贵州省毕节市实验高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题含解析

1、贵州省毕节市实验高级中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题含解析贵州省毕节市实验高级中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题含解析PAGE PAGE - 39 -贵州省毕节市实验高级中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题含解析贵州省毕节市实验高级中学20192020学年高二英语下学期期中试题(含解析）考生注意：1.本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。2。请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。第一部分 听力（每小题1。5分，满分30分)第一节: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

2、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 is the weather probably like？A. Cloudy. B。 Rainy. C。 Windy.2。 What is the man going to do？A. Take a test.B。 See a movie.C。 Attend a class.3。 When did the film begin？A. At 7:30. B。 At 8：00. C. At 8：30。4. In what competition did Julie win first prize？A. Dancing comp

3、etition.B。 Diving competition。C。 Driving competition.5。 What program does the man like most？A. History. B. News. C. Sports.第二节: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。听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. What did the two spe

4、akers take part in？A. A meeting。 B. A party. C。 A club.7. How will the woman go home?A. She will ride her bike。B。 The man will give her a ride。C。 Her husband will drive her home.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. Why does the man make the phone call?A. To buy a table。B。 To reserve a room。C. To book a table。

5、9. At what time does Mr。 Miller want to go at first?A。 7:30。 B. 8:00。 C。 8:30。听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题.10。 What are the two speakers planning to do?A。 Go shopping.B. See a movie。C. Have a picnic.11. What color shoes is the man wearing？A. White. B。 Black。 C。 Gray.12. What can we infer from the conve

6、rsation？A. The man doesnt really want to go out。B. The woman cant decide what to wear.C。 The man has got a cold。听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13。 Why did the boss shout at the man？A。 He didnt work hard.B. He took a coffee break。C. He was late for work。14. How long did the man spend on lunch？A。 Half an h

7、our.B. Three quarters.C. An hour。15. How does the man feel about his first day of work？A. Happy.B。 Just so-so。C。 Not very good。16. What do we know about the mans boss?A. He is funny. B. He is strict。 C. He is foolish。听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17。 What was difficult for the speaker to decide？A。 Where

8、 to learn the violin。B。 Who to learn the violin from。C。 Which musical instrument to learn。18。 What is the speakers father?A。 A violinist. B. A pianist。 C。 A singer.19。 Who teaches the speaker to play the violin?A。 His father。B. His music teacher。C. His mother。20。 What is the common reason for people

9、 giving up practicing?A。 Lack of time.B。 Lack of money.C。 Lack of self-confidence。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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Best Places To Watch Fireworks This Fourth Of JulyCALIFORNIA： LIGHTS ON THE LAKE （LAKE TAHOE)Launched from boats on the shore of Lake Tah

10、oe, this show is considered one of the biggest such displays in the West, which means the fireworks are visible all over town。 If youre worried about getting a seat， park your picnic at the El Dorado Beaches before 9：45 p。m. Or you can take the road less traveled and hike to the top of Mount Tallac

11、for an unforgettable and best view of the display. Just remember youll have to hike down， so bring a headlight.DELAWARE： REHOBOTH BEACHLaunched from the beach south of Rehoboth Avenue these fireworks are visible up and down the boardwalk and beach. So jump on the Jolly Trolley(观光车） early and spend y

12、our whole day at the beach。 Theres even live music after the fireworks. Note: This years fireworks display is scheduled for July 1, 2018。FLORIDA: SERTOMAS 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS （PENSACOLA BAY)The Gulf Coast knows how to celebrate the Fourth of July. With vendors， arts and crafts， kidfriendly activit

13、ies and live entertainment， this funfilled day in Old Seville culminates（达到高潮） with the largest fireworks display in the area. Unfortunately the pony rides and face painting are only for the kids， though。GEORGIA： DAHLONEGAS 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONPack up your lawn chairs， blankets and coolers and he

14、ad about an hour outside of Atlanta to the University of North Georgia. Its even pet friendly just make sure your dog can take the noise. And if you get to town early enough （11 a。m.)， theres a Fourth of July parade that aims to put all other Fourth of July parades to shame.1。 Where is the best spot

