江苏省盐城市大丰区新丰中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题202006040251.doc

大丰区新丰中学2019-2020学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试题（考试时间：120分钟，满分：150分）说明：请将各题答案按要求涂、填在答题卡上。第卷 （满分110分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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.What will Lisa do next?A.Give a performance. B.Go to the park. C.Watch TV.2.What will the man bring the woman?A.Diet pills. B.A lettuce salad. C.Some apples.3.Where was Peggy Annette Whitson born?A.In a town. B.In a big city. C.In a small village.4.How much did the man pay in total?A.$12. B.$20. C.$30.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.What Americans have for breakfast.B.Some different kinds of cakes.C.Tips to make cake.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.What does the woman plan to do this weekend?A.Ride in a national park. B.Hike in the mountains. C.Climb red rocks.7.Where will the woman stay?A.At a hotel. B.At a friend's house. C.At a relative's home.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Who got injured in a car accident?A.Susan. B.Amy. C.Melissa.9.Why does the man say sorry to the woman?A.He didn't buy her a city map.B.He can't show her around more.C.He doesn't know about the attractions.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.What is Jim doing now?A.Using the iPad. B.Watching TV. C.Reading a book.11.When will the activities in the zoo end each day?A.At 3:00 pm. B.At 4:00 pm. C.At 5:00 pm.12.What's the most probable relationship between the speakers?A.Guide and tourist. B.Mother and son. C.Husband and wife.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.How does Karen feel about giving a speech?A.Confident. B.Nervous. C.Embarrassed.14.What is Karen?A.A teacher. B.A babysitter. C.A saleswoman.15.What do we know about the man?A.He speaks in public every day.B.He is familiar with education.C.He is good at giving speeches.16.What is the man's suggestion?A.Practicing in front of a mirror.B.Making full preparation.C.Being well dressed.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Who is the book for?A.Young children. B.Parents. C.Teachers.18.What happens to Vanessa on her first day in school?A.She is badly treated by another child.B.She plays poorly in the games.C.She spends her time alone.19.How does Vanessa's classmate help her?A.By walking together with her.B.By inviting her for dinner.C.By telling her what to do.20.What might the speaker be doing?A.Reading her new picture book.B.Hosting a radio program.C.Giving a class.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“Hearing loss is isolating and makes you feel invisible.To understand again is a miracle.Thankyou Hearing Help.Express!"Joanne-Park City,UTDo you need lots of power packed into a compact hearing aid with a budget friendly price?Our Ranger-7600 hearing aid is packed with advanced American-Made electronics PLUS the extra power needed for those with moderate to severe hearing loss. Our Ranger-7600 significantly outshines other models in terms of technology and value.You get impressive sound quality, better hearing, and improved understanding.You buy direct from Hearing Help Express, owned by IntriCon, a Class III medical device company that develops,designs,and manufactures hearing aids for ENT's and audiologists.This allows us to provide you with superior products at manufacturer-direct prices,saving you over 80% compared to local hearing aid stores.A credit card is required to start your Risk-Free trial.Your card WILL NOT be charged during trial.21.What is the function of the device mentioned in the passage?A.To make users visible again.B.To help users communicate better.C.To make users heard again.D.To help users understand a miracle.22.Which of the following is NOT one of the features the product has?A.Direct purchase from the manufacture can be made.B. It can replace a smartphone for daily communication.C.Technology makes sound control easy and convenient.D. Free support from licensed professionals is available.23.If you want to start a home trial,you are supposed toA. offer your credit card to guarantee a risk-free trialB. apply to the manufacturer for a telephone settingC. purchase the product in local hearing aid storesD.consult the company on line about the discountBMost male birds try to attract mates with beautiful gestures.However, the white bellbird, local to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil makes the loudiest call ever recorded for that purpose. That is 40 Db higher than the safe hearing range for humans, which is 85 Db. Before this, the honor belonged to another Amazon-liverthe well-known screaming piha, which set a record of 116 Db.Mario Cohn-Haft, one of the study's authors, first became familiar with the loud birds through his trips to the mountains of the Brazilian Amazon.” We could hear them all over the place; they're kind of the soundtrack of these forests,” says the researcher at Brazil's National Institute of Amazonian Research.“They give out these loud ringing sounds that sound like someone hitting metal, like a blacksmith.”To find out how loud the white bellbird's sound actually was, Mario Cohn-Haft and Jeff Podos from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, walked to the mountains of the Amazon rainforests in northern Brazil in December 2018 and then again in February 2019. What they discovered was interestingThe pigeon-sized white bellbirds began their courtship(求偶) with a slightly gentler scream that averages about 116 Db. Upon attracting their possible mate's attention, they increase their effort with the deafening “song”. What was strange was that the male began by singing its first note with its back to the female and then turned suddenly. "You see this bird spinning around, and he's got his beak(鸟喙) wide open, "Podos said. "And he makes the second note right in the place the female would have been if she had not been smart enough to back off.”The scientists are not sure why the female birds continue to stay so close even when the males are singing at full pitch(音高). "Maybe they are trying to judge the male birds up close, though at the risk of suffering damage to their hearing systems, "Podos thinks. Since the unpleasant sound, which increases the male birds' risk of being discovered, was not one of the survival skills, the researchers concluded that the female birds might have a preference for louder male birds.The white bellbirds' ability to scream loudly may be the result of their diet, which only consists of fruits. Though the sizes of some fruits are like golf balls, the birds swallow them wholly. Cohn-Haft and Podos believe the birds ability to open their beaks wide helps increase their sound. However, the scientists are puzzled about how the birds, both male and female, can endure the loud songs without going deaf.24. How do the male white bellbirds try to find a mate? A. By making some beautiful gestures B. By making a sound as loud as 125 Db C. By singing beautiful songs to a possible mate D. By hitting metal with their beaks to make a sound25. What did Jeff Podos find strange about the male white bellbirds? A. They sang more than one note during the courtship B. They began their courtship with a slightly gentler scream C. They got their beaks wide open when giving out a sound D. They made the first courtship sound not facing the females26. What is the last but one paragraph mainly about? A. How animals can make louder sounds B. What the white bellbird mainly feeds on C. Why the white bellbird can make such a sound D. Why the white bellbird usually swallows fruits27. What does the underlined word"endure" in the last paragraph mean?A. Stand B.Record C. Produce D. ReplaceCRainbow-coloured rubbish is the colourful waste created by a Swedish city with a unique recycling system.Like many cities in Sweden, Eskilstuna has an impressive recycling record.It met the EU's 2020 target of recycling 50% of waste many years ago. But almost everyone who lives here follows a strict recycling policy at home. People are expected to sort their household waste into seven separate categories, including food, textiles, cartons and metal. But what really makes the system stand out is the bright colour code.The reason for this becomes clear at the city's recycling plant. The bags arrive all jumbled up（混乱） because they're collected altogether, once a fortnight from outside people's houses.But thanks to those bright colours, scanners can select the bags and separate them efficiently.The foodwaste in green bags is processed on site into slurry(浆）to make biogas, which powers city's buses. One of the benefits of this method of recycling is that there is less cross-pollution, so more of the recycled waste can actually be used to make new things.Like the rest of Sweden, Eskilstuna is committed to sending zero waste from its citizens to landfill(垃圾堆).Waste that cannot be recycled is incinerated at a local plant to generate electricity.This reduces reliance on fossil fuels, but does create greenhouse gases. As countries around the world try to improve their recycling rates,some may look to Eskilstuna as an example to followas long as they think they can persuade their citizens to get busy sorting at home.28.How do people in Eskilstuna follow a strict recycling policy?A.They recycle waste at their homes. B.They send waste to recycling plants.C.They spray waste with colorful paints.D.They pack sorted waste with color bags.29.What is the advantage of the bright colour code?A.It avoids cross-pollution entirely.B.The waste can be stored in a fixed site.C.The bags take on a colorful look.D.The bags can be easily classified.30.What does the underlined word 'incinerated' in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Burnt. B.Broken. C.Buried. D.Wrapped.31.Which would be the best title for the passage?A.Tips on how to sort household wasteB.A Swedish city's recycling effortsC.Measures to collect messy waste bagsD.A new policy for conservationDBattling coronavirus is an experience that will forever be etched(铭刻）in my mind. I had what's considered a mild(温和的）case, but this virus is cruel. Now that I've recovered, I'm sharing my story because I want people to take this situation seriously.My boyfriend and I have been trying to trace our steps back to where we first came into contact with coronavirus, and we think it was the night we went out to celebrate his sister-in-law's 40th birthday in early March.We went to a Mexican restaurant on Long Island that Friday night, and we shared lots of laughs and food.We didn't think anything of it at the time, of course.The news was just beginning to report the spread of COVID-19 in America, so it wasn't exactly at the forefront of my mind. Looking back now, I think that must have been the start of it all. My boyfriend, Luis, began showing symptoms on Monday, but we assumed it was a typical cold. He works from home, so we figured it would just blow over. He had body aches and a minor fever for five days, but it didn't seem a cause for concern.Then it took me down.My symptoms began on Monday, March 16. It had been a week since Luis had been sick. It all began with a low fever, about 99 to 100 degrees. I felt really weak, but I still went to work. By the day's end, I told my boss I had to leave. At this point,coronavirus had begun to take over New York, so I was told to work from home. On Tuesday, the headache started. It was so intense that I had to lie downit was too difficult to keep my head up.By the end of the week, I knew something was off. This wasn't what a typical illness felt like. Everything hurt. Luis and I decided it was time I seek medical help. My fever was only 100.6 degrees, but it felt like my skin was being pulled in opposite directions. My knees, hands, and even my earlobes hurt.We went to nearby urgent care, where I filled out paperwork and waited for the doctor. After examining me, the doctor said he was certain I would test positive for coronavirus and that I'd contracted it from Luis.That Saturday evening was the absolute worst. I didn't know how much worse I was going to get, and I feared the uncertainty of it all.My fever finally broke the following Wednesday. I went to bed that night, and the next morning I awoke to a perfect 98.6-degree temperature that remained consistent. It was such a relief. Two days later, the health department called me with the news that I'd tested positive for COVID-19. By then, I was feeling mostly back to myself again, except for a lingering(继续存留）dry cough.32.What might be the source of the author and her boyfriend's coronavirus?A.A birthday celebration. B.A mild coronavirus case.C.A painful experience. D.A serious situation in USA.33.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A.The news of COVID-19 was unknown to the author.B.The author didn't take the spread of COVID-19 seriously.C.The author didn't suffer from a low fever at the beginning.D.The news of COVID-19 was just like that of a typical cold.34.In which case did the author ask for a leave?A.After her symptoms began.B.Once Luis had body aches.C.Before the virus took her down.D.When she could hardly sit up.35.What indicates the turning point of the author's illness?A.The positive test result. B.A lingering dry cough.C.A temperature return. D.The concern for herself.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）七选五。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。Prepare Yourself for a Better TOEFL ScoreThe TOEFL is the most widely used language assessment exam for American colleges or universities.Many foreign students worry about taking the TOEFL because it is essential to meet their