河北省邢台市第八中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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河北省邢台市第八中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2020学年第一学期期中考试

高二年级英语试卷

第I卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分听力

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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。

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。

1.Howistheweatherinthewoman’sopinion?

A.WarmB.ColdC.Hot

2.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Healreadyhasplans.

B.Thewomanshoulddecide

C.Hewillmakeareservation

3.WhydidthemangotoBeijing?

A.Tovisithisparents.

B.Tohaveaninterview

C.Toreceivejobtraining

4.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Whattotakeupasahobby

B.Howtokeepfit

C.Howtohandlepressure

5.Whatwillthemandofirst?

A.Tidyhisroom.

B.Goonapicnic.

C.Wearclothes

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面4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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。

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至7题。

6.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?

A.Seeingamovie.

B.Havingdinner.

C.Makingsoup.

7.Whatmakesthemanunhappy?

A.Thewomandoesn’tcookverywell.

B.Thewomanseldomtalkstohimatdinner.

C.Thewomanwatchestoomanycommercials.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatisthewomangoingtodoafterdinner?

A.WatchTV.B.Giveaspeech.C.Listentoaspeech.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shefeelsverytired.

B.Sheenjoystheelectionverymuch.

C.Shelikestoshakehandswithmanypeople.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whereisthewomanfrom?

A.TheUKB.AmericaC.Russia

11.WhatdothekidsaskforonHalloween?

A.Candy.B.Masks.C.Clothes.

12.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Buysomecandy.

B.Attendaparty.

C.Makemasks.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemanreading?

A.Atextbook.B.Amagazine.C.Anovel.

14.Whyaresomepeopleagainstkungfunovels?

A.Theythinkkungfunovelsarebadforteenagers.

B.Theythinkkungfunovelsarenotusefultoday.

C.Theydon’tthinkhighlyofkungfuwriters.

15.Whatarekungfunovelsconsideredasbysomepeople?

A.OldChineseliterature.

B.ModernChineseliterature.

C.FutureChineseliterature.

16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewtextbooks?

A.Sheisindifferent（漠然，无所谓）tothem.

B.Sheisinfavorofthem.

C.Sheisagainstthem.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howlonghasthewomanbeencoughing?

A.Twodays.B.Threedays.C.Fourdays.

18.Whatiswrongwiththewoman?

A.Shehasaheadache.

B.Sheistired.

C.Shehasgottheflu.

19.Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodo?

A.Stayinbedforsometime.

B.Goaroundfromtimetotime.

C.Cometoseehimtomorrowmorning.

20.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthestreet.B.Intheman’sofficeC.Atthewoman’s

第二部分阅读理解（共2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。

从每题所给选项ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

SHEFFIELD

LINCOLNCOLLEGEOFENGLISH

Classesforforeignstudentsatalllevels

3months,6months,9monthsandoneyearcourse

Openallyear

Smallclass（atmost12students）

Library,languagelaboratoryandlisteningcenter

Accommodationwithselectedfamilies

25minutesfromLondon

CoursefeesforEnglishforoneyearare￡1,380（withreductionforshorterperiodsofstudy）

31．LincolnCollegeofEnglish_______.

A.isatthecentreofLondon

B.acceptsstudentsonlyatthebeginningoftheyear

C.takesinforeignstudents,frombeginnerstotheadvanced

D.liesfarawayfromLondon

33．Ifyougothereforaone-termcourse,youwillpay_______forit.

A.￡1,380                          B.over￡1,380

C.muchlessthan￡1,380             D.nothing

34．Accordingtotheintroductionabove,whichisNOTmentioned？

A.Coursefees  B.Accommodation C.Thesizeofclass D.Teachers’work

B

BrendaBongoswasahappy,artisticgirl.Shehadonebigdream—toplaythedrumsinaband.Butonebigproblemlayinherway.Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband,Brendahadtopracticealot,butshelivednext-doortoalotofoldpeople.Manyofthemaresick.Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves.So,shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:

abasement,akitchen,andeveninashower.Buttherewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy.

Oneday,whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV,sheheardthatsoundcannottravelinspace,becausethere'snoair.Atthatmoment,BrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut.

Withthehelpofalotoftime,booksandwork,Brendabuiltaspacebubble.Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedoutalltheairinside.Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit（成套设备）andachair.Brendagotintothespacesuitshehadmade,enteredthebubble,turnedonthemachine,andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchild.

Itwasn'tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous.Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble.Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts.Herfamespreadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniquespacejourney.Finally,Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut,andhadgonefarbeyondherfirstambitionofplayingdrumsinaband.

Yearslater,whenaskedhowshehadachievedallthis,shethoughtforamoment,andsaid:

''Ifthoseoldpeoplenext–doorhadn'tmatteredsomuchtome,Iwouldn'thavefoundasolution,andnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappened.''

35．WhydidBrendatrytoplayinthestrangestplaces?

A.Becauseshedidn'twantotherstohearherplay

B.Becauseshedidn'tmeantodisturbothers.

C.Becauseshedidn'thaveherownroom

D.Becauseshedidn’tlikeherneighbors.

36．Brendastartedtogiveconcerts_______.

A.aftershepracticedinherspacebubble

B.whenshebecamepartoftheuniquespacejourney

C.aftershebecamearealmusicalastronaut

D.whenpeoplecametoseeherinthespacebubble

37．Brendabecamefamousbecause_______.

A.shewasgoodatmusicandscience  B.shebecamearealmusicalastronaut

C.sheinventedaspecialwayofpractice D.sheplayedwellandhadatalent

38．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat:

"_______".

A.Helaughsbestwholaughslast       B.It'snevertoooldtolearn

C.Twoheadsarebetterthanone        D.Onegoodturndeservesanother

C

（NEWYORK）AFrenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn’tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.

Tuesday’sDailyNewssaid29-year-oldJulienDuretfromFrancewasthemanwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.

HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetSeaportmuseum.Hehandedthegirltoherfather,DavidAnderson,whohaddivedinafterhim.

“Ididn’tthinkatall,”DurettoldtheDailyNews.“Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.”

Duret,anengineeronvacation,waswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier（码头）whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadoll,butrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver.Immediately,hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.

Whenhereachedthegirl,sheappearedlifeless,hesaid.Fortunately,whenshewasoutofthewater,sheopenedhereyes.

Andersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamera.Anambulancecamelaterforher,saidDuret,whowashandeddryclothesfromonlookers.Duretcaughtataxiwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.

TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrance.Duretsaidhedidn’trealizehisstoryofheroismhadgreatlymovedNewYorkuntilhewasleavingthecitythenextmorning.

“Idon’treallythinkI’mahero,”saidDuret.“Anyonewoulddothesamething.”

39．WhywasDuretinNewYork?

A.Tomeethisgirlfriend.            B.Tospendhisholiday.

C.Toworkasanengineer.            D.TovisittheAndersons.

40．WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?

A.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaper.

B.Hewenttothehospitalintheambulance.

C.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly.

D.Heaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothes.

41．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Duretthoughttwicebeforehejumpedintothecoldwater.

B.Duretdivedintothewaterbeforethegirl’sfather.

C.TherescuehappenedonthedayDuretleftforFrance.

D.Duretdidn’tthinkhewasbraveenoughtobeahero.

42．Whatisprobablytheheadlineofthisnewsreport?

A.ACarelessFather                B.APoorGirl

C.Warm-heartedOnlookers          D.BraveFrenchmanFound

D

Maybeitistruethatwedonotknowwhatwehavegotuntilweloseit,butitisalsotruethatwedonotknowwhatwehavebeenmissinguntilitarrives.

Ittakesanhourtolikesomeone,andadaytolovesomeone,butittakesalifetimetoforgetsomeone.Givingsomeoneallyourloveisneveranassurancethattheywillloveyouback.Donotexpectloveinreturn;butifitdoesnot,becontentithasgrowninyours.Donotrelyonone’sappearance;itcantrickyou.Donotrelyonwealth;eventhatfadesaway.Relyonsomeonewhomakesyousmile,becauseittakesonlyasmiletomakeadarkdayseembright.

Therearemomentsinlifewhenyoumisssomeonesomuchthatyoujustwanttopickthemfromyourdreamsandhugthem.Dreamwhatyouwanttodream;gowhereyouwanttogo;bewhatyouwanttobe,becauseyouhaveonlyonelifeandonechancetodoallthethingsyouwanttodo.

Thebrightestfuturewillalwaysbebasedonaforgottenpast.Youcannotgoonwellinlifeuntilyouletyourpastfailuresandheartachesgooff.Mayyouhaveenoughhappinesstomakeyousweet,enoughtrailstomakeyoustrong,enoughsorrowtokeepyouhuman,enoughhopetomakeyouhappy.Thehappiestofpeopledonotnecessarilyhavethebestofeverything;theyjustmakethemostofeverythingthatcomesalongtheirway.Happinesswaitsforthosewhocry