高二英语下学期半期考试试题.docx

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高二英语下学期半期考试试题

2019-2020年高二英语下学期半期考试试题

第一部分：

听力（共两节，20小题，每小题1.5分，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.Whatdidthemantakeoutofthecupboard?

A.AcakeB.bowlsC.Somesugar

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.SightseeingB.WeatherC.Fishing

3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Bossandsecretary.

B.Salesgirlandcustomer.

C.Doctorandpatient.

4.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.Heisstressed.

B.Heworkstoohard.

C.Heneedssomeexcitement.

5.Howlongwilltheboybeatsummercamp?

A.Foroneweek.

B.Fortwoweeks.

C.Forthreeweeks.

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至7题。

6.Howdoesthemanfeel?

A.ElegantB.PainfulC.Focused

7.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?

A.Gototheoperahouse.

B.Takeashortbreak.

C.Relaxandkeepgoing.

听第七段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatisthewomanlooking?

A.Aspicyandsweetsauce.

B.Aspicyandsours

auce.

C.Aspicysauce.

9.Howmuchwillthewomanspend?

A.Fivedollars

B.Sixdollars

C.Threedollars

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisbirthdaypartyatfirst?

A.Hethinksitwillbereallyfun.

B.Hecan’twaittostartplanningit.

C.Hethinksitwillbealotofwork.

11.Whydoesthemansuggestrentingthebackofarestaurant?

A.HewantstohireaDJ.

B.Heheardaboutagreatplacedowntown.

C.Itwouldbeanicechangeofscenery.

12.Whatwilllikelyhappennext?

A.Themanwillgoonline.

B.Themanwillmakeaphonecall.

C.ThewomanwilllookupthenameofaDJ.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

A.AblackT-shirtwithayellowstar.

B.Ablacksweaterwithayellowstar.

C.Abluesweaterwithawhitestar.

14.Whydoesthemanneedtowearit?

A.Itgiveshimgoodluck.

B.Itishisonlycleanthing.

C.Itishisfavoritepieceofclothing.

15.What’stherelationshipbetweenDannyandtheman?

A.Coachandstudent.

B.Teammates.

C.Fatherandson.

16.Whatcanwelearnattheendoftheconversation?

A.Themanhastobuysomenewclothes.

B.Themanwillhavetochangehisplans.

C.Themandoesn’thaveagoodmemory.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WherearetheWattsTowers?

A.InItaly.

B.InRussia.

C.InAmerica.

18.WhatispartoftheWattsTowers?

A.Asittingplace.

B.Threewalls.

C.Fourtallpointedtowers.

19.Howoldwastheartistwhenhebuiltthetowers?

A.Inhisforties.

B.Inhisthirties.

C.Inhistwenties.

20.WhatcanwelearnabouttheWattsTowers?

A.Theycontainwritingandmusicpieces.

B.Theyweredamagedbadlyinanearthquake.

C.Theyareadmiredandconsideredimportantbymanypeople.

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。

A

      Manygreatbasketballplayershadclevernicknames （绰号）,usuallydescribingtheplayer’soverallstyleonthecourt（球场）.BelowaresomeofthecolorfulnicknamesamongpopularNBAplayers.

“Tiny”

    NateArchibald,atsixfeetoneinchtall,wassmallforabasketballplayer.Still,Archibaldusedspeedandhisbrainstocontrolthecourtinthe14seasonsthatheplayedintheNBA.Interestingly,hisnicknameoriginatedoffthecourt:

hewasnamedafterhisfather,“BigTiny”.

“Magic”

      EarvinJohnsonwascalled“Magic”byasportswriterwhosawhimplayingbasketballinonehighschoolgame.Johnsonwasaskillfulplayer,oftendoingtheunexpected,tothechagrinofhispetitorsandthedelightoftheaudience.HealsowonagoldmedalaspartoftheU.S.“DreamTeam”inthe1992SummerOlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.

“TheMailman”

   KarlMaloneearnedhisnicknamebecauseonthecourthedeliveredconsistently.MalonespentmostofhiscareerwiththeUtahJazz,gainingareputationasoneofthebestpowerforwardsofalltime.HealsowontwoOlympicgoldmedals,aspartoftheU.S. “DreamTeam”inthe1992SummerOlympicsinBarcelona,Spainandinthe1996SummerOlympicsinAtlanta,Georgia.

“TheIceman”

GeorgeGervinmadethemostdifficultshotslookeasy.Hewasalsofamousforkeepinghiscoolineverygame,playingina relaxedwayunderpressure.Gervin,whoplayedmostofhis14yearsintheNBAwiththeSanAntonioSpurs,wasunequalledinmanywaysasashootingguard.

21.Whosenicknamehasnothingtodowithbasketball?

A.NateArchibald’sB.EarvinJohnson’s.

C.KarlMalone’s.         D.GeorgeGervin’s.

22.Theunderlinedword“chagrin”inParagraph3probablymeans“_____”.

A.amazement               B.impatience

C.enthusiasm               D.annoyance

23.WhywasGeorgeGervincalled“TheIceman”?

A.Hewasalwaysascoldasice.

B.Hehadaglassoficedbeereveryday.

C.Hewasalwaysabletokeepcalmonthecourt.

