广东省2021-2021学年高二英语下学期测试题（二）

1、高二英语下学期测试题（二） 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、和D）中，选出最佳选项.AHigh School Course Requirements for College AdmissionsWhile admissions standards vary greatly from one school to another， nearly all colleges and universities will be looking to see that applicants have compl

2、eted a standard core (核心) curriculum. As you choose classes in high school， these core courses should always be the most important. Students without these classes may be automatically disqualified for admission In general， a typical high school core curriculum looks something like this English： 4 ye

3、arsForeign Language： 2 to 3 yearsMath： 3 yearsScience： 2 to 3 years including lab scienceSocial Studies and History： 2 to 3 yearsArt： 1yearKeep in mind that the required courses for admission differ from the recommended courses. At selective colleges and universities， additional years of math， scien

4、ce and language will be necessary for you to be a competitive applicant.When colleges calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA) for admissions purposes， they will often ignore the GPA on your transcript (成绩单)and focus only on your grades in these core subject areas. Grades for physical education， mus

5、ic performance and other non-core courses are not as useful for predicting your level of college readiness as these core courses. This doesnt mean that electives arent important. Colleges do want to see that you have a large variety of interests and experiences， but they simply dont provide a good w

6、indow into an applicants ability to handle strict college courses.Core course requirements vary from state to state， and many of the more selective colleges will want to see a strong high school academic record that goes well beyond the core. Advanced Placement， IB and Honors courses are a must to b

7、e competitive at the most selective colleges. In most cases， the strongest applicants to highly selective colleges will have four years of math (including calculus)， four years of science and four years of a foreign language.1. How many courses are included in a typical high school core curriculum?A

8、. Three B. Six C. Eight D. Ten2. What does your non-core courses mean when you apply to college?A. Your intelligence level B. Your academic standardC. Your talents and creativity. D. Your interests and experiences 河婆中学高二英语测练卷（二） 第1页共8页3. Who will most probably be interested in the text?A. High schoo

9、l students B. High school teachersC. College students D. College teachers BOne day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem inability to read.In the libra

10、ry, I found my way into the Childrens Room. I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer,

11、but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.There on the books cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title：Amos, the Beag

12、le with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog

13、who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.My m

14、others call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.I never told my mother about my miraculous（奇迹般地）experien

15、ce that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words h

16、as held.4.The authors mother told him to borrow a book in order to .A. encourage him to do more walkingB. let him spend a meaningful summerC. help cure him of his reading problemD. make him learn more about weapons5.Why could the author manage to read the book through?A. He was forced by his mother

17、to read it.B. He identified with the story in the book.C. The book told the story of his pet dog.D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.6.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.The author has become a successful writer.B.The authors mother saw his remarkable improvement. 河婆中学高二英语测练卷（

18、二） 第2页共8页C.The authors mother rewarded him with books.D.The author has had happy summers ever since.7.Which one could be the best title of the passage?A. My Passion（激情） for Reading B. Mums Strict OrderC. Reunion with My Beagle D. The Charm of a BookCIf you feel at present that you dont have enough f

19、riends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment.Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we dont get around to sch

20、eduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧）with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!Are there any people you could call right

21、 now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could depend on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?If you havent seen much of them lately, is it because you have be

22、come too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?If the main reason you havent been getting together with the people you already know is because you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in life. Is your bu

23、sy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material joys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say

24、 “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?Examine whether the way you are now spending your time exactly reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule enough time for

25、 the things that are truly most important to you.If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.8. In this passage the author mainly discusses .A. how to balance friendship and work B. how to spend our spare timeC. whether we should

26、 keep friendship D. whether we should invite friends to dinner9. What does the underlined word “delegated” probably mean?A. Appointed（分派） B. Replaced C. Reduced D. Handled 河婆中学高二英语测练卷（二） 第3页共8页10. The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following except that _A. you spend too

27、much time seeking material joys in your lifeB. you feel it difficult to keep friendshipC. you stick to doing everything all by yourselfD. you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do11. Which would be the best title for the text?A. Too busy for Friendship? B. Too busy with work?C. How to Spe

28、nd Your Time D. How to Make New FriendsDIt was at her companys annual picnic that my mother met my father, and he walked her home. The next week, from his home in Chicago, he sent her a post card: Remember me please. Do be calling you one of these days.David.She still has that post card. I am not su

29、re what made her save. Though he already had his heart set on her, she hadnt chosen him yet, at least not consciously.My father, a salesman for a big electronics company, often told us while we were growing up, it was blind luck that he was at the picnic that day. He was in town to meet with clients

30、 and happened to stop by the branch office that Saturday morning to make a call. It was the manager of a local radio station where my mother worked as a writer. “Dave! Glad youre in town!” he said, and invited him to come right over to their annual picnic. Later my mother dated him when he was in to

31、wn. Eventually, one night a few months later, she woke her mother and told her she was going to marry Dave. A few months after the wedding, my father was transferred east. They settled in New York, in the house where I grew up.Sometimes I think how time gets us together and puts us in a certain plac

32、e where were faced with one option or another. We leave behind while others live by the choice we made. We could have lived full of different passions and joys, different problems and disappointments. Sometimes, particularly when I came home late to a sleeping house, my husband and daughter curled a

33、round each other. I think about the lives we would not have had if choices had brought us to a different place. And I tremble at the thought that I might have missed this life, this man, this child, this love.12. According to the text, where did the authors parents come across?A. At the authors home

34、. B. At a local radio station.C. At her fathers companys picnic. D. At her mothers companys picnic.13. It can be inferred from the text that .A. the authors father didnt like her mother B. the authors mother always made right decisionsC. the author didnt believe her mother D. the authors mother hadn

35、t decided to marry her father at first14. Before meeting the authors father, her mother was .A. a writer B. a manager C. a teacher D. a saleswoman 河婆中学高二英语测练卷（二） 第4页共8页15. What do we know about the author?A. She values her life now. B. Time makes her life now perfect.C. She is tired of her life now.

36、 D. Her life now faces problems and disappointments.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。Recently some American scientists have a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations. They say people should eat more of the same kind offoodeaten by humans living more t

37、han 10, 000 years ago. 16The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly. Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses. 17 So they are called “diseases of civilization”. Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are

38、examples of such diseases. Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none. 18 . However, a change infoodis one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.Stone Age people hunted wild anim

39、als for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones. They ate a lot offreshwild vegetables and fruits. They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. 19 .We eat six times more salt than our ancestors. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fa

40、t but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C. 20 . But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweetfood.A. Stone Age people lived a simple life.B. But today, we enjoy eating a lot of th

41、ese.C. In that case, they would live much healthier.D. Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.E. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.F. People today probably dont want to live like our ancestors.G. Modern people used to suffer from “diseases of civilization.”第二部分英语知识运用 （共

42、两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）A little girl wanted to become a great pianist, but all she could play on the piano was the 21 little tune, “Chopsticks.” No matter how hard she tried, that was the 22 she could do. After some time her parents decided to 23 for a great pianist to teach her to pl

43、ay 24 . Of course, the little girl was 25 . 河婆中学高二英语测练卷（二） 第5页共8页When the little girl and her parents arrived at the pianist s house for the first lesson, they were 26 by the servant into the living-room, where they saw a beautiful concert grand 27. Immediately, the little girl 28 over to the piano

44、and began playing “Chopsticks.” Her 29 parents told her to stop, but as she played, the pianist entered the room and 30 the little girl to continue. The pianist then took a 31 on the piano bench next to the little girl, listening to her play. After a moment he began to play 32 her, adding beautiful

45、musical notes. The little girl 33 to play “Chopsticks.” The parents couldnt believe their 34 . They were hearing a 35 piano duet(二重奏) played by their daughter and the pianist, and 36 enough, the central theme of it was still Chopsticks.” At times you may feel as if youre a nobody and you will never

46、37 great things. But think of that little girl. All she could play was “Chopsticks.” It was an embarrassment to her 38 . Compared to some peoples 39 , your gifts and talents may seem like “Chopsticks”, but if you 40 with others, you will be able to turn them into something beautiful.21. A.famous B.

47、simple C. beautiful D. amazing22. A.hardest B. latest C. worst D. best23. A. arrange B. hope C. wait D. shout24. A.cheerfully B. normally C. properly D. regularly25. A. delighted B. frightened C.satisfied D.opposed26. A. led B. served C. treated D. introduced27. A. violin B. piano C.bench D. hall28.

48、 A. bent B. dashed C. thought D. wandered29. A.discouraged B.terrified C.puzzled D. embarrassed30. A. prohibited B.commanded C. encouraged D.urged31. A. note B.breath C. look D. seat32. A. instead of B.ahead of C. along with D. apart from33. A. continued B. intended C.stopped D. preferred34. A. daug

49、hter B. story C. ears D. eyes35. A. familiar B. beautiful C. terrible D. similar36. A. strangely B.curiously C. differently D. amazingly37. A. schedule B. memorize C. accomplish D. describe38. A.teachers B. parents C.gifts D.friends39. A. abilities B. wealth C. knowledge D. achievements40. A. corres

50、pond B. consult C. compare D. cooperate第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）Andrew Engel was completely confused. Just days into his freshman year at Rutgers University, he was sitting in Sociology 101, listening to _41_ students have a discussion. He had no idea _42_ they were talking about. He had done his

51、 homework, 河婆中学高二英语测练卷（二）第6页共8页 paid attention to lectures and taken notes, but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much _43_(smart) than I am,” he thought. It was a foreign feeling, as hed always been a good student and _44_(graduate) from high school with a 3.9 GPA.The rest of his day progressed

52、 like an episode of The Twilight Zone. He got _45_(lose), again, on his way to the cafeteria, even though hed been there a few hours earlier. Back at his dorm, he greeted his roommate with a Hi, hows it going? all the while thinking, “What is his name again?”He was acting _46_ a person with Alzheimers disease（阿尔茨海默氏病，即老年痴呆病）, _47_ he was only 17. By the end of September, hed dropped a class and was studying with _48_ tutor, yet he was still st