内蒙古呼和浩特回民中学2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题A卷

2020学年第一学期高二年级英语期中考试试卷试卷类型：A卷卷面分值：120分，考试时长：100分钟第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ABenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel'shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged（蓬舌L）.Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.Thecat's10twasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin'scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin'sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings（版画）byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin'sparentsifhemighttaketheboytoPhiladelphiaforavisit.Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape（风景）painting.Williams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehiswork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,”Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight.”Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Benjamin'svisittoPhiladelphia.Williams'influenceonBenjamin.ThebeginningofBenjamin'slifeasanartist.ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3suggest?Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.Williams'twobookshelpedBenjaminto.mastertheuseofpaintsappreciatelandscapepaintingsgettoknowotherpaintersmakeuphismindtobeapainterBTheEnglishlanguageisfullofphrasesabouttheweather.Someofthesephrasesareeasytounderstand,butothersarenotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Ifyousayyou“hitroughweather”,youmaynotbestruckbyarealstorm,butyoudoexperiencedifficultiesorproblems.Ifyoudon'tknowwhatsuchphrasesmean,theymightleaveyou“inafog（雾）”!InEnglish,youcan“shootthebreeze”,orhaveaninformalchat.Butthingscanalsobeabreeze.Ifyoutakeanexamandfinditveryeasy,you'dtellyourfriends:“Itwasabreeze!”Thewindcanalsobringinformation.Youcan“getwindof”apiceofnews,andifsomeone“knowswhichwaythewindblows”,theyhaveagoodideaabouthowthingswillworkout.Butdon't“throwcaution（警惕）tothewind”—thatmeanstakingagreatrisk!Cloudssometimesbringrain,andinEnglishtheyoftenrepresentproblemsordifficulties.Ifsomeone“seesacloudonthehorizon（地平线）”,theremaybeproblemsahead.Andifsomeoneis“underacloud”,thenpeoplethinkthepersonmighthavedonesomethingwrong.Butcloudsarenotalwaysbad;infact,peoplesaythat“everycloudhasasilverlining”.Thismeansthatthereisagoodsidetoeverysituation,nomatterhowbaditmayseem.Youmayevenendup“oncloudnine”,whichmeansyouareveryhappy!Butsomepeoplehavetheir“headsintheclouds”,notpayingattentiontoreality.Noonelikestobestuckintherainorstorm,soit'snosurprisethatphrasesaboutthemaregenerallynegative.Whensomeonesays“itneverrainsbutitpours”,theyarecomplaining（抱怨）thatwhenthingsgowrong,theygoverywrong.Peoplewhotalkabout“weatheringastorm”justwanttogetthroughadifficultperiodorsituation.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“suchphrases”inthefirstparagraphreferto?Theoldphrasesabouttheweather.Thefunnyphrasesabouttheweather.Thesimplephrasesabouttheweather.Theconfusingphrasesabouttheweather.Itmaybedangerouswhenyou.knowwhichwaythewindblowsfindthatsomethingisabreezegetwindofapieceofnewsthrowcautiontothewindIfyoulookatsomethinginapositiveway,youmaysay.youareunderacloudyourheadisinthecloudseverycloudhasasilverliningyouseeacloudonthehorizonPhraseslike“itneverrainsbutitpours”and“weatheringastorm”arerelatedtosomething.changeableunfavorableacceptableunbelievableCFrommusicianandphilanthropist（慈善家）PeterBuffettcomesawarm,wise,andinspirationalbookthatasks,Whichwillyouchoose:thepathwithleastdifficultyorthepathofpotentiallygreatestsatisfaction?Youmaythinkthatwithalastnamelikehis,Buffetthasenjoyedalifeofendlessadvantage.ButthesonofbillionaireWarrenBuffettsaysthattheonlyrealthinghandeddownfromhisfatherwas:Buildyourownpathinlife.Itisaprinciplethathasallowedhimtofollowhisowninterests,establishhisownidentity,andgainhisownsuccesses.InLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt,Buffettdescribesthestrongsetofvaluesgiventohimbyhistrustingandbroadmindedmother,hishardworkingandtalentedfather,andthemanylifeteachershehasmetalongtheway.Today'ssociety,Buffettbelieves,haschangedalot.Peoplebegintoenjoywhattheydo,withawealthethic（财富伦理），honorthepayoffinsteadoftheprocess.Yet,byfocusinglessonreward,wecanopendoorsofopportunityandworkhardtowardagreatersenseofsatisfaction.Inclearandbriefterms,Buffettexplainsagreattruth:Lifecannotbepredictedanddoesn'thaveasecondchance,neitherfairnorunfair.Weseethatourjourneyinlifeseldomfollowsastraightlinebutisoftenmetwithfalsestarts,difficulties,andmistakes.Howwepushthroughanddon'tgiveupatthesechallengingmomentsiswherewebegintocreatethelifeofourdreams—fromdiscoveringourcareerstogivingbacktoothers.Personalandinstructive,LifeIsWhatYouMakeItisaboutchallengingyourcondition,takingcontrolofyourownlifeandlivingittothefullest.WhatdoesPeterBuffettvaluemostabouthismother?A.Intelligence.B.Independence.C.Hardwork.D.Broadmindedness.Whichproverbcanbestexpressthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?Nobodyisperfect.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPeterBuffett?Heworksonmusic.Hisfatherisveryrich.HewroteLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt.Hethinkssocietyhaschangedforthebetter.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?Tointroduceabook.Todescribeawriter.Totalkaboutwhatlifeisabout.Todiscusshowtoliveameaningfullife.DWherecanyougotolistentoacook,asenator（参议员）orascientisttalkaboutimportantsubjects?BigTisanewwebsitecreatedtoprovidediscussionsbetweenworldexpertsandInternetusers.SubjectsdiscussedonBigThinkincludetheenvironment,musicandquestionsabouthappinessandpersonalidentity.ThewebsitehasbeencalledaYouTubeforthinkers.VictoriaBrownandPeterHopkinscreatedBig-T.Theysaidthatpeopleneedaninternationalstageonwhichtoexchange,discuss,anddebatetheimportantideasofourtime.AttheBigThinkwebsite,whenyouclickonasubject,youfindavideo视频）ofapersontalkingabouthisorherideas.Forexample,youcanlistentoUnitedStatesSenatorTedKennedytalkingabouteducationandcivilrights.Undertheirvideos,youcanreadthecommentsandquestionswrittenbyothervisitorstothewebsite.Morethanonehundredexpertsexpresstheirideasonthewebsite.BigThinkalsohasanimportantlistoffinancial（财政的）supporters.TheseincludePeterThielwhohelpedcreatethePayPalcompany;LarrySummers,aformerUnitedStatessecretaryoftheTreasury,andDavidFrankel,abusinessmanfromSouthAfrica.BigThink'screatorsstartedthewebsitebyfirstgettingfamouspeopletoagreetobevideotaped.Theybeganbyinterviewingseveralwell-knownprofessorsfromHarvardUniversity,whichtheyhadattended.Thentheyusedthenamesoftheseprofessorstogainthetrustofothersandgetthemtotakepartintheproject.ThewebsitesaysBigThinkbelongstoeveryone.Itsmottois:“Wearewhatyouthink.”So,goonlineandstartthinkingbig.BigTwascreatedroducethelatestITknowledgesharefunnyvideoswithInternetusersteachordinarypeoplesomeusefulskillsofferchancestocommunicatewithexpertsThefirstpeopleinterviewedbyBigTweresome.A.scientistsB.professorsC.politiciansD.cooksWecaninferfromthepassagethatYouTubeis.A.afamouslibrary B.aonlinechat-roomC.avideowebsite D.aradiostation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。IncreaseyourcreativityEverymonthIfacethesameproblem—howtowriteeducational,informativeand,hopefully,interestingarticles.16.Atothertimesmymindgoesblank（空白的），andIexperienceacreativeblock.Attimesweallfacecreativechallengesinlife,fromdesigningwebsitestodecoratingourapartments,buttherearewaystoworkthroughcreativeslumps（低潮）.★DaydreamForyears,othersmayhavetoldyoutostopdaydreaming.17.Daydreamingsometimeshelpsyoutakeamorecreativeapproachtoyourproblem.★BehappySomestudiessuggestthatapositivemood心情）encouragescreativitybecauseitincreasesactivityinthepartsofthebrainrelatedtodecision-makingandfeelings.★18Face-to-faceconversationswithfriendscanleadtocreativethinking.★TakerisksDon'tletfearholdyouback.Youwon'tsucceedateverythingyoutry.Butwitheachneweffort,youwillbuildself-confidenceanddevelopnewskillsforthefuture.★LimityouramusementEveryoneenjoysentertainment.19.Literatureandaudiobooksarebetterformsofamusementbecausetheyforceyoutouseyourimagination.★LookforinspirationActivitiessuchaslisteningtomusic,goingtomuseumsandtravelingallprovidesourcesofinspiration.★GoofflineandgooutsideRememberhowmuchfunyouhadasachildrunning,playingandpretending?Yourimaginationsimplyranawaywithyou.20,andcanhelpyougetbacksomeofthatcreativeenergyfromyourchildhood.GetsocialMakefriendsNaturesettingsfiretheimaginationInfact,lettingyourmindrunbrieflycanactuallybehelpfulReadingrelaxesthemindandencouragesyoutouseyourimaginationSometimesIcanjustsitdownatmycomputerandthewordsjustflowButwatchingTV,forinstance,requireslittlethoughtandcanactuallydecreasecreativity第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MichaelGreenbergisaverypopularNewYorker.Heisnotfamousinsportsorthearts.Butpeopleinthestreets_21__him，especiallythosewhoare__22__.Forthosepeople，heis“Gloves”Greenberg.Howdidhegetthat__23__？Helookslikeanyotherbusinessman，wearingasuitandcarryingabriefcase（公文箱）.Buthe′s24_.Hisbriefcasealwayshassomegloves.Inwinter,Mr.Greenbergdoesnot25_likeotherNewYorkers,wholookatthesidewalkand_26thestreet.Helooksaroundat27_.Hestopswhenhe__28__someonewithnogloves.Hegivesthemapairandthenhe29,lookingformorepeoplewithcold30_.Onwinterdays,Mr.Greenberg_31gloves.Duringtherestoftheyear,he32_gloves.Peoplewhohaveheardabouthim33_himglovesandhehasmanyinhisapartment.Mr.Greenberg_34__doingthis21yearsago.NowmanypoorNewYorkersknowhimand__35_hisbehavior.Butpeoplewhodon'tknowhimaresometimes36him.Theydon’trealizethathejustwantstomakethem37.Itrunsinthe38.Michael'sfatheralwayshelpedthepoorashebelieveditmadeeveryonehappier.MichaelGreenbergfeelsthe39_.Apairofglovesmaybea__40__thingbutitcanmakeabigdifferenceinwinter.A.knowaboutB.learnfromC.cheerforD.lookafterA.oldB.busyC.kindD.poorA.jobB.nameC.chanceD.messageA.calmB.differentC.crazyD.curiousA.actB.soundC.feelD.dressA.crossoverB.drivealongC.hurrydownD.keepoffA.carsB.peopleC.streetnumbersD.trafficlightsA.helpsB.choosesC.greetsD.seesA.holdsupB.hangsoutC.movesonD.turnsaroundA.handsB.earsC.facesD.eyesA.searchesforB.storesupC.givesawayD.putsonA.borrowsB.sellsC.returnsD.buysA.callB.sendC.lendD.showA.delayedB.rememberedC.beganD.enjoyedA.understandB.dislikeC.studyD.excuseA.sorryforB.satisfiedwithC.proudofD.surprisedbyA.smartB.richC.specialD.happyA.cityB.familyC.neighborhoodD.companyA.honorB.painC.sameD.cold40.A.smallB.usefulC.delightfulD.comforting第二节：根据下面所给提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）。40.A.smallB.usefulTheywere(certain)whethertheyshouldgoornot.Ournew(surround)arealotmorefriendlythanweexpected.Itisknownthatthelanguageis(constant)changing.(give)enoughwaterandsunlight,theplantwillgrowtothreemetres.Thebook(publish)lastweekishisfirstforchildren.(worry)aboutthejourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.Well-knownfortheirexpertise,hisparents'company,(call)“FutureTours"[transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.Thepolicedida(n)(admire)jobinkeepingthefanscalm.Shewasonly19whenherfirstnovelwas(出版).Theywereaskedtogivetherooma(n)(彻底的)cleaning.第三部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节：短文改错(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作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有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(A),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。WhenIstartedlearningEnglish,Ifounditverydifficulty.NomatterwhathardItried,Ijustcouldnotunderstandthegrammar.Thenoneday,mysisteraskedmewhyIwassoconfusingbyEnglishandItoldherthatIwasafraidofit.ThensheaskedmetowatchingEnglishmoviesandlistentosomeEnglishsongs.Ifellinthelovewiththesesongs.IlearnedtosingthemandfindIcouldremembermoreandmoreword.Ialsofeltveryinterestedthemovies,becauseIcouldlearneverydaywordsfromthem.Havebecomeinterested,I'vestartedtomakegreatlyprogress.Now,I'mnotafraidofEnglishanymore.第二节：书面表达(满分25分)为了号召大家多读书，你校于9月25日组织了一次“亲子共读(parent-childreading)”活动。假设你是校英文报的记者，请根据以下要点用英语写一篇短文，报道此次活动。.地点：学校图书馆；.参加者：高二年级学生与家长；.活动内容：亲子共读一本书；分享读书体会；互相推荐优秀书籍；.简短评论。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2020学年第一学期高二年级英语期中考试试卷试卷类型：A卷参考答案1-5CDBDD6-10DCBDB11-151-5CDBDD6-10DCBDB11-15DADBC16-20FDAGC21-25ADBBA26-30CBDCA31-35CDBCA36-40DDBCA16-20FDAGC21-25ADBBA26-30CBDCA31-35CDBCA36-40DDBCA41.uncertain42.surroundings43.c