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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3

0分）APOETRYCHALLENGEWriteapoemabouthowcourage,determination,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacechallengesinyourlife.P

rizes3GrandPrizes：TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthewinner'schoice.Tripincludesro

und-tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorl

d.6FirstPrizes：ThebookSkyPioneer：APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzaboandpilotLindaFinch.50Honora

bleMentions：Judgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceiveaT-shirtinmemoryofEarhart

'sfinalflight.RulesFollowallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification(不合格).■Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyforma

t,anynumberoflines.■Writebyhandortypeonasinglesheetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontandbackofthepaper.■Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyo

urname,address,telephonenumber,andbirthdate.■Mailyourentry(参赛作品)tousbyOctober31thisyear.1.Howmanypeoplecan

eachgrandprizewinnertakeonthefreetrip?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Six.2.Whatwilleachofthehonorablementionwinnersget?A.Aplanetick

et.B.AbookbyCorinneSzabo.C.AspecialT-shirt.D.AphotoofAmeliaEarhart.3.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?A.Typingyourpoemout.B.W

ritingapoemof120words.C.Usingbothsidesofthepaper.D.MailingyourentryonOctober30.BGettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformo

stAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurvey(调查)bytheNationalSleepFoundation,51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronscho

olnights,eventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-oldssaidtheyfelttireddur

ingtheday,and15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.Howmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyourage.Babiesneedalotofrest:mosto

fthemsleepabout18hoursaday!Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschool-agechildren,tenhoursisideal(理想的).ButthenewNationalSleepFounda

tionsurveyfoundthat35%of10-to12-year-oldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?WatchTV.“Morech

ildrenaregoingtobedwithTVson,andtherearemoreopportunities(机会)tostayawake,withmorehomework,theInternetandthephone,”saysDr.MaryCar

skadon,asleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardfo

rthemtocalmdownandsleep.Otherexpertssaypartoftheproblemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledhormonesnotonlymaketeen

agers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics,butalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbefore11pm.Becausesleepi

nessissuchaproblemforteenagers,someschooldistrictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto

.Threeyearsago,schoolsinEdina,Minnesota,changedthestarttimefrom7:25amto8:30am.Students,parentsandteachersarepleasedwithth

eresults.4.Whatisthegeneralideaofthefirstparagraph?A.AllAmericankidsgetlesssleep.B.Americankidshavebad

habits.C.MostAmericanskidsgetlesssleepandthebadinfluenceofit.D.Americankidsfeelasleepinclass.5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.Whenyous

leepdependsonyourage.B.MostchildrenwatchTVbeforetheysleep.C.Somechildrenarelackinginsleep.D.Adultswillbehealthieriftheygetmoresleep.6.Whyd

ochildrenfindithardtofallasleep?A.Theygettooexcitedbefore11p.m.B.Hormonesgethighatnight.C.Theirbodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics.D.Theymay

watchtoomuchTV.7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthechangeofschoolstarttime?A.ObjectiveB.IndifferentC.PositiveD.NegativeCEa

rthquakesusuallyhappenontheedgesoflargesectionsoftheEarth’splates.Theseplatesslowlymoveoveralongperiodoftime.Sometimestheedg

es,whicharecalledfaultlines(裂纹线),cangetstuck,buttheplateskeepmoving.Pressureslowlystartstobuildupwheretheedgesarestuckand,oncethepressuregetsstrongen

ough,theplateswillsuddenlymovecausinganearthquake.Generallybeforeandafteralargeearthquaketherewillbesmallerear

thquakes.Theonesthathappenbeforearecalledforeshocks.Theonesthathappenafterarecalledaftershocks.Scientistsdon’treallyknowifanearthquakeisafore

shockuntilthebiggerearthquakeoccurs.Shockwavesfromanearthquakethattravelthroughthegroundarecalledseismicwaves(地震波).Th

eyaremostpowerfulatthecenteroftheearthquake,buttheytravelthroughmuchoftheearthandbacktothesurface.Theymovequicklyat20timesthespeedofsound.Scie

ntistsuseseismicwavestomeasurehowbiganearthquakeis.Theyuseadevicecalledaseismograph(地震仪)tomeasurethesizeofthewaves.Thesizeofthewavesiscalled

themagnitude(地震级数).TotellthestrengthofanearthquakescientistsuseascalecalledtheMomentMagnitudeScaleorMMS(itusedtobecalledtheRichterscale).Thela

rgerthenumberontheMMSscale,thelargertheearthquake.Youusuallywon’tevennoticeanearthquakeunlessitmeasuresatleasta3ontheMMSscale.Herearesomeexamples

ofwhatmayhappendependingonthescale:4.0—Couldshakeyourhouseasifalargetruckwerepassingcloseby.Somepeoplemaynotnotice.5.0—Ifyouareinacar,i

tmayshake.Glassesanddishesmayrattle(发出格格的响声).Windowsmaybreak.6.0—Itemswillfalloffshelves.Wallsinsomehou

sesmaycrackandwindowsbreak.Prettymucheveryonenearthecenterwillfeelthisone.7.0—Weakerbuildingswillcolla

pseandcrackswilloccurinbridgesandonthestreet.8.0—Manybuildingsandbridgesfalldown.Largecracksintheearth.9.0andup

—Wholecitiesflattenedandlarge-scaledamage.8.Ifa5.0-magnitudeearthquakehityourarea,whatmighthappen?A.Yourhousemightshakevi

olently.B.Peoplemightfeelnoshakingatall.C.Thefamilyphotomayfalloffthewall.D.Theremightbecrackseverywhereon

thestreet.9.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2?A.It’sstillhardtotellforeshocksfro

mmainearthquakes.B.Scientistscan’texactlymeasurethestrengthofanearthquake.C.Peoplemayignoreforeshockswhenanearthquakeisnotsostrong.D.Th

eearthquakewon’tcauseanydamageunlessitreaches9.0MMS.10.Thewriterexplainstheconceptsconcerningtheearthquakeby____

___..A.listingexamplesB.givingexplanationsC.makingcomparisonsD.offeringdata11.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________..A.enrichpeople’sknowled

geofself-rescueindisastersB.stresstheimportanceofearthquakerescueC.issueearlywarningsbeforeanearthquakeD.pre

sentfactsabouttheearthquakeDYoumaythinkthatsailingisdifficult,butitisreallynothardtolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick

.Andyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewind.First,youmustaskyourself,“Whereisthewindcomingfrom?Isitcomingfromaheadorbehindorfromtheside?”Youm

ustthinkaboutthisallthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.Let'sstartwiththewindblowingfrombehind.Thi

smeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedirection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata90°angleto

theboat.Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.Ifthewindisblowingfromtheside,itisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscase,youmustkeepthesail

halfwayoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthewind,butitshouldn'tflap(摆动).Itshouldn'tlo

oklikeaflagonaflagpole.Ifitisflapping,itisprobablyouttoofar,andtheboatwillslowdown.Sailingintothewindisnotpossible.Ifyoutry,thesailwillflapandtheboa

twillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossible,butyoucan'tgoinastraightline.Youmustgofirstinonedirectionandt

heninanother.Thisiscalledtacking(作“之”字形航行).Whenyouaretacking,youmustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.12.Whatshouldyouconsiderfirst

whilesailing?A.Sailors'strength.B.Wavelevels.C.Winddirections.D.Sizeofthesail.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraph4referto?A.Thesail.B.T

hewind.C.Theboat.D.Theangle.14.Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagainstthewind?A.Moveinastraightline.B.Allowthesailtoflap.C.Lowerthesail.D.Tackt

heboat.15.What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toadviseyoutogosailing.B.Toteachyouhowtogosailing.C.Toshowthe

dangerofsailing.D.Totellthedifficultyofsailing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Weneedtoberesponsibleforourenvironment.Beingafrugal

(节俭的)consumerisonewaytohelp.16．Useitup17．Squeezethatlastbitoftoothpasteoutofthetube.Usethelastlittlepi

eceofsoap.Don'tthrowawayanybitsofthebiscuitatthebottomofthebox.WearitoutYoudonotalwaysneedtohavenewthings.Supposeyoursneakershav

ebrokenlaces(鞋带),buttheystillfityou.Repairthemandwearthemlonger.18．Thenyoucangetanewone.Thinktwicebeforereplacingsomethingthatstillwork

s.19．Whensomethingyouwantisnotonhand,lookforsomethingelsethatyoualreadyhavetotakeitsplace.Supposeyouarepackingyourl

unchfortomorrowandwantabuttersandwich.Youareoutofbutter.Whataboutusingcheesetomakeacheesesandwich?Learntofixbro

kentoysinsteadofjustthrowingthemaway.Withalittlethought,youcanmakesomethingdo,insteadofbuyingsomethingnew.DowithoutThinkabo

utallthosethingsthatyouwouldliketohave.20．HowlongwillyoureallyplaywiththatnewtoyyousawonTV?Makingthethingsthatwewantusesresources.And,ge

ttingridofthethingswedon’twantanymoretakesupevenmoreresourcesandspace.A.FixitB.MakeitdoC.Doyoureallyneedthem?D.

But,whatexactlydoesthatmean?E.Youcanusethingsupinsteadofwastingthem.F.Makeplanstobuywhatyouwouldliketohave.G.Youdon’tneedthelat

estiPhoneuntilyouroldonedoesn'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,whensomefriendsandI

tookatriptoAmsterdam,thecapitaloftheNetherlands,Iimmediately21it.SincewearealllivinginNorthGermanywhichisnotvery

_22_,itonlytookusafewhoursonthetrain23wewereattheheartofthis24city.Theminutewesteppedoffthe25,weweresurroundedby26ar

chitectureandweavingcanals.Westayedatayouthhostel(旅社),whichwasatypicaltallDutchhousewithlotsofstairs.I___27stayinginyouthhostel;itissuchagreat

28tomeetpeoplefromallovertheworldand__29yourdifferentexperiencesand30.WestayedinaroomwithanArgentinian,whowebefriendedrightaway,andwespentalotof31to

gether.Duringourstay,wemadesuretomakethemostofwhatAmsterdamhasto32.Wetookaboattripthroughthe33,whichgaveussomegreat34ofthefantasticarchitectureand

canals.WealsomadesuretogototheVanGoghMuseum,whichisoneofthecity’smostfamoustouristattractions,andconsistsofa35collectionofhi

swork,alongwithdetailsofhis36andtheworkofotherartiststhatknewhim.Oneofmyfavouritepartsofthetrip,thoughitwasrather37,wasour

visittotheAnneFrankMuseum.ShewasaJewishgirlwhohidwithherfamilyfor2yearsbeforetheNazis38themandsentthemtothedeathcamps.Itwasavery39experience

,andcertainlyworthseeing.Overall,IthinkAmsterdamisoneofmyfavouritecitiesthatIhaveeverbeento,andIwouldloveto40someday!21.A.rememberedB.loved

C.recognizedD.knew22.A.hillyB.openC.similarD.far23.A.beforeB.whenC.unlessD.since24.A.remoteB.warmC.beautifulD.ind

ustrial25.A.trainB.taxiC.boatD.flight26.A.strangeB.modernC.lowD.amazing27.A.regretB.enjoyC.imagineD.miss28.A.dif

ferenceB.pityC.decisionD.chance29.A.protectB.declareC.shareD.ignore30.A.clothesB.culturesC.attitudeD.knowledge31.A.timeB.moneyC.energyD.eff

ort32.A.createB.teachC.offerD.promise33.A.cityB.countryC.fieldD.bridge34.A.newsB.expectationsC.viewsD.ideas35.A.recentB

.hugeC.dailyD.growing36.A.performanceB.lifeC.teamD.progress37.A.interestingB.terribleC.crazyD.sad38.

A.foundB.servedC.blamedD.misunderstood39.A.subjectiveB.commonC.directD.moving40.A.visitB.travelC.retur

nD.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。）Christmasisnofunwhenyou'repoor.Twentyyearsag

o,Iwasayoung,_1．(struggle),substituteteacher(代课老师)whosecallsintoworkhadbeenfew.Moneywastight,butbillsw

eredue(到期的)andmywifeandIcouldn'tevenafford_2．(get)Christmasgiftsforeachother.Theonlygiftswecouldgetforourch

ildren3．(be)afewsofttoysthatIhadfound4．(sell)athalfpriceinthesupermarket.IopenedthedoorandbroughtinthegiftsIhadhidden

inouroldcar'strunk.ThenIhandedthemtomyson5．daughter.Iwatchedwithasadsmileastheydidtheirbesttotearoffthewrapping(包装)paper.As

theypulledouttheir6．_(toy),though.Inoticedtheireyeslitupandtheyjumpedupanddown.Mydaughter7．__(happy)huggedhert

oyandthenhuggedhermomandmeaswell.IlaughedasIwatchedmychildrenplaywiththeirtoys8．hours,andIthankedGodforthe9．__(great)giftIhadeve

rbeengiven.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.Igr

owupinthecountryside.Therearemanyhighlymountains,colorfulflowersanddifferentkindoftrees.Oftenmyparentstookmetogohikingandcatchinginsects.My

grandma,whoseseemedtobefullofmemories,alwayssharedhisstorieswithme.ShetoldmethatIwassuchgentleandquietthatsheneverfeltworriedaboutme.Now

ithasbeen5yearssincethenshepassedaway.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adapttoDe

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______________________________________________Yourssincerely,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）21-40BDACADBDCBACACBBDADC四、语法填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）1．struggling2．toget3．w

ere4．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.hi

ghly→high5.kind→kinds6.catching→catch7.whose→who8.his→her9.such→so10.去掉then六、作文（共25分）DearGeorge,Hownicetohearfromyouagain!Ithinkitisn

aturalforyounottogetusedtothelifethere.HereIhavesomesuggestionsforyou.Firstofall,youshouldrespectthelocalcustomsthereandtrytoinvolveyourselfi

nthenatives'lives.Justasthesayinggoes,"WheninRome,doasRomansdo."Secondly,don'tbeafraidtocommunicatewithAmericanst

udentsandmakefriendswiththem.Friendshipwillbringyouhappiness.What'smore,itisbetterforyoutojoininmoreoutdoo

ractivitieswithyourfriends,whichmayhelpyourelaxandhavefun.Finally,mindyourwonmannersandremainmodestandhonestwhengettingalongwithyourfriends

.Idohopemysuggestionswillhelp.Mayyouadapttoyournewlifeandenjoyyourstaythere.Yourssincerely,LiHua