1、安徽省安庆市2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题 考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. How is the man going home?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car. 2.
2、Who is the boy possibly talking to?A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. His mother. 3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a reading room. 4. What is the man probably going to do this evening?A. See a film. B. Read a book. C. Write a composition. 5. Wha
3、t might the woman be?A. A cook. B. A manager. C. A waitress. 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。每段对话成独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。6. Which bus goes to the citys library directly?A. No. 2. B. No. 13. C. No. 16.
4、7. Why will the woman, to the library?A. To listen to a lecture. B. To borrow some books. C. To have an appointment. 听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。8. How much should the man pay a month in all?A. 50 dollars. B. 500 dollars. C. 550 dollars. 9. How does die man like the apartment?A. A little expensive. B. Too big. C
5、. Well furnished. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers doing now?A. Having a meal. B. Preparing a speech. C. Talking about friendship. 11. What is the boy advised to do?A. Change a room. B. See a doctor. C. Talk with his roommate. 12. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A. C
6、lassmates. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What makes Susan afraid?A. Sailing. B. Flying. C. Road transport. 14. What does Jason think of flying?A. It is really very safe. B. It makes him feel terrible. C. It causes deaths every year.15. What may Susan have experience
7、d?A. Sailing on the Atlantic. B. Traveling far in a rough sea. C. Boating on the River Thames.16. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A journey. B. Transportation. C. Traffic accidents. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did Miss Richards do when the students could not follow her?A. Gave answers.
8、B. Taught slowly. C. Repeated many times. 18. What does the speaker think of this years students?A. Slow. B. Active. C. Bright. 19. What happened after Miss Richards asked the question?A. The class began to discuss it. B. Many students put up their hands. C. The class became silent suddenly. 20. Wha
9、t can we learn from the story?A. The students were active in class. B. Miss Richards was rather patient. C. Dick was a top student in the class. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AKeep up-to-date on the topics you love the most with a discount magazine subscript
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18、re can you find the passage?A. A newspaper. B. A guidebook. C. A magazine. D. A website. BLosing a wallet is one of those careless acts most of us have come across, at some point or the other in our lives. While most of us tend to move on after mourning over the lost necessities, there are a few luc
19、ky ones who get them back, with the help of the police or the generosity of the person who finds it. And then there is Hunter Shamatt, who not only got back his wallet but with some added happiness !Hunter was on his way to attend his sisters wedding on a Las Vegas-bound flight when he realized that
20、 he has misplaced his wallet, sometime during the journey. Hunters family reached out to the Frontier flight to enquire if someone had handed it over to them. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the missing wallet. But wait. The story was far from over. Just a week after Hunters sisters wedding, he
21、received a package in his mail. And guess what? There was his wallet! Surprisingly, the wallet was not the only thing that was inside the package. It also had a handwritten note for Hunter which turned out to be a bonus! The piece of paper read,“Hunter, Found this on a Frontier flight from Omaha to
22、Denver row 12, seat F wedged between the seat and wall. Thought you might want it back. All the best. P. S. I rounded your cash up to an even $100, so you could celebrate getting your wallet back. HAVE FUN!”Moved by the touching gesture, Hunters mom, Jeannie Shamatt, decided to write a post on Faceb
23、ook giving a detailed description of the incident. She also urged everyone to share the post as she would like to meet and greet the person behind the act of kindness, personally. Now, thanks to the astonishing power of social media, the post finally reached the man behind the note. The man was iden
24、tified as Todd Brown and it was one of his co-workers who made sure Jeannie Shamatts post reaches his colleague. Jeannie turned to Facebook again to thank Brown and his family for restoring her faith in humanity. “I try to teach my children to do the right things in life, help people when you can re
25、gardless of the outcome. This story is more about restoring faith in people than anything. We hear a lot of bad news but not enough good news. I personally want to thank Todd Brown and his wife for restoring faith that there are amazing people out there. ”24. How did Hunter Shamatt get his wallet ba
26、ck?A. Todd Brown sent it back. B. The police mailed it back. C. He found the wallet by himself. D. The Frontier flight helped him get it back. 25. What things were found in the package?A. A wallet and a tag. B. A wallet and a note. C. A note and a tag. D. A mail and a tag. 26. How did Hunters mom fe
27、el after receiving the package?A. Touched. B. Uninterested. C. Satisfied. D. Confused. 27. What does the author intend to convey?A. Friendship. B. Freedom. C. Kindness. D. Justice. CAdvertising is an audio or visual form of marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored，non-personal messag
28、e to promote or sell a product，a service or an idea.Sponsors of advertising are often businessmen who wish to promote their products or services.Advertising is different from public relations since an advertiser usually pays for and has control over the message.It is different from personal selling
29、since the message is non-personal，i.e.not directed to a particular individual.Advertising is communicated through various mass media，including old media such as newspapers，magazines，television，radio，outdoor advertising or direct mail；or new media such as search results，blogs，websites or text message
30、s.The actual presentation of the message in a medium is referred to as an advertisement or “ad”Commercial ads often seek to increase consumption of products or services through“branding”，which associates a product name or image with certain qualities in the minds of consumers.Noncommercial advertise
31、rs who spend money in advertising items other than a consumer product or service include political parties，interest groups，religious organizations and governmental agencies.Non-profit organizations may use free modes of persuasion，such as a public service announcement.Advertising may also be used to
32、 reassure employees or shareholders that the company is successful.Modern advertising was created with the techniques，with tobacco advertising in the 1920s.The most significant example was the campaigns of Edward Bernays，considered the founder of modern“Madison Avenue” advertising.In 2015，the world
33、spent an estimate of $ 529.43 billion on advertising.Its projected distribution for 2017 is 40.4% on TV,33.3% on digital,9% on newspapers,6.9% on magazines,5.8% on outdoor activities and 4.3% on radio.Internationally ，the largest(“big four”)advertising conglomerates are IPG，Omnicom，Publicis Groupe，a
34、nd WPP.28.In what way does advertising differ from public relations?AAdvertisers pay for and are in charge of the message.BMessages advertised are non-profit.CAdvertising is communicated through various mass media.DAdvertising is used to reassure employees or shareholders.29. Sponsors usually make u
35、se of some new media to promote their products，including_. Adirect mailBTelevision CwebsitesDnewspapers30.Which of the following is the typical goal of commercial ads?AProfits.BPopularity. CConsumers.DBrands.31What does the underlined word probably refer to?AbusinessmenBcompanies CstoresDorganizersD
36、The Secret to HappinessA new report makes it clear that when it comes to the life satisfaction of UK citizens, the ball is in the governments court. For some time, sensible people have been arguing that governments need to focus less on economic growth and more on the wellbeing（幸福）of citizens. Be ca
37、reful what you wish for. In response to this demand, from 2011 David Cameron instructed the Office for National Statistics to gather data on peoples self-reported happiness and life satisfaction. Little practical good has come from this so far, but a new report by George Bangham for the Resolution F
38、oundation is one of the best attempts to make useful sense of the data. He concludes: “The best prospects for policymakers targeting future increases in national wellbeing lie in raising job quality, raising incomes, particularly at the lower end, and policies to improve security in the housing mark
39、et. ”The age correlation（相关）turns out to be certainly linked to politics, despite the fact that no political party can make a difference to your date of birth. The happiness of pensioners is not just a function of their age, but of policy. On average, 70-year-old boomers today are the most affluent
40、retirees in history, often owning their own homes and in receipt of generous pensions(领养老金的人). People of 70 are not going to be as content in 30 or 40 years time if they are unable to retire, dont own their homes and have small incomes. However, there is one respect in which teens and recent retiree
41、s are remarkably similar. Compared to other age groups, they tend to inhabit（居住于） a sweet spot of having high degrees of freedom. The typical 16-year-old has new freedoms without ever having had any serious responsibilities. The typical 70-year-old, having experienced a lifetime of work and family d
42、uties, has a very different kind of freedom, one born from relief. Besides，it should not surprise us to find that people tend to be happier when they have fewer worries. But this, too, has important political implications. If the government is really interested in raising overall national happiness,
43、 it has to make sure as many citizens as possible feel secure in their health, their housing and their incomes. Different states records in achieving this is one important reason why Nordic countries repeatedly score highly in international life satisfaction surveys and North America underperforms r
44、elative to its GDP. Whichever way you look at it, there is no escaping the conclusion that increasing wellbeing across society requires joined-up, long-term policy efforts. This is exactly what the Resolution Foundation recommends. 32. What can be conveyed from the sentence “the ball is in the gover
45、nments court” in Paragraph 1?A. The government officials are fond of playing ball games. B. The government determines national happiness. C. The government makes citizens feel happy. D. The government is in a ball game. 33. What does the underlined word “affluent” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Res
46、ponsible. B. Careful. C. Honest. D. Rich. 34. According to the author, the secret to happiness is freedom and _. A. incomeB. healthC. securityD. destiny35. What is the authors attitude to the function of government on national happiness?A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Doubtful. D. Unsatisfactory. 第二节（共
47、5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Public SpeakingPublic speaking can be defined as the act of making a speech in front of a group of listeners. The types of public speaking are deliberately structured with three general purposes: to inform, to persuade and to entertain. An in
48、formative speech has a purpose to inform, or give knowledge to its audience. 36 For persuasive speech, the speaker would try to change the mindset, insight, or behavior of the audience for their own good. Thus, the speaker needs to look for common ground with the audience and try to relate to what t
49、hey might agree on. The last type is a ceremonial speech. It tends to be less formal and more personal than the other types of speeches. No matter how well you know the person you are giving speech about, try not to say bad things about them, even if it is meant to be a joke. 37 Sparing some time to
50、 practice will help build confidence and help determine how long the presentation will last. Aside from it, knowing who the audience will be is quite necessary. Try to get as much information as possible regarding this particular area related to the audience. Knowing the “battlefield” in advance wil
51、l give the speakers a huge advantage. Language is the main aspect a speaker needs to pay attention to while giving a speech. 38 A speaker needs to choose their words carefully and make it clear to the audience what they mean. Often, when given a speech, the audience look up to the speaker to give th
52、em something new and useful. 39 Language and delivery alone will not be sufficient if the speaker does not have the body language. The movement and gesture of a speaker also affect the audience. While closing the speech or presentation, speakers can restate their main points, just to remind the audi
53、ence of the important things that have been said. 40 A. It needs to be used clearly. B. These speeches mark special occasions. C. The important thing to watch about is not to put in too much information. D. The key of perfecting anything is through practice, including public speaking. E. They can al
54、so end it with a special message and encourage the audience to ask questions. F. Knowing how public speaking is done is a key part in understanding the importance of it. G. Thus, the speaker needs to know how to deliver their speech to fulfill the audiences expectation. 第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空
55、(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。 Geraniums(天竺葵）of LoveAs the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews with the same teachers. The
56、only thing different was the child. And every child 41an old school traditionthe annual plant sale（拍卖会）held in early May, just in time for 42 Day. Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother. 43 , I didnt have any money. I went to
57、my eldest sister and 44 the secret, and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully made my 45 . I agonized（苦苦思索）over that decision, 46 each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium. The moment I had smuggled（偷带） it home, with the help of my sister, I 47 it
58、 on the upstairs neighbors porch. I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mothers Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldnt, and 48 she did not. When Mothers Day arrived, I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium. I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she
59、 was with my 49 . The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and she wanted to 50 our mother. Like my 51 sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went
60、. She arrived at home full of 52 excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag 53 her sweater. “I looked at every plant,” she explained, “and I know I got the 54 one!”I helped my little 55 hide that geranium on the upstairs neighbors porch, assuring that our mother wouldnt find it before Mothers Da
61、y. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium, and I watched them both bursting with pride and 56 . It was like being in a dream I had already dreamed. My mother noticed me 57 , and she gave me a soft secret smile. Shocked and puzzled, I 58 back. I had been wondering how my mother could 59 to
62、be surprised at this gift from her sixth child. But as I watched her eyes light up with delight as she was 60 with that most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending. 41. A. passed downB. participated inC. broke withD. carried on42. A. WomensB. FathersC. ChildrensD. Mothers43. A. Besides B. More
63、overC. However D. Therefore44. A. shared B. discoveredC. guardedD. unlocked45 A. planB. preparationC. presentD. selection46. A. wateringB. growingC. inspecting D. protecting47. A. showedB. pottedC. packagedD. hid48. A. indeed B. insteadC. properlyD. anyhow49. A. performanceB. gradesC. gift D. presen
64、ce50 A. inspireB. surprise C. satisfyD. relax51. A. youngest B. eldest C. cleverestD. bravest52. A. nervousB. youthfulC. increasingD. false53. A. onB. besideC. behindD. under54. A. shortestB. rarest C. best D. strongest55. A. sister B. brotherC. cousinD. friend56. A. confusionB. anxietyC. delightD.
