甘肃岷县二中2020-2021学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷

岷县二中20202021学年第一学期期中考试试卷高二·英语满分：120分时间：100分钟第一部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ABestbooksfor12to14yearoldsMortalEnginesAuthor:PhilipReevePublisher:ScholasticLondonisonthemoveagain:thecitysearchestheworldforresources(资源)onwheels,eatingsmallertowns.Butwhenheisthrownoffthecity,youngheroTomissoonforcedtoreexaminelifeasheknowsit.Setinafuturisticbackground,thisimaginativestoryisablend（混合）ofactionandadventure.ThebookhaswontheBluePeterBookaward.CoramBoyAuthor:JamilagavinPublisher:EgmontToby'sandAaron'slivesarelinkedbytheCoramMan,whocollectsunwantedchildrenfromacrossthecountry,supposedlytosendthemtoasafenewlife.Inreality,themansellsthechildrenintoslavery.Soon,TobyandAaronfindthemselvesunitedonajourney,filledwithdangerandexcitement.Richwithhistoricaldetail,thisbookprovidesanimportantinsightintothe1750ssociety.ItwasawinneroftheWhitbreadChildren'sBookAward.TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNighttimeAuthor:MarkHaddonPublisher:RedFoxSeenthroughtheeyesofChristopher,amathematicalgeniusandSherlockHolmesfan,thisnovelopenswiththediscoveryofadeaddogonaneighbor'slawn(草坪).Inhissearchtodiscovertheidentityofthekiller,ChristopheruncoverssomeinformationabouthisownfamilyandhestartsajourneytoLondontofindhismother.WatershipDownAuthor:RichardAdamsPublisher:PenguinYoungrabbitFiverbelievesthatagreatdisasterisabouttostriketheplacewherehelivesbutnoonewilllistentohim.Atlast.hemanagestoaskafewbraverabbitstoleavebeforeit'stoolate.Huntedbydogsandfoxes,theirjourneyisadangerousonebuttherabbitscanstilldreamofapeacefulandsafenewlifeatWatershipDown.ThisbookwonboththeGuardianChildren'sFictionPrizeandtheCarnegieMedal.1.Whichauthor'sbookfocusesonlifeinthefutureaccordingtothetext?A.PhilipReeve'sBJamilaGavin'sCMarkHaddon'sD.RichardAdams's2.WhatmakesChristophertrytofindoutthetruth?A.Hislosingtouchwithhismother.B.ThedeadbodyofadogC.Hisneighbor'srequestD.Anovergrownlawn3.WhatisspecialaboutWatershipDown?A.Itsmaincharacterisadetectivelover.B.ItsstoriesarebasedonhistoricalfactsC.ItisaboutsomerabbitsescapingadisasterD.ItwontheWhitbreadChildrensBookAwardBIchosetoreadTheSecretGardenbecauseIsawitintheMacmillanreaders’catalogue(目录)anditimpressedme.TheactiontakesplaceinabeautifulhouseinEngland.Alittlegirl,Mary,movestoYorkshire,England,tolivewithheruncleMr.Cravenbecauseherparentsdieofaterribledisease.Daysandnightsarepassing,andthelittlegirlstartstogetbored.Inthishugehousewithbeautifulgardens,thereisn’tanythinginterestingtodo.AfterafewdaysMaryhearsastrangestoryaboutasecretgarden.Maryfeelscuriousaboutthatgardenandwantstofindit.OnedaywhenMaryiswalkinginthegardens,shefindsanold,silverkey.Marythinksthatperhapsitisthekeytothesecretgarden.Isit?YouwillfindoutifyoureadthestorybyFrancesHodgsonBurnett.Ienjoyedthestorybecauseithasalotofsuspense（悬念）.WhatIdidn'tlikeaboutthestoryistheend,becauseIexpectedthatitwouldbemoreinteresting.ThepartIreallylikediswheretheauthordescribesthegardens.Thedescriptionofroses,trees,andtheruinsofoldbuildingsissoamazingthatitmakesyourimaginationfly.MyfavoritecharacterisMary,becauseintheendshehelpsasickchildColintosmileandtostandonhislegsagain.Theauthordidaperfectjobbecauseeverythingisdescribedwithsimplewordsandthatreallyhelpspeoplewhoreadthebook.InmyopinionthebookTheSecretGardenisgoodwithonlyonedrawback——theauthorcouldhavewrittentheenddifferently.Forexample,aftertherenovation（修缮）ofthegardenMr.Cravencouldhavetalkedaboutthedayswhenhiswifewasalive,becauseIreallywantedtolearnsomethingaboutthat,buttheauthordidn’t'ttellusanything.Forthosewholikereadingmysterybooks,thisoneisagoodchoice.Haveaniceread!4.