河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020高二下学期期中考试 英语试卷 第一部分 听力（略）‎ 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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Weekly Update: April 18, 2019‎ Do you pretty love going to documentary film festivals? If you do, here are some which you’d not miss.‎ Colorful Documentary Festival It’s clear that it focuses on documentaries exploring the social and cultural developments in the world. Lying on the nice coast of Greece, the festival’s side events host exhibitions, concerts and parties.‎ Visions Festival Changing to new management in ‎2018 in Nyon, Visions Festival quickly became the important event for documentary films with major reports and historical inquiries.‎ Hot Festival What is impressed is that it allows participants to meet sectors of the whole of the British documentary industry under one roof, which attracts the leading names of British documentaries and promotes the screenings of today’s documentaries for the future.‎ Silver Festival As is well-known to us all, it includes a week-long international film festival and a five-day conference—the largest professional conference of its kind in the US. Meanwhile, the conference promotes documentary films as a leading art form, supports the work of independent filmmakers, and encourages public dialogues around the issues and ideas explored in films.‎ And just a few minutes’ distance away from downtown Washington, D. C., screenings take place at the Silver Theatre, one of the premier film exhibition spaces in America.‎ 21. Which of the following festivals features British documentaries?‎ A. Hot Festival.    B. Colorful Documentary Festival. ‎ C. Visions Festival. D. Silver Festival.‎ ‎22. What can we learn from Silver Festival?‎ A. It has the largest conference of its kind worldwide.‎ B. It’s the most famous international film festival worldwide.‎ C. The documentary film isn’t the only form at it.‎ D. It’s a festival mainly for independent filmmakers.‎ ‎23.The passage may probably appear _______.‎ A. on a website    B. in the cultural column of a magazine C. in a travel brochure D. in a newspaper ‎ B A teacher from Relax Kids in Tamworth, UK, used two apples to show her students the damaging and often unseen consequences of bullying（欺负）. And her post about the powerful ‎ lesson has gone viral.‎ Rosie Dutton explained that during one of her classes she introduced two red apples to the children. What the kids didn’t know was that ahead of the lesson, Dutton had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor. And yet, on the outside at least, both apples looked perfect. “I picked up the apple I’d dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple, and that I thought it was disgusting, it was a horrible colour and the stem(梗) was just too short,” Dutton wrote.‎ She then encouraged the students to do the same. Some of the children looked at her like she was “crazy”, but the students passed the apple around the circle, calling it names.‎ Continuing the exercise, the teacher then passed the second apple around the circle. This apple, however, was showered with comments like: “Your skin is beautiful.” and “What a beautiful colour you are!”‎ Dutton then showed the students both apples once again, highlighting that “there was no change, and both apples still looked the same.”‎ That is, until she cut them open. “The apple we’d said unkind words to was bruised(碰伤的) and all mushy(糊状的) inside,” she said. There was, she said, an immediate “light bulb” moment for her students. “They really got it. What we saw inside that apple is what is happening inside everyone of us when someone mistreats us with their words or actions.”‎ Dutton explained how important it is to teach children to stand up for one another, and to stop any form of bullying.‎ ‎“Let’s create a generation of kind caring children,” the teacher wrote. “The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.”‎ ‎24. What had the teacher done to the first apple before the lesson?‎ A. She had introduced it to the kids. B. She had made it look perfect.‎ C. She had coloured it brightly. D. She had damaged it purposely.‎ ‎25. What does the underlined part “calling it names” (Para. 3) mean?‎ A. Making fun of it. B. Saying rude things. ‎ C. Cheering for it.    D. Shouting at it.‎ ‎26. What did the teacher instruct the kids to do with the second apple?‎ A. Observe it. B. Ignore it. C. Drop it.    D. Praise it.‎ ‎27. What’s the purpose of the teacher’s using two apples in class?‎ A. To make a comparison between them.‎ B. To explain her personal preferences.‎ C. To help the kids understand the results of bullying.‎ D. To draw the kids’ attention.‎ C Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories． “The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University‎ of ‎Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling. But when you share a story with your friends，you care a lot more how they react．You don’t want them to think of you ‎ as a Debbie Downer.”   Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website．He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles．He found that science amazed Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others． Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.” 28. What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to？ A. Research papers． B. News reports． C. Daily conversations． D. Private e-mails． 29. What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer？ A. They’re inconsiderate of others. B. They’re good at telling stories．‎ C. They’re socially inactive． D. They’re careful with their words． 30. Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Berger’s research？ A. Personal accounts．  B. Sports new． ‎ C. Financial reviews． D. Science articles． 31. What can be a suitable title for the text？ A. Online News Attracts More People． B. Reading Habits Change with the Times． C. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks．‎ D. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide．‎ D ‎2018 was an influential year for artificial intelligence, not just in terms of the advancement of the technology itself, but also for the development of our understanding of AI’s influence on our society. When we talk about AI, often we focus on the belief that it is going to take away certain types of jobs. However, we often ignore the fact that this technology will also slowly spread into most of our lives. Thanks to the development of AI, we are on the highway of human intelligence augmentation (增强). Despite the great steps we’ve made in AI development and will continue to make in 2019, we are still years away from AI fully replacing human jobs. However, we are much closer to seeing the influence of AI spreading into almost every job and the growth in human intelligence. Take the doctor for example: AI will soon be able to test and diagnose common diseases more quickly and accurately than humans. Now, doctors can spend more of their time explaining the possible diagnoses, communicating with patients and developing unique, reliable treatment plans that are most effective for each specific patient. ‎ ‎ However, AI is so powerful and its adoption will only accelerate as it begins to help our work and allow us to focus on the parts of our job that are most important. But part of why AI is so attractive is also why it’s so dangerous. That is , that same power allows AI that is making incorrect decisions to do so with greater speed and impact than humans have ever had. This is why, as AI becomes more useful in 2019, it will also become more closely examined. 2019 will be the year that companies purchasing AI products don’t just ask about the predictive power of AI—they will make sure that it is tested in advance, minimizing their potential unexpected impact. 32. What do most people mainly focus on AI? A. AI can be completely controlled. B. AI is advanced technology. C. AI will replace certain human jobs. D. AI will gradually spread into our lives.‎ 33. The author takes the example of “the doctor” to explain that ______.‎ A. human intelligence grows with AI ‎ B. humans are no better than AI in medicine C. doctors will lose their jobs very soon ‎ D. AI always makes right decisions ‎34. What will be the focus about AI in 2019 according to the author’s prediction?‎ A. The possibility of replacing humans. B. The safety of AI.‎ C. Cost reduction. D. Power augmentation.‎ ‎35. What is the author’s attitude towards AI?‎ A. Negative. B. Doubtful. C. Objective. D. Indifferent. ‎ 第一节 ‎（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Empathy (共情) , the Key to Being Kind In science class, your teacher tells everyone to find a partner for a project. Out of the corner of your eye, you notice one girl sitting alone and not making eye contact with anyone. You think about asking her to be your partner, but you’re afraid people will think you’re uncool. You don’t reach out.  36 ‎ Empathy is being able to understand and actually feel what someone else is feeling. For some people, this comes naturally; for others, it takes a bit more work. 37 When you practice being empathetic, it gets easier to make kindness a part of your everyday life. If you can understand why people are feeling down, you will want to help them. Here are some ideas that can help you.‎ ‎ 38 Not being able to find a group in class might not seem like a big deal—but part of being kind is noticing when someone seems sad, hurt or uncomfortable. After all, you have to notice how people feel in order to feel empathy and want to help them!‎ When you’re trying to make kindness second nature, really getting other people’s feelings is important.  39  Think about a time when you felt that way. Didn’t you wish someone would reach out to you? If someone had offered you a few words of comfort, wouldn’t it have made you feel so much happier?‎ So, when you find people around you who are feeling down next time, do not hesitate to put yourself in their shoes and reach out to them with a kind gesture.  40  There is always a time when you expect others to relate to you and feel what you feel.‎ A. One way to practice empathy is to pay attention to the people around you.‎ B. And your kindness will be finally rewarded.‎ C. But empathy is super important to being kind.‎ D. Whenever you find someone might be feeling lonely or sad, put yourself in his shoes.‎ E. You don’t have to have a similar background to someone else to feel empathy for them.‎ F. However, you never know showing empathy may make all the difference to her.‎ G. Be open to learning more about what you don’t understand.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 ‎（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However，life can be 41 ‎ when you are not busy finding fault with it . ‎ Several years ago I ‎42 a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always 43 by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and 44 was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really 45 person.‎ Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 46 . Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost 47 to deal with was that the day before the 48 , Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 49 of boyfriends, the way she was living , the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 50 . It wasn’t until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 51 ‎ her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 52 ‎ everything so harshly (刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her 53 ‎ as well. ‎ Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding, 54 when we’re honest, we can be sharply 55 of the world. I’m not suggesting you 56 problems, or that you pretend things are 57 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — 58 ‎ ‎ most of the time, and especially when it’s not a really big 59 . ‎ Train yourself to “bite your tongue”, and with a little 60 , you’ll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you’ll get back your enthusiasm and love for life. ‎ ‎41. A. lonely B. uneasy C. quiet D. great ‎42. A. rejected B. answered C. expected D. received ‎43. A. bothered B. interrupted C. threatened D. spoiled ‎ ‎44. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything ‎ ‎45. A. boring B. caring C. interesting D. surprising ‎ ‎46. A. plan B. attitude C. measure D. explanation ‎ ‎47. A. impossible B. unnecessary C. certain D. urgent ‎48. A. occasion B. event C. adventure D. accident ‎ ‎49. A. memory B. notice C. choice D. evidence ‎50. A. express B. contribute C. hear D. admit ‎51. A. curious about B. afraid of C. aware of D. confused about ‎ ‎52. A. discuss B. judge C. realize D. settle ‎53. A. family B. life C. career D. education ‎ ‎54. A. so B. or C. for D. but ‎55. A. proud B. critical C. hopeful D. sure ‎ ‎56. A. ignore B. create C. solve D. face ‎57. A. better B. rarer C. stranger D. worse ‎ ‎58. A. so far B. at last C. by far D. at least ‎ ‎59. A. task B. result C. deal D. duty ‎ ‎60. A. pity B. speech C. rest D. practice 第一节 ‎（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ The population of the milu around China’s Poyang Lake 61 (grow) from 47 to 55 since a group of the rare deer was released (释放) there about a year ago. Yang Qibo, who is in charge of Poyang‎ ‎County’s wildlife protection station, told the public that they had recorded 62 ‎ ‎ birth of 8 deer over the past year. Last April, 63 (improve) biodiversity in the local wetland ecosystem, China released 47 deer into the wild around Poyang‎ ‎Lake. ‎ The species’ sudden 64 (disappear) occurred around 1,000 years ago in this area. Local officials said the deer adapted well 65 the new environment and coexisted 66 ‎ ‎(peaceful) with local villagers. Whenever a deer 67 (spot), villagers would always report it to wildlife authorities. There were some cases 68 the villagers’ crops were damaged by the deer, but they usually chose to drive the deer away instead of hurting them. ‎ The milu is native to China and bears the 69 (humor) name “sibuxiang” or “like none of the four” for its unique features. The wetland deer species is put under protection after overhunting, and habitat loss led to its nearly 70 (die) out in the early 20th century. Now about 6, 700 deer live across the country, including ‎1500 in the wild.‎ 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ ‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ ‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线 (＼) 划掉。‎ ‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； ‎ ‎2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ I love books. I often go to the library when I was free. One day, I read quiet in the library as usual. A boy’s strange behavior attracted his attention. He was cleaning a book carefully with a eraser. Feeling puzzled, so I asked him why he did so in a low voice. He said the cover of the book was very dirty because being touched many time. He wanted to have it clean again. That he said deeply touched me. He was really a good boy and deserved praised.‎ 第二节 书面表达 ( 满分25分)‎ 假定你是李华，你所在城市的一家英文报纸正在为本市博物馆招募志愿解说员，要求英语口语流利，热情开朗，并且熟悉当地历史文化。请给报社写一封申请信。‎ 注意: 1. 词数100左右;‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ 参考词汇: 解说员 commentator ‎ Dear Sir or Madam,‎ I’m Li Hua, a student in a local middle school. __________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Looking forward to your early reply!‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 考试英语答案 一．阅读理解。‎ ‎21-23. ACA 24-27. DBDC 28-31. BADC 32-35. CABC 36-40. FCADB 二．完型填空。‎ ‎41-45 DDABA 46-50 BADCA 51-55 CBBDB 56-60 AADCD 三．语法填空。‎ ‎61. has grown 62. the 63. to improve 64. disappearance 65. to ‎66. peacefully 67. was spotted 68. where 69. humorous 70.dying 四．改错。‎ I love books. I often go to the library when I was free. One day, I read quiet in the library as ‎ ‎ am quietly usual. A boy’s strange behavior attracted his attention. He was cleaning a book carefully with a ‎ ‎ my an eraser. Feeling puzzled , so I asked him why he did so in a low voice . He said the cover of the ‎ book was very dirty because ∧ being touched many time. He wanted to have it clean again. That ‎ of times cleaned What he said deeply touched me. He was really a good boy and deserved praised.‎ ‎ praising/praise 五．作文 Dear Sir or Madam,‎ I'm Li Hua, a student in a local middle school. I learned from the newspaper that you are looking for a volunteer commentator for the museum. I'm very interested in the job and I’d like to apply for this post.‎ First of all, my oral English is very good and can even communicate with native English speakers fluently. Besides, being helpful and active, I make it my responsibility to help others. That is why I think I am fit for the job. As for the local history and culture, I read a lot in books. I like voluntary work and I hope you can give me this opportunity. If so, I will be very grateful.‎ Looking forward to your early reply!‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua