2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2020-2021学年度一学期期末考试卷高二英命题人：第I卷第一部分．读理解(共两节20小题；每题分，共40分第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30）阅读下列短，从每题所给的A、B、C、四个选项中，选出佳答案，并在答题卡上该项涂黑。AWonderingwheretowatchthefireworksonthefourthFridayofJuly?Herearesomerestaurantswhereyoucansit,abitetoeatandwatchtheshow.TheRoofonWilshireoffersaviewthecity,sochancesareyou’llbeabletocatchafireworksshowwhileyouupthere.Therestaurantwillalsoofferanallyou-can-eatmenufor$20thatincludesallhotandsweetpotatochips.Thefestivitieswilltakeplacefrom2to11pm.Reservationsarerecommended.6317WilshireBlvd.,LosAngeles,8526002.WhiskeyRed’sislocatedinMarinaDelRey.Beginningat5:30pm,itwillincludelivemusicfromJackofHearts.Theeventisfreeandopentothepublic.Guestscanmakereservationsfrom5:30to10pm.Itcosts$59toreserveaseatonthepatio(露台)$49forindoorseating.aged5to12need$25foraseatoutsideand$20foranindoorseat.Kidsagedfourandbelowarefree.13813FijiWay,MarinaDelRey,-4522.HighRooftoplounge(息室)inVeniceatthetopoftheHotelErwinoffersviewsoftheVenicecoastline.Thefireworksshowstartsat9pm.Therooftoploungeoffersafullmenuofcocktailsandselectionofsnacks.PacificAvenue,VeniceBeach,(800)786-7789.ThelastoneisCarbonBeachClubtheMalibuInn.Hereyoucanseefireworksfromaseatontherestaurant’soceanfrontbalconyfrom6to9:30pm.Reservationsarerecommended.22878PacificCoastHwy,Malibu,(310)4566444.1.Whichrestaurantwillprovidelivemusicduringfireworks?

A.CarbonBeachClub.B.WhiskeyRed’s.C.Wilshire.D.HighRooftoplounge.2.Wherecangetanallyou-can-eatmenuwithA.Wilshire.B.WhiskeyRed’s.C.HighRooftoplounge.

D.CarbonBeachClub.3.Whichtelephonenumberwillyoudialifyouwanttoreserveaseatonanoceanfrontbalcony?A.(323)852-6002.C.(800)786-7789.

B.(310)823-4522.D.(310)456-6444.BIwentshoppingforadresstoweartomydaughterhighschoolgraduationhalfyearago.Tomyhorror,couldonlyfitintoasize20.Beingoverweightmostofmyadultlife,Ialwayshadverylittleself-confidence.Wearingadressdidn’tliketosuchimportanteventenoughtomakemelookforhelp.Thankfully,afriendofminewasattendingWeightWatchersmeetings,andInoticedhergreatprogress.Hersuccessinspiredmetogiveitatry.IjoinedWeightWatchers,theirmeetingsandstartedfollowingtheirLossSystem.Ifocusedontheplanwithdeterminationandnevermissedaweeklymeeting!IdiscoveredthatIenjoyedthebenefitsofhavingthehelpandsupportofothers.Ialsoreadtheweeklyonlinee-newsletterandwasinspiredbythestories,recipesandinformationofferedthere,IalsoreadmagazinesproducedbyWeightWatchers,whichhavegreattipsandnewideasineachissue.It’shardformetoevenrememberthepersonIwasbeforemyamazingchange.Ididn’twalkanywhereandcouldn’twashmycarorwalkmydog.TodayIdothesesimpletaskswithouteventhinkingaboutthem.Butthechangedidn’thappenovernight.Ihadtoexercisewithpatienceandperseverance(坚持）.Idecidedtotakeitonedayatatimeandstickwithforgood.The“newme”moreself-confidentandhealthier.IloveIfeelnow.IhavemoreenergyandfeellikeI’m25again.SowhynotgiveWeightWatchersatryifyouhavesameoverweightproblem?4.Theunderlinedword“inspired”thesecondparagraphcanbereplaced

