified.8. in paragraph 2, mor

37、ris talks about “height” in order to tell readers that _.a. some qualities are hardly affected by any genetic variantsb. some qualities are influenced by thousands of genetic variantsc. genetic scores are useful in predicting ones potential diseasesd. genetic scores can help children improve their s

38、cores at school9. how did morris prove the effect of polygenetic scores in education?a. by providing opposite examples. b. by explaining how the genome works.c. by listing findings from another scientist. d. by presenting facts and data from research.10. according to plomin, a correlation of 0.4 is

39、reliable because it is _.a. useful in telling you how intelligent and persistent children areb. useful in predicting people who might struggle academicallyc. stronger compared to other factors in behavioural sciencesd. strongly correlated to childrens academic achievements11. morris suggested that s

40、chools should _.a. study every pupils genomesb. spend some money on genetic testsc. know about parents educational achievementsd. provide teachers with students genetic informationdmany college students turn to adhd（注意缺陷障碍）medicine during the exam week, which is regarded as “smart drugs” that will h

41、elp their academic（学术的）performance. the thinking is that if the drugs help students with adhd improve their focus, they should provide the same benefit for people who dont have the disorder.but a new study shows that drugs can actually damage brain function of healthy students who take the drug hopi

42、ng to boost their intelligence. “its not a smart drug which will suddenly improve their ability to understand information they read,” said lisa weyandt, a professor at the university of rhode island.to test whether this effect is real or not, researchers organized 13 students to take part in two fiv

43、e-hour study sessions（一段时间）in the lab. the students took the standard 30mg adhd drugs before one session, and a sugar pill before the other. students on adhd drugs did experience an increase in their blood pressure and heart rates. “the medicine was having an effect on their brain,” weyandt said. th

44、e students also showed an improvement in their ability to focus, the researchers found.however, students on adhd drugs experienced no improvement in reading comprehension, reading fluency or knowledge reviews, compared to when theyd taken a sugar pill. “we read aloud stories to them and asked them t

45、o recall information from the stories, ”she said. “that didnt improve.”worse, the adhd drug actually harms students memory. its often misused because people pull all-nighters and theyre tired, and they think its going to keep them awake. maybe it does, but its certainly not going to help their acade

46、mic work. the brain is still developing until the mid to late 20s. its important to keep it healthy. theres also a chance that adhd drugs could endanger a students heart health.27. why do some college students take adhd drugs?a. to improve their sleeping. b. to get higher marks.c. to make them feel

47、relaxed. d. to treat brain disorder.28.which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “boost” in paragragh 2?a. analyze. b. affect. c. improve. d. understand.29.what effect did adhd drugs have on the students in the experiment?a. they became more focused.b. their blood pressure was reduced

48、.c. their reading fluency was greatly raised.d. they could remember better and more quickly.30. where can we read this text?a. in a drug instruction. b. in a biology textbook.c.in a travel magazine. d. in a news report.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。french univers

49、ities to offer more classes in englishfrance aims to bring more foreign students to its universities by offering more classes taught in english. france is home to famous universities like the sorbonne in paris and several leading business schools. 16 but it ranks (排名) behind the us, britain and aust

50、ralia in the total number of foreign students who study there. 17 the country has seen increased competition from germany, russia, canada and china.under the new plan, france will ease student visa requirements. 18 starting next march, foreigners who have earned a french masters degree will be able

51、to receive a residence visa (居留签证). the change is meant to help recent graduates look for work or set up a business in france. 19 currently, students in france including foreign students pay (about) 170 euros a year for a bachelors degree and 243 euros a year for a masters degree. officials said the

52、 low cost of education in france leads students from other countries to believe that the quality of a french education is lower than what other countries offer. beginning in september 2019, non-european students will pay 2,770 euros a year for a bachelors degree and 3,770 euros for graduate degrees.

53、 20 france will use the extra money to build better education facilities and increase the number of scholarships for foreign students. a. student visa applications also will be available online. b. thats why we need to welcome more foreign students. c. the country is a popular choice among non-engli

54、sh-speaking students.d. that is still much less costly than some other european countries, however.e. increasing the number of foreigners studying in the country would help build french influence overseas.f. france also plans to increase the costs for students who come from outside the european econ

55、omic area.g. between 2011 and 2016，the number of foreign students studying at french universities fell by 8.5 percent.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。no matter what life throws our way, having a positive attitude makes room for the f

56、uture. lets read hervey bay teenager mark farrells 21 story. at the age of 14, he took a dive into a swimming pool, which would 22 his life forever.“i jumped into the pool and broke my 23 ,” he says. “its a very unusual story because i jumped into the deep end, not the shallow end where most spinal (脊柱的) injuries 24 .”mark has been in a wheelchair ever since and now, at 27, is very calm about any 25 life might throw at him. in fact, he finds it 26 to name any challenge. “i just live my life and 27 it day by day,” he says.for the past few years, mark has w