高二下学期期中考试英语试题A.docx

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高二下学期期中考试英语试题A

2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（A）

Ⅰ听力（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

请听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。

1.Whatdoesthewomanlikedoing?

A.Goingtotherockandrollconcert.B.Goingtothecinema.C.Goingtothegallery.

2.Whatdoesthemanlikedoing?

A.Painting,watchingfootballgames.

B.Playingtheguitar,talkingtothewoman.

C.BothAandB.

3.Whatwillthetwospeakersdo?

A.They’regoingtohaveachat.

B.They’regoingtothemuseum.

C.They’regoingtothecinema.

请听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。

4.Whommaythemanbuyamobilephonefor?

A.Hissister’sdaughter.B.Hisowndaughter.C.Hisbrother’sson.

5.Whatkindofmobilephonedoesthemanbuy?

A.AMotorolaB.ANokiaC.ASiemens

6.Howmuchdoesthemanpayforthemobilephone?

A.990dollarsB.850dollarsC.900dollars

请听第三段对话，回答第7-8题。

7.Whydidthemandecidetogotothelibrary?

A.Heshouldreturnthebooks.

B.Hewantedtodosomestudying.

C.Oneofhisclassesfinishedearly.

8.Aftergettingthebooks,whatdidthemando?

A.Heputtheminhisbook-bag.B.Hetooknotesonthem.C.Hecheckedthemout.

请听第四段独白，回答第9-10题。

9.Whydidn’tpeoplecookinthedistantpast?

A.Becausetheydidn’tknowhowtodo.

B.Becausetheyfoundnofireatthattime.

C.Becausetheydidn’tlikesmoke.

10.Whatdidpeopledowhenfiresbrokeout?

A.Theymovedtotheriverside.

B.Theyranawayfromtheforest.

C.Theystayedintheircaves.

Ⅱ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从11—25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Thereareaboutfifteenhundredlanguagesintheworld.

Butonlyafewofthemarevery__11.Englishisoneofthese.Many,manypeopleuseit,notonlyinEnglandandtheU.S.A.,butinotherpartsoftheworld.About200,000,000speakitastheirownlanguage.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeoplearelearningitasa__12language.Manymillionsaretryingtodoso.

IsiteasyordifficulttolearnEnglish?

Differentpeoplemayhavedifferent__13.Haveyouever__14adsofthiskindinthenewspapersormagazines?

“LearnEnglishinsixmonth,oryour__15__back...”“Easyandfunny?

Ourrecordsandtapes__16__youmasteryourEnglishinamonth.Fromthefirstdayyour__17__willbeexcellent.Justsend...”Ofcourse,itnever__18__quitelikethis.

Theonlylanguagethatseemseasytolearnisthemothertongue.Weshouldrememberthatwealllearnedourownlanguagewellwhenwewere__19__.IfwecouldlearnEnglishinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.__20__whatasmallchilddoes.Helistenstowhatpeoplesay.Hetrieswhathehears.Whenheisusingthelanguage,talkinginit,and__21__initallthetime,justimaginehowmuch__22__thatgets!

SoitishardtosaythatlearningEnglishiseasy,becauseagoodmandofEnglish__23__uponalotofpractice.Andpracticeneedsgreateffortand__24__muchtime.Goodteachers,records,tapes,books,anddictionarieswill__25.Buttheycannotdothestudent’sworkforhim.

11.A.difficultB.easyC.necessaryD.important

12.A.nativeB.motherC.usefulD.foreign

13.A.questionsB.answersC.ideasD.problems

14.A.noticedB.watchedC.foundD.known

15.A.moneyB.timeC.knowledgeD.English

16.A.makeB.allowC.letD.help

17.A.spellingB.pronunciationC.EnglishD.grammar

18.A.seemedB.knowC.happenedD.felt

19.A.studentsB.grown-upsC.babiesD.children

20.A.ImagineB.ThinkofC.DoD.Mind

21.A.usingB.practicingC.tryingD.thinking

22.A.timeB.practiceC.languageD.money

23.A.hasB.triesC.dependsD.takes

24.A.usesB.hasC.getsD.costs

25.A.helpB.workC.doD.master

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，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为26--35的相应位置上。

Amottoisasentenceoraphrase___26__caninspireusespeciallywhenweare__27__（face）withdifficulties.Manyofushaveourmottoes,suchas“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.”Or“Nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.”,andsoon.Mymottois“Godhelpsthosewhohelp___28__.”SometimesIamlazyanddon’twanttomakeefforts___29___（work）hard,___30___themomentIthinkofmymottoIwillgetenergeticagainanddevotemyselftowhatIamdoing.Iwritemymotto___31___Icanseeiteasily.EverytimeIfailinmyexamandbegintoloseheart,thesightofmymottoinspiresmewithmuch___32___（confident）.Mymottoalsomakesmebee___33___independentperson.Thatistosay,Iwon’trelyonotherseasily.

Myfriends,whatisyourmotto?

Ifyoustillhaven’tgotamotto,pleasechoose___34__becauseamottocanhaveagreateffect___35___you.

Ⅲ阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the“do-it-yourself”（DIY）trendintheUScontinuestogrow.

“Weneedfurnitureforourlivingroom”,saysJohnRose,“andwejustdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrytomakingafewtablesandchairs.”

Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRosestooka2-weekcoursefor$280atanightschool.Nowtheymakealltheirfurnitureandrepairsaroundthehouse.

JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hehasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoe-makingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor$420.“Iwasdeeplyupsetaboutit.NowI’vefinishedacarrepaircourse,Ishouldbeabletofixthecarbymyself.”

JohnandJimarenotunusualpeople.Mostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverythingtheycandotosavemoneysotheycanfightthehighcostofliving.IfyouwanttobeeaDIY,youcangotoDIYclasses.Andforthosewhodidn’thavetimetotakeacourse,therearebooksthattellyouhowyoucandothingsyourself.

36.Itcanbeinferredthatmanynewlymarriedpeople_________________.

A.findithardtopayforwhattheyneedB.seldomgotoadepartmentstoretobuythings

C.havetolearnhowtomaketheirownfurnitureD.musttakesomecoursestobettertheirlife

37.Johnandhiswifewenttoeveningclassestolearnhowto______________.

A.makefurnitureB.improvethequalityoflife

C.makeorrepairthingsD.savemoneyandtime

38.Whatdoesthesentence“Hehasafulltimejobathome”mean?

A.JimmakesshoesinhishomeB.Jimneedstodohouseworkandlooksafterhischildren

C.JimdoessomeextraworkathomeD.Jimrunsashoe-makingfactoryathome

39.JimdecidedtobeeaDIYwhen________.

A.hehadtoraisethechildrenallbyhimselfB.hebeesanunusualperson

C.thecarrepairclasswasn’thelpfulD.hiscarrepairscostverymuch

40.Accordingtothetext,manyUScitizenswanttobeeDIYsmainlyinorderto________.

A.improvethemselvesB.savemoney

C.attractgovernment’sattentionD.showtheiranger

B

DanielleSteel,America’ssweetheart,isoneofthehardestworkingwomeninthebookbusiness.Unlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatime,shecanworkonuptofive.Herresearchbeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjects,readytodivideintoabook,shecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk.

DanielleSteelesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceforhereducation.Aftergraduation,heworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertising,industries.Latershestartedajobasawriterwhichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:

390millioncopiesofbooksinprint,nearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovels,andaseriesof“MaxandMartha”picturebooksforchildrentohelpthem.Dealwiththereal-lifeproblemofdeath,newbabiesandnewschools.Herl998bookaboutthedeathofherwasshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twenty-eightofherbookshavebeenmadeintofilm.SheislistedintheGuinnessBooksofWorldRecordsforoneofherbooksbeingtheTimesbest-sellerfor381weeksstraight.

Notcontentwithabighouse,alovingfamily,andaviewoftheGoldenGateBridge,DanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresourceandhaskeptintouchwiththembye-mail.Whilesheisoftenparedtotheheroines（女主人公）ofherowninvention.Herlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.Butifshedoeshaveanythinginmonwiththem,itisherstrengthofwillandherinimitablestyle.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.

41.DanielleSteelisdifferentfromotherwritersinthat.

A.sheisoneofthemostpopularAmericanwomenwriters

B.sheoftendoessomeresearchbeforewritingabook

C.shecanwriteseveralbooksatthesametime

D.shecankeepwritingforquitealongtimewithoutabreak

42.Childrenwhohaveread“MaxandMartha”picturebooksmayknow.

A.howtodealwithaffairsatschoolB.whattodoifMaxandMarthadie

C.howtosolvethedifficultproblemsintheirwritingclasses

D.whattodowhennewbabiesarebornintotheirfamilies

43.OneofDanielleSteel’achievementsisthat.

A.oneofherbooksbecameabest-sellerin1998

B.herpicturebooksattractedalotofyoungmen

C.someTVplayswerebasedonherbooks

D.shewrotetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords

44.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatDanielleSteel.

A.livesanexcitinglifeB.ispleasedwithherachievements

C.writesaboutquietwomenD.valuesherreadersalot

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inimitable”mean?

A.hardworkingB.attractiveC.uniqueD.strange

C

Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?

Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbi