1、新疆昌吉回族自治州昌吉州第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项。A Science Museum, LondonRuns: Until 5 MayPrice: 7Exhibition about the Large Hadron Collider which uses theatre and video, as well as handmade works to recreate the experience of the
2、 real place and show the work behind the discovery of the Higgs boson. Well worth it for anyone studying physics or simply interested. Weston Park Museum, SheffieldRuns: Until 5 MayPrice: Free for studentsUnderneath the 1960s-built Castle Market in Sheffield, there are the remains of a historical ca
3、stle. Now that the market is being moved, there has been a sudden growth in interest in the old castle. Seacity Museum, SouthamptonRuns: ContinuedPrice: Entrance to the museum is 4.50 for studentsExplores the Titanic disaster and its effect on Southampton, where more than five-hundred families lost
4、a family member to the disaster. The exhibition recreates the sights and sounds of 1912 Southampton and ends ill the Disaster Room, where a series of events from the moment of the Titanic hit the iceberg are explored using powerful oral description from survivors. The Guildhall, LeicesterRuns: Until
5、 1 JunePrice: FreeThis exhibition tells the history of King Richard III and of the search for his lost remains, eventually found underneath a car park two years ago. The exhibition can give visitors a rounded view of the life of the king and how he was discovered. Great for history students.1. The S
6、cience Museum may attract those who _.A. are interested in movie making B. are good at designing study planC. are eager to get working experience D. are going to study physics in college2. What can we know about the Seacity Museum?A. It was set up in 1912. B. It is about different disasters.C. It te
7、lls the whole history of Southampton. D. It contains true stories of personal experiences.3. What do the four museums have in common?A. They all charge nothing for visitors.B. Theyre all about the theme of history.C. Theyre all suitable for students to visit.D. They all have been built for a long ti
8、me.BSometimes we may find that every week there are a lot of new stories about how climate change is affecting the planet, or new plans to battle its effects. But the concept itself isnt new at all in fact, scientists have been exploring questions about climate change for almost 200 years.The idea o
9、f “greenhouse gases” goes back to 1824, when Joseph Fourier wondered what was regulating the earths temperature. Fourier concluded that the atmosphere must be responsible for containing the heat absorbed from the sun and described it as a box with a glass lid: As light shines through the glass, the
10、inside gets warmer as the lid traps the heat. As Fouriers ideas spread, it came to be called “the greenhouse effect”.Scientists continued to study the greenhouse effect. Not until a Swedish chemist named Svante Arrhenius came along, did scientists understand how global warming actually works. After
11、years of work, Arrhenius determined that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere did in fact have a direct effect on global temperatures.Arrhenius found that CO2, and other gases trap radiation, which warms the atmosphere. Arrhenius was the first to suspect that burning coal could contribute t
12、o the greenhouse effect. But Arrhenius welcomed the warming effect on the planet. At a lecture later that year, Arrhenius noted that creatures of a warmer earth “might live under a milder sky and in less barren surroundings”.While Arrhenius findings won him the 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry, scienti
13、sts kept debating whether the greenhouse effect was increasing until 1950, when researchers finally began to find strong data supporting it. By the end of the 1950s, American scientists had been sounding the alarm on the long-term consequences of climate change. Climate change research has come a lo
14、ng way since Fourier first described the greenhouse effect still, maybe Arrhenius should have been more careful of what he wished for.4. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The climate change. B. The greenhouse effect. C. The atmosphere.D. The heat from the sun.5. What did
15、Arrhenius think of the greenhouse effect?A. It was beneficial for creatures on the earth. B. It had both advantages and disadvantages.C. It did more harm than good to human beings.D. It was a punishment for human harmful activities.6. Whats the authors attitude towards Arrhenius wish?A. Optimistic.
16、B. Negative.C. Neutral. D. Ambiguous.7. Whats the main idea of the text?A. Causes of climate change.B. Effects of greenhouse gases.C. Findings about global warming.D. Explorations on climate change.CIn 2015, a man named Nigel Richards memorized 386, 000 words in the entire French Scrabble Dictionary
17、 in just nine weeks. However, he does not speak French. Richards impressive feat is a useful example to show how artificial intelligence worksreal AI. Both of Richard and AI take in massive amounts of data to achieve goals with unlimited memory and superman accuracy in a certain field.The potential
18、applications for AI are extremely exciting. Because AI can outperform humans at routine tasksprovided the task is in one field with a lot of datait is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so.But not every job will be replaced by
19、AI. In fact, four types of jobs are not at risk at all. First, there are creative jobs. AI needs to be given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and artists can. Second, the complex, strategic jobsexecutives, diplomats, economists go well beyond the AI limitation of sing
20、le-field and Big Data. Then there are the as-yet-unknown jobs that will be created by AI.Are you worried that these three types of jobs wont employ as many people as AI will replace? Not to worry, as the fourth type is much larger jobs where emotions are needed, such as teachers, nannies and doctors
21、. These jobs require compassion, trust and sympathywhich AI does not have. And even if AI tried to fake it, nobody would want a robot telling them they have cancer, or a robot to babysit their children.So there will still be jobs in the age of AI. The key then must be retraining the workforce so peo
22、ple can do them. This must be the responsibility not just of the government, which can provide funds, but also of corporations and those who benefit most.8. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?A. To introduce the topic.B. To mention Nigels feat.C. To stress the importance of good memory.D. To su
23、ggest humans go beyond AI in memory.9. Which of the following best explains “outperform” underlined in paragraph 2?A. Be superior toB. Be equal toC. Be similar toD. Be related to10. Which of the following jobs is the most likely to be replaced?A. The writer. B. The shop assistant. C. The babysitter.
24、D. The psychologist.11. What does the text suggest people do about job replacement of AI?A. Limit the application of AI to a certain degree. B. Get more support from the government.C. Apply for the donation from companies. D. Upgrade themselves all the time.DOne of the main challenges facing many co
25、untries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent Af
26、rican states. said Neville Alexander, Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town.In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration, many countries have introduced language laws in t
27、he last decade. In some, the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters. One of the first such legal provisions(规定) was the 1994 Toubon law in France, and the idea has been copied in many countries since then. Such efforts to govern langu
28、age use are often considered as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire t
29、o maintain the purity of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world, but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power. Another r
30、eason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language, similar, for example, to the Academic Francaise in France.The need
31、to protect national languages is, for most western Europeans, a recent phenomenon-especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. Public communication, education and new ways of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend.12. Neville
32、 Alexander believes that _.A. mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countriesB. globalization has resulted in the economic failure of AfricaC. globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trendD. lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure13. The underlined
33、word futile (in paragraph 2) most probably means _.A. workable B. practical C. uselessD. unnecessary14. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. English has taken over fields like public communication and education.B. Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.C. Mo
34、st language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.D. Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language.15. The best title for the passage is _.A. Fighting against the rule of EnglishB. Protecting local languages and identitiesC. Globalization and multi-lan
35、guage trendD. To maintain the purity of language by law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。Be A Good TouristTourism can be both good and bad. Yes, it brings in money for the local economy and creates lots of jobs for locals, but it may also bring some problems.16 Tourists h
36、ave used paint, rocks, or even keys to write on the Luxor Temple in Egypt, the Colosseum in Rome, Stonehenge in the UK, memorial stones at the bottom of Qomolangma, and many, many other places. Thousands of tourist sites are being destroyed by tourists who “love them to death”. 17 If you want to lea
37、ve a mark on the world, do it by changing someones life with kindness and love. Pass kindness along to future generations, not destruction.Another big problem in some places has been tourists disturbing the local people and life. 18 For example, Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Yonsei Universit
38、y in South Korea have great numbers of tourists visiting their campuses and walking through their libraries and other public areas, taking pictures of students and disturbing their studies. I have three words for tourists like this: please be considerate. 19The number of problems from tourists is en
39、dless: walking in large groups without considering others who need to walk by, crossing roads without observing local traffic laws, and many more. The only way to solve the issue of the terrible tourist is to make sure that you are not one! 20 Remember, whenever you step outside your countrys border
40、s, you are representing your country to the rest of the world.A. Just think from other aspects.B. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.C. Have fun in a way that does not disturb others.D. Be the best, kindest, most polite tourist if possible.E. I have three words for people like this: please stop it.F.
41、 One growing problem is tourists who want to prove that they have visited someplace.G. Some tourists wander around and take pictures of local people without asking for their permission.第二部分英语知识运用 (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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was sa
42、tisfied when I got seated in the stadium. We were 21 a football game against the team from Mississippi. When the game began, 22 , I discovered that I was sitting directly in front of a Super Lungs. He seemed like 23 guy. But his idea of having fun at a football game 24 standing and yellingnonstop, a
43、s loud as he could. He yelled at the 25 , at the players, at the officials and at the Mississippi State fans in the next 26 . Always at the top of his lungs.Super Lungs made an 27 performance and kept it for the entire game and never showed any sign of 28 . He was so caught up in his world that he 2
44、9 to notice he was ruining the experience for hundreds of others.I felt that my ear drums almost got broken. His 30 was only two feet away from my ears. For a while I thought of 31 back and stopping him yelling. People around were turning to look at him, and I could read their 32 : “Is he never goin
45、g to stop?”At halftime I 33 by walking for a few minutes outside the stadium. I was thinking of seeking an empty seat in the student section across the stadium 34 the thought occurred to me: I could write something about this!35 , when returning to my seat, I missed my steps and fell 36 on the stair
46、s. As I was struggling to 37 , a pair of huge hands helped me from behind. I looked back and saw Super Lungs smiling face and 38 eyes. I suddenly felt that he was gentle and kind somehow.Super Lungs kept his shouting for another 90 minutes. However, I felt it much easier to bear. And in a way, it ma
47、de me 39 the pain of my foot.I suppose it is important to learn to 40 and to love people around us. Thus we will live in a colorful world in harmony.21AjudgingBexpectingCpreparingDwatching22AinsteadBthereforeChoweverDotherwise23Aa niceBa badCan honestDan ugly24Adiffered fromBconsisted ofCapplied toD
48、went against25AassistantsBservantsCaudienceDcoaches26AsectionBdormitoryChouseDstadium27AencouragingBinspiringCastonishingDattracting28AdisagreementBtirednessCcomplaintDhappiness29AmanagedBtendedCappearedDfailed30AmouthBhandCfootballDsupporter31AfightingBshoutingCaccusingDcheering32AsituationsBattemp
49、tsCactivitiesDthoughts33AsearchedBwanderedCescapedDhesitated34AwhenBafterCsinceDas if35ASimilarlyBFranklyCUnfortunatelyDUndoubtedly36AheavilyBpatientlyCpolitelyDslightly37AapologizeBcongratulateCbend downDstand up38AcuriousBconcernedCwarningDregretful39AstrikeBnoticeCforgetDdivide40AinviteBbelieveCe
50、valuateDtolerate第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每题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。The national college entrance examination, or gaokao, will be postponed (推迟) for a month to July 7 and 8 due to the novel coronavirus(新型冠状病毒) outbreak, the Ministry of Education said.Because of the epidemic (流行病) situati
51、on, authorities in Hubei province and Beijing can come up with their own suggestions on gaokao dates, 41 will be published after consulting with the ministry. 42 announcement is mainly to ensure students safety and the fairness of the exam. More than 10.7 million students have signed up to participa
52、te 43 this years gaokao, up by 400,000 from last year.The gaokao, widely 44 (consider) one of the most important exams in the country, has been held every year from June 7 to 8 since 2003. The country resumed (恢复) gaokao in the winter of 1977 after it was stopped for 10 45 (year) during the cultural
53、 revolution. The exam 46 (hold) every year in July from 1978 to 2002. In 2001, the ministry decided 47 (move) the gaokao earlier a month from 2003 because of hot weather and frequent 48 (nature) disasters in summer.Chinese people often compare the 49 (high) competitive exam to crossing a narrow brid
54、ge, because for many students, especially those from rural areas, studying at a good university 50 (be) an opportunity to change their future.第三节 单词拼写 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）根据下列句子所给汉语注释写出空缺处单词的正确形式。51. Set yourself_（目标）that you can reasonably hope to achieve.52. This university has_（目睹）quite a fe
55、w changes over the years.53. Her husbands talking with full food in his mouth always (使不悦)me.54. Alma s musical （才能）first came to light before she could even talk.55. Nearly all the students got marks In the test and our maths teacher smiled with （满意）.56. What he learned at university is not （有关的）to
56、 his job.57. Our class are going to visit poor children in a （遥远的）mountainous area this weekend.58.In a formal football match, each team has three players to (代替）their teammates when necessary.59. Residents are being _(敦促) to wear masks to avoid catching diseases.60. He didnt (承认) that he had done a
57、nything wrong.第三部分写作(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词。删除:把多余词用斜线()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 classmates,It is a pleasure for I to have a
58、 chance to make a short speech today. Recently I had found that some of our classmates study late into the night and do not spare some time to take a rest during the day either. They often cannot help fall asleep in class. And some classmates seldom have breakfast, that is also a bad habit and will
59、surely do harm to our health.In my opinion, it is extreme important for us to have enough sleep and a proper diet. We must learn to make a use of our time, and only in this way can we keep fit or study well. I wonder if you agree me.第二节书面表达 (满分15分)假设你是李华，你的美国朋友 Jonah得知你即将到美国旅游。他来信询问你是否方便带点中国特产给他，请你根
60、据以下要点给他写一封回信。1.表示愿意；2.介绍特产(茶、丝绸等);3.询问要求(种类、数量、预算等)。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3.开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总数。参考词汇:特产 local special products 预算budgetDear Jonah,Im glad to know you are interested in Chinese local special products._参考答案阅读理解（40分）DDCCA BDAAB DDCBB FEGCD完形填空（30分）21-25 BCABD 26-30 ACBDA 31-35 BDC
61、AC 36-40 ADBCD语法填空 （15分）41. which42. The43. in44. considered45.years46.was held47. to move48. natural49. highly50. is单词拼写（10分）1. targets 2.witnessed 3.annoys 4.talent 5.satisfaction 6.relevant 7. remote 8.substitute 9.urged 10.acknowledge短文改错：（10分）1. Ime 2. hadhave 3.someany 4.fallfalling 5.thatwhic
62、h 6.ourtheir 7.extremeextremely 8.make a use of的a去掉9. keep fit or study well将or改为and 10. agreewith 书面表达（15分）Dear Jonah,Im glad to know you are interested in Chinese local special products and Im more than pleased to help you buy some. Here is my recommendation. Our tea will be a good choice, for it
63、is beneficial to health, but I wonder whether you like green tea or black tea. Besides, various silk clothes are also popular with foreigners. Bowls, plates and cups made of china are worth considering, too. Which do you prefer? In addition, these items are of different prices. Would you like to tell me your budget on them as well as the amount you need? Please let me know the details and I will try my best to meet your requirements.Looking forward to meeting you in the USA. Yours, Li Hua
