河南省开封市2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末调研考试试题.doc

1、河南省开封市2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末调研考试试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试题卷上做答无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第一部分听力（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案转涂到答题卡上。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

2、一遍。1. How will the speakers get to the concert?A. By bus. B. By underground.C. By car.2. What does the man think of the food?A. Boring. B. Special.C. Great.3. How many long walks did the man have last week?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The mans sister.B. Jan

3、es job.C. car.5. Where are the speakers?A. In a hotel. B. In a restaurant.C. In a shop.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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至第7题。6. How much did the man pay for the books?A. $20.B. $

4、40.C. $80.7. What will the man probably do?A. Take the course of History 101.B. Put up some advertisements.C. Sell the book to the bookstore.听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。8. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Teach her to use the phone.B. Help her with her work.C. Lend her his phone.9. What is the relation

5、ship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Co-workers.C. Salesman and customer.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10. Why does the woman look tired?A. She has exercised too much.B. She has a lot to do at work.C. She has watched TV late at night.11. What does the woman eat for lunch?A. Nothing.B. A pizza.C. A

6、sandwich.12. What does the man tell the woman to do?A. Do more exercise.B. Work long hours.C. Have a good meal daily.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. In what way is the MRI scanner different from the X-ray machine?A. It is much safer.B. It can take a picture more clearly.C. It can show the soft parts of the bo

7、dy.14. What do we know about the invention of the MRI scanner?A. It took a long time.B. It took place in the 1950s.C. Its idea came from the X-ray machine.15. Who invented the MRI scanner?A. Felix Bloch and his colleagues.B. Raymond Damadian and his team .C. Stephen Bayley and his workmates.16. When

8、 were the first MRI scanners used in hospitals?A. In 1945.B. In 1977. C In 1984.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. Who is the speaker talking to?A. Art school students.B. Web designers.C. Magazine managers.18. What is expected to be designed?A. The cover of a magazine.B. A poster .C. A T-shirt.19. What requirem

9、ent does the competition set out?A. The deadline is 27th May.B. The design must include a picture.C. Some words should be put in a certain place in the design.20. What prize will be given to a winner ?A. A drawing book and pens.B. Books on design.C. A DVD player.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

10、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere are many famous festivals around the world like the Carnivals in Rio and Venice Munichs Oktoberfest. Here are some unusual and crazy festivals in the world.Mighty Mud Mania, USAChildrens dreams really do come true in the City of Scottsdale.

11、Children aged 1 to 13, get to participate in a mud race. During the running of the Mighty Mud Obstacle(障碍物) course, several mud holes in the ground are intentionally placed as kids compete for the fastest time in each race. There are also mud puddle pools for small kids, and a mini mud course for th

12、ose six and younger.The New Straits Times Million Ringgit Charity Duck Race, MalaysiaThirteen years ago, Eric Schechter and his friends were brainstorming to find new ways raising money for local charities when they came up with the idea of rubber duck races. The event, crazy as it may sound, involv

13、es racing “cool” rubber ducks down a local waterway and having members of the community adopt the ducks for a chance to win valuable donated prizes, possibly even 1 million bucks.Songkran Festival, ThailandWhat better way to celebrate the start of the return of rains than with a country wide water f

14、ight? Thais celebrate their festival officially from April 13th until April 15th. These three days represent the last day of the old year, the day of transition, and the first day of the New Year. These are days of cleaning the houses and the body, days of merry making, and renewal. Nothing evil has

15、 to be taken into the New Year.Canberra Sled Dog Classic, AustraliaDog sledding is one of the fastest growing sports on the east coast of Australia. As theres no snow (the trail is earth and sand and is smooth and wide with a few hills and turns), the sleds have wheels instead of runners, but the ex

16、citement is the same.21. What is special about Mighty Mud Mania?A. Water and mud games.B. Fastest growing sports.C. Snow and sand tracks.D. Longest local history.22. Why is The New Straits Times Million Ringgit Charity Duck Race held?A. To raise ducks. B. To collect money.C. To found charities. D. T

17、o make waterway.23. Which place will you go to if you want to experience a new year?A. USA.B. Malaysia.C. Thailand. D. Australia.BThe little, black-haired boy was waiting for us on the other side of the world. Ever since our adoption agency had matched us, Id been crazily completing all the necessar

18、y paperwork. We knew we faced months of waiting before we could hold our new son in our arms, and hed waited long enough already.I made it a personal goal to never delay the process. If we had documents to get notarized( 公证 ), we would do them on the very day we were told. On one late afternoon in J

19、une, I rushed from our Secretary of States office toward the closest FedEx office. I had a document to send overnight.I thought I knew where the FedEx office was. I drove there, only to find that the office was no longer located where I remembered it. I became very disappointed. I didnt bring my sma

20、rt phone in my pockets. I had no way of finding the correct location. I started driving toward home.Suddenly, at a stoplight, an oversized truck drove in front of my car. I became angry but my anger turned to shock when I saw the emblem(标记). It was a FedEx truck. I changed lanes quickly and followed

21、 closely behind the truck. What were the chances that the truck would lead me straight to the FedEx office I was seeking?It turned out that the chances were good. Less than five minutes later, I saw a FedEx sign, and the truck made a turn into the parking lot. Our documents went out that night. Thre

22、e months later, we flew halfway around the world to meet our son for the first time. We have been with him every day since.Miracles are always around us if we are open to them. Sometimes, its a smile at the right time or a kind word. And every now and then, its even a big truck that cuts us off at t

23、he stoplight.24. What can we infer about the author from the first two paragraphs?A. She wanted to know more information about the boy.B. She was looking forward to meeting her new son.C. She spent a long time finishing the paperwork.D. She felt dissatisfied with the adoption process.25. Why did the

24、 author feel disappointed at first on that late afternoon?A. She was cut off by a truck.B. She couldnt contact her family.C. She didnt find the FedEx office.D. She failed to bring enough documents.26. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?A. The truck parked at the parking lot.B. The

25、 authors documents were accepted.C. The truck led the author to the right place.D. The author managed to pick up her new son.27. What can be the best title for the text?A. A miracle at the stoplight.B. Be patient for the miracles.C. A stranger can change your life.D. Be kind to a new family member.C

26、The life expectancy(预期寿命）gap between the richest and the poorest members of society in England widened to nearly 10 years, British researchers have found.The study analyzed a total of 7.65 million deaths in England between 2001 and 2016 based on data from the Office for National Statistics.Researche

27、rs at Imperial College London found that the life expectancy gap between the richest and the poorest sectors of society increased from 6.1 years in 2001 to 7.9 years in 2016 for women and from 9.0 years to 9.8 years for men.The life expectancy of women in poorest communities in 2016 was 78.8 years,

28、compared to 86.7 years in the richest group. For men, life expectancy was 74.0 years among the poorest, compared to 83.8 years among the richest, according to the study published Thursday in the journal Lancet Public Health.The largest contributors to life expectancy inequalities were deaths in chil

29、dren younger than five years old, mostly the baby deaths, as well as respiratory disease, heart disease, lung and digestive cancers, and dementia among the elderly.Majid Ezzzti, senior author of the research, noted that “a perfect storm of factors” led to the earlier deaths of poor people, including

30、 dead working income, rising price of healthy food, funding squeeze for health and late diagnosis of diseases.“Greater investment in health and social care in the most deprived areas will help change the worrying trends seen in our work. We also need government and industry action to erase food inse

31、curity and make healthy food choices more affordable, so that the quality of a familys diet isnt decided by their income,” he suggested.28. How did the scientists get the result?A. By doing the experiments. B. By analyzing the figures.C. By analyzing the forms.D. By studying the questionnaires.29. W

32、ho will live the longest time according to the research?A. Men in the richest community. B. Men in the poorest communityC. Women in the richest community.D. Women in the poorest community.30. Which factor has the least connection with money among those causing the earlier death of the poor?A. Dead w

33、orking income. B. Rising price of healthy food.C. Funding squeeze for health.D. Late diagnosis of disease.31. What may be the main reason causing the life expectancy gap?A. The poor families seldom go to see doctors.B. The poor families usually get cancer easily.C. The poor families often have unhea

34、lthy food.D. The government doesnt care about the poor.DProfessor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the enormous number of student questions in the online class, Knowledge Based Artificial Intelligence. This online course is a core req

35、uirement of Georgia Techs online Master of Science in Computer Science program. Professor Goel already had 8 teaching assistants, but that wasnt enough to deal with the overwhelming number of questions from students.Many students drop out of online courses because of the lack of teaching support. Wh

36、en students feel isolated or confused and reach out with questions that go unanswered, their motivation to continue begins to fade. Professor Goel decided to do something to remedy this situation and his solution was to create a virtual assistant named Jill Watson, which is based on the IBM Watson p

37、latform.Goel and his team developed several versions of Jill Watson before releasing her to the online forums. At first, the virtual assistant wasnt too great. But Goel and his team sourced the online discussion forum to find all 40,000 questions that had ever been asked since the class was launched

38、. Then they began to feed Jill the questions and answers. After some adjustment and sufficient time, Jill was able to answer the students questions correctly 97% of the time. The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didnt know she was a computer. The students, who wer

39、e studying artificial intelligence, were interacting with artificial intelligence and couldnt tell it apart from a real human being. Goel didnt inform them about Jills true identity until April 26. The students were actually very positive about the experience.The goal of Professor Goels virtual assi

40、stant next year is to take over answering 40% of all questions asked by students on the online forum. The name, Jill Watson, will of course, change to something else next semester. Professor Goel has a much rosier outlook on the future of AI than say, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates or Steve

41、Wozniak.32. What do we learn about Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence?A. It is a robot that can answer students questions.B. It is a course designed for students to learn online.C. It is a high-tech device that revolutionizes teaching.D. It is a computer program that aids student learning.33. W

42、hat problem did Professor Goel meet with?A. His students were unsatisfied with the assistants.B. His course was too difficult for the students.C. Students questions were too many to handle.D. Too many students dropped out of his course.34. What do we learn about Jill Watson?A. She turned out to be a

43、 great success.B. She got along pretty well with students.C. She was unwelcome to students at first.D. She was released online as an experiment.35. What does Professor Goel plan to do next with Jill Watson?A. Launch different versions of her online.B. Feed her with new questions and answers.C. Assig

44、n her to answer more of students questions.D. Encourage students to interact with her more freely.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。How to Learn a Foreign Language with SongsLearning a new language can be really tough sometimes and not few people give up before they see a

45、ny promising results. _36_ . Follow these simple steps to get more fluent in no time!_37_ . When seeking materials, one tends to buy what is above ones personal language level. The sad truth is that this kind of material contains too many new words and grammar items, which will just lower your motiv

46、ation. Therefore, it is very important to choose material that suits your level of knowledge and vocabulary.Know the meaning of each single word. _38_ . If you know what all the words in a song are supposed to mean, you can easily understand how the language works. Make sure to review this step, as

47、it is easy to forget the meaning of the most unusual words.Learn a song by heart. Have you ever had a school assignment to learn a poem by heart? Didnt you also get a deeper sense of understanding what the poet meant, after you learned it? _39_ . Once you know a song by heart and have a rough unders

48、tanding of its meaning, in theory, you just put 30 to 50 new words into your long-term memory.Sing the song often during your day. And enjoy learning it! Learning a song should be fun and give you insight into a different culture, explain to you what people of different countries care to sing about.

49、 If it is just simple, but not your type of music, then your progress will also slow down.But always remember: Songs wont teach you key phrases like Hello or Goodbye. Make sure to learn them in advance when travelling to a foreign country. _40_ .A. Know your level.B. Choose good materials.C. The sam

50、e effect applies to music.D. They will probably make up 90 percent of your initial conversation!E. If you know the meaning of each word you can understand English fully.F. This is especially important and sets you apart from normal fans and listeners of that foreign music.G. Using songs to study is

51、a great way to improve the vocabulary and the overall feeling for that language.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was just starting my copywriting internship(实习) at Wunderman. I was filled with _41_ about doing new things in

52、 my life and reaching new levels of personal growth. _42_ , it was then that I realized I wasnt good at making friends and that the _43_ of making new friends could kill my creativity and humanity. I wanted to _44_ my communication skills, but I didnt know how. Then, I _45_ it would take only one si

53、mple hello. A simple hello could lead to a million things, right? I believed that if I started this _46_ process of making people my friends, I would never _47_ .On the same day, I decided that it was time for _48_ . I decided that I would say hello to the first person that I would make eye contact

54、with. So, while I was reading a book during my lunch break, I _49_ a person in a cafe, and he was alone. At that time, I _50_ this was the perfect moment to say hello. This was my time to _51_ . This was my moment to prove myself wrong and defeat all my negative impressions of _52_ and have the cour

55、age to grow as a(n) _53_ .It wasnt _54_ at all. It took only one simple hello to create new chances for me. As a matter of fact, the person that I started _55_ appeared to be an intern in the same company as me! How _56_ is that! Basically, we started to talk about everything our dreams, goals, valu

56、es, our future, how we got into the _57_ company, and so on it was a never-ending journey of right _58_ .Its almost been a month since we became friends. Deep inside I feel like the whole world is on my side. We are _59_ each other in everything we do. You see, friendships can be complex but its wor

57、th the _60_ . Friendships require a combination of trust, respect, courage and support.41. A. pain B. doubtC. prideD. excitement42. A. So B. HoweverC. BesidesD. Instead43. A. fear B. joy C. hopeD. waste44. A. give up B. work onC. show offD. put down45. A. realizedB. agreedC. imaginedD. promised46. A

58、. creativeB. old C. slowD. wonderful47. A. stay B. forgetC. stopD. accept48. A. change B. practiceC. preparationD. discussion49. A. kept B. sawC. left D. minded50. A. explained B. understoodC. thoughtD. expected51. A. choose B. succeedC. goD. shine52. A. strangersB. relativesC. friendsD. workmates53

59、. A. artistB. personC. writerD. leader54. A. bad B. newC. funnyD. secret55. A. worrying aboutB. caring forC. talking toD. depending on56. A. strange B. coolC. importantD. different57. A. best B. largestC. sameD. right58. A. conversationsB. storiesC. dreamsD. introductions59. A. treatingB. callingC.

60、knowingD. supporting60. A. priceB. riskC. try D. time第卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在试卷上无效。第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。At an office in San Francisco, if you drop a coffee cup in a robotic waste bin, the machine will automatically(自动地) sort the cu

61、p _61_ recycling. The office is one of the first _62_ (use) the technology, called the TrashBot, from a startup called CleanRobotics that is trying to solve a fundamental challenge in recycling: Even when someone is _63_ (diligent) trying to reduce waste, theres _64_ good chance they are recycling w

62、rong.“The idea was really born out of _65_ (frustrate),” says Charles Yhap, co-founder and CEO of CleanRobotics, which is a semi-finalist(半决赛选手) in the current IBM Waston AI XPRIZE. He thought that technology could help. “We _66_ (start) looking at the lowering costs of sensors and robotic component

63、s and the increasing accessibility of algorithms(算法) and AI systems and we thought, maybe we can build something that does this _67_ (good) than people,” he says. _68_ helped that current bins are already expensive - a single set of bins in an airport might cost $1200. “These are just shiny metal tu

64、bes _69_ dont do anything for you. So we thought we could build a robot that is price _70_ (compete) and adds a ton more value.”第四部分 写作（共两节,满分35分）第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)下面是一段短文，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

65、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。The first time I heard the expression “Know yourself” by Socrates, I didnt realize its meaning. I didnt until I go to University. I started my university life unwillingly, because I didn t want to leave my parents and university of engineering was not my dre

66、am school, too. However, I changed my mind complete after a semester. My schoolmates are from different place, some of which are outstanding. This makes me realized there is always someone much more better capable. Since then, to know myself has become an importance part of my life. Only by knowing

67、who I am or where I am can I really follow my path.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华。在即将到来的暑假里，你和几位好友计划到一贫困山村帮助那里的孩子学英语。请你发邮件询问你学校的外国交换生John是否愿意加入你们。内容包括：1.时间、地点、目的；2.工作内容；3.需要做的准备。注意：1.词数100左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。Dear John,_Yours,Li Hua高二期末考试参考答案第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5CABCA 6-10CBABB 11-15

68、ACCAB 16-20CACBA第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）21-23ABC 24-27BCCA 28-31BCDC 32-35BCAC 36-40GAFCD第三部分第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）4145DBABA 4650DCABC 5155DABAC 5660BCADC第二节 语篇语法填空（共10小题；每小题51.5分，满分15分）61. for 62. to use 63. diligently 64. a 65. frustration66. started 67. better 68. It 69. that/which 70.

69、 competitive第四部分第一节短文改错( (共 共 0 10小题; ; 每小题 1 1分, , 满分 0 10分) )The first time I heard the expression “Know yourself” by Socrates, I didnt realize itsmeaning. I didnt until I go to University. I started my university life unwillingly, because I didn twentwant to leave my parents and university of eng

70、ineering was not my dream school, too. However,a/the eitherI changed my mind complete after a semester. My schoolmates are from different place, some ofcompletely placeswhich are outstanding. This makes me realized there is always someone much more better capable.whom realizeSince then, to know myse

71、lf has become an importance part of my life. Only by knowing who I amimportantor where I am can I really follow my path.and第二节书面表达（满分25分）One possible version:Dear John,I am Li Hua. Together with some of my friends, I am planning to go to a poor mountain village to teach the children English during t

72、he coming summer vacation. Would like to join us？The village is north of our city, about 300 kilometers away, with some eager children there but no English teacher. We will live there for three weeks, starting from the very beginning with ABC. Step by step, we will teach them some basic daily English. If you can go with us and offer a hand, the children will be more than happy and learn English more quickly.You dont need to prepare many things except some necessities, but books for children, if any, will be highly appreciated.Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua