河北省石家庄市第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期寒假作业（第12天）.doc

1、河北省石家庄市第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期寒假作业（第12天）一、 听力（共两节,每小题1.5分，共20题，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. Where are the car keys?A. In the bag.B. On the floor.C. Inside the car.2. Which place is the womans destinatio

2、n?A. Tokyo.B. Hong Kong.C. Seoul.3. Why is the woman disappointed about the restaurant?A. The price is unacceptable.B. The waiter is unfriendly.C. The service is slow.4. What is the man going to do first?A. See a doctor.B. Attend a meeting.C. Fill some forms.5. Where does the conversation probably t

3、ake place?A. At a store.B. At a bank.C. At an office.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。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How does the man feel when he sees the woman?A. Surprised.B. Disappointed.C. Annoyed.7. What is

4、 the woman going to do next weekend?A. Work a half day.B. Go to the beach.C. Stay at home.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A job interview.B. A buildings position.C. A meal.9. What will the woman do at noon tomorrow?A.Have lunch with the marketing director.B.Go to the

5、mans office.C.Meet the man.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How did the woman book the movie tickets?A. On the Internet.B. At the ticket office.C. On the phone.11. When did the speakers plan to meet the Smiths at first?A. At 11:30 a. m.B. At 12:00 p. m.C. At 2:00 p. m.12. Where will the speakers go first?A. To

6、the restaurant.B. To the cinema.C. To the bookstore.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why is the boy tired?A. He stays up watching TV. B. He plays lots of sports.C. He wakes up early.14.At what time does the boat leave?A. 6:15.B. 7:00.C. 7:30.15. Where does the boy have dinner?A. At his aunts house.B. At school.

7、C. At home.16. When does the boy do his homework?A. While he is on his way home.B. When he gets home.C. After he watches TV.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many days is the Visitors Center open a week?A. Five.B. Six.C. Seven.18. What should car drivers do at Finchbrooke Country Park?A. Limit the speed.B.

8、Pay the parking fee.C. Drive on hard-surfaced paths.19. Where can visitors find a telephone when the Visitors, Center is closed?A. In the cafe.B. At the park entrance.C. Near the lake.20. What is allowed to do at the park?A. Swimming.B. Skating.C. Camping.二、请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AFour

9、Popular Places to Go This WinterHarbin, ChinaChina Harbins winter is for the brave onesthe average temperature is 1.8Fbut those who brave the cold will be rewarded by experiencing one of the worlds largest winter festivals. This year marks the 32nd Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festiva

10、l (JanuaryMarch), when massive frozen structures rise and are lit up, transforming the city into a winter wonderland.Lyon, FranceParis may be called the City of Light, but every December, light takes center stage in Lyon, Frances second-largest city. Thats when the annual Festival of Lights (Decembe

11、r 58) takes over, with more than 70 light installations that transform the citys streetscapes into modern works of art. The city is also home to two Christmas markets (one in La Croix-Rousse; the other at Place Carton; through December 25).Lima, PeruPerus capital Lima is home to the worlds highest n

12、umber of cooking schools per person. Aside from its delicate dining, the city also has great cocktail bars where you can taste classic or contemporary takes on the Pisco Sour. Combine that with the oceanfront setting and temperatures in the 80s, and youll understand why Lima should no longer be igno

13、red this winter.Vermont, USWinter in Vermont means skiing and snowboarding. This year, many resorts have greatly upgraded their snowmaking abilities as part of a $15 million statewide program that replaced many outdated snow guns with new, low-energy models. These new machines will also improve the

14、quality of snow surfaces and lengthen the season, meaning this will be one of the best winters for skiing and riding in Vermont in recent memory.1. What similarities do the first two places have?A. They are decorated with lights.B. They offer snow sculptures.C. They have three-day festivals.D. They

15、are extremely cold.2. Which provides a good chance to buy a Christmas gift?A. Harbin.B. Lyon.C. Lima.D. Vermont.3. Whats new to the resorts in Vermont?A. Skiing and snowboarding.B. Updated equipment.C. Cooking schools.D. A longer winter.BWhen I arrived in London I couldnt speak a word of English. No

16、t even “hello”. Nothing. I was 18, Id been working for my dads restaurant in Milan and I wanted a new experience. My friend from home lived in London and he used to tell me how incredible it was. I was really bored and so I took my luggage and left.I was so lost when I arrived at Stansted. To me, En

17、glish sounded like Chinese. I only arrived with a few hundred pounds. I lived with my friend in east London for a while. I couldnt find a job for a month. Finally I found a waiter role in a restaurant. At the time, I had nothing else going on in my life. I used to get up, go to work, and sleep. It w

18、as so boring. Then one day on my lunch break, I saw a Gymbox. When I took a look in, there was an amazing Muay Thai. I used to do boxing when I was 15 but I wasnt that serious about it. There and then I joined the gym and signed up to the Thai boxing team.I fell in love with it. I never missed a ses

19、sion. I started training a lot and the head coach said to me one day, “Do you want to fight?” I knew thats what I wanted to do. He put me in competitions and I won my first nine amateur games. After watching me progress, they offered to help me fight professionally. However, at one point I had a mot

20、orcycle crash and was out for 18 months. This year Ive fought in Milan and London. Id say Im about 12 fights away from becoming a winner. Sometimes I cant believe how far Ive come from that day I arrived in England. I think everything thats happened has been because Im committed. But anyone could do

21、 it. If you put in 100%, youll get there. Im just happy because I did a positive thing with my life. It feels good.4. What had the writer done before he came to London?A. He had worked in a restaurant.B. He had been a professional coach.C. He had worked in a company.D. He had done nothing but travel

22、 around.5. Which of the following can describe the writers Chinese?A. He was good at it.B. He liked it very much. C. He knew nothing about it.D. He just knew a little about it.6. What was the writers life like at first in London?A. Exciting. B. Scaring. C. Satisfying. D. Boring.7. Why did the writer

23、 stop fighting for 18 months?A. He made a mistake.B. He was injured in an accident.C. He had to put more time to work.D. There were no fights in the 18 months.C Banksy is a world-famous artist, but no one knows exactly who Banksy is or even if Banksy is male or female. Thats because Banksy is a “str

24、eet artist.”Most of the art Banksy creates is painted on the sides of buildings, public walls and other places that are out in the open. And the art is created without anyone seeing them being created. So Banksy has remained anonymous.Banksys art is “political”. That means its not just interesting t

25、o look at, but it makes a point about something. One of Banksys most famous paintings is called Girl with Balloon, which shows a young girl painted in black and white reaching out towards a bright red, heart-shaped balloon dangling from a string. It was painted in 2002 on a wall in the UK. Recently,

26、 a framed copy of Girl with Balloon was auctioned off (拍卖) for nearly two million dollars.The painting was on the wall at the auction house, known as Sothebys, and suddenly something very surprising happened. The painting started to drop down in its frame and was shredded(切碎) by some blades hidden i

27、n the bottom of the frame. The painting started getting cut into pieces. And what is even more astonishing was that it was Banksy who destroyed the painting. Shortly after the auction, Banksy posted a video on Instagram showing how the shredder was put into the frame on purpose“ in case it was ever

28、put up for auction,” according to the video.No one knows exactly why Banksy did it, but on Instagram Banksy put a quote from another famous painter, Picasso, that said, “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.”Some people from Sothebys grabbed the painting when they saw what was happening, and

29、stopped the shredding about half-way through. The new owner of the painting was at first shocked but then realized the painting is now even more interesting. The painting has now been renamed “Love Is in the Bin,” and it may even be more valuable than ever. 8. Which of the following best explains “a

30、nonymous” in paragraph 1? A. Unknown. B. Unreliable.C. Unacceptable.D. Disrespectful. 9. What happened to the painting during the auction? A. It was completely destroyed by Bansky. B. It dropped from the wall and broke into pieces. C. Some people from Sothebys put it into a shredder. D. Some blades

31、in the frame was cutting the painting into pieces. 10. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _. A. The painting was repaired and given a new nameB. The painting is worth even more than two million dollars now C. The new owner of the painting was upset about what happened D. The new owner o

32、f the painting thought what Bansky did was interesting 11. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A Mysterious Painter. B. The Urge To Destroy is Also A Creative Urge. C. Girl With Balloon, An Amazing Work of Art. D. Million-Dollar Banksy Painting Shreds Itself. DDuring the two and a half yea

33、rs since I settled down in Germany, Ive caught a cold several times and gotten to experience how different German cold remedies (疗法）are from the Chinese ones.Back in Taiwan, whenever I had a streaming nose and a dry throat, Id rush to the hospital to get prescribed medicine. For a fever, I would rec

34、eive a red pill, which I now know is a type of antibiotic (抗生素).Another thing I know now is that the criminal behind my cold is a virus. The drugs I used only relieved the symptoms. When I went to a German hospital intending to get some medicine to treat my cold, I got nothing more than a pat on my

35、shoulder and words from the doctor, sayingthat I should get some really good rest. The first time this happened, I was shocked. I wondered how I could put up with my sickness without the help of medicine. But the longer I stayed in Germany, the better I knew how to self-medicate（自己治疗） as other Germa

36、ns do.I learned to take vitamin C to build up my resistance. But what I like the most is drinking “Erkaltungstee”. For German people, Erkaltungstee is what their grandmother gives them when they catch a cold. Its a tea bag mainly made of lime flower and orange rind. Another popular cold remedy in Ge

37、rmany is chicken soup. During my first winter in Germany, I got a really bad cold. My neighbor brought me a bowl of chicken soup to make me feel better. It contained a lot of ginger, onion, garlic, carrots and celery. Germans believe these ingredients are perfect for helping your body recover.12. Ho

38、w did the author feel after seeing the German doctor?A. Relieved. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Stressed.13. According to the author, what effect do antibiotics have on his cold?A. They cure his cold. B. They prevent the disease.C. They kill the virus in him. D. They make him feel better.14. What d

39、o Germans think of “Erkaltungstee”? A. It can replace any cold remedy. B. It can build up ones resistance.C. Its a good way to self-medicate. D. Its better than chicken soup.15. What can we infer from the text?A. Germans tend not to use antibiotics to treat cold.B. The author often catches a cold in

40、 Taiwan.C. The author seldom drinks chicken soup.D. German doctors are cold to patients.三、 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。(1)China has been the birthplace of many of the worlds greatest inventions. It was, for example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper

41、 money and coins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. 1 .This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering. 2 In 1200 BC, people in China began to use shells as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it eas

42、ier for people to carry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country. In the years which followed this invention, many other countries around the world began to do the same. 3 .The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze

43、 and copper shells. It was not long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. 4 . By 500 BC，metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire. About 1000 years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paper banknotes

44、 were produced by the Chinese people. 5 .A. People also began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs. B. However, as economies developed, such exchanges became impractical. C. It was still many years before paper currency appeared in Europe. D. They also used tiny shells as money for buying and selli

45、ng. E. As time went by, trade between countries increased. F. During that time, for example, buying a chicken might cost several potatoes. G. The very first coins often had holes in them so that people could string them together.(2)Benefits of SportsDoingsports is aphysical,mentaland socialadventure

46、.Its a great way for children to take a break from academics and release extra energy. It also helpsthemlead fuller and happier lives as regular sports have proven toimprove overall well-being.The physical benefits ofdoing sportsare probably the most obvious. Regardless of your fitness level when yo

47、u start playing sports, youll notice an increase in your overall fitness once youre involved. 6 Basketball players focus on strength training; footballplayerswork on speed whiletrack athletes train through longer runs.The training processhelps promote physical fitness and performances in competition

48、s. 7 Playing sports contributes to mental health, helping to increaseconfidence andself-worth.A pat on the back, high-five from a teammate, or handshake after a match really boosts a childs confidence. Words of praise and encouragement from the coach, parents and other players raise the self-worth.

49、8 So after a game, its a better idea to ask “Did you enjoy the game?” rather than “Did you win?”Childrenwho participate in sports might also benefit from the social aspect, feeling part of a group, building up accountability and leadership. 9 Teamwork involves both being dependable as a teammate and

50、 learning to rely on your teammates to achieve a positive outcome. Teamwork breeds accountability and challenges you to be responsible for your actions. Being part of a team gives you an opportunity to be a leader.Discipline is anothersocialadvantage. Most organized sports require a strict training

51、and practice schedule.As a student-athlete, you need to balance academics and athletics. 10 There is no shortage of reasons to find a sport to get involved in.Are you ready to go?Pick one and get moving!A. Its not just your body that benefits from sports.B. Therefore, playing sports is going to make

52、 you more fit.C. But remember, a childs self-worth should not be distinguished by victory or loss.D. If you play group sports, youll be part of a team that takes direction from a coach.E. Nearly every sport requires physical activity and the skills needed to be competitive.F. Among these, learning h

53、ow to function as part of a team is the most important advantage.G. Only with strict discipline can you be successful both in the classroom and in the sports field.四、 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。 I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class ! Yo

54、u can imagine how 1._(terrible) shy I was with so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no choice but 2._(prepare ) for it, though. First of all, I was to write the speech,3._was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 4._(lie) in my oral presentation from my memory for to read fro

55、m the paper was not allowed. The real moment began when I stood in the classroom with my legs 5._(tremble) and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, 6._(deliver) my speech with difficulty. After 7._seemed to be a hundre

56、d years, I found my audience satisfied I made it ! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my 8._(confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way9. _success is our fear. Overcome it and we 10._(achieve )our goals.英语作业第12天一、听力1 -5 CACCB6-10 ABACA11-15 BBCCA16 -20 ABABC二、阅读理解1-3 ABB 4-7 ACDB 811 ADBD 1215 BDCA 三、七选五（1）1-5 FBDGC （2）6-10 EACFG四、语篇填空 1.terribly; 2.to prepare; 3.which; 4.lay; 5. trembling;6. delivering; 7.what; 8.confidence; 9. to; 10.will achieve