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这是一份2020连城县一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案，共10页。
连城一中2019--2020学年度下学期高二英语期中测试
出题人： 审题人： 2020.6.14
（试卷满分 150分，考试时间120分钟）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1. What is the man going to do?
A. Buy a suit. B. Attend a family party. C. Have a job interview.
2. What does the woman mean?
A. Mark looks good with a beard. B. Mark didn’t notice her. C. Mark changed a lot.
3. When will the man meet Mr. Black?
A. On November 1st. B. On November 2nd. C. On November 3rd.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Consult a travel agent.
B. Make the arrangements herself.
C. Go to Florida with a professor.
5. What does the man think of the film?
A. Great. B. Just so-so. C. Terrible.
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Why are there many people in front of the store?
A. The stuff is on sale. B. There is a free trial. C. New facial treatments come in.
7. What do the speakers decide to do?
A. Come here another day. B. Compare the prices first. C. Check the items and make a list.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What makes the cookies popular?
A. The packaging. B. The taste. C. The price.
9. What is the woman going to do first?
A. Try Swiss rolls. B. Buy some cookies. C. Check out at the counter.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What does the writer describe in the book?
A. His motherland. B. A wonderful journey. C. His childhood.
11. What does the man want to do?
A. Travel to India with the woman. B. Have a train trip alone. C. Buy the book.
12. How does the woman feel about the man’s idea?
A. She is in favor of it. B. She doesn’t really care. C. She doubts about it.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where is Anna?
A. In her office. B. At school. C. At her home.
14. How long will the man stay at home?
A. Three days. B. Four days. C. Five days.
15. What surprises the woman?
A. The man doesn’t eat meat now.
B. The man still has schoolwork to do.
C. The man can make a vegetarian dish.
16. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Brother and sister. B. Son and mother. C. Grandson and grandmother.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Why did the flight land in Barcelona?
A. For a change of crew. B. For an illegal activity. C. For a medical emergency.
18. When will the flight take off?
A. On August 27th. B. On August 28th. C. On August 29th.
19. What does the speaker remind the passengers to do?
A. Take all the luggage. B. Go to the hotel by taxi. C. Gather in the hotel lobby on time.
20. Which zone is available for all the passengers to check in?
A. Zone D. B. Zone A. C. Zone C.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分)
第一节(共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Active Challenge
Weight loss camp for girls aged 13-18 in Canada
Active Challenge is a weight loss program specially for young women. The burden of being overweight is heavier than just the extra pounds. We use outdoor adventures to challenge the girls, to give them something to draw strength from.
Because you’ll be losing weight alongside young women just like you, you’ll find no one laughing at you and you’ll help each other. At Active Challenge you’ll make lifelong friends with young women of your own age and learn to love new adventurous activities.
Unlike any other weight loss program, Active Challenge is designed so you’ll lose weight and have the strategies (策略) and skills to keep the weight off forever. Active Challenge does not put you on a diet. We follow the Canada Food Guide to healthy eating and exercise appropriate portion (一份) control. We help you develop healthy habits.
The staff at Active Challenge combine experienced outdoor adventure professionals with highly qualified clinicians. All of us are absolutely devoted to helping you achieve lasting behavioral change and weight loss. Most of all, we are devoted to having a great time doing it.
Pre-Camp: Upon registration (注册) in Active Challenge, a registration package will be sent out to you with forms to be completed before camping as well as program preparation materials an introduction to Active Challenge and pre-program personal challenging assignments (任务) to get you on your way toward a healthier self.
Post-Camp: Our post program is designed to keep you focused and remind you of the goals that you set during the camp. After the camp ends we will send you home with your personal meal and exercise plan and keep in touch with you for a full three months through letters, emails and phone calls, tracking your progress and giving you strategies and support.
21. How will girls feel about the atmosphere at Active Challenge?
A. Lonely but safe. B. Cold but exciting.
C. Friendly and supportive. D. Competitive and challenging.
22. After registration, girls_____.
A. should go to buy the program preparation materials
B. will be informed how to get prepared for the program
C. should learn some skills and strategies to lose weight
D. will have to finish some challenging assignments at home
23. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To explain why Active Challenge is popular.
B. To share skills and strategies of losing weight.
C. To show how important losing weight is.
D. To invite girls to join in Active Challenge.
B
The killdeer, a small bird known for its high-pitched ( 声调高的) call, could lead to the cancellation of one of Canada’ biggest music festivals.
The first hint of trouble for Ottawa’s Bluesfest, an outdoor festival that draws around 300,000 people each year, came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds.
It had laid four eggs nearby, effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground. “This is one of the most challenging problems we’ve been presented with, but we feel we can work through this,” said Mark Monahan, executive director of the festival.
“Anything that changes the schedule has a major effect, so we’re taking it very seriously.” The discovery meant that government officials rushed to protect the nest and the eggs, hiring a security guard to watch over them 24 hours a day. Environmentalists were also brought in.
“We don’t know when the eggs might hatch,” said Monahan. What is known is that the young killdeer will likely leave the nest soon after they are hatched, leading many to hope that the eggs hatch in the next day or so.
The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center.
Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival’s 11-day run, said Monahan. It’s highly likely that the festival’s thousands of attendees would cause huge problems for the bird and its eggs.
Monahan was confident that the festival would go on as planned, however.
“Most of the people we’re working with are looking for a positive solution,” Monahan said. “There is no one saying that the festival can’t go on.”
As news of the dilemma spread, it left residents divided. Some supported the bird, saying that moving the nest might result in the eggs being abandoned.
Others expressed annoyance that protecting the eggs of the small bird, which is widespread across North America, was risking an annual festival that contributes millions of dollars to the local economy.
The killdeer’s tendency to build its nest in open fields or flat areas has caused issues in other areas of the US: earlier this year, construction on a health center in Wisconsin was temporarily stopped after a killdeer and its four eggs were discovered.
24. What can we learn about Bluesfest?
A. It is the first music festival in Canada.
B. It is an important event for music lovers.
C. It is a music festival held every two years.
D. It is a challenging outdoor activity in Ottawa.
25. What was Monahan’s attitude toward hosting the festival?
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Unsure. D. Indifferent.
26. The underlined word “dilemma” is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. a difficult situation B. an extreme situation
C. a dangerous situation D. an encouraging situation
C
Smartphones are our constant companions. For many of us, their glowing screens are a ubiquitous (十分普遍的) presence, drawing us in with endless distractions. They are in our hands as soon as we wake, and command our attention until the final moments before we fall asleep.
Steve Jobs would not approve.
In 2007, Jobs took the stage and introduced the world to the iPhone. If you watch the full speech, you will be surprised by how he imagined our relationship should be with this iconic invention. This vision is so different from the way most of us use these devices now.
In his remarks, Jobs spent an extended amount of time demonstrating how the device utilized (应用) the touch screen before detailing the many ways Apple engineers had improved the age-old process of making phone calls. It’s the best iPod we’ve ever made,” Jobs exclaimed at one point. “The killer app is making calls,” he later added. Both lines drew thunderous applause.
The presentation confirms that Jobs imagined a simpler iPhone experience than the one we actually have more than a decade later. For example, there was no App Store when the iPhone was first introduced, and this was by design. Jobs was convinced that the phone’s carefully-designed native features were enough. He did not seek to completely change the rhythm of users’ daily lives. He simply wanted to take experiences we had already found important－listening to music, placing calls, generating directions－and make them better.
The minimalist (简约主义者) vision for the iPhone Jobs offered in 2007 is unrecognizable today－and that is a shame.
Under what I call the “constant companion model,” we now see our smartphones as always-on portals (通道) to information. We have become so used to it over the past decade that it is easy to forget the novelty (新奇之处) of the device. It seems increasingly clear to me that Jobs probably got it right from the very beginning: Many of us would be better-off returning to his original minimalist vision for our phones.
Practically speaking, to be a minimalist smartphone user means only using your device for a small number of features that do things of value to you. Otherwise, you simply put it away outside of these activities. This approach dethrones (废黜) this device from the position of a constant companion down to a luxury object, such as a fancy bike, that gives you great pleasure when you use it but does not dominate your entire day.
Early in his 2007 keynote, Jobs said, “Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” What he didn’t add, however, was the follow-up promise: “Tomorrow we’re going to reinvent your life.” The smartphone is fantastic, but it was never meant to be the foundation for a new form of existence.
If you return this innovation to its original role, you will get more out of both your phone and your life.
27. The underlined word “it” in the last but two paragraphs probably refers to .
A. information B. the smartphone
C. the always-on portal D. the constant companion model
28. According to Steve Jobs, what was the main selling point of Apple’s first iPhone?
A. It allowed the users to have access to the internet.
B. It was actually an iPod that could make phone calls.
C. It was installed with applications by third-party developers.
D. It could fulfill people’s desire to multitask in their daily lives.
29. According to the article, a minimalist smartphone user tends to .
A. expect to reinvent his life with the device
B. buy the latest model of iPhone and see it as a luxury
C. remove all the unnecessary applications from the device
D. spend more time working than playing with his device
30. The author’s purpose in writing the article is to .
A. tell readers why Steve Job created the iPhone
B. remind readers not to be addicted to their smartphones
C. show readers that smartphones can greatly change our lives
D. encourage readers to block internet access on their smartphones
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。
Being scared is not always a treat. When a balloon pops, we may jump. 31 How does the body triggered（激发）these reactions? When we encounter something we're not familiar with, our brain and body start making changes to help prepare us for the unknown. These changes are part of the body's " threat," "stress," or "fight — or — flight" response. This response is triggered by the five senses, which are always sending information to the brain. 32 , the brain sounds a danger alarm. It releases chemicals into the bloodstream, and those chemicals act on different parts of the body. Once the body is alert（警觉的），the brain decides whether or not the danger is real.
33 It urges a person to hide, run away, or defend oneself. Faster heartbeat and breathing send more blood and oxygen to the muscles so they're ready when they're needed. Stress chemicals can make a person more alert. Our memories also help protect us. We keep a close eye on babies because they don't understand what might hurt them. As babies grow, they learn what's unsafe, and their brains store those memories 34
Experiences can lead to long-lasting fears that may stop a person from trying new things. We're born with the ability to feel fear, but a lot of what we're afraid of is learned. A long-lasting fear can mean you’re had a bad experience, and your brain doesn't want you to have it again. Many people have beaten their own fears. Here's one method. 35 , they learn the facts about anything that seems scary. Knowledge can help a person feel less afraid.
A. Instead of listening to their imagination
B. When they signal something unexpected
C. Our heart beats harder, and we breathe faster
D. Then their brains use fear to warn them of dangers
E. It's good to have a healthy sense of what's dangerous
F. Fear is a tool that the brain uses to keep the body safe
G. Memories are an important factor in fear-lasting experiences
第三部分: 语言运用(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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There’s a program for middle schools called Treps that teaches kids about business and product development. The students are given the task to learn to ___36___ products on their own, and at the end of the program the school gym is ___37___ up like a trade show where all the kids get to sell the products. They each get a___38___, make signs and dress up a little. The school gym is open to the public and___39___ a crowd.
Some of the kids there ___40___have a crowd at their stand, because the products made by themselves are unique and interesting. But there are some other kids, with ____41____that aren’t very good, just don’t stand out, aren’t getting attention. At first, they stand there with a ___42___ face but later you can see the ___43___in their eyes because everyone walks by the stands uninterested. I always think it ___44___to visit the stands of those kids, buy something, and ____45____ them for how hard they must have worked on it. Just the confirmation that someone likes what they make and notices their effort can____46____ them. I usually bring $100 to this event merely for this _____47_____. As the night goes on, ____48____ they still haven’t sold much, I will send my daughter over there to buy something from them.
The other day, as an education expert, I was____49____ with some parents about this. They asked me why I encouraged the kids who made terrible products, saying “____50____ confirmation means they won’t learn anything”. I told them, “These kids know their products aren’t a____51____ , but that doesn’t mean they should____52____. It takes courage to____53____ there and try to sell their products. If nobody buys anything, or nobody____54____ their effort, they will probably quit next time.” Hearing these, all the parents agreed.
A little encouragement can go a long way and sometimes a small lie can be a big____55____ in the right direction.
36. A. introduce B. deliver C. design D. pack
37. A. turned B. rolled C. put D. set
38. A. guide B. shelter C. stand D. cottage
39. A. meets B. promotes C. inspires D. draws
40. A. always B. never C. seldom D. again
41. A. creations B. targets C. situations D. signs
42. A. angry B. curious C. cheerful D. serious
43. A. disappointment B. excitement C. misunderstanding D. expectation
44. A. enough B. simple C. strange D. necessary
45. A. allow B. reward C. praise D. command
46. A. shake B. value C. teach D. encourage
47. A. concern B. purpose C. trial D. experience
48. A. if B. though C. unless D. before
49. A. agreeing B. dealing C. discussing D. comparing
50. A. constant B. false C. direct D. selfish
51. A. challenge B. hit C. contribution D. standard
52. A. fall in B. slip away C. shout out D. give up
53. A. stand up B. step forward C. back away D. work out
54. A. needs B. appreciates C. announces D. stresses
55. A. burden B. experiment C. push D. mind
非选择题部分
第二节:(共 10 小题；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。
Cambridge Dictionary has declared "upcycling" as 56 Word of the Year 2019. The word refers to the act of making new items out of old or 57 ( use) things or waste materials.
58 number of times "upcycling" has been looked up on the Cambridge Dictionary website 59 ( rise) by 181% since December of 2011, 60 it was first added to the online dictionary. In the past year alone 61 ( search) for the word have doubled.
Wendalyn Nichols, Publishing Manager of Cambridge Dictionary, believes that the word's recent popularity is being caused by people's growing 62 （aware） of climate change and other environmental issues. “63 （ stop） the gradual process of climate change, let alone changing it around 64 （ absolute） , can seem impossible at times. Upcycling is a concrete action a single human being can take 65 （ make） a difference," he said.
Many other words on the shortlist for Word of the Year 2019 reflect the same concern with the effects of climate change, including "carbon sink" and "compostable"
第四部分: 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节: 应用文写作(满分 15 分)
假如你是高三学生李华，你想选择一所外省的大学，而你的父母想让你在本省上大学，你很苦恼，请给你在中国留学的美国朋友Tom写一封求助信，主要内容包括：
1. 你的苦恼；
2. 你和父母各持己见的理由；
3. 询问Tom的建议。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
Long time no see. As it won’t be long before I graduate from high school, I have to choose an ideal university in advance, which makes me really annoyed. _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节: 读后续写(共 1 题，满分 25 分)
阅读下列短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
I had been swimming competitively for five years and was ready to quit because I felt I was horrible at it. I was often the only African American at a swim competition. I kept receiving “Honorable Mentions”. Any athlete knows that you don’t want to have a bookshelf full of “Honorable Mentions”, which you get just because you showed up.
One summer day, the day before a big swim meet, I decided to break the news to my grandma that I was quitting the swim team. When I told her of my desire to quit swimming, she looked me into my face, saying firmly but warmly: “Baby, remember these words:’ A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your grandfather didn’t raise losers or quitters. You go to that swim meet tomorrow, and you swim like you are a grandchild of mine, you hear?” I was too afraid to say anything but “Yes, ma’am.”
The next day we arrived at the swim meet late, missing my group of swimmers in the 15/16 age group. My coach insisted I be allowed to swim with the older group. I knew she was including me in the race so our long drive would not be wasted, and she had no expectations whatsoever that I would come in anything but eighth place and only that because there were not nine lanes.
As I was mounting(走上) the board, all the other girls looked at me. I quickly noticed that these girls were here to do one thing—beat me! All of a sudden my grandma’s words rang in my head:” Quitters never win and winners never quit. You swim like you are a grandchild of mine. Quitters never win and winners never quit....” “Yes, grandma, I will swim like I am a grandchild of yours.” I said to myself.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；(已给出的文字不包括在内)
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph1:
SPLASH(扑通一声)! I was swimming harder than I’d ever swum before.______________
_______________________________________________________________________
Paragraph2:
Just then, cheers and claps overwhelmed me.__________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
高二英语期中测试
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 BCBAC 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ACACA 16-20 BCBCB
第二部分：
阅读理解：21-30 C B D; B B A; D B C B
七选五： 31-35: CBFDA
完形填空：
36-40 C D C D A 41-45 A C A D C 11-15 D B A C B 11-15 B D A B C
语法填空：
56. its 57. used 58. The 59. has risen 60. when
61. searches 62. awareness 63. Stopping 64. absolutely 65. to make
应用文写作：
参考范文：
Dear Tom,
Long time no see. As it won’t be long before I graduate from high school, I have to select an ideal university in advance, which makes me really annoyed. My parents and I failed to reach the agreement on where to further my education.
In my parents’ eyes, I’m still so fragile and innocent that I can’t be too far away from home. However, I have been a young adult and longed for independence and liberty. I have determined to prove myself via leaving for the university away from Fujian.
Since you have been away from America and studied in China for several years, I really need your advice on how to persuade my parents to support my idea and convince them that I can take good care of myself.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写：
Possible answer:
SPLASH(扑通一声)! I was swimming harder than I’d ever swum before. As I drew my right arm back, I noticed I was tied with one person. I assumed that we were battling for the eighth place but I refused to finish dead last, so I added more kick on the last 200 yards. I hit the wall and looked to the left and to the right for the swimmers who had beat me, but no one was there. They must have already out of the water.
Just then, cheers and claps overwhelmed me. I raised my head to see my coach screaming hysterically(歇斯底里地). My eyes followed her pointing finger and I couldn’t believe what I saw. The other swimmers had just reached the halfway point of the pool! That day，at age 15, I broke the national 17/18 -year-old 400-freestyle record. I hung up my honorable mentions and replaced them with a huge trophy. “Yes, grandma, you are right. Quitters never win, winners never quit.”
连城一中2019--2020学年度下学期高二英语期中测试
出题人： 审题人： 2020.6.14
（试卷满分 150分，考试时间120分钟）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1. What is the man going to do?
A. Buy a suit. B. Attend a family party. C. Have a job interview.
2. What does the woman mean?
A. Mark looks good with a beard. B. Mark didn’t notice her. C. Mark changed a lot.
3. When will the man meet Mr. Black?
A. On November 1st. B. On November 2nd. C. On November 3rd.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Consult a travel agent.
B. Make the arrangements herself.
C. Go to Florida with a professor.
5. What does the man think of the film?
A. Great. B. Just so-so. C. Terrible.
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Why are there many people in front of the store?
A. The stuff is on sale. B. There is a free trial. C. New facial treatments come in.
7. What do the speakers decide to do?
A. Come here another day. B. Compare the prices first. C. Check the items and make a list.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What makes the cookies popular?
A. The packaging. B. The taste. C. The price.
9. What is the woman going to do first?
A. Try Swiss rolls. B. Buy some cookies. C. Check out at the counter.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What does the writer describe in the book?
A. His motherland. B. A wonderful journey. C. His childhood.
11. What does the man want to do?
A. Travel to India with the woman. B. Have a train trip alone. C. Buy the book.
12. How does the woman feel about the man’s idea?
A. She is in favor of it. B. She doesn’t really care. C. She doubts about it.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where is Anna?
A. In her office. B. At school. C. At her home.
14. How long will the man stay at home?
A. Three days. B. Four days. C. Five days.
15. What surprises the woman?
A. The man doesn’t eat meat now.
B. The man still has schoolwork to do.
C. The man can make a vegetarian dish.
16. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Brother and sister. B. Son and mother. C. Grandson and grandmother.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Why did the flight land in Barcelona?
A. For a change of crew. B. For an illegal activity. C. For a medical emergency.
18. When will the flight take off?
A. On August 27th. B. On August 28th. C. On August 29th.
19. What does the speaker remind the passengers to do?
A. Take all the luggage. B. Go to the hotel by taxi. C. Gather in the hotel lobby on time.
20. Which zone is available for all the passengers to check in?
A. Zone D. B. Zone A. C. Zone C.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分)
第一节(共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Active Challenge
Weight loss camp for girls aged 13-18 in Canada
Active Challenge is a weight loss program specially for young women. The burden of being overweight is heavier than just the extra pounds. We use outdoor adventures to challenge the girls, to give them something to draw strength from.
Because you’ll be losing weight alongside young women just like you, you’ll find no one laughing at you and you’ll help each other. At Active Challenge you’ll make lifelong friends with young women of your own age and learn to love new adventurous activities.
Unlike any other weight loss program, Active Challenge is designed so you’ll lose weight and have the strategies (策略) and skills to keep the weight off forever. Active Challenge does not put you on a diet. We follow the Canada Food Guide to healthy eating and exercise appropriate portion (一份) control. We help you develop healthy habits.
The staff at Active Challenge combine experienced outdoor adventure professionals with highly qualified clinicians. All of us are absolutely devoted to helping you achieve lasting behavioral change and weight loss. Most of all, we are devoted to having a great time doing it.
Pre-Camp: Upon registration (注册) in Active Challenge, a registration package will be sent out to you with forms to be completed before camping as well as program preparation materials an introduction to Active Challenge and pre-program personal challenging assignments (任务) to get you on your way toward a healthier self.
Post-Camp: Our post program is designed to keep you focused and remind you of the goals that you set during the camp. After the camp ends we will send you home with your personal meal and exercise plan and keep in touch with you for a full three months through letters, emails and phone calls, tracking your progress and giving you strategies and support.
21. How will girls feel about the atmosphere at Active Challenge?
A. Lonely but safe. B. Cold but exciting.
C. Friendly and supportive. D. Competitive and challenging.
22. After registration, girls_____.
A. should go to buy the program preparation materials
B. will be informed how to get prepared for the program
C. should learn some skills and strategies to lose weight
D. will have to finish some challenging assignments at home
23. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To explain why Active Challenge is popular.
B. To share skills and strategies of losing weight.
C. To show how important losing weight is.
D. To invite girls to join in Active Challenge.
B
The killdeer, a small bird known for its high-pitched ( 声调高的) call, could lead to the cancellation of one of Canada’ biggest music festivals.
The first hint of trouble for Ottawa’s Bluesfest, an outdoor festival that draws around 300,000 people each year, came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds.
