高二下学期期中考试英语试题 含答案.docx

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高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

第一节（共五小题，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，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.What’stheweatherlikenow?

A.Windy.B.Sunny.C.Snowy.

2.Whatdoesthewomanplantodotonight?

A.SeeaFrenchsinger.

B.Meetafriend.

C.Getsomeextrasleep.

3.Whydidn’tthewomangotoYunnanwithherboyfriend?

A.Shecouldn’tgettimeoffwork.

B.ShewenttoGermany.

C.Shewillgotherewithsomeoneelse.

4.Whatistheman’shobby?

A.Collectingstamps.B.Takingphotos.C.Feedingfish.

5.Whereistheman?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.C.Athishome.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分10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.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Lookingforsomeone.B.Playingagame.C.Drawingpictures.

7.WhatdoesMikelooklike?

A.Hehasbrowneyes.B.Hehasabeard.C.Hishairiscurly.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatdoweknowaboutWarHorse?

A.It’sanactionmovie.

B.Itdoesn’twinanyawards.

C.It’sasadmovie.

9.Whydoesthemanenjoyactionmovies?

A.Heisanactionstar.

B.Theyareveryexciting.

C.Theyhaveagreatstory.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhercity?

A.It’sexciting.B.It’ssmall.C.It’snoisy.

11.Whatistrueaboutthecitycenter?

A.Thereisafamousstatuethere.

B.It’snotcrowdedatall.

C.Lifeisinterestingthere.

12.What’stheweatherlikeinthecity?

A.It’shotmostofthetime.

B.It’squitewet.

C.Temperaturesaretoohighinsummer.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatwillthemandothissummer?

A.Buyasuitforhisfriend.B.Gotoawedding.C.GotoChina.

14.Accordingtothewoman,howmucharethesuitsatH&M?

A.About200yuan.B.Over500yuan.C.About5000yuan.

15.WhydoesthewomanwanttogetadressmadeinChina?

A.ShewantsaChinesestyle.

B.It’sverypopularnowadaysinChina.

C.It’sinexpensive.

16.Whatelsewillthewomanprobablybuythisweek?

A.Shoes.B.Ascarf.C.Silk.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howlonghasthespeakerbeengettingheadaches?

A.Forthepasttenyears.

B.Forabouttendays.

C.Onlysinceyesterday.

18.Whatdidthespeakerdoabouthisheadacheyesterday?

A.Hetooksomemedicine.

B.Heaskedhisneighbortocomeover.

C.Hedidnothingaboutit.

19.Howdidthespeaker’sneighborhelphim?

A.Hesentforadoctor.

B.Hegavethespeakersomepainkillers.

C.Hegavethespeakeraspecialkindoftreatment.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermeanintheend?

A.Thepainalmostkilledhim.

B.Hisheadachewasalreadycured.

C.Thepainhadgonebyitself.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第1节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

A

Likemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:

givingawaymakeslifemuchmoreexciting.Youneednotworryifyoulackmoney.

ThisishowIexperimentedwithgivingaway.Ifanideaforimprovingthewindowdisplayofaneighborhoodstoreflashestome,Istepinandmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgivingawayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback,thoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform.

OneSundaymorning,thelocalpostofficedeliveredanimportantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome,thoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyoffice.Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation.MorethanayearlaterIneededapostofficeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleft,andthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleave,thepostmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehadoverheard（无意中听到）ourconversation.“Wasn'tityouthatwroteusthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome？

”Isaidyes.“Well,youcertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon'tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints.”

21．Fromthepassage,weunderstandthat________．

A．theauthordidnotunderstandtheimportanceofgivinguntilhewasinlatethirties

B．theauthorwaslikemostpeoplewhoweremostlyreceiversratherthangivers

C．theauthorreceivedthesameeducationasmostpeopleduringhischildhood

D．theauthorlikedmostpeopleastheylookeduponlifeasaprocessofgetting

22．Theauthorwouldmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper________．

A．inwriting

B．inperson

C．inthewindowdisplay

D．abouttheneighborhood

23．Whentheauthorneededapostofficebox,________．

A．hehadputhisnameonawaitinglist

B．hewrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation

C．manypeoplehadappliedforpostofficeboxesbeforehim

D．heaskedthepostmastertomakeoneforhim

B

Security—fortheinformationonyoursmartphone,aswellasforthephoneitself—isahottopicthesedays.Thetruthisthatyou'repackingalotofsensitiveinformationonyourphone,andyoushouldkeepitsafe.

Whenitcomestophysicalsecurity,iPhoneuserswoulddowelltodownloadFindMyiPhone,afreeappfromApplethatallowsyoutovisitawebsiteandseeyour（lost,stolenormisplaced）phoneonthemap.Youcanthensoundanalarm,sendamessagethatwillpopuponitsscreen,lockthephoneoreraseallyourdata.

Androiddoesnothaveanexactequivalent（等价物）,butthereareplentyofalternatives.AfreeappcalledLookoutoffersthefindmyphonefeature.Thepaidversionallowsyoutowipethedatafromyourphoneremotely.

Thenthereisyourcoffeeshop'sWiFinetwork.Anyonewithminimaltechnicalexpertskillcansnoopon（窥视）peopleusingsharedwirelessnetworks,harvestingpasswordsandotherpersonaldata.Lookoutwillcautionyouwhenyou'veloggedontoaninsecurenetwork,butcannotprotectyouonceyou'rethere.

Inordertoprotectyourselfonsuchnetworks,youcanuseavirtualprivatenetwork,orVPN.ThisturnsallyouractivityintononsensetoanyonetryingtoreadalongwithyoufromacrossStarbucks.Italsokeepswebsitesfromtrackingyouand,ifyou'retravelling,allowsyoutogetaccesstositesthatmaybeblockedinothercountries.

IfyouhaveaniPhone,thesimplestVPNappisprobablyHotspotShield,whosedistinguishingfeatureissaidtobethatitautomaticallykicksineachtimeyoustartbrowsing（浏览）,asopposedtootherVPNappsthatrequireyoutostartthemupmanually（手动地）．Thismatters,becauseevenifyoudecideyouwantaVPNapp,youwanttospendapproximatelyzerotimethinkingaboutit.Forthemostpart,thatwastrueofHotspotShield,thoughoccasionallyittookawhiletoconnectortemporarilylostconnectionwithoutwarning.Ifoundmyselfhavingtoturntheapponandoffsometimes,whichinvolvedsettingmyphoneconstantly.

Ifevenreadingaboutthesettingsonyourphonedriveyoucrazy,thenitisprobablybesttostayawayfromaVPNapp.Butifyou'rethetypewhocan'tresistcheckingyourbankbalancefromyourcornerbar,thehassle（麻烦）maybepreferabletotherisk.

24．Whichofthefollowingcanwarnyouagainsttheinsecurenetwork?

A．Android.B．VPN.

C．Lookout.D．FindMyiPhone.

25．ByusingVPN,userscan________．

A．findtheirlostphonesontheInternet

B．removeallthedatafromthephoneremotely

C．checkthebankbalancenowandthen

D．savetheirbrowsingfrombeingtracked

26．Theunderlinedword“that”inPara.6referstothefactthat________．

A．aVPNappkicksinautomatically

B．theusersstartVPNappsmanually

C．theapptakesawhiletoconnect

D．usersspendnotimethinkingaboutit

C

Mostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Wegofishing,sitinthegarden,haveapicnic,liveinthesuburbsorgototheseaside.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Whenjoggersjog,theydon'trunthestreets.Everyoneofthemtendtogototheparkortheriver.

Butdespitethis,ourchildrenaregrowingupnaturedeprived（剥夺）．Ispentmyboyhoodclimbingtrees.Thesedays,childrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedoms,duetoproblemslikecrime,traffic,thelossoftheopenspacesandstrangenewideasaboutwhatisbestforchildren,thatistosay,thingsthatcanbebought,ratherthanthingsthatcanbefound.

Thetruthistobefoundelsewhere.AstudyintheUS:

familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD—attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder（多动症）．Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.

ADHDisoneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhood.OnestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcontactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.However,wespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.

Thelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonature.Theincreasingconcernforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.Evenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviourarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworld.

Weneedthewildworld.Itisessentialtoourwellbeing,ourhealthandourhappiness.

27．Accordingtotheauthor,peopleenjoy________toseeknature.

A．joggingonthestreet

B．sittinginthegarden

C．shoppinginthesupermarket

D．runninginthegym

28．Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethat________．

A．adultsdeprivethechildrenoftheirrightstoapproachnature

B．cli