学年高二英语下学期期中试题A.docx

1、学年高二英语下学期期中试题A2019高二下学期期中考英语试卷（奥赛班）本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷 (选择题 共100分) 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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a coffee

2、shop. B. At a theatre. C. At a hotel.2. Why do people prefer traditional food?A. It is delicious. B. It does good to people.C. It is cheap and convenient.3. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Open the door carefully. B. Have John fix the lock. C. Fix the door in time.4. What can we learn abo

3、ut the man? A. He is a boss. B. He is a clerk. C. Hes unemployed.5. Whats the most important clue according to the inspector? A. The dog hairs. B. The victims coat. C. The murderers blood type.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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题

4、，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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What did the man do? A. He forgot to take the womans order. B. He wrote down the wrong order. C. He mistook the table.7. What is the woman like? A. Kind. B. Mean. C. Rude.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. Why does the man apologize? A. He ran into th

5、e woman. B. He was late for the appointment. C. He couldnt offer help to the woman.9. What will the man do next? A. Go shopping. B. Take the bus. C. Pack some bags. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。10. How does the woman feel right now? A. Surprised. B. Upset. C. Cheerful.11. What will the woman have to pay for

6、? A. Her plane ticket. B. Her meals. C. Her hotel fees.12. What day is it today? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。13. Why does the man see the doctor? A. He catches a cold. B. His wife is sick. C. He feels tired. 14. What did the man do with the cold six months ago? A. He sa

7、w a doctor. B. He just stayed at home. C. He continued to work as usual.15. What causes the mans problem according to the doctor? A. His job. B. His wife. C. His operation.16. What will the man do tomorrow morning? A. Take an English test. B. Leave the hospital. C. Do a further examination.听下面一段独白，回

8、答第17至20四个小题。17. What is common about public schools in most developed countries？ A. They are paid by the government. B. They are not as good as private ones. C. They are paid by parents.18. What attracts teachers to private school most? A. High wages. B. Low pressure. C. Pleasant environment.19. Wha

9、t do parents think of the competition? A. Fierce. B. Helpful. C. Unfair.20. What can we learn from the passage? A. A few countries have private education. B. Public schools are better equipped. C. Children have different opinions in choosing schools. 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，

10、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 As the sixth What Kids Are Reading report bemoans（哀叹）about a tendency among secondary school students to read books that are too easysuggesting that teachers and librarians arent pushing challenging titles strongly enough to older kidsthe organizers of Worl

11、d Book Day have announced a list that might serve as a corrective, or at least a useful source of ideas.Satellite by Nick Lake Leo was born in space, living all his life on space station Moon 2 with fellow space-children Libra and Orion. Now, at 15,he is almost due to go to Earth for the first time,

12、 but more awaits him there. An extraordinary science fiction, as diverse as lain M Banks at his best.The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas A standout debut（首次创作）, this US novel is the Black Lives Matter (BLM)-inspired story of Starr Carter, whose friend Khalil is shot dead by a police officer as she watch

13、es and whose divided life awakes in the fallout. Full of vivid detail and dry humour, with a charming narrator, it reads like a typical text.Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls Nicholls exciting narrative follows May, the free-thinking daughter of a Quaker, and Nell, the tough, capable mai

14、nstay of her poor family. As the ghost of war appears ever closer, what will they sacrifice and what will be taken from them? An unforgettable historical novel.The Book of Dust Vol 1:La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman Pullmans long-awaited return to the world of His Dark Materials is, at times, dark

15、 indeed. As Malcolm and Alice convey the baby Lyra down a flooded river in Malcolms boat, the coming threats are fierce and frightening. To the reader absorbed in it, whatever their age, it affords the enjoyment of watching a master storyteller at work.21. Why do the organizers announce the book lis

16、t?A. To attract students attention to World Book Day.B. To promote the sales of the books recommended.C. To meet the requirements of teachers and librarians.D. To encourage secondary students to read challenging books.22. Which book might attract a history lover?A. Satellite. B. The Hate U Give.C. T

17、hings a Bright Girl Can Do. D. The Book of Dust Vo1 1:La Belle Sauvage.23. What can be learned from the text?A. Nick Lake is an expert in space exploration.B. Angie Thomas stands out in writing textbooks.C. May has an influence on Sally Nicholls writing.D. It took a long time for Pullman to publish

18、his new book. B Traffic jams seem a sure companion of national holidays. On May 1, there were constant traffic jams on highways leading out of the several metropolises, the longest, according to reports, was 55 kilometers. Some blame the jams on the two-year-old policy that allows cars with no more

19、than seven seats to use the highways for free on public holidays, but a Beijing News editorial said this is not the real cause of the jams. The growing automobile culture is doubtlessly among the causes. Data shows that Chinas production and sales of automobiles both went up by 20 million in 2013. B

20、ut over the same period there has been no breakthrough in highway construction, and when there are too many birds the nest will naturally become crowded. Growing tourism also leads to the jams. At the 2014 global summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council, which ended last week, it was reported

21、that Chinese people spent almost 3 trillion yuan on tourism in 2013, which took up more than 90 percent of hotel income and more than 80 percent of air and railway use. Worse, Chinese have to travel during the same periods. As employees rights to paid leave often fail to be protected, many have no c

22、hoice but to travel on the limited public holidays. From Oct 1 to 7, the so-called Golden Week, almost every tourist site will be full of visitors. Therefore it is wrong to blame the free-pass policy. That does not mean the government should stand idle doing nothing. As traffic jams during the holid

23、ays are predictable, they could develop more public transport and strengthen legal supervision to ensure that every employee enjoys their entitlement to a paid vacation or offer free passes on other days to encourage people to travel on days other than public holidays. The measures might not prevent

24、 traffic jams, but they may at least ease the jams.24. How many factors are mentioned in the passage accounting for the traffic jam on the highway? A. two B. three C. four D. five25. What can we infer from the passage? A. Traffic jams often happen on highways on national holidays. B. People prefer t

25、o stay at home because of traffic jams. C. Chinese people spent over 3 trillion yuan on tourism in 2013. D. There is nothing the government can do to prevent traffic jams.26. What does the underlined sentence (Para.2) mean? A. highway construction cannot meet the demand of increasing cars. B. the mo

26、re highways are built, the less crowded it will become. C. the rapid increase of cars is the direct cause of traffic jam on highways. D. limits should be set on the use of private cars. 27. Which of the following ways can ease the jams according to the passage? A. People drive private cars to spend

27、holiday. B. People take trains to spend their holiday. C. Employees can have an expense-paid vacation. D. People make use of public holidays to enjoy themselves. C Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about

28、 to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo. While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to disti

29、nguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user. The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot d

30、oesnt just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos. Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have pot

31、ential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items

32、and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for. The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies