黑龙江省大兴安岭漠河县第一中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx
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黑龙江省大兴安岭漠河县第一中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
黑龙江省大兴安岭漠河县第一中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
(满分150分时间120分钟)
第I卷
第一节(共5小题;每小题0.5分,满分2.5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.Wherewasthemanyesterdayevening?
A.Athome.B.Inthewoman’shouse.C.Atthecinema.
2.WhatwillthemandoonSaturdaymorning?
A.Haveanexam.B.Goshopping.C.Gooverhislessons.
3.Whattimeisitnow?
A.2:
25.B.2:
30.C.2:
35.
4.Howwillthespeakerstravel?
A.Byair.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.
5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
6.A.Inarestaurant.B.Intheman’shouse.C.Inastore.
第二节(共15小题;每小题0.5分,满分7.5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6-7题。
7.Whatistheboy’sopinionabouttheITteacher?
A.Serious.B.Funny.C.Strict.
8.Whichsubjectdoestheboylikebest?
A.IT.B.History.C.Sports.
听第7段材料,回答8-9题。
9.Whatisthewoman’sopinionaboutthecomputerclasses?
A.Theyshouldbeusedtodohomework.
B.Theyshouldbecancelled.
C.Theyshouldbereduced.
10.Whendidthekidswakeupthismorning?
A.At6:
00.B.At6:
30.C.At10:
00.
听第8段材料,回答10-12题。
11.Whoisthemanprobably?
A.Arepairman.B.Thewoman’sneighbor.C.Theownerofthehouse.
12.Whyisthewomancallingtheman?
A.It’snotwarmintheroom.B.Theairconditionerisbroken.C.Shecan’tturnthemusicoff.
13.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutherneighboursinApartment102?
A.Theycausetroubleforhersleeping.
B.Theystopherrepairingherapartment.
C.Theyaredifficulttogetonwith.
听第9段材料,回答13-16题。
14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Co-workers.C.Neighbours.
15.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?
A.Livingcosts.B.Agasbill.C.Increasedprices.
15.Whymightthemanmakeacall?
A.Toaskaboutapriceincrease.
B.Torequestarepairservice.
C.Toshowhisdissatisfactionaboutthecustomerservice.
16.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Tellhertheresultofthecall.B.Changeservicecompanies.C.Prepareforameeting.
听第10段材料,回答17—20题。
17.Whatkindofbookdidthespeakerbuyattheshow?
A.Aboutmakingcookies.B.Aboutmakingbread.C.Aboutmakingcakes.
18.Whatadvicedidthespeakergetfromthecentralmarket?
A.Howtochoosefish.
B.Howtocookalunchwithmeat.
C.Howtomakecookiesintwominutes.
19.Whatfooddidthespeakerlikemost?
A.Chileanfood.B.Chinesefood.C.Canadianfood.
20.WhatistheopeninghoursoftheGoodFoodShowonSaturday?
A.From8a.m.to8p.m.B.From9a.m.to8p.m.C.From10a.m.to6p.m.
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,满分30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。
A
Notgettingthesleepyouneed?
Isyourpillowtheproblem?
Howwelldidyousleeplastnight?
Didyoutossandturnallnight?
Didyouwakeupwithasoreneckoraheadache?
Doyoufeellikeyouneedanapeventhoughyouhavesleptforeighthours?
Justlikeyou.IwouldwakeupinthemorningwithallofthoseproblemsandIcouldn’tfigureoutwhy.Likemanypeoplewhohavetroublegettingagoodnight’ssleep,mylackofsleepwasaffectingthequalityofmylife.Iwantedtodosomethingaboutmysleepproblems,butnothingthatItriedworked.
Thepillowwastheproblem
Iboughteverypillowonthemarketthatpromisedtogivemeabetternight’ssleep.Noneofthemworked.Finally,Idecidedtoinventonemyself.IaskedeveryoneIknewwhatqualitiestheywouldliketoseeintheir“perfectpillow”andgotmanyresponses:
“I’dlikeapillowthatnevergoesflat,”“I’dlikemypillowtostaycool”and“I’dlikeapillowthatadjuststomeregardlessofmysleepposition.”IspentthenexttwoyearsofmylifeinventingMyPillow.
MyPillowtotherescue
FlashforwardtenyearsandMyPillow,MikeLindell’srevolutionarypillowdesign,hashelpedfivemillionpeopleimprovethequalityoftheirsleep.Lindellhasbeenfeaturedonnumeroustalkshows,includingForBusinessNewsandImusintheMorning.LindellandMyPillowhavealsoappearedinfeaturestoriesinTheNewYorkTimes,MyPillowhasbeenselectedastheOfficialPillowoftheU.S.NationalSleepFoundation.
“UntilIwasdiagnosedwithvarioussleepissues,Ihadnoideawhymysleepwassointerruptedthroughoutthenight.IwatchedImuseachmorningandheardendlessadsaboutMyPillow.Iorderedoneandnow,Iwakeuprestedandreadytoconquer(征服)thedayahead.Thankyouforhelpingmerememberwhatit'sliketosleeplikeababy!
—JacquelineH
Getthesleepyou’vebeendreamingabout!
Save50%todaybyusingthepromocode:
“ywb979.”
Buynowatorcall800-299-4018
21.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?
A.TointroduceMikeLindell.B.Todealwiththeproblemofbadsleep.
