甘肃省临夏县中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

甘肃省临夏县中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

甘肃省临夏县中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

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甘肃省临夏县中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
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 l