2020大连部分重点高中高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

大连市部分重点高中2019-2020学年度上学期高二期中考试

英语试卷

    考试时间；100分钟    试题满分；120分       命题人：     :

第I卷 选择题

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10个小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My family lives in Texas. I was born and brought up in Texas and I am a graduate of the University of Texas. However, around my second year in law school, I wanted to make a great change, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave!

I realized this after completing my first-year internship（实习期). I knew I wanted something different and my chance came during the 2018 Super Bowl in Dallas. A snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow and thousands of people were gathered. I heard by chance that StubHub, a big company from a great city, San Francisco, was throwing a party next door to my hotel. I thought if I could get an internship, I could leave for the summer and at least see what it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap. I told myself I was ready.

There was just one problem: I wasn’t invited to the StubHub party. But you know I’m the type of person who goes for something she wants. I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program. Guess what? They accepted my request to be a legal intern, even though no such program existed.

Although the legal department only had a temporary position for me, the experience has shaped my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, I’m very happy for making my decision to leave Texas.

By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the comfortable. Exploring the unfamiliar is how you’ll understand what fits your life. I say, dive in head first.

1. What happened to the author in Dallas in 2018?

A. She was accepted as a legal intern.  B. She played in the Super Bowl.

C. She escaped from San Francisco.  D. She met up with her family.

2. Which is the biggest lesson that the author learned from the experience?

A. You must choose a career that you like.

B. Jumping out of your comfort zone is rewarding.

C. Accepting who you are makes you realize your strengths.

D. You should listen to your family to learn about your potential.

3. Which of the following words best describe the author?

A. Patient and modest.              B. Supportive and energetic.

C. Intelligent and humorous.   D. Determined and positive.

B

Move over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow（扫雪机）parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive（强化的）parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.

    Helicopter parenting, the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose opportunities.

    It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team.

    Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race.

Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature(成熟的) enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications.

    But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what happens when they get into the real world?

    “Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t gain them.”

4. What do we know about snowplow parenting?

A. It appeared before helicopter parenting.

  B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting.

  C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century.

  D. It provides more than enough services for children.

5. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys?

A. To show teenagers are no better than babies.

  B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys.

  C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers.

  D. To show it’s correct to help children when necessary.

6. What’s the possible result of snowplow parenting according to the experts?

A. Children lacking problem-solving ability in reality.

  B. Children mastering more key life skills than parents.

  C. Children gaining great success in every aspect of life.

D. Children meeting no problems or frustration after growing up

C

As is known to us，male humpback whales (座头鲸) are skilled singers. Their songs are thought to attract females in high frequency sounds while to compete with other males in low frequency sounds. Research led by the Wildlife Conservation Society has now made a new discovery.

The study looked at the songs of two humpback whale populations, based on sound recordings collected from 2013 to 2018. One group was based in the South Atlantic, off the coast of Gabon, and the other in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar. Analysis of the recordings showed that the two groups picked up musical ideas from each other and borrowed phrases and themes into their latest song. This suggested that the males from the two groups came into contact with each other over the five years and shared songs.

To uncover this musical cooperation, researchers recorded the songs and transcribe them into more than 1,500 individual sounds and patterns, or song units. They found that the units were composed into larger phrases, which were then repeated to form themes. These themes were sung for hours at a time, or even days. By 2018, both populations have been singing largely the same songs.

“This similarity in the songs shows that these two populations come into closer contact than other southern populations”, explains Dr Melinda Rekdahl, leading author of the study. As well as being an interesting phenomenon, she explains that those songs allow even greater understanding into the workings of the humpback whale populations.

7. What do people usually think of the purpose of male humpback whales’ songs?

A. To have fun.       

B. To attract other fish.

C. To increase the population of their group.  

D. To attract females and compete with other males.

8. How could the two groups of humpback whales in research sing similar songs?

A. They were born with those songs.

B. The researchers composed similar songs for them.

C. The male whales from the two groups learned singing from each other.

D. The male whales taught the females songs from the other group.

9. What does the underlined word “transcribe” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Change.   B. Describe.   C. Create.   D. Enjoy.

10. What is the best title for the text?

A. A Kind of Magic Whales.  

B. Male Humpback Whales Share Songs.

C. The Biggest Ocean Animals.  

D. The Workings of Humpback Whale Populations.

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。

What is your best study time? Do you feel most like studying in the late hours of the night?      11      But that can be a problem for parents and school officials.

 While some students like to get up early in the morning and study, most will say that late night studying is most productive. When it comes to brain power, students will say they perform better at night and the fact that parents might find surprising and interesting is that science seems to agree.

 That can be a problem! School starts early in the morning for most students, so the benefits of studying at night can be reduced by the drowsiness (昏昏欲睡) of missing sleep!      12    

Here are a few tips for maximizing study time.

●      13      You might surprise yourself. Try getting up early to study and see if it works out.

● Have a talk with parents to tell them that teen brains do perform better at night, so you won’t have to deal with miscommunication.      14      You might be able to come up with a solution.

● Agree on an absolute “start time” for studying if you need to study late. Turn off the TV! Your brain should be just fine at six or seven o’clock. You don’t need to start after dark.

● Agree on a solid deadline for closing books and getting to sleep.

●      15     You can do all of that early evening and get serious later in the evening if you’re a night owl.

●Upon occasion, you may be able to go to school a little late if you have to study for an afternoon test. As long as you are communicating with your parents, and as long as the tardiness doesn’t hurt your grades, you may be able to work this out.

A. Show them the science.

B. If so, you are not alone.

C. Don’t waste time on texts, games, and social media.

D. If not, adjust your study habits as quickly as you can.

E. Therefore, it’s a good idea to study early in the evening.

F. Figure out if you are a morning person or a night person.

G. Science also shows that the amount of sleep you get will affect your academic performance.

第二部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：完型填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）[来源:.Com]

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。

At lunchtime, Henry, Tom and I began our    16     routine of our lunches. I glanced across the busy cafeteria and saw the    17    student, Jack. He was holding his plate and waiting in lines.

    Henry    18    him too. “Why’s the new kid dressed like the headmaster?” he asked. Tom laughed.

    “Jack is cool. He’s in my English and history classes,” I said. However, I kept the    19     that Jack and I had become friends when we worked on a project together. We     20    that we were both enthusiastic readers––something I would never admit to Henry and Tom.

    I saw that Jack was   21   toward us. “Don’t do it,” I thought, but in seconds he was at our table. My friends raised their eyebrows. They  22     their backpacks on the table and chairs so that there was no    23    left for another person to sit down. Tom said, “I don’t think we have room.”

    This embarrassing situation    24    the air. I could feel Jack looking at me, but I stared at my   25   as if it contained precious pearls of wisdom instead of rice and beans. After a long,    26    pause, Jack left. I    27    have spoken up for him, but I couldn’t walk away from my two friends, could I?

    Jack didn’t speak to me after that    28  . He was soon    29   around with another group of kids. A few months later, I saw an announcement about Jack being chosen to be president of the class book club. I was happy for Jack’s achievements, but I realized I had made a big mistake   30   I said nothing at the lunch table that day. Why was I so   31   that my friends might find out that I like to read?

    As I stared at the announcement, I knew I needed to   32   to Jack –– even if he did not want to become my friend again. I was certain that my two friends would not   33  . I was also certain that I   34   losing them as well. However, I knew that I would lose myself if I did nothing.

    As the bell rang, I gathered up my books, took (a) deep   35  , and went to find Jack.

16. A. special      B. particular   C. regular   D. occasional
17. A. good       B. top        C. lucky         D. new
18. A. noticed     B. helped      C. examined     D. called
19. A. words   B. ideas    C. truth    D. promise
20. A. forgot   B. argued   C. discussed   D. discovered

21. A. running   B. flying    C. walking   D. driving

22. A. piled   B. pressed   C. preferred   D. pushed

23. A. book   B. food    C. time    D. space

24. A. forced   B. froze    C. forgot   D. forbade

25. A. face   B. lunch    C. backpack   D. table

26. A. unsatisfied  B. affordable  C. uncomfortable  D. avoidable

27. A. need   B. should   C. would   D. must

28. A. greeting  B. change   C. meeting   D. lesson

29. A. turning  B. looking   C. showing   D. hanging

30. A. before   B. until    C. when    D. after

31. A. confused  B. surprised   C. excited   D. afraid

32. A. adapt    B. apologize    C. smile      D. refer

33. A. refuse   B. agree    C. mind    D. choose

34. A. risked     B. permitted   C. tried      D. suggested

35. A. delight  B. silence       C. breath    D. thought

第II卷 非选择题

第二节（共10题，每小题1.5分，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。

Our world may    36    (fill) with driverless cars in the near future. But    37       will we communicate with them if there’s nobody in the driver’s seat?

 At present, drivers can make gestures like    38    (nod) when they let us cross the street.    39    of course, self-driving cars don’t have this ability.

 US carmaker Ford and its partner Virginia Tech    40    (try) to solve this problem. The team is testing a method    41    uses light signals. For example, a slow blinking (闪烁的) light shows the car is coming to    42     stop, and a rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.

    43    (test) the method on real roads, the team has designed a special suit that looks like a car seat. When a driver wears it, it appears as if the car is driverless.

 The team    44    (success) collected more than 1,500 hours of data, recording how people interacted (互动) with a “driverless” car. Ford says it plans to share the data    45    11 other carmakers, which should lead to a signaling system to be used in every driverless car.

第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节:应用文写作 (满分15分)

假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Mary刚刚转学，感到一切都很陌生。她在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境，请你根据以下信息回信。

1．多跟同学交流沟通；2．积极参加学校活动；3．向老师寻求帮助;

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris，   

I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble fitting in at your new school. ______

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                           Yours,

                                                           Li Hua                                                    

第二节：概要写作 (满分25分)

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Online schools are becoming very popular today. Whether it is working professionals who cannot afford the time to go to a full­time college because of their huge workload or stay­at­home mums who have many duties and cannot join in a college, online schools are much enjoyed at all. And now, even full-time students, who have the time to go to college, are going in for online education, as it leaves them with enough time to pursue(追求) other things, such as a part­time job or a hobby, along with studying. However, as with everything, there are both advantages and disadvantages of online schooling.

Let’s start with the positives. These schools cost much less. You don’t have to spend money on buying books or bus fees. Another advantage is the flexibility(灵活性) it provides. You can study at any time during the day. You can study wherever you want—in your house, at a café or even in a park.

Move on to the disadvantages of online schooling. Those students who always need a push from their teachers to do well, are very likely not to do well in online schools. And the greatest disadvantage of going to school online is that there are many employers who prefer students with a traditional degree to those who have an online degree. The employers feel that students who go to full­time colleges are more knowledgeable compared to those who have online degrees. Since the very purpose of education is to land a person a good job, online degrees, many a time, do not serve this purpose.

No doubt that online schools offer the freedom which no full-time college can provide. However, how much the employers will value the degrees and whether a student can actually make his own study schedule and most importantly, stick to it, depend upon individuals. So in the end, it can be rightly said, online schools are good for some, while others should give them a skip.

大连市部分重点高中2019-2020学年度上学期高二期中考试

英语试卷答案

阅读理解:  1-3 ABD  4-6 DDA  7-10 DCAB   11-15  BGFAC

完形填空；16-20 CDACD  21-25 CADBB  26-30 CBCDC  31-35 DBBAC

语法填空

36. be filled  37. How  38. nodding  39. However  40. are trying

41. that/which  42. a  43. To test 44. successfully 45. with

应用文写作：

Dear Mary,

I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble fitting in at your new school. Such problems are quite normal. Perhaps the following suggestions may be helpful.

First, communicate with your classmates as much as possible and you will get to know each other better. Second, it is a good idea to involve yourself in more  school activities. Lately, consider asking our teachers for help, who can usually offer you some sensible suggestions.

I sincerely hope my advice will be of some help to you. If there is anything more I can do to help, please let me know.

                                                     Yours,

                                                         Li Hua

 概要写作

Nowadays online schools are enjoying great popularity because of their low cost and the freedom regular schools can’t provide.(要点1) However, online schooling has its own disadvantages.(要点2) It is likely that those who need others to press them to study won’t behave well in online schools. (要点3)Besides, many employers don’t value online degrees. (要点4)So online education is not suitable for everyone.(要点5)

作文评分原则：

1．本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

2．评分时，先根据所写概要的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3．词数少于40的和多于80的，从总分中减去2分。

4．评分时，应主要从以下四个方面考虑：

(1)对原文要点的理解和呈现情况；

(2)应用语法结构和词汇的准确性；

(3)上下文的连贯性；

(4)对各要点表达的独立性情况。

5．拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个重要方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。

6．如书写较差以致影响交际，可将分数降低一个档次。

各档次的给分范围和要求：