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四川省宜宾市叙州区第一中学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题
四川省宜宾市叙州区第一中学校2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
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。
例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.WhatisBobmostprobablydoing?
A.Watchingagame.B.Playingbasketball.C.Fishing.
2.Whatistheman’sgrandmotherdoing?
A.Havingaswim.
B.Takingabath.
C.Readinganemail.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Anoisynight.B.Theirlifeintown.C.Aplaceofliving.
4.Whenwillthewomanprobablyfinishherhomework?
A.By10:
10.B.By10:
20.C.By10:
30.
5.Howmanychildrenarethereintheclassroom?
A.Seven.B.Five.C.Twelve.
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。
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。
6.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthevideo?
A.Satisfying.B.Disappointing.C.Confusing.
7.WhoisLenny?
A.Afilmactor.B.Avideoeditor.C.Afriendoftheman.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Helpthewomanwithherwork.
B.Gooutwiththewoman.
C.Haveatalkwiththewoman.
9.Whatwasthewomanaskedtodo?
A.WriteanewEnglishpaper.
B.AddsomepagestoherEnglishpaper.
C.HandinherEnglishpapernextFriday.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whydoesthemanwanttochangetheroomnow?
A.It’stoosmall.B.It’squitedirty.C.It’sverynoisy.
11.Wheredothecouplelive?
A.InRoom980.B.InRoom908.C.InRoom890.
12.Whycan’tthecouplechangetheirroomtoday?
A.Thereisnospareroomavailable.
B.Theman’swifeiscontenttoliveintheroom.
C.Thewomanhastoaskforthemanager’spermission.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whichcropdoesthemannotgrowoften?
A.Corn.B.Cotton.C.Wheat.
14.Howdoesthemanpaytheemployees?
A.Hourly.B.Weekly.C.Monthly
15.Whatworkdoesthemanneedtodo?
A.Irrigatehisfields.B.Fixhismachines.C.Applyfarmchemicals.
16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Heworks12hoursadayinthewinter.B.Hehasthreefull-timeemployees.
C.Hewillstartanewbusiness.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whyisthemanhelpingthewoman?
A.She’sbeenbusy.B.Sheisn’tfeelingwell.C.Shedoesn’tknowwhattodo.
18.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Boilthewater.B.Takecareofthekids.C.Gettheingredients(原料)out.
19.Whatwillthespeakersmakeatlast?
A.Thesauce.B.Thenoodles.C.Themeatballs.
20.Howoftendoesthemanhelpoutinthekitchen?
A.Never.B.Allthetime.C.Notusually.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
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ClassBookings
Classbookingscanbemade2daysinadvanceoftheclass.Itisimportantthatyoubookyourclassinadvancesincesomeclassesaremoreheavilyattendedthanothers.
Wealsolimitourclasssizessothattheyarenotovercrowded.Iftheclassyouwishtotakeisfull,wewillplaceyouonthewaitlistandinformyouofanopeningassoonaspossible.Tocreatethebestexperienceforyourselfandothers,pleasefollowtheseguidelines:
Notalking
Theyogastudioisasilentroom.Pleasedonottalkwhileinthestudioandstudiocorridors.
Noeating
Donoteatinthestudio.
Noshoes
Removeyourshoesbeforeenteringthepracticerooms.Keepyourshoesinyourlocker.Shoelockersarealsoavailableforrental.
Nomobilephones
Turnyourmobilephonesofforto“vibrate”(震动)mode.Donottakephonesintothepracticerooms.
PersonalBelongings
Dailylockersarenotforovernightuse.Locksfromanydailylockersthatarekeptovernightwillbecut.
21.Whowillteachgenerallearnersyoga?
A.Favoriteyogateachers.B.Professionalyogateachers.
C.World-knownyogateachers.D.Privateyogateachers.
22.Whenshouldyoubookyourclass?
A.Onemonthaheadoftime.B.Twomonthsaheadoftime.
C.Twodaysaheadoftime.D.Onedayaheadoftime.
23.Inthepracticeroom,youcan..
A.turnyourmobilephonesto“vibrate”mode.B.wearanyshoesyoulike.
C.talkwithyourfriendsonthephone.D.eatsomesnacksifyouarehungry.
B
ClimatechangewillincreaseUSwildfires,andthesmokyairwillcauseterribleproblemsinareasfarbeyondthoseburned,reportsanenvironmentalgroupThursday.
Two-thirdsofAmericans,ornearly212million,livedinstatessufferingfromwildfiresmokethreeyearsago,accordingtothereportbytheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDC).Theseareas,whichhadsmokeforatleastaweek,werenearly50timesgreaterthanthoseburneddirectlybyfire.
“ItaffectsamuchwideareaoftheUnitedStatesthanpeoplehaverealized.”saysauthorKimKnowlton,aColumbiaUniversityhealthprofessor,addingthesmokecanmoveuptohundredsofmiles.Shesaysthesmokecontainsairpollutionandcancauseseveralkindsofdiseases.
Texaswashithardestin2011,whensmokestayedforatleastaweekinareasthatarehometo25millionpeople,accordingtoNRDC’sreport.Illinois,whichrecordednowildfireswithinitsborders,camesecondwith
nearly12millionpeopleaffectedbysmokethatmovedinfromelsewhere.Theothereightstateswiththemostpeopleintouchwithsmokyairwere,indescendingorder:
Florida,Missouri,Georgia,Louisiana,Michigan,Alabama,OklahomaandIowa.
Nearlytwodozenstateshadnowildfireswithintheirbordersin2011,buteightofthemstillhadatleastoneweekofsmokyair:
Illinois,Missouri,Iowa,Kansas,Nebraska,Indiana,WisconsinandOhio.
Only18statesandtheDistrictofColumbiahadnopeopleintouchwithatleastaweekofsmokethatyear,althoughfiveofthem—Alaska,California,Hawaii,NevadaandUtah—hadalargeareaburnedbywildfires.
Theproblemwillonlygetworse.Knowltonsays.Scientificresearchshowsclimateiscausinghighertemperaturesandhealthproblems.
24.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat_______.
A.climatechangekilledmanyAmericans
B.therearefewerstatesburnedbywildfires
C.everystatehadwildfiresmokeforatleastaweek
D.mostAmericanssufferedfromwildfiresmoke3yearago
25.Whichofthefollowingstateshadwildfireswithinitsbordersin2011?
A.Iowa.B.Kansas.
C.Ohio.D.California.
26.Theunderlinedword“descending”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans_______.
A.goingdownB.comingtrue
C.lookingpracticalD.turningback
27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Climatechangecausesmorewildfires.
B.Wildfiresmokebecomesaserioushealthproblem.
C.Morewildfirescauseclimatechanges.
D.Airpollutionbecomesaterribleproblem.
C
Forthepast100years,peoplebelievedmiddleagetobearound50yearsold.Thisisatimewhenwestarttogrowold.However,newresearchsayswehavetochangethis.AstudyfromtheInternationalInstituteforAppliedSystemsAnalysis(IIAS)inAustriaandStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorksaysmiddleagenowstartsat60oreven65,orolder.Why?
Thebiggestreasonisthatwearelivinglonger.Wearealsohealthier,wehavebetterdiets,weexercisemoreandwehavemoremoneytoliveinanicerlifestyle.TheIIASsaid,"Sincelifeexpectancyhasincreasedoverthepastseveraldecades,andarecontinuingtoincrease,peopleonceconsideredoldshouldactuallybeviewedasmoremiddleaged."
Thestudywasnotaworldwideonesoperhapsnoteveryoneinallcountriescansaytheyaremiddleagedwhentheyare65.Theresearcherslookedatpopulationsin39Europeancountries,sothisisgoodnewsforEuropeans.Britain’sNationalHealthServicewarnedagainstlookingatthisstudyandbelievingittobe100percenttrue.Itsaidtheresearchersdidnotlookatthingswhichcouldreducelifeexpectancy:
"Wedon’tknowwhether,forexample,theyfactored(把……因素包括进去)inthepossibleimpactofbeingunabletotreatinfectionsbecauseofrisingantibiotic(抗生素)resistance,ortheincreasednumbersofpeoplewithdiabetes(糖尿病)duetoobesity."Itrecommendedhealthyliving,eatingandexerciseasawaytolivelonger.
28.Whatdopeoplebelieveforthepastcentury?
A.Peoplestarttogrowoldwhentheyareabout50.
B.Middleageisfarbeyond50yearsold.
C.Peoplewilldieataround50yearsold.
D.Middleageisatimewhenpeoplebecomeill.
29.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?
A.Themainreasonwhywearelivinglonger.
B.Thereasonwhymiddleagenowstartsat60oreven65.
C.Lifeexpectancyhasincreased.
D.Middleagedpeoplewereonceconsideredold.
30.WhatdoBritain’sNationalHealthService’swordsmean?
A.Itbelievesthestudytobetrue.
B.Tolivelonger,oneshouldliveahealthylife.
C.Therearemorepeoplewhosufferfromdiabetesduetoobesity.
D.Theresearchersdidn’tfactorinthepossibleimpact.
31.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthestudy?
A.Indifferent.B.Supportive.
C.Negative.D.Objective.
D
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