安徽省亳州市第二中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语Word版含答案.docx

1、亳州二中2020-2021学年高二第二学期期中教学质量检测英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分）听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATheAdventuresofAmilyaRose:TheLieByChavonneD.Stewart,JasmineMi

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15、tmeout,getmeout",somemendugdownanother1.5metersandfoundtheboyintherefrigerator.Hewasdescribedingoodcondition,sufferingonlyfourorfiveminorwounds.Tom'seightbrothersandsistersdiedintheearthquake.Officialssaythattheremayhavekilledasmanyas5000people.Byyesterdayafternoon,foreigndoctorswereleaving

16、theearthquakearea,asthehopeoffindingmoresurvivorshadlost.阅读理解：【答案】21.D22.C23.B【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本书。21. 推理判断题。根据TheAdventuresofAmilyaRose:TheLie部分"Enterfbrachancetowinacopyofthebook."（参加一个赢取这本书的机会）可推知TheAdventuresofAmilyaRose:TheLie这本书有可能免费获得。故选D。22. 细节理解题。根据OceanMeetsSky部分"Finn'sg

17、randfatherhasgonebutFinnknowstheperfectwaytohonorhim”（Finn的祖父已经去世了，但Finn知道纪念他的最佳方式）可知OceanMeetsSky这本书是关于失去亲人的。故选C。23. 细节理解题。根据InvisibleEmmie部分"Thenoveltellsthestoryoftwototallydifferentlittlegirlsinaclass一quiet,shyandartisticEmmieandpopular,outgoing,athleticKatie一andhowtheirlivesunexpectedlycon

18、nectedoneday,whenanembarrassingnotefallsintothewronghands.Emmieeventuallylearnstospeakupforherself,realizingthatbeingsocialisn'tasimpossibleasshethought"（小说讲述了两个完全不同的小女孩在一个班里的故事安静、害羞、有艺术天赋的Emmie和受欢迎、外向、有运动天赋的Katie她们的生活如何在某一天意外地联系在一起，当一张令人尴尬的纸条落入了错误的人手中。Emmie最终学会了为自己说话，意识到社交并不像她想的那样不可能）可知这个故

19、事是写同学关系的。再根据ByTerriLibenson,publishedin2017可知作者是TerriLibenon0故选B。【答案】24.D25.C26.B27.D【解析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了LewisPugh为了呼吁政府采取措施保护海洋而在南极海洋水温很低的情况下，不穿防寒泳衣游泳的勇敢事迹。24. 细节理解题。根据第二段的Iaskworldleaderstodoeverythingtheycantoprotectouroceans.Sometimesthestepstheyneedtotakearedifficultandunpopular.IfI'maskingthe

20、mtobecourageous,Imustalsobe.Swimminginawetsuitwouldnotsendtherightmessage.可知，他不穿防寒泳衣的原因是展示他的勇敢，故选D。25. 词义猜测题。此题要结合上文语境Hesaysthathisbodycanonlytolerateabout20minutesinthefreezingwatersbefore可知他在冰水里游泳身体只能忍受20分钟，下文中提到他游泳时体温在慢慢下降，肌肉控制力也在下降，可推测出此处的it指的是hisbody,故选C。26. 细节理解题。根据第四段的DoctorsandPughcautiontha

21、tonemustreceivemonthsoftrainingtoswiminsuchcoldwaters.可知，一个人要想在冰冷的水里游泳必须得训练很长时间才可以，即要做足准备工作才行，故选B。27. 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是Pugh为保护海洋而在极寒的水里游泳，他用行动去展示他保护海洋的决心和勇气，由此可知D项是最佳标题。【答案】28.A29.D30.D3i.C【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了太平洋西南部的一个岛国一新西兰。28. 词义猜测题。根据第一段中ThecountrygeographicallycomprisestwomainlandstheNorthIsland,orTe

