广东省广州市执信中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语-Word版含答案.docx

2022-2021学年度第一学期
高二级英语科期中考试试卷
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共18页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。
留意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。
2、选择题每小题选出答案后，有2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦洁净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。
3、非选择题必需用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必需写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、考生必需保持答题卡的洁净和平整。

I 卷 (共85分，其中选择题为75分)
一、 听力理解 （共20小题，满分15分）
第一节 听四段对话或独白，依据对话的内容选择正确的答案，录音播放两遍。（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）
听第一段对话，回答1~2题。
1. What happened at the man’s home this morning?
A. His arm was bitten by his cat.
B. He knocked the cup noodles over.
C. His arm was burnt by the hot water.
2. How did the man hurt his head?
A. He fell down from a ladder.
B. A can of paint dropped on his head.
C. He knocked his head against a window.
听其次段对话，回答3~5题。
3. What probably is the man?
A. The owner of the house. B. The owner’s father.
C. The woman’s husband.
4. What is wrong with the bedroom air conditioner?
A. It doesn’t cool very well.
B. It is too old to use.
C. It is too noisy.
5. What does the woman think of the sofa?
A. It is always very comfortable.
B. It needs to be changed to a new one.
C. It hasn’t had any problems since it was fixed last year.
听第三段独白，回答6~7题。
6. What do top students refuse to do when starting to study?
A. Use the computer. B. Watch TV shows.
C. Have supper.
7. What does the speaker mean by “an active reader”?
A. One who reads extensively.
B. One who reads fast and understands everything.
C. One who asks many questions for a full understanding.
听第四段对话，回答8~10题。
8. How did John change the parrot’s attitude at first?
A. By telling it stories. B. By playing soft music.
C. By shouting at it.
9. What was the parrot’s response when John shook it?
A. It got even ruder. B. It became politer.
C. It remained the same.
10. Why did John get the parrot out of the freezer?
A. Because he was happy that it begged for mercy.
B. Because he was afraid that it might die.
C. Because it screamed terribly.

第二节 猎取信息：听两段材料，依据所听的内容填空，每空不超过三个
词。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
听第一段材料，从所听到的内容中猎取必要的信息，填入答卷上标号为1-5的空格中。录音播放两遍。
Tips
Things to do
More details to do

1
do some research on the company
find out its products, 1 and objectives
make a list of what 2
you have that would be valuable to them

2
take care of your physical
appearance
dress right
3

3

work out what to take with you
prepare a copy of resume, originals and copies of 4 , references
and samples of work
make sure everything is 5
and neatly presented

听其次段材料，从所听到的内容中猎取必要的信息，填入答卷上标号6-10的空格中。录音播放两遍。

Item
Title
Content

No. 1

a ban on smoking
the covered area: all indoor workplaces and some 6
the maximum fine: $5,000

No. 2

a deserted baby
where the baby has been found: 7 of
St. Paul’s hospital
the person who found the baby: a patient
the age of the baby: 8 old
No. 3
a 9
from which country: India
where it is living: in “Funnyland”
No. 4
a football match
score: 10

选择题部分 (满分70分)
二、 单项选择（共30小题，每小题0.5分，满分15分）
11. Since the family often have quarrels with each other, the living _______ is
becoming worse and worse.
A. circumstances B. environment C. setting D. surroundings
12. --- Would you mind if I close the door?
--- _________.
A. Never mind B. Yes, go ahead C. Yes, please D. No, go ahead
13. They _______ all these materials in a pile, which can be recycled.
A. swept off B. swept up C. swept over D. swept out
14. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch _______ a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose _______ under the floor as if by magic.
A. on; off B. in; from C. on; from D. in; off
15. --- The grandmother tries to do everything for her grandson.
--- That’s ______ she is mistaken.
A. where B. when C. which D. what
16. ________, Jack has ever been to many places.
A. A child as he is B. As old as he is
C. Child as he is D. As he is child
17. He_______ a great knowledge of geography after four years of hard work.
A. auditioned B. assisted C. approved D. acquired
18. Not every actor gets to play Achilles, the _______ Greek hero in Troy.
A. contented B. trendy C. legendary D. rugged
19. --- How long _______ like this?
--- Three days. It’s common here that rain ________ without stopping these days of the year.
A. has it been raining; pours B. has it rained; is pouring
C. is it raining; is pouring D. does is rain; pours
20. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ________.
A. on view B. in sight C. at a glance D. on the scene
21. ---Do you still remember the lecture by Mr. Smith?
--- Yes, ________.
A. never I shall forget B. so do I
C. never shall I forget it D. neither shall I forget it
22. His teacher kept telling him that he should recite the text, but________ didn’t help.
A. it B. she C. he D. which
23. These examples, once ________ to his article, will make it sound more reasonable and acceptable.
A. adding B. to add C. add D. added
24. ________ special things stop me, I take exercise outdoors every morning
A. If B. Since C. Unless D. Though
25. In his speech the champion referred ________ the gold medal to his first teacher.
A. to offer B. offering C. offer D. to offering
26. When ________ , he didn’t want to tell us ________ he had done to the old blind man.
A. being asked, that what B. asking, all that
C. asked, all that D. to be asked, all which
27. John put his wallet into the microwave oven _________.
A. keeping safe B. to have kept it safe
C. to be kept safe D. to keep it safe
28. John felt completely________ among all these successful people.
A. out of place B. in place of C. at place D. against place
29. Which do you enjoy _______ your spare time, playing basketball or taking a walk ?
A. spending B. having spent C. to have spent D. to spend
30. The meeting discussed how to ________ cooperation between the two countries.
A. promote B. polish C. process D. publish
31. Taking this drug too much can result in _________ to the liver.
A. wound B. injury C. effect D. illness
32. The bell _________ the end of the period rang, __________ our heated discussion.
A. indicated; interrupting B. indicating; interrupting
C. indicating; interrupted D. indicated; interrupted
33. Not only __________ the children but also the grown-ups __________ interest in the cartoon.
A. do; take B. did; took C. /; take D. /; takes
34. The manager doesn’t have much free time as his work _______ nearly all his spare time.
A. takes up B. takes in C. takes away D. takes over
35. It is true that he has been on television over 300 times and has worked in about 45 motion pictures, ________ as an extra.
A. originally B. instantly C. invariably D. obsessively
36. Jack went to the big city to seek his fortune, _______ to return home until
he achieves his goal.
A. determined not B. determining not
C. not determined D. not determining
37. --- It was careless of you to have left your clothes outside all night.
--- My God! _________ .
A. So did I B. So were you C. So did you D. So I did
38. --- Put these glasses away before they ________ .
--- Ok, I’ll put them in the cupboard.
A. have broken B. are breaking C. get broken D. will be broken
39. A chair of this kind is lighter and more beautiful than ________ made of wood.
A. one B. that C. it D. what
40. It was in the lab ________ was taken charge of by Professor Black _________ they did the experiment.
A. that; where B. which; that C. whom; that D. which; where

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see
it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. 41 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 42 to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter what the weather was like, she was always
waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 43 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime brought out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 44 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 45 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how much I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 46 her.
“Did she have an accident? Something 47 ?” I thought to myself about her 48 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had known her. I began to realize that part of our 49 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 50 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 51 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 52 markers in our lives. They add weight to our 53 of place and belonging.
Think about it. If, while walking to work, we mark where we are by
54 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we
pass a familiar, though 55 person?
41. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have
42 .A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried
43. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy
44. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially
45. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered
46. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired
47. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
48. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune
49. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily
50. A. friends B. tourists C. strangers D. guests
51. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably
52. A. common B. important C. pleasant D. faithful
53. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense
54. A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning
55. A. unnamed B. unforgettable C. unreal D. unbelievable

四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
(A)
I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke (唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all — all the Englishes I grew up with.
Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions (生疏) of the limited English speaker.
I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother's “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for a lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal (内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

56. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ________.
A. she uses English in foreign trade B. she is fascinated by languages
C. she works as a translator D. she is a writer by profession
57. The author used to think of her mother’s English as ________.
A. impolite B. amusing C. imperfect D. practical
58. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
A. Americans do not understand broken English.
B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.
C. The author’s mother had positive influence on her.
D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.
59. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is ________.
A. well structured B. in the old style
C. easy to translate D. rich in meaning
60. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.
B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.
C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.
D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.

(B)
Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri (MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density (密度)”, said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU.” The radioisotope (放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”
Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.
“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”
His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor (半导体). Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor ra