高二英语上学期半期考试试题.docx

1、高二英语上学期半期考试试题2019-2020年高二英语上学期半期考试试题2、考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。3、作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷和草稿纸上无效。4、考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。第 卷（选择题 共 100 分） 第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题 ；每小题 1 分，满分 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. What w ill the man probably do?A. Get

2、 some change. B. Use the w omans phone. C. Make a call on the pay phone.2. When can the w oman visit the man?A. This morning. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow afternoon.3. Whats the probable relationship betw een the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.4. What can w e l

3、earn about the speakers?A. The man c an play the piano.B. The man dislikes music by Mozart.C. The w oman can play tw o instruments.5. What does the man mean?A. He w ill go there w ith the w oman.B. Hell have no time until next w eek.C. He w ent to the museum this morning.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）

4、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。听每段对话或独白前，你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. Why did the woman e to see the man?A. To exchange a piece of clothing. B. To get her money back.C. To talk with the store manager.7. What is true about the woman

5、?A. She designs clothes.B. She washed the jacket in hot water. C. She has worn the jacket for a week.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is best for the man?A. A family on the east side of town. B. A family with no children.C. A family near his school.9. What will the woman probably do next?A. Inform the col

6、lege. B. Call a host family. C. Clean up a room.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What was the womans original reservation for?A. A double room. B. A single room. C. Two single rooms.11. How much will the woman pay per night?A. $ 20. B. $ 80. C. $ 100.12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A.

7、At the front desk. B. On the phone. C. In the membership club.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What did the woman almost forget?A. The painter is out of paper.B. There is no more ink in the storage. C. Sherri Caldon is on leave.14. What does the man say about the online order?A. They have the lowest price

8、. B. They have a quick delivery.C. They have the best selection around.15. What should the woman do first when she returns?A. Take her lunch break. B. Go to the finance department. C. Place an order online.16. Who might the man be?A. An online store owner. B. An equipment repairman. C. The womans bo

9、ss.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When do people usually start their Christmas shopping?A. On December 1. B. On November 29. C. Before Thanksgiving.18. Where did the idea of “Buy Nothing Day” start?A. In America. B. In Britain. C. In Canada.19. How do people celebrate “Buy Nothing Day” in California?A.

10、 They organize a dinner.B. They dress up to tell people the idea. C. They get together to read stories.20. Where did the high school students get food for the “Buy Nothing Day” dinner?A. From neighboring homes.B. From the restaurants nearby.C. From Indian shops selling spaghetti.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40

11、 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，选出最佳项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWele to Teenagers Abroad! We inv ite you to jo in us on an amazing journey of language learning.Our CoursesRegardless of your choice, youll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively. Our Standard Cours

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19、orm students of their full flight details B. look after students throughout the programmeC. offer students free sightseeing trips D. collect students luggage in advance24. Students may need to pay extra money for .A. packed lunch B. mealtime dessert C. cooked dinner D. special dietBJason, our son, w

20、 as born w ith cerebral palsy (脑瘫). We often forted him as he faced many challeng es in h is early years. It w as heartbreaking to see him regular ly chos en last for baseball, but he w asa happy child and w ell lik ed by his peers throughout elementary school. His most difficult time came w hen he

21、began high school.One afternoon, Jason returned home in tears. He threw his bag on the floor and shouted: “Im never going to school again!” He w as covered w ith food that other kids had throw n at him on the school bus on the w ay home. Jason told us w hat had happened.Jason had signed up for the s

22、chool running team. That day, a few older students made fun of hisperformance on the track and made him the target of their food fight. I called the principal about Jasonsexperience. Jason stayed on the team, even though the harassment( 骚扰) continued.One day w e had snow and freezing rain. As the ot

23、her kids exercised in the gym, they noticed one lone runner,Jason, jogging around the snow -covered track.A few w eeks later, Jason said, “Mom, Dad, sit dow n.” I w as ready for the w orst. He said that each month, students chose an “athlete of the month”. The coach w ould list the top ath letes, an

24、d students voted for the w inner. Jasons name had never been listed. But that day, one of the students said: “I w ould like to nominate Jason for athlete of the month. He w orks harder than any of us.” Tears formed in Jasons eyes as he told us w hat happened next. “Mom . Dad . everyone in the class

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27、evelopC. formally suggest D. sincerely congratulate27. It can be concluded from the article that .A. the coach had the very last w ord in the decisionB. Jasons efforts w ere w idely recognized by other studentsC. it didnt take long for Jason to be the best school runnerD. “athlete of the month” w as

28、 alw ays given to the best runnerCA new study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother s Day. The emotional,physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never -ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing(投入) in time for parenting

29、 and raising relat ionships ismoney w ell spent.Mothers have long know n that their home w orkload w as just as heavy as paid w ork. Now, the new study has show n that if they w ere paid for their parental labours, they w ould earn as muc h as172,000 ayear. It looked at the range of jobs mothers do,

30、 as w ell as the hours they are w orking to determine the figure. This w ould make their yearly ine 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.By analysing the numbers, it found the average mother w orks 119 hours a w eek, 40 of w hic h w ould usually b e paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overt

31、ime. After questioning 1,000 mothers w ith children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine w ork at 7am and finished at aroun d 11pm.To calculate just how much mothers w ould earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeep

32、er, part-time law yer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being apart-time law yer, at 48.98 an hour, w ould prove to be the most profitable of the“mum jobs”, w ithpsychologist(心理学家) a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, w ith 80 percent making emotional demand as the harde