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学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题
2020-2021学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题
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。
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.WhatisthemangoingtodoonSunday?
A.Visithismother.B.DosomegardeningC.Moveintoanewhouse.
2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthebuildingmightbe?
A.Anapartmentbuilding.B.Ahotel.C.Adepartmentstore.
3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inastore.B.Inabank.C.Inaclassroom.
4.Whenwillthenextbuse?
A.At6:
35.B.At6:
45.C.At7:
00.
5.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.At4:
30p.mB.At5:
00p.m.C.At5:
30p.m.
第二节(15小题,每小题1.5分,共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6,7题。
6.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Neighbors.C.Customerandwaitress.
7.HowwillBillandMarygohome?
A.Bybus.B.BytaxiC.Bysubway.
听第7段材料,回答第8,9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?
A.Desks.B.Chairs.C.puters.
9.Whatdiscountwillbethewomanget?
A.15%off.B.12%off.C.10%off..
听第8段材料,回答第10-12题。
10.Howdidthemanlearnaboutthehouse?
A.Heheardaboutitfromhiswife.
B.HesawitonSouthFloridaStreet.
C.Hereadaboutitinthenewspaper.
11.Howmanybathroomsarethereinthehouse?
A.Three.B.FourC.Five
12.Whatistheman’sconcernaboutthehouse?
A.Thesize.B.Theprice.C.Thelocation.
听第9段材料,回答第13-16题。
13.Whatdothespeakersbothagree?
A.Peopleneedcarstobuygroceries.
B.Havingacarcanmakepeoplelazy.
C.Carsarebadfortheenvironment.
14.Whydoesthewomandrivehercareveryday?
A.Drivingisconvenient.B.Hercityhasnosubway.C.Shethinkit’scheap.
15.Whatcanbesaidabouttheman?
A.Hespendsalotongas.B.Hegetstoworkbybike.C.Heneedstogetbackinshape
16.Wherewillthewomanprobablygonext?
A.Toagym.B.Tothesupermarket.C.Toausedcarmarket
听第10段材料,回答第17-20题。
17.HowdidJimfeelaboutgoingtoEngland?
A.Surprised.BNervousC.Sad
18.WherewasShakespeareborn?
A.InLondon.B.InCambridge.C.InStratford-upon-Avon.
19.WhatwasthemainjobofShakespeare’sfather?
A.Hewasawriter.B.Hewasatourguide.C.Hewasaglovemaker
20.WhydidShakespearewriteunusualplays?
A.Hegotfreeeducation.
B.Heneverwenttouniversity.
C.Hetraveledaroundtheworld.
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)
舒中高二统考英语第1页(共10页)
TheNobelPrize-winningMexicanwriterOctavioPazsaid,“Theartofthefestivalhasbeendebased(下降)almosteverywhereelse,butnotinMexico.”Hereareseveraleventsthatwouldhavemadehimproud:
MoreliaInternationalFilmFestival
TheMoreliafilmfestivalreallybringsthiscolonialcitytolifeinmid-October.Createdasaplatformfordocumentariesandfictionworks,theprogrammingoffersanup-closelookatMexicansocietyasseenthroughtheeyesofanewgenerationoffilmmakers.Fashionablebarsandsidewalkcafesarebuzzingwithactivityaroundthemainsquare,wherecrowdsgathernightlyforopen-airscreeningsandotherculturalevents.
DayoftheDead
EachyearonNovember1stand2nd,MexicoturnsitsthoughtstothedepartedduringtheDayoftheDeadfestivities,acolorfultraditiondeeplyrootedinnativeculture.ForMexicans,deathismoreacauseforcelebrationthanmourning,andthatspirithasbeenkeptverymuchaliveinPátzcuaro,theDíadeMuertosmecca.Prepareyourselftobattlelargecrowdsoftheliving.
CarnivalinVeracruz&Mazatlán
Mexicohostsmanycarnivalcelebrationseveryyearfeaturingexcitingparades,danceperformances,livemusicandofcourse,big-timepartying.Thenine-dayeventinVeracruz,Mexico’sbiggestcarnival,usuallykicksoffinMarch,rightaroundthesametimewhenfestivitiesgetstartedonthePacificcoastinMazatlán.YoucanshakeyourbodywithsalsamusicinVeracruzorthebrassbandsoundsofMazatlán.
LaMorisma
Anall-outwareruptsonthestreetsofcolonialZacatecas,usuallyaroundlateAugust.OK,well,it’sactuallyamockbattlewithwellover2,000participantsre-enactingbattlesbetweentheChristiansandMoorsinoldSpain.Thefaux(假的)soldiersattackoneanotherwhileacpaniedonthestreetsbybandsofmusicians.
21.HowdotheMexicansfeelwhentheDayoftheDeades?
A.CalmB.AnxiousC.ScaredD.Happy
22.WhatcanpeopleenjoyinbothCarnivalinVeracruz&MazatlánandLaMorisma?
A.ExcitingparadesB.Danceperformances.C.Livemusic.D.Amockbattle
23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.TotellsomethingaboutaNobelPrize-winningwriter.
B.TointroducesomefamousMexicanfestivals.
C.ToadvisereaderstojoinintheMexicanevents.
D.TocriticizethebadcustomsofMexicanfestivals.
B
WhenmysisterMertietoldmeshehadputouttomatoplantslastsummer,Iwasquiteimpressed.
Sinceshewasagarden-beginner,Mertieresearchedexactlyhowfaraparttospacehertomatoplants;whatkindoffertilizertouse;howtokeepawaythebugs,etc.Oncetheywereplanted,shetookcareofthemdaily,anxiouslyawaitingthejuicytomatoestoappear.But,dayafterday,herplantsweretomato-lesswhileallofherneighborswhohadalsoputouttomatoplantswerealreadyenjoyingthefruitoftheirlabor.
Frustrated,Mertiegaveinandwenttothemarkettosearchfreshtomatoes.Whilepaying,Mertietoldthefarmerhertroubles.Thefarmerpausedtothinkforamomentandthenasked,“Well,whatkindoftomatoesdidyouplant?
”
“IthinktheywerecalledBigBoy,”Mertieremembered.
“Wellthere’syourproblem,”thefarmerexplained.“BigBoyandBetterBoytomatoeshavea95-daygrowingperiodwhereasregulartomatoplantsproducefruitinasfewas70days…youjusthavetowaitalittlelongerfortheBigBoys.”
Withthatnewknowledge,Mertiewenthomewithexcitement,knowingtheywouldbeworththewait.
Thinkingaboutmysister’sgardeningexperience,Ihadtosmile.Shejustdidn’tknowthatBigBoytomatoestooklonger--neitherdidI--butonceshediscoveredthatinformation,shewasnolongerdiscouragedandupsetaboutthelackoftomatoesonherplants.Instead,shewasencouragedandexcitedtoseethemafewweekslater.
Itmakesmewonderhowmanyofushave“BigBoy”dreamsinourhearts,yetwejustdon’trealizethattheyareofthe“BigBoy”varietysowearediscouragedandwornoutwiththewaitingprocess.Insteadofwaitingwithexcitement,wegiveuponourdreamsandfigurewemusthavedonesomethingwrongtostopthemfromingtopass.Frustrated,weseeotherpeople’sdreamsingtrue,andwewonderwhyourshaven’tyetbeenachieved.
24.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassagewhengrowingtomatoplants?
A.Wateringthemregularly.B.Keepingthemwellapart.
C.Usingsuitablefertilizer.D.Controllingpestsonthem.
25.WhydidMertie’stomatoplantsfailtoproduceattheexpectedtime?
A.Becauseshegrewthewrongkindoftomatoes.
B.Becausetheyweredestroyedbyherneighbors.
C.Becausetheyrequiredmoretimetoproduce.
D.Becauseshedidn’tmanagethegardenwell.
26.Whatdoestheauthorparetomatoestointhetext?
舒中高二统考英语第3页(共10页)
A.Experiences.B.Goals.C.Time.D.Imagination.
27.Whatdoesthetextintendtoshowus?
A.It’sbetterlatethannever.
B.Successsometimesneedsalittlepatience.
C.Abadbeginningmakesabadending.
D.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.
C
KongQiu,betterknownasConfucius,wasbornin551B.C.,intheLustateofChina.Histeachings,preservedin"Lunyu",focusedoncreatingmodelsforgoodbehaviorandsettingeducationalstandards.Hediedin479B.C.ConfucianismlaterbecametheofficialphilosophyoftheChineseempire,andwasextremelyinfluentialduringtheHan,TangandSongdynasties.
LittleisknownofConfucius'childhood."RecordsoftheHistorian",writtenbySsu-maChi’en,offersthemostdetailedaccountofConfucius'life.However,somemodemhistoriansquestionitsaccuracy,regardingitasmyth,notfact.ThebooksaysthatConfuciuswasbornintoaroyalfamilywhileotherssaythatConfuciuswasbomintopoverty.Onefactisclear,though:
ConfuciuslivedduringatimeofgreattroubleinChina.
Over2,500yearsago,China'sChouEmpirebegantofallapart.WarringChinesestatescausedittobreakdown.TraditionalChinesevaluesthenbegantodecline.ConfuciussawthisasanopportunitytostrengthentheoldChinesevaluesandcustoms.Hisideaswerebasedontheprincipleof"ren"or"lovingothers"whilepracticingself-control.HebelievedthatrencouldbeputintoactionusingtheGoldenRule.TheGoldenRuleis"donotdotootherswhatyoudonotwishforyourself."
Confucius'politicalbeliefswerealsobasedontheconceptofself-control.Hebelievedthataleadershouldstaymodestandtreathisfollowerswithcare.Indoingso,hewouldleadbypositiveexample.AccordingtoConfucius,leaderscouldmotivatetheirsubjectstofollowthelawbyteachingthemvirtue.
Hisphilosophyofeducationfocusedonthe"SixArts".ToConfucius,themainobjectiveofbeinganeducatorwastoteachpeopletobehonestandkind.Hetriedtoencouragepeopletobemorepolitetoeachother.
BythesecondcenturyB.C.,duringChina'sfirstHanDynasty,hisideasbecamethefoundationforthestategovernment.Today,heiswidelyconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialteachersinChinesehistory.
28.ConfuciuswouldbeMOSTlikelytoagreethatthepurposeofeducationis
A.tohaverichknowledge.B.toliveagoodmorallife.
C.togainwealthandpower.D.tolearnsixcoresubjects.
29.EachofthefollowingaffectedConfucius'ideasEXCEPT.