湖南省邵東縣創(chuàng)新實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校2019-2020學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題

湖南省邵東縣創(chuàng)新實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校20192020學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期中試題（分值：150分時(shí)量：120分鐘）

第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）Whathappenedtothewoman?A.Shehurtherlap. B.Shehurtherleg.C.Shefelldownfromthestairs.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Atthebookingoffice.B.Intheclassroom.C.Attheairport.WhereisthewomangoingthisSundayafternoon?A.Toherfriend’swedding.B.Tothemuseum.C.Tothecinema.Howdoesthewomanarrivehere?A.Bytrain. B.Onfoot.C.Bytaxi.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Awallet B.AwatchC.Anotebook.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。Wheremightthewomanleaveherpurse?A.Atschool. B.AttheSmiths’.C.Inthelibrary.7.Whatwillthewomandolater?A.PhoneMrsSmith. B.Gotothelibrary.C.VisitMrsSmith.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A.Astudent. B.Awaitress.C.Ateacher.Whydoesthemanthankthewoman?Shehelpedhimwithhisproblems.Sheinvitedhimtodrinkcoffee.Shehadthreeclassesforhim.Whenwillthespeakersmeetagain?Tomorrow.B.NextMonday.C.NextTuesday聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Doctorandpatient.B.Waiterandcustomer.C.FriendsWhatwillthewomanhavefordinner?Soup,fruitjuice,fishandredwine.Redwine,fish,meatandcoffee.Fruitjuice,redwine,meatandcoffee.Whatwillthewomandoafterdinner?Gohomedirectly.B.Gotoseeafilm.C.Gotoadisco.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。.Whatdoesthewomando?.Astudent.B.Arunner.C.AninterviewerWhatisthemandoingnow?Doingsomesports.Findingajobinthepany.Preparingforasportsmeeting.Whydoesn'tthemandosportsnow?Becausehehasnotime.Becausehedoesn'tlikeit.Becausehehasmanycourses.Whatdoesthewomanneedthemantodo?Workforthepanyallhislife.Managethepanysportsteam.Beamemberofthepanysportsteam.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。WhatwasthematterwithMrsJenkins?Herstomachachedseriously.Therewassomethingwrongwithherheart.Shehadahighfever.WhatdoesMrsJenkinslikebest?A.Coffee.B.Wine.C.PotatoesWhatcanweknowaboutthedoctor?Heisn'taqualified（稱職的）doctor.Heisanexperienced（有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的）doctor.Heneversmokedordrunkbefore.閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）AIcan’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”.Selfhateismuchmorepotentiallypoisonousandforyoungpeople,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“l(fā)inger”inparagraph5?A．etoanendB．continuetoexistC．begintochangeD．beeoutofdateBMeetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesstresstheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries,liketheUKorFrance,peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcaferatherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion,insteadtherewasanunfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues,however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.24．TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat________.A．toomanywordsareofnouseB．theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesC．eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferentD．peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature25．Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?A．Byacceptingdifferenthabits.B．Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.C．Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.D．Byspeakingeachother’slanguages.26．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CrossCulturalDifferencesB．MulticulturalEnvironmentC．HowtoUnderstandEachOtherD．HowtoBuildUpaRelationshipCNowadayssixAmazonScoutdeliveryrobotsrolledoutinapilotprograminSnohomishCounty,Wash.Therobotscarrymeals,groceriesandpackagestohomesandofficesinthisregionjustnorthofSeattle.TheyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofLondon,Beijingandothercitiesandmunitiesworldwide.Thesemachinesmustoverepedestrianlegs,naughtydogsandbrokenpavement,whichraisessomequestions.Theseservicesaregainingattractionasagrowingnumberofcityresidentsexpectimmediateorscheduleddeliveryforjustabouteverything.Between2017and2018onlineretailsalesintheU.S.increasedby16percent.Onthefinalstepofallthesedeliveries,calledthelastmile,humansonbicycles,motorizedscooters(電動(dòng)車)orlargedeliverytruckstypicallydeliverpackages.Allthevehiclespeteforspaceonbusyurbanstreets.