It had laid four eggs nearby, effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground. “This is one of the most challenging problems we’ve been presented with, but we feel we can work through this,” said Mark Monahan, executive director of the festival.
“Anything that changes the schedule has a major effect, so we’re taking it very seriously.” The discovery meant that government officials rushed to protect the nest and the eggs, hiring a security guard to watch over them 24 hours a day. Environmentalists were also brought in.
“We don’t know when the eggs might hatch,” said Monahan. What is known is that the young killdeer will likely leave the nest soon after they are hatched, leading many to hope that the eggs hatch in the next day or so.
The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center.
Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival’s 11-day run, said Monahan. It’s highly likely that the festival’s thousands of attendees would cause huge problems for the bird and its eggs.
Monahan was confident that the festival would go on as planned, however.
“Most of the people we’re working with are looking for a positive solution,” Monahan said. “There is no one saying that the festival can’t go on.”
As news of the dilemma spread, it left residents divided. Some supported the bird, saying that moving the nest might result in the eggs being abandoned.
Others expressed annoyance that protecting the eggs of the small bird, which is widespread across North America, was risking an annual festival that contributes millions of dollars to the local economy.
The killdeer’s tendency to build its nest in open fields or flat areas has caused issues in other areas of the US: earlier this year, construction on a health center in Wisconsin was temporarily stopped after a killdeer and its four eggs were discovered.
24. What can we learn about Bluesfest?
A. It is the first music festival in Canada.
B. It is an important event for music lovers.
C. It is a music festival held every two years.
D. It is a challenging outdoor activity in Ottawa.
25. What was Monahan’s attitude toward hosting the festival?
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Unsure. D. Indifferent.
26. The underlined word “dilemma” is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. a difficult situation B. an extreme situation
C. a dangerous situation D. an encouraging situation
C
Smartphones are our constant companions. For many of us, their glowing screens are a ubiquitous (十分普遍的) presence, drawing us in with endless distractions. They are in our hands as soon as we wake, and command our attention until the final moments before we fall asleep.
Steve Jobs would not approve.
In 2007, Jobs took the stage and introduced the world to the iPhone. If you watch the full speech, you will be surprised by how he imagined our relationship should be with this iconic invention. This vision is so different from the way most of us use these devices now.
In his remarks, Jobs spent an extended amount of time demonstrating how the device utilized (应用) the touch screen before detailing the many ways Apple engineers had improved the age-old process of making phone calls. It’s the best iPod we’ve ever made,” Jobs exclaimed at one point. “The killer app is making calls,” he later added. Both lines drew thunderous applause.
The presentation confirms that Jobs imagined a simpler iPhone experience than the one we actually have more than a decade later. For example, there was no App Store when the iPhone was first introduced, and this was by design. Jobs was convinced that the phone’s carefully-designed native features were enough. He did not seek to completely change the rhythm of users’ daily lives. He simply wanted to take experiences we had already found important－listening to music, placing calls, generating directions－and make them better.
The minimalist (简约主义者) vision for the iPhone Jobs offered in 2007 is unrecognizable today－and that is a shame.
Under what I call the “constant companion model,” we now see our smartphones as always-on portals (通道) to information. We have become so used to it over the past decade that it is easy to forget the novelty (新奇之处) of the device. It seems increasingly clear to me that Jobs probably got it right from the very beginning: Many of us would be better-off returning to his original minimalist vision for our phones.
Practically speaking, to be a minimalist smartphone user means only using your device for a small number of features that do things of value to you. Otherwise, you simply put it away outside of these activities. This approach dethrones (废黜) this device from the position of a constant companion down to a luxury object, such as a fancy bike, that gives you great pleasure when you use it but does not dominate your entire day.
Early in his 2007 keynote, Jobs said, “Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” What he didn’t add, however, was the follow-up promise: “Tomorrow we’re going to reinvent your life.” The smartphone is fantastic, but it was never meant to be the foundation for a new form of existence.
If you return this innovation to its original role, you will get more out of both your phone and your life.
