广东省广州市禺山高级中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 WORD版含答案.doc

1、2020学年度第二学期高二级英语科期中考试卷高二英语备课组试卷满分150分 考试时间120分钟第一部分：模拟听说考试（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先把答案写在试卷上。等模拟听说考试结束后再将答案写在答题卷上。第一节 角色扮演（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）角色：你是一位顾客任务：（1）和店员谈论买衣服的相关事情；（2） 根据谈话内容回答朋友的问题。Please get ready to ask three questions in English according to the following Chinese tips.1. Q1：你能给我打个折吗？_2. Q2：你这儿有能搭配它的鞋子

2、吗？_3. Q3：我能用个人支票支付吗？_Please get ready to answer five questions in English.4. A1: _5. A2: _6. A3: _7. A4: _8. A5: _第二节 故事复述（共6小题；每小题2分，满分12分）请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空至少1词，录音读两遍。【故事梗概】 一天晚上，“我” 去听音乐会时忘了带钥匙。后来， “我”想通过一扇侧窗进屋，却被警察误当成小偷。On Saturday evening, I went to a concert. When I got back home, I realiz

3、ed that I had left my keys inside. Fortunately, one of 9 had been left open a little bit. If I could get into the house through it, I would be able to open 10 . Just as I was about to get into the house, a police car 11 . The policemen saw a woman trying to get into a house through the window, and t

4、hey wanted to take me to jail. After a lot of explaining, they agreed to come inside my house, where they could see all the 12 of me. The police believed me, and they told me not to do anything like that again, in case some thieves tried to 13 . I smiled and 14 .第二部分：单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从15-24各题所

5、给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。15. Since Claire had become attached to Tony, the robot needed _you cannot have women _ in love with machines.A. to rebuild; fall B. to rebuild; fallingC. to be rebuilt; fall D. to be rebuilt; falling16. Sometimes Jo wonders _ relevant chemistry is to her students, mos

6、t of _ may never need such knowledge again after they finish school.A. how; them B. how; whomC. whether; them D. whether; whom17. _ unemployment is concerned, a change of policy on job creation would be a good idea.A. As well as B. As far asC. As long as D. As soon as18. I was ill that day. _, I wou

7、ld have taken part in the sports meet.A. However B. ThereforeC. Otherwise D. Besides19. To look after his pets _ Marty a lot of time but he believes it is _.A. takes; worth it B. take; worthyC. takes; worth D. take; worthwhile 20. He _ when he learned about the fact _ Dolly the sheep died young.A. c

8、ast down; which B. cast down; thatC. was cast down; which D. was cast down; that21. The United Nations on Wednesday 21 April 2020 urged that climate change _ with the same determination as the world is showing in the battle against COVID-19.A. should fight B. was foughtC. fights D. be fought22. Peop

9、le from different parts of the world, _ by the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate to California, _ it such a multicultural community.A. attracted; to make B. attracted; makingC. attracting; making D. attracting; to make23. She _ his picture from the magazine and pinned it to the wall.A. cut

10、out B. tested out C. took in D. set aside24. Only when _ my glass _ that it was broken.A. I filled; had I noticed B. did I fill; I noticedC. I filled; did I notice D. did I fill; I had noticed 第三部分：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABack in middle sc

11、hool, I went to live with my mother for two years on her farm. Whenever people hear that I lived on a farm, they immediately have an imageof dairy cows, tractors, hay, and overalls. Nothing could be further from the truth.I wasnt on the kind of farm everyone imagines. I didnt feed cowsor pigs;I didn

12、t grow corn or wheat. I helped my mother raise llamas (羊驼).It is strange that such non-traditional livestock should be raised on a long-established farm such as ours, which has been in the family for generations. Our family did indeed raise traditional livestock for many decades. Then, fifty years a

13、go, my great-grandfather decided to buy a llama. He must have learned that wool from llamas was more profitable than wool from sheep. The llama wool business turned out to be so successful, in fact, that my great-grandfather changed the family business to a completely-developed llama farm.Before Ibe

14、gan to liveon the farm, I had many false ideas about rural life. What could possibly be easier than feeding and cleaning some animals?After Ihad settled into my new home, however, I realized that farm work was much more involved than I had expected.Collecting manure (肥料), for example, doesnt seem so

15、 bad when someone else does it on TV, but I had to get up before dawn every day to finish that chore before catching the bus to school.I dont mean to say that my life on the farm was a bad experience. I learned a lot about myself: for example, Im not a morning person. I also learned aboutllamas habi

16、ts,such as spitting (吐唾沫) when they are unhappy. Most importantly, my mother and I got to spend a lot of time together during those years. Although I doubt Ill have acareer infarming, I look forward to returning to the family farm for short visits.25. Why did the authors great-grandfather want to ra

17、ise llamas?A. To please his grandchildren. B. To learn about their habits.C. To make more money. D. To save their lives.26. What did the author imagine rural life would be like?A. It would be boring and tiring. B. It would involve lots of laborers.C. It would be very easy and relaxing. D. It would b

18、e the same as what was shown on TV.27. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Working early in the morning gave great pleasure to the author.B. The two years spent on the farm was precious to the author.C. The author considers farming the best possible job.D. The autho

19、r has an intense dislike of life on a farm.BAlthough vaccines (疫苗) are required for entry into school in most places in the United States, the government does allow for exceptions, like religious reasons.In the last few years, the rates of vaccine-preventable illness have been on the rise. In most c

20、ases, these outbreaks began with children who were unvaccinated. To deal with this threat, some schools in New York have been refusing to allow unvaccinated children to attend school. Several parents thought this was unfair and filed lawsuits (起诉). Just recently, though, a court ruled in favor of th

21、e city schools.The court made the right decision. Vaccine policy depends not only on the added protection that vaccines provide for those who get shots, but also on the decreased likelihood that anyone will come into contact with the disease. This is known as community immunity. It refers to the fac

22、t that when enough people are immunized, then there really cant be an outbreak. And if there cant be an outbreak, then everyone is protected.This is important, because there are people who cannot be given immunizations for various reasons. For example, small babies cant be given all vaccines.In 1995

23、, the chicken pox (水痘) vaccine was introduced in the United States. Over time, more and more children received it. In 2011, a study looked at how the program affected the number of children who died from the disease.The first thing noted in the paper was that death from chicken pox went down conside

24、rably after the vaccine was introduced. From 2001 through 2007, the rates of death remained much lower, with just a few children dying from chicken pox nationally each year.Whats more, from 2004 through 2007, not one child less than 1 year of age died in the United States from chicken pox. This is i

25、mportant, because we cannot give the chicken pox vaccine to babies. In other words, all those babies were saved not because we vaccinated them against this illness, but because older children were.Therefore, people who refuse to vaccinate their children arent just putting themselves at risk theyre p

26、utting everyone else in danger, too.28. Whose interest did the judges take into consideration?A. Students. B. School leaders.C. Several parents. D. Unvaccinated kids.29. What is needed to prevent disease outbreaks through “community immunity”?A. Requiring everyone to be immune.B. Vaccinating babies

27、as early as possible.C. Separating unvaccinated people from vaccinated.D. Making sure enough people get vaccinated.30. Which of the following would the author agree with?A. No vaccine, no risk.B. No vaccine, no school.C. Vaccination is a personal choice.D. Vaccine-preventable illness is dropping.CMa

28、nta rays (魔鬼鱼) are some of the creatures in the ocean who allow divers to swim right up to and interact (互动) with them. Unfortunately, these gentle animals are in big trouble. Since 2011, manta rays have been listed as a threatened species worldwide.Peru, a country in South America, recently took a

29、big step to protect giant manta rays: It banned fishing for them. Although 12 other countries have passed laws to protect rays, Perus may be the most important one yet. Thats because there are more manta rays in the Pacific Ocean near Peru than in any other place in the world.Giant manta rays are un

30、usual-looking creatures. The giant, flat rays are typically about 4.5 meters wide and can grow up to 8 meters wide! “Theyre sort of like giant flying carpets underwater,” says Joshua Stewart of the Manta Trust, an organization that researches manta rays.People catch rays for their meat. Overfishing

31、is bad for any sea creature, but its even worse for manta rays. Female manta rays usually have only one baby, every two to five years. So every ray thats caught hurts the population in a big way. People who break Perus new law can be fined or have their fishing licenses taken away. Even rays caught

32、accidentally in fishing nets must be set free.Earlier this year, the Manta Trust attached video cameras, called Crittercams, to manta rays off the west coast of Mexico. The footage (连续镜头) the cameras collect could help researchers predict where rays swim and when. The scientists could use the inform

33、ation to warn fishing boats to avoid these areas, helping reduce the number of accidentally caught rays.Stewart says its important to protect these unique creatures. “Theres really no other animal that compares in size that you can have interactions with in the wild.”31. Whats a characteristic of ma

34、nta rays?A. They can fly like a bird.B. They are usually of small size.C. They are very friendly to people.D. They like swimming up and down.32. Whats the current situation of manta rays?A. Their habitats are badly damaged.B. They only live in the Pacific Ocean.C. Their number has dropped greatly.D.

