云南孰山彝族自治县第一中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题202006160371.doc

1、云南省峨山彝族自治县第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，时间120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，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 color dress does the man suggest?A. Green B. Pink C. Blue2. Where does th

2、e conversation take place?A. In a bookshop B. On a street C. In a bank3. What does the woman say about Professor Johnson?A. He is quiet. B. His lectures are humorous. C. He is not strict.4. When does the regular train usually leave for London?A. At 2:30 pm B. At 4:50 pm C. At 5:15 pm5. What happened

3、 to the woman?A. She failed a test. B. She was ill. C. She lost her job.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Find a place of interest to tra

4、vel. B. Introduce a book by Eric Hansen. C. Think of a subject for her writing7. Why is the man unwilling to help the woman at first?A. He has his own work to do. B. Hes not interested in the book.C. He knows little about her interest.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What has the boy been engaged in ? A. Prep

5、aring for exams. B. Preparing a report C. Writing an article9. What will the boy do this evening? A. Go on working. B. Go to a party. C. Watch a film听下面一段对话，回答第I0至12三个小题。10. When did the man live in the city? A. Two years ago. B. Three years ago. C. Five years ago11. Why did the man go to the countr

6、yside?A. He was always looking forward to the life there.B. His company moved there. C. He failed in looking for a job in the city.12. How does the man feel about his present life? A. Satisfying B. Disappointing C. Boring听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。13. What does the man want to do?A. Book a room for two ni

7、ghts. B. Have a rest for while. C. Have a seat in the hall14. What is happening while the two speakers are talking? A. The woman is helping at the check-out desk. B. The porter is bringing in the mans luggage. C. A man is checking out of the hotel15. Which telephone can the man use?A. The phone in t

8、he hall. B. The phone on the womans desk. C. The phone at the business center.16. What service does the man ask about at the end? A. Free breakfast B. Do not disturb C. Wake-up service听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。17. What was the speaker like five years ago? A. He rarely watched TV. B. He spent much time ou

9、tside. C. He didnt like talking too much.18. What made the speaker start exercising? A. His terrible shape B. His poor health C. His friends encouragement19. What did the speaker start doing a year and a half ago? A. Swimming B. Climbing mountains C. Playing tennis20. What do we know about the speak

10、er? A. He has changed a lot. B. He has bad habits. C. He is still out of shape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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AA year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms(习语), though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of

11、English idioms was shown in an amusing experience. One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished ,gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You dont say!” “Yo

12、u dont say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, Id better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall By the way, have you ever been there. “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. I

13、t is magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order, “You dont say!” I couldnt help asking. I said, “Didnt you say you dont say” Hearing this, the

14、Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You dont say actually means really. It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you dont pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself. Since then, I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. 21. A year

15、ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because . A. English idioms were too difficult to master B.I did not realize the importance of them C. My teacher didnt emphasize the importance D.I had no interest in English learning 22. When I first heard “You dont say!”, I thought . A. the Englishman wa

16、s not interested in the topic B. the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall C. I had talked too much D.I had to stop talking at once 23. We can learn from the second paragraph that . A. the Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall B. the Englishman wanted to see the Great

17、 Wall after I talked about it C. the Englishman wanted me to act as his guide D. the Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting 24. After the Englishman explained the idiom, A. the Englishman made me a fool B. the Englishman made a fool of himself C.I felt very silly D.I felt pr

18、oud of my understanding BHello! My name is Lisa, and I am a lioness. I live on the open grasslands of Africa with my family. Lions living in a group are called a pride.My father is strong and powerful. He and his cousin are the leaders of our pride.The other members are my mother, her sisters, and t

19、heir children.The area where a pride lives is big! We roar (咆哮) to tell each other where we are and to warn strangers to stay away.Meet my new baby brother. His name is Leon. See the spots on his fur? We lions are born spotted or striped (有条纹的). As we grow older, the spots gradually disappear.Liones

20、ses usually spend their entire lives with their birth pride, but Leon will leave when he is about three years old. Hell run around with a male (雄性的) friend or relative for a few years until they take over a pride of their own.But for now, we have lots of fun together. We often play and fight for hou

21、rs, which can help us practice skills that we will need for hunting.We lions keep ourselves very clean. Just like a house cat, I clean my fur (毛) with my tongue. We clean for each other, too, to show were friends.Lions like to sleep for most of the day. We hunt in the cool evening. Female (雌性的) lion

22、s hunt more often than male lions. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey. Then we share it. Male lions usually eat first. Females eat next. Baby lions are the last to eat. The smallest one gets the least food.Since we are full, its time to go to find a nice pla

23、ce for a sleep. Bye.25. Lisa in this passage is the name of .A. a girl B. a male lion C. a female lion D. a pride26. According to the passage, Leon .A. hunts more often than his sisters B. will have spots on his fur for the whole of his lifeC. will leave his birth pride when he is about threeD. will

24、 take over his birth pride when his father dies27. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Lions sometimes clean their fur for each other.B. Lions also develop their skills of hunting by having fun.C. Lions in Africa usually hunt for food in the evening.D. Baby lions are often the first to get food in

25、 their groupCYesterday and TodayLife in the twenty-first century will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?The population is growing fast. There will be many people in world and most of them will live longer than people live no

26、w.Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling wil

27、l be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no on

28、e will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetable. Maybe people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.28. In the next cent

29、ury people dont have to .A. work long hours B. work fast C. walk on foot D. eat meat29. People may not eat as much as they do today.A. fruit B. fish C. meat D. rice30. One big problem in the future is that .A .many people dont have to work B. many people will not be able to find workC. people wont h

30、ave enough food to eat D. all the work will be done by robots31. In the future A. traveling will be more expensive B. computers will be less importantC. people will be too busy to do sports. D. computers will be much smaller.DThere was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the stude

31、nts. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(监考官), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam

32、 again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all. The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned ou

33、t to be OK.Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right. “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?” “A full spoon”, answered the student. “Now you may go out and wait for what you can get”, said the professor. At th

34、e same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, Ive made a mistak

35、e! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”“Im sorry, sir.” said the professor coldly, “But its too late. Your patient has died.”32. The students were afraid of the professor because .A.they often angered and disappointed him B.their answers often astonished himC.their a

36、nswers seldom satisfied him D.he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks33. The students description of the illness was .A.not correct B.not satisfied C.completely discouraging D.accepted.34. Before he left the room ,the student was almost sure that .A.he had passed the exam, and the only t

37、hing was to wait for the markB.his last answer was satisfying C.he had made a mistakeD.he had not done well in the exam.35. Which of the following is Not true?A.The patient will be in danger if hes taken as much as a full spoon.B.The doctor will be in trouble if hes given the patient a full spoon.C.

38、Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.DIf the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time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。Is there anything more important t

39、han health? I dont think so. “ 36 ” wise people say.If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctor.The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, t

40、ake your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. 37 The only thing you have to do is follow his advice. 38 An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his hea

41、rt and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. 39 In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule:” Eat at pleasure, drink at pleasure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor al

42、so said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldnt smoke more than one cigarette a day.A month later the gentleman came into the doctors office. 40 He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.“But you know, doctor” he said,” its not easy to begin smoking at my age

43、.”A. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.B. You cant be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.C. After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine.D. Health is the greatest wealth.E. He looked cheerful and happy.F

44、. He was more worried about his illness.G. Speaking about doctors advice, I cant help telling you a funny story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，每题1.5分，满分30分）Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mothers house. 41 , I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her ou

45、t with the housework and contributed to the 42.After a week, I started to 43 the groceries were running out pretty quickly. 44 , I began observing my mothers daily routine for two weeks. To my 45, I found she would pack a paper bag full of food canned goods and 46 every morning at about nine. She to

46、ok the food to the slums(贫民窟) and distributed it to street 47 .I asked around and 48 my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit mewhy didnt she want to tell me about what shed been doing? Was she 49 that I would stop buying the groceries if

47、 I knew the truth? When she got home, I told her about my discovery and 50 she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didnt need to keep it a 51 from me. She told me that 52 of the children lived with an old lady in makeshift（临时的）home while others 53 on the streets. For years, my mum had

48、 been helping out by 54 whatever food she could 55 . I was so moved by how 56 she was. She said it was meant for(命中注定) her to help others 57 . And I was so 58 of her.I 59 to buy groceries for my mum. But now, I always add a(n) 60 bag for her other children.41. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D.

49、Otherwise42. A. cans B. groceries C. goods D. bags43. A. ignore B. understand C. complain D. notice44. A. Confused B. Embarrassed C. Moved D. Annoyed45. A. delight B. relief C. surprise D. regret46. A. work out B. head out C. clean up D. get up47. A. children B. strangers C. passers-by D. artists48.

50、 A. made sure B. let out C. pointed out D. found out49. A. angry B. hopeless C. worried D. frightened50. A. once B. before C. until D. after51. A. secret B. surprise C. gift D. reminder52. A. few B. all C. any D. some53. A. lay B. ate C. slept D. played54. A. giving B. collecting C. receiving D. sel

51、ling55. A. lend B. spare C. afford D. bring56. A. curious B. ambitious C. faithful D. selfless57. A. in need B. in brief C. in debt D. in return58. A. tired B. fond C. scared D. proud59. A. refuse B. long C. continue D. agree60. A. large B. extra C. beautiful D. empty 第卷（非选择题 共50分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，

52、满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。A proverb says, “Time is money”. But in my opinion, time is even 61 precious than money. Why? 62 when money is spent, we can earn it back. 63 , when time is gone, it will never return.64 is known to all that the time we can use is limited. Therefore，we shoul

53、d make good use of our time to study hard so as to serve our country in 65 future. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people 66 do not realize the 67 (valuable) of time. They spend their precious time 68 (play).In a word, we should form the good habit of 69 (save) time. Do not leave 70 we can

54、do today until tomorrow.第四部分： 写作 （共两节，满分30分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你的英国好友Tom来信告诉你，认为自己有点超重，想减肥。请你用英语给他回信，要点如下：1、听说他要减肥很担心 2、健康最重要，不要过多在意自己的体重，要自信、乐观3、平衡、健康的饮食,多吃蔬菜水果,不要吃垃圾食品，每天坚持锻炼 4、避免使用减肥药（weight-loss pills）, 对身体有害注意：1、词数100左右 2、可以适当发挥，不要逐字翻译，使行文连贯 高二英语期中考试答案听力： 1-5ACBAA

55、6-10 CACBC 11-15 CAACC 16-20 CCCBA阅读理解：21-25 BADCC 26-30 CDACB 31-35 DCDAC七选五： 36-40 DCGAE完形填空：41-45：CBDAC 46-50：BADCB 51-55：ADCAB 56-60：DADCB语法填空：61. more 62. Because 63. however 64. It 65. the 66. who/that 67. value 68. playing 69. saving 70. what改错：1. 把had difficulty to learning中“to”改为“in”或去掉 2.

56、because 后加of3. 把pronounce改为“pronunciation” 4. 把but改为and5. 把Afraid of 后的“be”改为“being” 6. 在“answer”前加上“to”7. 把“lend”改为“lent” 8. improving改为improve9. 把With his help中his改为her 10.把interest 改为“interested”Dear Tom,I am very worried to hear that you want to lose weight, and you are not sure how to do it cor

57、rectly. In my opinion, you shouldnt pay more attention to your weight, after all, health is the most important thing in our life. And you should be confident with yourself and please be happy. On the other hand, I believe doing regular exercise is a good way to lose weight. It is important that you

58、should do some sports every day. You can run, play basketball, go swimming or go for a long walk after supper. It is also necessary to have a balanced and healthy diet. You are supposed to have more fruits and vegetables, and youd better not eat any junk food, such as hamburgers and potato chips. They contain lots of fat. There is an important thing to remember: it is not safe to take weight-loss pills, which have side-effects and do harm to your health.May you all the best Yours,