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1、第一学期期中考试高二英语试题（本试卷共五部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分听力理解（共10小题，每题2分，满分20分）听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。1. Why does the man make the phone call?A. To deliver a package.B. To report a damaged computer.C. To inquire about a delayed order.2. How does the man sound at the end of the conversation?A. Humorous. B. Anxious. C. R

2、elieved.听下面一段对话，回答第35题。3. What is the clock made from?A. A glass. B. A metal battery. C. A bicycle wheel.4. What does the woman think of the metal and paper seats?A. Theyre unsafe. B. Theyre impractical. C. Theyre inexpensive.5. What will the speakers probably do first?A. Bat something. B. Attend a

3、meeting. C. Go to the supermarket.听下面一段独白，回答第6-8题。6. Which country did the speaker go to last winter?A. Brazil. B. Australia. C. South Africa.7. When did the team have no filming task that day?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.8. What did Jamie find most challenging?A. Crossi

4、ng a river. B. Climbing the waterfall. C. Approaching the snakes.听下面一段独白，回答第9-10题。9. What is the mans attitude towards changing the order?A. Disapproving. B. Understanding. C. Grateful.10. What does the woman offer to do?A. Return the payment. B. Provide same dessert. C. Ring other farms.Dr. Nancy R

5、oman, born in 1925, who was celebrated as a pioneer for female scientists and had advanced the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, died on Dec 25, 2018.When Nancy Roman asked for permission to take a second algebra （代数）course in high school, a teacher demanded to know “what lady would take mathema

6、tics instead of Latin, In college, a professor admitted that he often tried to prevent women from majoring in physics but Nancy stuck to it. And after receiving Doctors degree in astronomy, she found a professional home at NASA （美国宇航局）. In 1959, Dr. Roman became the first chief of astronomy at NASA.

7、 headquarters, a role that made her one of the agencys first female leaders.Dr. Roman spent much of her career helping develop, fund and promote technology that would help scientists see more clearly beyond Earths atmosphere. But her most well-known work was perhaps leading to design the Hubble Spac

8、e Telescope the first major telescope to be sent into space for the purpose of gathering photographs and data from the universe. She was, therefore, named as the mother of Hubble”.“She made it possible to get the early telescope up into space to learn what needed to be learned J said science histori

9、an Bob Zimmerman: and her hard-nosed nature helped get the telescope built.The telescope did not launch until 1990, a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired, but when it did, its photographs of the universe thrilled the world. I am glad,“ she once told Science, I ignored the people who tol

10、d me that I could not be an astronomer.”29. What can we conclude from the teacher9s reaction to Nancy Romans application for taking a second algebra course?A. The teacher doubted it.B. The teacher didnt care about it.C. The teacher accepted it at once.D. The teacher was strongly against it.30. What

11、was the most famous achievement of Nancy Romans work?A. She was one of the founders of NASA.B. She proved the black hole really existed.C. She was the first female astronomer in the world.D. She led to design the Hubble Space Telescope.31. When did Dr. Nancy Roman probably retire?A. In 1969.B. In 19

12、79.C. In 1990.D. In 2000.32. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The Hubble Space TelescopeB. Nothing can stop a determined heart.C. Nancy Roman一the mother of HubbleD. Nancy Roman and NASA【答案】29. A30. D 31. B 32. C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了女性科学家的先驱南希罗曼的生平事迹：南希罗曼顶着他人 对女性的偏见，在美国宇航局找

13、到了职业归宿，成为一名天文学家，推动了哈勃太空望远镜的发射，被称 为“哈勃之母”。【29题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段 “When Nancy Roman asked for permission to take a second algebra （代数）course in high school, a teacher demanded to know what lady would take mathematics instead of Latin.（当南希罗曼申请 在高中选修第二门代数课程时，一位老师问她有哪位女士会选择数学而不是拉丁文）”可推知，老师对 南希申请代数课程表示怀疑。故选A项

14、。【30题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段 “But her most well-known work was perhaps leading to design the Hubble Space Telescope the first major telescope to be sent into space for the purpose of gathering photographs and data from the universe. She was, therefore, named as tthe mother of Hubble9（但她最著名的工作可能是引领设计了哈勃太空 望远镜

15、，这是第一个被送入太空的大型望远镜，目的是收集宇宙中的照片和数据。因此，她被称为哈勃 之母。）”可知，南希罗曼的作品最著名的成就是引领设计了哈勃太空望远镜。故选D项。【31题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段 “The telescope did not launch until 1990, a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired, but when it did, its photographs of the universe thrilled the world.（这台望远镜直至1990 年才发射升空， 也就是罗曼博士退休十多年后，

16、但当它发射升空口寸，它拍摄的宇宙照片让全世界都为之激动。）”可知, 1990年时，罗曼博士退休十多年了。可推知南希是在70年代退休的，故选B项。【32题详解】主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段 “Dr. Nancy Roman, born in 1925, who was celebrated as a pioneer for female scientists and had advanced the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, died on Dec 25, 2018.（南希罗曼 博士生于1925年，被誉为女性科学家的先驱，推动了哈勃太空望远

17、镜的发射，于2018年12月25日去世 以及第三段最后一句She was, therefore, named as the mother of Hubble9（因此，她被称为哈勃之母 可知，本文介绍了一位杰出的女性科学家南希罗曼博士，她对于哈勃太空望远镜的研发利用功不可没， 她被称为“哈勃之母”，故C项u Nancy Roman-the mother of Hubble,作为文章的标题恰如其分。故选C 项。CThe Tokyo Summer Olympics is going green. The 5,000 medals Japan has made are more special tha

18、n most.One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be “sustainable”- to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic medals out of metal recycled from old electronics.Almost all electron

19、ics are made with small amounts of precious metals”, like gold and silver. But collecting enough of these metals to make 5,000 medals was a huge challenge. Thafs because the amount of metal in each device is tiny. It would take about 20,000 cell phones to get just 1 kilogram of gold.Beginning in Apr

20、il 2017, the organizers placed collection boxes around the country, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. Soon people began to respond to the initiative, turning in smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held games, and laptops. At first, collection went slowly, but soon more and mor

21、e areas began to take part. By the end, 1,621 local governments had helped out with the collection process.Then came the job of breaking those devices down into smaller pieces. After being taken apart and sorted, the small electronics were smelted （熔炼）to get all the gold, silver, and bronze elements

22、. This is a tricky job, which calls for careful attention and good skill. Ifs also dangerous, because some of the metals and other things arent safe fbr people to touch or breathe.By the end of March, 2019, the organizers had hit their targets of getting enough metal for the medals. They had collect

23、ed around 32 kilograms of gold, 4,100 kilograms of silver and 2,200 kilograms of bronze. And now all the 5,000 medals are available for the would-be winners.33. Compared with other Olympic games, which word best describes the Tokyo Olympics medals?A. valuable.B. quality.C. unique.D. green.34. What d

24、oes Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?A. The difficulty of making the medals.B. The process of collecting old electronics.C. The purpose to recycle used smartphones.D. The classification of the collected devices.35. The underlined word “tricky” in Paragraph 5 means A. creativeB. well-paidC. demandingD. uni

25、que36. Whats the purpose of Tokyos way of making the medals?A. To advocate （提彳昌）sustainable use of resources.B. To promote the spirit of Olympic Games.C. To introduce a new technique to make medals.D. To call peoples attention to environmental damage.【答案】33.D34. B 35. C 36. A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。东京夏季奥运会

26、秉承了 “可持续发展”的理念，其5000枚奖牌采用回收的电 子垃圾制作而成，文章介绍了这个活动的目的、过程、结果。【33题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段 “One novel focus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be sustainable to avoid using too many natural resources, so that the games are easy on the environment. As part of this goal, the organizers decided to make all of the Olympic me

27、dals out of metal recycled from old electronics.（东京奥运会的一个新重点是可 持续发展，即避免使用过多的自然资源，这样奥运会就不会对环境造成损害。作为这一目标的一部分， 组织者决定用从旧电子设备中回收的金属制作所有的奥运奖牌。）”可知，与其他奥运会相比，东京奥运会 的奖牌从旧电子设备中回收的金属制作而成，避免使用过多的自然资源，所以更环保。故选D项。【34题详解】主旨大意题。根据第四段内容“Beginning in April 2017, the organizers placed collection boxes around the coun

28、try, and asked people to turn in their old electronic devices. Soon people began to respond to the initiative, turning in smartphones, digital cameras, hand-held games, and laptops. At first, collection went slowly, but soon more and more areas began to take part. By the end, 1,621 local governments

29、 had helped out with the collection process.（从 2017年4月开始，组织者在全国各地放置了收集箱，并要求人们上交他们的旧电子设备。很快，人们开始 响应这一倡议，上交智能手机、数码相机、手持游戏和笔记本电脑。起初，征集工作进展缓慢，但很快越 来越多的地区开始参与。到最后，有1621个地方政府参与了收集工作。）”可知，本段主要讲述了收集旧电 子产品的过程。故选B项。【35题详解】词句猜测题。根据划线句后的 “which calls for careful attention and good skill. Ifs also dangerous, bec

30、ause some of the metals and other things arent safe for people to touch or breathe.（这需要细心的关注和高超的技能，它也 是危险的，因为一些金属和其他东西对人们来说是不安全的，不适合触摸或呼吸。）”可推知，这是一个要 求高的工作。划线词tricky与C项demanding （要求高的）意思相近。故选C项。【36题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段 “One novel fbcus of the Tokyo Olympics is to be sustainable9一 to avoid using too many n

31、atural resources （东京奥运会的一个新焦点是可持续发展的避免使用太多的自然资源）”可推知，东京奥运会制作这种奖牌的目的是重在环境保护，倡导资源的可持续利用。故选A项。What is art? That*s an easy question to answer. Art is a painting, a drawing or a sculpture. Now there are new items to add to the list. Art is a dead shark in a glass case. Art is an unmade bed. Art is a vide

32、o of a group of people standing completely still for sixty minutes.A new group of young artists began to produce work that challenged the accepted idea of what art is and the role the artist should play in society. This group came to be known as the YBAs一the Young British Artists. The art of the YBA

33、s does not just stick to painting and sculpture. It uses all kinds of different materials to express the feeling of the artist.Damien Hirst is the most famous of the YBAs. The shark in the box is his work and is meant to express his own fear of dying. The shark stands for death. Right now, jt is har

34、mless. But eventually it will come for you. There is nothing to be done about it.Traditionally artists have a message. They use their skills to lead us to enlightenment （启迪）.The message of the YBAs is that they cannot do this. They are just as mixed up and confused as everybody else. A journalist on

35、ce asked Damien Hirst what his next idea was fbr an artwork. I dont know what Pm going to do next. I never know what Pm going to do next J he replied.Another YBA, Tracy Emin recently produced a work called Bed”. This is just her own bed with the sheets disarranged and dirty. And the message? “Look a

36、t me一Im a mess.”Some artists work with the public in producing their work. Gillian Wearing filmed a group of people dressed as policemen trying to keep still for 60 minutes while standing on top of a table. At the end of that time, the table falls apart and everyone falls to the floor. You can try t

37、o be a good citizen and a respectable member of the community. But dont try too hard or the pressure will be too much.Art mirrors the state of society. In the work of the YBAs we can see a society on the threshold （开立局）of the futurea bit worried, a bit excited and wondering what is going to happen n

38、ext. The YBAs cant guide us, but they can make the journey more interesting.37. What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The shark.B. Death.C. Damien,s artwork.D. Damien*s fear of dying.38. What can be inferred from Tracys work Bed?A. She needs to be taken care of.B. She sees the

39、world as a dirty one.C. She compares herself to the bed.D. She hopes for better living conditions.39. Which of the following refers to a person who tries too hard in Gillians work?A. The table.B. The floor.C. 60 minutes.D. The people dressed as policemen.40. What is the main purpose of the text?A. T

40、o explain what the work of the YBAs is like.B. To show how the YBAs form ideas for their work.C. To describe the YBAs as artists full of imagination.D. To show the YBAs have made a great difference in art.【答案】37.B38. C 39. A 40. A【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一群英国青年艺术家以及他们的作品形式和意义。【37题详解】词句猜测题。根据上文“The sha

41、rk in the box is his work and is meant to express his own fear of dying. The shark stands for death.（盒子里的鲨鱼是他的作品，是为了表达他对死亡的恐惧。鲨鱼代表死亡）”和下文“But eventually it will come for you. There is nothing to be done about it.（但最终它会为你而来。对此我们束手无策）” 可推知，工指代上文中提到的“death”。故选B。【38题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第五段 “This is just her ow

42、n bed with the sheets disarranged and dirty. And the message? Look at mePm a mess/9（这只是她自己的床，床单又乱又脏。那信息呢？ “看看我，我一团糟可推 知，Tracy是将自己比作她的床。故选C。【39题详解】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段 u Gillian Wearing filmed a group of people dressed as policemen trying to keep still for 60 minutes while standing on top of a table. At t

43、he end of that time, the table falls apart and everyone falls to the floor. You can try to be a good citizen and a respectable member of the community. But dont try too hard or the pressure will be too much.（吉莉安韦林拍摄了一群人装扮成警察站在桌子上保持静止60分钟的视频。在这 段时间结束时，桌子散了，所有人都倒在了地板上。你可以努力成为一个好公民，一个受人尊敬的社区成 员。但是不要太努力

44、，否则压力会太大）”可知，在Gillian的作品中，站在桌子上的人（a group of people dressed as policemen）和所站的时间（60minutes）表示压力（pressure）,桌子则为压力的承受者。由于承受的压力太 大，时间过长，桌子最终倒塌。故选A。【40题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第二段 u A new group of young artists began to produce work that challenged the accepted idea of what art is and the role the artist should pla

45、y in society. This group came to be known as the YBAs一the Young British Artists.（一群新的年轻艺术家开始创作作品，挑战了人们对艺术是什么以及艺术家在社会中应 该扮演的角色的公认观念。这个团体后来被称为YBAs英国青年艺术家）”以及下文中的例子可知，本 文通过三个实例，主要介绍YBAs的作品是什么样的。故选A。第二节七选五（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选 项。China has been the birthplace of many

46、of the worlds greatest inventions. It was, for example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper money and coins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. 41 This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering.

47、42 In 1200 BC, people in China began to use shells （贝壳）as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it easier for people to carry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country.In the years which followed this invention, ma

48、ny other countries around the world began to do the same.43The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze and copper shells. It wasnt long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. 44 By 500 BC, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the Roman Empire.About 1,000 years later, leather was used as money in China, and in 806 AD, the first paper banknotes were produced by the Chinese people. 45A People also began collecting foreign coins as souvenirs.B. Durin