吉林省长春市第二十中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期第二次考试试题

吉林省长春市第二十中学20202021学年高二英语上学期第二次考试试题第二部分单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分20分）21.Finally,hewascured___________cholera?A.of B.with C.to D.off22.Asnobodyhereknowswhatiswrongwiththemachine,wemustsendforanengineerto_____theproblem.A.handle B.raise C.face D.present23.Aswinter_____,weatherbecamecold.A.approaches B.approaching C.toapproach D.approached24.Mostmembersofthemitteewereinfavourofthesuggestion;onlya_________wereagainstit.A.majority B.minority C.quantity D.amount25.Peterphonedtosaythey’darrivedsafely,soputyourmind________.A.inpeace B.byheart C.withease D.atease26.___________,babiesbegintotalkbetween12and15months,buttheycanusebodylanguagetomunicatebeforetheybegantospeak.A.Inmon B.Inparticular C.Ingeneral D.Inpublic27.Notallculturesgreeteachother_______sameway,nor______theyfortableinthesamewaywithtouchingordistancebetweenpeople.A.the;were B.a;are C.the;are D.a;is28.Itis________toturnyourbackonsomeonewhoisspeakingtoyou.A.amusing B.curious C.impolite D.likely29.Theoldtemplenearthenewfactorymustbesaved,________thecostis.A.however B.whichever C.whatever D.wherever30.Troopshavebeensentto________thecountryagainstenemies.A.prevent B.overe C.reduce D.defend31.Everybody’sfingerprintsare______,sothepolicecaneasilyfindthethievesifanyisleft.A.necessary B.important C.special D.unique32.Turnoffthetapandsavewater!It’severybody’sdutyto_______limitedresources.A.reserve B.prevent C.preserve D.observe33.Teachingmethodsvarygreatly______school______school.A.with;to B.from;to C.with;in D.from;in34.__________inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A.Toabsorb B.Tobeabsorbed C.Absorbed D.Absorbing35.JohnSnowsuggestedthatthesourceofallthewatersupplies___________.A.shouldbeexamined B.tobeexamined C.shouldexamine D.examined36.Hepromisedmeto___________thematter.A.lookout B.lookinto C.lookon D.lookback37.Tomy_______,shedressesherselflikeaboy.A.amusementB.excitementC.enjoymentD.statement38.Asaseniorstudent,Iamdeterminedtoworkharderinorderto________thedesireduniversity.A.admitbyB.beadmittedbyC.admitintoD.beadmittedinto39.Thoughhestolethecar,hedidn’tadmititforfearof______.A.losingfaceB.makingafaceC.losingheartD.losinghisheart40.He_________whattheteachersaidinclassyesterday.A.makeasenseB.madesenseC.bemadesenseD.madesenseof第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项AFoundedin1764byFrenchtraders,St.LouistodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUnitedStates.Therearemanyattractivedestinationsfortourists.AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogDogloverswhovisitSt.Louiswon’twanttomissthis14,000squarefootmuseum.Insideareover500paintings,prints,watercolors,andavarietyofotherdogartobjects.TheMuseumisopenyearround,TuesdaythroughSaturday10AMto4PM,andSunday1PMto5PM.Admissionis$5foradults,$2.50forteenagers，and$1forchildrenunder12.AnheuserBuschBreweryTheAnheuserBuxchBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers.ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHouse.ThenthetourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant.ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdalestables.Thetoursarealwaysfree.GatewayArchDesignedbyEeroSarinenandHannskariBandel,ittookovertwoyearsand900tonsofstainlesssteeltobuild.Itisthetallestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.TheArchispartoftheJeffersonNationalExpansionMemorial.AboutonemilionpeopleperyearetothetopoftheArch,wherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity.St.LouisZooFirstversionoftheSt.LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt.LouisWorld’sFair,butinthecenturysinceithasgrownintooneoftheforemostzoosintheworld.TheZoolineRailoadpassengertraintakesvisitorsaroundtheZoo,whichcontainsover9,000animalsofover800species.TheZooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYear,withsummerhoursof8AMto7PM,andhourstherestoftheyearof9AMto5PM.AdmissiontotheZooisfree.41.IfaseniorhighschoolstudentplanstovisitAmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogwithhisparentsandhisfiveyearoldbrother，hehastopay________．A.$8.5 B.$12 C.$13.5 D.$1642.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGatewayArchisTRUE?A.Itwasbuiltinthreeyears.B.PresidentJeffersonwasburiedthere.C.YoucanseethecityclearlyonthetopoftheArch.D.Ifitthelargestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.43.IfyouplantovisitSt.LouisZoo,youcangothere.A.onNewYear B.onChristmas C.at5:30pminautumn D.at8:30aminsummerBOfcourse,MsCrattywasn’treallymyauntand,outoffear,Inevercalledherthattoherface.Ionlycalledher“MyAuntFannie(俚语)”becausethenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle(轻声地笑)andcausedmymothertolookseriouslyatbothofus–atmeforbeingdisrespectfulofmyelder,andatmyfatherforencouragingmybadbehavior.IenjoyedbothreactionssoIlookedforeveryopportunitytoworkthenameintoasmanyconversationsaspossible.

Asayoungwoman,mymotherhadworkedinthekitchenofalargefarmhouseownedbyMsCrattyandhertwinbrother.Neitherhadmarried,andtheyhadnochildren.Myfatheroncetoldmethatitwasbecausetheywerebothtoomeantosharetheirfamily’smoneyorpassiton.MsCrattywasfamousforherjamandforneversharingtherecipe(食谱)withanotherone.Eventhoughmymotherknewtherecipe,shenevermadethejamwithoutMsCrattykitchentodirecttheprocessandkeepthesecret.

EachAugust,mymotherwouldpreparemeforAuntFannie’svisit.Oneyear,afterIhadbeenparticularlyhelpfulwiththejamprocessAuntFanniegavemeaquarterandthenmademepromisethatIwouldneverspendit.“Holdontothisquarter,”shesaid,“andsomedayyouwillberich.Istillhavemyveryfirstquarter,giventomebymygrandfather.”Ithadobviouslyworkedforher.So,Iputthequarterinmydresserdrawer,andwaitedtobeerich.

InowhavethejamrecipeandthequarterfromAuntFannie.Neitherhasmademewealthy,butIkeepthemasreminderstoholdontothevaluablethingsinlife.Moneycanmakeyoufeelrichforawhile,butitistherelationshipsandthememoriesoftimespentwithfriendsandfamilythattrulyleaveyouwealthy.Andthatisafortunethatanyonecanbuild.44.WhydidtheauthorprefertocallAuntFannie“MyAuntFannie”?

A.Becauseshewantedtoshowrespectforher.

B.Becauseshebelievedthatmadeherseemclosertoher.

C.Becauseshelovedtoseeherparents’responsestoit.

D.Becauseshedidn’tlikeherandthusmadefunofher.45.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,theauthor’smother_______.

A.ownedthelargefarmhousewithAuntFannie

B.dislikedAuntFannie’smeannessandthewayshewouldnevershare

C.didn’tknowtheexactwaytomakethejam

D.triedtomakeAuntFanniebelievethatthesecretrecipewassafe46.TheauthorusedtobelievethatthequartergiventoherbyAuntFannie______.

A.wasareminderofthevaluablethingsinherlife

B.wouldbringhergoodluckandmakeherrich

C.wasasmallrewardforherhelpwiththejamprocess

D.wastheexactonethatAuntFanniehadreceivedfromhergrandfather47.Theauthorthinksthatwecanfeelwealthyifwe_______.

A.haveacertainsecretrecipe B.havelastingloveandfriendship

C.shareourwealthwithothers D.havegoodfortuneandmoneyCAlmostnoyoungpeopletodayknowwhothecartooncharacterOswaldtheRabbitis,buttheycertainlyrecognizehissuccessor,BugsBunny.Oswald,Bugs,andhundredsofothercharacterswerecreatedbyWaltDisney,perhapsthemostfamouscartoonistinhistory.BorninChicagoin1901,WaltDisneyalwayswantedtobeanartist.AfterreturningfromWorldWarI,inwhichhedroveanambulance,Disneyworkedasamercialartist.Heenjoyeddrawingcartoonsmorethananythingelse,anddecidedtotryhishandatatechnologythatwasnewatthetime,movingpictures.Inthe1920's，heproducedseveralfilmswherehemadecartooncharactersmoveasifbymagic.ThetechniqueDisneyusedwaspainstaking.Hemadehundredsoreventhousandsofrepeateddrawingsofthesamecharacter.Ineachdrawing，thecharacterwaschangedjustabit.Afilmwastakenoftheseriesofdrawings，andwhenitwasshown，thecharactersappearedtomove.Theprocess,calledanimation(动画制作),isstillusedtoday，althoughputershavemadetheprocessmucheasier.In1928,Disneycreatedhismostfamouscharacter,MortimerMouse,whoweknowtodayasMickey.ThemousestarredinacartooncalledSteamboatWillie,whichwasunusualbecauseitinvolvedtheuseofasoundtrack.Withinthenextfewyears,Disneyinventedmanyofhisothercharacters.ThelistofDisney'sanimationsuccessesislongandmemorable.ItincludesPinocchio,Dumbo,Bambi,Cinderella,andPeterPan.PerhapshismostremarkableanimatedfilmisSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.Createdin1937,itwasanimmediatesuccess.Today,morethanfiftyyearslater,itisstilloneofthemostpopularfilmsforchildren.48.WhatisoneofthechiefdifferencesbetweenanimationtodayandinWaltDisney'searlyyears?A.Morepeoplelikeanimatedmovies. B.Fewerpeoplelikeanimatedmovies.C.putershavemadethejobeasier. D.putershavemadethejobharder.49.WhichofthesewordsBESTdescribesWaltDisney?A.Creative. B.Athletic. C.Exciting. D.Quiet.50.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“painstaking”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.feelingpainfulbecauseitinvolveshardwork.B.Takingalongtimeandinvolvingmuchhardwork.C.Requiringalotofeffort,likerunningamarathon.D.Requiringmanyfinetools,suchaspensandpencils.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，在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。Manypeople’sEnglishinreadingorwritingisgood,butmostoftheirspokenEnglishispoor.HowtoimproveyourspokenEnglish?Herearesometips.ListentoalotofhighqualityspokenEnglish.ListentoahigherleveloflanguageifyouwantgoodEnglish.Asabeginner,listentoinstructionalCDsorsoftware.Whenyouareready,listentoqualitynews,documentariesandmoviesinEnglish.51YouwillneedalotoflisteningtoimproveyourEnglish,somittolisteningforanhourormoreeveryday.52ReadinEnglisheverydaytoincreaseyourvocabulary.Readmaterialyouunderstandbutgraduallyincreaseitschallengelevel.Trytoreadfor30minutestoonehoureveryday.RecordyourspokenEnglishandlistentotheplayback.Trytohearyourownstrongandweakpoints.IfyouaretakinganEnglishclassataschoolwithalanguagelab,askforpronunciationsoftware.Listentothespeakers,recordyourownspeechandplayitbacktopare.53Payattentiontogrammarwhenyouspeak.Ifyoudon’tknowtherules,takeagrammarclassandaskEnglishspeakingfriendstocorrectyou.54Languagelearningexpertsbelievethatwelearngrammarbetterbyhearingandreadingthelanguage.55SeekoutopportunitiestotalktoEnglishspeakers.Joinaclub,talktotravelersandmakenewfriendswhospeakEnglish.EnjoyactivitieswithEnglishspeakerssothatyouuseEnglishinreallifesituations.SpeakingourthoughtsaloudwillalsohelpyouimproveyouroralEnglish.A.Readtochallengeyourself.B.Thispracticewillhelpyouimproveyourpronunciation.C.Improveyourfluency(熟练）byspeakingEnglisheveryday.D.YourneedtolearngoodEnglishforbusinessoracademicpurposes.E.Ifyoudon’tliveinanEnglishspeakingcountry,findthosesourcesontheInternet.F.However,don’texpectgrammarexercisestotaketheplaceoflisteningandreading.G.Whenyouarealoneathomeorinthecar,youcanalsospeakEnglishoutloudforpractice.第四部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项。Mr.Glenisamillionaire.Fiveyearsago,afterreturningfromabroadtohismotherland,he___56___hissmallpany.Speakingofsuccess,Glenoftentellsusastoryabouthisextraexpensive“school”fee.Healways___57___hissuccesstoit.Atthattime,Glen,whoalreadygotaPh.D.degree,___58___toreturntothehomeland,startingapany.Beforeleaving,heboughtaRolexwatchwiththe____59____madethroughyearsofworkafterschoolandthescholarships.Attheairporthehadtoacceptthe____60____customscheck.Thewatchonhiswristwasalsodemandedtobetakendownfor____61____.Glenknewthatcarryingthespecificgoodsouthadtopaythetax,andheworriedaboutpaying____62___forhiswatch.Sowhenhewaschecked,hetoldaliethathiswatchwasa___63__fake.Whenhewas____64____ofhis“smarts”,immediately,inthepresenceofGlen,theofficershitthewatch,____65____costnearly100.000,intopieces___66____hearingGlen’swords.Glenwas____67____.Beforeheunderstoodwhy,hewastakentotheofficetobeexamined___68____.Formanytimesofentryexit____69____heknewthatonlythosepeopleinthe“blacklist”would“enjoy”thisspecialtreatment.Theofficerlookedovereverythingcarefullyinthebox,and___70____himnomatterwhattimeofentryandexithemustacceptthecheckandif____71____carryingfakegoods,hewouldbe____72____accordingtolaw!Suddenly,hisfaceturnedred,andhehadnothinginmindafterboardingtheplaneforlong.Afterreturningtothehomeland,heoftentoldthestorytohisfamily,andhisemployees,too.Hesaidthatthismadeadeep___73____onhim,becausetheadditionalhigh“school”feethathehadevermadehimrealizethevalueof____74___,whichhewouldrememberasthe___75____ofhissuccessforever.56.A.setup

