广西桂林市逸仙中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

广西桂林市逸仙中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（考试时间：120分钟满分150分）第I卷（两个部分共60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)请听下面5段对话选出最佳选项。

1.Where was the man last night?A. At home.B. At the studio.C. At the theatre.2. What is the man doing probably?A. Having a drink.B. Making dinner.C. Working out.3. How does the man feel now probably?A. Angry.B. DoubtfulC. Nervous.4.When does the man advise the woman to meet Peter?A. At 6:20.B. At 6:40C. At 6:505. What are the speakers talking about?A. A book.B. A writer.C. An assignment.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)请听下面5段对话或独白.选出最住选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6.7题。

6. Which place is probably the nearest to the woman’s house?A.The supermarket.B. The cafe.C. The police station.7. Where is the Spanish restaurant?A. Behind the bank.B. Opposite the post office.C. Nextto the Chinese restaurant.请听第7段材料，回答第8.9题。

8. How does the man want to change his coat?A. By adding two pockets in the front.B. By widening its shoulders.C. By making it smaller.9. Who’s the woman probably?A. A receptionist.B. A tailorC. A saleswoman.请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10. When is the program American People shown on TV?A. On Thursdays and Fridays.B. On Thursdays and Saturdays.C. On Fridays and Saturdays.11. What is the man interested in probably?A. MusicB. Sports.C. Fashion12.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Relatives.C. Friends.请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13. Where are the speakers?A. In China.B. In Canada.C. In The UK14. How did the man feel about his accommodation in Toronto?A. Proud.B. Disappointed.C. Surprised.15. What is the PATH?A. An underground city.B. A walking street.C. A TV show.16. What is the man going to do tomorrow?A. Sleep off the jet lag.B. Visit his uncle.C. Show his photos.请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.How did Jack Hawken become wealthy?A. By exporting wool.B. By growing crops.C. By developing tourism.18. How long did the Hawken family own Haybridge Hall?A. For around ten years.B. For around fifty years.C. For around a century.19. Which part of England did the Yardley family come from?A. The south.B. The north.C. The east.20. What do we know about Haybridge Hall?A. It was called Dawson Hall originallyB. It changed a lot in the last500 years.C. It was once used by the army.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。

ANational Gallery of CanadaPosition National Gallery (美术馆) of Canada380 Sussex Drive (大道) P.O. Box 427, Station A Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 9N4Telephone: 613-990-1985 or 1-800-319-ARTS Fax: 613-993-4385DirectionsFrom Highway 417, take the Metcalfe exit (出口). Follow Metcalfe Street around the Museum of Nature and continue to the north until you reach the end of the street at Wellington. You will see Parliament Hill. Turn right onto Wellington Street and continue in the left--hand road until you reach Sussex Drive. As you approach Sussex Drive, you will see the Chateau Laurier hotel on your left-hand side. Make a left turn onto Sus-sex Drive and continue until you see the Gallery on your left-hand side, at the corner of St. Patrick and Sussex. The Gallery is a large glass building with two towers. Just beyond the St. Patrick / Sussex crossroads you will see the entrance to the Gallery’s underground parkin g.Opening Hours ◆ 1 May — 30 SeptemberOpen daily from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursdays to 8 pm. ◆ 1 October — 30 AprilOpen Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm; Thurs-days until 8 pm. Closed Mondays.Closed Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and 2 Janua ry 2012 (Monday).Tickets $9: Adults $7: The elderly and full-time students (ID required)$4: Youth (12-19) $18: Family (2 adults, 3 youths)Free admission for children under 12 and members of the Gallery.Free admission Thursdays after 5 pm.21. Which of the following is the closest to the Gallery?A. The Metcalfe exit.B. The Museum of Nature.C. Parliament Hill.D. The Chateau Laurier hotel.22. How many days will the Gallery be closed in January 2012?A. For 2 days.B. For 4 days.C. For 5 days.D. For 6 days.23. If a family of four (two adults and two children) visit the Gallery on Thursday at 6:00 pm, they need to pay ________.A. 0 dollarsB. 14 dollarsC. 18 dollarsD. 26 dollarsBIn the far, far future, bicycles and perhaps skates may be run by jet power, and a new thing to ride may be a small flying saucer (飞碟). Imagine a race between them!There may be telepathy helmets (心灵感应帽) that send thought waves from your brain to that of your friend miles away. You just think a thought and your friend knows it! You can have secrets with each other that nobody else can turn in on!What about the food of the future? Scientists think that much of it will be artificial — made in factories from such surprising things as coal, limestone, air, and water. The artificial food will be healthful because all the things that you need to live a long and healthy life will be put into it.The future hospitals will probably have “body banks” that can give you almost any new part you need to keep on living. People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.What about highways of the future? Well, a very small child probably will be able to drive a car. Nobody will need to steer (驾驶). Electric signals will hold each car on the right road to get wherever the “driver” wants to go. And it probably will be impossible for cars to smash together. Controls that won’t even have to be touched will make all speeding cars miss each other or will put on the brakes. Driving cars will be as safe as being at home.But maybe the most wonderful surprise in the future will be weather control. Cities may have giant plastic domes (圆顶罩) over them to keep out snow, rain, or storms. When you plan a picnic in a park, you won’t have to worry about rain. It will rain only when the “weatherman” thinks it is necessary to fresh the air inside the city. All other days will be fair and warm.The future should be a wonderful time in which to live and the time we are living in now is also a wonderful future to the people who lived 100 years ago.24. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.A. telepathy helmetB. the brainC. thought waveD. the secret25. What can we learn from the passage?A. With telepathy helmets, we can share our thoughts without any word.B. The artificial food made from coal and limestone tastes the most delicious in thefuture.C. There will be “body banks” instead of hospitals in the future.D. Plastic domes themselves can automatically control the weather.26. The author’s attitude towards the future life is ______.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. satisfiedD. doubtfulCJohn von Neumann was the oldest of 3 children of a banker, and his speed of learning new ideas and of solving problems stood out early. At 17, his father tried to persuade him not to become a mathematician because he may lead a poor life being a mathematician, and so von Neumann agreed to study chemistry as well. In 1926, at 23, he received a degree in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. in mathematics. From then on, mathematics provided well enough for him, and he never had to turn to chemistry.In 1930, von Neumann visited Princeton University for a year and then became a professor there. His first book was published in 1932. In 1933, the Institute for Advanced Study was formed, and he became one of the 6 full-time people in the School of Mathematics (Einstein was one of the others).World War II hugely changed von Neumann’s areas of interest. Until 1940 he had been a great pure (纯粹的) mathematician. During and after the war, he became one of the best mathematicians who put mathematics theories into practice. During the last part of the war he became interested in computing machines and made several fundamental contributions. After the war, von Neumann continued his work with computers, and was generally very active in government service. He received many awards, was president of the American Mathematical Society and was a member of the Atomic Energy Commission. He died in 1957 of cancer.Von Neumann made several great contributions and any one of them would have been enough to earn him a firm place in history. He will be remembered as one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.Von Neumann really was a legend (传奇) in his own time, and there are a number of stories about him. His driving ability is a part of this legend. He reported one accident this way: “I was driv ing down the road. The trees on the right were passing me in an orderly fashion at 60 miles per hour. Suddenly one of them stepped in my path.”27. According to the text, Von Neumann’s father believed that ________.A. a mathematician couldn’t earn a lot o f moneyB. a mathematician needed a good memoryC. Von Neumann had the ability to learn two subjects at the same timeD. Von Neumann had a gift for solving problems at a high speed28. Von Neumann published his first book at the age of ________.A. 23B. 26C. 29D. 3229. How did World War II affect John Von Neumann?A. He realized the importance of engineering.B. He began to research how to put mathematics into practice.C. He left college and served at the government department.D. He lost interest in chemistry.30. From the last paragraph, we can infer John Von Neumann was _______.A. calmB. braveC. intelligentD. humorous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。