1、2019学年第一学期期末调研测试卷高二英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第I卷1至8页，第II卷9至10页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷注意事项：1.答第I卷时,考生务必用2B铅笔按”正确涂写”要求涂写答题卡。2.每小题选出答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。3.考试结束,考生将答题卡交回。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
2、，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. Why was Matt running slowly today?A. He ate a big breakfast.B. He stayed up late last night.C. He worried about his schoolwork.2. How does the woman want to travel?A. By plane. B. By train. C. By car.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office. B.
3、At a gift shop. C. On a beach.4. Who is Jeremy?A. The mans coach. B. The mans father. C. The mans friend.5. What does the man want to do?A. Buy a new battery.B. Charge his phone.C. Use a laptop.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
4、，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. How does Eddie probably feel about the test at first?A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Unconcerned.7. How many problems are there in Eddies test?A. 7. B. 12. C. 16听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where will the project be?A. In Russia. B. In China. C. In India.9. Wh
5、at does the man hope to do?A. Set up more cameras.B. Read more about big cats.C. See a rare animal with his own eyes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will the man do on the first day of his work?A. Meet some colleagues.B. Take a training course.C. Have an exam.11. What career will the man do?A. He will be
6、a teacher.B. He will be an engineer.C. He will be a tour guide.12. What does the woman say about getting a senior position in the university?A. It took a longer time.B. It meant more to her.C. It was easier to achieve.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A. The prices of food
7、. B. Healthy eating habits. C. Frozen vegetables.14. Which vegetables is the woman buying?A. Carrots. B. Peas. C. Potatoes.15. Why does the man prefer frozen food?A. Its cheap. B. Its nutritious. C. Its convenient.16. When does the woman get off work every day?A. At 5:00 p.m. B. At 6:00 p.m. C. At 7
8、:00 p.m.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many African countries has Mr. Xie Yanshen visited?A. 30. B. 40. C. 54.18. What does Mr. Xie Yanshen probably like to do?A. Collect art. B. Create art. C. Sell art.19. What did Mr. Xie Yanshen do in 2012?A. He donated pieces of art to a museum.B. He worked at a muse
9、um.C. He founded a museum.20. What does the National Museum of China probably hope to do?A. Encourage more people to collect African artworks.B. Raise money to buy more African artworks.C. Introduce African culture to Chinese people.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选
10、项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATwo years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, held its first Back to School Bash (返校狂欢盛宴), offering needy families an opportunity to learn more about free resources in the community. Courtney Holmes agreed to join. He was working as a barber and Saturday was his busiest haircutting day, but h
11、e chose to donate his time and give free haircuts to underprivileged kids so theyd look sharp on that first day of class. But then he had an idea: “The kids should earn their free haircut by having to read a book to me,” Holmes said.The idea was so popular that he continued it the first Tuesday of e
12、very month for the next two years. Five-to-ten-year-old boys would grab a favorite book, settled into the barber chair, and read aloud while Holmes did his work. If they failed to pronounce the word, Holmes was there to help. After the haircut, theyd review the book, from the characters and vocabula
13、ry to the themes just like in school, only more fun.Holmes recognized that not every parent has the time to read with their kids. “You are working a job, and have to clean the house or cook dinner. Sitting down and listening to kids read is the last thing you have time to do. So I say bring your kid
14、s in and let them read to me,” said Holmes, “There was this seven-year-old boy who struggled through his book, reading some of the words with difficulty. I had him take the book home and practice. When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems.”Holmes and his family have rece
15、ntly moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get settled, he plans to continue his role as the storybook barber. “The way the world is today with guns and violence,” he says, “Its a shelter for the kids, to come to the barbershop and read books.”1. The underlined word “underprivileged” in paragraph 1 c
16、an be replaced by _.A. poorB. smartC. unusualD. ugly2. Which of the following does Holmes probably agree with?A. Parents have much time to listen to their kids read.B. The seven-year-old boy has a serious reading disability.C. Kids go to the barbershop just to earn free hair cuts.D. Reading books in
17、 the barbershop gets kids away from danger.3. What can be the best title of the passage?A. The Great Value of StorybooksB. A New Way of Improving Reading skillC. Courtney Holmes, the Storybook BarberD. A Specially-designed Barbershop in Iowa【答案】1. A2. D3. CBSchool starting times in America vary from
18、 an average of 7:48 am in go-getting Mississippi to 8:31 am in late-rising Connecticut. According to a survey, only in two states Alaska and Connecticut do schools tend to start after 8.30 am, the earliest recommended by many medical organizations. That may soon change. On October 13th Californias g
19、overnor signed a law which cuts 2.7 million of the states schoolchildren some slack, setting a limit on starting times of half past eight for high-schoolers and eight oclock for middle schoolers, in the hope that pupils will benefit from the extra time in bed.There is plenty of reason to think they
20、will. During puberty (发育期), adolescents are more alert in the afternoon and require more sleep in the morning. A research finds that later school starting times are in line with improved attendance, less tardiness (迟延), less falling asleep in class, better grades. It is estimated that moving to a ha
21、lf-past eight start across the country would boost the economy by more than $80 billion within a decade.In response to the evidence, school districts across the country have begun to move start times back, but California is the first state to take the leap. Parents and unions are often bitterly oppo
22、sed. The California Teachers Association fiercely resisted the change, citing the financial burden on schools as they adjust to the new hours, as well as the burden on parents who work as laborers or in the service industry. Last year the former governor, Jerry Brown, refused similar legislation (立法
23、), saying the decision should be left to school destricts.Supporters argue that it is appropriate for the state to set a minimum health-and-welfare standard. Anthony Portanino, who introduced the legislation, believes evidence of the changes benefits will soon win over opponents in rural areas. “The
24、re really is no significant reason not to do this,” he says, “other than an overwhelming resistance to change from adults.” Which is an attitude many teenagers will be wearily familiar with.4. What is the purpose of the law Californias governor signed On October 13th?A. To make sure students get eno
25、ugh sleep.B. To reduce the financial burden on schools.C. To ensure that parents go to work on time.D. To relieve traffic pressure during rush hours.5. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Many medical organizations recommend school should start before 8:30am.B. Moving start times forward benefi
26、ts the country greatly in the long run.C. Teachers are optimistic about the change which can relieve their burden.D. Later school starting times make a difference to students performance.6. What is Anthony Portaninos attitude to the new legislation?A. Doubtful.B. Supportive.C. Unconcerned.D. Opposed
27、.【答案】4. A5. D6. BCA letter written by Charles Darwin in 1875 has been returned to the Smithsonian Institution Archives(档案馆) by the FBI after being stolen twice.“We realized in the mid-1970s that it was missing,” says Effie Kapsalis, head of the Archives. “It was noted as missing and likely taken by
28、an intern (实习生), from what the FBI is telling us. Word got out that it was missing when someone asked to see the letter for research purposes,” and the intern put the letter back. “The intern likely took the letter again once nobody was watching it.”Decades passed. Finally, the FBI received a clue t
29、hat the stolen letter was located very close to Washington, D.C. Their art crime team got back the letter but were unable to accuse the suspect because the time of limitations had ended. The FBI worked closely with the Archives to determine that the letter was both genuine and exactly belonged to Sm
30、ithsonian.The letter was written by Darwin to thank an American geologist, Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, for sending him copies of his research into the geology of the area that would become Yellowstone National Park.The letter is in fairly good condition, in spite of being out of the care of trai
31、ned museum staff for so long. “It was luckily in good shape,” says Kapsalis, “and we just have to do some minor things in order to be able to unfold it. It has some glue on it that has colored it slightly, but nothing that will prevent us from using it. One of our goals is to get items of high resea
32、rch value or interest to the public online.”It would be difficult to steal things like the letter. “Archiving practices have changed greatly since the 1970s,” says Kapsalis, “and we keep our high value objects in a safe that I cant even reach.”7. What happened to Darwins letter in the 1970s?A. It wa
33、s got back by the FBI.B. It was stolen more than once.C. It was bought by the archives.D. It was put in the archives for research purpose.8. What did the FBI do after getting back the letter?A. They proved its real identity.B. They kept it in a safe.C. They helped repair the letter.D. They accused t
34、he suspect but failed.9. What will the Archives do with the letter according to Kapsalis?A. Display it in the Archives.B. Turn it into an item of interest.C. Carry out a major repair.D. Make it available on line.10. What can we learn from the passage?A. People grow more interested in art objectsB. S
35、trict safety measures are taken in Archives.C. The value of museum objects has been increased.D. The letter helped Ferdinand do research into geology.【答案】7. B8. A9. D10. B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。Good neighbors are a lot like electricity or running water: We dont
36、 know how much we depend on them until we dont have them. _11_ Here is how to develop your relationships with these very important people in your life. Reach out to the newcomers.These days the old Welcome Wagon (欢迎礼车) is a thing of the past. _12_ If they have kids, tell them where the children in t
37、he neighborhood live. Introduce the best places to eat and sleep. Invite them over for coffee or tea when they get settled, give them your number, and point to your house as you say good-bye. Avoid causing inconvenience.Return anything that you borrow from a neighbor, such as tools, in good conditio
38、n as soon as youve finished with them. Replace anything that belongs to your neighbor if damaged. _13_ Such acts of consideration will have your neighbors talkingand the talk will be good. Make time for friendships.If you value a friendship with your neighbors, spend time with them. Better yet, you
39、might even consider throwing a get-together in their honor. Deliver the invitations in person to everyone who lives on your street and chat with each for five minutes before moving on to the next house. _14_ So you can plan for proper food and music. _15_Help to bring in the mail for the elderly nei
40、ghbor when there is a heavy rain. When your neighbor forgets to take in his rubbish cans, roll them back into his yard. If youre truly concerned, youll give a bunch of flowers or a helping hand when its needed. All it takes to develop your relationship with neighbors is the respect for their feeling
41、s.A. Care about details.B. Show interest in their lifeC. They make our lives more pleasant.D. Your new neighbors are good listeners.E. Make sure that your car is not blocking their doorway.F. This way, you will know what your neighbors are like.G. But your new neighbors may be feeling lonely and uns
42、ure.【答案】11. C12. G13. E14. F15. A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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。My grandmother has been gone for many years now and while she was alive, we were not particularly _16_. I lived in suburban and only saw her once each year or so
43、. My grandmother lived alone, far away in an apartment in a splendid building which my brother, sister and I _17_ “the castle”. She was _18_ educated as she could speak several foreign languages.On each Christmas morning, my brother, sister and I would run down the stairs and see a beautiful tree _1
44、9_ by brightly wrapped package. We would dive into the pile with great _20_, ripping the paper and revealing all the latest toys. _21_, I would see an odd-looking package deep under the tree that I knew could only be from grandmother. “Another _22_, just like every year!”Although I was not intereste
45、d in school, I had enormous _23_ with younger children. Slowly the idea of becoming a teacher _24_ and I decided to give college a try. Having a _25_ made things easier for me and I began to apply myself. One day, during my favorite class of Childrens Literature, my professor _26_ a list of books on
46、 a projector (投影仪) that included _27_ that had been awarded a Newbery Medal or were Caldecott winners. Suddenly, memories came flooding _28_._29_ a handwritten copy of my teachers list of classics, I raced home and ran down to the _30_. There in the corner on a _31_ shelf sat the most amazing collec
47、tion of childrens books any teacher could hope to have. As I ran my _32_ across the covers of these books, I saw my grandmothers _33_ handwriting that read, “To Elizabeth Rose, with love, from Grandmother.” Now I saw how _34_ she had been and how each book was so carefully _35_ at different times of
48、 my life.16. A. friendlyB. happyC. closeD. distant17. A. picturedB. imaginedC. calledD. played18. A. poorlyB. wellC. betterD. good19. A. occupiedB. surroundedC. paintedD. protected20. A. amusementB. honourC. delightD. satisfaction21. A. EventuallyB. SuddenlyC. GraduallyD. Instantly22. A. packageB. b
49、ookC. toyD. tree23. A. expectationB. patienceC. confidenceD. pleasure24. A. took rootB. took apartC. took placeD. took on25. A. goalB. lifeC. dreamD. gift26. A. producedB. flashedC. performedD. referred27. A. titlesB. outlinesC. headlinesD. themes28. A. awayB. backC. acrossD. through29. A. Filled wi
50、thB. Covered withC. Armed withD. Loaded with30. A. basementB. garageC. classroomD. bedroom31. A. woodenB. largeC. cleanD. dusty32. A. toesB. cheekC. fistsD. fingers33. A. informalB. strangeC. familiarD. terrible34. A. cleverB. lovelyC. wiseD. careful35. A. selectedB. sentC. packedD. read【答案】16. C17.
51、 C18. B19. B20. C21. A22. B23. B24. A25. A26. B27. A28. B29. C30. A31. D32. D33. C34. C35. A第II卷注意事项：第II卷共2页，用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，答在试题卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Many people learn _36_ is going on in the world by reading the newspaper. Newsp
52、apers can be published daily, weekly, monthly, or less _37_ (frequent). However, all the people _38_ (work) on a daily newspaper must be able to work fast.Every morning, the newspaper chief editor holds a meeting with the journalists _39_ (discuss) the main events of the day. After that, journalists
53、 telephone people and fix a time for _40_ face-to-face interview with them. At the same time, photographers are sent to take the pictures _41_ can be used in tomorrows news. Sometimes journalists have to stop working on one story and start working immediately on a new one if something more important
54、 _42_ (happen) late in the day.Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. The editors have to check and design each part to ensure their accuracy and precision. They may also consider getting _43_ (profession) advice from lawyers to make sure that they wont face problems.Finally,
55、 there is no more time left for adding new stories and the time for printing has come. This is done on fast-moving printing _44_ (machine) because speed is important. Early the next morning, the newspapers _45_ (deliver) by lorry, plane or rail to readers.【答案】36. what37. frequently38. working39. to
56、discuss40. a41. which#that42. happens43. professional44. machines45. are delivered#will be delivered第四部分：写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）46. 假定你是李华，上星期你班召开了主题为“垃圾分类”的班会。你的英国笔友Mike发来电子邮件想了解班会的相关情况，请给他回一封邮件，内容包括：1.班会的主题；2.班会的简要过程；3.班会的意义。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：垃圾分类waste sorting；班会class meeting
57、_【答案】Dear Mike,Hows everything going? I am writing to share some information about our class meeting with you.To help the students develop the good habit of garbage classification, we held the class meeting whose topic was “waste sorting”. First, we watched a video about how to sort waste. Then, we
58、were given questions to check whether we could classify waste correctly in daily life. The activity turned out to be meaningful, through which we not only acquired a good knowledge of waste sorting but also raised our awareness of protecting the environment.Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua第二节：读后续写（满分25分）47.
59、 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Its eight oclock on a cold spring night. Our apartment has been hit by a storm. Im so tired tonight. Ive been on crutches (拐杖) for seven weeks, recovering from an operation, and Im trying fruitlessly to clean up.The phone rings-for the sixth time in less than an hour.
60、We know who it is.My mother awoke from a coma which damaged her brain at 68. She has been dogged by Paranoia (妄想症) for a decade-she thinks she has been kicked out of her home; she thinks her daughters have not visited in months; she thinks that her friend Jimmy never wants to see her again.She has n
61、o idea that she has repeated the things she is about to say a million times today and yesterday. She has no idea that I had an operation, nor can she recall her own granddaughters name. She is unaware of most of the past, and she wanders in the present. She is lonely.I throw my anger at the easiest
62、target: my mother.“MOM!” I yell. “YOU ARE NOT BEING REMOVED FROM YOUR HOME! AND WE VISITED TWO DAYS AGO! Mom, you have to believe me, and if you dont, I cannot talk anymore! Everything is fine!”Silence. Then: “I was only calling to say hi.”I feel the knife of passive aggression (消极进攻). My mother con
63、tinues, having already forgotten that I yelled. “But Im also upset about something; do you have a minute?”“No, Mom, I dont. I cant again with this!”“Why are you yelling?”Im yelling because you cannot help me care for my child, or be a “real” grandmother, or even remember to ask me about my day. Im y
64、elling because I have talked you off this dilemma five times tonight, and because you remind me of everything I fear: aging, sickness, bad luck, loss.I set on the couch, aware of all my daughter is witnessing. She hears me yell at my mother, lose my patience, ignore my loved one. I have failed at be
65、ing a good example to my daughter.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。“Can I talk to Grandma Ellie?” My five-year-old reaches for the phone. _I am not tired or angry now; I am soft inside,_【答案】“Can I talk to Grandma Ellie? ” My five-year-old rea
66、ches for the phone. Wordlessly, I hand it over. “Hi, Grandma!” I hear my mother exclaim through the receiver. “Sweetheart! How are you? Did you go to school today?” What witchcraft is this? All she said was “Hi, Grandma,” and my mother sounds like a person fully alert to the heartbeat of a normal da
67、y. “Yes, Grandma, and today was share day, and I brought my Wonder Woman bracelets.” “Can you put it on speaker?” I whisper to my daughter. She obliges, and out of the phone comes a waterfall of good cheer. My mother tells her how much she loves her and how lovely her voice sounds.I am not tired or
68、angry now; I am soft inside, watching my kindergartner handle her fragile grandmother with such skillfulness. “Do you want me to sing you a song? I know three songs from Annie.” And then my daughter sings. The sharp evening breeze sails through the window, and the mess in our apartment settles aroun
69、d me like an old soft quilt. I listen to my daughter singing quietly to her grandmother, caring for her with exquisite patience. When they hang up, after many kissing noises, I tell my daughter it is bath time. She wildly protests, but I draw the bath anyway. I am still Mommy, after all, and she is still five. And yet tonight, she taught me how to answer the phone like a grown-up.听力答案：1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C
