四川省成都市重点高中2019-2020学年高二5月半期考试 英语（PDF版）（有听力材料无音频）

高 2018级 5月半期考试英语试题 11.What is the relationship between the speakers?
A.Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C. Grandmother and grandson.
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 12.What does the woman like to do when she has a headache?
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一 A.Have a bar of chocolate. B. Drink some beer. C. Eat some bacon.
个小题。从题中所给的 A,B,C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完 听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。
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。 13.What does the woman say about dogs in general?
1.What caused the noise? A.They are messy. B. They are annoying. C. They are hard to take care of.
A.The bed. B. The thunder. C. The wind. 14.Why does the woman refuse to have Lion?
2.What will the speakers probably do next? A.It is unhealthy. B. It is too large. C. it is very noisy.
A. Buy something to eat. B. Make some coffee. C. Find their seats on the train. 15.Where will the speakers probably get the dog?
3.What time is it now? A.From a pet store. B. From a rescue shelter. C. From a friend’s house.
A. 12:00. B. 10:00. C. 8:00. 16.What does the woman ask the boy to show her first in the end?
4.What is the woman mainly talking about? A.That he cleans up after the dog.
A.Cindy’s appearance. B. Cindy’s personality. C. Cindy’s hobby. B.That he takes the dog for walks.
5.How does the woman probably feel now? C.That he has the sense of responsibility.
A. Dizzy. B. Tired. C. Well. 听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。
17.What did the speaker enjoy as a young child?
第二节（共 15分， 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 A.Running. B. Climbing. C. Swimming.
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，并标在试卷的相 18.What was the speaker doing when he injured himself?
应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给 A.The long jump. B. A handstand C. A forward roll.
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。 19.For how many weeks did the speaker have to give up exercising?
6.Where does the conversation take place? A.Four. B. Eight. C. Twelve.
A. In a stadium. B. At a gift shop. C. At a university. 20.What was the change for the speaker after the incident?
7.What does the woman offer to buy the man? A.He developed a new hobby.
A. Tickets. B. A souvenir. C. Food and drink. B.He began to read love stories.
听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9题。 C.He enjoyed physical challenges even more.
8.What does the boy’s teacher want him to improve?
A. His writing. B. His listening. C. His speaking. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）
9.What does the girl probably give to the boy? 第一节 （共 15个小题； 每小题 2分， 满分 30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、
A. A textbook. B. A newspaper. C. A novel. B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该选项涂黑。
听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。 A
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A．culture B．advertisement C．education D．entertainment night meant for me. I love you, son.”
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C. renew your subscription at your original rate other time”.
D. get back your money for the issues not posted 24.When the mother heard it was the son’s call, she was .
A. surprised B. worried C. suspicious D. puzzled
25. What did the mother mainly talk about to the author during the dinner?
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A. Her life after the author’s marriage. choices, even if your siblings and friends do not understand them at the time.
B. Her memory about the author as a child. Invest in their future; don’t just give.
C. Her life since the author’s last visit. Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own
D. Her expectation about future reunions. dreams and find their true purpose. Put them through school, set them up with job interviews
26.What’s the purpose of the author’s writing this passage? and help them become leaders in their own right. Hold them to the same level of dedication (全
A. To teach us how to cherish our family. 身心投入) that it took for you to get to where you are now and where you will eventually go.
B. To tell us to enjoy the present life. I’m writing you now so that you can begin this process immediately and don’t have to deal
C.To convey the importance of showing respect for our parents. with the struggle of getting rid of the addiction you caused. That addiction only leads to anger
D. To warn us not to put off what we should do till some time later. and jealousy from everybody involved, including yourself.
27. What’s the best title of the passage? There’s plenty more I could write to you, but at 17, I know you don’t have the attention
A. Mother’s love B. Next to never span (注意力持续时间) to sit through 2,000 words.
C. Precious union D. A special date The next time I write to you, I may touch on the challenges of mixing blood with business.
The most important advice I can give to you is to make sure your parents remain PARENTS and
C not managers.
Letter to My Younger Self Before you sign that first contract, figure out the right budget for your parents — one that
Dear 17-year-old self, will allow them to live beautifully while also growing your business and setting people up for
When your Laker (洛杉矶湖人队球员 ) dream comes long-term success. That way, your children's kids and their kids will be able to invest in their
true tomorrow, you need to figure out a way to invest in the own futures when the time comes.
future of your family and friends. This sounds simple, but you Your life is about to change, and things are about to come at you very fast. But just let this
have to take some time to think it over. sink in a bit when you lay down at night after another nine-hour training day.
I said invest. Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache,
I did not say give. some of which remains to this day.
Let me explain. Much love,
Purely giving material things to your siblings (兄弟姐妹) and friends may appear to be the Kobe
right decision. You love them, and they were always there for you growing up, so it’s only right （节选自 the Player’s Tribune）
that they should share your success and all that comes with it. You buy them a car, a big house, 28. According to Bryant, “giving” could make ______.
and pay all of their bills. You want them to live a comfortable life, right? ①him feel satisfied with himself
But the day will come when you realize that as much as you believed you were doing the ②him stand out from other players
right thing, you were actually holding them back. ③his siblings and friends live a comfortable life
You will come to understand that you were taking care of them because it made you feel ④his siblings and friends depend on him
good to see them smiling. That was extremely selfish of you. While you were feeling satisfied A.①②③ B.①③④ C①②④. D.②③④
with yourself, you were slowly eating away at their own dreams and ambitions. You were 29. According to the article, Bryant probably ______.
adding material things to their lives, but taking away the most precious gifts of all: A. had never dreamed of playing for the Lakers
independence and growth. B. spent a large sum of money buying houses for himself
Understand that you are about to be the leader of the family. This involves making tough C. had trouble handling family relationships
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D. has a circle of supportive friends contributing to climate change, and not just because methane (甲烷) from cows and cattle is
30. According to the article, Bryant should have ______ when he was younger. responsible for about 14.5% of greenhouse gas. More broadly, our global food production
A. shared his success with others system releases more than a third of the world’s greenhouse gases. Yet we can’t seem to
B. inspired his siblings to achieve their goals through hard work control our meat appetite even knowing that large areas of the Amazon forest have been
C. looked for well-paid jobs for his siblings ruined, and continue to be cut down to make room for more cattle to feed the growing
D. refused to live with his siblings demand for beef. Humans also know full well that many animals live short, cruel lives in
31. Bryant’s purpose in writing this letter was to ______. awful conditions for the purpose of becoming foods for humans to enjoy at dinner.
A. criticize his siblings for wasteful spending A plant-based meat that satisfies meat desires and delivers protein but with a smaller
B. give advice to young people about how to treat their family if they become rich climate footprint is a potential environmental game changer and the reason Impossible
C. complain about feeling tired of looking after his friends Foods was one of those receiving the U.N. Global Climate Action Award in 2019. No
D. remind young people to use every means to take good care of their family wonder the meat industry is on guard.
32..What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
D A. These ads deserve little consideration.
The Impossible Burger is entirely free of meat. But it looks, smells, feels and—most B.We’d better be cautious when reading these ads
importantly—tastes so much like real hamburger beef. In fact, plant-based burger C.We should spread the message of these ads.
alternatives have set off a strong resistance from the beef industry. The Center for Consumer D. These ads tell people a lot about plant-based burgers.
Freedom, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of the fast food and meat industries has 33..What do we know about additives and preservatives in plant-based burgers?
launched an “informational” campaign targeting plant-based meats. The campaign has A.Their use is within the normal range.
included TV and online ads, as well as print ads in newspapers. The ads seem to imply that B. They are likely to cause poisoning
not only is an artificial burger too processed, but that it might be even less healthy than the C. Some have not been used in hamburgers.
average beef burger. D. They are used to ensure burgers taste good.
While it’s true that a plant-based meat alternative is processed and it’s true that eating 34..What is the author’s attitude towards plant-based burgers?
one is not as healthy as a pile of raw vegetables, it’s best to take the ads with a generous A.Supportive. B. Neutral. C. Disapproving. D. Doubtful.
pinch of salt. 35.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?
For instance, the additives and preservatives in plant-based meat highlighted in one ad
sure sound scary. Who wants something called titanium dioxide (二氧化钛) in their meal?
