山东省泰安肥城市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

山东省泰安肥城市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题

山东省泰安肥城市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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山东省泰安肥城市2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题
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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 is the desk?
A. Under the window. B. Across from the door.
C. Opposite the window.
2. What is the man most probably?
A. A doctor. B. A policeman. C. A teacher.
3. When does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In spring. B. In autumn. C. In winter.
4. What is the woman doing?
A. Enjoying a fountain. B. Having cheese. C. Taking a picture.
5. What will the man keep?
A. A shirt. B. A hat. C. A suit.

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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What is the woman dissatisfied with?
A. The kitchen. B. The living room. C. The bedroom.
7. What does the man think of the living room?
A. Big and bright. B. New and modern.
C. Small but well-furnished.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Manager and customer. C. Colleagues.
9. Whom will the man have lunch with tomorrow?
A. Mr. Tanawa. B. Peter. C. Jane.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Why does the man look pale?
A. He got sick. B. He didn’t sleep well.
C. He argued with his manager.
11. How are the man’s projects going?
A. He has finished them already. B. He hasn’t started yet.
C. He hasn’t completed any.
12. How can the woman help the man?
A. By doing the projects with him. B. By talking with his manager.
C. By having a chat with him.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. A game. B. A movie. C. A toy.
14. What does the man say about the price of War Craft II?
A. It’s too expensive. B. It’s very normal. C. It’s quite cheap.
15. What do we know about the woman?
A. She lives in a shared room.
B. She has no interest in War Craft II.
C. She likes watching movies in her spare time.
16. What does the man like about War Craft II?
A. Pictures. B. Sound. C. Plots.
听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What do the library members have to do every two years?
A. Register in the library again. B. Pay for a new membership card.
C. Renew their personal information.
18. How long will the library keep the book booked in advance?
A. Five days. B. A week. C. Two weeks.
19. What can be borrowed for one day only?
A. Children’s books. B. DVDs. C. Dictionaries.
20. On which day will the library close at 7:00 pm.?
A. Wednesday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.

第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
A
Vienna may be one of Europe’s smaller capitals, but it’s rich with culture. One day of museum-hopping can take you from a former palace housing one of the world’s most significant artworks to the contemporary art galleries of the MuseumsQuartier.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Despite the museum is excellent, it is rarely overcrowded with visitors. If you visit at the right time, you can still be alone with Caravaggio. You can have a little dialogue with some of the biggest masterpieces. You can also take part in the museum’s mystery hunt－an adult treasure hunt through the Egyptian-Oriental collection.
Wien Museum
The first generation of the Wien Museum was an exhibition at Vienna City Hall in the late 19th century. The exhibition stayed there for over 70 years until the main building was established in 1959. Since then, the museum has rapidly spread to 22 locations around the city. Entry to the Wien Museum’s many locations is free for teenagers and children.
Belvedere Museum
The Belvedere Museum is spread across several buildings, including two Baroque summer palaces that were built in the early 18th century. Between them are wide, landscaped gardens where visitors can jog, bike and simply wander. The entire complex (建筑群) is home to one of the most famous paintings in the world: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt.
ZOOM Children’s Museum
The museum is located in the MuseumsQuartier. ZOOM includes an ocean-themed room for kids to play in, with a water mattress, colourful objects and a tunnel of mirrors; a studio where they can play with art supplies that would create a terrifying mess for their parents at home; and a room where little guests can make animated films and sounds.
21. What do we know about the Kunsthistorisches Museum?
A. It usually has few visitors.
B. It is near Vienna City Hall.
C. It was built in the late 19th century.
D. It is free for teenagers and children.
22. Which of the following stores the famous painting The Kiss?
A. The Kunsthistorisches Museum. B. The Wien Museum.
C. The Belvedere Museum. D. The ZOOM Children’s Museum.
23. What is the feature of the ZOOM Children’s Museum?
A. It offers some museum hunts.
B. It stores some famous paintings.
C. It allows visitors to jog and bike.
D. It offers kids entertainment programs.

B
In the Pacific Northwest during winter, 5:15 am might as well be the dead of night. The alarm goes off and the only light is the red glow from my clock. My body says, “Go back to bed.” But I don’t. I know my running partner will be waiting in the street and I’m not going to stand her up. Then I walk onto the road, complaining about the cold and wishing I were back under my warm covers.
If you’d have asked me a year ago if I could see myself running at 5:15 on a winter morning, I’d have laughed. Morning just wasn’t my thing and running in the morning was something I didn’t even consider. “I prefer to work out in the middle of the morning or in the afternoon,” I’d say to my friends who go to the gym before work.
Then, last fall I reconnected with an old neighborhood friend. She’d been running in the morning and taken off forty pounds that year. When I looked in the mirror, I knew I could benefit from the same kind of weight loss. I asked if I could join her. I knew I needed to change something if I was going to get back in shape.
The first two months were especially hard, because we ran twice a week at 5:15 am and I slept till 7:00 the other mornings. But as I’ve adjusted to the routine of running, I’ve discovered great joys that make it even more worthwhile than a little weight loss.
While I haven’t lost forty pounds yet, it’s amazing how much more energy I have and how much stronger I feel. It’s the strange irony of rising early to run that makes the rest of my day more productive. I wouldn’t say I’ve become a morning person, but I would say morning running is now my thing.
24. What can we know about the author from paragraph 1?
A. 5:15 is the ideal time for her to exercise.
B. She prefers to run without any company.
C. She takes the run with warm clothes on.
D. She goes for a run in spite of the cold and early rise.
25. What was the author’s attitude to morning running a year ago?
A. Scared. B. Unfavorable. C. Supportive. D. Confused.
26. What made the author begin to run in the morning?
A. Her partner’s encouragement. B. Her friend’s suggestion.
C. Realizing the benefits of running. D. Realizing the harm of being fat.
27. What effect does morning running have on the author?
A. She has become slim again.
B. She has become more confident.
C. She has become more energetic.
D. She has become more exhausted.

