河北省沧衡八校联盟2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、河北省沧衡八校联盟2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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

2、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一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the woman going to do?A. Watch the Olympic Games.B. Take a train.C. Drive to Grand Central Station.2. Who will go to the lecture?A. The man.B. Kathy.C. Barbara.3. What are the speakers probably doing?A. Watching TVB. Playing a gam

3、e outside.C. Eating at a restaurant4. How old is John now?A. 45.B. 40.C. 35.5. What does the woman imply?A. The man didnt need to attend the meeting.B. The man had no reason to be absent.C. The man isnt telling the truth.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三个中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相

4、应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题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。6. What color does the woman want?A. Black.B. White.C. Brown.7. What will the woman do afterwards?A. Wait until further notice.B. Come again two days later. C. Call back in three days.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. When will the man leave?

5、A. On April 3rd.B. On April 20thC. On May 1st.9. Where will the man be on April 25th?A. In New York.B. In Paris.C. In London.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Employer and employee.C. Teacher and student.11. Why does the wom

6、an come to see the man?A. To make a promise.B. TO ask for a salary raise.C. To find someone for help.12. What will the woman do?A. Take on more duties.B. Wait for an answer.C. Make a list about her responsibilities.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Why does the train take longer back to the country?A. It stops a

7、t more places.B. It changes to a long way back.C. It gives way to a mail train.14. When will the man arrive home?A. At about 6: 00 pm.B. At about 8: 30 pm.C. At about 11: 00 pm.15. What will the speakers do first?A. Travel around the city.B. Go to the beach. C. Have a meal in a restaurant.16. What a

8、re the speakers going to see tonight?A. A comedy.B. A drama.C. An adventure movie.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How many car thefts were reported last week?A. 20.B. 22.C. 24.18. Why did the car owner falsely report missing?A. His wife drove it away without telling him.B. His car was pulled away by the local

9、 police.C. He forgot where he had parked his car.19. What is the common feature of the owners who lost their cars?A. They didnt lock their cars.B. They left the cars in unlocked garages.C. They often parked their cars on the roadside.20. What do the police advise car owners to do?A. Park their cars

10、in garages at night.B. Lock up their cars wherever they are kept.C. Lock the garages when they park the cars in.第二部分 阅读（共两节,满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。AHaad Farang（Haad Sai Yao）This small but attractive bay has waters free of riptides （激流）, making it safe for fam

11、ilies to play water in the sun. As its nickname implies, Farang is Thai for foreigners. Youll find a large concentration of backpackers here. Still, with only a couple of simple food shops, its a far cry from the noise of Chaweng beach on Koh Samui or Kamala on Phuket.Rent a sea kayak （皮艇）and go aro

12、und the corner to Tham Morakot （the Emerald Cave）, a winding cave that opens up to a bay walled by thick leaves and often visited by groups of monkeys. It is very inspiring, but to fully appreciate it, be sure to prepare a light to avoid knocking into cave walls and other kayaks. To avoid being crow

13、ded, make the trip in the late afternoon.Where to eatThe Ko Yao Viewpoint Restaurant is the best place for tourists. Drink the sweet cock-tails and sit in the last rays of the day.Where to stayLower prices of comparable quality are set slightly back in the forest, but if you want beachfront access,

14、its worth choosing one of the basic hotels at Koh Mook Charlie Beach Resort.How to get thereFly from Bangkok to Trang with AirAsia （from 30）,then take a one-hour Tigerline ship from Hat Yao Pier （19）. Besides, a five-hour ship from Phuket at Rassada Pier（41）goes directly to the island and will drop

15、passengers at Haad Farang.For more information and service, please click here.21. What is the feature of Haad Farang?A. Its food shops.B. Its quiet environment.C. Its riptides.D. Its kayaks.22. What is necessary to visit Tham Morakot?A. A light.B. Some thick leaves.C. A backpack.D. Some sweet cockta

16、ils.23. How can visitors go to Haad Farang from Bangkok?A. By bus and by ship.B. By plane and by ship.C. By plane and by bus.D. By ship and by car.BWith 19:40 on the clock in the first half of the match of University of Vermont（UVM）against Albany in March, Josh Speidel caught a pass and scored. The

17、crowd went wild, and the coaches and players of both teams hugged Josh Josh announced, I did it! Im a college basketball player!Making a single lay-up（单手上篮）would be no big deal for the average player. But five years ago, Josh suffered a brain injury in a car accident, only months after signing with

18、the UVM Catamounts. The star of his Columbia, Indiana high school team, Josh had offers from 15 universities, but playing for UVM had always been his dream.After the accident, he went into a coma（昏迷）and the doctors told his parents that he might remain in a vegetative（植物人状态的）state or need round-the-

19、clock care for the rest of his life. But his parents never lost faith that their son would wake up.Four weeks later, Josh proved them right. Not only did he learn to walk and talk again, but soon he was also working out. But the goal of playing basketball was a driving force in Joshs recovery.Just a

20、 year and a half after the accident, he headed off to Burlington, Vermont to start college. With short-term memory loss, Josh knew he would never play for UVM, but he watched every practice from the sidelines and became an important part of the team. The teams associate head coach Kyle Cieplicki sai

21、d, Hes shown the whole team how to overcome difficulty.Now 24, Josh will graduate from UVM in May. He is majoring in education and social services, and plans to work with kids. Josh tells people who are struggling with their own challenges, Always have a goal in your head and chase after it as hard

22、as you can.24. How did Josh feel about his score in the match against Albany?A. Embarrassed.B. Touched.C. Disappointed.D. Proud.25. What was Josh like before the injury?A. He always studied hard.B. He was a college basketball player.C. He was good at playing basketball.D. He had trouble making a sin

23、gle lay-up.26. What can we learn from Joshs experience?A. Well begun is half done.B. Rome was not built in a day.C. There is no royal road to learning.D. God helps those who help themselves.27. What may be the best title for the text?A. A Wonderful Match.B. An Inspiring TeamC. An Extraordinary Score

24、D. A Frightening ExperienceCA tiny village in Alaska has experienced an increase in tourism in recent years as polar bears spend more time on land than on Arctic sea ice.More than 2,000 people visited the village of Kaktovik last year to see polar bears in the wild. The far north community is locate

25、d in an area where rapid global warming has sped up the movement of sea ice, the primary habitat of polar bears. As ice has gradually moved to deep water beyond continental shelf, more bears are forced to remain on land to look for food.The village had fewer than 50 visitors annually before 2011, sa

26、id Jennifer Reed, a worker of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Today were talking about thousands of visitors, many from around the world each year, Reed said.Polar bears have always been a common sight on sea ice near Kaktovik, but residents started noticing a change in the mid-1990s. Because o

27、f the difficult situation, more bears started to stay on land, and researchers began taking note of more female bears making dens（兽 穴）in the snow on land instead of on the ice to raise their babies.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists began hearing reports of the increasing numbers of polar bea

28、rs in the area in the early 2000s, Reed said. As more attention was given to the plight of polar bears, more tourists stated heading to Kaktovik.Most tourists visit in the fall, when bears are forced toward land because sea ice is the farthest away from the shore. Bruce Inglangasak, a local hunter w

29、ho offers wildlife-viewing tours, said he has been offering polar bear tours since 2003 or 2004. Most of his clients are from Europe and the USA. Many tourists stay several days in the village, which has two small hotels, Bruce said.28. Why do more polar bears stay on land?A. To search for food.B. T

30、o keep away from pollution.C. To observe climate change.D. To protect continental shelf.29. Where do polar bears prefer to live?A. On land.B. In snow.C. On sea ice. D. Under water.30. Which can replace the underlined word plight in paragraph 5?A. differenceB. difficultyC. extinctionD. experiment31.

31、What can we know about polar bears from the text?A. They like staying with people.B. They lack peoples attention.C. Their habitat is decreasing.D. Their choice of food is changing.DA new study conducted in China, and published by the medical journal Neurology, indicates people who sleep for a large

32、amount of time up their stroke（中风）risks by 85 percent. In addition, those who take regular 90-minute naps（小睡）increase their risks of stroke by 25 percent, compared with brief-30 minute naps or avoiding naps entirely. Disturbed sleep also raised stroke risk by 29 percent, according to the study.Resea

33、rcher Dr. Xiaomin Zhang, head of the team, told the Associated Press, People, especially middle-aged and older adults, should pay more attention to their time spent in bed attempting to sleep and midday napping, and sleep quality, because appropriate duration of sleep and nap and maintaining good sl

34、eep quality may complement other behavioral interventions for preventing stroke. Dr. Zhang cautions that the study only shows an association be- tween long periods of sleep and a stroke, but does not prove that naps and long periods of sleep cause strokes.Other studies have pointed out a link betwee

35、n excessive（过度的）or poor sleep and obesity（肥胖）,which leads to increased stroke risk. Those risks, including high blood pressure, were factored into Dr. Zhangs teams data.Dr. Zhangs study collected data from 31,750 people living in China with a median age of 62. After six years of self-reported follow

36、-ups and physical examinations, 1,500 of the participants were found to have suffered strokes during that ensuing period of time.Dr. Zhang noted that the study is limited, since it was conducted mainly on elderly patients. The advice within it may apply only to the elderly.Dr. Salman Azhar, director

37、 of stroke at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City said, If you sleep so much, youre actually decreasing your activity and a reduction in activity leads to a number of things that increase your risk of obesity. Activity seems to be the key, according to Azhar. If activity is limited and the amount o

38、f sleep increases, the stroke risk will increase.32. Which is associated with a relatively lower risk of stroke according to the study?A. No naps.B. Disturbed sleep.C. Obesity.D. 90-minute naps.33. What can we learn from paragraph 2?A. Long periods of sleep cause strokes.B. Much sleep lowers blood p

39、ressure.C. Short sleeping time prevents strokes.D. The elderly should avoid long naps.34. Whats Dr. Salman Azhars attitude towards much sleep?A. SupportiveB. Negative.C. Uncertain.D. Pleasant.35. How does the author develop the text?A. By listing examples.B. By answering questions.C. By explaining f

40、actors.D. By analyzing studies.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Do you want to become a famous singer? Singing is a great career choice for those who are passionate（热诚的）about it. However, only being passionate isnt quite enough. 36 Here are some useful tips that can

41、 help you.Be patient. 37 This is not only because you may have to practice the same thing again and again, but also because in the initial stages of your career, you might have to face rejection several times. Sometimes, even if you get a chance to show your talent, everything might just not go your

42、 way. 38 Be confident about your skills, and dont be afraid of facing a large audience. You have to completely overcome your stage fear, as stage performances are part of a singers job. Besides, such live concerts help in gaining a lot of popularity and public support.Participate in competitions and

43、 talent shows. Nowadays, for people wanting to achieve name and fame in the field of music, many competitions and talent shows are held, which ex- pose them to the industry, and offer them a fair chance to be a part of it. By taking part in such events, you are making yourself known. 39 Be brave. No

44、 matter how good a singer or performer you are, you will have to face criticism at times. Learn to deal with every kind of criticism by being optimistic. 40 Move on, rather than being disturbed or getting into arguments.A. Overcome your fear.B. Ask for encouragement.C. It is a necessary ability for

45、a singer.D. You also need to adopt proper methods.E. And be determined enough to rise from the ashes.F. You should make sure that you have great talent for it.G. People will remember you if you often appear before them.第三部分 语言运用（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

46、。For the next few weeks, the team keeps moving higher up the mountain, setting up camp at greater altitudes. They 41 reach Camp 8-the highest camp for the team. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are chosen to try to reach the top of Qomolangma first.Hillary and Norgay feel excited, yet calm, as they

47、 begin their 42 to the top. It is minus 27, and they 43 eight layers of clothing and three pairs of gloves. Their backpacks weigh 18 kilograms each. The two men move slowly, 44 hacking steps into the ice with their tools. Parts of the climbs are really 45 -ridges（山脊）that are only as wide as a diving

48、 board. One wrong step could mean 46 .Still, up they go, higher and higher, until they come to a 47 wall-40 feet high. It seems 48 for them to climb up it. But there is strong faith inside them: They havent come this far only to 49 ! Suddenly Hillary sees a thin crack（裂缝）in the rock. He 50 a foot in

49、to it and begins to move up, taking hold of any handhold he can find. Norgay follows. It takes almost half an hour to 51 up using the crack. They can hardly catch their 52 .The two men keep going up. They move from rock to 53 , and soon they can climb no more because there is no more mountain left.

50、They have reached the top! Their tiredness quickly 54 happiness as they look out at the amazing view all around them. They prove that 55 can move mountains.41.A. naturallyB. obviouslyD. eventuallyC. secretly42.A. gameB. matchC. experimentD. climb43.A. put upB. take offC. put onD. search for44. A. cu

51、riouslyB. carefullyC. wronglyD. casually45. A. frighteningB. interestingC. specialD. significant46.A. lifeB. deathC. viewD. truth47.A. wideB. deepC. differentD. rocky48.A. impossibleB. easyC. importantD. rare49.A. turn downB. set upC. give upD. fade away50.A. breaksB. sticksC. cutsD. carries51.A. ru

