四川省泸县第五中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

四川省泸县第五中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

‎2020年春四川省泸县第五中学高二期中考试 英语试题 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。‎ ‎3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 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。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。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。‎ ‎1．What are the two speakers talking about?‎ A．A souvenir. B．A place. C．A piece of cloth.‎ ‎2．When are Jenny’s parents coming?‎ A．In April. B．In June. C．In February.‎ ‎3．What could Maria see in her old flat?‎ A．The fields. B．A brick wall. C．The railway line.‎ ‎4．What does the man mean?‎ A．He promises to review the test tomorrow. B．He doesn’t want to put it off.‎ C．He doesn’t feel like studying.‎ ‎5．Why was Matt running slowly today?‎ A．He ate a big breakfast. B．He stayed up late last night.‎ C．He worried about his schoolwork.‎ 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。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．When will the man start his new job?‎ A．Tomorrow. B．Next week. C．Next month.‎ ‎7．Why is the man paying for the woman’s lunch?‎ A．She helped him a lot. B．It is his turn to pay. C．He wants to congratulate her.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A．Strangers. B．Classmates. C．Co-workers.‎ ‎9．Why is Sara worried?‎ A．She has difficulty preparing for a speech. B．She knows nothing about British history.‎ C．She fails to finish her homework on time.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10．What does the woman ask the man to do?‎ A．Fix the washing machine. B．Read the newspaper. C．Turn off the light.‎ ‎11．Why did the woman go to Mr Smith’s?‎ A．To ask for help. B．To buy his house. C．To take care of his kid.‎ ‎12．What did the man plan to do?‎ A．Buy some books. B．Look for a good job. C．Repair the car.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13．Where is the speaker?‎ A．In Hong Kong. B．In Los Angeles. C．In New York.‎ ‎14．Why are there some uncertain conditions on the way?‎ A．The flight hours are too long. B．There’s a typhoon in the nearby area.‎ C．The plane will travel over the Pacific Ocean.‎ ‎15．When will the flight probably take off?‎ A．At 6:00 a.m. B．At 10:00 a.m. C．At 6:00 p.m.‎ ‎16．What is the weather like in L.A．now? ‎ A．Sunny and hot. B．Rainy and cloudy. C．Stormy and cold.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17．What is the talk mainly about?‎ A．How to control our weight during holidays.‎ B．How to enjoy holidays with families and friends.‎ C．What to do before going to a feast.‎ ‎18．What does the speaker suggest having before a feast?‎ A．A small glass of wine. B．A large cup of soup. C．A small low-fat snack.‎ ‎19．What plate does the speaker advise us to use?‎ A．A big one. B．A small one. C．A medium one.‎ ‎20．How long does the speaker advise us to walk after a meal?‎ A．10 minutes. B．20 minutes. C．30 minutes.‎ 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。‎ A ‎ Welcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.‎ The Gardens The White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.‎ The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.‎ The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.‎ The Castle Shop In the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only.‎ At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.‎ The Arundel Festival 2014‎ Saturday 16th to Monday 25th August The annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.‎ Parking Coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.‎ ‎21．When visiting the castle, you can___.‎ A．get old-fashioned English roses as gifts B．see how the local gifts are being made C．get seasonal fruit and vegetables for free D．buy eco-friendly products in the Castle Shop ‎22．Where can you park the coach?‎ A．In Mill Road B．Inside the Castle C．In the main town car park D．At the main Castle entrance ‎23．How long does the Arundel Festival last this year?‎ A．10 days B．One week C．16 days D．One month B ‎ Just a year ago, the colors were bright under the waves. Now it’s gray — the Maldivian reef is dead. The coral is killed by the pressure of rising temperatures.‎ Coral reefs are areas underwater where small creatures live. The coral is hard material formed on the bottom of the sea by the skeletons of those creatures. But the world has lost about half its coral reefs in the last 30 years. Scientists are working to prevent their destruction. Due to global warming, over 90 percent of corals are expected to die by 2050. “To lose coral reefs is to fundamentally undermine the health of a very large proportion of the human race,” said Ruth Gates, director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.‎ Why are coral reefs important? Coral reefs support a fourth of all marine species, as well as half a billion people worldwide. They serve as barriers to protect coastlines from the storms. They provide billions of dollars from tourism, fishing and other trade. They are also used in medical research for cures for diseases. “Everyone should be concerned,” said biologist Ove Guldberg at Australia’s University of Queensland. “This is not just some distant dive destination. This is the basic structure of the ecosystem we depend on.”‎ The ocean is getting warmer. A rising temperature of just one to two degree Celsius can force coral to expel the algae (驱逐海藻) that live there. This leaves their white skeletons uncovered. It is a process called “bleaching”. Sixteen percent of the world’s corals died of bleaching in 1998. The problem has become much worse in recent years.‎ ‎“We’ve lost 50 percent of the reefs, but that means we still have 50 percent left,” said Ruth Gates, who is working in Hawaii to breed corals that can better withstand increasing temperatures. She is also trying to “train” corals to survive rising temperatures. Gates says it is time to start “thinking outside the box”— find creative ways to help them.‎ ‎24．The underlined word “undermine” in paragraph 2 means ___________.‎ A．weaken B．regain C．promote D．overlook ‎25．What’s the major concern of the scientists like Ove Guldberg?‎ A．People won’t find a dive destination in the future.‎ B．The effort to save corals will turn out to be fruitless.‎ C．The destruction of coral reefs will affect the earth ecosystem.‎ D．The bright sea has lost its charm because of those dead corals.‎ ‎26．The fourth paragraph is mainly about ___________.‎ A．the harm of algae B．the process of “bleaching”‎ C．the importance of coral reefs D．the change of ocean temperature ‎27．Ruth Gates’ attitude towards the protection of corals is ___________.‎ A．proud B．cautious C．optimistic D．casual C Encouraging pupils to keep noise to a minimum should be a valuable component of all children’s education, according to new research.‎ Dr. Helen Lees, from Stirling University’s school of education, says that “enforced（强制的）silence” is seen as a punishment and often acts tosuppresschildren’s natural ability. But she says that teaching children about the benefits of “enforced silence”,--- deliberate stillness that gives them the opportunity to focus and reflect in a stress-free environment--- can have a significant effect on pupils’ concentration and behavior.‎ It is the latest in a string of researches to establish a link between the classroom environment and pupils’ academic ability.‎ A study almost a decade ago in London found that children’s exam results were cut by as much as a third if they were taught in noisy classrooms. Teaching unions have also called for a limit of 26℃ to be put on classroom temperatures because teachers and pupils struggle to work in hot conditions, and some educationalists claim that too much clutter（杂乱的东西）on classroom walls can prevent children from concentrating.‎ Dr. Lees said, “When we take some research on school settings and put it all together, what we ‎ see is that education without silence does not make much sense. In areas of better learning outcomes, better self- confidence and well-being measures, enforced silence in a person’s life and an individual’s education is shown throughout the relevant research to be a benefit.”‎ Dozens of schools across Britain have already introduced periods of “reflective silence” into the timetable.‎ ‎ Kevin Hogston, head of Sheringdale Primary, south London, has just introduced a minute’s silence at the start of twice-weekly meetings in which children are taught breathing techniques and encouraged to reflect. The school plans to introduce it into classrooms every day.‎ ‎28．According to Dr. Helen Lees, “enforced silence” ＿＿‎ A．is an effective way of punishment B．does not make much sense in class C．can improve pupils’ confidence D．makes pupils more creative ‎29．The underlined word, “suppress”, in the second paragraph probably means “_________”.‎ A．prevent B．improve C．apply D．reveal ‎30．What can be inferred from the research on school settings?‎ A．Students are more active if taught in noisy classrooms.‎ B．Silence makes a great difference to pupils.‎ C．Clutter on the walls can help students concentrate.‎ D．Most schools are not satisfactory in terms of classroom temperatures.‎ ‎31．What would be the best title for the text?‎ A．Arranging classroom settings benefits studies B．Achieving silence is beneficial for people C．Using enforced silence is effective punishment D．Keeping quiet in class improves academic performance D ‎ Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick，the aged，and children who have lost their parents，but also friends，workmates，relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.‎ Over 60 years ago，when a Cleveland man noticed that some people，such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed，too often felt forgotten and neglected，he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors，he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed，other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration，which came to be called "Sweetest Day". Over time，the Sweetest Day's idea of spreading cheer to the poor，the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened（扩大）to include everyone，and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA．‎ Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder（提醒人记忆之物）that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because of many people remembering to take the form of gift giving，Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care，in a positive way.‎ ‎32．What can we learn from the first paragraph？‎ A．Sweetest Day is a day to bring happiness to others.‎ B．Sweetest Day is just an occasion for caring about disabled people.‎ C．Sweetest Day is an occasion for lovers to express love.‎ D．Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in October.‎ ‎33．Which of the following has little relationship to Sweetest Day?‎ A．Visiting sick people in the hospital. B．Visiting children who have lost their parents.‎ C．Giving friends small gifts. D．Giving flowers to sweethearts.‎ ‎34．The underlined word "neglected" in the second paragraph means" __________".‎ A．remembered B．hated C．paid little or no attention to D．disappointed ‎35．What do most people usually do to show their care to others according to the passage？‎ A．Give them some money. B．Give them gifts.‎ C．Send them their regards. D．Offer help directly.‎ 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。‎ ‎ All of my five children played team sports in middle school and high school, and four of them are in college. 36．.‎ Teenagers may get into bad habits. 37． According to a study in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, a survey of more than 14,000 teenagers found that those who had taken part in team sports were less likely to smoke or have unhealthy eating habits.‎ As children get older, they naturally develop their own lives and there will be fewer ways for parents to be involved（参与）. Some teenagers shut their parents out of their room.38．.‎ Sports build strong and healthy bodies. Children who compete know that they are only at their best if they eat and rest well.39． In sports, strength and speed are wanted. Team sports help kids avoid obesity（肥胖） problems even better than activities like running or biking.‎ ‎40． The joy of a sports season stays with us long after the season is over. Our children may forget who was in their English class or which math teacher they had in the 10th grade one day. But they will never forget their sports teams.‎ A．Team sports can bring lifelong memories.‎ B．Team sports make a child’s social world wider.‎ C．As a matter of fact, doing sports makes us a better family.‎ D．However, they still want their parents to attend their games.‎ E. Cigarettes and drugs harm their performance and every athlete knows that.‎ F. But teenagers who often take part in team sports have less time for bad behavior.‎ G. From their experiences, I’ve learned it’s important for children to play team sports.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 （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。‎ I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a goods yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I can dimly remember the 41 of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a(n) 42 can do strange things to people.‎ It 43 to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind. I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, 44 . I don't mean that I would prefer to 45 without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had 46 .‎ Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of 47 to reality. In 48 of the fact they are never easy, I had my parents and teachers to help. The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have 49 and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself I am not talking about 50 the kind of self confidence that helps me down an 51 staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite 52 , a real, positive ‎ person; that there is a special place where I can make myself 53 .