1、2020-2021学年第一学期期中考试 高二英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 试卷总分：150分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 7.5 分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When does the concert start?A. At 8:45. B. At 9:15. C. At 9:30.2. What does the man usually do at 6:30 in t
2、he morning?A. Get up. B. Do exercise. C. Eat breakfast.3. Hows the weather tomorrow?A. Snowy. B. Sunny. C. Windy.4. What is the man going to do?A. Go to the air port. B. Attend a meeting. C. Visit his friend.5. How does the woman feel now?A. Weak. B. Patient. C. Good.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段
3、对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Why does the man want to learn Spanish?A. To learn about Spanish culture. B. To travel in Latin America. C. To find a job in Spain.7. How long has the woman been le
4、arning Chinese?A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why is the woman worried?A. She lost a job. B. She will have an interview. C. She made a mistake.9. What does the man think is important in an interview?A. Appearance. B. Academic performance. C. Working experience.10. Whats
5、 the mans advice on answering questions in a job interview?A. Being confident. B. Being honest. C. Being careful.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Which of the following is the man complaining about?A. The hunters. B. The environment. C. The owners of the dogs.12. Who was once attacked by a dog?A. The man. B. Th
6、e mans friend. C. The womans husband.13. How do the dog owners behave towards passers-by?A. Politely. B. Irresponsibly. C. Considerately.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. From whom did the man learn cooking?A. His grandmother. B. His grandfather. C. His mother.15.What does the woman want to be?A. A doctor. B. A
7、cook. C. A reporter.16.What does the woman think of the job as a reporter?A. Dangerous. B. Challenging. C. Interesting.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How often do the students have an art class?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every two weeks.18. What should the students avoid doing in the art classroom?A
8、. Talking with each other. B. Laughing at others ideas. C. Using others art materials.19. What can we say about Sophias art teaching method?A. Encouraging. B. Impractical. C. Simple. 20. What is the text mainly about?A. A coming art lesson. B. Rules to be followed in the art class. C. Methods of mak
9、ing pencil drawings.第二部分 阅读理解第一节 (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。AIf youre a design enthusiast, youre sure to feel dizzy over these jaw-dropping pools.Sky Park Infinity Pool, Marina Bay Sands, SingaporeLocated on the Sky Park above Singapores most famous hotel, M
10、arina Bay Sands, this is theworlds largest rooftop pool. Offering amazing views of the citys skyline, the pool is at least threetimes the length of an Olympic swimming pool. As visitors swim toward the edge, they face anillusion that theyll float into the sky-line. Its quite a heart-beaten rush!The
11、Red Pool, The Library Koh Samui, ThailandThis blood-red pool is perhaps one of the most special hotel pools on the list. Set against thebackdrop of Koh Samuis Chaweng Beach, the fascinating colour isnt the result of using artificialdye. Rather, the mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) of orange, yellow and red make
12、 the brilliant sight that isset among trees and an open-air library.San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool, Region de valparaiso, ChileThe worlds largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea. The pool uses acomputer-controlled pump and filtration system. Located at Chiles San Alfonso
13、del Mar Resort, thishuge man-made pool is larger than 20 Olympic-size pools and holds approximately 250 millionlitres of water. It is also one of the deepest pools in the world.Y-40 Deep Joy, Hotel Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme, ItalyThe deepest hotel swimming pool in the world will make you
14、feel like youre jumping into thesea! The Y-40 Deep Joy is a round-shaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet. Thepool, which has special caves, ledges (壁架) and underwater viewing glass, was designed bywell-known architect Emanuele Boaretto. Its meant for leisure dives, dive training
15、and photoshoots.21. What is special about the Red Pool in Thailand?A. The water is artificially dyed red.B. The swimming pool is painted red.C. The colorful mosaic tiles make it bright.D. The mosaic tiles contribute to its brilliant color.22. If you want to experience a swimming of real sea water, w
16、hich one can you visit?A. Sky Park Infinity Pool B. The Red PoolC. San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool D. Y-40 Deep Joy23. What do San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool and Y-40 Deep Joy have in common?A. They are both very deep. B. They are both round-shaped.C. They both make you feel like swimming in the se
17、a.D. They are top 2 largest swimming pool in the world.BAll eyes were on Jack Ma. The chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. left his position on Teachers Day from leading the e-commerce (电子商务) giant he founded 20 years ago.“I still have lots of dreams to go after.” Ma wrote in an open letter last y
18、ear to announce his parting. “The world is big, and I am still young, so I want to try new things.”The 55-year-old businessman showed that he was ready for new things by arriving at his farewell party dressed up like a rock star.In fact, his rags-to-riches (白手起家的) story is a good example of doing so
19、mething different. Visiting the United States in 1995, Ma saw the internet and had the idea of setting up his own trading website. In 1999, he founded Alibaba with a group of friends in a shared apartment, struggling for years to get it off the ground. With all the challenges, the company slowly bro
20、ught e-commerce to China.Although his success has inspired a number of Chinese tech businessmen, Ma pointed out that the key is having a dream. “Its the dreams that keep us full of confidence and never afraid of setbacks (挫折).” Ma said in a video posted on Sept 9.Now the experienced businessman is l
21、ooking to focus on education. What can he offer? “Im not going to teach English; Im not going to teach business. But Im going to teach young people how to face challenges.” he told Bloomberg News.Skilled sailors were never made on calm waters. As Ma said, “Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueler. But th
22、e day after tomorrow is beautiful.”24.What can we infer according to Paragraph 4? A. Jack Ma was born in a rich family.B. Jack Ma had the idea of setting up his own trading website in 1999.C. Jack Ma founded Alibaba alone.D. Jack Ma went through challenges to found Alibaba.25. What does Ma think dre
23、ams mean to us?A. Dreams can guide us to further our education. B. Dreams can give us confidence and courage.C. Dreams can push us to set up new businesses. D. Dreams can lead us to offer more to society.26. What lessons will be offered by Ma?A. How to operate business. B. How to learn English. C. H
24、ow to face challenges. D. How to set up a website.27. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?A. Practice makes perfect. B. Confidence is the key to success.C. Skilled sailors like calm waters. D. We should face challenges bravely.CMost people cant wait for spring to arrive. It
25、 means flowers and warmer weather, all welcome changes from the dark winter days. Now we know that spring is arriving sooner in the Northern Hemisphere (北半球）than it was in the past, thanks to a study published in Scientific Reports.For example, Los Angeles may experience spring only a day earlier th
26、an it did 10 years ago, but further north, in Seattle or Chicago, spring will arrive four days earlier. If you lived in the Arctic, spring could arrive 16 days earlier than it used to.To determine how springtime is starting earlier, researchers looked at temperature records and 743 earlier studies o
27、ver 86 years. These studies were about various biological indicators of spring, including birds migrating, plants flowering and amphibians（两栖动物）sounding their mating calls. Researchers then studied these data to see if they were occurring earlier. The result showed that not only is spring making its
28、elf known sooner but its warmer, too.Before you go out in a happy springtime hike, spring arriving sooner isnt so good. The livelihood of migratory birds, for instance, may be concerned.“The food that birds rely on when they move to the north might not be reliable if the beginning of spring at these
29、 higher latitudes（维度）is expanded by future warming. said Eric Post. He is a fellow of the John Muir Institute and a polar ecologist.Animals relying on Arctic sea ice, like polar bears, probably arent crazy about things warming up sooner, either, because it impacts on their ability to hunt. Springs e
30、arly arrival could cause disorder in the delicate balance of various ecosystemsnot to mention how soon youll need to buy allergy medicine.28. We learn from the study published in Scientific Reports that .A. spring comes earliest in Los Angeles B. Los Angeles is further north than SeattleC. spring co
31、mes 12 days earlier in Arctic than in ChicagoD. the further north a place lies, the sooner spring comes than before29. Researchers made the discovery mainly by .A. comparing related data available B. conducting research and testC. calculating the exact length of each spring D. observing animals beha
32、vior all year round30. What do the last two paragraphs focus on?A. Concerns over springs early arrival. B. Springtime emergence of creatures.C. Early springtimes impacts on humans. D. Disorder in the balance of ecosystems.31. In which section of a magazine can we read this text?A. Medical Report.B.
33、Survival Stories. C. Scientific Discoveries. D. Natural environmentDWhen we talk about positive thinking, we often use terms having to do with our hearts open heart, pure heart or joyful heart. But new research from Duke University is making a closer connection, finding that a positive attitude may
34、be helpful to people who have angina (心绞痛)，a common heart condition. Symptoms of this condition include chest pain or pressure because the heart is not receiving sufficient oxygen. Patients who displayed optimistic thought patterns, including having positive expectations about recovery, were 40 perc
35、ent less likely to be hospitalized or require surgery than those who were not optimistic, according to the study. The researchers collected data from 2,400 patients who had diagnoses of angina. An interesting additional finding from the patients questionnaires was that the most optimistic patients w
36、ere also the least likely to have histories of heart attack, heart failure or heart disease. The researchers did not declare a causal relationship between positive thinking and better heart disease outcomes, however. There are multiple possible reasons for the results of the study, including the ide
37、a that patients who are healthier to begin with are more likely to expect to recover and regain good health. But the study does represent a new way of looking at the situation. Now, in addition to a body of research that examines the relationship between depression and heart health, there is a new w
38、ay of inquiry that asks whether positive thinking could be used as a strategy to improve outcomes. Lead researcher Alexander Fanaroff, a fellow in the department of cardiology (心脏病学) at the Duke University Medical Center, told the Duke Chronicle that his next research question will find ways to impr
39、ove attitudes among heart patients. Perhaps his subjects could reflect on the word of the writer Anthony J. DAngelo: Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybodys heart.32. How can people with angina get better according to the study?A. By expecting more. B. By thinking positively.C. By gett
40、ing timely surgery. D. By taking more exercise.33. What may be Alexander Fanaroffs next research?A. To explore how to improve patients attitudes. B. To find out the ways to treat heart patients.C. To learn the causes of heart diseases. D. To test if positive attitudes help with health.34. What can w
41、e learn from the text?A. Optimistic people hardly get heart attack. B. Peoples attitudes decide their overall health.C. How positive thinking benefits heart health is unclear.D. The reason why patients recover well is that they have no depression.35. What may be the best title for the text?A. Keep p
42、ositive to get rid of illness B. Angina, a kind of serious conditionC. Depression, a key cause of heart attack D. Positive thinking makes hearts healthier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。Boosting(促进) your Brain PowerWho hasnt wished that they were just a little smarter?
43、Maybe youre in school and just want to get a better grade on a test. 36 Here are some ways you can go about boosting your brainpower.Sleep is one of the easiest things to do, yet one of the ones that most of us dont do. We live in a busy age and often it seems that we dont have enough time to get ev
44、erything done. So many of us sacrifice our hours of sleep to accomplish our daily tasks. 37Read a book. Being smarter is not only about thinking but knowledge plays a big part in it, too. Reading helps your brain stay active. 38 Think of it as exercise for the brain.Try turning off that television s
45、et and going for a walk. A walk will stimulate your body and relax your mind. Just as watching too much TV can hurt your body, it also causes your brain to slow down as well.39 There is a big difference between knowing something and being able to teach it to someone else. There is nothing like tryin
46、g to break something down into simplerterms for others to help you understand it better than you did before.Work on a puzzle. It can be anything from the newspaper crossword or the new Sudoku puzzle. Puzzles help you use your brain to figure out the answers. 40 Your brain needs exercise just like yo
47、ur body does to be able to function in top form.So go out there and boost your brainpower, your mind will thank you.A. The more you read, the more you know, and the smarter you will be.B. By writing about things you know, it helps you to understand them better.C. Crossword puzzles also have the adde
48、d benefit of increasing your vocabulary and knowledge.D. Maybe you want to show your boss that you are good enough to get a promotion.E. Giving your body the rest it needs every night can boost your ability to function at your best the next day.F. Skipping meals can make it harder for you to think a
49、nd perform at your best.G. Learn something new and then teach someone else how to do it.第三部分 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15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从各题所给的四个选项A，B，C，D，中选出最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。Wishing to encourage her young sons progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they
50、 41 , the mother spot a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to 42 her.Seizing the 43 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 44 explored his way through a door 45 “No Admittance”. When the house lights became weaker and weaker and the concert was about to beg
51、in, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the 46 was missing.Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights 47 the impressive Steinway piano on stage. 48 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, innocently 49 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.At the moment, the great pianist
