【英语】湖南省邵东县第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试试题

【英语】湖南省邵东县第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试试题

湖南省邵东县第一中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试 英语试题 第Ⅰ卷 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） ‎ 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 does the man want to tell the woman?‎ A. She should help with the repair work. ‎ B. She should choose another way.‎ C. Her bus has gone wrong.‎ ‎2. What does the woman think of the movie?‎ ‎ A. Very interesting. B. Very bad. C. Very moving.‎ ‎3. Who might have taken the boy’s dictionary?‎ A. Jane. B. Mike. C. Helen.‎ ‎4. What are they talking about?‎ ‎ A. Building a toy factory. B. Visiting America. C. Bill’s wife.‎ ‎5. What has happened?‎ ‎ A. A dog was killed. B. The man was injured. C. The man’s car was damaged.‎ 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。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。‎ ‎6. What do we know about Mr Hunter?‎ A. He is in his hometown now. ‎ B. He knows the owner of the wallet. ‎ C. He lost a wallet yesterday.‎ ‎7. What will they do next?‎ A. Give the wallet to Mr Hunter. B. Go to Mr Hunter’s home. C. Put up a notice.‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. What is the man doing now?‎ ‎ A. Having dinner. B. Cleaning a meeting room. C. Preparing for a meeting.‎ ‎9. Whose office does the man have to clean?‎ ‎ A. Mr Brown’s. B. The manager’s. C. His own.‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How many children does the woman have?‎ ‎ A. Only a daughter. B. A son and a daughter. C. Two sons.‎ ‎11. Where does the man’s sister live now?‎ ‎ A. In Seattle. B. In California. C. In Washington.‎ ‎12. What might happen next year?‎ ‎ A. The man’s sister will move her home. ‎ ‎ B. The man’s sister will buy another farm.‎ ‎ C. The man will go and see his sister.‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. How old is Alice’s grandfather?‎ ‎ A. 83. B. 79. C. 73.‎ ‎14. Who owns a bookstore?‎ ‎ A. Alice’s father. B. Alice’s grandmother. C. Alice’s brother.‎ ‎15. What do we know about Alice’s grandmother?‎ A. She was a college teacher. ‎ B. She has poor eyesight now. ‎ C. She gave up teaching last year.‎ ‎16. Where is probably Alice now?‎ A. At home. B. At school. C. In a hospital.‎ 听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What does the long holiday offer to people? ‎ ‎ A. A new way to live and work. ‎ B. A long time to deal with difficulties.‎ ‎ C. A chance to do different things.‎ ‎18. Which of the following can NOT be achieved during the long holiday?‎ ‎ A. Taking intensive courses.‎ ‎ B. Becoming an expert at something new. ‎ C. Learning to cook.‎ ‎19. What is the advantage of most national parks?‎ ‎ A. People can take sports there. B. They provide privacy. C. People can rent cabins there.‎ ‎20. How long do some organizations offer intensive courses?‎ ‎ A.Two days. B. Three days. C. Two or three days.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（ 共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A At first glance, there is little in Horton to attract people. The other nearby towns have much more to offer: Bradfield has its river and historic buildings, while Newtown has shops and entertainment. The buildings of Horton look dirty and unloved. For shops, there is a small supermarket, a few bargain shops, a bakery which, strangely, does not sell bread and a florist (花店) which has one stand of sad-looking flowers. Even so, Horton has several advantages over its neighbouring towns.‎ Firstly, it has a country park. Four thousand years ago, this was an important fort. There are no historic remains here now, but there are wonderful views over the countryside. On sunny weekends you can often see kids out with their parents, kicking balls or flying kites.‎ There aren’t many job opportunities in Horton, and the roads to nearby cities aren’t really fast, but there are excellent rail links. You can be in London in an hour and a half, and other cities are less than an hour away. That means that parents can earn a good salary and still get home in time to spend the evenings with their families. Houses in Horton aren’t pretty, but they’re functional and cheap. The streets are quiet and safe, and there are plenty of parks and playgrounds. It has a library,‎ ‎ three primary schools and a secondary school, St. Mark’s. It is friendly and offers a wide range of subjects and activities to children of all abilities and backgrounds. The town also has a swimming and a sports center, and the community halls hold regular clubs and events for people of all ages.‎ ‎21. What is the writer’s main purpose?‎ A. To explain what tourists can do in Horton.‎ B. To explain why Horton is a good place to live in.‎ C. To explain why Horton is not as pleasant as other towns.‎ D. To describe the history of Horton.‎ ‎22. Which part of Horton does the writer find disappointing?‎ A. the shops B. country park C. transport links D. the schools ‎23. What advantages does Horton bring to workers?‎ A. There are plenty of jobs available in the town. ‎ B. You can drive to nearby cities in a short time.‎ C. You can get to several cities quickly by train.‎ D. Working conditions are better here than in other towns.‎ B Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholder. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”‎ For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help,Mumbet sued(起诉)for her freedom.‎ While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom—the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.‎ Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Sedgewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was ‎ W.E.B.Du Bois, one of the founders of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.‎ Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part:“She was born a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”‎ ‎24. What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?‎ A. She was born a slave. B. She was a slaveholder.‎ C. She had a famous sister. D. She was born into a rich family.‎ ‎25. Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?‎ A. She found an employer. B. She wanted to be a lawyer.‎ C. She was hit and got angry. D. She had to take care of her sister.‎ ‎26. What is the text mainly about?‎ A. A story of a famous writer and spokesperson. B. The friendship between a lawyer and a slave.‎ C. The life of a brave African American woman. D. A trial that shocked the whole world.‎ C Working with a group of baboons(狒狒)in the Namibian desert, Dr. Alecia Carter of the Department of Zoology, Cambridge University set baboons learning tasks involving a novel food and a familiar food hidden in a box. Some baboons were given the chance to watch another baboon who already knew how to solve the task, while others had to learn for themselves. To work out how brave or anxious the baboons were, Dr. Carter presented them either with a novel food or a threat in the form of a model of a poisonous snake.‎ She found that personality had a major impact on learning. The braver baboons learnt, but the shy ones did not learn the task although they watched the baboon perform the task of finding the novel food just as long as the brave ones did. In effect, despite being made aware of what to do, they were still too shy to do what the experienced baboon did.‎ The same held true for anxious baboons compared with calm ones.The anxious individuals learnt the task by observing others while those who were relaxed did not, even though they spent more time watching.‎ This mismatch between collecting social information and using it shows that personality plays a key role in social learning in animals, something that has previously been ignored in studies ‎ on how animals learn to do things.The findings are significant because they suggest that animals may perform poorly in cognitive(认知的) tasks not because they aren’t clever enough to solve them, but because they are too shy or nervous to use the social information.‎ The findings may impact how we understand the formation of culture in societies through social learning. If some individuals are unable to get information from others because they don’t associate with the knowledgeable individuals, or they are too shy to use the information once they have it, information may not travel between all group members, preventing the formation of a culture based on social learning.‎ ‎27. What is the first paragraph mainly about?‎ A.The design of Dr.Carter’s research. B.The results of Dr.Carter’s research.‎ C.The purpose of Dr.Carter’s research. D.The significance of Dr.Carter’s research.‎ ‎28. According to the research, which baboons are more likely to complete a new learning task?‎ A.Those that have more experience. B.Those that can avoid potential risks.‎ C.Those that like to work independently. D.Those that feel anxious about learning.‎ ‎29. Which best illustrates the“mismatch”mentioned in Paragraph 4?‎ A.Some baboons are intelligent but slow in learning.‎ B.Some baboons are shy but active in social activities.‎ C.Some baboons observe others but don’t follow them.‎ D.Some baboons perform new tasks but don’t concentrate.‎ ‎30. Dr.Carter’s findings indicate that our culture might be formed through　　　.‎ A.storing information B.learning from each other C.understanding different people D.travelling between social groups 第二节 七选五（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。‎ A garden that's just right for you Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(总和) of its parts? 31 . But it doesn't happen by accident. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process.‎ ‎● 32 ‎ Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers (肥料). 33 . However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years.‎ ‎●Recall(回忆) your childhood memories Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood. Grandma's rose garden and Dad's vegetable garden might be good or bad, but that's not what's important. 34 — how being in those gardens made us feel. If you'd like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth. 35 . Then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden. Have fun. ‎ A. Know why you garden ‎ B. Find a good place for your own garden ‎ C. It's our experience of the garden that matters ‎ D. It's delightful to see so many beautiful flowers E. Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plants F. You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, too G. For each of those gardens, write down the strongest memory you have 第三部分 英语知识运用(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的选项。‎ In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 　36 　 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 　37 　 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 　38 　 to take them home. There she carefully 　39 　 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 　40 　 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 　41 　.‎ Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 　42 　, to these young geese, the girl was their mother. ‎ As they 43 　, the girl was able to 　44 　 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 　45 　. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when ‎ ‎46 　 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 　47 　: She would pilot a plane to guide them in 　48 　. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled a small aircraft for her. ‎ Caring about 　49 　 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 　 or follow him, and 　51 　 slept in the grass. ‎ One day, the girl 　52 　 into the plane, started it and soon left the 　53 　. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 　54 　 flapped their wings and 　55 　. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following. ‎ 36. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. admitted ‎ 37. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted 38. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant 39. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined ‎ 40. A. ago B. out C. later D. long ‎ 41. A. family B. lake C. home D. world ‎ 42. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still 43. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew 44. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow 45. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing ‎ 46. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake 47. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse ‎ 48. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane 49. A. his B. her C. their D. its ‎ 50. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive ‎ 51. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too 52. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell 53. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground 54. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly 55. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back 第Ⅱ卷 第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?‎ In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It 56.__________(be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 57.__________(actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 58.__________ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.‎ But river wasn’t changed in a few days 59.__________ even a few months. It took years of work 60.__________ (reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 61.__________ (clean) than ever.‎ Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 62.__________ is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately. ‎ While there are 63.__________ (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 64.__________ (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 65.__________ (patience)‎ 第四部分 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，你的英国好友 Christ邀请你今年暑假一起报名参加一个新西兰的国际夏 令营，但你因故无法参加。请你根据以下提示给他回复封电子邮件:‎ ‎1.表示歉意;‎ ‎2.陈述理由。‎ 注意 1.词数80左右; ‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ 第二节 概要写作（满分25分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。‎ ‎ There are many resources for people who are interested in volunteer tourism, but the best way to find these chances is to discover an organization you particularly want to work with. A simple Internet search for “volunteer tourism” will bring you many websites that offer this kind of travel experence. It is therefore important to research an organization before signing up to travel to ‎ a distant corner of the earth to become a volunteer. Many people rely on other organizations they know and trust them to do research for them. Many people sign up for volunteer tourism chances provided by their schools.‎ Before you choose a volunteer tourism trip, it is important to get a clear picture of how much money the trip will cost. It is also important to understand the kind of work that will be required of the volunteers, because not everyone is up to the challenge of spending many days doing heavy work. Any website can put up quotes from former volunteers that may not be true. If an organization offering volunteer tourism has an office in your city, take a trip to the office and speak with the people working there as this will help to get a better understanding of the financial(财政的) and physical commitments(承诺) that volunteers must make.‎ It is also important to consider what kind of volunteer work you want to do. There are organizations that focus on volunteer chances for people who want to work on community building, others for people who want to volunteer in the field of education, and others still for people who have medical training and are willing to share their skills. There are also a number of volunteer tourism chances for people who want to help those in need.‎ Once you have found the type of volunteer work that you would like to do and created a list of volunteer tourism chances, it makes good sense to speak to former volunteers. It is a good way to choose the volunteer chance fit for you. It is also a good way to prepare for the trip and make it a success.‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎【参考答案】‎ 听力：( 1.5’×20=30’ ) ‎ ‎1-5 BBCAC 6-10 ACBBB 11-15 BAACC 16-20 BCBBC 阅读理解： ( 2.5’×10=25’ ) ‎ ‎21--30 BACAC CADCB 七选五：（2’×5=10’）‎ ‎31--35 FAECG 完形填空：( 1.5’×20=30’ )‎ ‎36--55 CABAC DCDBA DACBC BADDB 语法填空：(1.5’x10=15’)‎ ‎56. was　 57. actually　 58. the　 59. or　 60. to reduce　‎ ‎61．cleaner　 62. which/that　 63. amazing　 64. changes　 65. patient　‎ 写作 (共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）‎ Dear Chris,‎ ‎ I'm writing to express my deep regret that I’m unable to go to the international summer camp with you.‎ ‎ Considering my poor math and English, I have signed up for some improvement courses. After the courses, I'm going to do a part-time job, which has been carefully arranged for weeks, so I am afraid I have to miss this chance and do hope you can understand. Anyway, I’ll find another time when both of us are free to attend a camp.‎ ‎ I sincerely hope that you can enjoy yourself in New Zealand.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 第二节 概要写作（满分25分）‎ If you are interested in volunteer tourism, the main thing is to find an organization you want to work with. Before choosing a volunteer tourism trip, you should learn in advance how much it will cost and what kind of work it requires volunteers to do. Besides, consider seriously what type of volunteer work you prefer. Once you’ve made your decision, you’d better speak to former volunteers to prepare yourself for a successful trip.‎