甘肃省会宁县第二中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）

甘肃省会宁县第二中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑ABy the time I reached junior high, I was sure I wanted to be a nurse. If you didnt study Latin, you couldnt be a nurse, so I enrolled. Many Latin words were familiar to me. The hard part turned out to be the usage and creating sentences with the words that seemed so easy to pronounce. Several weeks into the course my teacher came to me, saying, I think you should withdraw from this course. It seems to be too hard for you.”That was the day I learned I wasnt smart enough to become a nurse. With shame, I handed in my Latin textbook.After high school, the years raced by. I married and had children. Then one day my husband John came home. “ Carol, Marx died this afternoon.” I looked at my husband with disbelief.John was touched by this tragedy. Finally one evening he said, “Carol, Jackie has never worked and now shes alone with four children. Ive been thinking if anything happens to me, I want you to be able to take care of yourself and the children. Why dont you think about what youd like to do and get the training youll need to do it?”I signed up for the entrance exam for nursing programs. One day I received a letter from the school. I wanted so badly to open it, but with my lack of confidence, I laid it on the kitchen counter saying. “Im not in the mood for a rejection letter today.”Finally I forced myself to open it. “Dear Carol,” I read. “We are pleased to inform you that you successfully passed the entrance exam.1.Why did John advise Carol to find a job?A. To support the family. B. To be able to live independently.C. To live a more colorful life. D. To provide more allowance for he kids.2. From the text, we know what the teacher said _.A. saved Carol from wasting her time B. helped Carol find her true interestC. destroyed Carols dream to be a nurse D. encouraged Carol to be careful in learning3. After receiving the letter from the school, Carol _.A. couldnt wait to open it B. had no need to read it themC. didnt take it seriously at all D. was uncertain about the result4. What may be the best title for the text?A. Too dumb to be a nurse B. A dream too high to achieveC. Never too late to learn D. A chance too important to missB.If you are a first-time traveler, take a look at some places to visit in Louisiana.Baton RougeThe second largest city in the state, Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. With the Mississippi river to the south, this is a major industrial and commercial center in the southern area. The Louisiana State Capital area also plays host for the famous “Mardi Gras” parades. Other places of interest around here are Perkins Rowe, Louisiana State Museum and the Baton Rouge Zoo.New Orleans Museum of ArtLocated in New Orleans, this museum includes some of the finest collections of art. One can particularly see around 50 beautifully carved sculptures on the landscaped garden. The collection mainly includes artworks of French and American origin. This museum is open for students and teachers who can take a tour here or even conduct workshops.National World War II MuseumThis museum is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It has an interesting array(大量) of exhibits, which are related to World War II. On the 56th anniversary, this museum was opened to the public. It gives the visitors a glimpse into the political and social life of the days during World War II.Avery IslandIt is actually a salt dome, which is the home of a rock salt mine in use since the time of the Civil War. The name stands , because in the 1830s this place was the home of the Avery family. It was the American-Indians who discovered the presence of the salt dome here. Avery Island is also famous for the well-known Tabasco pepper sauce.LafayettePopularly known as the Eden of Louisiana, this town is an interesting blend of Spanish, American, African and Indian cultures. This town resonates with “unity in diversity”. Some major attractions here include the Acadian village, Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium, Acadian and Creole Folklore and Folklife Center, and the Summer Music Festival in August. People here really know how to enjoy themselves and celebrations, dance and music are a part of their lifestyle.5. You can enjoy the following places of interest in Baton Rouge EXCEPT _.A. Perkins Rowe B. the Acadian villageC. Louisiana State Museum D. the Baton Rouge Zoo6. Which museum specially welcomes teachers and studentsA . Louisiana State Museum. B. New Orleans museum of Art.C. National World War II Museum. C. Lafayette Natural History Museum &Planetarium7. Which place is known as the Eden of Louisiana?A. Baton Rouge B. New OrleansC. Lafayette D. Avery IslandCWhy do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Dont Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity or extreme overweight among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% and is growing.8. In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola? A. They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently. B. They squeeze eating between the other daily activities. C. They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles. D. They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.9. This text is mainly the relationship between _. A. Americans and the French B. life style and obesity C. children and adults D. fast food and overweight10. The text is mainly developed _. A. by contrast B. by spaceC. by process D. by classification11. Where does this text probably come from? A. A TV interview B. A food advertisementC. A health report D. A book reviewDAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations -UNESCO and National Geographic among themhave for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Centre Yale University, who specializes in the languages andoral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India , Nepal, Bhutan, and China . But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record. At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials-including photographs, films, tape recordings, and field noteswhich had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now, through the two organizations that he has founded the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project _Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, for the world available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.12. Many scholars are making efforts to _. A. promote global languages B. rescue disappearing languages C. search for language communities D. set up language research organizations.13. What does “that tradition in Paragraph 3 refer to ? A. Having full records of the languages B. Writing books on language teaching. C. Telling stories about language users D. Living with the native speaker.14. What is Turins book based on? A. The cultual studies B. The documents available at Yale. C. His language research in Bhutan. D. His personal experience in Nepal. 15. Which of the following best describe Turins work? A. Write, sell and donate. B. Record, repair and reward. C. Collect, protect and reconnect. D. Design, experiment and report.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。What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red ? _16_Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist(悲观主义者).At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference as well as the effect that colors have on human beings._17_ If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly._18_ A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day._19_ A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀)than any other bridge in the area - until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue._20_ It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are printed orange rather than black or grey.A. On the other hand, black is depressing.B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grew up we are born with our preference.C. The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.G. Colors do influence our moods there is no doubt about it.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题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 got a part-time job working at the local coffee shop .I had figured the job would be _21_. What I hadnt _22_ were the women who felt that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again until they _23 _ a certain level of perfection._24_,I didnt leave the job.One rainy day, a regular customer came in looking _25_, I asked what the problem was, but he wouldnt tell me any details. He said he felt like going into bed, pulling the sheets up over his _26_, and staying there for a few years. Before he _27_, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He looked at me in _28_ because he hadnt ordered anything but the coffee. He _29_ the bag and saw I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.“Its on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”He smiled and thanked me before turning around and _30_ back out into the rain.The next day was a horrible one. The rain was still _31_ and everyone was using the drive-through window because no one wanted to brave the rain and lighting. I spent my afternoon at the window, handing people their orders and _32_ as they slowly counted their pennies. I tried to smile as the customers _33_ about the weather, but it was _34_ to smile as they sat in their cars with the windows rolled up, while I dealt with water hanging from my _35_. Also, no one felt like _36_ that day. Every time I looked into our tip jar, with its _37_ amount of pennies, I grew more depressed.Around seven oclock the customer from the day before came and handed me a rose. He said not many people take the time to _38_ others and he was glad there were _39_ people like me in the world. I was speechless and moved; I hadnt thought that I had done anything noble. After a moment, I came to my senses and _40_ him.21. A. tiring B. unfit C. hard D. easy22. A. updated B. expected C. wandered D. accepted23. A. reached B. recognized C. chewed D. tasted24. A. Immediately B. Nevertheless C. Truly D. Deliberately25. A. excited B. active C. brief D. depressed26. A. head B. foot C. hand D. stomach27. A. accessed B. calmed C. left D. quit28. A. fear B. surprise C. expectation D. wonder29. A. discovered B. opened C. found D. proved30. A. directing B. staring C. looking D. heading31. A. blowing B. pouring C. developing D. gaining32. A. waiting B. crying C. shouting D. urging33. A. argued B. talked C. complained D. puzzled34. A. simple B. difficult C. happy D. satisfied35. A. hand B. mouth C. finger D. forehead36. A. tipping B. complaining C. quarrelling D. purchasing37. A. huge B. small C. moderate D. narrow38. A. care about B. break into C. come across D. look through39. A. also B. already C. yet D. still40. A. obeyed B. praised C. thanked D. greeted第二节 （共10分；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。将答案写在下面的横线上。For 72 years, Lisa Gumple kept a secret. “For a long time., I was determined not to tell anyone about it,” said Gumple, 85 years old, _41_ at last settled in Minnesota after the war and now lives in the Twin Cities.She told people that she and her two sisters were among 669 Jewish children _42_ (save) by a kind man to escape from the Nazi concentration camp in 1939. Their rescuer was _43_ British businessman named Nicholas Winton, who also kept the story to himself _44_ his wife found a list of the childrens names.Gumple was shocked in 1988 when the truth about Wintons one-man rescue operation _45_ (final) came out. “Nobody knew that he did all by _46_ .” she said. “He worked so hard to save lives.”Winton still doesnt think that hes a hero, arguing that his life was never _47_ danger and that he was doing _48_ he feels every person should do.A party was held for Winton and the people hed saved. Gumple was _49_(excite) when she eventually met him. “He still _50_(treat) us all like were his kids.” She said with a warm smile on the face.41. _ 42. _ 43. _ 44. _ 45._46._ 47._ 48._ 49._ 50 ._第三部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Failure is part of our life. Somebody has ever achieved great success without lots of failures. One experience left lasting impression on me. Ive been fond of playing the piano since my childhood. Last year there was a piano competition for teenager in my city and I take part in it. I couldnt wait to show off. The day finally came. However, when I was on the stage I was very nervo