D.Hedidn’tgetalongwellwithhisteammates.

24.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_____.

A.uncoverthesecretsofNBAplayers’success

B.talkabouthow

togiveothersalovelynickname

C.showhowtobeeanexcellentbasketballplayer

D.introducesomeNBAplayersandtheirnicknames

B

      In1985,alionfishwascaughtoffthecoastofFlorida.NowtheycanbefoundnotonlyintheAtlanticOceanbutalsointheGulfof

MexicoandtheCaribbeanSea.Andtheyarecontinuingtomovesouth.LionfisharenativetotheIndianandwesternPacificOceans.SohowdidtheyendupintheAtlantic?

Scientistsbelievesomepetownersabandonedtheirunwantedlionfishandpouredthemintothesea.Littledidtheyknowthetroubletheiractionswouldcause.

      TheAtlanticOceanturnedouttobeafortablehomeforlionfish.Theirvenomousspines（毒刺）prot

ectthemfromsharksandotherfish.Femalelionfishcanspawn（产卵）everyfewdays,producingasmanyas2millioneggsperyear.Otherbigfishwouldhavepetedwithlionfishforfood.Butoverfishinghasremovedmanyoftheselargefish.Asaresult,thefishhaveeatensomuchthattheyhavegrowntobemorethanthreetimesthesizeoftheircousinsinthePacificandIndianOceans.“Theyeatmostlyfish,”saysStephanieGreen,ascientistatOregonStateUniversity.

      Allthateatinghascausedgreatchanges.Scientistshavefoundthatwhenlionfisharepresent

somewhere,manyotherfish,whicharesmallenoughforthemtoeat,disappear.Someofthefishtheyeataregreatlymissedintheirhabitats.Forexample,parrotfisheatcertainplantsoffcorals（珊瑚）,whichallowscoralstogrowbetter.Buttheyarenowdisappearingduetolionfish.

      Scientistssaylionfishareheretostay.Buttherearewaystodealwiththeproblem.Thekey,saysGreen,istokeeplionfishnumbersincheck.InFlorida,diverscannowgothroughaspecialtrainingprogramandgetcertified（授予合格证书）tocatchlionfishinareaswherefishingisnotusuallyallowed.Andanumberofrestaurantshaveaddedthefishtothemenu.“It’sgoingtobealong-termbattle,butthemissingseaspecieswillebacksomeday,”saysGreen.

25.Whatcanwelearnaboutlionfish?

A.MostofthemhavegatheredintheAtlantic.

B.Allofthemarealmostthesamesize.

C.Theyeatotherbigfishandevensharks.

D.Itspopulationisgrowingveryquickly.

26.Parrotfishwerementionedtoshowlionfish’s_____.

A.loneliness                  B.harmfulness

C.weakness          D.carelessness

27.WhatisStephanieGreen’sattitudetowardsthebattleagainstlionfish?

A.Shedoubtsit.B.Sheisworriedaboutit.

C.Sheishopefulofit.D.Shethinksitisagainstthelaw.

C

      Ladiesandgentlemen,sayhellotoPIBOT.DevelopedinSouthKorea,thislittlemachineisaboutthesizeofachild’stoy,andhasaheadthatkindoflookslikeatoaster（烤箱）.It’salsoabletoflyaplane.

      Theresearchersresponsiblefortherobot’sdevelopmenthaveactuallymanagedtoprogramitwithalltheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytooperateastandardairplane.Throughabuilt-inwebcam（网络摄像机）,PIBOTisabletogatherinformationaboutitssurroundings—suchaslocation,airspeed,andweatherconditions.

      Withallofthisinformation,it’sabletomakedecisionsinmuchthesamewayasahumanpilotwould.It’salreadypletedonesuccessfultestflight—sortof.InthevideopresentedatIROS2014inChicago,PIBOTwasseenguidingtheairplanethroughashorttestflightinaflightsimulator（模拟器）—aprocesswhichincludedbothtakeoffandlanding.

      It’ssupercool.

      Now,it’sworthmentioningthat—evenasimpressiveasPIBOTis—wearen’tgoingtobeseeingitinanyrealairplanesatanypointinthenearfuture.Althoughthelittlerobotiscertainlyabletooperateaplane,itdoesn’tquitehavetheskillsnecessarytoaddresssomeoftherealworldsituationsmetbypilots—suchasbadweatherormix-upsontherunway.Itdoesn’tmeetthegovernment’srules,either.

      Theinventorsaren’tterriblydiscouraged,however.Theyexpectthatit’sonlyamatteroftimebeforetheymanagetogetPIBOTuptothenecessarystandards.Whenthedayes,wemightseeairlinesputtoworkawholenewtypeofpilot;onewhonevertires,nevergetshungry,andnevermakesmistakes.

      So...ifyou’veacareerinaviation（航空）,itmightsoonbetimetostartplanningforretirement（退休）.

28.Weknowfromthe

textthatPIBOT_____.

A.isdesignedtooperateaplaneB.canserveasatoaster

C.wasdevelopedinChicagoD.isverylarge  

29.Inthepresentedvideo,PIBOT_____.

A.petedwithahumanpilot

B.pletedseveraltestflights

C.madedecisionstotallylikehumans

D.successfullyguidedaplanetotakeoffandland

30.Why