1、高二英语试题第 1 页（共 10 页）北海市 20192020 学年度第一学期期末教学质量测查卷高 二 英 语（满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟）注意事项：1.本试卷共分两部分，第卷为选择题，第卷为非选择题。2.所有试题的答案均填写在答题卡上（选择题部分使用答题卡的学校请将选择题的答案直接填涂到答题卡上），答案写在试卷上的无效。第 I 卷(共 90 分)第一部分 听力部分（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）请听下面 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，
2、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 did the woman do before May?A.A bank clerk.B.A businesswoman.C.A politician.2.Which TV programme does the man dislike?A.Movie Stars.B.Talk Shows.C.Discovery Channel.3.What makes the woman believe the medicine?A.A newspaper.B.A doctor.C.An advertisement on T
3、V.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Jeans.B.The season.C.The price.5.Where did the woman get the news about the accident?A.Someone phoned her.B.She watched it on television.C.She read it in the newspaper.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)请听下面 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
4、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 和第 7 小题。6.What does the man suggest the woman do?A.Dig up that dead tree.B.Pick some flowers.C.Cut off the tops of the dead flowers.高二英语试题第 2 页（共 10 页）7.What will the man probably do next?A.Water the fruit tre
5、es.B.Cut the grass.C.Pull up the flowers.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8.Who sent the speakers gifts?A.Johnson.B.Ken.C.Jack.9.What is the womans gift?A.A bag.B.A watch.C.A wallet.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What does the woman think of her colleagues?A.Cold and strange.B.Kind and helpful.C.Polite but selfish.1
6、1.Where does the woman live now?A.In the downtown.B.In a big apartment.C.Far away from her workplace.12.What are the two speakers talking about?A.The womans colleagues.B.The womans travel experience.C.The womans life in a new city.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What does the woman say about buying TV onl
7、ine?A.Fashionable.B.Cheap.C.Unsafe.14.What does the woman receive every day?A.Boxes of small items.B.Many e-mails.C.Many letters in the mail.15.What size TV screen did the man want?A.20 inch.B.52 inch.C.72 inch.16.What is the womans suggestion?A.Call the seller.B.Forget about it.C.Buy a new TV.听第 10
8、 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What did people think of Einstein when he was a child?A.Smart.B.Naughty.C.Not clever.18.How did Einstein behave in university?A.He was a good student.B.He didnt attend classes.C.He was thrown out of school.19.Why couldnt Einstein find a job probably at first?A.He always argued
9、with people.B.His teachers didnt recommend him.C.He didnt know how to write clearly and simply.20.When did Einstein publish the Theory of Relativity?A.At age 26.B.At age 23.C.At age 20.高二英语试题第 3 页（共 10 页）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，共计 30 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标
10、号涂黑。AAccording to some researchers,you should not praise children for everything that they do.Itdoes not help them build self-confidence.Most parents and teachers agree that praise can help increase childrens self-confidence themore,the better.However,according to some researchers,only proper praise
11、 is good for children.Ifadults praise everything children do,it makes children look for praise all the time,not trying to dotheir best.Teachers should not say things like good job or nice work whenever a child doesanything.They should encourage them to continue to improve,some researchers advise.Ano
12、ther idea is that children with high self-confidence are happier,and do better at school.About this,Marshall Duke,a researcher in children,says,High self-confidence brought in by toomuch praise does not make children happier,get more,or become able to do more.Finding a childsadvantages and developin
13、g them can help build confidence more than too much praise can.Praisealso loses its effect if it is given equally to all students.“Its important to tell children the truth about what theyve done.Honest feedback is far betterthan empty praise,Duke adds.People have got into the habit of not telling ch
14、ildren when theyrewrong.That makes it hard for them to deal with difficulties when they grow up.Thats just how theworld is.60.According to some researchers,if parents praise their children too much,their children will_.A.become strongB.increase self-confidenceC.do better in their studiesD.always loo
15、k for praise61.In order to help children build self-confidence,some researchers advise teachers to _.A.make them live more happilyB.let them do more difficult workC.encourage them to improveD.help them do better in school62.Which of the following is TRUE,according to the passage?A.Praise makes child
16、ren become successful.B.The same praise for all children has no meaning.C.Children dont know what theyre really good at.D.Duke thinks praise is more important than finding childrens strengths.63.What is the last paragraph about?A.What children with high self-confidence are like.B.Its important to ha
17、ve the habit of praising children.C.Children should know their mistakes as soon as possible.D.We should praise children honestly and tell them their mistakes.高二英语试题第 4 页（共 10 页）BTwo weeks ago,a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank(存钱罐)onto the living room floor and immedi
18、ately started counting.Her grandmother,Jackie Oelfke,thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins,but then she saw the girl put the coinsinto a plastic bag and place it in her backpack.That aroused my curiosity,Jackie told CBS News.Nobody messes with the piggy bank.After observing Sun
19、shine at work a few minutes longer,Jackie decided to find out why the little girlbroke into her savings.What are you doing with that money?Jackie asked her granddaughter.Im taking it to school,Sunshine replied.The little girl finally stated the real reason why sheneeded the money.Im going to take it
20、 for milk money.My friend Layla doesnt get milkher momdoesnt have milk money and I do.Jackies heart melted(融化)at Sunshines words.Choked with strong feelings,Jackie held hersweet granddaughter tightly in her arms.Last week,Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher,Rita Hausher,and handed her the$30 th
21、ekindergartner had saved.There are 20 kids in Sunshines class and about half dont get milk.It costs$0.45 a carton(纸盒).The total adds up to about$180 a month for every child in the class to havemilk every day.After dropping Sunshine off at school,Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain h
22、ergranddaughters plan.To her surprise,dozens of people offered to donate(捐赠)toward the cause.Within a week,Jackie raised more than$1,000.Now every student in Sunshines class can get freemilk for the rest of the year.Jackie said Sunshine doesnt see her kind act as a big deal.She was just trying to lo
23、ok out forher friends.She doesnt understand the effect shes brought about,Jackie said.But now she knowsshe can do whatever she puts her mind to.25.Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank?A.She wanted to play with the coins.B.She needed to train her counting skills.C.She intended to pay for her friends
24、 milk.D.She hoped to show off her savings in class.26.How did Jackie feel upon hearing Sunshines words?A.Touched.B.Curious.C.Proud.D.Sad.27.In Jackies eyes,what did Sunshine learn from the experience?A.Many hands make light work.B.Two heads are better than one.C.A friend in need is a friend indeed.D
25、.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.28.What is the best title for this passage?A.Jackies Piggy BankB.Small Coins,Big DeedsC.A Moved GrandmotherD.Piggy Bank and Carton Milk高二英语试题第 5 页（共 10 页）CChristian Eijkman,a Dutch doctor,left the Netherlands for the island of Java.Many people onthe island h
26、ad a disease called beri-beri.He was going there to try and find a cure.At first,Eijkman thought some kind of germ(细菌)caused beri-beri.He raised some chickens.He didnt eat them,but made experiments on them.The local people were quite surprised at that.One day he noticed that his chickens became sick
27、 when they were fed the food most Javanese ate refined white rice(精炼米).When he fed them with unrefined rice,also known as brown rice,theyrecovered.Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery that some things in foodcould prevent disease.These things were named vitamins.The Javanese were
28、 not getting enoughvitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins.Later,other diseaseswere also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a persons food.Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enoughvitamins from the food they ea
29、t.If they dont,they can also take vitamin pills.29.The underlined word“cure”in Paragragh 1 probably means _.A.a medical treatmentB.a kind of vitaminC.a kind of germD.a kind of rice30.Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?A.To eat them.B.To carry out his experiments.C.To give the Javanese a s
30、urprise.D.To make money by selling them.31.We can learn from the passage that _.A.beri-beri was caused by chickensB.the Javanese didnt like vitaminsC.Christian Eijkmans experiment was successfulD.the Javaneses disease was caused by a kind of germDShould we allow modern buildings to be built next to
31、older buildings in a historic area of a city?In order to answer this question,we must first examine whether people really want to preserve thehistoric feel of an area.Not all historical buildings are attractive.However,there may be otherreasonsfor example,economic reasonswhy they should be preserved
32、.So,let us assume thathistorical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people.What should we dothen if a new building is needed?In my view,new architectural(建筑上的)styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older高二英语试题第 6 页（共 10 页）style.Indeed,there are many examples in my o
33、wn hometown of tours where modern designs havebeen placed very successfully next to old buildings.As long as the building in question is pleasingand does not influence its surroundings too much,it often improves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which
34、 have spoilt(破坏)the area they are in,but the same can be said of some old buildings too.Yet people still speak against new buildings inhistoric areas.I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的)and do notlike change.Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow user
35、s of the buildings,I believe that itis the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward.If we always reproduced what wasthere before,we would all still be living in caves.Thus,I would argue against copying previousarchitectural styles and choose something fresh and different,even though
36、that might be the morerisky choice.32.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?A.Some of them are not attractive.B.Most of them are too expensive to preserve.C.They are more pleasing than modern buildings.D.They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.3
37、3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.34.By move things forward in the
38、last paragraph,the author probably means _.A.put things in a different placeB.choose new architectural styleC.rebuild old buildings in a new styleD.respect peoples feelings for historical buildings35.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To explain why people dislike change.B.To warn that we cou
39、ld end up living in caves.C.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.D.To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.高二英语试题第 7 页（共 10 页）第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分。满分 10 分）根据短文的内容，从短文的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Remembering names is an important social skill.Here are some way
40、s to master it.Recite and repeat in conversation.When you hear a persons name,repeat it.Immediately say it to yourself several times withoutmoving your lips.36.Ask the other person to recite and repeat.37.After youve been introduced to someone,ask that person to spell the name andpronounce it correc
41、tly for you.Most people will be pleased by the effort youre making to learn theirnames38Admitting that you cant remember someones name can actually make people relaxed.Most ofthem will feel sympathy if you say.Im working to remember names better.Yours is right on the tipof my tongue.What is it again
42、?Use associations.39.For example,you could make a mental note:Vicki Cheng-tall,black hair.Toreinforce(增强)your associations,write them on a small card as soon as possible.Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.When meeting a group of people,concentrate on remembering just two or three na
43、mes.Freeyourself from remembering every one.Few of the people in mass introductions expect you toremember their names.40.Last names can come laterA.Go early.B.Admit you dont knowC.Sometimes just a few people show up on timeD.You can let other people help you remember their namesE.Another way is to l
44、imit yourself to learning just first namesF.Link each person yon meet with one thing you find interesting or unusualG.You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial第三部分语言知识运用(共三节；满分 45 分)第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡
45、上将该选项标号涂黑。My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix,Arizona to comfort the old people whoneeded a little cheering up during the holiday season.The first two41there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves.Wesang42for them.They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that
46、we left with them.高二英语试题第 8 页（共 10 页）As we were43on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer(老年痴呆症),mostof them44off at the walls or floor.However,one lady45my eye.She was sittingby the door,in a wheelchair,singing songs to herself.They werent the songs that we were singing,at least they didnt4
47、6like that.As we got47with each festive song,she did as well.The louder we got,the louder she got,48she was singing,she was also49out to us with her hands and body.I knew that I should have gone over to her,but I thought that my50were to my students.People who worked at this center could51her,I thou
48、ght.Justwhen I stopped feeling52about not giving her the attention she needed,one of my studentsJustin,showed me what the holiday season is really about.Justin also53the same lady.Thedifference between us is that he54on her needs,but I didnt.During the last song,“SilentNight”,Justin walked over to h
49、er and held her hand.He looked this aged lady in her55and with his actions said,“You are important,and I will take my56to let you know that.This tired,elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand.Then she touched his cheek with theother hand.Tears began to fall down her face.No57can completely des
50、cribe that touchingmoment.It took a boy to teach me,a man,about58and love.Justins example of acomplete,selfless attitude59another was a lesson that I will never forget.He was theteacher that day,and I consider myself60to have witnessed his lesson.41.A.roomsB.buildingsC.floorsD.groups42.A.bravelyB.sh
51、ylyC.madlyD.beautifully43.A.readingB.meetingC.gatheringD.singing44.A.staredB.shutC.paidD.put45.A.lookedB.caughtC.escapedD.hurt46.A.appearB.hearC.soundD.feel47.A.louderB.nearerC.fasterD.higher48.A.BecauseB.AsC.SinceD.Though49.A.movingB.reachingC.comingD.spreading50.A.interestsB.abilitiesC.feelingsD.r
52、esponsibilities51.A.go byB.turn toC.care forD.rely on52.A.afraidB.sureC.sorryD.scary53.A.fearedB.avoidedC.helpedD.noticed54.A.calledB.actedC.insistedD.kept55.A.tearsB.handsC.eyesD.face56.A.timeB.flowerC.bodyD.cheek57.A.expressionsB.poemsC.wordsD.songs58.A.kindnessB.happinessC.shynessD.illness59.A.on
53、B.towardsC.atD.about60.A.cleverB.foolishC.rightD.lucky高二英语试题第 9 页（共 10 页）第 II 卷（共 60 分）第二节 单词拼写（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）根据下面各句句意及汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。61.You should(克服)difficulties,then youll succeed.62.She(挣扎)in the water for several minutes and at last she was saved by a PLA man.63.Prepare the fo
54、od in(提前),because well invite some guests home tonight.64.The boy was to(责备)by his mother for breaking glasses.65.Chairman Mao(宣布)the founding of the peoples Republic of China in 1949.66.The strange woman made a deep ion me.67.I got this book by cat a second-hand bookshop.68.After doing a lot of exp
55、eriments,finally he draws a c.69.Kids don their parents for food and clothing when they are young.70.When you travel to a city,youd better find a gto show you around.第三节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Here are some71(suggestion)for you,which may help you enjoy your school
56、lifebetter.As senior high school students,you will be living a very busy life.So first of all,you shouldarrange your time72(proper).Youd better make a timetable so that you know when tostudy,exercise and rest.Only in this way can you make good use73every minute.Besides,while in school,it is wise74(d
57、evelop)a pleasant relationship with teachers and classmates.When you have a problem you cant work out alone,youd better turn to your teachers75classmates for help.Furthermore,be confident.Laughter is better than tears and76(angry).Smile at life,and it will shine on you.Last but not least,take an act
58、ive part in activities at school,77will give you good chances to make friends and challenge78(you).I hope the suggestions above will help you go through a rich and79(color)school life.Im sure that a beautiful future80(wait)for you.第四部分写作（共两节，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学们交换修改
59、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。错误涉及到一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上改正后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处）不计分。高二英语试题第 10 页（共 10 页）Dear Mary,I have a good news to tell you.The well-known Chinese opera,Hua Mulan,will put on in thetheatr
60、e in Saturday afternoon.It is based on a story about a young girl calling Hua Mulan,whichreplaces her father to join the army in disguise(伪装)as a man and defends her country.It is goodworth watching.Would you like to go with me?I know you show great interests in Beijing Opera.Im sure what you will l
61、ike it.By the way,we can have some local snacks after the performance.Please let me know if you were able to come.Looking forward to hear from you soon.Yours,Li Hua第二节 书面表达(满分 25 分)假设你是李华，你校即将举行一年一度的“校园书展（a campus book fair）”活动，其目的是给同学们提供一个交换、利用图书的机会。请你用英语写信给你的加拿大笔友 Mike，介绍此次活动的有关情况。内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动内容：买书、卖书、交换图书；3.活动意义。注意：1.词数 100 词左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Mike,How are you doing these days?_Yours,Li Hua