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2020-2021学年第二学期期中考试试卷高二英语命题人：（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：120分）第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分，共30分）APOETRYCHALLENGEWriteapoemabouthowcourage,determination,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacecha

llengesinyourlife.Prizes3GrandPrizes：TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthewinner'schoice.Tripincludesroun

d-tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeog

raphicWorld.6FirstPrizes：ThebookSkyPioneer：APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzaboandpilotLindaFinch

.50HonorableMentions：Judgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceiveaT-shirtinmemoryofEarhart'sfinalflight.RulesFollowallrulescar

efullytopreventdisqualification(不合格).■Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyformat,anynumberoflines.■Writebyhandortypeonasin

glesheetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontandbackofthepaper.■Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyourname,address,telephonenumber,andbirthdate.■Mailyo

urentry(参赛作品)tousbyOctober31thisyear.1.Howmanypeoplecaneachgrandprizewinnertakeonthefreetrip?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Six.2.Whatwilleachof

thehonorablementionwinnersget?A.Aplaneticket.B.AbookbyCorinneSzabo.C.AspecialT-shirt.D.AphotoofAmeliaEarhart.3

.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?A.Typingyourpoemout.B.Writingapoemof120words.C.Usingbothsidesofthepaper.D.MailingyourentryonOcto

ber30.BGettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurvey(调查)bytheNationalSleepFoundat

ion,51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnights,eventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-

oldssaidtheyfelttiredduringtheday,and15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.Howmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyourage.Babiesneedalotofres

t:mostofthemsleepabout18hoursaday!Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschool-agechildren,tenhoursisideal(理想的).ButthenewNationalSle

epFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10-to12-year-oldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidthey

dobeforebedtime?WatchTV.“MorechildrenaregoingtobedwithTVson,andtherearemoreopportunities(机会)tostayawake,withmor

ehomework,theInternetandthephone,”saysDr.MaryCarskadon,asleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetk

idsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep.Otherexpertssaypartoftheproblemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledhormonesnotonlymaket

eenagers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics,butalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbefore11pm.Becausesleepinessissu

chaproblemforteenagers,someschooldistrictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto.Threeyearsa

go,schoolsinEdina,Minnesota,changedthestarttimefrom7:25amto8:30am.Students,parentsandteachersarepleasedwiththeresults.4.Whati

sthegeneralideaofthefirstparagraph?A.AllAmericankidsgetlesssleep.B.Americankidshavebadhabits.C.MostAme

ricanskidsgetlesssleepandthebadinfluenceofit.D.Americankidsfeelasleepinclass.5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.

Whenyousleepdependsonyourage.B.MostchildrenwatchTVbeforetheysleep.C.Somechildrenarelackinginsleep.D.Adultswillbehealt

hieriftheygetmoresleep.6.Whydochildrenfindithardtofallasleep?A.Theygettooexcitedbefore11p.m.B.Hormonesgethighatnight.C.Theirbodiesdevelopadul

tcharacteristics.D.TheymaywatchtoomuchTV.7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthechangeofschoolstarttime?A.Obj

ectiveB.IndifferentC.PositiveD.NegativeCEarthquakesusuallyhappenontheedgesoflargesectionsoftheEarth’splates.Theseplat

esslowlymoveoveralongperiodoftime.Sometimestheedges,whicharecalledfaultlines(裂纹线),cangetstuck,buttheplateskeepmoving.Pressureslowlystartstob

uildupwheretheedgesarestuckand,oncethepressuregetsstrongenough,theplateswillsuddenlymovecausinganearthquake.Generallybeforeanda

fteralargeearthquaketherewillbesmallerearthquakes.Theonesthathappenbeforearecalledforeshocks.Theonesthathappenafterarecalledaftershocks.Scientistsd

on’treallyknowifanearthquakeisaforeshockuntilthebiggerearthquakeoccurs.Shockwavesfromanearthquakethat

travelthroughthegroundarecalledseismicwaves(地震波).Theyaremostpowerfulatthecenteroftheearthquake,buttheytravelthroughmuchoftheearthandbackt

othesurface.Theymovequicklyat20timesthespeedofsound.Scientistsuseseismicwavestomeasurehowbiganearthquakeis.Theyuseadevicecalledaseismograph(地

震仪)tomeasurethesizeofthewaves.Thesizeofthewavesiscalledthemagnitude(地震级数).Totellthestrengthofanearth

quakescientistsuseascalecalledtheMomentMagnitudeScaleorMMS(itusedtobecalledtheRichterscale).ThelargerthenumberontheMMSscale,thelargertheearthquake

.Youusuallywon’tevennoticeanearthquakeunlessitmeasuresatleasta3ontheMMSscale.Herearesomeexamplesofwha

tmayhappendependingonthescale:4.0—Couldshakeyourhouseasifalargetruckwerepassingcloseby.Somepeoplemaynotnotice.5.0—Ifyouareinacar,

itmayshake.Glassesanddishesmayrattle(发出格格的响声).Windowsmaybreak.6.0—Itemswillfalloffshelves.Wallsinsomehousesmaycrackandwindowsbreak.Prettymucheveryo

nenearthecenterwillfeelthisone.7.0—Weakerbuildingswillcollapseandcrackswilloccurinbridgesandonthestreet.8.0—Manybui

ldingsandbridgesfalldown.Largecracksintheearth.9.0andup—Wholecitiesflattenedandlarge-scaledamage.8.Ifa5.0-magnitudeearthq

uakehityourarea,whatmighthappen?A.Yourhousemightshakeviolently.B.Peoplemightfeelnoshakingatall.C.Thefamilyphotomayfall

offthewall.D.Theremightbecrackseverywhereonthestreet.9.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheunderlinedsenten

ceinparagraph2?A.It’sstillhardtotellforeshocksfrommainearthquakes.B.Scientistscan’texactlymeasurethestrengthofanearthquake.C.Peoplemayignoreforeshoc

kswhenanearthquakeisnotsostrong.D.Theearthquakewon’tcauseanydamageunlessitreaches9.0MMS.10.Thewriterexplainstheconceptsconcerningtheearthquakeby

_______..A.listingexamplesB.givingexplanationsC.makingcomparisonsD.offeringdata11.Thepassageiswrittenmainl

yto________..A.enrichpeople’sknowledgeofself-rescueindisastersB.stresstheimportanceofearthquakerescueC.issueea

rlywarningsbeforeanearthquakeD.presentfactsabouttheearthquakeDYoumaythinkthatsailingisdifficult,butitisreallynothard

tolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick.Andyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewind.Fir

st,youmustaskyourself,“Whereisthewindcomingfrom?Isitcomingfromaheadorbehindorfromtheside?”Youmustthinkaboutthisal

lthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.Let'sstartwiththewindblowingfrombehind.Thismeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedi

rection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata90°angletotheboat.Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.Ifthewindisblowingfromtheside,i

tisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscase,youmustkeepthesailhalfwayoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthe

wind,butitshouldn'tflap(摆动).Itshouldn'tlooklikeaflagonaflagpole.Ifitisflapping,itisprobablyouttoofar,andtheboatwillslowdown.Sailingintothewindisnotpo

ssible.Ifyoutry,thesailwillflapandtheboatwillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossible,butyoucan'tgoinastraightline.Youmu

stgofirstinonedirectionandtheninanother.Thisiscalledtacking(作“之”字形航行).Whenyouaretacking,youmustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.12.Whatshouldy

ouconsiderfirstwhilesailing?A.Sailors'strength.B.Wavelevels.C.Winddirections.D.Sizeofthesail.13.Whatdoestheun

derlinedword"It"inParagraph4referto?A.Thesail.B.Thewind.C.Theboat.D.Theangle.14.Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagai

nstthewind?A.Moveinastraightline.B.Allowthesailtoflap.C.Lowerthesail.D.Tacktheboat.15.What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toadviseyoutogosailing

.B.Toteachyouhowtogosailing.C.Toshowthedangerofsailing.D.Totellthedifficultyofsailing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Weneedtoberesponsibleforour

environment.Beingafrugal(节俭的)consumerisonewaytohelp.16．Useitup17．Squeezethatlastbitoftoothpasteoutofthetube.Usethelastlitt

lepieceofsoap.Don'tthrowawayanybitsofthebiscuitatthebottomofthebox.WearitoutYoudonotalwaysneedtohavenewthings.Supposeyoursneakershavebrokenlaces(鞋带),

buttheystillfityou.Repairthemandwearthemlonger.18．Thenyoucangetanewone.Thinktwicebeforereplacingsomething

thatstillworks.19．Whensomethingyouwantisnotonhand,lookforsomethingelsethatyoualreadyhavetotakeitsplace.Supposeyouarepackingyourlunchforto

morrowandwantabuttersandwich.Youareoutofbutter.Whataboutusingcheesetomakeacheesesandwich?Learntofixbrokentoysi

nsteadofjustthrowingthemaway.Withalittlethought,youcanmakesomethingdo,insteadofbuyingsomethingnew.Dowit

houtThinkaboutallthosethingsthatyouwouldliketohave.20．Howlongwillyoureallyplaywiththatnewtoyyousawon

TV?Makingthethingsthatwewantusesresources.And,gettingridofthethingswedon’twantanymoretakesupevenmoreresourcesandspace.A.FixitB.Makeitdo

C.Doyoureallyneedthem?D.But,whatexactlydoesthatmean?E.Youcanusethingsupinsteadofwastingthem.F.Makeplanstobuywhatyouwouldliketohave.G.You

don’tneedthelatestiPhoneuntilyouroldonedoesn'tworkanymore.第二部分英语知识运用（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）Acoupleofweeksago,whe

nsomefriendsandItookatriptoAmsterdam,thecapitaloftheNetherlands,Iimmediately21it.SincewearealllivinginNorthGermanywhichisnotvery_22_,itonlytooku

safewhoursonthetrain23wewereattheheartofthis24city.Theminutewesteppedoffthe25,weweresurroundedby26architectureandweavingcanals.Westayedatayouthhost

el(旅社),whichwasatypicaltallDutchhousewithlotsofstairs.I___27stayinginyouthhostel;itissuchagreat28tomeetpeoplefromal

lovertheworldand__29yourdifferentexperiencesand30.WestayedinaroomwithanArgentinian,whowebefriendedrightaway,andwespentalotof31together.During

ourstay,wemadesuretomakethemostofwhatAmsterdamhasto32.Wetookaboattripthroughthe33,whichgaveussomegreat34ofthefant

asticarchitectureandcanals.WealsomadesuretogototheVanGoghMuseum,whichisoneofthecity’smostfamoustouristattractions,andconsistsofa35coll

ectionofhiswork,alongwithdetailsofhis36andtheworkofotherartiststhatknewhim.Oneofmyfavouritepartsofthetrip,thoughitwasrathe

r37,wasourvisittotheAnneFrankMuseum.ShewasaJewishgirlwhohidwithherfamilyfor2yearsbeforetheNazis38themandsentthemtoth

edeathcamps.Itwasavery39experience,andcertainlyworthseeing.Overall,IthinkAmsterdamisoneofmyfavouritecitiesthatIhaveeverbeento,and

Iwouldloveto40someday!21.A.rememberedB.lovedC.recognizedD.knew22.A.hillyB.openC.similarD.far23.A.beforeB.whenC.unlessD.since24.A.r

emoteB.warmC.beautifulD.industrial25.A.trainB.taxiC.boatD.flight26.A.strangeB.modernC.lowD.amazing27.A.regretB.enjoyC.ima

gineD.miss28.A.differenceB.pityC.decisionD.chance29.A.protectB.declareC.shareD.ignore30.A.clothesB.culturesC.attitudeD.knowledge31.A.timeB.moneyC.en

ergyD.effort32.A.createB.teachC.offerD.promise33.A.cityB.countryC.fieldD.bridge34.A.newsB.expectationsC.viewsD.ideas35.A.recentB.hugeC.dailyD.gro

wing36.A.performanceB.lifeC.teamD.progress37.A.interestingB.terribleC.crazyD.sad38.A.foundB.servedC.blamedD.misunderstood39.A.subjectiveB.commonC.di

rectD.moving40.A.visitB.travelC.returnD.go第Ⅱ卷第二节语法填空（给出词的填词的正确形式，没有给出词的填冠词，介词，连词或副词。每空1.5分，共15分。）Christmasisn

ofunwhenyou'repoor.Twentyyearsago,Iwasayoung,_1．(struggle),substituteteacher(代课老师)whosecallsintoworkhadbeenfew.Moneywastight,butbillswer

edue(到期的)andmywifeandIcouldn'tevenafford_2．(get)Christmasgiftsforeachother.Theonlygiftswecouldgetforourchildren3．(b

e)afewsofttoysthatIhadfound4．(sell)athalfpriceinthesupermarket.IopenedthedoorandbroughtinthegiftsIhadh

iddeninouroldcar'strunk.ThenIhandedthemtomyson5．daughter.Iwatchedwithasadsmileastheydidtheirbesttotearof

fthewrapping(包装)paper.Astheypulledouttheir6．_(toy),though.Inoticedtheireyeslitupandtheyjumpedupanddown.Mydaughter7．__(happy)huggedh

ertoyandthenhuggedhermomandmeaswell.IlaughedasIwatchedmychildrenplaywiththeirtoys8．hours,andIthankedGodforthe9．

__(great)giftIhadeverbeengiven.TilltodayIstilltreasurethegiftofpurelove10．mysonanddaughtergavemethatday.第三部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题:每小题1分，满分

10分)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:在错的词下划一横线，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。Ihavealwaysdreamtreturningtomychildhood.Justasmanypeoplesay,childhoodisthehappiertimeinone’slife.Igrowupinthecountrysid

e.Therearemanyhighlymountains,colorfulflowersanddifferentkindoftrees.Oftenmyparentstookmetogohikingandcatchinginsects.Mygra

ndma,whoseseemedtobefullofmemories,alwayssharedhisstorieswithme.ShetoldmethatIwassuchgentleandquietthatsheneverfeltworriedaboutme.Nowithasbeen5year

ssincethenshepassedaway.Istillmissherverymuch!第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你的英国朋友George不久前去美国留学，他给你发email说很不适应那里的生活、请你根据以下提示用

英语给他回一封email，鼓励他勇敢面对。1.尊重当地的风俗习惯2.与美国学生多交流；3.积极参加户外活动。注意：1.词数100左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3

.参考词汇：礼仪manners；适应adapttoDearGeorge,Hownicetohearfromyouagain!______________________________________

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ncerely,LiHua2020—2021学年第二学期高二英语期中英语试题答案一、阅读理解（共30分，每小题2分）1-3ACB4-7CCDA8-11CABD12-15CADB二、七选五（共10分，每小题2分）16-20DEGBC三、完形填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）21-40

BDACADBDCBACACBBDADC四、语法填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）1．struggling2．toget3．were4．sold5．and6．toys7．happily8．for9．greatest10．that五、改错（共10分，每小题1分）1.dreamt

后加of/about2.happier→happiest3.grow→grew4.highly→high5.kind→kinds6.catching→catch7.whose→who8.his→her9.such→so10.去掉th

en六、作文（共25分）DearGeorge,Hownicetohearfromyouagain!Ithinkitisnaturalforyounottogetusedtothelifethere.HereIhavesomesuggestionsforyou.Firstofal

l,youshouldrespectthelocalcustomsthereandtrytoinvolveyourselfinthenatives'lives.Justasthesayinggoes,"WheninRome,doasRomansdo."Second

ly,don'tbeafraidtocommunicatewithAmericanstudentsandmakefriendswiththem.Friendshipwillbringyouhappiness.What'smore,itisbetterforyoutojoininmoreo

utdooractivitieswithyourfriends,whichmayhelpyourelaxandhavefun.Finally,mindyourwonmannersandremainmodestandhones

twhengettingalongwithyourfriends.Idohopemysuggestionswillhelp.Mayyouadapttoyournewlifeandenjoyyourstaythere.Y

ourssincerely,LiHua