1、20202021学年度下学期高二期中英语试题本卷分第卷和第卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间100分钟第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Summer Program Guide for TeensPre- College Immersive ProgramWellesley College is known for the thousands of accomplished women it has sent out into t
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8、325.23. Which program may help students make a choice during the college application?A. California College Tour.B. Young Scholars Program.C. Zeal Adventure and Travel.D. Pre-College Immersive Program. B Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for educat
9、ion was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. “Theres so much to learn,” hed say. “Though we are born stupid, only the stupid remain that
10、 way.” He was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒绝) an education. Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for shari
11、ng what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point. Then came the moment-the time to share the days new learning. Papa, at the head of the table, wo
12、uld push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen. “Felice,” hed say, “tell me what you learned today.” “I learned that the population of Nepal is .” Silence.Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation (拯救) of the world depended upon it. “The population of Nepal. H
13、mm. We.” hed say, “Get the map; lets see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal. This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts. As children, we thought very lit
14、tle about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one anothers education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming (肯定) our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influ
15、ential teacher. Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting (传授) what Papa had known all along-the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never t
16、ell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.24. What do we know from the first paragraph?A. The authors father was born in a workers family.B. Those born stupid could not change their life.C. The town elders wanted to learn about the world.D. The poor could hardly afford school educa
17、tion.25. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _.A. one new thingB. a requestC. the news D. some comment26. It can be learned from the passage that the author _.A. enjoyed talking about news B. knew very well about Nepal C. felt regret about those wasted days D. appreciated his
18、fathers educational technique27. The authors father can be best described as _. A. an educator expert at training future teachers B. a parent insistent on his childrens education C. a participant willing to share his knowledge D. a teacher strict about everything his students didC “Birds” and “airpo
19、rts” are two words that, paired together, dont normally paint the most harmonious picture. So it really raises some eyebrows when China announces plans to build an airport that is for birds. Described as the worlds first-ever bird airport, the proposed Lingang Bird Sanctuary（保护区）in the northern coas
20、tal city of Tianjin is, of course, not an actual airport. Rather, its a wetland preserve specifically designed to accommodate hundreds-even thousands-of daily takeoffs and landings by birds traveling along the East Asian-Australian Flyway. Over 50 species of migratory（迁徙的）water birds, some endangere
21、d, will stop and feed at the protected sanctuary before continuing their long journey along the flyway. Located on a former landfill site, the 150-acre airport is also open to human travelers.（Half a million visitors are expected annually.）However, instead of duty-free shopping, the main attraction
22、for non-egg-laying creatures at Tianjins newest airport will be a green-roofed education and research center, a series of raised “observation platforms” and a network of scenic walking and cycling paths totaling over 4 miles. “The proposed Bird Airport will be a globally significant sanctuary for en
23、dangered migratory bird species, while providing new green lungs for the city of Tianjin. ” Adrian McGregor of an Australian landscape architecture firm explained of the design. Frequently blanketed in smog so thick that it has shut down real airports, Tianjin is a city Chinas fourth most populous t
24、hat would certainly benefit from a new pair of healthy green lungs.28. What does the underlined phrase “non-egg-laying creatures” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Visitors. B. Designers. C. Endangered water birds. D. Planes. 29. What do we know about the airport according to the passage? A. People cannot
25、 watch birds up close here. B. It is located on a 150-acre landfill site. C. It functions as an actual airport and a wetland preserve. D. It provides migratory birds with food and shelter. 30. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The airport will become a permanent home for birds. B. Tianji
26、n will win worldwide fame in the future. C. Tianjins air quality will improve thanks to the airport. D. Tianjin will be able to accommodate more people. 31. What is this passage mainly about? A. Airports shut down and open up. B. China is to open the first Bird Airport. C. Airports turn into green l
27、ungs. D. Birds are no longer enemies to airports. D The Notre Dame fire has been put out, but its spire and a large portion of its wooden roof have been damaged. The terrible destruction causes a sudden sharp pain to people around the world. On Chinese social media network Wechat a common comment on
28、 the disaster is: What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonder anymore. But the good news is that there is at least one way of seeing them, namely via a video game called Assassins Creed: Unity. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings e
