湖南省邵东县创新实验学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

湖南省邵东县创新实验学校20192020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（分值：150分时量：120分钟）

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）Whathappenedtothewoman?A.Shehurtherlap. B.Shehurtherleg.C.Shefelldownfromthestairs.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Atthebookingoffice.B.Intheclassroom.C.Attheairport.WhereisthewomangoingthisSundayafternoon?A.Toherfriend’swedding.B.Tothemuseum.C.Tothecinema.Howdoesthewomanarrivehere?A.Bytrain. B.Onfoot.C.Bytaxi.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Awallet B.AwatchC.Anotebook.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。Wheremightthewomanleaveherpurse?A.Atschool. B.AttheSmiths’.C.Inthelibrary.7.Whatwillthewomandolater?A.PhoneMrsSmith. B.Gotothelibrary.C.VisitMrsSmith.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A.Astudent. B.Awaitress.C.Ateacher.Whydoesthemanthankthewoman?Shehelpedhimwithhisproblems.Sheinvitedhimtodrinkcoffee.Shehadthreeclassesforhim.Whenwillthespeakersmeetagain?Tomorrow.B.NextMonday.C.NextTuesday听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Doctorandpatient.B.Waiterandcustomer.C.FriendsWhatwillthewomanhavefordinner?Soup,fruitjuice,fishandredwine.Redwine,fish,meatandcoffee.Fruitjuice,redwine,meatandcoffee.Whatwillthewomandoafterdinner?Gohomedirectly.B.Gotoseeafilm.C.Gotoadisco.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。.Whatdoesthewomando?.Astudent.B.Arunner.C.AninterviewerWhatisthemandoingnow?Doingsomesports.Findingajobinthepany.Preparingforasportsmeeting.Whydoesn'tthemandosportsnow?Becausehehasnotime.Becausehedoesn'tlikeit.Becausehehasmanycourses.Whatdoesthewomanneedthemantodo?Workforthepanyallhislife.Managethepanysportsteam.Beamemberofthepanysportsteam.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。WhatwasthematterwithMrsJenkins?Herstomachachedseriously.Therewassomethingwrongwithherheart.Shehadahighfever.WhatdoesMrsJenkinslikebest?A.Coffee.B.Wine.C.PotatoesWhatcanweknowaboutthedoctor?Heisn'taqualified（称职的）doctor.Heisanexperienced（有经验的）doctor.Heneversmokedordrunkbefore.阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）AIcan’trememberthefirsttimeoneofmychildrentoldme,“Ihateyou.”Ican,however,tellyouthatitstillhappensoccasionally,butitdoesn’tbotherme.Astheirfather,Ioftensaythingsthatareunpopular.Iftheyhatemeonceinawhile,IknowI’mdoingagoodjob.TherearethreeotherwordsthatIwon’tallowinmyhouse,however.Lastweek,Iwaswatchingmyoldersonplaywithapaperairplane.Afterheaccidentallythrewitintoawallanditcameapart,hiseyeswelledupwithtears.“Ihatemyself,”hesaid.Itwasn’tthefirsttimehe’dsaidit,andIwasconcernedthathe’dstartedtoactuallybelieveit.Ikneltdownnexttohimandmadehimlookintomyeyes.ItoldhimthatIneverwantedtohearthosewordsagain,andthatheneededtorespecthimself.Thedifferencebetweenyourkidtellingyoutheyhateyouandthemsayingtheyhatethemselvesisthat,fiveminuteslater,they’vealreadyforgottenthey“hateyou”.Selfhateismuchmorepotentiallypoisonousandforyoungpeople,itcanlingerintotherestoftheirlife.Kidswhostarttobelievetheyhatethemselvessometimesstruggletoformnewfriendships.Asteenagers,theyavoidthechancetoconnectwithapotentialloveinterest,becausetheyassumethey’llberejected.Andasadults,theymightchoosenottoapplyforthedreamjobbecausetheyassumeitwon’tworkout.Iknowthisistrue,becauseIdidn’thaveahighopinionofmyselfasachild.Ifoundmyselfstrugglinginmanyareas,andI’dhatetoseemychildrensufferthesamefate.Sometimes,wordsarejustwords.ButsomewordscanmakethekindofimpactI’dverymuchliketoavoidformychildren.Idon’tfearstronglanguage;Ifearlanguagethatmakesusweak.21．Howdidtheauthorfeelonhearinghiskidssaying“Ihateyou”?A．Depressed.B．Annoyed.C．Unconcerned.D．Excited.22．Whywon’ttheauthorallowthethreewords“Ihatemyself”?A．Becausetheimpactofthinkinginthiswayisnegative.B．Becauseithurtsparentstoheartheirkidssayingso.C．Becauseitdoesn’tmakeanysensetoblameoneself.D．Becausetheimpolitenessofsayingsoisunbearable.23．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“linger”inparagraph5?A．etoanendB．continuetoexistC．begintochangeD．beeoutofdateBMeetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesstresstheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries,liketheUKorFrance,peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcaferatherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion,insteadtherewasanunfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues,however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.24．TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat________.A．toomanywordsareofnouseB．theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesC．eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferentD．peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature25．Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?A．Byacceptingdifferenthabits.B．Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.C．Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.D．Byspeakingeachother’slanguages.26．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CrossCulturalDifferencesB．MulticulturalEnvironmentC．HowtoUnderstandEachOtherD．HowtoBuildUpaRelationshipCNowadayssixAmazonScoutdeliveryrobotsrolledoutinapilotprograminSnohomishCounty,Wash.Therobotscarrymeals,groceriesandpackagestohomesandofficesinthisregionjustnorthofSeattle.TheyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofLondon,Beijingandothercitiesandmunitiesworldwide.Thesemachinesmustoverepedestrianlegs,naughtydogsandbrokenpavement,whichraisessomequestions.Theseservicesaregainingattractionasagrowingnumberofcityresidentsexpectimmediateorscheduleddeliveryforjustabouteverything.Between2017and2018onlineretailsalesintheU.S.increasedby16percent.Onthefinalstepofallthesedeliveries,calledthelastmile,humansonbicycles,motorizedscooters(电动车)orlargedeliverytruckstypicallydeliverpackages.Allthevehiclespeteforspaceonbusyurbanstreets.“Deliveriesaretrendingupwardsinallcrowdedcitycenters,andifcityandstateleadersdon’tstartthinkingaboutcreativesolutionslikerobotdeliveries,wecanexpectevenworsetrafficjams,”saysPaulMackie,directorofatransportationpolicyresearchcenterinArlington.Astudybythiscenterfound73percentofdeliveryvehiclesinArlingtonwereparkedoutsideofauthorizedareas,oftenblockingbikelanesandcrosswalks.Bymovingthelaststepofdeliveriesfromtheroadtothesidewalk,citiescouldreducetrafficjamsandsolvetheparkingproblementirely,Mackiesays.paniessuchasAmazonarenotdevelopingthisdeliverytechnologysimplytoclearupurbantraffic.Selfdrivingvehiclesandsidewalkrobotscouldcutdownlastmiledeliverycostsincitiesbyasmuchas40percent,accordingtoa2018reportbyaconsultancyfirm.Adeliveryrobotcancostthousandsofdollarstomanufacture,andmostcurrentlyrequirehumanmanagementandconservation.Butinthelongrunpaniesthatuseautonomousdeliveryvehiclesinthenextseveralyearscouldendupsavingbillionsofdollars,thereportstated.27．WhydoesAmazonintroducedeliveryrobots?A．Toamuseitscustomers.B．Toconfirmthepany’sinnovationspirit.C．Toavoidpedestrians,dogsandbrokenpavement.D．Tomeettheincreasingdemandofdeliveringpackages.28．WhatdoesPaulMackiemeanbyhiswordsinparagraph2?A．RetailsalesintheU.S.increasedfast.B．Robotcanhelpeasethetrafficpressure.C．Deliveriesstaysteadyinallcrowdedcitycenters.D．Regardlessofrobotdeliveries,trafficjamswillremainthesame.29．Whatcanrobotsdeliverybringtothecity?A．Leadtotraffictrafficjams.B．Increasedangertopedestrians.C．Blockbikelanesandcrosswalks.D．Relieveurbantrafficaswellassavedeliverycosts.30．Whichwordcanbestdescribethefutureoftherobotdelivery?A．Uncertain. B．Hopeless.C．Promising. D．Unacceptable.七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）HowtobeagoodroommateRoommatehorrorstoriesareprettypopulartopicsofconversationatschool.Followafewsimpletipstoensureyou’renottheawfulroommateeveryone’stalkingabout.RespecteachotherFirstandforemost,youneedtorespectyourroommate.31．Ifyourroommateissleeping,keepthenoiseandlightlevelsdown.Ifyourroommateisstudying,don’thaveloudconversationsinthesameroom.Ifindoubt,askyourselfwhetheryouwouldbeannoyedifyourroommatedidn’tdotheabovethingsforyou.Keepitclean.32．Hairintheshowerorbathroomslitteredwithmagazinesordirtyclothes.Respectmeanskeepingyoursideoftheroomclean.Andhopefully,ifyourroommateseesyoukeepingyoursideclean,they’llbemorelikelytokeeptheirsclean.Keepyourhandsofftheirstuff.33．Ifyoureallyneedtoborrowsomethingoftheirs,alwaysaskbeforeyoudo.Iftheysayno,don’tgetangry.Somepeoplejustdon’tlikeotherpeopleusingtheirstuff.SetbasicrulesYouandyourroommateshouldestablishsomebasicrules.Forinstance,Ireallydon’tlikeitwhenpeoplehavephoneconversationsintheroomwhileIamstudying.34．I’dratherbewritingmypaperthanlisteningtoyoutellyourbestfriendaboutyourweekend.Sodiscussthatwithyourroommate.Makeapromise,butthetieshouldgotothepersonstudying.Anotherexampleistodiscusscleaningduties.Dividingcleaningdutieswillmakeyourroomcleaneranditwillhelpeaseroommatetensions.35．A．Beconsiderate.B．Talkonthephone.C．Don’tuseyourroommate’sitemswithoutasking.D．I’mnotgoodatdoingseveralthingsatthesametime.E.Ihaveheardmanyhorrorstoriesaboutdirtyroommates.F.Takingoutthetrashandtidyingtheroomarejustafewthingstoconsider.G.Itisamazinghowpeopledon’tunderstandwhatitmeanstobeconsiderate.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）It'sthattimeagainwhenwe’rebusybuying,covering,andgivingthem.Sometimeswecallthem36sometimespresents.Istherea37?Thewordsetousfromdifferent38.GifthasitsoriginintheGermanic(日耳曼语的)rootfor“togive”."Itreferredtoanactof39,andthen,tothethingbeinggiven.InOldEnglishit40thedowry(彩礼)giventoabride'sparents.Present41theFrenchfor“topresent”.Apresentisthethingpresented.Theywerebothusedtoexpressthe42ofsomethinggoingthroughachangeof43withoutexpectationofpaymentfromthe13thcenturyonward.Thewordsgiftandpresentarewellmatchedsynonymsthatmeanalmostthesamething.44______,evenwellmatchedsynonymshavetheirownuniquepatternsof45.Giftappliestoawiderangeofsituations.Presentsaremore46.Ifyourwholefamilygave47toyourcollegefund(基金)foryourbirthdaywouldyousay"Igotalotofpresents"?Itdoesn’texactlysound48,butsinceyouneverholdthesedonationsinyourhand,giftsseemstofitbetter.Giftcan49actlikeanadjective(形容词)todescribeanothernoun(名词).Whatdoyoucallthetypeof50whereyoucan51presentsforpeople?Agiftshop.Presentdoesn'tworkwellinthisroleof52othernouns.Wehavegiftboxesandgiftcards,notpresentboxesandpresentcardsStill,53mypersonalsenseofthe54presentthoughitmaynotbeasmonismorecasualsoundingthangift.Butwhetherit'sgiftsorpresentsyou55,Iwishyoumanyandlotsthisyear.A.giftsB.awardsC.friendsD.familiesA.mistakeB.differenceC.planD.promiseA.gamesB.storiesC.situationsD.languagesA.givingB.speakingC.leavingD.listeningA.listedB.receiveC.meantD.affectedA.resultsinB.mixeswithC.appliestoD.esfromA.dreamB.chanceC.adviceD.ideaA.possessionB.attitudeC.colorsD.decisionsA.