高二英语下学期第一阶段考试期中试题.docx

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高二英语下学期第一阶段考试期中试题

2019-2020年高二英语下学期第一阶段考试（期中）试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题）

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.Whatdoyousupposethewomanis?

A.Aputerengineer.B.Apolicewoman.C.Adoctor.

2.Whatdoyouthinkthewomancanmostprobablybe?

A.Arestaurantwaitress.B.Ashopassistant.C.Asch

oolteacher.

3.WhoisMr.King?

A.Anactor.B.Adirector.C.Ascenedesigner.

4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Salesmanandcustomer.B.Husbandandwife.C.Doctorandpatient.

5.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Waitressandcustomer.

第二节（共15小题）

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8题。

6.Whatwillthetwospeakersmostprobablydotomorrow?

A.Goshoppingtogether.

B.Stayhomeandhavearest.

C.Haveapicnic.

7.Whydoesthemanurgethewomantoopenthedoorquickly?

A.Becausesomeoneindoorsisanxioustoseehimsoon.

B.Becausethepackageshe’sholdingareextraordinarilyheavy.

C.Becausethey’llgettheairticketstocatchtheplane.

8.Whereisthekeytothedoorinactualfact?

A.Inthewoman’spurse.

B.Onthetableinthekitchen.

C.Intheman’spocket.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.Whatkindofroomdoesthemanwant?

A.Adoubleroomwithabathroom.

B.Asingleroomwithabathroom.

C.Threesinglerooms.

10.Howlongdoesthemanwanttostay?

A.Twonights.B.Threenights.C.Onenight.

11.Whatwillthemandoaftertheconversation?

A.Takeadoubleroominthehotel.

B.Takearoomwithaprivatebathroom.

C.Gotoanotherhotel.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.Whatdoesthemagazinetalkabout?

A.Junkfoodwithtoomuchfat.

B.Someguidelinesonahealthydiet.

C.Principlesofgoodnutrition.

13.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman’sdiet?

A.Foodwithouttoomuchfat.

B.Foodwithmuchoilandsweet.

C.Foodthatissalty.

14.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’sdiet?

A.Itisnotashealthyastheman’s.

B.Itisnotsohealthyandneedsimproving.

C.Itishealthybutnotsodelicious.

听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Friends.

B.Passengerandairhostess.

C.Customerandshopassistant.

16.Whatkindofgiftdoesthemanwanttobuyforhisbrother?

A.Somethingthathasgoodweight.

B.Somethingextraordinaryandlight.

C.Somethingexpensiveandwonderful.

17.Whatdoesthemanbuyintheend?

A.Acrocodileleatherwallet.

B.Amodelshipandamodelplane.

C.Atoothbrushthatcanbefolded.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofone’sappearance?

A.Moreimportantthananythingelse.

B.Notimportantatallonalloccasions.

C.Itsimportancevariesondifferentoccasions.

19.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofbeinginjeansandasweaterforaninterviewforgovernmentjob?

A.Cheerful.B.Foolish

.C.Wiseenough.

20.Whatdoesthisspeechsuggest?

A.Differentplaces,differentappearances.

B.Alwaysbeinthelatestfashion.

C.Thesameappearancethoughindifferentplaces.

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

•AmericanMalinois（玛伦牧羊犬）

Wehaveextralarge,strongandhealthypuppiesbornonMay29,2014andraisedon2.5acresfencedinWillistonHighlandsbyAmericanMalinoisFoundatio

n.

Theyarenotcagedorhome-raisedMalinois.Theyhavetakenswimmingtrainingandfullexerciseroutinewiththeirparentstomakesuretheyknowhowtoguardthemselvesandotherthingsthisbreedcando.Iworkspecificallyontheoneswhichhaveservicedogqualities.

Myidealbuyerwouldbeadisabledpersoninneedofamobileormedicalalertservicedog.TheAmericanMalinoisisaworkingdogandismostcontenttobondwithonepersonandonlyfollowthisperson’sorders.Potentialownersshouldbefamiliarorexperiencedwiththisbreed.

Myfeerepresentsthecostoffeeding,grooming,boarding,training,medicalandregistrationwiththeCKC（ContinentalKennelClub）.Puppieswillhavehealthcertificatesfromvets.

Toseevideosofthepuppiesandtheirparents,gotoYouTubeandsearch:

AmericanMalinoisFoundation.

•MiniSchnauzers（雪纳瑞犬）

Wehave4malesand4females.Ourpuppiesewithahealthguarantee.Theyaretrainedandallofthemhavegreatpersonalitiesandwouldbeagreatadditiontoanyhome.Thesepuppiesareforpetsonly.Tokeepourbloodlinespure,wedonotallowourpuppiestobebred.Wehavebeenbreedingforover13yearsandweonlybreedMiniSchnauzers.Theyarethebestdogs.Theyareverysmart.Wewillnotshipourpuppies.Wehavehadpeopledriveover1500milestopurchaseourbabies.

Tel:

805-216-2753

21.FromParagraph3,wecaninferthattheAmericanMalinoisis　　　. 

A.lonelyB.activeC.experiencedD.loyal

22.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeMiniSchnauzers?

A.Socializedandcute.B.Cleverandbrave.

C.Healthyandclever.D.Professionalandstrong.

23.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toshowtwokindsofdogsheloves.

B.Toadvertisetwokindsofdogsonsale.

C.Toshowthatdogsareourbestfriends.

D.Toprovethatdogsarewell-trained.

B

Newresearchshowsthatkidsfromlow-inefamiliesmaybefallingbehindtheirpeersbecauseanimportantpartoftheirbrainsisunderdeveloped.

ResearchersfromMIT’sMcGovernInstituteforBrainResearchparedthebrainsof12-and13-year-oldsfromrichfamilieswiththebrainsoftheirpeersfromlower-inefamilies.Theyfoundthatoneparticularareaofthebrain—theneocortex（新皮质）,whichplaysakeyroleinmemoryandlearningability—isthinnerinchildrenfromlower-inehouseholds.

Thisisacrucialpartofthebrainforyoungstudents,whoareoftentestedbasedontheirabilitytorecalllargechunksofinformation.Childrenwhohadathinnerneocortexperformedpoorlyonstandardizedtests,researchersfound.Morethan90%ofhigh-inestudentsscoredaboveaverageonastatewidemathandEnglish/LanguageArtsstandardizedtest,paredwithlessthan60%oflow-inestudents.Differencesincortical（脑皮层）thicknesscouldaccount

foralmosthalfoftheine-achievementgapinthissample,researcherswrote.

“Justasyouwouldexpect,there’sarealcostnotlivinginasupportiveenvironment.Wecanseeitnotonlyintestscores,ineducationalattainment,butwithinthebrainsofthesechildren,”sayspsychologicalscientistJohnGabrieli,aprofessorofbrainandcognitivesciencesatMITandoneofthestudy’sauthors.

Sincea2011studypublishedbyStanfordUniversityprofessorSeanReardonfoundthatthegapbetweenstandardizedtestscoresofhigh-ineandlow-inestudentshasgrownbyabout40%sincethe1960s,there’sbeenalotofresearchaimedatfindinglinksbetweenineandachievement,ratherthanracealone.TheMITstudyfoundlow-inechildrenwereequallylikelytohaveathinnerneocortex,nomattertheirraces.

Gabrieliandhisco-authorscan’tsayexactlywhypoorchildren’sbrainsdevelopdifferentlybecausetherearetoomanypossibilitiestocount.Theirfindingsdo,however,underlinetheimportanceofearlyintervention（干预）toensurethatlow-inekidsgetthetoolstheyneedtosucceed.

24.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tolistsomefindings.B.Togivesomeadvice.

C.Todosomeparisons.D.Toshowthemainideaofthetext.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crucial”inParagraph3mean?

A.Special.B.Important.C.Separate.D.Unknown.

26.WhatJohnGabrielisaysinParagraph4mainlyshowstheimportanceof　　　. 

A.cognitiveability

B.educationalattainment

C.havingdevelopedbrains

D.livinginsupportivesurroundings

27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Wealthyparentsdobetterinraisingchildren.

B.Differencesexistbetweenpoorchildrenandrichones.

C.Poorchildrenstudyharderduetotheirfinancialconditions.

D.Poorchildrenhavethinnerneocortexthantheirwealthypeers.

C

Weallusemoneyeveryday.Itisessentialbecausewecanpaymoneyforwhateverwewant.Moneyisrecognizedasbanknotesandcoins.

However,manyyearsagopeoplecouldn’tgototheshopandbuywhattheywanted.Theyhadtogetwhattheywantedthroughthebartertrade（实物交易）.Itwasreallydifficult,forthebarteroftendependedoncoincidenceofwants.Forexample,thesellerofgrainhastofindabuyerwhowantstobuygrainandwhoalsocouldoffersomethingthesellerwantstobuy.Andonemoreexample,ifawheatfarmerneedswhatafruitfarmerproduces,adirectexchangeisimpossiblebecauseseasonalfruitwouldspoilbeforethegrainharvest.Thesolutionistotradefruitforwheatindirectlythroughathirdintermediatemodity（中间的商品）,suchascattle,salt,shells,wine.However,moditymoneyhadtheirdisadvantages.Forexample,cattle,fur,preciousstonescouldn’tbecutintosmallerpiecesanditwasinconvenienttokeepandtransportthem.Thuscoinswereinvented.

TheearliestknowncoinsinthewesternworldcamefromLydiainabout650B.C.Greekcities,theGreatPersianEmpireandRomanEmpirequicklyadoptedthenewusefultechniqueofmetalcurrency.Andbytheendofthe6thcentury,coinagesweremonthroughouttheregion.However,coinsaswellasmoditymoneyhadmanydisadvantages.Forinstance,coinsquicklyshowwear（磨损）andtheyusuallyhavesmallvalue,soit’sdifficulttocountlargesumsofcoins.

Atfirst,papermoneywasusedinChinainabout650A.D.Afterthen,itwasusedinPersiaandJapan.InEurope,papermoneywasfirstlyproducedintheNetherlandsinthe16thcenturyandintheUSAinthe17thcentury.Pa