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Thestoryofthebook.B.Thebackgroundofthebook.C.Whytheauthorpickedupthebook.D.Howtheauthorfeelsaboutthebook.5.WhydoestheauthorlikeTheSecretGarden?A.ItisintheMacmillanreaders’catalogueB.IttellsupsanddownsinMr.Craven'slifeC.IthasawonderfuldescriptionofthegardenD.Ithasaninterestingendingbeyondhisexpectation6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"drawback"inParagraph4probablymean?A.ChoiceBSubjectC.MistakeD.Disadvantage7.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?A.AnovelB.AguidebookC.AbookreviewD.AsciencebookCFortendayseachJuly,nearly1.2millionpeoplearriveatthecityofCalgary,Alberta,inwesternCanada.Whatcouldbringsomanypeopletogetheratonce?Billedas"TheGreatestOutdoorShowonEarth,"theCalgaryStampedeattractsthishugecrowdyearafteryeartocelebratethespiritoftheOldWestwithoneoftheworld'slargestrodeos(牛仔竞技比赛),agriculturalpetitionsandnightlyconcerts,andsomuchmore.YoumightevenlookacrossthecrowdandseemembersoftheBritishRoyalFamilywearingcowboyhats.Morethanahundredyearsago,theideaforaworldclassrodeopetitioncelebratingthecowboyandfrontier(边境)lifestylewasborninthemindofcowboyshowmanGuyWeadick.HehadbeentravelingfromtowntotownacrosstheUnitedStatesandCanadaperformingasatrickroperinawesternshow.WhenhecametoCalgaryin1908,heknewhehadfoundtheperfectlocation.However,Guydidn’thavethemoneytoputonsuchabigshow,sohewenttoworklookingforfinancialsupport.By1912,hehadthebackingoftheBigFour,agroupofthemostsuccessfulranchers(大农场主)inAlberta,tostartthefirstCalgaryStampede.Itdidn’tbeeayearlyeventuntil1919whenGuywascalledbacktoputontheCalgaryStampedeagaintocelebratetheendofWorldWarI.FormostofthehistoryoftheOldWest,farmersandrancherslivedfarfromoneanotherandwerebusycaringfortheircropsandanimals.Yearlyfairsandrodeosweretheonetimeeachyearwhenthewholemunitycouldetogether.“WhenyougotoCalgaryduringtheCalgaryStampede,thewholecityshutsdown.Themunitycelebratesitswesterntraditionandthecowboylifestyle,”explainsPaulWhitaker,aColoradoeducatorwhosewholefamilyesfromCalgary.“Everyyear,Ilookedforwardtotherodeosandrideswithmyunclesandcousins.Itwasallaboutthefamilyexperience.”8.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningtheBritishRoyalFamily?A.TheimportanceofAlberta.B.Thepopularityoftheshow.C.Theprivacyofthecelebration.D.ThegrowinginfluenceofCalgary.9.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheCalgaryStampede?A.Itbroughtthemunitytogether.B.ItgotfinancialsupportfromGuy.C.Ithasbeenheldallyearroundsince1919.D.Itfeaturedpetitionsbetweenfarmersandranchers.10.WhatcanweinferfromWhitaker'swords?A.Hewasexcitedabouttheshow.B.Heshowednointerestinthefair.C.Hewasworriedabouttheshutdownofthecity.D.Hethoughtthecowboylifestylewasoutofdate.11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Torememberagreatshow.B.Tointroduceafamousfestival.C.ToadvertiseacityinCanada.D.TostresstheimportanceofcowboycultureDMyfatherworkedforTheNewYorkTimes.Hestartedinthedeliverydepartment(部门）andworkedhiswayupintoaccounting.Intheend,hewasrequiredtoapplyforhisownaccountingjobandforcedtoretire(退休）early.Hisexperience,workingforonepanyhisentirelife,isveryrarethesedays.Ibelieveinthefuture,evenworkingforjustonepanyatanygiventimewillberare.Thepresentstructureoftheemployeepanyrelationshipis1to1.Youworkforonepanyandthatpanypaysyou.Inthefuturethewayweworkandrelationshipstructureswillchange.Infact,Iamseeingithappeningalready.Therearemanypeoplewhoareworkingformanypanies.Inmostcases,thepaniesarenotinpetition,sotherearenoconflicts.Icallthis"employeesharing"or"worksharing".Theideaissimilarto"timesharing".Inthesamewaypeopletimesharevacationlocations,panieswillsoonemployeeshare.Thisisnottemp(临时雇员）work,butpaniesacquiring(获得）ashareofaperson'savailable(可用的）hours.Forinstance,ifyourpanyneedsamarketer,youcanbuyashareofamarketingprofessional'stimeduringthefollowingweekormonth.Theseprofessionalswillprovidetheirexpertknowledgeandfocusinthattimepaid.Thekeyistogroupalloftheseprofessionalsinoneplace,awebsite,whereapanycangoandlookforexpertswhohavetimeavailable.Youalsogetexpertsfromaroundtheworld,soifyouneedasalespersoninMilan,youcantimesharewiththatperson.Lastly,thekeyistomakesurethereisnoconflictofinterest.HR(humanresources)andlegaldepartmentsmustgetexperiencedinthisarea.Thebenefittotheprofessionalisworkingformanypanies,experiences,andkeepingtheirinterestcontinuallyenergized.Thebenefitforthepanyisyouuseandpayfortheskillsyouneed,whenyouneedthem.12.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfather?A.Heisanaccountantnow.B.Heishighlyvaluedbyhispany.C.HeworkedforonepanyhiswholelifeD.Hedidmanyparttimejobstoearnhisliving.13.Whatcanbelearntaboutworksharing?A.Itisaonetomanyrelationship.B.Itisfarfromsimilartotimesharing.Itwillcausepetitionamongpanies.D.Itisapopularworkingstyleinparttimeworkingfields.14.HowisParagraph3developed?A.Bystatingafact.B.Bygivinganexample.C.Bymakingparisons.D.Byexplainingcauseandeffect.15.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Worksharingmaycausebigconflicts.B.Worksharingshouldbesetinoneplace.C.WorksharingwillputanendtotheHRdepartment.D.Worksharingisgoodforbothemployeesandpanies.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人空白的最佳选项。LearnhowtoimprovespokenEnglishwithourfivequicktips.Repeatthelanguage!Repeatwordsandsentencesoverandoveragainuntilyoucansaythemreallyfluently.16___Themoreyousayit,themoreitbeesfixedinyourbrain,andthenlaterwhenyou'respeaking,it'lleoutnaturally.17___First,writeoutinnoteformthestoryyouwanttotell,andthenusingthosenotes,practisetellingthestory.Nowthisstorycouldbesomethingthathappenedtoyouorfromamagazine.Justchoosewhateveryouwant,andpractisetellingit.Memorizelanguage!18___Youcandothisbywritingthemout,orbyspeakingthemoutloudsothatyou'llbespeakingnormally.Andthemoreyoudothis,themorethey'llstickinyourmind.Simultaneous(同步的）speaking!Simultaneousspeakingitsoundsdifficultbutit'squiteeasy.Andit'ssomethingaseasyas,youtakeanaudiofile(音频文件）,andyoulistenalongtoit,andasyoulistentoityoureaditatthesametime.19_So,you'retryingtocopytheintonation(语调）,thepronunciation,thewordstress(重音）,andthesentencestress.Practiseformingquestions!Lookatasentenceandseeifyoucanchangethatintoaquestion.20__So,forexample,whenseeingthesentence,"She'sseenthefilm,"youneedtochangeitintothequestion,"Hassheseenthefilm?"Andthemoreyoudothis,themorefluentandquickeryou'llgetatmakingquestions.ListentoEnglish!Practisetellingstories!C.Butyoucanreadyourcoursebookoramagazine.D.Tryandrememberasmanyphrasesandexpressionsasyoucan.E.Makingquestionsisquitedifficultifyouhaven'tbeenpractisingit.F.Forexample,say"Iwenttotheshops,Iwenttotheshops"repeatedly.G.Andasyoureadit,youtrytosayitatthesametimeastheotherpersonspeaking第二部分：英语知识运用（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，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Canyouimagineaworldwithnoadvertisements?Imagineaworldwithnopaniestryingto21youanythingonTV,billboards,orposters.SomecitizensinLondonhavegivenusabriefglimpse(体验)intoanadvertisementfreeworldby22alloftheadvertisementsinaLondonundergroundstationwithcatpictures.IfpeoplehappentolivenearClaphammon,theywillseeagreat23astheytravelthroughthestation.TheCitizensAdvertisingTakeoverService(C.A.T.S.)raisedover£23,000tochangeallthetroublesomesalesadvertisementsinthestationwith24catpictures.Thegroupsaidtheywantedtogivepassengersa25fromtheconstantadvertisingandto26a“relaxing,funandlighthearted”spacefreefrommercial(商业的)advertisements.“Wouldn'titbe27nottoworryabouttheholidaywecan'tafford,thecarwedon't28，orthebodywedon'thave?Imagineaworldwhere29spacesmadeyoufeelfortableandpositive,”saidanorganizer.About300,000peopleare30toseetheloveableposters,whicharealsoaimedat(旨在)31lostcatstofindhomes.Thecrowdsourcingcitizensteamedupwithtwoorganizations,BatterseaDogs&CatsHomeandCatsProtection,tousereallostcatphotosonsomeoftheposters32findingthemawarmnew33.“Perhapswe'llstartto34thatbuyingthingsisn’tmakingus35,”saidCA.T.S.“Maybeduringthismomentofcatrelatedcalmwemighthavea36thought,orjustspendamomentthinkingaboutnothingatall.”“It'sabold(大胆的)change.Wehopepeoplewill37beinginthestationandmaybethinkabit38abouttheworldaroundthem,”anotherorganizersaid.“Insteadofaskingyoutobuysomething,we'reaskingyoutothinkaboutwhat'sreally39inyourlife.Itmightnotbecats,butit'sprobablysomethingyoucan'tfindinthe40.”A.prepareB.sellC.followD.promiseA.fillingB.connectingC.paringD.replacing23.A.changeB.dangerC.troubleD.search24.A.famousB.freeC.sweetD.familiar25.A.choiceB.presentC.lessonD.break26.A.findB.provideC.exploreD.clear27.A.wonderfulB.meaningfulC.unfairD.impossible28.A.controlB.fixC.needD.remember29.AprivateB.publicC.naturalD.empty30.A.directedB.forcedC.employedD.expected31.A.helpingB.advisingC.orderingD.encouraging32.A.inreturnforB.intermsofC.inplaceforD.inhopesof33.A.coatB.toyC.homeD.task34.A.doubtB.pretendC.fearD.realize35.A.wealthyB.happyC.disappointedD.reliable36.A.strangeB.similarC.greatD.painful37.A.enjoyB.imagineC.admitD.practice38.A.quicklyB.brieflyC.properlyD.differently39.A.surprisingB.valuableC.difficultD.reasonable40.A.stationsB.charitiesC.familiesD.shops第II卷（非选择题，共50分）第二节语法填空部分（共10小题；每题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）或括号内单词的适当形式。将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。Atage35,AshleyBarnessufferedaninjuryduringa(n)41._________(operate).Thisleftherunabletocontrolherlegs,andherdoctorssaidshewouldneverwalkagain.Butanewtechnology,theroboticexoskeleton(外骨骼)，hasgivenAshleyandother42.___________(victim)ofthesameinjurynewreasontohope.Roboticexoskeletons,43.___________(consist)ofmetallegs,batteries(电池)andacontroller,worktogetheroutsidethebody.44._________(support)bycrutches(拐杖),userscandirecttheexoskeletontotakethemwheretheywanttogo.Aspromisingasthistechnologyis,however,itisnosimplecureallforparalysis(瘫痪).Theexoskeletonsarenoteasytouse,especiallyonunevensurfaces.Theyareveryexpensive,costingaboutUS$100,000.Governmentprogramsmaynotcoverthecostofbuyingone,45.___________wasbadnewsforAshley.She46______(borrow)alotofmoneytobuyonebyherself47._______last.Althoughsomeho