2019学年高二英语下学期半期考试试题人教版.doc

- 1 -20192019 学年高二英语下学期半期考试试题学年高二英语下学期半期考试试题本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和 答题卡一并交回。第卷注意事项： 1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。 2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡 皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。不能答在试题卷上，否则无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 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 did the man buy? A. A novel. B. A magazine. C. A dictionary. 2. Which means of transportation will the woman take? A. The car. B. The bus. C. The taxi. 3. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a doctors. B. At a drugstore. C. At a supermarket. 4. What are the speakers discussing? A. Where to put the photograph. B. Whether to move the furniture. C. How to use the phone. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She wouldnt miss seeing the ceremony. B. She thinks the ceremony is humorous. C. She didn't watch the ceremony. 第二节 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 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 5 秒钟的时 间阅读各个小题；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 题。6. What does the woman want to know? A. How to save energy. B. How to cut down family expenses. C. How to get used to the high temperature. 7. What did the man's father think of the saving at first? A. Unbelievable. B. Disappointing, C. Just so-so. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 9 题。8. Why does the man speak to the woman? A. To open a bank account.- 2 -B. To get an Internet service. C. To design a company website. 9. What does the woman ask the man to do in the end? A. Tell her his telephone number. B. Offer her his home address. C. Fill out a form. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 题。10. Why did Ms. Sato put off her trip? A. She had to deal with another business. B. She couldnt get a plane ticket to Chicago. C. She was dissatisfied with her presentation material. 11. When will the speakers attend the meeting? A. At 11:00. B. At 11:30. C. At 12:00. 12. What will the man most likely do before the meeting? A. Meet a customer. B. Speak to Ms. Sato. C. Go to the other side of town. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 题。13. When does the woman want to go to Edinburgh? A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. Tomorrow morning. 14. Where will the woman get on the bus? A. In Bridge Street.B. Outside the library. C. In front of the Grand Hotel. 15. What will the woman visit after the main church? A. The shops. B. The castle. C. The museums. 16. How long is the trip? A. Two hours. B. Two and a quarter hours. C. Four and a quarter hours. 听下面一段对话，回答第 17 至第 20 题。17. Why does the speaker get excited about the Screen Machine? A. It always shows the latest movies. B. It can provide comfortable seats. C. It screens films near her home. 18. How long does it take to change the Screen Machine into a cinema? A. 30 minutes. B. 60 minutes. C. 80 minutes. 19. What is the truck driver responsible for? A. Operating the film. B. Selling tickets. C. Fixing the motors. 20. How do most people in the speakers hometown book tickets for films? A. By using the Internet. B. By making telephone calls. C. By queuing at the ticket office. 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 4040 分分) )第一节第一节( (共共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分分) )阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该- 3 -项涂黑。A AI cant think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Youll find that some festivals are celebrated by an entire country, while others may be known only to a single city or region, but either way festivals play an important role in a certain culture. Just enjoy them! TomatinaTomatina Bunol,Bunol, SpainSpainEvery last Wednesday in August, the town of Bunol is filled with tons of tomatoes in the worlds biggest food flight. Many people wear goggles (护目镜) during this hour of great fun, as the town becomes a red river. BoryeongBoryeong MudMud FestivalFestivalBoryeong,Boryeong, SouthSouth KoreaKorea For two weeks in July, millions gather in Boryeong to experience the grey pools and slides. What began as a way to help sell the regions mineral-rich mud has turned into a festive party with music and fireworks. The mud is usually only available in cosmetic products (化妆品), but here you can cake yourself in grey as you want. HoliHoliIndiaIndia Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of Indias most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of brightly colored powder (粉末). The festival is celebrated differently throughout the country, with bonfires and music, but the cheerful spirit is common among Hindu people around the world. InternationalInternational PillowPillow FightFight DayDayWorldwideWorldwideTens of thousands of people took part in the 4th annual International Pillow Fight Day on April 2, 2013. From London to Vancouver to many other cities, the festival is held in more than 100 countries. So just bring a soft pillow in early April, and watch feathers fly. 21. According to the author, _.A. there should be festivals celebrated by the whole worldB. festivals give people the best chances to experience a cultureC. its usually hard for people to accept a different cultureD. festivals in a certain culture often change with time22. We learn from the passage that _.A. the town of Bunol in Spain is on a riverB. cosmetic products sell well on Boryeong Mud FestivalC. International Pillow Fight Day has a short historyD. Holi is the greatest festival for Indian people23. The passage is most likely to be found in _.A. a personal diary B. a technical report C. a geography book D. a travel magazine- 4 -B BSpecial Bridges Help Animals Cross the Road Reported by Sheila CarrickWhy did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear(灰熊) and mountain lion can cross the road.“Millions of animals die each year on US roads, ” the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact，only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the US today. The main reason? Road kill.“Ecopassages” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. “These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid road accidents,” said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society.But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lions used the passage.Builders of ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. AnimalsAnimals seemseem toto bebe catchingcatching onon. . Animals as different as salamanders(火蜥蜴) and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass!24. The writer uses the example of “ocelots” to show that _.A. wild animals have become more dangerousB. the driving conditions have improved greatlyC. the measure for projecting wildlife fails to workD. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents25. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is _.A. an underground path for carsB. a fence built for the safety of the areaC. a bridge for animals to get over a river D. a path for animals to cross the road26. When the writer says that “Animals seem to be catching on”, he means _.A. animals begin to realize the dangers on the roadB. animals begin to learn to use ecopassagesC. animals are crossing the road in groupsD. animals are increasing in number- 5 -27. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because_A. wild animals may attack carsB. wild animals may jam the roadC. they may see wild animals in the parkD. they may see wild animals on ecopassagesC C Helen Thayer，one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century，loves challenges. She says，“ I like to see whats on the other side of the hill.” She has gone almost everywhere to do that. In 1988，at the age of 50，she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled (雪橇) piled with 160 pounds of supplies，and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies. Accompanied only by her dog Charlie，she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact, Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her. Near the end of her trip, a forceful wind blew away the majority of her supplies. The last week of the trip, she survived on a handful of nuts and a little water each day.Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure, but also for education. Before her Arctic journey, she started a website called Adventure Classroom. On the site，she shares her adventures in order to motivate (激发) students. She explains, “ Although kids often see the world in a negative way，without hope for their future，we work to inspire them to set goals，plan for success and never give up.”Helen grew up in New Zealand. Her parents were athletes and mountain climbers. Following her parents example，she climbed her first mountain at 9. Later，she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America，the former USSR and New Zealand. In 1996，she took on another challenge-the Sahara Desert. She and her husband，Bill，walked 2,400 miles across it！In 2001，she and Bill traveled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas this year.Helen plans to continue taking trips. Shell use her explorations,writing,photography and environmental work to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to inspire her students never to stop facing challenges!28. We learn from Paragraph 2 that _.A. Helen Thayer is the first person to reach the North PoleB. Helen Thayer ate nothing during the last week of her tripC. Charlie prevented Helen being attacked by polar bearsD. Helen Thayer traveled to the North Pole together with her husband- 6 -29. Why does Helen travel to different places worldwide?A. For education and adventureB. For fun. C. For money. D. For fame.30. Which is the best title for the text?A. The Woman Who Loves AdventureB. A Famous WomanC. A Woman Mountain ClimberD. The Owner of Adventure Classroom31. Which of the following places has Helen not visited yet?A. The North PoleB. The Sahara DesertC. The Gobi DesertD. Sichuan and TibetD DThe NBA has a new rule this season. Its called “zero tolerance”- NBA referees(裁判)not letting players complain too long or too loudly about a referees call. A player who does can be given a technical foul(犯规). Two technical fouls and the player is out of the game. The players dont like the new rule and want the NBA to change it. They think its only natural to get upset during a close, hard-fought game if a call goes against you.But I like the new rule and wish other sports would follow the NBAs example. Wouldn't it be more enjoyable if football, soccer and tennis players stopped arguing the calls and just played the game?The biggest reason I like the new rule is that it sets a good example for younger athletes. When kids (and coaches and parents) see professionals such as Rasheed Wallace of the Detroit Pistons shouting at the refs (referees) and arguing every call, they think its okay to do the same. They think its part of the game.But shouting at refs and arguing calls should never be part of kids games. Kids should be taught to forget about the refs calls and focus on improving their skills and playing their best. All athletes need to learn that you control only one thing in a game, and that's your own performance. You cant control what the other players or coaches do. And you certainly cant control the calls the referees make.Finally, everyone from NBA all-stars to 8-year-olds should remember that being a basketball referee is a toughtough job. The ref has to make dozens of instant calls. No hesitation. No second chances. Even the best referees can not be always accurate. If the players had to wear a whistle(裁判哨) and call a few games, there wouldnt be as many complaints about the “zero-tolerance” rule.28. According to the author, what can an athlete control during the match?A. the match rules.B. his own performance.- 7 -C. the calls from the referees.D. the final score of the match.29. Which word can replace the underlined word “tough”?A. demanding.B. tolerantC. rough .D. well-paid30. In the authors view, which of the following is the best way to reduce the complaints about the ref or the new rule?A. Try to improve the skills at communication.B. Concentrate ones attention onto his own hobbies.C. Try to play the part of referees in some games by themselves.D. Dont mind other business but ones own benefits.31. Which word can suitably describe the authors attitude towards the NBAs new rule?A. approval.B. objectionC. hesitation.D. dislike 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people arent satisfied with their present weight, but most people arent sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you. 36 So what should you do about your weight control?37 The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian 38 If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.39 People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they havent permanently changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime. Small changes are a lot easier to stick with (坚持) than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat. 40 Once you have that down, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.Its a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because it's just that healthy.A. Try giving up regular soda for a week.B. Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you are full.C. Weight management is about long-term success.D. Besides, no magical diet will make you look like someone else.E. Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.F. Changing from whole to