河南省豫南九校2020-2021学年高二上学期第二次联考试题英语

豫南九校2020－2021学年上期第二次联考高二英语试题(考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：120分)第一部分听力(略)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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项。AShows,EventsandFestivalsforOutdoorLovers28June8JulyGrahamstownNationalArtsFestivalGrahamstown,ECUndoubtedlyAfrica'smostimportantartsandcultureevent,theNationalArtsFestivalisthehighlight(最精彩的部分)ofmanySouthAfrican'seventscalendar,turningthesleepyuniversitycenterofGrahamstownintoahiveofactivity(喧闹繁忙的场所).It'sabeautiful,honestanddiversecelebrationofSouthAfricanart,withalittleinternationaltalentthrowninthemixforaddedvariety.Don'tmissoutonthemarket,either!nationalartsfestical.co.za1315JulyCanimamblFreeFormMusic&ArtsFestivalGraskop,MPCallingallfreespirits:packyourtent,guitarandpaintbrushesandheadforGraskop.TheCanimamboFestivalisacelebrationofartthatbreakstherulesfreeexpressionistheorderoftheday!Therewillbeplentyoffoodandactivities,andyoungchildrenwillbekeptentertainedbyaswimmingpool,artpetitionandjumpingcastle.TheeventwillbeheldatGraskopHolidayResort,socampersofallsortsarewele.SearchforthefestivalonFacebookformoreinformation.29June1JulyKirkwoodWildsfeesPortElizabeth,ECTakingplaceintheSundaysRiverValley,thisweekendlongfestivalpromisesthreedaysof"borntobewild"funtostartofftheschoolholidays.Ticketsallowyouaccesstoliveentertainment,theAgriExpoandplentyofgoodfoodand尽rink.ConfirmedartistsincludeLocnville,SnotkopandKurtDarren.Whynotsetupatentinoneofthenearbycampsitesandjointhefun?57JulyEllisrasBosveldfeesLephalale,LPHeadupnorththismonthforthefestivalfunyoucanhandle.Fromcattlecontestsanddogshowstoabeertentandtraditionalfood,yourentireweekendwillbecoveredinLephalale.There'sevenathreeday4×4petitionforalltheoffroad(越野)enthusiasts!.Whynothavesomefunintheheartofthebushveld(南非草原)?SearchforthefestivalonFacebookformoreinformation.21.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A.NointernationalailsareonshowatGrahamstownNationalArtsFestivalB.KidsactivitiesareprovidedatCanimamblFormMusic&ArtsFestivalC.ManyartistsfromaroundtheworldwillattendKirkwoodWildsfeesD.ThereisabeerpetitionatEllisrasBosveldfees22.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseeliveentertainment?A.GrahamstownNationalArtsFestival.B.CanimamblFreeFormMusic&ArtsFestival.C.KirkwoodWildsfees.D.EllisrasBosveldfees.23.WhencanyouseeananimalshowinLephalale?A.On28June.B.On14July.C.On29June.D.On6July.BWeknowthatsmartphoneaddictionisreal,andthatitcanaffectlivesinnegativeways.Whilesomepeoplehavetriedgoingcoldturkey(快速戒掉坏习惯)orevenpunishingthemselvesfortheirmobilephones,anappismadeavailableintheUKthatrewardspeopleforstayingawayfromtheirdevices.Theapp,calledHold,wascreatedbyNorwegiansMathsMathisen,FlorianWinder,andVinothVinayawhiletheyarestudyingatCopenhagen'sBusinessschool,tohelpbreakfellowstudents'attachmentstotheirdevices.Thethreecollegestudentsfoundthatpositivereinforcement(强化)wasthebestwayofbeatingsmartphoneaddiction.Holdallowsstudentstocollectpointsforstayingofftheirdevicesbetweenthehoursof7amand11pm;theyget10pointsforevery20minutes.Throughpartnershipswithuniversitiesandbusinesses,pointscanbeusedfordiscountsoneverythingfromcinematicketstoAmazongoodstocafefoodanddrink.Ahalfpricecinematicket,forexample,costs60points,or2hoursawayfromaphone.Anda￡5($6.88)Amazonvoucher(代金券)needs1,000points,or33hoursoffyoursmartphone.Studentscanalsousetheirpointstobuyschoolbooksandstationery(文具),whicharethendonatedtoschoolspartneredwithchildren'scharityUnicef.Over120,000peopleusetheappinScandinavia,including40percentofhighereducationstudentsinNorway,whereHoldfirstcameontomarketinFebruary2016.It'snowavailabletostudentsfromover170universitiesintheUK.A2017UniversityofTexasstudyclaimedthatmerelyplacingasmartphoneinsomeone'slineofsightsloweddowntheirproductivity,responsetime,andreducedtheirgrades.AnearlierstudyfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsfoundstudentswhodidn'tusesmartphonesonschoolgroundssawtheirtestscoresincrease6.4percent.24.TheappHoldwascreatedmainlyto.A.promoteonlinesalesofgoodsB.earndiscountsongoodsorservicesC.findnewusesofmobilephonesD.helpstudentsputdowntheirsmartphones25.Howlongshouldastudentstayoffthemobilephonetoget300points?A.6hours.B.10hours.C.15hours.D.30hours.26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.TotellthestoryofHoldcreationB.Topresentpeople'sopinionsofHoldC.TogiveabriefintroductionofHoldD.ToattractpotentialcustomerstoHold27.Whereisthetextmostlikelytoappear?A.AnewspaperadvertisementB.AputertextbookC.AsciencemagazineD.AnofficialdocumentCThedancerputacardigansweateroverherleotard.Thenshesatdowntoeatasandwich.Cardigan,leotard,sandwichwheredidthesewordsefrom?Didyouknowthateachofthemwasaperson'sname?Wordsthatefrompropernamesarecalledeponyms(名祖名词),andtherearemanyeponymsinEnglish.Thesandwich,forexample,wasnamedforJohnMontagu,theEarl(伯爵)ofSandwich.Helivedfrom17181792.Helovedtoplaycardsanddidnotwanttostopagameeventoeat.Byputtingcoldmeatbetweentwopiecesofbread,hecouldeatwhileheplayed.ThecardigansweaterwasnamedforanofficerintheBritisharmy.Inthe1800s,JamesThomasBrudenell,theEarlofCardigan,spenthisownmoneytobuyspecialknitted(针织的)jacketsforthemeninhisarmy.Knittedjacketswithbuttonssooncametobecalledcardigans.JulesLeotardwasaFrenchcircusperformer.In1859,attheageoftwentyone,Leotardperformedthefirstmidairsomersault(空翻).Hebecameknownasthe"daringyoungmanontheflyingtrapeze(吊杠)".Leotardinventedaclosefittingonepiecesuittowearwhenheperformed.Dancersstillcalltheirclosefittinggarmentsleotards.AnotherpersonwhogavehernametoastyleofclothingwasAmeliaBloomer.BloomerwastheeditorofamagazinecalledTheLily.Americanwomeninherdaywereexpectedtowearheavyskirtsthatdraggedonthefloor.In1851,ayoungwomannamedElizabethSmithMillerintroducedanewkindofclothingthatwasmucheasiertomovearoundin.Sheworeadressthatcameonlytotheknees.Underitsheworeloosepantsthatfittedcloseattheankles.AmeliaBloomerpublishedapictureoftheoutfit(全套服装)intheLily.Shehopedwomenwouldadoptthenewstyle.Innewsstories,reporterscalledthepants"bloomers".Ahundredyearslater,peoplewerestillusingtheword.Therearemanyotherwordsthatefrompeople'snames.Thedieselenginewasnamedforitsinventor,RudolfDiesel.ThewordboycottesfromthenameofanEnglishlandlordnamedCharlesBoycott.Whereeachwordcamefromisastoryinitself.Whoknows,maybeyournamewillbeeawordsomeday.28.WhydidtheEarlofSandwichinventthe"sandwich"?A.Hefounditboringtoplaycards.B.Hepreferredtoeatmeatandbread.C.Hewantedtocreateanewkindoffood.D.Hecouldeatwhileplayingcardswithoutstoppingthegame.29.Accordingtothetext,whatdo"bloomers"referto?A.LoosedressesB.LoosepantswornunderadressC.DressesthatcametothekneesD.Heavyskirtsdraggedonthefloor30.Whatdothewordscardigan,leotardandsandwichhaveinmon?A.Theyarestillinusetoday.B.Theywerefirstusedinthearmy.C.Theybelongtotheclothingcategory.D.Theywereinventedduringthesameperiod.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Waystorememberwords.B.Wordsthatefrompeople'snames.C.Thehistoryofgarmentsdevelopment.D.TheunknownstoriesbehindEnglishwords.DAteamofresearchersledbyengineersfromPennStateUniversityhascreatedthefirstmaterialthathealsitselfinthepresenceofwater,accordingtoastudypublishedinScientificReports.Thematerial,inspiredbysquid(鱿鱼)teeth,couldbeusedtorepairinstrumentsinwaterfilledenvironmentsthataredifficulttoaccess,suchasthehumanbody,orthebottomofthesea.Theresearchershadbeenstudyingsquids'ringteeth,whichareuniquelystrongandcanchangestatefromliquidtosolidinthepresenceofwater.Aftertestingringteethsamplesfromseveralspeciesofsquidfoundallovertheworld,theresearchersuncoveredthegeneticcodefortheproteins(蛋白质)thatallowtheteethtohealthemselveswhenbroken.Theythenchangedthegeneticstructureofbacteriatoproducetheproteinssotheycouldconductmoretests.Theresearchersthenmadetheproteinsintoarubberyplasticbymixingthemwithasolvent(溶剂)andlettingthesolventchangeintoagas.Theresultingmaterialbinesasoft,shapelesspartoftheproteinthatgivestheplasticitsselfhealingcharacteristicsandamorestructuredsheetofaminoacids(氨基酸)thatgiveitasolidstructure.Totestthematerial'sstrength,theresearcherscutit,andthenputthetwopiecesbacktogetherwithadropofwater.Theyfoundthatthematerialhealedbestat113degreesFahrenheit,alittlewarmerthanthetemperatureofthehumanbody,andwithslightpressurefromametaltool.Thematerialwasjustasstrong,andabletoholdthesameamountofweight,beforeandafteritwascut.Materialthathealsitselfinthepresenceofwatercouldexpandtheusabilityofbiomedicalimplants(移植).Ofcourse,thismaterialisnowherenearreadyforthatapplication,andtheresearchersdidn'ttestwhethertheconstantpresenceofwaterdegrades(降低)theplastic'sabilitytohealitself.Theresearchersnextplantostudyhowtheirtechnologycouldhelphealwounds.32.Accordingtoparagraph3,therubberyplasticbeeselfhealinginbinationwith.A.aminoacidsB.anotherkindofrubberC.amixtureofgasesD.someprotein33.Inparagraph4,theresearcherscarriedoutatesttocheckwhetherthematerial.A.wasfitforhumanbodyB.wouldmeltathightemperaturesC.couldbeconnectedwiththemetalD.wouldrecoveritsoriginalstrengthafterhealingitself34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheselfhealingmaterial?A.Positive.B.Objective.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Akindofselfhealingteethwasmadefromsquids'ringteeth.B.Thegeneticcodeofsquids'specialteethhasbeenuncovered.C.Superstrongmaterialinspiredbysquidteethisselfhealing.D.Aspecialrubberyplasticisusedtoreplacesquids'teeth.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。Imaginegoingtothedoctortogettreatmentforaterriblefever.36Therobotdetects(检测)thecauseofyourfever,travelstotheappropriatesystemandprovidesmedicationdirectlytotheinfectedarea.37They'recallednanorobots(纳米机器人)andengineeringteamsaroundtheworldareworkingtodesignrobotsthatwilleventuallybeusedtotreateverythingfromfevertocancer.Inrecentyearsresearchershavebeenbuildingnanorobotsoutofafamiliarmaterialthesamestuffthatmakeshumanlifepossible.38DNAisliterallyallaround(andin)youyoujustcan'tseeit.Ifyouweretolookinsidealmostanycellinsideanylivingcreature,youwouldfindDNA.Thismightsoundsurprisingespeciallysincethesenanorobotsdon'tneedbatteriesoranypowersource.Instead,theyworkbyusingthenaturalstructureofDNA.Thesenanorobots"crawl"onDNA.SometimesresearchersrefertothesethingsasDNA"spiders"39Ananorobotcould,perhaps,destroyjustacancerouscell,forexample,butleavehealthycellsalone.40ButthefutureisbrightforDNAbuiltnanorobots.Oneday,perhapsDNAmademachineswillswimaroundinthehumanbody,deliveringmedicinetodiseasedcellsorhelpingdoctorsdiagnoseproblems.Ormaybethey'llhelpbuildthesmallestputerstheworldhaseverseen.A.ThesenanorobotsaremadeofDNA.B.NanorobotsmadefromDNAaren'tusefulyet.C.Inotherwords,theDNAnanorobotdestroysthetrackasitgoes.D.ThisdescriptionwillgiveyouasimplepictureofthelegsofaDNAnanorobot.E.Beingabletomakesuchatinythingmoveinacertainwaymightbeusefulforhealth.F.Insteadofgivingyouapillorashot,thedoctorputsatinyrobotintoyourbloodstream.G.Infact,we'renotthatfarofffromseeingdeviceslikethisactuallyusedinmedicalprocedures.第三部分语言知识运用(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mr.Dawsonwasanoldgrouch(坏脾气的人),andeveryoneintownknewit.Childrendarednotgointohis41topickadeliciousapple,evenofftheground.OneFriday,12yearoldJanetwasgoingtostayallnightwithherfriendAmy.Theyhadto42Dawson'shouseonthewaytoAmy'shouse,butastheygotcloseJanetsawhimandsuggestedthey43overtotheotherside.Amytoldhernotto44becausehewouldn't45anyone.Still,Janetwasgrowingmore46witheachstepclosertohishouse.Whentheygotcloseenough,Dawsonlookedupwithhisusualfrown,47whenhesawAmyhesmiledandsaid,"HelloMissAmy.You'vegotalittlefriendwithyoutoday."Amy48backandtoldhimJanetwasstayingovernightandtheyweregoingtolistentomusicandplaygames.Dawsontoldthatsoundedfun,and49themeachafreshpickedapple.WhentheygotoutofDawson'searshot(听力所及范围),JanetaskedAmywhyhewasso50tothem.Amy51whenshefirstwalkedpasthishousehewasn'tveryfriendlyandshewas52him,butshepretendedhewaswearingan53smileandsoshealwayssmiledbackathim.Ittookawhile,butonedayhehalfsmiledbackather.Aftersomemoretime,hestartedsmiling54smilesandthenstarted.55toher.Shesaidhealwaysoffersheranapplenowandisalwaysverykind.Ifweremembereveryone56aninvisiblesmile,wewillfindmostpeoplecan't57oursmileafterawhile.Inlifeweoftenforgethow58itistosmile.Givingasmileawaytakessolittle59andtime,solet'smakesurethatwe'renottheonesthatothershaveto60arewearinganinvisible(无形的)smile.41.A.shelterB.room C.officeD.yard42.A.passB.search C.decorateD.clean43.A.jumpB.ride C.watchD.cross44.A.plainB.worry C.disturbD.upset45.A.cheatB.hurt C.foolD.frighten46.A.nervousB.excited C.angryD.embarrassed47.A.andB.so C.orD.but48.A.smiledB.laughed C.criedD.shouted49.A.soldB.presented C.offeredD.showed50.A.niceB.thankful C.impoliteD.rude51.A.analyzedB.explained C.expressedD.declared52.A.curiousaboutB.afraidof C.ashamedofD.particularabout53.A.unseenB.unusual C.unbroken.D.impossible54.A.sadB.fixed C.realD.weak55.A.wavingB.talking C.listeningD.whispering56.A.forcesB.returns C.wearsD.brings57.A.understandB.resist C.bearD.receive58.A.importantB.necessary C.simpleD.practical59.A.moneyB.trouble C.difficultyD.effort60.A.recognizeB.agree C.pretendD.accept第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。Someunusualwordsdescribehowapersonspendshisorhertime.Forexample,someonewholikestospendalotoftimesittingorlyingdownwhilewatchingtelevisionissometimescalledacouchpotato.Acouchisapieceoffurnitureforpeopletositon.Couchpotatoesenjoywatchingtelevisionjust61.mousepotatoesenjoyworkingonputers.Aputermouseisthedevicethat62.(move)thepointer63.aputerscreen.The64.(describe)ofmousepotatoesbecamepopularin1993.AmericanwriterAliceKahnissaidtohaveinventedthetermtodescribeyoungpeoplewhouseputersalot.Toomuchtimeinsidethehouseusi