浙江省宁波市咸祥中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx
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浙江省宁波市咸祥中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题
某某省某某市咸祥中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题
第一部分听力(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)
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。
1.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Workingonaproject.B.Practisingaspeech.C.Givingapresentation.
2.Whydoesthewomanseemtoknowalotfortomorrow’stest?
A.Shestudiedhard.B.Shedreamedaboutit.C.Shehasseenthetestpaper.
3.HowlongdoesittaketogettoWashingtonbytrain?
A.60minutes.B.80minutes.C.90minutes.
4.Wheredoesthemanprobablylivenow?
A.InLosAngeles.B.InManhattan.C.InWashington.
5.WhenwillMrAddisonreturn?
A.OnMondayafternoon.B.OnThursdaynight.C.OnFridaymorning.
第二节(共15小题;每题1分,满分15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.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Havingajobinterview.B.Takingfitnesstraining.C.Makingweekendplans.
7.Whatistheman'sfavoritesport?
A.Running.B.Swimming.C.Football.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Customerandsaleswoman.
9.Whatdoesthemanorderintheend?
A.Cheesesalads.B.Chickensalads.C.Fruitsalads.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Howtodecoratetheapartment.
B.Whentomoveintotheapartment.
C.Whethertoliveinsuchkindofapartment.
11.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthedepartment?
A.Itisnotfarfromamuseum.
B.Itiswellequippedwithmodernfurniture.
C.Itislargerthantheonewheretheyarelivingnow.
12.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardstheapartment?
A.Heisfondofit.B.Heiscuriousaboutit.C.Heisuninterestedinit.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whereisthemanworkingnow?
A.Inauniversity.B.IntheNationalBank.C.InaFrenchpany.
14.Whatlanguageisthewomanteachingnow?
A.Spanish.B.German.C.Italian.
15.Howmanychildrendoesthemanhave?
A.2.B.3.C.4.
16.Whowillattendschoolintheautumn?
A.Sue.B.Billy.C.Tim.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhydidthemangotoBritain?
A.Tovisithisfriends.B.Togotouniversity.C.Tospendhisvacation.
18.WhydoBritishstudentstakeagapyearthesedays?
A.Togetachancetotravel.
B.Togainexperienceandconfidence.
C.Topayfortheirstudyatuniversity.
19.Whatdouniversityteachersthinkofgapyearstudents?
A.Theydobetterintheexams.
B.Theyaremoreindependentinlife.
C.Theyoftenworkharderintheirstudy.
20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?
A.ThegapyearinBritain.
B.ThecampuslifeinBritain.
C.HisstudyexperienceinBritain.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
MyfatherhaddiedwhenIwasyoung,soifIdidn’tacknowledgemymother’sbirthday,likelynoonewould.Onherbirthday,Idecidedtobakehersomecookies,takethemtoherhouseandleavethemwithalittlenoteforher.
Butwhattowriteabout?
MymotherandIhadnotalwaysbeenclose.Pouringoutwordsofloveseemedinsincere,buttherewereplentyofthingsIdidappreciate,soIwrotealetterexpressingmyappreciationforwhatshehadtaughtme.Shetaughtmetolivewithinourmeansandnottogointodebt.Shetaughtmethecolorofsomeone’sskinwasirrelevant(无关紧要的).Shetaughtmehelpingothersinneedwasitsownreward.Shetaughtmetovaluetheelderly.Shetaughtmehowtoseetheshapesintheclouds.Shetaughtmetoappreciatethewaytheairsmelledafterarain.
Havingfinishedtheletter,Isentthecookiesandthehandwrittenlettertomymother.Thatevening,shecalledandthankedme,sayingitwasawonderfulbirthdaypresent.
Twoyearslater,shesufferedafatalheartattack.Whilecleaningoutherhouse,Icameacrossaphotocopy(复印件)ofthebirthdayletterIhadwrittentoherinthedrawer(抽屉)ofthebedsidetableintheguestroom.Andthenroomafterroom,drawerafterdrawerrevealedmorephotocopiesofthesameletter.Therewasoneinthekitchendrawerandonetapedtotheinsideofthekitchencabinet.Ialsofoundoneinadrawerinbothbathrooms,anotherinthelivingroomandtwomoreinherbedroom.
Finally,Iopenedthedrawerbesideherbed,whereIfoundanoldhandkerchiefandasIpulleditout,awrinkledpieceofpaperflutteredtothefloor.Itwastheoriginalbirthdayletter.Ithadbeensmoothedoverandoveragain.IrealizedatthatmomentthatthebestthingsIcouldhavegivenmymotherweren’treallythingsatall.
21.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhermother?
A.Liveahappyliferegardlessofhowmuchmoneyonehas.
B.Weshouldtreatpeopleofdifferentskincolorsdifferently.
C.Onecanberewardedalotofmoneywhenhelpingothers
D.It’sofgreatimportancetoexplorethebeautyofnature.
22.Whilecleaningouthismother’shouse,theauthorprobablyfelt________.
A.alarmedbutconvincedB.confusedbuthappy
C.surprisedbuttouchedD.puzzledbutinspired
23.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?
A.Whathermothervaluewasherlovenotthegiftitself.
B.Sheshouldneverhavesentanypresenttohermother.
C.Ofallthegiftsshehadgivenhermother,nothingwasbest.
D.Nogiftwasbetterthanwhatshehadgivenhermother.
B
FromthetopofMountQomolangmatothebottomoftheMarianaTrench,plasticcontinuestopollutetheenvironment,anditcreatesasignificantthreattoalllifeformsonEarth.Despiteknowingtheeffectsofplasticpollution,wehavenotbeenabletobantheuseofplasticproducts.Now,thankstotheinventionofa17-year-oldgirl,Arora,wefinallyhaveabetterchoice.Thisplastic-likematerialismadefromprawn(大虾)shells(壳),anditbreaksdown1.5milliontimesfasterthanmostofthemercialplasticproductsweusetoday.
TheAustralianteenfirstbecameawareoftheimpactofplasticwasteontheenvironmentwhenshoppingwithhermother.Shewonderedwhyhermotherhadtopayfortheplasticbags.Whenasked,thecashierinformedherhowplastichurtstheplanetandthattheadditionalchargewastheretoencouragepeoplenottouseit.ThisinspiredAroratocreateakindofplasticthatwouldbreakdownfasterthantheconventional(常规的)one.
Butthejourneyofinventing“eco-friendlyplastic”wasnoteasy.Sheexperimentedwithanumberoforganicmaterialssuchascornflourandbananapeels,bothofwhichhadtoberuledoutbecauseoftheirsolubility(溶解性).Onenight,whilehavingdinner,shenoticedthattheshellsofprawnslookplasticky.Sheimmediatelywenttothelabtoresearch.Later,shewoulddescribethatdinnerasher“Eureka”moment.
Sheextracted(提取)thematerialcalled“chitin”fromtheshellsandthenmixeditwithaninsolubleproteincalled“fibroin”,whichisfoundinsilkcocoons.Usingthebinationofthesetwoorganicmaterials,Aroracreatedaplastic-likematerialthatbreaksdownpletelywithinjust33days.Moreover,thisplasticreleasesnitrogenwhenbreakingdown,whichiswhyitcanbeusedasplantfertilizer(肥料).
Arora’sinventionhascausedastir,andshehaswonanumberofawards.Asaninspiringyoungwoman,Arorawantstomakeadifferenceintheworld,andshewantstoencourageotheryoungpeopletofollowtheirpassionandmakeapositivedifferencehowevertheycan.
24.Whatcouldbea“Eureka”moment?
A.Amomentofneedingreflection.B.Amomentoffindingthetruth.
C.Amomentofhavingsuddeninspiration.D.Amomentofenjoyingthecelebration.
25.Whatcanbeknownaboutthenewplasticinparagraph4?
A.Itismadefromnon-organicmaterials.B.Itcanbreakdowntotallyinamonth.
C.Itcanbeusedtohelpplantstogrow.D.Itisextractedfromaninsolubleprotein.
26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeArora?
A.Braveandclever.B.Creativeandinspiring.
C.Activeandconsiderate.D.Humorousandfriendly.
C
Thestorieswesharewithoneanotherareimportant.Theyshowwisdomandprovideinspiration.Theyareimportanttoourdevelopment.Butsometimespeoplechoosenottotell.
Considerthenegativeeffectsofnotsharingastoryinthenews:
PeoplearewonderingifpublichealthofficialsareholdingbacktoomuchinformationabouttherecentoutbreakofEbola(埃博拉病毒).
Thereisadangerinholdingbackstoriesthatoughttobetold.BobetteBustersaiditlikethis,“Thefactis,historyhasshownusthatstoriesnottoldcanbeelikeadangerousgenie(妖怪)leftinabottle.Whentheyarefinallyuncorked,theirpowertodestroyissetfree.”
Thereareanumberofreasonswhywehidepartsofourstory:
theyoftenshowourweaknessesorexposeourdisadvantages;theyrequirecourageandstrengthtoshare;andofcourse,therearesomestoriesthatshouldbekeptsecret—especiallythosethatembarrasssomeoneelse.
Mostofushavetwoselves:
theonewedisplayontheoutsideandtheoneweactuallyareontheinside.Andthebetterwegetathidingthestoriesthatshowourtrueselves,themoredamagewemaybecausingtoourselvesandtoothers.
Honestyandopennessisimportant:
itproveswearetrustworthy.Itdisplayswearehuman.Wearenotperfectorbetter.Ithighlightstheimportanceofhardworkandpersonaldevelopment.Hardworkmaynotallowustoovereourdisadvantagespletely.Butwithhardwork,wedonothavetoberestrictedtoourmistakes.
Doesthismeanweadmiteveryweakness,everydisadvantage,andeverysecretregrettoeverybodywemeet?
No,ofcoursenot.Thereisatimeandaplaceandacertainlevelofrelationshipnecessaryforsomestoriestobetoldinanappropriatemanner.
27.What’sthefunctionoftheexampleinParagraph2?
A.Itreflectsthatpeoplearec
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