广东省揭阳普宁市2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2020-2021学年度第一学期期中高中二年级质量测试英语科试题全卷共8页,满分130分,考试时间120分钟说明:1,答题前,考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上,并在“考场号”、“座位号”栏内填涂考场号、座位号。2.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案;答案不能答在试题卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内的相应位置上;如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡整洁,考试结束后,将答题卡交回,试题卷自己保存。第一部分阅读(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。AMetro(地铁)PocketGuideMetrorail(地铁)Eachpassengerneedsafarecardtoenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagefivemaytravelfreewithapayingcustomer.Farecardmachinesareineverystation,Bringsmallbillsbecausetherearenochangemachinesinthestationandfarecardmachinesonlyprovideupto$5inchange.GetonedayofunlimitedMetrorailrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9:30a.m.untilclosingonweekdays,andalldayonweekendsandholidays.HoursofServiceOpen:5a.m.Mon-Fri7a.m.Sat-Sun.Closed:midnightSun-Thur3a.m.Fri.-Sat.nightsLasttraintimevaries.Toavoidmissingthelasttrain,pleasecheckthelasttraintimepostedinthestations.MetrobusWhenpayingwithexactchange,thefareis$1.35.WhenpayingwithasmartCARDthefareis$1.25.Faresforsenior/disabledcustomersSeniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomersmayrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMotorbus,useasenior/disabledfarecardorSmartcard.Formoreinformationaboutbuyingsenior/disabledfarecards,Smartcardsandpasses,pleasevisitMetroOpenDorcall202-637-7000and202-637-8000.SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMotorbusandMetrorailservicesbycalling202-962-1100TraveltipsAvoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods—before9:30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m.Ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation,pleasecallLost&Foundat202-962-1195.1.Whatshouldyouknowaboutfarecardmachines?ATheystartsellingticketsat9:30a.m. B.Theymakechangefornomorethan$5.C.Theyofferspecialservicetotheelderly. D.Theyareconnectedtochangemachines.2.AtwhattimedoesMetrorailstopserviceonSaturday?A.Atmidnight. B.At7p.m. C.At5a.m. D.At3a.m.3.WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetro?A.202-673-7000 B.202-962-1100 C.202-962-1195 D.202-673-8000BTheworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago,butithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeit,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople，themorepollution.Manyyearsago，theproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Whenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinoneplace，manmovedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworld.Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld，butitisnottheonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.ManycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollutionTheystoppeoplefromburningcoalinhousesandfactoriesfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.Itiscausedbyheavytraffic.Wearesurethatiftherearefewerpeopledriving，therewillbelessairpollution.Theearthisourhome.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingtheland，waterandairclean.Andwemusttakecareoftheriseinpollutionatthesametime.4.Whatmakesourworldbecomemuchsmaller?A.Sciencedevelopment. B.Theriseinpopulation.C.Thepollutionontheearth. D.Thestrongwind.5.Whatwaslifelikehundredsofyearsago?A.Itwasmucheasierthantoday. B.Itwasmuchharderthantoday.C.Itwasthesameastoday. D.Itwashardtodescribe.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1mean?A.Rubbish. B.Waterpollution.C.Airpollution. D.Noisepollution.7.Accordingtothetext,howcanwereducepollution?A.Makingrulestofightpollution. B.Drinkingaslittlewateraspossible.CStopbuyingnewthings. D.Onlywalkingtowork.CIwatchedmyDadclosethedoor.ItwasareallycoldnightindeadsilenceandIwasallaloneathome.MyparentsleftbecausetheyhadbeenrunningfeverforseveraldaysandtheywereshowingothersymptomsofCOVID-19.Itwasthe9thdayofWuhanlockdownstartingonJanuary23.TheviruswenowknowasCOVID-19issomehowfearsomepartlybecauseitdoesnotdiscriminate(区别对待)inchoosingwhoitinfects.Butthatisonlypartlytrue.Alltheevidencesuggestthatitcanbemercilesstoolderpeople,soIwaswonderingwhethermyparentswouldmakeitandwhetherwewouldevertakefamilyphotos,whichmyparentsandIhadtalkedaboutduringtheSpringFestivalholiday..OntheirseconddayawaymyparentscalledandaskedmehowIwas.WetalkedusingFaceTime,andthemomentIsawmomlyingtherewithanoxygenmaskandmydadcouldnottalkwithoutbreathingheavily,IrealizedthatIhadtoliveonmyown.Buttwoweekslater,Icameacrossafeverandhadtogointoquarantine(隔离)andbeputundermedicalobservationsfor14days.Fortunately,myillnessturnedouttobeduetoabacterialinfectionsbutnotCOVID-19.Everythingtherewashectic,thereseemedtobeashortageofmedicalstaffandmaterialswereinshortsupply.Eventhoughthedoctorsandnurseswerecoveredfromheadtotoe,IcouldseehowtiredtheywerewhenIlookedintotheirbloodshoteyes.Theywouldworkawholedaypreparingfornewpatientsandseemedincrediblyapologeticfornothavingeverythingthatwasneeded.Mostofthepatientswerereallyunderstanding,butofcoursetherewerethosewhowerenot,andcomplainedloudly,butallthedoctorsandnursestriedtheirbesttodealwithitinacalmingway.AndtheyareallfromothercitieslikeShanghaiandGuangzhou,andsomeofthemarejustthreeorfouryearsolderthanme.Whenthequarantinewasover,everypatienteffusivelythankedtheworkersforwhattheyhaddone,buttheanswertheyreceivedwasexactlythesame:“That’swhatwe’reherefor.”8.Whendidtheauthor’sparentsleaveherforthehospital?A.January23. B.January30.C.January31. D.February1.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“makeit”inParagraph2mean?A.Succeed. B.Joinin.C.Arrive. D.Survive.10.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothepassage?A.BoththeauthorandherparentsgotinfectedwithCOVID-19.B.Themajorityofthepatientsunderstoodthedoctorsandnurses.C.Thepatientsapologizedtothedoctorsandnursesbecausetheyweretootired.D.Theauthordidn’tgetinfectedwithCOVID-19becausetheviruscanonlyinfecttheolder.11.Whatmaytheauthorthinkofthemedicalworkersaccordingtothepassage?A.Admirable. B.Outgoing.C.Impatient. D.Thankful.DWealreadyknowthatalackofsleepwillactuallypreventyourbrainfrombeingabletomakenewmemories.Youendupfeelingasthoughyou’reamnesiac.AlackofsleepwillleadtoanincreaseddevelopmentofaproteininthebrainconnectedwithAlzheimer’sdiseasebecauseitisduringdeepsleepatnightthatasystemwithinthebrainstartstowashawaythisprotein.Soifyou’renotgettingenoughsleepeachandeverynight,moreofthatAlzheimer’s-relatedproteinwillbuildup.Themoreproteinthatbuildsup,thegreateryourriskofdevelopingAlzheimerwillbeinlaterlife.Whataretheeffectsofthelackofsleeponthebody?Weknowthatalackofsleepimpactsyourimmunesystem(免疫系统).Afterjustonenightoffourtofivehoursofsleep,thereisa70%reductioninimmunecellscallednaturalkillercells.Andthat’sthereasonthatshortsleeppredictsyourriskfordevelopingmanyformsofcancer.Infact,thelinkbetweenalackofsleepandcancerisnowsostrongthatrecentlytheWorldHealthOrganizationdecidedtoclassifyanyformofnighttimeshiftworkasaprobablecauseofcancer.Itisduringdeepsleepatnightthatyourheartratedrops,yourbloodpressuregoesdown.Ifyou’renotgettingenoughsleep,yourbloodpressurerises.Ifyou’regettingsixhoursofsleeporless,you’llhavea200%increasedriskofhavingadeadlyheartattackorstrokeinyourlifetime.Thereisaglobalexperimentthatisperformedon1.6billionpeopletwiceayearandit’scalleddaylightsavingstime.Andweknowthatinthespring,whenweloseonehourofsleep,weseea24%increaseinheartattacksthefollowingday.Anotherquestion,perhaps,iswhatistherecyclerateofahumanbeing?Howlongcanweactuallylastwithoutsleepbeforewestarttoseeworseninginyourbrainfunction?Andtheanswerseemstobeabout16hoursofwakefulness.Onceyougetpast16hoursofbeingawake,that’swhenwestarttoseementalandphysicaldamagesinthebody.Weknowthatafteryou’vebeenawakefor19or20hours,yourmentalcapacity(心智能力)issodamagedthatyouwouldbeasslowassomeonewhowasdrunk.Soifyouweretoaskmewhatistherecyclerateofahumanbeing,itdoesseemtobeabout16hoursandweneedabouteighthoursofsleeptorepairthedamageofwakefulness.12.Theunderlinedword“amnesiac”inParagraph1probablymeansA.sleepy B.tolerant C.relieved D.forgetful13.Accordingtothearticle,wecaninferthat_A.themoreyousleep,themoreproteintherewillbeB.you’remorelikelytosufferheartattacksinthespringC.deepsleepatnightprotectsyoufromaharmfulproteinD.you’lldevelopmanyformsofcancerduetoshortsleep14.Whenyou’reawakeover16hours,.A.yourbrainwon’tfunctioninaproperway B.yourbrainneedsatleast8hourstorecoverC.youmusthavedrunklargeamountsofwine D.youwalkasslowlyasthephysicallydisabled15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Sleepingsicknesskills B.EnoughsleepcountsC.Lesssleepcausescancer D.Sleepisnecessaryforman第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。WhenyoumakeanorderonTaobao,youknowthemoneyyoupaydoesn’tgodirectlytotheseller.Instead,itgoesthroughAlipay(支付宝),whichkeepsyourmoneyforawhile.ThenAlipaygivesthemoneytotheseller.____16____.Itisatransfer(中转)stationbetweensellersandbuyerstomakeonlineshoppingsafe.Buyersneedn’tworryaboutpayingforproductsandthenreceivingnothing.Sellersalsodon’tworryaboutreceivingnomoneyaftersendingoutproducts.ThesetransferstationsareusuallysetupbypaymentservicecompaniessuchasAlipay,Tenpay(财付通)andYeepay(易宝).____17____.Ithasmorethan270millionactiveusers.Mostonlinesellersandshopperslikethethirdpartyonlinepayment,butbanksarenothappy.____18____.UserscanbenefitfromfinancialproductsthroughAlipayandmakemoney.SolotsofpeoplechoosetoputmoneyinAlipayratherthaninbanks.____19____.WeChatdoesn’thaveitsownaccount.WhenpayingthroughWeChat,thebuyers’moneygoesdirectlytothesellers.That’swhysomanypeopleareexcitedaboutreceivingandhandingout“redenvelopes”or“giftmoney”totheirfriendsonWeChat.WhetherAlipayorWeChatpayment,theyarebothtryingtoattractmoreusersandmakeonlineshoppingeasier.BothpaymentshavemadethebestofQRcode(二维码)technology.____20____.Maybeinthefuture,yourfaceisthekeytoeverything.A.ButWeChatpaymentisnotthesameB.Thisiscalled“thirdpartyonlinepayment”C.Amongthem,AlipayisthebiggestinChinaD.ThereasonisthatthesecompaniesfightovermoneywiththemE.MorewomenshoponlinethanmenF.Also,theypromotesalesthroughfacerecognitionpaymentG.wecankeepintouchwithourfamilyandfriends第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Irememberthatitwasafewyearsagothatanoldwomansteppedintomyvideostore,alongwithherdaughter.The____21____wasdisplayingaseriousstateofimpatience,____22____herwatcheveryfewseconds.Ifthedaughterhadpossessedaleash(绳子),hermotherwouldhavebeen____23____toitasameansofpullingheralongto____24____therushofothershoppers.Walkingover,Iasked____25____Icouldhelpher.Thewomansmiledatmeandshowedmeatitleonapieceofpaper.InsteadofrushingofftofindtheDVDforthewoman,Iaskedherto____26____withmesoIcouldshowherwhereshecouldfinditandIwantedtoenjoyher____27____foramoment.Aswewalkedalongthebackofthestore,I____28____itsfloorplan(分布图):oldtelevisionshows,actionmovies,cartoons,sciencefictionfilmsetc.Thewomanseemedgladoftheunrushed“trip”and____29____conversation.Isaidtoherdaughter,“_____30_____someadvice?”“Ofcoursenot,”saidthedaughter.“Cherish_____31_____.”Isaid.