2020年衡鋼中學高二期中考試英語試題

2020年衡鋼中學高二期中考試英語試題時量120分鐘滿分150分注意事項：1.本試卷由四個部分組成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一節(jié)為選擇題。第三部分的第二節(jié)和第四部分為非選擇題。2.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。3.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑；回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthetalk？A.Wonderful. B.Uninteresting. C.Fulloffacts.2.Whataretheydoingnow?A.Theyarehavingarest.B.Theywanttokeepsomething.C.Theyareclimbingahill.3.Whatdidthemandolastnight?A.Hewatchedaplay.B.Hedidnothing.C.Hestayedathome.4.Wherearetheytalkingnow?A.Atahotel. B.Attheairport. C.Inthebookstore.5.Doesthemanoftencallhome?A.No,hedoesn’t. B.Notveryoften. C.Yes,hedoes.第二節(jié)(共15個小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話或獨白，每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀每個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段對話，回答第6至7題。6.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?A.Atashop. B.Onthestreet. C.Intheman’shouse.7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Driverandpoliceman.B.Husbandandwife.C.Customerandshopkeeper.聽第7段對話，回答第8至9題。8.Howdidthemantravel?A.Byair. B.Bytrain. C.Byship.9.Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?A.Themanwasafriendofthemanager.B.Cindywasthewifeofthemanager.C.ItwasthefirsttimethatMr.BrownhadseenCindy.聽第8段對話，回答第10至12題。10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Sisterandbrother.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Husbandandwife.11．Whatdoes“kids”meanaccordingtothisconversation?A.Boys. B.Children. C.Girls.12.Howmanypeoplearethereinthehouseatthemoment?A.Three. B.Five. C.Six.聽第9段對話，回答第13至16題。13.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?A.Inashop. B.Inamarket. C.Inafactory.14.Whatcolorofpaintdidthewomanwant?A.Darkblue. B.Lightblue. C.Skyblue.15.Howmuchwasthepaint?A.Twentydollars. B.Thirtydollars. C.Fortydollars.16.Untilwhenshouldthemanwork?A.Untilseveno’clock.B.Untileighto’clock.C.Untilnineo’clock.聽第10段獨白，回答第17至20題。17.Whostayswiththechildrenwhenthespeakergoesout?A.Hismother. B.Hiswife’smother. C.Theservant.18.Whydothespeaker’schildrendislikeeatinginrestaurants?A.Becausethefoodisnotdelicious.B.Becausetheyhavetobequietforalongtime.C.Becausethefoodisnotenough.19.Whydoesn’tthespeaker’sfathergetfat?A.Becauseheworksveryhardonthefarmforalongtime.B.Becausehedoesn’teatmuch.C.Becausehedoesn’teatmeat.20.Whydoesthespeaker’sfathereatagainrightafterheesbackfromarestaurant?A.Becauseheishungry.B.Becauseheisnotusedtothefood.C.Becausehelikesthefoodathome.第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（A）LEADINGINTERNATIONALSCHOOLS2019●JerudongInternationalSchool(JIS),Brunei“AchievingExcellence”isthemottoofJIS,Brunei.Adevelopingboardingschoolof1,700students,40%Bruneian,JIShasmadeitselfaleadingschoolinAsia.Withalmost200highlyqualifiedteachersprimarilyfromtheUK,the120acresinglecampus(校園)closetobothcoastandrainforestoffersauniqueeducationalenvironment.ThereisaPerformingArtsCentre,27sciencelaboratories,librariesandclassrooms.●TheAmericanInternationalSchool(AIS),AustriaFoundedin1959,AISistheoldestEnglishlanguageschoolinAustria.Schoolprogramsfocusonacademics,butalsoonthedevelopmentofstudents’creativeandleadershipabilitiesandemotionalintelligence.Theschoolrecognizesstudents’speciallearningstyles,tryingtomakeinstructiondifferentandallowingstudentstoreachtheirfullpotentialindifferentareas.