福建省永安市第三中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

福建省永安市第三中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

永安三中2019-2020学年第二学期高二英语期中测试卷 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）‎ 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 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. How might the weather be this afternoon? ‎ A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Stormy.‎ ‎2. What does the woman recycle? ‎ A. Plastic. B. Glass. C. Paper.‎ ‎3. What is probably the man? ‎ A. A doctor. B. A professor. C. A hairdresser.‎ ‎4. What does the woman ask the man to do? ‎ A. Do some cleaning. B. Have a beach party. C. Look for part-time work.‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation take place? ‎ A. At Pepi’s Pizza. B. On the phone. C. At home.‎ 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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. Why does the man like hiking?‎ A. He can get close to nature. B. He can meet wild animals. ‎ C. He can make some friends.来源 ‎7. How far will the man walk a day on average?x|k.Com]‎ A. 3 miles. B. 10 miles. C. 30 miles.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. Why is the man moving to New York? ‎ A. To enjoy the city life. B. To visit his friends. C.To find a better job.‎ ‎9. How old is the man?‎ A. 19 years old. B. 29 years old. C. 39 years old.‎ ‎10. What does the man plan to do after he retires? ‎ A. Travel around the world. B. Go back to his hometown. ‎ C. Work on environmental protection.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. What films do the speakers both like? ‎ A. Comedies. B. Crime films. C. Mystery films.‎ ‎12. What does the man think of horror films?[来源:学*科*网]‎ A. Exciting. B. Horrible. C. Stupid.‎ ‎13. What do the speakers decide to do?‎ A. Read an evening paper. B. Make a phone call. C. Watch TV.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14. What are the speakers doing?‎ A. Revising a report. B. Designing a logo. C. Discussing computer skills.‎ ‎15. What is the second suggestion the woman mentioned?‎ A. Putting the logo on each page.‎ B. Highlighting the headings.‎ C. Restating the reasons clearly.‎ ‎16. How does the woman find the pictures?‎ A. Ugly. B. Unnecessary. C. Wonderful.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What color is the bird’s head?‎ A. A little blue. B. Totally green. C. Mostly red.‎ ‎18. Why is the speaker worried about his bird?‎ A. He won’t survive on his own. B. He refuses to eat anything. ‎ C. He has a broken wing.‎ ‎19. In what season did the bird get lost?‎ A. Autumn. B. Winter. C. Summer.‎ ‎20. What should people do if they hear the bird? ‎ A. Shout the bird’s name. ‎ B. Tell the speaker right away. ‎ C. Stand still till the bird comes.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）‎ A ‎ Forget losing weight or saving money—we suggest one simple task to add to your list of inspiring New Year's decisions: read a book. Trust us, and your brain will thank you. Not only does reading increase the amount of daily pleasure in your life, but it could also delay dementia (痴呆) and even help you live longer.‎ But still, picking the perfect novel isn't easy. Thankfully, Business Insider asked a Harvard professor to recommend the one book he thinks every student should read in 2019—and we suggest adding it to your list, too. (No time for all the books on your list? Here's a shortcut: Read the endings to some of the world's most famous books, instead.)‎ Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard, recommends The Internationalists by legal scholars Hathaway and Shapiro. The book makes a surprising statement that the Kellogg-Briand Paris Peace Pact (条约) of 1928, which declared war illegal, has caused a steady drop in war throughout history.‎ ‎“But in their fascinating and evidence-rich book, they make a lifelike case,” Pinker said. “And like The Clash of Civilizations and The End of History, the book presents a sweeping vision (视野) of the international scene, making sense of many developments in the news and recent history.”‎ So, go ahead and give (at least) one of these books a read in 2019! And while you're at it, you should add the following 20 books you really should have read by now to your list, too…‎ ‎21．Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word “shortcut” in the 2nd paragraph?‎ A．A time-saving way to read books.‎ B．A lazy person's way to read books.‎ C．A quick way to know about endings of books.‎ D．A wise way to deal with too many books to read.‎ ‎22．What or who has reduced the number of wars throughout history?‎ A．The Paris Peace Pact. B．The Internationalists.‎ C．Hathaway and Shapiro. D．A wide vision of the international scene.‎ ‎23．What may be written in the next or last paragraph of the passage?