甘肃省金昌市2020～2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题【含答案】

甘肃省金昌市2020_2021学年高二英语下学期期中试题[]本试卷共150分，时间120分钟。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AMaketheBestofaBadSituationSinceCovid-19spreadsallovertheworld,manypeoplehavetostayindoorsandworkfromhome.Formostofus,itgreatlychallengesourlivesandbringsboredom.Butforafewpeople,workingathomebringsmorecreativity.Herearethreefamoushistoricalfigureswholettheircreativityflowduringpastpandemics.GiovanniBoccaccio（1313-1375）Whenaplague（瘟疫）hitFlorencein1348,ItalianwriterGiovanniBoccacciolosthisfatherandstepmother.Inordertosurvive,heleftthecityandhidinthecountryside.Inspiredbytheexperience.BoccacciowroteTheDecameron(《十日谈》),acollectionofshortnovelsframedasstoriestoldbyagroupoffriends,whilehewasquarantined（隔离）insideahouseduringtheplague.WilliamShakespeare（1564-1616）Intheearly17thcentury,aplaguehitLondon,UK.Whenthenumberofdeathsgrew,thegovernmentpostponedmanycelebrationsandclosedallthetheaters.Thismeantthattheentertainmentindustryatthetimewasparalyzed（瘫痪）formuchof1606.Asanactoranddramatist,Shakespearehadtostopworkingintheplayhouse.Buthedidn'twasteasecondofhistimeoff.Instead,heusedthetimeproductivelyandwrotesomeofhismostfamousplays.Beforetheyearwasover,Shakespearecompletedthreeplays—KingLear,MacbethandAntonyandCleopatra.IsaacNewton（1642-1727）In1665,whenEnglishmathematicianIsaacNewtonwasinhisearly20s,oneofthelastmajoroutbreaksoftheplaguehittheUK,andmanyclasseswerecanceled.Newton,asastudent,wentbackhometocontinuehisstudies.Hedevotedhimselftohisstudies.Theyoungmathematicianproducedsomeofhisbestworksduringhisyearinquarantine,writingthepapersthatwouldlaterbecomeearlycalculus(微积分学),anddevelopinghistheoriesonphysicsinhisbedroom.Whileworking,anappledroppedfromtheappletreeoutsidehiswindowandhithimonthehead,whichmayinspiredhistheoryofgravity.1.WhatdidBoccacciododuringtheplague?A.HeleftItalyandhidaway.B.Hestayedindoorsandreadbooks.C.Hetoldhisfriendsmanyinterestingstories.D.Hefinishedthegreatwork:TheDecameron.2.HowdidtheplagueaffectShakespeare?A.Hegotmoreentertainment.B.Hebegantoshowinterestinacting.C.Hegotmorefreetimetowriteplays.D.Hewasinspiredtoevaluatehistory.3.WhatcanwelearnaboutIssacNewtoninquarantine?A.Hegotanideaforthetheoryofgravity.B.Heputthefocusonphysicsstudy.C.Hehadtostophisstudyonmath.D.Heworkedhardandcompletedhislastwork.BChinesevolleyballsuperstarZhuTinghasinspiredanewEnglishword.“StayawesomeandZHUperb!”wroteabloggerataUS-basedvolleyballwebsite.Thewordcombines“Zhu”and“superb(卓越的)”，todescribethe27-year-oldplayer.Zhu'sexcellentscoringperformancesputheramongtheTop10GlobalOutstandingAthletesforthisyear'sHeraclesPrizeoftheBigBenAward.Asthecaptain,Zhu“createdthenewgoldenageofwomen'svolleyballinChina”，theawardsaid.ZhuisconsideredanationalherobymanyinChina,withgoodreason.Beforethisyear'sWorldCupvictory,shehelpedthenationalvolleyballteamwinthe2015FIVBWorldCup,the2015AsianWomen'sVolleyballChampionship,andthe2016RioOlympicGames.Althoughshe'sasuperstarnow,ithasn'tbeeneasyforZhutogettowheresheis.BorntoafarmingfamilyinHenanprovince,Zhuearnedachancetoattendalocalsportsschoolatage13.ShebecamewellknowntothepublicbyhelpingChina'sU20teamwinthe2013FIVBU20WorldChampionship.Shortlyafter,ZhujoinedthenationalteamandbeganplayingunderlegendarycoachLangPing.Atfirst,the1.98-meter-tallZhufounditdifficulttomovequicklyandstaybalanced.ButLangPingtookadvantageofherheightandtrainedhertojumphighandsmashballs.Herworkpaidoff.Zhuisnowanoutstandingplayer."Hardworkandtalentareequallyimportant.I’llmoveforwardstepbystep,"shetoldPeople'sDaily.4.Whywas“ZHUperb”created?A.Tocreateanewgame.B.Todescribethevolleyballsuperstar.C.Tointroduceavolleyballwebsite.D.TocelebrateherwinningofWorldCup.5.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellus?A.ZhuTing'straining. B.ZhuTing'spersonalqualities.C.ZhuTing'sfutureplan. D.ZhuTing'sachievements.6.WhendidZhuTingbecomefamoustothepublic?A.In2000. B.In2015.C.In2013. D.In2016.7.WhatwasthepurposeofLangPing'splanfortrainingZhuTing?A.Tobuildupherconfidence.B.Toinstructhertomoveforwardstepbystep.C.Totrainhertobethecaptainoftheteam.D.Tomakeuseofheradvantages.CAstudyof100mobileappsforkidsfoundthat72brokealawaimedatprotectingchildren'sonlineprivacy.ResearchersdevelopedatoolthatcandeterminewhetheramobileappfollowstheChildren'sOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct(COPPA).Thetoolwas99%right.Researcherscontinuetoimprovethetechnology,whichtheyplantomakeavailablefordownloadatnocost.Whenyoudownloadanapp,itcangetalotofinformationonyourcellphone.Youhavetokeepinmindthatallthisinformationcanbecollectedbytheseappsandsenttothirdparties.Whatdotheydowithit?Theycanprettymuchdoanything.Weshouldbecarefulaboutthis.Appscangetpersonalidentifiableinformation,includingnames,emailaddresses,phonenumbers,locations,audioandvisualrecordings,anduniqueidentifiersordevicessuchasaninternationalmobileequipmentidentity(IMEI),mediaaccesscontrol(MAC)addresses,AndroidIDsandAndroidadvertisingIDs.TheadvertisingID,forexample,allowsappdeveloperstocollectinformationonuser’sinterests,whichtheycanthenselltoadvertisers.What'sworse,gamesandotherappsthatviolateCOPPAcauseprivacyrisksthatcouldmakeitpossibleforsomeonetodetermineachild'sIDandlocation.Abadmancouldprobablygettheuser'semailIDandgeographiclocationandtrytokidnapthechild.COPPArequiresthatwebsitesandonlineservicesdirectedtochildrengetparentalagreementbeforecollecting,personalinformationfromanyoneyoungerthan13;however,astheresearchfound,manypopularappsdonotfollowtherule.Researchersfoundthatmanypopulargamesdesignedspecificallyforyoungchildrenshowedusers’AndroidIDs,AndroidadvertisingIDsanddevicedescriptions.Researcherssuggestthatparentsshouldbecarefulwhendownloadingorallowingchildrentodownloadapps.Theyadvisekeepingdownloadstoaminimum.Don'tdownloadappsunlesstheyneedto.8.Whatisthematterwithmostmobileappsforkids?A.Theycollectchildren'sprivateinformation. B.Theyaretooexpensiveforkids.C.Theyleadchildrentodowrong. D.Theyaretoodifficulttooperate.9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetestingtool?A.Itwillbeputonlineforsale. B.Appswillfindwaystodealwithit.C.Parentswillgetitforfree. D.Researcherswillgiveitupafterthestudy.10.Whatwillappsdowithkids'privacy?A.Theywillpublishitonline. B.Theywillsendittoothers.C.Theywillkeepitasecret. D.Theywilluseitinsocialsurveys.11.Whatistheresearchers'advicetoparentsaboutdownloadingapps?A.Downloadingasmanyappsasrequired. B.Downloadingasfewappsaspossible.C.DownloadingnoappsfromtheInternet. D.DownloadingappsthatCOPPAidentifies.DForthelastfewmonths,MichaelConleyhasfeltveryalone.Conleyisadeafman,andhereadslipstounderstandwhatpeoplearesayingtohim.However,peoplehavebeenwearingmaskstohelpslowthespreadofCOVID-19,anewvirusthatspreadsfrompersontopersonwheninfectedpeoplebreatheoutvirusparticles(颗粒).Peoplewhoaredeafandhardofhearingcommunicateinmanydifferentways.Somemightlearntoreadlips.ManypeoplealsouseAmericanSignLanguage(ASL).Itisawaytocommunicateusinggesturesandsignsforpeoplewhoaredeafandhardofhearing.ForbothreadinglipsandASL,beingabletoseesomeone’sfaceandfacialexpressionsiscriticallyimportant.ParticularlyforASL,facialexpressionsplayaroleingrammarandwording.HelpingLipReadersSeeMouthsMoveConleytoldhisco-worker,ChrisLaZich,abouthissituation.LaZichaskedherfriend,Helton,forhelp.IngridHeltonisacostumedesignerwiththeSanDiegoOpera.Shemakesmaskswithplasticwindowsforhearingpeopletowear,makingitpossibleforlipreaderstoseemouthsmove.Foralongtime,lipreadershavestruggledtounderstandhospitalworkerswhowearmasks.TheproblemhasonlygottenworseduringCOVID-19.Manyinterpretersforthedeafhavenotbeenabletoenterhospitalsbecausetheycouldcatchthevirus.

MoreChallengesForDeafPeopleNow,morepeoplearewearingmasksoutsideofhospitals,too.Thiscreatesevenmorechallengesfordeafpeople.

Whenpeoplebeganwearingmasks,Conleyfeltcutofffromtheworld.Sincehecouldnotreadlips,hedidnotknowwhenpeoplewerespeakingtohimorwhattheyweresaying.Conleywasnervoustogotothepharmacyorthegrocerystore.Once,hefeltsonervoustoenterhisfavoriterestaurantthathewaitedoutsidefor45minutes.Hedidnotknowwhathewoulddoifamaskedworkeraskedhimquestionsabouthisorder.Luckily,theemployeerecognizedhimandpulleddownhermasktotalktoConley.Conleywasgratefulforheraction.

NoteveryoneknowsConley,though,andwouldnotknowheisdeaf.Hecarriespiecesofpaperwithhimsohecanaskpeopletowritewhattheyaresaying.Thisway,otherpeopledon’thavetoremovetheirmask.However,italsomeanstouchingthesamepaper.Touchingcommonsurfacescanspreadgerms.SpreadinggermsriskscontractingCOVID-19.Becauseofthat,Conleywasrefusedservicemanytimes.“Itmakesyouloseyourconfidence,”saidConley,whohasbeendeafhisentirelife.However,Helton’swindowedmaskshelpedhimgethisindependenceback.

Conleyandhisco-worker,ChrisLaZich,triedoutthemasksandhehadnotroublereadingLaZich’slips.12.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A. Inadiary. B.Inaguidebook.C.Inamedicalreport.D.Inanewper.13.HowdidConleyfeelwhenpeoplebegantowearmasks?A.Hefeltcutofffromtheworld.B.Hefeltitdifficulttorecognizepeople.C.Hefeltthesituationcouldn’tbechanged.D.Hefeltlonelyandangry.14.Whatisthespecialvalueofwindowedmasksfordeafpeople?A.Tohelpthemmeetotherdeafpeople.B.TokeepthemsafefromCOVID-19.C.Tosatisfytheirsocialneeds.D.Tocomfortthememotionally.15.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebestendingofthepassage?A.Throughhermask’swindow,LaZichsmiledathim.B.Thewindowedmaskshelpedslowthespreadofthevirus.C.SoonshestartedhercompanycalledHappyLaughMasks.D.Heltonsaidstoreownerslikedthemasksaswell.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。温馨提示：请将答案按题号涂在答题卡相应位置。shoes.___s,wemustteachourchildrentheimportanceandvalueofhonestyfromanearlyage.However,teachingourchildrentobehonestisn'tthesameasteachingthemtotietheirshoes.___81___Otherwise,they'llprefertolieinordertoavoidbeingpunished.___82___Lyinginordertoreceiveobjectsorattentionaretwomainones.Anotheroneistoavoidpunishment—parentsshouldbecarefulwiththisone.Beingtoostrictcanresultinchildren'slyingmoreoften.Whenshouldwestartteachingthemthedifferencebetweenliesandthetruth?Childrenundertheageof3don'thavetheabilitytounderstandtheimportanceofvalues.Assoonastheyturn3,however,it'simportantforparentstowatchcarefully.Itisn'tenoughforparentstoteach.Wemustalsoobserveourchild'sbehavior.___83__Rewardingchildrencanbeagreatmotivationfortheirlearning.___84___Thiswillhelpcreateatrustfulenvironmentwithinthefamily.Atthesametime,weshouldn'tletourchildrenhearuslying.Parentsarethemodelsthattheirchildrenfollow,andthereforealotwilldependonaparent'sbehavior.Asourchildrengrowup,it'simportanttoteachthemthevalueofhonesty.___85___It'simportantforthemtorealizethattellingliespreventsusfromhelpingtheminthemostappropriateway.A.Evenifwe'rehonest,ourchildrenmaynotbehonest.B.Letthemunderstandthevalueoftellingthetruth.C.Theywillstarttolinkhonestywithsomethingpositive.D.Thiswillallowustofindoutwhatmakesthechildlie.E.Wecan'tcorrectchildren'sbehaviorthroughpunishment.F.Punishmentandangerdon'talwaysworkwhentryingtostopchildrenfromlying.GSpecialistsinchildpsychologyhavelistedthereasonswhychildrenlie.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分50分）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。WilliamFranklincametomyclasshalfayearago.Butfromhisfirstdayhere,he21himselfinhisownworldandheneverspoketoothers.Ashisteacher,Itriedtostartatalkwithhimbut22.Itseemedasifhejustdidn'twanttobreakhis23.AftertheThanksgivingholiday,wereceivedthenewsofthe24Christmascollectionofmoneyforthe25inourschool."Christmasisaseasonof26,"Itoldmystudents."Somepoorstudentsinourschoolmightnothavea27holiday.Bygivingalittlemoney,youwillhelp28sometoys,foodandclothingfortheseneedystudents.Wewill29thecollectiontomorrow."Thenextmorning,30,Ifoundoutalmosteveryonehad31thismatterexceptWillardFranklin.Hecameuptomydeskwithhisheaddown.32,hedroppedtwocoinsintothesmallbox."Idon'tneedmilkforlunch,"hesaidina33voice.AfterschoolIcouldn'thelpsharingwhathad34inthemorningwithourheadmaster."Imaybewrong,butI35Willardmightbereadytobecomepartofourclass.""Iam36tohearthat,"henodded."AndIjustreceivedalistofthepoorfamiliesinourschoolwhomostneed37.Here,takealookatit."AsIsatdownto38,IfoundWillardFranklinwasatthetopofthelist.Atthatmoment,IfeltIreally39Willardforthefirsttime:acoldfacewithawarmheart.Fromthis40,Ialsolearntthatwhetherrichorpoor,everychildhasakindheart.21.A.tiedB.seatedC.shut D.taught22.A.misunderstoodB.stopped C.failed D.left23.A.silence B.pleasure C.sadness D.imagination24.A.weeklyB.yearlyC.monthlyD.daily25.A.youngB.poor C.sick D.honest26.A.saving B.enjoyingC.receiving D.giving27.A.true B.long C.usual D.happy28.A.find B.buy C.make D.collect29.A.start B.finish C.prepare D.continue30.A.so B.then C.however D.moreover31.A.discussed B.forgotten C.learnt D.remembered32.A.Quickly B.Suddenly C.Carefully D.Certainly33.A.low B.loud C.soft D.deep34.A.appeared B.happened C.arrived D.remained35.A.hope B.wish C.wonder D.believe36.A.lucky B.sorry C.shocked D.glad37.A.message B.report C.help D.research38.A.read B.rest C.work D.study39.A.liked B.knew C.met D.accepted40.A.result B.talk C.experience D.success第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）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。第三部分写作（共两节，满分50分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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。TodayI'mhappytoheardfrommyfriendTom,knowinghe'scomingtoChina.I'llwritetohimaletterabouthisjourney.OfthetwotripstotheGreatWallandthePalaceMuseum,botharegoodchoice.Personally,IpreferthetourtotheGreatWall.Asisknown,itissymbolofChinesecivilization.AsaChinesesayinggoing,“HewhodoesnotreachtheGreatWallisnotatrueman.”Byvisitingit,peoplearesurelytohaveagoodknowledgeofthehard－workingChinesepeople.Beside,thesceneryalongtheGreatWallisamazing.That'sbecauseIthinkthetriptotheGreatWallwillbeagoodchoice.Hopefully,mysuggestionwillsatisfyyourneed.第二节书面表达（满分40分）假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你校计划于下周六上午主办题为“MyDream”的英语演讲比赛，你准备参加。请你根据以下要点写一篇演讲稿：要点：1.对梦想的看法；2.你的梦想；3.你打算如何实现你的梦想。注意：1.词数100左右。2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Goodmorning,mydearfriends!金昌市2020-2021学年第二学期期中答案高二英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）1—5DCABD6—10CDACB11—15BDACA81—85EGDCB第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）21—25CCABB26—30DDBAC31—35BCABD36—40DCABC第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）41．hone