云南省腾冲县第六中学学年高二上学期期中考试 英语试题.docx

1、云南省腾冲县第六中学学年高二上学期期中考试 英语试题云南省腾冲县第六中学20202021年上学期期中考高二英语试题英 语（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）第卷（选择题共115分）第一部分：听力（满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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。1When does the presentation start？ AAt 3:30. BAt 6:00. CAt 6:30.2What does t

2、he woman think of the winter here this year？ A. Its cold. B. Its warm. C. Its pleasant.3Where does the conversation take place most probably？ A. On the beach. B. In the wild C. In a store4How will the man go on the journey？ A. By train. B. By car. CBy plane.5What does the man suggest the woman do？ A

3、Stay in doors. B. Go outdoors C. Turn on the air-conditioner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，从每题所给的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。6How many trains to New York are there each day？ A. one. B. two. Cthree.7When do

4、es the train via Washington get to New York？ A. At 2:30 am. B. At 10:00 pm. CAt 2:30 pm.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8What does the woman do？ AA tour guide BA language teacher CA college student.9Where will the woman stay in Canada during the summer？ AIn a local hotel. BIn her friends house. CIn her cousins apart

5、ment.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10When will the mans brother leave for Boston？ AOn Saturday BOn Sunday. COn Monday.11Where will the man and his brother go on Friday afternoon？ ATo a Mexican restaurant BTo the beach CTo the Big Springs Museum.12What are the two speakers going to do on Saturday evening？ AAttend

6、 a party. BGo to an exhibition CHave dinner together听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What is the man looking for？ AAn address book B. A drivers license CA plastic bag14What does the woman think is helpful？ A. The color of the bag. B. The train number. C. The license number.15How long did the mans train trip last？

7、AFor about 40 minutes BFor about half an hour CFor about 20 minutes16Where does the conversation take place most probably？ AAt a police office BAt a train station COn a train.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17Who is the woman talking to most probably？ A. Some patients. B. Some new doctors. C. Some teachers.18What

8、does the woman say about the X-Ray Department？ AIt can be depressing to work there BDr.Sam is difficult to work withCIt is on the top floor of the building19Where is the office of the hospitals president？ AOn the 3rd floor B. On the 4th floor COn the 5th floor.20Where are they going next？ ATo the Ey

9、e Department. BTo the canteen. CTo the X-Ray Department. 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。A How often do you use your car？ Can you use your car less often？ Do you know the following facts in the UK？ About 50% of all car journeys are just for fun. Over 80% people go to w

10、ork by car. 25% car journeys are under two miles. 70% car journeys are under five miles.WALKING & CYCLING Instead of using the car for short journeys, why not walk or ride a bicycle？ Walking is a most popular form of exerciseits healthy and it can save you money. If you work nearby, try walking or c

11、ycling instead of driving. Walking your children to school gives them valuable road experience.BUSES Bus companies are using new buses：some run on new fuels which produce less pollution; some have easier access for disabled and old people. There are special traffic lanes （行车道）to make bus journeys ea

12、sier and more reliable. So do something to help solve the pollution problemlet the bus take you to work and your children to school.TRAINS All car journeys, long or short, can be hard work. For some trips it is wiser to take the train. Leave your car at home and walk, cycle or take a bus to and from

13、 the station. Train travel is fast, safe and comfortable. Train tickets are not always expensive; some are quite cheap at discount.21. How many of car journeys are just for fun in the UK？ A. 25%. B. About 50%. C. 70%. D. Over 80%.22. What does the writer think of traveling by train？ A. Tiring. B. Co

14、mfortable. C. Exciting. D. Awful.23. What is the main purpose of this passage？ A. To advise people not to use cars so often. B. To encourage people to travel by train.C. To teach people how to use the buses. D. To tell people to obey traffic rules.B Honey（蜂蜜）from the African forest is not only a kin

15、d of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees nest（巢）and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, p

16、eople and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax （蜂蜡） in the beehives （蜂房）. The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees nest. So, when it finds a

17、 suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When th

18、ey finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always fall to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share. Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but

19、 it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.24. Why is it difficult to find a wild b

20、ees nest？A. Its small in size. B. Its hidden in trees.C. Its covered with wax. D. Its hard to recognize.25. What do the words the follower in Paragraph 2 refer to？ A. A bee. B. A bird. C. A honey seeker. D. A beekeeper.26. The honey guide is special in the way_。 A. it gets its food B. it goes to chu

21、rch C. it sings in the forestD. it reaches into bees nests27. What can be the best title for the text？A. Wild Bees B. Wax and HoneyC. Beekeeping in Africa D. Honey-Lovers HelperCThe Coalition for the Homeless is an organization that seeks to address the needs of the homeless population in the United

22、 States. It is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of laws that would give every American the right to a place to call home. According to the Coalitions studies, of over two hundred million people living in

23、the United States, up to three million are homelessand the number is still growing since the late 1970s, fast rising house prices, large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession have made it impossible for many Americans to meet housing costs. Sadly, this has resulted in

24、 a number of persons being forced to leave their homes and unable to find new affordable homes. According to another research, families with children appear to be the fastest-growing part of the homeless population, making up 39% of it. The old idea of a homeless person, that of the single man who g

25、ets drunk all the time, is no longer true. A much larger part of the population now finds itself homeless. Even worse, once a person becomes homeless, he often finds it impossible to find a job, since most employers require anyone who wants a job from them to provide a home address on a job applicat

26、ion28. The word “address” in the first line probably means_ . A. talk about B. deal with C. fight for D. write to29. How many people are homeless in the U.S. according to the Coalition studies？A. 39% of the population. B. 200 million people.C. About 3 million people. D. About one-fifth of the popula

27、tion.30. Homeless people often have difficulty finding a job because_.A. they have no home addressesB. they mostly have a drinking problemC. they arent supported by government programsD. they often dont have enough work experience31. What is the main cause of the rising number of the homeless in the

28、 U.S.？A. The passing of new housing laws.B. The fast growth of family size.C. The slow construction of houses.D. The ever-rising price of housing.DGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a c

29、hance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that

30、 begins Twinkle, twinkle, little star or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One explanation is the law of overlearning , which can be stated as follows：Once we have learned something, additional learning trials（尝试）increase the length of time we will remember it.In ch

31、ildhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as Twinkle, twinkle, little star and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables（乘法口诀表）are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning e