内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2020学年高二英语上学期12月测试试题（无答案）

内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2020学年高二英语上学期12月测试试题（无答案）注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。2. 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分 听力 （略）（30分）第二部分 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）AApril Fools Day, not officially considered a holiday, is most definitely a notable day that is celebrated in many countries on April 1. The thing that is so special about April 1 is that it is the day for playing tricks and practical jokes on others. The aim of these jokes is to bring embarrassment to others.Superstitions(迷信)have it that the practical jokes are meant to be played before noon, and that those that are performed afterwards will bring bad luck. This limitation is widely losing its value due to the fact that many major hoaxes throughout history appear after noon. Another superstition is that anyone who fails to respond properly to the jokes played on them is also said to be easy to suffer from bad luck.Some people think that being fooled by a pretty girl will be accompanied by marriage, or at least a friendship with her. That sounds like a good deal if she is truly pretty. Some people believe that being married on April Fools Day is not a good idea for a man, and that forever in the future he will be ruled by his wife.The origin of April Fools day is not clearly known, but it is generally accepted to have come about as a result of the changes in the calendar system. The New Year celebrations used to begin on 25 March and last for a week, ending on 1 April. In 1582, Charles IX, King of France brought in the new Gregorian calendar, in which the new year began on 1 January. Unfortunately, some people did not hear about the change, and many others simply refusedto break the tradition.1April Fools Day is different from other festivals probably because .A. it is not official holidayB. jokes can be played on this dayC. people are relaxed on this dayD. it is an important day2If jokes are played on you by a beautiful girl youll probably .A. dislike her B. make much moneyC. make many friends D. get married to her soon3A man would rather not get married on April probably because .A. he loves his wife very muchB. he is eager for a bright futureC. he doesnt want to obey his wifeD. he doesnt like playing jokes4Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. April Fools Day B. The New YearC. The Superstitions D. The New Gregorian CalendarBWhen you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like its the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.And thats only natural: most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes. Weve been scolded when we make mistakesat home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.By trial and errortrying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakeswe have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.Think about how we learn: we dont just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You dont just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing, then you make mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until youve pretty much learned how to do something. Thats how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something newbecause if you succeed at something, its probably something you already knew how to do. You havent really grown much from that successat most its the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if its a good journey.So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.5Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.B. Because its a natural part in our life.C. Because weve been taught so from a young age.D. Because mistakes have ruined many peoples careers.6According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.7The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means .A. a small child learning to walkB. a kindergarten child learning to drawC. a primary pupil learning to readD. a school teenager learning to write8We can learn from the passage that .A. most of us can really grow from successB. growing and improving are based on mistakesC. we learn to make mistakes by trial and errorD. we read about something and know how to do it right awayCWhere has the Time gone? is the hottest song that has moved thousands of Chinese. Chinese parents give their children endless love and ask nothing in return. However, sometimes, daughters and sons are too busy growing up and forget that their parents are getting older and older. What should we do? Lets have a look at a letter of a fathers.Dear son，One day if you see me old and I am not myself, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating, if I cannot dress, have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.If, when I speak to you, I say the same things one thousand and one times, do not stop me and listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you one thousand and one times the same story until you get to sleep.When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame（羞辱） me nor scold（责备） me. Remember when I had to chase you with a thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bath.When you see me meet something new, give me the necessary time and dont laugh at me. I taught you how to do so many things to eat well, to dress well to face life. If I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand the same way I did when you gave your first steps.When sometimes I lose the memory during our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember. And if I cannot do it, do not become nervous because the most important thing is not my conversation butto be with you and to have you listen to me.Yours,Father9What do the Chinese parents often do?A. They often get dirty when eating.B. They often read stories to their children at night.C. They give their children endless love and ask nothing in return.D. They often refuse to take a shower.10What would the father do, if he wanted his