1、湖南省邵阳邵东市第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题 本试卷分第卷选择题和第卷非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第卷第一部分：听力技能（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，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.What time is it now?A. 10:00B. 9:50C. 9:102.What does the woman think of the weather
2、?A. Its niceB. Its coldC. Its warm3.What will the man do?A.Give a lecture B. Attend a meeting C. Leave his office4.What is the womans opinion about the course?A. Too hardB.Very easy C. Worth taking5. What does the woman want the man to do ?A.Turn off the radio. B. Apologize to her. C. Speak louder.第
3、二节听下面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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How long did Michael stay in China?A. One week.B.Five days. C. Two weeks.7. Where did Michael go last year?A.India. B. Norway.C. Russia.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8.What food
4、does Sally like?A. Cook dinner.B.Eggs. C. Fish.9.What are the speakers going to do?A. Order dishes.B. Go shopping.C.Cook dinner. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.10.Where are the speakers?A. In the office.B. In a hospital. C. At home.11.When is the report due ?A.Next Monday. B. Thursday.C.Friday. 12.What does Georg
5、e suggest Stephanie do with the report?A. Hand it in later. B.Improve it. C. Leave it with him.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Salesperson and customer. B. Husband and wife. C. Homeowner and cleaner.14.What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?A.One
6、near a market. B. One without furniture. C. One with two bedrooms. 15.How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?A.400B.415C.35016.Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?A. On Lake Street B. On South Street. C. On Market听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What percentage of the world
7、s tea exports go to Britain?A. Over 40%B. Almost 15% C. About 30%18.Why do tea taster taste tea with milk?A. Tea tastes much better with milk.B. Most British people drink tea that way.C. Tea with milk is healthy.19.Who suggests a price for each tea?A.Tea exporters. B. Tea tasters. C. Tea companies.2
8、0.What is the speaker talking about?A. The life of tea tasters. B. The London Tea Trade Centre. C. Afternoon tea in Britain.第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。 AThree Blocks of Stones Forest ParkThree Blocks of Stones Forest Park, located in the sout
9、heast of Fushun, is a high and beautiful mountain, on the top of which there are three large blocks of stones, accounting for its name. It is covered with thick and tall trees, with a clear and clean river flowing down it.Opening time: 8:3016:30（from April 1st to October 31st）Admission ticket: 45 yu
10、an（free for kids under 7 years old）Telephone number: 13823011112Fushun Royal Ocean WorldFushun Royal Ocean World, located in the west of Fushun, is made up of Aquarium, surf house, and water park in it. Here you can see many rare sea creatures and polar animals. And also you can have a good time sur
11、fing or playing in the water park.Opening time: 8:3016:30Admission ticket: 90 yuan/adult 50 yuan/kid （free for kids under 5 years old, accompanied by at least one adult）Telephone number: 55556000Hetuala CityHetuala city is Manchurian, where the later Jin was located. The ancestors of Nurhachi（努尔哈赤）u
12、sed to live here, and the Nu Zhen nationality once settled here. This city, which lies in the far north of Fushun, is divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city. Opening time: 8:0017:00Admission ticket: 80 yuan（free for kids under 5 years old and the elderly over 70 years old）Telephon
13、e number: 15904130413Exhibition hall of Fushun War CriminalsExhibition hall of Fushun War Criminals was built in May 1986, Japanese war criminals were once put in prison here. The emperor of Manchukuo, Puyi and his ministers were also transformed into ordinary people here. In the exhibition hall ove
14、r 800 historical pictures and more than 500 material objects are on display. It is a good patriotic education base for all the people, especially the students. Exhibition hall of Fushun War Criminals is just in the center of Fushun. Opening time: 8:3016:00 （closed every Monday）Admission ticket: 70 y
