1、陕西省宝鸡市金台区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题 陕西省宝鸡市金台区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题 年级: 姓名: 29 陕西省宝鸡市金台区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题(含解析) 说明:1、本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分。2、请务必在答题纸上正确填涂个人信息。3、请一律在答题纸上作答。4、考试结束只需交回答题纸。 第I卷 选择题 (满分100分) 第一部分:听力测试 (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
2、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's the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Coworkers. B. Teacher and student.
3、 C. Boss and worker. 2. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. At a drug store. B. In a car. C. In a hospital. 3. When will the man probably arrive in New York? A. At 3: 30 pm. B. At 6: 00 pm. C. At 6: 30 pm. 4.What’s the woman’s job probably? A. She is
4、 an actress. B. She is a director. C. She is a photographer. 5. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Have the car fixed. B. Buy a brand new car. C. Avoid buying cheap gas. 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
5、小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出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. What are the ingredients of the dumplings? A. Beef and cabbage. B. Pork and cabbage. C. Pork and carrot. 7. What does the woman think of the dumplings? A. Delicious. B Terrible. C. Salty. 听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。 8. Why di
6、d it take the woman so long to buy the roast duck? A. She stood in the wrong line. B. The store was really far away. C. She dealt with a man who cut in line. 9. How did the woman feel about the man's action? A. Angry. B. Calm. C. Supportive. 10. What did the woman do with the man
7、 A. She hit him hard. B. She spoke angrily to him. C. She pushed him out of the line. 听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. What job to do after graduation. B. Where to find a good job. C. How to find a good job. 12. Who may help the man a lot with his fut
8、ure job? A. Some racing drivers. B. His teacher. C. His father. 13. What does the woman want to be? A. A firefighter. B. A tour guide. C. A teacher. 听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。 14. How often does the girl call her friends? A. Sometimes. B. Always. C .Hardly ever. 1
9、5. Who does the girl usually talk to when she is upset? A. Her friends. B. Her parents. C. Her teachers. 16. Where would the girl like to talk with her friend? A. In a shopping center. B. In a classroom. C. In a cafe. 17. What does the man suggest the girl do? A. Shop with her
10、 friends. B. Call her friends right away. C. Get in touch with her friends often. 听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。 18. What is the Eye Que machine used with? A. A paper test. B. A smart-phone. C. A pair of glasses. 19. How much does the machine cost now? A.S30. B.S50. C.$70. 20. Wha
11、t is the Eye Que machine able to do? A. Replace eye doctors. B. Check for some eye problems. C. Help eye doctors find problems. 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分30分) 第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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。 A Columbus College, 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Kowloon City Memo To, All Staff Fr
12、om: Jakie Mok, Secretary; Sports Development Committee Date: May 20, 2010 A week ago, “Sports for Life” programme was sent to parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about
13、it. Here is a memo (备忘录) for your reference when you answer the phones. Sport1: Basketball We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. To c
14、over the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game. Sport 2: Gym We will be using St Peter’s Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not ve
15、ry busy and crowded before 6:00pm.Second, it has a lot of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping, jogging, outdoor aerobics (有氧运动), all of which are free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty
16、 for each of the activities. Sport 3: Hiking Hiking (远足) will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost $75/hr. St
17、udents are advised to bring plenty of water and sunscreen. Sport 4: Swimming The Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school.Four teachers will go to the pool and conduct the goings-on from the poolside. We will only be able to reserve the pool for one hour (i.e.2:45pm to 3: 45
18、 pm). Only students skilful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is $10 per visit. 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Students participating in gym should arrive at 6:00 pm. B. Stude
19、nts selecting basketball had better register early. C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 pm and lasts two hours. D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming. 2. It can be concluded that________. A. each sport will take only one hour B. students will be charged for the four sports C. teac
20、hers will accompany students on each sport D. all the sports will take place at Kowloon Peak 3. The purpose of the memo is to________. A. attract students’ interest in the programme B. require the parents to select a sport for their child C. help the staff explain the programme to the parents D
21、 remind teachers and lifeguards to be present on time 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C 【解析】 这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了Columbus College为学生家长提供的关于“生命在于运动”活动的相关信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Sports 1: Basketball”中的“We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign u
22、p as soon as possible.(我们预计这将是四项运动中最受欢迎的。因此,应该建议学生尽快报名)”可知,篮球是该大学一个很受欢迎的运动,因此要参加篮球队的人,必须尽早报名。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Sports 1: Basketball”中的 “There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.( 有四个篮球场可供我们使用,每一场比赛都有一位老师监督)”;“Sports 2: Gym”中的“there will
23、 be a teacher on duty for each of the activities(每项活动都将有一名老师值班)”;“Sports3: Hiking”中的“Three teachers will accompany the students(三位老师将陪同学生)”以及“Sports 4: Swimming”中的“teachers will go to the pool and conduct the goings-on from the poolside(老师们会到泳池边指导比赛)”可知,这四个运动项目都是有老师在陪伴学生的。故选C项。 3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“H
24、ere is a memo (备忘录) for your reference when you answer the phones.(这是一份备忘录,供你接电话时参考)”可知,备忘录的目的就是帮助员工向家长介绍孩子可参加的运动项目。故C项。 B In every British town, large or small, you will find shops that sell second-hand goods. Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornamen
25、ts(装饰品) and household goods,sometimes even in clothes. The furniture may often be"antique", and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thous
26、ands of pounds. As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you cannot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood, of those now-closed eyes which once looked at these pieces with love. The books, too, may be antique and very precious;some may
27、 be rare first printings. Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop.On the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as well. Even the cinema and castle have been taken
28、over, and now books have replaced sheep as the town’s main trade. There are also much more humble(简陋的)shops, sometimes simply called"junk shops", where you can buy small household pieces cheaply. Sometimes the profits (利润)from these shops go to charity. Even these pieces,though,can make you feel sa
29、d; you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on to another country or to death. Although the British do not worship(崇拜) their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the past. This is true of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down: they are reb
30、uilt until they are often better than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted. 4. Books found in second-hand bookshops may . A. be copies of the earliest
31、 printings B. be on sale for the first time C. never be worth very much D. never be rare 5. The British people . A. do not respect old things because they are not fashionable B. like to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so C. like to buy new things because they are f
32、ashionable D. do no like to buy things simply because they are fashionable 6. What does the underlined word them in paragraph 4 refer to? A. Junk shops. B. Profits from shops. C. Old things. D. Old houses. 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。文章通过介绍英国的各种各样的“二手物品”市场,指出了英国人的消费观。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。
33、根据文章第三段“The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings.”(书也可能是古董,而且非常珍贵;有些可能是罕见的首次印刷。)可知,在二手书书店发现的书可能是最早印刷的副本,故选A项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new.”(在英国,人们不会仅仅因为某样东西是新就买它。)可知,英国人并不喜欢仅仅是因为这个东西是新很流行,而去买,故选D项。
34、6题详解】 词义猜测题。根据前句“Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad”(即使是这些东西,也会让你感觉难过)可知,“you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on to another country or to death.”(你会想到曾经很珍爱它们的那些人,但是他们已经搬走了或是死亡了)可以推断此处的them应指代前文提及的“旧东西”。故选C项。 C When school started on that warm Augus
35、t day, I threw myself into everything I did, including playing volleyball. I decided to become beautiful, or at the very least, skinny. I stopped eating completely. Soon I began losing weight, which thrilled me, and I even grew to love the tiredness and lightheadedness that came with my poor diet, f
