山东省济宁市鱼台县第一中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、山东省济宁市鱼台县第一中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题山东省济宁市鱼台县第一中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题.本卷共 8 页满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟；第 I 卷(选择题共 95 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。 每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the conversation take place?A. At the mans house. B. At the airport. C. At a hotel. 2. What does the man think

2、 of those magazines?A. They are informative. B. They arent worth buying. C. They are useless for the decoration. 3. At what age can one drink beer in the mans country?A. 18. B. 20. C. 21. 4. Who just knocked the door?A. Their neighbor. B. Their daughter. C. The delivery boy. 5. What does the woman i

3、mply about the car?A. It needs servicing. B. It is in good condition. C. It was bought a few days ago. 第二节：听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What is Amanda worried about?A. Her essay. B. Her computer. C. Her part-time job. 7. Who can probably deal with the printer?A. Amanda. B. Amandas brother. C. The man. 听下面

4、一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. What is the weather like?A. Stormy. B. Pleasant. C. Hot. 9. How much is a room per night?A. $14. B. $20. C. $24. 10. What is available in the room?A. A coffee maker. B. A television. C. The Internet. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. What kind of motorcycle does the man ask for at first

5、?A. A small one. B. A big one. C. An expensive one. 12. What is Raven famous for?A. The low price. B. The high speed. C. The great design. 13. Which motorcycle will the man take?A. A Raven. B. A Harley. C. A Seminole. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14. Whats the relationship between Fred and dad?A. His broth

6、er. B. His uncle. C. His nephew. 15. Why wont Homan be invited?A. He doesnt get along with dad. B. He isnt a family member. C. He lives far away. 16. Who will be added on the list?A. Mary. B. Fred. C. Henry. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Where was John Wilson from?A. Africa. B. England. C. America. 18.

7、What caused Wilsons blindness?A. An accident. B. A sports injury. C. An eye disease. 19. Why did blindness in Africa shock Wilson?A. It was caused by drugs. B. There was no known cure. C. Most cases were preventable. 20. What did Wilsons organization do in Africa?A. It reduced blindness by 10%. B. I

8、t discovered a new drug in 1960. C. It carried out millions of eye surgeries.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like

9、to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that eat the canary. Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior

10、（行为） when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to his little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it. You may have known that cats spend most of their time sleeping. Sometimes people sleep for a short time during the day. This is called a cat nap

11、. If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you let the cat out of the bag. If you are not able to speak or answer a question, someone might ask if the cat has got your tongue. Have you ever watched children in classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? “When t

12、he cats away, the mice will play” will best describe that situation. You may have heard this expression: curiosity (好奇心) killed the cat. This means being too concerned about things that are not your business might cause problems.If your home is very small, you might say there is not enough room to s

13、wing a cat. But you probably should not try this at home!21. Which can describe a person who is proud to have completed a job successfully? A. The cat has got his tongue. B. He plays cat and mouse with someone. C. He looks like the cat that ate the canary. D. There is not enough room to swing a cat.

14、22. “A cat nap” has something to do with cats _. A. appearance B. living habits C. cleverness D. length of life23. “When the cats away, the mice will play” probably means that _. A. people often behave badly when they are not watched over B. students should be well taught by teachers in school C. st

15、udents should be afraid of their teachers in class D. people should help each other when they are in troubleBFrench writer Frantz Fanon once said: To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture. Since the world changes every day, so does our language.More than 300 new words and phrases have re

16、cently made it into the Oxford Dictionary Online, and in one way or another they are all reflections of todays changing world.After a year that was politically unstable (政治局面不稳定的), its not hard to understand the fact that peoples political views are one of the main drives of our enlarging vocabulary

17、. One example is clicktivism, a compound of click and activism. It refers to armchair activists - people who support a political or social cause, but only show their support from behind a computer or smart phone.We had all the words around Brexit (脱欧) in the last update and we are now starting to se

18、e all the words around Trump coming into the dictionary, Angus Stevenson, Oxford Dictionaries head of content development, told The Guardian.Lifestyle is also changing our language. For example, fitspiration - a compound of fit and inspiration - refers to a person or thing that encourages one to exe

19、rcise and stay fit and healthy. The phrase climate refugee - someone who is forced to leave their home due to climate change - reflects peoples concern for the environment.According to Stevenson, social media was the main source for the new expressions People feel much freer to coin their own words

20、these days. he said.But still, not all newly- invented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream dictionary. If you want to create your own hit words, Angus Stevenson suggests that you should not only make sure that they are expressive and meaningful, but also have an attractive sound

21、 so that people will enjoy saying them out loud.24. Why does the author mention Brexit and Trump?A. To explain the origin of the word clicktivism.B. To show the influences of current affairs on the English language.C. To highlight two major political events that changed the world.D. To explain what

22、kind of new words can make it into a dictionary.25. The underlined word coin in the sixth paragraph probably means _.A. use B. record C. change D. create26. What is the article mainly about?A. New words and phrases into the Oxford Dictionary Online.B. The application of new words and phrases.C. New

23、words and phrases in politics.D. The influence of social media on our language. CIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study b

24、y a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found

25、the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as

26、well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference. “Our findings suggest that the structure of the

27、brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives

28、 you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.” The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages

29、of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.27. The main subject talked about in this passage is _. A. sc

30、ience on learning a second languageB. mans ability of learning a second languageC. that language can help brain powerD. language learning and maths study28. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to _.Asay language is also a kind of physical laborBprove that one needs more

31、practice when he (she) is learning a languageCto show the importance of using the language when you learn the languageDmake people believe language learning helps grey matter work well29. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means _. A. a researcher on language learningB. a second language learn

32、er C. a person who can speak two languagesD. an active language learner30. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that _. A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language