2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

20202021学年第一学期高二年级英语期中试卷命题人：青铜峡市高级中学吴忠中学青铜峡分校第一部分：听力（30分）请听下面五段对话，选出最佳答案1.Whatlessonwillthewomanmiss?Aphysics.BMath.CGeography2.Howmanylanguagescanthewomanspeak？A.Three.B.Four.C.Five3.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeelnow？A.nervous.B.pleased.C.Sad4.WhyisthewomangoingtoCalifornia？Atoseeherparents.Btovisitfriends.C.Todosightseeing.5.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?A.Abookstore.B.Alibrary.C.Acafe.请听下面五段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第六段材料，回答第6,7小题。Whatdidthemandothismorning?A.Hewatchedamovie.B.hedidhisschoolwork.C.hereadabook.7.Whatwillthewomandonext?Aofferinformation.B.giveawarning.C.askforhelp.请听第七段材料回答第8.9小题。8.Whatdoeslikedoingbestinhisfreetime？Awritingstories.B.travelingaround.Ccollectingstamps.9.Whoissomeoneprobablytalkingto?Ahisclassmate.Bhismother.Chisteacher.请听第八段材料回答第1012小题。10.Whendidthetennisclubmeetlastyear？AonMondays.B.onTuesdays.ConWednesdays.11.Whatsportdoesthemanprefer？Abasketball.B.football.Ctennis.12.Whatclimbwillthespeakersjointogether?A.thefilmclub。Bthesingingclub.C.theguitargladclub.请听第九段材料，回答第1316小题。13.Whatisthemaintopicofthewoman'spaper？Athehistoryofphone.B.thegrowthofputerC.thefutureoftelevision.14.Howdoeswomanfeelaboutthetopic?A.It'sHard.B,it'sboring.C.It’snew.15.Whatistelevisionsbiggestpetitoraccordingtotheresearch?A.TheiPod.Bthemobilephone.C.Thevideogame.16.HowlongdomostpeoplethinkaTVprogrammightbeonaverage?Aaboutfiveminutes.B.abouttenminutes.C.aboutthirtyminutes.请听第十段材料，回答第1720题。17.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?A.aplanfortheday.B.Amanageroftheschool.C.Anintroductionofacity18.Whatarethelistenersgoingtodofrom10.30to10.45?Agetbooks.Btakearest.Cmakeatimetable.19.Whowillgiveatalkaboutthelearningcenter?A.Carol.B.RebeccaCSteve.20.WhencanthelistenersmeetHelen？A.duringlunchtime.B.intheconversationclass.C.afteralectureaboutLondon.第二部分：阅读理解（40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AChooseYourOneDayTours!TourABath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourBOxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourCWindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.21．WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A．TourA.B．TourBC．TourC D．TourD22．Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A．WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt B．Oxford&StratfordC．Bath&Stonehenge D．Cambridge23．WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A．Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies B．ItusedtobeawellknownmazeC．ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain D．ItisaworldfamouscastleBWhetheryou’reonalongroadtriporstuckintrafficwhiledrivinghomefromwork,alowphonebattery(电池)couldmeandisasterfortheboreddriver.Atfirst,itmayseemharmlesstoplugyourphoneintoyourcar’sUSBport.Butunlessyou’redesperate,chargingyourphoneinyourcarmightbeabigmistake.Why?First,theUSBportinyourvehicleprobablyprovideslesselectricitythanyourphonereallyneedstocharge.Asaresult,yourphonemightstopworkingwhileitcharges,orworse—hardlychargeatall.BradNichols,atechnicianatStaymobile,toldReader’sDigest.“Thisismostlyduetothefactthephoneisusingmorepowerthanthecarchargerissupplyingit.”Nicholsalsosaysthatyourphonecouldreceivetoomuchpower,especiallyifyou’reusinga“CigaretteLighter”porttochargeup.MostCigaretteLighterscansupplyupto10amps(安培)，whilemostchargersuseonetothreeamps.Adamagedchargercanprovideinconsistentpowertothephone,leadingtosuddenpowerincreasethatcouldcausedamagetotheinsideparts,orontherareoccasion,destroyit.Chargingyourphonewhileontheroadcoulduseupyourcar’sbattery,too.Ifyourengineisoff,butyoustillusetheradio—thephonewilldrawpowerfromyourcar’sbatteryasitcharges.Thisusuallyisn’tabigdealforthosewhoownnewcarswithhealthybatteriesNicholssays.Butifyourcarisanoldermodel,youmightwanttoavoidchargingyourphonethroughitsUSBport.Mostimportantly,it，snotsafetouseyourphonewhileoperatingavehicle.“Anytimeaperson’shandsleavethewheeloreyesleavetheroad,itbeesverydangerousforthemandtheotherpeoplearoundthem,”Nicholssays.Bottomline:Playitsafe,andwaituntilyougethometoplugin.24．What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Thebottomlineofplayingyourphonesafely.B．Theproblemwithchargingyourphoneinyourcar.C．Thedangerofoperatingavehiclewhilecharging.D．Thebestsolutiontochargingyourphoneoutside.25．Whatdoes“it”inparagraph4referto?A．ThephoneB．AdamagedchargerC．“CigaretteLighter”port. D．Theinsideparts.26．Howmanyreasonsdoestheauthorlistagainstchargingyourphoneinyourcar?A．2B．3.C．4. D．5.27．Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Atrafficreport.B．Adrivingguide.C．Asciencemagazine. D．Atextbook.CEverybodyhasoneofthosedayswheneverythinggoeswrong.ThisiswhathappenedtoHarry.Hegotuponemorningverylatebecausehehadforgottentowindup(设定)hisalarmclock.Hetriedtoshave（刮脸）quicklyandcuthimself.Whenhegotdressedhegotbloodalloverhiscleanshirt,sohehadtofindanotherone.Theonlyothershirtthatwascleanneededironing（熨烫）,soheironedit.Whilehewasironingit,therewasaknockatthedoor.Itwasthemantoreadtheelectricitymeter（电表）.Heshowedhimwherethemeterwas,saidgoodbyeandfoundthattheironhadburntaholeinhisshirt.Sohehadtoweartheonewiththebloodonitafterall.Bythistimeitwasverylate,sohedecidedhecouldn’tgotoworkbybus.Hetelephonedforataxitotakehimtowork.ThetaxiarrivedandHarrygotinandbegantoreadthenewspaper.Inanotherpartofthetown,amanhadkilledawomanwithaknifeandwasseentorunawayinataxi.WhenHarry’staxistoppedoutsidehisoffice,apolicemanhappenedtobestandingthere.HesawthebloodonHarry’sshirt,andtookhimtothepolicestation.Hewaskepttill3o’clockintheafternoonbeforethepoliceweresurethathewasnotthemantheywanted.Whenhefinallyarrivedattheofficeataboutfour,hisbosstookalookathimandtoldhimtogoawayandfindanotherjob.28．Harryhad_________________.A．aluckydayB．anunluckydayC．abusyday D．agoodday29．WhydidHarryweartheshirtwithbloodonit?A．Theironhadburntaholeinhiscleanshirt.B．Theonlyotherneededironing.C．Hehadonlyoneshirt.D．Hecuthimselfandgotbloodalloverhisshirt.30．Harrywastakentothepolicestationbecause_____________.A．histaxistoppedoutsidehisofficeandapolicemanhappenedtobethereB．therewasbloodonhisshirtandhewasinataxiC．amankilledawomanwithaknifeD．themurdererwasseentorunawayinataxi31．Hisbosstoldhimtogoawayandfindanotherjobbecause.A．hehadbeenkeptbythepolice B．therewasbloodonhisshirtC．hewaslateforwork D．hehadkilledawomanDEveryweekinChina,millionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerspeteforthetitleCharacterHero,whichisaChinesestylespellingbee(拼写大赛).Inthischallenge,youngpetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhand.Toprepareforthepetition,thepetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.Perhapstheshow’spopularityshouldnotbeasurprise.Alongwithgunpowderandpaper,manyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy(书法)tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributionstocivilization.Unfortunately,alloverthecountry,Chinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet.ThecorrectcharacterischosenfromalistTheresult?It’spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.Butthere’sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China’sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowrite.InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisited,studentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsixyearoldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher’sexamplesbeforecarefullyattemptingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.“Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwriting,whybothertoteachitnow?”weaskthecalligraphyteacher,ShenBin,“TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandculture,”shereasons.“Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon’tforgetwhentheygrowup.”saystheteacher.32．WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?________A．It’sthemostviewedTVprogramsinChina.B．It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.C．Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.D．ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworld.33．WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?A．ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.B．Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.C．Chinesepeopleneedn’twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.D．Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.34．AccordingtoShenBin,beingabletowritecharactersbyhandis________.A．helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealiveB．arequirementmadebytheEducationMinistryC．necessaryforadultstosurviveinChinaD．anabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents35．Wheredoesthistextprobablyefrom?________A．Asciencereport.B．Anewsreport.C．Children’sliterature. D．Anadvertisement.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。（10分）A"GapYear"isaperiodoftimewhenastudenttakesabreakbeforegoingtouniversity.Itisoftenspenttravelingorworking.36．Theadvantagesoftakingagapyearareasfollows：37．Althoughyoudon’thavetogoabroadtoexperiencegapyears,mostgapyearstudentscatchthechancetotravelabroad.Youareabletoworkoutwhoyouareandwhatyouarefor.Theexperiencesofdifferentculturesofferyouinterestinglessons.Facechallengesandhavefun.Agapyearisnotonlyatimetotakeavacation,butalsoatimetofacechallenges.Gapyearstudentsusuallywork,volunteerortakeserviceprojects.Youhavetolearnhowtogetalongintherealworld.Thisprocessisn'talwayseasy,butitisanimportantpartofgrowingup.38．