河北省张家口市宣化第一中学2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

1、河北省张家口市宣化第一中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）amanny abreu practices benjamin franklins famous saying， if you want something done， ask a busy person throughout his four years at kellenberg memorial high school in the us， abreu made community service an important part of his life i dont k

2、now where he finds the time to do everything， said erin ronan， abreus math teacher hes truly a class act as an honors student， abreu， 18， took part in different voluntary activities after school， during weekends and summer holidays these included helping staff at the public library， doing landscape

3、work at kellenberg， and serving customers at a local restaurant but faced with a limited number of hours in a day， abreu left his library job last summer to start working as an emergency medical technician - a role that fits his passion for making a difference in other peoples lives my appreciation

4、for service has guided me into giving back， said abreu， who is setting his sights on becoming a doctor its such a rewarding feeling to help someone during his three years at high school， abreu devoted between 40 and 50 hours of his time each year to volunteer work - more than double the schools annu

5、al requirement of 20 hours for all his hard work， abreu was welcomed into a leadership club that organizes fellow students volunteer activities st martin de porres marianist school （kellenbergs sister school） also benefited from abreus devotion through his schools smart club program， he voluntarily

6、provided homework help and played games with the junior high school students abreu thanked his parents for inspiring him to do the right thing， saying they are the most selfless people i know he remembered when he was about 6 years old， his mother invited a disadvantaged neighborhood boy to have din

7、ner upon observing the boys happiness， abreu came away with a sense of how he wanted to live his own life - i wont focus on my own desires ill help as many people as i can， he said1. what did erin ronan really mean by his words in paragraph 3？ _ a. abreu should focus his time on his studyb. abreu is

8、 a very excellent studentc. abreu often likes to show off in his classd. abreu has lost interest in his study to make community service2. why did abreu work as a medical technician？ _ a. because he loved being praised by other peopleb. because he didnt have time to do any other jobc. because he desi

9、red to improve the lives of othersd. because he hoped to try different types of jobs3. what did abreu get from his hard work？ _ a. it gave him a sense of self-worth by helping othersb. it made his family famous around the neighborhoodc. it gave him a chance to attend medical school for freed. it mad

10、e him a leader among his fellow school studentsball eyes were on jack ma the chairman of alibaba group holding ltd stepped down on teachers day from leading the e-commerce giant he founded 20 years ago i still have lots of dreams to go after， ma wrote in an open letter last year to announce his part

11、ing the world is big， and i am still young， so i want to try new things the 55-year-old businessman showed that he was ready for new things by arriving at his farewell party （欢送会） dressed up like a rock star in fact， his rags-to-riches story is a good example of doing something different visiting th

12、e united states in 1995， ma saw the internet and had the idea of setting up his own trading website in 1999， he founded alibaba with a group of friends in a shared apartment， struggling for years to get it off the ground with all the challenges， the company slowly brought e-commerce to china althoug

13、h his success has influenced a number of chinese tech businessmen， ma pointed out that the key is having a dream its the dreams that keep us never afraid of setbacks （挫折）， ma said in a video posted on sept 9 now the experienced businessman is looking to focus on education what can he offer？ im not g

14、onna teach english； im not gonna teach business but im gonna teach young people how to face challenges， he told bloomberg news skilled sailors were never made on calm waters as ma said， today is cruel tomorrow is crueler but the day after tomorrow is beautiful4. what can we learn from paragraph 4？ _

15、 a. ma had enough money to start alibabab. ma is forward-looking and determinedc. going abroad is important to start ones businessd. the idea of setting up trading website was very popular from the beginning5. whats the most important for his success according to ma？ _ a. experiencesb. dreamsc. educ

16、ationd. challenges6. what does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply？ _ a. practice makes perfectb. confidence is the key to successc. good conditions help people grow and learnd. challenges allow us to develop new abilities7. whats the best title of the passage？ _ a. leaving to pursue

17、 his new dreamsb. mas retirement from alibaba b great achievements of ma d returning to english teachingca rainy day can be a chance to recharge while you relaxed on the sofa with a movie， the raindrops falling on your windows might one day provide the power for your tv this is the idea behind an in

18、vention that harvests energy from water the technology is based on the triboelectric （摩擦电的） effect an engineer at the university of hawaii， david ma knew that its possible to generate electricity by rubbing two things together so， he thought， why dont we use water？ a drop of water sliding across a s

19、urface coated with two different materials would generate enough friction （摩擦） to create an electrical charge by placing metal wires that the drop of water touched as it moved， it should be possible to harvest electricity， he reasoned it worked in fact， the researchers lit up 15 led bulbs with a sin

20、gle moving water drop this is not the first time that scientists have got electricity from water-generated friction earlier experiments， though， harvested the charge produced in a surface by a sliding drop of water there， the surface had acted as an electrode （电极） this is different the energy of fri

21、ction is being harvested from the water itself it turns out， ma says， the charge in the water drop is much more than the charge produced in the other electrode in fact， his teams model generated almost 100 times more power than previous experiments from a single drop of water the technology could so

22、meday power phones， sensors or other small electronics， says christopher oshman， an engineer at the colorado school of mines this work is a step toward harvesting the energy of moving objects all around us， including ourselves， to power the electronic devices we use every day， he says ma has shown t

23、hat the technology can work in a lab， oshman says next， the colorado researcher would like to see it tried on a larger scale， such as on an umbrella8. how does the author introduce the topic of the text？ _ a. by telling a storyb. by raising a questionc. by giving an exampled. by imagining a situatio

24、n9. what does the underlined word it in paragraph 3 refer to？ _ a. the wireb. the drop of waterc. the surfaced. the electricity10. what is unique about mas technique compared with earlier experiments？ _ a. the water itself acts as an electrodeb. it is based on the triboelectric effectc. it produces

25、electricity from water-made frictiond. it uses a surface covered with two different materials11. what does oshman say about mas technology？ _ a. it has a promising futureb. it will do well on an umbrellac. it works well in the real worldd. it will replace batteries somedayddreaming of summer picnics

26、 filled with family and fun？ weve come up with 4 of the top picnic areas across the us cumberland islands， georgia just a few hours south of savannah， this national seashore is a wonderful picnic place its an unspoiled place in the deep south with over 50 miles of hiking trails （小径） covered in spani

27、sh moss， the trails are lined with trees and since its still a rural area， the stars line up for a grand show at night and create the perfect evening starlit picnic opportunity grant park， chicago if you are looking for delicious food in chicago， go for a taste of a 20-day， lake-front， foodie festiv

28、al that happens in october each year grab a spot near the fountain to enjoy your picnic， appreciate the city scenery and lake views and relax with family and friends if you are there on july 4th， be sure to plan the day to include the fireworks display at the navy pier cranberry islands， maine here，

29、 youll enjoy natural picnics with island views the islands are a delightful group of islands about 20 minutes offshore from acadia national park you can visit the islands by private boat or ferry service bring a picnic basket along for the ride as its a romantic picnic area to take your special some

30、one or go for a family outing to visit the islands big sur， california the point lobos state reserve is a small gem besides the coastal wildlife there are rare plant communities， and unique geological formations its good to have a picnic there we recommend bringing a telescope， because much of the w

31、ildlife can be seen only at a distance12. why does the writer advise us going to cumberland islands？ _ a. because they are just next to savannahb. because they keep their original ecology （生态）c. because they are almost covered in spanish mossd. because they have a grand show every night13. where can

32、 you enjoy observing wildlife with a telescope？ _ a. at the navy pierb. in the deep southc. at acadia national parkd. at the point lobos state reserve14. whats the authors purpose of writing this passage？ _ a. to introduce some picnic areas in the usb. to share personal stories about picnicsc. to te

33、ll readers some good ways to relaxd. to offer readers tips for summer holiday15. where can we most probably read this passage？ _ a. in a personal dairyb. in a science reportc. in a travel magazined. in a geography textbook二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共12.5分）as the saying goes， no man is an island we all need to

34、connect with other people to fully give meaning to our lives as we grow older， we develop closeness to certain people (1) a group of friends having a group of friends is healthy because you get to grow and learn things together（2） _ but your friends will always relate to you because they are going t

35、hrough the very same things a good group of friends are the ones who make you a better person your best friend even if you belong to a group of friends， there will always be that one person you trust and care for the most a best friend is that one person who listens to your problems and makes sacrif

36、ices for your sake (2) this person is someone who will believe in you and stand by you every step of the way the bonds that last (3) there are times good friends are separated for years， but when they meet again， they feel as close to each other as they used to when they were younger and even though

37、 they get busy， all it takes is a reunion to rekindle all the happy memories and make new ones in the process a good friend to be a good friend does not have to mean you have to sacrifice an eye or a limb to prove your loyalty you do not have superpowers to make all their problems go away but what i

38、s great about a good friend is that when you need him or her， they are always willing to be there (4) a that is the true value and essence of friendship b these are what we call our friends c friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain， d friends do not have to always be together to rema

39、in friends e parents may not fully understand what you are going through， f you promise to stay in touch with people， but it doesnt work out g he or she is your shoulder to cry on and your defender from your oppressors （压迫者）16. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g17. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g18. a. ab. b

40、c. cd. de. ef. fg. g19. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g20. a. ab. bc. cd. de. ef. fg. g三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）i was getting ready to go to bed when the phone rang this could not be (21) my mind（2） _ through the list of family members who might need help， but the voice was hardly（3） _ lindy， this is les

41、ley i dont know lesley well we did (22) speak with each other， but to say we were friends was not (23) perhaps something really (24) caused her to reach someone she barely knew (25)， she only asked me， do you have room for a turkey？ in your freezer？ we had lots of room in our freezer， and (26)， too

42、much sure， i responded， did your freezer break down？ not (27)， lesley replied， and i will explain when i arrive minutes later came a huge freezer truck lesley stepped down and explained the lease（租约） of the grocery store her husband serviced had run out and that they had to (28) all the freezers tha

43、t very night thinking it was a (29) to throw away all this good food， they decided to drop off food to anyone she could (30) noticing our freezer was pretty empty， lesley asked to (31) it up an hour later， everything finished， i asked her， when will you come back for all this？ lesley laughed， we don

44、t want it back it is yours! thanks for helping us out! for helping them out？ we opened our freezer door inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often (32) to try however， our needs were met in an (33) way21. a. excitingb. goodc. frighteningd. easy22. a. lookedb. fellc. broked. raced23. a

45、. familiarb. sweetc. loudd. beautiful24. a. frequentlyb. occasionallyc. alwaysd. hardly25. a. embarrassingb. confusingc. appropriated. ordinary26. a. excellentb. attractivec. gratefuld. awful27. a. insteadb. thereforec. moreoverd. meanwhile28. a. in totalb. in a wordc. in factd. as a result29. a. ex

46、actlyb. clearlyc. completelyd. seriously30. a. dress upb. emptyc. selld. throw31. a. shameb. punishmentc. dutyd. right32. a. loveb. catchc. think ofd. recognize33. a. bringb. liftc. used. fill34. a. volunteeredb. pretendedc. refusedd. longed35. a. ordinaryb. unexpectedc. efficientd. interesting四、语法填

47、空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）36. that afternoon， a little girl ran into the middle of the road where the traffic was busy a truck passed her for left turn unaware of the danger she was (1) ， the little girl continued to run in the middle of the road the traffic lights changed， and more cars drove towards her， w

48、hich made her situation more（2） _ （ danger）， as she could get hit by many drivers who didnt notice her (2) （stand） there suddenly， a man ran to her from across the road however， during this， a car (3) （speed） towards them and almost hit the man he (4) （ narrow） escaped， and waved at the cars to stop

49、 (5) once it was clear， he picked up the little girl and carried her away to (6) （ safe）! subsequently， the man asked the girl for her dads phone number， and immediately contacted him the girl， who was 6 years old， went out by herself on that day， (7) （ find） her father without telling her mother he

50、r uncle superman， surnamed mei， was (8) assistant policeman mei was on his way back to the police station after completing a field task when he saw the little girl the girls (9) （ parent） expressed their gratitude mei said： when seeing this happen， everyone should help!五、书面表达（本大题共2小题，共40.0分）37. 假定你是

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52、cesandtearsintheireyesconfused，iglancedtowardmystone-facedteacherhavingnochoice，islowlyraisedthereportihadslavedover，hopingtohidemyselfwhatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway？ quickly，iflashedbacktothedaymisslancelotgavemethetaskthiswasthefirstrealtaskireceivedinmynewschoolitseemedsimple：goontheinter

53、netandfindinformationaboutamannamedgeorgewashingtonsincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry，ihadneverheardofthatnamebeforeasisearchedthenameofthisfellow，itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts，whilethe

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55、friendlymass，iwastotallylostohwell，iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk，burningtofindoutwhatihaddonewrongasaclassmatebeganhisreport，itallbecameclear，myreportisongeorgewashington，themanwhostartedtheamericanrevolutionthewholeworldbecamequiet!howcouldiknowthatshemeantthatgeorgewashington？ obviously，mygradewasawfulheartbrokenbutfearless，idecidedtoturnthisarounditalkedtomisslancelot，butsheinsisted：nore-dos；nonewgradeifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotreason