广东省仲元中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题

广东省仲元中学2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2020,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors（征服者）occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren'tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts（史前器物）showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.TroyTheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered（层叠）ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?TosurvivethewarTosearchforalostcity.Toprotecttheircountry.ToavoiddangerousanimalsWhichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?TheWhiteCityCanopusandHeracleionMachuPicchuTroyWhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?ItwasbuiltbyHomer.ItconsistedofninecitiesIthadahistoryof5,000yearsItwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.BMymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.MythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummersroadtripAsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,Icameacrossabook-JimTrelease'sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoalddahl'sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolistenWesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls'sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring（恢复）electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,"Thebookyoureadinthecar.Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionHerchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.HerchildrenweretiredofthecassetteHowdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?TheykeptfightingTheyhidthemselvesTheysoonsettleddownTheyreadtogetheraloudWhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily'striptothebeach?TheywerecaughtinastormTheyenjoyedreadingontheroadTheyhadagoodtimeonthebeachTheythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?BetterTravelingthanReadingBooksthatChangedMyChildrenRoadTripsFullofChallengesReadingMakesGreatRoadTripsCWhatwouldyouthinkifsomeonesuggestedknockingdownStPaul'sCathedraltowidentheroad?OrpullingdownBigBentomakewayforacarpark?Itwouldberidiculous,right?Butwhenitcomestodestructionofthenaturalworld,wearen'tsoeasilyshocked.Butweshouldbe・・・orwe'llbeinalotoftrouble.Natureisshrinkingbytheday.Ancientforestsaredestroyed.Wetlandsarebecomingdry.Woodlandisdisappearing,andallinthenameofprogress.Thisisbadinitself,butit'sdestructingforbiodiversity.Biodiversityreferstothevarietyofplants,animalsandotherlivingthingsthatareallinterconnected.Theecologicalservicesprovidedbybiodiversityarevitaltoeverydaylife.Theairwebreatheisaproductofphotosynthesis（光合作用）bygreenplants.Insects,wormsandbacteriabreakdownwasteandmakesoilsrich.Andtinyorganismscleanthewaterinriversandsea.Infact,alllifeontheearthexiststhankstothebenefitsofbiodiversity.Morethan90percentofthecaloriesconsumedbypeopleworldwideareproducedfrom80plantspecies.And30percentofmedicinesaredevelopedfromplantsandanimals.Maintainingawidediversityofspeciesineachecosystemisnecessarytopreservealllivingthings.Thelossofbiodiversitycouldbedevastating.“Itiswrongtothinkthatbiodiversitycanbereducedindefinitelywithoutthreateninghumans,”saidHarvardUniversitybiologistEdwardO.Wilson,knownasthe“fatherofbiodiversity”.Hewarned,“Weareabouttoreachacriticalpointbeyondwhichbiodiversitylosswillbecomeirreversible（不可挽回的）.”Butwhatcanwedo?Thepresentproblemisthattheconceptofbiodiversityisnotsoclear.Peoplemightcareaboutgiantpandas,butitismuchhardertoexcitethemaboutthefateoftinyseacreatureswhicharebeingboiledtodeathinthecoolingsystemsofpowerstationsalongcoastlines.TheGuardiannewspaperistryingtohelp.IthaslaunchedtheBiodiversity100campaigntotrytoconvincegovernmentsaroundtheworldtotakeactiontodealwiththewidespreadconcernsaboutbiodiversity.ThisincludespersuadingtheUKgovernmenttocreateaseriesofmarinereservestoreservethedecreaseinthesea-lifecausedbyindustrialfishing,stoppingfishingsharksbytheJapanesefishermenandbanningthekillingofdingoes（澳洲野犬）inAustralia,amongmanyotherthings.Thereisalottodo.Andwe'dbetteractquicklyifwedon'twanttoendupwithaplanetthatcan'tsustain（维持）life!ThewriterthinksittopulldownBigBentomakewayforacarpark.unreasonableB.necessaryC.difficultD.riskyTheunderlinedsentence“Natureisshrinkingbytheday."TellsusthatnatureisbeingpollutedbyhumanbeingsthenumberofspeciesarereducingdaybydayrainforestsarebeingcutdowneverydaynaturewillbetotallydestroyedinafewdaysWhenitcomestobiodiversity,thepresentproblemisthat.peoplemightnotknowexactlywhattodoforbiodiversitypeoplearenotawarethatgiantpandasareendangeredpeopledon'trealizethatbiodiversityisvitaltoeverydaylifepeoplehuntandboilseacreaturesforfoodWhatdoestheunderlinedword“It"inparagraph5referto?TheUKgovernment.B.Theconceptofbiodiversity.C.Theactiontodealwiththeproblem.D.TheGuardiannewspaper.DPickyeatersmayhavegoodreasonsfortheirbehavior.Nomatterwhyyourchildhasbecomepicky,howyouhandlethesituationcanaffecthisorherfuture.Therefore,youshouldknowthefollowingreasonsforpickychildrenfirstofall.Neophobiaiscommoninchildren;itoftenhappensatthedinnertable.Somechildrenjustrefusetotrynewfoodbecausetheydon'tknowwhatitwilltastelike,whileothersdislikenewfoodbeforeevensmellingit.Somechildrentakeittotheextreme（极端）andwillonlyeatafewfoodsthattheylike.PsychologistDr.ElizabethCapaldisaysthat,bythetimechildrenreachtheageoftwo,theyhaveformedtheirowneatinghabitsthattheydon'twanttobedisturbedbynewofferingsatthetable.AnewlypublishedstudyledbyDr.LucyCookeofUniversityCollegeLondonshowedthatpickyeatinginchildrenresultsfromgenetic（遗传的）andenvironmentalcauses.Theresearch,whichfollowedtheeatinghabitsof5,390pairsoftwinsbetweentheagesof8and11,foundthatabout75%oftheneophobiainthechildrenwasfromtheirparents,while25%wasduetotheinfluenceofenvironment.Childrengrowatahighspeedduringtheirfirstyear,butthatfast-pacedgrowthtendstoslowdownbytheirsecondyear.Whenchildrenarenotexperiencingoneofthosefastgrowthperiods,theirbodyneedslessenergy;andthatresultsin（导致）asmallerappetite（胃口）.Whenchildrenarenothungry,theytendtoenjoyonlyfoodtheylike.Theyrefusenewfoodandfoodthatisnottheirfavorite.Somechildrenwilllimittheamountoffoodtoonlyonekind,likehamburgersorpancakes,leavingalltheotherfoodsuntouched.Insomecases,manyrealreasonswhyachildbehavesasapickyeaterexist.About5%ofchildrenwhoare10yearsofageoryoungerhavesometypeofneurologicaldysfunction（神经机能障碍）thatinfluencestheireatinghabits.Thesechildrenmaybeeasilyhurtbysomespecialsmells,ortheirbrainmaynotbeabletoprocesssuchsensoryinformationproperly.Theunderlinedword“Neophobia”inParagraph2probablymeans.thefearofsomethingneworunknowntheworryabouttheamountofnewfoodthefeelingofeatingatthedinnertablethefearofeatingtastyfoodWhatcanwelearnaboutthestudyledbyDr.Cooke?Itpaidmoreattentiontotheenvironmentaleffectsonchildren'seatinghabits.Itfollowedtheeatinghabitsof5,390childrenagedbetween8and11.Itshowedthatgeneticsgreatlyaffectchildren'seatinghabits.Itsuggestedthatparentsshouldhavegoodeatinghabits.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsusthat.A.children'sgrowthspeedstaysthesameinthefirsttwoyearschildrendeveloptheirowndietwhentheygrowupchildrentendstoeatlesswhentheygrowupD.children'sgrowthhasaneffectontheirdietThereasonmentionedinthelastparagraphhassomethingtodowithachild's.A.exerciseB.senseC.habitD.interest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。HowtoImproveYourConfidenceConfidenceissomethingthateveryoneadmires.Atsomepointinyourlifeyoumayquestionyourlevelofconfidenceandwishittobehigher.16Ifyoubelievethetheorythatweattractintoourliveswhoweare,thencreatingandkeepinghighlevelsofconfidenceisvitaltoyourwell-being.Watchyourintake.17SoreducetheamountofhoursofsoapsandrealityTVeachday.Readabookormagazineaboutatopicyouareinterestedin.Listentoadifferentradiostationyouhavenotlistenedtobefore.Inthisway,youchallengethebeliefsyouholdandraiseyourawarenessofnewthings.18Spendanallocatedperiodoftimebeingquietandjustreflectingonyourlife.Removeyourselfawayfromothersandfocusonthepowerofsilenceandimproveyourlevelsofconcentration.Believeinyourself.Oneofthekeystepsinraisingyourlevelofconfidenceistobelieveitforyourself.Youneedtobelieve,acceptandbeinnodoubtthatyouareaconfidentperson.19Meanwhile,valuethetimethatyouspenddoingthisprocess.Takealookaroundforpeopleyouadmire.Itcanbehelpfultohavesomeoneinyourcirclethatyouadmirefortheirskillsorachievements.Observethewaytheyfacenewchallengesandcommunicatewithpeople.Youalsoshouldattendacluboragroupassociatedwithatopicyou'reinterestedin.20Spendsometimebeingquiet.Inthisway,yourattitudeischanged.Spendtimeimaginingyouatyourabsolutebest.Whatyouread,watchandlistentoaffectsyourmindset.Yourlevelofconfidenceaffectsthedecisionsyoumakeinyourlife.you'llmeetnewpeopledifferentfromyourpresentcircleoffriends.Thesearethekindofpeoplethatcanhelpyoutogrowinconfidence.第三部分语言知识运用（共三节，满分75分。第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ibelieveitisinmynaturetodancebyvirtueofthebeatofmyheart,thepulseofmybloodandthemusicinmymind.SoIdance21.Mydiningroomisnowa22ballroom.EachmorningwhenI23thehouseonthewaytomakecoffee,Iturnonthe24andit'sdancetime!Idancealonetowhateverisplaying.Tango（探戈）isarecententhusiasm.it'sacomplexand25dance.ThefirsttimeIwenttangodancingIwastoo26togetoutonthefloor.27,Istayedontheedgeofthedancefloorwhenthedancingbegan.Thefancyfootwork28me."Dontmakeafoolofyourself.Just29it.Ithought.30mymind,anolderwomandroppedoutofthe31,satdownbesideme,andsaidshehadasecretforme.She32,ifyoudonotjointhedancing,wewillknowyouareafool.Butifyoudance,wewillthinkwellofyoufor33.Inspiredbyher34words,Itookupthe35oftango.AfriendaskedmeifIwasalittletoo36,"Tango?Atyourage?Youmustbeoutofyourmind!"Onthecontrary,it'sadeeplyconsidered37.Iseekthesharpscary38thatcomesfrombeginningsomethingnew,which39allmyresourcesandchallengesmybodyandmind.So,whenpeoplesay,"Tango?Atyourage?"I40answer,Yes!21.A.crazilyB.skillfullyC.dailyD.casually22.A.privateB.formalC.temporaryD.grand23.A.passbyB.walkthroughC.cleanD.leave24.A.lightB.tapC.heatD.music25.A.dangerousB.terribleC.difficultD.dull26.A.scaredB.excitedC.foolishD.proud27.A.OtherwiseB.StillC.InsteadD.Anyhow

28.A.amazedB.disappointedCcomfortedD.confused29.A.watchB.finishC.joinD.stop30.A.OccupyingB.ReadingC.OverlookingD.Entering31.A.classB.showC.danceD.conversation32.A.arguedB.admittedC.declaredD.whispered33.A.tryingB.waitingC.comingDsharing34.AbitterB.braveC.wiseD.familiar35.A.talkB.challengeC.taskD.duty36.A.carefulB.humorousC.practicalD.ambitious37.A.decisionB.suggestionC.beliefD.answer38.A.securityB.pleasureC.freedomD.relief39.AchangesB.wastesC.savesD.requires40.AroughlyB.simplyC.politelyD.possibly第二节单选题（每题1分，共15分）：41.Thenumberofthepeoplewhocarsincreasing.A.owns;areB.owns;isC.own;isD.own;are42．Away,assoonastheheardsomeoneenteringtheroom.A.fleeingthetwothievesB.werefleeingthetwothievesC.thetwothieveswerefleeingD.fledthetwothievesJanehasbeensoingettingusedtoeverythingthatshehasn'thadtimeforsocialactivities.A.confusedB.worriedC.devotedD.occupiedThedoctorrecommendheafewmoredaysinhospital.A.stays.B.tostayC.stayD.wouldstayNomatterwhatyousay,Ishallmyopinion.A.carryoutB.keepupC.insistonD.sticktoIt'sthethirdtimelatethismonth.A.thatyouarrivedB.whenyouarrivedC.thatyou'vearrivedD.whenyou'vearrivedMyfatherhasmademeIam.A.whoB.whichC.whatD.that48.SeveralbestreportersweresenttoIraqtothewar.A.deliverB.coverC.publishD.broadcastAfterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputuptherehadoncebeenatheatre.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.inwhichLastweekIhadmywatchandIhadmyfatheranewoneforme.A.steal;buyingB.stolen;tobuyC.stolen;buyD.steal;tobuyAreyouyoursonhasdifficultyinstudyingatschool?A.awareofB.awarethatC.knowingthatD.awareofthat—I'msorry,butIdidn'tmeanoutyoursecret.—Butyouknow,lettingoutone'ssecretmeansone'sfeelings.A.tolet;tohurtB.letting;hurtingC.tolet;hurtingD.letting;tohurtThelastpersonthesinkingshipwasthecaptain.A.leftB.leaveC.toleaveD.tobeleaving---Whywon'tyouengagedintrade?---Fatherdesiredmeintobusiness,butIchosetostudylaw.A.goingB.havinggoneC.tohavegoneD.togoHavingawalkaftersupperiscertainlygoodfortheoldpeople,butitremainswhethertheywillenjoyit.A.tobeseenB.toseeC.seeingD.seen第三节语法填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。(1)83-year-oldAntonioVicentehasspentthelastfourdecadesofhislifebringingthejunglesofhischildhoodbacktolife.Today,hiseffortsarebeingrewarded,asthe56(complete)desertedlandhasbecomeabeautifuljunglewithwildlifeagain.Itwas1973whenAntoniobeganhiswork57aweekendhobby.However,itsoonbecameapermanentwayoflife.Antoniospendswholedaysandnightsinhisyoungjungle,58(surround)byratsandfoxes,andeatingbananasandwichesforbreakfast,lunchanddinner.Overthelast40years,he_59_(plant)about50,000treesonhisland.Astheforestgrew,thewaterreturned.Thentheanimalsstartedmakingahomethere.Today,theforestisalivewiththesoundsofbirdsand60(insect)livingthere,andmorespeciesaresettlingineveryyear.“Ifyouaskme_61_myfamilyare,Iwouldsayallthisrighthere,eachoneofthesethatIplantedfromaseed,”hesaid.Asimpressiveashislife-long62(contribute)toreforestationis,hisisaveryrarestory.Datashowsthatnearly19,770acresofBrazilianrainforest63__(destroy)betweenAugust2020andJuly2020.ThatmakesAntonio'sworkseemlike64____dropinapond,butjustimagineifwehadmorepeoplelikehim,whocared65-(many)aboutwaterandcleanairthanmoney.(2)YuRong,aChineseartist,thinksofanewwaytointroduce66ancientstoryofHuaMulaninherpicturebook.Inthebook,IAmHuaMulan,shetellsthestoryby67(combine)paper-cuttingwithinternationalartisticstyles.SheplacesShaanxipaper-cutsoverwestern-stylepencilsketches(素描)68(create)atypicalpresentationofChineseelements(元素)，whichturnsouttobea69(success)andimpressivebreakthrough.HuaMulan,70storyhasbeentoldbygenerationsinChina,isafighterfromtheNorthernWeiDynasty(386-534).Asadevoteddaughter,shedressedherselfasamantoserveinthearmy71placeofherfather.Mulan'scharacteristics,suchascourage,kindnessandadisinterestedattitudetowardfameandfortune,made72(she)oneofthemostrespectedhistoricalChineseheroines.Mulan'sstoryhasbeenadapted73(frequent)inmodernmedia,includingTVshows,videogamesandliterature.Forexample,in1998,DisneyproducedafilmnamedMulan,which74(consider)agreatsuccessbycriticsandthepublic.Tobettertellthestory,YuRongtakesinspirationfromherseveral75（visit）tositesofancientbattlesandHenanprovince'sYujuOpera.Afteryearsofpreparationshefinallymakesthisextraordinarywork.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。WheneverIgotoapostoffice,Ialwaysfindmyselfinlinebehindsomeonewhomhasmuchbusinesstodo.Oneday,Ihadtobuysomestamp,butIhadtowaitbehindanoldlady.FeelingthatIcouldnotstandwaitinginsoalineanylonger,Idecidedtojoinanotherone.Theyseemedtwiceaslongasthefirstline,andasleastitwasmoving.ItturnedouttobetheworsechoiceIhadevermade.AssoonasIlostmyplaceinthefirstline,theoneIjoinedslowedtoastop.Ihadnochoicebutwait.Atlastitwasmyturn.Inearlyjumpedforajoy.Thentheclerkbehindthecounterstoodout,pushedforwardaprintedsignsaying“PositionClosed”andsayingwithoutasmile,“Sorry,goingtolunch.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，是一名高中生。最近，你笔友Jim