A.excitedC.encouraged

B.movedD.forced5.Wecanlearnfrompassagethatthewriter.A.oftenwentshoppingbeforeshelostweightB.wasoverweightwhenshewasachildC.everwantedtogiveuplosingweightD.nowismoreconfidentthanbefore6.Thispassageiswrittento.A.tellushowgainself-confidenceB.showoffthegreatprogressthattheauthorhasmadeC.giveussometipsontoloseweightquicklyD.adviseoverweightpeopletogiveWeightWatcherstry7.Whichofthefollowingwordwillyouusetodescribethewriter?A.Weak.B.Calm.C.Patient.D.Silent.CPeoplewhoofteneatnutsappeartolivelonger,accordingtothelateststudyofitskind.Thefindings,publishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,thegreatestbenefitwasinthoseeatingthemontheirdailydiet.Eatingnutswaslinkedahealthierlifestyleincludingbeinglesslikelytosmokeorbeoverweightandmorelikelytoexercise.TheBritishHeartFoundationmoreresearchwasneededtoprovethelink,“Whileisaninterestinglink,weneedfurtherresearchtomakesureifit'sthenutsthatprotecthearthealth,orothersidesofpeople’slifestyle.”Thestudyfollowednearly120,000peoplefor30years.Themoreregularlypeopleatenuts,thelesslikelytheyweretodieduringthestudy.Peopleeatingnutsonceaweekwere11%lesslikelytohavediedduringstudythanthosewhoneveratenuts.LeadresearcherDr.CharlesFuchs,fromtheDanaCancerandBrighamandWomen’sHospital,“Themostobviousbenefitadecreaseof29%indeathsheartdisease,butwealsosawasignificantreduction-inthedangerofdyingfromcancer.

Theysuggestnutsareloweringcholesterol(胆固醇).andinsulinresistance(胰岛素性.Nutscontainunsaturatedfat(不饱和脂肪,protein(白质)andseveralkindsvitaminsandmineralsandtheycantaketheplacesnackslikechocolatebars,cakesandbiscuits.VictoriaTaylor,seniorexpertattheBritishHeartFoundation,said,“Thisstudyshowscloseconnectionbetweenregularlyeatingasmallhandfulofnutsandalowerriskofdeathfromheartdisease.”Choosingunsaltedfoodsratherthansweet,salted,orchocolatecoveredwillkeepyoursaltandsugarintake8.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofpeoplebenefitmostformeatingnuts?A.Thosewhoeatmostnutsatatime.B.Thosewhoeatmostnuts.C.Thosewhoeatnutsontheirdailydiet.D.Thosewhoeatlessnuts.9.Whichkindofdiseasehadamostdecreaseforregularnutseater?A.CancerB.HeartdiseaseC.Stomachdisease

D.Unknown10.Thewriterdevelopedthearticlemainlyby.A.providingB.givingexampleC.listingdataD.comparingthedifference11.Whichsectionthepassagebetakenfromthenewspaper?A.SciencesectionB.HealthsectionC.EntertainmentsectionD.TechsectionD

OnthethirdSundayinJune,Americanstaketimetorecognizeandthankaspecialpersoninthefamily-fathers!Father’sDaycelebratestheimportanceoffathers,youngandoldandthementhoughtofasfatherfigures.Thewords"thechildisfatheroftheman"comefromWilliamWordsworth’spoemMyHeartLeapsUp."Itmeanspeople’spersonalitiesformwhentheyarechildren.Theywillmostlikelyhavethesamequalitiesasanadultthattheyasachild.Usedineverydayspeech,onecouldsay,"Inhiscase,childwasoftheman;helovedasachildandnowworksasabotanist(植物学家)".Let’ssayyouwanttotellachildastoryaboutsomethingthathappenedlongbeforetheywereborn.Youcouldsayithappenedwhen“werejusttwinkleintheirfather'seyes.”Thisexpressionhasahumorousanddreamyfeel.Here,theword“twinklesuggeststheinterestyourfatherhadinyourmother.Whenamucholdermanisinterestedinamuchyoungerwomanandsupportsherwithhismoney,heiscalled“sugardaddy.”Themoneypartisveryimportantthesugar.Sometimesfathersarenotagoodinfluenceoractiveinthelivesofthechildren.Inthatcase,apersonmaylookafatherfigure,amanwhoisactuallytheperson'sbutwhoactslikeone.Therelationshipbetweenamanandhissoncanbecomplex.Buttherelationshipbetweenafatheranddaughterisoftensimpler.Theexpression“daddy’slittlegirl”understoodtomeanthat,inafather’seyes,hisdaughtercandonowrong.Thereisusuallynotadryeyeatanyweddingduringthetraditionalfather-and-daughterdance,especiallyiftheyaredancingtoasonglikeMichaelBuble’s“Daddy'sLittleGirl.”12.Ifaboybehaveslikehisfather,wecan.A.heisjusttwinkleinhisfather’seyesB.heishissugardaddyC.likefather,likesonD.thechildisfatheroftheman13.Whatdoyouknowabout“thechildisfatherofthemanA.Achildisoftenspoiledbyhisfather.

B.People’scharactersareformedwhenC.Aboywillbecomeafatherwhengrowingup.D.Achildalwaysshowshistruenature.14.Accordingtothepassage,songDaddy’sLittleGirlislikelytobeA.movingC.Crazy

B.SorrowfulD.funny15.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto.A.introducetheoriginFather’sDayB.showaboyshouldrespecthisfatherC.explainimportanceoffathersD.tellpeopleseveralexpressionsaboutfather.第二节（共小题；小题2，满分10分）根据短文内从短文后的选中选出能填入空白的最佳选项选项中有项为多余选。Changeishardmanypeopleaccept.However,it’sworthkeepinginmindthatonepartgrowingasapersonrequiresyoutoacceptthatlifeconstantlychanging.16．Youneedtobeabledealwiththesechangesapositiveway.Firstofall,youshouldunderstandthatchangeisunavoidablepartoflife.Beforetimecomesforyoutoacceptlearnitisnecessaryoldthingstogonewthingstocome.．entirehistoryoftheworldandthehistoryofhumanprogressaredecidedbychangeanddevelopment.18．Eventhoughchangecanhavenegativeeffectyourlife,inmostcases,thereissomethingpositivetolookat.Usethisasanopportunityturnalossornegativechangeintoanopportunity.Lastofall,trytounderstandwhychangeupsetsyousomuch.It’shardtochangeandacceptitifyou’reunclearwhyitmakesyousouncomfortableorunsettled.19．asaresult,mighthelpsomeofyouranxietyaboutchange.Considerthefollowing:20．DoesthechangemakeyoufeellikeeverythingknowabouttheworldisfallingDoesbreakingupwithasignificantotheryoufeelasifyou’retooemotionallyfragileandlackingasupportsystem?

A.Doesthatbadsituationappealyou?B.Youmustlearntolookonthebrightaswell.C.Thinkaboutitandyoumightunderstanditfinally.D.Youshouldturntoothersforhelpifitisnecessary.E.Doessocialchangegiveyouafeelinguncertainty?F.Youmightourjobs,loseourlovedorexperienceotherlifechangingthings.G.Mostofthetime,transitionfromtheoldtothenewwillbringyouenergy.第二部分：语知识运用（共两节，满分）第一节：完填空（共小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Dadhadagreencomb.HeboughtithemarriedEverynight,hewouldhandmehis21andsay,“Goodgirl,helpDaddycleanit,OK?”Iwas22todoit.Atagefive,thisdulltaskbroughtmesuch23.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetap24andbrushcombcarefully.SatisfiedthatI’ddoneagoodjob,IwouldhappilyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewould25affectionatelymeandplacethecombonhiswallet.Twoyearslater,Dadstartedhisown26,whichwasn’tdoingsowell.Thatwaswhenstartedto27.Daddidn’tcomehomeasearlyandasmuchasheusedMumandIbecame28withhimplacingfamilyintrouble.With29goingon,anuncomfortablesilencegrewbetweenus.Aftermygraduation,Dad’sbusinesswasgettingbackontrack.Onmy28thbirthday,Dadcamehome30.Asusual,Ihelpedcarrybagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleave,hesaid,“Hey,wouldyouhelpme31mycomb?”Ilookedatawhile,then32thecombandheadedtothesink.Ithitmethen:why,asachild,33Dadcleanhiscombwassuchapleasure.Thatroutine（习惯meantDadwashomeearly34theeveningwithMumandme.It35ahappyandlovingfamily.IpassedthecleancombtoDad.Hesmiledatmeand36placedhiscombonhiswallet.thistime,noticedsomething37.Dadhadaged.Hehadwrinklesnexthiseyeswhenhesmiled,38hissmilewasstillas39asbefore,thesmileofafatherwhowantedagood40forhisfamily.21.A.bagB.walletC.combD.brush