“Deliveriesaretrendingupwardsinallcrowdedcitycenters,andifcityandstateleadersdon’tstartthinkingaboutcreativesolutionslikerobotdeliveries,wecanexpectevenworsetrafficjams,”saysPaulMackie,directorofatransportationpolicyresearchcenterinArlington.Astudybythiscenterfound73percentofdeliveryvehiclesinArlingtonwereparkedoutsideofauthorizedareas,oftenblockingbikelanesandcrosswalks.Bymovingthelaststepofdeliveriesfromtheroadtothesidewalk,citiescouldreducetrafficjamsandsolvetheparkingproblementirely,Mackiesays.paniessuchasAmazonarenotdevelopingthisdeliverytechnologysimplytoclearupurbantraffic.Selfdrivingvehiclesandsidewalkrobotscouldcutdownlastmiledeliverycostsincitiesbyasmuchas40percent,accordingtoa2018reportbyaconsultancyfirm.Adeliveryrobotcancostthousandsofdollarstomanufacture,andmostcurrentlyrequirehumanmanagementandconservation.Butinthelongrunpaniesthatuseautonomousdeliveryvehiclesinthenextseveralyearscouldendupsavingbillionsofdollars,thereportstated.27．WhydoesAmazonintroducedeliveryrobots?A．Toamuseitscustomers.B．Toconfirmthepany’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．Blockbikelanesandcrosswalks.D．Relieveurbantrafficaswellassavedeliverycosts.30．Whichwordcanbestdescribethefutureoftherobotdelivery?A．Uncertain. B．Hopeless.C．Promising. D．Unacceptable.七選五（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）HowtobeagoodroommateRoommatehorrorstoriesareprettypopulartopicsofconversationatschool.Followafewsimpletipstoensureyou’renottheawfulroommateeveryone’stalkingabout.RespecteachotherFirstandforemost,youneedtorespectyourroommate.31．Ifyourroommateissleeping,keepthenoiseandlightlevelsdown.Ifyourroommateisstudying,don’thaveloudconversationsinthesameroom.Ifindoubt,askyourselfwhetheryouwouldbeannoyedifyourroommatedidn’tdotheabovethingsforyou.Keepitclean.32．Hairintheshowerorbathroomslitteredwithmagazinesordirtyclothes.Respectmeanskeepingyoursideoftheroomclean.Andhopefully,ifyourroommateseesyoukeepingyoursideclean,they’llbemorelikelytokeeptheirsclean.Keepyourhandsofftheirstuff.33．Ifyoureallyneedtoborrowsomethingoftheirs,alwaysaskbeforeyoudo.Iftheysayno,don’tgetangry.Somepeoplejustdon’tlikeotherpeopleusingtheirstuff.SetbasicrulesYouandyourroommateshouldestablishsomebasicrules.Forinstance,Ireallydon’tlikeitwhenpeoplehavephoneconversationsintheroomwhileIamstudying.34．I’dratherbewritingmypaperthanlisteningtoyoutellyourbestfriendaboutyourweekend.Sodiscussthatwithyourroommate.Makeapromise,butthetieshouldgotothepersonstudying.Anotherexampleistodiscusscleaningduties.Dividingcleaningdutieswillmakeyourroomcleaneranditwillhelpeaseroommatetensions.35．A．Beconsiderate.B．Talkonthephone.C．Don’tuseyourroommate’sitemswithoutasking.D．I’mnotgoodatdoingseveralthingsatthesametime.E.Ihaveheardmanyhorrorstoriesaboutdirtyroommates.F.Takingoutthetrashandtidyingtheroomarejustafewthingstoconsider.G.Itisamazinghowpeopledon’tunderstandwhatitmeanstobeconsiderate.完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）It'sthattimeagainwhenwe’rebusybuying,covering,andgivingthem.Sometimeswecallthem36sometimespresents.Istherea37?Thewordsetousfromdifferent38.GifthasitsoriginintheGermanic(日耳曼語的)rootfor“togive”."Itreferredtoanactof39,andthen,tothethingbeinggiven.InOldEnglishit40thedowry(彩禮)giventoabride'sparents.Present41theFrenchfor“topresent”.Apresentisthethingpresented.Theywerebothusedtoexpressthe42ofsomethinggoingthroughachangeof43withoutexpectationofpaymentfromthe13thcenturyonward.Thewordsgiftandpresentarewellmatchedsynonymsthatmeanalmostthesamething.44______,evenwellmatchedsynonymshavetheirownuniquepatternsof45.Giftappliestoawiderangeofsituations.Presentsaremore46.Ifyourwholefamilygave47toyourcollegefund(基金)foryourbirthdaywouldyousay"Igotalotofpresents"?Itdoesn’texactlysound48,butsinceyouneverholdthesedonationsinyourhand,giftsseemstofitbetter.Giftcan49actlikeanadjective(形容詞)todescribeanothernoun(名詞).Whatdoyoucallthetypeof50whereyoucan51presentsforpeople?Agiftshop.Presentdoesn'tworkwellinthisroleof52othernouns.Wehavegiftboxesandgiftcards,notpresentboxesandpresentcardsStill,53mypersonalsenseofthe54presentthoughitmaynotbeasmonismorecasualsoundingthangift.Butwhetherit'sgiftsorpresentsyou55,Iwishyoumanyandlotsthisyear.A.giftsB.awardsC.friendsD.familiesA.mistakeB.differenceC.planD.promiseA.gamesB.storiesC.situationsD.languagesA.givingB.speakingC.leavingD.listeningA.listedB.receiveC.meantD.affectedA.resultsinB.mixeswithC.appliestoD.esfromA.dreamB.chanceC.adviceD.ideaA.possessionB.attitudeC.colorsD.decisionsA.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.OtherwiseA.behaviorB.useC.spellingD.developmentA.transparentB.concreteCpositiveDpublicA.thanksB.attentionC.donationsD.discountsA.wrongB.easyC.unluckyD.coolA.yetB.alsoC.justD.thusA.marketB.restaurantC.shopD.hotelA.buyB.lendC.openD.handA.explainingB.correctingC.analyzingD.describingA.becauseofBaccordingtoC.inspiteofD.inadditiontoA.actionsB.eventsC.wordsD.directionsA.orderB.offerC.makeD.prefer語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）InthesmalltownofZelenogradsk,Russia,catsaregiventherespecttheydeserve.There'sastatueofacat56.(sit)inapark.There'sacatonthetown'slogo(徽標(biāo)).Andnowapersonofficiallybeenappointedascatchief,57.meansshe’staskedwithcaringforthestray(流浪的)catsofthearea.Some80applicants58.(apply)forthenewroleandSvetlanaLogunovafinallylandedit.She’sbeengivenabikeandauniform,59.(make)upofabrightgreenjacket,abowtie,andahat,andabudgetof5,700roubles(E66)amonthtomakesureallthestraysarewell60.(feed)andlookedafter.It'sabigtask,61.(obvious),andSvetlanadoesn'tthinkthatshe’llbeabletocareforaround70catsonherown.“Ialonecannotcareforeverysingleoneandahelpinghandwouldgo62longway,”shesaid.Peoplelivingherewillneedtobekindtocats,too,andtaketheminformedical63.(treat)andfoodwhentheycan.Butit'sgreatthattheressomeoneincharge64.thecatsespeciallywithsucha(n)65(attract)title.寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作（滿分15分）假定你是李華,上午去外教Mr.Brown家邀請(qǐng)他觀看武術(shù)(martialarts)表演,但他不在家。請(qǐng)你用英語給他寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.拜訪他的目的2.武術(shù)表演簡(jiǎn)介;3.詢問他何時(shí)有空。注意:1詞數(shù)80左右;可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事。Lovemakestheworldgoaroundandamother’sloveneverchangesAfter21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.It’shardtoimaginethattheotherwomanwasmymother,whohasbeenlivingalonefor19years,butIamtoobusytovisitheroften.ThatnightIcalledtoinvitehertogooutfordinnerandamovie.“What’swrong?Areyouwell?”sheasked.Mymotheralwaysdoubtsthatalatenightcallisasignofbadnews.“Itwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,”Iresponded.AsIdroveovertopickherup,Inoticedthatsheseemedtobenervousaboutourdate.Butshesmiledfromafacethatwasasbeautifulasanangel’s.“ItoldmyfriendsthatIwasgoingtogooutwithmyson,andtheywereimpressed,”shesaid.Wewenttoarestaurantthatwasveryniceandfortable.MymotherlookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Afterwesatdown,Ihadtoreadthemenu.Hereyescouldonlyreadlargeprint.Isawmomsittingtherelookingatmewithasmileonherlips.“Iusedtohavetoreadthemenuwhenyouweresmall,”shesaid.“Thenit’stimetoletmereturnthefavor,”Iresponded.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversationnothingspecialbutcatchinguponrecentevents.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid,“I’llgooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Iagreed.注意：1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.應(yīng)使用5個(gè)以上短文中標(biāo)有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語；3.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段每段的開頭語已為你寫好；4.續(xù)寫完成后，請(qǐng)用下劃線標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語。Paragraph1:WhenIgothome,mywifesharedherstoryabouthermomwhopassedawayyearsago._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Severaldayslater,Ireceivedmymother’sinvitation._________________________________________