江西省南昌市第二中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

江西省南昌市第二中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

南昌二中2019—2020学年度上学期期中考试 高二英语试卷 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。‎ l. What will the speakers do on Sunday?‎ A. Go swimming. ‎ B. Play volleyball. ‎ C. Go cycling.‎ ‎2. What is important to the man?‎ A. The cost. ‎ B. The time. ‎ C. The airline.‎ ‎3. What's the weather like?‎ A. Cool. ‎ B. Cold. ‎ C. Warm.‎ ‎4. What is the man likely to do?‎ A. Drop out of school. ‎ B. Try to get a scholarship. ‎ C. Continue his studies.‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a hospital. ‎ B. In a classroom. ‎ C. In a restaurant.‎ 听下面 5段对话或对白，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 kind of sport does the woman want to learn?‎ A. Volleyball. ‎ B. Tennis. ‎ C. Basketball.‎ ‎7. When will the woman probably take the course?‎ A. On Mondays. ‎ B. On Fridays. ‎ C. On Sundays.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 8和第 9两个小题。‎ ‎8. What is the woman doing?‎ A. Visiting a doctor. ‎ B. Preparing a party. ‎ C. Enjoying some music.‎ ‎9. What does the man mean in the end?‎ ‎ A. His brother is busy on Saturday.‎ B. His brother has got a bad cold again.‎ C. His brother is too young to perform at the party.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至 12 三个小题。‎ ‎10. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Boss and clerk. ‎ B. Customer and manager. ‎ C. Interviewer and interviewee.‎ ‎11. What do we know about the woman?‎ A. She knows many programming languages. ‎ B. She is dissatisfied with the man's work.‎ C. She is in charge of the IT Department.‎ ‎12. What attracts the man to work for the company?‎ A. An offer of a high salary.‎ B. The company's bright future.‎ C. The opportunity to play games.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 13至 16四个小题。‎ ‎13. Where are the speakers?‎ A. At an airport. ‎ B. At a railway station. ‎ C. At a bus stop.‎ ‎14. How much will the man pay for the camera?‎ A. $500. ‎ B. $599. ‎ C. $750.‎ ‎15. What does the man like about the camera?‎ A. Its design. ‎ B. Its quality. ‎ C. Its brand.‎ ‎16. How will the man pay?‎ A. In cash. ‎ B. By credit card. ‎ C. By cheque.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第 17至 20四个小题。‎ ‎17. What time does the ride begin?‎ A. At 8:30 a. m. ‎ B. At 10:00 a. m. ‎ C. At 11:30 a. m.‎ ‎18. What will the listeners probably do at 12:30 p. m.?‎ A. Go swimming. ‎ B. Have lunch. ‎ C. Feed the horses.‎ ‎19. What is useless for riding?‎ A. Sports shoes. ‎ B. Hard hats. ‎ C. Warm clothes.‎ ‎20. What is included in the price?‎ A. The food. ‎ B. The equipment. ‎ C. The hotel rooms.‎ 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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A BKLYN House Hotel This hotel features works by Brooklyn artists. The 116 rooms are good value and Manhattan is only 20 minutes away by taxi or subway. The immediate surroundings feel urban — the hotel is by a high-rise public housing project while the nearest commercial street is under elevated (高的) subway tracks — but Bushwick’s best bars and cafes / restaurants are nearby.‎ Doubles from $99, room only. Tel: 718 388 4433‎ Archer Hotel Visitors eager to stay in the heart of Manhattan should try one of the bargain-priced rooms at this hotel. Rates differ from great value to expensive; some start from as low as $179 a night (if prepaying in full). Rooms are small but tasteful, with nice touches such as exposed brick. Some have close-up views of the Empire State Building.‎ Doubles from $199, room only. Tel: 212 719 4100‎ CitizenM New York Times Square This is the first US location for a Netherlands-based concept hotel chain — CitizenM. The hotel features self check-in at its 230 little but comfortable rooms via touch screen “MoodPads”. There’s a rooftop bar, a 24-hour grab-and-go cafeteria ‎ and an area with public iMac workspaces. Although New Yorkers avoid nearby Times Square, all the lights, cameras and action can make it a fun tourist experience.‎ Doubles from $170, room only. Tel: 212 319 7000‎ ‎21．What can we know about BKLYN House Hotel?‎ A．It has the most rooms. B．It is located in Manhattan.‎ C．It is Bushwick’s best hotel. D．It is decorated with some art works.‎ ‎22．What is the advantage of living in CitizenM New York Times Square?‎ A．Regulars can enjoy a certain discount.‎ B．Visitors will get a “MoodPads” as a gift.‎ C．Visitors can enjoy themselves in a rooftop bar.‎ D．Visitors can have a good view of the Empire State Building.‎ ‎23．Which number should you call if you want to live in the heart of Manhattan?‎ A．212 319 7000. B．718 388 4433. C．212 865 5700. D．212 719 4100.‎ B I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the wonderful way the words sounded.‎ I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, “I can’t believe what’s printed in the newspaper this morning,” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.‎ This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said, “The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf,” I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself ‎ telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.‎ Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A’s on my tests. Sometimes, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn’t enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.‎ Now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don’t have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.‎ We’re taught to read because it’s necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is an important part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I’ve found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.‎ ‎24. Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of mom’s hands？‎ A. She wanted mom to read the news to her.‎ B. She couldn’t wait to tear the newspaper apart.‎ C. She couldn’t help but stop mom from reading.‎ D. She was eager to know what had happened.‎ ‎25. According to Paragraph 3, the author’s reading of road signs shows___________.‎ A. her own way to find herself B. her eagerness to develop her reading ability C. her growing desire to know the world around her D. her effort to remind mom to obey traffic rules ‎26. The author takes novel reading as a way to___________.‎ A. explore a mysterious land ‎ B. develop an interest in learning ‎ C. get away from a confusing world ‎ D. learn about the adult world ‎27. What could be the best title for the passage？‎ A. The Pleasure of Reading B. Growing Up with Reading C. The Magic of Reading D. Reading Makes a Full Man C Why are people interested in eating raw foods or whole foods? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation in your body.‎ Raw and whole foods are usually digested more efficiently than cooked and refined foods. When we cook foods, we destroy the natural enzymes (酶) that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were intended by nature to help us digest the food. When we consume food without these natural enzymes, our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream. In both instances, the result is obesity. When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat. Improperly digested food moves slowly through the digestive tract, where it becomes increasingly acidic. To protect its vital organs from this acidic waste, the body changes the acid into fat and stores it safely away from the organs.‎ Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite mechanism that tells us when we’ve had enough to eat; as a result, people often overeat. Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either identify these foods as allergens and then store them safely away from the organs as fat, or the remains of undigested food will become acidic and enter the bloodstream as acid waste, which will stick to the blood vessel walls and block the passage of vital oxygen and nutrients heading for the body’s cells. The body’s metabolism (新陈代谢) becomes inactive, and the result is weight gain and obesity.‎ The accumulation of acid in the digestive tract makes digestion increasingly inefficient. When that happens, even healthy foods can become acidic and the food allergies will become more common.‎ To stop this vicious circle in its tracks, people need to consume food and supplements that will neutralize the acid already accumulated in body. Eating the right types of raw and whole foods can help. It’s also important to restore your ‎ enzyme balance. You need to identify and avoid the foods that cause acid accumulation and consume the foods that increase enzyme production. If you truly want to change and help your body heal itself, you need to take an active approach. ‎ ‎28. It can be inferred from Para. 2 that __________.‎ A. foods with natural enzymes help people keep fit B. we’d better be cautious about raw and whole foods C. it is essential for people to protect their vital organs D. giving up cooked and refined foods is a new lifestyle ‎29. Processed foods are unhealthy because they __________.‎ A. destroy body’s cells ‎ B. stop body’s metabolism ‎ C. may lead to obesity ‎ D. are difficult to digest ‎30. What is the main purpose of this passage?‎ A. To warn people of the problem of obesity.‎ B. To advocate eating more raw and whole foods.‎ C. To inform people of the harm of processed foods.‎ D. To tell the differences between raw and processed foods.‎ ‎31. The underline word “vicious” in the last paragraph probably means ____________.‎ A. violent B. progressive C. positive D. harmful ‎ D Before uploading a photo of ourselves to social media, chances are that we’ll use an app to smooth our skin, make our eyes look bigger, and lips fuller. With a couple of taps on our mobile phone, we can get a quick fix and present the “best” version of ourselves to the world. However, the problem is, when we simply edit our imperfections away, we’re also changing the way we look at ourselves. ‎ Last month, researchers published the article Selfies – Living in the Era of Filtered(过滤的) Photographs. The article analyzed photo editing apps’ bad influences on people’s self-respect and their possibility to cause appearance anxieties. The researchers also warned that such apps make it difficult to tell the ‎ difference between reality and fantasy. “These apps allow one to change his or her appearance in minutes and follow an unrealistic standard of beauty,” the article reads.‎ In the past, people may have compared their looks to those of famous persons. But for today’s young people, beauty standards are most likely set by what they see on social media. “From birth, they are born into an age of social platforms where their feelings of self-worth can be based purely on the number of likes and followers that they have, which is linked to how good they look.” British cosmetic doctor Tijion Esho told The Independent. This is why many young people suffer an identity trouble when it comes to appearance.‎ ‎“Now you’ve got this daily comparison of your real self to this fake self that you present on social media.” Renee Engeln, a professor of psychology, told the HuffPost website. Engeln further pointed out that when people spend too much time making such comparisons, they may become “beauty sick” and find it difficult to accept what they actually look like. “Because between you and the world is a mirror, it’s a mirror that travels with you everywhere. You can’t seem to put it down.” she told The Washington Post. So when we look in a real mirror, we shouldn’t think to ourselves, “Do I look as good as myself in the filtered photos?” Instead, we should think, “I feel good; I have my health.”‎ ‎32. Before uploading a photo to social media, we will probably ______.‎ A. have an operation to make our eyes look bigger. ‎ B. use some cream to smooth our skin C. use an app to fix our photo ‎ D. edit our perfections away ‎33. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?‎ A. In many ways, photo edition apps are beneficial to people.‎ B. Photo edition apps are likely to cause people’s anxieties about their appearance.‎ C. Photo edition apps can make us more beautiful.‎ D. Photo edition apps help people judge realistic beauty.‎ ‎34. When it comes to appearance, why do many young people suffer an identity trouble?‎ A. Because they compare their looks to those of famous persons.‎ B. Because beauty standards are set by social media.‎ C. Because their feelings of self-worth depend on their own likes and dislikes.‎ D. Because their feelings of self-worth depend on their appearance.‎ ‎35. According to Engeln, we should _______.‎ A. feel good about what we actually look like B. spend more time making comparison of our real self to fake self ‎ C. take a mirror with us everywhere D .try to look as good as ourselves in the filtered photos 第二节（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。‎ Much of the work in today’s world is accomplished in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. 36 Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent?‎ ‎ 37 They focused on football, basketball and baseball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the team’s performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isn’t evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the team’s performance.‎ To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate（协调）their actions. 38 In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team’s performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, ＂There is no I in TEAM.＂ 39 ‎ Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war（拔河比赛）, whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force. ‎ ‎ 40 . An A-team may require a balance—not just A players, but a few generous B players as well.‎ A. It’s not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.‎ B. Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent ‎ C. The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers’ attention.‎ D. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.‎ E. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.‎ F. Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.‎ G. This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A terrible fever made Anne Sullivan nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood，and the doctors said she was a hopelessly mad girl. She had been  41  in the basement of a mental hospital in Boston. Sometimes，little Annie   42  hit anyone who came near to her. She ignored everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time. However，an old nurse  43  that little Annie had hope. She went to  44   little Annie every day. The child ignored her in most cases, but the old nurse  45  stopped seeing her every day in the basement. The  46  lady left cookies for little Annie and spoke words full of encouragement to her. She believed that as long as she showed   47  ，little Annie could get better. Finally, the doctors noticed the  48   in little Annie. They moved her upstairs and her condition continued   49  . Then her last day there came, and the child who seemed to be “  50  ” went out of the locked door of the mental hospital. ‎ After she grew up, Anne Sullivan hoped to  51  others，just as the kind old nurse helped her. She became the  52 of Helen Keller. She 53  her，trained her ‎ strictly and worked with her  54  she lit the candle that brought  55 to the whole world. Anne Sullivan  56  a miracle in the life of Helen Keller. But first it was a kind nurse who had full  57   in little Annie that turned a(n)   58  child into a great teacher. If there had been no Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would not be 59 . But if there hadn’ t been a  60 who kept showing love, Anne Sullivan wouldn’t be known to the world，either.‎ ‎41. A. hidden                  B. received          C. locked                    D. found ‎42. A. angrily                    B. proudly           C. warmly                  D. secretly ‎43. A. praised                    B. doubted           C. believed                D. remembered ‎44. A. treat                         B. see               C. promise                D. miss ‎45. A. still                          B. already            C. ever                     D. never ‎46. A. hard-​working          B. good​-looking       C. open​-minded         D. kind-​hearted ‎47. A. cheer                       B. love              C. luck                      D. happiness ‎48. A. worries                    B. problems          C. changes                 D. needs ‎49. A. worsening               B. ‎ spreading          C. increasing              D. improving ‎50. A. active                     B. healthy            C. hopeless               D. useless ‎51. A. greet                        B. help              C. surprise                 D. please ‎52. A. classmate                B. teacher            C. neighbor               D. boss ‎53. A. laughed at               B. waited for          C. looked at               D. cared for ‎54. A. if                             B. unless            C. until                        D. because ‎55. A. time                         B. dream            C. light                       D. power ‎56. A. created                    B. shared            C. stopped                 D. expected ‎57. A. control                     B. shame            C. pity                        D. confidence ‎58. A. stupid                      B. lazy              C. funny                     D. unfriendly ‎59. A. called                      B. known            C. ‎ left                        D. protected ‎60. A. doctor                      B. patient            C. nurse                     D. worker 第二节 单项填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎61. Not until he retired from teaching three years ago _________ having a holiday abroad.‎ ‎ A. he had considered B. did he consider C. he considered D. had he considered ‎62. The young man was _________stealing possessions of his factory and put into prison.‎ ‎ A. accused of B. charged for C. blamed of D. punished with ‎ ‎63. Parents often faced the between doing what they felt was good for the development of ‎ the children and what they could tolerate in front of noise and destructiveness. ‎ A. challenge B. dilemma C. motivation D. barrier ‎64. The driver intended to park his car near the roadside but was required by the police ____.‎ A. not to do B. not do C. not to D. not do it ‎ 65. ----How did you like Nick’s performance last night?‎ ‎ ----To be honest, his singing didn’t ________ to me much.‎ A. occur B. belong C. refer D. appeal 第三节 单句填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 根据中文或首字母提示填入适当单词，或用所给词的正确形式填空。‎ ‎66. Many students find __________ (临时的) jobs during their summer holidays.‎ ‎67. He has told me his plans and he's made a good （印象） on me.‎ ‎68. The boys, who face the danger without any fear, were rewarded with medals for their _______(brave) in Wenchuan earthquake. ‎ ‎69. We'll never forget those who _______ (bleed) in the wars for the revolution of China.‎ ‎70. She began to cry the i________(一……就) she read the letter from her mother. ‎ ‎71.Henry's devotion to charity and his strong will to help gain him national ______ (名誉). ‎ ‎72. The professor finally ________ (呈递) his project to the school board for approval last month.‎ ‎73. ______ (consequence), this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD.‎ ‎74. By c_________, the day I got married was the same as the day my close friend John married.‎ ‎75. A __________ (vary) of butterflies are flying in flowers in different colors and shapes. ‎ 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）‎ Laughing is one of life’s most simple pleasure．It is free．You can do it anywhere．Like the flu，laughter can spread easy among people．Often when we hear someone laughing in crowded room or a packed train ，we start laughing too—even if we have no idea how．‎ In fact，mental health can affect on physical health．Therefore，“Laughter is the best medicine” does not mean that I should not take medicine when you’re sick．It simply means that have a positive outlook might help ease your troubles but make you cheerful．Besides，making others laugh with you is also an act what is joyful and kind．‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你正在某国外中学做交换生，该校校报的“外国文化”栏目拟介绍中国传统文化，校报编辑Peter给你写信，咨询你的意见。请你给Peter写封回信，要点如下：  （1）你认为最能代表中国文化的是什么？请说明理由；‎ ‎（2）我们应该如何更好地推广中国文化？ (至少两点)‎ 注意:（1）词数100左右；‎ ‎（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎（3）开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Peter，‎ ‎ Your letter reached me with pleasure. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 高二期中考试英语试卷参考答案 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)‎ ‎1 -5 BABCA 6 - l0 BABCC 11 - 15 CBABA 16 - 20 BCAAB ‎ 第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ ‎21-23．DCD 24-27 DCCB 28-31 ACBD 32-35 CBDA 36-40 BEGDF 第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎41-45 CACBD 46-50 DBCDC 51-55 BBDCC 56-60 ADDBC 单项选择：61-65 BABCD 单句填空：‎ ‎66. temporary 67. impression 68. bravery 69. bled 70. instant ‎ ‎71. reputation 72. submitted 73. Consequently 74. coincidence 75. variety 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 第二节 书面表达 Dear Peter，‎ Your letter reached me with pleasure. I’m so happy that the "Foreign Cultures" section in our newspaper will recommend Chinese traditional culture. ‎ From my perspective, there is no denying that Confucius is the most representative symbol of Chinese culture. As a philosopher, Confucius not only represents the ‎ traditional Chinese culture, but has been influencing us Chinese people since ancient times. Nowadays we can find lots of Confucius institutes around the world, which provide platforms for the foreigners to learn about Chinese culture. Undoubtedly, culture is a decisive factor for social development. As a country with a long history, China is rich in civilization and culture. ‎ To promote Chinese culture, we are supposed to provide various cultural exchange activities. What’s more, establishing Confucius institutes all over the world is also a good idea. Meanwhile, attracting more foreign visitors to China to experience Chinese culture will have a far--reaching impact. I’ll be glad if I could help you.‎ Best wishes.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