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哈密市八中2020-2021学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷(考试时间120分钟试卷分值120*1.25=150分)I.阅读理解(每小题2分,共20小题)AChooseYourOneDayTours!To
urA—Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—£37until26Marchand£39the
reafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stone
hengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB—Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sCh
urchTowerandAnneHathaway'shouse—£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“c
ityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary'sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewon
der.TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34untilMarch11and£37thereafter.Include
saguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryMill'sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory
,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushisto
ricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD—Cambridgeincludingentrancefeestoth
eTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.1
.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland'soldestuniversitycity?A.TourA.B.TourB.C.TourC.D.TourD.2.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfee
on17March?A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratford.C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.3.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?
A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.B.Itusedtobeawellknownmaze.C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.D.Itis
aworldfamouscastle.BNewZealandisanEnglish-speakingcountry.Butthegovernmentrecognizesanotherlanguage,too.ThisistheMaoril
anguage.EnglishsailorsbegantovisitNewZealandafter1770.Theyfoundadark-skinnedpeoplelivingthere.TheseweretheMaor
i.TheyhadcomefromislandsinthePacificOcean400yearsbefore-inthe14thcentury.ForalongtimetheBritishgovernmentwasnotveryinteres
tedintherefarawayislands.ItwasmadeaBritishcolony(殖民地)in1840.InthisyearthefirstBritishpeoplecametosettleinthenewcountry.Moreandmoresettlerscamef
romBritainlater.TheMaoriswerefriendlytothefirstsettlers.ButsoonthenewsettlerswantedtheMaoris’land.Soin1844therewasfi
ghtingbetweenthem.Thiswasthefirstofseveralwarsbetweenthetwopeople.Thenext50yearswereverybadforMaoris.Manywerekilledinth
ewars.ManymorediedfromthenewdiseasesbroughtbytheBritish.In1840therewereperhaps200,000Maoris.By1896thisnumberhadf
allento42,000.Bythiscenturythetwopeoplehavelivedinpeace.Formanyyearsthe“British”NewZealanderslookeddownontheMaoris.Butinrecentyearsthey
havehadequalrights,andtheMaorilanguageisoneofthelanguagesofthecountrywithEnglish.TodaythereareaboutaquarterofamillionMaoris,thatis,
about9%ofthepopulation.MostofthemliveonNorthIsland.Theyhavearichcultureandagreatloveofsinginganddancing.4.TheMaorisbegantoliveinNewZealan
d________.A.after1770B.before400C.inthe1300sD.1,400yearsago5.AfterthefirstvisittoNewZealand,theBritishgovernmentshowedlittleinterestinitb
ecause________.A.thereweredark-skinnedpeoplelivingthereB.NewZealandwasanislandcountryC.theMaorisdidn
otknowtheEnglishlanguageD.itwastoofarawayfromBritain6.WhentheBritishsettlersfirstcametoNewZealand,thenativepeople________.A.wereafrai
dofthemB.werekindtothemC.hatedthemD.foughtagainstthem7.WarsbetweentheMaorisandtheBritishsettlers_______.A.brokeoutin1840B.made42,000Maoris
losttheirlivesC.broughtdiseasestoMaorisD.lastedmorethanfiftyyearsCInthe1940s,LenaHornewasthefirstAfricanAmericani
nHollywoodtosignalongtermcontractwithamajormoviestudio.HerdealwithMGMstatedthatshewouldneverplaytheroleofaservant.Duri
ngthisperiod,AfricanAmericanactorsweremostlylimitedtoplayingservantsorAfricannatives.Butthisrefusalalsolimitedhermovieca
reer.Hornewasgenerallyonlyofferedtheroleofanightclubsinger.Hercharactersdidnotinteractwithwhitecharactersinthesemovies.Thisway,herpartcouldbec
utfromtheversionofthemoviethatplayedinSouthernStates.LenaHornelaterwrotethatthemovieproducersdidnotmakeherintoaservant,buttheydidnotmakeherintoa
nythingelse,either.LenaHorneoncesaidthatWorldWarⅡhelpedmakeherastar.Shewaspopularwithbothblackandwhiteservic
emen.Shesangonarmyradioprogramsandtraveledtoperformforthetroops.Duringoneevent,shenotedthatGermanprisonersofwarwerepermittedtosi
tclosertothestagethanblacksoldiers.TheseexperiencesledtoLenaHorne'sworkinthecivilrightsmovement.Sheprotestedracialseparationatthehotelswh
eresheperformed.Shetookactionsothatsheandhermusicianswouldbepermittedtostayinthosehotels.Blackmusiciansatthetimegenerallystayedinblackn
eighborhoods.LenaHornealsosangatcivilrightsgatherings.ShetookpartintheMarchonWashingtonprotestin1963.Itwasduri
ngthiseventthatMartinLutherKingJuniorgavehis“IHaveaDream”speech.LenaHorneperformedinastrongandexpressive
way.Oneexpertsaidshewasnotwarmandamiablelikewhitefemalesingersatthetime.Instead,shewasafierceblackwoman.8.Inthe1940s,anAfricanAmer
icanactormaymostproperlyplaytheroleof____A.agentlemanfromBritain.B.apoliceofficerofAmerica.C.aservantofahotel.D.afamoussingerf
romItaly.9.FromParagraph2,weknowthatLenaHorne'sdealwithMGM______.A.wonheralotofrespectB.didn'tbringheranygoodrolesC.madeherpopularintheUSD.made
herbecomeafamoussinger10.WhenLenaHornesawhowGermanprisonersandblacksoldierswereseated,howdidshemostprobablyfeel?A.Angry.B.Satisfie
d.C.Interested.D.Moved.11.Paragraph4mainlytellsaboutLenaHorne's________.A.hopeforabrightfutureB.effortsheputintomusicC.effortagainstracialsepa
rationD.relationshipwithMartinLutherKingJuniorDTocountrywalkers,theyaretheplantstobeavoided.Buttogardeners,itappe
arsthatstingingnettles(大荨麻)maybeattractiveastheyarenowbeingsoldfor£7.99tothosewhowishtoboostthewildlifeintheirflowerbeds.TheGardeningexpress.co.ukw
ebsitesellsstingingnettlesinits“weeds(杂草)andwildlifeplants”section,andsayssupplieshavealreadybeensnapp
edupbyeagerbuyers.Theproductdescriptiontellsgardeners:“Manypeoplearenowplantingtheseintheirgardensforwildlife.Theyareimportantfoodforthecaterpilla
rs(幼虫)ofredadmirals(赤蛱蝶),peacocks,andtortoiseshellbutterflies.Ifyouliveinthetownandtherearenotwildlifefriendlypla
ntsinyourgarden,thisonehastobeyourfirstchoice.”Italsosuggeststhenettlescouldmakea“healthysnack”forpeopleastheplantisrichinv
itaminsAandC,iron,potassium,manganeseandcalcium.Theycanbeusedtomakeadelicioussoup.ChrisBonnetfromthewebsitetoldthe
DailyMail:“Somecallthemweedsbutwedon'twanttohurttheirfeelings.Afterall,aweedisonlyaplantinthewrongplace.For
gardenerswhowanttodotheirbitforthenation'swildlifethey'reamust.”“Alsoavailableonthesitearedandelion(蒲公英)pla
ntsfor£3.99eachandbuttercups(毛茛)for£5.99.Althoughmanygardenersaretryingtoremovedandelionplantsandbuttercups
fromtheirlawns,suppliesofthedandelionsarealsosaidtohavebeensnappedup.Buyersareadvisedtheyshouldbeplantedtoprovideyellowflowers.”MrBonnetadded:“While
plantssuchasbuttercupsanddandelionsmayseemlikeweedsinthemiddleofalawn,iftheyareplantedinaflowerbedtheycanlookbeautifulandreallymakeagarde
nbeautiful.Demandhasbeensurprising.Wearehavingtoclearextraspaceinournurserysowecangrowmore.”12.Theunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph1prob
ablymeans“_____”.A.scareB.increaseC.protectD.harm13.Whatdoweknowaboutstingingnettles?A.Theycanbeeatenbyhumans.B.Theyareh
armfultotheenvironment.C.Theyarepopularwithcountrywalkers.D.Theylookgreatinthemiddleofalawn.14.WhatcanbeinferredfromChrisBo
nnet'swords?A.Buttercupsanddandelionsareweeds.B.It'snoteasytotakecareofaflowerbed.C.Hiswebsiteisexpectingapromisingmarket.D.Stingingnettlesare
moreusefulthandandelions.15.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanweprobablyreadthistext?A.Travel.B.Culture.C.Nature.D.Fashion.七选五:TOP4WAYSTOIMPROVEYOURBR
AINFITNESSBrainfitnesshasbasicprinciples:varietyandcuriosity.Whenanythingyoudobecomessecondnature,youneedtom
akeachange.Ifyoucandothecrosswordpuzzleinyoursleep,it'stimeforyoutomoveontoanewchallengeinordertogetthebestworkoutforyourbrain.Curiosit
yabouttheworldaroundyou,howitworksandhowyoucanunderstanditwillkeepyourbrainworkingfastandefficiently.__16__PlaygamesBrainfitnessp
rogramsandgamesareawonderfulwaytoteaseandchallengeyourbrain.Suduko,crosswordsandelectronicgamescanallimpro
veyourbrain'sspeedandmemory.Thesegamesrelyonlogic,wordskills,mathandmore.__17__You'llgetbenefitmorebydoingthesegamesa
littlebiteveryday—spend15minutesorso,nothours.ThinkdeeplyThinkingdeeplyisperhapsthesinglegreatestthingyoucandoforyourmind
orbodyhealth.__18__Bycreatingadifferentmentalstate,youengageyourbraininnewandinterestingwayswhileincreasingyourbrainfitness.EatforyourbrainYourbrain
needsyoutoeathealthyfats.Focusonfishoilsfromwildsalmon,nutssuchaswalnuts,seedssuchasflaxseedandoliveoil.__19__Remo
vetrans(反式)fatscompletelyfromyourdiet.__20__Storiesareawaythatwesolidifymemories,interpreteventsandsharemoments.Practicetellingyoursto
ries,bothnewandold,sothattheyareinteresting,attractiveandfun.Somebasicstorytellingtechniqueswillgoalongwayinkeepingpeopl
e'sinterestbothinyouandinwhatyouhavetosay.A.Thesegamesarealsofun.B.Learnsomethingfromastory.C.Eatmoreofthesefoodsandlessfats.D.Eatasmuchasy
oucan.E.Tellgoodstories.F.Usetheideasbelowtohelpobtainyourseekformentalfitness.G.Itnotonlyrelaxesyou,butgivesyourbrainawork
out.II.完形填空(每小题1.5分,共20小题)Peoplehavebeenraisingpigeons(鸽子)forabout10,000years.Andpigeonkeepersusedifferentkindsofpigeonsfordifferent__21__.Somepe
opleusepigeonsfor__22__.Forexample,inpartsoftheworld,peoplecookaspecialmealwithpigeontocelebratetheNew
Year.Somepeoplealso__23__pigeonsbecausetheylookespecially__24__.Therearemanyinterestingkindsof“pretty”pigeons.Differen
tkindsofpigeonshaveinterestingfeatures(特点)__25__long,softtailsordesignsontheirheads.The__26__ofthesekindso
fpigeonsenterthemin__27__andthebest-lookingpigeonsarechosentowinprizes.Butpigeonshavemanyother__28__too.Pigeonscanflyalongwaywithoutgrowi
ng__29__.Theyalsohaveanother__30__sense.Nomatterhowfarfromhometheyare,pigeonscanusuallyflybacktowherethey__31__.Thisisofte
ncalleda“homingsense”.Thissensemakesthemgoodforcarrying__32__.Inmanycitiesaroundtheworld,pigeonsliveinspecialhouses,__33__pigeonkeepersspend
alotofmoneyandtime__34__theirbirds.Whensomeonehasaverygoodpigeon,heisvery__35__.Hemayalsohaveawaytomakemoney.Butthisis
notusuallythemain__36__peoplekeeppigeons.Forsomepeople,theykeeppigeonsasahobby.People__37__theirpigeonssomuchthattheyeventakethem
__38__whentheymovetoanewcountry.They__39__thesebirdsastheirchildren.“Whenyouarelookingatapigeonintheskyyoufeel__40__.Itisthebestfeelingyouhaveinastra
ngecountry,”apigeonloversays.21.A.waysB.typesC.purposesD.decisions22.A.foodB.sportC.moneyD.family23.A.
helpB.keepC.catchD.control24.A.beautifulB.cleverC.funnyD.happy25.A.becauseofB.accordingtoC.exceptforD
.suchas26.A.visitorsB.ownersC.directorsD.sellers27.A.showsB.competitionsC.classesD.discussions28.A.skillsB.ideasC.signsD.problems29.A.w
orriedB.tiredC.hungryD.cold30.A.specialB.quickC.weakD.sixth31.A.liveB.eatC.playD.fall32.A.luckB.peaceC.messagesD.supplies33.A.ifB.becauseC.butD
.and34.A.winningoverB.lookingatC.caringforD.warmingup35.A.braveB.proudC.nervousD.patient36.A.dutyB.prizeC.reasonD.power37.A.loveB.missC.trustD
.teach38.A.alongB.backC.upD.out39.A.wishB.considerC.proveD.choose40.A.smallB.newC.safeD.freeIII.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(1-3个单词)。(每小题1.5分,满分15分)Iwantedtodosomethingspecialformy15yearoldson,whohasalwaysbeenaperfectboy.Heworkedallsummertoearnenoughm
oneytobuy__1__(he)anewracingbicycleinsteadofaskingformoneyfromme.Thenhespenthoursandhoursonit.Ilovedmysonsomuch__2__Iboughthimapairofsunglassesan
dgloves.Whenmysonrodetheracingbicyclewiththem,helookedverycool.Hedreamed__3__takingpartinaraceandwinning.O
nNovember10th,mybirthday,whenIwenttothekitchentostartthemilkandbreadinthemorning,Ifound__4__beautifulguitaronthet
able,besidewhichwasacard,__5__(say),“Happybirthdaytomywonderfulmother.”Iwassurprisedandthenbegantosob.Ire
memberedonceI__6__(joke)tomyfamilythatIwantedtolearnplayingtheguitartomakemylifecolorful.I__7__(forget)it,butmysonremembered.Hetookit__8__(serious)
,andboughtmeoneasabirthdaygift.WhenIwondered__9__mysoncouldbuythisexpensivegift,soonIrealizedthatmyson
hadsoldhisracingbicycle__10__(get)metheguitar.IV.短文改错(每小题1分,满分10分)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。作文中共有10处错误,每
句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),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。Three
daysagoIansweredcallfrommyEnglishteacherinjuniormiddleschool.Ilovedherlessonsverymuch,thatareveryinteresting.ButwhenIwentintoschoolasach
ild,Idon'tlikeEnglishlessons.Afterhebegantoteachme,Ichangedalot,butIrespecthimverymuch.SometimeItalkedalotwithhim,toldhimmanypersona
lthings,andaskedhimforsomeadvices.IappreciatehimhelpmesolveproblemsthatIcouldn'tworkoutbymyself.Asaresultofhishelp,IcanspeakEn
glishmorefluentthanbefore.Heisnotonlymybestteacherbutalsomybestfriend.Iwon'tforgethimtoforever.V.书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华,上周在外教Mr.Jackson的口语课上使用手机被老师发现,手机被收
走。请给外教写一封道歉信,内容应包括以下要点:1.表示歉意;2.解释上课使用手机的原因;3.提出自己的请求并适当表态。注意:1.可适当添加细节使文章连贯;2.字数100左右;3.信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。DearMr.Jackson,__________________
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Yourssincerely,LiHua哈密市八中2020-2021学年第一学期期末考试高二英语答案A篇1-3:BDA,B篇4-7:CDBD,C篇8-11:CBAC,D篇12-15:BACC,七选五16-20:FAGCE21-25CABAD26-30BBABA31-35ACDCB36-40CA
ABD1.himself2.that3.of4.a5.saying6.joked7.hadforgotten8.seriously9.how10.togetThreedaysagoIanswered∧acallfrommyEnglishteacherinjuniormiddl
eschool.Ilovedherhislessonsverymuch,thatwhichareveryinteresting.ButwhenIwentintoschoolasachild,Idon'tdidn'tlikeEnglishlessons.Afterhebega
ntoteachme,Ichangedalot,butandIrespecthimverymuch.SometimeSometimesItalkedalotwithhim,toldhimmanypersonal
things,andaskedhimforsomeadvicesadvice.Iappreciatehimhelphelpingmesolve(解决)problemsthatIcouldn'tworkoutb
ymyself.Asaresultofhishelp,IcanspeakEnglishmorefluentfluentlythanbefore.Heisnotonlymybestteacherbutalsomybest
friend.Iwon'tforgethimto\forever.Dear_Mr._Jackson,_____I'mreallysorryaboutmyusingthemobilephoneinyourlecturelastweek.Pleaseacceptmyheart
feltapologyforbeingsorudeastudent.Iknowanywordmightsoundamadeupexcuse.ButIdidn'tusethemobilephonefornoreason.IwastryingtoapplytosomeAme
ricanuniversitieslastweekandthatday,Igotanofferandtheyneededmyfurtherinformationimmediately.Therefore,Ihadnootherchoicebuttotrysendi
ngthematextmessageinclassandthatwasexactlywhatIwasdoingwhenyoudiscovered.Ipromiseitwillneverhappenagain.ButIdoneedmyphonebacktoget
intouchwithothers.Willyoubekindenoughtogiveitbacktome?Isincerelyhopeyoucanacceptmyapologyandunderstandmysituation.Y
ours,Li_Hua