浙江省台州市黄岩第二高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

1、浙江省台州市黄岩第二高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题浙江省台州市黄岩第二高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题年级：姓名：- 17 -浙江省台州市黄岩第二高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟；满分：150分第一部分听力(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。1where will the man have

2、lunch?ain his office.bat the womans home.cat a caf.2whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?ahusband and wife.bmother and son.cteacher and student.3what does the woman want his son to do?ato be a teacher.bto go into the business.cto follow his dream.4what day is it today?aits tuesda

3、y.bits wednesday.cits thursday.5who is henry?athe mans brother.bthe mans classmate.cthe mans colleague.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。6what is the man poor at?areading.bspe

4、aking.cwriting.7what does the woman advise the man to do?aremember more words.bbuy a new dictionary.cimitate native speakers.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8what is the man doing?apainting the fences.bpainting the roof.cpainting the doors.9what will the woman do?aclean the house.bbuy a new carpet.chelp the man pain

5、t.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10how does the woman feel about flying?abored. btired. crelaxed.11how does the woman kill time at the airport?aby watching free movies.bby shopping in the store.cby talking with business partners.12what does the woman usually buy for her family?aperfume and food.bsouvenirs and foo

6、d.cstamps and clothes.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13what does the man want to do in hawaii?ago hiking.bgo to the beaches.cenjoy the food.14why doesnt the woman want to go to thailand?athe weather is not good.bit costs a lot to fly there.cshe doesnt want a wild trip.15what does the man want to do most in hollan

7、d?avisit museums.bgo to the forests.ctake boats in the canals.16what are the two speakers going to do later?afind a travel agency.bbook train tickets.ccheck the cost online.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17whats a john hughes movie most probably about?alife of high school students.bstories of successful people.c

8、how to make friends online.18why did teresa use myspace at the beginning?ato make more online friends.bto look for beautiful pictures.cto keep in touch with others.19what is teresa most interested in now?adrawing.bphototaking.cmusic.20what can we learn about teresa?ashe wastes much of her time onlin

9、e.bshe has been a college student.cshe uses myspace for study now.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awhenever i was cautious about trying something new, my mom would always tell me one thing: you dont know unless you try. ive been holding this belief

10、 in my entire life. it lets me explore various opportunities that i would have missed.over the summer, i helped out at a preschool with the kids who needed some extra learning. at first i thought it would be super crazy with kids running around all over the place. i thought it would be a month of pu

11、re annoyance, but it ended up being pretty cool. they actually opened up to us, talked to us, and told us things they needed to get off their mind. they were so joyful to be around. i found myself happy that i was helping these kids, no longer afraid of the experience.again in middle school, i exper

12、ienced this same belief. there were various school dances and school holiday events. i was not very fond of going to these events, thinking that i would either be made fun of or just simply be bored. i went to my first school dance in the 7th grade. it was a school welcoming dance. at first i really

13、 did not want to go but my mom forced me to go anyway. i was not happy with the choice my mom made, but soon regretted my doubt. the dance was really fun, with music, food, and friends. my mom was right. i never thought the dance would be enjoyable.after these two events i gained more courage to try

14、 new things. i guess my mom was right. id never know if i never tried.21by “you dont know unless you try”， the authors mom intended to _.awarn the author bblame the authorcdelight the author dencourage the author22before helping out at a preschool, the author thought it would _.abe quite coolbgive h

15、er much pleasurecgive her a chance to learndbe an unpleasant experience23the author went to the school dance because _.ashe liked dancingbshe was afraid of missing itcshe thought it would be enjoyabledshe was forced to go by her motherbjo cameron, a 71-year-old scottish woman, has never needed to ta

16、ke painkillers after seeing the dentist and can eat spicy chilies without any discomfort.she thought little of it until she sought treatment for an ankle problem at the age of 65. doctors were astonished to find that she experienced no pain despite severe worsening in her ankle. a year later, she sa

17、id she felt no pain after experiencing whats typically a very painful operation on her hand for osteoarthritis( 关节炎). she doesnt take any medication and is fit and active, with no medical conditions apart from arthritis.her doctors decided to analyze whether her lack of pain sensitivity was due to g

18、enetics and found it was caused by a mutation( 突 变 ) in a previously unidentified gene. researchers found cameron had two obvious mutations in her genetic makeup, one in the faah gene and the other in what the scientists dubbed ( 复 制)faah-out, which has been little studied by scientists.in a case st

19、udy published thursday, researchers explained the discovery could help guide new treatments for a range of conditions, from post-operative pain to anxiety. the study said that camerons mother and daughter appeared to perceive pain normally. however, her late father had little need for painkillers, a

20、nd her son reported having some degree of pain insensitivity, but not to the same extent as her.now that we are uncovering how this newly identified gene works, we hope to make further progress on new treatment targets, cox said. we need to learn from people who are suffering from pain but also thos

21、e who are less sensitive to pain, said keogh, who is also the director at the universitys center for pain research.the implications of these findings are of great value, said dr. devjit srivastava, who diagnosed cameron.one out of two patients after surgery today still experiences severe pain, despi

22、te all advances in painkiller medications, he added.the findings point towards a novel painkiller discovery that could potentially offer post-surgical pain relief and also accelerate wound healing. we hope this could help the 330 million patients who have surgery globally every year.24. how did came

23、ron find she was lack of pain sensitivity?a. by seeing a dentist b. by eating chiliesc. by taking painkillersd. by seeking treatment25. what does the underlined word mean?a. understand b. know c. feel d. see26. what can we conclude from what keogh said?a. more than one person is less sensitive to pa

24、in.b. they have made great progress in this gene.c. their study merely focuses on the treatment targets.d. they are uncovering the secrets of mutation.cwhen denis wants to relax at work, he steps into a quiet room, sits in a chair, slips on a virtual-reality headset,and escapes to the beach. for den

25、is, those minutes are a tool he relies on regularly to both relieve and prevent stress.hes not the only one at his company to use the room, where workers can also use a headset to watch a moon walk, take a virtual roller-coaster ride or access a meditation (冥想) app.research shows vr can help reduce

26、pain and anxiety. but its not yet clear why it works. experts believe its related to the technologys power to distract. whatever their problems are, whatever their stresses are, they can literally neglect them and have a different emotional pulse, denis said.virtual-reality headsets havent taken off

27、 with consumers, but theyre now powerful and inexpensive enough for companies to consider investing in them to help make workers and customers happier.the headsets may help people take a virtual break from their surroundings, but there are challenges to consider. ramon llamas, a tech market research

28、er, noted that there could be challenges in handing out headsets. some people get sick or dizzy while using virtual reality, and the headsets may get dirty or broken. theres also the task of quickly familiarizing people with using the headsets, especially since vr adoption has been so limited and th

29、e ways they arecontrolled can vary.for now, llamas said, hes concerned about privacy and security. what if, for instance, someone manages to back into a headset and insert some content into what youre watching?another potential issue is the managing of the headsets and software that goes along with

30、them. this is likely not a complication for an office like umber realtys, where people can simply take a headset off if they feel something wrong. but it could be more of a problem if youre stuck in a dentists chair. the last thing you want is that in the middle of extracting a tooth something goes

31、wrong. llamas said.27. what does deniss company use virtual reality for?a. improving the customers experience.b. displaying the schedule of his company.c. relieving the staffs work pressure.d. saving the trouble of transportation.28. how can the vr devices help the users by denis?a. investing in a n

32、ew industry.b. improving their thinking.c. designing work for the company.d. ignoring reality for the moment.29. what does the author focus on in the last three paragraphs?a. the potential problems with vr.b. the privacy policy available for vr.c. the management of these devices in the market.d. the

33、 standards the vr technology is to follow.30. what is the best title of the passage?a. vr, a promising business in future!b. the adoption of vr needs investments.c. is vr always making us relax?d. are we saying goodbye to vr？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。top tips to b

34、e safe while traveling aloneyou can be safe while traveling alone if you follow the tips below：_31_traveling is quite distracting (令人分心的) and thus you are likely to leave behind one or two items on the caf table or in the restaurant. losing your credit cards or even your jacket can create trouble fo

35、r you.separate all sources of money. are you in the habit of carrying all sources of money together? never do that while traveling. _32_ it is better not to carry them all in person. if you lose your cards on the way, it is difficult to get replacements._33_ conduct research on the destination befor

36、e you pack your bags and start traveling. use online information to find how safe the place is. find whether there will be any festival during that time. no doubt these events are great, but you need to remember that if you do not book hotels in advance, you may fall into trouble in festive seasons.

37、avoid cultural mistakes. every destination has its own specific set of traditions and customs. travelling is one of the best ways to learn more about tradition and culture, but take steps not to make cultural mistakes. _34_note all local emergency numbers. _35_ save the number of your embassy if you

38、 are traveling abroad, the local police, fire stations and the nearest medical facilities.achoose destinations with care.bnever carry your wallet in your back pocket.ckeep at least one of them in a different place.dmake a habit of looking back as often as you can.eyou need to have some contact numbe

39、rs stored in your phone.fbeing without money is certainly not fun when traveling alone.geven if a gesture appears normal to you, it may not seem so to the locals.第三部分语言运用(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a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。i have been a member of an organization. this

40、organization fights for the protection of _36_ rights. as a result, we may _37_ from special discounts and offers. _38_， when we could get special charges on gas and electricity bills a year ago, i _39_ to join a group and take advantage of lower _40_.i must say that i felt quite _41_ with their cus

41、tomer service, because there were no hard selling (硬性推销) practices. so when i got a _42_ from them, summarizing their actions and the benefits i got thanks to them, i _43_ to it. though there was a field _44_ one could ask about his/her file or ask a question, i wrote: i dont have any _45_ but here

42、is some feedback (反馈) for you.and i _46_ the people and the team who worked hard and _47_ their customers well. i said how i appreciated their _48_ and the money that they had helped me save. the following day, the manager answered my letter and said that she had forwarded it to her _49_ and she tha

43、nked me for my _50_ words.sometimes, we take it for granted that everything has to be perfect for us and we _51_ high quality prices and service. however, dont _52_ to thank those people who try to make this _53_. more importantly, we are _54_ to do it more often, as well. in other words, we ought t

44、o care for people who do care for us. _55_ should it be a onewayticket relationship?36a. strangersbemployers cproducers dconsumers37a. suffer bbenefit clearn dhear38a. besides binstead ctherefore dhowever39a. decided bused cstruggled dhad40a. qualities bdonations cwages dprices41a. disappointed bsat

45、isfied cfamiliar dpatient42a. call bpresent cletter dreport43a. replied breferred cturned dwrote44a. which bwhile cunless dwhere45a. complaint bquestion csuggestion dcomment46a. encouraged brewarded cthanked dcomforted47a. served btreated cknew dawarded48a. supports bopinions cstrengths defforts49a.

46、 family bteam cboss dfriend50a. exciting bloud ckind ddefending51a. expect bget coffer denjoy52a. ask bpromise cfear dforget53a. necessary bpossible cnormal dnatural54a. reminded ballowed csupposed dforced55a. why bhow cwhen dwhat第卷(非选择题，共55分)第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）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

47、处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。the national college entrance examination, or gaokao, _56_(postpone) for a month to july 7 to 8 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the ministry of education said. “authorities in hubei province and beijing can come up with their own gaokao schedule based on the epidemic

48、 situation, _57_will be published after consulting with the ministry,” it said in a notice on tuesday. the gaokao, widely _58_(consider) one of the most important exams in the country, _59_(hold) every year from june 7 to 8 since 2003. the country resumed(恢复) gaokao in the winter of 1977 _60_it was

49、suspended(暂停) for 10 years during the “cultural revolution” (1966-76). the exam was held every year in july from 1979 to 2002. in 2001, the ministry decided to move the gaokao dates forward a month from 2003 due to hot weather and frequent natural _61_(disaster) in summer. _62_ total of 10.31 millio

50、n students participated in the gaokao last year, up 560,000 from 2018. chinese people often compare the _63_(high) competitive exam to _64_(cross) a narrow bridge, because for many students, especially those from rural（农村的） areas, enrollment （入学）at a university is an opportunity _65_(change) their f

51、uture. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第1节 应用文写作（满分15分）假设你是第一中学的学生李华,欲介绍于下周二举办的高二年级远足活动( excursion)。请按下列提示,写一篇活动介绍稿要点：1.举办远足活动的意义；2.行程20多千米,含急弯与陡坡,请穿运动鞋及校服；3.自行准备午餐,并注意保护环境。注:若下雨则活动延后。good morning,my name is li hua. i have an announcement to make. _yours,li hua第二节 概要写作 (满分25分) 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。if there w

52、as one thing you could make parents understand about kids, what would it be? that is one of the questions tfk and kidshealth. org recently asked in an anonymous survey conducted online. more than 8,000 kids answered. we just want to spend time with you, said a 12-year-old. at 13, you cant treat me l

53、ike im 6,” another kid said. an 11-year-old wrote, being a kid is a lot harder than it looks.” the kids who took our survey made it clear that they want to feel close to the important people in their life-their mom, dad and other caring adults. but their answers also show that it is not always easy

54、to deal with these close relationships.many kids-two out of three-said they get along pretty well or very well with their parents. about four out of five kids told us that they have fun with their parents. but that doesnt mean they never disagree. in fact, most kids reported arguing with their paren

55、ts, at least sometimes. its absolutely normal to disagree and argue, ” says darcy lyness, a child psychologist. but its also important to learn how to do so respectfully. about half of the kids said they are doing that. when they disagree with their parents, they say they discuss issues calmly.but two out of