浙江省温岭市之江高中2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

之江高中20202021学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试题听力略（30分）阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）ATheboysatonhischair,withhishandabovethekeyboard.Hethoughtaboutwhattowrite.Herecalledthatthepetitiondeadlinewasmerelyaweekaway.Buthestillhadnotevenstartedonhispiece.Helookedatthebrochureagain.“WRITINGPETITION!”thetitleread.Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingpetition,andnowhewastakingitonashispersonaltaskfortheholidays.Astheboyreflectedonhispreviouswritingefforts,herealizedhowhopelesshistaskofwinningwas.Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,andunfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.Thewordsshottowardshimlikeastormofleaves.Wordswereingeasily,flowingthroughhim,fasterthanhecouldtype.Hetypedfasterthanheeverhadbefore.Hecontinuedtotype,amazedathoweasywritingthisstorywas.Theboycouldnotstopwriting.Helookedatthewordcountandsawthenumber“248”staringrightbackathim.Hewasnotevenhalfwayyet.Thenheheardthecallofhismothersayingtimeforbed.Hecontinuedwritingthepiece,ignoringher.Hehadtomakeupforthetimehehadlostthinkingaboutatopictowrite.Finally,hefinished.Thewordcountnowread“498”.“Perfect,”hethought,“justunderthewordlimit.”Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.HewentontoGoogleandsearchedforthepetition.Hefoundthepagebuttherewasno“Enter”button.Confused,hethenrereadthepageagain.ItreadPETITONCLOSED.21.Whatcausedtheboytotakepartinthewritingpetition?A.

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B.

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Hisowninterest.

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Hismom’sadvice.22.Howdidtheboyfinishhisearlierwriting?A.

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1000.BLookingthroughamagazineinawaitingroomrecently,Icameacrossanarticlewiththetitle“Mytopfivemostpreciouspossessions”．Itwasjustafewlinesoftextwithpictures,butitcaughtmyimagination.It’sinterestinghowinanimate(无生命的)objectscantakeonsuchsignificanceandbeewovenintoaperson’s,andsometimesawholefamily’s,lifehistory.Anyway,thearticlehadmeconsideringwhatmymostpreciouspossessionsare.Itwasdifficulttochooseonlyfive,butherearemine:Anoldcardboardboxfilledwithmychildren’sbabyphotos.Ayellowpocketsizedbirthdaybookofspecialthings(poems,picturesofflowersandtrees,etc)giventomebymydadwhenIwasprobablyaboutsevenoreightyearsold.A21stBirthdaycardfrommymum.Initshe’swrittenhercongratulations,herlove,andherhopesformyfuture.Shediednotlongafter,whenIwasinmyearlytwenties.Afewancientbutverybeautifulbotanybooksthatwereoncemygreatgrandmother’s.ShewasabotanistinatimewhenitwasrelativelyunusualforwomentobequalifiedinthisfieldandIthinkshewasprobablyaremarkableandveryinterestingwoman.I’dliketohaveknownher.Abrooch(胸针)lefttomebymymuchlovedgrandmother.Itwasgiventomygreatgrandmother(hermother)bymygreatgrandfatheronhisreturnfromWorldWarⅠ.Itisnotworthanythingintermsofmoney.However,itnotonlystandsforalinkbetweenfourgenerationsofwomen,butitisalsoareminderofoneyoungman’sreturnfromWorldWarI.Howaboutyou?I’dlovetohearwhatyoufeelareyourmostpreciouspossessions.24．Whatmadethewriterhavetheideaofwritingthepassage?A．Herloveforherrelatives.B．Herrichimaginationabouttheobjects.C．Anarticleinamagazine.D．Somepicturesinanarticle.25．Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________.A．losthermotherattheageof26B．wasamotherofseveralchildrenC．gottheyellowbirthdaybookat8D．studiedbotanywellwhenshewasyoung26．Thewriterconsideredhergrandmotherremarkableandinterestingbecauseshe______.A．wrotealargenumberofbotanybooksB．leftthewritersomeancientbutbeautifulbotanybooksC．wasunusuallyfamousforherachievementsD．couldbeeabotanistinthespecialtime27．Inthewriter'sopinion,somethingthatisthoughttobethemostpreciousshouldbeableto________.A．changeaperson’sandeventhewholefamily’slifehistoryB．haveagreateffectononeperson’slifeC．remindsomebodyofhisorhercloserelativesD．showaperson’sloveandrespectforhisorherrelativesCFeedingbreadtotheducksisafondpastimeformanyofus,remindingusofourhappychildhoodtripstothelocalpark.Butdidyouknowthatbreadactuallyposesadangertobirds,aswellastheenvironment?EatingitcancauseourfeatheredfriendstodevelopaconditioncalledAngelWing,whichiswhentoomuchbreadmakesbirds’feathersgrowtooquickly.Thisadditionalweightputsastrainontheirmuscles,causingtheirwingstotwistanddropopen,andifnottreatedfast,theycanlosetheabilitytofly.“AngelWingcanbe

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ifwereachbirdsbeforeithasdevelopedtooseverely,”saysCarolineSimpson,atrusteeofUKcharitySwanLifeline,whichhasrescuedandtreatedmorethan30,000birdsoverthelast20years.“Otherwisetheconsequencecanbeawful—suchasamputations(截肢)ofthewing.”Adultswanscanalsodevelopgutandheartdisease,soit’simportantwedoourbittopreventthisbyfeedingwildbirdswiththerightkindoffood.Breadcanalsocauseharmfulchangestothenaturalecosystem.Rottingbreadatthebottomof

riversandlakesallowsbacteriatobreed,spreadingdiseaseandattractingratsandothervermintoourwaterways.Itcanresultinalgal(藻类的)bloomsandthepresenceofamould(霉菌)calledAspergillustoo,whichhasthepotentialtokillwaterfowl(水禽)andotherwildlifeifitgetsintotheirlungs.Butthisdoesn’tmeanwehavetostopfuntripstofeedtheducks.Givingbirdstherightfoodlikefrozenpeas,sweetcornandlettuceleavesisgoodforboththemandtheenvironment.So,nexttime

youvisityourlocalpark,takeahealthieralternativewithyouanddoyourbittoprotectourpreciouswildlife.28.Theunderlinedword“remedied”inParagraph2probablymeans

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D.corrected29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaconsequenceoffeedingwaterfowlwithbread?A.Harmfulcreatureswillbedrawntowaterways.B.Waterbirdswillbeoverfedandrisklosingtheirbodilyfunctions.C.Thewaterwillbeenrichedthankstothenutrientsinbread.D.Theecobalanceatthebottomofriversorlakeswillbedisturbed.30.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto

.A.stoppeoplefromfeedingwaterfowl.B.instructpeoplehowtoraisewaterfowl.C.warnpeopleofthedangerthreateningwaterfowl.D.promoteasafeandhealthywaytofeedwaterfowl.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Mostofuslongforrelationshipsinwhichwearelovedandaccepted.Ourhearts’desireistogiveandreceiveloveinrelationshipsthatmakeusfeelthatevenifothersdisagreewithwhatwedoorsay,theystillloveus,acceptus,andappreciatewhatwegivetotheworld.Whileitwouldbewonderfultohavethesetypesofrelationshipswithallpeople,weknowthat’shardtodo.However,wecanhavesuchrelationshipswithsomeothers,31—and,strangely,thisisoftenthehardestrelationshipofall.

Doyouloveyourself?Youmaythinkyoudo,butdoyoureally?There’sonlyonewaytofindout—bytakingacloselookatwhatyouthink,say,anddo.Youmaynotlikesomeofwhatyoufind,butifyouareseriousaboutreallylovingyourself,youcanusethisinsighttodosomepositiveinnerwork.32:ListenCloselytoYourThoughts

Yourthoughtswilldetermineyouractions.33.Itisnotnecessaryforyoutowriteiniteveryday,butithelpstorecordvariousinsightsyougainasyougoaboutyourlife.Insteadofusingabignotebook,youmightuseasmallnotepadthatyoucankeepinyourpocketforeasyaccesstorecordyourthoughtsastheyoccurtoyou.Whichevermethodyouchoose,what’smostimportantisthatyouwriteyourthoughtsdown.Itwillhelpyouknowwhat’sinyourheart.34

Todothis,youshouldpayattentiontoyouractions.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords,andtheyalwaystellthetruth.Ifyousayyouloveyourjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,whichdoyouthinkismorereliable?Ontheotherhand,ifyousayyou’renotgoodatacertainjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,that’salsoimportant.Whatdoyoudowiththisinsight?

Youcanuseittomakemorepositivechoicesinyourlife.Bybeinghonestwithyourself,youwillactaccordingtotruthinsteadofjustwhatyoutellyourself.TakeQuietTimetoListentoYourInnerVoice

Thisissimilartothefirstpoint,butittakesastepfurther—beyondthenaturalmindtotheheartthatcannotbeseen.Youmaywanttouseyourquiettimetothinkdeeply.Howeveryouusethistime,35.Breathingdeeplyduringquiettimewillalsohelpyoufocus.Iknowit’shardtofindquiettimeduringaparticularlybusyday,butit’ssoimportant—evenifit’sjust10minutesadayandyouhavetohidesomewheretogetit.Quiettimecanreallymakeadifferenceinyourlife.

Despitewhatyourmindmaybetellingyou,youcanhavelovewithnolimits.Thekeyistounconditionallyloveyourselffirst.Onethinghelpingyoutolistentoyourthoughtsiskeepingajournalthetimeshouldn’tbetoolongC.thekeyistoshutoutallofthenoisearoundyoubyfocusingdeepwithinyourselfHerearethreewaysforgaininggreaterpersonalinsightfordeeperlovebutonlywhenwefirsthavethemwithourselvesBeHonestwithYourselfitisdifficulttokeeprelationshipswithpeoplearoundyou.语言运用（共两节满分45分）完形填空（30分）OneSaturdayafternoon,mymotherwasdrivinghome.Onthehalfway,after

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(take)apill.Itissafeanditdoesnoharmtoyourmoney.Formostpeople,musicisalreadyanimportantpartofdailylife.Somerelyonmusic

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(cook),takingashower,orfoldingthelaundry.Musicisoftenlinkedtomood.

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(believe)tohavehealingeffects,buttypesofmusicdifferinthefeelingstheyarouse.Forexample,classicalmusichasbeenfoundtocausefortandrelaxationwhilerockmusicmayleadtodisfort.第四部分（写作共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（15分）假定你是李华，你校计划成立“读英文名著”小组，请用英语给你的外教Wilson写一封信邀请他加入，内容包括：1.

成立的目的；2.

活动时间和地点；3.

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可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考范文：概要写作（满分25分）Choosingtherightcollegecanbeadifficulttask.Therearethousandsofcollegesanduniversitiesforyoutochoosefromandmanyareworthyofbeingconsidered.Foreachpotentialcollege,findoutthesuccessrateofstudents'gettingtheirjobs,especiallythoserelatedtoyourmajors.Herearesomestrategies（策略）foryoutomaketherightchoice.Collegeswhichofferpracticeinsomeofthefieldsareworthyofyourattention.Itcanprovideyouwithalargeamountofinformationonjobhunting.paniesoftenpreferemployeesthatperformwell.Practicegivesyouthevaluableexperienceandnecessaryopportunities.Somepracticalskillsthatyoulearnwillreallyprepareyourselfforthecertainjobs.Besides,choosingacollegethathasteachermemberswithgoodreputationsintheirfieldscanalsobeveryusefulsincetheseteachermemberscanprovideyouwithstepsintotheworkingworldbypractice.Schoolrankingsandanationalreputationofacademicsuccessareoftentheimportantfactors（因素）foryourpotentialemployers.Thistypeofinform