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湖南省邵东县创新实验学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题
湖南省邵东县创新实验学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
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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)
1.Whathappenedtothewoman?
A.Shehurtherlap.B.Shehurtherleg.C.Shefelldownfromthestairs.
2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Atthebookingoffice.B.Intheclassroom.C.Attheairport.
3.WhereisthewomangoingthisSundayafternoon?
A.Toherfriend’swedding.B.Tothemuseum.C.Tothecinema.
4.Howdoesthewomanarrivehere?
A.Bytrain.B.Onfoot.C.Bytaxi.
5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.AwalletB.AwatchC.Anotebook.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Wheremightthewomanleaveherpurse?
A.Atschool.B.AttheSmiths’.C.Inthelibrary.
7.Whatwillthewomandolater?
A.PhoneMrsSmith.B.Gotothelibrary.C.VisitMrsSmith.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?
A.Astudent.B.Awaitress.C.Ateacher.
9.Whydoesthemanthankthewoman?
A.Shehelpedhimwithhisproblems.
B.Sheinvitedhimtodrinkcoffee.
C.Shehadthreeclassesforhim.
10.Whenwillthespeakersmeetagain?
A.Tomorrow.B.NextMonday.C.NextTuesday
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Doctorandpatient.B.Waiterandcustomer.C.Friends
12.Whatwillthewomanhavefordinner?
A.Soup,fruitjuice,fishandredwine.
B.Redwine,fish,meatandcoffee.
C.Fruitjuice,redwine,meatandcoffee.
13.Whatwillthewomandoafterdinner?
A.
Gohomedirectly.B.Gotoseeafilm.C.Gotoadisco.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.
.
Whatdoesthewomando?
A.Astudent.B.Arunner.C.Aninterviewer
15.Whatisthemandoingnow?
A.Doingsomesports.
B.Findingajobinthecompany.
C.Preparingforasportsmeeting.
16.Whydoesn'tthemandosportsnow?
A.Becausehehasnotime.
B.Becausehedoesn'tlikeit.
C.Becausehehasmanycourses.
17.Whatdoesthewomanneedthemantodo?
A.Workforthecompanyallhislife.
B.Managethecompanysportsteam.
C.Beamemberofthecompanysportsteam.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.WhatwasthematterwithMrsJenkins?
A.Herstomachachedseriously.
B.Therewassomethingwrongwithherheart.
C.Shehadahighfever.
19.WhatdoesMrsJenkinslikebest?
A.Coffee.B.Wine.C.Potatoes
20.Whatcanweknowaboutthedoctor?
A.Heisn'taqualified(称职的)doctor.
B.Heisanexperienced(有经验的)doctor.
C.Heneversmokedordrunkbefore.
阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
A
Ican’trememberthefirsttimeoneofmychildrentoldme,“Ihateyou.”Ican,however,tellyouthatitstillhappensoccasionally,butitdoesn’tbotherme.Astheirfather,Ioftensaythingsthatareunpopular.Iftheyhatemeonceinawhile,IknowI’mdoingagoodjob.
TherearethreeotherwordsthatIwon’tallowinmyhouse,however.Lastweek,Iwaswatchingmyoldersonplaywithapaperairplane.Afterheaccidentallythrewitintoawallanditcameapart,hiseyeswelledupwithtears.
“Ihatemyself,”hesaid.Itwasn’tthefirsttimehe’dsaidit,andIwasconcernedthathe’dstartedtoactuallybelieveit.
Ikneltdownnexttohimandmadehimlookintomyeyes.ItoldhimthatIneverwantedtohearthosewordsagain,andthatheneededtorespecthimself.
Thedifferencebetweenyourkidtellingyoutheyhateyouandthemsayingtheyhatethemselvesisthat,fiveminuteslater,they’vealreadyforgottenthey“hateyou”.Self-hateismuchmorepotentiallypoisonousandforyoungpeople,itcanlingerintotherestoftheirlife.
Kidswhostarttobelievetheyhatethemselvessometimesstruggletoformnewfriendships.Asteenagers,theyavoidthechancetoconnectwithapotentialloveinterest,becausetheyassumethey’llberejected.Andasadults,theymightchoosenottoapplyforthedreamjobbecausetheyassumeitwon’tworkout.
Iknowthisistrue,becauseIdidn’thaveahighopinionofmyselfasachild.Ifoundmyselfstrugglinginmanyareas,andI’dhatetoseemychildrensufferthesamefate.
Sometimes,wordsarejustwords.ButsomewordscanmakethekindofimpactI’dverymuchliketoavoidformychildren.Idon’tfearstronglanguage;Ifearlanguagethatmakesusweak.
21.Howdidtheauthorfeelonhearinghiskidssaying“Ihateyou”?
A.Depressed.B.Annoyed.C.Unconcerned.D.Excited.
22.Whywon’ttheauthorallowthethreewords“Ihatemyself”?
A.Becausetheimpactofthinkinginthiswayisnegative.
B.Becauseithurtsparentstoheartheirkidssayingso.
C.Becauseitdoesn’tmakeanysensetoblameoneself.
D.Becausetheimpolitenessofsayingsoisunbearable.
23.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“linger”inparagraph5?
A.cometoanendB.continuetoexist
C.begintochangeD.becomeoutofdate
B
Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.
Differentculturesstresstheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries,liketheUKorFrance,peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcaferatherthanattheoffice.
Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion,insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.
EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues,however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.
Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.
24.TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat________.
A.toomanywordsareofnouse
B.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeeches
C.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent
D.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature
25.Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?
A.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.B.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.
C.Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.D.Byspeakingeachother’slanguages.
26.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Cross-CulturalDifferences
B.MulticulturalEnvironment
C.HowtoUnderstandEachOther
D.HowtoBuildUpaRelationship
C
NowadayssixAmazonScoutdeliveryrobotsrolledoutinapilotprograminSnohomishCounty,Wash.Therobotscarrymeals,groceriesandpackagestohomesandofficesinthisregionjustnorthofSeattle.TheyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofLondon,Beijingandothercitiesandcommunitiesworldwide.Thesemachinesmustovercomepedestrianlegs,naughtydogsandbrokenpavement,whichraisessomequestions.
Theseservicesaregainingattractionasagrowingnumberofcityresidentsexpectimmediateorscheduleddeliveryforjustabouteverything.Between2017and2018onlineretailsalesintheU.S.increasedby16percent.Onthefinalstepofallthesedeliveries,calledthelastmile,humansonbicycles,motorizedscooters(电动车)orlargedeliverytruckstypicallydeliverpackages.Allthevehiclescompeteforspaceonbusyurbanstreets.“Deliveriesaretrendingupwardsinallcrowdedcitycenters,andifcityandstateleadersdon’tstartthinkingaboutcreativesolutionslikerobotdeliveries,wecanexpectevenworsetrafficjams,”saysPaulMackie,directorofatransportationpolicyresearchcenterinArlington.
Astudybythiscenterfound73percentofdeliveryvehiclesinArlingtonwereparkedoutsideofauthorizedareas,oftenblockingbikelanesandcrosswalks.Bymovingthelaststepofdeliveriesfromtheroadtothesidewalk,citiescouldreducetrafficjamsandsolvetheparkingproblementirely,Mackiesays.
CompaniessuchasAmazonarenotdevelopingthisdeliverytechnologysimplytoclearupurbantraffic.Self-drivingvehiclesandsidewalkrobotscouldcutdownlast-miledeliverycostsincitiesbyasmuchas40percent,accordingtoa2018reportbyaconsultancyfirm.Adeliveryrobotcancostthousandsofdollarstomanufacture,andmostcurrentlyrequirehumanmanagementandconservation.Butinthelongruncompaniesthatuseautonomousdeliveryvehiclesinthenextseveralyearscouldendupsavingbillionsofdollars,thereportstated.
27.WhydoesAmazonintroducedeliveryrobots?
A.Toamuseitscustomers.
B.Toconfirmthecompany’sinnovationspirit.
C.Toavoidpedestrians,dogsandbrokenpavement.
D.Tomeettheincreasingdemandofdeliveringpackages.
28.WhatdoesPaulMackiemeanbyhiswordsinparagraph2?
A.RetailsalesintheU.S.increasedfast.
B.Robotcanhelpeasethetrafficpressure.
C.Deliveriesstaysteadyinallcrowdedcitycenters.
D.Regardlessofrobotdeliveries,trafficjamswillremainthesame.
29.Whatcanrobotsdeliverybringtothecity?
A.Leadtotraffictrafficjams.
B.Increasedangertopedestrians.
C.Blockbikelanesan