陕西省西安第一中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题

姓名：班级：考试号：试场：西安市第一中学2020学年度第二学期期中考试题高二英语第一部分： 英语知识运用（共四节，满分45分）第一节：语音知识 （共5小题； 每小题 1 分， 满分5分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。1. adapt A. staff B. talent C. state D. draft 2. adjust A. conduct B. occupy C. tutor D. distribute3. neat A. bread B. great C. teamwork D. break4. tank A. scan B. junior C. angle D. abandon5. psychology A. chapter B. bench C. purchase D. biochemistry第二节：情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给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。请将答案写在答题卷上。-Mary, Do you want to have a look at the pictures of my holidays in Italy?- 6 -Ah, it was great! The food was great! The wine was great! But the traffic was terrible!- 7 -Those Italians are crazy drivers! I dont want to think about it!-OK, 8 _-Yes, so heres a picture of the Tower of Pisa.-How nice!-It was raining that day, but it was still wonderful. We climbed to the top!- 9 -Thats a photo of the Arno River. Thats the “Ponte Vechio”, the old bridge.- 10 -It was very interesting. There were beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums.-Thats nice.A. And whats this?B. Why was it so bad?C. Yes, it was wonderful.D. What was Florence like?E. Lets return to the good parts.F. Sure, what was your holiday like?G. Well，did you like your hotel there?第三节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。11. The disability makes everyday life difficult and _ society should treat _ disabled with dignity and respect.A. the; the B. 不填； the C. a; a D. the;不填12. I hear we will have a sport meet for the next two days. _, we wont have lessons for two days.A. In other words B. On the other hand C. For one thing D. As a matter of fact13. The final CBA match was so popular with basketball fans that all the seatswere _.A occupied B declared C abandoned D participate14. -What were you doing when I rang you yesterday afternoon?-I was occupied _ the housework and kept my daughter occupied _ her homework.A. at; doing B. at; to do C. with; doing D. with; to do15. I walked up to the top of the hill with my friends, _ we enjoyed a splendid view of the lake. A. which B. that C. who D. where16. Education expenses are going up, so many parents _ some money for their childrens future education.A. set aside B. set out C. set off D. set about17. -I would like to take a five-day trip this May. -_. We are too busy to afford it. A. Pardon me B. Dont mention C. Dont worry D. Out of the question18. It is said that the school festival _ next week. A. hold B. to hold C. is held D. will be held19. The Great Wall of China, _ was built by Chinese ancient people, is regarded as one of the few wonders of the world.A. which B. that C. who D. What20. It is known to us all that friendship plays an important part in our daily life. Remember A friend _ is a friend indeed.A. in trouble B. in need C. in search D. in public21. The number of private cars in Xian is increasing day by day, so I think more new roads need _.A. building B. to build C. to be built D. A and C22. Children who are not active or _ diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.A. what B. whose C. which D. that23. -Im terribly sorry to have lost your book. - _.A. All right B. Good idea C. Never mind D. You are welcome24. I dont think these English problems are difficult _.A. work out B. working out C. worked out D. to work out25. -Look! Here comes the bus and I have to go now. Thank you for coming to see me off.-Goodbye and _!A. congratulations B. cheer up C. all the best D. go ahead 第四节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。、Once there was a very brilliant，creative and educated man. He gained much while traveling throughout the world. _26_ he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident，leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so depressed _27_ he was afraid he would spend his life _28_ and would no longer be able to spend his life in a(n)_29_ way.One day，he remembered how he had always loved getting _30_.He realized that he still had partial function of his right _31_ and could write with _32_.Then，he had an idea，“Why not write to other people who need encouragement!”He _33_ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in _34_.Many of them had the hope of regaining their _35_.Others would keep feeling depressed and remain in prison for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to reach them. _36_ he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be _37_.However， _38_would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.Filled with the intention，the man began sending _39_ messages of Gods love，hope，strength，and encouragement. He wrote twice a week，testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words，_40_ his experience，sense of humor，optimism，and faith.It was _41_ to write those letters，especially without hope of any _42_. Frequently，he felt discouraged，wondering if anyone _43_ read his letters. However，this was his _44_ chance，so he determined to continue.At last，he received a letter from the prison officer，which said，“Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to _45_！”We all have unique experiences，abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.26. A. Unfortunately B. Immediately C. Slowly D. Quickly 27. A. who B. which C. what D. that28. A. writing B. suffering C. weeping D. wandering29. A. formal B. regular C. comfortable Dmeaningful30. A. presents B. letters C. emails Dprizes31. A. foot B. leg C. hand Darm32. A. affection B. caution C. difficulty Dconfidence33. A. estimated B. doubted C. assumed D. wondered34. A. churches B. prisons C. hospitals D. charities35. A. phones B. letters C. freedom D. room36. A. So B. Or C. And D. For37. A. reasonable B. acceptable C. comfortable D. forgettable38. A. they B. it C. he D. she39. A. weekly B. daily C. one-way D. round-way40. A. sharing B. learning C. gaining D. enriching41. A. free B. smooth C. easy D. difficult42. A. reply B. success C. help D. progress43. A. curiously B. patiently C. carefully D. actually44. A. extra B. few C. only D. many 45. A. ruin B. pieces C. ground D. bottom第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面两篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AImperial CollegeLondonTanaka Business School10 New Professors, Readers, Senior Lecturers or LecturersImperial College is among the top ten universities of the world, according to the 2020 Times Higher EducationHaving doubled its size in the last 4 years and hired worldclass scholars during that period, Imperials Tanaka Business School wishes to make a further 10 academic appointments in its drive to become a leading researchled business schoolOnly applicants who have published in top international magazines will be consideredExcellent ones from any field of management are welcome, but the school particularly wishes to appoint in the fields of marketing, technology management and healthcareInternational salaries will be offeredAn application form and further details may be downloaded from www.imperial.ac.uk/tanaka （About Us, job opportunities）An application form, 2 of your best papers should be sent to tbs.applicationsimperial.ac.ukFirst review of application will be on 2 April 202046Why are 10 appointments to be made?ATo teach some new subjectsBTo guide students in readingCTo make Tanaka Business School a leading research led business school. DTo make Imperial College among the top 10 universities of the world47“Readers” in the 4th line probably refer to _. Aschool newspaper editors Bsenior university teachers Ccollege graduates Dlibrarians48Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the passage?AImperial College offers good salaryBImperial College is a famous university in the worldCImperial College is very strict with job huntersDImperial College is a business school49According to the passage, if one wants to apply for a job in Imperial College, he/she should _.Apost all the material before 2 April 2020 Bprepare enough personal material in inkCfirst visit www.imperial.ac.uk/tankaDwrite 2 essays B. Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer（扫盲志愿者）. The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other peoples lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didnt know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule. She told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket, because she couldnt always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.As we worked together, learning how to read built Maries self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.50. Why didnt Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first? A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket. B. Because she lived far away from the bus stop. C. Because she couldnt find the right bus. D. Because she couldnt afford the bus ticket. 51. What did the author do last summer? A. She worked in the supermarket. B. She gave single mothers the help they needed. C. She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer. D. She helped someone to learn to read.52. What did the writer think of her work as a literacy volunteer？A. meaningful B. Interesting C. Tiring D. Touching CThe black robin is one of the worlds rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about fifty black robins; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. These are the only black robins left in the world. The island has many other birds, of different kinds, large and small; these seem to multiply very happily.Energetic steps are being taken to preserve the black robin. Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made. The idea is to buy another island nearby as a special home, a “reserve”, for threatened wild life, including black robins. The organizers say that Little Mangere should then be supplied with the robins foodit eats only one kind of seed. Thousands of the required plants are at present being cultivated in New Zealand. The public appeal is aimed at the conscience of mankind, so that the wild black robin will not die out and disappear form the earth in our time at least.Is all this concern a waste of human effort? Is it any business of ours whether the black robin survives or dies out? Are we losing our sense of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable?In the earths long, long past, hundreds of kinds of creatures have evolved, risen to a degree of successand died out. In the long, long future, there will be many new and different forms of life. Those creatures that adapt themselves successfully to what the earth offers will survive for a long time. Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early. This is natures proven method of operation.The rule of selection“the survival of the fittest”is the one by which human beings have themselves arrived on the scene. We, being one of the most adaptable creatures the earth has yet produced, may last longer than most. You may take it as another rule that when, at last, human beings show signs of dying out, no other creature will extend a paw to put off our departure. On the contrary, we will be hurried out. For nature, tough fair, is a hard-hearted mistress. She has no favorites.Life seems to have grown too tough for black robins. I leave you to judge whether we should try to do something about it.53The black robin is dying out mainly because .Apeople have been very careless about its survivalBthe appeal for money has come at the wrong timeCthe other birds on the island have destroyed itDits only food supply is far from enough on Little Mangere 54In Paragraph 3, the writer puts forward three questions to .Amake a comparisonBmake an argumentCpresent his own ideaDintroduce a topic55The writers attitude towards the protection of the black robins is .Apassive Bactive Cunconcerned Doptimistic第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从下面的A-F选项中能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。请将答案写在答题卷上。 A. Smiling relieves stress B. Smiling attracts peopleC. Smiling helps stay positive.D. Smiling defeats diseases.E. Smiling changes mood.F. Smiling builds up confidence.56. _ Like a flower with a pleasant scent, your smile can draw people close enough to see inside you. Thats Smile Power. A smile has the power to radiate the qualities that make you beautiful on the inside - kindness, friendship, honesty, respect, patience, and self-control. So please give smiles away like flowers. Let your smile be an invitation for others to get to know the great person behind the smile. Then let people see that your smile doesnt stop at your mouth. It goes all the way to your heart. On the other hand, we are drawn to people who smile and we want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good. Frowns, scowls and grimaces all push people away - but a smile draws them in.57. _ Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. Theres a good chance you mood will change for the better. Smiling can trick the body into helping you to have a good feeling. So smile is a good state of mind, you have a smile, then you will have a better feelings. So when you are smiling you lighten up the room, change the moods of others, and make things happier. 58. _The muscles we use to smile lift the face, making a person appear younger. Dont go for a face lift, just try smiling your way through the day - youll look younger. Then you will feel better and have more confident, thus are more likely to be promoted, and more likely to be approached. Put on a smile at meetings and appointments and people will react to you differently because of your confidence. 59. _ Stress can really show up in our faces. Smiling helps to prevent us from looking tired, worn down, and overwhelmed. When you are stressed, take time to put on a smile. This is because when you smile, there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressure. You can sit for a few minutes, take a reading. Then smile for a minute and take another reading while still smiling. You will be happy to see your stress disappears quickly. 60. _ Now try to think of something negative without losing the smile. Its hard. When we smile our body is sending the rest of us a message that “Life is Good!” Stay away from depression, stress and worry by smiling. So smile is a positive state of mind, every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thi