貴州省2020學年高二英語上學期期末考試試題

1、貴州省2020學年高二英語上學期期末考試試題高二英語上學期期末考試一試題第一部分聽力（共10 小題；每題1.5 分，滿分15 分）聽下邊5 段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、 B、 C 三個選項中選出最正確選項，并標在試卷的相應地點。聽完每段對話后，你都有10 秒鐘的時間往返答相關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。聽下邊 5 段對話。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. What are the speakers talking about? A. The milk. B. The fridge. C. The weather.2. What does the woman want to d

2、o?A. Read a novel. B.Buy a book. C. Send a gift.3. What does the woman think of Londons subway?A. Its expensive and crowded.B. It can be uncomfortable sometimes.C. Its convenient, even during rush hour.4. What is the man going to do tonight?A. He s going to pick up the woman at the subway station.B.

3、 He s going to take a flight to Nanjing.C. He s going to go to a meeting.5. How does the woman feel?A. She is confident in herself.B. She is excited to have the chance to get a new job.C. She is nervous about the job interview.28 / 28- 1 -第二節(jié)聽下邊5 段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、 B、 C 三個選項中選出最正確選項。聽每段對話

4、或獨白前，你將有5 秒鐘的時間閱讀每題。聽完后，每題將給出5 秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。聽第 6 段資料，回答第6 至 7 題。6. Why has Jennifer called Mike? A. To cancel their appointment.B. To help him with his paper. C. To ask him for help.7. Where is the woman now?A. At home. B. At the hospital. C. At the office.聽第 7 段資料，回答第8 至 9 題。8. What does th

5、e woman want to do? A. She wants to access the free Wifi.B. She wants to be told the way to the shopping mall. C. She wants to buy a cellphone.9. What can we learn from the conversation?A. People can connect Wifi automatically in this shopping mall.B. The Wifi passcode is the same with the malls tel

6、ephone number.C. Customers are not allowed to use free Wifi in the shopping mall.第 8 段資料，回答第10 至 12 題。10. Why does the man come to the basketball club? A. To sign up to the basketball club.B. To visit his teammates and coach.- 2 -C. To watch a basketball match.11. How often does the basketball club

7、train normally? A. Every day. B. Twice a weekC. At least three times a week.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is so great that he is admitted to the basketball club immediately.B. The man won the championship in the City Basketball Games in high school.C. The man has to fill in

8、the application form and wait for a decision to be made.聽第 9 段資料，回答第13至 16 題。13. Who is going to go on the summer course? A. The woman.B. The man.C. The man s son.14. When does the long-term class start?A. July 10. B. July 15. C. July 25.15. Which class does the man choose?A. The short-term class. B

9、. The long-term class.C. He doesn t definitely choose one.16. Which of the following is not available in the short-term class? A. Listening. B. Reading. C. Speaking.聽第 10 段資料，回答第17至 20題。17. What s the speaker talking about?- 3 -A. Dogs and their lives.B. American people and pet dogs.C. Expressions w

10、ith the word“dog” in them.18. Which expression means that every person enjoys a successful period in life?A. Every person leads a dogs life.B. Every dog has its day.C. We live in a dog-eat-dog world.19. What does“You can never teach an old dog new tricks” meanA. People live hard and unhappy lives.B.

11、 Old people dont like to learn new skills or make changes.C. People compete for the same thing.20. What can we learn from the speech?A. “Working like a dog ” means working very hard. B. All the expressions about dogs have positive meanings.C. The “dog days of the summer ” are rainy days.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)

12、，滿分40 分）第一節(jié)（共15 小題；每題2 分，滿分30 分）閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、 C 和 D）中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡大將該項涂黑。AEton College, often simply called as Eton, is an independent boarding school,- 4 -which means all pupils must live at the school, located in Eton, Berkshire, nearWindsor. It, which was found in 1440, has educated 19

13、British Prime Ministers andgenerations of the aristocracy(貴族 ). Charging up to11,478 per term in 2015/16.Harrow School oftenreferredto justas "Harrow"is an independentschool in Harrow,London, England.Itwas founded in 1572 and itsgraduatesincludeeightformerBritishor Indian Prime Ministers a

14、nd three Kings. For the academic year 2015/16, Harrowcharges students up to12,050 per term.Westminster Schoolis an independent school within the precincts of WestminsterAbbey, England. The school's graduates include many famous persons and seven PrimeMinisters.The schoolhas around 750 pupils;aro

15、und a quarterare boarders.Chargingup to7,800 for day pupils per term and11,264 for boarders per term in 2015/16.WinchesterCollegeis an independentschool, situated inWinchester, Hampshire,England.Ithas existedinitspresentlocationforover600 years.Itis one offourremainingfullboardingindependentschools.

