2020学年高二英语下学期开学考试(第一次测试)试题新人教版

1、2019学年高二英语下学期开学考试(第一次测试)试题第二部分阅读理解(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(A )Ellis Island is located in New York Harbor. EllisIsland is open daily year roundfrom 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours during summer. It is closed on December 25. There is no admission

2、 charge to Ellis Island; but donations are gratefully accepted.At Your FingertipsPark information (212) 363-7620Emergencies (212) 363-3260Ferryboat information (212) 269-5755Lost and found (212)363-7620Dining, gifts & audio tour 344-0996|TransportationStatue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry; bo

3、ats leave from Battery Park, Manhattan, and from Liberty State Park, New Jersey. They run about every 30 to 45 minutes beginning at 9:15 a.m.(The time for ferry is changeable)Hours: May vary; call the number aboveClosed: December 25Ferry fees (includes Liberty and Islands) adults, $7; senior citizen

4、s, $6; children (age 317), $5. (Group rates are available for 25 or more adults.) 21. In summer, visitors will have to visit Ellis Island.A. a limited time B. a longer time C. a shorter time D. a wonderful time 22. Which number would you call if our friends were suddenly ill?A. (212)344-0996 B. (212

5、)363-7620 C. (212) 363-3260 D. (212) 269-575523. Which of the following is NOT true?A. People can visit Ellis Island free of charge.B. The boats departure time from Battery Park is at 9:15 all the year round.C. Ferry fees for children are cheaper than for adults.D. Ferry fees for group visitors can

6、be reduced.（B ）"Pop"stands for popular, and a pop singer has to work very hard to stay popular.He must either give the public what they want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract theirattention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records aresold everywhere, he cannot rel

7、ax. Then he must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.The life of a successful pop singer isn ' t easy at all. He can only relax when heis alone, because everything he does is watched and rep

8、orted in the special newspaper written for the fans. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimestheir enthusiasmis sohysterical（ 歇 斯底里 的）that they d

9、o anything to get a souvenir. They steal handkerchief, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of unfortunate singer ' s hair. Many singers have been forced to hide, and some who have not beenso lucky as to escape have been stripped（ 录U） practically naked by their fans. A pop singer

10、has to spend a lot of money on clothes because he must always look smart,or at any rate, different. He must have a luxurious（ 豪华的）car. And most importantly, he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.24. Pop singer works very hard.A. to get attentionB. to stay popularC. to get more mo

11、neyD. to sell more records25. The underlined word “annoying " in the second paragraph means.A. lovelyB. friendlyC. boringD. angry26. A pop singer has a lot of clothes in order to keep himself.A. smart and the sameB. smart and differentC. healthy and youngD. rich and strong27. A suitable title f

12、or this passage might be.A. The Wayto Becomea Pop SingerB. The Fans of the Pop SingerC. The Pop SingersD. TheSuccess of Pop Singers（C ）The host poured the tea into the cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink

13、. Apparently thinking of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the thermos（ 热水瓶）on the table. His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling.They remained sitting in the parlor （客厅）,the ten-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window, the father just abou

14、t to take his cup, when the crash came, right there in the parlor. Something was hopelessly broken.It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked over hershoulder abruptly, startled, staring. It was mysterious. Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. True, it hadn&

15、#39; t stood steadily when their host placedit on the table, but it hadn ' t fallen then.The crash of the thermos caused the host, with a box of sugar cubes in his hand, to rush back from the inner room. He gawked at the steaming floor and blurted out,“It doesn ' t matter! It doesn ' t m

16、atter!”The father started to say something. Then he muttered,“Sorry, I touchedit and it fell. "“It doesn ' t matter, “ the host said.Later, when they l eft the house, the daughter said,“Daddy, did you touch it? ”in the windowpane. You were“No. But it stood so close to me. ”“But you didn 

17、9; t touch it. I saw your reflection sitting perfectly still.The father laughed."What then would you give as the cause of its fall? "The thermos fell by itself. The floor is uneven. It wasn' t steady when Mr. Liput it there. Daddy, why did you say that you？”“That won' t do," g

18、irl. It sounds more acceptable when I say I knocked it down. There are things which people accept less, the more you defend them. The truer the story you tell, the less true it sounds.”The daughter was lost in silence for a while. Then she said,“Can you explainit only this way? "“Only this way,

19、 " her father said.28. The underlined words “ blurted out " in Paragraph 4 means "”.A. said quietlyB. said mysteriouslyC. said quicklyD.said patiently 29. The location of the thermos before it fell was.A. on the floor of the inner roomB. on the windowpaneC. on a small table in the par

20、lorD. behind the father and daughter30. It can be inferred from the story that the father.A. didn ' t know Mr. Li very wellB. didn ' t think Mr. Li would believethe truthC. was sorry that he told the truthD. was a stubborn man31. The story shows us that.A. people rarely tell the truthB. if y

21、ou defend yourself, people will believe youC. people should take the blame for something that they didn' t doD. you can ' t always make people believe the truth(D)If you are human, you can ' t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong and you feel as if your life

22、is completely out of control. It is during those“down times " that words of encouragementfrom family, friends, co-workers or even strangers can lighten your spirits. It is also during those times that destructive words can sink you deeper and deeper into depression.For example, consider this st

23、ory about a group of frogs who were traveling through the woods when two of them fell into a deep pit（ 坑）. All of the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two unfortunate frogs they would never get out.The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to

24、jump out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs took heed ofwhat theother frogs were saying and simply gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain. The mo

25、re they shouted, the harder he jumped and finally he made it to safety.When he got out, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all shouting at him to simply quit. The frog explained to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time

26、.Every time you have a chance to say either something positive or negative to another humanbeing, do choose the chance to say something positive! Don' t let those opportunities get away from you. Your words have a large amount of power. Use them wisely. You really never know just how much they c

27、an mean to someone else.32. The first paragraph tells us that words play an important part especially when .A. we stay with our family, friends and co-workersB. we hear strangers say something to us C. we get through hard times in life.D.we make some big mistakes.33. The underlined phrase“took heed

28、of " has the similar meaning with""A. acted according toB. had some doubtC. held ontoD. got used to34. The more they shouted, the harder he jumped and finally he made it to safety.That，s because.A. he struggled to prove that they were wrongB. he thought they were encouraging himC. he

29、was angry with what they saidD.he didn ' t want to let them down.35. After reading the passage, readers should learn a lesson that.A. we can use encouraging words to help others outB. having a positive attitude is important in lifeC. never give up until we winD. we must believe in ourselves rath

30、er than others 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。At present, an increasing number of student wear glasses and some even in high degree, that worries themselves a lot. In my opinion, there were mainly three reasons. First, their ways of using eyes are not health. Second,

31、because the high pressure of study, they often study for too long without any break. Third, somespend too many timebefore televisions or computers. However, much can be done to protect our eyesight. When reading, we should be in bright places but let our eyes rest every an hour.Whenever we are free,

32、 we should do some eye exercises so that our tiring eyes can be restored quick.There is an English saying : "_36_ Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body._37_Tests were carried out to s

33、tudy the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effectsto physicalexercise._38_ If laughter exercises the body, it must bebeneficial.Other tests have shown that laug

34、hter appears to be able to reduce the effectof pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of studentswho listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the painfor the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. _39_40_ They have found th

35、at even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.A. Laughter can prolong one's life.B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which t

36、hey help to improve theirpatients' condition byencouraging them to laugh.C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish bothstress and pain.D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing ； it also w

37、orks several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.F. Laughter is the best medicine.G. They have found that laughter really can improve people's health.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满

38、分 45分）第一节：完型填空（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。Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really 41 your feeling?"Immediately, he said,"Yes. Last Christmas yo

39、u promised us a special 42 thatI really wanted but you 43gave it to me. ”The 44 was that I' d completely forgottenabout it. I 45 , “Is there anythingelse I ' ve done wrong, but didn ' t apologizefor?"Again, his 46 was immediate, a Remember last Christmas when Mom said you hadto go t

40、o the 47 because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and 48 in a hurry. Remember? "“Well, you left and 49 the suitcase. " I couldn ' t believe he 50 all the details! ”After you came back from the hospital you were51 . When you got home,the suitcase had been opened and 52

41、had been thrown all over the place. And you53 me.”“And you didn ' t do it? ” I asked.“No, I didn ' t . I was just searching for my gift.”My heart sank. I felt 54 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 55 me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I ' d hurt his feelings, too

42、. I went to ask him the 56 question. Kevin ' s answer was as immediate as his57 ,“LastChristmas you 58 _ us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”59 Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 60 thing wasn ' t the toy. The proble

43、m was I ' d made a promise too lightly and didn ' t keep i t as their father.41. A. showed B. hurt C. attended D. expressed42. A. candy B. book C. picture D. toy43. A. never B. often C. always D. ever44. A. challenge B. message C. idea D. fact45. A. complained B. apologized C. continued D. e

44、xplained46. A. suggestion B. answer C. action D. blame47. A. hospital B. church C. school D. garden48. A. settled down B. went on C. set off D. got up49. A. replaced B. forgot C. brought D. opened50. A. knew B. imagined C. discovered D. remembered51. A. angry B. worried C. happy D. satisfied52. A. n

45、othing B. somebody C. everything D. nobody53. A. praisedB. punishedC. helpedD. educated54. A. terribleB. hopelessC. inspired D. encouraged55. A. support B. criticize C. suspect D. forgive56. A. easy B. direct C. same D. funny57. A. mother s B. brother s C. sister s D. father s58. A. bought B. borrow

46、ed C. left D. promised59. A. Though B. Because C. Since D. Until60. A. strange B. interesting C. important D. difficult第 II 卷第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45 分)第二节(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或括号内单词的正确形式。Most students do an IQ test early in their school career. Even if they never seetheir results,

47、they feel that their IQ is 61 determines how well they are goingto do in life. When they see other students doing 62than them, they usuallybelieve that those students have 63higher IQ and that thereis nothing theycan do 64 (change) facts. However, new research into EQ suggests thatsuccess is not 65(

48、simple) the result of a high IQ.While your IQ tells you how 66(intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you howwell you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery, who 67 (invent) the termEQ, gives the following description: At work, it is IQ 68gets you promoted.Supported by his academic research, Profes

49、sor Salovery suggests that when 69(predict) someone's future success, their character, 70 measured by EQtests,might actually matter more than their IQ.第四部分 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)假段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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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

50、在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。One afternoon on April, 1912 , a new ship set off from England to America on it firsttrip. It was one of the largest and first ship at that time. It was cold, but theship was pleasant and people are enjoying themselves. The next day was even cold.People could