浙江省绍兴市诸暨中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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浙江省绍兴市诸暨中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
诸暨中学2020学年高二期中考试英语试卷
2020.11
命题教师杨巨锋
考生须知：
1．本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；
2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写学校、班级、姓名、试场号、座位号及准考证号。
3．所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效；
4．考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。
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.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusan?
A.Susanisafastworker.
B.SusandidJack’shomework.
C.Susandidn’tdoallherownhomework.
2.Whatdoesthemansuggestthatthewomanshoulddo?
A.Improvesomepartsofherpaper.
B.Putherreportonhisdesk.
C.Mailherreporttothepublisher.
3.Iftheyleavenow,howlongwilltheybelatefortheshow?
A.5minutes.B.10minutes.C.Halfanhour.
4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecar?
A.Thecarlooksfine.
B.Theengineisgood,butthebrakesneedwork.
C.Itrunswell,butitlooksold.
5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.Aweekendplan.B.Afootballgame.C.Aweekendmovie.
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.HowmanyforeignersarestudyingintheUnitedStates?
A.About30,000.B.Morethan300,000.C.Lessthan30,000.
7.Wheredothenon-USresidentscomefrom?
A.Europe.B.Asia.C.Almostallovertheworld.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?
A.Toseewhat’swrongwiththeman.
B.Tosayhellototheman.
C.Toaskthemantoplaytenniswithher.
9.Whathashappenedtotheman?
A.Hehurthisfeet.B.Hegotacold.C.Hegotahighfever.
10.Whenwillthewomancallhimagain?
A.Laterthisweek.B.Nextweekend.C.Laternextweek.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?
A.Takesomepictures.B.Keeptheshopopen.C.Gotoagame.
12.Whatistheman?
A.Aphotographer.B.Ashop-keeper.C.Aplayer.
13.WhoisEva?
A.Theman’ssister.B.Thewoman’sfriend.C.Thewoman’sdaughter.
14.HowwillEvagobackhometonight?
A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.What’sthemaintopicofthisconversation?
A.Varietiesofeyeglasses.
B.Shoppingforeyeglasses.
C.Thecolorsofeyeglasses.
16.Accordingtotheconversation,howmuchdoesapairofglassesandaneyeexamcost?
A.AboutthesamepriceasacolorTV.
B.Halftheregularprice.
C.Lessthan$100.
17.Whatwilltheoptometrist’sofficeinthenewmallgiveawayduringthepromotion?
A.Onefreepairofdesignerglasses.
B.Onefreeeyeexam.
C.Afreelenscoatingwithnewlenses.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Whataretheygoingtodotomorrowmorningaccordingtothepassage?
A.Haveameeting.B.Haveaperformance.C.Visitthesickspeaker.
19.Whydoesthechairmanhavetochangetoday’splan?
A.Becausethefirstspeakerissick.
B.BecauseDianawantstospeakfirst.
C.Becausetheywanttohavecoffeeearlier.
20.Whenaretheygoingtohavecoffeebreak?
A.At9:
00.B.At9:
30.C.At10:
00.
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10个小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Theboysatonhischair，withhishandsabovethekeyboard.Hethoughtaboutwhattowrite.
Herecalledthatthecompetitiondeadlinewasmerelyaweekaway.Buthestillhadnotevenstartedonhispiece.Helookedatthebrochureagain.“WRITINGCOMPETITION！
”thetitleread.Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition，andnowhewastakingitonashispersonaltaskfortheholidays.
Astheboyreflectedonhispreviouswritingefforts，herealizedhowhopelesshistaskofwinningwas.Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehaslittleimagination，andunfortunately，imaginationwasthekeytowriting.
Suddenly，hehadabrainwave.Thistime，hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.
Thewordsshottowardshimlikeastormofleaves.Wordswerecomingeasily，flowingthroughhim，fasterthanhecouldtype.Hetypedfasterthanheeverhadbefore.Hecontinuedtotype，amazedhoweasywritingthisstorywas.Theboycouldnotstopwriting.Helookedatthewordcountandsawthenumber“248”staringrightbackathim.Hewasnotevenhalfwayyet.
Thenheheardhismother'scallofsayingtimeforbed.Hecontinuedwritingthepiece，ignoringher.Hehadtomakeupforthetimehehadlostinthinkingaboutatopictowrite.
Finally，hefinished.Thewordcountnowread“498”．
“Perfect，”hethought，“justunderthewordlimit.”Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.Hewenttothewebsiteandsearchedforthecompetition.Hefoundthepagebuttherewasno“Enter”button.
Confused，hethenrereadthepageagain.ItreadCOMPETITIONCLOSED.
21.Whatcausedtheboytotakepartinthewritingcompetition?
A．Anewcomputer.
B．Theprizemoney.
C．Hisowninterest.
D．Hismom'sencouragement.
22Howdidtheboyfinishhisearlierwriting?
A．Hismomhelpedhim.
B．Hecopiedothers'ideas.
C．Hisfriendsassistedhim.
D．Heusedhisimagination.
23.Whichmightbethemaximumwordlimitforeachentry?
A．100.B．250.C．500.D．1，000.
B
Lookingthroughamagazineinawaitingroomrecently,Icameacrossanarticlewiththetitle“Mytopfivemostpreciouspossessions”.Itwasjustafewlinesoftextwithpictures,butitcaughtmyimagination.
It’sinterestinghowinanimate（无生命的）objectscantakeonsuchsignificanceandbecomewoven（编织）intoaperson’s,andsometimesawholefamily’s,lifehistory.
Anyway,thearticlehadmeconsideringwhatmymostpreciouspossessionsare.Itwasdifficulttochooseonlyfive,butherearemine:
Anoldcardboardboxfilledwithmychildren’sbabyphotos.
Ayellowpocket sizedbirthdaybookofspecialthings（poems,picturesofflowersandtrees,etc）giventomebymydadwhenIwasprobablyaboutsevenoreightyearsold.
A21stbirthdaycardfrommymum.Initshe’swrittenhercongratulations,herlove,andherhopesformyfuture.Shediednotlongafter,whenIwasinmyearlytwenties.
Afewancientbutverybeautifulbotanybooksthatwereoncemygreatgrandmother’s.ShewasabotanistinatimewhenitwasrelativelyunusualforwomentobequalifiedinthisfieldandIthinkshewasprobablyaremarkableandveryinterestingwoman.I’dliketohaveknownher.
Abrooch（胸针）lefttomebymymuchlovedgrandmother.ItwasgiventomygreatgrandmotherbymygreatgrandfatheronhisreturnfromWorldWarⅠ.Itisnotworthanythingintermsofmoney.However,itnotonlystandsforalinkbetweenfourgenerationsofwomen,butitisalsoareminderofoneyoungman’sreturnfromWorldWarⅠ.
Howaboutyou?
I’dlovetohearwhatyoufeelareyourmostpreciouspossessions.
24.Whatmadethewriterhavetheideaofwritingthepassage?
A.Herloveforherrelatives.
B.Herrichimaginationabouttheobjects.
C.Anarticleinamagazine.
D.Somepicturesinanarticle.
25.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter_______.
A.losthermotherattheageof26
B.wasamotherofseveralchildren
C.gottheyellowbirthdaybookat8
D.studiedbotanywellwhenshewasyoung
26.Thewriterconsideredhergreatgrandmotherremarkableandinterestingbecauseshe_______.
A.wrotealargenumberofbotanybooks
B.leftthewritersomeancientbutbeautifulbotanybooks
C.wasunusuallyfamousforherachievements
D.couldbecomeabotanistinthespecialtime
27.Inthewriter’sopinion,somethingthatisthoughttobethemostpreciousshouldbeableto________.
A.changeaperson’sandeventhewholefamily’slifehistory
B.haveagreateffectononeperson’slife
C.remindsomebodyofhisorhercloserelatives
D.showaperson’sloveandrespectforhisorherrelatives
C
Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture–in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?
Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.
Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodemworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!
Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:
thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.
Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgrowstronger.
Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodemlife.
Butwhatabouthair?
Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.
Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!
Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeingwiththoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.
28.Thechangeinman'ssizeofforeheadwillprobablybebecause_____.
A.hemakesuseonly20%ofthebrain'scapacity
B.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies
C.t
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