广东省梅州市水寨中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

广东省梅州市水寨中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节 （共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。ajoe saw an old lady, whose car broke down on the side of the road, when he was driving home one evening on a country road. he stopped in front of her car and got out. even with the smile on his face, she was worried. he looked poor and hungry. he knew how she felt. he said, “i am here to help you, madam. why dont you wait in the car where its warm? by the way, my name is joe.”she had a flat tire（轮胎）.joe crawled under the car, changed the tire. but he got dirty and his hands hurt. she could not thank him enough and asked him how much she owed him. he told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance he needed, and joe added, “and think of me.”she drove off. a few miles down the road the lady saw a small restaurant. she went in. the waitress had a sweet smile, and was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕）. the old lady wondered how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a stranger. then she remembered joe. after the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her change from a hundred-dollar bill. but she stepped right out of the door.when the waitress came back, she noticed something written on a napkin(餐巾), “i am helping you because someone once helped me. if you really want to pay me back, heres what you dodo not let the chain of love end with you.”that night when she got home, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. she and her husband needed money with the baby due next month. she knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “everythings going to be all right. i love you, joe.”1.when joe stopped to help the lady, she _.a.became excited b.thanked himc.refused his offer d.was afraid to be hurt2.we can learn from the text that _.a.joes wife was the waitress b.joe worked as a driverc.joes boss fired him d.joe had an unhappy marriage3.by telling the story, the writer tries to show that _.a.kindness can be spread b.being generous is a good qualityc.being poor can not stop a happy marriage d.first impression is not always right bin ancient china tea was probably used as a relish(佐料) and as a medicine. tea was first prepared with boiled water as a medicine around 2,700 bc in the western mountains of china. tea was likely seen as healthy in part because it was made with boiled water, which is safer to drink in an area of polluted water. tea drinking, and commercial growing，spread during the tang dynasty, 618-907, especially after lu yu, a buddhist monk(佛教僧侣), wrote a book on the value of tea, cha ching. tea gradually became one of the seven basic necessities of chinese life (the others are fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.) a japanese buddhist priest, saicho, is believed to have introduced tea to japan, when he returned from a visit to china in 805. in japan tea drinking was considered medicinal, and became closely associated with zen buddhism(禅宗). tea drinking also spread to korea and southeast asia, and was taken over the silk road to central asia, russia, and the middle east. dutch explorers became familiar with tea in the 1590s and were soon importing tea to europe. in 1657 the british east india company held the first public sale of tea in england, while that same year thomas garraway began offering tea at his london coffee house. in 1662 tea received a big boost(推进) in england when the portuguese catherine of braganza, married king charles ii and introduced tea drinking to the british court.gradually, the british fell in love with tea, and with the sugar that went in it. in 1665, less than 88 tons of sugar was imported to great britain. by 1700, it had increased to 10,000 tons of sugar. in 1768 the east india company imported 10 million pounds of tea to britain.4. which of the following had an effect on the spread of tea? .a. the silk road b. a famous book about teac. the basic necessities of chinese life d. its association with zen buddhism5. according to the text, we can infer that britain .a. first introduced tea to europe.b. was the first country to trade with china for tea.c. might be the biggest imported country of tea in europe in the 1700s.d. was the first country to have learned about tea from china.6. what is the text mainly about?a. the importance of tea b. how tea was introduced to other countriesc. china is the home of tea d. the history of tea c in most hollywood movies, the native american navajos still fight on horses in the american southwest.but during world war ii, a group of navajos made their language into a weapon to protect the united states. they were the navajo code talkers, and theirs is one of the few unbroken codes( 电码)in military history. navajo was the perfect choice for a secret language. it is very complex. one vowel (元音) can have up to ten different pronunciations, changing the meaning of any word. in the 1940s, navajo was an unwritten language. no one outside of the reservation(居留地) could speak it or understand it. the navajo code team had to invent new words to describe military equipment. for example, they named ships after fish: lotso-whale (battleship), calo-shark (destroyer), and beshloiron-fish( submarine). when a code talker received a message via radio, he heard a series of unrelated navajo words. he would then translate the words into english and use the first letter of each english word to spell the message. the navajo words tsah (needle), wol-la-chee(ant), ah-kh-di-glini(victor), and tsah-ah-dzoh(yucca) spelled navy. the code talkers kept the code a secret. they memorized everything. there were no code books. as a result,no ordinary navajo soldier, if captured by the enemy, could understand the code. more than 3, 600 navajos served in world war ii, but only 420 were code talkers with the us marines. they coded and decoded battlefield messages better and faster than any machine. they could encode, transmit, and decode a three-line english message in 20seconds. machines of the time required 30 minutes to perform the same job. even after the war the code remained top secret. when they were asked about their role, code talkers just said,i was a radioman. war movies and histories came out without mentioning them. the code was never used again and was finally declassified(撤销保密)in1968. only then did the secret come out.7.what does the underlined wordtheirsin the first paragraph refer to?a. the navajo code talkers b. the navajo language.c. the us marines d. the navajo history.8 according to the text, the navajo language a. had complex spoken and written forms b. was understood only by the navajos c. was created during the 1940s d. had ten vowels in total9. what did the navajo code team do after receiving a message?a. putting the unrelated navajo words in order. b. recording it in navajo letters.c. inventing some military words. d.turning it into english.10 .what is the best title for the text?a. an unbreakable code b. movies about the navajo language c. native american navajos d. code talkers during world war ii 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人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。businesses often talk about the importance of “networking” or having connections with many people that allow you to get some kinds of benefits.11 the relationships we build with everyday people are just as if less important, so we think about them less. this article focuses on how to build strong relationships in everyday life.accept change. its common to lose contact with people as we get older and our interests change, but some relationships are strong enough to survive the test of time.12 moving the base of the relationship to something a bit deeper, such as an admiration or an appreciation for the particular person, allows one to accept small differences in interests, likes, and dislikes.13 lolly daskal once said, “relationships function like a mirror, and eventually that change will reflect back onto how you are treated.”the meaning of this quote is pretty clear. there is no quicker way to weaken a relationship than by not being able to respect those around you. on the contrary, respect can be gained by being considerate towards others. this does not mean you have to agree with everything other people say, but being able to calmly set aside small differences helps overcome troublesome differences.talk face to face. according to forbes magazine, “being able to see a persons body language, facial expressions, and gestures makes a world of difference in building a relationship.” this is because talking face to face communicates more information to us. by using body language, the speakers true message can be sent more efficiently.14 try to be as good of a listener as you are a speaker. some people consider it more important to be heard and contribute to a conversation. others believe it is more important to listen than to speak. simply put, they are both wrong.15 conversations are meant to be a two-sided discussion.a. but how to establish strong business relationships?b. treat people with respect.c. speaking and listening are equally important in any conversation.d. but what about networking outside the business world?e. this is because these relationships are not based primarily on common interests.f. in this way, communication is strengthened and misunderstandings are less frequent.g. as long as you actively participate in the conversation, they will feel respected. 第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） 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 和 d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 the sky was getting dark as we walked through the forest. my two friends and i felt hot and 16. we were heading for a small 17in northern india. the villagers were 18us, but we were already four hours late. as the last of the daylight 19, we began to feel very lost and afraid. we tried to find our way to the village, but it washardto 20 which path we should follow in the darkness. all around us, strange creatures made 21noises as they woke up and began to hunt for food. we hoped they wouldnt want to eat us! then george, who was in front, 22suddenly. he ran towards us rapidly, pointing at a large, dark shape moving through the trees. we could 23the black stripes(条纹) and shining yellow eyes of the most dangerous animal in the 24 . we stared at the tiger, too 25to move. after a few seconds that felt like hours, there was the sound of branches breaking, and the tiger jumped at us,roaring(咆哮) loudly. we 26, because we were sure it would kill us. 27, though, the tiger stopped and then i noticed that it had six legs, two of them 28! the tiger stood up, and a young man 29the striped skin covering his head and shoulders.“hello!” he said, smiling broadly. im abi from the village. when you didnt 30, we were worried, so i came to 31you,” he explained. “its traditional for us towearthe tiger skin to 32 new guests.andi couldnt help playing a trick on you! i hope you dont 33.recovering from the 34, we began to laugh. we followed abi to his village, where the villagers gave us a warm 35.16. a.uncertain b.angry c.exhausted d.hurt17. a.village b.town c.park d.factory18. a.doubting b.expecting c.accepting d.believing19. a.broke b.continued c.disappeared d.approached20. a.speak b.call c.inform d.tell21. a.deadly b.familiar c.foolish d.terrifying22. a.stopped b.attended c.absorbed d.changed23. a.guess b.see c.realize d.imagine24. a.forest b.zoo c.garden d.house25. a.excited b.puzzled c.frightened d.unwilling26. a.clarify b.begged c.argued d.shouted27. a.immediately b.unluckily c.secretly d.strangely28. a.locals b.guests c.human beings d.tigers29.a.took off b. tried on c.put on d.brought out30. a.wait b.arrive c.follow d.leave31. a.look for b.look after c.look at d.look to32. a.send b.defeat c.greet d.blame33. a.delight b.fail c.guide d.mind34. a.statue b.injury c.shock d.aspect 35. a.ankle b.welcome c.error d.invitation非选择题部分第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。according to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years 36 (long) than non-runners. you dont have to run fast or for long 37 (see) the benefit. you may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of 38 (die) early by running. while running regularly cant make you live forever, the review says it 39 (be) more effective at lengthening life 40 walking, cycling or swimming. two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 41 showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all 42 (cause).the best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. but otherwiseits probably running. to avoid knee pain,you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to 43 (strength) your leg muscles (肌肉), avoid hills and get good running shoes. running is cheap and easy, always 44 (make) us healthy and relaxed. if you are time poor, you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give it 45 try.第四部分： 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节： 应用文写作（满分 15）假设你是高中生李华,有感于校园中存在的随意涂写(to scribble)和乱丢垃圾(to litter)的行为,请用英语给校长写一封建议信。信中应包括以下内容:1. 说明写信目的;2. 对这些行为进行批评;3. 提出建议。注意：1. 词数80左右；（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入词数）2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。dear mr. headmaster, i am li hua, a student from class one, senior two. yours faithfully,li hua第二节：概要写作 (满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 sometimes people complain that getting to work in a big city is no easy matter just like the popular saying goes, “taking a