安徽省2020学年高二上学期期中试卷(英语)

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） 1. How does the woman feel? A. Worried.

B. Thirsty.

C. Hungry.

2.Where are the speakers most likely? A. On a bus.

B. At a cinema.

C. On a plane.

3.What do we know about the woman?

A. She likes going to birthday parties. B. She won’t go to Mary’s birthday party. C. She doesn’t like Mary’s birthday parties. 4.When should Bonnie have got there? A. At 2:30.

B. At 3:00.

C. At 3:30.

5. How will the speakers go to work? A. On foot.

B. By car.

C. By subway.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听第6 段材料，回答第6、7题。 6.Why can’t the woman go to Paris? A. Because she doesn’t feel well.

B. Because she has to look after her mother.

C. Because her mother doesn’t want her to go there. 7.What will the man do?

A. Look after the woman. B.See the woman’s mother. C. Go to Paris without the woman. 听第7 段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How long did the woman wait for the service? A. For ten minutes.

B. For twenty minutes.

C. For thirty minutes.

9.What did they decide to do in the end? A. To eat at a Chinese restaurant. C. To walk home straight. 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。 10. What is the woman doing?

A. Shopping online. B. Reading some news. C. Looking at some pictures. 11. What does the woman want to do?

B. To take a bus to another restaurant.

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A. Get a pet. B. Feed a dog. C. Sell a cat.

12. What does the man think of cats? A. They are easy to take care of. C. They are very lazy.

听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。

13. Where will the woman travel in France? A. In Paris.

B. In the south.

C. In the north.

B. They are man’s good friends.

14. What will the woman take with her? A. Some clothes.

B. A book.

C. Some magazines.

15. Who will travel in France with the woman? A. Susan.

B. Some friends.

C. A tour group.

16. Why won’t the man go to Sydney for his vacation?

A. Because he prefers to go to Spain. B. Because he just got back from there. C. Because his girlfriend doesn’t want to go there. 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。 17. What do we know about the library? A. It has six floors in total.

B. It was built 50 years ago.

C. The reading room is on the third floor. 18. What time is the library open on weekends? A. From 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. C. From 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.

19. How long can a student keep a book? A. One month.

B. Two weeks.

C. One week.

B. From 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

20. What will the speaker do next? A. Borrow some books.

B. Show people around the library.

C. Take people to another building. 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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

A

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Sharon, aged 22

The most important thing to keep in mind when you’re going into high school is to be yourself. Besides, some high school teachers will not care about things like how much homework you have already had in one night. It’s best to just learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to.

Frank, aged 21

I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day of high school. You will probably love it. I know I did. You should join some sports or activities that will make your high school experience more enjoyable. Good luck!

Eddie, aged 20

When I started high school, I was really nervous too, especially since I had been homeschooled all through middle school and didn’t really know anyone. I suppose the best advice would be to just relax. The first couple of days can be a little bit hard, but things will become easier before you know it.

David, aged 19

I’m not going to lie. The first day is kind of frightening. But you’ll get used to it. Don’t be afraid of anyone; some students may pick on (故意难) you more if you let them know you’re afraid. Just take it easy. Making some friends and staying with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly. After the first week, it’s really not bad at all. Don’t worry.

21．What can we infer (推断) from Sharon’s words about high school?

A．Teachers are quite strict. B．Students often stay up at night. C．Teachers provide little care for students. D．Students should make good use of their time. 22．How did Eddie feel on his first day of high school? A．Excited. B．Bored. C．Anxious. D．Relaxed. 23．Who mentions the importance of friends? A．David. B．Frank. C．Sharon. D．Eddie.

B

I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night

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out with the boys”. He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.

For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life----how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.

Nine years ago when I bought me first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set (秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.

The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed (发誓) that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him.

I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.

In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about every single day.

24．We know from the reading that the father_____.

A.liked to paint houses B.had no friends around him C.was not healthy in his youth D.thought of his family as his all 25．When her father painted her first house, the daughter_____.

