广东省清远市华侨中学2019-2020学年度高二第二学期期中考试英语试题

清远市华侨中学20192020学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）A

●Health,WellnessandthePoliticsofFood

9:009:45a.m.BlueTent

Panelists(成员):JamiBernard,DavidKamp,MarionNestleandPeterSinger.

HostedbyDeniseGray,sciencewriterforTheNewYorkTimes.

Howdoeswhatweeatnotonlyaffectourbodies,butalsotheworld?Thefoodandnutritionexperts

debatetherolethatthedietplaysinbothpersonalandglobalhealth,andpresentalookatfoodpolitics.

●Sportswriting:FortheLoveoftheGame

9:5010:35a.m.BlueTent

Panelists:ChristineBrennan,IraRosen,JoeWallaceandJoeDrape.

HostedbyWilliamC.Rhoden,sportswriterforTheNewYorkTimes.

Whethercatchingthatkeymomentofvictoryordefeat,orcoveringbreakingnews,sportswritersare

anythingbutaudience.Listenassomeprofessionalsdiscussthespecialexperienceinreportingofsportsnews.

●TheArtoftheReview

11:1512:00a.m.GreenTent

Panelists:JohnFreeman,BarryGewen,DavidOrr,CeliaMcGeeandJenniferSchuessler.

HostedbySamTanenhaus,editorforTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.

Howmuchofaneffectdoesthebookreviewhaveonbooksales?Jointhisgroupofcriticsasthey

discusstherealityofthebookreviewandbestsellerlists,andhowtheychoosebooksforreview.

●NewYorkWriters,NewYorkStories

3:003:45p.m.GreenTent

Panelists:CindyAdams,RichardCohen,RicKlassandLaurenRedniss.Ifyouarefreeintheafternoon,youcanattend_______TheArtoftheReviewNewYorkWriters,NewYorkStoriesHealth,WellnessandthePoliticsofFoodSportsWriting:FortheloveoftheGame2.Ifyoulikesportswriting,youwillmostprobably______.A.gotoBlueTentat11:15a.m.

B.enjoyJamiBernard'stalk

C.listentoChristineBrennan

D.attendtheArtoftheReview3.SamTanenhausisinchargeof_____.A.TheArtoftheReview

B.Health,WellnessandthePoliticsofFood

C.NewYorkWriters,NewYorkStories

D.SportsWriting:FortheLoveoftheGame4.Allthefouractivitiesabove_______A.areaboutwritingB.willlast45minuteseachC.canbeattendedfreelyD.willattractmanyreaders5.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A.sportswritersareatypeofaudience

B.NewYorkTimesisagoldminepany

C.DeniseGradywilldiscusspoliticalpolicy

D.bookreviewsmayaffectbooksalesBPlantshavefamilyvalues,too;itseems,withnewresearchsuggestingtheycanrecognizecloserelativesinordertoworktogether.Anabilitytotellfamilyfromstrangersiswellknowninanimals,allowingthemtocooperateandshareresources,butplantsmaypossesssimilarsocialskills,scientistsbelieve.SusanDudleyandAmandaFileofMcMasterUniversityinOntario,Thissuggeststhatplants,thoughlackingrecognitionandmemory,arecapableofplexsocialinteractions.“Plantshavethiskindofhiddenbutplicatedsociallife，”Dudleysaid.Thestudyfoundplantsfromthesamespeciesofbeach­dwellingwildflowergrewaggressivelyalongsideunrelatedneighborsbutwerelesspetitivewhentheysharedsoilwiththeirfamilies.Searocket,aNorthAmericanspecies,showedstrongerandhealthierrootgrowthwhenplantedinpotswithstrangersthanwhenraisedwithrelativesfromthesamematernal(母系的)family,thestudyfound.Thisisanexampleofkinselection,abehaviormoninanimalsinwhichcloselyrelatedindividualstakeagroupapproachtosucceedingintheirenvironment,theresearcherssaid.Kinselectionalsoappliestopetition,becauseiffamilymemberspetelesswitheachother,thegroupwilldobetteroverall.“Everywhereyoulook,plantsaregrowingrightupnexttootherplants，”Dudleysaid，“Usuallyit’sacaseofeachplantforitself.Butsometimesthoseplantsarerelated,andtherearebenefitstonotwastingresourcesonbeingpetitive,andthereisnotreallyacosttonotbeingpetitiveaslongasyourneighborisalsonotbeingpetitive.”Learningandmemoryappeartobeimportantforkinrecognitioninanimals,butthisisn’tanoptionforplants,shenoted.Someresearchersspeculate(猜测)thatplantsmunicatethroughtheirroots,identifyingthemselvesusingtinychemicalsignaturesspecifictoeachplant’sfamily6.What’sthemainideaofthemessage?A.Studiesfindplantscanrecognize,municatewithrelativesB.KinselectionisimportantforplantsC.AnimalscanrecognizeandmemorizetheirrelativesDpetitionasksplantstorecognizetheirrelatives7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaboutanimals’socialskill?A.AnimalscanrecognizeandmemorizetheirrelativesB.Animals’socialskillistocooperateandshareresourcesC.Animals’socialskillcanrecognizecloserelativesinordertoworktogetherD.Animals’socialskillisnouseatall8.Plants’kinselectionisto________A.growwellBpetewithotherkindsofplantsC.strengthentherelationshipamongsiblingsD.findwhichoneisthebest9.Fromthepassage，welearnthat________A.searocketisaSouthAmericanspeciesB.searocketgrowsaggressivelyalongsideunrelatedneighborsC.searocketgrowsaggressivelyalongsideitssiblingsD.searocketisakindofbushwithoutflowers10.Howcantheplantsmunicatewitheachotheraccordingtoexperts’suppose?A.Plantsmunicatebyusingtinychemicalsignaturesspecifictoeachplant’sfamilyB.PlantsmunicatewitheachotherthroughtheirrootsC.PlantsmunicatewitheachotherbytheirleavesD.PlantsmunicatewitheachotherwiththeirflowersCOurmunityOneTuesdayeveninginthebeginningofthefall1996semester(学期)atShippensburgUniversity,sirenssounded.Thesesirenswerenotincelebration;theywereacrytotheuniversitythatsomethingwaswrong.Ahouse,onlyoneblockaway,wasonfire.Nineoftheuniversity’sstudentslivedthere.Fromtheminutethewordgotoutthathelpwasneeded,itseemedlikeeveryoneshowedup.Thevictims(受灾者)ofthefirewereofferedendlessinvitationsforhousingforthenight.Theverynextday,everyonegotintogeartodotheirpartinhelpingthem.Flyers(传单)werepostedwithitemsthatwereimmediatelyneeded,justtogetthesestudentsthroughthisnextcoupleofdays.Boxesfordonations(捐赠品)andmoneyjarswereplacedineveryresidencehall(学生宿舍)．Asaresidencedirector,Iwentbeforethestudentsinmyhalltoaskthemtodowhattheycould.Iknewthatcollegestudentsdon’thavemuch,butIaskedthemtodotheirbest:“Everylittlebitwillhelp.”Ireallydidn’tthinktheycoulddomuch.Iwasprovedwrong.Atthehallcouncilmeetingthenightafterthefire,myresidentsdecidedtohaveawingpetition,whereeachwingofthebuildingwouldteamuptoseewhocouldbringinthemostdonations.Iannouncedthatthewingwhowonwouldreceiveafreepizzaparty.ThursdayeveningweannouncedoverthePAsystemthatwewerebeginningthewingpetition.Withinminutes,theplaceexploded.ThesinglelargeboxthatIhadplacedinthelobby(大厅)wasoverflowing.Wequicklygrabbedmoreboxes,andwewatched

inamazement

asthey,too,filledtothebrim(边；沿).MembersoftheresidentassistantstaffandIbegantocounttheitems.IwasastonishedbywhatIsaw,andIwasinspiredbythesekids.Whenwecametothefinaltally(得分),thewinnersturnedtomeandannouncedthattheywouldliketodonatetheirwinningsaswell.Theywantedthevictimsofthefiretohavetheirpizzaparty.Tearswelledupinmyeyes.Ihadwatchedthesestudentsjumptoaction,worktirelesslyanddonateallthattheycould.Andthen,asifthatwerenotenough,theyhandedovertheirreward.Iwastouchedandsoveryproudofthem.11.Thewritermainlywantedto________bythestory.A．tellusnineofthecollegestudentssufferedfromafireB．singpraiseofthecollegestudentshelpingthevictimsselflesslyC．describehowsuccessfulthewingpetitionwasD．expresshewasdeeplymovedbythecollegestudents’action12.Thephrase“getintogear”inthesecondparagraphmeans_____A.startworkingB.takemeasuresC.bereadyD.beeager13.Atfirst,theresidencedirectorthought________.A．itwasimpossibletoexpectthecollegestudentstodonateanythingB．itwaseasytocollectalotofdonationsfromthecollegestudentsC．thecollegestudentswoulddonatesomething,butnotmuchD．thecollegestudentswoulddonatealltheycould14.Thewingpetitionwasheld________.A．severaldaysafterthefire

B．thenightafterthefireC．aweekafterthefire

D．twodaysafterthefire15.Howdidtheresidencedirectorfeelwhenhesawthebrimfulboses?A．terrible

B．FunnyC．surprised

D．Serious

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables．16

Makeastudytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday．Thiswillhelpyourkidstolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtime．Allowthemtostudyinblocksoftime,suchasforhalfanhourwithafiveminutebreakinthemiddle．17

Ideal(理想的)studytimesareafterdinnerorrightafterschoolbeforedinner．Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontofthetelevision,asthatwillencouragepassiveactivity．18You'llalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy．Afteryou'vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearners,setupagoodplacewheretheycangetthosecreativejuicesflowing．19

Makesurethereisatableoradeskandafortablechair．20

Thisincludeshelpingthemoutwiththeirhomeworksometimesandbeingthereforthemwiththeanswerstoanyquestions．Theinputyougiveyourchildrenduringstudyperiodswillhelpformabondandhelpmakestudyingenjoyable．A．Pickaplacewhereyourchildrencanstudyproperly．B．Holdthemtotheschedule(时间表)theycreateforthemselves．C．Finally,spendtimewithyourkidswhenthey'restudying．D．Keeptheatmospherelightandofferlotsofencouragement,too．E．Instead,useTVasatreatorarewardwhenthehomeworkispleted．F．Trytostopthisbadhabitbyofferingsomesortofreward．G．Oneofthebestwaystoformgoodstudyhabitsforyourkidsistodesignaschedulethattheykeepto．英语知识运用（共七届，满分110分）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Drama（戏剧）andtheperformingartsareexcellentmethodsofbuildingconfidenceinchildrenandadultsalike．Learningthroughdramaallowschildrento

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theircreativityandhavefunwhileleavingtheir

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andworriesbehind．Dramaalsoworksbysupportingthegrowthofimaginationandotherskills．Entertainmenthasbeeratherpassivewith

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,televisionandvideogamesbeingmorepopular．Thesescreenbasedmethodshavehada24

_effectonmunication．Theypreventchildrenmunicatingwithothers．

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,dramaputsthechildrenenthusiasticaboutmunicationbackintoentertainment．Childrenhavetheopportunityto

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withothersinamoremeaningfulway

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dramaencouragesspeechdevelopment,awarenessofbodylanguageandallowschildrentobeemore

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aware．Playanddramaarecloselylinked．Whenchildrenplayagame,theyareusingtheir

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andsoaremovingawayfromrealityto

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theirownstory．Dramaisavehicle

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whichchildrencanexpressthemselvesmorefreelytomakeeducationfun．Childrengain

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byunderstandingthatthereisnofinalanswerindramaandthattheiropinionandcontributionarevalued．Theyareableto__33

tomanyissuesandsituationssuchaspoverty,recyclingandglobalwarming．Dramaand

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haveastronglinkasdramacan

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childrentotakeanactiveinterestinothersubjectssuchasgeography,historyandEnglishandsotheycan

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amoreroundededucation．Asadramateacher,Ihavewitnessedachildathisfirstclassholdingontohisparent'sarm

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toletgo．Thentoseethesamechildrunningintomyclasswithasmileisan_38

sight．Dramainstallsconfidenceinchildrenbyallowingthemtoimprovise（即兴创作）andexperiment．Everyoneisgiventheopportunitytoshine

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drama．Besideslearningthehistoryofthetheatre,drama

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dance,music,anddirecting,etc．Theseclassesareespeciallydesignedtobeofgreatfun．21．A．expressB．exposeC．experienceD．explore22．A．depressionB．happinessC．shynessD．sadness23．A．cinemaB．radioC．mediaD．drama24．A．positiveB．negativeC．sensitiveD．subjective25．A．HoweverB．BesidesC．ThereforeD．Meanwhile26．A．pareB．discussC．connectD．pete27．A．thoughB．asC．ifD．before28．A．mentallyB．physicallyC．emotionallyD．socially29．A．determinationB．considerationC．municationD．imagination30．A．createB．tellC．readD．believe31．A．throughB．beyondC．acrossD．for32．A．successB．hopeC．admirationD．confidence33．A．stickB．turnC．respondD．reply34．A．languageB．educationC．playD．entertainment35．A．persuadeB．requireC．encourageD．train36．A．haveB．continueC．provideD．give37．A．tiredB．unwillingC．sorryD．pleased38．A．ordinaryB．excellentC．oddD．imaginary39．A．overB．aboveC．afterD．within40．A．possessesB．appliesC．coversD．links单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）41.

Halfwayupthemountainwestoppedto______________.

A.keepourbreath

B.holdourbreath

C.beoutofbreath

D.takebreath

Whatgudeyourchoiceofdestinationorwasit______?arbitrayB.unexpectedlyC.excitingD.natural43.Manystudentslistenedtothelecture,butIwonderedhowmuchworktheytook________.A.out

B.upC.off

D.in44.Ihurriedtothemeetinghall，only_____thatthemeetinghadbeenputoff．A．totellB.tobetoldC.tellingD．told45.Thediscoveryofnewevidenceledto______.A.thethiefhavingcaughtC.catchthethiefC.thethiefbeingcaughtD.thethieftobecaught46.Studentsshouldinvolvethemselvesinmunityactivities

theycangainexperienceforgrowth.A.who

B.when

C.whichD.where47.Hehastwosons,_____workaschemists.A.twoofwhomB.bothofwhomC.bothofwhichD.allofwhom.LastweekIhadmywatch

___andIhadmyfather___anewoneforme.steal;buyingB.stolen;tobuyC.stolen;buyD.steal;tobuy

49.________wecan'tunderstandis________hedidn'tjoinusinourdiscussion.A．Which;whyB．Which;howC．What;whatD．What;why50.Thequestion________wecan'tunderstandis____hedidn’tjoinusinourdiscussionA.thatB.whichC.whetherD.why语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Onthemorningofhergrandson’swedding,PegMcCormackreceivedsomebadnews.The91yearoldwasinthehospitalafterafallwhenshefoundoutshewouldbeunabletoattendthe51(celebrate)inMadison,NewJersey.

UnknowntoMcCormack,hergrandsonBrian52hiswifeLaurenhadmadeaheartfeltplan53(include)herintheday’sactivities.54(follow)byaweddingphotographer,thecouplemadeasurprisevisit55thehospitalbeforeheadingtothereception.

“Shewassoexcitedtowatch56(we)getmarried,”thebridesaid.“Shewassimplylivingforthiswedding.Sowebroughttheweddingtoher.”

“Whenwewalkedintothatroom,shewas57(obvious)shocked,”thephotographersaid.“Shejustkept58(say)‘Ican’tbelieveyou’rehere!’andthankingthemforingtoseeher.Thewaysheheldtheirhands,59(touch)theirfacesandjustlookedatthem,youcouldtelltheyhadsuchaspecialbond.Idon’tthinkshereleasedBrian’shand60entiretimethatwewereintheroom.”

“Itmeanttheworldtobringtheweddingtoher,”thegroomsaid.“Itwassuchasmallportionofthedaytotradeinforsuchaspecialmoment.”__________52.__________53.__________

54.__________55.___________56.__________

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60.第四节单句语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）He’workingonascreen______(adapt)ofhislatestnoveLastnight,therewerestrongwinds_______(acpany)byheavyrainWithallthegoods______(purchase),MrsClarkdrovehomedirectlyHearingthestudent’sanswer,theoldprofessornoddedwithgreat_________(satisfy)There’sa________(various)offurnitureinthatoldhouse,whichwasbuiltinthe17thcenturyItwassaidthattherewerefew_________(apply)forthrjobdinthatnewpanybecauseofthelowwagesIthaslongbeen_____(assume)thattheglobeisbeingwarmerandwarmerTheapplicationWeChatprovidesanetworkingplatform_______municationisfaterandeasierIdidn’tlikethecouple________childrenoftenplayjokesonothersTompassedtheexam,______madehisparentsveryhappy第五节完成句子（共10