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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,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacechallengesi

nyourlife.Prizes3GrandPrizes：TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthewinner'schoice.Tripincludesround-t

ripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorld.6

FirstPrizes：ThebookSkyPioneer：APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzaboandpilotLindaFinch.50HonorableMentions：Ju

dgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceiveaT-shirtinmemoryofEarhart'sfinalflight.RulesFollowallrulescarefullyto

preventdisqualification(不合格).■Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyformat,anynumberoflines.■Writebyhandortypeonasinglesh

eetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontandbackofthepaper.■Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyourname,address,telephonenumb

er,andbirthdate.■Mailyourentry(参赛作品)tousbyOctober31thisyear.1.Howmanypeoplecaneachgrandprizewinnertakeonthef

reetrip?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Six.2.Whatwilleachofthehonorablementionwinnersget?A.Aplaneticket.B.AbookbyCorinneSzabo.C.AspecialT-shirt.D.Aphot

oofAmeliaEarhart.3.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?A.Typingyourpoemout.B.Writingapoe

mof120words.C.Usingbothsidesofthepaper.D.MailingyourentryonOctober30.BGettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurve

y(调查)bytheNationalSleepFoundation,51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnights,eventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.La

styeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-oldssaidtheyfelttiredduringtheday,and15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.Howm

uchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyourage.Babiesneedalotofrest:mostofthemsleepabout18hoursaday!Adultsneedabout

eighthours.Formostschool-agechildren,tenhoursisideal(理想的).ButthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10-to12-year-oldsgetonlyseveno

reighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?WatchTV.“Morechildrenaregoingt

obedwithTVson,andtherearemoreopportunities(机会)tostayawake,withmorehomework,theInternetandthephone,”saysDr.MaryCarskadon,asleepresearcheratBrownUniv

ersityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep.Otherexpertssaypartofthepro

blemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledhormonesnotonlymaketeenagers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics,

butalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbefore11pm.Becausesleepinessissuchaproblemforteenagers,someschooldis

trictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto.Threeyearsago,schoolsinEdina,Minnesota,changedthestarttimefrom7:

25amto8:30am.Students,parentsandteachersarepleasedwiththeresults.4.Whatisthegeneralideaofthefirstparagr

aph?A.AllAmericankidsgetlesssleep.B.Americankidshavebadhabits.C.MostAmericanskidsgetlesssleepandthebadinfluenceofit.D.Americankidsfeelaslee

pinclass.5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.Whenyousleepdependsonyourage.B.MostchildrenwatchTVbeforetheysleep.C.Somec

hildrenarelackinginsleep.D.Adultswillbehealthieriftheygetmoresleep.6.Whydochildrenfindithardtofallasleep?

A.Theygettooexcitedbefore11p.m.B.Hormonesgethighatnight.C.Theirbodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics.D.TheymaywatchtoomuchTV.7.What

istheauthor’sattitudetowardthechangeofschoolstarttime?A.ObjectiveB.IndifferentC.PositiveD.NegativeCEarthquakesusuallyhappenonth

eedgesoflargesectionsoftheEarth’splates.Theseplatesslowlymoveoveralongperiodoftime.Sometimestheedges,whichareca

lledfaultlines(裂纹线),cangetstuck,buttheplateskeepmoving.Pressureslowlystartstobuildupwheretheedgesarestuckand,oncethepres

suregetsstrongenough,theplateswillsuddenlymovecausinganearthquake.Generallybeforeandafteralargeearthquaketherewi

llbesmallerearthquakes.Theonesthathappenbeforearecalledforeshocks.Theonesthathappenafterarecalledaftershocks.Scientistsdon’tre

allyknowifanearthquakeisaforeshockuntilthebiggerearthquakeoccurs.Shockwavesfromanearthquakethattravelthroughthegroundarecalledseismicwaves(地震

波).Theyaremostpowerfulatthecenteroftheearthquake,buttheytravelthroughmuchoftheearthandbacktothesurface.Th

eymovequicklyat20timesthespeedofsound.Scientistsuseseismicwavestomeasurehowbiganearthquakeis.Theyuseadevicecalledaseismograph(地

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

calecalledtheMomentMagnitudeScaleorMMS(itusedtobecalledtheRichterscale).ThelargerthenumberontheMMSscale

