宁夏银川市第一中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

英语试卷
（总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题的答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。

3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节(共5小题：每小题1分，满分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 man want to meet the woman?
A. In the parking lot.
B. At the main gate.
C. In his office.
2. Why does the woman call the man?
A. To express thanks.
B. To give an explanation.
C. To make an invitation.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. An opera.
B. A singer.
C. A dance.
4. What will the man do next?
A. Try some coffee.
B. See his niece.
C. Have a hot chocolate.
5. What will the woman deal with first?
A. The bike.
B. The football.
C. The window.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What animal is new to the shelter?
A. A tiger.
B. A lion.
C. A bear.
7. How much will the woman pay to visit the shelter?
A.＄7.
B.＄12.
C.＄14.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the woman like about Stone Kastell?
A. The size.
B. The location.
C. The facilities.
9. Which place costs the most?
A. The Sunset.
B. Stone Kastell.
C. La Guardia.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What particularly attracts the man to Midway?
A. Its mountain views.
B. Its old buildings.
C. Its Ice Castles.
11. What will the man do at Soldier Hollow Resort?
A. Go skiing.
B. Go snowshoeing.
C. Go snow tubing.
12. How long will the man stay in Midway?
A. For a week.
B. For two weeks.
C. For three weeks.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When will the man tour the campus?
A. On Monday morning.
B. On Monday afternoon.
C. On Tuesday afternoon.
14. Which year of college are the speakers probably in now?
A. The first year.
B. The second year.
C. The third year.
15. What does the man suggest doing on Tuesday morning?
A. Attending a lecture.
B. Seeking legal advice.
C. Visiting the library.
16. What activity will the man take part in on Wednesday afternoon?
A. Careers Lecture.
B. Student Union Induction.
C. Computer Lab Tour.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why does the speaker recommend working in the computer game industry?
A. It’s popular.
B. It’s creative.
C. It’s well-paid.
18. What did the speaker major in at university?
A. Computer.
B. Physics.
C. History.
19. Who inspired the speaker to find a job in the computer game industry?
A. His mother.
B. His father.
C. His uncle.
20. What did the speaker do at first at the games company?
A. He tested games.
B. He wrote programs.
C. He did research.
第二部分：阅读理解：（每小题2分，共计40分）
第一节：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
Shakespeare City Walk
This 90-minute leisurely walking tour does not go to the Globe Theatre (because everyone already knows it), but instead uncovers less known monuments and locations in the City of London with connections to Shakespeare’s life, his friends, his loves and his works.
The Shakespeare City Walk takes place on Fridays at 11 am. at Temple tube station.
Address: Temple tube station, London
Telephone: 44(0)790-574-6733
Camera Trails
Learn how to take better photos as you explore London with a professional photographer on a Camera Trails tour. Walk around Brick Lane and Spitalfields on the Urban East tour, or take photos of Elizabeth Tower and St. Paul's Cathedral on the South Bank tour.
Address: Trafalgar Square, London
Telephone: 44(0)798-957-9336
The Celebrity Planet
See celebrity (名人) homes, famous film locations, music landmarks and places linked to pop history on a Celebrity Planet tour. Find out about stars in Notting Hill, Mayfair, Primrose Hill or Chelsea, or try a Harry Potter, James Bond or Beatles tour.
Address: 40 Porchester Square, London
Telephone: 44(0)20-7193-8770
Email: info@
Sandemans New London Tours
Sandemans New London Tours offer a completely free tour of Royal London, including the Changing of the Guard. There’s also an Old City of London Tour, and a Grim Reapers of London Tour. Our expert guides are all graduates of the world’s leading universities, including Yale, Cambridge and Oxford. As guides work for tips, you are guaranteed the best tour of London. Our walking tours are healthy and environmentally friendly, so you won’t contribute to the pollution problem of London’s cars and buses.
Email: info@
21. What is TRUE of the Shakespeare City Walk?
A. It takes place five days a week.
B. It consists of not so many famous destinations.
C. It lasts about half a day.
D. It includes a visit to a famous theatre.
22. If you want to take some wonderful photos of Elizabeth Tower, you may ________.
A. receive some professional training
B. go to Temple tube station
C. join the South Bank tour
D. join the Urban East tour
23. Sam is a movie fan. He will probably ________.
A. call 44(0)798-957-9336
B. call 44(0)790-574-6733
C. go to 40 Porchester Square
D. email info(@
B
Inventor, physicist, surveyor, astronomer, biologist, artist… Robert Hooke was all these and more. Some say he was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century. In the course of his work, he cooperated with famous men of science like Isaac Newton, and the great architect Christopher Wren.
Hooke's early education began at home, under the guidance of his father. He entered
Westminster School at the age of 13, and from there went to Oxford, where he came in contact with some of the best scientists in England. Hooke impressed them with his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments. In 1662, at the age of 28, he was named Curator of Experiments at the newly formed Royal Society of London — meaning that he was responsible for demonstrating (展示) new experiments at the society’s weekly meeting. Hooke accepted the job, even though he knew that the society had no money to pay him!
Watching living things through a microscope was one of his favourite pastimes. He invented a compound microscope for this purpose. One day while observing a cork (软木塞) under a microscope, he saw honeycomb-like structures. There were cells —the smallest units of life. In fact, it was Hooke who invented the term “cell” as the box-like cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery (修道院).
Another achievement of Hooke’s was his book Micrographia, which introduced the enormous potential of the microscope. It contains fascinating drawings of the thing he saw under the microscope. The book also includes, among other things, ideas on gravity, light and combustion (燃烧) that may have helped scientists like Newton when they were developing their own theories on these phenomena.
