【英语】湖南省长沙县第九中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试

【英语】湖南省长沙县第九中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试

湖南省长沙县第九中学2019-2020学年 高二下学期期末考试 ‎(分值150分, 时量120分钟)‎ 第一部分 听力技能（共两节, 每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分, 共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 did the woman buy?‎ A. A novel. B. A magazine. C. A dictionary. ‎ ‎2. What will the woman do first?‎ A. Go to the bookstore. B. Borrow some books. C. Have some ice cream.‎ ‎3. Why will Sam come to Boston?‎ A. To take a vacation. B. To work on a project. C. To take on a new position. ‎ ‎4. What will the man do at 10:00 this evening?‎ A. Visit his aunt. B. Go to a concert. C. Stay at home.‎ ‎5. What is Bob doing?‎ A. Writing a novel. B. Reading a book. C. Playing games. ‎ 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。（共15小题，每小题1.5分, 共22.5分）‎ 听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。‎ ‎6. What do the speakers think of the police officer?‎ A. He is funny. B. He is brave. C. He is generous. ‎ ‎7. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. A movie. B. A book. C. A writer. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What will Lucinda do next?‎ A. Study for an exam. B. Cook a meal. C. Have some food. ‎ ‎9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Fellow students. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why does the woman want to improve her English?‎ A. To find a new job. ‎ B. To watch an English program. ‎ C. To speak with her colleagues better. ‎ ‎11. Which program is a good choice to practice British English?‎ A. Down-ton Abbey. B. Desperate Housewives. C.TheCarmichael Show. ‎ ‎12. What is the woman advised to do?‎ A. Look for a better job.‎ B. Practice American English.‎ C. Make notes while watching programs.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where are the speakers?‎ A. In a classroom. B. At a radio station. C. At a center for old people. ‎ ‎14. When did Miss Allen start her project?‎ A. One year ago. B. Two years ago. C. Three years ago. ‎ ‎15. For what did Miss Allen set up the project?‎ A. Offering poor people jobs. ‎ B. Raising money for schools. ‎ C. Helping old people and students. ‎ ‎16. How many senior volunteers took part in the project last year?‎ A. 200. B. 500. C. 12,000. ‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Why is Roman Holiday mentioned?‎ A. To explain the reason for the rule. ‎ B. To attract tourists to visit the steps. ‎ C. To tell how the steps became famous. ‎ ‎18. How much will a visitor be fined if he sits on the steps?‎ A. About 250 yuan. B. About 400 yuan. C. About 2,000 yuan. ‎ ‎19. What is the main purpose of the new rule?‎ A. To make money. ‎ B. To protect the steps. ‎ C. To reduce the number of visitors. ‎ ‎20. How is Rome city council toward the new rule?‎ A. Favorable. B. Opposed. C. Indifferent.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（两节，共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）‎ 第一节 (共15小题，每小题2分,共30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。‎ A Calling all poets! TIME For Kids has a challenge for you: Write a rhyming poem and enter it in the TFK Poetry Contest. It must be a poem that does not copy another poet's work.‎ How to enter: This Contest begins at 12 p.m. on July 14, 2020 and ends at 12 p.m. on August 15, 2020. To enter online, visit timeforkids.com/2020 poetry contest and follow instructions to submit the following: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem; (b) the participant's first name only and e-mail address; (c) a parent's e-mail address. Limit one entry per person or e-mail account.‎ Judging: All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to contest theme (25%). Winners will be notified by e-mail during the month of July and must respond within five days.‎ Eligibility (资格): Open to legal citizens of the United States who are elementary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.‎ Prizes: Our judge will select four semifinalists (半决赛选手)，from whom one grand-prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand-prize winner will receive an online class visit from Kenn Nesbitt. All the semifinalists will receive a signed copy of Bigfoot Is Missing, which is worth about $ 275. The semifinalists, poems will be published at imeforkids. com .‎ ‎21. How long will the Poetry Contest last?‎ A. One month. B. Two months.‎ C. Three months. D. Four months.‎ ‎22. What does the Poetry Contest value most?‎ A. Whether the poem is humorous.‎ B. Whether the poem is written in rhyme.‎ C. Whether the poem is suitable for the contest theme. ‎ D. Whether the poem is original.‎ ‎23. What can the finalists win?‎ A. A $ 275 bonus. B. A signed copy of Bigfoot Is Missing.‎ C. The position of assistant editor. D. An online class visit.‎ B All networks like 3G and 4G will be things of the past, because 5G will be reachable in the near future. So, what's so special about a 5G future? First of all, its download speed can be as fast as 20GB/s, which is 100 to 200 times that of 4G. But what's more impressive is 5GˈS low delay rate. Now, 4G takes an average of 200 milliseconds (毫秒) to send and receive information. But 5G will get it down to 1 millisecond.‎ ‎5G is a great breakthrough. It's going to change the way equipment connects to the Internet, and more importantly, to each other. And self-driving cars may be one of the biggest breakthroughs to come out of 5G. Human reaction time is 200 milliseconds, yet we still have accidents every day. The self-driving car under a 5G network could react and communicate its reaction to hundreds of cars around it, all within I millisecond. It'll play a great role in preventing car accidents and ending traffic jams completely.‎ ‎5G can benefit us in many other ways. Operations could be performed by robots controlled by experts from the other side of the world. Therefore, more lives will be saved in time. Factories can be staffed by robots that can communicate their tasks to each other, and they can do more work efficiently over a 5G network. Imagine a group of drones(无人机) flying over a field of crops, using sensors(传感器) on the ground to sort, pick, feed, and water plants all on their own. Then farmers won't have to work so hard anymore.‎ But, 5G is not perfect. One major disadvantage has to do with why it's so fast. 5G uses the millimeter waves,while 4G uses the 15 to 40 centimeter-long waves. And shorter waves go fast ‎ but not very far On 4G networks, the signal can go 10 kilometers. But the 5G signal can go at most 300 meters, and it can't even go through walls or rain. So, what does that mean? Having such a short signal distance means we need to build a lot of transmitters(信号发射塔) in the future.‎ ‎24.How does the author show us 5G's advantages in Paragraph 1?‎ A. By giving examples of the uses of 5G. ‎ B. By making comparisons between 4G and 5G.‎ C. By explaining the scientific principles of 5G.‎ D. By analyzing 5G's development from 4G.‎ ‎25.According to the author, the self-driving cars will ______.‎ A. cause more car accidents B. slow down 5G's development C. run without being connected to the Internet D. have a much faster reaction speed than humans ‎26.What does the underlined part "be staffed by robots" in Paragraph 3 mean?‎ A. Be built by robots. B. Have robots as workers.‎ C. Offer employees home robots. D. Produce more medical robots.‎ ‎27.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?‎ A. The main weakness of 5G networks.‎ B. How to make 4G networks more perfect.‎ C. The types of long waves and short waves.‎ D. How to improve the signal of mobile phones.‎ C The oldest and most common source of renewable energy known to man, "biomass energy" (生物质能) is one of the most important forms of energy production in the United States and elsewhere. Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere—from trees and grasses to agricultural and citylife wastes—biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world. ‎ According to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), because the energy it contains comes from the sun. When plant matter is burned, it gives off the sun's energy. In this way, biomass ‎ serves as a sort of natural battery (电池) for storing the sun's energy. As long as biomass is produced continuously—with only as much grown as is used—the "battery" lasts forever.‎ According to the Energy Information Administration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0.5 and 0.9 percent of the nation's total electricity supply. In 2008—although the numbers aren't all in yet—wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.‎ Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowners' money, but it also produces a lot of pollution. So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it. ‎ ‎28. Why is biomass considered as "a sort of natural battery"?‎ A. It burns merely plant matter. B. It stores the energy from the sun.‎ C. It keeps producing electricity. D. It produces zero carbon dioxide.‎ ‎29. We learn from the text that in 2008________.‎ A. biomass might become the main energy source B. there was a rapid growth of electricity production C. wind power would be the leader of renewable energy D. 0.5%～0.9% of power supply came from biomass ‎30. Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?‎ A. To prevent the waste of energy. B. To increase production safety. ‎ C. To save money. D. To reduce pollution.