●SingaporeAmericanSchool(SAS),SingaporeFoundedin1956,itisoneofonlyafewgoodnonprofitschoolsinSingapore.Foroversixdecades,SAShasprovidedstudentsfrompreschooltoGrade12agoodAmericaneducationwithaninternationalview.Theschoolsupportsprofessionaldevelopmentfinanciallyandcontinuallysendsteachersacrosstheglobetodiscovernewideasandbestpracticesfrominfluentialeducationalinstitutions.●SantaClaraInternationalSchool(SCIS),SpainIntheschool,whenyouwalkintoaclassroom,you’llseehandsraised,smallgroupsassembled(集合),andpresentationsunderway.You’llfindteacherscreatingcooperativepartnershipswithstudents,encouragingthemtodiscoverandconnect.You’llobservechildrenworkingonmeaningfulhandsonprojectsthatbuildskillsandexcitecreativity.Theteachingphilosophyisthatlearninghappenseverywhere:intheclassrooms,inthecity,inamuseum,onafarm,orjustduringawalkaroundtheneighborhood.21.HowcanstudentsbenefitfromattendingAIS?A.Theyareexposedtothebeautyofvastrainforests.B.Theyaremadeleaderswithemotionalintelligence.C.Theyarealwayssentabroadtodiscovernewideas.D.Theyareencouragedtodeveloptheirpossibilities.22.Whichschoolattachesimportancetoteachers’development?A.JIS. B.SAS. C.AIS. D.SCIS.23.WhatmakesSCISdifferentfromtheotherschools?A.Itsspecialteachingmethods.B.Itsvariousacademiccourses.C.Itslargeandbeautifulcampus.D.Itsoldesthistoryandbuildings.（B）Ifyouareinadilemma(困境)aboutbeingselftaughtorgettingformaleducation,youhaveetotherightwebpage.Inthisarticle,wenotetheadvantagesofeachofthesetohelpyoudecidewhichonewouldbethebestforyou.Perhapsthebiggestadvantageofbeingselftaughtisthatyouareabletosavealotofmoney.Witheachpassingyear,thecostofgettingadegreeisontherise.Asaresult,manystudentsthesedaystendtograduatefromcollegewithasignificantamountofdebt.Thismakesitnecessaryforthemtogetajobassoonaspossible,otherwiseanumberofseriousissuesmayarise.Besides,itispossibletolearnfasteronyourown,byfocusingononlythoseareasthatyouareinterestedin.Finally,learningonyourowncanbeagreatconfidencebuilder.Youhavetostruggletogainknowledgebutonceyouclearthebasicsonyourown,youwillfindyourselfbeingmuchmoreconfidentaboutyourabilities.Oneofthebiggestadvantagesofformaleducationisthatyougetadegreewhichisamarkofrecognitionthatyouhaveachievedalevelofknowledgeinthatparticularfield.Manypaniestendtoprefercandidateswhohaveacollegedegree.What’smore,thoughformaleducationlackstheconvenienceandflexibilityofselfeducation,itoffersyoumuchmoreintermsoftheactualstructureofthelearningprocess.Last,beingformallyeducatedmeansthatyouwillenteracollegeorothersimilareducationalinstitutions.Thereyouwillgetthebenefitofbeingtaughtandguidedbylearnedteachersandothersubjectexperts.Thiswillbeabigbenefitasyouwillbeabletotakeadvantageoftheirexperienceandgainindepthknowledgeaboutthesubject.Thus,bothformaleducationandselfeducationhavetheirownsetsofadvantages.Thechoicebetweenthetwoesdowntoindividualpreferenceaswellaspersonalsituation.24.Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofselfeducation?A.Afasterpaceoflearning.B.Beingguidedbysubjectexperts.C.Awiderrangeofwaystogainknowledge.D.Havingmorechancesofgettingparttimejobs.25.Togetthebenefitofbeingtaughtbylearnedexperts,youshould.

A.chooseselfeducationB.enteraneducationalinstitutionC.workforlearnedteachersD.makeuseofwebpagesabouteducation26.Whatisthemostimportantfactorinchoosingthewayofeducation?A.Thereputationofeducationalinstitutions.B.Theknowledgeofteachersandexperts.C.Theopinionsofrelativesandfriends.D.One’spreferenceandsituation.27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext?A.Topromoteawebpageabouteducation.B.Toprovethatselfeducationisthebestchoice.C.Tohelpreaderschoosebetweentwoformsofeducation.D.Toprovethatit’sdifficulttodecideonthepropereducation.（C）CokewasintroducedbytheCocaColapanyin1886,makingitafavoriteofgenerationsofpeopleinover200countries.Thislistshouldgiveyousomeideasonhowtogetmorefromyourcokethanusual.CocaColaisanexcellentrustbuster(除銹劑).Ifyouhaveabunchofsmallrustyobjects,putthemincokeovernightandgivethemagoodscrubinthemorning.Cokehelpstobreakdowntherust,makingcleaningmucheasier.Besuretothrowouttheusedcokewhenyouaredonewithitoryoumightbetakingatriptothedoctor.Likethepreviousitem,thecitricacid(檸檬酸)incokecanbeanexcellentwindowcleaner.Thisisespeciallyusefulforcarwindows.Pouracanofcokeoverthewindowandrubthewindow,andthenwipeitoffwithawetclothtoremoveanysugarymatterinthedrink.Ascokeisfullofsugar,youshouldcleanthestickymatteroffthewindow,oritwillbenotacleanerbutadirt.Forthoseofyouwholiveinareaswhereskunk(臭鼬)smellscanbeanissuefromtimetotime,onecanofcokeaddedtowaterwithdetergent(清潔劑)reallyhelpstobreakthesmelldown.Ifyouhavebeensprayed,standintheshowerandcoveryourselffromheadtotoewithcoke—waitforafewminutes,andthenwashyourselfwithashower.Cokeisanexcellenthairtreatmentsoyougettwotipsforthepriceofonewiththisitem!Potscansometimesgetblackonthebottom.Theblackisalmostimpossibletoremove;thisiscausedbyovercooking.Toremovetheblackandrenewyourpot,pourinacanofcoke(orasmuchasyouneedtocovertheblackenedareabyaninch)andputitonthestoveonalowheat.Afteranhourorso,washthepotasnormal.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scrub”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Start. B.Clean.C.Shake. D.Move.29.Whatisimportantwhileusingcoketocleancarwindows?A.Useadrycloth.B.Rubthewindowlightly.C.Don’tpourtoomuchcoke.D.Cleanthesugarymatterthoroughly.30.Forwhichpurposedoescokehavetobemixedwithothermaterial?A.Togetridoftheblackonthepot.B.Tobreakdowntherust.C.Toremovesmells.D.Tocleanwindows.31.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anadvertisement.B.Areview.C.Anewsreport.D.Apracticalguide.（D）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes—butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse’slife.Atonetypeoflibraryyoucandothattoo—eventhoughthere’snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks,youcanborrow“people”.Peoplewithuniquelifestoriesvolunteertobethe“books”.Foracertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingasanyyoucanfindinabook.(Ifyouattend,besuretoreviewthehabitsthatmakeyouagoodlistener.)Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofdepressingtopics.Youcanspeakwitharefugee,asoldiersufferingfromPTSD(創(chuàng)傷后遺癥),ahomelesspersonandawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletotaketimetotrulygettoknowandlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeasnapjudgementabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis“aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered”.TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RomniAbergelandhiscolleagueshostedafourdayeventduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,hopingtoraiseawarenessamongyouthaboutdepression,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.Thoughthereareafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplacesatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon’tneedalibrarycard—anyonecaneandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Checkouttheorganization’sFacebookpagetoseewhentheHumanLibrarymightbearrivingnearyou.32.WhatshallwedobeforegoingtotheHumanLibrary?A.Bringabook.B.Getalibrarycard.C.Makeanappointment.D.Gooversomelisteninghabits.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snap”inParagraph2mean?A.True. B.Quick.C.Wrong. D.Obvious.34.WhydidRonmiAbergelfoundtheHumanLibraryOrganization?A.Heexpectedtoanswerdifferentquestions.B.HesuccessfullyheldaneventinNorthernEurope.C.Hewantedyoungpeopletopayattentiontodepression.D.HehadsetuptheHumanLibrariesallovertheworld.35.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Borrow“People”InsteadofBooksB.HumanLibraryOrganizationC.HumanLibraryIsNearYouD.ALibraryinDenmark第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。WhattoDoWhenSomeoneDoesn’tLikeYouWhensomeonetellsme,“Idon’tcareifpeoplelikeme,”theyareshowingmetheemotionalwalltheyusetoblockthehurtofrejection.Ashumansaresocialanimals,allofuscareifpeoplelikeus.Basedontheneedforsocialconnection,yourreactionstorejectionandnegativejudgmentcanrangefromminorhurttobreakoutsofdepression.36

Thefirststeptohandleanegativesituationistorecognizeyourreaction.Askyourself,“WhatamIfeeling?”37Anybetrayal(背叛)orembarrassmentsinyourheart?Identifywhatfeelinghasshownupinyourbody?Soyoucanchoosewhattodonext.

38Whenyousenseyourselfshuttingdownorfeelingdefensive,askyourselfwhatthepersonactuallymeanttodotoyou.Didtheytrulymeantooffendyou,ormakefunofyou?Yourbrainworksveryhardtokeepyousafe,soitwilljudgeasituationasthreateningifthereisanypossibilityofsocialharm.

Whenourbrainssenseapossiblethreat,wereactasifwewerepersonallyattacked.Takeabreathtorelievethestress.39

Finally,ifyoubelievethepersondoesn’tlikeyou,askyourselfifthismatters.40Ifnot,whatcanyoudotoreleaseyourneedtobelikedbythisperson?And,whatcanyoudotostayneutralandnotreturnthedislike?Themoreyoucanetoacceptothersaswhotheyare,themoreyoucanmoveforwardwithyourgoalsregardlessifsomeonelikesyouornot.

A.Ifyoucan,lookthepersonintheireyes.B.Doyoufeelanyfearorangerinyourhead?C.Askyourselfwhatistrueaboutthesituation.D.Oftenpeopledonotrealizetheimpactoftheirwords.E.Willtheperson’sjudgmentofyouimpactyourworkorlife?F.Theabilitytoletashowofdislikerolloffyourbackisalearnedskill.G.Thiswillgroundyouinthepresentandtakeyououtofyourtremblingmind.第三部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分70分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Menandwomenmayhavedifferentexperiencesinshoppingforclothes.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedin41.Heknowswhathewants,andhis42istofinditandbuyit.Allmen43walkintoashopandasktheshopassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock(庫存),thedealcanbedoneand44ispletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryone’s45.

Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants.Inthat46,thesalesmantriestosellthecustomersomethingelse—he47thenearesttothearticlerequired.Agoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitute(替代品)48;hemaysay,“Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitonforsize?It49tobethecoloryoumentioned.”Fewmenhave50withthistreatment,andtheusualansweris:“Thisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldn’tbe51mytimeandyoursbytryingiton.”

Forawoman,buyingclothesisalwaysdoneinthe52way.Hershoppingisnotoften53onneed.Shehasneverfullydecidedwhatshewants,andsheisonly“havingalookaround”.Sheisalways54topersuasion,willingtotryonanynumberofthings.Deepinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthat55thinkssuitsher.Mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvalueandarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanotherbeforeselectingthedressshewantstotryon.Itisatiresomeprocess,butclearlya(n)enjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusband.

41.A.detail B.hurry C.advance D.mind42.A.advice B.goal C.demand D.question43.A.quickly B.immediately C.soon D.simply44.A.often B.constantly C.normally D.finally45.A.confidence B.amusement C.satisfaction D.surprise46.A.time B.event C.situation D.case47.A.gives B.offers C.presents D.delivers48.A.skillfully B.attentively C.actively D.carefully49.A.occurs B.happens Ces D.takes50.A.patience B.interest C.expectation D.experience51.A.losing B.spending C.giving D.wasting52.A.same B.clever C.opposite D.similar53.A.relied B.based C.done D.related54.A.open B.ready C.close D.happy55.A.nobody B.somebody C.everybody D.anybody第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)DietshavechangedinChina—andsotoohasitstopcrop.Since2011,thecountry56(grow)morecornthanrice.Cornproductionhasjumpednearly125percentover57past25years,whilericehasincreasedonly7percent.

Atasteformeatis58(actual)behindthechange:Animportantpartofitscornisusedtofeedchickens,pigs,andcattle.Anotherreasonforcorn’srise:Thegovernmentencouragesfarmerstogrowcorninsteadofrice59(improve)waterquality.Cornuseslesswater60riceandcreateslessfertilizer(化肥)runoff.Thisswitchhasdecreased61(pollute)inthecountry’smajorlakesandreservoirsandmadedrinkingwatersaferforpeople.

AccordingtotheWorldBank,Chinaaccountsforabout30percentoftotal62(globe)fertilizerconsumption.TheChineseMinistryofAgriculturefindsthatbetween2005—whenthegovernment63(start)asoiltestingprogram64givesspecificfertilizerremendationstofarmers—and2011,fertilizerusedroppedby7.7milliontons.Thatpreventedtheemission(排放)of51.8milliontonsofcarbondioxide.China’sapproachtoprotectingitsenvironmentwhile65(feed)itscitizens“offersusefullessonsforagricultureandfoodpolicymakersworldwide,”saysthebank’sJuergenVoegele.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)應用文寫作(共1小題；每小題l5分，滿分15分)假定你是李華，你打算周末邀請你校英國交流生Jim參觀附近一處瓷器小鎮(zhèn)。請你給他寫一封電子郵件。主要內(nèi)容如下：1．寫信目的；2.體驗項目；3.相關事宜。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(共1小題；每小題25分，滿分25分)Washingtonishometolotsoftrees—itistheEvergreenState,afterall—andlotsoffireplacesandwoodburningstovestoo.Withthese,youcankeepyourselffrom