But the truth is that additives such as those listed in the ads are regularly used in all sorts of
packaged foods. And if methylcellulose, a food thickener, sounds unpleasant, it’s really
nothing compared with salmonella (沙门菌) poisoning you can get from regular meat. A. B. C. D.
Also, the ad campaign misses the bigger point. Choosing an Impossible or Beyond I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion
burger isn’t just about eating healthy. Burgers, whether they are made from processed pea
protein or processed meat, will never be as healthy as organic raw vegetables. 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
What’s appealing is the prospect of enjoying a juicy burger without the bitter aftertaste 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多
of guilt. 余选项。
Let’s face it, there are huge environmental costs to eating cows. Cattle raising is Food feeds the soul. To the extent that we all eat food, and we all have souls, food is the
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single great united across cultures. With food, there are more opportunities to connect to follow-up tests.___48___ to search something for my mom, I bounded ahead of her and baby
memory and family and place. ___36___ brother as they ___49___ along the tables. I didn’t ___50___ far before something caught my
Food as identity. French, Mexican, Chinese, and Italian cuisines each involve dozens of eye. Standing proud on the display table sat a lamp.
distinct regional foods. Every single culture and religion uses food as part of their I was excited, as I ___51___back through the crowd to my mom. “Mom! You have to see
celebrations.___37___ Every season, every harvest, and every holiday has its own food, and something!” I shouted. “___52___. I think I’m going to get these lamps. What do you think?”
this is true in America as well. She ___53__so I could see them but I didn’t even look at them. “You’ve got to see what I found
___38___ Sometimes food means living on. While the Chinese cooks who exported first,” I ___54__her through the fair. When she saw the lamp, she picked up the lamp ___55___,
“Chinese” food around the world ate authentic cooking at home, the dishes they served, thus running her fingers over the bowl, over the hurricane glass, and ___56___ it closely. “See this?”
creating new cuisines entirely, were based on economic necessity. She pointed at a very small mark in the glass. “The one at home has the same mark.” She smiled.
Food as pleasure. Things have changed dramatically in the past 20 years when it comes to It was the first time I had seen her ___57___ smile since the doctors first found the cancer.
food in France. Some of the ideas of French food life may be a performance. France is this When the lamp ___58___ in our house, next to its mate, she cried. She went to light the
pastoral nation where people are spending five hours a day going to 12 different markets to get lamps and sit on their glow until she could sleep. Years later, I understood her ___59___ for
their food. ___39___ those lamps, through the darkest moments of her life. Mom was my hurricane lamp. She was
Food as status. The introduction of global foods and brands has compounded food as a inextinguishable (永不熄灭的)—through the darkest moments. She lit my way without
status symbol for some Chinese. ___40___ In China, people eat food not necessarily for taste, ___60___. She still does.
but for texture. You can find food from all of the provinces of China in Shanghai, as well as 41. A. seeing B. finding C. living D. searching
every kind of global food style imaginable. 42. A. designed B. allowed C. decided D. evolved
A. Food as survival. 43. A. happiest B. coldest C. busiest D. hardest
B. Food as community. 44. A. group B. double C. pairs D. packs
C. It’s the hardest to give up. 45. A. acquaintance B. battle C. knowledge D.appointment
D. The celebratory nature of food is universal. 46. A. busy B. merry C. leisure D. easy
E. It is an accumulation, a function of your experiences 47. A. results B. discussions C. procedures D. processes
F. How and why you eat your food, is, of course, also very cultural. 48. A. Arranged B. Determined C. required D. Permitted
G. But food in Italy is love, then nutrition, then history, then pleasure. 49. A. wondered B. wandered C. ran D. hung
50. A. manage it B. do it C. make it D. carry it
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 51. A. jumped B. leaped C. walked D. raced
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 52. A. Hang on B. Hang about C. Hang around D. Hang up
后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，井在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 53. A. held them on B. held them up C. held them back D. held them down
There is something graceful about a well-made hurricane lamp, especially the antique ones. 54. A. grabbed B. moved C. dragged D. caught
Mom had affection for them. 55. A. typically B. immediately C. occasionally D. hesitantly
I can remember ___41__ through countless flea markets for hurricane lamps, which are 56. A. inspecting B. looking C. Testing D. knocking
