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2020-2021学年高二下英语期中试卷第二部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFOURBESTBOOKSHOPSINLONDONLookingforsomethingtor

eadwhileinLondon?Ifso,you’reinluck:theBritishcapitalhappenstohaveanincrediblecollectionofbookshops.DauntBooksAre

yougoingonatripandwanttoreadanovelornonfictionbooksetintheplaceyou’reheaded?Thisbookshoparrangesbook

sbycountry,soit’seasytofindanythingbyplace.(83MaryleboneHighStreet.Monday-Saturday:09:00-19:30;Sunday:11:00-18:00.)FoylesBooksDig,ifyouwill,

thepicture:fourmilesofshelvesholdingupto200,000books.Thislegendary(传奇的)bookshopisimpossibletoleaveempty-handed.ItwasoncelistedintheGuinnessBoo

kofWorldRecordsasthebiggestbookshopontheplanet.(107CharingCrossRoad.Monday-Saturday:9:00-21:00;Sunday:11:30-18:00.)HatchardsIn

theyear1797,thisLondonbookshop—theoldestinthecitytoday—firstflickedonitslights.Itstocksanexcellentselectionoffiction,nonfiction,history

andothergenres.(187PiccadillyStreet.Monday-Saturday:09:30-20:00;Sunday:12:00-18:30.)LondonReviewBookshopThere’sanexcellentselectionofhis

tory,philosophy,politics,newfictionandmanyothergenreshere.Plus,there’sanicecafeinwhichyoucancrackopentha

ttome(巨著)forthefirsttimeandstartreading.(14BuryPlace.Monday-Saturday10:00-18:30;Sunday12:00-18:00.)21.WhichbookstorewaslistedintheGuinne

ssBookofWorldRecords?A.DauntBooks.B.Hatchards.C.FoylesBooks.D.LondonReviewBookshop.22.WhatisspecialaboutHatchards?A.Ithasbothfictionan

dnonfictionbooks.B.Ithas200,000books.C.Ithasacafe.D.Ithasalonghistory.23.Whichplaceshouldyougotoifyouwanttoenjoyreadingwithacoffee?A.14BuryPlace.B

.107CharingCrossRoad.C.187PiccadillyStreet.D.83MaryleboneHighStreet.BImaginesomeonewhohasspentthemajorityoftheirlifes

ittingwithasignonthesideoftheroadandthatverypersongivingsomeonetheirlast20dollars.That’sexactlywhatM

arineCorpsveteran(退伍军人)JohnnyBobbitt,34,didinOctoberinPhiladelphia.BobbittservedintheU.S.MarineCorpsandworkedasaparamedic(医务辅助人员)inVanc

eCounty,N.C.beforehebecamehomeless.Nobodyknewhowhegottowherehewasbecausehewasdiscreetaboutthat.OnenightinOctober,Bobbitt

wassittingroadsidewithasigninPhiladelphiaasusual,whenKateMcClureofFlorenceTownship,N.J.wasdrivinghomedownInterstate95andranoutofgas.Scaredandnervous,

shegotoutofthecartoheadtothenearestgasstation.AsMcClurewasheadingtothenearestgasstation,sheranintoBobbittandhetoldhertogetbackintheveh

icleandlockthedoor.Minuteslater,heappearedwitharedgascan.He’dusedhislast$20tobuyhergas.Afterthatunexpectedmeeting,McClureand

herboyfriend,MarkD’Amico,whobothliveinNewJersey,visitedBobbittseveraltimestodelivergiftcards,cash,snacksandtoiletries.Theythen

decidedtocreateafundraisingpagesohewouldn’thavetospendtheholidayssleepingonthestreet.McClurestartedtheGoFundMepageonNovember10.Witht

hepage,thecouplehopedtoraise$10,000,enoughmoneyforhisrent,areliablevehicleanduptosixmonths’expenses.Bobbitt’sstoryran

inalocalpaper.ByNovember15，morethan10,000localpeoplehadmadedonationsthroughtheGoFundMepageandmorethan$300,000hadbeenraised.O

nThanksgiving,Bobbittwasrestinginahotel,hisfeetuponthebed,drawingupagrandplanforhisnewlife,thankstoseveralthousanddollarsraisedtorepayh

imforagooddeed.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discreet”inparagraph2mostprobablymean?A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Guilty.D.Cautious.25.McCluremetBo

bbittwhenshe.A.couldn’tfindagasstationB.wasinsearchofgasC.couldn’tunlockhercarD.gottothewayhome26.Itc

anbeknownfromthetextthat.A.theGoFundMepagewasstartedtohelppeoplelikeBobbittB.Bobbittbecameworld-famousovernightC.theGoFundMepagecollectedover$400,00

0forBobbittD.Bobbitt’sstoryobtainedwideattention27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AHomelessVeteranPaidKindnessFo

rwardB.AHomelessVeteranHadaGenerousHeartC.AHomelessVeteran’sKindnessPaidOffD.ASmallKindnessMadeaBigDifferenceCMarkfeltthatitwastime

forhim,totakepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thearea’scitycouncilwoman(女议员)wasleadingadiscussionaboutho

wthequalityoflifewasdecreasing.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.T

herearechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.Itwast

oomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig,”hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferencehere.”

Markthoughtsomemoreonhiswaytothebusstop.“Peopleshouldjusttakecareofthemselves,”hedecided.“That’senoughtodo.Ican’ttakeonallth

eproblemsoftheworld.”Ashenearedthebusstop,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybagandababy.Shewastryingtounlockhercar,butshedidn’thaveafreehand.As

Markgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenlydartedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshiftedan

dthegroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiled

inrelief.‘‘Thanks!”shesaid.“You’vegotgreattiming!”“Justbeingneighborly,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedat

thewallsofthebus.Ononeofthemwas“Smallactsofkindnessaddup.”Marksmiledandthought,“Maybethat’sagoodplacetosta

rt.”28.Itisknownfromthepassagethat.A.MarkplayedanactivepartincommunityactivitiesB.visualaidswereusedtodisplaytheseriousnessofproblemsC.thecityco

uncilwomanwasresponsibleforthefallingoflifequalityD.manypeoplewerediscouragedbythemanyproblemsfacingthe

m29.InMark’sopinion,.A.hewasnotinthepositiontosolvesuchproblemsB.nobodywassoableastosolvetheproblemsC.manypeopleweretooselfishtothinkabouto

thersD.healreadyhadmorethanenoughworktodo30.WhatistheimplicationoftheWordsonthebuswall?A.Youshouldbekindtoyourneighborsandtheywil

ltreatyouthesameway.B.Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.C.Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.D.

It’sasmallacttohelpapersoninneed.31.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.solvingproblemsthroughgroupactionB.runninganeighborhoodmeetingt

osolveitsproblemsC.citizens’reactionstotheproblemstheyfaceD.howindividualscanhelpmakeadifferenceDWhyDoPeopleBlinkTh

eirEyes?Peopleblink(眨眼)theireyestensofthousandsoftimeseveryday.Scientistshavelongbelievedblinkingwasan

involuntarymovementandservedmainlytokeeptheeyeballswet.Butanewstudysuggestsithasamoreimportantpurpose.Aninternationalteamof

scientistsfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleystudiedtheblinkingofhumaneyelids.ThejournalCurrentBiologypublishedthe

irfindings.Theteamsaidtheyfoundthatblinking“repositionsoureyeballssowecanstayfocused”onwhatweareseeing.

Theysaidthatwhenweblinkoureyelids,theeyesrollbackintotheirsockets--thebonyareathatsurroundsandprotectstheeyes.However,theresearchersfoun

dtheeyesdon’talwaysreturntothesameposition.Theysaidthiscausesthebraintotelltheeyemusclestoreorganizeoureyesight.GerritMausisth

eleadwriterofthereport.HeservesasanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatNanyangTechnologicalUniversityinSingapore.Maussays:“Oure

yemusclesarequitesluggish(迟缓的)andimprecise,sothebrainneedstoconstantlyadaptitsmotorsignalstomakesureoureyesarepointingwhe

rethey’resupposedto.Ourfindingssuggestedthatthebrainmeasuresthedifferenceinwhatweseebeforeandafterablink,andcommandstheeyemusclestomaketheneededcorr

ections.”Theresearcherssaidthatwithoutsuchcorrectionsoursurroundingswouldappearunclearandevenjumpy.Theysaidthemovementacts“likeaSteadic

am(摄影稳定器)ofthemind.”Theresearcherssaidtheyaskedvolunteerstositinadarkroomwhilestaringatasmalldotonaflatsurface.Theyusedspec

ialcamerastofollowthevolunteer’sblinksandeyemovements.Aftereachblink,thedotwasmovedonecentimetertotheright.Thevolunteersdidnot

noticethis,butthebraindid.Itfollowedthemovementanddirectedtheeyemusclestorefocusonthedot.Afterthedotwasmovedinthisway30times,thevolunteers’

eyeschangedtheirfocustotheplacewheretheypredicteditwouldbe.ProfessorMaussays“Eventhoughparticipantsdidnotconscious

lyregisterthatthedothadmoved,theirbrainsdid,andadjustedwiththecorrectiveeyemovement.Thesefindingsaddtoour

understandingofhowthebrainconstantlyadaptstochanges,commandingoureyemusclestocorrectforerrorsinourbodies’ownhardwar

e.”32.Accordingtothenewstudy,blinkingeyescan.A.servetokeeptheeyeballswetB.consciouslycorrecteyemovementsC.makeoureyesadapttomotorsignalsD.repositio

neyeballstostayfocused33.Fromtheexperiment,wecanlearnthat.A.thebraincommandedtheeyemusclestorefocusonthedotB.theeyeballscouldstayintheplacea

stheywerepredictedC.participantswereawareofthedot’smovementstotherightD.volunteerscouldseethemovingdo

twithspecialcameras34.Theunderlinedword“register”inParagraph5possiblymeans.A.reasonB.refocusC.realizeD.re

serve35.Thispassageshowsthat.A.eyemusclesarequiteinactiveandimpreciseB.theresearchisofgreatvalueintheeyemovementC.thebrainpla

ysanimportantroleinseeingthingsclearlyD.volunteerscontroltheirblinkstofollowthechangesofthedots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。Lifecomesinapackage.Thispackageincludeshappinessandsorrow，failureandsuccess，hopeanddespair.Lifeisalearn

ingprocess.__36__Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.1．LoveLoveplaysakeyroleonourlife.__3

7__Intheearlystageofourlife，ourparentsaretheoneswhoshoweruswithunconditionalloveandcare，theyteachusa

boutwhatisrightandwrong，goodandbad.Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted.Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunders

tandsandbecomessensitivetoothers'feelings.2．HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessisshort－lived，buthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothers'

facegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.__38__Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallydue

todeathofalovedone，failureanddespair.3．FailureandSuccess__39__Ithelpsustotouchthesky，teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.

Successbringsinmoney，fame，prideandself－respect.Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.4．HopeandDe

spairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.__40__Becauseafterevery

nightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesame.A．Failureisthepathtosuccess.B．Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthour.C．Lifeteachesusnottor

egretoveryesterday.D．Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.E．Nomindishappywithoutpeace.F．Witho

utloveapersoncouldbecomefierceandcruel.G．Theonlychoiceisworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.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。IneverthoughtI’dbea“runner”.

Iwasthegirlwho41slowestinthePEclass.Afewyearsago,Iwaswalkingwithagroupof42intheRacefortheCure,a5KMracedesignedto43moneyforthefi

ghtagainstbreastcancer,44oneladycaughtmy45.Shewasoneoftheweakest-lookingwomenI’veeverseen.Shemusthavebeenclosetoseventyyearsold,46a

T-shirtwiththeword“Survivor.”Shewassosmallthatitseemedasifshecouldevenbe47byaswiftwind.Butshewasrunni

ng.Andshewas48memygroupoffriends.Sheranslowly,but49—asifeachsteppushedhercancerfurtherintoherpast.Rightatthatmoment,I50thatinthen

extRacefortheCure,I’dberunningalongwithher.Aweeklater,Ifoundmyselfinthe51,runningonthetreadmill(跑步机).Threemi

nutesafterIstarted,myfacewasbrightred.Ifeltlikemylungsweregoingto52.Ihadtoslowdowntoawalk.Ithoughtofthe

53attherace.Ikeptitup.Iwasabletogoalittle54eachtime.Threeandahalfminutes.Fourminutes.Five.Ayearlater,Iwas55attheRacefortheCure,butthi

stime,I56withtherunners.Whentheracestarted,theotherrunnerspassedmeby.Iranforward.IwonderedifI’dbe57todoit.Butthen,Ireme

mberedthebravewoman.IranasfastasIcoulduntilIfinallycrossedthatfinishline.Ihadjust58myfirstrace!Ilookeddownatmylegs,59.The

yhaddonesomethingI’dneverthought60.Ihaveneverfeltstrongerthanatthatmoment.And,IknewthatIwantedtodoitagain.41.A.talkedB.ranC.walkedD.swam42.A.s

tudentsB.teachersC.friendsD.patients43.A.saveB.raiseC.makeD.use44.A.whenB.whileC.untilD.before45.A.breathB.handCarmD.eye46.A.wavingB.holdingC.pullin

gD.wearing47.Aturneddown.B.takenoverC.turnedoverD.takendown48.A.greetingB.watchingC.passingD.calling49.A.st

rangelyB.determinedlyC.excitedlyD.anxiously50.A.decidedB.learnedC.agreedD.explained51.A.shopBstreetC.gymD.park52.A.crackB

.failC.openD.burst53.A.prizeB.survivorC.womanD.plan54.A.longerB.earlierC.harderD.farther55.A.evenB.everC.againD.still56.AfoughtB.queuedC.trav

eledD.wailed57.A.likelyB.eagerC.ableD.ready58.A.missedB.wonC.enteredD.finished59.A.confusedB.satisfiedC.amusedD.ama

zed60.A.possibleB.rightC.goodD.necessary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。Thereareseveralreasonswhyschooluniformsareagoodidea.Firstofall,uniformshelptheschoollooksmart.Thestudentsfeelthattheybelongtoap

articulargroup.Wheneverypupilintheschoolwearstheuniform,nobody__1___(have)toworryaboutfashion(时尚）。Everybodywears__2___samestyleofclothes

.Uniformscanbeusefulinunexpectedways.AschoolinIrelandhasintroducedaninterestingnewuniform.Ontheedgeofthejacket,thereisa

pieceofcloth__3___givesofflightinthedark.Whenthechildrenarewalkingor__4___(cycle)toschoolondarkmornings,cardriverscan___5___(ea

sy)seethem.Butcanuniformshelpimproveschoolstandards?Theanswer__6___thisquestionisnotclear.OnestudyinAmericafoundthatstudents’grade

s___7___(improve）alittleaftertheschoolintroduceduniforms.Butsomestudentsdidn’twant__8___(wear)theuniform.OtherAmericanstud

iesshowedno__9__(connect)betweenuniformsandschoolperformance.Schooluniformsare__10____(tradition)inBritain,butsomeschoolsarestartingtogetridofth

em.Someverygoodschoolsdon’thaveauniformpolicy.However,uniformsarestillpopular.Pupilsatabout90percentofBritishsecondaryschoolswearuniforms.第三部分写作

（共两节，满分35分）第一节应用文写作（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Jamie来信说他最近为学习汉语而苦恼，在阅读汉语文章时遇到了困难，如很多汉字不认识，读不懂文章的意思等，希望得到你的帮助。请给他回信，内容包括：1.表