C.TotellthefunctionofMyPillow.D.ToencouragetobuyMyPillow.
22.Thefirsttwoparagraphswereprobablywrittenby______.
A.MikeLindellB.afellowattheUSNationalSleepFoundation
C.JacquelineHD.astaffwriterforTheNewYorkTimes
23.LindelldecidedtoinventMyPillowafter______.
①hehadtroublegettingagoodnight’ssleep
②hiswifeoftenwokeupwithasoreneckoraheadache
③noneofthepillowsthatpromisedtoimprovesleepworkedforhim
④hisfriendssharedtheirideasofa“perfectpillow”withhim
A.①②B.③④C.①③D.②④
B
Whenhewasalittleboyhisunclecalledhim“Sparky”,afteracartoonhorsenamedSparkPlug.SchoolwasallbutimpossibleforSparky.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade.Andhisrecordinsportswasn’tanybetter.Thoughhedidmanagetomaketheschool’sgolfteam,helosttheonlyimportantmatchoftheseasoninnotime.
Throughouthisyouth,Sparkywasawkwardsocially.Itwasn’tthatotherstudentsdislikedhim;itwasjustthatnoonereallycaredallthatmuch.Sparkywasaloser.He,hisclassmates...everyoneknewit.Sohelearnedtolivewithit.Hemadeuphismindearlythatifthingsweremeanttoworkout,theywould.Otherwisehewouldcontenthimselfwithwhatappearedtobehismediocrity.
OnethingwasimportanttoSparky,however—drawing.Inhissenioryearofhighschool,hesentsomecartoonstotheyearbook.Theeditorsrejectedhisideas.Despitethat,Sparkywasconvincedofhisability.Hedecidedtobecomeanartist.So,aftercompletinghighschool,SparkywrotetoWaltDisneyStudios.Theyaskedforsamples(样本)ofhisartwork.Despitecarefulpreparation,hewasrejected.
ButSparkystilldidn’tgiveup.Instead,hedecidedtotellhisownlife’sstoryincartoons.Themaincharacterwouldbealittleboywhosymbolizedthecontinuousloserandchronic(长期的)underachiever.Youknowhimwell.BecauseSparky’scartooncharacterwentontobecomeaculturalphenomenonofsorts.Peoplereadilyidentifiedwiththis“lovableloser”.Heremindedpeopleofthepainfulandembarrassingmomentsfromtheirownpast,oftheirpainandtheirsharedhumanity.
Thecharactersoonbecamefamousworldwide—CharlieBrown.AndSparky,theboywhosemanyfailuresneverkepthimfromtrying,isthehighlysuccessfulcartoonistCharlesSchultz.Hiscartoonstrip(连环漫画),“Peanuts”,continuestoinspirebooks,T-shirtsandChristmasspecials,remindingusthatlifesomehowfindsawayforallofus,eventhelosers.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mediocrity”inparagraphstwomean?
A.annoyingviolence.B.strangebehavior.
C.hopelessfeeling.D.beingordinary.
25.BeforeSparkystartedhisCharlieBrowncartoon,_______.
A.hisartworkwasrejectedtimeandagainB.hethoughthimselfreallybadatdrawing
C.someeditorsencouragedhimtokeeptryingD.hisartworkwasacceptedbyWaltDisneyStudios
26.WhydidSparky’scartooncharacterCharlieBrownbecomepopular?
A.Everyonehadpityonit.B.Itbelongedtoyouthculture.
C.Itslovelyimageridpeopleoftheirpaininlife.D.Peoplesharedsomesimilaritieswiththecharacter.
27.WhatcanwelearnfromCharlesSchultz’sstory?
A.Everyoneisequalinlife.B.Alliswellthatendswell.
C.Thereisalwaysawayout.D.Thingsspeakforthemselves.
C
Theworld’smostpopularanimalsareinmoredangerthanwerealize,accordingtoanewstudy.AsurveyofthePublic’sKnowledgesuggestsmanypeopleareunawarethattheanimalstheyconsider“inviting”areunderthreatinthewild.Theseincludelions,elephants,tigersandotheranimalswhichfrequentlyappearinbrandingandadvertising.
Theideaof“inviting”specieshascomeuprecentlyinConservationBiology,explainsDr.FranckCourchamp,thestudy’sleadauthor.“Thereisaregularclaimthatthemost‘inviting’speciesareattractingmostofthetimeandresources.Istartedwonderingwhetherthiswastrueandfollowedbybetterresultsinconservation,”hetoldBBCNews.
Usinganonlinesurveyavailableinfourlanguages,researchersaskedthepublictonamethewildspeciestheyconsideredmostattracting.Theyalsolookedathowfrequentlyanimalswererepresentedonzoowebsites,andonthecoversofDisneyandPixarfilms.Additionally,theteamhadvolunteersinFrancecataloguetheirmeetingwithvirtual(虚拟的)populationsofthe10most“inviting”animalsovertheperiodofaweek.Theysawanaverageof4.4lionsincartoons,magazinesandothersourceseachday,suggestingthatpeoplearelikelytoseetwotothreetimesasmany“virtual”lionsinayearastherearelionsinWestAfrica.“MostlyIthinkbecausepeopleseegiraffesandlionseverydayoftheirlife,theyunconsciouslythinktheyareinabundance,”Dr.Courchampsaid.
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