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周口中英文学校2020-2021学年下期高二期中考试英语试题第二部分阅读理解(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，并在答题卡上将其

涂黑。ASummeristhattimeofthisyear2020wheneveryonelookstoescapefromtheboringactivitiesoflife.Sobringyourkidstojoinust

ohavefuninthesummercamp.OutdoorWordGame：Allyouneedtodoissettingupmanyhugelettersthatcanbeeasilymoved.Theseletterswillhelpkidsspelloutcertainwor

ds.Teenagerswouldalsolovesomethinglikethisasitgivesthemtheopportunitytospendtheirtimeinlearningnewwords.SprayPainting：Tobring

outthecreativityinaperson,anactivitycenteredonspraypaintingistheperfectwaytogetthosecreativejuicesflowing.Allyouneedtodoisprovidingplainwhit

eT-shirtandsomecansofcoloredspraypaint.Itwillbequitesurprisingtoseesomeoftheoriginalideasthatwillflowfromindividuals.Outdoo

rTwister：Apersonwillbeinchargeofmonitoringthegameandwillcalloutcolorswhichcanbeplacedoutdoors.Participantshavethetaskofplacingeitherth

eirhandsorlegsonthesamecolor.Afunandexcitinggamefocusesonhand-eyecoordination(协调).TheMaze（迷宫）：Oneofthemo

stfungamesisthehallwaymazegamewhereamazeisconstructedfromeithertoiletpaperorstringsofpaper.Thechosenparticipantisthenaskedtomakehiswaythrought

hemazewithinalimitedtimewithouttouchingpaper.Thisisoneofthebestandentertainingsummercampideasforkidsandadultsalso.21.WhatshouldyouprepareforSpr

ayPainting?A.Somejuicecans.B.Somehugeletters.C.SomewhiteT-shirtsandpaint.D.Sometoiletpaper.22.Whatistheruleofthemazegame?A.Participantsmustbeteens

orkidsonly.B.Participantsmustdothegameoutdoors.C.Participantsmustuseeithertheirhandsorlegs.D.Participantsmustavoidtouchingtheconstruction.23.Whoi

sthetextprobablyintendedfor?A.Kids.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Teenagers.BIstoodbehindthecurtain,myhandsshaking.AsIlistenedtothecrowdlaughatthehost'sjokes

,IthoughtaboutwhyIbelievedIcoulddothat.Twomonthsearlier,Ihadsignedupforimprov（即兴表演）classesatalocaltheater,alongwithfourothergraduatestudents.When

Ifirstheardabouttheimprovclasses,Iwastorn.Ifearedgettingonstageandperforminginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkasasciencecommunica

torafterfinishingmyPh.D.,soitseemedlikeaperfectopportunitytoimprovemycommunicationabilityandgainconfidencethink

ingonmyfeet.Duringourfirstclass,welearnedthekeyconceptofimprov:“yes,and”.Ifsomeonesaysthatrhinosarelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosarelibr

arians.Wedon'tquestionthelogic;wesay“yes”andcontinuewiththesceneasifnothingiswrong.Todothiseffectively,wehavetoavoidsecond-guessingourselves.Somet

imesscenesgoinunexpecteddirections.Thebestimprovhappenswhenperformersstayopentodifferentpossibilities.

Overtime,Istartedtoenjoyourclasses.Ialsobecamebetteratlisteningandcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.Thattrainingcamei

nhandy6monthsago,whenIwasgivingaseminaraboutmyscienceresearch.Anaudiencemembersurprisedmewithaquestionthatdidn'tgrowoutoftheinformatio

nIhadpresented.Insteadofgettingperplexed,Iusedthatapproach,andithelpedmefindanappropriateanswer.Lastyear,Iusedtha

tapproachwhendealingwithconfusingdata.Insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Ikeptexploringthedataandendedupidentifyinganewtypeofcell—onethatwasn'tbehavinga

sexpected.IfIhadn'tstayedopentothepossibilitythattheresultswerereal,Iwouldhavemissedoutonthemostexcitingfindingofmy

Ph.D.programsofar.24Theauthorexpectedthattheimprovclassescouldhelphim________.A.gainbetterskillsincommunicatingB.ridhisfearofappearingonthestageC.

recoverfromamentalillnessD.learnhowtothinkindependently25.Whatisthekeytoimprov?A.Pretendingtobeclever.B

.Understandingdifferentscenes.C.Acceptingunexpectedpossibilities.D.Askingotherssomequestions.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perplexed”inparagra

ph4probablymean?A.Amused.B.Confused.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.27.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthel

astparagraph?A.Hefailedinexploringthenewcell.B.Hegotstuckafterfindingunexpecteddata.C.Scienceresearchmadehimmorec

onfident.D.TheimproveskillhelpedhimalotinhisPh.D.studies.CIlayinthehospitalbedwithmysixyearolddaughter,Elizabeth,holdinghe

rinmyarms.“Mommy,willyoustaywithmethewholetime？”sheasked,lookingup.“YouknowIcan'tbeintheoperatingroom，”Isaidcarefu

lly,notwantingtofrightenher.“ButDaddyandIwillbewaitingrightoutside.”Elizabethnodded,buthereyeslookedtroubled.Elizabet

hhadbrokenherrightleginJuly.Sevenmonthslater,itstillhadn'thealed(康复).Infact,ithadgottenworse.Shewashereintheh

ospitalforsurgery(手术)．Iwantedtotellherthateverythingwouldbeokayandpromisethatthiswouldbethelasttimeshe'dhavetogothro

ughthis.Butwhatifsomethingwentwrongagain?HowcouldIcomfortmydaughterwhenIneededcomfortmyself?Therewasaknockatthedoor.

Anurse?Ithought.Timetosaygoodbyealready?Butthewomanwhocameinwasn'tanurse.“Hi，”thewomansaid.“I'mavolunteerhere,andI'vegotsome

thingforElizabeth.”Shehandedabrightblueboxtomydaughter.Elizabethsatupandtookthebox.Sheopeneditandstartedpullingoutgoodie

sonebyone—candies,stickers,alovelytoyintheshapeofastar.Shehuggedthestar,perking_upforthefirsttimesincesheenteredthehospital.“Thanky

ou，”shesaid.“Ilovethem.”Therewasabigsmileonherface.IthadbeensolongsinceIsawthatbigsmile.Thegiftwasagreatc

omfortnotonlytomydaughter,butalsotome.28．Whydidtheauthor'sdaughterfeelupset?A．Shewouldhavesurgeryonherarm.B

．Theauthorhadnotimetoplaywithher.C．Theauthorcouldn'tstayintheoperatingroom.D．Shehadtostayinthehospitalforalongtim

e.29．Theauthordidn'tmakeanypromisebecause________.A．shewasn'tsureoftheresultherselfB．therewasnotimeforhertodosoC．shebeliev

edeverythingwouldbeokayD．shethoughttherewasnoneedforhertodoso30.Whydidthewomancomein?A.ToofferagiftB.Tosaygoodbye

C.TocomforttheauthorD.Togetallthethingsready31．Theunderlinedpart“perkingup”means“________”．A．havingar

estB．becomingcheerfulC．doingherbestD．thinkingcarefullyDFormorethanacenturyitwasthoughtthatabeautifulfacewasappealingbecauseitwasacollectionofaver

agefeatures.Usinghiscomputersystem,DrDavidPerrettoftheUniversityofStAndrewshaschallengedthetheory.Inakeyexperiment,photographsofwomenwerer

ankedtortheirattractivenessbyanumberofvolunteersTwocompositepictureswerethencreated;one,tileaverageofallthepictures,theoth

ermadelromthoseratedmostattractive.Althoughthefaceslookedverysimilaratfirstsight,mostpeoplesaidtheypreferredthecompositeofmostattr

activefaces.“TheconclusionIreached,"saidDrPerrettwasthatthemostattractivefacewasnotaverage.Ifyoulookatfamousfilmstarsandsupermodels,mostofthemh

aveideal(理想的)features一largerthannormaleyes,higherarchedeyebrows,slightlysmallernoses,andhighercheekbones.Eve

npopularcartooncharacterssuchasBettyBoop,YasminfromAladdinandBambihavebigeyes,smalltumed-upnoses,bigmouthsandsmallchins.Andifthesefeaturesaree

xaggerated,theattractivenessratinggoesupevenmore.JuliaRobertsisagoodexampleofthis."Butwhatdoscientistsmakeofmen，sfaces?Domenwithl

argeeyes,highcheekbonesandasmallchinhavethesameappeal?Researcherswereabitshockedatthetop-rankingmaleface.Theyexpectedittohavetheclassicsquarejawands

trongcheekbones,butinstead,womenseemtoprefermenwithgentlefaces.DrPerrettputsforwardareasontoexplainwhysomanywomennowgoforbaby-faceds

tarssuchasLeonardoDiCaprioandJudeLaw.Womenlikeamanwith(女性化的)facebecauseheismorelikelytomakeakinderandmoretrustworthyhusbandandfather.

Butdotheseidealsofbeautymanagetocrossculturalboundaries?Arethesamefeaturesconsideredtobeattractiveallovertheworld?AworldwidestudycarriedoutbyProfess

orCunninghamoftheUniversityofLouisville,Kentuckyconcludedthattherewereonlyverysubtledifferencesbetweendifferentculture

s.Inotherwords,althoughtheremightbealittletruthintheoldsayingthatbeautyisintheeyeofthebeholder,byandlarge,we

allseemtobeattractedtothesamethings.32.DrPerrettreachedhisconclusionmainlyby__________.A.tellingtruestoriesB.settingdowngeneralrulesC.mak

ingcomparisonsD.followingtheorderofimportance33.AccordingtoDrPerrett'stheory,JuliaRobertsisconsideredve

ry__________.A.trustworthyB.intelligentC.successfulD.appealing34.Whichofthefollowingfeaturesofmenismostattractivetowomen?A.Largeeyes.B.Bigmout

hs.C.BabyfacesD.Highcheekbones.35.Accordingtotheauthor,peoplefromdifferentcultures_________.A.seemtohavethe

similarstandardofbeautyB.havecompletelydifferentviewsaboutbeautyC.havemanagedtocrossculturalboundariesD.seemlittlea

ttentiontotheirdifferences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HowtoSetGoalsWhetheryouhavesmalldreamsorhighexpectations,setti

nggoalsallowsyoutoplanhowyouwanttomovethroughlife.Someachievementscantakealifetimetoattain,whileothers

canbecompletedinaday.36Determineyourlifegoals.Askyourselfsomeimportantquestionsaboutwhatyouwantforyourlife.Whatdoyouwanttoachi

eve:today,inayear,inyourlifetime?Theanswerstothisquestioncanbeasgeneralas"Iwanttobehappy,"or"Iwanttohelppeople."37Setspecificgoals.Bespecificandre

alisticaboutwhatitisthatyouwanttoachieve.Researchshowsthatsettingaspecificgoalmakesyoumorelikelytoachieveit.38Fo

rexample,"Behealthier"istoobigandvaguetobeahelpfulgoal."Iwanttoeatmorevegetables,andIwanttorunamarathon."isbetter.Writeoutyourgoals.Bedetai

led,beclear,andincludeyoursteps.39Keepyourlistinaplacewhereyoucangetinformedfrequently.Thiswillhelpkeepyoumotivated.40Youmayfind

yourselfsetinyourwaysconcerningbroadlifegoals,buttakethetimetore-evaluateyoursmallergoals.Areyouaccomplishingthemaccordingtoyourtimeline?Arethe

ystillnecessarytokeepyouontracktowardsyourlargerlifegoals?Allowyourselftheflexibilitytomakesomesmallchangestoyourgoals.A.Adjustyourgoals.B.

Trackandmeasureyourprogress.C.Havingdeadlineswillkeepyoumotivated.D.Considerwhatyouhopetoachievein10,15,or20years.E.Herearesomeimportan

tideasthatyoumayfindhelpful.F.Writingthemdowntendstomakethemfeelalittlemorereal.G.Rememberthatyoumayneedtobreaklargegoalsintosmall

ergoals.第三部分语言运用（共两小节，满分45分）第一节完型填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Iwasalmosta

bouttogiveupmydream.Itwasanextremely41timeinmylife.Afewyearsago,Ifeltasthoughmy42wasfallingapart.Everythingseem

edtobegoingwrongforme.Iwas43,tryingtofinishmycollegedegreewhilekeepinganightjobasa44.TherealbadsituationwasthatIhadreceivedmy45ontheMCAT(MedicalColl

egeAdmissionTest),atestthat46ifoneisadmittedintoamedicalschool,andIhaddonetoopoorlyto47therighttoenterthecollege.Ifeltthatallthoseyearswithlittles

leepandhardworkwereatotal48.Wonderingaboutthelossofmyhopes,Iwasvery49.IthoughtIshould50anothercareersince

thisdidn'twork.AndIdidn'twanttostayanurseasapart-timejoballthetimeand51beremindedofafaileddream52Isawall

thenew,youngdoctorsallthetime.AsIcriedtomymother,shetoldmetoprayforguidance.ThatwasallIcoulddo,andsoI53that

.Afewdayslater,aclosefriendofminewas54meoverthephoneasIcried.HetoldmethatPresidentAbrahamLincolnhadmanyfailuresinhisearl

ylifebutthatfinallyhewasa(n)55.Hisimageappearedinmymindwhichsaid,“Failed.Failed.Failed.Andthen...Persistence(坚持)”Itwascleartomethatthiswasames

sage—notto56.Fromthatdayon,thingsstartedgetting57andtheproblemsstartedfixingthemselves.Most58,todayIamw

orkinghardand59fortheMCATtocontinuemydream.Thisstorytoldme60helpshapemylifeasIbelieveitwassenttoasguidance.41.A.hardB.meaninglessC.boringD.free42.A.f

riendshipB.careerC.familyD.world43.A.excitedB.worriedC.overworkedD.lucky44.A.doctorB.housekeeperC.teacherD.nurse45.A.m

arkB.paymentC.messageD.letter46.A.checksB.decidesC.describesD.introduces47.A.askB.getC.refuseD.protect48.A.mistakeB.experienceC.lossD.waste49

.A.angryB.calmC.sadD.happy50.A.endB.supportC.createD.find51.A.finallyB.alwaysC.graduallyD.indirectly52.A

.ifB.sinceC.asD.once53.A.didB.understoodC.removedD.doubted54.A.teachingB.comfortingC.punishingD.hurting55.A.exampleB.successC.loserD.businessm

an56.A.goawayB.turnupC.showoffD.giveup57.A.worseB.betterC.clearerD.crazier58.A.importantlyB.difficultlyC.likelyD.effectively59.A.callingB.leavingC

.preparingD.hoping60.A.friendsB.parentsC.booksD.classmates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。TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeople,atime61allfamilymembersgettogetherjustlikeChris

tmasinthewest.Nowadaysmoreandmore62(country)aroundtheworldareholdingcelebrationsforChineseSpringFestivalandithasb

ecomeincreasinglypopular.What’smore,notonlyaretheseattendedandenjoyedbyChinesecitizens63(live)abroad,64b

ymanyothernationalities,too.Shoppingcentershavebeenorganizingeventsandactivities65(celebrate)ChineseSpringFestivalforyea

rs,whileconcertsandotherperformancesprovetobe66bigsuccess.Ticketsforthe2017GrandChineseNewYearConcertinStPetersburgsoldout,6790%ofthea

udiencelocalRussians.Peoplearealsodiscoveringthefunofinteractingwiththecelebrations,ratherthan68(simple)watchingaspartofanaudience.Over1,000Ghanaian

juniorhighschoolstudentsgotuponstagetoperformChinesesongsanddances.StudentsinNewYorkCity,meanwhile,haveb

eenabletoenjoyanofficialday’sholidayforChineseSpringFestivalsinceit69(begin)in2016.ItseemsthatChineseSpringFestivalisbec

ominga70(globe)celebrationofjoyandlove.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(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。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，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。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。Onthecoldmorning,mybrothersuddenlybecameunconscious.Hethenrushedtohospitalanditturnedoutth

atshehadaseverebraindisease.Whenhefinallycamebackhome,wedidthatmostfamilieswoulddo.Wetriedtohelphimasm

anyaswecould.Oneafternoon,hewashomealoneforafewhours.Whenwereturned,allthefurnituresinhisbedroomhadbeenrearr

anged.Mymomaskedinsurprise,“Whodoesthat?”Mybrotherreplieddelighted,“Me.”Atthatmoment,wewereallgreatlyamazedatthathehadrecoveredalotandhadthestre

ngthtomovingthings.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你接受了外教Henry的邀请，去参加4月23日为庆祝世界读书日而举行的英语演讲比赛，现你因祖母要过百岁寿辰无法参加。请你给Henry写一封信，表达歉意并推荐你的好友王平参

加。内容包括：1.表示道歉；2.说明理由；3推荐王平。注意：1.词数不少于100；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：WorldBookDay世界读书日高二英语期中考试答案阅读理解：21-23CDB24-27ACBD28-31CAAB32-3

5CDCA36-40EDGFA完形填空：41-45ADCDA46-50BBDCD51-55BCABB56-60DBACA语法填空：61.when62.countries63.living64.but65

.tocelebrate66.a67.with68.simply69.began70.global改错(每题1分)1.the→a2.He后加was3.he→she4.that→what5.many→much6.furnitures→furniture7.d

oes→did8.delighted→delightedly9.amazed后去掉at10.moving→move书面表达：DearHenry,I’mLiHua.I’mwritingtomakeanapologyfornotbeingable

toattendthespeechcontestheldonApril23rdincelebrationofWorldBookDay.Mywholefamilywillgotothecountrysidetovisit

mygrandmotherthatday,becauseitwillbeher100thbirthday.Allmyrelativeswillcomebackfromdistantplaces.Agr

eatpartywillbeorganizedthatday,whichissuchagrandeventthatIcan’tmiss.WoulditbepossibleformetorecommendWangPingtotakemypla

ce?WangPingisabrilliantstudent,whoisgoodatEnglish.Isincerelyhopeyoucanunderstandmysituationandacceptmyapology.Lookingfo

rwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua