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靖远四中2020-2021学年度第二学期期中考试高二英语第一部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AWanttobecomeabetterreader?Herearefour

importantthingstorememberaboutreadingspeed:●Knowingwhyyouarereadingorwhatyouarereadingtofindoutwilloftenhel

pyoutoknowwhethertoreadrapidlyorslowly.●Somethingsshouldbereadslowlythroughout.Examplesaredirectionsformakingordoingsomething,arithmeticproblem

s,scienceandhistorybooks,whicharefullofimportantinformation.Youmustreadsuchthingsslowlytoremembereachimportantstepandunderstandeachimportantidea.●S

omethingsshouldbereadrapidlythroughout.Examplesaresimplestoriesmeantforenjoyment,newslettersfromfriends,piecesofnewsf

romlocal,orhome-town,papers,tellingwhatishappeningtofriendsandneighbors.●Insomeofyourreading,youmust

changeyourspeedfromfasttoslowandslowtofast,asyougoalong.Youwillneedtoreadcertainpagesrapidlyandthenslowdow

nanddomorecarefulreadingwhenyoucometoimportantideaswhichmustberemembered.1.Whichshouldbereadslowlyaccordingtothepassage?A.StoriesforenjoymentB.Ari

thmeticproblemsC.LettersfromfriendsD.Newsfromhometownnewspapers2.Howfastshouldweread?A.Thefaster,thebe

tter.B.Themoreslowly,thebetter.C.Neithertoofastnortooslow.D.Itdependsonwhatwearereading.3.Onemustpayatt

entionto_______inyourreading,accordingtothispassage.A．whyyouarereadingB．whatyouarereadingC．thespeedofreadingD

．carefulreadingBZarkoHrgic,aformersteelworkerfromBosnia,hasbeenlivinginasmallriversidecavenearthetownofZenicaforne

arlyadecade.Hesurvivesonfoodpickedoutofdumpstersandleftoversdonatedbykindsoulsashewaitstoturn65andcollecthisduepensionso

hecanhopefullyturnhislifearound.Inhisyouth,ZarkoworkedasasteelworkerinZenica,butdecidedtotryhisluckinGermanyafterhismarriagebrok

edown30yearsago.However,10yearsagohewassentbacktoBosniaforstayingandworkinginGermanyillegally.Unfortunately,Zarko’sapartmenthadbeen

destroyedduringtheBosnianWar(1992–1995)sohehadnohometocomebackto.Withnosavingstobuyanewplace,andnoonetoturntoforhelp,Zarkoeventuallyendedupinasma

llmountainsidecaveonthebankofBabinaRiver.Zarkoneveraskedforhelpfromthestate.Hesharesthecavewith13dese

rteddogswhichhefeedseverydaywithbonesfromthelocalbutchershop.Thethickstonewallsofthecavealsoprovideexcellentinsulation(隔离)fromt

heoutsideweather.Thiswinter,temperaturesintheareahavedroppedto-25degreesCelsius,butZarkosayshehasn’tfeltthechillatall.Infact,heonlylightsafirewhen

heneedstocook.Inthehotsummermonths,thecaveisalwaysacoolplacetoescapetheburningsun.Zarkostartshisdaybymakingandsmokingacigarette.Hethentendstohis13

four-leggedfriends,preparingthembreakfastandmakingsuretheyareingoodshape.Hethenmakeshisfirsttriptothedustbinsaround

Zenica,lookingforfoodandotherthingshecanuse.Heusuallychecksthedustbinsthreetimesaday,andalmostalwaysfindssomethingt

oeat,butonbaddays,hecanbuyhimselfsomefoodwithmoneyhemakeschoppingwoodforthelocals.4.WhatdoesZarkoexpecttohelphimleadabetterlif

e?A.HispensionB.Kinddonations.C.Foodfromdustbins.D.Leftoversinrestaurants.5.WhydidZarkoreturntoBosniaafterstayinginGermanyformanyyears?A.Hecouldn’tf

indajobthere.B.Hemissedhisfamilysomuch.C.Hewasdivorcedwithhiswife.D.Hewasn’tallowedtostaythere.6.WhatcanbelearntaboutZark

o’scave?A.Itisnearhisformerapartment.B.Itsstonewallskeepgivingoffheat.C.Itfeelswarminwinterandcoolinsummer.D.Itsin

doortemperaturedropsto-25℃inwinter.7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutZarkofromthelastparagraph?A.Heisanon-smoker.B.Heisquit

efriendlytohisdogs.C.Hegoesouttwiceonbaddays.D.Hemakesalivingasawoodcutter.CBeesplayavitalroleintheworld.Unfortunately,beesaredyingbythesecond.Themai

npurposeofbeesistomakehoney.Honey，shockingly,doesnotexistforhumanconsumption;itisessentialtotheinsects.Honeybeesstorehoneyinthei

rhives(蜂箱)inorderforthebeestohaveenergyfortheirflightmusclesandforheatingthehivesduringthewinterperiod.Theycoll

ectpollen(花粉)whichsuppliesproteinforyoungbeestogrow.AccordingtoNationalHoneyBoard,theincreasedproductionandqualityofagriculturalcrops

asaresultofhoneybeepollinationarevaluedatmorethan$14.6billionperyear.Theseinsectsareresponsibleforover70ofthefruitsandvegetablesweeatt

oday,includingapples,grapes,coffee,beans，andbroccoli.Soiftheyaresovaluabletoagriculture,whydotheykeepdyingoff?Akeys

uspectseemstobepesticides(农药)．Honeybeeswhoareexposedtopesticidesresultinthedamagetotheirneurological(神经系统的

)functions,specificallymemoryorbehavior.Andthat'swhythemajorityofworkerbeesdisappearandleavebehindaqueen,plentyoffoodand

afewnursebeestocarefortheremainingimmaturebeesandthequeen.Thereareseveralothercausesofthedeclineofbees，includingthedestructionofnaturalhabitats,li

kewoodlands，forests,andotherhabitatsforbees.Climatechangeisalsoafactorinthedeclineofthewildbeepopulation.Actually,thereareavarietyofme

thodstohelpthebeepopulationgrow.Onewayistostartyourownorganicgardenbyplantingbee-friendlyplants.Pesticid

esareusedinbothindustrialpracticesandeveninyourhome,soitisbesttofindorganicseedsandweedkillers.8．Whydohoneybeesstorehoneyintheirhives?A．Tostrengt

henbeemusclesandheathivesinwinter.B．Todrawproteinoutofhoneyforyoungbees.C．Toprovideenoughhoneyforhumanstoconsume.D.To

helpattractotherinsectsandmakehivesstronger.9．Applesandbeansarementionedinthethirdparagraphtoshowthat.A．beescanbringinmoremoneyforfa

rmerseveryyearB．beesmainlyliveontheseagriculturalcropsC．beessupplyhumanbeingswithbasicfoodD．beesareofgreatimportancetofruitsandvegetab

les10．Whatismostlikelytocausetheworkerbeestoleavetheirhivesbehind?A．Thefightingamongbees.B．Thelackoffood.C．Theabuseofpesticides.D．Thedestructio

nofthehabitats.11．Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A．Othertipsforchoosingseeds.B．Anotherwaytosavebees.C．

Moremethodstoplantgreenorganicfruits.D．Causesofthedeclineinthewildbeepopulation.D“CanIhugyou？”communitynurseJoyceJebamb

ulaaskswithasmileasshewelcomesmebacktohervillage.“Ofcourse，”IsayasIputmyarmsaroundher.It'sanunbelievablemoment.Justatthehei

ghtoftheoutbreakmorethanayearago，therewasan“avoidbodycontact”rulehere.It'snowbeenremoved.Oneofthemostchalleng

ingpartsofreportingthisoutbreakoverthepast18monthsisthatIhaven'tbeenabletotouchanyoneintheworst-affectedcountries.

WhenEbola(埃博拉病毒)survivorsdescribedintearslosingtheirfamilies，Ihadtoalmostsitonmyhandstoavoidreachingouttocom

fortthem.TheoutbreakwasdeclaredoverinSierraLeoneonNovember7.Ireturnedforthecelebrations.Butdespitereachingthislong-a

waitedmilestone，allisnotwell.IbrahimKoroma,21，clingstohissurvivor'scertificate（证书）outsidethehome.All17ofhisfamilyarenowdead.Thecertificateisoneo

fhismostprizedpossessions.“Hedoesnotposeanyrisktothecommunity.”itreads.Ibrahimtellsmehowhislandlordhasallowedhimtostayinoneoftheroomsofhisformerfam

ilyhomeuntiltheendoftheyear.Hesayshedoesn'tknowwhathe'lldoafterthat.Hedoessomepart-timework，relyingheavilyonhelpfromneighbours.Histwolittlesisters

andlittlebrotherdiedintheveryroomwherehenowsleeps.Hesaysheoftenliesawakethinkingofthem，feelingverybad.TheEbolaoutbreakinWestAfricawastheworstonrec

ord.Inpastoutbreakstherehadonlybeenafewhundreddeathsandafewhundredsurvivors.ItwasthoughtthatEbolacou

ldliveforonlythreemonths.Butresearchhasnowshownitcanlingerforatleastninemonths.Scientistsarestilltryingtofindhowlo

ngitcouldbeinfectious.12．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofhuggingJoyce?A．Unbelievable.B．Negative.C．Illegal.D．Ordinary.

13．WheninterviewingEbolasurvivors，theauthor.A．keptcomfortingthemwithhandsB．couldn'ttouchthemwithhandsC．heldtheirhandstoshowsympa

thyD．couldn'thelpcomfortingthemwithhands14．IbrahimKoromavalueshiscertificatebecauseit.A．isasignofhiscontributionsB．hasbeentheonlyoneforhimsofa

rC．showsheisahealthypersonD．isagreathonortohaveitinhisvillage15．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．Ebolacanonlysurviv

eafewdaysB．Ibrahim'sneighbourstreathimbadlyC．therewereonce17peopleinIbrahim'sfamilyD．EbolastillinfluencesIbrahim'sli

fe第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共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。Aswe“happentobe”thebestcreatureintheworld,it'sour

dutytolookafterotherspecies(物种)．Herearesomepointswhichmighthelptoprotectwildlife.JoinorganizationslikeGreenpeaceandWorldWildlifeFund.Theyhavedevoted

themselvestoprotectingtheearthanditsanimals.Manyvolunteersjoinorganizationsliketheseandworkfortheenvironment.__16___17__Don'tbuysomethingmadef

romivory(象牙)andthingslikethis.Babyseals(海豹)arehuntedfortheirskin,asitisusedtomakeexpensivecoats.Don'tbuythem.__18_

_Youcanwriteaheartfeltandlogical(合理的)lettertothegovernmentstatingyourideasaboutthisproblemandhowitcanbesolved.Recycle(回

收利用)andreuse.Itwillreducetheneedtohavemorerawmaterialstoproducesomething.__19__Andwildanimals'homewillnotbedestroyed.Government

sshouldcreatemoresafezonesandnationalparksforwildanimals.__20__Governmentsshouldapplystrictlawstostophunting.Ihopethispostwashelpful.Sharey

ourviewsaboutthisissueandletyourvoicebeheard.A．Youcanfindsomeorganizationsliketheseandjointhem.B．Refusefurcoatsandmedicinesmadefromrareanimal

s.C．Youcanbuildabirdhouseandfeedlocalbirds.D．Asaresult,fewertreeswillbecutdown.E．Theretheywillbeabletomovefreelywithoutworryingabouthunters.F．Le

tyourvoicebeheard.G．Stophuntingforpleasure.第二部分：英语知识运用（共二节；满分30分）第一节：完型填空（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。Th

estorygoesthattwobestfriendswerewalkingthroughthedesert.Duringsomepointofthejourneytheyhada（n）__21_,andonefriendslapped（打耳光）theotheroneinth

e_22__.Theonewhogotslappedwas__23__,butwithoutsayinganything,wroteinthe__24_:“Todaymybestfriendslappedmeintheface.”Theykeeponwalking__25_theyfounda

noasis（绿洲），__26__theydecidedtotakeabath,Theonewhohadbeenslappedgotstuckinthemire（泥沼）andstarted__27__,butthefrie

ndsavedhim.Afterhe__28__fromtheneardrowning,he__29__onastone:“Todaymybestfriend__30_mylife.”Thefriendw

hohadslappedandsavedhisbestfriend__31__him,“AfterIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnowyouwriteonastone.__32__?”Theot

herfriendreplied:“Whensomeonehurtsusweshouldwrite__33__downinthesandwherewindsof__34__caneraseit.Butwhensomeonedoessomethi

ng__35__forus,wemustcarveitinstonewhere___36__windcanevereraseit.”Whatdoesthestory__37__us?—Learntowriteyourhurtsinthesan

dandtocarveyour__38__instone.Sendthissentencetothepeopleyou’llnever__39___.It’sa__40__messagetoletthemknowthatyou’llneverforgetthem.21．A.appointme

ntB.argumentC.restD.agreement22．A．faceB．handC．headD.back23．A．defeatedB．surprisedC．hurtD.refused24．A．st

oneB．desertC．groundD．sand25．A．whileB．beforeC．whenD．until26．A．whichB．whereC．whenD．that27．A．cryingB．drowningC．fa

llingD．dying28．A．cameB．returnedC．recoveredD．took29．A．wroteB．drewC．saidD．stood30．A．protectedB．changedC．supportedD．saved31．A.questionedB．toldC．askedD

．answered32．A．HowB．WhyC．WhenD.Where33．A．themB．theseC．itD．those34．A．forgivenessB．loveC．peaceD．kindness35．A．hardB．badC．friendlyD．good36．A．

noB．someC．everyD．any37．AremindB．tellC．proveD．inform38．A．benefitsB．profitsC．advantagesD．memories39．A．rememberB

．leaveC．forgetD．miss40．A．uselessB．longC．traditionalD．short第二节:（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括

号内单词的正确形式。Humancloning41(cause)muchdebatesincethefirsthumanembryo(胚胎)wassuccessfullycloned.Somepeopleareincomple

te42(agree)withit,43(consider)itawonderfulscientificbreakthrough.44thistechnology,mankindwillbelikelytoproducevaluablet

issuesandorgansthatcanbeused45(save)humanlives.Moreover,itiswithoutdoubtafantasticpieceofnewsforthose46havelosttheirbelove

dones.However,morepeoplestandon47oppositeside.Theythinkhumancloningshould48(make)illegal,becauseitis49(total)againstnature.Furthermore,50thetechnolo

gyismisusedorstolenbyevilpeople,greatdamagewillbedonetosociety.第三部分：写作（共二节，满分35分）第二节书面表达﹙满分20分﹚假如你是李华，你校外教Mike打算本周六晚在他的公寓（apartment）举行

派对，并邀请你参加。但你因故无法参加。请给外教Mike写一封道歉信。内容包括：1.对无法参加派对表示歉意；2.说明不能参加派对的原因；3.希望下次还有机会参加。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2020-2021学年度靖

远四中期中考试高二英语第一部分1-3BDC4-7ADCB8-11ADCB12-15ABCD16-20ABFDE第二部分第一节21-25BACDD26-30BBCAD31-35CBCAD36-40ABACD

第二节41.hascaused42.agreement43.considering44.with45.tosave46.who/that47.the48.bemade49.totally50.if/when第三部分Thewinterholidayis

coming,whatmakesmeexcited.Ihavebeenlookedforwardtorelaxingwhichlookingme.I'dliketogoskating,climbingmountainsands

eeseveralmovies.Icanplaythebasketballwithmyselfclimbmyclassmates.IamsureI'llhavesuch∧wonderfultimeduringthewinterholiday!H

owever,myaparentsthinkdifferent.Theydon'twantmetogoout.TheyareafraidIwilllostmyway.Ihatebeingdifferentlylosetrea

tedlikeabirdkeepinginacage.IfIwasmyparents,Iwouldgivemorefreedomtomychildren.keptwere第二节书面表达﹙满分20分﹚DearMike,I’msorryth

atIcan’tattendthepartyatyourapartmentthisSaturdayevening.It’sreallyapitythatIwilllosethisopportunitytocommunicatewithyou.Idoh

opeyoucanunderstandandexcusemeformyabsence.Ican’tattendthepartybecausemycousiniscomingtovisitmeonSaturdayandwehaven’tseeneachotherforalo

ngtime.What’smore,sheisastrangerinourcity.Therefore,Ican’tmakeanyexcusetobeabsent.Idohopethatyoucanunderstand

mysituationandacceptmyapology.Ifthereisanotheropportunity,Iwouldliketojoinyou.Yours,LiHua