15、uan（free for kids and all the primary and junior students and the elderly over 70. Free for all on September 18th）Telephone number: 5591891821. If a person is interested in nature and breathing fresh air, which number should he call？A. 55918918 B.15904130413 C. 55556000 D. 1382301111222. A young cou
16、ple with two children（one is 3 years old, the other is 10）go to Fushun Royal Ocean World, how much will they pay？A. 135 yuan B. 140 yuan C. 230 yuan D. 240 yuan 23. Which place can you go to on Monday if you want to enjoy some historical sights？A. Fushun Royal Ocean World B. Exhibition hall of Fushu
17、n war criminalsC. Hetuala City D. Three Blocks of Stones Forest Park24. The four places have one thing in common, which is that .A. they are located in the same city B. they are all free for kidsC. they are open all the year D. they all have something to do with historyBGregory Talley used to sleep
18、in a park or under a bridge. The 50-year-old has been homeless for more than 10 years.“It is hard. Its hard to live homeless. You filled every day trying to find out where you are going to get something to eat. If I hadnt found wonderful Fairfax County Kennedy Shelter, I wouldnt know where I would b
19、e by now. I might be dead,” Talley said.The Kennedy Shelter is one of the facilities New Hope Housing provides for homeless people.Pam Michell has devoted her life to making the lives of this vulnerable（易受伤的） population better as executive director of the non-profit organization.“I went to Africa in
20、 1985. And I saw a huge amount of poverty, but I saw so much hope. And I decided that I should try to do something that would bring hope to people,” Michell said.When Michell began working with New Hope Housing 25 years ago, its three shelters had about 80 beds. Now, it has 350 beds and serves about
21、 1,500 homeless people every year. She has expanded the program beyond just providing beds for the night.“We do outreach（拓展）, we do prevention, we do permanent housing, we do transitional housing. We have an education program with all sorts of different things to move people to end their homelessnes
22、s,” she said.“Our Out of Poverty program is not just about money. Its about you could be spiritually poor, you could be relationship poor . you could be educationally poor. So it is focusing on how you get out of this poverty that has brought you to being homeless.” The program tries to teach the sh
23、elter residents self-reliance（自立）and work values, and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility.“I learned I still have opportunities to change it and I can change it,” said shelter resident Lewis Webster. “It is just about going forth in doing necessary work to do it. I mean if you r
24、eally want better, you would do better and thats the frame of mind of me now.”25. Gregory Talleys story is told at the beginning of the text to _. A. tell readers the situation for the poor in the US is getting worse B. remind readers that the homeless people in the US have no trouble getting food C
25、. disclose the truth that more and more homeless people are dying from hunger D. introduce a non-profit organization that is trying to help the poor in the US26. According to Paragraph 6, Pam Michell started to bring hope to the homeless by _. A. providing clothes for them B. offering them shelters
26、for the night C. building new houses for them D. offering food for them 27. What is the final purpose of the education program? A. To tell the homeless people the ways to make money. B. To encourage the homeless to work and rely on themselves. C. To help the homeless people find the causes of their
27、poverty. D. To teach the poor how to live a better life in the shelters.28. What may be the best title for the text? A. Comfort in the Kennedy Shelter B. Ways to achieve success C. An Organisation to End HomelessnessD. An Opportunity to Fight HomelessnessCAs people are becoming more socially conscio
28、us about where their food comes from and how it impacts the planet, they are choosing animal-free plant-based options. Cow-free meat has been around for quite some time and the popularity of brands like Beyond Meat and cultivated meat from Aleph Farms and others are soaring. While there are a large
29、number of plant-based milk substitutes, none of them have the same taste of cows milk. Now, an Israeli food-tech startup Remilk created real dairy products without harming a single cow or the planet. The company stresses that their product Remilk is not a milk substitute but rather is the real deal.
30、 Made from a special process called microbialfermentation（微生物发酵）, milk is manufactured in a lab instead of in a cow. And the end product is very healthy. “In a very simple way, we take the gene that encodes（编码） for the milk protein,” said Aviv Wolff, CEO of Remilk. “The gene functions as an instruct
31、ion book for the production of the protein it encodes. And so, we insert the gene into a microbe that weve developed and it instructs our microbe to produce the specific protein in a very efficient way.” The company says that the lab-produced milk tastes identical to the real thing and they hope to
32、eventually replace cows by creating every dairy product sold. They expect to roll out plant-based cheese and yogurt in addition to milk. “Remilk was founded with the mission to stop using animals to produce our food because, as dairy lovers, we realize that giving up on milk is not an option,”Wolff
33、said. “But todays milk comes with an unreasonable price tag. The dairy industry is destructive to our planet, our health, and our animals, and is simply not sustainable anymore.” The environmental price tag of dairy farming is way too high. According to the World Wildlife Fund, dairy cows add a huge
34、 amount of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere and contribute to global warming and climate change as well as foul the air around them. Dairy operations consume large amounts of water and run-off of manure（粪肥）and fertilizers from these farms get into local waterways. The production of Remilk uses on
35、ly 5 percent of the resources and produces only 1 percent of the waste of producing cows milk according to the company. And they accomplish this by being 100 percent cruelty-free unlike dairy farms.29. What distinguishes Remilk from other milk substitutes? A. It tastes the same as cows milk.B. It ha
36、s the highest output. C. It comes in various flavours. D. It enjoys broad popularity. 30. What can we know from Wolffs words in paragraph 3? A. Remilk was set up for animal protection. B. Remilk aims to produce animal-free food.C. Dairy industries should be shut down. D. Prices of cows milk are soar
37、ing these days. 31. What does the underlined word “foul” probably mean in the last paragraph? A. Clean. B. Heat. C. Consume. D. Pollute.DSpace Hotel Promises Guests A Truly Out-Of-This-World VacationLooking for a true out-of-this-world vacation? Then you are in luck! On Thursday, Aprils, Texas-based
38、 start-up Orion Span announced they were taking reservations for Aurora （极光）Station, the worlds first luxury hotel in space, which is expected to launch in 2021 and begin welcoming visitors by 2022.The pill-shaped space station, which begins construction in 2019, will measure 43.5 feet long and 14.1
39、 feet wide-about the size of a large private jets cabin-when completed. It will accommodate four guests in two private suites and two crew members, most likely former astronauts. Hovering about 200 miles above Earth, Aurora Station will circle the planet once every 90 minutes, enabling guests to enj
40、oy 16 spectacular sunrises and sunsets daily, as well as scores of the breathtaking northern and southern auroras that the hotel is named after.While admiring the beauty of our planet, tourists can eat non-astronaut food and drinks or entertain themselves with playing cards. Those hoping to do somet
41、hing more worthwhile will be able to engage in astronaut-like experiments such as growing food in a special environment. The Wi-Fi enabled spacecraft will make it easy for guests to share their experiences with friends and family members on Earth. At the end of the week and half-long vacation, retur
42、ning guests will be treated to a special heros welcome, similar to the one experienced by astronauts returning from a real mission.Before the once-in-a-lifetime trip, guests will have to undergo the three-month-long special training learning how to move in a weightless environment, along with the ba
43、sics of spaceflight and orbital mechanics. Also, before you start packing your bags, you will have to pay $9.5 million for the 12-day round-trip vacation.While several companies are planning to build hotels in space, Orion Span hopes to transform sections of used rockets floating in space into hotel
44、 rooms, instead of crowding the already messy skies with additional man-made objects.32.What can be learnt about Aurora Station?A. People can visit it now.B. It looks like a pill with the size of a small plane.C. It can only hold four people in this station.D. Its construction will last for about 5
45、years.33.Why is the station named Aurora Station?A. Because the hotel is lit up by the auroras of the Earth.B. Because the station will give off auroras while travelling.C. Because the station will run around the auroras of the Earth.D. Because guests can enjoy spectacular auroras of the Earth.34.Wh
46、at can guests do in a space hotel?A. Communicate with their family. B. Cook meals like they are at home.C. Stay there as long as they like. D. Receive welcome as a real hero.35.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Too many space crafts have aroused peoples concern.B. There is little room
47、for people to live on the earth.C. Space hotels will be necessary in the near future.D. Used rockets floating in space are easy to be recycled.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，共12.5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。Too many of us are waiting too long to live our best lives. We keep putting everything off
48、until tomorrow. Then, before we know it, we find ourselves asking, How did it get so late so soon？So wed better make today the beginning of our new life. Take time to figure ourselves out. Take time to realize what we want and need. Take time to love, laugh, cry, and learn. 36. Here are five things
49、we should start doing today:Accept ourselves. The secret to happiness and success is the acceptance of ourselves. We will never become who we want to be if we rely on everyone else to qualify us. 37. So always go with ourselves, never against ourselves. Be who we were created to be and we will set t
50、he world on fire. Make ourselves a priority. To tell the truth, there are only a few people in this world who will stay 100% true to us, so we should stay true to ourselves. Put our own needs into the list of things to do. 38. Dont sit back and let things happen to us. Go out and make things happen.
51、 We are what we do, not what we say well do. Stop saying I wish and start saying I will. Turn our dreams into plans. Do the work. We cant underestimate（低估）a person who always works hard. Be that person. 39. Always remember that the task ahead of us is never greater than the strength within us. Do wh
52、ats right, not whats easy. Our dreams are worth it. 40. We cant force things to happen; we can only drive ourselves trying crazily. Theres a time and place for everything. So dont force whats not yet supposed to fit into our life. When its meant to be, it will be. Work hard, and be patient. A. In li
53、fe, we dont get what we wish for; we get what we work for. B. Take positive action.C. Life is shorter than it often seems.D. Everyone has a different way of life.E. Enjoy every moment of life.F. Allow life to happen like its supposed to. G. Accept ourselves just the way we are. 第三部分：英语知识运用（共二节；满分30分
54、）第一节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 41 out of our Polynesian Village resort (度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she 42 her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (an
55、) 43 vacation, but was heart-broken about 44 several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet 45 . At that moment she was particularly sad over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, 46 this was a memory she especially treasured.Now, please understand that we have no written
56、service rules 47 lost photos in the park. 48 ，the clerk at the front desk 49 Disneys idea of caring for our guests . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 50 film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.Two weeks later the guest received a packet at her
57、 home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 51 signed by each performer. There were also 52 of the public procession (游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own time after work. I happened to know this story because this guest wrote us a letter. She said th
58、at 53 in her life had she received such good service from any business.Excellent 54 does not come from policy (政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who 55 and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.41A.workingB.tryingC.checkingD.staying42A.enjoyedB.realizedC.paid D.expected43A.wond
59、erfulB.disappointingC.uncomfortableD.important44A.takingB.losingC.droppingD.breaking45A.loadedB.takenC.washedD.developed46A.whenB.asC.whereD.which47A.makingB.findingC.coveringD.keeping48A.Excitedly B.ThereforeC.Fortunately D.Quietly49A.discoveredB.remindedC.trustedD.understood50A.printedB.shotC.reco
60、rdedD.unused51A.personallyB.frequentlyC.aloneD.actually52A.rulesB.handbooksC.picturesD.Performances53A.onlyB.neverC.almostD.nearly54A.serviceB.experienceC.qualityD.advice55A.serveB.careC.likeD.know第卷第二节:（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Located in the tropical area at the south
61、ern end of China, Hainan Island is warm all year round and has no winter. 56._, it boasts soft 57._ (beach) and beautiful tropical scenery, 58._ make it a famous holiday resort in China. The whole province 59._ (occupy) a land area of 35,000 square kilometers and a sea area of 2,000,000 square kilom
62、eters. The main island, Hainan Island, shaped like 60._ giant pear, is Chinas largest island after Taiwan. The capital Haikou City is situated in northern part of the island. It is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the whole province. 61._city of the province is Sanya, a
63、 hot destination for tourism. Now people can travel 62._ (easy) between the northern point of the island and its southern point in just one and a half hours.This island 63._ (call) Coconut Island for its production of coconuts. Each year in late March or early April, the islanders hold a Coconut Fes
64、tival. During this festival, visitors can go to Haikou to appreciate the coconut lanterns, travel to Wenchang to taste the delicious coconuts, head for Sanya to watch the dragon boat race and approach Tongshi to attend the Sanyuesan carnival. Sanyuesan is a traditional festival 64._ (celebrate) on e
65、very March, 3rd of Chinese lunar calendar by the local Li people. On that day, the Li worship their ancestors and pray 65._ a good harvest.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友James来信询问你市即将举办的中国民谣节(the Chinese Balled Festival)的情况，请给他回信。内容包括：1.举办的时间和地点； 2.活动内容和目的； 3.邀请James 一同前往。注意：1.词数80左右； 2.可
