学年高二英语下学期期中试题B.docx

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学年高二英语下学期期中试题B

2019高二下学期期中考英语试卷（平行班）

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）

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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atacoffeeshop.B.Atatheatre.C.Atahotel.

2.Whydopeopleprefertraditionalfo

od?

A.Itisdelicious.B.Itdoesgoodtopeople.

C.Itischeapandconvenient.

3.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Openthedoorcarefully.B.HaveJohnfixthelock.C.Fixthedoorintime.

4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Heisaboss.B.Heisaclerk.C.He’sunemployed.

5.What’sthemostimportantclueaccordingtotheinspector?

A.Thedoghairs.B.Thevictim’scoat.C.Themurderer’sbloodtype.

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whatdidthemando?

A.Heforgottotakethewoman’sorder.B.Hewrotedownthewrongorder.

C.Hemistookthetable.

7.Whatisthewomanlike?

A.Kind.B.Mean.C.Rude.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whydoesthemanapologize?

A.Heranintothewoman.B.Hewaslatefortheappointment.

C.Hecouldn’tofferhelptothewoman.

9.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Goshopping.B.Takethebus.C.Packsomebags.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。

10.Howdoesthewomanfeelrightnow?

A.Surprised.B.Upset.C.Cheerful.

11.Whatwillthewomanhavetopayfor?

A.Herplaneticket.B.Hermeals.C.Herhotelfees.

12.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。

13.Whydoesthemanseethedoctor?

A.Hecatchesacold.B.Hiswifeissick.C.Hefeelstired.

14.Whatdidthemandowiththecoldsixmonthsago?

A.Hesawadoctor.B.Hejuststayedathome.

C.Hecontinuedtoworkasusual.

15.Whatcausestheman’sproblemaccordingtothedoctor?

A.Hisjob.B.Hiswife.C.Hisoperation.

16.Whatwillthemandotomorrowmorning?

A.TakeanEnglishtest.B.Leavethehospital.

C.Doafurtherexamination.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。

17.Whatiscommonaboutpublicschoolsinmostdevelopedcountries？

A.Theyarepaidbythegovernment.B.Theyarenotasgoodasprivateones.

C.Theyarepaidbyparents.

18.Whatattractsteacherstoprivateschoolmost?

A.Highwages.B.Lowpressure.C.Pleasantenvironment.

19.Whatdoparentsthinkofthecompetition?

A.Fierce.B.Helpful.C.Unfair.

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Afewcountrieshaveprivateeducation.

B.Publicschoolsarebetterequipped.

C.Childrenhavedifferentopinionsinchoosingschools.

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AsthesixthWhatKidsAreReadingreportbemoans（哀叹）aboutatendencyamongsecondaryschoolstudentstoreadbooksthataretooeasy—suggestingthatteachersandlibrariansaren’tpushingchallengingtitlesstronglyenoughtoolderkids—theorganizersofWorldBookDayhaveannouncedalistthatmightserveasacorrective,oratleastausefulsourceofideas.

SatellitebyNickLake

Leowasborninspace,livingallhislifeonspacestationMoon2withfellowspace-childrenLibraandOrion.Now,at15,heisalmostduetogotoEarthforthefirsttime,butmoreawaitshimthere.Anextraordinarysciencefiction,asdiverseaslainMBanksathisbest.

TheHateUGivebyAngieThomas

Astandoutdebut（首次创作）,thisUSnovelistheBlackLivesMatter（BLM）-inspiredstoryofStarrCarter,whosefriendKhalilisshotdeadbyapoliceofficerasshewatchesandwhosedividedlifeawakesinthefallout.Fullofvividdetailanddryhumour,withacharmingnarrator,itreadslikeatypicaltext.

ThingsaBrightGirlCanDobySallyNicholls

Nicholls’excitingnarrativefollowsMay,thefree-thinkingdaughterofaQuaker,andNell,thetough,capablemainstayofherpoorfamily.Astheghostofwarappearsevercloser,whatwilltheysacrificeandwhatwillbetakenfromthem?

Anunforgettablehistoricalnovel.

TheBookofDustVol1:

LaBelleSauvagebyPhilipPullman

Pullman’slong-awaitedreturntotheworldofHisDarkMaterialsis,attimes,darkindeed.AsMalcolmandAliceconveythebabyLyradownafloodedriverinMalcolm’sboat,thecomingthreatsarefierceandfrightening.Tothereaderabsorbedinit,whatevertheirage,itaffordstheenjoymentofwatchingamasterstorytelleratwork.

21.Whydotheorganizersannouncethebooklist?

A.Toattractstudents’attentiontoWorldBookDay.

B.Topromotethesalesofthebooksrecommended.

C.Tomeettherequirementsofteachersandlibrarians.

D.Toencouragesecondarystudentstoreadchallengingbooks.

22.Whichbookmightattractahistorylover?

A.Satellite.B.TheHateUGive.

C.ThingsaBrightGirlCanDo.D.TheBookofDustVo11:

LaBelleSauvage.

23.Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?

A.NickLakeisanexpertinspaceexploration.

B.AngieThomasstandsoutinwritingtextbooks.

C.MayhasaninfluenceonSallyNicholls’writing.

D.IttookalongtimeforPullmantopublishhisnewbook.

B

Trafficjamsseemasurecompanionofnationalholidays.OnMay1,therew

ereconstanttrafficjamsonhighwaysleadingoutoftheseveralmetropolises,thelongest,accordingtoreports,was55kilometers.Someblamethejamsonthetwo-year-oldpolicythatal

lowscarswithnomo

rethansevenseatstousethehighwaysforfr

eeonpublicholidays,butaBeij

ingNewseditorialsaidthisisnottherealcauseofthejams.

Thegrowingautomobilecultureisdoubtlesslyamongthecauses.DatashowsthatChina’sproductionandsalesofautomobilesbothwentupby20millionin2013.Butoverthesameperiodtherehasbeennobreakthroughinhighwayconstruction,andwhentherearetoomanybirdsthenestwillnaturallybecomecrowded.

Growingtourismalsoleadstothejams.Atthe2014globalsummitoftheWorldTravelandTourismCouncil,whichendedlastweek,itwasreportedthatChinesepeoplespentalmost3trillionyuanontourismin2013,whichtookupmorethan90percentofhotelincomeandmorethan80percentofairandrailwayuse.

Worse,Chinesehavetotravelduringthesameperiods.Asemployees’rightstopaidleaveoftenfailtobeprotected,manyhavenochoicebuttotravelonthelimitedpublicholidays.FromOct1to7,theso-calledGoldenWeek,almoste

verytouristsitewillbefullofvisitors.Thereforeitiswrongtoblamethefree-passpolicy.

Thatdoesnotmeanthegovernmentshouldstandidledoingnothing.Astrafficjamsduringtheholidaysarepredictable,theycoulddevelopmorepublictransportandstrengthenlegalsupervisiontoensurethateveryemployeeenjoystheirentitlementtoapaidvacationorofferfreepassesonotherdaystoencouragepeopletotravelondaysotherthanpublicholidays.Themeasuresmightnotpreventtrafficjams,buttheymayatleasteasethejams.

24.Howmanyfactorsarementionedinthepassageaccountingforthetrafficjamonthehighway?

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

25.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Trafficjamsoftenhappenonhighwaysonnationalholidays.

B.Peopleprefertostayathomebecauseoftrafficjams.

C.Chinesepeoplespentover3trillionyuanontourismin2013.

D.Thereisnothingthegovernmentcandotopreventtrafficjams.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence（Para.2）mean?

A.highwayconstructioncannotmeetthedemandofincreasingcars.

B.themorehighwaysarebuilt,thelesscrowdeditwillbeco

me.

C.therapidincreaseofcarsisthedirectcauseoftrafficjamonhighways.

D.limitsshouldbesetontheuseofprivatecars.

27.Whichofthefollowingwayscaneasethejamsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peopledriveprivatecarstospendholiday.

B.Pe

opletaketrainstospen

dtheirholiday.

C.Employeescanhaveanexpense-paidvacation.

D.Peoplemakeuseofpublicholidaystoenjoythemselves.

C

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.

Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.

TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.

Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.

FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’s“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.

Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.“Wehavetechnolo