65、astonishment57. A. listeningB. watching C. smellingD. tasting58. A. wavedB. smiledC. signedD. called59. A. pretend B. continue C. appearD. try60. A. impressedB. satisfiedC. associatedD. presented第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China, which takes pride in four inventions in a
66、ncient times, has once again shown its ability 61 (change) the world with its “new” four great inventions: high-speed railways, electronic payment, shared bicycles and online shopping. Recently, the “new” four great inventions 62 (improve) the quality of peoples lives. Thanks to online shopping and
67、mobile payment, people can buy what they want 63 (simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. High-speed trains have shortened 64 journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half an hour. As for the bikes, they themselves are not new. It is the operating model of bike-sharing 65 (base) on
68、satellite navigation(导航)system, mobile payment as well as big data 66 has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing cycling back 67 peoples lives and they are making public transport more 68 (attract). It is increasingly clear that China is no longer 69 (copy) western ideas and is leading in
69、 many new ways. A growing number of foreign 70 (company) hope to promote the development in their home country by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的
70、增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的次。删除：把多余的用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Jack,How is it going recently? I am delight to tell you that our school photograph club is going to hold a International Photograph Show. Here is some informations about
71、 it. Protect environment is the theme of the show. It will start from June 15 in next month and last three weeks. Any student who is interested in it is welcome participate. You take good pictures but you have always wanted to do something what interests you. This is certain a good chance for more p
72、eople to see it. You can send your photos to intphotosshowgm. school. com. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)假设你是学生会主席李华,学生会打算招募一位校报英文版的编辑,请你用英文以 “An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。内容要点如下:1、要求:英文与美术皆好;能熟练使用电脑;2、工作内容:选择与编辑同学们的英文来稿;3、有意者请在下周五前与学生会联系。注意:1.词数100左右 2.不要逐字翻译,可适当发挥
73、。_英语参考答案第一部分 听力（共两节，每题1.5分，满分30分）1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.B 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，每题2分，满40分）21-25 CADAB 26-30 ACACA 31-35 BBDCB 36-40 CDAGE 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，每题1.5分，满分45分）41-45 BDCAD 46-50 CDACB 51-55 BADCA 56-60 CBBAD61.to change 62.have improve
74、d 63.simply 64.the 65.based66.that 67.to 68.attractive 69.copying panies第一节 短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）Dear Jack, How is it going recently? I am delight to tell you that our school delightedphotograph club is going to hold a International Photograph Show. Here anis some informations about it. Protect environm
75、ent is the theme of the information Protectingshow. It will start from June 15 in next month and last three weeks. Any student who is interested in it is welcome participate. You take good topictures but you have always wanted to do something what interests you. and thatThis is certain a good chance
76、 for more people to see it. You can send your certainly themphotos to intphotosshow.Looking forward to hearing from you soon.第二节（满分25分）One Possible VersionAn English Editor WantedOur school newspaper is in great need of an editor for its English edition, whose job is to pick out and edit the English
77、 articles from students that are appropriate for teenagers.Anyone who wants to apply for the job must meet the following requirements: First, he/she should be good at English and have a good taste for art. Second, he/she should be able to operate the computer skillfully. Third, he /she should show a willingness to give up some of his/her spare time to serve the students.Those who are interested in the job and meet the requirements please get in touch with the Student Union before next Friday.