A.could only afford a glass of iced tea B.was too busy to talk to her father C.could do nothing but hold a paintbrush

D.spent eight hours a day working with her father

26．On January 16, 1995, the daughter felt that her father_____.

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A.seemed to be a little different B.had no time to phone her as usual

C.became interested in church D.had forgotten to discuss some things with her 27．Which is the best title of the reading?

A.Painting Houses B.Daughter’s Family C.Father and I D.Father’s phone calls

C

Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(不坦率的)person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn(顽固的), but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up (卷曲),you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

28.According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality . A. only in a normal night B. only when you go to sleep C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the word D. only when you change sleeping position

29. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person’s personality? A. He or she is always open with others.

B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.

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C. He or she is always easily upset. D. He or she tends to believe in others.

30. Which of the following may be the reason for you not to make friends with a person who sleeps

curled up?

A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you. B. He or she is rarely ready to help you. C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out. D. He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.

31. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because .

A. he or she always shows sympathy for people B. he or she is confident, but not stubborn C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses D. he or she often considers annoying people

D

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play, catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional(额外的) learning trials(尝试)increase the length(长度) of time we will remember it.

In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception(例外) to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we

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overlearn in childhood.

The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one’s future development. 32. What is the main idea of paragraph I?

A. People remember well what they learned in childhood. B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups. C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words. D. Stories for children arc easy to remember.

33. The author explains the law of overlearning by_________. A. presenting research findings B. setting down general rules C. making a comparison D. using examples

34. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_______. A. a result of overlearning B. a special case of cramming

C. a skill to deal with math problems D. a basic step towards advanced studies 35. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. Commonly accepted rules. B. The multiplication tables. C. Things easily forgotten. D. School subjects.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Tips for cooking on a tight schedule（时间紧）

From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability , money , and time . 36 Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make full use of the time you spend in the kitchen . Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:

Think ahead . The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to eat . So think ahead of the coming week . When will you have time to cook ? Do you have the right materials already ? 37

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Make your time worth it . When you do find time to cook a meal , make full use of it and save yourself time . Are you making one loaf of bread ? 38 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something . So save yourself the effort for a future meal .

39 This may surprise you , but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation（试验）. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule . The more you learn and the more you try , the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule .

Hopefully that gives you a good start 40 And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live !

A. Try new things . B. Ability is easily improved . C. Make three or four instead . D. Understand your food better . E. Cooking is a burden（负担）for many people .

F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden . G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on .

二、完形填空

I was in Houston a few weeks ago, and needed to be back home in Austin by the early morning the next day. So I 41 to leave that evening. 42 , my tire blew out on the way. I 43 a small parking lot. Then I 44 the doors and picked up my phone to call a tow truck(拖车). Soon a man 45 on my driver’s side window and asked if he could help me. From his 46 and behavior , I knew he was far more 47 to rob than help me, so I 48 refused and told him the tow truck was coming any time. He asked again, but again I gently shook my head. He finally said, “ Madam, you need 49 . A tow truck in Houston will arrive anywhere between 45 minutes and approximately 50 (which I knew was true), and you aren’t going anywhere until you have the tire 51 .”

I looked hard, straight into his 52 and instinctively(凭直觉) saw someone different from the 53 person he appeared to be at first glance. So, against all reasonable ， but trusting my instincts, I got out. He looked 55 , but got right to work, trying to find the 56 tire. It took a while 57 it was stored under the van(车厢).

He changed the tire, 58 the seat to its place and said, “Thank you for letting me help you. You gave me a 59 when most people would never open the door to someone like me. Would it be

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okay if I gave you a hug?” When I recovered, I gave him a giant hug. I left with a new tire and a renewed 60 in human nature. 41．A.wanted

B.happened

C.hoped C.Strangely C.went out C.broke C.climbed C.height C.pleased C.repeatedly C.water C.never C.balanced C.eyes C.reliable C.judgment C.touched C.spare C.so C.held C.lesson C.interest

D.had D.Undoubtedly D.looked around D.locked D.checked D.personality D.likely D.hurriedly D.gas D.already D.changed D.heart D.coldhearted D.expectation D.depressed D.free D.once D.returned D.chance D.pride

42．A.Fortunately B.Unexpectedly 43．A.broke into 44．A.opened 45．A.hit 46．A.words 47．A.anxious 48．A.politely 49．A.money 50．A.forever 51．A.moved 52．A.mind 53．A.violent ．A.decisions

B.pulled into B.fixed B.knocked B.appearance B.willing B.stubbornly B.help B.now B.sold B.head B.intelligent B.arguments

55．A.disappointed B.surprised 56．A.worn 57．A.since 58．A.showed 59．A.job 60．A.delight

B.flat B.but B.left B.gift B.faith

第II卷（非选择题)

第一节、语法填空（15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或摘号内单词的正确形式。

Students at a primary school in Hangzhou had their first class 61 March 1st on movable type. This is 62 ancient Chinese printing system.

The West Lake Primary School in Zhejiang Province introduced the course at the beginning of this new term. So far, the school 63(invite) an expert in Chinese characters culture to the

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campus, major responsibility is to teach students how to use the ancient printing technology. Students attend lectures on the history of movable type along with 65(interest) classes on typesetting and printing. They then print their own document,66 (apply) the knowledge they've learned. One student printed her 67(new) written essay \"Whether the traditional red envelopes kids receive belong to them or their parents?\"68 (know) as one of the four great inventions of ancient China, movable type printing 69(invent) by Bi Sheng in the 1040s during the Song Dynasty, and it is the world's first system of movable type printing.

The school said the course is aimed at improving the students' awareness of Chinese characters and their 70(appreciate) of Chinese culture.

第二节、短文改错（10分）

Sandy was one of my best friends at high school. At that time, we often spend time together, sharing happy and sadness as well. With her help, I made a great progress in my study. Last year, she decided study abroad. In other words, we would be separating for a long time. Before her leaving, I prepared a gift to show my best wishes to her. But she gave me an English book, that helped me improve my English. Since then, they have kept in touch with each other through e-mails. I think high of the friendship between us and look forward to see her again in the near future.

第三节、书面表达：（25分）

某网站就“中国人该不该过洋节”进行了一次讨论。请你用英语写一篇关于这个话题的文章，介绍你们班学生们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。 赞成的理由（35%的学生） 反对的理由（60%的学生） 你的看法 1.世界已经成了一个地球村； 1.浪费钱； 2.有助于了解其他国家的风俗习惯。 注意：

1. 文章必须包括表中的全部内容，可适当自由发挥。 2. 词数： 100左右。

2.忘记自己国家的传统和习俗。 ？ 3. 参考词汇：洋节---foreign festivals 地球村--- global village

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答案

听力：（20分） 1-5 BACAC 6-10 BBCAC

11-15 ACBAC 16-20 CACAB

阅读理解：A篇 21、D 22、C 23、A B篇 24、D 25、B 26、A 27、C C篇 28、B 29、C 30、A 31、B D篇 32、A 33、D 34、A 35、B 七选五：36--40 BGCAF

完型填空：41-45 DBBDB 46-50 BDABC 51-55 DCACB 56-60 CADDB

语法填空：61,on 62, an 63,has invited ,whose 65,interesting

66,applying 67,newly 68,Known 69,was invented 70,appreciation

改错：第二句 spend→spent happy→happiness 第三句 去掉a

第四句 decided后加to 第五句 separating→separated 第七句 But→And that→which 第八句 they→we

第九句 high→highly see→seeing

书面表达：（25分）

Recently, our class held a discussion about whether Chinese people should celebrate foreign festivals or not. Opinions are divided on this issue.

60% of the students think that it is wrong to do so because people will waste a lot of money observing these festivals. Besides, people are likely to forget their own tradition and culture if they focus too much on foreign festivals.

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However, 35% of the students argue that it’s a natural trend to celebrate foreign festivals. As we all know, with the development of science and technology, the earth has, in fact, become a global village. Those festivals that were once foreign to us are now familiar to us. As far as I’m concerned, if we can strike a balance between our own festivals and foreign ones, it’s not a bad idea to have more festivals to celebrate.

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