甘肃省高台县2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（无答案）

甘肃省高台县2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（无答案） 第卷第一部分 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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed lots of choices in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils. Cooleen Bridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve. The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.”And so the courses include yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science. 1. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark? A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school. B. The school has to follow the national courses. C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils. D. All of the above. 2. The writer tells about the Cooleen Bridge School in Ireland because _ . A. it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark B. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school” C. there were only twenty-four children D. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12 3. What makes this kind of school special? A. It is set up by parents not by government. B. It is free to decide what to teach. C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty. D. It has to have at least 27 pupils. 4. “The important thing in school is doing ,not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means _.A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office. B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers. C. Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers. D. Children should learn through practice not just from books. BHarvard English Language CenterInformation for New StudentsCLASS TIME:9:00a.m.10:00a.m., 10:30a.m.12:00a.m., 1:30p.m.3:00p.m. The Language Center is open from Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.SELF-ACCESS: The language laboratory (Room 1110) is available from Monday to Friday (3:15p.m. -5:00p.m.) for all full-time students.You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing. There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.ATTENDANCE：All students are expected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates (证书) when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books (Room 3520).5. When do classes begin and end on a full day?A. 8:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. B. 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.C. 10:30 a.m.3:15p.m. D. 3:15 p.m.5:00 p.m.6. Timetable can be seen in _.A. the classroom B. Room 3520 C. the lecture hall D. Room 11107. The language laboratory is open _.A. on week daysB. all through the week C. from 8:30a.m. to 5:00 p.m. D. on weekends8. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. 80% of the students can receive their certificates when they finish their courses.B. Students can borrow tapes to practice their English.C. Books can be taken home but they must be returned after two days.D. The librarian will be expected to pay for the lost book. C Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form. Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high. There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changingvery, very slowly as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock. Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.9.Many plants may survive in deserts when_.A. it is dry all the year round B. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a year D. the rain is spread out in a year10.Sand dunes are formed when_.A. sand piles up gradually B. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried up over the years D. pieces of rock get smaller11.It can be learned from the text that in a desert_.A. there is no rainfall throughout the year B. life exists in rough conditionsC. all sand dunes are a few feet high D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heatD When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice.12. What did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint?A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only tothe things that were true.D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.13.Which statement is true about “a girlthe authors enemy” mentioned in the passage?A. The girl was fond of pointing out my shortcomings.B. The girl thought I was foolish in my life.C. The girl was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.D. The girl thought my shortcomings grew more and more serious.14. Why did her father listen to her daughter quietly?A. Because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true.B. Because he had been so angry with his daughters shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.D. Because he wasnt quite sure which girl was telling the truth. 15. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend B. The Best Advice Ive Ever Had. C. My FatherD. My Childhood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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Everybody loves oranges. They are very sweet. Some oranges dont have any seeds. 16 And some have a thin skin. The orange tree is beautiful when it has a lot of bright green leaves and flowers. 17 An orange tree has flowers and fruit at the same time. There were orange trees twenty million years ago. 18 The orange trees probably came from China. Many different kinds of oranges grow there today. The Chinese started to plant orange trees around 2,400 B.C. 19 Farmers in other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to grow oranges from the Chinese. Then they taught Europeans. The Europeans planted orange trees in North and South America. They took them to Florida firs, which is now a state in the United States. 20 “Orange” is both a fruit and a color. The color of orange is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit for the color.A. Some have a thick skin.B. They were not as sweet as today.C. The small white flowers smell very sweet.D. Chinese art has lovely old pictures of oranges and orange trees.E. Today oranges are a very important crop in Florida.F. The oranges were very small, not like the ones today.G. An orange grown on one side of a tree is better than an orange grown on the other side. 第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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。 A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station. They sat 21 each other. “Whats that in your bag?” asked the young man, 22 to the big bag beside the 23 . “Money,” answered the old man. The young man could 24 believe his own ears. “What?” he said to himself in surprise. “25 money? My God! How I 26 to be able to get so much money!” Then he began to think about 27 to get the money. The old man 28 tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes 29 . “Are you tired, sir?” asked the young man. “Then youd better 30 down on the chair and have a good rest. Dont worry about 31 . Ill wake you up in time.” “All right. Its very kind 32 you, young man.” The old man lay down and by and by he fell 33 . The young man took the big bag carefully. 34 when he was just going to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was 35 the old mans body. Several times he tried to pull it out, but he couldnt. At last he took off his 36 and went away with the bag. The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his 37 could carry him. He reached a place, 38 he thought the old man couldnt 39 him, then he stopped and quickly opened the bag. To his surprise, there was 40 but old newspapers in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was gone.21.A. next toB. nearC. in front ofD. behind22.A.showingB. directingC. lookingD. pointing23.A.manB. stationC. driverD. corner24.A. surelyB. reallyC. nearlyD. hardly25.A.So muchB. So manyC. So littleD.Such many26.A. likeB. loveC. hatedD. wish27.A. whatB. whereC. howD. when28.A. wasB. feltC. lookedD. became29.A. openB. awakeC. closeD. wide30.A. sleepB. learnC.sitD. lie31.A. the bagB. the moneyC. the busD. me32.A.withB. to C. ofD. for33.A. asleepB. sleepC. sleepyD. sleeping34. A. SoB. AndC. ButD. Because35. A. above B. overC. underD. in36.A. shoesB. shirtC. coat D. cap37.A. legsB. footC. friendD. bike38.A. whereB. whichC. whenD. that39.A.watchB. noticeC. findD. meet40.A. nothingB. anything C. somethingD. everything第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分40分）。第1节 选词填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分) 用下列方框中所给短语的适当形式填空（一个短语只用一次）。on behalf of, in particular , put up with , even if , vary from, appeal to , feel like, be made up of , make ones way, a great deal of41.The government has _ to us to protect wildlife.42.Our class _ 54 students.43.The old and young _ having a rich and relaxing life.44.Look !Many children _to the beach.45.As far as I know, opinions on this matter _ person to person.46.This is a difficult project because it requires _ time and energy.47.The whole meal was good but the wine _ was excellent.48.Mr. Smith cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize _ him.49. You must keep to the rules _ you think they are unfair.50. I cant _ my noisy roommates any longer.第二节 单句翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）。51.就是在街上，昨天我碰到了我的一位老朋友。52.老师要求我们要遵守校规。53.他没有参加会议的原因是他病得很重。54.直到那是我才意识到学英语的重要性。55.明天我要去理发。第三节 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。Revolutionary TV EarsTV Ears has 56 (help)thousands of people with various degrees of hearing loss hear the television 57 (clear) without turning up the volume(音量) and now its 58 (good) and more affordable than ever! With TV Ears wireless technology, you set your own headset volume, while other TV listeners hear the television at a volume level thats 59 (comfort) for them. You can even listen through the headset only and put the TV on mute(静音) if the situation calls for a quiet environment maybe the baby 60 (sleep). Or perhaps you are the only one who is interest