河北省唐县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

河北省唐县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题

河北省唐县第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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河北省唐县第一中学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20小题，每小题1.5分，共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. What do we know about John?
A. He had an accident.
B. He works in the hospital.
C. He suffered from a headache.
2. Why is the man late?
A. He overslept.
B. He lost his car key.
C. He had no alarm clocks.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Health. B. Education. C. Environment.
4. How old is the girl?
A. 6 years old. B. 9 years old. C. 15 years old.
5. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Neighbors. B. Former classmates. C. Workmates.
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。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. Who needs a new dress?
A. Jenny. B. Ann. C. Lucy.
7. Where will the speakers go first?
A. A clothes store. B. The City Library. C. A bookstore.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. What is the party for?
A. A festival. B. A birthday. C. An anniversary.
9. Why does the girl talk to the man?
A. To ask for permission.
B. To make an invitation.
C. To get some advice.
10. What will the headmaster do before the party?
A. Sing an English song.
B. Share his resolutions.
C. Deliver a speech.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What did the man think of the girl’s last paper?
A. Excellent. B. Ordinary. C. Poorly done.
12. Who helped the girl with her research?
A. Jean. B. Mr. Smith. C. Ms. White.
13. What will the girl do next?
A. Rewrite the paper.
B. Ask for sick leave.
C. Prepare for an oral presentation.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. What does the woman want to do?
A. Get fit.
B. Kill time.
C. Relax herself.
15. When can non-members enjoy the special offer?
A. This month.
B. During holidays.
C. On their birthdays.
16. How much does a swimming class cost non-members each time?
A. $35. B. $25. C. $10.
17. What class will the woman choose?
A. A weight lifting class. B. A swimming class. C. A yoga class.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. Why did the reader feel lonely?
A. She had trouble with her studies.
B. Her best friend wasn’t around.
C. She was unable to look after herself.
19. What is the speaker trying to do?
A. Introduce a class.
B. Share experiences.
C. Give suggestions.
20. Whom is this passage written for?
A. Teachers. B. Parents. C. Students.
第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
TRAVEL ADVISORY
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* Persons with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannot safely wear a mask, because of that disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act can apply for a face mask exemption(豁免). To learn about pre-travel exemption requirements, click here.
Temperature Screening Requirement
Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will not be able to board the plane. If time allows, we will give customers the opportunity to rest before receiving a second check. If the second temperature screening is 100.4 degrees or higher, our team will help the customer to rebook travel on a later date when they are feeling better.
Know Your Travel Policy
CDC issued an Order on January 12, 2021(effective since January, 26, 2021) requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 for all air passengers arriving from a foreign country to the US.
21. Who can legally board a Frontier Airlines flight without wearing a face covering?
A. A senior manager of Frontier Airlines. B. A blind man in a wheelchair.
C. A one-year-old baby. D. A high school student.
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Passengers without proper face coverings may be banned from flying with Frontier Airlinesin the future.
B. Passengers can take off their face coverings when they pick up their checked baggage.
C. Passengers with a high fever will have their flights rescheduled.
D. Passengers without proof of a negative COVID-19 test can’t enter the US on January 20, 2021.
23. Where is this text most likely from?
A. A website. B. A brochure. C. A guidebook. D. A newspaper.

B
If you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image would come to your mind? The idea that most of the kids have is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and cups of colorful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority regard scientists as strange people who spend a lot of time working in a lonely lab. However, the reality is quite different.
Recently I’ve had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my lab and into Costa Rica. It has a large amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species, which represents nearly 4% of the species worldwide!
First we worked to protect wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮龟) protection center. We helped the volunteers to remove rubbish from the beach to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic (地壳的) activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. On the last day we got a professional introduction of rocket (火箭) science and learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.
During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn’t mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is the one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping protect wildlife, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!
24. According to Paragraph 1, scientists are often believed ________.
A. to do experiments in messy labs B. to spend too much time in labs
C. to wear clothes in a different way D. to work in dangerous conditions
25. In Costa Rica, the author ________.
A. experienced an earthquakeB. took part in rocket experiments
C. picked up rubbish on the beach D. helped the volunteers collect turtle eggs
26. What does the author learn about science from his experience?
A. Science is full of boring experiments.
B. Science is related to chemical liquids.
C. Science is more than working in a lab.
D. Science is about wildlife and earthquakes.
27. What is the best title for the passage?
A. What a Scientist Is Like B. Where a Scientist Works
C. How I Travelled in Costa Rica D. Why I Chose to Study Science

C
Do you think alien（外星人） beings exist somewhere in the universe? It seems like Mars, our closest neighbor, has inspired the most science fiction as the place where aliens are most likely to come from. Recent Mars probes (探测) have shown us that there is no life on that planet—at least not now. But that does not mean that life does not exist elsewhere—after all, the universe is really big. A lot of scientific research is going on in the search for “extraterrestrial life”.
Think about it—why should the seven billion people on this little planet be the only living beings in the universe? It would, in fact, seem logical that this is not the case. So scientific research in this matter is based around the idea of finding other planets that have environments that can support life —environments similar to the Earth. The search is on for the evidence of the existence, or earlier existence of life: from very wise beings to simple organisms (有机物).
So far, there have been a number of theories as to which planetary bodies may have an atmosphere that can support such life and therefore deserve closer attention. As for places within our own Milky Way Galaxy, it has been assumed over the decades that Mars and Venus, as well as some of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, may have been hosts for life. Now, as technologies have improved and we can obtain measurements of the composition of the atmosphere on extra-solar planets, the chances of finding “alien” life forms are increasing.
There has been a theory that some of the planets in the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Gliese 581 may be able to support life. In 2007, scientists discovered exoplanet Gliese 581c—and felt that its atmosphere was most suitable for supporting life. But further research revealed that it would not. Now, attention has been turned to Gliese 581d, at the outer edge of the star’s habitable zone. The main standards for deciding whether a planetary body can be life-supporting are atmospheric conditions which allow the existence of water. Gliese 581 is about 20.4 light years away from the Earth, so even if life does exist there, the distance would mean that communication would be unlikely.
Having said this—who says alien life forms (if they exist) need water?
28. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Life existing outside of the Earth.
B. The evidence of the existence of life.
C. Other faraway planets in the universe.
D. Creatures known from science fictions.
29. What makes it possible for people to find “alien beings”?
A. Modern scientific theories. B. Atmospheric conditions.
C Environments similar to the Earth. D. Advanced technologies.
30. From the passage, we know that _________.
A. the atmosphere of Gliese 581c was most suitable for life
B. it is not certain whether alien life forms need water or not
C. the 7 billion people on the Earth are the only beings in the universe
D. the distance of 20.4 light years makes it impossible to find life on Gliese 581d
31. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Do Aliens Exist? B. Is Mars Suitable for Life?
C. Are Alien Life Forms Various? D. Can We Communicate with Aliens?

D
Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe (部落). If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.
The way to change people’s minds is to become friends with them, to combine them into your tribe, to bring them into your circle. Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.
The British philosopher Alain de Botton suggests that we simply share meals with those who disagree with us: “Sitting down at a table with a group of strangers has the incomparable and odd benefit of making it a little more difficult to hate them without punishment. Prejudice and conflict between groups of people from different nations or races feed off abstraction. However, during a meal, something about handing dishes around, unfolding napkins (餐巾纸) at the same moment, even asking a stranger to pass the salt makes us less likely to hold the belief that the outsiders who wear unusual clothes and speak in distinctive accents deserve to be sent home or attacked. For all the large-scale political solutions which have been proposed to ease racial or cultural conflict, there are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.”
Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that produces tribalism and unfriendliness. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s quote, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” Facts don’t change our minds. Friendship does.
The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”
When we are in the moment, we can easily forget that the goal is to connect with the other side, cooperate with them, befriend them, and integrate them into our tribe. We are so caught up in winning that we forget about connecting. It’s easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.
The word “kind (family and relatives)” originated from the word “kin (old fashion of family and relatives).” When you are kind to someone, it means you are treating them like family. This, I think, is a good method for actually changing someone’s mind. Develop a friendship. Share a meal. Gift a book. Be kind first, be right later.
32. People are likely to change their mind when they _____.
A. change their beliefs B. are made friends with
C. move to a new community D. are given somewhere to go
33. What does the underlined word “proximity” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Nearness. B. Action. C. Communication. D. Politeness.
34. The author quotes from Haruki Murakami to imply that _____.
A. breaking down one’s reality is easy
B. kindness is more important than right
C. arguing and winning are not important
D. losing one’s identity is a painful process
35. According to the passage, sharing meals is effective in building connections because it ____.
A. pleases people with different beliefs or accents
B. makes people focus on eating rather than conflicts
C. brings benefits to the people having dinner together
D. promotes understanding and tolerance among people
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
One of the most effective skills you can have in life is powerful and effective time management. 36___ Here are vital time management tips for getting your goals.
Set goals the right way.
37___ If you don’t set your goals the right way, then you’ll lack the proper targets, which will force you to fall off track. But when you set them the right way, the sky is the limit. Use proper goal setting method to help you see things through. And when you do set those goals, make sure you have powerful deep down meanings for wanting to achieve them.
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