B.tookup

C.wentup

D.pickedup57.A.honors

B.mentions

C.

brings

D.owes58.A.decided

B.refused

C.objected

D.asked59.A.books

B.things

C.savings

D.pounds60.A.ordinary

B.routine

C.regular

D.mon61.A.look

B.inspection

C.test

D.experiment62.A.one

B.it

C.them

D.these63.A.priceless

B.useful

C.worthless

D.valuable64.A.afraid

B.proud

C.ashamed

D.hard65.A.that

B.what

C.as

D.

which66.A.on

B.at

C.who

D.in67.A.disappointed

B.delighted

C.amazed

D.satisfied68.A.strictly B.quietly

C.quickly

D.curiously69.A.conditions

B.experiences

C.experiments

D.chances 70.A.stopped

B.hoped

C.warned

D.urged71.A.cameout

B.foundout

C.sentout

D.setout72.A.hit

B.blamed

C.praised

D.charged73.A.expression

B.idea

C.thought

D.impression74.A.honesty

B.lies

C.goods

D.bravery75.A.secret

B.lesson

C.choice

D.belief第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的词（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。InmuchofAsia,especiallythesocalled“ricebowl”culturesofChina,Japan,Korea,andVietnam,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.__76__canalsobemadeofplastic,animalboneormetal.Sometimeschopsticksarequiteartistic.Trulyelegantchopsticksmight____77____(make)ofgoldandsilverwithChinesecharacters.Skilledworksalsobine____78____(variety)hardwoodsandmetal____79____(create)specialdesigns.TheChinesehaveusedchopsticksforfivethousandyears.Peopleprobablycookedtheirfoodinlargepots,____80___(use)twigs(树枝)toremoveit.Overtime,____81____thepopulationgrew,peoplebegancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmorequickly.Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhich____82____(gradual)turnedintochopsticks.SomepeoplethinkthatthegreatChinesescholarConfucius(孔子),____83____livedfromroughly551to479B.C.,influencedthedevelopmentofchopsticks.Confuciusbelievedkniveswouldremindpeopleofkillingsand____84_____(be)tooviolentforuseatthetable.ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia.InIndia,forexample,mostpeopletraditionallyeat____85___theirhands.第五部分写作（共两节，满分20分）第一节单句改错（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句子，请你修改你同桌写的以下10个句子，每句中只有1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限一词；2.不按照要求改动不给分。86.Hegreetedustoshoutingafriendly“Hello!”.87.Hehasbeecolorlessbecauseofangry.88.Justthenalittleboycameoverlookedatmeinacuriousway.89.Ihadafacetofacetalkwithaadultwhowasverylearned.90.Thefiremencouldn