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.OtherwiseA.behaviorB.useC.spellingD.developmentA.transparentB.concreteCpositiveDpublicA.thanksB.attentionC.donationsD.discountsA.wrongB.easyC.unluckyD.coolA.yetB.alsoC.justD.thusA.marketB.restaurantC.shopD.hotelA.buyB.lendC.openD.handA.explainingB.correctingC.analyzingD.describingA.becauseofBaccordingtoC.inspiteofD.inadditiontoA.actionsB.eventsC.wordsD.directionsA.orderB.offerC.makeD.prefer语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）InthesmalltownofZelenogradsk,Russia,catsaregiventherespecttheydeserve.There'sastatueofacat56.(sit)inapark.There'sacatonthetown'slogo(徽标).Andnowapersonofficiallybeenappointedascatchief,57.meansshe’staskedwithcaringforthestray(流浪的)catsofthearea.Some80applicants58.(apply)forthenewroleandSvetlanaLogunovafinallylandedit.She’sbeengivenabikeandauniform,59.(make)upofabrightgreenjacket,abowtie,andahat,andabudgetof5,700roubles(E66)amonthtomakesureallthestraysarewell60.(feed)andlookedafter.It'sabigtask,61.(obvious),andSvetlanadoesn'tthinkthatshe’llbeabletocareforaround70catsonherown.“Ialonecannotcareforeverysingleoneandahelpinghandwouldgo62longway,”shesaid.Peoplelivingherewillneedtobekindtocats,too,andtaketheminformedical63.(treat)andfoodwhentheycan.Butit'sgreatthattheressomeoneincharge64.thecatsespeciallywithsucha(n)65(attract)title.写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华,上午去外教Mr.Brown家邀请他观看武术(martialarts)表演,但他不在家。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.拜访他的目的2.武术表演简介;3.询问他何时有空。注意:1词数80左右;可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。第二节读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Lovemakestheworldgoaroundandamother’sloveneverchangesAfter21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.It’shardtoimaginethattheotherwomanwasmymother,whohasbeenlivingalonefor19years,butIamtoobusytovisitheroften.ThatnightIcalledtoinvitehertogooutfordinnerandamovie.“What’swrong?Areyouwell?”sheasked.Mymotheralwaysdoubtsthatalatenightcallisasignofbadnews.“Itwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,”Iresponded.AsIdroveovertopickherup,Inoticedthatsheseemedtobenervousaboutourdate.Butshesmiledfromafacethatwasasbeautifulasanangel’s.“ItoldmyfriendsthatIwasgoingtogooutwithmyson,andtheywereimpressed,”shesaid.Wewenttoarestaurantthatwasveryniceandfortable.MymotherlookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Afterwesatdown,Ihadtoreadthemenu.Hereyescouldonlyreadlargeprint.Isawmomsittingtherelookingatmewithasmileonherlips.“Iusedtohavetoreadthemenuwhenyouweresmall,”shesaid.“Thenit’stimetoletmereturnthefavor,”Iresponded.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversationnothingspecialbutcatchinguponrecentevents.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid,“I’llgooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Iagreed.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:WhenIgothome,mywifesharedherstoryabouthermomwhopassedawayyearsago._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Severaldayslater,Ireceivedmymother’sinvitation._________________________________________