天津市太平村中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题（无答案）

太平村中学2020学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷班级_ 姓名_第卷（选择题，共95分）第一部分:英语知识运用（共三节，满分95分）一 单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)1. All our efforts will certainly lead to _more peaceful world,_ place where everyone enjoys his life and freedom.A. the; a B. a; the C. a; a D. the; the2. My brother was _ and turned down the video-recorder when he noticed the little baby was sleeping.A. competitive B. innocent C. dynamic D. considerate3. It is unreasonable; they even intend us the work in one day.A.finish B. finishing C. to finish D. finished4. _ is known to us all is that a skill can only be gained through hard work.A. It B. As C. That D. What5. Any _you could give to the police will be greatly appreciated.A. ambition B. awareness C. assistance D. absence6. -Do you think an advertisement is a help when you look for a job?-Well, it depends. , it gives me a chance to try.A. However B. Anyway C. Therefore D. Though7. No sooner _ the news that an accident occurred to her father than sheburst into tears.A. had Mary said B. Mary had said C. Mary said D. would Mary say8. The problem at the meeting tomorrow are really hard to solve.A. discussed B. to discuss C. to be discussed D. discussing9. Keep ourselves and our hearts open we can experience the great joy that friendship can bring.A. so that B. even though C. as if D. ever since10. It is my sister_ gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself entirely to her art.A. whom B. that C. what D. which11. -My skill of playing piano is _ perfect.- Not to worry! Keep practicing!A. far from B. ahead of C. apart from D. rather than12. In his speech he proposed that the UN_ an emergency center for the environment.A. had set up B. sets up C. would set up D.set up13. Here is a collection of short stories by D.H. Laurence that has just_. Do you want to read it?A. left out B. come out C. turned out D.tried out14. I can judge which part of China you come from _ you open your mouth.A. while B. the moment C. since D.every time15. -My physics is very poor.-_ Ill help you as much as I can.A. Go ahead. B. No one knows for certain.C. Thank goodness! D.Not to worry.二 .完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分)阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be_16_. Today things are_17_； the world has become too_18_. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are_19_our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth_20_survive.Everyone_21_today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing_22_， more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, _23_will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we_24_to use bigger and more powerful machines to_25_more and more trees.We realized that if rivers are polluted by waste products from factories, we will die._26_， in most countries wastes are_27_put into rivers or into the sea, and there are_28_laws to stop this.We know, too, that if the_29_of the world continues to_30_at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough houses and there will not be more food_31_for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops_32_five times more people than land where animals are kept.Our natural resources will_33_longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth_34_.Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner_35_in the future.16A.beautiful Bunlimited Crare Dvaluable17A.common Bthe same Cchangeable Ddifferent18A.crowded Bsmall Cdirty Dbusy19A.protecting Bsaving Cpolluting Dfighting20A.may not Bwill not Cshall not Dcould not21A.wonders Brealizes Cconsiders Ddiscovers22A.poles Bboats Cmethods Dideas23A.mountains Bthe sea Ctrees Dforests24A.continue Bhave Cought Dgo on25A.grow Bplant Csave Dcut down26A.Thus BHowever CGenerally speaking DTherefore27A.still Beven Calso Dcertainly28A.too many Ba few Csome Dfew29A.production Bpollution Cpopulation Drevolution30A.improve Bproduce Crise Draise31A.normal Bavailable Cfamiliar Dcomfortable32A.feeds Bincreases Csupplies Dhelps33A.use Bstay Ckeep Dlast34A.control Bborn Cplan Dreward35A.nature Bsea Cplanet Dforest三 .阅读理解(共25小题，每小题2分，共50分)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。A1970 was “World Conservation Year”. The Moduleed Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that government would act quickly in order to conserve nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were, 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We cant live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destory ourselves.What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask，“What must we do now？” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees in forests, build bridges across rivers, and so on. In a small town in the Moduleed States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of eleven kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called NO ONES GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD. It was made by the Seattles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.36. which year is the WCY?A. 1970 B. 1970s C. 1971 D. 179037There are fewer plants, trees and flowers in Holland now because _.AHolland does not need so many plants, trees or flowersBmany plants, trees and flowers dont grow there any moreCsome of them are uselessDthey are polluted38We shall destroy ourselves if we dont_.Ago on cutting the plantsBbuild bridges across riversCtry our best to save the worldDconserve wild animals39NO ONES GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD was_.Aan important book published in 1970Ba talk given by an official from the United NationsCa record calling on people to conserve natureDa film made to protect nature40What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?AWe should join the singers to collect money.BWe should stop hunting wild animals.CWe should know what would happen in the future.DWe should know what we should do and begin to do it now.BAll over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer.Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in winter and summer.Games and sports often grow out of peoples work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too.Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a persons character. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.41According to this passage we know that_.Apeople began to play pingpong about one hundred years agoBabout 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they playedCbasketball has a longer history than volleyballDnot all the games have a long history42The writer didnt tell us in this passage that_.Abasketball was invented in AmericaBsports change with the seasonsCgames and sports often grow out of peoples work and everyday activitiesDfootball is played all over the world43According to this passage, which of the following is NOT true?ASports help to train a persons character.BPeople swim only because there are a lot of rivers in their country.CPeople from different countries may not be able to understand each other before a game.DSports and games can develop the friendship between people all over the world.44A lot of people have more free time from their work to enjoy sports because_.Athey like sports very muchBthey want to live longerCthey want to make a lot more friendsDthey dont have to go to work on Saturday or Sunday as before45. About the benefit of sports, which one is incorrect?A. keep us fit.B. keep us in a high moodC. increase the life expectancy (平均寿命)D. decrease our quality of life .CIt is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.My daughter Carlas fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.You can use the same technique when you evaluate your childs work at home. Dont always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasnt done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.46The whole passage deals with _.A. social education B. school educationC. family education D. preschool education47The author thinks that_A. there is no way to get children to help at homeB. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will becomeC. it is very difficult to make children responsible for houseworkD. children can be forced to help with housework48The article gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate your childs work at home. That is to _.Apraise his successBpromise him a tripCgive him a punishmentDpromise him a ball game49The author advises readers to_Alearn from himself, for he has a good way of teachingBtake pride in Carlas fifth-grade teacherCdo as what Carlas teacher did in educating childrenDfollow Carlas example because she never fails in the test50. Having read the last paragraph, we can conclude that_.A. pride goes before a fallB. practice makes perfectC. no pains, no gainsD. failure is the mother of successDThere are many differences between America and China. The biggest difference is traffic rules. In America there are too much more cars than in China. But there are much fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey strictly traffic rules, and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.About American traffic rules, there are many better terms, such as：1Stop line：There are stop lines in all crossing without traffic light (some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines). All cars must stop while meeting the stop line.2Traffic light：There is traffic light in the crossing of the road. Cars may almost turn every direction. The traffic light can give signal step by step including uturn. There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe, he may turn left. In many conditions the order of passing is also given very specifically. If people want to change lane or turn, they must look behind and think being safe. Only so, they may do it.3Specific item：Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (their colors are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of car. There are many streets in some residential areas, and there is a kind of rule that any car cannot park at any time or any period time. In every parking, there are some special positions for invalid people.4About the priority of passenger and car: At any case, passenger has the priority to car. And only after passenger have passed the road and gotten the top of sidestep, car may go ahead.In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient, safe and humanizing.51Which of the following is NOT the reason why we can hardly see traffic police in the street in American?ATraffic police are not very necessary because few cars break traffic rules.BThe traffic is very clear and there are few traffic jams and accidents in the street.CThere are so many cars in the street that the traffic police cant be seen.DThe effective traffic rules play an important part in the road safety.52Why is there middle lane of turning left on the road?AIt is designed for the cars that want to turn left.BIt is very safe to drive there.CIt is very convenient for the traffic police to find the cars that break the rules.DThe cars that want to turn left can easily give a signal of turning left.53Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThere are more traffic jams in China.BIn America, all cars in the crossing must stop when they meet the stop line.CIn America, any car cannot park in the streets in some residential areas.DIf people want to turn, they can obey the guide of the traffic police.54Whats the meaning of the underlined word in the fourth paragraph?AA traffic rule BAn established rightCAn order DA duty55. Whats the biggest difference between America and China?A. diet B. traffic rules C. costume D. cultureENorm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australias northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodiles back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husbands “quick and diligent actions”.Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.56. This passage is most likely to be found in _.A. a travel guide B. a newspaper C. a textbook D. a novel57. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was _.A. swimming in the river B. standing on the river bankC. watching the crocodile D. fishing in the water58. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. Her eyes were badly poked. B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt. D. One of the crocodiles teeth was found in her leg.59. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT _.A. brave B. diligent C. quick D. humorous60. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. A man saves wifes life from crocodiles jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes第二部分（非选择题，共两节，共35分）第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。An endangered species is any type of plant or animal that is in danger of disappearing forever. If a species, or type, of plant or animal dies out completely, it becomes extinct.Animals and plants depend on each other and their environment to survive. When their environment, or habitat, changes or disappears, plants and animals may become endangered. Natural disasters or changes in the climate can harm or destroy ha