湖北省咸宁市鄂南高级中学2020学年度高二英语起点考试试题(无答案)

湖北省咸宁市鄂南高级中学2020学年度高二起点考试英语试卷第一部分：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)

1.What is the man going to do?

A.Hold a party.

B.Hang out with friends.

C.Go to a banquet.

2.When will Judy get up?

A. At 7:15.

B. At 7:10.

C. At 7:05.

3.Why is the woman late?

A. The bus broke down halfway.

B. She didn’t catch the bus.

C. She went to the hospital.

4.What do we know about John?

A. He hates cleaning the room.

B. He sleeps a lot everyday.

C. He is working on a project.

5. Who is probably the man?

A. A reporter

B. A postman

C. A salesman

第二节(共15题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)

听第6段材料,回答第6至7题.

What will the weather be like on weekends?

A. Warm.

B. Sunny

C. Snowy.

6.What is Tom going to do on weekends?

A. Babysit his sister.

B. Go on a picnic.

C. Do some housework.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题.

7.What does Bob like?

A. Cooking.

B. Doing the dishes.

C. Neither of them.

8.What does Jenny think of doing the dishes?

A. Boring

B. Interesting.

C. Relaxing.

9.What will Bob do for the dinner?

A. Cook and do the dishes.

B. Buy some vegetables and cook..

C. Buy some vegetables and do the dishes.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题.

10.Who is Jerry?

A. A cat.

B. A dog.

C. The man’s son..

11.How long will the man be away?

A. For a week.

B. For four days.

C. For two days

12.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman has no pets.

B. Jerry often fights with others.

C. The man will buy Jerry some food.

听第9段材料,回答第14至16题.

13.When does the library close?

A. At 7:30 pm.

B. At 8:00 pm.

C. At 8:30 pm.

14.What does Ted ask the girl to do?

A. Borrow a book for him

B. Buy a new book for him.

C. Return a book for him.

15.Which is true about the girl?

A. She is doing a class report.

B. She finds history boring.

C. She has some new books.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.

16.Which is thought to be the most important tradition?

A. Going to the church.

B. Staying with the family.

C. Sending

cards and

gifts.

第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)

第一节:单项填空(共10小题:每小题1分,满分10分)

17.His father ______ teaching at the age of 18..

A. took off

B. took on

C. took up

D. took down

22. I told her to come to see me this morning, but she hasn’t _______ yet.

A. turned on

B. turned off

C. turned up

D. turned down

23. The report showed that the workers had been _____ to high levels of radiation.

A. addressed

B. delivered

C. sent

D. exposed

24. We all should try to equip ourselves with good English. Only in this way can we be really _____ of ourselves

in job interviews.

A. considerate

B. confident

C. admirable

D. independent

25. She suggested a skilled worker be ______to get the machine repaired.

A. asked for

B. sent for

C. looked for

D. called for

26. He _____ into his pocket and, quite a while later, took out two coins, which he handed to the poor old man silently.

A. reached

B. looked

C. came

D. got

27. You should make it a _____ to leave things where you can find them again.

A. fact

B. rule

C. truth

D. point

28. Taking quality into _____ , the shirt is not expensive at all.

A. application

B. consideration

C. explanation

D. construction

29. ______ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.

A. Far from

B. Apart from

C. Instead of

D. Regardless of

30. He held his _____ while the results of the English competition were read out..

A. pressure B, weakness C. breath D. clothes

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

Maria Brown’s husband, Stephen, was sent to prison for two years 31

stealing. While he was in prison Maria 32 a very difficult time.

She had two children but no job. Her husband, of course, did not 33

any money, 34 . The only 35 she had was a small amount from the

government. “I don’t know 36 we will manage,” she wrote to her

husband. “ there isn’t enough money left for food 37 the rent(房租).

I think I will have to 38 vegetables in the garden. They’ll grow quickly.

We can live on vegetables. The garden is quite large, and 39 of it is

covered with grass. If you were here, you could help me dig it. But …”

When Stephen Brown 40 his wife’s letter, he 41 to it

immediately. “ Don’t dig up the garden,” he wrote. “That’s where the

money I 42 is hidden.”

All letters 43 by the prisoners were read by one of the guards 44

they were mailed. When the guard read Stephen’s letter, he took 45 to

the warden(监狱长) who then telephoned the police. He told them what Jack had written to his wife. The police, 46 forks and shovels, immediately went to Jack’s house. They dug up the garden, 47 the money carefully.

48 they did not find anything.

When they had 49 , Mrs. Warner wrote to her husband, “The police came today,” she wrote. “ They dug up all the grass. What should I do?”

Her husband, greatly 50 , wrote back immediately, “Plant the vegetables.”

31. A. as B. with C. for D. of

32. A. spent B. lived C. had D. enjoyed

33. A. make B. know C. have D. want

34. A. too B. however C. though D. either

35. A. thing B. word C. money D. person

36. A. which B. how C. what D. when

37. A. on B. in C. before D. after

38. A. buy B. sell C. plant D. collect

39. A. many B. much C. most D. part

40. A. finished B. opened C. received D. saw

41. A. answered B. wrote C. replied D. wrote back

42. A. made B. earned C. stole D. collected

43. A. read B. written C. received D. opened

44. A. before B. after C. as D. while

45. A. it B. them C. him D. her

46. A. in B. by C. with D. on

47. A. looking at B. looking for C. looking into D. looking after

48. A. And B. But C. So D. Accordingly

49. A. gone B. come C. stayed D. found

50. A. frightened B. surprised C. pleased D. worried

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,共40分)

(A)

Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food? Some people go to fast food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diners(路边小餐馆)for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons.

A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner” in 1872. It wasn’t really a diner. It was only a food cart(手推车). People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late–night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late–night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs. In 1887, Samuet Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diners with counters (柜台)and stools(板凳), and people sat down while they ate.

Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, too. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition(另外), diners soon became permanent（永久的） buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.

Today, many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as McDonald’s and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it

is still popular today.

51. Why did people in the past usually go to diners? Which of the following is NOT the answer?

A. They could eat quickly there.

B. They just liked to eat out.

C. It was cheap to eat there.

D. It was interesting to eat there.

52. Why is the first diner in the second paragraph in quotation marks (引号)?

A.Because it is spelled differently from “dinner”.

B.Because the first diner was not a real diner,

C.Because it is a new word.

D.Because it is a special kind of restaurant.

53. What meals did the first diner serve?

A.Only breakfast

B. Only lunch

C.Only night-meals

D. All of the above

54. According to the third paragraph, diners changed in _____ ways.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

(B)

Mr. Black was the head of an office. He was very busy and often went to another city on business. He had no children and his wife stayed at home alone when he was out. The woman had nothing to do and was interested in others’ secrets. She always hoped to talk with somebody about it. And it often made her happy.

Once Mr. Black was sent to the capital and he would stay there for half a year. His wife felt lonely and often went to the park. There she made friends with a few women like her and they often spent much time in chattering(聊天).

It rained for nearly ten days one autumn. Mrs. Black could not go to the park to chatter. She had to stay at home and felt deeper loneliness. As soon as the rain stopped, she went to the park again and her friends were waiting for her there. They were happy to meet again and began to chatter.

“The wall between my room s and my neighbours (邻居) are very thin,” complained(抱怨)Mrs. Black, “and my neighbours can hear what we say in my rooms.”

“That’s easy,” one of the women said. “You’d better hang some thick tapestries (挂毯) on the walls and they won’t hear anything, I think.”

“I’m afraid I can’t agree with you,” said Mrs. Black. “I won’t be able to hear what my neighbours say if I do as you suggested!”

55. According to the passage, which of the following about Mrs. Black is WRONG?

A.Her husband had little time to stay with her.

B.She had no children and no job.

C.She was very happy every day .

D.She felt lonely while her husband went out.

56. Mrs. Black made friends with the women _____ .

A.who were busy all the time

B.whose husbands went to capital

C.whose walls were very thin

D.who also felt very lonely at home

57. Mrs. Black complained that _____ .

A.her husband didn’t love her

B.her house was in danger

C.her neighbours could hear them

D.her neighbours wanted to know her secrets

58. Mrs. Black wouldn’t hang some thick tapestries because _____ .

A.she hadn’t enough money to buy any

B.she didn’t think it useful to her

C.she thought it was not necessary since she didn’t have any secrets

D.she was afraid she couldn’t hear her neighbours

(C)

Dantes was wise enough not to fight for air. He kept his mouth shut. In his right hand he still held the knife. He quickly cut open the bag, got his arm out, and then his body. But he could not free himself from the stone; it was pulling him down. Then he reached down and cut the stone free, just as he felt that he was at the end of his strength. He rose quickly to the top of the water, while the stone pulled down to the bottom of the sea the bag which had almost become his gravecloth(寿衣) indeed.

Dantes drew in the night air. Then he began to swim under the water so that he might not be seen. When he came up a second time he was nearly a hundred yards (英尺) from the place where he had first touched the sea. He saw above him a black and stormy sky over which the wind was driving the hurrying clouds. In frond of him lay the great ocean, black, fearful. Behind him, blacker than the sea, blacker than the sky, rose the Cateaud’If (伊夫堡), whose rocks like arms held out to seize him; and on the highest rock, was a lamp that lighted the forms (人影) of two men. He thought that they were looking at the sea; perhaps they had heard his cry. Dantes went down again under the water and remained there a long time.

59. When he was nearly a hundred yards away he _____ .

A.was very happy

B.began to free himself

C.was sure he was safe

D.was afraid of being found

60. From the passage we can conclude that the rope must have tied the stone to _____ .

A.his arm

B. his feet or his legs

C. his head

D. his hand

61. Which of the following is the correct order?

a.Dantes rose to the top the water for air.

b.Dantes was tied in a bag and throw into the sea.

c.He rose to the top again.

d.He freed himself.

e.He swam under the water.

f.He stay under the water.

A. b, d, a, e, f, c

B. b, d, a, e, c, f

C. f, c, e, a, b, d

D. b, d, e, a, f, c

(D)

New Zealand is an English-speaking country. But the government recognizes another language, too. This is the Maori language. English sailors began to visit New Zealand after 1770. They found a dark-skinned people living there. These were the Maoris. They had come from islands in the Pacific Ocean 400 years before — in the 14th century.

For a long time the British government was not very interested in these far-away islands. It was made a British colony (殖民地) in 1840. In this year the first British people came to settle in the new country. More and more settlers came from Britain after that.

The Maoris were friendly to the first settlers. But soon the new settlers

wanted the Maoris' land. So in 1844 there was fighting between them. This was the first of several wars between the two peoples. The next fifty years were very bad for the Maoris. Many were killed in the wars. Many more died from the new diseases brought by the British. In 1840 there were perhaps 200, 000 Maoris. By 1896 this number had fallen to 42, 000.

62. The Maoris began to live in New Zealand ____.

A. after 1770

B. before 400

C. in the 1300s

D. 1400 years ago

63. After the first visit to New Zealand, the British government showed little interest in it because ____.

A. there were dark-skinned people living there

B. New Zealand was an island country

C. the Maoris did not know the English language

D. it was too far away from Britain

64. When the British settlers first came to New Zealand, the native people ____.

A. were afraid of them

B. were kind to them

C. hated them

D. fought against them

65. Wars between the Maoris and the British settlers ____.

A. broke out in 1840

B. made 42, 000 Maoris lose their lives

C. brought diseases to Maoris

D. lasted more than fifty years

66. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Now New Zealand has a population of 2,780,000.

B. Maoris can speak both English and Maoris language.

C. About 250, 000 Maoris are now living in New Zealand.

D. Maoris are allowed to keep their own language.

(E)

All of us eat every day，but most of us don't understand nutrition(营养). We often make mistakes in talking about good diet. For example, many people think that foods such as rice, bread and potatoes will make one grow fat. In fact, these foods are very good to one's health. They are good sources (来源)of many vitamins. And in comparison (比较)with steak and beef, they contain less amount(量)of calories.

Some people don't like canned(罐装的) or frozen vegetable, because they think fresh vegetable cooked at home are always better. This is again wrong. In fact whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how they are prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys many good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins.

It is widely believed that extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn't make it work better.

67. The passage is mainly about ____ .

A. nutrition

B. vitamins

C. vegetables

D. health

68. Rice, bread and potatoes, do good to people's health mainly because ____ .

A. they make people fat

B. there are a lot of vitamins in them

C. they contain less amount of calories compared with steak and beef

D. both B and C

69. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Many people know almost everything about nutrition.

B. Food such as rice, bread and potatoes make people fat.

C. Vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil may have the same amount of vitamins as vegetables grown in rich soil.

D. Extra vitamins provide less energy.

70. The point of the passage is that ____ .

A. the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil

B. people make mistakes when talking about good diet

C. taking more vitamins than the body needs doesn't make it work better

D. vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins

第二卷

第四部分:(共两节, 满分50分)

第一节完成句子(共10小题, 每小题2分, 满分20分)

71. Unfortunately，his father died, _____________ even worse off. (leave)

不幸的是，他父亲去世了，使得这家人更加贫困。

72. It is you rather than your teacher _____________ if you fail in the exam. (blame) 如果考试失利，应该责怪的是你而不是你的老师。

73. The woman loved the water there so much that she ___________ her new home every day. (deliver)

这位女士如此爱喝那里的水，所以她每天让人把那里的水送到她的新家。

74. A new group has been set up _____________ the explosion that happened in Guangzhou yesterday. (look)

一个新的调查小组已经成立来调查昨天在广州发生的爆炸事故。

75. The plan ____________ at the meeting yesterday is under discussion now. (put)

昨天会上提出的计划现在正在讨论。

76. There are 74 students in our class, ____________the countryside.（come）

我们班有74个同学，大多数来自农村。

77. I always _____________ those who have independent thinking. (think)

我总是很欣赏有自己独立思想的人。

78. Work hard，and you____________ the university you’d like to go to. (admit)

努力学习，你就会被你想读的大学录取的。

79. As far as I’m concerned, never ______________ teachers. (take)

依我看，电脑永远也不会取代老师。

80. My friend John is very helpful, _____________ , my English is much better now. (with)

我朋友John乐于助人，在他的帮助下，我的英语有了很大的进步。

第二节:书面表达(满分30分)

领会其主题并用英语对

其作一个简要描述。

要求：

a)包括画面主要内容；

b)适当展开联想；

c)指明漫画主题；

d) 词数100左右。

参考词汇：

漫画 caricature 倒 pour 填鸭式教学法 the cramming method of

teaching