___42__to keep their light lit through the ___43__of moments. Mom tried hard to buy the 57. A. finally B. deliberately C. lastly D. truly
lamps in ___44__, as her favorite of all the lamps had no mate. 58. A. took its way B. took its place C. took its control D. took its name
The spring after Mom’s first ___45__ with cancer, we went to a local craft fair to pass the 59. A. anxiety B. care C. need D. worry
time, to keep ___46___. We were still waiting to hear from the doctors on the ___47___ of her 60. A. fail B. sadness C. pain D. tear
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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 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）
The national college entrance examination, or gaokao, ___61___(postpone) for a month to 假定你是李华，听闻某网站正在评选你心目中的“最美疫情逆行者”( the most beautiful
July 7 to 8 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Education said. Authorities in contrarian），请你用英语给该网站写一封推荐信，内容包括：
Hubei province and Beijing can come up with their own gaokao schedule based on the epidemic 1.介绍被推荐人的基本信息。
situation ___62___will be published after consulting with the ministry, it said in a notice on 2.说明推荐理由。
Tuesday. 注意：1.词数 100 左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出。
The gaokao, widely ___63___(consider) one of the most important exams in the country,
___64___(hold) every year from June 7 to 8 since 2003. The country resumed(恢复) gaokao in Dear Editor,
the winter of 1977 ___65___it was suspended( 暂 停 ) for 10 years during the "cultural _____________________________________________________________________________
revolution" (1966-76). The exam was held every year in July from 1979 to 2002. In 2001, the _____________________________________________________________________________
ministry decided to move the gaokao dates forward a month from 2003 due to hot weather and _____________________________________________________________________________
frequent natural ___66___(disaster) in summer. ___67___ total of 10.31 million students _____________________________________________________________________________
participated in the gaokao last year, up 560,000 from 2018. _____________________________________________________________________________
Chinese people often compare the ___68___(high) competitive exam to ___69___(cross) a _____________________________________________________________________________
narrow bridge, because for many students, especially those from rural areas, enrollment at a _____________________________________________________________________________
university is an opportunity ___70___(change) their future. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分 35 分) _____________________________________________________________________________
第一节 短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 Yours,
10 处语言错误，每句中 最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 Li Hua
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
It’s been two years when I joined the campus radio station. During this time, I had done
several interviews. Every time I finish to writing an article, I am proud of myself for able to
introduce my schoolmates to the things I’ve seen. It was difficult at times, but when I saw my
stories publish in our school newspaper, you knew that it was something worth doing. My
parents, teachers and schoolmates congratulated me on that I did. I felt happily when I shared a
new story with them. The greatest thing about being the reporter is exchanging idea with others.
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2018 5 W: It doesn’t seem too crowded, and I’m kind of hungry. Let’s get some breakfast to go, and we can eat on高 级 月半期考试英语试题答案 the train.
Text 3
W: Can we pick up groceries later? I have a dentist appointment at noon.
第一部分 听力（满分 30 分） M: We’ve been up since 8:00. I’m hungry. The dentist’s is around the corner, and we still have two hours to
1-5：CABBC 6-10：ACABB 11-15：ABCBB 16-20：CACCA get there.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分） Text 4
M: So, tell me about your new friend Cindy. What’s she like?
第一节：21-23 ABD 24-27 BCAB 28--31 BCBD 32-35 BAAD W: She’s really neat. She’s younger than me, but she’s great to be around because she makes me laugh all the
time. She’s always telling jokes.
第二节：36-40. CDAGF M: She must be pretty easy-going.
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分） Text 5
第一节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） W:When I got out of bed this morning, I nearly fell over. I was really dizzy. It must have been tiredness.
M: I sometimes feel like that when I wake up. Anyway, I’m glad to see you’re back to normal.
41-45. DADCB 46-50. AABBC 51-55. DABCB 56.-60 ADBCA
Text 6
第二节：语法填空（共 10小题，每小题 1.5分，满分 15分） W: It looks like this game is completely sold out. How many people do you think are here right now?
61. will be postponed 62.which 63.considered 64.has been held 65.after M: There are 20,000 seats in here. Have you ever been to a professional basketball game before?
66.disasters 67.A 68.highly 69.crossing 70.to change W: Only the ones at my university. Thanks again for buying the tickets. How much do I owe you?
