1、宁夏银川市第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。例: How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. What time is it now?A. 9:10. B. 9
2、:50. C. 10:00.2. What does the woman think of the weather?A. Its nice. B. Its warm. C. Its cold.3. What will the man do?A. Attend a meeting. B. Give a lecture. C. Leave his office.4. What is the womans opinion about the course?A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy.5. What does the woman want th
3、e man to do?A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn off the radio.第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分, 满分 22.5 分)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. Fiv
4、e days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.7. Where did Michael go last year?A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8、9 题。8. What food does Sally like?A. Chicken. B. Fish. C. Eggs.9. What are the speakers going to do?A. Cook dinner. B. Go shopping. C. Order dishes.听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where are
5、the speakers?A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. At home.11. When is the report due?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday.12. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the probable relationsh
6、ip between the speakers?A. Salesperson and customer. B. Homeowner and cleaner. C. Husband and wife.14. What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?A. One with two bedrooms. B. One without furniture. C. One near a market.15. How much rent should one pay for the one bedroom apartment?A.350. B.400. C
7、.415.16. Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?A. On Lake Street. B. On Market Street. C. On South Street.听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What percentage of the worlds tea exports go to Britain?A. Almost 15%. B. About 30%. C. Over 40%.18. Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?A. Most B
8、ritish people drink tea that way.B. Tea tastes much better with milk. C. Tea with milk is healthy.19. Who suggests a price for each tea? A. Tea tasters. B. Tea exporters. C. Tea companies.20. What is the speaker talking about?A. The life of tea tasters. B. Afternoon tea in Britain. C. The London Tea
9、 Trade Centre.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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHere are some books which can inspire kids to think about nature and the environment.How to Raise Monarch ButterfliesBy Carol PasternakHave you ever watched a monarch transform from a caterpillar（毛虫）to a butte
10、rfly from up close? In this book, learn everything about the monarch life cycle and how to raise monarchs from eggs to adult butterflies. You will also get to know the efforts involved to protect the species.A Kids Guide to Americas ParksBy Erin McHughThis year, the US National Park Services Nationa
11、l Park Week is on April 21-29. During the week, all the national parks offer free admission. Enrich your knowledge with this book, as it introduces the national parks and some interesting places in the US, including their geography, specific animals as well as environmental challenges. The books fea
12、tured places include Yosemite National Park, Ellis Island (home of the Statue of Liberty) and the National Park of American Samoa, the only U.S. national park south of the equator（赤道）.Where Do Recyclable Materials Go? By Sabbithry PersadTiana has been learning about recycling at school. But when her
13、 dog, Bubbles, gets lost running after a recycling truck, she ends up learning a lot more about recyclable materials than ever! Follow Tiana and her family as they search for Bubbles around town and at the Materials Recovery Facility. Along the way, readers will learn a lot about recycling and how t
14、hey can do their part in protecting the environment.Scrap Kins Build-It Book Volume 1By Brian YanishMeet the Scrap Kins. They are creative, friendly monsters（怪物） who live in a recycling center, known as Scrap City. Theyll show you how to turn junk into pretty cool things. Readers will learn how to c
15、reate cute bags from old jeans, beautiful ships from milk boxes, and more. Remember that one persons trash is another persons treasure!21. Which author teaches you how to make an artwork from wastes?A. Carol Pasternak. B. Erin McHugh. C. Sabbithry Persad. D. Brian Yanish.22. Why is the National Park
16、 of American Samoa special?A. There is a famous statue in it. B. It is free for admission.C. It has its specific animals. D. It lies south of the equator.23. The common goal of the four books is to _.A. teach kids practical skills B. raise kids environment awarenessC. comment on kids behavior D. mak
17、e kids interested in geography BOne Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost,
18、 all alone! He didnt have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute. Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use. He decided to stop skiing
19、. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didnt, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him. Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of
20、snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could. By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldnt lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he cou
21、ld last, Nicholas did the only thing he could he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept. The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldnt find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out aga
22、in to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved. Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls survival show Man vs. Wild. Thats where he learned the tips t
23、hat saved his life. In each episode (一期节目) of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out. When Grylls heard about Nicholas amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive. 2
24、4. What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?A. He got lost. B. He broke his skis. C. He hurt his eyes. D. He caught a cold. 25. How did Nicholas keep himself warm?A. He found a shelter. B. He lighted some branches. C. He kept on skiing. D. He built a snow cave. 26. On Tuesday, Nicholas . A. re
25、turned to his shelter safely. B. was saved by a searcher. C. got stuck in the snow D. stayed where he was27. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he . A. did the right things in the dangerous situation. B. watched Grylls TV program regularlyC. created some tips for survival D. was ver
26、y hard-working CBritish people work some of the longest hours in Europe, but are among the least productive. Now some companies are shortening the working week to increase efficiency, health and happiness.Rich Leigh has introduced a four-day week at his PR company. In fact, his entire company has Fr
27、iday off, because his firm has adopted a four-day week. It is one of several UK businesses that now operate like this: staff still get paid their previous five-day salary, but they work a day less. The company found that they achieved just as muchand there were even signs of growth. “The key to the
28、schemes success,” Leigh says, “is how happy our employees now are.”The average British worker takes only a 34 minute lunch break and works 10 hours overtime each week (more often than not this is unpaid). Yet UK productivity falls seriously behind their European neighbors, who tend to work fewer hou
29、rs.British working practices have caused loss and damage to the nations health and happiness. More than half a million workers in the UK were signed off with work-related stress or anxiety last year. Moreover, the work landscape itself is changing. Automation and AI will have a significant impact on
30、 the labor market, where unsteady work becomes more common.Britain is the only EU member that allows workers to ignore the EU working time limit and work longer hours. For campaigners, now is the time for a change. OGrady, an advocate, argues that where businesses have increased their profits (利润）as
31、 a result of automation, success should be shared with workers in the form of reduced hours. “Its time to share the benefits from new technology, not allowing those at the top to grab them for themselves.” she says.28. We can learn from the passage that _.A. British people are the least productive i
32、n the worldB. Most companies in Britain have conducted a four-day weekC. PR company has witnessed a rise in employees happinessD. British people work longer and get more payment than other countries29. Which is the proper description of British working practices?A. The working time of British worker
33、s is within the EU limit.B. In productivity, Britain is beaten by the United States.C. Profits gained from new technology are on the decrease.D. Automation and AI are likely to cause an unsteady work market.30. Which can be inferred from OGrady s words in the last paragraph?A. Its time for employers
34、 to share the increased profits created by automation.B. Workers should benefit from automation in the form of less working hours.C. New technology should belong to both businesses and workers.D. Businesses cant make more profits without new technology.31. What is the authors purpose of writing the
35、passage?A. To introduce some British firms switch to a four-day working week.B. To explain the reasons why British workers suffer stress and anxiety.C. To appeal for more reasonable working conditions.D. To show the present productivity problem in Britain. DIt is quite reasonable to blame traffic ja
36、ms, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest man would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the drivers seat is another matter.Road politeness is
37、not only good manners, but a good sense. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a
38、wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behavior of politeness is anything but enough. Many drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.However, mispl
39、aced politeness can also be dangerous. A typical example is the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.An experien
40、ced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in a traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers cant even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship（公路驾车技能）. Years ago, e
41、xperts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take（互谅互让）from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.32. The passage mainly talks about _.A. traffic jams B. good manners C. road politeness D. modern drivers33. Troubles on
42、the road are often caused by _.A. traffic jams B. the behavior of the driversC. the great speed of modern life D. terrible road conditions34. What does the underlined word “anything but” in the second paragraph mean?A. in no way B. by coincidence C. in particular D. in effect35. It is not always rig
43、ht for drivers to _.A. master the roadmanship B. neglect politeness when they see itC. give a friendly nod in answer to an act of politenessD. encourage old ladies to cross the road whenever and wherever they want to第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分。共 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项Whether youre a ch
44、ild, teenager, young adult or are middle-aged, respect for your parents is an important value. Your parents are the people who raised you, devoting time, energy and money to your development. 36 No matter your age, there are 5 ways to show respect. Respect their belongings.One important way to show
45、respect is to pay respect to the things important to your parents. For younger children, this may mean not touching jewelry or other valuable things. For grown children, respect may mean returning a borrowed tool in good condition and on time. Lack of respect for a parents belongings is not acceptab
46、le for anyone. 37 And never borrow things without asking first. Be on time. 38 For teenagers, showing up on time means coming home by curfew（宵禁). Adult children should show up on time for family dinners or events, or to pick a parent up for a medical appointment. Call if youre going to be late becau
47、se parents worry about children, no matter their age. 39 Remembering birthdays, anniversaries and other special days is a sign that you honor your parents. Make plans to take them to lunch or dinner or bake a cake or cookies. Most parents dont expect expensive gifts, but a handmade gift is always ap
48、preciated. A phone call from a grown child who lives too far for a visit is a sign of respect. Be kind.Kind words and devotion are simple ways to show respect. Tell your parents you love them. Listen and allow your parents to speak without interruption. Show a sincere interest in what your parents h
49、ave to say. Be patient with your parents and dont rush them. Never talk back or be rude or disrespectful. Appreciate your parents achievements. 40 A. Be a good listener.B. Celebrate with them.C. Lateness stands for a lack of respect.D. Treat your parents the way you would like to be treated.E. And t
50、hey love you unconditionally throughout your life.F. Being respectful helps build positive relationships with others.G. Dont take advantage of your parents kindness and generosity. 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In 2009 a group of parents i
51、n an English town started sharing worries about their childrens money-management skills. Shopping was done online; the children 41 saw their parents handling cash. They were 42 online, too. Money had become intangible (无形的), How, then, were children to learn its 43 ?The answer they 44 was GoHenry, a
52、n app now available in Britain. It is designed to help young people learn good 45 habits through real-world money management. Parents sign up with their own bank accounts and pay a monthly 46 of 2.99 for each child aged six or over. Adults and children 47 separate versions. At the end of last year 3
53、79,000 children had active accounts.Parents can schedule pocket money and 48 tasks. When those tasks are marked as 49 , the child is paid the agreed amount. Parents can see what the child has 50 and where. And they can choose 51 to use the card: in shops, online or at ATMs.Children get debit cards (
54、借记卡) with their name. They can 52 their spending and set savings targets. They can decide to 53 for someones birthday or set a goal at 12 to 54 $2,000 to buy a car at age 18. The app tells them how much to save each week to meet their 55 .Some GoHenry customers are rich parents who 56 that their chi
55、ldren will grow up financially careless. Others regard the 57 as an investment(投资) in their childs future. Some say that they have been 58 and want their children to avoid that mistake when they grow up; others say that the app is cost-effective because their children 59 to budget. Even though young
56、 people no longer touch and hold 60 , they can still be taught to handle it well.41.A. suddenlyB. regularlyC. seldomD. simply42.A. playingB. writingC. talkingD. spending43.A. patternB. valueC. historyD. material44.A. came up withB. put up withC. stepped away fromD. looked down on45.A. physicalB. soc
57、ialC. financialD. cultural46.A. fineB. feeC. incomeD. salary47.A. overuseB. createC. showD. download48.A. finishB. enjoyC. setD. change49.A. doneB. lostC. goneD. used50.A. readB. boughtC. eatenD. worn51.A. whoB. whereC. whyD. whether52.A. avoidB. continueC. viewD. increase53.A. competeB. returnC. wa
58、itD. save54.A. wasteB. haveC. donateD. borrow55.A. goalB. ruleC. requestD. deadline56.A. promiseB. proveC. acceptD. worry57.A. subscriptionB. constructionC. presentationD. persuasion58.A. in serviceB. in dangerC. in actionD. in debt59.A. forgetB. learnC. dreamD. admit60.A. timeB. powerC. moneyD. kno
59、wledge第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Growing numbers of travelers are deciding not 61 (fly) in order to help save the planeteven if it means 62 (spend) days on a train. The no-fly movement is small but many 63 have joined it think it will eventually receive 64 same attentio
60、n as the no-plastic or less-meat movements because of flyings 2% 65 (contribute) to carbon emissions, which they say could rise to 16% by 2050. Some supporters suggest that people should fly no more than once per year and any further flights should be taxed. Critics of the movement, however, argue t
61、hat most flying is done by small numbers of people when 66 (compare)to other forms of transport and so flying is an easy target. Much more environmental damage is done by cars they argue. But people won t target 67 (driver) because the majority of people drive. In addition, the no-fly movement 68 (l
62、ead) by people who dont really need to travel very far and have plenty 69 free time to spare. Most people who fly, they say, 70 (rare) have time to spend extra days getting to destinations and employers are unlikely to give employees extra time off so they can be kind to the environment.第四部分 写作（共两节，
63、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：把多余的词用斜线（）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。There has a public library in every town in Britain. Anyone can borrow b
64、ooks if he or she wish. In some places you may borrow as more books as you need, but in others you are limited in a certain number of books. You may keep the books for several weeks so as you can have enough time to finish it. If the book you want is out, you may ask for it to kept for you. Most pub
65、lic libraries also have a reading-room, that you can sit at the desk and read the daily newspapers, magazines and the other books. However, you are not permit to take them out.第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是李华，你的交换生朋友 Thomas发来邮件请你给他推荐一些汉语学习资源( resource)，包括书籍、网站或者应用程序(app)。请你用英语给他回一封邮件。注意: 1. 词数100左右2. 可以适当增加细节
66、，以使行文连贯。 Dear Thomas， Yours, Li Hua第一节Dialog 1:W: What time is your train leaving?M: It leaves at 10. Ive got 50 minutes left.W: Youd better hurry, or you wont be able to catch it.Dialog 2:M: Nice weather were having! Dont you think?W: No, it is too cold.M: I think it is just right.W: Id prefer a fe
67、w degrees warmer.Dialog 3M: Now, lets stop talking and get going. I need to be in my office in 15 minutes. Or Ill be late for a meeting.W: OK. Bye!Dialog 4M: This course is really difficult.W: I dont think its all that bad. And well benefit a lot from it.M:So youre taking it, too.W: Thats true.Dialo
68、g 5W: Could you turn that off? I cant hear myself think！M: What? W: The radio. M: Oh, sorry.第二节Dialog 6W: Hi, Michael! I heard you just came back from a holiday?M: Yes. I stayed for a week in China and 5 days in India.W: You do travel a lot, dont you? Last year, you went to Norway, right?M: Well, Iv
69、e been to quite some countries, but not yet to Norway. Last summer, I toured Russia for two weeks. Dialog 7M: Sally, do you like seafood?W: Yes, of course.M: Is there anything you especially like?W:Well, I really dont know. I can never remember the name.M: Ok. Is there any food you dont eat?W: Well,
70、 I dont eat chicken, and I dont like eggs, either. But I like all kinds of fish and vegetable.M: Then, lets look at the menu , and see what theyve got for us. Dialog 8M: You look pale, Stephanie! Whats wrong?W: I dont feel good. I have a bad headache. In fact, I havent got much sleep this past week,
71、 and I feel really tired.M: Why dont you go to see a doctor?W: Yeah, I think I should. But I have a report to do tomorrow. Ms. Jenkins means it for the board meeting next Monday.M: Well, its Wednesday today. Why dont you talk to Ms. Jenkins and ask if you can hand it in on Friday morning?W: Maybe I
72、should try. I guess I just need a good sleep. Thanks, Gorge.M: If you need any help for the report, just let me know. Dialog 9W: Anything interesting in the paper today, dear?M: Well, yeah. There are a few here that might interest us. Here is one for just four hundred dollars. It only has one bedroo
73、m, but it sounds nice, near Lake Street.W: Yeah, let me see what the cheapest two-bedroom apartment is. Oh, here is one on Market Street. Its a real bargain. Only 350 dollars. But it doesnt have any furniture.M: Well, it costs a lot to buy all the furniture.W: Oh, here is another one for just over f
74、our hundred dollars. This sounds very interesting. Its on South Street. Thats a nice area!M: Yes, its quiet. Did you say two bedrooms?W: Yes, at 415 dollars.M: Why dont we go and have a look?W: OK, Ill give them a call. Monolog 10Look at this picture. Its the London Tea Trade centre. As you can see,
75、 it is on the North Bank of the River Thames. It is the center of an important industry in the everyday life of the British people. Tea is the British national drink. Every man, woman and child over ten years of age, has an average over four cups a day, or some one thousand five hundred cups annuall
76、y. About 30 percent of the worlds export of tea makes its way to London. And Britain is by far the largest importer of tea in the world.Now in the second picture, you can see how tea is tasted in the Tea Trade Centre before it is sold. Here, different types of tea are tasted by skilled tea-tasters b
77、efore they are sold at each weeks tea sale. Its amazing to see them at work! Over a hundred kinds of tea are laid out in a line on a long table. The tasters generally taste tea with milk, since that is how the majority of British people drink their tea. The tasters move down the line with surprising
78、 speed, tasting from a spoon and deciding what is a fair price for each tea. After that, theyI. Listening（ 30分）1-5. ACABC 6-10. BABCB 11-15. ABCAB 16-20. CBAAC II. Reading（ 40分） 21-23. DDB 24-27.ADBA 28-31. CDBA 32-35. CBAD 36-40. EGCBDIII. Cloze Test（ 30分）41-45. CDBAC 46-50. BDCAB 51-55 BADBA 56-60
79、 DADBCIV. Grammar Fill-in （ 15分）61. to fly 62. spending 63. who 64. the 65. contribution 66. compared 67. drivers 68. is led 69. of 70. rarelyV. Error Correction （ 10分）1. have-is 2.wish-wishes 3. more-many 4. in-to 5. as- that 6. it-them 7. add be between to and kept 8.that- where 9.cross out the be
80、fore other. 10. permittedVI. Writing（ 25分）Dear Thomas,It is my pleasure to recommend some Chinese learning resources to you. I have recently bought a set of books called The Origin and Evolution of Chinese Characters, which explain the origins of many Chinese characters. I think the books are well w
81、orth reading. As for the website, Id like to suggest On this website, you can find plenty of study materials of Chinese language and culture. For listening and speaking, I strongly recommend an app named Fluent Chinese. You can use it to listen to Chinese news and songs, watch Chinese films and read poems and stories aloud.I hope you will like these resources and make progress in Chinese. Yours faithfully Li Hua