黑龙江省安达市第七中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

黑龙江省安达市第七中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 第I卷 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。ASome people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.The first step is to feel confident about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes.The second step is to practice your English. For example，write a journal every day. You will get used to writing in English，and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. Besides, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class.You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English. The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After each class，think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it.Write these achievements in your journal.You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will have more confidence in yourself.1. What is important to learn English?ATo read English every day.BTo make a record of your mistakes.CTo buy a dictionary.DTo practice English every day and make a record of your achievements.2. When you learn English, you do not need to _.Abe patient Bmake mistakesCexpress your ideas in English Dunderstand everything all at once3. Which is NOT helpful for you to enjoy learning English?ATo communicate in English.BTo worry about making mistakes.CTo think about what has been done after classes.DTo make a record of your achievements.4. How many ways are given to learn English in the passage?ATwo ways. BThree ways.CFour ways. DFive ways.5. What is the main idea of this passage?AIt is very important to learn a second language.BSome people learn a second language easily while other people do not.CThere are ways to help you learn a second language more easily.DDont worry about making mistakes when learning a second language.BI really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career I wasnt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to have a career.I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up,_because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification (资格证书) if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a parttime course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now Ive got a fulltime job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school.6What is the authors present job?AWorking parttime in a college. BTaking care of children for a family.CHelping children DLooking after children at a kindergarten.7What does the underlined phrase mean?AHappy.BBored. CExcited. DSad.8Why did the author leave her first job?AShe found a fulltime job. BShe was fed up with children.CShe decided to attend a parttime course. DShe needed a rest 9What has the author learned from her own experiences?ALess successful students can still have a career.BQualifications are necessary for a career.CHard work makes an excellent student.DOne must choose the job he or she likes.CYou speak, write a letter, and make a telephone call. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. But do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”. Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign on the bus helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and you receive messages from them all the time?People can communicate in many other ways.An artist can use his drawing to tell about the beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.Books, magazines, TVs, radios and films all help us communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.10. People communicate_.A. with words only B. in many different waysC. in letters and with drawing D. with smiles, tears and hands11. Signs can carry as much _ as words.A. questions B. examples C. tears and smiles D. information12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as things which help us communicate?A. Books and magazines. B. TVs and films. C. Newspapers. D. Radios.DIf you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you dont, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Dont try to find your friends let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help. Keep on shouting or whistling. Always three times altogether. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help. If you dont think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches. Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass. When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Dont just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place. 13. If you get lost in the forest, you should _.A. try to find your friendsB. stay in one place and give signalsC. walk around the forestD. shout as loudly as possible14. Which signal is a call for help？ A. Shouting here and there.B. Crying twice. C. Shouting or whistling three times. D. Whistling everywhere in the forest. 15. When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that _. A. someone is afraid of an animal B. people will come to help you C. someone needs help D. something terrible will happen 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The eyes are the windows of the soul .Having a pair of bright, clear eyes is very important, so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives. 16 Dont read while lying down or walking. Relax after every hour of reading. Keep a distance from the TV set when you watch TV and give your eyes a rest every 30 minutes. Dont stare at the sun or try to read in the darkness. 17 This can damage your eyes easily. Get your eyes checked often .Not many people have this habit, but it is necessary. If you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly .1819 You can close your eyes for a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes. A small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems. Be careful when you choose your glasses. 20 Make sure your glasses are right for you. If they dont feel right, get your glasses changed.A. Develop good reading habits.B. Rest your eyes whenever you can.C. Make sure you get enough sleep every night.D. Glasses that arent suitable for you could bring you trouble.E. Even if youre wearing sunglasses, never look for directly at the sun.F. Eye problem can be found and treated early with regular checks.G. Drink green tea every day as a way to protect your eyes against eye problems. 第二部分 英语知识运用 （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四个选项(A, B, C，D)中选出最佳选项。Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are over concerned with their own appearance and actions. 21 thoughts constantly come up in their minds: What kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid?Such uncomfortable 22 affect people unfavorably. A persons self-concept is 23 in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other peoples 24 . For instance, people who have high self-esteem usually act 25 confidence. They are not affected by what others think they “ 26 ” do. They think of a criticism as a 27 for improvement instead of a personal attack. 28 , people like to be with them and offer advice. 29 , shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be 30 and easily influenced by others. They need assurance that they are doing “the right thing”. They are 31 criticisms; they feel it confirms their inferiority. They also find it 32 to be pleased by praise because they believe they are unworthy of it. A shy person may 33 to praise with a statement like “Youre saying that to make me feel good, I know its not true.”Can shyness be 34 got rid of, or at least reduced? Absolutely. 35 shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self-confidence, it is important for people to 36 their weakness as well as their strengths. For example, most people want to be “A” students in 37 subject. It is unfair for them to label 38 as less able because they have difficulty in some areas. Peoples expectations of themselves must be 39 . Remember no one is perfect. As your self-acceptance 40 , your shyness reduces.21. A. ComfortableB. Regrettable C. ShockingD. Worrying22. A. feelingsB. interestsC. opinionsD. statements23. A. checkedB. reflectedC. improvedD. lessoned24. A. reactionsB. reviewsC. self-conceptD. self-criticism25. A. as B. onC. forD. with26. A. canB. dare C. should D. will27. A. solutionB. wayC. decision D. suggestion28. A. BesidesB. Otherwise C. ThereforeD. However29. A. In additionB. In contrast C. In other words D. In the second place30. A. flexibleB. passiveC. normalD. stupid31. A. sensitive to B. careless of C. pleased withD. interested in32. A. comfortableB. necessaryC. difficultD. possible33. A. apply B. preferC. respondD. turn34. A. completelyB. partlyC. apparentlyD. naturally35. A. SinceB. If C. AlthoughD. Unless36. A. acceptB. noticeC. believeD. share37. A. suchB. certainC. everyD. one38. A. othersB. themselves C. teachersD. students39. A. activeB. ambitiousC. realisticD. understandable40. A. formsB. works C. reducesD. grows第卷第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。 Keeping a diary in English is one of 41 effective ways to improve our English writing ability. 42 (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes less time. It can help us to develop the habit of 43 (think) in English. 44 we persist in this practice, gradually well learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 45 (difficulty). In the first place, 46 often happens that we have trouble 47 (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.As far as I am concerned, my 48 (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is 49 great use to keep a diary in English for 50 development of our writing skills. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分) 第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题I分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Great changes have been taken place in my hometown in the 51._last few year. Last Sunday my parents and I went to see my 52._grandparents in the countryside, there I spent my childhood. 53_It was easy get there because the country road was wide 54._and smooth. Seeing from the distance, the village was 55._surrounded by tall trees. Walking in the village we see that 56._if there were still some old-fashioned houses there, many 57._new-style buildings stood by. When we went past a 58._