2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案(IV)
第一部分:阅读理解(共两节80分)
第一节 短文阅读(共40分)
A
It’s Pigs’ Hometown
The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
1. The old man’s sons joined the army because _______. A. they were all strong B. they loved their country C. they wanted to be full D. they had to do so 2. The old man was sad because _______. A. his three sons had to join the army B. he lived in the small town alone
C. his three sons lost their lives during the war D. he had neither food nor clothes
3. The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______. A. they weren’t kind-hearted B. they were also hungry C. his sons were in the army D. they hated him 4. Which of the following is true? A. The old policeman hated Hitler, too.
B. The old policeman would send the old man into prison. C. The old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs. D. The old man found a friend at the police station.
B
There have been great changes in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was
fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances(家用电器) and convenience foods.
This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards, return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each them.
5. According to the passage, around the year 1890 most women married ________.
A. as soon as possible after they were fifteen B. in their early fifties C. at about twenty-five
D. at any age from fifteen to forty-five
6. We are told that in an average family about 1890 _______. A. many children died before they were five B. the youngest child would be fifteen
C. four or five children died when they were five. D. seven of eight children lived to be more than five
7. When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother _______. A. would expect to work until she died
B. was usually expected to take up paid employment C. was unlikely to find a job like the mother nowadays D. would be healthy enough to take up paid employment 8. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely to _______. A. marry so that they can get a job B. leave school as soon as they can
C. continue working until they are going to have a baby D. give up their jobs for good after they are married
C
If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they bee weak; when you start using them again, they slowly bee strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory
in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to bee strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.
9. The main reason for one’s poor memory is that _______. A. his father or mother may have a poor memory B. He does not use his name or legs for some time C. he can’t read or write
D. his memory is not often used
10. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _______. A. you can’t use them any more B. they will bee stronger
C. they will bee neither stronger nor weaker
D. they bee weak and won’t bee strong until you use them again. 11. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.
B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, bees weak if you don’t give it enough chance for practice.
C. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs. D. A good memory es from more practice.
12. Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _______.
A. they have save much trouble
B. they have to use their memories all the time C. they have saved much time to remember things D. they can’t write everything in a little notebook
D
The world’s earliest known fish hooks (钩) show that humans fished in the open sea for much longer than previously thought. Past studies have shown that early humans were able to cross the open ocean as far back as 50,000 years ago, but evidence that they could fish while in the open sea dated back only to 12,000 years ago. “In most areas of the world, evidence for our early ancestors’ coastal exploitation (开发) was drowned by rising sea level,” said researcher Sue O’Connor. Now O’Connor and her colleagues have found evidence of prehistoric fishing tools and the remains of large fish such as tuna (金枪鱼) at a cave shelter known as Jerimalai, located in the Southeast Asian island nation of East Timor. Their discovery
uncovered fishing hooks made from bone that dated back to about 42,000 years ago. “It’s possible that people caught the tuna in the deep channel that lies off the coast of the Jerimalai shelter,” O’Connor said. The site, first uncovered in 2005, also included bone points, shell beads, the remains of fish, turtles, bats and birds, and nearly 10,000 stone tools. The island of Timor has very few land animals overall and only small birds call the island home, perhaps explaining why the ancient people here went fishing. About half the fish remains at the site came from fish such as tuna. Catching such fast-moving fish requires much planning and plex technology, suggesting that early humans developed these skills earlier than previously thought. Some other scientists might say that most of the fish bones seen are from young fish, and thus might have been caught more easily off the coast as opposed to in open waters. While this may be the case, it’s still not easy to catch tuna — it requires nets set in deep water.
13. According to Sue O’Connor, evidence for our early ancestors’ coastal exploitation _____.
A. indicated tuna was a mon dish for our early ancestors B. showed the trend of sea movement C. was difficult to find
D. was buried in cave shelters
14. Sue O’Connor’s study advanced the date of humans’ fishing in the open sea by _____.
A. 50,000 years B. 42,000 years C. 12,000 years D. 30,000 years
15. Why did the ancient people on the island of Timor go fishing according to the text?
A. The island was too small for the large population. B. It was very easy to catch fish around the island. C. People there loved eating fish.
D. There were few animals on land for food. 16. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Some scientists have studied the same case much earlier than Sue O’Connor. B. Some scientists doubted Sue O’Connor’s study.
C. It was not easy for Sue O’Connor to carry out the study.
D. The result of Sue O’Connor’s study needed to be tested in deep water.
E
Every student can learn rope jumping. You can jump alone or with your classmate. You can also help turn a long rope for many others to jump over, one at a time. If you jump alone, you will need a short rope and it will be just enough for your height. Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for your size.
A rope should be turned slowly. It must also he turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely. Turning the rope freely and safely needs careful timing. In rope jumping, timing means turning the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at
the right time without its striking your feet.
When you jump rope, your heart beats faster and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at first, you will get tired. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again. If you practice, you can increase the number of times without resting.
17. This passage is about _______. A. a rope B. a game C. rope jumpers D. careful timing 18. How many people can join in rope jumping? A. One alone. B. Two. C. One or more. D. Two or more.
19. The word “one” in the last sentence of the first paragraph means _______. A. man B. size C. thing D. rope 20. Which of the following is true?
A. A rope must be turned as slowly as possible. B. A rope must be turned as high as possible. C. People can do rope jumping without resting. D. Careful timing is needed to turn a rope. 第二节 补全短文(共10分)
Choosing a primary school
Choosing where your child will go to their first school is a big decision and we will help you run through the education options. When to apply? 21 The cutoff point is September 1. If your child was born on August 31 they will start Year One a few days after their fifth birthday. They will be the youngest in the year.
Where are the schools? Your first step is to find the schools in your area which your child has the right to attend. If your child doesn’t have access to your preferred state primary school, there may be other schools that will accept them. 22 23 A good place to start is the school’s latest report. You will learn about the school’s class sizes, areas of success and failure, and so on. If a school is judged unsatisfactory in an area you regard as important, alarm bells should ring. Checking out schools in person Many schools allow you to speak to the head teacher to arrange a visit. Look around carefully. See how busy the children are in their work and how happy and polite they are. 24 Going private If there are no state primary schools in your area that satisfy you, then you may consider a private school. 25 By doing so, you’ll get the best value for your money.
A. Children are required to be in full-time education after their fifth birthday. B. Assessing the schools
C. If you are refused, you have the right to appeal.
D. Check out puter sites, the gym and outdoor play areas.
2019-2020年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案(IV)
