1、呼图壁县第一中学2020-2021学年第二学期高二年级期初 英语 模块测试卷出卷人分值：100分 时间：90分钟. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）As the new school year _1_(begin), Jim was quite happy. But the writing assignment troubled him because the English teacher, Mrs Peabody, asked the students _2_(write) something related to summer vacation. That night h
2、e stared _3_a blank sheet of paper for quite a long time. He didnt think his summer vacation was fun. So, he made up a science fiction story about life on a _4_(distance) planet. He also made sure that he used proper spelling and grammar as Mrs Peabody required. Next day after_5_(hand) in the story,
3、 Jim stayed _6_(wake) that night. He feared that he had ignored Mrs Peabodys requirement. He was worried that his writing would disappoint Mrs Peabody as most students might write _7_(essay) about their summer vacation. However, it turned out that Jim was the only student_8_got an A. Mrs Peabody tho
4、ught he had been_9_(create). What_10_ great surprise !. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）It impressed me a lot. I never thought that little help will _11_ out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, and _12_ to climb further. With a broad _13_, he asked if I could help him with some mo
5、ney. He was paralyzed(瘫痪) in both legs and was _14_ money for some operation. He said that if operated successfully, he could _15_ training offering him a job. I was full of _16_ and even asked him to show his legs. I gave him the _17_ money. After a few days, he again came at my doorstep asking for
6、 more money for accommodation. This time I was more or less _18_ he is not cheating me. I gave him some and said this is all I have.A year went by and I had moved to a(n) _19_ place. One fine day I got a call from an unknown number. The caller called out his name but I didnt _20_ him. Then he said h
7、e is the very paralyzed person I helped a year ago.I asked him how he was doing. He said，“What sir? you recognize me not by my name but by my _21_ state.”“With your kind help I am now able to _22_ on my legs without support. I was operated _23_. I am married to a beautiful lady and have a stable _24
8、_.”I dont _25_ remember if I gave him my phone number. _26_, what he said next was touching. He said he wanted to return the money so that I didnt feel cheated and continued to help people _27_ in the future. I dont know whether he read my facial expression the day I helped him but tears were _28_ d
9、own my face. That day I promised him I will continue to help people as I see a(n) _29_ small or big. _30_ that changed my life.11. A. takeB. break C. bringD. turn12. A. addictingB. struggling C. playingD. walking13. A. smileB. look C. viewD. whisper14. A. inventingB. avoiding C. raisingD. waving15.
10、A. pretendB. attend C. intendD. tend16. A. doubtsB. thoughts C. worriesD. interests17. A. encouragingB. hiding C. remainingD. admitting18. A. abandonedB. preparedC. outspoken D. convinced19. A. newB. old C. previousD. bad20. A. respectB. recognizeC. replaceD. repeat21. A. disabledB. messed C. excite
11、dD. impressed22. A. liveB. standC. focusD. sit23. A. hopefullyB. surprisingly C. successfully D. naturally24. A. reasonB. promiseC. characterD. job25. A. alsoB. onlyC. alreadyD. even26. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Meanwhile27. A. in favourB. in place C. in needD. in advance28. A. cutting
12、B. putting C. pulling D. running29. A. opportunityB. survey C. danger D. behavior30. A. StrangelyB. Fantastically C. Truly D. Professionally.阅读理解（共20题, 每题2分，共40分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中选择最佳答案ABeijingChengdu TrainAltogetherabout 5 pairs of trains are running betweenBeijing and Chengduat present.
13、 Among them,a fewpairs are high speed trains, which run between Beijing West Railway Station and Chengdu East Railway Station with duration of 8 to 10 hours;the rest fewpairs are normal types between Beijing West Railway Station and Chengdu Railway Station and the whole journey takes about 21 to32 h
14、ours.High Speed TrainsBasic Facts:Duration: about810 hoursDistance: about 1,8742,391kilometers (1,1651,485miles)Top speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)Operated at:Beijing West Railway Station,Chengdu East Railway StationStations along the way: Shijiazhuang, Handan East, Anyang East, Zhengzhou East, Huashan No
15、rth, Xian North, Guangyuan, MianyangBeijing to Chengdu High Speed Train Schedule:(Last Update on Nov 12, 2020)Train No.Departure - ArrivalTravel TimeG8906:5314:387h45mG57109:2218:549h32mG30709:3819:369h58mG34915:1322:587h45mBeijingChengdu Train Ticket Price:(Last Update on Nov 12, 2020)Business Clas
16、s SeatFirst Class SeatSecond Class SeatCNY 2,417 / USD 350CNY 1,246 / USD 181CNY 778 / USD 112Note: Children under the height of 1.2 for free ; Children with height between 1.2 and 1.5 meters half price ; Children above the height of 1.5 full price. 31.Where will you get off if you take a normal typ
17、e train from Beijing to Chengdu?A. Chengdu Railway Station. B. Chengdu East Railway Station. C. Beijing West Railway Station. D. Mianyang Station.32.Which high-speed train would you take in order to get to Chengdu before 17:30?A. G571.B. G307.C. G89.D. G349.33.How much should a couple with their 1.3
18、-meter-tall son pay if they all book Second Class Seats?A. USD 224.B. USD 280.C. USD 336.D. USD 1945. BTaylor Pollard remembers when her younger sister, Kheris Rogers, was in first grade she once asked to stay in the bathroom longer-she hoped it would make her skin lighter. Kids were making fun of R
19、ogers dark complexion. So Erika Pollard, the girls mom, moved Rogers to another school. Kids still made fun of her, but this time the kids bullying（霸凌）her were black.Taylor Pollard wanted to help her sister feel good about herself. In 2017, she took a picture of Kheris. She posted it online. She wro
20、te Kheris was “flexing in her complexion”. That is an expression their grandmother used often to encourage the girls to feel beautiful. Complexion means skin color. Flexing is a term for “showing off” or “showing pride”.Then the sisters received many messages supporting Rogers and decided they wante
21、d to direct that energy. Together, they came up with the idea of putting the message on a T-shirt Their business, Flexin In My Complexion, started shortly after that in April 2017. Erika gave the sisters about $100. Then their project got off the ground. They used some of the money to build a websit
22、e. They also learned how to screen print T-shirts. The sisters set up shop in the garage behind their moms house in LA.The sisters are co-CEOs. So far the sisters have sold more than 10,000 T-shirts. Flexin in My Complexion has done more than make money for the sisters. It has also helped Rogers bec
23、ome confident. When she was being bullied, Rogers says she would come home from school upset.“I would always come home crying; I would just have tears coming down my face,” she says. “My confidence is probably 10 million times higher right now. You have no way of knowing but my confidence back then
24、was probably as low as it could be.”34. What made Rogers classmates laugh at her?A. Her skin color.B. Her behavior.C. Her schoolwork.D. Her family background.35. How did Pollard help her sister?A. By visiting their grandmother and asking her for help.B. By choosing a new school for her.C. By introdu
25、cing her to kids with similar experiences.D. By sharing her picture online.36. Why did the sisters start their business?A. To remember their grandmother.B. To advertise their T-shirts.C. To encourage others.D. To support their family.37. Which of the following words can best describe Rogers today?A.
26、 Honest and polite.B. Brave and confident.C. Popular but unhappy.D. Hard-working but impatient.C. Anti-smokingadcampaignEvery year millions people around the world die because of smoking. Every pocket of contains poisonous chemicals that can lead to lung cancer and heart disease. This costs countrie
27、s a lot of money and causes great damage to the welfare of the people. There are huge numbers of smokers in Asia. This is why anti-smoking is chosen as the subject of our ad campaign.The target audience is high-school teenagers. Our main aim is to discourage young people from smoking. Our research s
28、hows that health and future is what young people care about. We will educate them about the bad physical effects of smoking and how smoking affects those people around them. We will explain all the advantages of not smoking, such as saving money which can then be spent on other things. Our interview
29、s also indicate that young people are concerned about what is cool and what their friends like. We will show how smoking is not cool or attractive, because it makes people smell terrible, and gives them bad teeth, skin and fingernails. If we can convince young people not to start, they might then ur
30、ge their parents and other people to give up smoking, too. Our campaign will start on 31 May, World No Tobacco Day. We will put large posters around the school with our logo and slogan. Our website will provide students with more information about smoking. We will also publish an article in the scho
31、ol magazine informing students about the dangers of smoking, and we will organize an essay competition as well. Our slogan: Smoking kills! Many people think that smoking is cool or enjoyable, but they are not fully aware of the damage that it does to their health. This is why we choose this picture
32、as our logo. We want to shock people into realizing that many smokers die all too soon from illnesses and diseases related to smoking.38. Whatisoneofthereasonsforanti-smokingaccordingtoparagraphone？A. Smokingwillnotcauselungcancerdeathsandotherrelateddisease.B. Websitewillprovidestudentswithinformat
33、ionaboutsmoking.C. Thewelfareofpeoplemaybepositivelyaffected.D. ThereisalargenumberofsmokersinAsia.39. What is the main aim of the anti-smoking campaign？A. To prevent young people from smoking.B. To informcontinuous improvement efforts by school.C. To attractwidespread mediaattentionaround the world
34、.D. To educatepeopleaboutthebadphysicaleffectsofsmoking.40. On which day will the campaign start？A. On 31 May.B. On 30 May.C. On 30 March.D. On 31 March.41. Why do they choose the pictureSmoking kills as their logo？A. Because theyhave organizedacompetitionfor this logo.B. Because manypeoplethinksmok
35、ingcoolorenjoyable.C. Because people have realized the damagesmoking does totheir health.D. Because people are fully unaware of harm smoking causes to peoples health.DWe are often told to pay attention to what our mothers tell us. Most of us enjoy listening to our mothers speaking. Scientists at Sta
36、nford University, US have found that compared to other peoples voices, our brains react strongly to our mothers voices.The scientists examined 24 children aged 7 to 12 and asked their mothers as well as two mothers whose children were not studied to record three nonsense words.“In this age period, m
37、ost children have good language skills. We didnt want to use words that had meaning because that would have involved(涉及) many different parts in the brain,”said Professor Menon.The childrens brains were scanned while they listened to the nonsense-word recordings, produced by their own mother and oth
38、er mothers. Even from very short recordings, less than a second long, the children could make sure of their own mothers voice with greater than 97 percent accuracy(正确率). Hearing their mothers voice makes many parts of childrens brains more active, including those about positive emotion and social co
39、mmunication.Years of study has shown that children prefer their mothers voices and it starts even before theyre born. When children are still in the womb (子宫) or have just been born they hear their mothers talking. This makes babies feel comfortable and safe and teaches them language and social skil
40、ls, even though they are still very young. Later, when this sound is heard again, more attention is paid to it.42. How many mothers were invited to enter the study?A. 12.B. 24.C. 26.D. 48.43. The correct study stages should be _. Scientist scanned childrens brains. Children made sure of their mother
41、s voice. Mothers recorded nonsense words.A. B. C. D. 44. Why do children pay more attention to their mothers voices?A. Because they can get a prize for doing so.B. Because they enjoy listening to their mothers voices.C. Because they can learn something and feel comfortable.D. Because they can make s
42、ure of their voices more accurately.45. What is this passage mainly concerned about?A. Science.B. Sports.C. Family.D. Health. E根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Thank You Notes: The Essential Life LessonsThere is no greater gift for any of us to give our friends and family than the gift of gratitude. 4
43、6 Take a quiet moment to think about the blessings of the season and write a thank you note to everyone who made it special for you.There are some life lessons from thank you notes. 47 Even a child can make some lines on paper, help pick out a pretty stamp, and lick the envelope. This helps create a
44、 sense of ownership, confidence, and contribution.Thank you notes strengthen communication skills. Wherever you are, no skill matters more than the ability to communicate clearly and sincerely. It conveys reliability ,confidence and thoughtfulness. 48 Thank you notes remind you about what matters. 4
45、9 But when we write a thank you note we have to locate within ourselves some way to be grateful and find some way to express it. We do not find happiness in what we get. We find happiness in being grateful for what we have. 50 Not, Thank you for the sweater. It is cool, but Thanks for the sweater! N
46、ot, Thanks for the game, but We had a blast playing that game.I think you will soon discover that the more thank you notes you send, the more you become aware of how much there is to be grateful for, and how good it feels to let people know you appreciate them. . 选词适当形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）Yuan Lon
47、gping, the father of super hybrid rice, is a famous scientist. He 51 for the past five decades for the Chinese farmers. In 1953 when Yuan Longping 52 from college, 53 was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. 54 ,Yuan wanted to help 55 his motherland of hunger by increasing the rice
48、 56 Without 57 the area of the fields and he made it. He is now circulating his knowledge in many less 58 countries to increase their rice harvests. Yuan Longpings another dream is to 59 his rice to the world. Thanks to Yuan Longping, the UN has more tools in the battle against hunger 60 the world.
49、书面表达（20分）假如你是某中学高一学生李华，最近正忙于准备考试，但你的美籍朋友Terry并不适应学校生活，导致无法集中精力学习。他来信向你求助，请你给他回信，要点如下：1.规划学习时间 2.参加课外活动 3.结交中国朋友注意：1.词数100左右：2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；4提示词：考试exam 适应adapt.toDear Terry,I am Li Hua, Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua英语答案. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）1began2to write 3at4distant 5handing6awak
50、e7essays8who/that 9creative10a. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 11-15 DBACB 16-20 ACDAB 21-25 ABCDD 26-30 BCDAC.阅读理解（共20题, 每题2分，共40分）31. A 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.D 36. C 37. B 38.D39.A40A41.D 42.C 43. B 44.C 45.A46-50 CAGBD. 选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分） 36. has struggled 37. graduated38. hunger 39. Therefore 40. rid
51、 41. output 42. expanding 43. developed44. export45. throughout. 书面表达（20分）范文Dear Terry,Im Li Hua. Recently, all of us have been busy preparing for the final exam. But Im sorry to hear that you are having trouble adapting yourself to your new school life, and this situation distracts your attention f
52、rom study. But it can be easily changed if you take my advice.First of all, you should make a reasonable time schedule about study, which can liberate you from mountains of homework. Moreover, it would be a good idea if you take an active part in after-school activities, which will help make life mo
53、re colorful. Most importantly, bear in mind that you can make friends with people around you. They can help you to know more about Chinese culture, and friendship can help you forget your loneliness. By doing so, you will be happier with your new life soon. I hope you will find these ideas useful.Best wishes!Yours, Li Hua