66、适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。When the employees at the Dominos pizza place in Salem, Oregon, hadnt received any order from Kirk Alexander for more than 2 weeks, they knew something wasnt right. Kirk was a loyal customer and the staff all knew him. So it w
67、as natural that they got worried when they had no news about him. Their concern saved his life.Sarah Fuller, the general manager at the Dominos branch, said that Kirk, who was 48 years old, had been a loyal customer since 2009. “He orders every day, or every other day,” Sarah said.Normally, his orde
68、r came up on the screen because he ordered online. So we saw it came across the screen and we were thinking, “Oh, Kirks order.” After a few days without a single order, Sarah and the staff started to worry.A few Dominos drivers had mentioned that they hadnt seen his order come across their screen in
69、 a while. Sarah checked the system and saw that no order had come in 11 days. So they decided to investigate.Sarah decided to send Tracy Hamblen, a deliver driver, to Kirks place. When he got there, he immediately knew something was wrong. While the lights and TV were on, Kirk did not come to the do
70、or. Additionally, his phone went directly to voicemail. So Tracy immediately called 911.Para.1:When the police arrived at the place,_Para.2:A few days later, Kirk was released (出院)from the hospital._ 2021年下学期高二期中考试试卷答案参 考 答 案第一部分：听力技能（共两节，满分30分）1-20 ：CBBCA ACCAA BABCA BCBBB第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)21-40
71、：DCCAD BBCABDBDAA CGBAF第三部分：英语知识运用（共二节；满分45分）41-55：CAABD BCCDD ACBAB 56. Besides 57. beaches 58. which 59. occupies 60. a61. Another 62. easily 63. is called 64. celebrated 65. for第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)Dear James, Im really glad to tell you something about the Chinese Ballad Festival which is
72、to be held in our city.The festival will be held from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm this Sunday at the Peoples Art Theatre downtown. In order to promote Chinese folk culture, some famous Chinese ballad masters will give us eight excellent ballad shows, many of which will be on the stage for the first time. Wh
73、at is the most important expectation of the festival is an interactive activity between the audience and performers. I think the evening will be a feast for ballad lovers who are bound to enjoy themselves.So Id like to invite you to enjoy the ballad feast together. Looking forward to your reply. You
74、rs, Li Hua第二节（满分25分）【答案】Para1: When the police arrived at the place, they heard a cry for help from the inside of the house. Inside, they found Kirk, who was in need of immediate medical help. Due to the quick actions of Tracy, Kirk is in stable condition at the Salem Hospital. The Dominos employees
75、 received a lot of praise online for their unbelievable thoughtfulness. But they said that it was just part of their job and they were just doing their job.Para2: A few days later, Kirk was released from the hospital. He came to the Dominos personally with some homemade cookies to say thank-you to S
76、arah and the Dominos staff. The Dominos mentioned that “Caring for customers should not be taken at face value. We should remember that the customers determine the success of our company and in turn we can also have an impact on their lives, small or big.” Kirks story has made this pizza shop even m
77、ore popular in the community, and it has received more orders ever since.【解析】【分析】文章以人物为线索展开，讲述了一个披萨店的员工，细心地发现近期没有收到来自老顾客Kirk的订单，于是派人前去查看，发现Kirk生病并及时报警就医，确保了Kirk的安全。员工的善举为披萨店赢得了更多的称赞和订单。【详解】1.段落续写：由第一段首句内容“当警察赶到现场时，”可知，第一段可描写警察将Kirk送到医院的经过。由第二段首句内容“几天后，Kirk出院了。”可知，第二段可描写Kirk出院后去披萨店感谢员工们拯救了他的生命以及该披萨店因
78、为善意举动而为自己赢得更多的订单和顾客。2.续写线索：呼救成功被救助感谢店员表达观点披萨店更受欢迎3.词汇激活行为类大声求救：cry for help /shout for help /scream for help受到赞扬：received a lot of praise / be praised greatly照顾，护理： caring for/taking care of/情绪类.感谢：say thank-you / express appreciation / show appreciation /show his gratitude/be grateful.体贴：thoughtful
79、ness /being considerate【点睛】高分句型1. Inside, they found Kirk, who was in need of immediate medical help.(由关系代词who引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Kirk。)高分句型2. We should remember that the customers determine the success of our company and in turn we can also have an impact on their lives, small or big.(that引导宾语从句作remember的宾语。)