1、江苏省徐州市运河高级中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）第I卷（共100分）第一部分 听力（30分）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。1. How does the woman probably feel now?A. Upset B. Lonely C. Helpless2. What time is it now?A.7:00 B.7:30. C.8:003.
2、What is the woman probably doing?A. Doing a news report. B. Watching news on TV. C. Making a program4. What will the man do for the woman?A. Drive a little faster. B. Break traffic rules. C. Turn on the radio.5. Why didnt Margaret choose music?A. It cost too much time. B. She wasnt interested in it.
3、 C. Her family couldnt afford it.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。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. What surprised the woman?A. That the man ran into a star. B. That the man toured around New York.C. That the man act
4、ed in a film.7. What did the man do in the end?A. Took a photo. B. Shook hands. C. Left in a hurry.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Who is probably the man?A. A teacher. B. A reporter. C. A doctor.9. What is the most important thing for the children?A. Everyday life B. Their study C. good habit听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.
5、 What is Linda busy doing these days?A. Preparing for a vacation.B. Applying to a university.C. Designing a graduation ceremony.11. What will probably happen to Linda?A. Being accepted B. Being refused C. Being questioned12. Why will Ian go to South Africa?A. To find a job. B. To do voluntary servic
6、e. C. To continue his studies.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did the man go to Japan recently?A. To get education. B. To go sightseeing. C. To do business.14.Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Friends.15. What kind of person can Duncan be?A. He is quiet.
7、B. He is noisy. C. He is academic.16. What will the speakers do first?A. Hold a party B. Go shopping C. Watch a DVD听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How much should you pay for two hours care for your pet dog? A. $4 B.$8 C.$16 18. Where can visitors enjoy tasty food?A. On the first floor. B. On the third floor.
8、 C. At the entrance.19. When does the Explore Store close except Saturday?A. At 9: 00 a. m. B. At II: 00 a.m. C. At 5: 30 p. m.20. Who is the speaker probably?A. A teacher. B. A guide. C. A safety guard.第二部分 （共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AThere is an old
9、saying that America and Britain are “two nations divided by a common language.” No one knows exactly who said this, but it reflects the way many Brits feel about American English. But are American and British English really so different?VocabularyThe most obvious difference between American and Brit
10、ish English is vocabulary. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different. For example, Americans go on vacation while Brits go on holidays; New Yorkers live in apartments while Londoners live in flats. There are far more examples than we can talk about here. Fortunately, most Americans and
11、 Brits can usually guess the meaning through the context of a sentence.Past Tense VerbsYoull also find some differences with past forms of irregular verbs. The past tense of “learn”in American English is “learned”. British English has the option(选择) of “learned” or “learnt”. The same rule applies to
12、 “dreamed” and “dreamt”, “burned” and “burnt”, and “leaned” and “leant”. Americans tend to use the -ed ending; Brits tend to use the-t ending.SpellingThere are hundreds of slight spelling differences between British and American English. Noah Webster, an author, politician and teacher, made an effor
13、t to reform English spelling in the late 1700s.Webster wanted to spell words the way they sounded. You can see Websters legacy(遗产) inthe American spelling of words like color (from colour), honor (from honour), and labor(from labour).Not So Different After AllBritish and American English have far mo
14、re similarities than differences. With the exceptionof some regional dialects, most Brits and Americans can understand each other without too much difficulty. They watch each others TV shows, sing each others songs and read each others books. They even make fun of each others accents.21Which of the
15、following is a group of American words?A. Vacation; apartment. B. Vacation; holiday.C. Apartment; flat. D. Holiday; flat.22What do we know about British and American English from the last paragraph?A. Their differences have little effect on communication.B. They connect people of the two countries.C
16、. They are affecting people using them.D. They both have some strange words.23What can be the best title for the text?A. Difficulty for Brits and Americans to understand each other.B. Ways to tell British English from American English.C. Differences between British and American English.D. Developmen
17、t of British and American English.BMandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caughthold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She lives at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses said she seemed to sense
18、 the big earthquake thatshook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And shes not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan (猩猩) let out a loud call and then climbed to the top of her shelter.“Its very different from their normal call,” said Brandie Smith,
19、 the zookeeper. “The lemurs(monkey like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm if they see or hear something highly unusual.”But you cant see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you? Maybe youcan if youre an animal.“Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing,” said
20、 Brandie Smith. “Thats partof their special abilities. Theyre more sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive.”Primates werent the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound and a huge lizard (蜥蜴) ran quickly for cover. The
21、flamingoes (a kind of birds) gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shakingstopped.So what kind of vibrations (震动) were the animals picking up in the moments before thequake? Scientist Susan Hough said earthquakes produce two types of wavesa weak “P” wave and then a much stronger “S
22、” wave. The “P” stands for “primary”. And the “S” stands for “secondary”. She thinks the “P” wave might be what sets the animals off.Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith said the zoosgiant pandas didnt jump up until the shaking actually began. But many of the ot
23、her animalsseemed to know something was coming before it happened. “Im not surprised at all,” Smith said.24. Why did Mandara act strangely one day?A. Because an earthquake had happened.B. Because its daughter Kibibi was injured.C. Because it heard an orangutan let out a loud call.D. Because it sense
24、d something unusual would happen.25. According to Brandie Smith,_.A. humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake.B. primates usually gather together before a quake.C. earthquakes produce two types of waves.D. many animals hearing is sharp.26. Which animal seems unable to sense quake?A. A le
25、mur. B. A flamingo. C. A giant panda. D. A lizard.27. What is the best title for the passage?A. How animals protect their young in a quakeB. How animals behave before a quakeC. How animals differ from humansD. How animals survive a quakeCDieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years
26、. People have become morehealth conscious and try to take better care of their bodies by eating more healthily and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have.Not only are people being more careful about what they eat, they are also concerned withhow they eat and how the
27、ir meals are prepared. People are taking more time for each meal. Many avoid the so-called“plastic fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of more healthful ingredients in a quiet restaurant with a more comfortable atmosphere. At home, they also try to take enough time to eat a
28、relaxed dinner without phone or TV interruptions.While dieting may be viewed as beneficial, it has also become a serious problem forAmericans, particularly for young women. Dieting for them has actually become a psychological(心理的) addiction. They eat so little that they can lose as much as fifty per
29、cent of their total bodyweight, and although they look like skeletons, they still insist that they are fat.The current wave of exercising, dieting and the problems produced have caused many organizations to begin educating the public. Many schools, hospitals, health organizations, newspapers and mag
30、azines, for example, are offering classes, printing articles and so on to inform the public of the way to exercise and diet of the dangers of dieting too rapidly, and of the places people can go for medical help if they find themselves on the road to“diet addiction”(饮食上瘾).28. These days people are d
31、ieting more because_.A. They eat more healthily. B. They are getting fatter and fatter.C. They realize the danger of junk food. D. They have become more health-conscious.29. Which way of eating is strongly advised in the passage?A. Enjoying food with phones on. B. Eating in a relaxed atmosphere.C. A
32、voiding a salad or a sandwich. D. Finishing dinner in a short time.30. In the third paragraph “they look like skeletons” most probably means _.A. They are too thin. B. They are very ugly.C. They are very pretty. D. They are starving.31. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. What kind of media c
33、an be used to educate the public.B. Where people with dieting addiction can go for help.C. How the organizations try to help people with dieting addiction.D. What causes the organizations to educate the public DBessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, in 1892. Her mother was African American. Herf
34、ather was part African American and part American Indian. Her family was poor. Bessie had to walk more than six kilometers to go to school.Bessie had to pick cotton and wash clothes to help earn money for her family. She was ableto save a little money and went to college in the state of Oklahoma. Sh
35、e was in college only one year because she did not have enough money to complete her studies. But during that year, she learned about flying. She read about the first flight of the Wright brothers and the first American female pilot Harriet Quimby.When she was 23, Bessie Coleman moved to Chicago, Il
36、linois to live with two of her olderbrothers. There, she heard stories from pilots who were returning from World War I. She decided she was going to learn how to fly airplanes. But she soon found this to be almost impossible. What flight school would admit a black woman? Bessie learned that she woul
37、d have a better chance in Europe. She began to study French at a language school in Chicago.Soon after the end of World War I, Bessie Coleman left for France. She attended the famousflight school, Ecole dAviation des Freres Caudron. She completed seven months of flight training. Coleman earned her i
38、nternational permit to fly in 1921 and she became the first black woman pilot.Coleman returned to Chicago. She was the only black female pilot in the United States. Soher story became popular in African American newspapers. She was asked by the Dallas Express newspaper in Texas why she wanted to fly
39、. She said that women and blacks must have pilots if they were to keep up with the times.32. Bessie Coleman walked to school every day probably because .A. she wanted to do physical exercise.B. she couldnt afford to take the bus.C. she was stronger than others.D. she lived close to her school.33. Wh
40、at does the underlined wordthisin Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Learning French in Chicago.B. Living with her brothers.C. Attending flight school.D. Going to Europe.34. What happened to Bessie Coleman during her stay in France?A. She earned a large amount of money.B. She made many good foreign friends.C.
41、She became a soldier in World War .D. She received a pilots permit.35. What can we learn from Bessie Colemans story?A. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.B. Actions speak louder than words.C. Failure is the mother of success.D. All roads lead to Rome.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出
42、能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Kids health: Four steps for fighting stress（压力）Everybody gets stressed from time to time. 36 . Some ways of dealing with stress- like screaming or hitting someone - dont solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at
43、least feeling better.Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to trustedadult such as “parent or other relatives.” 37 . They might have had similar problems,such as dealing with a test, or the death o
44、f a beloved pet.Dont take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, thats not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you.Dont take it out on yourself. 38 .Try to solve the problem. After youre calm and you have suppor
45、t from adults and friends, itstime to get down to business. 39 . Even if you cant solve it all, you can solve a pieceof it.Be positive. Most stress is temporary. Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps arent magic, but the
46、y do work.And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, youll help yourself feelbetter even faster. 40 .A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.B. Notice your friends feelings and find a way to help them.C. Different people feel stress in different
47、ways.D. You need to figure out what the problem is.E. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.F. And dont forget about your friends.G. Then, find a way to calm down.第三部分 语言知识运用完形填空 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。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）I was a young newspaper reporter, and I wanted to succeed. My first 41 was in LatinAmerica. It was almost my last job.I had not planned to stay in the village of Zacate, 42 it had been raining hard for awhole day. So I ha