29、xactly like what they are in reality, and see Notre Dame as it was before the fire. Further, with virtual reality technology, which is already quite mature, one can even look around the undamaged Notre Dame as if it is still there. Maybe digital technology could help to better protect architectural
30、cultural heritage. The idea of digitizing ancient buildings, making digital models of them so their data can be saved, dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to advance since then. By scanning the ancient buildings with lasers, building 3D models with multiple images, as
31、well as measuring everything precisely, engineers can make a copy as accurate as the real one. As computers and smartphones are hugely popular, the digital replica（复制品）has great use value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural relics without touching them, which helps protect them. The virt
32、ual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them. Furthermore, it can make the digitized cultural relics more famous by spreading awareness about them via the Internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Great Wall be
33、came very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting the site in the following years. Above all, it preserves all the information of the cultural relics. Even if the original ones are damaged one day, people can still know what they were like and can
34、build a replica if desired. Of course, however precise a model is, it is not the original. Time is the biggest threat to a countrys architectural heritage, which will always become ruins with the passing of time. Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers
35、 a practical way to preserve architectural cultural heritage at the moment.32. What can we see about Notre Dame in the game？A. The damaged parts.B. Its wooden shape.C. Its original look.D. The big fire.33. What will engineers do to create a digital replica of the ancient buildings？A. Improve the tec
36、hnology needed.B. Scan the photos of the buildingsC. Build 3D models of full size.D. Measure all the parts exactly.34. How does the author prove the digital copy has vital practical importance？A. By comparison. B. By giving examples. C. By classification D. By listing data.35. What is the authors at
37、titude towards the application of digital technology？A. Doubtful. B. Delighted. C. Supportive. D. Conservative.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。Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Readers Choice.36 There selecti
38、ons provide practice on employing different reading skills to get the message of the writer. They also give students practice in four basic reading skills:skimming, scanning, reading for thorough comprehension, and critical reading.ZSkimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall
39、idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is suitable when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desirable or37Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more concentrated. 38 When you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning.
40、Reading for thorough comprehension is carefully reading in order to understand the total meaning of the passage. At this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the authors ideas. 39Critical reading demands that a reader makes judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reading
41、 requires posting and answering questions such as“ 40” “Do I share the authors point of view?” and “Am I convinced by the authors arguments and evidence?”A. To scan is to read quickly in order to find out specific information.B. The book contains many types of selections on a wide variety of topics.
42、C. Readers Choice is one of the most popular magazines in the world. D. but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas.E. Does my own experience support that of the author?F. when there is no time to read something carefully.G. Do I know about the author?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
43、；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Sitting here, I go through my mums old journals, reading them very differently from the first time I found them.It was a number of years ago, when I was twelve, I found _41_ just lying around her _42_ room. That day I read each
44、 line with growing _43_ and horror. I couldnt believe that woman who fed me as a baby and read me fairy tales had written this. I will never forget the first line I read: “They all want to take me away and _44_ me！”_45_ I thought of the other day, when she was _46_ around the house. I was sitting at
45、 the dining room table with my grandmother, working on a fivethousandpiece puzzle (拼图) that takes a _47_ to solve. Suddenly, the front door was violently thrown open. My mother ran in screaming at the top of her lungs.Then she ran into the room and shoved (推) our puzzle off the table, smashing it in
46、to the five thousand pieces we had _48_. It scared me. _49_， something was _50_ my mother.My _51_ ended then, when the doctor told me she had hallucinations (幻想症). I started to understand that her illness wasnt something I could _52_. That was when I realized that other kids always _53_ she was diff
47、erent when they came over to play.I always wondered _54_ I could do but there is no solution. But dealing with my mother has given me a different outlook on life. I try not to _55_ my problems. If my mum starts making strange remarks, I leave the room and call someone. Just _56_ is one of the best r
48、elax ways in the world. If theres no one to talk to, I _57_ the violin or some other hobbies to forget about things for a time.As I think about the past, I see that mum was _58_ an entire life. Thankfully, I havent been. To me, each day is just one piece of the _59_， one piece among the thousands we
49、 spend our lives putting together, hoping it wont _60_.41A. them Bthose Cit Dmyself42A. empty Bstrange Cclear Dmessy43A. joy Bastonishment Cdoubt Dhappiness44A. protect Bcomfort Ckill Dconfirm45A. Yet BThen CHowever DThough46A. nervous Brelaxed Cangry Dsurprised47A. lifetime Bday Cminute Dmoment48A.
50、 prepared Bmade Cbegun with Dlooked for49A. Luckily BEven CStill DObviously50A. wrong with Bconnected with Ccautious about Dworried about51A. hard time Bchildhood Cbad luck Dmemories52A. forgive Bmiss Cignore Dovercome53A. felt Bheard Choped Dexpected54A. where Bwhen Cwhich Dwhat55A. depend on Bface
51、 Cconcentrate on Dcalculate56A. waiting Btalking Csinging Dsmiling57A. buy Bplay Ctalk with Dturn to58A. devoted to Bcharged with Cled to Drobbed of59A. toy Bpuzzle Cpage Djournal60A. fall apart Bcome up Ccome off Dfall over第卷第三部分英语知识运用第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，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。Andr
52、ew was going for a sales job interview. He knew he had the _61_ (little) experience to get the job. In fact he wasnt even sure how hed got the interview. _62_ he did know was that he was very thankful for the opportunity given to him.Though the interview _63_ (go) well, it was impressed on him again
53、 that _64_ (compare) with the other candidates he didnt have the ability _65_ (get) the job. As he left the building, he gave the receptionist _66_envelope.Inside was a thankyou note for the man _67_ had just interviewed him, thanking him for his time and for the opportunity.That evening, Andrew got
54、 a call _68_(tell) him that hed got the job. His new employer knew _69_ (clear) that it wasnt Andrews qualifications that got him the job, but his thankyou note. If Andrew was able to be thankful at this stage, he would be able to build positive relationships with his _70_ (customer), which was exac
55、tly what the company was looking for. Being grateful won Andrew the job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）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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
56、。Lady and gentlemen,Welcome. Let me introduce my hometown to you. I hope you will enjoy the beautiful countryside with me as your guide.In first glance, my hometown is a very ordinary place, which is not different from any another town. There are two thousand people living here, but very little shop
57、s or restaurants, so people have to go to the mall in the city. Why does travelers come from all over the country to visit our town then? Some of the scenery in this area ranks among best in the country. It is a place where you can see many tall maple trees, that wide roads run alongside farms, and
58、where a big river flows with countless ducks on it. With such many beautiful things to see, my hometown appeals to many professional photographers.I think you will have a good time there.第二节书面表达（25分）假如你是李华.你的英国笔友Peter在孔子课堂(the Confucius Academy)了解到了中国古典四大名著(Chinas four great classic novels)的知识并写信与你交
59、流。作为一名古典文学爱好者，你读之后很高兴。回信给他，介绍你最爱的四大名著屮的某个人物(character)以及原因。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以增加适当的细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Peter,_Yours, Li Hua阅读理解21-23. CDA 24-27DCDB 28-31ADCB 32-35CDBC 36-40. BFADE完形填空41-45.ADBCB 46-50.CACDA 51-55.BCADC 56-60.BDDBA语法填空61least62What63went64compared65to get66an67who68telling69clearly70cust
60、omers短文改错 1.LadyLadies2.InAt 3.anotherother4.littlefew5.orand6.doesdo7.best前面加the8.thatwhere9.suchso10.therehereDear Peter, How are you doing? Thanks for sharing with me your experience of learning Chinas four great classic novels and your personal understanding. There is no denying that so many fan
61、tastic characters have been created by ancient Chinese novelists. I am glad to tell you about my favorite character, Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.In the novel, Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices, fro
62、m which he knows the 72 transformations, allowing him to transform into various animals and objects. That is the most important reason why I consider Sun as my favorite character.Classics open up a window to different worlds and different cultures. I do hope that Chinese classic literature helps you understand China better.