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贵州省铜仁市第一中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
贵州省铜仁市第一中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
（全卷满分：
150考试时间：
120分钟）
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.Howoftenisthewomangoingtotakeexercise?
A.Onceaweek. B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.
2.What’sthewomananxioustoknowabout?
A.Hertesttime.B.Herscore.C.Hertelephonecall.
3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inthehall.B.Atthefashionshow.C.Inthebookingoffice.
4.Whowillbeafourthplayer?
A.Carol. B.Theman. C.Thewoman.
5.Whatwillthespeakersdo?
A.Setadatefortheirappointment.B.Goandseetheirfriendsoff.
C.Leaveforanewplace.
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，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6～8题。
6.Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodoforher?
A.Lookforahouse. B.Rentahouse.C.Sellahouse.
7.Howdoesthewomanthinkofthefirsthouse?
A.Tooexpensive. B.Toobig.C.Toosmall.
8.Whydoesthewomandislikethesecondhouse?
A.It’stoofaraway.B.It’stooexpensive.C.It’snotbigenough.
听第7段材料,回答第9～11题。
9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Theman’sjob. B.Thewoman’sjob.C.Theweather.
10.Whyisthemaninsuchahurry?
A.Toseeaperformance.B.Tohaveaperformance.C.Tohaveamusicclass.
11.Howdoesthemanmakepeoplelaugh?
A.Usingactionsandexpressions.B.Usingwords.C.Usinginstruments.
听第8段材料,回答第12～14题。
12.Howlonghaven’ttheyseeneachother?
A.Fivemonths. B.Fiveyears.C.Fouryears.
13.Wheredoesthewomanwork?
A.Inabookstore. B.Inaclothingshop.C.Atapublishingcompany.
14.Whatwilltheydonext?
A.Havelunch. B.Gotowork.C.Goshopping.
听第9段材料,回答第15～17题。
15.Whathappenedwhenthemanwasmountainclimbing?
A.Hegottrappedinacave.B.Helosthisequipmentandfood.
C.Hegotlostinbadweather.
16.Whatcausedthelossoftheman’slegs?
A.Abadfallinthemountain.B.Lowtemperature.C.Anunsuccessfuloperation.
17.Whatdidhedecidetodoafterlosinghislegs?
A.Usetechnologytofighthisdisability.B.Setupaclubforthedisabled.
C.Designnewclimbingshoes.
听第10段材料,回答第18～20题。
18.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
A.Advicebeforethespeechcompetition.B.Adviceafterthespeechcompetition.
C.Adviceduringthespeechcompetition.
19.Whatisthespeaker?
A.Ajudgeandorganizer.B.Acollegeteacherandjudge.
C.Acollegeteacherandcompetitor.
20.Whatismanycompetitors’wrongbelief?
A.Familiarwordsdestroyunderstanding.
B.Complicatedwordsdestroyunderstanding.
C.Complicatedwordssoundimpressive.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满30分）
A
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22．MartinwillvisitWinnipegRailwayMuseumwithhis4-year-olddaughter.Howmuchshouldhepay?
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23．WhichisthepropertimetovisittheForksMarket?
A.8:
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B.7:
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C.8:
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D.7:
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24．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?
A.Asportsmagazine.B.Amovieposter.
C.Aguidebook.D.Asciencereport.
B
Itwasoncethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesandheavyautomobiletraffic.Today,weknowthatalthoughthesearetheareaswiththeworstairpollution,theproblemisactuallyworldwide.Onseveraloccasionsoverthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhascoveredtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatesandledtohealthwarningseveninruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingandautomobiletraffic.Infact,theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybeaffectedbyairpollution.Somescientistsfeelthattheincreasingconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheairresultingfromtheburningoffossilfuels（coalandoil）iscreatinga“greenhouseeffect”—holdinginheatreflectedfromtheearthandraisingtheworld’saveragetemperature.Ifthisviewiscorrectandtheworld’stemperatureisraisedonlyafewdegrees,muchofthepolaricecapwillmeltandcitiessuchasNewYork,Boston,Miami,andNewOrleanswillbeunderwater.
Anotherview,lesswidelyheld,isthatincreasingparticulate（微粒、颗粒）matterintheatmosphereisblockingsunlightandloweringtheearth’stemperature─aresultthatwouldbeequallydisastrous.Adropofjustafewdegreescouldcreatesomethingclosetonewiceageandwouldmakeagriculturedifficultorimpossibleinmanyofourtopfarmingareas.Atpresentwedonotknowforsurethateitheroftheseconditionswillhappen（thoughonerecentgovernmentreportpreparedbyexpertsinthefieldconcludedthatthegreenhouseeffectisverylikely）.Perhaps,ifweareverylucky,thetwotendencieswilloffseteachotherandtheworld’stemperaturewillstayaboutthesameasitisnow.
25.Aspointedoutatthebeginningofthepassage,peopleusedtothinkthatairpollution .
A.existedmerelyinurbanandindustrialareas
B.affectedtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStates
C.haddamagingeffectsonhealth
D.causedwidespreaddamageinthecountryside
26.Asfarasthegreenhouseeffectisconcerned,theauthor .
A.sharesthesameviewwiththescientists
B.rejectsitasbeingungrounded
C.isuncertainofitsoccurrence
D.thinksthatitwilldestroytheworldsoon
27.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith .
A.thegreenhouseeffect
B.theburningoffossilfuels
C.thelikelihood（可能性）ofanewiceage
D.thepotentialeffectofairpollution
C
IfthereisonethingI’msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.EvennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradioortheInternet.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.
Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegeneticengineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.
It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted（传送）electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurehowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnews,etc.
Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.
28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheBestWaytoGetNews
B.TheFutureofNewspaper
C.MakeYourOwnNewspaper
D.TheChangesofMedia
29.Inthewriter’sopinion,inthefuture,______.
A.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearch
B.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinthepublishinghousesanylonger
C.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV
D.morebigpoliticalaffairs,warsanddisasterswillmakenews
30.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?
A.Sportsandinternationalnews.
B.Amenuofimportantnews.
C.Themostimportantnews.
D.Whatyouareinterestedin.
31.Thephrase“feedoff”inthelastparagraphmeans______.
A.matchwithB.dependon
C.fightwithD.killoff
D
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