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宜城二中2019-2020学年度下学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷考试时间19:00-21:00第一部分听力(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)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.?Whatis?the?woman?worried?about?A.The?price?of?the?trainingB.The?size?of?the?areaC.Safety2.What?does?the?woman?think?they?should?do?A.Follow?the?singerB.?Leave?the?singer?aloneC.Take?a?picture?with?the?singer3.When?was?Janet?supposed?to?give?her?presentation?A.On?TuesdayB.On?WednesdayC.On?Thursday4.?What?is?the?conversation?mainly?about?A.?A?pair?of?bootsB.The?man’s?grandfatherC.A?new?mall5.?What?are?the?speakers?doing?A.?Visiting?a?friend’s?placeB.?Hunting?for?a?new?houseC.?Decorating?their?kitchen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、7题。6.What?does?the?man?want?to?do?A.?Buy?some?booksB.Start?a?small?companyC.Do?some?research?for?a?paper7.What?is?the?man?like?A.CarelessB.ImpatientC.Cautious听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Where?do?the?speakers?prefer?to?go?A.To?HawaiiB.To?EuropeC.To?the?Bahamas9.?What?will?the?speakers?probably?do?next?A.?Check?the?travel?feesB.Call?their?friendsC.?Book?their?flight听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Why?does?the?woman?want?to?buy?a?dress?A.She?is?going?to?an?eventB.She?wants?to?lose?weightC.?She?wants?to?look?more?mature11.?Which?dress?does?the?woman?decide?to?buy?A.The?red?oneB.The?black?oneC.The?blue?one12.Why?does?the?man?apologize?A.He?doesn’t?have?any?larger?sizesB.?He?can’t?let?the?woman?return?anythingC.He?gave?the?woman?some?wrong?information听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.?What?did?the?man?think?of?Americans?A.Health-consciousB.?IgnorantC.Lazy14.?Why?does?the?man?mention?organic?foods?A.?To?show?how?influential?American?food?culture?isB.?To?show?how?people’s?attitudes?have?changedC.?To?show?that?Americans?are?spending?more?on?food15.According?to?the?woman,why?are?things?different?now?A.?People?have?access?to?more?informationB.?People?are?more?active?in?generalC.People?are?more?positive16.?What?does?the?woman?try?to?avoid?A.?Watching?too?much?TVB.Eating?fast?food?C.Driving?hercar听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.How?much?sleep?should?teenagers?get?A.8?hours?a?nightB.9?hours?a?night?C.10?hours?a?night18.Whyis?it?difficult?for?teenagers?to?go?to?bed?early?according?to?the?research?A.They?are?unaware?of?the?benefits?of?good?sleepB.They?work?too?hard?at?nightC.?Their?bodies?are?changing19.What?time?do?most?American?high?schools?start?now?A.At?8:00?am?B.At?8:?30?amC.At?9:00?am20.According?to?the?talk,what?should?teens?do?to?get?a?good?night’ssleep?A.?Do?some?reading?before?bedtimeB.?Find?a?school?that?starts?laterC.?Limit?their?screen?time第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AWelcometoAdventureland!EveryonelovesAdventureland!TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexplore,enjoy,andadmiretheirwonders.Everyvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperience.Youwillgoawayenriched,longingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?TheTravelPavilionExploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobefore,andexperiencedifferentwaysoflife.VisittheAmazonjunglevillage,theTurkishmarket,theTaifloatingmarket,theBerbermountainhouseandothers.Talktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlives,andthingstheymake.Youcantrymakingacarpet,makingfishingnets...TheFutureTowerThisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe'llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator(模拟装置)fortheJourneytoMars!TheNatureParkThisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:seelions,giraffes,elephantsinthewild.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytosee...ThePyramidThisisthecenterofAdventureland.Runoutoffilm,needsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymore,visitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideas,too.21.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.A.realizetheimportanceoftravellingB.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountriesC.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworldD.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnets22.WhenyouvisitTheFutureTower,whichofthefollowingisNOTavailableforyoutodo?A.Gettoknowaboutwhatpeople'slifewillbe.B.HaveajourneytoMars.C.Enjoyyourtimeinitsspacestation.D.Learnabouttheimpactofprogressonourlives.23.Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehome,wherewillyoumostlikelygo?A.TheTravelPavilion.B.TheNaturePark.C.TheFutureTower.D.ThePyramid.BThenexttimeyourfriendsrolltheireyeswhenyou'resnappingaselfie(自拍照)ortakingaphotoofyourdessert,tellthemthatphotographingeverydaythingscanactuallymakepeoplehappier.Inastudyofmorethan2,000people,researchersfoundthatpeoplewhotookphotosoftheirexperiences,whethertheywerewalkingthroughamuseumorgoingonacitybustour,hadabettertimeoverallcomparedwiththosewhodidn't.Duringeachofthestudy'snineexperiments,peoplewereaskedtoeithertakephotosorgiveupphotographyduringaneverydayactivity,suchaseatingameal.Innearlyeveryexperiment,thegroupthattookphotosshowedhigherlevelsofenjoyment.Thefindingmightnotsoundterriblysurprising.Afterall,Facebookmembersuploadabout2billionphotosdaily,andInstagramusersuploadabout80millionphotoseveryday.Butsomepeoplearguethattakingphotographscandistractthemselvesfromenjoyinganexperiencewhileit'shappening.Thenewresearchshowsthatitisn'tthecaseandthatphotographydoesincreaseaperson'senjoyment,becauseitincreaseshisorherengagementintheactivity.Forexample,inoneexperiment,peopletouredamuseumwhilewearingglassesthattrackedtheireyemovements.Thegroupthattookphotosspentmoretimelookingattheartifactsthanthosewhodidn't.However,photosaresometimesadrag.Forinstance,ifthecameraisdifficulttocarry,itmightnotbringenjoymenttoaperson.Andinsomecases,photographycanmakesituationsunpleasant.Forexample,whenpeopleinthestudytookavirtualsafari(游猎)andwatchedsomelionsattackingawaterbuffalo,thepeoplewhotookphotosofthebloodyeventwerereportedtohavealowerenjoymentoftheactivitythanthosewhodidn’t,theresearcherssaid.24.Whydoestakingphotosincreaseenjoyment?A.PeoplecansharetheirphotosonFacebook.B.Peoplehavemoretimetolookattheobjectstobephotographed.C.Somephotosmayendupasvaluableartifacts.D.Photographygetspeoplemoreinvolvedintheactivity.25.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Photographysometimescanbedangerous.B.Photographyrequiresmorecouragetodo.C.Photographyisanunpleasantprocess.D.Photographyisn'tfunallthetime.26.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemainideaofthetext?A.Photographyhelpsyouappreciatepeoplearoundyou.B.Snappingaselfieisasymbolofself-confidence.C.Takingphotosdoesn'truinyourexperience.D.Thephoto-takingprocessisamentalchoice.CManuteaOwenisaheroonhishomeislandofHuahine.HisancestorstookovernearlyeveryislandintheSouthPacificOceaninwhatwasperhapsthegreatestachievementbeforehumanswenttothemoon.Onlyrecentlyhavescientistsbeguntounderstandwheretheseamazingsailorscamefrom,andhow,withsimpleboatsandnonavigationequipment,theycouldmanagetofindhundredsofdistantislandsthatcovernearlyathirdoftheglobe.ThisexpansionintothePacificwasachievedbytwowonderfulpeoples:theLapitaandthePolynesians.HowdidtheLapitaandearlyPolynesianpioneersdothis?Verylittleevidenceremainstohelpscientistsunderstandtheirgreatsailingskills.However,withlittleevidence,scientistshavebeenabletodevelopsometheoriesaboutthesecretsoftheseexplorers'success.Sailorshavealwaysreliedupontheso-calledtradewinds,windsthatblowsteadily(匀速地)andinpredictabledirectionsovertheocean'ssurface.GeoffIrwin,aprofessorofarcheology(考古学)notesthattheLapita'sexpansionintothePacificwaseastward,againststeadytradewinds.Sailingagainstthewind,heargues,mayhavebeenthekeytotheirsuccess.AtholAndersonoftheAustralianNationalUniversitybelievesthattheymayalsohavebeenlucky—helpedbyaweatherphenomenonknownasEINino.E1NinooccursinthePacificOceanwhenthesurfacewatertemperatureisunusuallyhigh.Itaffectsworldweatherinavarietyofways,butoneofitseffectsistocausetradewindsintheSouthPacifictoweakenortochangedirectionandblowtotheeast.ScientistsbelievethatE1NinophenomenawereunusuallyfrequentaroundthetimeoftheLapitaexpansion,andagainwhenearlyPolynesiansbegantheirevenmoredistantjourneys.ThesuccessoftheLapitaandthePolynesianmayhavebeenbecauseoftheirownsailingskills,ofreverse(反向的)tradewinds,ofamixtureofboth,orevenoffactsstillunknown.ButitiscertainthatbythetimeEuropeanscametothePacific,nearlyeverypieceofland,hundredsofislandsinall,hadalreadybeendiscoveredbytheLapitaandthePolynesians.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“amazingsailors”inPara.1referto?A.TheLapitaandearlyPolynesians.B.ManuteaOwenandhisislanders.C.Menwhowenttothemoon.D.Today'sPolynesians.28.VhatisIrwin'stheoryabouttheLapita?A.Theystoppedsailingwhentheweatherchanged.B.Theirsailorsknewhowtosailagainstthewind.C.Theirnavigationalskillsarewellunderstood.D.Theyneededtofindfoodonotherislands.29.HowmightElNinohavehelpedearlyPacificsailors?A.BychangingthedirectionoftradewindsB.Bydecreasingthewatertemperature.C.ByprovidingmorefishesforthemD.Bybringingmoreraintothem30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhattheearlyPolynesiansdiscoveredB.HowE1NinohelpedtheancientpeoplesC.WhatsailingskillstheLapitahadlearnedD.HowancientpeoplesexploredthePacific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。Collegeisatimetostudyhardandgotoclass.ButanewsurveyfindsthatUSstudentsspendmoretime,workingpaidjobsthanstudying.31Manystudentsfinishschooldeepindebt.Workvs.SchoolResearcherssurveyed1,507studentsages18to34.Allwerepresentlyadmittedtocollegeorgraduateschool.Resultsshowedthat85percentofstudentsworkedwhileincollege.32Thatwasmorethantwicethetimetheyspentinthelibrary.Itwasalmosttwohoursmorethantheyspentinclass.Anditwas1.4hoursmorethantheyspentstudyingathome.DeepinDebtPeopleintheUSspendmoreoncollegestudentsthanalmosteveryothercountryintheworld.Thecostofcollegeisatanall-timehigh.Soisthelevelofstudentloan(贷款)debt.33Itisevenworseforyoungeradultswithentry-leveljobs.USstudentsalsobuilduppersonaldebtwhileinschool.Theyspendanaverage(平均)of$4,321topaybackthatdebt.StudentsBeartheBurden(重担)34Americanparentspayforanaverageof$17,314ofcollegecosts.Studentsspendalmost$100,000.Almost75percentofUSparentsusetheirday-to-dayearningstohelppayfortheirchildren'sschooling.VeryWorriedStudentsreportedfeelingveryworriedabouttheirfinances.35Youngladiesfeltmorestress(压力)thanyoungmen.Theypaymoreforstudentloandebt.A.UScollegescostalottoattend.B.UScollegestudentsspendmoretimestudying.C.Researchersalsosurveyedalmost10,500parents.D.Theyspentabout4.2hoursadayworkingpaidjobs.E.Studentsareresponsibleforpayingbackmoreoftheirdebt.F.Studentloansarethesecond-largestsourceofUSfamilydebt.G.Sixintenstudentssaidtheyworried“frequently”or“allthetime”.第三部分语言运用(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。WhenIfirstentereduniversity,myaunt,whoisanEnglishprofessor,gavemeanewEnglishdictionary.Iwas36toseethatitwasanEnglish-Englishdictionary,alsoknownasamonolingual(只用一种语言的)dictionary.37itwasadictionaryintendedfornon-nativelearners,38ofmyclassmateshadone,andtobehonest,Ifounditextremely39touseatfirst.Iwouldlookupwordsinthedictionaryand40notfullyunderstandthemeanings.Iwasusedtothe41bilingualdictionaries,inwhichthewordsare42bothinEnglishandChinese.Ireallywonderedwhymyaunt43tomakethingssodifficultforme.Now,afterstudyingEnglishatuniversityforthreeyears,I44thatmonolingualdictionariesare45inlearningaforeignlanguage.AsIfoundout,thereis,46,oftennoperfectequivalence(对应)betweentwo47intwolanguages.Myauntevengoessofarasto48thataChinese"equivalent"cannevergiveyouthe49meaningofawordinEnglish!50,sheinsistedthatIreadthedefinition(释义)ofawordinamonolingualdictionarywhenIwantedtogetabetter51ofitsmeaning.52,Ihavecometoseewhatshemeant.Usingamonolingualdictionaryforlearnershashelpedmeinanotherimportantway.Thisdictionaryusesa(n)53numberofwords,around2,000initsdefinitions.WhenIreadthesedefinitions,Iam54exposedtothebasicwordsandlearnhowtheyareusedtoexplainobjectsandideas.55this,IcanexpressmyselfmoreeasilyinEnglish.36A.worriedB.sadC.surprisedD.nervous37.A.BecauseB.AlthoughC.UnlessD.If38.A.mostB.manyC.littleD.none39.A.difficultB.interestingC.importantD.practical40.A.thusB.evenC.stillD.again41.A.newB.familiarC.earlierD.ordinary42.A.explainedB.expressedC.describedD.created43.A.offeredB.commandedC.decidedD.agreed44.A.imagineB.recommendC.predictD.learn45.A.naturalB.betterC.easierD.convenient46.A.atbestB.infactC.attimesD.incase47.A.wordsB.namesC.ideasD.characters48.A.hopeB.declareC.doubtD.hear49.A.exactB.basicC.translatedD.expected50.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Instead51.A.understandingB.practiceC.expressionD.consideration52.A.LargelyB.GenerallyC.GraduallyD.Probably53.A.extraB.averageC.totalD.limited54.A.repeatedlyB.nearlyC.immediatelyD.anxiously55.A.AccordingtoB.InrelationtoC.InadditiontoD.Becauseof第三部分语言运用(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。Number1inChineseCultureNumber1isthesimplestnumber,buthas56mostcomplexculturalmeaninginChineseculture.Ithasthemeaningofthebeginning,theorigin,andthewhole,57wasfirstsuggestedbyLaoZi,awell-knownphilosopherinancientChinainhisclassic—TaoTeChing.Meanwhile,thisnumber58(regard)as"themotherofallcreatures"bysomeotherChinesephilosophersinancienttimes.ChinesepeoplerespectitforitsmeaningofthefirstandwinnerasthesameinWesternculture.Itiseasy59(find)howpeoplelovethewordfromChineseancientliterature.Thereareover260phrasesandmorethan420idioms60(begin)withthiswordinChineselanguagesystem.InChineseculture,itis61luckynorunlucky.The62(combine)withsomeothernumbershaspositivemeanings,suchas1314.63(it)pronunciationinChinesesoundssimilartolifetime,whichiswidelyusedbetween64(lover).Sometimes,1(YiinChinesePinyin)soundssimilartotheword"You"(NiinChinesePinyin).Thecommonuseof5211314innetworklanguagemeans"Iloveyouforever".52165(simple)means"Iloveyou",whichisthemostbeautifullinetoall.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,你打算假期去悉尼旅游。请你用英语给笔友Susan写一封邮件,内容包括:1.介绍你的行程安排;2.询问她能否担任导游;3.期待对方的答复。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearSusan,Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。Afarmergrewsomevegetablesinhisgarden.Onedayhiswifewasillandhehadnomoney.Hehadtosellsomecabbagesandcarrotsinthemarket.Thenextmorninghetooktwobasketsofvegetablestotown.Butitwasraininghardthatafternoonandtherewerefewpeopleinthestreet.Whenhisvegetablesweresoldout,itwasdark.Heboughtsomemedicineandhurriedtohisvillage.Onhiswayhomehesawapersonlyingonthesnow.Heplacedhisbasketsonthegroundandwasgoingtohelpthepersontogetup.Atthattimehefounditwasadeadmanandtherewasmuchbloodonhisbody.Hewassoafraidthatheranawayquickly,withouttakingthebasketswithhim.Thenextafternoonthefarmerwassenttothepolicestation.Havingshownthebaskets,anofficerasked,“Aretheseyours?”“Yes,sir,”thefarmeransweredtimidly(胆怯地).“Haveyoukilledtheman?”“No,no,sir.”thefarmersaidinahurry.“Whendidyouseethedeadman?”“Aboutsevenlastevening.”“Didyouseewhokilledtheman?”“No,sir.”Theofficerbroughtoutaknifeandasked.“Haveyouseenityet?”“No,sir.”Theofficerbecameangryandtoldthepolicemantobeathimupandsenthimintoprison.Theofficerwantedtotrapthefarmerintotheconfession(供认),butthefarmerdidn’tadmithewasthemurderer.注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已经为你写好;4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:Theofficerwassoangrythatheaskedthepolicemantobeathimupagain.______________________________________________________Paragraph2:Thefarmerwaslucky.Afewdayslater,期中考试英语答案1-5CBBAB6-10BABAA11-15CBCBA16-20CBCAC21—23CBD24—26DDC27—30ABAD31—35ADFEG36—40CBDAC41—45BACDB46—50BABAC51—55ACDAD56.the57.which58.wasregarded59.tofind60.beginning61.neither62.combination63.Its64.lovers65.simplyDearSusan,How'sitgoing?I'mthinkingofgivingmyselfabreakforafive-daytriptoSydneyfromOctober1sttillOctober5th.ThetwothingsIwouldliketodomostareseeingyouandgoingonatourofthecity.IhaveneverbeentoSydneyandwillbeallbymyself.Couldyoutakesometimeofftoshowmearoundsomefamoustouristattractionsthere?I'mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHuaParagraph1:Theofficerwassoangrythatheaskedthepolicemantobeathimupagain.Thefarmerwassoafraidthathethoughthewouldbesentencedtodeathbykillingpeople.Buthewouldnotgiveinbecausehewasinnocent.Hemusttellpeoplethetruth,butnoonecouldhearhisvoice.Hehopedthatsomeonecouldcomeandsavehim.Paragraph2:Thefarmerwaslucky.Afewdayslater,ayoungmancametothepolicestationwithalotofjournalists,sayingthathesawthemurderer.Itwasthepoliceofficerwhokilledthemanonthesnow!Hesawthepoliceofficerusedaknifetokillthemanlateintheevening.Hewassofrightenedandranaway.Buttheyoungmanthoughtthefarmerwasinnocent.Sohetookthegreatcouragetoexposetherealcriminal.Aftertheinvestigation,theyoungmanwasright.Thepoliceofficerwassentintoprisonandthepolicemanwhobeatupthefarmerwasfired,andthebraveyoungmanwasregardedasaherobythevillagers. 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