学年福建省莆田二中高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版 听力.docx

1、学年福建省莆田二中高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版 听力莆田二中2020-2021学年度上学期期中考试卷高二 英语命题人： 审核人：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. What does the man want to do?A. Watch films. B. Visit his brother. C. Have dinner with the

2、 woman.2. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a shop. B. At a restaurant. C. At a concert.3. How many pieces will the man eat?A. Six. B. Four. C. Two. 4. How has the bar changed?A. It is cleaner. B. It has new owners.C. It doesnt serve sunflower seeds.5. Whats the probable relationship betw

3、een the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Salesman and customer. C. Interviewer and interviewee.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，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the man mainly talking about?A. S

4、ilences. B. Japanese culture. C. Interesting facts.7. How does the woman feel in the end?A. Annoyed. B. Satisfied. C. Curious.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman plan to do?A. Rent an apartment. B. Have a business meeting. C. Meet her wedding organizer.9. How late will the woman be for her appoint

5、ment? A. Five minutes. B. Ten minutes. C. At least fifteen minutes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will the woman do? A. See a doctor. B. Post some letters. C. Withdraw some money.11. Where is the doctors office?A. Near the bank. B. Near the post office. C. Near the supermarket.12. What is the woman happy

6、 about?A. Going downtown. B. Finishing some tasks. C. Spending time with the man.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What will the woman have for breakfast?A. Juice and bacon. B. Noodles and fruit. C. Just coffee with no sugar.14. What information is on the container?A. The low amount of fat. B. The amount of real

7、 juice. C. The percent of vitamin C.15. How much sugar should women have per day? A. Twenty grams. B. Twenty-five grams. C. Forty grams.16. What food might the man like best?A. Yogurt. B. Vegetables. C. Noodles and bread.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the main purpose of the loud noises? A. To warn p

8、eople outdoors to get inside.B. To get peoples attention inside their homes.C. To inform people without radios about danger.18. Who decides to turn on the system?A. Local media. B. Local officials. C. The national weather service.19. Where does the speaker advise people to go after hearing a warning

9、? A. To a window. B. To a public shelter. C. To the middle of a building.20. What is the main topic of the talk?A. A weather report. B. A warning system. C. The safety steps in bad weather.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A、B、C和 D的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASuppose youre in a rush, feeli

10、ng tired, not paying attention to your screen, and you send an email that could get you in trouble.Realization will probably set in seconds after youve clicked “send”. You freeze in horror and burn with shame.What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.Clicking “send” too so

11、onDont waste your time trying to find out if the receiver has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief title explaining that this is the correct version and the previous version should be ignored.Writing the wrong timeThe sooner you notice, the better. Respond

12、quickly and briefly, apologizing for your mistake. Keep the tone measured: dont handle it too lightly, as people can be offended, especially if your error suggests a misunderstanding of their culture (i.e. incorrect ordering of Chinese names).Clicking “reply all” unintentionallyYou accidentally reve

13、al(透露) to the entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner, or what holiday youd like to take. In this instance, the best solution is to send a quick, light-hearted apology to explain your awkwardness. But it can quickly rise to something worse, when everyone start

14、s hitting “reply all” to join in a long and unpleasant conversation. In this instance, step away from your keyboard to allow everyone to calm down.Sending an offensive message to its subjectThe most awkward email mistake is usually committed in anger. You write an unkind message about someone, inten

15、ding to send it to a friend, but accidentally send it to the person youre discussing. In that case, ask to speak in person as soon as possible and say sorry. Explain your frustrations calmly and sensibly see it as an opportunity to clear up any difficulties you may have with this person.21. If you h

16、ave written the wrong name in an email, it is best to _.A.learn to write the name correctly B. tell the receiver to ignore the errorC.apologize in a serious manner D. send a short notice to everyone22. What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by your “reply all” email?A. Try off

17、ering other choices. B. Avoid further involvement.C. Meet other staff members. D. Make a light-hearted apology.23. How should you deal with the problem caused by an offensive email?A. By talking to the receiver face to face.B. By seeking support from the receivers friends.C. By asking the receiver t

18、o control his anger. D. By promising not to offend the receiver again.BBaggy has become the first dog in the UK and potentially the world to join the fight against air pollution by recording pollutant levels near the ground. Baggy wears a pollution monitor on her collar so she can take data measurem

19、ents close to the ground. Her monitor has shown that air pollution levels are higher closer to ground level, which has helped highlight concerns that babies and young kids may be at higher risk of developing lung problems. Conventional air pollution monitors are normally fixed on lampposts at about

20、nine feet in the air. However, since Baggy stands at about the same height as a child in a pushchair (婴儿车), she frequently records pollution levels which are much higher than the data gathered by the Environment Agency. The doggy data research was the idea of Baggys 13-year-old owner Tom Hunt and hi

21、s dad Matt. The English youngster noticed that pollution levels are around two-thirds higher close to the ground than they are in the air at the height where they are recorded by the agency. Tom has since reported the shocking findings to the government in an attempt to emphasize that babies are at

22、higher risk of developing asthma (哮喘). Matt Hunt said he was “very proud” of his son because “when the boy gets an idea, he keeps his head down and gets on with it, and he really does want to do some good and stop young kids from getting asthma.”“Tom built up a passion for environmental protection a

23、t a very early age,” Matt added. “He became very interested in gadgets (小装置). About one year ago, he got this new piece of tech which is like a test tube. One Sunday afternoon, we went out to do some monitoring, and he said, why dont we put it on Baggys collar and let her monitor the pollution? So w

24、e did it.”Tom said, “Most of the time, Baggy is just like any other dog. But for the rest of the time she is a super dog, and we are all really proud of her.”24. With a monitor on her collar, Baggy can _.A. take pollutant readings B. reduce air pollutionC. process collected data D.record pollutant l

25、evels 25. What can we learn from the Baggy data?A. High places are free of air pollution. B. Air is more polluted closer to the ground.C. Conventional monitors are more reliable.D. Higher pushchairs are more risky for kids.26. What is Toms purpose of doing the research?A. To test his new monitor. B.

26、 To find out pollution sources.C. To warn of a health risk. D. To prove Baggys abilities.27. According to the passage, which word can best describe Tom Hunt?A. Modest. B. Creative. C.Generous. D. Outgoing.CProudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big sm

27、iles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. T

28、his was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fell

29、ow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden

30、piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Headsthe commander, and tailsthe peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at m

31、y desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?Obviously, my grade was awfu

32、l. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance