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甘旗卡第二高级中学2020——2021学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试题本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分,考试时间120分钟。注意:1.答卷前,将姓名、考号填在答题卡的密封线内。2.答案必须写在答题
卡上,在试题卷上答题无效。第一卷第一部分听力(略)30分第二部分阅读40分,每小题2分第一节:(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)ATheactofsocialdistancing(社交距离)hasbecomeaneffectiveprotectivemeasureagainstthenov
elcoronavirus(冠状病毒)andapartofeverydaylifeacrosstheworld.Manycountrieshavelauncheddifferentsocialdistancingmeasures.Somearestrictwhileothersa
recreative.Let’stakealookatthreespecialquarantine(隔离)measuresaroundtheworld.PanamaWithmorethan3,000confirmedcas
esbyApril12,theCentralAmericancountryPanamahasannouncedstrictquarantinemeasures.Oneofthemistoseparatepeoplebygende
r(性别)togoout.StartinginApril,malesinthecountryarerequiredtoleavehomeonTuesday,ThursdayandSaturdaywhilefemalescangooutonMonday
,WednesdayandFridayeveryweek.NooneisallowedtogooutonSundays.TofurtherpreventthespreadofCOVID-19,citizen
sareabletoleavetheirhomesforonlytwohoursatatime.“Thisabsolutequarantineisfornothingmorethantosaveyourlife,”th
ecountry’ssecurityministerJuanPinosaidatanewsconference.ButaccordingtotheGuardian,thequarantinemeasuresdonotapplytocivilservantso
rotheressentialstaffwhoarebattlingagainstthenovelcoronavirusonthefrontline.ColombiaIDnumbersareuniqueidentificationtoolsforindividuals,butthe
ymayalsobeusedtodecidewhenpeoplecangooutinColombiaduringthenovelcoronaviruspandemic.AccordingtotheBBC,peopleinsomeColombiantownsareallo
wedtobeoutsidebasedonthelastdigitoftheirnationalIDnumber.Forexample,innorthwest-centralColombia,peoplewithanIDnumberendinginzero,fourorsevenareallo
wedtoleavethehouseonMonday,whilethosewithanIDnumberendinginone,fiveoreightcangooutsideonTuesday.Similarquarantinemeasureshavebeenproposedinthenea
rbycountryofBolivia.FranceThoughoutdoorexerciseisagoodwaytokeephealthy,itcansometimescausetoomanypeopletogatherinoneplace.Inordertopreventthe
spreadofCOVID-19,Parishasbannedalloutdoorexercisebetween10amand7pm.Outsideofthistimespan,peopleareallowedtoexerciseindividuallyasl
ongasit’sforlessthananhourandwithinonekilometeroftheirhome.Ifpeoplebreaktherule,theywillfacefinesofbetween€135(about1,040
yuan)and€375.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutPanama’ssocialdistancingmeasures?A.Noonecangooutfordinner,startinginApril.B.Allcitizensshouldfollowtherulesofgo
ingoutbygender.C.Ordinarycitizenscanstayoutsideforatmosttwohoursatatime.D.CivilservantsareallowedtogoouteverydayexceptonSundays.22.Whichgroupisa
llowedtogooutonMondaysinnorthwest-centralColombia,duringthenovelcoronaviruspandemic?A.Females.B.Males.C.ThosewithanIDnumberen
dinginone,fiveoreight.D.ThosewithanIDnumberendinginzero,fourorseven.23.Whichofthefollowingfollowstherule
sinFrance?A.Cyclingaroundone’shomeat5pm.B.Playingbasketballwithfriendsat8pm.C.Playingbadmintoninfrontofone’shouseatnoon.D.Jogg
ingalonenearone’shomefrom8amto8:30am.BWhenyousaytheworddonkey,whatthingscometoyourmind?Afewpeoplemightsaythey’recute,butthemajoritythinkthey’restubbo
rn,dumbandall-roundlesscapablethantheirhorserelatives.However,thiswasn’tthecaseforarecentlyunearthedancientChi
nesenoblewomanwhowasunexpectedlyfoundburiedwithherdonkeys.PublishedinthejournalAntiquityinMarch,Chinesearchaeologists(考古学家)firstdiscoveredthetombinX
i’an,Shaanxi,in2012.TheteamexaminedtheremainsandidentifiedthebodyasCuiShi,aTangDynastyhigh-bornladywhodiedin878AD.SpeakingtoScienceMag
azinein2012,thestudy’sco-author,FionaMarshall,saidthefindingcausedconfusionas“donkeys...arenotassociatedwithhigh-statuspeople”.However,followin
gyearsoffurtherresearch,theteamdiscoveredartworksandartifactsthatshowedasportknownas“Lvju”.Thiswassimilartom
odern-daypolo(马球)andwaspopularamongnoble(高贵的)womenatthetime.Theypreferredtousedonkeysinsteadoffull-sized
horsesforsafetyreasons,duetotheirsmallersizeandslowerspeed.SpeakingtoCNN,Marshalllatersaid,“Historicaldocumentsa
lsoshowedthatladiesofthelateTangcourtlovedtoplaydonkeypolo.”AtthattimeinChinesehistory,animalswereoftenplacedintombssothattheycouldbeusedforaspe
cificpurposeintheafterlife.ThestudydeterminedthatCuiShilikelyrequestedthatherbeloveddonkeysbeburiedwithher,sot
hatshecouldcontinueherfavoritesportafterdeath.Intotal,threedonkeyswerefoundinsidehertombwithridinggear(装备),includingst
irrups(马镫).“Thiscontextprovidesevidencethatthedonkeysinhertombwereforpolo,nottransport,”leadauthorHuSongmeio
ftheShaanxiAcademyofArchaeologytoldScienceMagazine.Beforethestudy,itwasbelievedthatdonkeyswereonlyusedtocarryloads,butn
owitmaybetimetoseethemasasignofachievinghighsocialstatus(地位),well,inancienttimes.24.Whatdomostpeoplethinkofdonkeys,accordingtothetext?A.
Theyareasadorable(可爱的)ashorses.B.Theyarestubbornandnotsocapable.C.Theywerenecessaryinancientsports.D.Theywereasignofhighsocialstat
us.25.WhydidFionaMarshallfeelconfusedwhenshediscoveredthedonkeys?A.Shedidn’tconnectdonkeyswithnobles.B.Shehadn’tseendonkeysinancienttombsb
efore.C.Shedidn’texpecttofinddonkeysinawoman’stomb.D.Shedidn’tunderstandwhyanimalswereinhumantombs.26.Whatdoweknowaboutthesport“Lvju”fromthet
ext?A.HorseswerepreferredinLvju.B.Lvjuwassimilartomodern-daysoccer.C.Lvjuwaspopularamongcommonpeople.D.Donkeyswerepreferredinthesportforsafety
.27.ThedonkeyswerefoundinthetombofCuiShiprobablybecause________.A.sheintendedtousethemfortransportafterdeathB.her
familydidn’twanthertobelonelyafterdeathC.shewantedtocontinuetoplayLvjuafterdeathD.noblewomenneededdonkeystomaintainthei
rdignityCWhetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechno
logytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydotheno
rmalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhensomeon
eishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear
,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoe
sn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilym
embertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotenti
alapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotsto
themarket.Thecompany’s“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpg
uidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatth
ecustomerisshoppingfor.Themoreinteractionthattherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,butt
oworkalongsideotheremployees.“Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus,butwithus,”saidBreazeal.28.Ho
waresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehumans.C.Theydothenormalhousework.D.Theyrespondto
usersmoreslowly.29.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.C.Takeyour
familypicturesanddelivermilk.D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.30.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthats
ocialrobotswill_______.A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmatesC.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers31.Whatdoesth
epassagemainlypresent?A.Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.C.Informationon
householdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.DApplelostitsstatusastheworld’sonlytrillion-dollarpubliccompanyasshare
sslumped(下跌)followingdisappointingresults.TheiPhonemakersaidthatitwouldnolongertellhowmanyiPhones,iPadsandMacsitsellseachquarter,claimin
gthefigurewasnolongerrelevanttoinvestors.Theannouncement,combinedwithaforecastforthevitalChristmasquarter,sentsharesfalli
ngbymorethan7percentinafter-hourstrading,knockingover$70billionoffitsvalue.Ifmaintained,thedropmeansApple’svaluehasfallenbelowthetrillion-dollarmarkf
orthefirsttimesinceitreachedthemilestoneinAugust.Apple’sfallcomedespiteitpostingrecordprofitsandsalesafter
itconvincedconsumerstobuymoreexpensiveversionsoftheiPhoneinthethreemonthstotheendofSeptember.Duringthisperiod,itsold46.9mil
lioniPhones,flatonthesameperiodlastyearandbelowwhatanalystshadexpected.However,ahugeincreaseinthepriceofeachphone
meantthatiPhonerevenues(收益)increasedby29percent.Onaverage,consumersnowpay$793foreachiPhone,upfrom$618ayearago.Applehassuccessfull
ypusheditsusersintopayingmorefornewerversionsofitsiPhonebyaddingnewfeaturesandbiggerscreensizes,evenassale
sgrowthhasdecreased.Revenuesinthequarterincreasedby20percentto$62.9billion,whileprofitswereup32percentto$14.1billion.TimCook,Apple’schiefexecutive,sa
idsaleshadbeendisappointinginsomeemergingmarketssuchasIndia,TurkeyandBrazil.ApplesoldfewerMaccomputersandiPads
thanayearago,butsaidrevenuesfromitssoftwaredivisionhadincreasedby17percent.Applesaiditwouldcontinuetosayhowmuchreven
ueitmakesfromeachofitsproductlines,whichitclaimedwasamorerelevantfigurethanunitsales.32.WhatdidtheiPhonemaker’sannouncementcause?A.Itcausedastabl
emarket.B.Itcausedadropinsales.C.Itcausedweakershares.D.Itcausedanincreaseinsales.33.HowwerethesalesofiPhonesinthethreem
onthstotheendofSeptemberlastyear?A.Theywerebetterthanthisyear.B.Theywerethesamewiththisyear.C.Theywerenotreportedtothepublic.D.They
weremoreterriblethanthisyear.34Whydidtherevenuesincreaseasthesharesslumped?A.Thepricewasincreased.B.Peoplesuppor
tediPhones.C.Thesaleswerebeyondexpectation.D.TheiPhonemakerstartedapromotion.35Whatisthesituationofthesalesinsomeemergingmarkets?A.Ithasabigmarket.B
.Theunitsalesaregood.C.Itisnotverywellreceived.D.Itisunevenaccordingtoplaces.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。Ev
eryoneknowsconferencesaregreatforinterpersonalrelationships.Conferencesareallaboutmeetingpeopleandmakingfriends.Ofcourse,
someofthosenewcontactsmaybecomecustomersforyourcompanytoo,butdon’ttrytoselltothemattheconferenceunlessyoureallyhaveto.36.Themostdi
fficultpartofcommunicationisalwaysbreakingtheice:37.Wecallitgoldentime.Actually,itcanbeincrediblytoughtowalkintoar
oomfullofpeople,allofwhomseemtoknoweachotherandareinvolvedindeepconversations.Howonearthdoyoujoinin?38.It’spolitetointroduceyourselfandaskifyoucanjo
inthegroup,butthere’snothingwrongwithstandingandlisteningforafewminutesfirst.Theworstthingtodoistowalkaroundlookingbusy.This
islikeholdingupasignsaying“Pleasedon’ttalktome”.Amuchbettersolution,though,istomoveslowlyaroundtheroom,makeeyecontactwithpeople,smileands
ay“hello”.39.Sometimes,we’reourownworstenemies.40.However,whensomeonetriestoengageusinconversation,wecan’twaittogetaway.Ifsomeonehasmadethe
efforttocomeuptoyou,theydeserveatleastfiveminutesofyourtime,nomatterhowboringthatpersonseems.Andifyou’relucky,perhapsmorepeoplewilljoinyourconversa
tiongroup.A.Wefeelbadwhennoonewantstotalktous.B.Thebestthingtodoistotrytogetinvolvedinoneoftheconversations.C.Justbeyours
elf,andallowanybusinesspartnershipstoappearnaturally.D.Halfthepeopleinthegroupconversationsarenervouslytryingtogetinvolved.
E.Themostimportantthingtorememberisthatmostpeopleareinthesamepositionasyou.F.Startingaconversationwithastra
ngerandkeepingitgoingfortheimportantfiveminutes.G.Thatway,evenifyou’retoonervoustostartaconversation,otherpeoplewil
lunderstandit.第三部分:英语知识运用(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。Thebo
oksinDavid’sschoolbagfeltlikebricksasherandownthestreet.WhathewantedtodowasplaybasketballwithEric,41hismothertoldhimhewouldhavetoreturnhissister
’sbookstothelibraryfirst.Hehad42setfootinalibraryandhewasn’tabouttodosotoday.Hewouldjust43thebooksintheoutsidereturnbox.Buttherewasa44:itwa
slocked.Hewentintothebuilding,onlyafewminutes45closingtime.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.Andafterabrief46inthetoilet,hewould
beonhiswaytotheplaygroundto47Eric.Davidsteppedoutofthetoiletandstoppedin48—thelibrarylightswereoff.Theplacewas49.Thedoorshadbeenshut.They50beo
penedfromtheinside;hewastrapped—inalibrary!Hetriedto51atelephonecall,butwasunableto52.What’smore,thepayphoneswereont
heoutsideofthebuilding.53thesunbegantoset,hesearchedforalightandfoundit.54hecouldsee.Davidwroteonapieceofpaper:“55!I’mTRAPP
EDinside!”andstuckittotheglassdoor.56,someonepassingbywouldseeit.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthisplacewasnotsounpleasant,57.Rows
androwsofshelvesheldbooks,videosandmusic.HesawabookaboutMichaelJordanandtookitofftheshelf.Hesettledintoachairandstartedto58.Heknewhehadto
59,butnow,thatdidn’tseemtobesucha60thing.41.A.orB.becauseC.butD.since42.A.neverB.nearlyC.everD.often43.
A.passB.takeC.carryD.drop44.A.mistakeB.problemC.caseD.question45.A.beforeB.afterC.overD.during46.A.restB.walkC.stopD.br
eak47.A.visitB.greetC.catchD.meet48.A.delightB.surpriseC.angerD.eagerness49.A.lonelyB.crowdedC.noisyD.empty50.A.wouldn’tB.shouldn’tC
.couldn’tD.needn’t51.A.fixB.makeC.useD.pick52.A.getthroughB.getupC.getonD.getin53.A.IfB.ThoughC.AsD.Until54.A.OntimeB.
AtlastC.BythewayD.Nowandthen55.A.ComeB.SorryC.HelloD.Help56.A.ThankfullyB.SurelyC.TrulyD.Gradually57.A.afterallB.atmostC.inshor
tD.asusual58.A.watchB.playC.writeD.read59.A.sleepB.shoutC.waitD.work60.A.badB.coolC.strangeD.nice第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅
读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheancienttownofFenghuangisaplacewithbeautifulvillagelifeinruralChina.Havingtravelleddirectlyfromthebusycity,IregardFe
nghuangasabetter___61___(choose)tohaveabreathofthefreshair.WhenIpaid___62___visittoFenghuang,itwasJuly.Myfriendan
dI___63___(excited)explored,walkingalongtheancientwallandcrossingthebeautiful,oldbridges.Peopletherewe
revery___64___(relax).Theywereneithertroubledbythehotweathernorbythetourists,walking,eatingandplayingoutdoors.
___65___thefirsteveningweboughtspicy,coldnoodlesandateontheriverbankaswewatchedthesunset.Westayedinasmallhotel___66___wa
ssimilartomanyofthetraditional___67___(building)inthevillage.Ourroomwasbuiltonhighstilts(桩子)overthebanksoft
heriver.Fromourwindowwecouldheartherushofthewaterandthesoundsofofexcitedtourists___68___(travel)insmallboatsdownstream.Wesawpeopleatworkbusycatching
fishandyoungchildrenplayinginshallowwaters.Althoughthere___69___(be)manyvisitorstoFenghuang,wedidnotseea
nyotherforeignerduringourstay.Afterseveraldays,Iwasstillunwilling____70____(leave).第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(满分10分)51.假定英语课上老师要求
同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出
修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。TherapiddevelopoftheInternetinChinahasbroughtusgreatlyconvenienceinourdailylifeandwork.Wecanget
whicheverweneedonline.ButIdonotagreeonthisopinion,becausesometimesIfoundmanystudentsplayingthecomputergames,whichmakesthemfallbeh
indinstudy.Inmyopinion,theInternetshouldbeagoodtoolforuscommunicatewithothersratherthananinventionforafun.What’smore,itwi
lldoharmtousifwespendtoomuchtimelookatacomputer.Insummary,Ihopeeverystudentvaluethisgreatinventionbutmakesgooduseofit.第二节:书面表达(满分25分)假设某英文网站正在征集读
者最崇拜的杰出女性,请你根据以下提示信息介绍二十世纪杰出的女性之一——海伦·凯勒(HelenKeller)。内容要点如下:1.海伦·凯勒(1880-1968)在19个月大时,因一次疾病导致双目失明,双耳失聪
,从此便生活在无光、无声的世界里。2.7岁时,她的父母给她找了一位老师——MissSullivan。MissSullivan在教海伦的过程中遇到了许多困难。由于海伦的坚强意志和智慧,以及老师的技巧和耐心,她们克服困难,取得成功。3.海
伦完成了大学教育,取得了英语文学学位;此后致力于盲聋儿童的社会工作。注意:1.必须包括所有内容要点,但不能逐条翻译;2.可以适当增加细节,使内容连贯;3.词数在100左右。参考词汇:意志和智慧willandintelligence技巧和耐心skillandpatience英语文学学位adegree
inEnglishliterature高二英语答案:阅读:21-23CDD24-27BADC28-31BDBD32-35ACBA36-40.CFBGA完型:41--45CADBA46--50CDBDC51--55BAC
BD56--60BADCA语法填空:61.choice62.a63.excitedly64.relaxed65.On66.which/that67.buildings68.travelling69.were70.toleave短文改错:1.deve
lop→development2.greatly→great3.whichever→whatever4.on→with5.found→find6.加to7.去掉a8.look→looking9.value→values10.but→and参考范文:HelenKellerwasoneof
thegreatestwomeninthe20thcentury.Shewasbornin1880anddiedin1968.Whenshewas19monthsold,shebecameblindanddeaf
becauseofaseriousillness.Fromthenonshelivesindarknessandsilence.Whenshewasseven,herparentsfoundateacher,MissSullivan,forher.MissSullivanhadal
otofdifficultyinteachingHelen.WithHelen'sstrongwillandintelligence,combinedwithMissSullivan'sskillandpatience,theyovercameallthed
ifficulties.HelenbecameacapablestudentandfinallyshereceivedauniversitydegreeinEnglishliterature.Lateronshedevotedallherselftohelpingtheblindanddeafch
ildren.