1、山东省青岛市黄岛区学年高二上学期期末学业水平检测英语试题 Word版含答案2019-2020学年度第一学期期末学业水平检测高二英语（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；
2、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。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。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 will the woman do tomorrow? A. See an eye doctor. B. Go to a bookstore. C. Buy a new cell phone.2.
3、 What do we know about the snowman? A. It was six feet tall.B. It had a carrot nose.C. It took the man seven hours to make it.3. What is the woman writing on the form? A. Her address. B. Her birth date. C. Her phone number.4. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hotel. B. At a bank. C. At
4、 a restaurant. 5. On what day will the woman visit her mother? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.第二节 (共15小题：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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. When did the man open his Twitter
5、 account? A. In 2005. B. In 2007. C. In 2009.7. Where did the man work? A. Twitter. B. IBM. C. LinkedIn.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. When did the speakers last see each other? A. One year ago. B. Two years ago. C. Three years ago.9. What was the woman doing in Asia? A. Traveling. B. Studying Japanese. C. Teac
6、hing biology.10. Who did the man marry? A. A Japanese girl. B. His workmate. C. The womans classmate. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A storm. B. A dream. C. A movie.12. What happened to the girl? A. She got lost.B. She found a new land.C. She was saved by a drago
7、n.13. How can the man find out the dragons name? A. By asking the woman. B. By searching online. C. By making a call.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What will the man do this morning? A. Drive the kids to school. B. Have a meeting. C. Meet the city leaders.15. What is Californias main problem? A. The price of
8、water is too high.B. The weather has been too rainy.C. The winters have been too dry.16. How much rain has fallen in the last two weeks? A. Four inches. B. Nine inches. C. Ten inches.17. What does the woman suggest they do in the end? A. Travel to a famous desert.B. Go skiing in the mountains.C. Wat
9、er the grass more often.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who was the musical guest? A. Lorde. B. Jimmy Fallon. C. Justin Timberlake.19. What is Saturday Night Live? A. A Broadway show. B. A dance performance. C. A television program.20. Who did the silly dances? A. Justin and Jimmy. B. Tina and Amy. C. Tina an
10、d Jimmy.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）第一节 （15个小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5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。ATravelers in America who want to experience the Wild West can now go to a holiday in the old style to see how the American pioneers traveled and lived.Todays travelers go by horse wagon like the old-time. They
11、set up camp at night under the stars and learn to cook their meals over fires. They also learn to lead herds of cattle with present-day cowboys and try to bring wild horses into a corral (畜栏). For those who just want to pretend half way, the special holidays offer the chance to “rough it” during the
12、 day in the wagons but sleep at night in the comfort of fan air-conditioned ranch (牧牛场) complete with swimming pool, sauna and tennis courts.In Wyoming the holiday makers will travel by wagon past ghost towns and cemeteries where pioneers and wild cowboys were buried. The route goes along the same t
13、rack as the Pony Express riders who braved attacks from Indians and robbers to get the mail through to the Wild West. High Island Ranch in Wyoming at the foot of the Rocky Mountains is also an ideal place to go trout fishing and to ride wild horses. In Colorado, the modern-day pioneers can stay at R
14、andy Georges ranch and try their hand at breaking-in horses and branding (打烙印) cattle. In New Mexico there will be a chance to help in driving cattle to their new summer pastures (牧场). Trips last for a week so those taking part get a chance to get a feel for the Wild West as it really was. 21. What
15、is the authors purpose by writing the passage? A. To reveal the real life of the Wild West in the old time.B. To tell the readers what they should prepare for special holidays.C. To introduce some trips in which people can experience the Wild West.D. To advertise for the most popular tourist attract
16、ions in America.22. What does the underlined phrase “rough it” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Make the travelers comfortable. B. Live a hard and simple life.C. Travel everywhere in the wagons. D. Bring wild horses into a corral.23. What can be inferred from paragraph 3? A. Travelers will pass ghost towns t
17、o visit pioneers and wild cowboys.B. People are not interested in how the pioneers traveled and lived.C. It was not easy to deliver the mail to the Wild West in the old time.D. The pioneers and wild cowboys in the old time led an easy life. BUp till about 130 years ago, newspapers in the United Stat
18、es attracted only the most serious readers. They used no illustration (插图) and the articles were about politics or business. Two men changed that Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal. Pulitzer bought the New York World in 1883. He changed it f
19、rom a traditional newspaper into a very exciting one overnight. He added lots of illustrations and he told his reporters to write articles on every crime they could find. And they did. One of thema woman reporter, even pretended she was mad and was sent to a hospital. She then wrote many articles ab
20、out the poor treatment of patients in those hospitals where mad men were kept. In 1895, Hearst came to New York from California. He wanted the Journal to be more exciting than the World. He also wanted it to be cheaper, so he lowered the price to a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his newsp
21、aper headings were bigger than anyone elses. He often says, “Big print makes big news.” Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they could to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator, to draw pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst
22、 that no fighting was going on, Hearst answered, “You provide the pictures. Ill provide the war.” 24. What kind of news did American newspapers carry 130 years ago? A. Only serious matters. B. All kinds of exciting news.C. Crimes and mad people. D. The treatment of patients in hospital. 25. What can
23、 we know about the woman reporter in the second paragraph? A. She helped Joseph Pulitzer buy the New York Journal.B. She was forced to be mad and was sent to a hospital. C. She learned a lot about the real life of the mad patients in hospital.D. She made the newspaper from traditional to exciting.26
24、. Pulitzer and Hearst used all the means EXCEPT _ to make newspapers exciting. A. adding illustrations into newspapers B. satisfying the needs of politicians C. getting the reporters to write about crimes D. printing big newspaper headings27. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. The difficul
25、ties that the newspaper owners faced. B. Two most famous reporters of the United States. C. Newspaper owners were fond of crimes and war. D. Two important men changed newspapers greatly.CTwo British teachers have broken the world record for the longest journey in a tuk-tuk after pulling their failin
26、g vehicle for 43 miles. Richard Sears and Nick Gough traveled 37,500 kilometers around the world and passed through 37 countries. They did this to support grassroots education project in Africa, Asia and South America. The pair, who set off from London, thought their expedition was over when the veh
27、icle started to fail. When the tuk-tuk broke, they were only 70 kilometers from their destination. They decided to pull it the rest of the way. The tuk-tuk, which weighs 800 kilograms, was pulled in turns by Rich and Nick over three days. On arrival in Chepen, Peru, they discovered a mechanic who sp
28、ecialized in tuk-tuks and managed to fix it. The pair were back on the road and aiming for their next goal. Along their journey they had to tackle deserts and jungles. They also survived close encounters with elephants in Uganda and Botswana and an accident in Malaysia. The greatest hardship on the
29、tuk-tuk was the mountain ranges lying in their path, including the Alps, the Himalayas and the Andes. Nick and Richard uncovered some inspirational projects across Africa, Asia and South America. They witnessed firsthand the educational challenges facing these areas today. They joined street childre
30、n in the slums of Cairo, Khartoum, Kampala, Mumbai and Phnom Penh. They visited Congolese refugees (难民) in camps in Eastern Burundi. They witnessed how education could free sex-workers in Delhi and victims of human trafficking in Nepal.The pair established The Tuk Tuk Educational Trust, a U.K. regis
31、tered charity. Talking bout their motivation, Richard said: “The worlds leaders have made a commitment to achieving universal primary education but, in spite of this pledge (誓言，承诺), over 57 million primary-aged children worldwide are still out of school; many more are in school, though still cannot
32、access quality learning opportunities.”28. Why did the two teachers travel the world? A. To support an education project.B. To create a new world record.C. To entertain themselves.D. To challenge themselves. 29. How far did the two teachers pull the tuk-tuk each day on average? A. A little more than 23 kilometers. B. About 14 mil
