2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题(53).doc

1、2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题(53)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。1. what does miss jamison think ted should do?a. drive faster. b. leave sooner. c. check the weather forecast. 2. how often do ja

2、nets parents call her?a. about twice a week. b. around once a month. c. about twice a month. 3. where will the man probably write his paper?a. at home. b. in a computer lab. c. at the library. 4. where does the conversation take place?a. at the gym. b. at a movie theater. c. at school. 5. what is th

3、e conversation mainly about?a. taking math class. b. borrowing notes. c. visiting the amusement park. 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。每段对话后有几个小题, 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. what goes on the second line in the

4、 center?a. the senders district. b. the receivers address. c. the receivers name. 7. what does the woman still need to buy?a. a postage stamp. b. a proper envelope. c. airmail insurance. 听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。8. how long does it take jenny to write her paper altogether?a. three weeks. b. two weeks. c. on

5、e week. 9. which part is the most difficult for jenny?a. preparing an outline. b. writing the paper. c. doing the research. 10. what does stan think jenny should do?a. borrow his outline. b. use her outline from last semester. c. make a plan before writing. 听第8段材料， 回答第11至13题。11. what field is the ma

6、n probably in?a. finance. b. engineering. c. medicine. 12. how does the woman travel to new york?a. by car. b. by plane. c. by train. 13. what does the woman think about new york?a. she dislikes it a little bit. b. she cant stand it. c. she feels relaxed there. 听第9段材料, 回答第14至l 7题。14. who did the wom

7、an live with in 1940？ a. by herself. b. with her husband. c. with her parents and brother. 15. where was the woman in 1945？a. in minnesota. b. in washington d. c. c. in california. 16. which job did the woman have for the longest time? a. politician. b. secretary. c. news reporter. 17. what is the p

8、robable relationship between the speakers?a. neighbors. b. teacher and student c. grandma and grandson. 听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18. according to the talk, what is more common in the west than in china?a. using mobile payments. b. using cash. c. using credit cards. 19. how many people use alipay or wechat

9、 pay?a. all people in china. b. less than those who use paypal. c. nearly everyone who has a smart phone in china. 20. how are mobile payments described in the talk?a. easy and convenient. b. simple and free of charge. c. popular but awkward to use. 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

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18、s of their photos. bi was really nervous about english class this year because i was an eleventh grader taking a twelfth grade class. i knew that i wouldnt know anyone in the class, and that scared me a little. but since i didnt know anyone, i had the chance to do something i love almost as much as

19、socializingpeople watching. one of the most interesting girls in the class sat directly behind me. she was always laughing and talking, and she just seemed so happy. she was friendly, tooshe was one of the very few people in the class who made any attempt to acknowledge me. at the end of the year, w

20、e were assigned a big project. it was a very open-ended project, where the instructions were basically to read something, then read or watch something else that related to it, and then come up with a class presentation based on what you learned. the presentations were spread out over the last month

21、of school. the girl behind me presented on one of the very last days. she got up in front of the class, and told how she had read about eating disorders, because she herself had struggled with one. since it would have been too difficult for her to talk to us about it directly, she and a friend (who

22、had also suffered from an eating disorder) had made a movie, where they interviewed each other about their eating disorders, how they had felt while they were struggling with them, and how they had overcome them. by the end of the presentation, almost everyone was in tears. the most shocking thing a

23、bout the whole presentation was how surprising it was. i never expected that she would have had a problem like that. she always seemed so happy and confident; it was hard to picture her counting calories because she thought she wasnt good enough. you also never know what kind of impact you have had

24、on peoples lives. the courage of the girl behind me to talk about something so personal, and her strength to ask for help and overcome her problems have inspired me. 24. what can we learn from paragraph 1?a. the writer was a twelfth-grader. b. the writer liked observing people. c. english was the wr

25、iters weak subject. d. the writer had a few friends in the class. 25. how did the writer find the girl friendly?a. she sat directly behind the writer. b. she attempted to disturb the writer. c. she was always laughing and talking. d. she said hello to the writer in some way. 26. what is the 4th para

26、graph mainly about?a. the girls presentation. b. eating disorders. c. a successful interview. d. a moving movie. 27. the underlined word “picture” in paragraph 5 probably means _.a. draw b. photographc. imagine d. displaycthe unusual whistle language used as a means of communication by villagers in

27、the remote and mountainous northern turkey has been added to the unesco list of intangible cultural heritage. the language is a highly developed high-pitch system of whistling to communicate in rugged(崎岖的) areas where people mostly cannot see each other. it can allow people to communicate across gre

28、at distances, up to 5 kilometers. compared with other similar whistle languages in spains canary islands, in mexico, or in greek villages, it has a higher tone and larger vocabulary. this unusual form of communication, which dates some 500 years ago, to the ottoman empire was born from sheer necessi

29、ty and widespread across the black sea regions. but 50 years ago, it suffered the impact of the progression of technology and nowadays the rapid growth of cellular mobile systems has put this cultural heritage under serious threat. for centuries, the language has been passed on from grandparent to p

30、arent, from parent to child now, though, many of its most proficient speakers who use their tongue, teeth and fingers are aging all becoming physically weak. young people are no longer interested in learning the language or in finding ways to update its vocabulary with new words, and in a few genera

31、tions it may be gone for good. “our bird language is very convenient and efficient to communicate across the valleys. it has many benefits over yelling, which is bad for our throats. ” said avni kocek, head of the bird village adding that despite setbacks because of technology, “bird language is sti

32、ll used by many of us. whistle language is transmitted from our elders to us and we have the duty to transmit it to our children. we are making efforts to keep our culture alive through the annual bird language festival. ”besides, the bird language has been required to be taught at primary schools s

