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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。AFOURBEST

BOOKSHOPSINLONDONLookingforsomethingtoreadwhileinLondon?Ifso,you’reinluck:theBritishcapitalhappenstohaveanincrediblecollection

ofbookshops.DauntBooksAreyougoingonatripandwanttoreadanovelornonfictionbooksetintheplaceyou’reheaded?Thisbookshoparran

gesbooksbycountry,soit’seasytofindanythingbyplace.(83MaryleboneHighStreet.Monday-Saturday:09:00-19:30;Sunday

:11:00-18:00.)FoylesBooksDig,ifyouwill,thepicture:fourmilesofshelvesholdingupto200,000books.Thislegendary(传奇的)bookshopisimposs

ibletoleaveempty-handed.ItwasoncelistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsasthebiggestbookshopontheplanet.(107CharingCrossRoad.M

onday-Saturday:9:00-21:00;Sunday:11:30-18:00.)HatchardsIntheyear1797,thisLondonbookshop—theoldestinthecitytoday—fi

rstflickedonitslights.Itstocksanexcellentselectionoffiction,nonfiction,historyandothergenres.(187PiccadillyStreet.Monday-Satur

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

here.Plus,there’sanicecafeinwhichyoucancrackopenthattome(巨著)forthefirsttimeandstartreading.(14BuryPlace.Monday-Sa

turday10:00-18:30;Sunday12:00-18:00.)21.WhichbookstorewaslistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A.DauntBooks.B.Hatchards.C.FoylesBo

oks.D.LondonReviewBookshop.22.WhatisspecialaboutHatchards?A.Ithasbothfictionandnonfictionbooks.B.Ithas200,000books.C.Ithasacafe.D.Ithasalonghist

ory.23.Whichplaceshouldyougotoifyouwanttoenjoyreadingwithacoffee?A.14BuryPlace.B.107CharingCrossRoad.C.187PiccadillyStreet.D.83Mary

leboneHighStreet.BImaginesomeonewhohasspentthemajorityoftheirlifesittingwithasignonthesideoftheroadandthatverypersongivingsomeonetheirlast20dollars.T

hat’sexactlywhatMarineCorpsveteran(退伍军人)JohnnyBobbitt,34,didinOctoberinPhiladelphia.BobbittservedintheU.S.MarineCorpsandworkedasaparamedic(医务

辅助人员)inVanceCounty,N.C.beforehebecamehomeless.Nobodyknewhowhegottowherehewasbecausehewasdiscreetaboutthat.OnenightinOctober,Bobbittwassitti

ngroadsidewithasigninPhiladelphiaasusual,whenKateMcClureofFlorenceTownship,N.J.wasdrivinghomedownInterstate95andranoutofgas.Scared

andnervous,shegotoutofthecartoheadtothenearestgasstation.AsMcClurewasheadingtothenearestgasstation,she

ranintoBobbittandhetoldhertogetbackinthevehicleandlockthedoor.Minuteslater,heappearedwitharedgascan.He’dusedhislast$20tobuyhe

rgas.Afterthatunexpectedmeeting,McClureandherboyfriend,MarkD’Amico,whobothliveinNewJersey,visitedBobbittseveraltimestod

elivergiftcards,cash,snacksandtoiletries.Theythendecidedtocreateafundraisingpagesohewouldn’thavetospendtheho

lidayssleepingonthestreet.McClurestartedtheGoFundMepageonNovember10.Withthepage,thecouplehopedtoraise$10,000,enou

ghmoneyforhisrent,areliablevehicleanduptosixmonths’expenses.Bobbitt’sstoryraninalocalpaper.ByNovember15，moretha

n10,000localpeoplehadmadedonationsthroughtheGoFundMepageandmorethan$300,000hadbeenraised.OnThanksgiving,Bobbittwasrestinginahotel,hisfeetuponthe

bed,drawingupagrandplanforhisnewlife,thankstoseveralthousanddollarsraisedtorepayhimforagooddeed.24.Whatdoesth

eunderlinedword“discreet”inparagraph2mostprobablymean?A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Guilty.D.Cautious.25.McCluremetBobbittwhenshe.A.coul

dn’tfindagasstationB.wasinsearchofgasC.couldn’tunlockhercarD.gottothewayhome26.Itcanbeknownfromthetextthat.A.theGoFundMepagewasstarted

tohelppeoplelikeBobbittB.Bobbittbecameworld-famousovernightC.theGoFundMepagecollectedover$400,000forBobbittD.Bobbitt’sstoryobtainedwideattention27.Wh

atisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AHomelessVeteranPaidKindnessForwardB.AHomelessVeteranHadaGenerousHeartC.AHomelessVeteran’sKindnessPaidOffD.ASma

llKindnessMadeaBigDifferenceCMarkfeltthatitwastimeforhim,totakepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.

Thearea’scitycouncilwoman(女议员)wasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasdecreasing.Theneighborhoodfacedmanypr

oblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therearechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Peopleweresupposedtosuggests

olutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig,”hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohim

andsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferencehere.”Markthoughtsomemoreonhiswaytothebusstop.“Peopleshouldjusttakec

areofthemselves,”hedecided.“That’senoughtodo.Ican’ttakeonalltheproblemsoftheworld.”Ashenearedthebusstop,Marksawawomancarryi

ngagrocerybagandababy.Shewastryingtounlockhercar,butshedidn’thaveafreehand.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenlydartedintothe

street.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshiftedandthegroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarm

andledhimbacktohismother.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief.‘‘Thanks!”shesaid.“You’vegotgreattiming!”“Justbeingneighborly

,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedatthewallsofthebus.Ononeofthemwas“Smallactsofkindnessaddup.”Marksmiledandthought,“Maybethat’sagoodplac

etostart.”28.Itisknownfromthepassagethat.A.MarkplayedanactivepartincommunityactivitiesB.visualaidswereusedtodisplaythese

riousnessofproblemsC.thecitycouncilwomanwasresponsibleforthefallingoflifequalityD.manypeoplewerediscouragedbythemanyproblemsfacingthem29.

InMark’sopinion,.A.hewasnotinthepositiontosolvesuchproblemsB.nobodywassoableastosolvetheproblemsC.manypeo

pleweretooselfishtothinkaboutothersD.healreadyhadmorethanenoughworktodo30.WhatistheimplicationoftheWordsonthebuswall?A.Youshouldbekindtoyourneighbors

andtheywilltreatyouthesameway.B.Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.C.Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbet

ter.D.It’sasmallacttohelpapersoninneed.31.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.solvingproblemsthroughgroupactionB.runninganeighborhoodmeetingtos

olveitsproblemsC.citizens’reactionstotheproblemstheyfaceD.howindividualscanhelpmakeadifferenceDWhyDoPeopleBlinkTheirEyes?Peopleb

link(眨眼)theireyestensofthousandsoftimeseveryday.Scientistshavelongbelievedblinkingwasaninvoluntarymovementandservedmainlytokeept

heeyeballswet.Butanewstudysuggestsithasamoreimportantpurpose.AninternationalteamofscientistsfromtheUniver

sityofCaliforniaatBerkeleystudiedtheblinkingofhumaneyelids.ThejournalCurrentBiologypublishedtheirfindings.Thetea

msaidtheyfoundthatblinking“repositionsoureyeballssowecanstayfocused”onwhatweareseeing.Theysaidthatwhenweblinkoureye

lids,theeyesrollbackintotheirsockets--thebonyareathatsurroundsandprotectstheeyes.However,theresearch

ersfoundtheeyesdon’talwaysreturntothesameposition.Theysaidthiscausesthebraintotelltheeyemusclestoreorganizeoureyesight.GerritMausist

heleadwriterofthereport.HeservesasanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatNanyangTechnologicalUniversityinSi

ngapore.Maussays:“Oureyemusclesarequitesluggish(迟缓的)andimprecise,sothebrainneedstoconstantlyadaptitsmotorsignalstomakesureoureyesarepointi

ngwherethey’resupposedto.Ourfindingssuggestedthatthebrainmeasuresthedifferenceinwhatweseebeforeandafterablink,andcommandst

heeyemusclestomaketheneededcorrections.”Theresearcherssaidthatwithoutsuchcorrectionsoursurroundingswo

uldappearunclearandevenjumpy.Theysaidthemovementacts“likeaSteadicam(摄影稳定器)ofthemind.”Theresearcherssaidtheyaskedvolunteerstosi

tinadarkroomwhilestaringatasmalldotonaflatsurface.Theyusedspecialcamerastofollowthevolunteer’sblinksandeyemovements.Aftereachblink,thedotwasmoved

onecentimetertotheright.Thevolunteersdidnotnoticethis,butthebraindid.Itfollowedthemovementanddirectedtheeyemuscle

storefocusonthedot.Afterthedotwasmovedinthisway30times,thevolunteers’eyeschangedtheirfocustotheplacewheretheypredicteditwouldbe.P

rofessorMaussays“Eventhoughparticipantsdidnotconsciouslyregisterthatthedothadmoved,theirbrainsdid,andadjustedwiththecorre

ctiveeyemovement.Thesefindingsaddtoourunderstandingofhowthebrainconstantlyadaptstochanges,commandingoureyemusclestocorrectforerrorsinourbodies’

ownhardware.”32.Accordingtothenewstudy,blinkingeyescan.A.servetokeeptheeyeballswetB.consciouslycorrect

eyemovementsC.makeoureyesadapttomotorsignalsD.repositioneyeballstostayfocused33.Fromtheexperiment,wecanlearnthat.A.thebraincommandedtheeyemusclesto

refocusonthedotB.theeyeballscouldstayintheplaceastheywerepredictedC.participantswereawareofthedot’smove

mentstotherightD.volunteerscouldseethemovingdotwithspecialcameras34.Theunderlinedword“register”inParagraph5possib

lymeans.A.reasonB.refocusC.realizeD.reserve35.Thispassageshowsthat.A.eyemusclesarequiteinactiveandimpreciseB.theres

earchisofgreatvalueintheeyemovementC.thebrainplaysanimportantroleinseeingthingsclearlyD.volunteerscontroltheir

blinkstofollowthechangesofthedots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.Thispackageincludeshappinessandso

rrow，failureandsuccess，hopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.__36__Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.

1．LoveLoveplaysakeyroleonourlife.__37__Intheearlystageofourlife，ourparentsaretheoneswhoshoweruswithunconditionalloveandcar

e，theyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwrong，goodandbad.Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted.Itisonlyaftermarriagean

dhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothers'feelings.2．HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessissho

rt－lived，buthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothers'facegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.__38__Wereal

izethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedone，failureanddespair.3．Failurea

ndSuccess__39__Ithelpsustotouchthesky，teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoney，fame，prideandself－respect.Hereitbecomesv

eryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.4．HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsi

npatience.__40__Becauseaftereverynightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesame.A．Failureisthepathtosuccess.B．Lifeteachesusnottode

spaireveninthedarkesthour.C．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday.D．Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlesso

nsandmakeusabetterperson.E．Nomindishappywithoutpeace.F．Withoutloveapersoncouldbecomefierceandcruel.G．Theonlyc

hoiceisworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.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,a5KMracedes

ignedto43moneyforthefightagainstbreastcancer,44oneladycaughtmy45.Shewasoneoftheweakest-lookingwomenI’ve

everseen.Shemusthavebeenclosetoseventyyearsold,46aT-shirtwiththeword“Survivor.”Shewassosmallthatitseemedasifsh

ecouldevenbe47byaswiftwind.Butshewasrunning.Andshewas48memygroupoffriends.Sheranslowly,but49—asifeachsteppushedhercancerfurtherintoher

past.Rightatthatmoment,I50thatinthenextRacefortheCure,I’dberunningalongwithher.Aweeklater,Ifoundmyselfinthe51,runningonthetreadm

ill(跑步机).ThreeminutesafterIstarted,myfacewasbrightred.Ifeltlikemylungsweregoingto52.Ihadtoslowdowntoawalk.

Ithoughtofthe53attherace.Ikeptitup.Iwasabletogoalittle54eachtime.Threeandahalfminutes.Fourminutes.Five.Aye

arlater,Iwas55attheRacefortheCure,butthistime,I56withtherunners.Whentheracestarted,theotherrunnerspassedmeby.Iranforward.IwonderedifI’dbe57to

doit.Butthen,Irememberedthebravewoman.IranasfastasIcoulduntilIfinallycrossedthatfinishline.Ihadjust58myfirstrace!Ilook

eddownatmylegs,59.TheyhaddonesomethingI’dneverthought60.Ihaveneverfeltstrongerthanatthatmoment.And,I

knewthatIwantedtodoitagain.41.A.talkedB.ranC.walkedD.swam42.A.studentsB.teachersC.friendsD.patients43.A.saveB.raiseC.make

D.use44.A.whenB.whileC.untilD.before45.A.breathB.handCarmD.eye46.A.wavingB.holdingC.pullingD.wearing47.Aturn

eddown.B.takenoverC.turnedoverD.takendown48.A.greetingB.watchingC.passingD.calling49.A.strangelyB.determinedl

yC.excitedlyD.anxiously50.A.decidedB.learnedC.agreedD.explained51.A.shopBstreetC.gymD.park52.A.crackB.failC.openD.burst53.A.prizeB.sur

vivorC.womanD.plan54.A.longerB.earlierC.harderD.farther55.A.evenB.everC.againD.still56.AfoughtB.queued

C.traveledD.wailed57.A.likelyB.eagerC.ableD.ready58.A.missedB.wonC.enteredD.finished59.A.confusedB.satisfiedC.amusedD.amazed60.

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。T

hereareseveralreasonswhyschooluniformsareagoodidea.Firstofall,uniformshelptheschoollooksmart.Thestudentsfeelthattheybelongtoaparticulargroup.W

heneverypupilintheschoolwearstheuniform,nobody__1___(have)toworryaboutfashion(时尚）。Everybodywears__2___samestyleofclothes.Un

iformscanbeusefulinunexpectedways.AschoolinIrelandhasintroducedaninterestingnewuniform.Ontheedgeofthejac

ket,thereisapieceofcloth__3___givesofflightinthedark.Whenthechildrenarewalkingor__4___(cycle)toschoolondarkmornings,cardriverscan___5___(easy)

seethem.Butcanuniformshelpimproveschoolstandards?Theanswer__6___thisquestionisnotclear.OnestudyinAmericafoundthatstudents’grades___7___(imp

rove）alittleaftertheschoolintroduceduniforms.Butsomestudentsdidn’twant__8___(wear)theuniform.OtherAmeri

canstudiesshowedno__9__(connect)betweenuniformsandschoolperformance.Schooluniformsare__10____(tradition)inBritain,butsomeschoolsa

restartingtogetridofthem.Someverygoodschoolsdon’thaveauniformpolicy.However,uniformsarestillpopular.Pupilsatabout90

percentofBritishsecondaryschoolswearuniforms.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）Itwassu

mmer,andmydadwantedtotreatmetoavacationlikeneverbefore.HedecidedtotakemeonatriptotheWildWest.WetookaplanetoAlbuquerque,abigcityinthes

tateofNewMexico.WereachedAlbuquerqueinthelateafternoon.UnclePaul,mydad’sfriend,pickedusupfromtheairportanddroveusupto

hisfarminPecos.HiswifeTinacookedusadeliciousdinnerandwegottoknowhissonsRyanandKyle.MydadandIspentthenightintheguestroomofthefarmhouselist

eningtothefrogsandwaterrollingdowntherivernearby.Veryearlyinthemorning,UnclePaulwokeusuptohavebreakfast."Thedaystartsatdawnonmyfarm,"hesaid.Afterbrea

kfast,IwenttohelpAuntTinafeedthechickens.whilemydadwentwithUnclePaultotakethesheepouttograze(吃草).IwasimpressedtoseemydadandUnclePa

ulridinghorses.Theylookedreallycool.Intheafternoon,IaskedUnclePaulifIcouldtakeahoseride,andhesaidyes,aslongasmydadwentwithme.Iwasn’tgoingtot

akeahorseridebymyselfanyway.So,mydadandIputonournewcowboyhats,gotonourhorses,andheadedslowlytowardsthemoun

tains."Don’tbelateforsupper,"UnclePaulcried,"andkeeptothetracksothatyoudon’tgetlost!""OK!"mydadcriedback.AfterawhileUnclePa

ulandhisfamhousewereoutofsight.Itwassopeacefulandquietandthecolorsofthebrownrocks,thedeepgreenpinetrees,andthelateafternoonsunmixedtocreateamagi

cscene.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.th

e3.which/that4.cycling5.easily6.to7.improved8.towear9.connections10.traditional【参考范文】DearJamie,I’msorrytoknowthatyouhaved

ifficultyinyourChinesereading.Tobehonest,it’snevereasytolearnChinesecharacters.EvennativeChinesespeakersmayfindithardt

olearnthemwell,soyoudon’thavetofeelupset.Herearesomeusefultips.Firstandforemost,itwouldbeagoodideatoturntotheInternetforhelpwhenyouhaveaproblem,w

hereyoucanlearnhowtoreadandwritethecharacters.Additionally,practicingisveryhelpfulforlanguagelearning,soyouareadv

isedtojoinsomeclubsandaskforothers’help.Lastbutnotleast,whynotlearnsomerelevantcoursesonrelevantapps,whichwilldefinitelybeofgreatbene

fit?Iftherestillexistfurtherproblems,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactme.Youaresuretomakeprogress!Yours,LiHua六要素Who:Mydad,UnclePaulandIWh

en:OnesummerWhere:OntheUnclePaul’sfarmhouseinNewMexico.How:Hewantedtotakeahorserideinthewild.Why:Hecameacrossalittlerabbitandgotlostbecauseitwasget

tingdark.What:Onesummer,atUnclePaul’sfarmhouse,thewritertookahorserideinthewild.Bychance,hecameacrossalittlerabbitand

gotlostbecauseitwasgettingdark.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Peaceofm

indisthemainlinktohappiness.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HopeandD

espair.选项E中的关键词nottodespair与标题内容一致。故选E。]