北京师范大学珠海分校附属外国语学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题

1、北京师范大学珠海分校附属外国语学校2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题北京师范大学珠海分校附属外国语学校2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题PAGE PAGE - 21 -北京师范大学珠海分校附属外国语学校2020_2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题北京师范大学珠海分校附属外国语学校2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题满分：130分 时间：120分钟选择题（本大题10小题，每小题1分，共10分）每小题给出四个选项中只有一个是正确的，请把答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。1.Why are you late for school ？-Because our car _ ha

2、lfway to the destination。A.broke down B。broke in C。broke out D。broke up2。Many graduates hold the view _ they had better apply for a post _ they can combine knowledge with skills.A。which; which B.that; which C.which； where D。that; where3.It is reported that many a new house _ at present in the floods

3、tricken area.A.are being built B。have been built C.will be built D。is being built4。I dont think you will have any difficulty _ a driving license.A.to get B。in getting C。for getting D.get5.On hearing the voice of police cars, the robbers ran off in panic, _ some of the robbed money behind.A。left B.le

4、ave C。leaving D.to leave6。-You speak very good French！ -Thanks. I _ French in Sichuan University for four years。A。studied B。study C.was studying D。had studied7。_ that the new couple led a satisfying life, all their relatives were relaxed。A.To know B.Knowing C。Known D。Know8.I would appreciate _, to b

5、e frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.A.you B。 C。it D。That9。I dont think this doctor will _ him of his heart disease.A。recover B。cure C。treat D。help10.The reporter asked Wang, the famous astronaut， _ he had achieved success。A.what B。that C。which D。how阅读理解（本大题15小题，每小题2。5分，共37.5

6、分）每小题给出四个选项中只有一个是正确的，请将下列各题的正确答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。AThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the eleventh largest nation in Europe. England， Wales and Scotland make up the island of Great Britain, which takes up most of the Britain Isles. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are mountai

7、nous。 The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland. Plains and valleys cover much of England。 The British climate is mild.About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom。 Few other countries are so crowded. Four out of five people live in cities such as Belfast, Glasgow， and London. London is th

8、e capital. Great Britain grows half of the food it needs. Its industries help to pay for the food that is bought from abroad. The United Kingdom manufactures a wide range of goods。 Service industries, such as tourism， that provide services rather than producing goods, are increasing. Traditional ind

9、ustries， such as coal mining， are declining.11.There are many mountains in _。A。Northern Ireland， Scotland and EnglandB。England， Wales and ScotlandC。Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandD.Northern Ireland， Wales and England12。In the United Kingdom， about _people live in big cities。A.58 million B.48.8

10、million C.38。8 million D。half13.According to the passage, which of the statements is true?A。Great Britain grows all of the food it needs。B.The United Kingdom manufactures a narrow range of goods。C.The speed of tourism in UK is increasing faster than producing goods.D。The coal mining is also increasi

11、ng fast.BMost people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice。 However， few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.Born in September， 1897， Irene Curie was the first of the Curies two daughters. Along with nine o

12、ther children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers。 She finished her high school education at the College of Sevigne in Paris。At the age of 17 Irene entered the University of Paris to prepare for a degree in mathematics an

13、d physics. When World War I began， Irene went to help her mother, who was using Xray facilities（设备） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing Xray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognized in the form of a Militarys

14、Medal by the French government。In 1918, Irene became her mothers assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924， Frederic Joliot joined the Institute， and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work。 They soon fell in love and were married in 1926。 Their daughter Helene was born in 192

15、7 and their son Pierre five years later.Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother， she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能）。 Irene Joliot-Curie di

16、ed from leukemia on March 17， 1956。14。When did Irene Curie go to the University of Paris？A.In 1897 B。In 1914 C.In 1918 D。In 192415.Who was not a winner of Nobel Prize?A。Marie Curie B。Irene Curie C.Frederic Joliet D。Helene Joliot16.Which of the following about Irene Curie is not true？A.She was the el

17、der child of Marie CuriesB.She got a Militarys Medal because of her services to save the woundedC。She met her husband at the Curie institute in 1924D。She developed leukemia but was cured17.Which part in the newspaper may the passage come from？A.People B.Society C。Culture D。HistoryCOwning a smartphon

18、e may not be as smart as you think. It may let you surf the Internet， listen to music and snap photos wherever you arebut it also turns you into a workaholic, it seems。A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing， alldancing mobile phone adds as much as two hou

19、rs to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles。The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent respon

20、ding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have email-enabled phones, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confes

21、s（承认） they are on call almost 24 hours a day， with nine out of ten saying they make work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a。m。 and 7 a.m.， with more than a third checking their first emails in this period， and a quarter chec

22、king them between 11 p。m. and midnight.Ghadi Hobeika， marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people。 However, there are dr

23、awbacks。 Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day， seven days a week， and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work。 The more constantly in contact we become , the more is expected of us in a work capacity(容量)。18.What can we conclude from the text?A.A

24、ll that glitters is not gold。 B.It never rains but pours。C。Every coins has two sides。 D。Its no good crying over spilt milk。19。The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “_.A。callingB.reachingC.gettingD。using20.Which of the following is true according to the text?A.The

25、average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours.B。Nine tenths spent over three hours checking work emails。C.One-fourth check their first mail between 11 p.m. and midnight.D。The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a。m。 and 8 .am .21.Whats the main idea of the text？A。Workaholi

26、cs like smartphones。 B。Smartphones bring about extra work。C.Smartphones make our life easier。 D。Employers dont like smartphonD October sixteenth is World Food Day。 This day is also the anniversary of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization（F. A.O。).The UN agency leads international effo

27、rts to defeat world hunger。 It was created in 1945。The F。 A。O. says more than one hundred fifty countries are to hold special events to celebrate World Food Day. At F. A。O。 headquarters in Rome, for example， runners will compete in a fivekilometer race through the citys historical area。 Events in ot

28、her countries include discussions among experts， press conferences and musical programs.The message of this years World Food Day is “investing in agriculture for food security。 The F. - 装- 订-线-A。O。 says, “During the early 1990s, the foreign aid for agriculture was nine thousand million dollars each

29、year. But now， it has declined to less than five thousand million dollars a year.” Yet， the F. A.O. 学校： 班级： 考号： 姓名： estimates that more than eight hundred and fifty million people around the world do not get enough food.The UN agency notes that seventy percent of the worlds hungry lies in the farmer

30、s who grow small amount of food. Many also face problems of feeding themselves。 The F。 A.O. says agricultural aid could help small farmers make a profit from their crops. Farmers would also be able to feed their families throughout the year and reinvest in their farms。 They could buy better seeds, e

31、quipment and chemical fertilizers to help their crops grow。Muhammad Yunis. the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to improve the lives of poor people, as well as his Bangladesh microfinance organization, the Grameen Bank, has lent small amount of money to poor people who are unable to g

32、et traditional loans， especially women. Minister Yunis says that he plans to give his share of the one million three hundred thousand dollars Nobel award to good causes。 He says he wants to establish an eye hospital and start a project to produce low-cost food for the poor.22。To celebrate the World

33、Food Day， how many kinds of activities are mentioned in the passage？A.Two. B。Three。 C.Four。 D。Five.23。Which of the following statements is TRUE？A.The F. A。O。 is established to invest in agriculture for food security。B。The foreign aid for agriculture has reduced by nearly 50%in recent decades.C。The G

34、rameen Bank has provided large amount of loans for poor farmers。D.Yunis will donate his entire Nobel award to help solve the hunger for the poor。24。With agricultural aid， farmers can_。A.promote the production of cropsB.produce low-cost foodC。invest money in other fieldsD。help to improve crop seeds25

35、。The writer wrote the passage mainly to_。A.give an introduction of the F。 A.O.B.inform us of the situations of the world foodC。appeal for more investment on agricultureD。show how to deal with the worlds hunger三、选句填空（本大题5小题，每小题2.5分,共12。5分）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，请将下列各题的正确答案填写在答题卡相应的位置

36、上。How to Create Trust in a RelationshipTrust in a relationship leads to feeling of connectedness and safety. It is built on one person understanding the other， being honest and making a sincere effort to keep the relationship strong。 26。 By matching your actions to your words, you will create more t

37、rust in a relationship. If you are all talk and have no action, the other person will begin to lose faith in you and not believe you when you say you are going to do something. Your words must go with your actions。Keep the other person informed。 Open communication builds trust. 27. Making him guess

38、what you want does not create trust it creates confusion， false assumptions （假定） and misunderstandings。 Be open with each other and include one another in your plans and decisionmaking。Stop thinking about the past and live in the present。 When you keep records of what the other did in the past that

39、upset you, you will never be able to move forward and have a trusting and healthy relationship.Trust is earned， and it works both ways。 28. If you are unable to do this, trust will never be achieved， and the relationship will suffer. 29. You may have fallen into a pattern of lying to cover up your w

40、rongdoing. Continuing on this path will come to no good. When asked a question, be as truthful in your answer as you can. The truth may or may not meet with your partners approval, but this is necessary in order to rebuild trust in your relationship。Work on creating trust with one another at all tim

41、es. 30。 Consider it your job to be open and trustworthy and work on it。 The more time you give the relationship， the more opportunities you will have to show your trust and honesty. Be mindful of each others efforts to be honest, and trust will build over time.A.Tell the truth。B.Ask questions.C。Do w

42、hat you say you are going to do.D.It does not happen overnight and takes time.E。Be willing to forgive each other and move on。F.Without trust in your relationship， failure is sure to follow。G.Let the other person know how you feel and what you are thinking。完形填空（本大题15小题，每小题1分,共15分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项

43、（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. Every year， many dolphins worldwide are captured（捕获)and kept in small pools, performing for people, especially children. These dolphins are fed fish instead of having to 31。 them。 As a result, they start spending most of their time near the pool rather than un

44、derwater。 They get out of shape and can no longer 32. long distances。 It affects their 33. greatly， and has proved to have 34. consequences。Thus comes the question， Should captive dolphins be 35。 ？”Jeff Foster, a 55-year old expert， decided to help two captive dolphins， Tom and Misha， to reach their

45、 top physical 36。 . Every day， he used to train the two dolphins to get used to their wild homes again. Twenty months later， Tom and Misha began to act like 37. dolphins and they were set free back into the sea. 38。 Tom and Misha lived in captivity for 45 years, they were able to adapt to the wild.

46、It was 39. what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that the dolphins would 40。 in the wild。This program was a big success， but there have been others that failed. For example, another dolphin， Keiko, returned into the ocean in 2002， but 41。 a year lat

47、er because of all the misery（不幸）he 42. . The sudden environment change did not 43. him well.If people want to avoid these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put in the 44。 to ensure it doesnt happen ever again. In fact， with virtual reality technology picking up, there can still be great way

48、s to 45. kids with sea animals without having to capture dolphins.31。A.pick up B。hunt forC。look afterD。throw away32。A.see B.diveC。jumpD.hear33.A。appetite B。shelterC.lifestyleD.popularity34。A.terrible B。potentialC.unexpectedD。indirect35。A。disturbed B.releasedC。protectedD.prohibited36.A.exercise B。pai

49、nC。appearanceD.condition37.A.wild B。cleverC。helplessD。harmless38。A.If B.UnlessC.AlthoughD。Because39. A。hardly B.exactlyC。possiblyD.awfully40。A.train B。searchC.surviveD。produce41.A.died B.escapedC。returnedD.recovered42。A。led to B.brought upC。got overD.went through43。A.suit B.serveC。defendD.prepare44。

50、A.tank B.timeC.waterD.effort45。A。inspire B.treatC.entertainD.change五、语法填空（本大题10小题,每小题1。5分，共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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。 In America hitching a ride（搭便车） is very common. Many people there love hitching a ride during 46。 (they） trips。 I also once hitched a ride when I was travel

51、ing in America。I 47. （drive） on the road when my car stopped。 I was going to a town which was farther than I had expected. My tank（油箱） became empty 48。 I got there. Standing there, I didnt know what to do. I just knew that I needed help. But I could see nobody around。 Who could I turn 49. ? Then I t

52、hought of scenes that I had seen in Hollywood 50。 （movie)。 I remembered that people in America loved hitching a ride。 I told I myself that I could do that， too。So when a car was coming. I tried to hitch a ride. To my joy, the car really stopped in front of me. The driver was 51。 old man. After 52。 (

53、know） my problem, he said he could help me out。 He took me to the 53。 （near） gas station. But then he left as he had something important to do。I couldnt walk all the way back to my car。 Therefore， I tried to hitch a ride again and I 54。 （help）out once again. I was 55. （great) moved.六、单词拼写（本大题10小题,每小

54、题1分，共10分)根据句意及首字母或汉语意思写出相应的英语单词,并用其适当形式填空。56。In _（结论）, I like being praised，but I know sometimes its not always good。- 装- 订-线-57。Any smell might _（吸引）natural enemies that would try to eat the little panda。58。My good performance in the job interview left me _（乐观的）about my future and about what I can

55、do here.59.He seems to be _ （缺乏）in common sense.60。His _ （申请)for membership of the organization was rejected。61.Its said that she is not _(专业的）player； she is just a amateur。学校： 班级： 考号： 姓名： 62.One appropriate project would be a project to develop _（电的） cars.63.The father was _ （不愿意的)to give his son t

56、he key to his car.64.The special class is made up of some _ （有天赋的）children in art。65。 Im sorry sir， but there seems to be a problem with your _ （信用）card。七、 写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的朋友李越面对即将到来的高二期中考试，感到学习压力很大，不知如何排解，写信求助于你。请你用英语写一封信给她，提出一些合理的建议，内容包括：1。正确对待考试；2.正常休息；3。其他建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2。可

57、以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3。开头语和结束语已为你写好,不计入总词数。Dear Li Yue, Yours，Li Hua第二节 读后续写(满分15分）阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。It wasMothers Dayand I was shoppingat the local supermarketwith my son who is five years old,Tenyson。 As we were leaving after finishing our shopping， we realized that only minutes earlier an e

58、lderly woman hadfallen overat the entrance and hit her head on the ground badly。 Her husband was with her， but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. Fortunately, a lot of people stopped to help out.Whilewe were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became veryworriedabout w