安徽省和县第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

1、安徽省和县第二中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题安徽省和县第二中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题PAGE PAGE - 21 -安徽省和县第二中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题安徽省和县第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 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.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 time is it now?A.

2、 10：10. B. 9:05。 C。 10：05。 2。 Where is the mans biology textbook？A. On the cupboard。 B。 Under his bed. C。 Next to the TV.3。 What does the man think is the best way to get to know a place？A. Going there in person。 B。 Seeing travel films about it。C。 Reading descriptions of it。4。 Why does the woman mak

3、e an early appointment?A. The tests must be done in the morning。B. She doesnt want to take time off work。C. She mustnt eat before the tests.5。 What do we know about the woman？A. She has a meeting this evening。B. She will call the man at noon.C。 She plans to play badminton this afternoon。第二节（共15小题，每小

4、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.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。 Where are the speakers probably?A。 At home. B. In a theatre。 C. In a store.7。 What kind of films does the woman want now？A. The ones that have sorrowful stories

5、.B。 The ones that make her pleased。 C. The ones that can get her attention。听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where does this conversation probably take place？A. In a supermarket。 B。 In a cinema。 C。 In a restaurant.9. What do we know about the woman？A。 She is trying to keep healthy now.B. She doesnt like eating choc

6、olate.C. She pays for the food。听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.10. What did the government ask all adults to do?A。 Learn special skills. B。 Help out in the war。 C. Work on Christmas Day.11。 What did the woman do during World War ?A. She nursed the injured. B. She trained nurses.C。 She worked in the government。12.

7、Why were the Manchester City Rest Centers short of staff?A。 People got wounded in the war.B. People went home after days of hard work. C. People were away for Christmas holidays。听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the womans purpose in talking to the man?A. To ask him to help arrange an interview. B. To in

8、terview him about his job。C. To beg him to do the school project.14. What does the man do?A. A professor. B。 An accountant. C。 A driver.15. What is the man going to do？A。 Have an interview with the woman.B. Share his opinions about diving.C. Make a telephone call.16. How does the woman feel about th

9、e project at last?A. Confident. B。 Worried。 C。 Annoyed.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker doing？A。 Reporting a match live. B。 Cheering for his team。 C. Coaching a football team。18。 Why is the match starting late?A。 The weather is terrible. B。 The traffic is heavy。 C。 One player is badly injur

10、ed.19. What happened after the match was on for 2 minutes?A。 The fans shouted happily for the goal.B。 Hank took the ball from Parker.C。 Rossi fell on the ground。20. Who has kicked a goal?A. Rossi. B。 Hank. C。 Parker.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

11、该项涂黑.AJOHN WINSTER6:30 pm11：00 pm Free at the Minack Theatre Do you know whos playing in your district? Were bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands。 Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract? If so, come early to the tal

12、k at 6:30 pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer。 Hes going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music。DAVID BROWN7：00 pm-11：30 pm Comedy at the Novella TheatreCome and see David Brown perform. Hes the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful sho

13、w will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest。 David Bremen really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 6：30 pm for drinks and fine foods.BENJAMINS STUDIO5：30 pm-8：00 pm Thursdays at the Royal Opera HouseThis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The

14、 workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh。 Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teaching comedy。 His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Benjamin will give you the confidence to be funny.RED SCARF7:30 pm11:30

15、 pm at the City Music WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music is a great evening out. Red Scarf performs songs from her new best-selling CD, with Stephen Hough on the piano. The menu is Italian， with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Book early to get a table。 Our bar is open al

16、l day， and serves cocktails, coffee， beer and white wine.21. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?A. David Brown.B. Red Scarf.C。 Jules Skye.D. Stephen Hough。22. Where can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?A. At the Minack Theatre.B。 At the City Music World。C. At the Roy

17、al Opera House.D. At the Novella Theatre.23。 What do we know about Benjamins Studio？A。 It lasts two hours each time.B。 It is held every Thursday。C。 It is run by a famous club.D. It requires membership status。BAs her son Cameron sits at his laptop completing a task for his math degree course, Alison

18、Thompson, a full-time mum， is busy helping her daughter Emma （two years younger than Cameron) get dressed. While help has always been available for Emma, Alison and her husband also have to fight to get Cameron the support he needs. “People could see that Emma has special needs but because Cameron w

19、as doing so well at school, his teachers never thought there was a problem with him，” says Alison.It took Alison and her husband a while to realize their son was different. Camerons ability didnt become clear until he began primary school。 Once he even corrected the teacher when she told the class t

20、hat zero was the lowest number. Cameron told her she was wrong because there were negative numbers （负数）. He was four at the time。 Now 14-year-old Cameron is at secondary school, studying for a distance learning math degree with the Open University, having sailed through his GCSE at 11 and his Alevel

21、 at 12, achieving top grades.Bethany, another daughter of Alison, is bright too but not gifted. She is the one who will remind absent-minded Cameron to put on his coat. She also helps him out in social situations。Emma attends a specialist school and the family is quick to celebrate her success too。“

22、The other day she did up the buttons on her coat, which was real progress，” Alison says.Late last year the Thompsons took part in a television documentary （纪录片) to prove that not all gifted children are the result of extremely ambitious parents。 Gifted children need support too, but their lives dont

23、 have to be that different。 Cameron is an example.24。 What does Paragraph 1 indicate？A. Teachers at school ignored Emmas problems。B. Both Cameron and Emma need parental support。C. Cameron helps Emma with her math tasks.D。 The couple often have fights because of Cameron。25。 What does the underlined p

24、hrase “having sailed through his GCSE probably mean?A。 Having worked hard at his GCSE。B。 Having taken his GCSE seriously。C. Having suffered a lot from his GCSE。D。 Having passed his GCSE easily。26. How many members of Mrs。 Thompsons family are mentioned？A. Three.B. Four.C。 Five. D. Six.27。 What can w

25、e know from the text？A. Gifted kids are not so different as people expect.B. Cameron showed his gift before primary school.C. Emma has learned to take good care of herself。D. The children of the family are bright and gifted。CWhen a computer works on a group of programs, it can get very hot. Cooling

26、the computer can cost a lot. So some scientists wonder what would happen if the heat from the computer could be used.Large Internet companies such as Google and Microsoft have thousands of computers。 As these computers deal with information, they produce lots of heat, so they need huge cooling syste

27、ms. These systems send the heat into the air.A company in Holland thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy. So the company developed a specialdevicethe e-Radiator。Boaz Leupe， head of the company, says that eRadiator works as a heating system a

28、nd saves money. He explains that the energy is used twice-once to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users dont have to pay to cool their computers.Five homeowners in Holland are testing the heating system in their homes.“We pay for the computer using， so， in that way， homeowne

29、rs get heating for free，” Boaz says。Jan Visser is one of the homeowners. “If you use the computer more， the eRadiator produces more heat, he says, “It cannot provide enough heat if you dont use your computer often.” But he is ready to try it。 Its a great help for his family.The company says eRadiato

30、rs produce heat temperatures of up to 55. It says the system could save its users about 440 a year。28. Before the eRadiator appears, usually the heat of a computer _。A。 makes the computer work betterB。 helps the five homeownersC。 is used twiceD. is sent into the air29。 What is the eradiator mainly u

31、sed to do？A。 Drive the computer。 B。 Help Microsoft.C. Provide heat。 D。 Heat the computer.30. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “device” in the text？A。 signalB. machineC. experimentD。 switch31. What might be the best title for the text？A. A New Way to Heat Homes B。 An Environment

32、 Problem C。 The Future Computers D。 The Energy to Be WastedDHere is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd。 But a few years ago， scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳）. To the ama

33、zement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins (毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein， i

34、t would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.So far as the brain is concerned， it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning。 The brain is totally tireless。 So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes

35、from our mental and emotional (情绪的) attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding scientists, J. A。 Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill， a famous American scientist， goes even further。

36、 He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting workers in good health is due to emotional problems.What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired？ Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger， anxiety， tenseness， worry， a feeling of not being appreciatedthose are the emoti

37、ons that tire sitting workers。 Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue。 We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body。32。 What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A。 The brain could work for many hours without fatigue。B。 Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers b

38、lood。C。 Albert Einstein didnt feel worn after a days work。D。 A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.33。 According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired？A. Challenging mental work。B。 Physical labor.C。 Unpleasant emotions.D。 Endless tasks。34. What is the a

39、uthors attitude towards the scientists idea？A。 He agrees with them。B。 He doubts them.C。 He argues against them。D. He hesitates to accept them。35. We can infer from the text that in order to stay energetic， sitting workers need to _。A。 have some good foodB。 exercise regularlyC. discover fatigue toxin

40、sD. enjoy their 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.选项中有两项为多余选项。“You never get a second chance to make a first impression。” It applies when you meet someone new. 36 Here are several tips to help you out。Always dress to impress. They say， “dress for the job you want, not the job you

41、 have。” If youre aiming for a senior management position， then create a good impression by wearing a suit and tie if youre a man. Women should wear an interview-appropriate blouse and skirt or pants。 Clean nails are important. 37 Its an interview, not a party.Be on time。 38 If you are going to run l

42、ate， then you might as well not show up at all。 Always come 10 to 15 minutes early and use this time to mentally prepare yourself for the interview one last time。Shake hands firmly. Always shake the hand of your interviewer after the initial greeting is exchanged. If the interviewer doesnt extend hi

43、s hand, extend yours anyway。 39 Just make sure you keep a tissue in your pocket， in case you need to wipe your damp hands if youre a bit nervous。 40 Prior to going to the job interview, do your research about the companys background. Find out the most you can about the companys history， policy and g

44、oals， and by all means research about the job position youre applying for。Job interviews can be very stressful exercises。 If you want to get the job, you should start with a good first interview。 Good luck!A.Ask questions。B。Do your research.C。Its a sign of goodwill。D.Well, the same applies to job in

45、terviews。E。Oh， and keep jewelry and perfume (香水) to a minimum。F。It also shows how nervous you are about the entire thing。G.Possibly the worst thing you can do is coming late to a job interview。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

46、黑。Our family once got into a difficult situation。 My fathers 41 came to a stop after a serious crisis （危机）. All that my father was 42 with was some experience。 At the same time, he had to be 43 for a family of four.My father was a very hard-working person and he did not lose 44 even when he was faci

47、ng difficulties。 45 he was the only person that earned money in our family， he had 46 in deciding what to do at first。 He didnt 47 whether it was better to find a job or to start a new business， but he chose the 48 in the end。 This was because he thought he had many 49 and had nothing to fear， as he

48、 had nothing to lose。 He was a person 50 to follow his dreams and was not afraid of the challenges and troubles he 51 。 He kept approaching different companies and 52 the business was successful.He used to tell me when you stop 53 it is then that you fail. From him I learnt that if you believe in yo

49、urself and 54 moving towards your goals, then there is nothing you cannot 55 .Today, his business is going well. This has had a 56 effect on me。 I feel that by following my fathers qualities I have become a 57 person。 I see myself ready to 58 him on the journey to success。 It is from him that I have

50、 learnt that when we are facing a 59 , or are not able to realize our dreams， we dont always have to do anything 60 we just need to try harder.41。 A. situationB. job C。 business D. car42。 A。 offeredB. equipped C. left D. filled43。 A。 eager B。 responsible C。 anxious D. concerned44. A. interestB. face

51、 C。 courage D。 heart45. A。 ThoughB。 While C。 As D。 If46。 A。 difficultyB.chance C。 confidenceD。 surprise47. A. imagine B.know C.guess D. predict48。 A。 previousB。 latter C。 former D。 last 49. A。 possibilitiesB。 plans C。 abilitiesD。 wonders50. A。 amazedB. worried C。 unable D。 ready51。 A。 producedB. exp

52、lored C。 provided D。 faced52. A. quicklyB。 entirely C。 finally D. usually53. A。 arguingB. trying C. consideringD。 thinking54. A. put on B。 come on C。 agree onD. keep on55。 A。 enjoy B. settle C。 receive D. achieve56. A. strangeB. positive C. similar D。 negative57. A. quieter B。 busier C.better D. ric

53、her58。 A。 miss B. follow C. respect D。 protect59。 A。 matter B. duty C。 problemD。 doubt60. A。 special B。 normal C. generousD. familiar第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分)第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式.将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。People love the view of old buildings in Paris, especially Notre Dame

54、Cathedral (巴黎圣母院). Unfortunately， on April 16 last year, a fire 61 （destroy） the spire (尖顶） of the 850-year-old cathedral, and twothirds of the roof. Flames could be seen 62 （rise) through the top of the monument. The citizens in Paris gathered around the cathedral, praying 63 the hundreds of firefi

55、ghters who fought the flames. It was no wonder that people felt sad. The church itself after all， is a historical and artistic treasure。 64 （build） in 1163， it is one of the worlds most famous tourist 65 (site)， attracting about 12 million visitors every year.Notre Dame Cathedral is home to many 66

56、（religion） artworks, paintings and sculptures。 Despite 67 （it) long history and many treasures， the cathedral needed the help of a writer to become 68 （true) famous。 Victor Hugos 1831 novel, The Hunchback of NotreDame, presented 69 building to a wide audience of readers。 He wrote the book to remind people of it， with the hope 70 they would protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris.第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分)第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处.错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（)划掉。修改：在错的词下