【正文】 as the Communion bread during a special mass thanking God for the harvest. The custom ended when Henry VII broke away from the Catholic Church, and nowadays we have harvest festivals at the end of the season. Farmers celebrated the end of the harvest with a big meal called harvest supper. This was rather like a Christmas dinner, but as turkeys were unknown at that time, a goose stuffed(填充 ) with apples was eaten. Goose Fairs are still held in some English towns, but geese are no longer sold. The tradition of celebrating Harvest Festival in church as we know it today began in 1843. 29. We can infer from the text that _____. A. Harvest Festival is celebrated on August 1 today in Britain. B. Harvest Festival is the most important festival in Britain. C. Traditional festivals are sometimes affected by politics D. Harvest Festival will be celebrated only when the harvest is good 30. During Harvest Festival people used to _____. A. sing, pray and decorate churches B. enjoy eating geese C. eat turkeys stuffed with apples D. have harvest supper for days 31. What is the text mainly about? A. Introductions to the British Harvest Festival. B. The colorful life in the countryside. C. Some activities for weekend breaks. D. Unknown stories about British history. D How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you might see the Moon, some plas, and thousands of sparkling stars. You can see even more with a telescope. And with bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail. But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won39。s death A. The boy39。t do anything to save him C. Dr. Eyck was not able to arrive at the hospital in time D. something was wrong with Dr. Eyck39。clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before. The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands. MR. Cunningham, said Dr. Haydon to the man, This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy. 21. Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to e to Clens Falls because________. A. the boy wounded by a shot was Dr. Eyck39。clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon (外科醫(yī)生 ), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun. The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o39。 17. How was Baylis’s radio powered? A. By electricity. B. By batteries.. C. By hand. 18. What does the speaker say about the mobile phone invented by Baylis? A. It is powered by people’s walking. B. It contains a small battery in itself. C. It is produced in South America. 19. What is the educational background of Baylis? A. He majored in engineering at university. B. He doesn’t have a high level of education. C. He is a high school graduate. 20. How did Baylis gain his ideas? A. He worked hard for them. B. They came to him by chance. C. Other people inspired him a lot. 第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C、 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。s Laura going to do next September? A. Take part in a petition. B. Travel to New Zealand. C. Attend university. 12. What does the woman invite the man to do? A. Travel around Africa.. B. Go to a movie tomorrow. C. Study Creative Writing with her. 聽第 9段材料 ,回答第 13 至 16題。s the man like? A. He is shy. B. He is sociable. C. He is confident. 9. Why does the man think will probably make Sarah’s parents shocked? A. His clothes. B. His hair style. C. His job. 聽第 8段材料，回第答 10至 l2題。 6. How does the man probably feel now? A. Regretful. B. Frightened. C. Disappointed. 7. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Do well in the exam. B. Never disappoint his father. C. Learn a lesson from his experience. 聽第 7段材料，回答第 第 9題。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話僅讀一遍。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 2. 每小題選出答案后，用 2B 鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號，在試題卷上作答無效。 注意事項： 1. 答題前，考生在答題卡上務(wù)必用直徑 、姓名、考號填寫清楚。 20202020 學(xué)年高一第二學(xué)期期中考試 英語試卷 滿分： 150分； 時量： 120分鐘。 本試卷分第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）兩部分。請認(rèn)真核準(zhǔn)考號、姓名和科目。 第Ⅰ卷 (選擇題 滿分 100分 ) 第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 20分） 第一節(jié)（共 5小題；每小題 1分， 滿分 5分） 聽下面 5段對話。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10秒鐘的時間來回來有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。 1.