‎ A．More advice on reading books.‎ B．The names of the 20 books recommended.‎ C．The main contents of the 20 books recommended.‎ D．The brief introduction of the 20 books recommended.‎ B As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.‎ In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.‎ In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). But when people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”‎ According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.‎ ‎24．The passage begins with two questions to ________.‎ A．introduce the main topic B．show the author’s attitude C．describe how to use the Internet D．explain how to store information ‎25．What can we learn about the first experiment?‎ A．Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.‎ B．The two groups remembered the information equally well.‎ C．The first group did not try to remember the formation.‎ D．The second group did not understand the information.‎ ‎26．What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?‎ A．We are using memory differently.‎ B．We are becoming more intelligent.‎ C．We have poorer memories than before.‎ D．We need a better way to access information.‎ C ‎ A British friend told me he couldn’t understand why Chinese people love eating sunflower seeds(嗑瓜子) as a snack so much. “I’ve met a lot of older Chinese and many have a crack in their front teeth; I believe that’s from cracking the seeds,” he said.‎ I had never noticed the habit, but once he mentioned it, I suddenly became more aware. I realized that whenever I’m watching TV or typing a report, I always start mindlessly cracking sunflower seeds. My friend doesn’t like sunflower seeds, and, to him, it seems unnecessary to work so much just to get one small seed.‎ When we were young, the whole family would usually get together for Chinese New Year. Then, we all lived close to one another, usually in a small city, and sometimes even neighbors would go door-to-door on Chinese New Year’s Eve to check out what every household was making.‎ I remember my parents would be in the kitchen cooking. Out in the living room , a large table would already be laid out, complete with fancy tablecloth, ready-made dumpling fillings, and dishes full of candy, fruits and sunflower seeds. Some of the dishes were to be offered to our ancestors later, while others were for neighbors and children to eat before the evening feast. I must have learned how to crack sunflower seeds back then.‎ I don’t think it’s right to criticize one’s choice in food or eating habits, no matter how strange they may seem.‎ It’s not only in China. When I went abroad, I found people had all sorts of strange habits when it came to food. In Denmark, they put salted red fish on bread and eat it for dinner, no matter how much it ruins your breath. They think it’s a delicacy(美味佳肴), and it’s connected to their certain culture. I think it’s a wonderful tradition.‎ ‎27．What did the writer become aware of?‎ A．She had ever typed a report about seeds.‎ B．She had various snacks while watching TV.‎ C．She damaged her teeth by eating sunflower seeds.‎ D．She had a habit of cracking sunflower seeds.‎ ‎28．What does the writer prove by mentioning Chinese New Year?‎ A．The traditions of celebrating it disappear.‎ B．Eating sunflower seeds is related to it.‎ C．The families get together for it.‎ D．Children can eat delicious food on that day.‎ ‎29．The writer’s attitude to Denmark’s way of eating bread is _____.‎ A．neutral (中立的) B．critical (批评的) C．acceptable D．doubtful ‎30．What lesson can we learn from the story?‎ A．One kind of food doesn’t necessarily suit everyone.‎ B．It is good to form healthy eating habits.‎ C．Eating habits come from a certain culture.‎ D．Changing your eating habits will change your life.‎ 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ Little Habits Make a Big Difference Everything around us is changing at amazing speed, it seems ̶ but some things will always remain the same.31． Some of our daily habits have the power to always give us happiness and lead us toward success. Here are some little habits that can make a big difference:‎ ‎32．‎ Many studies have linked early rising with success. An early morning wake-up carries benefits including better planning and anticipation（预料）of problems, and more time to do the things that make you happy.‎ Happiness comes to those who are curious.‎ ‎33． As long as you live, there will always be something to learn, and as long as you follow your heart and your passions, you won’t miss out on learning.‎ Believe in yourself and all that your are.‎ ‎34． Confidence is the key to success ̶ the thing that lets you look at the past without regret, stay grounded in the present, and prepare for the future without fear.‎ A day well spent gets you a good night sleep.‎ Enough sleep makes you feel healthier and happier, and it’s more than lifting up your mood or removing exhaustion. Adequate sleep is a key part of your health and inner happiness. 35．.‎ It doesn’t take a huge effort to make a significant change in your life －using one or two tiny habits may be all you need. Get started today and you’ll soon be experiencing the rewards.‎ A．That’s why habits are so powerful.‎ B．The ground work of all happiness is good health.‎ C．Early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy, and wise.‎ D．The habit of respect means treating everyone with kindness.‎ E. Nothing will ever make you happier than having faith in yourself.‎ F. When you rest better, you can live better and achieve more happiness.‎ G. There is no stage in life when we can’t be learning something valuable.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 36 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 37 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.‎ How did we ‎38 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 39 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 40 modern manufacturing (制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 41 .‎ Another cause is our 42 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 43 people, we are always looking for 44 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies45 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.‎ Our appetite for new products also 46 to the problem. We are 47 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 48 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 49 useful possessions to make room for new ones.‎ All around the world, we can see the 50 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 51 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 52 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 53 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.‎ Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 54 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 55 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.‎ ‎36．A．key B．reason C．project D．problem ‎37．A．gifts B．rubbish C．debt D．products ‎38．A．face B．become C．observe D．change ‎39．A．hide B．control C．replace D．withdraw ‎40．A．Thanks to B．As to C．Except for D．Regardless of ‎41．A．safe B．funny C．cheap D．powerful ‎42．A．love B．lack C．prevention D．division ‎43．A．sensitive B．kind C．brave D．busy ‎44．A．ways B．places C．jobs D．friends ‎45．A．donate B．receive C．produce D．preserve ‎46．A．adapts B．returns C．responds D. contributes ‎47．A．tired of B．addicted to C．worried about D. ashamed for ‎48．A．newer B．stronger C．higher D. larger ‎59．A．pick up B．pay for C．hold onto D．throw away ‎50．A．advantage B．purposes C．function D．consequences ‎51．A．show B．record C．decrease D．measure ‎52．A．technology B. environment C．consumer D．brands ‎53．A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Meanwhile ‎54．A．by B．in favour of C．after D．instead of ‎55．A．spending B．collecting C．repairing D．advertising 第四部分 写作（共五节，满分60分）‎ 第一节 词汇填空（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）‎ ‎56. She________ （宣称）that she didn't want to see him again. ‎ ‎57. Sunshine is_____________ （benefit）to plants. ‎ ‎58. Her severe look_________(反映) how she really felt．‎ ‎59. We were __________（witness） the most important scientific development of the century. ‎ ‎60. Before the opening ceremony of the super-market, some workers are sent to_______(分发) handbills on the street.‎ ‎61. He is__________ (做手术)on a patient on the head。‎ ‎62. He refused to say anything not__________(relevance) to the present question.‎ ‎63. You should _______ (控制)your temper. ‎ ‎64. Can you_______ （推荐）me a good novel? ‎ ‎65. The theory is generally _________（acknowledge）to be true.‎ 第二节 句子翻译（共20空；每空0.5分，满分10分） ‎ ‎66. He works in his study_______ ______ ______ ________ ________. 他一天到晚在书房里工作着。‎ ‎67. John has ________ ________ _______ having done something wrong. ‎ 约翰已意识到自己做错了事情。‎ ‎68. He found his first job.______ _______ ________, he needn’t depend on his father any more.‎ 他找到了他的第一份工作，换句话说，他再也不用依靠他父亲了。‎ ‎69. You shouldn’t have_____ Andy_______ in the mountains; it was very dangerous.‎ 你不该将Andy留在山上，因为那非常危险。‎ ‎70. I came across my old friend in the street______ __________ _________.‎ 我几天前在街上碰见一个老朋友。‎ ‎71. Affected by the earthquake happening in March, seven springs ________ ________ .‎ 受3月那场地震的影响，七眼泉水干涸了。‎ ‎72. Can you_______ me______ with the maths problem? ‎ 你能帮我解出这道数学题吗?‎ 第三节 ‎ 语法填空（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 ‎ A 90-year-old has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for 73．(be) Britain’s oldest full-time employee—still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield, 74． she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have 75．(final) been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名) her to be Cheshire’s Woman Of The Year.‎ Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award, proud Irene 76．(declare) she had no plans 77．(retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said, “I don’t see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I 78．(make) over the years. I work not because I have to, 79． because I want to.”‎ Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31—who works alongside her in the family business—said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said, “We don’t have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call 80．(say) she was short-listed, we thought it was 81． joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. It’s 82．(wonder).”‎ 第四节 书面表达（满分10分）‎ 假设你是高中生李华。你校拟选拔一批优秀学生，利用暑期到希望小学为学生教英语。你希望参加此活动。请根据以下提示，用英语给校评选组写一封申请信:‎ ‎1.参加此活动的原因 ‎2.个人优势 ‎3.你的计划 注意:‎ ‎1.词数80左右；‎ ‎2.可适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；‎ ‎3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ 参考词汇:希望小学 Hope Primary School Dear Sir/Madam,‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours sincerely ‎ Li Hua 第五节 概要写作（20分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的概要写作。‎ ‎84．IV. Summary Writing Take Care of Your Spine (脊柱)‎ The spine stands at the center of your health, providing your body with structure and support. It also contains your spinal cord, a massive collection of nerves that sends electric signals from the rest of your body to your brain. Therefore, it’s important to take care of it.‎ Maintaining your good posture is one of the most important things you can do to keep your spine healthy. Proper posture means standing or sitting while keeping your spine straight, except for its natural curves. Posture comes into play even when you’re asleep. Sleeping on your side puts less stress on your spine than most other positions. Having a comfortable bed is also very important as sleeping in a position that isn’t comfortable can leave your back feeling sore the next day.‎ Exercise is also an important factor in the health of your spine. Staying still for too long—even if your posture is good—can be hard on your back. Especially if you work at a desk most of the day, it’s important to get up and stretch periodically. Stretches can help the muscles around your spine relax and allow bones to shift into better positions. Strength exercises with light weights or bodyweight exercises like pushups can also help by strengthening the muscles around your spine. However, don’t overdo the exercise, as repeated motions can hurt the muscles around your spine.‎ Your diet also affects the health of your spine because many vitamins are necessary for bones and nerves. In particular, B vitamins help keep nerves healthy, so you may want to consider taking a supplement (补充物). Another important factor is vitamin D, which is essential for strong bones, but it’s also absorbed from sunlight, so it may help to do some of those back exercises outside.‎ 永安三中2019-2020学年第二学期高二英语期中测试卷 听力 ‎1—5 CBCAB 6—‎10 ABCCB ‎11—‎15 CCBAB 16—‎20 CCAAB 阅读理解 ‎21-25：DABAC 26-30：ADBCC ‎31-35：ACGEF ‎ 完形填空 ‎36-40：DBBCA 41-45:CADAC ‎ ‎46-50:DBADD 51-55:CBADA ‎ 单词拼写 ‎56. declared 57. beneficial 58. reflected 59. witnessing 60. distribute 61. operating 62. relevant 63. govern 64. recommend ‎ ‎ 65. acknowledged 完成句子 ‎66. day in and day out 67. been aware of ‎ ‎68. In other words 69. left…alone ‎ ‎70. the other day 71. dried up 72.help…out 短文填词 ‎73．being 74．which 75．finally ‎76．declared 77．to retire 78．have made ‎79．but 80．saying 81．a ‎ ‎82．wonderful 应用类作文 Dear Sir/Madam,‎ I am Li Hua from Class One, Senior Two. I am writing to apply for the opportunity to help the students in Hope Primary School with their English. Thus they can improve their English during the summer vacation. Meanwhile, I can learn how to get along well with the students.‎ I think that I am qualified for the position. I’m kind, easygoing and always ready to help others. I wash clothes and make the bed by myself to ‎ develop independence. English is my favorite subject and I have won several prizes in English contests. I plan to communicate with students first to know what they need. Besides, I’ll try to get them more interested in English by telling stories, singing songs, playing games and so on.‎ I’d appreciate it if you could give me the opportunity.‎ Yours Sincerely,‎ Li Hua 概要写作：‎ Central to health, your spine needs your good care. First, keep a good posture, including standing or sitting straight and sleeping on your side in a comfortable bed. Second, avoid keeping a same posture for long and take proper exercise to relax and strengthen spine muscles. Third, have a diet with enough vitamins for healthy bones and nerves.‎