高二年下英语期中试卷2020

高二年下英语期中试卷2020.4

第二部分阅读理解（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，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。

A

EachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentable,

readinghisbook.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedto

copyhimineverywayhecould.

Onedaythegrandsonasked,"Grandpa,Itrytoreadthebookjustlike

you,butIdon'tunderstandit,andIforgetwhatIunderstandassoonasI

closethebook.Whatgooddoesreadingthebookdo?”Thegrandpa

quietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied,"Takethiscoal

basketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.^^

Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegot

backtothehouse.Thegrandpalaughedandsaid,"You'llhavetomovea

littlefasternextandsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebasketto

tryagain.Thistimetheboyranfaster,butagainthebasketwasempty

beforehereturned.Outofbreath,hetoldhisgrandpathatitwas

impossibletocarrywaterinabasket,sohewenttogetabucketinstead.

Thegrandpasaid,"Idon'twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketof

water.You'rejustnottryinghardenough.

Theboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhard,but

whenhereachedhisgrandpathebasketwasemptyagain.Outofbreath,

hesaid,“Grandpa,it'suseless!""So,youthinkitisuseless?^^the

grandpasaid,“Lookatthebasket.^^

Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthat

thebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoal

basketandwasnowclean.

“Grandson,that'swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmight

notunderstandorremembereverything,butwhenyoureadit,you'llbe

changed,insideandout.”

21.Whatpuzzledthegrandsonmostwas.

A.whetheritwasusefultoreadbooks

B.whyheforgotwhathereadsoon

C.whatkindofbookhecouldunderstand

D.howhecouldreadbookslikehisgrandpa

22.WhydidGrandpaaskhisgrandsontofetchabasketofwater?

A.Totrainhimtorunfaster.

B.Tocleanthedirtybasketintheriver.

C.Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.

D.Togethimtorealizetheuseofreadingbooks.

23.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Theoldarealwayswiserthantheyoung.

B.Itisfoolishtocarrywaterwithabasket.

C.Readingbookscanchangeapersongradually.

D.Youcan'texpecttorememberwhateveryouread.

B

Howcanyouhelpkidsdealwithstress?Properrestandgood

nutritioncanimprovecopingskills,socangoodparenting.Maketimefor

yourkidseachday.Whethertheyneedtotalkwithyouorjustbeinthe

sameroomwithyou,makeyourselfavailable.

Evenaskidsgetolder,qualitytimeisimportant.It'sreallyhardfor

somepeopletocomehomeafteratiringdayofwork,getdownonthe

floor,andplaywiththeirkidsorjusttalktothemabouttheirday—

especiallyifthey'vehadastressfuldaythemselves.Butexpressing

interestinyourkidsshowsthatthey'reimportanttoyou.

Helpyourchilddealwithstressbytalkingaboutwhatmaybe

causingit.Together,youcancomeupwithafewsolutions.For

example,heshouldcutbackonafter-schoolactivities,spendingmore

timetalkingwithhisparentsorteachers,developinganexerciseplanor

keepingajournal.

Youcanalsohelpbypredictingpotentiallystressfulsituationsand

preparingkidsforthem.Forexample,letachildknowaheadoftime,but

nottoofaraheadoftime,thatadoctor'sappointmentiscomingupand

talkaboutwhatwillhappenthere.Keepinmind,though,thatyounger

kidsprobablywon'tneedtoomuchadvancepreparation.Toomuch

informationcancausemorestress.

Rememberthatsomelevelofstressisnormal,Letkidsknowthat

ifsOKtofeelangry,scared,lonely,oranxiousandthatotherpeople

sharethosefeelings,too.

Whenkidscan'torwon'tdiscusstheseproblems,trytalkingabout

yourownconcerns.Thisshowsthatyou'rewillingtohandletoughtopics

andareavailabletotalkwithwhenthey'reready.Ifachildshows

symptomsthatconcernyouandisunwillingtotalk,consultacounselor

（顾问）orothermentalhealthexperts.

Mostparentshavetheskillstocopewiththeirchildren'sstress.The

timetoseekprofessionalattentioniswhenanychangeinbehavior

continuestoexist,whenstressiscausingseriousanxiety,orwhenthe

behavioriscausingsignificantproblemsinfunctioningatschoolorat

home.

24.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tosharetheauthor'sideasonproperparenting.

B.Topersuadeparentstospendmoretimewiththeirkids.

C.Toadviseparentshowtohelptheirkidsdealwithstress.

D.Toseekdifferentwaystohelpsolvekids'problems.

25.Whydosomeparentsfeelitdifficulttosparequalitytimefortheir

kids?

A.Theirkidsaregrowingsofast.B.Theyhavetoomuch

housework.

C.Theirkidsarelosinginterestinthem.D.Theyaretiredout

afterwork.

26.Youareadvisednottotalktoomuchaboutastressfulsituationin

advancebecause.

A.itdoesnogoodtoyourkidsB.itdoesn'tworkin

practice

C.yourkidsmaynotfeelstressedD.yourkidsdon'twant

tolisten

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Normalpeoplesharethesamefeelings.

B.Itisnormalforkidstohavesomestress.

C.Kidsshouldgetridofthenegativefeelings.

D.Everybodyfeelsangry,scared,lonelyoranxious.

C

Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoicefor

thosewantingagoodnight'ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreally

doeshelppeoplenodoff（打盹）一ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.

Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk“containsmore

melatonin（褪黑激素），whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepy

andreduceanxiety.

Thestudy,byresearchersfromNewYork,theU.S.,involvedmice

beingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduring

thedayandatnight.

Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountof

melatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilk

collectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournal

ofMedicinalFood.

Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleep

longer.

Whiletheeffectofcows'milkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeen

testedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggested

tothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.

Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentfor

helpingsleepbecauseofthecalcium（钙）content,whichhelpspeopleto

relax.

Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive（添力口齐ll）-freewithnutritionists

recommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitisthe

leastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreater

burdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.

28.Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk.

A.werelessactiveB.startedsleepmore

easily

C.wokeuplaterD.weremoreanxious

29.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?

A.It'susedinsleepingdrugs.

B.Ifsbeentestedonmicefortentimes.

C.Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic.

D.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.

3O.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.NightMilkandSleepB.MilkDrinkingand

Health

C.AnExperimentonMiceD.Fat,Sugarand

Health

31.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?

A.Byprovidingresearchresults.B.Bystating

arguments.

C.Byexplainingstatistical（统讶一的）data.D.Bygivingexamples.

D

Picturethescene:Youcomehomeafterworkfeelingtooexhaustedto

cook-onlytofindadeliciousmealworthyofaMichelin-starred

restaurantwaitingforyou.Itsoundslikeafantasy,butitcouldbeabout

tocometruethankstoarobotchefdevelopedbyBritishscientists.

Thosescientistshavecomeupwithasetofroboticarmssosmartthat

theyarecapableofcookingmealsallbythemselves.Thedevicewillbe

soldfromasearlyas2017aspartofapurpose-builthigh-techkitchen.

ScientistsatMoleyRoboticsspentalmost18yearsdevelopingthe

hands.Accordingtoitscreators,t.hearmscanchop,stir,whiskandbaste

wellenoughtorecreatealmostanythingyouwouldcaretoeat,whetherit

isasimplehome-cookedsupper,oracomplicatedcreationdesignedbya

world-classchef.Thehandsmovealittleslowly,hovering（盘旋）

strangelyabovetheworksurfacewhenevertheyarenotbusy,butthey

imitatehumanmovementscloselyenoughthattheycandothingssuchas

wipingaspoonontheedgeofapantopreventdrips（溢出）.

Mr.Oleynik,whoisleadingtheproject,said,“Allthethingswhich

arepossiblewiththehandarepossiblehere.Thereisnolimitation.Alot

ofpeoplewanttogotoMichelin-starredrestaurants,buttheyarequite

expensiveandmaybequitefarfromthehome.Thisisanopportunityfor

peopletoenjoyverygoodfood,andforareasonableprice.”