22.A.annoyed23.A.joy24.A.out25.A.stare26.A.family27.A.progress28.A.satisfied29.A.time30.A.occasionally

B.relievedB.sadnessB.overB.smileB.businessB.changeB.delightedB.patienceB.early

C.ashamedD.pleasedC.courageD.painC.inD.onC.shoutD.laughC.taskD.journeyC.improveD.formC.madD.strictC.speedD.easeC.frequentlyD.rarely31.A.sharpen32.A.dropped33.A.watching34.A.find35.A.affected36.A.firmly37.A.different38.A.for39.A.convincing40.A.origin

B.repairB.tookB.lettingB.loseB.brokeB.hurriedlyB.excitingB.orB.heartwarmingB.life

C.cleanC.handedC.helpingC.wasteC.meantC.casuallyC.interestingC.soC.cautiousC.reputation

D.keepD.threwD.hearingD.spendD.supportedD.carefullyD.urgentD.yetD.innocentD.education

第II卷第二节语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短，在空白处填入1个当的单词或括号内单词的确形式。Apositiveattitudeisveryimportantitwillmakeourlifeeasier.Inlife,noteverythinggoesas41(smooth)aswewant.Therewillbetimes42wewillfaceproblemsanddifficulties.Themost43(challenge)partishowwereactwhenweexperienceproblemsanddifficulties.Insteadofbeingdiscouraged,thosewhohaveapositiveattitudewilltreateachfailurealesson.Andtheywillinspired44(achieve)thegoal.However,thosewhodonothavethepositiveattitudewillseeproblemsanddifficultiesin45differentway.Withdifferent46(attitude),theresultwillbequitedifferent.Sinceeveryoneofuspossessesthesameamountoftime,whydon’twemakethebest47thesameamountoftimewithapositiveattitude?Life48(it)isalreadyhard.Itwillbemuch49(good)ifwehaveapositiveattitudewhichwillmakeourlifehappierandeasier.Ifyoulearntoseethebrightsideoflifewhenyou50(surround)bydifficulties,you’llbebuildingpositiveattitudefast.第三部分:写作（共两节满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10题；每小题1分，满分分）假定英语课老师要求同桌之间交换修作文请你修改你同桌的以下的作文。文中共10处语言误，每句中最多有处。每处错误仅涉及一个词的增加、删或修改。增加：在缺处加一个漏字符号（∧，并在其面写出该加的词。删除：把多的词用斜线（）划。修改：在错词下画一横线，并在该词面写出修改后的词注意：LastSunday,sixtyfromourschoolavisittoChinaScienceandTechnologyMuseum.Themuseum,whichmaintaskistospreadtheknowledgeofsciencetechnology,coversareaof48,000squaremeters.momentwhenweenteredthemuseum,theexhibitioncaughttheirattention.Inthemuseum,wethelatestprogressesinsciencetechnology.Moreover,

wedidanamazedscientificexperimentbyourselves.Whatappealedforusmostwasthe3Dfilmmadeusfeelwewererealevents.Thoughthevisitingtimewasslightshort,wegainedalot.Itissoaninstructiveactivitythatwehopemorewillbeorganizedinthefuture.第二节：书表达（满分分）假如你是李你的英国笔友不前去美国留学，他你写信说很不适应那里的活请你根据以提示用英语给他写封回信，鼓他勇敢地面对。1.尊重当地的风俗习惯；2.与美国学生多交流；3.积极参加户外活动；4.注意与人交往时的礼仪。注意：1.可根据容要点适当加细节，以使行文贯；2.词数在100-120之间，开和结尾已经给出，计入总词数。DearHownicehearyou------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------