1、广西柳州市融水中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题广西柳州市融水中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷 (选择题 共100分)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. Where does the mans wife want to go?
2、A. Italy. B. Brazil. C. Egypt.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. Time. B. A pencil. C. Luck.3. Why could the woman finish the work on time?A. Joan helped her. B. The man helped her. C. She worked very hard. 4. When will the man pick up the woman?A. At 7: 20 B. At 7: 40. C. At 8:00.5. Which dr
3、ess does the woman want to wear today?A. The black one. B. The red one. C. The blue one.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. What kind of food is the man learning to co
4、ok?A. Japanese food. B. Chinese food. C. Italian food.7. What does the woman decide to do?A. Take cooking classes. B. Learn from cookbooks. C.Buy some fruits and vegetables.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Whats the woman looking for?A. An expensive hotel. B. A modern hotel. C. A cheap hotel.9. Where does the conv
5、ersation probably take place?A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How does the woman feel？A. Angry. B. Puzzled. C. Worried.11. What kind of program does Ann want to watch?A. A fashion show. B. A football match. C. A basketball match.12. What does the woman suggest to
6、the man?A. Making friends with Charlie. B. Taking care of the baby with his wife. C. Watching the football match at her home.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where did the woman go on the second day of her tour?A. The Putuo Temple. B. The Gulangyu Island. C. The Xiamen University14. On which day did the woman g
7、o to the Huandao Sightseeing Avenue?A. The third day. B. The fourth day C. The fifth day.15. How did the woman come back from Xiamen?A. By train. B. By plane. C. By bus.16. What does the woman like best of Xiamen ?A. The beach. B. The weather. C. The food.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the earthquak
8、e happen?A. On the morning of Tuesday. B. On the morning of Wednesday. C. On the afternoon of Wednesday.18. What happened to the boy?A. He was buried under ruins. B. He hid in a refrigerator for fun. C. He was locked in a refrigerator.19. What were people doing when they found the boy?A. They were o
9、pening the refrigerator. B. They were pulling Toms father out of ruins. C. They were digging holes to bury dead people .20. What did it mean when foreign doctors left the earthquake area?A. The earthquake happened in another place. B. There were more people dead in another place.C. There was no hope
10、 to find people alive here.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AApple pickingApple picking is always a popular fall activity, with families looking for a fun way to spend time together outdoors. Check out some options on where and how to pick
11、close to Toronto:Whereto pickPine Farms Tel: 905-833-5459Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9 am to 5 pmDetails: Pick your own apples from mid-August to November.Albion Farms Tel: 905-584-0354Hours: Daily 10 am to 6 pmDetails: Pick your own apples on weekends onlyWatson Farms Tel: 905-623-9109Hours: Monday to
12、 Friday 9 am to 8 pm Weekends 9 am to 6 pmDetails: Pick your own apples only in early September.Brooks Farms Tel: 905-473-3920Hours: Daily 9 am to 5 pmDetails: Picking your own apples is not available(可得到的)，but apples are available in the farm market.Willis Family Fruit Farms Tel: 905-876-2606Hours:
13、 Weekends 10 am to 8 pmDetails: Pick your own apples only in September and October. Apple picking tipsCall first: Certain apple types may not be available because demand and farm hours can change without notice. So call ahead before setting out.What to bring: Some farms provide containers(容器) for yo
14、u to carry the fruit home, but its not a bad idea to bring them yourself. Comfortable shoes and clothes that you dont mind getting dirty are a must. And keep the weather in mind: pack a sweater for cooler days, and bring sun cream.21According to the author, apple picking _ .A. helps farmers harvest
15、the fruit B. can bring great pleasure to familiesC. is better for teenagers than for adults D. is becoming more and more popular in cities22If you are only free after 6 pm on Tuesday, you can choose _ .A. Pine Farms B. Albion Farms C. Watson Farms D. Willis Family Fruit Farms23What can we learn from
16、 the passage? A. You may dirty your clothes when picking apples.B. Apples on all the farms are on sale at the same time.C. You have to pay to take the apples you have picked home.D. You are not allowed to take containers for carrying apples.BSurviving Hurricane Sandy(飓风桑迪)Natalie Doan, 14, has alway
17、s felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the waves from her house. “Its the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says.On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coas
18、t, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalies family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the citys bridge closed.When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalies friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her
19、, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalies school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devote
20、d their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.“My mom tells me that I cant control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”Natali
21、es choice was to help.She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted information about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collection when his house burned down. Within days, Patricks collection was replaced.In the coming months, her
22、website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-needed supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a
23、 Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.Today, the scars(创痕) of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I cant imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than befo
24、re.”24 When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane, she found _.A. some friends had lost their lives B. her neighborhood was destroyedC. her school had moved to Brooklyn D. the elderly were free from suffering25 According to Paragraph 4, who inspired Natalie most?A. The people helping Rock
25、away rebuild. B. The people trapped in high-rise buildings.C. The volunteers donating money to survivors. D. Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.26How did Natalie help the survivors?A. She gave her toys to other kids. B. She took care of younger children.C. She called on the White Ho
26、use to help. D. She built an information sharing platform.27 What does the story intend to tell us?A. Little people can make a big difference. B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. East or west, home is best. D. Technology is power.CGoldfish have pretty boring lives, so maybe its a good thing th
27、ey can only concentrate for nine seconds! But according to new research, humans are becoming like goldfish. Our attention span(时长) is getting shorter and its all because of technology. “We move quickly from one site to another on the web,” says Dr. Ted Selker, a computer scientist from Massachusetts
28、, “And we are losing the ability to concentrate.” With millions of websites to choose from, the attention span of the average Internet user is just seconds. There are other digital distractions(使人分心的事) too: emails, instant messaging and quickie movies on websites. Some people are worried about the e
29、ffect on young people. “You need time to understand and think about what you read,” says Julia Wood, from London. “Young people search the net all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no time to make sense of it. I am trying to persuade my pupils to read more boo
30、ks, so that they concentrate on one subject for longer. ”Other teachers are trying more unusual methods to improve students concentration. Anne Savan, from Wales, was so worried about her students that she started playing Mozart during her science lessons. She says that it had an amazing effect, “Th
31、e music made them calmer, and their concentration was much better.”But not everyone believes that there is a problem. Ray Cole, an educational psychologist says, “On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isnt worth reading. They might look at five unhelpful websites v
32、ery quickly, before stopping and reading a sixth useful website more carefully. In a world with so much information available, this is an important skill. ”28. According to new research, why humans are becoming like goldfish?A. Because we have pretty boring lives like goldfish.B. Because our attention span(时长) is gettin
