海南省东方市东方中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、海南省东方市东方中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题（考试时间120分钟，满分150分） 第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）下面你将听到5段短对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话只播一遍。1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a library.B. In a bookstore. C. In a classroom.2. How does th

2、e woman feel now? A. Relaxed.B. Excited.C. Tired.3. How much will the man pay? A. $20.B. $80.C. $100.4. What does the man tell Jane to do? A. Postpone his appointment. B. Meet Mr. Douglas. C. Return at 3 oclock. 5. Why would David quit his job?A. To go back to school. B. To start his own firm. C. To

3、 work for his friend.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）下面有6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个与你所听到的对话或独白内容相符的问题的答案。听每段对话或独白前，你有10秒钟的时间阅读相关小题；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。听第一段材料，回答第6至7小题。6. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Check the cupboard. B. Clean the balcony. C. Buy an umbrella.7. What is the proba

4、ble relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Employer and employee. C. Shop assistant and customer.听第二段材料，回答第8至10小题。8. Where did the woman go at the weekend? A. The city centre. B. The forest park. C. The mans home.9. How did the man spend his weekend? A. Packing for a move. B. Goin

5、g out with Jenny. C. Looking for a new house.10. What will the woman do for the man? A. Take Henry to hospital. B. Stay with his kid. C. Look after his pet.听第三段材料，回答第11至13小题。11. What is Mr. Stone doing now?A. Eating lunch. B. Having a meeting. C. Writing a diary. 12. Why does the man want to see Mr.

6、 Stone?A. To discuss a program. B. To make a travel plan. C. To ask for sick leave.13. When will the man meet Mr. Stone this afternoon?A. At 3:00. B. At 3:30. C. At 3:45.听第四段材料，回答第14至16小题。14. What are the speakers talking about?A. A company.B. An interview.C. A job offer.15. Who is Monica Stansfield

7、?A. A junior specialist. B. A department manager. C. A sales assistant.16. When will the man hear from the woman?A. On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Thursday.听第五段材料，回答第17至20小题。17. What did John enjoy doing in his childhood?A. Touring France. B. Playing outdoors. C. Painting pictures.18. What did Joh

8、n do after he moved to the US?A. He did business. B. He studied biology. C. He worked on a farm.19. Why did John go hunting?A. For food. B. For pleasure. C. For money.20. What is the subject of Johns works?A. American birds. B. Natural scenery. C. Family life.第二部分：阅读理解 （共2节,满分50分）第一节：（共15小题,每小题2.5分，

9、满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ASHEFFIELDLINCOLN COLLEGE OF ENGLISHClasses for foreign students at all levels3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year course Open all yearSmall class( maximum(最大限度)12 students)Library, language laboratory and listening centerAccommodation(膳食

10、供应) with selected families 25 minutes from LondonCourse fees(费用)for English for one year are1, 380 with reduction for shorter periods of study21. Lincoln College of English .A. is at the centre of London B. lies far away from London C. takes in foreign students, from beginners to the advanced D. acc

11、epts students only at the beginning of the year22. While you stay there, will take care of you. A. the school where you study B. the family you have chosen C. your classmates D. your own parents23. If you go there for a one-term course, you Will pay for it.A.1,380B.over1,380C. much less than1, 380 D

12、. NothingBElizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取

13、) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a sur

14、geon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the

15、first for women and children besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.24. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldnt get admitted to medical school. B. She decided to furthe

16、r her education in Paris. C. A serious eye problem stopped her. D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.25. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeths chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldnt graduate fro

17、m medical school. D. She couldnt set up her hospital.26. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years27. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _. A. England B. Paris C. the Uni

18、ted States D. New York CityCSome parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help their child，but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children at the University of Chicago, found childre

19、n who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial(空间的) skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition(认知) after controlling for differences in parents income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.The researchers analyzed video recordi

20、ngs of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age.“The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed

21、their ability to rotate(旋转) and translate shapes, ”Levine said in a statement.The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of the children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles mo

22、re frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than the parents of girls.The findings were publ

23、ished in the journal Developmental Science. 28.In which aspect do children benefit from puzzle play? A. Building confidence. B. Developing spatial skills. C. Learning self-control. D. Gaining high-tech knowledge.29.What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment?A. Parents age.

24、B. Childrens imagination. C. Parents education.D. Child-parent relationship. 30. How do boys differ from girls in puzzle play?A. They play with puzzles more often. B. They tend to talk less during the game. C. They prefer to use more spatial language. D. They are likely to play with tougher puzzles.

25、 31. What is the text mainly about?A. A mathematical method. B. A scientific study.C. A woman psychologist. D. A teaching program.DThe possibility of self-driving robot cars has often seemed like a futurists dream, years away from coming into reality in the real world. Well, the future is apparently

26、 now. The California Department of Motor Vehicles began giving permits in April for companies to test truly self-driving cars on public roads. The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self- driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services. California, it sh

27、ould be noted, isnt leading the way here. Companies have been testing their cars in cities across the country. Its hard to predict when driverless cars will be everywhere on our roads. But however long it takes, the technology may change our transportation systems and our cities for better or for wo

28、rse, depending on how the transformation is managed. While much of the debate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars, policymakers should be talking more about how self-driving cars can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissions(排放)and offer more convenient and affordable choices to m

29、ove around. The arrival of driverless cars is a chance to make sure that those cars are environmentally friendly and more shared.Do we want to copy or even worsen the traffic of today with driverless cars?Imagine a future where most adults own their self-driving cars. They accept long, slow journeys

30、 to and from work on crowded highways because they can work on crowded highways because they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride. They take their driverless car to a date and set the empty car to circle the building to avoid paying for parking. Instead of walking a few blocks to pick

31、 up a child or the dry cleaning, they send the self-driving minibus. The convenience even leads fewer people to take public transport -an unwelcome side effect researchers have already found in ride-hailing(网约车)services. Policymakers should start thinking now about how to make sure the appearance of

32、 driverless cars doesnt worsen the transportation system we have today. The coming technological development presents a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably. The car of the future is coming. We just have to plan for it.32. W

33、hat can we learn from the first paragraph? A. Self-driving cars are not allowed in the real world. B. Driverless taxies will be seen everywhere on the road in a short term. C. California is not alone in testing driverless cars. D. Self-driving technology will definitely benefit transportation system

34、.33.According to the author, policymakers should pay more attention to . A. how driverless cars can help deal with transportation-related problems. B. how driverless cars can travel safely. C. how driverless cars can travel faster. D. how driverless cars can move more people. 34. What is a possible

35、side effect of self driving cars?A. Journeys to and from work become longer. B. More and more people abandon public transportation. C. There is no place to park them.D. They may result in traffic jams. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Preparing Cities for Robot Cars. B. Future Techn

36、ology Underway. C. Transportation System in the Future. D. Robot Cars on the Road.第二节 语篇填空（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Everyone knows that fish is good for health. 36 But it seems that many people dont cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fi

37、sh per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isnt difficult. 37 This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way. 38 Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you are standing at the oceans edge. Any fishy or s

38、trong smell means the fish isnt fresh. 39 When you have bought a fish and arrive home, youd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you dont cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isnt as tasty as the fresh one.There are many commo

39、n methods used to cook fish. 40 First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices(调料). Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam Pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound. (A larger one will take more time. )Then, its ready to serve. A. Do not buy it. B. The easiest is

40、to steam it. C. This is how you can do it. D. It just requires a little knowledge. E. The fish will go bad within hours. F. When buying fish, you should first smell it. G. The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.第II卷第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共15题，每题1分，共15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A

41、、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。This happened when I was ten. On a normal Sunday，I went to the barber shop where I always went. That day，along with the barber there was an assistant，who had recently 41 the shop.So I sat for the haircut. The uncle asked me how 42 wanted it. I answered, “Just do as my

42、dad had 43 you the last time.”He smiled. Before starting the 44 , he added, “What if I keep it long?”I 45 he was joking. So I joked too. I said, “I cant 46 what would happen to your shop then!”The moment I said it, the assistant 47 from behind,“How dare do you say that! Who are you to take us down,

43、eh?”I admit I was too 48 at that moment and the uncle standing beside me was giving me an 49 look.From that day on, I 50 stopped joking about anyones profession and works. It is one of the most 51 incidents in my life, which taught me to 52 the profession and works of a person, no matter how 53 they

44、 are.Im 54 that the assistant responded in a way that made me rethink the power of my words. Words do make a 55 .41.A.left B.opened C.joined D.visited42.A.much B.long C.often D.soon43.A.instructed B.invitedC.promised D.convinced44.A.discussion B.JourneyC.training D.haircut45.A.agreed B.heard C.hope

45、D.knew46.A.forget B.tolerate C.guarantee D.understand47.A.urged B.shouted C.laughed D.helped48.A.angry B.proud C.scared D.curious49.A.anxious B.appealingC.encouraging D.awkward50. A.suddenly B.completelyC.temporarily D.regularly51.A.important B.excitingC.strange D.interesting52.A.learn B.enter C.cha

46、nge D.respect53.A.hard B.small C.good D.complex54.A.sorry B.confidentC.grateful D.embarrassed55.A.difference B.mistakeC.choice D.joke第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。There are several reasons why school uniforms are a good idea. First of all, uniforms help the s

47、chool look smart. The students feel that they belong to a particular group. When every pupil in the school wears the uniform, nobody 56._ ( have) to worry about fashion(时尚) . Everybody wears 57._ same style of clothes. Uniforms can be useful in unexpected ways. A school in Ireland has introduced 58.

48、_ interesting new uniform. On the edge of the jacket, there is a piece of cloth 59._ gives off light in the dark. When the children are walking or 60._ (cycle) to school on dark mornings, car drivers can 61. _ (easy) see them.But can uniforms help improve school standards? The answer 62._ this quest

49、ion is not clear. One study in America found that students grades 63._ (improve ) a little after the school introduced uniforms. But some students didnt want 64._ ( wear) the uniform. Other American studies showed no 65._ (connect) between uniforms and school performance.第四部分：写作（共2节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）

50、假定你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.表示款意;2.说明原因;3.另约时间。注意：1.词数80左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 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。My great-grandfather，my grandfather and my father were farmers. My father had a fixed idea that I would become a farmer too. Although I respecte

51、d him and was indeed skilled at doing some farm work, I didnt agree that I should automatically follow in my fathers footsteps.When I was a teenager, my father happened to take me to an airport, which belonged to one of his friends. It was the first time I had seen an aeroplane in real life. Knowing

52、 that I had never been on board, my fathers friend Tom offered me an opportunity to fly with him in his small aeroplane. I quickly accepted his offer! When we took off, I felt nervous but thrilled. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I had ever felt. I was just e

53、njoying it. I assumed being a pilot would be the most awesome thing in the whole world. From that day a thought crept into my mind that I wanted to become a pilot, but I doubted whether my father would support me. After all, it was a totally different path from what he had planned for me. Therefore,

54、 I put the thought to the back of my mind, because I knew he would still insist on holding onto his previous idea.Anyway，besides helping my father on the farm， I would frequently visit Toms airport. Gradually，I got familiar with every button and switch on the aircraft and I learned a lot about plane

55、s, such as how to fill the plane with fuel, how to check the engines and so on. But what I had learned just left me wanting more，so I decided to go to college to become a professional Pilot.注意：续写词数应为150左右。This time I would not hide my desire any more. At the graduation ceremony, with my father prese

56、nt, I, as “ Best Pilot”, had to deliver a speech. 东方中学2020-2021学年第二学期期中考试英语答案听力部分1-5 BCBAC 6-10 CABAC 11-15 BACCB 16-20 ACABA阅读部分21-25 CBCCA 26-30 ACBCD 31-35 BCABA 36-40 GDFAB完型填空41-45 CBADD 46-50 CBCDB 51-55 ADBCA语法填空56. has/will have 57.the 58.an 59.which/that 60.cycling 61.easily 62.to 63.improv

57、ed 64.to wear 65. connection/connections 66.traditional应用文写作Dear Bob，Im sorry to say that I cannot go to the bookstore with you on Friday afternoon. I have just found that I have to attend an important class meeting that afternoon. I hope the change will not cause you too much trouble.Shall we go on

58、 Saturday morning? We can set out early so that well have more time to read and select books. If its convenient for you, lets meet at 8: 30 outside the school gate. If not, let me know what time suits you best. I should be available any time after school next week.Yours, Li Hua续写作文：This time would n

59、ot hide my desire any more. Determined to follow my heart, I explained to my father how I felt. I told him that I wanted to go to college to learn to fly instead of being a farmer. After saying this, I waited nervously for his reaction. To my surprise, he approved of my request, and he told me he wa

60、s moved by my perseverance. With his support and my efforts, I was admitted into my ideal collegeAt the graduation ceremony, with my father present, I, as Best Pilot”, had to deliver a speech. In my speech, I shared with the audience my story about how a teenager realized his dream. Faced with diffi

61、culties，I took a path that led me do something that needed passion, training and practice. I also owed my success to my fathers support. Without his understanding, I couldnt have pursued my dream. At the end of my speech, I spotted my fathers watery eyes, and said, Dad, I made it! His face lit up with pride.