1、浙江省诸暨市第二高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题一、听力30分第一节1. What will the man do tonight?A. Go to a theater. B. Meet a customer. C. Give the woman a ride.2. What are the speakers going to buy for Marys birthday?A. A bicycle. B.A pen. C. A book3. Where are the speakers?A.On the third floor. B. On the fourth floor
2、. C.On the fifth floor.4. How has Ann spent most of her time in England?A. Visiting museums and galleries.B.Working for her company.C.Studying at a school.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A war. B.A report. C.A country.第二节听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why does Rebecca want to hang up?A. She has j
3、ust broken up with Tom.B. Her phone is running out of power.C. She is talking with an important friend.7. What does Tom ask Rebecca to do tomorrow morning?A. Finish her work. B. Give him a phone call. C. Tell him the interesting news.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why does the woman want to make a phone call?A.
4、 To book a hotel. B. To contact a bank. C.To fix an interview.9. What does the man offer to do for the woman?A.Lend her some money. B.Give her a lift. C.Lend her a briefease.10. How does the man sound at the end of the conversation?A. Humorous. B.Curious. C.Grateful.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What did the
5、 woman do at the age of six?A. She sang for the Red Sox at Fenway.B.She joined a childrens theater program.C.She went to Jackson Hole for the first time.12. How many sports teams has the woman sung for?A.3. B.4. C.5.13. What is the woman probably?A. A country music singer. B.A famous athlete. C.A mo
6、vie star.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Take a quiz. B.Clean the room. C.Read a magazine article.15. Which does the man choose?A.Get a job. B. Go to college. C. Leave home.16. What do we know about the woman?A. She looks forward to having a romantic wedding.B.She alwa
7、ys stays out late with her friends.C.She is unwilling to have a big family.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17 When does the Race of Hope take place?A.In May. B.In March. C. In February.18 How many people take part in the Race of Hope?A. About 1,000. B. About 600. C. About 420.19. What is Volcanic Spirit?A. A prog
8、ram about the country of Cameroon.B. A documentary film about the Race of Hope.C.A festival during the weekend of the race.20. Who is Stuart Kaplan probably?A. A host. B. A racer C. A reporter第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(10)APhotographer Lindsey Villatoro gave one family the most beautiful gift.She organi
9、zed a fake wedding ceremony so that a terminally(晚期；不治) ill father could walk his 11-year-old daughter down the aisle(红毯)Jim Zetz,62，was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and knew that he wouldnt be around for all the big moments in his daughter Josies life.So when Villatoro heard about the familys hear
10、tbreaking story，she decided to do something special for them.“One day youll wake up and realize youre given the opportunity to change someones life for the better，” Villatoro wrote in the description of the wedding video.“You get an idea，dont think twice and run with it.It was an honor doing this fo
11、r them.”Villatoro first met Zetz and his family when she was invited to take one of their final family photos together.When Zetzs wife mentioned that Josie was upset that her father wouldnt be around for “memories down the line”，Villatoro decided to help out.Amazingly，the photographer managed to org
12、anize a mini-wedding in the familys backyard within 72 hours! With the help of financial contributions from the local community，she gathered a wedding cake，dress，flowers，and make-up for the little girl.Friends，family，and even strangers attended the event to show their support.“Your dad may not live
13、to see you get married，but he is here to walk you down the aisle today，” Gary Galbraith，the pastor(牧师)，said in the ceremony.“The daddy and daughter relationship is one of the most special relationships in life.”At the ceremony，Zetz placed a ring on Josies finger as the pastor called them “daddy and
14、daughter”Josies mini-wedding coincided(同时发生) with her 11th birthday.Her mother said，“I knew it would be her last birthday with her dad.If I were Josie，this would be the best gift anyone could give.”“It was a beautiful ceremony，” the neighbor Jennifer Stout said，“Its sad to think of someone so young
15、losing her dad but at least she will have a memory of this event.”21. Why did Villatoro help to organize the wedding ceremony?A. To celebrate Josies birthday.B. To meet Zetzs demand.C. To grant Josies wish.D. To comfort the dying father.22. From the passage，we can know that .A. Josie didnt know abou
16、t her fathers illnessB. the wedding ceremony gained much supportC. Josie was not satisfied with the wedding ceremonyD. Zetz was fighting his illness bravely23. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. The 11-year-old daughter was sad for losing her father.B. The dying father walked his daughter down th
17、e aisle.C. Photographer Lindsey Villatoro filmed an important event.D. Josie spent her last birthday with her dying father.BOne of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.When we see something we dont like，we wish it could be dif
18、ferent.We cry out for something better.That may be human nature，or perhaps its something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture.The root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want things to be different.However，its that we decided we didnt like it in the first place.Weve judged it as bad，rather than
19、saying，“Its not bad or good，and it just is it.”In one of my books，I said，“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned.” Some readers said its too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong.However，its only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as ba
20、d.Instead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is.This can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can be.Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why theyre that way.It will
21、 save you a lot of sadness，because youll no longer say，“Oh，I wish bad things didnt happen！”Does it mean you can never change things？Not at all.But change things not because you cant accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growing.Can we make this world a
22、better place？You can say that youll continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this world.Thats the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that path.Therefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：ac
23、cept，and understand.It might lead to some interesting results.24. The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because .A. we dislike something in the beginningB. it is our natural emotion in the lifeC. culture asks us to be different from othersD. everyone has their own opinions on things25. In P
24、aragraph 4，the underlined word “It” refers to “ ”A. acting well at work and in politicsB. feeling depressed for the news mediaC. accepting and understanding what has happenedD. saying something negative when bad things come26. What is the main theme of the passage?A. Judging good or bad is important
25、 for our world.B. Expecting things to be different gives us hope.C. Traditional culture becomes the root of unhappiness.D. Accepting can make our life happier and better.CResearchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move heat out of buildings and into space.The researche
26、rs say the material can cool buildings even on hot days.The cooling material is a very thin sheet with many layers that could be placed on a roof like solar panels(板)However，instead of turning sunlight into energy as solar panels do，the material turns heat into radiation.Shanhui Fan is an electrical
27、 engineering professor at Stanford University.He says that the panels have a layer of material that is like sand.The panels act like a mirror.They take heat out of buildings and reflect the light from the sun.And he says both the heat and sunlight are sent 100 kilometers into outer space.“Its a stru
28、cture that cools itself without electricity input，even under the sun.So，what it does is basically radiate heat to outer space and also reflect the sunlight so it doesnt get heated up by the sun.Mr Fan says it is like having a window into space.The heat is sent directly into space without warming the
29、 air.”He says buildings in developing countries that do not have electricity or air conditioning could use the panels.“In areas where electricity is out of reach for many people，there is a potential benefit for storing medicine or even food.In many of these situations，being able to reduce the temper
30、ature is important.And this would provide a way to do it.”The researchers say the main problem is creating actual cooling systems using the hightech panels.They say it may be possible to develop a cooling spray(喷涂)that could be used on present solid structures.They believe the cooling spray technolo
31、gy could be developed in the next three to five years.They say as much as 15 percent of the energy used in the United States is spent providing power to air conditioning systems.27. The first paragraph mainly tells us .A. a new material is created to cool the buildingsB. living on hot days is no lon
32、ger a big problem nowC. researchers are developing new solar panels on roofsD. the new material is a very thin sheet with many layers28. How does the panel work?A. It takes in the heat and cools it down.B. It uses a mirror to reflect the sunlight.C. It sends heat away right into space.D. It has a wi
33、ndow to let out the heat.29. The new material is especially useful in areas that .A. suffer high temperatureB. have poor air conditioningC. have plenty of foodD. are short of power30. What can you infer from the passage?A. Some people got benefits from producing the panels.B. The appliance of the ne
34、w panel is still under research.C. People may have problems in using the new material.D. The new panels may save 15 percent of the energy.第二节七选五 (10)Everybody knows the importance of drinking enough water.As we all know，drinking water benefits your skin，muscles and organs. 31 The major reason for th
35、at is related to human biological needs.When youre a baby，youre 75 percent water.Then，as you get older，you get drier. 32 It helps you lose weight，according to a study from the University of Birmingham.The researchers found that drinking 500ml of water thirty minutes before a meal helped participants
36、(参与者) lose 10 more pounds than those who did not. 33 All participants were advised to improve their diet and physical activity levels.84 overweight adults were involved.Among them 41 were told to “preload” with water，while 43 were told to control their water intake(摄取量) before eating.After 12 weeks，
37、the participants instructed to “preload” with water lost 2.87 pounds more than those in the control group on average.In addition，the participants preloading with water before each of their three main meals every day lost 9.48 pounds over the 12 weeks. 34 Dr Helen Parretti，a lecturer at the Universit
38、y of Birmingham，had this to say of the study： 35 Just drinking 500ml water，three times a day，before your main meals may help reduce your weight.and this could be an easy way for weight loss.Furthermore，it can be important for a person to lose extra weight，making a potential contribution to public he
39、alth.A. Another reason to drink water is right here.B. It also helps prevent certain diseases and improve your mood.C. But not everyone can always get tap water in some areasD. The beauty of these findings is that losing weight is simple.E. The study began with a weight management consultation.F. So
40、 kids should drink more water instead of Coke to keep healthy.G. In contrast，those preloading once a day or never lost just 1.76 pounds.三、完形填空（30）As everyone grows，they realize there will always be someone who is better.I learned this 36 in the second year in high school.The shock this experience br
41、ought was so great that I felt my 37 was left on the side of the road for dead.That was all it took；one year and one person 38 everything.Her name is Jenny.She was the girl who 39 raised her hand and had useful comments about everything.When teachers needed challenging problems answered，they 40 her.
42、And if students needed 41 ，they went looking for her.I didnt 42 her，but I admit her presence annoyed me.In the first year，as a model student，I was the person everyone 43 and all the teachers trusted.Then she came out of 44 ！We also had two classes 45 .There I got to see what everybody thought of her
43、.When an exam finished，it became a 46 that she got the top grade and it didnt 47 to my classmates whether I was right there， 48 I also got excellent grades.They would cross a desert and 49 her! I was left being denied my presence. 50 ，I felt like not trying anymore.I stopped trying to put on a show
44、because no one was 51 anymore.Later，I volunteered at the graduation ceremony.She was called to make a(n) 52 and discussed her difficulties.I realized all her hard work got her there，not her desire to 53 .It finally hit me that Jenny 54 the attention she got.She showed me how big the world is and how
45、 55 a world I used to live in.Ill do my best because I know it will pay off.36. A.cours B. lesson C. plan D. excuse37. A.sympathy B. trustC. respect D. Pride 38. A.proved B. rememberedC. changed D. checked39. A.only B. stillC. never D. always40. A.asked B. interrupted C. supported D. praised41. A.fr
46、iends B. news C. answers D. money42. A.hate B. hurtC. stop D. follow43. A.protected B. noticed C. missed D. served44. A.somewhere B. everywhere C. nowhere D. anywhere45. A.first B. againC. alone D. together46. A.standard B. challengeC. fact D. chance47. A.return B. matter C. happen D. occur48. A.eve
47、n if B. as if C. once D. since49. A.congratulate B. helpC. remind D. control50. A.Frightened B. ConfusedC. Bored D. Heartbroken51. A.laughing B. chattingC. watching D. hosting52. A.decision B. attemptC. speech D. appointment53. A.break up B. give upC. take off D. show off54. A.loved B. deservedC. ne
48、eded D. escaped55. A.lonely B. peaceful C. small D. dark四、语法填空（15分）I had hardly sat down on the train and opened a bar of chocolate 56. a really old man with huge bags sat down across from me.I said hello 57. him，smiling sweetly and then I suddenly thought，“Why not offer him a piece of chocolate？” S
49、o I did.He was quite 58._ (surprise)，but accepted and thanked me.He said that people didnt usually do things like this for 59. (strange)at least that was what I understood，because he was speaking a really 60. _ (usual) dialect，and the train was loud.Then he opened one of his bags and gave me 61. _ h
50、andful of freshly picked cherries,62. (explain) that he had just taken them from his orchard.The cherries were really lovely，better than those in the shops，and I enjoyed them very much.It had been just an impulse(冲动) to offer him a piece of chocolate，but if I 63. _ (not，do) so，I would never have tas
51、ted those lovely cherries,64. I didnt even know he had at the time.Life is about giving and taking，and its 65. _ (general) true that if you give，you will receive.五、单元基础知识1（10分）66. What was it that made the man feel so _(shame) that day?67. The editor feels _(guilt) about not publishing your article
52、in the latest issue.68.The woman was accused _ stealing the bosss money and was laid off.69. The old village is so _(appeal) that plenty of tourists go there for a visit.70. Walking in the fields on a March afternoon，he could feel the _(warm) of spring.71. He took a deep breath, _(desperate) trying
53、to keep calm.72. They set up a club，_(aim) to help those who were short of money.73. He commanded that all the gates _(shut)74. I would rather he _(offer) me some good advice tomorrow.75. The President is clearly _ a dilemma about how to deal with the crisis.六、单元基础知识2（5分）76. 他总是上学迟到。(typical)_to be
54、late for school.77.他试图预言将要发生什么，但是后来放弃了。(attempt；predict)He _ what would happen，but later he gave it up.78.她所说的与她所做的是相矛盾的。（contradictory）What she said is_ what she did.79.沉迷于电脑游戏，他不能专注于学习。（addict）_the computer games, he couldnt focuse on his study.80.没有人喜欢陷入麻烦。（get）Nobody likes to _.六、概要写作（25）阅读下面短文，
55、根据内容写一篇60 词左右的内容概要。Nowadays the business of fast food is developing at a rapid speed.Have you ever thought twice before deciding to eat fast food? Even if it is easy to buy and cheap，the risks outweigh(胜过) the five minutes of satisfaction that fast food brings.There are many risks when it comes to e
56、ating food thats made in just a few of seconds.What you eat can affect your health.People who are addicted to fast food are more likely to suffer from various lifethreatening diseases.Obesity(肥胖) can come when fast food is bought often.Fast food is made from a lot of fats and high calories.If it isn
57、t removed，then you can grow to become obese.Even a small quantity of fast food contains many calories.People are fooled by its appearance and they tend to eat more.Thus，without knowing，they consume a lot of calories.Whats worse，obesity isnt the only risk.Heart disease is also a danger.The more fats，
58、sugar and salt you eat，the weaker your heart can grow.Another concern for most consumers is that they cant keep track of the sources of the food supplies in fast food restaurants.They never know about the living conditions of the animals killed for meat in those restaurants，like cows，pigs，and chicke
59、n.A recent study has suggested that bacteria have been found in about 38% fast food.Even some soft drinks are now infected by foodborne illnesses that usually come from meat.Although fast food is one of the easiest and cheapest ways of eating，the health risks arent worth your life，and risking your l
60、ife for something that isnt good for you could cost thousands of dollars in hospital bills.It is important to eat healthily and make good choices when deciding what to put in your body.Dont be lazy and pick up fast food on your way home from work.答案一、听力1-5 BCCAA 6-10 BBACA 11-15 BBAAC 16-20 ACBBC二、阅
61、读理解 CBB ACD ACDB七选五BAEGD三完型填空1-5BDCDA 6-10CABCD 11-15CBAAD 16-20.CCDBC四、语法填空1. when 2. to 3. surprised 4. strangers 5.unusual6. a 7. explaining 8. had not done 9. which 10. generally五、 课文基础知识11. ashamed 2.guilty 3. of 4. appealing 5. warmth 6.desperately 7.aiming 8. (should) be shut 9. offered 10. i
62、n 六、 课文基础知识111. Its typical of him12. attempted to predict13. contradictory to 14. Addicted to15. get into trouble七|、概要写作参考范文Despite its popularity，fast food is the origin of various risks.(要点1)Fast food has a negative influence on peoples health leading to serious illnesses，like obesity and heart disease.(要点2)Besides，the sources of fast food can be another potential health threat for its consumers.(要点3)Considering the risks，it is essential to keep a healthy diet and make careful choices before eating.(要点4)
