2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第三次学段考试试题.doc

2019-2020学年高二英语下学期第三次学段考试试题第一部分 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。Wele to Marksdale State ParkWhere fun, fitness, and education e togetherDont miss our new summer classes available during May 23 Aug 5! Swimming lessons: Ages 4 - adult. Cost: $5 per class or $15 for one month. Hiking: Have a state park keeper hike through our paths with you and teach you about the parks wildlife and plants. Marksdale is a perfect spot for hiking. Soccer: Our youth soccer program is unusual in that it is non-petitive. Different teams are formed every day. The focus is on each player learning to work as a team, not on one team winning it all. Boating: These classes are only for 20-year-olds and above. Fishing is only allowed with a permit. Bicycling: We have special paths built for bicyclists. Signs are posted for self-guided tours of our park. Group cycling is also available with a park guide. Paths range from easy to challenging.A message from the director:Hiking paths! Sport fields! Playgrounds! Campgrounds! Fun activities! Located (位于) on Lake McQueeney, Marksdale State Park offers something for everyone. We have a number of plants and animals, which are in danger of dying out, being protected in our park. Sign up for one of our new summer munity classes, or lake a camping trip with your friends or family. Our facilities (设备) are set up with modem systems, so you dont have to suffer to enjoy nature - unless you want to!Glen Harwood, Park DirectorAre you 13-17 years old? Ever wonder what it would be like to be a park keeper? Its a petitive field, but you can get ahead by volunteering with our Teen Keeper Program. Depending on your age and responsibilities, you can even earn college credits for certain universities!1. If you plan to learn to swim during June and July, you should pay .A. $5 B. $15 C. $25 D. $302. The activities mentioned in the text are available to teenagers EXCEPT .A. swimming B. boating C. hiking D. bicycling3. What can we learn about Marksdale State Park?A. Many endangered plants can be found there.B. Special paths will soon be built for bicyclists.C. There are many volunteer programs in the park.D. It is a park full of fun activities and sea animals.4. Where can we most probably read this text?A. In a personal diary.B. In a newspaper report.C. In a travel magazine. D. In a geography textbook.BI went shopping for a dress to wear to my daughters high school graduation half a year ago. To my horror, I could only fit into a size 20.Being overweight most of my adult life, I always had very little self-confidence. Wearing a dress I didnt like to such an important event was enough to make me look for help. Thankfully, a friend of mine was attending Weight Watchers meetings, and I noticed her great progress. Her success inspired me to give it a try. I joined Weight Watchers, attended their meetings and started following their Weight-Loss System.I focused on the plan with determination and never missed a weekly meeting! I discovered that I enjoyed the benefits of having the help and support of others. I also read the weekly online e-newsletter and was inspired by the stories, recipes and information offered there, I also read magazines produced by Weight Watchers, which have great tips and new ideas in each issue.Its hard for me to even remember the person I was before my amazing change. I didnt walk anywhere and couldnt wash my car or walk my dog. Today I do these simple tasks without even thinking about them. But the change didnt happen overnight. I had to exercise with patience and perseverance (坚持). I decided to take it one day at a time and stick with if for good.The “new me” is more self-confident and healthier. I love how I feel now. I have more energy and feel like Im 25 again. So why not give Weight Watchers a try if you have the same overweight problem?5. The underlined word “inspired” in the second paragraph can be replaced by .A. excited B. moved C. encouraged D. forced6. We can learn from the passage that the writer .A. often went shopping before she lost weightB. was overweight when she was a childC. ever wanted to give up losing weightD. now is more confident than before7. This passage is written to .A. tell us how to gain self-confidenceB. show off the great progress that the author has madeC. give us some tips on how to lose weight quicklyD. advise overweight people to give Weight Watchers a try8. Which of the following word will you use to describe the writer?A. Weak. B. Calm. C. Patient. D. Silent.CGood music in the life of a child provides many benefits. Music has the ability to change a childs mind, soul and body. Because music can create deep feelings and it can have a calming effect on a stressful child. According to many classroom teachers, children perform better under the influence of appropriate music. This is true even for older children. According to the Profiles of the SAT Program, students who take part in music scored much higher on the standardized test than those not involved in a music program.Children can benefit from many types of music. Nursery songs, songs of nature, holiday songs and religious songs all teach children different things about the world around them. These songs should be incorporated (使并入) into a childs life. In this way, music bees more than just rhythms and sounds-it bees a means for learning about different aspects of life.Music helps develop a childs intellectual abilities. On the left side of the brain are areas responsible for reasoning and language acquisition (知识技能的获得). These are areas that music can influence. Therefore, music can help children process language more efficiently. As a result, a childs intelligence is improved through music.Different styles of music can help children understand the culture of others. Each culture has a unique style of music. For example, a child who is exposed to music from AFRIC, India, China, and Europe will e to understand and respect those cultures as well as enjoy the difference forms of musical creativity. This also helps children understand how music can reach across the world and unite cultures.Music has the ability to produce skills within children that will benefit them throughout their lifetime. Success in life requires such skills as problem-solving, creative thinking, risk-taking, effective munication and good teamwork. Participation in music requires study skills and munication skills.9. Why is music able to influence childrens mind and soul?A. Because music can calm down stressful children.B. Because music makes children have a good impression on everything.C. Because music teaches children how to relax.D. Because background music makes children get high scores in exams.10. Good music in the life of a child provides many benefits, because _.A. one kind of music can teach children different things about the world around them.B. music can affect the right side of the brain to improve intelligence.C. different styles of music can help children understand their own culture.D. music helps children develop different skills.11. Whats the purpose of the author listing the example of the boy in Paragraph 4?A. To let children know the uniqueness of music among different