北京市西城区2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

北京市西城区2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷共10页, 共140分。

考试时长120分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上, 在试卷上作答无效。

第Ⅰ卷 (共75分)I. 听力理解（共三节，22.5分）第一节: (共4小题; 每小题 1.5分，共6分)听下面四段对话, 每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话你将听一遍。

1. What is the weather like on Tuesday?A. Sunny.B. Windy.C. Cloudy.2. Where is the woman now?A.At home.B. In a theatre.C. At school.3. When will the first speech begin?A. At 9:00 a.m.B. At 10:30 a.m.C. At 12:30 p.m.4. Why does the woman make the call?A. To accept a job offer.B. To express thanks.C. To finish a survey.第二节:（共6小题;每小题 1.5分，共9分）听下面三段对话, 每段对话后有两道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话你将听两遍。

听第5段材料，回答第5至第6小题。

5. How does the woman feel about the event?A. Surprised.B. Bored.C. Interested.6. Why do people attend the event according to the man?A. To learn how to bargain.B. To buy fashionable items.C. To find a meaningful purchase.听第6段材料，回答第7至第8小题。

7. What will the man do tonight?A. Send a report.B. Order a taxi.C. Play golf.8. Where is the woman?A. At the hotel.B. At the office.C. At the airport.听第7段材料，回答第9至第10小题。

9. What is troubling the high school student?A. Poor school scoring.B. Having no real friends.C. Lack of personal space.10. Who are expected to attend the meeting?A. Parents.B. Students.C. Teachers.第三节：（共5小题；每小题 1.5分，共7.5分）听下面一段独白, 根据题目要求在相应的横线上写下第11题至第15题的关键信息。

每小题仅填写一个词。

这段独白你将听两遍。

A Personal ShopperJob Responsibility Provide expert 11 and give personal customer serviceProvide advanced knowledge of 12 , services, andtrendsWorking Procedure Come to your home or officeMake a list of all the 13 you want to shop for Decide what gift would be 14Pick out giftsPhone No. 15II. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题 1.5分，共22.5分）阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Ekaterina is a famous skater. She 16 the activity of skating at the age of 4. Since then, she has been devoted to one career that drives her life and 17beauty, and romance into lives of millions of others.When s he was 11, she found a 18 partner, Sergei Grinkov, 15 years old then, with whom s he could perform that activity in the most expressive, most elegant way.They were the most winning pair skaters on the ice in every way: The tiny fragileE k a t e r i n a,i n t h e19 of her tall, strong, handsome partner, lovingly launched into the 20 ,tenderly caught, and beautifully skated around the ice.Gradually, the two of them 21 together into a dream couple and the mostbeautiful kind of loving relationship. When she was 19, she married him. They hada daughter, a charming girl they both loved and protected. And then, 22 in 1995, during a routine practice session, her mate, her love, her partner, Sergei Grinkov, stopped, fell and died of a heart attack at 28.Ekaterina’s world seemed to end. It was her mum who lit her 23 to startremaking her life by saying “Little Dasha, having lost a father, needs at leasta healthy mother.” This reminded her to ask a friend to send her 24 which had been left in the corner for a long ter she said in her book ‘‘ 25 isthe only thing that can help people recover.’’　In February 1996, Ekaterina skated a moving tribute (悼念) to Sergei, which she 26 to the music of Mahler’s Symphony No.5, the couple’s f avorite. She was 27 at the beginning, because it had been a long time since she had skated alone. And she was afraid of the 28 the piece would recall. But that night, she did it. She filled up the 29 with hercourage.No one who saw Ekaterina’ｓ that night would forget her performance, just asshe would never forget Sergei. But everyone was already learning, as she alreadyl e a r n e d,t h a t 30 “goodbye” was the beginning of her new life.16. A. started B. learned C. marked D. watched17. A. drags B. brings C. pulls D. attracts18. A. quiet B. brave C. lovely D. perfect19. A. palms B. memory C. arms D. dream20. A. earth B. sky C. air D. space21. A. broke B. talked C. grew D. studied22. A. naturally B. suddenly C. immediately D. obviously23. A. determination B. imagination C. curiosity D. career24. A. gifts B. pictures C. books D. skates25. A. Interest B. Work C. Medicine D. Ambition26. A. sang B. applied C. adjusted D. performed27. A. nervous B. relieved C. happy D.disappointed28. A. words B. ideas C. emotions D. moves29. A. ice B. match C. chance D. gap30. A. crazy B. sad C. long D. favorite II. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AFind your new favorite West End musicals, from heartwarming adaptations andaward-winning scores to extremely funny musicals and must-see London shows.The Lion KingEnjoy songs such as Circle Of Life. The award-winningadaptation of Disney’s The Lion King features music byElton John, plus outstanding costumes and wonderfulspecial effects. The Lion King delights all ages withrhythms of Africa and touching stories of love and life.Prices from ￡43.05 Call 077-533-0589 for Booking!The Phantom of the OperaAndrew Lloyd Webber’s famous musical, The Phantom o f theOpera, tells the tale of a shadowy character who attemptsto make Christina the leading lady of the Paris Opera.With a fantastic plot and breathtaking scene, thislong-running show is one of the must-see musicals inLondon.Prices from ￡30.75 Call 077-916-4545 for Booking!Thriller–LiveSee Thriller–Live, a musical in memory of MichaelJackson and the Jackson 5. The show joined London’s WestEnd after three UK tours and popularity across Europe.Celebrate the career of the King of Pop during non-stophits at this top London theatre show.Prices from ￡32.72 Call 077-816-3148 for Booking!School of RockRock out at this award-winning new musical. Based on the2003 movie, School of Rock follows the story of Dewey F innand his discovery to transform a class of A-gradestudents into a real rock group. But will they make itto the Battle of the Bands? Booking until Feb.Prices from ￡18.00 Call 077-317-8315 for Booking!Matilda The MusicalBe wowed by the Royal Shakespeare Company’smulti-award-winning production of Matilda The Musical.Roald Dahl’s celebrated story bursts into life in thisWest End musical by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin.Children and adults alike will be delighted by the littlegirl with an extraordinary imagination.Prices from ￡24.00 Call 077-517-8367 for Booking!31. The Phantom of the Opera is special because of its _____.A. excellent costumesB. experienced actorsC. attractive storyD. beautiful songs32. Which of the following musicals would most probably catch the eye of both kidsand adults?A. The Phantom of the Opera.B. Matilda The Musical.C. School of Rock.D. Thriller–Live.33. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To analyze musicals.B. To criticize musicals.C. To advertise musicals.D. To evaluate musicals.BNew Jersey Middle School Makes Students Go Phone-FreeA middle school in Union County, New Jersey, is forcing its students to staydisconnected in class, by prohibiting cellphones. Maxson Middle School Principal Kevin Stansbury put forward the phone ban last week after he noticed some majorissues in the school. “Our test scores were down, discipline was up,” he says. According tohim, students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons. So, he purchased Yondr pouches for the school.When students come into class each morning, they placetheir phones in the pouch, which is then locked up tight. It can only be opened using a special device at the end of the day. The ban on mobile devices applies not just during class time butduring breaks, with the only exceptions being in times of emergency or in cases ofstudents who need such devices to help with disabilities.Yondr pouchEighth-graders who spoke with News 12 New J ersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours. “It’s just better for everyone because you’ll understand how it feels to get more work done instead of paying attention to the phone,”　saysstudent Charlene V. “I’m usually listening to music, but today I got to communicate with all my friends,” says student Desiree Duncan.The program was originally met with resistance from students and parents, sothe process was not that smooth. But teachers and administrators say that the program will have a major impact. “Students were talking and laughing and there were nocellphones other than be ing carried in the pouches,” Stansbury says.Teacher Nia Cummings s ays she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class. She says students used to give up quickly and just look for answers ontheir phones. She says they now try to figure it out themselves. “Everyone is socializing and eating lunch together. That’s what I wasn’t seeing enough of when phone usage was at its worst,” she adds.Maxson Middle School is currently the only one in the district to use thesepouches. Kevin Stansbury al so called on all the schools in the community that it’s worth paying close attention to cellphone issues at secondary schools and takingactions when necessary.34. Maxson Middle School put forward the phone ban because students _____.A. weren’t focused on school workB. were always listening to musicC. used phones to cheat on examsD. stopped talking with others35 What did the two eighth-graders tell the newspaper?A. Opposition from students.B. Teamwork with friends.C. Daily routine at school.D. Effect of the program.36. According to Nia Cummings, what change has the phone ban brought?A. Students discuss more in class.B. Students finish their work ontime.C. Students guess the answers themselves.D. Students check messages during the break.37. It can be inferred from the passage that the phone ban _____.A. has brought little change to teaching and learningB. has gained support from every student and parentC. might be carried out in other schools in the communityD. migh t have good influence on students’ health conditionsCLiving alone in nature is the kind of decision that looks great on paper. Youcould move away from the pressures of city life, to somewhere with a lower cost ofliving and more privacy. You could enjoy scenic views all year round, and adopt asimpler way of life. It’s not hard to see the appeal of this at all. But what happens when that all goes wrong?Paul Kingsnorth is a distinguished writer—his novel The Wake was longlistedfor the Booker Prize and won the Gordon Burn Prize. His books help develop anawareness of place and history, so it’s not hugely surprising that his latest book, Savage G ods, is about his own rural existence. Savage G ods is in part about Kingsnorth, his wife, and their children mo ving to western Ireland. He writes, “In my country a small house and a field is beyond the means of anyone who doesn’t earn much money or who refuses to get into debt to chase a dream.”　It’s a feeling that anyone who’s looked longingly at rural tiny houses miles from anyone else can relate to.But Kingsnorth is aware that this is only part of the story. “Because I am not a real farmer, I have to make my money in other places,” he writes, “I need the Internet or the Dublin-to-Holyhead ferry and sometimes both to put food on myfamily’s table.”　To make matters worse, Kingsnorth’ｓisolation(隔离) results in a crisis of confidence in his own w riting abilities—which becomes one of the central themes of Savage Gods.Kingsnorth isn’t the only writer to make time spen t in a vivid countryside landscape sound less enjoyable than one might expect. The French writer SylvainTesson takes this to what may be its most extreme point in his book. He lived alone for six months. His book includes impressive descriptions of the landscape and what it’s like to experience depression in the middle of such a landscape.Some books neatly remind you of the appeal of such an existence, while othersmake the drawbacks central to their accounts. In Names for the Sea, Moss summarizes the at traction of wilder places. “We’d come f or the landscape, for the pale nightsand dark shores, rain sweeping over trees and bushes,”　she writes. From that, it’s not hard to see why a life in nature—even with its potential downsides—still appeals to so many.38.According to Paragraph 1, living in isolation makespeople_____.A. look greatB. reveal theirprivacyC. overcome pressuresD. enjoy a lower living cost39. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 ref er to?A.Paul Kingsnorth helps readers develop an awareness of time and space.B. Paul Kingsnorth starts to have doubts about his ability as a writer.C. Paul Kingsnorth’s family live comfortably in a rural house.D. Paul Kingsnorth couldn’t afford a ti ny rural house.40. What do you know about Paul Kingsnorth?A. He thinks it a perfect idea to live alone in nature.B. He earns money somewhere else to make ends meet.C. His latest book is about the attraction of wilder places.D. Living in the countryside landscape results in his depression.41. Why does the author mention Sylvain Tesson and his book?A. To inform readers of a famous French writer.B. To praise him for his marvelous writing skills.C. To explain how to live in the peaceful countryside.D. To emphasize more writers experience similar problems.DElon Musk, perhaps the world’s most famous businessman, has a habit of making statements that stretch the bounds of believability.On July 16th, 2019, he introduced a new type of brain-machine interface (BMI),starting from the design of a “neural lace (神经织网)”, a net of thin electrodes (电极) that capture the information from the brain. However, the electrodes mustbe flexible, so that they do not damage brain tissue and will last for a long time.And to make the implantation (植入) of so many electrodes safe, painless andeffective, the process has to be automated.Mr. Musk’ｓ team does indeed seem to have made progress towards these goals.Its presentation included videos of a robot that is best described as a sewing machine. This robot grabs “threads”, and shoots them deep into the brain through a hole.The firm has also designed a chip that can handle signals from as many as 3,072electrodes.With all these technological breakthroughs, the firm now hopes to help peopleovercome such illnesses as blindness and paralysis. They designed a small devicethat would sit behind someone’s ear, picking up signals from the implanted chipand passing them on as appropriate. In a few years, using a brain implant to control your devices may be as prevalent as wearing wireless earphones today. Finally, Musk predicts neural lace will allow humans to be combined with AI systems, thus enabling the species to survive.Though, as this announcement shows, Mr. Musk does have a habit of presentinghimself as the hero of the human race, the idea that some machines at least willcome under the direct control of human brains seems possible to be carried out. The biggest barrier to this happening will probably not be writing the software needed to interpret brainwaves, but rather persuading people that the necessary surgery,whether by sewing machine or otherwise, is actually a good idea.42. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _____.A. electrodes should be flexible to extend lifeB. Elon Musk constantly comes up with unexpected ideasC. a neural lace is used to store information from the brainD. electrodes are implanted by top surgeons for safety reasons43. What does the underlined word “prevalent” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Useful.B. Common.C. Professional.D. Appropriate.44. What is the hardest part of carrying out BMI?A. Convincing people to accept the surgery.B. Developing devices to perform the surgery.C. Writing the software to interpret brainwaves.D. Informing people of the success of the surgery.45. What is the best title of this passage?A. The Neural Lace, A New Type of BMI.B. Elon Musk, the Hero of Human Beings.C. Artificial Intelligence, the Way to Survive.D. A Brain Implant, A Step to Control Machines.第Ⅱ卷（共65分）I. 选词填空（共7小题；每小题2分，共14分）用方框中单词的适当形式完成下列句子, 每个单词只能用一次。