33、ince 2014 by district authorities in order to instill the practice in younger generations. 28. what is the bird languages advantage over other similar whistle languages?a. it is used as a means of communication. b. it is older and has a larger number of users. c. it can send more messages to farther

34、 places. d. it is a completely different system of whistling. 29. whats the biggest threat to the bird language?a. other whistle languages are more effectively protected. b. the necessity to use it in everyday life is disappearing. c. many of its most proficient speakers are growing old. d. young pe

35、ople find it too difficult to learn well enough. 30. whats the most effective measure so far taken to protect the bird language?a. it has become a subject at primary schools. b. bird language festival is celebrated every month. c. cellular mobile systems are not allowed in the area. d. all parents a

36、re required to transmit it to their children. 31. which of the following can be the best title for the text?a. preserving the endangered bird language b. the story of a bird language speakerc. celebrating the bird language festival d. the disappearance of bird languaged the term “forensic linguistic

37、s” in its broadest sense, covers all areas of study where language and law intersect(交集). a famous example of its application is the case of chris coleman, who was suspected of killing his family in 2009. robert leonard, the head of the forensic linguistics program at hofstra university, presented s

38、ome important linguistic evidence in the trial against coleman. relying heavily on word choice and spelling, leonard suggested that the same person had written the threatening e-mails and sprayed the graffiti(涂鸦), and that those samples bore similarities to colemans writing style. coleman was later

39、found guilty of the murder. robert leonard was not the first one who used linguistic evidence in criminal investigation. the field of forensic linguistics was brought to attention by his colleague james fitzgerald in 1996 with his work in the case of the unabomber, who had sent a series of letter bo

40、mbs to college professors over several years, causing many deaths. working for the fbi, fitzgerald urged the publication of the unabombers letter a lengthy declaration of the criminals philosophy. after the letter was published, many people called the fbi to say they recognized the writing style. by

41、 analyzing sentence structure, word choice, and other linguistic patterns, fitzgerald narrowed the range of possible authors and finally linked the letter to the writings of ted kaczynski, a former mathematician. for instance, kaczynski tended to use long parallel phrases, which were frequently foun

42、d in the bombers letter. both kaczynski and the bomber also showed a preference for dozens of unusual words, such as “chimerical” and “anomic.” the bombers use of the terms “broad” for women and “negro” for african americans also enabled fitzgerald to roughly calculate the suspects age. the linguist

43、ic evidence was strong enough for the judge to search kaczynskis isolated cabin in montana; what was found there put him in prison for life. on some level, finding hidden meanings from linguistic evidence is what we all do intuitively(凭直觉地) in our daily language interaction. this is exactly the same

44、 work forensic professionals do. as one forensic-linguistics firm, testipro, puts it in its online promotional ad, the field can be regarded as the basis of the entire legal system. ”32. what is the main idea of the passage?a. robert leonard has provided linguistic evidence in court cases. b. the fb

45、i relies mainly on language experts to solve its crime cases. c. finding hidden meanings in language use is important for daily life. d. studying texts can provide critical evidence in criminal investigations. 33. which of the following is true about the unabomber?a. he didnt like to be called negro

46、. b. he was good at analyzing the use of language. c. he declared his philosophy in a written statement. d. he was a professor of mathematics living on hofstra campus. 34. what type of language feature is not mentioned in the passage?a. spelling of words. b. sound pattern. c. selection of words. d.

47、grammatical pattern. 35. what can be inferred from the passage?a. meaning can be changed in the process of writing. b. some features in language use are shared by everyone. c. people tend to stick to certain habitual patterns in their use of language. d. crimes are usually committed by people who ar

48、e wise and highly educated. 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。have you ever started to read a book in english, then stopped because it was too hard! dont worry! youre on the right track. books are an amazing tool for learning languages but some are easier to us

49、e than others, 36. 1. read dual-language books.dual-language books (or parallel texts) are the same story written in two languages. they have your native language on one page and your target language on the other, so you can quickly check what a word means. 2. 37. learning a language is the perfect

50、excuse to dive back into the magical land of fairy tales and unicorns or the exciting world of spies and secret agents. 38. look for books with pictures, as they help you to follow the story. 3. read your favorite childhood book in englishdo you have a beloved childhood book in your own language? 39

51、. you know lots about the fictional world, the characters and the story already, so it is much easier to understand what is happening4. make notes!if you are using a book to learn english, buy a cheap copy you can write in. dont be afraid to write translations and thoughts in the margins, as your no

52、tes can help you to remember. starting to read in a foreign language does not need to be scary. with the advice above, you will be reading in english in no time at all! 40. try watching childrens television shows in english or turning on english subtitles when watching a film online.a. read comic bo

53、oks b. read new childrens booksc. find a copy of it in englishd. here are my top tips for using books to lean englishe. buy a cheap copy you can write inf. childrens books use simpler language and are fun to readg. remember that you can use these tips for films and television, too第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节, 满

54、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。 this year has been a busy year of travel for me, and the end of the year is no exception. i 41 an early morning flight that had me up at 4:30 am to get to the airport. the thought of such an early f

55、light made me 42 , but then i started to think about the chain of people who would make that early journey 43 for me: my lyft driver, check-in agent, security staff, gate agents, flight crew, etc. they all do their jobs at an early hour 44 i can get to my destination safely. when the trip 45 , i rea

56、lized i had a(n) 46 : i could be annoyed about having to take an early flight and hold this 47 with me. or, i could choose to be 48 for this modern machine of safe air travel and the people who made it possible. just thinking about the 49 choice got my mind working about 50 i could show my gratitude：what if i got a little gift for every 51 i encountered（遇到）on my journey?then i started to think about what kind of gift would be 52 . because it was a trip, they ha