22、Ika-a-Maui,andtheSouthIsland,orTeWaipounamu,andnumeroussmallerislands.这个国家在地理上由两个主要的国家组成北岛和南岛。由此可知划线词的意思是“包括故A选项正确。29. 细节理解题。根据第一段中Thecountry'svariedtopography（地形）anditssharpmountainpeaks,suchastheSouthernAlps,owemuchtovolcaniceruptions.可知，南阿尔卑斯山脉的形成与火山爆发有关。故D选项正确。30. 推理判断题。根据第二段中Polynesianssett

23、ledintheislandsthatweretobecomeNewZealandsomewherebetween1250and1300AD,anddevelopedauniqueMaoriculture.可知Polynesians对毛利文化做出了巨大贡献。故D选项正确。31. 主旨大意题。第一段介绍了新西兰的地理，第二段介绍了新西兰的民族构成，第三段介绍了经济发展及国际地位，由此可知，本文主要谈论新西兰的基本情况。故C选项正确。【答案】32.A33.B34.B35.A【解析】本文叙述了印度政府用3D图画作为主要路段的减速器，目的是使危险的路段变得更安全。但有人也对此种方法的有效性表示怀疑。3

24、2. 推理判断题。根据第一段第一句TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeed-breakersonmajorhighwaysandroads,inanattempttocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving,andeventuallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer可知，印度政府用3D图画作为主要路段的减速器目的是提醒司机自动地减速从而使公路更安全。故选A。33. 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,over200,0

25、0peoplearekilledbyroadaccidentsduetopoorapplicationofroadsafetylaws.（根据世界卫生组织统计数据，道路安全法规的不规范实施每年导致20多万印度人死于交通肇事。）可知，故选B。34. 推理判断题。根据第四段TheuseofvisualillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.Thetechniquehasalsobeentriedou

26、tinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.可知，作者通过例子来解释3D斑马线的实验。故选B。35. 推理判断题。根据最后一段However,criticsarguethatoncedriversknowthatthesespeedbreakersarevisualillusions,theymayignorethem.OthersalsopointoutthatIndia'sdecisiondoesnotconsiderthesafetyofalargenumberofwalkers.Intheend,thenewpolicymaybejustoneste

27、ptowardsimprovingroadsafety.（不过，也有人持反对意见，因为司机一旦熟悉这种3D斑马线带来的幻觉，他们就可能会直接忽略这些装置。还有人指出，印度政府的决定没有考虑到广大行人的安全。这种提高道路安全的新政策可能只是一时有效而已。）可知，作者以客观的态度去认识3D斑马线。故选A。七选五：【答案】36.F37.C38.A39.E40.B【解析】总领下文。下文分段介绍了大学时选取专业时需要了解的情况，而F选项中的Here's.结构就是用来引起下文的。故选F。36. 复现推断。根据本段小标题“Whatisamajor?”并结合本段内容可知，C项（它是你在大学学习的专业领

28、域）符合语境，是对小标题所提出的问题的直接回答。C项中的It指代小标题中的amajoro故选C°逻辑推断。根据设空处后一句"Othersrequirethatyoudeclareamajorbythetimeyousetfootinyourfirstclass.*1可知，另一些学校要求你在开始第一堂课时就做出决定，选定专业；再结合选项可知，A项（一些学校可能给你一年或更多的时间做决定）符合语境。其中Some与后一句中的Others呼应。故选A。37. 语境推断。根据本段最后一句Tfyouchangeyourmajorlateinthegame,itmaytakemoreth

29、anthetraditionalfouryearstoearnadegree."可知，本段主要介绍了大学期间是否能够换专业。故E项（我可以改变主意吗？）适合作为本段的小标题。故选E。38. 语境推断。根据本段的小标题和设空处前后句的内容可知，本段是介绍minors（辅修科目）和doublemajors（双学位）的具体内容。B项（唯一的差别是它不要求和主修专业一样多的课程）符合语境。其中it指代前一句中的Aminoro故选B。完形填空：【答案】41.A42.B43.B44.C45.D46.D47.C48.A49.D50.D51.C52.A53.A54.C55.C56.B57.C58.D

30、59.A60. D【解析】这是一篇记叙文。全文主要讲述了一位经验丰富的徒步旅行者PamBales在登山途中救了一位登山迷路者的经历。39. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爬Jewell小径较低的部分很令人愉悦。A.pleasant愉悦的；boring无聊的；C.long长的；D.unforgettable难忘的。结合后文转折后遇到困难可知A项pleasant4*愉悦的”切题。故选A项。40. 考查动词短语辨析OA.comeabout发生B.thinkabout考虑C.bringabout导致、造成D.knowabout了解。故选B。41. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后他留意到了雪中的脚印。A.cl

31、othes衣服；B.footprints脚印.；C.gloves手套；D.tools工具。通过语境翻译可知脚印切题。故选B项。42. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她沿着这条小径走了一天了，而且因为很多人都爬过这座山，所以她也没多想。A.recording记录；B.covering覆盖;C.following沿着；D.leaving离开。由前文可知她在爬小径，此处使用following沿着”符合题意。故选C项。43. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她沿着这条小径走了一天了，而且因为很多人都爬过这座山，所以她也没多想。A.response回复;B.expectation期待；C.hope希望；D.thoug

32、ht想法。通过语境翻译可知D项切题。故选D项。44. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是作为峡谷搜救队的志愿者，她意识到这样的运动鞋绝对不适合爬山。A.remembered记得；B.suggested建议；C.admitted承认；D.realized意识到。根据后文中继续寻找可知，此处是意识到可能存在问题需要解决，D项realized"意识到”切题。故选D项。45. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：还有几小时就要黑天了。A.success成功；B.freedom自由.；darkness黑暗、黑天；D.disaster灾难。通过语境翻译可知C项darkness"黑暗、黑天"切题

33、。故选C项。46. 考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果Bales继续跟着小路走，她将会增加旅行风险。A.If如果B.Though虽然、尽管C.Because因为D.Unless除非、如果不，根据句意，故选A项。47. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果继续的话会增加风险。A.information信息；B.interest兴趣；C.pain痛苦；D.risk风险。结合前文所述大风在刮马上天黑，表示环境艰险，D项risk“风险"切题。故选D项。48. 考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：前方的轨迹意味着可能有人遇到麻烦了。A.intouch够得着；B.incontrol控制；C.indoubt怀疑；D.i

34、ntrouble有麻烦。通过语境翻译可知D项introuble"有麻烦”切题。故选D项。49. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她小声地责备消失的登山者，他违反了安全规则。A.knowing知道；B.making制作；C.breaking打破；D.judging评论。结合前文所述前方的旅程危险，因此打破了安全规则，C项breaking"打破”切题。故选C项。50. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她检查了一下他是否有受伤迹象。A.injury受伤；B.life生活；C.power能力；D.loss损失。通过语境翻译可知A项injury"受伤"切题。故选A项。51. 考查

35、动词词义辨析。句意：如果他不离开这里就会死掉。A.die死亡；B.escape逃跑；C.wake醒来；D.recover恢复。通过后文内容可知，他伤的很重，A项die"死亡”切题。故选A项。52. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说他迷路了，感觉特别冷。A.sleepy困倦；B.starving饥饿；C.cold寒冷；D.concerned担心。姑合上文所述可知当时天气极为寒冷，因此C项cold"寒冷"切题。故选C项。53. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她帮这个男人把温暖干净的毯子拉到他的身上，给他一杯热可可。A.pick捡起；B.bring带来；C.pull拉；D.ca

36、rry携带。通过语境翻译可知C项pull“拉”切题。故选C项。54. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：他慢慢地站了起来。A.Unwillingly不情愿地；B.Slowly慢慢地；C.Immediately立即地；D.Nervously紧张地。结合后文内容可知在她的鼓励下他继续走了下去，此处意为先站了起来。B项切题。故选B项。55. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们疲惫地到达了登山口。A.upset沮丧的；B.stressed有压力的；C.tired疲惫的；D.scared害怕的。根据下句可知她爬山到发现他的地点用了4小时的时间，意在表明路程之长，C项tired"疲惫的”切题。故选C项。56.

37、 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她爬山到定位他的地点用了4小时的时间。A.treated对待；B.observed观察；C.protected保护；D.located定位。通过语境翻译可知D项located“定位"切题。故选D项。57. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直在鼓励我。A.encouraging鼓励；B.praising表扬；C.excusing找理由；D.instructing指导。根据前文可知他处于困境中时，她一直在鼓励他增强求生欲，因此A项encouraging44鼓励"切题。故选A项。6().考查名词词义辨析。句意：她从没想过会得到这样一个称号，但她真的实至名归

38、得到了。A.option选择;B.fortune运气、财富;C.opportunity机会；D.title头衔、称号。通过语境翻译可知D项title"头衔、称号”切题。故选D项。语法填空：【答案】61.who62.toeat63.an64.differences65.to66.arecalled67.exlremely68.rejecting69.sweeter70.or【解析】这是一篇说明文，作者主要介绍了科学家关于人类味觉的新研究成果：有的人有“苦味基因”，有的人则没有，这些人对食物的感觉不尽相同。现代人们通过多种方法使蔬菜食物更为可口。61. 考查定语从句用法，句意：那些拥有“

39、苦味”基因的人。who在此处引导定语从句修饰those并代替those作从句中的主语，故填who。62. 考查非谓语动词，该空前已有谓语动词are并且根据belikely后接不定式的结构，故此处填toeato考查冠词，首次提到的单个人或物的前面常用冠词修饰，又因为expert是元音音素开头的单词，故填an。63. 考查名词，someof之后要接可数名词的复数形式，故填differenceSo考查介词及固定搭配，根据besensitiveto.结构得知填介词to。64. 考查谓语动词，根据文章的时态判断此处应用一般现在时，根据句意“另外百分之二十五的人被称之为"味盲者“可知此处还要使用

40、被动语态，而且主语是复数意义，故此用arecalledo考查词类转换，副词修饰形容词，构成extremelytired,表示程度，故填extremelyo65. 考查非谓语动词及固定搭配，根据preventsb.(from)doingsth.结构可以得知此处用动名词，故填rejectingo考查形容词的比较级。该空后有than,故此处要填比较级sweeter066. 考查连词，本句中either.or.(或者或者)为固定搭配，表示roasting.与adding.两者二选一的选择关系，故填or。改错：【答案】第二句：get一got67. 第三句：that>which第四句：call一ca

41、lled68. 第五句：such>so第六句：in>on69. 第七句：they>we第七句:spotspots70. 第八句：latelater第九句：去掉but71. 第十句：unforgettable前加an【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和家人暑假去一个海滨城市度假的故事。71. 考查一般过去时。句意：我们乘飞机到达那里。全文用的都是一般过去时，所以这句话也应使用一般过去时。故将get改为goto考查非限制性定语从句。句意：这是一个非常美丽又现代的城市，给我们留下了深刻的印象。这是一个非限制性定语从句，从句缺少主语，且先行词应该为前边整句话，所以关系词应用whi

42、cho故将that改为which072. 考查过去分词作定语。句意：第一天，我们乘公共汽车去了一个叫海洋公园的地方。根据句意，这里的aplace被叫作“SeaPark",因此应该使用过去分词作定语。故将call改为calledo考查副词。句意：这儿有如此多不同种类的鱼以至于我不能相信自己的眼睛。在so.that和such.that句型中，名词前有many,much,few,little修饰时只能用so.that,不能用such.thato故将such改为so。73. 考查介词。句意：在第二天。具体到某一天要用介词on,故将in改为。n。74. 考查代词。句意：我们去了一些旅游景点。整

43、篇文章都在将我和家人度假的情况，不是他们，故把they改成we。75. 考查名词的数。句意：接下来的两天内，我们去了一些旅游景点，购物，拍照片。spol是可数名词，其前面有some修饰，故应用spot的复数形式。故将spot改为spols。76. 考查副词。句意：几天后，我们离开了那座城市。laie表示“迟的；晚的”；laier常与一个表示具体时间的名词连用，指从过去或将来某一时间算起的“.后"“过了.根据句意，故将late改为latero考查连词。句意：虽然在回家的路上我们感觉累，但是我们对假期感觉很开心。所以although引导让步状语从句，所以逗号后的句子是主句，故要去掉but

44、。77. 考查不定冠词。句意：多么难忘的经历。分析句子结构可知，这是一个感叹句。experience是作“经历”讲时，是可数名词，所以这里应加上定冠词，unforgettable是元音音素开头，故要用an。故在unforgettable前加an0作文：【范文】Dearfellowstudents,Asthesayinggoes,garbageisthetreasurethatismisplaced.Therefore,withtheaimofrecyclingresourcesandprotectingourenvironment,wearecallingforyouractivepartic

45、ipationinthecampaignforgarbagesorting.Garbageclassificationcanbringnumerousbenefitstousandoursociety.Firstlyandimportantly,itgoesbeyonddoubtthatclassifyingtrashcontributesalottotheenvironmentalprotectionandit'safavorablewaytoreducethewastepollution.Inaddition,itisofgreatbenefitforustorecyclereso

46、urces,whichwillbegoodforthesustainabledevelopmentofoursociety.What'smore,morespaceoriginallyoccupiedbywastelandwillbespared.Finally,thechangeofourlifestyleissurelybeneficialtoourphysicalhealth.Weearnestlyappealtoeveryonetotakeactionandcontributetomakingourcityabetterplace.Withourjointeffort,wefi

47、rmlybelievethatagreencityisnolongerafantasy.Let'stakeactionnow!Students'Union【解析】本文是一篇应用文，需要写一封倡议信。在题干中要求包含相关内容，故在编写时要十分注重，保证内容上的完整。1. 时态上要以一般现在时为主。2. 文章结构要清晰，进行分段编写，用到相关连词或表达，使得文章有逻辑性，比如firstlyandimportantly,therefore,what'smore,finally等o在写作中，要注意使用复杂句型，符合该年段英语学习内容，比如定语从句，同位语从句句型；亦可多尝试使用

48、高级词汇或短语，来增加文章亮点，比如withtheaimof.,beofgreatbenefit,appealto等0ofthestoriesthathisgrandfathertoldhimabouttheplacewheretheoceanmeetsthesky.Finn'sgrandfatherhasgonebutFinnknowstheperfectwaytohonorhim.He'llbuildhisownshipandsailouttofindthismagicalplacehimself!Andwhenhearrives,maybehe,llfindsomethi

49、nghedidn'tknowhewaslookingfbr.21. WhatcanweknowaboutTheAdventuresofAmilyaRose:TheLie?A. It'sthefirstchildren'sbookin2017.B. It'sonlyfbrchildren'slun.C. It'smainlyaboutteachers,lessons.D. Itmaybegainedforfree.22. Whichbookisrelatedtothelossoflovedones?A. TheAdventuresofAmilyaR

50、ose:TheLieB.InvisibleEmmieC.OceanMeetsSkyD.ChesterandGusWhowrotethestoryabouttherelationshipbetweenclassmates?A. ChavonneD.StewartandJasmineMillsB.TerriLibenonC.TerryFanandEricFanD.CammieMcGovernBOnNovember7,LewisPughcompletedaone-kilometerswiminthefreezingwatersofKingEdwardCove,offSouthGeorgiainAnt

51、arctica.Hewaswearingonlyhisswimmingglasses,capandspeedos!Pughisanadvocateforouroceansandseas,workingtoprotecttheseecosystemwiththeirlargediversityofmarinelife.Whenaskedwhyhedoesn'twearawetsuit,Lewissays,UIaskworldleaderstodoeverythingtheycantoprotectouroceans.Sometimesthestepstheyneedtotakearcdi

52、fficultandunpopular.IfI'maskingthemtobecourageous,Imustalsobe.Swimminginawetsuitwouldnotsendtherightmessage.MIttookPughabout19minutestocompletetheone-kilometerswiminAntarcticawherethewateraveragedabout1.6degreesCelsius.Hesaysthathisbodycanonlytolerateabout20minutesinthefreezingwatersbeforeitstar

53、tsshuttingdown.Asheswims,hisbodytemperaturesteadilydrops,whichinturncauseshismusclecontroltodrop,slowinghimdown.Whenheisdonewithhisswim,hissupportteamrusheshimtoahotshowerandittakesalmostanhourfbrhisbodytemperaturetoreturntonormal.DoctorsandPughcautionthatonemustreceivemonthsoftrainingtoswiminsuchco

54、ldwaters.Evenexpertswimmerswhoareunusedtofreezingwatercandrownwithinminutesbecauseof(hephysicalshockexperiencedbythebody.Pughsayshe(rainedforsixmonthsbeforethisswim.ThisisnotthefirsttimethatLewishasswumindangerousconditions.In2007,heswamonekilometerintheNorthPoletodrawattentiontothemeltingArcticiced

55、uetoclimatechange.In2015,heswamintheBayofWhalesinAntarctica'sRossSeaaspartofhissuccessfulcampaigntohelpsetupamarinereservethere.23. WhydidLewisPughswimwithoutawetsuit?A. Toswimfaster.B.Towinpublicattention.C.Tobuilduphisbody.D.lbshowhisbravery.24. Whatdocstheunderlinedword"it"inParagra

56、ph3referto?A. Hisbodytemperature.B.Thewater.C.Hisbody.D.Thewatertemperature.25. What'sPugh'sadviceaboutswimminginfreezingwaters?A. Oneshouldbeexpertatswimming.B. Onemustbefullyprepared.C. Oneshouldbereadytotakeonchallenges.D. Onemustbeusedtolong-distanceswimming.26. Whatmaybethebesttitlefort

57、hetext?A.LewisPugh:achievingtheimpossibleB.HowtosurviveaswimincoldwatersC.HowtoprepareforextremeswimmingD.LewisPugh:swimmingforacauseCNewZealandisanislandcountryinthesouthwestofPacificOcean.Thecountrygeographicallycomprisestwomainlands一theNorthIsland,orTeIka-a-Maui,andtheSouthIsland,orTeWaipounamu,a

58、ndnumeroussmallerislands.NewZealandissituatedsome1,500kilometerseastofAustraliaacrosstheTasmanSeaandroughly1,000kilometerssouthofthePacificislandareasofNewCaledonia,Fiji,andTonga.Becauseofitsremoteness,itwasoneofthelastlandstobesettledbyhumans.Thecountry'svariedtopography（地形）anditssharpmountainp

59、eaks,suchastheSouthernAlps,owemuchtovolcaniceruptions.NewZealand'scapitalcityisWellington,whilethecitythathasthelargestpopulationisAuckland.PolynesianssettledintheislandsthatweretobecomeNewZealandsomewherebetween1250and1300AD,anddevelopedauniqueMaoriculture.In1642,AbelTasman,aDutchexplorerbecamethefirstEuropeantosightNewZealandin1840.RepresentativesoftheBritishCrown（王室）andMaoriChiefssignedtheTreatyofWaitangi,makingNewZealandaBritishcolony.Today,themajorityofNewZealand'spopulationof4.5millionisofEuropeandescen