示理解并给予安慰；2.提出建议；3.表达祝愿。注意：词数80左右。参考词汇：汉字Chinesecharacter第二节阅读下面短文，请找出文中六要素，并概括本文内容（满分10分）Itwassummer,

andmydadwantedtotreatmetoavacationlikeneverbefore.HedecidedtotakemeonatriptotheWildWest.WetookaplanetoAlbuquerque,abigcityinthestat

eofNewMexico.WereachedAlbuquerqueinthelateafternoon.UnclePaul,mydad’sfriend,pickedusupfromtheairportanddroveusu

ptohisfarminPecos.HiswifeTinacookedusadeliciousdinnerandwegottoknowhissonsRyanandKyle.MydadandIspentthenightintheg

uestroomofthefarmhouselisteningtothefrogsandwaterrollingdowntherivernearby.Veryearlyinthemorning,UnclePaulwokeusuptohavebreakfast."Thedaystarts

atdawnonmyfarm,"hesaid.Afterbreakfast,IwenttohelpAuntTinafeedthechickens.whilemydadwentwithUnclePaultotakethesheepouttograze(吃草).Iw

asimpressedtoseemydadandUnclePaulridinghorses.Theylookedreallycool.Intheafternoon,IaskedUnclePaulifIcouldtakeahoseride,andhesaidyes,aslongasm

ydadwentwithme.Iwasn’tgoingtotakeahorseridebymyselfanyway.So,mydadandIputonournewcowboyhats,gotonourhorses,andheadedslowlytowar

dsthemountains."Don’tbelateforsupper,"UnclePaulcried,"andkeeptothetracksothatyoudon’tgetlost!""OK!"mydadcriedback.AfterawhileUnclePaulandh

isfamhousewereoutofsight.Itwassopeacefulandquietandthecolorsofthebrownrocks,thedeepgreenpinetrees,andthelateafternoonsunmix

edtocreateamagicscene.Itlookedlikeabeautifulwoven(编织的）blanketspreadoutuponthegroundjustforus.2020-2021学年高二下期中试卷参考答案听力部分1-5B

CBAC6-10BCACB11-15CABCC16-20ABACAII阅读理解21-23CDA24-27DBDC28—31BACD32-35DACC36-40DFEAB完形填空：41-45BCBAD46-50DCCBA51-55CDCAC56-60BCDDA语法填

空1.has2.the3.which/that4.cycling5.easily6.to7.improved8.towear9.connections10.traditional【参考范文】DearJamie,I’msorrytoknowth

atyouhavedifficultyinyourChinesereading.Tobehonest,it’snevereasytolearnChinesecharacters.EvennativeChinesespeakersmayfindithard

tolearnthemwell,soyoudon’thavetofeelupset.Herearesomeusefultips.Firstandforemost,itwouldbeagoodideatoturntotheInternetforhelpwhenyouh

aveaproblem,whereyoucanlearnhowtoreadandwritethecharacters.Additionally,practicingisveryhelpfulforlanguagelearning,s

oyouareadvisedtojoinsomeclubsandaskforothers’help.Lastbutnotleast,whynotlearnsomerelevantcoursesonrelevantapp

s,whichwilldefinitelybeofgreatbenefit?Iftherestillexistfurtherproblems,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactme.Youaresuretomakeprogres

s!Yours,LiHua六要素Who:Mydad,UnclePaulandIWhen:OnesummerWhere:OntheUnclePaul’sfarmhouseinNewMexico.How:Hewantedtota

keahorserideinthewild.Why:Hecameacrossalittlerabbitandgotlostbecauseitwasgettingdark.What:Onesummer,atUnclePaul’sfar

mhouse,thewritertookahorserideinthewild.Bychance,hecameacrossalittlerabbitandgotlostbecauseitwasgettingdark.七选五9．F[空格前面的句子Lifeisalearningpro

cess.说明生活是学习的过程，空格后面的句子Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.说明，随着每一天的过去，我们学会了处理各种各样的问题。由此可知

，空格处的句子内容应该说明我们从生活经历中学习了什么。故选F。]10．D[本段标题为Love.选项D意为“没有爱，一个人将变得凶暴、残忍。”与标题相关。故选D。]11．B[空格前面的句子Peaceofmin

disthemainlinktohappiness.说明了心灵的平静与快乐之间的关系，选项B也是说明快乐与平静之间的关系的。故选B。]12．A[本段标题为FailureandSuccess.选项A正是说明失

败与成功之间的关系的。故选A。]13．E[本段标题为HopeandDespair.选项E中的关键词nottodespair与标题内容一致。故选E。]