Theonlycuisine（菜肴）thatisofftherobot'smenuatthemomentis

sushi（寿司）,whichrequiresextremelysteadypressureandnimble

fingerstomake,buttheteamplantoconquer（克月艮）thataswellbythe

timeitgoesonsale.

32.PeoplegotoMichelin-starredrestaurantsinorderto.

A.appreciatecartires.B.escapefromwork

C.seethenewrobotchefsD.enjoydeliciousmeals

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2referto?

A.BritishscientistsB.Householdwives

C.CooksatrestaurantsD.Therobotchefsarms

34.WhichkindoffoodCAN'Ttherobotchefcookatpresent?

A.SushiB.BeefC.BreadD.Sandwich

35.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Handsofarobotchefcanperformexactlylikeacook.

B.Itisuncertainwhentherobotcancookallkindsoffood.

C.Michelin-starredrestaurantsaresuitableformanypeople.

D.Robotchefsareavailableatshoppingmalls.

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。

_36_

Safetyinthehighwayisnottotallyoutofourhands.Herearefour

wayswecanprotectourselveswhenwetravel.

37Peopleinsmallcarsareinjuredmoreoftenandmore

severelythanpeopletravelinginlargecars.Factoriesofsmallcarsare

strengtheningtheirproducts5safety,whichhelps.Butthemixoflarge

carsandsmallcarsontheroadisthemainreasonoftheproblem.

Beingthrownintoglassandmetalcarparts,orbeingthrownfrom

thecarcanreallyhurtorevenkillyou.38Thesafetybelt'smain

purposeistopullyoubackifyourcarhasasuddencrashwithanother

vehicleorobject,orifitrollsover.Abeltcanreducethechanceofdeadly

injuryby45%andthechanceofseriousinjuryby50%.

Airbagsareimportant.Morethanhalfofallnewcarssoldhaveair

bags.Airbagsprovideprotectioninfrontalcrashes-thetypeofcrash

thatkillsthemostdrivers-whentheyarealsowearingsafetybelts.

Mostpeoplearedemandingairbagsinthecarstheybuy.39

Effectiveastheyare,theycan'ttaketheplaceofsafetybelts.

Drunkdrivingcrashesarelesslikelytohappenifyoudon'tdrink.

40Manypeoplehaverealizedthatdrunkdrivingcanleadtodeath

andinjury,prisontimeandotherresults.Therearemovementsto

strengthenpunishmentfordrinkinganddriving.

A.Howtodrivesafely?

B.Youaresaferinalargecar.

C.Howtoprotectourselvesinthehighway?

D.Airbagsarenotinstalledinallcars.

E.Thafswhysafetybeltsshouldbeworn.

F.Drunkdrivingisthemostseriousproblem.

G.Buttheprotectionprovidedbyairbagsislimitedinsideorrear

crashes.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Janewaslyinginbedwaitingforanoperation,nervousandworried.

Justthenanotherpatientwas41intotheward(病房).Aftera

briefgreeting,Janestruckupa(n)42.The80-year-old

newcomerwasnamedSue.Herson43ranacompanyandher

daughterworkedonaTVstation.Sinceherchildrenweretoo

44totakecareofSue,shelivedinanoldpeople'shome.Sue

wasproudofthe45ofherchildren.Janereally46

Sue.ComparedwithSue,Janewas47butanordinarycountry

womanwhosechildrenwerejustordinaryworkers.

Soon,itwassuppertime.Jane's48cookedsometasty

disheswhichwereherfavorite.JaneinvitedSuetosharehersupper,but

she49.Suewas50herdaughterwhenshereceiveda

call.51,herchildrencouldn'tcometovisither.Worsestill,Sue

had52themealtimeinthehospital.Shelayinbed,

53andsilent.Jane'sdaughterofferedtobuyhersomefoodbut

shehadnoappetite54.

Thenextday,JaneandSuewouldgothroughaseriesofregular

medicalchecksbeforetheoperation.Jane'sdaughter55her

carefullywhileSuewasstillalone.Outofsympathy,Jane'sdaughter

offeredtoqueueup,fillindifferent56andregisterforSue.For

severaldaysinhospital,evenduringher57,Sue'schildren

didn'tshowup.SuereallyenviedJanewhosedaughterlookedafterher

allthetime58sherecoveredandmovedoutofhospital.Care

fromthelovedoneswhenillcanreallymakeonehappyandencouraged,

especiallyfora(n)59parent.Sowhiledevotedtoyourcareer,

don'tforgetyourroleinyour____60___•

41.A.introducedB.persuadedC.admittedD.squeezed

42.A.quarrelB.discussionC.agreementD.conversation

43.A.smoothlyB.independentlyC.privatelyD.successfully

44.A.guiltyB.busyC.u.nwillingD.rough

45.A.achievementsB.faithC.devotionD.possessions

46.A.enviedB.impressedC.respectedD.suspected

47.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing

48.A.friendB.husbandC.neighborD.daughter

49.A.misunderstoodB.paidC.rejectedD.struggled

50.A.expectingB.praisingC.disturbingD.inviting

51.A.PossiblyB.UnfortunatelyC.GenerallyD.Strangely

52.A.knewB.ignoredC.followedD.missed

53.A.astonishedB.anxiousC.disappointedD.nervous

54.A.aboveallB.atallC.inallD.afterall

55.A.attendedB.examinedC.obeyedD.protected

56.A.positionsB.gapsC.formsD.surveys

57.A.checksB.operationC.stayD.recovery

58.A.untilB.althoughC.unlessD.because

59.A.ordinaryB.agedC.carefulD.loving

60.A.friendshipB.healthC.familyD.growth

第II卷

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)语法填词

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。

“Hongbao“seemstobeoneveryone'slipsthesedays.61(it)origins

arerootedinhistory.Longagoit62(see)asameansofprotecting

childrenfromevilspirits.63_(late),itdevelopedintomoregeneral

bestwishesandablessingon64young.Inrecentyears,withhongbao

goingdigital,onlinegiantsTencent'sWechat(微信)，BaiduandAlibaba

(阿里巴巴)areallcompeting65(make)theirHongbaothe

66(popular)inthecountry.

“Igot1.8yuan,it'sfirn."

“Ididn'tgetany,Iamtooslow.”

Thewarisontograbdigitalcashusingyourcellphone.

ButaretheseHongbaoovershadowingthetrue67(mean)ofthe

holiday?45-year-oldsocialworkerGuoJinggivesusheropinion.

“WhenIwasyoung,theeldergavetheyoungergenerationasumof

money68(wrap)inredpaper,towishthemluckintheNewYear.The

amountofmoneyisallaboutblessings,usingroundnumberslike50and

100,not1ikethee-HongbaoontheWechatplatform（平台），坦youcan

justpickupafewyuan.”

Anyway，pleaseremember：theChineseNewYearholidayis

supposedtobeatimetorelaxandenjoybeing70yourfamily.

第四部分写作（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学们交换修改作文，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。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（八），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。

DearPeter,

Iamwritingtoaskthatyouareabletodomeafavor.Iwanttohave

apenfriend,hopefully,agirlinherearlytwenties,andwithinterests

similarlytomine.Inmymind,heissomeoneinterestingintraveling,

swimming,andplayingtabletennis.However,itwouldbebetterforher

tohaveapetdogasIhavebeenkeptoneathomeforsometime.With

suchapenfriend,IhopeIcansharewithherourexperiencesintraveling,

takingcarepets,orwhateverwehaveincommon.IbelievedIwill

improvemyEnglishbydoingsoandlearnmoreabouthercountries.Iam

lookingforwardtohearfromyousoon.

Bestregards!

LiHua

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你校摄影俱乐部（photographyclub）将举办国际中学

摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信，请他提供作品。信的内容

包括：

1.主题：环境保护；

2.展览时间：（6月15日，持续三个星期）

3.投稿邮箱：intlphotoshow@.

注意：

1.词数100左右；