青海省湟川中学2019-2020高二英语下学期期中试题.pdf

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1、青海省湟川中学青海省湟川中学 2019201920202020 学年高二英语下学期期中试题学年高二英语下学期期中试题第卷第卷第一部分：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）请听下面五段对话，选出最佳选项。1。What does the woman order？A。Fish.B。Salad。C.Soup。2.What is the woman looking for？A.Her books.B。Her keys。C。Her glasses.3。How does the woman feel about the man?A.Confident。B.

2、Worried.C。Disappointed.4.When does the library close all day？A。On Monday.B.On Wednesday。C。On Sunday。5.Where will the speakers go for the holidays？A。Malaysia。B.Singapore。C.Thailand。第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1。5 分,满分 22.5 分）请听下面五段对话或独白，选出最佳选项.请听第 6 段材料，回答第6 至 7 题.6。What is on the right hand side of the hallway？

3、A.The cash desk.B.The managers office.C.The staff kitchen.7。Where does the conversation probably take place?A。On the first floor.B。On the second floor.C.On the ground floor.请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题.8.Whose reply is the woman waiting for?A。Kevins。B.Jennifers。C。James。9.In which field does the woman prob

4、ably work？A.Education.B。Finance。C.Medicine.10。What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Classmates.B。Neighbors。C。Colleagues.请听第 8 段材料，回答第11 至 13 题。11.What are the speakers mainly talking about？A.Bike parking。B。Job application.C。Summer trip。12.What did the man do last summer？A。He did a part-tim

5、e job.B。He took a long trip。C.He applied for a scholarship.-1-13.Where will the man go first?A.The Student Union。B。Wheels Within Wheels.C。The Campus Affairs Office。请听第 9 段材料，回答第14 至 17 题.14.At what age did the woman first win a prize？A.12。B.14.C.17。15.What does the womans father do？A.A writer.B。A te

6、acher。C。An engineer.16.What does the woman want to study at university?A.Art.B。Literature.C。Psychology.17.What is the best thing the woman got from the award?A。A new camera。B.The prize money。C。Some valuable advice。请听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.To whom will each walkers sponsorship money be donated?A.A

7、 student.B。A teacher。C.A doctor.19。What will the listeners do on Day 6?A。Walk in the mountains。B。See a temple.C。Visit a school。20。When will the holiday end?A.On November 15th。B.On November 14th。C。On November 13th。第二部分:阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分）第一节第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分,满分 30）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳答案

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14、on Weiser is the writer and host ofMyths and Legends”.He is good at telling the storiesof the past in the language of the present。21。What is the transportation for the longest trip?A.Celebrity Reflection.B。Le Lyrial,PONANT。C。Le Soleal,PONANT。D.Silver Whisper,Silversea.-3-22。What is Ruth Fremson expe

15、rt at？A.Food。B.Photography.C。Storytelling.D.Foreign affairs.23.What is special about Treasures of the Mediterranean World？A.It is the cheapest among the four。B。It aims to discover local food culture。C。It is suitable for families with children。D.It includes discussions about US domestic affairs.B BI

16、grew up in a home with a mother who believes that vaccines cause brain damage,and do notcontribute to the health and safety of a society.The only shot I received was for tetanus(破伤风）when I was two months old。After that，nothing。At the beginning of each school year,I was very nervous。Delayed term pape

17、r？Mischievousbehavior？Late for school?None of them。Id be pulled out of class and brought to the headmastersoffice。The school doctor would tell me I havent received any of the necessary shots to attendschool.But the same thing occurred each time：my mom would exempt me from the shots and nothingwould

18、happen.After doing a lot of research,I found although people who dont vaccinate their children makeup only a relatively small group,they can cause major consequences。People who,for health or agereasons,cannot receive vaccines are at a higher risk of catching a preventable disease。Eventually，I turned

19、 18.In Ohio，where I live,I had to wait until I became a legal adultto make the decision to receive vaccine shots.A huge factor in taking the step to ensure my healthwas the message board website Reddit.Last November,I asked Reddit users for advice about whatvaccines to ask for and how to go about ge

20、tting them from a doctor。After my post received morethan 1，000 comments，I made an appointment with my family physician.Despite how strongly mymother felt,I went through with it anyway。I did something every person should do.It wasnt special in any way.Vaccines protect thehealth and safety of not only

21、 yourself but also other people.Vaccination is important becausesomeone could die if you dont get vaccinated.This was the biggest reason I got vaccinated despitethe opposition.24。What do we know about the author from Paragraph 1？A.He was born disabled。B。He was hardly ever vaccinated.C.He suffered a

22、lot from tetanus。D.He grew up with his single mother。25.What made the author nervous at the beginning of each school year?A.He was late for school.-4-B.He didnt behave himself.C。He couldnt hand in his term paper on time.D.He would be called to the headmasters office.26。How might the authors mother h

23、ave felt about his appointment with the family physician？A.Annoyed.B.Grateful。C。Excited D.Guilty.27.What does the author mainly want to tell us through his story?A。Listening to your mother pays off。B。Doing the right thing matters。C。Keeping fit is the best policy.D。Asking for advice helps。C CWhats th

24、e difference between a tree and a shrub？At first，the answer seems simple.Facedwith a woody plant，the average person could quickly categorize each as either a tree or ashrub,likely based on a set of criteria of their own.But think about the question for too long and the easy answer sours.Instead,the

25、individualin question might turn to something theyve read or heard from a more reliable source.Accordingto David Allen Sibley，a well-known expert on birds，if you can walk under it,it s a tree;ifyou have to walk around it,its a shrub.It only takes a moment more for this explanation to fall apart。Sibl

26、eys viewpoint cant accountfor many popular plants.Kolkwitzia amabilis（also calledbeauty bush）supports splendid pinkflowers on dozens of stems like the shrub it is，but can grow up to an amazing 12 feet.Viburnumsieboldii,a red berried bush,can be forcibly cut into the shape of a large tree。And while M

27、agnoliavirginiana may look like a bush when its young,it eventually matures into a real tree。Sooner or later，you realize youre lost in the fog of your own mind.Because thats thething about trees and shrubs:The distinction is less a botanical fact than a feeling,an issueof philosophy.Even botanists c

28、ant agree if the difference really matters.While many more species would cause the large shrub，small tree problem”，selective breedingat the hands of humans has made the boundaries hazier.Now,we can make serviceberry bushes growwith a single stem so that it can look like a tree。And it is technologica

29、lly possible for scientiststo turn some tall trees into tiny houseplants looking like shrubs。No wonder Sibley gave up on the question.Acknowledging the problems with hiswalk around/walkunder”criteria，he eventually concluded in his own guidebook to dendrologythat“developing aprecise concept of a tree

30、 is difficult and unrewarding。”-5-In a word,bush vs。tree.is not a scientific classification,says Deanna Curtis,an experton woody plants.But its a popular one，useful in everyday life。28.What might the individuals think of their own answer later?A.They might be unconcerned about it。B。They might be str

31、ongly against it.C.They might be uncertain of it。D。They might be fond of it。29。What do the three plants in Paragraph 3 imply？A。Sibleys criteria are not accurate.B.Bushes cannot grow into tall trees。C。Sibleys research covers a wide field。D。Bushes may grow into different shapes.30.Which of the followi

32、ng can replace the underlined wordhazier”in Paragraph 5？A。More unclear.B。More important。C.More impossible。D。More unnecessary。31.Why did Sibley give up on the question？A.He had very little interest in it.B.It had very little practical value。C。It was hard to scientifically explain what a tree is.D.Pre

33、vious studies offered many convincing answers。D D The Arctic ice is melting,the coral reefs are dying,Miami Beach is slowly going under。Quick，says a voice in your head，go and see them before they disappear!You are very bad，says anothervoice。For you are quickening their disappearance。To a lot of peop

34、le who like to travel，somethingthat seemed like pure escape and adventure has become selfish consumption.Going someplace far away,we now know，is the biggest single action a private citizen can taketo worsen climate change.Still,we wonder：How much is that one vacation really hurting anyone，or anythin

35、g？But it turns out there are ways to quantify your impact on the planet。In 2016，two researchers published a paper showing a direct relationship between carbon emissions and themelting of Arctic sea ice。Each additional metric ton of CO2 your share of the emissions ona crosscountry flight from New Yor

36、k to Los Angeles-shrinks the summer sea ice cover by 3 squaremeters，the researchers found.Carbon offsets do seem to offer the most direct way to reduce travelers guilt。You givean agent some money。They give it to someone to plant trees or help build a wind farm。Thesethings help cut greenhouse gas.But

37、 nothing is that simple in practice。”Not flying at all would-6-be better,said Peter Miller，a policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council。”Butthe reality is that lots of people will have to do what theyre going to do.For them,better aresmall fish than an empty dish.”Id like to tell you

38、that knowing what Ive learned，I have sworn off long-distance travel.But actually this summer,were going to Greece,with a stopover in Paris.Carbon footprint of planetickets：10。6 metric tons，enough to melt a small-apartment-sized piece of the Arctic.Beforewe go,we will buy enough offsets。May they help

39、 keep a polar bear afloat.32。According to Paragraph 1,what might many travelers think of traveling nowadays?A.It is timeconsuming。B.It is double-edged。C.It is too expensive。D。It is worthwhile.33。What does the two researchers paper tell us？A.The number of crosscountry flights increases every year.B.P

40、assengers can calculate their environmental effects.C。Private citizens produce most carbon emissions.D.The Arctic sea ice is melting at a rapid speed.34.What did Peter Miller mean by the underlined sentence？A.The more,the better。B。More travel，more trouble。C。Prevention is better than cure.D.Something

41、 is better than nothing。35.Whats the authors plan for this summer?A。Staying in Paris。B。Traveling far away.C。Buying a new apartment。D.Saving some polar bears.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。Battling stingsIf you have ever been stung by a bee you know what a pain it

42、 is，but there are many ways tobattle such a sting。The best way is not to get stung in the first place.To avoid getting stungyou can take the following steps。36 Do not wear something that smells pleasant,which can alsoattract insects.Most importantly，never try to attack nearby stinging insects.If you

43、 are ever attacked by a large group of stinging insects，the smartest thing to do isrun away。37 Any stings near your mouth,nose，and.throat are the most dangerous because they couldlater cause swelling that could be harmful to your breathing.-7-38 Inspect the wound to see if the stinger is still in yo

44、ur skin。Look for a little blackdot。Often the venom sac(毒）will still be attached,so dont use your fingers to remove the stinger。If you press the venom sac with your fingers，you could squeeze more venom into the wound.The recommended way to remove the stinger is by cleaning the area with a straightedg

45、ed object，such as a credit card or drivers license.39 Apply something cold to the wound。An icepack isbest,but you can use anything of low temperature.40 If you have any dizziness,shortness of breath or severe swelling on other areas of yourbody,these are signs of an allergic reaction.If you notice a

46、ny of these problems,you should seekmedical assistance immediately.A.If you do get stung，dont panic.B。Pay attention to other symptoms。C。In general，bees only sting to protect themselves。D。Then wash the area thoroughly with soap and water。E.Cover your face with your hands or pull your shirt over your

47、head。F。Avoid wearing brightly colored clothing,which might attract insects。G。If youre worried about bee stings,dont hang out where the bees are most numerous。第三部分:英语知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.Do you enjoy discovering new types o

48、f music on the Internet?If you do，then you know thereare many 41 to describe musical styles，like pop，rock or hip hop。When we hear those names,weusually know what type of music to 42.However,in the case of World Music，its 43 to be sure,sincethe term is used to describe a 44 of styles and sounds.In th

49、e late 1980s，British recording companies 45,usingWorld Music”as a 46 label to describemusic from countries outside Western Europe and North America.This new term 47 recording companiesto promote alternative sounds and 48 sell more music.It was also more 49 for customers lookingfor foreign artists.Ho

50、wever，some musicians werent entirely 50 by the term，which seemed tomean”anything except typical Western music”。For this 51,some musicians felt that“WorldMusic”wasnt a positive term.Since the 1980s，World Music has become so 52 that its difficult to give a simple definition。Now it can 53 traditional m