求知中学2020学年第一学期期中考试
高二英语试题
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）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。 1. What does the woman think of golfing?
A. It’s expensive. B. It needs a lot of practice. C. It’s a waste of time.
2. How did the man try to contact Ben?
A. By email. B. By phone. C. In person. 3. What does the woman suggest doing to save more money? A. Doing less shopping. B. Travelling to work by bus. C. Eating at home more often. 4. What books is the man looking for? A. Books about the Second World War. B. Books on the American Civil War. C. Books about the Iraq War.
5. What does the mother want to find?
A. A flight ticket. B. A website. C. A tourist attraction.
第二节（共15小题,每小题1.5，满分22.5）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时
间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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。 6. How does the man learn English? A. By listening to English songs. B. By playing a role in English dramas. C. By speaking English whenever possible. 7. What does the woman think of the man? A. Hardworking.
B. Crazy.
C. Creative.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man probably need most now? A. A pay raise.
B. An assistant.
C. A meal.
9. What is the woman worried about?
A. The man’s performance. B. The man’s health. project.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Where do Bill’s family live?
A. In New Zealand. B. In the USA. 11. Who is Bill?
A. The man’s brother. B. The woman’s brother-in-law. C. The man’s brother-in-law.
12. When did Bill remarry?
A. Three years after Ruth’s death. B. Three years after Sarah was born. C. Three years before Jane was born. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where does the man get the information about the new job? A. On the Internet.
B. In the newspaper.
C. On the notice
C. In Canada. C. The man’s
board.
14. Why does the man want to change his job? A. To get promoted in the future. B. To have a better salary.
C. To enrich his working experience.
15. What does the woman think of the new job? A. Challenging.
B. Rewarding.
C. Inspiring.
16. What is the disadvantage of the new job? A. Working in the evening. B. Too demanding. and lower pay.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 17. How long was Michael missing?
A. For more than 3 hours. B. For more than 5 hours. C. For more than 9 hours.
18. Where was Michael found? A. Near a river. kindergarten.
19. Who didn’t join in the search for Michael? A. Local farmers.
B. Fire officials.
C. A rescue team.
B. In an unoccupied house. C. In a nearby
C. A little boredom
20. How was Michael when he was found? A. He was sleeping. frightened.
第二部分.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
A
Mike and I were excited about shopping for our first home, but our money was limited.
One agent(代理人) recommended a house. Although her description sounded
B. He was having fun.
C.
He
was
wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we refused. But she kept persuading us to have a look at least.
We finally did and it was love at first sight. It was Our Home, attractive, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice old couple, we felt the warmth and happiness of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of what it would be like to live there
Days later, we made an offer — far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t laugh at us. They renewed their offer instead. It was also much more than we could afford, but far less than the former asking price. The next day, we got a disappointing message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the owners directly. We made our final offer, which still was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, but we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner. Then he explained: He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d appreciate the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a loss by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the difference in the price “an early wedding present.” 21. Why did the writer love the house so much? A. The house was large and comfortable.
B. The house was attractive and the owners were kind. C. The agent kept recommending the house.
D. The price was not far from what the writer could offer. 22. What’s the relationship between Mike and the writer? A. Husband and wife.
B. Brother and sister.
C. Close friends. D. A couple to be married.
23. Which of the following is probably the reason why Mike and the writer finally got the house?
A. The owners of the house were always ready to help them. B. Their agent helped them a lot when they met with troubles. C. Their true love for the house was felt by the owners.
D. The price others offered wasn’t high enough to attract the owners.
B
The world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through. The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work, they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease(减轻) the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems, the idea of the London Underground, the first subway system, was born.
The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays, but the fast
track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) long. About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day. Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not allowed), and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However, the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels(隧道) with ash and soot(煤灰), as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to
浙江省温州市求知中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题
