南充高中2学年高二上学期期中考试 英语试题含答案.docx

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南充高中2学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

南充高中22020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

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.Whatisthewomangoingtodotomorrow?

A.Gofishing.B.Gooutwithafriend.C.Gotothehospital.

2.Howwillthewomangettothemuseum?

A.Bytakingashortcut.

B.Bytakingthesubway.

C.Bywalkingthroughthepark.

3.Wherewillthewomangoonvacation?

A.ToNewYorkCity.B.ToLosAngeles.C.ToBurbank.

4.WhoisMike?

A.Miguel’sfriend.B.Melvin’sfriend.C.Thegirl’sbrother.

5.Whatdothespeakersmainlytalkabout?

A.Theman’shair.B.Aphotooftheman.C.Thewoman’snewhairstyle.

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。

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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、7题。

6.Whydoesthemansayitwasn’teasytowinthematch?

A.Thevisitingteamwasreallystrong.

B.Thebestplayeronhisteamdidn’tplay.

C.Thecoachofthevisitingteamwasverygood.

7.Whenistheman’snextmatch?

A.ThisFriday.B.NextMonday.C.NextFriday.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howdoesthemanknowit’sthewoman’sfirstmatch?

A.Sheiswearingasoccershirt.

B.Sheisn’tsurewhoisplaying.

C.Shedoesn’tknowtheteam’scolors.

9.Whatdoesthemangivethewoman?

A.Adifferentshirt.B.Ascarf.C.Somefacepaint.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Fatheranddaughter.

11.Whatisthelasttestthatthewomanfailed?

A.Greekhistory.B.TheMongolEmpire.C.TheRomanEmpire.

12.Whydoesthemanthinkthewomanwilldobetteronthenexttest?

A.Hewillhelpherstudy.

B.Shedoesn’twanttotaketheclassagain.

C.She’llbestudyingherowncountry’shistory.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatwillLucymainlydoduringthesummervacation?

A.Gotraveling.B.Workinahotel.C.Takecoursesforcollege.

14.WhatdoesLucywanttodoatherfriend’shouse?

A.Readbooks.B.Watchmovies.C.Goswimming.

15.HowlongwillLucystayinCanada?

A.Twoweeks.B.Threeweeks.C.Fourweeks.

16.WhocanshowLucyaroundinCanada?

A.Heraunt.B.Herfriend.C.Hercousins.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howmanyitemsdoeseachteamneedtofind?

A.20.B.14.C.4.

18.Howwilltheteamsknowwheretogo?

A.Alllocationsarelistedinthebook.

B.Therearecluesateachlocation.

C.Therearedirectionsinsidetheenvelope.

19.Whatdoeseveryteamreceiveinthebeginning?

A.Severalletterswithinstructions.B.Amapwithdifferentitems.C.Somemoney.

20.Howmanyparticipantsweretherelastyear?

A.Around250.B.Around500.C.Around1000.

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

TheOfficialResidencesoftheBritishRoyalFamily

BuckinghamPalace

We’llstartatBuckinghamPalace,theQueen'sLondonhome.SituatedbySt.James'sPark，BuckinghamPalacehasbeenthemonarch's（君主的）officialLondonresidencesince1837.Ithas775rooms,including52bedrooms,188staffbedrooms,92offices,and78bathrooms.

TheQueenandtheDukeofEdinburghlivehere,alongwiththeDukeofYork,andtheEarlandCountessofWessex.

HighlightsatBuckinghamPalaceincludetheChangingoftheGuardceremony,whichtakesplacemostDaysat11:

00a.m.,andtheStateRoomsthatareopentothepubliceverysummer.

WindsorCastle

WindsorCastle,situatedjustoutsideLondon,istheQueen'sweekendretreat.It'stheoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworld,builtbyWilliamtheConquerorinthe11thcentury.Over39monarchshaveusedWindsorCastleastheirresidence.StGeorge'sChapelispartofthecastleandisthevenue（会场）fortheweddingofPrinceHarryandMeghanMarkleinMay2018.

Thecastleisopenallyearround―ithasaworld-famousRoyaldollhouse!

―andtherearealsotalks,performances,andactivitiesforkids.

In1992,afireatthecastlecausedover$50,000,000indamage.

SandringhamHouse

SandringhamHouseinNorfolkisoneoftheQueen'sprivateresidences.Itwasbroughtintothefamilyin1862bythefutureEdwardVII,althoughafirein1891destroyedmuchoftheoriginalbuilding.It'sbeenpasseddownthroughthefamilyintotheQueen'sownership.Thehouseitselfstandswithinnearly20,000acres,with60acresofgardens.Therestisaparkanduncultivated（未开垦的）land,whichisfreelyopentothepubliceverydayoftheyear.

TheBritishroyalfamilyspendsChristmasatSandringham,traditionallywalkingtochurchonChristmasmorningandmeetingthelocalpeople.

AnmerHall,aprivateresidenceoftheDukeandDuchessofCambridge,isalsopartoftheSandringhamestate.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutBuckinghamPalace?

A.Itistheoldestcastle.B.ItislocatedinNorfolk.

C.Itisabundantinrooms.D.ItishometoEdwardVII.

22.Whichresidencewillyougotoifyourchildrenwanttoseeaperformance?

A.BuckinghamPalace.B.WindsorCastle.

C.SandringhamHouse.D.AnmerHall.

23.WhatcanwedoinSandringhamHouse?

A.WatchtheChangingoftheGuardceremony.B.AppreciatetheweddingofPrinceHarry.

C.Visittheuncultivatedlandfreely.D.SpendChristmaswiththeroyalfamily.

B

MyfamilyandIbelongedtoacountryclublocatedacrossthestreetfromtheLongIslandSound.Eachsummer,thebigattractionforuswasthepool.Ilearnedhowtoswimandjoinedtheswimmingteambutwasneverreallyagoodswimmer.However,swimminginmyyoungerdayswasawaytokeepcool,andswimmingonateamgavemeidentityandasenseofbelonging（归属感）.Italsobecameinvaluablemanyyearslater.

Fast-forward（快进）to1973–Iwasmarried,pregnantandhadahome.WhatmadeourlittlehomeevenmorewonderfulwaswhenIdiscoveredthatfourblocksawaywasRathParkPool!

Forthenext30years,mostofoursummerdayswerespentaroundthatpool.

Eachofmyfivekidstookswimminglessonsandlearnedallthedifferentswimmingstrokes（姿势）.Theylaterjoinedtheswimmingteamandcompetedinmeets.Mydaughterevenbecamealifeguardatthetownpool.Isatbackandhappilytookitallin!

AsmuchasIwouldhavelikedtohavelifestandstill,itdoesn’t.Mychildrenoutgrewtheirpooldaysandmovedon.Butthepoolwasstillfourblocksfrommyhome,soIbegantotakeupswimmingagain.AnditwasfarbetterthanIevercouldhaveimagined.IgotsomuchoutofitthatIjoinedthelocalpoolsoIcouldswimyear-round.WheneverIswam,Iwouldalwayscomeoutfeelingphysicallyandmentallyrefreshed.IoftenfeltthatifIlookedhardenough,IwouldbeabletoseealloftheworriesandproblemsI’vehadinlife,sittingatthebottomofthepool!

Whathasswimmingtaughtme?

I’velearnedthatbalanceisthekeytobeingagoodswimmer.Ifyouarebalancedinthewater,youhavenoresistance.Workingonstayingbalancedmademerealizethesimilaritiesbetweenlifeinandoutoftheswimlane（泳道）.Ifyouworkonkeepingyourselfbalanced,youwillbeabletoswimrightthroughthestressandproblemslifethrowsatyou.

24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph1?

A.Herfamilytaughtherhowtoswim.B.Sheswamwithfriendsmoreofteninsummer.

C.Shewaselectedtobetheswimteamcaptain.D.Swimmingbroughtherlifelongbenefits.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4imply?

A.Swimmingwaslosingitsappealtotheauthor. 

B.Theauthorlovedthepooldayswithherkids.

C.Shewasproudofherkidsforwinningcompetitions.

D.Theauthorpreferredtohaveapeacefullife.

26.Whatdidtheauthorfindaftershetookupswimmingagain?

A.Itenabledhertoseehowtohandleproblemsinlife.

B.Shemasteredmoreswimmingskillsthanexpected.

C.Sportscangiveyouthecouragetofacedifficulties.

D.Swimmingmadeherrememberheryoungerdays.

27.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A.Theauthor’swonderfulpooldayswithherfamily.

B.Theinfluenceofswimmingontheauthor’slife.

C.Thephysicalandmentalbenefitsofswimming.

D.Thesimilaritiesbetweenswimmingandlife.

C

LouiseGluckhasbeennostrangertoawardsoverherlongandstoriedcareer,sinceherfirstpublicationin1968.In1993,shewonthePulitzerPrizeforhercollectionofpoems,TheWildIris（《野鸢尾》）.AndonOct8shebecamethe16thwomantowintheNobelPrizeinliteraturewiththeNobelprizesfirstawardedin1901.

Gluckwashonored“forherunmistakablepoeticvoicethat,withaustere（朴素的）beauty,makesindividualexistenceuniversal”.Oftensaidtobeanautobiographical（自传体的）poet,drawingfromtheinnerpartsofherlife,“sheisnottoberegardedasaconfessionalpoet（告白派诗人）.Gluckseekstheuniversal,”NobelCommitteeChairAndersOlssonsaidinastatement.

Gluck,77,theauthorof12poetrycollections,hasbeenabletoturnherlifeexperiencesintouniversalthemescoveringlife,loss,andisolation.Becauseofthis,readershaveoftenfoundherpoetrytobe“dark”.However,thereismuchmorethandarknessinhervoice,asnotedbyOlsson.“Itisstraightforwardand...alsoavoicefullofhumorandbitingwit,”hesaid.

Forexample,inherpoemSnowdrops,sheusesthecomingofspringafterwintertoshowrebirthoflifeafterdeath.Sheleadsreadersdownadepressingpathonlytoreconnectwiththelightatthenearend.Attheconclusionofthepoem,readersarelefttofeelthe“rawwindofthenewworld”astheywatchanewspring.ThisisoftenthecaseinGluck’spoetry,beingabletofeel