2020-2021学年安徽省蚌埠田家炳中学蚌埠五中高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

蚌埠田家炳中学、蚌埠五中20202021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 试卷分值：150分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题L 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 the male speaker do there?A. Have a meal.B. Do shopping.C. Clean a table.2. How does the man go to work now?A. By car.B. On foot.C. By bike.3. What was the weather like during the woman's holiday?A. Rainy.B. Snowy.4. How much did the woman pay for the chairs?A. $160.B.$180.5. Why does the woman think of Steve?C. Fine.C. $ 200.A. Boring.B. Easy-going.C. Serious.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、6. What day is it tomorrow?A. Thursday.7. What will Adam do next? A. Watch TV.听第7段材料，回答第8、7题。B. Friday.8. Do homework.9题。C. Saturday.C. Go to bed.8. What did Alex experience last night?A. His car was hit.B. He ran a red light.C. His car was out of petrol.9. What was Alex advised to do?A. Receive further treatment.B. Drive much more carefully.C. Avoid walking much these days.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man think they should do?A. Have fun doing shopping.B. Spend money more wisely.C. Throw away useless things.11. What percentage of their earnings do they agree to save?A. 10%.B. 20%.C. 30%.12. Where did the speakers use to eat?A. In the office.B. At home.C. At the restaurant.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What did the woman forget to mention in the report?A. Locations.B. Service.C. Food.14. What does the man think the woman should do?A. Do a survey for data. B. Add data to the report.15. What is most probably the woman's aunt?C. Choose another topic.A. A KFC employee.B. A news reporter.C. A professor.16. Why is the man's report uncompleted?A. He hasn't prepared well.B. He hasn't decided the topic.C. He doesn't know how to write.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did Frances Hodgson Burnett do?A. She directed the movie. B. She starred in the movie. C. She wrote the original story.18. What is Sara's attitude towards people around her?A. Very kind.B. Very terrible.C. Very changeable.19. How long did the movie last?A. Two whole hours.B. One and a half hours. C. One hour and forty minutes.20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. An old movie for kids to watch.B. A little girl's school life.C. A story about a princess.第二部分阅读理解（30分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AMonthly Talks at London Canal MuseumOur monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”. December 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London's ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopenling. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.bookings: More London Canal Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTTel：21. When is the talk on James Brindley?A. February 6th. B. November 7th.22. What is the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers.C. An Update on the Cotsword Canals.C. March 6th.D. December 5th.B. Ice for the Metropolis.D. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands.23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.A. Liz Payne.B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Chris Lewis.D. Miranda Vickers.BIf there was a subject at school that made me anxious, it was science. Maybe that's because in my tenth grade, I couldn't understand my physics teacher's instructions, causing me to accidentally set fire to the classroom. So, when my husband and I decided to home-school our daughters, we made a deal: he would teach science, while I would handle everything else. But thafs not how things have been going these past few weeks, since my husband has been too busy to teach the girls.Recently, while out on my morning hike before starting lessons, 1 noticed that the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled with the sweet smell of flowers. That's why I decided that the day's lessons would be taught outside, although I remembered that my daughters hadn't had any science classes from my husband for a while.I returned to the house to get the girls ready. We headed up into the forest, settling ourselves by a pond that rarely has any visitors. My daughter Saoirse started to pick up pond weeds and catch frogs, while my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be instructed. I handed her a drawing board and colored pencils. "We wait, "I told her, "and see if something comes along. In the meantime, just draw whafs around you. ”We worked for more than an hour, hardly speaking. A bird flew across the water, and then settled in a front of a fallen tree. T quickly told Ula, worried that she'd not seen the creature. But she had, and she started drawing jt. An hour later, she'd not finished her picture and I stared down at it. She drew the bird on her paper with amazing accuracy. But there was one other interesting fact about this drawing: she also drew me, sitting beside her.I realized, as I stared at this child's drawing of us watching a bird, how I'd lived for 40 years, gathered 10 years of higher education, and never understood the foundation of science before this moment. The foundation of science is a sense of wonder; it isn't about accurately reciting words from a textbook. It is first and foremost about stepping outside our busy lives and amazing at the world around us.24. How did the author feel about science when in school?A. She was eager for it.B. She was fond of it.C. She was nervous about it.D. She was confused about it.25. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refers to ""A. the fallen treeB.the bird C. the forest D. the picture26. What is the foundation of science in the author's opinion?A. Attention to accuracy.B. Curiosity about the outside world.C. Determination to find out the truth.D. Ability to understand teachers, instructions.CLanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联 系)groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.At present, the world has about 6800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000. Africa 2,400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数)of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the world's languages are spoken by fewer people than that.Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages are close to extinction(消亡)，with only a few elderly speakers left, Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico(150), Lipan Apache in the United States(two or three)or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.27. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?A. They developed very fast.B. They were large in number.C. They had similar patterns.D. They were closely connected.28. Which of the following best explains "dominantn underlined in paragraph 2?A. Powerful. B. Advanced. C. Complex. D. Modem.29. How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present?A. About 6, 800B. About 1,200C. About 2,400D. About 3,400What is the main idea of the text?A. New languages will be created.B. Geography determines language evolution.C. People's lifestyles are reflected in languages.D. Human development results in fewer languages. 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。Train Your Brain to Think in EnglishOn today9s Education Tips, we will share some mental exercises that can help. Most experts note that it's best to start small. So, 31 Look around you. What do you see? In your head, try to name each object in your surroundings.Another exercise that both Thomas and Hinshaw suggest is describing in your mind objects you don't know the words for. For example: "if you couldn't think of the word 'garage' ”, Thomas says, “you can say, '32' or 'It's next to my house, I keep things there.9"33 For example, if you are sitting in a park, you can tell yourself things like, “It is such a beautiful day." and "people are playing sports with their friends." Once this becomes easy, you can move onto more difficult sentences.Now, let's move to thinking in conversation. When you do this, you are imagining yourself speaking to someone else. 34So how much time should you spend on these exercises? Thomas says "do a little every day." Why ? Because when you make things a habit, 35 and then before you know it, you're thinking in English.A. The place inside where I put my car.B. You can develop a good habit of thinking .C. a good first step is to think in individual words.D. it just pops up into your mind without thinking.E. The next exercise is thinking in simple sentences.F. You are asking the questions and thinking of replies.G. Another exercise experts suggest is to describe your daily activities.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题L 5分，满分30分）I couldn't believe it when Ron said, “Honey, I bought us two camels!" I'd always been an animal 36.But beautiful was not a word I would have ever used to 37 a camel.They were babies when bought and I 38 them Nadia and Sybil. I remember Nadia once 39 a male calf that lived for only a short time. It broke my heart to hear her throaty bellows （嘶哑地吼叫）as she mourned （哀悼）the 40 . After a week, Nadia went back to eating and roaming （漫步）， 41, I can'tknow her inner feeling, but the 42 she showed left a deep impression on me.Last fall, Sybil was believed to be in a deadly 43 , I could see the suffering in her eyes, but she 44 through the pain during the trip to A&M, where we knew she'd have the best chance of 45 . Her strong will 46 me and even the hospital team.In 2016, Ron was diagnosed with cancer. We were both 47 upset. For six months, he underwent intensive radiation treatments that left him quite 48 , I took sole responsibility for caring for the animals, keeping our household 49 and lifting Ron's spirits. I was 50 mentally and physically. But Nadia and Sybil 51 me that there9s power within us that carries us through even the toughest times.Yet it wasn't until I watched Nadia and Sybil live through 52 that I realized that even during those 53 years, there had been hope for me. Now, between animal feeding and other farm chores, I sit 54 in our cottage, more at peace than I've ever been. I thank Ron for bringing me these camels. They're truly a 55 for me.36. A. feederB. loverC. doubterD. guardian37. A. trainB. raiseC. describeD. observe38. A. returnedB. showedC. broughtD. named39. A. gave birth toB. got close toC. got out ofD. gave rise to40. A. skyB. earthC. incidentD. loss41. A. as usualB. in particularC. by coincidenceD. in practice42. A. beautyB. strengthC. ambitionD. awareness43. A. behaviorB. mistakeC. panicD. condition44. A. made senseB. tried outC. held onD. built up45. A. libertyB. survivalC. applicationD. shelter46. A. amazedB. helpedC. convincedD. promoted47. A. secretlyB. nearlyC. temporarilyD. extremely48. A. busyB. weakC. seriousD. nervous49. A. independentB. existingC. runningD. practical50. A. exhaustedB. disabledC. treatedD. balanced51. A. warnedB. remindedC.surprisedD.recommended52. A. absurdnessB. annoyanceC. adaptationD. darkness53. A. fruitlessB. wonderfulC. scaryD. remote54. A. contentlyB. aimlesslyC. elegantlyD. anxiously55. A. figureB. possessionC. blessingD. burden第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。The public face of China's effort to control a new kind of corona-virus is an 83-year-old doctor. Zhong Nanshan is 56 specialist on respiratory diseases. He 57 （become） famous 17 years ago for “ daring to speak “in the fight against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, also known as SARS. Zhong 58 （name） to lead the National Health Commission's investigation into the new virus since the epidemic broke out. The virus has frightened millions of Chinese who are travelling for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, 59 starts on Saturday. The 60 （rise） number of cases has affected financial markets worldwide. On Monday, Zhong reported that the virus could spread 61 person to person. Local health officials had said 62 （early） that human-to-human transmission was limited. Monday night, Chinese president Xi Jinping called for strong action 63_ （stop） the spread of the virus. On Tuesday, Zhong told reporters in Guangzhou that the government was trying to deal with the outbreak with 64 （honest） and openness. During the new virus outbreak, the government has warned officials that they may face public shame if they are not truthful about the number of people 65 （infect）.第三节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句子意思和所给中文或首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式。66. The bo