,thelargertheearthquake.Youusuallywon’tevennoticeanearthquakeunlessitmeasuresatleasta3ontheMMSscale.Herearesomeexamplesofwhatmay

happendependingonthescale:4.0—Couldshakeyourhouseasifalargetruckwerepassingcloseby.Somepeoplemaynotnotice.5.0—If

youareinacar,itmayshake.Glassesanddishesmayrattle(发出格格的响声).Windowsmaybreak.6.0—Itemswillfalloffshelves.Wallsinsomehousesmaycrackandwindowsb

reak.Prettymucheveryonenearthecenterwillfeelthisone.7.0—Weakerbuildingswillcollapseandcrackswilloccurinbridgesandont

hestreet.8.0—Manybuildingsandbridgesfalldown.Largecracksintheearth.9.0andup—Wholecitiesflattenedandlarge-scaledamage.8.Ifa5.0-m

agnitudeearthquakehityourarea,whatmighthappen?A.Yourhousemightshakeviolently.B.Peoplemightfeelnoshakingata

ll.C.Thefamilyphotomayfalloffthewall.D.Theremightbecrackseverywhereonthestreet.9.Whatdoestheauthormea

nbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2?A.It’sstillhardtotellforeshocksfrommainearthquakes.B.Scientistscan’texactlym

easurethestrengthofanearthquake.C.Peoplemayignoreforeshockswhenanearthquakeisnotsostrong.D.Theearthquak

ewon’tcauseanydamageunlessitreaches9.0MMS.10.Thewriterexplainstheconceptsconcerningtheearthquakeby_______..A.listingexamplesB.gi

vingexplanationsC.makingcomparisonsD.offeringdata11.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________..A.enrichpeople’sknowledgeofself-

rescueindisastersB.stresstheimportanceofearthquakerescueC.issueearlywarningsbeforeanearthquakeD.presentfact

sabouttheearthquakeDYoumaythinkthatsailingisdifficult,butitisreallynothardtolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyoune

edtobequick.Andyouneedtounderstandafewbasicrulesaboutthewind.First,youmustaskyourself,“Whereisthewindcomingfrom?Isitcomin

gfromaheadorbehindorfromtheside?”Youmustthinkaboutthisallthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.Let'sstartwiththewindb

lowingfrombehind.Thismeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedirection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.I

tshouldbeata90°angletotheboat.Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.Ifthewindisblowingfromtheside,itisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscase,youmustkeepthesailhalfway

outsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthewind,butitshouldn'tflap(

摆动).Itshouldn'tlooklikeaflagonaflagpole.Ifitisflapping,itisprobablyouttoofar,andtheboatwillslowdown.Sailingintothewindisnotpossible.If

youtry,thesailwillflapandtheboatwillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossible,butyoucan'tgoinastraightline.Youmustgofirstinonedire

ctionandtheninanother.Thisiscalledtacking(作“之”字形航行).Whenyouaretacking,youmustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.12.Whats

houldyouconsiderfirstwhilesailing?A.Sailors'strength.B.Wavelevels.C.Winddirections.D.Sizeofthesail.13.Whatdoestheunderl

inedword"It"inParagraph4referto?A.Thesail.B.Thewind.C.Theboat.D.Theangle.14.Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagainstthewind?A.Moveinastraightline.B.Allow

thesailtoflap.C.Lowerthesail.D.Tacktheboat.15.What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toadviseyoutogosailing.B.Toteach

youhowtogosailing.C.Toshowthedangerofsailing.D.Totellthedifficultyofsailing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Wen

eedtoberesponsibleforourenvironment.Beingafrugal(节俭的)consumerisonewaytohelp.16．Useitup17．Squeezethatlastbitoftoothpasteoutofthetube.Usethe

lastlittlepieceofsoap.Don'tthrowawayanybitsofthebiscuitatthebottomofthebox.WearitoutYoudonotalwaysneedtohavenewthi

ngs.Supposeyoursneakershavebrokenlaces(鞋带),buttheystillfityou.Repairthemandwearthemlonger.18．Thenyoucangetanewone.Th

inktwicebeforereplacingsomethingthatstillworks.19．Whensomethingyouwantisnotonhand,lookforsomethingelsethatyoualreadyhavetotakeitsplace.Suppo

seyouarepackingyourlunchfortomorrowandwantabuttersandwich.Youareoutofbutter.Whataboutusingcheesetomakeacheesesandwich?Learntofixbrok

entoysinsteadofjustthrowingthemaway.Withalittlethought,youcanmakesomethingdo,insteadofbuyingsomethingnew.DowithoutThinkaboutallthosethingsthatyou

wouldliketohave.20．HowlongwillyoureallyplaywiththatnewtoyyousawonTV?Makingthethingsthatwewantusesresources.

And,gettingridofthethingswedon’twantanymoretakesupevenmoreresourcesandspace.A.FixitB.MakeitdoC.Doyoureallyneedthem?D.But,whatexactlydoesthat

mean?E.Youcanusethingsupinsteadofwastingthem.F.Makeplanstobuywhatyouwouldliketohave.G.Youdon’tneedthelatestiPhoneuntilyouroldoned

oesn'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,whensomefriendsandItooka

triptoAmsterdam,thecapitaloftheNetherlands,Iimmediately21it.SincewearealllivinginNorthGermanywhichisnotvery_22_,itonlytookusafewhour

sonthetrain23wewereattheheartofthis24city.Theminutewesteppedoffthe25,weweresurroundedby26architectureandweavingcanals.Westayedatayouthhostel(旅社),wh

ichwasatypicaltallDutchhousewithlotsofstairs.I___27stayinginyouthhostel;itissuchagreat28tomeetpeoplefromallovertheworldand__29y

ourdifferentexperiencesand30.WestayedinaroomwithanArgentinian,whowebefriendedrightaway,andwespentalotof31together

.Duringourstay,wemadesuretomakethemostofwhatAmsterdamhasto32.Wetookaboattripthroughthe33,whichgaveussomegreat34ofthefantasticarchitectureandcanals

.WealsomadesuretogototheVanGoghMuseum,whichisoneofthecity’smostfamoustouristattractions,andconsistsofa35collectionofhiswork,alongwithdetai

lsofhis36andtheworkofotherartiststhatknewhim.Oneofmyfavouritepartsofthetrip,thoughitwasrather37,wasourvisittotheAnneFrankMuseum.ShewasaJewishgirlwho

hidwithherfamilyfor2yearsbeforetheNazis38themandsentthemtothedeathcamps.Itwasavery39experience,andcertainlyworthseeing.Overall,IthinkA

msterdamisoneofmyfavouritecitiesthatIhaveeverbeento,andIwouldloveto40someday!21.A.rememberedB.lovedC.recog

nizedD.knew22.A.hillyB.openC.similarD.far23.A.beforeB.whenC.unlessD.since24.A.remoteB.warmC.beautifulD.industrial25.A.trainB.taxiC.boatD.flight26

.A.strangeB.modernC.lowD.amazing27.A.regretB.enjoyC.imagineD.miss28.A.differenceB.pityC.decisionD.chance29.A.protectB.declareC.shareD.ignore3

0.A.clothesB.culturesC.attitudeD.knowledge31.A.timeB.moneyC.energyD.effort32.A.createB.teachC.offerD.promise33.A.cityB.co

untryC.fieldD.bridge34.A.newsB.expectationsC.viewsD.ideas35.A.recentB.hugeC.dailyD.growing36.A.performanceB.l

ifeC.teamD.progress37.A.interestingB.terribleC.crazyD.sad38.A.foundB.servedC.blamedD.misunderstood39.A.subjectiveB.commonC.

directD.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。）Christmasisnofunwhenyo

u'repoor.Twentyyearsago,Iwasayoung,_1．(struggle),substituteteacher(代课老师)whosecallsintoworkhadbeenfew.Moneywastight,butbillsweredue(到期的)

andmywifeandIcouldn'tevenafford_2．(get)Christmasgiftsforeachother.Theonlygiftswecouldgetforourchildren3．(be)afew

softtoysthatIhadfound4．(sell)athalfpriceinthesupermarket.IopenedthedoorandbroughtinthegiftsIhadhiddeninouroldcar'strunk.ThenIhandedthemtomyson5．d

aughter.Iwatchedwithasadsmileastheydidtheirbesttotearoffthewrapping(包装)paper.Astheypulledouttheir6．_(toy),though.Inoticedtheireyeslitupandtheyjumpedu

panddown.Mydaughter7．__(happy)huggedhertoyandthenhuggedhermomandmeaswell.IlaughedasIwatchedmychildrenplaywiththeirtoys8．hours,andIthank

edGodforthe9．__(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,childhoodisthehappiertim

einone’slife.Igrowupinthecountryside.Therearemanyhighlymountains,colorfulflowersanddifferentkindoftr

ees.Oftenmyparentstookmetogohikingandcatchinginsects.Mygrandma,whoseseemedtobefullofmemories,alwayssh

aredhisstorieswithme.ShetoldmethatIwassuchgentleandquietthatsheneverfeltworriedaboutme.Nowithasbeen5yearssincethenshepassedaway.Istillmissherv

erymuch!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,Hownicetohearfro

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20—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．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.catch

ing→catch7.whose→who8.his→her9.such→so10.去掉then六、作文（共25分）DearGeorge,Hownicetohearfromyouagain!Ithinkitisnaturalforyounottogetus

edtothelifethere.HereIhavesomesuggestionsforyou.Firstofall,youshouldrespectthelocalcustomsthereandtrytoinvolveyourselfinthenatives'lives.Just

asthesayinggoes,"WheninRome,doasRomansdo."Secondly,don'tbeafraidtocommunicatewithAmericanstudentsandmakefriendswiththem.Friendshipwillbringy

ouhappiness.What'smore,itisbetterforyoutojoininmoreoutdooractivitieswithyourfriends,whichmayhelpyourela

xandhavefun.Finally,mindyourwonmannersandremainmodestandhonestwhengettingalongwithyourfriends.Idohopemysuggestionswil

lhelp.Mayyouadapttoyournewlifeandenjoyyourstaythere.Yourssincerely,LiHua