莆田锦江中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案 1.docx

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莆田锦江中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案1

莆田锦江中学2020～2021学年（下）期中质量检测

高二英语试卷

命题人：

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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。

考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。

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.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?

A.Sheattendedaparty.

B.Shecalledhersisters.

C.Shewenttotheman'shouse.

2.Whatwasthemandoingjustnow?

A.Workingintheoffice.B.Cleaningthesnow.C.Shopping

3.Whatisthewoman'sproblem?

A.Shecan'taffordanewguitar.

B.Herdaughterdislikesplayingmusic.

C.Herguitaristoobigforherdaughter.

4.Howdoesthemanusuallygethismagazine?

A.Fromashop.B.OntheInternet.C.Throughthepost.

5.What'swrongwiththewoman'sshoes?

A.Theyaretooold.B.Theygetuncomfortable.C.Theyhaveaholeinthebottom.

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，各个小题将给出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.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Openawindow.B.Getsomesleep.C.Goforawalk.

7.Howmanypeoplearethereintheroomnow?

A.TwoB.Three.C.Four

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthemanthinkingabout?

A.Payinghisbills.

B.Findingsomethingvaluable.

C.Solvingproblemswithhischildren.

9.Wheredoesthemansaytreasurewasdiscovered?

A.Nearacastle.B.Nearatemple.C.Nearanoldhouse.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytakingabout?

A.PolitenessB.Languages.C.Personality.

11.HowdoEnglishpeopleviewtheirhabits?

A.Theyareangry.B.Theyareamused.C.Theyaresurprised.

12.Wheredoesthemancomefrom?

A.China.B.France.C.TheUK

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howdoesthemanlookaccordingtothewoman?

A.Tired.B.Healthy.C.Ill

14.Whatdoesthemaneat?

A.Fruitandvegetables.B.Chicken.C.Fish.

15.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?

A.Gotoagym.B.Findanewjob.C.Takepartinarun.

16.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Familymembers.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Formerco-workers.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whendoesthenewhospitalopen?

A.Inoneday.B.IntwoweeksC.Insixmonths.

18.What'shappeningtothebigbank?

A.It'smoving.B.It'sgettingfixed.C.It'shiringworkers.

19.Whereisthesmallbank?

A.OnMainStreet.B.OnForestRoad.C.OnSecondStreet.

20.Whatisthenewcityprogramabout?

A.Plantingmoretrees.B.Buildinganewpark.C.Cleaninguptheneighborhoods.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题：

每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

SpecialHotelsForChristmas

SpendingChristmasatahoteldoesholdacertaintravelattraction.Whetheryoustayforaweekordropinfortea,therearesomespecialonesforyoufortheholiday:

TheRitz:

London

ChristmasEveandChristmasDaydinnerswillbeheldintheMichelin-starredRitzRestaurant,withalivebandandprofessionaldancers.TraditionalChristmasafternoonteaisavailableinthePalmCourtduringtheholidayseason.Decemberroomratesstartat$800perdayforaSuperiorKing.

MontageLagunaBeach:

LagunaBeach,California

MontageLagunaBeachoffersChristmasfestivitiesonasurprisingPacificOceanbackground.A35-foottreewasdecoratedonthePacificLawn,whichsetsthetoneforasplendidCaliforniaChristmas.Breaddecoratingworkshopsandholidayafternoonteawillalsogetguestsintothespiritoftheseason.Ratesstartat$945perdayduringChristmasweek.

TheLygonArms:

Broadway,England

DrinksandgoodcheerwillbeabundantthisChristmasseasonatTheLygonArms.Thecharminghotelishostingathree-nightChristmashousepartyfromDecember24to27.Cocktailsandcanapés,traditionalafternoontea,creamteaandafour-courseChristmaslunchareamongthescheduledsnacks.Thecostforthethree-nightpartyandyourroomisabout$2,100.

FourSeasonsChiangMai:

ChiangMai,Thailand

AttheFourSeasonsChiangMai,guestscanexperiencenorthernThailand'sfamousculture.LocatedinthemountainsofChiangMai'sMaeRimdistrict,theresortisfamousforitsnaturalsetting.Theresort'sRimThaiKitchenhostsitsannualChristmasDaybrunch,whichincludesclassicholidaydishesaswellasinternationalfavorites.Roomratesstartat$300perdayduringChristmasweek.

21.WhatmakesTheRitzspecial?

A.A35-foottree.

B.ClassicThaiholidaydishes.

C.Abundantdrinksandgoodcheer.

D.Alivebandanddancers.

22.WhatwillyouenjoyinTheLygonArmsduringChristmas?

A.Athree-nightChristmasparty.

B.TraditionalChristmasafternooncoffee.

C.Naturalsettingandfamousculture.

D.CelebrationsbasedonthePacificOcean.

23.Whichhotelwouldbethemostexpensiveforasingleday?

A.TheRitz.

B.MontageLagunaBeach.

C.TheLygonArms.

D.FourSeasonsChiangMai.

B

InJuly,2018,mymomaskedmetoaccompanyhertoher2019schoolreunioninMalaysia."I'dprefertotravelwithyouduetomybadeyes,"shesaid."Whatdoyouthink?

"Iwasbusy,butfigured2019wasfaraway."Sure!

"Isaid,andforgotallaboutit.

Then,inJune,mymomremindedmeofmypromise,butI'dtotallyforgottenaboutitbythen.DidIhavethetime?

DidIhavethemoney?

DidIhavethewill?

I'dwalkintoafireformymom,butwe'reverydifferenttravelers.1usuallytravelalonewithabackpack,whereasmomnevertravelsalone,andtakessomanycarry-onbagsthatshelookslikeaChristmastree.Therewasalsotheboredom.Mom'schildhoodtownislovely,butwesaweverythingthereyearsago.

"Areyousureyouneedmetocomewithyou?

"Iaskedoverthephone.Silence.ThenMomscreamedatmenottoworryaboutitandshewasn'tgoinganymore.Iscreamedathernottobesilly;shescreamed"Fine";Iscreamed"Fine".ThenIfeltbadandbookedourflightsandhotelimmediately.

Atfirst,itwasfine.Wedrovepasttheapartmentwhereshegrewup,ategreatfood,thenmetherfriendsforyumcha（早茶）.Afterafewdaysofthis,however,Iwasbored.I'dgrowntiredofhearingthenon-stopgossipaboutpeopleIdidn'tknow.Onthenightofthereunion,Iconvincedmomtogobyherself.

Whileshewasout,Iswam,caughtupwithwork,andstaredattheceiling.Whenshecameback,Iwasinagoodmood.Shewasinanevenbetterone,tellingmeaboutthereunioninwaysthatmademecrywithlaughter.Allwe'dneededwastimeapart

Thenextday,asweshoppedtogether,mymornlaughedloudlyasshepointedataperfume（香水）bottlewiththename"Si"onit-Simeansfaeces（粪便）inCantonese.Momputsomeoftheperfumeon,aswebothcriedwithlaughter.

She'llneverbethemostwell-matchedpersonformetotravelwith,butcoveredinSi,sheremindedmethatshe'sdefinitelythefunniest.

24.Whentheauthor'smotherfirstaskedhimtotravelwithher,he.

A.wassobusythatheforgottoreply

B.agreedtotheplanimmediately

C.wasworriedthathewouldn'thavemoney

D.advisedhismothernottogobecauseofherbadeyes

25.Duringthefirstdaysoftheirjourney,theauthor.

A.methisfriendsforyumchahappilyB.hadseveralquarrelswithhismother

C.wasagoodcompaniontohismotherD.regrettedtravelingtogetherwithhismother

26.Whathappenedwhentheauthorandhismotherseparatedforsometime?

A.Theauthorwashappybuthismotherwasupset.

B.Theauthorwasboredbuthismotherenjoyedthereunion.

C.Bothofthemenjoyedthetimeapart.

D.Theybothdecidedtotravelapartlateron.

27.Whatisthekeymessagetheauthorintendstoconveywiththisarticle?

A.Itisboringtotravelwithparents.

B.Itisimportanttomakeplansbeforetraveling.

C.Itisdifficulttocommunicatewithparentsduetothegenerationgap.

D.Itispossibletobehappywithwhoyou'retravelingwithevenifyou'redifferent.

C

Iran’sLakeUrmiawasoncethesecond-largestsaltwaterlakeintheworld,coveringmorethan2,000squaremilesatitsdeepestinthe1990s.Inthepasttwodecades,thelakehasdriedout,decreasingattimestolessthan20%ofitsaveragesize.

It’snotastoryofclimatechange,thoughthatcertainlycontributed.It’sacaseofwatermismanagement.Researchesblamewateroveruseandinefficiencyinagriculture,newdams（大坝）andirrigation（灌溉）projects,abridgecuttingacrossthelake,decliningrainfallandrisingtemperatureformuchofthedryingout.

“Formethisisareallyimportanttopic:

theenvironmentalproblemsintheworld,”saysphotographerMaximilianMann,whotraveledtoIranthreetimes.Hisphotosarecollectedfromallthreetrips.

Lakeresearcherssaytherehavebeenencouragingsignsinthepastfewyears.Thispastspring,massivefloodinginIranhelpedthelakeregainwaterlevelaswell.Mann’sphotosweretakenbeforethatflooding.

“Thefloodscertainlyhelpedandincreasedthewaterlevels,”saysAmirAghaKouchak,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,whohasstudiedthelake.“However,oneoraseriesoffloodswon’thavealong-terminfluence.Themainissueinthebasinisthatthewaterdemandismuchhigherthantherenewablewaterinthebasin.Ifthewaterdemandinthebasinisnotmanaged,afterawhilethelakewillcontinuetodryout.Andthesituationremainsreallyworrying.”

28.Howdoestheauthorbeginthetext?

’

A.Bygivinganexample.B.Bydescribinganevent.

C.Bymakingacomparison.D.Byexpressinganopinion.

29.Whichofthefollowingisareasonthatcontributedtothechangeofthelake?

A.Wateroveruseandinefficiencyinindustry.

B.Massiveflooding.

C.Risingrainfallanddecliningtemperature.

D.Newdamsandirrigationprojects.

30.Whatdoweknowaboutthelake?

A.Itusedtobethesecon