山东诗营一中2019_2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题含解析不含音频和文字材料

山东省东营一中2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题（含解析）第一部分听力（共两节，满分7.5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 is the relationship between the speakers？A. Father and daughter.B. Teacher and student.C. Classmates.2. What are the speakers doing？A. Driving a car.B. Crossing the street.C. Riding a bus.3. What is the woman's coat probably made from？A. Man﹣made material.B. Wool.C. Cotton.4. How long will it take to get to the dentist by bus？A. 5 minutes.B. 10 minutes.C 25 minutes.5. What are the speakers talking about？A. A TV remote control.B. Clothing buttonsC. A TV channel.第二节（共5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.6. （1）Where does the conversation probably take place？A. In the woman's office.B. In the man's house.C. In a warehouse.（2）What will the woman be doing？A. Cleaning.B. Organizing shelves.C. Recording the data.7. （1）What is the man's opinion of his sewing class？A. He thinks it's a waste of time.B. He thinks it builds character.C. He thinks everyone should learn it.（2）What did the woman choose for her project？A. A neck pillow.B. A stuffed toy.C. A purse.8. （1）What was life on the nearby planet like according to the man？A. Animals.B. Cells.C. Plants.（2）When does the woman think other planets will communicate with us probably？A. In 25 years.B. In 50 years.C. In 100 years.（3）How does the man think we will hear from other planets？A. By rockets.B. By computers.C. By telescopes.9. （1）What was the man probably doing at the beginning？A. Reading a magazine.B. Watching a TV show.C. Doing some cleaning.（2）When did the woman first use AI today？A. When she drove her car.B. When she woke up with her alarm.C. When she bought some things on the Internet.（3）What did the man's parents just get？A. A new car with special cameras.B. A piece of cleaning equipment.C. A smart watch.（4）How does the woman react to the Roomba in the end？A. She is uninterested.B. She is amused.C. She is amazed.10. （1）What caused the holes to form？A. Humans.B. A volcano eruption.C. Global warming.（2）When does the lake begin to fill？A. In the spring.B. In the summer.C. In the fall.（3）What happens to the water？A. It disappears forever.B. It floods the highways.C. It appears in the valley below again.（4）What do we know from the talk？A. Experts think it's better not to fill the holes.B. "Lost Lake" is formed due to global warming.C. The state of Oregon is famous for dead volcanoes.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项.Courses & Curriculum of the College of Arts & Sciences in Cornell The diversity of the courses you can take in the College of Arts & Sciences is extraordinary:Academic Distribution RequirementsThe College’s academic distribution requirements will include: effective writing; foreign language beyond the introductory level; imaginative and critical thinking.To choose your courses for a semester, use the Class Roster. It shows the schedule of all classes offered in a particular term, along with class enrollment information and course details.The Class Roster is updated frequently.To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study. It represents Cornell’s full catalog of courses and is published annually. It provides information on Cornell degree programs, requirements, policies and procedures.If you need help, call 607-255-5004 for an appointment with an advising dean. Or contact a career counselor in the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center at 607-255-4166 to talk about your interests and how they can translate into a major and a future career.A New CurriculumOn October 30, 2018, the College of Arts & Sciences faculty（教员）approved a new undergraduate curriculum to be carried out over the next two to three years. The new curriculum focuses on the theme of exploration and reaffirms the college’s commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education. Students who have questions about the new curriculum can view the approved proposal on the Course Designer app of Cornell.Innovative LearningIf you’re one of the 3,000 students across the university taking biology or physics at the College, you may be part of an innovative（创新的）classroom project that uses active learning, a new model that is proving to be the quickest path to expert-level mastery.Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty member’s research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornell in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. Give yourself the freedom to explore.1. If you want to plan your courses over the long run, you can use the ______.A. Class RosterB. Courses of StudyC. Course DesignerD. Career Center2. For students involved in an innovative classroom project, they ______.A. may study a new modelB. are on the quickest way to be expertsC. will get more freedom during research projectD. have advantages of studying outside the classroom3. The article is probably taken from ______.A. a college websiteB. a science reportC. a travel magazineD. an academic journalGrowing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box”After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job bystudying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one's life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to do your best and do much better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”Deka’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolli ng in.”4. From the passage, we can learn that ______.A. Deka was adopted by a refugee familyB. Deka became a professor after graduationC. Deka’s experiences drove her to work hardD. Deka spent a lot of time going to parties5. Deka realized the importance of education ______.A. after her chemistry classB. from her mother’s experienceC. by reading books in the libraryD. through working at the institute6. According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be ______.A. patientB. ambitiousC. confidentD. generous7. What does the story intend to tell us?A. Life is not all roses.B. Practice makes perfect.C. Well begun is half done.D. Hard work leads to success.The worst outbreak of desert locusts (蝗虫) in decades is presently underway in the Horn of Africa. It is the biggest of its kind in 25 years for Ethiopia and Somalia — and the worst Kenya has seen for 70 years.What we are seeing in East Africa today is unlike anything we’ve seen in a very long time. Its destructive potential is eno rmous, and it’s taking place in a region where farmers need every gram of food to feed themselves and their families. Most of the countries hardest hit are those where millions of people are already vulnerable (脆弱的) or in serious humanitarian need, as they endure the impact of violence, drought, and floods.We have acted quickly to respond to this outbreak. The primary method of battling locusts is the aerial spraying of pesticides (杀虫剂). FAO’s “Locust Watch” ser vice explains that “although giant nets, flamethrowers, lasers, and huge vacuums have been proposed in the past, these are not in use for locust control. People and birds often eat locusts but usually not enough to significantly reduce population levels ov er large areas.”The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has released $10 million from its Central Emergency Relief Fund to fund a huge scale-up in aerial operations to manage the outbreak.But the window to contain this crisis is closing fast. We only have until the beginning of March to bring this infestation under control as that is when the rain and planting season begins. If left unchecked — and with expected additional rains — locust numbers in East Africa could increase 500 times by June.We must act now to avoid a full-blown catastrophe. And we will. At the same time, we need to pay attention to a bigger picture. This is not the first time the Greater Horn of Africa has seen locust outbreak approach this scale, but the current situation is the worst in decades. This is linked to climate change. Warmer seas mean more tropical storms, generating the perfect breeding conditions for locusts.8. What is implied in paragraph 2?A. People in East Africa are suffering drought.B. People in East Africa are going through floods.C. The locust outbreak will cause crop failure.D. The locust outbreak is worsening locals’ life.9. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. We need a bigger picture to study the disaster.B. It is the second outbreak of locusts in East Africa.C. It is the largest outbreak of locusts ever in history.D. The outbreak of locusts is fueled by global warming.10. What is the purpose of the text?A. To analyse and compare.B. To inform and call for.C. To argue and discuss.D. To introduce and assess.11. Where does the text probably come from?A. A guidebook.B. A health magazine.C. A news report.D. A chemistry paper.Scientists say they have developed a system that uses machine learning to predict when and where lightning will strike. Researchers report the system is able to predict lightning strikes up to 30 minutes before they happen within a 30-kilometer area.Lightning is a strong burst of electricity in the atmosphere. Since it carries an extremely powerful electrical charge, it can be destructive and deadly. European researchers have estimated that between 6,000 and 24,000 people are killed by lightning worldwide each year. For this reason, climate scientists have long sought to develop methods to predict lightning.The system tested in the experiments uses a combination of data from weather stations and machine learning methods. The researchers developed a prediction model that was trained to recognize weather conditions that were likely to cause lightning.The model was created with data collected over a 12-year period from 12 Swiss weather stations in cities and mountain areas. The data, related to four main surface conditions: air pressure, air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed, was placed into a unique machine learning algorithm (算法), which compared it to records of lightning strikes. Researchers say the algorithm was then able to learn theconditions under which lightning happens.The researchers test-ran the system several times. They found that the system made predictions that proved correct almost 80 percent of the time. “It can now be used anywhere,” the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology said in a statement.The researchers plan to keep developing the technology in partnership with a European effort that aims to create a lightning protection program. The effort is called the European Laser Lightning Rod project. Scientists working on the project are experimenting with a laser technology that could someday control lightning activity, transferring lightning charges from clouds to the ground. They hope that such technology can one day be used as protection against lightning strikes. Possible uses could be at stations, airports or places where large crowds gather.12. Why was the system developed?A. To meet kids’ curiosity about lightning.B. To show the power of lightning.C. To keep track of lightning deaths.D. To protect people from lightning.13. What is special about the system?A. It was based on a number of samples worldwide.B. It adopted a different machine learning algorithm.C. It used an effective method of collecting data.D. It required low cost of predicting lightning.14. What will the researchers do next with the laser technology?A. Monitor lightning activity.B. Prevent the occurrence of lightning.C. Direct energy from lightning.D. Generate electricity with lightning.15. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. A System of Controlling LightningB. A Method of Forecasting LightningC. A Theory of Employing LightningD. A Model of Creating Lightning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.Competition is a common phenomenon in our social life. ___16___ There is constant competition for academic degrees, jobs, customers, money and so forth. In a sense, competition is one of the motive forces to the development of society.___17___ Therefore, the only way to survive is to be competitive. Growing in a competitive environment is important for a child because future adult life is difficult. Finding a good job, for example, is an extremely competitive activity.Today most people obtain knowledge through various ways and a large number of people get good education. ___18___The quality of people is rapidly increasing. Competition is more violent than what we thought it should be. The potentially successful job applicant has to be prepared in stronger position by gaining more qualifications and experience. In the sports contests, the strongest will come out as winners. In the business world, to beat your competitors, you must be better than the other employees. ___19___Though the only way our world rewards people is to give honor to the winners, not to the losers, by attempting to compete at different activities, we can still learn to win and lose, gain experience and know our strengths and weaknesses. Competition prepares us for the tough things in life.Whether in games, in study or in business alike, the aim is to win the game, the degree, the trophy, and the contract. ___20___A. Otherwise, you will be defeated.B. Modern society demands high-quality talents.C. Learning to be competitive is clearly the best preparation for life.D. There are also many people who have higher degrees in their special fields.E. Children have to learn to be competitive in order to adapt to modern society.F. In the natural world, the weak will be replaced by the strong and the fittest can live.G. We compete when we play games and when we try to do better than others in our study. 第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分15分）第一节完形填空（共1小题；每题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A， B， C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.A Colorado pair brings new meaning to the word “determination”. When one couldn’t walk and the other couldn’t see, they ___21___ up to share their love of the great outdoors.Melanie Knecht has to use a wheelchair to get around due to born spina bifida (脊柱裂). Trevor Hahn only recently became blind after he ___22___ an eye disease five years ago. Both living in Fort Collins, Colorado, the two met at an adaptive boxing class — and they soon ran into each other again at an adaptive rock-climbing class.They immediately ___23___ over Knecht’s lifelong hobby of camping and Hahn’s passion for outdoor sports. When she told him about her recent trip to Easter Island, where she got the ___24___ t o be carried on another person’s back, an unusual idea occurred to her.___25___ his lost sight, he’d been able to scale a Himalayan peak, using poles and ___26___ directions from his companions.They started small, but next month — with her vision and his ___27___— they will trek to the top of a 14,000-foot mountain.“It just seemed like common sense. He’s the legs, I’m the eyes! ___28___, we’re the dream team.” said Knecht.At the start of each hike, a friend lifts Knecht ___29___ a carrier on Hahn’s back. From that point on, she gives him oral directions to lead the way.Hahn said, “It made me so happy to help someone experience what I’ve been able to experience my whole life. The best part is being able to make her smile — that gives me ____30____.”In addition to this sense of purpose, the two share an understanding of how ____31____ it can be asking able-bodied or sighted people for assistance in everyday life. They get immeasurable ____32____ from being able to do this on their own.While the two accept that others ____33____ what they’ve been able to do they’re not looking for ____34____— they just want others to encourage solutions for theirfriends with disabilities. Don’t ____35____ them because you think they won’t be able to do something.21. A. rose B. made C. teamed D. ended22. A. developed B. cured C. spread D. diagnosed23. A. handed B. argued C. got D. bonded24. A. opportunity B. competence C. permission D. admission25. A. On account of B. In spite of C. On top of D. In view of26. A. spoken B. opposite C. confusing D.gesturing27. A. optimism B. strength C. guidance D. wisdom28. A. Hopefully B. Instead C. Together D.Similarly29. A. over B. up C. off D. into30. A. relief B. courage C. reward D. purpose31. A. convenient B. difficult C. ridiculous D.essential32. A. suffering B. wealth C. satisfaction D. depression33. A. appreciate B. oppose C. dismiss D. advocate34. A. criticism B. attention C. praise D.curiosity35. A. convince B. reject C. contact D. approach 第二节（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。