第一学期高二期中考试英语试卷（满分：120分，时间：100分钟）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共70分）注意事项：1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AHow was 2019 for you? Was it pleasant and full of joy? Or was it unpleasant and full of sadness? Either way, some good things happened this year that can warm your heart. Let's take a look.A Thailand supermarket came up with a great way to cut down the plastic packaging. It wraps the things in banana leaves instead of plastic.South Korea is having the daytime disco parties for people over 65.The goal is to help fight loneliness and dementia in the elderly people.There are only two northern white rhinos left in the world. They live in Africa. This year, scientists successfully fertilized seven of their eggs. This might help to save the dying ones!Students at a primary school in Maine, the US, are learning the sign language. They are doing this in order to help a deaf6-year-old girl feel welcomed at their school. They hope that she'll be happy every day.1. The text is about ____________________________.A. dangerous animals around the worldB. different cultures in different countriesC. exciting things that can warm our heartsD. something special that happened in 2018.2.What is the purpose of the daytime disc parties in South Korea?A. to cut down the plastic packagingB. to help a deaf 6-year-old girlC. to save the dying ones.D. to help the elderly people.3. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?A. A Chinese supermarket uses the leaves to wrap the things.B. South Korea set up a disco club to help dementia people.C. Scientists in Africa try to help save the white rhinos in danger.D. Primary school students are learning the sign language to help a boy.4. The text above might from the _______ column(栏目）in a magazine.A. Language CornerB. Magic WorldC. Food SquareD. School TimeBThe two main islands, Jersey and Guernsey, are remarkable in that they present a combination of enjoyment peace and quiet. Neither island is very big (only ten miles long) and so all parts of these coasts are easily reached from the main centers — St. Helier and St. Peter Port. In both these towns and particularly in Jersey's St. Helier are concentrated (集中) the amusements of really big resorts (休养地). The nearness of France gives a continental atmosphere; the weather is far better than that in England. The other three islands, Jethou, Herm and Sark are small and quiet.Isles of ScillyThe islands are really small and quiet; and the weather is warm but windy. The islands are excellent for those who enjoy exploring (探险) small inlets (水湾), creeks (小溪) and bays on foot, or even better in a boat.Isle of WightThe island is 24 miles across and therefore quite large. The scenery is good and varied. The resorts are neither overlarge nor showy. The crowds seem content with entertaining but quieter holidays. The island has the best sunshine record in Britain.Isle of ManAn island with unique atmosphere —in some indefinable (难以描述的) way it is different from England, Scotland or Wales. Thirty miles long, with good roads and good public transport，the mountains，hills and glens (幽谷) are easily reached. Douglas is a major British resort and other resorts are lively.5．Which is the largest of the islands mentioned?A. Herm.B. The Isle of Man.C. The Isle of Wight.D. Jersey.6．If you want to be fairly sure you would have a lot of sun on holiday, which island would you choose?A. The Channel Islands.B. The Isle of Man.C. The Isle of Wight.D. The Scilly Isle.7．If you are having a holiday on Jersey, where would you go for amusement?A. Douglas.B. Sandown.C. St. Helier.D. St. Peter Port.8．In which way are the Channel Islands different from all the other island holiday places?A. The coasts are easily reached from the main centers.B. There are more islands there.C. There is something French about them.D. The weather is better.CYosemite is a national park in California. It is very beautiful and big. The park includes more than 760,000 acres in the California Mountains. Most of the park is wilderness.The part of Yosemite that everyone likes is Yosemite Valley. It is a tiny valley that is 7 mileslong and less than 1 mile wide. It has tall rock walls and streams that splash down in waterfalls. More than two million visitors come to the valley each year.One ranger (守护人) says the number of visitors is more than the land can handle. The valley has 4,500 camping spots. It has a hotel that can hold 4, 000 families. This is still not enough to handle all of the visitors. The valley has grown so big that it has a lot of traffic and crime.A worker says the park is trying to keep the beauty of the park and let everyone visit. Some areas have been fenced off from people and planted with seeds to try to keep them beautiful.A former worker thinks Yosemite should get more money to take better care of the park. He would also like to teach people what the park service is trying to do.Some people are trying to save Yosemite Valley. A plan has been made to get rid of some buildings. There will be fewer cars allowed inside the park. More buses will help get people around.9．According to the passage, which of the following should be rid of?A. Some of the trees.B. Some of the water.C. Some of the families.D. Some of the buildings.10．Which of the following is TRUE?A. Yosemite is a national park located in the California desert.B. Some people think the amount of visitors is more than the land can handle.C. The valley has 4, 500 parking spots and some hotels.D. Most of Yosemite park is full of traffic and crime.11．There are parts of the park that are closed ________.A. so some visitors can stay there aloneB. in order to supply an area for campingC. so visitors can go fishing and barbecuingD. and workers will plant seeds12．The passage mainly tells us ________.A. Yosemite is a beautiful national parkB. Yosemite is faced with a new problemC. Yosemite is wildernessD. Yosemite attracts a great many visitors each yearDAt the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places in the world. From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars — Charlie Chaplin, Grela Garbo，Bergman and hundreds more.The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States. But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work. Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind of film.When TV became popular, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in the 1970s they discovered people still went to the cinema to see big expensive films. After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.13．Hollywood used to be a ________.A. cinemaB. big farmC. parkD. market14．Who was not mentioned as a film star in passage?A. Charlie Chaplin.B. Marilyn Mm.C. Ingrid Bergman.D. Grela Garbo.15．People went to Hollywood to make films because ________.A. it was a beautiful placeB. you can find many film starsC. there was a lot of sunlight thereD. it was a famous place第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。