河南省荥阳市第三高级中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中考试（无答案）

河南省荥阳市第三高级中学2020学年高二下学期期中考试（英语）时间：120分钟 总分：120分 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）1. We ran all the way to the cinema, arriving there quite out of_.A. mind B. sight C. breath D. reach2._late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.A. To sleep B. Sleeping C. Sleep D. Having slept3. Would you do me a(n)_and open the window? It is hot in the room.A. help B. favour C. aid D. service4.Id like the red silk dress_ _that black one if you let me choose.A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. more or less5.Nearly 27 percent of the students in this city have _the Internet from home.A. way of B. access to C. way to D. access6. The room needs _ every day .A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning D. being clean7. That boy was _ by his mother at the age of five.A. replaced B. abandoned C. accused D. equipped8. I _ an old friend on the street the other day .A. came out B. came round C. came about D. came across9. She is _ see her child who has been away from home for two years.A. leading to B. dying to C. addicted to D. accustomed to10. It is a privilege _ hear her song .A. to B .of C .about D. on11. We went to the small town, _ we lived two years ago.A. that B. which C. where D. as12. She will soon get used to _the children.A. teach B. teaching C. be taught D. be teaching13._we all know , he is a good boy.A. which B. As C. what D. that14._I can see, there is only one possible w ay.A. As long as B. As far as C. Just as D. Even if15. He can easily _ the new life.A. adjust to B. refer to C. prefer to D. look forward to完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）The bell rang at four oclock. All the children in Donnas class 16 into the corridor and joined the masses rushing out of school because it was Friday and the 17 was here!Tonight was a football practice night and tomorrow there was a big match the semi-final of the Inter-school 18 Donna got changed and went out onto the football pitch. A crowd of boys were hanging around the field, 19 for Mr Jones, the sports teacher, to arrive.Just then, a tall, heavy man in sports kit 20across the field. He came over to the football pitch and 21 to everyone.“Mr Jones is sick,” he said. “Im Mr Stanley. From now on, Im 22 the team.”Everybody looked unhappy. They knew Mr Jones was a good teacher and he was always 23. They had never seen Mr Stanley before.“Right,” said Mr Stanley. “ 24 and well see what you can do!”The team made a line ready to 25 their shots at goal. Donna stood behind Stevie and waited for her turn. Then she heard Mr Stanley shouting and 26 his arms. His face was bright red and he sounded really 27.“Oh, you!” he shouted at Donna.“Clear off! We dont want any girls 28 around here getting in the way!”Donna stared at Mr Stanley.Stevie said, “But, Sir Donna is 29. Shes brilliant!”“NO GIRLS ON MY TEAM!” shouted Mr Stanley even louder.“But thats not fair!”“NO BUTS!” His face seemed about to 30.Donna stood at the side of the field 31 watched her team during training. It started to rain and everyone got cold. By half past six it was raining so hard that they had to stop.“Bye, see you tomorrow at the 32” they shouted as they left. Donna walked slowly home in the rain. She felt sad and 33. It just wasnt fair. She always played for the team. Mr Jones didnt 34. She had played in all the matches so far 35 could she survive without football? It was her life.16. A. rushed throughB. flowed awayC. poured outD. ran over17. A. weekdayB. holidayC. weekendD. rest18. A. competitionB. performanceC. presentationD. show19. A. playingB. practicingC. preparingD. waiting20. A. speeded upB. came upC. appearedD. walked21. A. yelledB. calledC. screamedD. cried22. A. in the charge ofB. on own responsibilityC. in charge ofD.on the duty23. A. fairB. evenC. sameD. flat24. A. Row inB. Mark withC. Sort outD. Line up25. A. causeB. practiseC. prepareD. arrange26. A. wavingB. liftingC. raisingD. lowering27. A. calmB. noisyC. angryD. stormy28. A. hangingB. bringingC. gettingD. coming29. A. in the lineB. to the rowC. at the placeD.on the team30. A. violateB. breakC. explodeD. rush31. A. andB. orC. whenD. as32. A. matchB. schoolC. stationD. game33. A. inconvenientB. troublesomeC. unfavorableD. miserable34. A. likeB. obeyC. mindD. observe35. A. HowB. WhatC. WhyD. Where. 阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）AWhat do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice-creamJust ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 yearsTesting helps manufacturers to be sure of a products qualityDuring his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream as well as for developing over 75 flavors （味道）Some people think that it would be easy to do this job, after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No theres more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistryHe points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” fieldIn a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samplesHe lets the ice cream warm up to about 12Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup”While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance“Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explainsHe checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?” Next its time to taste!Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy working at one cool job36What is John Harrisons job?AAn officialBAn ice-cream tasterCA chemistDAn ice-cream manufacturer37What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?AHe stirs the ice creamBHe examines the color of the ice creamCHe tastes the flavor of the ice creamDHe lets the ice cream warm up38Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?ATasting with EyesBFlavors of Ice CreamCJohn Harrisons LifeDOne Cool JobBIn England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.39. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?A. Because they may have four seasons in one dayB. Because they often have very good weatherC. Because the weather is warm just like in springD. Because the sky is sunny all day40. From the story we know that when _come, there is a heavy rain.A. sunshine and snow B. black cloudsC. summer and winter D. spring and autumn41. People can also have summer in winter. Means it is sometimes too _in winter.A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy42. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because _.A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in EnglandC. they are going to sell them D. they are their favourite thingsCMr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more.The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?Burnt yesterday evening.43. Mr Brown told his son that _.A. he would be away from home for four daysB. he would be back in seven daysC. he would be back in a monthD. he liked a cup of tea44. Mr Brown wrote the words down on _.A. the wall B. the doorC. a piece of paper D. his sons pocket45. A man came to visit the boys father on _.A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day46. The man was very surprised because _.A. he thought the childs father was deadB. the child didnt ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of teaD. he couldnt find that piece of paperDOnce upon a time， there were two sheep. One was a small sheep， so small. It has a soft voicebaa！ The other was a big sheep， so big. It has a loud voiceBAA！ The two sheep are brothers. Every day， Big Sheep and Small Sheep would go out to the fields to play together and to look for grass to eat. One morning， as always，the two sheep went out. Big Sheep and Small Sheep gambolled（跳跃） out to the fields to look for grass to eat. Now it has not been raining for many days and most of the grass had dried up. Big Sheep and Small Sheep gambolled for a long time but they could not find any green grass to eat. Their feet were tired and they could no longer gambol. So they walked. They walked and walked from morning until afternoon but there were no green grass. As far as they could see all the green grass had become brown. The sun was getting hotter. Big Sheep and Small Sheep were tired，hungry and thirsty. But they continued walking and soon they came to a river. They lowered their heads and lapped up some water with their tongues. When Big Sheep lifted his head， he saw a small green patch under a tree. He gambolled over to the tree. It was a patch of green grass.“BAA， BAA！” he shouted to Small Sheep to come over. Both Big Sheep and Small Sheep were very excited. But the small patch of grass was a very small patch. It was just enough for one sheep. What should they do？ Who should eat the small batch of green grass？ “BAA， BAA！Go ahead and eat it. I am not very hungry.“ said Big Sheep and he began to move away. ”Baa！ Let us share the green grass“ said Small Sheep. So Big Sheep and Small Sheep shared the small patch of small grass. They were very gay and they gambolled all the way home.47. What should be the best title for the passage？A. Big Sheep and his grassB. Sharing with one anotherC. Sheep like grassD. Looking for grass48. What can we learn from last sentence in the second paragraph？A. It has rained for long.B. The grass is dry.C. The two sheep like to eat dry grass.D. It is hard for the two sheep to find green grass.49. What did Big Sheep do when he found the green grass？A. He asked Small Sheep to eat the green grass by excusing that he was not hungry.B. He asked Small Sheep to share the green grass.C. He ate the green grass by himself.D. He told Small Sheep to take the green grass home.50. What does the underlined word “gay” mean in the last paragraph？A. enviousB. sadC. happyD. bitter第三部分 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入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 51 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 52 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.53 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 54 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not wo