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分 35 分) M: It’s my treat. You can buy the next tickets. Why don’t we go to the gift shop, and you can get yourself a
第一节 短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) souvenir?
W: Sure. But at least let me get you a beer and a hot dog before we go back to our seats.
when→since had→have 去掉 finish 后面的 to
M: I can’t say no to that.
able 前∧being publish→published you→I Text 7
M: I got my book report back from my teacher, and she said I need to work on how I summarize things on
that→what happily→happy the→a idea→ideas
paper.
笫二节 参考范文（满分25分） W:What were you trying to summarize?
M: It’s a book we were reading in class. We had to give a brief summary of the plot.
作文原创，没有范文，见谅
W: When I used to read textbooks, I always tried to summarize what I had learned by speaking it out loud.
Then I just wrote it down on the paper.
M: Really?
W: If I couldn’t do it, I knew I had to go back and read it again. Once I could do it naturally and smoothly, I
wrote it down.
M: That makes sense.
听力原文
W: Here, take this. Read today’s news, and then try and explain it to me.
Text 1
M: What if I can’t?
M: Did you fall out of bed last night? I woke up because of a big noise. I thought it was thunder, but the sky
W: Then keep trying until you can.
was clear.
Text 8
W: No, it was the wind. We had left the door open and the wind blew it shut.
W: Those are healthy things you have in your basket — fresh cabbage, fresh tomatoes…oh, and fresh bacon.
Text 2
That’s the only thing that might not be good for you.
M: The train will leave in 25 minutes. Do you want to find a seat now, or should we get coffee while we’re
M: Hey, sis, we’re not children any more. You don’t need to look after me like you did in my childhood. Even
waiting?
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wives don’t worry so much over their husbands.
W: Well, if we want to reach the age of our grandparents’, we need to stay healthy. When I queue at the
checkout behind some people, I am amazed at the unhealthy things they have in their baskets. No wonder
they are overweight, unfit and always feeling ill.
M: I think you have to keep a balance. I try to buy mostly healthy things, but I don’t get stressed if I
sometimes feel like something less healthy, like the bacon. If I don’t feel cheerful, sometimes I have a bar of
chocolate.
W: I agree. Sometimes if I have a headache, I have a few cans of beer, even though that’s not particularly
good for me.
Text 9
M: Mom, can we get a dog?
W: Dogs need a lot of attention, Jeffrey. Do you think you can handle that kind of responsibility? It’s harder
than you think.
M: Of course I can. I’ll take it for walks every day, and clean up after it.
W: Do you know what kind of dog you want?
M: Yes, I’ve been looking at some pictures on the Internet. This one with the long golden hair is named Lion.
W: He’s very cute, but we don’t have enough room for a dog that big. Those dogs need space to run around,
and we live in an apartment. I think we should get a small one.
M: OK, then what about this one? My friend has one like this, and everyone likes it.
W: Those kinds of dogs always have health problems. Plus, they bark a lot. We don’t want to annoy our
neighbors.
M: So what do you suggest?
W: First, we aren’t getting one from a pet store. They are too expensive. I know a place that saves dogs and
gives them away for free.
M: OK.
W: And second, you need to show me you have the sense of responsibility. That means cleaning your room,
doing your homework, and helping around the house.
M: I promise!
Text 10
M: As a young child, I always enjoyed physical challenges more than mental ones. I liked to run and build
swings. At that stage I hadn’t yet learned to climb or swim, but that is something I would also have loved to
do. One day we had a physical education class at school. We did the long jump and handstands, but it was
when I had to do a forward roll that disaster struck. Somehow, I twisted my neck in an extremely painful way.
I screamed loudly and the teachers were very concerned. An ambulance was called and I was taken to hospital.
The doctors fitted me with a collar and I was told to do no exercise and stay away from school for eight
weeks. At first, I was very bored. Having to keep still all day was no fun. So I started to read. I looked at
books on the shelf at home. I wasn’t interested in love stories — I avoided those — but crime and adventure
did appeal. From those eight weeks I developed a lifelong love of reading. When my collar was removed, the
doctors told me not to exercise for another four weeks. Instead of being disappointed, I was happy to devote
more time to my new love — reading.
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