山西省运城市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末调研测试试题.doc

1、山西省运城市2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末调研测试试题2020. 1本试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。听力不计入总分，答案一律写在答题卡上。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2.答题时使用0.5毫米的黑色中性(签字)笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4.保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。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

2、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，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。例如：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.答案是B.1. When did the man buy the shoes?A. Three weeks ago. B. Two weeks ago. C. Three days ago. 2. What does the woman thi

3、nk of her piano playing?A. She is very professional. B. She is still a beginner. C. She doesnt play at all. 3. When did the man get injured?A. While playing basketball. B. While playing tennis. C. While running. 4. What does the woman think of the shirt?A. The color is not suitable. B. The material

4、is not good. C. The size is not large enough. 5. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Host and guest. B. Husband and wife. C. Waiter and customer. 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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对

5、话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Where does the man work now?A. At Bank of America. B. At a radio station. C. In Chicago. 7. Why does the woman come here?A. To visit his friend. B. To teach skating. C. To attend a wedding. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the woman mainly asking about?A. How to earn money. B. Ho

6、w to walk dogs. C. How to make advertisements. 9. What is the mans first suggestion?A. Walking dogs. B. Buying a bike. C. Delivering papers. 10. How much can the woman probably get for walking three dogs for half an hour?A. $ 2. B. $ 6. C. $ 10. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What do we know about the boy?A.

7、He is attending a new school. B. He has got used to his teachers. C. He is worried about his new classmates. 12. When will the boys father return?A. In two days. B. In three days. C. In four days. 13. Who is Mrs. Jones?A. The boys teacher. B. The boys mother. C. The boys headmaster. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题

8、。14. What did the woman do while in Los Angeles?A. She went hiking. B. She went shopping. C. She went to a zoo. 15. Who did the woman see in San Diego?A. Her cousin. B. Her aunt. C. Her friend. 16. What did the woman think of San Francisco?A. It was boring. B. It had good weather. C. It was a beauti

9、ful city. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How can man stay young all over?A. By keeping a healthy diet. B. By keeping doing exercises. C. By keeping his mind awake and active. 18. Who has become a highly paid dress designer?A. A retired electrical engineer B. A housewife. C. A man. 19. How old was the man whe

10、n he went to a law school?A. 70. B. 71. C. 72. 20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. His secret for staying young. B. The importance of confidence. C. Some examples of young people. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn the past, most p

11、eople would just throw away their worn-out appliances (家用电器), but due to the many environmental issues that this has caused over the years, it is highly suggested to consider recycling or other ways. Donate Your Appliances to an OrganizationThe first thing that most people think about when they hear

12、 about donating is giving old things to a charity or an organization. However, you should ensure that your appliances still work. Not only do you put repair costs on the charity, but you are also using the organization as a way to get rid of your junk. Find a New OwnerThere are many people that coul

13、d greatly benefit from your used appliances, including new couples, students, poverty-stricken families, and many others. Similar to donating to a charity, it is important to ensure that your appliances are in good working order, and if they are not, you can put up an ad definitely stating that you

14、are giving away the broken appliances for free. Contact a Recycling CompanyBefore you do recycle your old items, there are several things that you should be aware of. First of all, you need to know about how refrigerator freezers, and air conditioners are recycled, as often these must be covered. Ac

15、cording to your city, you may be required to take off the doors of your appliances to protect children or animals from getting trapped inside and getting hurt. Donate Your Appliances as Scrap (废品)MetalIf your old appliances are completely broken, it might be best to just give them away as scrap meta

16、l. Fortunately, there are many different organizations and companies that need as much metal as they can get. Additionally, you wont have to do any of the scrapping or tearing apart by yourselves, as professionals take care and effort in removing harmful elements. 21. Whats the similarity between th

17、e first two ways?A. The appliances are given away for free. B. The appliances should be better in good condition. C. The appliances will be sent to organizations. D. The harmful parts of appliances must be got rid of. 22. If we want to recycle our old appliances, what should we consider?A. What kind

18、 of appliances can be recycled. B. Who can really benefit much from them. C. Whether they will cause some danger or harm. D. Which is the most suitable recycling company. 23. What can you do if you want to donate your completely broken appliances?A. Tear them apart on your own. B. Give them to compa

19、nies that need metal. C. Remove the harmful elements of them yourself. D. Make sure companies that want the metal pay the delivery fee. BWhen I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years at my life. I was a total outsider, bullied at school. I felt completel

20、y alone in my small town. But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received.

21、 I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone. Books were my time friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dream

22、s was to become an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me. After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career is what I am doing now. I

23、 have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day. Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someones life. You never know what someone else is going through. But b

24、y practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change. 24. What was the authors life like when he was 12?A. Boring. B. Peaceful. C. Unhappy. D. Meaningful. 25. How did the volunteer work benefit the author?A. It made him popular in his town. B. It helped him fall in love with readi

25、ngC. It helped him understand others lives better. D. It helped him find the meaning of life. 26. Why did the author choose writing as his job?A. He was inspired by his teacher. B. He could pass positive energy to readers. C. He wanted to share his school experiences. D. He found he had a talent for

26、 writing. 27. What does the author suggest readers do in the last paragraph?A. Say “no” to bullies bravely. B. Inspire others to make positive changes. C. Treat others with kindness in daily life. D. Learn to care more about others feelings. CTheyre made out of meat.Meat?Theres no doubt about it. We

27、 picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our craft, and probed them all the way through. Theyre completely meat.Thats impossible. What about the radio signals? The message to the stars?They used the radio waves to talk, but the signals dont come from them. The signals

28、come from machines.So who made the machines? Thats who we want to contact.They made the machines. Thats what Im trying to tell you. Meat made the machines.Thats ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? Maybe theyre like the Orfolei. You know, a carbon - based intelligence that goes through a meat st

29、age. ”No. Theyre born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which didnt take long. Do you have any idea whats the life span of meat?Spare me. Okay, maybe theyre only part meat. You know, like the Weddilei. A meat head with an electron plasma(电浆)brain inside.No. We

30、thought of that, since they do have meat heads, like the Weddilei. But I told you, we probed them. Theyre meat all the way through.No brain? Sowhat does the thinking?Youre not understanding, are you? Youre refusing to deal with what Im telling you. The brain does the thinking. The meat.Oh, my! So wh

31、at does this meat have in mind?First it wants to talk to us. Then I imagine it wants to explore the Universe, contact other creatures, exchange ideas and information. The usual.Were supposed to talk to meat!?Thats the idea. Thats the message theyre sending out by radio. Hello. Anyone out there? Anyb

32、ody home? That sort of thing.They actually do talk, then. They use words, ideas, concepts?They do, but what do you think is on the radio? Meat sounds. They can even sing by forcing out air through their meat.28. The meat probably refers to . A. human beings on Earth B. creatures on Earth C. the Orfo

33、lei D. the Weddilei29. The two beings talking in the story seem to . A. know the species of human beings a long time agoB. be quite different from human beings in speciesC. be made put of electronsD. be made out of metals30. The tone of the story is . A. humorous B. serious C. objective D. surprisin

34、g31. It can be inferred from the passage that human beings . A. are the pioneer to adventure in the universeB. as a species are the same as other creaturesC. as a species are inferior to the two beings who are talkingD. are looked at from a new point of viewDPoetry is one of mankinds oldest art form

35、s. Since first analyzed by Aristotle, poetry has been part of every major art movement, and some say it captures emotion better than any other forms. Reading peotry is necessary to gain a full understanding of the world and has many additional benefits. The immediate benefits of reading poetry are i

36、mprovements to vocabulary. Poetry makes the reader familiar with new terms and encourages verbal analysis. This presents reading as a creative act in its own right. The common practice of memorizing poems also improves long-term brain health. Studies have shown that people who memorize and recall po

37、ems are less susceptible (受影响)to Alzheimers. Poetry also improves critical thinking by forcing a reader to think. In great poetry, meaning is not obvious or one-dimensional (维度). Understanding poetry is an active practice, rather than the passive engagement encouraged with prose (散文). Readers of poe

38、try are more likely than nonreaders to analyze information for viewpoints. This skill benefits students, but also anyone who wants to form their own opinions of news items or gain a better perspective upon documents like contracts. The critical thinking skills developed through reading poetry give g

39、reater control language itself. The most remarkable power of literature is its ability to unite reader and writer across time and cultural boundaries. As condensed(浓缩的)literature, poetry offers these benefits in a powerful way. Poetry triggers memories and emotions in its readers. This connection be

40、tween universal emotions and personal experience encourages the development of empathy. A reader might have no practical conception of what life was like during the Elizabethan-era in England. However, Shakespeares Sonnets with their universal themes of love and longing, can bridge the gap of centur

41、ies and help us gain an insight into peopled feelings in the 17th century. 32. Which of the following shows the benefit memorizing poetry brings to the brain?A. It improves peopled long-term memory. B. It improves ones ability of analysing issues. C. It makes one less likely to catch AlzheimersD. It

42、 makes one act more creatively. 33. In what way does poetry improve critical thinking?A. Readers have to analyze information to form viewpoints. B. Readers must understand the obvious meaning of poetry. C. Readers have to gain a better perspective upon documents. D. Readers have to have a good contr

43、ol over language. 34. Why does the author mention Shakespeares Sonnets?A. To show poetry motivates us learn different cultures. B. To show poetry helps develop our empathy. C. To show the universal themes of poetry. D. To show Shakespeares understanding of life. 35. What is the purpose of the text?A

44、. To ask us to read poems. B. To show how to appreciate poems. C. To tell the importance of poetry in history. D. To explain the benefits of reading poetry. 第二节 七选五阅读(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。选项中的两项为多余选项。In her essay Friends, Good Friends and Such Good Friends, Judith Viorst cre

45、ates a number of categories(分类)for Friendships, for her, some friendships are based on convenience, some on current shared interests, some on past shared history, some on accidental crossing-of-paths, and on and on. 36 I have just two categories of friends. 37 The short-term, low-investment(投资)categ

46、ory is a large and changeable group made up of people Ive met since I moved to New Orleans eighteen months ago. My New Orleans friends are mostly classmates in my writing courses, people who see and comment my writing courses and whose writing I see and comment. 38 But they are also unstable(不稳定的)an

47、d possibly disappointing. This is because we often know each other better through reading each others writing than we do through honest time spent together. Such knowledge and familiarity, without necessarily the investment can create stresses. The long-term, high-investment category is primarily made up of people I left behind when I moved to New Orleans. 39 They are friends who know me, love me, and who can be counted on for anything, even