36、or those feelings meant that I was winning. As the season progressed, things had become tense between my head volleyball coach, Coach Smith, and me. She felt that something was wrong with my health. She talked with me about my eating and was angry that I wouldn’t listen to her when she tried to mak
37、e me eat. She tried to persuade me in a determined way and so we fought constantly. Then my hunger started to affect my performance. I was so tired that practice and games were becoming a struggle. One afternoon, with hurt in her eyes, Coach Smith asked me what I had eaten and I told her nothing yet
38、 but I was going to. She looked at me, disappointment in her eyes, knowing she couldn’t make me stop, and walked away. A couple of weeks later I attended a formal dinner for our volleyball team. I stood there as my coach managed to say something nice about me. I realized then that I had ruined my
39、senior year by being disrespectful, and I had probably ruined hers as well. So that evening I wrote her a letter apologizing and thanking her. Then one Saturday, as I was reading in the library, I felt someone gently take my arm and say softly, “Lynn Jones, how are you doing?” I looked up and saw t
40、he familiar face. “Thanks for the letter,” she said. “It meant a lot.” When I think of a coach, I think of someone above me, someone who gives instruction—not a friend. But Coach Smith is different, and, like any other good friend, she dealt with my problem in a determined way even when I hated her
41、 for it at that time. I didn’t deserve her kindness, but she gave it anyway. I will forever be grateful for her help, and now for her friendship. 7. How did the author feel when the author ate a poor diet and had a sense of tiredness? A. Ashamed B. Proud C. Funny D. Nervous 8. The author fought
42、with Coach Smith because ______. A. she refused to go on a diet B. she caused failure of her team C. she changed the training course D. she kept her idea of losing weight 9. Why did the author write a letter to Coach Smith? A. She felt sorry for eating too little food. B. She decided to improve
43、 her performance. C. She was grateful for Smith’s care for her health. D. She wanted to build a close relationship with Smith. 10. What is the best title for the passage? A. Unexpected Friendship B. A Fight with My Coach C. A Strict Volleyball Coach D. My Way of Losing Weight 【答案】7. B 8. D
44、 9. C 10. A 【解析】 【分析】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者由于减肥而影响了训练和身体健康,教练真诚劝告但作者并不领情。后来作者才意识到自己对教练的无礼,给教练写信道歉并表示感谢。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中Soon I began losing weight, which thrilled me, and I even grew to love the tiredness and lightheadedness(头晕)that came with my poor diet, for those feelings meant that I was winn
45、ing.可知作者开始减肥,因为不吃饭而感到疲倦头晕,但这使作者感到兴奋和高兴,为取得的减肥成就感到自豪。故选B. 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段She talked with me about my eating and was angry that I wouldn’t listen to her when she tried to make me eat. She tried to persuade me in a determined way and so we fought constantly.可知教练反对作者减肥,为作者不听劝告而生气,教练努力要说服作者,两个人因此经常争
46、执。故选D. 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段I realized then that I had ruined my senior year by being disrespectful, and I had probably ruined hers as well. So that evening I wrote her a letter apologizing and thanking her.可知尽管作者表现不好但教练还尽力说她的好,作者听到这些,感觉自己对教练的无礼毁了自己也毁了教练,所以给教练写道歉信并感谢教练。故选C. 【10题详解】 主旨大意题。作者执意减肥,对健康
47、和训练有害,教练努力劝告但作者不听,经常惹教练生气。最后作者意识到自己的无礼,写信向教练道歉。最后一段But Coach Smith is different, and, like any other good friend, she dealt with my problem in a determined way even when I hated her for it at that time.作者感触到教练就像好朋友一样,一直以坚定的方式处理和作者的问题。A项:Unexpected Friendship.体现了本文的主题,适合作为标题。其他选项只是文章的部分内容,不能概括全文。故选A.
48、 【点睛】概括主旨的方法是:先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句,若无明显主题句,就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句,记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时,务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。小题4作者执意减肥,对健康和训练有害,教练努力劝告但作者不听,经常惹教练生气。最后作者意识到自己的无礼,写信向教练道歉。最后一段But Coach Smith is different, and, like any other good friend, she dealt with my problem in a determ
49、ined way even when I hated her for it at that time.作者感触教练就像任何别的好朋友一样,一直以坚定的方式处理和作者的问题。A项:Unexpected Friendship.体现了本文的主题,适合作为标题。其他项只是文章的部分内容,不能概括全文。 第二节 阅读七选五(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预。 Tips for Procrastinators (拖延者) You manage to finish and hand the project in on
50、 time, but you feel exhausted. Then, your teacher says, “Get ready. We will start the test in 5 minutes.” ___11___ Many of us are guilty of delaying doing what we should do. At the same time, we might risk missing a deadline and not getting a good mark. It is also very stressful. Here are some tips






