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2019--2020学年度下学期瓦房店市高级中学高二期末考试英语试题命题人:校对人:第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题:每小题2.5分,满分37.5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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACruisesExclusivereaderofferspromotionends8:30pm30thSeptember2020Thebestselling2021nor
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k.23.WhatcanyougetifyoubookapolaroutsidecabinonSeptember28th,2020?A.£25.B.Afreevoyage.C.AnM&SGiftCard
.D.Thebucketlistexperience.BWhentheyoungdonkeyDaisyMaycametous,shewaspregnant.Withnodonkeyexpe-rience,Iwas
unpreparedforwhatmightcomenext.Aftersomedifficulty,Daisy'sbabywasborn.Ithoughtthepoorthingwasdead.Iplannedtoputthelossbehindusandmakesureshenev
ergotpregnantagain.Justthen,Iheardalittlenoise.Icouldn'tbelievethatbabywasbreathingandlookingatme!WecalledhimSamson,and
ofcourseIbecamehismotherasmuchasDaisywas.WhenSamsonwasninemonthsold,IhadtoseparateDaisyandSamsonforafewhoursadaytowean(使断奶
)him,butotherwisehewentwherevershedid.Ithinkshewouldbelostwithouthim.HisdonkeystepdadBernardtaughthimtoalwaysbereadytohavefun.Th
eyenjoyplayingfootballtogetherandgoingforarollonahotsummerday.Iaskedaworkertomakeaharness(马具)formythreelittledonkeys.WhenIbroughtithomeIt
aughtthemonebyonehowtopullacart.SamsonwatchedandfreelyfollowedDaisy.Whenhewasthree,Iputtheharnessonhimandheknewexactlywha
ttodo.Thatwas15yearsago.Now,themostexcitingthingaboutSamsonisthathehasbecomealittlerenowned.Peoplecome
fromallovertoseehimperform.Theneighborsbringtheirgrandchildren,andmysonsbringtheirfriends.Samsonshakeshands,untiesmyshoe,picksu
pahatandmore.AndwhenIaskhimifhehasanybadhabits,hetriestopickmypocket!Hesurprisinglylearnedthesetrickshimself.I
justaskhimtodothemandheunderstands.TherelationshipIhavewithmy"baby"Samsonhasbeenanamazingexperience.Everydayisafundaywiththissuperstardonkey.24.
Whywastheauthoratalossforwhatmighthappennextatfirst?A.Shewasn'treadytobeamother.B.Sheneverraisedadonkeybefore.C.Thedonkeywaspre
gnantbyaccident.D.Thedonkeygavebirthtoadeadbaby.25.WhatcanwelearnaboutSamsonwhenhewaslittle?A.Hewassurroundedbylove.B.Hewasseparatedfromhisfamil
y.C.Hewasunwelcometotheneighbors.D.Hewasskilledinentertainingpeople.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“renowned”inParagraph5probablyref
erto?A.strange.B.proud.C.humorous.D.famous.27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSamson?A.friendlyandcourageous.B.intelligentandlively.
C.carefreeandcreative.D.patientandfortunate.CBaseballdevelopedgraduallyfromanumberofdifferentball-and-stickgamesoriginatinginEngland.A
searlyastheAmericanRevolution,itwasnotedthattroopsplayed“baseball”intheirfreetime.In1845AlexanderCartwrightfor
malizedtheNewYorkKnickerbocker’versionofthegame.The“NewYorkGame”spreadrapidly,replacingearlierlocalizedforms.Fromitsbeginnings,ba
seballwasseenasawayofsatisfyingtherecreationalneedsofanincreasinglyurban-industrialsociety.Atitsbeginningitwasplayed
byandforwealthygentlemen.Aclubmightconsistof40members.Thepresidentwouldappointtwocaptainswhowouldchooseteamsf
romamongthemembers.GameswereplayedonMondayandThursdayafternoons,withthelosersoftenprovidinganexpensiveevening’sentertainmentforthewinner
s.Duringthe1850-1870periodthegamewaschanging,however,withincreasingcommercialism,under-the-tablepaymentstooutstandingplayer
s,andgambling(赌博)ontheoutcomeofgames.Beginningwiththefirstopenlyall-salariedteam(Cincinnati’sRedStockingClub)in1869,
the1870-1890periodsawthecompleteprofessionalizationofbaseball,includingformationoftheNationalAssociationofProfessionalBaseballPlayers
in1871.TheNationalLeagueofProfessionalBaseBallClubswasformedin1876,runbybusiness-mindedinvestorsinjoint-stockcom
pany(股份公司)clubs.The1880shasbeencalledMajorLeagueBaseball’s“GoldenAge”.Profitsrocketed,players’salariesrosesomewhat,aseasonof84gamesbecameoneof132,a
weeklyperiodical“ThesportingNews”cameintobeing,woodenstadiumsreplacedopenfields,andthestandardrefreshmentbecameho
tdogs,sodapopandpeanuts.In1900theWesternLeaguebasedinthegrowingcitiesoftheMidwestdeclareditselftheAmericanLe
ague.28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theoriginalrulesofbaseball.B.Thecommercializationofbaseball.C.Theinfluenceofthe“NewYorkGame”onbaseball.D.Thedevel
opmentofbaseballinthenineteenthcentury.29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“NewYorkGame”atitsbeginning?A.Thegamewasplayedtwiceaweek.B.Abaseballteammightconsi
stof40members.C.Thewinnerswouldgetrewardedbythepresident.D.Thepresidentwouldchooseteamsfromamongthemember.30.Whatdoweknowabout
thebaseballgameduringthe1850-1870period?A.Thegamebecamecompletelyprofessional.B.Peoplebetontheresultofgames.C.Thegamecame
intoa“GoldenAge”.D.Mostbaseballplayersgotextraincomes.31.Duringthe1880s,thebaseballgames_____.A.wereplayedinwoodenstadiumsB.w
erereportedbyadailysportingnewspaperC.wereplayedlessinaleagueseasonD.werecontrolledbyfamousinvestorsDAne
wdeviceworkslikeasolarpanel,exceptthatitdoesn'tharvestenergyfromthesun.Itabsorbsenergyfromthecoldnightsky.Aprototype(原型)ofthedeviceproducede
noughelectricityatnighttopowerasmalllightbulb.Abiggerversionmightonedaylightroomsorchargephones.Italsocouldpowerelectronicsinrem
oteorlow-resourceareasthatlackelectricity.ThedevicemakesuseofthetemperaturedifferencebetweenEarthandouterspace.Itthenusesthatdiffer
encetocreateelectricity.Aslongasonesideofitiscoolerthantheother,thegeneratorcanproduceelectricity.Thecoolersid
efacestheskyandisattachedtoanaluminumplate.Thatplateissealedbeneathatransparentcoverandsurroundedwithinsul
a-tion(隔热材料)tokeepoutheat.Thebottomofthegeneratorisattachedtoanexposedalu-minumplate.Thatplateiswarmedbythelocalair.A
tnight,thetopplatecangetacoupleofdegreesCelsiuscoolerthanthebottomofthegenerator.Researcherstesteda20-centimeterprototypeoneclearDecembe
rnightinStanford,Cali-fornia.Thegeneratorproduceduptoabout25milliwattsofpowerpersquaremeterofdevice.Thatwasenoughpowertolightasmalllight-emitti
ngdiode,orLEDbulb.Furtherimprove-mentsmightincreaseitsproductiontoatleast500milliwattspersquaremeter.Todothat,thesystemmightneedm
oreinsulationaroundthecooltopplate.Thedevicealsocouldhelppowerremoteweatherstationsorotherenvironmentaldevices,saysA
aswathRaman.HeisamaterialsscientistwhoworkedonthedeviceattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.Thismaybeusefulin
polarregionsthatdon'tseesunlightformonthsatatime,Ramansays."Ifyouhavesomelow-powerloadandyouneedtopoweritthroughthreemonthsofdarkness,thismightbeawa
y."32.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewdevice?A.Itgainsenergyfromthesun.B.It'sbeenwidelyusedinlife.C.Itiscoolerthanasolarpanel.D.It'l
lbepopularinspecialareas.33.WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph3?A.Applicationfieldsofthedevice.B.T
hedevelopingprocessofthedevice.C.Theworkingprincipleofthedevice.D.Significanteffectsofthedevice.34.Howcanthedevicep
roducemoreelectricity?A.Byputtingmoreinsulationaroundthetopplate.B.Byusingitinextremelycoldandclearni
ghts.C.Byattachingthebottomplatetoawarmplate.D.Bycoveringthetopplatewithatransparentlid.35.Whatcouldbeasuitablet
itleforthetext?A.ADeviceUsingtheColdNightSkytoProduceElectricityB.ADeviceBringingNewHopeforThoseintheCol
dNightC.TheDifferenceBetweenaSolarPanelandaNewDeviceD.TheTemperatureDifferenceBetweenEarthandOuterSpace第二节
(共5小题,每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。SomeMythsYouStronglyKeepBelievingAreUntrueTherearevarieti
esoffalsemythswespreadfromdaytoday.36.Otherwise,peoplewillcontinuetobelievesuchridiculousmythsundoub
tedly.Youwillrealizesomeofthemostacceptablefactsarecompletelyuntrue.◆Mengetbeerbelliesfrombeer.Weblamethebeerforthebe
lly.Itiswidelybelievedthatmenwhoconstantlydrinkbeerendupwithabeerbelly.However,itisnotthebeerthat’stoblame,buttheabu
ndanceofunhealthysnacksthatoftenaccompanythedrink.Alcoholinbeerirritatesthestomach,thereforecausinganincreasedappetite.Dr.MichaelJensen,ano
besityspecialistinMinnesotaUSAsaysthatdrinkingbeermakesliverburnalcoholinsteadoffat,leavingthelatter
toaccumulateinthewaist.37,whiletheoneofwomen’saccumulatesinthehipsandbottoms,asaresultofdifferentsexualcharacte
ristics.◆38Wearetoldthatdogsseetheworldinblackandwhite.Butthetruthisthattheycandistinguishcolorsjustnot
inthesamewaywedo.JayNeedsfromtheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattleprovesthatourfurryfriendsareabletorec
eivealimitedrangeofcolors,whichmeanstheycandistinguishobjectsofthesameshape.Ingeneral,adog’svisionisverysimil
artothatofapersonwithred-greencolorblindness.◆Carrotsimproveeyesight.39.ThismythcameintoexistenceduringtheSecondWorldWar.TheBritishArmycl
aimedthatfighterpilotshadexcellentnightvisionasaresultoftheirconsumptionoflargequantitiesofcarrots.Actually,t
heyhadradarsonboardwhichmadeitfasterandeasiertodetecttheenemies.Themythabouttheamazingpowerofcarrotswasinventedandspreadbythemediasothatenemieswo
uldnotlearnaboutthefact.40.A.DogscandistinguishcolorsB.Men’sfatisstoredintheirbelliesC.DogsseetheworldinblackandwhiteD
.Men’sfatisnotmostlyaccumulatedinthesepartsE.Eventually,itspreadallovertheworldandpeoplearestillconvincedofitF.We
agreewiththeviewthateatingcarrotsplaysanessentialpartingoodvisionG.Itishightimethatscientistscreatedaseparatedepartmentdedicatedtoexposing
thetruth第三部分英语知识运用(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Gre
enbergwasaluckyguytoenterColumbiaUniversityonfullscholarship.Butjustbeforejunioryear,Greenberg's___41___change
d.Onedayhisvision"steamedup"andlaterhewasdiagnosedwithglaucoma(青光眼).ThendoctorsoperatedonGreenberg'seyes.___42___,thesurgerydidn
'twork.Greenbergwasgoingblind.Hewasso___43___thatherefusedtoseeanyone.AsGreenberg'sbestfriend,ArthurpersuadedGreenbergtogobacktoColumbiaand___44
___tobehisreader.Arthurread___45___tohimeveryday,takingtimeoutfromhisownstudy,andGreenberg___46___scoringstraightA's.Still,he
wastentativeaboutgettingaroundaloneandreliedonhisfriend.Then,oneafternoon,GreenbergandArthurwenttoMidtownManhattan.Whenitwastimetogobacktocampus,A
rthursaidhecouldn’t___47___himbecauseofanappointment.Greenberg___48___.Theyargued,andArthurwalkedoff,
leavingGreenbergaloneinGrandCentralTerminal.Greenberg,whowascompletely___49___,stumbled(蹒珊)throughtherush﹣hourcr
owd.HetookashuttletrainwesttoTimesSquare,andthentransferredtoanuptowntrain.Fourmileslater,he___50___atthe
ColumbiaUniversitystop.Attheuniversity'sgates,someoneknockedintohim."Oops,excuseme,sir."Greenberg___51___thevoice.ItwasArthur
's.Greenberg'sfirstreactionwas___52___,butinthenextsecond,herealizedwhathehadjust___53___—andrealized,too,whohadmadeitpossible.___54___,Art
hurhadbeenwithhimthewholeway,usingoneofthemostbrilliantstrategies.Blindnessdoesn'tmakeGreenbergfailtoappreciatethe___55___oflife.Healwa
yssaysheistheluckiestmanintheworld.41.A.faithB.attitudeC.fortuneD.reputation42.A.OtherwiseB.MoreoverC.ThereforeD.However43.A.shyB.d
esperateC.selfishD.nervous44.A.offeredB.pretendedC.happenedD.learned45.A.lettersB.newspapersC.textbooksD.magazines46.A.endedupB.carriedonC.imaginedD
.considered47.A.abandonB.rescueC.comfortD.accompany48.A.compromisedB.panickedC.explainedD.apologized49.A.tiredB.amusedC.confusedD.satisfied50
.A.gotoffB.pulledoverC.lookedaroundD.ranaway51.A.raisedB.lostC.controlledD.recognized52.A.angerB.pleasureC.re
liefD.sorrow53.A.missedB.questionedC.ignoredD.achieved54.A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.ObviouslyD.Strangely55.A.magicB.beautyC.wisdomD
.truth第二节(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。Coronaviruses(冠状病毒)arealargefamilyofvirusesthatcausediseaseinmammalsandbirds.C
oronavirusescancauseillnessesthatrange__56__thecommoncoldtomanymoresevereillnesses.The__57__(new)identifiedviru
s,calledCOVID-19,isthoughttohavespreadtohumansfromwildanimalssoldatamarketinWuhan,in__58__(center)China'
sHubeiProvince.Butitisnowspreadingbetweenpeople.Chineseofficialssay__59__diseaseisabletospreadfromone
persontoanotherevenbeforeanyactualsignsappear,__60__makesitespeciallyhardtocontain.Signsofsomepatients__61__(affect)bythediseasehavei
ncludedfever,cough,shortnessofbreathandgeneralbreathingdifficulties.Insomemoresevere__62__(case),theviruscancausepneumonia(肺炎).Somepeoplereportfewor
nosigns,whileothershavegottenverysickorevendied.Thereisnospecial__63__(treat)forthenewcoronavirusatpresent.However,m
anyofitseffectsaretreatable,aslongasapatientisinfairhealth.LastweektheUSCentersforDiseaseControlalso__64__(publish)preventiontips.Itsays:washyourh
andsforatleast20secondswithsoapandwater;avoid__65__(touch)yourfacewithunwashedhands;stayhomewhenyouaresic
k;cleanobjectsandsurfacesthataretouchedoften.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,你校英语角拟举行一次英文演讲比赛,需要两名主持人(host)。你对此很感谢
兴趣。请你用英语给外籍负责人布朗先生写一封自荐信,内容包括:1.个人基本情况;2.口语水平;3.相关经验。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearMrBrown,_____________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面文章,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成
一个完整的故事情节。Whenatornadohitasmalltownnearby,manyfamilieswerelefthomeless.Afterward,allthelocalnewspaperscarrie
dstoriesofthefamilieswhosufferedthehardesttoappealtopeople’sattentionandassistance.OneSunday,aparticularpictureespeciallytouchedme.Ayoungwom
anstoodinfrontofamobilehome,adepressedexpressiononherface.Ayoungboy,sevenoreightyearsold,stoodathers
ide,eyesdowncast.Hidingbehindherskirtwasatinygirlwhostaredintothecamera,wideeyeswithconfusionandfear.Thearticlebelowgaveclothingsizescloselyma
tchedours.Thiswouldbeagoodopportunitytoteachmyseven-year-oldtwins,BradandBrett,andthree-year-oldMeghantohelpthoselessfortunatethanthemselves."
Wehavesomuch.Andthesepoorpeoplenowhavenothing,"Isaid."We'llsharewhatwehavewiththem."Ibroughtthreelarge
boxesdownfromtheroomupstairsandplacedtheminthelivingroom.Meghanwatchedseriously,astheboysandIfilledoneofthebo
xeswithcannedgoodsandfoods.WhileIsortedthroughourclothes,Iencouragedtheboystogothroughtheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfa
voritethings.Theboyswerepleasedtojoin.Bredroseandwenttohisroomfast.Hecamebackbringinghisactionfiguresthatheplayedwithnotsofre
quently.BrettalsojumpedupandrantofetchsomeofhisMatchboxcarsandairplanemodels.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboyspiledupabandonedtoys.Theboysplacedtheo
bjectstheyhadchosentodonateintooneoftheboxeswhileIfilledthethirdboxwithclothes.MeghanwalkedupwithLucy,
herworn,faded,best-lovedragdollhuggedtightlytoherchest."I'llhelpyoufindsomethingforthelittlegirl,too"IsaidtothelittleMeghan.
“Mommy,IwillgiveLucytothem,”Meghanturnedtome._______________________________________________________________________________________________
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试答案21-23BDC24-27BADB28-31DABA32-35DCAA36-40GBCFE41-45CDBAC46-50ADBCA51-55DADCB56.from57.newly58.central59.the60.which61.affected62.c
ases63.treatment64.published65.touching应用文写作Onepossibleversion:DearMrBrown,I’velearntthattwohostsareneededforth
ecomingEnglishspeechcontest.Iwouldlikeverymuchtobeoneofthem.I’mLiHua,ahandsomeboyofabout180cminheight.Asahardworkingstu
dent,IhaveagoodcommandofEnglish,especiallyspokenEnglish.IhavewonthefirstprizeinmanyEnglishspeechcontests.What’smore,I
havebeenthehostofEnglishpartiessinceIenteredjuniorhighschool.Itgavememuchexperienceinhostingbigevents.SoIbelieveIcandothejo
bperfectly.I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua读后续写Onepossibleversion:“Mommy,IwillgiveLucytothem,”Meghanturnedtome."Oh,ho
ney,"Isaid."Youdon'thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch."Meghannoddedseriously,eyesglisteningwithtears."Lucymakesmehappy,Mommy.Maybeshe'llmakethatlittle
girlhappy,too."Shepausedinfrontoftheboxthatheldthetoys,pressedherroundlittlefaceintoLucy’sflatface,gaveherafinalkiss,andthenlaidhergentlyontopofth
eothertoys.Theboyswatched,open-mouthed,astheirbabysisterplacedherfavoritedollinthebox.RecognizingwhatlittleMeghan’sgesturemeant,Ir
emovedmyoldjacketfromtheboxofclothes.IreplaceditwiththenewhuntergreenjacketthatIhadboughtonsalelastw
eek.IbelievedtheyoungwomaninthepicturewouldlikeitandfititasmuchasIdid.Theboyshadalsobeeninspiredbyourb
ehaviorandcarriedtheirbelovedthings.Weallwishedthefamilycouldpassthedifficultperiodassoonaspossiblea
ndthattheywouldlovethethingswegavethemwithallourheart.