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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。ASummeris

thattimeofthisyear2020wheneveryonelookstoescapefromtheboringactivitiesoflife.Sobringyourkidstojoinustohavefun

inthesummercamp.OutdoorWordGame：Allyouneedtodoissettingupmanyhugelettersthatcanbeeasilymoved.Theseletterswillhelp

kidsspelloutcertainwords.Teenagerswouldalsolovesomethinglikethisasitgivesthemtheopportunitytospendtheirtimeinlearningnewwords.SprayPainting：Tobringo

utthecreativityinaperson,anactivitycenteredonspraypaintingistheperfectwaytogetthosecreativejuicesflowing.Allyouneedtodoisp

rovidingplainwhiteT-shirtandsomecansofcoloredspraypaint.Itwillbequitesurprisingtoseesomeoftheoriginalideasthatwillflowfromindividuals.OutdoorTwist

er：Apersonwillbeinchargeofmonitoringthegameandwillcalloutcolorswhichcanbeplacedoutdoors.Participantshavethetaskofplacingeithertheirhandsorlegsonthe

samecolor.Afunandexcitinggamefocusesonhand-eyecoordination(协调).TheMaze（迷宫）：Oneofthemostfungamesisthehallwa

ymazegamewhereamazeisconstructedfromeithertoiletpaperorstringsofpaper.Thechosenparticipantisthenaskedtomakehiswaythroughthemazewithinalimitedt

imewithouttouchingpaper.Thisisoneofthebestandentertainingsummercampideasforkidsandadultsalso.21.WhatshouldyouprepareforSprayPaint

ing?A.Somejuicecans.B.Somehugeletters.C.SomewhiteT-shirtsandpaint.D.Sometoiletpaper.22.Whatistheruleofthemazegame?A.Participa

ntsmustbeteensorkidsonly.B.Participantsmustdothegameoutdoors.C.Participantsmustuseeithertheirhandsorlegs.D.Participantsmust

avoidtouchingtheconstruction.23.Whoisthetextprobablyintendedfor?A.Kids.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Teenagers.BIstoodbe

hindthecurtain,myhandsshaking.AsIlistenedtothecrowdlaughatthehost'sjokes,IthoughtaboutwhyIbelievedIcoulddothat.Twomonthsearl

ier,Ihadsignedupforimprov（即兴表演）classesatalocaltheater,alongwithfourothergraduatestudents.WhenIfirstheardabouttheimprovclasses,Iwastorn.Ifearedgett

ingonstageandperforminginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkasasciencecommunicatorafterfinishingmyPh.D.,soitseemedlikeaperfect

opportunitytoimprovemycommunicationabilityandgainconfidencethinkingonmyfeet.Duringourfirstclass,welear

nedthekeyconceptofimprov:“yes,and”.Ifsomeonesaysthatrhinosarelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosarelibrarians.W

edon'tquestionthelogic;wesay“yes”andcontinuewiththesceneasifnothingiswrong.Todothiseffectively,wehavetoavoidsecond-guessingour

selves.Sometimesscenesgoinunexpecteddirections.Thebestimprovhappenswhenperformersstayopentodifferentpossibilities.Overti

me,Istartedtoenjoyourclasses.Ialsobecamebetteratlisteningandcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.Thattrainin

gcameinhandy6monthsago,whenIwasgivingaseminaraboutmyscienceresearch.Anaudiencemembersurprisedmewitha

questionthatdidn'tgrowoutoftheinformationIhadpresented.Insteadofgettingperplexed,Iusedthatapproach,andithelpedmefindanappropriatea

nswer.Lastyear,Iusedthatapproachwhendealingwithconfusingdata.Insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Ikeptexploringthedata

andendedupidentifyinganewtypeofcell—onethatwasn'tbehavingasexpected.IfIhadn'tstayedopentothepossibilitythattheresultswerereal,Iwouldhavemis

sedoutonthemostexcitingfindingofmyPh.D.programsofar.24Theauthorexpectedthattheimprovclassescouldhelphim________.A.gainbetterskillsincommunicatingB.

