甘肃省武威第十八中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2020—2021年度第一学期期末考试试卷高二英语命题人：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。AHarvardEnglishLanguageCenterInformationforNewStudentsCLASSTIME:9:00a.m.—10:00a.m.,10:30a.m.—12:00a.m.,1:30p.m.—3:00p.m..TheLanguageCenterisopenfromMondaytoFriday.Eachclasshasoneafternoonfreeperweek.Onthefirstday,gotothelecturehalltocheckyourtimetable.SELFACCESS:Thelanguagelaboratory(Room1110)isopenfromMondaytoFriday(3:15p.m.5:00p.m.)forallfulltimestudents.Youcanlearnhowtouseputersforlanguagegamesorwordprocessing.TherearetapesforstudentstoborrowtopracticetheirEnglish.Goinandasktheteachertoshowyou.Ifyouplantotakepublicexaminations,therearedictationandlisteningprehensiontapesforyoutopracticewith.Therearecloseexercisesontheputers.Askyourclassteacherforalistofpastexamessays.Studentscanborrowtapestotakehomebuttheymustbereturnedaftertwodays.ATTENDANCE（出勤）：Allstudentsareexpectedtoattendclassesasitisrequired.StudentswhodonotattendclasseswillbereportedtoOSS.Eightypercentattendanceisrequiredforstudentstoreceivetheircertificates(证书)whentheyfinishtheircourses.ItisalsorequiredbyOSSforanextensiontoyourvisa.BOOKS:Ifstudentsaregivencoursebooks,thebooksaretheirresponsibility.Ifabookislost,thestudentwillbeexpectedtopayforit.Ifstudentswishtobuybooks,thereisabookshopinthecollegespecializinginEnglishbooks(Room3520).1.Whendoclassesbeginandendonafullday?A.8:30a.m.—1:30p.m.. B.9:00a.m.—3:00p.m..C.10:30a.m.—3:15p.m.. D.3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..2.Timetablecanbeseenin_____.A.theclassroomB.Room3520C.thelecturehallD.Room11103.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.80%ofthestudentscanreceivetheircertificateswhentheyfinishtheircourses.B.StudentscanborrowtapestopracticetheirEnglish.C.Bookscanbetakenhomebuttheymustbereturnedaftertwodays.D.Thelibrarianwillbeexpectedtopayforthelostbook.BDearMrBlack，Iusedtohaveareallygoodgroupoffriends.Nowthey'reallgettingintosmokinganddrinking.Iwanttofindanewgroupoffriends,butI'mshy.HowcanIknowwhoarethetypesofpeopleIshouldmakefriendswith,andwhowillacceptme?Yours，MikeDearMike，You'vealreadymadeaveryimportantstepbecauseyou'verealizedthatit'stimetofindnewfriends.Makingandkeepinggoodfriendsisachallengeforallofus,whetheryouareshyornot.Sinceyou'vedonethissuccessfullybefore,onethingistothinkbackonhowyoudevelopedfriendshipsinthepast.Probablythebestwaytomakeandkeepfriendsistofindotherswhoshareyourinterests.Lastingfriendshipsoftendevelopbetweenpeoplewhoenjoythesameactivities.Youalsowanttobewithfriendswhoshareyourvaluesandgoalsforlife.Itjustdependsonwhatyourowninterestsare.Thatoldsayingisalsotrue—thebestwaytohaveafriendistobeafriend.Reachouttotheotherswhoshareyourinterests,sitwiththematlunch,invitethemtojoinyouintheactivitiesyoualllike,listentotheirthoughtsandtellthemyours.Beingarealfriendtakestimeandeffort.Withtimeandeffort,I'msureyouwillfindsomeverygoodfriendsduringyourschoolyearsandyou'llalwaysbeintouchafterleavingschool.Yours，TomBlack4．Mikewrotetheletterto________.A．askMrBlackwhypeopledon'tlikehimB．askMrBlackwhyhisoldfriendslefthimC．askMrBlacktointroducesomefriendstohimD．askMrBlackforsomeadviceonmakingfriends5．WhydoesMikewanttoleavehisoldfriends?A．Becausetheytrytomakehimsmokeanddrink.B．Becausetheyhaveformedsomebadhabits.C．Becausetheynolongerwanttospendtimewithhim.D．Becausetheyhavenevertreatedhimasagoodfriend.6．InMrBlack'sopinion,makingandkeepingfriendsis________.A．notsoeasyB．justhardforshypeopleC．aneasytaskforsomepeopleD．especiallydifficultforstudents7．InParagraph2ofhisletter,MrBlackmainlysuggeststhatMikeshouldmakefriendswiththosewho______.A．havegoodgoalsforlifeB．cansetgoodexamplestohimC．havealotofmoneyD．havethesameinterestsashimCLifeaffectsfriendships.Aswegrow,marry,fightinwars,moveacrossthecountryorchangejobs,oldfriendshipsfallawayandnewonesform.Aslongaswelive,thethingsarounduschange,andaslongasthingschange,friendshipsareaffected.Whenwewerechildrenwehadbestfriends.Nomatterwhathappenedwewerestillfriends.Weliveourlives,however,anddowhatlifecallsforustodo,andaswegetolder,memoriesfade(逐渐消失),facesblur(变得模糊不清),andevenfriends'namesfromchildhoodareforgotten.Doyouhaveaquestionaboutfriendship?Doyouwonderwhattodowithafriendwhoisnolongerfriendly?Perhapsyouwillseethatyoucan'tcontrolothers.Ifsomeonewantstobeyourfriend,itistheirchoice.Allyoucandoistreatthemwellanddothebestforthemwhenyouarewiththem.Thenyouwishthemwellwhentheyleave.Youcantalktooldtimersandtheywilltellyouthatlifeisfullofincredible(难以置信的)joyandincrediblesorrow,andthatwhatbothersyoutodaywillonedaybeeamemoryandthesting(痛苦)willbegone.Seniorsmighttellyouthatyouwilllearnmoreasyougetolder.Theywilltellyouthatfriendshipseandfriendshipsgo.Sometimeswhentheygoitwillhurt,butyouwillbeokaywithit.It'sthewaylifeworks,afterall.8．Whatcanwelearnaboutfriendship,accordingtothetext?A．Friendshipcannotbeeasilyaffectedbyone'sfamily.B．Friendsarealwaysaroundusandwillnevergoaway.C．Friendsinchildhoodarethebestnomatterwhathappens.D．Friendsinchildhoodaresometimesforgottenbyus.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“oldtimers”meaninthelastparagraph?A．Oldpeople. B．Kindpeople.C．Richpeople. D．Smartpeople.10．Thetextmainlytellsus________.A．howtofacethechangesinfriendshipB．howtodealwithunfriendlypeopleC．thatchildhoodfriendshipisvaluableD．howtosharehappinesswithfriends11．Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma________.A．sciencenewspaper B．novelC．psychologybook D．healthmagazineDIfyouwanttobeeafluentEnglishspeakeryoushouldtakesomeadvice:TherearefourskillsinlearningEnglish.Theyarereading,listening,speaking,andwriting.Themostimportantthingyoumustrememberisthatifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingandwritingskillsyoushouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.Readasmuchasyoucan.Butyourreadingmustbeactive.Itmeansthatyoumustthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentence,themeaningoftheunfamiliarwords,etc.Thereisnoneedforyoutopaymuchattentiontogrammarsortrytounderstandalltheunfamiliarwordsyoueacross,butthefactthatyouseethemforthefirsttimeandrecognizethemwheneveryouseethem,forexample,inotherpassagesorbooks,isenough.Itwouldbebettertoprepareyourselfanotebooksoyoucanwritedowntheimportantwordsorsentencesinit.Asforlistening,therearetwochoices:besidesreading,youcanlisteneverydayforabout30minutes.Youcanonlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbeeskillfulatyourreading,thenyoucancatchuponyourlistening.Sinceyouhavelotsofinputsinyourmind,youcaneasilyguesswhatthespeakerisgoingtosay.Thisnevermeansthatyoushouldnotpracticelistening.Forlisteningyoucanlistentocartoonsorsomemoviesthatarespeciallymadeforchildren.Theirlanguagesareeasy.OrifyouaregoodatlisteningyoucanlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseveryday.Againthethingtorememberisbeingactiveinlisteningandpreferablytakingsomenotes.Ifyoufollowthesepiecesofadvice,yourspeakingandwritingwillimproveautomatically,andyoucanbesurethatwithatitleefforttheywillbeeperfect.12．Accordingtotheauthor,whichshouldyouimprovefirstamongthefourskills?A．Readingandlistening. B.Readingandwriting.C．Writingandspeaking. D．Speakingandlistening.13．Theunderlinedphrase“eacross”inParagraph2canprobablybereplacedby“________”．A．meetbyaccident B．discoverC．findonpurpose D．lookfor14．Theauthorseemstoagreewiththeviewthat________.A．everyoneshouldlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseverydayB．youneedn'tpracticelisteningifyoukeeponreadingeverydayC．beinggoodatreadingishelpfulinimprovingyourlisteningD．youshouldtakenotesofwhateveryouarehearing15．Thepassageismainlyabouthowto________.A．choosesuitablelisteningmaterialsB．dealwithnewwordsinreadingC．improveyourEnglishasquicklyaspossibleD．beefluentinspeakingandwritingEnglish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。Maybeyouareanordinarystudent.16Thisisnotnecessarilyso.Anyonecanbeeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show:Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstarrangeyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc,thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.17Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.18Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,readthatmaterial.19Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbeemoremeaningful,andyouwillrememberitlonger.Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassatest,sodon’tbeoverworried.20Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.A.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.B.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.C.Don’tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.D.Noonecanbeeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.E.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudy.F.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.G.Makefulluseofsparetimetotakenoteofwhattheteachersaysinclass.第二部分英语知识运用(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。Alearnedmanalwayshasalotofrichesinhimself.Simonides，afamousGreekpoet，oncemadeatouraroundthewell－knowncitiesofAsia.Yearslater，hedecidedto__21__tohisnativelandbysea.However，heboardedonaship，whichgot__22_inaterriblestorm.Togetherwithitsownpoorcondition，theshipbeganto__23_intothesea.Somepassengerswerebusy__24__togethertheirbags，andtheir__25_belongings.Toeveryone'ssurprise，Simonideswasa(n)__26__Onewhowas__27__curious，asked，“Areyougoingtosave__28__ofyourproperty，Simonides？”Hemadeareply：“Allmypossessionsare__29__me.”Whileafewmadetheir__30__byswimming，themajority，beingweigheddownbytheirburdens，disappearedinthesea._31_，somethievesmadetheirappearance，andstole_32_thefewluckypeoplehadsaved，leavingthemnothing.Clazomenae，anancientcity，chancedtobenearthebeach.Herelivedawealthyman_33__thepursuits(追求)ofliterature.HehadoftenreadthepoemsofSimonides，andwasaverygreat_34__ofhimthoughhehadneverseenSimonides.__35__，Simonideswassavedbythisman.shortlyafterhegottothebeach.Knowingwhohewasfromtheirbriefconversation，theman__36_Simonidesintohishousewiththegreatestpleasureand__37__himwithclothes，money，andattendants.Theother__38__meanwhilewerecarryingabouttheirbowls，beggingforfoodinthesamecity.Oneday，Simonides__39__tomeetthem.Withmuchsympathy，Simonidesremarked，“Itoldyouthatallmypropertywasaboutme；whatyouhave__40_tosaveislostnow.”21．A.returnB．getC．visitD．e22．A.hitB．caughtC．struckD．seized23．A.breakB．drownC．fallD．sink24．A.gatheringB．keepingC．joiningD．carrying25．AmonB．formalC．preciousD．previous26．A.millionaireB．exampleC．foolD．exception27．A.slightlyB．extremelyC．graduallyD．generally28．A.nothingB．fewC．noneD．noone29．A.aboutB．aroundC．ofD．for30．A.effortB．effectC．escapeD．attempt31．A.InfactB．InbriefC．AfterallD．Worsestill32．A.thatB．whatC．whichD．when33．A.relatedtoB．adaptedtoC．determinedtoD．devotedto34．A.adviserB．listenerC．admirerD．buyer35．A.UnluckilyB．FortunatelyC．NaturallyD．Frequently36．A.orderedB．forcedC．invitedD．begged37．A.providedB．offeredC．showedD．afforded38．A.villagersB．writersC．stealersD．survivors39．A.hopedB．happenedC．managedD．demanded40．A.struggledB．failedC．encouragedD．succeeded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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。CharlieChaplin41(bear)inLondononApril16,1889.Hisparentsweremusichall42(perform),andhefirstappearedonthestageinadanceactattheageofeight.While43(make)hisshortfilms,Chaplinputtogetherthecharactersofthetramp.Hedevelopedthis44(fool),yetlovablelittlemanthroughsuccessivefilms,creatingacharacterthataudienceslaughedatyetsympathizedwithat45sametime.Chaplin’strampappearedinsuchclassicfilmsasTheKid(1921)46TheGoldRush(1925).InModernTimes(1936),hebinededy47socialmentaryandfinetechnicalcraftsmanship.AsWorldWarⅡ48(begin),ChaplinmadeTheGreatDictator(1940),49wasintendedtoridiculetheGermandictatorAdolfHitler.In1972hevisitedtheUnitedStatestoacceptaspecialfilmaward,andin1975hewasknightedbythequeenofEngland.He50(die)inSwitzerlandonDecember25,1977.第三部分写作(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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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。Doyouprefertotravelbyplaneorbytrain?Tomyopinion,thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestravelingbothbyplaneandbytrain.Travelbyplaneistime­saving,fortably,andyoucanhaveagoodrestonthetrip,butitistooexpensive.Unlessyoutravelbytrain,itisnotexpensiveandquitesafetyandyoucanappreciatethebeautifulsceneryonbothsidesoftherailway.However,itwastoocrowdedandtime­wasting,andwecantakeagoodrest.Soyoucanseeeverycoinhastwoside.You'dbettertochooseeitherofthemdependonyourowninterestandeconomy.第二节书面表达(25分)假如你是李明，最近你的朋友张华因考试不利，情绪低落，学习消极应付。请