湖南省长沙市长郡中学2020年下学期高二英语期中考试卷

湖南省长沙市长郡中学2020年下学期高二英语期中考试卷

命题人：董朝审核人：欧阳兵

说明：本套试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，满分100分。考试时间：120分钟。考生务必将答案填入答卷的相应位置，否则不计分。

第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共65分）

第一部分：听力（共三节，满分10分）

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. How much will the woman lend the man?

A. $13.

B. $7.

C. $6.

2. Which flight will the man take to New York this afternoon?

A. The 6:30 flight.

B. The 3:30 flight.

C. The 3:13 flight.

3. What does Mike tell the woman?

A. He wants to have a rest for a few days.

B. The final exams he took were easy.

C. It’s too early for him to make plans.

4. Why did the man apologize?

A. He had lost the dictionary.

B. He had forgotten to bring the dictionary.

C. He had forgotten to tell Mr. Smith to bring the dictionary.

5. Where are they most probably working?

A. At the post office.

B. At a newspaper office.

C. At a supermarket.

第二节（共12小题；每小题0.5分，满分6分）

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料, 回答第6~8题。

6. Who sent a new camera to the man?

A. His mother.

B. His uncle.

C. His sister.

7. What did the man’s sister give him as a birthday present?

A. A blue tie.

B. A wonderful picture.

C. A new suit.

8. Where does Uncle Robert live?

A. In the man’s home.

B. In New York.

C. In the countryside.

听第7段对话，回答9~11题。

9. Why is the man going to the States?

A. To visit places of interest.

B. To visit his friends.

C. To attend a conference.

10. When will the man leave for America?

A. In two weeks.

B. In mid-January.

C. On January 10th.

11. What is the man?

A. A scientist.

B. A writer.

C. A traveller.

听第8段材料，回答12~14题。

12. Where were the man’s glasses?

A. Beside the mirror.

B. In the bathroom.

C. On his nose.

13. What did the man forget once he went fishing?

A. His boat.

B. His trousers.

C. His fishing pole.

14. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Brothers.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Friends.

听第9段材料，回答15~17题。

15. What can we learn about the two speakers?

A. They once worked in a restaurant.

B. They have a restaurant in the shopping center.

C. They have owned a successful restaurant.

16. What is the man considering?

A. Being employed by the two men.

B. Opening a branch in the shopping center.

C. Passing their management on to George and Jane.

17. Who are George and Jane?

A. The speakers’ relatives.

B. The speakers’ parents.

C. The speakers’ son and daughter.

第三节（共3小题；每小题0.5分，满分1.5分）

听下面一段材料，从所听到的内容中获取必要信息，将18-20小题补充完整，每空不超过3个单词，听力材料朗读两遍。你有45秒钟的答题时间。

Reason

his wife has a lot of 18 things to tell him

Problem

he felt 19 and couldn’t go to work

Result

when the wife takes the pills, the 20 will be all right

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15 分）

从下列A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项，并将答案填入答卷相应的位置。

21. 一I’m sorry I’m calling you so late.

一 okey .

A. That’s

B. You’re

C. This is

D. I’m

22. Last month, part of Southeast America was struck by the terrible floods,

from _______effects the people are still suffering.

A. that

B. whose

C. those

D. what

23. It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. _________ the answers

ready will be of great help.

A. To have had

B. Having had

C. Have

D. Having

24. Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife park she was bitten

on the leg of a lion.

A. when

B. while

C. since

D. once

25. The research is so designed that once _______ nothing can be done to change

it.

A. begins

B. having begun

C. beginning

D. begun

26. I was really interested in some pop music, but I ________ them as I got

older.

A. got tired with

B. felt tired of

C. was tired for

D. became tired from

27. People from Australia have language _______ over others while studying

in Britain.

A. strength

B. power

C. advantage

D. gift

28. --Is John still performing?

---I’m afraid not. He is said _________ the stage already as he has become an lawyer.

A. to have left

B. to leave

C. to have been left

D. to be left

29. If you work hard, you’ll a top student.

A. have

B. make

C. change

D. keep

30. 一No, I’m afraid he isn’t in. This is his secretary speaking. Can I help you?

一 .

A. Oh, you will.

B. Oh, that’s a pity.

C. I should think so.

D. Well, I look forward to hearing from you.

31. ___________ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in

the United States.

A. Being founded

B. It was founded

C. Founded

D. Founding

32. I have nothing to confess. _______ you want me to say?

A. What is it that

B. What it is that

C. How is it that

D. How it is that

33. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _____ whether

he was going in the right direction.

A. seeing

B. having seen

C. to have seen

D. to see

34. The bodywork of this old car hardly _______ .

A. holds up

B. holds together

C. holds on

D. holds back

35. Tony was very unhappy for ________ to the party.

A. having not been invited

B. not having invited

C. having not invited

D. not having been invited

第二节: 完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、 B、 C、 D 四个

选项中，选出最佳选项, 并将答案填入答卷相应的位置。

In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired

of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 36 lifestyle and said,

“I don’t want your God. I am leaving!”

She left home.Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job,

so she went to the streets to do everything she could to 37 . Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew 38 , and the daughter became more and more entrenched (固执) in her way of life .

No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having 39 her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part

of the city in 40 of her daughter. She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple 41 . “Would you allow me to 42 this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten 43 at the bottom: “I love you still…come home!”

One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She

sat 44 listening to the service, all the while letting her 45 wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?

She couldn’t 46 until the service was over. She stood and went

to look.It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still…come home!” 47 she stood in front of the picture, she wept.

It was too 48 to be true.

It was night, but she was so 49 by the message that she started

walking home. 50 the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and 51 her way timidly. As she knocked, the door 52 open on its own. She thought someone must have broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s 53 , the young woman ran to the bedroom

and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”

The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s arms. The daughter said, “I was so worried and 54 someone had broken in.” The mot her replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been 55 .”

36．A．modern B．religious C．awful D．simple 37．A．earn money B．help others

C．get from D．become famous

38．A．lonelier B．slower C．elder D．older

39．A．told about B．heard of C．learned from D．talked to 40．A．sight B．charge C．search D．need

41．A．request B．remark C．question D．speech

42．A．print out B．look at C．send off D．put up 43．A．record B．advice C．message D．notice 44．A．sensitively B．absent-mindedly

C．devotedly D．carefully

45．A．eyes B．hands C．thoughts D．imaginations 46．A．help B．move C．wait D．listen 47．A．After B．Since C．Until D．As

48．A．lucky B．good C．happy D．certain 49．A．astonished B．touched C．interested D．ashamed

50．A．By B．At C．During D．Before

51．A．had B．led C．made D．held

52．A．seemed B．blew C．proved D．flew

53．A．safety B．health C．danger D．life

54．A．observed B．realized C．found D．thought 55．A．pushed B．opened C．locked D．fixed

第三部分阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题1分，满分20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 ,并将答案填入答卷相应的位置。

A

Right is right. Right? Of course. But is left wrong? Well, the Romans used to think so. They thought left-handed people were mistakes of nature. Latin, the language of the Romans, had many words that expressed this view. Some words we use today still have th is meaning. The Latin word “dexter” means “right”. The English word “dexterous” comes from this word. It means “handy” (clever with hands). So, right is handy. But the Latin word for left is “sinister”. The English word “sinister” comes from this word. Sin ister means “evil” (very bad). Is it fair to call right-handed people handy and left-handed people evil? Well, fair or not, many languages have words that express such beliefs. In old English, the word for left means “weak”. That isn’t much of an improvement over “evil”.

Not very long ago, children were often forced to write with their right hands. Doctors have since found that this can be very harmful. You should use the hand you were born to use.

People who use their left hands are just starting to get better treatment. But why do they get all these bad names in the first place? One reason may be that there are not as many left-handed people as there are right-handed people. There is one left-handed person for every five right-handed ones.

People who are different are often thought to be wrong. But attitudes do seem to be changing. Fair-minded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand.

