安徽省安庆市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

1、安徽省安庆市2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题安徽省安庆市2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题PAGE PAGE 25安徽省安庆市2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题安徽省安庆市20202021学年高二英语上学期期中试题 考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分 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

2、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. How is the man going home?A. On foot。 B. By bus. C。 By car. 2. Who is the boy possibly talking to?A. A doctor。 B. A teacher。 C。 His mother。 3。 Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C。 In a reading room。 4. What is the man

3、probably going to do this evening?A。 See a film。 B。 Read a book。 C。 Write a composition. 5。 What might the woman be?A。 A cook. B. A manager. C. A waitress。 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。每段对话成独白读两遍。

4、听第6段材料，回答第6,7题.6. Which bus goes to the citys library directly?A. No. 2。 B。 No。 13。 C. No. 16. 7。 Why will the woman, to the library？A. To listen to a lecture。 B。 To borrow some books。 C. To have an appointment. 听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。8. How much should the man pay a month in all？A. 50 dollars。 B. 500 dolla

5、rs。 C。 550 dollars. 9。 How does die man like the apartment？A。 A little expensive。 B. Too big。 C. Well furnished。 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers doing now？A. Having a meal。 B。 Preparing a speech。 C. Talking about friendship. 11。 What is the boy advised to do？A。 Change a room. B. See a doc

6、tor。 C。 Talk with his roommate. 12。 What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A。 Classmates。 B. Mother and son。 C。 Teacher and student。 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13。 What makes Susan afraid？A。 Sailing。 B. Flying. C. Road transport. 14。 What does Jason think of flying？A. It is really very safe。 B

7、. It makes him feel terrible. C。 It causes deaths every year。15. What may Susan have experienced?A. Sailing on the Atlantic。 B. Traveling far in a rough sea。 C。 Boating on the River Thames.16. What are the speakers mainly talking about？A。 A journey. B. Transportation. C. Traffic accidents. 听第10段材料，回

8、答第17至20题。17. What did Miss Richards do when the students could not follow her?A. Gave answers。 B. Taught slowly. C. Repeated many times。 18。 What does the speaker think of this years students？A. Slow. B。 Active. C。 Bright。 19。 What happened after Miss Richards asked the question?A. The class began t

9、o discuss it。 B。 Many students put up their hands. C。 The class became silent suddenly。 20. What can we learn from the story?A. The students were active in class. B。 Miss Richards was rather patient. C。 Dick was a top student in the class。 第二部分：阅读理解(共两节,40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四

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21、。 But wait。 The story was far from over. Just a week after Hunters sisters wedding, he received a package in his mail。 And guess what? There was his wallet！ Surprisingly, the wallet was not the only thing that was inside the package。 It also had a handwritten note for Hunter which turned out to be a

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28、l form of marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored，nonpersonal message to promote or sell a product，a service or an idea。Sponsors of advertising are often businessmen who wish to promote their products or services.Advertising is different from public relations since an advertiser usu

29、ally pays for and has control over the message.It is different from personal selling since the message is nonpersonal，i.e。not directed to a particular individual。Advertising is communicated through various mass media，including old media such as newspapers，magazines，television，radio，outdoor advertisi

30、ng or direct mail；or new media such as search results，blogs，websites or text messages。The actual presentation of the message in a medium is referred to as an advertisement or “ad”Commercial ads often seek to increase consumption of products or services through“branding，which associates a product nam

31、e or image with certain qualities in the minds of consumers.Noncommercial advertisers who spend money in advertising items other than a consumer product or service include political parties，interest groups，religious organizations and governmental agencies.Nonprofit organizations may use free modes o

32、f persuasion，such as a public service announcement.Advertising may also be used to reassure employees or shareholders that the company is successful。Modern advertising was created with the techniques，with tobacco advertising in the 1920s.The most significant example was the campaigns of Edward Berna

33、ys,considered the founder of modern“Madison Avenue” advertising。In 2015，the world spent an estimate of 529.43 billion on advertising。Its projected distribution for 2017 is 40。4 on TV,33。3% on digital,9 on newspapers,6。9% on magazines，5。8% on outdoor activities and 4。3% on radio。Internationally ,the

34、largest(“big four)advertising conglomerates are IPG，Omnicom，Publicis Groupe，and WPP。28。In what way does advertising differ from public relations？AAdvertisers pay for and are in charge of the message.BMessages advertised are nonprofit。CAdvertising is communicated through various mass media。DAdvertisi

35、ng is used to reassure employees or shareholders。29。 Sponsors usually make use of some new media to promote their products，including_。 Adirect mailBTelevision CwebsitesDnewspapers30.Which of the following is the typical goal of commercial ads?AProfits.BPopularity. CConsumers。DBrands。31What does the

36、underlined word probably refer to?AbusinessmenBcompanies CstoresDorganizersDThe Secret to HappinessA new report makes it clear that when it comes to the life satisfaction of UK citizens, the ball is in the governments court。 For some time， sensible people have been arguing that governments need to f

37、ocus less on economic growth and more on the wellbeing（幸福）of citizens。 Be careful what you wish for. In response to this demand， from 2011 David Cameron instructed the Office for National Statistics to gather data on peoples self-reported happiness and life satisfaction. Little practical good has co

38、me from this so far, but a new report by George Bangham for the Resolution Foundation is one of the best attempts to make useful sense of the data. He concludes： “The best prospects for policymakers targeting future increases in national wellbeing lie in raising job quality， raising incomes, particu

39、larly at the lower end, and policies to improve security in the housing market。 ”The age correlation(相关）turns out to be certainly linked to politics, despite the fact that no political party can make a difference to your date of birth. The happiness of pensioners is not just a function of their age，

40、 but of policy。 On average， 70-yearold boomers today are the most affluent retirees in history, often owning their own homes and in receipt of generous pensions（领养老金的人）. People of 70 are not going to be as content in 30 or 40 years time if they are unable to retire, dont own their homes and have sma

41、ll incomes. However, there is one respect in which teens and recent retirees are remarkably similar. Compared to other age groups, they tend to inhabit（居住于） a sweet spot of having high degrees of freedom. The typical 16-year-old has new freedoms without ever having had any serious responsibilities。

42、The typical 70-yearold， having experienced a lifetime of work and family duties, has a very different kind of freedom， one born from relief. Besides，it should not surprise us to find that people tend to be happier when they have fewer worries。 But this， too， has important political implications。 If

43、the government is really interested in raising overall national happiness， it has to make sure as many citizens as possible feel secure in their health, their housing and their incomes。 Different states records in achieving this is one important reason why Nordic countries repeatedly score highly in

44、 international life satisfaction surveys and North America underperforms relative to its GDP. Whichever way you look at it, there is no escaping the conclusion that increasing wellbeing across society requires joined-up, long-term policy efforts. This is exactly what the Resolution Foundation recomm

45、ends。 32. What can be conveyed from the sentence “the ball is in the governments court” in Paragraph 1？A。 The government officials are fond of playing ball games. B。 The government determines national happiness。 C。 The government makes citizens feel happy. D. The government is in a ball game。 33. Wh

46、at does the underlined word “affluent” in Paragraph 4 probably mean？A. Responsible. B. Careful. C. Honest。 D. Rich. 34。 According to the author， the secret to happiness is freedom and _. A. incomeB。 healthC. securityD. destiny35。 What is the authors attitude to the function of government on national

47、 happiness?A。 Negative. B。 Positive. C. Doubtful。 D。 Unsatisfactory. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。Public SpeakingPublic speaking can be defined as the act of making a speech in front of a group of listeners. The types of public speaking are deliberately structured w

48、ith three general purposes： to inform, to persuade and to entertain。 An informative speech has a purpose to inform， or give knowledge to its audience. 36 For persuasive speech, the speaker would try to change the mindset， insight， or behavior of the audience for their own good。 Thus， the speaker nee

49、ds to look for common ground with the audience and try to relate to what they might agree on。 The last type is a ceremonial speech。 It tends to be less formal and more personal than the other types of speeches. No matter how well you know the person you are giving speech about, try not to say bad th

50、ings about them, even if it is meant to be a joke. 37 Sparing some time to practice will help build confidence and help determine how long the presentation will last。 Aside from it, knowing who the audience will be is quite necessary。 Try to get as much information as possible regarding this particu

51、lar area related to the audience. Knowing the “battlefield” in advance will give the speakers a huge advantage. Language is the main aspect a speaker needs to pay attention to while giving a speech. 38 A speaker needs to choose their words carefully and make it clear to the audience what they mean。

52、Often， when given a speech， the audience look up to the speaker to give them something new and useful. 39 Language and delivery alone will not be sufficient if the speaker does not have the body language。 The movement and gesture of a speaker also affect the audience. While closing the speech or pre

53、sentation， speakers can restate their main points, just to remind the audience of the important things that have been said。 40 A. It needs to be used clearly. B. These speeches mark special occasions。 C. The important thing to watch about is not to put in too much information。 D. The key of perfecti

54、ng anything is through practice, including public speaking。 E. They can also end it with a special message and encourage the audience to ask questions. F. Knowing how public speaking is done is a key part in understanding the importance of it. G. Thus， the speaker needs to know how to deliver their

55、speech to fulfill the audiences expectation。 第三部分语言知识运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Geraniums（天竺葵）of LoveAs the fifth of seven children， I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year， my mother went to the

56、same ceremony and had parent-child interviews with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child。 And every child 41an old school traditionthe annual plant sale（拍卖会）held in early May, just in time for 42 Day. Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sal

57、e。 I wanted to surprise my mother。 43 ， I didnt have any money. I went to my eldest sister and 44 the secret， and she gave me some money。 When I arrived at the plant sale， I carefully made my 45 . I agonized（苦苦思索）over that decision, 46 each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium.

58、The moment I had smuggled（偷带) it home, with the help of my sister， I 47 it on the upstairs neighbors porch。 I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mothers Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldnt， and 48 she did not。 When Mothers Day arrived, I was bursting with pride when I gave her

59、 that geranium。 I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my 49 。 The year I was fifteen， my younger sister reached third grade. In early May， she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and she wanted to 50 our mo

60、ther. Like my 51 sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went。 She arrived at home full of 52 excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag 53 her sweater. “I looked at every plant， she explained, “and I know I got the 54 one！I helped my little 55 hide that geranium on the upstairs nei