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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