浙江省宁波市北仑中学2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

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1、浙江省宁波市北仑中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题考生须知：1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。满分150分，考试时间120分钟；2. 答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。选择题部分 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 the speakers probab

2、ly do next? A. Travel to Beijing. B. Visit their parents. C. Look at a picture.2. What is the woman?A. A student. B. A lawyer. C. A businesswoman.3. When will the speakers leave?A. At 5:30. B. At 6:00. C. At 7:10.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a clinic. B. In a restaurant.

3、C. In a shop.5. What does the man think of John?A. Foolish. B. Greedy. C. Sensitive.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、7题。6. What is the man going to do tonight?A. Hold a meeting

4、. B. Have his car repaired. C. Attend a school play.7. Where will the speakers meet the visitors from India?A. At the meeting. B. At the airport. C. At the hotel.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When does the shop close at weekends?A. At 6:00 p.m. B. At 6:30 p.m. C. At 9:00 p.m.9. How much will the woman get for t

5、he first three weeks work?A. $1,200. B. $1,400. C. $1,800.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does Bob call Nancy?A. To help her clean the flat.B. To invite her to a concert.C. To go the theater together.11. What will Nancy do next Saturday afternoon?A. Clean up the flat.B. Watch a tennis match.C. Visit a frie

6、nd with her mom.12. What does Nancy agree to do with Bob?A. Attend a concert. B. Play country music. C. Buy concert tickets.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man want to know? A. The trainer of the course. B. The price of the training course. C. The information about the driving learning.14. How lo

7、ng does the course last? A. About 38 days. B. About 30 days. C. About 25 days.15. What will the man learn first? A. Skills for tests. B. Driving a car on the road. C. Basic knowledge from the book.16. What does the man ask for in the end? A. A driving license. B. A book on driving. C. A timetable fo

8、r the course.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What might be a way of choosing a place to visit? A. Calling the travel agency. B. Watching a movie about the place. C. Looking for information in the library.18. Which kind of book gives the description purely objectively? A. The first one. B. The second one. C. T

9、he third one.19. Whats the primary function of the third one? A. To give an accurate description of a place. B. To inspire people to visit unusual places. C. To help readers in the most practical way.20. What should be noticed about the travel books? A. Publishing time. B. Publishers. C. Prices.第二部分

10、 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，共25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AAs an adult, I realized that I had no skills. I wanted to develop one, so I went to trade school. I entered a cabinetmaking（家具制造）program. I didnt think I would be good at building furniture. Im not handy. Nobody in my

11、 family is.I had great teachers, but making furniture is hard. There are so many steps and something can go wrong at each one. I couldnt even get organized. My toolbox always looked like a hurricane had gone through it. I didnt fully know what I was devoting myself to at the beginning, but I kept go

12、ing to class. I tried to wrap my brain around the math. The projects forced me to solve new kinds of problems. My brain started to build new connections. Working in this new physical manner and giving it 100 percent of my effort had huge benefits for my mental health. I get over my fear of embarrass

13、ment and asked for help at every opportunity.I spent that year truly learning. True learning is a humbling（令人谦卑的）experience, especially for those of us who are learning a new set of skills. I could understand exactly what was wrong with the furniture I made, but I couldnt fix my mistakes. And yet, I

14、 kept trying. And failing again. Until I learned to fail better.Youre going to be bad at anything when you start out, but I was pretty bad right to the end. Even so, I finished the programwith honors, no less! My grades were helped by my good written work. Having to constantly push beyond my comfort

15、 zone has made me a more well-rounded person. Maybe most importantly, trade school gave me a more realistic idea of my strengths and limitations. Im stronger than I thought!21. Which words can best describe the author during the one-year learning?A. Single-minded and confident. B. Intelligent and cr

16、eative.C. Hard-working and determined. D. Modest and flexible.22. What can we know about the author?A. The author got a poor grade on hand work.B. The author feared to socialize with strangers.C. The author was skilled in solving math problems.D. The author once got tired of difficult lessons.23. Wh

17、at does the author want to convey?A. Practice makes perfect. B. Learning is more than a skill.C. Failure teaches success D. Skills will never be a burden.BThe kitchen is not just where we prepare meals. In many places, the kitchen is the heart of the home. Its where we connect with our family and fr

18、iends. We have open talks about our pleasures and annoyances we met during the day while we are making dinner or having a bite to eat. So, it can be a very busy room in the house.Sometimes you need order in the kitchen for things to run smoothly. And sometimes you need one person to be in charge. Im

19、agine you are cooking dinner for your friends. As you are making the soup, your friend Sara tastes it and says, “This needs more salt.” So, she adds more salt. Harlan comes to taste your soup and throws some fresh black pepper into the pot and some dried herbs. Cecilia tastes the soup and pours in s

20、ome vinegar. What will the soup be like?You are happy to spend time with your friends. But, quite frankly, all their opinions about your soup are becoming annoying. Worst of all, you taste the soup and its awful! And that is where we get the expression “too many cooks spoil the soup”.This expression

21、 describes an age-old problem: If too many people help to complete a task, it may not go very well. But, you may think, “If many people are trying to get something done, the task will get done faster.” After all, American English also has the expression “many hands make light work”.To answer that po

22、int, I will draw your attention to the word “cook”. Now, the cook is the leader in the kitchen. They may have assistant to help them. But the cook has the final say. So, what if a kitchen has many cooks? Who is the leader? Everyone! And thats where the trouble comes.24. What does the author think of

23、 the kitchen according to the first paragraph?A. It is crowded in many houses. B. It is where we feel our body and soul.C. It helps to brighten up peoples day. D. It serves as the most useful place in a home25. Which situation agrees with “too many cooks spoil the soup”?A. A group of students get a

24、task done together.B. Some volunteers discuss how to help others.C. Five designers want their idea to be adopted.D. Many laid-off workers learn how to be a cook.26. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. What Happens with Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?B. Should a Cook Be Open to Su

25、ggestions?C. What Could a Cook Do to Everyones Satisfaction?D. Why Will Too Many Cooks Work in the Kitchen?CFamous for its tolerance as well as its narrow houses and broad canals, Amsterdam is undergoing a change of attitude when it comes to the millions of tourists that come to see it each year. To

26、lerance has reached its limits in the capital of Dutch, which is now actively urging visitors to head elsewhere.Ellen van Loon, a partner at Dutch architectural firm OMA says, “We dont want to turn into a Venice. While tourism earns the Dutch economy around 82 billion Euros a year, the problem we ar

27、e currently facing is that Amsterdam is so loved by tourists, we just have so many coming to the city.”Netherlands tourist officials recently took the decision to stops advertising the country as a tourist destination. Their “Perspective 2030” report, published earlier this year, stated that the foc

28、us will now be on “destination management” rather than “destination promoting”. The document also describes the countrys future strategy, acknowledging that Amsterdams livability will be severely influenced by “visitor overload” if action isnt taken.Solutions listed include working to discourage gro

29、ups of visitors by either limiting or completely shutting down accommodation and entertainment products aimed at them, as well as spreading visitors to other parts of the Netherlands. Some of these measures have already come into play. Last year, the famous “I Amsterdam” sign was removed from outsid

30、e the Rijksmuseum, the citys main art gallery. The two-meter high letters have been moved to various lesser-known neighborhoods in a bid to entice travelers to leave the center of the city.But will the measures being put in place be enough to save it from being damaged by its own success? Like many

31、other locals, van Loon fears Amsterdam has lost its uniqueness forever. “The reason tourists come here is that theres something in the character of Amsterdam they love,” she explains. “But at a certain point, when the number of tourists is increasing and increasing, they actually kill what they love

32、d in the first place.”27. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 indicate?A. Venice is suffering from overtourism. B. Amsterdam doesnt necessarily copy Venice.C. Venice does more poorly than Amsterdam.D. Amsterdam is more popular than Venice.28. Why did Amsterdam advice visitors to head el

33、sewhere?A. To reduce its pressure of mass visitors.B. To turn the focus on destination promoting.C. To promote the development of other areas.D. To avoid much spending on city management.29. What does the underlined word “entice” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Force B. Persuade. C. Inform. D. Allow.30. What

34、s van Loons attitude to the measure?A. Optimistic. B. Objective. C. Skeptical. D. Ambiguous.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共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目。How to meet the locals while travellingWhen you are travelling abroad or even domestically, there are numerous opportunities for meeting local re

35、sidents of your destination. 31 It can become the highlight of your trip. Here are some tips on how to meet the locals while travelling.Chat with people online. Dozens of instant messaging websites and travel forums allow you to connect with people who live where you will be visiting. _32_ This will

36、 help you trip better and let you get a sense of how the people in the area really live in advance. 33 On the plane, train, cruise, or bus ride to your destination, try starting a conversation with someone. The chances are that you may find a person native to the area or who knows someone that lives

37、 there.Ask questions. Upon arriving at your destination, ask the staff at your hotel, resort, or lodge where any locally popular attractions are located. You may receive a much more personalized answer than a traditional guidebook can provide.Be polite. Kindness goes a long way, especially from tour

38、ists visiting a foreign destination. Make sure that you research the customs, traditions, and cultures of the people youll be interacting with. 34 These all can help you communicate better.Use community-marketplace platforms. Various travel communities allow you to use services that the locals provi

39、de, including accommodation, dining experiences and transport. 35 Visit smaller towns. While most tourists spend much of their trip exploring big cities, schedule a day or two to stop in smaller towns or suburbs outside the city where more locals are usually found.A. Talk to people on your way.B. St

40、rike up a conversation with fridendly-looking locals.C. By doing so, you may find where the locals hang out.D. Remember to always greet people in a friendly manner.E. These allow you to see their lifestyles from a first-hand viewpoint.F. Getting to know local people can afford a unique and personal

41、experience.G. Dont be hesitant to ask for suggestions on what to visit and where to travel.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。After Aidns parents fled war-torn Bosnia (波斯尼亚) for Sweden in the early 1990s, they put their five-year-ol

42、d daughter in a school full of native Swedes and made sure she studied hard to get ahead. It 36 . Today she is Swedens minister for upper secondary education. Like her fellows across Europe, she faces a new 37 -making sure that a fresh wave of refugee (难民) children can integrate (融入) as successfully

43、 as she did. In the countries accepting the most refugees- Sweden and Germany- lack of 38 is not a problem. Before the migrants (移民) poured in, both countries faced 39 numbers of pupils because of low birth rates. The biggest problem for the education 40 is that refugee children tend to be concentra

44、ted together. Many 41 schools near refugee centers or in immigrant neighborhoods. This means they are partially separated and less 42 to learn the local language. Moreover, immigrants 43 find housing in poor areas with lower education standard. Schools where more than a quarter of students are immig

45、rants usually 44 worse than those with no immigrants. From 2008 to 2018 Swedens 45 in the OECDs Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) fell more than 46 countrys. In contrast, the German system has its 47 . In some German states, school days are being 48 , and the 49 has made a big in

46、vestment (投资) in preschool education. In Sweden, older refugees are being trained as teaching 50 to speed integration. But far more could be done. Most importantly, European governments need to treat refugee children as a(n) 51 rather than a problem. 52 by a desperate desire for a better life, they and their parents tend to be hard-working and 53 . Europeans who worried about migrants studying together 54 their children should take _55_ because about half of the refugees reaching Europe from Syria (叙利亚) have university degrees, according to UNHCR (联合国难民署).36.A. studiedB. workedC.