C
The tiny island of Niue in the South Pacific is easy to miss on a map. It’s one of the world’s smallest countries. But now it holds an honorable distinction unlike any other nation—it’s the world’s first officially accepted dark sky sanctuary (圣地).
Recently the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) released that Niue underwent a strict application and approval process in order to become an IDA Sanctuary and that the entire country is now a protected dark sky nation.
This is an important designation (称号) because it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find places that remain untouched by light pollution. A published paper says that light pollution is a worldwide problem that has a range of adverse effects on human health and natural ecosystems. This includes interrupting bird migration (迁徙) patterns and making it difficult to study the stars. And now, it’s not just Earth-bound light pollution we have to worry about—satellites in orbit are making it increasingly difficult to stargaze because they also send out light as they make their way through space.
Niue’s road to becoming an IDA Sanctuary took the whole country, a population stretching to only 1, 600 people. Niue Tourism put forward the idea and received the support of the country’s government and community. Some of the significant measures undertaken by the government include full streetlight replacement for the entire island and the improving of domestic private lighting.
Another reason Niue is excited to be an IDA dark sky nation? The universe, lunar cycles, and star positions are a part of Niuean culture. Niuean elder, Misa Kalutea, says that her country’s skies have been observed and appreciated for centuries. “The dark sky nation status adds new emphasis to the importance of our traditional knowledge, providing a reason for the retelling and sharing of it before it is lost,” she said.
28. Why is Niue distinct from other countries?
A. It lies in the South Pacific.
B. It can be found on the world map.
C. It gets official recognition as a dark sky nation.
D. It is one of the smallest countries in the world.
29. What does the underlined word “adverse”in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Positive. B. Strange. C. Permanent. D. Harmful.
30. What can we infer from the text?
A. The traditional knowledge of Niue is fading out.
B. Niue made great efforts to become an IDA Sanctuary.
C. Niue Tourism helped promote the lighting improvement.
D. Misa Kalutea has observed her country’s skies for long.
31. What does Misa Kalutea think of the designation?
A. It’s meaningful.
B. It’s beyond her expectations.
C. It costs the government much money.
D. It denies the traditional knowledge.
D
Businesses need to predict change and spot new trends in order to stay relevant and beat the competition. But how can they know what the next big thing is before everyone else?
One important step in identifying trends is to tell them apart from fads, which don’t last long. It’s often hard to tell the difference between trends and fads in their early stages. But there are several signs we can look out for. First, trends can make money; businesses should be able to see how they can take advantage of a new trend and plan long-term strategies. Second, trends tend to link with one another. For example, the trend of online shopping is related to a bigger trend－the rise of e-business. And third, trends usually appeal to a wide range of people.
Another way of spotting trends is to observe people’s hobbies. The idea for social networking sites came from noticing that people liked to share photographs or personal information in their free time.
The importance of spotting trends has led to a growing industry with a range of new jobs. These vary from individual trend consultants to entire teams of people in large companies. Social media analysts look through huge amounts of data online. Kevin Allocca, whose job is to analyze trends on YouTube, spends his day looking through news headlines and popular videos to help his company look out for industry trends.
Predictive tech analyzes online conversations, blogs, videos, and even photo descriptions. Predictive tech apps search the Web for keywords, and then compare the data to find common topics. There are also Predictive tech websites that encourage trend spotters to work together and submit ideas for new trends. Springwise is a website that allows its members to submit business ideas that they think will work in their city or country.
Trendspotting isn’t easy, but it is an important skill. Businesses around the world are competing to find the next big thing, and only those that are able to predict and make use of trends will come out on top.
32. How are trends different from fads?
A. They mainly attract young people.
B. They are related to other trends.
C. They are unlikely to make money.
D. They stay popular for a short time.
33. What can we learn about Allocca?
A. He is a trend spotter.
B. He is in charge of writing the news.
C. He has invented many social networking tools.
D. He has started a trend for posting popular videos online.
34. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 5?
A. Introduce different business skills.
B. Explain how Predictive tech works.
C. Present how businesses beat the competition.
D. Encourage people to work together and exchange ideas.
35. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Identifying trend B. Changing industry trends
C. Finding new marketing strategies D. Taking advantage of technology

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Romanticism in Poetry
Romanticism was a literary and artistic movement of the late 18th and mid-19th centuries. Romantic emotions were expressed in poems, stories, art and music. 36
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
William Wordsworth was a famous Romantic poet in England. In fact, his name is synonymous with the English Romantic movement. Wordsworth grew up in one of the most beautiful areas of England. This area is called the Lake District. 37 Wordsworth’s childhood greatly influenced his later poetry.
As an adult, Wordsworth worked together with the fellow poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In 1798, they published a book of poetry called “Lyrical Ballads”. This book announced the beginning of the English Romantic movement. 38 The book was a great change from the poetry of the past.
Li Bai (701-762)
39 Li Bai, one of China’s greatest poets, wrote during the Tang Dynasty, hundreds of years before Wordsworth. His free and vivid style of poetry is in many ways an early form of the Romanticism of 19th-century Europe. As with Wordsworth and his contemporaries, Li Bai’s poems are about beautiful natural scenes and the people who touched his heart.
Li Bai was born in Suiye, an area of China. As a boy, he lived in Sichuan with his family. At the age of 25, he began travelling around the country. 40 His travels were the basis for his life’s works of more than 2, 000 poems, of which about 1, 800 have survived to be read today.
A. He wrote and recorded his miserable experience.
B. He made friends with scholars and kept journals.
C. The countryside there is wild, natural and beautiful.
D. These emotional works celebrated the b