52、 made his 50 , quickly moved to the piano, and 51 in the boys ear, “Dont quit. Keep playing.”Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his 52 hand and began filling in a bass(低音) part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he 53 a running obbligato(伴奏). 54 , the
53、old master and the young boy transformed a frightening situation into a 55 creative experience. The audience were deeply moved.Thats the way in life. What we can 56 on our own is hardly worth mentioning. We try our best, 57 the results arent exactly graceful flowing 58 . But when we trust in the han
54、ds of a Greater Power, our lifes work truly can be 59 .Next time you set out to accomplish your great career, 60 carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Dont quit. Keep playing.”41Awere treatedBwere seatedCwere dressedDwere found42AgreetBvisitCignoreDavoid43Aopportu
55、nityBresponsibilityCoutcomeDcircumstance44AobviouslyBeffectivelyCeventuallyDtypically45AsignedBclosedCopenedDmarked46AmasterBfriendCchildDaudience47Adepended onBrelied onCpassed onDfocused on48AIn frightBIn excitementCIn disappointmentDIn relief49Acarrying outBturning outCputting outDpicking out50Ae
56、ntranceBgestureCperformanceDscene51AspokeBwhisperedCsighedDrepeated52AleftBrightCfreeDstrong53AplayedBperformedCaddedDended54ATogetherBEvenCYetDStill55AamusinglyBangrilyCexcitedlyDwonderfully56AaccomplishBcreateCignoreDreject57AandBsoCbutDwhile58AadviceBwayCmusicDsong59AbeautifulBeffectiveCpopularDp
57、articular60AwatchBlistenCthinkDoperate第二节 英语知识运用（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（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Dubai was a 6,000-person fishing village half a century ago. Since 1966，when oil was discovered there, the population of Dubai has grown to 2.6 million. Over the years，it _61_ (become) a well-
58、known tourist destination._62_ attracts tourists to Dubai are tax-free shopping, excellent accommodations, delicious food and beaches. In fact, some foreigners come here only _63_(experience) the shopping. There are dozens of shopping malls, _64_ (provide) every famous brand you can name. The outdoo
59、r markets sell everything from spices (香料) to gold _65_fair prices. Choosing what places to visit in Dubai is difficult, because even the hotels there are also amazing _66_ (attract). The Burj A1 Arab, _67_ lies on its own island, is considered one of the worlds best hotels. Built in the shape of _6
60、8_ ship, this hotel is still _69_(tall) than the Eiffel Tower.Indeed, travelling around this country will _70_ (true) give you an amazing experience because of its interesting things offered to all types of tourists.第 卷（非选择题，共35分）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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个
61、单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）。并在其下面写出修改后的词。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每处错误及修改均仅限一词;2 只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不记分。Yesterday is my mothers birthday. My father and I planned to give him a surprise. In the morning, like usual, my father and mother went to work but I went to school at eight
62、 oclock. My mother seemed to have forgotten her birthday. At four oclock in the afternoon my father bought a bunch of flowers as well a lot of delicious food my mother likes to eat. I bought my mother a large and beautiful birthday cake. When my mother got to home, she was greatly surprised by that
63、she saw. All that we had done made her very happily. After supper, I asked my mother to sit up and watch TV. My father began to clean the floor and I set out to doing the washing-up.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）你的英国朋友正在做一个课题：世界各地的生日庆祝方式。他请你介绍中国学生过生日的方式。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文：（一）通常方式：1. 生日聚会 2. 生日礼物 3. 生日祝福（二）我认为更有意义的庆祝方式和
64、理由。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2020-2021学年第一学期期中考试高二英语答题卡考场 座号_姓名_ 考生须知1、 考生答题前，在规定的地方准确填写考号和姓名。2、 选择题作答时，必须用2B铅笔填涂，如需要对答案进行修改，应使用绘图橡皮轻擦干净，注意不要擦破答题卷。3、 非选择题必须用 0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答。严格按照答题要求，在答题卷对应题号指定的答题区域内答题，切不可超出黑色边框，超出黑色边框的答案无效。4、 作图题可先用铅笔绘出，确认后，再用 0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔描清楚。5、 保持卷面清洁，不要将答题卷折叠，弄 破。第I卷 第卷第一节：语法
65、填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）61_ 62_ 63_64_ 65_66_ 67_ 68_ 69_ 70_第二节 ：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Yesterday is my mothers birthday. My father and I planned to give him a surprise. In the morning, like usual, my father and mother went to work but I went to school at eight oclock. My mother seemed to have forgo
66、tten her birthday. At four oclock in the afternoon my father bought a bunch of flowers as well a lot of delicious food my mother likes to eat. I bought my mother a large and beautiful birthday cake. When my mother got to home, she was greatly surprised by that she saw. All that we had done made her
67、very happily. After supper, I asked my mother to sit up and watch TV. My father began to clean the floor and I set out to doing the washing-up.第三节：书面表达（满分25分）_ _ 答案听力1-5 BBAAC 6-10 BCBAB 11-15 CBBCA 16-20 CABAB阅读 21-23: DCA 24-27: DBCD 28-31: DAAC 32-35: BABD 36-40: DEAGC 完型填空41-45BAACD 46-50CDADA 5
68、1-55BACAD 56-60ACCAB语法填空：61. has become 62. What 63. to experience 64. providing 65. at 66. attractions 67. which 68. a 69. taller 70. truly 短文改错:第一句：is改was 第二句：him改her第三句：like改as; but改and 第五句：well a 中间加as第七句：去掉to; that改what 第八句：happily改happy第九句：up改down 第十句：doing改do作文范文：Chinese students celebrate th
69、eir birthdays in different ways, but the most common way is to have fun drinking, singing and dancing. On the birthday, one usually receives nice gifts and good wishes from friends and parents. Sometimes, parents will prepare a special dinner or a cake to show their love for their children. Since birthday celebration is one of the important activities in ones life, it can be done in more meaningful ways. For example, we can buy some flowers or cook a delicious meal for our mothers on that day. In this way, we express thanks to our parents in return for their love.