四川省2019-2020年高二下期中英语试卷

半期考试
英语试题
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分；考试时间120分钟；满分150分。

第I卷（满分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）
听下面五段对话。

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 are the speakers talking about?
A. Holiday plan.
B. Diving school.
C. New Jersey.
2. How does the man feel?
A. Surprised.
B. Worried.
C. Excited.
3. Where does the woman want to go first?
A. To the restaurant.
B. To the concert.
C. To the cinema.
4. What do we know about May?
A. Her face is long.
B. She is unhappy.
C. She is seldom seen.
5. When will the train arrive?
A. At 8.
B. At 7:30.
C. At 7.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面五段对话或对白。

每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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和第7两个小题。

6. Where is the woman likely to go in the afternoon?
A. To the football club.
B. To the sports ground.
C. To the park.
7. Which sport does the man like most?
A. Baseball.
B. Basketball.
C. Tennis.
听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What color is the woman’s dress?
A. Red.
B. Green.
C. Blue.
9. Why doesn’t the woman like the blue shoes?
A. Because of the high heels.
B. Because of the ugly color.
C. Because of the high
price.
听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. What do both of the speakers like?
A. Comedy.
B. Science fiction.
C. Stories.
11. What does the man think of alien stories?
A. Terrifying.
B. Exciting.
C. Interesting.
12. How did the girl in the story find her way home in her dream?
A. By asking others the way.
B. With the help of a wizard.
C. By walking on a yellow brick path.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. Who is the woman shopping for?
A. Her mother.
B. Her father.
C. Her brother.
14. What is the man going to buy for his mother?
A. Some plants.
B. Some jewelry.
C. Some clothes.
15. What is the woman’s plan for Christmas?
A. Going to New York.
B. Visiting her relatives.
C. Staying with her family.
16. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends.
B. A couple.
C. Relatives.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Which grade is Charlotte Kelly in?
A. Seventh.
B. Fifth.
C. Third.
18. How many people in her family went to Russia to see her father going off into space?
A. Two.
B. Four.
C. Six.
19. How did Kelly feel when she saw her father was ready to go into space?
A. Terrified.
B. Excited.
C. Proud.
20. Why did Kelly feel sad?
A. They were in the desert.
B. She couldn’t go with Dad.
C. She couldn’t see Dad for
a year.
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，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A .
Traveling to Europe to see its famous monuments like the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Colosseum(古罗马竞技场) in Rome，is not exactly the perfect vacation for kids. Fortunately, Europe has more to offer than lots of old churches and ancient history. You can enjoy some fun with your kids in the sun at some of the famous beaches of the continent.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
There’s nothing more attractive than the beautiful beaches bordering Dubrovnik, Croatia’s most beautiful city. It’s surrounded by stone walls like a castle. It almost makes you feel like you’re suntanning (晒黑皮肤)at Hogwarts, where the hero Harry Potter of the story is trained!
Sicily, Italy
Rabbit Beach on the island of Sicily offers shallow and crystal clear waters, making it a perfect beach for families with young children. And if you want to add interest to your experience, try snorkeling(徒手潜水).
Nice, France
Lined with palm trees and first-class hotels, the city of Nice, located on the French Riviera, offers a whole coastline of Mediterranean beaches. Because they’re in the heart of the city, these beaches attract a lar ge crowd. So if you’re looking for something more private, you’ll have to travel a few miles outside of the city center.
Ribadeo, Spain
At low tide, Playa de las Catedrales in Ribadeo, Spain is the perfect beach to take in the natural wonders without urban amusements like restaurants, bars or huge crowds. It boasts beautiful wild flowers and unique rock formations making it truly a picture worthy.
21. What makes Dubrovnik so special?
A.It is surrounded by stone walls.
B. It has the most attractive coastline.
C. It has the longest beach season.
D. It is the training center of Harry Potter.
22. If you plan to go to a beach in the city，where should you go?
A. Mykonos.
B. Sicily.
C. Nice.
D. Ribadeo.
23. Which of the following is true about Ribadeo?
A. Visitors can try snorkeling there.
B. It offers visitors first-class hotels.
C. It has restaurants, bars and huge crowds.
D. Visitors can enjoy unique rock formations there.
24. What do all the beaches have in common?
A. They have beautiful wild flowers.
B. They are famous European beaches.
C. They are well-known for their green water.
D. They provide visitors with urban amusements.
B
When Sarah Hansen first came to Bonnie Schlachte’s ballet studio, she jokingly called herself a “weeble-w obble,” telling her ballet teacher that when she tried to walk, she would fall. “She couldn’t walk across the room without holding on to something,” recalls Schlachte. “She would immediately fall.”
Hansen was only in middle-school, but a progressive neurological disease was hindering her ability to walk, let alone do ballet. But Hansen had a tenacious spirit and desperately wanted to learn ballet. Hansen joined in weekly group classes at Schlachte’s ballet studio called Ballet for all Kids, a studio that teaches children with disabilities. Soon after she began classes and private lessons, her family saw a vast improvement in her ability to move.
She worked tirelessly in the studio, focusing on what her instructor wanted from her. “At the time, her foot would n’t fully rest on the floor,” explains Schlachte. “That’s why she couldn’t stand on her own, there was no support.” Schlachte pushed her student, explaining to Hansen that her brain has neuroplasticity(可塑性) so eventually it will receive the message.
As a mom, a classically trained ballerina, and holding a degree in psychology, Bonnie Schlachte was the perfect person to push Hansen to do her best. Schlachte put herself through college with dance and theater scholarships. After graduation, she came across an opportunity with children with developmental disabilities. She fell in love and chose to focus on jobs in that field.
Years later, Schlachte found herself watching and celebrating Hansen, who at one point could barely walk, was now moving across the floor on her own two feet. “One day, her ankle dropped, and she put her whole foot on the ground,” says Schlachte. “I was crying, her mom was crying, it was a great moment.”
25. Why did Sarah Hansen call herself a “weeble-wobble”?
A. She met Bonnie Schlachte for the first time.
B. She had great difficulty in walking properly.
C. She could walk very fast carrying something.
D. She would stop herself from falling quickly.
26. What kind of person was Sarah Hansen?
A. Determined and hard-working.
B. Energetic and confident.
C. Happy and generous.
D. Anxious and careful.
27. What did Schlachte do to help Hansen walk?
A. She put Hansen’s foot fully on the floor.
B. She pushed Hansen in a wheelchair.
C. She asked Hansen to control her brain.
D. She paid the fee for her.
28. What made Schlachte and Hansen’s mother cry?
A. Hansen’s degree in psychology.
B. Hansen’s dance and theater scholarships.
C. Hansen’s opportunity with children.
D. Hansen’s improvement in walking.
C
Do you know sand has been used to draw pictures since ancient times? Today, sand-painting, an interesting art, will be produced to you.
Sand-painting is an art of using the sand to make a fixed or unfixed painting. Maybe we all played fixed sand-painting as we were young. We first painted a simple picture, then we brushed glue (胶水) to the section, and at last we poured colored sand onto the glue in order to make it fixed.
Unfixed sand-paintings have a long cultural history around the world. People poured sand on a surface to make paintings or use some tools to draw pictures in the sand directly. They are often temporary(临时的). Different people draw sand-paintings to express different meanings: love of nature, admiration for God or love of beauty.
Nowadays, sand-painting becomes a performance art and its popularity has risen. On the stages, sand-painting performers make a series of images by drawing lines and figures in the sand with their fingers and hands. The series of images are used to tell a story.
Kseniya Simonova, who is from Ukraine, is one of the greatest sand-painting performers in the world. People call her “The Lady of the Sand”.
Simonova said that she never dreamed she’d become a sand artist, and when she began practicing, she nearly gave it up. But she persevered, caring for a household and her baby by day and training every night. You Are Always Nearby is one of the most famous performances of Simonova. It is a story about a young couple separated by a war in which the solider is tragically killed, but returns in spirit to watch over his wife and child. This performance makes all audience cry.
Art is everywhere and is not far away from common people. Art of painting is in our life, even in the sand.
29. Which of the following is necessary to make a fixed sand-painting?
A. Glue
B. A printed picture
C. Colored paper
D. Water
30. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A. How an image is created in the sand
B. Why sand-painting is becoming popular
C. How sand-painting is becoming popular
D. What sand-painting tries to express
31. What do we know about Simonova?
A. She is the best painter in the world
B. Her performances are popular with people
C. She once gave up performing for her family
D. Being a sand artist is her biggest dream
32. The underlined word “persevered” can be replaced by _______.
A. set off
B. gave out
C. ended up
D. held on
D
Digital technology - email and smart phones especially-have vastly improved workers' ability to be productive outside of a traditional office. Even so, most white-collar work still happens in an office. One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix, most bosses are doubtful about remote working. Half of the workers say their boss doesn't accept it, and only 35 percent say it's tolerated.
Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced (加深)by the same survey, which shows that 43 percen t of workers say they've watched TV or a movie while “working” remotely, while 35 percent have done housework，and 28 percent have cooked dinner.
It is true, however, that working at home makes people much more efficient, because it allows workers to take c are of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done. It’s much faster, for example, to shop for groceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-work rush.
The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we haven't come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker.
More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value. Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who haven't worked remotely would rather give up some bonus（红利）in order to get even one day a week working from home. Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough ability to change or be changed easily to suit a different situation to manage their time efficiently.
33．Why do some employers hesitate to allow remote working?
A. They are used to face-to-face communication.
B. They want to stick to their routine practice.
C. They have little trust in modern technology.
D. They fear losing control of their workers
34．What seems to be most workers' attitude toward remote working?
A. Favorable.
B. Doubtful
C. Unsatisfied
D. Disapproving.
35．What does the author suggest smart firms do?
A. Shorten their office hours.
B. Give employees a pay raise.
C. Adopt flexible work patterns.
D. Reduce their employees’ workload.
第一节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock．In fact，the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock 36 . Here's how to make one．
●37
In order to make a change，you need to decide why it's important．Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family，get in some exercise，or just be better prepared for your day？Once you are clear about your reasons，tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make．
●Rethink mornings．Now that you know why you want to wake up，consider re-arranging your morning activities．If you want time to have breakfast with your family，save some time the night before by setting out clothes，shoes，and bags．38
That's a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer．
●Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends．If you're tired out by Friday night，sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful．But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week，a recent study found．39
●Keep a record and evaluate it weekly．Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel．After you've tried a new method for a week，take a look at your record．40 If not，take another look at other methods you could try．
A．Get a sleep specialist．
B．Find the right motivation．
C．A better plan for sleep can help．
D．And consider setting a second alarm．
E．If the steps you take are working，keep it up．
F．Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time，no matter the day．
G．Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee．
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service. Because the entire village 41 the fishing industry, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of 42 . One night, the winds screamed, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble 43 the S.O.S. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers 44 in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited 45 on the beach, holding lights to 46 the way back.
An hour later, the rescue boat 47 through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling 48 on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more 49 and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely 50 the rescue boat and all would have been lost. Therefore, the captain called for another volunteer team to 51 the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans 52 forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "Please don't go. Your father 53 in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost 54 for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left." Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. 55 everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our 56 and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and 57 into the night. "
Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century. 58 the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans 59 up in the bow. Cupping his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?" Hardly able to control himself, Hans 60 cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!”
41．A. suffered from B. got through C. depended on D. turned away 42．A. frequency B. emergency C. efficiency D. fluency 43．A. set about B. took over C. came up with D. sent out 44．A. fought B. followed C. gathered D. struggled 45．A. angrily B. anxiously C. fearfully D. happily 46．A. hope B. try C. expect D. light
47．A. reappeared B. repeated C. rewrote D. reminded 48．A. unknown B. urgent C. exhausted D. energetic 49．A. villagers B. barbers C. passengers D. captains 50．A. pushed B. pulled C. settled D. overturned 51．A. look for B. look after C. look out D. look on 52．A. stepped B. looked C. put D. threw 53．A. lived B. pulled C. died D. survived 54．A. in the fire B. in the war C. on strike D. at sea 55．A. How about B. What if C. What for D. What with
56．A. place B. photo C. fame D. turn
57．A. disappeared B. appeared C. came D. went
58．A. Secondly B. Firstly C. Finally D. Thirdly 59．A. standing B. keeping C. fishing D. taking 60．A. sincerely B. excitedly C. worriedly D. curiously
第II卷（非选择题50分）
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Thanksgiving was drawing near and I was feeling sad about being separated from my family in Indiana. Would I have to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner by 61 (my)?
That night at Dubya’s Restaurant, which was my favorite place to dine, I chatted with Dubya, the 62 (own) of the restaurant. “It’s too bad that this place won’t be open63 Thanksgiving, or I c ould just come here.” I said.
“Why not join my family for the holiday?” he said in a warm voice.
I knew Dubya and his wife well, but I didn’t think we were close enough64 (share) Thanksgiving dinner. I was sure he was joking. But Dubya soon handed me a note on which directions to their house and their phone number 65 (write).
And two days later, I reached Dubya’s house. As66 (expect), the food was great but the company was even 67 (good). I truly felt I belonged there.
Of course, I wrote them 68 thank-you letter the next week, but I couldn’t really put into words 69 the Thanksgiving dinner invitation had meant to me. I’ve never forgotten their
7 0 (kind) and that very special Thanksgiving.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中会共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每次错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As the saying go, “Treat others as you would like to be treated”. If we want to be treated well, and we should treat others well too.
Two years ago, to me delight, I was admitted to a high school with honors. I felt extreme proud. As a result, I always looked down upon my classmates who turned for me in their studies. One day, Tom asked me help him work out a math problem. I glanced at it, and said, “So easy, how foolish you are!” On hear it, he said angrily, “I won’t ask you again!” I was shocking. Only then did I realized why I was so unpopular with my classmates. From then on, I tried to treat them
equally and helped them with all my heart. And now I’ve managed to make myself accepting as a good friend by my classmates again.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是新华中学的学生李华，得知某英文报社招聘兼职记者，你有意应聘，请按下列要点给报社写一封自荐信。

1. 表示感兴趣；
2. 说明优势：知识面，英语水平，合作精神，相关经历；
3. 希望得到回复。

注意：1) 词数100左右。

可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2) 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3) 参考词汇：cooperation n. 合作apply for 申请accumulate v. 积累Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m a student from Xinhua Middle School. __________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua。