甘肃省岷县一中2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题

甘肃省岷县一中2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题第I卷第一部分：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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AChoose Your One-Day Tours!Tour ABath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge37 until 26 March and 39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey,the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years. Tour BOxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Marys Church Tower and Anne Hathaways house 32 until 12 March and 36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges.Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶)”from St Marys Church Tower.Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.Tour CWindsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace34 until 11 March and 37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIIIs favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included) .With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens,which include the famous maze (迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!Tour DCambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great33 until 18 March and 37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see Englands oldest university city?A.Tour A.B.Tour B.C.Tour C.D.Tour D.2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court.B.Oxford & Stratford.C.Bath & Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A.It used to be the home of royal familiesB.It used to be a well-known mazeC.It is the oldest palace in BritainD.It is a world-famous castleBIn 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 kms away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought Id hitch a ride (搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldnt give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使放心) me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2020, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour Id been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You havent changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”I couldnt remember where Id met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.4.The author had to hitch a ride one clay in 1978 because .A.her work delayed her trip to SydneyB.she was going home for her holidaysC.the town was far away from SydneyD.she missed the only train back home5.Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?A.He helped the girl find a ride.B.He gave the girl a ride back home.C.He bought sandwiches for the girl.D.He watched the girl for three hours.6.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .A.she realized he was GordonB.she had known him for decadesC.she was going to the nearby townD.she wanted to repay the favour she once got7.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A.Giving sometimes produces nice results.B.Those who give rides will be repaid.C.Good manners bring about happiness.D.People should offer free rides to others.CAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.8. The passage begins with two questions to _.A. introduce the main topicB. show the authors altitudeC. describe how to use the InternetD. explain how to store information9.What can we learn about the first experiment?A. The Sparrows team typed the information into a computer.B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.C. The first group did not try to remember the information.D. The second group did not understand the information.10. In transactive memory, people _.A. keep the information in mindB. change the quantity of informationC. organize information like a computerD. remember how to find the information11.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?A. We are using memory differently.B. We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than before.D. We need a better way to access information.DSometime in the next century, the familiar early-newspaper on the front porch (门廊) will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. Youll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. Youll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on this brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.Most of the technology is available now, but convincing more people that they dont need to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable.Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.12. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers? A. They are cheaper than traditional newspapers.B. They are more convenient to read.C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.D. You can easily save information for future use.13. Which of the following is a reason why it will take a long time to complete the changeover?A. The technology is impossible now.B. Computer newspapers are too expensive.C. The popularization of computers needs a long time.D. Traditional newspapers are easier to read.14.We can infer from the passage that _. A. all technological changes are goodB. new technologies dont always replace old onesC. new technologies will eventually replace old onesD. traditional newspapers are here to stay for another century15.What is the best title of the passage? A. Computer newspapers are well liked.B. Newspapers of the future will be on the computer.C. Newspapers are out of fashion.D. New communications technology.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。其中有两项为多余选项。Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but its easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight: Schedule yearly exams. 16 . Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses. Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, its extremely important to wear sunglasses. 17 . Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. 18 . Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away. 19 . As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins (维生素) C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health. Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. 20 . Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.A.Eat your greens.B.Eye care should begin early in life.C.They can properly protect your eyes.D.Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.E.Parents usually dont care about their own eyesight.F.Always follow the doctors advice for appropriate wear.G.This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the 21 topic“happiness”. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 22 in work and life.To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 23 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 24 - plastic, glass, metal, porcelain(陶瓷),some plain-looking, some very 25. The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in 26, the professor said, “If you have noticed, all the nice-looking 27 cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 28 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 29 of your problems and stress.” The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no 30 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 31 what we drink. What all of you 32 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 33 the best cups. Now 34 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and 35 in society are the cups which are just tools to hold and 36 life, and the different types of cups we have dont decide, nor 37 the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will 38 to enjoy the coffee in it. So dont let the cups 39 you. enjoy the coffee instead. ”At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 40embarrassment.21.A.hot B. sensitive C. famous D. easy22.A.pay B. joy C. experience D. stress23.A.cooked B. took C. returned D. met24.A.cups B. gifts C. plates D. drinks25.A.common B. special C. rare D. delicate26.A.order B. time C. hand D. place27.A.pretty B. different C. colorful D. expensive28.A.necessary B. normal C. good D. possible29.A.situation B. answer C. result D. source30.A.quality B. energy C. weight D. color31.A.makes B. gives C. hides D. includes32.A.finally B. really C. especially D. nearly33.A.for B. with C. into D. to34.A.determine B. discuss C. try D. consider35.A.position B. relation C. workmates D. friends36.A.create B. support C. contain D. own37.A.damage B. determine C. change D. increase38.A.come B. stop C. have D. fail39.A.drive B. hold C. take D. arrange40.A.quiet B. speechless C. amazing D. reasonable第II卷第二部分：英语知识运用第二节：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。（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It 41 (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 42 (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 43 most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.But the river wasnt changed in a few days 44 seven a few months. It took years of work 45 (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 46 (clean) than ever.Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 47 is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or dont know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, dont you want a quick fix and something to change immediately? While there are 48 (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 49 (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 50 (patience).第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,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。When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city ,but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out . We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so ,well live to regret it.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假设你是晨光中学学生会主席李华。你校将于11月19日接待来自美国的某中学的访问团。你受学校委托,负责安排其在访问期间的活动。请根据提示,给美国的领队Mr.