16、Chargingup to12,226 forboardersperterm in 2015/16.1. If you dont want to live at school, which school do you have to choose?A. Winchester CollegeB. Harrow schoolC. Westminster SchoolD. Eton College.2. How much money does a boarder pay if he goes to Winchester College?A. 11,264B. 12,226C. 12,050D. 11

17、,4783. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Harrow School is located in the capital city of England.- 5 -B. Eaton College has educated the least Prime Ministers.C. Westminster School is a full boarding independent school.D. Winchester College was found in the seventeenth century

18、.BIt didnt take long for Lu Han to be famous in China.He receivedthe Most ValuableMale Star Award at the 2014 Baidu Moments Conference.He also set a social media Guinness World Record for getting the most comments ona Sina Weibo post in the same year. And last year saw him make the front cover ofFor

19、bes magazine s 2015 China Celebrity List issue.Almost two years after the 26-year-old Chinese artist left the South Korean boygroup EXOofwhich he became a member in 2011, he enteredthe world ofactingin 2015,after having been successful in singing and dancing.Though he is new to TV, Lu got some actin

20、g experience in the filmBack to 20 .As it was his first time acting in a movie, Lu confessed admitted that he was verynervous and his body would turn cold.“He is very talented.He is much betterthan me when I acted forthe firsttime, ”Taiwanese actor Bolin Chen said.“Maybe it s because he had stage ex

21、perience andprofessional training.”Having studied and worked alone overseas for six years, what Lu values most nowis t he feelingof being at home. “I know thatI need to spend more time withmy parentswithin this limitedtime, ” Lu toldTencent Entertainment.“I m too shy tosay the- 6 -three wordsI love

22、you out loud, but we do hug each other very often.”4.When did Lu leave the South Korean boy group EXO?A. 2011B. 2012C.2013D. 20145.What do the actor Bolin Chens words mean?A. He doesnt think Lu did better while acting in the movie.B. Lu had no stage experience before and acted worse.C. He praised Lu

23、 for his talent and professional training.D. When he acted for the first time, he did worse than Lu.6. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? A. Lu made two outstanding achievements in China in 2014. B. Lu shows his love to his families by hugging them often. C. Lu would like to sta

24、y with his parents for more time now. D. Lu trained for two years to be a member of EXO in 2011.7. What can we learn about Lu according to the passage?A. a raising starB. a kindhearted personC. an untalented actorD. a faded artistCOne cold December morning in 2009, I boarded a bus with my four large

25、 bags atChandigarh, where Id been working. I was headed home to Rampur Bushahr, HimachalPradesh. A few hours later a well-dressed young man got in at Shimla and took theseat next to mine. I was wary (警惕的 ). Id often come across men eager to chat upa girl traveling on her own. So I wasnt surprised wh

26、en he spoke up.- 7 -“Where are you going? ” he asked.“Rampur,” I replied and put on my earphones.He didn t bother me after that.It started to rain and water was dripping through the roof right on to my lap( 懷里 ). Seeing that, the man emptied a plastic shopping bag full of clothes, whichhe pushed int

27、o his travel bag. He then handed me the plastic bag. I accepted it witha“thanks ” before spreading iton my lap.Minutes later, the bus broke down! The conductor announced wed have to moveto anotherbus thatwould reach us shortly,and thattherehad be no more buses afterthat, since there had been heavy s

28、nowfall near Shimla. Other passengers got off andstood on the road, ready to rush into the next bus. The conductor helped me offloadmy luggage.When the bus finallyarrived,ithad many passengersalready.The crowd struggledto get in and I was pushed aside. As I stood there feeling very upset, I saw a ha

29、ndwaving out to me from the entrance of the bus. It was the same young man. I passedmy bags to him and he placed them inside one by one, as if we were family travelingtogether. He then gently helped me in. I soon got pushed to the middle of the bus,where I stood for the next two hours. As we approac

30、hed Rampur, I looked for him. Hewas not there.He must have got offatan earlierstopwithoutlettingme know. Heddone what he had to. I was the one who couldnt apologize for my attitude or thankhim.8. At first, the author thought the young man was trying to _.A. appreciate herB. seek her help- 8 -C. stea

31、l her stuffD. chat her up9. Why did the man empty one of his plastic shopping bags? A. To help prevent the rain from coming into the bus.B. To find a coat for the author to help keep her warm .C. To help the author cover herself and keep out of the rain.D. To get his clothes out of it and put them i

32、nto his travel bag.10. During the process of changing another bus, _.A. the author successfully got on the next bus in an orderly way.B. the author successfully get on the bus with the help of the man.C. the author and the man try to pretended to be family members.D. the author offloaded her luggage

33、 without any help of others.11. At the end of her journey, the author probably felt _ the man.A. disappointed inB. sympathetic toC. grateful toD. worried aboutDWhere do you usually get your money from? From hard work or parents?. But haveyou ever thought about having a steady income from the governm

34、ent while you arestudying at school, even when you dont have a job?Itwas a realproposalwhichiscalledunconditionalbasicincome(UBI)inSwitzerland.Itsaidthatkidsand young adultswould get 625 CHF(4,270yuan) a month,- 9 -whileadultswouldreceivea basicincome of2,500 CHF, no matterwhether theyworkedor not.

