2020-2021学年高二上英语期中考试卷.pdf
2020学年第一学期向明中学期中考高二英语试卷I.Listening Comprehension（20 分，每题 1 分）Section A（10 分）Directions:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of eachconversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spokenonly once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.90 yuan.B.19 yuan.C.45 yuan.D.9.5 yuan.2.A.She promises to meet Jim tomorrow.B.She promises to answer phone calls for Jim.C.She promises to go to a meeting with Jim.D.She promises to send a message to Jim.3.A.It is well paid.C.It has long working hours.B.It is near his home.D.It is an easy job.4.A.9:15.B.9:45.C.9:50.D.10:15.5.A.China B.India6.A.He didnt want to fly.B.He had an accident on his way to the airport.C.He was unable to leave immediately.D.He didnt want to take the exam.C.NorwayD.London7.A.They are near a window store.B.They are in front of their house.C.They are the traffic lights.D.They are in front of a furniture store.8.A.He left his lab and went on vacation.B.He locked his lab.C.He came back early to work.D.He went to give a lecture.9.A.She plans to travel.B.She plans to move to Europe.C.She plans to visit her friend in Europe.D.She plans to learn foreign languages.10.A.Connie and David have changed.B.David wants to talk to Connie.C.Connie and David are planning a trip together.D.Connie and David have many friends.Section B（10 分）Directions:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be askedseveral questions on each of the passages and the conversation.The passages and the conversation will be readtwice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers onyour paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A.They knew they had to make stone tools.B.The weather in Asia and Africa was warm.C.There were lots of animals at that time.D.They had plenty of food to eat.12.A.They had the kind of tools needed to kill large animals.B.The hunters were very strong.C.There are too many animals to hunt.D.People did not eat too much meat.13.A.Those places where a kind of food was plenty.B.Those places where there were large animals.C.Those places where various food could be found.D.Those places where materials for tool-making were plenty.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A.The layout of the laboratory.B.A laboratory experiment.C.The workbook for the laboratory course.D.A piece of equipment.15.A.The activities to be done during class.B.The activities take less time.C.No equipment is needed for the activities.D.Few instructions are given for activities.16.A.At the beginning of the semester.B.When the students need to be motivated.C.After the first laboratory experiment.D.When the students have done good work.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.It was established ten years ago.C.It turns to force to solve environmental problems.18.A.Anti-animal-abuse demonstrations.C.Surveying the Atlantic Ocean floor.19.A.By troubling and annoying them.C.By appealing to the public.20.A.Doubtful.C.Opposed.B.Its headquarters is in Britain.D.It is a non-profit organization.B.Anti-nuclear campaigns.D.Removing industrial waste.B.By taking legal action.D.By using force.氏 Indifferenl.D.Supportive.II.Grammar and VocabularySection A(10 分，每题 1 分)Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammaticallycorrect.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank,with the proper form of the given word;fbr the otherblanks,use one word that best fits each blank.Female Entertainers Fight Ageism in the Reality ShowA band of entertainment industry has-beens has stepped back into the spotlight in Older Sisters Riding Windsand Breaking Waves.It is a girl group knockout reality show(21)(feature)performers older than 30.Produced by Mango TV,the reality show has made huge waves across China*s social platforms.The show consists of 30 seasoned,established female singers,actors and hosts,(22)were bom before1990.(23)some possibilities in life fade after you hit 30,you can still transcend time andreinvent yourself,1 reads part of the shows preamble(开场白)，conveying a clear message(24)theageism facing women.Some contestants spoke out about their attitude towards aging and age discrimination.Wu Xin,37,a hostess on the popular variety show Happy Camp,(25)(voice)her opinion,believingshes at the best age of her life.nI used to limit myself due to a narrow vision,and thus missed a lot ofopportunities.(26)I get older,Ive come to realize that I can do many things,so I decided(27)(seize)this chance to stretch myself/she said.While some people see the successfully staged show as a progression in challenging societys youth-obsessedpop culture,(28)remain doubtful and critical.Some viewers reveal that their anxiety towards aging has gotten(29)(bad)after watching theshow.“My heart quivered as I heard 50-year-old Christy Chung say she still feels as young as 20 physically andwould always be 18 at heart.The show actually points out the possibility(30)a womans actual age isneither acceptable for the public nor for herself/reads a Wcibo post by Tang Shuang,a senior fashion editor ofVogue China.Section B(10 分，每题 1 分)Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.No More Food WasteA.misleadingB.relativelyC.teamedD.doubledE.encouragingF.guidanceG.reviewsH.reasonableI.cultivateJ.proposedK.annuallyLast week Meituan co-published a proposal with a number of business organizations,including the ChinaGeneral Chamber of Commerce and China Cuisine Association,calling on restaurants to stop food waste and help(31)new eating habits for customers.Restaurants should innovate means of publicity using official accounts on social media and live-streaming topromote and advocate food-saving actions,the proposal said.Meituan and the organizations are advocating that merchants offer(32)to consumers,includingreminding them during the ordering process about the taste of the ingredients,portion sizes and other informationabout the dishes,to help them avoid food waste due to(33)information.Catering associations in more than 18 provinces have also joined the campaign to eliminate food waste.OnFriday the China Cuisine Association announced that it had(34)up with Ele.me,the Alibaba GroupHolding-owned food delivery platform,to launch a“halRdish plan”,(35)restaurants to providecustomers with the option to order smaller portions.The Wuhan Catering Association(36)an“N-l”ordering code fbr restaurants in which a group of 10diners would only order enough for nine people.More food is only brought to the table if required.To curb(限制)portrayals of food waste on social media platforms,popular Chinese video platforms such asDouyin and Kuaishou have stepped up content(37)of food-related live streams and implementedregulation of online eating shows.Now if users search certain keywords,such as“eating show or competitive eaters”,a cautionary messagepops up to remind them to cherish food and maintain a(38)diet.Across the country,about 40%of all the food Americans buy ends up in the trash.That food waste costs theaverage family of four about$1,500(39).It also takes up valuable space in landfills.The state of Vermont has long been a leader in environmental issues.Now it has just(40)down on itsbid to get Vermonters to rethink their relationship with food and waste.As of July 1st,it became the first state in the nation to make it illegal for residents to throw their food scrapsinto the trash.That means everyone in the state-from businesses to residents-must now keep their food wasteout of the garbage.III.Reading ComprehensionSection A(15 分,每题 1 分)Directions:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fillin each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Do Brain Training Games Work?With an ageing population worried about cognitive(认知的)decline,brain training apps have soared inpopularity.Search“brain training，and you will find(41)apps and websites promising to make youmentally agile(敏捷的).In the same way that we might go to the gym to exercise,a daily mentul(42)issaid to produce physical changes in the brain.All you will have to do is to(43)a few minutes each dayto complete puzzles,memory games and word quizzes.At least thats the idea.And there are a lot of people who are(44)into it.In 2018,consumers spent anestimated$1.9 billion on brain training appsa fourfold increase from 2012.Of course,smartphones were not theoriginal home for brain training games.(45),Nintendo recently released its fourth all-time best-sellinggame,Brain Age,and brought it to the Switch in Japan last month.The idea of improving mental fitness clearlyhas widespread appeal,but is it based on scientific evidence or(46)marketing promises?In 2014,the Stanford Center on Longevity published an open letter(47)by 69 internationalneuroscientists(神经科学家)and cognitive psychologists.There is no convincing scientific evidence,the expertsargued,that playing brain games improves cognitive abilities in everyday life.Two years later,another team of psychologists reviewed every scientific study cited by major brain trainingcompanies(48)their products.They questioned not only how the evidence had been reported andinterpreted,but the way many of the studies had been designed.The(49)included small sample sizes,inadequate control groups,and cherry-picking(挑选最有利的)research outcomes to(50).If the science is so(51)flawed(错误的),why do people feel the need to train their brains with theseapps and games?Thats(52),according to Til Wykes,a professor at Kings College London.Nintendos Brain Agegame,for instance,assigns players a score based on their gaming performance.They might start with a brain age”score of 60 and after a few weeks of(53),will be told they have reduced it to 40.For some people,thereis clearly some positive reward for seeing themselves improve over time.Wykes stresses,(54),that forpeople who are really worried about their cognition,learning a new language would be more beneficial,which hasbeen shown to improve brain(55).41.A.endlessB.advancedC.protectiveD.imaginary42.A.outcomeB.tryoutC.workoutD.outlook43.A.set outB.set backC.set offD.set aside44.A buyingB.engagingC.overlookingD.inquiring45.A.By contrastB.For instanceC.Of courseD.In conclusion46.A.reliableB.preciousC.secretD.empty47.A.signedB.securedC.receivedD.sought48.A.in presence ofB.in support ofC.in case ofD.in memory of49.A.expectationB.solutionC.criticismD.standard50.A.reportB.designC.produceD.negotiate51.A.effortlesslyB.temporarilyC.seriouslyD.unfairly52.A.dependableB.understandableC.comparableD.achievable53.A.experimentB.theoryC.practiceD.performance54.A.altogetherB.thereforeC.howeverD.likewise55.A.movementB.cooperationC.evaluationD.functionSection B(12分，每题 L5分)Directions:Read the following four passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinishedstatements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best accordingto the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Math,Taught like FootballGrowing up,I thought math class was something to be endured,not enjoyed.I disliked memorizing formulasand taking tests,all for the dull goal of getting a good grade.But my problem wasnt with math itself.In fact,Ispent countless hours as a child doing logic and math puzzles on my own,and as a teenager,when a topic seemedparticularly interesting,I would go to the library and read more about it.By high school,none of my teachers questioned my mathematical talent,but none of them really encouragedit,either.No one told me that I could become a professional mathematician.What I wanted to do then was playcollege football.My ambition was to get an athletic scholarship to attend a Big Ten school.The chances of that happening were very low.In high school,I was just an above-average athlete and myhigh school was not a t4feedef,school for college sports programs.That didnt stop me from dreaming,though.And it didnt stop my coaches from encouraging me to believe Icould reach my goal,and preparing and pushing me to work for it.They made video tapes of my performancesand sent them to college coaches around the country.It didnt matter that I didnt initially attract much interestfrom the big schools.My coaches kept picking up the phone,and kept convincing me to try to prove myself.Inthe end,a Big Ten school,Pennstate,did offer me a scholarship.A growing body of research shows that students are affected by more than just the quality of a lesson plan.They also respond to the passion of their teachers and the engagement of their peers,and they seek a sense ofpurpose.They benefit from specific instructions,constant feedback and a culture of earning that encouragesresilience in the face of failure.Until I got to college,I didnt really know what mathematics was.I still thought of it as problem sets andlaborious computations.Then one day,one of my professors handed me a book and suggested that I think about aparticular problem.It wasnt easy,but it was fascinating.My professor kept giving me problems,and I kept pursuing them.Before long,he was introducing me toproblems that had never been solved before and urging me to find new techniques to help crack them.I am now a Ph.D.candidate in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,and I havepublished several papers in mathematical journals.I still feel that childlike excitement every time I complete aproof.I wish Id known this was possible when I was a kid.56.Why did the writer think math class in school was something to be endured before entering college?A.Because he wasnt interested in math.B.Because his math teachers didnt care to push him.C.Because he was too smart and talented for math class.D.Because he was training hard for an athletic scholarship.57.According to the writer,students are affected by the following things from teachers or coaches EXCEPTA.passion B.constant feedbackC.a sense of purpose D.specific instructions58.We can conclude that after entering college,the wri t er.A.was busy looking fbr problem sets to crackB.began to realize what mathematics really isC.met with laborious computations in his studiesD.studied on his own just as he was in high school59.What does“this”in the last sentence mean?A.Feeling the children excitement.B.Different mathematical research.C.Generating curiosity and creativity.D.Being a professional mathematician.(B)Modem medicines ability to keep us alive makes it tempting to think human evolution may have stopped.But if we look at the rate of our DNAs evolution,we can see that
