2019-2020年高二上学期第二次学段(期末)考试英语试题含答案

1、2019-2020年高二上学期第二次学段（期末）考试英语试题含答案注意事项：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第I卷（选择题）第一部分 阅读部分（共2节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（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选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂里。 八、AChocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people thi

2、nk that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as “ somethingto die for or say “ deathly chocolate ”ow they should bite their ton gues! Evide nee is show ing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the followi ng ways:A happier heartScie ntists at Harvard Uni ve

3、rsity recen tly exam ined 136 studies on cocoa the main in gredie nt in chocolate and found that it does seem to stre ngthe n the heart. Studies have show n heart ben efits from in creased blood flow. These ben efits are the result of cocoa s chemicals, which seem to precell damage and inflammation（

4、炎症）。Better blood pressureIf yours is high, chocolate may help. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly.Muscle magicChocolate milk may help you recover a

5、fter a hard workout（锻炼）.In a small study at Indiana Uni versity, people who dra nk chocolate milk betwee n workouts did better on a tired ness test tha n those who had some sports drin ks.Better for your skinGerma n researchers gave 24 wome n a half-cup of special cocoa every day. After three mon th

6、s, the women s ski n was moister and smoother. The research shows that chocolate helps protect and in crease blood flow to the skin, i mprovi ng its appeara nee.Brain gains.It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, atte nti on spa n, react io

7、n time, and problem-solvi ng skills by in creas ing blood flow to the brain.What s the meaning of“ bite their tongues in the first paragraph?Stop talki ng.B. Speak up.C. Thi nk of it.D. Liste n to it.What s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?Sports drinks are better than

8、chocolate milk.sports drinks can make people easy to be tired.Drinking milk can keep you energetic at work.we should drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard.What s the best title for this passage?Chocolate, a Healthy FoodB. More Chocolate, Less HealthC. Chocolate and Blood PressureD. Ad

9、vice on Eat ing ChocolateBShort and shy, Ben Saun ders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. Football, tennis. Cricket anything with a round ball, I was useless. he says now with a laugh. But back the n he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in En gla nds rural Devon sh

10、ire.It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went bik ing alone in a n earby forest. Then he bega n to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saun ders set his mind on buildi ng up his body, in creas ing his speed, stre ngth and en dura nee.

11、At age 18, he ran his first maratho n.The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older mans cold-water exploits

12、（成就）.Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.Journeys to the Pole arent the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fan tasy. Joh n Ridgway was one of the few who did n

13、t say, You are pletely crazy, Saun ders says.In xx, after being a skilled skier, Saunders started his first Iong-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter （遭遇）with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.Saun ders has since bee the youn gest pers

14、on to ski alone to the North Pole, and hes skied more of the Arctic by himself tha n any other Brit on. His old playmates would not believe the tran sformatio n.This October, Saun ders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of An tarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile jour ney that ha

15、s n ever bee n pleted on skis.The turning point in Saunders life came whenhe started to play ball gameshe ran his first maratho n at age 18he got a mountain bike at age 15he started to receive Ridgway s trainingWe can lear n from the text that Ridgway.won his fame for his voyage across the Atlanticb

16、uilt up his body together with Saun dershired Saun ders for his cold-water experie needismissed Saun ders dream as fan tasyWhat do we know about Saun ders?He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.He once worked at a school in Seotla nd.He was chose n for the school sports team as a kid.He was t

17、he first Brit on to ski alone to the North Pole.The un derl ined wordIn trigued ” in the third parabjaaphirpeans.Excited B. Fasc in atedC. Delighted D. ConvincedIt can be inferred th at Saunders journey to the North Pole.was acpa nied by his old playmatesmade him well-k nown in the 1960swas supporte

18、d by other Arctic explorersset a record in the North Pole expediti onCThere is no doubt that for a long time college educati on has bee n accepted. All high school graduates ought to go, says conven ti onal wisdom and statistical evide nee, because college will help them earn more money, bee “ bette

19、r ” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who donBut college has n ever bee n able to work its magic for every one. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don ftt the pattern are being more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates ar

20、e selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere（ 妨碍； 干扰 ） with each other s experiments and write false letters of remendation in the fierce petition so as to get admitted into graduate schools. Others find no stimulation （激励）in their studies, and consequently have to drop out, which i

21、s ofte n en couraged by collegeadm ini strators.Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves-they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that s a cond（e指责h）i on the students as a whole, and doesn t explainall campus un happ in ess. Others blame the state of the world, a

22、nd they are partly right. We have bee n told that young people have to go to college because our economy can t absorb an army ofeightee n-year-olds. But disappo in ted graduates are lear ning that it can no Ion ger absorb an army of trained twen ty-two-year-olds,either.What s the main idea of the fi

23、rst paragraph,.people have great expectati ons for college educati on.people still have a low opi nio n of college educati on.the author thinks youn gsters should all go to college.people now no Ion ger challe nge college educati on.The reas on why more young people drop out of college is that.they

24、can start selli ng shoes and drivi ng taxis.they are no Ion ger motivated in their studies.they pete for admissi on to graduate schools.college adm ini strators force them to do so.ll.Who con tributes to campus un happ in ess?young stude nts who are all spoiled and expect ing too much.our society th

25、at can t offer eno ugh jobs to college graduates.young people as well as our society are to blame for all this.our society that has not eno ugh jobs for high school graduates.DIn creas in gly, America ns are being their own doctors, by going on li ne to diag nose their symptoms, order home health te

26、sts or medical devices, or even self-treat their ill nesses with drugs from Internet pharmacies（药店）.Some avoid doctors because of the high cost of medical care, especially if they lack health in sura nee. Or they may stay because they find it embarrass ing to discuss their weight, alcohol con sumpti

27、 on or couch potato habits. Patie nts may also fear what they might lear n about their health, or they distrust physicia ns because of n egative experie nces in the past. But play ing doctor can also be a deadly game.Every day, more tha n six millio n America ns turn to the Internet for medical an s

28、wers -most of them aren t n early skeptical no ugh of what they find. A xx survey by the Pew Internet & America n Life Project found that 72 perce nt of those surveyed believe all or most of what they read on health websites. They shouldnLdok up“ headache ” , and the chances of finding reliable and

29、plete information, freefrom a motivation for mercial gain, are only one in ten, reports an April xx Brown Medical School study. Of the 169 websites the researchers rated, only 16 scored as“ high quality ” .faulty facts about all sorts of other disorders, caus ing one research team to warn that a lar

30、ge amount of in plete, in accurate and even dan gerous in formatio n exists on the Intern et.The problem is that most people don t know the safe way to surf the Web.“ They use a searlike Google, get 18 trilli on choices and start click in g. But that s risky, because almost an ybody can put up a sit

31、e that looks authoritative（ 权威的）,so it d hard to know if what you re reading is reasonabnot, ” says Dr. Sarah Bass from the National Cancer Institute.Accord ing to the text, an in creas ing nu mber of America n.are sufferi ng from men tal disorderslike to play deadly games with doctorsturn to Intern

32、et pharmacies for helpare skeptical about surfi ng medical websitesSome America ns stay away from doctors because they.are afraid to face the truth of their healthprefer to be diag no sed on li ne by doctorsfind medical devices easy to operateare afraid to misuse their health in sura neeAccord ing t

33、o the study of Brow n Medical School,.more tha n 6 millio n America ns distrust doctorsabout 1/10 of the websites surveyed are of high qualityonly 1/10 of medical websites aim to make a profit72% of health websites offer in plete and faulty factsWhich of the follow ing is the authorrgumns?ma in aIt

34、s cheap to stetfat your own illness.It s dangerous to be your own doctor.It s reason able to put up a medical website.It s embarrassing to discuss your bad habits.第二节 阅读填空（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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Having a happier life is someth ing we all always struggl

35、e for. One of the key foun dati ons of that is to be con siste nt in doing things that bring happ in ess.16Con sider these 4 habits:Laugh in the middle of a busy day.It s 3 pm canSunday afternoo n and you re desperate to leaveschool. On top of the homework, you re running close to super important de

36、adline. 17 Just take a moment to laugh. You should laugh more ofte n, especially on a busy day.Do not pare yourself to others.Measure your own successes based on your progress and only yours. 18No one is better tha n anyone else.Find time to work out regularly and eat well.Exercise can produce tons

37、of feel-good hormones （荷尔蒙）.19 Feeding your body with whole and nutritious foods, on the other hand, can positively affect your body in both short and long term. Find time to schedule in a workout even if it only thirty minutes and do something you love. Eat well because foods can help you stay focu

38、sed and more en ergized, and happier as a whole.End each day with gratitude.20 It might be something as small as a child s laugh or something as huge as a praise from thheadmaster. Whatever it is, be grateful for that day because it will n ever e aga in.All of our lives are uniq ue.Surro und you wit

39、h people who matter.Don t blame everyth ing not going your way.Try to think you are better tha n anyone else.Develop right habits to en sure we live a happy life.These horm ones can help avoid stress and depressi on.Just before you go to bed, write dow n at least one won derful thi ng that happe ned

40、.第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。八、I first went to hear a live rock concert whe n I was eight years old. My brother andhis friends were all 一21 _of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they22 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local

41、theatre, they all bought23 for the performa nee. However, at the last minu te, one of the friends could nt go, so my brother 24 me the ticket. I was really 25!I remember the buzz (嘈杂声)of exciteme nt in side the theatre as we all found our 26 .After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody b

42、ecame 27could barely make out the stage in the 28 .We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosi on, as the first members of the band29 the stage. My brotherleaned over and shouted someth ing in my ear, but I could nt 30 what he was say ing. The first song was already starting and

43、 the music was as 31 as a jet engine. I could 32 the drum beats and the bass notes低音符)in my stomach.I cant recall any of the songs that the band played. I just33that I really enjoyed theshow and did nt wantit to34 .But in the end, after three encores (力口演),the showfinished. We left the35and walked u

44、nsteadily outonto thepavement. I felt a littledizzy, as if I had just36from a long sleep. My earswere still37 with the beat ofthe last song.After the 38, I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before gettinginto other kinds of music. Once in a while, 39, I liste n to one of their songs a

45、nd 40rm back at that first show.()21.A.membersB. fansC. friendsD. volun teers()22.A. guessedB. thoughtC. discoveredD. predicted()23.A. flowersB. drinksC. ticketsD. clothes()24.A. offeredB.bookedC. returnedD. fou nd()25 .A. relaxedB. embarrassedC. en couragedD. excited()26.A. entranceB. seatsC. spots

46、D. space()27 .A. quietB. fortableC. seriousD. n ervous()28.A. sile nceB. no iseC. smokeD. darkness()29 .A. fell uponB. got throughC. stepped ontoD. broke into()30.A. forgetB. repeatC. hearD. bear()31.A. hardB. loudC. sweetD. fast()32.A. feelB. touchC. enjoyD. digest()33.A. realizeB. un dersta ndC. b

47、elieveD. remember()34A. con ti nueB. delayC. finishD. change()35A. partyB. theatreC. operaD. stage()36A. escapedB. traveledC. ben efitedD. woke n()37A. achingB. bur ningC. ringingD. rolli ng()38A. petitio nB. celebrati onC. i nterviewD. performa nce()39 A. besidesB. otherwiseC. in steadD. though()40

48、A. decideB. imagi neC. con cludeD. regret第II卷（非选择题）注意事项:用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第三部分 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，根据上下文在空白处填上恰当的词，或使用括号中的词的正确形式填空。It is very mon to see actors and 41 (act) smoking casually in films. Some people worry that this may encourage young people 42 (try) smoking. A

49、 study in the 43 (late) British medical journal magaz ine says that the more tee nagers watch actors smok ing in films, the more 44 (like) they are to take up the habit themselves. The survey 45 (carry) out among 5000 US children46regularly watch films, about a third had tried cigarettes. “ 47 is ti

50、me for the film industry to take effective steps to stop actors 48 (smoke) in films, Stant on Gian tz, a professor of medici ne at the university of California said. He added that film stars must understand that their actions have a real in flue nee49 Childre n s livGsa ntz also said that some of th

51、e childre nurite actorssavbei ngpaid to smoke.“ Any film that receives money from the tobacco in dustry shbbe required to keep theaudie nee well50(i nform) of the dan ger of smok ing. he said. ”第四部分 课文填空，有些单词首字母已给出(共 15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)It was an 51 fantastic sight, the 52 itself is really exciting to

52、watch and I shall never forget my first of one, 53 hard all day, I went to bed early. I was fast asleep whe n 54 my bed bega n shak ing and I heard a stra nge soun d, like a railway train 55 my win dow.The attitudes of scie ntists towards this rise are differe nt, and any 56 which in crease the temp

53、erature would lead to a catastrophe. A scie ntist, George Hambley, 57 that any warmi ng will be mild with few bad environmen tal 58 . He 59 that more carb on dioxide will make pla nts grow quicker, crops will produce more, It will encourage a greater 60 of animal, all of _61 will make life for human

54、 beings better.You may bee physically addicted to ni cot ine, the n you may develop the habit of smok ing and fin ally bee 62 addicted to it, smok ing may have all kinds of 63 on the health of the smokers, it not only affects your physical fitn ess, but also does 64 to your heart and lungs and cause

55、s a range of diseases. So it is importa nt for one to 65smok ing and live a healthier life.第五部分 写作(共2节；满分25分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)文中共有10处语言错误。每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(人)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(戊搏。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；只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear Sally ,Now I

56、 d like to tell you someth ing about my part-time job this summer vacati on, of which I worked like a guide in a travel agency. The work was interesting but tired. I think it was helpful to work this holiday. It was the first time that I have earned money on my own. I ve e to understand how hard my

57、parents work to support for the family. I used to keep on ask them for money, but now I ll never waste money and learn to share worry to my parents. I ve learnt how to get along well with others. What worse, I ve gained some working and social experienee and I have learnt something cant be learnt fr

58、om textbooks. All these will be good for my future. In the word, I had a wonderful and valuable summer vacati on.第二节书面表达（满分15分）xx以来，雾霾多次袭击华北的一些城市，引起人们对空气质量的广泛关注。假如你是李华，是校学生会主席。你打算倡议全校学生积极行动起来，自觉抵制空气污染。请根据下面的写作要点，写一篇英语倡议书。陈述空气污染的现状；分析空气污染的原因；提出几点倡议。注意：1.词数120左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇

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