35、This idea has caused controversy throughout Swiss society.Supportersof theideabelieveitwouldhelpto solvetheproblem ofrisinglevelsof income inequality Switzerland. A report shows that between 1996 and 2010, thewealthiest1 percentof Switzerlandspopulationsaw theirincomesriseby 39 percent,while the inc

36、omes of the bottom earners rose by less than 10 percent.“ Basic incomemeans enough money tolivewithoutneed, ”abusinessmanSchmidtsaid inan interviewwithThe Real News Network.“And in Switzerland2,500 CHF isonlya number .It snot to be rich.”But the proposal was refused on June 5 by 76.9 percent of Swis

37、s people. Manysaid it showed how unpractical ideals look great but cannot work in the real world.Critics also warned that the idea would mean high costs. If UBI were fullyintroduced, it would cost about 208 million CHF, around three times current yearlygovernmentspending.AlainBerset,a SocialDemocrat

38、 member of theSwiss cabinet ( 內閣),told theFinancialTimes. “Itsnot clearwhere themoney forthisbasicincomewould come from. ”So it may require to cut government spending or increase tax.12. Why wasn t the proposal passed by most Swiss people? A. Because the proposal is too unpractical to work in realit

39、y.B. Because UBI is less for Swiss people to live a good life.C. Because the government didnt agree with the proposal.D. Because the proposal would lead to income equality. 13. What would happen if UBI were carried out?-10-A. All Swiss people would become the richest in the world.B. Government could

40、 save three times yearly spending than now.C. Swiss people wouldn t be required to pay any tax then.D. The country would be faced with a big economic problem.14. The underlined word“controversy ”in Paragraph 2 means_.A. contraryB. debateC. symbolD. solution15. Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To

41、introduce different ideas on the proposal.B. To show the supporting ideas of the proposal.C. To deal with the economic problems in Swiss.D. To explain why the proposal was rejected.第二節(jié) ( 共 5 小題；每題2 分，滿分10 分 )依據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項。選項中有兩項為剩余選項。When your head is full of thoughts, worries and id

42、eas at night, it can feelimpossible to fall asleep at all. Yet it is possible to fall asleep fast, it justtakes a few changes to your dailyhabits.Try the followingmethods to encourage fastersleeping in your life.1. 16 . If you are on your laptop, cell phone or watching TV, and videogames, you won t

43、feel tired.17. Remove all electronics with brightscreens at least an hour before bed so it will be easier for your body to get tired.2. Take a hot bath . Raisingthe temperatureof your skinincreasesthose feelingsof sleepiness. Take a hot bath or shower for thirty minutes before bedtime. It makes-11-y

44、our journey to deep sleep happen a bit faster.3. Cool offyour room.18.Cold airtemperaturesinduce sleepinessandprevent night sweats.4. Keep itdark .19.They trickyour body intothinkingitis tooearly in the day for sleep. Turn off all lights and lamps to fall asleep faster.Light-blocking curtains also c

45、an be useful.5. Read a book . Reading is a wonderful way to reduce stress and help your mind to relax. Choose a favorite book and read immediately before bed, and you will feelsleepy well before getting far through the book.20.A. Stop playing games.B. Turn off all electronics.C. You would feel too s

46、leep to open eyes.D. They make you to excited to sleep.E. Avoiding reading horror or actions books, as these may have the opposite effect.F. Hot skin and a cool room are perfect combination for falling asleep quickly.G. Bright lights, not just from electronics, can b a big problem on falling asleep.

47、第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45 分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20 小題；每題1. 5分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下邊的短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、 C 和 D）中，選出能夠填入空白處的最正確選項，并在答題卡大將該項涂黑。-12-My father was a professional music teacher specializing in teaching guitar. Infact, the whole family was very 21 . I was the only one who had not been involved,yet, in learning to

48、 22 a musical instrument.As a lotof 23 do, they made me take pianolessonseven though I had 24 no interestin learninghow toplayit.So, itstarted.I took lessonafterlesson25 I d ratherhave been outside playing with my friends. Finally, I just 26 practicing. Greatno more piano lessons.Now, I was 27 from

49、practicingpiano,but my parentsstill28 thatI learna musicalinstrument. The long and short of it was this: I wasnt29 learning an instrumentthat they 30for me. I knew what I wasnt interested in.The musical story didnt31 here, it went on to where I decided what I wantedto learn, toplayand that ended up

50、beingthe 32 . I loved playingthe drums and wenton to play in several bands for many years after that.The point here is this, and a point that 33 to a great many things about life:If you are not 34 to do something, no matter how much someone else wants you to doit, you wont35 it.Many of us want to do what we desire when we begin a career, choose to study,or decide where we want to live. We all make 36 soone