2021年广东省深圳某学校高二（上）期中英语试卷(含答案解析)

2021年广东省深圳外国语学校高二（上）期中英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）每

段播放两遍.各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间.请根据各段播放内容及其相

关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

1.（2分）（1）Whyisthewomanupset?

A.Themandidn'tapologize.

B.Themandidn'tturnup.

C.Themandidn'tcall.

（2）Whenwillthetwospeakersseeeachother?

A.Twoo'clockonTuesday.

B.Threeo'clockthisafternoon.

C.OfficehoursonFriday.

2.（2分）（1）Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Toplaceadvertisements.

B.Tofindanapartment.

C.Tobuysomefurniture.

（2）Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisexperiencedinsellingfurniture.

B・Sheisreachablebetween5：00and9：00pm.

C.Shelivesveryfarfromtheuniversity.

3.（3分）（1）Whyisthemanannoyed?

A.Hisreservationwasoverlooked.

B.Helostabusinesspartner.

C.Thewomantreatshimcoldly.

（2）Whoistoblameforthetrouble?

A.Thewomanspeaker.

B.Thereceptionist.

C.Themanhimself.

（3）Howistheproblemsolved?

A.Themanexplainstheproblemstohisguests.

B•Themanmanagestofindanotherrestaurant.

C.Thewomanmanagestogetthemanatable.

4.(3分)(1)Whatisthewoman?

A.Atourist.

B.Astudent.

C.Ateacher.

(2)Whatwillthewomanfocuson?

A.Reading.

B.Writing.

C.Speaking.

(3)Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanishard-workingandispreparedforthework.

B.ThemaneverwenttoChinaafewyearsago.

C.Thewomanisnotsoknowledgeableasshesounds.

第二节听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到

的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为11-15的空格中.听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，

录音读两遍.你将有60秒钟的作答时间.

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节篇章阅读（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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑.

6.（6分）

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibrary

Ourlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudying

environment.

Zones

Thelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplaces

forsilentreading,andplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Enoughtablesandchairs

areprovidedinthereadingplaces.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofas

andarmchairsfbrgroupwork.

Computers

Youcanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttothewi-fispeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputers；you

canalsouselibrarycomputers,whichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplications,suchasMicrosoft

Office.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.

Group-studyplaces

Ifyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothers,youcanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthe

groundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2-3peopleandotherscanholdupto6-8people.Allroomsare

markedonthelibrarymaps.

Thereare40group-studyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsite.Tobook,youneedanactive

UniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycard.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperday,ninehoursatmost

perweek.

StorageofStudyMaterial

Thelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliterature.Whenyouhavegotatleast40credits,

youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear'srentalperiod.

RulestobeFollowed

Mobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasif

youwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.

Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrary,butyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweets

withyou.

(1)Thelibrary'supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto

A・havegroupdiscussions

B.readinaquietplace

C.takecomfortableseats

D.gettheircomputersfixed

(2)Librarycomputersonthegroundfloor.

A.containsoftwarenecessaryfbrschoolwork

B.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperiments

C.areforthosewhowanttoaccessthewi-fi

D.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms

(3)Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Drinksandfoodarenotpermittedinthelibrary.

B.Mobilephonesareprohibitedanywhereinthelibrary.

C.Astudentcanusealockerforfreeifhehasearnedenoughcredits.

D.Oneshouldfirstregisterattheuniversitybeforehebooksastudyroom.

7・(8分)AucklandisNewZealand'slargesturbanareawithapopulationofjustoveramillionpeople.Itisnot,

however,thecapital,althoughitwasatonetime,untilthecapitalmovedtoWellington.Aucklandisthe

centreofcommerceandindustry,andisperhapsthemostenergetic,prosperousandmulticulturalcityin

NewZealand.

Thecity'slandscapeisdecidedbyvolcanichills,thetwinharbors,bays,beachesandislands.Its

nickname"thecityofsails'*isverysuitable.Aucklandhasmoreboatsforeachpersonthananywhereelsein

theworld.

Aucklandhasmanyvolcanichills,manyofwhichcurrentlyaffordgreatviewsofthecity.And

Auckland'sgeographyissuchthatshinywatersseemtoattractpeoplefromeverypoint.Itisawaterlovers*

bestplace,withsomeofthebestbeaches,swimming,diving,fishing,sailing,windsurfingandwater

sportsinthecountry.

WellingtonisthecapitalcityofNewZealand.Itisalsothecultural,administrativeandpoliticalcentre

ofthecountry.Twoaspectsofthecitythatwillimmediatelystrikeanyvisitoraretheharborandhilly

landscape.Everywhereyougo,thesoundsandthesmelloftheoceanhangintheair,andgreenhillsand

valleyswrapyouinabear-hugembrace.Atnight,Wellingtonoffersaspectacular,shimmeringcityscape

thatisunlikealmostanywhereelseintheworld.Evenafterseeingitforahundredtimes,ittakesyour

breathaway.

Wellingtonisascenic,windyanddiverseplace.Ithassomeofthebestmuseums,artgalleries,

restaurantsandcoffeehousesinthecountry.Itisthestorehouseforthenation*shistoric,culturalandartistic

treasures.BeingthefirstplacewhereEuropeansettlersarrived,italsoboastslotsofhistoricstreetsand

buildings.

WellingtonishosttoanexcellentFestivaloftheArtseverytwoyears.

(1)AucklandisthebestcityinNewZealandforpeopleto.

A.studyNewZealand'sculture

B.appreciategreenhillsandharbors

C.visithistoricstreetsandbuildings

D.dowatersportslikeswimming,diving

(2)Accordingtothispassage,WellingtonisasAucklandinarea.

A.notsosmall

B•notsobig

C.asbig

D.assmall

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.AucklandistheeconomicandculturalcentreofNewZealand.

B.Aucklandiscalled"thecityofsails"becauseitownsthemostboatsworldwide.

C.Wellingtonhaslotsofculturaltreasuresandimpressivecityscape.

D.WellingtonisthecapitalcityandthemostprosperouscityinNewZealand.

(4)Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AucklandandWellington

B.WelcometoNewZealand

C.TheCapitalofNewZealand

D.TheLandscapeofNewZealand

8.(8分)Drunkendriving-sometimescalledAmerica^sociallyacceptedformofmurder-hasbecomea

nationalepidemic(流彳亍)声).EveryhourofeverydayaboutthreeAmericansonaveragearekilledby

drunkendrivers,addinguptoanincredible250,000overthepastdecade.

Adrunkendriverisusuallyreferredtoasonewith0.10-bloodalcoholcontentorroughlythreebeer

glassesofwineorshotsofwhiskydrunkwithintwohours.Heavydrinkingusedtobeanacceptablepartof

theAmericanmanlyimageandjudgeswerelenientinmostcourts,butthedrunkenkillinghasrecently

causedsomanywell-publicizedtragedies,especiallyconcerningyoungchildren,thatpublicopinionisno

longersotolerant.

Twentystateshaveraisedthelegaldrinkingageto21,reversingatrendinthe1960storeduceitto

18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,thenumberofpeoplekilledby18-20-year-olddriversmorethan

doubled,sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformers,however,fearraisingthedrinkingagewill

havelittleeffectunlessaccompaniedbyeducationalprogramstohelpyoungpeopletodevelop''responsible

attitudes1'aboutdrinkingandteachthemtoresistpeerpressuretodrink.

Thoughnewlawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsinmanyareasalready,toamarkeddropin

accidents,somestatesarealsopunishingbarsforservingcustomerstoomanydrinks.Abarin

Massachusettswasfinedforservingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowas"obviouslydrunk'*

andlaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-oldboy.

Astheaccidentscontinuetooccurdailyineverystate,someAmericansareevenbeginningtospeak

wellofthe13yearsnationalbanofalcoholthatbeganin1919,whichPresidentHoovercalledthe"noble

experiment".Theyforgotthatlegalprohibitiondidn'tstopdrinking,butencouragedpoliticalcorruption

(腐败)andorganizedcrime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerally,thereisnoeasysolution.

(1)InAmerica,thenumberofpeoplekilledbydrunkendriversonaverageis.

A.3perminute

B.250,000peryear

C.72eachday

D.lessthan500eachweek

(2)Theunderlinedwordulenient"inthesecondparagraphmeans.

A.merciful

B.determined

C.serious

D.cruel

(3)WhatcanbelearnedfromthefactofthetrafficaccidentsinNewJersey?

A.Youngdriversareeasilydrunk.

B.Driversshouldnotbeallowedtodrink.

C.Thelegaldrinkingageshouldnotberaised.

D.Youngpeopleshouldbeeducatedaboutdrinking.

(4)Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestshowsthewriter'sopinionofdrunkendriving?

A.Itisdifficulttosolvethisproblem.

B・Itmayleadtoorganizedcrime.

C.Thenewlawscanstopheavydrinking

D.Thereshouldbenobarstoservedrinks.

9.(8分)Doesyourteenspendallofhisorherfreetimeplayingvideogames,talkingonthephoneorhanging

outwithfriendsthatdon'treallymeetwithyourapproval?Isyoursonordaughteralwaysaskingyoufor

money?Perhapsifstimetotellyourteentogetajob.Youmightdisagreebysaying"Buthe'sstillinschool

andifhegetsajobhisschoolworkmightsuffer.”

Doeshehaveacellphoneorwantone?Areyougoingtobuyone?Areyougoingtopaythemonthly

phonebill?Ifyouare,that'syourchoicebutitmightnotbethebestwaytoteachyourteen

responsibility.Helpingkidsoutonthepathtoadulthoodisteachingthemtobeindependent,butbuying

themwhatevertheywantandpayingthebillsforthemisthefirststepincreatingadependentadult.This

processisoftenreferredtoasenabling.Youmightask,"Enablingthemtodowhat?"Theansweris

enablingthemtodependonothersthroughouttheirlivesratherthanthemselves.Teachingthemtobeself-

supportingisthebestalternative.

Parentsmayarguethatitistheirresponsibilitytosupporttheirchildrenanditistruethatasparentsitis

ourresponsibilitytosuittheneedsofourchildrenuntiltheyreachlegalage,butpartofresponsibleparenting

ispreparingourchildrentoberesponsibleandself-supportingastheymoveintoadulthood.Whenteensget

theirownjobsitgivesthemasenseofachievement.Italsohelpskeepthemoutoftroublesincetheyhave

lesstimetobetemptedbypeerpressure.Theyaremakingtheirownmoney,whichallowsthemtomake

purchasessuchascellphonesandpaythebillontheirownratherthandependingontheirparents.Allowing

themtopaytheirownbillsalsogivesthemachancetogettoknowtheworldofadulthood.

Alltoooften,teensviewadulthoodfromtheviewofbeingoldenoughtodriveanddrinkbutthey

overlooksuchaspectsofadulthoodasworking,payingbills,savingmoneyandmanagingexpenses

responsibly.Whenyourteengetsajobyoushouldencouragehimorhertoopenabankaccountwiththefirst

paycheck.Itmaybebesttosuggestasavingsaccountatfirstsincebalancingacheckbookmayleadto

problemsforthosewhoarenotconservativespenders.Encourageyourteentospendmoneywisely.Believe

itornot,itreallychangesthemgreatlywhenthey'respendingtheirownmoneyratherthanyours.

(1)hepurposeofthefirstparagraphis.

A.topointoutaseriousphenomenon

B•tocomplainaboutcarelessparents

C.toraisethetopicbyaskingquestions

D.totellwhatkidsaredoingnowadays

(2)Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword"itMrefersto.

A.payingyourteen'sphonebill

B.meetingtheneedsofyourteen

C.buyingacellphoneforyourteen

D.teachingyourteentobeindependent

(3)Thewriterwantstothroughthispassage.

A.persuadeteenstospendmoneywisely

B•encourageparentstobemoreresponsible

C.suggestteensbeingindependentearly

D.adviseparentstohelpteensbeindependent

(4)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.It*sparents*responsibilitytosupporttheirchildrenuntiltheyhavegrownup.

B.Teenscanbenefitfromtheirownjobsbuttheymaybetemptedbythejobs,too.

C.Jobshelpteensknowmoreaboutadulthoodfromadifferentperspective.

D.Teens*problemswillbeperfectlysolvediftheygettheirjobsontheirown.

第二节短文选句(共5小题；每小题2分；满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后选出能填入空白处

的最佳选项；选项中有两项为多余选项.

10.(10分)

ThingsYouShouldStopDoingtoBeSuccessful

Areyouahappyperson?Howoftendoyouthinkofreasonswhyeveryonearoundyouissuccessful

thoughtheyarenotbetterthanyouingeneral?Whatdoyoudowrong?Herearesomethingsyoushouldstop

doingtobesuccessful.

1.(1)_____

Differentpeoplemayinterpretusuccess"indifferentways：someofthemmeasureitinmoney,otherones

-inpositivechangestopeoplearoundthemandtheworldingeneral.(2)Don'tworryaboutwhat

otherpeoplethinkbutcomeafterwhatmakesyouhappy.

2.Donotbelieveanythingwithoutquestioningit.

(3)Theyarecriticalthinkers(批判性思考者)，andtheyunderstandthatweallareruledbyour

prejudices(偏见)，sotheywillalwaysquestionnewinformation.

3.Donotworryaboutallunpredictablethingsthatmayhappentoyou.

Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,stopthinkingabouteverythingthatMAYhappentoyou.(4)Be

readytoimproveandchangeyourdeedsanddecisionswhenthingssuddenlydon'tgoaccordingtoyourplan.

4.Donotcareaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyou.

(5)Yourattemptstobecome"good"fbreveryonewillturnintonothingbutnewworries,stresses,

andproblems.Successfulpeopledonotconcentrateonthequantityofpeopletoplease,butworryabouttheir

qualityandfocusondevelopingfriendshipswithpeopletheyreallycareabout.

A.Donotwaitforthe"righttime"todoanything.

B.Donotletothersdecidewhat"successnisforyou.

C.Successfulpeopledonotjustacceptanynewinformationtobetrue.

D.Asfarasweallknow,it'simpossibletopleaseallthepeoplewhosurroundus.

E.Trytofeelcomfortablewiththerealityandacceptthefactyourfuturecan'tbepredicted.

F.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,donotletothersforcetheirinterpretationofsuccessonyou.

G.Successfulpeopleneverignoreoravoidproblems,nomatterhowbigandawfultheyseem.

第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，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)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

11.(30分)Lyingcomfortablyuponasofa,HarkerBraytonsmiledashereadoldMorrysterbook：Marvelsof

Science.Heunconsciously(1)thebookwithoutchangingthe(2)ofhiseyes.As

soonasthebookhadgone(3)thelineofsight,somethinginadarkplaceoftheroomattractedhis

(4).Intheshadowunderthe(5)henoticedtwopointsoflightaboutaninch

apart.Theymighthavebeen(6)bythelampabovehimshiningonbitsofmetal,(7)he

didnotthinkaboutthemandcontinuedhisreading.

Amomentlater,somethingcausedhimtolowerhisbook(8)andlookfbrwhathehad(9)

before.Thepointsoflightwere(10)there.Theyseemedtohavebecome(11),

shiningwithgreenishglowthathehadnotat(12)observed.Hethought,too,thattheymight

havemovedalittle,orwere(13)nearer.Theywerestilltoomuchintheshadow,however,

torevealtheir(14),andagainheturnedtohisreading.

Suddenlysomethinghereadgavehima(15)thatmadehimdropthebooktothefloor.Brayton,

half(16)fromthesofa,wasstaringintothe(17)beneathhisbed.Hisattentionwas

now(18)tothepointslightglowingintheshadow.There,almostdirectlyunderthefootrailof

thebed,hesawthe(19)ofalargesnake.Thepointsoflightwereitseyes!Itsuglyheadwas

turnedinhisdirection.Theeyeswere(20)merelymeaninglesspointsoflight.Theylookedinto

hiseyeswithevilstrengthandhate.

(1)A.raisedB.loweredC.closedD.dropped

(2)A.positionB.heightC.directionD.size

(3)A.upB.awayc.fromD.below

(4)A.attentionB.interestc.thinkingD.reading

(5)A.deskB.sofac.chairD.bed

(6)A・causedB.madec.broughtD.given

(7)A.butB.andc.soD.or

(8)A.tooB.againc.onceD.greatly

(9)A.readB.erestedD.seen

(10)A.nodoubtB.nomorec.stillD.yet

(11)A.largerB.brighterc.nearerD.wider

(12)A.allB.lastc.mostD.first

(13)A.farB.muchc.abitD.alot

(14)A.truthB.secretc.natureD.state

(15)A.thoughtB.meaningc.planD.mind

(16)A.raisingB.risingc.standingD.sitting

(17)A.darknessB.snakec.uglyheadD.pointsoflight

(18)A.carriedB.madec.calledD.directed

(19)A.headB.tonguec.bodyD.eyes

(20)A.notonlyB.nolongerC.nothingbutD.notany

第二节短文填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当

的单词或括号内单词的正确形式.

12.(15分)IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife"before

thewholeclassattheageof9!Ybucanimaginehow(1)(temble)shyIwaswithsomanyeyes

(2)(fix)uponme.

Ihadnochoice(3)toprepareforit,though.Firstofall,Iwastodraftthespeech,(4)

wasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart(5)(lie)inmyoral

presentationfrommymemory-fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.Therealmomentbeganwhen

Istoodontheplatformwithmylegs(6)(tremble)andmymindblank.Butmylistenerswere

waitingpatiently(7)anysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,deliveringmy

speechwithdifficulty.After(8)seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding

-Imadeit!

Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencehasdisappeared.Actuallywithmy(9)

(confident)buildingup,Ihavenowturnedouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatest

difficultyonourwaytosuccessisourfear.Overcome(10)andwewillbeabletoachieveour

goals.

第四部分M5课本知识考查(共三节，满分15分)第一节单词填空(共5小题；每小题1分,满

分5分)阅读下面的句子，根据首字母或中文提示，用模块五课本中学过的单词填空，使句子完整通顺.每

空1词.

13.(1分)Theexitoftheairportwassurroundedbythe(热情的)admirersofafilmstar.

14.(1分)1keepmyreferencebooksnearmydeskforc.SotheyarewithinmyeasyreachwhileIstudy

15.(1分)Thecompanywillsenda(代表)toaconferencetobeheldinBeijingnextweek.

16.(1分)Lastyear,theleaderofthenon-profitorganizations(递交，提出)someplansandproposals

forpreservationofculturalrelicstothecitycouncil.

17.(1分)Ihadn'tseenmysisterforalongtimeduetothewar.Whenwemetagain,Ihuggedhert

anddidn*tlethergo.

第二节短语句型语法考查(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)阅读下面的句子，根据中文翻译，

用模块五课本中学过的短语、句型或语法知识填空，使句子完整通顺，合乎语法规范.每空1词.

18.(1分)我喜欢一切都在其适当的位置.

Iliketohaveeverything.

19.（1分）英国是一个历史悠久的国家，在地理上由四个部分组成.

TheUKisacountrywithalonghistory,fourpartsgeographically.

20.（1分）这个年轻人在法庭上被控盗窃罪.

Theyoungmanwastheftincourt.

21.（1分）当被问及没出席舞会的原因时，男孩沉默了.

Theboykeptsilentwhyhedidn'tattendthedancingparty.

22.（1分）他唱得那么大声，隔壁的人都能听见.

Soloudlythatevenpeopleinthenextroomcouldhearhim.

第三节课文考查（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）按照模块五课文的原文内容补全下列句子.每

空不限词数.

23.（1分）Itwasadilemmabecausethefootballerifwewerewrong.

24.（1分）Buthebecameinspiredwhenhethoughtabouthelpingordinarypeople.

Thiswasthedeadlydiseaseofitsday.

25.（1分）Theskinisanessentialpartofyourbodyanditslargestorgan.Youhavethreelayersofskinwhich

disease,poisonsandthesun'sharmfulrays.

26.（1分）NextEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotlandintheseventeenthcenturyandlaterthenamewas

changedto“GreatBritain".HappilythiswaswhenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEngland

andWalesaswell.

27.（1分）"Youmayfindthisdifficultasitisyourfirsttimetraveltrip.Justrelax,sincethereisnothing

today.Tomorrowyou'llbereadyforsomevisits.”

第五部分写作（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）

28.（10分）假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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词.

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉.

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；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分.

Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying"Wastenot,wantnot".Noneofus,therefore,cancompletely

avoidwasteinourlives.

Anykindofwastewasthoughtless,whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents,ourowntime,ourlimit