56. What does the passage lead us to believe when one writes?

A. He can only use his right hand.

B. He can only use his left hand.

C. He can use either his left hand or his right hand.

D. He can use both his left hand and his right hand.

57. The last sentence of this article means ________.

A. Fair-minded right-handed people want to change the habit of the

left-handed people

B. Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to help the left-handed

people

C. Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to use left hand to write

and so on

D. Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to give up using their

left hands

58. After we read the article we can certainly know that _______.

A. left-handed people have been treated poorly

B. the number of the left-handed people is larger than that of

right-handed people

C. right-handed people are much cleverer than left-handed people

D. left-handed people are less smart but hardworking

59. Which of the following is NOT right, according to the article?

A. At one time, left-handed people were forced to use their right hands.

B. Left-handed people today are being treated better than those in the past.

C. There are not as many left-handed people as there are right-handed

people today.

D. “Dexterous” comes from Latin, means “evil” and English

“sinister” means “handy”.

B

Over time, the Declaration of Independence(《独立宣言》)has deeply affected American history. Phrases from the document such as “all men are created equal” quickly took on a life of their own or were applied to groups that the authors never expected. Blacks quickly used this language to challenge slavery in the United States. The ideal of equality led Northern states to free slaves in the 1780s, 1790s, and early 1800s. Black white abolitionists(废止论者) used the ideal that all men were created equal to attack slavery in the South before the Civil War. And civil rights supporters gathered behind Jefferson’s words in their fight against racism in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1848 the delegates(代表) to the Seneca Falls women’s rights conference proclaimed that “all men and women are created equal”, and the 20th century feminist（女权主义者）did the same.

Other groups have focused on the document’s defence of the right to rebel against an unjust government. The Declaration of Independence had a deep effect on the French Revolution; its influence was strong in the Declaration of the Right of Man and of the Citizen, adopted by the National Assembly of France in 1798. In the 19th century the principles of the declaration were adopted by various Latin American movements fighting for independence from European colonial powers. The declaration influences more recent struggles for national identity(身份); Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh, for example, used the American document as one of the basic principles behind his fight to establish an independent and unified Vietnam.

The document itself continues to be an important symbol for the American people. Today, each page of the Declaration of Independence is protected. Over one million Americans view the document each year in Washington, DC, where it is displayed along with the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.

60. What can be inferred about the 20th century feminists?

A. They fought against racism, using the Declaration of Independence.

B. They held conferences to discuss the Declaration of Independence.

C. They defended women’s rights by referring to “men and women.”

D. They proclaimed the Independence of Women’s Rights.

61. The passage gives the example of the French Revolution to show that _______________.

A. the Declaration of Independence ensures people’s rights to supervise

(监督) the government.

B. the Declaration of Independence ensures the equality for all men

C. French people and the US are closely related

D. the French Revolution had a strong influence on many Latin American

Movements

62. From the last paragraph, we can see that today the Declaration of

Independence _______________.

A. has had many of its pages lost

B. is only available in Washington, DC

C. is still supported by the American people

D. has had many changes

63. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The Declaration of Independence and the French Revolution.

B. The Declaration of Independence influence on other countries.

C. The different purposes of the Declaration of Independence intended

by its authors.

D. The application of the Declaration of Independence by different people.

C

Australia is one of the world’s most urbanized(都市化的) countries. About 70 percent of the population lives in the 10 large cities. Most of the population is near the eastern sea and the southeastern corner of the continent.

Australia’s lifestyle seems very Western, but Australia is also a multicultural society which has been given variety by nearly five million settlers from almost 200 nations. Four out of ten Australians are migrants(移民) or the first children of migrants, half of them from non-English speaking countries. In 1991—1992, East Asians took up 41 percent of the whole population.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait（托雷斯海峡） Islander people totaled 265,378 at the last census(人口普查), nearly1.5 percent of the population. Two thirds of these people live in towns and cities. Many others live in rural and remote areas, and some still have a very traditional way of life. It is thought that aboriginal people began living on the continent 50, 000 to 60,000 years ago. Some authorities believe that they may have been there 100,000 years ago.

Australia’s national anthem(国歌), Advance Australia Fair, is a new version of a late 19th century patriotic song. It was declared the national anthem in April 1984, replacing God Save the Queen, which became the royal anthem. The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over the whole continent. The small Union Jack(英国国旗) represents the historical link with Britain.

The large seven-pointed star represents the six States and Territories. The small stars form the Southern Cross ---- an important part of the southern hemisphere’s night sky.

Australia’s national day, Australia Day, on the 26th of January, marks the date in 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip of the British Royal Navy led a fleet of 11 ships to Port Jackson(Sydney Cove). Phillip formally took the eastern part of the continent for England and made it a settlement. This is now Australia’s largest city---- Sydney.

64. Australia’s lifestyle is multicultural because ________ .

A. about 70 percent of the population lives in the 10 largest cities

B. most people live along the eastern seaboard and the southeastern corner

of the continent

C. in 1991---1992, East Asians took up 41 percent of the whole population

D. about five million settlers come from almost 200 nations

65. About _________ people now live in Australia.

A. 18 million

B. 30 million

C. 10 million

D. 26 million

66. When did the Advance Australia Fair became Australia’s national anthem?

A. In the late 19th century.

B. Around the middle of the 1980s.

C. In the middle of the 20th century.

D. In the middle of the 19th century.

67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The flag of Australia is one of the flags that fly over the whole continent.

B. One third of the Australians live in the countryside.

C. The Aboriginals of Australia have lived in Australia for no more than

50,000 years.

D. Sydney is Australia’s largest city and capital.

D

Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their misery. Very attractive people tend to form partnerships that are less stable and satisfying than those enjoyed by plain Janes.

According to research by Dr John Blaine of the University of Southern California, relationships between people whose professions largely depend on their appearances, such as models or actors, tend to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors or students.

Blaine said the beautiful felt different from childhood. They are treated as special, which may create both arrogance(傲慢) and insecurity. All too often, beauty can be used as an alternative to education. Often they are pushed out of their class or town, told to go off and make their fortune in Hollywood or London and, when the majority fail, they have few talents(才能) to make a living.

Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the “big five” —the key factors American experts consider when helping distressed couples. These are neuroticism(神经过敏), including anger and anxiety; extroversion(性格外向); openness to new experiences; agreeableness; and conscientiousness, or sticking by agreements they have made. Attractive people often see no reason to try to change until their looks start to fade.

Krista Sutherland, of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships that appeared to be perfect from the outside, such as the former “dream teams” of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds and aspirations(抱负) are often shared, did not necessarily lead to happiness.

68. What does the underlined sentence “Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra

and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their misery. ” means?

A. Beautiful women always felt lonely.

B. Beautiful women always were alone.

C. Many beautiful women didn’t end up with a happy life.

D. Beautiful women always lived a happy life.

69. The underlined phrase “plain Janes” in the passage refer to ________.

A. ordinary-looking women

B. women called Jane

C. common people

D. attractive women

70. We can infer in the passage that ________.

A. Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley were a couple

B. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were very satisfied with their life

C. When they fail in Hollywood, the beautiful have little trouble in

making a living

D. The marriage of the beautiful often last long

71. Which of the following is the best title?

A. Five key factors affecting the partnership

B. Beauties are doomed to fail in love

C. Beauties or common?

D. The beautiful are different.

E

Britain's oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 110. Mr. John Evans had never found the time or the money-to make the trip from his home near Swansea. But, when British Rail offered him an all-expenses-paid birthday trip to the capital, he just could not refuse.

Until yesterday he had never been far from home, except for one trip to Aberdeen. Mr. Evans, who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales,

almost made the journey to London once before, at the turn of the century. "There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings (1 shilling = 1/20 pound) return from Swansea—too much I thought. All my money went to the family then." he said.

During the next two days Mr. Evans will be taken on a whistle-stop tour of London to see the sights. Top of his list is a visit to the Houses of Parliament(国会).

The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided to move him about if he gets tired. "I don't like the chair business--people will think I am getting old," he said.

His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized--no alcohol, no cigarette and no anger. Before setting off from Swansea with his 76-year-old son, Amwel, he quipped," I'm glad to see they've given me a return ticket. "

72. It was reported that Mr. Evans's healthy long life was to a certain extent

due to his ______.

A. wine drinking

B. proper smoking

C. mild temper

D. sense of humor

73. Which of the following statements is true?

A. A single trip from Mr. Evans's home to the White City used to be ten

shillings.

B. The first place for Mr. Evans to visit is the Houses of Parliament.

C. He appreciated people's arrangement of a wheelchair during his visit.

D. Mr. Evans once made the journey to London at the turn of the century.

74. The word "quip" in the last sentence most probably means _______.

A. to make a witty remark

B. to express a happy message

C. to make a wish

D. to tell a joke

75. What might be the best title for this passage?

A. 110-Year-Old Tourist.

B. Secret for Long and Healthy Life.

C. Free Return Ticket.

D. Sightseeing in London.

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共三节，满分35分）

第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分。）

根据所提供的英语首字母或中文提示，用其正确的形式填空，并将答案填入答卷相应的位置。

76. When there is no g________ , our feet no longer stay on the ground.

77. Seeing that several monkeys were hanging from b_______, the children let

out a cry.

78. As a boy, he often played truant. His frequent a_________ from school

made his parents very angry.

79. Developing countries want to build the most m________ buildings.

80. Though he was less than fifteen years old, he wanted very much to be

i______ of his parents.

81. Newspaper and other ________ (媒体) do more than simply record what

happens.

82. The staff of the IBM company ________ (示范)to us that the new computer

would save considerable time.

83. The old rooms looked like the new ones after they had been well ________

(装饰).

84. It is necessary for doctors to study the ________ (结构) of the human body.

85. Which is more ____________ (强大的), the UK or the USA?

第二节：课文默写（共20小题；每小题0。5分，满分10分）将答案填入答卷相应的位置。

I. New theme park are being built all over the world. It seems that people

just cannot get enough of 86 rides and exciting 87 . The parks

are becoming more advanced and new technology allows us to experience almost anything without actually being in danger or risking 88 .

II. Imagine this: you are twenty-one years old and a 89 graduate student at one of the top universities in the world. One day, your doctor tells you that you have an 90 disease and may not have more than twelve months to live. How would you feel? What would you do? Most of us would 91 feel very sad and give up our _92 and hopes for the future.

III. Before I decide what I’m going to write, I have to 93 the article with my editor. He listens to my ideas and gives me his 94 . For long

and important articles, for example a feature story, the editor will tell

me how I should 95 the story. Tthe editor’s job is to keep the newspaper 96 and interesting to the readers.

IV. Modernism was invented in the 1920s by a group of 97 who wanted to change society with buildings that went against people’s feeling of beauty. They wanted their buildings 98 in a way to look 99 .

V. The 100 of English poetry to China came late. Towards the end of the nineteenth century Chinese writers started reading more foreign poetry. The great moment for European 101 to come to China is between 1910 and late 1930s 102 famous writers such as Lu Xun and Guo Moruo 103 both poetry and novels into Chinese.

VI. In 1066 England was 104 by the French. For the few hundred years

the upper classes spoke French 105 the common people spoke English.

第三节：书面表达（满分15分）

假如你昨天参观了一所示范高中。请按照图中规定的顺序（从主楼出发），根据

以下图表和中文提示，向你班里的其他同学用英文讲述你参观该校时的所见所闻。

参观地点学生活动

实验楼做实验

艺术中心练乐器

报告厅听报告

操场足球赛

注意：

（1）词数100左右；

（2）开头与结尾已为你写好。

生词：喷泉fountain

Yesterday I paid a visit to a model high school, together with my friend.

It was really an impressive visit.

长郡中学2020年下学期高二段考

英语答卷

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