湖南省邵东县创新实验学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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湖南省邵东县创新实验学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题

湖南省邵东县创新实验学校2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

（分值：

150分时量：

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）

1.Whathappenedtothewoman?

A.Shehurtherlap.B.Shehurtherleg.C.Shefelldownfromthestairs.

2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthebookingoffice.B.Intheclassroom.C.Attheairport.

3.WhereisthewomangoingthisSundayafternoon?

A.Toherfriend’swedding.B.Tothemuseum.C.Tothecinema.

4.Howdoesthewomanarrivehere?

A.Bytrain.B.Onfoot.C.Bytaxi.

5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.AwalletB.AwatchC.Anotebook.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Wheremightthewomanleaveherpurse?

A.Atschool.B.AttheSmiths’.C.Inthelibrary.

7.Whatwillthewomandolater?

A.PhoneMrsSmith.B.Gotothelibrary.C.VisitMrsSmith.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.Astudent.B.Awaitress.C.Ateacher.

9.Whydoesthemanthankthewoman?

A.Shehelpedhimwithhisproblems.

B.Sheinvitedhimtodrinkcoffee.

C.Shehadthreeclassesforhim.

10.Whenwillthespeakersmeetagain?

A.Tomorrow.B.NextMonday.C.NextTuesday

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Waiterandcustomer.C.Friends

12.Whatwillthewomanhavefordinner?

A.Soup,fruitjuice,fishandredwine.

B.Redwine,fish,meatandcoffee.

C.Fruitjuice,redwine,meatandcoffee.

13.Whatwillthewomandoafterdinner?

A.

Gohomedirectly.B.Gotoseeafilm.C.Gotoadisco.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.

.

Whatdoesthewomando?

A.Astudent.B.Arunner.C.Aninterviewer

15.Whatisthemandoingnow?

A.Doingsomesports.

B.Findingajobinthecompany.

C.Preparingforasportsmeeting.

16.Whydoesn'tthemandosportsnow?

A.Becausehehasnotime.

B.Becausehedoesn'tlikeit.

C.Becausehehasmanycourses.

17.Whatdoesthewomanneedthemantodo?

A.Workforthecompanyallhislife.

B.Managethecompanysportsteam.

C.Beamemberofthecompanysportsteam.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatwasthematterwithMrsJenkins?

A.Herstomachachedseriously.

B.Therewassomethingwrongwithherheart.

C.Shehadahighfever.

19.WhatdoesMrsJenkinslikebest?

A.Coffee.B.Wine.C.Potatoes

20.Whatcanweknowaboutthedoctor?

A.Heisn'taqualified（称职的）doctor.

B.Heisanexperienced（有经验的）doctor.

C.Heneversmokedordrunkbefore.

阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

A

Ican’trememberthefirsttimeoneofmychildrentoldme,“Ihateyou.”Ican,however,tellyouthatitstillhappensoccasionally,butitdoesn’tbotherme.Astheirfather,Ioftensaythingsthatareunpopular.Iftheyhatemeonceinawhile,IknowI’mdoingagoodjob.

TherearethreeotherwordsthatIwon’tallowinmyhouse,however.Lastweek,Iwaswatchingmyoldersonplaywithapaperairplane.Afterheaccidentallythrewitintoawallanditcameapart,hiseyeswelledupwithtears.

“Ihatemyself,”hesaid.Itwasn’tthefirsttimehe’dsaidit,andIwasconcernedthathe’dstartedtoactuallybelieveit.

Ikneltdownnexttohimandmadehimlookintomyeyes.ItoldhimthatIneverwantedtohearthosewordsagain,andthatheneededtorespecthimself.

Thedifferencebetweenyourkidtellingyoutheyhateyouandthemsayingtheyhatethemselvesisthat,fiveminuteslater,they’vealreadyforgottenthey“hateyou”.Self-hateismuchmorepotentiallypoisonousandforyoungpeople,itcanlingerintotherestoftheirlife.

Kidswhostarttobelievetheyhatethemselvessometimesstruggletoformnewfriendships.Asteenagers,theyavoidthechancetoconnectwithapotentialloveinterest,becausetheyassumethey’llberejected.Andasadults,theymightchoosenottoapplyforthedreamjobbecausetheyassumeitwon’tworkout.

Iknowthisistrue,becauseIdidn’thaveahighopinionofmyselfasachild.Ifoundmyselfstrugglinginmanyareas,andI’dhatetoseemychildrensufferthesamefate.

Sometimes,wordsarejustwords.ButsomewordscanmakethekindofimpactI’dverymuchliketoavoidformychildren.Idon’tfearstronglanguage;Ifearlanguagethatmakesusweak.

21．Howdidtheauthorfeelonhearinghiskidssaying“Ihateyou”?

A．Depressed.B．Annoyed.C．Unconcerned.D．Excited.

22．Whywon’ttheauthorallowthethreewords“Ihatemyself”?

A．Becausetheimpactofthinkinginthiswayisnegative.

B．Becauseithurtsparentstoheartheirkidssayingso.

C．Becauseitdoesn’tmakeanysensetoblameoneself.

D．Becausetheimpolitenessofsayingsoisunbearable.

23．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“linger”inparagraph5?

A．cometoanendB．continuetoexist

C．begintochangeD．becomeoutofdate

B

Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.

Differentculturesstresstheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries,liketheUKorFrance,peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcaferatherthanattheoffice.

Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion,insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.

EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues,however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.

Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.

24．TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat________.

A．toomanywordsareofnouse

B．theEnglishprefertomakelongspeeches

C．eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent

D．peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature

25．Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?

A．Byacceptingdifferenthabits.B．Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.

C．Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.D．Byspeakingeachother’slanguages.

26．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Cross-CulturalDifferences

B．MulticulturalEnvironment

C．HowtoUnderstandEachOther

D．HowtoBuildUpaRelationship

C

NowadayssixAmazonScoutdeliveryrobotsrolledoutinapilotprograminSnohomishCounty,Wash.Therobotscarrymeals,groceriesandpackagestohomesandofficesinthisregionjustnorthofSeattle.TheyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofLondon,Beijingandothercitiesandcommunitiesworldwide.Thesemachinesmustovercomepedestrianlegs,naughtydogsandbrokenpavement,whichraisessomequestions.

Theseservicesaregainingattractionasagrowingnumberofcityresidentsexpectimmediateorscheduleddeliveryforjustabouteverything.Between2017and2018onlineretailsalesintheU.S.increasedby16percent.Onthefinalstepofallthesedeliveries,calledthelastmile,humansonbicycles,motorizedscooters（电动车）orlargedeliverytruckstypicallydeliverpackages.Allthevehiclescompeteforspaceonbusyurbanstreets.“Deliveriesaretrendingupwardsinallcrowdedcitycenters,andifcityandstateleadersdon’tstartthinkingaboutcreativesolutionslikerobotdeliveries,wecanexpectevenworsetrafficjams,”saysPaulMackie,directorofatransportationpolicyresearchcenterinArlington.

Astudybythiscenterfound73percentofdeliveryvehiclesinArlingtonwereparkedoutsideofauthorizedareas,oftenblockingbikelanesandcrosswalks.Bymovingthelaststepofdeliveriesfromtheroadtothesidewalk,citiescouldreducetrafficjamsandsolvetheparkingproblementirely,Mackiesays.

CompaniessuchasAmazonarenotdevelopingthisdeliverytechnologysimplytoclearupurbantraffic.Self-drivingvehiclesandsidewalkrobotscouldcutdownlast-miledeliverycostsincitiesbyasmuchas40percent,accordingtoa2018reportbyaconsultancyfirm.Adeliveryrobotcancostthousandsofdollarstomanufacture,andmostcurrentlyrequirehumanmanagementandconservation.Butinthelongruncompaniesthatuseautonomousdeliveryvehiclesinthenextseveralyearscouldendupsavingbillionsofdollars,thereportstated.

27．WhydoesAmazonintroducedeliveryrobots?

A．Toamuseitscustomers.

B．Toconfirmthecompany’sinnovationspirit.

C．Toavoidpedestrians,dogsandbrokenpavement.

D．Tomeettheincreasingdemandofdeliveringpackages.

28．WhatdoesPaulMackiemeanbyhiswordsinparagraph2?

A．RetailsalesintheU.S.increasedfast.

B．Robotcanhelpeasethetrafficpressure.

C．Deliveriesstaysteadyinallcrowdedcitycenters.

D．Regardlessofrobotdeliveries,trafficjamswillremainthesame.

29．Whatcanrobotsdeliverybringtothecity?

A．Leadtotraffictrafficjams.

B．Increasedangertopedestrians.

C．Blockbikelanesan