广东省2020学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题

--#-第一学期期末考试高二级英语科试卷本试卷分两部分，共8页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、座位号、试室号、考生号分别填写在答题卡上，用2B铅笔将考生号填涂在答题卡上。第一部分单项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，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。第二部分必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答卷前必须先填好答题纸的密封线内各项内容。答案必须写在答题纸上各题目指定区域内相应位置上；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。第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAnearthquakeisatremblingorshakingofthegroundcausedbythesuddenrelease（释放）ofenergystoredintherocksbelowthesurface.Generally,earthquakeslastonlyseconds.Stronggroundshakingduringamedium（中等的）tolargeearthquakegenerallylastsabout10to30seconds.Aftershocks（余震）canoccuronceinawhileforweeksorevenmonths.Manypeoplethinkthatthereisan“earthquakeseason”orakindof“earthquakeweather”.Asamatteroffact,thereisn't.Earthquakescanoccuratanytimeoftheyearandattimeofdayornight.Earthquakesoccurunderallweatherconditions-sunny,wet.orcoldwithoutanyspecialweathertendency.Also,youdon'tneedtoworrythatthegroundwillopenupandswallowpeoplewhenearthquakesoccur.Opengroundcracksmayformduringanearthquake,forexample,tolandslidingorgroundfalling.However,suchcrackstendtobeopengaps（theydon't“swallow")thatapersoncouldstandinafterwards.Thesafestplaceinanearthquakeisanopenfieldbecausebuildingsandfallingobjectscaninjureorkillyou.Ifyouareindoors,whenyoufeelthegroundstarttoshake,takecoverimmediatelyunderatableorstrongpieceoffurniture,placingsomethingbetweenfallingobjectsandyourself.Do'ntattempttousethestairsoranelevatortogetoutofthebuilding.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Earthquakesusuallylast10to30seconds.B．Afterabigearthquake,therearemanymorequakes.C．Cracksinanearthquakeareverydangerous.D．Whatusuallyinjurespeopleduringanearthquakearefallingbuildings.2．Thereasonwhythereisn't“earthquakeweather"isthat.A．anearthquakeonlylastssecondsanddoesn'thappenfrequently.B．anearthquakecanhappenatanytimeandinanykindofweather.C．whenanearthquakehappensisrelatedtotheweatherD．earthquakesdon'tchangewiththeseasons3．Theunderlinedword“swallow"inParagraph3probablymeans“"?A．takesb./sth.inB．makesb.frightenedC．makeroomforsb.tostandinD．makethegroundslideBIwasinaterriblemood.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn'tinvitedme.Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein.“Wanttogoforaride,today,Beck?It'sabeautifulday.”“No!Leavemealone!”ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning.Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater.IforgottobemadatthemandIcamehometofindanoteonthetable.MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit.“Dadhashadanaccident.PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital”.WhenIreachedthehospital,mymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather'sinjurieswereextensive.“Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911,thankGod!IfhehadmovedDaddy,there'snotellingwhatmighthavehappened.Abrokenrib（肋骨）mighthavepierced（穿透）alung...”Mymothermayhavesaidmore,butIdidn'thear.Ididn'thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords:Leavemealone.Mydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmore.HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurledthosewordsathimearlierintheday?Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation.Iheldhishandgently,afraidofhurtinghim.“Daddy…Iamsosorry…"It'sokay,sweetheart.I'llbeokay.”“No,”Isaid,“ImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknow,thatmorning?”MyfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldflyH.elookedatmeandsaid.“Sweetheart,Idon'trememberanythingaboutthatday,notbefore,duringoraftertheaccident.ButIrememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbefore.”Hemanagedaweaksmile.MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause.hisfatherhadaterribleaccidenthecouldn'tdrivetothemallwithhisfriends.hisfriendshadn'tinvitedhimtothecinemahisfatherdidn'tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriendsWhydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?Becausehedidn'tgoalongwithhisfather.Becausehewasrudetohisfatherthatmorning.Becausehefailedtocomeearlieraftertheaccident.Becausehecouldn'tlookafterhisfatherinthehospital.Thereasonwhytheauthor'sfathersaidheforgoteverythingaboutthatdayisthat___.hehadapoormemoryhedidn'thearwhathissonsaidhejustwantedtocomforthissonhelosthismemoryaftertheaccidentWhatlessondidBecklearnfromthematter?Don'ttreatyourparentsbadly.Don'thurtotherswithrudewords.Don'tmovetheinjuredinanaccident.Don'tbeangrywithfriendsatsmallthings.CThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whhoavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Nature,heoftensaid,isfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold,someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier”.Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.Edisonthought.hecouldbehappyifhewasageniusgeniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone'ssuccesshardworkcoulddobetterthangeniusgeniuscoulddobetterthanhardworkEdisonwas.verymuchinterestedinnatureinterestedindiscoveringthesecretsofnatureinterestedinchangingpeople'sideasuninterestedinmakingpeoplehappierbydiscoveringthesecretsofnatureInEdison'sopinion,.thinkingcansupplypeoplewithenjoymentandpleasureaswellashelpPeople'ssuccessliesmostlyingeniushardworkisthesecondimportantthinginmakingpeoplesuccessfultherearefewsecretsforhimtodiscoverlaterThelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies.lifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeingsEdisonmade100inventionsinhislifeEdisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100yearspeopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years'workDTherearemanydangerousseacreaturesintheworld.Thefollowingaresomeexamples.Theneedlefisharecommonlyseenlivingnearthesurfaceoftropical（热带的）waters.Buttheycanalsobreakcoverthewater,andonceintheairtheycanbecomedangerousflyingswords.Thoughitisrare,peoplehavebeenseriouslyhurtandevenkilledbythefish.Nightfishermeninsmallboatsareatparticularriskbecausetheirlightsmayattractthefish.Saltwatercrocodilesaretheworld'slargestcrocodiles,sometimesreaching23feetinlengthandtopping2,200pounds.Yetthesecrocodileshuntquietly,lyinginwaitbelowshorelinewaterstoattackturtlesandthirstyanimalsthathavecometodrink.Saltwatercrocodileskillanumberofpeopleeachyear.Thereisnodoubtthatthegreatwhitesharksitsatoptheoceanfoodchain.Theworld'slargestfishcanweighatover5,000poundsandreachlengthsofmorethan20feet.Greatwhitesharkshaveabout3,000teeth,whichtheytypicallysinkintosealions,sealsandseaturtles.Thesesharksareresponsibleforathirdtoahalfofthe100sharkattacksonhumanseveryyear.Theseaanemone（海葵）maylooklikethebeautifulflowerforwhichit'snamed,butfishthatswimtooclosemayregretit.Theseaanemone,whichlivesontheseafloor,usesitspoisonoustentacles（触须）tostabpassingcreatureswithakindofpoison—makingthemhelplessandfittobeeaten.Thesurgeonfish（刺尾鱼）isanattractivereeffishthatispoisonous.Scientistsbelievethattheworld'sseasholdsome1,200differentsurgeonfishspeciesandthinkthattheyinjureabout50,000peopleperyear.Butthesurgeonfishpoisoncanalsobringgreatbenefit—theyareusefulinthedevelopmentofnewdrugs.Howmanyattacksonhumansdogreatwhitesharksdoeveryyear?About26.B.About45.C.About60.D.About75.Theseaanemoneisnamedforits.colourB.shapeC.sizeD.habitsItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.A.thesaltwatercrocodilesaregentleandneverhurtpeopletheseaanemonelivesnearthesurfaceoftheseathegreatwhitesharkisthelargestfishintheworldtheneedlefishliveintheseaallaroundtheworldWhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtobenefithumansociety?A.Theneedlefish.B.Theseaanemone.C.Thegreatwhiteshark.D.Thesurgeonfish.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。Wearenotsuggestingthatyoucanreachapermanentstatecalle“dhappiness”andremainthere.Buttherearemanywaystoturnthepathofanxiety,anger,andsadnessintoastateofhappiness.Herearefourideastogetyoustarted.16.LaughoutloudJustexpectingahappy,funnyeventcanraiselevelsofpleasure-causinghormones（荷尔蒙）andlowerproductionofstresshormones.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniatested16men,whoallagreedtheythoughtacertainvideotapewasfunny.Halfweretoldthreedaysinadvancetheywouldwatchit.17Whentheyactuallywatchedthevideo,theirlevelsofstresshormonesdroppedgreatly,whiletheirlevelsofpleasure-causinghormonesrose27percent.DoonethingatatimeEduwardSuarez,professorofmedicalpsychologyatDuck,foundthatpeoplewhodoseveralthingsatthesametimearemorelikelytohavehighbloodpressure.18Insteadoftalkingonthephonewhilecleaningthekitchen,sitdowninacomfortablechairandturnyourentireattentionovertotheconversation.19Althoughrelationshipshelptakeawaystress,sometimesyouneedtimetorechargeandreflectonyourown.Takeyourselfouttolunchortoamovie,orsimplyspendanafternoonreadingathome,orlookingthroughbooksinabookstore.Practicemindfulness20Insteadofworryingaboutyourcheck-uptomorrowwhilehavingdinnerwithyourfamily,focusonthehereandnow—food,thecompany,andtheconversation.Spendtimealone.Focusonthepresent.Takecareofthesoul.Takethatfindingseriously.Choosetheonesthatworkforyou.Theystartedexperiencingbiologicalchangesrightaway.findaquietplacenearyourhouseandmakeityoursecretplaceto.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It'seasytohelpsomepeople,butwhataboutthosewhoseneedsarenotsoobvious?Thisstorywasa21whichhasstayedwithmeandhelpedmealoteversince.ItwasThanksgiving,andIwas22withmyparentsatashelterfortheneedy.Wewerestandingbehindthecounter23hotfoodtowhoevercamein.Mostofourdinerslookedliketheyhadbeenhaving24times;theirclotheswerewornoutanddirty.Inshort,theylooked25!Then,amancamein,wholooked26butneedy.Hewaswell-dressed,inanexpensivesuit.I27whathewasdoingthere,andmyjaw（下巴）droppedin28whenhejoinedthelinefor29.Whatwasthismandoing?The30hecametomyservicestation,themoreImurmuredtomyself.Surelyhewasn'tgoingto31foodmeantforthosewhowere32inneed!Thenmymother33tookmetooneside.Shesaid,“Youhave34thattheneedsofthepeoplewhocomeheremustbepurely35:forfood,shelter,clothing,etc.Andthisgentlemandoesn'tseemtohaveanyofthoseproblems.36whatifhisneedsareemotional?Whatifheneeds3_friends,orjusttobeamongotherhumanbeings?"Herwords38melikeatonofbricks!IfeltIshould39totheman—butIdidn't.Aboutaweeklatertheshelterreceivedalargedonationfromanunknownsource.Icouldn'thelpbutwonder40itcamefromthatman.21．A．successB．shadeC．challengeD．Lesson22、A．connectingB．volunteeringC．restingD．staying23、A．advertisingB．servingC．sellingD．sending24、A．lonelyB．boringC．hardD．busy25、A．needyB．strangeC．weakD．anxious26、A．somethingB．nothingC．everythingD．anything27.A．learnedB．askedC．wonderedD．disliked28．A．painB．fearC．amazementD．trouble29．A．foodB．funC．roomD．care30．A．closerB．soonerC．fasterD．easier31．A．takeB．cookC．tasteD．check32．A．usuallyB．possiblyC．reallyD．certainly33．A．forcefullyB．carefullyC．angrilyD．quietly34．A．provenB．supposedC．plannedD．decided35．A．mentalB．culturalC．naturalD．physical36．A．ThereforeB．ButC．AndD．So37．A．healthB．luckC．wealthD．comfort38．A．encouragedB．remindedC．hitD．attracted39．A．apologizeB．replyC．complainD．explain40．A．whyB．ifC．howD．When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。OnedayMarywasbusyworkinginherofficeinLondon___41___shereceivedanE-mailfromherfriendJoan.InJoa'nse-mail,shepersuadedMarytolook___42___aflatinLondonforher.Asshehad___43___(little)moneyathercommandthanbefore,theflathadtobecheap,___44___ithadtobemodern,withelevators,gaslines.IthadtobeintheeasternpartofLondon,withpetrolandsubwaystationsnearby.ThoughMaryfound___45___difficulttofindsuchaflat,shestillwentfromoneblocktoanother,lookingforaflatwhichwouldmeetJoan's___46___(require).Havingtriedtoomanytimes,Marymetherbossand___47___(polite)askedhimforadvice.Itwasthefirsttimethatshe___48___(talk)withhisbossaboutherpersonalproblems.Ithappenedthatthebossjusthadsuchaflatforrent,sotheyquicklyreached___49___agreement.Buttohersurprise,whenshee-mailedJoan,___50___(tell)herthegoodnews,JoansaidthatshehadchangedhermindshewasnotreturningtoLondon.第三部分填空（共两节，满分20分）第一节：单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Youneedtooffer（具体的）evidencestosupportyouridea.Themovieis（适合的）forchildrenaged12andover.Thegovernmenthas（禁止）theuseofchemicalweapons.Iwas（羞愧的）thatIlostmytemper.Sheisstrongly（反对的）totheirplan.cannothavean（评价）ofhisabilitywithoutseeinghiswork.gotintoa（惊慌）whenIfoundthedoorwaslocked.Educationdevelopspabilities.（潜在的）Thebusclimbed（平稳地）uptheroad.The（平均的）ageintheclassvaryfrom17to19.第二节：短语填空（共10个空；每空1分，满分10分）车油用光了，我们去找加油站。Ourcargasandwewenttofindagasstation.那意外事故归因于你驾驶不小心。Theaccidentisyourcarelessdriving.你是否同意她周末出去野餐的想法。Doyouherideatogooutforapicnicthisweekend?我去年被任命为学生会主席。Ichairmanofstudents'unionlastyear.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）Generallyspoken,therelationshipbetweenstudentsandpeoplearounduswasgood.Wearegettingonwellwitheachother.Therefore,therestillexistsomeproblems.Somestudentslosehistempereasilybecauseoflearningburden.Theysometimesquarrelwithothers,thatisverydisappointing.Inmyopinion,wemiddleschoolstudentsshouldmakeoureffortsimprovethesituation.