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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,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacechal

lengesinyourlife.Prizes3GrandPrizes：TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthewinner'schoice.Tripi

ncludesround-tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorld.6FirstPrizes：ThebookSk

yPioneer：APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzaboandpilotLindaFinch.50HonorableMentions：Judgeswill

chooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceiveaT-shirtinmemoryofEarhart'sfinalflight.RulesFoll

owallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification(不合格).■Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyformat,anynumberoflines.■Writebyhandortype

onasinglesheetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontandbackofthepaper.■Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyourname,addres

s,telephonenumber,andbirthdate.■Mailyourentry(参赛作品)tousbyOctober31thisyear.1.Howmanypeoplecaneachgran

dprizewinnertakeonthefreetrip?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Six.2.Whatwilleachofthehonorablementionwinnersget?A.Aplaneticket.B.AbookbyCorinneSzabo.C.Aspe

cialT-shirt.D.AphotoofAmeliaEarhart.3.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?A.Typingyourpoemout.B.Writingapoemof120words.C.Usingbot

hsidesofthepaper.D.MailingyourentryonOctober30.BGettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordin

gtoanewsurvey(调查)bytheNationalSleepFoundation,51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnights,eventhoughtheyha

vetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-oldssaidtheyfelttiredduringtheday,and15%sai

dtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.Howmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyourage.Babiesneedalotofrest:mostofthemsleepa

bout18hoursaday!Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschool-agechildren,tenhoursisideal(理想的).ButthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10-

to12-year-oldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?WatchTV.“M

orechildrenaregoingtobedwithTVson,andtherearemoreopportunities(机会)tostayawake,withmorehomework,theInternetandthephone,”sa

ysDr.MaryCarskadon,asleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecange

tkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep.Otherexpertssaypartoftheproblemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledho

rmonesnotonlymaketeenagers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics,butalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbef

ore11pm.Becausesleepinessissuchaproblemforteenagers,someschooldistrictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto.Three

yearsago,schoolsinEdina,Minnesota,changedthestarttimefrom7:25amto8:30am.Students,parentsandteachersarepleasedwiththeresults.4.Wha

tisthegeneralideaofthefirstparagraph?A.AllAmericankidsgetlesssleep.B.Americankidshavebadhabits.C.MostAmericanskidsgetlesssleepandthebadinfluence

ofit.D.Americankidsfeelasleepinclass.5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.Whenyousleepdependsonyourage.B.Mostchil

drenwatchTVbeforetheysleep.C.Somechildrenarelackinginsleep.D.Adultswillbehealthieriftheygetmoresleep.6.Whydochildrenfindithardtofallas

leep?A.Theygettooexcitedbefore11p.m.B.Hormonesgethighatnight.C.Theirbodiesdevelopadultcharacteristics.D

.TheymaywatchtoomuchTV.7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthechangeofschoolstarttime?A.ObjectiveB.Indif

ferentC.PositiveD.NegativeCEarthquakesusuallyhappenontheedgesoflargesectionsoftheEarth’splates.Theseplatesslowlymo

veoveralongperiodoftime.Sometimestheedges,whicharecalledfaultlines(裂纹线),cangetstuck,buttheplateskeepmo

ving.Pressureslowlystartstobuildupwheretheedgesarestuckand,oncethepressuregetsstrongenough,theplateswillsuddenlymovecausinganea

rthquake.Generallybeforeandafteralargeearthquaketherewillbesmallerearthquakes.Theonesthathappenbeforearecalledforeshocks.

Theonesthathappenafterarecalledaftershocks.Scientistsdon’treallyknowifanearthquakeisaforeshockuntilthebiggerearthquakeoccurs.Shockwavesfroman

earthquakethattravelthroughthegroundarecalledseismicwaves(地震波).Theyaremostpowerfulatthecenteroftheearthquake,buttheytravelthroughmuchoftheearthandba

cktothesurface.Theymovequicklyat20timesthespeedofsound.Scientistsuseseismicwavestomeasurehowbiganearthquakeis.Theyuseadevicecalledaseismograph(地震仪)t

omeasurethesizeofthewaves.Thesizeofthewavesiscalledthemagnitude(地震级数).Totellthestrengthofanearthquakescientistsuseascalecalledthe

MomentMagnitudeScaleorMMS(itusedtobecalledtheRichterscale).ThelargerthenumberontheMMSscale,thelargertheearthquake.Youusuallywon’tevennoti

ceanearthquakeunlessitmeasuresatleasta3ontheMMSscale.Herearesomeexamplesofwhatmayhappendependingonthescale:4.0—Couldshakeyourhouseasifal

argetruckwerepassingcloseby.Somepeoplemaynotnotice.5.0—Ifyouareinacar,itmayshake.Glassesanddishesmayrattle(发出格格的响声).Windowsmaybreak.6

.0—Itemswillfalloffshelves.Wallsinsomehousesmaycrackandwindowsbreak.Prettymucheveryonenearthecenterwillfeelthiso

ne.7.0—Weakerbuildingswillcollapseandcrackswilloccurinbridgesandonthestreet.8.0—Manybuildingsandbridgesfalldown.Largec

racksintheearth.9.0andup—Wholecitiesflattenedandlarge-scaledamage.8.Ifa5.0-magnitudeearthquakehityourarea,whatmighthappen?A.You

rhousemightshakeviolently.B.Peoplemightfeelnoshakingatall.C.Thefamilyphotomayfalloffthewall.D.Theremightbecrackseve

rywhereonthestreet.9.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2?A.It’sstillhardtotellforeshocksfrommainearthquakes.B

.Scientistscan’texactlymeasurethestrengthofanearthquake.C.Peoplemayignoreforeshockswhenanearthquakeisnotsostrong.D.Theearthquakewon’tcausea

nydamageunlessitreaches9.0MMS.10.Thewriterexplainstheconceptsconcerningtheearthquakeby_______..A.listingexamplesB.givingexplanationsC.mak

ingcomparisonsD.offeringdata11.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________..A.enrichpeople’sknowledgeofself-rescueindisastersB.stresstheimpo

rtanceofearthquakerescueC.issueearlywarningsbeforeanearthquakeD.presentfactsabouttheearthquakeDYoumaythinkthatsailingisdiffi

cult,butitisreallynothardtolearnit.Youdonotneedtobestrong.Butyouneedtobequick.Andyouneedtounderstanda

fewbasicrulesaboutthewind.First,youmustaskyourself,“Whereisthewindcomingfrom?Isitcomingfromaheadorbehi

ndorfromtheside?”Youmustthinkaboutthisallthetimeontheboat.Thewinddirectiontellsyouwhattodowiththesail.Let'sstartwiththe

windblowingfrombehind.Thismeansthewindandtheboataregoinginthesamedirection.Thenyoumustalwayskeepthesailoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata90°angletotheboat.

Thenitwillcatchthewindbest.Ifthewindisblowingfromtheside,itisblowingacrosstheboat.Inthiscase,youmustkeept

hesailhalfwayoutsidetheboat.Itshouldbeata45°angletotheboat.Itneedstobeoutfarenoughtocatchthewind,butitshouldn'tflap(摆动).Itshouldn'tlooklikeaflagon

aflagpole.Ifitisflapping,itisprobablyouttoofar,andtheboatwillslowdown.Sailingintothewindisnotpossible.Ifyoutry,thesailwillflapandth

eboatwillstop.Youmaywanttogointhatdirection.Itispossible,butyoucan'tgoinastraightline.Youmustgofirstinonedirectionandtheninanot

her.Thisiscalledtacking(作“之”字形航行).Whenyouaretacking,youmustalwayskeepthesailinsidetheboat.12.Whatshould

youconsiderfirstwhilesailing?A.Sailors'strength.B.Wavelevels.C.Winddirections.D.Sizeofthesail.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword

"It"inParagraph4referto?A.Thesail.B.Thewind.C.Theboat.D.Theangle.14.Whatdoyouhavetodowhensailingagai

nstthewind?A.Moveinastraightline.B.Allowthesailtoflap.C.Lowerthesail.D.Tacktheboat.15.What'sthepurpo

seofwritingthepassage?A.Toadviseyoutogosailing.B.Toteachyouhowtogosailing.C.Toshowthedangerofsailing.D.To

tellthedifficultyofsailing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Weneedtoberesponsibleforourenvironment.Beingafrugal(节俭的)consumerisonewaytohelp.16．Useit

up17．Squeezethatlastbitoftoothpasteoutofthetube.Usethelastlittlepieceofsoap.Don'tthrowawayanybitsofthebiscuitatthebottomofthebox

.WearitoutYoudonotalwaysneedtohavenewthings.Supposeyoursneakershavebrokenlaces(鞋带),buttheystillfityou.Repairt

hemandwearthemlonger.18．Thenyoucangetanewone.Thinktwicebeforereplacingsomethingthatstillworks.19．Whensomethingyouwantisnotonhand,lookforsomethin

gelsethatyoualreadyhavetotakeitsplace.Supposeyouarepackingyourlunchfortomorrowandwantabuttersandwich.Y

ouareoutofbutter.Whataboutusingcheesetomakeacheesesandwich?Learntofixbrokentoysinsteadofjustthrowingthemaway.Withalittlethought,youcanmakesomething

do,insteadofbuyingsomethingnew.DowithoutThinkaboutallthosethingsthatyouwouldliketohave.20．Howlongwillyoureallyplaywit

hthatnewtoyyousawonTV?Makingthethingsthatwewantusesresources.And,gettingridofthethingswedon’twantanymoretakesupevenmorere

sourcesandspace.A.FixitB.MakeitdoC.Doyoureallyneedthem?D.But,whatexactlydoesthatmean?E.Youcanusethingsupinsteado

fwastingthem.F.Makeplanstobuywhatyouwouldliketohave.G.Youdon’tneedthelatestiPhoneuntilyouroldonedoesn'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,whensomefriendsandItookatriptoAmsterdam,thecapitaloftheNetherlan

ds,Iimmediately21it.SincewearealllivinginNorthGermanywhichisnotvery_22_,itonlytookusafewhoursonthetrain23wewereat

theheartofthis24city.Theminutewesteppedoffthe25,weweresurroundedby26architectureandweavingcanals.Westayedatayouthhostel(旅社),whichwasatypicalt

allDutchhousewithlotsofstairs.I___27stayinginyouthhostel;itissuchagreat28tomeetpeoplefromallovertheworldand__29yo

urdifferentexperiencesand30.WestayedinaroomwithanArgentinian,whowebefriendedrightaway,andwespentalotof31together.Duringourstay,wemadesuretomake

themostofwhatAmsterdamhasto32.Wetookaboattripthroughthe33,whichgaveussomegreat34ofthefantasticarchitectureandcanals.WealsomadesuretogototheVanGoghMu

seum,whichisoneofthecity’smostfamoustouristattractions,andconsistsofa35collectionofhiswork,alongwithdetailsofhis36andthew

orkofotherartiststhatknewhim.Oneofmyfavouritepartsofthetrip,thoughitwasrather37,wasourvisittotheAnneFrankMu

seum.ShewasaJewishgirlwhohidwithherfamilyfor2yearsbeforetheNazis38themandsentthemtothedeathcamps.Itwasavery39experience,andcert

ainlyworthseeing.Overall,IthinkAmsterdamisoneofmyfavouritecitiesthatIhaveeverbeento,andIwouldloveto40s

omeday!21.A.rememberedB.lovedC.recognizedD.knew22.A.hillyB.openC.similarD.far23.A.beforeB.whenC.unlessD.since24.A.rem

oteB.warmC.beautifulD.industrial25.A.trainB.taxiC.boatD.flight26.A.strangeB.modernC.lowD.amazing27.A.regretB.enjoyC.imagineD.miss28.A.differenceB.p

ityC.decisionD.chance29.A.protectB.declareC.shareD.ignore30.A.clothesB.culturesC.attitudeD.knowledge31.A.ti

meB.moneyC.energyD.effort32.A.createB.teachC.offerD.promise33.A.cityB.countryC.fieldD.bridge34.A.newsB.expectationsC.viewsD.ideas35.A.rec

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

d38.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。）Christmasisnofunwhenyou'repoor.Twentyyearsago,Iwasayo

ung,_1．(struggle),substituteteacher(代课老师)whosecallsintoworkhadbeenfew.Moneywastight,butbillsweredue(到期的)andmywifeandIco

uldn'tevenafford_2．(get)Christmasgiftsforeachother.Theonlygiftswecouldgetforourchildren3．(be)afewsofttoysthatIhadfound4．(se

ll)athalfpriceinthesupermarket.IopenedthedoorandbroughtinthegiftsIhadhiddeninouroldcar'strunk.ThenIhandedthemtomys

on5．daughter.Iwatchedwithasadsmileastheydidtheirbesttotearoffthewrapping(包装)paper.Astheypulledouttheir6．_(toy),th

ough.Inoticedtheireyeslitupandtheyjumpedupanddown.Mydaughter7．__(happy)huggedhertoyandthenhuggedhermomandmeaswell.IlaughedasIwatchedm

ychildrenplaywiththeirtoys8．hours,andIthankedGodforthe9．__(great)giftIhadeverbeengiven.TilltodayIstilltr

easurethegiftofpurelove10．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。Ihavealwaysdreamtreturningto

mychildhood.Justasmanypeoplesay,childhoodisthehappiertimeinone’slife.Igrowupinthecountryside.Therearemanyhighlymoun

tains,colorfulflowersanddifferentkindoftrees.Oftenmyparentstookmetogohikingandcatchinginsects.Mygrandma,whoseseemedtobefullofm

emories,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adapttoDearGeorge,Hownicetohearfromyouagain!_________________________________________________________________________

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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．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.c

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

ogetusedtothelifethere.HereIhavesomesuggestionsforyou.Firstofall,youshouldrespectthelocalcustomsthereandtrytoinvo

lveyourselfinthenatives'lives.Justasthesayinggoes,"WheninRome,doasRomansdo."Secondly,don'tbeafraidtocommunica

tewithAmericanstudentsandmakefriendswiththem.Friendshipwillbringyouhappiness.What'smore,itisbetterforyoutojoininmoreoutdooractiv

itieswithyourfriends,whichmayhelpyourelaxandhavefun.Finally,mindyourwonmannersandremainmodestandhonestwhengettingalongwithyourfriends.Idoho

pemysuggestionswillhelp.Mayyouadapttoyournewlifeandenjoyyourstaythere.Yourssincerely,LiHua