【英语】广西桂林十八中2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试

【英语】广西桂林十八中2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试

广西桂林十八中2019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试 ‎ 注意事项： ‎ ‎①本试卷共4页，答题卡2页。考试时间120分钟,满分150分；‎ ‎②正式开考前，请务必将自己的姓名、考号用黑色水性笔填写清楚并张贴条形码；‎ ‎③请将所有答案填涂或填写在答题卡相应位置，直接在试卷上做答不得分。‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） ‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.‎ ‎1. What does the man mean?‎ A. Carl will be late for the concert. ‎ B. The line for concert tickets is too busy.‎ C. He hasn’t been able to contact Carl.‎ ‎2. Why does the man have a better hairstyle than before?‎ A. He had his hair cut in a new place. ‎ B. The woman gave him some advice.‎ C. Another person cut his hair this time.‎ ‎3. What are the speakers doing?‎ A. Playing a game. B. Watching a match. C. Enjoying a play.‎ ‎4. How are the speakers going to the countryside?‎ A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By train.‎ ‎5. What did the man buy today?‎ A. A hat. B. A pair of jeans. C. A T-shirt.‎ 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)‎ 听下面5段对话。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至8题。‎ ‎6. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Workmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Employer and employee.‎ ‎7. What do we know about the woman?‎ A. She works part-time now. ‎ B. She has hired a babysitter. ‎ C. Her baby is a little bigger now.‎ ‎8. What does the man think of his work?‎ A. Difficult. B. Satisfying. C. Exhausting.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Husband and wife. B. A doctor and a patient. C. A travel agent and a client.‎ ‎10 Why does the man want to cancel his booking for tomorrow?‎ A. He can't take any exercise. ‎ B. He doesn't have enough money.‎ C. He has to go for another appointment.‎ ‎11. What does the woman suggest the man do?‎ A. See a doctor. B. Take a boat trip. C. Pay $ 150 first.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. Old fashions. B. Old news. C. Old days.‎ ‎13. What do the speakers think of what they looked like in the photo?‎ A. Young. B. Fashionable. C. Embarrassing.‎ ‎14. Where did the man work?‎ A. In a bank. B. In a factory. C. In a university.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. What does the girl have to do at school?‎ A. Wear school uniforms. ‎ B. Enter the chemistry lab with teachers.‎ C. Go into the language lab with permission.‎ ‎16. What will happen to the girl if she breaks the rules seriously?‎ A. She will stay at school after class. ‎ B. She will get a yellow warning.‎ C. She will get a red report.‎ ‎17. What does the girl say about the school rules?‎ A. They are reasonable. ‎ B. They should be improved. ‎ C. They are not carried out strictly.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. Which film has the fewest shows?‎ A. Love Actually. B. The Incredibles. C. The Aviator.‎ ‎19. How much is the ticket for The Aviator at 19:15?‎ A. $ 6.75. B. $ 5. C. $ 3.5.‎ ‎20. What do we know about Love Actually?‎ A. The plot(情节) is complicated. ‎ B. There are no big stars in the film.‎ C. The story happened 5 weeks after Christmas.‎ 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） ‎ ‎ A Nice news! Job offered!‎ Driver ‎40 hours per week We are looking for a bus driver to provide a driving support service for the teachers living outside the school. Applications are to be received no later than 10th August 2019.‎ Receptionist Full-time A receptionist is needed from 1st August 2019 at Dartford Science &. Technology‎ ‎College. The position is only from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Friday，‎ with an hour's break for lunch every day. The successful ones must have good telephone manners, good interpersonal skills and IT skills.‎ Health & Social Care Teacher Our client, a mixed comprehensive school in Ealing, WestLondon, is currently seeking a teacher for Health &. Social Care. The position will be a full-time post until July 2020. We require an energetic teacher to develop the learning potential of students. We are seeking someone with excellent subject knowledge who can combine academic strictness and achievements with enjoyment of teaching Health &. Social Care.‎ If you are keen to work, click the button below.‎ ‎21. The receptionist to be employed will work______________.‎ A. 20 hours a week B. 34.5 hours a week ‎ C. 37 hours a week D. 39. 5 hours a week ‎22. ____________is needed in a school in Ealing, West London.‎ A. A full-time science teacher B. A teacher with the ability to get along with people C. A driver who can provide a driving support service D. A teacher with excellent knowledge about Health & Social Care ‎23. The text is likely to appear_____________‎ A. in a magazine B. in a novel C. on the Internet D. in a newspaper B I was a newcomer in a class. So was Alice. That's where the similarity ended. I was tall and she was small. My thick, black hair had been recently cut short. Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great. I was awkward and shy. She wasn't. I couldn't stand her. I considered her my enemy. She liked me. She wanted to be my friend.‎ One day, she invited me over and I said yes-I was too shocked to answer any other way. No one had invited me over to play. But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school. I got very surprised when she led me into an apartment building. She lived on the fourth floor in a three- room place with her mother, her step-father, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies, which was my next surprise. I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I had never played with ‎ them. But we sat on the floor of a walk- in closet, laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That's when we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and we both had wild imaginations. We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from smiling so much. She showed me her wardrobe, which had mostly come from a clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her as a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange. ‎ Alice‎ had the whole neighborhood charmed. The book-store owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other’s houses, and spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew and I learned to love being tall. ‎ Alice, my first real friend since childhood, taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends that your worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend.‎ ‎24. What made the similarity end?‎ A. Leaving the author s old school. ‎ B. Being admitted to their new classes.‎ C. Their differences in appearances and personalities. ‎ D. Their different demand for friendship and fashion.‎ ‎25. What did the author think of the Barbies?‎ A. Alice was too mature for them. B. Alice must have made them by herself.‎ C. They should have been kept well. D. They brought her back to her childhood.‎ ‎26. We can infer from the passage that Alice__________.‎ A. helped the author see her own strengths ‎ B. was good with the people around her C. helped to bring out the best in the author ‎ D. inspired the author's love for fashion ‎27. Which of the following best describes Alice?‎ A. Humorous. B. Ambitious. C. Caring. D. Friendly.‎ C The idea of turning recycled plastic bottles into clothing is not new. During the past five years, a large number of clothing companies, businesses and environmental organizations have ‎ started turning plastics into fabric to deal with plastic pollution. But there's a problem with this method. Research now shows that microfibers could be the biggest source of plastic in the sea.‎ Dr. Mark Browne in Santa Barbara‎, ‎California, has been studying plastic pollution and microfibers for 10 years. He explains that every time synthetic (合成的) clothes go into a washing machine, a large number of plastic fibers fall off. Most washing machines can't collect these microfibers(微纤维). So every time the water gets out of a washing machine, microfibers enter the sewer and finally end up in the sea.‎ In 2011，Browne wrote a paper stating that a single piece of synthetic clothing can produce more than 1 ,900 fibers per wash. Browne collected samples from seawater and freshwater sites around the world, and used a special way to examine each sample. He discovered that every single water sample contained microfibers.‎ This is bad news for a number of reasons. Plastic can cause harm to sea life when eaten. Studies have also shown that plastic can absorb other pollutants.‎ Based on this evidence, it may seem surprising that companies and organizations have chosen to turn plastic waste into clothing as an environmental “solution”. Even though the science has been around for a while, Browne explains that he's had a difficult time getting companies to listen. When he asked well-known clothing companies to support Benign by Design his research project that seeks to get clothes that have a bad effect on humans and the environment out of the market, Browne didn't get a satisfying answer. Only one women's clothing company, Eileen Fisher, offered Browne funding.‎ ‎28. What has happened during the past five years?‎ A. Fabric has become much stronger. ‎ B. Plastic pollution has been less serious.‎ C. Many plastic bottles have been reused. ‎ D. Microfibers have been greatly improved.‎ ‎29. What does Browne think of washing synthetic clothes?‎ A. It is adding microfibers to the clothes. ‎ B. It is worsening environmental problems.‎ C. It is making synthetic clothes last longer. ‎ D. It is doing great damage to washing machines.‎ ‎30. What can be inferred about Browne's Benign by Design research project?‎ A. It has achieved great success. B. It hasn't got anything done.‎ C. It is known to very few people. D. It is facing some difficulties.‎ ‎31. What's the best title for the text?‎ A. It Is Important to Learn to Recycle ‎ B. It Is Never Easy to Solve Pollution Problems C. Recycled Plastic Clothing: Solution or Pollution? ‎ D. Are Human Beings Moving Forward or Backward?‎ D One in five women and one in eight men are becoming more tired and less productive, according to a new Australian study on mobile phone use. ‎ Led by the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, researchers surveyed 709 mobile phone users across the country aged 18 to 83 and asked them a series of questions based on a similar study 13 years ago. Identifying a phenomenon “technoference (科技干扰)” researchers discovered a significant increase in people blaming their devices for "losing sleep, becoming less productive and even getting more aches and pains.”‎ According to the study's lead author Dr. Oscar, the issue is so bad that 24 percent of women and 15 percent of men are now considered to be “problematic mobile phone users”. “When we talk about technoference we’re referring to the everyday intrusions (侵扰) and interruptions that people experience due to mobile phones and their usage,” he said. “Our survey found technoference had increased among men and women. For example, reports relating to the loss of sleep and productivity showed that these negative outcomes had significantly increased during the last 13 years. This finding suggests that mobile phones are potentially increasingly affecting aspects of daytime functioning due to lack of sleep.‎ Compared to a 2005 study, “technoference” issues for 18-to-24-year-olds experienced a surprising 40. 9 percent rise, while those aged 25 to 29 also recorded a dramatic increase of 23.5 percent.‎ Oscar said that with the number of smartphone users around the world expected to surpass 2.5 billion before the end of this year, the problem of “technoference” could get even worse. "The speed and depth of smartphone take-up make our population particularly vulnerable to some of the ‎ negative consequences of high mobile phone use," he said. “Rapid technological innovations have led to dramatic changes in today’s mobile phone technology, which can improve the quality of life for phone users but also result in some negative outcomes.”‎ ‎32. How are people affected by technoference according to the text?‎ A. It makes people addicted to communicating online. ‎ B. It pushes people to work at a fast pace.‎ C. It causes people to sleep less at night. ‎ D. It brings negative outcomes to people of all ages.‎ ‎33. Which group is most influenced by smartphones?‎ A. Young women. B. Young men. C. Children. D. Seniors.‎ ‎34. What does the underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?‎ A. Widely spread. B. Deeply devoted. ‎ C. Easily hurt. D. Absolutely accustomed.‎ ‎35. What does the text mainly talk about?‎ A. The increasing side effects of smartphones. ‎ B. Ways to solve the technoference problem.‎ C. Smartphones and people's happiness. ‎ D. The popularity of smartphones.‎ 第二节 七选五（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。‎ You probably think that you are already efficient and skilled in what you are doing, and perhaps you are right.__36__ Improvement is indeed very important because it keeps you longing for success, and it is what prevents you from tiring. So make the best of who you are and use these practical tips.‎ Spare a few minutes a day to learn new things. ___37____ You may consider reading blogs, magazines, or trade journals that can enrich your knowledge about your field. No matter what you do, though, make sure it is something beneficial to your professional growth.‎ Learn to pay close attention to details. It is a fact that once people have become accustomed to their regular tasks, they rarely check the details about certain aspects in their job. __38__‎ Get inspired and start working on your disadvantages. You should be able to pay more attention to your performance in the job, and find ways to improve yourself. If you find yourself quite emotional or stressed out, then maybe what you need is inspiration. __ 39___ By doing so, you can continue improvement and eventually become much better.‎ ‎__40__ This step may seem very simple, yet it can get quite challenging to find people who are excellent and have a good reputation in your company. Once you have found these inspiring people, you should try to cooperate with them more often and complete a project that could do wonders for your organization and your personal growth.‎ A. Give yourself a break.‎ B. However, you may not be the best you can possibly be. ‎ C. Be with the right people and always try to improve yourself.‎ D. If so, you're not living an abundant life.‎ E. You may consider looking at great work and performance for some inspiration.‎ F. It is important that you devote plenty of your time to learning and researching.‎ G. Unfortunately, this may lead to misunderstanding and negative consequences.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分55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。‎ The rose bushes were finally in full bloom on that spring morning. The 　41　 of roses always brings to mind Wanda's childhood memories. Then the family had no 　42　 to buy extra things, so even a tired rose was something to　 43　. Currently, to have a backyard full of different roses is pure 　44　. And her husband Dale, devotedly 　45　 the roses. 　46　 that she loves the very first blooms, he picked some on this particular morning. But as Dale returned, he came across a neighbor who had 　47　for a quick visit. As the woman turned to go, Dale generously gave the 48 to her. And even though their visitor 　49　 she didn't want to take them. She was 　50　 assured that the flowers were hers to keep.‎ Seeing her precious first blooms go out of the door 　51　 Wanda with regret, and a bit of 　52　. She knew it was "better to give than to receive". 　53　, she wished she could have kept the roses for herself.‎ Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, where Wanda waited outside in the car. Then, without 　54　, an older woman suddenly appeared at the open window, and gave her a bunch of fresh roses! "These are for you. They're my first blooms this spring."‎ Completely 　55　, Wanda thanked the woman and 　56　 for a moment to breathe in the rich fragrance. When she looked back, the mysterious visitor was gone.‎ That special 　57　 changed Wanda. It made her understand the true meaning of 58 and unexpected gifts. Now, she always 　59　 her first blooms to others, as a（n） 60 that someone is thinking of them.‎ ‎41. A. sight B. scenery C. scene D. show ‎42. A. energy B. money C. courage D. desire ‎43. A. desert B. raise C. value D. water ‎44. A. business B. memory C. imagination D. enjoyment ‎45. A. lays B. serves C. studies D. tends ‎46. A. Anxious B. Ashamed C. Afraid D. Aware ‎47. A. stopped by B. settled down C. turned out D. broken in ‎48. A. greetings B. wishes C. roses D. bushes ‎49. A. recommended B. complained C. cried D. insisted ‎50. A. hardly B. repeatedly C. secretly D. temporarily ‎51. A. filled B. covered C. charged D. supplied ‎52. A. tension B. pride C. gladness D. selfishness ‎53. A. Thus B. Still C. Instead D. Otherwise ‎54. A. doubt B. warning C. effort D. thinking ‎55. A. depressed B. confused C. amazed D. relaxed ‎56. A. waited B. nodded C. shook D. bent ‎57. A. discovery B. delivery C. apology D. smell ‎58. A. giving B. receiving C. keeping D. exchanging ‎59. A. takes away B. puts away C. gives away D. throws away ‎60. A. routine B. duty C. reminder D. example 第二节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎61. A snowball ________________(打，击，撞) him on the back of the head last winter.‎ ‎62. The law in that country needs____________________ (改革，改进).‎ ‎63. It is _________________ (合情理的) to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen.‎ ‎64. The ________________ (大多数) of lone parents are divorced or separated women.‎ ‎65. It is very _________________ (方便的) to pay by credit card.‎ ‎66. I have no job and ________________(无处，到处都无) to live.‎ ‎67. The ___________________(装饰，装修) inside the palace is delightful.‎ ‎68. There are many ________________(申请人) for the job.‎ ‎69. He ______________________(禁止) to leave the base as a punishment yesterday.‎ ‎70. The people of the Philippines have voted to ________________(选举) a new president. ‎ 第三节 语法填空（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。‎ Most of us are familiar with the “Silk Road”, a network of land trading routes which connected northwestern China to Europe since the Han dynasty. With ____71____(it) recent popularity, you may have heard of the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” as well, another network of land trading routes that connected China to various ___72___ (part) of Asia and Europe before sailing became common. Historically, the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” is no less ___73___ (value) than the “Silk Road". And because of their respective locations, sometimes the “Ancient Tea Horse Road” is referred to as the “Southern Silk Road”.‎ The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” got its name as Chinese tea and horses were the main products __74__ (buy) and sold along the route. Recently, historians ____75____(trace) the origins of the “Ancient Tea Horse Road" back to the Tang dynasty, ___76___ tea was being transported out of Yunnan to Beijing, Tibet, and other places. The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” was ___77___ (far) developed during the Song and Ming dynasties, and remained __78__ busy trading route all year round until the Qing Dynasty.‎ The “Ancient Tea Horse Road” served ___79___ not only a trading route, but also a bridge connecting different races-such as Han and the Tibetan people. It is located near the“Roof of the World"，and is where many minority groups are located, ___80___ (make) it a spot of many attractions.‎ 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作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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(＼)划掉。 ‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线（___），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。‎ Last term, I accommodated an exchange student calling Jacob from the Great Britain to our school. He really cares for Chinese culture. Jacob asked me to show himself around the city on weekends. I took him to many local place of interest and we also go to the theater to watch a show of Peking opera. He was so attracted by the performance as he decided to learn it. My father happened to know a master of Peking opera and introduced Jacob to him. Jacob was great honored to be one of his students. Put his heart into it, Jacob made a rapid progress. When he returned England, he gave a performance, for what he won much admiration from his classmates.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你得知2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会（Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games）赛会志愿者全球招募，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 介绍你的基本信息； 2. 说明你的优势； 3. 表示你希望被录用。‎ 注意：1. 词数不少于100； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Sir or Madam,‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ Sincerely,‎ Li Hua ‎【参考答案】‎ 听力 ‎ ‎1-20 CCBAB AABCA BCCAA BCBBA 阅读 ‎ A篇: BDC B篇: CABD C篇: CBDC D篇:CACA 七选五 BFGEC 完形填空 ‎41-60 ABCDD DACDB ADBBC DBACC 单词 ‎ ‎61. struck 62. reforming / to be reformed 63. reasonable 64. majority 65. convenient 66. nowhere 67. decoration 68. applicants 69. was forbidden 70. elect 语法填空 ‎ ‎71. its 72. parts 73. valuable 74. bought 75. have traced ‎76. when 77. further 78. a 79. as 80. making 短文改错 calling—called; himself—him; place—places; go—went; as—that; ‎ great—greatly; Put—Putting; 去掉rapid前面的a; return后面加to; what—which 写作范文 Dear Sir or Madam,‎ I have learned that English volunteers for Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are wanted. I am writing to apply for this position.（提出申请）‎ I'm a Senior 3 student in Hongxing‎ ‎Middle School, and I believe I am qualified for the position. These years, I have been on several exchange programs in America, so I am confident with my communication skills in English. What's more, as a super fan of sports, with my love and knowledge of sports as well as Chinese culture and history, I can fulfill my role not only as a successful coordinator but also a cultural ambassador to spread the splendid Chinese culture. 【高分句型一】I am sure my knowledge will prove helpful when I introduce Beijing and Zhangjiakou to foreign guests. In addition, the voluntary service will offer a precious chance to contribute to our society, which appeals to me very much.【高分句型二】（介绍基本信息和优势）‎ I would be very grateful if you could offer me the opportunity. Thank you for your consideration.（表示希望被录用）‎ Sincerely,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