15、 to watch the fireworks in Lake Tahoe?A. At the El Dorado Beaches。B. On the top of Mount Tallac。C. Anywhere all over the town。D。 On the shore of Lake Tahoe.2。 Which display is most suitable for children？A. REHOBOTH BEACH。B。 LIGHTS ON THE LAKE.C. SERTOMAS 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS。D. DAHLONEGAS 4TH OF JU

16、LY CELEBRATION。3. What do Georgians think of their parade？A. The best。B。 Just so so.C. Not so bad。D。 Very terrible.【答案】1。 B 2. C 3。 A【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了四个在美国国庆日观看烟火的最佳之地.【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Or you can take the road less traveled and hike to the top of Mount Tallac for an unforgettable and best view of

17、the display. ”可知，Mount Tallac的山顶是观赏烟火的最佳地点，故B项正确。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“kidfriendly activities and live entertainment和Unfortunately the pony rides and face painting are only for the kids， though.“”可知,塞尔玛的七月四日烟花展最适合孩子，故C项正确.【3题详解】推理判断题.根据第四段中的“theres a Fourth of July parade that aims to put all other Fo

18、urth of July parades to shame”可知，乔治亚州人认为他们的国庆游行会让其他的游行相形见绌，由此可知,乔治亚州人认为他们的游行是最好的,故A项正确。BAmerican magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had become one of Londo

19、ns main tourist attractions.Looking thinner and darker， 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately sent to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors said could be life threatening。 He had been drinking only water since September 5。A n

20、ative of Brooklyn， New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtak

21、ing magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention。In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and， in 2000， he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25meter pillar(柱子） in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of box

22、es。“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that theyre able to do what they can do，” he said。 “They dont realize we can survive。 The human being is an amazing creation.”But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see， had seriou

23、s back pains and lost his sense of taste.4。 It is _ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation。A。 pleasantB. deliciousC。 dangerousD。 important5。 Having spent such a long time in the glass box， he suffered the following EXCEPT that _。A。 he had become blindB。 he had serious back painsC。

24、 he lost his sense of tasteD. he was in weak health6。 Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?A. Brave。B. Adventurous.C. Mad。D。 Crazy。7。 Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?A. Blaine was immediately sent to hospital after he was taken out of his box because he was in dan

25、gerous condition。B. Blaine was born and brought up in England.C. In Blaines opinion, people can create a wonder。D。 Blaine didnt have any food for 44 days.【答案】4。 C 5。 A 6。 B 7. B【解析】【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了美国魔术师大卫布莱恩历时44天没有吃东西的饥饿实验，并提及了布莱恩其他惊人的魔术和旨在吸引眼球的聪明戏法：被埋在棺材里一周；在一个巨大的冰块里度过了62个小时；在纽约市中心一根25米高的柱子上站了3

26、5个小时，然后跳进一堆箱子里等.具有冒险精神的生活也给他带来了隐患:他有时看不见东西，有严重的背痛,失去味觉。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第2句内容“He was then slowly reintroduced to food， a process doctors said could be life threatening.”可知，对于经过这么长时间的饥饿，再开始进食的David Blaine来说，这个过程可能会危及生命。故选C项.【5题详解】细节理解题。根据文章末尾段内容“He said that at times he was unable to see, had serio

27、us back pains and lost his sense of taste.”可知，他有时看不见东西，有严重的背痛，失去味觉。选项A“he had become blind(他失明了）”与原文内容不符。故选A项。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据文章中对其事迹的描述“In 1999， he was buried in a coffin for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillar in the ce

28、nter of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.( 1999年,他被埋在棺材里一周；2000年，他在一个巨大的冰块里度过了62个小时。去年，他在纽约市中心一根25米高的柱子上站了35个小时，然后跳进一堆箱子里。)”可知，他做的事情是一些危险的行为,因此可推知他是一个敢于和喜欢冒险的人。故选B项.【7题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第句内容“A native of Brooklyn， New York， Blaine first became known as a street magician in the

29、early 1990s。（ Blaine是土生土长的纽约布鲁克林人,20世纪90年代初，他以街头魔术师的身份首次为人所知。）”可知，他是地地道道的美国人.选项B“Blaine was born and brought up in England.( Blaine在英国出生并长大。）”与原文表达不符。故选B项。【点睛】细节题的破解细节题的破解一般采用寻读法，即先看试题，再读文章.对有关信息进行快速定位,再将相关信息进行整合，甄别，分析，对比，有根据地排除干扰项，选出正确答案。比如文章的第1小题：1. It is _ for David Blaine to eat food after such

30、a long starvation. A. pleasant B。 delicious C. dangerous D. important通过分析可知，题干关键词为“eat food after such a long starvation，利用寻读法定位到文章内容“He was then slowly reintroduced to food， a process doctors said could be life threatening。为本题答案所在句，与选项相对比,“life threatening（威胁生命的)”应是与C项“dangerous（危险的)”含义相同,因此C项为正确答案

31、。CAfter giving a talk at a high school， I was asked to pay a visit to a special student。 An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me， and it would mean a great deal to him。 I agreed。During the nine-mile drive to his home I found out something about Matthew. He ha

32、d muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）. When he was born， the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten。 Now he was thirteen。 He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter， and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dr

33、eams.I spent over one hour talking to Matthew。 Never once did he complain or ask， “Why me? He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didnt mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different。 He just talked a

34、bout his hopes for the future， and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me。When we finished talking， I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck。 I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever w

35、ould。 He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal。 Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal， I will show it to you。”Last summer I received a letter from Matthews parents telling me that Matthew had passed

36、 away。 They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:Dear Rick,My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I dont have long to live anymore。 But I still smile as much as I can。I told

37、you someday I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I will never get to do that. But I know Im a champion， and God knows that too。 When I get to Heaven， God will give me my medal and when you get there， I will show it to you。 Thank you for loving me.Yours，Matthew8。 The boy w

38、anted to meet the author because _.A. he was interested in weight liftingB。 he wanted to get a gold medalC. he admired the author very muchD. he wanted the author to know him9. The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means “_.A. Why do you come to see me?B. Why do I have to stay at home?

39、C. Why does the disease fall on meD。 Why not give a gold medal to me10。 We can infer from the passage that _。A。 Matthew is a determined boyB. Rick used to have the same diseaseC。 Matthew became a champion finallyD. Rick regarded Matthew as normal11。 The boy refused the authors medal because _。A. he

40、was not worthy of itB。 he would not be pitied by othersC. he knew he would die soonD。 he thought he himself could earn one in the future【答案】8. C 9。 C 10。 A 11。 D【解析】这是一篇记叙文。作者去看望了一个名为Matthew的不幸的孩子,他一出生就患了不治之症，但是他并没有怨天尤人,而是对未来充满希望，意志坚强。Matthew在给作者的信中告诉作者他知道自己是冠军，上帝会给他他的奖牌的。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中He wanted

41、 to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter， and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams。可知他想见我，因为我是一名金牌举重运动员，我知道如何克服障碍,实现自己的梦想。由此可知,这个男孩想见见这位作家，因为他非常崇拜这位作家。故选C。【9题详解】句意猜测题.根据后文He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams。 Obviously， he knew what he was ta

42、lking about。可知他谈到了胜利和成功,以及追求自己的梦想。显然，他知道自己在说什么.由此可知,Matthew并没有向作者抱怨为什么是自己患了这种疾病，而是和作者谈胜利、成功和梦想，故划线句子的意思为“为什么疾病会落到我的身上”。故选C。【10题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中But I know Im a champion， and God knows that too。可知但我知道我是冠军，上帝也知道。结合文章内容为作者去看望了一个名为Matthew的不幸的孩子，他一出生就患了不治之症，但是他并没有怨天尤人，而是对未来充满希望，意志坚强。Matthew在给作者的信中告诉作者他知道自

43、己是冠军，上帝会给他他的奖牌的。由此可推知，Matthew是一个意志坚定的男孩.故选A。【11题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段中He said， “You are a champion。 You earned that medal。 Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal， I will show it to you。”可知他说:“你是冠军。你赢得了那枚奖章。总有一天，当我参加奥运会并赢得我自己的奖牌时，我会把它拿给你看。由此可知，这个男孩拒绝接受作者的奖章,因为他认为他自己将来也能获得奖章。故选D。DWhile the s

44、tart of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland， New Zealand. They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher。 Before you start imagining a humanlike robot walking around the classroom, Will is just anavat

45、arthat appears on the students desktop, or smartphone screen, whenordered to come。Theautonomousanimation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it toshowhuman-like behavior。 The digital teacher is assignedto teach Vectors “Besustainablewith energy” a free progra

46、m for Auckland elementary schools.Just like the humans it replaced Will is able to instantly react to the students responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have， but also picks up non-verbalcues。 For instance, if a student smil

47、es at Will, he responds by smiling back。 This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students attention， but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed.Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Will-like avatars could be a novel way to catch the attenti

48、on of the nextgeneration。 He says， “I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective, rich, educational experience in the future。”The program, in place since August 2018， has been a great success thus far。 Ravishankar says, “ What wasfascinatingto me was the reaction of t

49、he children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different， and Will really captured their attention。” However， regardless of how popular it becomes， Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.12。 What was special for some elementary school students in Auckland？A

50、。 A digital teacher taught them。B. They first saw something digital.C. This was the start of a new school year.D。 They could get close to smartphone screen。13。 What is the benefit of this two-way interaction?A. It can smile back。B. It can use microphone.C. It can talk any topic for free.D. It can ch

51、ange if necessary。14. Whats Ravishankars attitude to Wills replacing Human educators soon?A。 Optimistic.B. Doubtful.C。 Unclear。D. Disapproving.15. What might be the best title for the passage？A。 New Hightech Contributes to EducationB。 The Worlds First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom.C. The Worl

52、ds First Digital Teacher, a Help to StudentsD。 New Zealand Will Replace Teachers in Classrooms【答案】12. A 13. D 14. D 15。 B【解析】【分析】本文为说明文。主要叙述一款智能机器人走进小学课堂，为孩子们讲授能源可持续发展.【12题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher”可知，他们成为世界上第一批由智能机器人老师“教”的孩子。由此可知,特殊之处在于机器

53、人老师教他们。故选A.【13题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This twoway interaction not only helps attract the students attention, but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement， and make changes if needed。即“ 这种双向互动不仅有助于吸引学生的注意力,还允许程序的开发人员监视他们的参与度,并在需要时做出更改,由此可得出，其优势在于需要时，可以做出变化.故选D。【14题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“H

54、owever, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.可知，Ravishankar认为它不会在短期内代替人类教育工作者。故选D。【15题详解】主旨大意题.文章第一段“While the start of a new school year is always exciting， this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland， New Zea

55、land。 They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher”可知，从新学年开始，新西兰奥克兰的小学生将成为世界上第一批被机器人老师教的孩子。之后文章就此展开，由此可推断出he Worlds First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom最符合本文的标题。故选B。【点睛】确定最佳标题的方法.在阅读文章时，要注意文章中反复出现的或强调的信息,寻找与文章大多数内容相关的信息。尤其是寻找文章的主题句.文章主要论题的关键是找到文章的主题句。主题句通常在文章的首段,也可能在文章

56、的末段，在文章的某一段落，或分散在文章的各个段落中。如果每个段落都有主题句,那么把各段落的主题句的中心集中起来,即为全文的主题句。如第4小题，本文的中心句在首段 “文章第一段“While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland， New Zealand。 They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teac

57、her”可知，从新学年开始,新西兰奥克兰的小学生将成为世界上第一批被机器人老师教的孩子.之后文章就此展开，由此可推断出he Worlds First Digital Teacher Appears in Classroom最符合本文的标题。故选B.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。What do you order when you go to a Chinese restaurant？ Do you start with an appetizer of fried dumplings and then

58、 move onto General Tsos chicken? _16_Tofu is made from soybeans（黄豆）.There are different types of tofu, from soft creamy silken tofu to pressed extra firm tofu。 The difference is the amount of water in them。 The longer the tofu is pressed， the more water is squeezed out and the tofu becomes denser（更密

59、实）and chewier。_17_ In the letter to his friend John Bartram， Franklin cites（引用）a description of a type of Chinese cheese made from soybeans called ”teufu” by Fernandez Navarette who published accounts of his travels to China in the late 1600s.However, there isnt much documentation of tofu production

60、 in the United States. _18_In 1917, as part of an effort to develop new sources of protein for American soldiers during World War I, the United States Department of Agriculture sent Chineseborn doctor Yamei Kin a dietitian well-known for promoting tofu as an nutritious meat alternative, to China to