‎ It took me years to discover and 54 this assurance. It had to start with the most elementary things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was hurt. “I can't use this.” I said. “Take it with you，” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words 55 in my head. “Roll it around！” By rolling the ball I could hear where it 56 . This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 57 : playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.‎ All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to achieve them, one at a time. I had to learn my 58 . It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of 59 because that only 60 the bitterness of failure. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.‎ ‎41．A．attraction B．brightness C．warmth D．charm ‎42．A．crash B．experience C．catastrophe D．memory ‎43．A．struck B．happened C．occurred D．appealed ‎44．A．eventually B．therefore C．meanwhile D．otherwise ‎45．A．choose B．stay C．go D．see ‎46．A．left B．forgotten C．lost D．heard ‎47．A．changes B．references C．trials D．adjustments ‎48．A．terms B．favour C．spite D．place ‎49．A．collapsed B．cried C．sighed D．escaped ‎50．A．possibly B．simply C．frankly D．inevitably ‎51．A．unbelievable B．unstable C．unfamiliar D．unlikely ‎52．A．fear B．imperfection C．concern D．unfairness ‎53．A．fit B．live C．stand D．realize ‎54．A．abandon B．strengthen C．broaden D．regain ‎55．A．stuck B．hit C．slipped D．jumped ‎56．A．stopped B．fell C．bounced D．went ‎57．A．reasonable B．realistic C．impossible D．potential ‎58．A．dreams B．abilities C．limitations D．achievements ‎59．A．control B．pity C．charge D．reach ‎60．A．proposed B．invited C．included D．extended 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ On Sept.19, 2014, Alibaba went public on the New York Stock(股票)Exchange, which shows that Ma Yun has done his business 61． (success). A short Chinese man seems to be the 62．(tall) man in the world right now.‎ Ma Yun used to be an English teacher who led 63． easy life. When he was twelve, he found that English was very interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 a.m. and then ran to a hotel near the West Lake, 64． he could communicate with foreign visitors in English. The experience made him a fantastic English speaker and often delivered English speeches without 65．(refer) to his notes. In a trip to the US in 1995, Ma had access to the Internet 66． chance. 67． was after he returned home that Ma set up a website and created his own company-- Alibaba in Hangzhou. He was so 68．(devote) to his work that he 69．(name) “Crazy Jack Ma”. In my opinion, his 70．(curious) and determination made Alibaba the world’s largest e-commerce company .‎ 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。每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：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Wang Kai lived next to Granny Liu, which depended on the ambulance to take him to hospital for treatments. However, things became difficult on cold snowy days. Though Wang Kai had cleared the driveway the week ago to make way for the ambulance, more snow fall on the ground last night. Wang Kai knew he had to help with his neighbor clean up the snow and couldn't finish it himself. So he called four of his friend for help. With five boys on hand, to clear the driveway only took 30 minutes. But it meant all the difference to Granny Liu. A snowstorm could easy turn into a dangerous situation for her. Thanks to boys, she was send to hospital in time.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是李华，你学校刚刚成立了太极社团，请给对中国武术感兴趣的交换生John写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 练习太极的好处；‎ ‎2. 报名方式及截止日期；‎ ‎3. 表示愿意进一步提供帮助。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇：太极社团Tai Chi Club; 武术：martial arts ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎2020年春四川省泸县第五中学高二期中考试 英语试题参考答案 一．听力 ‎1-5：ABBBB 6-10:BABAC 11-15:ACABC 16-20:BACBB 二．阅读理解 ‎21-23:DCA 24-27:ACBC 28-31:CABD 32-35:ADCB 36-40:GFDEA 三．完形填空 ‎41-45:BCCDC 46-50:ADCAB 51-55:CBABA 56-60:DCCDB 四．语法填空 ‎61．successfully 62．tallest 63．an 64．where 65．referring ‎66．by 67．it 68．devoted 69．was named 70．curiosity 五．语法填空 which → who him → her ago → before fall → fell 删除help后的with and → but friend → friends easy → easily to后加the/these send → sent 六．书面表达 Dear John,‎ I’m writing to inform you that a Tai Chi Club has newly been founded in our school. Learning you are enthusiastic about Chinese martial arts, I sincerely invite you to join in.‎ As is known to all, Tai Chi is not only an ancient martial art, but has also been widely acknowledged as an effective way of keeping fit. Famous for its graceful and well-balanced movements, Tai Chi can benefit us with mental relaxation and physical fitness. If you want to join ‎ the club, please fill in the form I sent to you. Remember the registration deadline is May 31, 2018. If you need any more help, please don’t hesitate to contact me.‎ Looking forward to your early reply. ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua