1、莆田第二十五中学2019-2020学年上学期期中考试卷高二英语第卷第一部分 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，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 does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Get him some coffee.B. Treat him to lunch.C. Look for his lunch box. 2. How much
2、 did Henry probably weigh a month ago?A. 50 kg.B. 60 kg.C. 70 kg. 3. Where is the man going?A. 5th Avenue.B. 6th Avenue.C. 8th Avenue. 4. What is the mans opinion about soap operas?A. Relaxing.B. Boring.C. Interesting. 5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A photographer. B. A vacation.C. A phot
3、o. 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对活或独白。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秒钟的作笞时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What are NOT on the list of the clothes?A. Sweaters. B. Scarves. C. T-shirts. 7. What is the woman doing?A. Shopping with the man
4、. B. Packing for a trip. C. Giving advice. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What does the man mainly do in his spare time?A. He learns a language. B. He plays the piano. C. He does some sports. 9. Why did the man give up skating?A. He lost interest in it. B. He didnt have enough time. C. He got injured in his
5、 leg. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What is the problem with the woman?A. She is worried about the exams. B. She has gained much weight. C. She doesnt feel very well. 11. What advice does the man give the woman?A. Drink less coffee. B. Eat more meat and fruits. C. Go to bed before 10:00 pm. 12. What exe
6、rcise does the man recommend the woman to take?A. Running B. Dancing. C. Walking. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What does the woman have to do to get scholarships?A. Speak English well. B. Apply by Monday. C. Get the highest grades. 14. What is the woman trying to do?A. Make a survey. B. Ask for advice.
7、 C. Make a complaint. 15. Which subject does the woman like best?A. English. B. Math. C. Art. 16. What does the man think of the womans dream job?A. Impractical. B. Perfect. C. Dull. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What was the survey on?A. Hotel services. B. Hotel rooms. C. Hotel complaints. 18. How many
8、 hotel staff were surveyed?A. 400. B. 75. C. 39. 19. What were most of the unusual complaints about?A. Food. B. Rooms. C. Location. 20. Why did the man at a luxury hotel in London complain?A. He didnt get a discount. B. The guest in the next room snored. C. The room didnt have a sea view. 第二部分 阅读理解（
9、共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AThe UK has a whole host of things to do for free or at a low price and there are a number of websites devoted to bringing you the best. Take a look at our guide to some of our favorite UK citiesLondonIf you live in or near London and have access to the Internet, youl
10、l discover many choices of free entertainment. The Londonist is an amusing website that offers-daily-and weekly breakdowns of the free and cheap events in the city. Categories include art, comedy music, food and drink, theatre. festivals and talks. Head over to Londonist. com for the latest schedule
11、 of affordable entertainment. Time Outs website(Timeout. com/London )also has lots of information about free fun in the lively capital.Find out why the 60s really cemented(巩固)London as counterculture capital of the UK in our shop.ManchesterManchester is probably one of the top creative centers Engla
12、nd( if not the UK). If you need any further convincing evidence, then head over to Creative Tourist, where you can find bags of daytime and nighttime entertainment thats easy on the pocket. While youre there you can also check out Liverpool and SheffieldManchester is a historical city, which has sha
13、ped life in Britain. Take a look in our shop.GlasgowIf Manchester is the creative center of England then Glasgow has to be the creative center of Scotland. You can visit Scotlands Center for Design and Architecture at The Lighthouse, or go over to the Gallery of Modern Art, and then theres the wonde
14、rful and strange Hunterian Museum For a lowdown on the best free of Glasgow, take a look at VisitScotland.For a look at Glasgows picturesque qualities click here.21. Which website can you visit to learn about everyday events in the capital of the UK?A Time OutB. LondonistC VisitscotlandD. Creative T
15、ourist.22. What does the underlined phrase easy on the pocket” mean?A.Available. B Reasonable.C. Affordable. D. Comfortable.23. Where can you probably find the passage? A. On the Internet B. In a geography book. C. In a tourist brochure. D. In a fashion magazine.BIt was nearly dark, the sun was drop
16、ping down the mountains far away. Little Tom came back home, with tears in his eyes.“Whats the matter, Tom? Hows your trip？” his mother asked with a big smile. “I failed. The mountain is so high and full of big or small stones on the way. I still go ahead. But I was tired and it was so late that I h
17、ad to come back.”Tom cried. “It doesnt matter, you are only 14 years old after all. You will have another chance.” his mother said. “But, standing at the top of the mountain is my dream！”Tom said. His father came over and asked, “Did you see the green trees on your way to the mountain？”“Sure, and th
18、ere are a lot of beautiful flowers by the side of the road.” Tom replied. “Did you hear the birds singing？” his father asked. “There were many kinds of birds singing in the trees, and the sound was very sweet.” Tom said. “Did you feel the beauty of nature？” his father asked. “Yes, the blue sky, the
19、white clouds, the green trees and the colorful flowers made a nice picture.” Tom answered. “Thats enough！” his father smiled and said, “Please remember, son. For often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Although you didnt reach the top of the mountain, you got a lot on the w
20、ay.”It is true that not every goal will be achieved, not every job will end up with a success, and not every dream will come true. The most beautiful scenery is on the way.24. Why did Tom feel sad after the trip?A. It was too late and nearly dark. B. He was too tired to continue his trip.C. He faile
21、d to reach the top of the mountain.D. There are too many big or small stones on the way.25. What was NOT mentioned by Tom about his sightseeing?A. Wild animals.B. Green trees. C. Colorful flowers. D. Singing birds.26. What does fathers words mean? A. Achieving something is not important.B. We are no
22、t always able to get what we expect.C. We dont have to reach the top of the mountain.D. It is more important to learn something on the way of climbing.27What is the best title of the passage?A. Cheer up the Sad Son B. Enjoy the Scenery on the WayC. Fail to Reach the Top D. Make Every Dream Come True
23、CMonkeys seem to have a way with numbers.A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different symbols consisting of numbers and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward. The researchers then tested how the monkeys combinedor addedthe symbols to
24、get the reward.Heres how Harvard Medical School scientist Margaret Livingstone, who led the team, described the experiment: In their cages the monkeys were provided with touch screens. On one part of the screen, a symbol would appear, and on the other side two symbols inside a circle were shown. For
25、 example, the number 7 would flash on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8. If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice; if they went for the circle, they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers17 in this e
26、xample.When the team examined the results of the experiment more closely, they noticed that the monkeys tended to underestimate(低估)a sum compared with a single symbol when the two were close in valuesometimes choosing, for example, a 13 over the sum of 8 and 6. The underestimation was systematic: Wh
27、en adding two numbers, the monkeys always paid attention to the larger of the two, and then added only a fraction(小部分)of the smaller number to it.This indicates that there is a certain way quantity is represented in their brains, Dr. Livingstone says. “But in this experiment what theyre doing is pay
28、ing more attention to the big number than the little one.”28. What did the researchers do to the monkeys before testing them?A. They fed them.B. They named them.C. They trained them.D. They measured them.29. How did the monkeys get their reward in the experiment?A. By drawing a circle.B. By touching
29、 a screen.C. By watching videos.D. By mixing two drinks.30. What did Livingstones team find about the monkeys?A. They could perform basic addition. B. They could understand simple words.C. They could memorize numbers easily. D. They could hold their attention for long.31. In which section of a newsp
30、aper may this text appear?A. Entertainment.B. Health.C. Education.D. Science.DWhat will man be like in the future-in 5, 000 or even 50 000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.
31、Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our b
32、rains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, in particular, the forehead will gr
33、ow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in use constantly. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man s eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand. we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These,
34、 as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time. however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in the course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any l
35、onger. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.Perhaps all these give the impression that in the future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, In spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will
36、 still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.32. What does the passage mainly talk about?A Mans life will be different in the future.B Future man will look quite different from us.C. Man is growing taller and uglier as time passes.D. Mans organs, functions will be useless i
37、n the future.33. What serves as the evidence that man is changing?A Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.B Mans hair is getting thinner and thinner.C. Mans arms and legs have become lighter and weaker.D. Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.34. Which of the following is TRUE
38、 about a human being in the future?A. He is hairless because hair is no longer useful.B. He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.C. He thinks and feels in quite different ways from us.D His fingers grow weaker because he doesnt have to use them.35. What can we infer from the passage?A Human bei
39、ngs will become less attractive in the future.B Less use of a bodily organ may lead to its degeneration(退化)C. Human beings all hope for a change in the future life.D. We are certain about our future life and appearance.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。When everything goe
40、s wrong, always look at what you have, instead of what you have lost. Because its not what the world takes away from you that counts; its what you do with what you have left. 36 Pain is part of growing.Sometimes life closes doors because its time to move forward. 37 When times are tough, remind your
41、self that no pain comes without a purpose.Remember that there are two kinds of pain: pain that hurts and pain that changes you. When you roll with life, instead of resisting it, both kinds help you grow. 38 Every time you get hurt, you heal. After darkness there is always light you are reminded of t
42、his every morning, but still you often forget, and instead choose to believe that the night will last forever. It wont. Nothing lasts forever.Complaining changes nothing. 39 Its always better to attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Its not over if youve l
43、ost; its over when you do nothing but complain about it. If you believe in something, keep trying. Dont let the shadows of the past darken the doorstep of your future.The best thing you can do is to keep going.Dont be afraid to get back up-to try again, to love again, to live again, and to dream aga
44、in. Dont let a hard lesson harden your heart. Lifes best lessons are often learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes. There will be times when it seems like everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong. 40 A. Everything in life is temporary.B. And even if you fall short, keep
45、going.C. Your scars are symbols of your strength.D. Those who complain the most, accomplish the least. E. Here are a few tips to inspire you when you need it most.F. Thats a good thing because we often wont move unless life forces us to .G. When you feel like quitting, remember that sometimes things
46、 can be right eventually.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。All of us can give others a hand as long as we are willing to do so. Actually, there are some people doing kind things all the time. Spreading kindness, one good deed at a time, i
47、s Karla Gibsons mission. “I wish everyone could join me. There are so many 41 things going on in the world; I mean every day,” said Karla. Karla had the 42 and sense of duty in December of 2013. The single mother of three said she tended to feel depressed around the holidays, so she 43 to do somethi
48、ng to cheer others up. She started a Facebook page and 44 her good deeds each day, from feeding the homeless to giving Easter gifts to the incarcerated (囚犯). She hoped to 45 others. “We have to do something. Our 46 can make a difference in someones day. You 47 know when someone might be having their
49、 worst day, and then something like buying them a coffee can change their whole attitude,” Karla 48 Karlas greatest 49 so far had to do with coffee. On September 27th, Karlas birthday, she went to her local Starbucks and gave the 50 $127 to pay for other peoples drinks. She sat at the end of the dri
50、ve-through holding a 51 that read, “Have a great day.” She ended up 52 about 23 customers. “It was really fun. It was 53 one of the best birthdays ever.” she said. Her kindness that day didnt go 54 . One couple was so grateful that they surprised her with flowers and balloons to show their 55 . Karl
51、as acts of kindness have become a 56 affair. Her two sons are always 57 others. “Sometimes Ill ask Kyle, So, did you do anything extra nice today? and his answers are like Somebody 56 something in the hallway and I picked it up or I held the door for someone, that kind of thing,” said Karla. Its bec
52、ause of Mom that the boys think its 59 to give a hand to others. “I think its a great idea of hers. Its always nice to help someone out 60 they really need it,” said Karlas 15-year-old son Chad.41. A. good B. bad C. new D. casual42. A. commitmentB. appointmentC. preference D. success43. A. managedB.
53、 agreed C. hesitated D. decided44. A. did B. mentioned C. shared D. missed45. A. greet B. inspire C. introduce D. remember46. A. kindnessB. happiness C. stories D. sadness47. A. still B. often C. never D. even48. A. whisperedB. explained C. reported D. replied49. A. surprise B. challenge C. concern
54、D. moment50. A. cashier B. customer C. beggar D. secretary51. A. mark B. sign C. symbol D. flag52. A. paying forB. picking up C. paying off D. picking out53. A. occasionallyB. usually C. probably D. hardly54. A. unoccupiedB. unnoticed C. unorganized D. unquestioned55. A. wisdom B. existence C. gener
55、osity D. appreciation56. A. society B. love C. holiday D. family57. A. encouragingB. inviting C. helping D. affecting58. A. dropped B. bought C. found D. fell59. A. strange B. lucky C. cool D. funny60. A. after B. though C. unless D. when第 II 卷第三部分 英语知识运用第二节（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
56、单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。John Snow, 61 well-known doctor in London, became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people 62 (expose) to cholera, a 63 (dead) disease of its day. Many thousands of people died when there was an outbreak 64 no one knew the cause of it. John wanted to help solve the probl
57、em.He got interested in two theories 65 _(explain) how cholera killed people. He believed in the second theory 66 suggested that people 67 (absorb) the disease with their meals. In 1854, he was ready to test the two 68 (theory),when another break hit London. 69 the help of the map he made, he got a
58、valuable clue about the cause of the disease and was able to announce that the water was 70 (blame).第四部分 书面表达第一节 句子填空（共20小题，每题0.5分，满分10分）71. How many countries does the UK _ _?英国是由几个部分（国家）组成的？72. However, the southern part of Ireland _ _ and _ _ to form its own government.然而，爱尔兰的南部不愿意组建联合王国，它分离出去并建立
59、了自己的政府。73. _ _ _ the four countries do work together in some areas, but they still have very different institutions.值得赞扬的是，这四个国家的确在一些方面共同和作品，但是有些制度荏苒区别很大。74. I still _ _ that I am _ _ this prize that I won last year.我还是无法相信我是在接受去年获得的这个奖励。75. At first my new surroundings _ _ _ _开始的时候，新的环境让我难以忍受。76. Hit by_ _ _ fresh air, my head ached.由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到头痛。第二节 书面表达（满分25分）最近,你校英语俱乐部举行题为”Our Future life”的征文大赛，请你写一篇不少于100词的英语短文，从以下几个方面展望一下未来的生活：1. 去月球上度假2. 在海底生活3. 每家都有可视电话（videophone）和机器人4. 孩子们可以在家里通过电视和广播接受教育。
