四川省棠湖中学2020学年高二英语上学期期末模拟试题

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1、四川省棠湖中学2020学年高二英语上学期期末模拟试题本试卷分第卷（选择题，共100分）和第卷(非选择题，共50分)两部分。总分150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷 选择题（100分）注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。21-60小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题卡对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。3考试结束后，将答题卡收回。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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

2、、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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.How does the woman feel about her weekend?A. Very pleased. B. Somewhat bored. C. Extremely disappointed.2.Why cant the woman go to the post office?A. It isnt open today. B. She doesnt have enough time.C. The man cant give her directions.3.W

3、hat is the woman concerned about the most?A. Spending less money. B. Buying unusual flowers. C. Getting something conveniently.4.What does the man want to buy?A. A bike. B. A lock. C. A camera.5.What does the man think is the best way of inviting guests?A. In person. B. By mail. C. Online.第二节（共15小题；

4、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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What does the woman recommend?A.Visiting many museums.B.Buying a one-week subway pass.C.Waiting in line for subway tickets.7.Why is the woman surprised that th

5、e man studied art history?A.He works in a bank.B.She studied art history as well.C.He doesnt make art very often.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What city did the man fly into?A.Seattle.B.Phoenix.C.New Orleans.9.How does the man feel about the airline?A.A little angry.B.Pretty content.C.Very disappointed.听第8段材料，回答

6、第10至12小题。10. Why didnt the man go back for Thanksgiving?A. Because he wanted to go to a party.B. Because his parents werent at home.C. Because he couldnt afford a plane ticket.11. Where are most probably the speakers?A. At a party.B. At the mans home.C. At the womans home.12. How much weight has the

7、 man put on?A. 2 pounds. B. 10 pounds. C. 20 pounds.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13. What is the talk mainly about?A.Studying overseas. B.University scholarship.C.Studying in universities.14.Which country ranks the first on the list?A.Australia.B.The United States.C.The United Kingdom.15.What is the average edu

8、cation expense in Hong Kong per year?A.About US $22,000.B.About US $24,000.C.About US $30,000.16.What is the average tuition cost based on?A.The top 10 best colleges.B.The top 10 largest colleges.C.The top 10 most famous colleges.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17.What is the mans life like right now?A.Quiet.B.Ha

9、rd.C.Busy.18.What does the man probably do?A.A writer.B.An editor.C.A doctor.19.What are the womans favorite sports at the gym?A.Running and dancing.B.Swimming and running.C.Swimming and lifting weights.20.How long will the two speakers stay at the gym?A.At least three hours.B.Less than two hours.C.

10、About two and a half hours.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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASwimming and English LearningCan you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. Im afraid youll never learn to swim ju

11、st by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. Its the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and spea

12、k. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesnt matter. Just be relaxed，and try to catch every word.Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. Hes afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Dont be

13、afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English.Whether you know him or not is not important. When theres nobody to talk with，you can talk to yourself in English. Its interesting and also a good way to practice your

14、spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes youll make.Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books were interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.Keep writing English diaries

15、. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Dont be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.Easier said than done. Well, lets do more practice from now on. Im sure youll learn English well in this way.21 .We should learn English by _.A. listening an

16、d speaking B. reading and writingC. A and B D. swimming22. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?A. Dont make mistakes. B. Study hard.C. Try not to speak English. D. Dont be afraid.23. We can listen to English _, according to the passage.A. by train B. on the radioC. every minute D. now and

17、thenBTen years ago, I used to be very fit(健康的). I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didnt earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasnt a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoye

18、d doing.Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to have lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends be

19、cause I just didnt have any time for things like that any more.Theres a lot of stress(压力) in my job. Perhaps thats why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of havin

20、g one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldnt believe it. Luckily it wasnt very serious. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more ex

21、ercise. But I just havent any time! My job takes everything out of me!Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something as I used to do. But if I do that, I wont earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just dont know what I should do. What

22、 do you think?24.Compared with ten years ago, what is worse for the author now?A.His job.B.His pay. C.His means of transport.D.His health.25.According to the passage, when the author got the better job, which of the following is NOT true?A.He got higher pay.B.His working hours werent long.C.He found

23、 it very stressful.D.He had little free time at weekends.26.After the author had a heart attack, the doctor advised him _.A.not to work any longerB.to take a long vacation abroadC.to stop smoking and take exerciseD.not to eat out any more27.What can we learn about the author?A.The author is not sure

24、 what he should do now.B.The author has taken the doctors advice.C.The author has got another new job.D.The author feels much better now.CAs a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through

25、the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when I was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes

26、 and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.On Dads final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on m

27、y route, he used to say, and a story at every one. One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read, Nat

28、, take these eggs to Marian; shes baking a cake and doesnt have any eggs. Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered. On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young girl wrote lett

29、ers but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $ 32,000.A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sa

30、d occasion of Dads death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasnt the case.As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles(杆), one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off th

31、e ground. One box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.I made a turn at the corner and drove past the post office and across the railroad

32、tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dads postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. What a

33、re we going to do about the letters this Christmas? he asked.The letters?I guess you never knew. Knew what?Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year. I just sat there

34、with tears in my eyes. It wasnt hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had

35、 known so much about their homes and families.For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.28.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as_.A.great chances to help other peopleB.happy occasions to play with baby chickensC.exciting

36、 experience with a lot of funD.good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies29.The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that_.A.Dad had a strong sense of dutyB.Dad was an honest and reliable manC.Dad had a strong sense of honorD.Dad was a kind and generous man30.What surprised th

37、e children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year?A.Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.B.Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.C.Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.D.Santa Claus had so much information about their families.31.Which

38、 of the following is the best title for the passage?A.The MailB.Christmas LettersC.Special MailboxesD.Memorable TravelsD.Honesty may seem to be the best policy and a value that parents teach their children.However,a new study has suggested that parents lie to their children more often than we think.

39、“We are surprised by how often parenting by lying occurs to our children,”said researcher Kang Lee of the University of Toronto,Canada.“Our findings showed that even the parents who attached much importance to honesty with their children got involved in it.”Researchers ran two studies in which paren

40、ts and students commented on nine situations where a parent lied to a child to either shape behaviour or make it happy.For instance,a parent is embarrassed by a childs crying and says,“The police will come to make sure that you behave if you dont stop crying now.”To control the emotion of the child,

41、the parent told the child,“a favorite uncle has just died and become a star to watch over you.”The researchers tested about 130 parents,mostly moms,asking whether they had told similar lies.More than 70 percent said they taught their children that lying is unacceptable.Even so,nearly 80 percent of t

42、he parents admitted they had told at least one similar lie.Researcher Heyman suggested the reasons can be benefiting the parents themselves or protecting the child from scary issues,such as lying about a murder in the news.“Children sometimes behave in ways that are likely to harm their long-term in

43、terests,”said Heyman.“It is common for parents to try out a number of strategies,including lying.When parents are dealing with the demands of getting through the day,concerns about possible long-term negative influences on child-rens beliefs about honesty are not necessarily at the front position.”3

44、2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A.Most parents dont lie to their children.B.Many parents get used to teaching children by lying.C.Honesty is no longer important in educating children.D.Theres no doubt that children often lie to their parents.33.Which of the following is NOT a reason for parenti

45、ng by lying according to the text?A.Children may feel happy with the lies.B.Parents want to free themselves from trouble.C.Parents need to protect the children from bad things.D.Children sometimes dont want to know the truth.34.According to Heyman,_.A.negative effects of lying arent paid enough atte

46、ntion toB.children wont be misled about honesty by lyingC.its unusual for parents to use lying to educate childrenD.its strange that some people worry about childrens beliefs35.The purpose of this text is to _.A.show that children learn to lie from their parentsB.tell parents the importance of child

47、rens honestyC.show how to educate children by lyingD.show parenting by lying is common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。Most people know how difficult it is to get along with others._36_If one doesnt get along with himself, how could he be expected to get along with othe

48、rs?Getting along with self is the most important point in getting along with others in this world. So first and foremost you must learn truly to appreciate and love yourself. _36_Some people live in the worst situations but are wonderful in their ability to get along with themselves. Others have eve

49、ry chance in the world, but they cannot get along with themselves._37_You must not wait for your situations to change. If you wait for that, you will never make any progress. There is no excuse that you cannot correct yourself because of any other conditions._38_If you want to meditate(冥想), you will

50、 find a way to meditate in spite of your surroundings. If you want to study to improve your English, you will do so regardless of (不管)outer conditions._40_So you are the only one who knows whether you can get along with yourself. That is why it is up to you to struggle every day to find out whether

51、you are at peace with yourself. When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.A. You can tell yourself youre all right in spite of your environment.B. They are constantly at war with themselves.C. But have you ever given thought to getting along with yourse

52、lf?D. You hide yourself very cleverly from others.E. But I do not mean love for your selfishness or self-interest.F. We should learn to show concern for others.G. Children should be taught how to get along with others.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，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选

53、出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Every Fathers Day, I remember not only my father but also my mother. Both of them 41 me into what I am now.Im one of the two sons of the poor but 42 parents. My father did not attend college because of 43 . Also, my mother could only finish a vocational(职业的) course, again f

54、or the same reason. When I 44 for the Senate (参议院) in 2020, I saw campaign materials of 45 with pictures of their famous parents in the background. I did not have 46 campaign materials, not because of 47 but because my parents are not famous in society. So, I just 48 myself having a picture of my fa

55、ther raising my hand.My father worked as a clerk in a logging(伐木) company. He joined the ranks of the unemployed when logging was 49 in Cagayan province. My mother got a job in a gas station. When I was in second year high school, my mother 50 me to teach her how to write numbers from 1 to 1,000 and

56、 how to add numbers with decimal points (小数点). I told my father about it. My father and I 51 taught her these things for many nights. I saw 52 in the eyes of my mother when she learned them well.My parents might not be learned, but they had noble character, which Im dearly proud of. I 53 remember th

57、at when my mothers boss and his family had to leave for Manila, my parents and I had to 54 their house. My mother always warned me not to55 anything inside 56 she and my father mopped the floor, changed the curtains and the like.When I was 57 dean of Student Affairs, I gave my parents a 18 of our sc

58、hool, introducing them to people from both the school and local government. But 59 those tours were nothing compared to the tour they gave me. From them, I learned the 60 of hard work and honesty.41.A.knockedB.inspiredC.forcedD.adopted42.A. ordinaryB.rigidC.greatD.flexible43.A.povertyB.disabilityC.i

59、llnessD.disaster44.A.sacrificedB.competedC.searchedD.paid45.A.athletesB.scientistsC.candidatesD.interviewers46.A.systematicB.familiarC.roughD.similar47.A.moneyB.reportC.promiseD.reward48.A.stoppedB.imaginedC.mindedD.noticed49.A.switchedB.undertakenC.permittedD.banned50.A.advisedB.orderedC.askedD.for

60、bade51.A.easilyB.patientlyC.thankfullyD.hardly52.A.joyB.encouragementC.surpriseD.sorrow53.A.activelyB.purposelyC.unwillinglyD.clearly54.A.pick outB.watch overC.let outD.fix up55.A.touchB.deliverC.purchaseD.return56.A.althoughB.as ifC.whileD.in case57.A.awardedB.refusedC.offeredD.appointed58.A.pictur

61、eB.tourC.souvenirD.prize59.A.personallyB.generallyC.hopefullyD.naturally60.A.ruleB.aimC.valueD.cause第 卷非选择题（50分）第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Let talk about Sherlock! You know who I mean, Sherlock Holmes of course! I have very quickly learnt_61_he is not just popular back in the UK,

62、but is huge around the world. In my first lesson I asked the students_62_(tell) me what they already knew about the UK. _63_my surprise, most classes put Sherlock Holmes first. And I even have a student _64_English name is Sherlock!But who is Sherlock Holmes? Sherlock Holmes is a character _65_(create) by British doctor and writ