35、 Fewer and fewer female rays give birth.33. Apart from doing research on manta rays, the Manta Trust is also trying to _.A. protect them B. look for more raysC. make films about them D. reduce their population34. How does Stewart feel about Perus new law?A. It makes no sense. B. It is hard to follow

36、.C. It is really essential. D. It needs improvement.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。Unless you think youre the smartest, who doesnt want to be smarter? Of course I want to be smarter too. So I try to find out whos the real smart guy that maybe I can learn from.35 They

37、probably do social media. Not always, but probably.36They also use this to ensure they can feed their brains with things they otherwise wouldnt have come across. 37They never bother their head about the problem of work-life balance and somehow manage to seem 100% engaged in what theyre doing, on all

38、 fronts simultaneously(同时), even though you know theyre taking appropriate steps behind the scenes to make sure their lives are well balanced. They know they are the smartest in the room, but they dont spend much time talking about that.38That is, they challenge themselves to make everyone else in t

39、he room the smartest person too. They never, ever, under any circumstances, make you look stupid, even though it would be easy to do so. Theyve learnt through bitter experience that the only thing that happens when you make someone look bad is that you look bad yourself. If they are managers, they w

40、ill make every effort to get people more connected and more popular than them in their teams.39Theyre not threatened because they know that smartness is synergistic(相互促进的).A. Its not only a chance to listen.B. They know it is an advantage to them.C. They take it as a personal challenge instead.D. Th

41、ey will be smiling even when things go wrong.E. Now Ive got an answer about whether someones smart.F. They also ensure their smart people look smarter than them.G. They deal with home, work and personal interests perfectly.第四部分：语言运用 (共两节, 满分45分)第一节（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

42、可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I learned my first lesson at a meeting. As we sat around the table I heard Meg, who was 40 a recent operation, talking to Judith, the manager of our project. “Thank you so much for 41 my daughters to their dance lessons last week.” Judith said, “It was nothing.”Knowing how 4

43、2 Judiths schedule was, I found her driving Megs children to lessons unbelievably 43 . I was about to say more about this when Donna, another colleague, entered the room 44 . She apologized for being late, saying she just hosted a lunch for her friends who were over seventy. “That is so nice of you,

44、” I said, 45 how busy she was, how she didnt like to cook and clean. “Oh,” she said, waving her hand, “It was nothing.” 46 , I could still tell the 47 in her voice. She did gain a sense of satisfaction from the entertainment offered to her friends.Seeing their 48 to help others selflessly, I started

45、 thinking about the concept of “nothing”, this peaceful and generous way of livinghad it really been nothing or were they simply saying that? It 49 to me that once I spent a whole afternoon after work helping a friend 50 a speech. I 51 her to rearrange the sequence of the stories in the lecture to m

46、ake it sound more 52 . After the fifth try, she finally 53 it. She hugged me with 54 , saying thanks to me. I smiled and said it was nothing.Suddenly, I realized that helping someone was really something to me. I learned that giving from the heart doesnt 55 mean sacrifice and hard work. The 56 is fi

47、nding something we love to do and finding someone who 57 that something. Our generosity can benefit others 58 ourselves. Once you have a good 59 of it, its nothing. And its really something.40. A. adapting to B. recovering from C. going through D. carrying on41. A. guiding B. fetching C. driving D.

48、dragging42. A. tight B. common C. strange D. practical43. A. ridiculous B. energetic C. tiresome D. generous44. A. disappointedly B. angrily C. hurriedly D. unexpectedly45. A. ignoring B. forgetting C. knowing D. predicting46. A. MoreoverB. ThereforeC. OtherwiseD. Somehow47. A. regret B. sadness C.

49、surprise D. pleasure48. A. willingness B. ambition C. promise D. progress49. A. referred B. occurred C. appeared D. seemed50. A. put up B. prepare for C. give away D. deal with51. A. begged B. invited C. recommended D. sponsored52. A. sensible B. confusingC. sensitive D. typical53. A. got B. meant C

50、. caught D. made54. A. gratitude B. worry C. concern D. apology55. A. normally B. accidentallyC. possibly D. necessarily56. A. treat B. trick C. plot D. plan57. A. needs B. admires C. loves D. defends58. A. on account of B. as well as C. except for D. regardless of59. A. order B. glimpse C. command

51、D. impression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)或括号内单词的正确形式。Alibaba Groups communication app DingTalk, 60 (original) designed for Chinas white collar workers, adapted to the virus outbreak by 61 (offer) the service to help educate students nationwide. A sudden increase in demand once ev

52、en led to a temporary breakdown of the software.Last Sunday, in the Apple store for Chinese mainland 62 (user), the average rating for DingTalk 63 (be) 2.5 stars out of 5. Days before that, its rating even dropped to 64 low as 1.3. The primary reason was unexpected: pupils. For some pupils, they cou

53、ld have enjoyed 65 extended holiday but have now narrowly missed that. Both DingTalk and Tencent Meeting are among the apps 66 (use) in live-streaming classes and thats 67 they got the low ratings.To respond to the 68 (fair) and unreasonable ratings and comments from naughty pupils, DingTalk release

54、d a video twice on 69 (it) official Weibo account, with the theme: Young master, I beg you for your mercy!第五部分：完成句子(共两节, 满分15分)第一节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据括号里的汉语提示或使用括号里单词的正确形式完成下列句子，每空填一词。70. At that time he was fully _ (occupy) taking care of his elderly mother.71. Only some bacteria are harmfulmany a

55、re _ (benefit).72. Since retiring from the company, she has done _ (volunteer) work for a charity.73. Dollys appearance raised a storm of _ (object) and had a great impact on the media and public imagination.74. Have you filled in the _ (apply) form for your passport yet?75. It is generally believed

56、 that stealing is a(n) _ (moral) act.76. He has already achieved his main _ (抱负) in lifeto become wealthy.77. It is Thomas who _ (陪伴) me on a trip every summer holiday.78. The event, watched by millions of people all over the country, takes place _ (一年一度).79. The police are trying to trace the mothe

57、r of a newborn baby found _ (遗弃) outside a hospital.第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）选择方框内所给的短语并用正确形式填空。（每个短语限用一次，其中三个短语为多余短语）keep up all in all in other words be in favor ofin all hear from be aware of set about80. We promised we would be in touch, but its years since I _ Susan.81. Marty Fielding describes hims

58、elf as one in a million. _, there are not many people like him.82. There was evidence that thirteen people _ had taken part in planning the murder.83. I have no idea how to _ changing a tyre on a car.84. 56% of voters _ the proposal, 30% against, and the rest were undecided.第六部分：写作(满分25分)假定你是李华，寒假期间

59、观看了科幻电影流浪地球 (The Wandering Earth)，深有感触。你写了一篇影评准备给你们学校的校报英语版投稿。现在给英国笔友Tom写封电子邮件，请他帮你修改所附的影评，并把这部电影推荐给他。注意：1.词数 100 词左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Tom,How are things going? _I look forward to hearing from you.Yours,Li Hua2020学年度第二学期高二级英语科期中考答案一、模拟听说考试1. Can you offer me a discount?2.

60、 Do you have any shoes to go with it?3. Can I pay with a personal check?4. Red.5. Size sixteen.6. In Italy.7. This morning.8. Credit cards and cash.9. the side windows 10. the door inside 11. drove/passed by 12. photos13. copy me/follow my example 14. nodded my head二、单项填空15-19 DBBCA 20-24 DDBAC三、阅读理

61、解25-29 CCBAD 30-34 BCCAC 35-39 EAGCF 四、语言运用40-44 BCADC 45-49 CDDAB 50-54 BCADA 55-59 DBABC60. originally 61. offering 62. users 63. was 64. as 65. an 66. used 67. why 68. unfair 69. its五、完成句子70. occupied 71. beneficial 72. voluntary 73. objections 74. application75. immoral 76. ambition 77. accompan

62、ies 78. annually 79. abandoned80. heard from 81. In other words 83. in all 84. set about 85. were in favor of六、写作Dear Tom,How are things going? During the winter holiday I saw the film “The Wandering Earth” and wrote a review, which I intend to contribute to my school newspaper. Having met with some

63、 difficulties, I am writing to ask for help.I am not sure whether I give away too much of the plot when I back up my points with examples. Besides, Im afraid that I have made some grammar mistakes. Therefore, I am wondering if you would be willing to make corrections to the review attached to this email.Actually, “The Wandering Earth”, which reflects the traditional Chinese virtues, is different from Hollywood science fiction films. It is worth seeing and Id like to recommend it to you.I look forward to hearing from you.Yours,Li Hua