Hooke made a valuable contribution to astronomy too. A crater (火山口) on the moon is named after him in honour of his services to this branch of science.
24. Which is the possible reason why Hooke accepted the job as Curator of Experiments?
A. He liked designing experiments.
B. His family needed his support.
C. He wanted to please the famous scientists in England.
D. His parents couldn’t afford his education.
25. What does the underlined word “pastimes” in paragraph three mean?
A. Jobs
B. Experiments
C. Hobbies
D. Structures
26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Hooke went to Oxford in 1645.
B. Hooke was well paid in the Royal Society of London.
C. Hooke made a contribution to medicine.
D. Hooke's book Micrographia may have helped Newton.
27. The last paragraph is to prove that ________.
A. Hooke was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century
B. Hooke was good at making discoveries
C. Hooke's contributions were not limited to one field
D. Hooke was one of the greatest astronomers
C
Chinese painting, also known as the traditional national painting, one of the traditional paintings with a long history, has its unique and independent system. Using brushes, ink, and
Chinese pigments (天然颜料), a painting is drawn on a special kind of paper (Xuan paper) or silk. The traditional subjects are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds.
In comparison with Western painting, Chinese painting has its own artistic characteristics. After a careful study of the object, a painter can discover the rules of its structure, and then produce it by the mind’s eye. It is not merely a sim ple copy, but it combines the object with the artistic concept of the producer, turning a natural image into an “artistic image”. The object can show the artist’s feelings and personality to achieve the effect of “being alike not only in spirit, but also i n appearance”. Not all the objects are to be drawn on the paper, and much space is left for the imagination. The use of lines is important in Chinese painting. Clear, swift, sharp and changeable lines are combined with the push, point and press of the brush and ink to show the quality of the object and variations of tone (色调). Ancient Chinese artists listed 18 different ways of drawing lines with the brush in figure painting. Different ways of creating lines are used when painting a landscape, flowers and birds, clouds, and bamboos.
Traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy are different branches of art stemming (起源) from the same origin. They use the same kind of tools and all the lines used in painting are variations of the points and lines of calligraphy. Though they are different artistic forms, they are closely linked in terms of their expression of thoughts and feelings. They influence each other to create another artistic feature.
28. Which of the following words can describe the common subjects of traditional Chinese
painting?
A. Valuable.
B. Independent.
C. Special.
D. Natural.
29. The writer believes that a traditional Chinese painter’s picture ________.
A. reflects social problems of his times
B. describes mainly a natural image
C. expresses his thoughts
D. tells a true story
30. It can be inferred that a traditional Chinese painter spent much time ________.
A. traveling
B. learning to draw lines
C. reading
D. studying calligraphy before drawing
31. What do painting and calligraphy have in common?
A. Using the similar techniques.
B. Starting from the same period.
C. Belonging to the same artistic form.
D. Covering the same themes.
D
More and more cities across the world are experimenting with driverless vehicles on public streets. Two of the latest to conduct testing are Paris, France and Las Vegas, Nevada. The cities have used self-driving electric buses to carry passengers on short rides to try out the technology and see how humans react to it.
In Paris, two buses have been transporting passengers across a bridge between two of the city’s busiest rail stations. The vehicles, built by French company EasyMile, travel in a special safety lane created for the project. The fully electric buses can carry up to 10 people. The testing
in Paris is expected to last three months. If things go well, officials plan to launch more driverless bus lines later this year.
Jean-louis Missika, deputy mayor of Paris, told reporters at a recent launch event that driveless vehicles repr esent a “revolution” happening in many cities around the world. He said self-driving technology is set to “change our city environment and public space in an astonishing fashion over the next 20 years”.
Transportation officials say they are planning to use the bus to connect neighborhoods to rail stations around Paris. They will also help ease traffic crowding and reduce severe pollution in the city.
In Las Vegas, the city recently launched the first driverless shuttle bus in the United States. The 12-passenger bus from French company Navya has no steering wheel or brake pedals. It uses cameras and sensors to avoid other vehicles and people while making its way down city streets. The electric vehicles can reach a top speed of 40 kilometers per hour.
The bus operated for a two-week period along one of the busiest entertainment areas in Las Vegas. Rides during the shuttle experiment were free. “The ride was smooth. It's clean and quiet and the seats are comfortable,” said Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman after taking a ride.
32. What is the text mainly about?
A. More cities are using driveless vehicles.
B. Driveless electric buses are tested in some cities.
C. Some cities are trying out a new technology.
D. The driveless buses will reduce severe pollution.
33. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. The bridge connects the Paris’ busiest bus stations.
B. A special safety lane was built to test the self-driving buses.
C. The fully electric buses can hold over 10 people.
D. More driverless bus lines have been set up.
34. What does the driverless shuttle bus use to avoid other vehicles and people?
A. Steering wheel.
B. Brake pedals.
C. Alarm.
D. Cameras and sensors.
35. In which column of a newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Technology.
B. Entertainment.
C. Culture.
D. Education.
第二节（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。

Dreams come true through actions, and the best action is to set and achieve goals. Realizing your goals is important. As you realize your goals, you will find relief from many problems that
seem to trouble you. 36 With the following of plans and actions come achievements, success, and accomplishments.
Self-realization is an understanding of your direction in life. If you understand your direction, you will see what you must do to achieve your goals. 37 This action of achievement makes you feel satisfied and complete. Even if only for a few hours, it still feels good.
38 If a person doesn’t have goals, he often feels a lack of purposes, wondering what the purpose of life is. The real meaning of life is growth. When something is growing, it is alive. For us humans we stop physically growing around the age of 21, so after that milestone we can only continue to grow mentally, spiritually, and psychologically. 39 Having a purpose in life provides principles, ideas, motivation and a reason to live. If you have a purpose, you will feel competent and confident. This takes you to your goals since you focus on your objective in life.
40 For instance, a short-term goal is to walk around the block without stopping, then to run around the block without stopping, and then to increase the distance every time a goal is reached until the final goal of running a marathon is accomplished. If you start by trying to run the marathon, you will fail, but by starting with smaller goals, you will succeed.
A. Goals are an essential part of life.
B. When you reach a goal, you get realization.
C. The realization of self will bring you satisfaction.
D. But first you must set a goal, and then plans and actions will follow.
E. As for the long-term goals, they are what will determine your life.
F. To keep growing we must have a purpose, whether we invent one or discover one.
G. The most important way to realize your goals is to set up short-term goals that work toward
long-term goals.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Although I had raised my daughter to be fearless, I often became quite fearful when in unfamiliar conditions. I had always been a country girl and knew 41 about living in cities. However, she moved to Boston after graduation.
Then came the day of her frightening 42 . “Come visit me without Da d.” For weeks she begged, and I offered 43 , but she would not give up. Finally, I 44 and flew to my daughter’s new home. This was an act of great love on my part 45 I not only was afraid of cities, I also was afraid of flying.
My daughter, knowing my 46 , met me at the airport and sheltered me during the visit. We spent time together exploring sights that I hadn't 47 before. And then the day came when
she said, “I have 48 this morning, so you 49 to take the subway this afternoon and meet me at a coffee shop near the school.” My eyes grew 50 . Had she forgotten that I have no sense of 51 ? What if I got lost…
“Mom, you can do this,” she said 52 , in the same tone I had used when she was a little girl. “I’ll53 you a m ap,” she added. Placing a detailed drawing in my hand, she 54 to class. I finally decided that I would accept her 55 . At midday, I drew a deep breath, 56 her apartment and caught the subway.
Holding her map in my hand, I 57 our meeting place. She was 58 , and when she finally appeared. I stood up and called out, “I did it!” Her 59 facial expression changed into obvious relief. It was then that I 60 what I had achieved. “I knew that you could,” she said.
41. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
42. A. warning B. request C. comment D. debate
43. A. excuses B. solutions C. time D. money
44. A. broke down B. showed up C. gave in D. passed by
45. A. because B. if C. until D. unless
46. A. losses B. diseases C. fears D. regrets
47. A. confirmed B. experienced C. remembered D. delighted
48. A. class B. opportunity C. tea D. peace
49. A. approve B. pretend C. assist D. need
50. A. heavy B. icy C. wide D. bright
51. A. humour B. direction C. movement D. freedom
52. A. weakly B. strangely C. encouragingly D. painfully
53. A. draw B. buy C. lend D. mail
54. A. came back B. ran away C. looked forward D. hurried off
55. A. assistance B. challenge C. apology D. explanation
56. A. described B. painted C. searched D. left
57. A. found B. missed C. selected D. varied
58. A. hurt B. young C. late D. strong
59. A. cautious B. puzzled C. curious D. worried
60. A. decided B. realized C. demanded D. predicted
第二节（共10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。

People all over the world seem to be 61. ____________ (interest) in the UK’s royal family. Most fans know all thei r names and faces and who’s next in line to the throne (王位). So famous are they that they don’t even have to use their last name. But what do they 62. ____________ (actual ) do? They don’t need money as they 63. ____________ (support ) by UK taxpayers and have a large family fortune, but they do still have to work. Most of Queen Elizabeth’s time is
taken up with 64. __________ are called “royal engagements (活动)”. These engagements include 65. ____________ (host) heads of states, diplomatic trips to other countries, parties at palaces as well as opening Parliament when a new government is formed and giving out 66. ____________ (nation) awards. Queen Elizabeth’s engagements add up 67. __________ several hundred a year, more than Prince Harry, William and Kate’s all together. In fact the royal family has to carry out 68. __________ average of 2,000 engagements, entertain 70,000 guests and answer 100,000 letters every year. Obviously one woman can’t do all of that and that’s where the rest of the royal family step in 69. ____________ (help). Apart from this, some members of the royal family have done jobs like other people. The most famous royal who did one of these jobs is William, Duke of Cambridge, 70. __________ worked as an ambulance helicopter pilot.
第四部分：课本基础知识检测（每小题1分，满分10分）
提示：1. 答案仅限于近期所学新词汇； 2. 将答案写在答题卡上。

第一节：根据句意及汉语或首字母提示填写出正确的单词。

71. Republican leaders will be watching carefully to see how the prime minister h_____________
the situation.
72. Your explanation has clearly ______________ (阐明) the long and difficult sentence.
73. Though too old to work much, my grandfather is e______________ about neighbourhood
affairs.
74. As a t______________ , if you want to change writing into a different language, you must
have a good knowledge of both English and Chinese.
75. ______________ (极为激动) at the terrible scene, she couldn’t say a word.
第二节：选词填空（用方框内所给短语的正确形式填空）
76. Most of the high-speed trains _______________ have been designed by Chinese engineers.
77. It is _______________ that the taxi driver gave back the wallet he found to the owner.
78. When he came back two hours later, they were still sitting on the sofa, ______________
conversation.
79. All the main tourist attractions are ______________ the hotel.
80. We’re ______________; more people are against us on that point.
第五部分写作(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(A)，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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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

I used to think visiting museums was bored. One day, I was taking to an art museum that there were a group of other kids. “Not having fun?” the guide whispered, watch my face. I sighed but followed the group. “Since the parents are gone, let’s found something special!” the guide said. We saw a painting of people in a cafe and the guide asked why was wrong with them. I found out that table legs was all missing. The guide praised me and then said, “Our brains play tricks us, making us ignore small changes, and the painter just made a good use of it.”From then on, I started to love museums.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是某中学的学生李华，你的外国笔友Leslie最近参加了一次学校电视主持人的面试，但是没有通过，心情不好。

请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示安慰
2. 给予鼓励;
3. 提出建议。

注意：1. 词数:100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Leslie,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
一、听力部分：（每题1分，满分20分）
1-5 CAACB 6-10 CABCC 11-15 ABBAC 16-20 CBBCA
二、阅读理解（每题2分，满分40分）
21-23 BCC 24-27 ACDC 28-31 DCBA 32-35 BBDA 36-40 DBAFG 三、完形填空：（每题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45 DBACA 46-50 CBADC 51-55 BCADB 56-60 DACDB
四、语法填空（每题1.5分，满分15分）
61. interested 62. actually 63. are supported 64. what 65. hosting
66. national 67. to 68. an 69. to help 70. who
五、课本基础知识：（每题1分，满分10分）
71. handles 72. clarified 73. enthusiastic 74. translator 75. Thrilled 76. under construction 77. to his/her credit 78. absorbed in 79. within reach of
80. in the/a majority
六、短文改错（每题1分，满分10分）
81. bored→boring 82. taking→taken 83. that→where 84. watch→watching
85. found→find 86. why →what 87. them →it 88. was →were
89. tricks后加on/upon 90. 去掉a
七、书面表达（25分）
One possible version:
Dear Leslie,
I’m sorry to know you are frustrated recently due to the fact that you failed in the interview of your school TV host. Frankly, if I were put in your shoes, I would feel even worse.
However, as the saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.” So there is no point in worrying about it any more. As a matter of fact, you are always intelligent. Although I can't make out what might account for this dissatisfaction, it's a good idea to reflect on the whole process of the interview, which will make it possible for you to learn a lot from it. I am fully convinced that you’ll surely be more exp erienced next time.
I sincerely hope you'll cheer up as soon as possible.
Yours,
Li Hua。