甘肃省兰州市教育局第四片区2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

2020-2021期中考试高二年级英语学科试卷

年级：高二年级     科目：英语

第I卷（选择题）

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A 、B 、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

                                A 

Joe is interested in getting exercise and competing on a team. He reads about the events at the local pool and finds the perfect activity. 

   Swimming Programs

Summer Swim Team 

Join a Summer Swim Team and compete with other swimmers! The program is offered at eight different local pools for youths to 17 years old. The season runs June 21—August 21. Practices are daily (Monday through Friday) throughout the summer. The championship meet(冠军赛) is August 21. Cost: $50.00

Pools & Practice Times

Buckman  2-3 P.M.           Montavilla  8-9 A.M.

Creston  7-9 A.M.             Peninsula  4-7 P.M.

Dishman  8-9 A.M.            Pier    noon-1 P.M.

Grant  8-10 A.M.             Sellwood  7-9 A.M.

Junior Swim Instructor

Two weeks, 20 hours of instruction, two hours per day for children 11-14 years old. Pre-training for youths interested in becoming swim instructors($45 per child)

Two weeks, 30 hours of instruction, three hours per day for children 11-14 years old. Pre-training in lifeguarding, and customer service ($45 per child)

Junior Swim Instructor & Junior Lifeguard Training Dates

June 28-July 9     August 9-August 20

June 12-July 23    August 23-September 3

June 26-August 6

Special Offer

Anyone who takes part in both junior swim instructor and junior lifeguard programs at the same time need only spend $75 instead of $90 for 50 hours of training.

Register Online

You can now register online! Visit our website at http://www.example.com You can choose an area of town, a specific local center, a program, or search for classes which can meet the needs of students of different ages. Just visit our website, and you’re on your way!

1. If Joe joins the Summer Swim Team, he _____

A. needs to pay $45.00 B. begins training at 6 A.M.

C. needs to practice for 7 days a week      D. has to practice for two months 

2. Anyone who wants to be a junior swim instructor should _____

A. do at least 30 hours of training         B. pay the instructor by the hour

C. be 11-14 years old D. be an experienced junior lifeguard

3. What’s the main purpose of this text?

A. To introduce Joe’ s hobbies.  B. To introduce a new website.

C. To introduce several swimming pools     D. To introduce some swimming activities.

                                   B  

Sir John, a British scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine, said he had predicted at the time of his frog experiments that the successful cloning of a mammal would happen within 50 years, and that maybe the same answer is appropriate for the step to human cloning. Parents who lose children in accidents may be able to clone "copies" to replace them then.

Although any attempt to clone an entire human would raise complex moral issues, the biologist claimed people would soon overcome their concerns if the technique became medically useful. Cloning was regarded with extreme doubts when it was first developed but became widely accepted after the birth of Louise Brown, the first "test tube baby". He said, "When my first frog experiment was done, an American reporter asked how long it will be before these things can be done in mammals or humans. I said, ‘Well, it could be anywhere between 10 years and 100 years — how about 50 years?’ It turned out that it wasn’t far off the mark as far as Dolly was concerned. Maybe the same answer is appropriate." Sir John added that cloning a human being effectively means making an identical(相同的) twin, and that doctors would therefore simply be copying what nature has already produced.

The average vote on allowing parents of deceased children, who are no longer fertile(能生育的), to create another using the mother’s eggs and skin cells from the first child, thinking the technique was safe and effective, is 60 percent in favor. The reason for "no" is usually that the new child would feel they were some sort of a replacement for something.

4．Sir John predicted the human cloning would be a reality in　　　　.

 A.10 years     B.50 years    C.60 years     D.100 years

5．According to the text, which statement is NOT true?

A. Human cloning is still a controversial topic.

B. Louise Brown is the first "test tube baby".

C. Sir John is positive about the future of human cloning.

D. Human cloning is creating something that didn’t exist before.

6．What does the underlined part “not far off the mark”refer to?

A. to be correct    B. to be incorrect   C. to the point   D. beside the point

7.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. The life of Sir John.           B. Prediction on human cloning.

C. Views on human cloning.       D. Achievements in human cloning.

C      

Every day, 15-year-old Martha wrote on the Internet about the meal she ate at school. She also took pictures of the food. However, Martha was very honest about the food. She did not just describe the food. She judged the taste and health of the food.  

Martha also began to use her blog for an important reason. She began to raise money for the organization Mary’s Meals in the East African country of Malawi. It provides food food for children in schools for free. Martha encouraged her readers to send money to Mary’s Meals to help build a kitchen.

But then, Martha began to have a problem. Many people read her blog. She became big news. The news stories showed that the food at Martha’s school was not always healthy. And that made some people angry. So the school officials decided to stop Martha’s blog. They said that she could not take her camera to school.  

But an amazing thing happened. Many people began sending messages of support across the Internet. Martha’s story was even bigger than before. Now the officials had to change their minds. A few days later, Martha was again writing her blog. But more than that, people had sent a lot of money for the Malawi school children. Martha had hoped to raise about 10,000 dollars. But the total reached 10,000 dollars and still kept on growing!

Martha’s blog also helped to improve meals at her school. One day she wrote: As we waited for dinner we were told that we are allowed to eat as much fruit and bread as we want.

No one knows what will happen to Martha’s blog in future. But already this little girl has helped to change the eating experience of many children just by sharing on the Internet pictures of her school meals.

8. Martha wrote about her school meals on her blog to ______

A.express her opinion about the food B. ask the school t improve the food

3. invite students to judge the food D.show the terrible taste of food

9. The organization Mary’s Meals _______

A. was set up by Martha B. provides free school meals

C. is an international organization D. help poor families build kitchens

10. Why did the school officials want to prevent Martha writing her blog?

A. It had a bad influence on her study. B. Some people were upset by it content.

C. Taking pictures needs a lot of time.  D. Many other students started to copy her.

11. What’s the best title for the text?

A. School meals                B. Mary’s Meals

C. Martha shares her food        D.  Power of the Internet

D

New research has suggested that cheese and red wine could help prevent cognitive decline with age.

It may seem too good to be true, daily are not just good for helping us，but researchers exploring links between diet and cognitive performance over time said they found evidence that red wine could improve brain function.

Cheese also offers protection cognitive decline, suggested the findings, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (vol 78, No3, 2020).

Researchers analyzed dietary survey responses and 'fluid said dietary research was still intelligence tests' for 1,748 adults who are suitable both physically and mentally for the text, contained in the UK's 'Biobank'. Data was recorded between 2006 and 2016, by which time participants were aged between 46 and 77. Auriel Willette, assistant professor in food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University, who led the study, said: “I was pleasantly surprised that our results suggest that responsibility eating cheese and drinking wed wine daily are not just good for helping us cope with our current Covid-19 pandemic, but perhaps also dealing with an increasing complex world that never seems to slow down.”

Willette added: “Randomised clinical trials are needed to determine whether making easy changes in our diet could help our brains in significant ways.” Despite the promising results, though, some scientists still hold doubts concerning drinking alcohol and absorbing in too much cheese. They argued that cognitive decline is a result from so many factors that are still a mystery to modern medicine. Its cause and pathogenesis are still unclear.

A Lancet Commission report on dementia prevention and care in 2020 said dietary research was still emerging, yet a healthy diet and regular exercise were linked to lower risk. Obesity and excess alcohol increased risk, the report said.

12. In which aspect do cheese and wine benefit people?

A. Brain function.            B. Dementia prevention.

C. Fight against pandemic.       D. Control obesity.

13.What did Auriel Willette take into consideration when doing her study？

A. Cheese-wine relationship.        B. Participants’ gender.

C. Intelligence test.             D. Participants’ age.

14. Some experts are concerned about whether?

A. its cause and pathogenesis are true.

B. the experiment results are valid.

C. wine and cheese can make a difference

D. the other scientists believe it or not.

15. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To show his interest in research      B. To persuade people to eat cheese

C. To introduce a research result     D. To share information on healthy diet

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。

Everything You Need to Know About Coronavirus

The spread of China’s coronavirus may have started with something simple — a person buying food for dinner at an outdoor market.

The potency and movement of the virus has rallied the cooperation of various agencies, including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization,   16     .

What is the Wuhan coronavirus?

The infection numbers are startling: Since Jan. 20, cases worldwide have surged from 282 to 9,925. The death toll stands at 213, according to Chinese officials.

The current coronavirus doesn’t have an official name yet.      17    .

     18     ?

Outbreaks like this have happened before, most notably with SARS in 2003 and MERS in 2015.       19   . In all, 8,098 SARS cases were recorded, with a death toll of 774. That’s a fatality rate of 9.6%. MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, originated in Saudi Arabia and resulted in 2,499 cases and 861 deaths, giving it a higher fatality rate of 34.5%.

With current numbers, the fatality rate for 2019-nCoV is 2.4%. The WHO said most coronavirus cases reported to date “have been milder, with about 20% of those infected experiencing severe illness.”

Are people quarantined (隔离)?

    20     . An estimated 56 million people in the country are affected by lock-downs.

Wuhan has been the hardest hit. Airports and railway stations are closed and public transportation halted. Private vehicles are banned. Residents wear face masks to protect against infection. While a new, 1,000-bed hospital is under construction, there are shortages of medicine, protective masks and other supplies.

A. which closed a city of 11 million, leaped across continents and raised pandemic fears

B. which declared the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” on Thursday

C. How does coronavirus compare to SARS, MERS and the common flu

D. Is the virus just a problem for China

E. As infection numbers rise, China has ordered residents in nearly a dozen cities to stay where they are

F. SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is commonly used as a reference in coronavirus coverage, since both originated in China and share characteristics

G. The current designation is “2019-nCoV”, with “2019” for year of discovery, “n” for novel (meaning new) and “CoV” for coronavirus

B

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was in school, I took an internship(实习期的工作). This meant that I would spend time with some hospital   21  .

0n one   22  , I carefully entered a dark room to find an elderly man lying in bed. I firstly thought he was sleeping. When I moved closer,  23   , I realized he was very much   24 , but also very confused. He seemed to be  25   something. He wanted to communicate something, but I couldn’t make   26    of what he was saying. He seemed quite weak, and I couldn’t   27   if he was in pain, or just frightened. I knew nothing about him, and I feel totally helpless. He clearly didn’t want me to   28   him, but I felt so lost and   29   that I had to leave the room after only a couple of minutes.   

The next time I was at the hospital and saw him again, I was certain that he didn’t   30   me at all. But he immediately said, “I remember you. You gave me   31   in my darkest hour that evening!” I was so amazed that,   32   , I didn’t know how to   33 .

In the   34   moments of my staying there, I did nothing at all. But   35   he found in me something he needed, just because I was there.

I have thought about this   36   often over the past years. It has   37   the way I see life, the way I see myself, and the way I see others. It makes me want to   38   whatever kindness I can to others, and I try to recognize and appreciate the kindness that others   39   with me.

So a stranger in the form of a weak, old man changed the rest of my life with just a few  40   .

21. A. nurses  B. patients C. doctors D. volunteers

22. A. visit B. tour C. point D. journey

23. A. therefore B. otherwise C. besides D. however

24. A. energetic B. healthy C. awake D. worried

25. A. examining B. hiding C. reading D. expecting

26. A. use B. sense C. meaning D. idea

27. A. tell B. believe C. recognize D. say

28. A. help B. command C. disturb D. leave

29. A. annoyed B. sad C. uncomfortable D. bored

30. A. forget  B. remember C. notice D. call

31. A. advice  B. duty C. power D. hope

32. A. as usual B. in addition C. once again D. after all

33. A. refuse B. answer  C. disagree D. decide

34. A. short B. same  C. happy D. exact

35. A. luckily B. surprisingly  C. finally D. immediately

36. A. mistake B. quarrel  C. lesson D. thing

37. A. changed B. created C. destroyed D. corrected

38. A. push B. remind C. return  D. offer

39. A. share B. discuss C. check  D. choose

40. A. smiles B. photos C.words  D. letters

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。

My little boy is 5 and goes to kindergarten. He's at that age 41      he is a little selfish and isn't always willing to share, especially with girls! We've had many talks with him lately. 42     nothing seemed to get through to him, which really made me  43      (annoy). Maybe there was something wrong  44      my parenting skills.

We've had a few problems with one little girl he rides to school with. But last week, 45      (surprise), he did something that moved me. I had bought him some matchbox cars as a reward for cleaning his room. He really loved them and told me they were his favorite. One day, I picked him up from school along with 46      little girl. When I got there, the little girl 47      (cry) and one of the teachers said she had fallen off the slide. I got her in the car, and my son could see she was really in pain. I wanted 48      (comfort) her, so I decided to take her home. While I was driving, I heard my son say, “It's OK, Katie. It's going to be 49     (well) soon. Have one of these. You can keep 50      .” Looking in my rearview mirror (后视镜) I saw him passing one of his beloved cars to her.

第四部分: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，从第11处起不计分。

Tsai Qin, whose songs had a great affect on us, was on a brief tour. The next stop was Wenzhou. I looked forward to see her wonderful performance. In the morning of Mar.18th, I set off early to the stadium. When I arrived, I found a various of fans had been gathered in the front rows to get more familiar to Tsai Qin. I held my breath, waited. At last, she turned up. The fans burst into applause. The devotion we showed to a folk queen great touched her, for she seemed not to be able to control herself and moved to tears. 

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假设上周五，来自安徽医科大学的李教授针对“青少年意外伤害自救能力的现状与建议”做了一次两个小时的报告。请根据以下提示内容，写一篇短文：

1. 意外伤害的发生呈逐年上升的趋势。在中国，每年约有20万少年儿童死于意外伤害。意外伤害已经成为青少年健康的“第一杀手”；

2. 青少年对急救知识缺乏了解；

3. 建议加强青少年对意外伤害急救的教育。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：意外伤害accidental injury；自救self rescue

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2020-2021期中考试高二年级英语学科试卷参考答案

第一节 阅读理解

1-5 DCDBA   6-10 ADABB   11-15 CADCB   16-20 BGCFE

第二节 完形填空

21. B 要求考生根据语境选择一个意义匹配的名词。根据下文讲述可知，作者在实习期间要和医院一些病人度过一段时光。22. A

23. D要求考生根据上下文选择一个意义匹配的连词。上句可知作者以为老人睡着了，但从下文“he wanted to” 可知，老人是醒着的。24. C

25. D 要求考生根据上下文语境选择合适的动词。“examine”检查；“hide”躲藏； “read”阅读。根据上文，老人应该在期待着什么。

26. B要求考生根据下文语境选择适当的动词短语。可知作者不明白老人在说什么，“make sense of”理解、弄懂。

27. A 要求考生根据语境选择适当的动词。根据后文“if he was in pain, or just frightened”可知，作者看不出老人是什么感受。“tell”意为看出、知道。

28. D要求考生根据语境选择适当的动词。根据下文可知，老人不想让作者待在房间里。

29. C 要求考生根据语境和常识选择适当的形容词。根据下文内容，作者感觉不自在。

30. B 下文中“But he immediately said, ‘I remember you’.” 一句中的But表示转折可知，作者本以为老人不会记得自己，但老人却说记得作者。

31. D要求考生根据语境选择一个意义匹配的名词。根据后文“in my darkest hour”可知，作者给了这位老人希望。

32. C 要求考生根据上下文选择使用恰当的介词短语。根据第二段，作者第一次见老人时不知所措，这次又不知道该如何回应。33. B

34.A 根据上文“after only a couple of minutes”可知，会面只有几分钟。

35. B 要求考生根据对上下文意义的理解，选择恰当的副词。根据上文作者说自己没有做什么事和下文老人在我这里找到了自己需要的东西可知，存在一个对比，“luckily”幸运地；“surprisingly”令人吃惊的；“finally”最终；“immediately”立即。故选B。

36. D 要考生根据对上下文意义的理解，选择恰当的名词。与老人偶遇为一次小事件，而非错误、争吵或者教训。

37. A 要求考生根据对上下文意义的理解，选择恰当的动词。根据下文“it makes me want to ”可知，这件事改变了作者对人生的思考。

38. D 要求考生根据对上下文意义的理解，选择恰当的动词。此处是说这件事使得作者想要主动帮助别人。“push”推动； “remind”提醒、使想起 “return”归还；“offer”提供、自愿供给。

39. A 要考生根据对上下文意义的理解，选择恰当的动词。作者认为尽力认可并感激他人与作者分享的善行。“share”分享；“discuss”讨论；“check”检查；“choose”选择。

40.C

第三节

41．when  42．But  43．annoyed　44．with　45．surprisingly　46．the  47．was crying　48．to comfort　49．better　50．it　

第四节 短文改错

1.affect ---- effect  2. see-- seeing   3. in-- on   4. to--- for  5. various--- variety               6. been去掉    7. to--- with   8. waited --- waiting  9. a --- the  10. great--- greatly  

作文

One possible version:

Last Friday, Professor Li from Anhui Medical University gave us a report on teenagers’ accidental injury and self rescue. The report lasted two hours.

Professor Li said that the rate of accidental injury is increasing year by year. In China, about 200,000 children die of accidental injury each year. Accidental injury has become the leading cause of death for teenagers. However, most teenagers lack the basic knowledge of first aid.

At the end of the report, Professor Li called on us to realize the importance of gaining the first aid knowledge. He said that it was high time that we teenagers received education on first aid.