Savemoneyandimproveyourcollegeadmissionchances.There'samonthoughtthatgapyearsareonlyforrichstudents,butit'snottrue.39．Gapyearstudentsoftentakeaparttimejob.Besides,attheendofagapyear,studentsaremuchmorelikelytoknowwhattostudyincollege.Clearlearninggoalscankeepthestudentsworkinghardinsteadofwastingtimeandmoneyplaying.Imagineanadmissionofficertryingtoadmitonlyonebetweentwostudents.Bothofthemareexcellentandhavehighgrades.However,onestudenthasmuchpracticalexperienceorhasvolunteeredinhisvacation.40．A．Learnabouttheworldandyourself.B．Makefullpreparationsforthegapyear.C．Challengesalwaysefirstbeforefun.D．Onlyinthiswaycanyouenjoylifeandhavefun.E.Actually,takingagapyearcansaveyourmoney.F.Whodoyouthinktheadmissionofficerwillchoose?G.Itcanalsogiveyoungpeopleusefullearningexperiencesandnewskills.第三部分语言知识运用阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填在空白处的最佳选项。（30分）Mytwosonsareallgrownupnow.Theyare32and27yearsoldthisyear.Yettheybothstillhavethemindsof41.Autism(自闭症)haslimitedtheir42growthandtheystillneedtobelookedafterallthetime.WhenIwasaboy,thetermusedforpeoplelikemysonswasMentallyRetarded.BythetimeIwasanadultthetermhad43toMentallyHandicapped.44,thiswasswitchedagaintoMentallyChallenged.45ofthesetermstrulydefined(定义)them,however.Thesedaysthe46termispeoplewithSpecialNeeds.Ilikethisonebetterthantheolderones,becauseitismore47.MysonsdohaveSpecialNeeds48theyalsohaveSpecialGifts.Myoldestboymayonlybeableto49certainthings.Butwhenhe50peoplebyname,thereisacatchinghappinessinhismoodandmanner.Healways51loveandhugsfarmorefreelythanIdo.Myyoungestboyis52inhisownworldmostofthetime.Buthealsohasan53tolaughandenjoylife.Oftenafterhefinishescryinghishappinesswillimmediately54.MytwoSpecialNeedssonshave55memoreabouthowtoliveandandhowtolovethanIcouldhaveeverlearned56.ThefactisthatallofusinthislifehaveSpecialNeeds.AllofusalsohaveSpecialGifts.Itisuptousto57ourgifts.Itisuptousto58theneedsofeachother.Anditisuptousto59eachotherwithkindnessandlove.Remember,weareallone60here.WeareallChildrenofthesameGod.41．A．students B．fathers C．children D．mothers42．A．fundamental B．mental C．personal D．physical43．A．added B．occurred C．referred D．switched44．A．Later B．Lately C．Still D．Eventually45．A．All B．Both C．Neither D．None46．A．first B．last C．newest D．closest47．A．attractive B．accurate C．admirable D．artificial48．A．and B．but C．so D．while49．A．talkabout B．bringabout C．argueabout D．hearabout50．A．confirms B．consults C．cheers D．greets51．A．givesup B．givesin C．givesout D．givesoff52．A．left B．lost C．trapped D．surrounded53．A．ability B．atmosphere C．expression D．instruction54．A．recover B．regain C．return D．rebuild55．A．impressed B．inspired C．terrified D．taught56．A．onmyown B．ofmyown C．formyself D．tomyself57．A．gather B．harvest C．share D．form58．A．answer B．recognize C．admit D．meet59．A．treat B．forgive C．appreciate D．remind60．A．village B．family C．team D．league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。（15分）AsVictorHugooncesaid,"Laughteristhesun61________driveswinterfromthehumanface.''Tillnownobodyhasbeenabletodothis62．_______(well）thanCharlieChaplin.TakeTheGoldRushforexample.ThefilmissetinCaliforniainthemiddleofthe63．__________(nineteen）century.Chaplinandhisfriendhaverushedthereandexpectedtofindgold,64．___________theyhavenotbeenfortunateenoughtofindany.What'sworse,theyarecaughtinasnowstorminasmallwoodenhousewithnothingtoeat.Theyareveryhungryandfinally65．___________theyhadtodoistoboilapairofleathershoesfordinner.Surprisingly,Chaplinactsasifitwereoneofthebest66．__________(meal）hehaseverhad!CharlieChaplinwasgiftedin67．____________(make）terriblesituationsfunnyandmanagedtoshowthecourageand68．___________(kind）thatcanbefoundinthemostdifficultsituation.Heislovedandrememberedas69．___________outstandingactorwhonotonlyamazesusbyhiswonderfulperformancesbut70．____________(inspire）uswithgreatconfidence.第四部分：写作短文改错(10分)——假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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（∧），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。Therearevariouskindofthemeparksintheworld.Someparksarefamousforhavingthebiggestorlongrollercoasters.ButthethemeparkyouareprobablemostfamiliarwithisDisneyland,atwhichcanbefoundthroughouttheworld.Itcanbringyouintothemagicalworld.NowondertourismisincreasedwhereverthereisaDisneyland.OtherthemeparkisDollywood.Itsmainattractionisit’sculture.Youcanseebeautifulbaldeaglesintheworld’slargestbaldeaglepreserve.IfyouwantexperiencetheancientdaysandgreatdeedsofEnglishknightsandladies,princesandqueens,youcangotoCamelotPark.AndthereyoucanlearnwhatpeopleinancientEnglandrant