吉林省长春市第二实验中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期初考试试题
本试卷共150分，共8页。考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，只交答题卡。 第一部分听力 (共两节，满分30分） 1. What will James do tomorrow?
A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C. Write a report. 2. What can we say about the woman?
A. She’s generous. B. She’s curious. C. She’s helpful. 3. When does the train leave?
A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30 4. How does the woman go to work?
A. By car B. On foot C. By bike. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient. 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题 6. What does the woman regret?
A. Giving up her research. B. Dropping out of college. C. Changing her major. 7. What is the woman interested in studying now? A. Ecology. B. Education. C. Chemistry 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What is the man?
A. A hotel manager. B. A tour guide C. A taxi driver. 9. What is the man doing for the woman? A. Looking for some local foods. B. Showing her around the seaside.
C. Offering information about a hotel. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In an office. B. At home. C. At a restaurant. 11. What will the speakers do tomorrow evening?
A. Go to a concert. B. Visit a friend. C. Work extra hours. 12. Who is Alice going to call?
A. Mike. B. Joan C. Catherine. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Why does the woman meet the man?
A. To look at an apartment B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together. 14. What does the woman like about the carpet?
A. Its color. B. Its design. C. Its quality. 15. What does the man say about the kitchen?
A. It’s a good size. B. It’s newly painted. C. It’s adequately equipped. 16. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Go downtown. B. Talk with her friend. C. Make payment. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the speaker probably talking to?
A. Movie fans. B. News reporters. C. College students. 18. When did the speaker take English classes?
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A. Before he left his hometown. B. After he came to America. C. When he was 15 years old. 19. How does the speaker feel about his teacher?
A. He’s proud. B. He’s sympathetic. C. He’s grateful. 20. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. How education shaped his life. B. How his language skills improved. C. How he managed his business well.
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Washington, D.C. Bicycle Tours
Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.
Duration: 3 hours This small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the world-famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, D.C. Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Reserve your spot before availability — and the cherry blossoms — disappear!
Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour
Duration: 3 hours (4 miles)
Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mail as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.
Duration: 3 hours
Morning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D.C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum effort. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route(路线) make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing. Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour
Duration: 3 hours (7 miles)
Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C. Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capital Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are make for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike, helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.
21. Which tour do you need to book in advance? A. Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. B. Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour. C. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. D. Washington Capital Sites at Night Bike Tour. 22. What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour?
A. Meet famous people. B. Go to a national park. C. Visit well-known museums. D. Enjoy interesting stories. 23. Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide?
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A. City maps. B. Cameras. C. Meals. D. Safety lights.
B
Larry Walters' boyhood dream was not an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was unusual, though, was the way he fulfilled it. After finishing school, Larry joined the US Air Force, but was rejected from pilot-training school because of poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.
Larry, aged 33, was not a pilot, but a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside in his lawn chair (草坪躺椅) and watching jets fly overhead, Larry had his inspiration. An idea came to him to use weather balloons to fly.
A few weeks later, Larry bought 42 weather balloons that are one metre in diameter(直径). He tied them to a lawn chair and filled them with helium(氦气). Then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches, and a gun. Larry's plan was to float about 10 metres above his backyard, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then pop some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go according to Larry's plan.
When his friends cut the anchor lines, Larry, lifted by the 42 balloons, shot skywards at an astonishing speed. He finally settled at an altitude of 4,000 metres. Afraid to pop any of the balloons, in case he should upset the balance of his “craft”, Larry sat, cold and frightened, in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours.
Airline pilots radioed the strange sight. Larry's presence in the sky caused numerous planes to be re-routed. Eventually, Larry worked up the nerve to shoot a few balloons and slowly descended. He was uninjured, but was arrested by waiting police.
When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Larry responded, “A man just can't sit around.” Larry fulfilled his dream, and set a record for a gas-filled balloon flight. But it cost him: he was later fined $1,500 for violating air safety regulations.
24. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A．Larry was rejected from the US Air Force because of poor eyesight. B．Larry joined the US Air Force because he wanted to be a soldier.
C．Although rejected from pilot-training school, Larry didn't give up his dream. D．Larry's boyhood dream was to fly in an unusual way.
25. The underlined part “worked up the nerve” in Paragraph 5 probably means “ ________”. A．got a chance B．lost his patience C．took his courage D．woke up 26. Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Larry planned to fly at a height of 4, 000 metres.
B．Though things didn't go as planned, Larry was still calm. C．Because he was fined $1, 500, he regretted his behaviour.
D．At first he didn't shoot any balloon as he wanted to keep the balance. 27. What does the text mainly tell us?
A．Inspiration is very important to one's success.
B．Larry fulfilled his flying dream through a lawn chair ride. C．Larry became famous because he set a new flying record. D．Larry paid the price for his behaviour.
C
Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was sill populated by hunter-gatherers , small tightly knit (联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other.
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吉林省长春市第二实验中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期初考试试题
