2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期中质量检测卷A外研版2019

学校________________________班级__________________姓名___________________考号_____________________学校________________________班级__________________姓名___________________考号_____________________密封线内不要答题（外研版2019）（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：120分）注意事项：1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名及科目，在规定位置粘贴好条形码。2.答题要求：选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题使用黑色签字笔在答题卡上对应的答题区域内作答。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）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。AGrandparentsAnsweraCall

AsathirdgenerationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverpleasedmoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelptheirchildren,shepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs.Gaffinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemovetoasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.

NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertothechildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenPresidentObama’smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudygrandparentscom.83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson‘sdecisionwillinfluencethegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama’sfamily.

“Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn’tgetawayfromhomefarenoughfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,”saysChristineCrosby,publisherofGratemagazineforgrandparents.Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportanttobenearthem,especiallywhenyou’rerainingchildren.”

Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead.Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard,especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling,butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.1.WhywasGarza’smoveasuccess?

A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties.

B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions.

C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends.

D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces.2.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson’sdecision?

A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit.

B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically.

C.83%believedithadabadinfluence.

D.Themajoritythoughtitwasatrend.6.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s?

A.Theywereunsureofraisemorechildren.

B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.

C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents.

D.Theybadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparent.

4.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph?

A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterests’oftheirown

B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem

C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren

D.GettoknowthemselvesbetterBBeforethe1830s,mostnewspapersweresoldthroughannualsubscriptionsinAmerica,usually$8to$10ayear.Today$8or$10seemsasmallamountofmoney,butatthattimetheseamountswereforbiddingtomostcitizens.Accordingly,newspaperswerereadalmostonlybyrichpeopleinpoliticsorthetrades.Inaddition,mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappealtoamassaudience.Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.Buttherevolutionthatwastakingplaceinthe1830swouldchangeallthat.Thetrend,then,wastowardthe"pennypaper"—atermreferringtopapersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.Itmeantanyinexpensivenewspaper;perhapsmoreimportantlyitmeantnewspapersthatcouldbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.Thisdevelopmentdidnottakeplaceovernight.Ithadbeenpossible(butnoteasy)tobuysinglecopiesofnewspapersbefore1830,butthisusuallymeantthereaderhadtogodowntotheprinter'sofficetopurchaseacopy.Streetsaleswerealmostunknown.However,withinafewyears,streetsalesofnewspaperswouldbecommonplaceineasterncities.Atfirstthepriceofsinglecopieswasseldomapenny—usuallytwoorthreecentswascharged—andsomeoftheolderwell-knownpaperschargedfiveorsixcents.Butthephrase"pennypaper"caughtthepublic'sfancy,andsoontherewouldbepapersthatdidindeedsellforonlyapenny.Thisnewtrendofnewspapersfor"themanonthestreet"didnotbeginwell.Someoftheearlyventures(企业)wereimmediatefailures.Publishersalreadyinbusiness,peoplewhowereownersofsuccessfulpapers,hadlittledesiretochangethetradition.Ittookafewyouthfulanddaringbusinessmentogettheballrolling.5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesnewspapersinAmericabeforethe1830s?A.Academic. B.Unattractive. C.Inexpensive. D.Confidential.6.Whatdidstreetsalesmeantonewspapers?A.Theywouldbepricedhigher. B.Theywoulddisappearfromcities.C.Theycouldhavemorereaders. D.Theycouldregainpublictrust.7.Whowerethenewspapersofthenewtrendtargetedat?A.Localpoliticians. B.Commonpeople.C.Youngpublishers. D.Richbusinessmen.8.Whatcanwesayaboutthebirthofthepennypaper?A.Itwasadifficultprocess. B.Itwasatemporarysuccess.C.Itwasarobberyofthepoor. D.Itwasadisasterforprinters.CAstudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillion(万亿）connectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareatdistinguishingdifferentsoundpatterns.Herresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu-ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B".Anotherorderwasmu-ba-ge.Thisisthepattern"A-B-C".Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B"pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitivetowhereitoccurredintheorder.Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisbuildingblocksofwordsandgrammar."Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference:'Johncaughtthebear.'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJone’”ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones-nomatterhoweducational-doesn'tappeartobeenoughforchildren'sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho'dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.ThebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguishbetweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabieslearnednothing.9.Whatmakesconnectionsinababy'sbrain?A.HavingahigherIQ.B.Gettingnewinformation.C.Thebaby'searlyage.D.Theconnectionswithotherbabies.10.WhatdidJuditGervainandherteamfindintheexperiment?A.Babiesidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.B.Wordorderisrelevanttomeaning.C.Babiescanwellunderstanddifferentwords.D.Acertainbrainregionprocesseslanguage.11.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?A.Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.B.Differentordershavedifferentmeanings.C.Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammar.D.WordshavedifferentsoundsDMonkeysseemtohaveawaywithnumbers.AteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeystoassociate26clearlydifferentsymbolsconsistingofnumbersandselectiveletterswith0-25dropsofwaterorjuiceasareward.Theresearchersthentestedhowthemonkeyscombined—oradded—thesymbolstogetthereward.Here'showHarvardMedicalSchoolscientistMargaretLivingstone,wholedtheteam,describedtheexperiment:Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreens.Ononepartofthescreen,asymbolwouldappear,andontheothersidetwosymbolsinsideacirclewereshown.Forexample,thenumber7wouldflashononesideofthescreenandtheotherendwouldhave9and8.Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreentheywouldberewardedwithsevendropsofwaterorjuice;iftheywentforthecircle,theywouldberewardedwiththesumofthenumbers—17inthisexample.Afterrunninghundredsoftests,theresearchersnotedthatthemonkeyswouldgoforthehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetime,indicatingthattheywereperformingacalculation,notjustmemorizingthevalueofeachcombination.Whentheteamexaminedtheresultsoftheexperimentmoreclosely,theynoticedthatthemonkeystendedtounderestimate（低估）asumcomparedwithasinglesymbolwhenthetwowerecloseinvalue—sometimeschoosing,forexample,a13overthesumof8and6.Theunderestimationwassystematic:Whenaddingtwonumbers,themonkeysalwayspaidattentiontothelargerofthetwo,andthenaddedonlyafraction（小部分）ofthesmallernumbertoit."Thisindicatesthatthereisacertainwayquantityisrepresentedintheirbrains,"Dr.Livingstonesays.“Butinthisexperimentwhatthey'redoingispayingmoreattentiontothebignumberthanthelittleone.”12.Whatdidtheresearchersdotothemonkeysbeforetestingthem?A.Theyfedthem. B.Theynamedthem.C.Theytrainedthem. D.Theymeasuredthem.13.Howdidthemonkeysgettheirrewardintheexperiment?A.Bydrawingacircle. B.Bytouchingascreen.C.Bywatchingvideos. D.Bymixingtwodrinks.14.WhatdidLivingstone'steamfindaboutthemonkeys?A.Theycouldperformbasicaddition. B.Theycouldunderstandsimplewords.C.Theycouldmemorizenumberseasily. D.Theycouldholdtheirattentionforlong.15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Entertainment. B.Health. C.Education. D.Science.第二节(共5小题；每小题分，满分分)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。Imagineachildstandingonadivingboardfourfeethighandaskinghimselfthequestion:"ShouldIjump?"Thisiswhatmotivationorthelackofitcando.Motivationandgoalsettingarethetwosidesofthesamecoin.16Likethechildonthedivingboard,youwillstayundecided.17Morethanthat,howshouldyoustaymotivatedtoachievethegoal?First,youneedtoevaluateyourself,yourvaluesyourstrengths,yourweaknesses,yourachievements,yourdesires,etc.Onlythenshouldyousetyourgoals.Youalsoneedtojudgethequalityanddepthofyourmotivation.Thisisquiteimportant,becauseitisdirectlyrelatedtoyourcommitment.Therearetimeswhenyourheartisnotinyourwork.18So,slowdownandthinkwhatyoureallywanttodoatthatmoment.Clarity（清晰）ofthoughtscanhelpyoumoveforward.Anotherwayofsettingrealisticgoalsistoanalyzeyourshortandlongtermobjectives,keepinginmindyourbeliefs,valuesandstrengths.Rememberthatgoalsareflexible.19Theyalsoneedtobemeasurable.Youmustkeepthesepointsinmindwhilesettingyourgoals.Yourpersonalcircumstancesareequallyimportant.Forexample,youmaywanttobeaPilotbutcan’tbecomeonebecauseyoureyesightisnotgoodenough.20Youshouldreassessyourgoals,andmotivateyourselftosetafreshgoal.Youwillsurelyneedtoovercomesomedifficulties,someplanned,butmostunplanned.Youcannotovercomethemwithoutamplemotivation.Makesurethatyouplanforthesedifficultiesatthetimeofsettingyourgoals.A.Thiscanaffectyourwork.B.Sohowshouldyoumotivateyourself?C.However,thisshouldnotdiscourageyou.D.Sowhyshouldwetrytosetspecificgoals?E.Theycanchangeaccordingtocircumstances.F.Motivationiswhatyouneedmosttodoagoodjob.G.Withoutmotivation,youcanneithersetagoalnorreachit.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。ItwasNewYeartime.Weweretravellinginavan(小型货车）21______toystothehomeless.Whenwe22_____thespot,somethingcaughtmyeye.Somethingorsomeonewasmovingintherubbish.SoonI23_____thatitwasthehomeofapoorfamily.Thereweretwo24______,bothaboutmyageatthetime,andaladyIsupposedtobetheirmother.Theysatthere25_____.AsalittlegirlmyselfIwas26____interestedinthelittlegirl.How27_____ourliveswere.Shelivedfortheday,28_____throughtherubbishforsomethingtofillherstomach.Iontheotherhandwaswelllookedafterandneverhadtoworryabout29_____.Ihadagoodeducationandthusa30_____future.Ilookedatthelittlegirl.Theonly31____shehadwastheworn-outdressthatshewaswearing.SeeingthislittlegirlImadethedecisionto32______adollthathadbelongedtomeforawhile.Whenthevancametoa33______,Isteppedout,calledthegirloverandplacedthedollinherhand.Atfirstshelookedatmewith34______andwasn'tcertainwhattodo,butthenshesmiledandIsaw35_____inhereyes. 23.A.guaranteed B.realized C.decided B.children C.drivers 25.A.happily C.hopefully C.especially 27.A.similar B.different C.difficult 28.A.searching C.running 32.A.giveaway B.giveback C.handout D.handin33.A.station 第二节（共10小题；每小题分，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。Doyoulike36(travel)?37(stay)healthywhile38(travel)canhelptoensureyourtripisahappyandenjoyableone.Herearethetipsyouneed39(make)yourtripmucheasier.Makesureyouhavegota40(sign)passportandavisa.Also,beforeyougo,fillintheemergencyinformationpageofyourpassport!Maketwocopiesofyourpassportidentificationpage.Thiswillhelpalotifyourpassport41(steal).Leaveonecopyathomewithfriendsorrelatives.Carrytheotherwithyouinaseparateplacefromyourpassport.Readthepublicannouncementsortravelwarningsforthecountriesyouplan42(visit).Getyourself43(inform)oflocallawsandcustomsofthecountriestowhichyouaretravellingLeaveacopyofyouritinerary(旅行日程）withfamilyorfriendsathomesothatyoucanbe44(contact)incaseofanemergency.Donotacceptpackages45(give)fromstrangers.Donotcarrytoomuchmoneyorunnecessarycreditcards.Ifyoumakeenoughpreparations,youwillsucceed.Haveagoodtime!第三部分写作（满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，目前在英国一所学校交流学习。你的老师请你就中国饮食与同学们进行口头交流。内容要点如下：1.中国人对饮食的理解；2.经典中国美食推荐。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给其内容和所给的段落开头语续写成两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。OnChristmasEve,seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeselectedhisfoodcarefully.Skimmilkwas$2.99,whitebread,89centswitha10-centdiscount.Leavingthecashier,hecalculatedthathehadsaved80centstoday.Attheexit,thewindremindedhimofhisgloves.Wherearethey?Notinthecoatpockets.Notinthegrocerybageither.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Heclearlyrememberedputtingthemintothepocketofthiscoat.Georgemadeasecondthoroughsearchofallhispocketsagain,includingthegrocerybag.Nowhewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore.OldGeorgehadboughttheblackleatherglovesata25%discount,forjust$35.00,tenyearsago.Theyweresoftan