内蒙古阿拉善左旗高级中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题

阿左旗高级中学2020学年第二学期期中试卷高 二 英语第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30）ACheck out our tsunami facts and learn some interesting information related to these great walls of water that can cause so much destruction. Find out what causes tsunamis and read about some recent examples of tsunamis that have occurred around the globe. The Japanese word for tsunami means harbor wave. Tsunamis are sometimes referred to as tidal (潮汐的) waves but this term has fallen out of favor because tsunamis are not related to tides. Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. As a tsunami approaches the shore (海岸), water may move back from the coast. If it is shallow (浅的) enough the water may be pulled back hundreds of meters. If you are in the area, you can know that a tsunami is on the way when you see this phenomenon. Regions in tsunami danger zones often have warning systems in place to give people as much time as possible to move to a safe place. When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the coast) they slow down but increase in height. An earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia in December 2020 caused a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people in 14 countries. In March 2020, the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15,000 people. The tsunami waves created by the Tohoku earthquake reached heights of over 40 meters in some areas, wiping out coastal towns and causing a number of nuclear accidents.1.How many causes of tsunamis are mentioned in the text?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.2.In the Tohoku earthquake over 15,000 people died mainly because of _.A.the earthquake itselfB.the lack of warning systemsC.the tsunami caused by the earthquakeD.the nuclear accidents caused by the tsunami3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Over 200,000 people were killed in 14 countries because of the earthquake in Dec.2020.B.Sometimes tsunamis are said as tidal waves, because they are related to tides.C.The warning systems in some regions help people move to a safe place.D.If you see water move to the coast, there will be a tsunami on the way.4.The text is developed mainly by _.A.listing some factsB.giving some examplesC.providing some numbersD.making some comparisonsBThere are robots all around us. Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. And some do one simple job. When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is warm enough for washing clothes. It does this by “feedback” (反馈). Information about what is happening is feed back into the robot to tell what to do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like human beings in two ways.They work and they have feedback.In some ways robots are better than human beings. They work quickly and do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired. So robots are very useful in factories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brain must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robots “arms” and “hands” through each part of the job.The most intelligent robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their fingers can feel shapes and sizes of the objects. These robots have computer brains linked to their eyes and fingers, which control their actions. The expensive “Times New Roman” - The most intelligent robots are used in scientific research. They do such job as handling radioactive materials.5. What does the author seem to inform you about robots?A. They should be greatly improved.B. They will probably take over in the future.C. They are very helpful and useful to humans.D. They are machines that break down a lot.6. The fact that a robot never gets bored doing the same job means that_.A. it is very much like human beingsB. it can do boring jobs for peopleC. it will never bore peopleD. it will work much better than human beings7. The robots used for scientific research_.A. are not very clever B. are very cheapC. are very big D. are very costly8. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. In most ways robots are better than human beings.B. Robots have eyes, so they can see.C. Scientists sometimes do scientific research by using the intelligent robots.D. Robots can work but they have no feedback.CEdgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passers-by. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera. “Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a moment he handed it over,and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture. “Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “Its the bargain of your holiday.” “Seventy pence, Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?” He stared at the photographer.“Theyre normally eighty-five, sir,but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. Its the best value youll get in Chadwell. ” “Youll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady,whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap. “Thats as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds” said the cameraman. “Its better in a way because its so natural. Only seventy pence,sir. ” “Ive never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isnt worth that kind of money. Its not as if I need the thing. Look, Ill give you twenty-five.” “No, I can do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p thats the price of the blank frame,so you see” “Criminal,criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, Tm afraid. Til give you your 50p and that5s that. “Let me see,then. ” The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgars hand. “I cant waste any more time with you. Its 70p or I keep it. ” “Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned,looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.9.Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?A.It was his hometown.B.He was there on holiday.C.He was in the making of a film.D.He was there to have his photograph taken.10.Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because .A.he thought he recognized herB.he wanted the photograph to be amusingC.she was having her photograph takenD.he was feeling excited and cheerful11.What did Edgar think of the photo?A.He thought it made him look like a criminal.B.He liked it but thought it was too dear.C.It annoyed him because he hadnt expected it.D.He thought it was a bargain at the price.DSurveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need. One reason for this is biology. Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.As a result, many students go to class feeling like sixteen-year-old Danny. He is an active teenexcept in the morning. “Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. Im just very out of it and tired. Through the first and second period I can hardly stay awake,” he said. Michael Breus is a psychologist (心理学家). Teens,he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression (抑郁)that could have big effects on their general well-being. This depression can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field. So what can schools do about sleepy students? The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning. Studies show that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first and second-period classes. Eric Peterson is the head of St. Georges School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island. He wanted to see if a thirty-minute delay (推迟)would make a difference. It did. He says visits to the health centre by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to the first period fell by a third. And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day. Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small, private boarding school like his. But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way to do the same.12.The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to .A.childrens getting up lateB.childrens staying upC.childrens not getting enough sleepD.childrens sleeping habits13.The passage mentions the story of sixteen-year-old Danny to show how .A.he hates getting up in the morningB.teens can be affected by a lack of sleepC.he turns from an active boy to a tired school childD.teens hate school14.The last paragraph tells us .A.its not easy to change the sleeping habitsB.a thirty-minute delay in classes would make no differenceC.students in St. Georges School can be late for classD.starting classes later in the morning can be good for teens15.What would be the best title for the passage?A.Later classes,less sleepy teensB.Early birds catch wormsC.Early to bed and early to riseD.Less classes,more happiness第二节 七选五(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中有两项为多余选项。Im 30 years old, and there are several things that life has taught me that I want to share with you.Here are the 4 lessons that life has taught me in the past 30 years. 1. Take Care of Your Body Life is “unfairly” biased(偏向的) towards people who “look good,” like it or not.So its important that you do all that is in your power to look your best.16.You will live longer, and you will live happier, if you take care of your body; you may even get promoted faster on your job.Remember that your health is really your greatest wealth. 2. 17. No one taught me to save when I was growing up; no one told me the importance of saving.Fortunately I was able to learn the value of saving through reading great books like “The Millionaire Next Door”.What I want to teach others is to save at least twenty percent of your income.If you are to be wealthy, you must not just earn a lot, you must save a lot. 3.Think long-term. In high school I was thinking about college, in college I was thinking about life after college.Im designing my life and Im making decisions today that will enable me to live the life I desire when Im in my 40s, 50s and 60s.You have to think long-term; you have to see the “big picture.”18. 4.Realize the Power of Focus Focus, focus, focus19.If you fail in this lifetime, you will fail because of broken focus.If you focus on the goals that are most important to you, you will achieve them.The problem is that there are so many distractions（分心）.20.Winners decide to major on majors, and they even let important things slip, because they just focus on achieving what is critical（紧要的） to their goals.A.The importance of saving.B.If you plan your future properly, you will live into your plans.C.Save Your Money.D.Nothing is more critical than focus.E.What separates the winners from the losers is that the winners learn to focus on their goal.F.I mean dressing nicely, working out and eating right.G.Its critical that you pursue relationships with individuals who are good first.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。（每小题1.5分，共30分）There was a little boy who was terribly ill. He was unable to move and had to21all day in bed. Because his friends werent 22 to go near him,he felt quite 23 and blue. There wasnt much he could do but look out of the 24 . As time passed, his feelings of hopeless-ness grew rapidly, 25 one day when he saw a strange shape in the window. It was a penguin eating a sandwich. The boy was very 26 . He was still trying to 27 what had happened, when outside the window he saw a monkey,busy blowing up a balloon. At first the boy asked himself what could 28 be happening, but after a while, as more crazy-looking characters 29 outside the window, he burst out laughing and found it hard to 30 . Anyone would 31 stop laughing when seeing a pig playing a drum,or a dog 32 a pair of glasses ;and acting like a human. The little boy didnt tell anyone about this because he didnt think anyone would 33 this. Even so, those strange characters ended up putting 34 back in his heart. Soon his 35 improved so much that he was able to go back to 36 again. There,he talked to his classmates about all the 37 things he had seen. While he was talking, he saw something 38 out of his friends school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so 39 that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag. There, inside, were all the fancy-dress 40 that his friend had been using to cheer him up! And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one was sad or lonely.21.A.spendB.takeC.costD.pay22.A.advisedB.allowedC.accompaniedD.afforded23.A.ashamedB.sadC.embarrassedD.exhausted24.A.doorB.officeC.windowD.dormitory25.A.afterB.sinceC.unlessD.until26.A.surprisedB.excitedC.annoyedD.frightened27.A.carry outB.set aboutC.bring upD.figure out28.A.simplyB.obviouslyC.possiblyD.fortunately29.A.flewB.appearedC.aroseD.practiced30.A.stayB.pauseC.stopD.stand31.A.neverB.everC.alsoD.still32.A.bringingB.wearingC.dressingD.playing33.A.appreciateB.arrangeC.believeD.like34.A.awarenessB.celebrationC.happinessD.congratulation35.A.positionB.recordC.statusD.situation36.A.hospitalB.workC.homeD.school37.A.famousB.strangeC.terribleD.serious38.A.stickingB.spreadingC.pullingD.falling39.A.patientB.curiousC.cautiousD.painful40.A.toysB.ballsC.glassesD.books第二节 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。（每空1.5分，共15分）Wasting food has become a big problem in the developed world. While some people there throw away unwanted food, people in other41(part) of the world face food shortages. Its an42(astonish) fact that a third of the worlds food is wasted each year, which is enough43(feed) a billion hungry people.Most of the wasted food44(bury) in the landfill sites.45(unlucky), this causes greenhouse gases which eventually lead to global warming and climate change.In Denmark, a woman called Selina Juul has been working hard to deal with46problem. She thinks people shouldnt waste food,47rich they are. She persuaded some supermarkets to stop48(sell) their items (物品) in quantity so that people bought only what they needed. Also, she produced a leftovers cookbook and set up an education program in schools,49food waste was rather common. Now the effects are quite noticeable.Clearly, we need to think50(two) when we put something in our shopping basket, and we should make the most of the food we haveuse up our leftovers or even share our extra food with our friends and neighbors.第三部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(每小题1分，满分10分)英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。3必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。Recently our class are having a discussion with holiday plans.We have different opinion.Some students think staying at home is both convenient or comfortable.It allows them to have a good rest and spending more time with their families.Beside,it can save money for other purposes.Others,however,think different.They prefer to traveling around,so that they can enjoy beautiful scenery and increase our knowledge.In my opinion,it would be much better stay at home,where I can do whatever I like,such as reading the books, watching TV,and helping my parents with housework.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与Peter几天前产生了误会。Peter的生日即将来临，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，修复友情，特地发来邮