“Whenshe’sgone,it’sthelittle_____32_____thatcomebacktoyou.Timeslikethis.Iknow.”Itwastrue.IstillmissedmymomandrememberedthetimeswhenI’dusedmyimpatiencetomakeher_____33_____.Togethertheymadetheirwaytowardsthestore’srestingarea.Theysatthereforamoment,sidebyside,observingtheholidaycrowds.Thenthedaughterglancedoverandimmediately_____34_____hermotherlovingly.Andslowlysheplacedherarmwithapparentlyunaccustomedaffectionaroundhermother’sshouldersand_____35_____guidedherbackintothecrowd.21.A.merchant B.waitress C.mother D.daughter22.A.fixing B.removing C.checking D.adjusting23.A.fastened B.devoted C.accustomed D.applied24.A.breakawayfrom B.makewayfor C.getalongwith D.keeppacewith25.A.when B.whether C.why D.how26.A.communicate B.jog C.trade D.walk27.A.stay B.holiday C.company D.time28.A.described B.blamed C.appreciated D.corrected29.A.casual B.attractive C.severe D.convincing30.A.Prepare B.Mind C.Lack D.Offer31.A.her B.me C.herself D.yourself32.A.feelings B.presents C.chances D.moments33.A.desperate B.upset C.puzzled D.astonished34.A.attended B.found C.recognized D.watched35.A.accidentally B.gently C.smoothly D.randomly第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15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。The"OneBeltOneRoad"strategy(策略)proposedbyPresidentXiJinpinghasdrawnpublicattentionto___36___oldestandlongesttraderoute-SilkRoad．Theterminanarrowsensereferstoanancientoverlandtraderoute___37___（form）intheWesternHanDynasty．Thisroutestretched4，350milesfromChang'santowesternChina，centralAsiaandeventoEurope,___38___（enable）thesesregionstohavebettercommunicationsindiplomacy（外交），businessandculture．Chinawasthefirstcountryintheworldtobreedsilkwormsandproducesilkfabric．Thiscraftskillreacheda___39___（fair）advancedlevelintheZhouDynasty．AsamajorexporttoEurope，"silk"wasusedtonamethisgreatroutebyaGermangeographer．China'ssilk___40___（introduce）intowesterncountriesthroughthisoldtraderoute．Peoplewere___41___（familiar）withhisproductatthebeginning，andmademanyguessesat___42___itwasproduced．Accordingtotherecord，theideathatsilkwaspickedfromtreeswaswidelyacceptedbyfolksinEurope．___43___（garment服装）madeofthisfabricwerealwaysbestsellers，andwereconsideredasocialstatussymbol．EverthegorgeousEgyptianqueen，Cleopatra，wasalsoabigfanofthesilk．Thisfascinationled___44___anincreasingdemandforthisproduct，andpromotedthe___45___（develop）ofthistradingroute．第三部分写作(共两节满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，你美国朋友DanFriedell将在元旦期间来你家做客，特发邮件向你询问元旦（NewYear’sDay）情况。请你回复一封80词左右的邮件，内容包括：1.欢迎来访；2.写信目的；3.元旦的寓意；4.主要庆祝活动；5.你的元旦假期安排。参考词汇：celebrate庆祝；discard抛弃、放弃；setoff使爆炸；firework烟花；reunite使重聚________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Jatinandhisyoungersister,Neha,livedwiththeirparentsinapoorneighborhood.Theirmotherwasverysickandtheirfatherwasstrugglingtofindajob,andtheyhadonlyalittlemoneywithwhichtobuyfood.Astheyhadnotpaidtherentforseveralmonths,thelandlordwasbreathingdowntheirnecks(盯着他们).Oneday,JatintookNeha'sshoestoashoerepairmantobefixed,buthelostthemonthewayhome.Itwasn'tuntilhegothomethatherealizedhehadlosttheshoes.Hewasafraidthathisparentswouldbeangryanddisappointed.Sohebeggedhissistertokeepitsecret.NehaagreedandthetwodecidedtoshareJatin'srunningshoes.Neha'sschoolhourswereinthemorning,soshewouldwearthemfirst.Afterschool,shewouldrushbackandgivethemtoJatin.Hecouldthenruntohisschool,whichbeganintheafternoon.Althoughheranasfastashecould,Jatinoftenarrivedlateandwaswarnedbytheschool.Alongdistanceracewasgoingtobeheldfortheboysinthecity.WhenJatinlearnedthatthethirdprizewasanewpairofshoes,hedecidedtotakepart.Heranhomeexcitedlyandpromisedhissisterthathewouldwinherthenewshoes.Thedayofracearrived.Jatinhadastrongstart,buthalfwaythroughtheracehebegantogettiredandhislegsbegantoache.GettingmoreandmoreexhaustedhethoughtonlyofNehaandhispromisetoher.Dreamingofthenewshoeshewouldwinforhissistergavehimstrength,andhestayedrightbehindthetwofastestrunners,determinedtofinishthird.Suddenly,asthefinishlinedrewnear,anotherrunnercollided(碰撞)withJatinfrombehindandJatinfellonthe