高二英语上学期半期考试试题.docx

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高二英语上学期半期考试试题

2019-2020年高二英语上学期半期考试试题

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3、作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷和草稿纸上无效。

4、考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。

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.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A.Getsomechange.B.Usethewoman’sphone.C.Makeacallonthepayphone.

2.Whencanthewomanvisittheman?

A.Thismorning.B.Tomorrowmorning.C.Tomorrowafternoon.

3.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Motherandson.C.Teacherandstudent.

4.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeakers?

A.Themancanplaythepiano.

B.ThemandislikesmusicbyMozart.

C.Thewomancanplaytwoinstruments.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewillgotherewiththewoman.

B.He’llhavenotimeuntilnextweek.

C.Hewenttothemuseumthismorning.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

听每段对话或独白前，你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.Whydidthewomanetoseetheman?

A.Toexchangeapieceofclothing.B.Togethermoneyback.

C.Totalkwiththestoremanager.

7.Whatistrueaboutthewoman?

A.Shedesignsclothes.

B.Shewashedthejacketinhotwater.C.Shehaswornthejacketforaweek.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisbestfortheman?

A.Afamilyontheeastsideoftown.B.Afamilywithnochildren.

C.Afamilynearhisschool.

9.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Informthecollege.B.Callahostfamily.C.Cleanuparoom.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatwasthewoman’soriginalreservationfor?

A.Adoubleroom.B.Asingleroom.C.Twosinglerooms.

11.Howmuchwillthewomanpaypernight?

A.$20.B.$80.C.$100.

12.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthefrontdesk.B.Onthephone.C.Inthemembershipclub.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdidthewomanalmostforget?

A.Thepainterisoutofpaper.

B.Thereisnomoreinkinthestorage.C.SherriCaldonisonleave.

14.Whatdoesthemansayabouttheonlineorder?

A.Theyhavethelowestprice.B.Theyhaveaquickdelivery.

C.Theyhavethebestselectionaround.

15.Whatshouldthewomandofirstwhenshereturns?

A.Takeherlunchbreak.B.Gotothefinancedepartment.C.Placeanorderonline.

16.Whomightthemanbe?

A.Anonlinestoreowner.B.Anequipmentrepairman.C.Thewoman’sboss.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhendopeopleusuallystarttheirChristmasshopping?

A.OnDecember1.B.OnNovember29.C.BeforeThanksgiving.

18.Wheredidtheideaof“BuyNothingDay”start?

A.InAmerica.B.InBritain.C.InCanada.

19.Howdopeoplecelebrate“BuyNothingDay”inCalifornia?

A.Theyorganizeadinner.

B.Theydressuptotellpeopletheidea.C.Theygettogethertoreadstories.

20.Wheredidthehighschoolstudentsgetfoodforthe“BuyNothingDay”dinner?

A.Fromneighboringhomes.

B.Fromtherestaurantsnearby.

C.FromIndianshopssellingspaghetti.

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，选出最佳项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

A

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OurCourses

Regardlessofyourchoice,you’lldevelopyourlanguageabilitybothquicklyandeffectively.OurStandardCourseguaranteesasignificantincreaseinyourconfidenceinaforeignlanguage,withfocusedteachinginall4skillareas—speaking,listening,readingandwriting.

OurIntensiveCoursebuildsonourStandardCourse,with10additionallessonsperweek,

guaranteeingthefastestpossiblelanguagelearning（seetablebelow）.

CourseType

Days

NumberofLessons

CourseTimetable

StandardCourse

Mon-Fri

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30

IntensiveCourse

Mon-Fri

20lessons

9:

00-12:

30

10lessons

13:

00-14:

30

Evaluation

Studentsareplacedintoclassesaccordingtotheircurrentlanguageskills.Themajorityofthemtakeanonlinelanguagetestbeforestartingtheirprogramme.However,ifthisisnotavailable,studentssittheexamonthefirstMondayoftheircourse.

Learningmaterialsareprovidedtostudentsthroughouttheircourse,andtherewillneverbemorethan15participantsineachclass.

ArrivalsandTransfer

Ourprogrammeoffersthefullpackage—studentsaretakengoodcareoffromthestartthroughtotheveryend.Theyarecollectedfromtheairportuponarrivalandbroughttotheiracmodationinfort.Werequirethestudent’sfulldetailsatleast4weeksinadvance.

Meals/Allergies（过敏）/SpecialDietaryRequirements

Studentsareprovidedwithbreakfast,dinnerandeitheracookedorpackedlunch（whichconsistsofasandwich,adrinkandadessert）.Snacksoutsideofmealtimesmaybepurchasedbythestudentindividually.

Weaskthatyouletusknowofanyallergiesordietaryrequirementsaswellasinformationaboutanymedicinesyoutake.Dependingonthetypeofallergiesand/ordietaryrequirements,anextrachargemaybemadeforprovidingspecialfood.

21.HowisIntensiveCoursedifferentfromStandardCourse?

A.Itislesseffective.B.Itincludesextralessons.

C.Itfocuseson4skills.D.Itdevelopsyourconfidence.

22.Allstudentsneedtosoastobedividedintoclassesofdifferentlevels.

A.takealanguagetestB.havehighlanguagelevels

C.haveaninterviewonlineD.buydifferentmaterials

23.Withthefullpackage,theprogrammeorganizerissupposedto.

A.informstudentsoftheirfullflightdetailsB.lookafterstudentsthroughouttheprogramme

C.offerstudentsfreesightseeingtripsD.collectstudents’luggageinadvance

24.Studentsmayneedtopayextramoneyfor.

A.packedlunchB.mealtimedessertC.cookeddinnerD.specialdiet

B

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ahappychildandwelllikedbyhispeersthroughoutelementaryschool.Hismostdifficulttimecamewhenhebeganhighschool.

Oneafternoon,Jasonreturnedhomeintears.Hethrewhisbagonthefloorandshouted:

“I’mnevergoingtoschoolagain!

”Hewascoveredwithfoodthatotherkidshadthrownathimontheschoolbusonthewayhome.Jasontolduswhathadhappened.

Jasonhadsignedupfortheschoolrunningteam.Thatday,afewolderstudentsmadefunofhis

performanceonthetrackandmadehimthetargetoftheirfoodfight.IcalledtheprincipalaboutJason’s

experience.Jasonstayedontheteam,eventhoughtheharassment（骚扰）continued.

Onedaywehadsnowandfreezingrain.Astheotherkidsexercisedinthegym,theynoticedonelonerunner,Jason,joggingaroundthesnow-coveredtrack.

Afewweekslater,Jasonsaid,“Mom,Dad,sitdown.”Iwasreadyfortheworst.Hesaidthateachmonth,studentschosean“athleteofthemonth”.Thecoachwouldlistthetopathletes,andstudentsvotedforthewinner.Jason’snamehadneverbeenlisted.Butthatday,oneofthestudentssaid:

“IwouldliketonominateJasonfor‘athleteofthemonth’.Heworksharderthananyofus.”TearsformedinJason’seyesashetolduswhathappenednext.“Mom...Dad...everyoneintheclassputtheirhandup.”Intears,welookedonasheproudlydisplayedhiscertificate.

WheneverIdespair,Ithinkofthisstory.Iremindmyselfthatchallengesarenotoverebyforce,butbypatience,determination,andfaith.

25.Jason’sfirstdaysathighschooldidn’tgowellbecause.

A.hewastreatedbadlybysomeolderstudents

B.hemissedhisfriendsfromelementaryschool

C.hewasturneddownbytheschool’srunningteam

D.hewassufferingfromtheaftereffectsofcerebralpalsy

26.Theunderlinedword“nominate”mostprobablymeans“”inParagraph5.

A.hopefullyawardB.helpfullydevelop

C.formallysuggestD.sincerelycongratulate

27.Itcanbeconcludedfromthearticlethat.

A.thecoachhadtheverylastwordinthedecision

B.Jason’seffortswerewidelyrecognizedbyotherstudents

C.itdidn’ttakelongforJasontobethebestschoolrunner

D.“athleteofthemonth”wasalwaysgiventothebestrunner

C

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moneywellspent.

Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Now,thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabours,theywouldearnasmuchas＄172,000a

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Byanalysingthenumbers,itfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek,40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertime.Afterquestioning1,000motherswithchildrenunder18,itfoundthat,onmostdays,mumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.

Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour,itsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeon,includinghousekeeper,part-timelawyer,personaltrainerandentertainer.Beinga

part-timelawyer,at￡48.98anhour,wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthe“mumjobs”,with

psychologist（心理学家）aclosesecond.

Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyface,with80percentmakingemotionaldemandastheharde