27. The underlined word “it” in the last but two paragraphs probably refers to .
A. information B. the smartphone
C. the always-on portal D. the constant companion model
28. According to Steve Jobs, what was the main selling point of Apple’s first iPhone?
A. It allowed the users to have access to the internet.
B. It was actually an iPod that could make phone calls.
C. It was installed with applications by third-party developers.
D. It could fulfill people’s desire to multitask in their daily lives.
29. According to the article, a minimalist smartphone user tends to .
A. expect to reinvent his life with the device
B. buy the latest model of iPhone and see it as a luxury
C. remove all the unnecessary applications from the device
D. spend more time working than playing with his device
30. The author’s purpose in writing the article is to .
A. tell readers why Steve Job created the iPhone
B. remind readers not to be addicted to their smartphones
C. show readers that smartphones can greatly change our lives
D. encourage readers to block internet access on their smartphones
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。
Being scared is not always a treat. When a balloon pops, we may jump. 31 How does the body triggered（激发）these reactions? When we encounter something we're not familiar with, our brain and body start making changes to help prepare us for the unknown. These changes are part of the body's " threat," "stress," or "fight — or — flight" response. This response is triggered by the five senses, which are always sending information to the brain. 32 , the brain sounds a danger alarm. It releases chemicals into the bloodstream, and those chemicals act on different parts of the body. Once the body is alert（警觉的），the brain decides whether or not the danger is real.
33 It urges a person to hide, run away, or defend oneself. Faster heartbeat and breathing send more blood and oxygen to the muscles so they're ready when they're needed. Stress chemicals can make a person more alert. Our memories also help protect us. We keep a close eye on babies because they don't understand what might hurt them. As babies grow, they learn what's unsafe, and their brains store those memories 34
Experiences can lead to long-lasting fears that may stop a person from trying new things. We're born with the ability to feel fear, but a lot of what we're afraid of is learned. A long-lasting fear can mean you’re had a bad experience, and your brain doesn't want you to have it again. Many people have beaten their own fears. Here's one method. 35 , they learn the facts about anything that seems scary. Knowledge can help a person feel less afraid.
A. Instead of listening to their imagination
B. When they signal something unexpected
C. Our heart beats harder, and we breathe faster
D. Then their brains use fear to warn them of dangers
E. It's good to have a healthy sense of what's dangerous
F. Fear is a tool that the brain uses to keep the body safe
G. Memories are an important factor in fear-lasting experiences
第三部分: 语言运用(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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There’s a program for middle schools called Treps that teaches kids about business and product development. The students are given the task to learn to ___36___ products on their own, and at the end of the program the school gym is ___37___ up like a trade show where all the kids get to sell the products. They each get a___38___, make signs and dress up a little. The school gym is open to the public and___39___ a crowd.
Some of the kids there ___40___have a crowd at their stand, because the products made by themselves are unique and interesting. But there are some other kids, with ____41____that aren’t very good, just don’t stand out, aren’t getting attention. At first, they stand there with a ___42___ face but later you can see the ___43___in their eyes because everyone walks by the stands uninterested. I always think it ___44___to visit the stands of those kids, buy something, and ____45____ them for how hard they must have worked on it. Just the confirmation that someone likes what they make and notices their effort can____46____ them. I usually bring $100 to this event merely for this _____47_____. As the night goes on, ____48____ they still haven’t sold much, I will send my daughter over there to buy something from them.
The other day, as an education expert, I was____49____ with some parents about this. They asked me why I encouraged the kids who made terrible products, saying “____50____ confirmation means they won’t learn anything”. I told them, “These kids know their products aren’t a____51____ , but that doesn’t mean they should____52____. It takes courage to____53____ there and try to sell their products. If nobody buys anything, or nobody____54____ their effort, they will probably quit next time.” Hearing these, all the parents agreed.
A little encouragement can go a long way and sometimes a small lie can be a big____55____ in the right direction.
36. A. introduce B. deliver C. design D. pack
37. A. turned B. rolled C. put D. set
38. A. guide B. shelter C. stand D. cottage
39. A. meets B. promotes C. inspires D. draws
40. A. always B. never C. seldom D. again
41. A. creations B. targets C. situations D. signs
42. A. angry B. curious C. cheerful D. serious
43. A. disappointment B. excitement C. misunderstanding D. expectation
44. A. enough B. simple C. strange D. necessary
45. A. allow B. reward C. praise D. command
46. A. shake B. value C. teach D. encourage
47. A. concern B. purpose C. trial D. experience
48. A. if B. though C. unless D. before
49. A. agreeing B. dealing C. discussing D. comparing
50. A. constant B. false C. direct D. selfish
51. A. challenge B. hit C. contribution D. standard
52. A. fall in B. slip away C. shout out D. give up
53. A. stand up B. step forward C. back away D. work out
54. A. needs B. appreciates C. announces D. stresses
55. A. burden B. experiment C. push D. mind
非选择题部分
第二节:(共 10 小题；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。
Cambridge Dictionary has declared "upcycling" as 56 Word of the Year 2019. The word refers to the act of making new items out of old or 57 ( use) things or waste materials.
