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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。AFOURBESTBOOKSHOPSINL

ONDONLookingforsomethingtoreadwhileinLondon?Ifso,you’reinluck:theBritishcapitalhappenstohaveanincrediblecollectionofbookshop

s.DauntBooksAreyougoingonatripandwanttoreadanovelornonfictionbooksetintheplaceyou’reheaded?Thisbookshoparrangesbook

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

epicture:fourmilesofshelvesholdingupto200,000books.Thislegendary(传奇的)bookshopisimpossibletoleaveempty-handed.Itwas

oncelistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsasthebiggestbookshopontheplanet.(107CharingCrossRoad.Monday-Saturday:9:00-21:00;S

unday:11:30-18:00.)HatchardsIntheyear1797,thisLondonbookshop—theoldestinthecitytoday—firstflickedonitslights.Itstocks

anexcellentselectionoffiction,nonfiction,historyandothergenres.(187PiccadillyStreet.Monday-Saturday:

09:30-20:00;Sunday:12:00-18:30.)LondonReviewBookshopThere’sanexcellentselectionofhistory,philosophy,politics,newfic

tionandmanyothergenreshere.Plus,there’sanicecafeinwhichyoucancrackopenthattome(巨著)forthefirsttimeandstartreading.(14Bu

ryPlace.Monday-Saturday10:00-18:30;Sunday12:00-18:00.)21.WhichbookstorewaslistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A.DauntBooks.B

.Hatchards.C.FoylesBooks.D.LondonReviewBookshop.22.WhatisspecialaboutHatchards?A.Ithasbothfictionandnonfictionbooks.B.Ithas200,000books.C.I

thasacafe.D.Ithasalonghistory.23.Whichplaceshouldyougotoifyouwanttoenjoyreadingwithacoffee?A.14BuryPlace.B.107CharingCrossRoad.C.187P

iccadillyStreet.D.83MaryleboneHighStreet.BImaginesomeonewhohasspentthemajorityoftheirlifesittingwithasignonthesideoftheroadandthatveryp

ersongivingsomeonetheirlast20dollars.That’sexactlywhatMarineCorpsveteran(退伍军人)JohnnyBobbitt,34,didinO

ctoberinPhiladelphia.BobbittservedintheU.S.MarineCorpsandworkedasaparamedic(医务辅助人员)inVanceCounty,N.C.beforehebecamehom

eless.Nobodyknewhowhegottowherehewasbecausehewasdiscreetaboutthat.OnenightinOctober,BobbittwassittingroadsidewithasigninPhiladelphia

asusual,whenKateMcClureofFlorenceTownship,N.J.wasdrivinghomedownInterstate95andranoutofgas.Scaredandnervous,shegotouto

fthecartoheadtothenearestgasstation.AsMcClurewasheadingtothenearestgasstation,sheranintoBobbittandhet

oldhertogetbackinthevehicleandlockthedoor.Minuteslater,heappearedwitharedgascan.He’dusedhislast$20tobuyhergas.Afterthatunexpectedmeeting,McClurean

dherboyfriend,MarkD’Amico,whobothliveinNewJersey,visitedBobbittseveraltimestodelivergiftcards,cash,snacksandtoile

tries.Theythendecidedtocreateafundraisingpagesohewouldn’thavetospendtheholidayssleepingonthestreet.McClurestartedtheGoFundMepageonNovember10

.Withthepage,thecouplehopedtoraise$10,000,enoughmoneyforhisrent,areliablevehicleanduptosixmonths’expenses.Bobbit

t’sstoryraninalocalpaper.ByNovember15，morethan10,000localpeoplehadmadedonationsthroughtheGoFundMepageandm

orethan$300,000hadbeenraised.OnThanksgiving,Bobbittwasrestinginahotel,hisfeetuponthebed,drawingupagrandplanforhisnewlife,thankstoseveralthou

sanddollarsraisedtorepayhimforagooddeed.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discreet”inparagraph2mostprobablyme

an?A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Guilty.D.Cautious.25.McCluremetBobbittwhenshe.A.couldn’tfindagasstationB.wasinsearchofgasC.coul

dn’tunlockhercarD.gottothewayhome26.Itcanbeknownfromthetextthat.A.theGoFundMepagewasstartedtohelppeoplelikeBob

bittB.Bobbittbecameworld-famousovernightC.theGoFundMepagecollectedover$400,000forBobbittD.Bobbitt’sst

oryobtainedwideattention27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AHomelessVeteranPaidKindnessForwardB.AHomel

essVeteranHadaGenerousHeartC.AHomelessVeteran’sKindnessPaidOffD.ASmallKindnessMadeaBigDifferenceCMarkfeltthatitwastimeforhim,tota

kepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thearea’scitycouncilwoman(女议员)wasleadingadiscussion

abouthowthequalityoflifewasdecreasing.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therearechartsforparkingpro

blems,crime,andforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig

,”hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferenceh

ere.”Markthoughtsomemoreonhiswaytothebusstop.“Peopleshouldjusttakecareofthemselves,”hedecided.“That’senoughtodo.Ican’ttakeonalltheproblemsofthewo

rld.”Ashenearedthebusstop,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybagandababy.Shewastryingtounlockhercar,butshedidn’thaveafreehand.AsMarkgotcloser,herot

herchild,alittleboy,suddenlydartedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshiftedandthegroceriesstartedtofallout.Mar

krantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief.‘‘Thanks!”shesaid.“You’vegotgreattiming!

”“Justbeingneighborly,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedatthewallsofthebus.Ononeofthemwas“Smallactsofkindnessaddup.”Marksmiledandthought,“Maybetha

t’sagoodplacetostart.”28.Itisknownfromthepassagethat.A.MarkplayedanactivepartincommunityactivitiesB.visualaidswereusedt

odisplaytheseriousnessofproblemsC.thecitycouncilwomanwasresponsibleforthefallingoflifequalityD.manypeoplewere

discouragedbythemanyproblemsfacingthem29.InMark’sopinion,.A.hewasnotinthepositiontosolvesuchproblemsB.nobodywassoableas

tosolvetheproblemsC.manypeopleweretooselfishtothinkaboutothersD.healreadyhadmorethanenoughworktodo30.WhatistheimplicationoftheWordsonthebuswall?A.Yo

ushouldbekindtoyourneighborsandtheywilltreatyouthesameway.B.Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.C.Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.D.It’sa

smallacttohelpapersoninneed.31.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.solvingproblemsthroughgroupactionB.runninganeighborh

oodmeetingtosolveitsproblemsC.citizens’reactionstotheproblemstheyfaceD.howindividualscanhelpmakeadifferenceDWhyDo

PeopleBlinkTheirEyes?Peopleblink(眨眼)theireyestensofthousandsoftimeseveryday.Scientistshavelongbelievedblinkingwasaninvoluntarymovementandservedma

inlytokeeptheeyeballswet.Butanewstudysuggestsithasamoreimportantpurpose.Aninternationalteamofscientistsfro

mtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleystudiedtheblinkingofhumaneyelids.ThejournalCurrentBiologypublishedtheirfi

ndings.Theteamsaidtheyfoundthatblinking“repositionsoureyeballssowecanstayfocused”onwhatweareseeing.Theysaidthatwhenweblinkoureyel

ids,theeyesrollbackintotheirsockets--thebonyareathatsurroundsandprotectstheeyes.However,theresearchersfoundtheeyesdon’t

alwaysreturntothesameposition.Theysaidthiscausesthebraintotelltheeyemusclestoreorganizeoureyesight.GerritMausistheleadwriterof

thereport.HeservesasanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatNanyangTechnologicalUniversityinSingapore.Maussays:“Oureyemusclesarequitesluggish(迟缓的)andimprec

ise,sothebrainneedstoconstantlyadaptitsmotorsignalstomakesureoureyesarepointingwherethey’resupposedto.Ourfindingssuggestedtha

tthebrainmeasuresthedifferenceinwhatweseebeforeandafterablink,andcommandstheeyemusclestomaketheneededcorrections.”Therese

archerssaidthatwithoutsuchcorrectionsoursurroundingswouldappearunclearandevenjumpy.Theysaidthemovementacts“likeaSteadicam(摄影稳定器)ofthemind.”The

researcherssaidtheyaskedvolunteerstositinadarkroomwhilestaringatasmalldotonaflatsurface.Theyusedspecialcamerastofollowthevolunteer’sblinksandeyem

ovements.Aftereachblink,thedotwasmovedonecentimetertotheright.Thevolunteersdidnotnoticethis,butthebrai

ndid.Itfollowedthemovementanddirectedtheeyemusclestorefocusonthedot.Afterthedotwasmovedinthisway30times,thevolunteers’eyeschangedtheir

focustotheplacewheretheypredicteditwouldbe.ProfessorMaussays“Eventhoughparticipantsdidnotconsciouslyregisterthatthedothadmoved,theirbrainsdid,a

ndadjustedwiththecorrectiveeyemovement.Thesefindingsaddtoourunderstandingofhowthebrainconstantlyadaptstochanges,commandingoureyemusclestocorrectfor

errorsinourbodies’ownhardware.”32.Accordingtothenewstudy,blinkingeyescan.A.servetokeeptheeyeballswetB.consciouslycorrecteyemovementsC

.makeoureyesadapttomotorsignalsD.repositioneyeballstostayfocused33.Fromtheexperiment,wecanlearnthat.A.thebraincommandedtheey

emusclestorefocusonthedotB.theeyeballscouldstayintheplaceastheywerepredictedC.participantswereawareofthedot’smovements

totherightD.volunteerscouldseethemovingdotwithspecialcameras34.Theunderlinedword“register”inParagraph5p

ossiblymeans.A.reasonB.refocusC.realizeD.reserve35.Thispassageshowsthat.A.eyemusclesarequiteinactiveandimpreciseB.theresearchisofgrea

tvalueintheeyemovementC.thebrainplaysanimportantroleinseeingthingsclearlyD.volunteerscontroltheirblin

kstofollowthechangesofthedots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.Thispackageincludesh

appinessandsorrow，failureandsuccess，hopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.__36__Witheachpassingdaywelearntohand

levarioussituations.1．LoveLoveplaysakeyroleonourlife.__37__Intheearlystageofourlife，ourparentsaretheoneswhoshoweruswithunconditionalloveandcar

e，theyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwrong，goodandbad.Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted.Itisonlyaftermarriagean

dhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothers'feelings.2．HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessisshort－lived，buthappinessachi

evedbybringingasmileonothers'facegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.__38__Werealizethetrueworthof

happinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedone，failureanddespair.3．FailureandSuccess__39__Ithelpsus

totouchthesky，teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoney，fame，prideandself－respect.Her

eitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.4．HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemake

susdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.__40__Becauseaftereverynightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesame.A．Failureisth

epathtosuccess.B．Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthour.C．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterd

ay.D．Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.E．Nomindishappywithoutpeace.F．Withoutloveapersoncouldbecomefierceandcruel.G．Th

eonlychoiceisworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.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,Iwaswalkingwithagrou

pof42intheRacefortheCure,a5KMracedesignedto43moneyforthefightagainstbreastcancer,44oneladycaughtmy45.Sh

ewasoneoftheweakest-lookingwomenI’veeverseen.Shemusthavebeenclosetoseventyyearsold,46aT-shirtwiththeword“Survivor.”Shewassosm

allthatitseemedasifshecouldevenbe47byaswiftwind.Butshewasrunning.Andshewas48memygroupoffriends.Sheranslowly,but49—asifeachstep

pushedhercancerfurtherintoherpast.Rightatthatmoment,I50thatinthenextRacefortheCure,I’dberunningalongwithher.Aweeklater,Ifound

myselfinthe51,runningonthetreadmill(跑步机).ThreeminutesafterIstarted,myfacewasbrightred.Ifeltlikemylungsweregoingto

52.Ihadtoslowdowntoawalk.Ithoughtofthe53attherace.Ikeptitup.Iwasabletogoalittle54eachtime.Threeandahalfminutes.F

ourminutes.Five.Ayearlater,Iwas55attheRacefortheCure,butthistime,I56withtherunners.Whentheracestarted,theotherrunner

spassedmeby.Iranforward.IwonderedifI’dbe57todoit.Butthen,Irememberedthebravewoman.IranasfastasIcouldun

tilIfinallycrossedthatfinishline.Ihadjust58myfirstrace!Ilookeddownatmylegs,59.TheyhaddonesomethingI’dneverthought60.Ihaveneverfeltstrongerthanat

thatmoment.And,IknewthatIwantedtodoitagain.41.A.talkedB.ranC.walkedD.swam42.A.studentsB.teachersC.friendsD.patients43.A.saveB.raiseC.makeD.u

se44.A.whenB.whileC.untilD.before45.A.breathB.handCarmD.eye46.A.wavingB.holdingC.pullingD.wearing47.Aturned

down.B.takenoverC.turnedoverD.takendown48.A.greetingB.watchingC.passingD.calling49.A.strangelyB.determinedlyC.excitedlyD.anxiously50.A.decidedB.lea

rnedC.agreedD.explained51.A.shopBstreetC.gymD.park52.A.crackB.failC.openD.burst53.A.prizeB.survivorC.womanD.plan54.A.longerB.e

arlierC.harderD.farther55.A.evenB.everC.againD.still56.AfoughtB.queuedC.traveledD.wailed57.A.likelyB.

eagerC.ableD.ready58.A.missedB.wonC.enteredD.finished59.A.confusedB.satisfiedC.amusedD.amazed60.A.possibleB.rightC.goodD.nece

ssary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,un

iformshelptheschoollooksmart.Thestudentsfeelthattheybelongtoaparticulargroup.Wheneverypupilintheschoolwearstheuniform,nobody__1___(have)

toworryaboutfashion(时尚）。Everybodywears__2___samestyleofclothes.Uniformscanbeusefulinunexpectedways.As

choolinIrelandhasintroducedaninterestingnewuniform.Ontheedgeofthejacket,thereisapieceofcloth__3___givesofflightinthedark.Whent

hechildrenarewalkingor__4___(cycle)toschoolondarkmornings,cardriverscan___5___(easy)seethem.Butcanuniformshel

pimproveschoolstandards?Theanswer__6___thisquestionisnotclear.OnestudyinAmericafoundthatstudents’grades___7___(improve）alittleafterthesch

oolintroduceduniforms.Butsomestudentsdidn’twant__8___(wear)theuniform.OtherAmericanstudiesshowedno__9__(con

nect)betweenuniformsandschoolperformance.Schooluniformsare__10____(tradition)inBritain,butsomeschoolsarestartingtogetridofthem.Someverygoodschools

don’thaveauniformpolicy.However,uniformsarestillpopular.Pupilsatabout90percentofBritishsecondaryschoolswear

uniforms.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.Wetoo

kaplanetoAlbuquerque,abigcityinthestateofNewMexico.WereachedAlbuquerqueinthelateafternoon.UnclePaul,mydad’sfriend,pickedusupfromtheairportanddr

oveusuptohisfarminPecos.HiswifeTinacookedusadeliciousdinnerandwegottoknowhissonsRyanandKyle.MydadandIspentthenightintheguestro

omofthefarmhouselisteningtothefrogsandwaterrollingdowntherivernearby.Veryearlyinthemorning,UnclePaulwokeusuptohavebreakfast."Theday

startsatdawnonmyfarm,"hesaid.Afterbreakfast,IwenttohelpAuntTinafeedthechickens.whilemydadwentwithUnclePaultotakethesheepouttograze(吃草).Iwasimpr

essedtoseemydadandUnclePaulridinghorses.Theylookedreallycool.Intheafternoon,IaskedUnclePaulifIcouldtakeahoseride,andhesaidyes

,aslongasmydadwentwithme.Iwasn’tgoingtotakeahorseridebymyselfanyway.So,mydadandIputonournewcowboyhats,gotonou

rhorses,andheadedslowlytowardsthemountains."Don’tbelateforsupper,"UnclePaulcried,"andkeeptothetracksothatyoudon’tgetlost!""OK!"mydadcriedback.Af

terawhileUnclePaulandhisfamhousewereoutofsight.Itwassopeacefulandquietandthecolorsofthebrownrocks,thedeepgreenpinetrees,

andthelateafternoonsunmixedtocreateamagicscene.Itlookedlikeabeautifulwoven(编织的）blanketspreadoutuponthegroundjustforus.2020-2021学年高二下期中试卷参考答案

听力部分1-5BCBAC6-10BCACB11-15CABCC16-20ABACAII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’msorrytoknowthatyouhavedifficultyinyo

urChinesereading.Tobehonest,it’snevereasytolearnChinesecharacters.EvennativeChinesespeakersmayfindithardtolearnthemwell,soyoudon’thavetofeelupset

.Herearesomeusefultips.Firstandforemost,itwouldbeagoodideatoturntotheInternetforhelpwhenyouhaveaproblem,whereyoucanlearnhowtoreadand

writethecharacters.Additionally,practicingisveryhelpfulforlanguagelearning,soyouareadvisedtojoinsomeclubsandaskforothers’he

lp.Lastbutnotleast,whynotlearnsomerelevantcoursesonrelevantapps,whichwilldefinitelybeofgreatbenefit?Iftherestillexistf

urtherproblems,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactme.Youaresuretomakeprogress!Yours,LiHua六要素Who:Mydad,UnclePaulandIWhen:OnesummerWhere:O

ntheUnclePaul’sfarmhouseinNewMexico.How:Hewantedtotakeahorserideinthewild.Why:Hecameacrossalittlerabbitandgotlostbecauseitwasgettingdark.What:On

esummer,atUnclePaul’sfarmhouse,thewritertookahorserideinthewild.Bychance,hecameacrossalittlerabbitandgotlostbecauseitwasgettingdark.七选五9．F[空格前面

的句子Lifeisalearningprocess.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Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.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nottodespa

ir与标题内容一致。故选E。]