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学年高二英语上学期期中试题考试时间120分钟满分150分
2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
考试时间:
120分钟满分:
150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.Whereisthemanfrom?
A.AustraliaB.AmericaC.England
2.Whendoestheconcertstart?
A.At5:
45B.At5:
55C.At6:
00
3.Whatisthewoman?
A.Ajournalist.B.AplayerC.Ateacher
4.WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutJim?
A.Heeatstoomuch.
B.Helackstablemanners.
C.Hehasagoodsenseofhumor.
5.WhatdidRickplaythemostfor?
A.TheTVset.B.Theair-conditioner.C.Thewashingmachine.
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.Whydoesthemanchooseagreenshirt?
A.Hissonprefersgreen.
B.Thegreenshirtisn’teasytogetdirty.
C.Theblueoneismoreexpensivethanthegreenone.
7.Howmuchdoesthemanpayforthegreenshirt?
A.60yuanB.90yuan.C.110yuan.
听第7段材料回答第8、9题。
8.Wherewilltheyholdtheparty?
A.Inaclassroom.BInaballroomCInadining-room
9.Whatwillthewomanperformintheparty?
A.DancetoEnglishmusic.B.ReadanEnglishpoetCSinganEnglishsong
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.WhatdidthewomandolastThursday?
A.Wenttoadoctor.BPlayedtennis.CWentswimming
11.Whatdayistoday?
A.Wednesday.BSaturday.C.Sunday
12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'ssweater
A.SpecialBCheap.C.Suitable
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.NeighborsB.ClassmatesCRelatives
14.WhendidAnnandherfamilystartdinnerprobably?
A.At6:
00pmB.At6:
30pmC.At7:
30pm
15.Whatwaswrongwiththecar?
A.Itssteeringwheeldidn'tworkwell
B.Itwasoutofoil
C.Somethingwaswrongwithitsbrake.
16.Whydoesthemanwanttoborrowacomputerfromthegirl?
A.BecausehiscomputerislenttoNancy.
B.Becausehiscomputerdoesn’twork.
C.Becausehiscomputerisn'tfasterthanthegirls.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatwastheweatherlike?
A.SnowyB.CloudyC.Sunny.
18.Howdidthewomangotow
ork?
A.BycarB.Onfoot.C.Bybus.
19.Whydidpeoplewalkcarefully?
A.Becausetherewasmuchtraffic
B.Becausethestreetwasverycrowded.
C.Becausetherewasmuchsnowandiceinthestreets
20.Whydidthemanthinkhecouldsavetheboy
A.Hewasadoctor
B.Hehadlearnedfirstaid
C.Heknewsomeonecouldhelphim
第二部分:
阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第1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中选出最佳选项。
A.
Sharon,Aged22
Themostimportantthingtokeepinmindwhengoingintohighschoolistobeyourself.Besides,Idon't
knowwhatyourmiddleschoolwaslike,buthighschoolteacherswillnotcareaboutthingssuchashowmuch
homeworkyoualreadyhaveinonenight.It'sbesttojustlearntodealwiththingsandmanageyourtimewiselysoyoucanachieveeverythingyouneedto
Frank,Aged21
Ithinkalmosteverykidfeelsbothnervousandexcitedbeforetheirfirstday.Youwillprobablyloveit.IknowIdid.Youshouldjoinsomesportsoractivitiesthatwillmakeyourhighschoolexperiencemoreenjoyable.Goodluck!
Eddie,Aged20
WhenIstartedhighschoolIwasreallynervoustoo,especiallysinceIhadbeenhomeschooledallthrough
middleschoolanddidn'treallyknowanyone.Isupposethebestadvicewouldbetojustrelax.Thefirstcoupleofdayscanbealittlebithard,butthingswillbecomeeasierbeforeyouknowit.
David,Aged19
Imnotgoingtolie.Thefirstdayiskindoffrightening.Butyou'llgetusedtoit.Don'tbeafraidofanyone;
upperclassmenwillpickonyoumoreifyouletthemknowyoureafraid.Justtakeiteasy.Makingsomefriendsandstayingwiththemwillgreatlyhelpyougetusedtohighschoolquickly.Afterthefirstweekit'sreallynotbadatall.Don’tworry
21.WhatcanweinferfromSharonabouthighschool?
A.Teachersarequitestrict.B.Studentsoftenstayupatnight
C.TeachersprovidelittlecareforstudentsDStudentsshouldmakegooduseoftheirtime
22.HowdidEddiefeelonhisfirstdayofhighschool?
A.ExcitedB.BoredC.WorriedD.Relaxed
23.Whomentionstheimportanceoffriends?
A.FrankB.DavidC.SharonD.Eddie
B
Therearearound6,000livinglanguagesintheworld-andatleasthalfoftheseareindanger.Ineverypartoftheworld,languagesaredisappearing.Infact,onescientisthassaidthatlanguagesareinmoredangerofextinctionthanbindsormammals.ProfessorSteveSutherlandoftheUniversityofEastAngliasaysthatinthepast500years4.5percentoflanguageshavediedout-comparedwith1.3percentofbirds,and1.9%percentof
mammals
Languagescomeandgo,andthousandshavedoneexactlythatwithoutleavinganytrace.Onlyaveryfew-Basque,GreekandLatinamongthem-havelastedmorethan2,000years.Butitseemsthatthepaceoftheirdisappearanceisbecomingquicker
TheEthnologue,adatabaseofallthelanguagesspokenintheworld,statesthat417languagesarespokenbysofewpeoplethattheyareinthefinalstagesofbecomingextinct.Ifveryfewpeoplespeakalanguage,itwillprobablydieout.
Languagesmaybelostthroughmigration(迁移),aspeoplemovefromsmalltownstocitycenters,orwhen
environmentsaredestroyedbythesearchforoilorwood.Naturaldisasterscanalsodevastatepopulations,and
alongwiththem,theirlanguage.Governmentsalsoplayaroleintheextinctionoflanguages.Theneedtoestablish“officiallanguages”,foracountrytoeducateitschildrenandcarryoutitsbusiness,hadadisastrouseffectonmanysmalllanguages.
Whatislostifalanguageislost?
Somepeoplearguethatlanguagesdieasthehumanracedevelops.Obviouslytherecouldbegreatbenefitsifeveryoneintheworldspokethesamelanguage-someindustriesalreadyreflectthis,withEnglishessentialforpilotsandairtrafficcontrollers.Buttherearemoreimportantthingsthanconvenience.Aslanguagesa
relost,wholewaysoflifeandknowledgemaybelostalongwiththem.
Toputitsimply,languageexpressessomethingaboutidentity,aboutourplaceintheworld.AniRauhihi,aMaoriteacherinNewZealand'sNorthIsland,sumsitup:
“Ifyougrowupspeakingourlanguage,youwon'tknowwhoyouare.”
24.Thefiguresmentionedinthefirstparagraphsuggestthat__________.
A.mostlanguageshave
diedoutcompletelyB.languagesareingreatdangerofextinction
C.animalsaredisappearingfasterthanlanguagesD.languagesaredisappearingslowerthanbefore
25.Theunderlinedword"devastate"canbestbereplacedby“__________”
A.increaseB.controlCdestroyD.improve
26.Ifalanguageislost,__________
A.therewillbegreattrouble
B.thereisnoneedtoworryaboutit
C.itscultureandknowledgewillalsobelost
D.peoplewillbeabletocommunicatewithothersconveniently
27.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Languagesreflectouridentity.B.Peoplewillspeakthesamelanguageoneday
CFewerpeoplewillremembertheirownlanguages.D.AniRauhihicareslessaboutlanguagesdyingout
C.
Timingiseverything.ThisisespeciallytruewhenastudentisseekingadmissiontoacollegeoruniversityanditcanoftenbealongandcomplexprocessintheUnitedStates.
Manypeoplethinktheprocessbeginsinthefinalyearofhighschool.However,studentsshouldstarttakingactionwellbeforethat.IntheUS,youngpeoplegenerallyattendhighschoolforfouryears.It'ssuggestedthatstudentstaketheirfirststeptowardapplyingtocollegeinthemonthsbeforetheirthirdyear.Atthispoint,youngpeoplearestilllikelytohaveseveralunansweredquestionsintheirmind.Thosequestionscouldbeascomplexas"Whatdoyouwantoutofyourcollegeexperience?
"orassimpleas"Wheredoyouwanttostudy?
Studentscangetclosertofindingtheanswersbyvisitinganycollegeoruniversity.
Thenextstepinvolvestesting.MostUSstudentstakeexamstoprovetheirlevelofacademicperformanceinthesecondhalfoftheirthirdyear.Aftertakingthesetests,theperiodbetweenthethirdandfourthyearsofhighschoolisbusy.Thi
sisthetimewhentheyshouldnarrowthelistofcollegesanduniversitiesunderconsideration.Oncetheyhavemadeashorterlist,theyshouldcontacttheseschools
Then,studentsshouldbeginworkingonawritingsample.MostUScollegesanduniversitiesrequireapplicantstoprovideawritingsamplethatdoesmorethanshowofftheirwritingability.Itshouldalsotell
admissionsofficersmoreaboutwhotheapplicantsare.Sostudentsshouldbeginworkingonitevenbeforetheirfinalyearofhighschool
Finally,intheUnitedStates,mostdeadlinesforcollegeapplicationmaterialsareinearlywinter.Studentsshouldhandinalltheirapplicationmaterialsaweekbeforetheactualdate.Thatwayifanyemergenciescomeup,studentshaveplentyoftimetocontacttheschools.Springiswhenmostschoolsmaketheirdecisionsandinformstudentsiftheywillacceptthem.
28.WhenshouldAmericanhighschoolstudentsbegintoapplytocollege?
A.InthefinalyearB.Attheendofthesecondyear.
C.InthesecondhalfofthethirdyearD.Aftertheearlywinterofthethirdyear.
29.Whymaystudentsbebusybetweenthethirdandfourthyearsofhighschool?
A.Toprepareawritingsample
B.Toprepareapplicationmaterials
C.Tomakealistofcollegesanduniversities
D.Totaketeststoprovetheiracademicabilities
30.Whatisthefunctionofawritingsample?
A.Itshowsthestudenthowtocontactschools
B.Itshowsthestudenthowtowriteanapplication
C.Ithelpsadmissionsofficersgettoknowthestudent
D.Ithelpsthestudentsolvesomeu
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