ridhisfearofappearingonthestageC.recoverfromamentalillnessD.learnhowtothinkindependently25.Whatisthekeytoimprov?A.Pretendingtob

eclever.B.Understandingdifferentscenes.C.Acceptingunexpectedpossibilities.D.Askingotherssomequestions.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perplexed”inparagr

aph4probablymean?A.Amused.B.Confused.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.27.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?A.Hefailedinexplorin

gthenewcell.B.Hegotstuckafterfindingunexpecteddata.C.Scienceresearchmadehimmoreconfident.D.Theimproveskillhelpedhimalotinh

isPh.D.studies.CIlayinthehospitalbedwithmysixyearolddaughter,Elizabeth,holdingherinmyarms.“Mommy,willyoustaywithmethe

wholetime？”sheasked,lookingup.“YouknowIcan'tbeintheoperatingroom，”Isaidcarefully,notwantingtofrightenhe

r.“ButDaddyandIwillbewaitingrightoutside.”Elizabethnodded,buthereyeslookedtroubled.ElizabethhadbrokenherrightleginJuly.Sev

enmonthslater,itstillhadn'thealed(康复).Infact,ithadgottenworse.Shewashereinthehospitalforsurgery(手术)．Iwantedtotellh

erthateverythingwouldbeokayandpromisethatthiswouldbethelasttimeshe'dhavetogothroughthis.Butwhatifsomethingwentwrongagain?HowcouldIcomfortmydaughterwh

enIneededcomfortmyself?Therewasaknockatthedoor.Anurse?Ithought.Timetosaygoodbyealready?Butthewomanwhocameinwasn'tanurse.“Hi，”

thewomansaid.“I'mavolunteerhere,andI'vegotsomethingforElizabeth.”Shehandedabrightblueboxtomydaughter.Elizabethsatupandtookthebox.Sheop

eneditandstartedpullingoutgoodiesonebyone—candies,stickers,alovelytoyintheshapeofastar.Shehuggedthestar,perking_upforthefirsttimesincesheenteredthe

hospital.“Thankyou，”shesaid.“Ilovethem.”Therewasabigsmileonherface.IthadbeensolongsinceIsawthatbigsmile.Theg

iftwasagreatcomfortnotonlytomydaughter,butalsotome.28．Whydidtheauthor'sdaughterfeelupset?A．Shewouldhavesurgeryonherarm.B．Theauthorh

adnotimetoplaywithher.C．Theauthorcouldn'tstayintheoperatingroom.D．Shehadtostayinthehospitalforalongtime.29．Theauthordidn'tma

keanypromisebecause________.A．shewasn'tsureoftheresultherselfB．therewasnotimeforhertodosoC．shebelievedeverythingwoul

dbeokayD．shethoughttherewasnoneedforhertodoso30.Whydidthewomancomein?A.ToofferagiftB.TosaygoodbyeC.TocomforttheauthorD.Togetallthethingsready31

．Theunderlinedpart“perkingup”means“________”．A．havingarestB．becomingcheerfulC．doingherbestD．thinkingcarefullyDFormorethanacenturyitwasthought

thatabeautifulfacewasappealingbecauseitwasacollectionofaveragefeatures.Usinghiscomputersystem,DrDavidPerrettof

theUniversityofStAndrewshaschallengedthetheory.Inakeyexperiment,photographsofwomenwererankedtortheirattra

ctivenessbyanumberofvolunteersTwocompositepictureswerethencreated;one,tileaverageofallthepictures,theothermadelromthoserat

edmostattractive.Althoughthefaceslookedverysimilaratfirstsight,mostpeoplesaidtheypreferredthecompositeofmostattractivefaces.“Theconclusion

Ireached,"saidDrPerrettwasthatthemostattractivefacewasnotaverage.Ifyoulookatfamousfilmstarsandsupermodels,mostofthem

haveideal(理想的)features一largerthannormaleyes,higherarchedeyebrows,slightlysmallernoses,andhighercheekbones.Evenpopularcartoonchar

acterssuchasBettyBoop,YasminfromAladdinandBambihavebigeyes,smalltumed-upnoses,bigmouthsandsmallchins.Andifthesefeat

uresareexaggerated,theattractivenessratinggoesupevenmore.JuliaRobertsisagoodexampleofthis."Butwhatdoscientistsmakeofmen，sfaces?Domenwith

largeeyes,highcheekbonesandasmallchinhavethesameappeal?Researcherswereabitshockedatthetop-rankingmalefa

ce.Theyexpectedittohavetheclassicsquarejawandstrongcheekbones,butinstead,womenseemtoprefermenwithgentlefaces.DrPerrettputsforwarda

reasontoexplainwhysomanywomennowgoforbaby-facedstarssuchasLeonardoDiCaprioandJudeLaw.Womenlikeamanwith(女性化的)facebecauseheismorelikelytomakeak

inderandmoretrustworthyhusbandandfather.Butdotheseidealsofbeautymanagetocrossculturalboundaries?Arethesamefeaturesconsideredtobeattractivea

llovertheworld?AworldwidestudycarriedoutbyProfessorCunninghamoftheUniversityofLouisville,Kentuckyconcludedthat

therewereonlyverysubtledifferencesbetweendifferentcultures.Inotherwords,althoughtheremightbealittletruthi

ntheoldsayingthatbeautyisintheeyeofthebeholder,byandlarge,weallseemtobeattractedtothesamethings.32.DrPerrettreachedhisconclusionmainlyby__________.A

.tellingtruestoriesB.settingdowngeneralrulesC.makingcomparisonsD.followingtheorderofimportance33.AccordingtoDrPerrett'stheory,Ju

liaRobertsisconsideredvery__________.A.trustworthyB.intelligentC.successfulD.appealing34.Whichofthefollowingfea

turesofmenismostattractivetowomen?A.Largeeyes.B.Bigmouths.C.BabyfacesD.Highcheekbones.35.Accordingto

theauthor,peoplefromdifferentcultures_________.A.seemtohavethesimilarstandardofbeautyB.havecompletelyd

ifferentviewsaboutbeautyC.havemanagedtocrossculturalboundariesD.seemlittleattentiontotheirdifferences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,settin

ggoalsallowsyoutoplanhowyouwanttomovethroughlife.Someachievementscantakealifetimetoattain,whileothersc

anbecompletedinaday.36Determineyourlifegoals.Askyourselfsomeimportantquestionsaboutwhatyouwantforyourlife.Whatdoyouwanttoachieve:today,

inayear,inyourlifetime?Theanswerstothisquestioncanbeasgeneralas"Iwanttobehappy,"or"Iwanttohelppeople."37Setspecificgoals.Bespecificandreal

isticaboutwhatitisthatyouwanttoachieve.Researchshowsthatsettingaspecificgoalmakesyoumorelikelytoachieveit.38Forex

ample,"Behealthier"istoobigandvaguetobeahelpfulgoal."Iwanttoeatmorevegetables,andIwanttorunamarathon."isbetter.Wr

iteoutyourgoals.Bedetailed,beclear,andincludeyoursteps.39Keepyourlistinaplacewhereyoucangetinformedfrequently.Th

iswillhelpkeepyoumotivated.40Youmayfindyourselfsetinyourwaysconcerningbroadlifegoals,buttakethetimetore-evaluateyoursmaller

goals.Areyouaccomplishingthemaccordingtoyourtimeline?Aretheystillnecessarytokeepyouontracktowardsyourlargerlif

egoals?Allowyourselftheflexibilitytomakesomesmallchangestoyourgoals.A.Adjustyourgoals.B.Trackandmeasureyourprogres

s.C.Havingdeadlineswillkeepyoumotivated.D.Considerwhatyouhopetoachievein10,15,or20years.E.Herearesomeimportantideasthatyoumayf

indhelpful.F.Writingthemdowntendstomakethemfeelalittlemorereal.G.Rememberthatyoumayneedtobreaklargegoalsintosma

llergoals.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。Iwasalmostabouttogiveupmydream.Itwasanextremely41timeinmylife.Afewyearsago,Ifeltasthoughmy42wasfallingapart.Everythingseemedtobegoin

gwrongforme.Iwas43,tryingtofinishmycollegedegreewhilekeepinganightjobasa44.TherealbadsituationwasthatIhadreceive

dmy45ontheMCAT(MedicalCollegeAdmissionTest),atestthat46ifoneisadmittedintoamedicalschool,andIhaddonetoopoorlyto

47therighttoenterthecollege.Ifeltthatallthoseyearswithlittlesleepandhardworkwereatotal48.Wonderingaboutthelossofmyhopes,Iwasvery49.Ithought

Ishould50anothercareersincethisdidn'twork.AndIdidn'twanttostayanurseasapart-timejoballthetimeand51beremindedofafaileddr

eam52Isawallthenew,youngdoctorsallthetime.AsIcriedtomymother,shetoldmetoprayforguidance.ThatwasallIc

oulddo,andsoI53that.Afewdayslater,aclosefriendofminewas54meoverthephoneasIcried.HetoldmethatPresidentAbrahamLincolnhadmanyfailuresinhi

searlylifebutthatfinallyhewasa(n)55.Hisimageappearedinmymindwhichsaid,“Failed.Failed.Failed.Andthen...Persistence(坚持)”Itwascle

artomethatthiswasamessage—notto56.Fromthatdayon,thingsstartedgetting57andtheproblemsstartedfixingthemselves.Most58,todayIamworkinghardand59forth

eMCATtocontinuemydream.Thisstorytoldme60helpshapemylifeasIbelieveitwassenttoasguidance.41.A.hardB.meaninglessC.bor

ingD.free42.A.friendshipB.careerC.familyD.world43.A.excitedB.worriedC.overworkedD.lucky44.A.doctorB.housekeeperC.teacherD.nurse45.A.markB.paymentC.m

essageD.letter46.A.checksB.decidesC.describesD.introduces47.A.askB.getC.refuseD.protect48.A.mistakeB.experienceC.lossD.wast

e49.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.businessman56.A

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

C.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。TheSpringFesti

valisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeople,atime61allfamilymembersgettogetherjustlikeChristmasinthewest.Nowadaysmor

eandmore62(country)aroundtheworldareholdingcelebrationsforChineseSpringFestivalandithasbecomeincreasinglypopular.What’smore,notonlyaretheseatt

endedandenjoyedbyChinesecitizens63(live)abroad,64bymanyothernationalities,too.Shoppingcentershavebeenorganizingeventsandac

tivities65(celebrate)ChineseSpringFestivalforyears,whileconcertsandotherperformancesprovetobe66bigsuccess.Ticketsforthe2017Gr

andChineseNewYearConcertinStPetersburgsoldout,6790%oftheaudiencelocalRussians.Peoplearealsodiscoveringthefunofinteractingwiththecel

ebrations,ratherthan68(simple)watchingaspartofanaudience.Over1,000GhanaianjuniorhighschoolstudentsgotuponstagetoperformChinesesongsanddances.Stu

dentsinNewYorkCity,meanwhile,havebeenabletoenjoyanofficialday’sholidayforChineseSpringFestivalsinceit69(begin)in2016.ItseemsthatChineseSpri

ngFestivalisbecominga70(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.Hethenrushedtohospitalanditturnedoutthatshehadaseverebraindi

sease.Whenhefinallycamebackhome,wedidthatmostfamilieswoulddo.Wetriedtohelphimasmanyaswecould.Oneafternoon,hewashomealoneforafewhours.Whenweretu

rned,allthefurnituresinhisbedroomhadbeenrearranged.Mymomaskedinsurprise,“Whodoesthat?”Mybrotherreplieddelighted,“Me.”Atthat

moment,wewereallgreatlyamazedatthathehadrecoveredalotandhadthestrengthtomovingthings.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：21-23CDB24-27ACBD28-31CAAB32-35CDCA36-40EDGFA完形填空：41-45ADCDA46-50BBDCD51-55BCABB56-60DBACA语法填空：61.when62.coun

tries63.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→furnitu

re7.does→did8.delighted→delightedly9.amazed后去掉at10.moving→move书面表达：DearHenry,I’mLiHua.I’mwritingtomake

anapologyfornotbeingabletoattendthespeechcontestheldonApril23rdincelebrationofWorldBookDay.Mywholefamilywillgotothecountrysidetovisitmy

grandmotherthatday,becauseitwillbeher100thbirthday.Allmyrelativeswillcomebackfromdistantplaces.Agreatpartywi

llbeorganizedthatday,whichissuchagrandeventthatIcan’tmiss.WoulditbepossibleformetorecommendWangPingtotakemyplace?W

angPingisabrilliantstudent,whoisgoodatEnglish.Isincerelyhopeyoucanunderstandmysituationandacceptmyapology.Lookingforwardtoyo

urreply.Yours,LiHua