山西省应县第一中学校学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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山西省应县第一中学校学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

高二年级期中考试英语试题2019.10

时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分10分）

第一节（共5小题；每题0.5分，满分2.5分）

请听下面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.Whycan’tthegirlgointhepool?

A.Shehasn’ttakenlessonsyet.

B.Shecan’tswimbyherself.

C.Sheisafraidofthewater.

2.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?

A.Afraid.B.Angry.C.Sick.

3.Whydidn’tthewomangotoRussia?

A.Shewasscared.

B.Shedidn’tlikeflyingatall.

C.Shehasneverthoughtofgoingthere.

4.WhatisSusan’snationalitynow?

A.SwissB.Spanish.C.English.

5.Howmuchdoesthewomanspendinall?

A.30dollars.B.55dollars.C.65dollars.

第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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和第7两个小题。

6.Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

A.Theexpensivehamburger.B.Waitingtoolong.C.Thehotweather.

7.Whyistherestaurantsopopular?

A.Thefoodischeap.B.Itisn’tafast-foodrestaurant.C.Itshamburgerisfresh.

听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whatkindofpersonistheman?

A.Heisalazyperson.B.Heisamanofhisword.C.Heisacarelessperson.

9.Whenwilltheymeetagain?

A.Tomorrowmorning.B.Tonight.C.Tomorrownight.

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Whodothespeakerslike?

A.Barry.B.Paul.C.Both.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheman’scharacterinthewoman’sopinion?

A.Sociable.B.Selfish.C.Shy.

12.Whatdoesthemandoattheendofthedialogue?

A.Gooutandmakenewfriends.

B.Proveheishonestandpolite.

C.Invitethewomantohisbirthdayparty.

听第9段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inacar.B.Ontheroad.C.Atapolicestation.

14.Whatwasthewomandoingatthetimeoftheaccident?

A.Doingherhair.B.Lookingoutofthewindow.C.Makingaphonecall.

15.Whodoesthewomanwantthemantocall?

A.Herfather.B.Thepoliceman.C.Theinsurancecompany.

16.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeelfinally?

A.Excited.B.Relaxed.C.Terrified.

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Whichfloordidthefiredestroy?

A.Thegroundfloor.B.Thesecondfloor.C.Thethirdfloor.

18.HowlongwastheGellerHouseusedasahotel?

A.Foraboutonethousandyears.

B.Forover150years.

C.Forabouteightyyears.

19.WhatdoestheGellerHouseusedaswhenthefirebrokeout?

A.Ahotel.B.ApalacewhereWashingtonlived.C.Anoldpeople’shome.

20.Whatprobablycausedthefire?

A.Oldelectricwires.B.Thelightning.C.Aburningcigarette.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

BranksomeHall

ClassSize:

12to22

Grades:

JKtoGr.12

Gender:

Allgirls

Living:

Day,Boarding（提供住宿的）

Foundedin1903,BranksomeHallisToronto’sonlyall-girls,all-yearsInternationalBaccalaureate（IB）WorldSchool.Fromtheearliestgrades,studentslearntobecomeleadersandtounderstandthevalueofservingthecommunity.DiscoverBranksomeHall’sprogramsatwww.branksome.on.ca.

StansteadCollege

ClassSize:

13

Grades:

Gr.7toGr.12

Gender:

Opentobothsexes

Living:

Boarding

StansteadCollegeisaprivateboardingschoolforboysandgirlsinGrades7through12.ItisanEnglishschoolthatembraces（包含）Frenchinandoutoftheclassroom.Itisalsouniquely（独一无二地）placedtoopendoorstotopuniversitiesandcollegesintheUnitedStates,Canadaandaroundtheworld.

OakwoodAcademy

ClassSize:

1to4

Grades:

JKtoGr.12

Gender:

Opentobothsexes

Living:

Day

OakwoodAcademyisaprivateschoolforstudentswhorequireanindividualizededucationplanandsmallclasssizetomeettheiruniquelearningstyles.DirectInstructionisusedtoteachacademicsinsmallgroupsandameaningfulcurriculum（课程）allowsstudentstotrulylearn.

TEAMSchool

ClassSize:

8to12

Grades:

Gr.1toGr.12

Gender:

Opentobothsexes

Living:

Day

TEAMSchoolprovidesanacademicprogramforstudentsinGrades1through12.Studentsfromages6to14benefitfromsmallclasssizes（8students）andanindividualizedacademicprogramtoprovideaneducationalupgrading.

21.Whichofthefollowingisasingle-genderschool?

A.TEAMSchoolB.BranksomeHall

C.StansteadCollegeD.OakwoodAcademy

22.HowisStansteadCollegedifferentfromtheothers?

A.Itisforpreschoolers.

B.Itinvolvestwolanguagesinclass.

C.Itischaracterizedbysmallclasssizes.

D.Itprovidesplacesforstudentstostayovernight.

23.WhatdoOakwoodAcademyandTEAMSchoolbothvalue?

A.Personalizedwaysofstudying.

B.Asenseofservingthecommunity.

C.Preparingstudentsfortopuniversities.

D.Designingmeaningfullessonsforstudents.

B

PeytonJameswasanamazingboy.Hehadbeautifulredhairandasenseofhumor.Helovedanimals,Legosandchocolateicecream.

Butinsecondgrade,thebullying（欺凌）began.

“Whydon’tyoubrushyourteeth?

Whyareyourteethsodirty?

”

Althoughhisteethwerehealthy,theywereyellow.Hewasalsopickedonbecauseofhishairandthefactthathewassmallerthanmostoftheotherboys.Hewasseenasweakandbecameatarget（攻击的目标）.AsPeytongotolder,heoftenwonderedwhypeopleweresomeantohim.

Inthesummerof2014,Igotanewteachingjobinabetterschooldistrict,butthismeantPeytonwouldhavetochangeschools.Ihelpedhimseethatthebulliesfromhispreviousschoolwouldbeathingofthepast;hewasnervousbutexcited.Ashestarted8thgradeathisnewschool,hemetoneboywithwhomhehadcommoninterestsandtheybecamefriends.However,thebullyingcontinuedatthisschool,too.Peytonwasaneasytargetbecausehedidn’tlikewhatotherkidsliked.Hewassoonbeingcalleda“loser”.Hewasdevastated.Thedifferencewasthathestoppedtellingmeaboutthebullying.

OnOctober13,2014,Peytonwentintohisroomafterwegothome.Ithoughthejustneededsometimealone.Afterabout20minutes,IwenttocheckonhimandthatwaswhenIfoundhim.

Afterhisdeath,Irealizedthat,aseducators,we’vetaughtkidsaboutbulliesandbullyingbehavior.Whatwehaven’tdone,though,isteachthemhowtobekindtooneanother.IknewIhadtodosomething.ThatwaswhenKindnessMatterswasborn.IstarteditasaFacebookpagewiththepurposeofsharingstoriesofkindnessandadviceonhowtobekindtooneanother.Todate,ourFacebookfamilyhasgrowntoover29,000.

Itismydeepesthopethatwecanchangethecultureofoursocietyandleaveallofthenegativity（消极性）andname-callingbehind.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutPeytonwhenhewasatschool?

A.Hesufferedfromaseriousillness.B.Hegotalongwellwithhisclassmates.

C.Hedealtwithbullyingcourageously.D.Hewasmistreatedbyotherkids.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastated”inParagraph5mean?

A.Confident.B.Terriblysad.C.Unconcerned.D.Highlypositive.

26.WhatdidtheauthorwanttodoafterPeytonwasgone?

A.Toteachkidstobenice.B.Tobuildafoundationforhim.

C.Tohelpkidsrespondtobullying.D.Toaskteacherstostopschoolbullying.

27.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Cheerfulandrespectful.B.Excitedbutworried.

C.Sadbuthopeful.D.Disappointedandangry.

C

Ifyouthinkofacountryorcitywheretemperaturesareabove36℃throughouttheyear,it’shardtonameasportthatwouldsuittheclimate.

Ifyoudosomeresearchonline,youwillfindthatonesportthatisenjoyedinmanypartsoftheMiddleEastiscamelracing.Ifyoudigalittlefurther,youwillfindsomethingcalledfalconry（鹰猎）.it’satraditionthatdatesbackover2,000yearswhenpeopleusedfalcons（隼）tohuntforfood.Inthedistantpast,falconswouldbecaughtintheautumn.Thentheywouldbetrainedtocatchfoodfortheirowners.

Inrecentyears,falconryhasbeenaspopularasitoncewas.Withthediscoveryofoil,desertsintheMiddleEasthavebeenovertakenbymajorcitieslikeDubai.Peoplewhousedtoliveandhuntinthedeserthavemovedintothosecitiesandchosentoforgetsomeoftheirtraditions.Butinmorerecentyears,therehasbeenanincreasedinterestinfalconry.Whenyoulookatthesebirdsofprey（猛禽）,youmaynotbesurprised.

RoyalfamiliesintheUnitedArabEmirateshavebeendrivingthisrenewedinterest.Oneunusualareaofsportinvolvingbirdsofpreyhasbeenfalconracing.Whenhuntingforprey,thesebirdscanreachspeedsofupto300kilometresinjust20seconds.

It’sanexpensivesport.Eachexpensivefalconcomeswithanexpensivetrainer.thebirdsareraisedinspecialareasandtrainedcontinuouslyforseveralweeksbeforearace.Duringtraining,acloserelationshipdevelopsbetweeneachbirdanditstrainer.Thetrainerhasaspecialthickleathergloveuponwhichthebirdrests.Often,thebirdsarenotfedbeforearacesotheyarehungrierandkeentocatchtheirprey.Beinghungryalsomakesthebirdsalittleeasiertocontrol.

Thousandsofpeoplegathertoexperienceandenjoythesporteveryyear,wheretwentieth-centuryexcitementismixedwiththeancienttraditionsofthedesert.

28.Whatcanwelearnaboutfalconry?

A.Ithasalonghistory.B.Itinvolvescatchingfalcons.

C.Itisseldomseeninhotweather.D.Itismorepopularthancamelracing.

29.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Thetraditionoffalconry.B.Theriseandfalloffalconry.

C.ThechangeintheMiddleEast.D.Thesurprisingfactsaboutfalcons.

30.Whatshouldafalcontrainerdobeforearace?

A.Flythebirdinpublicareas.B.Prepareabeautifulglove.

C.Keepthebirdhungry.D.Trainthebirdhardaweekbefore