广东省清远市大坪镇大坪中学等校2020-2021学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题（原卷版）

2/22020-2021学年第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语科试卷(本试卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟)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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AVisitingWashington,D.C.isnotawasteofyourtimeandmoney.TherearemanydestinationsinWashington,D.C.thatyoucanincludeinyourjourney,whichmakeyourtraveltothisgreatcityworthyourtimeandmoney.Herearesomenotableattractionsthatthecitycanoffer.SmithsonianInstitutionItistheimageof19thsandstonecalledCastle.Thisisaninstitutionthathasgotmorethanninemuseums.Aone-daytourisnotenoughtocoveritall.ThebestplacestovisitareAirandSpaceMuseumandMuseumofNaturalHistory.JeffersonMemorialThisplacehousesthe19-footstatueofAmerica’sthirdpresident.Inaddition,therearesomewritingsinthewalllikeDeclarationofIndependenceandsomeJefferson’swritings.MichelRichardCitronelleThisfamouschefgotarestaurantattheheartofWashington,D.C.Heprepareswonderfuldishestodignitarieswhofrequentthisplace.Itisnotonlyaboutattractivemenu,buttheserviceisprofessional.Themulti-courseisaccompaniedwithwine.Therestaurant’swinecellarhousesthousandsofbottles.MandarinOrientalThisisatasteofAsiainthedistrict.Thehotelamenities(设施)areworldclasswithpoolandspas.Therestaurantshowsthecity’sviewonaflatscreenTVandtheroomshaveInternetaccess.TheWhitehouseItshouldnotbemissed.Itisoneofthemostsignificantbuildingsinthecity.Itsarchitectureisgrandandsuitsthecity’slandscape.Thereareguidedtoursthatyoucanjoinin.TwinsJazzIfyouwanttoenjoyjazzmusic,thisistheplacetobe.Youcanheargrassrootsmusiciansplay.Thefoodisalsogood.1.WhatcanyouvisitinSmithsonianInstitution?ACastles. B.Museums C.Statues D.Restaurants2.WhatcanyoudoinMichelRichardCitronelle?A.TasteAsianfood. B.Cookdeliciousdishes.C.Enjoygoodfoodandservice. D.SwimandenjoyfreeWifi.3.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestchoiceasamusiclover?A.JeffersonMemorial B.MandarinOriental C.TheWhiteHouse. D.TwinsJazzBAyoungwomanonedaysaidsomethingthathurtherbestfriendofmanyyears.Sheregretteditimmediatelyandwouldliketodoanythingtotakethewordsback.Whatshehadsaidhurtherfriendsomuchthatthewomanherselfalsofeltverypainful.Tomakeupwhatshehaddone,shewenttoanoldwisemaninthevillageandaskforadvice.Theoldmanunderstoodtheyoungwoman’ssuffering.Heknewhemusthelpher.Heknewhecouldneverremoveherpain,buthecouldteach.Andhealsoknewtheresultwoulddependonlyonhercharacter.“Tonight,takeyourbigfeatherpillowsandputsinglefeatheronthedoorstepsofeachhouseinthevillagebeforethesunrise.”Hesaid.Theyoungwomanhurriedhometoprepareforit,eventhoughthefeatherpillowswereverydeartoher.Allnightlong,shemadehereffortsaloneinthecold.Finallyitgotlightandsheplacedthelastfeatheronthestepofthelasthouse.Justasthesunrose,shereturnedtotheoldman.“Now,”saidtheman,“gobackandrefillyourpillowswiththefeathersyouhaveputonthesteps.Theneverythingwillbeasitwasbefore.”“Youknowthat’simpossible!ThewindblewawayeachfeatherasfastasIplacedthemonthedoorstep!”Theyoungwomanwassurprised.“That’strue,”saidtheoldman.“Eachofyourwordsislikeafeatherinthewind.Onceyourwordsarespoken,nomatterhowmucheffortyoumakeandhowsincereyouare,youcanneverreturnthemtoyourmouth.Chooseyourwordswellandprotectpeopleyoulovefrombeinghurt.”4.Theyoungwomansufferedfrom__________.A.WhatshehadsaidB.herfriend’sadviceC.theoldman’sadviceD.Whatherfriendhadsaid5.AccordingtoPara.2theoldman__________.A.couldremoveherpainB.refusedtoteachherC.knewalotabouthercharacterD.decidedtohelpherlearnsomething6.Afterthewomancamebacktohim,theoldmanadvisedherto__________.A.findmorefeathersB.takeawaythefeathersC.makesomemorepillowsD.putthefeathersbacktothepillows7.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Takingone’sadvicebeforedoingB.Thinkingcarefullybeforespeaking.C.AskingforadvicewhenyouhavetroublesD.Talkingtopeoplewhenyouhavetroubles.CPeopleloveShakespeare’svocabularyandcreativity.Heusedmorethan15,000wordsinthiswriting!ButBible’sOldTestamentonlycontains5,642words.Shakespearealsoinventedmanynewtermsandphrase.Ifsomeone’sbehaviorsuggestedtheywerenothonestandshouldnotbetrusted.Shakespearecalledthemsuspicious.Ifsomeonewassillyandperhapslookedlikeafool,Shakespearefoundtheiractionslaughable.Andforthosewhoofferedtheiropinionsonsomething’squality,Shakespearecalledthemcritics.Today,forinstance,foodcriticsandfilmcriticsgivetheiropinionsonfoodandfilms.Thefamiliarphrase“breaktheice”comesfromShakespeare’splayTheTamingoftheShrew.The“iceisbroken”whenpeopleinagroup,whohavenevermetbefore,begintotalktoeachotherbydoingsomeactivities.MorecommonwordswerefirstusedbyShakespeareincluding“road”,“gossip”,“lonely”,“bump”and“hurry”.Fourhundredyearsafterhisdeath,Shakespearesurelyliveson,ineverydayspeech,ashemostfamouswriterofalltime.8.WhichoffollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordinPara2?A.meaningful B.doubtful C.thoughtful D.powerful9.WhoseactionsareconsideredlaughablefromPara2?A.filmcritic’s B.foodcritic’sC.sillypeople’s D.dishonestpeople’s10.Thephrase“breaktheice”comesfrom__________.A.apoem B.afilm C.anovel D.aplay11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Shakespeare’sGreatlifeB.ThefamousWriter—ShakespeareC.Shakespeare’sInfluenceonEnglishD.FamousWordsinShakespeare’sPlaysDNowadays.Manyofusspendabout10hoursadayinfrontofacomputerorotherelectronicdevicesandlessthan30minutesadayoutdoors.Theresultisthatourbraineasilyfeelstired.Weneedtogivethebrainarest,buthow?DavidStrayerisaprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofUtah.Heclaimsthatcampingmaybejustwhatatech-tiredbrainneeds.HisargumentfindsstrongsupportfromCarlandKatetwoexperiencedcampers.Carl,whoworksforamobilephonecompany,saysthatbeingoutdoorsmakeshimfeelrelaxed.Italsoprepareshimfortheworkhemustdo.“Campinggivesusachancetobeintouchwithnatureandisveryrelaxing.WhenyoureturntoworkonMonday,you’reinabetterstateofmind.IreallylikethewayIfeelonMonday.”Kateisasenioreditor.Shesayscampingbringshersomepeaceshecouldn’thaveotherwise.Sheevenfindsherselfmorecreative.DavidStrayerexplainsthatcampingallowsclosecontactwithnature,andbeinginnaturecalmsthebrainandhelpsittofocus.Whenpeoplegocamping,theyneedtolearnaboutanimalsandnaturalenvironments;theyhavetodealwiththeweather,learntostaydryintherainandwarminthesnowandhavetolearnhowtokeepthefeetingoodconditionwhenhikingandwalking.Somemightsaythattakingalongwalkinthewoodsorbytheoceanorinacityparkiswonderful,too.Butcampingrequiresthatonespendsmoretimeinnatureanditcantesthimindifferentways.Anditbringsmorehealthbenefitaswell.12.Whatistheresultofusingelectronicdevicestoomuch?A.Ourbrainwillfeelexhausted.B.Wewillwastetime.C.Ourstudywillbeinfluenced.D.Ourbrainwillberefreshed.13.WhydoestheauthortakeCarlandKateasexamples?A.Toshareagoodcampingsite.B.Tosharetheirworkexperiences.C.Toshowtheadvantagesofcamping.D.Toshowtheirinterestincamping.14.Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitofcamping?A.Ithelpsprotecttheenvironment.B.Ithelpsuslearnmoreaboutnature.C.Itteachesustokeepwarmintherain.D.Itteachesustoavoiddifficultsituations.15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscamping?A.Positive B.Negative C.Uninterested D.Doubtful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。Bymakingpositivechangesinyourlifeyoucanbecomebetter._____16_____Herearesomequickandeasywaystohelpyoubecomeabetterperson._____17_____Recognizewhatareasyouarelacking.Forthisyoucanaskatrustedfriendorfamilymemberforhelp.Beingunawareofyourweaknessesmakesithardforyoutoimprove.Thesuccessfulpeopleknowwheretheyaren’tstrongandtheyusetheirstrengthstomakeupforit.Quitabadhabit.Quittingabadhabitisgoodforyou._____18_____Ifyouaren’treadytoquityourbadhabitsrightaway,startoutwithsmallsteps.Findatrustedfriendthatcangiveyouencouragementifyou’restruggling.Breakupwithnegativethinking._____19_____Thiscanhaveabadinfluenceonyourlife.Negativethinkingreallymakesyoudownmentallyandphysically.Tryingtothinkmorepositivelyhelpsyoureducestressandrequiresyoutostopmakingexcuses.Treatotherswithkindness.Showingotherpeoplethatyoucareforthemisagreatwaytobeabetterperson._____20_____Somethingjustlikebuyingacoffeeforyourclassmatescanmakeahugepositiveimpactontheirandyourday.A.Takebettercareofyourself.B.Knowyourweakness.C.Payavisittoyourgoodfriendsnowandthen.D.Doyoualwaysseetheglassishalfempty?E.Itnotonlymakesyouabetterperson,butitmakesyoumoreconfident.F.Smallactsofkindnesswillmakeotherpeoplefeelbetterandliftyourspiritsaswell.G.However,itmaybehardsometimestofigureouthowtodoit.第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45)第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iwasashykid.Ididn’tevenliketoanswerthetelephoneforfearI’dhavetotalktosomebodyIdidn’t_____21_____.HoweveratschoolIhadtospendalldayinthe_____22_____ofothers.Myescapewasstudying.Ispentalotoftimestudyingandwas_____23_____withgoodgrades._____24_____,Iwenttocollege.Duringmythirdyearofcollege,Ihadenoughofbeing_____25_____anddecidedtochangemyself.Onedaywhileoncampus,I_____26_____anadvertisementforpositionsonthelocalclassicalmusicradiostation.Ihadgrownuplisteningtoclassicalmusic,andI_____27_____it.Ihadabsolutelynobackgroundinradio,andabsolutelyno_____28_____ofgettingthejob.Theideaoftalkingtothousandsoflistenersin“radioland”_____29_____me.However,I______30______theinterview.Thestationmanagerhadasoftvoicethatmademefeel______31______.Iwasgivenapublicserviceannouncementtoread,andalistofcomposers’namestopronounce.Itwasn’t______32______forme.Ilefttherecordingsessionwithasenseof______33______thatIhadactuallydonethisstrangeandterrifyingthing.AbouttwoweekslaterIactually______34______thejob.Itwasachallengingjob,butIgrewtoenjoyit.Ibegantofeel______35______talkingtopeople.Mypresentjobis______36______peopleandwritingtheirstoriesinacommunitynewspaper.AlthoughInowspendmanyhourstalkingwithpeople,I’mstillbasicallya(n)______37______person.Perhapsit’smysoftvoiceandquitenaturethathelpdrawpeopleoutastheyrespondtomyquestionsasIinterviewthem.Myformershynessmakesmeableto______38______thepeoplewhofeeldiscomfortwhentheytalktome.Istill______39______momentsofloneliness.ButI’malsogladIdecidedtomakea______40______inmylifethathasopenedmanydoorsandopportunitiesthatIneverknewexisted.21.A.know B.forgive C.admire D.trust22.A.pride B.name C.company D.direction23.A.provided B.rewarded C.presented D.charged24.A.Eventually B.Terribly C.Actually D.Suddenly25.A.weak B.shy C.lazy D.mean26.A.imagined B.noticed C.designed D.published27.A.broadcast B.forgot C.loved D.abandoned28.A.effort B.purpose C.hope D.doubt29.A.surprised B.moved C.hurt D.terrified30.A.failed B.escaped C.missed D.survived31.A.proud B.calm C.excited D.strange32.A.interesting B.true C.difficult D.pleasant33.A.achievement B.urgency C.belonging D.responsibility34.A.completed B.described C.quitted D.obtained35.A.comfortable B.impatient C.awkward D.exhausted36.A.educating B.interviewing C.encouraging D.introducing37.A.confident B.normal C.honest D.quiet38.A.understand B.ignore C.consider D.employ39.A.fear B.record C.enjoy D.confirm40.A.plan B.suggestion C.fortune D.change第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Once,therelivedapoormaninasmallvillage.Hewasverycleverbutdidn’twant______41______(work)atall.Helivedon______42______thevillagersgavehimeveryday.Oneday,hegotabasketofeggs______43______akindlady.Hebegantothinkthathewouldsavetheeggsuntiltheywereinshortsupply.Thenhecouldearnasmallamountofmoneyby______44______(sell)themataverygoodprice.Andthenhewouldbuyacoupleofgoats.Verysoon,hewouldhave______45______largegroupofgoats.Thegoatmilkwouldbringhimmuchmoremoney.Withthemoney,hewouldbuyacow.______46______(it)milkwouldbringhimalotofmoney.Hewouldbecomemuch______47______(rich):buildabighouseandmarryaprettywoman.Theywouldhavealotof______48______(child).Whilehewaslostinthought,______49______(luck),hefelloverastoneandalltheeggsdroppedontotheground.Hewasverysad.That_______50_______(bring)anendtotheman’sbeautifuldream.第三部分写作(共两节，