宁夏海原县第一中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题202001130152.doc

1、宁夏海原县第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（总分：150分； 考试时间：120分钟）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）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 color pants does the woman like best?A .Brown B. Gre

2、y C. Blue 2. What are the speakers talking about probably?A. A hotel room B. A parking lot. C. A TV program.3. Who will send the report?A. Sam B. Carol C.Lucy.4. What kind of soup will the man have?A. Chicken soup. B. Fish soup. C. Mushroom soup5. When does the man plan to get to the party?A. Around

3、 7: 00 pm. B Around 7: 30 pm. C Around 8:00 pm.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。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How many children does the mans grandmother have?A. Two B. Four C. Six7. What does the wom

4、an think of the mans grandmother?A. Hard-working B. Well-educated. C. Energetic.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. Which place did the woman fail to visit?A. Disneyland B Dolby Theatre C. Universal Studios Hollywood9. What is the man doing here probably?A. Visiting the woman B. Picking up the woman C. Seeing off the

5、 woman请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man care least about?A. The living room. B. The bedroom C. The kitchen11.How much rent does the man want to pay each month?A. At most $600 B. At most S700 C. At most S80012. How did the man use to go to work?A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

6、13. What does the man plan to buy?A. A book B. A computer. C . A film14. Where is the bookstore?A. On the first floor B. On the third floor. C. On the fourth floor.15. What is on the second floor?A. The food court B. The movie theater C. The computer store16. When will the man go to the mall most pr

7、obably?A. On Thursday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was Lise Meitner good at as a kid?A . Music B. Math. C. Physics18. When did Lise Meitner start studying at college?A.In 1898. B.In 1899 C.In 189019. What did Lise Meitner do in 1906?A. She found a job. B. She learned the

8、piano C. She got a doctor s degree.20. Who is Otto Hahn?A. A lawyer. B. A teacher. C. A scientist.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。AMUSEUM SHOPS BUFFALO HISTORY MUSEUM Offers items related to the history of Western New York and its people, such as postcards

9、, posters, finegift items, childrens books, and a wide selection of publications about Buffalo architecture, the Arts& Crafts movement and Frank Lloyd Wright.One Museum Court, Buffalo716-873-9644/buffalohistotry.orgBUFFALO ZOOThe Zootique is full of animal-themed items from around the world, as well

10、 as Buffalo Zoo branded T-shirts, sweatshirts, postcards, calendars, and educational toys. A Zootique gift can be the perfect way to remember your day at this attractive zoo, which is set within the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Delaware Park.300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo716-873-3900/buffalozoo.orgBURC

11、HFIELD PENNEY ART CENTERWhile most museum gift shops are filled with knick-snacks(小摆设) and memorabilia, the Burchfields shop is filled with works by local artists. There are some seriously cool, collectible items to be found. The museum itself is known for showing cutting-edge artists and exhibition

12、s, and the creativity obviously doesnt stop at the art.1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo716-878-6011/burchfieldpenny.orgROYCROFT COPPER SHOP GALLERYYou can experience the American Arts and Crafts Movements legacy(遗产) today by shopping at the Roycroft Copper Shop, featuring hundreds of works by over 100 loca

13、l, national, and international artisans including handmade jewelry, woodwork, glass, prints and paintings.31 South Grove St, East Aurora716-655-0261/21. Which number should you call if you want to know more about Zootique gifts?A. 716-873-9644. B. 716-837-3900. C. 716-878-6011. D. 716-655-0261 .22.

14、How is Buffalo Penny Art Center different from other museum shops?A. Its goods are all artworks.B. Its gifts are intended for children.C. It sells a lot of works by local artists.D. It shows various coins from around the world.23. At which shop can you learn about the Arts and Crafts Movement in Ame

15、rica?A. Buffalo Zoo. B. Buffalo History Museum. C. Burchfield Penny Art Center. D. Roycroft Copper Shop GalleryBStudents in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn

16、English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study.

17、 They study their own language and maths and English. Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn Englis

18、h because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.24. People learn English _.A. at school B. over the radio C. on TV D. not all in the same way25. Different kinds of people want to learn English _.A. together with other subjects B. for different reasonsC. for their work D. for higher st

19、udies at colleges26. From this passage we know that _.A. we can learn English easilyB. English is very difficult to learnC. English is learned by most people in the worldD. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn27. Which of the following is right?A. We dont need to learn any fo

20、reign languages.B. We can do well in all our work without English.C. English is the most important subject in schools.D. We should learn English because we need to face the world.CIf you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about reading rate: Knowing why you ar

21、e reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. Y

22、ou must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, newsletters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to

23、friends and neighbors. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.28. The underlined word

24、 rate in the first sentence means _.A. fast B. slow C. speed D. skill29. Which should be read slowly according to the passage?A. Stories for enjoyment B. Arithmetic problemsC. Letters from friends D. News from hometown newspapers30. How fast should we read?A. The faster, the better. B. The more slow

25、ly, the better.C. Neither too fast nor too slow. D. It depends on what we are reading.31. According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.C. Read the materials th

26、at you are interested in slowly.D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.DWhen I was eight years old, I had cancer. It was really hard. One of the worst things was having to sit in the doctors office for hours during chemo(化疗)treatments. Id want to walk around and do things, but dealing

27、 with the big intravenous poles(静脉输液架) that hold the bags of medicine was a pain. Id have to roll them around with me. Id trip over them, and the poles got stuck on everything. It made my stress over being sick even worse.Last year for science fair, my teacher said we should think of how to solve an

28、 everyday problem. When you have cancer, the intravenous poles are an everyday problem. I started thinking of making a backpack for kids so they could get around and play and go outside while they are getting chemo. I especially want to make chemo easier for kids. I know how frightening it can be.Fo

29、r my project, I got a backpack and made a model. I took a small box and made it look like an intravenous machine. I had a small pole sticking out of the top, where youd hang the bag of medicine. Then I painted it to make it look nice.After the science fair, I got a patent for my invention. That mean

30、s I officially owned the idea. I was pretty surprised. Companies started talking to my family about making the backpacks. But its very expensive. A lot of people have donated money to help. So far Ive raised $55,000.Before the backpack project, I thought of cancer as terrible. But now I realize that

31、 a good thing that came from it was that I could help others. I dont like seeing kids with cancer suffer through treatment. I hope my invention can help them.32. What troubled the author most?A. Her health. B. Her studies C. The chemo treatment D. The medicine for cancer33. Why did the author want t

32、o invent a special backpack?A. To help kids know about cancerB. To make treatment more effectiveC. To make students school bags lighter.D. To help kids feel better during chemo.34. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A. What the author did to raise money.B. How the author made the backpacks. C.

33、 What the author got from her teacher.D. How the author got an intravenous machine.35. What can we learn about the backpack project?A. It was fruitful. B. It has made lots of money.C. It was started by a company. D. It was a school-owned business.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

34、中有两项为多余选项。Learn How to Have a Learning VacationGoing on a vacation to learn a skill you have long hungered to pick up sounds like a good thing, but be careful, said John Spence, the president of a travel company in Calif. “If you dont pick the right skill for you, or go in without realistic expectat

35、ions, your time wont enjoyable,” he said.Here, he shares his advice on planning a learning vacation that you wont regret taking:Follow your passion. _36_. They include cooking, photography, art history, farming or a sport such as diving or horseback riding. To get the most out of the trip, choose so

36、mething youre passionate about._37_? With whatever skill you intend to learn, figure out whether you want an immersion(沉浸) or only to occupy a part of your trip. Its possible to learn cooking basics, for example, by taking a weeklong course at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland. Another choice is

37、to attend several half-day classes at the school and have more free time to explore the destination itself. “_38_, so make sure that its what you really want,” Mr. Spence said.Consider your budget. No matter the skill, you can learn it by taking a vocation in a wide range of price choices. _39_ If y

38、ou want to learn scuba diving(水肺式潜水), for example, heading to the Maldives will cost several thousand dollars per person, while a scuba diving trip to the Florida Keys is a more wallet-friendly choice.Dont forget the children. _40_, if they are fun. “ Yes, you want your kids to learn, but you dont w

39、ant them to be bored by overloading them with too much information,” Mr. Spence said.A. A little, or a lotB. Dont be influenced by others interestC. What skill do you want to learnD. Learning vacations can be great family trips, tooE. The choices for what you can learn on your vacation are limitless

40、F. Having a clear idea of your budget will help you home in on the right tripG. Spending your entire break learning something new can be stressful第三部分 语言知识运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In a small village there lived a lazy Brahmin Ramdas. He w

41、ould do 41but daydream whole day. One sunny afternoon, Ramdas was very 42. He said, What a beautiful day. How I wish I could go back to 43.But then, I will have to go out and get my food. After bathing, Ramdas took out a bowl and out to44. By begging the whole day he managed to get a pot full of 45.

42、 It is this pot of milk that is going to make me 46, he thought. I will use it to make butter. From the butter, I will be 47to make ghee (酥油). I am really clever! I will then go to the48and sell the ghee his dream 49. With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have 50after six month

43、s. Soon I would have an entire herd of goats. How 51I am, he thought. The day I become a rich businessman I will build a big house 52in the middle of the village. There will be a splendid garden and a swimming pool in front of the house. Early morning I will 53in the blue waters of the pool. Deep in

44、 his 54, he struck out with his foot, breaking the55, and drenched （使湿透）himself with the milk. He saw the broken pot and 56. He lost whatever he had because of his 57and day dreaming. Laziness is the biggest 58of our life. If you are lazy then you will not acquire any significant59in your life and w

45、ill always have nothing. Laziness is a 60who slowly steals everything from us. If you want to become successful in your life and career, please overcome the devil laziness.41. A. somethingB. everythingC. nothingD. anything42. A. hungryB. angryC. sickD. curious43. A. sleepB. eatC. playD. work44. A. b

46、eatB. begC. sellD. entertain45. A. soupB. milkC. waterD. money46. A. happyB. strangeC. famousD. rich47. A. luckyB. ableC. interestedD. particular48. A. roadB. hotelC. marketD. house49. A. changedB. pausedC. continuedD. stopped50. A. kidsB. hutsC. argumentsD. wounds51. A. smartB. handsomeC. braveD. g

47、enerous52. A. justB. stillC. evenD. right53. A. sweepB. exerciseC. surfD. bathe54. A. ideasB. thoughtsC. opinionsD. expressions55. A. potB. heartC. toeD. goal56. A. fellB. shoutedC. laughedD. cried57. A. lazinessB. sadnessC. carelessnessD. anxiety58. A. successB. aimC. enemyD. partner59. A. caseB. p

48、ositionC. conditionD. point60. A. robberB. murdererC. thiefD. visitor第II卷 非选择题部分第二节（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。For some US college students, a break from school is a time to volunteer 61 (help) communities in need. They take part in activities 62(organize) by school to do v

49、oluntary work.This spring break, I had the opportunity to go on one of these trips, and it was the 63 (good) week of my entire life. I went with twelve other students and two adults down to Rocky Mount, North Carolina in the US. We worked on three houses, 64 (build) roofs, painting, and decorating.I

50、t was very rewarding to see how much we 65 (appreciate) by the people living in that town. Every time we went out somewhere for dinner, people came up to us to express 66 (they) appreciation. This made us feel really good and 67 (encourage) us to get more done each day.The trip wasnt all about work,

51、 however. We had 68 amazing group of people who enjoyed one anothers company. We created our own fun, 67 helped us get to know each other well. At the end of the trip, I came home with not only a great sense 70 success but also fourteen really good new friends.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，

52、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。 My grandmother is 73 year old. She is a great reader, but she reads only newspapers. He has a very

53、good habit of reading the newspaper daily. After her morning housework, she sat down to read the newspaper for at least an hour. She doesnt like to be disturbing at that time. In fact she is so much updated that everyone else in the house depends her for the daily important news, national or interna

54、tional. My grandmothers habit of reading newspapers are a great help for the other members of my house, especial my parents. As they both are working very hardly, they have very few time to read the news.第二节 写作（满分25分）假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部将组织高二年级学生去学校附近的南华山(Nanhua Mountain)游玩。请你以英语俱乐部的名义给你的外教老师David写一封英文信，邀

55、请他参加此次活动。内容包括：1. 集合时间和地点。 2. 交通工具。 3. 携带物品：雨具、午餐、相机。注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear David， Yours sincerely, Li Hua 高二期末试题参考答案I.听力：（满分30分）0105. BABCC； 0610. CACBA； 1115. CABCB； 1620. ABBCCII.阅读：（满分40分）21-23 BCD 24-27 DBDD 28-31 CBDD 32-35 CDBA 36-40 EAGFDIII.完形：（满分30分）4150 C

56、AABB；DBCCA； 5160 ADDBA；DACBC；IV.语法填空：（满分15分）61. to help 62. organized 63. best 64. building 65. were appreciated 66. their 67. encouraged 68. an 69. which 70. of VI.短文改错: （满分10分）My grandmother is 73 year(改为years) old. She is a great reader, but she reads only newspapers. He (改为She)has a very good ha

57、bit of reading the newspaper daily. After her morning housework, she sat(改为sits) down to read the newspaper for at least an hour. She doesnt like to be disturbing(改为disturbed) at that time. In fact she is so much (删除much)updated that everyone else in the house depends (加介词on)her for the daily important news, national or international. My grandmothers habit of reading newspapers are（改为is） a great help for the other members of my house, especial（改为especially） my parents. As they both are working very hardly（改为hard）, they have very few（改为little）time to read the news.VII.书面表达 （满分25分）