山西省吕梁市高级中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2020年秋季学期高二期中考试（英语）试题（时间：120分钟 满分：150分）第卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。AThe Spring FestivalIt is usually held between January &February as the biggest Chinese holiday and even in other Asian countries. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally run from the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month.The Carnival of Rio de JaneiroUsually, it is officially held in February. A week of extravagant parades, costumes, dancing, makes this one of the most exciting festivals in the world, with two million people per day on the streets. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1723.Saint Patricks Day FestivalIt is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17th March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the most important patron(守护神)saint of Ireland. There will be a grand parade, music, comedy, film and drinking. It was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century.Grape Throwing FestivalIt is a harvest festival in September and celebrates wine making and other foods and drinks made from grapes. Grape festivals are celebrated as a tradition in various parts around the world. Throwing huge amount of grapes at people and participating in other fun events are a tradition.Love ParadeOne of the worlds biggest festivals in Germany in December was celebrated from 1989-2020 to 2020. It included electronic music, costumes, and “let-lose” behavior. Unfortunately because of the deaths of 21 participants in 2020 due to overcrowding, the Love Parade has been canceled ever since.1. Which of the following festivals can date back to the 18th century?A. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro. B. Saint Patricks Day Festival.C. Grape Throwing Festival. D. Love Parade.2. Which of the following festivals are held in more than one country according to the text?A. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro and Love Parade.B. The Spring Festival and Saint Patricks Day Festival.C. The Spring Festival and Grape Throwing Festival.D. Saint Patricks Day Festival and Grape Throwing Festival.3. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro and Saint Patricks Day Festival are similar in _ .A. Parade B. dance C. music D. drinkBThere once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the kings castle. After many years of walking, the kings castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.Well, the little boy didnt have to be told twice. He turned. and ran. All he wanted to do was tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the kings house. But he couldnt even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “Whats wrong, young man?” he asked.“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and that I just wanted to see him！”The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why dont you try again? Ill come with you this time.”The little boy got up and took the mans hand. The kings guards spotted them.“Look, mister, we dont have to do this.I dont want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”The man held the little boys hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.“Who are you?” asked the little boy in astonishment.“Why, Im the kings son. You can enter the castle and be with the king,” said the man.The little boy broke into a huge smile.4. Why did the boy want to see the king?A. To get some help from the king.B. To share wonderful things with the king.C. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.D. To ask the king to play with him.5. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?A. The little boy didnt understand the guards words at first.B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.D. The little boy understood the guards words immediately.6. According to the passage, the man is _ .A. kind B. stupid C. ambitious D. mean7. Which of the followings best expresses the storys lesson for us?A. Never judge a book by its cover.B. Life can sometimes be unfair.C. Make new friends and keep the old.D. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.CPolar bears are animals we love to see at zoos. They attract humans with their white fur and black noses. However, we often forget that polar bears are hunters, which mainly get their food by eating seas, walruses(海象）and whales. Sometimes they even attack humans.In August 2020,a polar bear killed a British boy and injured several others on the island of Spitsbergen, Norway. This is, by no means, the only attack of polar bears against people. In the past 20 years about six people have been killed by polar bears in Canada alone. In Norway, one person was killed in the same time period.Recent studies show that the aggression(攻击性行为)polar bears show towards humans is increasing. One of the reasons may be climate change. As it gets warmer in the Arctic region, polar bears may be forced to move from the coastline to inland, so they may encounter(遇到）more humans. They are starting to spend more time on land than on Arctic sea ice. Another reason may be that people are coming too close to the bears, who see them as dangerous enemies.Polar bears live all across the Arctic region, in Russia, Scandinavia, and Canada. But their numbers are falling quickly. Polar bears do most of their hunting on sea ice. As more and more ice is melting, experts think that fewer polar bears will be able to survive. They can go on for a long time without food, but they do get aggressive when they cant find anything to eat.When polar bears attack humans, it is mostly because they are very hungry, desperately in need of food. As more and more polar bears and humans are starting to share the same living areas, attacks will probably be more frequent and as a result more people may die from it.8. The first paragraph aims to tell us that _ .A .polar bears are in great danger nowB. polar bears are lovely but dangerousC. polar bears live on many kinds of foodD. polar bears are good at hunting for food9. As the weather gets warmer, polar bears _ .A. have to move farther away from the inland areaB. will spend more time under the surface of waterC. will become more dependent on Arctic sea iceD. have to reduce their activity in the coastal areas10. What can we conclude from the fourth paragraph?A. Polar bears usually hunt for food in groups.B. Canada has the largest number of polar bears.C. Sea ice is the key to the survival of polar bears.D. Polar bears can only be found in two countries.11. Whats the authors tone in writing the passage?A. Regretful. B. Proud.C. Concerned. D. Annoyed.DHave you ever thought why there are very few great people? I think there is probably only one great person out of 10,000 at most, and most probably much less than that. But why? Most people want to be great, right? Why are there only very few of them? Here is the reason: most people do not pay the price of greatness. I think this one is quite obvious.Now, the next question is: why not? If there are so many people who want to be great, why only very few of them actually pay the price? The answer to this question explains the difference between the almost 100% people who want to be great and the much less than 0.01% who actually become great.The reason why very few people actually pay the price is this: the road to greatness is continuously painful for a long time.Greatness requires sacrifices（牺牲）and there is no sacrifice without pain. The kind of sacrifices required for greatness is the ones with a long painful process. If you just want to be better than average, it will be painful only every now and then, and many people can still handle it. But being great is a totally different level. The pain is much deeper and it is continuous. Very few people can have a tolerance for this kind of pain and thats why there are very few great people. Most people naturally choose things that bring pleasure to them. Its difficult to choose pain over pleasure, let alone doing it continuously for a long time.But thats what I believe is the secret to greatness: choosing pain over pleasure continuously for a long time.12. Why are there very few great people?A. Only less than 0.01% actually want to be great.B. Most people cant bear the hardship to be great.C. Most people dont have the potential to be great.D. Only less than 0.01% have the potential to be great.13. Which of the following sayings would the author agree according to the passage?A. No pains, no gains. B. Do one thing at a time, and do well.C. Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.D. Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow.14. According to the writer, to be great, what do you need to do?A. To suffer only every now and then.B. To be very clever, rich and beautiful.C. To get along well with others.D. To choose pain instead of pleasure for long.15.The underlined phrase “have a tolerance for” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to“_”.A. remain alive or continue to exist for a long timeB. get over something unpleasant quickly and become happy againC. be in painful situation for a long time without complaintsD. deal with something pleasant and share it with others第二节 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Learning a language can be difficult, especially for adults. English is an especially difficult language to learn because of the grammar rules. 16 Thats because it draws from several European languages. In addition, many English learners have to learn the pronunciation of some letter sounds they never used in the native language. These factors can be discouraging (使人泄气的) for someone who wishes to master the English language. However, the difficulties of learning English can be solved.17 Most schools have a center that offers help for English learning. Sometimes these centers are called “International Centers”.18 Libraries have lots of books for the learners that can be borrowed for free. Many libraries also offer English tutoring or conversation partners.Find a conversation partner. If you dont have a partner, you school English center can set you up with one, or you can advertise for one in your local newspaper. Talking with a native English speaker is important to English learning. 19 And he can answer your questions about English. Talking with someone also gives you a chance to practice you pronunciation.Read popular English-language books. Pick books that are at your level or a little easier to encourage you. If you choose something too difficult, you might become unhappy and give up. 20Watch popular English-language TV shows and movies. This helps improve our listening abilities, as you become more and more used to hearing English words and finally begin to master them more easily. You also learn how people speak English in everyday conversation.A. Go to your local library.B. Visit the English resource center in your school.C. A conversation partner can correct your mistakes.D. English vocabulary is also difficult to learn.E. You can go to the country where English is widely spoken.F. Reading stories helps you learn you learn vocabulary easily and quickly.G. Write and read English words as many times as you can if you have time.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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。In 1882 a baby girl named Helen Keller caught a fever that was so serious that she nearly died. She 21 but the fever left its mark-she could no longer see and 22 .Because she could not hear, she also found it very 23 to speak.So how did this child, blind and deaf when she was 19 months old, grow up to 24 a world-famous author and public speaker?The fever cut her 25 from the outside world, depriving（剥夺）her of sight and sound. It was 26 she had been thrown into a dark prison room from which there could be no 27 .Luckily Helen was not someone who 28 easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other 29 .She followed her mother wherever she went, 30 onto her skirts. She touched and smelled everything she came across. She 31 their actions and was soon able to do certain jobs herself, like milking 32 or kneading dough(揉面）.She even learnt to 33 people by feeling their faces or their clothes. She could also 34 where she was in the garden by the smell of the different plants and the 35 of the ground under her feet.By the age of 7 she had invented over 60 different 36 by which she could talk to her family. If she wanted bread, for example, she would pretend to 37 a loaf into slices. If she wanted ice cream, she 38 her arms around herself and pretended to shake.Helen was unusual in that she was extremely 39 and also very sensitive. By her own 40 she had managed to make some sense of an alien and confusing world. But even so she had limitations.21. A. escaped B. survived C. succeeded D. finished22. A. cry B. sleep C. hear D. read23. A. difficult B. impossible C. able D. usual24. A. explain B. become C. manage D. choose25. A. down B. in C. up D. off26. A. even if B. not only C. as if D. so that27. A. increase B. release C. punishment D. praise28. A. gave out B. picked up C. turned up D. gave up29. A. senses B. plans C. projects D. dreams30. A. falling B. hanging C. stepping D. rushing31. A. copied B. stole C. expressed D. figured32. A. chickens B. children C. birds D. cows33. A. ask B. find C. lead D. recognise34. A. remember B. tell C. forget D. improve35. A. feel B. knowledge C. opinion D. sight36. A. signals B. words C. notes D. topics37. A. order B. cook C. cut D. throw38. A. reached B. dropped C. opened D. packed39. A. generous B. kind C. intelligent D. honest40. A. lives B. relationships C. efforts D. effects第卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）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或括号内单词的正确形式。Bridges are built for many reasons. Some bridges are built so that cars can cross over rivers. Others are made for trains to use. In Washington State, there is a very 41 (usual) bridge. It was built for 42 (protect) squirrels.The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars pass it every day. When squirrels tried to cross the street, they 43 ( kill). Amos Peter wanted to protect these small and lovely animals, so he built a bridge for them-one 44 would let them pass above the traffic.The bridge 45 (be) a symbol of the town for over 40 years since then. And every Christmas, the local people add 46 small Christmas tree to the center of the bridge. How lovely!A few years ago, the local people 47 (create) a squirrel festival and they raised money 48 (build) two more bridges for these lovely animals. For years, because 49 the bridges, the squirrels in the town have been able to cross 50 (safe) from one side of the street to the other.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1分，满分10分）请你修改以下短文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。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l1处起）不计分。I have a good friend her name is Liu Mei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent student in our class. Although she is clever, but she works very hard. We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk about. One evening she told me that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homework one Sunday morning while she smelt something burni