河北省唐山市学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx

1、河北省唐山市学年高二上学期期末英语试题唐山市2019-2020学年度高二年级第一学期期末考试英语试卷注意事项:本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。第I卷1至8页。第卷9至12页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。1. 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂在答题卡上。每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。2. 第卷答案一律写在试卷上。交卷时只交答题卡和第卷。第卷(共95分)第一部分:听力 (共二节，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

2、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，并标在试卷的相应的位置。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.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】What is the man going to do tonight?A. Go to a live concert. B. Visit his foreign teacher. C. Deliver a speech.2.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】Where does the woman live?A. In Australia. B. In America. C. In Canada

3、.3.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】When will their lunch probably begin?A. At 11:30. B. At 12:00. C. At 12:30.4.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】What does the man think of War Craft 2?A. Its great. B. Its noisy. C. Its boring.5.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the hospital. B. In the company. C. In th

4、e gym.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Visiting places. B. Taking pictures. C. Seeing a movie.7. What interests the man m

5、ost?A. The red buses. B. British phone booths. C. Some street paintings.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】8. Whats Tony going to do?A. To stay in New Zealand for study.B. To see his grandparents in Sweden.C. To visit some universities in England.9. How many family members will visit the man?A. Three. B

6、. Four. C. Seven.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】10. What did the man do last Sunday?A. Visited his professor. B. Went for a picnic. C. Got together with friends.11. How is the womans university life?A Busy. B. Difficult. C. Interesting.12. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Friends.

7、B. Teacher and student. C. Colleagues.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】13. Why does the woman want to be a repair woman?A. She likes working on cars.B. Her boyfriend is a repairman.C. She is tired of studying nursing.14. What is James doing now?A. Working in a garage. B. Studying in a college. C. Serv

8、ing in the hospital.15. Which job does the man think fits women?A. A piano teacher. B. A truck driver. C. A carpenter.16. Who will examine the mans car?A. The woman. B. James. C. Nobody.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】17. Where does the speaker make art works?A. At the local market. B. In his studio. C

9、. At local exhibitions.18. How does the speaker get inspiration for art?A. By sorting collected rubbish into two piles.B. By observing art works at local exhibitions.C. By playing around with different combinations.19. What works by the speaker are displayed at exhibitions?A. Vases and lamps. B. Ani

10、mal sculptures. C. Pencil boxes.20. How do we describe the speaker?A. Creative. B. Honest. C. Humorous.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。AEleven-year-old Ruby Kate Chitsey has long been close to older folks. Her mother, Amanda Chitsey, is a n

11、urse who works at nursing homes in Harrison, and Kate often follows her around in the summer.Last May, Ruby Kate learned a resident( 居民) named Pearl felt so sad for she had to send her dog away. The reason was that the nursing home didnt allow residents to have dogs and Pearl couldnt afford to pay a

12、nyone to look after hers. She also learned that many nursing home residents were unable to afford even the smallest luxuries (奢侈品). So Kate decided to do something about it.She started by asking residents what three things they wanted most in the world. Amanda worried that people would ask for cars

13、and other things an 11-year-old wouldnt be able to provide. Instead, they asked for chocolate bars, McDonalds fries, pants that fit properly, and even just a prayer.“It broke me as a human, “Amanda says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many items as we c

14、ould.”Using their own money, the Chitseys satisfied the wishes of about 100 people in three months. Then they started asking for donations. The good people of Harrison responded enthusiastically, so much so that Amanda set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Rubys Residents, hoping to collect $5,00

15、0. They hit their goal in only a few days. After GoFundMe promoted Kates story internationally this January, Three Wishes raised $20,000 in 24 hours and more than $250,000 in five months.Earlier this year, Three Wishes became a nonprofit and started its first nationwide chapters.21. Why was Pearl un

16、happy?A. Because she became terribly ill.B. Because she couldnt afford luxuries.C. Because keeping dogs was forbidden.D. Because no one looked after her dog.22. What do we learn about Three Wishes for Rubys Residents?A. It started raising money in nursing homes.B. It got great support from the peopl

17、e of Harrison.C. It has developed branches in each state of America.D. It only received donations of money on the Internet.23. Whats the authors purpose of writing the text?A. To popularize the Chitseys Three Wishes.B. To advertise the nursing homes in Harrison.C. To introduce how the Chitseys helpe

18、d the residents.D. To encourage people to donate for Harrisons residents.BA months-long drought affecting most of southern Africa has led to serious food shortage for millions of people.The United Nations estimates(估计 )that more than 11 million people are facing extreme lack of food. The World Food

19、Program says southern Africa has received normal rainfall in just one of the past five growing seasons.Among the hardest hit areas is South Africas Northern Cape province. There, many farmers are struggling to keep their families and animals alive as they lose money and debt grows. Sheep farmer Loui

20、s told the AP he had lost more than 400 sheep over the past two years. He said this drought was the worst during his 45 years of farming. He got emotional while explaining that he now accepted donations of animal feed so he could keep the rest of his animals alive.Its estimated that this area will n

21、eed at least $28 million over the next three months to assist 15, 500 affected farms. So far, South Africas government has promised $2 million.Gertruida from Vosburg told the AP things had gotten so bad that she shared her familys food with their animals. Small children were hungry, too. At Vosburgs

22、 only school, Delta Primary School, large groups of children lined up for what became both breakfast and lunch. The meal usually included corn meal, vegetables and soup. “Its very hard for the parents to actually feed their children at home, “one teacher said.In Kimberley, the capital of Northern Ca

23、pe, government officials give out money from the $2 million disaster aid program. The job can be difficult because some farmers live in places that are not easy to get to.24. Which of the following is TRUE about the drought?A. It has lasted a whole month.B. It is the worst in Africa s history.C. It

24、has killed 400 sheep altogether.D. It affects Northern Cape worst.25. Why were Louis feelings out of control?A. Because his debts grew.B. Because he got donations.C. Because he lost more sheep.D. Because his children went hungry.26 Whats the text mainly about?A. Government takes measures to fight th

25、e rare drought.B. People carry out self-rescue after the severe drought.C. Farmers suffer a loss of animals because of the drought.D. Deadly drought in Southern Africa leaves millions hungry.CA genetic variant(基因变体) that allows people to feel fully rested with fewer than six hours sleep a night has

26、been found It is the second such finding in recent months.Ying-Hui Fu at the University of California, San Francisco, and her colleagues have been seeking out genetic variants responsible for short sleep and genetically engineering these variants into mice to confirm their effect. In August. the tea

27、m found a variant in a gene called ADRB1, which allows 12 members of a family to sleep 4.5 hours per night without feeling tired.Now the team has found a variant in a gene called NPSR1 in another family, in which one sleeps averaged 5.5 hours a night and the other just 4.3 hours, feeling fully reste

28、d. Another variant in NPSR1 has previously been linked to people requiring 20 minutes less sleep than average, based on studies of tens of thousands of people.Generally, long-term lack of sleep can contribute to many disorders, including obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and depression. As

29、 far as Fus team has been able to tell, however, people who sleep less with one of these gene variants are healthy and dont appear to suffer any ill effects. However, to be absolutely sure would require long-term studies involving large numbers of people, which is not feasible(可行的).It might be possi

30、ble to develop drugs that mimic the effects of these variants. However, as NPSR1 is also involved in processes such as stress, anxiety and fear, there is a risk of serious side effects.27. What did Fus team do to confirm the variants effect?A. Observed blood pressure change.B. Tested genetic variant

31、s on mice.C. Sorted the effects of different genes.D. Studied those sleeping less than average.28. What can we learn about Fus team?A. They are researching variants controlling sleep.B. They study NPRS1 in a family of 12 members.C. They have developed drugs to test normal people.D. They will discove

32、r more variants in a week.29. What does the word “mimic”in the last paragraph mean?A. Reproduce. B. Compare. C. Avoid. D. Reduce.30. Where does the text probably come from?A. A news report. B. A health magazine.C. A research paper. D. A biology textbook.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面短文。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。选项中有两项为多余选项。There are great health benefits from walking: slimmer