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安徽省滁州市明光中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
安徽省滁州市明光中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
时间:
120分钟满分:
150分
第I卷
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.Whydoesthemanneedchange?
A.Totakeabus.B.Togivethebeggar.C.Topayforhisparking.
2.Whenwasthemansupposedtoarrive?
A.At8:
00.B.At7:
35.C.At8:
25.
3.WhodidthemanvisitinSanFrancisco?
A.Hisuncle.B.Hisaunt.C.Hisbrother.
4.WhatwillBilldotomorrow?
A.Gotowork.B.Stayathome.C.Seethedoctor.
5.Whatdoesthemanprefertodrink?
A.Tea.B.Blackcoffee.C.Whitecoffee.
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7题。
6.Whatsportaretheytalkingabout?
A.Tennis.B.Basketball.C.Volleyball.
7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthesport?
A.Veryboring.B.Veryhard.C.Veryinteresting.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.WheredoesDr.Perkinscomefrom?
A.China.B.TheUS.C.Canada.
9.What’sZhouJianguo’sphonenumber?
A.6837129.B.6856237.C.6837219.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdayisthe8th?
A.Tuesday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.
11.Howmanychildrenwillcometodinner?
A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.
12.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Attheparty.B.Inthelibrary.C.Intherestaurant.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Customerandsalesman.C.Managerandsecretary.
14.Whatdoweknowabouttheproduct?
A.Itismuchcheaper.B.Ithasn’treachednationallevel.
C.Itisofadvancedtechnology.
15.Howmuchwillthewomanagreetooffer?
A.80%oftheprice.B.90%oftheprice.C.95%oftheprice.
16.Whenwillthedecisionbemade?
A.Thismorning.B.Thisafternoon.C.Rightnow.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthespeakerconcernedabout?
A.Travelingcost.B.Killingoffanimals.
C.Travelers’badbehaviorandhabit.
18.Howdoesthespeakerfeelabouttheenvironmentnow?
A.Better.B.Worse.C.Unchanged.
19.Whatisthespeaker?
A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.
20.Whatisthespeechintendedtodo?
A.Encouragepeopletotravel.
B.Expectpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.
C.Helppeoplerealizetheimportanceoftourism.
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。
A
GettoptipsfromanexpertphotographerwhileyouaretakingdigitalphotographsintheGardenatKew.
Eventdetails
Wednesday13–Thursday14February,2019
Time:
10:
30a.m.–4p.m.
Place:
KewGardens
CourseFee:
£160
Aboutthecourse
Thiscourseisdesignedforcamera-ownerswhowouldliketoknowthebasics.Itwillexplainsomeofthebasicprinciplesofphotographysuchasfocusandexposureaswellasmanyofthepracticalaspectssuchashowtodownloadandstoreimages.
ThegreatpartofthetimewillbespentpracticingtechniquesbyactuallyusingcamerasoutinthebeautifulgardensatKew.Therewillbemanyopportunitiestoaskquestions,reviewyourownimagesandlearnsometoptips.
Thiscourseissuitableforpeoplewithanysortofcamera.Itisusefultobringalonginstructionsbooks,andyou’llneedtomakesureyourbatteriesarefullychargedandyourmemorycardhassomefreespaceonit.
Aboutthetutor
EdwardParkerisanexperttreeandforestphotographerwho,overthelast20years,hasworkedinmorethan40countriesaroundtheworld.Hehaswrittenmorethan30educationalbooksandhisphotographshavebeenonexhibitionatKewGardens,DowningStreetandtheHornimanMuseum.PhotographingTreesishislatestbook.
Howtobook
Emailadulated@kew.orgwithacontactnumber,orcallat02083325641.
21.Whomightbeinterestedinthecourse?
A.Advancedphotographerslovingnature.
B.Beginnerslovingdigitalphotography.
C.Gardenerswhoaregoodatphotography.
D.Expertphotographerswhoareeagertohelp.
22.Whatareyouadvisedtotakealongwithyourcamera?
A.Anotebook.B.Anemptymemorycard.
C.Asmartphone.D.Theguidebook.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutEdwardParker?
A.Hisphotographshaveacertaininfluence.
B.Hecaresmoreaboutsightseeing.
C.Hislatestbookbecomesabestseller.
D.Helivesbywritingbooks.
B
NickProsser,a28-year-oldNewZealander,hasbeenstuttering(口吃)foraslongashecanremember,butherecentlydiscoveredthatspeakinginanIrishaccentmakeshisspeechdisorderdisappear.
TheyoungNewZealanderclaimshediscoveredthesimplecureforhisstuttercompletelybyaccident,whiletryingdifferentaccentswithafriendforfun.WhenhetriedtheIrishaccent,bothheandhisfriendwereamazedthathisstutteralmostvanished.Theywereabletohavealongconversationwithouthimstutteringatall,whichhadneverhappenedbefore.Hejustcouldn’tbelievethatsomethingsosimplecouldbethecureforaproblemthathadseriouslyaffectedhisself-confidenceeversincehewasachild.
“Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ihadbeentosomanyspeechtherapistswhoneversuggestedthistechnique,”Prossersaid.
Interestingly,NickhasneverbeentoIreland,buthebelievesthatspeakinginanIrishaccentcomesnaturallyforhimbecauseofhismother,whocomesfromanIrishfamily.Hesuggeststhatpeoplesufferingfromsimilarspeechdisorderstrylookingattheirgenealogies(家谱)andattempttospeakinanaccentassociatedtothem.However,localspeechspecialistAnnetteStocksaidshehadneverheardaboutthistechnique.
“Weknowasspeechlanguagetherapiststhatsingingcertainlyhelpswithpeoplethathavestuttersbutyoucan’tjustgoaroundsinginginyoureverydaylife,”Stocksaid.“Ithinkthatthisissomethingthatworksforhimandthat’sfine.Butinsixmonths’timeifitisstillworkingIwouldbesayingwowthat’samazing.”
SowhydoestheIrishaccentmakeProsser’sstutterdisappear?
Nooneknowsforsure,butAntsHaines,whohasbeenNick’sbarberforyears,hasaninterestingtheory:
heclaimsthatthisway,the28-year-oldspendsmoretimethinkinghowtopronouncethewords,whichsomehowhelps.
24.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“vanished”inparagraph2?
A.Erupted.B.Disappeared.
C.Worsened.D.Functioned.
25.WhathappenedtoNickProsserafterhetriedtheIrishaccent?
A.Heturnedtohisfriendsfortheirhelp.B.Hetookprideinhislanguageability.
C.Hehadmorefaithinhimself.D.Hewenttospeechtherapistsforadvice.
26.HowdidAnnetteStockreacttoNickProsser’ssuggestion?
A.Shewasconfirmedofit.B.Shetriedtoproveit.
C.Shedoubtedit.D.Shewasamazedbyitseffect.
27.WhatdoesAntsHainesintendtotellus?
A.HisrelationshipwithNick.B.Theinfluenceofspeakingdifferentaccents.
C.HisconvinceinNick’slearningability.D.HisideaoftheendofNick’sstutter.
C
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ForretireesRossandCarolChenot,volunteeringhasmadetheirgoldenyearsincrediblyfulfilling.RossvolunteerswithGleanSLO,anorganizationaffiliated(隶属于)withthelocalfoodbank.“Becauseweliveinarichagriculturalarea,GleanSLO(SanLuisObispoiswheretheSLOcomesfrom)volunteersgointothefieldsororchardsaftertheharvestershavegonethroughandtheypicktheleftoverproduceanddonatetothefoodbank,”Carolexplains.“Literallytonsandtonsoffoodgetdonatedthatway.”
Carolputtogetheraseriesofneighborhood“learningsessions”—calledNeighborlyU—throughwhichpeoplecanlearnanewskillorhobby.Thesessionsrangeintopic,andincludecomputers,crafts,cooking,volunteerism,travel,recreation,entertainment,andself-improvement.Sofar,Carolsaysshe’sconducted75classesandhashadmorethan650peopleregister.“Itreinforcesavalueofgenerositythatwewanttopassdowntoothers,”shesays.
28.Whatdoesyourpost-worklifeneedaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.Yourselfandyourkids.B.Yourbossandcoworkers.
C.Timeandenergy.D.Structureandpurpose.
29.Howdotheretiredfilltheirfreetime?
A.Tohaveawalk.B.Toattendkids.C.Tovolunteer.D.Toworkhard.
30.WhydoesthepassagementionRossandCarol?
A.Becausevolunteeringhasmadetheirretirementyearssatisfying.
B.Becausetheyhavesparetimeandenergytodevelopnewskills.
C.Becausetheireffortshavepaidoff.
D.Becausetheyarebothgenerous.
31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?
A.Lifecangetboringandlonelyveryquickly.
B.Thejoyofvolunteeringinretirementyears.
C.Avalueofgenerositypasseddowntoothers.
D.Wheretospendthegoldenretiredyears.
D
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