甘肃省兰州市兰州成功学校2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题（无答案）

兰州成功学校2020学年度第二学期期中考试试卷高 二 英 语注意事项：1本试卷分第卷（阅读题）和第卷（表达题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在本试卷和答题纸相应的位置上。2. 本试卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。3. 答题全部在答题纸上完成，试卷上答题无效。第I卷(共70分)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。AJealousy (嫉妒) is a horrible feeling that weeds its way into your life and relationships before you know it. You might want something someone else has, or feel like theyre happier than you. It might seem like an uncontrollable emotion, but its truly not!Remember your big accomplishments. If your coworker gets the promotion you wanted, it doesnt mean you havent done great work. List out your accomplishments and think about how you got them and what youve done since then. Youll quickly find that youre just as worthy as the person youre envying!Appreciate your own good fortune. Think of where you are in your life and how you got there. Did you just buy your first car? Are you able to save one paycheck each month? Are you surrounded by loving family and amazing friends? You have a lot of good things，and you have a lot of good fortune coming your way. Stop letting jealousy eat you alive and realize that you can better spend that energy on furthering your own success and happiness.Appreciate that others can do what you cant. How boring would life be if everyone was the same? What if the entire population of your city was applying for your job, and they all had the same qualifications? Appreciate that everyone is different. Some people are better in powerful management positions, while maybe youre better working with people. A friend might be an excellent artista quality youre envious of, but dont forget that youre a great musician! Acknowledge that people need to be different, need to be better at various things.1Jealousy is an emotion that _.A. you feel others do better than youB. can go into your soul without being noticedC. positive enough to make yourself do betterD. makes you as worthy as the person youre envying2We should appreciate that others can do what you cant, because _.A. you can further your own success and happinessB. things in the world are variousC. the entire population of your city is applying for your jobD. youre worthless compared to anyone else3When will you probably be Jealous of someone?A. When your coworker gets the promotion you wanted.B. When you buy your first car.C. When you are surrounded by loving family and friends.D. When your friend become an artist.4What is the main idea of the passage?A. Jealousy is a bad feeling.B. Jealousy may influence your life and relationship.C. What should we do when Jealousy arises?D. Why we must keep away from Jealousy?BThe Albinas married when Mr. Albina was 30, and they spent the early marriage in Argentina. Then they decided to move to Chile, which meant they had to cross the Andes Mountains. They and their 20s sons made the difficult two-week journey on horses. One night there was a terrible snow storm in the mountains, during which Mrs Albina gave birth to triplets (三胞胎), a boy and two girls.Mrs Albina now has 30 more girls, including the twins who are 15 months old. The oldest Albina children are in their 30s and 40s. They are on their own now, but 18 of the kids still live with their parents in a two-room house. The house has electricity but no toilet or running water. Clearly, the Albinas dont have enough money and food for the big family. Why, then, do they continue to have children?The Albinas do not use birth control because it is against their religion. They can let other people take care of their kids, but Mrs Albina doesnt allow it. “When we were babies,” she said, “our mother left us at an orphanage and never returned. Then a couple adopted my brothers, and I was left behind. I was heartbroken. I promised that when I became a mother I would never give my children away.”So the Albina family continues to grow. They have so many kids that they run out of names and have to give some children the same name. There are three Susannas, three Miriams, two Estrellas, and two Soledades.Will the family stop at 53 kids? Mr Albina is 77, and Mrs Albina is 59. “I am getting old,” she said with a smile, “and I would like God to think of me and consider my age. But if God sends more children to me, yes, there will be more.”5What is said about the children in the Albinas in the passage?A. Some children are raised by others.B. God sent the children to the Albinas.C. The children are all twins or triplets.D. Most of the children are independent now.6 It can be inferred from the passage that_.A. Mrs Albina experienced a hard childhoodB. the Albinas would like to use birth controlC. ten kids in the family share the same nameD. the Albina family has lived in three countries7How old was Mrs Albina when the Albinas got married?A. 30. B. 25. C. 12. D. 18.8What is the attitude of Mrs. Albina to continuing to have babies?A. He is very positive.B. He doesnt want to have more.C. He hopes God will give them more.D. He lets nature take its course.CEven while in a deep sleep, people can still learn brand new information. Sleepers soak in new associations between smells and sounds, knowledge that lingers(逗留）into the next waking day, researchers report online August 26 in Nature Neuroscience.The new study is the first to show that entirely new information can get into the sleeping mind, says Anat Arzi of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. The brain is not passive while you sleep. Its quite active. You can do quite a lot of things while you are asleep.But the results dont mean that Spanish vocabulary tapes now have a place on the nightstand. L, Researchers have tried but largely failed to find evidence that complicated information, such as new pairs of words, can make its way into the brain during sleep.Instead of trying to teach people something complicated like a new language, Arzi and her colleagues relied on the sense of smell and hearing. As anyone who has walked by a dumpster（垃圾车）in July knows, smells can cause a nose-jerk reaction. Catching a bad smell automatically makes people inhale(吸气)less, reducing the size of the inhale. But scent of fresh bread causes a long, deep inhale.、rzi and her team took advantage of this reaction for their experiment.As people slept in the laboratory, the researchers delivered pleasant scent, such as shampoo. As this nice smell got into the sleepers noses, the researchers played a particular music. Later, a disgusting smell, such as rotten fish or meat, was paired with a different music. Neither the smell nor the sound woke people up. After just four exposures to the smell-music pair during a single night, the sleepers started to automatically respond to the tones without the accompanying smells, taking in bigger breaths when the shampoo-associated tone played and smaller breaths when played the sound linked to the rotten fish smell.This new learned association lingered into the next waking day, too. Even though the sleepers had no idea they had been exposed to smells or sounds, their behavior proved that their brain had actually learned something during sleep. As before, the shampoo sound stimulated a long, deep inhale, while the rotten fish tone caused more shallow breaths.9We can infer from the passage thatA. while sleeping, we can learn whatever we want to learnB. we will increase the size of inhale if we catch a pleasant smellC. the knowledge we learned while sleeping will be forgotten in the next waken dayD. when walking by a bakery, the fresh bread will cause a nose-jerk reaction10What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. One cant acquire complicated knowledge during the sleeping hours.B. Spanish vocabulary tapes now have a place on the nightstandC. Researchers have tried to find evidence that the new words can be learned during sleep.D. Complicated information can make its way into the brain during sleep11How do Arzi and her team do their research? ByA. giving instructions B. analyzing human brainsC. following the guides of others D. doing experiments12In which part of a website may this passage most likely appear?A. Culture. B. Science. C. History. D. Economy.DMany of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollar to spend on what we desire We can buy lottery tickets, enter contests or spend hours building a business or invest in the stock market. We are sure that when we have plenty of money, we will be happy.While having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness, having a lot of money does not. It is reported that Americans whose income goes from $20,000 a year to $50,000 a year are more likely to be happy. But beyond $50,000, happiness does not increase as salaries go up. It is because we are never satisfied. Catherine Sanderson, a psychology professor at Amherst College says, We always think if we just had a little more money, wed be happier. But when we get there, we are not.Daniel Gilbert, a psychology professor at Harvard notes,The more you make, the more you want. The more you have, the less it brings you joy. We incorrectly assume weIl get more pleasure from more, and we dont.The things money can buy dont make you happy either. A lot of research suggests that you wont find the good life buying expensive toys. You finally buy that BMW youve always wanted and it soon loses its appeal. Then, instead of wondering if a new car is what really makes you happy, you decide you just need a different new car. It is an endless cycle.To really be happy, you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. One secret of happiness is people. Surveys have found that people need people. Those who have five or more close friends are 50% more likely to describe themselves as very happy. Good relationships have a far greater effect on happiness than larger salary. Andrew Oswald, an economist at Englands University of Warwick says, B you are looking for happiness in life, find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary.So invest your time and energy in people. The reward is much bigger in terms of happiness!13In Paragraph 1 the author intends to tell us the belief thatA. we are unhappy because we often lack moneyB. people can buy what they want if they have enough moneyC. more money will make ones dreams come trueD. happiness will result from more money14Which of the following statements would the author agree to?A. Having some money brings happiness to some degree.B. The more money one earns, the sadder one becomesC. Buying expensive things will surely bring pleasureD. We get nothing from buying expensive things we want.15Why does happiness not increase with pay rises?A. Most of us have a psychological problem.B. People are not content with what they get.C. It is human nature to be unhappy.D. Happiness has nothing to do with money.【答案】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，选项中有两项为多余选项。E_16_It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River._17_The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west，and materials could pour into the east.The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nations largest city.The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York._18_Between 1825，when the canal was opened，and 1882，when toll charges (过运河费) were stopped，the state collected $121,461,891.For a hundred years before the Erie was built，people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton.Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clintons Ditch(沟)”_19_ He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal，but they were unsuccessful.Clinton became governor of New York in 1817，and shortly afterwards，on July 4,1817，broke ground for the canal in Rome，N.Y.The first part of the canal was completed in 1820._20_The length of the canal is 363 miles.AAs the canal grew，towns along its course developed fast.BIt cost $ 7,143,789，but it soon gained its price many times over.CThe Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.DMore workers were needed to build the canal.EClinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it.FTo dig the canal benefited Americans.GIt joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分65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和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I always remembered the first time I took part in an English composition competition. “Right! Dean would be the 21 of our class to participate in the English composition competition,” my classmates said. (Applauding)I was too 22 to speak when I heard what my classmates said. In order not to 23 short of my classmates 24 , I trained myself very hard for the hope of being the 25 of the competition, which would take place a month later. I 26 a lot of vocabulary, sentence structures and 27 rules and read many good or renowned articles. Not having I 28 pretty well, the day came. Every candidate 29 me looked so well prepared and 30 . “Only 1.5 hours. Start,” a supervisor suddenly said. Seeing the 31 “What do most teenagers concern nowadays?” I was nervous and got 32 block. Whats worse, other candidates had begun writing. Moments later, I 33 myself, took a deep breath, and began brainstorming ideas 34 the topic. I quickly wrote down the composition structure, central theme, and 35 necessary elements. As the finishing time was 36 , I tried my best to accelerate my writing. Unfortunately, 37 my failure of time management, I left my composition incomplete. My final draft looked like a robot 38 legs were broken.The result came out two weeks later. To my surprise, I got the second prize! All my classmates cheered for me. This encouraged me a lot. 39 I was not the first prize winner, I could still 40 the scent of pride and happiness spreading around me.21A. playerB. choice C. representativeD. person22A. proudB. delightedC. nervousD. surprised23A. getB. beC. loseD. fall24A. promisesB. expectationsC. dreamsD. words25A. successB. beaterC. winnerD. victory26A. memorizedB. copiedC. readD. wrote27A. grammarB. phraseC. patternD. term28A. rememberedB. preparedC. startedD. completed29A. besidesB. exceptC. except forD. as well as30A. easyB. nervousC. interestedD. unconfident31A. problemB. ideaC. topicD. theme32A. writersB. teachersC. thinkersD. composers33A. persuadedB. toldC. encouragedD. calmed34A. withB. towardsC. atD. for35A. another B. the otherC. otherD. others36A. approachingB. accessingC. finishingD. ending37A. thanks forB. due toC. as a resultD. on account38A. of whichB. whichC. whoseD. that39A. HoweverB. As a resultC. Worse stillD. Although40A. smellB. touchC. senseD. realise第II卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分65分）第二节：单词或短语拼写(填入词的正确形式) （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）41In this quiet way, the first_(两星期)of her visit soon passed away.42Much new knowledge is_(遥远的)from the immediate interest of the ordinary person.43There is an active demand for_(作口译的人)during the trade fair.44An officer climbed on to the_(平台)and spoke to him.45I can not understand so abstract c_.46What things do you do w_or monthly, but not every day?47He tried to a_his daily plan to leave time for everything.48What you said is not r_to the matter in hand.49Do you know how a(n)_(宇航员)flies in a spacecraft?50The rising sun is especially beautiful to look at from this_(角度)第三节：（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。W: I hope you had a good time tonight.M: Yes，I did. Its a great party.W: You know my mother 51 (prepare ) a whole day for it.M: Did you help her?W: Yes, I did. I 52 (assign) the tasks of shopping and laying the table. And I did give her 53 hand when she was cooking. M:_54_seems that your mother is the head of your family.W:Yes, she is and she does most of the housework.M：Does she plant those flowers in your garden?W: No，those are my55(father). He is an expert on it and he devoted a lot of time to planting these flowers.M: No wonder they are so beautiful. 56 are they talking about there?W: Oh, my aunt moved his flowers and watered them. My father has a pet peeve(小毛病).He doesnt like others touching his flowers. In fact，my mother cares 57 them in the daytime when my father 58 at work.M: I see. Oh，it，s 9 oclock. How time 59 (fly)! I have to go now as my mother must be waiting for me. Thank you for your invitation.W: Youre welcome. OK. Dont forget to give me a call when you get 60.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分45分）第一节： 短文改错（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10处语