2021临夏县中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

        临夏县中学2020—2021学年度第一学期期末试卷A卷

高二  英 语

                                第Ⅰ卷

第一部分  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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

                          A

Come to New York to See the World

If you're a foreigner and looking for the place that has everything, there's only one place to visit, and that's New York. It's a whole world in city.

 The world of theater

All of New York is a stage, and it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many shows in one place? Only in New York!

 The world of music

Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Center. Swing to the great jazz of Greenwich Village. Or rock yourself silly at the hot dance sports found anywhere.

 The world of art

From Rembrandt to Picasso, from Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees(圆锥形帐篷). Whatever kind of art you like, you will find it in New York.

 The world of fine dining

Whether it is a Beijing roast duck in Chinatown, lasagna in Little Italy, or the finest French coq au vin (chicken cooked in wine) found anywhere, there is a world of great taste waiting for you in New York.

 The world of sights

What other city has a Statue of Liberty (自由女神像)? A Rockefeller Center? Or a Bronx Zoo? Where else can you take a horse­drawn carriage through the Central Park? Only in New York!

1．The aim of this passage is to ________.

A. try to persuade the readers to visit New York to see the world

B. tell the readers where New York lies

C. supply the readers some information about New York jobs

D. help the readers get a better understanding of New York

2．Which of the following programs can a visitor have in New York only?

A. To enjoy Beijing roast duck.

B. To taste the finest French coq au vin.

C. To spend an evening with Beethoven.

D. To see the statue of Liberty.

3．The passage above may be taken from ________.

A. a handbook for an English student

B. a guidebook for a foreign visitor

C. a pocketbook for a businessman

D. a storybook for native readers

B

Marie Curie, born in Sklodovka, Poland in 1876, led a hard life as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had small salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health. Marie's mother suffered from tuberculosis (肺结核) and died of it when Marie was ten.

When Marie was small, she showed great interest in science. She loved to study and hoped to become a scientist when she grew up. Her parents encouraged her interest in science. Excellent as she was in her studies, she couldn't go on with the advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not permitted to go to college.

In order to continue her education, she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University, where she lived a simple life and studied hard, so she graduated with the highest grades in her class.

After graduation she was engaged in scientific research in Paris University. There she met Pierre Curie, whom she married. Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon “radiation”， which a certain scientist had declared that uranium gave off. The Curies spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation. Finally they succeeded in 1902.

Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, one for physics in 1906, together with her husband and another scientist; the other for chemistry herself in 1911. Madame Curie was a scientist of great achievement, and the first woman ever to be honored in the Nobel Prize history.

4．When Marie was young, her family became poorer because ________.

A. the family had five children

B. Marie's father had a small salary

C. Marie's mother gave up her job

D. the family was cruelly taxed by the Russians

5．Marie couldn't continue the advanced education because ________.

A. she wanted to help her father to support the family

B. her father couldn't afford to send her to college

C. her grades were very poor

D. colleges in Poland would not take women as students then

6．The fact that proves she was the best student in her class is that ________.

A. she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University

B. her grades were the highest in her class

C. she did research work after her graduation

D. she won the Nobel Prize finally

7．The best title for this passage is ________.

A. A Brief (简短的) Account (叙述) of Madame Curie's Life

B. Madame Curie and Radium

C. Marie Curie's Childhood

D. Madame Curie's Interest in Science

C

After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.

One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.

The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.

8. The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that _________.

A. he had to live in a dark and silent world

B. a terrible traffic accident happened to him  

C. he was struck by the lightning once more  

D. nobody in the world cared about him

9. What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?

A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree.     B. Driving a car.

C. Taking a walk with a stick.      D. Lying on the ground.

10. We can infer from the text that ________.

A. Robert’s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock

B. many doctors came because Robert was badly injured

C. there was no accurate explanation for Robert’s recovery

D. a sudden injury in the head led to Robert’s recovery

11. What’s the best title of the whole passage?

A. A Terrible Electrical Accident   

B. Robert Edwards and His Wife

C. An Unforgettable Experience  

D. What a Sudden Shock

                                 D

Walk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it is steamy, warm, damp and thick. But if you had been around 15,000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests like the Amazon might have reacted to the cold, dry climates of the ice ages, but until now, no one has reached a satisfying answer.

Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to slow global warming. Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year: equal to the total amount of CO2 giving off in the UK each year. But how will the Amazon react to future climate change? If it gets drier, will it still survive and continue to draw down CO2 ?

Scientists hope that they will be able to learn in advance how the rainforest will manage in the future by understanding how rainforests reacted to climate change in the past. Unfortunately, getting into the Amazon rainforest and collecting information are very difficult. To study past climate, scientists need to look at fossilized pollen, kept in lake mud. Going back to the last ice age means drilling deep down into lake sediments (沉淀物) which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery. There are very few roads and paths, or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes. Rivers tend to be the easiest way to enter the forest, but this still leaves vast areas between the rivers completely unsampled (未取样). So far, only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide enough information to prove how the Amazon rainforest reacts to climate change.

12.What does the underlined phase “mopping up” in the second paragraph mean?

A.Giving up.    B.Giving out    C. Wiping out   D.Taking in

13. How will the Amazon rainforest react to future climate change?

A. It’ll get drier and continue to remove CO2.

B. There is no exact answer up to present.

C. It’ll get warmer and then colder and drier.

D. It’ll remain steamy, warm, damp and thick.

14. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. It’s important to drill deep down into lake sediments to collect information.

B. It’s impossible to prove how climate changes in the Amazon rainforest.

C. It’s hard to collect information for studies of the past climate in the Amazon rainforest.

D. It’s necessary to have specialized equipment and machinery to study the past climate.

15. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Studies of the Rainforests B. Climates of the Amazon

C. Secrets of the Ice Age D. Changes of the Rainforests

第二节　阅读理解七选五   (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。

Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress

Everybody gets stressed from time to time. _16__ Some ways of dealing with stress—like screaming or hitting someone—don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed：

Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives. __17__ They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.

Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself. __18__

Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get down to business. __19__ Even if you can't solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.

Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster. __20__

A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.

B. Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.

C. Different people feel stress in different ways.

D. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.

E. You need to figure out what the problem is.

F. And don't forget about your friends.

G. Then, find a way to calm down.

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）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother's Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five­year­old son, Tenyson. As we were __21__， we realized that only minutes earlier an __22__ woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. __23__ was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. __24__，a lot of people stopped to help out.

__25__ we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very __26__ about what had happened to the elderly couple. He __27__ to me, “Mom, it's not much fun falling over in front of __28__.” Seeing that there was a flower stall (摊位) at the front of the supermarket, he added, “Why shouldn't we __29__ the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was __30__ that he'd come up with this __31__ idea. So we went over and told the flower seller __32__ we wanted. “Just take it，” she replied. “I __33__ take your money for such a wonderful __34__.”

By now medical staff had arrived, and were __35__ the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was __36__ my son. At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a __37__ son. Happy Mother's Day to you.”

The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. __38__ being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with __39__ in her eyes and gave him a little __40__.

21．A. leaving           B. driving        C. moving      D. stopping

22．A. injured           B. awkward       C. honest      D. elderly

23．A. Her husband       B. My son        C. The crowd   D. The seller

24．A. Specifically       B. Particularly     C. Interestingly  D. Fortunately

25．A. If               B. Since          C. While      D. Unless

26．A. guilty            B. curious        C. angry      D. worried

27．A. complained       B. said           C. lied         D. responded

28．A. no one           B. someone       C. everyone      D. anyone

29．A. lend             B. bring          C. leave      D. buy

30．A. amazed          B. shocked        C. puzzled      D. concerned

31．A. wise            B. sweet          C. innocent     D. crazy

32．A. which           B. when          C. what        D. whether

33．A. must not         B. can't           C. may not     D. needn't

34．A. scene           B. habit           C. flower     D. deed

35．A. checking with    B. looking after     C. operating on  D. praying for

36．A. from            B. to             C. with         D. about

37．A. respectful        B. cheerful        C. successful    D. wonderful

38．A. Out of           B. Regardless of    C. Thanks to    D. As to

39．A. love             B. hope           C. pity       D. pain

40．A. idea         B. money     C. smile     D. comfort

第II卷

   注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

  第二部分  英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

  第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

It’s easy for you to start smoking,but once you become addicted to it,you may find 41. ______difficult for you to quit.Firstly,you may become 42.______(physical) addicted to nicotine.Secondly,you may develop the habit of smoking and finally become mentally addicted 43.________ it. Smoking may have all kinds of 44.________(harm) effect on the health of both the smokers themselves and nonsmokers around them. It not only 45._________(affect) your physical fitness,but also does harm to your heart and lungs and causes a variety of diseases. 46.________(be) a smoker, the offensive smell and appearance of you may drive people around you away. So it’s important that one quit smoking and live a 47._______(health) life.To quit smoking, you should be well-prepared and make a list of all the 48.______(benefit) you may get after quitting.Developing some new habits like listing to music,reading novels or doing housework may distract your attention and help you to forget your need for a cigarette. But if you really feel bad,you should consult 49.______doctor or chemist to get some professional help. Remember, if you keep 50 .________(try), you will eventually succeed.

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）

英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。

Not only our parents give us endless love, but they also give us enough support, always sharing their happiness and sorrow, I'm very grateful to my parents. They give me so much love and spare no effort to support me. I still remembered once I was seriously ill, they were so worrying and almost accompanied me the whole night. Beside, they are considerate. Now I'm the Senior 3 student. Lucky for me, my parents can understand my stressful condition and often talk to me by encouraging words. Furthermore, I am given enough personal space, what I appreciate so much.

Now I have made up my mind to study hard. When I grow up, I will try my best to make my parents to live a happy life.

第二节　书面表达(满分25分)

近期全国很多地方发生雾霾(smog)天气，你的英国笔友Tom来信访问有关你的家乡雾霾的情况。请按下面提示给他回写一封电子邮件：

要点：1.感谢他的关心并简要介绍本地雾霾相关情况；

2．人们采取的应对措施(至少两点)。

注意：1.词数100～120   2．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：能见度visibility 口罩 mask

Dear Bill，

I'm glad to receive your letter._____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________      I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours truly，

Li Hua

2020—2021学年度高二第一学期期末考试答案（A卷）

选择题答案

1-3 ADB  4-7 CDBA   8-11 AACD   12-15 DBCA  16-20. CFAED

完形填空答案与解析

21．A　句意：当我们刚要离开时，……。选A。

22．D　A项意思是“受伤的”；B项意为“笨拙的，棘手的”；C项意为“诚实的”；D项意为“年老的”。根据后文中的the elderly couple可知选D。

23．A　根据后文中的the elderly couple可知此处选A。

24．D　A项意为“具体的”；B项意为“尤其，特别”；C项意为“有趣地”；D项意为“幸运地”。句意是：幸运的是很多人赶过去帮助她。选D。

25．C　根据句意可知所填词引导时间状语从句，意思是“当……的时候”，选C。

26．D　根据句意，表示“对……担心”，要用be worried about，而guilty“有罪的，内疚的”；curious“好奇的”；angry“愤怒的”，均不符合语境。

27．B　根据直接引语可知此处所填词意思是“说”，后跟说话的内容，故选B。

28．C　根据第一自然段中的entrance可以推断出本句意思是：在所有人面前摔倒并不好玩。所填词表整体，故选C。

29．D　根据后文的flower seller可以推断出所填词意思是“买”，故选D。

30．A　A项意为“惊讶的”；B项意为“震惊的”；C项意为“疑惑的”；D项意为“关心的”。句意是：我惊讶于他能想到这么甜蜜的办法。选A。

31．B　根据句意可知选B。

32．C　引导宾语从句，引导词做从句的宾语，指物，用what，选C。

33．B　所填词表示意愿，意思是“不能”，选B。

34．D　根据修饰词wonderful可知，所填词意思是“事迹”，选D。

35．B　A项意为“核实，商议”；B项意为“照顾，照料”；C项意为“开动，做手术”；D项意为“为……祈祷”。符合句意的是B项。

36．A　根据后文中的telling her who it was from一句可知此处选A。

37．D　A项意为“值得尊敬的”；B项意为“乐观的，高兴的”；C项意为“成功的”；D项意为“完美的，棒的”。句意是：你有一个很棒的儿子。选D。

38．B　A项意为“由于，从”；B项意为“无论，不管”；C项意为“幸亏，多亏”；D项意为“至于，关于”。句意是：尽管受了重伤，老太太抬头眼含爱意的看着Tenyson，向他笑了笑。选B。

39．A　根据句意可知所填词意思是“爱”，选A。

40．C　所填词与动词give构成搭配，意思是“给某人一个微笑”，故选C。

语法填空   41 it    42 physically  43 to   44 harmful   45 affects

46 Being  47 healthy   48 benefits    49 a    50 trying

短文改错答案

1 not only 后加do     2  their → our      3 remembered →remember 

4  worrying → worried  5 beside→ besides   6   the → a       

7  Lucky→ Luckily    8  by → with       9  what→ which     10 删除to

第二节　书面表达 （范文）

Dear Bill，

I'm glad to receive your letter. Thank you for your concern for the weather in my hometown and my health. I'm writing to tell you some details about it.

The smog happened on October 20th and it lasted 3 days. Visibility was so low that you could only see things within ten meters. The PM2.5 level is 40 times what the World Health Organization considers safe.

Effective measures were taken to reduce the harm done by the heavy smog. Many people chose to stay at home rather than go outside. If they had to, they wore masks which could prevent the dirty air from being breathed in. Additionally, the number of private cars on the street decreased a lot as public transport was a wiser choice in that horrible weather. Some people even walked to work in the hope of reducing air pollution with their own effort.

 Would you like to tell me some more good ideas? I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours truly，