福建省莆田市第二十四中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）(1)

莆田二十四中2020上学期期中考试卷高二英语第I卷第一部 听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解第一节（共15个小题，每个小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面 短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AArriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport（护照）.He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents（文件）. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way. 21. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Find a house B. Take a vacationC. Go shoppingD. Join his family22. The girls parents got Rashids phone number from_.A. a stranger in Sydney B. a Sydney policemanC. a friend of his familyD. a letter in his papers23. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last praragraph mean?A. Gave back B. ShowedC. Sent out D. DeliveredBToday well talk about reading. When we read a text, our eyes move across a page in short, quick movements. We recognize words usually when our eyes still fixate(停留，凝视). Each time they fixate, we see a group of words. This is known as the recognition span or the visual span(视幅). The length of time for which the eyes stop varies from person to person. It also varies within any parson according to his purpose in reading and his familiarity with the text. In addition, it can be affected by such factors as lighting and tiredness.Unfortunately, in the past, many reading improvement courses have concentrated too much on how our eyes move across the page. As a result of this misleading emphasis(强调) on the purely visual aspects of reading, many exercises have been designed to train the eyes to see more words at one fixation. For example, in some exercises, words are flashed on to a screen for a tenth of a second. One of the exercises has required students to fix their eyes on some central point, taking in the words on either side. Such word patterns are often formed in the shape of pyramids(金字塔), so the reader takes in more and more words at each successive(连续的) fixation. All these exercises are very clever, but its one thing to improve a persons ability to see words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently. Reading requires the ability to understand the relationship between words. Consequently, for these reasons, many experts have now begun to question the usefulness of eye training, especially since any approach which trains a person to read isolated(孤立的) words and phrases would seem unlikely to help him in reading a continuous text.24.The time of the recognition span can be affected by the following factors except _.A: ones purpose in readingB: lighting and tirednessC: the length of a group of words D: ones familiarity with the text25.The author may believe that reading _.A: demands a deeply-participating mindB: requires a reader to take in more words at each fixationC: requires a reader to see words more quicklyD: demands more eyes than mind26.What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?A: The reading exercises mentioned cant help improve reading.B: The reading exercises mentioned have done a great job so far.C: The ability to see words is not needed for an efficient reading.D: The reading exercises mentioned are useless for reading.27. Which of the following is NOT true? _.A: The emphasis on the purely visual aspects is misleadingB: The visual span is a word or a group of words we see each timeC: The eye training will help readers in reading a continuous textD: Many experts began to question the efficiency of eye trainingCSkin-diving（轻装潜水） is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world . It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks , because you are no longer heavy .Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day ,there is enough light .When fish swim nearby , you can catch them with your hands .When you have tanks (箱) of air on your back, you can stay in keep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides（而且），there are many other uses of skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can also get many things from the deep sea.28.Skin-diving can take you to _Athe deep sea Bthe roomCthe mountains. Dthe moon29.You can climb big rocks easily under water because _.Athere is a lot of lightByou are strongerCthe fish nearby help youDyou are not as heavy as on the land30.Under water , a skin-diver _ in the daytime .Acan see nothing Bcan see only fishCcan see everything clearly Dcant see anything clearly31.With tanks of air on your back ,you can _Astay under water for a long timeBhave more funCbe in a safe place Dcatch fish very easilyDFathers GardenMy father was always a good（酷爱的）gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled（翻耕的）soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller（耕作机）ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite- red tomatoes.As I grew into a teenager, I didnt get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.For the first few years after he died, I couldnt even bear to look at anyones garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.32. Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?AHe loved being in the garden with his father.BThe garden was just freshly tilled.CThe garden was full of his favorite food.DHe wanted to be a garden-crazy like his father.33. When all the kids started their own families, the authors father _.Adevoted more to gardening.Bturned to other hobbies.Cfocused on planting tomatoes.Dstopped his gardening.34. What happened to the garden when the authors father was seriously ill?ANo plant grew in the garden at all.BThe authors son took charge of the garden.CThere was a great harvest.DThe garden was almost deserted.35. Why did the author start his garden with tomatoes?AHe only knew how to grow tomatoes.BHe wanted to honor his father.CHe thought tomatoes were easy to manage.DHis son liked the fields of tomatoes.第二节（共5个小题，每个小题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。选项中有2项为多余选项Finding a Summer JobThinking about a summer job? To find a job thats right for you, make a list of your interests and strengths, as well as your dislikes and the things you need some improvement in, and keep them in mind as you look for a job. _36_ But if little kids drive you crazy, a babysitting job may not be ideal._37_ Try to find something that can help guide you toward your long-term goals, For example, if you want to study veterinary(兽医)science in college, finding a fob in a vets office or animal shelter, or even a pet store, may be better choices for you than working in a restaurant.As Jobs become harder to find, you may have to take whatever is availableand thats OK. _38_ Just try to find some aspect of the work that you love and can learn from._39_Summer jobs are a great way to prepare for life after high school or for college. The skills you learn early will help you develop the professional talents youll need throughout your life. These include basic but important skills like customer service or working with people who may be very different from the friends you hang out with._40_ The self-esteem and self-confidence you can develop at a job will come in handy when youre ready to interview for college or a job after high school.A. For example, if you love books or writing, a job in a bookstore or library might be perfectfor youB. A job should be about learning as well as making money.C. Learning to readjust goals is another important life skill.D. Whats the right job for me?E. Some companies and businesses offer bright students short-term training.F. Work experience can also help you feel good about yourself.G. Why get a summer job?第三部分、英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空 （共20个小题，每个小题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中，选出可填入空白的最佳选项。Young Man Learns Whats Most Important in LifeIn his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and little to spend with his wife and son.One day, his mother phoned him and told him that his old 41, Mr. Belser, had died. She asked if Jack would attend the funeral. Jack remembered 42 some of his childhood days with his old neighbor. It had been so long since Jack had thought of him. He 43 thought Mr. Belser had died years before.Jacks mother said, “He didnt forget you. When I saw him, hed ask 44 you were doing. Hed remember the many days you spent at his home. After your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a mans 45 in your life.”“He taught me carpentry（木工手艺）,”Jack said. “I wouldnt be in this business if it werent for him. He spent a lot of time46 me important things. Ill be there for the funeral. ”Mr. Belsers funeral was 47 . He had no children and most of his relatives had died.The night, after he returned home, Jack and his Mom 48 the old house next door. The house was 49 as Jack remembered.Jack told his Mom that there was a small gold box that Mr. Belser kept 50 on top of his desk. He had asked a thousand times what was inside, 51 Mr. Belser only said “The thing I value most.” It was 52 . The house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser 53 had taken it.“Now Ill never know what was so 54 to him,” Jack said.Two weeks after Mr. Belser died, Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. “Signature requested on a package. Please 55 _ by the main post office.”Next day Jack collected the package. The return address 56 his attention: “Mr. Harold Belser”.Jack opened the package. Inside was the gold box and an envelope.“Upon my death, please 57 this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. Its the thing I valued most in my life. ”Jack 58 opened the box.Inside he found a simple pocket watch and also these words59 to it, “Jack, Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.”“My god! The thing he valued most wasmy time. ”He couldnt believe it.Immediately he called 60 his appointments for the next two days, because he needed some time to spend with his family.41. Afriend Bneighbor Crelative Dclassmate42. Aworking Bplaying Cspending Dtalking43. Ahonestly Bactively Cfoolishly Dcarefully44. Awhen Bwhere Chow Dwhy45. Ahelp Binfluence CshadowDattitude46. Agiving Bteaching Chelping Dassisting47. Abig Bwonderful Csmall Dmoving48. Acame Breturned Cpainted Dvisited49. Apossibly Bstrangely Cdifferently Dcompletely50. Aburied Bdiscovered Clocked Dreached51. Aso Bbut Cor Dwhen52. Adear Bgone Cold Dclear53. Awife Bson Cfamily Dneighbor54. Avaluable Bnecessary Cimportant Dexpensive55. Astop Bbegin Cstart Dhurry56. Agathered Bvisited Cgreeted Dcaught57. Agive Bimprove Creturn Dpay58. Acasually Bsadly Cnervously Dcarefully59. Aattached Bwriting Creading Dprinted60. Aon Bat Cin Doff第II卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 语法填空 （共10个小题，每个小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。To change your habits successfully, you should think about changing your inner beliefs about your habits. For example, your old belief was: “I love cigarette because it 61 （make） me feel good and 62 （relax）. I need cigarette to be happy and eased.” If you keep this belief, you wont be able to keep your resolution 63 （stop） smoking for very long. Instead, you should adopt this new belief: “I love yoga because it can make me strong and energetic while cigarette is poisonous 64 destroys my body.” You should analyze your beliefs and make sure they wont stop you from changing your habits. 65 same is true when you try to form positive habits. If you want to start eating healthy food, here are some positive beliefs you should start thinking about: “Healthy food is very good 66 my health. It gives me a lot of energy and I feel very good.” Everybody can change. All it takes is courage and 67（commit）. Decide right now! To improve 68 life by changing your habits. Take action right now! Dont be afraid. Yes, you will probably make mistakes along the way. But never forget 69 success is guaranteed for you if you have positive habits in your life. If you continue success 70 （be）yours.第四部分写作第一节 短文改错（共10个小题，每个小题1分，满分10分）阅读短文，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误仅限1词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Tom,Im sorry to hear that you are worried about not be able to adapt to your new life in university. As known to all, we will have to meet with new surroundings and challenges in life. So you neednt worry too much.As far as Im concern, if you devote yourself to study, you can solve the problem and make a great p