58 number of times "upcycling" has been looked up on the Cambridge Dictionary website 59 ( rise) by 181% since December of 2011, 60 it was first added to the online dictionary. In the past year alone 61 ( search) for the word have doubled.
Wendalyn Nichols, Publishing Manager of Cambridge Dictionary, believes that the word's recent popularity is being caused by people's growing 62 （aware） of climate change and other environmental issues. “63 （ stop） the gradual process of climate change, let alone changing it around 64 （ absolute） , can seem impossible at times. Upcycling is a concrete action a single human being can take 65 （ make） a difference," he said.
Many other words on the shortlist for Word of the Year 2019 reflect the same concern with the effects of climate change, including "carbon sink" and "compostable"
第四部分: 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节: 应用文写作(满分 15 分)
假如你是高三学生李华，你想选择一所外省的大学，而你的父母想让你在本省上大学，你很苦恼，请给你在中国留学的美国朋友Tom写一封求助信，主要内容包括：
1. 你的苦恼；
2. 你和父母各持己见的理由；
3. 询问Tom的建议。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
Long time no see. As it won’t be long before I graduate from high school, I have to choose an ideal university in advance, which makes me really annoyed. _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节: 读后续写(共 1 题，满分 25 分)
阅读下列短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
I had been swimming competitively for five years and was ready to quit because I felt I was horrible at it. I was often the only African American at a swim competition. I kept receiving “Honorable Mentions”. Any athlete knows that you don’t want to have a bookshelf full of “Honorable Mentions”, which you get just because you showed up.
One summer day, the day before a big swim meet, I decided to break the news to my grandma that I was quitting the swim team. When I told her of my desire to quit swimming, she looked me into my face, saying firmly but warmly: “Baby, remember these words:’ A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your grandfather didn’t raise losers or quitters. You go to that swim meet tomorrow, and you swim like you are a grandchild of mine, you hear?” I was too afraid to say anything but “Yes, ma’am.”
The next day we arrived at the swim meet late, missing my group of swimmers in the 15/16 age group. My coach insisted I be allowed to swim with the older group. I knew she was including me in the race so our long drive would not be wasted, and she had no expectations whatsoever that I would come in anything but eighth place and only that because there were not nine lanes.
As I was mounting(走上) the board, all the other girls looked at me. I quickly noticed that these girls were here to do one thing—beat me! All of a sudden my grandma’s words rang in my head:” Quitters never win and winners never quit. You swim like you are a grandchild of mine. Quitters never win and winners never quit....” “Yes, grandma, I will swim like I am a grandchild of yours.” I said to myself.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；(已给出的文字不包括在内)
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph1:
SPLASH(扑通一声)! I was swimming harder than I’d ever swum before.______________
_______________________________________________________________________
Paragraph2:
Just then, cheers and claps overwhelmed me.__________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
高二英语期中测试
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 BCBAC 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ACACA 16-20 BCBCB
第二部分：
阅读理解：21-30 C B D; B B A; D B C B
七选五： 31-35: CBFDA
完形填空：
36-40 C D C D A 41-45 A C A D C 11-15 D B A C B 11-15 B D A B C
语法填空：
56. its 57. used 58. The 59. has risen 60. when
61. searches 62. awareness 63. Stopping 64. absolutely 65. to make
应用文写作：
参考范文：
Dear Tom,
Long time no see. As it won’t be long before I graduate from high school, I have to select an ideal university in advance, which makes me really annoyed. My parents and I failed to reach the agreement on where to further my education.
In my parents’ eyes, I’m still so fragile and innocent that I can’t be too far away from home. However, I have been a young adult and longed for independence and liberty. I have determined to prove myself via leaving for the university away from Fujian.
Since you have been away from America and studied in China for several years, I really need your advice on how to persuade my parents to support my idea and convince them that I can take good care of myself.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写：
Possible answer:
SPLASH(扑通一声)! I was swimming harder than I’d ever swum before. As I drew my right arm back, I noticed I was tied with one person. I assumed that we were battling for the eighth place but I refused to finish dead last, so I added more kick on the last 200 yards. I hit the wall and looked to the left and to the right for the swimmers who had beat me, but no one was there. They must have already out of the water.
Just then, cheers and claps overwhelmed me. I raised my head to see my coach screaming hysterically(歇斯底里地). My eyes followed her pointing finger and I couldn’t believe what I saw. The other swimmers had just reached the halfway point of the pool! That day，at age 15, I broke the national 17/18 -year-old 400-freestyle record. I hung up my honorable mentions and replaced them with a huge trophy. “Yes, grandma, you are right. Quitters never win, winners never quit.”
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