countries.B. To prove the effect of music on helping children understand world cultures.C. To make children enjoy worldwide music.D. To explain how to learn different cultures.12. What is the main idea of the passage?A. An introduction to different kinds of music.B. Music has a positive effect on culture.C. Music benefits children a lot.D. Advice on how to create music.DThere once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! Its hairless and toothless! Its a monster!” they sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you dont do this, youll have a beating.”The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the kings order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.13. The doctors would be beaten if _.A. the baby daughter didnt drink their medicineB. they refused to obey the kings orderC. the baby daughter grew to the right sizeD. the baby daughter became a monster14. The old doctor wanted to keep the kings daughter for twelve years because _.A. they needed a lot of different plantsB. they need a lot of different mineralsC. this would give the baby time to grow upD. they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time15. The doctors thought it impossible _.A. for them to change the kings orderB. for them to prepare the medicine in twelve yearsC. for the small baby to drink the medicineD. for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at onceD. Were the daughter still a monster twelve years later第二节 选句填空（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。选项中有两项为多余选项。请将答案写在答题纸上。A good book can be satisfying. If reading is a habit youd like to get into, there are some ways to develop it. Realize that reading is enjoyable if you have a good book. If you have a difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it, it will seem like a task. _16_Set time. You should have some time during every day when youll read for at least 5 to 10 minutes._17_ For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast and lunch and even dinner if you eat alone.Always carry a book._18_ When I leave the house, I always make sure to have my car keys and one book at hand. The book stays with me in the car, and I take it into the office and to appointments and pretty much everywhere I go._19_. Find a place in your home where you can sit in a fortable chair. Dont lie down unless youre going to sleep. There shouldnt be a television or a puter near the chair, and no music or no noisy family members/ roommates. If you dont have a place like this, create one.Reduce television/ the Internet. If you really want to read more, try cutting back on time on TV or the Internet._20_ Still, every minute you reduce of the Internet/ TV, you could use for reading. This could create hours of book reading time.A. Wherever you go, take a book with you.B. Go to bookstores.C. Have some good tea or coffee while you read.D. Find a quiet place.E. This may be difficult for some people.F. If this happens, give up the book and find another one that youll really love.G It means you will read no matter how busy you are.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were still _21_ to her door.Each year he sent her roses, and the _22_ would always say, “I love you even more this year, than last year on this day.” My love for you will always _23_, with every passing year. “She knew this was the last time _24_ the rose would appear. Her loving husband did not know that he would _25_. he always liked to do things early. Then, if he got too busy,_26_ would work out fine.”A year went by, and it was _27_ to live without her mate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, the doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses _28_, calling the flower shop. The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain, why would someone do this to her,_29_ her such pain?“I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,” The owner said, “I knew youd _30_, and you would want to know. The flowers you received today, were _31_ in advance.” “Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance.”She thanked him and _32_ the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to _33_ the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. This is what he wrote: “Hello my love, I know its been a year _34_ Ive been gone, I hope it hasnt been too hard for you to overe.” “I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very _35_. For if it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared _36_ everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say.”“You were my friend and lover, I know its only been a year,_37_ please try not to grieve (伤心). I want you to be happy，_38_ when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.”“When you get these _39_, think of all the _40_ that we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. My Jove, you must go on, you have some living still.”21. A. passedB. shownC. gaveD. delivered22. A. note B. message C. line D. information23. A. disappear B. decrease C. grow D. reduce24. A. that B. where C. which D. what25. A. pass by B. pass away C. pass down D. pass on26. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything27. A. happy B. meaningful C. hard D. impossible28. A. in B. out C. along D. up29. A. curing B. treating C. causing D. killing30. A. ask B. wonder C. doubt D. telephone31. A. booked B. grown C. planted D. designed32. A. picked up B. turned up C. took up D. hung up33. A. buy B. get C. give D. write34. A. when B. that C. before D. since35. A. wrong B. weak C. poor D. real36. A. made B. brought C. let D. allowed37. A. so B. but C. though D. still38. A. even B. only C. merely D. just39. A. roses B. belongings C. congratulations D. remarks40. A. sadness B. disappointment C. happiness D. sufferings第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The day that you enjoy all41satisfaction of having all the housework done by a robot might still be a few decades off. But increasingly engineers are saying that42(robot) are going to make the leap from the factory floor to your family room.Bill Gates once predicted the “Dawn of the Age of Robots”. Whats behind this new era? Its43(part) a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots44(move) around. They can walk crawl or ride on wheels. They are being made smaller and smaller these days and also45(bee) more and more efficient.A bigger part of the story depends46the consumers. People around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get47(lazy) from the 1950s48the television remote control was invented. Also49(consider) the increasing wealth of people， engineers believe the time appears ripe to introduce robots to ease our daily lives. Robots will do most of the basic housework50just help you have more fun on the basketball court.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第1节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）51. The theater has very good access for the _ (残疾人）.52. The terrible traffic explains his _ (缺席).53. You must _ (使适应） yourself to new environment.54.I _ (祝贺) you on your election.55. I couldnt have done it without your _ ( 鼓舞）.56. A baby is too young to be_(意识到) of the dangers around it.57. The novel paints a _(栩栩如生的) picture of life in the city.58. You have