son to go to sleep?A. He would read the same story many times to make his son sleep.B. He would invent many excuses.C. He would scold his son.D. He would teach his son to count sheep.11According to the father, what should you do, when he lose the memory during yourconversation?A. Go on talking with them. B. Leave them alone.C. Go for a walking with them. D. Be with them and listen to them.12Why does the writer write this passage?A. To introduce the song, Where has the Time gone?B. To show what we should do when our parents are old.C. To show a fathers love to his son.D. To complain that we are too busy.DThe National GalleryDescription:The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entranceLayout:The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.Opening Hours:The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.Getting There:Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).13In which centurys collection can you see religious paintings?A. The 13th. B. The 17th.C. The 18th. D. The 20th.14Where are Leonardo da Vincis works shown?A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing.C. In the Sainsbury Wing. D. In the North Wing.15Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?A. Embankment. B. Leicester Square.C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Charing Cross.第二节 （共5小题： 第小题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。Family vacations are a must-do whenever you have time. As a matter of fact, you never have to spend a lot of money in taking a break because this can be done in various ways. 16To begin with, you can just stay in a place near your house for as long as you have the chance to be with your family. You can also have even just a simple dinner where your family members can just talk to each other and have fun.17 In addition, you need to know that the ideal vacation provides you with relaxation and moments to share with your family. 18 That is because at the end of the day what matters the most is not how much money you have spent, but the quality of time you have given to your family.You also need to search for new destinations for your family vacation so that you can at least be in a place that you havent been to before. 19 This will not only be beneficial for you, but most especially for your children. Then you can all share your thoughts and views about the new things that you are seeing. You have to focus on your children while you are on vacation, too, because every child needs attention and time.20 You need to allot(分配) at least one time a week to spend with you family and talk about the things that have happened. This is the best time to connect with your family.A. You need to talk about the stress at work.B. There is no need for you to spend a lot of money.C. Lastly, you should take family vacation on a regular basis.D. Wear your sunglasses and sunhat when you go to the beach.E. A family vacation is indeed the best time to spend more time with your family.F. Here are some of the ways in which you can have a vacation with your family.G. In this way, you have the chance to learn about new cultures, new ways of living, and even new languages.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第一节 完型填空（共20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。My neighbor Jennifer is blind, but youd never know it. She makes such good use of her other 21 , including her sixth sense, that she hardly gives the impression that she has 22 anything. Jennifer looks after her children much like the rest of us, 23 that she doesnt push too hard on them, 24 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 25 often dont realize shes blind.I 26 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 27 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 28 excited about her finger-painting project.“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 29 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Jennifer 30 with us”. To my great 31 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Jennifer told me my 32 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 33 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 34 Jennifer showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.I realized Kayla didnt know that Jennifer was blind. It had just never 35 in conversation. When I told my daughter that Jennifer was blind, she was 36 for a moment. At first, she didnt believe me. “But Mommy, Jennifer knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 37 . And I knew my child was 38 because Jennifer had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Jennifer had also heard Kaylas 39 in her work.We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Jennifer really did see my picture. She just used my 40 .”Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.21AsensesBmeansCmethods Dways22AenjoyedBfoundCmissed Dgot23AinsteadBexceptCsince Dbut24AwhichBit Cshe Dwho25AchildrenBfamilyCguests Dfriends26Awitnessed Bheard Crecognized Drealized27Asad BsatisfiedCexcited Dsorry28Anot at all Bnot soCa little Despecially29AmixBdrawCwrite Dpaint30AstayedBpainted Ctalked Dstudied31Asurprise Bencouragement Cdelight Dexcitement32AattitudeBpictureChomework Dpaper33Aunderstood Bfound Csaw Dtouched34Aafter Bunless Cuntil Dwhen35Atalked about Bturned out Creferred to Dcome up36AcuriousBquiet CpuzzledDworried37AcriedBinsisted Crequired Dinformed38AuncertainBwrongCworriedDright39Ashortcomings Bdifficulties Cpride Ddescription40Aeyes Bpens Chands Dpaper第二节（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（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。A: You are lucky to be working in 41 a big city that everything here is wonderful.B: I dont think so. 42 (actual) I dont have interest in city life.A: Why? City life seems to be very interesting and 43 (comfort).B: Not really. They can hardly enjoy sunshine because of tall buildings around their houses. They can hardly know 44 season it is. Whats going on in nature seems to have 45 to do with them.A: Thats terrible. Sunshine and fresh air are quite