广西贺州市中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题202004230310.doc

1、广西贺州市中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）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，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 will the man do during the vacation?A. Work in a clothes

2、store.B. Travel around with Sam. C. Go to the countryside.2. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Customer and waitress. C. Workmates.3. How does the woman sound?A. Excited. B. Confused. C. Annoyed.4. What does the woman think Tom needs?A. Punishment. B. Sugge

3、stions. C. Encouragement.5. Where does the woman find her mobile phone?A. On the table. B. On the chair. C. In her bag.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What day is it

4、 today?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.7. What is the woman going to do first?A. Call Marks parents. B. Exchange tickets. C. Watch a match.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What problem does the boy have?A. He always gets lost on campus. B. He has difficulty in learning physics.C. He lost his class schedul

5、e.9. Where is the boy supposed to be now?A. In Building 1. B. In Building 3. C. In Building 4.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where is the woman now?A. At her home. B. In a hotel. C. In a bar.11. What did the womans neighbor complain about?A. The meeting. B. The service. C. The noise.12. When will the par

6、ty end?A. At 12:15. B. At 12:20. C. At 12:25.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Whats the mans job?A. A tour guide. B. A salesman. C. A translator.14. Who are most likely interested in this product?A. Businessmen. B. Tourists. C. Foreign students. 15. How many languages does the product contain?A. 6. B. 7. C

7、. 8.16. Whats the woman dissatisfied with about the product?A. Its size. B. Its design. C. Its price.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What will the temperature be tomorrow?A. 1630. B. 1828. C. 1623.18. How will the day start on Sunday?A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.19. When will it probably be pretty cold?A

8、. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Wednesday.20. How often is the weather forecast?A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分。温馨提示：请在答题卡上作答，在本试题上作答无效。）第一节（共30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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上的相应位置将该项涂黑。ABook InformationChildrens Day is coming. H

9、ere is some information about childrens books in our bookshop.All I Want for Christmas Is YouWriter: Mariah CareyAge: for 3-7 yearsPrice: $17.99It is one of the bestsellers. It brings Christmas joy to readers. Its beautiful lyrics(歌词) will bring that same holiday spirit to readers in this picture-bo

10、ok about a young girl whose wish is for a new little dog.A Bears YearWriter: Kathy DuvalAge: for 4-8 yearsPrice:$18.99When spring arrives, the mother bear and her kids wake up, and as the weather warms to summer, the mother bear teaches her kids to fish. In autumn, as food grows less, the family pre

11、pares for the coming winter.The Little PrinceWriter: Exupry.SAge: for l1-14 yearsPrice: $20.99The little prince lives on a small planet alone. One day he decides to leave his planet in search for the most important thing in his life. At last he finds out the answer from a fox of the Earth: the power

12、 of love.The Only ChildWriter: Guo JingAge: for 5-9 yearsPrice: $22.99A little girl is lost in the forest. And she follows a deer deep into the woods. She finds herself in a strange world. But both her home and her family are very far away. How will she get back there?21. How much is All I Want for

13、Christmas Is You?A. $17.99. B. $18.99. C. $20.99. D. $22.99.22. Who is the writer of A Bears Year!A. Mariah Carey. B. Kathy Duval. C. Exupry. S. D. Guo Jing.23. Which book is for the children of 11-14 years old?A. All I Want for Christmas Is You. B. A Bears Year.C. The Little Prince. D. The Only Chi

14、ld.24. The above information is about .A. Childrens movies B. Childrens toysC. Childrens shoes D. Childrens booksBA 37-year-old fast food courier（外卖小哥）, Lei Haiwei, got the first prize in the third season of The Chinese Poetry Conference on CCTV on April 4th, 2018.“My interest in ancient poems began

15、 as early as I was six years old,” Lei said after winning the poetry competition. Lei Haiwei was born in a small village in HunanProvince. When he was young, his father taught himancient poems by putting them on the kitchen wall for him to read.“My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps

16、the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind.” Lei said.In 2001, Lei Haiwei graduated from a technical secondary school and found a job in Shanghai. There, he began to read books on ancient poems at bookstores or libraries in his free time because he didnt have enough money to buy books. He also de

17、veloped a habit of reciting（背诵）poems he liked and wrote them down after coming back home.Lei Haiwei came to Hangzhou in 2008 and worked as a fast food courier. Every day, he had to take fast food to different people. On his busiest workdays, Lei Haiwei had to deliver more than 50 orders (订单)a day. E

18、ven so, his love for poems went on and he seized(抓住）any chance to recite poems.As for his future plans, Lei Haiwei said he would go on reading and reciting more poems. Will he take part in the next poetry competition?25. When did Lei Haiwei get the first prize in the competition?A. On March 7th, 201

19、9. B. On April 4th, 2018.C. On May 5th, 2017. D. On June 6th, 2016.26. Lei Haiwei read books on ancient poems at bookstores or libraries becauseA. he wanted to learn English thereB. he wanted to have a good rest thereC. he didnt have any friends in the cityD. he didnt have enough money to buy books2

20、7. What does the underlined word deliver” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. To take something to somebody. B. To say something to somebody.C. To lend something to somebody. D. To speak something to somebody.28. What would be the best title for the text?A. Fast Food Courier Won Sports CompetitionB. Fas

21、t Food Courier Won Singing CompetitionC. Fast Food Courier Won Poetry CompetitionD. Fast Food Courier Won Dancing CompetitionCTerrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. Th

22、e vehiclenamed the Transitionhas two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5

23、gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto

24、 Show. But dont expect it to show up in too many driveways. Its expected to cost $279,000. And it wont help if youre stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafug

25、ia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.Mann said Terrafugia w

26、as helped by the Federal Aviation Administrations decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly

27、the Transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.29. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The basic data of the Transition. B. The advantages of flying cars.C. The potential market for flying cars. D. The designers of the Transition.30. Why is the Transition unlikely to

28、 show up in too many driveways?A. It causes traffic jams. B. It is difficult to operate.C. It is very expensive. D. It burns too much fuel.31. What is the governments attitude to the development of the flying car?A. Cautious B. Favorable.C. Ambiguous. D. Disapproving.32. What is the best title for t

29、he text?A. Flying Car at Auto Show B. The Transitions First FlightC. Pilots Dream Coming True D. Flying Car Closer to RealityDHonesty is the best policy. We may agree that admitting mistakes and behaving in a genuine way is the right way to lead our lives, but is there something in our human nature

30、that makes us immoral? For example, in some shops and car parks you can find an honesty box a box where you pay for something by putting money in it but it relies on you putting the right amount of cash in. This relies on people being honest and not trying to cheat but it does provide a temptation t

31、o get away with not paying the full amountPhilip Graves, a psychologist, suggests that this temptation is part of our evolution. He says, “We have evolved with the ability to be dishonest. Its part of our evolutionary psychological make-up because if we can gain an advantage over the people around u

32、s, we have a greater chance of surviving.”So why do we place such importance on being honest if we benefit from being dishonest? Its because it is selfish behavior. If everybody acted selfishly and dishonestly all the time, the world would be a very unpleasant place. As Philip Graves says, “There is

33、 a balance to strike between the extent to which we can feather our own nest, so to speak, and the risk of being ostracized (排斥) by the group.” So, for societies to work together we need to trust each other and therefore we need to be honest.Being trustworthy with money is of course vital for an eco

34、nomy to survive. But being honest with words is another matter, saying what we think to someone can get us into hot water. However, a new anonymous messaging app has been designed that lets anyone with a link to your profile (简介) to send you a message without knowing who its from. The app now has 30

35、0 million users which perhaps indicates how honest we really like to be but in all honesty, do you want to know what people think about you? Is honesty always the best policy?33. What does an honesty box require people to do?A. Get the change out of it freely. B. Put the correct amount of money in i

36、t.C. Donate the pocket money to others. D. Pay a larger amount of money.34. According to Philip Graves, being dishonest_.A. is a disadvantage B. should be advocatedC. is part of our evolution D. helps people survive35. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A. The reason for being honest.B. The ben

37、efit of being dishonest.C. The outcome of selfishness.D. The importance of group work.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，并在答题卡上的相应位置将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Get Along Well with Your TeachersAs students, it is important for you to have a good relationship with your teachers. Some of yo

38、u can get along well with your teachers, but others cannot. If you have trouble in doing it, dont worry. 36 Respect your teachers37 . You may not always agree with them. You may not always understand what your teachers say. However, you do need to show your basic respect to them.38 Listening to your

39、 teachers is good manners, and listening is a good way for you to communicate with your teachers. While you are listening, your eye contact helps show your attention in class. You will miss some useful information if you dont listen carefully.Ask your teachers for helpYou may not always understand e

40、verything that you see or hear in school. If you are not sure about your task, talk with your teachers about it. 39 .Never speak ill of your teachersSpeaking ill of someone means saying unkind words about him or her. As we know, it is not good to speak ill of others. _40_ _. If you hear some unkind

41、words about a teacher, dont pass them on.If you can do as the above, you will get along well with your teachers.A. Listen to your teachersB. Keep trying and you will succeedC. Here are some ways for youD. If you are in trouble, ask your teachers for helpE. So remember never to speak ill of your teac

42、hersF. You should respect your teachers at all timesG. You shouldnt spend too much time in playing games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最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 41

43、 Miller King, who was the best 42 at our school.Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 43 .Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 44 . He looked very 45 ,

44、 but he didnt cry.That season, I 46 all of Millers records while he 47 the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 48 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller s 49 .One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 50 going ove

45、r a fencewhich wasn t 51 to climb if you had both arms. Im sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 52 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 53 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 54 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didnt tell you this during

46、the season, but you did 55 . Thank you for filling in for 56 .” His words freed me from my bad 57 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 58 ahead of me. I was right to have 59 him. From that day on, I grew 60 and a little more real.41

47、.A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. staying with42.A. coach B. student C. teacher D. player43.A. practice B. show C. comfort D. pleasure44.A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training45.A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D. ashamed46.A. held B. broke C. set D. tried47.A. reported B. judged C.

48、organized D. watched48.A. and B. then C. but D. thus49.A. decision B. mistake C. accident D. sacrifice50.A. stuck B. hurt C. tired D. lost51.A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit52.A. praise B. advice C. assistance D. apology53.A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed54.A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D. safe55.

49、A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally56.A. us B. yourself C. me D. them57.A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams58.A. still B. also C. yet D. just59.A. challenged B. cured C. invited D. admired60.A. healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D. cooler第二节（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

50、词的正确形式。According to a recent survey, violence did exist in schools. Students 61. (show) their fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern about it. 62. (expert) hope the whole society will pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents.Nowadays, school violence is 63. ho

51、t issue. I think this is a phenomenon, 64. calls for our great concern. We should try every effort 65. (prevent) violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal 66. (safe) could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can be learned. Children learn vio

52、lent behavior from adults or from 67. they see on television or on the Internet.If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence 68. violence, for it will result in 69. (much) fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will p

53、rotect me from the bad guys.All in all, every student should behave 70. (he) and keep away from violence.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分。温馨提示：请在答题卡上作答，在本试题上作答无效。）第一节 短文改错（共10处错误，每处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

54、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。Yesterday morning, I go to the railway station to meet my uncle or my aunt. At the station, I saw a old lady crying sadly because she had lost her ticket. She was not able buy another one. I were thinking about helping her when t

55、wo boy came up to comfort her. Then they bought for her a ticket with their own money. The old lady was so moved that he could not say a word. After a while, she grasped their hands and ask for their names. The two boys just smiled and left immediate. What nice boys!第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好

56、一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.表示歉意2.说明原因3.另约时间注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考答案1-5 ACBBC 6-10 AAABB 11-15 CCBAA 16-20 CACCB21-24 ABCD 25-28 BDAC 29-32. ACBD 33-35BCA 36-40 CFADE41-45.BDA CA 46-50 BDCCA 51-55 BCBDA 56-60CDADB61.showed 62.Experts 63.a 64.which 65.to prevent66.safety 67.what 68.with 69

57、.more 70.himself短文改错作文范文Dear Bob, Im sorry to say that I cannot go to the bookstore with you on Friday afternoon. I have just found that I have to attend an important class meeting that afternoon. I hope the change will not cause you too much trouble. Shall we go on Saturday morning? We can set out early so that well have more time to read and select books. If its convenient for you, lets meet at 8:30 outside the school gate. If not, let me know what time suits you best. I should be available any time after school next week.Yours,Li Hua