1、江西省南昌市八一中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分 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）1. Where are the speakers? A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a classroom.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A singer. B. A song. C.A program.3. How much is a pair of climbing shoes? A. $16. B. $18.5. C.
2、 $32.4. What did the man do yesterday evening? A. He had a meal at a restaurant. B. He saw a film at home. C. He visited his uncle.5. What can we learn about the man? A. He is always busy. B. He breaks his word. C. He dreams to be famous.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What does th
3、e man think of Mr. Whites class? A.Wonderful. B. Difficult. C. Boring.7. What does the man want the woman to do? A. Do much reading. B. Join the discussion. C. Lend him her notes.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What happened to Jasper Smith yesterday? A. He got injured. B. He missed the ship. C. He was overc
4、harged.9. Why did the woman make the call? A. To plan a trip. B. To buy insurance. C. To cancel the trip.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At home. B. In a hotel. C. In a meeting room.11. What is the woman doing now? A. Making complaints. B. Arranging work
5、tasks. C. Asking for some advice.12. What is the man like? A. Rude. B. Patient. C. Indifferent.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Doctor and patient.14. What does the man sometimes have for dinner?A. Nothing. B. Some coffee
6、. C. A hamburger.15. What do we know about the man? A. He has got a pay rise. B. He always feels sleepy. C. He exercises every night.16. What advice does the woman give to the man? A. Stopping drinking coffee. B. Having a healthy diet. C. Giving up his work.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How many people
7、were trapped in the cave? A.11. B. 12. C. 13.18. When did the rescuers find the groups belongings? A. On June 23rd. B. On July 2nd. C. On July 10th.19. Who took part in the rescue?A. Expert divers. B. The policemen. C. Swimming coaches.20. Why was the rescue so difficult? A. Nobody in the group coul
8、d swim. B. The rescuers were too weak.C. The rain was too heavy.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分，满分30分）A Arbeia Roman Fort (城堡) and MuseumLocation and HistoryArbeia Roman Fort is situated on Hadrians Wall. It was the most important structure built by the Romans in Britain, and now it has been a
9、World Heritage (遗产) Site. Built around AD 160, Arbeia Roman Fort was the military supply base for the soldiers who were stationed along Hadrians Wall. The fort has been gradually uncovered and some original parts have been revealed. There are reconstructions that show how Arbeia Roman Fort would hav
10、e looked. The ReconstructionsThe reconstructions of the Commanding Officers house and soldiers quarters are strikingly different. The accommodation for soldiers is dark and uncomfortable, while the Commanding Officers house is spacious and luxurious, with courtyards with fountains for him and his fa
11、mily to enjoy.The MuseumVisit the museum and see many objects that were found at Arbeia. They are historically important and show what daily life was really like at that time. You will see weapons, tools, jewellery, and so on. You can also discover how the Romans buried their dead and see tombstones
12、 (墓碑) which survive to this day. There is a “hands-on” area allowing visitors to dig on a certain site and study their findings with the help of museum staff. You can piece together pottery (陶器), or try writing just as the Romans would have done. For children, they can build this ancient Roman fort
13、with building blocks by themselves.Opening Times and Getting ThereApril 1-October 31: Monday to Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm-5:00pm. November 1-March 31: Monday to Saturday 11:00am-4:00pm, closed Sunday. (Closed December 25-26 and January 1)Entry is free.Arbeia is only a ten-minute walk fr
14、om the bus station at South Shields. Free car park nearby.Website: www.twmuseums.org.uk/arbeia 21. According to the passage, Arbeia Roman Fort _. A. was related to the military B. got reconstructions around AD 160 C. was built in a small area in RomeD. provided a comfortable life for soldiers22. Wha
15、t can visitors do in the museum? A. Try using weapons. B. See historical objects. C. Write to ancient Romans. D. Build tombstones for the dead.23. What time does Arbeia Roman Fort close? A. On April 1. B. On October 31. C. On November 1. D. On December 26.BI took a deep breath and walked through the
16、 front door, my arms full of groceries. A challenge lay ahead of me, someone who could hardly boil water: cooking the Easter Sunday dinner. What if I made everyone sick? It could truly be our familys last super meal.Making the holiday meal was my brothers job, not mine. I could never fill his shoes.
17、 Peter had died in September at the age of 45 from a heart attack, but hed been a natural in the kitchen all his life. He planned every course in detail, from the crescent rolls to the Dutch apple pie.My family was lost without him, and we went out to dinner for Thanksgiving and ordered pizza for Ch
18、ristmas. By the time Easter rolled around, though, I couldnt bear the idea of another holiday surrounded by takeout (外卖食品) boxes. Peter would have hated that. To him, there was nothing more important than a meal made with love. So I convinced Mom that we should cook Easter dinner together. But we we
19、re terrible cooks.I had been thinking what to cook for Easter dinner. Id bitten off more than I could chew. No one could do this half as well as Peter.I stepped into the family room. Mom was still at church, but her newspaper was opened on the coffee table, to the sports section, as usual. She was a
20、 huge Notre Dame womens basketball fan, and the featured story was about the forward Devereaux Peters. I read the headline and nearly dropped my grocery bags, Filling Peters Shoes.That afternoon, cooking in the kitchen, I didnt feel so alone. Mom and I pulled together and the Easter feast was not th
21、at bad. The ham may have been a little dry, but it was all made with love just like Peter would have wanted.24. What would Peter have preferred to do if holidays had come?A. To go out to have dinner.B. To order pizza.C. To show off his cooking skills.D. To cook a big dinner for his family.25. The te
22、xt tells us that _.A. the Easter dinner was the familys last dinnerB. Mom persuaded the author to cook the Easter dinnerC. Peter enjoyed cooking a dinner with loveD. their Easter dinner this year was a complete failure26. By saying “Id bitten off more than I could chew.” in Paragraph 4, the author m
23、eans _.A. she wasnt confident in cooking the Easter dinnerB. she was not able to eat a lot of foodC. the Easter dinner made her sickD. she couldnt cook the dinner alone27. What might be the best title for the text ?A. Cooking in the KitchenB. Filling Peters ShoesC. Happy Easter DayD. Terrible CooksC
24、Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking peop
25、les e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling. But
26、when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversationsfound that it tended to be more positive than negative, but
27、that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New
28、York Times website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed Times readers and made them want to share th
29、is positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more p
30、ositive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious(传染性的): Why Things Catch On.”28. What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?A. News reports.B. Research papers.C. Private e-mails.D. Daily conversations29. What can we infer abou
31、t people like Debbie Downer?A. Theyre socially inactive.B. Theyre good at telling stories.C. Theyre inconsiderate of others.D. Theyre careful with their words.30. Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Bergers research?A. Sports news. B. Science articles. C. Personal accounts. D. Fina
32、ncial reviews.31. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Sad Stories Travel Far and WideB. Online News Attracts More PeopleC. Reading Habits Change with the TimesD. Good News Beats Bad on Social NetworksDWhen we talk about positive thinking, we often use terms “having to do with our hearts ope
33、n heart, pure heart or joyful heart”. But a new research from Duke University is making a closer connection, finding that a positive attitude may be helpful to people who have angina (心绞痛)，a common heart condition. Symptoms of this condition include chest pain or pressure because the heart is not re
34、ceiving enough oxygen. Patients who displayed optimistic thought patterns, including having positive expectations about recovery, were 40 percent less likely to be hospitalized or require surgery than those who were not optimistic, according to the study. The researchers collected data from 2,400 pa
35、tients who had diagnoses of angina. An interesting additional finding from the patients questionnaires was that the most optimistic patients were also the least likely to have histories of heart attack, heart failure or heart disease. The researchers did not declare a causal relationship between pos
36、itive thinking and better heart disease outcomes, however. There are many possible reasons for the results of the study, including the idea that patients who are healthier to begin with are more likely to expect to recover and regain good health. But the study does represent a new way of looking at
37、the situation. Now, in addition to a body of research that examines the relationship between depression and heart health, there is a new way of inquiry that asks whether positive thinking could be used as a strategy to improve outcomes. Lead researcher Alexander Fanaroff, a fellow in the department
38、of cardiology (心脏病学) at the Duke University Medical Center, told the Duke Chronicle that his next research question will find ways to improve attitudes among heart patients. Perhaps his subjects could reflect on the word of the writer Anthony J.DAngelo: “Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of ev
39、erybodys heart”.32. How can people with angina get better according to the study?A. By expecting more.B. By thinking positively.C. By getting timely surgery.D. By taking more exercise.33. What may be Alexander Fanaroffs next research?A. To explore how to improve patients attitudes.B. To find out the
40、 ways to treat heart patients.C. To learn the causes of heart diseases.D. To test if positive attitudes help with health.34. What can we learn from the text?A. Optimistic people hardly get heart attack.B. Peoples attitudes decide their overall health.C. How positive thinking benefits heart health is
41、 unclear.D. The reason why patients recover well is that they have no depression.35. What is the text mainly about?A. Keep positive to get rid of illness.B. Angina is a kind of serious condition.C. Depression is a key cause of heart attack.D. Positive thinking makes hearts healthier.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，
42、满分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。Easy Ways to Give Yourself a Fresh StartIt doesnt need to be complicated or challenging to turn a fresh page on each new day. Whenever we mark a new yearby turning the calendar, returning to school or celebrating a holidaywe are looking for a fresh st
43、art. 36But how? Here are some easy ways to connect with that feeling of starting fresh, whether its a new year or simply a new day in our life 37This means you have realized what serves your life now and what can stay in your past. Or invest in a new pen and a new notebook. Having fresh supplies can
44、 stimulate even the common task of creating your to-do list. Moreover, you can learn something new by opening a book youve been expecting to read, searching a question thats been on your mind, enrolling in a class that motivates your interest. Of course you can simply ask a friend for a fresh idea a
45、bout an issue. 38 Take a break from technologyfor an hour, a day, or a week. 39You should be able to put some space between yourself and digital routines. One reason we sometimes struggle to start fresh is that you get stuck reflecting on worrisome thoughts about the past, the future or even the pre
46、sent. 40 Allow these thoughts into your day only at a brief (30 minutes or less), specific time. The rest of the time, focus on what you are doing that is new and positive How do you give yourself that “fresh start” feeling?A. Electronic Products might not be serving you best.B. Newness or the fresh
47、ness can guide us on a positive path.C. Limit your daily “worry time” and make an appointment with yourself.D. All of us enjoy newness, but what is it that leads to a sense of freshness?E. Realizing your past mistakes, you should move forward with enthusiasm.F. Increasing your knowledge on any topic
48、 means taking your mind into a fresh area.G. First, even letting go of a single box or bag of items can give you a refreshing sense.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第一节（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred to as an old
49、man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles(皱纹) could be called old people. However, Mary didnt 41 for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their 42 life. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. However, Emily expressed
50、 her 43 and said some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear 44 . The class was over and we still didnt reach any 45 , so the teacher asked us to think about it after class. The 46 has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isnt old
51、 as long as he is 47 something.My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream 48 when shes 70 now. She has 49 her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. 50 , because her family was poor, she had to 51 her dream and stepped into the 52 to raise money so as to support her family. Tho
52、ugh she has 53 abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any 54 to realize it because of the tough work. 55 , chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons 56 she had all-white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was 57 her idea of attending school at so old a
53、n age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I 58 feeling it a good choice. She seems 59 and looks fine.So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we arent old. Its when we dont know what we want and let 60 be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old.41.
54、A. respondB. agreeC. identifyD. understand42. A. negativeB. boringC. toughD. complex43. A. certaintyB. wishC. doubtD. concern44. A. attractiveB. youngC. intelligentD. ambitious45. A. conclusionB. contractC. decisionD. destination46.A. embarrassmentB. barrierC. questionD. confusion47. A. preservingB.
55、 seekingC. treasuringD. possessing48. A. evenB. nearlyC. onlyD. hardly49. A. realizedB. changedC. promotedD. kept50. A. ThereforeB. InsteadC. MoreoverD. However51. A. give upB. search forC. put asideD. stick to52. A. societyB. realityC. worldD. office53. A. seldomB. occasionallyC. alreadyD. never54.
56、 A. timeB. excuseC. helpD. money55. A. SuddenlyB. EventuallyC. SoonD. Gradually56. A. becauseB. onceC. thoughD. unless57. A. withB. forC. atD. against58. A. riskedB. rejectedC. continuedD. began59. A. energeticB. gentleC. optimisticD. wealthy60. A. achievementsB. regretsC. dreamsD. difficulties第二节 （
57、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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Peking Opera roles require performers to paint 61. (they) faces in patterns and colours to represent different character types and 62. (quality).In Peking Opera, facial painting can be quite complex. However, at the 63. (begin), only three c
58、olours were used red, white and black. Now, many other colours, such as yellow, purple, blue and green, 64. (use) for facial painting.Red is colour for 65. (brave) and loyalty. Guan Yu is a good example of this kind of character. He is famous for being very loyal 66. his emperor, Liu Bei.White highl
59、ights all 67. is bad in human nature. One of the typical white-faced characters is Cao Cao, 68. powerful and cruel prime minister.Black face paint is usually used for 69. is fierce and violent. One typical example is General Zhang Fei from the classic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms.All these d
60、ifferent colours are used in Peking Opera facial painting 70. (provide) a clear picture of each character.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Once upon a time, there lives a very strong woodcutter who asked for a job in a timber(木材) merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so wer
61、e the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him the axe(斧子) and showed him the area, that he was supposed to work.The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees. “Congratulation,” the boss said. “Go on that way”. Very motivating by the bosss wo
62、rds, the woodcutter tried harder the next day. But hardly did he able to bring more than 15 trees. The third day he tried even hard, but he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing fewer and fewer trees. “I must be losing my strength,” the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss but
63、apologized, “What disappointing my efforts were! I couldnt understand what was going on”. “When was the last time you sharpen your axe?” the boss asked.“Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been busy try to cut trees.”第二节 书面表达（满分25分）请根据以下提示写一篇100词左右短文，简要介绍一下对遇到心脏病(heart attacks)等疾病突发(sei
64、zure)病人应该采取什么样的措施。题目：First Aid for Seizures急救过程中的注意事项：1. 把附近的危险物体移开以免受到伤害；不要移动病人，除非他们处于危险中。2. 把病人的头部用垫子(cushion) 垫起来，等病发结束后帮助病人呼吸。3. 在病人没有完全恢复之前不要给他任何吃的或喝的；等病人完全恢复后再离开。4. 如果病情发作持续5分钟以上，打电话叫救护车。高二英语上学期期中考试试题答案第一部分：听力1-5 ABBCA 6-10 BCACB 11-15 ABCAA 16-20 BCBAA 第二部分：阅读理解21-25 ABDDC 26-30 ABACB 31-35 D
65、BABD 36-40 BGFAC第三部分：语言知识应用41 - 45 BCCBA 46 - 50 CBADD 51- 55 CADAB 56 - 60 CDDAB61. their 62.qualities 63. beginning 64. are used 65. bravery 66. to 67. that 68. a 69. what 70. to provide第四部分：写作第一节 短文改错第二节 书面表达First Aid for SeizuresIn our daily life, we sometimes come across a number of cases where
66、 people suffer from heart attacks or they fall ill suddenly. So there is no doubt that we should know some knowledge of first aid. The following are some tips we can follow to help these people on urgent occasions.Firstly, remove nearby objects to prevent the person from being further hurt. Dont try
67、 to move the person unless he is in danger. Secondly, support his head with a cushion and aid him in breathing once the seizure stops. Thirdly, dont leave the person alone until he is fully recovered. Then you can give him something to eat or drink if necessary. Bear in mind that if the seizure continues for more than five minutes, call an ambulance immediately.I really hope the tips above will make a difference to you.