1、2019-2020第一学期高二英语期中试卷一、阅读理解 (2*20)ANotice for Tourists to Beijing Expo 2019 The 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo (园博会) from April 29 to October 7 is an opportunity for international discovery, where cultural elements of different places in China are on display, as well as gardens and buildings about
2、each countrys wonderful culture and history. Here is a notice for whoever plans to come. Quick Entry by Showing ID Cards To make sure your quick and orderly entry into the Expo Site. please wait in lines and get your ID card ready for pre-check, ticket check and security inspection before entering.
3、During the ticket check, those who hold discounted tickets must provide the materials about discount. Safe Tour to the Expo Considering your personal safety, please dont take anything that may disturb other visitors or the order of the Expo Site, such as pets, kites, and speakers. Except for wheelch
4、airs for the elderly and the disabled and strollers （婴儿推车）for children, no vehicles(机动车辆)are allowed to enter the Expo Site Taking Action to Protect the Environment To create a green, beautiful environment for yourself and others, please follow the travel rules. protect public buildings, keep enviro
5、nment clean and care plants growing in the Expo Site. Behaviors such as climbing or destroying structures and exhibits are not permitted Orderly Travel by Limiting the Number For the safety of visitors, sometimes staff members may limit the number of tourists into some gardens and buildings in the e
6、vent of overcrowding Thank you for your understanding. Enjoying Service and Having FunTourist service centers in the Expo Site provide services including information inquiry (查询) storage of personal belongings, wheelchair and stroller renting, lost found service, and search for missing persons. We h
7、ope you have a good time at the Expo. You can call the service hotline at 86-10-86484017 for inquiry, suggestion or complaint. Thanks for your attention. 1. Which of the following is allowed to enter the Expo Site? A. Wheelchairs. B. Dogs. C. Trucks. D. Cars, 2. Which service is NOT provided by the
8、tourist service centers in the Expo Site? AStroller renting. B. Information inquiry. C. Selling the souvenirs. D. Lost found service.3. What can we learn from the passage? A. Visitors can buy tickets online. B. The number of the tourists is not limited., C. Whoever climbs the structure will get fine
9、d. D. Visitors should show ID card before enteringBEnglish songs have been very popular for people around the world for many decades. Songs from Elvis Presley to Ricky Martin, from the Beatles to Eminem and from Natalie Cole to Britney Spears have all been enjoyed by people around the world, even fo
10、r people who dont speak English, and even for people who dont speak English.From my experience, some people listen to English songs for 20-30 years but still dont achieve any good English skills. Some people choose English songs to be their main learning method, but most of them fail.Listening to En
11、glish songs does not help you to speak English fluently. It does help you gain some vocabulary, but most of these words are unusual ones that you dont use in everyday life. You wont learn the sentence It is a difficult project. We really need to meet the deadline.in any English songs. All you will h
12、ear are love, passion, infection, hate and blue, for the feeling, not the color.People like using English songs to practice English skills because iits easy and enjoyable. They think that sitting in the car listening to English songs day after day will improve their English skills. It actually will
13、not.You will definitely not improve your listening skills because normal people dont speak with a tune. People dont talk like Eminems songs. You cant get yourself familiar with English pronunciation or accent just from listening to English songs. The words that they pronounce in the songs are not th
14、e words that you will hear in your everyday life. They can even confuse you more about how English is pronounced.I would fully encourage you to watch English movies and listen to radio news or other normal talks, but not music. Of course, you can consume it for fun but not with the aim of improving
15、your English skills. Having good English skills is not that easy. Remember you should work hard to improve your English step by step.4.According to the passage, listening to English songs can help you.A. improve your English grammar B. speak English more fluentlyC. gain the skills of writing D. lear
16、n more new words5.What can we learn about the words in English songs?A.Most of them are vivid and interesting.B.They are seldom used in peoples everyday life.C.English learners should learn more of them.D.They can help people improve their pronunciation.6.It can be inferred from the passage that the
17、 writer may be.A.an experienced English learner B. a well-known pop singerC. a Chinese music fan D. an American teacher7.The last paragraph is written mainly to.A.give us some advice on how to learn EnglishB.encourage us to go to see more filmsC.tell us learning English is hard for everyoneD.warn us
18、 not to listen to music in our daily lifeCCats communicate a variety of messages using cat body language. Examples include arching (弓起) their backs as a signal of fear or attack, and slowly blinking (眨) their eyes to signal relaxation. Mouth open and no teeth showed suggests a feeling of playfulness
19、. A cat which chooses to lie on its back shows happiness, trust and comfort. Cats show dissatisfaction by moving their ears back, equal to a human frown.As is the case with dogs, a twitching (抽动) tail can mean a little anger while a tail held high suggests confidence. Cats will twitch their tails wh
20、en hunting or angry, while larger twitching suggests displeasure. They may also twitch their tails when playing. A tail held high is a sign of happiness, or can be used as a greeting towards humans or other cats (usually close relatives) while half-raised shows less pleasure, and unhappiness is expr
21、essed with a tail held low. Some characteristic signals, however, are often misunderstood. It is important to keep in mind that each cat may show its feelings with different body language. For instance, a cat rubbing its body along an arm or leg of its owner is not only a way in which to attract att
22、ention and, perhaps, a way to ask for food; it is also a way of “marking” its owner as its own. Usually a cat with its tail held high and twitching shows excitement, but this is often mistaken for anger. Many people fail or are too slow to understand the silent body language of cats. And they may ha
23、ve the false impression that cats are cold-hearted,unfaithful or not clever. To understand cats, people must observe a cat closely and learn what its body signals tell them.8. Which cat body language shows that a cat is relaxed?A. Lying on its stomach.B. Blinking its eyes slowly.C. Holding its tail
24、high.D. Moving its ears back.9. According to the passage, a cat will twitch its tail EXCEPT _.A. when it feels sleepyB. when it is huntingC. when it feels angry D. when it is playing10. How many meanings does a cats rubbing its body along its owner have?A. 2. B. 3.C. 4. D. 5.11. The last paragraph i
25、ntends to tell us _.A. many people often have wrong opinions on catsB. it is not easy to understand cats body languageC. every cat has its own special body languageD. we should learn more about cats body languageDGetting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is
26、nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a way to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let illnesses in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By
27、 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus it began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken bath, the king
28、 ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and
29、hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War . Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea:clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone to
30、o far?Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children of touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build u
31、p a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.12. The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because_.A. they believed disease could be spread in public baths B. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay inC. they lived healthily in a dirt
32、y environmentD. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease13. The underlined word“merit”in paragraph 3 means_.A. weakness B. influence C. strength D. feature14. How does the passage mainly develop?A. By providing examples. B. By following the order of importance.C. By following the order o
33、f time. D. By making comparisons.15. What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To call attention to the danger of dirt. B. To stress the role of dirt.C. To introduce the history of dirt. D. To present the change of views on dirt.七选五 Five steps to better handwritingSome kids love handwrit
34、ing, but others hate it when its time to put pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 16 Here are five steps that really work!Get a great graspTry this hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the cor
35、rect way, writing is much easier. 17 Hold it in place with your thumb(拇指), and your index and middle fingers.Let the lines be your guideLined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are of the right size and proportion (比例). 18 Also be sure to fill up the lined space compl
36、etely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.Slow downIf your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, its hard to control where you stop and start your letters. Lower the pressure (压力)19 That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try relaxin
37、g and dont hold the pencil too hard.20 Lots of games need you to write or draw pictures. So even though its not schoolwork, youre still using the skills you need to control your pencil better.APlay games BAsk for adviceCYouve been writing since you were a little kid.DSo“a”should be half the height o
38、f a capital“A”.E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.F. The best way to hold a pencil is to rest it next to the base of your thumb.G. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.二、完形填空 （20*1.5）A lawyer and a woman were sitting next to each other during a lon
39、g flight. The lawyer asked her if she would like to play a fun game. The woman was 21 and just wanted to take a nap(小睡), so she politely refused. 22 , the lawyer continued to explain how the game 23 , “Now I ask you a question, and if you dont know the answer, you 24 me.”Again, she politely refused
40、and tried to get some 25 . The lawyer thought he would easily win the game, so he made another 26 , “If you dont know the answer you 27 pay me 5, but if I dont know the answer, I will pay you $50.”This 28 the womans attention. Figuring that there would be no 29 unless she played, she finally 30 to p
41、lay the game. The lawyer asked the first question, “Whats the distance from the earth to the moon?”The woman didnt say a word, reached into her purse, pulled out a five-dollar bill and 31 it to the lawyer. Now it was the womans 32 . She asked the lawyer, “What 33 a hill with three legs and comes dow
42、n with four?”The lawyer looked at her with a(n) 34 look. He took out his laptop computer and began 35 . Disappointed, he sent e-mails to everyone he knew, with no 36 . After one hour, he 37 at last. He woke the woman and handed her $50. The woman took the $50 and turned away to get back to sleep.The
43、 lawyer 38 the woman again and asked, “So what is the 39 ?”Again without a(n) 40 , the woman reached into her purse for a bill. She handed the lawyer $5, and went back to sleep.21Akind Btire CbusyDshy22AAnyhow BInsteadCBeside DHowever23AdevelopedBappeared Cworked Dchanged24Apay Bbeg Ccall Dhelp25Asu
44、pportBinformation Cwater Dsleep26AexcuseBoffer CmistakeDnoise27Aonly BalsoCeven Dstill28AneededBgave CcaughtDavoided29AhopeBend CinterestDfuture30Aagreed Brefused Cforgot Dstopped31Asent Bspread Chanded Dshowed32ApointBturn CchoiceDpart33Agoes up Btakes away Ccovers Dreplaces34Asad Bfrightened Cexci
45、ted Dpuzzled35Awriting Breporting Csearching Ddiscovering36Areward Bsuccess Cconnection Dtask37Acontinued on Bmoved aroundCgave up Dwent out38Apraised Bpunished Cblamed Dwoke39Aanswer Bsecret Cdifference Dtime40AwordBorder Cpromise Dplan三、语法填空 （10*1.5）He was a professor. At the age of 90, he still w
46、orked eight hours every day regardless 41_ the weather.His secretary said: “He was extremely old, but he forced himself to walk from his living place to the office through two blocks. 42 would take him an hour to do so, but he insisted because it made him get a sense of 43 (succeed).”One day, a univ
47、ersity student 44 (step) out of his office with a pile of books. He complained: “He always answers my questions with just a yes or no. However, he always gives me dozens of books and suggests me 45 (find) the answer on my own.”By chance, the professor knew 46 the student complained about. He explain
48、ed to him with a smile: “This is the method I have learnt -the 47 (hard) you work, the better solutions you will find. If you can make full use of the books, you will 48 (probable) become a good lawyer in the future.”This 90-year-old man was Pound, 49 was the president of Law College of Harvard. He
49、believed “all slopes are easy 50 (go)”, of which he often reminded his students.四、改错（10）Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream. Some mentioned the inspired Chinese Dream that was put forward by President Xi. And others talked enthusiastically about his understanding of the
50、Chinese Dream. We are all believed that this dream would come true in the future. I also talked about my own dream. I had always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save peoples life but also they are doing a respectably job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life without their p
51、rofessional knowledge. To realize my dream, I should try to work hardly from now on. I must learn as much as I can get into a good medical college, which I can prepare myself fully for the job of a doctor.五、书面表达（25）你的同学李华，课后匆匆忙忙离开教室。你观察到他身体的异样表现，请写一封信，询问发生了什么，是否需要帮助。不少于100字2019-2020第一学期高二英语期中试卷阅读A:
52、ACD B: D B A A C: B A B D D. ACCD 七选五 GFDEA完形填空：21-25 BDCAD 26-30 BACBA 31-35 CBADC 36-40 BCDAA语法填空：41.of 42It 43success 44stepped 45Finding 46what 47harder48probably 49Who 50to go改错：1.inspired-inspiring 2. his-their 3.去掉are 4.had-have 5.life-lives 6. respectably-respectable 7. without-with 8.hardly-hard 9.get前加to10. which-where