‎ ‎31. Where does the text probably come from?‎ A. A science magazine. B. A research plan. ‎ C. A book review. D. A business report.‎ D Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.‎ In many countries, the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby, too. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.‎ In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can see many huge skyscrapers and office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice house and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.‎ But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.‎ ‎32. Why do people move to live in cities or towns?‎ A. Because they can live more comfortably there.‎ B. Because they like noisy life better than peaceful life.‎ C. Because they are sure of having a better life there.‎ D. Because they mainly want to find work there.‎ ‎33. The underlined phrase "a residential area" means an area________.‎ A. which is suitable for living in B. where people can buy things C. where people can do business D. which is near a city center ‎34. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the business district?‎ A. Big companies usually have their main offices in the business district.‎ B. A business district usually lies in the city center downtown.‎ C. People usually work and live in the business district.‎ D. Nearly every major city has its own business district.‎ ‎35. We can infer that this movement from rural to urban areas________.‎ A. has been going on for more than 2,000 years.‎ B. may not continue in the future.‎ C. will surely continue in the future. ‎ D. has now stopped already.‎ 第二节 七选五 (共5小题;每小题2分,共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。‎ Developing and maintaining healthy friendships involves give-and-take. Sometimes you're the one giving support, and other times you're on the receiving end. Letting friends know you care about them and appreciate them can help strengthen your bond (联系). It's as important for you to be a good friend as it is to surround yourself with good friends.    (36)   .‎ Be kind.‎ This most-basic behavior, emphasized during childhood, remains the core (核心) to successful adult relationships. Think of friendship as an emotional bank account. Kindness and thanks are deposits (存款) into this account.    (37)   .‎ Open up.‎ ‎   (38)   . Being willing to share personal experiences and concerns shows that your friend holds a special place in your life, and deepens your connection.‎ Show that you can be trusted.‎ Being responsible, reliable and dependable is the key to forming strong friendship. Keep your promise and arrive on time. Follow through on commitment (承诺) you've made to your friends.    (39)   .‎ ‎   (40)   .‎ You may find yourself imagining the worst of social situations with your friends, and feel comfortable to stay at home. Use mindfulness exercises to reshape your thinking. Each time you imagine the worst, pay attention to how often the embarrassing situations you're afraid of actually take place. You may notice that the scenes you fear usually don't happen. A. Manage your thoughts with mindfulness. B. Keep your friends secrets strictly private. C. Do mind-body relaxation exercises to help you. ‎ ‎ D. Remember, it's never too late to build new friendships. E. However, quarrels and conflicts are taking money from it. F. Here are some suggestions on how to develop your friendship. G. Build a close bond with your friends by opening up about yourself.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用 （共30小题，每小题1.5分，共45分)‎ 第一节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,共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。‎ As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses(老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a41 , including all his struggles.‎ One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾)hit Ontario, turning it into a 42 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 43 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 44 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn't 45 quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 46 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 47 . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, "If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!" Dad 48 , "Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're 49 ." Such is Dad—whatever problem he 50 , he never gives up.‎ ‎51 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country. It was a challenging time for everyone, 52 Dad remained optimistic. He 53 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 54 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.‎ Dad is also a living example of real 55 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 56 our family. He always puts our happiness 57 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 58 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 59 , putting others first.‎ Dad, the life 60 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.‎ ‎41. A. teacher B. farmer C. gardener D. grocer ‎42. A. stormy B. lively C. burning D. disappearing ‎43. A. position B. form C. gap D. order ‎ ‎44. A. normally B. repeatedly C. finally D. really ‎45. A. change B. begin C. occur D. go ‎ ‎46. A. still B. yet C. even D. nearly ‎47. A. surprised B. angry C.nervous D. frightened ‎48. A. apologized B. cried C. laughed D. complained ‎49. A. lost B. gone C. done D. touched ‎50. A. brings up B. meets with C. works out D. thinks about ‎51. A. Thankfully B. Strangely C. Hopefully D. Unfortunately ‎ ‎52. A. but B. for C. so D. or ‎53. A. continued B. seemed C. happened D. aimed ‎54. A. face B. examine C. appreciate D. question ‎55. A. pride B. love C. friendship D. honesty ‎56. A. settle B. support C. start D. impress ‎57. A. after B. under C. beside D. before ‎ ‎58. A. in control of B. in terms of C. in spite of D. in place of ‎59. A. careful B. regretful C. humorous D. considerate ‎ ‎60. A. lessons B. motto C. patterns D. history 第二节 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)‎ 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Recently researchers 61 (find) that singing in groups could have a positive impact on reducing 62 (anxious) and depression. The research is from the University of East Anglia in the UK, in cooperation with a community singing group 63 (call) Sing Your Heart Out. A research team conducted the study 64 (examine) how singing with other people affects mental health. Researchers followed a group of people 65 attended free weekly singing workshops for six months. They discovered that singing in groups was 66 essential part in helping people recover from mental illness. In addition, it helped people feel 67 (little) stressed, enhanced their mood and increased their confidence, social skills and feeling of well-being. Lead researcher, professor Tom Shakespeare, said: "We found that singing as part of a group contributes 68 people's recovery from mental health problems." He added that: "All ‎ of the participants we spoke to reported positive effects as a direct result of taking part in the singing workshops. For some, it 69 (represent) one component of a wider program of support. For 70 （other）, it stood out as key to their maintenance of health."‎ 第四部分 写作技能 (共二节,共35分) ‎ 第一节 短文改错(共10处;每处1分，共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。‎ One Saturday morning at about 9:00, I was walking to a supermarket nearby while suddenly I heard a loud crash just about 10 meters away. I went up and found that two taxis were badly damaged, with one door of a car knock off. One driver was bleeding heavily and other was trapped in the taxi. As soon as passers-by around saw that had happened, they all came to offer helps. Soon the police and an ambulance arrived. Judged from the stopping tracks on the road, it was obviously that the two taxi drivers were driving too fast as both of them were eager to taking more passengers. I think, when travelling, it is important to obey traffic rules, because of caring about others' lives mean caring about our own lives.‎ 第二节 情景作文(共25分)‎ 假定你是李华，你校即将成立乒乓球俱乐部。请给你的外籍同学Terry写封邮件，邀请他加入。内容包括：‎ ‎1.写信目的；‎ ‎2.俱乐部的主要活动安排；‎ ‎3.报名方式与截止时间。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Terry,‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎【参考答案】‎ 听力部分 ‎1-5CBCBB 6-10ABCBC 11-15ACBBC 16-20ACCBB 阅读理解 ‎21-23 ADB 24-27 BDBA 28-31 BCDA 32-35 DACB 36-40 FEGBA 完形填空 ‎41-45 BCDAD 46-50 ABCCB 51-55 DAACB 56-60 BDCDA 语法填空 ‎61. have found 62. anxiety 63.called 64.to examine 65. who/that ‎ ‎66. an 67. less 68. to 69. represented 70. others 短文改错 ‎1. while→when 2. knock-→knocked 3. 在other前and 后加the ‎4. that—what 5. helps→help 6. Judged-Judging 7. obviously-→obvious ‎8. taking→take 9. 去掉because后的of 10. mean→means ‎ 作文 Dear Terry,‎ How is everything? I’m glad to learn from the official website of our school that our school will establish a tennis table club. Since you are enthusiastic about table tennis, I am writing to invite you to join the table tennis club and make friends with Chinese table tennis fans.‎ There will be a variety of activities for the table tennis club, including practicing table tennis every Friday afternoon and having opportunities to take part in table tennis competitions.‎ If you are interested, please send your application to the following email address—swimmingclub@126.com before next Monday.‎ Yours truly,‎ Li Hua