52、shB. hurryC. inchD. drive52.A. fellowB. leaderC. trainerD. breath53.A. snowB. roadC. houseD. forest54. A. lives up toB. gives way toC. goes back toD. holds on to55.A. faithB. loveC. abilityD. action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。We moved away 56 my grandmother when I was eig

53、ht years old. Two years later my mother and father divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. So my mother 57 （take） my little brother and me back to visit my granny once in 58 while.My granny didnt live in a fancy house or have expensive things, 59 it was the little things she gave me that

54、always mattered. I will always remember she saved her pennies in a glass jar. I am sure she could have used those pennies 60 （she） but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her. I dont remember how much we collected on our 61 （visit）.Those memories of my childhood still give me 62 （move） m

55、oments when I think back to them. A grannys love will stay with a grandchild down through the years, even when that child 63 （become） a grandma. I often wonder, after all those years, when I am lucky enough to find a penny 64 （lie） on the ground somewhere, if it could 65 （possible） be my granny givi

56、ng me pennies from heaven.第四部分 写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华,你班计划下周日组织去参观一个瓷器（porcelain）展览会。请你给外教Steven写封电子邮件,邀请他一同前往,内容包括：1.活动目的；2.行程安排（时间、地点、往返方式等）；3.活动内容。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Dear Steven,Yours, Li Hua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Kenneth Hansen, 46, was working lat

57、e one May evening two years ago, putting the last pieces of board on a house in Gratiot County, Michigan. He saw a boy crazily waving his arms. Then Hansen heard screaming. Standing on the back porch （门廊）of the house next door was the little boy screaming Help!, while four dogs barked and ran after

58、him. Hansen knew little about the boy. After all, the boy was just visiting his grandfather during holidays.At first, Hansen thought it was just a dogfight. Then alarm bells went off in his head. The noises they made sounded like what dogs do when theyre biting something. His feeling proved right wh

59、en he watched in horror as they sank in their teeth and bit at the boys leg.Then, Hansen realized the boy was in a great danger. He raced across the grass, jumped over a six-foot-high fence and landed in the neighbors yard. He shouted at the dogs, but they ignored him. He screamed and yelled louder

60、until they let go just long enough for Henson to grab the eight-year-old boy, Ethan. But he couldnt grab him under his arms, which would make it harder to run, because the boy was badly injured. Luckily, He found a long wooden stick at the corner. Henson used it to drive the dogs away and held the b

61、oy into his arms.Hansen ran fast across the yard, and the dogs followed him. Hansen ran to the back deck （木制平台）.So did the dogs. When he reached the top, he pulled on a courtyard door, but it wouldnt open. At that time, a dog grabbed Ethans foot again to get him back from Hansen. Then Hansen pulled

62、on a second door. It sprang open. He rushed inside the house, followed closely by the dogs scratching （抓）at his legs. He opened a bedroom door a crack, pushed Ethan in quickly, then closed it immediately.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Turning around, Hansen faced the dogs.Months later, Ethan w

63、as fully recovered.沧衡八校联盟高二年级20202021学年下学期期中考试英语参考答案听力部分录音材料Text 1：W：I need a driver at 1257 Olympic Boulevard in 15 minutes.M：Where to?W：Grand Central Station. Id like to take an 11：20 train.M：OK.Text 2：M：Barbara, I m glad you could assist us in the show, but arent you supposed to go to Dr. David C

64、rowns lecture?W：I sent Kathy to take notes for me.Text 3：M：This is turning out to be a great game.W：Yeah. Im glad for the commercial, though. Im getting hungry.M：Me, too. Would you like some pizza?W：Sure. As a matter of fact, Ill make the call.Text 4：W：John must be over 40 now.M：Yes. When Tom left N

65、ew York ten years ago, John was already 35.Text 5：M：Im sorry I didnt make it to the meeting yesterday. I was sick.W：Sure. Now whats the real reason?Text 6：W：Oh, this jacket is just beautiful. Do you have it in any other colors other than black?M： We only have this style in black in our store right n

66、ow. But we have other colors, brown and white, in our store downtown and we can have them send one over.W：I would really appreciate it if you have the brown one sent over.M：Thats fine. Ill call the office. Could you give me your number and Ill let you know when it arrives? It should only take about

67、three days.Text 7：M：Can you book a flight from New York to Paris for me? Ill go there for an important meeting.W：Yes. When do you want to go?M：The third of April.W：And when do you want to return?M：After Paris Ill go to London for business on the twentieth of April. Ill stay there for about ten days,

68、 so I want to return on the first of May.W：OK. What class do you want?M：What class? Business class, of course.Text 8：W：Morning, Mr. Jones. Can I come in?M：Yes, of course. What do you need to see me about?W：Well, to be honest, Ive come to speak to you because Im not very happy at work at the moment.

69、What Im not really comfortable with are all the extra duties I have to take on. Ive been looking at my responsibilities and Ive made a list.M：Ah, yes. I see. Do you think you need someone to help you with some of the work?W：Well, thats one way of solving the problem. But to be honest, Im OK about do

70、ing the extra work. just feel that some sort of a salary increase would be appreciated. I mean Ive been doing the extra work for five months.M：I see what you mean. Obviously, I cant make a decision about this right now. Ill see the details and well see what we can do.Text 9：W：Youre probably looking

71、forward to experiencing a bit of city. Youve spent most of the school year living in the country.M： Yeah, living so far from the city makes it difficult to come here as much as Id like. But I think two hours to get here and two and a half hours to get back is not too bad.W：Why does it take so long t

72、o get back?M：Oh, because the train from the city is a mail train. It stops at a few country towns along the way. But Im here now. What shall we do? Weve got the whole day. My train back home doesnt leave until 8：30 to-night.W：Well, I thought we might enjoy driving around the city, followed by lunch

73、at Ocean Beach and then we could go to an early evening movie. What do you think of the plan?M：Its excellent.W：Then what do you want to see?M：I dont know. Whats on?W：There are a few good shows on. What do you feel like watching： science fiction, comedy, dramas and ad-venture?M：Well, I dont mind scie

74、nce fiction. I quite like comedy and dramas but adventures my favorite.W：OK. Theres a new adventure movie on tonight. Lets see that then.Text 10：W：Now, Id like to talk about a piece of news about the cars. The recent increase in car theft has alarmed the police. They are looking for what they now be

75、lieve must be a well-organized group of professional car thieves. Most of the thefts have taken place in the rich living areas around Southwell Park, where last week alone 22 car thefts were reported to the local police. Of these only two have been found, one of which was abandoned in Rockinghill pa

76、lace Road 20 miles away. The others have still not been found except for one which had been falsely reported missing. The owner later admitted that he had forgotten where he had parked it until his wife told him. An interesting aspect of the thefts is that nearly all the missing cars had been taken

77、from locked garages. The owners now admit that they may have left the car doors unlocked but only one owner is not certain whether he had locked the garage door. The police has therefore learned that the thieves find it easier to break into garages where vehicles are often left unlocked at night tha

78、n into locked cars parked on the roadside in daytime or at night. They advise car owners to lock up their cars even when they are kept in locked garages.试题答案15 BBAAC610 CAACB1115BBACA1620 CBCAB2123 BAB2427 DCDC2831 ACBC3235 ADBD3640 DCAGE4145 DDCBA4650BDACB5155CDABA56.from57.took58.a59.but60.herself

79、61.visits62.moving63. becomes64.lying65. possibly写作第一节：One possible version：Dear Steven, In order to enrich our life and develop our sense of loving Chinese traditional culture, our class will pay a visit to a porcelain exhibition next Sunday. We will gather at the school gate at 8 am and leave for

80、the City Museum by bus.Activities include watching porcelain production and learning the knowledge of making porcelain. We will have a wonderful lunch in the downtown and come back at about 5 pm. I know you are interested in Chinese porcelain, so it is really a nice opportunity for you to learn abou

81、t it. Why not come with us?Yours.Li Hua第二节：One possible version：Turning around, Hansen faced the dogs. He thought he had to get the dogs outside. Hansen screamed, even drove them around the house, until he got them out of the house and shut the glass door. The dogs sat out-side, glaring at him. Sudd

82、enly, the door flew open. There stood Ethans grandfather, the house owner, checking on Ethan. Ethan was in bad situation. So Hanson called an ambulance immediately. The ambulance arrived soon, and Ethan was sent to the hospital immediately.Months later, Ethan was fully recovered. When he recalled wh

83、at happened that day, he still felt frightened. However, he remembered Hanson, his hero, saved him So he thanked Hanson with a prize. When rewarded the prize, Hansen said, I didnt even think. I just was trying to help the boy. Actually, Hansen was uncomfortable with the hero title. It was still unclear what sent the dogs into the crazy mode, but Ethan knew its Hansens bravery and kindness that saved his life.