新疆哈密市第十五中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、新疆哈密市第十五中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题考试时间为120分钟，试卷满分150分。请考生用2B铅笔将140小题答案涂在答题卷的相应位置，其余部分用黑色笔写在答题卷上。第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题2分，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和D)中，选出最佳选项.并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。AAmazing Facts About Elf OwlsThe elf owl（姬鸮） is mostly found in the southwestern parts of the United S

2、tates and Mexico. During the spring and summer seasons, it moves to Arizona and New Mexico. It returns to Mexico for the winter. The elf owl doesnt build its own nest. It lives in tree holes.The elf owl is a yellow bird with dark wings. Its eyes are bright yellow and its feet are large. It is the sm

3、allest owl of the species, only about 12.5-14.5 centimeters long. It is also the worlds lightest owl, weighing not more than forty grams. In general, female elf owls weigh more than male ones.The female usually lays three eggs at a time. After the young elf owls are born, their mother will feed them

4、 with worms for up to three to four weeks. After 10 weeks, the young ones are fully grown and ready to take flight.The elf owls do not behave in a threatening way. When danger comes, they will fly away in the other direction, rather than staying and facing the danger or their enemies. Besides flying

5、, the elf owl can also walk and climb like a parrot. The elf owl is most active after dusk, during the night and just before dawn. It can produce many different kinds of sounds. It can live for three to six years in the wild. If they are kept in cages, they can live for ten to fourteen years. The el

6、f owls are now in danger because of the loss of habitat. Cutting down trees will result in lack of places for them to live in.1. According to the first two paragraphs, the elf owl may_.A .have yellow wings B. live in Mexico in winter C. have big and dark eyes D. build its nest in trees2. What can we

7、 learn from the text?A. The female elf owl provides her young with food for three to four weeks.B. The elf owl can live no longer than six years.C. The elf owl sleeps at night and searches for food during the daytime.D. The female elf owl lays one egg at a time.3. What is a characteristic of the elf

8、 owl?A. It prefers to live in cages. B. It is not good at climbing.C. It has a gentle character. D. It is most active during the day.BChildren like to imagine they are someone else in a game. As a parent you might never guess how it can benefit your child. It helps your child:Develop Social SkillsAs

9、 children play pretend games, they explore relationships between family members, friends and coworkers and learn more about how people interact. Playing a doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their patients. Imaginative play helps of a game or to lose a pet, they are better able to help thos

10、e in need. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to cooperate.Build Self-confidence Children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as a builder of skyscrapers or a super hero defending the planet is inspiring to children. It helps them develop confidence in thei

11、r abilities and their potential.Promote Intellectual(智力的) GrowthUsing imagination is the beginning of abstract(抽象的) thought. Children who can see a kings castle in a pile of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically(象征性地). This skill is important in school where a ch

12、ild will have to learn that numbers symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize sounds, and so on.Practice Language SkillsKids who pretend with their friends do a lot of talking. This helps increase their vocabulary, improve sentence structure and develop communication skills.Get Rid of FearsPret

13、ending can help children get rid of their fears and worries. When children role-play the big, bad monsters under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesnt seem quite so big or so bad.4. What can help children develop social skills in a game?A. Pretending to be a super hero. B. Pre

14、paring a delicious dinner with mud.C. Pretending to be a doctor. D. Helping a doctor to attend patients.5. Why can imagination build childrens self-confidence?A. It helps them protect people and make much greater progress.B It makes them feel as if they were much more powerful than they really are.C

15、It helps them gain control over the whole world.DIt makes them more willing to play fair.6. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. While playing pretend games, children learn to get along with others.B. Playing pretend games helps children to do well while they are in school.

16、C. Playing pretend games is good for childrens development.D. Playing pretend games only helps children psychologically.7. The best title for this passage probably is “_”.A. Tips on How to Improve Your Childrens Imagination B. Benefits of Playing pretend gamesC. Advantages of Playing Outdoors D. Ski

17、lls in Playing pretend gamesCOn Tuesday, Google announced a new feature for the Google Assistant. People can send reminders to friends and family on their phone or their Google Home equipment. Google has named the new feature Assignable Reminders. Heres how the new Assignable Reminders feature works

18、 with Google Assistant. You start off by simply starting the Google Assistant by saying “Hey Google” or by whatever shortcut (快捷键) you have set on your phone. After this, you can tell Google Assistant to remind someone of something at a certain time. This feature will also be feasible on the Google

19、Home smart speaker, or a smart display which works with Google Assistant. The person receiving the reminder can also replay the reminder by asking Google Assistant to show them a list of all their reminders. These reminders can only be sent to people who are already listed as family in your Google a

20、ccount or people who are linked and voice-matched to the same Google Home equipment. Another feature built within Assignable Reminders is the ability to set reminders based on someones place. For example, you can set a reminder for friends to buy you something from a store as soon as they reach ther

21、e. Assignable Reminders will be put into use in the next few weeks in the U.S., the U.K, and Australia. 8. Whats the new feature for the Google Assistant? A. Linking to more people. B. Sending pictures to the family. C. Reminding someone of something on the phone. D. Answering a phone call for peopl

22、e. 9. What can replace the underlined word “feasible” in paragraph 4?A. free B. lost C. made D. used 10. Who can receive your reminders besides those listed in your Google account? A. Those who have ever sent reminders. B. Those who know the Google Assistant. C. Those who are using Google Home equip

23、ment. D. Those who are connected to the same Google Home equipment. 11.The text is most probably taken from _. A. a textbook B. a scientific journal C. a newspaper D. an information booklet (小册子)DAny foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to spe

24、ak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges. Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience, researchers from Northw

25、estern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch (音调). One of the studys authors, Nina Kraus, said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”. This means that schools that want children to do wel

26、l in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs, Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems. For this study, the researchers looked at 20 non-Chinese speaking volunteers, half with nonmusical background and half who have studied an instrument

27、 for at least six years. As they were shown a movie, the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings: squint (眯), bewilder (迷) and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a m

28、usic background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds. The lead author of the study, Patrick C.M.Wong, said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal(声调的) languages may do better at learning instruments. 12. When learning Chinese, a foreigner wil

29、l find _. A. he has a difficult time learning music at the same time B. he has an easier time learning music at the same time C. it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand D. it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch 13. Why does Chinese learning have som

30、ething to do with music training? A. Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music. B. Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain. C. Because music training might help people with language study. D. Because people who do well in Chinese study do well

31、 in music. 14.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4 and 5? A. Provide some background information. B. Introduce the procedure of the research. C. Make some suggestions for Chinese speakers. D. Emphasize (强调) the importance of Mandarin. 15. What would be the best title for this passage? A.

32、 Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers B. Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study C. Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning D. Schools Need to Develop Music Programs 第二节 信息匹配题(共5小题 ,每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容，从下框的选项中选出能填入该空的最佳选项。其中有两项多余。You would think that people would sleep lon

33、ger hours and have better sleep quality with more time at home due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒). 16 . The Chinese Sleep Research Society recently conducted a survey of 2,004 people aged 19 to 80 in 31 provinces. 17 , and found that half of the interviewees went to bed

34、after midnight during self-quarantine (自我隔离) compared to 90 percent falling asleep before 12 pm before the COVID-19 outbreak. Among the night owls (夜猫子), about 61 percent played with their mobile phones after failing to fall asleep. 18 , and 46 percent used social media. Most of them thought they we

35、re freer when staying at home and could sleep at any time. So even if they stayed up late, they could still sleep during the daytime. Of all these provinces, Chinas Jiangxi which had the largest proportion (比例) of night owls in its province was 93 percent. 19 . Zhang Bin, a member of the research so

36、ciety, found breaking the daily sleeping routine problematic and stressed that having enough sleep is necessary to keep healthy. 20 , especially when the virus continues to spread across the world. A. It is proper for an adult to sleep seven or eight hours a day B. He suggests that people keep a hea

37、lthy lifestyle with a consistent sleep schedule C. The survey was taken via questionnaire between Jan 1 and Feb 29 D. The proportion of night owls in Sichuan was 88 percent. E. About 47 percent of the phone users browsed health news F. It was followed by 89 percent in Shaanxi G. That couldnt be furt

38、her from the truth第二部分完形填空(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。As a teenager, I was pretty lazy when it came to doing things for my family. I worked hard at school, and sometimes looked after my younger sister. Still, I found myself regularly resisting the urge to

39、21 out at home with even the simplest things. Every Wednesday afternoon, for example, my mother 22 me to another town for a piano lesson. During my two-hour lesson, shed rush to the nearby store and buy a weeks worth of 23 . Given the fact that my mom had driven me twelve miles there, twelve miles b

40、ack, 24 for my lesson, and bought me a candy bar, youd think Id be very 25 to help her bring the groceries into the house. 26 I wasnt. I generally just brought in an armload(一抱之最大量) and left 27 for Mom as I ran to my room, shut the door, and started studying. Dont get me wrong: even back in my room,

41、 I felt 28 about not helping my mother more. Deep inside, I wanted to change my 29 . But I also realized that once I did change, thered be no going back.30 I took on more responsibility, my parents would start 31 more of me. At age fifteen, I sensed that this one small change would 32 something much

42、 bigger: my personal change from a cared-for, spoiled (被宠坏的) child to a more 33 , caring and giving young man. Ill never forget the Wednesday when I made a(n) 34 to jump in and see what happened. Returning home from the 35 I disappeared into my room, as usual. But once inside, I felt that deep and b

43、urning 36 . Throwing my school books on the bed, I suddenly opened my door and 37 back to the garage to help my mother. How happy I felt that day! Surely, over time, I continued to help out with more housework. The neat thing was, the more I helped out, the 38 I felt about myself and my place in my

44、family. As Mom and Dad realized they could 39 on me more, our trips became far less stressful, too. In short, it was a win-win situation for everyone. Sometimes the little things we put off doing the longest turn out to be the simplest things to complete. And feeling happy 40 feeling guilty any day.

45、 21AstartBcry Chelp Dwork 22Adelivered Bguided Cwalked Ddrove 23Afruits Bflowers Cgroceries Dvegetables 24Afought BpaidCapplied Dcost 25AgratefulBanxiousCconfident Dunwilling 26ASo BAnd CThus DBut 27Athe last Bthe other Cthe next Dthe rest 28Aexcited Bcurious Cguilty Ddoubtful 29Away Bworld Ccareer

46、Dshape 30AOnce BThough CUnlessDSince31Awarning Baccusing Cexpecting Dinforming 32Amark Btell Cscore Ddescribe 33Aenergetic Bambitious Coutgoing Dresponsible 34Aexcuse Bdecision Cstatement Dappointment 35Aduty Blesson Cstore Dholiday 36Ashame Banger Cdelight Dpleasure 37Acalled Blooked Cheaded Dhande

47、d 38Asmarter Bbetter Cwarmer Dfurther 39Alive Bpress Cfocus Dcount 40Awins Bbargains Cbeats Dchallenges第II卷第一节:单词考查（写出下列单词的汉意）（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）41.congratulate51.neat61.sympathy42.desire52.approval62.beneficial43.pause53.adapt63.depth44.accessible54.resign64.alarm45.accompany55.witness65.staff46.ta

48、lent56.declare66.assistance47.drag57.clerk67.target48.ambition58.sharp68.bonus49.conduct59.annoyed69.exit50.reflect60.abandon70.affair第二节 语法填空(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。As the daughter of the U.S. President, Ivanka Trump 71 (receive) a lot of attention from the medi

49、a so far. The newspapers show her as a young woman who has attained success in her 72 (person) life, the business world and now on the political stage. Because her father is a successful land developer, 73 is no wonder that she quickly moved from a brief modelling career 74 the world of land develop

50、ment. She used the Trump name to start 75 successful fashion brand. When her father entered politics, she stayed by his side. She has moved from New York to Washington, 76 the president runs the government. However, her fathers unpopularity has caused people to demand that major stores 77 (stop) car

51、rying her brand. She has also been criticized for using the White House website to sell her products. Nordstrom has already said it will stop carrying her fashion brand and more stores will 78 (probable) follow their lead. Ivanka may want to rethink her business plan to avoid 79 (lose) more sales! I

52、t will be interesting 80 (see) if Ivankas business success will continue in her political career.第三节 短文改错（10分）下列短文中共有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()画掉。修改: 在错的词下画一横线, 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。Nowadays its commo

53、n for many high-school student to skip breakfast, leading to both poor school performance and damage to their healthy. When asking why they skip breakfast, some students say they think breakfast as the least important meal of the day, and think it unnecessary. Some say we have too little time in the

54、 morning to have breakfast. And others say they want to lose the weight so they skip breakfast. We suggest that every student has breakfast properly every day, since breakfast can provide the most important energy which is needed every day. In addition, have breakfast can help you to study more effi

55、cient.第四节 书面表达25分某英文报社要举办一次征文比赛，征文主题是：关爱残疾人（Caring about the Disabled）。请根据以下提示，适当增加细节写一篇100词左右的稿件。1、 残疾人的生活极其不易，面临各种挑战。2、 我们要接受、帮助、鼓励残疾人。 高二期中英语试卷答案1-5: BACCB 6-10 DBCDD 11-15 CCBBB 16-20 GCEFB21-25CDCBA 26-30DDCAA 31-35 CADBB 36-40 ACBDC71.has received 72.personal 73.it 74.to 75.a/her 76.where 77. (should)stop 78.probably 79. losing 80. to see81. student-students 82. healthy-health 83. asking-asked 84. think后加of 85. we-they 86. lose the weight 去掉the 87. has-have 88. which-that 89. have-having 90. efficient-efficiently